Patterns of Bioelectrical Brain Activity of Stroke Patients after Using Neurofeedback in the Rehabilitation Process

Background: Stroke patients develop the ability to perform higher levels of functional activity on basis of concentrated rehabilitative training which affects sensory, motor and cognitive functions. Objective: The main aim of our work was to show the usefullness of neurofeedback therapy in rehabilitation of stroke patients. Design: 27 stroke patients with severe disabilitis were included in the pilot study (men aged 32 to 68 years, mean age 52.4 ± 3.29 years, median 57 years). They all underwent complex study of brain bioelectrical activity EEG and 15 trainings of neurofeedback. Results: By the end of the rehabilitation (after 17 sessions) recollection of psychotrauma led to an increase in the power of the alpha rhythm in both left and right hemispheres. Atthe endpoint of the study differences in the power of the alpha rhythm in the left hemisphere were 1.47 times greater, and in the right hemisphere, 1.95 times greater than at the first visit. The regress of theta rhythm (1.25 times in the left, 1.11 times in the right hemisphere) decreased considerable, which affected the alpha / thetaratio - decreased 1.04 times in the left, 1.18 times in the right hemisphere, and also the coefficient (alpha + theta) / beta - decreased 1.17 times in the left and 1.21 times in the right. Differences in the saturation of blood vessels index at the last visit were 1.69 times greater than at the first visit. Neurophysiological changes correlated with an improvement in the emotional shpere. By the time of discharge, the indicators on the Beck depression scale decreased by 1.4 times, on the Spielberger-Khanin scale, situational anxiety decreased by 1.63 times, personal anxiety - by 1.4 times; regression of indicators in the hospital scale of anxiety and depression (HADS) was observed in 1.89 times. Conclusion: The data presented indicate that the use of the neurofeedbackmethod leads to a reduction of anxiety-depressive disorders, which positively affects the usefulness of combine rehabilitation. Keywords: stroke, neurofeedback, electroencephalogram, alpha rhythm, rehabilitation

H13^{13}CN-HN13^{13}C intensity ratio as a temperature indicator of interstellar clouds

With the 30-m IRAM radio telescope, we observed several massive star forming regions at wavelengths of 3-4 and 2 mm. The temperature of the gas in the sources was estimated from the lines of CH$_{3}$CCH and from the transitions of the NH$_3$ molecule obtained during observations at the 100-m radio telescope in Effelsberg. As a result, a correlation between the integrated intensity ratios of the $J=1-0$ transitions of H$^{13}$CN and HN$^{13}$C and the kinetic temperature has been obtained. The obtained results allow us to propose the use of the intensity ratio H$^{13}$CN-HN$^{13}$C as a possible temperature indicator of interstellar clouds. We also compared the obtained estimates of the kinetic temperature with the dust temperature $T_{dust}$. As a result, no significant correlation was found.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables, Accepted for publication in Astronomy Reports (2022

Identification of Polymer Deposits in the High-pressure Recycling System of Low-density Polyethylene Production

This paper outlines the results of analysis of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) depositions on filter elements of upstream II cascade compressor by means of X-ray and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies, gel permeation chromatography and viscometry, differential scanning calorimetry and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Based on comparison with experimental data of process designers the supposition has been given to the cause of the formation

Growth and age of the roughhead grenadier Macrourus berglax in waters off Southwest Greenland

Data on the age and growth of the roughhead grenadier Macrourus berglax from waters off Southwest Greenland have been obtained based on the analysis of otoliths. Specimens with a preanal length of 5−39 cm, a weight of 7−5275 g, and age from 2 to 22 years are recorded in trawl catches. Roughhead grenadier exhibits a similar rate of linear growth in waters off Southwest Greenland and other parts of the range in the Northwest Atlantic. No considerable differences from the rate of the linear growth calculated earlier from scales for the species in waters off West Greenland have been found. In the recent period, the rate of weight gain in roughhead grenadier in waters off Southwest Greenland has been lower than in the Northwest Atlantic in the first half of the 1980s. The age of mass maturation in males (7–9 years) and females (16–17 years) in waters off West and East Greenland is somewhat higher than in coastal waters of Norway and the Northwest Atlantic

Age and growth of blue Antimora Antimora rostrata (Moridae) in Southwestern Greenland waters

The results of determination of age and study on growth of blue antimora Antimora rostrata from the waters of Southwestern Greenland are presented. The results are based on the analysis of 200 fish otoliths. In the catches, we found specimens of antimora with total lengths of 18−70 cm, body weights of 23−2731 g, at the age of 7−38 years. Minimal age of males (not considering juvenile individuals) was 10 years at body length of 27−33 cm; maximal age was 18 years at 42 cm. Minimal age of females was 9 years at length of 21–27 cm; maximal age was 38 years at 70 cm. The rate of linear growth in blue antimora from Southwestern Greenland waters is comparable to that in the fish from New Zealand and Ross Sea waters but considerably lower than indicated earlier for fish from the waters of Iceland, Greenland, and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The age of reaching sexual maturity in males and females is preliminary determined as 15 and 19−20 years, respectively

Behavioral Impact of the Regulation of the Brain 2-Oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex by Synthetic Phosphonate Analog of 2-Oxoglutarate: Implications into the Role of the Complex in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Decreased activity of the mitochondrial 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (OGDHC) in brain accompanies neurodegenerative diseases. To reveal molecular mechanisms of this association, we treated rats with a specific inhibitor of OGDHC, succinyl phosphonate, or exposed them to hypoxic stress. In males treated with succinyl phosphonate and in pregnancy-sensitized females experiencing acute hypobaric hypoxia, we revealed upregulation of brain OGDHC (within 24 hours), with the activity increase presumably representing the compensatory response of brain to the OGDHC inhibition. This up-regulation of brain OGDHC was accompanied by an increase in exploratory activity and a decrease in anxiety of the experimental animals. Remarkably, the hypoxia-induced elevation of brain OGDHC and most of the associated behavioral changes were abrogated by succinyl phosphonate. The antagonistic action of hypoxia and succinyl phosphonate demonstrates potential therapeutic significance of the OGDHC regulation by the phosphonate analogs of 2-oxoglutarate

5d→4f luminescence in Sr9Lu(PO4)7 doped with Pr3+ ions

This report studies the 5d → 4f radiation transitions in Sr9Lu(PO4)7 doped with Pr3+ (concentrations of Pr3+ were 1 and 5 wt. %) under X-ray and UV- ranges excitation at room temperature and at 88 K. Novel Sr9Lu(PO4)7 phosphors has been prepared through a high temperature solid state reaction in Taiyuan University of Technology, (China). The XRD analysis indicate that the Sr9Lu(PO4)7 host was a single phase and that doping with a small amounts of Pr3+ ions did not induce any significant changes of the crystal structure [2]

5d→4f luminescence in Sr9Lu(PO4)7 doped with Pr3+ ions

This report studies the 5d → 4f radiation transitions in Sr9Lu(PO4)7 doped with Pr3+ (concentrations of Pr3+ were 1 and 5 wt. %) under X-ray and UV- ranges excitation at room temperature and at 88 K. Novel Sr9Lu(PO4)7 phosphors has been prepared through a high temperature solid state reaction in Taiyuan University of Technology, (China). The XRD analysis indicate that the Sr9Lu(PO4)7 host was a single phase and that doping with a small amounts of Pr3+ ions did not induce any significant changes of the crystal structure [2]

Energy conversion of X-ray, ultraviolet and infrared radiation in Gd2O3 crystals doped with Er3+ ions

Spectra of photoluminescence (PL) and X-ray excited luminescence (XRL) in region of 1.5-5.0 eV, PL excitation spectra (2.8-5.8 eV), PL decay kinetics were measured in Gd2O3 crystals doped both with Er3+ and Zn2+ ions. Synchrotron radiation (VEPP-3 storage ring, Novosibirsk, Russia) were used for XRL measurements. PL spectra were studied at room temperature and T= 88 K under excitation with energy Eexc: a) in fundamental absorption region (Eexc≥Eg); b) in intracenter excitation region (Eexc<Eg); c) in infrared region (Eexc<<Eg) with using laser 980 nm diode as exciting photons (up-conversion processes). The probability of radiative transitions from excited states of the impurity center depends on Eexc. The photoluminescence efficiency in Gd2O3 doped with both Er3+ and Zn2+ ions in the green region decreases, 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions dominate in the red region both in XRL and PL spectra. This effect is also clearly manifested in the spectra of anti-Stokes luminescence. Energy transfer between the excited Er3+ states of the impurity center and the crystal lattice defect is observed. Decrease of the lifetime of 4S3/2 excited state in Gd2O3:Er3+ + Zn2+ from 120 to 10 μs is observed. This fact indicated s a nonradiative energy transfer between impurity center and defect. Otherwise, the defect concentration variation (by means of doping with heterovalent ions) provides the ability to control the energy conversion efficiency as well as the phosphorus color. © 2017 Author(s).This work was partially supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Government task No. 3.1485.2017/4.6 and basic part of the government mandate, project No. 3.8302.2017/8.9). One of the authors (PVA) thanks Dr. S. Omelkov for their help in PL time-resolved experiments