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Professional Ethics in the Construction Industry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The results are provided of a small, but reprersentative, questionnaire survey of typical project managers, architects and building contractors concerning their views and experiences on a range of ethical issues surrounding construction industry ...
Skitmore, Martin, Vee, Charles
core   +2 more sources

Molecular Methods for Rare Hemoglobinopathy Cases: First Brazilian Report of Pediatric Siblings with Hb O‐Arab and Alpha‐Thalassemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemoglobinopathies are prevalent globally; diagnosis is complex in high genetic admixture populations like Brazil. We report, in two pediatric siblings, the first documented cases in Brazil of heterozygosity for hemoglobin (Hb) O‐Arab with coinheritance of α‐thalassemia (αα/−α4.2; −α3.7/−α4.2), resulting in microcytic and hypochromic anemia ...
Elisângela de Souza Miranda Muynarsk   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upacicalcet: A Novel Intravenous Calcimimetic Agent for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication in patients receiving maintenance dialysis, driven by calcium and phosphate metabolism disturbances. Calcimimetics are central to the management of SHPT by enhancing calcium‐sensing receptor sensitivity and reducing parathyroid hormone secretion.
Fumihiko Koiwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public tendering process for construction projects: problem identifications, analysis, and proposed solutions

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
The current tendering process has vulnerabilities that can be exploited to negatively impact project delivery. There are many research papers that discussed the occurrences of these exploitations (i.e., funds embezzlement, fraud invoicing, etc.), but ...
Indah Kusumarukmi Eryana   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influencing Factors of Smes Participation in Public Procurement [PDF]

open access: yesOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series, 2022
The paper proposes an analysis of the success factors of SMEs in the award of contracts based on public procurement. Research results have shown that SMEs to win contracts through public tenders increases significantly if more attention is paid to tender
Ecaterina Milica Dobrotă   +2 more
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Procurement challenges analysis of Iraqi construction projects

open access: yesJournal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 2022
Public procurement in Iraq plays an essential function in the development and recovery of the country's economy as well as providing the essential infrastructure for the growth of the private sector.
Hamza Sadeq Abdul   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The optimisation of the estimating and tendering process in warship refit - a case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The optimisation of a tendering process for warship refit contracts is presented. The tendering process, also known as the pre-contract award process (PCA), involves all the activities needed to be successfully awarded a refit contract.
Ball, P.D.   +4 more
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Quality of tender documents: case studies from the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Tendering is one of the stages in construction procurement that requires extensive information and documents exchange. However, tender documents are not always clear in practice.
Laryea, Samuel
core   +3 more sources

Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Allocating logging rights in Peruvian Amazonia--does it matter to be local? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: The fate of tropical forests is a global concern, yet many far-reaching decisions affecting forest resources are made locally. We explore allocation of logging rights using a case study from Loreto, Peruvian Amazonia, where millions of ...
Matti Salo, Samuli Helle, Tuuli Toivonen
doaj   +1 more source

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