Motivational orientations of students towards internet dependent behavior and measures for its prevention.

Objective: Aim: The aim is to study the motivation of students towards Internet dependent behavior and develop practical recommendations for improving a set of measures for its prevention.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: The research involved 154 students of the National Academy of Internal Affairs. Research methods: analysis and generalization of literature sources, questionnaire, statistical methods.

Activation of reparative processes of chronic wounds using photobiomodulation therapy (experimental study).

Objective: Aim: The aim of the work was to study the ef f ect of photobiomodulation therapy on the regulation of disorders in the healing of chronic wounds at the remodeling stage using indicators of platelet aggregation activity, reactive oxygen species, platelet-derived growth factor, and interleukin-1β.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: The study included 3 groups of Wistar rats: intact animals and animals of the control and experimental groups, for which chronic wounds were simulated. Rats in the experimental group received photobiomodulation therapy once a day for 5 days.

Neural Network Signal Integration from Thermogas-Dynamic Parameter Sensors for Helicopters Turboshaft Engines at Flight Operation Conditions.

The article's main provisions are the development and application of a neural network method for helicopter turboshaft engine thermogas-dynamic parameter integrating signals. This allows you to effectively correct sensor data in real time, ensuring high accuracy and reliability of readings. A neural network has been developed that integrates closed loops for the helicopter turboshaft engine parameters, which are regulated based on the filtering method.

Synthetic Amine Linkers for Efficient Sortagging.

Enzymatic site-specific bioconjugation techniques, in particular sortase-mediated ligation, are increasingly used to generate conjugated proteins for a wide array of applications. Extension of the utility and practicality of sortagging for diverse purposes is critically dependent on further improvement of the efficiency of sortagging reactions with a wider structural variety of substrates. We present a comprehensive comparative mass spectrometry screening study of synthetic nonpeptidic incoming amine nucleophile substrates of Sortase A enzyme.

VS Nanodendrites with Narrow Bandgaps in Activating Dissolved Oxygen for Boosted Chemiluminescence and Hemin Detection by Unexpected Quenching.

Chemiluminescence (CL)-based analytical methods utilize luminophores that need to be activated with an oxidizing agent to trigger CL emission. Despite its susceptibility to decomposition when exposed to external light or trace metals, hydrogen peroxide (HO) has been widely used to develop chemiluminescent methods due to the limited number of suitable alternatives for activating chemiluminescent luminophores. Also, analytical methods based on the well-known luminol/HO CL system have low sensitivity.

Subclinical leaflet thrombosis and anticoagulation strategy following trans-catheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review.

Objective: Subclinical leaflet thrombosis (SLT) develops in 15% of patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). TAVR is a procedure in which a faulty aortic valve is replaced with a mechanical one. An aortic valve replacement can be done with open-heart surgery; this is called surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).

Microstructural, Electrical, and Tribomechanical Properties of Mo-W-C Nanocomposite Films.

This study investigates the phase composition, microstructure, and their influence on the properties of Mo-W-C nanocomposite films deposited by dual-source magnetron sputtering. The synthesised films consist of metal carbide nanograins embedded in an amorphous carbon matrix. It has been found that nanograins are composed of the hexagonal β-(Mo + W)C phase at a low carbon source power.

Impact of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 recombinant sub-variant XBB.1.16 on the binding affinity with human ACE2 receptor.

Despite the waning threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, its detrimental impact on global health persists. Regardless of natural immunity or immunity obtained through vaccination, emerging variants of the virus continue to undergo mutations and propagate globally. The persistent mutations in SARS-CoV-2, along with the subsequent formation of recombinant sub-variants has become a challenge for researchers and health professionals, raising concerns about the efficacy of current vaccines.

Association between Current Substance Use, Healthy Behaviors, and Depression among Ukrainian College Students.

Depression is a pervasive issue among college students worldwide, yet there is a significant gap in the literature regarding its prevalence and coping strategies in the Ukrainian context. The present study aims to fill this gap by investigating how substance use and health-promoting behaviors relate to depressive symptoms among Ukrainian college students. Health-promoting behaviors are an important strategy to prevent depression, whereas substance use can contribute to depression or make it harder to manage.

Ruthenium nitrosyl complexes with NO release capability: the use of fluorene as an antenna.

A ruthenium nitrosyl complex of formula [Ru(fluorene(C6)CHO-terpy)(bipy)(NO)] (AC) in which fluorene(C6) is the 9,9-dihexylfluorene, terpy the 2,2';6',2''-terpyridine, and bipy the 2,2'-bipyridine is presented with its related [Ru(MeO-terpy)(bipy)(NO)] (C) and 9,9-dihexylfluorene 2-hydroxymethylfluorene (A) building blocks. The reference complex C undergoes NO release capabilities under irradiation at = 365 nm. The effect of the introduction of the fluorescent A antenna within the resulting AC complex is discussed both experimentally and theoretically.

Critical assessment of popular biomolecular force fields for molecular dynamics simulations of folding and enzymatic activity of main protease of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

The main cysteine protease (M) of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has become a promising target for computational development in anti-COVID-19 treatments. Here, we benchmarked the performance of six biomolecular molecular dynamics (MD) force fields (OPLS-AA, CHARMM27, CHARMM36, AMBER03, AMBER14SB and GROMOS G54A7) and three water models (TIP3P, TIP4P and SPC) for reproducing the native fold and the enzymatic activity of M as monomeric and dimeric units. The MD sampling up to 1 μs suggested that the proper choice of the force fields and water models plays an essential role in reproducing the tertiary structure and the inter-residue distance between the catalytic dyad His41-Cys145.

International Standards and Features of Financing in the Field of Health Care and Provision of Medical Services.

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that international standards in the field of health care and medical services are central to the field of world principles of functioning and development of medical law. The aim of the article is to conduct research on the peculiarities of international standards in the field of health care and medical services, as well as to study the prospects of their implementation in Ukraine. Leading research methods are general and special research methods, including methods of logic, analysis, comparison.

Corner transfer matrix renormalization group approach in the zoo of Archimedean lattices.

We develop a new methodology to contract tensor networks within the corner transfer matrix renormalization group approach for a wide range of two-dimensional lattice geometries. We discuss contraction algorithms on the example of triangular, kagome, honeycomb, square-octagon, star, ruby, square-hexagon-dodecahedron, and dice lattices. As benchmark tests, we apply the developed method to the classical Ising model on different lattices and observe a remarkable agreement of the results with the available from the literature.

Phylogenomic insights into the diversity and evolution of Palearctic vipers.

Despite decades of molecular research, phylogenetic relationships in Palearctic vipers (genus Vipera) still essentially rely on a few loci, such as mitochondrial barcoding genes. Here we examined the diversity and evolution of Vipera with ddRAD-seq data from 33 representative species and subspecies. Phylogenomic analyses of ∼ 1.

Postpartum infections and antimicrobial resistance of responsible pathogens in Ukraine: results a multicenter study (2020-2022).

Objective: Aim: To determine the current prevalence of postpartum infections and antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial resistance of responsible pathogens in Ukraine.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: Multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2020 to December 2022 in fifteen hospitals from twelve regions of Ukraine. Definitions of healthcare- associated postpartum infection were adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network.

Composite Materials with Nanoscale Multilayer Architecture Based on Cathodic-Arc Evaporated WN/NbN Coatings.

Hard nitride coatings are commonly employed to protect components subjected to friction, whereby such coatings should possess excellent tribomechanical properties in order to endure high stresses and temperatures. In this study, WN/NbN coatings are synthesized by using the cathodic-arc evaporation (CA-PVD) technique at various negative bias voltages in the 50-200 V range. The phase composition, microstructural features, and tribomechanical properties of the multilayers are comprehensively studied.

THE EFFECT OF MELATONIN ON THE SERUM LEVEL OF INTERLEUKIN 31 IN HERPESVIRUS SKIN DISEASES ON THE BACKGROUND OF HIV.

The immune system of the skin is the first line of defense against various infections, on the other hand, its strategic location as a key barrier between external and internal environment makes the skin an important tool for maintaining homeostasis, so dermatological lesions are often a manifestation of various pathological conditions. Thus, herpesvirus skin diseases, which are the result of reactivation of a latent infection and occur against the background of human immunodeficiency, may be the first manifestation of HIV. Active study of melatonin in recent years in the dermatological field is associated with interest in its biological action, which extends to the skin due to the melatoninergic system, and promising prospects for the development of new treatments.

High temperatures and low humidity promote the occurrence of microsporidians (Microsporidia) in mosquitoes (Culicidae).

Background: In the context of climate change, a growing concern is that vector-pathogen or host-parasite interactions may be correlated with climatic factors, especially increasing temperatures. In the present study, we used a mosquito-microsporidian model to determine the impact of environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, wind and rainfall on the occurrence rates of opportunistic obligate microparasites (Microsporidia) in hosts from a family that includes important disease vectors (Culicidae).

Methods: In our study, 3000 adult mosquitoes collected from the field over 3 years were analysed.

Contribution of host species and pathogen clade to snake fungal disease hotspots in Europe.

Infectious diseases are influenced by interactions between host and pathogen, and the number of infected hosts is rarely homogenous across the landscape. Areas with elevated pathogen prevalence can maintain a high force of infection and may indicate areas with disease impacts on host populations. However, isolating the ecological processes that result in increases in infection prevalence and intensity remains a challenge.

Influence of the phonon-bottleneck effect and low-energy vibrational modes on the slow spin-phonon relaxation in Kramers-ions-based Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes with 4-amino-3,5-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole and dicyanamide.

Two new complexes, bis-[4-amino-3,5-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole-κ,]bis-(dicyanamide-κ)copper(II), [Cu(abpt)(dca)] (1) and bis-[4-amino-3,5-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole-κ,]bis-(dicyanamide-κ)cobalt(II), [Co(abpt)(dca)] (2), have been prepared and magneto-structurally characterised. Single crystal studies of both complexes have shown that their crystal structures are molecular, in which the central atoms are six-coordinated in the form of a distorted octahedron by two bidentate abpt and two monodentate dca ligands. Even if both complexes have the same composition and crystallize in the same 1̄ space group, they are not isostructural.

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478-1549.

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: , on whitefly, on bark of , from soil under , on leaf spot of , and on leaf spot of . , on fully submersed siliceous schist in high-mountain streams, and on the lower part and apothecial discs of on a twig. , on decaying wood, from moist soil with leaf litter, on a trunk of a living unknown hardwood tree species, and on dead twigs of unidentified plant.