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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"future construction"”.
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Development of microsatellite (SSR) marker multiplexes for future construction of a genetic linkage map for pear (Pyrus communis L.)
… use in maker-assisted selection and for the construction of a genetic linkage map thus leading to the location of favourable traits and ultimately the improvement of the quality of the pear.In this study high throughput genomic DNA extractions were performed. The Cetyltrimethyl ammonium …
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Enhancing Computational Thinking Skills of the Future Construction Workforce to Perform Sensor Data Analytics with End-User Programming Environment
… employment hubs of the United States, the construction industry continues to struggle with declining productivity, workplace hazards, and a growing shortage of skilled workers. In response to these challenges, the construction industry is leveraging advanced sensing technologies and …
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Variation Management Strategies for Future Construction Sites: A study to address role of an equipment rental business in the energy transition
Construction sites are facing challenges with high power peaks due to electrification of heavy equipment where potential consequences are increased power tariffs locally and risk of limited power supply. Another development is an increased intermittent power supply due to more wind- and solar power …
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Germanic future constructions: A usage-based approach to grammaticalization
This study offers a new approach to grammatical constructions that express futurity in Danish, Dutch, English, German, and Swedish. Future constructions develop out of lexical elements whose meanings persist to some degree in modern usage. Future constructions thus convey not only future time …
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Fibers and Fragments: Weaving local resources into the Arabian Gulf's modern material culture.
… thesis explores two components that constitute a future construction practice: concrete in compression (mined from demolition sites) and carbon fibers in tension. The discovery of oil in 1932 accelerated the use of reinforced concrete in the Gulf, which was first spurred by British officials and …
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Proactive Planning and Control of Construction Productivity and Cost Using Time Series Data
… can objectively and accurately predict construction productivity and cost in a timely manner. Thereby, practitioners can make more reliable decisions and implement the decisions in a more effective way while managing projects. Overall, it is envisioned that the new approach can help …
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A forecast of prices, rents and construction in the Salt Lake City-Ogden Metropolitan Area
… home prices, rents of multi-family units, and future construction of both types of housing for the Salt Lake City-Ogden metro area.
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Multicultural Attitudes of Construction Management Students in a Rural Southern University
<p>Construction management students are situated in a predominantly white male industry. Since the industry is currently becoming more diverse, there is a need for construction management students to be more culturally responsive. Multicultural education is one way that students can be exposed to …
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The Construction of Airfields during the New Georgia Campaign of 1943-44: Lessons Learned by the United States Naval Construction Battalions.
<p>Prevalent depictions of United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) were engendered by John Wayne in <em>The Fighting Seabees</em> and the musical, <em>South Pacific</em>. While capturing the ingenious determination that birthed their motto '˜Can Do', these incomplete pictures don't …
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"Good jobs, not gentrification" : the fight for community centered development in Roxbury
… an upsurge in new commercial and residential construction. Concerns about gentrification and displacement of low and moderate income residents inspired a wave of direct action organizing demanding tangible local employment benefits from new development. The campaign culminated in the passage …
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Anticipatory Realism: Constructions of Futures and Regimes of Prediction in Contemporary Post-cinematic Art
… for anticipation as a cultural technique for the construction of and adjustment to future scenarios. This framing allows analysis of constructions of futures as culturally and media-historically specific operations. Via anticipation, constructions of futures become addressable as embedded in …
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Variation In Bat Activity Across Upland Embedded Wetlands In The Cumberland Ranger District Of The Daniel Boone National Forest
… may have on UEWs should be considered during future construction efforts to effectively manage for imperiled Myotis species. Results of this study will provide resource managers with insight as to what UEW conditions are most important for bat communities in the Appalachian region.
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Fatigue Assessment for Failed Bridge Deck Closure Pour
… of the reinforcing bars in the vicinity of the construction joint, while other failure bars had little or no corrosion. Sections of the bridge deck were cut and delivered to Virginia Tech for further investigation. It was clear from an initial investigation that shrinkage of the deck concrete …
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Climate Change and its Potential Impacts on Construction in Ireland: The Argument for Mitigation and Adaptation
The construction industry makes a significant contribution to Ireland’s physical and economic milieu. It is therefore important to investigate the potential impacts of climate change upon it and formulate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Observed and modelled data were used to evaluate …
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Development of a measurement tool to assess sustainability in the built environment curriculum using psychological constructs
The concept of sustainable construction is increasingly being recognised, not only as a way to reduce the environmental impact of construction, but as a valuable business strategy. Stakeholders such as companies, professional bodies, government and the education sector all have the ability to have …
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Exploratory study of lean construction : assessment of lean implementation
Since Lean Construction has been introduced as a new management approach to improve productivity in the construction industry, much research is in progress to develop lean concepts and principles for better implementation and to get results of the successful adaptation of lean ideas from …
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Bridging the gap between post-Newtonian theory and numerical relativity in gravitational-wave data analysis
… searches. This is of major importance for the future construction of improved models, but also for the correct interpretation of gravitational-wave observations that are made utilizing any complete waveform family. In particular, we comprehensively discuss how long the numerical-relativity …
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Best Practices in Stakeholder Engagement through a Collaborative Procurement System for Infrastructure Projects
Infrastructure construction projects engage multiple stakeholders directly and indirectly during the pre-construction stages. Stakeholder engagement is an essential part of the management process, particularly for megaprojects. In large projects, stakeholders have varying information needs and …
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Structural analysis at scale: Computational modeling of embodied carbon in complex floor layouts
… the needs of growing populations, rates of new construction are increasing at a record pace worldwide. The built environment, already one of the single largest contributors to global CO₂e emissions, will become a significant environmental challenge in the coming decades. To mitigate the …
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Morphosyntactic variation and contact: A comparative view from Daco-Romance
… ‘the stones’) and completely lacks the synthetic future, displaying instead a Balkan-style future construction made from the auxiliary WANT and the infinitive (cf. Ro. ***voi** dormi* vs It. *dormir**ò*** ‘I will sleep’). Indeed, these different evolutions can be accounted for, I argue, by …
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