bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
تقييم الأداء المصرفي: دراسة عملية عن المصارف التجارية الليبية
Authors: فاخر مفتاح بوفرنة  , ادهم عبد المولى البرغثي  , إيهاب حمزة المسماري  
Published: December 2023

يهدف البحث إلى تقييم أداء المصارف التجارية الليبية من خلال نموذج التقييم CAMEL، ولتحقيق هدف البحث تم استخدام القوائم المالية للمصارف عينة البحث من سنة 2004 إلى سنة 2010 وقد تكونت عينة البحث من أربعة مصارف تجارية. وقد أظهرت النتائج أن المصارف التجارية الليبية هي مؤسسات ذات جودة عالية من خلال حصولها على متوسط درجة 1.5 وهي درجة أقل من 2 وفقأ لمقياس CAMEL. هذه النتائج تعني أن الأداء المصرفي في ليبيا كان جيداً خلال فترة الدراسة، بالرغم من تركيز هذه الدراسة فقط على المصارف التجارية الأربعة الأكبر في ليبيا. وبالتبعية، وبالرغم من تشابه المصارف الليبية، إلا أن عملية تعميم النتائج على كل المصارف أمر غير جائز، والمزيد من الأبحاث في ليبيا يتعين إجراؤها لعزل الكثير من الفروقات الحجم والملكية بين المصارف الليبية.
Association between Telomere Length and Geriatric Status in Centenarians
Authors: Eruslanova K. A. , Zhikrivetskaya S. O. , Kotovskaya Yu. V. , Tkacheva O. N. 
Published: December 2023

Aim. To evaluate the association between telomere length and frailty and individual geriatric syndromes in older adults. Materials and methods. The database of a hundred-year-old citizen of the city of Moscow was analyzed. The analysis was carried out using the data driven from the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), in particular, Age is not a Hindrance Scale, the Barthel index, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). DNA was isolated from frozen blood and a study of telomere length was performed. The comparison of telomere length in groups of patients with frailty and individual geriatric syndromes was carried out. Results. The study involved 60 people (98±1.8 years, 86.7% women). The analysis found no differences in telomere length in study participants with and without frailty, as well as in the analysis of individual geriatric syndromes. No correlation was found between telomere length and the results of comprehensive geriatric assessment scales. There was no difference in telomere length in patients who died within 3 years of follow-up and no. Conclusion. No relationship was found between telomere length and frailty. Thus, telomere length cannot be considered as a reliable biomarker of functional aging.
A Rest-frame Near-IR Study of Clumps in Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 Using JWST/NIRCam: Connection to Galaxy Bulges
Authors: Kalita Boris S. , Silverman John D. , Daddi Emanuele , Bottrell Connor , Ho Luis C. , Ding Xuheng , Yang Lilan 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
A key question in galaxy evolution has been the importance of the apparent “clumpiness” of high-redshift galaxies. Until now, this property has been primarily investigated in rest-frame UV, limiting our understanding of their relevance. Are they short-lived or are they associated with more long-lived massive structures that are part of the underlying stellar disks? We use JWST/NIRCam imaging from the Cosmic Evolution and Epoch of Reionization Survey to explore the connection between the presence of these “clumps” in a galaxy and its overall stellar morphology, in a mass-complete (

log

M

*

/

M

⊙

>
10.0

) sample of galaxies at 1.0 < z < 2.0. Exploiting the uninterrupted access to rest-frame optical and near-IR light, we simultaneously map the clumps in galactic disks across our wavelength coverage, along with measuring the distribution of stars among their bulges and disks. First, we find that the clumps are not limited to the rest-frame UV and optical, but are also apparent in near-IR with ∼60% spatial overlap. This rest-frame near-IR detection indicates that clumps would also feature in the stellar-mass distribution of the galaxy. A secondary consequence is that these will hence be expected to increase the dynamical friction within galactic disks leading to gas inflow. We find a strong negative correlation between how clumpy a galaxy is and strength of the bulge. This firmly suggests an evolutionary connection, either through clumps driving bulge growth or the bulge stabilizing the galaxy against clump formation, or a combination of the two. Finally, we find evidence of this correlation differing from rest-frame optical to near-IR, which could suggest a combination of varying formation modes for the clumps.
Black Hole Growth, Baryon Lifting, Star Formation, and IllustrisTNG
Authors: Voit G. Mark , Oppenheimer Benjamin D. , Bell Eric F. , Terrazas Bryan , Donahue Megan 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Quenching of star formation in the central galaxies of cosmological halos is thought to result from energy released as gas accretes onto a supermassive black hole. The same energy source also appears to lower the central density and raise the cooling time of baryonic atmospheres in massive halos, thereby limiting both star formation and black hole growth, by lifting the baryons in those halos to greater altitudes. One predicted signature of that feedback mechanism is a nearly linear relationship between the central black hole’s mass (M
BH) and the original binding energy of the halo’s baryons. We present the increasingly strong observational evidence supporting a such a relationship, showing that it extends up to halos of mass M
halo ∼ 1014
M
⊙. We then compare current observational constraints on the M
BH–M
halo relation with numerical simulations, finding that black hole masses in IllustrisTNG appear to exceed those constraints at M
halo < 1013
M
⊙ and that black hole masses in EAGLE fall short of observations at M
halo ∼ 1014
M
⊙. A closer look at IllustrisTNG shows that quenching of star formation and suppression of black hole growth do indeed coincide with black hole energy input that lifts the halo’s baryons. However, IllustrisTNG does not reproduce the observed M
BH–M
halo relation because its black holes gain mass primarily through accretion that does not contribute to baryon lifting. We suggest adjustments to some of the parameters in the IllustrisTNG feedback algorithm that may allow the resulting black hole masses to reflect the inherent links between black hole growth, baryon lifting, and star formation among the massive galaxies in those simulations.
DIISC-III. Signatures of Stellar Disk Growth in Nearby Galaxies
Authors: Padave Mansi , Borthakur Sanchayeeta , Gim Hansung B. , Thilker David , Jansen Rolf A. , Monkiewicz Jacqueline , Kennicutt Robert C. , Kauffmann Guinevere , Fox Andrew J. , Momjian Emmanuel , Heckman Timothy 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
We explore the growth of the stellar disks in 14 nearby spiral galaxies as part of the Deciphering the Interplay between the Interstellar medium, Stars, and the Circumgalactic medium (DIISC) survey. We study the radial distribution of specific star formation rates (sSFRs) and investigate the ratio of the difference in the outer and inner sSFRs (ΔsSFR = sSFRout – sSFRin) of the disk and the total sSFR, ΔsSFR/sSFR, to quantify disk growth. We find ΔsSFR/sSFR and the H i gas fraction to show a mild correlation of Spearman’s ρ = 0.30, indicating that star formation and disk growth are likely to proceed outward in galactic disks with high H i gas fractions. The H i gas fractions and ΔsSFR/sSFR of the galaxies also increase with the distance to the nearest L
⋆ neighbor, suggesting that galaxies are likely to sustain the cold gas in their interstellar medium and exhibit inside-out growth in isolated environments. However, the H i content in their circumgalactic medium (CGM), probed by the Lyα equivalent width (W
Lyα
) excess, is observed to be suppressed in isolated environments, as is apparent from the strong anticorrelation between the W
Lyα
excess and the distance to the fifth nearest L
⋆ neighbor (Spearman’s ρ = −0.62). As expected, W
Lyα
is also found to be suppressed in cluster galaxies. We find no relation between the W
Lyα
excess of the detected CGM absorber and ΔsSFR/sSFR, implying that the enhancement and suppression of the circumgalactic H i gas does not affect the direction in which star formation proceeds in a galactic disk or vice versa.
Opacities of S-type Stars: The Singlet B
1Π–X
1Σ+, B
1Π–A
1△, and C
1Σ+–X
1Σ+ Band Systems of ZrO
Authors: Bernath Peter F. , Bhusal Manish , Liévin Jacques 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The ZrO B
1Π–X
1Σ+, B
1Π–A
1Δ, and C
1Σ+–X
1Σ+ band systems are important opacity sources in the near-infrared and optical spectra of S-type stars. A total of 21 rovibronic bands with v″ ≤ 7 and

v
′
≤
5

were observed and fit for the B
1Π–X
1Σ+ transition, five bands for the 90ZrO B
1Π–A
1Δ transition and one band for the 90ZrO C
1Σ+–X
1Σ+ transition. All band systems were analyzed using high-temperature, high-resolution emission spectra collected at the National Solar Observatory (Kitt Peak). A modern spectroscopic analysis was performed using the PGOPHER program to provide updated spectroscopic constants. In general, we improve the accuracy of the line positions reported in the literature and slightly extend the vibrational analysis. Equilibrium molecular constants were then derived and combined with new ab initio calculations of transition dipole moment functions to produce line lists with line strengths.
Formation of Interstellar Complex Organic Molecules on Water-rich Ices Triggered by Atomic Carbon Freezing
Authors: Ferrero Stefano , Ceccarelli Cecilia , Ugliengo Piero , Sodupe Mariona , Rimola Albert 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The reactivity of interstellar carbon atoms (C) on water-dominated ices is one of the possible ways to form interstellar complex organic molecules (iCOMs). In this work, we report a quantum chemical study of the coupling reaction of C (3P) with an icy water molecule, alongside possible subsequent reactions with the most abundant closed-shell frozen species (NH3, CO, CO2, and H2), atoms (H, N, and O), and molecular radicals (OH, NH2, and CH3). We found that C reacts spontaneously with the water molecule, resulting in the formation of 3C–OH2, a highly reactive species due to its triplet electronic state. While reactions with the closed-shell species do not show any reactivity, reactions with N and O form CN and CO, respectively, the latter ending up in methanol upon subsequent hydrogenation. The reactions with OH, CH3, and NH2 form methanediol, ethanol, and methanimine, respectively, upon subsequent hydrogenation. We also propose an explanation for methane formation observed in experiments through additions of H to C in the presence of ices. The astrochemical implications of this work are: (i) atomic C on water ice is locked into 3C–OH2, making difficult the reactivity of bare C atoms on icy surfaces, contrary to what is assumed in current astrochemical models; and (ii) the extraordinary reactivity of 3C–OH2 provides new routes toward the formation of iCOMs in a nonenergetic way, in particular ethanol, the mother of other iCOMs once it is in the gas phase.
Rapid Optical Flares in the Blazar OJ 287 on Intraday Timescales with TESS
Authors: Kishore Shubham , Gupta Alok C. , Wiita Paul J. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
We have analyzed the optical light curves of the blazar OJ 287 obtained with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite over about 80 days from 2021 October 13 to December 31, with an unprecedented sampling of 2 minutes. Although significant variability has been found during the entire period, we have detected two exceptional flares with flux nearly doubling and then nearly tripling over 2 days in the middle of 2021 November. We went through the light-curve analysis using the excess variance, generalized Lomb–Scargle periodogram, and continuous autoregressive moving average methods and estimated the flux halving/doubling timescales. The most probable shortest variability timescale was found to be 0.38 days in the rising phase of the first flare. We briefly discuss some emission models for the variability in radio-loud active galactic nuclei that could be capable of producing such fast flares.
Dynamiques énergétiques en situation
Authors: Falgas Claude 
Published: December 2023

Des micro-résonances soutiennent parfois d’étonnantes évolutions, ce qui rappelle le travail de Laura Perls sur les « petites choses ». Plusieurs conditions doivent d’être réunies pour que se dévoilent les transformations : outre du temps et de l’attention à « faire corps » avec soi, la délicatesse dans l’action est indispensable. L’information à bas bruit émanant du corps doit être perçue et ce qui émerge à peine doit pouvoir s’affermir. Quand de multiples crises nous assaillent, il serait dommage que nos pratiques négligent cette façon de faire contact avec le vivant.
Review of the Disparities in Access to Pediatric Eye Care Among Low Socioeconomic Status and Underrepresented Racial Minority Groups Exacerbated by the Economic Downturn in Pediatric Ophthalmology
Authors: Lee Karen E. , Sussberg Jake A. , Nelson Leonard B. , Thuma Tobin B.T. 
Published: December 2023

Purpose:
To explore the association between race and socioeconomic status on health disparities in pediatric eye care, characterize the status of diversity within the pediatric ophthalmology workforce, and propose potential solutions to improve access to vision care, particularly for children from vulnerable populations.

Methods:
The major studies examining the socioeconomic and racial disparities in visual outcomes and the impact of diversity in the ophthalmology workforce were reviewed.

Results:
Currently, the pediatric ophthalmology workforce has limited racial diversity, and increasing the number of underrepresented in medicine providers has potential to improve access to pediatric eye care, particularly for underserved populations. Mobile eye clinics, school-based vision programs, and health literacy initiatives may engage communities to bring eye care directly to children and enhance follow-up.

Conclusions:
Families with lower socioeconomic status may represent a vulnerable population facing significant access to pediatric eye care barriers, particularly for asymptomatic pediatric eye conditions. Emphasis on strategies that directly engage communities and bring free vision care to families should be given to improve disparities in visual health outcomes. Ophthalmologists and pediatric ophthalmologists should be aware of the current racial underrepresentation within the pediatric ophthalmology workforce, and the importance of workforce diversity in accelerating physician–patient concordance and access to eye care.

[
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2024;61(3):172–178.]
Effective Decrease in Myopia Progression With Two Mechanisms of Management
Authors: Erdinest Nir , Atar-Vardi Maya , Lavy Itay , London Naomi , Landau David , Pras Eran , Morad Yair 
Published: December 2023

Purpose:
To ascertain the effectiveness of 0.01% atropine treatment to inhibit myopia progression and the possible additive potency with peripheral defocus contact lenses over 3 years and the rebound effect 1 year after cessation of treatment.

Methods:
This prospective study included 127 children aged 8 to 5 years, divided into three treatment groups: 0.01% atropine and single-vision spectacles (At+SV, n = 36), 0.01% atropine and peripheral defocus contact lens (At+PDCL, n = 30), and 0.01% atropine and dual-focus contact lens (At+DF, n = 25). A control group was prescribed single-vision spectacles (n = 36). Cycloplegic spherical equivalence refraction was measured every 6 months during 3 years of treatment and 1 year after cessation.

Results:

Myopia progression decreased over 3 years of treatment, more during the second and third years than the first year, to a statistically significant degree in the atropine groups (
P
< .01): in the first, second, and third years, respectively, −0.42 ± 0.34, −0.19 ± 0.18, −0.22 ± 0.19 diopters (D) in the At+SV group, −0.26 ± 0.21, −0.14 ± 0.37, and −0.15 ± 0.31 D in the At+PDCL group, and −0.22 ± 0.15, −0.15 ± 0.22, and −0.11 ± 0.14 D in the At+DF group. Myopia progressed 1 year after cessation of treatment: −0.29 ± 0.28 D in the At+SV group, −0.13 ± 0.28 D in the At+PDCL group, and −0.09 ± 0.18 D in the At+DF group. After 3 years, there was no statistically significant difference in myopia progression between the At+SV and At+PDCL or At+DF groups (
P
< .05).

Conclusions:
Low-dose atropine has been substantiated in this cohort as an effective treatment to decelerate myopia progression over 3 years, more effective in the second and third years of treatment. The combination treatment did not exhibit a statistically significant advantage over monotherapy in this cohort. The At+DF group exhibited a statistically lower rebound effect than the At+SV group.

[
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2024;61(3):204–210.]
New 200° Single-Capture Color Red-Green-Blue Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging Technology: First Clinical Experience
Authors: Stanga Paulo Eduardo , Bravo Francisco Javier Valentin , Reinstein Ursula Inge , Stanga Sebastian Francis Eduardo 
Published: December 2023

Background and Objective:
We investigated the additive clinical benefits of a new ultra-widefield (UWF) red-green-blue (RGB) imaging technology.

Patients and Methods:
This was a retrospective, observational, single-center study of 86 consecutive patients (172 eyes). UWF red-green (RG) and RGB images were taken using a new Optos California (Optos Plc). This scanning laser ophthalmoscope uses wavelengths of 635 nm, 532 nm, and 488 nm for the red (R), green (G), and blue laser (B), respectively. The same device can image both in UWF RG and RGB simultaneously.

Results:
The new Optos California provides a well-balanced, three-channel color image that is clinically useful in imaging and identifying vitreoretinal, retinal, and chorioretinal pathologies. The combination of the images captured by each laser source produces a final composite image that more accurately reflects the natural colors of the fundus. The addition of blue light provides additional detail to visualize the vitreoretinal interface and superficial retina, both within the posterior pole and in the periphery.

Conclusions:
This new device allows for both RG and RGB imaging of the retina, providing valuable information on the anatomy of the vitreoretinal interface, retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and their abnormalities. Both techniques complement each other and can be useful in daily practice, allowing clinicians to choose the preferred imaging technique depending on specific findings and conditions.

[
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
2023;54:714–718.]
A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Depression among Alcoholics, among Patients, Admitted to Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Dimapur, Nagaland
Authors: Ao Nukshijungla 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Background:
Alcohol abuse is a significant global burden. Many families have been affected, and many are victims of its abuse. The effect ripple down not only in the life of the person abusing alcohol but also to the immediate and extended family members, which can be multiple and detrimental. Depression is one of the effects which can lead to further alcohol abuse. A vicious cycle is observed among the individual abusing alcohol, which in turn affects the other family members of the individual. Depression symptoms are common in alcohol abusing patients of all ages and are much more common than the diagnosable depressive disorder.

Aims and Objectives:
The current study aims to assess the prevalence of depression among alcoholics, among inpatients and also find the associations between the prevalence of depression and selected socio and clinical demographic variables. Materials and Methods: The method adopted by the study was descriptive study method using the total enumerative sampling technique. The CAGE questionnaire was used to screen out the patients for level of dependence. The tool used is the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-) to assess the prevalence. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the study.

Results:
The study results revealed that 74.2% of the participants were depressed widely distributed in all the levels with severity assessed by the PHQ9 questionnaire. The study also indicated that a family history of alcohol abuse is significantly associated with the prevalence of depression among alcoholics. The study result strongly indicates that depression is very much prevalent among alcoholics, along with other multiple co morbidities.

Conclusion:
Patients abusing alcohol needs continuous and regular assessment for early identification and adopts strategies for the management of the same. The management of depressive symptoms through the adoption of various therapies such as psychotherapy, other alternative systems of therapies and recreational therapies are much recommended. The treating health care team should consider strongly the use of pharmacological means, if the patient is found to be having depression, in the course of treatment in the hospital.
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Women Working in the Beauty Salon Industry: A Study from Assam
Authors: Saikia Priyanka , Banerjee Indrajeet , Sobhana H. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Introduction:
Women working in the informal sectors such as the beauty salon industries are at risk for problems such as job insecurity, exploitation, and poor health facilities. The mental health of these women has not been adequately researched. This article assesses the mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress) status and the job stress of women working in the beauty salon industry.

Materials and Methods:
This is a descriptive research study. A total of 60 women working in the registered beauty salons under the Tezpur and Jorhat Municipal Board were included in the study using a purposive sampling method. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales and Job Stress Scale were administered to study.

Results:
The prevalence of depression and anxiety among the participants were found to be at 34.2% and 39.74% which indicates at a severe level. The stress level was found to be 13.3% which signifies that participants have mild levels of stress. Mental health status and job stress were found to have a significant positive correlation with stress, anxiety, and depression. Anxiety was found to be significantly influenced by job stress.

Conclusion:
Depression, anxiety, and stress issues of women working in the beauty salon industry need to be addressed. This study provides further insights to understand the depression, anxiety, and stress of the women working in the beauty salon industry as the women from this section are usually neglected although they play a role in transforming individuals overall image.
Annual Detection Rate of Enteric Adenovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Pediatric Patients and Average Sunlight Intensity: A Medical Meteorological Study from an Indochina Country
Authors: Joob Beuy , Wiwanitkit Viroj 
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT

Objective:
Viral gastroenteritis is an important clinical problem. This disease is common in many developing countries and becomes important considerations in tropical pediatrics. Of several diseases, enteric adenovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis is an important disease. The effect of meteorological factors on the disease is an interesting issue. The effect of rainfall and temperature is well mentioned.

Materials and Methods:
Here, the authors reviewed publicly accessible data on the annual detection rate of acute gastroenteritis caused by an enteric adenovirus in pediatric patients in an Indochina nation. The relationship with sunlight intensity, an important meteorological factor, is assessed.

Results:
The detection rate of enteric adenovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients is nonsignificantly positively related to average annual sunlight intensity (r = 0.138).

Conclusion:
The association between annual detection rate of enteric adenovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis in pediatric patients and average sunlight intensity is detected.