For much of the modern era, urban planning and transport investments have prioritized
vehicles over walkability. Recently, however, there has been growing interest in
promoting sustainable, human-centered mobility. ...
Music is inherently complex, with structures and interactions that unfold across multiple layers. The quantitative analysis of a diverse collection of digitized Western classical music scores and their corresponding networks ...
This thesis examines the role of the informal bus system in facilitating access to critical
facilities for lower- and middle-income residents in the Greater Beirut Area (GBA),
Lebanon. By quantifying the relative level ...
Lipopolysaccharide-responsive and beige-like anchor (LRBA) deficiency is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by autoimmunity, recurrent infections, and hypogammaglobulinemia. It is caused by mutations in the ...
Career calling has received considerable attention from scholars over the years, yet little
is known about how women—especially those in Tamale, Ghana—experience it. This
study explores the career journeys of women in ...
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems play a vital role in maintaining the safety
and reliability of engineering structures by enabling the early detection and localization
of damage. Central to the effectiveness ...
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known risk factors for adverse mental and physical health outcomes. However, limited research has explored the association specifically between childhood physical and ...
A main concern for Architecture and Engineering (A/E) professionals is their high exposure to professional liabilities (PLs), which vary depending on their roles and responsibilities. There stems the significance of this ...
Classical machine learning has extensively been used to treat bio-signals to detect and classify multiple diseases, and this approach has also extended to deep learning,
offering more sophisticated and accurate methods ...
This thesis examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and employment across 35 OECD countries from 2013 to 2022 using panel data analysis. By employing ordinary least squares (OLS) and fixed effects ...
Housing affordability is becoming an increasingly crucial socio-economic issue in many developing nations through its entrenchment in macroeconomic instability, rapid urbanization, and lack of access to financial resources. ...
The construction industry is undergoing significant transformation driven by technological advancements, evolving materials, and innovative methodologies. These changes require continuous improvements in operational practices ...
This thesis investigates how legal residency and identity documentation affect the labor‐
market integration of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Drawing on the 2021 Vulnerability
Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR) survey ...
This paper investigates the intersection of income inequality, international trade,
and environmental externalities, with a focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Drawing on a panel dataset of 160 countries from 1980 ...
This thesis examines the Sunnī scholarly debate surrounding Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya, the controversial Umayyad caliph, by analyzing historical and theological perspectives from Bilād al-Shām (the Levant) and Bilād al-Rūm ...
This study examines the affordability of healthy diets in Lebanon, with a particular focus on
the consumption of locally sourced and seasonally available foods. It aims to evaluate the
economic feasibility of adhering ...
This study explores the divergent career paths of two prominent Damascene scholars during the early Ottoman period: al-Ḥasan al-Būrīnī (1024AH/1615AD) who rose from modest origins through strategic networking with Ottoman ...
Scientific literacy has been the overarching goal of science education for decades. Scientifically literate individuals must have conceptual knowledge of not only subject matter and scientific procedures, but also ...
The association between the long-term effect of anticholinergics and cognitive-functional decline in older adults is not clear. If such an association exists, it would be important to account for the anticholinergic burden ...
This thesis presents a systematic review exploring the effectiveness of SEL programs in
enhancing academic performance and classroom behavior in school settings, with a
particular focus on global research and its ...