Papers by abdi aziz ali abdi
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The Journal of the University of Duhok, 2021
The seismic vulnerability assessment of existing RC buildings is widely used in recent years. It ... more The seismic vulnerability assessment of existing RC buildings is widely used in recent years. It has a vital role in the building rehabilitation and selection of retrofitting schemes. This study attempts to examine the seismic vulnerability of existing RC buildings in Duhok city to have understand and insight about their seismic performance under the effect of expected future earthquake events. For this purpose, six existing RC buildings have been selected with different number of stories to represent the building stock inventory in the city. ETABS V.18 software has been used for modeling and analysis of the buildings. The nonlinear static (pushover) analysis is employed for determining the load-deformation (pushover) curves. In addition, the improved capacity spectrum method of FEMA 440 is performed in the evaluation of the seismic performance of the buildings under the seismic hazard specified for the city. The outcomes of the study showed that most of the buildings have behaved like weak column-strong beams and vulnerable especially at ground stories. The buildings have overall limited structural damages with cracking damages in the columns at lower stories. Thus in all buildings, the strengthening for columns at ground stories is recommended.
Independent Component Analyses, Wavelets, and Neural Networks, 2003
With the growing rate of interconnection among computer systems, network security is becoming a r... more With the growing rate of interconnection among computer systems, network security is becoming a real challenge. Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is designed to protect the availability, confidentiality and integrity of critical network information systems. Today"s approach to network intrusion detection involves the use of rule-based expert systems to identify an indication of known attack or anomalies. However, these techniques are
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Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014
The SMEs form a great percentage of all enterprises in the world. The global economy is heavily d... more The SMEs form a great percentage of all enterprises in the world. The global economy is heavily dependent on the success of Small Medium Entrepreneurship (SME) which creates employment, poverty alleviation and balanced developments which brings about economic growth in rural and urban setups. The government of Kenya is determined to raise the middle class status of the nation by the year 2030 through the participation of SMEs. This initiative has received the support of the banking sector, particularly Equity Bank. These enterprises allow the marginalized groups to diversify their levels of income. Equity bank has established financial literacy programs to provide the SMEs with financial skills necessary to create efficiency and effectiveness in entrepreneurship. Despite all these, the SMEs in Kenya face challenges that hinder them from attaining economies of scale. They lack training and management capacity to manage the business resources effectively. Financial literacy therefore is regarded as one of the strategies used by bankers to provide knowledge and skills needed to change attitude and attract more potential users of agent banking. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the influence of financial literacy on SMEs loan repayment. The specific objectives of this study is to establish the impact of book keeping skills, credit management and budgeting skills influence loan repayment by the beneficiaries. The study was conducted among the beneficiaries of Equity Group Foundation Training Program (EGFTP) on SMEs in Ngara, Nairobi County. A sample of 30 SMEs was selected for the study using stratified random sampling technique. The study used a descriptive survey research to investigate the factors influencing loan repayment among the beneficiaries. The researcher used self administered structured questionnaires to collect primary data from a sample of selected beneficiaries. The collected data was coded and entered in computer software for analysis. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study concludes that book keeping, credit management and budgeting skills significantly influenced the ability of SMEs to repay loans. The study recommends that the SMEs should enroll in financial related programs to enhance their capacities. The government and other industry players should emphasize on the importance of financial skills in to day running of their business. There is need also to initiate more financial literacy programs to reach to many SMEs for proper credit management skills hence improvement of loans repayment.
Mathematical Methods of Statistics, 2010
Given a stationary multidimensional spatial process (Z i = (X i , Y i ) ∈ ℝ d × ℝ, i ∈ ℤ N ), we ... more Given a stationary multidimensional spatial process (Z i = (X i , Y i ) ∈ ℝ d × ℝ, i ∈ ℤ N ), we investigate a kernel estimate of the spatial conditional quantile function of the response variable Y i given the explicative variable X i . Almost complete convergence and consistency in L 2r norm (r ∈
The Journal of Modern African Studies, 1977
The Somalis, who almost exclusively inhabit the Horn of Africa, form one of the most uniformly ho... more The Somalis, who almost exclusively inhabit the Horn of Africa, form one of the most uniformly homogeneous populations of the continent. They speak one language, adhere to a single faith, and share a common cultural heritage which is an integral part of their nomadic way of life. The very name So maal, when spoken in the imperative, means ‘Go and milk a beast for yourself’, welcome words of hospitality in a wandering stranger's ears. The Somali's self-conception is inseparable from his flocks and his historical grazing lands. Yet, the Somalis have watched helplessly for the past generation or two as their pasturelands were dismembered by colonising European powers and neighbouring potentates.
Africa, 1994
... Mohammed Farah Aidid compared him to Mohammed Abdulle Hassan as he opposed American military ... more ... Mohammed Farah Aidid compared him to Mohammed Abdulle Hassan as he opposed American military intervention in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope in 1993. Despite the many characterizations of the Mullah ranging from 'mad' to 'tyrant', he should be ultimately seen ...
International Affairs and Global Strategy, 2014
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