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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Sensomotor coordination, theoretical and physical (motor) preparedness of first year students of higher educational institutions of physical education and sport by I.A. Tereshchenko, A.P. Otsupok, S.V. Krupenya, T.M. Liauchuk, V.N. Boloban

“…It is established that the development of exercise training programs, sports and educational disciplines depends on the semantic structure of the motor action. …”
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Optimization of Business Processes Through BPM Methodology: A Case Study on Data Analysis and Performance Improvement by António Ricardo Teixeira, José Vasconcelos Ferreira, Ana Luísa Ramos

“…This study explores the application of the BPM lifecycle to optimize the market analysis process within the market intelligence department of a major energy company. The semi-structured, virtual nature of the process necessitated careful adaptation of BPM methodology, starting with process discovery through data collection, modeling, and validation. …”
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Ubiquitin-Specific Protease Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy: Recent Advances and Future Prospects by Mohamad Bakkar, Sara Khalil, Komal Bhayekar, Narva Deshwar Kushwaha, Amirreza Samarbakhsh, Sadaf Dorandish, Holly Edwards, Q. Ping Dou, Yubin Ge, Navnath S. Gavande

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Improving company communication activity amidst the СOVID-19 restrictions by Volodymyr Kyslyy, Tetyana Bondar, Yevhen Kabluchko, Hlib Lieonov

“…In the study frameworks, the company organizational structure, the staff list, and the job responsibilities were analyzed. …”
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Promises and breakages of automated grading systems: a qualitative study in computer science education by Clàudia Figueras, Alexandra Farazouli, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Cormac McGrath, Chiara Rossitto

“…Through semi-structured interviews, we examine how the AGSs they engage with impact their work and assessment practices in computer science education. …”
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Multiparameter Inversion Early Warning System of Tunnel Stress-Seepage Coupling Based on IA-BP Algorithm by Junxiang Wang, Jie Sun, Haijun Kou, Yaxian Lin

“…How to simply, quickly, and accurately determine the creep parameters of a rock mass under coupling conditions is significant to engineering structure design and construction. The optimal weights and thresholds of the BP neural network are sought through the immune algorithm to avoid the problem of slow convergence speed of the BP neural network and easy to fall into local optimum. …”
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Problems of diagnosing focal cortical dysplasia by K. D. Yakovleva, E. A. Kantemirova, D. V. Dmitrenko

“…Routine electroencephalography (EEG) data registered diffuse epileptiform activity that allowed to diagnose genetic  eneralized epilepsy and pharmacoresistant course of seizures.After performing magnetic resonance imaging using the epileptological program and video-EEG-monitoring, the diagnosis was revised: structural focal epilepsy with seizures with  focal onset with oroalimentary, gesture automatisms in the right hand, bilateral tonic-clonic, uncompensated by levetiracetam monotherapy (1500 mg/day). …”
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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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Bridge Deck Load Testing Using Sensors and Optical Survey Equipment by Hubo Cai, Osama Abudayyeh, Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Upul Attanayake, Joseph Barbera, Eyad Almaita

“…Bridges are under various loads and environmental impacts that cause them to lose their structural integrity. A significant number of bridges in US are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, requiring immediate attention. …”
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Lack of nAChR activity depresses cochlear maturation and up-regulates GABA system components: temporal profiling of gene expression in alpha9 null mice. by Sevin Turcan, Donna K Slonim, Douglas E Vetter

“…<h4>Background</h4>It has previously been shown that deletion of chrna9, the gene encoding the alpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit, results in abnormal synaptic terminal structure. Additionally, all nAChR-mediated cochlear activity is lost, as characterized by a failure of the descending efferent system to suppress cochlear responses to sound. …”
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State policy of ensuring demographic security: characteristics of basic concepts by Z.O. Hrytsyshena

“…It is proposed to consider demographic security as an integrative system that includes three interrelated components: structural-quantitative, qualitative-reproductive and institutional-regulatory. …”
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Understand the Changes in Motivation at Work: Empirical Studies Using Self-Determination Theory-Based Interventions by Zheni Wang, Melanie Briand

“…Results support the effectiveness of the training, as managers were rated by their direct subordinates as having fewer needs-thwarting behaviors and reported self-improvement in needs satisfaction and frustration six weeks after completing the training program. Study two used the mean and covariance structure analysis and tested the impact of three types of basic psychological needs-supportive/thwarting and control conditions (3 × 2 × 1 factorial design) on participants’ situational motivation, vitality, and general self-efficacy for playing online word games within 30 min. …”
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Effectiveness of Family Therapy in Social Work Practice in Buhara Sub-County Kabale District. by Tukamushaba, Vian

“…Establishing rapport and building a therapeutic alliance with each family member, some respondents also showed that creating a genogram to visually represents the family structure, relationships, and patterns across generations. …”
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Advancing non-target analysis of emerging environmental contaminants with machine learning: Current status and future implications by Alexa Canchola, Lillian N. Tran, Wonsik Woo, Linhui Tian, Ying-Hsuan Lin, Wei-Chun Chou

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Vitamin E Microencapsulation via Electrohydrodynamic Techniques for Potential Use in Skin Care and Dermatological Applications by Daniela Dias, Berta Nogueiro Estevinho

“…The average size of the structures produced with zein (1–15% <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) ranged from 0.38 to 0.90 µm, as measured using the program ImageJ (v1.54d). …”
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Eggshell waste as a bioremoval agent for potentially toxic elements/metals and microbial contaminants from raw water of the Nile River in Egypt by Alaa Hosny, Nada Wael, Menna A. Hossam, Mariam Abdelmonem, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

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“I'm not too old to lift”: exploring lifelong involvement in Olympic weightlifting through the serious leisure perspective by François Gravelle, Aida Stratas, George Karlis

“…IntroductionThis study explores the lifelong involvement of older adults in Olympic weightlifting (OW) with the aim of understanding the factors that motivate them to initiate and sustain participation across their lifespan, as well as the challenges they face and the benefits they experience.MethodsSemi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 participants (18 males, 4 females), aged 50–89, who had over 30 years of training experience in OW. …”
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Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control with Moving Sliding Surface of Rotary Inverted Pendulum by Oğuz Yakut, Muhammet Aydın

“…The boundary values of the membership functions in the fuzzy logic structure have been optimized using genetic algorithm codes in Matlab program. …”
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Recurrent First-trimester Cystic Hygroma with Normal Chromosomes Identified in Two Cases with a Recessive Genetic Syndrome by Li Zhen, Dong-Zhi Li

“…For first-trimester CH with a normal array result, management choices are limited except for waiting for serial ultrasounds to detect structural anomalies. We report two cases with a recurrent diagnosis of fetal first-trimester CH in two subsequent pregnancies. …”
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