Infill masonry walls are considered a secondary element of reinforced concrete structures in many design conditions. In the Albanian design conditions and the Eurocodes, they have been treated as non-structural elements ...

Process mining field is massively used nowadays by medium and large size enterprises, in order to have a better understanding of the processes that occurs and it helps them in the decision-making aspect by presenting the ...

Medical imaging is a growing field that has stemmed from the need to conduct non-invasive diagnosis, monitoring and analysis of biological systems. We focused on image acquisition and image analysis using portable microscopes ...

Introducing the thesis approach to the reader about the 2019 earthquake in Albania highlighted the vulnerability of many building typologies, particularly load bearing masonry buildings and unreinforced brick, stone ...

Nowadays we have an increase in the usage of the internet, smartphones and smart devices. This gives a higher demand on applications and especially on security levels. Users are sharing confidential and sensitive information ...

Sustainable design is often seen as conflicting with heritage conservation due to the invasive measures required for new technologies, challenging the principle of minimal intervention. However, heritage conservation ...

This thesis compares the costs of green and traditional residential buildings in Tirana, Albania. Green buildings aim to be more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. However, their economic feasibility is ...

The importance of improving supply chain resilience (SCR) has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic and the interconnected nature of global supply chains. This research seeks to explore how companies can implement ...

Masonry constructions are the most common type for low to medium buildings in all Albania during mid-20th century. The performance of these constructions is primarily influenced by the inelastic phase and is very ...

Our definition in this paper for Local binary patterns (LBP) is used to characterize the area of the pixel by its own binary derivatives of the pixel. Related with our definition for LPB, the patterns are mostly used for ...