Спільна дія нікелю та кадмію на ріст і розвиток проростків кукурудзи

Extent of toxic influence of cadmium and nickel joint action on growth and development of the maize germinant and plants’ adaptation capabilities to negative influence of heavy metals was studied. Specific protective activity of the phytohormones Emistim C and Zeastimulin under conditions of the cadmium and nickel joint action was shown. Досліджено міру токсичного впливу спільної дії нікелю та кадмію на ріст і розвиток проростків кукурудзи та можливість адаптації рослин до негативного впливу важких металів. Показано специфічність протекторної дії регуляторів росту Емістиму С та Зеастимуліну за умов спільного впливу нікелю та кадмію.Досліджено міру токсичного впливу спільної дії нікелю та кадмію на ріст і розвиток проростків кукурудзи та можливість адаптації рослин до негативного впливу важких металів. Показано специфічність протекторної дії регуляторів росту Емістиму С та Зеастимуліну за умов спільного впливу нікелю та кадмію

Evolution of superconductivity in LaO1-xFxBiS2 prepared by high pressure technique

Novel BiS2-based superconductors LaO1-xFxBiS2 prepared by the high pressure synthesis technique were systematically studied. It was found that the high pressure annealing strongly the lattice as compared to the LaO1-xFxBiS2 samples prepared by conventional solid state reaction at ambient pressure. Bulk superconductivity was observed within a wide F-concentration range of x = 0.2 ~ 0.7. On the basis of those results, we have established a phase diagram of LaO1-xFxBiS2.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figure

Fermiological Interpretation of Superconductivity/Non-superconductivity of FeTe_{1-x}Se_{x} Thin Crystal Determined by Quantum Oscillation Measurement

We have successfully observed quantum oscillation (QO) for FeTe_{1-x}Se_{x}. QO measurements were performed using non-superconducting and superconducting thin crystals of FeTe_{0.65}Se_{0.35} fabricated by the scotch-tape method. We show that the Fermi surfaces (FS) of the non-superconducting crystal are in good agreement with the rigid band shift model based on electron doping by excess Fe while that of the superconducting crystal is in good agreement with the calculated FS with no shift. From the FS comparison of both crystals, we demonstrate the change of the cross-sectional area of the FS, suggesting that the suppression of the FS nesting with the vector Q_{s} = (\pi, \pi) due to excess Fe results in the disappearance of the superconductivity.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure

Reparative Spheroids in HPV-Associated Chronic Cervicitis

Background: Spheroid cell structures (SCS) described in cell culture are used to study cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. However, the role of the SCS in the repair process in vivo remains unexplored. The aim of the study was to examine the cellular composition of the spherical structures and their functional significance in the repair of the squamous epithelium in human papilloma virus-associated chronic cervicitis (HPV-CC). Methods and Results: The cytology and biopsy materials from 223 patients with HPV-CC were subjected to molecular testing for HPV DNA by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Real-Time PCR) with genotyping and chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH), as well as immunocytological and immunohistochemical analyses of p16INK4A, Ki67, SMA, Vimentin, CD34, E-cadherin, Oct4, CD44, CKW markers. In the stem cell niche zone, these spheroid structures were discovered having proliferative activity and showing signs of producing stem cells involved in the repair of the cervical mucosa in HPV-CC. Conclusion: The persistence of the HPV in the stem cell niche zone cells in the cervix determines the chronization of inflammation in this area, with the ability to perform pathological repair. The immunophenotype of the spheroid cell structures in the HPV-CC includes cells with signs of stem cells (‘stemness’) and the mesenchymal-epithelial transition