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The Tyszkiewicz Amulet, a Chalcedony Pendant Inscribed with an Incantation on Thorn Bush
Authors: Bácskay András , Niederreiter Zoltán 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The chalcedony amulet MFA 98.697, which originates from the famous Tyszkiewicz Collection, has been kept in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts since 1898. The object bears a Sumerian Kultmittelbeschwörung on a thorn bush (Sum. ĝeškiši16, Akk. ašāgum), a shorter version of which was published by A.R. George in 2016. The present paper provides editions of both incantations, including some new readings. In addition to the philological analysis, it explores the magical-medical application of the thorn bush, which might have had an apotropaic use. The object presented here is of great importance, since it provides the first occurrence of an incantation on a particular plant written on a pendant that was used as an amulet during magical-medical activities in ancient Mesopotamia.
Of Sumerian Songs and Spells
Authors: Worthington Martin 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The paper explores the uses of the Sumerian expression ser3-ku3, with a view to clarifying its sense.The paper arises from my study of Babylonian šerkugû, which I argue to have the meaning ‘incantation’ (see fn. 16). This is a loan from Sumerian *ser3-ku3-ga. The form with -ga (arising from the addition of the ‘adjectival a’ to ku3.g ‘holy, pure’) is not currently attested in Sumerian. (I thank Pascal Attinger, pers. comm., for the observation that apparent attestations of ser3-ku3-ga, e.g. in Martu A 58, are in fact locatives in -a). It does however occur in spellings of Babylonian šerkugû (CAD Š/2, 316b). It argues that there are two main uses, ‘incantation’ and ‘hymn’, probably correlating respectively with one-word (‘univerbated’) and two-word incarnations of the expression. This hypothesis finds support in the phrase’s loan and translation into Babylonian.
Native-speaker Intuitions about Genitive Constructions in Sumerian
Authors: Zólyomi Gábor 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This paper examines a remarkable variation in the new manuscript of En-metena 1 (RIME 1.9.5.1) kept in the Sulaymaniyah Museum in Iraq: a left-dislocated genitive construction is replaced by a simple genitive construction. Also, the manuscript shortens the text in a number of places. The paper reviews other known examples of text abridgements in royal inscriptions of the 3rd millennium BC and suggests that the composers of these inscriptions used similar techniques to manipulate the texts according to their function and use as the scribes who wrote the Assyrian royal inscriptions of the 1st millennium. The new manuscript provides a rare opportunity to observe a scribe who adapts an already existing text using his linguistic competence.
Application of Energetic BEM to 2D Elastodynamic Soft Scattering Problems
Authors: Aimi A. , Desiderio L. , Diligenti M. , Guardasoni C. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Starting from a recently developed energetic space-time weak formulation of the Boundary Integral Equations related to scalar wave propagation problems, in this paper we focus for the first time on the 2D elastodynamic extension of the above wave propagation analysis. In particular, we consider elastodynamic scattering problems by open arcs, with vanishing initial and Dirichlet boundary conditions and we assess the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method, on the basis of numerical results obtained for benchmark problems having available analytical solution.
Numerical Approximations for the Variable Coefficient Fractional Diffusion Equations with Non-smooth Data
Authors: Zheng Xiangcheng , Ervin Vincent J. , Wang Hong 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
In this article, we study the numerical approximation of a variable coefficient fractional diffusion equation.
Using a change of variable, the variable coefficient fractional diffusion equation is transformed into a constant coefficient fractional diffusion equation of the same order.
The transformed equation retains the desirable stability property of being an elliptic equation.
A spectral approximation scheme is proposed and analyzed for the transformed equation, with error estimates for the approximated solution derived.
An approximation to the unknown of the variable coefficient fractional diffusion equation is then obtained by post-processing the computed approximation to the transformed equation.
Error estimates are also presented for the approximation to the unknown of the variable coefficient equation with both smooth and non-smooth diffusivity coefficient and right-hand side.
Numerical experiments are presented to test the performance of the proposed method.
On far-outlying constant mean curvature spheres in asymptotically flat Riemannian 3-manifolds
Authors: Chodosh Otis , Eichmair Michael 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
We extend the Lyapunov–Schmidt analysis of outlying stable constant mean curvature spheres in the work of S. Brendle and the second-named author [S. Brendle and M. Eichmair,
Isoperimetric and Weingarten surfaces in the Schwarzschild manifold,
J. Differential Geom. 94 2013, 3, 387–407] to the “far-off-center” regime and to include general Schwarzschild asymptotics. We obtain sharp existence and non-existence results for large stable constant mean curvature spheres that depend delicately on the behavior of scalar curvature at infinity.
Numerical analysis of moisture-induced strains and stresses in glued-laminated timber
Authors: Huč Sabina , Svensson Staffan , Hozjan Tomaž 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Changes in relative humidity of the ambient air, RH (%), cause wetting and drying of wood material, which results in non-uniform moisture contents or moisture gradients, and consequently in moisture-induced stresses and strains in the glued-laminated timber (glulam) members. The aim of the present paper is to perform a hygro-mechanical analysis to predict the mechanical behavior of glulam specimens exposed to two RH regimes, causing wetting from 50% to 90% RH and drying from 90% to 50% RH, and compare the numerical to the experimental results. The aims are also to quantitatively analyze the influence of characteristic material parameters required in the multi-Fickian moisture transport model and the mechanical model on moisture-induced strains and stresses in glulam specimens and to determine the possibility of cracking of the material by analyzing the maximum tensile stresses perpendicular to the grain. Accurate numerical predictions of moisture contents and moisture-induced strains are obtained in the glulam specimens during wetting and drying as compared to the experimental results. The influence of a particular characteristic material parameter on moisture-induced strains and stresses is characterized as significant, but not crucial when a rough numerical estimation of the mechanical behavior of the glulam beam exposed to RH changes is required.
Feasibility Analysis of Optical Wireless Communication for Indian Tropical and Subtropical Climates
Authors: Soni Gireesh , Mandloi Abhilash , Gupta Shilpi 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This work investigates the feasibility of terrestrial Optical wireless communication links under tropical and subtropical regions which are characterized by high precipitation. The impact of rain on propagating optical radiation is observed under controlled rainfall conditions using a laboratory testbed. Link degradation in terms of rain specific attenuation (RSA) is calculated experimentally and using known empirical models. A worst case analysis in terms of fade margin is carried out using measured and recorded data from Indian Meteorological Center to estimate the free space link feasibility for Indian tropical/subtropical climates.
Irreducible modules with highest weight vectors over modular Witt and special Lie superalgebras
Authors: Zheng Keli , Zhang Yongzheng 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Let 𝔽 be an arbitrary field of characteristic p > 2. In this paper we study irreducible modules with highest weight vectors over Witt and special Lie superalgebras of 𝔽. The same irreducible modules of general and special linear Lie superalgebras, which are the 0-th part of Witt and special Lie superalgebras in certain ℤ-grading, are also considered. Then we establish a certain connection called a P-expansion between these modules.
Path-induced closure operators on graphs for defining digital Jordan surfaces
Authors: Šlapal Josef 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Given a simple graph with the vertex set X, we discuss a closure operator on X induced by a set of paths with identical lengths in the graph. We introduce a certain set of paths of the same length in the 2-adjacency graph on the digital line ℤ and consider the closure operators on ℤm (m a positive integer) that are induced by a special product of m copies of the introduced set of paths. We focus on the case m = 3 and show that the closure operator considered provides the digital space ℤ3 with a connectedness that may be used for defining digital surfaces satisfying a Jordan surface theorem.
Geometry entrapment in Walk-on-Subdomains
Authors: Hamlin Preston , Thrasher W. John , Keyrouz Walid , Mascagni Michael 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
One method of computing the electrostatic energy of a
biomolecule in a solution uses a continuum representation of the
solution via the Poisson–Boltzmann equation.
This can be solved in many ways, and we consider a Monte Carlo method of our design that combines the Walk-on-Spheres and Walk-on-Subdomains algorithms.
In the course of
examining the Monte Carlo implementation of this method, an issue was
discovered in the Walk-on-Subdomains portion of the algorithm which caused the algorithm to sometimes take an abnormally long time to complete. As the
problem occurs when a walker repeatedly oscillates between two
subdomains, it is something that could cause a large increase in runtime for any method that used a similar algorithm. This issue is described in detail and a
potential solution is examined.
Another Name for Liberty: Revelation, ‘Objectivity,’ and Intellectual Freedom in Barth and Marion
Authors: Oltvai Kristóf 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Karl Barth’s and Jean-Luc Marion’s theories of revelation, though prominent and popular, are often criticized by both theologians and philosophers for effacing the human subject’s epistemic integrity. I argue here that, in fact, both Barth and Marion appeal to revelation in an attempt to respond to a tendency within philosophy to coerce thought. Philosophy, when it claims to be able to access a universal, absolute truth within history, degenerates into ideology. By making conceptually possible some ‚evental’ phenomena that always evade a priori epistemic conditions, Barth’s and Marion’s theories of revelation relativize all philosophical knowledge, rendering any ideological claim to absolute truth impossible. The difference between their two theories, then, lies in how they understand the relationship between philosophy and theology. For Barth, philosophy’s attempts to make itself absolute is a produce of sinful human vanity; its corrective is thus an authentic revealed theology, which Barth articulates in Christian, dogmatic terms. Marion, on the other hand, equipped with Heidegger’s critique of ontotheology, highlights one specific kind of philosophizing—metaphysics—as generative of ideology. To counter metaphysics, Marion draws heavily on Barth’s account of revelation but secularizes it, reinterpreting the ‚event’ as the saturated phenomenon. Revelation’s unpredictability is thus preserved within Marion’s philosophy, but is no longer restricted to the appearing of God. Both understandings of revelation achieve the same epistemological result, however. Reality can never be rendered transparent to thought; within history, all truth is provisional. A concept of revelation drawn originally from Christian theology thus, counterintuitively, is what secures philosophy’s right to challenge and critique the pre-given, a hermeneutic freedom I suggest is the meaning of sola scriptura.
Ni, Zn and Fe hydrotalcite-like catalysts for catalytic biomass compound into green biofuel
Authors: Zdainal Abidin Shajaratun Nur , Lee Hwei Voon , Asikin-Mijan Nurul , Juan Joon Ching , Rahman Noorsaadah Abd , Mastuli Mohd Sufri , Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin , Kong Pei San 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
In this study, the deoxygenation pathway was proposed to eliminate oxygen species from biomass-derived oil, thereby producing a high quality of hydrocarbon chains (green fuel). The catalytic deoxygenation reaction of bio-oil model compound (oleic acid) successfully produced green gasoline (C8–C12) and diesel (C13–C20) via activated hydrotalcite-derived catalysts (i.e. CMgAl, CFeAl, CZnAl and CNiAl). The reaction was performed under inert N2 condition at 300 °C for 3 h, and the liquid products were analysed by GC–MS and GC–FID analyses to determine the hydrocarbon yield and product selectivity. The activity of the catalysts towards the deoxygenation reaction presented the following increasing order: CNiAl > CMgAl > CZnAl > CFeAl. CNiAl produced a hydrocarbon yield of up to 89 %. CNiAl demonstrated the highest selectivity with 83 % diesel production, whereas CMgAl showed the highest gasoline selectivity with 30 %. These results indicated that catalysts with a high acidic profile facilitate C–O cleavage via deoxygenation, producing hydrocarbons (mainly diesel-range hydrocarbons). Meanwhile, highly basic catalysts exhibit significant selectivity towards gasoline-range hydrocarbons via cracking and lead to the occurrence of C–C cleavage. The large surface area of CNiAl (117 m2 g−1) offered high approachability of the reactant with the catalyst’s active sites, thereby promoting high hydrocarbon yield. Consequently, the hydrocarbon yield and selectivity of the deoxygenation products were predominantly influenced by the acid–base properties and structural behaviour (porosity and surface area) of the catalyst.
Ethics for Artificial Intelligence, Ethics for All
Authors: Thomsen Knud 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
For human ethics, it can convincingly be argued that justice is a central cornerstone and basis. Here, it is suggested that this can, to some extent, similarly be applied to robots. The article makes the argument that Rawls’ veil of ignorance in his conception of justice as fairness can effectively be replaced by a much more natural condition of prudent egoism in a finite world. Observing ones’ own important interests in an encompassing context paves the way for a guideline for the conduct, which is binding for humans, robots and each and every pragmatic agent with a minimum level of rationality. These arguments do not see humans (forever) in any privileged position: any agent, single human, state, alien or artificial with a certain minimum of general cognitive (and effective) capabilities is bound by a universal negative imperative. This entails that precautious procedures are preferable, and some general prudently constrained flexibility is required for self-consistency and survival.
Sol-Gel Sonochemical Triton X-100 Templated Synthesis of Fe2O3/ZnO Nanocomposites Toward Developing Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants
Authors: Ali Doaa A. , El-Katori Emad E. , Kasim Ensaf Aboul 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The existing work emphasizes mainly to advance the low surface features of zinc oxide (ZnO) by dispersion of Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the ZnO surface fabricated via a sol-gel route with Triton X-100 as a structure and capping agent to synthesis a novel series of Fe2O3/ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) with novel features assembling between the two nanoparticle materials. Fe2O3/ZnO is an effective semiconductor which has higher efficiency in the removal of numerous organic dyes and other pollutants. The NCs was characterized via HRTEM, XRD, FTIR, BET, RS and UV–Vis DRS. A photocatalytic performance of the fabricated Fe2O3/ZnO nanocomposites was estimated by continual degradation of the methylene blue dye (MB) as an organic pollutant in aqueous solution. The comparison between pure ZnO (NPs) and Fe2O3/ZnO (NCs) show advanced photocatalytic performance under both UV and sunlight irradiation. The impact of several parameters, for example, dopant contents, photocatalytic dosage, pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and point of zero charge (PZC) were evaluated and discussed. In addition, the protective species’ role was estimated via a radical scavenger route. The photo-degradation data shown that the Fe2O3/ZnO (10 wt%) semiconductor is the fit photocatalyst between the fabricated semiconductors for the methylene blue dye (MB) degradation. The intensity reduction peak of UV emission and the intensity increment of visible emission were led to the lessening in recombination between electrons and holes which are finally responsible for the maximum photocatalytic performance of Fe2O3/ZnO nanocomposites. The gained results confirmed that the dopant content is the major factor in photocatalytic degradation activity.
Persistent inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with treated acromegaly
Authors: Wolters T L C , van der Heijden C D C C , van Leeuwen N , Hijmans-Kersten B T P , Netea M G , Smit J W A , Thijssen D H J , Hermus A R M M , Riksen N P , Netea-Maier R T 
Published: November 2019

Objective
Acromegaly is characterized by an excess of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are common in acromegaly and often persist after treatment. Both acute and long-lasting pro-inflammatory effects have been attributed to IGF1. Therefore, we hypothesized that inflammation persists in treated acromegaly and may contribute to CVD risk.

Methods
In this cross-sectional study, we assessed cardiovascular structure and function, and inflammatory parameters in treated acromegaly patients. Immune cell populations and inflammatory markers were assessed in peripheral blood from 71 treated acromegaly patients (with controlled or uncontrolled disease) and 41 matched controls. Whole blood (WB) was stimulated with Toll-like receptor ligands. In a subgroup of 21 controls and 33 patients with controlled disease, vascular ultrasound measurements were performed.

Results
Leukocyte counts were lower in patients with controlled acromegaly compared to patients with uncontrolled acromegaly and controls. Circulating IL18 concentrations were lower in patients; concentrations of other inflammatory mediators were comparable with controls. In stimulated WB, cytokine production was skewed toward inflammation in patients, most pronounced in those with uncontrolled disease. Vascular measurements in controlled patients showed endothelial dysfunction as indicated by a lower flow-mediated dilatation/nitroglycerine-mediated dilatation ratio. Surprisingly, pulse wave analysis and pulse wave velocity, both markers of endothelial dysfunction, were lower in patients, whereas intima-media thickness did not differ.

Conclusions
Despite treatment, acromegaly patients display persistent inflammatory changes and endothelial dysfunction, which may contribute to CVD risk and development of CVD.
Genetic investigation of patients with tall stature
Authors: Vasco de Albuquerque Albuquerque Edoarda , Ferreira de Assis Funari Mariana , Pereira de Souza Quedas Elisângela , Sayuri Honjo Kawahira Rachel , Soares Jallad Raquel , Homma Thaís Kataoka , Martin Regina Matsunaga , Brito Vinicius Nahime , Malaquias Alexsandra Christianne , Lerario Antonio Marcondes , Rosenberg Carla , Victorino Krepischi Ana Cristina , Ae Kim Chong , Arnhold Ivo Jorge Prado , Jorge Alexander Augusto de Lima 
Published: November 2019

Context
Patients with tall stature often remain undiagnosed after clinical investigation and few studies have genetically assessed this group, most of them without a systematic approach.

Objective
To assess prospectively a group of individuals with tall stature, with and without syndromic features, and to establish a molecular diagnosis for their growth disorder.

Design
Screening by karyotype (n = 42), chromosome microarray analyses (CMA) (n = 16), MS-MLPA (n = 2) targeted panel (n = 12) and whole-exome sequencing (n = 31).

Patients and methods
We selected 42 patients with tall stature after exclusion of pathologies in GH/IGF1 axis and divided them into syndromic (n = 30) and non-syndromic (n = 12) subgroups.

Main outcome measures
Frequencies of pathogenic findings.

Results
We identified two patients with chromosomal abnormalities including SHOX trisomy by karyotype, one 9q22.3 microdeletion syndrome by CMA, two cases of Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome by targeted MS-MLPA analysis and nine cases with heterozygous pathogenic or likely pathogenic genetic variants by multigene analysis techniques (FBN1 = 3, NSD1 = 2, NFIX = 1, SUZ12 = 1, CHD8 = 1, MC4R = 1). Three of 20 patients analyzed by WES had their diagnosis established. Only one non-syndromic patient had a definitive diagnosis. The sequential genetic assessment diagnosed 14 out of 42 (33.3%) tall patients.

Conclusion
A systematic molecular approach of patients with tall stature was able to identify the etiology in 13 out of 30 (43.3%) syndromic and 1 out of 12 (8.3%) non-syndromic patients, contributing to the genetic counseling and avoiding unfavorable outcomes in the syndromic subgroup.
Respuestas educativas al cambio climático desde el Colegio Madrid: lecciones aprendidas y nuevos retos rumbo a Climántica México 2021
Authors: Catala Rosa Maria , Jiménez Aparicio Ana María , Rico Diener Ernesto 
Published: November 2019

El Colegio Madrid de la Ciudad de México es un Colegio fundado por el exilio republicano español en el año1941, desde sus orígenes ha sido una institución con una clara vocación ambiental que ha seguido fiel a los principios naturalistas de la Escuela Libre de Enseñanza[1]. Próxima a cumplir ochenta años se mantiene a la vanguardia educativa a través de diversas acciones y participación en proyectos académico-culturales como la que se ha dado en el proyecto Climántica, uno de los de mayor repercusión e impacto en la última década. Paralelamente, el proyecto educativo de la institución evoluciona para responder a las nuevas necesidades de aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de modelos innovadores de enseñanza, de programas interdisciplinarios y transcurriculares basados en la ética del cuidado y en el trabajo colaborativo. Coyunturalmente, como ciudad y país hemos resentido en los últimos años los efectos del cambio climático a través del incremento de la temperatura anual y la aparición de eventos meteorológicos extremos que nos han llevado a tomar medidas estructurales importantes. En este contexto cotidiano, el trabajo activo de la comunidad es clave para dar respuestas y soluciones a problemas reales a través de la conjugación de las tres dimensiones de la vida escolar: la organizacional, la académica y la cultural. Esta capacidad de adaptación nos está llevando a logros estratégicos basados en el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico, el pensamiento creativo, la comunicación y el ejercicio pleno de la ciudadanía de estudiantes y profesores. Un logro destacado reciente ha sido la co-organización con España y Costa Rica del primer campus Climántica Iberoamérica (San José, del 8 al 12 de abril de 2019), con resultados muy alentadores que dan paso ahora al reto de realizar el congreso virtual y campus Climántica México en 2021, en colaboración con la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y otros socios estratégicos a nivel nacional e internacional, incluyendo a la Universidad de Aveiro, entre otros.[1] La Institución Libre de Enseñanza, inspirada por Francisco Giner de los Ríos, fue una de las corrientes pedagógicas que revolucionó la enseñanza entre finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX en España.