In this thesis, we build a web-based and interactive dimensionality reduction and visualization tool based on t-SNE. Our tool strives to run in the web browser at the client-side in real-time. In addition, we propose a new ...
This thesis seeks to investigate an adequate urban planning and design framework that can address the threats of urban sprawl and environmental degradation that threaten the suburbs of Beirut (Lebanon) and many other large ...
We examine the factors that impact strategic agility in the headquarters office of a multinational organization. Organizations need to be agile more than ever before due to the shifting regulatory, consumer, technological ...
This study investigates whether schools in Lebanon are addressing the needs of gifted children and if so, how. The study has a three-fold purpose: (1) to identify the most important factors, abilities and characteristics ...
Automated dispensing cabinets are quickly becoming the solution of choice for medication dispensing and administration. They are highly computerized medication storage cabinets that improve safety, availability and medication ...
While exploring the city of Tripoli, one would immediately notice that the city is occupied by huge “monuments” of past glory yet modern failures like the International Fair, the Oil Refinery, and the old Souk. The failure ...
As an approach to the sustainable development of automobile-oriented suburbs, the concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) has been promoted mainly in the United States and Europe in an attempt to re-focus suburban ...
Population growth, weak water governance, and poor water resources management in Lebanon have all led to the overexploitation of groundwater resources and the intensification of saltwater intrusion. This study assesses the ...
This research employs an exploratory mixed method research design to investigate the perceptions of students concerning the use of computer technologies in English language classes. In this study, computer technologies are ...
The aim of this study was to assess the perceived willingness to communicate (WTC) of Lebanese grade 11 students in their Second Foreign Language (FL2). The study compares students’ perceptions of their willingness to ...
This dissertation aims to make a link between a historical point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to a more contemporary point. By making the link between the failure of Oslo Accords, and what will be the failure of the ...
This research presents an efficient approach for solving the optimal power flow (OPF) problem in weakly meshed distribution networks. The aim of OPF is to minimize the total active power loss in the system without violating ...
A new heuristic algorithm for solving the two-dimensional bin-packing problem with guillotine cuts (2DBPG) is presented. The heuristic constructs a solution by packing a bin at a time. Central to the adopted solution scheme ...
An introductory analysis to general relativity, cosmology, and mimetic dark matter is provided. In chapter 3 where cosmology is discussed, the need of an inflationary theory is motivated. Inflation is showed to ...
Note: Kaddis Sweets is a Generic Name, since the name of the organization has been changed for confidentiality purposes. On the 28th of November, the Minister of Public Health, Wael Abou Faour, revealed a list of names ...
The present study aims to examine some common animal idioms in English and their counterparts in Arabic in two selected idioms dictionaries (Al-Mawrid: A Dictionary of Idiomatic Expressions and A Dictionary of Common English ...
Tehran presents the typical urban problematic of a historical city that has gone through several evolutions of urbanization; decline and loss of cultural heritage, blurring the identity of the city. Throughout distant ...
Many studies have shown the positive impact of applying lean principles in off-site construction. Although efforts were channeled towards comparing off-site versus on-site construction systems, none has performed a comparison ...