The hybrid spatialities of transition: capitalism, legacy, and uneven urban economic restructuring

This paper conceptualises post-socialist urban economic geographies through the notion of hybrid spatialities that emerge from the mutual embeddedness of neoliberalism and socialist legacies. While the dismantling of state socialism was a massive moment towards the exacerbation of uneven development, ironically it is the socialist-era spatial legacy that has become the single major differentiating factor for the economic status of cities. This superficial overdetermination, however, masks the root causes of uneven development that must be seen in the logic of capitalism and its attendant practices which subsume legacy, recode its meaning, and recast the formerly equalitarian spaces as an uneven spatial order. The authors argue that the socialist legacy, rather than being an independent carrier of history, has been alienated from its history to become an infrastructure of neoliberalisation, conducive to capitalist process. The paper draws specifically on the experiences of Russia, although its reflections should reverberate much more broadly

A CLINICAL CASE OF AСTH - INDEPENDENT SYNDROME OF ENDOGENOUS HYPERCORTICISM, REVEALED DURING PREGNANCY

A clinical case of ACTH-independent syndrome of endogenous hypercorticism revealed during pregnancy is presented. The checkup tactics and successful treatment of the syndrome of endogenous hypercorticism, caused by corticosteroma of the right adrenal gland are described in the article

In-situ mass-spectrometer of magnetized plasmas

Modified mass-spectrometer of magnetized plasmas (MSMP-03) was installed on the linear plasma device PSI-2 in support of plasma-material interaction studies. MSMP-03 was adapted for in-situ mass-spectrum measurements in high-power discharge regimes and equipped with advanced measurements system consisting of a double-collector system allowing to decrease both the secondary electron emission signal in the high-voltage measurement range and the influence of the angular distribution of ions. To verify the MSMP-03 functionality, measurements of plasma ions mass-spectra were carried out for different working gases and discharge conditions in PSI-2. Mass-spectra of deuterium, argon, helium and neon plasma at the edge of the plasma column for different discharge conditions are presented

In Situ XPS Studies of Solid Electrolyte Electroreduction Through Graphene Electrode

The current interest in research and development of solid electrolytes for battery systems dictates a necessity to evaluate their electrochemical stability in a wide potential range. It is supposed that the stability and properties of the interface formed between the electrode and solid electrolyte at the applied potential (the analog of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in liquid electrolytes) are of great importance for the battery operation. While the electrochemical techniques can provide the knowledge of a stability window of the solid electrolyte, a direct method, which helps to trace chemical changes, is still missing, due to the difficulty to reach the interface between the solid electrolyte and thick electrode material. In this paper, we propose to use two-layer graphene transferred directly on the solid electrolyte as the electrode transparent for photoelectrons. Such an electrode is thin enough to probe the interface by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to trace the occurring chemical changes. To demonstrate this possibility, we have investigated the electrochemical reduction of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) glass-ceramic electrolyte by in situ XPS

In Situ XPS Studies of Solid Electrolyte Electroreduction Through Graphene Electrode

The current interest in research and development of solid electrolytes for battery systems dictates a necessity to evaluate their electrochemical stability in a wide potential range. It is supposed that the stability and properties of the interface formed between the electrode and solid electrolyte at the applied potential (the analog of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in liquid electrolytes) are of great importance for the battery operation. While the electrochemical techniques can provide the knowledge of a stability window of the solid electrolyte, a direct method, which helps to trace chemical changes, is still missing, due to the difficulty to reach the interface between the solid electrolyte and thick electrode material. In this paper, we propose to use two-layer graphene transferred directly on the solid electrolyte as the electrode transparent for photoelectrons. Such an electrode is thin enough to probe the interface by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to trace the occurring chemical changes. To demonstrate this possibility, we have investigated the electrochemical reduction of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) glass-ceramic electrolyte by in situ XPS