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Mass retirement in the baby-boomer generation has led to the current challenge of renewing mentoring in skilled trades, which have traditionally made it possible to transmit the know-how required in manual expertise.
Sophie Le Bellu
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Lunar lander conceptual design [PDF]
This paper is a first look at the problems of building a lunar lander to support a small lunar surface base. A series of trade studies was performed to define the lander. The initial trades concerned choosing number of stages, payload mass, parking orbit
Adorjan, A. S. +9 more
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[Excerpt] The four books under review here argue against the statistics by telling story upon story of the activities that clearly have the potential for reversing labor\u27s demise.
Metzgar, Jack
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THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE TRADING IN ENSURING TRANSPARENCY OF INDUSTRY PRICING MECHANISMS
Background. Commodity exchanges play an important role in the development of the country's economy. They provide an opportunity to determine the market capacity and competition conditions, exchange information and contribute to optimal pricing.
Yu.V. Malakhova +2 more
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Mass retirement in the baby-boomer generation has led to the current challenge of renewing mentoring in skilled trades, which have traditionally made it possible to transmit the know-how required in manual expertise.
Sophie Le Bellu
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Sector skills insights : construction [PDF]
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is a social partnership, led by Commissioners from large and small employers, trade unions and the voluntary sector.
Atfield, Gaby +6 more
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The geography of speciation is one of the most contentious topics at the frontier between ecology and evolution. Here, building on previous hypotheses, I propose that ecological constraints on species co-existence mediate the likelihood of speciation ...
Loïc ePellissier
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Is good enough 'making do'?: An investigation of inappropriate processing in a small design and build company [PDF]
Purpose: The aim was to address behaviour that led to inappropriate processing in a small design and build contracting organisation that employs direct labour. The objective was to reduce process waste and improve the value delivered to clients.
Emmitt, S, Mertia, B, Pasquire, C
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China's energy consumption in the building sector: A Statistical Yearbook-Energy Balance Sheet based splitting method [PDF]
China's energy consumption in the building sector (BEC) is not counted as a separate type of energy consumption, but divided and mixed in other sectors in China's statistical system. This led to the lack of historical data on China's BEC.
Cai, W +6 more
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Recent Trends in Engineering and Construction Skill Formation - UK and Germany Compared [PDF]
Accurate accounting for annual flows of vocational qualifications by sector of economic activity has been greatly impeded by the data collection methods put in place since the setting up of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) in ...
Hilary Steedman
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