46^th Conference FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 2018 by Editorial Foreword

“…The focus of this conference was Modern Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering. The scientific program was divided into five sections:</p><ol><li>Geotechnical investigation</li><li>Earth structures</li><li>Foundation structures</li><li>Underground structures</li><li>Significant geotechnical structures realized in the Czech Republic and abroad</li></ol><p><strong>Date: </strong>November 19.-20. 2018<br /> <strong>Venue: </strong>Brno, Czech Republic<br /> <strong>URL: </strong><a href="http://www.cgts.cz" target="_blank">www.cgts.cz</a></p><p><strong>Organized by: </strong><br /> <a href="http://www.cgts.cz/en/" target="_blank">Czech Geotechnical Society of the Czech Institution of Civil Engineers</a></p><p><strong>Guest editor: </strong><br /> Daniel Jirásko</p><p><strong>Scientific comittee: </strong><br /> Jana Frankovská (STU Bratislava, Slovak Republic)<br /> Eva Hrubešová (TU Ostrava, Czech Republic)<br /> Lubomír Klímek (Geotest a.s.)…”
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Cup and Disc Segmentation in Smartphone Handheld Ophthalmoscope Images with a Composite Backbone and Double Decoder Architecture by Thiago Paiva Freire, Geraldo Braz Júnior, João Dallyson Sousa de Almeida, José Ribamar Durand Rodrigues Junior

“…One way to diagnose the disease is through fundus image examination, which analyzes the optic disc and cup structures. However, screening programs in primary care are costly and unfeasible. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF TERRORISM AND APPROACHES TO AFGHANISTAN IN THE RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA TRIANGLE by S. I. Lunev

“…Moreover, along with the refusal to accept the monopolar structure of the world system, it is the fight against such radicalism that is the main parameter contributing to the real existence of the triangle. …”
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Effects of superabsorbent polymers on autogenous shrinkage and microstructure in metakaolin-based cementitious materials by Arthur Aviz Palma e Silva, Valdirene Maria Silva Capuzzo, Eugênia Fonseca da Silva, André Maués Brabo Pereira, Lívia Borba Agostinho

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Two-stage power system restoration model by Hong Yang, Zhen Tang, Wei Wang, Zhihang Xue

“…The second stage involved a load pick-up model, structured as a mixed-integer linear programming problem, aimed at restoring the load with the assistance of the ESS. …”
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AQMI: Software for assessing the quality of mammographic images by Arthur Dantas Mangussi, Thatiane Alves Pianoschi, Bernardo Cecchetto, Viviane Rodrigues Botelho

“…Materials and Methods: The software was implemented in the Python programming language via the Streamlit library, which involved content structuring and environmental planning. …”
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“Simple job, high salary”: unveiling the complexity of scam-forced criminality in Southeast Asia by Hai Thanh Luong

“…Findings demonstrate the existence of structured networks with multiple layers within a single scam syndicate, with the Chinese leading their accomplices, who are either Vietnamese or from other nationalities. …”
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Analysis of nucleotide sequences of the ABI3 gene coding region in pea varieties with different percentage of seed storage proteins by K. P. Gainullina, S. D. Rumyantsev, F. A. Davletov, B. R. Kuluev

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Modeling of Tunnel Concrete Lining under Fire and Explosion Damage by Zhaopeng Yang, Linbing Wang, Zhifei Gao

“…This paper presents studies that focus on fire and explosion-induced damage of tunnel structures by employing the Discrete Element Method (DEM). …”
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Compositional Effects on the Tensile Behavior of Atomic Bonds in Multicomponent Cu_93−xZr_xAl₇ (at.%) Metallic Glasses by Tittaya Thaiyanurak, Olivia Gordon, Muyang Ye, Zhengming Wang, Donghua Xu

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44th Conference - FOUNDATION ENGINEERING Brno 2016 by Editorial Foreword

“…Ground improvement for Earth structures</p><p>3. Ground improvement for Foundation structures</p><p>4. …”
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Identification of hypoxene metabolites in urine samples using gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for anti-doping control by P. V. Postnikov, A. V. Polosin, N. B. Savelieva, S. A. Kurbatkin, Yu. A. Efimova, E. S. Mochalova

“…They can act as markers for taking the target antihypoxant, and their possible structural formulas are given. The excretion curves of two metabolites with an m/z of 300 and 346 respectively in urine were studied. …”
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The rare hemoglobin variants Hb O-Arab and Hb D-Punjab identified in population-based genetic screening throughout Guangxi, China by Chunrong Gui, Chunrong Gui, Zifeng Cheng, Yongsheng Chen, Yunting Ma, Hongfei Chen, Wei Wei, Wei Wei, Xianda Wei, Xianda Wei, Juliang Liu, Juliang Liu, Xu Zhou, Qianqian Du, Yinghui Lai, Baoheng Gui, Baoheng Gui, Baoheng Gui

“…The in silico structural predictions based on Alphafold2 were performed for the rare variants identified. …”
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TREATMENT OF SPASTICITY AND DEGENERATIVE-DYSTROPHIC CHANGES IN MUSCLES IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY by О. Данилов, О. Шульга

“… One of the most urgent problems of rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is overcoming spasticity and pathological structural changes in muscles, which leads to impaired statics and locomotion of gait, and reduced social adaptation. …”
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Design and Analysis of Tubular Permanent Magnet Linear Wave Generator by Jikai Si, Haichao Feng, Peng Su, Lufeng Zhang

“…Due to the lack of mature design program for the tubular permanent magnet linear wave generator (TPMLWG) and poor sinusoidal characteristics of the air gap flux density for the traditional surface-mounted TPMLWG, a design method and a new secondary structure of TPMLWG are proposed. …”
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Regulation of cobalt active sites by antimony to match adsorption configuration for propyne semihydrogenation by Xiaohu Ge, Ziyue Kou, Nina Fei, Yueqiang Cao, Hao Jiang, Xinggui Zhou, Xuezhi Duan

“…In this research, we present a straightforward method for synthesizing a CoSb intermetallic catalyst through the structural conversion of layered double hydroxide precursors, optimizing Co sites for configuration matching in propyne semihydrogenation. …”
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Knowledge Diversity at Universities? by Barbara Gross, Theo Hug, Ulrike Stadler-Altmann

“…In this paper we use the historically-shaped university organization structures in three European countries as cases of analysis. …”
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Performance Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Frame under Close-In Blast Loading by Solomon Abebe, Tesfaye Alemu Mohammed

“…The need for assessing and retrofitting structures increased with time as terrorism-induced explosion trends rose with time. …”
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Morphological multiparameter filtration and persistent homology in mitochondrial image analysis. by Yu-Min Chung, Chuan-Shen Hu, Emily Sun, Henry C Tseng

“…We show that such filtrations contain both topological and geometric information about complex cellular organelle structures, which allows a software program to extract meaningful features. …”
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Home-based rehabilitation experience of children with congenital muscular torticollis: a qualitative study by Youqiong Lu, Lin Mo, Gefang Li, Dan Xiao, Chen Mu

“…Methods Through purposive sampling, a descriptive phenomenological study was conducted on family members of children with congenital muscular torticollis from two hospitals in Chongqing Province, China. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out either face-to-face or via video conferencing in the hospital conference room and were evaluated using Colaizzi’s 7-step phenomenological analysis. …”
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