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The Role of Good Governance on Maqoshid Index Performance: The Case of Islamic Bank in Indonesia

: This study aims to analyse the performance of each Islamic bank through the maqoshid sharia index approach, which measures the performance in accordance with the Islamic banks operational purpose. In addition, the important factor in improving performance is the implementation of good governance so that it will be tested the influence of good corporate governance on maqoshid sharia performance. This research was conducted at Islamicbanks in Indonesia in period of 2012 until 2016. The result of research shows that overall, the best performing bank of maqoshidsharia is Bank PaninSyariah . In addition, the results of the regression show that good corporate governance does not affect the performance of maqoshid sharia in Islamic banks in Indonesia. This research proves that good governance in Islamic bank has not been able to improve the performance of maqoshid sharia . The biggest possibility is that banks still prioritize earnings as a measure of performance.
EarthArXiv Cover Sheet

Westerly winds from the eastern equatorial Paciﬁc direct moisture into the Western Cordillera of the northern tropical Andes, where subsequent oro-graphic lifting creates the wettest regions in the world. The Choco low-level jet is emblematic of broader westerly winds in this region and is projected to weaken by the end of the 21st century, but climate models show considerable disagreement about the extent of weakening. Using contemporary observations, we demonstrate that the conﬁguration of westerly winds in the eastern equatorial Paciﬁc is reﬂected by hydrogen isotopes in precipitation ( δ D p ) in Ecuador. As westerly winds strengthen, δ D p increases from greater transport of enriched δ D vapor from the Eastern Paciﬁc Warm Pool. We apply this framework to a new record of reconstructed δ D p using leaf waxes in ocean sediments oﬀ the coast of Ecuador (ODP1239, 0 ◦ 40 . 32 (cid:48) S , 82 ◦ 4 . 86 (cid:48) W) that span the Plio-Pleistocene. Low δ D p in the early Pliocene indicates weak westerly water vapor transport in a warmer climate state, which is attributed to a low sea surface temperature gradient between the cold tongue and oﬀ-equatorial regions in the eastern equatorial Paciﬁc. Near the end-Pliocene (˜3 Ma), westerly water vapor transport weakens, possibly from shifts in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, forced by high latitude Northern Hemi-∗
Bombesin receptor-activated protein homolog deficiency altered the pattern of pathological changes of psoriasis - like skin lesion in mice

This study investigated the potential role of the mouse homolog of bombesin receptor-activated protein (BRAP) in imiquimod (IMQ) induced psoriasis - like skin inflammation. The expression of both human BRAP, encoded by C6orf89, and its mouse homolog, encoded by BC004004, has been found to be expressed abundantly in the keratinocytes. BC004004 knockout mice (BC004004-/-) were topically treated with IMQ daily for 7 days to test whether they were more vulnerable to psoriasis - like inflammation. We found that those mice exhibited an altered pattern of inflammation process compared to isogenic wild type control mice (BC004004+/+). BC004004-/- mice developed skin lesions with earlier and more acute onset, as well as a quicker remission. The cytokines related to pathogenesis of psoriasis also exhibited different expression patterns in IMQ treated BC004004-/- mice. On day 4 of IMQ treatment, BC004004-/- mice exhibited a higher expression level of IL-17A compared to BC004004+/+ mice, suggesting a more robust activation of Th17 cells in the knockout mice. The serum level of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), one of the keratinocyte derived cytokines, was also increased in BC004004-/- mice and reached its peak on day 4. Knockdown of BRAP in cultured human keratinocyte-derived HaCaT cells by siRNA silencing led to increased release of TSLP. Our data suggest that the elevated of level of TSLP released from keratinocytes due to BRAP deficiency might mediate the crosstalk between the epidermal cells and immune cells and thereby contributing to the altered pathological changes observed in psoriasis - like skin lesion in knockout mice.
Impact of immunonutrient use on clinical out comes in critical patients: a systematic review of clinical trials

Objective : To describe the outcomes regarding the impact of immunonutrients on mortality rates, length of hospitalization, duration of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stays, and the incidence of infections in adult and elderly critical patients. Method : An integrative literature review was conducted using the PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, Medline, and Google Scholar databases, using the descriptors: ("immunomodulation" OR "immunonutrients") AND ("fatty acids, Omega-3" OR "eicosapentaenoic Acid") AND ("glutamine") AND ("critical illness" OR "critical illnesses" OR "critically ill"), without language restrictions. The search encompassed studies that were published between 2012 and 2022. Results : Fifteen publications were identified in the conducted searches, of which eleven met all the established criteria at the outset of the study. Although some studies involving individuals supplemented with immunomodulatory formulas demonstrated improvements in ICU length of stay, a reduced incidence of sepsis and septic shock, and a lower infection rate, most of the evaluated studies did not reveal significant differences between the supplemented groups and the control groups or did not yield statistically significant outcomes. Conclusion : The management of care for critical patients necessitates a cautious and individualized approach, underpinned by scientific evidence. The analysis of clinical studies forming part of this research revealed an absence of statistically significant results pertaining to the practice of immunomodulation utilization in critical patients with respect to effects on mortality, ICU length of stay, total hospitalization, and the incidence of infections. Further studies are required to validate the genuine benefits of adopting this approach.
FOOD AND NUTRITION IN

Introduction : Healthy eating habits and cooking skills can contribute to the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Objective : This study aimed to adapt, test, and qualitatively evaluate the sensory characteristics of food recipes for their application in a culinary intervention program for individuals with type 2 diabetes, called Nutrition and Culinary in the Kitchen. Methods : Nutrition and Culinary in the Kitchen is an intervention program with hands-on cooking classes focused on promoting cooking skills. Recipe s’ modifications were based on the glycemic index of ingredients, then tested and discussed by nutrition experts in consensus workshops. Individuals with type 2 diabetes assessed and discussed the sensory characteristics of recipes in focus groups. Results : Recipes adaptations to suit type 2 diabetes population included replacement of rice by cauliflower and pasta by zucchini, and the use of fruits and spices in sweet recipes instead of using added sugar ingredients and/or non-caloric sweeteners. Those changes were positively accepted by the individuals with type 2 diabetes. Conclusion : The adapted culinary recipes can be used in dietary guidelines and in cooking interventions to promote eating habits that contribute to glycemic control.
Dynamic ecosystem assembly and escaping the “fire-trap” in the tropics: Insights from FATES_15.0.0

Fire is a fundamental part of the Earth system, with impacts on vegetation structure, biomass and community composition, the latter mediated in part via key fire-tolerance traits, such as bark thickness. Due to anthropogenic climate change and land use pressure, fire regimes are changing across the world, and fire risk has already increased across much of the tropics. Projecting the impacts of these changes at global scales requires that we capture the selective force of fire on vegetation distribution 20 through vegetation functional traits and size structure. We have adapted the fire-behavior and effects module, SPITFIRE, for use with the Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES), a size-structured vegetation demographic model. We test how climate, fire regime and fire-tolerance plant traits interact to determine the biogeography of tropical forests and grasslands. We assign different fire-tolerance strategies based on crown, leaf and bark characteristics, which are key observed fire-tolerance traits across woody plants. For these simulations, three types of vegetation compete for resources: a 25 fire-vulnerable tree with thin bark, a vulnerable deep crown and fire-intolerant foliage; a fire-tolerant tree with thick bark, a thin crown and fire-tolerant foliage; and a fire-promoting C4 grass. We explore the model sensitivity to a critical parameter governing fuel moisture, and show that drier fuels promote increased burning, an expansion of area for grass and fire-tolerant trees and a reduction of area for fire-vulnerable trees. This conversion to lower biomass or grass areas with increased fuel drying results in increased fire burned area and its effects, which could feedback to local climate variables. Simulated size-30 based fire mortality for trees less than 20 cm in diameter and those with fire-vulnerable traits is higher than that for larger and/or fire-tolerant trees, in agreement with observations. Fire-disturbed forests demonstrate reasonable productivity and capture observed patterns of aboveground biomass in areas dominated by natural vegetation for the recent historical period,
Layered semi-convection and tides in giant planet interiors

Context. Recent Juno observations have suggested that the heavy elements in Jupiter could be diluted throughout a large fraction of its gaseous envelope, providing a stabilising compositional gradient over an extended region of the planet. This could trigger layered semi-convection, which, in the context of giant planets more generally, may explain Saturn’s luminosity excess and play a role in causing the abnormally large radii of some hot Jupiters. In giant planet interiors, it could take the form of density staircases, which are convective layers separated by thin stably stratified interfaces. In addition, the efficiency of tidal dissipation is known to depend strongly on the planetary internal structure. Aims. We aim to study the resulting tidal dissipation when internal waves are excited in a region of layered semi-convection by tidal gravitational forcing due to other bodies (such as moons in giant planet systems, or stars in hot Jupiter systems). Methods. We adopt a local Cartesian model with a background layered density profile subjected to an imposed tidal forcing, and we compute the viscous and thermal dissipation rates numerically. We consider two sets of boundary conditions in the vertical direction: periodic boundaries and impenetrable, stress-free boundaries, with periodic conditions in the horizontal directions in each case. These models are appropriate for studying the forcing of short-wavelength tidal waves in part of a region of layered semi-convection, and in an extended envelope containing layered semi-convection, respectively. Results. We find that the rates of tidal dissipation can be enhanced in a region of layered semi-convection compared to a uniformly convective medium, where the latter corresponds with the usual assumption adopted in giant planet interior models. In particular, a region of layered semi-convection possesses a richer set of resonances, allowing enhanced dissipation for a wider range of tidal frequencies. The details of these results significantly depend on the structural properties of the layered semi-convective regions. Conclusions. Layered semi-convection could contribute towards explaining the high tidal dissipation rates observed in Jupiter and Saturn, which have not yet been fully explained by theory. Further work is required to explore the efficiency of this mechanism in global models.
Layered semi-convection and tides in giant planet interiors - I. Propagation of internal waves

Layered semi-convection is a possible candidate to explain Saturn's luminosity excess and the abnormally large radius of some hot Jupiters. In giant planet interiors, it could lead to the creation of density staircases, which are convective layers separated by thin stably stratified interfaces. We study the propagation of internal waves in a region of layered semi-convection, with the aim to predict energy transport by internal waves incident upon a density staircase. The goal is then to understand the resulting tidal dissipation when these waves are excited by other bodies such as moons in giant planets systems. We use a local Cartesian analytical model, taking into account the complete Coriolis acceleration at any latitude, thus generalizing previous works. We find transmission of incident internal waves to be strongly affected by the presence of a density staircase, even if these waves are initially pure inertial waves (which are restored by the Coriolis acceleration). In particular, low-frequency waves of all wavelengths are perfectly transmitted near the critical latitude. Otherwise, short-wavelength waves are only efficiently transmitted if they are resonant with a free mode (interfacial gravity wave or short-wavelength inertial mode) of the staircase. In all other cases, waves are primarily reflected unless their wavelengths are longer than the vertical extent of the entire staircase (not just a single step). We expect incident internal waves to be strongly affected by the presence of a density staircase in a frequency-, latitude- and wavelength-dependent manner. First, this could lead to new criteria to probe the interior of giant planets by seismology; and second, this may have important consequences for tidal dissipation and our understanding of the evolution of giant planet systems.
Criticizing Caillois: Examining How Players Perceive Rules in Play and Games.

Roger Caillois famously argued that games should be analyzed based upon how limited they are by rules on a continuum from Paidia to Ludus. Several other scholars have since viewed rules and rule-boundedness as key to understanding both games and play. No previous work has sufficiently addressed whether this continuum is representative of how player's experience rules in games and play. By examining 429 academic works that analyze playfulness, and an interview data set of 125 playful experiences for how rules, limitations, and boundaries are discussed, this work expands upon the framework of Caillois and adds two new categories that typify player-rule interactions. Līlā is a player creating and changing rules as an act of play, and Muhō is a player violating rules as an act of play. Introducing these new categories adds critical nuance for future discussions on the relationship of rules, games, and play.
The Impact of Trust in the Government on Willingness to Disclose Personal Data in Hong Kong: The Moderating Role of COVID-19 Infection Concern in the Data Disclosure Mediation Model

Under COVID-19, there is an increasing demand for collecting health information from citizens by the government. It is commonly argued that there is a positive relationship between trust and willingness to disclose data. This finding has rarely been tested in the context of public health emergencies—for example, during COVID-19, when governments claim that data collection is necessary. Using a web survey result conducted in Hong Kong ( N = 906), the moderated mediation model suggested that the indirect effect of trust in the Hong Kong government on citizens’ willingness to disclose personal and health data through the perceived legitimacy of the government’s actions is conditionally affected by COVID-19 infection concern. The direct effect involves normative thinking in considering the social norm of whether the government is legitimate to do so. Under strict law enforcement by the government, it creates an impression that personal concerns outweigh societal benefits, which can be explained by “data egoism,” which would lower the indirect effect onto the willingness to disclose personal and health data. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
Does a flashing artificial light have more or conversely less impacts on animals than a continuous one? A systematic review

Background: Light pollution has been increasingly recognised as a threat to biodiver - sity, especially with the current expansion of public lighting. Although the impacts of light intensity, spectral composition and temporality are more often studied, another component of light, its flicker frequency, has been largely overlooked. However, flash - ing light could also have impacts on biodiversity, and especially on animal behaviour and physiology. Objective: This systematic review aimed at identifying the reported physiological and behavioural impacts of flashing light on animals when compared to continuous light. Methods: We followed the standards recommended by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) in order to achieve a comprehensive, transparent and replicable systematic review. Citations were primarily extracted from three literature databases and were then screened for relevance successively on their titles, abstracts and full-texts. Retained studies were finally critically appraised to assess their validity and all relevant data were extracted. Only studies which compared a flashing light to a continuous one were included. Results: At first, we found 19,730 citations. Screening and critical appraisal result - ed in 32 accepted articles corresponding to 54 accepted observations—one observa - tion corresponding to one species and one outcome. We collated data on four main taxa: Aves (the most studied one), Actinopterygii, Insecta and Mammalia as well as on plankton. Conclusions: The impacts of flashing light are currently critically understudied and varied between species and many light specificities (e
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This work investigates the scalable production of foam-like nanostructured Ni–Mo coatings containing the highly active Ni 4 Mo via atmospheric plasma spraying. The Ni–Mo coatings exhibit high activity towards both hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions in alkaline media. Large-area electrodes are produced in seconds with variable material loading without compromising the foam-like structure. Theoretical activity maps reveal that Ni 4 Mo exhibit reduced hydrogen adsorption energies and enhanced water dissociation which ultimately results in improved catalytic activity.
Closed Loop Action Of Improved SEPIC Converter Through Improved PI Regulator

: Generally renewable energy resources are getting combined through DC micro grids towards distributes reliable electrical energy through enhancing structure productivity and essential price saving in the best way. Here the suggested Improved SEPIC converter is designed based on the traditional SEPIC through a boost-up module. In this research work, closed loop control of Improved SEPIC Converter for DC micro grid is also analysed and achieved simulation results of continuous output current, output voltage stability in improved manner through reducing the peak over shoot of output voltage wave form comparing through the open loop control of Improved SEPIC Converter by the application of PSIM software.
A Proposed Taxonomy for the Design Qualities of Video Game Loading Interfaces and Processes

Though ubiquitous, the design and development of loading interfaces and processes has not received the critical attention in games studies that their presence deserves. As interfaces, they illustrate a designer and developer’s desire to create game experiences that push the technical limits of available computing hardware. While loading screens are well known, loading interfaces span myriad forms. From an archaeogaming perspective, this paper examines how the design of video game loading interfaces and processes is a response to ever-increasing demands for higher fidelity gaming experiences on the behalf of players and designers in the face of hardware limitations. This histography of loading interfaces and processes is one of technical and design innovations that demonstrate the ethos and telos of designers. Through an Interface Study, the following design qualities of loading screens were derived: hypermediacy and transparency, diegetic and non-diegetic, passive and interactive, and pedagogic and misdirection. We conclude the paper by looking at case studies that exemplify the derived design qualities of loading interfaces and processes.
Chemoenzymatic Multicomponent Synthesis of Nirmatrelvir (preprint)

We report a new synthesis of the Covid-19 drug nirmatrelvir featuring a highly enantioselective biocatalytic desymmetrization and a diastereoselective multicomponent reaction as the key steps. Our route avoids the use of transition metals and peptide coupling reagents, resulting in an overall highly atom-economic process.
Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Potential in Misopates orontium

: The Misopates orontium (L.) Raf has been reported for its medicinal importance in the literature. This plant has been studied for its antioxidant and hepatoprotective studies. In the current study the in vitro analgesic and anti-inflammatory potentials of ethanol extracts of an ethnomedicinal plant Misopates orontium (L.) Raf was evaluated in a dose-dependent manner. The analgesic activity was determined via hot plate, tail flicking/immersion methods, and paw licking in mice, whereas, the anti-inflammatory potential was investigated by using carrageenan-induced hind paw edema in albino rats. The doses of 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg concentrations were used. The extract of 300 mg/kg displayed significant results within the range of 22.4 ± 0.79 and 7.2 ± 0.83 at 1.5 h for hot plate and tail immersion methods, respectively, in comparison with the standard drug aspirin. In the paw licking method the most effective dose was 300 mg/kg at which the licking and biting were reduced within 30 minutes, i.e. 3 ± 0.58 at 10 min. In the anti-inflammatory activity, the expansion in paw volume was measured after carrageenan injection. Results indicated that after carrageenan injection the paw volume increased but after a few intervals of time, it again reduced, i.e. 6.17 ± 0.15 at 2 h as compared to standard drug diclofenac sodium. This study reveals the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effectiveness of this plant, as it is also used locally to reduce pain and inflammations. Further studies on the isolation of active metabolites from the ethanol extract of M. orontium may lead to the discovery of new and novel molecules which can be used as drug candidates.