bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El volvulus del intestino delgado y la malrotación del ciego en el recién nacido y en el lactante
Authors:   , Zanetti López Clelio Zama
Published: August 2022

A raíz de varios casos de Vólvulus, ocurridos durante mi practicantado en el Hospital de Niños de La Plata, pude apreciar cómo a medida que el médico se familiariza con una enfermedad, es decir, se «acostumbra» a pensar en ella, se hacen posibles, primero, su dignóstico precoz y luego, su tratamiento que en éste padecimiento debe ser quirúrgico e instituido de urgencia, sin éxito posible para un tratamiento no quirúrgico ó sintomático. Comprobé, también, que el Vólvulus Intestinal se manifiesta en los niños pequeños con síntomas desorientadores, por lo que, a veces, su diagnosis se efectúa tardíamente, circunstancia desgraciada, puesto que el tratamiento quirúrgico, es de técnica sencilla y en manos experimentadas, ha dado resultados alentadores. Si bien el Vólvulus es un cuadro de rara presentación, en los recién nacidos y en los lactantes, tanto, que entre más de 5.000 Historias Clínicas, hemos podido hallar sólo 6 casos comprobados por la operación ó la necropsia, no ha dejado de llamarnos la atención la escasez de trabajos publicados sobre el tema, y la pequeña referencia que a él hacen las Obras que son clásicas en la Cirugía Infantil.
WEAK STUDENTS TEACHING DIVISION BY USE ICT
Authors: Fotini Alexandraki
Published: August 2022

In recent decades, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) has played a major role in international education systems. They encourage and improve creativity, critical thinking, pioneer the educational process of teaching and enhance learning. In the present study, 4-6 year old preschool students were taught division by applying levels and using computers and tablets. The purpose of our research was to investigate which group of students (weak, mediocre, excellent) show higher scores in the teaching of division by applying the 3 levels (line level-group level-combination level) and the use of ICT. Preschool students were divided into three groups. Experimental group 1 included students who were taught division using a computer. The experimental group 2 included students who were taught division using smart mobile devices and the control group included students who were taught division using the traditional teaching method and without the use of ICT. Τhe results showed that the students of the experimental groups showed a very significant improvement in their performance in the division at all levels with a higher in the 1st level.
Preparation and Evaluation of Directly Compressible Tablets of Ibuprofen Crystals
Authors: D. Vaghela Pooja , Patel N.U. , Tank H.M.
Published: August 2022

The goalof present studywas to prepare the directly compressible tablets of Ibuprofen crystals prepared by crystallization technique using saccharin sodium as an excipient. The prepared tabletswere evaluatedfor the improvement in drug release of Ibuprofenas compared to the pure drug. The crystal formation of Ibuprofen lead to improve the compressibility and mechanical strength of thedrug which can be easily converted to directlycompressible tablets. The In-vitro dissolution profiledemonstrates 3.96fold incrementin the drug release rate from tablets of Ibuprofen crystals compared to the pure drug after one hour. The characterization was done byPowder X-Ray Diffractometry (pXRD), and Headspace Gas Chromatography (HSGC) Study of Ibuprofen treated crystals illustrates the improvement in manufacturabilityand pharmacotechnical parameters of the drug.©2022iGlobal Research and PublishingFoundation. All rights reserved.
Prevalence, Pathogenesis and Identification of Clinical Risk Factors Associated with Dengue Virus (DENV)
Authors: F.P. Mohsina , I.P. Faheem , Mukim Mohammad , Tabassum Shahana , Tarkash Shoheb , Shah Irshad , Patil Abhinandan
Published: August 2022

Dengue, also called the break bone fever. Dengue disease is caused by dengue virus (DENV) having four categories that escalate by the bite of infected Aedes mosquito’s family are Flaviviridae. The infected person shows the signs and symptoms from mild asymptomatic changes with fever to severe deadly dengue hemorrhagicfever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS). Nearly 2.5-3 billion people stay in dengue-prone areas with more than 100 million new cases ruled out every year worldwide. Number of Dengue cases has increased tremendous ratio in recent years with sudden risk of the increase in the size of human population. A condition known as viremia (medical term: virus present in blood) occurs due to spread of DENV, which represents high level of viruses in bloodstream of patient. In response the immune system gets activated and produces antibodies against the dengue viral particles, which in turn activates the complement cascade which in combination of the antibodies and WBC get rid of the virus. The cytotoxic T cells (CD8+ T) produced by the body immune system, which identifies and destroy infected cells. Dengue spreads drastically, its virus regress the immunity of body. DENV reduces the bodies’ resistance and decreases the Platelets count and Hemoglobin. Fall in blood pressure and bleeding from Nose and Gums, Dehydration can occur. Small blood vessels are fragile, the fluid in the body leaks out, accumulate in the lungs. When there is bleeding, the fluid is accumulated in the stomach it can result to mortality or can be fatal. The DENV-3 infection cause Dengue Viral Hemorrhagicfever (VHFs)which is severe and fatal form of the disease. The main Dengue shock syndrome is the most severe form of Dengue Hemorrhagicfever. Dengue has presently become a complex issue according to pathophysiological, economic and ecologic. In the last 5 decades anumber of treatment strategies and plans to control dengue came out in India, but the scientific studies related to various problems of dengue disease have been a limited resource in the centerswhere treatment was carried out. The key note point to reduce the number of disease related morbidity and mortality has to be carried out by early identification and immediate commencement of proper treatment.©2022iGlobal Research and PublishingFoundation. All rights reserved.
A Brief Overview on the Health Benefits of Nyctanthes arbor-tristisLinn.-A Wonder of Mother Nature
Authors: Chakraborty Ria , Datta(De) Santa
Published: August 2022

Ayurveda is one of the oldest systems of drugs. It principally uses plants and their extracts for treatment and management of assorted diseases. Nyctanthes arbor-tristisLinn.(NAT) is documented Indian ancient plant that has high medicative worth in Ayurveda. It’s popularly called Parijat or Harsingar principally found in southern elements of Asian nation & Nepal etc. Phytochemicals like flavanol organic compound, oleanic acid, essential oils, phenol, carotene, friedeline, lupeol, glucose, benzoic acid have been reported for vital hepatoprotective, anti-allergy, antianxiety, anti-filarial, antianemia, antidiabetic, antimalarial, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer activities. Each a district of the plant has some specifichealthful price and is so commercially exploitable. Thus,it’s thought of as a valuable supply of some distinctive medicative, merchandise formation against numerous diseases. The descriptions of scientific classification, family and genus characters, vernacular names, habitat, morphology, ancient medicine, therapeutic use etc. are richly mentioned throughout this criticism. ©2022iGlobal Research and PublishingFoundation. All rights reserved.
Kepatuhan Minum Obat Hipertensi Pada Lansia
Authors: Massa Kartini , Manafe Leni Arini
Published: August 2022

Background: Hypertension is a cardiovascular disease that is often found in the elderly, which requires long-term treatment to control, control blood pressure and prevent complications, so medication adherence is required. Elderly compliance in taking antihypertensive drugs is one of the determining factors in controlling blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of adherence to taking hypertension medication in the elderly in Wangurer Village. Methode: This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design on a population of 32 people, sampling with a total population sampling technique of 32 elderly people with hypertension and taking medication, the research location is in Wangurer Village, North Minahasa Regency in May 2021. Data collection by using a questionnaire, univariate data analysis to see a description of the frequency distribution of adherence to taking hypertension medication in the elderly. Result: This research showed that the characteristics of respondents based on male gender 17 (53.7%) respondents and female sex 15 (46.9%). Age: 60-69 years as many as 22 (68.8%) and age 70-90 years as many as 10 (31.3%). Education: 26 elementary/junior high schools (81.3%), high school 4 (12.5%) and SI 2 (6.3%). Employment, IRT as many as 15 (46.9%), Farmers 14 (43.8%) and retired civil servants as many as 3 (9.3%). Compliance with taking medication for the elderly in Wangurer Village, North Minahasa Regency is in the obedient category as much as 56.3% and in the non-adherent category as much as 43.7%. Conclusion: That can be concluded the most of the elderly in Wangurer Village are obedient to taking hypertension medication.
Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Praktik Peserta Didik Sekolah Menengah Pertama tentang Gizi Seimbang
Authors: Selvi Selvi , Amisi Marsela Dervina , Sanggelorang Yulianty
Published: August 2022

Background: Balanced nutrition is a daily diet that contains nutrients in the type and amount according to the body’s needs while still paying attention to the principles of consuming a variety of foods, having a clean and healthy lifestyle, doing physical activity and weighing body weight regularly.The level of knowledge and attitude of a person’s balanced nutrition affect his practice in implementing balanced nutrition. The objective of this research is to analyze the balanced nutritional behavior of students at SMPN 6 Sa'dan, North Toraja Regency. Methode: The research methods used an analytical survey research design with cross sectional. the population of this research is 156 students. The sample used of 154 students. Data analysis is using the spearman correlation test. Result: The results in the research show that students have a sufficient level of knowledge (46,8%), the attitudes about balanced nutrition is generally good (82,5%) and balanced nutrition practices is generally good (68,8%). Based on the results shows there is not relationship between knowledge of balanced nutrition and balanced nutrition practices, with p value = 0,634 and r value = 0,040. There is a relationship between balanced nutrition attitudes and balanced nutrition practices of students in the SMPN 6 Sa’dan, North Toraja Regency, with p value = 0,000 and has a moderate relationship indicated by correlation value of r = 0,407 and show a positive direction.  Conclusion: the conclusion show there is not relationship between knowledge of balanced nutrition and balanced nutrition practices and There is a relationship between balanced nutrition attitudes and balanced nutrition practices of respondents
SERUM TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IN CKD AND EFFECT OF ITS REPLACEMENT ON eGFR
Authors: Gupta Arvind , Kumar Gupta Surendra , Narain Upma
Published: August 2022

Background: Testosterone deciency is common and impairs quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, there are very few studies about whether testosterone replacement therapy can improve quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease. Therefore, the present study was designed to correlate the testosterone levels with the stages of chronic kidney disease and to observe the effect of testosterone replacement on eGFR. Methods: This is a prospective study, conducted in Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj and Tejas Microdiagnostics, from September 2017 to August 2022. Adult male patients, who were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, were included while patients with diabetes and patients on maintenance hemodialysis were excluded from the study. Results: We included 100 diagnosed cases of chronic kidney disease however, 25 patients did not follow the study. Out of 75 patients 42.6% patients having serum testosterone level below 300 ng/dl, 42.6% were found to have serum testosterone levels in range of 300-400 ng/dl and 14.6% patients were having level above 400 ng/dl. Improvement in eGFR level of stage 3 and stage 4 were observed statistically signicant (p-value 0.03 & 0.01 respectively). Staging of the disease improved after testosterone supplementation Conclusion: Present study clearly states that supplementation of testosterone in the patients with chronic kidney disease may leads to improvement in eGFR values and improves the staging of disease, consequently the quality of life. Further studies with more number of patients will clear the doubts about clinical benet and adverse outcomes of the therapy.
Hadist dan Histografi Islam
Authors: Afdayeni Melia
Published: August 2022

Artikel ini mencoba memperkenalkan tentang hadits dan historiografi islam maksudnya adalah pengaruh hadits dalam penulisan sejarah pada masa awal perkembangan  agama islam, hadits adalah  sumber kedua sebagai pedoman hidup umat islam. hadits memberi andil yang sangat besar terhadap perkembangan sejarah islam, karena sejarawan islam pada masa awal, terfokus pada penulisan biografi nabi Muhammad SAW dan juga perang-perang penting yang dilakukan oleh rasulullah, secara otomatis tokoh utama dari tulisan tersebut adalah nabi Muhammad SAW yang membawa islam kepermukaan bumi ini. Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah untuk memberi gambaran bahwa pada masa awal perkembangan islam, hadits hadir sebagai sumber rujukan utama dalam penulisan sejarah, selain itu metode penulisan hadits juga dipakai dalam penulisan sejarah.. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian sejarah, mulai dari pencarian sumber (Heuristik) yang hanya sebatas pada buku-buku sejarah yang ada di perpustakaan-perpustakaan, kemudian Kritik Sember (kritik internal dan eksternal), verifikasi dan yang terakhir adalah Historiografi. Maka dari itu artikel ini menjelaskan secara gamblang bagaimana pengaruh hadits dalam historiografi pada masa awal perkembangan islam. Sebahagian besar dari penulis sejarah adalah mereka yang juga merupakan seorang muhaddisun atau penulis hadits, maka dari itu kebanyakan dari karya-karya sejarah baik secara metode dan sumber memiliki kesamaan dengan hadits.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI PRESENSI PEGAWAI DENGAN MEMANFAATKAN METODE PENGEMBANGAN PROTOTYPE
Authors: Meilinda Eva
Published: August 2022

The diligence of employees is an important factor for agencies and businesses to achieve their goals, it is related to discipline and affects the work performance of each employee. Therefore, it is necessary to collect special data for attendance records so that work activities can be recorded accurately and in real time. There are many ways to implement a good attendance and attendance information system, one of which is using computer technology applied to web-based attendance and attendance applications. As a case study and research site, at CU. The source of love City Balai Berkuak was originally used in the process of presence with the help of fingerprints, because during a pandemic like this it is still not effective, because it is possible to spread the covid19 virus. In addition, the risk of errors and loss of attendance data is quite large. Based on the above issues, an employee attendance information system has been built at UC. The origin of love but the Berkuak room. Research methods used to collect data include: observation, interview and library research methods. Software development using the prototyping method. With the results web-based employee attendance system, it can simplify the attendance process, data search and time summary calculation, as well as minimize loss and error when recording employee data presence of CU. The origin of love but the Berkuak room.
SISTEM PAKAR DIAGNOSA GANGGUAN KEJIWAAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE FORWARD CHAINING BERBASIS WEB
Authors: Yuliana Yuliana , Noviyanti Noviyanti
Published: August 2022

According to WHO, mental health is a physical condition of a person's sense of well-being, so that there is the ability to manage the normal stresses of life, to be able to work productively and to complete task detecting a disease with a computer will make it easier for medical personnel and the public to determine conclusions in the form of solutions and handling. One form of technological progress is an expert system which is part of artificial intelligence by utilizing one method, namely forward chaining. This study uses the forward chaining method by providing information to diagnose 9 disease data and 22 symptom data accompanied by disease data, symptoms, explanations of types of diseases, causes, and solutions for patients. A web-based expert system can diagnose mental disorders so that patients can do digital consultations about their illnesses. Based on the results of the analysis on the system, data from the number of visitors showed that the percentage of respondents' answers was 98.99% already user friendly and responsive. And the results of system testing using black boxes show a 100% percentage, until it can be concluded that the expert system application is feasible to use.
Effect of Cognitive Restructuring Intervention on Emotional Adjustment of Sample Divorcees in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria
Authors: Nwosu Nneka , Enajedu Esther E. , Itobore Ughwutobe Alex , Ncheke D. C.
Published: August 2022

The study investigated the effect of Cognitive Restructuring Intervention on Emotional Adjustment of Divorcees in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. The need for the study came as a result of increasing rate of divorce among married teachers in the study area to which the researchers sought to find solutions. It was guided by two research questions and two corresponding null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design of the study was quasi-experimental non-randomized control group, pretest-posttest design. The population of the study consisted of all 24 divorcees in public secondary schools in the study area identify by school counsellors. The entire population of 24 divorcees were used as sample. In this case, there was no sample. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire titled “Emotional Adjustment Divorcees Questionnaire (EADQ)” developed by the researchers and validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The internal consistency reliability of the instrument was obtained using cronbach alpha statistics which yielded the estimate of 0.84 for EADQ. This instrument was used to collect data from subjects as pretest before treatment programme which lasted for six weeks and were reshuffled by changing the serial numbers of the items and re-administered on the subjects on posttest after treatment. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to test the null hypotheses. The result of the study indicated that cognitive restructuring intervention had significant effect on emotional adjustment of divorcees. There was no significant difference in the mean rating on emotional adjustment of divorcees as moderated by gender. In the other words, male and female divorces exposed to treatment benefitted equally on the emotional adjustment. Based on the findings; it was recommended among others that guidance counsellors should employ cognitive restructuring intervention to help divorcees on emotional adjustment.
Measuring Global Competence of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students
Authors: Karanikola Zoe
Published: August 2022

Twenty-first century students live in an interconnected, diverse and intensively changing world. Developing intercultural and global competences is of major importance. In such a context this study comes to investigate global competence of 336 undergraduate and postgraduate students through a quantitative methodology. Convenient and snowball sampling techniques were followed, whereas the data were analyzed with the statistical software SPSS 27.0 for Windows. According to the findings, most of the students demonstrate high levels of competence and some variables, such as gender, age, study program and level of ICT knowledge seem to affect some of the sub-scales.
The effect of COVID-19 disease diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy on obstetric outcomes
Authors: BAYRAM Feyza , KARAŞİN Süleyman Serkan
Published: August 2022

Aim: The purpose of this article is to analyze the maternal, fetal, and obstetric outcomes of pregnancies diagnosed with coronavirus 2019 disease in the first trimester. Methods: A prospective analysis of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 during the first trimester of pregnancy and hospitalized was performed. Obstetric complications, delivery, and neonatal outcomes were reported in the following weeks of pregnancy. Results: We included seventy-five patients in the study. The mean age of pregnant women, Covid-19 positive, was 28.2 years, and the mean gestational week was 9.9 weeks. The mean delivery week was 31.65±9.47. Twenty-seven of the patients had preterm delivery. There was no neonatal Sars Cov-2 positivity among all the cases in any babies. Fifteen of twenty-nine patients with severe Covid-19 resulted in preterm delivery. Conclusion: Pregnant women with severe Covid-19 in their first trimester are at higher risk of premature birth, intrauterine fetal death, and perinatal complications
Is there any connection between zinc deficiency and poor obstetric outcomes in pregnancy?
Authors: DEĞER Uğur , TURAN Gökçe , PEKER Nurullah
Published: August 2022

Aim: The present study aims to examine the effects of zinc deficiency on maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy.

Material-method: The study was carried out in a secondary care hospital between 2020 January and 2020 December. Demographic data of all patients, zinc, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct) levels at birth and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as oligohydramnios, preterm delivery, preeclampsia, preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) were recorded. Maternal serum zinc levels of
Yüksek dereceli skuamöz intraepitelyal lezyonlarda eksizyonel işlemler sonrası cerrahi sınır pozitifliğini etkileyen faktörler
Authors: KOZALI UZUN Şükran , FIRAT CÜYLAN Zeliha , ASLAN Koray , ÖZ Murat
Published: August 2022

Amaç: Servikal preinvaziv lezyonlarda eksizyonel işlemler sonrası cerrahi sınır pozitifliği için risk faktörlerinin değerlendirilmesi Gereçler ve Yöntem: Şubat 2007 ile Eylül 2018 tarihleri arasında Zekai Tahir Burak Kadın Sağlığı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesinde yüksek dereceli skuamöz intraepitelyal lezyon (HSIL) / servikal intraepitelyal neoplazi (CIN2-3) nedeniyle konizasyon [soğuk konizasyon veya loop elektrocerrahi eksizyon prosedürü (LEEP)] yapılmış hastaların tıbbi kayıtları retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Çalışmada hastaların klinik ve demografik özellikleri (yaş, sigara kullanımı, parite, konizasyon öncesi servikal sitoloji, human papilloma virüs (HPV) varlığı, eksizyonel işlemin tipi), konizasyon materyalinin boyutları (horizantal ve vertikal çap) ve cerrahi sınır durumu (pozitif veya negatif) analiz edildi. Bulgular: Konizasyon (LEEP veya soğuk konizasyon) sonrası çalışma kriterlerine uyan toplam 1341 hasta analize dahil edildi. Hastaların %55,1’ine (739/1341) soğuk konizasyon ve %44,9’una (602/1341) LEEP yapılmıştı. Tüm grup incelendiğinde cerrahi sınır pozitiflik oranını toplamda %36,2 olarak bulduk. Soğuk konizasyon yapılan hastalarda cerrahi sınır pozitifliği oranı %30,3 (224/739), LEEP yapılan hastalarda ise bu oran %43,3 (261/602) olarak saptadık (p
Evaluation of the Anxiety and Depression Scores in Women with Uncomplicated Pregnancies in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Experience of a Single Tertiary Center
Authors: ÇIPLAK Barış , TURMUS Eyup Gokhan , ŞİMŞEK Yavuz , ŞAHİN Yahya , EROĞLU Sercan , SONGUR DAĞLI Selda , KARA Mustafa
Published: August 2022

Aim: The recent outbreak of coronavirus has become an extremely significant health issue on a global scale, and its impact on the psychological status of pregnant women is still under investigation. This study aimed to assess the anxiety and depression scores of uncomplicated pregnancies in the age of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Materials and Method: A total of 98 pregnant women were included in the study. The patients were divided into three groups according to the trimesters of pregnancy. The 21-item Beck anxiety and Beck depression scales were completed by all participants. Anxiety and depression scores and the demographic information of the groups were compared.

Results: The anxiety level of group 3 was found to be significantly higher than those of groups 2 and groups 1 (p < 0.001). The mean depression score of group 3 was significantly higher than that of group 1. The depression scores of patients from different educational levels were similar; however, it was observed that the higher educational level of patients was significantly correlated with higher anxiety scores (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Our study showed that during COVID-19, the depression and anxiety scores of pregnant women approaching childbirth may be significantly higher than those of women with early pregnancies. The inclusion of psychological support in routine antenatal care for pregnant women in the third trimester should be considered to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
Virtual screening and drug likeness prediction of new potent TMPRSS2 inhibitors as a potential treatment of COVID-19
Authors: MOKRANI El Hassen , DJEKRIF Abdelhak , TENIOU Soumia , NOUADRI Yousra , DEMMAK Rym Gouta , CHIKHI Abdelouahab , BENSEGUENI Abderrahmane
Published: August 2022

Transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) is a human protease which plays an important role in the viral life cycle. This enzyme cleaves the spike protein required for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral entry at the host cell. TMPRSS2 inhibitors might limit SARS-CoV-2 infection in the respiratory tract. This work aims at identifying new potent TMPRSS2 inhibitors for anti-SARS CoV-2 drug research. Indeed, Structure-Based Virtual Screening (SBVS) of 13 521 analog compounds to 4-carbamimidamidobenzoic acid,a potent TMPRSS2 inhibitor, was undertaken using FlexX program. Then, the top ranked 1000 compounds were re-scored using Glide Extra Precision (XP) and their binding mode into TMPRSS2 binding site was further analyzed in order to eliminate false positive ones. Finally, drug likeness and toxicity properties of the most promising inhibitors were predicted. Out of these, compounds S1 and S2 showed a higher TMPRSS2 inhibitory potency than that of GBS, the reference molecule. They also were predicted to occupy the entire TMPRSS2 binding site making a rational number of interactions. Still more remarkably, these two compounds were also predicted to have satisfying drug likeness properties, indicating that they might be promising lead compounds for further anti-SARS CoV-2 drug research.
The Paracca Family of Architects and Druja Synagogue: Magnate Patrons and Jewish Clients of Eighteenth-century “Vilnius Baroque”
Authors: Noyes Ruth Sargent , Kamuntavičius Rūstis
Published: August 2022

This article explores Jews’ role in mediating artistic exchange between Italy and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eighteenth century, through a case study examining the cultural and historical context surrounding the construction of the Druja synagogue (ca. 1765-1766) by the Paracca family of immigrant Italian architects and masons, for the burgeoning Jewish community affiliated with the region’s reigning noble families. The article explores the circumstances surrounding the Druja synagogue as a manifestation of the so-called “Vilnius Baroque” school of late Baroque-Rococo architecture in the Grand Duchy. The synagogue design reanimated the grandeur of the past and represented notions of Italy in honor of Baltic Catholic patrons and Jewish clients. Jews emerge as scions and mediators of the geopolitical, spiritual and cultural crossroads at Druja, a historical inflection point when emerging divisions of conceptual geography gave rise to the notion of an “eastern Europe.”
“A Child in Every Artist?” Vjera Biller and Jewish Primitivism in the Berlin Sturm Avant-garde
Authors: Wilhelm Mirjam E.
Published: August 2022

This article centers on the “forgotten” Jewish avant-garde artist Vjera Biller, among the most active contributors to the Berlin-based 1920s expressionist movement Der Sturm. Through an in-depth analysis of the artist’s fragmented oeuvre, including her Venice series, it examines Biller’s art practice, her leitmotif of children, and its links to the aesthetics of interwar German Expressionism. It contrasts her approach with that of her contemporary Sturm colleague Marc Chagall and shows how both artists drew extensively on children’s art and “the primitive” for inspiration. Biller also pioneered the inclusion of popular culture elements such as cartoons and comics as an avant-garde art form.
An Unknown Illuminated Judeo-Persian Manuscript of Nizāmī’s Khosrow and Shīrīn
Authors: Carmeli Orit
Published: August 2022

This is a brief presentation of the mid-seventeenth-century illuminated Judeo-Persian copy of Nizāmī’s Khosrow and Shīrīn from the collection of the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem. The Khamsa of Nizāmī Ganjavi (d. 1209) is one of the most famous medieval Persian love stories and one of the most admired poetical works ever written in the Persian language. Khosrow and Shīrīn (composed 1175/6-1191) is the second book in the Quinary and recounts the tragic love story of the Sasanian king Khosrow II Parviz and the Armenian princess Shīrīn. Nizāmī’s poetry, in addition to other works of Persian classical masters, was regarded by the Jews of Iran as an integral part of their literary and cultural heritage. Over the years these renowned poetical works were largely transliterated into Judeo-Persian and copies of the texts can be found in various public and private collections. The manuscript in question and other illuminated Judeo-Persian manuscripts clearly testify to their owners and patrons’ awareness of long-established Persian artistic tradition and cultural conventions, representing Jewish-Persian encounter in text and image.
Memorabilia of Birth and Death as Evidence of Jewish Folk Customs
Authors: Rezak Ira
Published: August 2022

Engraved silver plates bearing the names of deceased parents and the Hebrew dates of their deaths, termed yortsayt plaques, and coins altered to display the Hebrew letter heh are two coherent groups of Jewish artifacts previously unrecognized as distinct categories. The yortsayt memorabilia are from Russian Poland and date from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. The heh-inscribed coins were a form of childbirth amulet originating in western Europe from the seventeenth century onward. These previously inadequately documented artifacts are described and illustrated here, and a discussion of their distribution and presumptive usage is offered.
Universal Properties of Dense Clumps in Magnetized Molecular Clouds Formed through Shock Compression of Two-phase Atomic Gases
Authors: Iwasaki Kazunari , Tomida Kengo
Published: August 2022

We investigate the formation of molecular clouds from atomic gas by using three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamical simulations, including nonequilibrium chemical reactions, heating/cooling processes, and self-gravity by changing the collision speed V
0 and the angle θ between the magnetic field and colliding flow. We found that the efficiency of the dense-gas formation depends on θ. For small θ, anisotropic super-Alfvénic turbulence delays the formation of gravitationally unstable clumps. An increase in θ develops shock-amplified magnetic fields along which the gas accumulates, creating prominent filamentary structures. We further investigate the statistical properties of dense clumps identified with different density thresholds. The statistical properties of the dense clumps with lower densities depend on V
0 and θ because their properties are inherited from the global turbulence structure of molecular clouds. By contrast, denser clumps appear to have asymptotic universal statistical properties, which do not significantly depend on the properties of the colliding flow. The internal velocity dispersions approach subsonic and plasma β becomes order of unity. We develop an analytic formula of the virial parameter that reproduces the simulation results reasonably well. This property may be one of the reasons for the universality of the initial mass function of stars.
High-resolution, High-sensitivity, Low-frequency uGMRT View of Coma Cluster of Galaxies
Authors: Lal D. V. , Lyskova N. , Zhang C. , Venturi T. , Forman W. R. , Jones C. , Churazov E. M. , van Weeren R. J. , Bonafede A. , Miller N. A. , Roberts I. D. , Bykov A. M. , Mascolo L. Di , Brüggen M. , Brunetti G.
Published: August 2022

We present high-resolution, high-sensitivity upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope observations of the Coma cluster (A1656) at 250–500 MHz and 550–850 MHz. At 250–500 MHz, 135 sources have extensions >0.′45 (with peak-to-local-noise ratio >4). Of these, 24 sources are associated with Coma-member galaxies. In addition, we supplement this sample of 24 galaxies with 20 ram pressure stripped (RPS) galaxies from (Chen et al. 2020, eight are included in the original extended radio source sample) and an additional five are detected and extended. We present radio morphologies, radio spectra, spectral index maps, and equipartition properties for these two samples. In general, we find the equipartition properties lie within a narrow range (e.g.,

P

min

= 1–3 × 10−
13 dynes cm−2). Only NGC 4874, one of the two brightest central Coma cluster galaxies, has a central energy density and pressure about five times higher and a radio source age about 50% lower than that of the other Coma galaxies. We find a diffuse tail of radio emission trailing the dominant galaxy of the merging NGC 4839 group that coincides with the slingshot tail seen in X-rays. The southwestern radio relic, B1253+275, has a large extent ≈32′ × 10′ (≃1.08 × 0.34 Mpc2). For NGC 4789, whose long radio tails merge into the relic and may be a source of its relativistic seed electrons, we find a transverse radio spectral gradient, a steepening from southwest to northeast across the width of the radio source. Finally, radio morphologies of the extended and RPS samples suggest that these galaxies are on their first infall into Coma on (predominantly) radial orbits.
Disentangling the Signatures of Blended-light Atmospheres in L/T Transition Brown Dwarfs
Authors: Ashraf Afra , Bardalez Gagliuffi Daniella C. , Manjavacas Elena , Vos Johanna M. , Mechmann Claire , Faherty Jacqueline K.
Published: August 2022

We present a technique to identify spectrophotometrically variable L7−T3 brown dwarfs with single-epoch, low-resolution, near-infrared SpeX spectra. We calculated spectral indices on known variable brown dwarfs and used them to select 11 index–index parameter spaces where known variables can be distinguished from the rest of the general population of brown dwarfs. We find 62 candidate variables, 12 of which show significant variability amplitude in independent photometric monitoring surveys. This technique constitutes the first formal method to identify a time-dependent effect such as variability from peculiarities in their integrated light spectra. This technique will be a useful tool to prioritize targets for future photometric and spectroscopic monitoring in the era of the James Webb Space Telescope and 30 m-class telescopes.
New Spectroscopic Confirmations of Lyα Emitters at Z ∼ 7 from the LAGER Survey
Authors: Harish Santosh , Wold Isak G. B. , Malhotra Sangeeta , Rhoads James E. , Hu Weida , Wang Junxian , Zheng Zhen-ya , Barrientos L. Felipe , González-López Jorge , Perez Lucia A. , Khostovan Ali Ahmad , Infante Leopoldo , Jiang Chunyan , Moya-Sierralta Cristóbal , Pharo John , Valdes Francisco , Yang Huan
Published: August 2022

We report spectroscopic confirmations of 15 Lyα galaxies at z ∼ 7, implying a spectroscopic confirmation rate of ∼80% on candidates selected from the Lyα Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization (LAGER), which is the largest (24 deg2) survey aimed at finding Lyα emitters (LAEs) at z ∼ 7 and uses deep narrowband imaging from the Dark Energy Camera at CTIO. LAEs at high redshifts are sensitive probes of cosmic reionization, and narrowband imaging is a robust and effective method for selecting a large number of LAEs. In this work, we present results from the spectroscopic follow-up of LAE candidates in two LAGER fields, COSMOS and WIDE-12, using observations from Keck/LRIS. We report the successful detection of Lyα emission in 15 candidates. Three of these in COSMOS have matching confirmations from a previous spectroscopic follow-up and are part of the overdense region, LAGER-z7OD1. Two other candidates that were not detected with LRIS have prior spectroscopic confirmations from Magellan. Including these, we obtain a spectroscopic confirmation success rate of ∼80% for LAGER LAE candidates. Thorough checks were performed to reject the possibility of these detections being foreground emission resulting with a probability of, at most, one contaminant. We do not detect any other UV nebular lines in our LRIS spectra, apart from Lyα. We estimate a 2σ upper limit for the ratio of N v/Lyα, f
NV/f
Lyα
≲ 0.27. Including confirmations from this work, a total of 33 LAE sources from LAGER are now spectroscopically confirmed. LAGER has more than doubled the sample of spectroscopically confirmed LAE sources at z ∼ 7.
The Circumstellar Material around the Type IIP SN 2021yja
Authors: Kozyreva Alexandra , Klencki Jakub , Filippenko Alexei V. , Baklanov Petr , Mironov Alexey , Justham Stephen , Chiavassa Andrea
Published: August 2022

The majority of Type II-plateau supernovae (SNe IIP) have light curves that are not compatible with the explosions of stars in a vacuum; instead, the light curves require the progenitors to be embedded in circumstellar matter (CSM). We report on the successful fitting of the well-observed SN IIP 2021yja as a core-collapse explosion of a massive star with an initial mass of ∼15 M
⊙ and a pre-explosion radius of 631 R
⊙. To explain the early-time behavior of the broadband light curves, the presence of 0.55 M
⊙ CSM within ∼2 × 1014 cm is needed. Like many other SNe IIP, SN 2021yja exhibits an early-time flux excess including ultraviolet wavelengths. This, together with the short rise time (<2 days) in the gri bands, indicates the presence of a compact component in the CSM, essentially adjacent to the progenitor. We discuss the origin of the preexisting CSM, which is most likely a common property of highly convective red supergiant envelopes. We argue that the difficulty in fitting the entire light curve with one spherical distribution indicates that the CSM around the SN 2021yja progenitor was asymmetric.
Juno Spacecraft Measurements of Jupiter’s Gravity Imply a Dilute Core
Authors: Militzer Burkhard , Hubbard William B. , Wahl Sean , Lunine Jonathan I. , Galanti Eli , Kaspi Yohai , Miguel Yamila , Guillot Tristan , Moore Kimberly M. , Parisi Marzia , Connerney John E. P. , Helled Ravid , Cao Hao , Mankovich Christopher , Stevenson David J. , Park Ryan S. , Wong Mike , Atreya Sushil K. , Anderson John , Bolton Scott J.
Published: August 2022

The Juno spacecraft measured Jupiter’s gravity field and determined the even and odd zonal harmonics, J

n
, with unprecedented precision. However, interpreting these observations has been a challenge because it is difficult to reconcile the unexpectedly small magnitudes of the moments J
4 and J
6 with conventional interior models that assume a large, distinct core of rock and ice. Here we show that the entire set of gravity harmonics can be matched with models that assume an ab initio equation of state, wind profiles, and a dilute core of heavy elements that are distributed as far out as 63% of the planet’s radius. In the core region, heavy elements are predicted to be distributed uniformly and make up only 18% by mass because of dilution with hydrogen and helium. Our models are consistent with the existence of primary and secondary dynamo layers that will help explain the complexity of the observed magnetic field.
Notes on spotted-elytron species of Gallerucida Motschulsky with the description of six new species from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)
Authors: Xu Si-yuan , Nie Rui-E , Yang Xing-ke
Published: August 2022

In this study, fifteen species of Gallerucida Motschulsky, 1860 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), with spotted elytra, from China are reviewed, including one new record: G. balyi (Duvivier, 1885), six new species: G. fortispina Xu & Yang, sp. nov., G. levifasciata Xu & Nie, sp. nov., G. nigrovittata Xu & Yang, sp. nov., G. octodecimpunctata Xu & Yang, sp. nov., G. piceusfasciata Xu & Yang, sp. nov., G. rufipectoralis Xu & Nie, sp. nov., and Aplosonyx gansuica (Chen, 1942), comb. nov. is removed from genus Gallerucida. A key to the spotted-elytron species of Gallerucida from China is given as well as habitus photographs of the related species and Aplosonyx gansuicacomb. nov. and photographs of the aedeagus of each new species.
Fixed point results of a new family of hybrid contractions in generalised metric space with applications
Authors: Jiddah Jamilu Abubakar , Noorwali Maha , Shagari Mohammed Shehu , Rashid Saima , Jarad Fahd
Published: August 2022

In this manuscript, a novel general family of contraction, called hybrid-interpolative Reich-Istr$ \breve{a}ţ $escu-type $ (G $-$ \alpha $-$ \mu) $-contraction is introduced and some fixed point results in generalised metric space that are not deducible from their akin in metric spaces are obtained. The preeminence of this class of contraction is that its contractive inequality can be extended in a variety of manners, depending on the given parameters. Consequently, a number of corollaries that reduce our result to other well-known results in the literature are highlighted and analysed. Substantial examples are constructed to validate the assumptions of our obtained theorems and to show their distinction from corresponding results. Additionally, one of our obtained corollaries is applied to set up unprecedented existence conditions for solution of a family of integral equations.
IHAOAVOA: An improved hybrid aquila optimizer and African vultures optimization algorithm for global optimization problems
Authors: Xiao Yaning , Guo Yanling , Cui Hao , Wang Yangwei , Li Jian , Zhang Yapeng
Published: August 2022

Aquila Optimizer (AO) and African Vultures Optimization Algorithm (AVOA) are two newly developed meta-heuristic algorithms that simulate several intelligent hunting behaviors of Aquila and African vulture in nature, respectively. AO has powerful global exploration capability, whereas its local exploitation phase is not stable enough. On the other hand, AVOA possesses promising exploitation capability but insufficient exploration mechanisms. Based on the characteristics of both algorithms, in this paper, we propose an improved hybrid AO and AVOA optimizer called IHAOAVOA to overcome the deficiencies in the single algorithm and provide higher-quality solutions for solving global optimization problems. First, the exploration phase of AO and the exploitation phase of AVOA are combined to retain the valuable search competence of each. Then, a new composite opposition-based learning (COBL) is designed to increase the population diversity and help the hybrid algorithm escape from the local optima. In addition, to more effectively guide the search process and balance the exploration and exploitation, the fitness-distance balance (FDB) selection strategy is introduced to modify the core position update formula. The performance of the proposed IHAOAVOA is comprehensively investigated and analyzed by comparing against the basic AO, AVOA, and six state-of-the-art algorithms on 23 classical benchmark functions and the IEEE CEC2019 test suite. Experimental results demonstrate that IHAOAVOA achieves superior solution accuracy, convergence speed, and local optima avoidance than other comparison methods on most test functions. Furthermore, the practicality of IHAOAVOA is highlighted by solving five engineering design problems. Our findings reveal that the proposed technique is also highly competitive and promising when addressing real-world optimization tasks. The source code of the IHAOAVOA is publicly available at https://doi.org/10.24433/CO.2373662.v1.
Affective Video Tagging Framework using Human Attention Modelling through EEG Signals
Authors: Sharma Shanu , Dubey Ashwani Kumar , Ranjan Priya
Published: August 2022

The explosion of multimedia content over the past years is not surprising; thus, their efficient management and analysis methods are always in demand. The effectiveness of any multimedia content deals with analyzing human perception and cognition while watching it. Human attention is also one of the important parameters, as it describes the engagement and interestingness of the user while watching that content. Considering this aspect, a video tagging framework is proposed in which the EEG signals of participants are used to analyze human perception while watching videos. A rigorous analysis has been performed on different scalp locations and frequency rhythms of brain signals to formulate significant features corresponding to affective and interesting video content. The analysis presented in this paper shows that the extracted human attention-based features are generating promising results with the accuracy of 93.2% using SVM-based classification model, which supports the applicability of the model for various BCI-based applications for automatic classification of multimedia content.
A Hospital Information Management System With Habit-Change Features and Medial Analytical Support for Decision Making
Authors: Augustine Cheryll Anne , Keikhosrokiani Pantea
Published: August 2022

A hospital information management system (Doctive) with habit-change features and medial analytical support for decision making is developed in this study to reduce the risks of heart diseases. Doctive is targeted for hospital authorities to monitor patients’ habits and to prescribe medication and advice accordingly. Furthermore, this system provides emergency assistance for patients based on their current location. The proposed system would be beneficial for monitoring and organizing patients’ information to ease data entry, data management, data access, data retrieval and finally decision making. Doctive is tested and evaluated by 41 people who are either medical experts or professionals in the field of data analytics and visualization. The results indicate a high acceptance rate towards using Doctive system in hospitals and very good usability of the system. Doctive can be useful for healthcare providers and developers to track users’ habits for reducing the risk of heart disease. In the future.
Response to Intervention
Authors: Sande Beverly
Published: August 2022

This multi-site interpretive case study examined the roles of school culture, personal beliefs, and knowledge of RTI on implementation. Through individual interviews, observations and document reviews, the researcher was able to capture teachers’ and administrators’ pedagogical beliefs and interpret how these factors influence the general educators’ and administrators’ perception of RTI and implementation of programs for the general population of students. The theories that guided this study included cultural theory, conflict theory, and structural-functionalism. A variety of coding methods were used and thirteen themes were developed from the researcher’s interpretation of the participants’ responses. Participants also shared other factors that impact. Key findings also included educators’ varied perceptions of the purpose of RTI, which correlated with their professional disciplines.