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BIM in the Construction Industry
Many researchers have stated that lean and building information modeling (BIM) have positive synergies. This integrative literature review aims at exploring this body of knowledge within the scope of combinations of BIM and the Last Planner® System, as an important Lean construction method, in the phase of construction execution.
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- 9783039365739, 9783039365746
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Bilingualism and Deafness. On Language Contact in the Bilingual Acquisition o…
This book examines sociolinguistic, educational and psycholinguistic factors that shape the path to sign bilingualism in deaf individuals and contributes to a better understanding of the specific characteristics of a type of bilingualism that is neither territorial nor commonly the result of parent-to-child transmission
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- 9781501504990
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Bilingual Language Development: The Role of Dominance
It has long been established that bilingual speakers are rarely balanced in their languages so that one language is dominant. The contributions to Bilingual Language Development: The Role of Dominance focus on the potential effects of language dominance on the competence and processing of bilinguals, covering a large variety of language combinations and domains. Important aspects of such wo…
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- 9782889459889
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Bilingual Europe
From medieval times in Italy, the Romance vernaculars and their literatures stood opposite Latin, which was the official, Church and literary language. Dante Alighieri’s Latin work De vulgari eloquentia is a testimony to this linguistic situation.
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Bilingual Couples in Conversation (Volume 149)
In this sociolinguistic study, the speech and the modes of communication of ten bilingual couples were analysed, based on a corpus of in-depth interviews with both partners. My main aim was to draw a detailed picture of various areas pertaining to the communication between native speakers of English and Swiss partners who, despite being late bilinguals, have a high level of proficiency in …
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- 9783772057632
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Biliary Tract
Common bile duct stones (CBDS) incidence is about 10–15%. Clinical signs and symptoms are nonspecific but when associated with biochemical tests and abdominal ultrasound, patients can be categorized into low, intermediate, and high risk of choledocholithiasis
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- 9781803566993, 9781803566986
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Bile Duct Cancer
Malignant biliary obstruction is very difficult to treat; only 10–20% of the patients are suitable for curative resections. Obstructive jaundice is associated with a pro-inflammatory state, altering the normal physiology and affecting multiple organ systems. So, patients with malignant obstructive jaundice are at increased risk of postoperative complications. Nevertheless, the preoperativ…
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- 9781789238761
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Bildungspraktiken der Aufklärung / Education practices of the Enlightenment.…
: For a short period in the early 18th century the city of Gdańsk held a notable position as an intersection of scholarship within the Baltic Sea region. Acting as an autonomous state, the commercial metropolis not only became one of the most populous cities in East-Central Europe in the Early Modern times, but also a significant centre for information and communication
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- 9783110671827
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Bildung / Transformation
Kulturelle und gesellschaftliche Umbrüche, die gegenwärtig in allen möglichen Formen stattfinden und sich durch die »Globalisierung« zu vervielfältigen scheinen, stellen eine der großen Herausforderungen für die Sozialwissenschaften dar
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- 9783933127945
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Bilateral Vestibulopathy - Current Knowledge and Future Directions to Improve…
Bilateral vestibulopathy has had several names, paralleling growing numbers of publications and interest in its pathophysiology and treatment. The condition was formerly Dandy syndrome, eponymously associated with neurosurgeon Walter Dandy who worked at the Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1918 to 1946. Having developed expertise in vestibular schwannoma surgery, Dandy became interested in vesti…
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- 9782889456284
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