Friendship as a factor of transformation of self-regulatory processes of personality

Background. In the face of threats of increased individualism and the prevalence of loneliness problems, supporting the individual’s focus on the values of friendly relationships and focusing research on understanding the transformation processes of the individual (in particular, changes in the self-regulation characteristics) in the context of his co-existence with a significant Other is a relevant and little-studied topic. Purpose. The study had its purpose to identify the specifics of changes in the processes of self-regulation of an individual under conditions of coexistence with a friend. Methods. “Self-regulation Profile Questionnaire by V.I. Morosanova (SRPQM)” and its modification, methodology for studying personality self-esteem by S.A. Budassi and its modification. Sample. The study involved students of Kuban State University from different areas of training (N = 100). Results. The study revealed significant changes in the students’ general level of self-regulation and its characteristics depending on existing friendships: an increase in behavior conscious self-regulation (“general level” scale), optimization of conditions in achieving one’s goals (“modeling” scale) based on a critical attitude to the performing actions (“result evaluation” scale), an increase in plasticity of the regulatory processes (“flexibility” scale). Conclusions. In a situation of co-existence, a “possible Other” can be both a destructive factor for a person’s self-regulation (impaired planning, value disorientation, etc.), as well as a supporting factor, providing more accurate self-identification, certainty in setting goals, increasing agency in organizing the spaces of one’s being. Friendship relationships, being a person’s coexistence with a “significant Other”, generally increase the resources of self-regulation: the modeling process is optimized, flexibility and adequacy in evaluating results increase. At the same time, a person’s independence decreases, which is natural, since another subject is involved in the regulatory process

Preliminary Tests of Local Hyperthermia Based on Inductively Heated Tumor Bed Implant

Hyperthermia, i.e. tissue heating to a temperature of 39-45°C, is considered to be a very promising technique to increase the sensitivity of tumor cells to ionizing radiation and chemical preparations. At the present time, there are numerous methods for producing hyperthermia with the optimum method dependent on the required volume, depth, and site of heating. This paper presents the results of preliminary theoretical and in vivo confirmation studies of the feasibility of intraoperative local hyperthermia via induction heating of ferromagnetic material within a tumor bed implant that fills a resected tumor cavity. The implant is made during the surgical removal of tumor by mechanically filling the tumor bed with a self-polymerizing silicone paste in which very fine electroconductive ferromagnetic particles are uniformly distributed. Therefore, the implant can accommodate unique characteristics of each patient’s tumor bed. For the laboratory experiments, a prototype induction heating system was used to produce an alternating magnetic field with a frequency of about 100 kHz and a maximum intensity up to 3 kA/m inside an induction coil of inner diameter 35 cm. Experiments were conducted to heat a 2.5 cm diameter spherical implant both in open air and inside the thigh of a living rabbit. The results in both cases are in good agreement with our theoretical estimations. It was established that the temperature gradient near the implant surface decreases with increasing implant size, and for typical size tumor bed implants produces effective hyperthermia to a distance of more than 5 mm from the implant surface. This result provides hope for a decrease in relapse after treatment of malignant tumors using our combination heat plus intraoperative high dose rate local radiotherapy approach. Moreover, the externally coupled implant heating can be combined with local chemotherapy by applying a self-resorbable polymer film containing antineoplastic agents to the surface of the implant

Test Variety Safflower Dye Krasa Stupinskaya in Contrasting Regions

Abstract As a result of many years of research produced a fundamental result from the access to the application result. As a result at the Center of the gene pool and bioresources of plants of Institute was created cultivar of safflower tinctorius named "Krasa Stupinskaya". Vegetation period from germination to maturity in the years with different meteorological conditions is 105-130 days. Duration of flowering is about a month. Stem is erect, branching, naked, height is about 83-90 cm. Leaves are sessile, lanceolate, elliptic, with small spines. One plant can from 5-7 to 20-50 and more baskets. Seed's coat is hard, it is difficult to crack, reach 40-50% from the mass of seeds. The seeds do not fall off after their maturation. The weight of 1000 seeds -48-51 g. Productivity in our zone is 0.8-1.0 t/ha. Safflower seeds contain 32-38% of fat, the yield of oil -240 liters kg/ha. Absolute fat content in the treated seeds reaches more than 60%, and it is fit for food. Marked regularity reduces the cadmium content in seeds in relation to other plant organs. Cadmium contained in the seeds of 5-15 times smaller than in the leaves and 3-5 times lower than in the root. Displaying pronounced barrier properties of various plant organs varieties Krasa Stupinskaya relative to cadmium. Such a tendency is characteristic to a lesser degree for lead and zinc. The copper content in seeds is not lowered. Perhaps this is due to biogenic copper, which is required for normal growth and development of plants in minimal quantities. This cultivar does not affected by pests and diseases, except for enzyme-mycotic exhaustion of seeds (EMES). In wet years EMES causes seed's mass destruction by such diseases as Alternaria, Fusarium and others and as a result is a poor quality of seeds

Synthesis of arsenopyrite-type rhodium pernitride RhN2\mathrm{RhN_{2}} from a single-source azide precursor

Nitrogen-rich noble metal nitrides possess unique mechanical and catalytic properties, therefore their synthesis and characterization is of interest for fundamental solid state chemistry and materials science. In this study we have synthesized a novel single-source precursor $\mathrm{[Rh(NH_{3})_{6}]_{3}(N_{3})_{5}Cl_{4} (Rh:N ratio 1:11)}$. Its controlled decomposition in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell at 39 GPa resulted in a formation of rhodium pernitride $\mathrm{RhN_2}$. According to the results of single-crystal X-ray diffraction $\mathrm{RhN_2}$ has arsenopyrite structure type previously unknown for this compound $\mathrm{(P2_{1}/c (no. 14), a = 4.694(3), b = 4.7100(6), c = 4.7198(7) Å, β =109.83(3) ° at 39 GPa)}