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Analysis of the use of e-procurement in the public and private sectors of the UK construction industry

open access: yes, 2011
Summary: Eadie et.al (2010a, 2010b) identified 20 advantages in the adoption of e-procurement within a construction organisation. The Glover report (2008) indicated that by the end of 2010 all public sector procurement should be electronic.
Eadie, Robert   +3 more
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HEALTH CONDITION IN AND SURROUNDING CONSTRUCTION [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Thesis (BSc. Hons QS) (Construction Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2014The health and environmental sacrifices are some of the biggest problems with construction and developing a world that better suits our needs and luxurious living standards ...
Joubert, F.J.
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A typology of social procurement champions in the construction and engineering industry

open access: yes, 2022
Social procurement is re-emerging as an innovative collaborative policy tool for governments around the world to leverage their construction supply chains to help them address intransigent social problems such as long-term unemployment.
Keast, R, Loosemore, M, Barraket, J
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An unexpected alternative viologen electron mediator site in tungsten‐containing formate dehydrogenase

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
An unexpected alternative interaction site for ethyl viologen was identified in formate dehydrogenase 1 from Methylorubrum extorquens. Combined mutagenesis, kinetic analysis, and docking revealed that aromatic residues near an iron–sulfur cluster enable flavin mononucleotide‐independent electron transfer, offering a framework for engineering improved ...
Eleni G. Poloniataki, Yong Hwan Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Ethics and social networking sites: A disclosive analysis of Facebook

open access: yes, 2010
Paper has been accepted for publication in Information, Technology and People.Purpose: This paper provides insights into the moral values embodied by a popular social networking site (SNS), Facebook.
Light, B   +6 more
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Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic Relationship, Agent Interaction, and Knowledge Coupling: Driving Innovation in Intelligent Construction Technology

open access: yesBuildings
The core driving force behind innovation in intelligent construction technology is synergistic relationships. It has become common practice to promote synergistic innovation through agent interaction and knowledge coupling in the development of ...
Wei Chen, Mingyu Yu, Jia Hou
doaj   +1 more source

Research on Green Construction Technology Applied at Guangzhou Hongding Building Project

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2018
The green construction technology is the embodiment of sustainable development strategy in the construction industry, and it is a new construction mode which requires a higher environmental protection.
Lou Yong Zhong
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Technology-mediated learning in physiotherapy education: The social construction of practice knowledge

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2013
Clinical practice is complex, requiring practitioners to interpret adiverse range of inter-related variables in order to make clinical decisions as part ofpatient management.
J. Frantz, M. Rowe
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Identification of E-Procurement Drivers and Barriers for UK Construction Organisations and Ranking of these from the Perspective of Quantity Surveyors

open access: yes, 2010
SUMMARY: The possibilities afforded by E-business are evident, but the level of implementation and penetration was not as expected within the construction industry.
Eadie, Robert   +3 more
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