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“In Proverbiis Non Semper Veritas”: Reflections On The Reprint Of An Antisemitic Proverb Collection, Wolfgang Mieder

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

This article concerns the highly questionable 2016 reprint of Ernst Hiemer’s antisemitic proverb collection Der Jude im Sprichwort der Völker (1942, The Jew in the Proverbs of the People). It begins with a glance at earlier antisemitic proverb collections while also reviewing some of the superb Yiddish and Jewish/Hebrew proverb collections and serious studies on this rich repertoire of proverbs. This is followed by a discussion of the misguided antisemitic publications of the nineteenth century that were precursors of even more slanderous and prejudiced collections that appeared during the time of National Socialism. It is shown that both traditional …

The Besht As Ba’Al Shem: Magic In The Life And Legacy Of Israel Ba’Al Shem Tov, Elly Moseson

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

Israel Ba’al Shem Tov (the Besht), the purported founder of the Hasidic movement, achieved renown during his lifetime as a holy man and a ba’al shem—a magician and folk healer. This paper surveys the sources containing evidence pertaining to the Besht’s medico-magical activities, presents the variety of recipes and rituals that have been preserved in his name, and explores the implications these hold for understanding his life and legacy. It further argues that the centrality of magic we find in the life of the Besht did not disappear with his death but was maintained within the Hasidic movement that …

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Augmented Reality In Higher Education: Perspectives Of Telecommunication Engineering Students, Kifaya Sabbah, Allam Mousa, Fayez Azez Mahamid

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Objectives: The paper presents a novel experiment in Palestinian higher education that uses augmented reality technology. The study employs qualitative methods. Methods: The experiment was carried out on 15 students enrolled in microwave engineering course at An-Najah National University's telecommunication engineering department. With the research sample, semi-structured interviews and surveys were conducted, and the obtained data was analysed using theme coding. Findings: The qualitative analysis and thematic coding produce seven major topics, including benefits, future hope, challenges, reflections, initial impression, attitudes, and prior experience. The highest frequency was for benefits with 34.6% and the lowest frequency was for prior experience …

Incorporating Culturally Relevant Practices To Improve Self-Efficacy And Engagement For Students With Disability Labels, Jennifer Chestnut Zingaro

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of middle school students with disability labels in the pull-out resource ELA setting when their teacher included culturally relevant practices. This study utilized qualitative teacher research inquiry methods, and data collection methods included student surveys, teacher journaling of class discussions and observations, and examination of student work samples. This study came about through the lack of culturally relevant pedagogy in the segregated, special education middle school ELA program. Students with disability labels who test below grade level on standardized assessments are placed in a small group, homogeneous classroom with …

Genomic Analysis Of Enterobacter Species Isolated From Patients In United States Hospitals, Fred C. Tenover, Isabella A. Tickler

Guidelines, Recommendations, and Other Resources on Antimicrobial Resistance

Abstract: We analyzed the whole genome sequences (WGS) and antibiograms of 35 Enterobacter isolates, including E. hormaechei and E. asburiae, and the recently described E. bugandensis, E. kobei, E. ludwigii, and E. roggenkampii species. Isolates were obtained from human blood and urinary tract infections in patients in the United States. Our goal was to understand the genetic diversity of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors among the various species. Thirty-four of 35 isolates contained an AmpC class blaACT allele; however, the E. roggenkampii isolate contained blaMIR-5. Of the six Enterobacter isolates resistant to ertapenem, imipenem, and meropenem, …

Sitting On A Throne Of Lies: Using Rico And Wire Fraud To Hold Politicians Accountable And Demonetize Campaigns That Intend To Defraud, Michael Furey

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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Low-Emission Beef Production In The Southern Rangelands Of Western Australia: An Analysis Of Herd Structure And Stocking Rate Experiencing Droughts, Christophe D'Abbadie

Animal production and livestock research articles

Reconciling profitable cattle production with rangeland health and reduced emissions is a key challenge in the southern rangelands of Western Australia (WA). Stocking rate and herd structure selection are crucial decisions to achieve this balance. This study assessed the emission profiles of three contrasting herd structures (weaner production, live export, and slaughter production), and three stocking rates within a herd–carbon accounting modelling framework. The analysis considers the impact of varying drought frequencies on these cattle production systems. Herd models were developed for the semiarid southern WA rangelands. Stocking rates were set at 100%, 80% and 66% of the government recommended …

Hoardings, Emilio R. Longoria

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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The Role Of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Insulin-Like Growth Factor, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, And Sonic Hedgehog In The Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip With Or Without Cleft Palate Development: A Scoping Review, Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Salman Khan, Saskia Lenggogeni Nasroen, Ani Melani Maskoen, Erli Sarilita

Chimica et Natura Acta

Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCLP) birth defect, it imposes an enormous stress on society and requires nutrition, dental, speech, behavioural, and surgical therapies. The NSCLP multifactorial aetiology, including the environment and genetic factors. The environment and genetic factors affect the cellular mechanism, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and cell migration and signalling pathways. Genetic growth factors including Transforming Growth Factor-Beta (TGF-β), Fibroblast Growth factors (FGFs), Platelet-derived Growth factors (PDGFs), Epidermal Growth factor (EGF), Insulin-like growth factors (IGF), Vascular Endothelial Growth factor (VEGF), Sonic Hedgehog (SHH). The study aims to understand the role of the growth factors “TGF-β, …

Variants In Lrrc7 Lead To Intellectual Disability, Autism, Aggression And Abnormal Eating Behaviors, Jana Willim, Weimin Yuan, Anika Lindsey, Omar Itani, Gary A Silverman, Stephen C Pak, Tim Schedl, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Members of the leucine rich repeat (LRR) and PDZ domain (LAP) protein family are essential for animal development and histogenesis. Densin-180, encoded by LRRC7, is the only LAP protein selectively expressed in neurons. Densin-180 is a postsynaptic scaffold at glutamatergic synapses, linking cytoskeletal elements with signalling proteins such as the α-subunit of Ca

September 10, 2024 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Polyvinyl Alcohol Capped Silver Nanostructures For Fortified Apoptotic Potential Against Human Laryngeal Carcinoma Cells Hep-2 Using Extremely-Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field, Sara Abdelwahed, Hany Attia, Dalia El-Telbany, Mai Hamouda

Dentistry

Purpose: : Polyvinyl alcohol-capped silver nanostructures (cAgNSs) were investigated in order to enhance the cytotoxicity, proapoptotic, and oxidant patterns of in human laryngeal carcinoma Hep-2 cells by employing a 50 mT electromagnetic field (LEMF) for 30 min. Methods: Wet chemical reduction was used to synthesize the cAgNSs, and after they had been capped with polyvinyl alcohol, they were specifically examined for particle size analysis and structural morphology. To visualize how the silver may attach to the protein targets, a molecular docking study was conducted. Estimation of cytotoxicity, cell cycle progression supported by mRNA expression of three apoptotic-promoting genes and one …

Elevating Microrna Levels By Targeting Biogenesis With Steric-Blocking Antisense Oligonucleotides, Mallory A. Havens, Anthony J. Hinrich, Frank Rigo, Michelle L. Hastings

Biology Department Faculty Articles

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulators of gene expression, and their dysregulation is linked to cancer and other diseases, making them important therapeutic targets. Several strategies for targeting and modulating miRNA activity are being explored. For example, steric-blocking antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) can reduce miRNA activity by either blocking binding sites on specific mRNAs or base-pairing to the miRNA itself to prevent its interaction with the target mRNAs. ASOs have been less explored as a tool to elevate miRNA levels, which could also be beneficial for treating disease. In this study, using the PKD1/miR-1225 gene locus as an example, where miR-1225 is located …

Inhibiting Endothelial Cell Mst1 Attenuates Acute Lung Injury In Mice, Zhi-Fu Guo, Nopprarat Tongmuang, Chao Li, Chen Zhang, Louis Hu, Daniel Capreri, Mei-Xing Zuo, Ross Summer, Jianxin Sun

Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers

Lung endothelium plays a pivotal role in the orchestration of inflammatory responses to acute pulmonary insults. Mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1 (Mst1) is a serine/threonine kinase that has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of apoptosis, stress responses, and organ growth. This study investigated the role of Mst1 in lung endothelial activation and acute lung injury (ALI). We found that Mst1 was significantly activated in inflamed lung endothelial cells (ECs) and mouse lung tissues. Overexpression of Mst1 promoted nuclear factor κ-B (NF-κB) activation through promoting JNK and p38 activation in lung ECs. Inhibition of Mst1 by …

Immunoactive Signatures Of Circulating Trna- And Rrna-Derived Rnas In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Megumi Shigematsu, Takuya Kawamura, Deepak Deshpande, Yohei Kirino

Computational Medicine Center Faculty Papers

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most prevalent lung disease, and macrophages play a central role in the inflammatory response in COPD. We here report a comprehensive characterization of circulating short non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) in plasma from patients with COPD. While circulating sncRNAs are increasingly recognized for their regulatory roles and biomarker potential in various diseases, the conventional RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) method cannot fully capture these circulating sncRNAs due to their heterogeneous terminal structures. By pre-treating the plasma RNAs with T4 polynucleotide kinase, which converts all RNAs to those with RNA-seq susceptible ends (5′-phosphate and 3′-hydroxyl), we comprehensively sequenced …

Pleural Effusions In Patients Diagnosed With Pneumonia In Urgent Care Clinics, Nathan C. Dean, Jacqueline R. Eve, Allison M. Butler, James H. Hart, Theadora Sakata, Karen E. Connor, Edward A. Stenehjem, Y.C.G. Lee

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

Introduction: Pleural effusions in patients with community-acquired pneumonia have been associated with worse outcomes in emergency department and hospital inpatient populations, but the incidence of effusions and their outcomes in outpatient urgent care clinics is unknown. This observational cohort study describes patients diagnosed with pneumonia and pleural effusions on upright 2-view chest X-rays performed in urgent care clinics.

Methods: We extracted electronic health record data from January 2019 through December 2020 on all patients over 12 years old with an International Statistical Classification of Diseases 10^th revision diagnosis of pneumonia entered by the treating clinician, plus “possible” or “likely” …

Total Plate Count Analysis And Food-Contaminating Bacterial Identification Of Smoked Tatihu (Thunnus Albacares) Sold In Several Traditional Markets In Ambon, Indonesia, Evangelista Risalia Haurissa, Melda Yunita, Sulfiana Sulfiana

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Highlights:
1. This research provides important information regarding the food safety of smoked tatihu (yellowfin tuna) sold in several traditional markets in Ambon, Indonesia.
2. We find that smoked tatihu fish samples examined at 2 of 3 traditional markets in Ambon city are unsafe for consumption according to the Indonesian National Standard due to bacterial contamination.
3. The findings indicate that smoked fish can be contaminated by Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus sciuri, Rothia kristinae, and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.

Abstract
The large marine area and abundant fish resources of Maluku Province, Indonesia, are in contrast to the poor hygiene …

An Assessment Of Dingo Ancestry In Camp Dogs In Western Australia, Tracey L. Kreplins, Danielle Stephens, N Laing, C Oskam

Biosecurity Research Articles

Hybridisation between Australian dingoes and domestic dogs is a controversial area of interest and research. An ongoing canine sterilisation programme in rural and remote Western Australia provided an opportunity to assess the dingo ancestry of camp dogs and opportunities for hybridisation. Blood samples were collected from 345 individual community dogs at 21 locations. Dogs were screened using 23 microsatellite loci and ancestry percentage assigned using an iterative Bayesian assignment algorithm. A single individual was a dingo, 96% were domestic dogs and 3.5% were hybrids. Camp dog and dingo hybridisation in these areas is of little concern in terms of conserving …

The Roles Of Cd4+ T Cell Help, Sex, And Dose In The Induction Of Protective Cd8+ T Cells Against A Lethal Poxvirus By Mrna-Lnp Vaccines, Samita Kafle, Brian Montoya, Lingjuan Tang, Ying Tam, Hiromi Muramatsu, Norbert Pardi, Luis Sigal

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

The role of CD4⁺ T cells in the induction of protective CD8⁺ T cells by mRNA lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccines is unknown. We used B6 or Tlr9^−/− mice depleted or not of CD4⁺ T cells and LNP vaccines loaded with mRNAs encoding the ectromelia virus (ECTV) MHC class I H-2 K^b-restricted immunodominant CD8⁺ T cell epitope TSYKFESV (TSYKFESV mRNA-LNPs) or the ECTV EVM158 protein, which contains TSYKFESV (EVM-158 mRNA-LNPs). Following prime and boost with 10 μg of either vaccine, K^b-TSYKFESV-specific CD8⁺ T cells fully protected male and female mice from …

Effect Of L-Citrulline On Creatine Kinase Mm (Ck-Mm) Isoenzymes In Mice: An In Vivo Study Focusing On Immunohistochemistry Analysis, Dhoni Akbar Ghozali, Annisa Aghnia Rahma, Shafira Nur Hanifa, Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Highlights:
1. This study elucidates the effect of L-citrulline supplementation on creatine kinase MM (CK-MM) expression post-eccentric exercise, offering novel insights into its potential role in mitigating muscle damage.
2. The findings demonstrate that L-citrulline administration significantly reduces CK-MM expression levels in skeletal muscle tissue, suggesting its therapeutic potential in enhancing muscle recovery and performance following exercise-induced damage.
3. This study contributes valuable insights into the multifaceted benefits of L-citrulline supplementation for supporting overall muscle health and performance by identifying its protective effects under different mechanisms, including improved blood flow, antioxidant activity, enhanced mitochondrial function, and promotion of muscle protein …

Larvicidal Effect Of Breadfruit (Artocarpus Altilis) Flower Extract Against Aedes Aegypti, Ni Wayan Winianti, Putu Indah Budi Apsari, Ni Kadek Meta Jayanti

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Highlights:
1. This study attempted an experiment on the novel invention of a naturally sourced larvacide, specifically breadfruit (Artocarpus atilis) flower extract, against Aedes aegepti.
2. The findings of this study suggest that breadfruit flower extract can serve as an effective larvacide, as evident by an increased mortality rate of Aedes aegepti larvae.


Abstract
Dengue hemorrhagic fever remains a major problem in Indonesia. The mosquito that spreads this disease is the Aedes aegypti species. The use of larvicides is a viable method to inhibit the growth of larvae into adult mosquitoes. The flowers of breadfruits (Artocarpus atilis) have long been …

Using Growth Implants In Bos Indicus Cattle Compared To Bos Taurus Cattle, Reganne K. Briggs, Caleb C. Reichhardt, Kara Thornton-Kurth, Matthew Garcia, Laura Motsinger

All Current Publications

A recent study at Utah State University compared production response to anabolic implant protocols of Santa Gertrudis-sired and Angus-sired steers. Feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and economic analyses were completed to determine how implants affect Bos indicus-influenced animals. This fact sheet reviews the research findings and suggested benefits, such as increased efficiency and yield of steers.

Chronic Guillain-Barré Syndrome From Misdiagnosed Lyme Disease, Carlos H. Cisneros Jr, Alberto E. Almeida

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Lyme disease (borreliosis) is caused by transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi from deer ticks in the United States. Neurological symptoms can manifest in the early disseminated stage of the disease and have the worst involvement in the late dissemination stage. Few, but important case reports exist of patients experiencing disseminated Lyme with associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). GBS manifests as an ascending flaccid paralysis with additional sensory deficits and is characterized as an immune-mediated polyneuropathy attacking the peripheral nervous system. A college-aged, wheelchair bound, quadriplegic female presented to the clinic to establish care in October 2023. She reported being bitten by a …