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Towards understanding the contractor's response to carbon reduction policies in the construction projects by Wong, Peter S.P., Ng, S.T. Thomas, Shahidi, M.

“…Policies like the carbon tax and tightened building regulations have been advocated as the effective drivers of carbon reduction strategy adoption. Few…”
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Assessing oral health and the minimally important differences in oral health‐related quality of life of non‐diabetic and diabetic patients: a cross‐sectional study by Chen, A, Ng, ST, Goh, V, Siu, S‐C, Yeung, KWS, Tsang, YC, Wang, Q, Leung, WK

“…Background Non‐diabetics and diabetics might have different oral health problems and impacts on their oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL). Comparison…”
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A public private people partnerships (P4) process framework for infrastructure development in Hong Kong by Ng, S. Thomas, Wong, James M.W., Wong, Kelwin K.W.

“…► There is no systematic mechanism capturing social concerns for PPP projects. ► We establish a process framework which put people as a major stakeholder for…”
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Nutrient composition, antioxidant properties, and anti-proliferative activity of Lignosus rhinocerus Cooke sclerotium by Yap, Yeannie HY, Tan, NgetHong, Fung, ShinYee, Aziz, Azlina A, Tan, ChonSeng, Ng, SzuTing

“…Background Lignosus rhinocerus (tiger milk mushroom) is an important medicinal mushroom used in Southeast Asia and China, and its sclerotium can be developed…”
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Cloning, overexpression, purification, and modeling of a lectin (Rhinocelectin) with antiproliferative activity from Tiger Milk Mushroom, Lignosus rhinocerus by Cheong, P.C.H., Yong, Y.S., Fatima, A., Ng, S.T., Tan, C.S., Kong, B.H., Tan, N.H., Rajarajeswaran, J., Fung, S.Y.

“…A lectin gene from the Tiger Milk Mushroom Lignosus rhinocerus TM02® was successfully cloned and expressed via vector pET28a in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The…”
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A framework for evaluating the safety performance of construction contractors by Thomas Ng, S., Pong Cheng, Kam, Martin Skitmore, R.

“…Improvements to contracting organisations’ safety standards could inevitably be helped by continuous monitoring and review of their safety performance. To…”
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Sustainability appraisal in infrastructure projects (SUSAIP). Part 1. Development of indicators and computational methods by UGWU, O. O, KUMARASWAMY, M. M, WONG, A, NG, S. T

“…The process of translating strategic sustainability objectives into concrete action at project-specific levels is a difficult task. The multi-dimensional…”
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Applying a Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Approach for Time-Cost Optimization by Zheng, Daisy X. M, Ng, S. Thomas, Kumaraswamy, Mohan M

“…Reducing both project cost and time (duration) is critical in a competitive environment. However, a trade-off between project time and cost is required. This…”
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The art and science of Feng Shui—a study on architects’ perception by Mak, Michael Y., Thomas Ng, S.

“…The theories and practices of Feng Shui can be classified into two major categories namely the Form School and Compass School. Form School has been more…”
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Forecast models for actual construction time and cost by Martin Skitmore, R, Thomas Ng, S

“…The actual construction time and cost of construction projects may be affected by the client, project and contractual characteristics and in many cases can be…”
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Stochastic Time–Cost Optimization Model Incorporating Fuzzy Sets Theory and Nonreplaceable Front by Zheng, Daisy X. M, Ng, S. Thomas

“…In a real construction project, the duration and cost of each activity could change dynamically as a result of many uncertain variables, such as weather,…”
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Applying Pareto Ranking and Niche Formation to Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Time–Cost Optimization by Zheng, Daisy X. M, Ng, S. Thomas, Kumaraswamy, Mohan M

“…Time–cost optimization (TCO) is one of the greatest challenges in construction project planning and control, since the optimization of either time or cost,…”
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Use of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing To Examine Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Singapore by Sun, Yong-Jiang, Bellamy, Richard, Lee, Ann S G, Ng, Sze Ta, Ravindran, Sindhu, Wong, Sin-Yew, Locht, Camille, Supply, Philip, Paton, Nicholas I

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Formulating Procurement Selection Criteria through Case-Based Reasoning Approach by Luu, Duc Thanh, Ng, S. Thomas, Chen, Swee Eng

“…An appropriate procurement system is a catalyst to the success of a construction project. In practice, the solutions and outcomes of previous procurement…”
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A modified neural network for improving river flow prediction by HU, T. S, LAM, K. C, NG, S. Thomas

“…The potential of three measures for improving the generalization performance of rainfall runoff neural network models was examined. The measures included:…”
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Sustainability appraisal in infrastructure projects (SUSAIP): Part 2: A case study in bridge design by Ugwu, O.O., Kumaraswamy, M.M., Wong, A, Ng, S.T.

“…This paper discusses project-level sustainability assessment using the sustainability KPIs, mathematical models and computational methods discussed in part 1…”
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Growth hormone treatment induces mammary gland hyperplasia in aging primates by Ng, Siu T, Zhou, Jian, Adesanya, Oluyemisi O, Wang, Jie, Leroith, Derek, Bondy, Carolyn A

“…The decline of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) production during aging has been likened to the decrease in gonadal steroids in…”
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An integrated regression analysis and time series model for construction tender price index forecasting by Ng, S. Thomas, Cheung, Sai On, Skitmore, Martin, Wong, Toby C.Y.

“…Clients need to be informed in advance of their likely future financial commitments and cost implications as the design evolves. This requires the estimation…”
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A strategy for evaluating a fuzzy case-based construction procurement selection system by Luu, Duc Thanh, Ng, S. Thomas, Chen, Swee Eng, Jefferies, Marcus

“…System Verification and Validation (V&V) is an essential element in the development and implementation of any computer-based decision tools. The unique…”
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River flow time series prediction with a range-dependent neural network by HU, T. S., LAM, K. C., NG, S. T.

“…Artificial neural networks provide a promising alternative to hydrological time series modelling. However, there are still many fundamental problems requiring…”
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