AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED COST AND SCHEDULE CONTROL OF EXCAVATION WORKS IN NATM TUNNELS

Automatic data processing system for integrated cost and schedule control of excavation works in NATM tunnels

A type-based system is widely used for cost and schedule control in the NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) tunnel.This study raises several limitations of the type-based system: a broad level of control, a distributed approach to cost and schedule data, ad hoc management, and difficulty in deriving meaningful data.Integrated cost and schedule co

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Detection of Liver Dysfunction Using a Wearable Electronic Nose System Based on Semiconductor Metal Oxide Sensors

The purpose Hand Sensor Board of this exploratory study was to determine whether liver dysfunction can be generally classified using a wearable electronic nose based on semiconductor metal oxide (MOx) gas sensors, and whether the extent of this dysfunction can be quantified.MOx gas sensors are attractive because of their simplicity, high sensitivit

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Managing Pythium Blight in Overseeded Turf

Pythium blight is a fast moving disease that can destroy an established grass stand within 24 hours after the first symptoms become visible, especially in a warm, humid environment.Typical initial symptoms include irregularly purplish to dark shaped areas, with a dark water-soaked appearance on the leaf blades.These leaves will become soft and slim

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Experience of Delinquent Adolescents in Juvenile Detention Center of Tehran With Emphasis on Crime Repetition Prevention

Objectives: Juvenile delinquents are a group of people that is in dire need of psychosocial rehabilitation.In this research, we seek to assess the lived experience in two groups of delinquent adolescents: one group is repetitive delinquents, the second group successfully returned to society.We tried to understand the relevant and essential factors

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