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View article: Infant Mortality in Mother and Baby Homes in 20th Century Ireland
Infant Mortality in Mother and Baby Homes in 20th Century Ireland Open
During the first half of the 20th century, infant mortality in the general population fell by more than 50% in higher income countries. Despite accounting for a disproportionately high share of deaths in these countries during this period,…
View article: Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Adhered to the Posterior Cecum: A Case Report
Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Adhered to the Posterior Cecum: A Case Report Open
Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMN) constitute a rare subset of epithelial tumors and represent the second most common form of appendiceal cancer. LAMN typically presents as acute appendicitis, with definitive diagnosis often o…
View article: Revitalizing Construction Management Education: A Case Study on Comprehensive Curriculum Review and Strategic Alignment
Revitalizing Construction Management Education: A Case Study on Comprehensive Curriculum Review and Strategic Alignment Open
This paper presents a detailed case study of a comprehensive program review for a Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) baccalaureate degree at a large private university. Addressing the necessity of aligning educational programs wi…
View article: CCDC 2222824: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2222824: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2222821: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2222821: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2222820: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2222820: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2222823: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2222823: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2222822: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2222822: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Do Failures in a Takt Plan Fit the FMEA Framework?
Do Failures in a Takt Plan Fit the FMEA Framework? Open
Few studies have explored takt planning failures and how they might be better prevented.Recently Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) has been proposed as a framework for actively preventing failure in takt planning projects.This proj…
View article: Understanding the effects of widowhood on health in China: Mechanisms and heterogeneity
Understanding the effects of widowhood on health in China: Mechanisms and heterogeneity Open
This paper analyzes the impact of widowhood on the health of mid-aged and older individuals in China using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data. Our results show that widowhood significantly increases …
View article: Pathway complexity in fibre assembly: from liquid crystals to hyper-helical gelmorphs
Pathway complexity in fibre assembly: from liquid crystals to hyper-helical gelmorphs Open
Pathway complexity results in unique materials from the same components according to the assembly conditions.
View article: Distributed non-negative RESCAL with Automatic Model Selection for Exascale Data
Distributed non-negative RESCAL with Automatic Model Selection for Exascale Data Open
With the boom in the development of computer hardware and software, social media, IoT platforms, and communications, there has been an exponential growth in the volume of data produced around the world. Among these data, relational dataset…
View article: Adult Children's Education and Older Parents' Chronic Illnesses in Aging China
Adult Children's Education and Older Parents' Chronic Illnesses in Aging China Open
Although intergenerational transmission from parents to children has been widely studied, less is known about human capital spillover from children to parents. Utilizing nationally representative data on both doctor diagnosis and biomarker…
View article: The Citizenship Advantage in Psychological Well-being: An Examination of the <i>Hukou</i> System in China
The Citizenship Advantage in Psychological Well-being: An Examination of the <i>Hukou</i> System in China Open
Given that Chinese migrants with rural hukou status are not considered full citizens in their urban destinations, rural-urban hukou conversion signifies full citizenship attainment in urban China. We assess causal effects of three major ty…
View article: Trends Associated with ASC Annual Conference Proceedings from 2004-2019
Trends Associated with ASC Annual Conference Proceedings from 2004-2019 Open
The Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Annual International Conference include scholarly work associated with construction education and research. This conference is a resource for ASC member institutions to publis…
View article: Relative Trends Associated with the International Journal of Construction Education and Research
Relative Trends Associated with the International Journal of Construction Education and Research Open
The International Journal of Construction Education and Research (IJCER) is an academic peer- reviewed journal supported by the Associated Schools of Construction, publishing scholarly work associated with construction education and resear…
View article: Multi-disciplinary Teams – the Continuing Challenge to Collaborate in the Classroom
Multi-disciplinary Teams – the Continuing Challenge to Collaborate in the Classroom Open
The need to collaborate in the Owner/Architecture/Engineering/Construction (OAEC) industry continues to grow. As owners increasingly choose alternative delivery methods for their projects, the ability of key participants to effectively wor…
View article: Replication data for: Life-Cycle Consumption Patterns at Older Ages in the United States and the United Kingdom: Can Medical Expenditures Explain the Difference?
Replication data for: Life-Cycle Consumption Patterns at Older Ages in the United States and the United Kingdom: Can Medical Expenditures Explain the Difference? Open
This paper documents significantly steeper declines in nondurable expenditures at older ages in the United Kingdom compared to the United States, in spite of income paths being similar. Several possible causes are explored, including diffe…
View article: EFFECT OF HUKOU MOBILITY ON DEPRESSION IN MID- AND LATER LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
EFFECT OF HUKOU MOBILITY ON DEPRESSION IN MID- AND LATER LIFE IN URBAN CHINA Open
We investigate how the hukou system in China creates disparities in psychological well-being among rural-born urban residents in mid- and later-life, using China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2013-2015) and its life history sur…
View article: Early‐Life Circumstances Predict Measures of Trust among Adults: Evidence from Hunger Episodes in Post‐War Germany
Early‐Life Circumstances Predict Measures of Trust among Adults: Evidence from Hunger Episodes in Post‐War Germany Open
Can a major shock in childhood permanently shape trust? We consider a hunger episode in Germany after World War II, and we construct a measure of hunger exposure from official data on caloric rations set monthly by the occupying forces, pr…
View article: Taxpayer effects of immigration
Taxpayer effects of immigration Open
Taxpayer effects are a central part of the total economic costs and benefits of immigration, but they have not received much study. These effects are the additional or lower taxes paid by native-born households due to the difference betwee…
View article: Employment in health and social work as a share of total employment, 2000 and 2015 (or nearest year)
Employment in health and social work as a share of total employment, 2000 and 2015 (or nearest year) Open
Health at a Glance 2017 presents the latest comparable data and trends on key indicators of health outcomes and health systems across the 35 OECD member countries.These indicators shed light on the performance of health systems, with indic…