The purpose of the research is to describe plant community formation on the quarry surfaces to determine a path for optimal revegetation. To achieve the goal, the studies determined soil pH, the content of skeletal fraction, basal respiration, and performed the acidimetric assessment of CO. The research program aimed to investigate the peculiarities of plant communities' formation in areas with different degrees of revitalization and investigate the influence of soil cover on plant associations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe article presents a review of current literature data on the development of opportunistic toxoplasmosis in patients suffering from HIV infection and a clinical case of an immunocompromised patient with toxoplasmosis. Current information concerning the incidence of toxoplasmosis in Russia and other countries are presented. Special attention is paid to the Toxoplasma gondii interactions with the host cell in HIV-infected people.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalaria is one of the most important and common infectious diseases in the world. The world health organization estimates 225 million malaria cases worldwide. Malaria is one of the strongest selective factors affecting the human genotype.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe article overviews some issues of the severe course of tropical malaria. In addition to the analysis of the ongoing situation with malaria in Russia, a general clinical picture of the severe course of tropical malaria is discussed. The main part of the overview includes a detailed analysis of current data on the molecular genetic aspects of the erythrocytes' adhesion in the case of tropical malaria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe article discusses the problems of the process of environmental adaptations appearance which are based on the general principles of functional systems' constitution. The value of the theory of functional systems development as the basis for physiological cybernetics (P. Anokhin, 1935) is also given.
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