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Data Analytics: Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference System for prediction of computer science graduates’ employability
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The increased amount of data generated in the world of today in all fields is considered to be an indicator for future predictions. In recent decades, in any field and as a result of developments in information technology, ... -
A data envelopment analysis of banks in the UAE A Study of the Relative Operational and Intermediary Efficiency of National Banks of the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-06)Similar to all countries that are in the mid development or developing stage, commercial banks play a key role in the economy. Proper analysis of the performance and that the efficiency of these banks is important to all ... -
Data mining approach to predict student's selection of program majors
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-06)Students in higher education do not have access to sufficient information when selecting their program major. Program administrators cannot easily predict majors that will be undersubscribed early enough to take corrective ... -
Data Mining Techniques Implementation To Improve Healthcare Among Diabetic Patients
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-12)Medical data mining is an emergent field and, on overcoming its facing challenges such as privacy of documentation and ethical use of information about patients, voluminous and heterogeneous data, and imprecise and erroneous ... -
Data-Driven Decision-Making: How is data used for decision-making in public schools in Dubai?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-02)The word data means factual information such as measurements or statistics that are used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. Therefore, just as the term implies, data-driven decision making is the process ... -
Dataset built for Arabic Sentiment Analysis
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-09)Social media administrations, for example, Facebook and Twitter and online networking facilitating sites, for example, Flickr and YouTube have turned out to be progressively famous in later a long time. One key variable ... -
Dealing with Late Payments - A Challenge for UAE Small Scale Subcontractors?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-11)The small scale subcontractors provide an extremely important service to the construction industry in UAE and they carry out more than 50% of the actual execution of the works at site in major projects as direct subcontractor ... -
Decennial Liability under UAE Law (Articles 880-883 of Law No. 5 of 1985)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-03)Decennial Liability is an exceptional liability in UAE, under Articles 880 to 883 of Law No. 5 of 1985. According to this provision of the Law, the Architect / Engineer (A/E) and the Contractor are jointly and severally ... -
Decision Making Based on Data Analysis Involving Different Stakeholders in Secondary Public and Private Schools of Dubai
(The British University in Dubai, 2017-10)Data has beneficial impacts on teachers’ and schools’ performance, hence, it a customary matter for schools since the past time to collect data from a variety of sources. The core of this research is to assess the ... -
Decision-making Bid or Not to Bid in Construction project – UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUID), 2019-06)The definition of bidding in construction filed is the ability of the company to make offers or tenders for a job opportunity. The construction filed. Construction in the UAE accounts for 14% of the UAE's total GDP (Gross ... -
Decreasing the CO2 emissions and the embodied nergy in the UAE through the selection of sustainable building materials in the construction phase
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-01)A great quantity of CO2 is emitted to the atmosphere through the different phases of a building life cycle: in the production of materials and products, in the construction of the building itself, in the setting of the ... -
Deep Learning for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis of Government Mobile Apps Reviews
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-09)The number of smartphone users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has increased by 25% in the last four years (Statista.Com 2018c). Government entities in the UAE aim to provide their services through various digital channels, ... -
Delay in Completion and the Employer's Entitlement for Liquidated Damages under UAE Law and FIDIC Standard form Contracts
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-11)The construction field is a complicated system that interfaces all stages of engineering, procurement and assembly. Furthermore, all of these activities interface the legal system (eg regulations, liabilities and entitlements) ... -
Delay to Projects - Cause, Effect and Measures to Reduce/Eliminate Delay by Mitigation/Acceleration
(British University in Dubai, 2009-08)Delay to projects is one of the foremost concerns of the construction industry in the United Arab Emirates. The delays to the projects are affecting the economies throughout the world. Delay to projects mean the slowdown ... -
Delivering Innovation in Projects: An Investigation on the Impact of Heterogeneous Cultural Intelligence in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)Culture plays a significantly important role in project management. In the past researches, the performance of organizations was explored but there is little emphasis on delivering innovation and impact of heterogeneous ... -
Delocalized Arbitration myth or reality? Analyzing the interplay of the delocalization theory in different legal systems.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)This dissertation seeks to examine the stigma attached to the idea of a delocalized or floating or transnational arbitration. Whilst the debate on this subject has ensued for decades, this paper seeks to analyze whether ... -
Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Assessing their Roles in Reading Comprehension of High-School EFL Learners in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-11)The present study examined the relationship between breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It was conducted through two phases, quantitative ... -
A Description of Preschool Parents Perceptions of Kindergarten Readiness
(The British Univesity in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)Children as young as three are being assessed whether they are ready or not for kindergarten by examining their academic skills which have raised parents’ concerns about their children’s ability to be successful in formal ... -
Design for outdoor in a hot & dry climate: a study of outdoor thermal comfort in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-06)With the growing interest on sustainability, design consideration for thermal comfort in the outdoors is seen as an important factor enhancing the quality of life in the urban setting. The topic has received significant ... -
Design Liabilities: In Design Build Procurement in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-07)This dissertation explores contract design liabilities for Contractors and Engineers under Design Build procurement in the UAE. Firstly, a comparative study of the implied design liabilities provided by UAE Civil Law and ...