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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0239.v1

The Access to Credit in the Context of the ESG Framework at Global Level

Massimo Arnone, Lucio Laureti, Alberto Costantiello, Fabio Anobile, Angelo Leogrande

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: ESG; Access to Credit; Sustainable Finance; Banking Sector; k-Means Clustering

Online: 6 August 2024 (04:48:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.2515.v1

Effects of a Combined Elevated-Pressure Hybrid Wood Modification System Demonstrating Synergistic Effects on Durability Performance

Peter Klaas, Lukas Emmerich, Holger Militz, Dennis Jones

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: Wood modification; hybrid system; furfuryl alcohol; synergistic effect; thermal modification

Online: 31 July 2024 (10:24:14 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1162.v1

The Influence of Child Abuse on Academic Performance From the Perspective of Teachers of a Private School From Piura, 2024

Cristian García, Jhan Ludeña, Jefferson Quinde, Antony Rosillo, Ulises Yahuana

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: child maltreatment; academic achievement; influence and perspective

Online: 16 July 2024 (05:08:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0570.v1

Correlation of Urinary Glyphosate Levels with Whole Blood Selenium Levels among a Representative Sample of US Adults: NHANES 2013-2018

Pei-Lun Chu, Ching-Chung Hsiao, Chikang Wang, Chien Yu Lin

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Glyphosate; Oxidative stress; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); Selenium

Online: 10 June 2024 (12:23:10 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1378.v1

Trichoderma: A Review of Its Mechanisms of Action in Plant Disease Control

Olusola Luke Oyesola, Rosemary Kinge Tonjock, Adetutu Oluwakemi Bello, Olugbenga Samson Taiwo, Olawole Odun Obembe

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: Trichoderma; fungi; pathogen; mode of action; plant diseases; biocontrol; microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMPs)

Online: 21 May 2024 (12:21:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0468.v1

Comparative Study of a Potent CNS-Permeable RARβ-Modulator, Ellorarxine, in Neuronal Cells In Vitro

Yunxi Zhang, Lilie Gailloud, Rosella Pinckney, Andrew Whiting, Paul Chazot

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacology And Toxicology Keywords: Ellorarxine; DC645; NVG0645; retinoid; mitochondrial dysfunction; neuroinflammation; neurodegeneration; neuroprotective effects

Online: 8 March 2024 (04:32:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1117.v1

Design and Analysis of Query Models Database Preservation Information Systems Digitization of History and Endowments; Case Study of History and Waqf of Sumedang Larang Kingdom Indonesia

R. Sudrajat, Budi Nurani Ruchjana, Atje Setiawan Abdullah, Rahmat Budiarto

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: history; endowments; query model; digital data; physical data

Online: 17 July 2023 (15:11:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0141.v1

The Content of Selected Minerals, Bioactive Compounds and the Antioxidant Properties of the Flowers and Fruit of Selected Cultivars and Wildly Growing Plants of Sambucus nigra

Karolina Młynarczyk, Dorota Walkowiak-Tomczak, Halina Staniek, Marcin Kidoń, Grzegorz Łysiak

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Food Chemistry Keywords: elderberry minerals; antioxidant activity; phenolic compounds; anthocyanins.

Online: 14 January 2020 (12:08:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1685.v1

Nutritive Value and Degradation Kinetic Parameters of Three Plants for Feeding Bradypus variegatus Schinz

Igor Luiz Carvalho Máximo, Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento, Gilcifran Prestes de Andrade, José Lypson Pinto Simões Izidro, Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque, Daniel Bezerra do Nascimento, Janerson José Coêlho, Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim, Alexandre Carneiro Leão de Mello, Romero Marcos Pedrosa Brandão Costa, Carlos Bôa-Viagem Rabello, Maria do Carmo Mohaupt Marques Ludke, Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: bradypodidae; chemical composition; Inga sp.; in vitro kinetics; Pterodon sp.

Online: 22 July 2024 (07:16:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0833.v1

The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrencies: Defining the Economic and Social Values of Blockchain Technologies, assessing the Opportunities, and defining the Financial and Cybersecurity Risks of the Metaverse.

Petar Radanliev

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Security Systems Keywords: blockchain technologies; cryptocurrencies; metaverse; decentralised finance (DeFi); crypto regulations; blockchain standards; risk; value

Online: 10 August 2023 (10:54:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0019.v1

Emergence and Algorithmic Information Dynamics of Systems and Observers

Felipe S. Abrahão, Hector Zenil

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Algebra And Number Theory Keywords: algorithmic information; emergence; dynamical systems; computable systems; observers

Online: 1 June 2021 (10:38:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0253.v1

Occupational Stress and Turnover Intentions in Employees of the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority: Mediating Effect of Burnout and Moderating Effect of Motivation

Mariana Freitas, Ana Moreira, Fernando Ramos

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Occupational Stress; Burnout; Turnover Intentions; Motivation; Quantitative Study

Online: 3 November 2023 (12:41:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0054.v3

General Canonical Quantum Gravity Theory and that of the Universe and General Black Hole

C. Huang, Yong-Chang Huang, Xinfei Li

Subject: Physical Sciences, Particle And Field Physics Keywords: general relativity; Lagrangian; operators; quantum gravity; canonical quantization; commutation relation; general black hole

Online: 18 November 2021 (13:45:15 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0003.v1

Effects of Grazing Management on Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity of Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Grasslands and Rangelands: Monitoring, Modelling and Upscaling

Junye Wang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: grazed grassland, rangelands, grazing management, soil carbon, nutrient cycles

Online: 1 July 2019 (11:08:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0513.v1

Impact of Subsoiling and Sowing Time on Soil Water Content and Contribution of Nitrogen Translocation to Grain and Yield of Dryland Winter Wheat

Sumera Anwar, Yan Fei Liang, Shahbaz Khan, Zhi-qiang Gao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: dryland wheat; subsoiling; sowing date; nitrogen accumulation; nitrogen translocation; yield

Online: 21 November 2018 (04:51:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0253.v1

Designing and Testing of a System for Aerosolization and Recovery of Viable Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV): Theoretical and Engineering Considerations

Peiyang Li, Jacek Koziel, Jeffrey Zimmerman, Steven Hoff, Jianqiang Zhang, Ting-Yu Cheng, Wannarat Yim-Im, Myeongseong Lee, Baitong Chen, William Jenks

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: airborne pathogens; animal production; infectious animal disease; livestock health; mass balance; swine diseases; viral aerosol; virus isolation

Online: 10 February 2021 (11:41:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1438.v1

Effect of Foliar Feeding of Nutrients and Bioregulators on Yield and Quality Attributes of Litchi cv. Bombai

Sushrita Nayak, RANJAN TARAI, Subashh chandra Swain, Sunil Samal, Satyabrata Pradhan, Bijaya Kumar Sethy, Subrat Kumar Behera, Dudekula Mastan Vali, Pamirelli Ranjith, Purandar Mandal, Senthamizh Selvi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Horticulture Keywords: Yield; quality; fruit cracking; nutrients; humic acid; sea weed extract; litchi

Online: 19 January 2024 (08:35:59 CET)

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Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) is considered as one of the most important sub-tropical fruits of the World. Under western part of Odisha, India, the litchi growers are facing problem of unstable and lower marketable yield and inferior quality due to higher incidence of fruit cracking, fruit drop, low sugar content and higher fruit acidity. Keeping in mind the positive effects of nutrients and bioregulators, the current study was conducted to elucidate their impact on fruit yield, and quality in the farmers field of Jamankira block in Sambalpur district of Odisha under Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, India. For the studies, eight years old litchi trees were selected. With 12 treatments, the experiment was set up in a randomized block design replicated thrice viz, T₁: Spray treatment of Borax @ 0.5%; T₂: Spray treatment of Borax @ 0.3%; T₃: Spray treatment of ZnSO₄ @ 0.75% ; T₄: Spray treatment of ZnSO₄ @ 0.5%; T₅: Spray treatment of CaCl₂ @ 0.5%; T₆: Spray treatment of CaCl₂ @ 0.1%; T₇: Spray treatment of Humic acid @ 1.5%; T₈: Spray treatment of Humic acid @ 1%; T₉: Spray treatment of Seaweed extract @ 0.5%; T₁₀: Spray treatment of Seaweed extract @ 0.1 %; T₁₁: Foliar spray of NAA @ 20 ppm and T₁₂ : Control (water spray).The current study compared foliar feeding of different nutrient and bioregulators treatments, which were applied during the first week of December, just after completion of new leaf formation and untreated control. The total number of fruits per plant was recorded highest in plants sprayed with ZnSO4 @ 0.5% (T₄) followed by those treated with humic acid @ 1% (T₈). The highest total fruit yield was recorded in plants with foliar feeding of 0.3% Borax (T₂) which was found to be statistically similar to plants treated with seaweed extract @ 0.1% (T₁₀)and seaweed extract @ 0.5% (T₉).Among the treatments better response for higher number of marketable fruits and marketable yield was recorded in plants treated with both 0.3% Borax (T₂) followed by 0.5% Zinc sulphate (T₄), 1% Humic acid (T₈) and 0.1% CaCl₂ (T₆) in litchi. Application of 1% Humic acid (T₈) followed by 1.5% Humic acid (T₉) enhanced the fruit set (%) and fruit retention (%) along with reduction in fruit drop (%). The enhanced fruit size (fruit length and fruit breadth) and higher fruit weight was obtained in plants treated with 0.3% Borax in litchi. The foliar application of 0.3% Borax (T₂) had also resulted in higher TSS, total sugars, reducing sugar, lower acidity, highest aril weight and lower seed weight in litchi cv. Bombai.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1109.v2

Quality of Life and Incidence of Clinical Signs and Symptoms among Caregivers of Person with Mental Disorder

Vasiliki Oikonomou, Evgenia Gkintoni, Constantinos Halkiopoulos, Evangelos C Karademas

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Primary Health Care Keywords: clinical symptoms; caregivers; mental disorders; quality of life; stress; anxiety; depression; social support

Online: 15 December 2023 (12:16:47 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0276.v1

The Role of ChatGPT in the Advancement of Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease

David-Dimitris Chlorogiannis, Anastasios Apostolos, Anargyros Chlorogiannis, Leonidas Palaiodimos, George Giannakoulas, Sumant Pargaonkar, Sofia Xesfingi, Damianos G. Kokkinidis

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: cardiovascular disease; cerebrovascular disease; chatGPT; language based models; diagnosis; treatment; stroke; myocardial infarction

Online: 5 October 2023 (12:06:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0640.v1

Quality of Life and Well-Being Parameters of Academic Dental and Nursing Personnel vs Quality of Services

Maria Antoniadou, Polyxeni Mangoulia, Pavlos Myrianthefs

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: healthcare; quality of life; WHOQOL questionnaire; WHOQOL BREF version; resilience; values; spirituality; coach; mentor; academians; academic personnel, dentistry, nursing; sustainability in healthcare; health Care Sector

Online: 11 September 2023 (07:34:02 CEST)

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Quality of life (QOL) is based on their perception of their position in life in respect to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns, as well as their culture and value systems, their workflow and workplace situations while it influences quality of services. In this study we aim to report on dental and nursing academians’ QOL and well-being at the end of the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) tool, recording Physical, Psychological, Social and Environmental dimensions of QOL, was used. The WHOQOL-BREF was modified on a spiritual, coaching/mentoring approach in a two-step designing and validated procedure. The modified SHQOL-BREF (Spiritual Healthcare version) designed for this study, was uploaded, and filled in online during April-June 2023. Staff (N=120, 75% female) of both departments of Dentistry (44.2%) and Nursing (55.8%) of the National and Kapodistrian university of Athens, participated in anonymity. QOL in terms of physical health was reported at a higher level (M=72.2 points) compared to social relationships (M=69 points), psychological health (M=65 points) and environment (M=59 points) (scores reported in 0-100 score). Overall QOL was rated at 66 points while satisfaction from health at 72 points. Job satisfaction (M1=3.2) and spirituality (M2=3.0) were reported at a medium level in a 5-point scale, while personal beliefs and values were reported at a high level (M3=4.0). Participants age presented a significant, moderate to strong effect on physical health [F(3,97)=2.89, p<.05, η2p=.08] and on environment [F(3,97)=2.80, p<.05, η2p=.08] and marital status on social relationships [F(1,97)=9.66, p<.05, η2p=.09]. Married participants reported consistently higher levels of QOL compared to single participants, for all age groups. Department had a significant moderate effect on social relationships (F(1,97)=5.10, p<.05, η2p=.05) and education a significant moderate to strong effect on psychological health (F(2,97)=3.74, p<.05, η2p=.07). PhD level participants in both departments presented higher levels of psychological health compared to lower educational levels. Also, participants from the department of Dentistry reported higher levels of social relationships QOL in all educational groups, compared to the department of Nursing. Strategic planning on sustainability and QOL initiatives should be introduced after the COVID-19 pandemic for dental and nursing academic personnel to promote resilience and QOL scores.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1934.v1

Analysis and Approximation of THD and Torque Ripple of Induction Motor for SV-PWM Control of VSI

Grzegorz Sieklucki, Sylwester Sobieraj, Jozef Gromba, Raluca Elena Necula

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Induction motor; PWM control; SV-PWM; THD; torque ripple; approximation; voltage source inverter; dead-band; electromagnetic torque; stator current

Online: 26 May 2023 (12:02:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0512.v1

Comparison of Identification and Quantification of Polyphe-Nolic Compounds in Skins and Seeds of Four Grape Varieties

Zlatina Chengolova, Yavor Ivanov, Tzonka Godjevargova

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: grape skins; seeds; polyphenolic composition; antioxidant potential; RT-HPLC

Online: 18 April 2023 (10:22:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0612.v1

Addition of Bempedoic Acid to Statin-Ezetimibe versus Statin Titration in Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk. A Single Centre Prospective Study

Giuseppe Marazzi, Giuseppe Caminiti, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Giuseppe Campolongo, Luca Cacciotti, Domenico Mario Giamundo, Ferdinando Iellamo, Paolo Severino, Maurizio Volterrani, Giuseppe M. C. Rosano

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: bempedoic acid; hypercolesterolemia; primary prevention; statins; ezetimibe

Online: 8 August 2024 (12:05:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1381.v1

Acid Adaptation Enhances Tolerance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to High Voltage Atmospheric Cold Plasma in Raw Pineapple Juice

Allison Little, Aubrey Francis Mendonca, James Dickson, Paulo Fortes-Da-Silva, Terri Boylston, Braden Lewis, Shannon Coleman, Emalie Thomas-Popo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: Acid adaptation; Escherichia coli O157:H7; cold plasma; pineapple juice; sub-lethal injury

Online: 21 May 2024 (11:50:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1539.v1

Effects of Substrate Composition on the Growth Traits of Grafting Seedling in Macadamia Nuts

Qiu Jin Tan, Chun Heng Zhou, Peng Xu, Xi Yuan Huang, Yuan Rong Wei, Zhen Zhen Pan, Wen Lin Wang, Li feng Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Macadamia nuts; substrate; surviving rate; growth; grafted seedling

Online: 23 April 2024 (14:56:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0756.v1

An Influence of Structural Parameters of Nanoporous Alumina Matrices on Optical Properties

Ekaterina Muratova, Alina Ponomareva, Andrey Shemuhin, Yuriy Balakshin, Aleksandr Evseev, Vyacheslav Moshnikov, Anton Zhilenkov, Olga Kichigina

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: localized radiation effects; nanoporous alumina; membranes; ion beams; Rutherford backscattering; surface structure; optical properties

Online: 13 March 2024 (16:59:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0561.v1

Integration of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Policy and Practice of Nature-based Solutions in China: Progress and Highlights

Ruizi Yu, Quan Mu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: nature-based solutions; indigenous and local knowledge; China

Online: 7 June 2023 (13:26:17 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0381.v1

Anti-Wear and Anti-Erosive Properties of Polymers and Their Hybrid Composites: A Critical Review of Findings and Needs

Zaib Un Nisa, Lee Kean Chuan, Beh Hoe Guan, Saba Ayub, Faiz Ahmad

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Surfaces, Coatings And Films Keywords: surface erosion; polymer; nanocomposite; fiber-reinforced composites; thermoplastic polymers; thermoset polymers; surface protection; erosive wear; erosion rate; erosion efficiency

Online: 28 June 2022 (08:13:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0273.v1

The Theories of Relativity and Bergson's Philosophy of Duration and Simultaneity During and After Einstein's 1922 Visit to Paris

CS Unnikrishnan

Subject: Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics Keywords: Einstein's relativity; Bergson's philosophy; Time; Simultaneity; Twin paradox; Universe; Cosmic gravity; Cosmic Relativity

Online: 23 January 2020 (16:50:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0523.v1

Reliability and Generalizability of Similarity-Based Fusion of MEG and fMRI Data in Human Ventral and Dorsal Visual Streams

Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Caitlin Mullin, Benjamin Lahner, Radoslaw Cichy, Aude Oliva

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: spatiotemporal neural dynamics; vision; dorsal and ventral streams; multivariate pattern analysis; representational similarity analysis; fMRI; MEG

Online: 23 October 2018 (06:41:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0251.v1

3D Printing and Injection Molding of Biobased Polymer and Biocomposite; and the Effect of Manufacturing Methods and the Printing Layer Thickness on Mechanical Behavior and Water Absorption

Paul Forbid Mukoroh, Fathi Gouda, Mikael Skrifvars, Sunil Kumar Ramamoorthy

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Polymers And Plastics Keywords: 3D printing; injection molding; fused deposition modelling (FDM); poly(lactic acid); layer thickness; mechanical properties; thermal analysis; additive manufacturing

Online: 4 January 2024 (05:38:22 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1738.v1

A Comparison of Laminectomy and Hemilaminectomy Approaches for Resection of Spinal Schwannomas and Meningiomas

Serena Vittoria Lisi, Fabiola Cappella, Denis Aiudi, Alessandro Di Rienzo, Elena Bianchi, Mario Chiapponi, Andrea Mattioli, Mauro Dobran

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: spinal schwannomas; spinal meningiomas; laminectomy; hemilaminectomy; spinal intradural extramedullary tumors

Online: 29 March 2024 (05:23:24 CET)

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Background: Spinal schwannomas and meningiomas are the most common spinal cord benign tumors in adults and total excision is the goal of the treatment. The traditional surgical approach is performed by total laminectomy, but recently unilateral hemilaminectomy has been recognized as a valuable surgical alternative. We report the clinical results of patients affected by spinal schwannoma and meningioma in whom total laminectomy or unilateral hemilaminectomy were performed. Material and Methods: A retrospective study of patients who underwent resection of spinal meningioma or schwannoma by laminectomy or unilateral hemilaminectomy approaches in our Institute from January 2013 to January 2023 was made. The baseline data of these patients, operative approach and postoperative outcome were compared. Results: The study was performed on 41 patients with mean age of 62.5 ±14.6 years. Our series included 24 (59%) cases of schwannomas and 17 (41%) cases of meningiomas, with a prevalent location in the thoracic spine. The average schwannomas volume was 3,6 ±2,7 cm3, whereas the average meningiomas volume was 1.1 ±0.5 cm3. Total excision was achieved in all cases. Operative time of schwannomas was longer (p=0.001) respect to meningiomas with higher intra-operative blood loss (p=0.000). Total laminectomy approach was performed in 24 out of 41 patients (59%) and unilateral hemilaminectomy approach in 17 out of 41 (41%) patients. Unilateral hemilaminectomy was associated with shorter postoperative bed rest (p=0.003), shorter hospitalization (p=0.028) and lower postoperative pain (p=0.02) respect to total laminectomy. Conclusions: Both spinal schwannomas and spinal meningiomas in various size can be safely and effectively treated with unilateral hemilaminectomy approach. This approach grants more advantages compared with standard total laminectomy, including shorter postoperative bed rest, shorter hospitalization and reduced postoperative pain.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0406.v1

Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Soluble and Nanostructured Forms of a Commercial Antifouling Biocide

Bruno Galvão de Campos, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Roberto Martins

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Pollution Keywords: Biomagnification; biocides; nanoparticles; antifouling; marine; microalgae.

Online: 7 February 2024 (08:34:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1685.v1

Salt Intake of Children and Adolescents: Influence of Socio- Environmental Factors and School Education

Ewa Malczyk, Małgorzata Muc-Wierzgoń, Edyta Fatyga, Sylwia Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: socio-cultural factors 1; school 2; salt intake 3; children 4; adolescents 5

Online: 23 January 2024 (10:54:49 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1225.v1

Origin, Architectural and Technological Characteristics, and Feasibility of Repurposing of Portugal’s EPAC Silo Network

Víctor Marcelo, Arlindo Almeida, Pablo Pastrana, Javier López-Díez, José B. Valenciano

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science And Technology Keywords: wheat; grain store; silo; EPAC; industrial heritage

Online: 16 January 2024 (10:48:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0634.v1

Effects of Different Temperature and Density on Quality and Microbial Population of Alfalfa Silage

Jingyi Liu, Junfeng Hao, Muqier Zhao, Xingquan Yan, Gentu Ge

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: High temperature ensiling; Density; Microbial community; Fermentation quality

Online: 9 January 2024 (02:51:31 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1723.v1

Biological Importance of Arginine: Roles in Structure, Disorder, and Functionality of Peptides and Proteins

Munishwar Nath Gupta, Vladimir N. Uversky

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: molecular tweezers; cation-pi interactions; intrinsic disorder, protein-protein interactions; hydrophobic interaction chromatography, monoclonal antibody production; protein aggregation; protein refolding; arginine methyltransferases; post-translational modification

Online: 27 October 2023 (05:51:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0397.v1

Quality of Life and Health Determinants of Informal Caregivers Aged 65 Years and Over

Fanny Buckinx, Stéphane Adam, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre, Marie De Saint Hubert, Alexandre Mouton, Florence Potier, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: caregivers; survey; health determinants; physical activity; older people

Online: 9 October 2023 (09:37:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0625.v1

Correlation of Electronic, Elastic and Thermo-Electric Properties of Alpha Copper Sulphide and Selenide

Moshibudi Ramoshaba, Thuto Mosuang

Subject: Physical Sciences, Condensed Matter Physics Keywords: CuS; CuSe; density functional theory; electronic structure; elastic constants; transport properties; power factor

Online: 11 September 2023 (04:00:14 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0137.v1

Experimental and Computational Methodology to the Design and Construction of Translatomic Maps of Plants

Irina V. Goldenkova-Pavlova, Orkhan N. Mustafaev, Viktoriia A. Fridman, Igor V. Deyneko, Alexander A. Tyurin

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: efficiency of translation; experimental approaches; computational algorithms; translatome maps

Online: 4 September 2023 (07:19:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0311.v1

Morphology and Hemodynamics of Cerebral Arteries and Aneurysms in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins

Hang Yi, Zifeng Yang, Luke C Bramlage, Ludwig R Bryan

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Hematology Keywords: Monozygotic twins (MTs); morphology; hemodynamics; environmental and genetic factors; neurovascular diseases; cerebral aneurysms (CAs)

Online: 17 February 2023 (13:01:18 CET)

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The contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the pathophysiology of cerebral aneurysms in monozygotic twins is under-reported and presents ambiguous arguments. The morphology and hemodynamics of neurovascular arteries in a pair of monozygotic twins (MTs) were investigated to reveal the underlying mechanisms. Four arterial models were reconstructed for the twin A-right brain and left brain, twin B-left brain, and B-left brain without anterior cerebral arteries based on preclinical scanned information. Subsequently, the dimensions, configurations and outlined curves of the three-perspective geometries were compared between the MTs. Adopting an in-vitro validated numerical cerebral aneurysm model, hemodynamic patterns were investigated and compared in the MT models, respectively. Morphological comparisons of the MTs show the size and shape of cerebral arteries exist significant differences, despite of the expected genetic similarities. These differences can be attributed to variations during embryological development and external environmental influences. Qualitatively and generally, numerical results indicate the MTs have some hemodynamic similarities (e.g., time-averaged pressure (TAP) distributions (~13400 Pa), and oscillatory shear index (0~0.49), but present significant differences in specific local arteries due to morphological variances. Specifically, the difference in the volumetric blood flow rate in corresponding arteries between the MTs is from 16% (smallest) in anterior choroidal artery (AChA) to 221% (largest) in the ophthalmic artery (OphA), varying with specific compared arteries. Also, the registered hemodynamic indicators, such as the maximum time-averaged wall shear stress (TWSS) (53.6 Pa vs. 37.8 Pa), and different local OSI distributions were observed between the MTs. The findings revealed that morphological variations in MTs could be generated by embryological and environmental factors, thus assuming they share the identical morphology in cardiovascular and neurovascular systems may lead to significant misevaluations in hemodynamics quantifications and further lesions.

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/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/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 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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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0182.v1

Effect of PWHT Temperature and Time on Hardness and Microstructure of 410NiMo Weld Metal

Uğur Özdemir, Selçuk Keskinkılıç, Filiz K. Acar, Fikret Kabakci, Mustafa Acarer

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Metals, Alloys And Metallurgy Keywords: 410NiMo, all weld metal, heat treatment, hardness, microstructure

Online: 7 November 2018 (16:24:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0377.v1

Healthy Practice of Female Soccer and Futsal: Identifying Sources of Stress, Anxiety and Depression

Aurelio Olmedilla, Enrique Ortega, Francisco Javier Robles-Palazón, Miquel Salom, Alexandre García-Mas

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: psychological impact; sport injuries; gender

Online: 27 May 2018 (11:21:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0104.v1

Comparison and Screening of NFC Options in View of Sustainable Performance and Waste Management

Aleksandra Schwenk-Ferrero, Andrey Andrianov

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: advanced nuclear fuel cycles; waste management; resource utilization; economics; performance comparison; multi-criteria decision analysis; sensitivity/uncertainty analysis; environmental footprint

Online: 30 August 2017 (12:35:24 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0108.v1

Application of Carbon Nanotubes in Chiral and Achiral Separations of Pharmaceuticals, Biologics and Chemicals

Ayman Hemasa, Nenad Naumovski, William A. Maher, Ashraf Ghanem

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: carbon nanotubes; chiral separation; achiral separation; SWCNTs; MWCNTs

Online: 23 June 2017 (03:30:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0168.v1

Comparative Analysis of Riverine Plastic Pollution Combining Citizen Science, Remote Sensing and Water Quality Monitoring Techniques

Attila Dávid Molnár, Kristóf Málnás, Sára Bőhm, Miklós Gyalai-Korpos, Máté Cserép, Tímea Kiss

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geography Keywords: plastic waste; pollution monitoring; citizen science; remote sensing; microplastic degradation; microplastic fragments

Online: 3 May 2024 (07:28:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0408.v1

The Fabaceae in northeastern Mexico II (Subfamilies Caesalpinioideae, Cercidoideae, and Detarioideae)

Eduardo Estrada-Castillón, José Ángel Villarreal-Quintanilla, Gerardo Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Encina-Domínguez, Jaime Sánchez-Salas, Gisela Muro-Pérez, Diego Axayacatl González-Cuéllar, Oralia Magaly Galván-García, Luis Gerardo Rubio-Pequeño, Arturo Mora-Olivo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: Leguminosae; Subfamilies Caesalpinoideae, Cercidoideae, and Detarioideae; taxonomy; diversity; northeastern Mexico

Online: 5 April 2024 (09:23:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0311.v2

College Students’ Knowledge and Perspective Towards Biodiversity and its Conservation and Protection

Ericson Esquibel Coracero, Mark Christian Facun, Marlon Lingon, Kristina Lolong, Michelle Lugayan, Karl Benz Montesines, Lesel Sangalang, Mark John Suniega

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: biodiversity education; knowledge; perspective; biodiversity conservation; biodiversity protection

Online: 18 November 2021 (17:20:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1839.v1

Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency

Leonardo Arrieta-Rangel, Yesit Bello-Lemus, Ibeth Luna-Rodriguez, Martha Guerra-Simanca, Valmore Bermúdez, Yirys Díaz-Olmos, Elkin Navarro Quiroz, Lisandro Pacheco-Lugo, Antonio J. Acosta-Hoyos

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Influenza-like illness; acute respiratory infection; molecular diagnosis; RT-qPCR; epidemiological surveillance; public health; quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Online: 26 August 2024 (13:12:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0081.v1

Differential Gene Expression Associated with Soybean Oil Level in the Diet of Pigs

Simara Larissa Fanalli, Bruna Pereira Martins Da Silva, Julia Dezen Gomes, Vivian Vezzoni De Almeida, Felipe André Oliveira Freitas, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira, Bárbara Silva-Vignato, Juliana Afonso, James Reecy, James Koltes, Dawn Koltes, Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Dorian J. Garrick, Julio Cesar de Carvalho Baileiro, Ariana Nascimento Meira, Luciana Freitas, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Heidge Fukumasu, Gerson Barreto Mourão, Severino Matias Alencar, Albino Luchiari Filho, Aline Silva Mello Cesar

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: fatty acid; RNAseq; transcriptome; immune response; Huntington's disease; metabolism; hepatic tissue; Longissimus lomborum; biomedical model

Online: 6 May 2022 (13:58:59 CEST)

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An Atlas of the Genetic Variations Linking Dysregulation of Autophagy to Human Diseases: The Missing Environmental Link

Iris Grosjean, Barnabé Roméo, Marie-Angela Domdom, Nathalie Yazbeck, Grégoire D’Andréa, Amine Belaid, Olivier Camuzard, Olivia Vidal, Guillemette Crépeaux, Romain K. Gherardi, François Jerome Authier, Jean Daniel Masson, Eric Gilson, Charles Hugo Marquette, Sylvie Leroy, Jérémie Roux, Patrick Brest, Martin Von Bergen, Gérard Milano, Daniel J. Klionsky, Paul Hofman, Baharia Mograbi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: air pollutants/exposomics; autoimmunity; autophagy; cancers; COPD; environmental diseases; eQTL; infection; inflammatory; polymorphism; prognosis; risk; susceptibility; theragnosis

Online: 4 June 2020 (06:20:15 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0176.v1

Beyond Modeling: A Roadmap to Community Cyberinfrastructure for Ecological Data-Model Integration

Istem Fer, Anthony K. Gardella, Alexey N. Shiklomanov, Shawn P. Serbin, Martin G. De Kauwe, Ann Raiho, Miriam R. Johnston, Ankur Desai, Toni Viskari, Tristan Quaife, David S. LeBauer, Elizabeth M. Cowdery, Rob Kooper, Joshua B. Fisher, Benjamin Poulter, Matthew J. Duveneck, Forrest M. Hoffman, William Parton, Joshua Mantooth, Eleanor E. Campbell, Katherine D. Haynes, Kevin Schaefer, Kevin R. Wilcox, Michael C. Dietze

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: community cyberinfrastructure; accessibility; reproducibility; interoperability; models

Online: 17 January 2020 (04:28:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1679.v1

Explaining the Ratios of Masses of all Three Generations of Leptons and Quarks and Predicting the Mass Eigenstates of Neutrinos

Nikola Perkovic

Subject: Physical Sciences, Particle And Field Physics Keywords: higgs mechanism; yukawa coupling; fine structure constant; leptons, quarks

Online: 25 September 2023 (11:02:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1098.v1

Investigation of physical and mental fatigue, perceived social support and quality of life in Greek social workers: The role of demographic and occupational characteristics

Paraskevi Theofilou, Stavroula Malkopoulou

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: fatigue, social support, quality of life, social workers

Online: 15 January 2024 (08:21:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0794.v1

Comprehensive and Sustainable Recycling Process for Blended Different Types of End-of-Life Solar Panels: Leaching and Recovery of Valuable Base and Precious Metals

Maryam Kavousi, Eskandar Keshavarz Alamdari

Subject: Engineering, Metallurgy And Metallurgical Engineering Keywords: Solar panel recycling; Leaching; Base metals: Precious metals; Waste management; Environmental impact, Sustainable technology

Online: 10 August 2023 (10:22:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0158.v1

Carbon and Trace Element Compositions of Total Suspended Particles (TSP) and Nanoparticles (PM_0.1) in Ambient Air of Southern Thailand and Characterization of Their Sources

Muanfun Inerb, Worradorn Phairuang, Phakphum Paluang, Mitsuhiko Hata, Masami Furuuchi, Prasit Wangpakapattanawong

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: air quality management; biomass burning; carbon; PCA; PM0.1; trace elements

Online: 11 March 2022 (03:02:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0304.v1

Dust Storm Event of February 2019 in Central and East Coast of Australia and Evidence of Long-Range Transport to New Zealand and Antarctica

Hiep Duc Nguyen, Matthew Riley, John Leys, David Salter

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: dust transport; Australia; Tasman Sea; New Zealand; Antarctica; WRF-Chem; CALIPSO; MODIS

Online: 27 October 2019 (11:03:38 CET)

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Between 11 to 15 February 2019, a dust storm originating from Central Australia with persistent westerly and south westerly winds caused high particles concentration at many sites in the state of New South Wales (NSW), both inland and along the coast. The dust continued on to New Zealand and to Antarctica in the south east. This study uses observed data from air quality monitoring stations in NSW and New Zealand, MODIS 3km AOD (Aerosol Optical Depth) product from Terra/Aqua and lidar aerosol profile from CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) satellite data, and the Weather Research Forecast WRF-Chem model based on GOCART-AFWA (Goddard Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport – Air Force and Weather Agency) dust scheme and GOCART aerosol and gas-phase MOZART (Model for Ozone And Related chemical Tracers) chemistry model to study the long-range transport of aerosols for the period 11 to 15 February 2019 across eastern Australia and onto New Zealand and Antarctica. Wild fires also happened in northern NSW at the same time and their emissions are taken into account in WRF-Chem model by using Fire Inventory from NCAR (FINN) as emission input. Modelling results by the WRF-Chem model show that for the Canterbury region of South Island of New Zealand, peak concentration of PM10 (and PM2.5) as measured on 14 February 2019 at 05:00 UTC at the monitoring stations of Geraldine, Ashburton, Timaru and Woolston (Christchurch), which are more than 100km from each other and at Rangiora, Kaiapoi about 2 hours later, correspond to the prediction of high PM10 due to intrusion of dust to ground level from transported dust layer above. The Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) observation data from MODIS Terra/Aqua and CALIOP lidar measurements on board CALIPSO satellite also indicate that high altitude of dust, originated from this dust storm event in Australia, was located above Antarctica. This study suggests that at present dust storms in Australia can transport dust from sources in Central Australia to the Tasman sea, New Zealand and Antarctica. This process has been going on for at least the last 170k years as indicated by dust found in ice cores from Antarctica and sediment records in the Tasman Sea.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1874.v1

Improved Protocol for Efficient Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation in Medicago sativa L.

Suma Basak, Dipika Parajulee, Seema Dhir, Ankush Sangra, Sarwan K Dhir

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa); Agrobacterium tumefaciens; β -glucuronidase (GUS); Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Transient gene

Online: 26 August 2024 (17:09:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.2352.v2

Meta-Connectivity in Urban Morphology: A Deep Generative Approach for Integrating Human-Wildlife Landscape Connectivity in Urban Design

Sheng-Yang Huang, Yuankai Wang, Enriqueta Llabres-Valls, Mochen Jiang, Fei Chen

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Architecture Keywords: urban design; deep generative models; cross-domain translation; landscape connectivity; progressive reasoning; urban ecology

Online: 22 August 2024 (09:13:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1615.v1

Optimizing Solar Potential Analysis in Cuba: A Methodology for High-Resolution Regional Mapping

Javier Domínguez, Carlo Bellini, Ana María Martín, Luis F. Zarzalejo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geography Keywords: solar mapping; GIS; solar resources; solar radiation; renewable energies; rural electrification; sustainable development; High-Resolution Models

Online: 22 August 2024 (06:00:40 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1788.v1

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Dispersin B: The Quintessential Antibiofilm Enzyme

Jeffrey B. Kaplan, Svetlana A. Sukhishvili, Milosalv Sailer, Khalaf Kridin, Narayanan Ramasubbu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Other Keywords: biofilm matrix; biomaterial coating; DspB; EPS; exopolysaccharide; extracellular DNA; eDNA; matrix-degrading enzyme; PIA; PNAG; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus

Online: 23 July 2024 (13:56:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.1668.v1

Reliability Optimization Design of Constrained Metamorphic Mechanism Based on the Augmented Assur Groups

Qiang YANG, Hongxiang ZHANG, Benqi SUN, Yuan GAO, Xin ZHAO

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: constrained metamorphic mechanisms; reliability optimization design; configuration transformation; optimal design; reliability sensitivity; metamorphic kinematic joints

Online: 24 June 2024 (12:03:54 CEST)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0667.v1

Case Series of Mild Myocarditis: The Role of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Detecting a Patchy Disease

Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassih, Arshad Khan, Zahra Majichian, Afnan Musleh, Ashutosh Goyal, Sara M AlDarmaki

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: speckle tracking echocardiography; myocarditis

Online: 10 May 2024 (10:30:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0573.v1

Within-week variation of training load in Turkish elite soccer players by players positions (a GPS technology study)

Hakan BAYRAKTAR, Erkan GÜNAY, Erhan Çene, Egemen Mancı, Zeki Akyıldız

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: Soccer; TRIMP; Workload; Players; Heart Rate; GPS; Microcycles.

Online: 8 April 2024 (15:01:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0755.v1

Paramedic Willingness to Report Violence Following the Introduction of a Novel, Point-of-Event Reporting Process in a Single Canadian Paramedic Service

Justin Mausz, Michael-Jon Braaksma, Mandy Johnston, Alan Batt, Elizabeth A. Donnelly

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: Paramedics; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medical Technicians; Violence; Workplace Violence; Qualitative Research; Survey Research; Mixed Methods Research

Online: 13 February 2024 (15:04:04 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0456.v1

The Potential Use of Soluble TREM Like Transcript – 1, a Platelet-Specific Receptor, for Early Detection of Anthracyclines Induced Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in Leukemia Patients

Siobhan Branfield, Susan LaGrand, Ian Cleary, Angelia Gibson, Anthony Valance Washington

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: Keywords: keyword triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells-like transcript (TLT-1); blood platelets; cardiovascular diseases; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF); biomarker; anthracyclines, Troponin I, cardiotoxicity, congestive heart failure (CHF)

Online: 7 February 2024 (17:08:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201611.0137.v1

Concurrent vs Exclusive Reading in Parallel Decoding of LZ-Compressed Files

Sergio De Agostino, Bruno Carpentieri, Raffaele Pizzolante

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: LZ compression; decoding; pram; mapreduce

Online: 28 November 2016 (02:00:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.0217.v1

Multiobjective Majority-minority Cellular Automata Algorithm (MOMmCAA) for Global and Engineering Design Optimization

Juan Carlos Seck-Tuoh-Mora, Ulises Hernandez-Hurtado, Joselito Medina-Marín, Norberto Hernández-Romero, Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Other Keywords: multiobjective optimization; metaheuristic; cellular automata; real-world engineering problems

Online: 3 September 2024 (09:07:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0382.v2

Anti-Inflammatory Effects, Protection of Gut Barrier Integrity and Stimulation of Phagocytosis of postbiotic combination ABB C1^®

Maria Tintoré, Jordi Cuñé, Vaclav Vetvicka, Carlos De Lecea

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; beta-glucans; selenium; zinc; gut barrier; modulation; COVID-19; nutritional supplementation; allergy; inflammatory process

Online: 25 January 2023 (04:43:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1431.v1

A Manipulable Entrance Honey Bee Hive System Allowing Bees to Forage outside Part of the Day Improved Zucchini Pollination in Greenhouses and Reduced Damage to the Colonies

Cássia R. A. Gomes, Mateus A. M. Batista, Yara M. M. Ferraz, Matheus F. Trivellato, Gustavo A. Siniscalchi, Gustavo V. Polycarpo, Everlon C. Rigobelo, David De Jong, Daniel Nicodemo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: brood; honey; pollen; fruit set; protected cultivation

Online: 22 April 2024 (15:01:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0636.v1

Working Conditions and Quality of Life in Healthcare: Mediating Roles of Burnout and Engagement, Moderated by Resilience and Self-Efficacy.

José María León Rubio, José M. León-Pérez, Paula Ruiz-Zorrilla Blanco, Francisco Javier Cantero Sánchez, Ángela Fernández-Canseco, José Ignacio Villar Navarro

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Healthcare Professionals; Work Conditions; Burnout; Job Engagement; Psychosocial Risks; Social Support; Resilience; Job Satisfaction; Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL); Occupational Health

Online: 8 January 2024 (13:00:37 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0138.v1

Numbers, Facts and Methods, State-of-the-Art, Current Trends and Evaluation of Arguable Claims and Statements — A 2024 Overview

Tim Ziemer

Subject: Engineering, Other Keywords: research; science; engineering; state-of-the-art; outlook

Online: 5 December 2023 (06:20:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1174.v1

Comparison and Analysis of Clinical Efficacy and Safety between Monotherapy and Dual Therapy in the Treatment of Early Ischemic Stroke

Huanli Ma, Qiming Chen

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: monotherapy; dual therapy; early ischemic stroke; efficacy; safety

Online: 18 October 2023 (11:44:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0369.v1

Content and Yield of L-DOPA and Bioactive Compounds of Broad Bean Plants: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity In Vitro

Paula Beatriz Fuentes-Herrera, Braulio Edgar Herrera-Cabrera, Alma Leticia Martínez-Ayala, Alejandro Zamilpa, Adriana Delgado-Alvarado

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: Field; Parkinson’s disease; flavonoids; isoorientin; yield; rutin; Vicia faba L.

Online: 9 October 2023 (11:58:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1148.v1

Instability during Stepping and Distance between the Center of Mass and the Minimal Moment Axis: Effect of Age and Speed

Bruno Watier, Jérémie Begue, Hélène Pillet, Teddy Caderby

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: biomechanics; gait; angular momentum; locomotion

Online: 16 August 2023 (11:34:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0288.v1

Protein Analysis of A. halleri and N. caerulescens Hyperaccumulators when Exposed to Nano and Ionic Forms of CD and Zn

Valentina Gallo, Valentina M. Serianni, Davide Imperiale, Andrea Zappettini, Marco Villani, Marta Marmiroli, Nelson Marmiroli

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Nanotechnology Keywords: Proteomics; 2D SDS-PAGE; Nanoscale and ionic metals; Quantum dots; Hyperaccumulator

Online: 19 October 2022 (13:14:25 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0013.v1

Selenium and Its Compounds in the Treatment of Anxiety and Related Disorders: A Scoping Review of Translational and Clinical Research

Ravi Philip Rajkumar

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: selenium; oxidative stress; serotonin; glutamate; anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders; post-traumatic stress disorder

Online: 3 October 2022 (15:17:24 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Rethinking the Foundation of Physics and its Relation to Quantum Gravity and Quantum Probabilities: Unification of Gravity and Quantum Mechanics

Espen Haug

Subject: Physical Sciences, Acoustics Keywords: quantum mechanics; quantum probability; de Broglie wavelength; Compton wavelength; gravity; quantum gravity

Online: 24 December 2020 (11:45:05 CET)

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In this paper we will show that standard physics to a large degree consists of derivatives of a deeper reality. This means standard physics is both overly complex and also incomplete. Modern physics has typically started from working with first understanding the surface of the world, that is typically the macroscopic world, and then forming theories about the atomic and subatomic world. And we did not have much of a choice, as the subatomic world is very hard to observe directly, if not impossible to observe directly at the deepest level. Despite the enormous success of modern physics, it is therefore no big surprise that we at some point have possibly taken a step in the wrong direction. We will claim that one such step came when one thought that the de Broglie wavelength represented a real matter wavelength. We will claim that the Compton wavelength is the real matter wavelength. Based on such a view we will see that many equations in modern physics are only derivatives of much simpler relations. Second, we will claim that in today’s physics one uses two different mass definitions, one mass definition that is complete or at least more complete, embedded in gravity equations without being aware of it, as it is concealed in GM, and the standard, but incomplete, kg mass definition in non-gravitational physics. First, when this is understood, and one uses the more complete mass definition that is embedded in gravity physics, not only in gravity physics, but in all of physics, then one has a chance to unify gravity and quantum mechanics. Our new theory shows that most physical phenomena when observed over a very short timescale are probabilistic for masses smaller than a Planck mass and dominated by determinism at or above Planck mass size. Our findings have many implications. For example, we show that the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is rooted in a foundation not valid for rest-mass particles, so the Heisenberg uncertainty principle can say nothing about rest-masses. When re-formulated based on a foundation compatible with a new momentum that is also compatible with rest-masses, we obtain a re-defined Heisenberg principle that seems to become a certainty principle in the special case of a Planck mass particle. Furthermore, we show that the Planck mass particle is linked to gravity and that we can easily detect the Planck scale from gravity observations. The Planck mass particle is unique as it only lasts the Planck time, and in that very short time period it can only be observed directly from itself, and it therefore closely linked to absolute rest.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0663.v1

Star and Wheel on Recognition of Cancer and Neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph with a Specific Type of Independency of SuperHyperVertices

Henry Garrett

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: Neutrosophic SuperHyperGraph; SuperHyper_STABLE; Cancer's Neutrosophic Recognition

Online: 13 February 2024 (07:48:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0347.v1

An Analysis of the Basic Principles of Relativity and the Elaboration and Demonstration of Different Space-Time Concepts

Shandong Zhao, Jianshu Luo

Subject: Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics Keywords: Absolute Airspace; Principle of Relativity; Reference System; Spatiotemporal Transformation Effect

Online: 6 February 2024 (09:24:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0631.v1

Collaborative Monitoring of Plant Biodiversity and Research of Sweet Acorn Oaks within Paths of Knowledge and Sustainability Education

Antonino Soddu Pirellas, Mauro Ballero, Sebastiano Porcu, Giovanna Serra, Francesco Sanna, Michele Puxeddu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: plant biodiversity; collaborative monitoring; paths of knowledge; Quercus ilex; habitat; Mediterranean diet; sustainability education

Online: 9 January 2024 (02:40:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2106.v1

Authorized and unauthorized consumption of SVOD content: Modeling determinants of demand and measuring effects of enforcing access control

Ignacio Redondo, Diana Serrano

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Marketing Keywords: film business; subscription video-on-demand; account sharing; digital piracy; psychological reactance; fairness theory

Online: 27 December 2023 (11:39:41 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1545.v1

The Process of Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and the Clinical Application of Physical Therapy

Dongmei Wei, Zheng Zheng, Xiaofang Liu, Zhong Lin, Qing Zhang, Hong Xu, Liqun Wang, Cai e Shen, Haiyan Li, Tao Xu, Ruijia Yang, Ye Lu

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: pelvic floor dysfunction; physical therapy; non-surgical treatment; intelligent diagnosis and treatment

Online: 24 November 2023 (02:37:08 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0156.v1

Advances in Tilapia farming: Statistical Analysis of the Use of Probiotics and Assessment of their Potentials and Challenges

Wellison Amorim Pereira, Iara Reis, Alejandro Villasante, Carolina Ramírez, Sara Franco, Carlos M.N. Mendonça, Danielle de Carla Dias, Leonardo Tachibana, Attilio Converti, Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, Jaime Romero, Elias Figueroa Villalobos, Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Aquatic Science Keywords: tilapia; probiotics; linear regression analysis; hierarchical regression analysis; Pearson correlation

Online: 2 November 2023 (10:29:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0279.v1

Quantification of DNA of Fusarium culmorum and Trichothecene Genotypes 3ADON and NIV in the Grain of Winter Wheat

Tomasz Góral, Jarosław Przetakiewicz, Piotr Ochodzki, Barbara Wiewióra, Halina Wiśniewska

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: chemotype; 3ADON; DNA; Fusarium; Fusarium head blight; NIV; real-time PCR; wheat

Online: 15 November 2022 (07:09:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0125.v1

Processes of Nutrition, Metabolism, Biosynthesis of Milk Components and Vitality of Cows With High and Low-Fat Milk

Evgeniy Kharitonov

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: cows; milk fat; ruminal fluid; milk fatty acids; energy balance

Online: 8 December 2021 (14:08:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0064.v1

The Effect of cAMP and the Role of Epac2A During Activation, Activity, and Deactivation of Beta Cell Networks

Maša Skelin Klemen, Jurij Dolenšek, Lidija Križančić Bombek, Viljem Pohorec, Marko Gosak, Marjan Slak Rupnik, Andraž Stožer

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: pancreas; tissue slices; beta cells; calcium imaging; amplifying pathway; forskolin; Epac2A KO

Online: 5 May 2021 (13:34:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0108.v1

Investigation of the Effects of Steam Injection on Equilibrium Products and Thermodynamic Properties of Diesel and Biodiesel Fuels

Jean Paul Gram Shou, Marcel Obounou, Timoléon Crépin Kofané, Mahamat Hassane Babikir

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: chemical equilibrium products; combustion; biodiesel; diesel; steam injection method

Online: 10 October 2019 (04:27:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0106.v1

Structural Safety Analysis of the Aqueducts "Coll De Foix" and "Capdevila" of the Canal of Aragon and Catalonia

Albert de la Fuente, Vicente Alegre, Ana Blanco, Teresa Cavero, Roberto Quintilla

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: safety; maintenance; reinforced concrete; heritage

Online: 6 September 2018 (00:30:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0629.v1

Quantity and Quality of Light on Growth and Pigment Content of Dunaliella sp. and Anabaena sp. Cultures and the Use of Their Absorption Spectra as a Proxy Method for Assessment

George N. Hotos

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Microalgae culture; Pigments; Absorption spectrum; Dunaliella; Anabaena

Online: 10 July 2023 (12:10:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0083.v1

Art and Urbanization of Violence

Maria del Mar López-Cabrales, Ioseph Cabeza-Lainez, Inmaculada Rodríguez Cunill

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Literature And Literary Theory Keywords: urbanism; surrealism; literary devices; maps and plans; violence; harassment; cities; gender; painting; architecture

Online: 6 March 2023 (02:39:27 CET)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0391.v1

Causes and Drivers of Bushfires

David Falvey

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: bushfires; forest fires; climate change; natural hazard characterisation; hazard magnitude; intensity; impact; history of fires and droughts; fire magnitude and intensity vs global temperatures; causes of bushfires

Online: 19 October 2020 (15:17:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0307.v1

Bringing onco-innovation to Europe’s healthcare systems: the unexploited potential of biomarker testing, real world evidence and the potential of Tumour Agnostics. The lesson from BRCA1/2 genetic testing

Denis Horgan, Gennaro CILIBERTO, Pierfranco Conte, Giuseppe CURIGLIANO, Luis Seijo, Luis M. Montuenga, Luis Paz-Ares, Marina Chiara Garassino, Penault-Llorca Frederique, Fabrizia GALLI, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Denis Querleu, David R. Baldwin, Susana Banerjee, Peter H.J. Riegman, Keith Kerr, Benjamin Horbach, Reinhard Büttner, Hendrik Van Poppel, Anders Bjartell, Giovanni Codacci-Pisanelli, Westphalen Christoph Benedikt, Fabien CALVO, Jasmina Koeva-Balabanova, Stephen Hall, Angelo Virgilio Paradiso, Dipak. Kalra, Christa M. Cobbaert, Rocio Varea Mendez, Zorana Maravic, Vassiliki Fotaki, Jaafar Bennouna, Estelle Cauchin, Núria Malats, Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea, Benjamin Gannon, Ken Mastris, Chiara Benini, William M. Gallagher, Simonetta Buglioni, Alastair Kent, Elisabetta Munzone, Ivica Belina, Jan P. van Meerbeeck, Michael Joe Duffy, Elzbieta. Sarnowska, Beata Jagielska, Sarah Mee, Ettore Domenico Capoluongo

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: cancer biomarkers, BRCA1/2, genomics; European recommendation

Online: 14 August 2020 (04:27:45 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0778.v1

Genetic and Molecular Regulation of Cotton Fiber Initiation and Elongation

Fang Bai, Jodi Scheffler

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: cotton fiber; initiation; elongation; transcription factors; phytohormones

Online: 13 May 2024 (10:58:22 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0592.v1

Progress and Application of Genomic Selection in Sheep and Goat

Linyun Zhang, Yixin Duan, Naiyi Xu, Yongju Zhao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: Goat; Sheep; Genomic Selection; Genetic Evaluation; Accuracy

Online: 9 May 2024 (11:57:38 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1566.v1

Climate Change and the Evolutionary Adaptations and Limitations of Homeothermy

Frank E Marino

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: Adaptation; balance point; Earth; evolution; Homo; thermoregulation

Online: 21 June 2023 (14:41:49 CEST)

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