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A comprehensive indoor hygiene concept for infection prevention and control within built environments

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that actions related to infection prevention and control (IPC) need to be made more efficient, especially in indoor public spaces.
Noora Salonen, Riika Mäkinen, Merja Ahonen, Tiina Mäkitalo, Aino Pelto-Huikko, Martti Latva   +5 more
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Exploring anti-corruption capabilities of e-procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2020
The use of electronic (e-­) procurement to support the execution of supply chain management activities in the different industrial sectors is permeating all regions of the world.
Aduwo, Egidario, Afolabi, Adedeji, Ayo-Vaughan, Emmanuel, Ibem, Eziyi, Oluwunmi, Adedamola, Oni, Aderonke, Tunji-Olayeni, Patience, Uwakonye, Uwakonye   +7 more
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Flexibility approach in the runway pavement using FLEMANCO method [PDF]

Transport, 2008
The pressing problems of managing construction processes reveal themselves in discrepancies between plan and execution which seems to result in considerable measure from dependence on the changing environment.
J. Paslawski
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Application of Shield Method in Coal Tunneling Construction

Meikuang Anquan, 2020
In order to study multiple problems concerning quickly tunneling in long distance tunnel, we design and develop a shield machine based on drilling, tunneling, protecting and transporting.
LI Gang1, LI Bing, ZHANG Meng, YAO Liquan
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A Study of the Mechanical Properties of Polyester Fiber Concrete Continuous Rigid Frame Bridge during Construction

Buildings, 2023
This study investigates the mechanical performance of a polyester fiber concrete continuous rigid frame bridge during construction and the spatial stress distribution of the 0# block box girder, with a focus on the backdrop of the bridge in Pipa Zhou ...
Shouju Miao, Xiaojian Zhan, Yangbing Yuan, Lijun Jia   +3 more
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Increase in the number of submitted maps for design purposes as a determinant of proper spatial planning policy

Journal of Water and Land Development, 2017
Spatial planning policy is to set objectives and means through which public administrative authorities intend to shape the development of a specific area. This policy is to lead to the most rational use of the human environment.
Bieda Agnieszka
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The solvent chosen for the manufacturing of electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds influences cell behavior of lung cancer cells

Scientific Reports, 2022
The development of a trustworthy in vitro lung cancer model is essential to better understand the illness, find novel biomarkers, and establish new treatments.
Emma Polonio-Alcalá, Enric Casanova-Batlle, Teresa Puig, Joaquim Ciurana   +3 more
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A framework to analyze argumentative knowledge construction in computer-supported collaborative learning [PDF]

, 2006
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is often based on written argumentative discourse of learners, who discuss their perspectives on a problem with the goal to acquire knowledge.
Armin Weinberger, Baker, Baker, Barab, Chan, Chi, Chi, Chi, Clark, Cobb, Cohen, Cohen, Cooke, De Grave, Dillenbourg, Doise, Fischer, Fischer, Frank Fischer, Hakkarainen, Heider, Hogan, Huber, Janetzko, Keefer, Kern, Kerr, Kiesler, Kiesler, King, King, Kollar, Kreijns, Kuhn, Latané, Leitão, Linn, Marttunen, Mäkitalo, Nastasi, Palincsar, Pontecorvo, Quinn, Rice, Roschelle, Rosenshine, Salomon, Schwarz, Spiro, Stegmann, Teasley, Toulmin, van Boxtel, van Eemeren, Voss, Voss, Vygotsky, Walton, Webb, Webb, Weinberger, Weiner   +61 more
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Ontological Method for the Modeling and Management of Building Component Construction Process Information

Buildings, 2023
Knowledge of the construction process plays a decisive role in guiding construction and thus affects the quality of buildings. However, the integration and relevance of information in the traditional process file are poor, and it is easy to ignore the ...
Lu Jia, Yanfeng Jin, Yang Liu, Jing Lv
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Technical Condition of Soviet-Era Apartment Buildings, Related Problems and Possible Solutions in Latvia

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2023
More than half of Latvia’s population lives in Soviet-built, serial apartment blocks that have reached or are rapidly reaching the end of their useful life.
Zariņa Zanda, Uzulēns Jānis
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