THE STATE OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE LEVEL OF COMORBIDITY IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS

The aim of the study was to investigate the nutritive status and identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients on hemodialysis. Material and methods. 144 patients on program hemodialysis were examined. All patients underwent general clinical and laboratory examination, lipid profile was examined, body mass index was calculated, waist and hip circumference was measured, ratio of waist circumference to the circumference of hip was determined, abdominal integral multi-frequency bioimpedansometry and multispiral computed tomography were performed. Results. Gender features of distribution of abdominal adipose tissue and dyslipidemia in patients on program hemodialysis were revealed. Women have a predominant accumulation of visceral adipose tissue, while men are characterized by a proportional distribution of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in the abdominal area. Women compared to men have higher rates of atherogenic lipoprotein fractions, which level is closely related to the volume of visceral adipose tissue. Among the comorbidities in the examined patients, diseases of the cardiovascular system predominate. The regression analysis revealed that the most significant risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease is an increase in lowdensity lipoproteins, for chronic heart failure – an increase in waist circumference. Conclusions. The data obtained indicate the need to monitor the nutritional status of patients on hemodialysis to identify and correct risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Carbon States in Carbon-Encapsulated Nickel Nanoparticles Studied by Means of X-Ray Absorption, Emission, and Photoelectron Spectroscopies

Electronic structure of nickel nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon was characterized by photoelectron, X-ray absorption, and X-ray emission spectroscopies. Experimental spectra are compared with the density of states calculated in the frame of the density functional theory. The carbon shell of Ni nanoparticles has been found to be multilayer graphene with significant (about 6%) amount of Stone--Wales defects. Results of the experiments evidence protection of the metallic nanoparticles from the environmental degradation by providing a barrier against oxidation at least for two years. Exposure in air for 2 years leads to oxidation only of the carbon shell of Ni@C nanoparticles with coverage of functional groups.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figures, accepted in J. Phys. Chem.

ЛЕЧЕНИЕ И ПРОФИЛАКТИКА АДЕНОИДИТОВ БАКТЕРИАЛЬНЫМИ ЛИЗАТАМИ У ЧАСТО БОЛЕЮЩИХ ДЕТЕЙ

We carried out the analysis of researches devoted to the treatment of children with chronic adenoiditis and hypertrophy of adenoid vegetations. We proved that the usage of topic immunomodulator IRS19 incombination with etiotropic treatment allows to sanate lymphoid tissues in nasopharynx effectively and to preserve its continuity as an important organ supplying unspecific and specific protection of the child’s organism.Проведен анализ исследований, посвященных лечению детей с хроническим аденоидитом и гипертрофией аденоидных вегетаций. Показано, что применение топического иммуномодулятора ИРС 19 в комплексе с этиотропным лечением позволяет более эффективно провести санацию лимфоидной ткани носоглотки и сохранить ее целостность как важного органа, обеспечивающего неспецифическую и специфическую защиту детского организма

Mto2 multisite phosphorylation inactivates non-spindle microtubule nucleation complexes during mitosis

Microtubule nucleation is highly regulated during the eukaryotic cell cycle, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. During mitosis in fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, cytoplasmic microtubule nucleation ceases simultaneously with intranuclear mitotic spindle assembly. Cytoplasmic nucleation depends on the Mto1/2 complex, which binds and activates the γ-tubulin complex and also recruits the γ-tubulin complex to both centrosomal (spindle pole body) and non-centrosomal sites. Here we show that the Mto1/2 complex disassembles during mitosis, coincident with hyperphosphorylation of Mto2 protein. By mapping and mutating multiple Mto2 phosphorylation sites, we generate mto2-phosphomutant strains with enhanced Mto1/2 complex stability, interaction with the γ-tubulin complex and microtubule nucleation activity. A mutant with 24 phosphorylation sites mutated to alanine, mto2[24A], retains interphase-like behaviour even in mitotic cells. This provides a molecular-level understanding of how phosphorylation ‘switches off' microtubule nucleation complexes during the cell cycle and, more broadly, illuminates mechanisms regulating non-centrosomal microtubule nucleation

Die verantwoordelikheid van die kerk ten opsigte van die sosio-politieke terrein in Suid-Afrika

Verhandeling (B. Th.) -- Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 1988.Full text to be digitised and attached to bibliographic record

The modeling activities of adult education in the educational space

Материал рассматриваемой статьи посвящен проблеме моделирования деятельности в образовательном пространстве высшего учебного заведения. Рассмотрены особенности технологии моделирования и модель образовательной деятельности взрослых. Раскрыта сущность всех составляющих и компонентов этой модели. Показано, что моделирование осложнено многократностью процессов в высшем профессиональном образовании и рассмотрена организация процесса обучения взрослых по модульной авторской программе с использованием технологии видео-коммуникативного общения.The material of the article is devoted to the modeling activities in the educational space of higher education. The features of simulation technology and model of the educational activities of adults. The essence of all the components and features of this model. It is shown that the simulation is complicated by multiple processes in higher professional education and discussed the organization of the learning process in a modular authoring program using video technology and communicative interaction

Comparative Analysis of Pedicle Screw Placement in Children with Congenital Scoliosis: Freehand Technique <i>(in vivo)<i> and Guide Templates <i>(in vitro)<i>

Objective. To evaluate accuracy between pedicle screw placement in vertebral bodies achieved in vivo with freehand techniques versus their placement in vertebrae plastic models achieved in vitro with the use of guide templates, in toddlers and preschool children with congenital kyphoscoliosis of the thoracolumbar transition and lumbar spine amid the vertebral malformation.Material and Methods. The research is based on a retrospective analysis of the results of treatment of 10 patients with congenital kyphoscoliosis of the thoracolumbar transition and lumbar spine amid the vertebral malformation. Age – from 2 years 2 months to 6 years 8 months old (mean 3 years 8 months old), gender – 6 boys, 4 girls. Based on the postoperative multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) of the spine, the pedicle screws placement accuracy of the correcting multi-support metalwork was evaluated. These patients constituted the 1st research group (in vivo group). The 2nd research group (in vitro group) was formed from 27 vertebrae plastic models with pedicle screws inserted in them with the use of guide templates. The placement accuracy of the installed pedicle support elements was assessed based on the S.D. Gertzbein et al. scale (1990).Results. In the 1st group, there were 52 pedicle screws placed. The screw placement accuracy according to the rate of misplacement, as follows: 53.8% in Grade 0, 25% in Grade I, 11.6% in Grade II, 9.6% in Grade III. The number of screws with the rate of misplacement in Grade 0 + Grade I was 41 (78.8%). In the 2nd group, there were 54 screws placed and slightly larger than the 1st group. The screw placement accuracy according to the rate of misplacement was 94.4% in Grade 0, 1.9% in Grade I, 3.7% in Grade II, respectively. The number of screws with the rate of misplacement in Grade 0 + Grade I was 52 (96.3%).Conclusions. Comparative analysis showed that the number of pedicle screws successfully placed in vertebrae plastic models in children with congenital deformities of the thoracolumbar transition and lumbar spine achieved with the use of guide templates was significantly higher than the number of screws successfully placed with freehand techniques (96.3% versus 80.8%, p = 0.011). The results obtained with method of navigation templates in vitro showed high precision and accuracy of pedicle screw placement which gives the prospect for using this type of navigation in clinical practice in toddlers with congenital scoliosis