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2017
T Gefen, Cohen, D, Cohen, I, ו Retzker, A. 3/9/2017. “Enhancing The Fidelity Of Two-Qubit Gates By Measurements”. Physical Review A, 95, 3. . Publisher's Version
2017
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Dynamical decoupling techniques are the method of choice for increasing gate fidelities. While these methods have produced very impressive results in terms of decreasing local noise and increasing the fidelities of single-qubit operations, dealing with the noise of two-qubit gates has proven more challenging. The main obstacle is that the noise time scale is shorter than the two-qubit gate itself, so that refocusing methods do not work. We present a measurement- and feedback-based method to suppress two-qubit-gate noise, which cannot be suppressed by conventional methods. We analyze in detail this method for an error model, which is relevant for trapped-ion quantum information.
Noa Ben-Ishay, Oknin, Hilla , Steinberg, Doron , Berkovich, Zipi , Reifen, Ram , ו Shemesh, Moshe . 2017. “Enrichment Of Milk With Magnesium Provides Healthier And Safer Dairy Products”. Npj Biofilms And Microbiomes, 3, 1, Pp. 24. . Publisher's Version תקציר
Biofilms on the surfaces of milk-processing equipment are often a major source of contamination of dairy products. Members of the genus Bacillus appear to be among the most commonly found bacteria in dairy farms and processing plants. Bacillus species may thrive in dairy farm equipment and in dairy products since they can form robust biofilms during growth within milk. We found that fortification of milk with magnesium mitigated biofilm formation by Bacillus species, and thus could notably reduce dairy product spoilage. We also show that the mode of action of Mg2+ ions is specific to inhibition of transcription of genes involved in biofilm formation. Our further findings indicate that in the presence of Mg2+ bacterial cells are hypersensitive to the heat pasteurization applied during milk processing. Additionally, we demonstrated that enrichment of milk with magnesium improved technological properties of milk products such as soft cheeses. Finally, we report that there is a notable increase in the intestinal bioavailability potential of magnesium from supplemented milk compared with that from non-supplemented milk.
Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century
From Halakhic innovation to blood libels, from the establishment of new mendicant orders to the institutionalization of Islamicate bureaucracy, and from the development of the inquisitorial process to the rise of yeshivas, universities, and madrasas, the long thirteenth century saw a profusion of political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. These were informed by, and in turn informed, the religious communities from which they arose. In city streets and government buildings, Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived, worked, and disputed with one another, sharing and shaping their respective cultures in the process. The interaction born of these relationships between minority and majority cultures, from love and friendship to hostility and violence, can be described as a complex and irreducible "entanglement." The contributors to Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, and Jewish Culture in the Thirteenth Century argue that this admixture of persecution and cooperation was at the foundation of Jewish experience in the Middle Ages.
 
Elisheva Baumgarten, Karras, Ruth Mazo , ו Mesler, Katelyn . 2017. Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, And Jewish Culture In The Thirteenth Century, Pp. 356. Philadelphia: (Penn) University of Pennsylvania Press.
Elisheva Baumgarten, Karras, Ruth Mazo , ו Mesler, Katelyn . 2017. Entangled Histories: Knowledge, Authority, And Jewish Culture In The Thirteenth Century, Pp. 356. Philadelphia: (Penn) University of Pennsylvania Press.
Moshe Coll ו Wajnberg, Eric . 2017. “Environmental Pest Management”. בתוך Environmental Pest Management, Pp. 1-17. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/9781119255574.ch1. Publisher's Version תקציר
Summary Increasing awareness and concerns regarding the adverse effects of pest management activities on human health and the environment have led researchers and, to a lesser extent non-governmental activists and policymakers, to seek ways to restrain harmful pest control practices. Conservation biologists, in their efforts to protect biodiversity, have begun to document the importance of the environment in pest management. At the same time, the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach, formulated more than 55 years ago, has for the most part failed to fulfil its mission developing effective, safe and sustainable plant protection systems. To this end, a new pest management paradigm is needed: a top-down, system-centric approach should replace the historical bottom-up, pest-centric viewpoint. This change is particularly important if we are to harness pest control activities to a global effort to increase food security and environmental protection.
Moshe Coll ו Wajnberg, Eric . 2017. “Environmental Pest Management”. בתוך Environmental Pest Management, Pp. 405-417. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/9781119255574.ch18. Publisher's Version תקציר
Summary For thousands of years, farmers have protected their crops by combating one pest at a time, using a single control method with very little consideration of the surrounding environment. In its early form, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was intended to provide a more holistic approach to pest management than the ‘supervised control’ that was commonplace at the time. However, when public support later declined, agro-chemical companies were quick to step in and take on a major role in directing pest management back towards supervised control. To reduce yield losses to pests and produce more food in sustainable and environmentally compatible ways, major long-term governmental commitments are needed. We argue that governmental inputs acting to promote sustainable agricultural practices and nature conservation should have four main thrusts that are currently missing in most legislation: (1) establishing goal-oriented agro-environmental schemes, (2) externalizing the true costs of pesticide use, (3) strengthening the public extension service, and (4) soliciting goal-specific research.

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of key topics that interrelate pest management, public health and the environment

This book takes a unique, multidimensional approach to addressing the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their impacts on the environment and human health, and environmental effects on plant protection practices.

It features contributions by a distinguished group of authors from ten countries, representing an array of disciplines. They include plant protection scientists and officers, economists, agronomists, ecologists, environmental and public health scientists and government policymakers. Over the course of eighteen chapters, those experts share their insights into and analyses of an array of issues of vital concern to everyone with a professional interest in this important subject.

The adverse effects of pest control have become a subject of great concern worldwide, and researchers and enlightened policymakers have at last begun to appreciate the impact of environmental factors on our ability to manage pest populations. Moreover, while issues such as pesticide toxicity have dominated the global conversation about pest management, economic and societal considerations have been largely neglected. Environmental Pest Management: Challenges for Agronomists, Ecologists, Economists and Policymakers is the first work to provide in-depth coverage of all of these pressing issues between the covers of one book.

• Offers a unique multi-dimensional perspective on the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their effect on the environment and human health

• Addresses growing concerns about specific pest management strategies, including the use of transgenic crops and biological controls

• Analyses the influence of global processes, such as climate change, biological invasions and shifts in consumer demand, and ecosystem services and disservices on pest suppression efforts

• Explores public health concerns regarding biodiversity, pesticide use and food safety

• Identifies key economic drivers of pest suppression research, strategies and technologies

• Proposes new regulatory approaches to create sustainable and viable crop protection systems in the framework of agroenvironmental schemes

Offering a timely and comprehensively-unique treatment of pest management and its environmental impacts in a single, interdisciplinary volume, this book is a valuable resource for scientists in an array of disciplines, as well as government officials and policymakers. Also, teachers of undergraduate and graduate level courses in a variety of fields are sure to find it a highly useful teaching resource.

coll bookA wide-ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of key topics that interrelate pest management, public health and the environment

This book takes a unique, multidimensional approach to addressing the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their impacts on the environment and human health, and environmental effects on plant protection practices.

It features contributions by a distinguished group of authors from ten countries, representing an array of disciplines. They include plant protection scientists and officers, economists, agronomists, ecologists, environmental and public health scientists and government policymakers. Over the course of eighteen chapters, those experts share their insights into and analyses of an array of issues of vital concern to everyone with a professional interest in this important subject.

The adverse effects of pest control have become a subject of great concern worldwide, and researchers and enlightened policymakers have at last begun to appreciate the impact of environmental factors on our ability to manage pest populations. Moreover, while issues such as pesticide toxicity have dominated the global conversation about pest management, economic and societal considerations have been largely neglected. Environmental Pest Management: Challenges for Agronomists, Ecologists, Economists and Policymakers is the first work to provide in-depth coverage of all of these pressing issues between the covers of one book.

M. Fine, Tsadok, R. , Meron, D. , Cohen, S. , ו Milazzo, M.. 2017. “Environmental Sensitivity Of Neogoniolithon Brassica-Florida Associated With Vermetid Reefs In The Mediterranean Sea”. Ices Journal Of Marine Science, 74, 4, Pp. 1074-1082.
David P Fenning, Bertoni, Mariana I, Shao-Horn, Yang , Lioz, Etgar , ו Gamliel, Shany . 2017. “Environmental Sensors Using Metal Halide Perovskites”.
Shai Levi, Zini, Avraham , Fischman, Stuart , ו Czerninski, Rakefet . 2017. “Epidemiology Of Oral, Salivary Gland And Pharyngeal Cancer In Children And Adolescents Between 1970 And 2011”. Oral Oncology, 67, Pp. 89 – 94. doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.02.010. Publisher's Version
Eitam Arnon, Rabani, Eran , Neuhauser, Daniel , ו Baer, Roi . 2017. “Equilibrium Configurations Of Large Nanostructures Using The Embedded Saturated-Fragments Stochastic Density Functional Theory”. J. Chem. Phys., 146, 22, Pp. 224111. תקציר
An ab initio Langevin dynamics approach is developed based on stochastic density functional theory (sDFT) within a new embedded fragment formalism. The forces on the nuclei generated by sDFT contain a random component natural to Langevin dynamics and its standard deviation is used to estimate the friction term on each atom by satisfying the fluctuation–dissipation relation. The overall approach scales linearly with system size even if the density matrix is not local and is thus applicable to ordered as well as disordered extended systems. We implement the approach for a series of silicon nanocrystals (NCs) of varying size with a diameter of up to 3nm corresponding to Ne = 3000 electrons and generate a set of configurations that are distributed canonically at a fixed temperature, ranging from cryogenic to room temperature. We also analyze the structure properties of the NCs and discuss the reconstruction of the surface geometry.
M Sartelli, Weber, DG, Ruppé, E, Bassetti, M, Wright, BJ, Ansaloni, L, Catena, F, Coccolini, F, Abu-Zidan, FM, Coimbra, R, Moore, EE, Moore, FA, Maier, RV, De Waele, JJ, Kirkpatrick, AW, Griffiths, EA, Eckmann, C, Brink, AJ, Mazuski, JE, May, AK, Sawyer, RG, Mertz, D, Montravers, P, Kumar, A, Roberts, JA, Vincent, JL, Watkins, RR, Lowman, W, Spellberg, B, Abbott, IJ, Adesunkanmi, AK, Al-Dahir, S, Al-Hasan, MN, Agresta, F, Althani, AA, Ansari, S, Ansumana, R, Augustin, G, Bala, M, Balogh, ZJ, Baraket, O, Bhangu, A, Beltrán, MA, Bernhard, M, Biffl, WL, Boermeester, MA, Brecher, SM, Cherry-Bukowiec, JR, Buyne, OR, Cainzos, MA, Cairns, KA, Camacho-Ortiz, A, Chandy, SJ, Che Jusoh, A, Chichom-Mefire, A, Colijn, C, Corcione, F, Cui, Y, Curcio, D, Delibegovic, S, Demetrashvili, Z, De Simone, B, Dhingra, S, Diaz, JJ, Di Carlo, I, Dillip, A, Di Saverio, S, Doyle, MP, Dorj, G, Dogjani, A, Dupont, H, Eachempati, SR, Enani, MA, Egiev, VN, Elmangory, MM, Ferrada, P, Fitchett, JR, Fraga, GP, Guessennd, N, Giamarellou, H, Ghnnam, W, Gkiokas, G, Goldberg, SR, Gomes, CA, Gomi, H, Guzmán-Blanco, M, Haque, M, Hansen, S, Hecker, A, Heizmann, WR, Herzog, T, Hodonou, AM, Hong, SK, Kafka-Ritsch, R, Kaplan, LJ, Kapoor, G, Karamarkovic, A, Kees, MG, Kenig, J, Kiguba, R, Kim, PK, Kluger, Y, Khokha, V, Koike, K, Kok, KY, Kong, V, Knox, MC, Inaba, K, Isik, A, Iskandar, K, Ivatury, RR, Labbate, M, Labricciosa, FM, Laterre, PF, Latifi, R, Lee, JG, Lee, YR, Leone, M, Leppaniemi, A, Li, Y, Liang, SY, Loho, T, Maegele, M, Malama, S, Marei, HE, Martin-Loeches, I, Marwah, S, Massele, A, McFarlane, M, Melo, RB, Negoi, I, Nicolau, DP, Nord, CE, Ofori-Asenso, R, Omari, AH, Ordonez, CA, Ouadii, M, Pereira Júnior, GA, Piazza, D, Pupelis, G, Rawson, TM, Rems, M, Rizoli, S, Rocha, C, Sakakushev, B, Sanchez-Garcia, M, Sato, N, Segovia Lohse, HA, Sganga, G, Siribumrungwong, B, Shelat, VG, Soreide, K, Soto, R, Talving, P, Tilsed, JV, Timsit, JF, Trueba, G, Trung, NT, Ulrych, J, van Goor, H, Vereczkei, A, Vohra, RS, Wani, I, Uhl, W, Xiao, Y, Yuan, KC, Zachariah, SK, Zahar, JR, Zakrison, TL, Corcione, A, Melotti, RM, Viscoli, C, ו Viale, P. 2017. “Erratum To: Antimicrobials: A Global Alliance For Optimizing Their Rational Use In Intra-Abdominal Infections (Agora).”. World Journal Of Emergency Surgery : Wjes, 12, Pp. 35. doi:10.1186/s13017-017-0147-0. תקציר
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0089-y.].
A. Drori, Kan-tor, Y. , Nadorp, B. , Goldstein, C. , Buxboim, A. , Nahmias, Y. , ו Levy, L.. 2017. “Erratum To: When Every Second Counts: Novel Device To Shorten Chest Tube Insertion Time In A Pre-Hospital Setting (Pulmonary Therapy, (2016), 2, 2, (215-219), 10.1007/S41030-016-0020-4)”. Pulmonary Therapy, 3, Pp. 261. doi:10.1007/s41030-017-0031-9. Publisher's Version
Tarryn Schuldiner-harpaz ו Coll, Moshe . 2017. “Estimating The Effect Of Plant-Provided Food Supplements On Pest Consumption By Omnivorous Predators: Lessons From Two Coccinellid Beetles”. Pest Manag Sci, 73, 5, Pp. 976-983. doi:10.1002/ps.4410. תקציר
BACKGROUND: Plant-provided food supplements can influence biological pest control by omnivorous predators in two counteracting ways: they can (i) enhance predator populations, but (ii) reduce pest consumption by individual predators. Yet the majority of studies address only one of these aspects. Here, we first tested the influence of canola (Brassica napus L.) pollen supplements on the life history of two ladybeetle species: Hoppodamia variegata (Goeze) and Coccinella septempunctata (L.). We then developed a theoretical model to simulate total pest consumption in the presence and absence of pollen supplements. RESULTS: Supplementing a prey diet with canola pollen increased H. variegata larval survival from 50 to 82%, and C. septempunctata female oviposition by 1.6-fold. Model simulations revealed a greater benefit of pollen supplements when relying on C. septempunctata for pest suppression than on H. variegata. CONCLUSION: For these two predators, the tested pollen serves as an essential supplement to a diet of prey. However, the benefit of a mixed prey-pollen diet was not always sufficient to overcome individual decrease in pest consumption. Taken together, our study highlights the importance of addressing both positive and negative roles of plant-provided food supplements in considering the outcome for biological control efforts that rely on omnivorous predators. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
Diego Rotman (Sala-manca) ו (Sala-manca), Lea Mauas . 2017. “The Eternal Sukkah Project”. Zeitschrift Für Kulturwissenschaften, 1. . Publisher's Version
Mark Braverman, Kun-Ko, Young , Rubinstein, Aviad , ו Weinstein, Omri . 2017. “Eth Hardness For Densest-\Emphk-Subgraph With Perfect Completeness”. בתוך Proceedings Of The Twenty-Eighth Annual Acm-Siam Symposium On Discrete Algorithms, Soda 2017, Barcelona, Spain, Hotel Porta Fira, January 16-19, Pp. 1326–1341. SIAM. doi:10.1137/1.9781611974782.86. Publisher's Version
M. Blaychfeld-Magnazi, Knobler, H. , Voet, Hillary , Reshef, N. , Weitzman, S. , Sumner, A.E. , ו Zornitzki, T.. 2017. “Ethnic Variation In The Association Of Hypertension With Type 2 Diabetes”. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension, 19, 2, Pp. 184-189. doi:10.1111/jch.12883. Publisher's Version תקציר
{Lifestyle changes occurring with urbanization increase the prevalence of both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN). Yemenites who have immigrated to Israel have demonstrated a dramatic increase in T2DM but the prevalence of HTN in diabetic Yemenites is unclear. In a cross-sectional study, the authors evaluated the prevalence of HTN and lifestyle patterns in Israelis with T2DM of Yemenite (Y-DM) and non-Yemenite (NY-DM) origin. Y-DM (n=63) and NY-DM (n=120) had similar age (63±7 vs 64±7 years
The book includes articles, documentation and a catalog of the Ethnographic Department of the Museum of the Contemporary. It is the fruit of a long-term project carried out at the Mamuta Art and Research Center and curated by the Sala-Manca Group. It contains articles by Yoram Bilu, Rachel Elior, Freddie Rokem and Diego Rotman on the Dybbuk; by Galit Hasan-Rokem and Daphna Ben-Shaul on Sukkot, and on the Eternal Sukkah project; by Shalom Sabar on electric Shabbat candles, and by Lea Mauas and Diego Rotman on different art projects. The book also includes documentation of artworks and a project by Itamar Mendes-Flohr, Yeshaiahu Rabinowtz, Ktura Manor, Hannan Abu Huseein, Reuven Zehavi, Sala-Manca, Samuel Rotman, Shira Borer, Nir Yahalom, Chen Cohen, Pessi Komar, Adi Kaplan, and Shahar Carmel, among others.