46^th Conference FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 2018 by Editorial Foreword

“…This issue of Acta Polytechnica Proceedings includes selected scientific papers that were presented at the 46^th Conference of the Foundation Engineering held in Brno in 2018. …”
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Assessing health equity inconsistencies in the World Health Organization’s Urban HEART initiative: findings from key informant interviews by Michelle Amri, Patricia O’Campo, Theresa Enright, Arjumand Siddiqi, Erica Di Ruggiero, Jesse B. Bump

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Gobernanza y legitimidad en las federaciones deportivas colombianas (Governance and legitimacy in Colombian sports federations) by José Ramos Acosta, Ana María Arias Castaño, Julie Hortencia Gómez Solano, Néstor Ordoñez Saavedra, Ruby Lorena Carrillo Barbosa

“… Con base en la investigación que adelantó la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales y el Comité Olímpico Colombiano, se elaboró el presente artículo, en el que se determina el estado de la gobernanza y legitimidad de las federaciones deportivas colombianas. …”
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Determinant factors and coping strategies for depression among pregnant women: an intervention-based qualitative study in Lahore, Pakistan by Quratulain Ahsan, Javeria Saleem, Muhammad Ishaq, Rubeena Zakar, Saira Abbas, Ruhma Shahzad, Sohail Mahmood Khan, Florian Fischer

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Effects of functional antioxidants on the expansion of gamma delta T-cells and their cellular cytotoxicity against bladder cancer cells by Yueh Pan, Hung-Jen Shih, Shu-Han Chuang, Chin-Pao Chang, Chi-Hao Hsiao, Ya-Hsu Chiu, Pai-Fu Wang, Chi-Chen Lin, Ping-Hsiao Shih

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Evaluation and Implication of Case Volume Variation in Level 1 and 2 Trauma Centers by Patrick L. Johnson, MD, MPH, Bryant W. Oliphant, MD, MBA, MSc, Jonathan E. Williams, MD, Cody L. Mullens, MD, MPH, Raymond A. Jean, MD, Anne H. Cain-Nielsen, MS, John W. Scott, MD, MPH, Mark R. Hemmila, MD

“…We placed trauma centers into quintiles based on average annual patient volume meeting American College of Surgery Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP) inclusion criteria from 2017 to 2021. …”
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SEAHORS: Spatial Exploration of ArcHaeological Objects in R Shiny by Royer, Aurélien, Discamps, Emmanuel, Plutniak, Sébastien, Thomas, Marc

“…This paper presents SEAHORS, an R shiny application available as an R package, dedicated to the intra-site spatial analysis of piece-plotted archaeological remains. …”
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Minimal clinical data sets for spine-related musculoskeletal disorders in primary care and outpatient settings: a scoping review protocol by Pierre Côté, Andrea C Tricco, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Jérémie Mikhail, Isabelle Pagé

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SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA OF SELF-ACTIVITY CONTROL OF THE RUSSIAN AND SLOVENIAN MANAGERS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE by E. Boštjančič, F. S. Ismagilova, G. S. Miroljubova, N. Jansha

“…This aspect should be considered in programs of managerial professional training; unfortunately, it is poorly considered when training the Russian managers. …”
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Análise da qualidade visual da paisagem da região de Tibagi, PR, aplicando o sensoriamento remoto Landscape quality analysis of Tibagi, Paraná state, applying the remote sensing by Geraldo S. Landovsky, Daniela B. Batista, Hideo Araki

“…At the end, it was concluded that the computational program technique evaluation was found to be appropriate for the proposed purpose, however, it should be considered as preliminary result and base for more detailed studies.…”
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Universidade da Melhor Idade (UMI): A experiência da Escola de Engenharia de Volta Redonda/RJ – EEIMVR/UFF by Cristiano Lacerda de Oliveira, Ana Paula Martinazzo, Jader Ferreira Mendonça, Nadja Valéria Vasconcellos de Avila, Ricardo Thielmann

“…Despite the obstacles, the program was able to innovate and adapt, ensuring the continuity of education and providing benefits to the elderly participants. …”
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Case Report: Gefitinib in EGFR 19del recurrent aggressive fibromatosis by Yanjing Guo, Yanjing Guo, Jingjing Wu, Qianming Bai, Qianming Bai, Juefeng Wan, Juefeng Wan, Juefeng Wan, Qifeng Wang, Qifeng Wang, Xinhong He, Xinhong He, Xiaowei Zhang, Xiaowei Zhang, Zhiguo Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Liju Xing, Xin Liu, Xin Liu

“…We present the first case of a male patient with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) 19del mutation who was diagnosed with intra-abdominal aggressive fibromatosis and familial adenomatous polyposis. …”
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Landing Site Mapping and Lander Localization for Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 Lunar Sample Return Missions by K. Di, Z. Liu, W. Wan, Y. Wang, B. Liu, M. Peng, W. C. Liu, J. Wang, X. Deng, H. Zhang, R. Sheng, Z. Yue, S. Gou

“…Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 are lunar sample return missions in China’s lunar exploration program. In these missions, high-resolution landing site mapping and lander localization were performed to support mission operations and scientific investigations of the landing sites. …”
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Advancing ocean monitoring and knowledge for societal benefit: the urgency to expand Argo to OneArgo by 2030 by Virginie Thierry, Hervé Claustre, Orens Pasqueron de Fommervault, Nathalie Zilberman, Kenneth S. Johnson, Brian A. King, Susan E. Wijffels, Udaya T. V. S. Bhaskar, Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda, Mathieu Belbeoch, Marine Bollard, Jacqueline Boutin, Phillip Boyd, Romain Cancouët, Fei Chai, Stefano Ciavatta, Rich Crane, Sophie Cravatte, Sophie Cravatte, Giorgio Dall’Olmo, Damien Desbruyères, Paul J. Durack, Andrea J. Fassbender, Katja Fennel, Yosuke Fujii, Florent Gasparin, Alberto González-Santana, Claire Gourcuff, Alison Gray, Helene T. Hewitt, Steven R. Jayne, Gregory C. Johnson, Nicolas Kolodziejczyk, Arnaud Le Boyer, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, William Llovel, M. Susan Lozier, John M. Lyman, John M. Lyman, Elaine L. McDonagh, Elaine L. McDonagh, Adrian P. Martin, Benoit Meyssignac, Kristian S. Mogensen, Tamaryn Morris, Peter R. Oke, Walker O. Smith, Breck Owens, Noé Poffa, Joanna Post, Dean Roemmich, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Shubha Sathyendranath, Megan Scanderbeg, Carolyn Scheurle, Oscar Schofield, Karina von Schuckmann, James Scourse, Janet Sprintall, Toshio Suga, Toshio Suga, Marina Tonani, Esmee van Wijk, Esmee van Wijk, Xiaogang Xing, Hao Zuo

“…Implementing OneArgo requires about $100 million annually, a significant increase compared to present Argo funding. OneArgo is a strategic and cost-effective investment which will provide decision-makers, in both government and industry, with the critical knowledge needed to navigate the present and future environmental challenges, and safeguard both the ocean and human wellbeing for generations to come.…”
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Postdoc Perspectives on Leadership and Matters of Equity and Inclusion in Polar Science by Sophie Goliber, Jason Coenen, Heather Fair, Angela R. Szesciorka, Kirstin Schulz, David J. Harning, Benjamin Fernando, Stanislav Saas Ksenofontov, Astrid Pacini, Marisol Juarez Rivera, Radiance Calmer, John A. Conroy, Eva Lisa Doting, Marie Bergelin, Devon Dunmire, Maria Luisa Sánchez Montes, Alexandra M. Ravelo, Anne Sledd, Taylor R. Stinchcomb, Emily J. Tibbett, Mariama C. Dryák‐Vallies

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Compound Heterozygous MRPS14 Variants Associated With Leigh Syndrome by Maria Gabriela Otero, Christina Freeman, Ruchi Shah, Renkui Bai, Hong Cui, Marian Castro, Zachary Myers, Eric Choy, Derek Chan, Molly Easter, Sophia Y. Zhao, Madeline Babros, Ruchi Garg, Matthew Deardorff, Franklin Moser, Tyler Mark Pierson

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Graphical representation of global water models by H. Müller Schmied, H. Müller Schmied, S. N. Gosling, M. Garnsworthy, L. Müller, C.-E. Telteu, A. K. Ahmed, L. S. Andersen, J. Boulange, P. Burek, J. Chang, H. Chen, L. Gudmundsson, M. Grillakis, L. Guillaumot, N. Hanasaki, A. Koutroulis, R. Kumar, G. Leng, J. Liu, J. Liu, J. Liu, X. Liu, I. Menke, I. Menke, V. Mishra, V. Mishra, Y. Pokhrel, O. Rakovec, O. Rakovec, L. Samaniego, L. Samaniego, Y. Satoh, H. L. Shah, M. Smilovic, T. Stacke, E. Sutanudjaja, W. Thiery, A. Tsilimigkras, Y. Wada, N. Wanders, T. Yokohata

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Acute cell rejection of a kidney transplant in a patient of african origin: clinical observation by M. Sh. Khubutiya, V. O. Aleksandrova, A. G. Balkarov, V. E. Vinogradov, N. V. Zagorodnikova, R. V. Storozhev, N. V. Shmarina, N. V. Borovkova, I. V. Dmitriev

“…The origin of the recipient is one of the recipient-related factors that statistically significantly affects the outcomes of kidney transplantation, but this factor is not so relevant in our country. The article presents the first experience of kidney transplantation in a patient of African descent at the N.I. …”
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Chronic immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis by Julie R Brahmer, Patrick M Forde, Evan J Lipson, Jarushka Naidoo, Joanne Riemer, Daphne Wang, Janis M Taube, Cheng Ting Lin, Peter B Illei, Tricia R Cottrell, Lonny B Yarmus, K Ranh Voong, David Feller-Kopman, Hans Lee, Sonye K Danoff, Franco R D'Alessio, Karthik Suresh

“…Background Pneumonitis from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is a potentially fatal immune-related adverse event (irAE) from antiprogrammed death 1/programmed death ligand 1 immunotherapy. Most cases of ICI pneumonitis improve or resolve with 4–6 weeks of corticosteroid therapy. …”
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N-Cadherin promotes cardiac regeneration by potentiating pro-mitotic β-Catenin signaling in cardiomyocytes by Yi-Wei Tsai, Yi-Shuan Tseng, Yu-Shuo Wu, Wei-Lun Song, Min-Yi You, Yun-Chia Hsu, Wen-Pin Chen, Wei-Han Huang, Jia-Ci Chng, Chai-Ling Lim, Ke-Hsuan Wei, Shih-Lei Ben Lai, Wen-Chih Lee, Kai-Chien Yang

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