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Экзистенциальный базис сущностных сред
Создается экзистенциальная платформа дескриптивных сред. На ее основе строятся модели информатико-технологических систем. Проводится прагматико-обусловленная типизация универсума компаундов. Раскрывается компа- ундная природа средств квантификации и суперпозиции функций.Створюється екзистенційна платформа дескриптивних середовищ. На її основі будуються логіко-математичні моделі інформатико-технологічних систем. Проводиться прагматико обумовлена типізація універсуму компаундів. Розглядається компаундна природа засобів квантифікації та суперпозиції функційAn existential platform of descriptive environments has been created, on the basis of which logic-mathematical models of informative technological systems are built. A pragmatically conditioned typification of the universal set of compounds is performed. The compound nature of the means of quantification and superposition of function is discussed
The use of bisphosphonates in the management of bone involvement from solid tumours and haematological malignancies - a European survey.
Bone metastases in patients with solid tumours (ST) and bone lesions in patients with haematological malignancies (HM) are common. Associated skeletal-related events (SREs) cause severe pain, reduced quality of life and place a burden on health care resources. Bone-targeted agents can reduce the risk of SREs. We evaluated the management of bone metastasis/lesions in five European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) by an observational chart audit. In total, 881 physicians completed brief questionnaires on 17 193 patients during the observation period, and detailed questionnaires for a further 9303 individuals. Patient cases were weighted according to the probability of inclusion. Although a large proportion of patients with bone metastases/lesions were receiving bisphosphonates, many had their treatment stopped (ST, 19%; HM, 36%) or will never be treated (ST, 18%; HM, 13%). The results were generally similar across the countries, although German patients were more likely to have asymptomatic bone lesions detected during routine imaging. In conclusion, many patients who could benefit from bone-targeted agents do not receive bisphosphonates and many have their treatment stopped when they could benefit from continued treatment. Developing treatment guidelines, educating physicians and increasing the availability of new agents could benefit patients and reduce costs
The Impact of the Extent of Lymphadenectomy on Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer : A Systematic Review
Copyright © 2014 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Peer reviewedPostprin
On the Dominance of Trivial Knots among SAPs on a Cubic Lattice
The knotting probability is defined by the probability with which an -step
self-avoiding polygon (SAP) with a fixed type of knot appears in the
configuration space. We evaluate these probabilities for some knot types on a
simple cubic lattice. For the trivial knot, we find that the knotting
probability decays much slower for the SAP on the cubic lattice than for
continuum models of the SAP as a function of . In particular the
characteristic length of the trivial knot that corresponds to a `half-life' of
the knotting probability is estimated to be on the cubic
lattice.Comment: LaTeX2e, 21 pages, 8 figur
Introductory Chapter: Concept and Ambition of Project TREASURE
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 63447
Роль військових у формуванні євроатлантичної політики України
7 квітня 2009 року на базі Чернігівського центру євроатлантичної інтеграції відбувся інтерактивний семінар на тему: «Роль військових у формуванні євроатлантичної політики України». Захід провів Інститут трансформації суспільства (Київ, директор - Олег Соскін) спільно із Чернігівським державним педагогічним університетом їм. Т.Г. Шевченка за підтримки Посольства Словацької Республіки в Україні.
Gain-of-Function Mutation in Filamin A Potentiates Platelet Integrin αβ Activation
OBJECTIVE: Dominant mutations of the X-linked filamin A () gene are responsible for filaminopathies A, which are rare disorders including brain periventricular nodular heterotopia, congenital intestinal pseudo-obstruction, cardiac valves or skeleton malformations, and often macrothrombocytopenia.
APPROACH AND RESULTS: We studied a male patient with periventricular nodular heterotopia and congenital intestinal pseudo-obstruction, his unique X-linked allele carrying a stop codon mutation resulting in a 100-amino acid-long FLNa C-terminal extension (NP_001447.2: ). Platelet counts were normal, with few enlarged platelets. FLNa was detectable in all platelets but at 30% of control levels. Surprisingly, all platelet functions were significantly upregulated, including platelet aggregation and secretion, as induced by ADP, collagen, or von Willebrand factor in the presence of ristocetin, as well as thrombus formation in blood flow on a collagen or on a von Willebrand factor matrix. Most importantly, patient platelets stimulated with ADP exhibited a marked increase in αβ integrin activation and a parallel increase in talin recruitment to β, contrasting with normal Rap1 activation. These results are consistent with the mutant FLNa affecting the last step of αβ activation. Overexpression of mutant FLNa in the HEL megakaryocytic cell line correlated with an increase (compared with wild-type FLNa) in PMA-induced fibrinogen binding to and in talin and kindlin-3 recruitment by αβ.
CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, our results are consistent with a less binding of mutant FLNa to β and the facilitated recruitment of talin by β on platelet stimulation, explaining the increased αβ activation and the ensuing gain-of-platelet functions
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