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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0350.v1

Cultural and Contextual Drivers of Triple Burden of Malnutrition Among Children in India

Shri Kant Singh, Alka Chauhan, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Parul Puri, Sarang Pedgaonkar, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Tallie Lindsey Smith

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Children; Malnutrition; India; Overweight; Stunting; Anaemia

Online: 5 June 2023 (16:22:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0254.v1

Centella asiatica Lowers Body Fat Accumulation via Regulating Cholesterol Homeostasis- and Lipid Metabolism-Related Genes in Mice with High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet-Induced Obesity

Yeok Boo Chang, Yejin Ahn, Daebang Seo, Soohyun Bae, Hyung Joo Suh, Yang Hee Hong, Eun Young Jung

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Centella asiatica; body weight; obesity; adipocyte

Online: 5 June 2023 (07:36:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0203.v1

Root Coverage Using the Coronally Positioned Tunnel Technique with Acellular Dermal Matrix Comparing Two Different Suturing Techniques: A Pilot Study

Dimitrios Xygkas, Henry Greenwell, Margaret Hill, Diksha Katwal, Viktor Panagiotakopoulos

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: root coverage; gingival recession; suturing technique; coronally positioned tunnel; acellular dermal matrix

Online: 2 June 2023 (12:17:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2245.v1

Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes Among the Women of South Andaman Island, India

Rehnuma Parvez, Paluru Vijayachari, M K Saha, Lipika Biswas, Jawahar Ramasamy, Alwin Vins, Nisha Beniwal, S Vasanthi, Sasikala Ramadoss, Harpreet Kaur, Nagarajan Muruganandam

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: HPV; Genotypes; lineages; India; women; cervical cancer; Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Online: 31 May 2023 (12:31:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1896.v1

Nutrition and Outcome of 100 Endoscopic Gastrostomy Fed Citizens with Severe Dementia

Diogo Sousa-Catita, Paulo Mascarenhas, Cátia Oliveira, Miguel Grunho, Carla Adriana Santos, Jorge Fonseca

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Severe Dementia; Nutritional status; Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Online: 26 May 2023 (08:56:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1872.v1

Reproducibility in Radiomics: A Comparison of Feature Extraction Methods and Two Independent Datasets

Hannah Mary Thomas, Helen YC Wang, Amal Joseph Varghese, Ellen M Donovan, Chris P South, Helen Saxby, Andrew Nisbet, Vineet Prakash, Sasidharan Balu Krishna, Simon Pradeep Pavamani, Devakumar D, Manu Mathew, Rajesh Isiah, Philip M Evans

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: radiomics; reproducibility; repeatability; validation; lung cancer; head and neck cancer; CT im-aging

Online: 26 May 2023 (07:15:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1740.v1

Minimal Invasive Retrosigmoidal Parasterional Burr-Hole Approach: Technique and Neuropathic Pain Amelioration after Microvascular Decompression of the Trigeminal Nerve

José Damián Carrillo-Ruiz, Juan Camilo Covaleda-Rodriguez, José Armando Díaz-Martínez, Antonio Vallejo-Estrella, José Luis Navarro-Olvera, Francisco Velasco-Campos, Armando Armas-Salazar, Fatima Ximena Cid-Rodriguez

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Retrosigmoid approach; Parasterional; Burr-hole; Trigeminal neuralgia; Surgery; Minimal invasive

Online: 25 May 2023 (05:26:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1671.v1

Comparison of Portable Oxygen Concentrators and Inspired Oxygen Levels Using a COPD Patient Simulation Model

Douglas S. S Gardenhire, Robert B Murray, Robin E Gardenhire, Kyle Brandenberger

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: portable oxygen concentrators; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; home oxygen therapy; respiratory care; oxygen therapy; obstructive lung disease

Online: 24 May 2023 (02:44:53 CEST)

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Background: Portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) have shown efficacy in delivering adequate oxygen for various patient scenarios; however, there is a lack of research on POCs’ efficacy across different respiratory rates specifically among COPD patients. Methods: This bench study was conducted using the IngMar Medical Active Servo Lung 5000 attached to flexible tubing, which simulated an adult patient’s nares. An oxygen analyzer (Maxtec Handi+) was connected to the tubing 6 inches below the nares to estimate the inspired oxygen concentration at the adult trachea. A standard nasal cannula was placed in the simulated patient nares, which was also attached to each POC. The IngMar Lung was programmed to simulate a COPD patient at the following respiratory rates: 15, 20, 30, and 40 breaths/min. POC devices were then compared to an oxygen wall outlet and a standard oxygen concentrator (non-portable CAIRE device). The POCs included the CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort (with Autosat), CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort (without Autosat), Inogen G4, Inogen G5, Phillips SimplyGo Mini, GCE Zen-O lite, Drive Medical iGo2, and Kingon POCs. Descriptive statistics and ANOVAs were computed to determine statistically significant differences between POCS and control devices (wall oxygen and standalone oxygen concentrator). Results: Across most respiratory rate scenarios, the wall oxygen and standalone oxygen concentrator (control group) resulted higher oxygen measurements compared to the POCs. Among the POCs on setting 2, the highest oxygen measurement for 15, 30, and 40 breaths/min was the CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort with AutoSat on sensitivity 5 (24.43%, 24.81%, and 25.0%, respectively). On setting 2, the 20 breaths/min highest oxygen measurement was the Inogen G4 (24.43%). For setting 5, the highest oxygen measurement for 15 breaths/min and 40 breaths/min was the CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort without AutoSat (31.56% and 26.13%, respectively), while the highest oxygen measurement for 20 breaths/min was the Inogen G5 (30.26%), and the highest oxygen measurement for 30 breaths/min was the CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort with AutoSat on sensitivity level 5 (27.89%). Conclusions: The oxygen administered through the wall and the standalone CAIRE oxygen concentrator all delivered higher oxygen levels compared to the POCs (with the exception of the 40 breaths/min scenario on setting 2). However, among the POCs, the CAIRE Freestyle Comfort with AutoSat, CAIRE Freestyle Comfort without AutoSat, and the Inogen G4 all performed the best among the various breathing rate scenarios.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1628.v1

Interleukin 17A-Correlated Myocarditis in Patients with Psoriasis: Cardiac Recovery Following Secukinumab Administration

Andrea Frustaci, Nicola Galea, Lorenzo Dominici, Romina Verardo, Maria Alfarano, Rossella Scialla, Antonio Giovanni Richetta

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: myocarditis; psoriasis; dilated cardiomyopathy; IL-17A

Online: 23 May 2023 (08:46:46 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1598.v1

Impacts of the Plastics From Waste Personal Protective Equip-Ment in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anelise Leal Vieira Cubas, Elisa Helena Siegel Moecke, Ana Paula Provin, Ana Regina De Aguiar Dutra, Marina Medeiros Machado, Isabel Gouveia

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: COVID-19; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Plastics wastes.

Online: 23 May 2023 (07:39:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1491.v1

Relationship of Force-Velocity Profile Between Field Sprints and Lab Ballistic or Cycling Ergometer on Wheelchair Basketball Players.

Florian Brassart, Arnaud Faupin, Arnaud Hays, Eric Watelain, Thierry Weissland

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Force-Velocity-Profile; Arm cranking; Ballistic push-off; Wheelchair basketball

Online: 22 May 2023 (09:51:50 CEST)

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The upper limb force-velocity relationship (FVR) is a crucial aspect of athletic performance, par-ticularly in para sports where upper limb movements play a leading role in activities such as wheelchair propulsion. Athletes’ mechanical capacities can be evaluated on the field or in lab conditions. However, no studies have indicated a relationship between ergometers and field FVR or performances. Understanding para-athletes’ upper limb FVR can provide important insights for developing effective training programs and improving athletic performance in wheelchair bas-ketball players. Twenty-three wheelchair basketball players (12 women and 11 men) from French national teams performed a battery of three tests consisting of a 20 m sprint (SP) with Inertial measurement units (IMU) on wheels, a horizontal upper limb push-offs on a frictionless sled with two Kistler force plates (HBP), and a crank ergometer sprints test (CES) derived from arm er-gometer sprints using Brachumera, Lode. For the SP test, the FVR was computed with an estimation of force from the acceleration, the rolling resistance, and an estimation of the air resistance. Correlations between each variable measured were computed via Pearson correlations in R, as-suming strong relationships for r=0.7-1.0, moderate when r=0.40-0.69, and weak relationship when r<0.1-0.39. Significant differences were assumed when p<0.05. Strong correlations were found between the results of three tests conducted. The correlation coefficient between maximal theo-retical force (F0) data ranged from 0.85 to 0.88 and that between maximal theoretical power (P0) data ranged from 0.87 to 0.94. However, for maximal theoretical velocity (V0) data, the correlations between the three tests were less important. The performance variables showed a strong corre-lation with power measured on the HBP test without load. There is a significant relationship between HBP, CES, and SP variables. There is a correlation between performances on the three tests in our population, especially for the power. However, the V0 value of HBP was not representative of any performances. This work can show multiple protocols to assess para-athletes’ performances and show that upper limb symmetry depends on the gesture of the task and personal sports’ wheelchairs.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1374.v1

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and the Role of Information: Lessons from South Africa

Syden Mishi, Weliswa Matekenya, Godfred Anakpo, Nomonde Tshabalala

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Information; Sources of information; COVID-19; Vaccine hesitancy

Online: 19 May 2023 (04:20:44 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1101.v1

Importance of Technology in the Combined Interventions of Cognitive Stimulation and Physical Activity in the Elderly: A Systematic Review Study

Rute Ribeiro Rocha, Sara Margarida Fernandes, Isabel M. Santos

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Cognitive stimulation; physical activity; combined interventions; older adults; new technologies; exergaming; e-mental health

Online: 16 May 2023 (05:27:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0993.v1

Comparative Analysis of Whole Transcriptome Profiles in Septic Cardiomyopathy: Insights from CLP- and LPS-Induced Mouse Models

Karim Ullah, Yan Li, Qiaoshan Lin, Kaichao Pan, Tu Nguyen, Ani Solanki, Qiaozhu Su, Willard Willard Sharp, Rongxue Wu

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy; Gene sequencing; Whole transcriptome profiles; Septic animal models; Cecal ligation and puncture; Lipopolysaccharide

Online: 15 May 2023 (07:36:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0946.v1

Bibliometric Study of the Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Dentistry

Beatriz Tarazona Álvarez, Andrés López Roldán, Antonio Vidal-Infer, Adolfo Alonso-Arroyo

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: bibliometrics; methodological study; systematics reviews; meta-analyses

Online: 12 May 2023 (12:29:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0899.v1

Frontal Incomes and Quality of Life in Obese Patients With and Without Binge Eating Disorder

Fátima Gameiro, Beatriz Rosa, Miguel Faria

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: frontal incomes; quality of life; obesity; binge eating disorder

Online: 12 May 2023 (07:25:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0883.v1

Associations among Food Systems, Food Environments, Food Choices, Food Security and Nutrition Transition in Adults in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vhushavhelo Nedzingahe, Betrand Ayuk Tambe, Mthokozisi Kwazi Zuma, Xikombiso Gertrude Mbhenyane

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Food environments; Food systems; Food security; Dietary intake; Nutritional status; Nutrition transition; Household; South Africa

Online: 12 May 2023 (04:56:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0781.v1

Protective Role of an Extract Waste Product From Citrus bergamia in an In Vitro Model of Neurodegeneration

Jessica Maiuolo, Francesca Bosco, Lorenza Guarnieri, Saverio Nucera, Stefano Ruga, Francesca Oppedisano, Luigi Tucci, Carolina Muscoli, Ernesto Palma, Angelo Maria Giuffrè, Vincenzo Mollace

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Citrus bergamia; Fiber of bergamot; by-products; pastazzo; β-amyloid protein; Alzheimer’s disease; Neurons; Oligodendrocytes

Online: 11 May 2023 (04:24:32 CEST)

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A balanced diet model, rich in fruits and vegetables and ensuring the intake of natural products, has been shown to reduce or prevent the occurrence of many chronic diseases. However, the choice to consume large quantities of fruits and vegetables leads to an increase in the amount of waste, which can cause the alteration in environmental sustainability. To date, the concept of "by-product" has evolved, understood as a waste product, from which it is still possible obtain useful compounds. Therefore, the by-products in the agricultural sector, are a rich source of bioactive compounds, capable to possess a second life, decreasing the amount of waste products, the disposal costs and the environmental pollution. A promising and well-known citrus of the Mediterranean diet is the bergamot (Citrus bergamia, Risso et Poiteau). The composition of bergamot is known and the rich presence of phenolic compounds and essential oils has justified countless beneficial properties found, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cholesterolemic and protective activity for the immune system, heart failure and coronary heart diseases. The industrial processing of bergamot fruits leads to the formation of bergamot juice and bergamot oil. The solid residues, referred as "pastazzo", are normally used as feed for livestock or pectin production. The fiber of bergamot (BF) can be obtained from pastazzo and could exert an interesting effect thanks to its content of polyphenols. The purpose of this work was to test the effects of BF on an in vitro model of neurotoxicity induced by treatment with amyloid beta protein. In particular, this experimental model included both neurons and oligodendrocytes in order to measure the involvement of the glia and compare it with the neurons one. The results obtained showed a protective activity of BF, although the oligodendrocytes were more sensitive and fragile than neurons. Further experiments are necessary and if the trend was confirmed, solid residues of bergamot could be used in AD, and, at the same time, could help to avoid the accumulation of waste products.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0649.v1

Effects of Different Toothpastes on the Nanomechanical Properties and Chemical Composition of Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Cement and Composite Resin Restorations

Mariana Dias Moda, Santos Paulo Henrique, Pini Nubia Inocencya Pavesi, Leonardo Negri Furini, André Luiz Fraga Briso, André Assmann, Ticiane Cestari Fagundes

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: abrasion; composite resin; erosion; glass ionomer cement; stannous ion

Online: 9 May 2023 (12:00:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0474.v1

First Toxicological Analysis of the Pufferfish Sphoeroides Pach-Ygaster Collected in the Italian Waters (Strait of Sicily): Role of the Citizens Sciences in Monitoring Toxic Marine Species

Chiara Malloggi, Biagio Rizzo, Alice Giusti, Lisa Guardone, Laura Gasperetti, Sonia Dall’Ara, Andrea Armani

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: marine toxins; TTX; Saxitoxins; pufferfish; not indigenous species; Mediterranean; risk assessment

Online: 8 May 2023 (08:38:06 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0453.v1

Development of a Modified Global Physical Activity Questionnaire and its Construct Validity among Adults in Kerala, India

Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Elezebeth Mathews

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: physical activity; GPAQ; validity; self-reports; chronic diseases

Online: 8 May 2023 (05:20:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0393.v1

Evaluation of Replies to Voice Queries in Gynecologic Oncology by Virtual Assistants Siri, Alexa, Google, and Cortana

Jamie M Land, Edward J. Pavlik, Elizabeth Ueland, Sara Ueland, Nicholas Per, Kristen Quick, Justin W. Gorski, McKayla J. Riggs, Megan L. Hutchcraft, Josie D. Llanora, Do Hyun Yun

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Virtual assistants; Gynecologic; Oncology; Siri; Alexa; Google; Cortana; Validity

Online: 6 May 2023 (08:42:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0390.v1

Detecting Potential Outliers in Longitudinal Data with Time-Dependent Covariates

Lazarus K. Mramba, Xiang Liu, Kristian F. Lynch, Jimin Yang, Carin Andrén Aronsson, Sandra Hummel, Jill M. Norris, Suvi M. Virtanen, Leena Hakola, Ulla M. Uusitalo, Jeffrey P. Krischer

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: exploratory data analysis; non-parametric statistics; skewed data; survival analysis; repeated measures.

Online: 6 May 2023 (08:32:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0295.v1

Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 and the Associated Lockdown on the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Poultry Products in Gujarat, India: A Qualitative Study

Pallavi Mishra, Akash Golaviya, Ketankumar Panchal, Ankit Hinsu, Kavita Yadav, Guillaume Fournié, Tony Barnett, Prakash Koringa, Haidar Ul Iman Paleja, Rajib Dasgupta

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: COVID-19; lockdown; rumours; poultry; chicken meat; egg; qualitative research

Online: 5 May 2023 (04:14:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0290.v1

Estimation of the Relationship Structure of Quality of Life Mediated by Difficulty in Daily Life in Survivors of Breast Cancer: a Bayesian structural equation modeling approach

Aki Watanabe, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Ayumi Nobematsu, Satoshi Sasada, Nozomi Kanari, Tatsuya Maru, Takeshi Kobayashi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: breast cancer; survivors; Bayesian structural equation modeling; Quality of life; Difficulty in daily life

Online: 5 May 2023 (03:58:05 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1110.v1

Comparison of Various Psychological Human Needs Model with Schema Therapy

John Philip Louis

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: needs; schema therapy; attachment; core emotional needs; schemas

Online: 28 April 2023 (04:41:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1106.v1

First Label-Free Carbohydrate-Based Electrochemical Sensor To Detect Escherichia coli Pathogenic Bacteria Using Affinity Between Adhesion FimH and Mannose on the Glassy Carbon Electrode

Sakineh Hargol Zadeha, Soheila Kashanian, Maryam Nazari

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: E. coli; Biosensor; D-Mannose; Gold Nanoparticle; eletrochemistry

Online: 28 April 2023 (04:29:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1000.v1

Determination of Fatty Acid Profile in Processed Fish and Shellfish Foods

Vincenzo Nava, Vincenzo Lo Turco, Patrizia Licata, Veselina Panayotova, Katya Peycheva, Francesco Fazio, Rossana Rando, Giuseppa Di Bella, Angela Giorgia Potortì

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: seafood processed foods; n-3 PUFA; fatty acids content; health lipid indices

Online: 26 April 2023 (15:21:50 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0822.v1

Phytosanitary Practices, Regulations and Pesticide Poisoning in Africa: A Systematic Review

Patrick Ndelo Matondo, Jocelyn Mankulu Kakumba, Lievin-Corneille Mputu Malolo, Alexandre Tona Tona, Pierre Akilimali, Yannick Nuapia, Josaphat Ndelo-di-Phanzu

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: pesticides; regulation; pollution; intoxication; qualitative and quantitative analysis

Online: 24 April 2023 (04:44:34 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0638.v1

Old and Novel Enteric Parvoviruses of Dogs

Paolo Capozza, Alessio Buonavoglia, Annamaria Pratelli, Vito Martella, Nicola Decaro

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: dog; enteric viruses; emerging parvoviruses; protoparvoviruses; bocaparvoviruses; chaphamaparvoviruses.

Online: 20 April 2023 (09:39:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0268.v1

Identification of Influential Features for User Engagement with Wellness Content: Analysis of nyt_well Instagram Account

Seungjun Kim

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: wellness; health; user engagement; social media; instagram; negative binomial regression

Online: 12 April 2023 (09:46:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0514.v2

ROSA and RULA Methods: A case study on a Hospital

Stela Xavier Terra, Mirela Schramm Tonetto, Luis Antonio Dos Santos Franz, Fernando Gonçalves Amaral

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: ROSA; RULA; WMSD; office; biomechanical risks

Online: 30 January 2023 (02:59:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0514.v1

Rosa and Rula Methods: A Case Study on A Hospital

Stela Terra, Mirela Tonetto, Luis Antonio Franz, Fernando Amaral

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: ROSA; RULA; WMSD; office; biomechanical risks

Online: 28 January 2023 (03:48:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0417.v1

Thermal Response in Two Models of Socks with Different 3-D Weave Separations

Raquel Sánchez-Rodríguez, Beatriz Gómez-Martín, Elena Escamilla-Martínez, Juan Francisco Morán-Cortés, Alfonso Martínez-Nova

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Sock; infrared thermography; temperature; comfort

Online: 27 October 2022 (02:13:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0179.v1

Parent-Child Relationships, Digital Media Use and Parents’ Wellbeing during COVID-19 Home Confinement: The Role of Family Resilience

Marina Everri, Mattia Messena, Finiki Nearchou, Laura Fruggeri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: parent’s wellbeing; technology interference; family resilience; parental stress; marital conflict; digital media; ICT; COVID-19; lockdown

Online: 12 October 2022 (11:58:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0422.v1

Assessment Tasks and Virtual Exergames for Remote Monitoring of Parkinson’s Disease: An Integrated Approach based on Azure Kinect

Gianluca Amprimo, Giulia Masi, Lorenzo Priano, Corrado Azzaro, Federica Galli, Giuseppe Pettiti, Alessandro Mauro, Claudia Ferraris

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Parkinson’s Disease; Neurorehabilitation; exergames; Azure Kinect; UPDRS; Movement Analysis; body tracking; telemedicine

Online: 27 September 2022 (10:27:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0038.v1

Describing the Function, Disability, and Health of Adults With Disabilities and Older Adults During the Early Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Restrictions

Pegah Derakhshan, William C. Miller, Jaimie Borisoff, Elham Esfandiari, Susan Forwell, Tal Jarus, Somayyeh Mohammadi, Isabelle Rash, Brodie Sakakibara, Julia Schmidt, Gordon Tao, Noah Tregobov, W. Ben Mortenson

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: COVID-19; spinal cord injury; disability; stroke; well-being; social isolation

Online: 5 May 2022 (12:35:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0295.v1

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Daily HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Men who Have Sex with Men in Barcelona

Francesc López Seguí, Unai Oyon Lerga, Laura Laguna Marmol, Pep Coll, Angels Andreu, Michael Meulbroek, Guillem López Casasnovas, Oriol Estrada Cuxart, Jordi Ara Rey, Carles Quiñones, Felix Perez, Javier Fernandez, Angel Rivero, Bonaventura Clotet

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Preexposure prophylaxis; transmission model; PrEP; economic evaluation; HIV; economic evaluation; health economics

Online: 16 November 2021 (14:36:41 CET)

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Preprint TECHNICAL NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0505.v1

The SPHN Ecosystem Towards FAIR Data

Sabine Österle, Vasundra Touré, Katrin Crameri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Semantics; standards; clinical research infrastructure; terminology; graph data; data-driven medicine

Online: 29 September 2021 (17:32:40 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0238.v1

Applied Self-Supervised Learning: Review of the State-of-the-Art and Implementations in Medicine

Alexander Chowdhury, Jacob Rosenthal, Jonathan Waring, Renato Umeton

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: self-supervised learning; medicine; healthcare; representation learning; unlabeled data

Online: 11 August 2021 (08:27:57 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0319.v2

Factors Associated with Mortality Among Elderly People in the COVID-19 Pandemic (SARS-CoV-2): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vicente Alves, Francine Casemiro, Bruno Araujo, Marcos Lima, Rayssa Oliveira, Fernanda Fernandes, Ana Vitória Gomes, Dario Gregori

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases (NCCDs); Clinical features; Institucionalized or hospitalized elderly; meta-analisys.

Online: 1 July 2021 (11:21:00 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

To be or to have Been Lucky, That is the Question

Antony Lesage, Jean-Marc Victor

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: ex-ante chances; dispersion of chances; chronic diseases; gambling; statistical test; twin studies; principle of maximum entropy.

Online: 22 April 2021 (21:14:09 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

To Be or to Have Been Lucky, That is the Question

jean-marc victor, antony lesage

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: ex-ante chances; dispersion of chances; chronic diseases; gambling; statistical test; twin studies

Online: 28 December 2020 (15:31:31 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0538.v1

Associations of Residential Brownness and Greenness with Fasting Glucose in Young Healthy Adults Living in the Desert

Hector A. Olvera Alvarez, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Andreas M. Neophytou, Gregory N. Bratman

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Green space; Arid; Diabetes; Hispanics; Built Environment; Biophilia

Online: 20 November 2020 (11:25:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0423.v1

Prevalence and Multidimensional Risk Factors of Physical Frailty in Korean Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study

Heeeun Jung, Miji Kim, Yunhwan Lee, Chang Won Won

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: community-dwelling older adults; physical frailty; prevalence; risk factors

Online: 18 September 2020 (08:57:56 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0031.v1

Change in Soccer Substitutions Rule due to COVID-19: Why only Five Substitutions?

Gustavo R. Mota, Izabela Aparecida dos Santos, Moacir Marocolo

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: coronavirus; sports; management; football; rules; games

Online: 2 September 2020 (06:09:34 CEST)

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Preventing and Managing Urinary Tract Infections: Enhancing the Role of Community Pharmacists – A Mixed Methods Study

Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Rosalie Allison, Leah F Jones, Alison H Holmes, Parvesh Patel, Donna M Lecky, Raheelah Ahmad, Cliodna AM McNulty

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Pharmacist; Community; Urinary tract infections; Leaflet; Self-care; General Public; Antimicrobial stewardship

Online: 14 July 2020 (10:53:34 CEST)

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Community pharmacists are involved in antimicrobial stewardship through self-care advice and delivering medications for uncomplicated infections. Objectives This mixed methods study aimed to identify opportunities to enhance the role of community pharmacists in the management of patients with suspected or confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods Data collection was through a service user survey (n=51) and pharmacist surveys and semi-structured interviews before (16 interviews, 22 questionnaires) and after (15 interviews, 16 questionnaires) trialling UTI leaflets designed to be shared with patients. Data were analysed inductively using thematic analysis and descriptive tabulation of quantitative data. Results Twenty-five percent (n=13/51) of service users with urinary symptoms sought help from a pharmacist first and 65% (n=33/51) were comfortable discussing their urinary symptoms with a pharmacist in a private space. Community pharmacists were confident as the first professional contact for service users with uncomplicated UTI (n=13/16, 81%), but indicated the lack of a specific patient referral pathway (n=16/16, 100%), the need for additional funding and staff (n=10/16, 62%), and the importance of developing prescription options for pharmacists (5/16, 31%). All community pharmacists reported playing a daily role in controlling antimicrobial resistance by educating service users about viral and bacterial infections and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Enhancing their role will need greater integrated working with general practices and more prescribers based in community pharmacy. Conclusion This study suggests that community pharmacists could play a greater role in the management of uncomplicated UTI. The current reconfiguration of primary care in England with primary care networks and integrated care systems could provide a real opportunity for this collaborative working with potential learning for international initiatives.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0374.v2

Natural and Organic Cosmetics: Definition and Concepts

Cleber Barros, Rosana Bevenuto Guilhen Barros

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: natural cosmetics; organic cosmetics; green cosmetics; cosmetology; certification

Online: 27 May 2020 (05:02:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0374.v1

Natural and Organic Cosmetics: Definition and Concepts

Cleber Barros, Rosana Bevenuto Guilhen Barros

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: natural cosmetics; organic cosmetics; green cosmetics; cosmetology; certification

Online: 23 May 2020 (10:52:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.3390/sci1030066

Fall Risk in Older Adults Transitioning between Different Flooring Materials

Hyung Kim, Thurmon Lockhart

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: safety; ageing; falls; gait; home

Online: 1 November 2019 (00:00:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0336.v1

How Loud are Noise Levels of Baseball Stadium? Assessment of Noise Levels and Attitude toward the Stadium Noise in Korea

Donguk Lee, Woojae Han

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: noise of baseball stadium; recreational noise exposure; survey of noise exposure; noise-induced hearing loss

Online: 29 October 2019 (10:52:24 CET)

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A Health SDI: The Benefits of and A Call-to-Action for Building a Global Health SDI

Ajay Gupta, Ramani Peruvemba, Paul A. Churchyard

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Spatial Data Infrastructure; Social Determinants of Health; Healthcare; Health; Geospatial Data Analytics; Geocoding; GeoHealth; GIS; Open Standards; Population Health; Disaster Response; Emergency Response

Online: 23 October 2019 (10:27:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0207.v1

Two-Thirds of Seniors Like Using a Wellness App

John Robinson, Gabriel Gorski, Suzanne Pugh

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Telehealth, mHealth, wellness, preventative medicine

Online: 10 August 2018 (14:30:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0435.v1

3D Analysis of Upper Limbs Motion During Rehabilitation Exercises Using the Kinect^TM Sensor: Development, Laboratory Validation and Clinical Application

Bruno Bonnechère, Victor Sholukha, Lubos Omelina, Serge Van Sint Jan, Bart Jansen

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: Kinect; validation; assessment; functional evaluation; shoulder; markerless system

Online: 30 May 2018 (05:59:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0123.v1

Using Radiofrequency Identification Automated Technologies for Predictive Analytics of Signaling Factors to Determining In-Patient Post Treatment Sleep Quality

Haley Hudson, Erick Jones, Dawit Aberra, Shalini Gupta, Felicia Jefferson

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Other Keywords: EMG; EEG; ECG; EOG; polysomnography

Online: 25 December 2016 (08:34:20 CET)

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