Physical rehabilitation of patients with arterial hypertension

Артериальная гипертензия является важной медико-социальной проблемой. В Беларуси около 20 % трудоспособного населения страдают от повышенного артериального давления. В статье представлены результаты пилотного проекта, проведенного на базе Полесского государственного университета. В качестве формы организации физической реабилитации в амбулаторных условиях предложено создание «групп здоровья». В течение двух лет изучалась динамика показателей состояния здоровья женщин с артериальной гипертензией под влиянием немедикаментозных методов реабилитации в созданных группах. Показана положительная динамика предложенной формы организации физической реабилитации на гемодинамические показатели и мотивацию к изменению образа жизни участников проекта.Hypertension is an important medical and social problem. There are about 20 % of the Belarus population suffer from high blood pressure. The article presents the results of a pilot project carried out on the basis of Polessky State University. As a form of organization of outpatient physical rehabilitation proposed the creation of «health groups». The health status dynamic of women with hypertension under the influence of nondrug methods of rehabilitation in groups was studied two years. The positive changes of the proposed physical rehabilitation organization form on hemodynamic features and lifestyle organization motivation of member were shown

Analysis of Fracture Mechanics Tests on Opalinus Clay

Many studies have recently been conducted to evaluate various mechanical characteristics of the Opalinus Clay (OPA) formation in view of its potential use as the hosting rock for the Swiss nuclear waste repositories. Its sedimentary bedding makes OPA a transversely isotropic rock and its directional mechanical properties need to be measured. This paper reports on an experimental and computational approach that was adopted to define the parallel-to-bedding fracture mechanics (FM) parameters of OPA in Mode-I. OPA cores from Mont Terri Underground Research Laboratory (URL) were submitted to laboratory tests on notched semi-circular specimens under three-point bending (SCB). In these tests, crack propagation is forced along the notch direction. However, the 45° bedding inclination of the specimen axis frequently deviated the crack from the expected direction. An analysis of the SCB tests was performed by means of non-linear FM techniques and the pertinent Mode-I parameters along the bedding were estimate