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Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and its relation to microvascular complication in geriatric patients with diabetes: a case-controlled study
Authors: Eissa Marwa Sayed , Abou-ElEzz Sahar , Kanzel Samar Mohsen , Mady Mohamed 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Background
Diabetes mellitus is a complex chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defective insulin secretion, defective insulin action, or both. Chronic hyperglycemia related to diabetes can lead to end-organ dysfunction or failure, and changes related to diabetes involving arterioles and capillaries are responsible for long-term microvascular complications in diabetic patients. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel, simple, and inexpensive marker of subclinical inflammation.

Aim of work
To evaluate the possibility that neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) could be used as a predictor of microvascular complications during follow-up of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.

Patients and methods
Sixty elderly diabetes patients ≥ 65 years old, diagnosed 16 according to ADA criteria, were collected from the endocrine clinic in Kasr El-Ainy Hospital. For every patient, full history and examination were done (including 18 neurological and fundus examinations). Labs (CBC with a differential in blood and 19 albumin/creatinine ratio in urine) were done and the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio.

Results
We found that NLR has a statistically significant difference in the detection of nephropathy and retinopathy. There is a significant correlation between nephropathy and NL ratio in all patients (r = 0.44, P < 0.001). Elderly diabetic patients (with or without hypertension) with microvascular complications had a higher NLR value than those without complications.

Conclusion
NLR value can be used as a non-invasive simple marker for predicting microvascular complications in elderly diabetics with/without hypertension.
Expression of Fascin and SALL4 in odontogenic cysts and tumors: an immunohistochemical appraisal.
Authors: Kulkarni Spoorti , Alampally Harishanker , Guddattu Vasudev , Rodrigues Gabriel , Carnelio Sunitha 
Published: December 2022

Background: Various stemness markers (SOX2, OCT4, and NANOG) have been studied in odontogenic cysts and tumors. However, studies on SALL4 having similar properties of stemness has not been documented. Additionally, insight into fascin as a migratory molecule is less explored. In this study, the expression of SALL4 and fascin were evaluated in ameloblastoma, adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT), odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), dentigerous cyst (DC), radicular cyst (RC), and calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC). Methods: Semi-quantitative analysis of fascin and SALL4 immuno-positive cells was done in a total of 40 cases of ameloblastoma (11 plexiform, 12 follicular, 12 unicystic, and 5 desmoplastic) variants, 6 cases of AOT, 15 each of OKC, DC, RC and 5 of COC. Chi-square test was applied to evaluate the association between SALL4 and fascin expression in odontogenic cysts and tumors. Results: Fascin immunopositivity was observed in peripheral ameloblast-like cells, and weak or absent in stellate reticulum-like cells. A moderate to weak immune-reactivity to SALL4 was observed in the cytoplasm of ameloblastoma, epithelial cells of dentigerous and radicular cysts, having a marked inflammatory infiltrate, which is an interesting observation. COC and AOT had negative to weak expressions. No recurrence has been reported. Conclusions: Expression of fascin in ameloblastomas elucidate their role in motility and localized invasion. Its expression in less aggressive lesions like DC, COC, AOT will incite to explore the other functional properties of fascin. SALL4 expression in the cytoplasm of odontogenic cysts and tumors may represent inactive or mutant forms which requires further validation.
Impact of serum leptin and adiponectin levels on breast cancer in postmenopausal Iraqi women: an observational Study
Authors: A. Abd Mohammed , A. Abbas Shaymaa , G. Shareef Laith 
Published: December 2022

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor and the second most significant cause of death for women in Iraq, behind cardiovascular diseases. Obesity has been linked to a substantial increase in the risk of breast cancer. Adipose tissue functions as an endocrine gland, controlling the body's metabolism by secreting adipokines, which play a significant role in metabolism and inflammatory reactions. Methods: Overall, 90 postmenopausal women participated in this research. Of these, 60 patients with breast cancer were recruited at Baghdad's Oncology Teaching Hospital between October 2021 and February 2022: 30 were obese with a body mass index (BMI) of > 30 kg/m2 (group 1), and 30 were not obese (group 2). The third group consisted of 30 participants without breast cancer or obesity (group 3). Each person donated five milliliters of venous blood. The blood levels of adiponectin and leptin are determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. Results: Control individuals who were not obese (group 3) had greater blood adiponectin levels than patients with cancer who were both obese and non-obese (groups 1 and 2), with no significant difference in serum adiponectin levels seen between groups 1 and 2. The findings also showed that group 1 (patients with breast cancer and obesity) had greater serum leptin levels than both group 2 (patients with breast cancer without obesity) and the control group (group 3), with no significant difference in serum leptin levels between groups 2 and 3. Conclusions: Adiponectin levels in the blood of women with breast cancer and obesity were low which may be due to high BMI, which reduces adiponectin's protective effects. Conversely, Leptin levels were more significant in the blood of women with breast cancer and obesity than in the control group, which may be due to its pro-inflammatory effects in obesity, among other variables.
SEMANTIC AND SYNTACTIC FEATURES OF PREPOSITIONAL CASE FORMS OF THE LEXEME “STATE” IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE (BASED ON LEO TOLSTOY’S PROSE)
Authors: Kabanova Svetlana A. 
Published: December 2022

The close attention of linguists to the anthropocentric approach in linguistics has been observed in recent decades. Constructions with the meaning of the subject state are the subject of research within the framework of this approach. The semantics of the state is expressed by two-part and one-part constructions. The subject of consideration are analytical substantive constructions with the meaning of the subjective state. Illustrative material is from the works of Leo Tolstoy selected and using the continuous sampling method, the descriptive method and the method of syntactic transformations analyzed.
Research results. The prepositional-case forms of “state” lexeme used as part of related combinations of different types that perform predicative and non-predicative functions are analyzed. The right and left distributors of this substantive form depending on each specific meaning are considered. The analyzed forms represent the realization of the semantics of the subject’s state, manifested primarily in the comparison of the sphere of personality-impersonality; the state of a subject is characterized as positive or negative, depending on whether we are talking about the physical, mental or functional state of the person. As a grammatical component of a compound verbal predicate, combinations with the word state indicate the subject’s ability to perform actions or its absence, due to the presence of appropriate skills or emotional state.
ALLUSIVE PROPER NAMES WITH COMMON SEMANTICS “TEACHER” IN MODERN ENGLISH
Authors: Pospelova Nadezda V. 
Published: December 2022

The relevance of the work is determined by the increased interest in the functioning of allusive proper names in the literary text. The scientific novelty lies in the consideration of the thematic group of allusive proper names with the general semantics of “teacher” in a linguocultural way.
The purpose of the study is to study the features of the functioning of allusive proper names with the semantics of “teacher” in modern English.
Materials and methods: descriptive method, definitional analysis, contextual analysis and semantization.
Results of the study. Definitional, contextual analysis allows you to identify a set of semas with which it is possible to describe a thematic group with the general semantics “teacher”; and define figurative meanings. These allusive proper names have the status of monovalence, because the main property “kind of educational activity” is actualized. The AIS in question are becoming vivid expressions of both the world and national culture of Great Britain. In the process of semantic transformation, the studied units become closer to common names, while the volume of meaning expands, the name becomes generalizing, which contributes to a deeper reading of the text.
Practical implications: theoretical and practical courses on intercultural communication, linguistic and country studies, stylistics, onomastics.
ENGLISH EMOTIVES IN TABASARAN TRANSLATION ALISAH AYLAMATNAN VILAYATDI
Authors: Kasimova Rumina N. , Shakhemirova Svetlana V. 
Published: December 2022

The article gives a general description of interjection as an emotive. Approaches and techniques of translating interjections from English into Tabasaran are considered on the example of L. Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and its Tabasaran translation Alisah Aylamatnan Vilayatdi performed by G. Omarova. The relevance of the research lies in the increased attention to the languages of small nations and the issue of translation. The lack of a theoretical basis for the theory and practice of translation into Tabasaran is the main problem of the study. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of Tabasaran translation as well as the main methods of translation. The research methods are the analytical review, analysis of the scientific literature on the problem of interjection classification and the comparative method that allows to highlight the linguistic features of the original language and translation most vividly, being the basis to analyze the linguistic and cultural and cognitive plans.
Results of the study. The most popular ways of translating primary interjections into the Tabasaran language are equivalent with elements of tripling, transcription, compensation and omission. The most popular ways of translating secondary interjections into the Tabasaran language are modulation, integral transformation, equivalent translation, addition and omission.
Signaling Service Quality Through Queue Disclosure
Authors: Guo Pengfei , Haviv Moshe , Luo Zhenwei , Wang Yulan 
Published: December 2022

Problem definition: We consider a single-server queueing system where service quality is either high or low. The server, who knows its exact quality level, can signal this quality information to customers by revealing or concealing its queue length. Based on this queue disclosure action and the observed queue length in the case of a revealed queue, customers decide whether to join the system. Academic/practical relevance: The queue disclosure action is regarded as a signal indicating the service quality. Methodology: We develop a signaling game and adopt the sequential equilibrium concept to solve it. We further apply the perfect sequential equilibrium as an equilibrium-refinement criterion. Results: In our baseline model, where all of the customers are uninformed of service quality, the pure-strategy perfect sequential equilibrium is always a pooling one, except at several discrete values of market size (measured by the potential arrival rate). When the market size is below a certain threshold, both high- and low-quality servers adopt queue concealment; otherwise, both types of servers adopt queue revelation. We also consider a general scenario in which the market is composed of both quality informed and uninformed customers. Under this setting, when the server conceals the queue, we can fully characterize customers’ equilibrium queueing strategies and the corresponding effective arrival rates. The unique sequential equilibrium outcome is still a pooling one when the market size is either below a lower threshold or above an upper threshold. A separating equilibrium can occur only when the market size falls between two thresholds; under that circumstance, the uninformed customers can infer the server’s quality from its queue disclosure behavior. Managerial implications: Under separating sequential equilibria, uninformed customers can fully infer the quality information and thus behave in an informed way. Unlike studies where queue disclosure is not regarded as a quality signal, our study reveals that the signaling effect of queue disclosure increases (decreases) the effective arrival rate of the high-quality (low-quality) server and also increases the customers’ total utility when the server is of low quality. Funding: P. Guo acknowledges the financial support from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [Grant 15502820]. The research of M. Haviv was funded by Israel Science Foundation [Grant 1512/19]. Z. Luo acknowledges the financial support from the Internal Start-up Fund of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University [Grant P0039035] and the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant 71971184]. Y. Wang’s work was supported by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [Grant 15505019]. Supplemental Material: The e-companion is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2022.1170 .
Sociodemographic factors predicting cervical cancer screening in a peri-urban community in Ghana
Authors: Enyan Nancy Innocentia Ebu 
Published: December 2022

Background Cervical cancer is one of the few preventable cancers and screening is critical to the early detection of pre-cancerous lesions and initiation of treatment. This study’s aim was to determine the sociodemographic predictors of cervical cancer screening uptake in a peri-urban community in Ghana. Methods A total of 392 randomly selected sexually active women aged 10–74 years participated in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using structured interview schedules. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the predictors of cervical cancer screening (significance set at P<0.05). Results Only three of the 392 participants had ever had a Pap smear test (0.8%). Women in monogamous relationships were more likely to have had a Pap smear test (P=0.001). There was a significant association between ethnicity (P=0.019), monthly family income (P=0.015) and religion (P=0.001) and having had a Pap smear test. Conclusions It is critical that interventions to increase the uptake of cervical cancer screening aim to reduce sociodemographic inequities, in order to promote women’s health.
Social media and what it means for you
Authors: Wake Charlotte 
Published: December 2022

Charlotte Wake explores the best and worst of professional social media. Aim To have a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of using social media as a dental nurse Objectives To have a better awareness of the GDC social media guidance To understand how to manage patients friend's requests To understand about patient confidentiality and social media This article meets GDC development outcomes A,B,C,D
Stress among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the determinant factors: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Aditya Muhammad Reza , Mansyur Muchtaruddin , Mokoagow Muhammad Ikhsan , Adi Nuri Purwito , Fitriani Dewi Yunia , Tobing Heriani , Pujo Jean Marc , Kallel Hatem 
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in workload, as well as greater vigilance and compliance at work. Healthcare workers must perform their duties while facing the fear of COVID-19, which can trigger and/or aggravate stress. This study aimed to obtain the determinant factors of stress among healthcare workers during the pandemic by emphasizing the change in the psychosocial situation at the hospital.
METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2021 using an online questionnaire consisting of personal and occupational questionnaires, as well as the validated stressor and stress questionnaires using validity and reliability tests (Cronbach’s alpha 0.8 and 0.9). For the multivariate analysis, multiple logistic regression was used to identify the determinant factors (p<0.05). Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20 (IBM Corp., USA).
RESULTS Determinant factors of the occurrence of moderate–severe stress were the alteration of stressors including age (aOR = 1.9), working hours (aOR = 1.9), work zone (aOR = 2.7), limited facilities and resources (aOR = 6.2), risk of disease transmission (aOR = 0.3), and personal work demands (aOR = 2.1).
CONCLUSIONS In addition to the younger age, the determinant factors of the incidence of moderate–severe stress in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic at the hospitals were work-related conditions. However, they remained controllable to prevent stress among healthcare workers in the peak load work situations such as a pandemic.
A randomized control trial of platelet-rich plasma in supporting the recovery of postpartum levator ani muscle trauma
Authors: Moegni Fernandi , Rachman Andhika , Ilyas Ermita Ibrahim , Harahap Alida , Irianta Trika , Hidayat Ferry , Ocviyanti Dwiana , Santoso Budi Iman 
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is mostly caused by childbirth levator ani muscle (LAM) trauma. We hypothesized that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy could support the recovery of LAM in postpartum trauma.
METHODS A prospective, single-blind, randomized control study was enrolled in primigravid women from November 2016 to July 2019 at 21 health facilities in Jakarta, Indonesia. Subjects were injected with autologous PRP or placebo at LAM during perineorrhaphy after childbirth. The primary outcome was regaining LAM strength and reducing levator hiatal area at 3 months postpartum. The LAM strength was examined by perineometer (cmH₂O), and levator hiatal area was examined by transperineal ultrasound (cm²) at antenatal and 3 months after delivery. Mann–Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used for analysis. The study was registered in clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03021954.
RESULTS Among 240 women, 58 were eligible for analysis. There were no differences in LAM strength and levator ani hiatal area at 3 months postpartum between the two groups (p = 0.583 and p = 0.185, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS PRP therapy did not show a difference in the muscle recovery healing process.
Optical multi-imaging–casting accelerator for fully parallel universal convolution computing
Authors: Ma Guoqing , Yu Junjie , Zhu Rongwei , Zhou Changhe 
Published: December 2022

Recently, optical computing has emerged as a potential solution to computationally heavy convolution, aiming at accelerating various large science and engineering tasks. Based on optical multi-imaging–casting architecture, we propose a paradigm for a universal optical convolutional accelerator with truly massive parallelism and high precision. A two-dimensional Dammann grating is the key element for generating multiple displaced images of the kernel, which is the core process for kernel sliding on the convolved matrix in optical convolutional architecture. Our experimental results indicate that the computing accuracy is typically about 8 bits, and this accuracy could be improved further if high-contrast modulators are used. Moreover, a hybrid analog–digital coding method is demonstrated to improve computing accuracy. Additionally, a convolutional neural network for the standard MNIST dataset is demonstrated, with recognition accuracy for inference reaching 97.3%. Since this architecture could function under incoherent light illumination, this scheme will provide opportunities for handling white-light images directly from lenses without photoelectric conversion, in addition to convolutional accelerators.
High sideband suppression silicon single sideband modulator integrated with a radio frequency branch line coupler
Authors: Xia Penghui , Yu Hui , Yang Mingxiang , Cui Naidi , Liao Haijun , Zhang Qiang , Fu Zhilei , Huang Qikai , Ning Nannan , Wei Zhujun , Jiang Xiaoqing , Yang Jianyi 
Published: December 2022

We demonstrate a single-chip silicon optical single sideband (OSSB) modulator composed of a radio frequency (RF) branch line coupler (BLC) and a silicon dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM). A co-design between the BLC and the DP-MZM is implemented to improve the sideband suppression ratio (SSR). The modulator has a modulation efficiency ofVπLπ∼1.75  V·cmand a 3 dB electro-optical (EO) bandwidth of 48.7 GHz. The BLC can generate a pair of RF signals with equal amplitudes and orthogonal phases at the optimal frequency of 21 GHz. We prove through theoretical calculation and experiment that, although the BLC’s performance in terms of power balance and phase orthogonality deteriorates in a wider frequency range, high SSRs can be realized by adjusting relevant bias phases of the DP-MZM. With this technique, the undesired sidebands are completely suppressed below the noise floor in the frequency range from 15 GHz to 30 GHz when the chip operates in the full carrier OSSB (FC-OSSB) mode. In addition, an SSR >35  dBand an carrier suppression ratio (CSR)>42  dBare demonstrated at 21 GHz in the suppressed carrier OSSB (SC-OSSB) mode.
Self-calibrating microring synapse with dual-wavelength synchronization
Authors: Cheng Junwei , He Zhenming , Guo Yuhao , Wu Bo , Zhou Hailong , Chen Teyan , Wu Yixin , Xu Wenwei , Dong Jianji , Zhang Xinliang 
Published: December 2022

As a resonator-based optical hardware in analog optical computing, a microring synapse can be straightforwardly configured to simulate the connection weights between neurons, but it faces challenges in precision and stability due to cross talk and environmental perturbations. Here, we propose and demonstrate a self-calibration scheme with dual-wavelength synchronization to monitor and calibrate the synaptic weights without interrupting the computation tasks. We design and fabricate an integrated

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microring synapse and deploy our self-calibration scheme to validate its effectiveness. The precision and robustness are evaluated in the experiments with favorable performance, achieving 2-bit precision improvement and excellent robustness to environmental temperature fluctuations (the weights can be corrected within 1 s after temperature changes 0.5°C). Moreover, we demonstrate matrix inversion tasks based on Newton iterations beyond 7-bit precision using this microring synapse. Our scheme provides an accurate and real-time weight calibration independently parallel from computations and opens up new perspectives for precision boost solutions to large-scale analog optical computing.