bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Medical Imaging Technology: A Survey of Innovations and Applications
Authors: Pinto-Coelho Luís
Published: November 2023

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into medical imaging has guided in an era of transformation in healthcare. This literature review explores the latest innovations and applications of AI in the field, highlighting its profound impact on medical diagnosis and patient care. The innovation segment explores into cutting-edge developments in AI, such as deep learning algorithms, convolutional neural networks, and generative adversarial networks, which have significantly improved the accuracy and efficiency of medical image analysis. These innovations have enabled rapid and accurate detection of abnormalities, from identifying tumors during radiological examinations to detecting early signs of eye disease in retinal images. The article also highlights various applications of AI in medical imaging, including radiology, pathology, cardiology, and more. AI-based diagnostic tools not only speed up the interpretation of complex images but also improve early detection of disease, ultimately delivering better outcomes for patients. Additionally, AI-based image processing facilitates personalized treatment plans, thereby optimizing healthcare delivery. This literature review highlights the paradigm shift that AI has brought to medical imaging, highlighting its role in revolutionizing diagnosis and patient care. By combining cutting-edge AI techniques and their practical applications, it is clear that AI will continue shaping the future of healthcare in profound and positive ways.
Sovereign Debt Crisis and Fiscal Devolution
Authors: Nakatani Ryota
Published: November 2023

How does fiscal devolution affect the probability of a sovereign debt crisis? Using annual cross-country panel data from 82 advanced and developing countries, the association between the sovereign debt crisis and fiscal decentralization is investigated. We employ an instrumental variable panel probit model to address potential endogeneity. The results reveal that local tax autonomy reduces the probability of a sovereign debt crisis. In contrast, expenditure devolution is found to increase the probability of a sovereign debt crisis. These favorable and unfavorable effects of fiscal devolution are found to be more evident in the case of decentralization to local governments than in the case of decentralization to subnational governments. In terms of relative magnitudes, our discrete choice analysis demonstrates that the undesirable effects of expenditure decentralization are greater than the favorable effects of tax revenue decentralization. Therefore, countries should be cautious about risks associated with fiscal devolution, particularly the contrasting impact of tax revenue and spending decentralization on the likelihood that sovereign debt crises occur.
The Effect of Sex Differences in Percentage of Body Fat on Speed and Endurance Running Performance
Authors: Kacem Asma , Ben Mansour Ghassen , Grélot Laurent , Ftaiti Foued
Published: November 2023

Background - Technological developments induced lifestyle changes and increase population physical inactivity. This change in lifestyle can affect the male-female morphological and physical fitness differences.

The aim of this study is to determine and to compare the effect of sex differences in percentage of body fat on speed and endurance running performance.

Methods - 72 male and 64 female students aged 20 to 23 years participated in this study.

After assessing their morphological characteristics, running performances during 30 m and 400 m, and maximum aerobic velocity (MAV) and maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) during a 20 m shuttle running test have been estimated for each subject.

Male students were re-tested after being overweighed down with a weight equivalent to the mean differences in body fat recorded between the two sexes in the form of a loaded worn vest.

Results – Male presented a percentage of fat mass (17.2 ±2%) significantly (p <0.001) lower than that of women subject (25.0 ±2.5%).

Running performances during 30 m and 400 m, MAV and VO2max were significantly (p<0.001) better in males. During the weighted condition, male performances during 30 m and 400 m, MAV and VO2max were attenuated by 6.89%, 14.16%, 6.48% and 10.07%, respectively but remain significantly better than those of female students.

Conclusion - The persistence of sex differences after overweighting male students indicates that body fat could be responsible for ≈ 50 to 70% of the observed differences between sexes performances during short and long sprints, and 20 m shuttle running test.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to Anti-inflammatory Drugs With a Focus on the Combinatory Effect of Celecoxib With Oxacillin In Vitro
Authors: Okpala Onyedika Emmanuel , Rondevaldova Johana , Osei-Owusu Hayford , Kudera Tomas , Kokoska Ladislav
Published: November 2023

Musculoskeletal infections (MIs) are among the most difficult-to-treat staphylococcal diseases. The limited availability of effective antibiotics has encouraged the development of innovative strategies such as combinatory therapy to combat MI. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antistaphylococcal activity of anti-inflammatory and the antimicrobial combinatory effect of celecoxib with oxacillin. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 17 anti-inflammatory drugs were determined for standard strains and clinical isolates of S. aureus strains, counting methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), by the broth microdilution method. The fractional inhibitory concentration indices (FICIs) were evaluated by the checkerboard assays. Celecoxib produced the most potent antistaphylococcal effect against all the tested strains (MIC ranging from 32 to 64 mg/mL), followed by diacerein against MRSA3 and MRSA ATCC 33592 (MIC 64 mg/mL). Several synergistic effects were observed for tested S. aureus strains, including MRSA (FICI ranging from 0.087 to 0.471). The strongest synergistic interaction (FICI 0.087) was obtained against MRSA ATCC 33592 at a celecoxib concentration of 2 mg/mL with a 19-fold oxacillin MIC reduction (from 512 to 26.888 mg/mL). This is the first report on the antistaphylococcal combinatory effect of celecoxib with oxacillin. Our findings suggest celecoxib and its combination with oxacillin as perspective agents for research focused on the development of novel therapies for MI caused by S. aureus. Thus, this study presents novel findings that celecoxib could, in some cases, resensitise MRSA strains to become susceptible to certain β-lactams (e.g., oxacillin) not previously tested.
Study on the Effect of Cyanide Concentration on Gold Leaching Recovery in Ore at PT Indo Muro Kencana
Authors: Putri GF Frideni Yushandiana , Karimah Armitha Lisanul , . Sulaeman
Published: November 2023

Indonesia is a country that has abundant natural resources, including non-renewable natural resources such as various types of metals, natural gas, petroleum and others. Besides that, Indonesia also has an important role in supplying the world's gold raw materials. Therefore, it is necessary to develop technology and science in the mining industry, especially gold to increase process optimization and increase the added value of the mining products themselves. One of the gold extraction processes can be carried out hydrometallurgically using the cyanidation method using agitator leach, as was done at PT Indo Muro Kencana. Process optimization is carried out with various test work, such as leaching tests, by varying the operating parameters of the leaching. The results of the analysis show that the optimal cyanide concentration for leaching of PT Indo Muro Kencana's gold ore is 600 ppm by controlling the rate diffusion control.
TREN KECANTIKAN DAN IDENTITAS SOSIAL: ANALISIS KONSUMSI KOSMETIK DAN OBJEKTIFIKASI DIRI DI KALANGAN PEREMPUAN KOTA PALOPO
Authors: Hasrin Awaluddin , Sidik Sangputri
Published: November 2023

Beauty is a fundamental aspect of women's existence. They have aspirations to fulfill society's beauty norms. This research seeks to examine the complexity of the idea of beauty among Palopo City and emphasize its impact on women's consumer behavior. Data was collected using qualitative methodology by conducting in-depth interviews and observations of women from various age groups in Palopo City. Research findings show that women in the city of Palopo conceptualize beauty as a combination of physical aspects that can be measured and non-physical aspects, such as self-confidence and self-perception. Beauty is partly formed by advertisements in the mass media, which align with the goals of capital owners in the beauty business, giving rise to the concept of the beauty myth. Apart from that, this concept is also formed by self-objectification that arises from the social environment. The use of cosmetics has become a basic need for women and increases self-confidence. However, this consumptive behavior also has a negative impact, encouraging a wasteful lifestyle and forming a false consciousness because someone feels valued in society only when they have made an effort to look beautiful.

 

 

Keywords: Women, Beauty, Consumerism, Palopo City

 
Abstrak
Kecantikan merupakan aspek mendasar dari eksistensi perempuan. Mereka memiliki cita-cita untuk memenuhi norma kecantikan dalam masyarakat. Penelitian ini berupaya untuk mengkaji kompleksitas gagasan kecantikan di kalangan warga Kota Palopo dan menekankan dampaknya terhadap perilaku konsumtif perempuan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metodologi kualitatif, yaitu dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam dan observasi terhadap perempuan dari berbagai kelompok umur di Kota Palopo. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perempuan di kota Palopo mengonseptualisasikan kecantikan sebagai perpaduan pada aspek fisik yang dapat diukur dan aspek nonfisik, seperti kepercayaan diri dan persepsi diri. Konsep kecantikan sebagian dibentuk oleh iklan-iklan di media massa yang sejalan dengan tujuan pemilik modal dalam bisnis kecantikan sehingga memunculkan konsep mitos kecantikan. Selain itu, konsep ini juga dibentuk oleh objektifikasi diri yang muncul dari lingkungan sosialnya. Penggunaan kosmetik telah menjadi kebutuhan mendasar bagi perempuan, dan meningkatkan rasa percaya diri. Namun demikian, perilaku konsumtif ini juga menimbulkan dampak buruk, mendorong gaya hidup boros dan membentuk suatu kesadaran palsu bagi mereka karena seseorang merasa dihargai dalam suatu masyarakat hanya ketika mereka telah berupaya untuk tampil cantik

 
Kata Kunci: Perempuan, Kecantikan, Konsumerisme, Kota Palopo
Atypical Versus Typical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures
Authors: Gibbons Kester , Merrell Lauren A. , Ganta Abhishek , Rivero Steven , Konda Sanjit R. , Egol Kenneth A.
Published: November 2023

Background:

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate differences in demographic features and clinical outcomes between patients who sustained a typical versus atypical subtrochanteric femoral fracture.

Methods:

We reviewed the records for a cohort of consecutive patients who had undergone operative treatment of a subtrochanteric femoral fracture. Fractures were classified as either “typical” or “atypical” on the basis of the criteria of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). All patients were treated with a similar surgical algorithm and postoperative protocol. Groups were compared on the basis of demographic features, injury characteristics, operative quality measures, postoperative complications and outcomes, and radiographic time to healing. Comparative analyses were performed to compare the typical and atypical cohorts.

Results:

Of 220 subtrochanteric fractures, 165 (75.0%) were classified as typical and 55 (25.0%) were classified as atypical. The atypical cohort was predominately female and more likely to have bisphosphonate usage (odds ratio [OR], 7.975; [95% confidence interval (CI), 3.994-15.922]; p < 0.001) and fractures with lower-energy mechanisms (p < 0.001). Patients in the atypical cohort were more likely to be treated with a 10-mm cephalomedullary nail (CMN) (OR, 2.100 [95% CI, 1.119-3.939]; p = 0.020), whereas patients in the typical cohort were treated more frequently with an 11-mm CMN (OR, 0.337 [95% CI, 0.168-0.674]; p = 0.002). There were no differences between the groups in terms of other operative parameters; however, anatomic fracture reduction in neutral lateral alignment was achieved more frequently in the typical cohort (OR, 0.438 [95% CI, 0.220-0.875]; p = 0.018). There were no differences between the groups in terms of hospital quality measures, mortality rates, readmission rates, or complication rates (including implant failure [broken screw or nail] and fracture nonunion) (p = 1.00). Interestingly, there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of time to radiographic healing (260.30 ± 187.97 days in the typical group, compared with 246.40 ± 116.33 days in the atypical group) (OR, 0.999 [95% CI, 0.997-1.002]; p = 0.606).

Conclusions:

Despite differences in terms of demographic and injury characteristics, patients who sustain a subtrochanteric femur fracture can expect similar outcome profiles regardless of fracture type.

Level of Evidence:

Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Costs and Outcomes of Total Joint Arthroplasty in Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Meaningfully Associated with Industry Payments
Authors: Wadhwa Harsh , Leung Christopher , Sklar Matthew , Malacon Karen , Rangwalla Taiyeb , Williamson Theresa , Castillo Tiffany N. , Amanatullah Derek F. , Zygourakis Corinna C.
Published: November 2023

Background:

Prior studies have demonstrated that industry payments affect physician prescribing patterns, but their effect on orthopaedic surgical costs is unknown. This study examines the relationship between industry payments and the total costs of primary total joint arthroplasty, as well as operating room cost, length of stay, 30-day mortality, and 30-day readmission.

Methods:

Open Payments data were matched across a 20% sample of Medicare-insured patients undergoing primary elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) (n = 130,872) performed by 7,539 surgeons or primary elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA) (n = 230,856) performed by 8,977 surgeons from 2013 to 2015. Patient, hospital, and surgeon-specific factors were gathered. Total and operating room costs, length of stay, mortality, and readmissions were recorded. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were used to identify the risk-adjusted relationships between industry payments and the primary and secondary outcomes.

Results:

In this study, 96.7% of THA surgeons and 97.4% of TKA surgeons received industry payments. After multivariable risk adjustment, for each $1,000 increase in industry payments, the total costs of THA increased by $0.50 (0.003% of total costs) and the operating room costs of THA increased by $0.20 (0.003% of total costs). Industry payments were not associated with TKA cost. Industry payments were not associated with 30-day mortality after either THA or TKA. Higher industry payments were independently associated with a marginal decrease in the length of stay for patients undergoing THA (0.0045 days per $1,000) or TKA (0.0035 days per $1,000) and a <0.1% increase in the odds of 30-day readmission after THA for every $1,000 in industry payments. The median total THA costs were $300 higher (p < 0.001), whereas the median TKA costs were $150 lower (p < 0.001), for surgeons receiving the highest 5% of industry payments. These surgical procedures were more often performed in large urban areas, in hospitals with a higher number of beds, with a higher wage index, and by more experienced surgeons and were associated with a 0.4 to 1-day shorter length of stay (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

Although most arthroplasty surgeons received industry payments, a minority of surgeons received the majority of payments. Overall, arthroplasty costs and outcomes were not meaningfully impacted by industry relationships.

Level of Evidence:

Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
El sentido metafórico del arte de la medicina en Ramón Llull. Algunas de sus singularidades
Authors: MANTAS ESPAÑA Pedro
Published: November 2023

Nos hemos introducido en la obra médica de Ramón Llull en el contexto de la filosofía natural, estudiando la relación entre la obra médica y el ars luliano -en especial el Liber Principiorum Medicinae- así como el sentido metafórico que Llull intenta aportarle. Hemos analizado algunas de sus aportaciones a la medicina y hemos puesto de manifiesto el interés por seguir las huellas de sus fuentes textuales, en el ámbito de las transferencias del conocimiento entre algunas de las escuelas médicas en el s. XIII.
Ecclesia triumphans? Sectarianism and the Maronite Community 1943-1975
Authors: GONZÁLEZ FERNÁNDEZ Borja W.
Published: November 2023

Durante la Segunda República Libanesa (1943-1975) existía la percepción de que la comunidad maronita era la secta dominante del país y ostentaba un papel casi hegemónico dentro del marco confesional del Estado. Mediante el análisis de tres acontecimientos históricos clave (la "Revolución del Agua de Rosas" de 1952, la crisis de 1958 y las elecciones presidenciales de 1970), este ensayo tratará de probar que la comunidad maronita no ostentaba un control desproporcionado sobre la política libanesa y que el sectarianismo no era el factor predominante y definitorio de su sistema político, sino uno más entre otros lazos tradicionales, cuya influencia era aún mayor.
Dos tablas inéditas con alfabeto copto y cifras coptas cursivas insertas en un códice del s. XIII del Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Monte Sinaí
Authors: MONFERRER-SALA Juan P.
Published: November 2023

Edición y análisis de dos folios pertenecientes al códice sinaítico árabe 533 (s. XIII), que contienen dos tablas inéditas con alfabeto copto y cifras coptas utilizadas en la foliación de manuscritos por los escribas.
Critical Editions of the Commentaries of Dionysius bar Ṣalībī on Obadiah, Jonah, and Nahum with Introduction and English translation
Authors: ROBINSON BURKE Simon Luke
Published: November 2023

En este trabajo presentamos la edición crítica de seis comentarios de Dioniso bar Ṣalībī (d. 1171) escritos en siriaco con su traducción en inglés. Estos comentarios son los comentarios literarios y espirituales de Dionisio bar Ṣalībī sobre Abdías, Jonás y Nahúm. Este particular grupo de comentarios ha sido seleccionado por su extensión y por tener una temática similar siendo libros proféticos que hacen referencia especialmente a la nación de los Gentiles. El propio Bar Ṣalībī los agrupó en su explicación literaria de los profetas Haggai donde ordena a los doce profetas en categorías. Abdías, Jonás y Nahúm conforman una categoría, la de las “profecías sobre las Naciones”
A short Version in Syriac and Arabic of the “Gloria in Excelsis Deo”, with Additions by St. Athanasius the Great
Authors: EBIED Rifaat
Published: November 2023

Los manuscritos conservados en la colección de Mingana -Mingana Syr. MS 83 y Syr. MS 155- contienen, inter alia, una breve pero interesante parte del texto “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” en siriaco y árabe, respectivamente, con anotaciones de San Atanasio el Grande. El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar a los investigadores y compañeros la existencia de estos manuscritos inéditos, así como presentar el texto y un análisis del contenido del mismo, sus rasgos lingüísticos y su autenticidad
Una versión árabe de un milagro de San Jorge en la ciudad de Bagdad
Authors: EBIED Rifaat
Published: November 2023

Los manuscritos conservados en la colección de Mingana -Mingana Syr. MS 83 y Syr. MS 155- contienen, inter alia, una breve pero interesante parte del texto “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” en siriaco y árabe, respectivamente, con anotaciones de San Atanasio el Grande. El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar a los investigadores y compañeros la existencia de estos manuscritos inéditos, así como presentar el texto y un análisis del contenido del mismo, sus rasgos lingüísticos y su autenticidad
El encomio del protomártir Esteban de Gregorio de Nisa entre hagiografía y βασιλικὸς λόγος
Authors: CHIRIATTI MATTIA COSIMO
Published: November 2023

La tradición hagiográfica transmitida e impulsada a partir del texto de los Hechos de los Apóstoles sobre el primer héroe del cristianismo primitivo, el protomártir Esteban, encuentra, en uno de los dos βασιλικοὶ λόγοι de Gregorio de Nisa (Gr. Nyss., Steph. I, ed. O Lendle, 1990, 97,4 - 105,21), una de sus más brillantes representaciones literarias. La hagiografía del santo se desarrolla siguiendo las normas del discurso imperial, teorizado en los dos tratados “Sobre los géneros epidícticos” atribuidos a Menandro el Rétor, en los cuales se hace hincapié en los τόποι ἐγκωμιαστικοί respecto al panegírico del personaje alabado. En la primera traducción al castellano, que presentamos a continuación, se pone un particular énfasis en esta innovación: el obispo de Nisa consigue transformar el relato neotestamentario en un discurso de fuertes matices propagandísticos, en el cual los aspectos más corrientes del personaje (patria, educación, actos) se convierten en virtudes y gestas de un arquetipo cristiano a seguir.
On the Spellings of the Lexical Items b‘š, b‘šwn’, and mšb‘wn’ in Christian Palestinian Aramaic
Authors: Müller-Kessler Christa
Published: November 2023

Christian Palestinian Aramaic has always been a mine for peculiar words and spellings despite being a rather conservative written dialect within the group of Western Aramaic. Three words in this dialect, b‘š, b‘šwn’, and mb‘šwn’, which are variant derivations of b’š, have puzzled scholars for more than a century. In addition to another set of ‘incorrectly spelled’ words, these were considered doubtful in the first dictionary, grammar, and text editions, but they turned out to have sound explanations and etymological origins.
Sincretismo religioso en el Oriente Próximo: Allāt-Athena en Palmira
Authors: CHRISTIDES Vassilios
Published: November 2023

El propósito del presente artículo es examinar aquellos problemas relativos a la fusión Allāt-Athena, centrándose en el caso de Palmira. Ha de tenerse en cuenta, para ello, que los griegos no establecieron dogmas religiosos, asunto que queda confirmado, incluso, en un detallado análisis de los atributos de Athena. Vaya por delante que el autor no pretende ofrecer un tratamiento exhaustivo de las representaciones artísticas de la fusión Allāt-Athena.
Nomina sacra en un ms. inédito de Lucas (Ms BnF, Suppl. gr. 911, año 1043)
Authors: URBÁN FERNÁNDEZ Ángel
Published: November 2023

Estudio de las abreviaturas de los nomina sacra en un manuscrito inédito fechado por el propio copista en el año 1043, que, a excepción de algunas lagunas, contiene íntegro un evangelio greco-árabe de Lucas. Se compara el sistema de abreviación con el de los papiros de los primeros ocho siglos d.C. y con el Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis, resultando así uno de los Mss. del NT de los últimos siglos de la Edad Media que más abreviaciones presenta para los nomina sacra y con un sistema más regular.
Una versión inédita de la Vida de Eufrósine (BHG 625b) en el ms. Paris. gr. 1538
Authors: Muñoz Gallarte Israel , Narro Ángel
Published: November 2023

El manuscrito BHG 625b es una versión inédita de la vida de santa Eufrósine
A lost manuscript of the Book of Philalethes by Severus of Antioch
Authors: Youssef Youhanna Nessim
Published: November 2023

Severus of Antioch is by far the most important author of the non-Chalcedonian churches. However, his life attributed to Athanasius of Antioch survived in few Coptic Sahidic texts and a single folio in Coptic Bohairic and three manuscripts in Arabic while there are other manuscripts that did not survive.
La tabla del cielo: una nota sobre Corán, azora 5,111 ss.
Authors: GRYPEOU Emmanouela
Published: November 2023

Este artículo plantea la hipótesis de la posible influencia de un pasaje, procedente de un texto siriaco poco conocido titulado “El Evangelio de los Doce Apóstoles”, sobre un episodio relativo a Jesús y los Apóstoles que se encuentra en la surah 5 del Corán.
Un aperçu des descriptions grecques et arabes du Sinaï et du monastère Sainte-Catherine au XVIIIe siècle
Authors: POPESCU-BELIS Andrei , MOUTON Jean M.
Published: November 2023

El presente artículo revisa una serie de manuscritos y libros impresos que constituyen las fuentes potenciales para la historia del monasterio de Santa Catalina, en el Sinaí, durante el s. XVIII. En primer lugar, se presenta la fuente más probable de este conjunto, el Épitomè escrito por Nectarios de Creta. Luego, se estudia la publicación de las seis ediciones del Périgraphè griego, partiendo de la primera, impresa en Valaquia en 1710, y terminando con la sexta y la más extensa, publicada en Venecia en 1817. Este estudio señala que se debería acompañar una edición crítica y una traducción de estos textos de los que ofrecemos dos versiones árabes de un exhaustivo análisis de las diferencias entre ellas y el Épitomè.
Fragmento de un glosario judeo-árabe del libro de Génesis: traducción y notas
Authors: MARTÍNEZ DELGADO José
Published: November 2023

Edición, traducción y estudio del fragmento de un glosario judeo-árabe al libro de Génesis (24,66-26,20) custodiado en la colección Firkovich (I 2310). Se analizan sus contenidos desde un punto de vista lexicográfico y se cotejan sus técnicas y glosas árabes con el diccionario caraíta de al-Fāsī y la traducción árabe del Pentateuco de Săþadyah Gaÿon.
Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer y exégesis cristiana oriental
Authors: SPURLING Helen , GRYPEOU Emmanouela
Published: November 2023

Este artículo estudia la utilización de las tradiciones procedentes del Oriente Cristiano para poder comprender el desarrollo de los motivos contenidos en el Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer. El proceso del desarrollo del material contenido en el PRE es analizado en detalle, con especial referencia al resto de la literatura judáica. Sin embargo, un número de motivos que representan un nuevo desarrollo en el PRE son, así mismo, ideas comunes en fuentes del Oriente Cristiano. Este artículo se ocupa de cuatro ejemplos del PRE, que reflejan una exégesis que se encuentra también en tradiciones del Oriente Cristiano y marcan una tentativa inicial para identificar aquel material del PRE que puede haber sido influenciado por el pensamiento cristiano.
Abgari regis fabulæ versio iuxta narrationem magnæ ecclesiæ Edessæ aedificationis (secundum Sinaiticum arabicum CDXLV, qui in Coenobio Sanctæ Catalinæ asservatur)
Authors: MONFERRER-SALA Juan P. , ZOMEÑO Amalia
Published: November 2023

En el presente artículo damos el estudio, edición y traducción de la “Leyenda del rey Abgaro” a partir del ms. Sin. Ar. 445 de santa Catalina, en el Monte Sinaí.
Juan, obispo de Asiut, Manfalūt y Abū Tīǧ
Authors: NESSIM YOUSSEF Youhanna
Published: November 2023

En este articulo ofrecemos nueva informacion sobre Juan obispo de Asiut (s. XIV) y sobre sus obras y actividades religiosas.
Vida rural y cambio social en la colección ‘Fantasmas de la aldea’ (Ašbāh al-Qaryah, 1929) de Karam Mulhim Karam (I)
Authors: WALKER Dennis
Published: November 2023

Las historias de Karam Mulhim Karam (1902-1959) anteriores a 1930 documentan la evolución de varias clases y grupos culturales en Líbano durante el mandato del último periodo otomano y del francés. Estas historias, entre otros rasgos, muestran los papeles de la cristiandad maronita, como núcleo sin tacha para el libanés corriente, pero también como instrumento diseñado por algunos clérigos pícaros para conseguir dinero de los fieles. Estas historias tocan asuntos macrohistóricos de la evolución de Líbano y de su identidad: el país como espacio ininterrumpido, la represión por parte de los turcos otomanos durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y las corruptas conexiones de los maronitas con Francia y otros poderes occidentales a través del comercio y de la cultura.
Bezae Codex Cantabrigiensis (D): intercambios vocálicos en el texto griego de Mateo
Authors: URBÁN Ángel
Published: November 2023

Clasificación de los frecuentes y variados intercambios vocálicos en el texto griego del evangelio de Mateo del Codex Bezae (D).
La Crónica del 640 y el Concilio de Ctesifonte de 621
Authors: SOTO CHICA José
Published: November 2023

En 622 las expediciones persas contra el Egeo y Asia Menor llevaron a la Romania al borde del colapso y al Irán sasánida a un punto de la victoria completa. Ante esta nueva realidad y con el objetivo de consolidar sus conquistas en el Oriente bizantino, la nueva Persia de Cosroes II trató de lograr la unificación de las iglesias cristianas favoreciendo a los monofisitas en detrimento de nestorianos y calcedonios. Esta política religiosa promonofisita se tradujo en el apoyo implícito de las iglesias y poblaciones monofisitas al nuevo imperio y generó una nueva actitud de independencia frente al poder romano que favoreció grandemente la posterior conquista árabe.
­­­Power Flow Management in MSSA Optimized Hybrid Fuzzy Integrated 3-DOF FOPID Controller-Based Hybrid Microgrid with Autonomous Bus Voltage Restoration
Authors: Patel Suchismita , Ghosh Arnab , Ray Pravat Kumar
Published: November 2023

In the field of electricity generation, hybrid microgrids (HMGs) become crucial. A HMG has been taken in this paper which consists of renewables like solar, wind, and battery storage system along with ac and dc load. An HMG system needs a battery storage system to reduce power fluctuations from unreliable renewable energy sources (RESs). To connect a battery to the dc bus, a dc-dc bi-directional converter was employed. The control technique of the dc-dc bi-directional converter is consisting of two control loops which are the voltage-controlled loop and the current-controlled loop. A hybrid fuzzy integrated three-degrees-of-freedom fractional-order proportional-integral-derivative (HFI 3-DOF FOPID) controller is proposed in this study to stabilise the voltage on the dc bus and maintain a constant power supply in an HMG. A modified salp swarm algorithm (MSSA) is used here to optimise the controller parameters of the proposed HFI 3-DOF FOPID controller. This paper considers a HMG transfer function model.. The time-domain analysis, stability, and robustness tests are included in this work to confer the efficacy of the proposed MSSA optimized HFI 3-DOF FOPID controller. MATLAB/Simulink has been used to study the performance of the system using the aforementioned controllers. The real-time (Opal RT) studies are also performed on the power management between renewable resources like PV, wind, and battery energy storage to prove the efficacy of the proposed MSSA optimized HFI 3-DOF FOPID controller.
A Modified Algorithm for Modelling SDN Data traffic
Authors: Abdelghany Haitham , Zaki Fayez Wanis , Ashour Mohammed M.
Published: November 2023

Software Defined Networking (SDN) can allegedly maintain the quality of service (QoS) standards even in the presence of hostile flow, according to recent claims. Queueing theory, and more specifically network models, have been used for a very long time to examine the performance and QoS characteristics of networks in order to investigate this phenomenon. Because of the dependencies between the layers, planes, and components in an SDN architecture, the latter model seems especially well suited to represent the behavior of SDN. Numerous papers have described network models to examine the behavior of various network design applications. Here, we demonstrate how to employ the Markov-modulated Poisson process (MMPP) model to mathematically depict SDN traffic. Many articles had recommended utilizing MMPP to assess and model different types of IP network traffic, and it was widely used to simulate the traffic on traditional IP networks. We assert that MMPP can represent SDN traffic just as if it would in traditional IP networks. Our tests in this study indicate that MMPP is a useful technique for studying SDN data traffic. Starting with the premise that SDN traffic is averaged across multiple experiments and using two different SDN network topologies, we proceed. Emulation tests revealed that MMPP is a good model for SDN data traffic.
Validation of biomarkers predicting prognostic severity at the onset of COVID-19 after corona-vaccine dissemination: Comparative research from Bangladesh and Japan
Authors: Uno Kazuko , Hasan Abu , Nakayama Emi E. , Rahim Rummana , Harada Hiromasa , Kaneko Mitsunori , Hashimoto Shoji , Tanaka Toshio , Matsumoto Hisatake , Fujimiya Hitoshi , Shioda Tatsuo , Rahman Mizanur , Yoshizaki Kazuyuki
Published: November 2023

This study utilized data on serum cytokines, chemokines, and soluble receptors of 129 Bangladesh COVID19-infected patients within days of disease onset and prior to treatment. The majority of patients in Bangladesh between December 2021 to September 2022 was infected with the Omicron strain, and over 88% of them were vaccinated. Patients were divided into two groups: those who were cured with mild disease and who deteriorated and progressed to moderate and severe disease. This data was used as training data to identify markers with the LASSO method, and a formula containing 15 predictive markers was selected. The predictive markers were then used to predict the final outcome for 194 Japanese patients. The Japanese patients transitioned from the Wuhan to the Omicron strain, with data collected for almost two years from June 2020 to June 2022. Japanese patients’ results showed a good AUC of 0.9219. We observed that the percentage of correct answers for the virus strain in waves 5 and 6 (over 80%) were higher than the strains in waves the 2 to 4. These results are particularly useful as predictive markers of exacerbation to determine whether post-vaccine COVID infection can be handled with medication and home care, or whether hospitalization is required.
Estimating the Covid-19 Prevalence from Wastewater
Authors: Mohring Jan , Leithäuser Neele , Wlazlo Jaroslaw , Schulte Marvin , Pilz Maximilian , Münch Johanna , Küfer Karl-Heinz
Published: November 2023

Wastewater based epidemiology has become a widely used tool for monitoring trends of concentrations of different pathogens, most notably and widespread of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Therefore, in 2022, also in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Ministry of Science and Health has included 16 wastewater treatment sites in a surveillance program providing biweekly samples. However, the mere viral load data is subject to strong fluctuations and has limited value for political deciders on its own.
Therefore, by commissioning the prevalence study SentiSurv, carried out by the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has put itself in the fortunate position of having time series of both, the viral load in wastewater and the representative prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the population.
Our main contribution is a calibration study based on the data from 2023-01-08 until 2023-10-01 where we identified a scaling factor (0.208 +/- 0.031) and a delay (5.07 +/- 2.30 days) between the PMMoV-normalized virus load and the self-reported prevalence with the aid of an adequate epidemiological model. We show how that can be used to estimate the prevalence when the cohort data is no longer available and how to use it as a forecasting instrument several weeks ahead of time.
We show that the calibration and forecasting quality and the resulting factors depend strongly on how wastewater samples are normalized.
Understanding the Regionality of Extreme Rainfall in the Sahel: The Mali Hotspot
Authors: Vizy Edward K. , Cook Kerry H.
Published: November 2023

West African Sahel extreme rainfall events cause flooding and property damage, and some areas are more prone to their occurrence. One favorable region is southwestern Mali. NASA IMERG precipitation and ERA5 reanalysis data are used to examine the most extreme boreal summer rainfall events from 2000–2019 over southwestern Mali to understand why they form, and to explain why this region is a hotspot. Events are sorted into 4 types based on the timing of the peak rainfall (before or after 00Z) and the associated mid-tropospheric circulation pattern (coastal low or ridge). The coastal low types are associated not with an increase of the low-level inflow of moisture into southwestern Mali, but a weakening of the mid-level easterly transport of moisture out of the region. The timing and longevity of the event depends on whether there is a second low to the east in the southern storm track. The coastal ridge types are associated with a build-up of warm, dry air over the western Sahara that leads to a stronger temperature inversion cap over southwestern Mali, allowing instability to build beneath the cap. How fast the cap dissipates and whether there is synoptic activity to the east in the southern or northern storm track determines when convective activity occurs. Thus, southwestern Mali is exposed to coastal lows and ridges in addition to the Saharan heat low and the summer southern storm track for African easterly wave disturbances. The confluence of these factors makes southwestern Mali a hotspot for extreme rainfall.
Relationship Between Skin Temperature and Blood Flow During Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy: Implications for Device Development
Authors: Robles Georgia E.H. , Nelson David A.
Published: November 2023

Background
Active Dynamic Thermography (ADT) is a novel technology for noninvasive measurement of blood flow rate in the microcirculation of the skin. The method utilizes the relationship between flow rate and tissue temperature increase during exposure to radio frequency energy. We are developing an ADT device to screen for peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is characterized by impaired blood flow to the legs, as reflected in the skin microcirculation. The ADT system incorporates a radio frequency transmitter and a handheld transducer to simultaneously heat the skin and measure the temperature response. The objective of this study is to determine the extent to which the magnitude and depth of heating as well as device sensitivity are functions of (i) frequency and (ii) dermis thickness.
Methods
Exposure of three heterogeneous computational models of human skin with varying blood perfusion rates to 10-94 GHz energy was simulated. RF exposure was simulated by (i) determining the specific absorption rate (SAR) using a discretized model of human skin and finite-difference time-domain software and (ii) incorporating the local SAR values in a thermal model that related RF absorption and other relevant factors to predict local tissue temperatures over time.
Results
Results show that it is feasible to measure blood perfusion levels with ADT technology. Surface temperature increases were found to be more dependent upon the magnitude of power absorption than location of absorption within the skin. While surface temperature response does depend upon radio wave frequency and thickness of the dermis layer, such dependencies are mild. Sensitivity to blood flow rate was found to be proportional to the magnitude of absorbed power.
Conclusion
Results show that it is feasible to discriminate between blood flow rates using ADT technology at frequencies within the 10-94 GHz range. All frequencies analyzed produced similar levels of sensitivity to flow rate despite significant differences in penetration depth. These results are being used in the development of a preclinical prototype for quick and easy detection of asymptomatic PAD in humans.
Performance assessment of STBC-OFDM system using different transforms over LOS and NLOS channel
Authors: Kansal Lavish , Mounir Mohamed
Published: November 2023

Modern day users demand a robust communication that too an elevated data rate. These expectations can only be fulfilled by a hybrid combination of multiplexing techniques likes of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna systems. OFDM methodology takes care of elevated data rate requirements whereas MIMO facilitate the enhanced reliability, low bit error rate (BER) and higher spectral efficiency characteristics. The performance of conventional MIMO-OFDM system can further be enhanced by utilizing various transforms like fractional Fourier transform (FrFT) or discrete wavelet transform (DWT) in place of traditional fast Fourier transform (FFT) in OFDM. A comprehensive analysis of bit error rate (BER) and spectral efficiency for conventional MIMO-OFDM system based on FFT, FrFT, and DWT has been presented in this paper. The simulated outcome shows a significant reduction in BER and improvement in spectral efficiency in the DWT-based MIMO-OFDM system.
Translation and Validation of Menopause Quick 6 (MQ-6) into the Malay language
Authors: Manoharan Anusha. , Harris Megat Muhammad , Chin Beh Hooi , Ming Koh Wen , Asmuee Zamzurina , Salamon Norafini , Jerampang Peter , h Radhiyah , K Nadia Hamimah. , Goldstein Susan , ramsamy shamala , Sreeramare chandrashekhar T
Published: November 2023

Background
Inquiring conservative Asian women about their menopausal symptoms is often challenging in crowded primary healthcare clinics. Furthermore, the subject matter is culturally sensitive to most Malaysian women. Hence, the translation of MQ6 into Malay is crucial to enable self-administration, eliminating the necessity for interviewers and mitigating potential respondent shyness.
Methods
The Menopause Quick-6 (MQ-6) questionnaire was translated into the Malay language with an addition of an item, henceforth termed MQ-6 (M). Forward and backward translation was performed. Face and content validity were conducted. MQ-6 (M) was self-administered to 400 women aged between 40 and 60 attending six primary healthcare clinics in Malaysia. To ascertain the reliability for MQ-6 (M), corrected Item-Total Correlation, Squared Multiple Correlation, Cronbach's Alpha if the Item is Deleted, and Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficients (KR20). Exploratory factor analysis was done to determine its’ construct validity.
Results
The outcome of the validation was satisfactory. By the Lawshe method, the content validity ratios ranged from 0.6 to 1.0 (0.6 for item 2) and the content validity index was 0.914. The Internal consistency for MQ-6(M) Cronbach’s alpha was 0.711 while Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficients KR20 was 0.676. Factor loading of all four items is above 0.70, indicating a well-defined structure. Whereas factor loading for three items fell within the range of 0.50–0.69 indicating a practically significant threshold for a new questionnaire.
Conclusion
MQ-6 (M) has acceptable reliability and construct validity to be considered as a self-administered screening tool in primary care clinics in Malaysia.
Combined plasma treatment effects on growth and yield: second-generation potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) seeds
Authors: RASHID MAMUNUR , Talukder M. R.
Published: November 2023

Applications of plasmas in agriculture are fascinating researchers because of its potentiality. Plasmas are applied either for seed treatment or as foliar application of plasma-activated water (PAW) for studying agricultural yield. No work has been done so far to study the effects on growth parameters, enzymatic activities, nutritional parameters, and yield of potato (Solanum tubersum L.) grown from the second-generation seeds (G2) (seeds collected from the potato plants where foliar spray of PAW was applied). Two-fold plasma treatments were applied in this experiment: (a) potato seeds were treated in water with plasma and (b) foliar spray of PAW was applied to potato plants. Effects of plasma treatments were characterized by enzymatic activities, sugar and protein concentrations, potato plant growth and yield characters. The findings show that the plant length, stem diameter, fresh weight, and the concentrations of total chlorophyll and carotene are increased in the plants where G2 treated seeds along with foliar spray of PAWs were provided. Further, the concentrations of total soluble sugar, protein and minerals were increased. Besides, the yield of potato was enhanced by \(23.95\%\), and \(23.21\%\), respectively, in the plants where combined plasma treatments were used compared to controls of first-generation (G1) plasma treated and untreated seeds along with PAW foliar spray.
Bridging the Gap Between Microstructurally Resolved
Computed Tomography-Based and Homogenised
Doyle-Fuller-Newman Models for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Authors: Tredenick E. C. , Boyce A. M. , Wheeler S. , Li J. , Sun Y. , Drummond R. , Duncan S. R. , Grant P. S. , Shearing P. R.
Published: November 2023

Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are synonymous with the modern age of electrification, yet advances in battery design, manufacturing, and chemistry are still urgently needed. Mathematical modelling plays an important role in understanding LIB performance and can provide physics informed design directions, optimisation and explain outcomes. We present an exploration and detailed comparison of the commonly used homogenised Doyle-Fuller Newman (DFN) model and the high fidelity X-ray computed tomography (CT) based microstructural model for LIBs. We provide insights into the relative benefits of each model and highlight why they are important to battery technology development. Alongside experiments, we use the models to explore and compare two common cathode chemistries, lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide, Li[Ni0.6Co0.2Mn0.2]O2 (NMC622), and lithium iron phosphate, LiFePO4 (LFP), and investigate the influence of electrode thickness and discharge current density. The DFN and CT image-based models show good alignment for averaged LIB metrics, such as the voltage response and active material utilisation, demonstrating that homogenised, computationally inexpensive models are an essential basis for battery design and optimisation. The CT-based microstructural model provides further insight into localised particle and electrode dynamics, taking into account heterogeneities that are a source of battery degradation. Qualitatively, the models also compare well with experimental secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) mapping of the Li concentration in the active particles across the electrode thickness.
A Novel Approach for Quantum Financial Simulation and Quantum State Preparation
Authors: Chang Yen Jui , Wang Wei-Ting , Chen Hao-Yuan , Laio Shih-Wei , Chang Ching-Ray
Published: November 2023

Quantum state preparation is a vital process in quantum computing and quantum information processing. The ability to accurately and reliably prepare specific quantum states is essential for a variety of applications. One of the promising applications of quantum computers is quantum simulation. This requires preparing a quantum state that represents the system we’re trying to simulate. This research introduces a novel simulation algorithm, the multi-Split-Steps Quantum Walk (multi-SSQW), designed to learn and load complicated probability distributions using parameterized quantum circuits (PQC) with a variational solver on classical simulators. The multi-SSQW algorithm is a modified version of the split-steps quantum walk, enhanced to incorporate a multi-agent decision-making process, rendering it suitable for modeling financial markets. The study provides theoretical descriptions and empirical investigations of the multi-SSQW algorithm to demonstrate its promising capabilities in probability distribution simulation and financial market modeling. Taking advantage of quantum computation, the multi-SSQW model's complex financial distributions and scenarios with high accuracy, providing valuable insights and mechanisms for financial analysis and decision-making. The multi-SSQW’s key benefits include its modeling flexibility, stable convergence, and instantaneous computation. These advantages underscore its rapid modeling and prediction potential in dynamic financial markets.