DSpace Repository
The Notre Dame University-Louaize Institutional Repository, known as DSpace, is a digital archive of the university's intellectual output accessible to others worldwide over the Internet. The institutional Repository contains a collection of research and publications written by academic authors, students, staff, alumni and research groups that have sufficient quality to be collected and preserved by the Library but which are not controlled by commercial publishers.
Notre Dame University members are eligible to engage in self-archiving of their digitally-born materials within the institutional repository. For self-archiving please review the
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Thesis Submission
and the
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OR, you can email the publications you would like to add to:
specialcollections@ndu.edu.lb
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Abdulla, Hamid Ali
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2010)
The objective of this thesis is to study and analyze the "New Law of Governorates not Incorporated into a Region" which approved the principle of Administration Decentralization in Iraq and to offer contributions and recommendations for it. This thesis, deals with the varied experience and efforts in foresting "Administrative Decentralization and Good Governance" in Iraq after 2003, because this system touches directly the life of people as it enhances public participation in local politics. Following the approval of the New Law and the empowerment of local authorities and the fostering of the ...
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Abou Chahla, Emile
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
Signal coverage is always dependent by the amount of traffic and subscribers needing connection in a certain area. The more users, the more base stations are installed to meet the demand of the public. When it comes to rural and remote areas, coverage decreases if not goes away completely. This thesis aids in finding a solution for these remote areas where we created a protocol, which can be implemented on the side of base stations to all mobile units traveling along these remote locations not to lose connection when not covered. The base station infrastructure works by creating gaps between any ...
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Al Khoury, Elise
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-05)
This thesis examines the influence of governmental incapacity on the rise of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Lebanon, with a particular focus on the case study of the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI). The research sheds light on the limitations faced by the government in effectively addressing environmental challenges, and how these limitations have contributed to the emergence and growth of NGOs as crucial actors in the environmental sector.
Through a comprehensive analysis of the powers and capabilities of the Ministry-related governmental bodies, this study ...
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Al Bouna, Jennifer
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-12)
Pesticides are crucial tools in modern agriculture, contributing to increased crop yields and food security. However, a growing concern worldwide has been drawn due to potential risks associated with pesticide residues found in food commodities. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to understand the occurrence of pesticides in food commodities in the Arab and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. This systematic review investigated the presence of pesticide residues in these regions gathering insights from 137 studies done in 22 countries in the Arab and MENA regions. Due to their ...
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Koutia, Sarah
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2015)
In an increasingly globalized world, individuals need to be better prepared for the interconnectedness of different cultures. More successful intercultural exchanges call for a developed Intercultural Sensitivity. Intercultural Sensitivity is necessary to understand cultural differences and barriers without assigning them negative values. The purpose of this study was to see if exposure to other cultures affected Intercultural Sensitivity amongst students boarding at the University Housing of a local Catholic university in Keserwen, Lebanon. The groups compared were Lebanese students who studied ...
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