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Evolution, present status and issues concerning small tank systems in Sri Lanka [Small tanks in Sri Lanka: evolution, present status and issues]

Panabokke, Christopher Rajendra; Sakthivadivel, Ramasamy; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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Using objects to coordinate design activity in interaction

Luck, Rachael - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 6, pp. 641-655

The coordination of design is a multi-faceted problem in construction. In design interactions in particular the real …-time coordination of design activity is a persistent concern. The use of objects to coordinate the activity of design is studied as this … happens in interactions between an architect and a building user group, in a setting where maintaining awareness of the design …

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Using the physical properties of artefacts to manage through-life knowledge flows in the built environment: an initial exploration

Rooke, Clementinah Ndhlovu; Rooke, John Alfred; … - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 6, pp. 601-613

. Literature on physical properties from design studies, production management and ethnomethodology is briefly reviewed to … knowledge flow. It is suggested that elements of knowledge management, ethnomethodology, production management and design …

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Growing Design? Challenges and Constraints Facing Design Consultancies in Three English City-Regions

Sunley, Peter; Pinch, Steven; Macmillen, James - In: Regional Studies 44 (2010) 7, pp. 873-887

Sunley P., Pinch S. and Macmillen J. Growing design? Challenges and constraints facing design consultancies in three …-tier industrial city-regions, as well as in leading global cities. This paper uses the results of firm interviews with design … availability of skilled labour. It considers the effects of design and cultural policy initiatives and finds that most measures are …

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Book Review of the Code and the City

Huang, Arthur - In: The Journal of Transport and Land Use 2 (2009) 2, pp. 79-81

This book is organized into three parts, each consisting of three chapters. The first part describes the historical context and framework within which urban norms and standards are embedded. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the earliest urban form standards, which were created based on the...

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Investment in Sustainable Development: A UK Perspective on the Business and Academic Challenges

Garland, Nigel; Hadfield, Mark; Howarth, George; … - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 1144-1160

There are many legislative, stakeholder and supply chain pressures on business to be more ‘sustainable’. Universities have recognised the need for graduate knowledge and understanding of sustainable development issues. Many businesses and universities have responded and introduced...

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The Management of the Citizen Oriented Applications

IVAN, Ion; VINTILĂ, Bogdan - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics 4(545) (2010) 4(545), pp. 47-70

The context of the knowledge based society is presented. The new user requirements in the context of the new society are analyzed. Basic concepts regarding the citizen oriented applications are presented. Issues specific to the citizen oriented applications are presented. The development cycle...

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Time domain quantification of the performance of a nonlinear dynamic device in the presence of a noise floor

Bulsara, A. R.; In, V.; Kho, A.; Anderson, G.; Obra, C.; … - In: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and … 69 (2009) 1, pp. 109-118

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Impedance measurement technique for quantum systems

Shevchenko, S. N. - In: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and … 61 (2008) 2, pp. 187-191

The impedance measurement technique consists in that the phase-dependent (parametric) inductance of the system is probed by the classical tank circuit via measuring the voltage. The notion of the parametric inductance for the impedance measurement technique is revisited for the case when a...

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Optimization – Simulation Model for Detention Basin System Design

Oxley, Robert; Mays, Larry - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 4, pp. 1157-1171

A model for the design of detention basin systems is presented that interfaces a simulated annealing (SA) optimization … including the outlet structures subject to design constraints. The program is implemented in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA … to the number of hydrologic simulations, simulated annealing proves to be an effective tool in the optimal design of …

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