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Stabilization and Dissipative Information Transfer of a Superconducting Kerr-Cat Qubit
Authors: KORKMAZ Ufuk , TÜRKPENÇE Deniz
Published: May 2023

Today, the competition to build a quantum computer continues, and the number of qubits in hardware is increasing rapidly. However, the quantum noise that comes with this process reduces the performance of algorithmic applications, so alternative ways in quantum computer architecture and implementation of algorithms are discussed on the one hand. One of these alternative ways is the hybridization of the circuit-based quantum computing model with the dissipative-based computing model. Here, the goal is to apply the part of the algorithm that provides the quantum advantage with the quantum circuit model, and the remaining part with the dissipative model, which is less affected by noise. This scheme is of importance to quantum machine learning algorithms that involve highly repetitive processes and are thus susceptible to noise. In this study, we examine dissipative information transfer to a qubit model called Cat-Qubit. This model is especially important for the dissipative-based version of the binary quantum classification, which is the basic processing unit of quantum machine learning algorithms. On the other hand, Cat-Qubit architecture, which has the potential to easily implement activation-like functions in artificial neural networks due to its rich physics, also offers an alternative hardware opportunity for quantum artificial neural networks. Numerical calculations exhibit successful transfer of quantum information from reservoir qubits by a repeated-interactions-based dissipative scheme.
Fî Zılâli’l-Kur’ân Tefsirinde Kur’ân İlimleri
Authors: ÇÖLLÜOĞLU M. Sami , ÇATALKAYA Zeynep Beyza Nur
Published: May 2023

Fî Zılâli’l-Kur’ân, içtimaî bakış açısıyla kaleme alınan tefsirler arasında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Kur’ân’ın doğru anlaşılabilmesi için elzem olan Kur’ân İlimlerine, Kutub’un eserinde de başvurulmuştur. Ancak tefsir literatürü incelendiğinde, eserlerin telif yöntem ve amaçlarının farklılık arzettiği görülmektedir. Nitekim Kutub’un ön planda tuttuğu toplumu ıslâh etme temel amacı, eserindeki Ulûmu’l-Kur’ân konularının hacimsel oranını büyük ölçüde etkilemiştir. Özellikle Kur’ân ilimlerine dair tarif ve tanımlamalara, kıssalar veya mübhem ifadelerle alakalı birçoğu isrâiliyata dayanan rivayetlere yer verilmemiştir. Hurûf-ı mukattaa, muhkem-müteşâbih, nâsih-mensûh gibi ilimler kapsamındaki tartışmalara girilmemiştir. Kırâatler sadece manaya katkıları ölçüsünde zikredilmiştir. Kur’ân’ın üslûbu gibi onun edebî inceliklerinin öne çıkartıldığı ilimlerin üzerinde ihtimamla durulmuştur. Vahyin toplumun tamamına yönelik olmasından hareketle ayetlerin manalarının esbâbu’n-nüzûl rivayetleriyle sınırlandırılmaması, tefsirin Ulûmu’l-Kur’ân perspektifinden dikkat çeken önemli husususiyetlerindendir. Esbâbu’n-nüzûl rivayetlerine kaynaklık eden klasik tefsirlerin referans olarak kullanılması, vücûh içeren lafızların anlamdırılmasına ve müşkil âyetlerdeki yanılgıların giderilmesine yönelik yorumların benzerlik taşıması, Fî Zılâli’l-Kur’ân’ın klasik tefsirlerle nedenli bir ilişki içerisinde olduğunu göstermektedir.
Analysis of Multimodal Data Using Deep Learning and Machine Learning
Authors: Thodupunori Swetha Reddy
Published: May 2023

A modality is an event or experience. Life is multimodal, see, hear, smell, feel, and taste. Multimodal experiences involve some world modalities. Artificial intelligence must grasp multimodal views to understand our surroundings. Multimodal machine learning models interact and correlate input from several modalities. It's a multi-disciplinary field with great potential. In this study, we analyze emerging multimodal machine learning technologies and categorize them scientifically rather than focusing on specific multimodal applications. Multimodal machine learning offers more potential and problems than classifications. Most multimodal learning research collects quantitative data from polls and surveys. This research reviews a detailed library of observational studies on multimodal data (MMD) skills for human learning using artificial intelligence-powered approaches including Machine Learning and Deep Learning. This research also describes how MMD has improved learning and in what environments. This paper discusses multimodal learning and its ongoing improvements and approaches to improving learning. Finally, future researchers should carefully consider building a system that aligns multimodal aspects with the study and learning plan. These elements could enhance multimodal learning by facilitating theory and practice activities. This research lays the groundwork for multimodal data use in future learning technologies and development.
Nutcracker syndrome: a review
Authors: Ramos-Peralta Mariely , Lacayo-Valenzuela Marlon E. , Sierra-Juárez Miguel Ángel , Barrera-Mera Baltazar
Published: May 2023

Left renal vein (LRV) entrapment is an anatomic condition characterized by extrinsic compression of the renal vein and consequent impaired inferior vena cava (IVC) outflow. Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) can be caused by compression of the LRV between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery or by compression of LRV between vertebral bodies and the aorta. The most common presentations in NS include pelvic or left flank pain, hematuria, gonadal varices, thus the hallmark manifestations of NCS may be related to renal venous congestion and increased pressure within the venous structures. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and doppler ultrasonography are reasonable imaging studies in patients with suspected NCS, but invasive evaluation with catheter venography and pressure measurement is often required to the definitive diagnosis. For now, it is not possible to standardize a treatment modality, although the trend towards endovascular management is clear; therapeutic strategies with open surgery should not be lost for those cases that correspond to this.
Prevalence of refractive error in paediatric age group in a tertiary eye center in Onitsha, south east, Nigeria
Authors: Ubah John C , Onyenemezu Kelechi R , Ikwuka Obinna V , Okeke Chukwuemelie D
Published: May 2023

Paediatric ophthalmology is an emerging subspecialty in Nigeria and there is a paucity of data on refractive errors in the country. This study set out to determine the prevalence, type, and factors affecting refractive error among paediatric patients at Guinness Eye Centre, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Onitsha. A retrospective cross-sectional study of 685 patients seen over a 3-year period using the simple random sampling technique. Collected data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Of the 685 patients, 242 cases of refractive error were identified giving a prevalence rate of 35.3% with 66.5% of them being female and 33.5% males. The mean age range was 12.0 +/- 3.7 years. Prevalence increased with age from 1.7% among those 0-4 years to 46.3% among those 10-14 years. Myopia was the commonest type of refractive error (62%) while hyperopia was 22.7%. However, there was no case of astigmatism. Poor distant vision was the commonest presenting complaint (34.4%). There is a high risk for refractive error among children with eye complaints and females have a significantly higher proportion. It may be necessary to assess if the male children tend to shy away from complaining of any visual disturbance. Children with refractive errors may not be identified soon enough, and this could account for poor learning in childhood. So, children should be routinely screened for refractive error.
Recent Advances and Achievements in Mutation Breeding of Fruit Crops: A Review
Authors: Sebastian Karishma , Bindu B. , Arya M.S.
Published: May 2023

Genetic variation is essential for crop breeding. In classical plant breeding programme, variation is generated by hybridization and selections are made from the resulting segregating generations. Induced mutagenesis can supplement hybridization or able to replace as a source of variability. Since, mutations bring about variation, they provide the ultimate basis for evolution of new forms, varieties or species. Induced and spontaneous mutations have played an important role in developing improved cultivars of various fruit crops as a supplementary method to conventional breeding. But, induced mutations also have well defined limitations in fruit breeding applications, but their possibilities may be expanded by the use of in vitro mutation techniques.
Seasonal Influence on Oocyte Recovery Rate, Quality and in vitro Maturation in Cows
Authors: Ammari Aiman A. , Alhimaidi Ahmad R. , Amran Ramzi A. , Ghadi Muath G. Al , Rady Ahmed G.
Published: May 2023

Background: Recent breakthroughs in vitro maturation, fertilization and culture technology have allowed for an increase in the number of offspring generated from genetically better females, but this progress is still hampered by critical factors affecting oocyte yield and quality. This study aims to evaluate the effect of the seasons on the rate of maturation and recovery of oocytes. Methods: The ovaries were brought from the slaughterhouse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a 0.9% NaCl saline solution and brought to the laboratory within 2-3 hours at a temperature of 25-35°C. Only the collected oocytes with two layers or more of cumulus cells (CCs) and uniform ooplasm were used. Five repetitions were made in each season of the year, followed by their ripening in the laboratory and a follow-up ripening after 24 hours. Observe the maturity rate after the stain and the expansion of cumulus cells and compare them with other seasons. Result: The mean maturation rates of MII and MI oocytes were not significantly different between all seasons. Additionally, there were no significant changes in the cumulus-oocyte complex before maturation in all seasons. However, after maturation, a highly significant difference (P less than 0.001) was found between the spring season before and after maturation (156.31±17.68 mm) and the rest of the seasons (summer; 169.89±19.96 mm; autumn; 176.66±20.14 mm; and winter; 188.84±24.50 mm). In order to improve in vitro maturation for following investigations, such as in vitro fertilization or cloning and in vitro embryo development, the ideal season should be chosen for collecting oocytes.
Factors Affecting Callus Induction from Anther and Ovary of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)
Authors: Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmood , Abbas Ali Razzaq , Aldabbagh Ehab Jabbar , Mohammed Arifullah
Published: May 2023

Background: Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.] is a nutrient-rich vegetable crop widely grown in the tropics and sub-tropics mainly for its edible pods. The haploid technique has been used in plant breeding for the improvements of plants and to develop new varieties in relatively a short time. Hence, we have optimized several factors such as plant growth regulators (PGR), sucrose concentration, cold treatment, type of media and culture conditions for callus induction from the anther and ovary of okra (557 F1 hybrid). Methods: The flower buds of different sizes were collected to determine various stages of development and then subjected to cold pre-treatments. The explants were then cultured on various combinations of PGRs i.e., naphthyloxy acetic (NOA), Indole acetic acid (IAA), 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 4-D), Benzyl amino purine (BAP), isopentenyl adenine 2iP, Kinetin (KIN) and Thidiazuron (TDZ). Result: The optimum developmental stage of microspore for callus initiation was achieved from flower buds of okra and its size was about 11 mm long. Flower buds that emerged one week after the flowering showed significantly higher percentage of callus induction. The optimum stage for ovary and ovule culture were one or two days prior to anthesis and the flower buds stage was 35±1mm. In conclusion, our study investigated the effect of several factors that affects callus induction in okra and optimized cultured conditions for future haploid development for okra.
Construção de discursos sobre a obra de arte: a descrição verbal e a reprodução por imagens
Authors:   Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Mannarino Ana de Gusmão
Published: May 2023

O historiador e crítico de arte, ao se relacionar com o seu objeto de estudo, tem diante de si um problema fundamental: articular uma linguagem verbal e abstrata com um objeto concreto, material, cuja linguagem própria não tem correspondência no discurso estruturado por palavras. Por outro lado, desde o surgimento dos meios de reprodução mecânica das obras de arte, e de sua crescente popularização, um outro tipo de discurso, não-verbal, mas igualmente poderoso, vem se formando em torno da obra de arte e das construções históricas que a ela dizem respeito: o discurso que envolve a apresentação, seleção, edição e disposição das reproduções em livros catálogos, folhetos, revistas, periódicos e, mais recentemente, em meios eletrônicos, como vídeos, programas de televisão e websites. Os dois discursos, o verbal e o imagético, que se dão paralelamente, têm enorme força na formação da nossa compreensão da arte e de sua história. São intermediários que se impõem entre o espectador e a obra, mesmo quando esta última está disponível para a apreciação direta. Nem sempre estamos conscientes de sua interferência, dos conceitos que subjazem à sua construção.
Imagens da cidade: Itu na fotografia de Setimo Catherini
Authors:   Universidade de São Paulo, Lima André Luís de
Published: May 2023

A partir de imagens gravadas em papel, o percurso desse projeto busca resgatar o imaginário da cidade de Itu (São Paulo, Brasil) registrado em fotografias ao longo da primeira metade do século XX. Por meio da interpretação da iconografia em conjunto com a compreensão dos desencadeamentos socioeconômicos geradores da configuração urbana do município, pretende-se o resgate da produção fotográfica do período, seu posicionamento no tempo e no espaço, o reconhecimento de seus realizadores e a leitura da evolução urbano-arquitetônica. As imagens que retratam os espaços da sociabilidade ituana, e também seus mais icônicos monumentos, formaram diversas coleções de cartões-postais que, desde a virada do século XIX, registram os espaços mais identitários da urbe. Dentre essas coleções, há destaque especial para o conjunto registrado pelo fotógrafo Sétimo Catherini que produziu mais de uma centena dessas imagens feitas para circular em cartões de papel.
A pintura da igreja de nossa senhora do Rosário em Diamantina (MG): autoria encontrada
Authors:   Universidade Estadual Paulista, Pereira Danielle Manoel dos Santos
Published: May 2023

A atual cidade de Diamantina (MG) é fortemente marcada pelas tradições do passado e pela arquitetura colonial dos tempos da mineração e extração diamantífera. As riquezas que brotaram das cabeceiras e do leito dos rios, assim como os diversos sistemas de exploração econômica (quinto, captação, devassa, derrama, demarcação das terras, concessão de lavras e datas, etc.) impostos pela Coroa para obtenção de lucro na extração das pedras e metais preciosos foram os precedentes que deram a esta paisagem características marcantes e aspectos únicos, sobretudo na construção dos templos religiosos erguidos pelas irmandades e ordens terceiras que por lá se instalaram a partir da fundação do Arraial do Tijuco no século XVIII.
Arquitetura bandeirista na serra do Itapeti: um caso interessante para o estudo da arquitetura colonial paulista
Authors:   Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Andrade Francisco de Carvalho Dias de , Costa Eduardo
Published: May 2023

Dentre as mais características manifestações da arquitetura antiga de São Paulo, está, sem dúvida, o que se convencionou chamar de “casa bandeirista”. Constituindo-se em um verdadeiro “tipo” da arquitetura colonial paulista – para lembrar o conceito arganiano – o partido bandeirista já foi mesmo definido como uma arquitetura “paravernacular” da antiga área de colonização vicentina. (LEMOS, 1999: 21)
“Da adversidade vivemos!”: a influência das vanguardas artísticas norte-americanas e inglesas no tropicalismo
Authors:   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Santos Gabriel Barbosa dos
Published: May 2023

Apesar de breve – meados de 1967 até a promulgação do AI-5 em dezembro de 1968 – o Tropicalismo foi um movimento que marcou profundamente as produções futuras, principalmente, no campo das artes visuais, que já vinham apresentando transformações decisivas para a arte contemporânea brasileira desde o início da década de 1960. Mesmo que não se autodenominassem “tropicalistas” à época, artistas de diferentes manifestações estéticas compartilhavam o interesse pelo intercâmbio de experiências e pela circulação de ideias e influências novas, todos na tentativa de investigar a realidade brasileira e questioná-la.
Investigation of middle school teachers' open-ended question writing skills
Authors: Ozturk Hatice Kumandas
Published: May 2023

In this study, the skills of middle school teachers to write open-ended questions that measure higher-order mental skills were examined. For this purpose, 18 middle school teachers who worked in Artvin, Turkey and volunteered to participate in the study were asked to write questions. Teachers wrote open-ended questions for a total of 4 courses (Sciences, Mathematics, Turkish, and Social Studies) in accordance with the specified outcomes. In the study designed in the document review pattern of qualitative research methods, questions were analyzed using an evaluation form. As a result of the evaluations, it was observed that teachers were more concerned with the content dimension of the outcomes while writing questions but disregarded the cognitive level of the outcome. It was also found that teachers were inadequate in terms of language and expression in all branches, showed a tendency to copy questions from a source, or could not move away from the question writing style they adopted. However, it was determined that there were especially expression errors, subject-verb agreement problems, and punctuation marks were not used correctly in the questions written.
Avaliação hidrogeomorfológica: a aplicação do ihg em uma bacia hidrográfica da região metropolitana da Grande Vitória (ES)
Authors: Marchioro Eberval , Ollero Alfredo
Published: May 2023

Alterações hidrogeomorfológicas têm ocorrido ao longo de bacias hidrográficas com diferente magnitude e frequência. Em função disto, este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a qualidade hidrogeomorfológica do curso principal do rio Duas Bocas, na Região Metropolitana da Grande Vitória (ES/Brasil) para o ano de 2019, subsidiando o planejamento e gestão ambiental de cursos fluviais. A base cartográfica utilizada para realização do trabalho foram o ortofotomosaico de 2019 e o MDE com resolução espacial de 5mx5m; a drenagem foi modificada do IEMA, e, por fim, reconhecimento e verificação em campo. Para a classificação hidrogeomorfológica do curso fluvial é utilizado a proposta de Ollero et al. (2009). Com base nas informações cartográficas, o rio principal foi subdividido em cinco setores com extensão 5,66 km. Os resultados apontam que o setor de número 1, foi classificado hidrogeomorfologicamente como muito bom, devido as condições geoambientais. Quanto ao setor 3, foi classificado como de transição (moderado). Salienta-se ainda que a urbanização, construção de estradas, pontes, açudes e atividades agropastoris, influenciaram para uma qualidade deficiente do setor 4 e muito ruim para o setor 5. O setor 2 também foi classificado como muito ruim, devido ao efeito do reservatório de Duas Bocas. Por fim, o método mostrou-se efetivo para a sua aplicação em regiões tropicais quentes e úmidas, incorporando o papel antrópico sobre os processos hidrogeomorfológicos.
Systematic Sampling of Large-Scale LiDAR Point Clouds for
Semantic Segmentation in Forestry Robotics
Authors: Mukhandi Habibu , Ferreira Joao Filipe , Peixoto Paulo
Published: May 2023

Recently, new semantic segmentation and object detection methods have been proposed for direct processing of three-dimensional (3D) LiDAR sensor point clouds. LiDAR can produce

highly accurate and detailed 3D maps of natural and man-made environments and is used for sensing

in many contexts due to its ability to capture more information and its robustness to dynamic changes

in the environment. In addition, the cost of LiDAR sensors has decreased in recent years, which is

an important factor for many application scenarios. The challenge with 3D LiDAR sensors like the

Velodyne HDL-64E S2 is that they can output large 3D data at up to 1,300,000 points per second,

which is difficult to process in real time when applying complex algorithms and models for efficient

semantic segmentation. Most existing approaches are either only suitable for relatively small point

clouds or rely on computationally intensive sampling techniques to reduce their size. As a result,

most of these methods do not work in real-time in realistic field robotics application scenarios, making

them unsuitable for practical applications. Systematic point selection is a possible solution to reduce

the amount of data to be processed, but although it is memory and computationally efficient, it selects

only a small subset of points, which may result in important features being missed. To address this problem, we propose a new approach to semantic segmentation in forestry that uses a systematic sampling method in which the local neighbors of each point are retained to preserve geometric details. Our approach has been shown to process up to 1 million points in a single pass. It outperforms the state of the art in efficient semantic segmentation in large datasets such as Semantic3D. We also present a preliminary study on the performance of LiDAR-only data, i.e., intensity values from LiDAR sensors without RGB values for semi-autonomous robot perception.
Seeking The Authentic Christianity: A Prologue on Coptic Orthodox Christianity in Indonesia
Authors: Gunawan Gun Gun , Epafras Leonard Chrysostomos
Published: May 2023

The history of Christianity in Indonesia is inextricably linked to that of Western colonialism. Due to this historical fact, Christianity has been stigmatized in Indonesian mainly by Muslim society as a colonial religion. This stigma later emerged in a number of Indonesian Christian communities. This study will look at the development of Coptic Orthodox Christianity in Indonesia through the lens of a religious purification movement. This study employs a sequential mixed research method that includes interviews, questionnaires, observation, and documentation. This study show  that the conversion of mainstream Christians to Coptic Orthodox Christianity arose from a perception that mainstream Christianity was impure, too westernized, and did not conform to the identity of Indonesians as Easterners. This study ends with a conclusion that the presence of the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in Indonesia was exacerbated by an identity crisis, moral criticism, and rejection of the truth system in mainstream Christianity, as well as a desire to return to authentic Christianity.
Al-Amidi's Critical Thinking and Its Implications to The Discussion of Postmodernism Literature Criticism
Authors: Kurniawati Fauziyah , Tasnimah Tatik Mariyatut
Published: May 2023

This research aims to elaborate al-Amidi's critical thinking and express its implication in the discourse of postmodernism literary criticism. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. Data collection uses reading and note-taking techniques. The triangulation used in this research is data triangulation. The data analysis method in this research uses content analysis and hermeneutics methods with elements of interpretation, description, and comparison. The results of this research indicate that al-Amidi's critical method has implication in postmodernist literary discourse on the objectivity aspect of simulation in the narrative of a character based on Jean Baudrillard's assumptions. That is, although postmodernist literature tends to subjectivity to the author, it does not completely forget the basic structure that builds a literary work through a very deconstructive process of meaning. Because in essence, postmodernism has never really been separated from modernism which tends to be objective. If al-Amidi is more inclined to criticism of poetry, then postmodernist literature is more visible in literary works in the form of prose, such as short stories and novels.
Conversation Principles: Study of Surah Al-Anbiya' Paragraph 89, 87, 85 and 83
Authors: Milal Mukhamad Syaiful
Published: May 2023

This research aims to disclose and dismantle principles of conversation in Surah Al-Anbiya' verses 89, 87, 83 and 85 with a pragmatic approach. The verse was chosen because it represents a pragmatic phenomenon that draws further attention from the point of view of this study. The research will focus on analyzing the content and meaning contained in the verse which is then interpreted with the principle of cooperation between the speaker and the speech partner. The theory of conversational principles in this study is the theory proposed by Grice in 1975, covering the maxims of quantity, quality, relationship and implementation with various forms of violation or non-compliance with these maxims. Al-Quran is Allah SWT in the form of text and timeless, so that the study in the Al-Quran will present various interpretations that will become his word. In Surah al-Anbiya 'Recounts the conversation between creatures and God. In this verse and in practice, conversations between lovers of Allah SWT as speech partners contain several pragmatic phenomena with the principles of conversation between the parties involved. The implementation of these conversational principles has their respective duties and functions based on the situation of the speech act. However, in this communication, is four maxims are not always implemented.
State Policies and The Increasing Number of Atheism in The Middle East: A Case Study of Saudi and Turkey
Authors: Yahya Yuangga Kurnia
Published: May 2023

This study aims to see the correlation between state policies and the increasing number of atheism in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. These two countries were chosen because they represent two countries with a majority Muslim population that apply Islamic law and treat atheism differently. Using LeDrew's trajectory to atheist conversion perspective, this study attempts to explore the correlation between the two. This study shows that both secular country and Islamic kingdoms have the same potential in the phenomenon of conversion to atheism. This is supported by various things that encourage them to be skeptical of religion such as women's issues, violence, discrimination, and so on brought by The New Atheist. The existence of social media assistance also helps atheists to declare themselves as atheists in cyberspace.
UNITED STATES AND IRAN INTERVENTION IN THE POST-ARAB SPRING CONFLICT IN YEMEN
Authors: Mustofa Ahmad Zainal , Behman Magdy B.
Published: May 2023

This article describes the involvement of the United States and Iran in the conflict that occurred in Yemen after the Arab Spring. The conflict occurred due to political turmoil between the government and the opposition, in which America is a supporter of the government regime along with their ally, namely Saudi Arabia. In the opposition camp, Iran gave their support to the Houthi group that had the same ideology, namely Shi'ah. This research was conducted to answer the question of what are the interests of the United States and Iran in the proxy war in Yemen? The theory used in this research is the concept of national interest. This concept is closely related to the view of realism in international relations. The research method used is descriptive analytical by analyzing the relevant variables from various sources that have been filtered according to research needs. After conducting research, it can be concluded that the involvement of the United States and Iran in the Yemen conflict can be seen from four factors of national interest, namely defense interests, economic interests, world order interests, and ideological interests. Of these four interests, both the US and Iran want to show their dominance, existence, strength and influence in global politics of eyes world through intervention in the Yemen conflict after the Arab Spring.
VISION 2030: SAUDI ARABIA’S MODERNIZATION
Authors: Hidayat Nadiya Azahra , Machmudi Yon , Soekarba Siti Rohmah
Published: May 2023

The Saudi Arabia Kingdom has a long history of applying Islamic law as a reference for state policies. The modernization that has taken place in Saudi Arabia certainly intersected with Wahhabism, adopted as the central ideology of the Saudi Arabia Kingdom. This study discusses Saudi Arabia's modernization efforts,  which were initiated by Muhammad bin Salman’s Vision 2030. This study was designed with a descriptive-qualitative research method and used a literature review as the data collection technique. The theories used include Talcott Parsons' structural, functional theory with a decision-making process approach and the modernization theory by Inglehart and Welzel. The results revealed that the reign of King Salman and the Saudi Arabia Kingdom implemented Vision 2030 as a modernization of Muhammad bin Salman. Saudi Arabia's administration has gone through considerable changes from time to time. Societies once known to be conservative were able to quickly implement the economic and social reforms that began to lead to a liberal system. This is owing to the king's great power and the assurance of state welfare.
Design of Semi Automatic Announcement System In The Public Address System Part of The Main Branch Office Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Angkasa Pura II, Inc
Authors: Yusuf Putra Maulana , Iftadi Irwan , Ramelan Agus
Published: May 2023

Facilities and services are needed reliable for the comfort of airplane passengers. One of the important facilities in airport services is the Public Address System (PAS). PAS is a notification system using sound electronically distributed with amplifiers, loudspeakers, and microphones. PAS functions to provide information from the airport and airlines to be conveyed widely to airplane passengers. In order to reduce the possibility of misinformation or delivery of unclear information from the operator, the author aims to create Semi Automatic Announcement System (AAS) website where someone no longer needs to speak directly but only needs to enter a notification sentence, then the system from the website will speak or also can be referred to as text to speech. The system is expected to reduce misinformation so that information can be clearly understood by passengers.
Pengembangan Rencana Pembelajaran Semester (RPS) Mata Kuliah Mahārat al-Istimā‘ Berbasis Kecakapan Abad 21
Authors: Sukirman  , Zaenuri Muhammad , Hasanah Luthfi Qoriatul
Published: May 2023

Education is currently faced with the 21st century, where students need various skills in addition to knowledge content. This study aims to develop semester lesson plan (Rencana Pembelajaran Semester/RPS) in the mahārat al-istimā‘ course, Arabic Language Education study program at UIN Raden Mas Said Surakrta. The method used in this research is research and development (R & D). The R & D procedure used in this research is the development model of Successive Approximation Models 1 (SAM 1) which was introduced by Micheal W. Allen. The results show that based on needs analysis, some shortcomings were found in the RPS of mahārat al-istimā‘. Subject learning outcomes (CPMK) in each RPS field have not been integrated. The difference in CPMK in courses in the same plot is enough to show that the design of the mahārat al-istimā‘ course is not related. The RPS design developed is to make a rough RPS design using the KKNI and MBKM models. The results of product evaluation on experts are quite good. This means that the mahārat al-istimā‘ RPS that is developed is integrated with each other.
A Novel Autophagy-related Genes Signature Regulates the Differentiation Trajectory and Immune Landscape of Glioblastoma
Authors: Wen Chunxia , Wang Li , Hua Shi , Meng Zhen , Tang Ranran
Published: May 2023

The regulatory role of autophagy-related genes (ARGs) on the differentiation trajectory and immune landscape of glioblastoma remained obscure. This research identified 11 ARGs differentially expressed in glioblastomas; LASSO and Binomial regression analysis identified five core ARGs (EGFR, HSPB8, CTSB, DNAJB1, and MYC) that affect the prognosis of gliomas. Enrichment analysis suggested that ARGs can activate malignant tumor-related signal pathways, including gliomas, while biological processes regulate autophagy and apoptosis. Subsequently, based on scRNA-seq data from CGGA, this study identified that macrophage M2 dominated the immune landscapes in the glioblastoma differentiation trajectory. After consistent clustering established the ARGs-based molecular subtypes, ESTIMATE and CIBERSORT results suggested that ARGs were associated with macrophage M2 polarization and affected the prognosis of glioma. Finally, ARGs-based nomograms were established to predict the incidence and prognosis of glioma. AUC and DCA prove the validity of nomograms. In conclusion, EGFR, HSPB8, CTSB, DNAJB1, and MYC as ARGs were associated with the M2-dominated immune landscape in glioblastomas and were influential in predicting the incidence and prognosis of glioma.
Effects of DBD Direct Air Plasma and Gliding Arc Indirect Plasma Activated Mist on Germination, and Physiological Parameters of Rice Seeds
Authors: Shaer Mohamed El , Abdel-azim Mohamed , El-welily Hala , Hussein Yasser , Abdelghani Amira , Zaki Ahmed , Mobasher Mona
Published: May 2023

Seeds of rice (Oryza sativa L.) have been treated with cold atmospheric plasma in air both directly in a dielectric barrier discharge and indirectly by gliding arc discharge through plasma activated mist. Comparisons of impacts of the two methods on germination and physiological parameters of rice seeds are presented. Plasma has been found to increase seeds hydrophilization and water uptake through decrease of liquid contact angles on seed’s coat and increase of total surface free energy. FTIR measurements on seed’s coat show increase of OH, lipids, and carbohydrates for indirect plasma exposure more than direct one as compared to untreated samples. Germination and seedling growth parameters investigations also indicate superiority of indirect over direct plasma exposure. During indirect operation despite the lowering of water uptake, the germination is enhanced due to higher nitrate and nitrite values formed in water mist. Plasma also enhances production of substances contributing to osmotic protection of plants against abiotic conditions such as Proline and soluble sugar. A positive correlation was found between proline and ROS in direct and indirect plasma exposure. The accumulated proline in the plants can adapt with the stress of lack of water because of the low content in lipid peroxidation level giving negative correlation. Indirect exposure of rice seeds by plasma activated mist shows enhanced effects on germination and physiological changes of increasing antioxidants substances which in turn increase the tolerance against abiotic stress. Indirect plasma application through water mist may be more practical on large seed numbers than direct one.
Isolation and Characterization of Paenibacillus peoriae JC-3jx: An Endophytic Bacterium from Dendrobium nobile with Antibacterial and Growth-Promoting Potential
Authors: ZhiPing Li , Yuan Lin , FeiFei Song , RuoNan Zheng , QinGeng Huang
Published: May 2023

Dendrobium is an important source of natural components with high medicinal value. While numerous endophytic fungi associated with these plants have been extensively studied, research on endophytic bacteria remains limited. In this study, an improved tissue separation method was used to isolate endophytic bacteria from Dendrobium nobile and enrich the resources of high-quality biocontrol bacteria with both antibacterial and growth-promoting effects. We assessed the inhibitory effect of the isolated bacteria on pathogenic bacteria and fungi using agar diffusion and plate confrontation methods. We further investigated the growth-promoting effect of bacterial suspensions at various concentrations on corn seeds and Dendrobium nobile plantlets. The obtained endophytic bacterium, JC-3jx, isolated for the first time from the stem of Dendrobium nobile, exhibited significant inhibitory activity against the tested indicator bacteria. Morphologic and phylogenetic analysis confirmed the closest similarity of JC-3jx to Paenibacillus peoriae, leading to its final identification as Paenibacillus peoriae JC-3jx. This bacteria exhibited varying degrees of inhibition against the six pathogenic plant fungi tested, achieving a significant 56% inhibition rate against Pyricularia oryzae. Furthermore, the sterile fermentation supernatant of JC-3jx demonstrated pronounced inhibitory activity against the three tested pathogenic bacteria, particularly the gram-negative Escherichia coli. Moreover, the results demonstrate that the bacterial suspension of JC-3jx significantly promoted the rooting of corn seeds and the growth of Dendrobium nobile plantlets, indicating its excellent antibacterial and growth-promoting potential.
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Authors: Farsang Stefan , Caracas Razvan , Adachi Takuji B.M. , Schnyder Cédric , Zajacz Zoltán
Published: May 2023

Taking advantage of the Raman resonance effect, we employed 405 and 532 nm excitations to (1) identify sulfur species present in lazurite, haüyne, and synthetic ultramarine blue pigments and (2) investigate the enigmatic ~485 cm–1 band found previously in Raman spectra of lazurite and haüyne collected with 458 nm excitation. In spectra of lazurite and haüyne, bands of the sulfate ion and S2− and S3− radicals can be seen. Spectra collected using 405 nm excitation show the enhancement of the intensity of ν1(S2−) band and its nν1 (n ≤ 7) progression. Spectra collected using 532 nm incident light show the enhancement of intensity of ν1(S3−), ν2(S3−), and ν3(S3−) bands and the nν1 (n ≤ 9) and ν2 + nν1 progressions of the ν1(S3−) band. In spectra collected with 405 nm excitation, we also found features that we ascribe to the S42− polysulfide ion. These include the ν1 symmetric S-S stretching band at ~481 cm–1, the ν2 symmetric S-S stretching band at ~443 cm–1 (only present in spectra of some lazurite samples), the ν3 symmetric S-S bending at 223 cm–1 and the nν1 (n ≤ 5) and nν1+ν3 progressions of the ν1(S42−) band. We observed that under laser illumination, the S42− polysulfide ion rapidly decomposes into two S2− radicals in lazurite while it remains stable in haüyne. In spectra of synthetic ultramarine blue pigments, only features of S2− and S3− radicals were observed. Finally, we verified the identity of the radical and polysulfide ions with ab initio molecular dynamics calculations. We conclude that Raman resonance spectroscopy is a powerful qualitative method to detect polysulfide and sulfur radical species with concentrations below the detection limit of conventional analytical techniques. Owing to the high stability of S42− in haüyne, this mineral structure appears promising as a host material for S42− entrapment, making it potentially useful for applications in optoelectronics.
PERSISTENT COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK IN A COVID PATIENT
Authors:   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Erragh A. , Lakrafi A. ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Hessani T. ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Jennan F.Z. ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Abbassi T. ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Echafi R. ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Mouhaoui M. ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., a Moussaoui ,   Emergency Resuscitation Department., Choukrallah H. ,   Cardiology Department., Karim F. ,   Cardiology Department., Mokri A.El ,   Cardiology Department., Mounaouir K. ,   Cardiology Department., Nouamou I. ,   Cardiology Department., Arous S. ,   Cardiology Department., Benouna G. ,   Cardiology Department., Habbal R. ,   Cardiology Department.
Published: May 2023

Myocardial injury is one of the important pathogenic features of COVID-19. As a surrogate for myocardial injury, multiple studies have shown increased cardiac biomarkers mainly cardiac troponins I and T in the infected patients especially those with severe disease. Myocarditis is depicted as another cause of morbidity amongst COVID-19 patients. The exact mechanisms of how SARS-CoV-2 can cause myocardial injury are not clearly understood. The proposed mechanisms of myocardial injury are direct damage to the cardiomyocytes, systemic inflammation, myocardial interstitial fibrosis, interferon mediated immune response, exaggerated cytokine response by Type 1 and 2 helper T cells, in addition to coronary plaque destabilization, and hypoxia. This is a 62-year-old M.K with a poorly monitored type 2 diabetes and hypertension as ATCDS who was admitted to the emergency department for syncope, a complete AVB responding to the bolus of atropine and the sternal punch. After electro systolic training probe we were able to find a regular sinus rhythm with gradual recovery of consciousness Evidence of myocardial injury is common among adults hospitalized with COVID-19. Possible causes of myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19 include myocarditis, hypoxic injury, stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, ischemic injury caused by cardiac microvascular damage or coronary artery disease, right heart strain (acute cor pulmonale) and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. COVID-19 infection has been associated with myocardial injury, which has been implicated with more severe disease courses and even death. Remarkable efforts are being done to elaborate underlying mechanisms of myocardial injury. Due to the acuteness of this pandemic, the scientific world currently lacks randomized controlled trials in order to fully elucidate the pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic measures.
A Study on the Guarantee of the Right to Safety as a Constitutional Fundamental Right
Authors:   European Constitutional Law Association, Ko In-Seok
Published: May 2023

Disasters caused by large-scale disasters and infectious diseases have fatal consequences for human social life and health, leading to enormous social and economic losses and the creation of an unstable social environment. Despite human's constant desire for safety and the establishment of a legal and institutional safety management system, the frequency of large-scale disasters and disasters is increasing and turning human society into a dangerous society that will be processed. Without explicit grounds for security rights as a fundamental right under the Constitution, the legal system and legal contents of the state's safety protection and security are formed with safety-related sub-laws, adding to legal confusion in practice related to safety protection and security. In the process of developing into advanced countries, social safety insensitivity is still prevalent, and the industrial environment based on performanceism remains the same, and safety-related social expenses account for a significant portion of the national finance. As for safety issues, post-disaster safety management is also important, but it is essential to reduce disaster and disaster- related social costs through proactive safety management. Pre- and post-safety management related to disasters and disasters should be accompanied by introducing it as a constitutional fundamental right as an independent regulation of the right to safety and the realization of the right to safety through individual laws. It is necessary to be faithful to the pursuit of happiness and security guarantees of the people by introducing constitutional safety right, creating a safety environment through the realization of safety rightsthrough individual laws, and establishing a systematic safety management system. The protection and guarantee of constitutional safety right guarantees the people's enjoyment of fundamental constitutional right, while also practicing the obligation to guarantee safety as a fundamental right of the state. This paper presents an alternative to systematizing constitutional theory to protect and guarantee the right to safety as a fundamental right to facilitate the performance of the state's security guarantee obligations under the Constitution through research and analysis on the basis of the right to safety in our Constitution. In addition, when the constitution is revised in the future, we would like to propose a plan to embody it as a constitutional regulation when introducing the right to safety.
Customer satisfaction factors in online retail: Online review analysis
Authors:   HSE University, Haddadi Mehran , Rebiazina Vera A. ,   HSE University
Published: May 2023

This paper aims to analyze online customers’ reviews and gain insight into customer satisfaction factors drawn from a big user-generated content of US online retailers. This user-generated content has become more insightful, especially in the CO VID-19 era as the result of a rapid increase in online shopping. This study uses a big textual data of 5 340 786 online reviews which was collected from the platform bizratesurvey.com. The study focuses on individual customers’ reviews of 839 US online retailers. Word frequency analysis and latent dirichlet allocation methods were used to process the data. The results revealed three main topics related to the ease of use, product, and delivery that were mentioned by highly satisfied customers of US online retailers. The authors have labeled the topics properly by considering at least twenty of the most probable words in each topic. The results provide a pathway for online retail executives for enhancing shopping experiences through the ease of purchasing, the improvement of product quality and delivery for customers. Practitioners can replicate the process of data analysis fulfilled in this study in order to monitor customer feedback. The findings also provide a new way of using big textual data from customer reviews in further studies.
Lobbying expenditures as an indicator of the performance of companies in the US pharmaceutical market
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Shalev Lev S. , Freixanet Joan ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: May 2023

In the corporate political activity literature, abundant research has examined the lobbying activity in the United States and its relationship with firms’ financial performance. Lobbying in the US emerged at the same time as the state itself, and the democratic system of government contributed to its rapid development. However, there have been few studies of firms headquartered outside the United States and that examine how nationality affects their lobbying activity. This paper relies on institutional theory to argue that high lobbying expenditures by multinational corporations would increase its annual revenue. It also argues that this effect is moderated by the nationality of the firm and its size. The formulated hypotheses were tested using a sample of 51 pharmaceutical companies spanning the fifteen-year period 2005–2020 and representing 12 countries. As moderators, two measurements of the size of the company were used: total assets and the number of employees. The obtained findings support the hypothesis on the relationship between lobbying expenditure and annual revenue, as described above. However, the findings do not support the arguments about a moderating effect of size on this relationship. The study is limited to the one specific sector. However, due to the universality of measurement, further comparative studies between sectors in different countries are possible. The study results enhance the understanding of the factors that determine corporate political activity and provide insights for further development of the topic and the extension of knowledge. This study holds important implications for firms’ personnel policy, lobbying strategy optimisation and business location management.