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Which Kind of Science Is Construction Management?
No full textIt is argued that the mainstream views on the nature of construction management are insufficient, and as one consequence of this, the relevance of construction management has been questioned. As a solution to this situation, construction management is suggested to be repositioned as a design science, rather than as an explanatory science. A historical consideration reveals that design science equals to one of the sciences proposed by Aristotle, however, the suggestion of Aristotle has been forgotten. Thus, there has been a long-standing neglect of the design science, which explains the present fragmentation of this field. It is argued that this redefinition of construction management will solve several problems plaguing this discipline, including the problem of relevance
E. M. Forster Revisited: Epistemic Disconnection, Otherness and Beyond, ed. by Gloria Lauri-Lucente, Francesco Marroni and Tania Zulli, Merope 61-62 (Gennaio-Luglio 2015)
No full textMolophilus (Molophilus) lauri Alexander 1945
No full textMolophilus (Molophilus) lauri Alexander, 1945 Alexander, 1945 b: 39–40 (original description); 43, figure 17 (male terminalia). Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Salesópolis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia. Holotype male with labels: (1) printed on white paper: “ BRAZIL – S. Paulo | Boracea 900 ms. | 13. IV. 1942 | Almeida & Trav. F o [Travassos Filho]”; (2) printed with handwritten inscriptions on red paper: “ HOLOTYPE | Molophilus | lauri | C. P. Alexander”. Preservation: mounted at the tip of a pinned paper triangle; part of abdomen with terminalia mounted on plastic slide pinned with the specimen. Missing parts: antennae, left wing and most legs except left middle leg.Published as part of Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha, Lamas, Carlos José Einicker & Azevedo, Leisa Nathalie Silva De, 2007, A catalogue of the types of Limoniidae and Tipulidae (Diptera: Tipulomorpha) in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1497 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27379
Lauri K. Newman
No full textSenior Technical Manager, Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) Program NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Code 590 V: 301-286-3155 C: 240-374-9146 F: 301-286-0365 e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Newman manages the NASA Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) program, which provides safety of flight services for NASA’s unmanned missions. She is also the Agency point of contact for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) for unmanned missions as part of the Agency’s Enterprise Protection Program. Previously, Ms. Newman spent 15 years as a Flight Dynamics Engineer, designing orbits and managing Flight Dynamics ground systems for a diverse set of spacecraft. She holds Masters and Bachelor of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.https://commons.erau.edu/stm-images/1125/thumbnail.jp
Professori F. Äimän [Lauri Hakulisen väitöskirjaa koskevan] arvostelun johdosta
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G. Lauri e M. Malvicini, Dal sindacato "ispettivo" al sindacato "conoscitivo"?, in L. Gori, F. Pacini, E. Rossi (a cura di), Il Parlamento "interlocutore", Pisa, Pisa University Press, 2018, pp. 77-99.
No full textVariations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Construction Physics
No full textAt the 14th annual conference in the International Group for Lean Construction in 2006 the authors presented the concept of construction as a process being fed by a number of flows out of which one is the critical one deciding the speed with which the process takes place. This contribution takes the idea further and sets out by discussing production in general and the underlying mental flow models associated with this understanding. It then suggests a new model for the understanding of the nature of project production with a focus on all the flows feeding this complex process. It continues by discussing the nature of the flows and at the same time looks at the impact of their variability at the project level. And finally it looks at the present tools for project management and their suitability in a process understanding of the project where particularly the nature of Last Planner is discussed
How to combine CTA, 99mTc-WBC SPECT/CT, and [18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with suspected abdominal vascular endograft infections?
No full textPurpose - We aimed at comparing Tc-99m-HMPAO white blood cells (Tc-99m-WBC) scintigraphy, 18fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose ([F-18]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and CT angiography (CTA) in patients with suspected abdominal vascular graft or endograft infection (VGEI). Moreover, we attempted to define a new visual score for interpreting [F-18]FDG PET/CT scans aiming at increasing its specificity. Methods - We prospectively compared Tc-99m-WBC SPECT/CT, [F-18]FDG PET/CT, and CTA in 26 patients with suspected abdominal VGEI. WBC scans were performed and interpreted according to EANM recommendations. [F-18]FDG PET/CT studies were assessed with both qualitative (Sah's scale and new visual score) and semi-quantitative analyses. CTA images were interpreted according to MAGIC criteria. Microbiology, histopathology or a clinical follow-up of at least 24 months were used to achieve final diagnosis. Results - Eleven out of 26 patients were infected. [F-18]FDG PET/CT showed 100% sensitivity and NPV, with both scoring systems, thus representing an efficient tool to rule out the infection. The use of a more detailed scoring system provided statistically higher specificity compared to the previous Sah's scale (p = 0.049). Tc-99m-WBC SPECT/CT provided statistically higher specificity and PPV than [F-18]FDG PET/CT, regardless the interpretation criteria used and it can be, therefore, used in early post-surgical phases or to confirm or rule out a PET/CT finding. Conclusions - After CTA, patients with suspected late VGEI should perform a [F-18]FDG PET/CT given its high sensitivity and NPV. However, given its lower specificity, positive results should be confirmed with Tc-99m-WBC scintigraphy. The use of a more detailed scoring system reduces the number of Tc-99m-WBC scans needed after [F-18]FDG PET/CT. Nevertheless, in suspected infections within 4 months from surgery, Tc-99m-WBC SPECT/CT should be performed as second exam, due to its high accuracy in differentiating sterile inflammation from infection
FIGURE 3 in Cladotanytarsus saetheri sp. nov. and C. gedanicus Giłka: Holarctic sibling species (Diptera: Chironomidae)
No full textFIGURE 3. HypOpygial anal pOint Of male Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) saetheri sp. nov. (A–E) and Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) gedanicus Giłka (F–J). A, G—Canada; B, C—NOrway; D, E—RuSSia; F—USA; H, I—POland; J—Finland.Published as part of Puchalski, Mateusz, Paasivirta, Lauri & Giłka, Wojciech, 2018, Cladotanytarsus saetheri sp. nov. and C. gedanicus Giłka: Holarctic sibling species (Diptera: Chironomidae), pp. 428-436 in Zootaxa 4394 (3) on page 434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/119983
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