Textos liturgicos coptos bohairicos concernientes a Abbā Samuel de Kalamūn y Julius de Akfahs

The figure of Julius of Akfahs as a biographer of the martyrs, as well as the key role played by Samuel of Kalamun in seventh-century Egyptian monasticism are of great importance. In order to evaluate the evolution of the veneration accorded to both we provide all the relevant liturgical texts, along with commentaries on them.La figura de Julius de Akfahs como biógrafo de mártires y el papel clave desempeñado por Samuel de Kalamūn en el monasticismo egipcio del siglo VII son de enorme importancia. Con el objetivo de valorar cómo evolucionó la veneración tributada a ambos ofrecemos todos los textos litúrgicos relacionados con ellos acompañados de comentarios a los mismos

Contribución a la historia de Dayr al-Maymūn

This article deals with a manuscript found in the Church of Dayr al-Maymūn. This manuscript contains a text on the rite of consecration of some liturgical instruments. Despite the age of the manuscript, it is a mine of information that will help further scholars interested in this site.En este artículo nos ocupamos de un manuscrito hallado en la Iglesia de Dayr al-Maymūn. Dicho manuscrito contiene un texto sobre el rito de consagración de algunos instrumentos litúrgicos. Pese a la época del manuscrito, éste es una mina de información que será de enorme ayuda para investigadores posteriores interesados en este lugar

Una mártir desconocida de Jerusalén

In the present article we edit the fragment of a text related to an unnamed female new martyr from Jerusalem from the time of John XIII. The text sheds light on an unknown period in the History of the Coptic Church.En este artículo editamos el fragmento de un texto relativo a una nueva mártir de Jerusalén no identificada de la época de Juan XIII. El texto muestra un periodo desconocido en la Historia de la Iglesia Copta

El ritual del ‘para el Salmista’

In the present article, we edit the rite of ordination of the Psalmist according to two manuscripts from the fourteenth century. We will give a full description of the manuscripts and their archaeological context.En el presente artículo llevamos a cabo la edición del ritual de ordenación del Salmista según dos manuscritos del siglo XIV. Ofrecemos una descripción completa de los manuscritos y de su contexto arqueológico

Un listado episcopal de la Iglesia copta en tiempos de Gabriel VI

The article highlights a list of bishops in Egypt in the middle of fifteenth century. The list reflects the concentrations of Christians at that time and the problems that they faced such as concubinage. This text contributes to our knowledge of the History of the Patriarchs.Este artículo se interesa por una lista de obispos en Egipto de mediados del siglo XV. El listado refleja las concentraciones de cristianos durante ese momento y los problemas a los que se enfrentaban, como el concubinato. Este texto contribuye al conocimiento de la Historia de los Patriarcas

La aceptación de no-jacobita para la denominación copta

The author try to detect the procedure, and the rite of accepting Chalcedonian and Nestorian to the Coptic rite by exploring several pratistic writings and editing late Arabic text.El autor intenta averiguar el procedimiento y el ritual de aceptación de calcedonianos y nestorianos en el rito copto, indagando diversos escritos patrísticos y editando un texto árabe tardío

Impact of inflammation, gene variants, and cigarette smoking on coronary artery disease risk

Background: The role of inflammation in coronary artery disease (CAD) pathogenesis is well recognized. Moreover, smoking inhalation increases the activity of inflammatory mediators through an increase in leukotriene synthesis essential in atherosclerosis pathogenesis.Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of “selected” genetic variants within the leukotriene (LT) pathway and other variants on the development of CAD.Methods: CAD was detected by cardiac catheterization. Logistic regression was performed to investigate the association of smoking and selected susceptibility variants in the LT pathway including ALOX5AP, LTA4H, LTC4S, PON1, and LTA as well as CYP1A1 on CAD risk while controlling for age, gender, BMI, family history, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.Results: rs4769874 (ALOX5AP), rs854560 (PON1), and rs4646903 (CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism) are significantly associated with an increased risk of CAD with respective odds ratios of 1.53703, 1.67710, and 1.35520; the genetic variant rs9579646 (ALOX5AP) is significantly associated with a decreased risk of CAD (OR 0.76163). Moreover, a significant smoking-gene interaction is determined with CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism rs4646903 and is associated with a decreased risk of CAD in current smokers (OR 0.52137).Conclusion: This study provides further evidence that genetic variation of the LT pathway, PON1, and CYP1A1 can modulate the atherogenic processes and eventually increase the risk of CAD in our study population. Moreover, it also shows the effect of smoking-gene interaction on CAD risk, where the CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism revealed a decreased risk in current smokers