ملخص الدراسة: In this research, new ideas are proposed to enhance content-based image retrieval applications by representing colored images in terms of its colors and angles as a histogram describing the number of pixels with particular color located in specific angle, then similarity is measured between the two represented histograms. The color quantization technique is […]

ملخص الدراسة: Content based image retrieval from large resources has become an area of wide interest nowadays in many applications. In this thesis we present a region-based image retrieval system that uses color and texture as visual features to describe the content of an image region. Our contribution is of three directions. First, we use […]

ملخص الدراسة: This study is intended to investigate the problem of scheduling engineering projects utilizing the production rates by the simulation. The main goal of this study is to improve the scheduling of projects and productivity estimation in the construction industry in Gaza Strip. The present investigation consists of two main parts. The first part […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries in Palestinian economy. It influences and is influenced by the gross domestic product pursuant to the political and economic circumstances. Construction is a complicated industry with multi stakeholders “donors, owners, consultants and contractors”, with unstable external and internal circumstances. Coordination can be […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries in Palestine, competitiveness has also become one of the hottest topics, and consequently, competitiveness can be a useful indicator of the long-term health of an industry. The aim of this research is to improve and enhance bidding & competitiveness process in construction […]

ملخص الدراسة: Due to the inherent risks and increasing complexity of modern construction projects, delays and cost overruns have become common facts in the industry. Researchers and practitioners have used many techniques to assess project delays and apportion delay responsibility among the parties involved. Windows delay analysis has been recognized as one of the most […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries inPalestine. It is well known that most construction projects in Gaza Strip exposed to time and cost overrun or both. This phenomena may affect the progress of construction industry in Gaza Strip as well as may expose many institutions of construction to […]

ملخص الدراسة: Materials require special attention while creating a project plan, since it forms a large portion of the total cost of a construction project. Materials are essential for the daily progress of a construction project. The absence of materials when needed is one of the main causes of loss of productivity in a jobsite. […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction contract types and general conditions clauses have a major influence on the likelihood and degree of project success. InPalestine, the FIDIC contract is widely used in the construction projects. The main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of selected FIDIC clauses on the construction project performance to disclose its […]

ملخص الدراسة: The construction industry has been one of the most important industries for the development of the Palestinian infrastructure and economy. The Total Quality Management TQM is considered as one of the most important approaches to success of construction industry. The findings of available research revealed the importance of TQM implementation. The aim of […]