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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1680.v1

A New Measure of Risk Using Fourier Analysis

Michael Grabinski, Galiya Klinkova

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: finance; risk; Fourier; crypto currencies; stock market; conserved value

Online: 23 August 2024 (11:13:24 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0484.v1

Unravelling Asbestos: Steps on the Descriptive Study of Health Issues Derived from Fibrous Minerals towards the Communication to the Society

Mónica Hernández, Dolores Pereira, Andrea Bloise

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: asbestos; mineralogy; geochemistry; occupational health; scientific outreach; risk prevention

Online: 7 August 2024 (07:02:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0255.v1

Lessons Learned and Outcomes from Risk-Based Modernisation of Post-mortem Inspection and Disposition Criteria of Beef, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Carcasses in Australia

Andy Pointon, Andreas Kiermeier, David Hamilton, Samantha Allan, Ian Jenson, Daryl Stevens, Ann McDonald, John Langbridge

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: Post-mortem inspection; disposition; risk; beef; sheep; goats; pigs

Online: 5 August 2024 (11:11:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.2559.v1

Exploring the Discriminant Validity of the Modified Arm Care Screen (MACS), Designed for Overhead Athletes, in Detecting Musculoskeletal Risk Factors in the General Population

Eleftherios Paraskevopoulos, Styliani Pentheroudaki, Maria Papandreou

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: Modified Arm Care Screen; Shoulder; Athletes; Risk of Injury

Online: 31 July 2024 (12:00:57 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1707.v1

Decentralized Finance: US Federal Reserve Assets Tokenization

Ulysses Koudou

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: Decentralized Finance; Monetary Sovereignty; Fintech; Financial stability and Risk

Online: 22 July 2024 (18:57:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1748.v1

Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Infection-Related Factors and Predictors of Mortality in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Kristina Černiauskienė, Astra Vitkauskienė

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Other Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; multidrug resistance; risk factors; mortality; comorbidity; hospitalization.

Online: 22 July 2024 (14:22:08 CEST)

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Background and objectives: Due to resistance and lack of treatment options, hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) infections are associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics and outcomes of patients with infections caused by multidrug resistant A. baumannii in a tertiary-care teaching hospital and to determine the risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study including 196 patients with A. baumannii strains isolated from different clinical specimens in the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in 2016, 2017 and 2020, 2021 was conducted. Data on patients’ characteristics, comorbid diseases, treatment, length of hospital and ICU stay, outcome were collected. To determine risk factors for in-hospital mortality, logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: There were 60 (30.6%) women 136 (69.4%) men with a mean age of 61.7 ± 16.6 years (range, 52–74). More than three-fourths (76.5%, n = 150) of the patients had at least one comorbid disease. The highest number of A. baumannii strains were isolated from patients hospitalized in ICUs (43.4%, n = 85). A. baumannii strains producing three types of β-lactamases were more frequently isolated from women than men (77.8 % vs. 22.2%, p = 0.006). Infections caused by A. baumannii strains producing two types of β-lactamases were significantly more often treated with combination therapy than infections caused by strains producing one type of β-lactamase (78.9% vs. 60.0%, p = 0.019). Patients with A. baumannii strains producing two different types of β-lactamases (AmpC plus KPC, AmpC plus ESBL, or ESBL plus KPC) stayed significantly shorter at the ICU compared to patients with A. baumannii strains not producing β-lactamases (median of 9, IQR 2–18, vs. median of 26, IQR 7–38, p = 0.022). Death occurred in 58.7% (n = 115) of patients. Logistic regression analysis showed that combination therapy, length of hospital stay of < 10 days after A. baumannii infection, age of > 58 years, and absence of co-infection were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. Conclusions: Patients with infection caused by A. baumannii strains producing two different types of β-lactamases were more frequently treated with combination therapy. Mortality of patients with multidrug resistant A. baumannii infection was high, and it was associated with patient’s age, length of hospital stay after the diagnosis of A. baumannii infection, absence of co-infection, and combination treatment.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1125.v1

Predictive Analysis of Osteoarthritis and Chronic Pancreatitis Comorbidity: Complications and Risk Factors

Iryna Halabitska, Liliia Babinets, Valentyn Oksenych, Oleksandr Kamyshnyi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: osteoarthritis; chronic pancreatitis; comorbidity; complications; risk factors; predictors.; pancreatitis

Online: 15 July 2024 (10:26:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0835.v1

Clinical Outcomes and Risk Factors of Heart Transplantation Patients Experiencing Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Wangzi Li, Chiyuan Zhang, Xianming Zhou, Qian Xu, Kan Wang, Rong Lin, Jiawei Shi, Nianguo Dong

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: heart transplantation; gastrointestinal bleeding; clinical outcomes; risk factors; nomogram

Online: 11 July 2024 (00:03:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0249.v1

Overcoming Challenges in Energy Transition: The Role of Risk Management in Achieving NZEB Standards

Luigi Abruzzese, Massimo Bilotta, Michela Carzaniga, Arianna Ciriello, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Manuela Di Santo, Federica Giorgione, Paquale Leo, Antonietta Maiello, Patrizia Mainiero, Raffaele Melito, Annamaria Vicari

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: risk management; energy efficiency; NZEB; green energy

Online: 3 July 2024 (04:29:37 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0725.v1

A review on Machine Learning Deployment Patterns and Key Features in the Prediction of Preeclampsia

Louise Pedersen, Magdalena Mazur-Milecka, Jacek Ruminski, Stefan Wagner

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: deployment pattern; machine learning; prediction; preeclampsia; risk assessment; review

Online: 11 June 2024 (14:04:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0973.v1

Autumnal Hazards: A Study of Falls among the Elderly in the Madinah Region—Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Consequences

Abdul Rahman Hameed Ali, Marwan M Aljohani, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Abdullah Al-Shenqiti

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: elderly; prevalence; public health; risk factors; consequent injuries; fall

Online: 15 May 2024 (04:03:47 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0645.v1

Understanding How Chemical Pollutants Arise and Evolve in the Beer Brewing Process: A Scoping Review

Gabriel Pérez-Lucas, Ginés Navarro, Simón Navarro

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Food Chemistry Keywords: chemical pollutants; beer; beer-making; health risk; raw materials

Online: 10 May 2024 (11:31:05 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2099.v2

Assessing the Impact of Multiple Common Factors on the Development of Parkinson’s Disease: An Updated Narrative Review

Hamza Jbaily

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: Parkinson's disease; risk factors; Review; Lewy bodies; alpha-syncuclein

Online: 30 April 2024 (08:07:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1885.v1

Association of Serum Inflammatory Factors With Prognosis After Revascularization Therapy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Dingzhong Tang, Xinxin Chen, Songhe Yin, Lei Zhang, Xue lin Liang, Guojun Luo, Chunli Yu

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: revascularization therapy; IL-6; TNF-a; prognosis; risk factors

Online: 29 April 2024 (05:07:53 CEST)

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of serum inflammatory factor levels in acute ischemic stroke patients after revascularization therapy in assessing acute prognosis. METHODS: 94 patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent revascularization therapy admitted to our hospital from January 01, 2022 to January 01, 2024 were studied. The main evaluation index was modified Rankin Scale score (mRS) after 3 months, and patients with mRS score >2 were categorized into the poor prognosis group, and the rest were the good prognosis group. As well as the treatment of revascularization in all patients was used as a division into a thrombus extraction group and an intravenous thrombolysis group. Logistic regression analysis was applied to explore the independent risk factors for the prognosis of patients treated with recanalization for acute ischemic stroke. RESULTS: Two groups with good (59 cases) and poor (35 cases) prognosis were divided according to the mRS score. There were some differences in age, gender, emergency GLU, INR, whether they had diabetes or hypertension and other contents between the two groups, but the differences were not statistically significant. The NIHSS score, hospitalization days, previous cardiac history, hospitalization days, LDL, fasting glucose, IL-6, and TNF-a at the time of admission were lower than those in the poor prognosis group, and the difference was statistically significant. In the patients in the embolization group, there were some differences in age, gender, emergency GLU, INR, whether they had diabetes or hypertension and other contents between the two groups, but the differences were not statistically significant. The pre-hospital NHISS score, IL-6, and TNF-a of patients in the good prognosis group were lower than those in the poor prognosis group, and the difference was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: IL-6 and TNF-α may be used as predictors of prognosis after revascularization therapy for acute ischemic stroke, and this conclusion also applies to patients in the embolization group.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1591.v1

Digital Risk and Financial Inclusion: Balance between Auxiliary Innovation and Protecting Digital Banking Customers

Faraz Ahmed, Arsalan Hussain, Sajjad Nawaz Khan, Arsalan Haneef Malik, Muhammad Asim, Sadique Ahmad, Mohammed El-Affendi

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: Auxiliary Innovation; Digital Banking Customers; Digital Risk; Financial Inclusion

Online: 24 April 2024 (05:15:05 CEST)

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In recent years, the digital economy has played an increasingly important role in enhancing productivity, fostering growth, and facilitating the emergence of digital banking. With the widespread adoption of digital financial services for financial inclusion, the banking sector is experiencing a demand for digital transformation. It is important to note that despite the many advantages of this change, it also disrupts the familiar banking experience that customers have grown to expect, as well as introducing potential risks to maintaining customer protection at previous levels. Many critics have raised concerns regarding customer protection and potential exposure to various risks that may arise from digital financial services, which may result in both financial and non-financial losses. These risks can impact customer retention as dissatisfied customers may switch to alternative service providers. Additionally, reputation can be affected since merely offering digital financial services may not sufficiently safeguard customers. To remain competitive, financial institutions must deliver a secure experience that aligns with customer expectations while considering economic factors and societal needs. This is why it is essential to comprehend the severity of the risk factors that influence the protection of customers in the realm of digitalized banking services and products. In this study, five factors have been identified that influence customer protection when using digital financial services in Pakistan. Based on the analysis conducted using SmartPLS, it appears that all the factors proposed in this study have a significant and positive impact on the protection of customers. In particular, the information provided remains of paramount importance when it comes to determining the level of protection that a customer is entitled to within digital financial services, followed by responsiveness, privacy, authentication, and encryption mechanisms. Due to these findings, the implementation of enhanced information security management principles becomes imperative for the development and progress of the Pakistani digital banking industry.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1429.v1

Narrative Review on Multiple Gestation: A Clinician’s Pocket Guide to Navigate Management of Multiple Gestation with an Evidence-Based Perspective

Jeffrey Morgan Denney, Sophia Nicole Brancazio, Lexi Rose Frankel, Kristen Helane Quinn

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: high risk pregnancy; twin pregnancy; triplet pregnancy; multiple gestation

Online: 23 April 2024 (11:46:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0668.v1

Multi-elemental Characterization of Soils in the Vicinity of Siderurgical Industry: Levels, Depth Migration and Toxic Risk

Antoaneta Ene, Florin Sloată, Marina V. Frontasyeva, Octavian G. Duliu, Alina Sion, Steluta Gosav, Diana Persa

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: soils; siderurgy; metals; trace elements; contamination; INAA; toxic risk

Online: 10 April 2024 (06:47:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1506.v1

Urban Climate Health Risks and Resilience

Cesar Marolla

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: climate change; health risks; urban climate; risk health management

Online: 26 March 2024 (08:17:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1457.v1

Systemic Financial Risk Forecasting: A Novel Approach with IGSA-RBFNN

Yishuai Tian, Yifan Wu

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: Financial stress index; Risk prediction; AHM; CRITIC; IGSA-RBFNN

Online: 25 March 2024 (13:10:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1449.v1

Soil Mercury Pollution of the Hainan Island, China: Pattern, Influencing factors and Health Risk

Yan Sun, Canchao Yang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Hainan Island; soil mercury; pollution characteristics; health risk assessment

Online: 26 February 2024 (14:08:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0281.v1

Identification and Validation of T Cell Exhaustion Signature for Predicting Prognosis and Immune Response in Pancreatic Cancer by Integrated Analysis of Single-Cell and Bulk RNA Sequencing Data

Yaowu Zhu, Li Tan, Danju Luo, Xiong Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: pancreatic cancer; T cell exhaustion; immunotherapy; risk model; SPOCK2

Online: 6 February 2024 (04:55:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0188.v1

An ETD Method for Vulnerable American Options

Rafael Company, Vera N. Egorova, Lucas Jódar

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computational Mathematics Keywords: Vulnerable options; Default risk; Exponential Time Differencing; Penalty method

Online: 4 February 2024 (17:17:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1784.v1

Spatial Variations in Perceptions of COVID-19 in Relation to Socio-Economic Vulnerability in Gauteng, South Africa

Simangele Dlamini, Gina Weir-Smith, Yul Derek Davids

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: Socio-economic risk index. COVID-19; Gauteng; vulnerability; GCRO

Online: 25 January 2024 (11:08:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0040.v1

Discrete-time Survival Models with Neural Networks for Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Credit Risk

Hao Wang, Anthony Graham Bellotti, Rong Qu, Ruibin Bai

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Credit risk; Survival model; Neural network; Age-Period-Cohort

Online: 3 January 2024 (03:53:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1418.v1

Assessment of Nutritional Status in Critically Ill Patients Using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool—MUST

Blanca Cecilia Díaz Chavarro, Guillermo Molina-Recio, Jorge Karim Assis Reveiz, Manuel Romero-Saldaña

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Nursing Keywords: Nutritional Status; Nutritional Assessment; Critical Patients; Nutritional Risk; Mortality

Online: 19 December 2023 (08:34:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1160.v1

Wildfire-Induced Risk Assessment to Enable Resilient and Sustainable Electric Power Grid

Srikar Kovvuri, Paroma Chatterjee, Sagnik Basumallik, Anurag Srivastava

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Power Grid; Principal Component Analysis; Resilience; Risk Assessment; Wildfire

Online: 17 November 2023 (11:51:05 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0129.v1

Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Retinochoroiditis Caused by Toxoplasma gondii

Caroline Gil Ferreira Gomes, Geraldo Magela De Faria Jr, Gabriela Hamra Pereira, Antônio Augusto de Andrade Cunha Filho, Lilian Castiglioni, Luiz Carlos De Mattos, Mariana Previato, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Patrícia Maluf Cury, Fábio Batista Frederico, Cinara Cássia Brandão

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: eye infection; ocular toxoplasmosis,; retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasma gondii; Risk factors

Online: 2 November 2023 (07:18:18 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0023.v1

A Case-Control Study on Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Pokot County, Kenya

Norbert van Dijk, Jane Carter, David Kiptanui, Petra F Mens, Henk D F H Schallig

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: visceral leishmaniasis; risk factors; sandfly; Kenya; case-control study

Online: 1 November 2023 (05:23:53 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1868.v1

“I was very shocked, I wanted it to be over”: A Qualitative Exploration of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts among Women Living with HIV in Indonesia

Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Gregorius Abanit Asa, Caitlan McLean, Paul Russell Ward

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Suicidal ideation and attempt, risk factors, women, HIV, Indonesia

Online: 30 October 2023 (09:40:42 CET)

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HIV diagnosis and poor HIV management have various detrimental impacts on the lives of people living with HIV (PLHIV). As part of a large qualitative study investigating HIV risk factors and impacts, with the suicide topic not being a focus, this paper describes factors contributing to suicidal ideation and attempts that arose naturally in the stories of women living with HIV (WLHIV) in Yogyakarta and Belu districts, Indonesia. The participants were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. Guided by a qualitative data analysis framework, the data were thematically analysed. Findings indicated participants experienced immense psychological challenges due to the infection, spousal transmission, fear of mother-to-child transmission, and losing a child due to AIDS, which triggered suicidal ideation and attempts. The women’s lack of awareness of HIV management strategies resulted in them feeling trapped and overwhelmed. Associated negative thoughts and the anticipation and experience of stigma relating to their HIV status were influencing factors for thoughts of suicide among participants. Lack of social support from family and friends during the early stage of HIV diagnosis, compounded with pre-existing financial difficulties, lack of income, unemployment, and feeling overburdened, also triggered the women’s thoughts of suicide. Other influencing factors for suicidal ideation and attempts among the women were family breakdown following HIV diagnosis and this was reflected in family disputes, husband-wife separation or divorce, mother-child separation by other family members, reported concern about future relationships, and fear of being rejected or abandoned by their partner due to their HIV positive status. The findings indicate the need for a nuanced approach to counselling within HIV care interventions for couples to support the acceptance of each other’s HIV status whilst maintaining psychological wellbeing. Additionally, the findings indicate the importance of HIV education and awareness among community members for the de-stigmatisation of HIV and to increase the acceptance of PLHIV within families and communities.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1291.v1

Occupational Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Workers in Dairy Diversification

Fabien Buisseret, Nicolas Draye, Camille Di Santo, Jocelyn Pacewicz, Johanna Pannetier, Frédéric Dierick, Frédéric Telliez

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Dairy products; Farming diversification; Musculoskeletal disorders; Pain; Risk analysis

Online: 19 October 2023 (16:45:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1845.v1

Machine Learning Applications to Identify Young Offenders Using Data from Cognitive Function Test

María Claudia Bonfante, Juan Contreras Montes, Mariana Pino, Ronald Ruiz, Gabriel González

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: cognitive functions; machine learning; feature selection; violence risk assessment

Online: 28 September 2023 (03:08:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0847.v1

Climate Change in the Grand Lomé Region of Togo: Perception of Impacts on Health Systems

Piniouwe Andje, Tossou Atchrimi, Kossi Komi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Impacts; climate change; risk perception; health system; Greater Lomé

Online: 13 September 2023 (16:22:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0218.v1

Investigation of Risk Factors Affecting Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Children

Yusuf Elgormus, Omer Okuyan, Seyma Dumur, Ugurcan Sayili, Hafize Uzun

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Medicine And Pharmacology Keywords: children; risk factors; vitamin B12; homocysteine; folic acid; ferritin

Online: 5 September 2023 (03:41:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0102.v1

Comparison of Surgical Risk Scores in a European Cohort of Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease

Lidia Canillas, Amalia Pelegrina, Elena Colominas-González, Aina Salis, Cesar J. Enríquez-Rodríguez, Xavier Duran, Antonia Caro, Juan Álvarez, Jose A Carrión

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Gastroenterology And Hepatology Keywords: Cirrhosis; Advanced Chronic Liver Disease; Surgery; Postoperative risk; Mortality

Online: 4 September 2023 (07:24:16 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1837.v1

Colorectal Cancer: From Risk Factors to Oncogenesis

Vlad Alexandru Ionescu, Gina Gheorghe, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Alexandru Laurentiu Chiotoroiu, Camelia Diaconu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: colorectal cancer; risk factors; oncogenesis; lifestyle; gut microbiota; prognosis

Online: 28 August 2023 (08:44:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1416.v1

Analysis of Spatial Relationship Based on Ecosystem Services and Ecological Risk Index in the Counties of the Chongqing

Zihui LI, Kangwen ZHU, Dan SONG, Dongjie GUAN, Jiameng CAO, Xiangyuan SU, Yanjun ZHANG, Ya ZHANG, Yong BA, Haoyu WANG

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Ecology Keywords: ecosystem services; ecological risk; spatial relationships; driving factors; Chongqing

Online: 21 August 2023 (08:08:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0947.v1

Machine Learning for Credit Risk Prediction: A Systematic Literature Review

Jomark Pablo Noriega, Luis Antonio Rivera, Jose Alfredo Herrera

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: loan; credit risk; prediction; machine learning; systematic literature review

Online: 11 August 2023 (13:26:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0901.v1

Enhancing Cyber Security in Organisations by Establishing Attributes Towards Achieving Cyber Resilience

Thavaselvi Munusamy, Touraj Khodadadi, Mazdak Zamani

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Security Systems Keywords: cyber resilience; cyber security; cyber risk; cyberattack; cyber domains

Online: 11 August 2023 (05:30:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1386.v1

Analysis on the Characteristics of Typical Forest Fire Weather Index in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shanxi Region

Fan Li, Quan Ying Cheng

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Forest fire risk; weather index; Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shanxi

Online: 20 July 2023 (07:15:49 CEST)

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In the overall context of national eco-conservation civilization development and considering the hills in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shanxi region, the local forest coverage rate is gradually on the rise, and so is the risk of forest fire. Every year, satellites can monitor and detect hundreds of fire spots on average. In recent years, serious fire took place for several times, leading to loss of life and personal injury. Then the fire-fighting work consumed huge amount of labor and material resources, exerting negative social impacts in many ways. Thus, the analysis of fire climate background in this region and the forecast based on fire weather indexes constitute an important part in the forest fire risk management. Located in the tropical monsoon climate zone, four provinces and municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shanxi are similar in terms of climate characteristics. This study tries to analyze the characteristics about fire spots under satellite monitoring, fire climate and fire weather index. The probability distribution analysis of weather index about fire spots in history and key meteorological observation stations as well as the weather index analysis in the early stage of typical fire indicate that the Fine Fuel Moisture Content (FFMC) and the Initial Spread Index (ISI) in the Fire Weather Index (FWI) system is applicable to the fire risk analysis in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shanxi region, which can also effectively indicate the fuel moisture and spread conditions. As regards to the average level in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shanxi, when the FFMC is smaller than 93.5 and the ISI is also smaller than 5.0, there is a low risk of fire; when the FFMC is above 94 and the ISI is larger than 10.0, there is a high risk of fire; and the fire risk will be extremely high if the FFMC is over 96 and the ISI is above 13.0. In the practical fire-fighting management, the fire danger class can be released in reference to the ISI classes and threshold values of key meteorological observation stations under analysis provided by this study.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0193.v1

Reputation Risk and Corporate Social Responsibility in High-tech Companies and Their Relation to Monopolistic Patent Rights: Literature Preview

Nikolay Sterev, Petya Biolcheva, Miglena Molhova-Vladova

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: CSR strategy; reputation risk; patent rights; high-tech companies

Online: 4 July 2023 (10:11:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1999.v1

Pollution and Health Risk Assessment of Hazardous Elements in Surface dust along an Urbanization Gradient

Nargiza Kavsar, Mamattursun Eziz, Nazupar Sidikjan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: urbanization gradient; surface dust; hazardous elements; pollution; health risk

Online: 28 June 2023 (10:57:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1417.v1

Clinical and Epidemiological Risk Factors Associated with Hospitalization and Mortality Rate of COVID-19 Patients in Banja Luka County: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study on 40,000 patients

Nataša Pilipović-Broćeta, Nevena Todorović, Ranko Škrbić, Jela Aćimović, Savka Štrbac, Ivan Soldatović

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Medicine And Pharmacology Keywords: COVID-19; risk factors; hospitalization; mortality; Bosnia and Herzegovina

Online: 20 June 2023 (09:38:40 CEST)

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Background and Objectives: Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, the infection primarily affected patients with following chronic conditions: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity and cancer. The aim of this study was to explore clinical and epidemiological characteristics associated with COVID-19 outcomes in patients at the primary health care centre from March 2020 to September 2022. Materials and Methods: The study included 40,692 citizens of Banja Luka County, Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were confirmed and registered as RT-PCR positive on COVID-19. Differences regarding the distributions of patients between groups were analysed using Pearson chi square test and Mantel-Haenszel chi square test for trends, while differences in mean values were compared using independent samples t test. Relationship between mortality and independent variables were examined using logistic regression. Results: Out of 40,692 COVID-19 positive patients, 7.76% were hospitalized. The average age of hospitalized patients was significantly higher than the age of non-hospitalized patients (64.2±16.1 vs. 45.4±18.7; p<0.001). The average age of patients with lethal outcome was nearly twice higher compared to patients with non-lethal outcome (74.6±11.5 vs. 45.7±18.6; p<0.001). Male patients had higher hospitalization and mortality rate, compared to females (9.8% vs. 5.9%, p<0.001; 4.8% vs. 3%, p<0.001, respectively). The highest hospitalization rate was in patients with chronic renal failure, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, while the death rate was the highest among patients with CRF and hearth comorbidities. Fever, cough, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath and appetite loss favoured hospitalization. Patients with fatigue and appetite loss had higher percentage of lethal outcome. Vaccinated patients had significantly lower rate of lethal outcome. Conclusions: Clinical symptoms, signs and outcomes, are posing as predictive parameters for further management of COVID-19. Vaccination has an important role in clinical outcomes of COVID-19.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1228.v1

Management of Operational Risk in the Context of Financial Performance Of SMEs

Mária Hudáková, Peter Kardoš, Ján Dvorský, Charles Randy Afful, Jitka Kloudova

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: financial performance; management; operational risk; SMEs; Visegrad group countries

Online: 16 June 2023 (11:00:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0812.v1

The Health Status of the U.S. Veteran Post COVID: A Longitudinal Analysis (2011-2021) Utilizing the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data

Jose A. Betancourt, Diane M. Dolezel, Ramalingam Shanmugam, Gerardo J. Pacheco, Paula Stigler Granados, Lawrence V. Fulton

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: U.S. Veteran health; Comorbidities; Risk-factors; Military readiness; COVID

Online: 12 June 2023 (09:32:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0638.v1

A Hybrid Approach for Quantitative Analysis of Fire Hazards in Enclosed Vehicle Spaces on Ro-ro Passenger Ships

Junzhong Bao, Zhijie Bian, Bitong Li, Yan Li, Yuguang Gong

Subject: Engineering, Transportation Science And Technology Keywords: Risk analysis; Fire hazards; Bayesian network; Ro-ro spaces

Online: 8 June 2023 (10:58:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0335.v1

Prognostic Factors in Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: Analysis of a Nationwide Molecularly/Immunohistochemically Confirmed Cohort of 57 Cases

Tess Tomassen, Yvonne M H Versleijen-jonkers, Melissa H S Hillebrandt-roeffen, Patricia H J Van Cleef, Thijs Van Dalen, Marije E Weidema, Ingrid M E Desar, Uta Flucke, Joost M Van Gorp

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Aggressive; Malignant; Prognosis; Risk stratification; Lymph node

Online: 5 June 2023 (14:26:22 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1891.v1

Evaluation of a Ground Subsidence Zone in an Urban Area Using Geophysical Methods

Lara De Giorgi, Dora Francesca Barbolla, Chiara Torre, Stefano Settembrini, Giovanni Leucci

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: GPR; ERT; urban area; ground subsidence risk; limestone cavity

Online: 26 May 2023 (08:19:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0580.v1

Prevalence of Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Registered in the EUROTMJ Database: A Prospective Study in a Portuguese Center

David Faustino Ângelo, Beatriz Mota, Ricardo São João, David Sanz, Henrique José Cardoso

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Surgery Keywords: Temporomandibular joint disorders; parafunctional habits; risk factors; chronic diseases

Online: 9 May 2023 (07:10:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1086.v1

Machine Learning Prediction of Estimated Risk for Bipolar Disorders Using Hippocampal Subfield and Amygdala Nuclei Volumes

Fabian Huth, Leonardo Tozzi, Michael Marxen, Philipp Riedel, Kyra Bröckel, Julia Martini, Christina Berndt, Cathrin Sauer, Christoph Vogelbacher, Andreas Jansen, Tilo Kircher, Irina Falkenberg, Florian Thomas Odenthal, Martin Lambert, Vivien Kraft, Gregor Leicht, Christoph Mulert, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Thomas Ethofer, Anne Rau, Karolina Leopold, Andreas Bechdolf, Andreas Reif, Silke Matura, Silvia Biere, Felix Bermpohl, Jana Fiebig, Thomas Stamm, Christoph U. Correll, Georg Juckel, Vera Flasbeck, Philipp Ritter, Michael Bauer, Andrea Pfennig, Pavol Mikolas

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: bipolar risk; hippocampal subfields; amygdala nuclei; MRI; machine learning

Online: 28 April 2023 (03:03:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0269.v1

The Climate-Proof Planning towards the Ecological Transition. Isola Sacra - Fiumicino (Italy) between Flood Risk and Urban Development Prospectives

Carmela Mariano, Marsia Marino

Subject: Engineering, Architecture, Building And Construction Keywords: climate-proof planning; coastal multi-risk; local urban plan

Online: 12 April 2023 (10:17:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0390.v1

Prospective Evaluation of the Weekend Effect on Mortality Outcomes in Aortic Dissection

Cosmin Banceu, Marius Harpa, Klara Brinzaniuc, Nicolae Neagu, Dan Alexandru Szabo, Diana Banceu, Marvin Oprean, Hussam Al Husseim, Daiana Cristutiu, Alexandru Antoniu Stan, Marius Neamtu Halic, Horatiu Suciu

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: aortic dissection outcome; weekend effect; aortic dissection risk factor

Online: 22 March 2023 (03:29:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0130.v1

Childhood Leukemia Increased Significantly in Wales and Scotland After Chernobyl: A Biological Explanation

Christopher Busby

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Leukemias; Risk and prevention; Epidemiology and outreach; Chernobyl; Radiation

Online: 7 March 2023 (09:24:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0145.v1

Liver Function in Patients Up to 20 Months of Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study

Igor Costa de Lima, Daniel Carvalho de Menezes, Juliana Hiromi Emin Uesugi, Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Luiz Fábio Magno Falcão

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: COVID-19; post COVID; liver; aspartate aminotransferase; risk factors

Online: 8 February 2023 (10:47:25 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0568.v1

Risk and Resilient Functioning of Families of Children with Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Renee Gilbert, Carolyn Bates, Devanshi Khetawat, Meredith L Dreyer Gillette, Rachel Moore

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: cancer; pediatrics; psycho-oncology; family; COVID-19; risk; resilience

Online: 31 January 2023 (02:49:26 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0519.v1

Genetic Risk Scores and Missing Heritability in Ovarian Cancer

James P Brody, Yasaman Fatapour

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: ovarian cancer; machine learning; germ line; genetic risk scores

Online: 28 January 2023 (06:58:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0301.v1

Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Eduardo Guerreiro, João Botelho, Vanessa Machado, Luís Proença, José João Mendes, Ana Cristina Manso

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dentistry And Oral Surgery Keywords: dental caries; caries experience; epidemiology, prevalence; risk; public health

Online: 17 January 2023 (08:56:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0208.v1

Deep Unsupervised Machine Learning for Early Diabetes Risk Prediction using Ensemble Feature Selection and Deep Belief Neural Networks

Olusola Olabanjo, Ashiribo Wusu, Manuel Mazzara

Subject: Physical Sciences, Biophysics Keywords: Deep belief network; Diabetes; Prediction; Risk Factors; Deep Learning

Online: 12 January 2023 (03:54:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0375.v1

An Entropic Approach for Pair Trading in PSX

Tanweer Ul Islam, Laiba Amer

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: Pair Trading; Model uncertainty; Model risk; Optimal boundary; PSX

Online: 21 December 2022 (02:44:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0138.v1

Tackling AMR: a call for a(n even) more integrated and transdisciplinary approach between planetary health and earth scientists

Jennifer Cole, Adam Eskdale, Jonathan D. Paul

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Climate change, antimicrobial resistance, earth science, risk mapping, transdisciplinarity

Online: 8 November 2022 (02:27:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0138.v1

Exposure to Misinformation, Risk Perception and Confidence towards the Government as Factors Influencing Negative Attitudes on COVID-19 Vaccination in Malaysia

Emma Mohamad, Jen Sern Tham, Siti Zaiton Mohd Ajis, Mohammad Rezal Hamzah, Suffian Hadi Ayub, Andi Muhammad Tri Sakti, Arina Anis Azlan

Subject: Social Sciences, Government Keywords: COVID-19; vaccination; government; cross-sectional survey; perceived risk

Online: 11 October 2022 (04:21:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0305.v1

Polygenic Risk Score and Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes

Marija Majda Perisic, Klemo Vladimir, Mario Storga, Ali Mostashari, Raya Khanin

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: gestational diabetes; pregnancy; polygenic risk score; gwas; machine learning

Online: 20 July 2022 (12:09:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0163.v1

Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing-Based Malaria Risk Mapping: A Case of Gedio Zone, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, Ethiopia

Wendafiraw Abdisa Gemmechis, Alemu Solomon

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: GIS and Remote sensing; Hazard; Risk; Vulnerable; Gedio Zone

Online: 12 May 2022 (08:50:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0016.v1

Unstructured Data Analysis for Risk Management of Electric Power Transmission Lines

Lucas Pereira, Rafael Pereira, Pedro Prado, Felipe Cunha, Fabrício Góes, Roger Fiusa, Lorrany Silva

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: natural language processing; risk management; transmission lines; unstructured data

Online: 4 April 2022 (11:26:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0133.v2

Urban Flood Risk Assessment: Integration of Decision Making and Machine Learning

Fereshteh Taromideh, Ramin Fazloula, Bahram Choubin, Alireza Emadi, Ronny Berndtsson

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Urban flood; Decision making; Machine learning; Risk; Hazard; Vulnerability

Online: 1 March 2022 (10:18:57 CET)

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Urban flood risk mapping is an important tool for the mitigation of flooding in view of human activities and climate change. Many developing countries, however, lack sufficiently detailed data to produce reliable risk maps with existing methods. Thus, improved methods are needed that can improve urban flood risk management in regions with scarce hydrological data. Given this, we estimated the flood risk map for Rasht City (Iran), applying a composition of decision-making and machine learning methods. Flood hazard maps were produced applying six state-of-the-art machine learning methods such as classification and regression trees (CART), random forest (RF), boosted regression trees (BRT), multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), multivariate discriminant analysis (MDA), and support vector machine (SVM). Flood conditioning parameters applied in modeling were elevation, slope angle, aspect, rainfall, distance to river (DTR), distance to streets (DTS), soil hydrological group (SHG), curve number (CN), distance to urban drainage (DTUD), urban drainage density (UDD), and land use. In total, 93 flood location points were collected from the regional water company of Gilan province combined with field surveys. We used the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) decision-making tool for creating an urban flood vulnerability map, which is according to population density (PD), dwelling quality (DQ), household income (HI), distance to cultural heritage (DTCH), distance to medical centers and hospitals (DTMCH), and land use. Then, the urban flood risk map was derived according to flood vulnerability and flood hazard maps. Evaluation of models was performed using receiver-operator characteristic curve (ROC), accuracy, probability of detection (POD), false alarm ratio (FAR), and precision. The findings showed that the CART method is most accurate method (AUC = 0.947, accuracy = 0.892, POD = 0.867, FAR = 0.071, and precision = 0.929). The results also demonstrated that DTR, UDD, and DTUD played important roles in flood hazard modeling; whereas, the population density was the most significant parameter in vulnerability mapping. These findings indicated that machine learning methods can improve urban flood risk management significantly in regions with limited hydrological data.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0408.v1

Obesity Risk Factor Variation Based on Islands Cluster: A Secondary Analysis of Indonesian Basic Health Research 2018

Sri Astuti Thamrin, Dian Sidik Arsyad, Hedi Kuswanto, Armin Lawi, Andi Imam Arundhana

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dietetics And Nutrition Keywords: Indonesia; islands cluster; multiple logistic regression; obesity; risk factor

Online: 27 January 2022 (06:53:58 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0064.v1

Study Designs for Evaluation of Combination Treatment: Focus On Individual Patient Benefit

Martin C. Michel, David Staskin

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacology And Toxicology Keywords: combination treatment; monotherapy; clinical trial design; benefit/risk assessment

Online: 6 January 2022 (10:14:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0056.v1

The Combined Effects of Television Viewing and Physical Activity on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Kardiovize Study

Geraldo A. Maranhao Neto, Iuliia Pavlovka, Anna Polcrova, Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Maria M. Infante-Garcia, Jose Medina-Inojosa, Ramfis Nieto-Martinez, Juan P. Gonzalez-Rivas, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: Television viewing; sedentary behavior; Physical activity; cardiometabolic risk factors

Online: 3 December 2021 (14:01:39 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0434.v1

The Importance of Screening for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer: Epidemiological Review

Navneetha Hardikar

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: Ovarian Cancer; Epidemiology; Risk Factors; Screening; Diagnosis, Mortality; Incidence

Online: 28 October 2021 (11:41:05 CEST)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0006.v1

Can System Logs Enhance the Performance of Credit Scoring? – Evidence from an Internet Bank in Korea

Sunghyun Kyeong, Daehee Kim, Jinho Shin

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Econometrics And Statistics Keywords: Credit scoring; Credit risk model; Big data; Digital footprints

Online: 1 October 2021 (11:32:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0282.v1

An Assessment of Storm Surge Risk in Coastal Communities in the Rio Grande Valley

Dean Kyne

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: storm surge; coastal region; flooding risk; Rio Grande Valley

Online: 16 September 2021 (11:52:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0527.v1

Fate of Surgical Patients with Small Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: An International Study Using Multi-Institutional Registries

In Woong Han, Jangho Park, Eun Young Park, So Jeong Yoon, Gang Jin, Dae Wook Hwang, Kuirong Jiang, Wooil Kwon, Xuefeng Xu, Jin Seok Heo, Delinag Fu, Woo-Jung Lee, Xueli Bai, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Yinmo Yang, Keun Soo Ahn, Chunhui Yuan, Hyeon Kook Lee, Bei Sun, Eun Kyu Park, Seung Eun Lee, Sunghwa Kang, Wen hui Lou, Sang-Jae Park

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas; Prognosis; Resection; Risk factors

Online: 23 July 2021 (08:07:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0346.v1

In situ Ground Radiometric Survey and Risk Assessments of Allanite-Bearing Beach Sands in Erawan, Palawan

Reymar Diwa, Edmundo Vargas, Estellita Tabora, Botvinnik Palattao, Rolando Reyes, Jennyvi Ramirez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: allanite; radiometric survey; radiological risk assessment; AEDE; AGED; ELCR

Online: 15 July 2021 (09:36:23 CEST)

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Revisiting the Implications of Positive Germline Testing Results Using Multi-Gene Panels in a Cohort of Individuals With Personal and/or Family History of Breast Cancer

Georgios N. Tsaousis, Eirini Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Agiannitopoulos, Georgia Pepe, Nikolaos Tsoulos, Ioannis Boukovinas, Theofanis Floros, Rodoniki Iosifidou, Ourania Katopodi, Anna Koumarianou, Christos Markopoulos, Konstantinos Papazisis, Vasileios Venizelos, Achilleas Kapsimalis, Grigorios Xepapadakis, Amanda Psyrri, Eugeniu Banu, Dan Tudor Eniu, Alexandru Blidaru, Dana Lucia Stanculeanu, Andrei Ungureanu, Vahit Ozmen, Sualp Tansan, Mehmet Tekinel, Suayib Yalcin, George Nasioulas

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: germline testing; NGS; breast cancer; genetic counselling; risk assessment

Online: 7 July 2021 (13:14:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0073.v1

Risk Prediction of Second Primary Endometrial Cancer in Obese Women: A Hospital-based Cancer Registry Study

Chi-Chang Chang, Chun-Chia Chen, Chalong Cheewakriangkrai, Ying Chen Chen, Shun-Fa Yang

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: second primary cancers (SPCs); endometrial cancer (EC); risk prediction.

Online: 2 July 2021 (15:54:58 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0334.v2

Narrative Literature Review on Risk Factors Involved In Breast Cancer, Brain Cancer, Colon Rectal Cancer, Gynecological Malignancy, Lung Cancer, and Prostate Cancer

Angel Justiz-Vaillant, Lyvan Gardiner, Maryam Mohammed, Matthew Surajbally, Luke Maharaj, Luke Ramsingh, Makeisha Simon, Mark Seegobin, Masud Niles, Sehlule Vuma

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Risk factors, lifestyle, practises, breast cancer, prostate cancer, malignancy.

Online: 5 May 2021 (12:04:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0173.v1

River Flows are a Reliable Index of Forest Fire Risk in the Temperate Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Australia

David MJS Bowman, Grant J Williamson

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: fire risk; forest fire; ecohydrology; Eucalyptus forest; temperate rainforest

Online: 4 March 2021 (18:17:00 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0779.v1

Risk Factors for Social Isolation Among Older Adults in Long Term Care: A Scoping Review

Sheila A. Boamah, Rachel Weldrick, Tin-Suet Joan Lee, Nicole Taylor

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Social isolation; risk factors; older adults; long-term care

Online: 31 December 2020 (09:24:17 CET)

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Stability of African Swine Fever Virus in Soil and Options to Mitigate the Potential Transmission Risk

Jolene Carlson, Melina Fischer, Laura Zani, Michael Eschbaumer, Walter Fuchs, Thomas Mettenleiter, Martin Beer, Sandra Blome

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: African swine fever virus; stability; soil; disinfection; risk mitigation

Online: 29 October 2020 (09:17:20 CET)

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Respiratory Virus Infection Is A High-risk Factor for Developing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

MIngyue Chen, Wenxiu Wang, JIng Yu, Zhou Wang, Xiaofeng Zheng, Mingshu Han, Youwei Zhang, LEi Zhang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: COVID-19; influenza; SARS-CoV-2; ACE2; risk factor

Online: 16 October 2020 (11:49:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0430.v1

Determination of Risk Factors Associated With Walking Disorders After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery With Hamstring Graft : A Controlled Multicenter Study

Marine Gaignon, Jean Mazeas, Maude Traullé, Amaury Vandebrouck, Pascal Duffiet, Louis Ratte, Florian Forelli

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: anterior cruciate ligament; gait disorder; gait analysis; risk factors

Online: 18 September 2020 (11:17:01 CEST)

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Today, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament is the most common heavy injury in athletes, but it can also occur in sedentary subjects. Its treatment, always adapted to the lifestyle, age and will of the patient, often remains surgical. However, despite its frequency and universality, there are still walking disorders following the operation. These disorders sometimes persist for several months, or even several years after surgery. The present study is therefore interested in determining the risk factors linked to walking disorders following reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. The objective of this study is to determine what risk factors associated with walking disorders are after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament by hamstring graft. This study focused on factors that may exist at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Two populations participated in this study, a healthy population and a population having benefited from reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. The operated test group is divided into two subgroups, one with a postoperative period of 3 months and the second at 6 months. All subjects were subjected to the same protocol, their gait on the treadmill was analyzed and evaluated with an Optogait® analysis system. A univariate analysis was carried out first. Then, a multivariate analysis by adjustment method was carried out in order to eliminate the potential confounding factors. The comparison of the results between the populations in the univariate analysis shows an absence of significant results however there are trends. The statistical results of the multivariate analysis showed interactions in the two subgroups of the operated population.In fact, it turns out that at 3 months there is a tendency to worse gait disorders in subjects with a high BMI reflecting overweight, when an associated surgical procedure has taken place on the meniscus, in subjects over 35 years of age and males. On the other hand, at 6 months, the tendency to worsening is visible only in the strata represented by subjects with a BMI corresponding to overweight, as well as in subjects having benefited from a meniscal suture associated with ACL reconstruction. .The results of the present study show that there are certain factors which tend to increase the risk of these walking disorders after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament by hamstring graft, these factors are different depending on the time postoperative.

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/preprints202009.0184.v1

Perspectives on Adversarial Classification

David Rios Insua, Roi Naveiro, Victor Gallego

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Probability And Statistics Keywords: Classification; Adversarial Machine Learning; Security; Robustness; Adversarial Risk Analysis

Online: 8 September 2020 (10:25:28 CEST)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0435.v1

Long-term Use of a Sensory Neuroprosthesis Improves Function in a Patient with Peripheral Neuropathy: a Case Report

Diane Wrisley, Gillian McLean, Jennifer Hill, Lars Oddsson

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: balance; sensory substitution; neuroprosthesis; peripheral neuropathy; fall risk; diabetes

Online: 20 August 2020 (06:06:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0221.v1

Determination of Antibiotic Residue in Milk and Assessment of Human Health Risk in Bangladesh

Md. Rahman, Mohammad Hassan, Sharmin Chowdhury

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: antibiotic residue; human health; milk; risk assessment; TLC; UHPLC

Online: 17 June 2020 (13:25:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0012.v1

Psoriasis is Associated with An Increased Risk of Osteoporosis: Follow-Up and Nested Case–Control Studies Using A National Sample Cohort

Jung Woo Lee, Chanyang Min, Chul Hwan Bang, Bong Cheol Kwon, Hyo Geun Choi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pathology And Pathobiology Keywords: psoriasis; osteoporosis; cohort studies; Case-Control Studies; risk factors

Online: 3 June 2020 (05:50:13 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0536.v1

Hedging Feasibility Perspectives against the COVID-19 for the International Tourism Sector

Angeliki N. Menegaki

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Economics Keywords: corona-virus; COVID-19; tourism sector; review; risk hedging

Online: 30 April 2020 (14:15:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0205.v2

Incidence and Risk Factors for Severe Dehydration in Hospitalized Children in Ujjain, India

Abhishek Sharma, Aditya Mathur, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Ashish Pathak

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology And Child Health Keywords: diarrhoea; severity; severe dehydration; children; risk factors; Ujjain; India

Online: 16 January 2020 (03:21:03 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0350.v3

Aflatoxins: Production, Structure, Health Issues and Incidence in Southeast Asian and Sub-Saharan African Countries

Noreddine Benkerroum

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: aflatoxins; incidence; toxicity; risk assessment; biocontrol; atoxigenic A. flavus

Online: 5 January 2020 (16:44:52 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0269.v3

Association of Radiation Doses and Cancer Risks from CT Pulmonary Angiography Examinations in Relation to Body Effective Diameter

Hanif Haspi Harun, Muhammad Khalis Abdul Karim, Zulkifly Abbas, Sarawana Chelwan Muniandy, Akmal Sabarudin, Ng Kwan Hoong

Subject: Physical Sciences, Radiation And Radiography Keywords: Computed Tomography; radiation dose; cancer risk; CTPA; effective diameter

Online: 3 January 2020 (11:21:25 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0316.v1

Airborne Microplastics: A Review Study on Method for Analysis, Occurrence, Movement and Risks

Enyoh Christian Ebere, Verla Andrew Wirnkor, Verla Evelyn Ngozi, Ibe Francis Chizoruo, Amaobi Collins Emeka

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: air pollution; dermal route; fibers; health risk; inhalation; micropollutants

Online: 30 August 2019 (05:08:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0058.v1

Risk Distribution in Coal Mining: Fighting for Environmental Justice in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Muhamad Muhdar, Mohamad Nasir, Juli Nurdiana

Subject: Social Sciences, Law Keywords: risk distribution; Mulawarman village; coal mining; environmental justice; Indonesia

Online: 5 August 2019 (08:27:43 CEST)

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Pluvial Flooding in Utrecht: On Its Way to a Flood-Proof City

Romy C. Brockhoff, Steven H.A. Koop, Karin A.W. Snel

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: citizen engagement; flood risk governance; governance capacity; climate adaptation

Online: 28 May 2019 (12:27:39 CEST)

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Developing a BIM-Based Framework for Supplier Selection in Prefabrication

Linlin Zhao, Zhansheng Liu, Huirong Zhang, Jasper Mbachu

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: risk assessment; BIM; supply chain management; prefabricated construction products

Online: 19 March 2019 (13:07:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0304.v1

Insurer Resilience in an Era of Climate Change and Extreme Weather: An Econometric Analysis

James Valverde, Matteo Convertino

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Econometrics And Statistics Keywords: climate change; econometric analysis; insurance; resilience; risk; tropical cyclones

Online: 30 January 2019 (07:10:54 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0636.v1

Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Population-Based Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Emma Altobelli, Leonardo Rapacchietta, Valerio F. Profeta, Roberto Fagnano

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: abdominal aortic aneurysm, risk factors, observational studies, meta-analysis

Online: 26 October 2018 (15:28:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0455.v1

Anaemia and Incidence of Post Stroke Dementia

Phyo Kyaw Myint, Mary Joan Macleod, Allan B Clark, Toby O Smith, Joao H Bettencourt-Silva, Anthony Kneale Metcalf, John Potter

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pathology And Pathobiology Keywords: Anaemia; Stroke; Dementia; Risk; Vascular Dementia; Post-stroke dementia

Online: 27 August 2018 (11:11:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0168.v2

Evaluation of the Structure of Urban Stormwater Pipe Network Using Drainage Density

Jinwoo Lee, GUNHUI CHUNG, Heeseong Park, Innjoon Park

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: urban floods, stormwater pipe network, drainage density, flood risk

Online: 18 July 2018 (09:27:47 CEST)

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In mega cities such as Seoul in South Korea, it is very important to protect the city from the flooding even for the short time of period due to the enormous amount of economic damage. In impervious area of the city, stormwater pipe network is commonly applied to discharge rainfall to the outside of catchment. Therefore, the stormwater pipe network in urban catchment should be carefully designed to discharge the runoff quickly and efficiently. In this study, different types of structures in stormwater pipe network were evaluated using the relationship between the peaks rainfall and runoff in urban catchments in South Korea. More than 400 historical rainfall events were applied in five urban catchments to estimate peak runoff from different type of network structures. Linear regression analysis was implemented to estimate peak runoffs. The coefficient of determination of the regressions were higher than 0.9 which means the regression model represent very well the relationship between the two peaks. However, the variation of the prediction becomes large as the peak rainfall increases and the variation become even larger when the network structure is branched. Therefore, it depends on the structure of stormwater pipe network. When the water paths in the pipe network is unique (branched network), the increased amount of rainfall is congested around the rainwater inlets and the uncertainty of peak runoff prediction is increased. If there are many possible water paths depending on the amount of discharge (looped network), the increased rainfall is discharged more quickly through the many water paths. This can be a way to represent the reliability of the stormwater pipe network. The structures of stormwater pipe network is evaluated using drainage density which is the length of pipes over the unit catchment area and 95% confidence interval. As a result, the 95% confidence interval is increased as the drainage density is increased because the accuracy of peak runoff prediction is decreased. As mentioned earlier, because the looped networks have many alternative water flowing paths, elimination time of rainfall from the catchments become short, the 95% confidence interval become narrow, and the reliability of peak runoff prediction become high. Therefore, it is beneficial to install looped stormwater pipe network within the affordable budget. It is important factor to determine the amount of complexity in stormwater pipe network to decrease the risk of urban flooding.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0291.v1

Assessment of Coastal Protection Based on Risk Maps: A Case Study on Yunlin Coast, Taiwan

Wei-Po Huang, Jui-Chan Hsu, Chun-Shen Chen, Chun-Jhen Ye

Subject: Engineering, Marine Engineering Keywords: coastal defense; risk maps; non-engineering measure; coastal vulnerability

Online: 19 June 2018 (10:41:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201803.0113.v1

Relative Contribution of Public Sector, Banking Sector, and Non-Bank Financial Sector Claims in U.S. Global Banks' Exposure to Foreign Counterparties' Default Risks

Ibrahim Niankara, Hassan Ismail

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: bank reporting; country risk; financial stability; panel data modeling

Online: 15 March 2018 (04:46:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0169.v1

A Longitudinal Approach to Biological Psychiatric Research: The PsyCourse Study

Monika Budde, Heike Anderson-Schmidt, Katrin Gade, Daniela Reich-Erkelenz, Kristina Adorjan, Janos L. Kalman, Fanny Senner, Sergi Papiol, Till F. M. Andlauer, Ashley L. Comes, Eva C. Schulte, Farah Klöhn-Saghatolislam , Anna Gryaznova, Maria Hake, Kim Bartholdi, Laura Flatau, Markus Reitt, Silke Quast, Sophia Stegmaier, Milena Meyers, Barbara Emons, Ida Sybille Haußleiter, Georg Juckel, Vanessa Nieratschker, Udo Dannlowski, Max Schmauß, Jörg Zimmermann, Jens Reimer, Sybille Schulz, Jens Wiltfang, Eva Reininghaus, Ion-George Anghelescu, Volker Arolt, Bernhard T. Baune, Carsten Konrad, Andreas Thiel, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Christian Figge, Martin von Hagen, Manfred Koller, Fabian U. Lang, Moritz E. Wigand, Thomas Becker, Markus Jäger, Detlef E. Dietrich, Sebastian Stierl, Harald Scherk, Carsten Spitzer, Here Folkerts, Stephanie H. Witt, Franziska Degenhardt, Andreas J. Forstner, Marcella Rietschel, Markus M. Nöthen, Peter Falkai, Thomas G. Schulze, Urs Heilbronner

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: Schizophrenia; bipolar; psychosis; depression; polygenic risk score; diagnosis; RDoC

Online: 27 October 2017 (11:58:11 CEST)

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