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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleA Conceptual Model for Risk Allocation in the Construction IndustryChipozya Kosta Tembo-Silungwe, Nthatisi KhatleliAppropriate risk allocation influences positive project delivery on construction projects while inappropriate allocation results in disputes, quality shortfalls, time and cost overruns. The existing body of knowledge provides guides on how risks should be allocated between the contracting parties. Nevertheless, the full appreciation of risks allocation is rarely given as risk allocation is more than just which party should bear … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 7 · 26 Jun 2017 · 8,945 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleA Working Integrated Model for the Diffusion of Construction InnovationAhmad Rahman Songip, B.H. Lau, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Hayati Nor RamliConstruction industry is said to be low in innovation and adoption of innovations is necessary to gain competitive advantage in a liberalized and globalized marketplace. This study investigated the factors that influenced the diffusion of construction innovations and developed an integrated framework to improve the diffusion process. A conceptual model was developed to guide the study and the modification of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 9 Feb 2013 · 8,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUsing Linear Chouquet Integral Algorithm to Design Optimal Time-Cost Model in Large Construction ProjectsHamid Jafari Nia, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Hamidreza BabaaliNowadays, the problem of scheduling and executing projects with the least cost and time has become one of the main concerns of project managers. In this regard, researchers have used different methods and patterns. One of these methods is to use concurrent engineering in projects. Simultaneous engineering means the creation of a project schedule for projects based on existing units … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 18 Nov 2020 · 6,686 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleConstruction of Decision-Making Model to Select Incentive Tour Travel AgenciesHan-Chen Huang, Pei-Ying Wu, Su-Ling Wu, Chin-Yuan WuIncentive Tour is a business trip that aims to enhance corporate cohesion, reinforce corporate culture and develop or strengthen the market. The subjects include employees, suppliers, distributors, etc. The Incentive Tour of enterprises is different from general group tours and becomes one of the mainstream methods to stimulate employees. However, few studies probed into the manipulation of the Incentive Tour … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 10 · 22 Oct 2015 · 6,716 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Impact of the Greek Economic Crisis on the Greek Construction Companies. Back to Basics: tHe Statistical Cost Accounting ModelEriotis Nikolaos, Kalantonis Petros, Papadopoulou Eleni et al.This study applies to the statistical cost accounting model to capture the impact of the Greek economic crisis on the returns of the Greek construction sector using the published financial statements of the construction firms listed on the Athens Exchange during 2005-2011. The evidence from our analysis suggests that the construction sector has been affected by the Greek crisis since … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 24 Jun 2014 · 7,739 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCOX’S PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODEL AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIFE TABLE FOR UNDER-FIVESalam Shantikumar SinghA primary data of 836 eligible women in the age group of 15-49 years is used to determine the causal effects of covariates on under-five mortality. The eight covariates viz., Number of family Members (NHM), Type of Toilet Facility (TTF), Total Children ever Born (TCB), Parity (PAR), Duration of Breastfeeding (DBF), use Contraceptive (CMT), DPT and Ideal Number of Girl … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 18 Jul 2014 · 8,266 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Construction of Two and Three Dimensional Molecular Models for the miR-31 and Its Silencer as the Triple Negative Breast Cancer BiomarkersArli Aditya ParikesitThe Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is considered as the most difficult Breast Cancer type to be medicated. So far, the acceptable medication and diagnostics measure are based upon the proteomics-world view, especially with utilizing the natural products and their derivatives as drug candidates. However, as the transcriptomics-studies are getting more advanced, the research on non-coding (nc)RNA is being considered … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 18 Oct 2018 · 7,772 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsComprehensive Assessment of Spatial Distribution of Road-Network Vulnerability in South AsiaPan Yuqi, Jiang Penghui, Li Manchun, Chen DengshuaiUnexpected phenomena-natural disasters, accidents and wars-can disrupt regional traffic systems because of the incapacities of road networks to sustain inflicted impacts. Therefore, the assessment of road-network vulnerability becomes integral to traffic-safety-maintenance and accident-prevention procedures. This study demonstrates the development of a comprehensive network system based on suggested improvements in node extraction, road construction and network attribution. An indicator system for … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 6 · 24 Dec 2021 · 6,446 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Scheme Design of Cloud + End Technology in Demand Side ManagementLeijiao Ge, Xiandong XuDemand Side Management (DSM) plays an important role in Smart Grid. It has large scale access points, massive users, heterogeneous infrastructure and dispersive participants. Moreover, cloud computing which is a service model is characterized by resource on-demand, high reliability and large scale integration and so on and the game theory is a useful tool to the dynamic economic phenomena. In … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 29 Nov 2015 · 7,493 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEntrenching Inferences in Implicational and Illocutionary ConstructionsFrancisco José Ruiz de Mendoza IbáñezThe starting point for the present paper is the classification of constructions, understood as fixed pairings of form and meaning, into four levels of meaning representation, i.e., the argument-structure, implicational, illocutionary and discourse levels. The meaning part of constructions contains fixed and variable elements. In argument-structure constructions the fixed elements are generic and, as such, they are open to parameterization … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 14 Aug 2015 · 8,199 accessesView PDFCite