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Integrated cost and schedule control (C/S) was introduced in the US more than a quarter of a century ago. However, traditional separated C/S is still one of the conspicuous problems in the Hong Kong construction industry. A paper evaluates the…

This article describes a hazard model that can be used for forecasting bankruptcy. Static models are inappropriate for forecasting bankruptcy because of the nature of bankruptcy data. Since bankruptcy occurs infrequently, forecasters use samples…

This meta-analysis used all original articles from 1966 to June 1996 that fit the preset inclusion criteria to examine the clinical effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices in preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and…

In considering impediments to scientific progress in contemporary social psychology, Miller and Pollock (1994) discussed six major issues: ignoring or reject- ing theoretically obvious findings, substantively selec- tive citation, positive bias in…

We define the minimum viable metapopulation (MVM) size as the minimum number of interacting local populations necessary for long-term persistence of a metapopulation in a balance between local extinctions and recolonizations. The minimum amount of…

In most European countries cost sharing has been introduced in order to reduce the demand for care. Different forms of cost sharing are available, but because of historically grown system characteristics and prevailing values countries differ in the…

Diagnostic criteria for coeliac disease (CD) from the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) were published in 1990. Since then, the autoantigen in CD, tissue transglutaminase, has been identified; the…

Advice is a common but potentially face threatening response to a friend or loved one who is upset about a problem. Consequently, it is useful to identify ways a speaker may show regard for face in this kind of episode. This article examines how…

Kruglanski and Thompson offer a compelling account of persuasion via a single processing route. The central tenet of the unimodel is that both message argument in- formation and extramessage information constitute evi- dence relevant to persuasion.…

Focuses on the dual-process models of persuasion. Concept behind the models; Factors associated with the multifaceted phenomenon of attitudinal persuasion; Problems with the dual-process models of persuasion; Ways to simplify information processing;…