[Duration of temporary disability of patients after surgical interventions in chronic pancreatitis].

Examined were 64 patients operated on for exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis. On the basis of the complex clinico-functional and laboratory investigation of a state of the health at the period of from 18 to 50 days after the operation with regard for clinical and labour prognosis, the criteria for determination of the duration of temporary invalidity have been established.

[Criteria of evaluation of the duration of temporary disability after selective proximal vagotomy].

In examination of 286 patients, it was established that in 78.0% of them after isolated selective proximal vagotomy (SPV) by day 31-35, and after SPV with the draining stomach operations by day 40-45, the indices of homeostasis, functions of the alimentary organs normalize, regeneration of a postoperative scar occurs, the physical working ability restores.

[Work capacity of patients after surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis].

Examined were 164 patients 3-7 years after surgical intervention for chronic pancreatitis. The numerous diseases of the alimentary organs and complications leading to reduction and loss of working ability in a significant number of the patients operated on were revealed. Preservation of working ability in this population of patients largely depends on a degree of the use of a rehabilitative (medical, social and vocational) potential.

[Duration of temporary disability of patients after selective proximal vagotomy].

The investigation of factual terms of temporary invalidity after selective proximal vagotomy without draining operations of the stomach in a number of regions of the Ukrainian SSR has shown their considerable variability (56.4 +/- 13.8 days).

Determination of Venus Winds by Ground-Based Radio Tracking of the VEGA Balloons.

A global array of 20 radio observatories was used to measure the three-dimensional position and velocity of the two meteorological balloons that were injected into the equatorial region of the Venus atmosphere near Venus midnight by the VEGA spacecraft on 11 and 15 June 1985. Initial analysis of only radial velocities indicates that each balloon was blown westward about 11,500 kilometers (8,000 kilometers on the night side) by zonal winds with a mean speed of about 70 meters per second. Excursions of the data from a model of constant zonal velocity were generally less than 3 meters per second; however, a much larger variation was evident near the end of the flight of the second balloon.