Longitudinal evaluation of ICT intervention programs for girls

Intervention programs creating awareness among girls about the wide range of career opportunities in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field are conducted in many countries to tackle the problem of female under-representation in ICT. The long-term effects of these programs, however, are rarely evaluated which hinders the understanding of how they could be improved, their value and success factors. The goal of this study is, therefore, to investigate the longitudinal influence of one such program held biennially in Australia since 2006, by analysing survey data both quantitatively and qualitatively (n = 153). The results show that continuous study of an ICT subject at school by girls positively influences both their intention to choose a career in ICT and the actual choice of ICT as a university major. Moreover, the attitude towards the intervention program has a weak, but significant positive effect on the decision to study ICT at school

The use of morphobiological characteristics in the selection of Phacelia Tanacetifolia Benth

The aim of the work is to create new adapted varieties resistant to the complex of biotic and abiotic factors on the basis of the use of Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. morphological and biological characteristic

Анализ эффективности использования земель сельскохозяйственными организациями Беларуси

В статье представлен анализ эффективности использования сельскохозяйственных земель с учетом кадастровой оценки в разрезе регионов

Biological resources of the Fabaceae family in the Cretaceous south of Russia as a source of starting material for drought-resistance selection

The aim of this work is the study of biological resources of the genera Medicago and Trifolium species in Cretaceous South of the Central Russian Upland as the most valuable in genetic and economic term

Some ways of filling of the vascular bed of domestic animals

In this work the assessment of some methods of filling of the mammals blood channels is presented. As injection masses there were used the gelatine solution of 5%, painted with the ink by Borisevich V.B. technique and the solution consisting of Bustilat-M glue and the water in a proportion of 2:1. The conducted researches showed that the most successful, in terms of simplicity of execution, is filling of vessels with the solution consisting of Bustilat-M glue and water, as it allows with the little effort and with the smallest expenses to fill in both large and average vessel

Features of intra population variability of Medicago varia Mart. with the expressed mf-mutation on a complex qualitative characteristics

The purpose of this work was studying of features of intra population variability of a lucerne with a mf-mutation on a complex of the qualitative signs, valuable as for the forage production as well as for the pharmaceutical industr

Condition of entomophilic fauna on Hyssopus officinalis L. crops depending on ecotope conditions

Species diversity and number of potential pollinator species on H. officinalis seed crops in various ecotopes of farm fields were studied under the influence of "Bi-58 new" insecticide treatment and without preliminary treatment. The presence of 16 insect species belonging to four families of the genus Hymenoptera (Megachilida, Apidae, Halictidae and Vespidae), two families of the Diptera row (Syrphidae and Stratiomyidae) and one family of the genus Lepidoptera (Lycaenalidae) has been identified on the seed crops of H. officinalis. The insecticidal treatment in general did not significantly affect the total number of pollinators, but changed the species composition of pollinators and their number on the field area. As much as possible, the decrease in the prevalence and number of the Megachilida species was affecte

Biological resources of natural forage grassland of the cretaceous south of the European Russia

The main objective of the made researches was assessment of territorial confinedness of economic and valuable plant species and also a status and productivity of a natural forage grassland within agrolandscapes of the cretaceous South of the European Russia (the territory of the Belgorod region). Biological and vegetable resources of the natural forage grasslands of the East part of the Belgorod region in a subband of the southern forest-steppe were studie

LUMBAR DRAINAGE IN CHIASMOSELLAR TUMORS

Lumbar drainage is one of the methods used to prevent the occurrence of intracranial hypertension and treatment of nasal liquorrhea in patients after by endonasal transsphenoidal endoscopic removal of tumors of the chiasmosellar region. The application of this method intraoperatively is a standard procedure to facilitate manipulation of the brain surgeon, but prolonged post-operative drainage is used extremely selectively and depending on the approaches taken in the specific medical organization. The present paper describes different frequency and risks of lumbar drainage after the surgery. Our aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of postoperative drainage of liquor from the surveyed patients. We observed 80 patients in the postoperative period who were conducted passive lumbar drainage. The assessment was performed of the cell count and discharge of the liquor, depending on the size of the tumor. During the study, it was found that the optimal timing of drainage is: 3 days for patients with small and medium-sized pituitary adenomas and 5 days for patients with large and giant adenomas. In all cases, the maximum values of cell count were observed on the first day and they gradually reduced by the 3-5th days due to reorganization of the liquor and reduced inflammatory response. Postoperative meningitis developed in 6 (5.8 %) cases and in 3 cases this complication led to death. It has been found, that prolonged liquor drainage meets the standards of safety and effectiveness for the correction of intracranial hypertension and accelerates the rehabilitation of the CSF

Dihydrotachysterol: a bad choice in the treatment of chronic hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism is an endocrine disease caused by damage of the parathyroid glands and characterized by underproduction of parathyroid hormone. This can lead to severe hypocalcemia and its associated complications. The chronic hypoparathyroidism requires lifelong therapy including calcium and vitamin D analogues. The goal of treatment is to maintain the target parameters of phosphorus-calcium metabolism. At the same time, there is a risk of iatrogenic hypercalcemia on the standard therapy, up to the hypercalcemic crisis, often complicated by the acute renal failure. Moreover, chronic hypercalcemia acts as a predisposing factor for nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, chronic renal failure including pre- and dialysis stages.Dihydrotachysterol is a synthetic analogue of vitamin D, which was previously widely prescribed for hypocalcaemic hypoparathyroidism. In accordance with modern Russian and international guidelines, this drug should not be used in the treatment of chronic hypoparathyroidism. The main features in the metabolism of dihydrotachysterol (long elimination period, lack of feedback regulation of the active metabolites, high biological activity) and a narrow therapeutic window cause the frequent development of hypercalcemia and associated disorders.We present several clinical cases of patients with hypoparathyroidism treated with dihydrotachysterol, which was complicated by severe hypercalcemia and acute renal failure