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Project Performance Evaluation of Multi-prime Contracts in Comparison with General Contractor Contracts

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2017
This research focuses on multi-prime (MP) contracts, as an alternative contracting method to general contractor (GC) contracts, to reduce the construction costs of the Korean government.
Kyungrai Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of ex-ante and ex-post transaction costs in industrial construction engineering projects

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2018
Construction costs comprise not only production but also transaction costs, which can be categorized as ex-ante (pre-contractual) and ex-post (post-contractual) costs.
Fábio Bellotti da Fonseca   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile Paving System (MPS): A New Large Scale Freeform Fabrication Method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In the last decade, significant opportunities for automation have been identified in the area of construction. Soaring labor and material costs have driven multiple research efforts in construction automation.
Asiabanpour, B.   +5 more
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Targeted modulation of IGFL2‐AS1 reveals its translational potential in cervical adenocarcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cervical adenocarcinoma patients face worse outcomes than squamous cell carcinoma counterparts despite similar treatment. The identification of IGFL2‐AS1's differential expression provides a molecular basis for distinguishing these histotypes, paving the way for personalized therapies and improved survival in vulnerable populations globally.
Ricardo Cesar Cintra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Construction project budgeting including time buffers and costs

open access: yesBudownictwo i Architektura, 2014
The proposed method presented in this article concerns cost estimating of projects, including contingency. It points to the possibility of application of time buffers for this purpose.
Mieczysław Połoński
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of molecular signatures of senescence and associated resources: pros and cons

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cells can enter a stress response state termed cellular senescence that is involved in various diseases and aging. Detecting these cells is challenging due to the lack of universal biomarkers. This review presents the current state of senescence identification, from biomarkers to molecular signatures, compares tools and approaches, and highlights ...
Orestis A. Ntintas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost accounting in long term construction project management

open access: yesGEPROS: Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas, 2017
The aim of this study is to analyze the particularities that involve accounting and ways to control the revenue and costs of long-term engineering projects, in accordance with the accounting practices established by Technical Publication No. 17 (CPC 17).
Sabrina Versteg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction clients and mediation: a follow-up study of attitudes and experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Construction disputes by their very nature are often complex, sometimes multi-party disputes, many of which are not suited to either adjudication or traditional forms of dispute resolution (these being potentially slow, expensive and divisive). The sheer
Agapiou, Andrew, Clark, Bryan
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