Promises, pitfalls and shortfalls of the guaranteed maximum price approach: A comparative case study [PDF]
The relative merits of the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) mechanism as a contractual incentive in construction have been much contested. This question was investigated using a comparative case study of two building projects in Hong Kong.
Anvuur, AM, Kumaraswamy, MK
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Assessment of Practice in Pre-Registration Undergraduate Nursing Programmes. Phase 2 Evaluation: Survey of students’ and mentors’ experiences of grading student competence in practice. [PDF]
Executive Summary Context Local and national concerns regarding competency in newly qualified practitioners provided the impetus for the undergraduate nursing programme team at Bournemouth University to radically change the practice assessment tool as ...
Cooper, K.+3 more
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Parents' perceived obstacles to pediatric clinical trial participation: Findings from the clinical trials transformation initiative. [PDF]
Enrollment of children into pediatric clinical trials remains challenging. More effective strategies to improve recruitment of children into trials are needed.
Benjamin, Daniel K+11 more
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A stag beetle knife can achieve stabler and safer endoscopic submucosal dissection in the esophagus
Kohei Funasaka+11 more
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Organic produce from the Republic of South Africa. Exploring the conditions for enhancing trade in organic vegetables, fruit and wine [PDF]
Conditions for enhancing the trade in organic products between the Netherlands and the Republic of South Africa were assessed by means of a SWOT analysis, based on information acquired through interviews and desk research.
Bakker, J.H.+3 more
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Program Learning Event on Violence against Children in and around Schools in East Africa [PDF]
Sponsored by the Elevate Children Funders Group (ECFG), a three-day Program Learning Event (PLE) on Violence against Children in and around Schools (VACiS) held in Kampala, Uganda from 14-16 July 2015, attracted 77 practitioners, donors, advocates ...
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Making the Connection: Moore’s Theory of Transactional Distance and Its Relevance to the Use of a Virtual Classroom in Postgraduate Online Teacher Education [PDF]
This study explored the use of the Web-based virtual environment, Adobe Connect Pro, in a postgraduate online teacher education programme at the University of Waikato.
Falloon, Garry
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Eyad Kannout+2 more
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The Potential of an Enhanced Cooperation Measure in the EAFRD (2014-2020): the case of Ireland [PDF]
This report was funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) through the National Rural Network (February-May, 2012).The current Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for Rural ...
Brosnan, Karen, Macken-Walsh, Aine
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Green endoscopy, one step toward a sustainable future: Literature review
Rapid climate change or climate crisis is one of the most serious emergencies of the 21st century, accounting for highly impactful and irreversible changes worldwide.
Marcello Maida+10 more
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