Abstract This paper reflects on the recurrent challenges facing Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC), noting that slow incremental changes have only just stated to address efficiency product delivery systems underpinning its value proposition. Whilst these embrace many areas, from quality through waste concomitant carbon footprint initiatives; challenge here is “why other sectors out...

We claim that local e-services benchmarking studies summarized in indexes do little to enhance city managers’ and academics’ understanding of actual e-government performance, or to improve the e-services offered by cities. We undertook a different benchmarking approach, focused on learning best practices among cities, in late 2008 and early 2009. A benchlearning methodology (BLM) was developed,...

We propose that moral character beliefs influence medical treatment choices. In comparison to behavioral treatments, medication is believed be an “easy way out,” showing a lack of willpower and, therefore, character. These lower the appeal treatments relative treatments. Reducing impact moderates this effect. Specifically, preference for behavior over attenuates when choice framed as “just pref...

My comments address the Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder (GIIRS) on Chinese FY-4A satellite. It is first hyperspectral sounder in geostationary orbit. An impact study by Yin et al. (2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL093672) of GIIRS data forecasting typhoon (Maria 2018) shows beneficial results. provides temperature and humidity observations cloud-free areas with high vertical a...