cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Biofield Treatment on Physical and Structural Properties of Bronze Powder
Creators: name: Nayak, Gopal
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Physics

description: Bronze, a copper-tin alloy, widely utilizing in manufacturing of gears, bearing, and packing technologies due to its versatile physical, mechanical, and chemical properties. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of biofield treatment on physical and structural properties of bronze powder. Bronze powder was divided into two samples, one served as control and the other sample was received biofield treatment. Control and treated bronze samples were characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. XRD result showed that the unit cell volume was reduced upto 0.78% on day 78 in treated bronze as compared to control. Further, the crystallite size was significantly reduced upto 49.96% in treated bronze sample on day 106 as compared to control. In addition, the biofield treatment has significantly reduced the average particle size upto 18.22% in treated bronze powder as compared to control. SEM data showed agglomerated and welded particles in control bronze powder, whereas fractured morphology at satellites boundaries were observed in treated bronze. The yield strength of bronze powder calculated using Hall- Petch equation, was significantly changed after biofield treatment. The FT-IR analysis showed that there were three new peaks at 464 cm-1, 736 cm-1, and 835 cm-1 observed in treated bronze as compared to control; indicated that the biofield treatment may alter the bond properties in bronze. Therefore, the biofield treatment has substantially altered the characteristics of bronze at physical and structural level.
sj-docx-3-ejo-10.1177_1120672121990540 – Supplemental material for Comparison between Latanoprost, Travoprost, and Tafluprost in reducing intraocular pressure fluctuations in patients with glaucoma
Creators: name: Faseeh, Ahmed Essam
name: Allam, Riham SHM
name: Shalash, Ahmed B
name: Elmohsen, Mai Nasser Abd
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: Medicine

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-3-ejo-10.1177_1120672121990540 for Comparison between Latanoprost, Travoprost, and Tafluprost in reducing intraocular pressure fluctuations in patients with glaucoma by Ahmed Essam Faseeh, Riham SHM Allam, Ahmed B Shalash and Mai Nasser Abd Elmohsen in European Journal of Ophthalmology
Data-driven calculation of porous geometry-dependent permeability and fluid-induced wall shear stress within tissue engineering scaffolds
Creators: name: Bedding-Tyrrell, Matthew
name: Khatri, Nava
name: Nithiarasu, Perumal
name: Sandnes, Bjornar
name: Egan, Paul
name: Zhao, Feihu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified

description: It is commonly known that mechanical stimulation, for example, wall shear stress (WSS), can affect cellular behaviours. In vitro experiments have been performed by applying fluid-induced WSS to investigate the cell physiology and pathology. Porous scaffolds are used in these experiments for housing and facilitating the micro-physical/chemical environment on cells during 3-dimensional (3D) cell culturing. It is known that scaffold porous geometries influence scaffold permeability and internal WSS. Computational simulations are commonly employed to determine the WSS; however, these simulations can be computationally expensive and may not be readily accessible to everyone due to a knowledge gap. To address this limitation, this study proposes an empirical equation for calculating the scaffold permeability based on the Kozeny-Carman equation. The new equation considers the porous geometric features, providing an accurate estimation of the scaffold permeability. Furthermore, the study introduces a new correlation between WSS and permeability, aiming to establish an efficient and precise estimation of internal WSS. This correlation enables efficient estimation of the WSS within porous scaffolds without relying on computationally demanding simulations. Therefore, the output from this study can negate the issues of using computational simulation for determining scaffold permeability and internal WSS under perfusion flow by providing empirical equations.
E04181: Coptic ostracon from western Thebes (Upper Egypt) with a letter mention the copying of books for a monastery/shrine (topos) of an unnamed saint (S00518); datable to the first half of the 8th century.
Creators: name: Gschenke
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: O.Frange 651:

In this letter from a presbyter named Paul to his spiritual father Joseph, Paul announces the copying of books for the topos among which could well have been hagiographical manuscripts.

⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲓⲛⲙⲡⲥⲁ-
ⲭⲱ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉ-
ⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
ϫⲉ ⲡⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏ.
ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲛϫⲱⲱ[ⲙⲉ]
ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲧ.
. . . 

ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲭⲱ
ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
ⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲩ
ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ

‘It is I, Paul, the presbyter, the son of Psacho, who writes to my beloved father Joseph.
Since I came to you (?) and Apa Paulos, I have made duplicates for the books … (as agreed?) …
Give it (the message) to Joseph, from Paulos, (the son) of Psacho, because the topos needs them (the books).
Pray for us.’

(Text: A. Boud'hors and Ch. Heurtel, trans.: G. Schenke)
E04182: Coptic ostracon from western Thebes (Upper Egypt) mentioning the monastery of Apa *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) on the mountain of Jeme; datable to the first half of the 8th century.
Creators: name: Gschenke
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: O.Frange 711

Lines 4–5 of this very fragmentary document read as follows:

 ]ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟ̣ .
ⲃⲁⲙⲱ]ⲛ̣ ⲙ̣ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏ̣ⲙ̣ⲉ̣

‘] monastery of Apa Phoibamon on the mountain of Jeme.’

(Text: A. Boud'hors and Ch. Heurtel, trans.: G. Schenke)
sj-pdf-1-imr-10.1177_0300060520987937 - Supplemental material for Clinical application of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient with kyphoscoliosis
Creators: name: Tan, Hao-tian
name: Yi, Wen-ting
name: Shi, Lei
name: Wang, Wen-ting
name: Lin, Chun-hua
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Health and Community Services
subject: Cardiology
subject: Dentistry not elsewhere classified
subject: Emergency Medicine
subject: Endocrinology
subject: Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: Orthopaedics
subject: Sports Medicine
subject: Otorhinolaryngology
subject: Aged Health Care
subject: Paediatrics
subject: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: Respiratory Diseases
subject: Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: Surgery

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-imr-10.1177_0300060520987937 for Clinical application of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient with kyphoscoliosis by Hao-tian Tan, Wen-ting Yi, Lei Shi, Wen-ting Wang and Chun-hua Lin in Journal of International Medical Research
Additional file 1 of Validation of clinical exome sequencing in the diagnostic procedure of patients with intellectual disability in clinical practice
Creators: name: Ballesta-Martínez, María Juliana
name: Pérez-Fernández, Virginia
name: López-González, Vanesa
name: Sánchez-Soler, María José
name: Serrano-Antón, Ana Teresa
name: Rodríguez-Peña, Lidia Isolina
name: Barreda-Sánchez, Maria
name: Armengol-Dulcet, Lluís
name: Guillén-Navarro, Encarna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1 Table 1: Clinical and molecular data of diagnosed patients after clinical exome sequencing
LA TUTELA Y LA CURATELA.   PROPOSICIONES DE LEGE FERENDA EN EL ÁMBITO CIVIL  Y FAMILIAR CUBANO
Creators: name: Grisel Galiano Maritan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012

description: Sumario: 1. Resumen 2. Presentación del tema. 3. La Tutela y la Curatela. Diferencias en su contenido. 4. La Tutela en el Código de Familia actual. 5. Valoración de la Tutela y la Curatela en el Proyecto del Código de Familia. 6. Conclusiones. 7. Bibliografía. Palabras claves: Tutela, Curatela, Protección, Capacidad y Discapacidad.
E04183: Floor-mosaic reportedly mentioning a blessing by *Peter (presumably the Apostle, S00036). Found in a monastic chapel at Tel 'Ira in the Negev desert, to the east of Beersheva (Roman province of Palaestina III). Probably 6th c.
Creators: name: Pnowakowski
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: In 1995, Pau Figueras mentioned an unpublished floor-mosaic from a chapel at the monastery in Tel 'Ira. The inscription, he said, was 'irreparably damaged', but he offered an English translation of a copy he himself made, after the existence of the mosaic had been communicated to him by his student, Nimrod Negev. The translation reads:

'Our God has blessed us! Peter has blessed us! Our God!'

Text: Figueras 1995, 442.
E04184: Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History mentions the story of *Barses (bishop of Edessa and confessor under Valens, 364-378, S01854). His bed is preserved on the Isle of Arados (Arwad, off Syria), where he was exiled, and is believed to bring about cures. Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450.
Creators: name: Erizos
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Ecclesiastical History, 4.16

Barses is famous at his see of Edessa, but also in Phoenicia and Egypt, where he was exiled.

ἐν δὲ τῇ Ἀράδῳ φασὶ τὴν ἐκείνου μέχρι καὶ τήμερον μεμενηκέναι κλίνην, πλείστης ἀξιουμένην τιμῆς. πολλοὶ γὰρ τῶν ἀρρωστούντων ἐπ’ ἐκείνης κατακλινόμενοι τὴν ὑγείαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως δρέπονται.

‘They say that his bed is preserved until now in Arados, receiving profuse veneration. For several sick people, when lying down on it, earn back their health through their faith.’

Text: Hansen 1997. Summary and Translation: E. Rizos.
Characterization of Physical, Spectroscopic and Thermal Properties of Biofield Treated Biphenyl
Creators: name: Trivedi, Dahryn
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Biphenyl is used as an intermediate for synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds. The objective of present research was to investigate the influence of biofield treatment on physical, spectroscopic and thermal properties of biphenyl. The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control group remained as untreated, and biofield treatment was given to treated group. The control and treated biphenyl were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Ultravioletvisible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and surface area analysis. The treated biphenyl showed decrease in intensity of XRD peaks as compared to control. Additionally, crystallite size was decreased in treated biphenyl by 16.82% with respect to control. The treated biphenyl (72.66ºC) showed increase in melting temperature as compared to control biphenyl (70.52ºC). However, the latent heat of fusion (ΔH) of treated biphenyl was substantially changed by 18.75% as compared to control. Additionally, the treated biphenyl (155.14ºC) showed alteration in maximum thermal decomposition temperature (Tmax) as compared to control sample (160.97ºC). This showed the alteration in thermal stability of treated biphenyl as compared to control. Spectroscopic analysis (FT-IR and UV-visible) showed no alteration in chemical nature of treated biphenyl with respect to control. Surface area analysis through Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis (BET) analyzer showed significant alteration in surface area as compared to control. Overall, the result demonstrated that biofield has substantially affected the physical and thermal nature of biphenyl.
Evaluation of Isotopic Abundance Ratio in Naphthalene Derivatives After Biofield Energy Treatment Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Creators: name: Trivedi, Dahryn
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Naphthalene and 2-naphthol are two naphthalene derivatives, which play important roles in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on the isotopic abundance of 13C/12C or 2H/1H and 18O/16O in naphthalene and 2-naphthol using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Naphthalene and 2-naphthol samples were divided into two parts: control and treated. The control group remained as untreated, while the treated group was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The treated samples were subdivided into four parts named as T1, T2, T3 and T4. Control and treated samples were characterized using GC-MS. The GC-MS data revealed that the isotopic abundance ratio of 13C/12C or 2H/1H, (PM+1)/PM and 18O/16O, (PM+2)/PM were increased significantly in treated naphthalene and 2-naphthol (where PM-primary molecule, (PM+1) isotopic molecule either for 13C or 2H and (PM+2) is the isotopic molecule for 18O). The isotopic abundance ratio of (PM+1)/PM in the treated T2 samples of naphthalene and 2-naphthol was increased up to 129.40% and 165.40%, respectively as compared to their respective control. However, the isotopic abundance ratio of (PM+1)/PM in the treated T1, T3 and T4 samples of naphthalene was decreased by 44.41%, 33.49% and 30.3%, respectively as compared to their respective control. While in case of 2-naphthol, the isotopic abundance ratio of (PM+1)/PM was decreased by 39.57% in T1 sample and then gradually increased up to 9.85% from T3 to T4 samples. The isotopic abundance ratio of (PM+2)/PM in treated T2 sample of 2-naphthol was increased up to 163.24%, whereas this value was decreased by 39.57% in treated T1 sample. The GC-MS data suggest that the biofield energy treatment has significantly altered the isotopic abundance of 2H, 13C in naphthalene and 2H, 13C and 18O in 2-naphthol as compared to the control.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Proteus mirabilis: Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment
Creators: name: Nayak, Gopal
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Biology

description: Proteus mirabilis (P. mirabilis) is widespread in nature, mainly found in soil, water, and the flora of human gastrointestinal tract. The current study was attempted to investigate the effects of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on P. mirabilis both in lyophilized as well as revived state for antimicrobial susceptibility, biochemical characteristics, and biotype. P. mirabilis cells were procured from MicroBioLogics Inc., USA, in a sealed pack bearing the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC 25933) number and stored according to the recommended storage protocol until needed for experiments. Two sets of ATCC samples were taken in this experiment and denoted as A and B. The ATCC A sample was revived and divided into two parts Gr.I (control) and Gr.II (revived); likewise, the ATCC B was labeled as Gr.III (lyophilized). Group II and III were given with biofield treatment. All experimental parameters were studied using automated MicroScan Walk-Away® system. The result of antimicrobial susceptibility and minimum inhibitory concentration showed 6.67% and 9.38% alteration, respectively in treated cells of P. mirabilis as compared to the control. In addition, the overall biochemical reactions were significantly altered (42.42%) in the treated groups with respect to the control. Moreover, biotype number was changed in the treated cells, Gr. II, day 5 (40061546) and day 10 (77365764), while without alteration of organism as compared to the control (40061544; Proteus mirabilis). The results suggested that biofield treatment has an impact on P. mirabilis in revived state predominately.
Effect of Biofield Energy Treatment on Chlorophyll Content, Pathological Study, and Molecular Analysis of Cashew Plant (Anacardium occidentale L.)
Creators: name: Nayak, Gopal
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: In the world scenario, India occupies a premier position contributing to about 43 per cent production of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) along with export and processing. The aim is to study the impact of biofield energy treatment on selected farms for cashew farming. The control and biofield treated farms were divided as control and treated farms, and Mr. Trivedi provided the biofield energy treatment to the treated farms. Further, the plants and fruits were analyzed for overall growth of plants, chlorophyll content, productivity, pathological study, and shelf life using UN specifications for International Trade, biophoton emission study, and DNA fingerprinting using RAPD method. No chemicals, fertilizers, were used on the treated plot, although regular practices were followed on control farms such as fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides due to the high incidence of disease and the requirement of nutritional supplements in the region. The analysis showed that biofield treated farm plants have thicker and stronger branches with more secondary and tertiary branches, flowering pattern, and canopy of plants was improved than trees of the same variety along with height of the plants, as compared with the control. The results showed that chlorophyll a and b content in biofield treated lands plants were increased by approximately 30% and 93% respectively, while total chlorophyll content by 45% as compared with the control. The pathological examination showed the presence of fungi namely Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Botryodiplodia theobromae in control, which were absent in treated plants. Biophoton study suggested that the cashew fruits were bigger in size with high density, strength, and vitality as compared with the control. The shelf life analysis reflected that the biofield treated cashews showed sweet taste, and can be stored for longer duration due to less moisture, and altered minerals content, such as high iodine, and low p-anisidine level. RAPD analysis showed a high level of polymorphism among control and treated samples, while level of true polymorphism among V4 variety of cashew was ranges from 0 to 100%, and in V7 variety, it ranged from 25 to 91% using different set of RAPD primers. Overall, study results suggest that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on land planted with cashew could be an alternative approach to improve the overall growth of plant, and fruit yield.
Physical, Thermal, and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated Murashige and Skoog Plant Cell Culture Media
Creators: name: Trivedi, Dahryn
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: The Murashige and Skoog medium (MS media) is a chemically defined and widely used as a growth medium for plant tissue culture techniques. The present study was attempted to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on the physical, thermal, and spectral properties of MS media. The study was performed in two groups; one was kept as control while another was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment and coded as treated group. Afterward, both the control and treated samples were analyzed using various analytical techniques. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed 19.92% decrease in the crystallite size of treated sample with respect to the control. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed the increase in onset temperature of thermal degradation (Tonset) by 9.41% and 10.69% in first and second steps of thermal degradation, respectively after the biofield energy treatment as compared to the control. Likewise, Tmax (maximum thermal degradation temperature) was increased by 17.43% and 28.61% correspondingly in the first and second step of thermal degradation in the treated sample as compared to the control. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis indicated the 143.51% increase in the latent heat of fusion of the treated sample with respect to the control sample. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrum of treated MS media showed the alteration in the frequency such as 3165→3130 cm-1 (aromatic C-H stretching); 2813→2775 cm-1 (aliphatic C-H stretching); 1145→1137 cm-1 (C-N stretching), 995→1001 cm-1 (S=O stretching), etc. in the treated sample with respect to the control. The UV spectra of control and treated MS media showed the similar absorbance maxima (λmax) i.e. at 201 and 198 nm, respectively. The XRD, TGA-DTG, DSC, and FT-IR results suggested that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has the impact on physical, thermal, and spectral properties of the MS media. As a result, the treated MS media could be more stable than the control, and might be used as better media in the plant tissue culture technique.
Characterization of Atomic and Physical Properties of Biofield Energy Treated Manganese Sulfide Powder
Creators: name: Trivedi, Dahryn
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Physics

description: Manganese sulfide (MnS) is known for its wide applications in solar cell, opto-electronic devices, and photochemical industries. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of biofield energy treatment on the atomic and physical properties of MnS. The MnS powder sample was equally divided into two parts, referred as to be control and to be treated. The treated part was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. After that, both control and treated samples were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The XRD data revealed that the biofield energy treatment has altered the lattice parameter, unit cell volume, density, and molecular weight of the treated MnS sample as compared to the control. The crystallite size on various planes was significantly changed from -50.0% to 33.3% in treated sample as compared to the control. The FT-IR analysis exhibited that the absorption band attributed to Mn-S stretching vibration was reduced from (634 cm-1) to 613 cm-1 in treated MnS as compared to the control. Besides, the ESR study revealed that g-factor was reduced by 3.3% in the treated sample as compared to the control. Therefore, the biofield energy treated MnS could be applied for the use in solar cell and semiconductor applications.
E04185: Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History mentions various holy men living under Valens (r. 364-378), most of them covered in greater detail in his Religious History. Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450.
Creators: name: Bryan
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Ecclesiastical History, 4.29 (28)

Holy men in Syria under Valens. (Most of these are covered in more detail in Theodoret's Religious History. The links below are to our database entries for the relevant sections of the Religious History.)

Markianos (S00345), Avitos and Abraham/Abraames, ascetics near Chalcis (all in $E00421).

Pouplios (S00353, $E00424) and Paulos, both in the region of Zeugma.

Agapetos ($E00421), Symeon the Elder (the Stylite, S00343; $E00424), and Paulos, all in the region of Apamea.

Akepsimas, in the region of Cyrrhus (S00364, $E00433).

Zeugmatios the blind, also in the region of Cyrrhus. He preaches against the Arians, and they burn his hut. The general Traianos has it rebuilt.

Eusebios (ascetic of Teleda, S00351), Marianos (his uncle) and Ammianos (his fellow ascetic) (all in $E00423); Palladios (S00354, $E00425), Symeon (ascetic near Cyrrhus, S00350; $E00422), Abraham/Abraames of Antioch (S00355; $E00608).

Petros the Galatian (S00357, $E00427), Romanos (S00360, $E00429), Zenon (S00361, $E00430), and four further ascetics of the region of Antioch: Petros the Egyptian, Severos, Moses and Malchos of Mount Silpius (all in $E00432).
Additional file 1 of Transpalpebral electrical stimulation for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa: study protocol for a series of N-of-1 single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Zhou, Wei
name: Huang, Ziyang
name: Xu, Kai
name: Li, Yamin
name: Li, Xiaoyu
name: Li, Jiaxian
name: Jin, Yu
name: Snellingen, Torkel
name: Liang, Lina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. SPIRIT checklist for Trials.
Deconstructing The Eu'S Discourse On The Mediterranean
Creators: name: Cebeci, Munevver
name: Schumacher, Tobias
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016

description: This paper outlines the conceptual and methodological guidelines for research in MEDRESET

Work Package 1 (WP1). It also aims to provide some shared guidelines for Work Package 2.

The theoretical approach to be used in our research is critical constructivism with a slight bend

towards poststructuralism which also makes it compatible with the methodology that we will

be using, notably critical discourse analysis. Our task is to deconstruct the EU’s discourse on

the Mediterranean to reveal how it constructs the region (as conflictual, threatening, etc.) and

its own identity (as peaceful, post-modern, etc.) in a specific way and designs and legitimizes

its policies through such rhetoric. We will fulfil this task by inquiring into the co-constitutive

relationship between EU discourse and its practices. This paper provides the detailed

framework for such analysis, encouraging our partners to inquire into the argument that the EU

pursues a securitized, depoliticizing and technocratic approach towards the Mediterranean.
E04186: Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History recounts the victory of the emperor Theodosius I over the usurper Eugenius at the Battle of the Frigidus in 394, with the help of *John (Apostle and Evangelist, S00042) and *Philip (Apostle, S00109). Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450.
Creators: name: Erizos
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Ecclesiastical History, 5. 25 (24)

Hearing about the usurpation of Eugenius in Europe, Theodosius consults the ascetic Ioannes/John of Lycopolis in Egypt who predicts for him two victories, one bloodless and the second achieved after a great massacre. He sets off on his campaign, but his generals advise him to seek a truce and continue the war in springtime, because his forces are insufficient. He rejects the advice, saying that his troops are led by the cross, while the usurper’s are led by the image of Hercules. He spends the night praying at a chapel on a mountain and, around dawn, he has the following dream vision:

Περὶ δὲ ἀλεκτρυόνων ᾠδὰς ἐνίκησε μὲν ὁ ὕπνος τὴν γνώμην. ἐπὶ δὲ τοῦ δαπέδου χοῦ κείμενος ὁρᾶν ἐδόκει δύο τινὰς λευχειμονοῦντας ἄνδρας ἐφ’ ἵππων ὀχουμένους λευκῶν, οἳ θαρρεῖν τε ἐκέλευον καὶ τὸ δέος ἐξελάσαι καὶ ὑπὸ τὴν ἕω καθοπλίσαι καὶ τάξαι τὴν στρατιὰν εἰς παράταξιν· ἐπίκουροι γὰρ ἔλεγον ἀπεστάλθαι καὶ πρόμαχοι. καὶ ὁ μὲν Ἰωάννην ἑαυτὸν ἔλεγεν εἶναι τὸν εὐαγγελιστήν, ὁ δὲ Φίλιππον τὸν ἀπόστολον.

‘About cock-crow sleep overcame him. As he lay on the ground he thought that he saw two men in white garments riding white horses, who bade him be of good cheer and drive away his fear, and at dawn arm and marshal his army for battle. For, they said, they had been sent to help and fight for him. One said that he was John the Evangelist, and the other Philip the Apostle.’

The emperor descends from the mountain with his troops, and the usurper prepares his army for battle. Assuming that Theodosius is deliberately seeking certain death, Eugenius sets up his seat on a mound to watch, and orders that Theodosius be arrested and brought to him alive and fettered. Theodosius’ troops are way inferior in numbers. As they start firing arrows, a violent wind with dust blows against Eugenius’ troops, neutralising their fire, and allowing Theodosius’ troops to assail them easily. Seeing that God is on the emperor’s side, Eugenius’ soldiers surrender, they arrest the usurper and hand him over to Theodosius who has him executed.

Text: Hansen 1997.
Summary and Translation: E. Rizos.
E04187: Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History mentions the restoration of the memory of *John Chrysostom (bishop of Constantinople, S00779) and the transfer of his relics to Constantinople. The relics are welcomed by a sea-borne procession, and the emperor Theodosius II prays to the saint, requesting forgiveness for his parents. Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450.
Creators: name: Erizos
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Ecclesiastical History, 5.38-39.2

Οὗτος τὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ πάνυ προσηγορίαν πρῶτος τοῖς ἐκκλησιαστικοῖς διπτύχοις ἐνέταξε. Χρόνῳ μέντοι ὕστερον καὶ αὐτὰ τοῦ διδασκάλου τὰ λείψανα εἰς τὴν βασιλεύουσαν μετεκόμισαν πόλιν. καὶ πάλιν ὁ πιστὸς ὅμιλος, ὡς ἠπείρῳ τῷ πελάγει διὰ τῶν πορθμείων χρησάμενος, τοῦ Βοσπόρου τὸ πρὸς τῇ Προποντίδι στόμα ταῖς λαμπάσι κατέκρυψε. (39.) Τοῦτον δὲ ἐκείνῃ τῇ πόλει τὸν θησαυρὸν ὁ νῦν βασιλεύων προσήνεγκεν, ὁ τοῦ πάππου καὶ τὴν προσηγορίαν λαχὼν καὶ τὴν εὐσέβειαν φυλάξας ἀκήρατον. οὗτος ἐπιθεὶς τῇ λάρνακι καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ τὸ μέτωπον ἱκετείαν ὑπὲρ τῶν γεγεννηκότων προσήνεγκε, συγγνῶναι τοῖς ἐξ ἀγνοίας ἠδικηκόσιν ἀντιβολήσας. Πάλαι μὲν γὰρ ἐτεθνήκεσαν οἱ τούτου γονεῖς, κομιδῇ νέον ἐν ὀρφανίᾳ καταλιπόντες.

'He [Alexander of Antioch] was the first to inscribe the name of John the great in the ecclesiastical diptychs. At a later time, the master’s remains (leipsana) themselves were conveyed to the imperial city. Once again the faithful crowd, turning the sea as it were into land by their boats, covered the mouth of the Bosphorus towards the Propontis with their torches. (39.) This treasure was brought to that city by the present emperor who has both inherited the name of his grandfather and preserved his piety in its entirety. He gazed upon the coffin and laid his head against it, offering a supplication on behalf of his parents and imploring him to pardon them for the injustice they had done him in their ignorance. His parents had died indeed very early, leaving him an orphan in extreme youth.’

Text: Hansen 1997.
Translation: E. Rizos.
Additional file 2 of Transpalpebral electrical stimulation for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa: study protocol for a series of N-of-1 single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Zhou, Wei
name: Huang, Ziyang
name: Xu, Kai
name: Li, Yamin
name: Li, Xiaoyu
name: Li, Jiaxian
name: Jin, Yu
name: Snellingen, Torkel
name: Liang, Lina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Medical ethics review approval.
E04188: Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History recounts the persecution of Christians in Persia under Shah Yazdegerd I (r. 399-420), mentioning the martyrs *Abdas (bishop and martyr in Persia, S01857) and *Beniamin (deacon and martyr in Persia, S01858). Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450.
Creators: name: Erizos
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Ecclesiastical History 5.41 (39)

The bishop Abdas destroys a fire temple and is put to death. Theodoret describes the destruction of the temple as an unfortunate provocation, even though he admires the martyr for his refusal to rebuild it – it would have been like venerating the fire. Yet the destruction kindles a persecution which goes on for thirty years.

5.41.18-23
Martyrdom of the deacon Beniamin
He was imprisoned for two years, till freed at the request of a Roman ambassador. He resumed his missionary activity, and was arrested again. He was tortured and put to death by impalement.
sj-docx-1-pmj-10.1177_0269216321989569 – Supplemental material for The monetary valuation of informal care to cancer decedents at end-of-life: Evidence from a national census survey
Creators: name: Urwin, Sean
name: Berg, Bernard Van Den
name: Yiu-Shing Lau
name: Rowland, Christine
name: Hanratty, Barbara
name: Grande, Gunn
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pmj-10.1177_0269216321989569 for The monetary valuation of informal care to cancer decedents at end-of-life: Evidence from a national census survey by Sean Urwin, Bernard Van den Berg, Yiu-Shing Lau, Christine Rowland, Barbara Hanratty and Gunn Grande in Palliative Medicine
E04189: The Martyrdom of *Mihršāpur (martyr in Persia, S01582) is written in Syriac in Sasanian Persia during the 5th c. It describes the martyrdom in 421 of the former Zoroastrian Mihršāpur under Bahram V (r. 420-438).
Creators: name: Sminov
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Martyrdom of Mihršāpur

Summary:

The narrative introduces Mihršāpur as an offspring of a noble and renowned family, who converted to Christianity. When the king was informed that Mihršāpur was a Christian, he ordered that he be arrested and imprisoned. This happened during the second year of Bahram's reign. (pp. 535-536 in Bedjan's edition)

After Mihršāpur spent three years in prison, a massive persecution of Christians begins. Mihršāpur is summoned for interrogation by the judge Hormezddāwar, who tries to bring him back to Zoroastrianism, while threatening him. The martyr rebuffs the judge's claim that he has authority over him. (pp. 536-538)

Enraged, the judge orders that Mihršāpur should be thrown into a dark underground pit, without food and water. That happened in the month of Ab (i.e. August). When the pit was opened after two months and ten days, on the tenth of the month of the former Teshri (i.e. October), the jailers saw a bright light coming from the martyr's dead body that preserved the posture of praying on his knees. (pp. 285-286)

Text: Bedjan 1890-1897. Summary: Sergey Minov.
E04191: Prudentius, in his Latin Crowns of the Martyrs (Peristephanon), written c. 400 in Calahorra (northern Spain), addresses his poem on *Hippolytus (martyr of Rome, S00509), to Valerianus, bishop of Calahorra who asked him to record the names of the martyrs in Rome and the inscriptions on their tombs. Prudentius explains that he cannot do this, because there are either too many martyrs, or they lie in anonymous mass tombs. But among the inscriptions, he did find Hippolytus, and he will tell his story.
Creators: name: Mszada
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2017
Subjects: History

description: Liber Peristephanon, Poem XI.1-22

AD VALERIANVM EPISCOPVM DE PASSIONE HIPPOLYTI BEATISSIMI MARTYRIS

Innumeros cineres sanctorum Romula in urbe
uidimus, o Christi Valeriane sacer.
Incisos tumulis titulos et singula quaeris
nomina; difficile est ut replicare queam.
5 Tantos iustorum populos furor inpius hausit,
cum coleret patrios Troia Roma deos.
Plurima litterulis signata sepulcra loquuntur
martyris aut nomen aut epigramma aliquod,
sunt et muta tamen tacitas claudentia tumbas
10 marmora, quae solum significant numerum.
Quanta uirum iaceant congestis corpora aceruis
nosse licet, quorum nomina nulla legas.
Sexaginta illic defossas mole sub una
reliquias memini me didicisse hominum,
15 quorum solus habet conperta uocabula Christus,
utpote quos propriae iunxit amicitiae.
Haec dum lustro oculis et sicubi forte latentes
rerum apices ueterum per monumenta sequor,
inuenio Hippolytum, qui quondam scisma Nouati
20 presbyter attigerat nostra sequenda negans,
usque ad martyrii prouectum insigne tulisse
lucida sanguinei praemia supplicii.

'To Bishop Valerian on the Passion of the Most Blessed Martyr Hippolytus.

Countless are the graves of saints I have seen in the city of Romulus, Valerian, Christ's dedicated servant. You ask for the inscriptions cut on their tombs, and their individual names, but it is hard for me to be able to repeat them. Such great multitudes of the righteous did ungodly rage devour while Trojan Rome still worshipped the gods of her fathers. Many a grave is lettered and tells the martyr's name or bears some epitaph, but there are mute marbles too, which shut up the tombs in silence and only indicate the number; you may learn what masses of men's bodies lie gathered together in heaps, but read the name of none of them. I remember finding that the remains of sixty persons were buried there under one massive stone, whose names Christ alone knows, since He has added them to the company of His friends. In surveying these memorials and hunting over them for any letters telling of the deeds of old, that might escape the eye, I found that Hippolytus, who had at one time as a presbyter attached himself to the schism of Novatus, saying that our way was not to be followed, had been advanced to the crown of martyrdom and won the shining reward for suffering bloodshed.'

Text: Cunningham 1966, 370. Translation: Thomson 1953, 305-307.
Antibiogram of Biofield-Treated Shigella boydii: Global Burden of Infections
Creators: name: Trivedi, Dahryn
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Biology

description: Bacillary dysentery and acute gastroenteritis caused by infection of Shigella species are major public health burden in India and its neighboring countries. Emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens to render current treatments ineffective. The current study was attempted to investigate the effect of biofield treatment on Shigella boydii (S. boydiii) with respect of antimicrobial susceptibility assay, biochemical characteristics and biotyping. The American Type Culture Collection (ATCC 9207) strain of S. boydiii was used in this experiment. The study was conducted in revived and lyophilized state of S. boydiii. Both revived (Group; Gr. II) and lyophilized (Gr. III) strain of S. boydiii were subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield treatment. Gr. II was assessed on day 5 and day 10, while Gr. III on day 10 with respect to control (Gr. I). Sensitivity pattern of amoxicillin/k-clavulanate was improved from intermediate (I) to susceptible (S) with correspond to MIC value was also reduced by two folds (16/8 to ≤ 8/4 μg/mL) in both the treated groups as compared to control. The antimicrobial susceptibility of S. boydiii showed 15% alteration in Gr. II on day 5, while significant (40%) alteration was found on day 10 as compared to control. The MIC values of antimicrobials for S. boydiii also showed 12.50% alteration in Gr. II on day 5 while, significant alteration (59.38%) of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value was found in Gr. II on day 10 as compared to control. It was observed that overall 69.70% biochemical reactions were changed in which 66.67% alteration was found in Gr. II on day 10 with respect to control. Moreover, biotype numbers were changed in all the treated groups without alteration of organism as compared to control. These results suggested that biofield treatment had significant impact on S. boydiii in Gr. II on day 10 with respect to antimicrobial susceptibility, MIC and biochemical reactions pattern.
The Potential Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment on the Physical and Thermal Properties of Silver Oxide Powder
Creators: name: Trivedi, Dahryn
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Physics

description: Silver oxide has gained significant attention due to its antimicrobial activities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on the physical and thermal properties of silver oxide (Ag2O). The silver oxide powder was divided into two parts, one part was kept as control and another part was received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The control and treated samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The XRD diffractogram showed that the crystallite size of treated sample was significantly altered on the planes (200), (311), and (220) by 100, 150 and -25% respectively, with respect to control. The DSC result exhibited that the thermal energy required to decompose the silver oxide to silver and oxygen was altered from -12.47 to 71.58% in treated samples as compared to the control. TGA showed that the onset temperature of thermal degradation was reduced from 335°C (control) to 322.4°C. In addition, the rate of weight loss in treated sample was increased by 4.14% as compared to the control. Besides, the FT-IR did not show any alteration in absorption wavenumber of treated sample as compared to the control. Hence, the XRD, DSC and TGA data revealed that the biofield energy treatment has a significant impact on the physical and thermal properties of silver oxide powder. Therefore, the biofield energy treatment might improve the dissolution rate in formulation and bioavailability of treated silver oxide as compared to control.
Physical and Structural Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated Carbazole
Creators: name: Nayak, Gopal
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Carbazole is a class of phytochemical associated with cancer prevention. It attracted a significant interest in recent time for their usefulness in synthetic heterocyclic chemistry, analytical chemistry and pharmacology. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on carbazole by various analytical methods. The study was performed in two groups i.e. control and treatment. The treatment group was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield treatment. Subsequently, both the samples were characterized with respect to physical and structural properties using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), laser particle size analyzer, and surface area analyzer. The XRD study revealed that the crystallite size of treated carbazole was decreased significantly with 37.5% as compared to the control. In addition, the intensity of XRD peaks was slightly decreased as compared to the control. The latent heat of fusion (ΔH) of treated carbazole was substantially increased by 253.6% as compared to the control. Maximum degradation temperature (Tmax) of treated carbazole was increased by 41.46°C as compared to the control (211.93°C to 253.39°C). FT-IR spectra showed similar stretching frequencies in both control and treated carbazole samples. GC-MS data revealed that isotopic abundance ratio of either 13C/12C or 15N/14N or 2H/1H (PM+1/PM) of treated carbazole was significantly increased up to 278.59%. Particle size analysis showed substantial decrease in average particle size (d50) and d90 of the treated carbazole by 25.24% and 4.31%, respectively as compared to the control. The surface area analysis exhibited an increase in the surface area of treated sample by 4.8% as compared to the control. Overall, the experimental results suggest that biofield energy treatment has significant effect on physical, spectral and thermal properties of carbazole.
In Vitro Evaluation of Antifungal Sensitivity Assay of Biofield Energy Treated Fungi
Creators: name: Nayak, Gopal
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Biology

description: Fungi are the group of eukaryotic organisms such as yeast, mold, and mushrooms. The present work investigated the impact of biofield treatment on different pathogenic species of fungi in relation to antifungal sensitivity pattern. Each fungal sample was divided into three parts: C, control; T1, treatment (revived); T2 treatment (lyophilized). Treatment groups received the biofield treatment, and control group was remained as untreated. Mini-API ID32C strip employed for evaluation of antifungal sensitivity and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The results showed that sensitivity of Candida albicans in T1 cells was changed against itraconazole from intermediate (I) to resistance (R) on day 10. The Candida kefyr exhibited a change in susceptibility against itraconazole in T2 cell from S→I, on day 10. Likewise, Candida krusei showed the alterations in sensitivity against two antifungal drugs: fluconazole from S→I (T1 on day 10) and itraconazole S→I (T1 and T2 on all assessment days). The Cryptococcus neoformans changed from S→I in T1 cell on day 5 and 10, against itraconazole. Sensitivity of Candida tropicalis was also altered from I→R against flucytosine (T1 and T2, on all assessment days). Similarly, Saccharomyces cerevisae altered from S→I (T1) and S→R (T2) on day 10. The MIC values of antifungal drugs were altered in the range of 2-8 folds, as compared to the control. Fungal identification data showed the significant changes in species similarity of few tested fungi as C. albicans changed from 91.9% to 98.5 and 99.9% in T1 and T2 cells, respectively on day 10. C. krusei was changed from 97.9% to 85.9% (T2 day 10), and C. tropicalis was altered from 88.7% to 99.6% (T1 day 5) and 99.0% (T2). These findings suggest that biofield treatment could be applied to alter the susceptibility pattern of antifungal drug therapy in future.
Characterization of Physicochemical and Thermal Properties of Biofield Treated Ethyl Cellulose and Methyl Cellulose
Creators: name: Nayak, Gopal
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2017
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Biology

description: Cellulose and its derivatives are used as potential matrices for biomaterials and tissue engineering applications. The objective of present research was to investigate the influence of biofield treatment on physical, chemical and thermal properties of ethyl cellulose (EC) and methyl cellulose (MC). The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control group remained as untreated, and biofield treatment was given to treated group. The biofield treated polymers are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), CHNSO analysis, X-ray diffraction study (XRD), Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). FT-IR analysis of treated EC showed downward shifting in C-O-C stretching peak from 1091→1066 cm-1 with respect to control. However, the treated MC showed upward shifting of –OH stretching (3413→3475) and downward shifting in C-O stretching (1647→1635 cm-1) vibrations with respect to control MC. CHNSO analysis showed substantial increase in percent hydrogen and oxygen in treated polymers with respect to control. XRD diffractogram of EC and MC affirmed the typical semi-crystalline nature. The crystallite size was substantially increased by 20.54% in treated EC with respect to control. However, the treated MC showed decrease in crystallite by 61.59% with respect to control. DSC analysis of treated EC showed minimal changes in crystallization temperature with respect to control sample. However, the treated and control MC did not show any crystallization temperature in the samples. TGA analysis of treated EC showed increase in thermal stability with respect to control. However, the TGA thermogram of treated MC showed reduction in thermal stability as compared to control. Overall, the result showed substantial alteration in physical, chemical and thermal properties of treated EC and MC.