changes are inevitable in construction projects. they could lead to disruptive impacts on the quality, schedule and budget of projects. identifying changes and anticipating their consequences can help project teams mitigate these negative impacts. as a result, a change process model has been defined to improve this procedure. at first the present paper the defines some of the key terms in this ...

We investigated the extent of poleward shifts in the distribution range of Agonum viridicupreum due to climate change in the western Palaearctic. Species' records were obtained from extensive literature sources as well as from collections, and consistent amateur entomologists' recordings. Within the general geographic range of the species, we analyzed in detail two parts of both, the northern a...

The scope of Eco Linguistics can be expanded by discerning teachers if they can build thick descriptions of unstated assumptions about the classroom culture. The paper posits that one can arrive at a deeper understanding of the small culture in the classroom without any necessary subordination to or containment within large cultures. To be precise, the classroom is researched into as a complex ...

Increasingly, forest management goals include building or maintaining resistance and/or resilience to disturbances in the face of climate change. Although a multitude of descriptive definitions for resistance and resilience exist, to evaluate whether specific management activities (silviculture) are effective, prescriptive characterizations are necessary. We introduce a conceptual framework tha...

In this paper, we study a mask-cost-aware routing problem for engineering change order (ECO). By taking into account old routes for possible reuse, we present an approach for the problem. Encouraging experimental results are reported to demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.

Mountain pine beetle tree colonization typically occurs in July and August, with completion of a generation one (univoltinism) or two (semivoltinism) years later. In a 2012 publication, Mitton and Ferrenberg suggested that climate change resulted in an unprecedented generation between June and September (a summer generation), with a concomitant shift to two generations in one year (bivoltinism)...

For management strategies in the context of global warming, accurate predictions of species response are mandatory. However, to date most predictions are based on niche (bioclimatic) models that usually overlook biotic interactions, behavioral adjustments or adaptive evolution, and assume that species can disperse freely without constraints. The deep subterranean environment minimises these unc...

Is There a Commercial Case Timber certification is not expected to provide for Tropical Timber significant commercial Certification? benefits to developing countries in the near future. Revenues from certification Panayotis N. Varangis are limited by the share of Rachel Crossley trade destined for "ecoCarlos A. Primo Braga sensitive" markets and by the size of the "green premium." The costs of ...