Symmetry of Order Parameters in Multiband Superconductors LaRu_{4}As_{12} and PrOs_{4}Sb_{12} Probed by Local Magnetization Measurements.

The temperature dependencies of the lower critical field H_{c1}(T) of several filled-skutterudite superconductors were investigated by local magnetization measurements. While LaOs_{4}As_{12} and PrRu_{4}As_{12} exhibit the H_{c1}(T) dependencies consistent with the single-band BCS prediction, for LaRu_{4}As_{12} (the superconducting temperature T_{c}=10.4  K) with a similar three-dimensional Fermi surface, we observe a sudden increase in H_{c1}(T) deep in a superconducting state below about 0.

Physical properties of polycrystalline Sm₂PdGe₆ and Sm₂PtGe₆.

The compounds Sm₂TGe₆ (T = Pd, Pt,) were synthesized and characterized by x-ray diffraction, magnetization, electrical resistivity, thermoelectric power, and specific heat measurements performed in the temperature range 2-300 K. Additional resistivity and thermoelectric power measurements performed down to 0.35 K have not indicated superconductivity.

Postoperative serum levels of some fat metabolism parameters in women with uterine leiomyoma, depending on the extent of surgery.

Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) as well as LDL1-cholesterol (LDL1-C) and atherogenic coefficient HDL-C/TC and HDL-C/LDL1-C were determined in 72 patients with uterine leiomyoma and 45 healthy women aged 34-54. The extent of surgery was found to have no significant effect on fat metabolism in the early postoperative period. Because of a possible exhaustion of body compensatory potential protecting against atherosclerosis, it was found necessary to measure fat metabolism parameters during the postoperative check-ups.

Serum levels of some fat metabolism parameters in women with uterine leiomyoma.

Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and, 17 beta-estradiol (E2), as well as the values of LDL1-cholesterol (LDL1-C), HDL-C/TC, and HDL-C/LDL1-C were determined in 72 patients with uterine leiomyoma and 45 healthy women aged 34-54. The subjects were divided into three groups according to age and menstrual status (B1I-III). The patients were further subdivided into groups N and P, depending on the leiomyoma size, in order to assess the intensity of the pathogenic process.

[Laparoscopy in the differential diagnosis of the causes of female infertility. II. 17-beta estradiol and progesterone levels in the peritoneal fluid and blood serum].

In 104 infertile women the presence of the ovulation stigma detected during the laparoscopy was compared with the behaviour of the concentration of 17-beta estradiol and progesterone in the peritoneal fluid and in the blood. It was shown that the simultaneous and performed twice during one cycle measuring of the level of these hormones in peritoneal fluid and in blood is of a great value in the diagnosis of ovulation in infertile women--and is correlated with the presence of stigma. It was also shown that the lack of stigma and the lower values of concentrations of steroid hormones in peritoneal fluid and blood suggest the lack of ovulation in spite of the presence of corpus luteum.