Biomedical applications of Jones-matrix tomography to polycrystalline films of biological fuids

Algorithms for reconstruction of linear and circular birefringence-dichroism of optically thin anisotropic biological layers are presented.The technique of Jones matrix tomography of poly-crystalline films of biological fuids of various human organs has been developed and experimentally tested.The coordinate distributions of phase and amplitude anisotropy of bile films and synovial fuid taken from the knee joint are determined and statistically analyzed.Criteria(statistical moments of 3rd and 4th orders)of differential diagnostics of early stages of cholelithiasis and septic arthritis of the knee joint with excellent balanced accuracy were determined.Data on the diagnostic fficiency of the Jones matrix tomography method for polyerystalline plasma(liver disease),urine(albuminuria)and cytological smears(cervical cancer)are presented.

Peculiarities of Medical Personnel Behavior Styles in Conflict Situations

Introduction: Leadership style is a way, a system of methods of influence of the leader on subordinates. This is one of the most important factors of the effective work of the institution, the full realization of the potential capabilities of people in the team. Leadership style, as an individual way of carrying out management activities, is mostly associated with the person of the manager. The management style is formed under the influence of the relationship between the manager and the team in the process of making and implementing management decisions, individual characteristics and preferences of the manager. The objective of the study was conflicts in the field of healthcare in the system “medical personnel of a healthcare institution—patients and relatives of patients”. The objective of the study was to determine management styles in conflict situations among medical workers. Materials and Methods: With the help of a direct individual survey, according to an anonymous questionnaire developed by us, the opinion of 582 medical workers (422 doctors and 160 nurses) of general hospitals and primary care centers of Chernivtsi and Chernivtsi region regarding the ceilings of behavior in conflict situations was studied. Results: In a conflict situation, the leading form of behavior for medics, both doctors and medical personnel, is the subordinate type (29.6% and 38.1%, respectively). The second most frequent method of conflict resolution is an authoritarian strategy (20.6% for doctors and 15% for nurses), in which personal aspirations and the achievement of one’s own goals come to the fore. Dependent style (17.8% for doctors and 13.75% for nurses) ranks third. A selfish style of behavior in a conflict situation is characteristic of 13.7% of doctors and 13.1% of nurses. A friendly style of behavior during the resolution of conflict situations is characteristic of medical workers at a rather low level (12.3% for doctors and 12.5% for nurses). Aggressive style (5.9% for doctors and 7.5% for nurses) is the least popular as a model of behavior in a conflict situation among respondents. Conclusion: The style of behavior of doctors and nurses in conflict situations is ambiguous, which is due to personal qualities, the degree of leadership, professional relationships and the specifics of the work environment.

Can we trace medical concepts in the Philosophy of Plato?

Health seems to be an issue of prominent importance since classical antiquity to the 21st century AD.Back in the 4th century BC,the renowned philosopher Plato stated that“at-tention to Health is life’s greatest hindrance”[1].Even if this statement sounds ambiguous to people who consider health a blessing,this essay serves two precise points:to examine such a claim in relation to Plato’s philosophical worldview while discussing it in relation to contemporary attitude.

Glutathione-S-transferases genes-promising predictors of hepatic dysfunction

diseases pathogenesis are genes that encodes the synthesis of glutathione-Stransferase(GST),known as the second phase enzyme detoxification system that protects against endogenous oxidative stress and exogenous toxins,through catalisation of glutathione sulfuric groups conjugation and decontamination of lipid and deoxyribonucleic acid oxidation products.The group of GST enzymes consists of cytosolic,mitochondrial and microsomal fractions.Recently,eight classes of soluble cytoplasmic isoforms of GST enzymes are widely known:α-,ζ-,θ-,κ-,μ-,π-,σ-,andω-.The GSTs gene family in the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee,online database recorded over 20 functional genes.The level of GSTs expression is considered to be a crucial factor in determining the sensitivity of cells to a broad spectrum of toxins.Nevertheless,human GSTs genes have multiple and frequent polymorphisms that include the complete absence of the GSTM1 or the GSTT1 gene.Current review supports the position that genetic polymorphism of GST genes is involved in the pathogenesis of various liver diseases,particularly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,hepatitis and liver cirrhosis of different etiology and hepatocellular carcinoma.Certain GST allelic variants were proven to be associated with susceptibility to hepatological pathology,and correlations with the natural course of the diseases were subsequently postulated.

A charge of the erythrocyte test by automated method

New methods of an automated evaluation of the blood rheological parameters: 1) the viscosity, 2) electric conductivity and 3) the charge of erythrocytes have been theoretically and experimentally substantiated by way of registering the Q-factor of the tuned-circuit, containing a capillary with the blood flow. A design of an electronic measuring complex is based on modeling the physical blood conditions in the natural environment.