bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Guanfacine on Delirium in the Critically Ill: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Barker Andrew , Kim Harper , Chapleau Christopher A , Agarwal Tanvi , Ghani Arfa , Ge Ying , Lemon Will , Vu Susan , Szychowski Jeff , Boateng Ernestina , Kuo Hui-Chein , Tolwani Ashita , Wagener Brant
Published: October 2024

Purpose
This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of guanfacine, a selective alpha-2A adrenergic receptor agonist, for reducing delirium in critically ill ICU patients. The primary objective was to determine whether guanfacine increased delirium-free days compared to
placebo.
Methods
A single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. Participants included adult ICU patients diagnosed with delirium. Patients were randomized to receive 2 mg of guanfacine or a placebo daily for up to 14 days. The primary endpoint was the number of days without delirium within the 14-day period. Secondary endpoints included ICU and hospital length of stay, duration of delirium, mechanical ventilation, and hemodynamic measures.
Results
The study enrolled 100 patients, with 50 in each arm. The guanfacine group had more days without delirium (3.4 ± 3.7) than placebo group (2.5 ± 3.1), with an unadjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 1.3 (95% CI: 1.1–1.7; p = 0.015). After adjusting for age, delirium subtype, and other confounders, the difference was not significant. No significant differences were observed in secondary outcomes.
Conclusion
Guanfacine increased the number of days without delirium, although the significance diminished after adjusting for confounders. The safety profile of guanfacine was favorable, showing no significant hemodynamic differences.
Funding
Supported by the REINVENT Program, UAB Department of Perioperative Medicine. No external funding.
Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04578886
Molecular Profiling of Diverse Wheat Germplasm for Resistance to Puccinia triticina
Authors: Ullah Farhan , Shah Liaqat , Ahmad Akhlaq , Can Chen , Si Hongqi , Chuanxi Ma
Published: October 2024

Leaf rust (LR) epidemics present a persistent threat to global wheat production, despite the presence of resistance (Lr) genes in wheat. The evolving pathogen Puccinia triticina continually challenges these resistance mechanisms. This study assessed ten wheat lines for relative resistance index (RRI) and screened them for Lr genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) using microsatellite markers. The lines were classified into three groups: susceptible (< 5; 4.32 ± 0.68), moderate (5–7; 6.05 ± 0.67), and resistant (> 7; 8.50 ± 0.22) (p < 0.001). Genetic analysis with 12 polymorphic markers revealed 186 alleles with varying allelic diversity. Markers Xbarc124 and Xgwm512 showed greater diversity, and resistance-related alleles were linked to markers Xgwm512 and Xgwm493, associated with the Lr34 gene. Moderate associations were found with Lr37 (Xbarc1138 and Xgwm400) and Lr24 (Xgwm273), while Lr26 (Xwmc407) was linked to susceptibility. Parental line crosses resulted in higher RRI, indicating beneficial recombination. Structure analysis revealed genetic diversity among resistance groups, with susceptible groups showing distinct clustering. Lines AN179 and PR127 clustered together, showing key resistance alleles, particularly in crosses with resistant PR123. The findings highlight novel pathogen races contributing to resistance breakdown and suggest combining all-stage resistance genes (Lr9, Lr24, Lr37) with adult plant resistance genes (Lr48, Lr22a, Lr34, Lr46) for durable LR resistance. The identified alleles offer valuable insights for marker-assisted breeding to enhance wheat resistance to leaf rust.
Structural, Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties Ce-doped SnO2 Nanoparticles for Photoelectrochemical Applications
Authors: Khan Hamid , Khan Muhammad Numan , Iqbal Yaseen , Khan Matiullah , Ullah Hafeez
Published: October 2024

X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-visible spectroscopy, and the Kubelka-Munk transformation were utilized to measure the absorption curves and the band gap in the pure and Ce-doped SnO2 nanoparticles that were synthesized using a sonochemical technique. Using the Dielectric LCR meter, all electrical characteristics, such as impedance, ac conductivity, dielectric constant, and dielectric loss, were measured at room temperature. Methylene blue photodegradation was used to evaluate the photocatalytic performance. Cerium (Ce) at varying concentrations was introduced to SnO2 nanoparticles in order to broaden the optical absorption spectrum and extend into the visible spectrum. The Debye-Scherrer equation was used to determine the average crystallite size of the undoped and Ce-doped SnO2 NPs, and the results showed that the nanoparticles are in the tetragonal rutile SnO2 phase. The band gap and absorption peak of the SnO2 and Ce-doped SnO2 NPs were determined using the UV-visible absorption spectra. The presence of increasing concentration of Ce, in an excess of 0.5% (w/w), is found to shift the absorption edge towards higher wavelengths and the band gap energy drops from 3.620 to 3.031 eV. The FTIR spectrum revealed the stretching of the vibration bond in a certain frequency range is shown by the O-Sn-O bond information. The SEM images showed the formation of nearly spherical nanoparticles. Ce-doped SnO2 NPs have smaller primary particles than SnO2 NPs. The UV-Vis spectra showed the reduction in band gap due to increase in defects by doping Ce content. The existence of Sn and O elements was confirmed by the observed EDS spectra. Methylene blue was broken down under UV light irradiation in order to examine the photocatalytic activity of SnO2 and Ce-doped SnO2 NP photocatalyst and observed that Ce-doped SnO2 NPs demonstrate improved photocatalytic activity as compared to SnO2. The influence of Ce concentration doping on the electrical properties was observed at room temperature. Impedance decreases with frequency and Ce concentration while ac conductivity is observed to increase with frequency and Ce concentration. Dielectric constant and dielectric loss rise with Ce doping and decrease with frequency. Therefore Ce-doped SnO2 showed improved ability of photo degradation and the optimal ability of SnO2 nanoparticles was achieved by 0.5 at% Ce doping.
Prevalence and management of pelvic organ prolapse. A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Issa Abdou Amadou , Diaouga Hamidou Soumana , Salifou Zelika Lankonde , Mahamadou Moumouni Abdoul-Wahab , Oumara Maina , Garba Souleymane Oumarou , Salifou Jamila Harouna , Abdoulaye Maman Bachir , Nouhou Hassan , Nayama Madi
Published: October 2024

Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a major public health problem. It corresponds to the descent of female pelvic organs, such as the bladder, uterus or post-hysterectomy vaginal cuff, and the small or large bowel, resulting in protrusion of the vagina, uterus, or both.
The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, socio-demographic profile of patients, the management and outcomes of POP in a maternity hospital with limited resources in Niger.
Methodology: This was an eight-year retrospective cohort study involving the analysis of medical records from patients who underwent management of POP between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2022 at the Mother and Child Health Centre (MCHC) in Maradi, Niger. The epidemiological data, treatment, and outcomes of POP were collated and subjected to analysis using the statistical software package Epi infos 7.2.5. Comparisons were made using the Chi-squared test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: During the study period, 358 cases of POP were recorded out of a total of 12536 patients treated in the department, representing a frequency of 2.8%. The mean age of the patients was 46.14 years (range: 17–90 years). The patients were identified as married (307 cases, 85.75%), unemployed (353 cases, 98.6%) and not attending school (332 cases, 92.74%). The largest number of cases were observed in large multiparous women (i.e., those with more than five children), representing 60.05% of the total number of cases (215 patients). The average parity among this group was 6.5 children. The vast majority of patients (269 cases, 75.14%) lived in rural areas. The most frequent motif for consultation were the sensation of mass in the vagina (146 acs,40.78%) and vulvar swelling (138 cas, 38.55%). The most frequent genital prolapses type was middle, made of the hysterocele essentially (150 cases, 41,90%). The stage III of genital prolapses was the most frequent in 76.51% (274 cases). All patients underwent surgical treatment (100%), and the vaginal access was most used in 57.55% (206 cases) of cases. Conservative treatment was performed in the majority of patients (197 cases, 55.02%). The most frequent intraoperative complications were the vesical lesions in 0.56% (2 cases) and ureteral and vascular lesion in 0,28% (1 case). The post-therapeutical evolution was marked by the disappearance of genital prolapses in 100% of cases, no cases of recurrence of prolapse have been observed.
Conclusion: Our findings are in close alignment with those previously documented in the literature. POP is a common occurrence in our region. Surgical treatment is the most practiced and hysterectomy by vaginal surgical approach is the most practiced. Treatment by transvaginal polypropylene prostheses is not available in our region.
Association of new subtypes of diabetes with cardiovascular disease: Insights from Mendelian randomization
Authors: Yang Xueyuan , Li Kui , Yang Changlong , Yang Junyao , Zhang Feng , Tian Kunming , Wen Jiaojiao , Xiao Hong , Chen Lei , Chen Yuxuan , Liu Yanmiao , Hu Xingwei , Liang Jiafei , Ma Yi
Published: October 2024

Purpose: Globally, the incidence of cardiovascular disease-related mortality has gradually increased, with higher cardiovascular morbidity in individuals with diabetes. In 2018, researchers stratified new diabetes subgroups using cluster analyses; however, it is still unclear whether a causal relationship exists between these diabetes subtypes and cardiovascular disease. Thus, in this study, we aimed to assess the potential causal relationship between the subtypes of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease using two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.
Methods: Two-sample Mendelian randomization was used to analyze causal associations between the diabetes subtype and cardiovascular disease using inverse variance-weighted analysis, which was the primary analytical method.
Results Severe insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD) was found to be a potential risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (odds ratio [OR] = 1.03; 95% confidence interval [Cl]=1.00–1.06; P=0.048). Severe autoimmune diabetes (SAID) was a risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (OR=1.03; 95% Cl=1.01–1.05; P=0.004), and a potential protective factor against atrial fibrillation (OR=0.99; 95% Cl=0.98–1.00; P=0.049).
Conclusion: SAID bears a positive causal association with peripheral arterial disease, with evidence suggesting a negative association with atrial fibrillation. SIDD bears a positive causal association with peripheral arterial disease. This study facilitates further enhancement of cardiovascular disease management by clarifying the subtype of diabetes and cardiovascular interrelationships.
Resolve Lassa Fever Persistence: A Compartmental Model with Environmental Virus-Host-Vector Interaction.
Authors: Taboe Hemaho B. , Pilyugin Sergei S. , Ngonghala Calistus N.
Published: October 2024

Lassa fever (LF), caused by the Lassa virus and transmitted primarily by Mastomys natalensis rodents, is a severe hemorrhagic disease endemic to West Africa, particularly Nigeria, with significant morbidity and mortality rates. This study develops a dynamic model for LF, incorporating crucial but often overlooked factors such as vertical transmission in rodents, surface contamination, and asymptomatic human carriers. Persistence of the disease is proved analytically. Using data from Nigeria, the impact of various control measures is assessed. Results of the study reveal that asymptomatic individuals are key drivers of LF and that including additional LF virus transmission pathways, e.g., vertical transmission and environmental contamination, increases the estimated reproduction number threefold compared to previous studies. The full model and rodent-involved sub-models show the highest disease prevalence, underscoring the need to address rodent involvement for effective control. Effective LF control using only rodent control measures requires maintaining rodent populations below a specific threshold. Additionally, a multifaceted approach, combining antiviral treatment, environmental disinfection, and personal protective equipment, significantly enhances disease control, while the introduction of a competitor rodent species can drastically reduce human and rodent infections. Ultimately, the study underscores the need for integrated, multifaceted strategies, including targeting rodents, asymptomatic cases, and comprehensive treatment and disinfection protocols, for effective LF management.
Opcode-Based Ransomware Detection Using Random Forest and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks: An Automated Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Sha Quanta , Zhang Lun , Liu Yan , Hu Bingbing
Published: October 2024

Ransomware has evolved into one of the most destructive forms of cyberattacks, causing severe financial losses and compromising critical data across various sectors. Addressing the dynamic and evasive nature of ransomware demands novel detection methods that are capable of identifying sophisticated attacks before significant damage occurs. A new approach is introduced that combines opcode sequence analysis with machine learning, specifically using Random Forest for feature selection and Long Short-Term Memory networks for capturing temporal dependencies in opcode streams. This hybrid model demonstrates high detection accuracy and precision, offering a more resilient solution against ransomware variants, including those employing obfuscation techniques. The experimental evaluation shows that the model effectively reduces false positives while maintaining computational efficiency, making it suitable for real-time ransomware detection. The integration of opcode-based feature selection and sequence analysis creates a robust detection framework capable of addressing modern ransomware challenges.
Heart Attack Prediction by Integrating Independent Component Analysis with Machine Learning Classifiers
Authors: Nawar Abbas Khalifa , Jebur Sabah Abdulazeez , Jawad Hasan Abdulrazzaq , Jahefer Mothefer Majeed , Alkhazraji Lafta , Hussain Abir Jaafar
Published: October 2024

Detecting heart attack conditions at an early stage is crucial for healthcare, making innovative solutions that contribute to prevention and overall health improvement imperative. Machine learning, as a subset of Artificial Intelligence, plays a pivotal role in heart attack analysis and prediction, leveraging its ability to process large datasets and identify complex patterns. This study introduces a new approach to heart attack prediction by incorporating Independent Component Analysis (ICA) with various ML classifiers, namely K-Nearest Neighbors, Gradient Boosting, Naive Bayes, Support Vector Machine, and Random Forest. The proposed model was evaluated on two benchmark datasets, achieving notable accuracy rates of 93.44% and 100% on the Cleveland dataset and heart disease dataset, respectively. In addition to accuracy, a comprehensive evaluation using various metrics, including F1-score, Area Under the Curve (AUC), Precision, Recall, and Error rate, is performed. Furthermore, the analysis of the AUC-ROC curve and confusion matrix provides valuable insights into the models' predictive capabilities. The findings underscore the effectiveness of ICA in feature extraction and highlight the remarkable potential of KNN as a robust classifier for heart attack prediction.
Leveraging Satellite Laser Altimetry from ICESat-2 and Radar Altimetry from SWOT for Error Diagnosis in Hydraulic Models: A Case Study of the Chao Phraya River
Authors: Charoensuk Theerapol , Luchner Jakob , Bauer-Gottwein Peter
Published: October 2024

Recent advancements in satellite Earth observation (EO) technology have significantly improved the accuracy and density of data available for monitoring rivers and streams, as well as for diagnosing errors in hydraulic models. Laser and radar altimetry missions, such as ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite) and SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), offer high-resolution measurements of land and water surface elevations (WSE) in remote areas where in-situ data are limited. In this study, we implemented a workflow to assess the accuracy of simulated WSE and evaluate the performance of hydraulic models in the Chao Phraya (CPY) River, using WSE data from ICESat-2 and SWOT. The evaluation of ICESat-2, SWOT, and simulated WSE from the model, compared to in-situ data, resulted in root mean square error (RMSE) values of 0.34 m, 0.35 m, and 0.37 m, respectively. Despite this, both ICESat-2 and SWOT data proved effective for error detection and performance evaluation along the CPY River in point, profile, and spatial map comparisons, with overall RMSE values of 0.36 m and 0.33 m, respectively, when compared with simulated WSE. This paper demonstrates that ICESat-2 and SWOT are valuable tools for diagnosing errors and improving hydraulic model performance, providing critical insights for river monitoring and model validation.
A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Diverterless Supersonic Inlet Bumps on Compression Performance
Authors: Doğanok Seyidhan , Gülyeri Eren , Özbey Prof. Dr. Mustafa , Solakoğlu Assist. Prof. Dr. Erhan
Published: October 2024

In this study numerically and experimentally was investigated the effects of bumps on the compression performance. The first bump, Mod-1, has a soft inlet and soft outlet. Mod-2 is designed with similar characteristics but twice as long. The numerical analysis, conducted at 1.8 Ma for two cases, revealed that the Mod-2 bump is more effective than the Mod-1 in mitigating disturbance factors such as flow separation, reverse flow movement, and vortex zones in the duct. By examining the total pressure and the distortion coefficient DC60 at the engine surface (AIP) for the two cases with cross sections taken from the duct, it was found that Mod-2 is 9% more efficient than Mod-1. To illustrate the accuracy of the numerical analysis, two different bump models were produced and tested in a supersonic wind tunnel. In addition, the relationship between cone angle and cone shock was established numerically and experimentally with the obtained results.
Identifying and responding to intimate partner violence in refugee settlement services
Authors: Spangaro Jo , Spence Nigel , Man Nicola , Walsh Jeannette , Cameron Jacqui , Hegarty Kelsey , Koziol-McLain Jane , McMahon Tadgh , Zwi Anthony , Toole-Anstey Chye , Perry Astrid
Published: October 2024

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent globally, with increased risk for women in situations of conflict, post conflict and resettlement. The Safety and Health after Arrival (SAHAR) study tested IPV screening with women accessing settlement services in New South Wales, Australia, using the validated ACTS tool, along with brief response involving risk assessment, safety planning and referral. A three month follow-up telephone survey was administered to women who had attended four participating sites which delivered the intervention. The survey explored the nature of any IPV experienced, factors associated with disclosure, and responses provided to those who identified IPV. Data is reported on 316 women of whom 48 (15%) identified current IPV. For 45 women who responded to Composite Abuse Scale items, the most common forms of abuse were forced isolation from family/friends (56% 25/45), blame for abusive behaviour (53% 24/45), “put downs” (44% 20/45) and physical violence 38% (17/45). Psychological distress and post-migration stressors were significantly higher for women who disclosed IPV compared to those who did not. Length of residency in Australia and whether the screening occurred during the first or subsequent service visits, were not associated with the likelihood of disclosing IPV. The majority of women who disclosed reported the caseworker’s response to be helpful and involved risk assessment, safety planning and referral. Screening and response to disclosure in settlement services provide opportunities to address abuse experienced by this group of women who are less likely to report experiences of abuse or use mainstream services.
Gnuplot Helper – a new Utility for gnuplot Graph Plotting Software
Authors: Deb Dwaipayan
Published: October 2024

The gnuplot is a well known software for graph plotting in the field of science and engineering. It is a command based software originally built for Linux environment, however now it’s available for other operating systems too. The present review discusses overview of a utility software namely Gnuplot Helper to be used with gnuplot. This utility can generate and run gnuplot scripts automatically with a button click in Graphical User Interface (GUI) mode without requiring any commands. It can also save the output as an image file which can be used in research papers or other purposes and thus saving time and labour of plotting graphs. This paper also gives a short tutorial on how to use the software.
Development of technology for pita bread with increased nutritional value
Authors: Posnova G. V. , Ivanova N. G.
Published: October 2024

The majority of the population living in large cities and some regions of the Russian Federation show signs of decreased immunity, most often manifested in colds. One of the ways to strengthen the human body’s immune system is to eliminate the deficiency of vitamins that have immunomodulatory properties. While developing the technology for the pita bakery product, dough has been prepared from a mixture of high-grade rye and wheat flour in equal quantities. As a source of vitamins that have a beneficial effect on the human immune system, a solution of pine needles has been added instead of half the amount of water. As a source of vitamin C, black currant and cranberry puree are used in the ratio of 1 : 1. An additional source of nutrients with immunomodulatory properties is dry ginger root powder added to the stuffing in an amount of 2 % by weight of the stuffing. Apple pectin has been used to stabilize the stuffing. A solution of pine needles is prepared by mixing an alcoholic infusion of pine needles and an aqueous decoction of pine needles in a ratio of 1 : 4. The pine needle solution has been used to replace half the amount of water used to prepare the dough. The developed bakery product "Pita with berry stuffing" is prepared with a ratio of pita to stuffing of 1 : 2 by weight. The developed bakery product can be recommended for stimulating and strengthening the immune system due to the additional inclusion of vitamins (C, K, A, B2, B6, B12) in the diet with beneficial effect on the human immune system, including for residents of the northern regions of Russia.
Development of a technological solution aimed at improving the consumer properties of a new fish culinary product enriched with chondroitin sulfate of thorny skate
Authors: Shchetinsky V. V. , Shokina Yu. V. , Nikiforov-Nikishin A. L.
Published: October 2024

The paper presents the results of developing a fish culinary product (thorny skate meat mixed with Atlantic cod meat, baked with potatoes and mushrooms in a cream sauce) enriched with chondroitin sulfate contained in the meat and cartilage of the wings of thorny skate. Atlantic cod, more familiar to the Russian consumer and successfully complementing the skate's meat with amino acid composition, has been chosen as an additional fish raw material. Thorny skate belongs to the underutilized fishing facilities of the Northern Basin. The meat of its wings contains up to 1.5 % urea, which worsens its organoleptic properties. To solve this problem, it was previously proposed to use short-term preliminary heat treatment (PHT) of skate's wings by blanching them in water at a temperature from 93 to 96 °C for 1–3 minutes, which guarantees a fourfold decrease in the mass fraction of urea in the meat, relative to the initial content, below the organoleptic perception of the consumer. PHT also facilitates the cutting of the skate's meat. The formulation and technology of a combined fish culinary product is proposed, packaged and completely ready for consumer's use. To prolong the shelf life up to 120 days, it is proposed to subject the product to shock freezing with subsequent storage at a temperature no higher than minus 18 °C. To solve the problem of delamination of cream sauce during storage and to improve the consumer properties of the product, an experimentally based technological solution is proposed – the introduction of oat flour in the composition of the sauce formulation as a thickener and structure-forming agent in an amount of 3.5 % per total mass of sauce.
Numerical study of influencing geometry of separator elements for cleaning dust of food production on its efficiency
Authors: Zinurov V. E. , Abdullina A. A. , Kharkov V. V. , Madyshev I. N.
Published: October 2024

At modern food enterprises, the task of providing high-quality air cleaning from dust is relevant. The paper proposes an original dust separator, the peculiarity of which is the presence of structural elements of different shapes, arranged in a chess order. This design solution ensures the formation of a wave-like structure of the gas-dust flow within the device. The separation of solids from air is due to inertial and centrifugal forces. The aim of the work is to evaluate the fractional efficiency of this separator with structural elements of different geometric shape during the dust capture process. The paper considers I-shaped, P-shaped, arc-shaped and V-shaped structural elements. The study is carried out by numerical simulation at a gas dust flow rate of 0.5 to 3 m/s and a particle size of 10 to 200 ?m. During the work it has been found that the shape of the structural elements largely determines the efficiency of separation of dust material from the gas stream. The V-shaped design elements have shown the highest average separation efficiency compared to other shapes under other equal conditions. This is due to the fact that in such a separator the particles are directed to their apex, where the velocity of the particles decreases contributing to their subsequent settling into the bunker. The maximum efficiency for V-shaped elements is on average 80.1 % at a gas dust inlet velocity of 0.5 m/s. The lowest efficiency is observed for I-shaped elements, as particles return to the air stream after rebounding from the walls.
Anomaly inflow for CSS and fractonic lattice models and dualities via cluster state measurement
Authors: Okuda Takuya , Parayil Mana Aswin , Sukeno Hiroki
Published: October 2024

Calderbank-Shor-Steane (CSS) codes are a class of quantum error correction codes that contains the toric code and fracton models. A procedure called foliation defines a cluster state for a given CSS code. We use the CSS chain complex and its tensor product with other chain complexes to describe the topological structure in the foliated cluster state, and argue that it has a symmetry-protected topological order protected by generalized global symmetries supported on cycles in the foliated CSS chain complex. We demonstrate the so-called anomaly inflow between CSS codes and corresponding foliated cluster states by explicitly showing the equality of the gauge transformations of the bulk and boundary partition functions defined as functionals of defect world-volumes. We show that the bulk and boundary defects are related via measurement of the bulk system. Further, we provide a procedure to obtain statistical models associated with general CSS codes via the foliated cluster state, and derive a generalization of the Kramers-Wannier-Wegner duality for such statistical models with insertion of twist defects. We also study the measurement-assisted gauging method with cluster-state entanglers for CSS/fracton models based on recent proposals in the literature, and demonstrate a non-invertible fusion of duality operators. Using the cluster-state entanglers, we construct the so-called strange correlator for general CSS/fracton models. Finally, we introduce a new family of subsystem-symmetric quantum models each of which is self-dual under the generalized Kramers-Wannier-Wegner duality transformation, which becomes a non-invertible symmetry.
Prototipo de lámpara de iluminación de espacios públicos, alimentado por energía solar fotovoltaica. Apoyado bajo la metodología (IoT)
Authors: DELGADO ARROYO LUBIN , Abadia Hurtado Yuneivi , Mosquera Benítez Luis Andrés , Mena Gonzales Kendy Yised
Published: October 2024

El objetivo de esta investigación, más que sólo investigar se debe a la necesidad de un fin de problemáticas en el alumbrado público del municipio de Quibdó. La misma está enfocada principalmente en avances que se convierten en necesidad, aceptando que la implementación de la tecnología del internet de las cosas es fundamental para el desarrollo de la población en general, sumándole el uso de las energías renovables para su posterior funcionamiento.
Con el desarrollo de un prototipo funcional de alumbrado público utilizando la tecnología IoT, alimentado por un módulo solar, es considerado como la mejor opción para desarrollar esta investigación, teniendo claro el objetivos: Diseñar un prototipo funcional que monitoree el estado del alumbrado público mediante las tecnologías IoT, crear evento que alerte los fallos que presente el prototipo funcional a través de la plataforma ubidots, demostrar el funcionamiento del prototipo desarrollado mediante los resultados obtenidos. hacer seguimiento y monitoreo del estado de la lampara mediante el software ubidots, realizar el análisis de resultados obtenidos del consumo energético suministrado por el módulo solar, con el objetivo principal: Desarrollar y efectuar un prototipo funcional implementado internet de las cosas (IOT) alimentado por energía solar en lámparas de alumbrado público.
Whom did Plato Mean in the Parable of ‘Gigantomachia over Being’ (Sophist 246a4 ff.)?
Authors:   University of Crete, Lebedev Andrei V.
Published: October 2024

The mythopoetic parable of ‘Gigantomachia over being’ in Plato’s Sophist 246a4 ff. is neither a theoretical construction ad hoc of some general trends, nor a reference to a single contemporary debate, e. g., between Plato’s Academy and atomists in 4th century BC. The controversy on the nature of being is described as a real battle on epic scale (ἄπλετος μάχη) between two camps, as a debate about fundamental problem of philosophy, that has always existed (ἀεὶ συνέστηκεν) and is still going on. In favor of the identification of the two camps primarily with the Ionian and Italian traditions in the pre-Platonic philosophy speaks the juxtaposition of the ‘Ionian and Italian Muses’ (Ἰάδες καὶ Σικελικαὶ Μοῦσαι) in the preceding context Soph.242de. The ‘unreformed giants’ are the Ionian physikoi from Anaximander to Democritus, while their ‘divine’ adversaries, who reduce being (ousia) to immaterial forms, are the Pythagoreans, Eleatics and Platonists, as well as Socrates, who dismisses the Ionian περὶ φύσεως ἱστορία in Plato’s Phaedo and who upholds the theory of ideas in the Republic and Phaedrus. The ‘improved’ giants of the second generation are metaphysical dualists like Anaxagoras and Empedocles who admit incorporeal causes like Mind and Love alongside with matter, as well as Heraclitus, the Ionian Sophists and Antisthenes who combined ontological naturalism with teaching arete. The general scheme of the development of theories of archai in Aristotle’s Metaphysics is very similar: from those who recognized only material causes to those who admitted incorporeal moving cause (Anaxagoras and Empedocles).
Nonveridicality and the Use of οὐ and μή in Rhetorical Questions in Classical Greek
Authors:   Universidad de Sevilla, Jiménez Delgado José Miguel
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the distribution of the ancient Greek negatives οὐ and μή in rhetorical questions, particularly in those which are equivalent to an assertive speech act. Traditionally, their use in this context has been described after the answer that usually follows the question without any further explanation: οὐ favours a positive answer, while μή favours a negative one. However, this rule does not always hold true. A theoretical framework that may explain their distribution is nonveridicality. Nonveridicality is applied to those operators that do not presuppose their proposition to be true or false. In fact, the use of μή with the indicative mood in this type of rhetorical question can be explained as characteristic of a nonveridical operator. Thus, μή is used in confirmative questions to signal that the proposition goes against the speaker’s expectations without implying its falsity. In turn, οὐ would be the general negative, so it can appear both in questions with reversed polarity and in confirmative questions whose proposition conforms to the speaker’s expectations. It must be noted that the study includes the use of οὐ and μή combined with other particles such as ἆρα, ἦ, or οὖν, since they exhibit the same properties in those cases.
Ὦ μωρῆς παιδίον: schedae ineditae ex ms. Vat. Pal. Gr. 92 (Pars altera)
Authors:   Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,, Jerez Sánchez Gonzalo
Published: October 2024

This second part concludes the publication of previously unpublished texts, a project initiated in the preceding issue of this journal, featuring 30 new schedographical texts. Once again, the objective is to provide new valuable material for the comprehensive study of Byzantine culture and the teaching and learning practice of Ancient Greek during the East Roman Empire. Schedography, a distinct form of educational text practiced in the Byzantine Empire from the 10th century until its end and even beyond (continuing in use until the 19th century), reached its peak in the 13th century. This unique kind of pedagogical texts has gained scholarly attention in contemporary academia. However, despite this interest, it remains a complex field of study due to its unique characteristics. These texts, specifically crafted to be read aloud in educational settings, pose challenges for modern readers as they markedly deviate from contemporary silent reading practices. Furthermore, their lack of clear original context, coupled with their educational intent rather than aesthetic value, complicates the process of interpretation and understanding. Schedography stands as a literary and educational enigma that continues to be a focal point of research in the 21st century. Critically edited collections, such as the one presented in this study (published in two parts), are indispensable for further rigorous scholarly analysis.
Once Again about Archaisms in Modern Greek Dialects
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Kisilier Maxim L. ,   Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2024

Modern Greek identity is heavily based on the idea of the continuity of Greek culture and the Greek language. Most specialists in Modern Greek regard Ancient Greek and Modern Greek as different stages of the same language despite multiple differences and innovations at all levels. During the 19th century, a number of European classical philologists tried to find Ancient Greek features in Modern Greek dialects. As a result, they have singled out Tsakonian as the sole dialect which descends directly from Ancient Doric Laconian but not from Hellenistic Koiné as the rest of the modern dialects. Nevertheless, it is important to point out that Tsakonian is not the only Modern Greek variety with some unique peculiarities inherited from Ancient Greek. This contribution analyzes the phenomena of the Ancient Greek origin in vocabulary, phonetics, morphology and syntax in Modern Greek dialects. The research is focused on those archaisms which exist in the dialects but are absent from Standard Modern Greek. The data was mostly collected by the author of this paper and his colleagues between 2000 and 2023. The analysis demonstrates that the majority of unique peculiarities of the Ancient Greek origin are found in Pontic and Tsakonian, although most varieties of Modern Greek have some archaisms. However, the quantity of archaisms is not a consistent indicator of the antiquity of the dialect since the history of Modern Greek dialects is still terra incognita and there is no good explanation why some dialects keep their archaisms better than the others.
Implementation of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values in the legal system
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Alekseenko Aleksandr , Arkhipov Vladislav V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Belov Sergey A. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Kondurov Viacheslav E. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: October 2024

Until the first half of the 20th century, jurisprudence practically did not face with the concept of values. Being focused on analysis of legal acts, which rarely referred to values, the continental jurisprudence used to put the latter outside the legal reality. As a result, traditional dogmatic jurisprudence was focused on the development and systematisation of other concepts, e.g. legal norms, legal relation etc. At the same time, recent decades have been marked by a sharp increase in the role of values in legal regulation. Reference to values in legal acts has become commonplace, including in Russia. Thus, the Foundations of State Policy on Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values implemented in the Russian legal system a number of values, the content of which requires clarification. This raises a number of serious questions for the Russian jurisprudence related to the recognition of values as a basis for legal regulation. Among them, the main problems are the content of traditional values, as well as the ways of their embodiment in the legal system. The article attempts to resolve these current problems by outlining the legal content of Russian traditional spiritual and moral values, as well as the ways of their implementation in the Russian legal system. The authors of the article first reveal each of the values from the point of view of its legal content, and then describe the possible and existing ways of its embodiment in the domestic legal order.
Qualification of Islamic marriage gift in private international law of European countries
Authors:   All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, Tarikanov Dmitry V.
Published: October 2024

In the Muslim Law exists the specific institution of Muslim law, the Mahr. This is either a sum of money or another estate, which the husband has to pay to his wife in part at the moment of celebration of a marriage and in part at ending a marriage. If the spouses, who have lived in an Islamic country and who have celebrated their marriage there, after a while relocate in Europe, then arises the question as to whether the wife is entitled to claim the part of the Mahr which was not paid at the moment of celebration of a marriage. Because in the European countries on the ground of the European Union Matrimonial Property Regulation 2016 to the matrimonial property, i. e. to the property relationships between the spouses shall be applicable the law of the country where the spouses were living at the moment of celebration of a marriage, then, if the Mahr will be regarded as the element of the matrimonial property, the wife can claim the Mahr referring to the Islamic law. Nevertheless, if the Mahr is either the element of the personal non-property relationships between the spouses or the maintenance right, then to these rights is applicable another choice of law-rule which refers to the law of last common habitual residence of the spouses or to the law of the actual habitual residence of the the wife, and this law is the law of an European country where the Mahr is not provided. Consequently, the conflict of characterization of the Mahr has to be decided for purposes to define the one or the other applicable choice of law-rule. Based on the results of the analysis of the theories proposed to classify the Mahr is preferred the characterization of the Mahr as the matrimonial property. Nevertheless, the political-legal decision made by the Supreme Court of Germany in 2009 is keeping in mind, according to which the Mahr has to be classified as the general effect of the marriage with a purpose to exclude for the wife the possibility to claim the Mahr in a court of an European country.
Juventude e participação política em contextos adversos: o caso do Conselho Estadual de Juventude do Rio Grande do Norte
Authors: Freire da Silva Júnior Marcos Aurélio
Published: October 2024

Na esteira da institucionalização da juventude enquanto categoria social e política através do surgimento da Política Nacional de Juventude, especificamente do fortalecimento das Instituições Participativas, o Governo do Rio Grande do Norte (RN) através da Secretaria Extraordinária de Juventude (Sejurn) iniciou em 2015 o processo de mobilização e construção do Conselho Estadual da Juventude (Cejuv). Entretanto, até a efetivação do Conselho em 2019, existiram dinâmicas e desafios que redirecionaram as ações políticas, fazendo com que esse processo não fosse retilíneo. Nesse sentido, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar como as organizações de juventude aproveitaram as mudanças de governo e como as estruturas relacionais podem explicar a dinâmica que possibilitou o processo de efetivação do Cejuv em um contexto nacional adverso à participação. A metodologia está ancorada na abordagem qualitativa. Através da análise de documentos e conteúdos no Diário Oficial do Estado e nos sites oficiais do Governo e da Secretaria e da realização de entrevistas com atores fundamentais nesse processo, observamos que a vontade política foi influenciada pela capacidade de articulação e agenciamento dos ativistas e movimentos sociais que configuraram a estrutura relacional do campo político em questão.
The Effect of Eight Weeks of Pilates Exercises on Anthropometric Indices and Subjective Well-being in Obese Middle-aged Women
Authors: Hushmandi Kiavash , Jamali Jamshid , Saghari Sam , Raesi Rasoul
Published: October 2024

Background:

Exercise is one of the most effective means of enhancing subjective well-being, preventing obesity, and maintaining good health.

Aim:

This study aimed to investigate the impact of eight weeks of Pilates training on anthropometric indices and subjective well-being in obese middle-aged women.

Methods:

In this quasi-experimental study, 40 eligible obese middle-aged women of Khaf Fitness Plus Sports Club were voluntarily recruited and randomly assigned to Pilates and control groups. The Pilates group participated in eight weeks of Pilates exercises performed three times weekly. The subjective well-being survey and a checklist of anthropometric indices were completed for all individuals 24 hours before and 72 hours after the intervention. Data were analyzed in SPSS-15 statistical software using Kolmogorov-Smirnov, independent t-test, paired t-test, chi-square, and Fisher exact tests. The significance level was set at p <0.05.

Results:

After the intervention, the experimental group had significantly lower mean weight, body mass index, and waist-to-hip ratio than the control group (p <0.05). The mean scores of emotional, psychological, and social well-being in the experimental group increased significantly after the intervention compared to baseline (p <0.01).

Conclusion:

The results reveal that eight weeks of Pilates exercises significantly reduce anthropometric indices and increase subjective well-being dimensions (emotional, psychological, and social well-being) in obese middle-aged women.
Hybrid Optimization of Profit-Based Unit Commitment Allowing for Uncertainties of Renewable Energy Sources in Summer and Wintertime
Authors: Roy Ranadip , Nandi Ayani , Mallick Nirmalya
Published: October 2024

Environmental issues, due to the various gases that are harmful to fossil
fuels, can cause disease and sickness worldwide. Renewable energy sources (RESs) are
a crucial solution for decreasing reliance on fossil fuels. This is because they offer
several advantages, such as significant cost reductions in operations, minimal
depreciation over time, and the ability to provide electric power for various
applications. As a result, they are highly desirable for use in the power sector. This
kind of trouble becomes excessively challenging by developing the extent of the
electric power market step by step. The authors developed a new optimization
technique by combining chaotic maps with various nature-inspired optimization
algorithms, such as the Harris hawks optimizer, sine cosine algorithm, and slime mold
algorithm. This approach allowed them to improve the performance of these
bioinspired optimization methods. The researchers evaluated an improved technique
called hCHHO-SCA and hCSMA-SCA for solving the PBUCP considering renewable
energy sources. They tested the techniques on both a 10-generating-unit system and a
100-generating-unit system. The authors were able to calculate the profit generated
from each system as a result of applying the improved techniques. The adequacy of the
analyzer is confirmed for a few benchmark issues that have been observed. The
recommended optimizer is helpful in obtaining a solution to problems related to
discrete and continuous optimization, including nonlinear types of optimization.
Leveraging Blockchain Technologies in Healthcare Applications
Authors: Patnaik Manorama
Published: October 2024

Blockchain innovation recently led to key innovations in the advanced
insurgency of medical care, but a few studies have shown that blockchain has the
potential to improve the medical care environment. It is prepared to change how
customary clinical frameworks and organizations have been occupied with the medical
services area throughout the previous very long while. Information and communication
technologies (ICTs) and blockchains are key empowering advancements for the
decentralization and digitalization of medical care foundations and provide current and
digitalized medical care environments to patients, similar to specialist organizations.
With regard to blockchain applications for medical service information, the board
provides utility for patients, specialists and medical care organizations through patient
record access and control, cases and installments, clinical IoT security and exploration
of information checks and trades for budgetary evaluation and straightforwardness. In
these applications, constant updates to an encoded, decentralized blockchain record are
never true, screen, or control clinical data. This likewise encourages medical service
foundations to confine unapproved individuals to obtaining sensitive data. This paper
provides insight into the blockchain methodology applied in IoT healthcare security.