High-Iron Bauxite Residue (Red Mud) Valorization Using Hydrochemical Conversion of Goethite to Magnetite.

Bauxite residue (BR), also known as red mud, is a byproduct of the alumina production using the Bayer process. This material is not used to make iron or other iron-containing products worldwide, owing to its high content of sodium oxide and other impurities. In this study, we investigated the hydrochemical conversion of goethite (FeOOH) to magnetite (FeO) in high-iron BR from the Friguia alumina refinery (Guinea) by Fe ions in highly concentrated alkaline media.

[Correction of cognitive dysfunction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane].

Objective: To study the dynamics of markers of brain damage, determine their role in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic correction of POCD in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane.

Material And Methods: We analyzed data of two representative groups of patients (aged 55 years and older) who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy under inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane. Perioperative neuropsychological testing was performed for monitoring of higher mental functions (MoCA and FAB).

[Violations of higher mental functions and their correction in patients undergoing video laparoscopic cholecystectomy under conditions of inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane].

Objective: To substantiate the advisability of using cytoflavin to correct postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in patients undergoing video laparoscopic cholecystectomy (VLCE) under conditions of inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane.

Material And Methods: The data of two representative groups of patients (=60) who underwent video-laparoscopic cholecystectomy under the conditions of inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane were analyzed. At the stages of the perioperative period, in order to monitor the state of higher mental functions, neuropsychological testing was performed: anxiety and depression scales (HADS), the Montreal scale of cognitive dysfunction (MoCA), and frontal dysfunction batteries (FAB).

[Population-genetic characteristic of the rural population of southern Tajikistan].

The results of genetic and demographic study of the inhabitants in south Tadjikistan are presented. It had been shown that the population studied is a typical rural population of Middle Asia and is characterized by the extended reproductive capacity, homogeneity of national composition and a high proportion of consanguineous marriages. Genetic variation in blood groups (AB0, MN, Rh-D, P1), serum proteins and red cell enzyme systems (Tf, Gc, Hp, PGM1, PGD, EsD, AcP1) was examined.