Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales in Free-Roaming Cats in Israel

Amid the rising prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), attention is increasingly directed toward investigating additional factors that may contribute to or mediate its development, among which companion animals have emerged as a potential reservoir and transmission interfa...

Symbolic Immortality, Mental Health, and Addictions: A Terror Management Perspective

Abstract Terror Management and Anxiety Buffer Disruption Theories suggest that socio-cultural psychological resources, such as self-esteem, attachment security, meaning in life, and group identity, can buffer against death-related anxiety and related psychological problems, by pr...

Changes in psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication use among children and adolescents before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant disruptions to the daily routines of children, potentially altering trends in psychiatric diagnoses and medication utilization. This study investigates longitudinal changes in psychiatric diagnoses and the usage of psychotropic me...

Individual metabolic differences predict the spontaneous emergence of breast muscle myopathy in broiler chickens

Individual variability is a fundamental characteristic and one of the long-standing mysteries in biology. Significant differences in health are observed even among isogenic, simple organisms such as yeast or worms, maintained under homogeneous and strictly controlled laboratory c...

Cosmic Radiation Dose‐Rates for Civil Aviation in the Middle East: Vertical Structure, Solar Modulation, and Comparison With Models

Abstract High‐altitude balloon measurements were conducted over southern Israel (30°35′N, 34°45′E; 850 m a.s.l., geomagnetic rigidity cutoff 10.3 GV) to characterize the vertical profiles of atmospheric ionization and radiation up to ∼35 km. Six balloon launches between October 2...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Allergic Diseases: A Nationwide Study of 1.5 Million Adolescents

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests an increased prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among individuals with allergic diseases, and several biological mechanisms have been proposed. This study aims to investigate the association between IBS and allergic diseases in a lar...

An Epstein-Barr virus-encoded snoRNA directs 2′-O-methylation of human rRNAs to control translation and the viral lytic switch

Summary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) establishes life-long latency in human B-cells yet the molecular strategies that balance its persistence with lytic replication remain incompletely understood. Here, we identify the EBV-encoded small nucleolar RNA, v-snoRNA1, as a bona fide 2′-O-m...

Economic hardship and mental health following a national trauma and amid ongoing conflict: a longitudinal cohort study

Abstract Purpose Exposure to war and terrorism increases the risk of mental health problems and often leads to economic hardship, which can further heighten psychological distress. This longitudinal study examined the extent of economic hardship experienced during the Israel–Hama...

CT-based radiological score (AMESI CT-score) for severity of bowel injury in acute mesenteric ischemia

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether common bowel-related CT signs alone can reliably identify irreversible bowel injury in acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) and to develop a radiological score to enhance reporting and assist clinical decision-making. METHODS: This ancillary analysis of th...

Lytic bone lesions in a patient diagnosed with breast cancer – Sarcoidosis

Abstract Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease of unknown cause with protean manifestations and presentations which may affect almost any organ. Involvement of intra-thoracic organs (lungs, lymph nodes), reticuloendothelial system, skin, and eyes is predominant. The histological...

SINE Insertion in LAMA3 in Dogs With Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa

ABSTRACT Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is a hereditary skin disorder caused by defects in proteins responsible for dermal‐epidermal adhesion. We investigated the genetic cause of JEB in three related mixed‐breed puppies presenting with congenital skin blistering and ulce...

Molecularly Engineered Ultralow‐Loss Soft Polymers for Deformable Printed Photonics

ABSTRACT Achieving ultralow optical loss, broadband transparency, and mechanical softness within a single polymer network remains a long‐standing challenge for soft photonics. Here, we report a molecularly engineered class of UV‐curable thiol‐ene‐aromatic polymers that reconciles...

Distinct Chemotypes of Putative Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C.Chr. Resins from Israel, Oman and Somalia

Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C.Chr. has long been regarded as the most likely botanical source of the historical apharsemon (Balm of Gilead). Despite considerable historical interest, little is known about the chemical variability of geographically separated populations currently...

Urbanization and electoral success: lawyers and workers in interwar France

This study argues that urbanization altered the relationship between candidates’ occupation and their electoral success. To identify the causal effect of local variation in urbanization, we exploit exogenous changes in the boundaries of electoral constituencies in the 1928, 1932,...

A systematic review of divine forgiveness self-report measures

Abstract Background Divine forgiveness (DF) can be defined as the perception of being absolved from sin by a Higher Power. Psychological research is increasingly recognizing DF as a relevant construct with implications for well-being, coping, and spirituality. Despite this growin...

Individualized Prediction of Recurrence Following Uterine-Preserving Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair Using Internally Validated Machine Learning Models

Background/Objectives: Approximately 11–20% of women affected by pelvic organ prolapse (POP) will undergo surgical intervention during their lifetime and nearly one-third of these women will require an additional procedure due to recurrence or failure of the initial repair. This...

“The Soul of Raw Materials:” Jewish Mysticism in Debora Vogel’s Modernist Poetics

This paper examines the literary prose of the Yiddish poet Debora Vogel (1900–1942) and shows that her modernist poetry was deeply informed by Jewish mystical traditions. Through close analysis of Vogel’s 1935 collection Akatsyes Blien (Acacias Bloom), I show that Vogel’s systema...

Biogeochemical dichotomy and intra-order variability in Miliolid and Rotaliid foraminifera

Abstract. Foraminiferal geochemical records reflect both environmental and biological influences. Disentangling these factors is essential for improving their application in marine monitoring and contributing valuable insights into the evolution across major foraminiferal lineage...

Is Set for Variability Performance Dependent on Prior Successful Decoding Attempts for Certain Items? An Item-Level Examination

Purpose: The relationship between the set for variability (SfV) task and various isolated word reading measures in developing readers is high (ranging from .60 to .80 across studies). Elbro et al. (2012) offered that SfV skill serves as a second step in the decoding process allow...

Special Lagrangian webbing

Abstract We construct families of imaginary special Lagrangian cylinders near transverse Maslov index 0 or 𝑛 intersection points of positive Lagrangian submanifolds in a general Calabi–Yau manifold. Hence we obtain geodesics of open positive Lagrangian submanifolds near such inte...