Samy S. Abu-Naser

Samy S. Abu-Naser
Al-Azhar University – Gaza · Department of Information Technology

Professor in Artificial Intelligence

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October 1996 - present
Al-Azhar University – Gaza
Position
  • Professor (Full) of Artificial Intelligence
Description
  • Teaching Compiler Design, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Expert Systems
October 1996 - present
Al-Azhar University – Gaza
Position
  • Professor (Full)
Description
  • Teaching Compiler Design, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Expert Systems.

Publications

Publications (327)
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Instructors' evaluation is crucial to maintaining educational quality and meeting student needs. It is done through a Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) survey in higher education to provide constructive student opinions to their instructors and help them improve their courses and teaching practices. This study used extensive mining analysis to a...
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In an era of rapid technological advancements, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed surveillance systems, enhancing security capabilities across the globe. However, the deployment of AI-driven surveillance raises significant ethical concerns, particularly in balancing the need for security with the protection of individual privacy. This pap...
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The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has catalyzed significant developments in autonomous systems, which are increasingly shaping diverse sectors including transportation, robotics, and industrial automation. This paper explores the evolution of AI technologies that underpin these autonomous systems, focusing on their capabilities,...
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The study aimed to identify the strategic sensitivity and its impact on enhancing the creative behavior of Palestinian NGOs in Gaza Strip, and the study used the descriptive analytical approach and the questionnaire as a main tool for collecting data from employees of associations working in Gaza Strip governorates, and the cluster sample method wa...
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The study aimed to identify creative behavior and its impact on achieving Lean strategy in Palestinian civil organizations. The study used the descriptive analytical approach and the questionnaire as a main tool for collecting data from employees of associations operating in the governorates of Gaza Strip. The cluster sample method was used and the...
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The enduring issue of crime has long been a central concern for societies seeking effective mitigation strategies. Advances in modern science have introduced sophisticated techniques for uncovering the truth behind criminal activities, with genetic fingerprinting, or DNA analysis, standing out as a pivotal tool. This study investigates the critical...
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Brain tumor classification is a critical task in medical imaging, as accurate and timely diagnosis is essential for effective treatment planning and patient care. In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of brain tumor classification using a multi-modal MRI dataset comprising 17 distinct tumor classes. The dataset is split into training (...
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As the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to permeate various sectors, the legal domain stands on the cusp of a transformative era. This research paper delves into the multifaceted relationship between AI and the law, scrutinizing the profound implications and innovative applications that emerge at the intersection of these two r...
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Since the rise of social media, age and gender classification have become increasingly important in a growing number of applications. Existing approaches, however, still have low accuracies when applied to real-world retinal fundus images. In the current study, we show that using Deep Learning (DL) to train representations can result in a considera...
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Heart disease is on the rise at an alarming speed, and thus it is critical to forecast heart disease early. Diagnosing heart disorders is not an easy process that requires accuracy and proficiency. The goal of this research is to figure out which patients are more prone to develop heart disease depending on a variety of medical characteristics. Usi...
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This review delves into the influence of big data analytics on project management effectiveness and project success rates. By examining applications, accomplishments, hindrances, and emerging developments in the context of big data analytics and project management, this review provides insights into its transformative potential. Results indicate th...
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Brain tumor detection is an essential task in medical image analysis. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have shown remarkable performance in various computer vision tasks, including brain tumor detection. However, the performance of CNNs depends heavily on the availability of large and diverse training data. In medical imaging, acquiring a large...
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Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) have emerged as a promising technology for improving students' achievement by providing personalized and adaptive learning experiences. This research presents a bibliometric analysis and review of the literature on the use of ITS for improving students' achievements. Using the creation and visualization of bibliom...
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Computer learning has grown more integrated with artificial intelligence approaches as technology has advanced, allowing for the development of more customized educational systems. Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) are the name given to these systems (ITSs). This article concentrated on the many applications of ITSs created in various educational...
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Objective: Early detection and precise diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) plays an essential part in enhancing the diagnosis and improving the breast cancer survival rate of patients from 30 to 50%. Through the advances of technology in healthcare, deep learning takes a significant role in handling and inspecting a great number of X-ray, MRI, CTR ima...
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Brain tumor (BT) is considered one of the dangerous conditions that could strike both adults and children. 85 to 90% of all primary malignancies of the “Central Nervous System (CNS)” are Brain Tumor. Each year, brain tumors are discovered in approximately 11,700 persons. The 5-year survival rate for patients with malignant brain or CNS tumors is ar...
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Customer satisfaction questionnaires are abundant sources of data for enterprises to look for loyalty, customer retention, enhanced resources, and buy back products. The advances in artificial intelligence, like machine and deep learning, played a good role in helping humanity in different fields such as health, agriculture, management, and educati...
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Making decision can have a vital role in the administration and might indicate the most significant constituent in the route of planning. Attrition of employees is a well-known issue that requires the correct judgments from the management to keep highly skilled employees. Excitingly, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine and Deep Learning were appl...
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Educational Data Mining (EDM) is a new paradigm aiming to mine and extract the knowledge necessary to optimize the effectiveness of the teaching process. With normal educational system work, it’s often unlikely to accomplish fine system optimisation due to the large amount of data being collected and tangled throughout the system. EDM resolves this...
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The prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of lockdown initiatives to curb the spread of the disease have had a significant effect on daily human activities and the global economy in general, and the operations of the banking sector in particular. Few studies have been carried out on the factors that affect the acceptance of mobile bank...
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The provision and usage of online and e-learning systems are becoming the main challenge for many universities during COVID-19 pandemic. E-learning system such as Moodle has several fantastic features that would be valuable for use during this COVID-19 pandemic. However, the successful usage of the e-learning system relies on understanding the adop...
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This study aimed to identify the impact of work stress on job performance of nursing workers in Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach. The study population was selected from nursing staff in Al-Awda Hospital, where the size of the study sample reached 60 nurses. The researchers used the compreh...
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The use of machine learning techniques in higher education can be beneficial in optimizing teaching and providing higher institutions with the solutions they need, like monitoring student satisfaction with the instructor's performance. In this study, ten machine learning classification methods are employed on a dataset to predict selected aspects o...
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This study aimed to identify the impact of work stress on job performance of nursing workers in Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach. The study population was selected from nursing staff in Al-Awda Hospital, where the size of the study sample reached 60 nurses. The researchers used the compreh...
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According to the literature review, there is much room for improvement of college student retention. The aim of this research is to evaluate the possibility of using deep and machine learning algorithms to predict whether students continue to attend college or will stop attending college. In this research a feature assessment is done on the dataset...
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Deep learning may transform health care, but model development has largely been dependent on availability of advanced technical expertise. The aim of this study is to develop a deep learning model to predict the gender from retinal fundus images. The proposed model was based on the Xception pre-trained model. The proposed model was trained on 20,00...
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E-learning is an educational model in which the lectures can be taught at the same time using technical material without time and space barriers. E-learning has gained its popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic era and has been applied as a valid educational model in all educational levels. Due to the sudden pandemic measures, e-learning has broug...
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Sarcasm is commonly used in news and detecting sarcasm in headline news is challenging for humans and thus for computers. The media regularly seem to engage sarcasm in their news headline to get the attention of people. However, people find it tough to detect the sarcasm in the headline news, hence receiving a mistaken idea about that specific news...
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A pineapple is a tropical plant with eatable leafy foods most monetarily critical plant in the family Bromeliaceous. The pineapple is native to South America, where it has been developed for a long time. The acquaintance of the pineapple with Europe in the seventeenth century made it a critical social symbol of extravagance. Since the 1820s, pineap...
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The vitamins have various biochemical functions. Vitamins have many types such as vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E. Each vitamin has unique properties and molecular structure. This will take care of various biochemical functions in the body. In this paper we presented a system that recognize the five types of vitamins based on...
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Despite the fact that the success of e-government adoption is dependent on individuals’ willingness to utilize it, little attention has been paid to citizens’ perspectives on e-government adoption. However, it appears that worldwide e-Government adoption has fallen short of predictions, but some countries are performing better than others. As a res...
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Fruits are a rich source of energy, minerals and vitamins. They also contain fiber. There are many fruits types such as: Apple and pears, Citrus, Stone fruit, Tropical and exotic, Berries, Melons, Tomatoes and avocado. Classification of fruits can be used in many applications, whether industrial or in agriculture or services, for example, it can he...
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Papaya is a tropical fruit with a green cover, yellow pulp, and a taste between mango and cantaloupe, having commercial importance because of its high nutritive and medicinal value. The process of sorting papaya fruit based on maturely is one of the processes that greatly determine the mature of papaya fruit that will be sold to consumers. The manu...
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This study aimed to identify the impact of administrative control in improving the quality of health services in Al-Awda Hospital in North Gaza Governorate. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method. The study population was selected from all employees in administrative and nursing jobs, that constitute (60) male and female employees i...
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The study aimed to identify the level of organizational performance in ceramic companies in the Tenth of Ramadan City, where the researchers used the descriptive analytical method, through a questionnaire distributed. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: the presence of a clear consensus of the study sample from the...
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In fact, people get neck problems due to something such as sports or woke and Wrong sleep habits. In this paper an expert system was designed to help users to correctly diagnose neck problems world (muscle spasm, Muscle aches, Meningitis, herniated cervical disc, Fibromyalgia, Cervical spondylosis, Trigger points) with some information about the di...
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Background: Throat problems are common, include a variety of abnormal or unusual sensations or problems of the throat and have. You've probably had a sore throat. The cause is usually a viral infection, but other causes include allergies, infection with strep bacteria or the leaking of stomach acids back up into the esophagus, called GERD. Other pr...
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Background: Face swelling is the enlargement or distention of the face due to fluid buildup or inflammation in the facial tissues. Swelling can occur anywhere on the face, but it is most noticeable on the lips, cheeks and eyelids. Swelling can also extend to the neck region. Facial swelling may also be referred to as facial edema[1]. Objectives: Th...
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background: Dental and oral health is an essential part of your overall health and well-being. Poor oral hygiene can lead to dental cavities and gum disease, and has also been linked to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Maintaining healthy teeth and gums is a lifelong commitment. The earlier you learn proper oral hygiene habits-such as brushing,...
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In fact, people get knee problems due to something such as sports, or fall. They usually have difficulty moving to the doctor. In this paper an expert system was designed to help users to correctly diagnose knee problems (Fractured in knee, torn ligament, Bursitis, Chondromalacia patellae, Torn cartilage, Rheumatoid arthritis and Rheumatic fever, O...
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The study aimed to identify the leadership features and their relationship to increasing achievement motivation among Palestinian police employees in Gaza Strip in light of the Corona pandemic. To achieve the study's objectives, the researchers used the descriptive method in its analytical method, using a questionnaire applied to the police officer...
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The aim of the research is to identify the reality of the practice of crisis management in light of The Corona Pandemic, and to achieve the research objectives, the researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach using the comprehensive survey method for the total research community, which numbered (110) individuals, while (90) were recove...
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This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the determinants of organizational justice and altruistic behavior from the point of view of the police officers in Gaza Strip. The study relied on the descriptive and analytical approach, using the questionnaire, and targeting a stratified random sample of (400) officers, who hold the rank of ca...
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This study aimed to analyze the relationship of organizational justice with the behavior of civility as one of the dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior from the point of view of the police officers in Gaza Strip. The study relied on the descriptive and analytical approach, using the questionnaire, and targeting a stratified random samp...
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The research also aims at identifying the differences between respondents as attributed to their professional and personal traits of age, gender, educational level, distribution of department, dispute resolution experience and representation party. Researchers adopted mixed data collection methods; quantitative and qualitative. For qualitative, a s...
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The research aims to study the reality of mediator competencies, emotional intelligence and case characteristics variables, (UNRWA) Gaza. The research also aims at identifying the differences between respondents as attributed to their professional and personal traits of age, gender, educational level, distribution of department, dispute resolution...
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UNRWA's Mediation Process is a key element in the organization's efforts to strengthen its internal justice system. The research aims to study the reality of mediator competencies, emotional intelligence and case characteristics variables, (UNRWA) Gaza. The research also aims at identifying the differences between respondents as attributed to their...
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The study mainly aimed at identifying the role of using cloud computing in improving the quality of accounting education in Palestinian universities in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to answer research questions and test the study hypotheses, the researchers adopted the descriptive and analytical approach, and the questionnaire was used as a s...
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The study aimed to identify the impact of knowledge management success factors represented (organizational culture, administrative leadership, organizational structure, information technology infrastructure, standards) on electronic business (electronic information, electronic communications, electronic work flow). The study community included all...
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The aim of the research is to identify decision support systems and their relationship to information technology, to re-engineer academic and administrative systems in Palestinian higher education institutions. The research was applied to four Palestinian universities (Al-Aqsa University, Islamic University, Al-Azhar University, and University of P...
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This study aimed to measure the reality of the determinants of organizational justice from the point of view of the police officers in Gaza Strip, and this study comes to study the reality of human resources and their organizational behavior in the police apparatus, which is the largest security services operating in Gaza Strip, so it is expected t...
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The study aimed to identify the effect of Total Quality Management in achieving the requirements of the quality of job life among university college employees, and the researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach, and used a main tool to collect information, which is: the questionnaire. The study population reached (596) academic and ad...
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This study aims to identify enhancing the competitive advantage in the University of Palestine: Reality and Ambition, as the researchers used the descriptive and analytical method, through a questionnaire distributed to a sample of employees at the University of Palestine, where the size of the study population is (234) employees, and the size of t...
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Recently, after the life of the individual changed and became more crowded with all the concerns of life, and with the diversity and the increasing of sources of knowledge on the Internet, it became difficult for us to read large texts and articles, so we are looking for the summaries of these texts before deciding dive deeply in reading. For this...
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The study aimed to identify the reality of total quality management in university colleges in Gaza Strip, through its dimensions, which are (commitment of senior management; organizational building; employee empowerment; continuous improvement; focus on beneficiaries; management by facts), and to detect differences in the responses of sample member...
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In this research, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model was developed and tested for predicting that students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at Al-Azhar University in Gaza would receive an academic warning or expelled. Through the dataset obtained from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, the factors...
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This study aims at investigating the linkage between total quality management (TQM), perceived service quality (PSQ), as well as their impact on the patient satisfaction (PS) and behavior intentions (BIs) among Palestinian healthcare organizations.Drawing on a survey, results clearly indicated that TQM significantly affects PSQ and PS; PSQ positive...
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This study aimed to identify the reality of improving the performance of business incubators in Gaza Strip, and the study relied on the descriptive analytical approach, and the study population consisted of all employees working in business incubators in Gaza Strip in addition to experts and consultants in the incubators, where the total number (62...
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X-rays imaging is one of the possible method for detecting COVID19. Our research aimed to construct a model using deep learning for detecting COVID-19 pneumonia on high resolution X-rays, relieve working pressure of radiologists and contribute to the control of the epidemic. Methods: For the proposed model development, validation, and testing 260 i...
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Every person has his/her own unique signature that is used mainly for the purposes of personal identification and verification of important documents or legal transactions. There are two kinds of signature verification: static and dynamic. Static(off-line) verification is the process of verifying an electronic or document signature after it has bee...
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Liver diagnosis at an early stage is essential for enhanced handling. Precise classification is required for automatic recognition of disease from data samples (utilizing data mining for classification of liver patients from healthy ones). In this study, an artificial neural network model was designed and developed using JustNN Tool for predicting...
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Cloud computing is a recent evolving technology that every organization nowadays wishes to apply to its company for greater profitability and scalability. The aim of this study is to identify critical issues and challenges in cloud computing for banking organizations. Indeed, we identified twenty critical cloud issues for banking organizations base...
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The aim of this research is to study the performance of JustNN environment that have not been previously examined to care of this blood donation problem forecasting. An Artificial Neural Network model was built to understand if performance is considerably enhanced via JustNN tool or not. The inspiration for this study is that blood request is stead...
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This study is aimed to apply statistical modelling approached to minimize risks software planning process by using fuzzy and stepwise approach. The fuzzy approach model's accuracy slightly enhances than stepwise approach. However, all approach modeling risks were an acceptable value for the mean magnitude of relative error (MMRE) including predicti...
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This study is aimed to apply statistical modelling approached to minimize risks software planning process by using fuzzy and stepwise approach. The fuzzy approach model's accuracy slightly enhances than stepwise approach. However, all approach modeling risks were an acceptable value for the mean magnitude of relative error (MMRE) including predicti...
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Although the Titanic disaster happened just over one hundred years ago, it still appeals researchers to understand why some passengers survived while others did not. With the use of a machine learning tool (JustNN) and the provided dataset we study which factors or classifications of passengers have a strong relationship with survival for passenger...
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Background: Plant production provides human and animal life with different requirements. The concern of workers in agriculture in general and those interested in plant diseases, in particular, has been focused on protection from all that is expected to have problems of production. As environmental conditions play a critical role in the treatment of...
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Buildings energy consumption is growing gradually and put away around 40% of total energy use. Predicting heating and cooling loads of a building in the initial phase of the design to find out optimal solutions amongst different designs is very important, as ell as in the operating phase after the building has been finished for efficient energy. In...
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We developed an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model for predicting the overall rating of books. The prediction is based on some Factors (bookID, title, authors, isbn, language_code, isbn13, # num_pages, ratings_count, text_reviews_count), which used as input variables and (average_rating) as output for our ANN predictive model. Our model establis...
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The study aimed to identify e-learning strategies and their relationship for increasing the efficiency of educational performance in foreign and Palestinian universities (-Aqsa University). The analytical descriptive approach was used for this purpose, and relying on the questionnaire as a main tool for data collection. The study society is from th...