The implementation of building information modeling (BIM) towards sustainable construction industry in Egypt "The pre-construction phase" by Mohamed, Amira Elshazly

“…Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a relatively recent technology within the construction industry that, when properly introduced, can help in providing adequate project quality, accurate time and quantity take-offs schedules, and project costs reduction. …”
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Cost utility and budget impact analysis of bortezomib and lenalidomide for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in the South African public health sector by Matsela, Lineo Marie

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Development of a decision support system for assessing alternative agriculture land uses: A case study of the Stellenbosch wine region by De Villiers, Jeanne-Mari

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Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour to identify the predictors of intergroup contact by Theunissen, Andrea

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Stochastic models in experimental economics by Monroe, Brian Albert

“…These vary from developing new theoretical models, models that nest EUT as a special case, such as Rank Dependent Utility (RDU) and Regret Theory, as well as models that do not nest EUT, such as Cumulative Prospect Theory, to critiques of experimental methods and scope, to the promotion of stochastic models of choice. …”
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Computational modelling of hydrogel therapies by Ahmed, Sadman Sakib

“…A methodology is presented for characterizing the gelation of PEG from existing rheology data. A material model is developed for gelation by using a time-dependent viscosity model that is implemented numerically in Ansys Polyflow. …”
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A comparative analysis and improvement of the empirical design flood estimation approaches by De Klerk, Barend Jakobus

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Modelling hepatotoxicity in HIV/TB co-infected patients: extensions of the Cox Proportional Hazards Model by Mlotshwa, Vintia Philile

“…Since the Cox regression model utilized data up to the first occurrence of hepatotoxicity, in some instances, the time-varying treatment effect based on the Cox regression model was closer to unity and marginally significant. …”
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Determining appropriate loss coefficients for use in the nozzle-model of a stage-by-stage turbine model by Marx, Alton Cadle

“…This stage-by-stage turbine nozzlemodel component was derived from the synthesis of classical turbine theory and classical nozzle theory enabling the component to accurately model a turbine stage. Utilizing Flownex, a thermohydraulic network solver, the turbine stage component can be expanded to accurately model any arrangement and category of turbine. …”
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Utilization of water and light resources by annual crops under semi-arid conditions when planted between Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit hedgerows

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The impact of intergovernmental fiscal allocations on South African Water Board performance : a case study of Amatola Water Board by Gutas, Thembani Lawrence

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A cost-utility and budget impact analysis of long-acting insulin analogues, (determir, glargine and degludec) for the treatment of adults with T1DM in South Africa by Verryn, Mark

“…Methods: A systematic search for clinical evidence was performed to inform the economic evaluation. A cost-utility analysis was carried out utilising Markov modelling. …”
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Lateral communities, vertical cities: understanding the nature of the livelihood strategies utilized by former residents of the Pine Road informal settlement in the pickwick transi... by Made, Ayanda

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The Cape Town Violence and Injury Observatory (VIO) Validity and utility of data sources for a prevention-oriented VIO in urban Cape Town, South Africa by Jabar, Ardil

“…Background The Cardiff model purports that the true burden of violence within a community can only be quantified by the addition of violence-related data from health services to violence data reported to the police. …”
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Promoting circular economy and sustainable construction practices : investigating the integration of waste upcycling for a greener future, with a focus on eggshell and eggshell mem...

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DSGE models for the South African economy by Abbas, Ahmed

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DSGE Models for the South African Economy by Abbas_A, Ahmed

“…A model with variable capacity utilization and investment specific shocks is also used to reproduce facts about the manufacturing sector in South Africa. …”
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Game-theoretic models for mergers and acquisitions by Van den Honert, Robin Charles

“…This allows a comparison with earlier results and estimation of the extent of the uncertainty. An extension of this model is proposed, incorporating an alternative form of the utility functions. …”
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