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Onofre Micó and Pagan Reminiscence in Islam: In lege Mahomettana, largus hilarat Venus, et Bacchus (1678)
Authors: Gómez Puig Jesús 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Since its founding, the redemption of Christian prisoners was the main mission of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives. This institution appeared as a response to the strife and conflicts that occurred between Christianity and the Islamic community. Thus, from the 16th century onwards, the Trinitarians would devote much effort to the city of Algiers, where, as a result of the incursions of the Barbarossa brothers into the western Mediterranean, a cosmopolitan and prosperous kingdom, plagued by slaves, had blossomed. At the end of the 17th century, in order to console the Christians imprisoned in the North African territory and consequently avoid the enormous tide of apostasy, Micó wrote the Lex euangelica contra Alcoranum, a vast manual at the service of the Trinitarians that refutes Islam and ratifies the truth of Catholicism. Among the various arguments used by the Valencian to discredit Islamic doctrine, this article focuses on the analysis of argument LII, “In lege Mahomettana, largus hilarat Venus, et Bacchus”. Reviving the medieval Christian topos of Islam as a lustful faith (product of its founder’s unbridled covetousness), the author links some of the characteristically defining precepts of Muslim doctrine to the pagan gods Venus and Bacchus. In so doing, the Christian polemicist underscores how Qurʾanic law sacralizes the enjoyment of immoderation and worldly pleasures without any form of restraint or control, in order to contrast this with the rejection of the temptations of the flesh and the submission of the body to the soul as practiced by the Christian faithful.
The “Magical Qurʾān” of Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680)
Authors: Martini Giovanni Maria 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article examines the presence and role of the Qurʾān in Athanasius Kircher’s essay De Cabala Saracenica (On the Kabbalah of the Saracens), published in Rome in 1653 as part of his famous work Oedipus Aegyptiacus (Egyptian Oedipus). De Cabala Saracenica is possibly the first analytical study undertaken in the West of magic in the Muslim world, allegedly based on a large selection of original sources, and therefore a significant work in the history of Orientalism and Islamic studies in Europe. Since the Qurʾān plays a central role in Islamicate magic, Kircher’s study abounds with references to the Holy Book of Islam. The article focuses on the presence, analysis, and translation of Qurʾānic phrases and words (the Basmala and other verses, divine names) in this particular work by the learned Jesuit, in which the Qurʾānic text is the raw material of magical operations, sometimes transformed into numbers or materialized in talismanic figures. By demonstrating the actual use of original sources by the author and by reconstructing part of Athanasius Kircher’s Islamicate occult library, it attempts to show that Kircher’s interest in the Qurʾān was not really polemical but primarily historical and antiquarian, and was linked to his interests in the history of Hermeticism, Egyptology, and the occult sciences. The picture that emerges is Kircher’s highly original approach to the Qurʾān in comparison to the main intellectual trends of the time, reflecting the exceptional personality of the thinker.
Dominicus Germanus de Silesia’s Approach to the Qur’an
Authors: Cecini Ulisse 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Dominicus Germanus de Silesia’s 17th century translation of the Qur’an, Interpretatio Alcorani Literalis, offers a new approach to the long history of Latin translations of the Qur’an. In line with the early modern, humanistic, “philological” trend, he aims to explore the original sources of his object of study. However, he takes this concept further by considering as “source” not only the authentic Qur’anic text, but also the most authoritative Qur’anic commentators, whom he also translates into Latin and incorporates into the translation. This paper is a first attempt to analyze in detail Dominicus’s modus operandi, his sources and how he relates them to the Qur’anic text, as well as the purpose of his work. The study includes the critical edition of sura 9, 28-35 in the Interpretatio Alcorani Literalis, both in the translation and in the commentary parts of the work.
Postel Guillaume lecteur du Coran
Authors: Picherot Émilie 
Published: December 2024

Résumé
Guillaume Postel, célèbre humaniste français, imprime pour la première fois la sourate d’ouverture du Coran dans sa Grammatica arabica (1540). Il le fait sous prétexte d’exercice linguistique mais cette première tentative s’inscrit dans un contexte idéologique propre à l’auteur qui a appris l’arabe quelques années plus tôt à Constantinople et s’intéresse de près à la matière coranique. S’il s’agit bien pour lui de forger des outils aptes à démontrer les mensonges de Muhammad, son attitude vis-à-vis de l’islam est plus complexe que celle de nombre de ses contemporains. S’efforçant à comprendre, en arabe, les sources de cette religion, il démontre qu’elle est proche du christianisme et fait des musulmans, dont il admire la haute culture livresque, des semi-chrétiens prêts à se convertir par la raison.
Prophet, Legislator or Impostor? Mahomet and Islam in the Colloquium heptaplomeres
Authors: Paganini Gianni 
Published: December 2024

Résumé
Le Colloquium heptaplomeres, attribué à Jean Bodin, est l’un des rares ouvrages occidentaux du début de l’ère moderne à dépeindre l’islam en couleurs et à présenter Mahomet non pas comme un imposteur, mais comme un sage législateur et un véritable prophète, grâce aux nombreuses interventions importantes d’Octavius dans le dialogue. Bodin fait preuve de sympathie et d’admiration pour la piété religieuse des musulmans et apprécie l’organisation sociale et politique de l’Empire turc. Le Colloquium révèle une connaissance approfondie de la philosophie et de la religion islamiques, ainsi que des modes de vie et des traditions culturelles des nations musulmanes. Les conversations théologiques érudites mises en scène dans le dialogue témoignent de la familiarité de Bodin avec le Coran. L’image qu’Octave donne de l’islam est raffinée et purifiée de tout mythe apocryphe. Au nom d’un véritable monothéisme, il semble s’approcher d’une religion naturelle.
Dreaming Sufism in the Sokoto Caliphate: Dreams and Knowledge in the Works of Shaykh Dan Tafa
Authors: Ogunnaike Oludamini 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article explores five remarkable works (currently in unpublished manuscript form) by ʿAbd al-Qādir b. Muṣṭafā (known as “Dan Tafa”) (1804–1864), a 19th-century West African Sufi scholar of the Sokoto Caliphate, to examine the ways in which dreams were (and are) theorized in the unique synthesis of Sufi, occult, philosophical/medical, theological, and exegetical disciplines that characterized discourse about dreams and dream interpretation in Muslim West Africa on the eve of colonial conquest. Concluding with a brief discussion of what these texts can tell us about Dan Tafa’s conceptions of cosmology, knowledge, and the human self, and the importance thereof for African and Islamic intellectual history, we will also consider the potential relevance of Dan Tafa’s work for the importance and onto-epistemological status of dreams in contemporary West African Sufi communities and attempt to understand why dreams have been and remain so important in these traditions.
Introduction: Forms and Functions of Islamic Philosophy
Authors: Hammed Nora Jacobsen Ben , Sartell Elizabeth 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article presents an introduction to this special issue of Intellectual History of the Islamicate World. We suggest that this collection of papers broadens the scope of Islamic philosophy by bringing new insights into diverse forms and affective experiences of philosophy. Together, these papers suggest a way of doing Islamic philosophy that is both living and communal. This issue emerges from the community formed within the Islamic Philosophy in Conversation Working Group. As such, the introduction to the collection also serves as a reminder of the necessity of support specifically for women and nonbinary academics, scholars of color, and other minoritized scholars in our field.
Prophetic Humor: Maulānā Ashraf ʿAlī Thānavī’s Jokes and Puns
Authors: Mian Ali Altaf 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article contributes to the scholarship on the Islamic tradition and Urdu culture in modern South Asia through an analysis of comic genres in the writings of the colonial-era Sufi theologian and social reformer Maulānā Ashraf ʿAlī Thānavī (1863–1943). Jokes, humorous anecdotes, and puns are found in sources such as transcripts of sermons and Sufi counsel sessions (mavāʿiz̤ and malfūz̤āt). These sources document an imaginative use of narrative and wordplay to produce senses of pleasure that facilitate the transmission of moral lessons and through this transmission the creation of community (this combination of comedy, counsel, and collectivity is here called prophetic humor). We analyze prophetic humor and build an argument about how it operates in tradition as form of life through three analytical movements. First, we explore how tradition becomes a site of play and pleasure but also anxiety and ambivalence. Second, the turn to comic genres allows us to appreciate tradition as a site of textuality and translation, that is, tradition names a framework for cultivating literary and ethical sensibilities (adab). Finally, we consider the question: Is humor necessarily subversive and secular? The article attends to this question by complicating Alenka Zupančič’s secularist psychoanalytic theory of comedy vis-à-vis an engagement with Talal Asad’s critical anthropological study of tradition (especially what he says about ritualization and secularization). We show how Maulānā Thānavī’s use of humor largely reflects the protocols of ritualization but also responds to the demands of secularization. These various argumentative strands come together to illuminate how prophetic humor displaces the reigning epistemological and methodological imperatives of colonial modernity, such as secularism, rationalism, and historicism.
Casting Away Doubt (Jueyi 決疑) or The Taming of Chance: Some Remarks on Equiprobability in Divination Techniques in Imperial China
Authors: BRÉARD Andrea 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article addresses the ways in which chance was rationalized, in particular through empirical observations of the outcomes of cleromantic divination procedures and mathematical theory in imperial China. It is shown that the non-existence of a theory of probability is not a relevant historical problem for the case of China. By looking at the theoretical probabilities with which certain results could be obtained, the example of Yijing divination reveals a historical tendency in its many shortcuts and variants towards schemes with equiprobable or at least symmetric results. Although no explicit concept of probability emerged in China, the quantification of chances was empirically understood at least since the Han and mathematically modelled in the seventeenth century. The article thus contributes to the history of quantification of chance outside of Europe by looking at the Chinese cultural context without assuming a normative emergence of a theory of probability.
Essential Practices and Attributes of Integrated STEM in Elementary Education
Authors: Cheek Leah R. , Carter Vinson , Daugherty Michael K. , Goering Christian Z. 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Throughout the 21st century, STEM education’s effectiveness remains a focal point for researchers, policymakers, and employers. Despite substantial investments, student engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics has remained essentially unchanged. Researchers persistently face challenges in expanding STEM pedagogy and improving teachers’ classroom practices, directly impacting student performance. Proposals for professional development for teachers abound, yet its success hinges on relevance and collaboration. This study utilized a three-round modified Delphi panel to identify essential P-6 integrated STEM education practices. The findings emphasize the need for dynamic, student-centered approaches coupled with continuous fine-tuning of teaching techniques. This connection is crucial for advancing STEM education beyond the fragmented disciplinary silos that dominate science and mathematics, fostering the engagement necessary for students to excel in STEM.
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography versus conventional radiography: Correlation with DAS28 and MDHAQ scores in early rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: A Mohammed Reem Hamdy , Alazizi Hatem , Taha Asmaa Negm Eldin , Metawee Seham 
Published: December 2024

Objectives To compare the value of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) with conventional radiography in the detection of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to correlate the sonographic findings with disease activity, and functional disability scores. Methods Patients >18 years of age with RA ≤2 years who satisfied the 2010 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and disease activity score 28 (DAS28) >2.6, were enrolled. Plain radiographs and MSUS examinations were performed on 18 joints bilaterally. DAS28 and multi-dimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ/RAPID) scores were assessed. Results Forty patients (35 women, 5 men), mean age 41 ± 12 years, and mean disease duration 11 ± 5 months, were included. In total, 720 joints were examined. The number of hand joints affected by erosions via MSUS was 3.28-fold the number detected by X-ray. Sonographic evidence of synovitis and active erosion significantly correlated with MDHAQ, DAS28 and inflammatory biomarkers. Conclusion Joint sonography was superior to conventional radiography in early detection of structural joint damage and active disease in patients with early RA which correlated with disease activity and functional ability scores.
Impact of breastfeeding and formula feeding on immune cell populations and blood cell parameters: an observational study
Authors: Hamdan Thamer A. , Alkhateeb Saleh , Oriquat Ghaleb , Alzoubi Adeeb , Ahmed Khaled Abdul-Aziz 
Published: December 2024

Objective Breastfeeding is associated with improved health outcomes in infancy and throughout adulthood as breast milk encompasses diverse immune-active factors that affect the ontogeny of the immune system in breastfed (BF) infants. Nevertheless, the impact of infant feeding on the immune system is poorly understood, and a comprehensive understanding of immune system development in human infants is lacking. In this observational study, we addressed the effects of different infant feeding approaches on cell populations and parameters in the peripheral blood of infants to gain insight into the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Methods Using flowcytometric analysis, we performed complete blood counts and immunoprofiling of peripheral blood collected from BF and formula-fed (FF) infants at different ages. Results Our results showed that the blood of BF infants had a higher frequency of leukocytes and erythrocytes in early infancy. The hemoglobin concentration was enhanced in BF infants. However, the platelet count was comparable regardless of feeding regimen. Conclusions We observed immunophenotypic differences between the two populations of infants, mirrored by improved frequency of innate and adaptive immune cells in BF infants.
Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes using the INBONE II System
Authors: Wu Kevin , Anastasio Albert T. , O'Neill Conor N. , Kim Billy I. , Valen Bruno , Krez Alexandra , Luo Emily Joan , Adams Samuel B. , Nunley James A. , Easley Mark E. , DeOrio James K. 
Published: December 2024

Category: Ankle; Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: While the utilization of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) for managing severe ankle osteoarthritis has become increasingly common, there has been a subsequent increase in the occurrence of revision TAA procedures due to implant failure. The INBONE II system has risen in popularity specifically for the use in revision TAA cases, however there has been limited patient performance data for this specific indication. Given the growing number of TAA revision procedures and increasing focus on motion-preserving salvage options, this study aims to comprehensively examine the clinical outcomes associated with revision TAA using the INBONE II system. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a group of 60 patients who underwent revision TAA with the INBONE II system. Detailed information was collected on patient demographics, implant characteristics, concurrent procedures, and complications. The implant survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: The study revealed high complication rates but generally fair clinical outcomes for revision TAA utilizing the INBONE II system. Complications were observed in 22 patients (36.7%), including persistent pain (n=6), nerve injury/impingement (n=5), infection (n=3), fracture (n=3), implant failure (n=3), impaired wound healing (n=2), and osteolysis (n=3). The three-year implant survivorship rate from reoperation was 92.0% [82.7%-100.0%] while the three-year survivorship rate from major complications was 90.4% [80.8%-100.0%]. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that revision TAA is an option to preserve joint function following primary TAA failure. Although there are high complication rates associated with revision TAA, patients generally fair clinical outcomes for revision TAA using the INBONE II system. Further study with longer-term follow-up is needed to ensure that revision TAA is durable at longer time intervals and remains a favorable option for the salvage of the failed total ankle.
HIF-1α mediates hypertension and vascular remodeling in sleep apnea via hippo–YAP pathway activation
Authors: Zhang Shoude , Zhao Yuan , Dong Zhanwei , Jin Mao , Lu Ying , Xu Mina , Pan Hong , Zhou Guojin , Xiao Mang 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Background
Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is associated with hypertension and vascular remodeling. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and the Hippo–YAP pathway are implicated in these processes, but their specific roles remain unclear. This study investigated the HIF-1α/Hippo-YAP pathway in SAS-related hypertension.

Methods
We established a rat model of SAS-induced hypertension via chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH). Rats were treated with siRNA targeting HIF-1α. Blood pressure, inflammation, oxidative stress, vascular remodeling, and VSMC function were assessed. In vitro experiments with A7r5 cells and human aortic smooth muscle cells (HAoSMCs) explored the effects of HIF-1α silencing and YAP1 overexpression.

Results
Compared with the control group, the CIH group presented significant increases in both HIF-1α and YAP1 expression, which correlated with increased blood pressure and vascular changes. HIF-1α silencing reduced hypertension, oxidative stress, inflammation, and the severity of vascular remodeling. Specifically, siRNA treatment for HIF-1α normalized blood pressure, decreased the levels of oxidative damage markers (increased SOD and decreased MDA), and reversed the changes in the levels of inflammatory markers (decreased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble E-selectin (sE-s)). Structural analyses revealed reduced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and collagen deposition, along with normalization of cellular markers, such as α-SMA and TGF-β1. Furthermore, the Hippo–YAP pathway appeared to mediate these effects, as evidenced by altered YAP1 expression and activity upon HIF-1α modulation.

Conclusions
Our findings demonstrate the significance of the HIF-1α/Hippo-YAP pathway in CIH-induced hypertension and vascular remodeling. HIF-1α contributes to these pathophysiological processes by promoting oxidative stress, inflammation, and aberrant VSMC behavior. Targeting this pathway could offer new therapeutic strategies for CIH-related cardiovascular complications in SAS patients.
Dapagliflozin in acute heart failure management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of safety and effectiveness
Authors: Raja Adarsh , Dogar Mata-e-Alla , Raja Sandesh , Shuja Muhammad Hamza , Amin Shafin Bin , Khelani Muskan , Fatima Urooj , Soomro Aiman , Habiba Ayesha , Mustafa Iqra , Zulfiqar Rakhshan , Asghar Muhammad Sohaib 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Background
Acute Heart Failure (AHF) presents as a serious pathophysiological disease with significant morbidity and mortality rates, requiring immediate medical intervention. Traditional treatment involves diuretics and vasodilators, but a subset of patients develop resistance due to acute cardiorenal syndrome. Dapagliflozin, categorized as a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), has emerged as a promising therapy for AHF, demonstrating substantial benefits in reducing both mortality and morbidity among patients. The purpose of this meta-analysis and systematic review is to determine dapagliflozin’s safety and efficacy in AHF patients.

Methods
In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic search across several databases (PubMed, Science Direct, and Cochrane Library) up to June 2024 to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared dapagliflozin with control treatments in patients with AHF. Key outcomes of interest included In-Hospital Cardiovascular mortality rates, duration of hospitalization, and instances of in-hospital worsening. Data extraction and quality assessment adhered to established protocols and the results were evaluated using Review Manager (RevMan Version 5.4.1) The assessment of bias risk follows the principles established in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.

Results
Five RCTs comprising 912 patients met the inclusion criteria. Dapagliflozin significantly reduced In-Hospital Cardiovascular mortality (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.36–0.88, p = 0.01, I²=26%) and 30-day hospital readmissions (RR 0.73, CI 0.54–0.99, p = 0.05, I²=7%). However, dapagliflozin did not significantly affect the length of hospital stay (MD -0.11, CI -0.73-0.51, p = 0.72, I²=60%) or the incidence of hypotension (RR 0.82, CI 0.36–1.84, p = 0.63, I²=0%). A significant weight change was observed (MD 0.93, CI 0.03–1.83, p = 0.04, I²=95%), which was resolved upon sensitivity analysis (MD 1.34, CI 1.02–1.66, p < 0.0001, I²=0%). No significant effects were found for worsening renal failure or changes in GFR in this study.

Conclusion
Dapagliflozin appears to be beneficial in reducing In-Hospital Cardiovascular mortality and 30-day hospital readmissions in AHF patients. Although it demonstrates potential, additional research is needed to establish its significance in AHF management. Further investigation with larger sample sizes, different doses, and comprehensive safety and cost-effectiveness is imperative to thoroughly evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of Dapagliflozin, underscoring the necessity for additional data to substantiate its role in managing patients with AHF.

Clinical trial number
Not applicable.