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Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments : people and process issues (2009)
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Lou, E., & Alshawi, M. (2009). Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments : people and process issues. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 98-109

The construction industry is increasingly engulfed by globalisation where clients, business partners and customers are found in virtually every corner of the world. Communicating, reaching and supporting them are no longer optional but are imperative... Read More about Critical success factors for e-tendering implementation in construction collaborative environments : people and process issues.

Sex change and the genetic structure of marine fish populations (2009)
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Chopelet, J., Waples, R., & Mariani, S. (2009). Sex change and the genetic structure of marine fish populations. Fish and Fisheries, 10(3), 329-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2009.00329.x

The interaction between environmental forces and dispersal characteristics is largely responsible for the patterns of population structure in marine fish. Yet, crucial gaps in knowledge on life-histories and the relative contributions of numerous e... Read More about Sex change and the genetic structure of marine fish populations.

Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (brachyteles spp.) of the arazilian Atlantic forest (2009)
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Cunha, A., Viveiros Grelle, C., & Boubli, J. (2009). Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (brachyteles spp.) of the arazilian Atlantic forest. Oryx, 43(2), 254-257. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060530700230X

Muriquis are endemic primates of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with two recognized species: Brachyteles hypoxanthus and Brachyteles arachnoides. Although the state of Rio de Janeiro is the type locality for B. arachnoides the muriqui population of t... Read More about Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (brachyteles spp.) of the arazilian Atlantic forest.

Behavioral dominance between female color morphs of a Lake Victoria cichlid fish (2009)
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Dijkstra, P. D., van Dijk, S., Groothuis, T. G., Pierotti, M. E., & Seehausen, O. (2009). Behavioral dominance between female color morphs of a Lake Victoria cichlid fish. Behavioral Ecology, 20(3), 593–600. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp036

Species that exhibit genetic color polymorphism are suitable for studying the evolutionary forces that maintain heritable phenotypic variation in nature. Male color morphs often differ in behavioral dominance, affecting the evolution of color polymor... Read More about Behavioral dominance between female color morphs of a Lake Victoria cichlid fish.

Cities mediating technological transitions : understanding visions, intermediation and consequences (2009)
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Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2009). Cities mediating technological transitions : understanding visions, intermediation and consequences. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 21(4), 515-534. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320902819213

Approaches to technological transitions and their management have generated considerable interest in academic and policy circles in recent years. The development of this body of work may be seen as a response to the complexities, uncertainties and pr... Read More about Cities mediating technological transitions : understanding visions, intermediation and consequences.

Experimental validation of the active noise control methodology based on difference potentials (2009)
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Lim, H., Utyuzhnikov, S., Lam, Y., Turan, A., Avis, M., Ryaben'kii, V., & Tsynkov, S. (2009). Experimental validation of the active noise control methodology based on difference potentials. AIAA journal, 47(4), 874-884. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.32496

To achieve active noise cancellation over a large area, it is often necessary to get a measure of the physical properties of the noise source to devise a counter measure. This, however, is not practical in many cases. A mathematical approach, the Dif... Read More about Experimental validation of the active noise control methodology based on difference potentials.

Impact of transgenic oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of insecticidal proteins on longevity and digestive enzymes of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis. (2009)
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Konrad, R., Connor, M., Ferry, N., Gatehouse, A., & Babendreier, D. (2009). Impact of transgenic oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of insecticidal proteins on longevity and digestive enzymes of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis. Journal of Insect Physiology, 55(4), 305-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.12.007

The risk that insect-resistant transgenic plants may pose for solitary bees was assessed by determining longevity of adult Osmia bicornis (O. rufa) chronically exposed to transgenic oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) or to the purified in... Read More about Impact of transgenic oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of insecticidal proteins on longevity and digestive enzymes of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis..

Studies on a synthetic sitinakite-type silicotitanate cation exchanger. Part 2. Effect of alkaline earth and alkali metals on the uptake of Cs and Sr radioisotopes (2009)
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Dyer, A., Newton, J., O'Brien, L., & Owens, S. (2009). Studies on a synthetic sitinakite-type silicotitanate cation exchanger. Part 2. Effect of alkaline earth and alkali metals on the uptake of Cs and Sr radioisotopes. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 120(3), 272-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.11.016

A commercially available synthetic silicotitanate (IONSIV® IE-911), with a sitinakite-like structure, is a candidate material for the remediation of aqueous nuclear waste streams. These streams often vary in both cation composition and cation concent... Read More about Studies on a synthetic sitinakite-type silicotitanate cation exchanger. Part 2. Effect of alkaline earth and alkali metals on the uptake of Cs and Sr radioisotopes.

The gaps between healthcare service and building design : a state of the art review (2009)
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Tzortzopoulos, P., Codinhoto, R., Kagioglou, M., Rooke, J., & Koskela, L. (2009). The gaps between healthcare service and building design : a state of the art review. Ambiente Construído (Online), 9(2), 47-55

Healthcare buildings are designed to achieve diverse objectives, ranging from providing appropriate environments where care can be delivered to communities to increasing operational efficiency and improving patient flows and the patient experience. I... Read More about The gaps between healthcare service and building design : a state of the art review.

Emergence of green building guidelines in developed countries and their impact on India (2009)
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Egbu, C., Potbhare, V., Syal, M., Arif, M., & Khalfan, M. (2009). Emergence of green building guidelines in developed countries and their impact on India. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 7(1), 99-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/17260530910947286

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics of green building guidelines in developed countries and to analyze their influence on the evolution and adoption of similar guidelines in India. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Emergence of green building guidelines in developed countries and their impact on India.

Nonlinear interfaces: intrinsically nonparaxial regimes and effects (2009)
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Sánchez-Curto, J., Chamorro-Posada, P., & McDonald, G. (2009). Nonlinear interfaces: intrinsically nonparaxial regimes and effects. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 11(5), 054015. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/11/5/054015

The behaviour of optical solitons at planar nonlinear boundaries is a problem rich in intrinsically nonparaxial regimes that cannot be fully addressed by theories based on the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. For instance, large propagation angles are... Read More about Nonlinear interfaces: intrinsically nonparaxial regimes and effects.

Modeling the geographical distribution and fundamental niches of Cacajao spp. and Chiropotes israelita in Northwestern Amazonia via a maximum entropy algorithm (2009)
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Boubli, J., & de Lima, M. (2009). Modeling the geographical distribution and fundamental niches of Cacajao spp. and Chiropotes israelita in Northwestern Amazonia via a maximum entropy algorithm. International Journal of Primatology, 30(2), 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-009-9335-4

We modeled the geographical distribution of 4 pithecine primate species: brown-backed bearded sakis (Chiropotes israelita) and 3 black uakaris (Cacajao melanocephalus, C. hosomi, and C. ayresi) that inhabit remote regions of western Amazonas, Brazil.... Read More about Modeling the geographical distribution and fundamental niches of Cacajao spp. and Chiropotes israelita in Northwestern Amazonia via a maximum entropy algorithm.

Photoreactivity of biologically active compounds. XIX: Excited states and free radicals from the antimalarial drug primaquine (2009)
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Kristensen, S., Edge, R., Tønnesen, H., Bisby, R., & Navaratnam, S. (2009). Photoreactivity of biologically active compounds. XIX: Excited states and free radicals from the antimalarial drug primaquine. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 94(3), 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.11.006

The formation and reactivity of excited states and free radicals from primaquine was studied in order to evaluate the primary photochemical reaction mechanisms. The excited primaquine triplet was not detected, but is likely to be formed with a short... Read More about Photoreactivity of biologically active compounds. XIX: Excited states and free radicals from the antimalarial drug primaquine.

Technology strategies for globally dispersed construction teams (2009)
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Peña-mora, F., Vadhavkar, S., & Aziz, Z. (2009). Technology strategies for globally dispersed construction teams. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 70-80

SUMMARY: Groups of geographically and/or organizationally dispersed members are increasingly being assembled to accomplish a wide range of organizational tasks using a combination of telecommunication and information technologies. The emergence of su... Read More about Technology strategies for globally dispersed construction teams.

Discovery of novel triple helical DNA intercalators by an integrated virtual and actual screening platform (2009)
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Holt, A., Ragazzon, P., Strekowski, L., Chaires, J., & Trent, J. (2009). Discovery of novel triple helical DNA intercalators by an integrated virtual and actual screening platform. Nucleic Acids Research, 37(4), 1280-1287. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkn1043

Virtual Screening is an increasingly attractive way to discover new small molecules with potential medicinal value. We introduce a novel strategy that integrates use of the molecular docking software Surflex with experimental validation by the method... Read More about Discovery of novel triple helical DNA intercalators by an integrated virtual and actual screening platform.

An analytical model for turbulence scattered rays in the shadow zone for outdoor sound propagation calculation (2009)
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Lam, Y. (2009). An analytical model for turbulence scattered rays in the shadow zone for outdoor sound propagation calculation. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 125(3), 1340-1350. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3076928

In outdoor sound propagation, an inherent problem of the ray tracing method is its inability to determine the sound pressure level in the shadow zone, where geometrical rays do not penetrate. This is a serious problem in a turbulent atmosphere where... Read More about An analytical model for turbulence scattered rays in the shadow zone for outdoor sound propagation calculation.

Information technology as boundary object for transformational learning (2009)
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Forgues, D., Koskela, L., & Lejeune, A. (2009). Information technology as boundary object for transformational learning. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 48-58

Collaborative work is considered as a way to improve productivity and value generation in construction. However, recent research demonstrates that socio-cognitive factors related to fragmentation of specialized knowledge may hinder team performance.... Read More about Information technology as boundary object for transformational learning.

Nuclear exclusion of p33ING1b tumor suppressor protein: explored in HCC cells using a new highly specific antibody (2009)
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Sayan, B., Emre, N., Irmak, M., Ozturk, M., & Cetin-Atalay, R. (2009). Nuclear exclusion of p33ING1b tumor suppressor protein: explored in HCC cells using a new highly specific antibody. Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy, 28(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1089/hyb.2008.0058

Mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAb) were generated against p33ING1b tumor suppressor protein. 15B9 MAb was highly specific in recognizing a single protein band of ∼33 kDa endogenous p33ING1b protein from HCC cell lines and normal liver tissue by Wester... Read More about Nuclear exclusion of p33ING1b tumor suppressor protein: explored in HCC cells using a new highly specific antibody.