Plasma hardening of heavily loaded parts of soil-cutting machines

The influence of plasma hardening on hardening processes of heavy-duty and, therefore, wear parts of working elements of soil-cutting machines has been studied. It is shown that surface plasma hardening of ploughshare made of structural steel 65Mn in the hardened zone with thickness of 0,8 mm leads to formation of gradient-layered (mixed) structure consisting of finely dispersed mixture decay products of fine-grained austenite with variable microhardness in the range of 760 – 395 HV. It is confirmed that the creation of gradient-layered structure and features of its formation after the surface plasma treatment are explained by ultrahigh heating and cooling rates, unattainable with traditional methods of heat treatment

Near-term experiments and long-term goals at INURA pulsed ion accelerator in Nazarbayev University

Nazarbayev University works on establishing a research program on inertial confinement fusion, high energy physics and critical states of matter. Long term plans include building a new multi-MV, ~10 to several hundred GW/cm2 ion accelerator facility which will be used in studies of material properties at extreme conditions. Two design options are being considered..

Photonic molecules and spectral engineering

This chapter reviews the fundamental optical properties and applications of pho-tonic molecules (PMs) - photonic structures formed by electromagnetic coupling of two or more optical microcavities (photonic atoms). Controllable interaction between light and matter in photonic atoms can be further modified and en-hanced by the manipulation of their mutual coupling. Mechanical and optical tunability of PMs not only adds new functionalities to microcavity-based optical components but also paves the way for their use as testbeds for the exploration of novel physical regimes in atomic physics and quantum optics. Theoretical studies carried on for over a decade yielded novel PM designs that make possible lowering thresholds of semiconductor microlasers, producing directional light emission, achieving optically-induced transparency, and enhancing sensitivity of microcavity-based bio-, stress- and rotation-sensors. Recent advances in material science and nano-fabrication techniques make possible the realization of optimally-tuned PMs for cavity quantum electrodynamic experiments, classical and quantum information processing, and sensing.Comment: A review book chapter: 29 pages, 19 figure

Рекомендации по проведению тримодальной терапии рака мочевого пузыря (Невский консенсус 2021)

The aim of this work was to clarify and extend the existing clinical guidelines on organ-sparing treatment of muscleinvasive bladder cancer. The standard protocol of radical conservative treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer includes transurethral resection of the bladder, external beam radiotherapy with simultaneous chemotherapy (radiosensitization), which is usually referred to as trimodal therapy. The implementation of trimodal therapy into routine practice in Russia is limited due to the lack of distinct criteria for each of the stages. The involvement of surgeons, radiation oncologists, and chemotherapists, on the one hand, provides the required multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment; on the other hand, it might impede the entire algorithm. To address this problem, specialists from the Department of Radiology (project moderators), Department of Cancer Urology, and Department of Chemotherapy of N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology under the auspices of Saint Petersburg Oncological Research Society formed a group of experts, including radiation oncologists, urologists, and chemotherapists from federal and local cancer (educational) institutions of Saint Petersburg who had an experience of treating muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The guideline was developed with the consideration of available guidelines published by leading professional associations of radiotherapy and oncology (urological), research articles, and own experience.         Цель работы – уточнение и дополнение клинических рекомендаций по органосохраняющему лечению мышечноинвазивного рака мочевого пузыря. Стандартный протокол радикального консервативного лечения мышечно-инвазивного рака мочевого пузыря включает трансуретральную резекцию мочевого пузыря, дистанционную лучевую терапию с одновременной химиотерапией (радиосенсибилизацию) и называется тримодальной терапией. Широкое внедрение тримодальной терапии в отечественную практику ограничено отсутствием четких критериев для каждого из этапов. Участие в протоколе хирургов, радиационных онкологов и химиотерапевтов, с одной стороны, обеспечивает необходимый мультидисциплинарный характер лечения онкологического больного, с другой – затрудняет реализацию всего алгоритма. Для осуществления поставленной задачи отделениями радиотерапии (модераторы проекта) и онкоурологии, а также отделением химиотерапии и инновационных технологий НМИЦ онкологии им. Н.Н. Петрова под эгидой Петербургского онкологического научного общества сформирована группа экспертов, включающая радиационных онкологов, онкоурологов и химиотерапевтов федеральных и городских онкологических (образовательных) учреждений (г. Санкт-Петербург), имеющих опыт лечения мышечно-инвазивного рака мочевого пузыря. Разработка рекомендаций велась с учетом имеющихся рекомендаций ведущих профессиональных радиотерапевтических и онкологических (урологических) ассоциаций, опубликованных статей и собственного опыта