Analyzing light-structuring features of droplet lenses on liquid-repelling surfaces.

The complete understanding of the formation of seemingly levitating droplets on liquid-repelling surfaces provides the basis for further development of applications requiring friction-free liquid transport. For the investigation of these droplets and, thereby, the underlying surface properties, standard techniques typically only reveal a fraction of droplet or surface information. Here, we propose to exploit the light-shaping features of liquid droplets when interpreted as thick biconvex elliptical lenses.

Role of Plasmalemma Microdomains (Rafts) in Protection of the Plant Cell Under Osmotic Stress.

Lipid-protein microdomains (presumably rafts) of the plasmalemma isolated from the beetroots subjected to hyperosmotic stress and hypoosmotic stress were studied. In these microdomains, the variations in the composition of total lipids, sterols, and fatty acids were observed. These variations differed under hypo- and hyperosmotic types of stress.

Optical grinder: sorting of trapped particles by orbital angular momentum.

We customize a transversely structured, tunable light landscape on the basis of orbital angular momentum (OAM)-carrying beams for the purpose of advanced optical manipulation. Combining Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) modes with helical phase fronts of opposite OAM handedness, counter-rotating transfer of OAM is enabled in a concentric intensity structure, creating a dynamic "grinding" scenario on dielectric microparticles. We demonstrate the ability to trap and rotate silica spheres of various sizes and exploit the light fields' feature to spatially separate trapped objects by their size.

[V.I. Smidovich: a Whole Life to Local Community Good].

The article considers public and medical activities of Vikentii Ignatievich Smidovich, one of the most prominent physicians of Tula of the end of XIX century. His role in the organization and activities of the Tula society of physicians is analyzed. The particular attention is paid to activities of V.

[Mechanism of hemodynamic effects of right cardiac shunting].

The impact of right cardiac shunting on the hemodynamic changes of the cardiovascular system was examined in acute experiments on intact dogs. The ventricular pacemaker (VP) which is a "Modul" Russian model was connected by the scheme: right ventricle-pulmonary artery. The first 20 minutes of VP operation in the complete right ventricular unloading mode resulted in increased left cardiac contraction force and rate and in elevated vascular pressure.