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BuildingsCritical 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 +4 more
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol +3 more
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue +2 more
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Stability of earned value management: Do project characteristics influence the stability moment of the cost and schedule performance index [PDF]
, 2016 Stability of the Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI(t)) refers to the moment in the project life cycle at which the CPI and SPI(t) are accurate and constant.
De Koning, P, Vanhoucke, M
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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An Investigation into the Net Benefits of Revegetating Agricultural Land with Indigenous Species in the Dryland Section of the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Area [PDF]
Benefits ascribed to the revegetation of farming landscapes include enhancement of biodiversity, reduction in the advance of dryland salinity, sequestration of greenhouse gases, control of soil erosion, greater protection of agricultural activities from ...
Trapnell, Lindsay N.
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Entrepreneurial Community Development - Exploring Earned Income Activities and Strategic Alliances for Community Development Nonprofits [PDF]
, 2001 This paper examines social entrepreneurship from a community-development perspective. The target audience is community-development nonprofit organizations.
Ellen Stiefvater
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
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Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Corn Farms, 2001 [PDF]
Corn production costs per bushel vary considerably among U.S. producers, depending on yields, farm location, tillage practices, irrigation, previous field usage, enterprise size, and weather. In 2001, the operating and ownership costs per bushel for corn
Foreman, Linda F.
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