Human capital as a base for regional development : a case study

Purpose: The main aim of this article is to consider the main trends observed in the labor market in the regional agricultural sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study uses the statistical method, the method of analogy and comparison, as well as the positive and normative approach. Findings: The study indicated that in the agricultural sector there are several problems associated with the formation of human resources. This is evidenced by the presence of negative trends that have been observed over the past 20 years. The main problems are the low educational level of workers, aging professional staff, and a reduction in the number of employees in all positions. Practical implications: The socio-economic problems considered in the article indicate the urgent need to develop a mechanism of state support for agricultural workers. Originality/Value: The authors define the concept of human capital and reveal the essence of the factors influencing its formation, revealing them from the perspective of the socio-economic development of the region.peer-reviewe

Motivation in personnel management of a trading enterprise

Purpose: Investigating the problems of personnel motivation efficiency as one of the most significant factors of the success of an enterprise at the present stage of development of the Russian economy, the authors consider expedient to consider the theory and practice of the personnel motivation system in a commercial enterprise. Design: General scientific (analysis, synthesis, comparison), and special methods of research (economic and statistical, balance sheet, design-calculation and other), document analysis, questioning, and others were used during the study. Findings: The authors revealed that the trading company should focus on the development of a system of motivation in two directions: the improvement of material motivation of staff and the improvement of non-material motivation of staff. Improving the proposed system of staff motivation will allow the company to create a favorable atmosphere in the team, increasing turnover. Practical implications: The obtained results can be used by the head of the enterprise when developing plans to improve the management system and increase investment attractiveness. Originality: This article analyzes the theoretical foundations of motivation in personnel management. Given the organizational and economic characteristics of the trading enterprise, identified the existing system of motivation in the enterprise.peer-reviewe

Economic potential and development prospects of small businesses in rural areas

The article examines the role of small business in the development of rural areas by the example of bakery production. Moreover, it demonstrates the need for the interaction of small bakery businesses with large enterprises of the industry and grain processors. The article reveals the development trends of small bakery production in rural areas. The conditions for the participation of small bakery businesses in rural areas in the development of the production of functional and specialized bread are substantiated. The article proposes the directions and mechanisms of support for small bakery production at the level of rural territories. The development of modern methods of redistribution of bakery production in proportion to the living population, measures of state support for small bakery production and expansion of the range of bread products that contribute to improving the health of the population of Russia, is the theme of this study. The object of the research is the development of small bakery production as a condition for improving the quality of life of the population in rural areas. The subject of the research is production and management relations that ensure the development of small bakery production and its impact on the quality of life of the population in rural areas.peer-reviewe

ФАКТОРЫ ВЗАИМНОГО ОТЯГОЩЕНИЯ МНОЖЕСТВЕННЫХ ХРОНИЧЕСКИХ ОЧАГОВ ИНФЕКЦИИ И ГЕНЕРАЛИЗОВАННОГО ПАРОДОНТИТА

Introduction. The Inflammatory Diseases of the Parodont (IDP) of generalized character are closely connected petrogenetically with internal pathology and are a serious factor of its burdening, forming a negative comorbidity. Pro-inflammatory reactions and metabolic shifts, such as oxidizing stress, violation of regulatory participation of the vital minerals at an imbalance of their distribution in biological environments are the inflammatory mechanisms uniting IDP with chronic inflammatory diseases of visceral of different localization. The objective of the study was identification of metabolic factors of pathogenetic community of GIDP and a comorbid chronic focal infection of different localization. Material and methods. The activity of systemic factors of inflammation were studied in the patients with generalized periodontitis (GP) of developed stage on a background of multiple chronic foci of infection: level and ratios of pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines – interleukins 2,6,10, TNF-α, C – reactive protein in comparison with the activity of oxidation of lipids, proteins, low molecular weight thiols, assessment of levels of Zn, Cu, Fe in biological environments and the hepsidin blood level. Results and discussion. Significantly more expressed metabolic disorders in comorbidity multiple chronic foci of infection and GP, than in the absence of periodontium lesions have been shown. Increased lipid peroxidation and free radical oxidation of thiols (p<0.01), increased levels of C – reactive protein level and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL 6), and imbalance in the distribution of such trace elements as copper, zinc, iron in environments of organism were found in patients with combined pathology of comorbidity multiple chronic foci of infection and GP. Conclusions. Thus, the findings of the study demonstrate that formation of multiple chronic foci of infection in an organism is connected with increase of mediators of system inflammation in blood, disorders of redox metabolism and deficiency of such trace elements as Cu, Zn, Fe which are the key factors of a enzyme link of antioxidant protection.Введение. Воспалительные заболевания пародонта (ВЗП) генерализованного характера патогенетически тесно связаны с внутренней патологией и являются серьезным фактором ее отягощения, формируя негативную коморбидность. Воспалительными механизмами, объединяющими ВЗП с хроническими воспалительными заболеваниями внутренних органов различной локализации, являются провоспалительные реакции и метаболические сдвиги, такие как окислительный стресс, нарушение регуляторного участия жизненно важных микроэлементов при дисбалансе распределения их в биологических средах. Целью исследования явилась идентификация метаболических факторов патогенетической общности ГВЗП и коморбидной хронической очаговой инфекции разной локализации. Материал и методы. У больных генерализованным пародонтитом (ГП) развившейся стадии на фоне множественных хронических очагов инфекции (МХОИ) изучена активность системно-действующих факторов воспаления: уровень и соотношения про- и противовоспалительных цитокинов – интерлейкинов-2, 6, 10, TNF-α, С-реактивного белка – в сопоставлении с активностью окисления липидов, белков, низкомолекулярных тиолов, оценкой уровней Zn, Cu, Fe в биологических средах и гепсидина в крови. Результаты исследования. Показаны достоверно более выраженные метаболические нарушения при коморбидности МХОИ и ГП, чем при отсутствии признаков поражения пародонта. У больных с сочетанной патологией МХОИ и ГП было установлено повышение активности перекисного окисления липидов и свободно-радикального окисления тиолов (р<0,01), повышение уровня СРБ и провоспалительных цитокинов (TNF-α, IL-6) и разбалансировка распре- деления микроэлементов, таких как медь, цинк, железо в биосредах организма. Заключение. Таким образом, полученные данные свидетельствуют о том, что формирование множественных хронических очагов инфекции в организме связано с нарастанием в крови медиаторов системного воспаления, нарушениями окислительно-восстановительного метаболизма и дефицитом таких микроэлементов, как Cu, Zn, Fe – ключевых факторов ферментного звена антиоксидантной защиты. Ключевые слова: очаговая инфекция, генерализованный пародонтит, воспаление>< 0,01), повышение уровня СРБ и провоспалительных цитокинов (TNF-α, IL-6) и разбалансировка распределения микроэлементов, таких как медь, цинк, железо в биосредах организма. Заключение. Таким образом, полученные данные свидетельствуют о том, что формирование множественных хронических очагов инфекции в организме связано с нарастанием в крови медиаторов системного воспаления, нарушениями окислительно-восстановительного метаболизма и дефицитом таких микроэлементов, как Cu, Zn, Fe – ключевых факторов ферментного звена антиоксидантной защиты.

Genotoksičnost metalnih nanočestica: osvrt na podatke istraživanja In vivo

With increasing production and application of a variety of nanomaterials (NMs), research on their cytotoxic and genotoxic potential grows, as the exposure to these nano-sized materials may potentially result in adverse health effects. In large part, indications for potential DNA damaging effects of nanoparticles (NPs) originate from inconsistent in vitro studies. To clarify these effects, the implementation of in vivo studies has been emphasised. This paper summarises study results of genotoxic effects of NPs, which are available in the recent literature. They provide indications that some NP types cause both DNA strand breaks and chromosomal damages in experimental animals. Their genotoxic effects, however, do not depend only on particle size, surface modifi cation (particle coating), and exposure route, but also on exposure duration. Currently available animal studies may suggest differing mechanisms (depending on the duration of exposure) by which living organisms react to NP contact. Nevertheless, due to considerable inconsistencies in the recent literature and the lack of standardised test methods - a reliable hazard assessment of NMs is still limited. Therefore, international organisations (e.g. NIOSH) suggest utmost caution when potential exposure of humans to NMs occurs, as long as evidence of their toxicological and genotoxic effect(s) is limited.S povećanjem proizvodnje i primjene niza različitih nanomaterijala (NM) raste i potreba istraživanja njihovih mogućih citotoksičnih i genotoksičnih učinaka kao i drugih štetnih učinaka na zdravlje u uvjetima profesionalne ili opće izloženost ljudi. Indikacije potencijanog oštećenja DNA kojeg uzrokuju nanočestice u velikoj mjeri proizlaze iz nedosljednih in vitro ispitivanja. Kako bi se razjasnili ti učinci, naglašena je potreba provedbe in vivo ispitivanja. Ovaj pregledni rad sažima rezultate procjene genotoksičnih učinaka nanočestica koji su objavljeni u novijoj stručnoj i znanstvenoj literaturi. Navedeni rezultati pokazuju da određene nanočestice uzrokuju lomove u molekuli DNA i oštećuju kromosome u eksperimentalnim životinjama. Njihovi genotoksični učinci ne ovise samo o veličini čestice, modifi kaciji površine (oblaganje čestice) i načinu izlaganja, već i o trajanju izloženosti nanočesticama. Postojeća istraživanja provedena na životinjama upućuju na različite mehanizme koji ovise o trajanju izlaganja i pomoću kojih živi organizmi reagiraju na doticaj s nanočesticama. Međutim postoje brojne nedosljednosti u novijoj literaturi, a standardne testne metode nisu dostupne pa je stoga pouzdanija procjena opasnosti od izlaganja nanomaterijalima u ljudi još uvijek veoma ograničena. Stoga se u međunarodnim dokumentima savjetuje oprez prilikom svakog izlaganja ljudi nanomaterijalima kako bi se spriječili mogući opći toksični genotoksični učinci

Application of the bacteriophage Mu-driven system for the integration/amplification of target genes in the chromosomes of engineered Gram-negative bacteria—mini review

The advantages of phage Mu transposition-based systems for the chromosomal editing of plasmid-less strains are reviewed. The cis and trans requirements for Mu phage-mediated transposition, which include the L/R ends of the Mu DNA, the transposition factors MuA and MuB, and the cis/trans functioning of the E element as an enhancer, are presented. Mini-Mu(LR)/(LER) units are Mu derivatives that lack most of the Mu genes but contain the L/R ends or a properly arranged E element in cis to the L/R ends. The dual-component system, which consists of an integrative plasmid with a mini-Mu and an easily eliminated helper plasmid encoding inducible transposition factors, is described in detail as a tool for the integration/amplification of recombinant DNAs. This chromosomal editing method is based on replicative transposition through the formation of a cointegrate that can be resolved in a recombination-dependent manner. (E-plus)- or (E-minus)-helpers that differ in the presence of the trans-acting E element are used to achieve the proper mini-Mu transposition intensity. The systems that have been developed for the construction of stably maintained mini-Mu multi-integrant strains of Escherichia coli and Methylophilus methylotrophus are described. A novel integration/amplification/fixation strategy is proposed for consecutive independent replicative transpositions of different mini-Mu(LER) units with “excisable” E elements in methylotrophic cells

GENCODE 2021

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research. The GENCODE project annotates human and mouse genes and transcripts supported by experimental data with high accuracy, providing a foundational resource that supports genome biology and clinical genomics. GENCODE annotation processes make use of primary data and bioinformatic tools and analysis generated both within the consortium and externally to support the creation of transcript structures and the determination of their function. Here, we present improvements to our annotation infrastructure, bioinformatics tools, and analysis, and the advances they support in the annotation of the human and mouse genomes including: the completion of first pass manual annotation for the mouse reference genome; targeted improvements to the annotation of genes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection; collaborative projects to achieve convergence across reference annotation databases for the annotation of human and mouse protein-coding genes; and the first GENCODE manually supervised automated annotation of lncRNAs. Our annotation is accessible via Ensembl, the UCSC Genome Browser and https://www.gencodegenes.org.National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health [U41HG007234]; the content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health; Wellcome Trust [WT108749/Z/15/Z, WT200990/Z/16/Z]; European Molecular Biology Laboratory; Swiss National Science Foundation through the National Center of Competence in Research ‘RNA & Disease’ (to R.J.); Medical Faculty of the University of Bern (to R.J). Funding for open access charge: National Institutes of Health

GENCODE: reference annotation for the human and mouse genomes in 2023

Data availability: No new data were generated or analysed in support of this research.Copyright © The Author(s) 2022. GENCODE produces high quality gene and transcript annotation for the human and mouse genomes. All GENCODE annotation is supported by experimental data and serves as a reference for genome biology and clinical genomics. The GENCODE consortium generates targeted experimental data, develops bioinformatic tools and carries out analyses that, along with externally produced data and methods, support the identification and annotation of transcript structures and the determination of their function. Here, we present an update on the annotation of human and mouse genes, including developments in the tools, data, analyses and major collaborations which underpin this progress. For example, we report the creation of a set of non-canonical ORFs identified in GENCODE transcripts, the LRGASP collaboration to assess the use of long transcriptomic data to build transcript models, the progress in collaborations with RefSeq and UniProt to increase convergence in the annotation of human and mouse protein-coding genes, the propagation of GENCODE across the human pan-genome and the development of new tools to support annotation of regulatory features by GENCODE. Our annotation is accessible via Ensembl, the UCSC Genome Browser and https://www.gencodegenes.org.National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health [U41HG007234, R01HG004037]; Wellcome Trust [WT222155/Z/20/Z]; European Molecular Biology Laboratory. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Funding for open access charge: National Institutes of Health

FACTORS OF MUTUAL AGGRAVATION OF MULTIPLE CHRONIC FOCI OF INFECTION AND GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS

Introduction. The Inflammatory Diseases of the Parodont (IDP) of generalized character are closely connected petrogenetically with internal pathology and are a serious factor of its burdening, forming a negative comorbidity. Pro-inflammatory reactions and metabolic shifts, such as oxidizing stress, violation of regulatory participation of the vital minerals at an imbalance of their distribution in biological environments are the inflammatory mechanisms uniting IDP with chronic inflammatory diseases of visceral of different localization. The objective of the study was identification of metabolic factors of pathogenetic community of GIDP and a comorbid chronic focal infection of different localization. Material and methods. The activity of systemic factors of inflammation were studied in the patients with generalized periodontitis (GP) of developed stage on a background of multiple chronic foci of infection: level and ratios of pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines – interleukins 2,6,10, TNF-α, C – reactive protein in comparison with the activity of oxidation of lipids, proteins, low molecular weight thiols, assessment of levels of Zn, Cu, Fe in biological environments and the hepsidin blood level. Results and discussion. Significantly more expressed metabolic disorders in comorbidity multiple chronic foci of infection and GP, than in the absence of periodontium lesions have been shown. Increased lipid peroxidation and free radical oxidation of thiols (p<0.01), increased levels of C – reactive protein level and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL 6), and imbalance in the distribution of such trace elements as copper, zinc, iron in environments of organism were found in patients with combined pathology of comorbidity multiple chronic foci of infection and GP. Conclusions. Thus, the findings of the study demonstrate that formation of multiple chronic foci of infection in an organism is connected with increase of mediators of system inflammation in blood, disorders of redox metabolism and deficiency of such trace elements as Cu, Zn, Fe which are the key factors of a enzyme link of antioxidant protection