Electrical stimulation (ES) is an attractive field among clinicians in the topic of wound healing,
which is common yet complicated and requires multidisciplinary approaches. The …

Biopolymers that mimic the extracellular matrix are favourable in tissue engineering.
However, the rapid degradation and the lack of mechanical and enzymatic stabilities of these …

Public infrastructure owners are increasingly soliciting BOT arrangements to deliver needed
infrastructure facilities. Such arrangements potentially preserve a public owner's capital …

In Build‐Operate‐Transfer (BOT) infrastructure projects, host governments often provide
subsidies, guarantees or alternative forms of support as incentives to attract private sector …

The concept of value engineering has existed for more than half a century. Its application in
construction is credited with some success notably in public contracts in the United States. …

In public-private partnership (PPP) projects, private investors may engage in opportunistic
behavior to pursue self-interest. In this paper, based on the contractual relationship between …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between a number of
variables pertaining to core capability, competitive strategy and performance of construction …

The many transitory changes in China have raised the intensity level of competition among
construction firms. Despite having a high growth economy, some construction firms continue …

Over the past two decades, many developing countries have grown to become more familiar
with the notions and the use of public–private partnership/private financing initiative (PPP/…

This paper presents an empirical study of factors contributing to the success and failure of
24 large international construction firms originating in the United States, Europe, and Japan. …