Influence of blood flow rate on the efficiency of therapy of anemia in patients on hemodialysis

The aim of the study - to determine the relationship between BFR on HD, comorbidity index, laboratory parameters and drug dosageЦель исследования - определение зависимости между СКТ на ПГД, индекса коморбидности, лабораторных показателей и дозировки препаратов

Aldosterone synthesis and mechanism of action

The article presents modern ideas about the role of aldosterone in renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS). This review focuses on aldosterone structure, regulation of the synthesis, physiological effects, types of receptors and mechanisms of actionВ статье изложены современные представления о роли альдостерона в ренин-ангиотензин-альдостероновой системе (РААС). Описаны структура, регуляция синтеза, физиологические эффекты, виды рецепторов, а также механизмы действия альдостерон

Private Sector Union Density and the Wage Premium: Past, Present, and Future

The rise and decline of private sector unionization were among the more important features of the U.S. labor market during the twentieth century. Following a dramatic spurt in unionization after passage of the depression-era National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935, union density peaked in the mid-1950s, and then began a continuous decline. At the end of the century, the percentage of private wage and salary workers who were union members was less than 10 percent, not greatly different from union density prior to the NLRA

Raman scattering of Ge dot superlattices

Self-organised Ge dot superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy of Ge and Si layers utilizing Stranski-Krastanov growth mode were investigated by Raman spectroscopy. An average size of Ge quantum dots was obtained from transmission electron microscopy measurements. The strain and interdiffusion of Ge and Si atoms in Ge quantum dots were estimated from the analysis of frequency positions of optical phonons observed in the Raman spectra. Raman scattering by folded longitudinal acoustic phonons in the Ge dot superlattices was observed and explained using of elastic continuum theory

CLINICAL AND VIROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KAPOSI SARCOMA VIRUS

Abstract. The paper presents literature data and results of own studies on the Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and its association with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), the primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and multicentric Kastleman disease (MCD). The obtained data show that all 3 main clinical forms of KS, diagnosed in Russia, are significantly associated with KSHV, though not always in 100% of cases. Distinct groups of persons with high prevalence of virus infection have been detected among patients with other forms of cancer and non-cancer diseases that may represent a risk factor for development of KS. It was found that the prostate, especially in patients with carcinoma of the prostate and KS could be an important localization of virus and intimate contact with these patients should be limited. For the first time in Russia HIV-negative case of PEL associated with KSHV had been diagnosed and studied in details. It was also demonstrated that isolates of KSHV, circulating in the country, belong to the two major genetic subgroups of the virus (A and C), a widely represented in the European countries and in the United States, which indicates a common origin of the virus in these countries. The current methodologies of KS’ treatment are also presented