BIM-Based Construction Information Management Framework for Site Information Management

Projects in the construction industry are becoming increasingly large and complex, with construction technologies, methods, and the like developing rapidly. Various different types of information are generated by construction projects. Especially, a construction phase requires the input of many resources and generates a diverse set of information. While a variety of IT techniques are being deployed for information management during the construction phase, measures to create databases of such information and to link these various different types of information together are still insufficient. As such, this study aims to suggest a construction information database system based on BIM technology to enable the comprehensive management of site information generated during the construction phase. This study analyzed the information generated from construction sites and proposed a categorization system for structuring the generated information, along with a database model for storing such structured information. Through such efforts, it was confirmed that such a database system can be used for accumulating and using construction information; it is believed that, in the future, the continual accumulation and management of construction information will allow for corporate-level accumulation of knowledge as opposed to the individual accumulation of know-how.

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Death following accidental compression of neck by safety harness: A case of fall from height

Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine ◽

10.18231/j.ijfcm.2021.052 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 258-261

Author(s):

Bedanta Sarma ◽

Shreemanta Kumar Dash ◽

Pankaj Suresh Ghormade

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Cervical Spine ◽

Economic Burden ◽

Construction Sites ◽

Work Related ◽

The Family ◽

Different Types ◽

Proper Training ◽

Fall From Height ◽

The Individual

Work related fall from height many a times causes fatal injuries and death amongst working in various construction sites. It leads to different types of fatal bodily injuries including spinal injuries causing economic burden to the family. Although, they have been provided with protective gears and proper training for its use; it has been observed that workers are not using these in a proper ways. They eventually met with accidents which can easily be prevented. Accidental compression of neck by safety harness following fall from height has rarely been described leading to death of the individual. A case was brought for autopsy following accidental compression of neck structure causing fracture of cervical spine and transaction of spinal cord. In this paper, the case has been described with its autopsy findings.

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Usage of References and Its Management in Research

Scholarly Ethics and Publishing ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-8057-7.ch041 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 826-845

Author(s):

M. R. Murali Prasad

Keyword(s):

Information Management ◽

Complete Information ◽

Information Gathering ◽

Digital Information ◽

Management Tools ◽

Complex Process ◽

Different Types ◽

Access Information ◽

Types Of Information

Now-a-days, information gathering and use have become more complex process for researchers due to the tremendous growth and heterogeneous collections of digital information. A researcher requires complete information whenever they want to fulfil their research objectives. For this, the researcher requires different types of information management tools to preserve organize and access information needed to carry out their research tasks. In this chapter, the author has described about reference or citations and its management in research. The author has explained the different reference styles both in manual and through software.

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Does Evidence Presentation Format Affect Judgment? An Experimental Evaluation of Displays of Data for Judgments

Psychological Science ◽

10.1111/1467-9280.00018 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 99-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Alan Sanfey ◽

Reid Hastie

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Decision Model ◽

Presentation Format ◽

Performance Training ◽

Prior Performance ◽

Different Types ◽

The Individual ◽

Types Of Information ◽

Relative Weighting ◽

Different Levels

Information relevant to a prediction was presented in one of eight formats: a table of numbers, a brief text, a longer biographical story, and five different types of bar graphs. Experimental participants made judgments of marathon finishing times based on information about the runners' ages, prior performance, training, and motivation. A regression analysis was used to assess the individual judges' relative weighting of the various types of information relevant to their predictions. The different formats for displaying information yielded different levels of accuracy and patterns of information utilization. In accordance with an explanation-based decision model, the text and story displays induced the heaviest reliance on information about runners' motivation and prior performance and produced the most accurate judgments of marathon finishing times.

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Usage of References and Its Management in Research

Scholarly Communication and the Publish or Perish Pressures of Academia - Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1697-2.ch007 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 118-142

Author(s):

M. R. Murali Prasad

Keyword(s):

Information Management ◽

Complete Information ◽

Information Gathering ◽

Digital Information ◽

Management Tools ◽

Complex Process ◽

Different Types ◽

Access Information ◽

Types Of Information

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Effect of sleep on memory for binding different types of visual information

10.31234/osf.io/5zcw7 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

John J Shaw ◽

Zhisen Urgolites ◽

Padraic Monaghan

Keyword(s):

Visual Information ◽

Storage Capacity ◽

Declarative Memory ◽

Recognition Task ◽

Forced Choice ◽

Long Term Memory ◽

Term Memory ◽

Different Types ◽

Types Of Information

Visual long-term memory has a large and detailed storage capacity for individual scenes, objects, and actions. However, memory for combinations of actions and scenes is poorer, suggesting difficulty in binding this information together. Sleep can enhance declarative memory of information, but whether sleep can also boost memory for binding information and whether the effect is general across different types of information is not yet known. Experiments 1 to 3 tested effects of sleep on binding actions and scenes, and Experiments 4 and 5 tested binding of objects and scenes. Participants viewed composites and were tested 12-hours later after a delay consisting of sleep (9pm-9am) or wake (9am-9pm), on an alternative forced choice recognition task. For action-scene composites, memory was relatively poor with no significant effect of sleep. For object-scene composites sleep did improve memory. Sleep can promote binding in memory, depending on the type of information to be combined.

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Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling

10.3403/30259522u ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Information Management ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Information Modelling ◽

Building Information

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APPLICATION OF METADATA MODELING TO DISPUTE REVIEW REPORT MANAGEMENT

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/jcem.2010.55 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 491-498

Author(s):

Yimin Zhu ◽

Mehmet Emre Bayraktar ◽

Shu-Ching Chen

Keyword(s):

Information Management ◽

Information Search ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Portable Document Format ◽

Heterogeneous Data ◽

Web Based ◽

Related Information ◽

Management Processes ◽

Florida Department ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness

Disagreements in construction projects often result in litigation that is both time‐consuming and expensive. A dispute review board (DRB) provides a valuable and proven alternative method of dispute resolution. Currently, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) stores DRB reports in portable document format (PDF) with limited search capability. Improving information retrieval of DRB documents and providing a certain level of integration of DRB reports with relevant but heterogeneous data and documents is the key to enhancing the current FDOT DRB system. This paper presents a web‐based data management framework to improve information management processes of the FDOT DRB system by providing key features such as metadata generation, an integrated review process, a simple issue description, member information management, and versatile information search. The new system not only allows DRB members and FDOT construction engineers to store and retrieve DRB reports but also provides more functionality to process those re‐ports. New functionalities include a structured search based on the metadata of DRB reports, an unstructured search using advanced computer technology, and the integration of DRB reports with other related information for analysis. This type of functionality improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the DRB system. Santrauka Del nesutarimu vykdant statybos projektus dažnai kyla teisminiu ginču, kurie yra brangūs ir trunka ilgai. Vertingas ir praktikoje prigijes alternatyvus ginču sprendimo metodas yra ginču nagrinejimo taryba (GNT). Šiuo metu Floridos transporto departamentas (FTD) yra sukaupes GNT ataskaitas PDF formatu su ribota paieškos galimybe. GNT dokumentu informacijos paieška ir tinkamo lygio GNT ataskaitu integravimas su reikalingais, bet heterogeniniais duomenimis yra esmine prielaida tobulinti dabartine FTD GNT sistema. Straipsnyje pristatoma internetine duomenu valdymo sistema, skirta patobulinti FTD GNT valdymo procesa remiantis šiomis esminemis savybemis: metaduomenu generavimo, integruoto peržiūros proceso, paprasto ginčo aprašymo, dalyvio informacijos valdymo, visapusiškos informacijos paieškos. Naujoji sistema ne tik leidžia FTD BNT nariams saugoti bei rasti GNT ataskaitas, bet ir sudaro galimybes funkcionaliau jas apdoroti. Naujos sistemos funkcijos apima struktūrizuota paieška GNT ataskaitu metaduomenu pagrindu, restruktūri‐zuota paieška naudojant pažangias kompiuteriu technologijas ir GNT ataskaitu integravima su kita susijusia analizuojama informacija. Šios funkcines savybes pagerina GNT sistemos efektyvuma.

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How the Multiplicity of Suggested Information Affects the Behavior of a User in a Recommender System

Electronics ◽

10.3390/electronics10060741 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 741

Author(s):

Yuseok Ban ◽

Kyungjae Lee

Keyword(s):

High Precision ◽

Recommender System ◽

Visual Information ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Supplementary Information ◽

Digital Platform ◽

Different Types ◽

Types Of Information

Many researchers have suggested improving the retention of a user in the digital platform using a recommender system. Recent studies show that there are many potential ways to assist users to find interesting items, other than high-precision rating predictions. In this paper, we study how the diverse types of information suggested to a user can influence their behavior. The types have been divided into visual information, evaluative information, categorial information, and narrational information. Based on our experimental results, we analyze how different types of supplementary information affect the performance of a recommender in terms of encouraging users to click more items or spend more time in the digital platform.

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Selected In Situ Hybridization Methods: Principles and Application

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26133874 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (13) ◽

pp. 3874

Author(s):

Dominika Veselinyová ◽

Jana Mašlanková ◽

Katarina Kalinová ◽

Helena Mičková ◽

Mária Mareková ◽

...

Keyword(s):

In Situ Hybridization ◽

Imaging Techniques ◽

Cell Communication ◽

Probe Design ◽

Rapid Progress ◽

In Situ Techniques ◽

Different Types ◽

Laboratory Procedures ◽

The Individual

We are experiencing rapid progress in all types of imaging techniques used in the detection of various numbers and types of mutation. In situ hybridization (ISH) is the primary technique for the discovery of mutation agents, which are presented in a variety of cells. The ability of DNA to complementary bind is one of the main principles in every method used in ISH. From the first use of in situ techniques, scientists paid attention to the improvement of the probe design and detection, to enhance the fluorescent signal intensity and inhibition of cross-hybrid presence. This article discusses the individual types and modifications, and is focused on explaining the principles and limitations of ISH division on different types of probes. The article describes a design of probes for individual types of in situ hybridization (ISH), as well as the gradual combination of several laboratory procedures to achieve the highest possible sensitivity and to prevent undesirable events accompanying hybridization. The article also informs about applications of the methodology, in practice and in research, to detect cell to cell communication and principles of gene silencing, process of oncogenesis, and many other unknown processes taking place in organisms at the DNA/RNA level.

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