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Developing and Optimizing Context-Specific and Universal Construction Labour Productivity Models
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Construction labour productivity (CLP) significantly influences the profitability of construction companies; however, CLP exhibits the highest variability among project resources and is a major source of project risk. The construction industry is thus constantly searching for ways to improve...
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Development of a decision model for the techno-economic assessment of municipal solid waste utilization pathways
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Khan, Md. Mohib-Ul-Haque, Jain, Siddharth, Vaezi, Mahid, Kumar, Amit
Economic competitiveness is one of the key factors in making decisions towards the development of waste conversion facilities and devising a sustainable waste management strategy. The goal of this study is to develop a framework, as well as to develop and demonstrate a comprehensive...
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Fall 2012
In this thesis, we introduce a concept of feature reduction, in which the reduction is guided by a criterion of structure retention. In other words, the features forming the reduced space are selected in such a way that the original structure present in the highly dimensional space is retained in...
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Fall 2014
In this thesis, we propose a design process to construct granular neural networks with granular inputs and numeric network parameters. The proposed granular network is formed on the basis of a numeric neural network whose inputs are augmented using probabilistic information granules. The design...
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Sensitivity of Ambient NO2 Concentration to Upstream Oil and Gas and Transportation Emissions in Alberta
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Ambient exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) is associated with severe health problems and health-related economic burdens. The levels of NO2 concentration in the province of Alberta show that they will exceed the updated Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) in Edmonton and...