Automated Pavement Crack Damage Detection Using Deep Multiscale Convolutional Features by Weidong Song, Guohui Jia, Hong Zhu, Di Jia, Lin Gao

“…Road pavement cracks automated detection is one of the key factors to evaluate the road distress quality, and it is a difficult issue for the construction of intelligent maintenance systems. However, pavement cracks automated detection has been a challenging task, including strong nonuniformity, complex topology, and strong noise-like problems in the crack images, and so on. …”
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Study of interaction between metal ions and quercetin by Taiane Souza de Castilho, Tatiane Brescovites Matias, Keller Paulo Nicolini, Jaqueline Nicolini

“…This investigation serves as a tool for the development and testing of materials capable of capturing toxic metal ions or favoring the absorption of beneficial ions (in relation to the human metabolism) through the construction of efficient bioorganic systems. The results reported herein allow understanding of this detection system, indicating the following ascending order of the binding constants (Mg2+ < Ca2+ < Al3+ < Ni2+). …”
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Numerical Study of the Effect of Perforation Friction and Engineering Parameters on Multicluster Fracturing in Horizontal Wells by Zixi Jiao, Anlin Zhang, Longhuan Du, Yang Yang, Hua Fan

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Push-Out Tests on Large Diameter and High Strength Welded Stud Connectors by Fei Yang, Yuqing Liu, Yongjun Li

“…In recent years, steel-concrete composite cable-pylon anchorages are increasingly employed in the construction of long-span cable-stayed bridges, especially in China. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Strengthening Recycled Coarse Aggregate in Cement Stabilized Mixture Base Layer of Pavement by Junhui Zhang, Cheng Li, Le Ding, Henggang Zhao

“…This paper attempts to study the effect of different strengthening methods on recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) reprocessed from construction and demolition (C&D) waste. And it aims to obtain the optimal RCA content in cement stabilized recycled mixture (CSRM) applied in the base layer of pavement. …”
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Field Monitoring and Numerical Analysis of the Reinforced Concrete Foundation of a Large-Scale Wind Turbine by Yanming Zhou, Xinxi Liu, Zongwei Deng, Qian-Feng Gao

“…The foundation stresses, foundation settlements, and static and dynamic contact pressures at various positions of the shallow foundation were monitored from the construction phase to the operation phase in the field. …”
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Russification and Russianization in Modern Historiography: Recent Developments and Future Directions by Nicholas W. Sessums

“…The latter permits an understanding of the limits of national constructions, thereby enabling a greater understanding of processes of national construction and, therefore, imperial responses to those constructions. …”
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Macao à l’ère postcoloniale : espoir et désespoir dans un centre mondial du tourisme et des loisirs by Michael O’Regan

“…L’article affirme que le «  centre mondial du tourisme et des loisirs  » est une construction politique et un projet hégémonique clé pour maintenir les citoyens dans un monde hyperréel de simulacre et de contrôle  ; cela au prix de rumeurs quotidiennes, de précautions, d’autocensure et de démoralisation.…”
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Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy – a salvage procedure for tracheal necrosis after thyroidectomy for medullary thyroid cancer: a case-report by Hanan Hemead, Akshay J. Patel, Hannah Jesani, Sajith Kumar, Irfan Ahmed, Sat Parmar, Robert Warner, Neil Sharma, Maninder S. Kalkat

“…This complication was managed with total pharyngo-laryngectomy, anterior deep mediastinal tracheostomy and construction of a neo-cervical oesophagus with a free lateral thigh fascio-cutaneous flap. …”
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Multiscale Laboratory Study and Numerical Analysis of Water-Weakening Effect on Shale by Zhen Li, Shangge Liu, Wentao Ren, Jinjin Fang, Qinghua Zhu, Zhilin Dun

“…This paper provides a set of useful data for reference in construction in shale strata, and a methodology to evaluate water-weakening effect through laboratory and numerical modelling approaches.…”
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Financial contagion of German industrial enterprises during the 2021–2023 global energy crisis by A. M. Terekhov, A. O. Ovcharov

“…The light industry, metals and mining were the most affected to the financial contagion, while the construction industry was the least affected.…”
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Découverte d’une canalisation antique sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon by Philippe Dessaint

“…The vaulted roof still bears the traces of the shuttering used during its construction. It leans on a north/south wall over a length of 107 m. …”
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STUDI PENGEMBANGAN EKONOMI LOKAL TERKAIT INTERAKSI DESA-KOTA by ASEP HARIYANTO, HISTA YUGANDHINI

“…This study starts from the initial assumption that there is no balance in the construction planning for urban and rural areas. The purpose of this study are: first, to develop the local economy Airguci craft based on the potential problems, opportunities and threats in order to improve the economy of rural communities, both improving the relationship of mutual support (interaction) between villages and cities in an effort to reduce the inequality between regions. …”
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A new -means singular value decomposition method based on self-adaptive matching pursuit and its application in fault diagnosis of rolling bearing weak fault by Hongchao Wang, Wenliao Du

“…Self-learning over-complete dictionary and pre-defined over-complete dictionary are the two dictionary construction modes of sparse decomposition. Normally, the former mode owns the virtues of much more adaptive and flexible than the latter one, and several kinds of classical self-learning over-complete dictionary methods have been arising in recent years. …”
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Emotional Interaction and Behavioral Decision-Making Mechanism in Network Science Education Based on Deep Learning by Pengjiao Li, Qian Meng

“…With the globalization of network education and the design and construction of all aspects of engineering, network science education is playing an increasingly important role in higher education and even the lifelong education system of college students. …”
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INTERPASSIVITY AS A SUBJECTIVE EFFECT OF MODERN MEDIA-CULTURE: TO THE STATEMENT OF PROBLEM by Olena V. Khodus

“…Proposed research optics suggests that the person remains - the world-making being, who actively constructs their personal reality, however, when this reality is mediated by media representations, life world turns into a ready code, respectively, the active construction becomes superfluous. …”
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Simulation the Arcitutural Charhacteristic Effect in Increasing the Cooling Needs of Tehran (Case Study: 12 & 22 Region) by reza borna, Nasrin Jafari, Farideh Asadian

“…To obtain reliable results that are useful to the construction industry in the country, the researcher has ensured that the virtual environment created in the modeling process mimics a typical building environment of Tehran units. …”
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Research on Predicting Super-Relational Data Links for Mine Hoists Within Hyper-Relational Knowledge Graphs by Xiaochao Dang, Xiaoling Shu, Fenfang Li, Xiaohui Dong

“…Hyper-relational knowledge graphs can enhance the intelligence, efficiency, and reliability of industrial production by enabling equipment collaboration and optimizing supply chains. However, the construction of knowledge graphs in industrial fields faces significant challenges due to the complexity of hyper-relational data, the sparsity of industrial datasets, and limitations in existing link prediction methods, which struggle to capture the nuanced relationships and qualifiers often present in industrial scenarios. …”
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Seepage in Water-Rich Loess Tunnel Excavating Process and Grouting Control Effect by Zhengde Wei, Yanpeng Zhu

“…On this basis, the design and construction methods of basement grouting and curtain grouting are introduced, and the effect of grouting reinforcement is evaluated in detail through on-site monitoring. …”
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Effect of Curing Methods on the Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortar Contaminated with Heavy Crude Oil by Rajab Abousnina, Fahad Aljuaydi

“…Utilising damaged materials in construction offers a cost-effective rehabilitation strategy that repurposes waste and reduces pollution. …”
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