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Research on Dynamic Optimization of a Critical Path Based on Stochastic Duration and the Earned Value Method

Buildings
Critical paths are widely used in project schedule management, but most existing studies ignore the volatility and dynamic characteristics of project duration, which increases the risk of project implementation. This paper proposes a dynamic optimization
Ping Cao, Danyang Li, Zhi Cao, Dinglei Huang, Jiawei Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

C-S & S-C Monitoring of Time and Cost Variances of Schedule Using Complex Earned Value Method Indicators

, 2019
Planning and implementation of construction projects are difficult processes and are burdened with many risk elements. The budget spread over time, which is developed on the basis of the schedule, presents the expected distribution of costs throughout the duration of the works, which during the implementation of the project is subject to constant ...
Daniel Przywara, Adam Rak
openaire   +2 more sources

Confessions of a Poverty Researcher: My Journey Through the Foothills of Scholarship

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the key events, experiences and ideas that influenced the author's career as a poverty researcher. He describes how his early disillusion with economics was replaced by a spark of interest in social issues and how his migration from the UK to Australia in the mid‐1970s provided the impetus to begin what became a lifetime ...
Peter Saunders
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time and Cost Management in Water Resources Projects Utilizing the Earned Value Method

Journal of Studies in Science and Engineering
Today, the development of infrastructure and construction projects in developing countries is of paramount importance. Water projects, in particular, play a crucial role in advancing agriculture, industry, and the economy.
Ahmed Rasul Hussein, Sina Fard Moradinia   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applying project management knowledge and hybrid algorithm in predicting the time and cost of completing dam projects [PDF]

مهندسی منابع آب
Introduction: Precisely predicting the time and cost of completing projects is vital because the lack of a proper estimation will be accompanied by an irrational upsurge in the exact execution costs compared to the set budget.
Reza Bakhshi, sina fard moradi nia, Rasool Jani, Ramin Vafaei Poor   +3 more
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Female Sports Medicine Fellowship–Trained Academic Orthopaedic Surgeons Earn Significantly Lower Salaries Than Their Male Counterparts

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To identify whether there is a gender‐based disparity in salary among sports medicine fellowship–trained academic orthopaedic surgeons. Methods Deidentified faculty compensation data were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges, which are compiled after distributing surveys to 157 Liaison Committee on Medical Education ...
Udit Dave, Shreya M. Saraf, Mary K. Mulcahey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Kahoot! Reflections and guidelines from a serial gamifying educator on when and how to effectively use games and game elements in anatomical education

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract According to Nietzsche, “In every real [adult], a child is hidden that wants to play.” In everyday life, playfulness and competition can make routine or dull tasks more engaging and can offer educators opportunities to engage a learner in a more entertaining or interactive manner.
Judi Laprade
wiley   +1 more source

PROJECT DURATION FORECASTING METHODS USING EVM AND ESM FOR A DOUBLE-TRACK RAILWAY PROJECT IN COMPARISON

Jurnal Pensil
The growing complexity of infrastructure projects, such as railway construction, necessitates precise tools to monitor progress and accurately predict completion times.
Elok Dewi Widowati, Andyska Maya Resita
doaj   +1 more source

Setting up mother–infant pair lactation studies with biobanking for research according to regulatory requirements

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Within the ConcePTION project we set out to design two mother–infant pair studies collecting breast milk and plasma from the mother and plasma from the infant (for metformin and prednisolone) in order to demonstrate the premises and conditions for investigating potential drug transfer in association with breastfeeding.
Mats Hansson, Ida Björkgren, Jenny Svedenkrans, Helena Backman, Jarl Hellman, Linda Englund‐Ögge, Mikaela Magnusson, Inger Lindström, Andrea Wutte, Erica Sundell, Pawel Baranczewski, Laura Shaughnessy   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source