Area Of Triangle Research Articles

Influence of ionic radii on the conduction mechanism in lanthanum silicate oxyapatite

Lanthanum Silicate oxyapatite has attracted researchers due to its interesting ion channels and conduction pathways. In the present work, the average ionic radii of La site are altered via substitution of La3+ with Ba2+ and Ca2+ to form (La1-xAx)9.67(SiO4)6O2+δ (x = 0.0, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15) where A = Ca and Ba. Further, the ionic radii of substituents will alter the average area of critical triangle (saddle point). Therefore, it is expected to affect the ion mobility. The single-phase Ca and Ba substituted samples are observed and Rietveld refinement suggests no phase change with the ionic radii. The elemental content obtained from Rietveld refinement, Energy dispersion spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis suggests La deficiency in Ca substituted sample and O deficiency in Ba substituted sample. Temperature and frequency dependent ac conductivity in the temperature range (548 K–973 K) suggests that the conductivity is higher at x = 0.05 than x = 0.1 in Ba substituted sample. On a comparative note, the conductivity is higher in Ca substituted sample than that of the Ba substituted sample for x = 0.1.

Morphometric analysis of the palatine triangle in adult human skulls: a potential aid for anthropologists and intraoral bone grafts

Morphometrics of the hard palate is an important aspect of forensic anthropology and odontology. Palatine triangle is a triangular area in the hard palate formed by the palatine processes of the maxillae, which can aid intraoral bone grafts. We present the osteological measurements of the palatine triangle (maxillary palate) based on sex, compare it with other hard palate parameters, and establish the correlation between them. Seventy-seven male skulls and 36 female skulls were examined. Various morphometric measurements of the hard palate and palatine triangle were performed meticulously. Mean and standard deviation of each parameter were computed for groups using SPSS 16.0. Relationships between all parameters were analyzed using Pearson’s rank correlation test. The mean palatine length was 38.84 ± 3.75 mm in males and 37.22 ± 4.12 mm in females; the mean palatine breadth was 31.36 ± 2.61 mm in males and 29.78 ± 3.07 mm in females. The mean area of the palatine triangle was 600.88 ± 80.16 mm2 in male skulls and 547.96 ± 94.28 mm2 in the female skulls. Statistically significant difference in various measurements of the palatine triangle and hard palate between the male and female skulls was noted. Leptostaphyline (narrow palate) was the most prominent type of palate. The area of the palatine triangle showed a strong positive correlation between the total length and breadth of the palate for both male and female skulls. A strong positive correlation was also observed between the palate length and the palatine triangle length. Palatine index and palate breadth had a statistically significant moderate linear relationship. The maxillary palate length, breadth, and area of the palatine triangle were higher in males when compared to females in South Indian origin skulls. Most of the skulls had a narrow palate. The results of this metric analysis of the palatine triangle may lead to a new concept of anatomical research into studying the hard palate, which can be used for sexual dimorphism.

Combining mathematical model for HRV mapping and machine learning to predict sudden cardiac death

Sudden cardiac death, a prominent cause of mortality, often occurs within a narrow time window of less than an hour. This study introduces a novel methodology with the aim of early prediction of sudden cardiac death. The proposed approach involves the extraction of diverse features from the ECG signal, including the calculation of angles between two vectors, the computation of triangle areas formed by consecutive points, the determination of the shortest distance to a 450 line, and their combinations. Additionally, a thresholding technique is proposed to identify the risk period and predict the occurrence of sudden death. To assess the performance of the algorithm, data from the MIT-BH Holter database were utilized. The results obtained demonstrate that the angle feature achieves an average sensitivity of 93.75% with five false alarms, the area feature achieves an average sensitivity of 88.75% with nine false alarms, the shortest distance feature achieves an average sensitivity of 86.25% with 12 false alarms, and the combined feature achieves an average sensitivity of 96.25% with three false alarms. Remarkably, unlike existing methodologies in the literature, this method exhibits high accuracy in predicting the development of the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) even up to 30 min prior to onset. As a consequence, it plays a critical role in diagnosing patients' conditions and facilitating timely interventions. Moreover, the results confirm the feasibility of predicting cardiac arrest solely based on geometric features derived from variations in heart rate variability (HRV) dynamics.

Study on the Effect of Bushen Zhuanggu Tablet Combined with Conventional Regimen on Bone Mineral Density Improvement, Functional Recovery and Fracture Risk Prevention in Patients with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.

This case-control study was to explore the effect of Bushen Zhuanggu tablet combined with routine regimen on bone mineral density (BMD) improvement, functional recovery, and fracture prevention in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) patients. 180 postmenopausal osteoporosis patients were randomly selected from communities A, B, and C cohorts as research subjects from January to May 2021. The study subjects were divided into three groups. The groups were in a 1 : 1 ratio according to the principles of nonrandomised, concurrent controlled trials, and methods. There were 60 participants in each group (group A, group B, and group C). Group A was treated with Bushen Zhuanggu tablet for antiosteoporosis + basic treatment (calcium supplement and vitamin D). Group C was given Bushen Zhuanggu tablet for antiosteoporosis intervention. Group B was given basic treatment (calcium supplement and vitamin D supplementation) as a control group. The follow-up time was 6 months after treatment. Finally, we compare the differences in calcium and phosphorus metabolism indexes, BMD, bone metabolism indexes, upper and lower limb muscle strength, and quality of life scores. Group A, B, and C's effective rate was 98.33%, 80.00%, and 93.33%, respectively. The group A's effective rate was significantly higher than that in group B and C, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After 6 months intervention, the levels of serum Ca2+, serum phosphorus (P), serum creatinine (Cr), and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in 3 groups decreased. Ca, P, Scr, and PTH levels in group A were the lowest among study groups, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The increase in the BMD of lumbar spine, the left femoral neck, and Ward's triangle area of the three groups were observed with the highest data in group A. After 6 months of treatment, the levels of serum N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen, PINP, and serum osteocalcin (OC) increased, while the levels of β-cross-linked C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTX) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) decreased in the three groups. The improvement of all bone metabolic indexes in group A was significantly better than that in B and C groups, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The enhanced upper limb muscle strength and the shorter standing-walking timing test (TUGT) time were observed after 6 months of treatment. The improvement effect of upper and lower limb muscle strength in group A was significantly better than that in B and C groups, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were significant differences in physiological function, life function, general health status, physical pain, mental state, emotional function, vitality, and social function among the three groups after 6 months treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The score of quality of life in group A was higher than that in B and C groups, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Bushen Zhuanggu tablet combined with conventional therapy is effective in the postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment, which effectively increase the BMD, regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism, promote the recovery of limb function, prevent the recurrence of fracture, and improve the patients' quality of life. This treatment scheme is worth popularizing.

An Investigation into the Vowel Space Area and Vowel Intelligibility among English-speaking Children with Cochlear Implant in India

Abstract Background: Literature does show that studies of the vowel space area (VSA) can be helpful to know speech production skills in children with hearing impairment (HI) cochlear implant (CI). The need for the present study was to investigate speech production skills among children with CI, who receive Aural Rehab in nonnative language, i.e., English. The VSA offers an easy quick way to compare speech production accuracy among them to typically developing chidlren (TDC) peer group. Aim of the Study: The study aimed at investigating the VSA in F2 versus F1 space formed by vowels /a/, /i/, and /u/ in two groups of children (typically developing [TD] and children with CIs) and the intelligibility of the vowels spoken in the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) contexts. Methods: Two groups of subjects participated in the study, 100 children with CIs and 200 age-matched typically developing children. Recordings of vowels /a/, /i/, and /u/ in CVC were used for formant frequency extraction using Praat software, and the VSA was calculated. The recorded utterances were presented to three judges, for the estimation of the percentage of correct responses for identifying the vowel. The VSA for the vowels and the intelligibility scoring in percentage were valuated. Results: The results showed that the VSA among children with CI was significantly less compared to TDC. The reduced VSA represents limited articulatory movement in children with CI compared to children with TD for primary vowels embedded in CVC syllables. The vowel intelligibility for the three vowels in the CVC context was reduced for children with CI (70%) compared to that of children with TDC (95%). Discussion: Both first- and second-formant frequencies show distinct differences between both groups and consequently in the VSA. F1 is lower for /a/ for the CI group, while it is higher for vowel /i/ and /u/ for the CI group compared to the TDC group, while F2, the values were lower for /i/ but elevated significantly for both /a/ and /u/ compared to children in TDC. The intelligibility of their utterances (CVC) of children with CI was lower than that of TDC. Since the children were age- and gender-matched and were nonnative speakers of English, linguistic influences on measured values were minimum. Reasons for changed formant frequencies have to be explored further in terms of the influence of rehabilitation methods, visibility of articulatory movements required, and formant information coded by speech coding strategies. Correlation studies of the VSA and the speech intelligibility measures may assist in therapy outcomes and improve speech intelligibility in children with HI and modifications to mapping strategies employed. Conclusion: The F1 is lower for /a/ for the CI group, while it is higher for vowel /i/ and /u/ for the CI group compared to the TDC group, while F2, the values were lower for /i/ but elevated significantly for both /a/ and /u/ compared to children in TDC. The vowel triangle area was reduced in the speech of CI group subjects compared to that of the group of TDC.

Habitat suitability modeling of Acropora spp. distribution in Coral Triangle area of Maluku Waters, Indonesia under influence of future climate change and coastal pollution

Habitat suitability modeling of Acropora spp. distribution in Coral Triangle area of Maluku Waters, Indonesia under influence of future climate change and coastal pollution

Examination of Anatomic and Morphometric Features of Kager’s Triangle

Abstract Background/aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the morphometric properties of the Kager’s triangle, which is located in the posterior region of the ankle where interventional procedures are frequently performed and contains fat pad. Materials and methods: For our study, bilateral lower extremity of 4 female and 4 male cadavers were dissected. Tibia length, fibula length, foot length, intermaleolar length, intercondylar length, gastrocnemius muscle’s medial head and lateral head and tendon length, floor, anterior margin, posterior margin lengths and area of Kager’s triangle were measured in the cadavers. Descriptive and statistical analysis of the morphometric measurements we made was performed. Results: All 3 parts of the Kager’s triangle, which are defined anatomically in the literature, have been observed. The base of the Kager’s triangle is an average of 24.33±2.05 mm in women and 31.44±3.84 mm in men. The anterior border of Kager's triangle is 60.10±6.56 mm in females and 67.19±19.05 mm in males. The posterior border of Kager's triangle was found to be 55.61±6.38 mm in women and 72.52±17.56 mm in men. The area of Kager's triangle was found to be 6.74±1.15 cm² on average in females and 9.06±1.85 cm² in males. Conclusion: The data obtained will be a guide for the injections to be applied to the region or surgical interventions to be performed in the region, especially for the treatment of pathologies such as Achilles tendinopathy in this region. It is aimed that this study will contribute to the literature on the anatomy of the relevant region

The process of achieving the principles of the triangle area of middle school students through YouTube assisted learning during a pandemic

The purpose of this study was to describe the achievement of the triangular principle of junior high school students through YouTube-assisted learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is exploratory research. The subjects of this study were middle school students in Bengkulu City, Indonesia. We conducted task-based interviews with twenty-one people. The data from the completion of the task was analyzed early to determine their level of thinking. It was using its genetic decomposition. We classified them into five levels of schema development. We selected students who were at the trance level for further in-depth interviews. We use audio-visual recorders to get complete and accurate data. Data were analyzed by applying qualitative data analysis techniques. The results of this study were 19% of the research subjects were at the intra level, 33% were at the semi-inter level, 33% were at the inter level, and 10% of the subjects were at the inter level, and only one person who was at the trance level (= 5%). The conclusion of this study is that students who are at the highest level are able to build relationships between actions, processes, objects, and previous schemas so that a mature schema is formed about the area of the triangle.

Enhancing the Spun Yarn Properties by Controlling Fiber Stress Distribution in the Spinning Triangle with Rotary Heterogeneous Contact Surfaces

Control of tension distribution in the spinning triangle region that can facilitate fiber motion and transfer is highly desirable for high quality yarn production. Here, the key mechanisms and a mechanical model of gradient regulation of fiber tension and motion with rotary heterogeneous contact surfaces were theoretically analyzed. The linear velocity gradient, effected on a fiber strand using rotary heterogeneous contact surfaces, could balance and stabilize the structure and stress distribution of spinning triangle area, which could capture exposed fiber to reduce hairiness formation and enhance the internal and external fiber transfer to strengthen the fiber utilization rate. Then, varied yarns spun without and with the rotary grooved and rotary heterogeneous contact surfaces were tested to compare the property improvement for verifying above-mentioned theory. The hairiness, irregularity, and tensity of the yarns spun with rotary heterogeneous contact surfaces spun yarns were significantly improved compared to other spun yarns, which effectively corresponded well to the theoretical analysis. Based on this spinning method, this effective, low energy-consuming, easy spinning apparatus can be used with varied fiber materials for high-quality yarn production.

STUDENTS’ LEARNING TRAJECTORY IN GEOMETRY CONCEPT BY USING LOCAL INSTRUCTION THEORY BASED ON REALISTIC MATHEMATICS EDUCATION APPROACH

Abstract. This study aims to find out how learning trajectory is right for students in understanding the concept of geometry. Learning the area of triangles and quadrilateral areas through trivial problems may be easy for students, but not in the context of complex problems. Therefore, through learning with Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) approach is known learning trajectory that can help students learn geometry. From the results of the study showed that through the provision of problems that are situational and close to the experience of students give the impact of desire and motivation and challenge students to solve problems. From this experience, students realize or do not start building material concepts that should be obtained in learning mathematics. This is a suggestion that the teaching and learning process should present problems that can take advantage of the student's previous experience before it becomes a new formal concept.

Study of the damage caused to the red brick buildings (Qena wall) in the Golden Triangle area in Egypt and the proposed treatment plan

Study of the damage caused to the red brick buildings (Qena wall) in the Golden Triangle area in Egypt and the proposed treatment plan

Area of Nasal Triangle in an Adult Human Dry Skull: An Anatomical Study

Background: The nose is a piriform aperture on the face having roots and a tip or base. Root is continuous above with the forehead. It is one of the most prominent parts of the face which comprises of bony and cartilaginous portions. The bony part is formed by nasal bone, frontal bone and maxilla. The cartilaginous part is mainly formed by septal, major alar, lateral cartilage, and a few minor cartilages. Present study was carried out with objectives of determining important measurements like distance between right and left infraorbital foramina to nasion, distance between right and left infraorbital foramina and nasal height. Then findings are used to determine nasal index. Methods: All twenty-five dry adult human skulls are collected from Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Science, and Chitwan Medical College for study. Gender and ethnicity of scapula were undefined. The ethical clearance was taken from IRC-CMC (Ref: CMC-IRC/079/080-050). All damaged skull and small skull of pediatric age group are excluded. Nasal index was calculated by using formula nasal index = nasal width / nasal height X 100. Photographs were taken. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 20 version software and analyzed as frequency and distribution. Total twenty-five of skulls were measured. Results: Among the twenty-four human dry skulls, with one damaged skull is excluded, study showed that right sided mean distance between nasion and right sided infraorbital foramen and left sided mean distance between nasion and left sided infraorbital foramen are 40.57±3.71 mm and 39.53±4.77 mm respectively. The mean distance between right and left infraorbital foramen, mean nasal height and mean nasal index are 46.80±8.52 mm,16.98±3.008 mm and 47.74±10.90 respectively mm i.e., Hyper Leptorrhine (≤54.9). Conclusion: The data obtained from the present study will be useful when repairing the nose, for facial reconstructive surgeries and also in forensic investigation.

Anatomy of the mastoid triangle and morphometric sex differences

This study aimed to quantify the area of the mastoid triangle (MT) and assess potential morphometric differences between males and females. The sample consisted of 244 dry human skulls, with biological sex known based on genetic analysis, collected from a medicolegal osteological database from Central-Western Brazil. The study was observational, analytical, and cross-sectional. The skulls were analyzed using Heron's equation to calculate the area of the MT. The landmarks connecting each of the sides of the triangle were: Porion (Po)>Mastoidale (Ma)>Asterion (Ast). Morphometric references were calculated and compared based on sex. The area of the MT was nearly 14% larger in males compared to females (p<0.05). The mean MT area for the right and left sides of males were 684.11±93.25mm2 and 668.94±111.95mm2, respectively. In females, the mean MT for the right and left sides were 588.93±91.09mm2 and 582.88±102.98mm2, respectively. Right and left side measurements were significantly different (p<0.05), except for Po-Ast (p=0.232). Morphometric features regarding the MT were slightly different between males and females. Application of the MT as a dimorphic tool should be adjuvant. Moreover, this tool should be considered carefully, especially because the sex-based differences were statistically significant, but discrete between males and females.

Cephalometric analysis of parents of patients with cleft lip and/or palate.

Cleft lip and/or palate (CL ± P) or isolated cleft palate (CP) are the most common congenital malformations of the face. Although there have been advances in prenatal diagnosis and the discovery of genetic markers, there has been no breakthrough in the identification of parents at risk of giving birth to achild with acleft. To determine apossible phenotypic difference in the craniofacial morphology of parents of children with CL ± P and to investigate whether cephalometric analysis can help identify parents at risk of giving birth to achild with acleft. Cephalometric data of 25sets of parents having children with CL ± P were compared with that of 25sets of parents of children without CL ± P. The study population was indigenous to North Karnataka. In all, 10linear, 2angular, and 5triangular measurements were made on lateral cephalograms and compared using an unpaired t‑test. The length of the posterior cranial base (S-Ba) in mothers was smaller in the study compared to the control group. Total facial height (N-Me) both in fathers and in the group with both parents, upper facial height in the group with both parents, and lower facial height (ANS-Me) in fathers was smaller in the study than in the control group. The area of the nasopharyngeal triangle (S-PNS-Ba) in mothers and that of the anterior maxillary triangle (S-N-A) in fathers was smaller in the study group than in the control group. Parents of children with CL ± P showed variations in craniofacial morphology. Future research correlating cephalometric findings with genetic studies may indicate whether cephalometric analysis can be an adjunct to genetic tests for risk prediction among susceptible parents.

Concurrence triangle induced genuine multipartite entanglement measure

We study the quantification of genuine multipartite entanglement (GME) for general multipartite states. A set of inequalities satisfied by the entanglement of N-partite pure states is derived by exploiting the restrictions on entanglement distributions, showing that the bipartite entanglement between each part and its remaining ones cannot exceed the sum of the other partners with their remaining ones. Then a series of triangles, named concurrence triangles, are established corresponding to these inequalities. Proper genuine multipartite entanglement measures are thus constructed by using the geometric mean area of these concurrence triangles, which are non-increasing under local operation and classical communication. The GME measures classify which parts are separable or entangled with the rest ones for non genuine entangled pure states. The GME measures for mixed states are given via the convex roof construction, and a witness to detect the GME of multipartite mixed states is presented by an approach based on state purifications. Detailed examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of our GME measures.

A Portrait of the Creative Economy Sub-Sector in the Growth Triangle Area

The aim of the current paper is to analyze other potentials of the creative economy sub-sector in the growth triangle area. The growth triangle area is a strategic location located in the growth triangle area of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (IMS-GT) and very close to the Straits of Malacca (80 miles). Its location is in Jambi province. In addition to culinary, crafts and fashion as the leading creative economy sub-sectors in Jambi Province, the Analytic Hierarchy Process is used to determine other potential creative economy sub-sectors that may be able to expand. The result shows that the subsectors with the best criteria are 1) Film 2) Application and Games 3) Music 4) Photography 5) Publishing 6) Performing arts 7) The fine Arts. which developed independently and were not exist in previous research. Theoretical concepts and practical research are connected in this paper The Jambi province government will find this research helpful in developing best policies to accelerate the development of another potential creative economy sub-sector. The novel studies presented seven sub-sectors of the creative economy that are priorities in Jambi Province with the original priority criteria are as follows 1) Culture 2) Finance 3) Infrastructure, 4) Gross Domestic Product 5) Market Share 6) Share the Workforce.

Composed query image retrieval based on triangle area triple loss function and combining CNN with transformer

The existing typical combined query image retrieval methods adopt Euclidean distance as sample distance measurement method, and the model trained by triple loss function blindly pursues absolute distance between samples, resulting in unsatisfactory image retrieval performance. Meanwhile, these methods singularly adopt Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to extract reference image features. However, receptive field of convolution operation has the characteristics of locality, which is easy to cause the loss of edge feature information of reference images. In view of shortcomings of these methods, the following improvements are proposed in this paper: (1) We propose Triangle Area Triple Loss Function (TATLF), which adopts Triangle Area (TA) as measurement of sample distance. TA comprehensively considers the absolute distance and included angle between samples, so that the trained model has better retrieval performance; (2) We combine CNN with Transformer to simultaneously extract local and edge features of reference images, which can effectively reduce the loss of reference images information. Specifically, CNN is adopted to extract local feature information of reference images. Transformer is used to pay attention to the edge feature information of reference images. Extensive experiments on two public datasets, Fashion200k and MIT-States, confirm the excellent performance of our proposed method.

THE DEGREE OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AMONG ARAB SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THE TRIANGLE AREA IN ISRAEL FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TEACHERS

This study aimed to identify the degree of ethical leadership practiced by Arab secondary school principals in the Triangle area in Israel from the point of view of teachers. The study adopted the descriptive approach as it is more suitable for this type of studies, and the study population consisted of all Arab secondary school teachers in the Triangle area in Israel, who numbered (2191) male and female teachers, the study sample consisted of (378) male and female teachers. The results showed that the degree of ethical leadership practice among Arab secondary school principals in the Triangle area in Israel was highly appreciated, where the "human relations" dimension came in the first place, followed by the "teamwork" dimension, the "administrative" dimension, and in the last place the "personal" dimension. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences attributed to the variable "years of experience" and came in all dimensions of ethical leadership and the overall degree, and the differences came in favor of the "more than 10 years" category, and there were statistically significant differences attributed to the variable “Educational Qualification” in all dimensions of ethical leadership and the total degree, and the differences came in favor of the “graduate studies” category. In light of the findings of the study, the researcher recommends a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Work to strengthen ethical leadership, through the adoption of an administrative philosophy and organizational methods that support the application of the dimensions of ethical leadership, and the adoption of an educational policy for Arab secondary school principals at the level of schools in Israel, on the importance of implementing the dimensions of ethical leadership, paying attention to developing leadership competencies and training them in the field of ethical leadership through high quality training and development programs. Key words: Dimensions of Ethical Leadership, Secondary Schools, The Triangle Area

"Classics" for an Age of Anxiety

"Classics" for an Age of Anxiety Hunter Gardner To start, many thanks: Thanks, Antony, for that introduction, and for a few last-minute zoom chats, plus the many reminders of how the conference used to operate in-person. I'd also like to thank my predecessor as President, David Schenker, for his work on the nominating committee as well as various ad hoc committees, but especially for answering my many emails and offering indispensable advice throughout the past 9 months. Special thanks to Davina McClain for all she has done during her second year as Secretary-Treasurer, and especially for the planning and work of making our first in-person (but also unofficially hybrid) conference in three years a reality; to her assistant Drew Alvarez; to all the tech people working before and during the conference, Jennifer Ranck in particular; and to the folks at Wake Forest: Julie and Bryan, plus Mary Pendergraft, whose retirement we celebrated few hours ago. Thanks to the welcoming committee comprised of classics faculty from all over the triangle area: Jonathan Zarecki, Rebecca Muich, Jessie Craft and Danetta Genung. I'd also like to thank you, the members of CAMWS, who make this organization work: to committee chairs and members, to vice presidents, to all of you who presented papers and presided over sessions, and especially to the CAMWS Executive Committee, who have been so helpful in providing advice and helping steer CAMWS in a positive direction at those moments when I felt like I was in over my head. In a year when finding time for service outside the parameters of our home institutions has been particularly challenging, I've been relieved and heartened by your willingness to step in and serve. All of this makes me encouraged—despite the challenges faced by our discipline that I'm going to address. We've got the right human elements to make "Classics" a more accessible and stronger field of inquiry, and to inspire in others the same sense of wonder and curiosity about the ancient world that brought us here in the first place. To begin, I should perhaps clarify the title of my address and the quotation marks around "Classics." As some of you may have suspected, it's my way of deflecting (though I hope not entirely deferring) the fraught conversation of just what we who study ancient Mediterranean societies should call ourselves: Classics [End Page 222] as a moniker smacks of elitism, but its problematic nature also underscores the very topic I'm addressing, that is, anxiety, emerging in part from our identity as Classicists, felt not only on an individual level, but as a phenomenon rippling throughout classrooms, as well as our academic institutions, our political bodies and around the globe. Our identity crisis as a discipline has only become more acute if we look to the figures from popular culture that reflect on what it means to be a "Classicist": for instance, Jane Campion's Oscar-nominated Power of the Dog, in which Benedict Cumberbatch's figure of toxic masculinity is one honed by years as a Yale Phi Beta Kapa Classics major, who explicitly invokes Romulus and Remus as models for the familial lineage he shares with his brother. Ayelet Lushkov's article, originally published in the LA Review of Books and recirculated in the blog Pasts Imperfect points to recent novels, Alex Michaelides' The Maidens (2021) and Mark Prins' The Latinist (2022) as reinforcing the more sinister connotations of "Classics" in popular culture. But as Phoebe Wynne's Madame (2021) also demonstrates (a novel near and dear to our President-elect, Sophie Mills), there is a liberatory power in the classics—still appreciated and recognized among the world beyond academia. I would also add that, even in the first two novels, it is not so much Classics—or even "canonical" Classical authors—who come off badly, as much as those who study them. The Latinist, despite the questionable motives of its antagonist and protagonist, figures as a veritable love-letter to the power of ancient verse, Ovid's Metamorphoses in particular. I should also say that tonight I will not be discussing W. H. Auden's well-known...

THE LEVEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE PREVAILING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE AREA IN ISRAEL

The study aimed to find out the level of organizational culture among Arab elementary school principals within Northern Triangle area of the Palestinian interior (Israel). The study adopted the descriptive survey method. The school community is made up of all elementary school principals and teachers (1606). The study sample is (387) principals and teachers. The results showed that the level of organizational culture among elementary school principals in the Northern Triangle region came in a large degree in the total score and in all domains. In addition, that the highest are the field of organizational norms, followed by the field of organizational values, the field of organizational expectations, the field of policies and procedures, and in the last rank the field of organizational practices. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) at the level of organizational culture for managers due to the different job title variables (which came in favor of managers), and the educational qualification variable (which came in favor of the postgraduate category. In light of the findings of the study, the researcher recommends a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Working to consider the concept of organizational culture as an administrative concept by educational institutions, as it is an important factor in neutralizing the causes of failure and success. Incorporating the subject of organizational culture into the training materials prescribed for the rehabilitation of teachers, especially for administrative and sensitive positions, working to strengthen the principle of trust between teachers and management to consolidate organizational culture and belonging to the organization and its values. Key words: Organizational Culture, Elementary Schools, Triangle Area