Search Results - "Alarcón, F."

UAV Integration in Current Construction Safety Planning and Monitoring Processes: Case Study of a High-Rise Building Construction Project in Chile by Martinez, Jhonattan G, Gheisari, Masoud, Alarcón, Luis F

“…AbstractThe majority of construction fatalities and accidents in Chile occur in high-rise building construction projects that also suffer from an insufficient…”
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Effects of the microalga Scenedesmus almeriensis as fishmeal alternative in diets for gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, juveniles by Vizcaíno, A.J., López, G., Sáez, M.I., Jiménez, J.A., Barros, A., Hidalgo, L., Camacho-Rodríguez, J., Martínez, T.F., Cerón-García, M.C., Alarcón, F.J.

“…The rising costs of fishmeal worldwide promote great research effort aimed to find alternative and renewable ingredients for aquafeeds. In the last years…”
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Shape at the cross‐roads: homoplasy and history in the evolution of the carnivoran skull towards herbivory by FIGUEIRIDO, B, SERRANO‐ALARCÓN, F.J, SLATER, G.J, PALMQVIST, P

“…Patterns of skull shape in Carnivora provide examples of parallel and convergent evolution for similar ecomorphological adaptations. However, although most…”
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Exploring performance of the integrated project delivery process on complex building projects by Mesa, Harrison A., Molenaar, Keith R., Alarcón, Luis F.

“…Many building projects do not meet owners' performance expectations. Integrated project delivery (IPD) has emerged as a new delivery system with the potential…”
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Development of a Commitment Management System for Construction Projects by Salazar, Luis A., Ballard, Glenn, Arroyo, Paz, Alarcón, Luis F.

“…AbstractA relevant problem in the construction sector is low productivity due to the high variability and uncertainty of projects, which makes it necessary to…”
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Effects of raw and hydrolysed Nannochloropsis gaditana biomass included at low level in finishing diets for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) on fillet quality and shelf life by Sáez, M. I., Galafat, A., Suárez, M. D., Chaves-Pozo, E., Arizcun, M., Ayala, M. D., Alarcón, F. J., Martínez, T. F.

“…Numerous studies evaluating the effects of the incorporation of microalgae in feeds have reported favourable impacts on different physiological aspects of…”
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Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization of Microbial Biofouling on Aircraft Fuel Tanks by Gómez-Bolívar, Jaime, Warburton, Martin P., Mumford, Adam D., Mujica-Alarcón, Juan F., Anguilano, Lorna, Onwukwe, Uchechukwu, Barnes, James, Chronopoulou, Myrsini, Ju-Nam, Yon, Thornton, Steven F., Rolfe, Stephen A., Ojeda, Jesús J.

“…Avoiding microbial contamination and biofilm formation on the surfaces of aircraft fuel tanks is a major challenge in the aviation industry. The inevitable…”
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The Quality of Small Social Networks and Their Performance in Architecture Design Offices by Castillo, Tito, Herrera, Rodrigo F., Alarcón, Luis F.

“…AbstractWithin the construction industry, there are firms dedicated to designing, executing, and restoring all types of buildings. To achieve their objectives,…”
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Tetraselmis suecia and Tisochrysis lutea meal as dietary ingredients for gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) fry by Vizcaíno, A. J., Saéz, M. I., López, G., Arizcun, M., Abellán, E., Martínez, T. F., Cerón-García, M. C., Alarcón, F. J.

“…In the present study, the nutritional value of Tetraselmis suecica and Tisochrysis lutea (previously known as Isochrysis aff galbana T-ISO strain) freeze-dried…”
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Microalgae as a potential ingredient for partial fish meal replacement in aquafeeds: nutrient stability under different storage conditions by Camacho-Rodríguez, J., Macías-Sánchez, M. D., Cerón-García, M. C., Alarcón, F. J., Molina-Grima, E.

“…Aquaculture provides half of the fish for human consumption, and the trend is on a significant rise over the coming decades. However, the soaring price of…”
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iSafeUAS: An unmanned aerial system for construction safety inspection by Martinez, Jhonattan G., Albeaino, Gilles, Gheisari, Masoud, Issa, Raja R.A., Alarcón, Luis F.

“…Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have recently been utilized as an efficient safety inspection and monitoring tool on construction jobsites. However, their…”
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Online Monitoring and Implementation of Commitment Management Performance and Its Impact on Project Planning in Four Construction Projects by Retamal, Fabián, Salazar, Luis A., Alarcón, Luis F.

“…AbstractThe construction sector has not evolved with respect to the productivity of its processes and has not grown as expected in the last 50 years…”
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Influence of the experience of the project manager and the foreman on project management’s success in the context of LPS implementation by Laura Montalbán-Domingo, Jose Casas-Rico, Luis F. Alarcón, Eugenio Pellicer

“…Production planning is a key element for success in building project management. Last Planner System (LPS) has emerged as an alternative proactive management…”
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Effects of Phytase and Microalgae Supplementation on the Utilization of Aquafeeds for European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Formulated with a High Inclusion Level of Plant Protein by Flores-Moreno, S., Vizcaíno, A. J., Sáez, M. I., Macías-Vidal, J., Martínez, T. F., Martos-Sitcha, J. A., Alarcón-López, F. J.

“…Numerous studies have reported the disadvantages of using plant protein in aquafeeds owing to the presence of antinutritional factors. Particularly, phytate…”
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Feed pellets containing chitosan nanoparticles as plasmid DNA oral delivery system for fish: In vivo assessment in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) juveniles by Sáez, M.I., Vizcaíno, A.J., Alarcón, F.J., Martínez, T.F.

“…The aim of this study was the assessment of preloaded feed pellets as a delivery system for plasmid DNA (pDNA), with the purpose of evaluating the potential…”
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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization through process integration in the AEC industry: Strategies and challenges by Díaz, Héctor, Alarcón, Luis F., Mourgues, Claudio, García, Salvador

“…Recently Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) has emerged in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry to assist designers in making the…”
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Value assessment in the traditional housing design: Case studies applying a value analysis model by Zulay Giménez, Claudio Mourgues, Luis F. Alarcón, Harrison Mesa, Eugenio Pellicer

“…The traditional design approach faces difficulties in adequately responding to the value expected by customers. This research explores the generation and loss…”
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Barriers to Adopting Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) in Construction by Rebai, Slim, Sepúlveda, Italo, AlBalkhy, Wassim, Hamdi, Olfa, Lafhaj, Zoubeir, Alarcón, Luis F., Yim, Pascal

“…This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) of the Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) methodology, focusing on identifying barriers to its adoption…”
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Standardization can be good for exploration: a social capital view of the productivity dilemma in operational teams by Rojas, Carolina I., Pertuze, Julio A., Williamson, Amanda J., Gilbert-saad, Antoine, Alarcón, Luis F.

“…Process Management Programs (PMPs) rely heavily on the standardization of activities to improve organizational efficiency and reliability. Standardization,…”
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Comparing Team Interactions in Traditional and BIM-Lean Design Management by Herrera, Rodrigo F., Mourgues, Claudio, Alarcón, Luis F., Pellicer, Eugenio

“…There is qualitative evidence showing that design teams that use BIM-lean management have a higher level of interaction than design teams that do not use this…”
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