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Comparative evaluation of Chlorhexidine and Triphala with Rajat Bhasma jelly as against Chlorhexidine mouth rinse in prevention of bacterial accumulation in fixed orthodontic assembly: A randomized interventional study
Authors: AGARWAL NISHU , Daigavane Pallavi , Kamble Ranjit 
Published: May 2023

Background: By offering numerous mechanical retention sites, fixed orthodontic treatment increases the build-up of bacterial plaque, rendering teeth more susceptible to gingivitis and periodontitis. Chlorhexidine is a frequently utilised adjuvant to mechanical oral hygiene techniques and is regarded as the gold standard. As compared to chemicals and allopathy, nowadays patients are showing great inclination for the herbal products. Commercially available herbal mouhrinses are emerging in the market. Due to their lack of purity, these is a need for more herbal alternative mouthrinses like Triphala. As known, silver coated wire has antimicrobial and antiadherent properties, still not commercially available. Some reasons could be cost, toxicity levels, etc. Thereby, to evaluate the effects herbal mouthwashes in adjunct with herbal form of silver i.e. Rajat bhasma, present study has been taken up to check the antimicrobial and anti-adherent properties with various combinations Objectives: 1. To evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine mouthrinse and Rajat bhasma jelly as an antimicrobial agent 2. To evaluate the efficacy of Triphala mouthrinse and Rajat bhasma jelly as an antimicrobial agent 3. To compare the antimicrobial potency of chlorhexidine, triphala with rajat bhasma jelly combinations as against chlorhexidine on bacterial accumulation (streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus). Methods: Plaque will be collected from the left molar to right molar of the upper arch with a disinfected curette at 3 time periods: T 0 = just prior bonding, following full prophylaxis. T 1 = one month following bonding. T 3 = two months following bonding Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli will be quantified by colony count procedure. Expected results: Patients receiving orthodontic treatment experience a greater reduction in plaque buildup attributable to the synergistic effects of rajat bhasma and different mouthrinses. Conclusion: It is expected that, Rajat bhasma and triphala being ayurvedic products cause no harm and show plaque reduction. Trial number: CTRI/2022/07/044130
Too-Many-Oids: The paradox in constructing an organoid ethics framework
Authors: Barnhart Andrew J. , Dierickx Kris 
Published: May 2023

Background: The field of organoid ethics is complex and multifaceted, and the need for flexibility and adaptability in the face of its moral complexity is of great importance. Certain kinds of organoids may be deemed morally controversial due to their intrinsic characteristics (e.g., brain organoids, embryoids, or organoid intelligence models) and debates are underway over their possible moral standing. Furthermore, different domains of organoid applications, such as transplantation, precision medicine, or disease modeling have fundamentally different moral concerns. Methods: In this paper, we argue that it is a mistake and near impossible to develop an overarching, all-in-one ethical framework that can sufficiently cover the myriad of organoid moral contexts. We first identify different ontological categories of organoid technologies along with morally problematic properties. We then present different moral contexts in which the organoid technologies are applied. Results: Constructing an organoid ethics framework that can both consider all the relevant moral properties and contexts, and be a useful ethical lens for moral examination may lead to a paradox; the more relevant moral contexts the framework tries to incorporate, the more abstract and less useful the framework becomes. Conclusions: It may be more useful for bioethicists to take on more collaborative and contextual approaches for organoids ethics.
The feasibility of establishing parent support groups for children with congenital Zika syndrome and their families: a mixed-methods study
Authors: Smythe Tracey , Reichenberger Veronika , Pinzón Elisa María , Hurtado Isabel Cristina , Rubiano Luisa , Kuper Hannah 
Published: May 2023

Background: The 2015 – 2016 Zika epidemic highlighted gaps in health and social care services for parents of children with developmental disabilities. In response, we developed the ‘Juntos’ intervention, a 10 week community-based early intervention support group for parents of children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). The intervention's components include participatory learning sessions, practical skill acquisition, peer support, and psychological support, aiming to improve caregiver’s knowledge and confidence in caring for their children. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing ‘Juntos’ in Colombia. Methods: Two facilitators delivered ‘Juntos’ to four groups of 8-10 caregivers between 2017 and 2018. One researcher observed each group. Data were collected from: observation notes from 40 sessions, focus group discussions held after each session, pre- post intervention questionnaires with 34 caregivers, and semi-structured interviews conducted with four facilitators, 12 caregivers and three stakeholders. We used the Bowen framework in data analysis. Results: The feasibility evaluation revealed that 'Juntos' was highly acceptable and in demand among the target population. The intervention was predominantly delivered with fidelity. Practicality was facilitated by providing transport costs and selecting convenient locations. Additional organisational and social media support was required for successful implementation. Community health worker training may support integration and the established groups could facilitate programme expansion. However, participants perceived lack of prioritisation as a limitation within existing health systems. Participants’ knowledge and confidence to care for their child improved after programme enrolment. Conclusion: The 'Juntos' intervention demonstrated high acceptability, demand, and practicality in supporting parents of children with CZS in Colombia. However, its implementation faces challenges due to existing gaps in health system support for children with CZS.
Fuerzas Armadas, la opinión pública y el algoritmo: Actores principales de la defensa nacional en España
Authors: Ibáñez Ángel 
Published: May 2023

Estudios demoscópicos vienen dando a conocer que las Fuerzas Armadas, junto con los cuerpos y fuerzas de seguridad del Estado, son la institución que concita mayor respeto y consideración. Tales estudios también ponen de manifiesto una distorsión social de ese sentimiento, al no corresponderse con la actitud de colaborar voluntariamente con ellas para defender militarmente a España. Con este artículo se han buscado las causas que han producido tal distorsión social, de acuerdo con lo que la población entiende por conflicto armado, las tramas que tejen las guerras o el papel de las Fuerzas Armadas. A partir de un análisis de fuentes secundarias proporcionadas por el Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, la lingüística y la prensa digital en los últimos años, se concluye que el algoritmo, y con él la inteligencia artificial, tanto en el aspecto armamentístico como en el de las nuevas
Optimising Electric Vehicle Charging Station Placement Using Advanced Discrete Choice Models
Authors: Lamontagne Steven , Carvalho Margarida , Frejinger Emma , Gendron Bernard , Anjos Miguel F. , Atallah Ribal 
Published: May 2023

We present a new model for finding the optimal placement of electric vehicle charging stations across a multiperiod time frame so as to maximise electric vehicle adoption. Via the use of stochastic discrete choice models and user classes, this work allows for a granular modelling of user attributes and their preferences in regard to charging station characteristics. We adopt a simulation approach and precompute error terms for each option available to users for a given number of scenarios. This results in a bilevel optimisation model that is, however, intractable for all but the simplest instances. Our major contribution is a reformulation into a maximum covering model, which uses the precomputed error terms to calculate the users covered by each charging station. This allows solutions to be found more efficiently than for the bilevel formulation. The maximum covering formulation remains intractable in some instances, so we propose rolling horizon, greedy, and greedy randomised adaptive search procedure heuristics to obtain good-quality solutions more efficiently. Extensive computational results are provided, and they compare the maximum covering formulation with the current state of the art for both exact solutions and the heuristic methods. History: Accepted by Andrea Lodi, Area Editor for Design & Analysis of Algorithms–Discrete. Funding: This work was supported by Hydro-Québec and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [Discovery Grant 2017-06054; Collaborative Research and Development Grant CRDPJ 536757–19]. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0185 .
Abnormal functional asymmetry and its behavioural correlates in adults with ADHD: A TMS-EEG study
Authors: Avnit Amir , Zibman Samuel , Alyagon Uri , Zangen Abraham 
Published: May 2023

Objectives
Abnormal functional brain asymmetry and deficient response inhibition are two core symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We investigated whether these symptoms are inter-related and whether they are underlined by altered frontal excitability and by compromised interhemispheric connectivity.

Methods
We studied these issues in 52 ADHD and 43 non-clinical adults by comparing: (1) stop-signal reaction time (SSRT); (2) frontal asymmetry of the N200 event-related potential component, which is evoked during response inhibition and is lateralised to the right hemisphere; (3) TMS-evoked potential (TEP) in the right frontal hemisphere, which is indicative of local cortical excitability; and (4) frontal right-to-left interhemispheric TMS signal propagation (ISP), which is reversely indicative of interhemispheric connectivity.

Results
Compared to controls, the ADHD group demonstrated elongated SSRT, reduced N200 right-frontal-asymmetry, weaker TEP, and stronger ISP. Moreover, in the ADHD group, N200 right-frontal-asymmetry correlated with SSRT, with TEP, and with symptoms severity. Conversely, no relationship was observed between ISP and N200 right-frontal-asymmetry, and both TEP and ISP were found to be unrelated to SSRT.

Conclusions
Our results indicate that abnormal frontal asymmetry is related to a key cognitive symptom in ADHD and suggest that it is underlined by reduced right-frontal excitability.
Early versus late amniotomy during induction of labor using oxytocin: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Halouani Ahmed , Masmoudi Yassine , Hamdaoui Rym , Hammami Aymen , Triki Amel , Ben Amor Anissa 
Published: May 2023

Objective
To assess the effect of early amniotomy on labor duration, maternal and neonatal outcomes during induction of labor (IOL).

Methods
This was a randomized controlled trial, conducted over a period of eight months at a monocentric site. Singleton pregnancies in nulliparous and parous patients with cephalic presentation and Bishop score ≥ 6 were enrolled in the study. One hundred participants were randomized into two groups: early amniotomy (initiating IOL with amniotomy followed by oxytocin) versus late amniotomy (initiating IOL with oxytocin followed by amniotomy 4 hours later). The primary endpoint was the time to active phase (cervical dilation ≥ 5 cm) during IOL. Secondary outcomes were time to vaginal delivery, mode of delivery, and maternal and fetal outcomes.

Results
Early amniotomy reduced time to active phase by 2 hours and 46 minutes compared to the late amniotomy group (3 h 42 min vs. 6 h 28 min; p<0.0001). It also reduced time to vaginal delivery by 2 hours and 52 minutes (5 h 17 min vs. 8 h 9 min; p = 0.0003). The rate of cesarean section (CS) for failed IOL was significantly lower in the early amniotomy group (31.2% vs. 70.0%; p = 0.02), without any significant difference in the overall rate of cesarean section between the two groups (32.0% vs. 40.8%; p = 0.36). There was no significant difference in maternal or fetal outcomes.

Conclusions
Early amniotomy in IOL significantly shortens the time to active phase as well as the overall duration of labor without compromising maternal and neonatal safety.
Integrating translanguaging into assessment: students’ responses and perceptions
Authors: Wang Danping , East Martin 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
This paper explores how beginners in a second language (L2) perform on and perceive an online writing test that is designed based on the notion of translanguaging. The test was administered during emergency remote teaching when many L2 courses navigated creative solutions to online testing. Situated in an ab initio Mandarin Chinese course in New Zealand, 163 students’ first-time digital compositions in Chinese and responses to an immediate follow-up survey on their translanguaging practices were analysed as part of evaluating a new assessment design. Students’ digital compositions demonstrated purposeful translanguaging in assessment conditions, judiciously negotiating their existing linguistic knowledge when completing the task. The writing assessment showed augmented task completion when learners’ trans-semiotic repertoires were recognised as a legitimate resource for identity expression. The survey found that most students supported the creative design that integrated digital multimodal composition and translanguaging, replacing the monolingually-focused handwriting-based test tasks. Some students were sceptical of the translanguaging approach and found it unexpected, unnecessary, and inauthentic. The study suggests that L2 writing test design might incorporate translanguaging as a creative and transformative assessment facet to genuinely engage beginning learners in meaningful writing tasks when their proficiency level is limited.
Mechanical behavior of a new similar material for weathered limestone in karst area: An experimental investigation
Authors: Jiang Nan , Guo Panpan , Zhang Hui , Lu Fangqing , Liu Jian 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Considering the important effect of mineral composition, this article deduces the similarity criterion based on the dimensional method. Similar materials suitable for tuffs with different degrees of weathering in karst areas are made. By virtue of the orthogonal experiment, the mechanical behaviors of the similar materials with various mix proportions are systematically investigated. It provides an important reference and basis for the next proposed model tests on the stability of tuff strata in karst areas. The results indicate that a stable mechanical behavior can be achieved for the similar material made of quartz sand, cement, gypsum, limestone powder, diatomite, red clay, and water. Moreover, it is also found that the aggregate and the binder have an observable influence on the mechanical behavior of the similar material. With an increase in the amount of cement and gypsum, the homogeneity of the sample increases, failure mode in which the specimen shows lateral compression damage. However, with increasing the amount of quartz sand, there is a tendency that a weak structural plane will be generated within the sample. Thus, this similar material can be satisfactorily used for simulating limestone of different weathering degrees in a scaled model test.
A New Hieratic Ostracon from Lachish
Authors: Wimmer Stefan Jakob , Webster Lyndelle , Streit Katharina , Höflmayer Felix 
Published: May 2023

Summary
A fragmentary ostracon, inscribed in Egyptian hieratic and found by the Austrian team during renewed excavations at Lachish, can safely be dated to the early (pre-Amarna) 18th dynasty. Albeit difficult to read, it seems to preserve part of a list with apparently Canaanite names and allocated provisions, in a structured layout. This differs notably from the later (Ramesside) hieratic inscriptions from Lachish and provides important evidence for early scribal practice and Egyptian involvement at the site in the 15th century BC.
The Ancient Egyptian Origin of a Transcultural Trope, across Classical, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions
Authors: Prada Luigi 
Published: May 2023

Summary
The article studies the trope of the crocodile bird in its evolution from antiquity to the present day. The story tells of the mutualistic behaviour between the Nile crocodile and an Egyptian bird, typically known as the trochilus. The trope has a complex history: primarily known from classical writers, it spread in fact to Jewish and Islamic traditions, too. The story is universally thought to be an invention of Herodotus. But a demotic papyrus, here published for the first time, proves that the trope of the crocodile bird has its true origin in ancient Egyptian culture.
Die signifikanten Merkmale der entdeckten Amduat-Fragmente im Grab KV 38
Authors: Ghany Khaled Abdel 
Published: May 2023

Summary
In 2019 and as part of the project “Thutmose’ I Amduat-Specimen”, further research work was performed at the tomb KV 38. During last course of this exploration, I achieved to secure more small mud-plaster fragments of the Book of Amduat, of which the cliff walls of the burial chamber were decorated. These different Amduat fragments can be identified as a part of the fourth, eighth, and ninth hour of the Book of Amduat. About the ninth hour there had never been a hint or a corresponding mention of it before. Therefore, this is also a piece of new archaeological evidence. After a comparative analysis of the paleographic and iconographic features of the displayed scenes on the newly found Amduat fragments with similar scenes from the tomb KV 34, it could be proved that there is a definite development between the time of Thutmose I and his successors. Furthermore, these sections highlight the iconographic features of the Amduat version of Thutmose I – their characteristic attributes and archaic decoration style form the original basis on which all subsequent versions have been built. Thus, this version could be the earliest source of the theological underworld books of the early 18th Dynasty.
Ratphones: An Affordable Tool for Highly Controlled Sound Presentation in Freely Moving Rats
Authors: Valente Mafalda , Castiñeiras-de Saa Juan R. , Renart Alfonso , Pardo-Vazquez Jose L. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractEncoding and processing sensory information is key to understanding the environment and to guiding behavior accordingly. Characterizing the behavioral and neural correlates of these processes requires the experimenter to have a high degree of control over stimuli presentation. For auditory stimulation in animals with relatively large heads, this can be accomplished by using headphones. However, it has proven more challenging in smaller species, such as rats and mice, and has been only partially solved using closed-field speakers in anesthetized or head-restrained preparations. To overcome the limitations of such preparations and to deliver sound with high precision to freely moving animals, we have developed a set of miniature headphones for rats. The headphones consist of a small, skull-implantable base attached with magnets to a fully adjustable structure that holds the speakers and keeps them in the same position with respect to the ears.
Effective mechanism for the region sustainable development based on a tourist cluster formation
Authors: Agaeva Liliya , Belyaeva Galina 
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of key aspects of the region sustainable development based on the tourist cluster formation mechanism: the study of the infrastructure of the territory, the demand for tourist destinations in the region. The topic of the study is relevant, given the geopolitical tension and unstable situation in the international arena, the consequence of which was the introduction of restrictions on a number of foreign tourist destinations. The combination of foreign policy and economic factors gave a positive impetus for the development of domestic tourism.
The object of the study is the tourism sector, as one of the key areas for increasing the region competitiveness and sustainability.
The subject of the study is the mechanism for the formation of a tourist and recreational cluster on the example of the city. Zhigulevsk, Samara region.
The purpose of the study is to analyze the key positions of the mechanism for forming a tourist cluster in the region.
Research objectives:
•	study of the essence of the tourist and recreational cluster;
•	identification of key positions of the mechanism of effective formation of the tourist cluster;
•	study of the potential of the territory of the tourist and recreational cluster of the city of Zhigulevsk, Samara Region.
Methodologists and research methods. The authors applied a systematic approach to the study of the mechanism of forming a tourist cluster in the region: analyzed the engineering infrastructure, transport infrastructure, as well as cultural and historical objects on the example of the tourist cluster of the city of Zhigulevsk, Samara region. The analysis of demand for services of the tourism sector of the Samara region was carried out using an online survey of consumers of this type of services, the results of which are presented using a graphical method.
Degree of scientific development of the topic. The study of the process of forming a tourist and recreational cluster in the region is widely covered in scientific literature, affecting such areas of knowledge as sociology, economics, culture, history, ecology.
The authors of the article analyze, on the one hand, the desires and opportunities of consumers of tourist services, on the other hand, the possibilities of a tourist and recreational cluster to meet the needs of tourists. The key to the effective formation of a tourist and recreational cluster is a comprehensive analysis of the tourist and recreational territory.
Disparities in Referral initiation and Completion at an Urban FQHC Look-alike (FQHC-LA) Clinic
Authors: Emerson Amanda , Hughes Dorothy 
Published: May 2023

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to determine referral initiation and completion disparities across primary care encounters at the Hope Family Care Center (HFCC) in Kansas City, MO, by payor type (primary insurance): private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay.
Methods. Data were collected and analyzed for all encounters (N = 4235) over a 15-month period including payor type, referral initiation and completion, and demographics. Referral initiation and completion were calculated by payor type and differences analyzed using Chi-square tests and t-tests. Logistic regression examined payor type association with referral initiation and completion, accounting for demographic variables.
Results. Our analysis showed a meaningful difference in rate of referral to specialists by payor type. The Medicaid encounter referral initiation rate was higher than rates for all other payor types (7.4% vs. 5.0%), and self-pay encounters' referral initiation rate was lower than rates for all other payor types (3.8% vs. 6.4%).of initiating a referral compared to private insurance encounters. There was no difference in referral completion by payor type or demographic category.
Conclusions. Equal referral completion rates across payor types suggested HFCC may have had well-established referral resources for patients. Higher referral initiation rates for Medicaid and lower for self-pay may suggest that insurance coverage offered financial confidence when seeking specialist care. Higher odds of Medicaid encounters initiating a referral could imply greater health needs among Medicaid patients.