FORMING OF PERMANENT VASCULAR ACCESS

The improvement of haemodialysis quality requires longer functioning of vascular access nowadays. We demonstrate that surgical method provides high efficiency of formation and supporting of permanent vascular access for haemodialysis. The application of additional methods (fistulography, duplex Doppler sonography) allows to diagnose the development of complications of vascular access that promotes their successful prophylaxis and correction

Describing Ecological Potential and Ecological States of Rangeland to Support Livestock Management in Mongolia

Perception of rangeland degradation in Mongolia and its causes are well known but herders and policy makers lack clear messages on how much rangeland is degraded, whether is it reversible, and what management changes should be implemented. This paper illustrates a portion of our ongoing efforts to develop ESDs that can be used at the grass roots level as management tools. At the Undurshireet soum study site, which is split mainly into Gravelly, Loamy, Sandy, and Deep sandy ecological sites, rangeland community shifts in Gravelly and Loamy ecological sites are interpreted as reversible shifts in species composition or species proportion within the states, indicating that a change to grazing management may be effective for restoration of desired conditions. Sandy and Deep sandy ecological sites in this area are at high risk of erosion and may be more difficult to restore

Soil Pollution with Heavy Metals in the Industrial Cities of Mongolia

The technogenic anomalies in heavy metal patterns in the soils of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet cities are characterized both qualitatively and quantitatively. These data permitted to evaluate the background geochemical situation in the study area, and the technogenic specialization of the cities. The geochemical properties of urban soils were shown to display a spatial variability associated with certain functional zones. The ecological status of polluted urban soils was assessed basing on regulatory heavy metal values accepted in Mongolia