STUDY OF EXPRESSION OF HBD-1 AND HBD-2 GENES IN EPITHELIAL CELLS OF MUCOUS UPPER AIRWAY IN NEWBORNS WITH PNEUMONIA DEPENDING ON THE CAUSATIVE AGENT

Β-defensins play an important role in protecting the fetus from infection, so the expression of these antimicrobial peptides in the respiratory tract in newborns is really important. In this regard, we set a task of studying the expression of the HBD-1 and HBD-2 genes in the epithelial cells of the mucous of the upper airway in newborns with pneumonia and in healthy newborns, depending on the causative agent. Also, the polymorphic marker G(-20) A in the DEFB1 gene was associated with infectious pathology of newborns (in particular pneumonia). Methods: The microflora and the factors of congenital immunity on the mucous membranes of the upper airway have been studied in two groups: newborns with ventilator-associated and congenital pneumonia. The biological material was scrapings of epithelial cells of the mucous membrane of the upper airway of newborns and puerperas and blood. Results: It was found that the expression of the HBD-2 gene increases 2.3-fold in children who have an infectious agent, but there are no clinical manifestations of pneumonia. A significant decrease in HBD-2 (3.2 times) in patients with pneumonia caused by K. pneumonia was shown. The frequencies of alleles of the DEFB1 gene in the fetal infection group and in the comparison group: allele G - 0.66, 0.79, allele A - 0.34, 0.21, respectively. The frequencies of the genotypes of the test marker in mothers in the ventilator-associated, congenital pneumonia and the comparison group were as follows: GG - 0.78, 0.58, 0.58; AA is 0, 0.25, 0; AG - 0.22, 0.17, 0.42, respectively. In newborns allele G dominated among alleles (frequency was higher than 0.73 in all groups) and genotype GG (frequency exceeded 0.52). Conclusion: In the course of the study, it was confirmed that β-defensins protect the mucous from infectious agents. The results indicate that the genetic marker G (-20) A of the DEFB1 gene is associated with the risk of developing the child's UTI

RESEARCH OF METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY INFORMATION SOCIETY

The priority task of the Russian Federation in the upbringing of the younger generation is the development of a highly moral person who shares Russian traditional spiritual values, has relevant knowledge and skills, and is able to realize his potential. The modern information society is characterized, on the one hand, by the growth of the electronic educational environment and distance technologies, which make it possible to bring education to a new level of opportunities for the development of children and adolescents, on the other hand, by additional risks of increased aggressiveness in the adolescent environment, peer bullying and other antisocial manifestations. The upbringing of children and adolescents in a family and an educational organization is a strategic nationwide priority that requires the consolidation of the efforts of various civil society institutions and departments at the federal, regional and municipal levels (the Upbringing Development Strategy in the Russian Federation for the period through to 2025). The preprint presented contains materials of research work carried out by the Center for Strategy, Design and Legal Support of RANEPA FIRO in 2021. The object of the described research is the process of socialization of children and adolescents in the modern information space. This preprint contains most of the research done. To achieve the goal of the study, the authors analyzed the literature on the issue and prepared a substantiation of scientific and methodological approaches in the development of programs for the socialization of children and adolescents in the information analysis societies. The subject of the analysis was the study of the psychological well-being of children and adolescents in the course of socialization in the educational space and communication in social networks (based on materials from foreign and domestic studies). In the course of solving scientific problems, the researchers identified the factors influencing the psychological well-being of children and adolescents in the modern educational space, and developed a system for assessing the subjective well-being of the Russian schoolchildren’s families based on the results of research on the psychological well-being of children and adolescents in the modern educational space and in social networks. As a scientific and practical development, the researchers offer one of the research results, an original program for the socialization of children and adolescents in a modern information society, which has been tested in 11 regions of the Russian Federation. Additionally, the preprint contains materials that will be useful for practical application by educational psychologists - a set of methods for assessing the psychological well-being of children and adolescents in the modern educational space and in social network

Web Based Postgraduate Thesis/Dessertation System - A Prototype

With the advancement of information communication technology in Malaysia, education field should take advantage to upgrade their learning and management techniques. Students should be allowed to learn anytime, anywhere and at their own place. However administration and lecture should be able to manage their work more effective and flexible. The web-based system is effective way to learning and managing education works. This report outlines the development of a web-based postgraduate thesis/dissertation management system (WPTS), which aimed to assist thesis/dissertation administration, supervisor and students in the better integration during students doing the thesis/dissertation works. This prototype system base on case study with a group of MSC(IT), administration, lecturer and students who participate in thesis/dissertation management activities. This report also presenting the tests conducted with users, it also contributed some perspective regarding benefits that gain by administration, supervisor and students, and recommends future application of the approach

Esthesioneuroblastoma: clinical course, long-term results of treatment

This rare tumor from a group of neuroendocrine neoplasms was studied. The material for the study was the data of 78 patients with esthesioneuroblastoma who had been treated and followed up at the N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center in the period 1965 to 2014. Information on hospital statistics, clinical features, methods, and treatment results were presented. The possibilities of using the TNM classification for the nasal cavity, ethmoidal sinuses, and nasopharynx were assessed to determine the anatomic extent of primary tumor. The findings contribute to the solution of problems in the diagnosis and treatment of esthesioneuroblastoma at the present stage

Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is a promising biological marker of heart failure

Introduction. Currently, the search and study of new biological markers that can help early diagnosis of heart failure, serve as a laboratory tool for assessing the effectiveness of therapy, be a predictive marker of possible adverse clinical outcomes and a significant criterion for risk stratification is very relevant. While cardiospecific markers, including natriuretic peptides, their precursors, and highly sensitive troponins, are widely used in clinical practice, the need to use other markers does not have sufficient evidence. aspect of a biological marker of heart failure.Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is an enzyme localized on the outer side of cell membranes and involved in the metabolism of glutathione and cysteine. This enzyme is a dimeric glycoprotein (68 kDa), consisting of 2 subunits – a large and a small (46 and 22 kDa). Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is encoded by a multigene family consisting of at least 7 different genes located on chromosome 22; however, only 1 of these genes is involved in the formation of a functional enzyme. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was found in all cells except erythrocytes. There is a significant variability in enzyme activity, which is especially high in tissues with a secretory and absorptive function, such as the kidneys, biliary tract, intestines, and epididymis.Purpose of the review is to present an overview of current publications devoted to the study of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase in the aspect of a biological marker of heart failure.Materials and methods. The analysis of literature sources (foreign and domestic articles) was carried out in the databases: PubMed, RSCI, MedLine, Google Scholar, Science Direct. The search was performed according to the following keywords: biological markers, heart failure, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, biological markers, heart failure, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.Results. In addition to its clinical use as a test for liver disease, biliary tract disease, and alcohol abuse, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase is of great interest because of its association with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cancer. In the literature available to us, we found a small number of works devoted to the study of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase in patients with heart failure. In the review, we have presented data from experimental and clinical studies indicating a clear link between γ-glutamyl transpeptidase and heart failure. The pathogenetic mechanism of the possible relationship between γ-glutamyl transpeptidase and heart failure is not completely clear. The localization of this enzyme in tissues with a transport function has led to the assumption that it is involved in the transport of amino acids through the γ-glutamyl cycle.Conclusion. Further deeper understanding of the structure and function of the enzyme is needed, as well as future clinical studies to determine the diagnostic, prognostic and possibly therapeutic significance of this biological marker

Повторный ишемический инсульт при фибрилляции предсердий: частота, гетерогенность, профилактика

Introduction. For the prevention of recurrent ischemic stroke (IS) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), oral anticoagulants (OAC) are considered a priority. The comorbidity of AF patients raises a discussion about the non-alternative feasibility and exceptional clinical efficacy of OAC. The validity of the choice of a specific antithrombotic agent can be assessed using a dynamic assessment of the causes of the first and recurrent stroke in patients with AF.Aim. To assess the frequency recurrent IS and quality of medicament prevention therapy in patients with AF depend on heterogeneity of stroke leading pathogenetic mechanism.Materials and methods. The data from the register of 200 patients with IS and AF were analyzed. 55 (27.5%) patients suffered recurrent IS (24 (43,6%) men, 31 (56,4%) women, mean age 72,3 ± 10,2 years). The pathogenetic subtype of recurrent IS was determined, including a retrospective assessment of the pathogenetic subtype of a previous IS. We studied the presence and nature of antithrombotic therapy (ATT) preceding a second stroke.Results. The first IS was due to cardiogenic embolism in 36.4% of patients, the atherothrombotic subtype occurred in 18.2%, and the lacunar subtype in 34.5% of patients. Embolic stroke from an undetermined source (ESUS) - in 10.9% of patients. OACs were prescribed only to 31.7% of patients, antiplatelet agents - to 14.6% of patients, 53.7% of patients did not receive ATT. The leading pathogenetic subtype of recurrent stroke was cardiogenic embolism (70.7%), the frequency of lacunar stroke decreased (4.9%), and the frequency of atherothrombotic stroke remained unchanged. In 14 patients with recurrent stroke, AF was first detected, including all patients with ESUS.Conclusion. The proportion of recurrent stroke in patients with AF is 27.5%. Compared with the first stroke, recurrent stroke in patients with AF is characterized by an increase in the proportion of cardiogenic embolism up to 70.7%, which is due to the insufficient prescription of OAC, which must be recommended, including for patients with non-cardioembolic subtypes of stroke.Введение. Для профилактики повторного ишемического инсульта (ИИ) при фибрилляции предсердий (ФП) приоритетным выбором считаются оральные антикоагулянты (ОАК). Коморбидность пациентов ФП вызывает дискуссию о безальтернативной целесообразности и исключительной клинической эффективности ОАК. Оценить обоснованность выбора конкретного антитромботического средства можно с помощью динамической оценки причин первого и повторного инсульта у больных с ФП.Цель исследования. Оценить частоту и качество профилактики повторного ИИ у больных с ФП с позиций гетерогенности его ведущего патогенетического механизма.Материалы и методы. Выполнен анализ данных регистра 200 пациентов с ИИ и ФП. Повторные ишемические нарушения мозгового кровообращения перенесли 55 (27,5%) пациентов, из них 24 (43,6%) мужчины и 31 (56,4%) женщина, средний возраст 72,3 ± 10,2 лет. Определяли патогенетический подтип повторного ИИ, а также ретроспективную оценку патогенетического подтипа ранее перенесенного острого нарушения мозгового кровообращения (ОНМК). Изучали наличие и характер антитромботической терапии (АТТ), предшествовавшей повторному инсульту.Результаты. Первое ОНМК развилось по механизму кардиогенной эмболии у 36,4% пациентов, атеротромботический подтип имел место у 18,2%, лакунарный - у 34,5% больных. Эмболический инсульт из неустановленного источника - у 10,9% пациентов. ОАК были назначены только 31,7% пациентам, антиагреганты - 14,6% больным, 53,7% больных не получали АТТ. Ведущим патогенетическим подтипом повторного инсульта послужила кардиогенная эмболия (70,7%), уменьшилась частота лакунарного инсульта (4,9%), осталась на прежнем уровне частота атеротромботического инсульта. У 14 пациентов при повторном инсульте была впервые выявлена ФП, включая всех больных с эмболией из неустановленного источника.Заключение. Доля повторного инсульта у больных с ФП составляет 27,5%. По сравнению с первым ОНМК, повторный инсульт у больных ФП характеризуется увеличением доли кардиогенной эмболии до 70,7%, что обусловлено недостаточным назначением ОАК, которые необходимо рекомендовать, в т. ч. и пациентам с некардиоэмболическими подтипами инсульта

Peculiarities of the Epidemic Situation on West Nile Fever in the Territory of the Russian Federation in 2018 and Forecast of its Development in 2019

The epidemic rise in the incidence of West Nile fever (WNF) in the season of 2018 was observed in the countries of the European Union (EU) and bordering states and exceeded the values of all previously recorded epidemic rises of 2010–2012. An increase in the incidence rate was registered in the USA and Canada, however, it did not exceed the indicators of epidemic rises of 2007–2012. In the territory of the Russian Federation, the WNF epidemiological process became more intense mainly in the territory of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts. In general, in Russia, the incidence rates were 2 times lower than the average annual rates, but significantly exceeded those of 2017. The epidemic process had a number of peculiarities in the seasonality, the structure of morbidity and the clinical manifestation of WNF. Genotyping of the isolated WNV RNA fragments from clinical and biological material showed that I, II and IV West Nile virus genotypes were circulating in the European part of Russia. Forecast of epidemic situation development in 2019 reveals further increase in the incidence and does not exclude the possibility of a significant localincrease of WNF incidence in certain regions of Russia

The Resource Curse and Rentier States in the Caspian Region : A Need for Context Analysis

Although much attention is paid to the Caspian region with regard to energy issues, the domestic consequences of the region’s resource production have so far constituted a neglected field of research. A systematic survey of the latest research trends in the economic and political causalities of the resource curse and of rentier states reveals that there is a need for context analysis. In reference to this, the paper traces any shortcomings and promising approaches in the existent body of literature on the Caspian region. Following on from this, the paper then proposes a new approach; specifically, one in which any differences and similarities in the context conditions are captured. This enables a more precise exploration of the exact ways in which they form contemporary post-Soviet Caspian rentier states.Obwohl der Region am Kaspischen Meer im Zuge von Energiediskursen große Aufmerksamkeit zuteil wird, stellen die innerstaatlichen Folgen der Ressourcenproduktion in der Region ein bislang vernachlässigtes Forschungsfeld dar. Ein systematischer Überblick über die jüngsten Forschungstrends zu wirtschaftlichen und politischen Kausalzusammenhängen des Ressourcenfluchs und zu Rentierstaaten offenbart die Notwendigkeit von Kontextanalysen. Hierauf Bezug nehmend, analysiert der Aufsatz sowohl die Mängel als auch viel versprechende Ansätze in der betreffenden Literatur zur Region am Kaspischen Meer. Der Aufsatz stellt letztendlich einen neuen Ansatz vor, der Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten in den Kontextbedingungen erfasst, um zu erforschen, wie diese die gegenwärtigen post-sowjetischen Rentierstaaten in der Region am Kaspischen Meer tatsächlich prägen

Содержание фактора активации тромбоцитов в плазме крови больных бронхиальной астмой. Влияние тромбоцитафереза

Levels of serum PA F were investigated in patients with various bronchial asthma (BA) forms and in various forms of the clinical manifestation of the disease before and after plateletapheresis (PtA). 15 patients with BA (9 atopic and 6 aspirin-sensitive ones) and 4 healthy donors were examined. The examination demonstrated that only tracks of PA F in the healthy donors are registered but in BA patients the PAF levels were significantly increased. It was found, that in patients with atopic BA the PAF levels were almost by two times higher than in aspirinic BA ones. Moreover, the PAF level in a great extent depends on the disease degree. The serum PAF level was decreased in 42% in average after trobmocytapheresis.The study demonstrates the features of thrombocytapheresis action and develops the imagination about its action mechanisms.Исследовался уровень фактора активации тромбоцитов (ФАТ) в крови больных различными формами бронхиальной астмы разной степени тяжести и влияние тромбоцитафереза на этот показатель. Обследовано 15 больных с БА (9 с атопической и 6 с аспириновой) и 4 здоровых донора. Исследования показали, что в крови здоровых доноров регистрируются лишь следы ФАТ, тогда как у больных БА содержание ФАТ значительно повышено. Выявлено, что у больных аспириновой астмой уровень ФАТ почти в 2 раза ниже, чем в группе больных атопической астмой. Кроме того, чем тяж елее протекает заболевание, тем вы ш е уровень ФАТ. После тромбоцитафереза уровень ФАТ в крови больных, получавших данную терапию , снизился в среднем на 42%.Исследования раскрывают особенности действия тромбоцитафереза, углубляют представления о механизме действия этой процедуры

Two new convolutions for the fractional Fourier transform

In this paper we introduce two novel convolutions for the fractional Fourier transforms (FRFT), and prove natural algebraic properties of the corresponding multiplications such as commutativity, associativity and distributivity, which may be useful in signal processing and other types of applications. We analyze a consequent comparison with other known convolutions, and establish a necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of associated convolution equations of both the first and second kind in L^1(R) and L^2(R) spaces. An example satisfying the sufficient and necessary condition for the solvability of the equations is given at the end of the paper