Clinical case of acupuncture treatment of hemicrania continua with ophthalmic symptoms

A clinical case of successful treatment of hemicrania continua with ophthalmic symptoms using acupuncture is presented.Chronic headache (CH) is an important medical and social problem. The fact is that CH is treated mainly medication-based. About 63 % of patients have to take analgesic and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for a long time, while in most cases there are signs of drug overdose, which increases the risk of complications and side effects.The presented clinical case showed the acupuncture effectiveness in hemicrania continua with ophthalmic symptoms in a 23-year-old patient.Since the age of 13, the patient has been observed and repeatedly treated with complaints of persistent headaches on the left, pain in the left eye and decreased vision, accompanied by nausea, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, sleep disturbance. In 2019, against the background of constant daily intake of indomethacin, at a dosage of 9 tablets (225 mg) and a short course of glucocorticosteroids, positive dynamics of the left eye side and relative remission on the part of the pain syndrome were achieved. At the same time, choroidal ischemia with retinal edema persisted, headaches periodically occurred. Acupuncture had been performed during 6 months, 1–2 times every 14–28 days, depending on the patient’s condition, against the background of a gradual reduction in the dose of indomethacin. Complete remission has been achieved. After the end of treatment and complete withdrawal of the drug the patient has been under control for more than 3 months. The patient’s condition is satisfactory, no complaints

EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE FUNCTION OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM IN PATIENTS OF GLAUCOMA

At present, significant advances have been made in the surgical and conservative treatment of glaucoma. However, in patients with a prolonged course of the disease, even against the background of normalized intraocular pressure, progressive deterioration of visual functions occurs with the transition of the disease to a more severe stage. Effects directed solely at lowering the intraocular pressure are not able to fully ensure the preservation of visual functions, so its normalization cannot ensure the stabilization of the glaucoma process. Dysfunction of the nervous system and vascular disorders play a significant role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. In this regard, the treatment of this disease should be comprehensive and include neuroprotective therapy aimed at correction of metabolic disorders that occur in glaucoma in the optic nerve head, improvement of local microcirculation and trophism of tissues, normalization the rheological properties of the blood. Conventional conservative therapy does not provide adequate blood supply to the optic nerve and prevent the deterioration of visual functions in more than half of patients. The purpose of this study was to study the effectiveness of reflexotherapy in patients with glaucoma after surgery and normalization of intraocular pressure. In the study, 18 patients with a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma were treated. It has been established that reflexotherapy improves significantly the functions of the visual system and the general condition, normalizes arterial pressure and psycho-emotional state of patients

A Technology of Wastewater Sludge Treatment

At many communities, industrial and agricultural enterprises, treatment and recycling of wastewater sludge is an urgent task as the sludge is poured and stored in sludge banks for many years and thus worsens the ecology and living conditions of the region. The article suggests a new technology of wastewater sludge treatment using water-soluble binder and heat treatment in microwave ovens

Enzymatic Activity of Aphroproteins

Chitinase and proteinase activities were found in aphroproteins excreted by larvae of the cicada Aphrophora costalis Mats; this accounts for their fungicidal effect. Aphroproteins did not show DNase or RNase activities and did not exhibit properties of proteinase inhibitors. The data suggest that larval foam protects the larva and host plant from entomogenous and phytopathogenic fungi

Optimizing Technological Parameters of the Reduction Processes in Treating Steels in a Ladle Furnace

This work reports the possible development of reduction processes when treating the molten metal and slag using a ladle furnace under conditions of intensive stirring with an inert gas. The industrial data have been received, confirming the possibility of decreasing the concentration of ferrous and manganese oxides in the slag and stabilizing the contents of manganese and silicon in the metal

Area-Efficient FPGA Implementation of Minimalistic Convolutional Neural Network Using Residue Number System

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) is the promising tool for solving task of image recognition in computer vision systems. However, the most known implementation of CNNs require a significant amount of memory for storing weights in training and work. To reduce the resource costs of CNN implementation we propose the architecture that separated on hardware and software parts for performance optimization. Also we propose to use Residue Number System (RNS) arithmetic in the hardware part which implements the convolutional layer of CNN. Software simulation using Matlab 2017b shows that CNN with a minimum number of layers can be quickly and successfully trained. Hardware simulation using FPGA Kintex7 xc7k70tfbg484-2 demonstrates that using RNS in convolutional layer of CNN allows to reduce hardware costs by 32% compared with the traditional approach based on the binary number system

Extraction of Chromium from Carbon Ferrochromium Residual Wastes

This work reports the problem of processing residual wastes after producing carbon ferrochrome by recycling dust using a hydrometallurgical method with the purpose of extracting the basic component - chromium. The X-ray diffraction analysis results, chemical and granulometric compositions of dust from the carbon ferrochrome production are given. The method for the production of chemical-enrichment concentrate (CEC) by processing ferrous dust is described, with obtaining a middling product - sodium mono-chromate with its further reduction to chromium hydroxide, followed by autoclave leaching, and resulting in the production of chemically enriched chrome concentrate. The plant used for autoclave leaching and filtering is schematically depicted. The smelting process of metallic chromium using the ladle aluminothermic method is described

Forming of the preparing of the future teacher of primary classes to teaching of reading.

У статті розглянуто актуальні проблеми підготовки майбутніх фахівців початкової школи до навчання читання. Сучасний етап розвитку суспільства зумовлює зростаючу потребу у формуванні творчої особистості та готовності майбутнього вчителя початкових класів до уроків читання. Формування особистості та професійних якостей учителя англійської мови початкових класів є предметом вивчення багатьох теоретиків і практиків педагогіки. Однією з якостей майбутнього вчителя англійської мови є його методична компетентність. Необхідність розгляду проблеми навчання читання іноземною мовою в почат¬ковій школі продиктована сучасною тенденцією залучення молодших школярів до вивчення англійської мови. Учитель англійської мови почат¬кової школи покликаний вирішувати завдання, пов'язані з мотивацією вивчення молодшими школярами англійської мови, комунікацією англійською мовою, розвитком пси¬хічних пізнавальних процесів та емоційно-вольових якостей особис¬тості учня, формуванням навчальної діяльності в оволодінні англійською мовою. Для вирішення цих завдань учителю необхідні базові знання та вміння про англійську мову і методику її навчання.В статье рассмотрены актуальные проблемы подготовки будущих специалистов начальной школы к обучению чтению. Современный етап развития общества обуславливает возрастающую необходимость в формировании творческой личности и необходимости готовности будущего учителя начальной школы к урокам чтения. Формирование личности и профессиональных качеств – предмет изучения многих теоретиков и практиков педагогики. Одним из качеств будущего учителя английского языка – его методическая компетентность. Необходимость рассмотрения проблемы обучения чтению на английском языке в начальной школе продиктована современной тенденцией привлечения младших школьников к изучению английского языка. Учитель английского языка начальной школы призван решать задания, связанные с мотивацией изучения младшими школьниками английского языка, коммуникацией на английском языке, развитием психологических и познавательных процессов и эмоционально-волевых качеств личности ученика, формированием учебной деятельности в овладении английским языком. Для решения этих заданий учителю необходимы базовые знания и умения в английском языке и методике его обучения.The article deals with the actual problems of the preparing future teacher of primary school to the studying of reading. The contemporary way of the development of society makes a condition for the rising necessity in the forming of creative personality and preparing the future teacher of primary school on the reading teaching classes. Forming of personality and professional qualities is a subject of the studying of many theorists and experts in pedagogics. One of the qualities of future teacher of English – his methodical competence. The necessity of taking into consideration of the problem of studying the English reading in primary school is dictated by the contemporary tendency of attracting the young pupils to English studying. English language teacher of primary school decides the problems which are connected with the motivation of studying English by the young pupils, communication in English language, development of the psychological and cognitive processes, emotional and will qualities of pupils, forming of the studying activity in the English language mastering. For the solving of these tasks the teacher needs the basic knowledge and skills in English language and methods of its studying

Enzymatic Activity of Aphroproteins

Chitinase and proteinase activities were found in aphroproteins excreted by larvae of the cicada Aphrophora costalis Mats; this accounts for their fungicidal effect. Aphroproteins did not show DNase or RNase activities and did not exhibit properties of proteinase inhibitors. The data suggest that larval foam protects the larva and host plant from entomogenous and phytopathogenic fungi