22 research outputs found
The perceptions towards the Bologna process implementation: comparing Russian experience to Ukraine and Armenia
The problems connected with joining the Bologna higher education reform has caused many contradictive debates, which continue after more than ten years after the signing the Bologna agreement by Russian Federation. Many researchers paid sufficient attention to the analysis of the Bologna process features. The current study focuses on the perceptions and attitudes of senior academic staff of one University in Russian Federation towards the Bologna implementation. This aspect was chosen in order to conduct the empirical study that involves the opinion of the driving force of the changes connected with Bologna reform, deans of faculties in Higher Ediucational Institution. The participants of the study, twelve deans in one University, were interviewed and gave their opinion related to this problem. The collected data was analized and compared to existing research carried out by the scholars from the post-Soviet space countries, Ukrain and Armenia, in order to find correlations and contradictions in the perceived changes and their outcomes
Endoscopic treatment of patients with early forms of gastric cancer
Leningrad regional oncological dispensary, Russia, Al XIII-lea Congres al Asociației Chirurgilor „Nicolae Anestiadi” și
al III-lea Congres al Societății de Endoscopie, Chirurgie miniminvazivă și Ultrasonografie ”V.M.Guțu” din Republica MoldovaBackground: Currently, most patients with gastric tumors are detected in late stages. Early diagnosis is a major factor in improving
treatment outcomes. On the other hand, patients who are diagnosed on early stages often receive aggressive treatment and are not
subjects to less invasive interventions.
Material and Methods: In our clinic we have been using endoscopic surgery for early gastric cancer since 2009. Japanese colleagues
are the most experienced in this kind of treatment that is why we follow the recommendations of Japanese Gastric Cancer Association
(JGCA). The main criterion provided that endoscopic removal is possible is the depth of tumor invasion. We evaluate the depth of
invasion primarily by endoscopic ultrasonography. According to our data the accuracy of this method is 94%. The main operation used
for the treatment of early gastric cancer is endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Its main advantages are single block resection
within healthy tissues and adequate morphological assessment of the removed tumor. In the last ten years we have performed 148
ESD (145 patients) for early forms of gastric cancer. Surgeries were radical in 95% of cases.
Results:There were no cases of postoperative mortality. Progression of the disease was noted only in one patient. These endoscopic
surgeries have proved to be effective, safe and reasonable in treating early gastric cancer.
Conclusions: Thus, endoscopic surgery significantly reduces the cost of treatment and hospital stay (average - 3.7 days), facilitates
rehabilitation and improves the quality of patients’ life
Ocrelizumab versus Interferon Beta-1a in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Supported by F. Hoffmann–La Roche
The perceptions towards the Bologna process implementation: comparing Russian experience to Ukraine and Armenia
The problems connected with joining the Bologna higher education reform has caused many contradictive debates, which continue after more than ten years after the signing the Bologna agreement by Russian Federation. Many researchers paid sufficient attention to the analysis of the Bologna process features. The current study focuses on the perceptions and attitudes of senior academic staff of one University in Russian Federation towards the Bologna implementation. This aspect was chosen in order to conduct the empirical study that involves the opinion of the driving force of the changes connected with Bologna reform, deans of faculties in Higher Ediucational Institution. The participants of the study, twelve deans in one University, were interviewed and gave their opinion related to this problem. The collected data was analized and compared to existing research carried out by the scholars from the post-Soviet space countries, Ukrain and Armenia, in order to find correlations and contradictions in the perceived changes and their outcomes
Family case of multiple sclerosis in Perm Region
The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is not known still. Family cases of MS could prove the genetic predisposition for this disease. We describe here rare for Perm Region family history with three cases of MS in one generation which are characterized by significant clinical polymorphism
New Cr-Ni-Base Alloy for High-Temperature Applications Designed on the Basis of First Principles Calculations
We use ab initio calculations to analyze the influence of 4d and 5d transition metal alloying elements on cohesive properties of the bulk and a representative grain boundary in Cr within the framework of the Rice–Thomson–Wang approach. The results obtained for Cr are combined with the analogous results for Ni to select Ta and Nb as promising alloying additions to dual-phase (α/γ) Cr-Ni-base high-temperature alloys. Ta and Nb are added to the alloying system of an existing alloy I (Cr-Ni-W-V-Ti) in an attempt to design a chemical composition of a new alloy II (Cr-Ni-W-V-Ti) + (Ta-Nb). Investigation of the microstructure of the Ta-bearing Cr-Ni-alloy reveals a Ta enrichment of large γ-areas near GBs in α-matrix that we consider as potency to increase the cohesive strength of GBs and the cohesive energy of the bulk in γ-phase. Mechanical testing of alloys I and II demonstrates that the alloy II has improved tensile strength and creep resistance at high temperatures
Crohn’s disease with isolated gastric involvement as an example of a rare disease phenotype: a clinical case
Crohn's disease (CD), along with ulcerative colitis, is one of the predominant nosological forms of inflammatory bowel diseases. In CD, any part of the gastrointestinal tract can be affected; however, the process is commonly associated with terminal ileum or colon involvement. CD cases with isolated or mixed involvement of upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum) are rare and least studied types of the disease. In isolated stomach involvement, the complaints are non-specific and include epigastric pain, gastric dyspepsia, early satiety, decreased appetite, and nausea. Isolated CD of upper gastrointestinal tract can be diagnosed after comprehensive work-up and always requires a high diagnostic level, including clinical, endoscopic and morphological one. We present a clinical case of CD with isolated stomach involvement in a 62-year-old woman. The diagnosis was confirmed by the histopathological findings of an epithelioid cell granuloma in the gastric antrum. Treatment with systemic corticosteroids reduced the disease clinical activity and improved the histological characteristics of the gastric biopsy sampled obtained by endoscopy. In this clinical case, there were specific macroscopic gastric lesions found at endoscopy in CD patients with upper gastrointestinal tract involvement, which is characterized by thickened longitudinal folding and linear grooves. This type of lesion has been described in the literature as “bamboo joint-like appearance”.Conclusion: Comprehensive assessment of clinical manifestations, endoscopic and histopathological specific features is crucial for the timely diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases