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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/preprints202301.0301.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 ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0429.v1

The Perceived Risk of Being Infected With COVID-19 at Work, Communication, and Employee Health: A Longitudinal Application of the Job Demands-Resources Model

Alessandra Falco, Damiano Girardi, Alessandro De Carlo, Elvira Arcucci, Laura Dal Corso

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; perceived risk; communication; psychophysical strain; longitudinal study.

Online: 28 October 2021 (09:58:00 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/preprints202108.0524.v1

The Predictive Model of Citizens’ Attitudes About the Risks of Introducing the Death Penalty in the Legal System: A Case Study of Serbia

Vladimir M. Cvetković, Tatjana Bugarski, Branislav Ristivojević, Goran Milošević, Jovana Martinović

Subject: Social Sciences, Law Keywords: death penalty; legal system; risk; citizens; predictive model; Serbia

Online: 27 August 2021 (13:59:11 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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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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Working Paper ARTICLE

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 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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Working Paper ARTICLE

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/preprints201808.0420.v1

MODEL OF COMMUNICATION PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCY PLAN OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT SINABUNG VOLCANO ERUPTION

Puji Lestari, Eko Teguh Paripurno, Sari Bahagiarti Kusumayudha, Arif Rianto Budi Nugroho

Subject: Social Sciences, Government Keywords: communication model, volcanic eruption, contingency planning, risk management, Sinabung

Online: 23 August 2018 (16:06:15 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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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0109.v1

Particle-Size Distribution and Bioaccessibility of Metals-Loaded in Street Dust of Urban Center in Southwest Nigeria

Emmanuel Gbenga Olumayede, Thompson Faraday Ediagbonya, Chuckuembe Ojiodu, Ilemobayo Oguntimehin, Olujinmi Moses Folarin, James Majebi Okuo, Olushola Sunday Ayanda

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: dust; bioavailability; particle sizes; heavy metals; health risk; exposure

Online: 17 October 2017 (03:59:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0162.v1

CDS Rate Construction Methods by Machine Learning Techniques

Raymond Brummelhuis, Zhongmin Luo

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: machine learning; Counterparty Credit Risk; CDS Proxy construction; classification

Online: 22 May 2017 (08:21:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0110.v1

A Novel Strategy for Very-Large-Scale Cash-Crop Mapping in the Context of Weather-Related Risk Assessment, Combining Global Satellite Multispectral Datasets, Environmental Constraints, and in-Situ Acquisition of Geospatial Data

Fabio Dell'Acqua, Gianni Cristian Iannelli, Marco A. Torres, Mario L. V. Martina

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geography Keywords: best practice; crop mapping; crowdsourcing; drought risk assessment; exposure; flood risk assessment; geospatial data; spaceborne remote sensing; unsupervised classification; rule-based classification

Online: 17 December 2017 (08:26:29 CET)

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Cash crops are agricultural crops intended to be sold for profit as opposed to subsistence crops, meant to support the producer, or to support livestock. Since cash crops are intended for future sale, they translate into large financial value when considered on a wide geographical scale, so their production directly involves financial risk. At a national level, extreme weather events including destructive rain or hail, as well as drought, can have a significant impact on the overall economic balance. It is thus important to map such crops in order to set up insurance and mitigation strategies. Using locally generated data -such as municipality-level records of crop seeding- for mapping purposes implies facing a series of issues like data availability, quality, homogeneity etc. We thus opted for a different approach relying on global datasets. Global datasets ensure homogeneity and availability of data, although sometimes at the expense of precision and accuracy. A typical global approach makes use of spaceborne remote sensing, for which different land cover classification strategies are available in literature at different levels of cost and accuracy. We selected the optimal strategy in the perspective of a global processing chain. Thanks to a specifically developed strategy for fusing unsupervised classification results with environmental constraints and other geospatial inputs including ground-based data, we managed to obtain good classification results despite the constraints placed. The overall production process was composed using ``good-enough" algorithms at each step, ensuring that the precision, accuracy, and data-hunger of each algorithm was commensurate to the precision, accuracy, and amount of data available. This paper describes the tailored strategy developed on the occasion as a cooperation among different groups with diverse backgrounds, a strategy which is believed to be profitably reusable in other, similar contexts. The paper presents the problem, the constraints and the adopted solutions; it then summarizes the main findings including that efforts and costs can be saved on the side of Earth Observation data processing when additional ground-based data are available to support the mapping task.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0163.v1

A Hybrid MCDM Technique for Risk Management in Construction Projects

Kajal Chatterjee, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Krishnendu Adhikary, Samarjit Kar

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: D number, Analytical Network Process (ANP), MABAC, Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM), Consistent fuzzy preference relation (CFPR), Construction project risk, Risk Management

Online: 24 November 2017 (16:46:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201903.0094.v1

New Developments in Cyber Physical Systems, the Internet of Things and the Digital Economy – Discussion on Future Developments in the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0

Petar Radanliev, David De Roure, Jason R.C. Nurse, Razvan Nicolescu, Michael Huth, Stacy Cannady, Rafael Mantilla Montalvo

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: Internet of Things; Cyber Physical Systems; Digital Economy; Industrial Internet of Things; Industry 4.0; empirical analysis; cyber risk assessment; cyber risk target state

Online: 7 March 2019 (12:25:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202409.2141.v1

Association between NOX2-Mediated Oxidative Stress, Low-Grade Endotoxemia, Hypoalbuminemia and Clotting Activation in COVID-19

Roberto Carnevale, Cristina Nocella, Raffaella Marocco, Paola Zuccalà, Anna Carraro, Vittorio Picchio, Alessandra Oliva, Roberto Cangemi, Maria Claudia Miele, Massimiliano De Angelis, Francesca Cancelli, Giovanni Enrico Casciaro, Luca Cristiano, Pasquale Pignatelli, Giacomo Frati, Mario Venditti, Francesco Pugliese, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Francesco Violi, Lorenzo Ridola, Cosmo Del Borgo, Silvia Palmerio, Emiliano Valenzi, Rita Carnevale, Domenico Alvaro, Miriam Lichtner, Vincenzo Cardinale

Subject: Life Sciences, Biology And Life Sciences Keywords: oxidative stress; NOX2 activation; albumin; D-dimer; gut permeability; low-grade endotoxemia; thrombosis

Online: 26 September 2024 (16:39:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.2031.v1

Towards Air Quality Protection in an Urban Area—Case Study

Zbigniew Nahorski, Piotr Holnicki, Andrzej Kałuszko

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: urban air pollution; residential emission; road traffic emission; low emission zone; environmental impact

Online: 26 July 2024 (03:24:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1866.v1

Effect of Gurney Flaps on Non-Planar Wings at Low Reynolds Number

Lance W Traub

Subject: Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Gurney flap; non-planar wings; low Reynolds number; wind tunnel testing; spanwise camber

Online: 24 July 2024 (16:40:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.1939.v1

Construction and Case Analysis of Comprehensive Evaluation System of Rural Building Energy Consumption from Energy-Building-Behavior Composite Perspective

Zhong Xu, Xiaoqi Wang, Siqi Tang, Yan Yang, Yuhao Chen

Subject: Engineering, Architecture, Building And Construction Keywords: Rural Building; Energy Consumption; Low-Carbon Intensity (LCI); Analytic Network Process(ANP) Method

Online: 24 July 2024 (12:58:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0796.v1

StarDICE II: calibration of an uncooled infrared thermal camera for atmospheric gray extinction characterization

Kélian Sommer, Bertrand Plez, Johann Cohen-Tanugi, Sylvie Dagoret-Campagne, Marc Moniez, Jérémy Neveu, Marc Betoule, Sébastien Bongard, Fabrice Feinstein, Laurent Le Guillou, Claire Juramy, Eduardo Sepulveda, Thierry Souverin

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: uncooled infrared thermal camera calibration; cirrus cloud; atmosphere monitoring; gray extinction; low radiances

Online: 10 July 2024 (11:35:05 CEST)

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Preprint DATA DESCRIPTOR | doi:10.20944/preprints202407.0100.v1

Multifrequency Low-level Laser-Assisted Mastopexy with Lipolaser LPL9002™ in 231 Consecutive Patients Dataset

Gabriel Cubillos-Valencia, Neidalis Vásquez, Andrés Miguel Ortegón Pulido, Diego Rivera-Porras, Valmore Bermúdez

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Surgery Keywords: breast ptosis; mastopexia; breast lifting; laser assisted mastopexy; multifrequency low-level laser mastopexy

Online: 2 July 2024 (02:25:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202406.1990.v1

Wetted Ramps Selectively Block Upstream Passage of Adult Sea Lamprey

Uli Reinhardt, Nicholas Corniuk

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Aquatic Science Keywords: sea lamprey; low-head ramped weirs; invasive species; barriers; fish passage; size effects

Online: 28 June 2024 (12:05:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1704.v1

Effect of Corona Treatment Method to Carvacrol Nanocoating Process for Carvacrol/Halloysite-Nanotube/Low-Density-Polyethylene Active Packaging Films Development

Aris E. Giannakas, Vassilios K Karabagias, Amarildo Ndreka, Aikaterini Dimitrakou, Areti Α. Leontiou, Katerina Katerinopoulou, Michael A Karakassides, Charalampos Proestos, Constantinos E Salmas

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Nanotechnology Keywords: Low density polyethylene; carvacrol; halloysite nanotube; corona treatment; nanocoating; active packaging; control release

Online: 27 May 2024 (11:38:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1680.v1

Development of a Method for Commercial Style Transfer of Historical Architectural Facades Based on Stable Diffusion Models

Jiaxin Zhang, Yiying Huang, Zhixin Li, Yunqin Li, Zhilin Yu, Mingfei Li

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Architecture Keywords: historical architectural facades; stable diffusion model; commercial style transfer; low-rank adaptation model

Online: 27 May 2024 (07:32:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1012.v1

Study on Comprehensive Evaluation and Key Influencing Factors of Rural Building Energy Consumption from Energy-Building-Behavior Composite Perspective

Zhong Xu, Xiaoqi Wang, Siqi Tang, Yuhao Chen, Yan Yang, David Hui

Subject: Engineering, Architecture, Building And Construction Keywords: Rural Building; Energy Consumption; Low Carbon Degree(LCD); Analytic Network Process(ANP) Method

Online: 15 May 2024 (07:38:32 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0029.v1

Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Its Oxidative Stress-Induced Pathologies and Redox Bioregulation through Low-Dose Medical Ozone. A Systematic Review.

Renate Viebahn-Haensler, Olga León Fernández

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: redox bioregulation; mitochondriopathies; low-dose ozone concept; ozone therapy; oxidative stress; antioxidant capacity

Online: 1 May 2024 (07:29:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1151.v1

Deciphering the Role of Waxy Gene Mutations in Enhancing Rice Grain Quality: From Molecular Insights to Breeding Soft Rice Varieties

Yong Yang, Lihui Zhou, Linhao Feng, Jianying Jiang, Lichun Huang, Qing Liu, Yadong Zhang, Changquan Zhang, Qiaoquan Liu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: soft rice; low amylose; grain transparency; Wx; eating and cooking quality

Online: 18 April 2024 (07:15:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0385.v1

Implementation of Regenerative Thermal Oxidation Device Based on High Heating Device for Low-Emission Combustion

Hoon Min Park, HYUN-MIN JUNG, Dae Hee Lee, Joon-Seong Lee, DAL-HWAN YOON, Dong Hwan Jeon, TAE-YEUNG LIM

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: low-emission combustion; high-heating device; VOC reduction; waste heat recovery; combustion chamber

Online: 4 April 2024 (15:43:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1021.v1

Introduction of a Novel Structure for Light Unmanned Balloon’s Payload: A Comprehensive Hybrid Study

Norbert Hegyi, Gusztáv Fekete, János Jósvai

Subject: Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Keywords: novel payload structure; dodecahedron; PLA; low air pressure test; drop test; flight test

Online: 18 March 2024 (10:44:18 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0885.v1

The Potential of Community-Led Development Initiatives for Addressing Urban Inequality: Strategies and Challenges of Successful Models in Practice

Armita Khalatbari

Subject: Social Sciences, Urban Studies And Planning Keywords: Community-led development; Urban inequality; Low-income neighborhoods; Social capital; Policymaking; Inclusive development

Online: 15 March 2024 (08:50:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1270.v1

An Approach for the Construction of Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities in Educational Processes

Manuela Muñoz Romero, Juan Diego Ochoa Vargas, Yesid Montoya Góez, Mario Alejandro Giraldo Vásquez

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: assistive technology; design thinking; disability; inclusion; low-income; people with disabilities; socioeconomic factors

Online: 22 February 2024 (07:18:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0607.v1

Experimental validation and performance evaluation of high-performance devices based on a low-noise MEMS accelerometer

Marianna Crognale, Cecilia Rinaldi, Francesco Potenza, Vincenzo Gattulli, Andrea Colarieti, Fabio Franchi

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Structural Health Monitoring; SHM-board; ultra-low-power micro-controller; Internet of things

Online: 12 February 2024 (08:13:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0501.v1

Implementation of Regenerative Thermal Oxidation Device Based on High Heating Device for Low-Emission Combustion

DAL-HWAN YOON, HOON-MIN PARK, HYUN-MIN JUNG, DAE-HEE LEE, TAE-YEUNG LIM, DONG-HWAN JEON

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: low emission combustion, high-heating device, VOC reduction, Waste heat recovery, Combustion chamber

Online: 5 January 2024 (14:15:12 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1119.v1

Value of Low-dose CT and Ultralow-Dose CT Protocols in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review

Shirom Rajeev Siriwardana

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Other Keywords: Low-dose CT; Ultralow-dose CT; Radiation dose reduction; Clinical applications

Online: 15 December 2023 (08:55:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0386.v1

Correlation Between Surface Integrity and Low Cycle Fatigue Life of Machined Inconel 718

Pengcheng Cui, Zhanqiang Liu, Jinfu Zhao, Xiaoping Ren

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: low plasticity burnishing; surface integrity; fatigue life; superalloy Inconel 718; finite element simulation

Online: 6 December 2023 (10:55:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1295.v1

Innovation of a Novel Low-Power Modified-GDI QCA-Based Logic Circuit

Hamidreza Sadrarhami, S. Mohammadali Zanjani, Mehdi Dolatshahi, Behrang Barekatain

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Modified gate diffusion input; Quantum-dot cellular automata; Low-power design; Polarization; QCADesigner

Online: 21 November 2023 (10:48:46 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0058.v1

Treatment of Low Back Pain with Different Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vanja Dimitrijević, Bojan Rašković, Nikola Jevtić, Borislav Obradović, Theodoros B. Grivas, Dejan Viduka, Samra Pjanić, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Tijana Šćepanović, Patrik Drid

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: Low back pain, SF-36, VAS, Roland-Morris, Oswestry Disability Index, Meta-analysis

Online: 1 November 2023 (23:45:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0080.v1

Low-Carbon Economic Dispatch of Virtual Power Plant considering Hydrogen Energy Storage and Tiered Carbon Trading in Multiple Scenarios

Tuo Xie, Qi Wang, Gang Zhang, Kaoshe Zhang, Hua Li

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: hydrogen energy storage; tiered carbon trading mechanism; virtual power plant; low-carbon economy.

Online: 1 November 2023 (11:39:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0245.v1

New Insights into Flow for a Low-Bypass-Ratio Transonic Fan with Optimized Rotor

Mingjun Liu, Zhenjiu Zhang, Zhuoming Liang, Haibing Xiao, Huanlong Chen, Xianqing Yang, Changxiao Shao

Subject: Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Keywords: low-bypass-ratio transonic fan; aerodynamic optimization; vortex dynamics; secondary flow; shock wave

Online: 5 October 2023 (02:12:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1307.v1

Effects of Foliar Spraying Organic Selenium and Nano-Selenium Fertilizer on Pak Choi (Brassica chinensis var. pekinensis. cv. ‘Suzhouqing’) Under Low Temperature Stress

Yanyan WANG, Guozhang TAN, Jiao CHEN, Jianfu WU, Shiyu LIU, Xiaowu HE

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: low temperature; organic selenium; nano-selenium; transcriptome; weighted gene co-expression network analysis

Online: 21 September 2023 (04:05:38 CEST)

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In recent years, frequent occurrences of low temperature disasters due to global climate change have significantly impacted the normal growth of crops. Research has indicated that inorganic selenium (which is more toxic) can not only enhance the effects of low temperature stress but also increase selenium content on plants; however, there is a scarcity of studies investigating the impacts of organic selenium and nano-selenium on crops. In order to investigate whether organic selenium and nano-selenium can enhance low-temperature tolerance and increase selenium content in pak choi (Brassica chinensis var. pekinensis. cv. ‘Suzhouqing’), different concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20 mg L-1) of exogenous selenium were applied in this experiment to assess their effects on plant growth, nutritional quality and antioxidant properties. RNA-Seq technology was used to sequence the transcriptome of the leaves. Based on the transcriptome data, a Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) was employed to construct a network that associates with physiological traits related to stress resistance. Two highly correlated gene co-expression modules were identified, and within them, nine hub genes associated with endocytosis, antioxidant stress, absorption, transport, and metabolism of selenium were discovered. The results indicated that the beneficial effects on yield and total selenium content under low temperature were attributed to (1) protection of photosynthetic pigments for enhancing photosynthetic capacity by the up-regulation of LHca2, LHcb1, LHca1, LHcb4 in KEGG pathway: photosynthesis-antenna proteins; (2) activation of antioxidant system for efficient ROS homeostasis such as SOD, POD and CAT by the genes such as Superoxide dismutase, Monodehydroascorbate and (3) selenium absorption by endocytosis, seleninum transportation by ABC transporter gene family and selenium metabolism related genes such as Cysteine synthase, Glutaredoxin. These findings provide a foundation for further investigation into the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of organic selenium and nano-selenium on cyanochloride production at low temperatures.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.2082.v1

Improved Transient Performance of DFIG-Based Wind-Power System Using Combined Control of Active Crowbars

Muhammad Arif Sharafat Ali

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: wind turbine system; doubly fed induction generator; low-voltage ride-through; active crowbars

Online: 31 August 2023 (03:00:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0962.v1

Investigation on the Influence of Wake Field Characteristic Structure on Downstream Target Using POD Method

Jiawei Fu, Junhui Wang, Jifei Wu, Ke Xu, Shuling Tian

Subject: Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD); Domain precursor simulation method; Low-speed wake; Flow structure

Online: 14 August 2023 (09:03:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0678.v1

A Study on the Effects of Digital Finance on Green and Low Carbon Cyclic Development Based on Machine Learning Models

Xuewei Zhang, Xiaoqing Ai, Xiaoxiang Wang, Gang Zong, Jinghao Zhang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computational Mathematics Keywords: digital finance; green and low-carbon cycle development; machine learning; double-carbon target

Online: 8 August 2023 (13:35:08 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1134.v1

Novel Amorphous-Wollastonitic Low-Calcium Hydraulic Binders: A State-of-the-Art Review

Monica Antunes, Rodrigo Santos, Ricardo B Horta, Rogério Colaço

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: amorphous-wollastonitic low-calcium hydraulic binders (AWLC); Clinker; alkaline activation; tobermorite; CO2 emissions

Online: 15 June 2023 (11:43:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0622.v1

Short-term Effects of Manual Therapy Plus Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy in Individuals with Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study

Konstantinos Kasimis, Paris Iakovidis, Dimitrios Lytras, Georgios Koutras, Ioanna P. Chatziprodromidou, Antonis Fetlis, Stefania Rafailia Ntinou, Natalia-Maria Keklikoglou, Antigoni Samiotaki, Georgios Chasapis, Georgia Tarfali, Thomas Apostolou

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: Keywords: Chronic Low back pain; Manual therapy; Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy

Online: 8 June 2023 (10:13:14 CEST)

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Background: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) is defined as back pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks. Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of manual therapy (MT) program combined with Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer (TECAR) therapy in individuals with CNSLBP. Method: Sixty adults with CNSLBP were randomly equally divided into three groups. The first group followed an MT protocol in the lumbar region (MT group), the second group followed the same MT protocol combined with TECAR therapy (MT + TECAR group) using a conventional capacitive electrode as well as a special resistive electrode bracelet and the third group (Control group) received no treatment. Both intervention programs included six treatments over two weeks. Pain in the last 24 hours with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), functional ability with the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) in the lumbar region with pressure algometry, and mobility of the lumbo-pelvic region through fingertip-to-floor distance (FFD) test were evaluated before and after the intervention period with a one-month follow-up. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was applied. Results: In the NPRS score, both intervention groups showed statistically significant differences compared to the control group both in the second week as well as in the one-month follow-up (p < .001). Between-groups differences were also noticed between the two intervention groups in the second week (p < .05). Differences in the RMDQ score in the second week and on the one-month follow-up were detected between the intervention groups and the control group (p < .001), while differences between the two intervention groups were only detected in the one-month follow-up (p < .001). Regarding the PPT values, differences were found mainly between the MT + TECAR and the control group and between the MT + TECAR and the MT group (p < .05), with the MT + TECAR group in most cases showing the greatest improvement compared to the other two groups, which remained statistically significant in the one-month follow-up (p < .05). Finally, both intervention groups improved the mobility of the lumbo-pelvic region in both time points compared to the control group without, however, statistically significant differences between them (p> .05). Conclusion: The application of an MT protocol with TECAR therapy appeared more effective than conventional MT as well as compared to the control group in reducing pain and disability and improving PPT in individuals with CNSLBP. No further improvement was noted in mobility of the lumbo-pelvic region by adding TECAR to the MT intervention.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0364.v2

Enhancing Chinese Address Parsing in Low-Resource Scenarios through In-Context Learning

Guangming Ling, Xiaofeng Mu, Chao Wang, Aiping Xu

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Chinese address parsing; low-resource scenarios; In-context learning; GPT; BERT; k-nearest neighbors

Online: 9 June 2023 (04:28:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1774.v1

Enhancing Energy Power Quality in Low Voltage Networks integrating Renewable Energy Generation with High Intermittency: A Case of Study in a Microgrid located in a High-Altitude Equatorial City

Edisson Villa-Ávila, Paul Arévalo, Roque Aguado, Danny Ochoa-Correa, Vinicio Iñiguez-Morán, Francisco Jurado, Marcos Tostado-Véliz

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: power smoothing; photovoltaic generation system; low pass filter; moving average; monitoring control; microgrid

Online: 25 May 2023 (08:45:45 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1687.v1

Challenges for District Heating in Poland

Karolina Talarek, Anna Knitter-Piątkowska, Tomasz Garbowski

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: district heating; renewable energy sources; heat demand prediction; energy storage; low carbon heating

Online: 24 May 2023 (04:25:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0351.v1

Low-Temperature Aged Synthesis of CeO₂-coated Li-rich Oxide as Cathode for Low Cost High Energy Density Li-ion Batteries

Yanlin Liu, Bin Li, Min Chen, Weishan Li

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Electrochemistry Keywords: Li-rich oxide; surface coating; cerium oxide; low temperature aging; lithium-ion battery

Online: 14 April 2023 (04:47:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0442.v1

Spatial Variation of PM_2.5 Indoors and Outdoors: Results from 261 Regulatory Monitors Compared to 14,000 Low-Cost Monitors in Three Western States over 4.7 Years

Lance Arthur Wallace, Tongke Zhao

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Pollution Keywords: spatial variation; PM2.5; PurpleAir; PM2.5_alt; coefficient of divergence; FEM; FRM; low-cost monitors

Online: 27 March 2023 (04:01:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0087.v1

Interrelation Midst Low T3 Levels, Type 3 Deiodinase, Oxidative Stress And Mortality In Sepsis and Septic Shock: Defining Patient Outcome

Josi Vidart, Luiza Axelrud, Andre Cardozo Braun, Rafael A. Marschner, Simone Magagnin Wajner

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Hematology Keywords: low T3 syndrome, oxidative stress, sepsis, septic shock, thyroid hormone, type 3 deiodinase

Online: 6 December 2022 (02:18:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0173.v1

Associations between Deformation of the Thoracolumbar Fascia and Activation of the Erector Spinae Muscle in Patients with Acute Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls. A Matched Pair Case-Control Study

Andreas Brandl, Christoph Egner, Rüdiger Reer, Tobias Schmidt, Robert Schleip

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: EMG; ultrasound imaging; low back pain; thoracolumbar fascia; erector spinae muscle; muscle spindle

Online: 13 September 2022 (10:38:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0002.v1

Waste Heat Recovery Systems with Isobaric Expansion Technology Using Pure and Mixed Working Fluids

Sander Roosjen, Maxim Glushenkov, Alexander Kronberg, Sascha Kersten

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: Isobaric expansion engines; heat driven pump; compressors; low-grade heat; mixed working fluids

Online: 1 July 2022 (03:59:26 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0062.v1

The Development of Anammox and Chloroflexi Bacteria during Composting of Sewage Sludge

Sylwia Stegenta-Dąbrowska, Karolina Sobieraj, Joanna Rosik, Robert Sidełko, Marvin Valentine, Andrzej Białowiec

Subject: Engineering, Chemical Engineering Keywords: anammox bacteria; composting; sewage sludge; low C/N ratio; nitrogen balance; ammonia emissions

Online: 6 June 2022 (05:27:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0311.v1

Microbial Consortia and Mixed Plastic Waste: Pangenomic Analysis Reveals Potential for Degradation of Multiple Plastic Types via Previously Identified PET Degrading Bacteria

Sabrina Edwards, Rosa Leon-Zayas, Riyaz Ditter, Helen Laster, Grace Sheehan, Oliver Anderson, Toby Beattie, Jay L Mellies

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: biodegradation; poly(ethylene)terephthalate (PET); low-density polyethylene (LDPE); plasticizers; mixed-plastics; pangenomes

Online: 30 April 2022 (04:22:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0452.v1

Robust Beamforming Based On Graph Attention Networks For IRS-assisted Satellite IoT Communications

Hailin Cao, Wang Zhu, Wenjuan Feng, Jin Fan

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: intelligent reflecting surface; low Earth orbit satellite; graph attention networks; unsupervised learning; beamforming

Online: 31 January 2022 (11:47:07 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0067.v1

Preventing Multimorbidity with Lifestyle Interventions in Sub-saharan Africa: A New Challenge for Public Health in Low and Middle Income Countries.

Ahmad Alkhatib, Lawrence Achilles Nyanzi, Brian Mujuni, Geofrey Amanya, Charles Ibingira

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Multimorbidity; Non-communicable diseases; Lifestyle prevention; Public health; Low and Middle Income Countries

Online: 5 October 2021 (08:04:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0550.v1

Interdisciplinary Co-design Framework in Healthcare Design for Older Adult Patients with Chronic Low-back Pain

Muhammad Tufail, HaeBin Lee, Hwang Kim, KwanMyung Kim

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: Interdisciplinary co-design; healthcare design; exercise; low-back pain; older adult patients; rehabilitation

Online: 30 August 2021 (15:12:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0389.v2

Physiological Traits of Thirty-Five Tomato Accessions (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Response to Low Temperature

Sherzod Nigmatullaevich Rajametov, Kwanuk Lee, Hyo Bong Jeong, Myeong Cheoul Cho, Chun Woo Nam, Eun Young Yang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: Tomatoes; Night low temperature; Physiological traits; Fruit yield; Tomato breeding; 28 correlation coefficients

Online: 19 July 2021 (10:01:59 CEST)

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Domain-Specific Stimulation of Executive Functioning in Low-Preforming Students with a Roma Background: Cognitive Potential Of Mathematics

Iveta Kovalčíková, Jochanan Veerbeek, Bart Vogelaar, Alena Prídavková, Ján Ferjenčík, Edita Šimčíková, Blanka Tomková

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: executive functioning; domain-specific cognitive stimulation; math; low-performing student; Roma ethnic group.

Online: 13 May 2021 (13:06:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0613.v1

Measuring Air Quality for Advocacy in Africa (MA3): Feasibility and Practicality of Longitudinal Ambient PM_2.5 Measurement Using Low-Cost Sensors

Babatunde I. Awokola, Gabriel Okello, Kevin J. Mortimer, Christopher P. Jewell, Annette Erhart, Sean Semple

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: PM2.5 monitor; Ambient Air pollution; Measurement sensor; Low-cost; Feasibility; sub-Saharan Africa

Online: 25 September 2020 (12:04:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0278.v1

Buildings as a Global Carbon Sink? The Design of Mass Timber Panels as Heat-exchangers (Dynamic Insulation)

Salmaan Craig, Anna Halepaska, Jacob Elbrecht, Katherine Ferguson, Preston Rains, Andrew Freear, David Kennedy, Kiel Moe

Subject: Engineering, Architecture, Building And Construction Keywords: dynamic insulation; heat-exchangers; mass timber; low carbon; carbon utilization; thermally active surfaces

Online: 12 August 2020 (08:39:38 CEST)

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Negative Effective Mass in Plasmonic Systems, II: Elucidating of Optical and Acoustical Branches of Vibrations and the Possibility of Anti-Resonance Propagation

Edward Bormashenko, Irina Legchenkova, Mark Frenkel

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: metamaterials; negative effective mass; plasma oscillations; low frequency plasmons; optical and acoustical branches.

Online: 21 July 2020 (13:38:18 CEST)

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Exploiting Linguistic Knowledge for Low-Resource Neural Machine Translation

Yirong Pan, Xiao Li, Yating Yang, Rui Dong

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: linguistic knowledge; source language; neural machine translation (NMT); low-resource; multi-source NMT

Online: 2 March 2020 (15:28:34 CET)

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