THE FIRST SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CASE IN RUSSIA

Clinical picture of SARS, dynamics, diagnostics, including laboratory diagnostics (ELISA, PCR), and treating are described

Paradox: Does liver insuffi ciency protect the patient? A hypothesis

Despite the fact that the key role of the liver in the formation of the immune response to injury is not in doubt, the mechanisms of weakening the immune response to infectious and noninfectious lesions in patients with hepatic failure remain unclear. We propose an original hypothesis of forming the ways to limit the amplitude of the systemic inflammatory response in patients with the end-stage liver disease. The basis of the hypothesis is the idea that as a result of reducing the intensity of the natural stimulation of membrane mCD14 receptors by the ligands of infectious nature, the basic mechanism of the systemic immune response induction by liver macrophages (Kupffer cells) is interrupted. According to the proposed hypothesis, in condition of liver failure, the synthesis of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein by hepatocytes is reduced. This leads to a decreased amplitude and intensity of the protective immune responses. This fact explains a number of clinical phenomena observed in patients with liver failure/dysfunction that consist in a reduced reactivity of the organism to the damage inflicted by infectious and noninfectious agents. The authors consider it possible to use this hypothesis in the search for new trends to prevent the immune system hyper-reactivity in sepsis, and to improve the therapeutic strategies for the management of patients at high risk of infectious complications after liver transplantation

Kreativitas Mahasiswa pada Mata Kuliah Desain Ragam Hias di Jurusan Kesejahteraan Keluarga Fakultas Teknik Universitas Negeri Padang

This research is a descritive quantitave research. Research population are students on subject of design variety of decoration in the field of family welfare periode Januari to June 2013, the number of population are 37 students. Sampling technic is total technical sampling. Data collected by using questionairs likert scale. Tested questionnaire to students in the incoming year 2012 which took a course design ornament by 30 people. To determine logical validity of the instrument in order to be able to know instrument reliability with alpha cronbach formula. Reliability analysis shows that the reliability of questionare is in a very strong group, the data is analysed by technical percentage. Research result shows that in general students creativity is categorized in 4 sub indicators is indicators openness to new experience is in middle category 68,9%, indicators freedom to self express in middle category 66,3%, indicators appreciate fantasy is in middle category 65,5%, indicators respect to idea in middle category 65,0%. Based on score variable distribution in field of decoration variety, it is found not students creativity in the middle category, achievment of questioner analysis in the middle category 66,9%. To sum up that students creativity on subject of design variety of decoration in the field of family welfare faculty of technic state university of padang is middle category. Hint: Students Creativity, Subject Design Variety of Decoratio

Adaptive Optical Delay Lines for Femtosecond Laser Pulses Shaping

The paper is devoted to investigation of adaptive optical delay lines, intended for femtosecond pulse shaping. Experiments were performed in the sub PW laser system, based on optical parametrical chirped pulse amplification. The experimental device has revealed high spectral resolution (0.6 nm at 1250 nm) high efficiency, (70% over a 120 nm spectral width at 1250 nm) and flexibility of seed pulse amplitude control. Proper shaping of the transmission function of adaptive optical delay line allows to double the femtosecond pulse spectrum band width

A Comparative XPS, UV PES, NEXAFS, and DFT Study of the Electronic Structure of the Salen Ligand in the H₂(Salen) Molecule and the [Ni(Salen)] Complex

A comparative study of the electronic structure of the salen ligand in the H2(Salen) molecule and the [Ni(Salen)] complex was performed using the experimental methods of XPS, UV PES, and NEXAFS spectroscopy along with DFT calculations. Significant chemical shifts of +1.0 eV (carbon), +1.9 eV (nitrogen), and −0.4 eV (oxygen) were observed in the 1s PE spectra of the salen ligand atoms when passing from a molecule to a complex, unambiguously indicating a substantial redistribution of the valence electron density between these atoms. It is proposed that the electron density transfer to the O atoms in [Ni(Salen)] occurred not only from the Ni atom, but also from the N and C atoms. This process seemed to be realized through the delocalized conjugated π-system of the phenol C 2p electronic states of the ligand molecule. The DFT calculations (total and partial DOS) for the valence band H2(Salen) and [Ni(Salen)] described well the spectral shape of the UV PE spectra of both compounds and confirmed their experimental identification. An analysis of the N and O 1s NEXAFS spectra clearly indicated that the atomic structure of the ethylenediamine and phenol fragments was retained upon passing from the free salen ligand to the nickel complex