Measurement of the Pion Form Factor with CMD-3 Detector and Its Implication to the Hadronic Contribution to Muon (g-2).

The cross section of the process e^{+}e^{-}→π^{+}π^{-} has been measured in the center-of-mass energy range from 0.32 to 1.2 GeV with the CMD-3 detector at the electron-positron collider VEPP-2000. The measurement is based on an integrated luminosity of about 88 pb^{-1}, of which 62 pb^{-1} represent a complete dataset collected by CMD-3 at center-of-mass energies below 1 GeV. In the dominant region near the ρ resonance a systematic uncertainty of 0.7% was achieved. The implications of the presented results for the evaluation of the hadronic contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon are discussed.

CAROTIDSCORE.RU-The first Russian computer program for risk stratification of postoperative complications of carotid endarterectomy.

GOAL: Presentation of the first Russian computer program (www.carotidscore.ru) for risk stratification of postoperative complications of carotid endarterectomy (CEE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The present study is based on the analysis of a multicenter Russian database that includes 25,812 patients after CEE operated on from 01/01/2010 to 04/01/2022. The following types of CEE were implemented: 6814 classical CEE with plastic reconstruction of the reconstruction zone with a patch; 18,998 eversion CEE. RESULTS: In the hospital postoperative period, 0.18% developed a lethal outcome, 0.14%-myocardial infarction, 0.35%-stroke. The combined endpoint was 0.68%. For each factor present in patients, a predictive coefficient was calculated. The prognostic coefficient was a numerical indicator reflecting the strength of the influence of each factor on the development of postoperative complications. Based on this formula, predictive coefficients were calculated for each factor present in patients in our study. The total contribution of these factors was reflected in "%" and denoted the risk of postoperative complications with a minimum value of 0% and a maximum of 100%. On the basis of the obtained calculations, a computer program CarotidSCORE was created. Its graphical interface is based on the QT framework (https://www.qt.io), which has established itself as one of the best solutions for desktop applications. It is possible not only to calculate the probability of developing a complication, but also to save all data about the patient in JSON format (for the patient's personal card and his anamnesis). The CarotidSCORE program contains 47 patient parameters, including clinical-demographic, anamnestic and angiographic characteristics. It allows you to choose one of the four types of CEE, which will provide an accurate stratification of the risk of complications for each of them in person. CONCLUSION: CarotidSCORE (www.carotidscore.ru) is able to determine the likelihood of postoperative complications in patients undergoing CEE.

[Long-term results of carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting in patients with high bifurcation of common carotid artery: a multiple-center study]. / Otdalennye rezul'taty karotidnoi endarterektomii i karotidnoi angioplastiki so stentirovaniem u patsientov s vysokim raspolozheniem bifurkatsii obshchei sonnoi arterii. Rezul'taty mnogotsentrovogo issledovaniya.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze in-hospital and long-term results of eversion carotid endarterectomy (CEE), carotid endarterectomy with patch repair and carotid artery stenting (CAS) in patients with high bifurcation of common carotid artery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective multiple-center open study included 1983 patients who underwent internal carotid artery (ICA) repair for severe stenosis between 2010 and 2021. Three groups of patients were distinguished depending on revascularization option: group 1 (n=638) - eversion CEE; group 2 (n=351) - CEE with patch repair; group 3 (n=994) - CAS. RESULTS: In-hospital postoperative mortality and incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction were similar. All bleedings (n=39) occurred after CEE. ICA thrombosis was diagnosed in groups 1 and 2 due to intimal detachment after insertion of temporary bypass tube. Incidence of laryngeal paresis, neuropathy of hypoglossal and glossopharyngeal nerves, Horner syndrome, damage to salivary glands was comparable in groups 1 and 2. Long-term mortality was the highest (n=10; 2.8%) after CEE with patch repair due to fatal stroke. In turn, the highest incidence of ICA restenosis and restenosis-induced ischemic stroke was observed after CEE with patch repair and CAS. CONCLUSION: 1. Classical and eversion CEE in patients with high CCA bifurcation is followed by high in-hospital incidence of damage to cranial nerves and salivary glands, laryngeal paresis, Horner syndrome, bleeding and risk of ICA thrombosis. 2. In patients with high CCA bifurcation, CAS and CEE with patch repair are accompanied by high incidence of ICA restenosis, restenosis-induced stroke and mortality in long-term postoperative period. 3. Eversion CEE demonstrates the lowest rates of all adverse cardiovascular events in long-term follow-up period.

Passive Acoustic Thermometry of the Chest of a Person with COVID-19.

Passive acoustic thermometry (PAT) was used to study the dynamics of changes in the chest temperature of a person with COVID-19 over the course of about two and a half weeks after quarantine. PAT, which can measure deep body temperature, showed that the integral temperature of tissues surrounding the lungs increased from 32.2 ± 0.07 to 33.0 ± 0.03°C about 10 days after the end of quarantine. This may indicate increased blood supply to the lungs, i.e., an indication of recovery. Infrared thermometry used to monitor recovery yielded no results.

[A multicenter study on the influence of different kinds of carotidal endarterectomy on the course of resistant arterial hypertension]. / Mnogotsentrovoe issledovanie vliyaniya razlichnykh vidov karotidnoi endarterektomii na techenie rezistentnoi arterial'noi gipertenzii.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the dynamics of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the results of various types of carotid endarterectomy (CEE) in patients with resistant arterial hypertension (RAH). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 1577 patients with hemodynamically significant stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and RAH for more than 3 years. Patients were enrolled from January 2014 to December 2020. Depending on the implemented revascularization strategy, 5 groups were formed: group 1 (n=289 (18.3%)) with classical CEE with plasty of the reconstruction zone with a patch, group 2 (n=472 (29.9%)) with eversional CEE with cut-off of carotid glomus (CG); group 3 (n=109 (6.9%)) with the formation of a new bifurcation; group 4: (n=117 (7.4%)) with autoarterial reconstruction; group 5: (n=590 (37.4%)) with glomus-saving CEE. RESULTS: In the postoperative period, no significant differences were obtained in the frequency of deaths (0.34% for group 1; 0.63% for group 2; 0% for groups 3, 4 and 5), myocardial infarction (0.34%, 0.84%, 1.83, 0.85%, 0.33%, respectively); ischemic stroke (0.34%, 1.27%, 0.91%, 0.85%, 0.17%, respectively), hemorrhagic transformation (0%, 0.84%, 0.91%, 0.85%, 0%, respectively). However, according to the frequency of the combined endpoint (death + myocardial infarction + ischemic stroke + hemorrhagic transformation), the lowest rates were observed in the group of classical carotid endarterectomy with plasty of the reconstruction zone with a patch and glomus-sparing CEE (1.03%, 3.6%, 3.67%, 2.56%, 0.5%, respectively). This is due to the absence of cases of labile AH and hypertensive crises among patients of groups 1 and 5, which was ensured by the preservation of carotid glomus (CG). As a result, the number of patients with 2 and 3 degrees of hypertension in these groups decreased statistically significantly. The vast majority of patients after these operations achieved a stable target SBP. In groups 2, 3, and 4, there was a statistically significant increase in the number of patients with 2 and 3 degrees of AH, which is associated with excision of the CG. CONCLUSION: Classical CEE and glomus-sparing CEE techniques make it possible to achieve a stable target SBP level in patients with RAH as a result of CG preservation. Removal or traumatization of the latter during eversional CEE, the formation of a new bifurcation, autoarterial reconstruction is accompanied by the development of labile hypertension, an increase in the degree of hypertension and a high risk of hemorrhagic transformation in the brain. Thus, the most effective and safe types of CEE in the presence of RAH are classical CEE with plasty of the reconstruction zone with a patch and glomus-sparing CEE.

Photodynamic therapy of melanoma by blue-light photoactivation of flavin mononucleotide.

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive and lethal form of cancer. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved technique for cancer treatment, including non-melanoma skin cancer. However, the most of conventional photosensitizers are of low efficacy against melanoma due to the possible dark toxicity at high drug concentrations, melanin pigmentation, and induction of anti-oxidant defense mechanisms. In the current research we propose non-toxic flavin mononucleotide (FMN), which is a water-soluble form of riboflavin (vitamin B2) as a promising agent for photodynamic therapy of melanoma. We demonstrated selective accumulation of FMN in melanoma cells in vivo and in vitro in comparison with keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Blue light irradiation with dose 5 J/cm2 of melanoma cells pre-incubated with FMN led to cell death through apoptosis. Thus, the IC50 values of human melanoma A375, Mel IL, and Mel Z cells were in a range of FMN concentration 10-30 µM that can be achieved in tumor tissue under systemic administration. The efficiency of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation under FMN blue light irradiation was measured in single melanoma cells by a label-free technique using an electrochemical nanoprobe in a real-time control manner. Melanoma xenograft regression in mice was observed as a result of intravenous injection of FMN followed by blue-light irradiation of tumor site. The inhibition of tumor growth was 85-90% within 50 days after PDT treatment.

Novel method for rapid toxicity screening of magnetic nanoparticles.

Iron oxide nanoparticles have attracted a great deal of research interest and have been widely used in bioscience and clinical research including as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, hyperthermia and magnetic field assisted radionuclide therapy. It is therefore important to develop methods, which can provide high-throughput screening of biological responses that can predict toxicity. The use of nanoelectrodes for single cell analysis can play a vital role in this process by providing relatively fast, comprehensive, and cost-effective assessment of cellular responses. We have developed a new method for in vitro study of the toxicity of magnetic nanoparticles (NP) based on the measurement of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) by a novel nanoelectrode. Previous studies have suggested that ROS generation is frequently observed with NP toxicity. We have developed a stable probe for measuring intracellular ROS using platinized carbon nanoelectrodes with a cavity on the tip integrated into a micromanipulator on an upright microscope. Our results show a significant difference for intracellular levels of ROS measured in HEK293 and LNCaP cancer cells before and after exposure to 10 nm size iron oxide NP. These results are markedly different from ROS measured after cell incubation with the same concentration of NP using standard methods where no differences have been detected. In summary we have developed a label-free method for assessing nanoparticle toxicity using the rapid (less than 30 minutes) measurement of ROS with a novel nanoelectrode.

Synthetic sialylglycopolymer receptor for virus detection using cantilever-based sensors.

We describe the rapid, label-free detection of Influenza A viruses using a cantilever transducer modified with a synthetic sialylglycopolymer receptor layer. Surface stresses induced by viruses binding to the receptor layer were used as the analytical signal. The synthetic sialylglycopolymer receptor layer can be used in nanoscale strain-gauge cantilever transducers for highly sensitive virus detection. Strain-gage transducers using such sensor layers exhibit long lifetimes, high sensitivities, and possible regeneration. Nanomechanical cantilever systems using optical detectors were used for the surface stress measurements. We demonstrated the positive, label-free detection of Influenza A at concentrations below 10(6) viruses per ml. In contrast to hemagglutination assays, cantilever sensors are label free, in situ, and rapid (less than 30 min), and they require minimal or nearly no sample preparation.

[Implantation of stent- graft because of aorta rupture in polytrauma].

The article describes the clinical case and analyzes the literature concerning endoprosthesis replacement in the case of traumatic thoracic aortic injury in polytrauma. Current strategy of diagnostics and treatment of patient in critical condition with rupture of isthmic aortic part is based on the principle of multistage surgical treatment (damage control orthopedic). The external fixation of multiple pelvis and extremities fractures and on-time implantation of stent-graft in thoracic aortic part were performed at first hours after the admission. A condition of the patient was stabilized. The delayed reconstructive operations on pelvis and extremities bones allowed obtaining the satisfactory functional result. The principles of staged surgical treatment and the use of on-time high-technology methods allowed saving life for the patient even in critical situation in I level traumatologic centre.

[Medico-diagnostic strategy in patients with postinfarction aneurysms of the left ventricle in combination with aneurysms of the abdominal part of the aorta].

The authors describe the algorithm of examination and methods of operation on 24 patients. It allowed shortening the time of compression of the aorta, of acute ischemia of the lower extremities, less operation blood loss, exclusion of postoperative lethality.

[Surgical treatment of patients with postinfarction aneurysm of the left ventricle in combination with atherosclerotic lesion of the lower extremity arteries].

Examinations and operations on 36 ischemic heart disease patients with postinfarction aneurysm of the left ventricle (PIALV) in combination with hemodynamically significant obliterating atherosclerosis of the lower extremity arteries were performed in the clinic during the period from 1995 through 2005. The first stage of the treatment included resection of PIALV and myocardium revascularization. Positive results were obtained in all 36 patients at the first stage of surgical treatment, without ischemia of the myocardium being observed in the postoperative period. The contractive function of the left ventricle as an ejection fraction due to resection of PIALV and its plasty was on average 17% greater, which created favorable conditions for the following stage of surgical treatment. At the second stage of surgery an individual approach was used for patients with generalized atherosclerotic lesions of the lower extremities with special reference to specific clinical picture, as well as non-standard surgical methods. Among the nonstandard surgical methods there were transprosthetic aortotomic shunts and the method of a reverse formation of anastomoses.

[Specific strategic decisions and surgical treatment in patients with ischemic heart disease and postinfarction aneurysms of the left ventricle and atherosclerotic lesions of brachiocephalic arteries].

Under observation there were 14 male patients. Since 1995 a method of transprosthetic aortotomy has been used in patients with impaired carotid arteries, later this method was used in patients with postinfarction aneurysms of the left ventricle. In addition, in 3 critical patients we used minimally invasive techniques of surgery in stage-wise treatment. Single-stage operations in ischemic heart disease patients with postinfarction aneurysms of the left ventricle and a lesion of the brachiocephalic arteries (BCA) are indicated in the following cases: 1. In intrathoracal lesion of BCA; 2. In atherosclerotic lesion of the left coronary artery trunk; 3. In patients with postinfarction aneurysms of the left ventricle and with output fraction less than 35%; 4. When instable angina is not amendable to medicinal stabilization.

[Transprosthetic aortotomy in reconstruction of the brachiocephalic zone arteries for multiple injury of the opening]. / Transproteznaia aortotomiia v rekonstruktsii arterii brakhiotsefal'noi zony pri ikh mnozhestvennom ust'evom porazhenii.

An experience with transprosthetic aortotomy in 8 patients is analyzed. There were no lethal outcomes. The technique of the operation is described.

Dynamics of the reorganization of an operant food-procuring response during an increase in the delay of reinforcement in monkeys.

Operant activity was studied in monkeys in a situation in which they actively initiated a frequency of pressing a lever to obtain subsequent food reinforcement. Studies addressed the dynamics of relearning when the duration of the lever holding time needed to obtain reinforcement was increased from 1 to 2.5 sec. Studies were performed in three series of experiments with two-month intervals between series. The process whereby the animals solved the food-procuring task when the duration of the operant reaction was increased in conditions of constant sensory stimuli occurred in three stages: 1) emotional reactivity in the form of hyperactivation of operant activity, reflecting a conflict state arising as a result of the dissonance between the completed action and the absence of the expected result; 2) intermediate stabilization, when the outcome of the food-procuring behavior with the reinforcement delay of 2.5 sec coincided with that with the delay of 1 sec; 3) establishment of the desired lever holding time by the time the food reinforcement was presented.

[Estimation of somatic, emotional, and behavioral reactions of monkeys in chronic experiments]. / Otsenka somaticheskikh i émotsional'no-povedencheskikh reaktsii obez'ian vo vremia provedeniia khronicheskikh éksperimentov.

Long-term chronic experiments with conditioning of monkeys and biophysical and pharmacological stimulation require monitoring somatic, emotional, and behavioral reactions. To form experimental groups, it is necessary to estimate baseline psychosomatic state of a monkey. We developed a method of monitoring the functional state of Macaca monkeys and scoring state parameters. With slight modification, this method may be applied to other monkey species.

[Dynamics of reorganization of instrumental food getting behavior of monkey under conditions of reinforcement delay]. / Dinamika reorganizatsii instrumental'noi pishchedobyvatel'noi reaktsii pri uvelichenii zaderzhki podkrepleniia u obez'ian.

Six adult monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were trained to switch on a lamp by pressing the lever, to hold the lever for not less than 1 s (the lamp being switched on), and get a portion of food. After reaching a learning criterion, the delay between the lever pressing and food reinforcement was increased to 2.5 s. The experimental procedure was repeated in three experimental sessions with 2-month between-session intervals. It was shown that the retraining process after the uneven change in the delay duration developed in three stages: (1) stage of emotional hyperreactivity that reflected a mismatch between the cation and absence of the expected result; (2) stage of intermediate stabilization, when the percent of efficient attempts was the same as under conditions of 1-s delay; (3) stage of purposive instrumental lever holding till the moment of reinforcement presentation.

[Characteristic features of adaptation to experimental conditions in primates with various initial keeping conditions]. / Osobennosti adaptatsii k éksperimental'nym usloviiam u primatov s razlichnymi iskhodnymi sposobami soderzhaniia.

Ethological study of emotional state and behavior was carried out in male macaques of two species (Macaca mulatta and Macaca fascicularis), which were divided in three groups according to their initial keeping: isolated, family, and gregarious. During instrumental conditioning, the initial keeping was changed for identical conditions (individual caging or sitting in a primatological chair). It was shown that adaptation to stress associated with a sharp enviromental change depended on initial keeping conditions. Monkeys brought up in family with experience of both intra- and interspecies interactions (for example, monkey--human) had the highest adaptation and learning abilities. Individual and gregarious keeping of monkeys impoverished their individual experience, and their adaptation to experimental conditions required additional efforts. The learning of individually caged monkeys was successful, if their keeping conditions were not changed. Initially gregarious monkeys were successfully trained after their habituation to contact with humans.