The Friendly Settlement of Human Rights Abuses in the Americas [PDF]
, 1999 We present a new method for estimation of seismic coda shape. It falls into the same class of methods as non-parametric shape reconstruction with the use of neural network techniques where data are split into a training and validation data sets.
Standaert, Patricia E.
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Diet uniformity at an early farming community in northwest Anatolia (Turkey) : carbon and nitrogen isotope studies of bone collagen at Aktopraklik [PDF]
, 2017 Aktopraklık is a settlement site composed of three areas (A–C) in the Marmara region of northwest Anatolia, with phases of occupation that date to the Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic periods, mid-seventh to mid-sixth millennium bc (ca.
Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Songül +5 more
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Unearthing Causative Factors of Cost Overrun on Ghanaian Road Projects
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2022 When determining the success of a road project, cost is one of the most important variables to consider. This is because cost is the project’s backbone and driving force throughout the construction process.
Opeoluwa Akinradewo +4 more
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Urban fire risk control: House design, upgrading and replanning
Jàmbá, 2018 Urbanisation leads to house densification, a phenomenon experienced in both planned and unplanned settlements in cities in developing countries. Such densification limits fire brigade access into settlements, thereby aggravating fire disaster risks.
Isabela Wilfred Mtani +1 more
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020 Background Text messaging systems are used to collect data on symptom prevalence. Using a text messaging system, we evaluated the effects of question load, question frequency, and financial incentive on response rates and reported infant diarrhoea rates ...
Ryan Rego +5 more
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Barriers Militating Against the Adoption of Biomimicry as a Sustainable Construction Practice [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 The integration of sustainable practices into construction processes and activities are imperative for achieving the greening agenda of the construction industry. However, there has been a proliferation of several sustainable construction practices (SCPs)
Oguntona Olusegun Aanuoluwapo +1 more
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Dynamic landscapes and human dispersal patterns : tectonics, coastlines, and the reconstruction of human habitats [PDF]
, 2011 Studies of the impact of physical environment on human evolution usually focus on climate as the main external forcing agent of evolutionary and cultural change.
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Assessing urban fire risk in the central business district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Jàmbá, 2010 Buildings as infrastructure along with people’s lives need protection against fire outbreaks. Knowledge on the use of installed facilities is essential in tackling There emergencies, otherwise their installation becomes meaningless.
Yohannes Kachenje +2 more
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Joint Ventures in the South African Construction Industry: Factors Militating against Success
Buildings, 2023 Joint construction ventures are a global business partnership approach to accomplishing jointly executed construction objectives. The success of joint ventures is not achieved without militating factors and complexity affecting the process.
Modisaotsile Patrick Seiso +2 more
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The bromotyrosine derivative Ianthelline isolated from the Arctic marine sponge Stryphnus fortis inhibits marine micro- and macrobiofouling [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceThe inhibition of marine biofouling by the bromotyrosine derivative ianthelline, isolated from the Arctic marine sponge Stryphnus fortis, is described. All major stages of the fouling process are investigated.
Andersen, Jeanette H. +9 more
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