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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0412.v2

Raspberry PI for Kill Mosquitoes by Laser

Ildar Rakhmatulin

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: laser for mosquito control; deep learning for mosquito control; insect detection; mosquito neutralization; pest detection; insect recognition; Raspberry Pi3; Raspberry Pi4; OpenCV for small object detect

Online: 2 August 2021 (16:44:07 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0484.v1

CoVID-19: Where We Are, What We Should Do and What We Should Learn

Jörg Eppinger, Magnus Rueping

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; CoVID-19; pandemic control; research policy

Online: 28 April 2020 (07:50:12 CEST)

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There were warnings before; nevertheless the current CoVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise: within just four month, it conquered the globe and claimed over 200'000 lives. Unprecedented governmental actions put about half of the population under curfew or lock-down. The resulting economic meltdown is expected to eliminate globally 9’000’000’000’000 (9 trillion) USD in 2020 and 2021 alone, a value roughly the size of the yearly GDP of the world’s 150 smallest economies. The resulting crises might cause mass-unemployment and a hunger pandemic later this year. This Essay analyses current statistical data of the CoVID-19 pandemic to develop a guideline for a path through the crisis, minimizing both loss of lives and economic costs. Part 1 details the current situation; part 2 develops a small set of measures, allowing a near normal life until a future vaccination campaign has reached sufficient numbers of people; and part 3 provides some important lessons for the future beyond SARS-CoV-2. The Essay leads to the following key-messages: 1) The CoVID-19 pandemic will stay for at least two more years. This is the minimum time required for a vaccination campaign to reach sufficient numbers of people. 2) The crucial element to control the pandemic is keeping case numbers under the threshold required for a functional tracing, testing & isolation (TTI) strategy. That threshold differs from country to country and strongly depends on culture and the applied tracing technology as well as available testing capacities. 3) The economic burden of a TTI strategy is moderate while fatalities are also reduced. Hence, such an approach is strongly recommended. Its implementation requires a set of simple and cost-effective measures (see figure below), which in combination seem to be sufficient to keep CoVID-2’s reproductive rate at or below 1. 4) Implementing international coordination of actions will be necessary for effective infection-chain tracing5) If case numbers are above the TTI threshold, shutdown measures remain the only option until tracing of infection chains becomes feasible again.6) In the future, neglected pandemic-related research requires a funding boost. Just 1% of the bill of the current crisis could support the research of 45’000 scientist for 20 years.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0601.v1

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Classification, Applications and Challenges: A Review

Gaurav Singhal, Babankumar Bansod, Lini Mathew

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Drone, Remote Sensing, control station, Multispectral, Aviation, Regulations

Online: 27 November 2018 (12:08:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0064.v1

Global Health Perspectives on Cigarette Butts and the Environment

Paula Stigler-Granados, Lawrence Fulton, Evangelina Nunez Patlan, Mischa Teryzk, Thomas E. Novotny

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: tobacco product waste; framework convention; cigarette butts; tobacco control

Online: 6 May 2019 (12:21:37 CEST)

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A Literature Review of 2019 Novel Coronavirus During the Early Outbreak Period: Epidemiology, Causes, Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis, Prevention and Control

Sasmita Poudel Adhikari, Sha Meng, Yuju Wu, Yuping Mao, Ruixue Ye, Qingzhi Wang, Chang Sun, Sean Sylvia, Scott Rozelle, Hein Raat, Huan Zhou

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: 2019-nCoV; epidemiology; causes; prevention and control; review

Online: 6 February 2020 (08:54:11 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0343.v1

Emerging Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a Pandemic Public Health Emergency with Animal Linkages: Current Status Update

Yashpal Singh Malik, Shubhankar Sircar, Sudipta Bhat, Obli Rajendran Vinodhkumar, Ruchi Tiwari, Ranjit Sah, Ali A. Rabaan, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Kuldeep Dhama

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: coronavirus; 2019-nCoV; SARS-CoV-2; animal coronaviruses; COVID-19; bat coronavirus; zoonoses; epidemiology; transmission; diagnosis; antivirals; prevention and control

Online: 23 March 2020 (07:19:35 CET)

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After the appearance of first cases of ‘pneumonia of unknown origin’ in the Wuhan city, China, during late 2019, the disease progressed fast. Its cause was identified as a novel coronavirus, named provisionally 2019-nCoV. Subsequently, an official name was given as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) study group. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the Coronavirus disease-2019 as COVID-19. The epidemics of COVID-2019 have been recorded over 113 countries/territories/areas apart from China and filched more than 4292 humans, affecting severely around 1,18,326 cases in a short span. The status of COVID-2019 emergency revised by the WHO within 42 days from Public Health International Emergency (January 30, 2020) to a pandemic (March 11, 2020). Nonetheless, the case fatality rate (CFR) of the current epidemic is on the rise (between 2-4%), relatively is lower than the previous SARS-CoV (2002/2003) and MERS-CoV (2012) outbreaks. Even though investigations are on its way, the researchers across the globe have assumptions of animal-origin of current SARS-CoV-2. A recent case report provides evidence of mild COVID-2019 infection in a pet dog that acquired COVID-2019 infection from his owner in Hong Kong. The news on travellers associated spread across the globe have also put many countries on alert with the cancellation of tourist visa to all affected countries and postponement of events where international visits were required. A few diagnostic approaches, including quantitative and differential real-time polymerase chain reaction assays, have been recommended for the screening of the individuals at risk. In the absence of any selective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, re-purposed drugs are advocated in many studies. This article discourse the current worldwide situation of COVID-2019 with information on virus, epidemiology, host, the role of animals, effective diagnosis, therapeutics, preventive and control approaches making people aware on the disease outcomes.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0236.v1

Noise Pollution and Control in Wood Mechanical Processing Wood Industries

Mayowa Jacob Owoyemi, Babajide Falemara, Ayomide Joseph Owoyemi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: noise pollution; mechanical wood industries; equipment; control

Online: 31 August 2016 (09:03:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0104.v1

A Dental Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Safe Aerosol-Free Emergent (SAFE) Dentistry

Habib Benzian, Richard Niederman

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dentistry And Oral Surgery Keywords: COVID-19; dental care; infection control; universal precautions; aerosol

Online: 7 May 2020 (05:21:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0093.v1

Evaluating Tobacco Excise Sharing Fund as Policy Instrument for Farmers’ Viable Alternatives in Indonesia: Case Study of Four Municipalities in Indonesia

Abdillah Ahsan, Nur Hadi Wiyono, Nadira Amalia, Retno Rusdjijati, Meita Veruswati, Santi Martini, Yayi Suryo Prabandari, Adela Miranti Yuniar

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Economics Keywords: tobacco control; tobacco farming; FCTC; Indonesia; public health

Online: 6 July 2022 (09:00:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0057.v1

MAGIC: a MATLAB Toolbox for External Control of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Devices

Forough Habibollahi Saatlou, Nigel C. Rogasch, Nicolas A. McNair, Mana Biabani, Steven D. Pillen, Tom R. Marshall, Til O. Bergmann

Subject: Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences Keywords: TMS; remote control; serial port; MagVenture; MagStim

Online: 3 May 2018 (08:45:50 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0300.v1

Next Generation Biological Control: The Need for Integrating Genetics and Evolution

Kelley Leung, Erica Ras, Kim Ferguson, Simone Ariëns, Dirk Babendreier, Piter Bijma, Kostas Bourtzis, Jacques Brodeur, Margreet Bruins, Alejandra Centurión, Sophie Chattington, Milena Chinchilla-Ramírez, Marcel Dicke, Nina Fatouros, Joel González Cabrera, Thomas Groot, Tim Haye, Markus Knapp, Panagioata Koskinioti, Sophie Le Hesran, Manolis Lirakis, Angeliki Paspati, Meritxell Pérez-Hedo, Wouter Plouvier, Christian Schlötterer, Judith Stahl, Andra Thiel, Alberto Urbaneja, Louis van de Zande, Eveline Verhulst, Louise Vet, Sander Visser, John Werren, Shuwen Xia, Bas Zwaan, Sara Magalhães, Leo Beukeboom, Bart Pannebakker

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: artificial selection; biological control; genetics; genome assembly; genomics; insect breeding; microbiome; modelling

Online: 24 November 2019 (17:10:31 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.3390/sci2030055

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Handling Challenges in Kuwait

Janvier Gasana, Maryam Shehab

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: coronavirus; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; novel (new) coronavirus; pandemic control

Online: 14 July 2020 (00:00:00 CEST)

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Short-Term Moderate-Dose Corticosteroid Plus Immunoglobulin Effectively Reverses COVID-19 Patients Who Have Failed Low-Dose Therapy

Zhi-Guo Zhou, Shu-Min Xie, Jing Zhang, Fang Zheng, Di-Xuan Jiang, Ke-Yu Li, Qi Zuo, Yu-Sheng Yan, Ji-Yang Liu, Yuan-Lin Xie, Hong Peng, Lei Zhang

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: humans; infection control; therapy; coronavirus; immunoglobulins; drug therapy; therapeutic use; corticosteroid

Online: 8 March 2020 (17:04:19 CET)

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Background: The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has spread globally with more than 80,000 people infected, and nearly 3000 patients died. Currently, we are in an urgent need for effective treatment strategy to control the clinical deterioration of COVID-19 patients. Methods: The clinical data of 10 COVID-19 patients receiving short-term moderate-dose corticosteroid (160mg/d) plus immunoglobulin (20g/d) were studied in the North Yard of The First Hospital of Changsha, Hunan from January 17^th to February 27^th, 2020. Epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, radiological findings were analyzed. Results: After treatment with combination of low-dose corticosteroid (40-80mg/d) and immunoglobulin (10g/d), patients’ lymphocyte count (0.88±0.34 vs 0.59±0.18, P<0.05), oxygenation index including SPO₂ (94.90±2.51 vs 90.50±5.91, P<0.05) and PaO₂/FiO₂ (321.36±136.91 vs 129.30±64.97, P<0.05) were significantly lower than pre-treatment, and CT showed that the pulmonary lesion deteriorated in all patients. While after treatment of short-term moderate-dose corticosteroid plus immunoglobulin, patients’ APACHE Ⅱ score (9.10±6.15 vs 5.50±9.01, P<0.05), body temperature (37.59±1.16 vs 36.46±0.25, P<0.05), lymphocyte count (0.59±0.18 vs 1.36±0.51, P<0.05), Lactate dehydrogenase (419.24±251.31 vs 257.40±177.88, P<0.05), and C-reactive protein (49.94±26.21 vs 14.58±15.25, P<0.05) significantly improved compared with post-treatment with low-dose therapy. In addition, oxygenation index including SPO₂ (90.50±5.91 vs 97.50±1.18, P<0.05), PaO₂ (60.47±14.53 vs 99.07±34.31, P<0.05), and PaO₂/FiO₂ (129.30±64.97 vs 340.86±146.72, P<0.05) significant improved. Furthermore, CT showed that pulmonary lesions obviously improved in 7 patients. After systematic therapy, 4 out of 10 COVID-19 patients recovered and discharged. Conclusions: Short-term moderate-dose corticosteroid plus immunoglobulin is effective for reversing the continued deterioration of COVID-19 patients who failed to respond to the low-dose therapy. Funding: This work was supported by the Innovative Major Emergency Project Funding against the New Coronavirus Pneumonia in Hunan Province (Dr. Ji-Yang Liu, number 2020SK3014; Dr. Yuan-Lin Xie, number 2020SK3013).

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0374.v2

Varroa destructor: A Complex Parasite, Crippling Honey bees Worldwide

Kirsten Traynor, Fanny Mondet, Jaochim R. de Miranda, Maeva Techer, Vienna Kowallik, Melissa Oddie, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Alison McAfee

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Parasitology Keywords: Host-parasite; honey bee; varroa; virus; mite control

Online: 2 April 2020 (12:16:16 CEST)

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Potential Remedial Measures for the Epidemic Outbreaks of Novel Coronavirus by Control Fire Technique

Khan M.G. Mostofa

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Coronavirus; Remedial measures; Disinfection/sterilization; Control fire/flame technique; Chemical technique

Online: 11 February 2020 (09:33:51 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0338.v1

Living in the Endosymbiotic World of Wolbachia: A Centennial Review

Rupinder Kaur, J. Dylan Shropshire, Karissa L. Cross, Brittany Leigh, Alexander J. Mansueto, Victoria Stewart, Sarah R. Bordenstein, Seth R. Bordenstein

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Wolbachia; phage WO; cytoplasmic incompatibility; male killing; feminization; parthenogenesis; evolution; vector control

Online: 12 March 2021 (09:17:01 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0012.v1

Analysis of Access Control Methods in Cloud Computing

Madhura Mulimani, Rashmi Rachh

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: role-based access control; attribute-based access control; attribute-based encryption

Online: 8 July 2016 (10:12:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0061.v1

Wing Tip Drag Reduction at Nominal Take-Off Mach Number: An Approach to Local Active Flow Control with a Highly Robust Actuator System

Matthias Bauer, Thomas Grund, Wolfgang Nitsche, Vlad Ciobaca

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: flow control; leading edge; fluidic actuator

Online: 20 July 2016 (04:09:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0035.v1

Real-Time Performance of Mechatronic PZT Module Using Active Vibration Feedback Control

Francesco Aggogeri, Alberto Borboni, Angelo Merlo, Nicola Pellegrini, Raffaele Ricatto

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: real-time control; mechatronics; PZT actuators; vibration; hardware-in-the-loop

Online: 4 August 2016 (06:20:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0252.v1

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Typhoid Fever in Children Attending “Deo Gratias” Hospital in Douala, Littoral Region

Teh Exodus Akwa, Nguimbous Simone

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: Salmonella typhi; control; Widal test; incidence

Online: 21 June 2020 (10:23:15 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0092.v2

Wireless Sensor Network Based Smart Grid Communications: Cyber Attacks, Intrusion Detection System and Topology Control

Lipi Chhaya, Paawan Sharma, Govind Bhagwatikar, Adesh Kumar

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: communication standards; cyber security; intrusion detection system; smart grid; topology control; Wireless sensor networks

Online: 27 October 2016 (11:26:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0146.v1

An Explicit Expression of Average Run Length of Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Chart with ARIMA (p,d,q)(P, D, Q)_L Models

Yupaporn Areepong, Saowanit Sukparungsee

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: exponentially weighted moving average control chart (EWMA); autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA); average run length (ARL)

Online: 15 August 2016 (10:43:14 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0038.v1

Does the Bilingual Advantage in Cognitive Control Exist and if so, what are Its Modulating Factors? A Systematic Review

Prof. Dr. Maurits Van den Noort, Esli Struys, Peggy Bosch, Lars Jaswetz, Benoît Perriard, Sujung Yeo, Pia Barisch, Katrien Vermeire, Sook-Hyun Lee, Sabina Lim

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: bilingual advantage; bilingualism; cognitive control; individual differences; longitudinal studies; methodology

Online: 4 February 2019 (14:02:53 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0066.v1

Cybercrime and Risks for Cyber Physical Systems: A Review

Abel Yeboah-ofori, Jamal-Deen Abdulai, Ferdinand Katsriku

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: cyber physical systems; cybercrime; risk mitigation; risk management; industrial control systems

Online: 5 April 2018 (06:10:06 CEST)

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Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) is the integration of computation and physical process that makes a complete system such as the physical components, networked systems, embedded computers and software and linking together of devices and sensors for information sharing. Cyber Physical Systems are Smart Systems that comprises of the merging and integration of Industry Control Systems, Critical Infrastructures, Internet of Things (IoT) and Embedded Systems. Major industries such as the Chemical and Industrial Plants, Aviation Systems, National Grid, the Stock Exchange, Military Systems, and others depends heavily on these Cyber Physical Systems for financial and economic growth. The benefits of CPS nationally and globally are in the areas of Manufacturing, Energy, Transport, Healthcare and Communication. Cyber Physical Systems incorporates Physical systems, Digital systems and Human elements on network infrastructures to provide interactive systems. However, these three key components the Physical systems, Digital systems and Human elements may have inherent threats and vulnerabilities on them that may run the risk of being compromise, exploited, attacked or hacked. Cybercriminals in their quest to bring down these systems and may cause disruption of services either for fame, revenge, political motive, economic war, cyber terrorism and cyber war. The study seeks to review the risks that are associated with these three key components Physical systems, Digital systems and Human elements. The study considered four main risk mitigation goals for this purpose, and these are Business Value, Organizational Requirements, Threat Agent and Impact based on the review results. We used Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) to determine the relative importance of these goals that contributes to developing cybercrime and rich in CPS. For the results, the prioritized goals are then used to assess the risks using a semi-quantitative approach to determine the net threat level.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0053.v1

A Novel Anti-Lock Braking System for Electric Vehicles

Chia-Hung Tu, Chun-Liang Lin, Meng-Yao Yang, En-Ping Chen

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: electrical vehicle; anti-lock braking system (ABS); regenerative brake; control

Online: 5 August 2016 (09:49:08 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0179.v2

Prevalence of COVID-19: A Look behind the Scenes

Samir Haj Bloukh, Annis A. Shaikh, Habib M. Pathan, Zehra Edis

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Virology Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; human coronavirus; control; vitamin D; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial agents; BCG; malaria; climate; latitude

Online: 15 April 2020 (08:25:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0132.v1

Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriophages with Lytic Activity Against Virulent Escherichia coli O157:H7: Potential Bio-Control Agents

Collins Njie Ateba, Muyiwa Ajoke Akindolire

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: Bacteriophages; Bio-control; E. coli O157:H7; Podoviridae; TEM, safety

Online: 14 January 2019 (11:18:57 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0015.v1

Factors Affecting Sustainable Apparel Consumption in Emerging Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

Nornajihah Nadia Hasbullah, Zuraidah Sulaiman, Adaviah Mas'od

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Marketing Keywords: sustainable apparel consumption; emerging countries; value; subjective norm; perceived behavioural control; knowledge

Online: 2 August 2019 (05:26:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0038.v1

Experimental Identification and Vibration Control of A Non-Collocated Piezoelectric Flexible Manipulator Using Optimal Multi-Poles Placement Control

Junqiang Lou, Jiangjiang Liao, Yiling Yang, Yanding Wei, Guoping Li

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: experimental identification; multi-poles placement control; smart flexible manipulator; active vibration control; non-collocation

Online: 9 January 2017 (04:56:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0089.v1

Development of Sliding Mode Controller for A Modified Boost Cuk Converter Configuration

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Emre Ozsoy, Viliam Fedák

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Closed Loop Control; Cuk Converter; Sliding Mode Control; Robustness; Active Hysterisis Control

Online: 19 June 2017 (16:52:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0169.v1

Explicit Formula for Average Run Length of Double Moving Control Chart for INAR(1) Processes

Sukanya Phant, Saowanit Sukparungsee, Yupaporn Areepong

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: average run length; double moving average control chart; Poisson count process

Online: 18 August 2016 (07:27:23 CEST)

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Mathematical Modelling of the Dynamics of Tumor Growth and its Optimal Control

Jannatun Irana Ira, Md. Shahidul Islam, Jagadis Chandra Misra, Md. Kamrujjaman

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Mathematical models; tumor growth; chemotherapy; diffusion; optimal control

Online: 5 July 2020 (16:39:32 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0320.v1

Inherent Bias of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Quantification for Wastewater Surveillance Due to Variable RT-qPCR Assay Parameters

Aaron Bivins, Devrim Kaya, Kyle Bibby, Stuart Simpson, Stephen Bustin, Orin Shanks, Warish Ahmed

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: RT-qPCR; assay validity; standard curve; quality assurance; quality control; wastewater surveillance

Online: 11 June 2021 (14:10:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0577.v1

Implementation of HACCP Management System: Case Study of a Baking Industry (cake) in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Fahad Jubayer, Md. Sajjad Hossain, Md. Al-Emran, Md. Nasir Uddin

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Food Science And Technology Keywords: HACCP; baking; food safety; critical control points; prerequisite program; hazard analysis.

Online: 26 July 2021 (14:01:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0015.v1

Finite-Time Stabilization of Homogeneous Non-Lipschitz Systems

Nawel Khelil, Martin J.-D. Otis

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: Finite-time control; nonlinear system; non-Lipschitzian dynamics; lyapunov function

Online: 2 August 2016 (10:40:38 CEST)

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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/preprints201612.0050.v1

Performance Analysis of Data–Driven and Model–Based Control Strategies Applied to a Thermal Unit Model

Cihan Turhan, Silvio Simani, Ivan Zajic, Gulden Gokcen Akkurt

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: modelling and simulation for control; advanced control design; model–based and data-driven approaches; artificial intelligence; thermal unit nonlinear system

Online: 9 December 2016 (03:17:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0063.v1

Optimal Time to Enter a Retirement Village

Jinhui Zhang, Sachi Purcal, Jiaqin Wei

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: retirement village; optimal control; optimal stopping, HARA, American put option; long-term care needs, costs and products for the elderly; disability/health state transitions; life-cycle modelling related to the retirement phase

Online: 12 December 2016 (11:18:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201702.0074.v1

v-Mapper: An Application-Aware Resource Consolidation Scheme for Cloud Data Centres

Aaqif Afzaal Abbasi, Hai Jin

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: network; systems; cloud computing; data centre; performance; software-defined; virtual machine; scheduling; admission control; application-aware;

Online: 20 February 2017 (04:56:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0128.v1

Mosquito Traps: An Innovative, Environmental Friendly Technique to Control Mosquitoes

Brigitte Poulin, Gaëtan Lefebvre, Camille Muranyi-Kovacs, Samuel Hilaire

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Insect Science Keywords: Bti-spraying alternative; Camargue; environmental impacts; mosquito control; Techno Bam traps

Online: 17 March 2017 (03:22:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201611.0148.v1

Information Theoretic Source Seeking Strategies for Multiagent Plume Tracking in Turbulent Fields

Hadi Hajieghrary, Daniel C. Mox, M. Ani Hsieh

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: multi-agent systems; information theory; distributed control; value of information; collaborative search

Online: 29 November 2016 (07:20:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0088.v1

Control Strategy for Grid Connected Inverters Under Unbalanced Network Conditions - A DOb Based Decoupled Current Approach

Emre Ozsoy, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Lucian Mihet-Popa, Viliam Fedák, Fiaz Ahmad, Rasool Akhtar, Asif Sabanovic

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: power control; power electronics; pwm inverters; disturbance observer; grid connected system; grid stability; distorted voltage

Online: 19 June 2017 (16:35:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0059.v1

A Multi-Slope Sliding-Mode Control Approach for Single-Phase Inverters under Different Loads

Ghazanfar Shahgholian, Babk Khajeh Shalaly

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: multi-slope sliding-mode control (MSSMC); single-phase inverter; multi-slope function (MS)

Online: 19 July 2016 (04:54:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0038.v1

Chemical Fingerprint Analysis and Quantitative Analysis of Rosa Rugosa by UPLC-DAD

Sanawar Mansur, Rahima Abdullab, Amatjan Ayubicb, Haji Akbar Aisa

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry Keywords: Rosa rugosa; UPLC-DAD; quality control; fingerprint

Online: 7 December 2016 (11:11:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0149.v1

Association between Alcohol Consumption, Folate Intake, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case-Control Study

Winta Yellow, William R. Bamlet, Ann L. Oberg, Kristin E. Anderson, Janet E. Olson, Rashmi Sinha, Gloria M. Petersen, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon, Rick J. Jansen

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dietetics And Nutrition Keywords: pancreatic cancer; alcohol intake; folate intake; case-control study

Online: 20 March 2017 (08:29:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0051.v1

BWC Assurance: Increasing Certainty in BWC Compliance

Matthew Shearer, Christina Potter, Rachel Vahey, Nancy Connell, Gigi Gronvall

Subject: Social Sciences, Political Science Keywords: Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention; Biological Weapons Convention; BWC; biological weapons; verification; nonproliferation; nonproliferation policy; arms control; disarmament; weapons of mass destruction; WMD; biology

Online: 7 April 2022 (03:51:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0062.v1

An Adaptive Self-powered Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Circuit and Its Application on Bridge Condition Monitoring

Teng Li, Yunxin Zhang, Xinlai Geng

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: piezoelectric cantilever energy harvester 1; autonomous 2; adaptive 3; self-powered 4; voltage doubler interface circuit 5; closed loop control 6; feed-forward 7; multi-shot technology 8

Online: 12 January 2017 (10:45:23 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0428.v1

Dynamical Feedback Control: Motor Cortex as an Optimal Feedback Controller Based on Neural Dynamics

Christopher Versteeg, Lee Miller

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: Motor Control; Feedback; Dynamical Systems

Online: 28 January 2022 (08:03:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0160.v1

Wireless Monitoring of Induction Machine Rotor Physical Variables

Jefferson Doolan Fernandes, Francisco Elvis Carvalho Souza, Glauco George Cipriano Maniçoba, Andres Ortiz Salazar, José Alvaro de Paiva

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: wireless communication; energy harvesting; electrical machines maintenance; induction motor control systems; rotor temperature

Online: 25 April 2017 (16:12:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0285.v1

Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Features Indicative of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Emergency Departments – A Multicentre Case-Control Study in Hong Kong

Rex Pui Kin Lam, Kevin Kei Ching Hung, Eric Ho Yin Lau, Chun Tat Lui, Kin Ling Chan, Chin San Leung, Ion Wa Wong, Kin Wa Wong, Colin A. Graham, Patrick Chiu Yat Woo

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; emergency department; early diagnosis; case-control studies

Online: 17 May 2020 (08:27:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0036.v1

Two-Factor Authentication and Its Adaptation to Online Education Systems

Elif Karakaş, İlhan Öztozlu, Volkan Erol

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: two-factor authentication; online training; biological and behavioral features; mimic control method with sound intensity

Online: 6 June 2017 (09:04:47 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0328.v1

Nations’ Responses and Control Measures in Confrontation with the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak: A Rapid Review

Parinaz Tabari, Mitra Amini, Mohsen Moghadami, Mahsa Moosavi

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: COVID-19; disease management; prevention and control; public health; disease outbreaks

Online: 23 March 2020 (01:49:47 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0281.v1

Trajectory Optimization in Robotic Applications, Survey of Recent Developments

Eyad Almasri, Mustafa Kemal Uyguroğlu

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: Robotics; Optimization; Optimal Control (OC); Trajectory planning; Dynamic Transcription methods

Online: 13 May 2021 (10:59:07 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0038.v1

LEM Characterization of Synthetic Jet Actuators Driven by Piezoelectric Element: A Review

Matteo Chiatto, Francesco Capuano, Gennaro Coppola, Luigi de Luca

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: synthetic jets; Lumped Element Model (LEM); piezo-driven actuators; flow control

Online: 7 March 2017 (08:51:39 CET)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0185.v3

How Risky if China Moves Away from Its Zero-COVID Policy?

Ji-Ming Chen, Guo-Hui Li, Yu-Fei Ji, Ming-Hui Sun, Huan-Yu Gong, Rui-Xu Chen, Ji-Wang Chen

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: case fatality rate; co-infection; control; COVID-19; pandemic; policy; risk; vaccination

Online: 6 May 2022 (03:38:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0073.v1

Economic Power Schedule and Transactive Energy through Intelligent Centralized Energy Management System for DC Residential Distribution System

Jingpeng Yue, Zhijian Hu, Chendan Li, J. C. Vasquez, Josep M. Guerrero

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: optimization schedule; transactive energy; DC residential distributed system; living homes, DC droop control; Centralized energy management system, electrical price

Online: 16 June 2017 (04:33:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0160.v1

Power Balancing Control for Grid Energy Storage System in PV Applications—Real Time Digital Simulation Implementation

Sridhar Vavilapalli, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Umashankar Subramaniam, Lucian MIHET-POPA

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: active power control; battery charging; dual active bridge; energy storage system; hardware-in-loop

Online: 22 May 2017 (07:43:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0305.v1

Beyond the Toolpath: Site-Specific Melt Pool Size Control Enables Printing of Extra-Toolpath Geometry in Laser-Wire Directed Energy Deposition

Brian T. Gibson, Brad S. Richardson, Taylor W. Sundermann, Lonnie J. Love

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: site-specific; melt pool size; control; closed-loop; additive manufacturing; Directed Energy Deposition; 3D printing; metal; Titanium; lasers

Online: 27 September 2019 (08:26:46 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0629.v1

A Comprehensive Review of the Coffee Leaf Miner Leucoptera Coffeella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), With Special Regard to Neotropical Impacts, Pest Management and Control

Juliana Dantas, Isabela Motta, Leonardo Vidal, João Bílio, Júlia M. Pupe, Adriano Veiga, Carlos H. S. Carvalho, Rogerio B. Lopes, Thales L. Rocha, Luciano P. Silva, José R. Pujol-Luz, Érika V.S. Albuquerque

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: resistance; cultivar; biopesticide; biological control; chemical control; life cycle; CLM

Online: 30 October 2020 (08:52:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201611.0092.v2

A Semi-Formal Multi-Policy Secure Model for Semantic Spatial Trajectories

Xingang Wang

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: semantic spatial trajectory; role based access control; Bell-Lapadula model; multi-policy; Web Ontology Language

Online: 17 November 2016 (15:19:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0016.v1

Chance-Constrained Optimization Dispatch and Demand Response Control of Thermostatically Controlled Loads and Plug-in Electric Vehicles

Jianqiang Hu, Jinde Cao

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Chance constraint programming; Source-load systems; Demand response control; Thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs); Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs).

Online: 1 September 2021 (12:25:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0363.v1

Extension of Equivalent System Mass for Human Exploration Missions on Mars

Aaron Berliner, George Makrygiorgos, Avery Hill

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: Space Systems Bioengineering; Equivalent System Mass; ESM; Environmental Control and Life Support Systems; ECLSS; Space Logistics; Uncertainty; Risk

Online: 18 January 2021 (17:39:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0181.v1

Tracking Control with Zero Phase-difference for Linear Switched Reluctance Machines Network

Bo Zhang, J.F. Pan, Jianping Yuan, Wufeng Rao, Li Qiu, Jianjun Luo, Honghua Dai

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: linear switched reluctance machine (LSRM); coordinated network; distributed control; synchronization tracking

Online: 25 May 2017 (06:21:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0037.v3

Modified PSO Algorithm for Real-Time Energy Management in Grid-Connected Microgrids

Md Alamgir Hossain, Hemanshu Roy Pota, Stefano Squartini, Ahmed Fathi Abdou

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: converter-based microgrids; renewable energy sources; optimum battery control; real-time energy management; particle swarm optimisation

Online: 14 January 2019 (10:15:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0169.v1

Pilot Attempt to Benchmark Spatial Resolution of an Electronic Imaging System Prototype for In-Process Electron Beam Melting Monitoring

Hay Wong, Derek Neary, Eric Jones, Peter Fox, Chris Sutcliffe

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: electron beam melting; in-process monitoring; quality control; electronic imaging; spatial resolution

Online: 17 January 2019 (02:53:17 CET)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0320.v1

Reciprocal Personal/Public Protection for COVID-19 with Mask Discriminating Mouth and Nose

Yijun Yuan

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pulmonary And Respiratory Medicine Keywords: reciprocal personal/public protection; mask discriminating mouth and nose; mouth cover; mask; face covering; source control; source classification; Covid-19; active source; liquid droplets

Online: 14 September 2020 (11:45:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0023.v1

Innate Health: A Novel Examination of What Explains Well-being, Prosocial Behavior, and Aggression among Men Living in a UK Prison

Jeanne Catherine, Adriaan Denkers, Anita McGinty

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: well-being; innate health; positive psychology; mental health; three principles; self-control; pro-social behaviors; criminology; incarcerated men; prisoners; inmates

Online: 2 June 2022 (02:57:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0137.v1

Investigation on Development of Sliding Mode Controller for Constant Power Loads in Microgrids

Eklas Hossain, Ron Perez, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Pierluigi Siano

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: sliding mode control; constant power load; negative incremental impedance; robustness analysis; chattering reduction; microgrid stability; noise rejection

Online: 18 May 2017 (04:45:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0053.v2

Vibration Control Design for a Plate Structure with Electrorheological ATVA Using Interval Type-2 Fuzzy System

Chih-Jer Lin, Chun-Ying Lee, Ying Liu

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Electro-Rheological fluid; Semi-active vibration control; tunable vibration absorber; type-1 fuzzy control; interval type-2 fuzzy control

Online: 23 May 2017 (15:58:35 CEST)

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Working Paper COMMUNICATION

Effective Infection Control Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 Suppression in China

Xuebing Liu, Shanshan Deng, Xianqin Zhang, Xiaokui Zhu, Chao Liu, Tai Yang, Xue Luo, Nanqing Luo, Li Yang, Youjun Feng, Le Zhang, Ming Xiao, Lin Zhang, Xu Jia

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Infection Control; Epidemic Surveillance; International Cooperation

Online: 3 March 2020 (11:30:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0041.v1

Fairness Oriented Neighbor-Channel-Aware MAC Protocol for Airborne Sensor Networks

Xiaolin Gao, Jian Yan, Jianhua Lu

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: airborne sensor networks; media access control; fairness; neighbor-channel-aware; back-off

Online: 7 March 2017 (18:06:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0184.v1

Multivariable Static Output Feedback Control of a Binary Distillation Column using Linear Matrix Inequalities and Genetic Algorithm

Kalpana R., Harikumar Kandath, Senthilkumar J., Balasubramanian G., Abhay S. Gour

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: distillation column; disturbance rejection; genetic algorithm; H∞ control; linear matrix inequalities; static output feedback

Online: 26 December 2017 (05:22:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0251.v1

An Energy-efficient Microcontroller-based Smart Light Controlling System

Md. Saidul Islam, Sumon Chandra Debnath, Md. Sadequl Azam, Mashudur Rahaman, Md. Azizul Hoque, Ali Newaz Bahar, Abu Kowsar

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: smart light control; microcontroller; light sensor; motion sensor; energy saving

Online: 12 July 2021 (11:50:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0066.v1

Hierarchical Distributed Motion Control for Multiple Linear Switched Reluctance Machines

Bo Zhang, Jianping Yuan, Jianjun Luo, Xiaoyu Wu, Li Qiu, Jianfei Pan

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: linear switched reluctance machine; coordinated motion control network; signal agreement; tracking synchronization

Online: 14 June 2017 (08:14:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0346.v1

Automatic Fault Detection for Selective Laser Melting Using Semi-Supervised Machine Learning

Ikenna A. Okaro, Sarini Jayasinghe, Chris Sutcliffe, Kate Black, Paolo Paoletti, Peter L. Green

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: SLM, Process Control, Semi-supervised Machine Learning, Randomised Singular Value Decomposition

Online: 18 September 2018 (11:21:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0004.v1

Optimal Control Analysis of a Mathematical Model for Breast Cancer

Segun Oke, Maba Matadi, Sibusiso Xulu

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Keywords: breast cancer; optimal control; ketogenic diet; chemotherapy

Online: 1 February 2018 (04:45:40 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0516.v1

A Systematic Review on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Hira Karim, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: Coronavirus, sequence homology, transmission, virology, diagnosis, virus control, vaccination.

Online: 24 August 2020 (09:31:38 CEST)

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Emerging and reemerging pathogens is a global challenge for public health. Recently, a novel coronavirus disease emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province of China, in December 2019. It is named COVID-19 by World Health Organization (WHO). It is known to be caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that affects the lower respiratory tract and manifests as pneumonia in humans. Coronaviruses (CoVs) are structurally more complicated as compared to other RNA viruses. This viral epidemic has led to the deaths of many, including the elderly or those with chronic disease or compromised immunity. Viruses cause infection and diseases in humans of varying degrees, upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) cause common cold while lower respiratory tract infections induce pneumonia, bronchitis, and even severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The costs of COVID-19 are not limited. It equally affects all the medical, sociological, psychological, and economic aspects globally. This is regarded as the third deadly outbreak in the last two decades after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS (2002–2003) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS (2012). Based on the sequence homology of SARS-CoV-2, different animal sources including bats, snakes, and pangolins have been reported as potential carriers of this viral strain. Real-time RT-PCR represents the primary method for the diagnosis of new emerging viral strain SARS-CoV-2. The transmission dynamics suggest that SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person-to-person through direct contact or coughing, sneezing, and by respiratory droplets. Several anti-viral treatments including lopinavir/ritonavir, remdesivir, chloroquine phosphate, and abidor are also suggested with different recommendations and prescriptions. Protective and preventive strategies as suggested by various health organization i.e. WHO and US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must be adopted by everyone. This review covers the important aspects of novel COVID-19 including characteristics, virology, symptoms, diagnostics, clinical aspects, transmission dynamics, and protective measures of COVID-19.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0230.v1

Control Upstream Austenite Grain Coarsening during Thin Slab Casting Direct Rolling (TSCDR) Process

Tihe Zhou, Ronald J. O'Malley, Hatem S. Zurob, Mani Subramanian, Sang-Hyun Cho, Peng Zhang

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Metals, Alloys And Metallurgy Keywords: thin slab casting direct rolling, austenite grain coarsening, grain growth control, liquid core reduction, secondary cooling, two phase pinning

Online: 23 January 2019 (08:44:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0017.v1

Active Control of Edgewise Vibrations in Wind Turbine Blades Using Stochastic Disturbance Accommodating Control

Cong Cong

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: stochastic disturbance accommodating control; edgewise vibrations; minimum-variance unbiased estimator

Online: 1 May 2017 (11:11:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0247.v1

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Movement Control Order to Limit the Spread of COVID-19

Md Amiruzzaman, M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud, Rizal Mohd Nor, Normaziah A. Aziz

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Epidemiology And Infectious Diseases Keywords: COVID-19; Logistic Growth Curve; prediction; evaluation; Movement Control Order

Online: 15 May 2020 (03:47:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0127.v1

Predicting Cardiovascular Disease from Psychosocial Safety Climate: A Prospective Cohort Study from Australia

Harry Becher, Maureen F. Dollard, Peter Smith, Jian Li

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Psychosocial Safety Climate; Demand-Control; Effort-Reward Imbalance; Epidemiology; Psychosocial Risks

Online: 15 January 2018 (16:58:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0053.v1

Protective Factors and Teachers’ Risk to Burnout during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Do Kolb’s Educator Roles Matter? - A Cluster Analysis

Camelia-Mădălina Răducu, Elena Stănculescu

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Accounting And Taxation Keywords: teacher burnout; well-being; self-control; positive emotionality; professional experience; psychological profile; COVID-19

Online: 2 August 2021 (15:32:37 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201803.0205.v1

A Review on Battery Charging and Discharging Control Strategies: Application to Renewable Energy Systems

Edison Banguero, Antonio Correcher, Ángel Navarro, Francisco Morant, Andrés Aristizabal

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: energy storage; battery; control; energy management systems; FLC; MPC

Online: 26 March 2018 (05:50:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0267.v1

Data–Driven Control Techniques for Renewable Energy Conversion Systems: Wind Turbine and Hydroelectric Plants

Silvio Simani, Stefano Alvisi, Mauro Venturini

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: wind turbine system; hydroelectric plant simulator; model--based control; data–driven approach; self–tuning control; robustness and reliability

Online: 26 January 2019 (10:08:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0079.v1

BlendCAC: A Smart Contract Enabled Decentralized Capability-Based Access Control Mechanism for IoT

Ronghua Xu, Yu Chen, Erik Blasch, Genshe Chen

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: decentralized access control; Internet of Things (IoT); blockchain protocol; smart contract; federated delegation; capability-based access control

Online: 3 May 2018 (13:06:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0014.v1

Load Shedding Control Strategy Based on Transient Instability Evaluation of Power System Using Artificial Neural Network and Analytic Hierarchy Process Algorithm

Nghia Le Trong, Au Nguyen Ngoc, Anh Quyen Huy, Binh Phan Thi Thanh

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: emergency control; load shedding; artificial neural network; dynamic power system stability

Online: 5 September 2017 (05:02:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0103.v1

Ride Comfort Optimization of In-Wheel-Motor Electric Vehicle with In-Wheel Vibration Absorber

Mingchun Liu, Feihong Gu, Yuanzhi Zhang

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: in-wheel-motor electric vehicle; ride comfort; improved particle swarm optimization; linear quadratic regulator; fuzzy PID control

Online: 21 September 2017 (12:59:33 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Decentralized Phase-Shedding with Low Power Mode for Multiphase Converter

Marc Cousineau, Martin Monroy, William Lorenzi Pol, Loïc Hureau, Guillaume Aulagnier, Philippe Goyhenetche, Eric Rolland, Didier Flumian

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Multiphase converter; Phase-Shedding; Decentralized Control

Online: 17 August 2021 (08:25:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0476.v1

Fault Ride through Capability Analysis of Wind Turbine with Doubly Fed Induction Generator

Salem Molla Endale, Milkias Berhanu Tuka

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: Battery Energy Storage System; Crowbar; Fault Ride Through Capability; Vector control; Wind turbine

Online: 21 July 2021 (09:51:48 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0751.v2

Self-adaptive Biosystems Through Tunable Genetic Parts and Circuits

Vittorio Bartoli, Mario di Bernardo, Thomas E. Gorochowski

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: tunable; genetic part; control; adaptation; cybergenetics; synthetic biology; systems biology

Online: 6 October 2020 (13:32:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0341.v1

Impact of Socio-Economic Factors and Indwelling Mosquito Control on Malaria Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Nigeria Using Logistic Regression Model

Monday Osagie Adenomon, Osazee Femi Obazee, Eric Vance

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Probability And Statistics Keywords: malaria; indwelling malaria control; insecticide treated net (ITN); pregnancy; socio-economic; logistic regression; odds ratio

Online: 30 July 2019 (14:40:53 CEST)

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Malaria is endemic in Nigeria and remains a major public health problem, taking its greatest toll on children under age 5 and pregnant women, although it is preventable, treatable, and curable. This study investigates the Impact of socio-economic factors and indoor mosquito control on malaria prevalent among pregnant women in Nigeria using logistic regression. To achieve this, secondary data obtained from 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator survey, executed by the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and the National Population Commission (NPopC), with a nationally representative sample of more than 8,000 consisting of 7,745 households. The results from the logistic regression with odds ratio revealed that pregnant women are more like to be affected by malaria fever (though not significant) compared to women that are not pregnant. The income levels of the household does not significant reduce the incidence of malaria fever among pregnant women in Niger. Concerning the malaria presenting measure, only dwelling sprayed by private company significantly reduce the incidence of malaria fever among pregnant women (P-value=0.020<0.05) compared to dwelling sprayed by government and NGOs and also to Insecticide Treated Net. Also pregnant women in the urban centers are less likely to have malaria fever compared to pregnant women in rural communities in Nigeria. Also, pregnant women with atleast a secondary school level of education are less likely to be affected by malaria fever compared to pregnant women with no formal education. The fitted logistic model passed the goodness-of-test fit; the classification test for the logistic model was correctly classified at about 67.02%. Therefore, this study recommends that government and NGOs should intensify their efforts in the area of dwelling spraying, awareness campaign of the danger of malaria fever among pregnant women and infants, engaged in effective distribution of insecticide treated net in order to reduce the incidence of malaria fever among pregnant women living in rural communities in Nigeria.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0158.v1

SmartScan: An Intelligent Online Scan Sequence Optimization Approach for Uniform Thermal Distribution, Reduced Residual Stresses and Deformations in PBF Additive Manufacturing

Keval S. Ramani, Chuan He, Yueh-Lin Tsai, Chinedum E. Okwudire

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: 3D printing; scanning strategy; finite difference method; radial basis functions; optimal control.

Online: 11 October 2021 (11:55:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0254.v1

Online Demand Side Management with PEVs Using Stochastic Optimization

Moses Acquah, Byeonggu Yu, Sekyung Han

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: demand-side management; peak demand control; dynamic-interval density forecast; stochastic optimization; dimension reduction; battery energy-storage system (BESS), plugged-in electric vehicles (PEV); vehicle-to-grid (V2G); building energy-management systems (BEMS)

Online: 15 June 2018 (13:01:42 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0136.v1

Endophytic Fungi: Biological Control and Induced Resistance to Phytopathogens and Abiotic Stresses

Daniele Cristina Fontana, Samuel de Paula, Abel Galon Torres, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Sérgio Florentino Pascholati, Denise Schmidt, Durval Dourado Neto

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: endophytes; resistance inducers; biological control; abiotic stress; plant-microbe interactions; sustainability; integrated pest management; microorganisms; plant disease control

Online: 4 February 2021 (12:07:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0378.v1

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Services in Malaysia from the Perspective of Healthcare Providers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Nicholas Yee Liang Hing, Chin Tho Leong, Ramani Subramaniam Kalianan, Wei Yin Lim, Ching Ee Loo, Yuan Liang Woon

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; impact; healthcare; lockdown; movement control order; Malaysia; medical services; dental services; pharmacy services

Online: 29 March 2022 (09:45:10 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0269.v1

“God Spoke to Me”: Subjective Paranormal Experience and the Brain's Homeostatic Response to Early Trauma

David F Marks

Subject: Social Sciences, Safety Research Keywords: subjective paranormal experience, homeostasis, trauma, dissociation, depersonalisation, compartmentalisation, fantasy proneness, safety, control, survival

Online: 26 June 2019 (13:59:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0034.v1

Overview of Modelling and Control Strategies for Wind Turbines and Hydroelectric Systems: Comparisons and Contrasts

Silvio Simani, Stefano Alvisi, Mauro Venturini

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: wind turbines; hydroelectric systems; nonlinear modelling; model--based control; data--driven approach; advanced control; robustness and reliability

Online: 9 August 2017 (04:42:58 CEST)

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Company Value with Ruin Constraint in a Discrete Model

Christian Hipp

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics And Combinatorics Keywords: stochastic control; optimal dividend payment; ruin probability constraint

Online: 8 December 2017 (06:55:06 CET)

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Moving Surface Boundary Layer Control Analysis and the Influence of the Magnus Effect on an Aerofoil with a Leading-Edge Rotating Cylinder

Md. Abdus Salam, Bhuiyan Shameem Mahmood Ebna Hai, M. A. Taher Ali, Debanan Bhadra, Nafiz Ahmed Khan

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Moving surface boundary layer control; symmetric aerofoil; asymmetric aerofoil; velocity ratio; Magnus effect; lift coefficient; drag coefficient

Online: 17 May 2019 (13:06:27 CEST)

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Study on Unbalanced Magnetic Pulling Analysis and Its Control Method for Primary Helium Circulator of High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor

Yangbo Zheng, Ni Mo, Zhe Sun, Yan Zhou, Zhengang Shi

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: HTR; AMB; UMP; primary helium circulator; iterative learning control

Online: 21 September 2019 (01:31:10 CEST)

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