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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0588.v1

SMS-Based Active Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunization in Children: The VigiVax Study

Laura Augusta Gonella, Francesca Moretti, Annalisa Capuano, Caterina De Sarro, Lorenza Ferrara, Elisabetta Geninatti, Greta Guarnieri, Xhikjana Hysolakoj, Margherita Lalli, Olivia Leoni, Antea Maria Pia Mangano, Patrizia Marani Toro, Viviana Mecchia, Maria Caterina Merlano, Caterina Palleria, Anna Maria Potenza, Paola Rossi, Marco Rossi, Francesca Sanita, Ester Sapigni, Cristina Scavone, Claudia Sommaro, Marco Tuccori, Giovanna Zanoni, Ugo Moretti

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Medicine And Pharmacology Keywords: Active vaccine safety surveillance; Adverse event following immunization; Short Message Services; Pediatric vaccination; Patient reporting; Immunization Registries; Digital technologies; Digital innovation for vaccine safety surveillance; serious adverse events

Online: 8 August 2024 (08:45:59 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0341.v2

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tuberculosis Case Findings of India: Exploration of the Magnitude of the Threats as Well as the Available Opportunity to Mitigate the Threats

Abhijit Dey, Arista Lahiri, Sweety Suman Jha, Arup Kumar Chakrabartty

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Medicine And Pharmacology Keywords: Impact of COVID on TB; TB Notification in India; Integrated TB COVID Activity; Threats and Opportunity during COVID; Initiatives to improve TB Surveillance; TB Surveillance during COVID Pandemic

Online: 22 June 2021 (14:05:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1876.v1

Longevity Effects of Target of Rapamycin and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Inhibitors and Other Autophagy-Related Supplements in y w Male Drosophila melanogaster

Aaron A. Bearden, Emily M. Stewart, Candace C. Casher, Meredith A. Shaddix, Amber C. Nobles, Robin J. Mockett

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Aging Keywords: life span; aging; Drosophila; rapamycin; TOR inhibition

Online: 26 August 2024 (17:13:59 CEST)

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Various dietary supplements have been shown to extend the life span of Drosophila melanogaster, including several that promote autophagy, such as rapamycin and spermidine. The goal of the study presented here was to test numerous additional potential anti-aging supplements, primarily inhibitors of the target of rapamycin (TOR) and/or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). Using a single, comparatively long-lived y w test strain, screening was performed in male flies supplemented either throughout adulthood or in a few cases beginning in middle or late adult life, with concentrations spanning 4-6 orders of magnitude in most cases. Supplementation with PP242 and deferiprone, an iron chelator, beginning in late adult life had no positive effect on life span. Lifelong supplementation with Ku-0063794, LY294002, PX-866-17OH, Torin2 and WYE-28 had no effect at any dose. Rapamycin, spermidine and wortmannin all had significant life-shortening effects at the highest doses tested. AZD8055, PI-103 hydrochloride and WYE-132 yielded slight beneficial effects at 1-2 doses, but only 100 nM AZD8055 was confirmed to have a minor (1.3%) effect in a replicate experiment, which was encompassed by other control groups within the same study. These compounds had no effect on fly fecundity (egg-laying) or fertility (development of progeny to adulthood), but equivalent doses of rapamycin abolished fertility. The solvent DMSO had no significant effect on life span at the concentrations used to solubilize most compounds in the fly medium, but it drastically curtailed both survival and fertility at higher concentrations. 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin also failed to extend the life span when provided throughout adulthood or beginning in mid-adult life. Collectively, the results suggest that inhibition of the TOR/PI3K pathway and autophagy through dietary intervention is not a straightforward anti-aging strategy in Drosophila, and that further extension of life is difficult in comparatively long-lived flies.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1749.v1

Study of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Influences in the Reading Task in Arabic

Younes Rami, Hicham Laanaya, Bdouh Hassan, Bouabid Badaoui

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Keywords: Visual span; visual attention; Crowding; Reading speed

Online: 26 July 2023 (10:14:39 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0254.v2

White Matter Integrity Correlates of the Reading Span

Ekaterina V. Pechenkova, Yana R. Panikratova, Maria A. Fomina, Elena A. Mershina, Daria A. Bazhenova, Liudmila A. Makovskaya, Alena D. Rumshiskaya, Olga V. Fedorova, Valentin E. Sinitsyn, Irina S. Lebedeva, Roza M. Vlasova

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: working memory; reading span; white matter; DTI

Online: 17 February 2021 (12:18:07 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0729.v1

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Disc Hernia Surgery: Mapping the Landscape of Techniques and Outcomes through Bibliometric Analysis of Current Meta-analyses

Halil Bulut, Kursat Guner, Omer Polat, Peter Derman

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: Lumbar disc herniation; discectomy; full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy (FELD); automated percutaneous discectomy (AUTD); Microendoscopic Discectomy (MED)

Online: 9 July 2024 (12:18:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.2069.v1

Deep Learning Model-Driven Financial Risk Prediction and Analysis

Tianyi Yang, Ang Li, Jiahao Xu, Guangze Su, Jiufan Wang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Deep learning models; Financial risk prediction; Generative adversarial networks (GANs); Value at Risk (VaR); Model integration

Online: 29 June 2024 (05:57:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0476.v1

Metabolomics on Apple (Malus domestica) Cuticle—Search for Authenticity Markers

Kamila Bechynska, Jiri Sedlak, Leos Uttl, Vit Kosek, Petra Vackova, Vladimir Kocourek, Jana Hajslova

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Food Chemistry Keywords: Malus domestica; apple cuticle; UHPLC-HRMS/MS; metabolomic fingerprints; classification models; markers; wax esters

Online: 8 April 2024 (03:04:51 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0560.v9

Finding an Unique and “Natural” Extension of the Expected Value That Takes a Finite Value for All Functions in Prevalent Subset of the Set of All Functions

Bharath Krishnan

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Analysis Keywords: expected value; hausdorff measure; (Exact) dimension function; function space; prevalent and shy sets; entropy; choice function

Online: 13 December 2023 (10:12:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1512.v1

Nemafric-BL Phytonematicide Induces Isoprenylation and Farneslation in Guava Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii: Mechanism of Cucurbitacin-Cuticle Interaction

Phatu Mashela, Kgabo Martha Pofu, Ashwell Rungano Ndhlala

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: biosorption; CARD; cucurbitacins; cuticles; farneslation; isoprenylation; Meloidogyne enterolobii; total protein

Online: 26 March 2024 (13:09:18 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0333.v1

Combining "Deep Learning" and Physically Constrained Neural Networks to Derive Complex Glaciological Change Processes from Modern High-Resolution Satellite Imagery: Application of the GEOCLASS-image System to Create VarioCNN for Glacier Surges

Ute C. Herzfeld, Lawrence Hessburg, Thomas Trantow, Adam Hayes

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: Physically Constrained Neural Networks; connectionist-geostatistical classification; crevasse classification; glacier surging; satellite image classification; machine learning

Online: 6 March 2024 (10:50:40 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1643.v1

Gene-Edited Medicinal ‘Superplants’: Advancements for Prolonged Space Travel

Shreya Nair

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Medicinal plants, long-duration space flight, gene-editing, radiation-induced cardiovascular disease, gut microbiome, microgravity ;

Online: 28 February 2024 (14:01:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0244.v1

Global Research Cooperation Patterns in the Secondary Battery Industry

HOJIN AN, KEUNTAE CHO

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: research cooperation pattern; co-author thesis; secondary battery industry; network analysis; Latent Dirichlet Allocation topic modeling

Online: 5 February 2024 (08:06:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0825.v2

Knowledge on Stroke Recognition and Management Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in the Republic of Cyprus

Christos Rossis, Koralia A. Michail, Nicos Middleton, Maria Karanikola, Elizabeth Papathanassoglou, Meropi Mpouzika

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Emergency Medicine Keywords: ; early arrival; emergency department; healthcare professionals; hospital care; knowledge; management; prehospital care; recognition; stroke ;

Online: 22 December 2023 (09:49:22 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1275.v1

A Review of Numerical Models of Radiation Injury and Repair Considering Subcellular Targets and the Extracellular Microenvironment

Nousha Afshari, Igor Koturbash, Marjan Boerma, Wayne Newhauser, Jacqueline Williams, Maria Kratz, Jeffrey Willey, Jeffery Chancellor

Subject: Physical Sciences, Radiation And Radiography Keywords: Radiation; nuclear DNA; radiobiology; mitochondrion; GCR; DNA damage and re-pair mechanisms; mitochondrial DNA; organelles; HZE

Online: 21 November 2023 (07:24:39 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0796.v1

A Review of Open-Source Hybrid Artificial Pancreas Technologies: Implications for Long-Term Ocular Health in Diabetics

Nicola Tecce, Gilda Cennamo, Michele Rinaldi, Ciro Costagliola, Annamaria Colao

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Ophthalmology Keywords: Diabetes (T1D); epidemiology; microangiopathic complications; DR; non-proliferative DR (NPDR); proliferative DR (PDR); advanced hybrid closed loop (AHCL) systems; continuous glucose monitoring (CGM); personalized medicine; machine learning; open source HCLS systems; systems; androidAps; neovascularization; diabetes management

Online: 10 January 2024 (08:57:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.0600.v1

Real-Time Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Oklahoma Wastewater through Allele-Specific RT-qPCR

Kristen Shelton, Gargi N Deshpande, Gilson J Sanchez, Jason Vogel, A Caitlin Miller, Gabriel Florea, Erin R Jeffries, Kara B. De Leon, Bradley Stevenson, Katrin Gaardbo Kuhn

Subject: Public, Environmental And Occupational Health, Public Health And Healthcare Keywords: wastewater surveillance; SARS-CoV-2; variant; RT-qPCR; sequencing; early warning; demography; Oklahoma

Online: 9 September 2024 (08:42:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0800.v1

Wastewater Genomic Surveillance to Track Infectious Disease-Causing Pathogens in Agadir and Inezgane Cities

Maryem Wardi, Ahmed Belmouden, Mohamed Aghrouch, Abdellah Lotfy, Youssef Idaghdour, Zohra Lemkhente

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: Wastewater-based epidemiology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Influenza A; Morocco; Genomic surveillance

Online: 13 August 2024 (03:24:22 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.1937.v1

Emergence of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variants in California, 2020-2022

Rahil Ryder, Emily Smith, Deva Borthwick, Jesse Elder, Mayuri Panditrao, Christina Morales, Debra A. Wadford

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; genomic epidemiology; genomic surveillance; recombination; whole-genome sequencing; California COVIDNet

Online: 27 June 2024 (11:03:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0382.v1

Understanding Sandfly Vector Dynamics: Molecular Surveillance of Papatasi Fever Virus in Robat Karim County, Tehran

EBRAHIM Abbasi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: Vector Dynamics; Molecular Surveillance; Climate Change; Real-Time PCR; Vector-Borne Diseases; Epidemiology

Online: 7 June 2024 (02:48:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0452.v1

Identifying the Leading Sources of Saturated Fat and Added Sugar in U.S. Adults

Christopher A Taylor, Peter Madril, Rick Weiss, Cynthia A Thomson, Genevieve F Dunton, Michelle R Jospe, Kelli M Richardson, Edward J Bedrick, Susan M Schembre

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Keywords: Saturated fat; added sugars; dietary assessment; dietary surveillance; dietary intakes; ecological momentary assessment

Online: 8 May 2024 (10:34:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0192.v1

Correlating Quantitative and Genomic SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Data with Clinical Metrics in Metropolitan Perth, Western Australia

Jake Gazeley, Terence Lee, Daniel R Knight, Alexander Shivarev, Cameron Gordon, David Speers, Dylan D Barth, Jelena Maticevic, Meredith Hodge, Paul Armstrong, Paul Knight, Sandra Sjollema, Avram Levy

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Wastewater-based epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; surveillance system; correlation analysis; genomics

Online: 5 March 2024 (09:07:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0240.v1

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Associated with Scientific Stations in Antarctica and Possible Risk for Wildlife

Marcelo González-Aravena, Cristobal Galban-Malagon, Eduardo Castro-Nallar, Gonzalo P. Barriga, Victor Neira, Lucas Krüger, Aiko D. Adell, Jorge Olivares-Pacheco

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Antarctica; wastewater-based epidemiology; COVID-19; Antarctic wildlife; environmental surveillance

Online: 5 February 2024 (07:58:31 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0573.v1

Addressing the Concerns Surrounding the Recent Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Subvariant BA.2.86 (Pirola)

Neelabh Datta

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; BA.2.86; Omicron; Subvariant; Mutation; Immune escape; Vaccine; Outbreak; Surveillance

Online: 8 January 2024 (07:06:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1181.v1

Influenza Vaccination Uptake and Prognostic Factors Among Health Professionals in Italy: Results From the Nationwide Sur-Veillance PASSI 2015–2018

Valentina Minardi, Rosaria Gallo, Valentina Possenti, Benedetta Contoli, Davide Di Fonzo, Elvira D’Andrea, Maria Masocco

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: influenza vaccination; health personnel; health care worker; surveillance system; epidemiology; prevention; public health

Online: 17 May 2023 (04:27:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0301.v1

A Model to Predict Upstaging to Invasive Carcinoma in Patients Preoperatively Diagnosed with Low-grade Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast

Luca Nicosia, Anna Carla Bozzini, Silvia Penco, Chiara Trentin, Maria Pizzamiglio, Matteo Lazzeroni, Germana Lissidini, Paolo Veronesi, Gabriel Farante, Samuele Frassoni, Vincenzo Bagnardi, Cristiana Fodor, Nicola Fusco, Elham Sajjadi, Enrico Cassano, Filippo Pesapane

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pathology And Pathobiology Keywords: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS); invasive breast carcinoma; breast; biopsy; overtreatment; active surveillance.

Online: 17 November 2021 (11:03:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0557.v1

Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 Environmental Monitoring for Piedmont, Italy

Angelo Robotto, David Lembo, Paola Quaglino, Enrico Brizio, Denis Polato, Andrea Civra, Jessica Cusato, Giovanni Di Perri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Wastewater; treatment; plant; Environmental Virology Monitoring and Surveillance; E gene

Online: 24 May 2021 (10:35:04 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0481.v1

Minimizing Errors in RT-PCR Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for Wastewater Surveillance

Warish Ahmed, Stuart Simpson, Paul Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins, Linda Blackall, Silvia Bofill-Mas, Albert Bosch, Joao Brandao, Phil Choi, Mark Ciesielski, Erica Donner, Nishita D'Souza, Andreas Farnleitner, Daniel Gerrity, Raul Gonzalez, John Griffith, Pradip Gyawali, Charles Haas, Kerry Hamilton, Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Valerie Harwood, Rehnuma Haque, Greg Jackson, Stuart Khan, Wesaal Khan, Masaaki Kitajima, Asja Korajkic, Giuseppina La Rosa, Blythe Layton, Erin Lipp, Sandra McLellan, Brian McMinn, Gertjan Medema, Suzanne Metcalfe, Wim Meijer, Jochen Mueller, Heather Murphy, Colleen Naughton, Rachel Noble, Sudhi Payyappat, Susan Petterson, Tarja Pitkanen, Veronica Rajal, Brandon Reyneke, Fernando Roman, Joan Rose, Marta Rusinol, Michael Sadowsky, Laura Sala-Comorera, Yin Xiang Setoh, Samendra Sherchan, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Wendy Smith, Joshua Steele, Rosalie Sabburg, Erin Symonds, Phong Thai, Kevin Thomas, Josh Tynan, Simon Toze, Janelle Thompson, Andy Whiteley, Judith Wong, Daisuke Sano, Stefan Wuertz, Irene Xagoraraki, Qian Zhang, Amity Zimmer-Faust, Orin Shanks

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Waste Management And Disposal Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Wastewater; Surveillance; False-positive; False-negative; RT-PCR

Online: 19 April 2021 (13:08:13 CEST)

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Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective, resource-efficient tool for gathering additional community-level public health information, including the incidence and/or prevalence and trends of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater may provide an early-warning signal of COVID-19 infections in a community. The capacity of the world’s environmental microbiology and virology laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 RNA characterization in wastewater is rapidly increasing. However, there are no standardized protocols nor harmonized quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance. This paper is a technical review of factors that can lead to false-positive and -negative errors in the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, culminating in recommendations and strategies that can be implemented to identify and mitigate these errors. Recommendations include, stringent QA/QC measures, representative sampling approaches, effective virus concentration and efficient RNA extraction, amplification inhibition assessment, inclusion of sample processing controls, and considerations for RT-PCR assay selection and data interpretation. Clear data interpretation guidelines (e.g., determination of positive and negative samples) are critical, particularly during a low incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Corrective and confirmatory actions must be in place for inconclusive and/or potentially significant results (e.g., initial onset or reemergence of COVID-19 in a community). It will also be prudent to perform inter-laboratory comparisons to ensure results are reliable and interpretable for ongoing and retrospective analyses. The strategies that are recommended in this review aim to improve SARS-CoV-2 characterization for wastewater surveillance applications. A silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the efficacy of wastewater surveillance was demonstrated during this global crisis. In the future, wastewater will play an important role in the surveillance of a range of other communicable diseases.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0512.v1

Real-World Effectiveness of Meropenem: Results of an Observational Study in 84 Colombian Patients

Santiago Garnica-Velandia, Aristizábal-Ruiz Luz Adriana, Carlos Arturo Alvarez-Moreno

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: antimicrobials; meropenem; generic drug; real-life studies; product surveillance, postmarketing; treatment outcome; pharmacovigilance

Online: 19 November 2020 (13:34:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0108.v1

Advancements in Query-Based Tabular Data Retrieval: Detecting Image Data Tables and Extracting Text using Convolutional Neural Networks

Hina Tufail, Asma Naseer, Maria Tamoor, Abbas Raza Ali

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Convolutional Neural Networks; Encoder- Dual Decoder; Extensible Markup Language; annotations; Deep Learning; Transfer Learning; Vector Space Model

Online: 2 August 2024 (09:05:38 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1192.v1

Rebuilding Quantum Homeostasis

Steven Olsen

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: Homeostasis; Epigenetics; Epimutations; ; Hormesis; Toxicogenomics; Quantum biology; Superposition reference image, Ultra high dilutions. Quantum drug action.

Online: 16 July 2024 (00:14:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1016.v1

The Role of Inventory Management in Achieving Sustainability in Supply Chains

Samuel Holloway

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: ; sustainable inventory management; supply chains; green logistics; waste minimization; ethical sourcing; technological advancements; environmental sustainability ;

Online: 12 July 2024 (05:49:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.2037.v1

Research on Multi-Step Fruit Color Prediction Model of Tomato in Solar Greenhouse Based on Time Series Data

Shufeng Liu, Yanping Zhao, Tianhua Li, Linlu Zu, Siyuan Chang

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: ; solar greenhouse; internet of things; tomato growth model; deep learning; multi-step space-time prediction ;

Online: 1 July 2024 (04:02:41 CEST)

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Color change is the most obvious characteristic of tomato ripening stage and an important indicator of tomato ripening condition, which directly affects the commodity value of tomato. To visualize the color change of tomato fruit in mature stage, a gated recurrent unit network with an encoder-decoder structure that dynamically simulates tomato growth and development with time-dependent lines using tomato color and shape as real-time data was proposed in this paper. Firstly, the .json file was converted into a mask.png file, the tomato mask was extracted, and the tomato was separated from the complex background environment, and the tomato growth and development data set was successfully constructed. Then, a network of gated recurrent units with encoder-decoder structure was constructed to predict the future growth trend of tomato under different greenhouse temperatures. The experimental results showed that for the gated recurrent unit network of encoder-decoder structure proposed, when the hidden layer number was 1 and hidden layer number was 512, a high consistency and similarity between the model predicted image sequence and the actual growth and development image sequence would be realized, and the structural similarity index measure was 0.746. It was proved that when the average temperature was 24.93℃, the average soil temperature was 24.06℃, and the average light intensity was 11.26 Klux, the environment was the most suitable for tomato growth. The environmental data-driven tomato growth model was constructed to explore the growth status of tomato under different environmental conditions, thus to understand the growth status of tomato in time. The statement provided a theoretical foundation for determining the optimal greenhouse environmental conditions to achieve tomato maturity. And it offered recommendations for investigating the growth cycle of tomatoes, as well as technical assistance for standardized cultivation in solar greenhouses.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0173.v1

Role of Glial Cells in Depression and Drug Addiction

Yousef Tizabi, Bruk Getachew, Sheketha R. Hauser, Vassiliy Tsytsarev, Alex C. Manhães, Victor Diogenes Amaral da Silva

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: astrocytes; glial cells; gut microbiota; major depressive disorder; microglia; neuroinflammation; neurotrophic factors; oligodendrocytes; substance use disorder; synantocytes

Online: 3 May 2024 (07:46:47 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1765.v1

Telecoupling Cannot Be Ignored for the Forest-Based Carbon Market

Brooke Williams, Jean-Paul Metzger, Frankie Cho, Anya Phelan, Sofia Lopez, Lily K Bentley, Bojie Fu, Yang Jian Zhang, Yanxu Liu, Justin Johnson, Jonathan R Rhodes

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Ecology Keywords: restoration; climate change; emission trading systems; Paris Agreement; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs); Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Online: 26 April 2024 (14:51:54 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1335.v1

Article Review: Role and Functionality of Ingredients in Plant-Based Meat Analogue Burgers

Gil Vila-Clarà, Anna Vila-Martí, Laia Vergés-Canet, Miriam Torres-Moreno

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: meat analogues; plant-based meat; plant-based burgers; functionality; food technology innovation; clean-label ingredients; composition; sustainability

Online: 22 March 2024 (11:00:57 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1162.v1

Lower Bound for the Fokker Planck Kolmogorov (FPK) Probability Density Function Controller's Designed Parameter with FPK applications to Genetics

Ismail A. Mageed

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: Fokker Planck Kolmogorov(FPK) equations; time-dependent controller’ s designed parameter(TDCDP); probability density function(PDF)

Online: 20 February 2024 (14:22:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1119.v1

Threshold and Upper Bound for the Controller’s Designed Parameter of Fokker Planck Kolmogorov Probability Density Function with Applications to Cryptocurrency

Ismail A. Mageed

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: fokker planck kolmogorov (FPK) equations; time-dependent controller’ s designed parameter (TDCDP); probability density function (PDF)

Online: 20 February 2024 (08:59:36 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1551.v2

Discrepancies between Genetic and Visual Coat Color Assignment in Sarcidano Horse

Maria Consuelo Mura, Vincenzo Carcangiu, Giovanni Cosso, Nicolò Columbano, Eraldo Sanna Passino, Sebastiano Luridiana

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: ; basic coat color definition; offspring’ s coat color prediction; phenotypic distribution; Sarcidano Horse pigmentation ;

Online: 7 February 2024 (08:01:49 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1634.v1

A 48-Channel High-Resolution Ultrasound Beamforming System for Ultrasound Endoscopy Applications

Soohyun Yun, Seungah Lee, Joonsung Bae

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: ultrasound beamforming; high-resolution image; digital beamformer; sub-array, delay generator; coherence factor; charge-redistribution HV pulser

Online: 22 December 2023 (04:52:04 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1669.v1

Diagnostic Accuracy of Blood Flow Dependent Imaging in Diagnosing Thyroid Neoplasms: A Network Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Dev Desai, Maria Eleni Malafi, Abhijay Shah, Anushka Verma, Aarya Naik, Hetvi Shah

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Other Keywords: Thyroid Nodule; Radionuclide Scanning; Superior Microvascular Imaging; Color Doppler Diagnosis; Sensitivity; Specificity; Diagnostic imaging ;

Online: 21 December 2023 (13:58:52 CET)

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Background: Thyroid nodules are common, affecting nearly 65% of the general population. While they are widespread, it's crucial to recognize that the majority of these nodules are not cancerous and can be effectively managed through careful monitoring. Thyroid ultrasound is commonly used to evaluate thyroid nodules owing to its low cost, wide availability and technical ease of application. In sonography, it's crucial to assess characteristics and vascular flow. Yet, conventional color and power Doppler ultrasound may not always effectively capture small vessels and low velocities due to their limitations. Superior Microvascular Imaging can display the blood flow of small vessels and low-velocity blood flow, which is difficult to visualize with conventional Doppler ultrasound. Meanwhile other thyroid scans, that utilize either [99mTc] pertechnetate or (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose, can categorize nodules as hyperactive ('hot'), exhibiting normal activity ('warm'), or having reduced/no activity ('cold'). Thus, the main goal of screening and tracking thyroid nodules is to improve the management of potentially worrisome thyroid malignancies. Methodology: The study was conducted within the structural framework of a network meta-analysis, with the index tests being - SMI, Radionuclide Scanning and Color Doppler, and the general link between them being the reference gold standard. The data collection involved searching for all pertinent literature using PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library databases. The essential data was extracted following the application of specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.This meta-analysis included 7 RCTs with 1,152 patients for Radionuclide Scanning, 10 RCTs with 1,847 patients for SMI and 8 RCTs with 4,480 patients for Color Doppler. They were analyzed using the QualSyst tool and the risk of bias was evaluated by using QUADAS-2 analysis.The statistical software packages MetaDiSc 1.4, RevMan (Review Manager, version 5.3), SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 20) and Excel in Stata 14 were used to perform the statistical analyses. Result: According to the findings, the sensitivity for Radionuclide Scanning is calculated as 0.79 (range: 0.76 to 0.81) and specificity as 0.55 (range: 0.50 to 0.60) with a 95% confidence interval. The overall diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) for Radionuclide Scanning Is 10.54.Additionally, with a 95% confidence interval, SMI exhibits a sensitivity of 0.82 (with a range of 0.79 to 0.84) and a specificity of 0.86 (with a range of 0.84 to 0.88), while the overall DOR is approximately 25.73. Color Doppler demonstrates a calculated sensitivity of 0.71 (ranging from 0.69 to 0.74) and specificity of 0.81 (ranging from 0.79 to 0.83) with a 95% confidence interval, while its DOR is 13.48.Conclusion: As evidenced by this meta-analysis, blood flow dependent imaging techniques are superior in their abilities to be used as diagnostic tests, especially in conjunction with their use in detecting thyroid nodules. This study offers a starting point for delving deeper into the utilization of Radionuclide Imaging, Superior Microvascular Imaging and Color Doppler in diagnosing thyroid nodules in a clinical setting. Key Words: - Thyroid Nodule, Radionuclide Scanning, Superior Microvascular Imaging, Color Doppler Diagnosis, Sensitivity, Specificity, Diagnostic imaging

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0365.v1

Unraveling the Anti-aging Properties of Phycocyanin from the Cyanobacterium Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)

Mariachiara Nova, Stefania Citterio, Enzo Martegani, Sonia Colombo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Aging Keywords: ROS, Aging, chronological life span, Yeast, S. cerevisiae

Online: 6 March 2024 (13:21:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0295.v1

Data-Driven Admission Strategies: A Case Study of the Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito

Angie Duran

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: University admission; Data analysis; Academic performance; Data science in education; Educational innovation; Equity in higher education; Admission policies

Online: 5 August 2024 (14:09:35 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.2397.v1

Efficacy and Safety of GLP-1RAs including Tirzepatide, in the Management of Obesity in Nondiabetic Patients: A Systematic Review

Jonathan Ndubuisi, Binay Panjiyar

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; exenatide; liraglutide; semaglutide; tirzepatide; obesity; overweight; weight loss; nondiabetic; systematic review ;

Online: 31 July 2024 (08:21:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1133.v1

Upper Bound Limit Analysis of Deep Tunnel Face Support Pressure with Nonlinear Failure Criterion under Pore Water Conditions

Zihan Yang, Yongxin Li, Jingshu Xu

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: ; deep tunnel face; pore water pressure; nonlinear failure criterion; upper bound theorem; failure mechanism; numerical simulation ;

Online: 15 July 2024 (07:51:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0763.v1

The Impact of Liquids and Saturated Salt Solutions on Polymer-Coated Fiber Optic Sensors for Distributed Strain and Temperature Measurement

Martin Weisbrich, Dennis Messerer, Frank Holzer, Ulf Trommler, Ulf Roland, Klaus Holschemacher

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: DFOS; distributed fiber optic sensing; fiber optic sensor; fiber coating; strain measurement; temperature measurement; SHM; Structural Health Monitoring

Online: 12 June 2024 (14:13:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0392.v1

AI Face-Capture for First-time Passport Application

MD ABDUL BASET SARKER, Masudul H. Imtiaz

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Camera; Jetson Processor; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Biometric Capture; Face Detection; Passport Photos; Young Children

Online: 7 June 2024 (02:43:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0271.v1

The Urban-Rural Transformation and Its Influencing Mecha-Nisms on Air Pollution in the Yellow River Basin

Chen Xu, Zhenzhen Yin, Wei Sun, Zhi Cao, Mingyang Cheng

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geography Keywords: ; urban-rural transformation; air pollution; PM_2.5; influencing mechanisms; the Yellow river Basin; China ;

Online: 6 June 2024 (03:08:49 CEST)

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Air pollution has recently gained much attention from the general population. Despite pollution control being an issue in both urban and rural regions, most of the available research has concentrated on urban districts. Hence, investigations into how urban-rural transition affects PM2.5 are warranted within the framework of urban-rural integration. Using the Yellow River Basin as a case study, this study employed the entropy method and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to uncover the extent of urban-rural transformation. It then used the spatial autocorrelation method to investigate the spatiotemporal features of PM2.5 and the spatial econometric model to investigate the mechanisms that influence the relationship between urban-rural transformation and PM2.5. The results are as follows: (1) Over time, there was a discernible upward tendency in the change in urban-rural areas. The development has progressed from asymmetrical north-east and south-west elevations to a more balanced pattern of north-east, middle-east, and west-west elevations. (2) The PM2.5 concentration increased steadily, then fluctuated, and finally decreased. Notably, the general pattern has not changed much, and it is high in the east and low in the west. (3) Different subsystems of the urban-rural transformation have different impacts on air pollution at different stages. The influence of industrial transformation (IT) on PM2.5 showed an inverted “N-shaped” curve of negative-positive-negative changes, and the industrial structure played a leading role in the spatiotemporal evolution of PM2.5. Currently, an inverted "U-shaped" curve forms the left side of the impact of population transition (PT) on PM2.5. Land development (LT) has a "U-shaped" curve for its effect on PM2.5. This research provides a new perspective on the topic of PM2.5 and its connection to urban-rural integration, which is crucial to understanding the dynamics of this shift. To achieve its goal of high-quality development, it supports regional initiatives to reduce PM2.5 emissions in the Yellow River Basin. Moreover, it can provide a reference for decision-makers in the world’s densely populated areas that suffer from serious air pollution.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0236.v1

God’s Certainty-Uncertainty Principle versus Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle: Leading to Unification of Gravity and Quantum Mechanics

Espen Haug

Subject: Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics Keywords: Heisenberg’ s uncertainty principle; general relativity; quantum gravity; quantum mechanics; Compton wavelength; de Broglie wavelength; Planck scale

Online: 5 June 2024 (10:43:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0176.v1

Giota Tsotsokou, Athina Miliou, George Trompoukis, Leonidas J. Leontiadis, Costas Papatheodoropoulos

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: Synaptotagmin; hippocampus; Fragile X syndrome; Fmr1; short-term synaptic plasticity; synaptic transmission; septotemporal; dorsoventral; gender; sex

Online: 5 June 2024 (03:51:51 CEST)

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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an intellectual developmental disorder characterized, inter alia, by deficits in short-term processing of neural information such as sensory processing and working memory. The primary cause of FXS is the loss of fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP), which is profoundly involved in synaptic function and plasticity. Short-term synaptic plasticity (STSP) may play important roles in functions that are affected by FXS. Recent evidence points to a crucial involvement of presynaptic calcium sensor synaptotagmin-7 in STSP. However, how the loss of FMRP affects STSP and synaptotagmin-7 have been insufficiently studied. Further-more, males and females are affected differently by FXS, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. The aim of the present study is to investigate possible changes in STSP and the expres-sion of synaptotagmin-7 along the hippocampus of adult males and females in the Fmr1 knock-out (KO) rat model of FXS. We found that paired-pulse ratio and frequency facilita-tion/depression, two forms of STSP, as well as the expression of synaptotagmin-7, are normal in adult KO males, but paired-pulse ratio is increased in the ventral hippocampus of KO females. Furthermore, we found no gender-related but robust region-dependent difference in STSP. AM-PA receptors are similarly expressed in the two hippocampal segments of the two genotypes and in both genders. Also, basal excitatory synaptic transmission is higher in males compared with females. Interestingly, we found more than twofold higher levels of synaptotagmin-7, not syn-aptotagmin-1, in the dorsal compared with the ventral hippocampus in males of both genotypes and in wild type females. These results point to the susceptibility of the female ventral hippo-campus to FMRP loss. Importantly, the different levels of synaptotagmin-7 that parallel the higher score of synaptic facilitation in the dorsal vs ventral hippocampus suggest that synapto-tagmin-7 may play a pivotal role in defining the striking difference in STSP along the long axis of the hippocampus.

Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.2109.v3

Long COVID: A Chronic Shortage of Blood. A Treatment Proposal Based on Reasoned Speculation from Pathophysiological Principles

Pieter A. Molenaar

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Internal Medicine Keywords: blood volume; allocation of blood flow; arteriolovenous anastomosis; venous blood buffer; vascular constriction; blood osmolality; haematocrit; albumin; ferritin

Online: 20 May 2024 (16:47:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1274.v1

Masterminding the Giant : Shannonian Entropic Threshold Perplexity AI

Dr Ismail A Mageed

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Perplexity, AI, ChatGPT, Entropy, Natural Language Processing(NLP), Increasing/Decreasing test, or (IDT), Threshold.

Online: 20 May 2024 (11:03:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1217.v2

Revolutionizing Parasitic Infection Diagnosis in Northern Nigeria: An Integrated Machine Learning Approach for the Identification of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors

Yusha'u El-Sunais, Nkiru Charity Eberemu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Other Keywords: Intestinal parasitic infections, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, You Only Look Once (YOLO) V8, CIFE, CMIM, DIRS, ICAP

Online: 20 March 2024 (13:13:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1188.v1

Consumer Decision Making Model Process but as Independent Factors: And Its Influence on Purchasing Behavior

Andy Ismail, Yenny Maya Dora, Taofik Hidajat

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Marketing Keywords: Consumer decision making; paradigm shift; purchasing behavior; independent variable; digital age; diversity; social factors; psychological factors; contextual factors

Online: 21 February 2024 (11:38:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0560.v1

Futuristic Silicon Photonic Biosensor with Nanomaterial Enhancement for PSA Detection

Timothy Okhai, Azeez Idris, Usisipho Feleni, Lukas Snyman

Subject: Engineering, Bioengineering Keywords: Biochemical sensors; Nanomaterials; Optical sensor; Prostate Specific Antigens; Receptor technology; Silicon Avalanche Mode LED; Silver nanoparticles

Online: 8 January 2024 (06:55:24 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1502.v1

Design Flaws Unveiled: The Risk of Autoimmunity from Defective RNA Reading Frames in Pfizer's ModRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

Ronald Palacios- Castrillo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: ModRNA vaccines trigger autoimmune disorders, Autoimmunity, serious side effects of Covid-19 ModRNA vaccines ,vaccine induced autoimmunity. ;

Online: 20 December 2023 (09:42:07 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0554.v1

A Study on Automated Problem Troubleshooting in Cloud Environments with Rule Induction and Verification

Arnak Poghosyan, Ashot Harutyunyan, Edgar Davtyan, Karen Petrosyan, Nelson Baloian

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: automated troubleshooting; real-time product activity detection; problem root cause analysis; machine learning; explainable AI; proactive SaaS support

Online: 8 December 2023 (04:34:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0464.v1

The Social and Self-Directed Behaviours of Captive Golden Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) within a Pair with a Sick Individual

Camilla Elita Bach Jensen, Jacob T Bundesen, Majbrit Winding Rindom Sørensen, Mikkel Trankjær Gudmann, Peter Kristian Kyed, Patrick Urup, Jonas Nielsen, Maria Gytkjær Nielsen, Marie Ribergaard Friis, Julie Beukel, Sofie Jentzsch Hvid Amstrup, Frej Gammelgård, Trine Hammer Jensen, Cino Pertoldi, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Juan Olvido Perea-García

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: Animal Welfare; Captivity; Environmental conditions; Leontopithecus rosalia; Primates; Stereotypical behaviour; Surveillance; Time budget; Zoo

Online: 8 April 2024 (05:09:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0152.v1

Microverse: A Task-Oriented Edge-Scale Metaverse

Qian Qu, Mohsen Hatami, Ronghua Xu, Deeraj Nagothu, Yu Chen, Xiaohua (Edward) Li, Erik Blasch, Erika Ardiles-Cruz, Genshe Chen

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Networks And Communications Keywords: Metaverse; Digital Twins (DT); Blockchain; Internet of Things (IoT); Smart Public Safety Surveillance (SPSS)

Online: 3 January 2024 (05:34:43 CET)

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Over the past decade, there has been a remarkable acceleration in the evolution of smart cities and intelligent spaces, driven by breakthroughs in technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), edge-fog-cloud computing, and machine learning (ML)/Artificial Intelligence (AI). As society begins to harness the full potential of these smart environments, the horizon brightens with the promise of an immersive, interconnected 3D world. The forthcoming paradigm shift in how we live, work, and interact owes much to groundbreaking innovations in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), Blockchain, and Digital Twins (DT). However, realizing the expansive digital vista in our daily lives is challenging. Current limitations include an incomplete integration of pivotal techniques, daunting bandwidth requirements, and the critical need for near-instantaneous data transmission, all impeding the digital VR Metaverse from fully manifesting as envisioned by its proponents. This paper seeks to delve deeply into the intricacies of the immersive, interconnected 3D realm, particularly in applications demanding high levels of intelligence. Specifically, this paper introduces Microverse, a task-oriented, edge-scale, pragmatic solution for smart cities. Unlike an all-encompassing Metaverses, each Microverse instance serves a specific task as a manageable digital twin of an individual network slice. Each Microverse enables on-site/near-site data processing, information fusion, and real-time decision-making within the edge-fog-cloud computing framework. The Microverse concept is verified using smart public safety surveillance (SPSS) for smart communities as a case study, demonstrating its feasibility in practical smart city applications. The aim is to stimulate discussions and inspire fresh ideas in our community, guiding us as we navigate the evolving digital landscape of smart cities to embrace the potential of the Metaverse.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1224.v1

Evolution and Current Status of Inﬂuenza A Virus in Chile: A Review

Marcos Godoy, Marco Montes de Oca, Diego Caro, Juan Pablo Pontigo, Molly Kibenge, Frederick Kibenge

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: Influenza A virus; avian influenza virus; genomic surveillance; poultry farms; wild birds; HPAI H5N1.

Online: 19 September 2023 (03:54:36 CEST)

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Descriptive Study of Children's Nutritional Status and Identification of Community-level Nursing Diagnoses, in a School Community in Africa

Pedro Melo, Maria Isabel Sousa, Matilde Mabui Dimande, Sónia Taboada, Assunção Nogueira, Carlos Pinto, Maria Henriqueta Figueiredo, Tam Nguyen, José Martinéz-Riéra

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Primary Health Care Keywords: Nutritional Surveillance; Public Health; Community Health Nursing; Public Health Nursing; Children’s health; Community Participation

Online: 17 August 2020 (10:08:36 CEST)

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Effectively responding to children’s nutritional status and eating behaviors in Mozambique requires a community-based care approach grounded in sound nursing research that is evidence-based. The Community Assessment, Intervention, and Empowerment Model (MAIEC) is a nursing theoretical model that bases clinical decision-making for community health nurses using communities as a unit of care. We used the MAIEC to identify a community-based nursing diagnosis to address children’s nutritional status and eating behaviors in Mozambique. Objectives: (1) To conduct a descriptive study of children’s nutritional status and eating behaviors in a school community in Mavalane, Mozambique, and (2) to identify a community-based nursing diagnosis using the MAIEC clinical decision-making matrix in the same school community. Method: A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of children using anthropometric data, including brachial perimeter and the tricipital skinfold, and standard deviation for the relation of weight-height, in a sample of 227 children. To assess community management of the problem and identify a community-based nursing diagnosis, we surveyed 176 parents/guardians and 49 education professionals, using a questionnaire based on the MAIEC clinical decision matrix as a reference. Results: Malnutrition was identified in more than half of the children (51.3%). We also identified a community-based nursing diagnosis of impaired community management related to the promotion of child health and healthy eating as evident by lack of community leadership, participation, and processing among more than 70% of the community members (parents/guardians and education professionals). Conclusion: A nursing diagnosis and diagnostic criteria for nutritional status and community management were identified. The need to intervene using a multidisciplinary public health approach is imperative, with the school community as the unit of care. In addition, reliable anthropometric data were used to complement the nursing diagnosis and guide future public health interventions.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0211.v2

Surveillance of Mosquitoes for Zika Virus in Westchester County, New York

Randolph Earl Schilke

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: Zika virus; Flavivirus; RNA Viruses; Viruses; surveillance; occurrence; epidemiology; West Nile virus; Aedes; Culicidae

Online: 30 March 2017 (04:53:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1810.v1

Polycentric Governance of Sentient Artificial General Intelligence

Archibald Francis De Cruz

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: ; artificial general intelligence; AGI rights; AGI human values alignment; polycentric governance; trustworthy AI; right to work; sentience ;

Online: 26 August 2024 (07:42:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0681.v1

Integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) to Evaluate the Economic Benefits of Designing Aging-in-Place Homes at the Conceptual Stage

Vafa Rostamiasl, Ahmad Jrade

Subject: Engineering, Architecture, Building And Construction Keywords: ; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA); Aging in Place (AIP); Computer Integration and Automation ;

Online: 13 May 2024 (03:02:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0341.v1

Analytical Modeling of Eddy Current Loss and Thermal Analysis of Non-Uniform Air Gap Combined Pole Permanent Magnet Motors for Electric Vehicles

Shilun Ma, Keqi Chen, Changwei Li, Jianwei Ma

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: ; combined pole permanent magnet motor; non-uniform air gap; eddy-current loss; thermal analysis; equivalent thermal network ;

Online: 7 May 2024 (10:14:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0099.v1

Applying Multivariate Linear Regression and the Hertz Equation for Development of a Novel Ocular Injury Apparatus

Arnav Jain

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: Ophthalmic trauma; Biomechanical simulations; Optometric interventions; Multivariate Linear Regression; Computational Biomechanics; Hertzian Contact Stress Equation; Sport Injury Mitigation Strategy

Online: 1 April 2024 (14:57:30 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1983.v1

Matter Is the Representation of Space-Time

Xiaohan Deng, Zhiyong Deng

Subject: Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics Keywords: Space-time group; Space-time entanglement; Quantization of space-time; Dark matter and dark energy; CPT Symmetry

Online: 29 January 2024 (08:46:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.2004.v1

Dogs as Sentinels for Emergent Pathogens: Serological Evidence in a Preserved Area in Brazil

Liliane Silva Durães, Ana Íris Duré, Gislene Fournier, Vanessa Miranda Reis, Graziela Tolescano-Pascoli, Diego Ramirez, Miriam Tsunemi, Lucas Belchior Souza de Oliveira, Lee Fuller

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: Rickettsia spp.; Ehrlichia canis; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; human; epidemiological surveillance; public health.; dogs; sentinel; sentinel host

Online: 28 June 2024 (05:04:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0463.v1

Wastewater Based Epidemiology for Viral Surveillance in an Endemic Perspective: Evidence and Challenges

Marco Verani, Alessandra Pagani, Ileana Federigi, Giulia Lauretani, Nebiyu Tariku Atomsa, Virginia Rossi, Luca Viviani, Annalaura Carducci

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: Wastewater-Based Epidemiology; wastewater surveillance; Human Adenovirus; Enterovirus; Norovirus; SARS-CoV-2; endemic environmental monitoring

Online: 8 February 2024 (09:16:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0571.v1

Passive Surveillance as a Key Tool to African Swine Fever Eradications in Wild Boar: A Standardized Protocol to Find the Carcasses in Mediterranean Area.

Elisabetta Coradduzza, Federica Loi, Francesca Porcu, Daniela Mandas, Fabio Secci, Marco Efisio Pisanu, Cinzia Pasini, Carlo Zuddas, Marcella Cherchi, Daniele Denurra, Ennio Bandino, Antonio Pintore, Vittorio Guberti, Stefano Cappai

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: African swine fever; passive surveillance; carcasses; eradication; mobile app; freedom from animal disease; wild boar

Online: 8 December 2023 (10:16:19 CET)

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African Swine Fever (ASF) is one of the most important and serious contagious haemorrhagic viral disease of domestic pigs and wild boar, associated to high mortality rates and great sanitary and socioeconomic impact on international trade in animal and swine products. The early detection of the disease is often hampered by an inadequate surveillance. Among the surveillance strategies, passive surveillance of wild boar was considered the most effective for controlling African swine fever virus (ASFV). Otherwise, the design of a sufficiently sensitive ASF surveillance system re-quires a solid understanding of the epidemiology related to the local eco-social context, especially in absence of virus detection. Even if the number of carcasses needed to demonstrate the ASF eradication has been established, the scientific context is poor of details on protocols applied to active search the wild boar carcasses. The aim of the study was to describe the strategy applied for passive surveillance implemented in Sardinia, providing detailed information on the protocol applied in the field in term of number of people, dogs, time and space used to active search car-casses in the Mediterranean area. Using a specific tool developed to record, trace, and share on field data (GAIA Observer App), a total of 33 activities for active search the wild boar carcasses were organized during 2021-2023. Most of these activities were planned to find carcasses previously reported by hunters. A total of 24 carcasses were found, only 2 carcasses were not previously reported. The final protocol applied involved 4 people, with an average speed of 1.5 km/hour. When the carcass was reported, about 2 km of distance should be covered in about 1.5 hours to find the carcasses, and even less time was spent when the dog (not trained) was present. In conclusion, it can be stated that for searching for carcasses it is first mandatory a good collaboration with hunters or other forest visitors to report the carcasses, and involve small groups of expert people to active search the carcasses, possible with the use of hunting dogs with no special training.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1532.v1

Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Individuals in a Large Healthcare Organization from New Jersey

José R. Mediavilla, Tara Lozy, Annie Lee, Justine Kim, Veronica W. Kan, Elizabeth Titova, Ashish Amin, Michael Zody, André Corvelo, Dayna M. Oschwald, Amy Baldwin, Samantha Fennessey, Jerry M. Zuckerman, Thomas Kirn, Liang Chen, Yanan Zhao, Kar Fai Chow, Tom Maniatis, David S. Perlin, Barry N. Kreiswirth

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; pandemic; variants; RT-PCR; sequencing; surveillance; vaccination; vaccine breakthrough; comorbidity.

Online: 21 July 2023 (13:55:29 CEST)

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New Jersey was among the first states impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with one of the highest overall death rates in the nation. Nevertheless, relatively few reports have been published focusing specifically on New Jersey. Here we report on molecular, clinical, and epidemiologic observations from the largest healthcare network in the state, in a cohort of vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. We conducted molecular surveillance of SARS-CoV-2-positive nasopharyngeal swabs collected in nine hospitals from December 2020 through June 2022, using both whole genome sequencing (WGS) and a real-time RT-PCR screening assay targeting spike protein mutations found in variants of concern (VOC) within our region. De-identified clinical data were obtained retrospectively, including demographics, COVID-19 vaccination status, ICU admission, ventilator support, mortality, and medical history. Statistical analyses were performed to identify associations between SARS-CoV-2 variants, vaccination status, clinical outcomes, and medical risk factors. A total of 5,007 SARS-CoV-2-positive nasopharyngeal swabs were successfully screened and/or sequenced. Variant screening identified three predominant VOC, including Alpha (n =714), Delta (n =1,877), and Omicron (n =1,802). Omicron isolates were further sub-typed as BA.1 (n =899), BA.2 (n =853), and BA.4/BA.5 (n =50); the remaining 614 isolates were classified as “Other”. Approximately 31.5% (1,577/5,007) of the samples were associated with vaccine breakthrough infections, which increased in frequency following the emergence of Delta and Omicron. Severe clinical outcomes included ICU admission (336/5007 = 6.7%), ventilator support (236/5007 = 4.7%), and mortality (430/5007 = 8.6%), with increasing age being the most significant contributor to each (p <0.001). Unvaccinated individuals accounted for 79.7% (268/336) of ICU admissions, 78.3% (185/236) of ventilator cases, and 74.4% (320/430) of deaths. Highly significant (p <0.001) increases in mortality were observed in individuals with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, but not with obesity, thyroid disease, or respiratory disease. Significant differences (p <0.001) in clinical outcomes were also noted between SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Delta, Omicron BA.1, and Omicron BA.2. Vaccination was associated with significantly improved clinical outcomes in our study, despite an increase in breakthrough infections associated with waning immunity, greater antigenic variability, or both. Underlying comorbidities contributed significantly to mortality in both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, with increasing risk based on the total number of comorbidities. Real-time RT-PCR-based screening facilitated timely identification of predominant variants using a minimal number of spike protein mutations, with faster turnaround time and reduced cost compared to WGS. Continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants will likely require ongoing surveillance for new VOCs, with real-time assessment of clinical impact.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0242.v1

Effectiveness of Abdominal Ultrasonography for Improving the Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer during Medical Checkup: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis

Atsushi Yamaguchi, Naohiro Kato, Syuhei Sugata, Takuro Hamada, Nao Furuya, Takeshi Mizumoto, Yuzuru Tamaru, Ryusaku Kusunoki, Toshio Kuwai, Hirotaka Kouno, Naoyuki Toyota, Takeshi Sudo, Kazuya Kuraoka, Hiroshi Kohno

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Gastroenterology And Hepatology Keywords: pancreatic cancer (PC); abdominal ultrasonography (US); surveillance; prognosis; medical checkup; 5-year survival; cancer screening

Online: 16 September 2022 (08:08:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0381.v1

Building-Level Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19 Using Tampon Swabs and RT-LAMP for Rapid SARS-Cov-2 RNA Detection

Aaron Bivins, Megan Lott, Marlee Shaffer, Zhenyu Wu, Devin North, Erin Lipp, Kyle Bibby

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; wastewater monitoring; environmental surveillance; RT-LAMP; building-level; near-source; passive sampling

Online: 17 May 2021 (10:07:04 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0253.v1

Optimizing Open Data to Support One Health: Best Practices to Ensure Interoperability of Genomic Data from Microbial Pathogens

Ruth E. Timme, William J. Wolfgang, Maria Balkey, Sai Laxmi Gubbala Venkata, Robyn Randolph, Marc Allard, Errol Strain

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: Genomic Epidemiology; GenomeTrakr; microbial pathogen surveillance, NCBI submission; whole genome sequencing; QA/QC; One Health

Online: 16 April 2020 (05:26:42 CEST)

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Detecting Malicious False Frame Injection Attacks on Video Surveillance at the Edge Using Electrical Network Frequency Signals

Deeraj Nagothu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch, Alexander Aved, Sencun Zhu

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: video surveillance; visual layer attack; electrical network frequency (ENF) signal; false frame injection (FFI) attack

Online: 1 April 2019 (09:50:05 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0357.v1

Exertional Compartment Syndrome and the Development of Preventative Measures

Meaghan Mulvey

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: Exertional Compartment Syndrome, Compartment Syndrome, Sports, Exercise, Injury, Protocol, Preventative Measures, Diagnosis, Treatment, Anatomy, Physiology, Corrective Strength Training, Physical Therapy

Online: 6 March 2024 (13:03:45 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1236.v1

The Discovery of the Cross “十” Shape Ocean-Plate Whirlpool of Double Whirl Arms of the Planet Earth

Henghua Yan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: Cross “ 十” shape Ocean-Plate Whirlpool; double whirl arms; Hint Black Hole (HBH); Anthropocene; the planet Mars; supercontinent; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
; golden law of geometrical; progression of ladder pagoda

Online: 18 December 2023 (08:33:04 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.1747.v1

The Application of Convolutional Neural Networks in Organ-on-a-Chip Technology: A Review

William Anderson, Morteza Sarmadi

Subject: Engineering, Bioengineering Keywords: Organ-on-a-chip, OoC, Convolutional Neural Network, CNN, Review, Applications, device parameters, super-resolution, cell trajectories, image classification, image segmentation

Online: 25 June 2024 (08:44:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0677.v1

AI-Powered Camera and Sensors for the Rehabilitation Hand Exoskeleton

MD ABDUL BASET SARKER, Juan Pablo Sola-thomas, Masudul H. Imtiaz

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI), Assistive technology, Computer vision, Deep learning, Gesture detection, Google Coral, Hand exoskeleton, Motor neuron disease, Vision-enabled rehabilitation.

Online: 11 June 2024 (15:51:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1686.v2

Inaccuracy That Makes Learning Difficult to Study the Article ”On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies”

DMITRII KOBZEV

Subject: Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics Keywords: Einstein; relativity of simultaneity; typos; time of a system at rest; time of a moving system; postulate; special theory of relativity

Online: 13 February 2024 (03:38:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1654.v1

Drag on Passenger Cars: Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of 2D Body Design Using ANSYS Fluent

Ava Martoma, Zbigniew Kabala

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: drag coefficient; drag force; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); optimal car design; Toyota Corolla; Kia Soul; Hyundai Elantra; gas mileage; environmental design

Online: 21 December 2023 (14:17:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1864.v1

Poor Work Ability Is Associated with Workplace Violence in Nurses. A Longitudinal Study

Nicola Magnavita, Igor Meraglia

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Nursing Keywords: ableism; ageism; disability management; health surveillance; health promotion; injury; occupational health; social support; psychosocial stress; bullying

Online: 29 April 2024 (10:25:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0427.v1

Quality of Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers Marketed in the Nairobi Metropolis

Kennedy Abuga, Nasser Nyamweya, Obed King’ondu

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: Hand sanitizer; COVID-19; alcohol; methanol substitution; gas chromatography; substandard products; falsified products; post-market surveillance

Online: 24 September 2021 (12:25:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0330.v1

EndoScreen Chip: Serum Complement C9 Immunoassays Improve Risk Prediction and Early Diagnosis of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Julie A. Webster, Alain Wuethrich, Karthik B. Shanmugasundaram, Renee S. Richards, Wioleta M. Zelek, Alok K. Shah, Louisa Gordon, Bradley J. Kendall, Gunter Hartel, B. Paul Morgan, Matt Trau, Michelle M. Hill

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Barrett’s esophagus; biomarker; surveillance; screening; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; SERS; complement component; liquid biopsy; lectin; glycoprotein.

Online: 12 March 2021 (08:03:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0328.v1

What Can We Learn from Burkina Faso COVID-19 Data? Using Phenomenological Models to Characterize the Initial Growth Dynamic of the Outbreak and to Generate Short-Term Forecasts

Toussaint Rouamba, Sekou Samadoulougou, Bruno Bonnechère, Benjamin Chiêm, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; enhanced surveillance; real-time forecasts; phenomenological models; sub-exponential growth; Kadiogo; Burkina Faso

Online: 19 April 2020 (05:23:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1334.v1

New Spectrophotometric Visible (VIS) Analysis to determine Sodium Valproate from Tablets

CRISTIAN-CATALIN GAVAT

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: Sodium valproate; antiepileptic drug; spectrophotometric quantitative analysis method; light yellow azo dye; official declared pure amount; quantitative color reaction; statistical validation procedure

Online: 19 August 2024 (14:27:53 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.1114.v1

The Effect of Intravenous Oxyhydrogen Nanobubble on Chronic Kidney Disease: Case Series

P. W. M. Olly Indrajani, Aditya T. Hernowo, Christyanita P. Ekasari, Ricki Yudhanata, Sutiman B. Sumitro

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Complementary And Alternative Medicine Keywords: chronic kidney disease; oxyhydrogen; nanobubble; ultrafine bubble; nanomedicine; serum creatinine; glomerular filtration rate; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; polycystic kidney disease; hypertension; diabetes mellitus

Online: 17 June 2024 (07:31:27 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0585.v1

Customer Churn Prediction in Telecommunication Industry: A Literature Review

Mehdi Imani

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Customer churn prediction; machine learning; telecommunication industry; literature review; imbalanced data; sampling techniques; classification techniques; random forest; XGBoost; gradient boosting; ensemble techniques

Online: 14 March 2024 (05:27:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0602.v1

On the Inconsistency of: The Classical Propositional Calculus and Its Metatheory

Lukasz Stepien

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Logic Keywords: classical propositional calculus; zero-order logic; zeroth-order logic; consistency in the traditional sense; consistency in the absolute sense; inconsistency; metalogic; metatheory

Online: 8 December 2023 (10:31:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1904.v1

Tracking Workplace Violence over 20 Years

Nicola Magnavita, Igor Meraglia, Giacomo Viti, and Martina Gasbarri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: health surveillance; aggression; threat; harassment; risk assessment; participatory methods; COVID-19; prevention; longitudinal study; occupational epidemiology; methodology

Online: 27 August 2024 (15:37:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.0040.v1

Parallel Computing for Real-Time Image Processing

Rudy Alex Gallegos Lizárraga

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: parallel computing; real-time image processing; video surveillance; diagnostic medicine; autonomous vehicle systems; GPU computing; image analysis

Online: 1 August 2024 (14:09:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0237.v1

Prevalence, Resistance Profiles and Factors Associated with Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital: A Retrospective Study

Fahad Lwigale, Daniel Kibombo, Simon Dembe Kasango, Dickson Tabajjwa, Joseph Kungu, John Bosco Kalule, Morgan Otita, Francis Kakooza, Immaculate Nabukenya, Jonathan Mayito, Innocent B. Rwego

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: skin and soft-tissue infections; antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistance; hospital-acquired infections; global antimicrobial resistance surveillance system

Online: 5 February 2024 (07:28:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0997.v1

Montserrat García Gómez, Alin Manuel Gherasim, Juan María Roldan Romero, Luz Maria Montoya Martinez, Jesús Oliva Domínguez, Sofía Escalona López

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public, Environmental And Occupational Health Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; temporary disability; cumulative incidence; healthcare workers; National Network of Epidemiological Surveillance; Spain

Online: 15 May 2023 (07:49:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0035.v1

Measuring Bereavement Prevalence in a Complex Sampling Survey: The 2019 Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Changle Li, Toni P. Miles, Ye Shen, Rana Bayakly, Moses Ido, M. Mahmud Khan

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: BRFSS; Bereavement; Grief; Mental Health; Physical Health; Population Surveillance; Social de-terminants of health; Multiple Imputation; Screening

Online: 4 January 2023 (01:54:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0322.v1

Discovery of Avian Paramyxoviruses APMV-1 and APMV-6 in Shorebirds and Waterfowl in Southern Ukraine

Amy C. Klink, Oleksandr Rula, Mykola Sushko, Maksym Bezymennyi, Oleksandr Mezinov, Oleksandr Gaidash, Xiao Bai, Anton Stegniy, Mykola Sushko, Roman Datsenko, Sergiy Skorohod, Vitalii Nedosekov, Nichola Hill, Levan Ninua, Ganna Kovalenko, Anne Lise Ducluzeau, Andriy Mezhenskiy, Devin M. Drown, Douglas Causey, Borys Stegniy, Anton Gerilovych, Eric Bortz, Denys Muzyka

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: Viral Ecology; APMV; wild birds; Surveillance of Avian Paramyxoviruses; phylogenetics; MinION; Azov-Black Sea region in Ukraine

Online: 23 June 2022 (09:33:18 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0055.v1

Electronic Surveillance and Security Applications of Magnetic Microwires

Valentina Zhukova, Paula Corte-Leon, Juan Maria Blanco, Mihail Ipatov, Julian Gonzalez, Arcady Zhukov

Subject: Physical Sciences, Acoustics Keywords: magnetic microwires; magnetic bistability; magnetic tag; electronic surveillance; domain wall propagation; post-processing; magnetic anisotropy; magnetostatic interaction.

Online: 4 January 2021 (16:18:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0453.v1

UDTN-RS: A New Underwater Delay Tolerant Network Routing Protocol for Facilitating Coastal Patrol and Surveillance Networks

Ahmed Ali Neffati, Saiful Azad, Mufti Mahmud, Suryanti Awang, Kamal Z. Zamli, M. Shamim Kaiser, Mohammed A. Aseeri, Muhammad Raisuddin Ahmed

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Algebra And Number Theory Keywords: coastal patrol and surveillance network; UDTN-Prob; UDTN-RS; DTN networks; DTN routing protocols; DESERT underwater simulator

Online: 17 November 2020 (14:06:30 CET)

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Adolescents Are More than Twice as Likely to Consume Soft Drinks and Chips at Locations Away from Home and School: Correspondence Analysis and Logistic Regression Results from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme

Luigi Palla, Andrew Chapman, Eric Beh, Gerda Pot, Eva Almiron-Roig

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dietetics And Nutrition Keywords: obesity; eating context; nutrient-poor foods; nutritional surveillance; adolescents; survey data analysis; data-mining; correspondence analysis; biplots

Online: 9 June 2020 (13:52:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0069.v1

Are COVID-19 Vaccines in Pregnancy as Safe and Effective as the U.S. Government, Medical Organizations, and Pharmaceutical Industry Claim? Part II

James A Thorp, Albert Benavides, Maggie M Thorp, Daniel C McDyer, Kimberly O Biss, Julie A Threet, Peter A McCullough

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: COVID-19 Vaccines; Pregnancy Complications; Cervical Insufficiency; Miscarriage; Stillbirth; Preterm Delivery; Preeclampsia; Fetal Growth Restriction; Fetal Malformations; Premature Newborn Death; Newborn Complications ;

Online: 1 July 2024 (10:20:29 CEST)

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Introduction: In Part II of this three-part series, we expose techniques that can be used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manipulate and throttle the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a vaccine safety monitoring system open to the public. The U.S. government’s recommendation of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy was more a product of propaganda than of science and plagued with conflicts of interest. The extreme breach of COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy complication safety signals documented in VAERS cannot be disregarded or concealed. As a result, CDC/FDA are moving to closed, government captured platforms, including V-safe, Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) system, and the Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) system. Public transparency of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy should be increased, not thwarted. Methods: In Part I the CDC/FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database was queried from January 1, 1990, to April 26, 2024 for adverse events (AEs) involving pregnancy complications following vaccination. In Part II we investigate tactics discovered in VAERS that concealed vaccine injuries and deaths. Conflicts of interest, as well as specific communications and publications from the CDC/FDA and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) are analyzed. Results: Of all VAERS AE reports, 8.47% (138,983) of COVID-19 reports had no vaccination date and thus were missing from the data presented in Part I of this series. We unconcealed data presented in Part I of this series to include VAERS case reports that were excluded when using standard queries because of an “unknown vaccination date”. The unconcealed data in the 37 AE cases reported in this study (Part II) ranged from 0 - 38% with a mean of 8.2% (standard deviation 9.7%) and the significant breaches of VAERS safety signals in Part I of this series were largely underestimated. Another method of concealing vaccine associated AEs is to exclude the specific vaccine type rendering it as an “unknown vaccine type”. “Unknown vaccine type” has logarithmically increased since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines in 2021, ranging from 1 to 400 cases between 1990 to 2018 to 11,461 cases in 2021. CDC/FDA granted $67 million via a Cooperative Agreement grant to Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) between July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2025. MDPH then made subawards under this grant to 21 influential public and private health and civic organizations, including NEJM’s owner, Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS). As one of the subawardees under the grant, MMS as owner of NEJM received over $426,000 in federal HHS/CDC grant money from 2019 to 2020 for “public health and medical emergency preparedness projects”. Conclusions: CDC/FDA has failed to capture and account for a significant number of AE case reports following COVID-19 in VAERS by a variety of techniques in an apparent attempt to sanitize the data. CDC’s Rochelle Walensky and NEJM’s Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin pushed novel untested COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women despite clear evidence from multiple sources that safety signals had been breached.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.0454.v1

Gen Zs’ Willingness to Adopt Plant-Based Diets: Empirical Evidence from Greece, India and UK

Elena Raptou, Amalia Tsiami, Giulia Negro, Veena Ghuriani, Pooja Baweja, Slim Smaoui, Theodoros Varzakas

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: ; attitudes toward plant-based foods; willingness to adopt plant-based diets; meal preparation involvement; ordered probit model analysis; PCA; cluster analysis ;

Online: 7 June 2024 (07:49:46 CEST)

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Comprising the largest population cohort on this planet, Gen Z presents a future-oriented consumer segment driven by climate change and food. This study sought to investigate Gen Zs’ perceptions to-ward plant-based foods and diets, and explore the relationship between attitude components, meal preparation involvement, personal and lifestyle factors, and perceived barriers in adopting a plant-based diet with willingness to adopt green-eating practices. Using cross-sectional data from uni-versity students in Greece, India and UK, various tools were employed to determine the factors influ-encing youths’ consumer behavior toward animal-protein substitutes. PCA indicated the underlying dimensions of students’ viewpoints on plant-based foods, whereas hierarchical and k-means clustering provided the cluster structure. An ordered probit model was estimated to delineate Gen Zs’ willingness to adopt plant-based diets and distinguish among mostly unwilling, somewhat willing and mostly willing youths. Our findings identified two consumer segments, namely proponents and opponents toward plant-based foods and diets, with statistically significant differences in the perceived health benefits of plant-based diets, attachment to animal-based proteins, perceived exclusion of ani-mal-based foods, dissatisfaction with plant-based foods attributes and demand for ensuring adequate protein intake. The ordered probit model estimates showed that there is a rather «homogeneity» in the factors influencing youths’ intention to adopt plant-based diets, with attitude components, meal prep-aration indicators, perceived barriers to eating “green” and personal factors, viz. self-assessed knowledge on healthy eating and physical activity, being strongly associated with students’ willingness to switch to plant-based diets in all three countries. Mapping potential obstacles and enablers in terms of shifting to more green-eating behaviors, our findings could add information to better understand the factors affecting food choice and youths’ transition to a more sustainable lifestyle.

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