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A novel coronavirus infection SARS-CoV-2 (COVID19) is especially dangerous for elderly and senile patients. Preventive measures for elderly people should cover three areas: 1) direct prevention of the viral infection, 2) preservation of the functional status and prevention of geriatric syndromes, including the use of social support measures, 3) control of comorbidities. The clinical pattern of COVID-19 in older patients may be atypical, while the mildness of symptoms (no fever, cough, shortness of breath) may not correspond to the severity of the prognosis. Delirium may be the first manifestation of COVID-19, which requires special care in its screening. Management of elderly and senile patients with COVID19 should include measures for delirium prevention, the detection and improvement of nutrition. The risk of malnutrition with sarcopenia increases with hospitalization of a patient, especially when using artificial ventilation, is associated with an unfavorable prognosis during hospitalization, accelerates the progression of senile asthenia and reduces the quality of life. Geriatric assessment is the cornerstone of determining the management of an elderly patient.

This paper describes the process of developing the software and hardware complex in the programming environment LabVIEW for study and identification of plant operation modes that simulates the real manufacturing process of preparing paper pulp. The specific feature of the developed software complex is its connection with the technological process of the experimental plant by a programming logic controller.

The problem of the comparative assessment of the scientific journals for the selection journal for publication of the papers of Russian scientists in the journals, included in database Web of Science (WOS), with consideration of their thematic discusses, and methodology for the solution of this problem suggests in the presented article. It applies for the specific subject category WOS and takes into consideration impact factor of the journal, number of the papers of Russian scientists, published in this journal in the previous years, average citations of these papers and their relative citations for the analysis of the list of journals of this subject category.The analysis of applicability of the suggested methodology has been implemented for the subject category of WOS mathematical&computational biology. A ranked list of journals, recommended for the publication of Russian scientists articles, has been achieved. The sustainability of this list for the different times intervals has been shown.As it has been concluded, suggested methodology may be applied for the journals of another subject categories WOS and can be useful for the Russian scientists, publishing their articles in the journals from WOS journals list. An applicability of the Bradford’s law for the porpoise of this analysis has been shown also.

The predictive value of vascular biomarkers such as pulse wave velocity (PWV), central arterial pressure (CAP), and augmentation index (AIx), obtained through pulse wave analysis (PWA) in resting conditions, has been documented in a variety of patient groups and populations. There are appropriate recommendations on their clinical use in clinical practice guidelines of various scientific societies. Operator-independent methods are currently available for estimating vascular biomarkers also in ambulatory conditions. The acceptable accuracy and reproducibility of ambulatory PWA makes it be a promising tool for evaluating vascular biomarkers in daily-life conditions. This approach may provide an opportunity to further improve the early cardiovascular screening in subjects at risk. However, there is no sufficient evidence to support the routine clinical use of PWA in ambulatory conditions at the moment. In particular, long-term outcome studies are needed to show the predictive value of ambulatory PWV, CAP and AIx values.

Introduction. The moral and physical deterioration of medium voltage power cables with phase and zone paper-impregnated insulation requires implementation of quality systems and reliable nondestructive electric diagnostic. Informative indicator of the insulation is the time decay curve of the charging current. It reflects the processes of accumulation of space charges (absorption). The measurements are carried out the 15th since the second direct voltage supply, then – on the 30th and the second on the 60th second. The ratio of the parameters measured in these times gives the dimensionless criteria – absorption coefficients. Three measurements are made at different times, provide a more complete picture of the state of insulation than the measurement of the value of steady leakage (conduction-through), adopted in conventional prevention trials. Purpose. Research and testing methods of diagnostics of power cables with paper-impregnated insulation by absorption and phase characteristics of the belt insulation based on the total measurements. Methodology. A procedure for determining the individual characteristics of phase and zone paper-impregnated insulation based realized on the use of the equivalent circuit of a three-core cable in the metal shell and solved of an over determined system of linear algebraic equations by least squares. Results. The proposed method allows determining the absorption characteristics of the individual phase and zone insulation medium voltage power cables in the overall metal shell at a direct voltage. Individual characteristics reflect the characteristics of cables and allow a greater degree to assess the degree of aging of each of the components of paper-impregnated insulation. Originality. Regardless of the cable connection diagrams probing electric field grabs as the phase, and zone insulation. The cumulative nature of the measurement leads to the fact that the differences in the properties of insulation components are smoothed: the aggregate results of the measurements do not differ for the different schemes of the same type. The individual characteristics of isolation, defined on the basis of the proposed method are more differences than total, indicating that non-symmetrical modes of operation of the cable. Practical value. The values of individual characteristics power cables 6 kV are 3 times more total, because of what their direct measurement may be a problem. The total resistance of several insulation spaces connected in parallel, behind the individual. Smaller values of insulation resistance are measured more easily, especially on short samples cables., Представлена методика определения индивидуальных характеристик фазной и поясной бумажно-пропитанной изоляции силовых кабелей среднего напряжения. Методика реализована на применении схемы замещения трехжильного кабеля в общей металлической оболочке и анализе результатов совокупных измерений абсорбционных характеристик. Система линейных алгебраических уравнений для определения характеристик фазной и поясной изоляции является хорошо обусловленной. Решение системы линейных алгебраических уравнений сводится к суммированию результатов совокупных измерений с весовыми коэффициентами 6/14 и -1/14. Приведены результаты определения абсорбционных характеристик фазной и поясной изоляции силового кабеля на напряжение 6 кВ., Представлено методику визначення індивідуальних характеристик фазної та поясної паперово-просоченої ізоляції силових кабелів середньої напруги. Методика реалізована на застосуванні схеми заміщення трьохжильного кабелю в загальній металевій оболонці та аналізі результатів сукупних вимірювань абсорбційних характеристик. Система лінійних алгебраїчних рівнянь для визначення характеристик фазної та поясної ізоляції є добре обумовленою. Рішення системи лінійних алгебраїчних рівнянь зводиться до сумування результатів сукупних вимірювань з ваговими коефіцієнтами 6/14 та -1/14. Наведено результати визначення абсорбційних характеристик фазної та поясної ізоляції силового кабелю на напругу 6 кВ.

Subject . Management as a science has not arisen from scratch. Management history is an integral part of human history and totals thousands of years. Reasonably a surge of interest to administration issues occurred after bourgeois and industrial revolutions alongside with the class of capitalists was developing. Since their earnings directly depend on how they administer their property. The subject of this work is the economists’ views of that time on the problems of enterprise management. Purpose . The purpose of the article is twofold. 1. To find out what the economists of the 18th and 19th centuries thought of running the enterprise, what problems they considered relevant. 2. The overwhelming majority of management textbooks rightfully begin with the presentation of concept and achievements of management scientific school. However, many thoughts and ideas of managing the enterprise effectively were formulated much earlier. Therefore, the second goal of the article is to reveal the contribution of scientists of this period to the later science of management. The management thought topics of the capitalism development period have not been fully presented in the Russian science. The given article does not claim to cover the topic in detail, but is an attempt to contribute to filling this scientific gap. Methodology . Examination and analysis of the economic works of 18th and 19th centuries (by both scientists and practitioners), their views systematization on the problems of enterprise management. Results . In the result of the analysis it has been shown that the scientists and practitioners of that period realized the necessity of planning, organizing, accounting and controlling at an enterprise. They considered the issues of human resources management and motivation, social responsibility of business. The concept of entrepreneur and the entrepreneur professional capacities were widely discussed. Conclusions . The foundations of management as a science were laid due to consideration of a wide range of issues by scientists and entrepreneurs of that period. These investigations became a basis for further development of management (both as a social phenomenon and as a science) in the 20th century.

The Task Force for cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

In this paper the equipment to measure the flow fiber suspension. A method of testing submersible vortex flowmeters takes into account both the hydrodynamics in a pipeline running meter and properties of the fiber suspension (concentration, degree of grinding, temperature). The mathematical relationships explaining test equipment. Presents the results of research submersible vortex flowmeter for fiber suspension with different concentrations, the degree of grinding and temperature., В работе исследуется оборудование для измерения расхода волокнистой суспензии. Предложен метод испытания погружных вихревых расходомеров, учитывающий как гидродинамику работающего в трубопроводе расходомера, так и свойства волокнистой суспензии (концентрация, степень помола, температура). Приведены математические соотношения, поясняющие работу испытательного оборудования. Даны результаты исследования работы погружного вихревого расходомера на волокнистой суспензии с различной концентрацией, степенью помола и температурой.

The main problems of mankind in recent decades are the accumulation of various industrial, agricultural, and food production wastes. Their ineffective disposal and management practices have a detrimental effect on human health and cause environmental pollution, which requires urgent action. Food waste has become a complex phenomenon lately, attracting the attention of scientists, consumers, and activists. This study aims to apply the biotechnology of converting food waste into crystals of polylactic acid (PLA), a monomer for biodegradable plastic. A food waste sample is taken from the student canteen; wash, to remove impurities and fermentation of carbohydrate waste by autotrophic lactic acid bacteria in a natural process for about seven days in the optimal temperature range. Finally, lactic acid molecules polymerized by condensation reaction to form poly L-lactic acid (PLA) crystals, and then a biodegradable bioplastic.