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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0262.v1

Association between Dynamic Agricoltaic System and Cultivation: Medical Plants Viability, Yields and Qualitative Assessment

Grazia Disciglio, Laura Frabboni, Annalisa Tarantino, Antonio Stasi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: dynamic agrivoltaic; essential oils yield; medicinal crops; microclimatic factors

Online: 16 February 2023 (02:26:05 CET)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0260.v1

COVID-19 and Vasa Vasorum: New Atherogenic Factor? A Case Report and Autopsy Findings

Julia Makarova, Sofia Malachova, Tatiana Novitskaya, Valeria Shapkina, Leonid Churilov

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pathology And Pathobiology Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; atherosclerosis

Online: 16 February 2023 (02:18:09 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0470.v1

Effects of Molecular Hydrogen in the Pathophysiology and Management of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Ram B Singh, Ghizal Fatima, Jan Fedacko, Villiam Mojto, Zuzana Sumbalová, Alex Tarnava, Oleg Pokotilo, Eugeny I Nazarov, Kyu-Jae Lee, Kristina. Ferenczyova, Jana Vlkovlkova, Barbora Kalocayova, Barbora Kalocayova, Jan Slezak, Cheol-Su Kim

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dietetics And Nutrition Keywords: Antioxidant; free radical stress; endothelial dysfunction; dyslipidemia; diet

Online: 26 January 2023 (08:20:52 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0399.v1

Isolation, and Enumeration of Bifidobacteria from Breast-Fed, Formula-Fed Infants and Antibiogram Development.

Rajagopal Kammara, Anagha Nellikka

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: B. adolescentis; Antibiogram; f6ppk; xfp; RFLP

Online: 23 January 2023 (07:03:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0105.v1

Basic Notions on (Neutrosophic) SuperHyperForcing And (Neutrosophic) SuperHyperModeling in Cancer’s Recognitions And (Neutrosophic) SuperHyperGraphs

Henry Garrett

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Vision And Graphics Keywords: (Neutrosophic) SuperHyperGraph; (Neutrosophic) SuperHyperForcing; Cancer’s Recognitions

Online: 5 January 2023 (10:53:02 CET)

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In this research, assume a SuperHyperGraph. Then a “SuperHyperForcing” Z(NSHG) for a neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph NSHG : (V,E) is the minimum cardinality of a SuperHyperSet S of black SuperHyperVertices (whereas SuperHyperVertices in V (G) \ S are colored white) such that V (G) is turned black after finitely many applications of “the color-change rule”: a white SuperHyperVertex is converted to a black SuperHyperVertex if it is the only white SuperHyperNeighbor of a black SuperHyperVertex; a “neutrosophic SuperHyperForcing” Zn(NSHG) for a neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph NSHG : (V,E) is the minimum neutrosophic cardinality of a SuperHyperSet S of black SuperHyperVertices (whereas SuperHyperVertices in V (G) \ S are colored white) such that V (G) is turned black after finitely many applications of “the color-change rule”: a white SuperHyperVertex is converted to a black SuperHyperVertex if it is the only white SuperHyperNeighbor of a black SuperHyperVertex. Assume a SuperHyperGraph. Then a “SuperHyperForcing” Z(NSHG) for a neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph NSHG : (V,E) is the minimum cardinality of a SuperHyperSet S of black SuperHyperVertices (whereas SuperHyperVertices in V (G) \ S are colored white) such that V (G) is turned black after finitely many applications of “the color-change rule”: a white SuperHyperVertex is converted to a black SuperHyperVertex if it is the only white SuperHyperNeighbor of a black SuperHyperVertex; a “neutrosophic SuperHyperForcing” Zn(NSHG) for a neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph NSHG : (V,E) is the minimum neutrosophic cardinality of a SuperHyperSet S of black SuperHyperVertices (whereas SuperHyperVertices in V (G) \ S are colored white) such that V (G) is turned black after finitely many applications of “the color-change rule”: a white SuperHyperVertex is converted to a black SuperHyperVertex if it is the only white SuperHyperNeighbor of a black SuperHyperVertex. Assume a SuperHyperGraph. Then an “δ−SuperHyperForcing” is a minimal SuperHyperForcing of SuperHyperVertices with minimum cardinality such that either of the following expressions hold for the (neutrosophic) cardinalities of SuperHyperNeighbors of s ∈ S : |S∩N(s)|>|S∩(V \N(s))|+δ, |S∩N(s)|<|S∩(V \N(s))|+δ.Thefirst Expression, holds if S is an “δ−SuperHyperOffensive”. And the second Expression, holds if S is an “δ−SuperHyperDefensive”; a“neutrosophic δ−SuperHyperForcing” is a minimal neutrosophic SuperHyperForcing of SuperHyperVertices with minimum neutrosophic cardinality such that either of the following expressions hold for the neutrosophic cardinalities of SuperHyperNeighbors of s ∈ S : |S ∩ N(s)|neutrosophic > |S ∩ (V \ N (s))|neutrosophic + δ, |S ∩ N (s)|neutrosophic < |S ∩ (V \ N (s))|neutrosophic + δ. The first Expression, holds if S is a “neutrosophic δ−SuperHyperOffensive”. And the second Expression, holds if S is a “neutrosophic δ−SuperHyperDefensive”. It’s useful to define “neutrosophic” version of SuperHyperForcing. Since there’s more ways to get type-results to make SuperHyperForcing more understandable. For the sake of having neutrosophic SuperHyperForcing, there’s a need to “redefine” the notion of “SuperHyperForcing”. The SuperHyperVertices and the SuperHyperEdges are assigned by the labels from the letters of the alphabets. In this procedure, there’s the usage of the position of labels to assign to the values. A basic familiarity with SuperHyperGraph theory and neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph theory are proposed.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0412.v1

New Framework for Assembly Digitalization and Traceability Using Smart Contracts and Bill of Assembly

Yuval Cohen, Shai Rozenes

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: Smart Assembly; Smart contract; Assembly line; Assembly 4.0; Assembly system; Block-chain; Digital twin; Industry 4.0; Smart manufacturing

Online: 22 December 2022 (03:24:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0165.v1

The Association between Screening for Colorectal Cancer and Measures of Mental and Physical Health.

yiting gong, Louise Keogh, Carlene Wilson, Mark Jenkins

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Colorectal cancer screening; SF-12

Online: 9 December 2022 (01:08:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0377.v1

Solid Particle Erosion of Unfilled and Filled Epoxy Resin at Room and Elevated Temperatures

Maxim Mishnev, Alexander Korolev, Dmitrii Ulrikh, Anna Gorechneva, Denis Sadretdinov, Danila Grinkevich

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Polymers And Plastics Keywords: solid particle erosion; epoxy resin; thermoset polymers; fly-ash; filled compound; elasticity modu-lus; bending strength

Online: 21 November 2022 (06:38:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0182.v1

Isolation and Identification of Arsenic Hyper-Tolerant and Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium from Soil

Debjani Mandal, Mina Aghababaei, Sadhan Kr Das, Santanu Majumder, Debashis Chatterjee, Abhishek Basu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Arsenic hyper-tolerant bacterium; 16S rDNA sequencing; Microbacterium paraoxydans; Arsenic bioremediation; Plant growth promoting bacterium

Online: 13 October 2022 (02:01:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0095.v1

Checklist of Helminth Parasites and Epizoites in Common Dolphins from Coastal Peru and Ecuador

Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Koen Van Waerebeek, Julio C. Reyes, Marie-Francoise Van Bressem, Jorge Samaniego, Fernando Félix, Natalia Fraija-Fernández

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Parasitology Keywords: helminths; parasitology; Delphinus; common dolphins; Southeast Pacific Ocean; Peru; Ecuador

Online: 8 October 2022 (05:39:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0089.v5

Volumes and surfaces of $n$-simplices, $n$-orthoplices, $n$-cubes, and $n$-balls are holomorphic functions of $n$, which makes those objects omnidimensional

Szymon Łukaszyk

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Geometry And Topology Keywords: regular basic convex polytopes; circumscribed and inscribed polytopes; negative dimensions; fractal dimensions; complex dimensions; emergent dimensionality

Online: 26 December 2022 (11:08:05 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0305.v1

Leucosceptosides A and B: Two Phenyl-ethanoid Glycosides with Important Occurrence and Biological Activities

Claudio Frezza, Daniela De Vita, Chiara Toniolo, Fabio Sciubba, Lamberto Tomassini, Alessandro Venditti, Armandodoriano Bianco, Mauro Serafini, Sebastiano Foddai

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Organic Chemistry Keywords: Leucosceptoside A; Leucosceptoside B; occurrence in plants; biological activities

Online: 20 September 2022 (10:34:18 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0230.v1

Security Issues and Solutions for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle in Sustainable City: A Survey

Zhendong Wang, Haoran Wei, Jianda Wang, Xiaoming Zeng, Yuchao Chang

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: artificial intelligence; autonomous vehicles; connected vehicles; CAV; security; cyber-attacks; In-tra-/inter-vehicle system; cloud; sustainable city application

Online: 15 September 2022 (11:04:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0130.v1

Sociodemographic and Economic Profile of Bicycle-Taxi Riders and Revenue Modelling in Quelimane, Mozambique

Arlete Freitas Jone, Solomon Runhungwe, Joao Luis Ferrao

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Econometrics And Statistics Keywords: bicycle taxi; profile; sociodemographic

Online: 9 September 2022 (07:03:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0045.v1

Development and Testing of an Integrated Energy-Efficient Vehicle Speed and Traffic Signal Controller

Hao Chen, Hesham Rakha

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Traffic signal congrol; vehicle control; integrated control

Online: 5 September 2022 (04:47:05 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0032.v1

Machine Learning for Intelligent Data Analysis and Automation in Cybersecurity: Current and Future Prospects

Iqbal H. Sarker

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Security Systems Keywords: cybersecurity; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; data-driven decision making; automation; cyber analytics; intelligent systems;

Online: 2 September 2022 (03:32:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202208.0511.v1

Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. against Agricultural and Foodborne Pathogens

Maha A. Alshiekheid, Yheni Dwiningsih, Amal Abdullah Sabour, Jawaher Alkahtani

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.; essential oils; microencapsulated products; antibacterial activity; agricultural pathogens; foodborne pathogens; gram-positive bacteria; gram-negative bacteria

Online: 30 August 2022 (07:02:54 CEST)

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Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. is a powerful medicinal plant that has been used as traditional medicine to cure respiratory problems, pain, and inflammation in China, Indonesia, Thailand and other Asian countries by using the crude extracts. The objective of this research is to identify phytochemical composition of Z. cassumunar Roxb. and to analyze antibacterial activity of crude extract, purified compounds, and their microencapsulated products of Rhizome Z. cassumunar Roxb. Identification of phytochemical composition in crude extract of rhizome Z. cassumunar Roxb. was achieved by chromatography-mass spectrophotometer. The major phytochemical composition in crude extract of Z. cassumunar Roxb. is essential oils, including terpinen4-ol (37.7%), β-pinene (20.8%), and (E)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)but-1-ene (13.3%). Crude extract of Z. cassumunar Roxb. was purified with silica gel flash column chromatography, resulting two purified compounds. The antibacterial activity of crude extract, purified compounds, and their microencapsulated products of Rhizome Z. cassumunar Roxb. were evaluated against agricultural and foodborne pathogens by using disc agar diffusion and broth microdilution techniques. All of the samples studied (crude extracts, purified compounds, and microencapsulated of Z. cassumunar Roxb.) were effective against all the bacteria. Based on the results of the disc-diffusion assay suggested that amongst the samples studied, purified compounds (compound 1 and 2) and microencapsulated purified compounds (compound 1 and 2) exhibited more effective against all the bacteria compared to the crude extracts. Antibacterial activity of the rhizome of Z. cassumunar Roxb. was contributed mainly by the essential oils components as the active compounds. Gram-negative bacteria (X. oryzae, X. translucens, Pseudomonas spp, E. coli, and S. typhimurium) appeared to the most resistant to the crude extracts, purified compounds, and microencapsulated of Z. cassumunar Roxb. compared to the gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus, B. cereus, and L. monocytogenes). Microencapsulated of the tested samples (crude extract, purified compound 1, and purified compound 2) of the rhizome Z. cassumunar Roxb. exhibited high antibacterial activity with no significantly different with the tested samples without microencapsulation. These results suggest potential antibacterial properties of Z. cassumunar Roxb., which useful for agricultural plant health, food preservation, natural therapies, and pharmaceuticals.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0326.v1

Self-Enhancement and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex: the Convergence of Clinical and Experimental Findings

Saeed Yasin, Anjel Fierst, Harper Keenan, Amelia Knapp, Katrina Gallione, Tessa Westlund, Sydney Kirschner, Sahana Vaidya, Christina Qiu, Audrey Rougebec, Elodie Morss, Jack Lebiedzinski, Maya Dejean, Julian Paul Keenan

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Frontal Cortex; PFC; Self-enhancement; Self-deception; SE

Online: 21 July 2022 (10:55:56 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0386.v1

Toward Understanding Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Developing and Emerging Economies: A Review

Rabie Said, M. Ishaq BHATTI, Ahmed Hunjra

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: Emerging economies; Economic development; Renewable and sustainable energy

Online: 28 June 2022 (10:43:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0384.v1

Automatic Acne Object Detection and Acne Severity Grading Using Smartphone Images and Artificial Intelligence

Quan Thanh Huynh, Phuc Hoang Nguyen, Hieu Xuan Le, Lua Thi Ngo, Nhu-Thuy Trinh, Mai Thi-Thanh Tran, Hoan Tam Nguyen, Nga Thi Vu, Anh Tam Nguyen, Kazuma Suda, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Tsuyoshi Ishii, Trung Xuan Ngo, Hoan Thanh Ngo

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Deep Learning; Smartphone Image; Acne Grading; Acne Object DetectionDeep Learning, Smartphone Image, Acne Grading, Acne Object Detection

Online: 28 June 2022 (10:05:25 CEST)

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Preprint TECHNICAL NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0008.v1

A Novel Approach for the Global Detection and Nowcasting of Deep Convection and Thunderstorms

Richard Müller, Axel Barleben, Stéphane Haussler, Matthias Jerg

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Thunderstorms; Cumulonimbus; Convection; Nowcasting; Lightning

Online: 1 June 2022 (08:25:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0107.v1

On the Redox-Activity and Health-Effects of Atmospheric Primary and Secondary Aerosol: Phenomenology

Francesca Costabile, Stefano Decesari, Roberta Vecchi, Franco Lucarelli, Gabriele Curci, Dario Massabò, Matteo Rinaldi, Maurizio Gualtieri, Emanuela Corsini, Elena Menegola, Silvia Canepari, Lorenzo Massimi, Stefania Argentini, Maurizio Busetto, Gianluca Di Iulio, Luca Di Liberto, Marco Paglione, Igor Petenko, Mara Russo, Angela Marinoni, Gianpietro Casasanta, Sara Valentini, Vera Bernardoni, Federica Crova, Gianluigi Valli, Alice Corina Forello, Fabio Giardi, Silvia Nava, Giulia Pazzi, Paolo Prati, Virginia Vernocchi, Teresa La Torretta, Ettore Petralia, Milena Stracquadanio, Gabriele Zanini, Gloria Melzi, Emma Nozza, Martina Iulini, Donatella Caruso, Lucia Cioffi, Gabriele Imperato, Flavio Giavarini, Maria Battistoni, Francesca Di Renzo, Maria Agostina Frezzini, Cinzia Perrino, Maria Cristina Facchini

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: atmospheric aerosol; chemical composition; secondary aerosol; source apportionment; ultrafine particles; oxidative potential; exposure; toxicology; forecasting; micrometeorology

Online: 12 April 2022 (09:54:57 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0052.v1

Global Mangrove Deforestation and Its Interacting Social-Ecological Drivers: A Systematic Review and Synthesis

Avit K. Bhowmik, Rajchandar Padmanaban, Pedro Cabral, Maria M. Romeiras

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Mangroves; Drivers; Anthropogenic activities; Climate change; Extreme events; Wetlands; Interaction; Aquaculture; Agriculture

Online: 3 March 2022 (04:39:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0491.v5

Models That Link and Suggest Data about Elementary Particles, Dark Matter, and the Cosmos

Thomas J. Buckholtz

Subject: Physical Sciences, Space Science Keywords: Beyond the Standard Model; Dark matter; Evolution of the universe; Cosmological tensions; Galaxy formation; Cosmic inflation; Neutrino masses

Online: 28 February 2022 (10:48:58 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0001.v1

AI-Based Modeling: Techniques, Applications and Research Issues Towards Automation, Intelligent and Smart Systems

Iqbal H. Sarker

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: Artificial intelligence; machine learning; data science; advanced analytics; intelligent computing; automation; smart systems; industry 4.0 applications

Online: 1 February 2022 (10:26:21 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0129.v1

Proximate Composition and Sensory Evaluation Between Artificially Ripened and Naturally Ripened Pineapples (Ananas comosus)

Rahat Bin Robbani, Rasel Talukder, Md. Abu Zubair, SHUMSUZZAMAN KHAN

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Pineapples; Ripening; Proximate composition; Sensory evaluation

Online: 10 January 2022 (16:15:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0440.v1

A Photon Force and Flow for Dissipative Structuring: Application to Pigments, Plants and Ecosystems

Karo Michaelian, Ramon Eduardo Cano Mateo

Subject: Physical Sciences, Thermodynamics Keywords: disspative structuring; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; entropy production; origin of life; organic pigments; plants; ecosystems; evolution; chlorophyll; biosignatures

Online: 27 December 2021 (15:59:20 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0035.v1

Operations Research and Cost-Effective Spatial Conservation Planning: Data, Models, Tools and Future Directions

Diogo Alagador, Jorge O. Cerdeira

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: Climate change; Ecological dynamics; Mathematical programming; Optimization; Spatial analysis; Systematic Conservation Planning

Online: 2 December 2021 (11:59:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0466.v1

Efficient and Stable Voxel-Based Algorithm for Computing 3D Zernike Moments and Shape Reconstruction

An-Wen Deng, Chih-Ying Gwo

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: 3D Zernike moments; 3D Zernike radial polynomials; 3D Zernike polynomials; Spherical harmonics; Recurrence formula; Matrix Lie Group; Group action

Online: 25 November 2021 (09:54:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0465.v1

Measurement of Dry and Autogenous Shrinkages and Thermal Strain of Early Age Concrete Pavement

Jaewook Ku, Seunghyun Roh, Hyunsik Hwang

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Cement Concrete Pavement; Concrete behavior; Dry shrinkage; Autogenous shrinkage

Online: 25 November 2021 (09:08:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0398.v1

Targeted Action and Molecular Interactions of Sarcin and Thionin With Aspergillosis Causing Aspergillus fumigatus

Ramya Ravindhiran, Ramya Krishnamurthy, Karthiga Sivarajan, JothiNayaki Sekar, Kumarappan Chidambaram, Kavitha Dhandapani

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacology And Toxicology Keywords: Aspergillus giganteus; Aspergillosis; Antagonism; Sarcin; ADMET; GC-MS

Online: 22 November 2021 (13:56:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0308.v1

Ɛ34 Phage Tailspike Protein is Resistant to Trypsin and Inhibits and Salmonella Biofilm Formation

Joseph A. Ayariga, Logan Gildea, Robert Villafane

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Salmonella newington; ɛ34 phage; Lipopolysaccharides; Antibacterial

Online: 21 October 2021 (12:47:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0208.v1

Adaptation and Collaborative CLTS Pathways: Experiential Learning from Mistakes and Iterative Changes for Success

Benbella Dektar

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: Adaptation; Failure; Feedback; Innovation; Learning; Sanitation; Scale-up; Success

Online: 14 October 2021 (08:21:38 CEST)

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Background This paper draws learnings and successes based on field implementation experience spanning four years (2016–2019) of implementing CLTS by Prince of Peace Orphans and Widows Vision, a community-based organization located in Kaberamaido district in eastern Uganda. Methods The study aimed to document, disseminate and inform from an evidence-based point of view how adaptation and collaborative engagements triggers learning from mistakes to inform iterative changes from improvements and success.This is a descriptive paper that used project documents review based on field implementation experience. Existing project reports were synthesised, collated and curated for evidence. Data were drawn from project reports and records to inform narratives in writing. Implementation of the project was executed in homogenous rural communities occupied by people of the same dialect, cultural and social settings. Results We note that success in CLTS implementation can hardly be achieved by merely following prescriptions in handbooks and guidelines but rather by devising innovative community engagement and other participatory and community-driven techniques that foster adaptive management, promote ownership, and buy-in.Having learned from our failures, we used data to inform decisions and transformatively deviated from traditional CLTS implementation and introduced high impact and innovative approaches such as the use of CLTS helpdesks and Situation room, the Pamoja approach, learning labs and iterative feedback loops, innovatively tackling slippage and carefully introducing the follow-up mandona approach. These enhanced experiential learning and ultimately resulted in sustained sanitation behaviour. Conclusions The CLTS approach as outlined in the handbook needs to be flexibly adapted to address contextual needs. Reflective and learning sessions reinforced with routine feedback loops from implementers and beneficiaries yields tremendous results, propagates experiential learning, and ultimately results in a transformative deviation from undesirable to desired sanitation behaviours. These innovative approaches once carefully blended have proved to be sustainable, are adaptable and can work in an even larger scale and in a variety of contexts.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0114.v1

The Relativistic and the Hidden Momentum of Minkowski and Abraham in Relativistic Energy Wave

D.S. Cardoso

Subject: Physical Sciences, Optics And Photonics Keywords: Photon; Relativistic Energy Wave; Abraham Momentum; Minkonwski Momentum; Relativistic Photon Ignition; Apparent Doppler; Orbital Angular Momentum; OAM

Online: 7 October 2021 (10:45:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0090.v1

Help Me Learn! Architecture and Strategies to Combine Recommendations and Active Learning in Manufacturing

Patrik Zajec, Jože M. Rožanec, Elena Trajkova, Inna Novalija, Klemen Kenda, Blaž Fortuna, Dunja Mladenić

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; active learning; knowledge acquisition; explainable artificial intelligence; manufacturing; demand forecasting; smart assistant

Online: 5 October 2021 (15:23:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0172.v1

Effect of Basicity and Al2O3 on Viscosity of Blast Furnace Slag and Thermodynamic Analysis

Jian Zhang, Zhengjian Liu, Jianliang Zhang, Cui Wang, Hengbao Ma, Haokun Li, Jianjun Fan

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: thermodynamic; enthalpy change; viscosity; activation energy; structure

Online: 9 September 2021 (10:49:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0068.v1

Prognostics and Availability for Industrial Equipment Using High Performance Computing (HPC) and AI Technology

Peter Darveau

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: Feature engineering; vibration; high performance computing (HPC); dataset; prognostics and availability management (P&AM)

Online: 3 September 2021 (14:21:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0520.v1

Distinct Exosomal miRNA Profiles from BALF and Lung Tissue from COPD and IPF Patients

Gagandeep Kaur, Krishna Maremanda, Michael Campos, Hitendra Singh Chand, Feng Li, Nikhil Hirani, M A Haseeb, Irfan Rahman

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacology And Toxicology Keywords: Exosomes; COPD; smokers; IPF; BALF; lung

Online: 27 August 2021 (11:33:42 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0411.v1

The Role of Membrane Transporters in Plant Growth and Development, and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Rafaqat Ali Gill, Sunny Ahmar, Basharat Ali, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Muhammad Umar Khan, Weijun Zhou, Shengyi Liu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: abiotic stresses; gene-expression; genomics; ion homeostasis; plant growth and development; plasma membrane; sugar translocation

Online: 20 August 2021 (11:43:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0395.v1

Comparison of Clinical Features and Prognosis in Patients With Cryptogenic and Secondary Organizing Pneumonia

Keum-Ju Choi, Eun-Hyung Yoo, Kyung Chan Kim, Eun Jin Kim

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: Organizing pneumonia; Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia; Secondary organizing pneumonia

Online: 19 August 2021 (10:22:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0615.v1

Bovine Babesiosis and Distribution of Ixodid Ticks in Dasenech and Salamago District, Southern Ethiopia

Haben Fesseha Gebremeskel, Mesfin Mathewos Abose, Eyob Eshetu Bekele, Bereket Tefera Chido

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Babesiosis; Cattle; Host factors; Prevalence; Tick infestation; South Omo

Online: 28 July 2021 (09:05:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0524.v1

Development and Pilot Testing of the Transgender and Gender Diverse Fertility Preservation Knowledge Scale

Denise Rivera, Angela Jukkala, Katherine Mistretta, Willa Starke

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: transgender; fertility preservation; decision making preferences

Online: 22 July 2021 (17:37:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0119.v1

Copper, Iron, and Aluminium Electrochemical Corrosion Rates and Intrinsic Diffusivitives Dependence on Temperature Investigations

Mykhaylo Viktorovych Yarmolenko

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: Keywords: electrochemical corrosion, metallic coatings, electrolysis, diffusion, intermetallic compounds, phases formation kinetics, copper, aluminium, iron, Kirkendall-Frenkel porosity, Kirkendall sh

Online: 5 July 2021 (16:24:31 CEST)

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Our investigations show that electrochemical corrosion of copper is faster than electrochemical corrosion of aluminium at temperatures below 100oC. Literature data analysis shows that the Al atoms diffuse faster than the Cu atoms at temperatures higher than 475oC, Al rich intermetallic compounds (IMCs) are formed faster in the Cu-Al system, and the Kirkendall plane shifts toward Al side. Electrochemical corrosion occurs due to electric current and due to diffusion. An electronic devise working time, for example, depends on initial copper cover thickness on aluminium wire, connected to the electronic devise, temperature, and volume and dislocation pipe diffusion coefficients, so copper, iron, and aluminium electrochemical corrosion rates are investigated experimentally at room temperature and at temperature 100oC. Intrinsic diffusivities ratios of copper and aluminium at different temperatures and diffusion activation energies in the Cu-Al system are calculated by proposed here methods using literature experimental data. Dislocation pipe and volume diffusion activation energies of pure iron are calculated separately by earlier proposed method using literature experimental data. Aluminium dissolved into NaCl solution as the Al3+ ions at room temperature and at temperature 100oC, iron dissolved into NaCl solution as the Fe2+ (not Fe3+) ions at room temperature and at temperature 100oC, copper dissolved into NaCl solution as the Cu+ ions at room temperature and as the Cu+ and the Cu2+ ions at temperature 100oC. It is founded experimentally that copper corrosion is higher than aluminium corrosion, and ratio of electrochemical corrosion rates, kCu/kAl>1, decreases with temperature increasing, although iron electrochemical corrosion rate doesn’t depend on temperature below 100oC. It is obvious, because melting point of iron is more higher then melting point of copper or aluminium. It is calculated that copper electrochemical corrosion rate is approximately equal to aluminium electrochemical corrosion at temperature about 300oC, so copper can dissolve into NaCl solution mostly as the Cu2+ ions at temperature about 300oC. Ratio of intrinsic diffusivities, DCu/DAl <1, increases with temperature increasing, and intrinsic diffusivity of aluminium could be approximately equal to intrinsic diffusivity of copper at temperature about 460oC.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0093.v1

Learning and Well-being in Educational Practices with Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Paulo R. Santos, Débora N. F. Barbosa, Eduardo Gonçalves de Azevedo Neto, Jorge L. V. Barbosa, Sérgio D. Correia, Valderi R. Q. Leithardt

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Algebra And Number Theory Keywords: game-based learning; learning practicies; learning with mobility; oncological treatment; well-being

Online: 5 July 2021 (11:45:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0079.v1

Acquisition and User Behavior in Online Science Laboratories before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

Raghu Raman, Ricardo Vinuesa, Prema Nedungadi

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Algebra And Number Theory Keywords: online laboratories; virtual laboratories; Covid-19; simulations; science; school

Online: 5 July 2021 (08:16:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0039.v1

Structure and Interdigitation of Chain-Asymmetric Phosphatidylcholines and Milk Sphingomyelin in the Fluid Phase

Moritz PK Frewein, Milka Doktorova, Frederick A Heberle, Haden L Scott, Enrico F Semeraro, Lionel Porcar, Georg Pabst

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biophysics Keywords: Mixed-chain lipids; Neutron scattering; X-ray scattering; MD simulations

Online: 1 July 2021 (22:26:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0029.v1

Urban and Rural Disparities in Pneumococcal Carriage and Resistance of Jordanian Children, 2015-2019

Adnan Al-Lahham, Nashat Khanfar, Noor Albataina, Rawsan Altwal, Rana Al Shwayat, Talal Abulfeilat, Ghaith Alawneh, Abdelsalam Alqadi Altamimi, Mohammad Khurd

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae; Carriage; Resistance; PCVs; Urban; Rural.

Online: 1 July 2021 (13:42:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0443.v1

miR-378d Regulates Polyploidization and Malignant Phenotype of Tumor Cells Through AKT and RhoA

Wei Wang, Jie Peng, Susu Shi, Juan Yu, Jianli Liu, Haixiang Wei, Haixia Song, Shaoqiang Wang, Daolu Guo, Zhejie Li, Shujin He, Lei Li, Hongyan Zhang, Zhizhen Yan, Ran Zhao, Yukun Liu, Yanrong Liu, Junjun Li, Renya Zhang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: miR-378d; ESCC; AKT; RhoA; polyploidization

Online: 16 June 2021 (12:07:30 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0350.v1

A Review on Green Synthesis and Biological Activities of Nitrogen and Oxygen Containing Heterocycles

Susheel Gulati, Rajvir Singh, Suman Sangwan

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: Heterocycles; Coumarins; Dihyfropyrimidinones; Imidazoles; Isoxazoles; Benzimidazoles; Green Chemistry

Online: 14 June 2021 (10:39:56 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0305.v1

Dietary Flavonoids: Cardioprotective Potential with Antioxidant Effects and Their Pharmacokinetic, Toxicological and Therapeutic Concerns

Johra Khan, Prashanta Kumar Deb, Somi Priya, Karla Damiàn Medina, Rajlakshmi Devi, Sanjay G. Walode, Mithun Rudrapal

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: dietary flavonoids; cardioprotective effects; ROS scavenging; myocardial dysfunction; bioavailability and drug metabolism; toxicity; drug discovery

Online: 11 June 2021 (08:44:01 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0758.v1

Agriculture 4.0 and Smart Sensors. The Scientific Evolution of Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities

Michele Kremer Sott, Leandro da Silva Nascimento, Cristian Rogério Foguesatto, Leonardo B. Furstenau, Kadígia Faccin, Paulo Antônio Zawislak, Bruce Mellado, Jude Dzevela Kong, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: precision agriculture; agriculture 4.0; digital agriculture; smart farming; industry 4.0; sustainability; innovation; bibliometrics; science mapping.

Online: 31 May 2021 (12:01:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0673.v1

Fungal Diversity and Aflatoxins in Cereals and Cassava-Based Foods From Ondo State, Nigeria

Daniella O. Ekpakpale, Bart Kraak, Martin Meijer, Kolawole I. Ayeni, Jos Houbraken, Chibundu N. Ezekiel

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Aflatoxin; Food safety; Maize; Mycology; Nigeria; Pupuru; Rice

Online: 27 May 2021 (13:59:07 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0567.v1

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medicinal Chemistry and Validation of Emerging Drug Targets

Sameer Quazi, Rohit Jangi

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: Artificial intelligence AI; machine learning; algorithms; QSAR; drug discovery

Online: 24 May 2021 (13:02:21 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0346.v1

Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics: Drug Discovery and Drug Repurposing

Sameer Quazi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: drug discovery; drug repurposing; bioinformatics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; biomedical discoveries etc.

Online: 14 May 2021 (15:17:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0266.v2

Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading and the Sharing Economy: Social, Markets and Regulatory Perspectives

Alexandra Schneiders, Michael Fell, Colin Nolden

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: peer-to-peer energy trading; P2P; sharing economy; collaborative economy

Online: 14 May 2021 (09:57:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0181.v1

Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Efficiency

Lin Li, Qian Yu, Wen-rui Zhao, Fabian Herold, Boris Cheval, Zhaowei Kong, Jinming Li, Notger Mueller, Arthur F. Kramer, Jie Cui, Hua-wei Pan, Zhu-xuan Zhan, Min-qiang Hui, Liye Zou

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: physical activity; sleep; inhibitory performance; mediating effects

Online: 10 May 2021 (11:51:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0694.v1

Causes and Risk Factor of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adult Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Abdullah AlRefaie

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Causes, post traumatic stress disorder,refugees

Online: 26 April 2021 (20:51:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0148.v2

The Quest for Sustainable Teaching Praxis: Opportunities and Challenges of Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Teamwork

Elli Doukanari, Despo Ktoridou, Leonidas Efthymiou, Epaminondas Epaminonda

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: Sustainable Teaching; multidisciplinary; multicultural; teams; Case-based Learning; Problem-based Learning; teamwork

Online: 26 April 2021 (15:38:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0424.v1

Culture Shapes the Distinctiveness of Posed and Spontaneous Facial Expressions of Anger and Disgust

Xia Fang, Disa Sauter, Marc Heerdink, Gerben van Kleef

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: culture; facial expressions; emotion; posed; spontaneous

Online: 15 April 2021 (16:45:31 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0114.v2

Complementary and Alternative Therapy for Pain and Anxiety in Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review

Indah Sri Wahyuningsih, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Anxiety, complementary therapies, coronary artery disease, pain

Online: 15 April 2021 (12:56:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0374.v1

Adaptability and Resilience of Academic Radiation Oncology Personnel and Procedures during Covid-19 Pandemic

Indra J Das, John A J Kalapurakal, Jonathan B Strauss, Brian R Zawislak, Mahesh Gopalakrishnan, Amishi Bajaj, Bharat B Mittal

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Covid-19; Radiation Oncology; Operation; Survey; Adaptability; Resilience

Online: 14 April 2021 (12:30:40 CEST)

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Preprint SHORT NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0208.v1

Declarative Phonology and Suppletion: Non-stratal, Non-Derivational Models of Phonology and Morphological Alternation

João Veloso

Subject: Social Sciences, Anthropology Keywords: Declarative Phonology; Suppletion; Morphology; Phonology; Portuguese

Online: 7 April 2021 (15:22:14 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0161.v1

Sphingolipids and Cell Signaling: Relationship Between Health and Disease in the Central Nervous System

Andrés Felipe Leal, Diego A. Suarez, Olga Yaneth Echeverri-Peña, Sonia Luz Albarracín, Carlos Javier Alméciga-Díaz, Angela Johana Espejo-Mojica

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Central Nervous System, GM2 Gangliosidoses, Sphingolipids, Sphingolipidosis.

Online: 6 April 2021 (10:00:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0787.v1

Psychosocial Resources and Diet-Related Lifestyle in Overweight and Obesity: A Cluster-Based Study

Débora Godoy-Izquierdo, Raquel Lara, Adelaida Ogallar, Alejandra Rodríguez-Tadeo, María J. Ramírez, Estefanía Navarrón, Félix Arbinaga

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: body image; healthy diet; weight-related stigma; subjective well-being; excessive weight; cluster analysis

Online: 31 March 2021 (17:35:50 CEST)

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Inhalational Anesthetics Inhibit Neuroglioma Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-138, -210 and -335

Masashi Ishikawa, Masae Iwasaki, Hailin Zhao, Junichi Saito, Cong Hu, Qizhe Sun, Atsuhiro Sakamoto, Daqing Ma

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: microRNA; sevoflurane; desflurane; hypoxia inducible factor-1α; matrix metalloproteinase 9; glioma

Online: 23 March 2021 (09:14:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0166.v1

Laws of Gravity and Electrostatics Reduce Elementary Particles to Only Two: Positron and Negatron

Misheck Kirimi

Subject: Physical Sciences, Particle And Field Physics Keywords: Electron; electrostatics; elementary particles; fields; gravity; unification

Online: 5 February 2021 (14:10:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0591.v1

Urban Child Labour in Bangladesh: Determinants and It’s Possible Impacts on Health and Education

Md Abdul Ahad, Mitu Chowdhury, Yvonne K Parry, Eileen Willis

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: Child labor; Working conditions; Poverty; Schooling; Bangladesh

Online: 28 January 2021 (15:39:54 CET)

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Azacytidine Induces Global DNA Hypomethylation and Increases Cellular and Nuclear SAMHD1 in Feline Lymphocytes

Dorothee Bienzle, Peyman Asadian

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Azanucleoside; DMSO; DNA methylation, epigenetics; phosphorylation; restriction factor; triphosphohydrolase; methyltransferase inhibitor

Online: 4 January 2021 (08:19:38 CET)

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Two Removal and Cancellation Laws Associated with a Complex Matrix and Its Conjugate Transpose

Yongge Tian

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Algebra And Number Theory Keywords: Hermitian matrix; matrix decomposition; cancellation property

Online: 4 December 2020 (11:47:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0658.v1

Ethylene Polymerization via Zirconocene Catalysts and Organoboron Activators: An Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study

Luis Valencia, Francisco Enríquez-Medrano, Ricardo López-González, Priscila Quiñonez-Angulo, Enrique Saldívar-Guerra, José Díaz-Elizondo, Iván Zapata-González, Ramón Díaz de León Gómez

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: Ethylene polymerization; metallocene; zirconium-based catalyst; organoboron compounds; kinetic modeling.

Online: 26 November 2020 (09:44:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0652.v1

Hypersonic Imaging and Emission Spectroscopy of Hydrogen and Cyanide Following Laser-Induced Optical Breakdown

Christian G Parigger, Christopher M Helstern, Ghaneshwar Gautam

Subject: Physical Sciences, Acoustics Keywords: laser–plasma interactions; plasma dynamics and flow; hypersonic flows; optical emission spectroscopy; hydrogen; cyanide; Abel inversion; astrophysics; white dwarf stars

Online: 25 November 2020 (16:23:06 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0499.v1

Proanthocyanidins and Flavan-3-ols in the Prevention and Treatment of Periodontitis - Antibacterial Effects.

Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, Adam Matkowski, Jakub Hadzik, Barbara Dobrowolska-Czopor, Cyprian Olchowy, Marzena Dominiak, Paweł Kubasiewicz-Ross

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: condensed tannins; proanthocyanidins; flavan-3-ols; periodontitis; gingivitis; gum disease; cranberry; Camellia sinensis; polyphenols

Online: 19 November 2020 (10:26:44 CET)

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Coronavirus and Halal Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Is It a Journey to the Unknown?

Hatem El-Gohary

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: Coronavirus; COVID-19; Halal hospitality; Halal tourism; tourism industry; Muslim travellers; KSA; Egypt; Middle East

Online: 9 November 2020 (10:07:11 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0156.v1

Biosensors for the Detection of Bacterial and Viral Clinical Pathogens and COVID-19 Diagnosis

Luis Castillo-Henríquez, Mariana Brenes-Acuña, Arianna Castro-Rojas, Rolando Cordero-Salmerón, Mary Lopretti, José Roberto Vega-Baudrit

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Nanotechnology Keywords: Bacterial detection; Biosensors; Clinical pathogen; COVID-19; Electrospun nanofibers; Nano-biosensors; Point-of-care; SARS-CoV-2; Viral detection.

Online: 3 November 2020 (14:15:34 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0066.v1

Dietary Polyphenols in Metabolic Diseases and Neurodegeneration: Molecular Targets on Autophagy and Biological Effects

Ana García-Aguilar, Olga Palomino Ruiz-Poveda, Manuel Benito de las Heras, Carlos Guillén Viejo

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: polyphenols; autophagy; mechanisms; oxidative stress; inflammation; disease models

Online: 2 November 2020 (17:30:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0051.v1

Project-Based Learning and the Acquisition of Competencies and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education

María del Carmen Granado-Alcón, Diego Gómez-Baya, Eva Herrera-Gutiérrez, Mercedes Vélez-Toral, Pilar Alonso-Martín, María Teresa Martínez-Frutos

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: Project-Based Learning (PBL); higher education; competencies; knowledge transfer (KT); rating

Online: 2 November 2020 (14:38:34 CET)

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Pars Plana Vitrectomy and the Risk of Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma: Where Are We?

Tommaso Rossi MD, Guido Ripandelli

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Ophthalmology Keywords: Ascorbate; Pars Plana Vitrectomy; Open Angle Glaucoma; Oxidative Stress; Ocular Hypertension

Online: 29 October 2020 (10:58:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0565.v1

Modeling and Forecasting of Lake Malombe Fish Biomass and Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE)

Rodgers Makwinja, Seyoum Mengistou, Emmanuel Kaunda, Tena Alemiew, Titus Phiri, Ishmael Kosamu, Chikumbusko Kaonga

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: ARIMA, CPUE, Fish biomass landings, Forecasting, Lake Malombe, Time series approach

Online: 27 October 2020 (21:04:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.3390/sci2040080

Urban Sprawl and Growth Prediction for Lagos Using GlobeLand30 Data and Cellular Automata Model

Olalekan O. Onilude, Eric Vaz

Subject: Social Sciences, Urban Studies And Planning Keywords: urban sprawl; GlobeLand30; LULC change; remote sensing; cellular automata; Markov chain; growth prediction; Lagos

Online: 22 October 2020 (00:00:00 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0301.v1

The Genetic Basis of Obesity and Related Metabolic Diseases in Humans and Companion Animals

Natalie Wallis, Eleanor Raffan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Obesity; Genetics; Companion Animals; Metabolic Disease; Comparative Genomics; Dogs; Cats; Horses

Online: 14 October 2020 (10:51:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0238.v1

Analysis and Optimization of Raw Material Supply Chains With Regard to Profitability and Sustainability

Sebastian Trojahn, Henning Strubelt

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: raw materials; supply chain; logistics planning; logistics strategies

Online: 12 October 2020 (12:21:56 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0298.v1

Recent Advances on Properties and Utility of Nanomaterials Generated from Industrial and Biological Activities

Virendra Yadav, Parth Malik, Priti Pandit, Samreen Heena Khan, R. Suriyaprabha, Nisha Choudhary

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Nanotechnology Keywords: Nanomaterials; Carbon nanotubes; Rice husk; Agriculture waste; Carbon nanofibres

Online: 13 September 2020 (16:23:49 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0490.v2

Immune Escape Mechanisms and Their Clinical Relevance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Barbara Seliger, Chiara Massa, Bo Yang, Daniel Bethmann, Matthias Kappler, Alexander Eckert, Claudia Wickenhauser

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; immune escape; tumor microenvironment; immune responses; immunotherapy

Online: 31 August 2020 (04:32:48 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0360.v3

Storage, Indexing, Query Processing, and Benchmarking in Centralized and Distributed RDF Engines: A Survey

Waqas Ali, Muhammad Saleem, Bin Yao, Aidan Hogan, Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: Storage; Indexing; Language; Query Planning; SPARQL Translation; Centralized RDF Engines; Distributed RDF Engines; SPARQL Benchmarks; Survey

Online: 28 August 2020 (09:38:00 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0311.v1

Trend and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among The Military Population – A Systematic Review

Azizan Omar, Hui Ling Leong, Foong Ming Moy

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: trend; prevalence; overweight; obesity; military

Online: 14 August 2020 (08:15:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0185.v1

Evaluating The Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: within and beyond The SDGs

Christopher Dickens, Matthew McCartney, David Tickner, Ian J. Harrison, Pablo Pacheco, Brown Ndhlovu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals; SDG; Resource security; Land; Water; Air; Biodiversity

Online: 7 August 2020 (10:19:38 CEST)

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) purport to report holistically on progress towards sustainability and do so using more than 231 discrete indicators with a primary objective to achieve a balance between the environment, social and economic aspects of development. The research question underpinning the analyses presented in this paper is: are the indicators in the SDGs sufficient and fit-for-purpose to assess the trajectory of natural resources towards sustainability? We extracted the SDG indicators that monitor the state of natural resources, or alternately support policy or governance for their protection, and determined if these are adequate to provide the essential data on natural resources to achieve the aims of the SDGs. The indicators are clustered into four natural resource categories; land, water (both marine and freshwater), air and biodiversity. Indicators for monitoring land resources show that the most comprehensive land resource indicator, for degraded land, is not fully implemented and that missing from land monitoring is an evaluation of vegetation health outside of forests and mountains, the condition of soils, and most importantly the overall health of terrestrial ecosystems. Indicators for monitoring water resources have substantial gaps, unable to properly monitor water quality, water stress, many aspects of marine resources and most significantly, the health of fresh and salt water ecosystems. Indicators for monitoring of air have recently become more comprehensive, but linkage to IPCC results would benefit both programmes. Monitoring of biodiversity is perhaps the greatest weakness of the SDG Agenda, having no comprehensive assessment even though narrow aspects are monitored. Again, deliberate linkages to other global biodiversity programmes (e.g. CBD and the Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework; IPBES; Living Planet, etc.) are recommended on condition that data can be defined at a country level. While the SDG list of indicators in support of natural resource is moderately comprehensive, it lacks holistic monitoring in relation to evaluation of ecosystems and biodiversity to the extent that these missing but vital measures of sustainability threaten the entire SDG Agenda. In addition, an emerging issue is that even where there are appropriate indicators, the amount of country-level data remains inadequate to fully evaluate sustainability. This signals the delicate balance between the extent and complexity of the SDG Agenda and uptake at a country level

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0334.v1

The Role of Alpha-Synuclein And Other Parkinson’s Genes in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders

C. Alejandra Morato Torres, Zinah Wassouf, Faria Zafar, Danuta Sastre, Tiago Fleming Outeiro, Birgitt Schüle

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: alpha-synuclein; SNCA; PARK2; 22q11.2 deletion syndrome; autism spectrum disorders; neuronal development; Parkinson’s disease; neurodegeneration; synaptic dysfunction

Online: 15 July 2020 (11:36:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0279.v2

COVID-19 Testing – Impact of Prevalence, Sensitivity, and Specificity on Patient Risk and Cost

Zoe C. Brooks, Saswati Das

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pathology And Pathobiology Keywords: COVID19; risk; clinical; metrics; cost; false-positive; false-negative; prevalence; sensitivity; specificity

Online: 9 July 2020 (15:57:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0118.v1

Australian Construction and Demolition Waste Management System in Australia: Investigation of Challenges and Opportunities

Salman Shooshtarian, Tayyab Maqsood, Peter SP Wong, Malik Khalfan, Rebecca J. Yang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: sustainable procurement; waste policy; C&D waste regulation; overregulation; recycled waste materials

Online: 7 July 2020 (08:41:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0082.v1

The COVID-19 Spread in India and Its Dependence on Temperature and Relative Humidity

Velu Vinoj, Nandini Gopinath, Kiranmayi Landu, Bijayini Behera, Baijayantimala Mishra

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pulmonary And Respiratory Medicine Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Temperature; Environment; Relative Humidity; India

Online: 5 July 2020 (15:20:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0497.v1

Nexus between Product Innovation and Enterprise Survival: Impact of Competitive Intensity and Competitive Advantage

Lin Lu Zhou, James Onuche Ayegba, Peace Maina James, Emmanuel Onu Ayegba, Xin jie Zhang, Arielle Doris Tetgoum Kachie

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: Product innovation; enterprise survival; competitive intensity; competitive advantage

Online: 31 May 2020 (19:45:30 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0342.v1

Neuroprotective Potentials of Marine Algae and Their Bioactive Metabolites: Pharmacological Insights and Therapeutic Advances

Md. Abdul Hannan, Raju Dash, Md. Nazmul Haque, Md. Mohibbullah, Abdullah Al Mamun Sohag, Md. Ataur Rahman, Md Jamal Uddin, Mahboob Alam, Il Soo Moon

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacology And Toxicology Keywords: seaweed; metabolites; neuroprotection; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; ischemic stroke; computer-aided drug discovery

Online: 21 May 2020 (09:49:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0278.v1

Flow Pattern and Pressure Drop for Oil-Water Flows in and around 180° Bends

Paul Onubi Ayegba, Lawrence C. Edomwonyi-Otu, Abdulkareem Abubakar, Nurudeen Yusuf

Subject: Physical Sciences, Fluids And Plasmas Physics Keywords: U-bend; oil-water flow; flow pattern; pressure losses; flow redevelopment

Online: 16 May 2020 (19:00:59 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0359.v1

Genomic Diversity and Evolution, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Therapeutics of the Pandemic COVID-19 Disease

M. Nazmul Hoque, Abed Chaudhury, Md. Abdul Mannan Akanda, M. Anwar Hossain, Md Tofazzal Islam

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; genetic diversity; genome evolution; diagnostics; therapeutics; vaccines

Online: 20 April 2020 (02:33:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0378.v3

Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Features of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina, Estefanía Gutiérrez-Ocampo, Rhuvi Villamizar-Peña, Yeimer Holguin-Rivera, Juan Pablo Escalera-Antezana, Lucia Elena Alvarado-Arnez, D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Andrés F. Henao-Martinez, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi, Guillermo J. Lagos-Grisales, Eduardo Ramírez-Vallejo, Jose A. Suárez, Lysien I. Zambrano, Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, Graciela J. Balbin-Ramon, Ali A. Rabaan, Harapan Harapan, Kuldeep Dhama, Hiroshi Nishiura, Hiromitsu Kataoka, Tauseef Ahmad, Ranjit Sah

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: Coronavirus Disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2; clinical features; laboratory; outcomes; epidemic.

Online: 11 March 2020 (10:35:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0223.v1

Gini and Entropy Based Spread Indexes for Primary Energy Consumption Efficiency and CO₂ Emission

Hellinton H. Takada, Celma O. Ribeiro, Oswaldo L. V. Costa, Julio M. Stern

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: carbon emissions; energy consumption; technology efficiency; Gini index; generalised entropy index; fossil fuels; non-fossil fuels; petroleum; coal; natural gas

Online: 16 February 2020 (15:20:21 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0003.v1

Present and Future Contributions of Reactor Experiments to Mass Ordering and Neutrino Oscillation Studies

Vito Antonelli, Lino Miramonti, Gioacchino Ranucci

Subject: Physical Sciences, Particle And Field Physics Keywords: reactor antineutrino experiments; neutrino oscillations; neutrino mass ordering; JUNO experiment

Online: 2 January 2020 (02:36:06 CET)

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Knowledge and Data Driven Mapping of Environmental Status Indicators from Remote Sensing and VGI

Alessia Goffi, Gloria Bordogna, Daniela Stroppiana, Mirco Boschetti, Pietro Alessandro Brivio

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: soft constraints; Ordered Weighted Averaging Operators; Volunteered Geographic Information; standing water area mapping; decision attitude modeling

Online: 29 December 2019 (08:24:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0354.v1

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Lactobacillus Helveticus D75 and D76 Confirms Safety and Probiotic Potential

Vyacheslav Toropov, Elena Demyanova, Olga Shalaeva, Stanislav Sitkin, Timur Vakhitov

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Lactobacillus helveticus; probiotics; whole genome sequencing; PacBio; probiotic genes; bacteriocins; gene expression

Online: 26 December 2019 (10:56:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0259.v1

Investigation of Propane and n- butane Hydrate Formation Condition and Determination of Equilibrium Pressure

Somayeh Salehfekr, Sajjad Porgar, Nejat Rahmanian

Subject: Physical Sciences, Chemical Physics Keywords: hydrate; propane; normal butane; equilibrium pressure

Online: 19 December 2019 (13:10:12 CET)

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