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Facilitating Decisions by Using a Data – Driven - Decision Making for Management Using Business Intelligence Case Study: Social-Services Departments in the Emirate of Sharjah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-04)Many governmental and private institutions have much data, which are not used properly. Therefore, they are stored for a long period and this leads to using all the servers found there. Modern technology can find links ... -
Factors Affecting Cybersecurity Behaviour in the Metaverse: A Hybrid SEM-ANN Approach Based on Deep Learning
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2023-01)Cybersecurity procedures and policies are prevalent countermeasures for protecting organizations from cybercrimes and security incidents. However, without considering human behaviours, implementing these countermeasures ... -
Factors affecting digital government services adoption
(The British University in Dubai, 2018-10)We are recently witnessing the fast-evolving digital government that leverages the power of digital data in transforming government services into optimized digital services. Earlier, eGovernment was concerned only with ... -
Factors affecting the adaptation of Could Computing in Banks
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-08)Cloud computing is turning into a main innovation in a wide range of associations and is progressively imperative to various areas. One of the divisions which have confidence in coordinating and securing their surroundings, ... -
Factors Affecting the Intention to use E-Learning Systems in Middle East
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-03)This thesis investigates the factors that influence continuance intentions to use Learning Management Systems (LMS) by faculty members as a supplement to the traditional face-to-face way of education. A theoretical model ... -
Federal Multi Criteria Decision Making Framework in Distribution of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody to Eligible High-Risk Patients as Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-06)No specific treatment was available for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) when the epidemic firstly broke out. The urgent need to end this unusual situation has resulted in many attempts to deal ... -
Fixed Shading Scenarios to Optimize Lighting Performance and Energy Efficiency in Office Buildings Case Study of Dubai Design District
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-07)As the global movement is moving towards reducing the leading causes of global warming, the United Arab Emirates is one of the striving countries that is moving towards tackling this phenomenon by launching initiatives ... -
A Framework for Designing A Data Center
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)The role of information has changed drastically during the past century. The advent of information technologies has reshaped most of the operations and processed in nearly every sphere or area. Businesses, governments, ... -
A framework for implementing Green Supply Chain Management: The Case of Petco Gulf
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-06)Growing global warming has caused irreversible effects to the environment, especially by supply chain industry. The main issue is, traditional supply chain logistics has affected the environment in many ways, through toxic ... -
Framework for Minimizing Critical Information Infrastructure Threats from Insiders
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)Malicious insiders are posing unique security challenges to organizations due to their knowledge, capabilities, and authorized access to information systems. Data theft and IT sabotage are two of the most recurring themes ... -
A Framework for Post-Disaster Reconstruction Planning A Case Study of Aleppo-SYRIA
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-09)Disasters occur around the globe leaving casualties in lives and a destructed built environment. But human made targeted destruction is far worse as it can leave one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world: ... -
A Framework to Implement Advanced Technologies in Higher Education Institutions: A Blockchain-Based Solution Case Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)The main drive behind this research is a statement made by Haugsbakken and Langseth (2019) that higher education institutions (HEIs) have a history of being slow and ineffective in adopting new technologies. The United ... -
Future proofing Karachi for Urban Heat Island
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-07)"Future proofing cities is one of the most researched and pressing topic of this century due to climate change. This research is focused on Urban Heat Island, one of the many issues faced by the mega city of Karachi, due ... -
Fuzzy Techniques in Visual Performance and Illumination Applications
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-08)The lighting design calculation has many variables that do not realistically have crisp values and therefore can be considered fuzzy. By fuzzy we mean that a particular variable does not have an exact value. The vagueness ... -
The Generated Business Value from IT: the Case of Fostering Organizational Innovation
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-12)The difficult situations that emerged during the economic downturn over the recent years put an increasing pressure on executives to create more value from IT, as a significant amount of money is being allocated to IT. ... -
Government Data Governance and Management Frameworks Positive Collaborations, to Enhance Data Sharing and Efficiency of Government Services in Smart Cities
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)The conception of the word smart in smart cities; is often perceived, as cities that are aiming to improve its functions across various sectors, through the adoption of (smart) digital technologies. These cities value up ... -
Greening Existing Buildings in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-09)It is expected that in the next few decades, CO2 production in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will increase up to 138.4 million metric tonnes annually as a result of increasing the consumption of building resources, like ... -
Grid electricity demand reduction through applying passive and active strategies for a house in Baghdad, Iraq
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-07)Over the last decade, electricity conservation has been at the core of global attention as every aspect of modern life depends on electrical energy. More so, all new and improved technologies are accompanied by the rapid ... -
The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-02)The city of Sharjah is among the Gulf cities that have increased in size at an unprecedented rate by all standards, and within a period of time not exceeding four decades, after it remained confined within its old wall ... -
Health and Comfort Implications of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Conditions in Dubai Elementary Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-07)Many studies indicate that poor indoor air quality and thermal discomfort can negatively impact the health, performance, and comfort of the occupants. Poor quality of indoor air can cause short-term or long-term health ...