DFT Calculations as a Tool to Analyse Quadrupole Splittings of Spin Crossover Fe(II) complexes

Density functional methods have been applied to calculate the quadrupole splitting of a series of iron(II) spin crossover complexes. Experimental and calculated values are in reasonable agreement. In one case spin-orbit coupling is necessary to explain the very small quadrupole splitting value of 0.77 mm/s at 293 K for a high-spin isomer

Анализ причин обводненности добывающих скважин на нефтяных месторождениях

В процессе исследования рассмотрены причины преждевременного обводнения скважин, алгоритм подбора скважин-кандидатов для проведения водоизоляционных работ (ВИР), методы диагностики водопритоков, факторы, влияющие на эффективность ВИР и мероприятия по снижению обводненности скважинной продукции. Рассмотрен опыт применения технологии выравнивания профиля приемистости на месторождении АО "Газпромнефть-ННГ".During the research, the causes of premature well flooding, the algorithm for selecting candidate wells for water shutoff, methods for diagnosing water inflow, factors affecting the effectiveness of water shutoff and measures to reduce the water content of well products are considered. The experience of applying the technology of conformance control at the field of JSC Gazpromneft-NNG is considered

Recent developments in chemical reactivity of N,N-dimethylenamino ketones as synthons for various heterocycles

The current review presents recent progress in the utility of N,N-dimethyl enaminones as building blocks for a diverse range of acyclic, carbocyclic, five- and six-membered heterocyclic a broad range of heterocyclic and fused heterocyclic derivatives. Most importantly, these N,N-dimethyl analogues have proven to be of biological interest and provide an access to new class of biologically active heterocyclic compounds for biomedical applications. All of these topics are drawn from the recent literature till 2016

Combined activities of JNK1 and JNK2 in hepatocytes protect against toxic liver injury

Background & Aims: c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)1 and JNK2 are expressed in hepatocytes and have overlapping and distinct functions. JNK proteins are activated, via phosphorylation, in response to acetaminophen- or CCl4-induced liver damage; the level of activation correlates with the degree of injury. SP600125, a JNK inhibitor, has been reported to block acetaminophen-induced liver injury. We investigated the role of JNK in drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in liver tissues from patients and in mice with genetic deletion of JNK in hepatocytes. Methods: We studied liver sections from patients with DILI (due to acetaminophen, phenprocoumon, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or autoimmune hepatitis), or patients without acute liver failure (controls), collected from a DILI Biobank in Germany. Levels of total and activated (phosphorylated) JNK were measured by immunohistochemistry and western blotting. Mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion ofJnk1 (Jnk1Δhepa) or combination of Jnk1 and Jnk2 (JnkΔhepa), as well as Jnk1-floxed C57BL/6 (control) mice, were given injections of CCl4 (to induce fibrosis) or acetaminophen (to induce toxic liver injury). We performed gene expression microarray, and phosphoproteomic analyses to determine mechanisms of JNK activity in hepatocytes.  Results: Liver samples from DILI patients contained more activated JNK, predominantly in nuclei of hepatocytes and in immune cells, than healthy tissue. Administration of acetaminophen to JnkΔhepa mice produced a greater level of liver injury than that observed in Jnk1Δhepa or control mice, based on levels of serum markers and microscopic and histologic analysis of liver tissues. Administration of CCl4 also induced stronger hepatic injury in JnkΔhepa mice, based on increased inflammation, cell proliferation, and fibrosis progression, compared to Jnk1Δhepa or control mice. Hepatocytes from JnkΔhepamice given acetaminophen had an increased oxidative stress response, leading to decreased activation of AMPK, total protein AMPK levels, and pJunD and subsequent necrosis. Administration of SP600125 before or with acetaminophen protected JnkΔhepaand control mice from liver injury. Conclusions: In hepatocytes, JNK1 and JNK2 appear to have combined effects in protecting mice from CCl4- and acetaminophen-induced liver injury. It is important to study the tissue-specific functions of both proteins, rather than just JNK1, in the onset of toxic liver injury. JNK inhibition with SP600125 shows off-target effects

УПРАВЛІННЯ ФІНАНСОВИМИ РЕЗЕРВАМИ ПРИ ОПТИМІЗАЦІЇ ФІНАНСОВИХ ПОТОКІВ ПІДПРИЄМСТВА

Уточнена сутність фінансового резерву промислового підприємства. Встановлені характеристики функціонування системи управління фінансовими потоками з точки зору використання резерву на основі використання положень теорії масового обслуговування.The essence of financial reserve of industrial enterprise was concretized. The characteristics of performance of system of financial flows servicing on the basis of theory of queues with usage of financial reserves were defined

Разработка налоговой политики МУП «КРУ г.Юрги»

Объектом исследования является муниципальное унитарное предприятие "Комбинат ритуальных услуг г. Юрги". Цель работы – формирования налоговой политики муниципального унитарного предприятия "Комбинат ритуальных услуг г. Юрги". Актуальность работы определяется критическим влиянием налоговой политики на финансово-хозяйственную деятельность предприятия и повышение эффективности управления его налоговыми потоками. Для достижения поставленной цели решены следующие задачи: 1.Рассмотреть теоретическую базу проведения налогового анализа на микроуровне. 2.Выполнить анализ финансово-хозяйственной деятельности МУП КРУ г. Юрги. 3.Оценить влияние налоговых платежей на финансовый результат деятельности МУП КРУ г. Юрги. 4.Предложить рекомендации по оптимизации налоговых выплат.The purpose of the work is the formation of the tax policy of the municipal unitary enterprise "Combine of funeral services of Yurga". The relevance of the work is determined by the critical impact of tax policy on the financial and economic activities of the enterprise and improving the efficiency of managing its tax flows. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were solved: 1. Consider the theoretical basis for conducting tax analysis at the micro level. 2. To analyze the financial and economic activities of the municipal unitary enterprise of the switchgear of the city of Yurga. 3. To assess the impact of tax payments on the financial result of the activities of the municipal unitary enterprise of KRU of Yurga 4. To offer recommendations for optimizing tax payments

Microbial Enrichment of a Novel Growing Substrate and its Effect on Plant Growth

The quality of torrefied grass fibers (TGF) as a new potting soil ingredient was tested in a greenhouse experiment. TGF was colonized with previously selected microorganisms. Four colonization treatments were compared: (1) no inoculants, (2) the fungus Coniochaeta ligniaria F/TGF15 alone, (3) the fungus followed by inoculation with two selected bacteria, and (4) the fungus with seven selected bacteria. Cultivation-based and DNA-based methods, i.e., PCR-DGGE and BOX-PCR, were applied to assess the bacterial and fungal communities established in the TGF. Although colonization was not performed under sterile conditions, all inoculated strains were recovered from TGF up to 26 days incubation. Stable fungal and bacterial populations of 108 and 109 CFU/g TGF, respectively, were reached. As a side effect of the torrefaction process that aimed at the chemical stabilization of grass fibers, potentially phytotoxic compounds were generated. These phytotoxic compounds were cold-extracted from the fibers and analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Four of 15 target compounds that had previously been found in the extract of TGF were encountered, namely phenol, 2-methoxyphenol, benzopyran-2-one, and tetrahydro-5,6,7,7a-benzofuranone. The concentration of these compounds decreased significantly during incubation. The colonized TGF was mixed with peat (P) in a range of 100%:0%, 50%:50%, 20%:80%, and 0%:100% TGF/P (w/w), respectively, to assess suitability for plant growth. Germination of tomato seeds was assessed three times, i.e., with inoculated TGF that had been incubated for 12, 21, and 26 days. In these tests, 90–100% of the seeds germinated in 50%:50% and 20%:80% TGF/P, whereas on average only 50% of the seeds germinated in pure TGF. Germination was not improved by the microbial inoculants. However, plant fresh weight as well as leaf area of 28-day-old tomato plants were significantly increased in all treatments where C. ligniaria F/TGF15 was inoculated compared to the control treatment without microbial inoculants. Colonization with C. ligniaria also protected the substrate from uncontrolled colonization by other fungi. The excellent colonization of TGF by the selected plant-health promoting bacteria in combination with the fungus C. ligniaria offers the possibility to create disease suppressive substrate, meanwhile replacing 20% to 50% of peat in potting soil by TGF

C/EBPβ-Thr217 Phosphorylation Signaling Contributes to the Development of Lung Injury and Fibrosis in Mice

mice are refractory to Bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis the molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Here we show that blocking the ribosomal S-6 kinase (RSK) phosphorylation of the CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein (C/EBP)-β on Thr217 (a RSK phosphoacceptor) with either a single point mutation (Ala217), dominant negative transgene or a blocking peptide containing the mutated phosphoacceptor ameliorates the progression of lung injury and fibrosis induced by Bleomycin in mice. mice with a cell permeant, C/EBPβ peptide that inhibits phosphorylation of C/EBPβ on Thr217 (40 µg instilled intracheally on day-2 and day-6 after the single Bleomycin dose) also blocked the progression of lung injury and fibrosis induced by Bleomycin. Phosphorylation of human C/EBPβ on Thr266 (human homologue phosphoacceptor) was induced in collagen-activated human lung fibroblasts in culture as well as in activated lung fibroblasts in situ in lungs of patients with severe lung fibrosis but not in control lungs, suggesting that this signaling pathway may be also relevant in human lung injury and fibrosis.These data suggest that the RSK-C/EBPβ phosphorylation pathway may contribute to the development of lung injury and fibrosis