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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.2031.v1

The Impact of Hormesis, Neuronal Stress Response, and Reproduction, Upon Clinical Ageing: A Narrative Review

Marios Kyriazis, Lama Sawas, Tatiana Orlova

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Aging Keywords: Hormesis; neuronal stress response; neuron-germline communication; neuron-germline conflict; cognitive challenges; enriched environment; age-related degeneration.

Online: 29 June 2023 (02:42:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0906.v1

Age and Density of Mated Females Affect Dispersal Strategies in a Spider Mite

Peng Zhou, Xiong Z. He, Chen Chen, Qiao Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: age-specific reproduction; population density; resource competition; dispersal probability; dispersal distance

Online: 15 April 2024 (05:46:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1696.v1

Age and Generalized Trust in the United States: What Do WVS Data Say?

Ya'akov M, Bayer

Subject: Social Sciences, Decision Sciences Keywords: trust; age

Online: 26 September 2023 (05:15:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0237.v1

Incidence and Risk Factors for Cerebrovascular-Specific Mortality in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Registry-Based Cohort Study Involving 563298 Patients

Wei Huang, Ming Tang, Yun-Liang Chen, Tao-Lan Zhang, Tao Hong, Jing Li, Guo-Hua Lv, Yiguo Yan, Zhi-Hua Ouyang, Mingxiang Zou

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Cerebrovascular-specific mortality; Cerebrovascular-specific diseases; Incidence; Risk factors

Online: 12 November 2021 (16:47:45 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1387.v2

Uncovering the Blueprint of Aging: How Aging Causes Late-Life Disease

Carina Kern, Justin Stebbing

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Aging Keywords: ageing; age-related disease; antagonistic pleiotropy; biological constraint; hyperfunction; hypofunction; programmatic ageing; trade-off ;

Online: 23 November 2023 (04:05:44 CET)

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The evolutionary theory of aging, particularly antagonistic pleiotropy (AP), provides an account of the ultimate origins of aging. What remains unclear is the nature of the proximate mechanisms by which AP gives rise to diseases of aging, like cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Damage-centric theories focusing on loss of genetic and cellular function have been proposed, as well as programmatic theories focusing on unwanted gene and cellular function. The latter include the hyperfunction and developmental theory that view aging as the futile continuation, or run-on, of growth and developmental programmes into later life. Yet neither type of theory has performed well in explaining late-life disease aetiology, particularly with respect to disease onset, presentation and progression. What is proposed here in this review is a new programmatic theory of aging. We argue that the emergence of many specific diseases may involve quasi-programmes that are not the result of run-on, but rather are triggered by other factors in late life. Such triggers may be non-programmatic (e.g. infection, mechanical injury) or programmatic. Moreover, the consequent pre-pathological and pathological changes may in some cases trigger further changes, leading to futile and destructive cascades of quasi-programmes and pathology. The origins of triggered quasi-programmes can be traced to biological constraint i.e. the inability of organisms to optimise all functions at once. And, to some extent, the new theory presented here revises the understanding of AP. That is, because any gene can be triggered in an erroneous manner, every gene is potentially an AP gene that risks pathology, though level of risk varies according to constraint. To help validate the theory, we test it against several complex diseases of aging. The new model in this review attempts to provide a blueprint understanding that, to a certain extent, closes the gap in the causal chain of events between evolutionary causes of aging and the aetiology of age-related diseases. It also helps to explain why certain disorders mimic accelerated aging and how interventions, such as the suppression of IIS and mTOR retard many aspects of aging; notably, though, unlike prior programmatic theories, the new theory is not mTOR-centric. Finally, it provides new perspectives on possible treatment of aging.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0081.v2

Measuring Independent and Controlled Effects of Age at Marriage and Age at First Birth on Completed Family Size among women aged 45-59 in Zambia

Nkuye Moyo, Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo, Xiaochun Qiao, Jilei Wu, Xiaoying Zheng

Subject: Social Sciences, Demography Keywords: age at first marriage; age at first birth; completed family size; fertility

Online: 13 October 2020 (14:17:28 CEST)

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Background The link between age at marriage and first birth in explaining completed family size is not always direct, due to heterogeneity in circumstances, that compel individual women to marry or initiate childbearing at a particular age. We analyzed data for 1020 women aged 45-49 in 2014 of the 1965-1969 birth cohort from the 2013-14 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). Methods We fitted a bivariate and multivariate multinomial logistic regression to establish the relationship between a mother’s age at first marriage and at first birth on completed family size (CFS). Chi-square test of proportions measuring differences in proportions and relative risk ratios (RRR) with confidence intervals at 95% are reported. Results Our results show that the average CFS was 6.7 (95% CI: 6.5 – 6.9) among women completing their reproductive span in 2014 with mean age at first marriage and birth being 18.3 years (95% CI: 18.0 – 18.5) and 18.9 years (95% CI: 18.7 – 19.1) respectively. Women marrying at younger ages and having their first birth at younger ages were more likely (RRR: 1.187; 95% CI: 1.138-1.239 and RRR: 0.195; 95% CI: 0.074-0.511 respectively) to have higher CFS than their compatriots that initiated both marriage and childbearing at or after age 22 controlling for covariates as presented in the controlled model. The independent effects model shows that the risk of having 1-3 children compared to 6 or more children was lower (RRR: 0.073; 95% CI: 0.009-0.611; RRR: 0.136; 95% CI: 0,046-0.402 and RRR: 0.421; 05% CI: 0.135-1.312) for women whose ages at first marriage were <15, 15-18 and 19-21 respectively relative to 22+. Women with 1-3 children were 2.5 times more likely to use contraception than women with 6 or more children. Conclusion Having no education, being a rural resident and having a medium household wealth all increase the risk of having higher CFS. Women that marry before age 19 have a higher likelihood of having 6 or more children by the end of their reproductive period. The study concludes that apart from a woman’s age at first marriage and first birth, a complex network of factors interact to determined CFS.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1898.v1

Regional-Scale Paleo–Proterozoic Heating Event on Archean Acasta Gneisses in Slave Province, Canada: Insights from K–Ar and 40Ar/39Ar Chronology

Megumi Sato, Hironobu Hyodo, Kei Sugiura, Tatsuki Tsujimori, Tetsumaru Itaya

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geochemistry And Petrology Keywords: K-Ar age; 40Ar/39Ar age; biotite; amphibole; Acasta gneiss; Wopmay orogen; Canada

Online: 26 December 2023 (07:47:18 CET)

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Slave Province in Canada is an Archean granite-supracrustal terrane at the northwestern corner of the Canadian Shield. It is bordered by the Thelon–Taltson orogen (2.0 to 1.9 Ga) to the south-east and the Wopmay orogen (1.9 to 1.8 Ga) to the west. Acasta gneisses exposed in the western-most Slave province and the Wopmay rocks close to the gneisses were collected systematically for K-Ar and laser step-heating 40Ar /39Ar analyses of the biotite and amphibole. The K-Ar biotite ag-es of the four Wopmay samples range from 1816 ± 18 Ma to 1854 ± 26 Ma, which is within the reported U-Pb zircon age range of the Wopmay orogen. The K-Ar biotite ages of the fifteen Acasta gneisses range from 1779 ± 25 Ma to 1877 ± 26 Ma, except for a younger sample (1711 ± 25 Ma). The 40Ar/39Ar biotite analyses of the three samples from the Wopmay orogen give the plateau ages of 1826 ± 21 Ma, 1886 ± 13 Ma, and 1870 ± 18 Ma. On the other hand, the 40Ar/39Ar analyses of the biotite crystals from the Acasta gneiss show a variety of ages. Three samples show the plateau ages of 1877 ± 8 Ma, 1935 ± 14 Ma, and 1951 ± 11 Ma. These plateau ages are a little older than the total gas ages. The 40Ar/39Ar analyses of the amphibole crystals show more varied age rela-tions. The two samples show consistent age relations between the plateau ages (1814 ± 22 Ma and 1964 ± 12 Ma) and the total gas ages (1789 ± 23 Ma and 1967 ± 11 Ma), respectively. Some sam-ples have the apparent old age of 2000 Ma in the middle temperature fractions. These old frac-tions are due to that the originally existed amphibole crystals formed in Archean were affected by the thermal events during the Wopmay orogeny. but did not fully reset. The results suggest that the K-Ar system ages of the biotite and amphibole of the Archean Acasta gneiss that is aged from 4200 to 2600 Ma of zircon U-Pb ages were rejuvenated in the Paleo–Proterozoic ages. The heat source that rejuvenated the K-Ar system ages may have arisen due to the asthenospheric intrusion into the wedge mantle, which took place because of the subduction rollback.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0053.v1

Evaluation of Equine Fecal Egg Count Tests for Accurate Monitoring of Anthelmintic Resistance

Manigandan Lejeune, Sabine Mann, Holly White, Danielle Maguire, Jaime Hazard, Rebecca Young, Charles Stone, Doug Antczak, Dwight Bowman

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Parasitology Keywords: Equine strongyle; Fecal Egg Count; FEC; modified McMaster; Mini-FLOTAC; Wisconsin floatation; sugar 1.33 specific gravity; NaNO3 1.33 specific gravity; NaCl 1.20 specific gravity; ZnSO4 1.18 specific gravity; AAEP; anthelmintic resistance; FEC gold standard

Online: 1 August 2023 (10:32:58 CEST)

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Parasite control strategies such as blanket anthelmintic treatment of all horses in a herd or interval treatment regimen based on egg reappearance remain widely followed practices for the last several decades. These practices have resulted in the fast emergence of resistance in equine strongyles to all major classes of drugs on the market. In this regard, the guidelines set by the American Association of Equine Practitioners advocate evidence-based strongyle control in horses. It recommends targeted treatment of all heavy egg shedders [> 500 eggs per gram (EPG) of feces] while the low shedders (0-200 EPG) are left untreated to maintain susceptible parasite refugia in a herd. As 50-75% of adult horses in a herd are low shedders, preventing them from unnecessary anthelmintic exposure is critical to tackling resistance. There are various fecal egg count (FEC) techniques with many modifications and variations in use, but none is identified as a gold standard and methods comparison studies are lacking. We hypothesized that the diagnostic performance of commonly used quantitation methodologies differs and the FEC methods must be evaluated to determine the gold standard. In this regard, we performed methods comparison studies using polystyrene beads with size and specific gravity comparable to strongyle eggs, as proxy. The linearity of 12 commonly used FEC methodologies (3 techniques with 4 different solutions) was studied using bead standards in the clinically applicable range (63 to 1,000) to determine their suitability for strongyle egg counts. Deming regression analysis identified Mini-FLOTAC with sugar (specific gravity 1.33) as the test with the greatest coefficient of determination. All tests underestimated the true bead count, and we determined a correction factor (CF) for each test to estimate the true count. CF negates the preference for a gold standard test. Finally, we analyzed the validity of CF for 5 tests with R2>0.95 to accurately quantify strongyle eggs from 40 different horses. Overall, this study identified methodologies with the highest diagnostic performance and the limitations to standardizing routine FEC tests to promote uniformity in implementing AAEP parasite control guidelines.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1690.v1

Patient Specific Instrumentation with Laser Guide Navigated THA: Clinical and CT Evaluation of the First 100 Cases

Leonardo Previ, Edoardo Viglietta, Veronica Giuliani, Federico Corsetti, Andrea Redler, Attilio Speranza, Angelo De Carli, Raffaele Iorio

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: hip-spine; planning; THA; patient-specific

Online: 24 August 2023 (04:01:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0369.v1

Domain-Specific Languages for Workflows.A Systematic Literature Review

Akif Quddus Khan

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: WorkflowDSL, DSL, Domain-Specific Language, Workflow.

Online: 19 November 2021 (15:08:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0118.v3

New Explanation for the Mpemba effect

Ilias Tyrovolas

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Physical Chemistry Keywords: entropy; hydrogen bond network; specific heat

Online: 28 February 2020 (13:32:36 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0273.v1

Health concerns of various nanoparticles: A review of their in vitro and in vivo toxicity

Marziyeh Ajdari, Mohammad Moosavi, Marweh Rahmati, Mojtaba Falahati, Mohammad Mahboubi, Ali Mandegary, Saranaz Jangjoo, Reza Mohammadinejad, Rajender S. Varma

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Nanotechnology Keywords: Nanoparticles; Toxicological effects; Organ-specific effects

Online: 18 June 2018 (15:32:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0407.v1

Novel Whole-Cell Inactivated Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Microparticle Vaccine Formulation in Microneedles for Transdermal Immunization

Rikhav P. Gala, Rokon Uz Zaman, Martin J. D'Souza, Susu M. Zughaier

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: neisseria gonorrhoeae; gonorrhea; vaccine; microneedle; skin patch; nanotechnology; antigen-specific antibody; antigen-specific CD4 T lymphocytes

Online: 23 July 2018 (09:43:29 CEST)

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a strict human pathogen responsible for more than 100 million new sexually transmitted infections worldwide each year. Due to the global emergence of antibiotic resistance, the CDC recently listed N. gonorrhoeae as an urgent threat to public health. No vaccine is available in spite of the huge disease burden and the possibility of untreatable gonorrhea. The aim of this study is to investigate the immunogenicity of a novel whole-cell based inactivated gonococcal microparticle vaccine formulation loaded in dissolvable microneedles for transdermal administration. The nanotechnology-based vaccine formulation consists of inactivated whole-cell gonococci strain CDC-F62, spray dried and encapsulated into biodegradable cross-linked albumin matrix with sustained slow antigen release. The dry vaccine nanoparticles were then loaded in a dissolvable microneedle skin patch for transdermal delivery. The efficacy of the whole-cell microparticles vaccine formulation loaded in microneedles was assessed in vitro using dendritic ,cells and macrophages as well as in vivo mouse model. Antibody titers were measured using an ELISA and antigen-specific T lymphocytes were assessed in spleens and lymph nodes. Here we report that whole-cell based gonococcal microparticle vaccine loaded in dissolvable microneedles for transdermal administration induced significant increase in antigen-specific IgG antibody titers and antigen-specific CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes in mice compared to gonococcal antigens in solution or empty microneedles. Significant increase in antigen-specific IgG antibody levels was observed at end of week 2 in groups that received the vaccine compared to the group receiving empty nanoparticles. The advantages of using formalin-fixed whole-cell gonococci that all immunogenic epitopes are covered and preserved from degradation. The spherical shaped micro and nanoparticles are biological mimics of gonococci, therefore present to the immune system as invaders but without the ability to suppress adaptive immunity. In conclusion, the transdermal delivery of microparticles vaccine via a microneedle patch was shown to be an effective system for vaccine delivery. The novel gonorrhea nanovaccine is cheap to produce in a stable dry powder and can be delivered in microneedle skin patch obviating the need for needle use or the cold chain.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1760.v1

Precise Detection and Transcriptomic Concordant Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells from Prostate Cancer

Hyungseok Cho, Ki-Ho Han, Jae-Seung Chung, Seok-Soo Byun, Jae Il Chung, Won Ik Seo, Chan Ho Lee

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Urology And Nephrology Keywords: prostate cancer; circulating tumor cells; lateral magnetophoresis; prostate-specific antigen; prostate-specific membrane antigen; biomarker; liquid biopsy

Online: 27 October 2023 (08:17:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1836.v3

The Combination of Binding-Avidity of Ovomucoid-Specific IgE Antibody and Specific IgG4 Antibody Can Predict Positive Outcome of Oral Food Challenge during Stepwise Slow Oral Immunotherapy in Children with Hen’s Egg Allergy

Shoichiro Taniuchi, Rika Sakai, Takashi Nishida, Meguru Goma, Masatoshi Mitomori, Aya Imaide, Masahiro Enomoto, Masamitsu Nishino, Yo Okizuka, Hiroshi Kido

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: oral immunotherapy; hen’s egg allergy; IgE binding-avidity; ovomucoid specific IgE; ovomucoid specific IgG4; oral food challenge

Online: 31 May 2023 (02:28:20 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0761.v1

A Narrative Review on a Deep Understanding of the Dominant Physiological Energy Systems in Basketball and the Importance of Specificity and Uniqueness in Measuring Basketball Players

Asaf Shalom, Roni Gottlieb, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Julio Calleja-González

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: physiology; basketball; testing; explosive; unique; specific movements

Online: 12 October 2023 (05:32:49 CEST)

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Preprint TECHNICAL NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0289.v1

Profitability assessment of precision agriculture applications – a step forward in farm management

Christos Karydas, Myrto Chatziantoniou, Ourania Tremma, Alexandros Milios, Kostas Stamkopoulos, Vangelis Vassiliadis, Spiros Mourelatos

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: precision agriculture; site-specific fertilization; ifarma; PreFer

Online: 5 July 2023 (11:26:58 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0305.v1

National and Ethnic Mutation Frequency Databases: Cross Comparison and Future Direction

Shumaila Khan, Mehmood Alam, Shahnaz Khan, Wahab Khan, Ihsan Rabbi, Iqbal Qasim

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: genetic databases; mutation disorders; ethnic specific databases

Online: 17 February 2023 (07:59:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0602.v1

Design and Performance Test of the Coffee Bean Classifier

Ansar Ansar, Sukmawaty Sukmawaty, Murad Murad, Surya Abdul Muttalib, Riyan Hadi Putra, Abdurrahim Abdurrahim

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: classifier; coffee beans; efficiency; specific energy; sieves

Online: 24 June 2021 (11:22:48 CEST)

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Preprint SHORT NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2223.v1

Breaking Back and Bones: A Review on Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture

Leon Phoon, Dev Desai, Vismit Gami

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: Osteoporosis; Spinal Column; Fracture; Age; Treatment

Online: 29 December 2023 (11:57:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0519.v1

The Effect on HbA1c Levels of Age and Gender in Adults Without Diabetes Mellitus

Gülşen Şener, Esra Deniz Kahvecioğlu, Başak Can, Alper Gümüş, Semih Beyazıt Yeşil, Betül Evran

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Endocrinology And Metabolism Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; HbA1c; gender; age; correlation

Online: 28 February 2023 (10:39:45 CET)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0386.v1

Causes and Treatment of Hypoxia During Total Hip Arthroplasty in Elderly Patients: Case Report

Jae Young Ji, Jin Hun Chung, Nan Seol Kim, Yong Han Seo, Ho Soon Jung, Hea Rim Chun, Hyung Yoon Gong, Woo Jong Kim, Jae Min Ahn, Yu Jun Park

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine Keywords: Atelectasis; Hypoxia; Old age; Spontaneous respiration

Online: 26 October 2021 (12:36:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0245.v1

Post Vaccination Titers of Serum Anti-Diphtheria in Indonesian Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Gatot Soegiarto, Diksi Novritasari, Ari Baskoro, Deasy Fetarayani, Wita Kartika Nurani

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Age; Antibody titers; Diphtheria; Immunosenescence; Vaccine

Online: 12 July 2021 (11:33:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0501.v1

Age-dependent Non-silent Somatic Mutation with Transcriptomic Landscape and Prognosis of Lower Grade Glioma

YoungJoon Park, JeongMan Park, Ju Won Ahn, JeongMin Sim, Su Jung Kang, Suwan Kim, Sojung Hwang, Kyoung Su Sung, Jaejoon Lim

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: age; glioma; mutation; TCGA; transcriptomic analysis

Online: 23 February 2021 (08:16:52 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0029.v1

Gender, Age, Year of Course and Faculty: Factors Influencing the Risk of Eating Disorders

María-Camino Escolar-Llamazares, María-Ángeles Martínez-Martín, María-Begoña Medina-Gómez, María-Yolanda González-Alonso, Elvira Mercado-Val, Fernando Lara-Ortega

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: eating disorder; gender; age; university degree

Online: 1 February 2021 (12:58:08 CET)

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Preprint EDITORIAL | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0130.v1

What Is the Main Cause of Cancer?

Miguel López-Lázaro

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: carcinogenesis; cancer; age distribution of cancer

Online: 11 August 2016 (11:40:40 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1054.v1

Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy, a Possible Guide to Individualized Management

Diana-Aurora Arnautu, Octavian-Marius Cretu, Daniel Florin Lighezan, Minodora Andor, Ioana Citu, Dragoș Cozma, Brenda-Cristiana Bernad, Adrian-Pavel Trifa, Diana Lighezan, Elena-Silvia Bernad, Dragos Catalin Jianu, Cristian Oancea, Ioan-Radu Lala, Sergiu-Florin Arnautu, Mirela-Cleopatra Tomescu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: dilated cardiomyopathy; genetics; heart failure; genotype - specific therapy

Online: 16 April 2024 (15:53:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0923.v1

A New Landscape for Southwest Ozark Missouri Woodlands?

Akeem Ajao, Sanjeev Sharma, D Alexander Wait, Puskar Khanal

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Ecology Keywords: woodland; regression; t-test; specific leaf weight; decomposition

Online: 18 February 2024 (11:49:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1487.v1

Comprehensive Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of African Swine Fever in Romanian Swine: Insights into Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Strategies

Andrei Ungur, Andras-Laszlo Nagy, Cornel Cătoi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine Keywords: African Swine Fever; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Tissue-specific prevalence

Online: 23 November 2023 (08:42:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0536.v1

Serum Specific Immunoglubulin E: Major Determinant for Accessing Sensitivity for Various Pediatric Allergies in North India

Swati Gupta, Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Vigyan Mishra, Hridayesh Prakash

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Pediatric Allergy. Specific IgE; Skin prick test; allergens

Online: 7 August 2023 (10:46:46 CEST)

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High prevalence of allergic disorders in Indian pediatric patients demands early diagnosis of allergens so that appropriate allergen avoidance methods, pharmacotherapy or immunotherapy can be provided in time to avoid the worsening of symptoms due to triggers. In this context, identification of the most prevalent aeroallergens in a given area is critical for diagnosis and treatment of various allergic reactions especially in case of rhino-conjunctivitis and asthma. The specific diagnosis of IgE mediated allergy is usually based on the correlation between the clinical history and signs and symptoms endorsed by the diagnostic tests. Skin prick tests are the gold standard however has some limitation. In view of this, the aim of this study was to assess the significance of ImmunoCAP assay for assessing serum specific IgE levels, available in India, against skin prick test by standardized allergens, for the diagnosis of allergic sensitization. A single-center observational study was conducted at tertiary care corporate hospitals in North India from 2017-2020. Patients with self-reported allergic symptoms or whose symptoms were suspected for allergies were tested for the type of sensitization using skin prick test (SPT) after their consents followed by ImmunoCAP based quantification of serum specific IgE levels. A total of 256 (95.9%) pediatric patients were analyzed in the study and were analysed. The patients were most commonly (30% patients) sensitized to D. farinae (173 [67.6%]), D. pteronyssinus (174 [68.0%]), Acarus siro (93 [36.3%]), Lepidoglyphus destructor (96 [37.5%]), Plantago lanceolata (Engl.). The ROC curve of Bermuda grass shows that the AUC of serum-specific IgE is larger than that of SPT (1.000 / 0.881). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of serum-specific IgE reference method resulted in the largest AUC of all the allergens taken into consideration (0.711 / 1.000) compared to those of SPT (0.589 / 1.000). These results revealed that serum-specific IgE is more reliable method over prick test for accessing the sensitivity of patient for various allergens. This study may be helpful in performing early diagnosis of allergies as well as in taking appropriate preventive measures for managing life threatening allergic reactions

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0167.v1

Preparation and Characterization of a Glycyrrhizic Acid-Based Drug Delivery System for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy

Ekaterina Pashkina, Veronika Evseenko, Natalya Dumchenko, Maxim Zelikman, Alina Aktanova, Maria Bykova, Mikhail Khvostov, Aleksandr Dushkin, Vladimir Kozlov

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: drug delivery; allergen; glycyrrhizic acid; allergen-specific immunotherapy

Online: 10 December 2021 (08:50:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0110.v1

Effects of Sex and 17β-Estradiol on Cardiac Fibroblast Morphology and Signaling Activities in vitro

Kelsey Watts, Will Richardson

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: cardiac fibroblasts; sex-specific; estrogen; fibrosis; heart failure

Online: 6 September 2021 (17:24:51 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Artiﬁcial Neural Network for Uncertainty Quantiﬁcation in RF Radiation Modeling with High-Dimensional Data

Xi Cheng, Clement Henry, Francesco Andriulli, Christian Person, Joe Wiart

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Mathematics Keywords: artificial neural networks; uncertainty quantification; specific absorption rate

Online: 6 March 2020 (02:57:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.2104.v1

A New Species of Hemilauxania Hennig (Lauxaniidae) from the Lower Eocene Oise Amber—The Oldest Record of Schizophora (Diptera)?

Jindřich Roháček, Christel Hoffeins

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: extinct lauxaniid flies; age of Acalyptratae; Paleogene

Online: 29 September 2023 (10:57:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1739.v1

Effects of Age and Season on Blood Parameters of Domesticated Giant Pandas

Ruijie Jiang, Xinyi Zhang, Kai Fan, Maohua Xia, Sufen Zhao, Yunsheng Wang, Tianchun Pu, Chenglin Zhang, Zhong Wu, Haihong Xu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: giant pandas; seasonal; age; blood Indices; hemorheology

Online: 24 August 2023 (10:10:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.2052.v1

Artificial Intelligence Prediction of Gestational Age of Fetal in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging versus ultrasound Using three different Biometric Measurements

Farzan Vahedifard, Xuchu Liu, Kranthi K. Marathu, Mehmet Kocak, H. Asher Ai, Mark P. Supanich, Seth Adler, Shehbaz M. Ansari, Melih Akyuz, Jubril O. Adepoju, Sharon Byrd

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology And Child Health Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Gestational Age; Fetal Brain; MRI

Online: 31 July 2023 (03:07:23 CEST)

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Abstract: Accurately predicting a fetus's gestational age (GA) is of utmost importance in prenatal care. This study aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can automatically predict GA using biometric measurements derived from fetal brain mag-netic resonance imaging (MRI). Additionally, we aimed to assess the significance of con-sidering different references when interpreting GA predictions. To achieve this, we obtained measurements such as Biparietal Diameter (BPD), Fron-to-occipital Diameter (FOD), and Head Circumference (HC) from a dataset comprising 52 normal fetal MRI cases with T2 Haste sequences from Rush University. Both manual and AI-based methods were utilized to acquire these measurements. We also employed three reference papers (Garel, Freq, and Bio) for comparison purposes. The results demonstrated a strong correlation between manual and AI measure-ments, indicating consistency between the two methods. The AI-based measurement of HC exhibited a higher correlation with actual values compared to BPD, FOD, and correct-ed BPD (BPDC). When comparing these measurements with GA in the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), the differences varied depending on the reference used. Specifically, the differences ranged from 0.47 to 2.17 weeks for BPD, 0.46 to 2.26 weeks for FOD, and 0.75 to 1.74 weeks for HC. Furthermore, the Pearson correlation coeffi-cient analysis revealed that all correlation coefficients between PACS records and GA pre-dictions using different references were greater than 0.97. In conclusion, the AI model based on fetal brain MRI accurately predicts GA by uti-lizing BPD, FOD, and HC measurements. The AI approach, which involves combining line segments to calculate fetal head circumference, offers improved accuracy and con-venience compared to manual estimation. This study underscores the potential of AI models in accurately estimating gestational age and highlights their utility in prenatal care. By integrating AI as a valuable tool in prenatal care, we can enhance the accuracy, ef-ficiency, and decision-making involved in assessing fetal development and monitoring pregnancies using MRI measurements.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1956.v1

Characteristics of Mental Toughness in Young Basketball Players of Different Age Groups

Eimantas Pocius, Romualdas Malinauskas

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: mental toughness skills; young athletes; age groups

Online: 29 May 2023 (04:04:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0685.v1

Association of Metabolic Syndrome Components with Kidney Cancer in Young Adult Population : A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Korea

Hee Yeon Lee, Kyung-Do Han, In Sook Woo, Hyuk-Sang Kwon

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Endocrinology And Metabolism Keywords: Kidney cancer; Metabolic syndrome; Age; Young adults

Online: 10 May 2023 (04:38:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0868.v1

The Relationship between Number of Supernumerary Blastocysts Cryopreserved and Probability of a Live Birth Outcome after Single Fresh Blastocyst Transfer: Analysis of over 10 Thousand Cycles

Yusuf Beebeejaun, Timothy Copeland, Lukasz Polanski, Tarek El Toukhy

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Obstetrics And Gynaecology Keywords: IVF; blastocyst transfer; cryopreservation; live birth; age

Online: 25 April 2023 (03:01:55 CEST)

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The ability to predict the likelihood of a live birth after single fresh embryo transfer is important for treatment planning and managing patient expectation, particularly in their first in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. Cryopreservation of supernumerary embryos is often regarded as an important prognostic variable and a surrogate marker of success for several reasons. While previous large studies have examined the association between the number of oocytes retrieved and cleavage-stage embryos available, and the odds of a live birth following a fresh embryo transfer, the relationship between the number of supernumerary blastocysts cryopreserved following a fresh embryo transfer has not been rigorously studied. We performed a retrospective analysis of data collected between 2006 and 2018 for all first time IVF patients with a fresh autologous day 5 single blastocyst transfer. The relationship between the likelihood of a live birth and number of supernumerary blastocysts cryopreserved was assessed according to patient age group. In patients aged <35 years and 35-39 years old, the likelihood of a live birth increased linearly from 0.33 (95%CI:0.31–0.34) to 0.80 (95%CI:0.74–0.86; P<.0001) and 0.30 (95%CI:0.28–0.32) to 0.82 (95%CI:0.73–0.91;P<.0001) between 1-6 blastocysts cryopreserved and then non-linearly to 0.95 (95% CI 0.92–0.97; P<.0001) and 0.96 (95%CI:0.93–0.99; P<.0001) if 10 or more blastocysts were cryopreserved, respectively. When aged 40 years and above, the likelihood of a live birth increased linearly from 0.26 (95%CI:0.19–0.32) to 0.83 (95%CI:0.68–0.97; P<.0001) between 1-4 blastocysts cryopreserved and then non-linearly to 0.99 (95%CI:0.98–0.99; P<.0001) if 10 or more blastocysts were cryopreserved. The present study demonstrated a non-linear relationship between the number of supernumerary blastocysts cryopreserved and the likelihood of a live birth after single blastocyst transfer in the first autologous fresh IVF/ICSI cycle across different age groups.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0019.v1

Glacier Recession in Altay Mountains after the LIA Maximum

Dmitry Ganyushkin, Kirill Chistyakov, Ekaterina Derkach, Dmitriy Bantcev, Elena Kunaeva, Anton Terekhov, Valeriia Rasputina

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: glaciers; Little Ice Age; reconstruction; retreat; Altai

Online: 4 January 2022 (20:30:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0210.v1

Metabolomic Characterization of Olive Xylem Sap Reveals Differences According to Plant Age and Genotype

Manuel Anguita-Maeso, Carmen Haro, Miguel Montes-Borrego, Leonardo De La Fuente, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, Blanca B. Landa

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: olive; xylem sap; metabolomics; plant age; genotype

Online: 8 March 2021 (10:56:37 CET)

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Vascular pathogens are the causal agents of main diseases threatening the health and growth of olive crops worldwide. The use of endophytic microorganisms represents a challenging and promising strategy for management of vascular diseases in olive. Although current research has been focused on analyzing the structure and diversity of the endophytic microbial communities inhabiting the olive xylem, the characterization of this ecological niche has been overlooked and to date remain unexplored, despite that the characterization of the xylem sap composition is essential to unravel the nutritional requirements of xylem-limited microorganisms. In this study, branches from plantlets and adult olive trees of cultivars ‘Picual’ and ‘Arbequina' were selected to characterize the chemical composition of olive xylem sap extracted using a Scholander pressure chamber. Metabolome and ionome analyses of xylem sap were performed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-based and by inductively coupled plasma with optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), respectively. Olive xylem sap metabolites included a higher relative percentage of sugars (54.35%), followed by alcohols (28.85%), amino acids (8.01%), organic acids (7.68%) and osmolytes (1.12%). Within each of these groups, the main metabolites in the olive xylem sap were mannitol, ethanol, glutamine, acetate and trigonelline, whereas K and Cl- were the main element and inorganic anion, respectively. Metabolomic profile varied when comparing olive plant age and genotype. The levels of glucose, fructose, sucrose and mannitol, choline, B and PO43 were significantly higher in adult trees than in plantlets for both olive genotypes, whereas NO3- and Rb content showed the opposite behavior. On the other hand, levels of aspartate, phenylalanine and Na were significantly higher in ‘Picual’ than in ‘Arbequina’ whereas Fe showed the opposite behavior but only for adult trees. Non-supervised hierarchical clustering analysis separated xylem sap composition firstly according to the plant age and then by the olive cultivar. Supervised PLS-DA analysis revealed that B, ethanol, Fe, Fructose, glucose, mannitol, sucrose and Sr were the most significative compounds discriminating adult trees from plantlets, whereas asparagine, aspartate, glutamate and phenylalanine or aspartate, arginine, ethanol and Sr were the most contributory compounds in the discrimination of both olive genotypes for adult trees or plantlets, respectively. Knowledge of the chemical composition of xylem sap will lead to a better understanding of the complex nutritional requirements of olive xylem-inhabiting microorganisms, including its vascular pathogens, and would allow the design of artificial growing media to improve culturing the olive microbiome.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0025.v1

Health and Aging: Unifying Concepts, Scores, Biomarkers and Pathways

Georg Fuellen, Ludger Jansen, Alan A. Cohen, Walter Luyten, Manfred Gogol, Andreas Simm, Nadine Saul, Francesca Cirulli, Alessandra Berry, Peter Antal, Rüdiger Köhling, Steffen Möller

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Medicine And Pharmacology Keywords: terminology, health, aging, biological age, wellbeing, biomarker

Online: 1 August 2018 (15:00:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1323.v1

Updated Gene Prediction of Cucumber Genome through Manual Annotation

Weixuan Du, Lei Xia, Rui Li, Xiaokun Zhao, Danna Jin, Xiaoning Wang, Yun Pei, Rong Zhou, Jinfeng Chen, Xiaqing Yu

Subject: Horticulture, Biology And Life Sciences Keywords: cucumber; manual reannotation; transcriptome; gene model; tissue-specific expression

Online: 19 April 2024 (10:40:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0906.v5

Establishment of a Novel Cancer-Specific Anti-HER2 Monoclonal Antibody H2Mab-250/H2CasMab-2 for Breast Cancers

Mika K Kaneko, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yukinari Kato

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: HER2; cancer-specific monoclonal antibody; screening; epitope; flow cytometry

Online: 4 January 2024 (11:30:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1048.v1

How Structural Modifications of Insulin Icodec Contributes to Its Prolonged Duration of Action: A Structural and Biophysical Perspective

Wei Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biophysics Keywords: Insulin icodec; Molecular design; Site-specific mutation; Structural biophysics

Online: 16 November 2023 (11:16:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1364.v1

Development of a Site-Specific Management Strategy for Managing Root-Knot Nematodes Affecting Tomatoes in Kenya

philip Wendot, Francis Kariuki, George Ngundo, Jonah Birgen, George Kariuki

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Tomato; Root-knot nematodes; Site-specific farming; Mwea, Kenya

Online: 20 September 2023 (07:13:05 CEST)

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a high value horticultural crop in Kenya. Nutritionally, the crop is rich in niacin, carotene, thiamine, and vitamin C. Mwea in Kirinyaga County is one of the major tomato growing areas in Kenya. Tomato production in Kenya is hindered by losses due to diseases caused by pathogens that include plant parasitic nematodes (PPN). Among the plant parasitic nematodes, the root-knot nematode (RKN) is the most predominant in Mwea. This study investigated the soil parameters that influence the distribution of the RKN for the purpose of mapping their distribution. This is important since it ensures that nematicide application is only to specific sites where these nematodes are found thereby saving on input costs as well as protecting the environment. The study consisted of surveys conducted in geo-referenced tomato production fields in seven (7) tomato production sites in Tebere and Mwea. Sampling was done in a stratified random manner in both rainfed and irrigated tomato production fields in both dry and rainy seasons for determination of the spatial and temporal distribution of nematodes, respectively. Nematode extraction was done using the centrifugal floatation technique and identification done to genera level using morphological features. Soil characteristics determining PPN distribution patterns in tomato production fields of Mwea were measured using standard methods. Soil parameters measured included soil pH, electrical conductivity, elevation and soil texture. The PPN incidence and diversity was determined using the Shannon-Weiner species diversity index. Detrended canonical correspondence analysis (DCCA) was performed to interpret and summarize major patterns of variation within the soil variable data and to estimate the ability of each soil variable to reflect variance in the entire PPN data set. Fourteen (14) genera of nematodes were identified with the diversity between 0.6 and 1.2. RKN distribution differed significantly (p<0.05) among the sites. Among the soil samples analyzed, 81% were positive for RKN infestation. There was an insignificant difference (p>0.05) between nematode densities in the dry and rainy seasons. Rainfed fields exhibited a significantly higher (p<0.05) RKN population densities compared to irrigated fields. The study established a great variability in the soil parameters in the area. The RKN distribution pattern, density and abundance were inversely correlated (p<0.05) with the soil pH and positively correlated (p<0.05) with soil EC. Based on the inverse relationship between soil pH and RKN distribution in the Mwea ecosystem, maps of nematode distribution and soil pH were developed. This enables the possibility of a site specific system for management of RKN

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0335.v1

Personalization of a Human Body Model Using Subject-Specific Clothing Industry Dimensions

Luděk Hynčík, Hana Čechová, Tomasz Bońkowski, Gabriela Kavalířová, Petra Špottová, Viola Hampejsová, Hong Meng

Subject: Engineering, Other Keywords: human body; anthropometric dimensions; personalization; subject-specific model; biofidelity

Online: 20 September 2021 (14:15:24 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0658.v1

SCA Medium: A New Culture Medium for the Isolation of all Candida auris Clade

Ahmad Ibrahim, Lucie Peyclit, Rim Abdallah, Saber Khelaifia, Amanda Chamieh, Jean-Marc Rolain, Fadi Bittar

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Candida; Candida auris; Culture; Emerging fungus; Isolation; Specific medium

Online: 26 April 2021 (11:06:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201904.0118.v1

ICAM3-Fc Outperforms Receptor-Specific Antibodies Targeted Nanoparticles to Dendritic Cells for Cross-Presentation

Luis J. Cruz, Paul J. Tacken, Johan S. van der Schoot, Felix Rueda, Ruurd Torensma, Carl G. Figdor

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Receptor-specific antibodies; targeting; nanoparticles; dendritic cells; cross-presentation

Online: 10 April 2019 (07:46:18 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0299.v1

Psychological Pressure Distorts High Jumpers’ Perception of the Height of the Bar

Yoshifumi Tanaka, Joyo Sasaki, Kenta Karakida, Kana Goto, Yufu M. Tanaka, Takayuki Murayama

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: action-specific perception; dynamic perception; high jump; psychological stress

Online: 23 April 2018 (12:59:28 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0132.v1

What Do We Know Now about IgE-Mediated Wheat Allergy in Children?

Grażyna Czaja-Bulsa, Michał Bulsa

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: wheat allergy; specific immunoglobulin E; children; gluten-related disorders

Online: 28 December 2016 (10:37:23 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1771.v1

Evidence of Age Estimation Procedures in Forensic Dentistry: Results from an Umbrella Review

João Albernaz Neves, Luísa Bandeira Lopes, Vanessa Machado, João Botelho, Ana Delgado, José João Mendes

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dentistry And Oral Surgery Keywords: forensic dentistry; age estimation; dental maturation; umbrella review

Online: 27 October 2023 (09:26:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1105.v1

MethylRAD-Seq Technology Reveals DNA Methylation Charac-Teristics of Apostichopus japonicus of Different Ages

Xinyu Yang, Lingshu Han, Qi Ye, Hao Wang, Jinyuan Zhang, Wenpei Wang, HaoRan Xiao, Yongjie Wang, Luo Wang, Jun Ding

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: MethylRAD-Seq; A. japonicus; body wall; age identification

Online: 18 October 2023 (08:21:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0990.v1

Lipid Profile in Children Born Small for Gestational Age

Justyna Zamojska, Katarzyna Niewiadomska-Jarosik, Beata Kierzkowska, Marta Gruca, Agnieszka Wosiak, Elżbieta Smolewska

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Cardiac And Cardiovascular Systems Keywords: children; lipid profile; cholesterol; small for gestational age

Online: 14 September 2023 (14:05:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0524.v1

From Immunosenescence to Aging Types – Establishing Reference Intervals for Immune Age Biomarkers by Centile Estimation

Peter Bröde, Maren Claus, Patrick D Gajewski, Stephan Getzmann, Edmund Wascher, Carsten Watzl

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: immunosenescence; biological age; biomarker; flow cytometry; longitudinal study

Online: 7 August 2023 (10:05:00 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1115.v1

A Paradigm Shift in the Entertainment Industry in the Digital Age: A Critical Review

Dr. Bharat Dhiman

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Film, Radio And Television Keywords: media; digital media; entertainment; paradigm shift; digital age

Online: 15 June 2023 (09:40:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0738.v1

Effects of Physical Activity Program on Body Composition, Physical Performance, and Neuromuscular Strategies During Walking in Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial

Hamza FERHI, Sabri GAIED CHORTANE, Sylvain DURAND, Bruno BEAUNE, Sebastien BOYAS, Wael MAKTOUF

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: age; obesity; gait; physical activity; neuromuscular system; sarcopenia

Online: 12 June 2023 (03:02:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2151.v1

A Class of Models That Support a Maximum Entropy Principle for Age Structure

Henri Laurie

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: Population dynamics; age structure; entropy; Maximum Entropy Principle

Online: 30 May 2023 (13:20:58 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0075.v1

Accurate Epigenetic Aging in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus), an Essential Step in the Conservation of at-Risk Dolphins.

Ashley Barratclough, Cynthia R. Smith, Forrest M. Gomez, Theoni Photopoulou, Ryan Takeshita, Enrico Pirotta, Len Thomas, Abby M. McClain, Celeste Parry, Joseph A Zoller, Steve Horvath, Lori H Schwacke

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: DNA methylation; epigenetic aging; bottlenose dolphin; chronological age

Online: 5 July 2021 (07:59:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0200.v1

Comparison of Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Levels for Spatiotemporal Parameters of Bilateral Gait Pattern

Turki S. Abualait, Mohammad Ahsan

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Orthopedics And Sports Medicine Keywords: spatiotemporal parameters; gait; gender; age; Body Mass Index

Online: 9 September 2020 (07:12:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0367.v1

Epidemiological Characteristics of Early COVID-19 Case Outbreaks in Indonesia

Abu Bakar, Triyono Indrasiwi Kuncoroaji, Andy Lee, Shih-Chieh Lee, Valendriyani Ningrum

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: Confirmed cases, case fatality rate, province, age, gender.

Online: 17 July 2020 (06:24:55 CEST)

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The initial outbreak of COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan (China) during the latter part of December 2019. Indonesia has the fourth-largest population globally and reported the country’s first case of the virus on 2nd March 2020. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in addition to several neighbouring provinces and educational institutions within the region began questioning the Indonesian government upon the initial case reported. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia during March 2020. The data were collected from Indonesian government databases and non-government organisations (NGOs). The data were analysed using Microsoft Office 2019 (Excel) and Adobe Illustrator 2017 software, was used in drawing the map depicting the distribution of COVID-19 in Indonesia. As at 31st March 2020, a total of 1,528 people in Indonesia have been infected by COVID-19, in addition to 136 mortalities (CFR of 8.9%). Jakarta, as the principal capital of Indonesia, quickly has become the epicentre of the virus since this period. Most patient cases were attributed to those aged between 31 and 70 years (72.64%), with male patients (64.93%) representing the highest incidence of cases compared to female patients (35.07%). The number of ventilating machines was 3,326, with hospital numbers at 859. The distribution of cases depicting COVID-19 was mainly seen in urban areas compared to rural areas. Males compared to females, are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, including those aged below 30, between 30 and 60 or above. Indonesia also has the highest case fatality rate (CFR) with respect to mortalities in Southeast Asia and has the second-highest CFR globally. Similarly, while the number of ventilator machines as at 31st March 2020 were sufficient in meeting the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, it is possible that the government may need to increase the number of ventilators if the cases continue to escalate.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0335.v1

Socio-Moral Development of Preschool Children: Aspects of Theory and Practice

Evgenia Korotaeva, Irina Chugaeva

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: social and moral education; preschool age; communitarian approach

Online: 27 November 2019 (08:46:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0106.v1

Comparative Assessment of Age, Growth and Food Habit of the Black-Chinned Tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron (Rüppell, 1852), from Closed and Open Lagoons, Ghana

Cephas Kwesi Zuh, Seth Mensah Abobi, Benjamin Betey Campion

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: Ghana; lagoon; tilapia; fish growth; otoliths; age; food

Online: 12 February 2019 (17:14:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0187.v1

Determining Oil Palm Stands Age Using Multi Temporal Images Analysis

Anggoro Cahyo Fitrianto, Doddy Mendro Yuwono, Arif Darmawan, Koji Tokimatsu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: remote sensing; multi-temporal; Landsat; age; canopy; FCD

Online: 9 October 2018 (11:33:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0122.v1

Spatial and Age Related Effects on Phytochemical Compounds of Ethanolic Extract of Gigantochloa scortechinii Rhizome

Johar Mohamed, Hazandy Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin, Nik Muhammad Nik Abdul Majid

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Organic Chemistry Keywords: spatial; age-related; phytochemical; bamboo; rhizome; GC-MS

Online: 7 September 2018 (03:01:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0137.v1

Gimbutas’ Smile – An Archaeology Led, Archaeogenetic Model

Bob Kenyon

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Archaeology Keywords: Archaeology; Archaeogenetic Model; Neolithic; Chalcolithic; Bronze Age; Migration

Online: 19 December 2017 (15:49:22 CET)

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Migrations are much more important than currently recognised, for explaining important patterns observed in the European archaeology record – according to this archaeology led model. At a high level, they explain the introduction of different farming, monument building, the spread of metalworking and patterns of trade and exchange. This paper presents an archaeogenetic model based on a strategic review of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic archaeology of Europe, alongside a review of recently published ancient DNA data. The model is archaeology led. It takes archaeology themes and proposes migratory events to explain them. Ancient DNA data and further archaeology evidence is then used to test these proposed migrations- to reject or refine them. The model introduces a new and more strategic way of looking at archaeological cultures - that updates early 20th century approaches to studying archaeology cultures, and integrates with the detailed ‘post processual’ studies of the late 20th Century. The model consists of seven maps – each showing multiple migration events – with key evidence to support each migration map. It proposes a new category of a ‘Black Sea’ related population that makes a major genetic contribution to the Middle Neolithic of Europe. The proposed migrations provide an explanation for the observed patterns of archaeology, for example: • multiple Neolithic migrations that introduced, farming and metalworking into Europe; • a major ‘Black Sea’ related ‘Middle Neolithic’ migration that carried advanced knowledge of astronomy that can be recognised in a variety of types of monument from the Neolithic through to Bronze Age Europe; and, • migrations of related cultures (‘supercultures’) that explain patterns of trade and exchange in Bronze Age western Europe. The model also provides ancient DNA and archaeology based support for the key aspects of Childe’s ‘dawn of civilisation’ in Europe and Egypt and Gimbutas’ ‘Old Europe’ and “three waves of migration from the Steppe”.

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

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

Bingxue Zhang, Rumeng Zhao, Boyuan Bi, Fengpeng Han

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

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

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

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0124.v1

Phage Display for Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

VALERY A Petrenko

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Phage display; landscape phage; molecular evolution; affinity selection; recombinant antibodies, PC; prostate specific antigen (PSA); prostate-specific matrix antigen (PSMA); Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); phage ELISA; phage capture assay; electrochemical biosensor; total prostate-specific antigen (t-PSA); free prostate-specific antigen (F-PSA); electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; label-free immunosensor

Online: 3 January 2024 (10:36:52 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1922.v1

Designing Insulin Analogues with Lower Binding Affinity to Insulin Receptor than That of Insulin Icodec

Wei Li

Subject: Biophysics, Biology And Life Sciences Keywords: Insulin icodec; Binding affinity; Site-specific mutation; Receptor-mediated internalization

Online: 29 April 2024 (11:57:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1524.v1

Targeted Integration of siRNA against Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) Enhances the Resistance of Porcine Cells to PCMV

Hongzhen Mao, Jinyang Li, Mengyu Gao, Xinmei Liu, Haohan Zhang, Yijia Zhuang, Tianyi He, Wei Zuo, Lang Bai, Ji Bao

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: porcine cytomegalovirus; CRISPR/Cas9; RNAi; knock-in; site-specific integration

Online: 26 March 2024 (13:06:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0135.v1

Implementation of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG): Case of Korean Global Firms

Diane So-Hyun Park, Taewon Lee, Hee Kyung Kim, Shawn Seung-Chul Kim

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Business And Management Keywords: ESG Integration; Korean Multinationals; Sustainability’ Industry-Specific Strategies; Corporate Governance

Online: 3 January 2024 (10:05:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1324.v1

Questionnaire of Physiotherapeutic Specific Exercises of Scoliosis – QPSSE

Theodoros B. Grivas, Dimitra Dadakaridou, Stavroula A. Fokidi, Alexandros Kastrinis, Melpomeni Kosti, Constantinos Michas, Marianna Oikonomaki, Evangelos Theodosopoulos, Artemis Margarita Griva

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy And Rehabilitation Keywords: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; physiotherapeutic specific exercises; questionnaire; quality of life

Online: 21 November 2023 (13:43:07 CET)

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Study design: Creating and psychometric testing of a new QoL Questionnaire about Physiotherapeutic Specific Exercises of Scoliosis (Questionnaire of Physiotherapeutic Specific Exercises of Scoliosis -QPSSE). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to create a reliable and valid questionnaire for patients suffering mild and moderate adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who have been treated with Physiotherapeutic Specific Exercises of Scoliosis (PSSE) in order to evaluate their quality of life. Materials and Methods: The developed questionnaire was based on a thorough literature review as well as on authors experience. It consists of 53 questions, of which 37 have a positive meaning, 15 have a negative meaning, and one is multiple choice question, additionally there are six “open” questions. Except for the multiple choice question, all other questions are answered on a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5 scores. 5 represents a positive meaning or very much, whereas 1 stands for a negative meaning or not at all. Questions were developed by the authors who subsequently categorized the 53 questions into the following 8 domains: physical functioning, self-image, Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises (PSSEs), psychosocial functioning, cognitive functioning, compliance, motivation and pain. A pilot study was conducted so that we could calculate Cronbach’s Alpha based on the outcome. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors worked through the Zoom online platform to structure the questionnaire. Results: Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for all correlations evaluated. P values of less than 0.05 were considered to be significant. Internal consistency was evaluated with Cronbach's alpha. Although there were very few missing values, accounting for 0.78% of the total values of the questionnaire, expectation maximization likelihood algorithm was used to impute data. IBM® SPSS® Statistics Software v.25 was used for the analysis. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the overall score was 0.84. Conclusion: This original QPSSE was found to be a reliable and valid tool for AIS treated conservatively with PSSE and for their clinicians.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0526.v1

iPSC-Derived Endothelial Cells Reveals LDLR-Dysfunction and Dysregulated Gene Expression Profiles in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Irina S. Zakharova, Alexander I. Shevchenko, MHD Amin Arssan, Alexei A Sleptcov, Maria S. Nazarenko, Aleksei A. Zarubin, Nina V. Zheltysheva, Vlada A. Shevchenko, Narek A. Tmoyan, Shoraan B. Saaya, Marat V. Ezhov, Valery V. Kukharchuk, Yelena V. Parfyonova, Suren M. Zakian

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Cell And Developmental Biology Keywords: familial hypercholesterolemia; LDLR; patient-specific iPSCs; directed differentiation; endothelial cells

Online: 8 November 2023 (16:14:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1348.v1

A Cancer-Specific Monoclonal Antibody against Podocalyxin Exerted Antitumor Activities in Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts

Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomokazu Ohishi, Tomohiro Tanaka, Mika K. Kaneko, Yukinari Kato

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: podocalyxin; PODXL; cancer-specific monoclonal antibody; defucosylated antibody; pancreatic cancer

Online: 20 October 2023 (11:46:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0697.v1

Theoretical Validation and Hardware Implementation of Dynamic Adaptive Scheduling for Heterogeneous Systems-on-Chip

A. Alper Goksoy, Sahil Hassan, Anish Krishnakumar, Radu Marculescu, Ali Akoglu, Umit Y. Ogras

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Hardware And Architecture Keywords: domain-specific SoC (DSSoC); task scheduling; runtime classification; policy switching

Online: 12 September 2023 (04:41:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1451.v1

Management’s Discretionary Assessments of Goodwill Impairments—Evidence from STOXX Europe 600

Frode Kjærland, Kristian Forbord, Are Oust, Håkon Stephani

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: goodwill impairment; IFRS; earnings management; company-specific factors; fixed effects

Online: 19 May 2023 (16:49:55 CEST)

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Comparative Transcriptomics of Non-Embryogenic and Embryogenic Callus in Semi-Recalcitrant and Non-Recalcitrant Upland Cotton Lines

Sonika Kumar, Ashleigh Ruggles, Sam Logan, Alora Mazarakis, Tyson Thomas, Matthew Bates, Dave Reed, Clayton Grosse, Zhigang Li, Jane Grimwood, Jeremy Schmutz, Christopher A Saski

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: callus; genotype-specific recalcitrance; reprogramming; somatic embryogenesis; transcriptomics; upland cotton

Online: 20 July 2021 (15:30:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0781.v1

Alternative Exhibition Spaces. Multi-criteria Method of Comparative Analysis

Joanna Stefańska, Paulina Kowalczyk, Agata Gawlak

Subject: Social Sciences, Anthropology Keywords: white cube; exhibition space; space; work; architecture; site specific; interaction

Online: 31 May 2021 (13:53:59 CEST)

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The aim of this article is to make a multi-criteria analysis of various exhibition spaces of an originally non-exhibition character and to determine how these spaces affect the selection of works and the exhibition concept. The analysis is based on the exhibitions of art objects at collective exhibitions in unconventional architectural spaces: commercial, i.e. the modern office building of PBG Gallery Skalar Office Centre in Poznań, post-industrial i.e. in the former Zakłady Przemysłu Ziemniaczanego Lubanta S.A. and in the historic interior of the "U Jezuitów" Gallery of the Cultural Integration Centre in Poznań. The multi-criteria comparative analysis shows a variety of features of the studied spaces as well as the relationship between architecture and art and their mutual interaction. The participatory role of the non-exhibition space in the process of creating an exhibition and selecting works has been proven. It has also been confirmed that the presentation of works of art in originally non-exhibition spaces creates a new quality of the artwork. Unconventional architectural space, when used for the exhibition of works of art, expands and strengthens the area of their influence through the interaction between the work and the architectural space. The specificity of the space adapted for exhibition needs, the presence and type of architectural details in the interior, the quantity and quality of light and its distribution in space, the volume and colour of the interior determine the exhibition space and influence the shape of the exhibitions organised and the reception of the artworks. The only condition for the change of the original function of an architectural space into that of an exhibition space is a coherent artistic vision of the creator. This should take into account the appropriate selection of the exhibited objects, where the process of searching for the relationship between architecture and art determines the features of the architectural space as integral components influencing the realisation of the exhibition .

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0160.v1

99mTc-Sestamibi Bioaccumulation Can Induce the Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells: Molecular and Clinical Perspectives

Nicoletta Urbano, Manuel Scimeca, Rita Bonfiglio, Alessandro Mauriello, Elena Bonanno, Orazio Schillaci

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: 99mTc-Sestamibi; Breast Specific Gamma Imaging; Breast Cancer; Apoptosis; Theragnostic

Online: 4 March 2021 (14:00:05 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0571.v2

Revisiting Prostate Cancer in India: A Genomic View

Prameesha Perera, Ayam Gupta, Nidhi Shukla, Mamta Nehra, Mukesh Sharma, Sneha Mishra, Vikram Singh Chauhan, Maneesh Kumar Vijay, Suresh Kumar Jatawa, Archana Tiwari, Krishna Mohan Medicherla, Praveen Mathur, Devendra Sharma, Prashanth Suravajhala

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: prostate cancer; prostate-specific antigen; incidence; genomics; next generation sequencing

Online: 3 April 2019 (10:15:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0328.v1

Atlas of Age- and Tissue-specific DNA Methylation during Early Development of Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Moumouni Konate, Michael J. Wilkinson, Banjamin Mayne, Eileen Scott, Bettina Berger, Carlos M. Rodriguez Lopez

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Plant Sciences Keywords: epigenomics, hordeum vulgare, leaf, root, tissue-specific methylation, developmental epigenomics

Online: 25 April 2018 (16:53:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1908.v1

The Effect of the Temperature on the Surface Energetic Properties of Carbon Fibers by Inverse Gas Chromatography

Tayssir Hamieh

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Materials Science And Technology Keywords: Dispersive surface energy; specific acid-base surface energy; specific surface enthalpy and entropy of adsorption; Lewis’s acid base enthalpic and entropic constants; thermal effect.

Online: 29 November 2023 (16:05:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1085.v1

Preparation and hydration properties of sodium silicate-activated municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash composite slag cementitious materials

Juan Deng, Guoxiong Wu, Yuchao Xia, Li Liu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science And Technology Keywords: MSWIBA, sodium silicate-activated, hydration properties, equivalent age modeling

Online: 17 April 2024 (08:06:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0025.v1

Analysis of the Evolution of Water Quality in Tanks according to the Connections and Operation Mode. Application to the most Suitable Design

Marta Hervás, Fernando Martínez-Alzamora, Pilar Conejos

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Simulation; water quality; water age; storage tanks; hydraulic networks

Online: 1 April 2024 (10:33:25 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1332.v1

Influence of the Age of Free-Living Amoeba Cysts on Their Vertical Distribution in a Water Column

Zineb Fechtali-Moute, Sébastien Pomel

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Life Sciences Keywords: Free-Living Amoeba; cyst; age; water column; vertical distribution

Online: 17 January 2024 (13:38:39 CET)

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

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

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

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

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

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0166.v1

Knowledge Representation of Age-Related Diseases under Innate and Adaptative-Immunosenescence Valued Contexts

javier Burgos-Salcedo

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Immunology And Allergy Keywords: Immunosenescence; Knowledge representation; Formal concept Analysis; Age-related diseases

Online: 4 December 2023 (11:27:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1534.v1

Mitigating Age-related Bias in Predictive Policing Algorithms

Ahmed Saud Almasoud

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: predictive policing; algorithms; fairness; age bias; strategic subject list

Online: 24 November 2023 (02:42:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1581.v1

Could the Combination of eGFR and mGPS Facilitate the Differential Diagnosis of Age-Related Renal Decline from Diseases? A Large Study on the Population of Western Sicily

Miriam Carella, Annamaria Porreca, Cinzia Piazza, Francesco Gervasi, Daniele Magro, Marika Venezia, Raffaella Lo verso, Giuseppe Vitale, Anna giusy Agnello, Tommaso Aronica, Carmela Rita Balistreri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: renal age-related decline; kidney disease (KD); eGFR; mGPS

Online: 25 October 2023 (08:35:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1249.v1

The Relationship between Jealousy and Mate Retention Strategies in Romantic Relationships among Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Paulina Degiuli, Lea Andreis, Dario Vučenović

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: jealousy; partner retention strategies; romantic relationship; age; relationship length

Online: 20 October 2023 (08:06:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0658.v2

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Reproductive Age Women towards Cervical Cancer Prevention in Selected Tertiary Institutions in Osun State, Nigeria

Oluwabunmi B. Erinsakin, Adeyemi O. Omoge, Oladunni Opeyemi, Idowu A. Olumakinde, Busayomi E. Folashayo, Michael N. Philip

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Knowledge; Attitude; Women of Reproductive Age; Cervical Cancer Prevention

Online: 17 October 2023 (11:47:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1322.v1

Age and Task Modulate Olfactory Sensitivity in the Florida Carpenter Ant Camponotus floridanus

Stephen T Ferguson, Isaac Bakis, Nicholas D Edwards, Laurence J Zwiebel

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: hymenoptera; olfaction; odor coding; task allocation; age polyethism; aging

Online: 19 July 2023 (10:03:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0469.v1

Dynamical Analysis of an Age-Structured Sveir Model With Imperfect Vaccine

Yanshu Wang, Hailiang Zhang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Mathematical And Computational Biology Keywords: SVEIR model; latent age; imperfect vaccine; Lyapunov functions; stability

Online: 7 June 2023 (02:32:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0832.v1

Age of Onset Moderates the Association Between Total Antioxi-Dant Capacity and Cognitive Deficits in Patients With Drug-Naïve Schizophrenia

Jiaxin Li, Deyang Li, Junru Guo, Dongmei Wang, Xiangyang Zhang

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: schizophrenia; age of onset; TAOC; cognitive function; oxidative stress

Online: 24 April 2023 (06:22:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0152.v1

Eugenio Martelli, Matilde Zamboni, Giovanni Sotgiu, Laura Saderi, Massimo Federici, Giuseppe Massimo Sangiorgi, Mariangela Valentina Puci, Allegra Rosa Martelli, Teresa Messina, Paolo Frigatti, Maria Pia Borrelli, Carlo Ruotolo, Ilaria Ficarelli, Paolo Rubino, Francesco Pezzo, Luciano Carbonari, Andrea Angelini, Edoardo Galeazzi, Luca Calia Di Pinto, Franco Michelino Fiore, Armado Palmieri, Giorgio Ventoruzzo, Giulia Mazzitelli, Franco Ragni, Antonio Bozzani, Enzo Forliti, Claudio Castagno, Pietro Volpe, Mafalda Massara, Diego Moniaci, Elisa Pagliasso, Tania Peretti, Mauro Ferrari, Nicola Troisi, Pietro Modugno, Maurizio Maiorano, Umberto Marcello Bracale, Marco Panagrosso, Mario Monaco, Giovanni Giordano, Giuseppe Natalicchio, Antonella Biello, Giovanni Maria Celoria, Alessio Amico, Mauro Di Bartolo, Massimiliano Martelli, Roberta Munaó, Davide Razzano, Giovanni Colacchio, Francesco Bussetti, Gaetano Lanza, Antonio Cardini, Bartolomeo Di Benedetto, Mario De Laurentis, Maurizio Taurino, Pasqualino Sirignano, Pierluigi Cappiello, Andrea Esposito, Santi Trimarchi, Silvia Romagnoli, Andrea Padricelli, Giorgio Giudice, Adolfo Crinisio, Giovanni Di Nardo, Giuseppe Battaglia, Rosario Tringale, Salvatore De Vivo, Rita Compagna, Valerio Stefano Tolva, Ilenia D'Alessio, Ruggiero Curci, Simona Giovannetti, Giuseppe D'Arrigo, Giusi Basile, Dalmazio Frigerio, Gian Franco Veraldi, Luca Mezzetto, Arnaldo Ippoliti, Fabio Massimo Oddi, Alberto Maria Settembrini

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Hematology Keywords: chronic limb-threatening ischemia; outcome; sex; age; limb salvage

Online: 8 December 2022 (09:39:30 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0350.v2

Recent Advances in Proteomic-based Approaches to Study Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review

Laura García-Quintanilla, Lorena Rodríguez-Martínez, Enrique Bandín-Vilar, María Gil-Martinez, Miguel González-Barcia, Cristina Mondelo-García, Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro, Jesús Mateos

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Proteomics, Age-related macular degeneration, inflammation, biomarker, oxidative stress.

Online: 21 November 2022 (02:35:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0278.v1

Association between Knowledge about Anemia, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Hematocrit Level among School-Age Children in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

Pastraporn Kaewpawong, Kiatkamjorn Kusol, Onuma Bunkarn, Sirigran Sutthisompohn

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology And Child Health Keywords: knowledge; food consumption behaviors; hematocrit level; school-age children

Online: 19 October 2022 (10:06:28 CEST)

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Anemia is a significant public health problem among children, especially school-age children because their body quickly produces red blood cells to provide sufficient blood volume with plasma expansion to maintain blood concentration. This research aimed to study the anemia situation, knowledge about anemia, food consumption behaviors, and the association between knowledge, food consumption behaviors, and hematocrit level among school-age children in primary school, in Thasala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. This is a descriptive study among 408 students, Grades 4 to 6, aged 9-12 years. Research instruments included the demographic data of the children and their knowledge about anemia, food consumption behaviors, and hematocrit assessment. Data were analyzed using descriptive, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and logistic regression statistics. The results revealed that 23.2% of the samples had anemia, whereas 22.22% had mild anemia and 0.98% had moderate anemia. The children knew about anemia, where the mean score was at a moderate level (Mean= 6.63; SD= 2.51) out of 10. The mean score on food consumption behaviors was in the moderate level (Mean= 17.49; SD= 3.68) out of 24. There were significantly positive correlations between the knowledge about anemia and the hematocrit level at a moderate level (r= 0.45, p< 0.001). Correlation analysis revealed moderate food consumption behaviors with the hematocrit level (r= 0.40, p< 0.001). When confirm with Logistic regression found that knowledge about anemia (OR = 9.15, 95% CI: 4.57-18.34), and food consumption behaviors (OR = 19.09, 95% CI: 9.71-37.53) were significantly associated with the hematocrit level. Conclusions: This study showed that knowledge and appropriate food consumption behaviors are associated with hematocrit levels. Enhancing knowledge about anemia and food consumption behaviors may be reduced the prevalence of anemia in school-age children. The health care providers in primary care should be encouraged children to have health education and eat sufficient food.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0091.v1

Assessing the Effectiveness of Tobacco 21 Laws to Reduce Underage Access to Tobacco: Protocol for a Repeated Multi-Site Study

Mary Hrywna, Amanda Kong, Christopher Ackerman, Shawna Hudson, Cristine Delnevo

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: tobacco age of sale; tobacco policy; youth; young adults

Online: 7 June 2022 (03:44:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0367.v1

Differences in Citation Patterns across Areas, Article Types and Age Groups of Researchers

Marcelo Mendoza

Subject: Social Sciences, Library And Information Sciences Keywords: Citation patterns; Age groups of researchers; Types of publications.

Online: 17 August 2021 (15:09:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0434.v1

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease According to Age

Hye-Young Kim, Ha Young Jo, Seong Heon Kim

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology And Child Health Keywords: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; prognosis; children; age

Online: 20 July 2021 (09:37:36 CEST)

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