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Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on construction projects [PDF]

, 2015
The changing face of construction projects has resulted in a movement towards the use of technology as a primary means of communication. The consequences of this rise in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) is a loss of interpersonal
Pasquire, C, Graham Dickens, Pasqire, C., C. Pasqire, Christine Pasquire, Dickens, G, A. Rimmimgton, Rimmington, A, Aimie Rimmington, G. Dickens, Rimmimgton, A., Dickens, G.   +11 more
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La construcción social de la tecnología a propósito de la educación: el caso de la telesecundaria en México

Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Educativos, 2014
Se realiza un acercamiento al proceso de emergencia y transformación de la telesecundaria en México, como una modalidad educativa y un programa complejo.
Alejandro Arnaldo Barroso Martínez
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Interaction of Lean and Building Information Modeling in Construction [PDF]

, 2010
Lean construction and Building Information Modeling are quite different initiatives, but both are having profound impacts on the construction industry. A rigorous analysis of the myriad specific interactions between them indicates that a synergy exists ...
Koskela, L, Koskela, LJ, Owen, Robert, Owen, R, Dave, BA, Koskela, Lauri, Sacks, R, Sacks, Rafael, Dave, B, Dave, Bhargav A., Owen, Robert L., ,   +11 more
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Appropriations, conflicts and subversions: the social construction of the Brazilian Forest Code

Tapuya, 2020
It is often said that Brazil has some of the most advanced forest laws in the world, but this strong legislation has been rarely translated into effective environmental governance.
Raoni Rajão, Ely Bergo de Carvalho, Frank Merry   +2 more
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Three Social Constructions of Historic Mobility

Teorie vědy, 2010
The paper argues that serious museal restoration and exhibition of technological objects is competing with private collecting and company museums which have better access to funding.
Kurt Möser
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A critical review of the Actor-Network theory for the study of artifacts

Trilogía Ciencia Tecnología Sociedad, 2017
the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is an alternative and novel approach in social studies of science and technology because it represents an inversion of the dominant constructivist vision.
Álvaro Monterroza Ríos
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Classification of the appropriate behaviors of Patients for Patient Safety against the Chinese cultural background, based on grounded theory

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
Objectives The purpose of this research is to explore the appropriate behaviors and characteristics of Patients for Patient Safety (PFPS) against the Chinese cultural background, especially the types and internal logical relationships of behaviors of ...
Yaohui Wang, Quanlong Liu, Lina He, Xinchun Li   +3 more
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Smart Technology in Construction Industry: Opportunity during COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Applied Sciences and Smart Technologies, 2023
The construction industry is a sector that plays an essential role in economic growth. The COVID-19 pandemic is an uncertain situation that significantly affects humans and industries, including the construction industry.
Putri Fatimah, Ahyahudin Sodri, Udi Syahnoedi Hamzah   +2 more
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Robots and AR: towards a platform economy for construction [PDF]

, 2019
Platform economies like Uber and AirBnB have emerged quickly to dominate and radically reconfiguring social, geographic and organisational structures of existing economic systems; putting markets into a state of contingency and flux.
McMeel, D
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Theoretical Framework of Social Value in Construction Employment [PDF]

, 2020
Construction companies are increasingly being required to demonstrate the social value they create when tendering for projects for both public and socially responsible private sector clients.
Loosemore M, Denny-Smith G
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