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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0079.v1

Hydrogeochemical Characteristics, Temporal and Spatial Variation for the Evaluation of Groundwater Quality of Ganga Alluvial Plain for an Agricultural Region, India

Salman Ahmed, Mohmmad Mulhim, Fazil Qureshi, Sanjay Kumar Kohli, Athar Hussain, Mohammad Muqtada Ali Khan, Hafzan Eva Mansor, Elvaene James

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Geophysics And Geology Keywords: Groundwater quality; Shallow aquifers; agronomics; geospatial techniques; Aligarh

Online: 6 September 2021 (07:57:47 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0657.v2

Physical Image Quality Metrics for the Characterization of X-ray Systems Used in Fluoroscopy-Guided Pediatric Cardiac Interventional Procedures: A Systematic Review

Diego Nocetti, Kathia Villalobos, Kevin Wunderle

Subject: Physical Sciences, Radiation And Radiography Keywords: image quality; interventional radiology; pediatrics

Online: 30 August 2023 (04:05:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0123.v1

Evaluation of MODIS-Retrieved Aerosol Optical Depth in Alaska: Implications for Surface Air Quality Applications

Alyson McPhetres, Srijan Aggarwal

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: AOD; MODIS; Alaska; AERONET; air quality

Online: 8 May 2018 (06:30:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0040.v1

Association Between Planetary Health Diet with Regular Consumption of Breakfast and a Well-Balanced Diet: A Cross-sectional Analysis in Japanese Male Undergraduates

Etsuko Kibayashi, Makiko Nakade

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Japanese male undergraduates; planetary health diet; eating breakfast; healthy diets; dietary quality; health behaviour

Online: 4 March 2024 (01:26:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1224.v1

Renewable Microgrid Modeling for Power Quality Analysis

Emmanuel Hernández-Mayoral, Christian Rene Jiménez-Román, Oscar Alfredo Jaramillo-Salgado, Jesus Antonio Enriquez-Santiago, Andres López-López, Roberto Adrian Gonzalez Domínguez, Sergio Arturo Gama-Lara

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Microgrids; power quality; total harmonic distortion

Online: 16 January 2024 (10:48:52 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0248.v1

Colostrum Management for Buffalo Calves: A Review

Daria Lotito, Eleonora Pacifico, Sara Matuozzo, Nadia Musco, Piera Iommelli, Raffaella Tudisco, Federico Infascelli, Pietro Lombardi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science And Zoology Keywords: colostrum; buffalo; colostrum management; colostrum quality

Online: 15 February 2023 (02:24:07 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1179.v1

Quality-aware Signal Processing Mechanism for Long-term Heart Rate Monitoring

Win-Ken Beh, Yu-Chia Yang, An-Yeu Wu

Subject: Engineering, Bioengineering Keywords: Photoplethysmography; Signal Quality Assessment; Healthcare

Online: 17 April 2024 (14:43:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0740.v1

Automated Non-Sterile Pharmacy Compounding: A Multi-Site Study in European Hospital and Community Pharmacies with Pediatric Immediate Release Propranolol Hydrochloride Tablets

Niklas Sandler, Farnaz Shokraneh, Mahsa Bahman, Julius Lahtinen, Niko Hassinen, Sari Airaksinen, Soumya Verma, Ludmila Hrizanovska, Jana Lass, Jyrki Heinämäki, Urve Paaver, Anssi Karlstedt, Janika Tähnas, Christoph Klaas, Catharina Kern, Adeline Bienfait, Frédéric Lagarce, Dominic Fenske, Katrin Muehlenfeld, Julia Malik, Holger Scherliess, Samuli Ojala, Sara P Cruz, Mattias Paulsson, Katja Kammonen, Maria Rautamo, Hendrik Lueck, Herwig Heindl, Laurent Carrez, Antoine Pierrot, Ralf Harnish, Stephanie Stareprawo, Marija Tubic-Grozdanii, Stefanie Zibolka, Uli Loesch, Martina Jeske, Ulrich Griesser, Karin Hummer, Andreas Thalmeier, Marianne Leitner, Susan Bischoff, Ralph Heimke-Brinck, Janine Paulus-Rohmer, Karim Khouckh, Fabien Bruno, Anna Harjans, Torsten Hoppe-Tichy

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacy Keywords: automated compounding; hospital and community pharmcies; pharm inks; integrated quality control

Online: 13 March 2024 (12:02:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0050.v1

Enhancing Upper Limb Functionality, Gross and Fine Motor Skills, Autonomy, and Quality of Life in Acute Stroke Patients: A Mirror Therapy, Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise, and Task-Oriented Training

Jessica Fernández-Solana, Rodrigo Vélez-Santamaría, Adrián Moreno-Villanueva, Sergio Álvarez-Pardo, Jerónimo J. González-Bernal, Mirian Santamaría-Peláez, Josefa González-Santos

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Neuroscience And Neurology Keywords: mirror therapy; cognitive therapeutic exercise; task-oriented training; upper limb; gross notor; fine motor; autonomy; quality of life; acute stroke

Online: 1 February 2024 (13:50:07 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0041.v1

Performance of Low-Cost Sensors for Air Pollution Measurements in Urban Environments. Accuracy Evaluation Applying the Air Quality Index (AQI)

Georgios C. Spyropoulos, Panagiotis T. Nastos, Konstantinos P. Moustris

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: air quality; air pollution measurements; electrochemical sensors; low-cost sensors; AQI (Air Quality Index); Athens

Online: 1 June 2021 (15:08:39 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) Markers for Potato: An Effective Tool for an Increased Genetic Gain

Moctar Kante, Hannele Lindqvist Kreuze, Maria David, Leticia Portal, Manuel Gastelo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Late blight; PVY; Ryadg; quality control; KASP

Online: 4 October 2021 (17:37:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1096.v1

Importance of Soil Health for Coffea spp Cultivation, from a Cooperative Society in Puebla, Mexico

Carol Meritxell Molina-Monteleón, Amparo Mauricio-Gutiérrez, Rosalía Castelán-Vega, José Victor Tamariz-Flores

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Soil Science Keywords: soil quality; soil fertility; crop management; agroecosystem

Online: 19 March 2024 (05:27:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1814.v1

Nonconventional Tether Structure for Quality Factor Enhancement of Thin-Film-Piezoelectric-on-Si MEMS Resonator

Mohammed Awad, Temesgen Bailie Workie, Jingfu Bao, Ken-ya Hashimoto

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: MEMS; TPoS; anchor loss; quality factor; tether

Online: 27 September 2023 (04:22:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1146.v1

Mapping Aquifer Water Quality in the Western Fringes of Beni-Suef Governorate for Sustainable Agriculture

Mohamed Elsharkawy

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: Groundwater; Irrigation water quality; GIS; Arid land

Online: 15 June 2023 (12:42:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0344.v1

Diet Quality Affects the Association between Census-Based Neighborhood Deprivation and All-Cause Mortality in Japanese Men and Women: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study

Kayo Kurotani, Kaori Honjo, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Noda, Tetsuya Mizoue, Norie Sawada, Shoichiro Tsugane

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Dietetics And Nutrition Keywords: diet quality; neighborhood deprivation; Japanese areal deprivation index; neighborhood socioeconomic status; hazard ratios; mortality; Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top; well-balanced diet; early death

Online: 31 July 2019 (04:26:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0386.v2

Factors for Occupational Exposure to Ultrafine Particles in Different Sectors of Activity

Fernando Moreira, Ana Ferreira, Nelson Barros

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Ultrafine Particles; Air Quality; Occupational Health; UFP ;

Online: 30 January 2024 (04:07:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0250.v1

Novel Strategy for the Demulsification of Peanut Oil Body by Caproic Acid

Yuhang Gao, Yanzhao Zheng, Fei Yao, Fusheng Chen

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Food Chemistry Keywords: Peanut oil body; caproic acid; demulsification; oil quality

Online: 5 June 2023 (07:13:03 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Deterministic Methodology for Determining the Optimal Sampling Frequency of Water Quality Monitoring Systems

Mahmoud Al-Khafaji

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: Sampling frequency; deterministic approach; simulation model; water quality.

Online: 5 June 2019 (10:29:22 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0232.v1

Urban Air Quality Measurements: A Survey

Muhammad Usama

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Pollution Keywords: Air Quality; Urban air quality; air quality measurement systems

Online: 26 April 2022 (09:57:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0685.v1

Comparison of Image Fusion Techniques Using Worldview-3 Data

Milad Farhadi, Hossein Hoshyarmanesh

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: fusion; pansharpening; image quality; Worldview-3; quality index

Online: 28 September 2020 (11:05:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0199.v1

Improvement, Standardization, and Validation of A Novel Genomic DNA Extraction Method for Human Breastmilk

Mario Iván Alemán-Duarte, Blanca Rosa Aguilar-Uscanga, Guadalupe García-Robles, Felipe de Jesús Ramírez-Salazar, Israel Benítez-García, Edgar Balcázar-López, Josué Raymundo Solís-Pacheco

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: human milk; DNA extraction; PCR; DNA quality, microbiota

Online: 14 October 2022 (03:19:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.1367.v1

The Quality of the Structural Domain of Tuberculosis Services at Public Health Facilities in Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study Design

Amanuel Yoseph, Aschalew Arega, Tebeje Shume, Million Tucha, Temesigen Debessa, Belay Birhanu, Damene Guja

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Keywords: quality; structure; TB services; cross-sectional design; Sidama region; Ethiopia.

Online: 22 March 2024 (11:35:53 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1392.v1

Desiccant Technologies for Improving Air Quality: An Overview of the Brazilian Scenario and Comparison of Available Design Software

York Castillo Santiago, Bruno Gomes Nunes, Geovani Souza Fontana, Daiane Busanello, Alexandre Fernandes Santos, Samuel Moreira Duarte Santos, Estefania Neiva de Mello, Leandro A. Sphaier

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: dehumidification; desiccant wheels; air quality; air conditioning systems

Online: 20 June 2023 (07:18:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0527.v1

Finite Mixture Models Based on Pain Intensity, Functional Disability and Psychological Distress Composite Assessment Allow to Identify Two Distinct Classes of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome after Surgery Patients Related to Their Quality of Life

Amine Ounajim, Maxime Billot, Pierre-Yves Louis, Yousri Slaoui, Denis Frasca, Lisa Goudman, Manuel Roulaud, Nicolas Naiditch, Bertille Lorgeoux, Sandrine Baron, Kevin Nivole, Mathilde Many, Nihel Adjali, Philippe Page, Bénédicte Bouche, Elodie Charrier, Laure Poupin, Delphine Rannou, Géraldine Brumauld de Montgazon, Brigitte Roy-Moreau, Chantal H. Wood, Raphael Rigoard, Romain David, Maarten Moens, Philippe Rigoard

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: PSPS; FBSS; chronic pain; health-related quality of life; mixture models analysis; personalized pain management; chronic pain after spinal surgery

Online: 27 August 2021 (15:23:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1552.v1

A General Machine Learning Model for Assessing Fruit Quality Using Deep Image Features

Ioannis D. Apostolopoulos, Mpesi Tzani, Sokratis Aznaouridis

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Fruit Quality; Machine Learning; Deep Learning

Online: 24 July 2023 (03:09:22 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0264.v1

Disease Severity and Risk Factors of 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Pediatric Hospitalizations for Pneumonia

Motomori O. Lewis, Phuong T. Tran, Yushi Huang, Raj A. Desai, Yun Shen, Joshua D Brown

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology And Child Health Keywords: pediatric pneumonia; hospital readmission; healthcare quality; hospital costs

Online: 18 January 2022 (16:08:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1871.v1

Reem-Shape Phononic Crystal for Q anchor enhancement of TPoS MEMS Resonator

Mohammed Awad, Temesgen Bailie Workie, Jing-Fu Bao, Ken-ya Hashimoto

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: MEMS Resonators; TPoS; phononic crystals; Quality factor; Anchor loss

Online: 27 June 2023 (10:37:44 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.2028.v1

The Contribution of Zeolitites to Current Environmental Problems and Sustainable Applications for Cultivation and Plant Protection

Domenico Prisa

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Biofertilizers; corroborant; plant quality; rhizosphere; sustainable agriculture; zeolites

Online: 28 July 2023 (13:58:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0072.v1

In Search of the Optimal Measurement Parameters for Determining the Degree of Modification of Thermally Modified Wood by Thermogravimetry

Romana Cerc Korošec, Boštjan Žener, Nataša Čelan Korošin, Miha Humar, Davor Kržišnik, Gregor Rep, Urška Lavrenčič Štangar

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Paper, Wood And Textiles Keywords: thermal treatment; wood modification; thermogravimetry; calibration curve; quality control

Online: 1 November 2023 (11:07:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2319.v1

Optimization of Thermal Control Design for Aerial Reflective Opto-Mechanical Structure

Yun Zhou, Huilin Wang, Xiaocun Jiang, Xiaozhou Zuo, Ming Chen

Subject: Engineering, Other Keywords: Opto-mechanical structure; Optimized thermal control; Temperature uniformity; Image quality

Online: 29 December 2023 (14:28:07 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0161.v1

Building an Expert System through Machine Learning for Predicting the Quality of a WEB Site Based on Its Completion

Sastry Kodanda Rama Jammalamadaka, Vishnu Priya B, Sasi Bhanu Jammalamadaka, Bhupati CH, Kamesh Balakrishna Duvvuri, Raja Rao Budaraju

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: Quality of website; Completeness of a website; Model learning to predict; Expert System; predicting the Quality of a website

Online: 2 August 2023 (07:31:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0164.v1

Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Environmental Quality: A Panel Quintile Regression Method

Muhammad Azam, Wajhi Abbassi, Tahar Tayachi, Rauf I Azam

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Finance Keywords: Environmental quality; institutional quality; ethnic conflicts; socio-economic factors

Online: 18 April 2022 (10:38:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0411.v1

Investigation of the Extrapolation Capability of an Artificial Neural Network Algorithm in Combination With Process Signals in Resistance Spot Welding of Advanced High-Strength Steels

Bassel El-Sari, Max Biegler, Michael Rethmeier

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: Automotive; Resistance Spot Welding; Quality Assurance; Quality Monitoring; Artificial Intelligence

Online: 27 October 2021 (13:27:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2168.v1

Testing for the Multifractality in Air Pollutants Time Series Dynamics and Application to Tabuk Region Case Study

Abdulrahman F. Aljohani, Anouar Ben Ben Mabrouk, Mounirah Areshi, Jamel Bouslimi, Ali H. Laatar, Abdallah A. Shaltout

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Pollution Keywords: wavelets; multifractals; time series; air quality

Online: 28 December 2023 (15:00:13 CET)

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

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

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

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

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

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1399.v1

Biological Monitoring of Extracorporeal Photopheresis for Steroid Resistant Acute Graft versus Host Disease by a Short Culture Method and Flow Cytometry

Luca Pierelli, Anna Capalbo, Eleonora Ponte, Paola Iudicone, Stefano Spurio, Sara Morara, Roberta Battistini, Anna Proia

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Hematology Keywords: graft versus host disease; extracorporeal photopheresis; T cell death; biological quality control

Online: 26 February 2024 (09:40:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0537.v1

Integrative View of Emotion and the Dedication-Constraint Model in the Case of Coffee Chain Retailers

Daekil Kim, Byoungsoo Kim

Subject: Business, Economics And Management, Marketing Keywords: emotion; commitment; brand loyalty; willingness to pay more; coffee quality; service quality; physical environment quality; price fairness

Online: 23 October 2018 (11:58:03 CEST)

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: Following the phenomenal growth of and competition among coffee chain retailers, the coffee chain market has expanded substantially thanks to rising income levels, the increasing young population, and rapidly changing lifestyles. Attracting consumers’ attention and enhancing their loyalty behaviors have become very difficult for coffee chain retailers. This study seeks to understand the mechanisms through which emotions and the dedication-constraint model lead to brand loyalty and willingness to pay more to certain coffee chain retailers. Emotions and the dedication-constraint model are major factors in the research, but few studies have combined them to examine the formation of loyalty behaviors. This study synthesizes emotional responses and the dedication-constraint model to develop a theoretical model. Based on the ambivalent view of emotions, it also examines how positive and negative emotions affect the combination of brand loyalty and willingness to pay more to certain coffee chain retailers. Moreover, it identifies the antecedents of affective and calculative commitments in the context of coffee chain retailers. Our findings indicate that loyalty behaviors (dedication- and constraint-based mechanisms from brand loyalty and willingness to pay more to certain coffee chain retailers), emotional responses, and affective and calculative commitments significantly affect brand loyalty directly and indirectly through both positive and negative emotions. Furthermore, service quality, physical environment quality, and price fairness significantly affect affective commitments, while price fairness significantly affects both affective and calculative commitments. Finally, affective and calculative commitments significantly affect willingness to pay more, both directly and indirectly, through positive emotions and affect it directly through negative emotions. The results’ theoretical and managerial implications and possible future research directions are discussed.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0882.v1

Deep Learning-Based Dose Predictor for Glioblastoma – Assessing the Sensitivity and Robustness for Dose Awareness in Contouring

Robert Poel, Amith J. Kamath, Jonas Willmann, Nicolaus Andratschke, Ekin Ermis, Daniel Matthias Aebersold, Peter Manser, Mauricio Reyes

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Oncology And Oncogenics Keywords: Radiotherapy; Dose Prediction; Deep Learning; Quality Assurance; VMAT; Glioblastoma

Online: 11 August 2023 (08:01:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1822.v1

MicroAnnot: A Dedicated Workflow for Accurate Microsporidian Genome Annotation

Jérémy Tournayre, Valérie Polonais, Ivan Wawrzyniak, Reginald Florian Akossi, Nicolas Parisot, Emmanuelle Lerat, Fréréric Delbac, Pierre Souvignet, Matthieu Reichstadt, Eric Peyretaillade

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Parasitology Keywords: Microsporidia, Structural annotation, dedicated workflow, high quality annotation.

Online: 30 October 2023 (06:25:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0204.v1

Power Quality Enhancement For Decentralized Microgrids in Island Mode

Muhammad Arshad Rasheed, Hasan Erteza Gelani, Hira Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Abid, Faisal Saeed

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: microgrid; DNN; parallel inverters; island mode; power quality

Online: 16 May 2022 (10:13:15 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0512.v1

Ubiquitination of Intramitochondrial Proteins: Implications for Metabolic Adaptability

Prasad Sulkshane, Jonathan Ram, Michael H Glickman

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Anatomy And Physiology Keywords: Mitochondria; Ubiquitin; Proteasome; mitophagy; autophagy; proteolysis; protein import; Protein Quality Control; Metabolism

Online: 26 October 2020 (10:49:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1447.v1

Effects of Vachellia Mearnsii Tannin Extract as an Additive on Fermentation Quality, Aerobic Stability and Microbial modulation of Maize Silage

Thamsanqa Doctor Empire Mpanza, Sinalo Mani

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Silage additives; Condensed tannin; Fermentative quality; Bacterial modulation; silage quality

Online: 22 August 2023 (03:44:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0523.v1

Estimation of Validity of A-Mode Ultrasound for Measurements of Subcutaneous Fat Thickness, Muscle Thickness, and MUSCLE quality

Ji-Won Lee, Seung-Ug Hong, Ju-Hee Lee, Sung-Yun Park

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Complementary And Alternative Medicine Keywords: ; amplitude modulation; subcutaneous fat thickness; muscle thickness; muscle quality

Online: 7 December 2023 (11:40:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0077.v1

Compost Quality Recommendations for Remediating Urban Soils

Hannah Heyman, Nina Bassuk, Jean Bonhotal, Todd Walter

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Horticulture Keywords: compost; compost quality; soil remediation; urban soil; nutrient leaching

Online: 4 July 2019 (11:36:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1985.v1

Learning Adaptive Quantization Parameter for Consistent Quality Oriented Video Coding

Tien Huu Vu, Minh Ngoc Do, Sang Quang Nguyen, Huy Cong Phi, Thipphaphone Sisouvong, Xiem Van Hoang

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: video quality consistency; adaptive QP; perceptual-based RDO

Online: 31 October 2023 (06:49:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0472.v1

Demystifying Heavy Metals and Physicochemical Characteristics of Groundwater in a Volcano-Tectonic Region of Middle Awash, Ethiopia, for Multipurpose Use

Yosef Abebe, Taye Alemayehu, Behialu Birhanu, Tena Alamirew, Esayas Alemayehu

Subject: Pollution, Environmental And Earth Sciences Keywords: Awash River; groundwater; heavy metals; Lake Beseka; water quality

Online: 8 May 2024 (10:34:45 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0270.v1

Distribution of Mercury in Flint Creek Watershed: Implications for Mercury Bioaccumulation

Paul Okweye, Karnita Garner, Elica Moss

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Flint Creek; mercury; water quality; fish; soil; sediment; organic carbon; methylmercury

Online: 15 August 2018 (11:49:50 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0274.v1

Active and Intelligent Biodegradable Packaging Based on Anthocyanins for Preservation and Monitoring Rich Protein Foods

Bifen Zhu, Yu Zhong, Danfeng Wang, Yun Deng

Subject: Chemistry And Materials Science, Polymers And Plastics Keywords: Food packaging; Anthocyanins; Biodegradable materials; Food quality

Online: 5 December 2023 (13:05:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0036.v2

Temporal Patterns of Bacterial and Physico-chemical Profiles of Static Aquaculture Systems: Insights into Health Hazards for Fish and the Public

Abideen Abdulkadir, Musa Idi-ogede Abubakar, Olanrewaju Jimoh Abdulkadir, Femi John Fawole

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Keywords: pathogens; water quality; biofloc; stagnant aquaculture; bacteria; public health

Online: 27 October 2022 (09:25:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0982.v1

Bioindicators for Assessing Soil Quality in the Jun Jun Micro-watershed

Orlando Meneses Quelal, Angel Wilfrido Yánez Yánez

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: bioindicators; earthworms; micro-watershed; soil quality; vegetation cover

Online: 19 February 2024 (11:48:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0576.v1

An Adaptive Controller for DSTATCOM for Power Quality Improvement in Distribution System

Atma Ram, Parsh Ram Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Ahuja

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Linear/nonlinear load; power quality; four leg VSC; neutral current compensation

Online: 23 December 2020 (09:33:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1682.v1

Yield and Forage Characteristics of Winter Rye Cultivars for Use within the Upper Midwest

Julija A. Cubins, James O. Eckberg, Axel Garcia y Garcia, Gregg A. Johnson, Jochum Wiersma, Samantha Wells

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Winter rye; cereal rye; phenotypic diversity; biomass yield; forage quality

Online: 23 January 2024 (09:57:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0118.v1

A Software Verification Method for Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems

Yuriy Manzhos, Yevheniia Sokolova

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Computer Science Keywords: CPS; IoT; software quality; physical dimension; physical orientation; formal verification; metaprogramming

Online: 3 May 2023 (08:47:27 CEST)

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Bacterial Contamination Levels and Brand Perception of Sachet Water: A Case Study in Nigerian Urban Neighborhoods

I. T. Tenebe, E. O. Babatunde, C. C. Eddy-Ugorji, N. B. Ogarekpe, C. V. Ekeanyanwu, O. S. Oladele, O. B. Ezendu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: Sachet water; water quality; bacteriological quality; public health; drinking water

Online: 21 March 2023 (06:14:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0092.v1

Quantitative Evaluation of Asphalt Binder Extraction from Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Using Ashing and Centrifuge Methods

Ahmed Hemida, Magdy Abdelrahman, Eslam Deef-Allah

Subject: Engineering, Automotive Engineering Keywords: ANOVA; Asphalt Binder Extraction; Quality Assurance; Quality Control; RAP; RAS

Online: 5 October 2020 (14:06:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0286.v1

DCT-Domain Detail Image Enhancement for More Resolved Images

Seongbae Bang, Wonha Kim

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Image enhancement; DCT-Domain Perceived Contrast; Perceptual Image Quality

Online: 13 August 2021 (08:31:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0537.v1

Improving Research Practices in Energy: Practical Guidance for Greater Transparency, Reproducibility and Quality

Gesche Huebner, Michael Fell, Nicole Watson

Subject: Engineering, Energy And Fuel Technology Keywords: Energy; transparency; quality; reproducibility; open science; best practice

Online: 23 July 2020 (08:10:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0279.v1

NOBEL-BOX: Development of A Low-cost Ship-Based Instrument for Ocean Monitoring

Noir P. Purba, Ibnu Faizal, Marine K Martasuganda, Ajeng Wulandari, Rd. Salsa D. Kusuma, Muhammad H. Ilmi, Choerunnissa Febriani, Raffy R. Alfarez, Fickry Argeta, Jati S. Wicaksana

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: Ocean observation; low-cost instrument; water quality; Indonesia seas; ocean health

Online: 5 September 2023 (09:33:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0237.v1

Cognitive Packet Networks for the Secure Internet of Things

Joanna Domanska, Tadeusz Czachorski, Mateusz Nowak, Slawomir Nowak

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Information Systems Keywords: internet of things (IoT); security; quality of service; energy; cognitive packet network; SerIoT

Online: 14 August 2018 (03:25:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0751.v1

Sustainable Soundscape Monitoring of Modified Psycho-Acoustic Annoyance Model With Edge Computing for 5G IoT Systems

Jaume Segura-Garcia, Juan Jose Perez-Solano, Santiago Felici-Castell, Jose Montoya-Belmonte, Jesus Lopez-Ballester, Juan Miguel Navarro

Subject: Engineering, Telecommunications Keywords: 5G-enabled IoT; Sound Quality Metrics; Psycho-acoustic Annoyance; JND

Online: 23 April 2023 (03:46:56 CEST)

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The Curious Case of the RaTG13 Genome: Time to Revise the Sequence Reporting Standards for Pathogens

Mohit Singla, Saad Ahmad, Chandan Gupta, Tavpritesh Sethi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biology And Biotechnology Keywords: Data Quality; Sequence reporting standards; RaTG13 Sequence; De-novo assembly

Online: 26 July 2021 (12:08:30 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0031.v1

A Combined Electromagnetic Induction and Radar-based Test for Quality Control of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Janusz Kobaka, Jacek Katzer, Tomasz Ponikiewski

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: sfrc; non-destructive testing; quality control; electromagnetic induction; radar; fibre

Online: 2 October 2019 (12:49:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0166.v1

Urban Regeneration Strategies for the Open Urban Spaces's Project. Experimentation and Innovation in Rome for A New Urban Welfare

Carmela Mariano, Ignacio Gràvalos Lacambra, Patrizia Di Monte

Subject: Arts And Humanities, Architecture Keywords: public space; sharing and inclusiveness; quality; urban regeneration; temporary uses

Online: 9 November 2022 (02:15:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0148.v1

Statistical Error Propagation Aﬀecting the Quality of Experience Evaluation in Video on Demand Applications

Abdul Wahab, John Schormans, Nafi Ahmad

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: Quality of Experience; Quality of Service; QoE evaluation video on demand; Quality of Service; QoS correlation; subjective testing

Online: 11 December 2019 (04:46:57 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0299.v1

Groundwater Modelling Quality in the Cold Region of the Athabasca River Basin

Tesfa Worku Meshesha, Junye Wang, Nigus Demelash, Cynthia McClain

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: groundwater quality; extended SWAT model; water quality parameters; Athabasca River Basin

Online: 10 November 2020 (10:32:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0260.v1

Entropy - System Approach to Assess the Ecological Status of Reservoirs in Armenia

Gevorg Simonyan, Gevorg Pirumyan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: reservoir; water quality indexes; GEVORG index; Armenian Water Quality Index; Armenia

Online: 25 January 2019 (15:03:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1220.v1

Cyanoacrylate Glue for Treating Chronic Saphenous Vein Insufficiency: A Retrospective Observational Single-Center Study

Nicolas Falvo, Amine Latreche, Olivier Chevallier, Frédérik Ledan, Maud Jandot, Héla Daoud, Léo Fréchier, Romaric Loffroy

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine Keywords: endovenous cyanoacrylate ablation; venous insufficiency; quality of life

Online: 16 June 2023 (10:34:16 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1144.v1

A Data-Driven Approach to Assess and Improve the Quality Of Information Service in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey

Samy Benhoussa, Gil De Sousa, Jean-Pierre Chanet

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Other Keywords: Internet of Thing; Wireless Sensor Networks; Quality of Service; Quality of Information; Data Reduction; Data Quality; Energy Efficiency

Online: 15 January 2024 (16:31:45 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1952.v1

Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization and Inoculation of Durum Wheat With Fusarium pseudograminearum on Yield, Technological Quality and Gluten Protein Composition

Mike Sissons, Narelle Egan, Steven Simpfendorfer

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Fusarium crown rot, durum wheat, agronomy, glutenin, gliadin, semolina quality, grain quality

Online: 29 May 2023 (03:28:34 CEST)

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Abstract: In Australia adoption of reduced tillage and stubble retention cropping systems to conserve soil moisture by growers has seen an increase in the prevalence of the disease Fusarium crown rot (FCR) caused by the stubble-borne fungal pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum. Durum wheat is particularly susceptible to FCR expressing significant yield and quality losses in the presence of infection. Increasing rates of nitrogen (N) application at sowing exacerbates FCR. However, to achieve the desired grain protein and quality suited to pasta manufacture, N application is necessary and this creates a dilemma for growers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of FCR infection in the presence of different N fertiliser application rates in durum wheat varieties on yield and technological quality. Two durum varieties were evaluated at the same location over two seasons (2020 and 2021). These seasons were characterised by being wetter than normal and showed different responses to FCR and N application. In general, the 2021 season showed better responses to applied N with no impact of FCR. The FCR inoculation while it resulted in significant infection, it had no impacts on yield or grain quality in 2021 while in 2020 yield was reduced and only gluten index was reduced. Jandaroi was found to hold its kernel vitreosity at all protein levels obtaining the premium grade while DBA Lillaroi did not and would suffer downgrade if N application was insufficient. However, higher N application rates needed to achieve 12% + protein saw a reduction in dough strength with Jandaroi holding its dough strength much better than DBA Lillaroi. This was related to the lower glutenin/gliadin (Gli/Glu) ratio in response to applied N at sowing in Jandaroi which helped retain kernels with high vitreousness. This suggests genetics plays an important role in a genotype response to N fertilisation and should be considered when selecting a variety where higher premium grades are desirable.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0016.v1

A Review of State-of-the-Art Low-Cost Sensors for Detection of Indoor Air Pollutants that Correlate with Health

Hasan Tariq, Farid Touati, Damiano Crescini, Adel Ben Mnaouer

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: indoor epidemiology (IE); respiratory diseases; low-cost air quality sensors; air quality assessment; sensing technologies (STs); fabrication; measurement; configurations; sensor assemblies; gas sensors calibration systems (GSCS)

Online: 1 March 2023 (08:59:13 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0427.v1

Characterization and Assessment of Water Quality using Statistical Analysis for Tiruchirappalli City, Tamil Nadu, India

Swagata Chakraborty, J. Fowmitha Banu, K. Sridhar, P. Vignesh, P. Kalaipriya, M. Govindaraju

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Water Science And Technology Keywords: Correlation study; Regression analysis; Physicochemical parameters; quality of water; Electrical conductivity

Online: 24 March 2023 (07:50:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0365.v3

Effects of Data Quality and Quantity on Deep Learning for Protein-Ligand Binding Affinity Prediction

Frankie J. Fan, Yun Shi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: binding affinity prediction; machine learning; data quality; data quantity; deep learning

Online: 23 May 2022 (11:16:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0022.v1

Fuzzy logic and Regression Approaches for Adaptive Sampling of Multimedia Traffic in Wireless Computer Networks

Abdussalam Salama, Reza Saatchi, Derek Burke

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: e-health, computer network traffic sampling, multimedia transmission, quality of service.

Online: 2 February 2018 (16:15:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0113.v1

The Cost of Clean Water in the Delaware River Basin (USA)

Gerald J. Kauffman

Subject: Physical Sciences, Fluids And Plasmas Physics Keywords: watershed; water quality; economics

Online: 23 September 2017 (11:05:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0953.v1

Fruit Quality Traits and Nutritional Value of Tomato F1 Hybrids Derived from Traditional Varieties

Alicia Sánchez Sánchez, Virginia Hernández, Elena Sánchez, Elia Molina, Nuria Lopez, Adrian Rodríguez-Burruezo, José Fenoll, Pilar Flores, Pilar Hellín

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Landraces, tomato breeding, fruit quality, evaluation index

Online: 18 March 2024 (09:05:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0232.v1

Control Points Selection based on Maximum External Reliability for Designing Geodetic Networks

Marcelo Tomio Matsuoka, Vinicius Francisco Rofatto, Ivandro Klein, Mauricio Roberto Veronez, Luiz Gonzaga Da Silveira, João Batista Silva Neto, Ana Cristina Ramos Alves

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing Keywords: geodetic network; outlier; reliability; reference points; surveying; quality control

Online: 18 December 2019 (03:12:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0126.v1

Testing Kissick’s Iron Triangle - Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of a Practical Theory

Brad Beauvais, Clemens Scott Kruse, Lawrence Fulton, Matthew Brooks, Michael Mileski, Kim Lee, Zo Ramamonjiarivelo, Ramalingam Shanmugam

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Health Policy And Services Keywords: Cost containment; Quality; Access

Online: 8 December 2021 (14:10:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0326.v1

Design of Amphibious Vehicle for Unmanned Mission in Water Quality Monitoring Using IoT

Balasubramanian Esakki, Surendar Ganesan, Silambarasan Mathiyazhagan, G. R. Kanagachidambaresan, Bhuvaneshwaran Gnanasekaran, Byungrak Son, Su Woo Park, Jae Sung Choi

Subject: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Keywords: amphibious UAV; hovercraft; FEA; CFD; prototype; water quality; sensors; Internet of Things

Online: 18 September 2018 (05:30:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0259.v1

First of its Kind: A Test Artifact for Direct Laser Writing

Sven Fritzsche, Brian Richard Pauw, Christiane Weimann, Heinz Sturm

Subject: Physical Sciences, Optics And Photonics Keywords: test artifact; two photon polymerization; Direct Laser Writing; quality infrastructure; multi photon lithography

Online: 18 October 2022 (09:59:13 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0085.v1

Time for a Paradigm Shift in Animal Nutrition Metabolic Pathway: Dietary Inclusion of Organic Acids on the Production Parameters, Nutrient Digestibility and Meat Quality Traits of Swine and Broilers

Dhanushka Rathnayake, Hong Seok Mun, Muhammad Ammar Dilawar, Kwang Soo Baek, Chul Ju Yang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: organic acids; swine; broilers; digestibility; meat quality; meat preservation

Online: 5 April 2021 (09:34:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.0599.v1

The Effectiveness and Cost Outcomes of Korean Medicine for Anxiety Disorders: A Retrospective Case Series Study

So-Young Lee, Jong-Ho Yoo, Sang-Il Seo, Ji-Eun Lee, Geun-Woo Kim, Eun Cho

Subject: Other, Public Health And Healthcare Keywords: anxiety disorder; cost analysis; Korean medicine; quality of life; retrospective study

Online: 9 May 2024 (13:44:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0406.v1

Developing a Tool for Auditing the Quality of Antibiotic Dispensing in Community Pharmacies: A Pilot Study

Maarten Lambert, Ria Benkő, Athina Chalkidou, Jesper Lykkegaard, Malene Plejdrup Hansen, Carl Llor, Pia Touboul Lundgren, Indrė Trečiokienė, Maria-Nefeli Karkana, Anna Kowalczyk, Katja Taxis

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Pharmacy Keywords: community pharmacy practice; dispensing quality; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; Audit Project Odense

Online: 27 September 2022 (03:26:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1858.v1

A New Sequential Statistical Test Procedure from Observation Differences for Geodetic Deformation Analysis

Marcelo Matsuoka, Vinicius Rofatto, Jhonatta Assunção, Lincon Silva, Ivandro Klein, Paulo Camargo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Deformation; Displacement; Monitoring; Statistical Testing; Quality Control; Monte Carlo

Online: 25 December 2023 (16:05:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0031.v1

Metabolomics Integration in Assisted Reproductive Technologies for Enhanced Embryo Selection Beyond Morphokinetic Analysis

Soraia Pinto, Barbara Guerra-Carvalho, Luís Crisóstomo, António Rocha, Alberto Barros, Marco G Alves, Pedro F. Oliveira

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Reproductive Medicine Keywords: Embryo quality evaluation; Morphokinetic assessment; Embryo metabolomics; Pyruvate; Glutamine

Online: 1 August 2023 (14:34:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0489.v1

Anatomical Characteristics of Tapped Styrax sumatrana Wood Grown in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Atmawi Darwis, Byantara Darsan Purusatama, Apri Heri Iswanto, Nam Hun Kim, Rudi Hartono, Arida Susilowati

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Forestry Keywords: anatomical characteristics; tapped Styrax sumatrana wood; traumatic resin canal; fiber quality

Online: 8 February 2024 (10:24:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1620.v1

Improving Measurement Efficiency of an Early Education Quality Monitoring Tool for Majority World Countries

Marta Dormal, Abbie Raikes, Dana C. McCoy

Subject: Social Sciences, Education Keywords: early childhood; education; quality; measurement; monitoring; majority world; item response theory; psychometrics

Online: 23 January 2024 (09:28:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1033.v1

Design and Development of an Edible Coating for a Ready-to-Eat Seafood Product

Ina Bremenkamp, Maria J. Sousa-Gallagher

Subject: Engineering, Bioengineering Keywords: edible coating; chitosan; sodium alginate; food quality; shelf life; RTE fish products

Online: 14 December 2023 (03:24:36 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1204.v1

Quality of Service and Associated Communication Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles

Rajeshkumar RAMRAJ, Ehsan PASHAJAVID, Sanath ALAHAKOON, Shantha JAYASINGHE

Subject: Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Keywords: electric vehicle; grid energy; quality of service; EV communication; energy management; planning and operation

Online: 19 September 2023 (05:35:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0182.v1

Overview of the French Operational Network for In Situ Observation of PM Chemical Composition and Sources in Urban Environments (CARA Program)

Olivier Favez, Samuël Weber, Jean-Eudes Petit, Laurent Y. Alleman, Alexandre Albinet, Véronique Riffault, Benjamin Chazeau, Tanguy Amodeo, Dalia Salameh, Yunjiang Zhang, Deepchandra Srivastava, Abdoulaye Samaké, Robin Aujay, Arnaud Papin, Nicolas Bonnaire, Carole Boullanger, Mélodie Chatain, Florie Chevrier, Anaïs Detournay, Marta Dominik-Sègue, Raphaële Falhun, Céline Garbin, Véronique Ghersi, Guillaume Grignion, Gilles Levigoureux, Sabrina Pontet, Jérôme Rangognio, Shouwen Zhang, Jean-Luc Besombes, Sébastien Conil, Gaelle Uzu, Joël Savarino, Nicolas Marchand, Valérie Gros, Caroline Marchand, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Eva Leoz-Garziandia

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science And Meteorology Keywords: France; urban air quality; aerosol chemical composition; source apportionment; monitoring strategies

Online: 11 January 2021 (10:57:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0063.v1

Rapid Microbiological Assessment in Raw Milk. Validation of a Rapid Alternative Method for the Assessment of Microbiological Quality in Raw Milk.

Nicla Marri, Francesca Losito, Loris Le Boffe, Gilberto Giangolini, Simonetta Amatiste, Lorenza Murgia, Alyexandra Arienzo, Giovanni Antonini

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Immunology And Microbiology Keywords: raw milk; microbiological safety; microbiological quality; food safety; dairy; MBS method

Online: 3 August 2020 (08:07:03 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1596.v1

Survey on AI Applications for Product Quality Control and Predictive Maintenance in Industry 4.0

Tojo Valisoa Andrianandrianina Johanesa, Lucas Equeter, Sidi Ahmed Mahmoudi

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Keywords: Industry 4.0; Artificial Intelligence; Product quality control; Predictive maintenance

Online: 23 January 2024 (03:54:37 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201904.0036.v1

Characterising Recycled Organic and Mineral Materials for Use as Filter Media in Biofiltration Systems

Steven Lucas, Charles CC Lee, Eric Love

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: compost, nutrient leaching; pollutant removal; stormwater quality, system modeling

Online: 2 April 2019 (15:35:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0080.v1

Simulating the Effects of Agricultural Management on Water Quality Dynamics in Rice Paddies for Sustainable Rice Production—Model Development and Validation

Soon-Kun Choi, Jaehak Jeong, Min-Kyeong Kim

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Environmental Science Keywords: APEX; rice paddy; water quality; agriculture; modeling; nonpoint source pollution

Online: 12 October 2017 (06:10:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1018.v1

Soil Quality Evaluation Based on A Minimum Data Set (MDS)—A Case Study of Tieling County, Northeast China

Fengkui Qian, Yuanjun Yu, XiuRu Dong, Hanlong Gu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Soil Science Keywords: soil quality assessment; minimum data set; soil quality index; principal component analysis

Online: 27 April 2023 (03:46:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0721.v1

Measuring Software Quality Product Based on Fuzzy Inference System Techniques in ISO Standard

Atrin Barzegar

Subject: Computer Science And Mathematics, Software Keywords: software quality; fuzzy logic; ISO standard; quality model; usability

Online: 27 April 2021 (12:52:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0589.v1

Globalization, Quality and Systems Thinking: Integrating Global Quality Management and a Systems View

Aviva Bashan, Sigal Kordova

Subject: Engineering, Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering Keywords: globalization; systems thinking; global quality ‎management; global quality system

Online: 27 August 2020 (03:28:46 CEST)

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Rubidium-82 Generator Yield and Efficiency for PET Perfusion Imaging: Comparison of Two Clinical Systems

robert deKemp

Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Other Keywords: myocardial perfusion imaging; positron emission tomography; Rubidium-82 generator; daily quality assurance

Online: 22 April 2020 (07:32:27 CEST)

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Introduction. Strontium-82/Rubidium-82 (⁸²Sr/⁸²Rb) generators are used widely for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of myocardial perfusion. In this study, the ⁸²Rb isotope yield and production efficiency of two FDA-approved ⁸²Sr/⁸²Rb generators were compared.Methods. N=515 sequential daily quality assurance (QA) reports from 9 CardioGen-82® and 9 RUBY-FILL® generators were reviewed over a period of 2 years. A series of test elutions was performed at different flow-rates on the RUBY-FILL® system to determine an empirical correction-factor used to convert CardioGen-82® daily QA values of ⁸²Rb activity (dose-calibrator ‘maximum’ of 50 mL elution at 50 mL/min) to RUBY-FILL® equivalent values (integrated ‘total’ of 35 mL elution at 20 mL/min). The generator yield (⁸²Rb) and production efficiency (⁸²Rb yield / ⁸²Sr parent activity) were measured and compared after this conversion to a common scale. Results. At the start of clinical use, the system reported ⁸²Rb activity from daily QA was lower for CardioGen-82® vs RUBY-FILL® (2.3 ± 0.2 vs 3.0 ± 0.2 GBq, p<0.001) despite having similar ⁸²Sr activity. Dose-calibrator ‘maximum’ (CardioGen-82®) values were found to under-estimate the integrated ‘total’ (RUBY-FILL®) activity by ~24% at 50 mL/min. When these data were used to convert the CardioGen-82 values to a common measurement scale (integrated total activity) the CardioGen-82® efficiency remained slightly lower than the RUBY-FILL® system on average (88 ± 4% vs 95 ± 4%, p<0.001). The efficiency of ⁸²Rb production improved for both systems over the respective periods of clinical use.Conclusions. ⁸²Rb generator yield was significantly under-estimated using the CardioGen-82® vs RUBY-FILL® daily QA procedure. When generator yield was expressed as the integrated total activity for both systems, the estimated ⁸²Rb production efficiency of the CardioGen-82® system was ~7% lower than RUBY-FILL® over the full period of clinical use.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0136.v1

CO2 Concentration and Occupancy Detection of Educational Buildings for Energy Efficiency Purposes: An Experimental Analysis

Alessandro Franco, Francesco Leccese

Subject: Engineering, Control And Systems Engineering Keywords: carbon dioxide, energy efficiency, occupancy detection, indoor air quality, measurement, data analysis.

Online: 9 July 2019 (14:37:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0608.v1

Design and Testing of Mobile Laboratory for Mitigation of Gaseous Emissions from Livestock Agriculture with Photocatalysis

Myeongseong Lee, Jacek A. Koziel, Wyatt Murphy, William Jenks, Blake Fonken, Ryan Storjohann, Baitong Chen, Peiyang Li, Chumki Banik, Landon Wahe, Heekwon Ahn

Subject: Engineering, Civil Engineering Keywords: air pollution control; air quality; environmental technology; advanced oxidation; odor; volatile organic compounds

Online: 24 December 2020 (08:58:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0254.v1

Microbial Quality of Frozen Chicken Parts from three Import Countries into the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

Denis Dekugmen Yar, William K. J. Kwenin, Winfred Kwame Zanu, Gadafi Iddrisu Balali, Enos Kwame Adepa, Francis Gyapong

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Keywords: Microbial quality; frozen chicken meat

Online: 10 December 2020 (12:27:31 CET)

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Background: There is an upsurge in the consumption of chicken meat leading to a high influx of imported frozen chicken parts into the Ghanaian markets with little information on their microbial qualities. This study examined the microbial quality of imported frozen chicken parts from three major import countries (USA, the Netherlands and Brazil) into the Kumasi Metropolis. Methods: A total of 45 chicken meat parts of 15 thighs, wings and backs from wholesale cold stores market in the Kumasi Metropolis were randomly sampled for laboratory examinations. A ten-fold serial dilution was performed on each homogenized chicken parts to determine microbiological quality using Plate Count Agar [1], MacConkey Agar (MCA), Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) and Desoxycholate Citrate Agar (DCA) for the total viable count (TVC), total coliform count (TCC), Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp counts respectively incubated at 37oC for 48 hours. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) was used for fungal counts. We identified bacterial and fungal isolates using appropriate laboratory and biochemical tests. Descriptive data analysis was carried using SPSS-IBM version 16. Results: Mean TVCs of 5.93, 5.98 and 6.14 log10cfu/g were recorded for frozen chicken meats from the USA, the Netherlands and Brazil respectively. Means TCCs of 6.14, 5.93 and 5.98 log10cfu/g were obtained for chicken meats from Brazil, USA and the Netherlands respectively. Staphylococcus spp. (35.4%), E. coli (26.2%), Salmonella spp. (24.6%), and Klebsiella spp. (13.8%) were isolated with Aspergillus spp (33.3%), Rhizopus spp (27.3%), Penicillin spp (24.2%), and Cladosporium spp (15.2%). Chicken thighs, backs and wings recorded 46.2%, 29.2% and 24.6% bacterial contaminants in this order. Bacterial isolates of 49.2%, 28.8% and 22.0% were recorded in frozen chicken meat products from Brazil, the Netherlands USA respectively. Conclusion: The results suggest that imported frozen chicken meats into the Ghanaian market have moderate quality with potential pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella spp.

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