Contents
A 10-Step Design Process for Architectural Design Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Tarek Galal Abdelhamid
A Design Chart to Determine the Sizing of Vertical Windows
for Daylighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shady Shawky Saifelnasr
An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Role of Intermediaries
for Value-Added Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Jeffrey Darville and Alessio Faccia
An Overview of Bahrain’s Microenterprises Role in Eliminating
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Husham Alawsi
Assessing Crop Yield and Risk: A New Method for Calculating Insurance
Based on Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fabian Capitanio, Azzam Hannoon, Jeffrey Darville, and Alessio Faccia
Banking System in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis
Between Conventional and Islamic Banking in the UAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fiona Mrad and Miroslav Mateev
Blockchain Technology, Sustainability and Business: A Literature Review
and the Case of Dubai and UAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Pythagoras N. Petratos, Nikolina Ljepava, and Asma Salman
Experimental Sustainable Practices in Fashion Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Shlagha Agarwal
HR Analytics, Fad or Fashion for Organizational Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tahir Masood Qureshi
Measurement of Financial and Asset Performance of Agricultural Farms:
Operational Proposal for a New Rating Model for Agricultural Companies
for a Sustainable Development of the Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fabian Capitanio, Felice Adinolfi, Rania Itani, and Alessio Faccia
Multimedia Applications in Digital Transformation Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Smilen Antonov Savov, Rumiana Antonova, Kamen Spassov,
and Thomas Muschalik
Occupants’ Behavior and Energy Usage in Emirati’s Individual Houses
in Al Ain: Exploratory Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Amna Al Ameri and Kheira Tabet Aoul
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A 10-Step Design Process for Architectural Design Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Tarek Galal Abdelhamid
A Design Chart to Determine the Sizing of Vertical Windows
for Daylighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shady Shawky Saifelnasr
An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Role of Intermediaries
for Value-Added Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Jeffrey Darville and Alessio Faccia
An Overview of Bahrain’s Microenterprises Role in Eliminating
Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Husham Alawsi
Assessing Crop Yield and Risk: A New Method for Calculating Insurance
Based on Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fabian Capitanio, Azzam Hannoon, Jeffrey Darville, and Alessio Faccia
Banking System in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis
Between Conventional and Islamic Banking in the UAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fiona Mrad and Miroslav Mateev
Blockchain Technology, Sustainability and Business: A Literature Review
and the Case of Dubai and UAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Pythagoras N. Petratos, Nikolina Ljepava, and Asma Salman
Experimental Sustainable Practices in Fashion Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Shlagha Agarwal
HR Analytics, Fad or Fashion for Organizational Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tahir Masood Qureshi
Measurement of Financial and Asset Performance of Agricultural Farms:
Operational Proposal for a New Rating Model for Agricultural Companies
for a Sustainable Development of the Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fabian Capitanio, Felice Adinolfi, Rania Itani, and Alessio Faccia
Multimedia Applications in Digital Transformation Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Smilen Antonov Savov, Rumiana Antonova, Kamen Spassov,
and Thomas Muschalik
Occupants’ Behavior and Energy Usage in Emirati’s Individual Houses
in Al Ain: Exploratory Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Amna Al Ameri and Kheira Tabet Aoul
ix