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Chapter
Underlying Factors of Corruption in the Public Construction Sector
As a core sector, construction has played a vital role in contributing to the economic and social developments of human societies (De Jong et al. 2009). However, in the recent years, its positive social images ha...
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Chapter
Effectiveness of Prevailing Anti-corruption Strategies
Corruption vulnerabilities in the public construction sector have raised in various countries around the world, particularly in those develo** ones, which are caused by continual economic growth and rapid ur...
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Collusive Practices in Public Construction Projects: A Case of China
Collusion is a set of behaviours where competitors coordinate their market behaviour surreptitiously, which is contrary to the principles of free competition (Chotibhongs and Arditi 2012a, b; Zarkada-Fraser 20...
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Chapter
Principal Causes of Corruption in the Public Construction Sector
The positive social image of the public construction sector has deteriorated because of a growing number of corrupt practices worldwide over the past decade, particularly in develo** countries, which are the...
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Measuring Corruption in Public Construction Project: A Case of China
Compared with developed countries, those develo** countries have more serious corruption problems as they are undergoing the transition of economy and lack mature legislative and administrative system (Ling ...
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Article
Causal Factors of Corruption in Construction Project Management: An Overview
The development of efficient and strategic anti-corruption measures can be better achieved if a deeper understanding and identification of the causes of corruption are established. Over the past years, many st...
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Article
Adoption of sustainable construction for small contractors: major barriers and best solutions
There have been numerous studies on the adoption of sustainable construction; however, few have attempted to analyze the sustainable construction adoption from the perspective of small contractors. The objecti...
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Article
Analysis on the optimum matching of collector and storage size of solar water heating systems in building space heating applications
The overall thermal performance of a solar water heating (SWH) system is significantly affected by the mismatch between the temporal distribution of solar radiation and the heating load. Therefore, a favorable...
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Article
Safety in green building construction projects in Singapore: Performance, critical issues, and improvement solutions
The green buildings have achieved a rapid development recently with the surge in global interest in sustainable development. However, the emphasis placed on the issue of safety in green building construction p...
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Article
Investigating the Underlying Factors of Corruption in the Public Construction Sector: Evidence from China
Over recent years, the issue of corruption in the public construction sector has attracted increasing attention from both practitioners and researchers worldwide. However, limited efforts are available for inv...
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Article
Aberrant expression and functions of protocadherins in human malignant tumors
Protocadherins (PCDHs) are a group of transmembrane proteins belonging to the cadherin superfamily and are subdivided into “clustered” and “non-clustered” groups. PCDHs vary in both structure and interaction part...
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Article
Lin28A enhances chemosensitivity of colon cancer cells to 5-FU by promoting apoptosis in a let-7 independent manner
RNA-binding protein Lin28A is frequently over-expressed in human malignant tumors and is associated with tumor advance and poor prognosis. However, the expression pattern and functions of Lin28A in colon cance...
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Response Strategies for Vulnerabilities to Corruption in the Chinese Public Construction Sector
Response strategy is a key for preventing widespread corruption vulnerabilities in the public construction sector. Although several studies have been devoted to this area, the effectiveness of response strate...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Research Trend of Collusion in Top Construction Journals
Collusion is a stubborn negative phenomenon in construction industry, calling scholars to conduct continuous research in recent years. In this paper, a comprehensive analysis on 24 collusion publications in ei...
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Article
Methylation profiles of the BRCA1 promoter in hereditary and sporadic breast cancer among Han Chinese
The development of breast cancer is a multistep process associated with complex changes in host gene expression patterns including inactivation of tumor suppressor genes and activation of oncogenes. Critically...
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Article
Susceptibility to AcMNPV and expression of recombinant proteins by a novel cell clone derived from a Trichoplusia ni QAU-BTI-Tn9-4s cell line
It is well known that Tn5B1-4 (commercially known as the High Five) cell line is highly susceptible to baculovirus and provides superior production of recombinant proteins when compared to other insect cell li...
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Article
Energy and environment in Chinese rural housing: Current status and future perspective
A large scale national survey of energy consumption and indoor environment quality of China’s rural housing was conducted from 2006–2007. The survey covered 15 provinces in northern China and 9 provinces in so...
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Article
Divergent functions for airway epithelial matrix metalloproteinase 7 and retinoic acid in experimental asthma
Inhaled allergens induce many changes in airway function. Kheradmand and colleagues show that matrix metalloproteinase 7 activates the cytokine interleukin 25 and inhibits retinoic acid–mediated induction of r...
