This thesis covers the development of a model updating technique which relies on the introduction of correction factors to the elemental stiffness matrix of a beam Finite Element Model (FEM). A Genetic Algorithm selects ...

Cloud Computing is considered to be the next-generation architecture for ICT where it moves the application software and databases to the centralized large data centers. It aims to offer elastic IT services where clients ...

D-Card is a payback card that is to be introduced to the Egyptian market as step one then expand to cover the Middle East and North Africa. The business is a two-sided platform with customers on one side benefiting from ...

The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness or lack thereof of community-based organizations (CBOs) in alleviating poverty in Ezbet Bekhit, Manshiet Nasser, with a special focus on employment creation. ...

Background and Methods: Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is characterized by its dramatic increase in incidence rates in the US and European countries. The specific miRNA signature that would stratify EAC from other upper ...

Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts tend to have longer contract durations compared to other conventional procurement methods. Due to their prolonged nature, PPP contracts are extremely prone to contract renegotiation ...

New wars are defined by their innate disposition to blur distinctions and human rights violations while structurally undermining the enjoyment of human rights. These wars are self-fueling human rights cataclysms that destroy ...