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Entry to employment: choices made by qualified women civil engineers leaving higher education [PDF]
, 1993 The subject of this thesis is the career choice of final year women civil engineering students. Though a considerable body of general literature exists on women in the labour market, including women in engineering and women in construction, there is a ...
Wilkinson, Suzanne
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Reducing Personalization Time and Energy Cost While Walking Outdoors with a Portable Exosuit
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Rapid Real‐World Optimization! An AF‐based human‐in‐the‐loop optimization strategy rapidly personalizes a portable hip extension exosuit for incline walking. Real‐time Bayesian optimization of assistive force significantly reduces metabolic energy—up to 16.2%—while converging in just 3 min 24 s.
Kimoon Nam +7 more
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The composing process of technical writers: A preliminary study [PDF]
The assumption that technical writers compose as do other writers is tested. The literature on the composing process, not limited to the pure or applied sciences, was reviewed, yielding three areas of general agreement. The composing process (1) consists
Mair, D., Roundy, N.
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour +3 more
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Interview with Donald E. Hudson [PDF]
, 1999 Interview in 1997 with Donald Ellis Hudson, professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, emeritus, and a pioneer in the field of earthquake engineering. Hudson received his BS (1938), master's (1939), and PhD (1942, mechanical engineering)
Hudson, Donald
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Electro‐Conductive Silver‐Coated Polyamide‐Imide Membranes for Sustainable Water Treatment
Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.This study reports the development of a silver‐coated, electro‐conductive ultrafiltration membrane supported on polyamide‐imide. Using a simple and scalable spray‐coating method, the membrane achieved a high electrical conductivity of 2.215 × 10−5 S cm−1.
Zahra Zandi +11 more
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Innovative system identification methods for monitoring applications [PDF]
, 2014 Monitoring the modal parameters of civil and mechanical system received plenty of interest the last decades. Several approaches have been proposed and successfully applied in civil engineering for structural health monitoring of bridges (mainly based on ...
De Sitter, G. +5 more
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.The shift to biodegradable materials in healthcare promises reduced plastic pollution, but their production, adoption, and long‐term impacts remain complex. Integrating lifecycle insights with global policy coordination is essential for meaningful environmental gains. Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sharply increased medical waste, intensifying concerns
By Haoxuan Yu +2 more
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Teaching With A Gender Lens: Insights From A Guide To Inclusive Practices In Civil Engineering [PDF]
Within higher education, integrating gender perspectives into teaching is crucial for inclusivity and addressing gender disparities. This article presents a guideline from the "Xarxa Vives Guides, " a resource offering educators strategies for ...
Ferrer, I, Josa, I, Real, E
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Stochastic optimization of hydroelectric dam operations on the Biobio River in Chile [PDF]
, 2009 Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 30-33).Growing electricity demand in Chile has prompted the proposal of new hydropower projects.
Burrall, Kristen M
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