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Inclusive Co-Creation: Rethinking Museum Experiences using technologies for Sen...

The visitor experience is increasingly enhanced by museums, which align with co-creation theory. However, people with sensory impairments, such as vision or hearing loss, often face barriers that restrict their access to and enjoyment of museums. This study investigates how people with sensory impairments (PwSI) experience museums, focusing on the key factors that influence their engagement and ability to co-cr...

Machine Versus Man: Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic Accuracy in Fracture Dia...

Introduction: Yearly around 21 thousand adult patients visit our tertiary hospital’s emergency department after suffering from high or low energy trauma. Skeletal radiographs, being inexpensive and widely available, are the first‐line imaging mo‐ dality. Recent studies are showing encouraging results of the use of artificial intelligence in the detection of bone fractures. The main objective of this study is to...

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Corporate social responsability dimensions and sustainable entrepreneurship

The topics of entrepreneurship , corporate social responsability (CSR) and socially committed entrepreneurial strategies are commonly applied in different contexts, however, most of the times there's a lack of consonance and coherence as far as these matters are concerned. [...]

A model for construction sector development in middle-income sub-saharan africa...

Buildings and other constructed facilities form the essential framework of a country's physical and economic infrastructure. Construction serves as a key capital input to production, driving economic growth and wealth generation. This impact can be particularly transformative in low -to -middle -income countries. Physical infrastructure, including construction, is a powerful engine of economic growth and is clo...

Estimates of construction infrastructure stock for cape verde: 1980–2019

Building and other construction assets constitute a significant part of a country's physical and economic infrastructure. According to several writers, the knowledge of reliable data of building and other construction assets of a specific country or region is a crucial element for the long-term management of these assets. Built capital stock statistics at the national or international levels have been available...

Planning and management of agriculture warehouse conversion project: a case study

O Planeamento é uma atividade crucial para o sucesso de um projeto. Os imprevistos acontecem mesmo utilizando técnicas de planeamento ajustadas à realidade, exigindo experiência na gestão de obra e de tomadas de decisão acertadas no momento certo. O estudo de caso objeto de descrição neste artigo envolve o planeamento estudado em fase de projeto recorrendo a quantidades de trabalhos, rendimentos de trabalhos, e...

Methodologies for estimating the built environment stock: an overview

The role of the construction sector in the process of economic growth and development is well recognized in the literature. However, in the most advanced industrial economies, as well as emerging economies, the construction industry is no longer focused on providing a single service, i.e., a building or physical infrastructure, but on a variety of services and improvement of human and natural environments. Buil...

Atualizações de revisão de preços comparada com custos reais de mercados dos ma...

O controlo de custos de empreitadas envolve maior rigor, exigindo metodologias e gestão cada vez mais ajustada às respetivas obras. Os consideráveis aumentos de custos de materiais, promovido pela atual conjuntura de mercado global, exigem tomadas de decisão ajustadas à realidade. A revisão de preços aplicável às empreitadas tem em consideração a atualização de preços com base nos índices atualizados de materia...

Choreographing network-based influences on the homeowners’ decision journey abo...

Community engagement with the energy efficiency in housing is seen as a very challenging strategy that governments need to prioritize for climate agenda. Recent studies shed light on the underlying influences of some networks of actors in the homeowners’ decision to improve the energy-efficiency of their homes. Understanding the accurate role that both social and professional networks within communities play am...