Cellulose-containing waste recycling using fungi

Accumulation of plant waste is a serious environmental problem. Mushrooms with high cellulolytic activity can process it into valuable products that will be useful in solving various industries and agriculture problems. The enzymes of the cellulolytic complex include 1,4-β-D-glucan-4-glucanohydrolase, exo-1,4-β-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase, β-glucosidase. 1,4-β-D-glucan-4-glucanohydrolases destroy β-1,4-glycosidic bonds within the chain of cellulose and lichenin polysaccharides. Exoglucanases destroy β-1,3- and β-1,4-glycosidic bonds at the end of the molecule. Cellobiohydrolases cleave β-1,4-glycosidic bonds to form cellobiose and glucose. β-glucosidase complete the process of destruction. Fungi with high cellulolytic activity include both representatives of the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota divisions. Ascomycete Chaetomium globosum produces endoglucanases of two families and 8 cellobiohydrolases. Myceliophthora thermophila also produces endoglucanases and cellobiohydrolases, the most abundant of which is Mt Cel7A. The fungus is a promising producer of thermostable enzymes. Trichoderma reesei has a long history of safe use as a source of highly active cellulolytic enzymes and other valuable metabolites. LPMOs of the cellulolytic fungus Thielavia terrestris are considered auxiliary enzymes, but can negatively affect the main enzymes of the complex. Irpex lacteus also produces LPMO and a complete cellulolytic enzyme complex. The cellulolytic activity of fungi and their ability to grow on cheap substrates can be used to bioconvert plant waste into valuable products. One of the ways to utilize them is to convert into compound feed with a high protein content through the use of starter cultures. The use of mushrooms will increase the content of protein and simple carbohydrates, enrich the feed with fats. Another method is to obtain cellulases, which are widely used in many industries. Thanks to the production of biodiesel and bioethanol from cellulose-containing raw materials it is possible to solve the problem of lack of fuel by replacing energy carriers from non-renewable energy sources with their environmentally friendly counterparts. They are less toxic than diesel and gasoline and are also made from renewable resources

A New High Energy Photon Tagger for the H1 - Detector at HERA

The H1 detector at HERA has been upgraded by the addition of a new electromagnetic calorimeter. This is installed in the HERA tunnel close to the electron beam line at a position 8m from the interaction point in the electron beam direction. The new calorimeter extends the acceptance for tagged photoproduction events to the high y range, 0.85 < y < 0.95, and thus significantly improves the capability of H1 to study high energy gamma-p processes. The calorimeter design, performance and first results obtained during the 1996-1999 HERA running are described.Comment: 17 pages, 16 figure

Tagging High Energy Photons in the H1 Detector at HERA

Measures taken to extend the acceptance of the H1 detector at HERA for photoproduction events are described. These will enable the measurement of electrons scattered in events in the high y range 0.85 < y < 0.95 in the 1998 and 1999 HERA run period. The improvement is achieved by the installation of an electromagnetic calorimeter, the ET8, in the HERA tunnel close to the electron beam line 8 m downstream of the H1 interaction point in the electron direction. The ET8 will allow the study of tagged gamma p interactions at centre-of-mass energies significantly higher than those previously attainable. The calorimeter design and expected performance are discussed, as are results obtained using a prototype placed as close as possible to the position of the ET8 during the 1996 and 1997 HERA running.Comment: 13 pages, 13 figure

Giant magnetoresistance in semiconductor / granular film heterostructures with cobalt nanoparticles

We have studied the electron transport in SiO${}_2$(Co)/GaAs and SiO${}_2$(Co)/Si heterostructures, where the SiO${}_2$(Co) structure is the granular SiO${}_2$ film with Co nanoparticles. In SiO${}_2$(Co)/GaAs heterostructures giant magnetoresistance effect is observed. The effect has positive values, is expressed, when electrons are injected from the granular film into the GaAs semiconductor, and has the temperature-peak type character. The temperature location of the effect depends on the Co concentration and can be shifted by the applied electrical field. For the SiO${}_2$(Co)/GaAs heterostructure with 71 at.% Co the magnetoresistance reaches 1000 ($10^5$ %) at room temperature. On the contrary, for SiO${}_2$(Co)/Si heterostructures magnetoresistance values are very small (4%) and for SiO${}_2$(Co) films the magnetoresistance has an opposite value. High values of the magnetoresistance effect in SiO${}_2$(Co)/GaAs heterostructures have been explained by magnetic-field-controlled process of impact ionization in the vicinity of the spin-dependent potential barrier formed in the semiconductor near the interface. Kinetic energy of electrons, which pass through the barrier and trigger the avalanche process, is reduced by the applied magnetic field. This electron energy suppression postpones the onset of the impact ionization to higher electric fields and results in the giant magnetoresistance. The spin-dependent potential barrier is due to the exchange interaction between electrons in the accumulation electron layer in the semiconductor and $d$-electrons of Co.Comment: 25 pages, 16 figure

Risk-oriented approach to ecological safety management at oil refinery

The article considers place and role of the risk-oriented approach in environmental management at enterprises, describes mechanisms for use of risk assessment in environmental management processes and documents, tools for use of risk characteristics in development and implementation of programmes and plans for oil refineries.The study relevance is based on the need to improve the environmental management system of “Orsknefteorgsintez” in line with the plans to include risk-oriented approach in supervisory work, including state environmental supervision.The main goal of the work was development of approaches to risk-oriented environmental management at “Orsknefteorgsintez” based on the health risk assessment from environment pollution, followed by interpretation of gained data and appropriate management decisions.The research was conducted in two stages. The first stage included health risk levels determination resulted from air pollution by “Orsknefteorgsintez”. The results included hygienic studies of human health risk assessment from negative impact by “Orsknefteorgsintez” considering the implementation of the middle-term enterprise development program; and results of comparative analysis of human health risk levels prior to and after operational commissioning of reconstructed objects within the middle-term enterprise development program. The recommendation on human health risk management from the “Orsknefteorgsintez” production facilities (including control and monitoring) are based on the results of the first stage.Risk-oriented improves environmental management systems at enterprises, helps in interactions with government bodies, enhances management decisions in line with environmental legislation and increases environmental-economic investment efficiency

Full-field swept-source optical coherence tomography and neural tissue classification for deep brain imaging

Optical coherence tomography can differentiate brain regions with intrinsic contrast and at a micron scale resolution. Such a device can be particularly useful as a realtime neurosurgical guidance tool. We present, to our knowledge, the first full-field swept-source optical coherence tomography system operating near a wavelength of 1310 nm. The proof-of-concept system was integrated with an endoscopic probe tip, that is compatible with deep brain stimulation keyhole neurosurgery. Neuroimaging experiments were performed on ex vivo brain tissues and in vivo in rat brains. Using classification algorithms involving texture features and optical attenuation, images were successfully classified into three brain tissue types

Роль газових медіаторів: нітрогену оксиду та гідрогену сульфіду в тонкій кишці щурів за умов інгібуванняциклооксигенази і ліпооксигенази

Inexperimentstherewerecomparedthecyclooxygenaseinhibitionbyindomethacinanddualcycloocygenaseandlipoxygenaseblockageby 4-thiazolidinonederivatives, capabletoreleasehydrogensulfidein small intestine. Itwasshownthatindomethacinwasaccompaniedbytheformationoflesions in the distal part ofsmall intestine, significantactivationofinducibleNO-synthase, thedecreaseofH2Sproduction, riseinmalonicdialdehydeconcentrationand activity of myeloperoxidase. Theadministrationof5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-thyoxo-thiazolidine-2-onand 2-[(4-chlor-phenyl-carbamoyl)-methyl]-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-acrylicaciddidn’tdemonstrateanulcerogenicactioninsmallintestine, thatwasprobablycausedbythereleaseofH2S from these compounds.экспериментахмысравниваливлияниеингибированияциклооксигеназыиндометацином и совмещенногоблокированияциклооксигеназы и липооксигеназыпроизводными 4-тиазолидинона, чтовысвобождают H2S в слизистойоболочкетонкой кишки.Обнаружили, чтодействиеиндометацинасопровождалосьформированием структурно-геморрагическихповреждений,значительнойактивациейиндуцибельной NO-синтазы, снижениемконцентрации H2S, ростом концентрации ТБК-активныхпродуктов и активностимиелопероксидазы.Использованиесоединений 5-(3,5-дитерт-бутил-4-гидроксибензилиден)-4-тиоксо-тиазолидин-2-он и 2-[(4-хлор-фенилкарбамоил)-метил]-3-(3,5-дитертбутил-4-гидроксифенил)-акриловой кислоты не оказывалоульцерогенногодействия в слизистойоболочкетонкой кишки, что, вероятно, былообусловленовысвобождениемиз них H2S.В експериментах ми порівнювали вплив інгібуванняциклооксигеназиіндометациномі поєднаного блокування циклооксигенази та ліпооксигенази похідними 4-тіазолідинону, що вивільняють H2Sу слизовій оболонці тонкої кишки. Виявили, що дія індометацину супроводжувалась формуванням структурно-геморагічних ушкоджень, значною активацією індуцибельноїNO-синтази, зниженням концентрації H2S, зростанням концентрації ТБК-активних продуктів та активності мієлопероксидази. Використання сполук 5-(3,5-дитерт-бутил-4-гідроксибензиліден)-4-тіоксо-тіазолідин-2-он та 2-[(4-хлор-фенілкарбамоїл)-метил]-3-(3,5-дитертбутил-4-гідроксифеніл)-акрилової кислоти не чинило ульцерогенної дії в слизовій оболонці тонкої кишки, що, ймовірно, було зумовлено вивільненням з них H2S

Petojezični rečnik termina metalurgije praha : (srpskohrvatsko-ruski, englesko-ruski, nemačko-ruski, francusko-ruski). Deo 2

Petojezični rečnik termina metalurgije praha : (srpskohrvatsko-ruski, englesko-ruski, nemačko-ruski, francusko-ruski). Deo 2 / I. I. Kovenski ... [i dr.] ; u redakciji M. M. Ristića i A. N. Piljankeviča. - Beograd : Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti : Institut tehničkih nauka Srpske akademije nauka i umetnosti : Univerzitet u Beogradu, 1983 (Beograd : Zavod za grafičku tehniku Tehnološko-metalurškog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu). - 442 p. ; 24 cm.- (Posebna izdanja / Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti [i] Institut tehničkih nauka SANU ; t. 552.Odeljenje tehničkih nauka ; knj. 24

Организационно-информационная поддержка процессов лечения пациентов с COVID-19 в многопрофильном скоропомощном стационаре

In modern conditions of global epidemiological challenges, a systematic approach to engineering (design) and reengineering (redesign) of treatment and diagnostic processes in hospitals acquires a special role for the state healthcare system.In this case, the focus of special attention to the management of hospitals is solving a task of organizing the treatment of patients with COVID-19 in the absence of proven clinical practice and dynamically modify the corresponding information flow, as well as the need for optimization of resource support and enhance its efficiency in the face of strong growth in the number of new cases and lack of standard solutions for the reorganization of hospitals, especially of non-infectious profile.In the paradigm of the systemic approach, effective management of the treatment and diagnostic process is not possible without a deep analysis of all its elements: from the moment the patient is admitted to the hospital until the completion of the treatment process. The recency of COVID-19 and the lack of clinical practice for the treatment of these patients have predetermined the need to develop comprehensive standards of clinical processes and their automation. It is the way of organizing the process to achieve the target state of the patient that forms the requirements for infrastructure and resource provision.The article presents the experience of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine in organizational and informational support of the process of diagnosis and treatment of patients with COVID-19.В современных условиях глобальных эпидемиологических вызовов для государственной системы здравоохранения особую роль приобретает системный подход к инжинирингу (проектированию) и реинжинирингу (перепроектированию) лечебно-диагностических процессов стационаров. При этом в фокусе особого внимания менеджмента стационаров находится решение задачи организации лечения пациентов с COVID-19 в условиях отсутствия проверенной клинической практики и динамично изменяющегося соответствующего информационного потока, а также необходимость оптимизации ресурсного обеспечения и повышения его оперативности в условиях активного роста количества новых случаев заболевания и отсутствия типовых решений по реорганизации работы стационаров, особенно неинфекционного профиля.В парадигме системного подхода эффективное управление лечебно-диагностическим процессом невозможно без глубокого анализа всех его элементов: от момента поступления пациента в стационар до момента завершения процесса лечения. Новизна COVID-19 и отсутствие клинической практики по лечению таких пациентов предопределили необходимость разработки комплексных стандартов лечебно-диагностических процессов и их автоматизации. Именно способ организации процесса для достижения целевого состояния пациента формирует требования к инфраструктуре и ресурсному обеспечению.В статье представлен опыт ГБУЗ «НИИ СП им. Н.В. Склифосовского ДЗМ» по организационной и информационной поддержке процесса диагностики и лечения пациентов с COVID-19

Topology of the spaces of Morse functions on surfaces

Let $M$ be a smooth closed orientable surface, and let $F$ be the space of Morse functions on $M$ such that at least $\chi(M)+1$ critical points of each function of $F$ are labeled by different labels (enumerated). Endow the space $F$ with $C^\infty$-topology. We prove the homotopy equivalence $F\sim R\times{\widetilde{\cal M}}$ where $R$ is one of the manifolds ${\mathbb R}P^3$, $S^1\times S^1$ and the point in dependence on the sign of $\chi(M)$, and ${\widetilde{\cal M}}$ is the universal moduli space of framed Morse functions, which is a smooth stratified manifold. Morse inequalities for the Betti numbers of the space $F$ are obtained.Comment: 15 pages, in Russia