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Enhancing the construction innovation practices
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)
This research aims to investigate the impact of planning on construction projects duration in Dubai. The primary data has been gathered through a questionnaire which was distributed among the project managers of different ...
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 ...
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, ...
Integration of Artificial Intelligence in E-Procurement of the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-05)
The hospitality industry is growing at an increasingly fast pace across the world which results in accumulating a large amount of data, including employee details, property details, purchase details, vendor details, and ...
Towards Building a Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet of Things (IoT)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-10)
IoT (Internet of Things) devices usually generate a large amount of data shared with a centralized cloud to provide various services. Traditional IoT architecture is heavily centralized, where data stored in a cloud ...
Transforming Towards Secure Global Trade for Customs Administrations Powered by Blockchain
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)
As part of the international trade supply chain, Customs authorities act as the gatekeeper protecting the society and the economy. The trade supply chain involves several participants each performs its task based on the ...
A Digital DNA Sequencing Engine for Ransomware Analysis using a Machine Learning Network
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-02)
The research work proposes a novel detection mechanism for ransomware using machine learning approach using Digital DNA sequencing. The proposed work contains three significant phases: Preprocessing and Feature Selection, ...
Horizontal Shear Strength at the Interface of the Concrete Beams Cast in Two Time Stages
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)
Composite concrete is a method of construction that uses both precast and cast in situ concrete to produce a structural element. In framing big slabs areas, the use of precast slabs and beams is being an economical way of ...
Structural use of composite materials
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-10)
The construction world is changing daily. Research on new materials that can be used to replace traditional ones has been aggressive. The fibre-reinforced polymer is one of the new technologies that has been adopted in the ...
The Influence of the Alkaline Activator on the Life Cycle Assessment of Alkaline Activated Natural Pozzolan Geopolymers Concrete
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-07)
This paper studies the effectiveness of replacing cement in concrete with natural pozzolan, originated from Saudi
Arabia, on the reduction of the harmful gasses, carbon dioxide equivalent gases, during the production ...