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Toolbox Talks: Insights for Improvement [PDF]

, 2016
Tool box talks (TBTs) have the potential to improve communication, empower workers, reduce injuries and improve safety; however, they can also be “missed opportunities” for providing important safety messages in construction. The goal of this paper is to
Dale, Ann Marie, Evanoff, Bradley, Jaegers, Lisa, Kaskutas, Vicki   +3 more
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Creating an enduring developmental legacy from FIFA 2010: The Football Foundation of South Africa (FFSA) [PDF]

, 2019
Research question: The legacies of sport mega-events are widely contested. Whilst the short-term impacts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa have been largely considered to be positive, there is little evidence of longer term outcomes. This paper
Alessandro Merendino, Altinger B., Bocarro J., Brittain I., Bryman A., Chappelet J. L., Chappelet J. L., Darnell S. C., David Bek, de Paula M., Desai A., Erasmus Z., Jill Timms, Kamilla Swart, Marais H., Preuss H., Preuss H., Republic of South Africa (RSA), Republic of South Africa (RSA), South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Strauss A., Yin R.   +21 more
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Community boat service to promote institutional delivery in the Philippines: a mixed-methods study of a social innovation

BMJ Public Health
Background Remote islands have limited access to institutional obstetric care, and these challenges are further exacerbated by climatic threats. A Health Service Boat Project was implemented in rural Philippines to provide free boats for pregnant people ...
Renzo Guinto, Joseph D Tucker, Carine Ronsmans, Meredith Labarda, Wenjie Shan, Allan Ulitin, Jana Deborah Mier-Alpaño, Jose Rene Bagani Cruz, Katerina N Abiertas   +8 more
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Long-lasting insecticide-treated net usage in eastern Sierra Leone - the success of free distribution. [PDF]

, 2010
Summary Objective Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a malaria control project in Bo and Pujehun districts (population 158 000) that includes the mass distribution, routine delivery and demonstration of correct use of free, long-lasting insecticide ...
Baker, Samuel, De Smet, Martin, Dunkley, Sophie, Gerstl, Sibylle, Maes, Peter, Maikere, Jacob, Mukhtar, Ahmed   +6 more
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Application of Project Management Control Mechanisms in Construction Projects: A Case of Portharcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria [PDF]

European Project Management Journal, 2018
The construction industry being an industry where large scale projects are undertaken and for the projects to be successfully completed, the right project control mechanism is needed for the achievement of informed decisions.
Ogbonna Achimba Chibueze, Amade Benedict, Ononuju Charles Nnamdi, Nwakanma Ifeanyi Cosmas, Okwara Ihuoma Deborah, Erifesi Chiamaka Juliet   +5 more
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The unanticipated challenges associated with implementing an observational study protocol in a large scale physical activity and GPS data collection [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Large-scale primary data collections are complex, costly, and time-consuming. Study protocols for trial-based research are now commonplace, with a growing number of similar pieces of work being published on observational research.
Ellaway, Anne, Mccrorie, Paul, Walker, David   +2 more
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Data fusion-based workforce prediction for capital projects: A framework with empirical case study

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Effective workforce planning is critical in transportation capital project delivery, particularly for agencies such as local and state departments of transportation (DOTs).
Tu Lan, Frank DarConte, Jingqin Gao, Kaan Ozbay   +3 more
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Scale up of PrEP integrated in public health HIV care clinics: a protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized rollout in Kenya

Implementation Science, 2018
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected persons and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for uninfected persons are extraordinarily effective strategies for HIV prevention.
Kenneth K. Mugwanya, Elizabeth Irungu, Elizabeth Bukusi, Nelly R. Mugo, Josephine Odoyo, Elizabeth Wamoni, Kenneth Ngure, Jennifer F. Morton, Kathryn Peebles, Sarah Masyuko, Gena Barnabee, Deborah Donnell, Ruanne Barnabas, Jessica Haberer, Gabrielle O’Malley, Jared M. Baeten, for the Partners Scale Up Team   +16 more
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Machine learning in project analytics: a data-driven framework and case study

Scientific Reports, 2022
The analytic procedures incorporated to facilitate the delivery of projects are often referred to as project analytics. Existing techniques focus on retrospective reporting and understanding the underlying relationships to make informed decisions ...
Shahadat Uddin, Stephen Ong, Haohui Lu
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Agile in Public Administration: Oxymoron or reality? An experience report [PDF]

, 2013
In the last 10 years, Agile methods and practices have emerged as an alternative for software development. Different "flavors" of Agile have appeared ranging from project management to tests organization. These approaches have being gaining popularity
Escalona Cuaresma, María José, Mejías Risoto, Manuel, Sedeño López, Jorge, Torrecilla Salinas, Carlos Joaquín   +3 more
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