Search

The German Studies department at Sofia University is celebrating its 100th anniversary and has played an important role in the research, documentation, and dissemination of the German language, literature, and culture in Bulgaria. The department has also trained the majority of German-Bulgarian teachers, translators, and interpreters in Bulgaria. As part of an anniversary conference, various lectures were held on topics such as linguistics, literary studies, and cultural studies. The international Erasmus+ project Germanistik Digital aims to adapt German language instruction at universities to the new challenges of the digital age and achieve sustainable changes and improvements in the quality of German language instruction. [Extracted from the article]

Es ist ein sehr altes Verhältnis: Diplomatische Kontakte, Handels- und Wirtschaftsbeziehungen und kulturelle Kontakte gibt es zwischen Russland und dem Iran seit Jahrhunderten. Nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion waren die Beziehungen zunächst recht instabil. Aber in den letzten Jahren wurde die politische Zusammenarbeit verstärkt, vor allem mit Blick auf das Nuklearabkommen und militärische Kooperationen. Zwar wurden die kulturellen und humanitären Beziehungen sowie die Wirtschaftskooperationen ausgebaut. Jedoch ist dieses Verhältnis für beide Seiten primär ein strategisches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We herein report on an 80-year old male patient with a history of muscle weakness, fatigue and weight loss since several months. Because of a pathologic synacthen test in combination with decreased levels of ACTH, we diagnosed a secondary chronic adrenal insufficiency. Because of a normo-chromic, normocytic, and hypoproliferativ anemia, bone marrow puncture was performed, showing an anemia of chronic disease. We initiated Hydrocortison and anemia and patients' symptoms were fully reconstituted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an obituary for Russian ethnographer and folklorist Kirill Vasil'evič Čistov.

Background: In cases involving major trauma life-threatening situations should be immediately diagnosed and treated. Clinical algorithms can potentially decrease the rate of complications and errors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of deviations from a multislice computed tomography based trauma room algorithm.Materials and Methods: During a primary trauma survey an independent study monitor observed the on site treatment sequence step by step. Time intervals between admission and start of each procedure were recorded. Deviations from the algorithm and delays were analyzed.Results: In 57 trauma patients a total of 49 deviations were documented. Median time between admission and transfer to the adjacent MSCT room was 9 min. Of the patients 11 were bypassed to the MSCT suite without a primary survey (19.3%). In 2 cases an absence of non-invasive blood pressure monitoring was recorded (3.5%) and 3 patients with potential cervical spine trauma were not immobilized at the scene or during primary survey (5.3%). In 8 cases focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) was not performed (14%). Contrary to the algorithm 10 patients received an arterial or central venous line during initial treatment (18%) resulting in a median delay of 8 min. The deviations from the algorithm resulted in no adverse effects on complications or mortality.Conclusion: Self-critical analysis of trauma resuscitation can increase the quality of treatment by revealing constantly recurring faults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In cases involving major trauma life-threatening situations should be immediately diagnosed and treated. Clinical algorithms can potentially decrease the rate of complications and errors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of deviations from a multislice computed tomography based trauma room algorithm. During a primary trauma survey an independent study monitor observed the on site treatment sequence step by step. Time intervals between admission and start of each procedure were recorded. Deviations from the algorithm and delays were analyzed. In 57 trauma patients a total of 49 deviations were documented. Median time between admission and transfer to the adjacent MSCT room was 9 min. Of the patients 11 were bypassed to the MSCT suite without a primary survey (19.3%). In 2 cases an absence of non-invasive blood pressure monitoring was recorded (3.5%) and 3 patients with potential cervical spine trauma were not immobilized at the scene or during primary survey (5.3%). In 8 cases focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) was not performed (14%). Contrary to the algorithm 10 patients received an arterial or central venous line during initial treatment (18%) resulting in a median delay of 8 min. The deviations from the algorithm resulted in no adverse effects on complications or mortality. Self-critical analysis of trauma resuscitation can increase the quality of treatment by revealing constantly recurring faults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A convenient process is described for the synthesis of novel thiazolo[4,5- b ]pyridines fused with triazole or pyrimidine rings. The base-promoted reactions of 2-chloro-3-nitropyridines with 1,3-(S , N)-binucleophiles (triazole-5-thiols, 4-oxopyrimidine-2-thiones) resulted in nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atom and subsequent S–N-type Smiles rearrangement followed by nucleophilic substitution of the nitro group. Reactions with pyrimidine-2-thiones were carried out as one-pot processes while, in the case of triazole-5-thiols, isolation of intermediate substitution products was found to be preferable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]