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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0166.v1

SWOT Analysis for Architectural and Structural Solutions Interaction Assessment in High-Rise Buildings Design

Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Ernestas Gaudutis

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: high-rise buildings; architecture; structural solutions; interaction; SWOT analysis

Online: 26 November 2017 (12:45:01 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0027.v1

Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdullahi Aborode, Olaitan Anifowoshe, Tolorunju Ifeoluwapo Ayodele, Akinjo Rebecca Iretiayo, Ogunjemilua Oluwafemi David

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Humanities Keywords: COVID-19; Deadly disease; Education; Resolution; Africa; Sub-Sahara

Online: 3 July 2020 (08:57:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0111.v1

A Novel Family of Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometers for a Broad Range of Analytical Applications

Jan-Peter Hauschild, Amelia Corinne Peterson, Erik Couzijn, Eduard Denisov, Denis Chernyshev, Christian Hock, Hamish Stewart, Ralf Hartmer, Dmitry Grinfeld, Christian Thoeing, Bastian Reitemeier, Arne Kreutzmann, Oliver Lange, Wilko Balschun, Aivaras Venckus, Sebastian Kanngiesser, Alexander Kholomeev, Gregor Quiring, Frank Czemper, Eloy Wouters, Michael Belford, Mathias Mueller, Jens Grote, Tabiwang N. Arrey, Julia Kraegenbring, Kerstin Strupat, Siegrun Mohring, Catharina Crone, Alexander Harder, Aaron Robitaille, Aaron Gajadhar, Khatereh Motamed, Yang Liu, Daniel Lopez Ferrer, Nicolaie Eugen Damoc, Angela Criscuolo, Kristina Srzentic, Ed George, Charles Yang, Ioanna Ntai, Amanda Souza, Andreas Wieghaus, Alexander Makarov

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Orbitrap mass spectrometry; high resolution; accurate mass

Online: 8 June 2020 (10:17:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0217.v1

A Study on OpenFOAM's Overset Mesh Support Using Flow Past NACA 0018 Airfoil

Praveen Laws, Jaskaran Singh Saini, Ajit Kumar

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: OpenFOAM; overset meshing; NACA 0018; high Reynolds number; CFD

Online: 18 July 2019 (11:29:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0078.v1

Copernicus Sentinel-2 Calibration and Products Validation Status

Ferran Gascon, Olivier Thépaut, Mathieu Jung, Benjamin Francesconi, Jérôme Louis, Vincent Lonjou, Bruno Lafrance, Stéphane Massera, Angélique Gaudel-Vacaresse, Florie Languille, Bahjat Alhammoud, Françoise Viallefont, Jakub Bieniarz, Bringfried Pflug, Sébastien Clerc, Laëtitia Pessiot, Thierry Trémas, Enrico Cadau, Roberto De Bonis, Claudia Isola, Philippe Martimort, Valérie Fernandez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: calibration; validation; optical; instrument; processing; imagery; spatial; operational

Online: 19 October 2016 (10:59:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201812.0359.v1

Mechanical Behavior of Inconel 625 at Elevated Temperatures

Mauro M. de Oliveira, Antônio A. Couto, Gisele F. C. Almeida, Danieli A. P. Reis, Nelson B. de Lima, Renato Baldan

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Metals, Alloys And Metallurgy Keywords: Inconel; high temperature; tensile test; creep; serrated; dynamic strain aging

Online: 31 December 2018 (09:41:56 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0179.v1

Explicit Treatment of Non Michaelis-Menten and Atypical Kinetics in Early Drug Discovery

Bharath Srinivasan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Non Michaelis-Menten Kinetics; High-throughput screening; allostery; cooperativity; processive kinetics; distributive kinetics; single-molecule; auto-catalytic; drug discovery

Online: 8 October 2020 (13:34:16 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0162.v1

A Review of Geological Applications of High-Spatial-Resolution Remote Sensing Data

Chunming Wu, Xiao Li, Weitao Chen, Xianju Li

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: High-spatial-resolution images; Geology; Deep learning; Remote sensing

Online: 7 November 2018 (13:17:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0351.v1

Simulation of Turbulent Flow around a Generic High-Speed Train Using Hybrid Models of RANS Numerical Method with Machine Learning

Alireza Hajipour, Arash Mirabdolah Lavasani, Mohammad Eftekhari Yazdi, Amir Mosavi, Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Kwok-Wing Chau

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: machine learning; aerodynamics; high-speed train; hybrid machine learning; Prediction Turbulence model; deep learning

Online: 26 December 2019 (05:23:14 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0045.v1

Risks of Climate Change on the Singapore-Malaysia High Speed Rail System

Sazrul Leena Binti Sa’adin, Sakdirat Kaewunruen, David Jaroszweski

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: railway infrastructure; high-speed rail; tracks; risk; management and monitoring; climate change; global warming; adaptation; operational readiness

Online: 5 August 2016 (05:11:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0440.v1

COVID-19: A Drug Repurposing and Biomarker Identification by Using Comprehensive Gene-Disease Associations through Protein-Protein Interaction Network Analysis

Suresh Kumar

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; 2019-nCoV; novel corona virus; drug repurposing; chloroquine; high-risk group; asymptomatic

Online: 30 March 2020 (07:24:16 CEST)

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COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) is a pandemic disease with an estimated mortality rate of 3.4% (estimated by the WHO as of March 3, 2020). Until now there is no antiviral drug and vaccine for COVID-19. The current overwhelming situation by COVID-19 patients in hospitals is likely to increase in the next few months. About 15 percent of patients with serious disease in COVID-19 require immediate health services. Rather than waiting for new anti-viral drugs or vaccines that take a few months to years to develop and test, several researchers and public health agencies are attempting to repurpose medicines that are already approved for another similar disease and have proved to be fairly effective. This study aims to identify FDA approved drugs that can be used for drug repurposing and identify biomarkers among high- risk and asymptomatic groups. In this study gene-disease association related to COVID-19 reported mild, severe symptoms and clinical outcomes were determined. The high-risk group was studied related to SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and life cycle by using Disgenet and compared with curated COVID-19 gene data sets from the CTD database. The overlapped gene sets were enriched and the selected genes were constructed for protein-protein interaction networks. Through interactome, key genes were identified for COVID-19 and also for high risk and asymptomatic groups. The key hub genes involved in COVID-19 were VEGFA, TNF, IL-6, CXCL8, IL10, CCL2, IL1B, TLR4, ICAM1, MMP9. The identified key genes were used for drug-gene interaction for drug repurposing. The chloroquine, lenalidomide, pentoxifylline, thalidome, sorafenib, pacitaxel, rapamycin, cortisol, statins were proposed to be probable drug repurposing candidates for the treatment of COVID-19. However, these predicted drug candidates need to be validated through randomized clinical trials. Also, a key gene involved in high risk and the asymptomatic group were identified, which can be used as probable biomarkers for early identification.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0055.v1

Numerical Simulation of Hypervelocity Impact FEM-SPH Algorithm Based on Large Deformation of Material

Aimin Yang, Jinze Li, Hengheng Qu, Yuhang Pan, Yanhong Kang, Yuzhu Zhang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Analysis Keywords: finite element method; smoothed particle method; fem-sph algorithm; large deformation; super high speed collision

Online: 14 October 2016 (11:05:45 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0352.v1

The Field Guide to 3D Printing in Microscopy

Mario Del Rosario, Hannah S. Heil, Afonso Mendes, Vittorio Saggiomo, Ricardo Henriques

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: 3d printing; microscopy; open-source; optics; super-resolution

Online: 14 May 2021 (16:10:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0023.v1

Urban Sprawl Detection Using Remotely Sensed Data: A Case of Chennai, Tamilnadu

Rajchandar Padmanaban, Pedro Cabral, Avit K. Bhowmik, Alexander Zamyatin, Oraib Almegdadi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: Random forest classification; urban sprawl; spatial metrics; Renyi’s entropy; sustainability; land change modelling; remote sensing; urban growth model; Chennai

Online: 5 January 2017 (09:20:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.3390/sci2030071

Lasers for Satellite Uplinks and Downlinks

Mark Dmytryszyn, Matthew Crook, Timothy Sands

Subject: Physical Sciences, Astronomy And Astrophysics Keywords: telescopes; lightweight telescope mirrors; adaptive optics; better resolution; increased accuracy; more bandwidth; cluster of satellites; innovative platform; more capabilities into smaller packages; far-shorter time from click to customer

Online: 9 September 2020 (00:00:00 CEST)

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The use of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (i.e., LASERs or lasers) by the U.S. Department of Defense is not new and includes laser weapons guidance, laser-aided measurements, even lasers as weapons (e.g., Airborne Laser). Lasers in support of telecommunications is also not new. The use of laser light in fiber optics shattered thoughts on communications bandwidth and throughput. Even the use of lasers in space is no longer new. Lasers are being used for satellite-to-satellite crosslinking. Laser communication can transmit orders-of-magnitude more data using orders-of-magnitude less power and can do so with minimal risk of exposure to the sending and receiving terminals. What is new is using lasers as the uplink and downlink between the terrestrial segment and the space segment of satellite systems. More so, the use of lasers to transmit and receive data between moving terrestrial segments (e.g., ships at sea, airplanes in flight) and geosynchronous satellites is burgeoning. This manuscript examines the technological maturation of employing lasers as the signal carrier for satellite communications linking terrestrial and space systems. The purpose of the manuscript is to develop key performance parameters (KPPs) to inform U.S. Department of Defense initial capabilities documents (ICDs) for near-future satellite acquisition and development. By appreciating the history and technological challenges of employing lasers rather than traditional radio frequency sources for satellite uplink and downlink signal carrier, this manuscript recommends ways for the U.S. Department of Defense to employ lasers to transmit and receive high bandwidth, large-throughput data from moving platforms that need to retain low probabilities of detection, intercept, and exploitation (e.g., carrier battle group transiting to a hostile area of operations, unmanned aerial vehicle collecting over adversary areas). The manuscript also intends to identify commercial sector early-adopter fields and those fields likely to adapt to laser employment for transmission and receipt.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0252.v1

An Innovative Bidirectional DC-AC Converter to Improve Power Quality in a Grid-Connected Microgrid

Sebastien Bissey, Sebastien Jacques, Cedric Reymond, Jean-Charles Le Bunetel

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Smart home electricity management system; bidirectional DC-AC converter; high power quality; high efficiency.

Online: 14 July 2018 (20:25:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0019.v1

The BCC/B2 Morphologies in AlxNiCoFeCr High-Entropy Alloys

Yue Ma, Beibei Jiang, Chunling Li, Qing Wang, Chuang Dong, Peter K Liaw, Fen Xu, Lixian Sun

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: high-entropy alloys; Al-Ni-Co-Fe-Cr alloys; microstructure; precipitation morphology; mechanical property

Online: 4 January 2017 (10:30:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0134.v1

The Suitability of the Satellite Metrological Inputs Source on the Hydrological Model in a Small Urban Catchment

Song Song, Youpeng Xu, Jiali Wang, Jinkang Du, Jianxin Zhang, Qiang Wang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: spatial resolution; interpolation method; CREST model; Qinhuai catchment

Online: 13 August 2016 (04:28:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0078.v1

High Step-up Voltage Gain Converter with Ripple-free Input Current for Renewable Energy Sources

Zhangyong Chen, Yong Chen

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: input current ripple-free; boost converter; coupled-inductor; voltage-doubler cell; passive lossless clamp circuits; high voltage gain; renewable energy

Online: 17 January 2017 (11:10:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0274.v2

Ultra-Low-Loss Silicon Waveguides for Heterogeneously Integrated Silicon/III-V Photonics

Minh Tran, Duanni Huang, Tin Komljenovic, Jonathan Peters, Aditya Malik, John Bowers

Subject: Physical Sciences, Optics And Photonics Keywords: ultra-low-loss waveguide; silicon photonics; heterogeneous integration; narrow linewidth lasers; high Q resonators.

Online: 16 July 2018 (15:14:32 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0364.v1

Seed Priming Technology as a Key Strategy to Increase Crop Plant Production under Adverse Environmental Conditions

Daniel Garcia, Samiah Arif, Yinglei Zhao, Shuo Zhao, Lin Chau Ming, Danfeng Huang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Horticulture Keywords: stress tolerance; biological mechanisms; biotic/Abiotic stress; hybrid priming; high-quality seeds

Online: 21 September 2021 (14:02:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0319.v1

Between Life and Death: Reducing Phototoxicity in Super-Resolution Microscopy

Kalina L. Tosheva, Yue Yuan, Pedro M. Pereira, Siân Culley, Ricardo Henriques

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Other Keywords: Phototoxicity, Photodamage, Super-Resolution Microscopy, Fluorescence

Online: 30 August 2019 (08:22:58 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0366.v1

High Volume Injection (Hydrodissection) for Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Using Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Treatment Protocol

Ian Reilly, Akram Uddin

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: tarsal tunnel syndrome; compression neuropathy; high volume injection; hydrodissection; hydrodilatation; nerve stimulator

Online: 19 January 2021 (09:00:21 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0004.v2

Artificial Intelligence for Microscopy: What You Should Know

Lucas von Chamier, Romain F. Laine, Ricardo Henriques

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Cell And Developmental Biology Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; live-cell imaging; super-resolution microscopy; classification; segmentation

Online: 19 February 2019 (12:20:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0377.v1

Development of a 3D-Printable Ultra-High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Digital Construction

Ravendran Arunothayan, Behzad Nematollahi, Ravi Ranade, Shin Hau Bong, Jay Sanjayan

Subject: Engineering, Architecture, Building And Construction Keywords: ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC); mechanical properties; extrusion; 3D concrete printing (3DCP)

Online: 29 November 2019 (10:45:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0059.v1

Europe’s Green Arteries—A Continental Dataset of Riparian Zones

Christof J. Weissteiner, Martin Ickerott, Hannes Ott, Markus Probeck, Gernot Ramminger, Nicola Clerici, Hans Durfourmont, Ana Maria Ribeiro De Sousa

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: riparian zone; transitional environment; riparian forest buffer; spatial modelling; mapping; spatial ecology; ecosystem functions

Online: 6 August 2016 (06:07:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201812.0137.v2

Applications, Promises, and Pitfalls of Deep Learning for Fluorescence Image Reconstruction

Chinmay Belthangady, Loic A. Royer

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Mathematical And Computational Biology Keywords: microscopy, fluorescence, machine learning, deep learning, inverse problems, image reconstruction, image restoration, super-resolution, deconvolution, spectral unmixing

Online: 5 February 2019 (10:30:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0033.v1

Urbanization and Its Effects on Industrial Pollutant emissions: An Empirical Study of a Chinese Case with the Spatial Panel Model

Jin Guo, Yingzhi Xu, Zhengning Pu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: industrial pollutant emissions; urbanization; the spatial panel model; Chinese case

Online: 14 July 2016 (12:12:25 CEST)

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Urbanization is considered as a main indicator of regional economic development due to its positive effect on promoting industrial development; however, many regions, especially developing countries, are troubled by its negative effect — the aggravating environmental pollution. Many researchers have indicated that rapid urbanization stimulated the expansion of industrial production scale and increased industrial pollutant emissions. However, this judgement contains a grave deficiency in that urbanization not only expands industrial production scales but can also increase industrial labour productivity and change the industrial structure. To modify this deficiency, we first decompose the influence which urbanization impacts on industrial pollutant emissions into the scale effect, the intensive effect and the structure effect by using the Kaya Identity and the LMDI Method; second, we perform an empirical study of the three effects’ impacts by applying the spatial panel model with data from 282 Chinese cities between 2003 and 2013. Our results indicate that (1) there are significant reverse U-shapes between Chinese urbanization rate and its industrial pollutant emissions; (2) the scale effect and the structure effect have aggravated Chinese industrial waste water discharge, sulphur dioxide emissions and soot (dust) emissions, while the intensive effect has generated a decreasing and ameliorative impact on that aggravated trend. The definite relationship between urbanization and industrial pollutant emissions depends on the combined influence of the scale effect, the intensive effect and the structure effect; (3) there are significant spatial autocorrelations of industrial pollutant emissions between Chinese cities, but the spatial spillover effect from other cities does not aggravate local urban industrial pollutant emissions, we offer an explanation to this contradiction that the vast rural areas surrounding Chinese cities have served as sponge belts and have absorbed the spatial spillover of cities’ industrial pollutant emissions. According to the results, we argue that this type of decomposition of the influence into three effects is necessary and meaningful, it establishes a solid foundation for understanding the relationship between urbanization and industrial pollutant emissions, and effectively helps to meet relative policy making.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0120.v1

Large Scale Screening of Southern African Plant Extracts for the Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Microtitre-Plate Method

Abdulrahman M. Elbagory, Christopher N. Cupido, Mervin Meyer, Ahmed Hussein

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Other Keywords: green nanotechnology; gold nanoparticles; biosynthesis; high resolution transmission electron microscopy; Cape flora

Online: 11 August 2016 (09:53:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0479.v1

Open Source High-Temperature RepRap for 3-D Printing Heat-Sterilizable PPE and Other Applications

Noah G. Skrzypczak, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Joshua M. Pearce

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: open source; open hardware; COVID-19; medical hardware; RepRap; 3-D printing; open source medical hardware; high temperature 3-D printing; additive manufacturing; ULTEM; polycarbonate

Online: 31 May 2020 (16:18:20 CEST)

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Machine Learning of Spatial Data

Behnam Nikparvar, Jean-Claude Thill

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: spatial machine learning; spatial dependence; spatial heterogeneity; scale; spatial observation matrix; learning algorithm; deep learning

Online: 6 August 2021 (14:18:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0224.v2

Propeller Cavitation in Non-Uniform Flow and Correlation with the Near Pressure Field

Francisco Alves Pereira, Fabio Di Felice, Francesco Salvatore

Subject: Engineering, Marine Engineering Keywords: propeller; cavitation pattern; unsteady cavitation; induced pressure fluctuations; high-speed visualization; volume acceleration; cavitation-pressure correlations

Online: 5 September 2016 (09:37:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201707.0067.v1

A Risk Management Assessment of Rural Villages in Abhar County, Iran Using Spatial Analysis and Disaster Readiness Surveys

Mehdi Hajilo, Lori Pennington-Gray, Vahid Riahi, Amir Talkhab

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: spatial analysis; risk taking; preparedness of local population; the City of Abhar

Online: 24 July 2017 (12:40:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0173.v1

At the molecular resolution with MINFLUX?

Kirti Prakash

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biophysics Keywords: MINFLUX, STED, SMLM, localisation precision, image resolution, super-resolution imaging

Online: 8 February 2021 (07:50:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0137.v1

An Efficient and High-Resolution Topology Optimization Method Based on Convolutional Neural Networks

Liang Xue, Jie Liu, Guilin Wen, Hongxin Wang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Mathematics Keywords: topology optimization; convolutional neural network; high-resolution

Online: 12 October 2019 (03:56:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0038.v1

Exploring The Magnetic Field Configuration Close To The Central Engines Using GMVA

Bindu Rani, Thomas Krichbaum, J. Hodgson, Shoko Koyama, Anton J. Zensus, Alan Marscher, Svetlana Jorstad, Lars Fuhramnn

Subject: Physical Sciences, Astronomy And Astrophysics Keywords: active galaxies; BL Lacertae object: BL Lac; jets; GMVA: high-resolution VLBI; magnetic field; polarization

Online: 15 July 2016 (10:06:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0117.v1

Transcriptomic and Metabolomics Analyses Show that High Carbohydrate Induces Fatty Liver in Blunt Snout Bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)

Wassana Prisingkorn, Panita Prathomya, Han Liu, Fang-Yu Deng, Yu-Hua Zhao, Wei-Min Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: blunt snout bream; high carbohydrate; transcriptome; metabolomics; insulin resistance; fatty liver disease

Online: 26 January 2017 (03:52:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0265.v1

How to Explain and Predict the Shape Parameter of the Generalized Extreme Value Distribution of Streamflow Extremes Using a Big Dataset

Hristos Tyralis, Georgia Papacharalampous, Sarintip Tantanee

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: CAMELS; flood frequency; hydrological signatures; extreme value theory; random forests; spatial modelling

Online: 12 November 2018 (04:59:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0103.v1

Spatial Distribution of Soil Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Stocks in Moso bamboo Forests in Subtropical China

Xiaolu Tang, Mingpeng Xia, Fengying Guan, Shaohui Fan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: ordinary kriging; geostatistical analysis; spatial variability; Moso bamboo

Online: 24 October 2016 (09:48:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0072.v1

Batch Fermentation Options for High Titer Bioethanol Production from a SPORL Pretreated Douglas-fir Forest Residue without Detoxification

Mingyan Yang, Hairui Ji, J.Y. ZHU

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: forest residue; pretreatment; liquefaction; enzymatic hydrolysis/saccharification; fermentation; high titer bioethanol; detoxification

Online: 8 August 2016 (10:39:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0322.v1

Comparative Analysis of Compiler Performances and Program Efficiency

Paul Tawo Bukie, Chinedu Leonard Udeze, Iwara Ofem Obono, Edim Bassey Edim

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: java virtual machine (jvm); high level programming languages; high performance computing (hpc); php framework; compiler

Online: 29 September 2019 (05:01:46 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201803.0273.v1

Resolution Enhancement in Phase Microscopy: a Review

Juanjuan Zheng, Vicente Micó, Peng Gao

Subject: Physical Sciences, Optics And Photonics Keywords: Quantitative phase microscopy; Digital holographic microscopy; lensless microscopy; resolution enhancement; space-bandwidth product

Online: 30 March 2018 (14:09:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0075.v1

Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning aspects of the Covid-19 outbreak

Beniamino Murgante

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Covid-19; Italy; Po-Valley; NOx; Pollution; Particles; Land Take; Spatial Diffusion Processes; LISA.

Online: 5 May 2020 (12:33:07 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0292.v1

A Critical Review of the Material Characteristics of Additive Manufactured IN718 for High Temperature Application

Ching Kiat Yong, Gregory J. Gibbons, Geoff West

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Biomaterials Keywords: laser powder bed fusion; Inconel 718; high temperature; material characterisation; laser shock peening

Online: 14 October 2020 (09:11:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0018.v1

Kriging with Unknown Variance Components for Regional Ionospheric Reconstruction

Ling Huang, Hongping Zhang, Peiliang Xu, Jianghui Geng, Cheng Wang, Jingnan Liu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: ionospheric delay, Kriging spatial interpolation, semivariogram, variance component estimation, CMONOC

Online: 2 December 2016 (17:13:10 CET)

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Ionospheric delay has been a critical issue that limits the accuracy of GNSS precise positioning and navigation for single-frequency users, especially in mid- and low-latitude regions where irregularity of ionosphere is often significant. Kriging spatial interpolation techniques have been recently introduced to model the spatial correlation and variability of ionosphere, which intrinsically assume that the ionosphere field is stochastically stationary but does not take the random observational errors into account. In this paper, by treating the spatial statistical information on ionosphere as prior knowledge and based on TEC semivariogram analysis, we use Kriging techniques to spatially interpolate TEC values. By assuming that the stochastic models of both the ionospheric signals and measurement errors are only known up to some unknown factors, we propose a new Kriging spatial interpolation method with unknown variance components for both the signals of ionosphere and TEC measurements. Variance component estimation has been integrated with Kriging to reconstruct regional ionospherical delay. The method has been applied to data from the Crustal Movement Observation Network of China (CMONOC) and compared with the ordinary Kriging and polynomial interpolations with spherical cap harmonic functions, polynomial functions and low-degree spherical harmonic functions. The results have shown that the interpolation accuracy of the new proposed method is better than the ordinary Kriging and polynomial interpolation by about 1.2 TECU and 0.7 TECU, respectively. The root mean squared error of the proposed new Kriging with variance components is within 1.5 TECU and is smaller than those from other methods under comparison by about 1 TECU. When compared with ionospheric grid points, the mean squared error of the proposed method is within 6 TECU and smaller than Kriging, indicating that the proposed method can produce more accurate ionospheric delays and better estimation accuracy.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0044.v1

Effect of Constitutive Equations on Prediction Accuracy for Springback in Cold Stamping of TRIP1180

Ki-Young Seo, Jae-Hong Kim, Hyun-Seok Lee, Ji Hoon Kim, Byung-Min Kim

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: advanced high strength steel; yield function; hardening model; springback; deformation mode

Online: 8 March 2017 (04:51:37 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0088.v1

Coupling Fine-Scale Root and Canopy Structure Using Ground-Based Remote Sensing

Brady S. Hardiman, Christopher M. Gough, John R. Butnor, Gil Bohrer, Matteo Detto, Peter S. Curtis

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: canopy; root; biomass; spatial wavelet coherence; radar; lidar

Online: 21 October 2016 (06:05:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0030.v1

Modeling Categorical Random Fields via Linear Bayesian Updating

Xiang Huang, Zhizhong Wang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Analysis Keywords: Bayesian updating; expert opinion; spatial classification; transition probability

Online: 14 July 2016 (11:54:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0023.v1

Observing---and Imaging---Active Galactic Nuclei with the Event Horizon Telescope

Vincent Fish, Kazunori Akiyama, Katherine Bouman, Andrew Chael, Michael Johnson, Sheperd Doeleman, Lindy Blackburn, John Wardle, William Freeman

Subject: Physical Sciences, Astronomy And Astrophysics Keywords: galaxies: jets---Galaxy: center---techniques: high angular resolution---techniques: image processing---techniques: interferometric

Online: 12 July 2016 (09:41:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0128.v1

The Precipitation Variations in the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau during 1961-2015

Guoning Wan, Meixue Yang, Zhaochen Liu, Xuejia Wang, Xiaowen Liang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Precipitation; Tibetan Plateau; trends; temporal-spatial distribution; hydrological cycle;

Online: 29 January 2017 (09:43:00 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0121.v1

Development of Propulsion Inverter Control System for High-Speed Maglev Based on LS-LSM

Jeong-Min Jo, Jin-Ho Lee, Young-Jae Han, Chang-Young Lee, Kwan-Sub Lee

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: high speed maglev; long-stator synchronous motor; propulsion inverter control system position estimator

Online: 26 January 2017 (08:58:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0403.v1

Rethinking on Cultural Sustainability in Architecture: A Reading on Projects of Behruz Çinici

Ikbal Ece Postalcı, Güldehan Fatma Atay

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Architecture Keywords: cultural sustainability, housing, spatial planning, resort village, Behruz Çinici

Online: 18 October 2018 (06:01:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0207.v1

Are spatial planning objectives reflected in the evolution of urban landscape patterns? A framework for the evaluation of spatial planning outcomes

Simona Raluca Gradinaru, Cristian Ioan Ioja, Ileana Pătru Stupariu, Anna M. Hersperger

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: planning evaluation, spatial planning objectives, urban landscape, spatial multi-criteria analysis, romania, switzerland

Online: 30 May 2017 (06:24:58 CEST)

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Working Paper REVIEW

Overview of HVDC Technology

Neville Watson

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: High Voltage Direct Current transmission (HVDC); Multi-terminal HVDC; Voltage Source Converter (CSC); Voltage Source Converter (VSC)

Online: 19 July 2020 (20:28:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0050.v1

Preparation and Evaluation of an Elusive Polymorph of Mefenamic Acid by High Pressure Techniques

Nasir Abbas, Iain Oswald, Colin R. Pulham

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Physical Chemistry Keywords: mefenamic acid; diamond anvil cell; high-pressure; polymorphism; high-pressure crystallization; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Online: 8 March 2017 (08:58:38 CET)

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Preprint CONFERENCE PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0011.v1

Examining the Spatio-temporal Dynamics of PM_2.5in Saudi Arabia Using Satellite-derived Data: A Cluster Study

Yusuf Aina, Elhadi Adam, Fethi Ahmed

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: satellite data; fine particulate matter; air pollution; geographic information system; health risks; spatial analysis; Saudi Arabia

Online: 1 December 2016 (15:25:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0074.v1

Novel Step-up DC-to-DC Converter with Isolated Transformer and Switched-Clamp Capacitor Techniques for Renewable Systems

Yong-Seng Wong, Jiann-Fuh Chen, Kuo-Bin Liu

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: high voltage gain; switch-clamp capacitor; DC–DC converter; renewable energy

Online: 18 October 2016 (09:45:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0219.v1

Mapping Informal Settlements in the Middle East Environment using an Object-Based Machine-Learning Approach

Ahmad Fallatah, Simon Jones, David Mitchell

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: informal settlement indicators; very high resolution (VHR); urbanisation; sustainable development goals; object-based image analysis (OBIA); machine learning (ML); random forest (RF)

Online: 12 September 2018 (12:32:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201702.0067.v1

Influences of Multiscale Land Cover Characteristics and Specific Conductivity on Fish Assemblages in the Nolichucky River Watershed, Tennessee

Hayley S. Gotwald, J. Brian Alford

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: spatial scale; CCA; indicator species analysis; land use; SWAT; bioassessment

Online: 17 February 2017 (07:33:16 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0395.v1

V483a – an Emerging Mutation Hotspot of Sars-Cov-2

Omar Ashwaq, Pratibha Manickavasagam, Sk Manirul Haque

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: Spike protein, V483A, substitution mutation, virus-host cell interaction, high transmission, infectivity.

Online: 17 September 2020 (10:43:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0122.v1

Performance Enhancement Techniques for Patch Antennas of Small Satellites

Zizung Yoon, Mayank Mayank, Enrico Stoll

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: satellite communication, antenna optimization, high gain antenna

Online: 3 March 2021 (09:59:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0081.v1

Development and Application of a Wireless Sensor for Space Charge Density Measurement in an Ultra-High-Voltage, Direct-Current Environment

Encheng Xin, Yong Ju, Haiwen Yuan

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: Ultra High-voltage direct-current (UHVDC); space charge density; energy consumption; wireless communication; Zigbee

Online: 20 October 2016 (06:02:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0084.v1

Spatial Movement of Urban Beggars in Denpasar City

Putu Indra Christiawan, I Gede Astra Wesnawa, Aprilia Riszi Indah Dewi Shara

Subject: Social Sciences, Geography, Planning And Development Keywords: urban beggars; spatial movement; socio-religious

Online: 9 May 2017 (11:04:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0556.v1

Super-Resolution of Sentinel-2 Images at 10m Resolution without Reference Images

Yunhe Li, Bo Li

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: super-resolution; generative adversarial network; Sentinel-2

Online: 21 April 2021 (08:25:54 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0016.v1

Long Term Monitoring of Ghana’s Forest Reserves Using Google Earth Engine

Jeff Dacosta Osei, S. A. Andam-Akorful, Edward Matthew Osei jnr

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: land cover; classification Spatial and temporal Analysis; forest cover; Google Earth Engine (GEE); MODIS; Landsat; NOAA AVHRR

Online: 2 September 2019 (04:51:15 CEST)

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Farm activities continued sand winning operations and the allocation of plots of land to prospective developers in Ghana pose a serious threat to the forest covers and lifespan of the Forest and game reserves. With all the positive add ups to the country from forests, Ghana has lost more than 33.7%(equivalent to 2,500,000 hectares) of its forest, since the early 1990s between 2005 and 2010, the rate of deforestation in Ghana was estimated at 2.19% per annum; the sixth highest deforestation rate globally for that period. This shows how important forest monitoring can be to the forestry commission in Ghana. Despite the frameworks which have been developed to help Ghana to protect and restore its forest resources, inadequate monitoring systems remain a barrier to effective implementation. In this study, Google earth engine was used to map and analyze the structural changes of forest cover using JavaScript to query and compute Landsat, MODIS and NOAA AVHRR satellite imageries of the study area (Ghana) with spatial resolutions 30m, 250m and 7km respectively. A supervised classification was performed on three multi-temporal satellite imageries and a total of six major land use and land cover classes were identified and mapped. By using random Forest-classification technique, from 1985 to 2018 recorded by NOAA AVHRR, forest cover has decreased by 66% and 2000 to 2018 recorded by Landsat and MODIS 61% and 47% respectively. A decrease in the forest has been as a result of anthropogenic activities in Ghana. A change detection analysis was performed on these images and it was noted that Ghana is losing forest reserves in every 5years. Overlay of the reserved forest of the 2000 and the classified map of 2018 shows vegetation changed during 2000-2018 remarkably. Therefore, forest-related institutions like the Forestry Commission can employ and use this monitoring system on Google Earth Engine for processing satellite images particularly Landsat, MODIS and NOAA AVHRR for forest cover monitoring and analysis for fast, efficient and reliable results.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0145.v1

Spatial Pattern Dynamics Analysis in Coastal Area Using Spatial Metric in Pekalongan, Indonesia

Ali Wijaya, Cahyono Susetyo, Azillatin Q. Diny, Danika H. Nabila, Rahel P. Pamungkas, Mohammad Hadikunnuha, Nursakti A. Pratomoatmojo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: spatial pattern; land use; spatial metric; aggregation; diversity

Online: 19 May 2017 (08:43:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201702.0099.v1

Advanced Glycation Endproducts form During Ovalbumin Digestion in the Presence of Fructose

Alejandro Gugliucci, Yasmin Bains, Russell Caccavello

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dietetics And Nutrition Keywords: ovalbumin, allergy; advanced glycation; fructose; fructositis; receptor for advanced glycation end products; inflammation; asthma; chlorogenic acid; Ilex paraguariensis; high fructose corn syrup

Online: 28 February 2017 (10:41:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0216.v1

A Dysbiotic Mycobiome Dominated by Candida albicans is Identified within Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Manosha Perera, Nezar Noor Al-hebshi, Irosha Perera, Deepak Ipe, Glen Ulett, David J. Speicher, Tsute Chen, Newell W. Johnson

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: 18S rRNA; fungi; mycobiome; carcinoma; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; microbiome; mouth; squamous cell

Online: 30 March 2017 (05:37:37 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0077.v1

Agro-Industrial Avocado (Persea americana) Waste Biorefinery

Anthony Mora-Sandí, Abigail Ramírez-González, Luis Castillo-Henríquez, Mary Lopretti-Correa, José Roberto Vega-Baudrit

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: biorefinery; bioprocess; agro-industry; high-value products; Avocado

Online: 2 April 2021 (15:35:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0426.v1

When water runs dry and temperature heats up: Understanding the mechanisms in rice tolerance to drought and high temperature stress conditions

Roel Rabara, Joseph Msanne, Marilyn Ferrer, Supratim Basu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: rice, abiotic stress, high temperature, drought, physiological responses, molecular mechanisms, systems biology

Online: 26 June 2018 (15:30:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0024.v1

Inflammatory Bacteriome Featuring Fusobacterium nucleatum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Identified in Association with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Nezar Noor Al-hebshi, Akram Thabet Nasher, Mohamed Yousef Maryoud, Husham E. Homeida, Tsute Chen, Ali Mohamed Idris, Newell W. Johnson

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: 16S rRNA; bacteria; bacteriome; carcinoma; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; microbiome; mouth; squamous cell

Online: 6 March 2017 (04:47:15 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0221.v1

Combination High Energy with Stability: Polynitrogen Explosives N14 and N18

Jifeng Chen, Yi Yu, Yuchuan Li, Siping Pang

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Physical Chemistry Keywords: N14; N18; density functional theory (DFT); high energy; stability

Online: 13 July 2018 (03:35:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0086.v1

Preconditioning of Spatial and Auditory Cues: Roles of the Hippocampus, Frontal Cortex, and Cue-directed Attention

Andrew Talk, Katrina Grasby, Tim Rawson, Jane Ebejer

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: sensory preconditioning; source memory; spatial learning; episodic memory

Online: 16 December 2016 (08:28:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0019.v1

A Model of Extracting Building from High Resolution Remote Sensing Image Based on Bayesian Convolutional Neural Networks

Xiaoxia Yang , Chengming Zhang, Shuai Gao, Fan Yu, Dejuan Song, Qingdi Wei, Yan Chen, Shouyi Wang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Analysis Keywords: high resolution remote sensing image; convolutional neural networks; full convolution networks; Bayesian convolutional neural networks; building extraction; conditional probability density function

Online: 3 January 2018 (04:46:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0084.v1

An Approach to Evaluating Light Pollution in Residential Zones: A Case Study of Beijing

Xueting Jin, Yu Li, Jinzhou Zhang, Ji Zheng, Huiping Liu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: light pollution; monitoring approach; spatial distribution; residential zone; Beijing

Online: 14 March 2017 (13:23:18 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201707.0072.v1

Three-Dimensional Modeling Interaction of Shock Wave with Fin at Mach 5

Amjad A. Pasha

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: high speed flows; shock wave; turbulent boundary layer; shock-unsteadiness; separation bubble; turbulence modeling; single fin

Online: 26 July 2017 (07:48:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0088.v2

Plasmonic Refractive Index Sensor with High Figure of Merit Based on Concentric-Rings Resonator

Zhaojian Zhang, Junbo Yang, Xin He, Jingjing Zhang, Jie Huang, Dingbo Chen, Yunxin Han

Subject: Physical Sciences, Optics And Photonics Keywords: plasmonic sensor; high figure of merit; concentric double rings resonator

Online: 20 December 2017 (10:07:32 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0415.v1

Monitoring Coronavirus COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic using GIS Dashboard: International and Indonesia Context

Edy Irwansyah, Widodo Budiharto, Danu Widhyatmoko, Achmad Istamar, Fepri Putra Panghurian

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Other Keywords: pandemic; covid-19; monitoring; GIS dashboard; emergency spatial support centre

Online: 19 August 2020 (11:48:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0120.v1

A Data Driven Approach to SAR Data Focusing

Cataldo Guaragnella, Tiziana D'Orazio

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: SAR system; efficient focusing of SAR data; Inverse problem; radar theory; remote sensing; SAR data focusing; phase shifts; satellite trajectory; spatial resolution; synthetic aperture radar; Geometry; Satellites; Ancillary Data; Singular Value Decomposition; Blind deconvolution; Signal Processing; Parameter estimation; Algorithm; Imaging; Phase estimation; Phase compensation; Computational modeling; Image resolution; Synthetic Aperture

Online: 6 July 2018 (15:29:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0166.v1

Bile acid detoxifying enzymes limit susceptibility to liver fibrosis in female SHRSP5/Dmcr rats fed with a high-fat-cholesterol diet

Husna Yetti, Hisao Naito, Yuan Yuan, Xiaofang Jia, Yumi Hayashi, Hazuki Tamada, Kazuya Kitamori, Katsumi Ikeda, Yukio Yamori, Tamie Nakajima

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: constitutive androstene receptor; cytochrome P450, fibrosis; gender difference; high-fat-cholesterol (HFC) diet; necrosis; stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive 5/Dmcr rats; sulfotransferase, pregnane X receptor; UGP-glucuronosyltransferase

Online: 23 May 2017 (07:54:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0179.v1

A Novel Range Compression Algorithm for The~Resolution Enhancement in GNSS-SAR

Yu Zheng, Yang Yang, Wu Chen

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: GNSS-SAR; global navigation satellite system; synthetic aperture radar; range compression; range resolution

Online: 23 March 2017 (09:20:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0105.v1

Mapping Built-Up Land with High Accuracy Using Fourier Transformation and Temporal Correction

Jinzhu Wang, Michalis Hadjikakou, Brett Bryan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: Built-up land; Fourier transformation; high-accuracy mapping; temporal correcti

Online: 4 December 2020 (11:58:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0062.v1

Prognostic Significance of High Survivin Expression in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Pingping Xu, Jiajia Lin, Qi Lin, Dexiang Zhu, Wentao Tang, Zhengchuan Niu, Mi Jian, Yanru Wang, Chunmin Liang, Jianmin Xu

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Gastroenterology And Hepatology Keywords: survivin; high expression; gastrointestinal cancer; prognostic

Online: 11 April 2017 (10:51:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0209.v1

UAV Remote Sensing for Biodiversity Monitoring: Are Forest Canopy Gaps Good Covariates?

Martin B. Bagaram, Diego Giuliarelli, Gherardo Chirici, Francesca Giannetti, Anna Barbati

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: Unmanned Aerial systems (UAS); , RGB high resolution imagery; forest canopy gaps; understorey; vertical species diversity; microhabitat-bearing trees; contrast split segmentation; drone

Online: 12 July 2018 (05:36:22 CEST)

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Forest canopy gaps are important for the ecosystem dynamics. Depending on tree species, small canopy openings might be also associated to intra-crown porosity and to space between crowns. Yet, little is known on the relationships between the fine-scaled pattern of canopy openings and biodiversity features. This research explored the possibility of i)- mapping forest canopy gaps from a very high resolution orthomosaic (10 cm), processed from a versatile imaging platform such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), ii)- to derive patch metrics that can be tested as covariates of variables of interest for forest biodiversity monitoring. This is attempted in a test area of 240 ha covered by temperate deciduous forest types in Central Italy and containing 50 forest inventory plots of about 530 m². Correlation and linear regression techniques were used to explore relationships between patch metrics and understorey (density, development and species diversity) or forest habitat biodiversity variables (density of micro-habitat bearing trees, vertical species profile, tree species diversity). The results revealed that small openings in the canopy cover (75% smaller than 7 m²) can be faithfully extracted from UAV RGB imagery, using the red band and contrast split segmentation. Highest correlations were observed in the mixed forest (beech and turkey oak), while beech forest had the poorest ones and turkey oak forest displayed intermediate results. Moderate to strong linear relationships were found between gap metrics and understorey variables in mixed forest type, with adjusted R² from linear regression ranging from 0.52 to 0.87. Equally good results, in the same forest types, were observed for forest habitat biodiversity variables (0.52<adjusted R²<0.79) with highest values found for density of trees with microhabitats and vertical species profile. In conclusion, this research highlights that UAV remote sensing can potentially provide covariate surfaces of variables of interest for forest biodiversity monitoring, conventionally collected in forest inventory plots. By integrating the two sources of data, these variables can be mapped over small forest areas with satisfactory levels of accuracy, at a much higher spatial resolution than would be possible by field-based forest inventory solely.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0001.v1

A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing

José Trinidad Guillen Bonilla, Alex Guillén-Bonilla, Rodríguez-Betancourtt Veronica M., Héctor Guillen Bonilla, Antonio Casillas Zamora

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Quasi-distributed sensor; Low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer; Sensor simulation; Frequency-domain multiplexing and resolution vs. signal-to-noise ratio

Online: 3 April 2017 (15:56:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0262.v1

On the Computation of the Dispersion Diagram of Symmetric Periodic One-dimensional Structures

Francisco Mesa, Raul Rodriguez-Berral, Francisco Medina

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: periodic structures; dipersion relation; high-order coupling; glide symmetry

Online: 16 July 2018 (08:36:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0007.v2

An Approach to Detecting and Mapping Individual Fruit Trees Integrated YOLOv5 with UAV Remote Sensing

Yongzhu Xiong, Xiaofeng Zeng, Yankui Chen, Jiawen Liao, Weiqian Lai, Mingyong Zhu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: individual fruit tree (IFT); individual pomelo tree (IPT) detection; deep learning; transfer learning; YOLOv5; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); spatial distribution

Online: 4 April 2022 (13:35:43 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0066.v1

Impacts of Salinity Intrusion in Community Health: A Review of Effectiveness of Adaptation Measures to Decrease Drinking Water Sodium (DWS) from Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

Mashura Shammi, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Bodrud-Doza

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: salinity; drinking water sodium (DWS), high blood pressure; maternal health; pond sand filter (PSF)

Online: 8 January 2019 (11:26:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0028.v1

A Segment-Based Trajectory Similarity Measure in the Urban Transportation Systems

Yingchi Mao, Haishi Zhong, Xianjian Xiao, Xiaofang Li

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: GPS trajectory; GPS sensor; trajectory similarity measure; spatial-temporal data

Online: 6 March 2017 (06:51:37 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0175.v1

Spatial Pattern of Traffic Induced Carbon Monoxide and Potential Health Risk in Karachi

Imran Ahmed Khan, Mudassar Hassan Arsalan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: carbon monoxide; COHb; air pollution; GIS interpolation; spatial analysis; respiratory diseases

Online: 27 November 2017 (09:13:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201702.0042.v1

Fundamental Study on the Development of Sprayed High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites for Impact-Blast Resistant

Yun-Wang Choi, Byung-Keol Choi, Sung-Rok Oh, Man-Seok Park

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: high volume fly ash, high fluidity concrete, early strength, field application

Online: 13 February 2017 (11:44:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0488.v1

Heartbeat Abnormality Detection using Machine Learning Models and Rate Variability (HRV) Data

Pratik Vyas, Diptangshu Pandit

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: heart rate variability; machine learning; abnormality detection; window shifting; high accuracy prediction

Online: 25 July 2018 (14:22:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0154.v1

Disturbance Elimination for Partial Discharge Detection in Spacer of Gas-Insulated Switchgears

Guoming Wang, Gyung-Suk Kil, Hong-Keun Ji , Jong-Hyuk Lee

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: partial discharge; gas-insulated switchgears; spacer; capacitive component; wavelet transform; multi-resolution analysis

Online: 24 October 2017 (04:47:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0258.v2

A Multi-Resolution Approach for Audio Classification

Sergey Voronin, Alexander Grushin

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: audio classification; multi-resolution analysis; LSTM; auto-ml

Online: 19 July 2018 (05:53:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0172.v1

Augmented Smart Cities Integrating Sensor Web and Spatial Data Infrastructure (SmaCiSENS)

Devanjan Bhattacharya, Marco Painho

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: spatial data infrastructure; sensor web; geographical information system; smart cities; knowledge based system; expert system; spatial technologies

Online: 27 November 2017 (07:49:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0576.v1

Investigation of Heat and Pressure Treatments on Almond Protein Stability and Immunoreactivity after Simulated Human Digestion

Elisabetta De Angelis, Simona L. Bavaro, Graziana Forte, Rosa Pilolli, Linda Monaci

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: almond; thermal/pressure treatment; autoclave; food allergens; high resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS); immunoreactivity reduction; in vitro digestion

Online: 29 September 2018 (04:23:32 CEST)

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Almond is worldwide consumed and renowned as a valuable healthy food. In spite of this, it is also a potent source of allergenic proteins able to trigger several mild to life-threatening immunoreactions. Food processing proved to alter biochemical characteristics of proteins, thus affecting the respective allergenicity. In this paper we investigated the effect of autoclaving, preceded or not by a hydration step, on the biochemical and immunological properties of almond proteins. Any variation in the stability and immunoreactivity of almond proteins extracted from the treated materials, were evaluated by total protein quantification, ELISA assay and protein profiling by electrophoresis-based separation (SDS-PAGE). The autoclaving alone was found to weakly affect almond proteins stability, despite what observed for the combination of hydration and autoclaving, which resulted in a loss of approximately 70% of total protein content compared to untreated sample, and in a final negligible immunoreactivity, as well. The final SDS-PAGE protein pattern recorded for almonds hydrated and autoclaved disclosed significant changes. In addition, the same samples were further submitted to in vitro simulated gastro-duodenal (GI) digestion to evaluate potential changes induced by these processing on allergens digestibility. Digestion products were identified by HPLC-HRMS/MS analysis followed by software-based data mining, and complementary information were provided by analyzing the proteolytic fragments lower that 6 kDa in size. The autoclave based treatment was found not to alter the allergens digestibility, whereas an increased susceptibility to proteolytic action of digestive enzymes was observed in almonds subjected to the combination of prehydration and autoclaving. Finally, the residual immunoreactivity of the GI resistant peptides was investigated in-silico by bioinformatic tools, confirming that by following both approaches, no epitopes survived the almond digestion, thus demonstrating the potential effectiveness of these treatments to reduce almond allergenicity.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0671.v1

Flexibility Versus Certainty in Planning: A Critical Review of Cross-Boundary Spatial Planning Systems and Practices

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Online: 28 June 2021 (14:51:05 CEST)

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Impact of Shear Zone on Rockburst in the Deep Neelum-Jehlum Hydropower Tunnel: A Numerical Modeling Approach

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Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: deep tunnel, high stresses, shear zone, rockburst, energy released

Online: 12 June 2018 (14:12:56 CEST)

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Discrete Particle Method for Simulating Hypervelocity Impact Phenomena

Erkai Watson, Martin O. Steinhauser

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: discrete element method; hypervelocity impact; debris cloud; fragmentation; space debris; multiscale modeling; computer simulation; high performance computing

Online: 23 December 2016 (10:21:21 CET)

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Spatial Pattern Dynamics Analysis at Coastal Area Using Spatial Metric in Pekalongan, Indonesia

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Online: 19 May 2017 (16:21:11 CEST)

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