Dissertations (IT & Engineering): Recent submissions
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Variational Auto Encoder Approach To Find Deferentially Expressed Genes
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)A study of differentially expressed genes across different cell types will help in identifying cell-specific responses to treatments or diseases. Recent advances in single-cell technology enable an analysis of thousands ... -
Sentiment Analysis for Arabic Social media Movie Reviews Using Deep Learning
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-10)This work is to apply sentiment analysis SA for Arabic movie reviews on social media. Automatically detecting attitude or sentiment in a text is often helpful. By classifying the data into positive, negative, or neutral ... -
Organizational Culture Factors Affecting the Project Effectiveness in the Construction Industry of the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-12-15)The present research examined organizational culture factors that are associated with project success in the construction business in the UAE. The study investigates the influence of project coordination, trust, communication, ... -
Double Skin Façade for an office building in the extreme UAE climate
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-07)Regional climate change scenarios indicate ever-increasing building energy consumption trends which are a serious cause of concern for the built environment sector of the UAE. Mitigating the increasing energy trends is ... -
Sentiment Analysis for opinion leaders on Twitter: A Case Study of COVID-19
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)The coronavirus or COVID-19 is an ongoing global problem where a pandemic was implemented early in 2020 during the outbreak. Social media platforms were used during the pandemic to share views and exchange information. ... -
3- DIMENSIONAL CONCRETE PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-01)The structural engineers are always in a challenge between the responsibility for the people life and the development in the structural engineering sector, the long spans or the height of the buildings also the modern ... -
Predicting Student Withdrawal from UAE CHEDS Repository using Data Mining Methodology
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)Early prediction of a student who is at risk of course dropout leads to student retention in the study course. The percentage of student dropout in higher education sector is high, and affects the students’ careers negatively ... -
Critical Success Factors for Implementing Off-Site Modular Construction projects in UAE: A Fuzzy DEMATEL Approach
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)Offsite Modular Construction, have started gaining popularity in the middle east in the last few years as it is seen to improve quality, reduce construction time and reduce safety related accidents. This research studied ... -
Developing a Framework for Weapon and Mask Detection in Surveillance Systems
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)Financial institutions, jewelry stores, hypermarkets and automated teller machines all experience yearly thefts of vast amount of money. Police have dismantled a few of the robbery attempts. Police successfully apprehend ... -
THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DISRUPTION ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE IN THE ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING SECTOR
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)Supply chain disruptions are common during unexpected occurrences, such as pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic caused major supply chain disruption in the engineering manufacturing sector. Therefore, this dissertation aims ... -
Investigating the causes and drivers of food waste in the hospitality sector in Dubai-UAE. Toward implementing food waste prevention strategies.”
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-12)Saving natural resources to protect the planet and help sustain a better future for the generations requires focusing mainly on the three pillars of a sustainable society that are important for humans to live and interact. ... -
Investigation of Indoor Particulate Matter (PM) Level in Office Buildings in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-06)The air around us is a mixture of many elements from different states. The particulate matters are suspended particles in the air, which are in liquid or solid state. These particulate matters have a major impact on human ... -
Solar PV Construction Project Delays and Mitigation Strategies to Enhance Projects Timeline Performance A case study From Dubai’s Environment
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-11)Distributed renewable generation projects are currently taking the major focus worldwide since it acts as the key enabler to the advanced grid structures such as smart grids and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). The solar PV ... -
Utilizing Current Resources to Deliver Sustainable Living Solutions in Refugee Camps. Case study: Al Za’atari Camp
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-12)-Purpose: Due to the tremendous negative impacts caused by man-made disasters on human living worldwide, study emphasize on finding sustainable solutions for stable and durable living in refugees camps by looking into ... -
Employee Reward as Moderator in The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Style on Employee Motivation in Construction Organisations in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-09)This study aims to investigate the moderating effects of extrinsic and intrinsic employee rewards on the relationship between transformational leadership style and employee motivation in construction organisations in the ... -
The Influence of Ambient Weather Parameters on the Prediction of an Electrical Power Production of a Combined Cycle Power Plant in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-10)To improve the utilisation of power plants and enhance production, this study is devoted to predicting the baseload electrical power production of a combined cycle power plant in the UAE. The data for this study was taken ... -
ASSESMENT OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS DETERIORATED IN SEMI ARID ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-10)Deterioration of concrete is a prominent occurrence that happens due to several factors surrounding a structure making the place inhabitable with a risk to life and property. These factors and the impact of deterioration ... -
Comparison and Critique review of Durability Provisions and Design Requirements of Various International Design Codes and Standards.
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-09)Codes and standards establish a standardized language and set of rules for building design, construction, and operation. Such codes and standards have long been the primary mechanism used by governments to establish ... -
Numerical Evaluation of Pre-Damaged Beam Using Recycled Concrete Aggregate Strengthened by FRP Sheets
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-09)Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) has been increasingly used nowadays as an effective rehabilitation method in buildings due to structural flaws and aging of building structures, therefore it is an effective method to repair ... -
Assessment of Biophilic Features in Residential Buildings in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-10)The quality of living is an essential aspect of human health and well-being. One of those qualities is establishing a connection to nature and exposing humans to natural systems. In addition, biophilic design has been ...