Differences of craniotype distribution and types of face among apparently healthy men from different regions of Ukraine

Established peculiarities of craniotype distribution and types of face in somatically healthy men depend on regional affiliation. In all regions of Ukraine, markedly greater brachycephaly percentage was found, indicating the trend towards brachycephalisation and prevalence of men with narrow and very narrow face, which confirms gracilisation. The study showed a small number of regional differences in the distribution of specific types of the skull and face, indicating that the population of Ukraine is very homogeneous in anthropological composition and none of the presented Ukrainian regional types is beyond anthropological type, common to people in general

Рівень гомоцистеїну плазми крові у хворих на неалкогольну жирову хворобу печінки в поєднанні з цукровим діабетом 2 типу

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the major causes of chronic diseases of the hepatobiliary zone.Aim. In order to explore new pathogenetic factors of NAFLD examined the level of plasma homocysteine in 110 patients.Methods and results. Patients were divided into two groups - the isolated NAFLD and in combination with Diabetes mellitus type 2. Found a significant increase in homocysteine level in all patients with NAFLD compared with the control group. High homocysteine concentration was in patients with comorbidity. There was positive correlation between levels of homocysteine and lipid components and cytolytic syndrome in all patients.Conclusion. The data obtained allow us to consider homocysteine as one of the factors in the pathological changes development in the liver.Неалкогольная жировая болезнь печени (НАЖБП) является одной из основных причин развития хронических заболеваний гепатобилиарной зоны. С целью изучения новых патогенетических факторов развития НАЖБП у 110 пациентов исследовали уровень гомоцистеина плазмы крови. Больные были разделены на две группы: с изолированной НАЖХП и в сочетании с сахарным диабетом 2 типа. Обнаружили достоверное повышение гомоцистеина у всех пациентов с НАЖБП. По сравнению с контрольной группой высокие показатели были у больных с сочетанной патологией. У всех пациентов прослеживались положительные корреляционные связи уровней гомоцистеина с компонентами липидного профиля и цитолитического синдрома. Полученные данные позволяют рассматривать гомоцистеин как один из факторов развития патологических изменений в печени при жировом гепатозе как на фоне сахарного диабета 2 типа, так и без него.Неалкогольна жирова хвороба печінки (НАЖХП) є однією з основних причин розвитку хронічних захворювань гепатобіліарної зони. З метою вивчення нових патогенетичних чинників розвитку НАЖХП у 110 пацієнтів дослідили рівень гомоцистеїну плазми крові. Хворі були поділені на дві групи: з ізольованою НАЖХП і в поєднанні з цукровим діабетом 2 типу. Виявили вірогідне підвищення гомоцистеїну в усіх пацієнтів із НАЖХП. У порівнянні з контрольною групою найвищі показники були у хворих із поєднаною патологією. У всіх пацієнтів простежувались позитивні кореляційні зв’язки рівнів гомоцистеїну з компонентами ліпідного профілю та цитолітичного синдрому. Дані, що одержали, дають змогу розглядати гомоцистеїн як один із факторів розвитку патологічних змін у печінці при жировому гепатозі як на тлі цукрового діабету 2 типу, так і без нього

The level of plasma homocysteine in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in combination with type 2 diabetes

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the major causes of chronic diseases of the hepatobiliary zone. Aim. In order to explore new pathogenetic factors of NAFLD examined the level of plasma homocysteine in 110 patients. Methods and results. Patients were divided into two groups - the isolated NAFLD and in combination with Diabetes mellitus type 2. Found a significant increase in homocysteine level in all patients with NAFLD compared with the control group. High homocysteine concentration was in patients with comorbidity. There was positive correlation between levels of homocysteine and lipid components and cytolytic syndrome in all patients. Conclusion. The data obtained allow us to consider homocysteine as one of the factors in the pathological changes development in the liver

Investigations of single crystal and polycrystalline metal mirrors under erosion conditions in TEXTOR

Metal mirrors are planned for optical diagnostic systems of ITER. However, erosion, deposition and particle implantation can change the performance of mirrors. Mirrors made from the single crystal (SC) materials are among the main candidates for use in ITER diagnostic systems operating under erosion-dominated conditions. Laboratory tests have confirmed good optical performance of SC mirrors under erosion, but the dedicated direct comparative test in tokamak environment was missing, Such a direct test was performed in TEXTOR. Single crystal molybdenum, tungsten and polycrystalline (PC) molybdenum mirrors were exposed under the same conditions in the SOL plasma of TEXTOR. Surface and optical properties of mirrors were characterized before and after exposure. Before exposure glow discharge cleaning in hydrogen restored the reflectivity of mirrors oxidized during storage on air. No significant changes in total reflectivity were observed for all mirrors after exposure. Drastic increase of diffuse reflectivity was measured for PC Mo mirror, no change for a SC one. Thus, specular reflectivity of single crystal is higher than of polycrystalline one. The most affected wavelength range is 250-1000 nm, no significant change of reflectivity was noticed in the range 1000-2000 nm. Negligible effect of the exposure on polarization characteristics was observed. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved