This paper is motivated by the Time Capsule Project (TCP) of the International Society for
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). The historical developments of …

The preliminary results of an international collaborative study examining premature
menopause in fragile X carriers are presented. A total of 760 women from fragile X families was …

The paper illustrates a method for scenario-based, quantitative estimation of physical
vulnerability of the built environment to landslides. The rationale and main features of the …

Random field modelling of soil variability allows significant statistical results to be inferred
from field data; moreover, it provides a consistent framework for incorporating such variability …

The heterogeneity of natural soils is well known in geotechnical practice. However, the
importance of quantifying the resulting variability in geotechnical characterisation and design …

Within the engineering profession and natural sciences, vulnerability is widely accepted to
be defined as the degree of loss (or damage) to a given element or set of elements within the …

Gordon syndrome (GS), or distal arthrogryposis type 3, is a rare, autosomal-dominant disorder
characterized by cleft palate and congenital contractures of the hands and feet. Exome …

Synpolydactyly (SPD) is a dominantly inherited congenital limb malformation. Typical cases
have 3/4 finger and 4/5 toe syndactyly, with a duplicated digit in the syndactylous web, but …

Intrauterine growth retardation is caused by maternal, fetal or placental factors that result in
impaired endovascular trophoblast invasion and reduced placental perfusion 1 . Although …

Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, or distal arthrogryposis type 2A (DA2A), is an autosomal-dominant
condition caused by mutations in MYH3 and characterized by multiple congenital …