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    Теоретичні підходи до дослідження суспільних рухів

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    The article is devoted to theoretiсal interpretation of social movements. The paradigms of social movements: collective behavior, mobilization of the resources, new social movements – are defined on the basis of which the mechanisms of their forming as well as their organizational features are described. The ways of structure and function changes of social movements in a modern society are singled out.В статті запропоновано теоретичну інтерпретацію сутності суспільних рухів. Виокремлено наступні парадиг- ми суспільних рухів: колективної поведінки, мобілізації ресурсів, нових суспільних рухів, в яких розкрито механізми формування та організаційні особливості сучасних рухів. Виокремлено напрямки зміни структури та функцій суспі- льних рухів в сучасному суспільстві

    ОЦІНКА ПАРАМЕТРІВ ПСИХОЕМОЦІЙНОГО СТАНУ МЕДИЧНИХ СЕСТЕР ОПЕРАЦІЙНОГО БЛОКУ

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    The article is devoted to the actual problem of the professional formation of the surgery nurse of the infirmary institution of the level III of care and the role of the psycho-emotional state in this process.Статтю присвячено актуальній проблемі професійного становлення операційної медичної сестри родо­помічного закладу ІІІ рівня допомоги та ролі психоемоційного стану в цьому процесі

    Structures of the Ultra-High-Affinity Protein-Protein Complexes of Pyocins S2 and AP41 and Their Cognate Immunity Proteins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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    © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. How ultra-high-affinity protein-protein interactions retain high specificity is still poorly understood. The interaction between colicin DNase domains and their inhibitory immunity (Im) proteins is an ultra-high-affinity interaction that is essential for the neutralisation of endogenous DNase catalytic activity and for protection against exogenous DNase bacteriocins. The colicin DNase-Im interaction is a model system for the study of high-affinity protein-protein interactions. However, despite the fact that closely related colicin-like bacteriocins are widely produced by Gram-negative bacteria, this interaction has only been studied using colicins from Escherichia coli. In this work, we present the first crystal structures of two pyocin DNase-Im complexes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, pyocin S2 DNase-ImS2 and pyocin AP41 DNase-ImAP41. These structures represent divergent DNase-Im subfamilies and are important in extending our understanding of protein-protein interactions for this important class of high-affinity protein complex. A key finding of this work is that mutations within the immunity protein binding energy hotspot, helix III, are tolerated by complementary substitutions at the DNase-Immunity protein binding interface. Im helix III is strictly conserved in colicins where an Asp forms polar interactions with the DNase backbone. ImAP41 contains an Asp-to-Gly substitution in helix III and our structures show the role of a co-evolved substitution where Pro in DNase loop 4 occupies the volume vacated and removes the unfulfilled hydrogen bond. We observe the co-evolved mutations in other DNase-Immunity pairs that appear to underpin the split of this family into two distinct groups

    The first genetic landscape of inherited retinal dystrophies in Portuguese patients identifies recurrent homozygous mutations as a frequent cause of pathogenesis.

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    Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of ocular conditions characterized by an elevated genetic and clinical heterogeneity. They are transmitted almost invariantly as monogenic traits. However, with more than 280 disease genes identified so far, association of clinical phenotypes with genotypes can be very challenging, and molecular diagnosis is essential for genetic counseling and correct management of the disease. In addition, the prevalence and the assortment of IRD mutations are often population-specific. In this work, we examined 230 families from Portugal, with individuals suffering from a variety of IRD diagnostic classes (270 subjects in total). Overall, we identified 157 unique mutations (34 previously unreported) in 57 distinct genes, with a diagnostic rate of 76%. The IRD mutational landscape was, to some extent, different from those reported in other European populations, including Spanish cohorts. For instance, the EYS gene appeared to be the most frequently mutated, with a prevalence of 10% among all IRD cases. This was, in part, due to the presence of a recurrent and seemingly founder mutation involving the deletion of exons 13 and 14 of this gene. Moreover, our analysis highlighted that as many as 51% of our cases had mutations in a homozygous state. To our knowledge, this is the first study assessing a cross-sectional genotype-phenotype landscape of IRDs in Portugal. Our data reveal a rather unique distribution of mutations, possibly shaped by a small number of rare ancestral events that have now become prevalent alleles in patients

    First-principles study of As interstitials in GaAs: Convergence, relaxation, and formation energy

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    Convergence of density-functional supercell calculations for defect formation energies, charge transition levels, localized defect state properties, and defect atomic structure and relaxation is investigated using the arsenic split interstitial in GaAs as an example. Supercells containing up to 217 atoms and a variety of {\bf k}-space sampling schemes are considered. It is shown that a good description of the localized defect state dispersion and charge state transition levels requires at least a 217-atom supercell, although the defect structure and atomic relaxations can be well converged in a 65-atom cell. Formation energies are calculated for the As split interstitial, Ga vacancy, and As antisite defects in GaAs, taking into account the dependence upon chemical potential and Fermi energy. It is found that equilibrium concentrations of As interstitials will be much lower than equilibrium concentrations of As antisites in As-rich, nn-type or semi-insulating GaAs.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure

    Association of mitochondrial lysyl-tRNA synthetase with HIV-1 GagPol involves catalytic domain of the synthetase and transframe and integrase domains of Pol

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    Aim. Analyze the interaction between Lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LysRS) and HIV-1 GagPol to know whether a particular N-terminal sequence of mitochondrial LysRS triggers a specific recognition with GagPol. Methods. Yeast two-hybrid analysis, immunoprecipitation. Results. We have shown that LysRS associates with the Pol domain of GagPol. Conclusions. A model of the assembly of the LysRS:tRNA₃Lys:GagPol packaging complex is proposed. Keywords: tRNA₃Lys, lysyl-tRNA synthetase, HIV-1, packaging.Мета. Встановити, чи може N-кінцева послідовність, яка є специфічною для мітохондріальної форми лізил-тРНК синтетази, забезпечувати взаємодію цього ферменту з білком GagPol ВІЛ-1. Методи. Двогібридна дріжджова система, імунопреципітація. Результати. Ми показали що лізил-тРНК синтетаза взаємодіє з доменом Pol білка Gag. Висновки. Запропоновано модель утворення комплексу ЛізРС:тРНК₃Ліз:GagPol. Ключові слова: тРНК₃Ліз, лізил-тРНК синтетаза, ВІЛ-1, збирання віріона.Цель. Выяснить, может ли N-концевая последовательность, являющаяся специфичной для митохондриальной формы лизилтРНК синтетазы, обеспечивать взаимодействие этого фермента с белком GagPol ВИЧ-1. Методы. Двугибридная дрожжевая система, иммунопреципитация Результаты. Мы показали, что лизил-тРНК синтетаза взаимодействует с доменом Pol белка Gag. Выводы. Предложена модель образования комплекса ЛизРС:тРНК₃Лиз:GagPol. Ключевые слова: тРНК₃Лиз, лизил-тРНК синтетаза, ВИЧ-1, сборка вириона

    Precision measurement of the ηπ+ππ0\eta\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0 Dalitz plot distribution with the KLOE detector

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    Using 1.61.6 fb1^{-1} of e+eϕηγe^+ e^-\to\phi\to\eta\gamma data collected with the KLOE detector at DAΦ\PhiNE, the Dalitz plot distribution for the ηπ+ππ0\eta \to \pi^+ \pi^- \pi^0 decay is studied with the world's largest sample of 4.7106\sim 4.7 \cdot 10^6 events. The Dalitz plot density is parametrized as a polynomial expansion up to cubic terms in the normalized dimensionless variables XX and YY. The experiment is sensitive to all charge conjugation conserving terms of the expansion, including a gX2YgX^2Y term. The statistical uncertainty of all parameters is improved by a factor two with respect to earlier measurements.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figures, supplement: an ascii tabl

    Search for dark Higgsstrahlung in e+ e- -> mu+ mu- and missing energy events with the KLOE experiment

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    We searched for evidence of a Higgsstrahlung process in a secluded sector, leading to a final state with a dark photon U and a dark Higgs boson h', with the KLOE detector at DAFNE. We investigated the case of h' lighter than U, with U decaying into a muon pair and h' producing a missing energy signature. We found no evidence of the process and set upper limits to its parameters in the range 2m_mu<m_U<1000 MeV, m_h'<m_U.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Physics Letters
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