Interactivity as a Vector of the Socialization of Art

Received 7 May 2018. Accepted 14 June 2018. Published online 1 July 2018.The article presents research into the role of interactive practices in the development of contemporary art. By “interactive” is meant a creative work based on a two-way interaction with the viewer. Such a creative work is capable of responding to the recipient’s actions as well as changing under their influence. Interactive work is process-based, variable and open to interpretations. The history of the establishment of interactive contemporary art practices, which may be traced back to the historical avant-garde, punctuated by such important stages for contemporary art as the performative and social turns, is considered alongside ruptured art conventions associated with their advent. It is assumed that the various possibilities for interactivity are correlated with different media types (old/new/post). Interactivity is considered in terms of an important socialization factor in the various modifications of interactive art, including participatory art, as well as collaborative and collective artistic practices

Upgrade of a Fungus in Contemporary Art: From Media to Co-Author

The article examines the problem of the author’s potential of nonhuman agents in biological art. In the context of critical posthumanism and new ontologies, their role in the process of creating a work is being revised. Based on the example of bio-art projects, it is concluded that a performative work changes the status of a biological organism, from a medium it becomes a co-author of the artist

FEATURES OF HEMODYNAMICS OF LIVER AND HEART IN PATIENTS WITH VIRAL CIRRHOSIS

To study the peculiarities of hemodynamics of liver and heart Doppler echocardiography, duplex ultrasonography vascular screening in patients with viral cirrhosis were held. It was found that patients with viral cirrhosis have remodeling of viscerogenic hemodynamic, left ventricle myocardium with formation of various variants of its geometry. Disorder of heart ventricles relaxation, presence of moderate pulmonary hypertension are accompanied by more expressed portal hemodynamic disorders. Indices of viscerogenic hemodynamic correlate with geometric characteristics of heart ventricles and pulmonary artery, functional state of left ventricle and hemoglobin saturation with oxygen

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH VIRAL CIRRHOSIS

To study the peculiarities of the formation of pulmonary hypertension in patients with viral cirrhosis we carried out tissue Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, duplex vascular scanning, research of respiratory function in patients with viral cirrhosis. It was found that pulmonary hypertension in patients with viral cirrhosis was a frequent complication (38 %) and is often moderate. An acceleration of blood flow and dilation of the portal and splenic veins, disturbed longitudinal systolic function of the right ventricle and its relaxation as well as decrease of the respiratory function by the restrictive type are registered in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Clinical Significance of Oligohydramnios in Patients with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

Background. Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is one of the main causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Associated oligohydramnios may further exacerbate the condition leading to intra-amniotic inflammation and adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes in preterm labor.Aim of the research. To determine an impact of oligohydramnios on patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes.Materials and methods. We performed a retrospective analysis of two groups of patients with PPROM: 56 patients with oligohydramnios were included in the main group, 111 patients without oligohydramnios were included in the control group. The gestational age varied from 24+0 weeks to 33+6 weeks. Amniotic fluid index, endocervical culture, leukogram and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels were assessed in all participants.Results. We witnessed a plethora of consequences in the group of women with PPROM and oligohydramnios: shorter latent phase, higher incidence of clinical chorioamnionitis, antenatal fetal distress, higher levels of C-reactive protein, leukocytes, neutrophils and NLR, lower level of lymphocytes, and increased growth of potentially pathogenic cervical flora. Moreover, the patients with oligohydramnios demonstrated a significantly higher rate of cesarean delivery. The combination of PPROM and oligohydramnios also take a toll on the condition of the newborns: they have lower 5-minute Apgar score and higher prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome, congenital pneumonia, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Furthermore, newborns from the main group are more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, compared with newborns from the control group.Conclusion. Oligohydramnios in PPROM is associated with a dramatic rise of numerous complications affecting both the women and the newborns

Influence of Tocolytic Therapy with Hexoprenaline on Heart Rate Variability, Lipid Spectrum and Glycemic Level in Obese Pregnant Women

Background. Obesity is associated with the risk of spontaneous preterm birth. Hexoprenaline is the effective and most widely used tocolytic agent, possessing however a significant number of side effects. The effect of hexoprenaline tocolysis on heart rate variability, lipid spectrum and glycaemia level in obese pregnant women remain unexplored.Aim of the research. To study the effect of tocolytic therapy with hexoprenaline on heart rate variability, lipid spectrum and glycemic level in obese pregnant women.Materials and methods. The study included two groups of pregnant women with threatened preterm labor who received tocolysis with hexoprenaline. One group consisted of 68 obese patients, the other – 72 non-obese pregnant women (control group). Patients underwent Holter monitoring. Fasting serum glucose and lipids spectrum were measured before starting tocolytic therapy and after 24 hours of tocolysis.Results. In obese pregnant women with hexoprenaline infusion, the heart rate, the 24-hours number of supraventricular extrasystoles and ventricular extrasystoles during the day are significantly higher. Frequency domain parameters, very low frequency during the day, low frequency at night and 24-hours high frequency were significantly decreased than in control group. After a day of tocolysis in obese pregnant women, the level of total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins, triglycerides, and glucose significantly increases when compared with the results before therapy. For patients in the control group treated with hexoprenaline, only the concentration of high-density lipoproteins is increased.Conclusion. Obesity in pregnant women receiving hexoprenaline tocolysis is associated with low heart rate variability and an increase in the number of cardiac arrhythmias, as well as lipid disorders and an increase in glucose level

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AFTER STROKE

Thirty-two patients (mean age 53.912.4 years) with prior stroke were examined to clarify the pattern and degree of cognitive impairments depending on the site of a lesion. A control group comprised 32 subjects (mean age 52.112.9 years) without nervous system pathology. The authors made a complete clinical study to evaluate the neurological and mental status, a standardized interview, and A.R. Luria's neuropsychological tests. The patients with prior stroke were found to have lower values of auditory-verbal short-term and long-term memory, impaired concentration and voluntary attention scope. Mild cognitive disorders were established in middle-aged patients and moderate cognitive disorders of amnestic multifunctional type were in elderly patients. Auditory-verbal memory, visual gnosis, and some speech-related thought functions were impaired when in the involvement of the temporal and posterior frontal lobes in patients with prior stroke in the middle cerebral artery bed. Impaired visual image recognition and lower visual voluntary attention were detected in patients with prior stroke in the anterior and posterior cerebral arteries

Post-COVID-19 syndrome: morpho-functional abnormalities of the heart and arrhythmias

Aim. To study the myocardial morpho-functional abnormalities, the incidence and nature of cardiac arrhythmias in patients 3 months after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Material and methods. The study included 77 patients (mean age, 35,9 years) treated for coronavirus infection, which underwent echocardiography and 24-hour Holter monitoring 3 months after COVID-19. The patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1 — 31 patients with upper respiratory tract involvement; group 2 — 27 patients with bilateral pneumonia (CT grade 1, 2), 3 — 19 patients with severe pneumonia (CT grade 3, 4). Statistical processing was carried out using Statistica 10.0.Results. According to echocardiography, the peak tricuspid late diastolic velocity and isovolumetric contraction time in all groups increased (P<0,001). The tricuspid and mitral Em/Am ratio decreased depending on the disease severity. In group 3, the right ventricular and atrial size increased (P<0,001). The pulmonary artery systolic pressure, left atrial volume in patients of the 2nd and 3rd groups was higher than in the control one (P<0,001). In group 1 and 2 patients, the regional strain in basal and basal/middle segments decreased, respectively, while, in group 3, not only regional but also global left ventricular (LV) strain decreased (P<0,001). In all groups, cardiac arrhythmias and pericardial effusion were found. The relationship was established between coronavirus activity and the structural and functional myocardial parameters (P<0,001).Conclusion. Cardiovascular injury 3 months after COVID-19 was found in 71%, 93%, and 95% of patients with mild, moderate and severe course. In mild course patients, a decrease in regional myocardial strain in LV basal segments, signs of past pericarditis, and various cardiac arrhythmias were noted. In patients of moderate severity, these changes were more pronounced and were accompanied by an additional decrease in regional strain in LV middle segments, impaired right ventricular diastole and increased pulmonary artery pressure. In severe patients, in addition to the above changes, dilatation of the right heart and inferior vena cava was recorded, as well as LV diastolic and global systolic function decreased

Study of vaginal microbiota in postmenopausal women with surgical correction of genital prolapse

The study of the vaginal microflora of women with genital prolapse (GP), who are ref erred to surgical treatment, is of particular importance. Infectious and inflammatory complications after the surgical correction of GP significantly increase the recovery time, the length of the patient’s hospital stay and the cost of treatment. It is important to be able to change the qualitative composition of microflora, thereby exerting a beneficial effect on the course of the postoperative period, affecting the outcome of surgical treatment. Evaluation of the vaginal microbiota by real-time polymerase chain reaction in postmenopausal women with surgical correction of genital prolapse against the background of using low-dose local therapy regimens with a drug containing estriol, progesterone and Lactobacillus culture