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Influence of waste materials on buildings’ life cycle environmental impacts: Adopting resource recovery principle by Hossain, Md. Uzzal, Thomas Ng, S.

“…•Critically considered waste materials generated at different stages of building.•Influence of waste materials on building environmental impacts was…”
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Childbearing and Family Leave Policies for Resident Physicians at Top Training Institutions by Magudia, Kirti, Bick, Alexander, Cohen, Jeffrey, Ng, Thomas S. C, Weinstein, Debra, Mangurian, Christina, Jagsi, Reshma

“…Integrating career and family is challenging for physicians at all stages of professional development but especially during residency, which occurs during…”
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Prefabricated construction enabled by the Internet-of-Things by Zhong, Ray Y., Peng, Yi, Xue, Fan, Fang, Ji, Zou, Weiwu, Luo, Hao, Thomas Ng, S., Lu, Weisheng, Shen, Geoffrey Q.P., Huang, George Q.

“…Prefabricated construction has been used for public rental housing in Hong Kong. In order to speed up housing delivery, Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) have…”
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Comparing the midpoint and endpoint approaches based on ReCiPe—a study of commercial buildings in Hong Kong by Dong, Ya Hong, Ng, S. Thomas

“…PURPOSE: Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been increasingly implemented in analyzing the environmental performance of buildings and construction projects. To…”
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Quantitative Imaging of Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Their Response to Therapy Using 64Cu-Labeled Macrin by Kim, Hye-Yeong, Li, Ran, Ng, Thomas S. C, Courties, Gabriel, Rodell, Christopher Blake, Prytyskach, Mark, Kohler, Rainer H, Pittet, Mikael J, Nahrendorf, Matthias, Weissleder, Ralph, Miller, Miles A

“…Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are widely implicated in cancer progression, and TAM levels can influence drug responses, particularly to immunotherapy and…”
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Therapeutically reprogrammed nutrient signalling enhances nanoparticulate albumin bound drug uptake and efficacy in KRAS-mutant cancer by Li, Ran, Ng, Thomas S. C., Wang, Stephanie J., Prytyskach, Mark, Rodell, Christopher B., Mikula, Hannes, Kohler, Rainer H., Garlin, Michelle A., Lauffenburger, Douglas A., Parangi, Sareh, Dinulescu, Daniela M., Bardeesy, Nabeel, Weissleder, Ralph, Miller, Miles A.

“…Nanoparticulate albumin bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel, nab-PTX) is among the most widely prescribed nanomedicines in clinical use, yet it remains unclear…”
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modeling framework to evaluate sustainability of building construction based on LCSA by Dong, Ya Hong, S. Thomas Ng

“…PURPOSE: Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) is a method that combines three life cycle techniques, viz. environmental life cycle assessment (LCA),…”
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Evaluating the environmental impacts of stabilization and solidification technologies for managing hazardous wastes through life cycle assessment: A case study of Hong Kong by Hossain, Md. Uzzal, Wang, Lei, Chen, Liang, Tsang, Daniel C.W., Ng, S. Thomas, Poon, Chi Sun, Mechtcherine, Viktor

“…[Display omitted] •Stabilization/Solidification (S/S) for hazardous materials was evaluated by life cycle assessment.•Sediment and municipal solid waste…”
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Medical Specialty Board Parental, Caregiver, and Medical Leave Policy Updates After 2021 American Board of Medical Specialties Mandate by Magudia, Kirti, Campbell, Shauna R, Rangel, Erika L, Arleo, Elizabeth Kagan, Jagsi, Reshma, Weinstein, Debra F, Ng, Thomas S. C

“…Parental, caregiver, and medical leave is essential for the well-being of medical trainees and their families. However, leave may be limited by ambiguous or…”
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Tau propagation in the brain olfactory circuits is associated with smell perception changes in aging by Diez, Ibai, Ortiz-Terán, Laura, Ng, Thomas S. C., Albers, Mark W., Marshall, Gad, Orwig, William, Kim, Chan-mi, Bueichekú, Elisenda, Montal, Victor, Olofsson, Jonas, Vannini, Patrizia, El Fahkri, Georges, Sperling, Reisa, Johnson, Keith, Jacobs, Heidi I. L., Sepulcre, Jorge

“…The direct access of olfactory afferents to memory-related cortical systems has inspired theories about the role of the olfactory pathways in the development…”
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Public participation in infrastructure and construction projects in China: From an EIA-based to a whole-cycle process by Li, Terry H.Y., Thomas Ng, S., Skitmore, Martin

“…Many governments world-wide are increasingly encouraging the involvement of interested individuals, groups and organisations in their public infrastructure and…”
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Modeling Multi-Stakeholder Multi-Objective Decisions during Public Participation in Major Infrastructure and Construction Projects: A Decision Rule Approach by Li, Terry H. Y, Thomas Ng, S, Skitmore, Martin

“…AbstractMajor infrastructure and construction (MIC) projects are those with significant traffic or environmental impact, of strategic and regional significance…”
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An ant colony system based decision support system for construction time-cost optimization by Zhang, Yanshuai, Thomas Ng, S.

“…Time and cost are the two most important factors to be considered in every construction project. In order to maximize the profit, both the client and…”
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Standard Adult Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy Criteria Is Applicable for Partial Meal Ingestion by Shah, Hina, Sundar, Reethy, Prado, David E. Arboleda, Dong, Jian W., Chow, David Z., Kuo, Braden, Voss, Stephan D., Jacene, Heather A., Robertson, Matthew S., Ng, Thomas S. C.

“…Background/Aims Gastric emptying scintigraphy is commonly performed to assess for dysmotility. A standardized meal with associated threshold criteria was…”
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ROCKETSHIP: a flexible and modular software tool for the planning, processing and analysis of dynamic MRI studies by Barnes, Samuel R, Ng, Thomas S C, Santa-Maria, Naomi, Montagne, Axel, Zlokovic, Berislav V, Jacobs, Russell E

“…Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) is a promising technique to characterize pathology and evaluate treatment response. However,…”
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Modeling the smartness or smart development levels of developing countries' cities by Antwi-Afari, Prince, Owusu-Manu, De-Graft, Ng, S. Thomas, Asumadu, George

“…The race towards smart city status, influenced by the perceived benefits of innovation and sustainability in smart city concepts, has engendered the need to…”
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Multiobjective Bayesian Network Model for Public-Private Partnership Decision Support by Xie, Jingzhu, Thomas Ng, S

“…AbstractTo improve the chance of success of a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, it is essential to consider the feasibility of the scheme both from the…”
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Factoring in embodied GHG emissions when assessing the environmental performance of building by Chen, Yuan, Thomas Ng, S.

“…•Discloses the limitation of existing green building rating tools on the evaluation of building’s embodied GHG emissions.•Reveals the current status and…”
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Factors contributing to the success of equipment-intensive subcontractors in construction by Thomas Ng, S., Tang, Ziwei, Palaneeswaran, Ekambaram

“…The risk of subcontracting shall not be underestimated especially under today’s highly competitive environment. To protect the best interest of contracting…”
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Using genetic algorithms and linear regression analysis for private housing demand forecast by Thomas Ng, S., Skitmore, Martin, Wong, Keung Fai

“…An accurate prediction of prospective construction supply and demand, especially the private residential market, is paramount important to policy makers, as it…”
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