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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0801.v1

Public Health Implications for Effective Community Interventions Based on Hospital Patient Data Analysis Using Deep Learning Technology in Indonesia

Lenni Dianna Putri, Ermi Girsang, I Nyoman Ehrich Lister, Hsiang Tsung Kung, Evizal Abdul Kadir, Sri Listia Rosa

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Public health; hospital; patient; community; artificial intelligence

Online: 13 December 2023 (04:35:26 CET)

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Public health is an important aspect of community activities, making research on health necessary because it is a crucial field in maintaining and improving the quality of life in society as a whole. Research in public health allows for a deeper understanding of the health problems faced by a population, including disease prevalence, risk factors and other determinants of health. This work aims to explore the potential of hospital patient data analysis as a valuable tool for understanding community implications and deriving insights for effective community health interventions. The study recognises the significance of harnessing the vast amount of data generated within hospital settings to inform population-level health strategies. The methodology employed in this study involves the collection and analysis of deidentified patient data from a representative sample of a hospital in Indonesia. Various data analysis techniques, such as statistical modelling, data mining and machine learning algorithms, are utilised to identify patterns, trends and associations within the data. A program written in Python is used to analyse patient data in a hospital for five years from 2018 to 2022. These findings are then interpreted within the context of public health implications, considering factors such as disease prevalence, socioeconomic determinants and healthcare utilisation patterns. The results of the data analysis provide valuable insights into the public health implications of hospital patient data. The research also covers prediction for the patient data to the hospital based on disease, age and geographical residence. The research prediction shows that in 2023, the number of patients was not considerably affected, but in in March to April 2024, the number significantly increased to 10,000 patients. These recommendations encompass targeted prevention strategies, improved healthcare delivery models and community engagement initiatives. The research emphasises the importance of collaboration between healthcare providers, policymakers and community stakeholders in implementing and evaluating these interventions.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1170.v1

Pluvial Flood Susceptibility in the Local Community of the City of Gospić (Croatia)

Silvija Šiljeg, Rina Milosevic, Marica Mamut

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geography Keywords: Susceptibility; Pluvial flood; Risk perception; Local community

Online: 21 November 2023 (10:30:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0478.v1

Correlation Analysis of Microbial Community Changes and Physicochemical Characteristics in Aged Vinegar Brewing

Zhixing Hou, Jinhua Zhang, Ling Dang, Hugui Xue, Min Chen, Baoqin Bai, Yukun Yang, Tao Bo, Sanhong Fan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: Aged vinegar; Microbial community; Physicochemical characteristics; Correlation

Online: 7 August 2023 (04:59:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1592.v1

Community-Acquired, Bacteraemic Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia: A retrospective review of cases in Tropical Queensland, Australia

Timothy Riddles, Daniel Judge

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Tropical Medicine Keywords: Acinetobacter; pneumonia; community-acquired; tropical; infection; bacteramic

Online: 24 July 2023 (11:02:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0304.v1

Community-Based Agro-Ecotourism Sustainability in West Java, Indonesia

Endah Djuwendah, Tuti Karyani, Eliana Wulandari, Pradono Pradono

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: agro-ecotourism; sustainability; community; West Java; Indonesia

Online: 5 June 2023 (10:19:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2149.v1

Community Health Risk Awareness and Knowledge of Air Pollution in Annadale, Polokwane Local Municipality, Lim-popo Province, South Africa

Famola Charles Ngobeni, Mokoko Percy Kekana

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Community; Health Risk; Awareness; Knowledge; Air Pollution

Online: 30 May 2023 (13:15:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0582.v1

Community Readiness in Implementing Sustainable Tourism on Small Islands: Evidence from Lombok, Indonesia

Rosiady Husaenie Sayuti

Subject: Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport And Hospitality Keywords: Keywords: Sustainable Tourism; community preparedness; Lombok; Indonesia

Online: 9 May 2023 (07:26:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0325.v1

Developing Community Disaster Resilience in Lembang Fault Area, Indonesia: Lessons Learned from Japanese Experience

Rizqi Abdulharis, Alfita Puspa Handayani, Chikako Isouchi, Irwan Meilano

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Community disaster resilience; Lembang Fault; Indonesia; Japan

Online: 18 November 2021 (13:43:52 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0563.v1

The Incidence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly Population of the United States of America: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ryan Sadjadi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Community-acquired pneumonia; incidence; prophylaxis; pneumococcal; vaccination

Online: 24 May 2021 (10:52:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0243.v1

A Study Of Vernacular Architecture And Settlement Of Diasporic ‘Manipuri’ Community In Bangladesh

Kawshik Saha, Shawkat Jahan Chowdhury

Subject: Social Sciences, Anthropology Keywords: Traditional settlement; Vernacular architecture; Manipuri Community; Sylhet

Online: 13 January 2021 (12:13:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0630.v1

Knowledge and Attitude among Nyamagana Community Members towards Mental illness, Tanzania

Samson Peter Mvandal, Kudra Mponzi, Rosemary Mushi

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Attitude; Community; Knowledge; Mental health; Mental illness

Online: 30 October 2020 (08:59:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0115.v1

Effects of Mancozeb on Citrus Rhizosphere Bacterial Community

Zhendong Huang, Peng Wang, Zhanxu Pu, Lianming Lu, Guoqing Chen, Xiurong Hu, Amna Fayyaz, Yunpeng Gai

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: citrus; root rhizosphere; mancozeb; bacteria community; diversity

Online: 7 March 2020 (03:12:53 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0183.v1

Risk and Prognostic Factors in Very Old Patients with Sepsis Secondary to Community-Acquired pneumonia

Catia Cilloniz, Cristina Dominedò, Antonella Ielpo, Miquel Ferrer, Albert Gabarrus, Denise Battaglini, Jesus Bermejo-Martin, Andrea Meli, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Adamanthia Liapikou, Mervyn Singer, Antoni Torres

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: sepsis; community-acquired pneumonia; very old, pneumonia

Online: 19 June 2019 (10:00:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0253.v1

Scshool in Earthquake Threat: School Based Disaster Preparedness Model in Indonesia

Avid Leonardo Sari

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Disasters, Preparedness, Lembang Fault, Community Base, School

Online: 27 February 2019 (11:55:21 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0041.v1

ffect of Soybean and Maize Rotation on Soil Microbial Community Structure

Peng Zhang, Jiying Sun, Lijun Li, Xinxin Wang, Xiaoting Li, Jiahui Qu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Crop rotation; Fertilization; Maize; Microbial community structure

Online: 2 November 2018 (09:37:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0168.v1

Maintaining the Value of a Midwestern Community College in Kansas from External Stakeholders’ Perspectives and Recommendations

Mohammad B. Mustafa, Maram Jaradat, Sharon Bever Goodvin, Linda Bakken, Heather Eubank, Shelia E. Rathbun, Mark Charles Henry Watkins, Janis Stucky

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: stakeholders; community college; value; perspectives and recommendations

Online: 26 November 2017 (13:20:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1927.v2

Circular Approach of Using Soybean Biomass for the Removal of Toxic Metal Ions from Wastewater

Daniela-Ionela Ferţu, Alina-Alexandra Ciobanu, Irina Gabriela Cara, Iuliana Motrescu, Iftikhar Ahmad, Gabriela Nacu, Laura Bulgariu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: soybean biomass-based biosorbents; toxic heavy metal ions; biosorption; wastewater treatment; circular approach

Online: 24 October 2024 (11:54:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.1855.v1

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli with Analysis of Impact of Socio-Economic Factors in Low, Medium and High-Income Countries

Meher Rizvi, Maria Khan, Amina AL Jardani, Ujjala Ghoshal, Zaaima AL Jabri, Mohammad Ahanjan, Azza AL Mamari, Nawal AL Shizawi, Hiba Sami, Abdullah Balkhair, Adila Shaukat, Alwarith Nasser Salem Alkharusi, Abdulrahman Almahrouqi, Afreenish Hassan, Ajay Kumar, Amal Malehi, Amina Gul, Ashima Singh, Asma Said Hamed AL Shidhani, Areena Hoda Siddiqui, Aruna Poojary, Azza AL Rashdi, Bradley Langford, Dmytro Stepanskyi, Abbas Dolatabadi, Aisha Al Mufraji AL Mufraji, Elham Said Ahmed AL Risi, Garima Kapoor, Isabella Princess, Hatim Ali Eltahir, Hilal Al Sidairi, Kaitlyn Dougherty, Katia Iskandar, Ken Masters, Ibrahim Khalaf Hamdan AL Busaidi, Laila AL Yazidi, Mahfuza Nasrin, Mahmood Salim AL Subhi, Mallika Sengupta Mallika Sengupta, Manisha Khandait, Nada Khalfan AL Tamtami, Nada Khafan Alsiyabi, Nawal AL Kindi, Nazla Musthafa Luthfee, Neha Shreshtha, Nihal Mohamed Amur AL Riyami, Noora Hilal Ali AL Busaidi, Nupur Goel, Oksana Ishchenko, Omnia Mohamed Elnabawy Ahmed Taher, Pragnya Paramita Jena, Rajni Ekadashi, Razan Zadjali, Reba Kanungo, Sara Abolghasemi, Salima Al-maqbali, Sanjay Jaju, Sayantan Banerjee, Shadma Yaqoob, Shahnaz Sali, Shafqat Husnain Khan, Shalini Malhotra, Stephen Hughes, Sundas Shaukat, Syed Mohammed Atif, Vrushali Vishwas Patwardhan, Victorien Dougnon, Wahid Khan, Walid Wali, Zakariya AL Muharrmi, Zeeshana Basit, Jasashree Choudhury, Rachita Pravalina, Sanjeev Singh, Sarman Singh, Neelam Taneja, Raman Sardana, Pawan Kapoor, Rajeev Soman, Rashid Al Abri

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: community acquired UTI; Escherichia coli; antimicrobial susceptibility; Indian subcontinent; MENA; GDP; temperature

Online: 24 September 2024 (12:32:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1781.v1

Community Exercise Program Participation and Mental Well-Being in the U.S. Texas-Mexico Border Region

Belinda M Reininger, Alma G. Ochoa Del-Toro, Lisa A Mitchell-Bennett, Michael Machiorlatti, Candace A Robledo, Amanda C Davé, Rebecca N Lozoya

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: US-Mexico border health; community-wide campaign; physical exercise; mental health; public health; Latino community health; health behavior promotion

Online: 27 September 2023 (05:19:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0082.v1

Has Hand Hygiene Compliance in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Improved in 2023 Following Operational Research in 2021?

Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Gladys Nanilla Kamara, Dauda Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Stephen Sevalie, Zikan Koroma, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Matilda N. Kamara, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Satta Sylvia T.K Kpagoi, Samuel Alie Konteh, Senesie Margao, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Fawzi Thomas, Joseph Sam Kanu, Hannock M. Tweya, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Anthony David Harries

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: hand hygiene opportunities; alcohol-based hand rub; hand wash with soap and water; WHO hand hygiene observation tool; SORT IT; operational research; antimicrobial resistance; infection prevention and control (IPC); hospital acquired infections; gloves

Online: 4 July 2023 (03:21:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.1567.v1

The Health and Well-Being of Community Members Living Closer to a Coal Mine in Limpopo Province, South Africa: Perceptions of Residence

Takalani Grace Tshitangano, Thabelo Nelwamondo

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Coal mine; community; health; perceptions; Tshikondeni; well-being

Online: 20 September 2024 (15:09:59 CEST)

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Coal mining activities frequently result in negative effects that spread to neighboring populations, affecting their general health and well-being. The lack of published research on these effects in the Limpopo province motivated the quest to have local communities assess how mining has affected their health. This study explored the perceived health and well-being outcomes of community members residing around a coal mine in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted in three sub-villages closest to Tshikondeni Coal Mine, namely, Mukomawabane, Bileni, and Mutele B. A qualitative methodology, adopting an exploratory design, was employed. Eighty-one participants, aged 18 to 80, were purposively sampled from the selected sub-villages. Data was collected through one-on-one unstructured interviews captured as field notes, complemented by audio recordings. Throughout the study, ethical research principles of approval and permission, informed consent, privacy anonymity and confidentiality as well as avoidance of harm and benefits were strictly adhered to. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that many members of the communities residing around the Tshikondeni coal mine are suffering from self-proclaimed respiratory-related conditions (fourteen Asthma, ten TB, three sinuses, three coughs, and one chest pain) perceived to be caused by coal dust. Participants expressed concerns about widespread deforestation from coal mine operations with resultant soil erosion and land degradation as well as the dam that the mine left unfenced, where their livestock is hunted and drowned by crocodiles. In addition, the study reveals twenty-four participants’ concerns about the non-compensation of their cracked houses resulting from mine blasting operations. This study highlights that communities closer to coal mines experience physical, mental, and social well-being challenges, emphasizing the urgent need for extensive research to validate the various self-proclaimed respiratory problems. The concerns of communities are justified as deforestation, soil erosion, and land degradation threaten food security due to the loss of soil fertility and reduced livestock grazing area subsequently impacting the community’s livelihoods. The non-compensation of cracked houses causes frustration, anxiety, sadness, and worry among community members, negatively impacting their mental health. The South African Department of Health, Environmental Affairs, and Mineral and Energy should work together, to ensure the implementation of policies to protect communities closer to mines against harmful mining operations, non-compliance, and negligence.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0034.v1

A Review of Studies on HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis in Community Pharmacies in States with Restrictive Pharmacist Prescription Authority in the United States

Hongmei Wang, Dominique Guinn, Xavier Roshitha Ramisetty, Thomas P Giordano, Ivy O Poon

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacy Keywords: HIV; preexposure prophylaxis medications; community pharmacy; pharmacy service

Online: 1 August 2024 (15:37:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0562.v1

New Random Walk Algorithm Based on Different Seed Nodes for Community Detection

Wencong Li, Jiansheng Cai, Xiaodong Zhang, Jihui Wang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics And Combinatorics Keywords: Complex networks; Community detection; Random walk; Seed nodes

Online: 8 July 2024 (09:11:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0192.v1

The Structure and Place of the ASL Signing Community in the Mid-nineteenth Century: The Hartford Gatherings of 1850 and 1854

Justin M. Power, Richard P. Meier

Subject: Arts And Humanities, History Keywords: Deaf history; American Deaf community; American Sign Language

Online: 6 May 2024 (08:52:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0605.v1

Changes in Fecal Microbiome Associated with Parity in Lactating Bactrian Camels

Jilite Wang, Hongcai Zhang, Jianxiong Xu, Hongxi Du

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: Camel; Feces; Microbial community; Parity; Verrucomicrobiaceae; Tuberculosis pathway

Online: 9 April 2024 (09:55:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0480.v1

Soil Moisture and Litter Coverage Drove the Altitude Gradient Pattern of Soil Arthropods Community in a Low Elevation Mountain

Haiming Qin, Jingwen Shang, Qin Qi, Bo Cao, Yong Kong, Yujian Li, Junfeng Chen, Xianfeng Yi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: soil fauna; community structure; elevation gradient; environmental factors

Online: 8 April 2024 (16:34:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1616.v2

Suburban Sustainability in Budapest Agglomeration – the Case of Törökbálint

János Balázs Kocsis, Kyra Tomay

Subject: Social Sciences, Urban Studies And Planning Keywords: suburbanization; polycentricity; sustainability; commuting; Central Europe; Budapest; community

Online: 27 March 2024 (06:17:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1336.v1

Prospects and Obstacles Associated with Community Solar and Wind Farms in Jordan Suburban Areas

Ziad Hunaiti, Zayed Huneiti

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Community Solar and Wind Farms; Jordan; Suburban Areas

Online: 22 March 2024 (11:01:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1305.v1

Dynamics in soil microbial community during forest succession depend on soil properties in the karst region of Southwest China

Qin Peng, Min Song, Feng Wang, Hu Du, Tong Qing Song, Hui Jun Chen, Fu Ping Zeng, Wan Xia Peng

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Ecology Keywords: Soil microbial community; Diversity; Occurrence; Succession; Karst forest

Online: 17 January 2024 (15:53:23 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/preprints202312.0510.v3

Retail and Consumer Behavior: Bibliometrics Review

Quintessa Huynh, Hani Tran

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Marketing Keywords: ; consumer behavior; retail; VOSviewer; bibliometrics; research community

Online: 29 April 2024 (10:04:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0251.v1

Biochar Mitigates the Negative Effects of Microplastics on Sugarcane Growth by Changing Soil Nutrients and Microbial Community Structure and Function

Qihua Wu, Wenling Zhou, Diwen Chen, Jiang Tian, Junhua Ao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Microplastics; Biochar; Sugarcane biomass; Microbial community; Red soil

Online: 6 December 2023 (05:15:58 CET)

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Microplastics pollution in sugarcane areas of China is severe, and reducing their ecological risks is critical. This study aims to explore the effects and mechanisms of microplastics combined with or without biochar on sugarcane growth, soil biochemical properties in red soil by a potted experiment. The results showed that compared with control (CK), microplastic alone treatments reduced the dry biomass of sugarcane, soil pH and the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contents, obviously decreased the observed_OTUs, Chao1 and Shannon indices of soil total bacteria (16S rRNA gene-based bacteria) while increasing them in phoD-harbouring bacteria. Interestingly, microplastics combined with biochar could alleviate the negative effects of microplastic accumulation on sugarcane growth and soil quality. There were significant differences in the bacterial community compositions among different treatments. Compared with CK, all other treatments significantly decreased the relative abundance of Gemmatimonadota while only microplastic combined with biochar treatments significantly increased the abundance of Subgroup_10 for the 16S rRNA gene, and only microplastic alone treatments significantly increased the relative abundance of Streptomyces for the phoD gene. Moreover, the treatments with microplastics combined with biochar increased the relative abundance of Subgroup_10 and Bradyrhizobium while decreased the IMCC26256 and Streptomyces compared with that in the treatment with microplastics alone. Correlation analysis showed that Subgroup_10 and Bradyrhizobium were significantly positively correlated with sugarcane biomass and several soil properties, while IMCC26256 and Streptomyces were just the opposite. Additionally, different treatments also changed the abundance of potential microbial functional genes. Compared to CK, other treatments increased the abundance of aerobic_ammonia_oxidation, denitrification while decreased the abundance of nitrate_respiration, nitrogen_respiration; meanwhile, these four functional genes involved in N cycling processes were obviously higher in treatments with microplastics combined with biochar than in treatments with microplastic alone. In conclusion, microplastics combined with biochar could alleviate the negative effects of microplastic accumulation on sugarcane growth by improve soil nutrients and microbial community structure and function.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1827.v1

Network Approach Identifies the Control Cities of O3 Pollution

Zhidan Zhao, Demei Xue, Haojun Sun, Weiping Wang, Na Ying

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: ozone; complex network; maximum matching algorithm; community classification

Online: 28 November 2023 (16:15:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0959.v1

Vulnerability and Inner Areas in Italy. “Should Young Stay or Should Young Go”?

Daniela Grignoli, Mariangela D’Ambrosio, Danilo Boriati

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: community; inner areas; (social) vulnerability; depopulation; sustainability; youth.

Online: 15 November 2023 (10:03:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1916.v1

Fifteen-, Ten-, or Five Minutes City? Walkability to Services Assessment: Case of Dubai, UAE

Maram Ali, Tarig Ali, Rahul Gawai, Ahmed Elaksher

Subject: Engineering, Transportation Science And Technology Keywords: urban design; sustainability; sustainable development; Gated Community; walkability

Online: 29 August 2023 (03:36:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0518.v1

Community-Based Matrix Factorization (CBMF) Approach for Enhancing Quality of Recommendations

Srilatha Tokala, Murali Krishna Enduri, Jaya Lakshmi T, Hemlata Sharma

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Matrix factorization; Recommendation; Community detection; Parallel computation; RMSE

Online: 7 August 2023 (09:54:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2075.v1

Land Use Change and Structural Diversity of Affem Boussou Community Forest in Tchamba 1 Commune (Tchamba Prefecture, Togo)

Fousseni Folega, Badjare Bilouktime, Tchabi Mustapha, Mouctar Kamara, Atakpama Wouyo, Issifou Aboudoumisamilou, Djiwa Oyetunde, Wala Kperkouma, Batawila Komlan, Akpagana Koffi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: land use changes; zoning; community forest; resilience; Togo

Online: 30 May 2023 (07:57:57 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1360.v1

A Framework Analyzing Co-Creation Value Chain Mechanism in Community-Based Approach: A Literature Review

Satoshi Ohnishi, Masahiro Osako, Shogo Nakamura, Takashi Tsuji, Takuya Togawa, Kosuke Kawai, Kaoru Suzuki, Aya Yoshida, Kei Gomi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Collective Impact; Social Impact Assessment; Community Capital Framework

Online: 19 May 2023 (02:45:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0851.v1

Impacts of Combined Exposure to Glyphosate and Diquat on Microbial Community Structure and Diversity in a Lateritic Paddy Soil

Xiaoyu He, Chunyuan Wu, Huadong Tan, Xiao Deng, Yi Li

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Herbicides; mixed toxicity; microbial diversity; microbial community structure

Online: 24 April 2023 (10:49:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0263.v1

A Predictive Model of Community Disaster Resilience based on Social Identity Influences

Vladimir M. Cvetković

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: disaster; community resilience; social identity; predictive model; factors

Online: 16 February 2023 (02:34:49 CET)

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The territory of Serbia is vulnerable to various types of natural and man-made disasters. The risk is not equal across the entire territory, depending on the type of hazard and the expected potential for damage. So far, the level of community disaster resilience has not been determined in Serbia. There are no scientific preconditions for its improvement to reduce the future material and intangible consequences of disasters. Regarding that, the project’s main objective is to develop and validate a predictive model of community disaster resilience based on social identity influences through an investigation impact of social identity indicators on the level of community disaster resilience in Serbia. The project is based on the upcoming research on whether the level of community disaster resilience can be predicted based on social identity indicators, how social identity indicators affect different dimensions of community disaster resilience, and how disasters shape social identity. The project is based on multimethod research in which quantitative (face-to-face interviews in 40 of the 191 municipalities), and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) research methodology will be applied. A developed predictive model with an index of community disaster resilience in Serbia will empower the creation of preconditions for designing public policies, strategies and procedures for improving resilience and reducing the consequences of disasters on people and their property and enhancing citizens’ security. The project will encourage the prediction of community disaster resilience based on social identity indicators, improving disaster foresight and preparing to limit disaster losses. Based on the development of analytical frameworks for understanding community disaster resilience and social identity in disasters, essential preconditions for designing innovative information systems will be created to enable local communities to increase their level of resilience.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0246.v1

Interaction Analysis of Tobacco Leaf Microbial Community Structure and Volatiles during Cigar Stacking Fermentation

Qiaoyin Wu, Zheng Peng, Yong Pan, Liping Liu, Linlin Li, Juan Zhang, Jian Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Cigar; stacking fermentation; microbial community; volatiles; interaction; aroma

Online: 15 February 2023 (01:49:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0214.v1

Simple Machine Learning with Aerial Imagery Reveals Severe Loss of a Salt Marsh Foundation Species

Tyler M. Rippel, Charles D. Minsavage-Davis, Vaughn Shirey, Gina M. Wimp

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: community transformations; species loss; geospatial classification; Spartina patens

Online: 12 January 2023 (07:20:07 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0303.v1

Flexible Loads Scheduling Algorithms for Renewable Energy Communities

Tiago Fonseca, Luis Lino Ferreira, Jorge Landeck, Lurian Klein, Paulo Sousa

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: Energy Community, Scheduling, Renewable energy, Flex-Offers, Algorithms

Online: 20 October 2022 (11:01:14 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0124.v1

Epistemic Communities under Active Inference

Mahault Albarracin, Daphne Demekas, Maxwell Ramstead, Conor Heins

Subject: Social Sciences, Media Studies Keywords: epistemic community; social media; active inference; opinion dynamics

Online: 10 January 2022 (15:14:16 CET)

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The spread of ideas is a fundamental concern of today’s news ecology. Understanding the dynamics of the spread of information and its co-option by interested parties is of critical importance. Research on this topic has shown that individuals tend to cluster in echo-chambers and are driven by confirmation bias. In this paper, we leverage the active inference framework to provide an in silico model of confirmation bias and its effect on echo-chamber formation. We build a model based on active inference, where agents tend to sample information in order to justify their own view of reality, which eventually leads to them to have a high degree of certainty about their own beliefs. We show that, once agents have reached a certain level of certainty about their beliefs, it becomes very difficult to get them to change their views. This system of self-confirming beliefs is upheld and reinforced by the evolving relationship between agent's beliefs and its observations, which over time will continue to provide evidence for their ingrained ideas about the world. The epistemic communities that are consolidated by these shared beliefs, in turn, tend to produce perceptions of reality that reinforce those shared beliefs. We provide an active inference account of this community formation mechanism. We postulate that agents are driven by the epistemic value that they obtain from sampling or observing the behaviors of other agents. Inspired by digital social networks like Twitter, we build a generative model in which agents generate observable social claims or posts (e.g. `tweets') while reading the socially-observable claims of other agents, that lend support towards one of two mutually-exclusive abstract topics. Agents can choose which other agent they pay attention to at each timestep, and crucially who they attend to and what they choose to read influences their beliefs about the world. Agents also assess their local network’s perspective, influencing which kinds of posts they expect to see other agents making. The model was built and simulated simulated using the freely-available Python package pymdp. The proposed active inference model can reproduce the formation of echo-chambers over social networks, and gives us insight into the cognitive processes that lead to this phenomenon.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0015.v1

Utilization of Social Media Communities for Caregiver Information Support in Stroke Recovery: An Analysis of Content and Interactions

Elton Henry Lobo, Tara Johnson, Anne Frølich, Finn Kensing, Lene Juel Rasmussen, Sarah Hosking, Amy Page, Patricia M. Livingston, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, John Grundy, Mohamed Abdelrazek

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Nursing Keywords: Social media; Community; Facebook; Twitter; Google; Information; Interaction

Online: 1 October 2021 (12:03:09 CEST)

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High Survivorship of First-generation Monarch Butterfly Eggs to Third Instar Associated with a Diverse Arthropod Community

Misty Stevenson, Kalynn L. Hudman, Alyx Scott, Kelsey Contreras, Jeffrey G. Kopachena

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: monarch butterfly; Danaus plexippus; arthropods; community structure; survivorship

Online: 23 June 2021 (11:48:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0430.v1

Influencing Factors of Stroke Awareness Among Hypertensive Patients in Community Health Centers in Indonesia

Ismail Setyopranoto, Arif Setyo Upoyo, Atyanti Isworo, Yunita Sari, Amelia Nur Vidyanti

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: stroke awareness; hypertensive patients; community health center; Indonesia

Online: 16 June 2021 (09:35:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0548.v1

Interrogating the Concept of ‘Community’ in Community Policing Operations in Nigeria

Ogadimma Arisukwu, Tunde Adebisi, Chisaa Igbolekwu, Festus Asamu

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: Community; Human Capital; Socio-Cultural; Mobilization; Partnership; Development

Online: 26 January 2021 (16:24:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0040.v1

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Antibiotics and Its Resistance: Two Phases Mixed-Methods Online Study Among Pakistani Community Pharmacists to Promote Rational Antibiotics Use

Faiz Ullah Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Khezar Hayat, Tawseef Ahmad, Amjad Khan, Jie Chang, Usman Rashid Malik, Zakir Khan, Krizzia Lambojon, Yu Fang

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; rational drug use; community pharmacist

Online: 4 January 2021 (12:58:43 CET)

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Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is an emerging global threat to public health. Substantial evidence has indicated that community pharmacists (CPs) can play a critical role in managing the ever-increasing threat of antibiotic resistance. The study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices of CPs (n=180) towards antibiotics and antibiotic resistance as well as to improve the rational use of antibiotics. Two phases of mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) online study were conducted in Pakistan from August 2019 to March 2020 by using validated questionnaires and semi-structured interview data. Different statistical methods were used to tabulate the quantitative data whereas inductive thematic analysis was conducted to categorize themes from the qualitative data and draw conclusions. Approximately 64.4% were male (mean: 29-33 years old). Overall, CPs had good knowledge of and were familiar with superbugs and their roles in ABR (65.6%, Median=1, IQR=1) although they were poor in differentiating some antibiotic groups with their respective ABR patterns (31.1%, Median=1, IQR=1). Most CPs have a positive attitude towards antibiotics with most (90.0%) having identified ABR as a critical issue in public health (Median=1, IQR=0). Overall, CPs' practices towards antibiotics were reasonable where they tend to educate patients about the rational use of antibiotics (52.8%, Median=1, IQR=1). Two main themes (antibiotics and counseling of patients) were related to self-medication with while educational interventions are the sub-theme. ABR is multifactorial where the subthemes related to budget, time constraints incompetent staff, the absence of CPs, the lack of training, enforcement of laws and regulations are the need of the hour in Pakistan. Effective antibiotic stewardship programs, patient education, and awareness campaigns about antibiotics and ABR along with training of the CPs are important factors that have to be addressed in a timely manner.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0570.v1

Traditional Folk Media for Environmental Communication and Preservation in Guna Community, Amhara, Ethiopia

Destaw Bayable

Subject: Social Sciences, Anthropology Keywords: Environmental Communication; Environmental preservation; Folk media; Guna community

Online: 23 November 2020 (09:20:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0266.v1

Truffle Species Strongly Shapes Its Surrounding Soil Mycobiota in A Pinus armandii Forest

Dong Liu, Mariana Herrera, Xinhua He, Jesús Perez-Moreno, Fuqiang Yu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: hypogenous ectomycorrhizal fungi; truffles; soil nutrient; fungal community

Online: 12 September 2020 (08:04:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0069.v1

Biochemical Pathways and Enhanced Degradation of Dioctyl Phthalate (DEHP) by Sodium Alginate Immobilization in MBR System

Ke Zhang, Xiangling Wu, Hongbing Luo, Wei Wang, Siqiao Yang, Jian Chen, Wei Chen, Jia Chen, You Mo, Lin Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: DEHP; biochemical pathways; immobilization; MBR; bacterial community dynamics

Online: 9 January 2020 (05:00:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0376.v1

Habitat Fragmentation Effects on Community Composition of Carabid in Steppes of Northwest China

Shu-hua Wei, Wen-guang Huang, Meng-meng Zhu, Li-yuan Gao, Ying Wang, Rong Zhang, Zhi-hong Li, Zi-hua Zhao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: steppe; habitat fragmentation; carabid beetles; community; richness; abundance

Online: 29 November 2019 (10:40:21 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0369.v1

The Study of Network Community Capacity to be a Subject: Digital Discursive Footprints

Anatoly N. Voronin, Taisiya A. Grebenschikova, Tina A. Kubrak, Timofey A. Nestik, Natalya D. Pavlova

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: discourse; digital footprints; group reflexivity; network community; subjectness

Online: 31 October 2019 (09:48:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0292.v1

Effects of Climate Change and Maternal Morality: Perspective from Case Studies in Rural Bangladesh

Abu Sayeed Md. Abdullah, Koustuv Dalal, Abdul Halim, Fazlur Rahman, Animesh Biswas

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: maternal death; marginalized community; flood; natural disaster; Bangladesh

Online: 27 October 2019 (03:23:48 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0602.v1

Critical Review of Dust in the Mining Environment: A Focus on Workers and Community Health

Brian Chiluba

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Dust; Mining; Environment; Sustainability; community health; occupational health

Online: 27 November 2018 (12:10:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0119.v1

The Effects of Provincial and Individual Religiosity on Deviance in China: A Multilevel Modeling Test of the Moral Community Thesis

Xiuhua Wang, Sung Joon Jang

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: religion; law and rule violations; moral community; China

Online: 8 May 2018 (04:33:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0016.v1

Responses of Soil Microbial Communities to Robinia Pseudoacacia Plantations of Different Ages in A Loess Area

Bingxue Zhang, Rumeng Zhao, Boyuan Bi, Fengpeng Han

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: soil; Robinia pseudoacacia; PLFA; stand age; microbial community

Online: 5 September 2017 (15:28:05 CEST)

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Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) can be used as biomarkers for qualitative and quantitative analyses of soil microbial community diversity. In this study, we collected soil samples at 10-cm intervals to a depth of 1 m from Robinia pseudoacacia plantations of four different ages (10, 15, 25 and 40 years) in a loess area and analysed the soil microbial community structure by PLFA analysis. A total of 97 PLFAs were detected in soils of R. pseudoacacia plantations of different ages. The individual PLFA contents gradually decreased in the 0- to 40-cm soil layers, with little variation in the 40- to 100-cm soil layers. The individual PLFAs were similarly distributed in the soils of R. pseudoacacia plantations of different ages, and there was a clear variation with stand age and soil depth. The individual PLFA contents in the 0- to 20-cm soil layers were highest for the 25-year-old plantation, while those in the 20- to 40-cm soil layers were relatively high for the 25- and 40-year-old plantations; the 16:0 content was the highest among individual PLFAs. The total PLFA content and the PLFA contents of different microbial groups [bacteria, fungi, Gram-positive bacteria (G⁺), Gram-negative bacteria (G^-) and actinomycetes] initially increased before decreasing in the soils of R. pseudoacacia plantations with increasing stand age, whereas these contents gradually decreased with increasing soil depth; the highest PLFA contents was found in the 25-year-old plantation. The total PLFA content and the contents of fungal, G^- and actinomycete PLFAs in the soils of R. pseudoacacia plantations differed significantly among stands of different ages in the 0- to 10-cm, 10- to 20-cm and 30- to 40-cm soil layers, while no significant differences were found in the 20- to 30-cm soil layers; the G⁺ and bacterial PLFAs contents in each of the 0- to 40-cm soil layers were significantly different. The PLFA ratios between different microbial groups differed among the stands of different ages. The fungi/bacteria ratio showed a “decrease-increase-decrease” trend with stand age, while the G⁺/G^- ratio showed an “increase-decrease” trend. The saturated/monounsaturated PLFA ratio initially decreased before plateauing, while the opposite trend was observed for the cyclopropyl/precursor ratio. The PLFA contents of different microbial groups were ranked as follows: bacteria > G^- > G⁺ > actinomycetes > fungi. In the principle component analysis, 18:1ω9c, 10Me18:0, i17:0, a17:0, 18:1ω7c, 18:1ω5c and 18:0 made the greatest contribution to principal component 1, and a14:0, i14:0 3OH, i14:0, i14:1ω7c and 14:0 made the greatest contribution to principal component 2. In conclusion, soil nutrient status and other soil eco-environmental stress factors should be considered in 10- to 25-year-old (particularly ~15-year-old) plots for the management of R. pseudoacacia plantations to prevent forest soil degradation and improve forest stand quality, thereby achieving better soil and water conservation and environmental improvement in R. pseudoacacia plantations.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0222.v1

The Effectiveness of Metaverse in e-Learning

Henk Koppelaar, Sina Sayardoost Tabrizi, Ali Moeini, Asal Etaati

Subject: Social Sciences, Media Studies Keywords: Metaverse; Immersive Education; 3D Based Education; Metaverse-based education

Online: 5 August 2024 (03:04:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1209.v1

Pancreatectomy With En Bloc Superior Mesenteric Vein And All Its Tributaries Resection Without PV/SMV Reconstruction For “Low” Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

VIACHESLAV EGOROV, Pavel Kim, Soslan Dzigasov, Eugeny Kondratiev, Alexander Sorokin, Alexey Kolygin, Mikhail Vyborniy, Grigoriy Bolshakov, Pavel Popov, Anna Demchenkova, Tatiana Dakhtler

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Surgery Keywords: locally advanced PDAC; vein resection without PV/SMV reconstruction; pancreatic cancer; portal venous collaterals; low pancreatic cancer; superior mesenteric vein occlusion; CT-based venous reconstructions

Online: 20 May 2024 (07:05:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0429.v1

Preliminary TC Calculations for Iron-Based Superconductivity in NaFeAs, LiFeAs, FeSe and Nanostructured FeSe/SrTiO₃ Superconductors

Chi Ho Wong, Rolf Lortz

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Other Keywords: Iron-based Superconductivity

Online: 6 June 2023 (09:43:32 CEST)

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Many theoretical models of iron-based superconductors have been proposed but Tc calculations based on the models are usually missing. We have chosen two models of iron-based superconductors in the literature and then compute the Tc values accordingly: Recently two models have been announced which suggest that superconducting electron concentration involved in the pairing mechanism of iron-based superconductors may have been underestimated, and that the antiferromagnetism and the induced xy potential may even have a dramatic amplification effect on electron-phonon coupling. We use bulk FeSe, LiFeAs and NaFeAs data to calculate the Tc based on these models and test if the combined model can predict the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of the nanostructured FeSe monolayer well. To substantiate the recently announced xy potential in the literature, we create a two-channel model to separately superimpose the dynamics of the electron in the upper and lower tetrahedral plane. The results of our two-channel model support the literature data. While scientists are still searching for a universal DFT functional that can describe the pairing mechanism of all iron-based superconductors, we base on the ARPES data to propose an empirical combination of DFT functional for revising the electron-phonon scattering matrix in the superconducting state, which ensures that all electrons involved in iron-based superconductivity are included in the computation. Our computational model takes into account this amplifying effect of antiferromagnetism and the correction of the electron-phonon scattering matrix together with the abnormal soft out-of-plane lattice vibration of the layered structure, which allows us to calculate theoretical Tc values of LiFeAs, NaFeAs and FeSe as a function of pressure that correspond reasonably well to the experimental values. More importantly, by taking into account the interfacial effect between an FeSe monolayer and its SrTiO3 substrate as an additional gain factor, our calculated Tc value is up to 91 K high, and provides evidence that the strong Tc enhancement recently observed in such monolayers with Tc reaching 100 K may be contributed from the electrons within the ARPES range.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0293.v1

Innovative Cross-sectional Configurations for Low-Cost Bamboo Composite (LCBC) Structural Columns

Cameron Padfield, Ben Drury, Ghazaleh Soltanieh, Mona Rajabifard, Amir Mofidi

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Green construction materials; Sustainable construction; Bio-based construction materials; Low-Cost Bamboo Composites (LCBC); Bio-resins; Bamboo Composites; Numerical modelling; Bio-epoxy; Furan resin

Online: 3 July 2024 (06:36:59 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.1583.v1

A Review: Nature-Based Solutions

Chinomnso ONWUBIKO, Dennis Worlanyo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: nature-based solutions; climate change; coastal ecosystems; ecosystem-based adaptation

Online: 20 September 2024 (11:49:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.2023.v1

A Strategy of Weak-Connected Grid Search for Noise Filtering and Density Grid-Based Data Clustering

Nang Toan Truong, Sy Dzung Nguyen, Seung-Bok Choi

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Clustering; Density-based clustering; Density grid-based clustering; Fuzzy approximation

Online: 28 August 2024 (09:06:01 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0141.v1

Target Identification in Anti-tuberculosis Drug Discovery

Rita Capela, Rita Félix, Marta Clariano, Diogo Nunes, Maria de Jesus Perry, Francisca Lopes

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Medicinal Chemistry Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; target identification; activity-based probes; affinity-based probes

Online: 2 June 2023 (07:39:37 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0544.v1

A Holistic Review of Lake Rawapening Management Practices, Indonesia: Pillar-based and Object-based Management

Djati Mardiatno, Faridah Faridah, Noviyanti Listyaningrum, Nur Rizki Fitri Hastari, Iwan Rhosadi, Apolonia Diana Sherly da Costa, Aries Dwi Wahyu Rahmadana, Ahmad Rif'an Khoirul Lisan, Sunarno Sunarno, Muhammad Anggri Setiawan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: pillar-based lake management; object-based lake management; Lake Rawapening

Online: 29 November 2022 (08:49:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0336.v1

Can Nature-Based Solutions Deliver a Win-Win for Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation?

Isabel Key, Alison Smith, Beth Turner, Alexandre Chausson, Cécile Girardin, Megan MacGillivray, Nathalie Seddon

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation; biodiversity; ecosystem-based adaptation

Online: 23 October 2021 (14:19:30 CEST)

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Nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognised for their potential to address both the climate and biodiversity crises. These outcomes are interdependent, and both rely on the capacity of NbS to support and enhance the health of an ecosystem: its biodiversity, the condition of its abiotic and biotic elements, and its capacity to function normally despite environmental change. However, while understanding of ecosystem health outcomes of nature-based interventions for climate change mitigation is growing, the outcomes of those implemented for adaptation remain poorly understood with evidence scattered across multiple disciplines. To address this, we conducted a systematic review of the outcomes of 109 nature-based interventions for climate change adaptation using 33 indicators of ecosystem health across eight broad categories (e.g. diversity, biomass, ecosystem functioning and population dynamics). We showed that 88% of interventions with positive outcomes for climate change adaptation also reported measurable benefits for ecosystem health. We also showed that interventions were associated with a 67% average increase in local species richness. All eight studies that reported benefits in terms of both climate change mitigation and adaptation also supported ecosystem health, leading to a triple win. However, there were also trade-offs, mainly for forest management and creation of novel ecosystems such as monoculture plantations of non-native species. Our review highlights two major limitations of research to date. First, only a limited selection of metrics are used to assess ecosystem health and these rarely include key aspects such as functional diversity and habitat connectivity. Second, taxonomic coverage is poor: 67% of outcomes assessed only plants and 57% did not distinguish between native and non-native species. Future research addressing these issues will allow the design and adaptive management of NbS to support healthy and resilient ecosystems, and thereby enhance their effectiveness for meeting both climate and biodiversity targets.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.2153.v3

Intervention Model to Improve Community Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior on Ecotourism Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Hairudin udin La Patilaiya

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Policy Intervention Model; Ecotourism Accessibility; Knowledge; Attitude; Community Behavior

Online: 7 October 2024 (13:39:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.1200.v1

Community Mobilisation for Human Sample Collection in Sensitive Communities: Experiences from Granular Mapping of Schistosomiasis & Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ekiti Satate, Nigeria

Temitope Agbana, Omolade Omotade, Moses Aderogba, David Bell, Jacob Solomon, Saheed Animashaun, Peace Alabi, Oladimeji Ajayi, Adebowale Akinwumi, Samuel Popoola, Alex Bunda, Jan-Carel Diehl, Gleb Vdovine, Louise Makau-Barasa

Subject: Public Health And Health Services, Public Health And Healthcare Keywords: community mobilisation; sample collection; advocacy; schistosomiasis mapping; STH; Ekiti

Online: 16 September 2024 (12:20:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0003.v1

Community voices regarding coal mining human health impact in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Thabelo Nelwamondo, Takalani G. Grace Tshitangano

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Coal mining; Community voice; Health impacts; Perceived; Well-being

Online: 1 August 2024 (12:03:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.1903.v1

Spatio-Temporal Influence of the Distribution of Forensically Relevant Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Gyeongsangnam-Do, South Korea

Hyeon-seok Oh, In-Seong Baek, Min-Gyu Kang, Sang-Hyun Park

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: forensic entomology; Calliphoridae; season; habitat; bait trap; community composition

Online: 27 June 2024 (02:46:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0142.v1

Regional Variations in Urban Trash: Connections between Litter Communities and Place

Randa L Kachef, Michael Chadwick

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Pollution Keywords: litter; waste management; sustainability; community parameters; litter impact index

Online: 4 June 2024 (08:32:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0090.v1

Effects of Salinity on Physicochemical Properties, Flavor Compounds, and Bacterial Communities in Broad Bean Paste-Meju Fermentation

Qingyan Guo, Jiabao Peng, Jingjing Zhao, Jie Lei, Yukun Huang, Bing Shao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: broad bean paste; salinity; microbial community; flavor compounds; correlation

Online: 3 June 2024 (13:51:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0950.v1

Understanding Community (Social) Disaster Resilience in Serbia: Demographic and Socio-Economic Impacts

Vladimir M. Cvetković, Vanja Šišović

Subject: Social Sciences, Other Keywords: disaster; resilience; community; social; index; demographic; socio-economic; Serbia

Online: 19 February 2024 (11:28:20 CET)

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This paper presents the results of quantitative research examining the impacts of demographic and socioeconomic factors on community resilience to disasters. The survey was carried out utilising a questionnaire distributed and subsequently collected online from 321 participants during January 2024. The study employed an adapted version of the '5S' social resilience framework, encompassing five sub-dimensions – social structure (10 variables), social capital (9 variables), social mechanisms (17 variables), social equity and diversity (13 variables), and social belief (13 variables). This customized framework includes 62 indicators, providing a thorough assessment of community (social) disaster resilience in the research context. To explore the relationship between predictors and community (social) disaster resilience in Serbia, their attitudes towards the mentioned five sub-dimensions, as well as their engagement in preventive measures and their perception of resilience to various disasters with a particular focus on demographic and socio-economic impacts, statistical methods including t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multivariate linear regression were employed. The results of the multivariate regressions across various community disaster resilience subscales indicate that age emerged as the most significant predictor for the social structure subscale. At the same time, education stood out as the primary predictor for the social capital subscale. Additionally, employment status proved to be the most influential predictor for both social mechanisms and social equity-diversity subscales, with property ownership being the key predictor for the social beliefs sub-scale. Despite being considered in the analyses, gender, marital status, income level, and number of household members did not emerge as the most significant predictors across the investigated community (social) disaster resilience subscales. The determined mean value of the community (social) disaster resilience index is M = 2.62, and the findings reveal that participants assigned the highest ratings to the social beliefs subscale (M = 2.76), while the lowest values were observed in the social structure subscale (M = 2.46). Findings can be used to create strategies and interventions aimed at enhancing the resilience of communities in Serbia by addressing the intricate interplay between demographic characteristics, socio-economic factors, and their ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from different disasters.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1509.v1

Integration of Hepatitis C and Addiction Treatment in People Who Injects Drugs. The San Patrignano HCV-Free and Drug-Free Experience

Pierluca Piselli, Antonio Boschini, Romina Gianfreda, Alessandra Nappo, Claudia Cimaglia, Gianpaolo Scarfò, Camillo Smacchia, Raffaella Paoletti, Sarah Duehren, Enrico Girardi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: HCV; cascade of care; therapeutic community; intravenous drug use

Online: 19 January 2024 (14:43:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0016.v1

Species Diversity and Community Structure of Macrobenthos in the Cosmonaut Sea, East Antarctica

Jianfeng Mou, Kun Liu, Yaqin Huang, Junhui Lin, Xuebao He, Shuyi Zhang, Dong Li, Yongcan Zu, Zhihua Chen, Sujing Fu, Heshan Lin, Wenhua Liu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: macrobenthos; species diversity; community structure; Cosmonaut Se; Environmental factors

Online: 1 November 2023 (04:33:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1010.v1

Insights into the Behavioral Ecology and Niche Separation of Passeriformes through Camera-trap Analysis in the Halla Mountain Wetland of Jeju, Republic of Korea

Young-Hun Jeong, Sung-Hwan Choi, Maniram Banjade, Seon-Deok Jin, Seon-Mi Park, Binod Kunwar, Hong-Shik Oh

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: behavior ecology; interspecific competition; interference; community structures； camera-trapping

Online: 17 October 2023 (05:44:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1402.v1

Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru

Charles Frank Saldaña-Chafloque, Mercedes Acosta-Román, José Torres-Huamaní, José Luis Castillo-Zavala

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: phytotherapy; digestive system; andean community; traditional medicine; peruvian andes

Online: 21 September 2023 (07:28:23 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1014.v1

Re-Imagining Education for All Children

Roy McConkey, Judith McKenzie

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: Disabled children; Learners; Inclusion; Rights; Parents; Schools; Community; Society

Online: 14 September 2023 (13:55:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0358.v1

Impact of Polylactic Acid Microplastics on Performance and Microbial Dynamics in Activated Sludge System

Mengbo Huang, Dongqi Wang, Shengwei Zhang, Yuzhu Weng, Kailong Li, Renjie Huang, Yuan Guo, Chunbo Jiang, Zhe Wang, Hui Wang, Haiyu Meng, Yishan Lin, Mingliang Fang, Jiake Li

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: microplastics; activated sludge; nutrient removal; microbial activity; microbial community

Online: 4 August 2023 (14:43:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1248.v1

Three Wind Farm Developments, Three Different Planning Difficulties: Cases from Denmark

Kristian Borch, Julia Kirch Kirkegaard, Sophie Nyborg

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Wind power planning; community concerns; controversies; overflowing; citizen participation

Online: 30 April 2023 (03:26:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0238.v1

Social Support Among Older Persons and Its Association With Smoking and Associated Factors: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018

Ambigga Krishnapillai, Chee Cheong Kee, Suthahar Ariaratnam, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Ridwan B Sanaudi, Rajini Sooryanarayana, Ho Bee Kiau, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Noorlaili B Mohd Tohit, Sheleaswani Inche Zainal Abidin

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Social support; older persons; smokers; NHMS 2018; community survey

Online: 12 April 2023 (04:17:11 CEST)

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Background Globally the average age of the worlds’ population of older persons continues to upsurge and social support becomes increasingly relevant. Overall, in Malaysia, social support and networking prevalence was found to be lower among older persons at 30.76%. In view of the scarce data on social support and its association with smoking status and its associated factors among the older Malaysian population this study was conducted. Methods Data from the National Health and Morbidity (NHMS) 2018 survey on health of older Malaysian adults was analyzed. This was a cross sectional population-based study using a two-stage stratified random sampling design. Elderly population aged 60 years and above was selected. Data were collected were sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status, and social support. A validated Malay language, interviewer-administered questionnaire of 11-item Duke Social Support Index was applied for assessing social support among the elderly. A complex sampling design analysis was used for the descriptive statistics. The associated risk factors for social support were identified using Multiple Logistic Regression analysis. Results A total of 3923 elderly respondents participated in the study. The prevalence of good social support was significantly higher among the 60-69 years old respondents compared to the > 80 years old (73.1%, 95% CI :69.3% -76.5% vs 50.1 %, 95% CI:41.7 %- 58.6%).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the odds of poor social support were 1.7 times (aOR: 1.72 % ,95%CI: 1.19 -2.48) higher for the respondents aged > 80 years old, than those aged 60-69 years. Respondents with no formal education were 1.93 higher odds of poor social support than the respondents with tertiary education (aOR: 1.93%, 95%CI: 1.13,3.30). Respondents with income < RM 1000 were 1.94 times more likely to have poor social support compared to respondents with income > RM 3000 (aOR: 1.94, 95% CI : 1.21 -3.13). Former smokers have good social support compared to current smokers (73.6% ,95% CI: 67.7-78.7 vs 65.1 %, 95%CI:58.4 -71.2). For current smokers, the odds of poor social support were 42.0% higher than for non-smokers (aOR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.05 -1.91. Conclusion There is poor social support among the older persons who are current smokers, advancing age, no formal education and low income However, further longitudinal studies are needed to determine the exact effects of the studied variables. These findings could assist the policymakers to develop strategies at the national level to enhance social support among the older smokers to ensure cessation of smoking.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0048.v1

Phytomanagement of a Lead Polluted Shooting Range Using an Aromatic Plant Species and Its Effects on the Rhizosphere BacteRial Diversity and Essential Oil Production

Anabel Saran, Lucia Fernandez, Yanela Latini, Monica Bellozas Reinhard, Marisol Minig, Sofie Thijs, Jaco Vangronsveld, Luciano Merini

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: Lead; Field trial; Phytostabilization; Phytomanagement; Aromatic plants; Bacterial community

Online: 5 October 2022 (17:51:14 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0287.v1

Study on the Grading Treatment Model of "Health Management Center" in the Perspective of Sports-Health Care Integration

Junjiang Sun, Anna Szumilewicz

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: integration of sports and health care; sports; health; community

Online: 23 February 2022 (07:06:51 CET)

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Single Cell Cryo-soft X-ray Tomography Shows that Each Chlamydia Trachomatis Inclusion is a Unique Community of Bacteria

Patrick Phillips, James M. Parkhurst, Ilias Kounatidis, Chidinma Okolo, Thomas M. Fish, James H. Naismith, Martin A. Walsh, Maria Harkiolaki, Maud Dumoux

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: Chlamydia; bacteria community; cryo-soft X-ray tomography; segmentation

Online: 16 July 2021 (08:57:06 CEST)

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Combining the Multilevel Perspective and Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the Study of Community Energy: Two Case-Studies from Italy

Natalia Magnani, Valentina Miriam Cittati

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: community renewable energy; sociotechnical imaginary; multilevel perspective; energy transition

Online: 2 June 2021 (09:11:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0105.v1

Views of Community Pharmacists on Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Jordan: A Qualitative Study

Doaa Saleh, Rana Abu Farha, Tareq Mukattash, Muna Barakat, Eman Alefishat

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Antimicrobial stewardship; Antimicrobial Resistance; Community pharmacist; Qualitative research; Jordan

Online: 2 March 2021 (16:05:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0423.v1

Prevalence and Multidimensional Risk Factors of Physical Frailty in Korean Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study

Heeeun Jung, Miji Kim, Yunhwan Lee, Chang Won Won

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: community-dwelling older adults; physical frailty; prevalence; risk factors

Online: 18 September 2020 (08:57:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0067.v1

The Influence of Nonpharmacological Complex Therapy Conducted at Community Day-Care Center on the Cognitive Functions and Mood in Older Adults

Agnieszka Gorzkowska, Izabela Zacharska-Quiaum, Joanna Cholewa, Jarosław Cholewa

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: cognition; depression; agigng; elderly; nonpharmacological therapy; community day-care

Online: 5 May 2020 (10:32:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0141.v1

Impact of Conservation Measures over Mangrove Forest-dependent Community: A Qualitative Study Using Human Rights Lens

Noor Kutubul Alam Siddiquee

Subject: Social Sciences, Anthropology Keywords: conservation; biodiversity; human rights; livelihood; forest-dependent community; impact

Online: 9 April 2020 (08:18:52 CEST)

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Background and Research Highlights: Despite all the concerns and initiatives, natural resources like forests, as well as biodiversity are decreasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Conservation is considered as one of the major tools to prevent such loss and rapid degradation. Evidence around the world shows the adverse effects of conservation laws and policies on indigenous peoples and other local communities. Objectives: This study was conducted in one of the forest-dependent communities situated in Sundarban (world’s largest mangrove forest) to understand the impact of conservation laws and policies on their livelihood. Materials and Methods: A qualitative methodology was designed to collect data, using focus group discussions and case study with community people, and individual interviews with the personnel from NGOs and relevant government departments. Findings: Strict conservation policies and restrictions in accessing forest resources made lives and livelihoods of the local community insecure and unstable, thus putting the community in a vulnerable situation. The had to leave their traditional mode of income and look for alternative livelihood options. Almost no evidence was found in relation to upkeeping their rights in conservation activities. Prohibited movement, provision of punishment for entering into the forest without proper permission and struggles in everyday life were some of the highlighted issues. They had no participation in conservation activities, management of alternative livelihood options, and even they were not sensitized before putting restrictions. Although they had a history of emotional and physical attachment with the forest, existing activities did not consider these issues. In addition, corruption and abuse of power by law enforcement agencies towards the local community intensified the sufferings. Conclusion: This study argues that the realization of human rights in conservation activities and the sensitization of the implementing stakeholders are prerequisites for ensuring the sustainability of both biodiversity and the affected people.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0406.v1

The Influence of Rhizosphere Fungal Diversity and Complex Community Structure to Wheat Root Rot Disease

Xuejiang Zhang, Heyun Wang, Gavin Ash, Dazhao Yu, Hua Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: Rhizosphere; Fungal diversity; Community structure; Wheat root rot disease

Online: 31 December 2019 (10:20:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0019.v1

Deep Community Detection Method for Social Networks

Ling Wu, Qishan Zhang, Chi-Hua Chen

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: community detection; social network; convolutional neural network; auto-encoder

Online: 3 November 2019 (15:51:34 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0759.v1

Pharmacy-Based Travel Health Services in the United States

Keri Hurley-Kim, Jeffery Goad, Sheila Seed, Karl Hess

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Medicine And Pharmacology Keywords: pharmacy law, education, training, vaccines, community pharmacy, ambulatory care

Online: 1 November 2018 (18:01:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0666.v1

Metagenomic Characterization of the Viral Community of the South Scotia Ridge

Qingwei Yang, Chen Gao, Jiang Yong, Ming Wang, Xinhao Zhou, Hongbing Shao, Zheng Gong, Andrew McMinn

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: virus; South Scotia Ridge; viral community; diversity; Pgvv-like

Online: 29 October 2018 (09:43:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0382.v1

Linkages of Soil Nutrients and Diazotrophic Microbiome under Sugarcane-Legume Intercropping

Manoj Kumar Solanki, Chang-Ning Li, Fei-Yong Wang, Zhen Wang, Tao-Ju Lan, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Pratiksha Singh, Li-Tao Yang, Yang-Rui Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: intercropping; microbial community; high throughput sequencing; nifH gene; sugarcane

Online: 17 October 2018 (10:20:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0231.v1

Sustainable Development of Post-disaster Community: Comparative Study of Reconstruction Mode under Social Network Measure

Yanqun Li, Ningxing Lv

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: post-disaster community; sustainable development; social network; government management

Online: 16 May 2018 (11:04:53 CEST)

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The current urban environment is faced with the potential threat of frequent natural disasters, and the sustainable development of post-disaster community has become a global issue. As an intrinsic motivation influencing the social interaction and capital operation of community, social network is an important mechanism promoting such sustainable development. However, the difference in social network caused by different member structure, spatial arrangement and management mechanism of post-disaster communities in different reconstruction modes has influenced such sustainable development process. Therefore, reasonable selection of reconstruction mode is crucial. This paper applied analytic hierarchy process to comprehensively measure and compare the social network strength in post-disaster communities in the four reconstruction modes adopted by the government of China, i.e. unified planning and unified construction, unified planning and independent construction, in situ reconstruction and relocation resettlement, with communities after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in Chengdu, China as study objects from the perspective of three social relations (the relations between residents and residents, residents and managers, and residents and servers). The results showed that strong connections are generally presented in the social network of post-disaster communities in unified planning modes, that the strength is significantly higher than that of those in non-unified planning modes, and that the strength of UPIC communities is the highest. Meanwhile, government intervention, residents’ free participation and market operation are positively correlated to government trust, community interaction and community service respectively. The positive impact of government intervention is the most significant, but it has a peak value. No government management and excessive government intervention will exert negative impacts. The coordination of government, society and market is the key contents of post-disaster community reconstruction. The reconstruction modes based on “government leadership, resident participation and market operation” may become a feasible path for such sustainable development.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1827.v1

Utilizing Omics Technologies and Machine Learning to Improve Predictive Toxicology

Ahrum Son, Jongham Park, Woojin Kim, Yoonki Yoon, Songwoon Lee, Hyunsoo Kim

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Mathematical And Computational Biology Keywords: Predictive Toxicology; Omics Technologies; Machine Learning; Structure-Activity Relationship; Fragment-Based Drug Design; Microphysiological Systems; Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling; Virtual Screening; Biochemical Targets; Automated De Novo Drug Design

Online: 26 August 2024 (11:31:51 CEST)

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Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) in the Quantum Era: Challenges and Future Directions for Quantum-Resistant Cryptography

Maryam Alwashahi, Hothefa Jassim, fadi Abdelfattah

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Security Systems Keywords: quantum computing; post-quantum cryptography; IoT; lattice-based cryptography; code-based cryptography; multivariate cryptography; and hash-based signatures

Online: 12 August 2024 (13:30:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202410.1852.v1

Attention-Based Deep Learning Models for Cryptocurrency Price Prediction: A Comparative Analysis with Technical Indicators

Ming Che Lee

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Cryptocurrency Price Prediction; Technical Indicators; Attention-based LSTM; Attention-based GRU

Online: 23 October 2024 (14:48:35 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1108.v1

Biopolymer-Based Nanogel Approach in Drug Delivery: Basic Concept and Current Developments

Ebru Altuntaş, Burcu Özkan, Sevgi Güngör, Yıldız Özsoy

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacy Keywords: biopolymers; nanogels; drug delivery; polysaccharide-based nanogels; protein-based nanogels; nanotechnology

Online: 28 April 2023 (04:32:57 CEST)

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