Browsing Faculty of Engineering & IT (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Learning Games and their impacts on Student’s Educational Performance
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-06)Developing an application through which the user can learn and have fun at the same time is being challenging for developers. For young learners these applications, or learning games sound interesting and very attractive ... -
Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Value Engineering and their Usage in the United Arab Emirates: A Case Study of Residential Buildings in Al Ain
(The British University in Dubai, 2016-12)Anxiety of succeeding a business is uncertainty to any stakeholder. Therefore appropriate strategical planning based on financial assessment is essential, strictly speaking for long-term planning. Accordingly, life cycle ... -
Lifecycle Assessment LCA comparison for different prefabricated modular construction systems with the conventional construction system for affordable houses in Egypt
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-02)Egypt is considered as the most populated country in the Arab world with its high population that exceeds 94 million (CIA, 2017), 62.6% of them are in working age and the young generation forms 19.24% of the overall ... -
Lighting Impacts on Productivity and Performance of School Children An experiment in Elementary Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-08)Sustainability is an increasingly prevalent issue not only in terms of our environment and resources, but also our health and performance, especially within the indoor environment. One of the most important ele-ments of ... -
Machine Learning in the Analysis of Social Problems: The Case of Global Human Trafficking
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-09)Machine learning has been key to significant information technology discoveries in myriad disciplines. However, it has received mixed outlook in the social science field. This study aims to use the methods of learning from ... -
Machine Learning Techniques for Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)This dissertation presents a novel drug classifier to automate the prediction of drug indication and drug interactions with other drugs. The study integrates knowledge visualization, analysis, as well as development of a ... -
Maintaining TQM in a Nuclear Power Plant through Training
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)The main of the study used to identify the influence of training program outcome on the total quality management of the nuclear power plant in the UAE. Several sub-variables were identified to ease the process of reaching ... -
Major obstacles preventing governmental organizations in Abu Dhabi from implementing GIS
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-12)The last decade of the last century witnessed the emergence of the Geographic Information Systems technology (GIS) in the UAE and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was one of the first beneficiaries of the promising technology. The ... -
Managing Development for the Health Records to be centralized Electronically,in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-09)Improving the healthcare is considered to be one of the major strategic issues that have to be planned by the countries to provide a healthy life for the citizens and residents. The age of the health information technology ... -
Managing uncertainity in strategy execution in the transportation sector of the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-02)The purpose of this research is to identify strategies for resolution and better management of uncertainty. Uncertainty exists in many forms. Some uncertainties can be managed while others cannot.This dissertation studies ... -
Marine Propulsion System
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-09)The research is an application of a multivariable system control for marine propulsion system where the propeller pitch is controlled to reach stability within different conditions and disturbances. Attention is paid also ... -
A Maturity Model to Assess Organization’s Readiness to Adopt a Sustainable Business Model
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-03-14)Organizations’ Business Model (BM) plays a significant role in the world’s economy, society, and environment. Transforming from the classic BM into a Sustainable Business Model has become an accountable choice for organizations ... -
Measuring Sustainability in Design for Hospitality
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-11)Mounting awareness of climate change in recent years has led the construction industry to initiate new approaches toward sustainable building design. The USGBC’s LEED guideline programs are currently the most widely accepted ... -
Methodologies of Achieving Energy-Plus Building through Deep Investigation in The Building Energy Performance: Case Study of Existing Multipurpose Building in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-11)The inevitable relation between population and energy demand is deriving the humanity for thinking about safe sources to cover their energy needs especially after the global warming raised during the last decades resulted ... -
Methodology for Weighted Social Networks Navigation
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-05)Our world is becoming an increasingly interconnected world. Connection between different people is being expanded dramatically especially after the vast use of technologies in this area. This expansion necessitates a deep ... -
Minimum Effort Hydraulic System Regulation
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-09)An investigation into the electrohydraulic performance of long- stroke, loaded, spool valve-controlled, high-pressure, cylinder type servomechanism is presented herein. In addition to spool valve, a needle valve is also ... -
Mining Dubai Government Twitter Accounts
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)Social media plays a critical role in the public sector as it allows the government to interact with the citizens. With the United Arab Emirates being active on social media platforms, this study then aims to identify the ... -
Mining Student Information System Records to Predict Students’ Academic Performance
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)An increasing interest has arisen during the past decade to identify the most important factors influencing students’ performance in higher education, especially by using predictive data mining techniques. This field of ... -
Modelling and Simulation of MD 500E Helicopter Drive System
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)The primary aim of this study is to study the helicopter driveline system response of the helicopter model MD 500E. In order to meet the aims of this study, a mathematical model has been derived from the system from the ... -
A Modified Double Skin Façade for the Desert Climate Integrated with Evaporative Cooling Spray
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2009-06)Existing literature on double-skin facades is reviewed, including classifications and its transferability to hot and humid climates. The analysis led to evaporative cooling spray, where objectives are drawn to quantify its ...