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This article is published in Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten.The article was published on 2004-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 844 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Total absorption costing & Relevant cost.read more
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Transplanting naturally regenerated tree seedlings for tropical forest restoration: a case study of Calophyllum brasiliense and Vochysia guatemalensis in Mexico
TL;DR: In this article , a cost-benefit model was applied to assess the trade-off between initial investment costs and the resulting survival of transplanting naturally regenerated seedlings in the current study, in comparison with direct seeding (with and without the protection of seeds and emerged seedlings).
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A multi-criteria framework for critical infrastructure systems resilience
TL;DR: In this article , a multi-criteria framework (MCF) for critical infrastructure systems (CISs) resilience assessment is developed, consisting of general criteria and a guide for defining specific subcriteria.
First-year undergraduate students’ economic decision outcomes in engineering design
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focus on first-year undergraduate students' economic decision-making process when they trade off costs and benefits during a design challenge, and characterize students' patterns of outcomes derived from economic decisions using the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) method during the design process.
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A novel knowledge management method about integrated grounded theory for performance assessment of green building construction engineering
Bai Xiaoping,Liu Wansong +1 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper combined green construction and project management knowledge for performance assessment of green building construction engineering and used integrated method of grounded theory and G2 (G2 empowerment method) entropy method as a knowledge management strategy to build the performance assessment index set.
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Editorial: Sustainable planning and lifecycle thinking of energy infrastructure
Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar,Idiano D׳Adamo,Subrata Hait,Anshu Priya,Sofiane Kichou,Massimo Gastaldi +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors have presented a survey of energy-efficient buildings at Indian Institute of Technology Patna and Czech Technical University in Czech Republic with the aim of reducing energy consumption in buildings.
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