Managing the delivery of iconic football stadiums in England

The English football premier league has become the most popular sports league in the world; with ardent fans and audiences all over the world. The potential business opportunities that this growth holds have therefore attracted investors who are keen to buy shares in the clubs and sign up the best footballers that money can buy. Underpinning the growth in all of the premier league clubs is a desire to make a distinct statement of identity as part of a competitive strategy. One way to achieve this is through the design and construction of iconic football stadiums. This paper explores the specific project management challenges associated with delivery of iconic football stadiums in England and draws lessons for the management of similar iconic infrastructure projects. A study of project management best practice and some case studies shows that key issues which are common to these projects are centred on design management; choice of procurement route; client management; and stakeholder expectation management. These issues are not necessarily unique to the project management of iconic football stadiums but are amplified by the context of these projects. The emphasis on iconic status in a competitive market also means that stadium projects should be conceived and delivered in the context of other strategic projects which should be clearly understood by the project management team

Platelets of unstable angina patients as effector cells in terahertz radiation at NO frequency

Aim. To investigate the effects of electromagnetic terahertz waves at NO MSIP (molecular specter of radiation and absorption), 240 Hz, on platelet functional activity Р in natural electromagnetic field, as well as in crossed magnetic and electric fields among unstable angina patients. Material and methods. This in vitro study was performed on samples of platelet-enriched plasma from 120 unstable angina patients. The study of terahertz waves and platelets interaction at NO MSRA specter, 240 GHz, was performed with original quasi-optic SW generator of determined noises (CRIMD, Saratov). Functional activity of platelets (activation and aggregation) was measured by laser aggregation analyzer (Biola-230 Ltd.). Results. After in-vitro radiation of platelet-enriched plasma from unstable angina patients, at NO MSRA frequency, 240 GHz, disturbed platelet aggregation activity was normalized. Conclusion. Therefore, terahertz waves, at NO frequency, 240 GHz, substantially decreased elevated aggregation activity of the platelets from unstable angina patients