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Studying the Effect of Composition on the Crystal Structure, Optical Properties, and Photogenerated Current Carriers Lifetimes in AgxCu1 – xGaSe2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) Solid Solutions
Authors: Rakitin V. V. , Gapanovich M. V. , Lutsenko D. S. , Nazarov V. B. , Stanchik A. V. , Gremenok V. F. , Kabyliatski A. V. 
Published: October 2024

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A set of AgxCu1 – xGaSe2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) solid solution powders has been prepared by solid-state synthesis. Using a combination of X-ray diffraction analysis and Raman spectroscopy, it has been found that the samples have a single-phase tetragonal structure (space group I-42d). It has been shown that their crystal lattice parameters do not follow Vegard’s law up to x ≈ 0.4. It has been revealed that the band gap of the samples also changes nonlinearly: initially it decreases and then increases. Studies of the low-temperature luminescence and microwave photoconductivity decay spectra have shown that a set of samples with x of 0 to ~0.4 and further in the region with x > 0.4 is characterized by an increase in the photogenerated current carrier lifetime in AgxCu1 – xGaSe2 powders. The observed effect is apparently attributed to the replacement of deep charge carrier traps, such as selenium vacancies, by shallower cation vacancies.
Novel search for light dark photon in the forward experiments at the LHC
Authors: Kim Yeong Gyun , Lee Kang Young , Nam Soo-hyeon 
Published: October 2024

AbstractWe propose a novel approach for discovering a light dark photon in the forward experiments at the LHC, including the SND@LHC and the FASER experiments. Assuming the dark photon is lighter than twice the electron mass and feebly interacts with ordinary matter, it is long-lived enough to pass through 100 m of rock in front of the forward experiments and also through the detector targets. However, some portion of them could be converted into an electron-positron pair inside the detector through their interaction with the detector target, leaving an isolated electromagnetic shower as a clear new physics signature of the dark photon. With copiously produced dark photons from neutral pion decays in the forward region of the LHC, we expect to observe sizable events inside the detector. Our estimation shows that more than 10 signal events of the dark photon could be observed in the range of kinetic mixing parameter, $$6.2\times 10^{-5} \lesssim \epsilon \lesssim 2\times 10^{-1}$$

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Measurement of tritium production in the helium cooled pebble bed test blanket module mock-up at JET during DTE2
Authors: Fonnesu N. , Angelone M. , Loreti S. , Pillon M. , Villari R. , Batistoni P. , Colangeli A. , Flammini D. , Lungaroni M. , Moro F. , Noce S. , Previti A. , Litaudon X. ,   JET Contributors
Published: October 2024

AbstractQuite often, detectors for measuring nuclear performance and radiation quantities of relevance in fusion experiments are requested to withstand harsh working conditions due to intense neutron and gamma radiation fields. High temperature constitutes a further harsh element in some locations of the machine, where it is necessary to perform some on-line measurements, as expected in the breeding blanket. This is an essential component in future fusion power plants to provide tritium self-sufficiency and its performance must be continuously monitored. Some Test Blanket Modules (TBMs) will be installed in ITER to provide the first experimental data to validate the predictions on tritium production and recovery. In the meantime, within EUROfusion program, the mock-up of the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed Test Blanket Module (HCPB TBM), previously used for the TBM experiment at the Frascati Neutron Generator (FNG), had been installed at JET to test some detectors and for benchmarking numerical codes used for breeding blanket assessment during DTE2 campaign. A diamond detector, calibrated to measure the tritium production through neutron detection inside the HCPB TBM mock-up, was tested during some plasma pulses of the DTE2 campaign at JET. The main outcome is that, as far as neutron emission rate is below 1015 s−1, neutrons are properly detected along the plasma discharge evolution by TBM diamond detector, consistently with the JET neutron monitor KN1. Moreover, the amount of tritium measured (E) is 1.40 × 10–12 tritons per source neutron and the comparison with MCNP radiation transport simulation (C) gives a ratio C/E = 0.77. Such measurements, considered promising, and their comparison with calculations are discussed in the present work. Criticalities emerged are analyzed and some improvements proposed with the main purpose of speeding up signal processing to make the system capable of working at higher plasma neutron emission rates.
The Emergence of Modern Prose Narrative in Iraq: Maḥmūd Aḥmad al-Sayyid and the Search for Form
Authors: Bahoora Haytham 
Published: October 2024

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This paper examines the efforts of the early twentieth century writer Mahmud Ahmad al-Sayyid (1903–1937) to remake literary culture in Iraq. Al-Sayyid’s essays advocated abandoning what he characterized as socially disinterested and decorative prose, urging Arab writers to embrace a literature of social commitment. Al-Sayyid charted a path that sought to distance Arabic cultural production from European influence, envisioning literary rebirth through the politics of anti-colonialism and by establishing solidarity with other colonized peoples. Yet these efforts were itinerant and often contradictory. Al-Sayyid’s circuitous path toward an embrace of the realist short story embodies the complexities of cultural formation during a dramatic historical shift. Aesthetically, these complexities manifest in the syncretism of al-Sayyid’s fiction, which engaged with and reproduced extant Arabic literary forms and themes. This article historicizes the emergence of a modern prose tradition in Iraq through critical assessments of the early modern Iraqi maqāmah and the short prose form of the ruʾyā, arguing that the circulations of these local forms were critical to the making of the reformist prose of al-Sayyid. It then examines the novella Jalāl Khālid, arguing that the text’s formal indeterminacy and narration of romantic and revolutionary failure inscribes an ironic stance toward the project of the nation and its aesthetic corollary, the novel. Finally, the article analyzes al-Sayyid’s short story “Sakrān” (1929), which is emblematic of a decades-long realist trend in Iraqi prose fiction that reoriented Iraqi prose toward a global trend of literary realism in the global south.
On Freedom-Loving Roosters and Beloved Goats: Animals, Humans, and Iraqi Narrative Prose 1948–1954
Authors: Bashkin Orit 
Published: October 2024

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This article explores the relationships between humans and animals in Iraqi prose fiction from the 1940s and 1950s. It argues that Iraqi authors wrote about animals to underline not only the inhumane conditions in the nation’s rural regions but also the inhumanity of urban existence, which was associated with greed, deception, the absence of family and ethical values, and social death. More specifically, the article studies two short stories: ʿAbd al-Malik Nūrī’s (1921–1992) “The South Wind” (“Rīḥ al-janūb”), and Shalōm (Shālūm) Darwīsh’s (1913–1997) “A Convoy from the Countryside” (“Qāfilah min al-rīf”). Both stories suggest that animals have emotions, and in both, the act of urbanization involves a woman’s sacrifice of an animal. The pairing of these two stories accentuates the need for class-based, anti-sectarian and ecocritical readings of Iraqi narrative prose. Reading texts written by Iraqis of various religions liberates such texts from impositions created by nationalists and from their insistence on allegorical meanings. What determines the humans’ fate in these stories is not their religion but rather their environment, their dwelling in southern Iraq, their relation to capital (and lack thereof), their family relations, and the very meaningful roles animals play in their lives.
Shādhil Ṭāqah’s Elegy for Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb
Authors: Thompson Levi 
Published: October 2024

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Iraqi poet and statesman Shādhil Ṭāqah (d. 1974) published an elegy in a 1965 issue of the Beirut journal al-Ādāb for fellow poet Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb (d. 1964) titled “Intiṣār Ayyūb” (Job’s Victory). This article attends to how the elegy’s content reflects the poet’s relationship with Sayyāb as well as how it pays homage to Sayyāb’s novel approach to Arabic prosody. Outside of one book-length study of Ṭāqah’s poetry by Bushrā al-Bustānī (2010) and the comments found at the end of Ṭāqah’s collected works edited by Saʿd al-Bazzāz (1977), his poetry has remained relatively unaddressed even in Arabic scholarship. The study thus introduces a key poem from this important but mostly forgotten poet to Anglophone readers while also situating Ṭāqah as a member in the coterie of modernists who became active during and following their time at the Baghdad Teachers College in the late 1940s, a group that included Ṭāqah, Sayyāb, Nāzik al-Malāʾikah (d. 2007), ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Bayātī (d. 1999), and others. Overall, the article establishes Ṭāqah’s work within its Iraqi context as well as within the broader Arabic literary milieu of the 1960s in the Mashriq, situating Ṭāqah as an important contributor to the development of modernist Arabic poetry.
The Riḥlahs and Road Trips of Modern Iraqi Literature: Ṣafāʾ Khulūṣī’s Abū Nuwās fī Amrīkā
Authors: Olsen Pelle Valentin , Schine Rachel 
Published: October 2024

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This article situates the 1955 novel Abū Nuwās fī Amrīkā by Ṣafāʾ Khulūṣī as an exemplar of and commentary on the dynamics of twentieth-century Iraqi cultural production. Drawing on Margaret Litvin’s application of “travel literature readings” to modern diasporic and expatriate literatures, it analyzes the novel’s protagonist—in the form of a reincarnated, radically reformed version of the Abbasid-era poet Abū Nuwās—as engaging in a “riḥlah-road-trip,” traversing the United States alongside an anonymous narrator. Rather than fashioning a conservative extension of the pre- and early modern riḥlah genre, in view of the author’s historical moment and works, this article argues that Khulūṣī parodies this genre by constructing critical distance and building intertextuality simultaneously. Khulūṣī draws on riḥlahs of the past, in which Iraq is represented as an advanced cosmopolitan destination, to speak to Iraq’s future as a differently globalized, modernizing state that grapples with its perceived temporal and cultural regress, much like the novel’s time-traveling protagonist.
A critical appraisal of South African oncology pharmacy standards: A comparison with international best practice standards
Authors: Botha Ruan , Brouwer Derk , Nelson Gill 
Published: October 2024

Introduction The demand for oncology pharmacy services is set to increase as the burden of cancer rises in sub-Saharan Africa. Oncology pharmacists may be exposed to antineoplastic drugs (ADs) and need comprehensive health and safety guidelines. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the local oncology pharmacy practice standards, by critically evaluating them against international best practice standards. Methods We compared the Independent Clinical Oncology Network (ICON) administration of ADs standards resource document (ICON standards) and Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) standards with the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) Standards for the safe handling of cytotoxics, and the Quality standard for the oncology pharmacy service (QuaPos), using 10 domains: transport of ADs, working arrangements, education and training, engineering controls, use of personal protective equipment, risk management, medical monitoring of personnel, cleaning procedures, accident management and documentation, labelling and checking procedures. Results The ICON standards align closely with international best practice standards, but the GPP standards focus only briefly on the compounding of ADs.The GPP standards are outdated and some of the stipulations are erroneous. Oncology pharmacists would do better to adhere to the more comprehensive ICON standards, although these standards also need to be updated in line with best practice. Conclusion Revising and improving both these local standards in consultation with key role players in the oncology pharmacy industry will go a long way in protecting the health and safety of oncology pharmacists in South Africa.
Giant Cell Tumor of the Synovial Pod of the Third Toe on the Right Foot: Report of a Case
Authors: Grimaldi-Valencia Carlos Enrique , Celis-Ochoa Alberto , Ramírez-García José Juan , Flores-Vargas Gilberto , Padilla-Raygoza Nicolás 
Published: October 2024

Background: The giant cell tumor of the tendon pod is a benign neoplasia that can be present in any bone or tendon pod. Its etiology is unknown. Nevertheless, it is related to a chronic inflammatory process. It usually occurs in women between the third and fifth decade as a palpable and painless mass and slow growth, although it can be deformed and lead to limb loss. Case presentation: In this report, we present the case of an 11-year-old male patient, which began on June 21, 2020, with a blunt trauma. An ultrasound was performed, reporting compatible data with synovial sarcoma. Magnetic resonance was requested, with mass evidence in soft tissues in central and planting portions. A surgical procedure with a split and biopsy of the mass was carried out. The specimen was sent to the Pathology Department, leading to a diagnosis of a giant cell tumor of the tendon pod. Conclusions: The giant cell tumor of the tendon pod is rare. However, in some cases, it is crucial to consider it as a differential diagnosis. The surgical management of this entity has proven to reduce recurrence rates.
Value-based digital health: A systematic literature review of the value elements of digital health care
Authors: Merino Marisa , del Barrio Jaime , Nuño Roberto , Errea María 
Published: October 2024

Objective To carry out a systematic literature review to identify the Value Based Digital Health elements. Methods The search for records was carried out for the period 2012 to January 2024, in two main databases, EMBASE and Scopus. Records were limited to studies published since 2012. Studies presented either a conceptual framework on the concept of Value-Based Digital Health (VBDH), or results from an empirical work to generate evidence on the value of digital health, or a combination of both. The characteristics of the study, the type of digital health and measures and/or their value elements included, are synthesized and interpreted. To synthetize information, the patient journey phases are used as themes, where the identified value elements are allocated. This is analyzed by type of agent (of the general healthcare framework). Results The search yielded a total of 606 abstracts for screening. In the end, 67 studies were finally included for data extraction. VBDH elements are presented by phases of the patient journey and by agent. Despite the high heterogeneity of patients, theoretical and empirical works converge in elements such as the value of patient-centered care, education (health literacy) in the use of new digital health technologies, mechanisms to increase patient confidence and their participation in the health decision-making processes, or the importance of collecting patients’ reported outcomes and experiences, among other elements. The review also found empty areas among theoretical and empirical studies, where no VBDH elements were identified. Conclusion This systematic review identified the theoretical and empirical elements to measure the value of digital health and provides a framework of VBDH elements. Some of the theoretical elements are actually used in practice. Others, however, despite being relevant from a theoretical point of view, do not seem to be measured empirically. This work provides researchers of a source, for consultation, of value based digital health elements. This is helpful for improving the measurement of the value of digital health.
An assessment of the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the modified Gordon pin infection classification system
Authors: Bafor Anirejuoritse , Skals Regitze Gyldenholm , Shen Ming , Iobst Christopher A , Rahbek Ole , Kold Søren , Fridberg Marie 
Published: October 2024

Objectives A grading system deployed for continuous at-home monitoring of pin sites would potentially increase the chances of early detection of pin-site infections and the commencement of early treatment. The first five grades of the Modified Gordon Pin Site Classification Scheme (MGS) meet the criteria for a visual-only, digital assessment-based grading system. The aim of this study was to assess the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the first five grades of the MGS from digital images. Methods We graded 1082 pin sites from 572 digital photographs of patients who underwent external fixator treatment for various conditions using the first five grades of the MGS classification scheme. Percent agreement and kappa values were calculated to determine the inter- and intra-rater agreement. Results were also grouped into two categories: “good” consisting of MGS grades 0–2 and “bad” made up of grades 3 and 4 for sensitivity analysis. We also analyzed reliability based on color only using MGS grades 0 and 2. Results A total of 843 of the 1082 pin sites were scored by all raters. There was moderate reliability between raters with a Fleiss kappa value of 0.48 [CI 0.45, 0.51]. The reliability remained moderate based on grouping into “good’ versus “bad” and based on color with Fleiss kappa values of 0.48 [CI 0.45, 0.52] and 0.45 [CI 0.42, 0.49], respectively. Intra-rater reliability demonstrated substantial agreement with kappa values of 0.63. Conclusion Scoring pin sites from digital images with the MGS demonstrated only moderate inter-rater reliability. Modifying the use of digital photos is needed for at-home monitoring of pin sites.
Professional Commitment of 8-Year Medical Doctoral Degree Program Students in China: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy, Learning Engagement, and Academic Performance
Authors: Lu Yao , Tong Kuang , Wen Mingang , Gong Yanyan , Zhuang Dan , Zhu Hanyi 
Published: October 2024

BACKGROUND Studying the professional commitment of a student in an 8-year medical training program of China, especially its association with academic performance, can enhance the understanding of professional loyalty in future doctors. This study aimed to investigate the self-efficacy, academic performance, professional commitment, and learning engagement of 8-year program medical students, and explore the mediating roles of professional commitment and learning engagement on the associations between self-efficacy and academic performance. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study in a Chinese medical university and collected the General Self-Efficacy Scale, Professional Commitment of Undergraduates Scales, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student from self-reported students. Academic performance was ascertained using course examination scores in the most recent year. We conducted a structural equation model (SEM) analysis to examine the mediating roles of professional commitment and learning engagement on the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance. RESULTS A total number of 402 medical students were included in this study. Students in the clinical practice stage had significantly lower professional commitment and learning engagement than students in the pre-medical and medical course stages. The professional commitment of students from low-income families was significantly lower than that of students from high-income families. Professional commitment and learning engagement were mediators in the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to investigate professional commitment among students in the China 8-year medical program. Professional commitment plays an intermediary role between self-efficacy and academic performance.
ProEnd: a comprehensive database for identifying HbYX motif-containing proteins across the tree of life
Authors: Salcedo-Tacuma David , Howells Giovanni D. , McHose Coleman , Gutierrez-Diaz Aimer , Schupp Jane , Smith David M. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe proteasome plays a crucial role in cellular homeostasis by degrading misfolded, damaged, or unnecessary proteins. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of proteasome activity is vital, particularly the interaction with activators containing the hydrophobic-tyrosine-any amino acid (HbYX) motif. Here, we present ProEnd, a comprehensive database designed to identify and catalog HbYX motif-containing proteins across the tree of life. Using a simple bioinformatics pipeline, we analyzed approximately 73 million proteins from 22,000 reference proteomes in the UniProt/SwissProt database. Our findings reveal the widespread presence of HbYX motifs in diverse organisms, highlighting their evolutionary conservation and functional significance. Notably, we observed an interesting prevalence of these motifs in viral proteomes, suggesting strategic interactions with the host proteasome. As validation two novel HbYX proteins found in this database were experimentally tested by pulldowns, confirming that they directly interact with the proteasome, with one of them directly activating it. ProEnd’s extensive dataset and user-friendly interface enable researchers to explore the potential proteasomal regulator landscape, generating new hypotheses to advance proteasome biology. This resource is set to facilitate the discovery of novel therapeutic targets, enhancing our approach to treating diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and cancer.
Predicting clinical outcomes in chronic hepatitis B patients receiving nucleoside analogues and pegylated interferon alpha: a hematochemical and clinical analysis
Authors: Xu Shuang , Ye Xiao-Ting , Zhang Dong , Dong Pu , Wu Yang-He , Pan Chen-Wei 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe best antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) poses a complex challenge. The treatment effect of the combination of nucleoside analogues (NAs) and pegylated interferon alpha (PegIFN) was still in debate.MethodsWe studied patients treated with NAs and PegIFN-2b at our institution from November 2019 to January 2022. Logistic regression identified independent factors influencing clinical cure. The predictive accuracy of the formula was assessed using the Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve at different time points (before therapy, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks into treatment).ResultsA total of 120 patients were enrolled in the final analysis. Among the cohort of patients under study, 71 (59.1%) patients had clinical cure while 49 (40.9%) patients did not. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at baseline and age were the powerful variables predicting the clearance of HBsAg. The area under the ROC (AUC) was 0.907 for pre-treatment predictive model, 0.958 for 12-week predictive model and 0.747 for 24-week predictive model.ConclusionThis study provided predictive formulas for clinical cure, offering valuable insights for CHB treatment. PegIFN and NAs exhibited efficacy. Future research that explores additional factors, such as HBV genotype, in a larger cohort study is needed.