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Challenges and opportunities facing contractors in Ghana [PDF]

, 2010
The main aim of this study was to ascertain and discuss the current challenges and opportunities facing construction contractors in Ghana. This involved a review of the economic, legal and political environments in which contractors in Ghana operate; a ...
Laryea, Samuel Amartei
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Dissecting the Ecological Structure of Health and Disease in the Global Gut Microbiome

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We introduce Wiredancer, a framework that identifies three continuous ecological factors of the gut microbiota. These factors exhibit distinct patterns across health and disease, jointly capturing disrupted ecological stability and offering a new perspective for precision diagnostics and therapeutic strategies.
Baoyuan Zhu, Shuhao Chen, Yunheng Diao, Wei Wang, Yuanyuan Huang, Liqin Liang, Xiaodan Lu, Rui Han, Minxin Guo, Zhaobo Li, Shuhong Wang, Hehua Li, Chenyu Liu, Jing Zhou, Dongsheng Xiong, Xiaobo Li, Yuping Ning, Xuetao Shi, Fengchun Wu, Kai Wu   +19 more
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Security of payment regime in construction industry: are Malaysian sub-contractors ready? [PDF]

In Malaysia, the particularly small sized sub-contractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act), but need to enhance their knowledge in order to improve their ...
Supardi, Azizan, Mohammad, Mohammad Fadhil, Adnan, Hamimah   +2 more
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From Pores to Pavement: Advanced Modeling of Aluminosilicates for Scalable Carbon Capture in Concrete

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a transferable modeling framework for carbon capture using aluminosilicates, integrating Universal Isotherm Modeling with experimental data. It reveals how ultramicropores, alumina content, and amine functionalization influence CO2 adsorption energetics.
Pooja Anil Kumar Nair, Jéssica de O. N. Ribeiro, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Kevin Paine, Juliana Calabria‐Holley   +4 more
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Sub-Contractors’ readiness on the Malaysian security of payment legislation in construction industry [PDF]

In Malaysia, subcontractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act).
Supardi, Azizan, Mohammad, Mohammad Fadhil, Adnan, Hamimah   +2 more
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Physical Origin of Temperature Induced Activation Energy Switching in Electrically Conductive Cement

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The temperature‐induced Arrhenius activation energy switching phenomenon of electrical conduction in electrically conductive cement originates from structural degradation within the biphasic ionic‐electronic conduction architecture and shows percolation‐governed characteristics: pore network opening dominates the low‐percolation regime with downward ...
Jiacheng Zhang, Xinyuan Ke, Andrew Heath, Richard J. Ball, Jiawei Xie, Jinchen Fan, Guisheng Li, Kevin Paine   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Ambition to Action: Barriers and Enablers for the Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Kunming–Montreal Biodiversity Framework and the Role of Non‐State Bridge Organizations

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating the transition from global biodiversity ambition to on‐the‐ground implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework after COP16, highlighting the roles of governments, non‐state actors, scientific knowledge systems, and resource mobilization in achieving transformative biodiversity outcomes.
Susan Enechojo Ogbe, Jinfeng Zhou, Linda Wong, Jiachen Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Factors Responsible for the Choice of Contractors’ Prequalification Criteria for Civil Engineering Project: Consultants’ Perspective [PDF]

, 2017
It is not uncommon, during contractor selection process, for prequalifier's decisions to be informed by certain parameters. In the light of this, the choice of the criteria to be eventually adopted depends on factors that play complimentary role when the
Akinloye, O. M. (Olofinsawe), Michael, A. O. (Alabi), Ola, A. A. (Akinmusire)   +2 more
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Assessment of cost escalation factors for building and civil engineering projects in Nigerian construction industry: A multiple regression approach [PDF]

, 2015
Estimation of cost for building and civil engineering projects with minimum error at the conceptual stage of project development is crucial for planning.
Muhammad, N. Z., Shafaghat, A., Keyvanfar, A., Balubaid, Saeed, Shafaghat, Arezou, Lawan, Hasan, Keyvanfar, Ali, Lawan, H., Majid, M. Z. A., Balubaid, S., Magana, Aliyu Muhammad, Muhammad, Nasiru Zakari, Abd Majid, Muhd Zaimi, Magana, A. M.   +13 more
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Reconfigurable Inflatables Through Controlled Surface Crumpling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inflatable structures offer remarkable versatility due to their compact storage and rapid deployment, making them ideal for lightweight, quickly assembled, and deployable applications. These structures are typically made from membranes that are nearly inextensible yet highly flexible.
Yi Yang, Hye Jun Youn, Leon Kamp, Renate Sachse, Wenjie Li, Jose Vidal, Jin Feng, Martin Bechthold, Katia Bertoldi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source