Determination of the electromagnetic character of soft dipole modes solely based on quasicontinuous gamma spectroscopy

We show that the combined analysis of the quasicontinuous gamma spectra from the (He-3,alpha) and the (n-thermal,2gamma) reactions gives the possibility to measure the electromagnetic character of soft dipole resonances. Two-step gamma-cascade spectra have been calculated, using level densities and radiative strength functions from the (He-3,alpha gamma) reaction. The calculations show that the intensity of the two-step cascades depends on the electromagnetic character of the soft dipole resonance under study. The difference reaches 40-100% which can be measured experimentally.Comment: 9 pages including 1 table and 2 figure

Micro-relief and roughness of the surface of the profiled sulfocation-exchange membrane after its contact with phenylalanine solution

The work was conducted under financial support of RFBR (project N 18-08-01260)

On Es-spread effects in the ionosphere connected to earthquakes

International audience(Décision de la Commission du 25 juillet 2012 concernant la mesure SA.23324, Finlande Finavia, Airpro et Ryanair - Aéroport de Tampere-Pirkkala, JOUE n° L 309 du 19 nov. 2013, p. 27 ; Décision de la Commission du 3 octobre 2012 concernant l'aide d'État SA.23600, Allemagne - Financement du terminal n° 2 de l'aéroport de Munich, JOUE n° L 319 du 29 nov. 2013, p. 8

Клубочковая фильтрация при бронхиальной астме: влияние адипокинов

The aim of the study was to analyze a relationship between key adipokines expression and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in different clinical variants of bronchial asthma (BA). Methods.We examined 178 patients with different clinical variants of BA. The glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was estimated using CKD-EPI. Plasma concentrations of leptin, adiponectin, resistin, and apelin were measured using the ELISA method. Correlation and factor analyses were performed using the SPSS program for Windows, version 13.0. Results. A relationship between eGFR, key adipokines expression and pSTAT3 transcription factor expression, which is involved in proinflammatory adipokines effect transduction in BA, was found. Moreover, a reverse relationship between eGFR and adipokines (leptin, resistin, adiponectin) expression was mainly typical for allergic BA. Conclusion. Additional risk factors for development and progress of chronic renal disease are probably present in patients with BA even without obesity.Цель. Выявление взаимосвязи между экспрессией ключевых адипокинов при бронхиальной астме (БА) и скоростью клубочковой фильтрации (СКФ) при различных вариантах заболевания. Материалы и методы. Обследованы больные БА (n = 178) при различных ее вариантах. СКФ рассчитывалась по формуле Chronic Kidney Desease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI). Содержание лептина, адипонектина, резистина, апелина в плазме крови определялась с помощью иммуноферментного метода (ELISA). Проведен корреляционный и факторный анализ с помощью программы SPSS для Windows, версия 13.0. Результаты. При БА выявлена корреляционная связь между СКФ, экспрессией ключевых адипокинов, а также экспрессией транскрипционного фактора phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription-3, участвующего в трансдукции эффектов провоспалительных адипокинов. При этом выявленная негативная корреляционная связь между значениями расчетной СКФ и экспрессией адипокинов (лептин, резистин, адипонектин) в плазме характеризует преимущественно аллергический вариант БА. Заключение. Обсуждается возможная связь экспрессии ключевых адипокинов и фильтрационной активности почек при различных вариантах БА

Клинические варианты кашлевого рефлекса и их коррекция

Cough is one of the commonest causes of seeking for medical aid. Cough, especially chronic cough, significantly reduces quality of life, disturbs sleep, physical and intellectual activity. Given the fact that cough is not an independent disease, but is a clinical sign (often the only sign) of a disease or a condition, attempts to resolve this symptom without specifying the nature of cough are incorrect. Unfortunately, the cause of cough cannot be established in some cases; patients suffering from chronic cough of unknown etiology account for 10 to 38% and are treated symptomatically even in countries with a high level of medicine. Physicians should aware of that the therapeutic success is always a result of correct diagnostic work-up.Кашель является одной из самых частых причин обращений к врачу общей практики. При кашле, в особенности хроническом, существенно снижается качество жизни пациентов, нарушается сон, физическая и интеллектуальная активность. С учетом того, что кашель – не самостоятельное заболевание, а клинический симптом (нередко единственный) какого-либо заболевания или патологического состояния, попытки устранения этого симптома без уточнения природы кашля ошибочны. К сожалению, в ряде случаев причину кашля установить не удается: даже в странах с высоким уровнем диагностики пациенты, страдающие хроническим кашлем неясной этиологии, составляют от 10 до 38 % и лечатся, как правило, симптоматически. Нужно иметь в виду, что успех от назначенной терапии всегда есть результат грамотно проведенной диагностики основного заболевания

ХИМИЯ И ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫЕ МАТЕРИАЛЫ. НАУЧНАЯ ШКОЛА АКАДЕМИКА Ф. А. КУЗНЕЦОВА

The paper presents a wide range of problems associated with the formation, development and practical implementation of research in materials science, carried out under direct leadership of Academician F. A. Kuznetsov by the team of researchers from the Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS. It shows the fruitfulness of his ideas of complex physicochemical research into each stage of the preparation of material from the precursor to the finished specific device element. Attention is drawn to his accurate prediction of the importance of selectable objects of study, his ability to correlate ongoing research with urgent global issues such as electronics, computer science, energy and photovoltaics and his skill to rally the team with a common idea and encourage active participation in the development of science both in Russia and internationally while remaining the main driving force of conducted advanced work. The paper is written in the memory of the eminent person, organizer of science, scientist and patriot whose work has always been focused on breakthrough technologies that ensure the prosperity and security of the Motherland.Рассмотрен широкий круг проблем, связанных со становлением, развитием и практической реализацией научных исследований в области материаловедения, выполненных коллективом сотрудников Института неорганической химии им. А. В. Николаева СО РАН под руководством академика Ф. А. Кузнецова. Показана плодотворность его идеи комплексного физико-химического изучения каждой стадии приготовления материала: от предшественника к готовому элементу конкретного устройства. Отмечено его безошибочное предвидение значимости выбираемых объектов исследования, его умение связывать проводимые исследования с такими насущными и глобальными проблемами, как электроника, информатика, энергетика, фотовольтаика, а также его способность сплачивать коллектив общей идеей и активное участие в развитии как российской, так и международной науки, оставаясь при этом локомотивом проводимых передовых работ. Статья написана в память о человеке, организаторе науки, ученом и патриоте, чья деятельность всегда была нацелена на прорывные технологии, обеспечивающие процветание и безопасность Родины

Protestant women in the late Soviet era: gender, authority, and dissent

At the peak of the anti-religious campaigns under Nikita Khrushchev, communist propaganda depicted women believers as either naïve dupes, tricked by the clergy, or as depraved fanatics; the Protestant “sektantka” (female sectarian) was a particularly prominent folk-devil. In fact, as this article shows, women’s position within Protestant communities was far more complex than either of these mythical figures would have one believe. The authors explore four important, but contested, female roles: women as leaders of worship, particularly in remote congregations where female believers vastly outnumbered their male counterparts; women as unofficial prophetesses, primarily within Pentecostal groups; women as mothers, replenishing congregations through high birth rates and commitment to their children’s religious upbringing; and women as political actors in the defence of religious rights. Using a wide range of sources, which include reports written by state officials, articles in the church journal, letters from church members to their ecclesiastical leaders in Moscow, samizdat texts, and oral history accounts, the authors probe women’s relationship with authority, in terms of both the authority of the (male) ministry within the church, and the authority of the Soviet state

Exposure from the Chernobyl accident had adverse effects on erythrocytes, leukocytes, and, platelets in children in the Narodichesky region, Ukraine: A 6-year follow-up study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After the Chernobyl nuclear accident on April 26, 1986, all children in the contaminated territory of the Narodichesky region, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukraine, were obliged to participate in a yearly medical examination. We present the results from these examinations for the years 1993 to 1998. Since the hematopoietic system is an important target, we investigated the association between residential soil density of ¹³⁷Caesium (¹³⁷Cs) and hemoglobin concentration, and erythrocyte, platelet, and leukocyte counts in 1,251 children, using 4,989 repeated measurements taken from 1993 to 1998.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Soil contamination measurements from 38 settlements were used as exposures. Blood counts were conducted using the same auto-analyzer in all investigations for all years. We used linear mixed models to compensate for the repeated measurements of each child over the six year period. We estimated the adjusted means for all markers, controlling for potential confounders.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Data show a statistically significant reduction in red and white blood cell counts, platelet counts and hemoglobin with increasing residential ¹³⁷Cs soil contamination. Over the six-year observation period, hematologic markers did improve. In children with the higher exposure who were born before the accident, this improvement was more pronounced for platelet counts, and less for red blood cells and hemoglobin. There was no exposure×time interaction for white blood cell counts and not in 702 children who were born after the accident. The initial exposure gradient persisted in this sub-sample of children.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The study is the first longitudinal analysis from a large cohort of children after the Chernobyl accident. The findings suggest persistent adverse hematological effects associated with residential ¹³⁷Cs exposure.</p