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Aid, Growth, Policies and Fragility

The impact of aid on per capita income growth has been a particularly controversial topic among researchers and policy-makers alike. Most studies agree that growth would be lower in the absence of aid....

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Feminism, environmental economics, and accountability

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Complicating connectivity: Women's negotiations with smartphones in an Indian...

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I'm Doing This Right Now and It's for You. The Role of Images in Sexual...

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Ethics for construction engineers and managers in a globalized market

Ethical decision-making is central to the practice of construction engineering and management. This is no more evident than in the twenty-first century, when the construction industry must function in...

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Critical regionalities: Re-thinking regions in CCT

Purpose We introduce critical regionalities and the archipelago metaphor as an analytic lens for interrogating and redrawing regional borders while preserving the benefits of a regional approach....

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Skin deformation behavior during hand movements and their impact on...

In this study a three-dimensional (3D) INFOOT scanner was used to scan the hand in different postures and Geomagic Studio 12 was used to measure and analyzes the skin deformation behavior (skin...

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Mitigating and managing risks in mobile telecom projects

Proper risk management is one of the key drivers of successful project delivery. This is more apparent in competitive and fast growing industries such as telecommunication. To better understand the...

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Multiple actor cost control and management system: The UML blueprint

Proper cost control and management is pivotal for the success of construction projects and companies alike. However, several of the systems in usage are fragmented, especially in regards to how cost...

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Volatility spillover from soybean oil futures to crude palm oil spot and...

This study examines volatility spillovers from soybean oil (SO) futures market to both crude palm oil (CPO) spot and futures markets by adopting the trivariate volatility spillover model for the period...

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Pedagogical approaches to developing understanding of sustainability in STEM...

Developing the ability of graduates to think critically and creatively about sustainability issues is a goal now embedded in the 'graduate attributes' of many Universities. However, there is no...

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Internationalisation of the engineering curriculum: A two-decade journey,...

This paper describes a move to internationalize the engineering curriculum that began, following German initiatives, in the late 20th century. It provides the rationale that led to a course on...

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Prefabrication as a sustainable model in rail construction: A research enquiry

In many construction projects, prefabrication has proven to benefit sustainability. This innovative construction practice can virtually extend the life of assets while minimizing costs and time and...

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(In Press) Evaluate online training effectiveness: differentiate what they do...

Maintaining well skilled and knowledgeable employees is key to sustaining our competitive advantage through smarter information usc of digital technologies. By reviewing current government training...

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Dynamic surface pressure measurements on a flapping wing in smooth and...

Time-resolved measurements of surface pressure at various spanwise positions on a thin wing in simple root-flapping motion are presented. Pressure distributions during the downstroke exhibit a large...

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Research methods in Australian policy research a critical analysis

Policy research can play an important role in understanding, and informing public policy making. We explore policy research in Australia through leading Australian policy texts, and find the focus to...

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(In Press) Sustainable management by mining multinational corporations in...

This qualitative study explores how mining multinational corporations (MNCs) engage with other stakeholders in alleviating poverty in the host countries. We interviewed CSR managers and team members...

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The prediction of the diffuse field sound absorption of perforated panel...

This paper studies the diffuse field sound absorption coefficient of a system consisting of a rigid perforated panel with a thin porous woven/matted material glued to its back, which is placed in front...

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An alternative draft system for the allocation of player draft selections in...

The issue of 'tanking' is a growing trend in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is often the topic of debate. 'Tanking' is when a team lose games on purpose in order to improve their draft...

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Experimental investigation of dynamic stall on a flapping wing using pressure...

The mechanism of dynamic stall has been well investigated at higher Reynolds numbers in the context of helicopter and wind turbine blades. Recent interest in flapping wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) has...

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