Prospects for the development of technical devices and dosage forms for the use of medical protection.

The article assesses the current level of technical devices and dosage forms intended for the use of medical protective equipment, discusses global trends and prospects for their short-term and medium-term development. Considered foreign samples autoinjectors, portable inhalers, patch pump, nasal, transdermal and buccal forms. Presents indicators of the effectiveness of various dosage forms, their advantages and disadvantages, discusses ways to overcome the latter in the provision of medical care in the prehospital stages and in transporting the wounded and affected. When assessing the possibility of using medical protection in various technical devices or dosage forms, it is necessary to consider the characteristics of their manufacturability and the readiness of the domestic production base for mass production and state registration as medicines or medical products. It was concluded that in the short term for the development of domestic medical remedies it is advisable to introduce inhaled and intranasal forms of drugs for use in the prehospital medical care.

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ECONOMY IN THE TURKEY OF THE FUTURE

10.26414/gt010 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Murat Taşdemir ◽

Ethem Hakan Ergeç ◽

Hüseyin Kaya ◽

Özer Selçuk

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Short Term ◽

Global Trends ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Structural Problems ◽

The Future ◽

Growing Economy ◽

National Economies ◽

Holistic Vision

Fundamental transformations await the world’s economies in the upcoming 20 years. For Turkey to be able to achieve its desired level of prosperity, current structural problems must be solved and preemptive policies must be developed regarding global developments. For Turkey to attain prosperous and virtuous society of the future, Turkey needs a sustainable, long-term, fast-growing economy based on social justice. The Economy in the Turkey of the Future report provides a holistic vision for achieving the infrastructure of the prosperous and virtuous society of the future. The report meticulously analyzes Turkey’s contemporary economy in the light of data and presents the necessary fields to focus on for the future and which kinds of policy ought to be handled with what kind of a perspective in accordance with the advantages and disadvantages. The report touches upon three global trends and their potential impact on national economies and Turkey. It then addresses social justice, sustainability, in the context of long-term economic growth, demographic dynamics and the workforce, Islamic finance, international trade, and sectors deemed strategic. The report focuses on the structural properties that determine the long-term economy rather than short-term economic fluctuations. Many of Turkey’s short-term problems arise from the lack of long-term policies. To this end, the report’s most important emphasis is on the need for long-term policies.

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Reliable protection of power engineers from electric arcs

10.33920/pro-4-2012-07 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 52-60

Author(s):

S.A. Ason ◽

R.F. Ponkratova

Keyword(s):

Personal Protective Equipment ◽

Protective Clothing ◽

Electric Arc ◽

Winter Period ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Short Term ◽

Open Flame ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Short Term Exposure ◽

Protection Mechanisms

The article describes modern workwear for power engineers, which protects against the thermal risks of an electric arc and short-term exposure to an open flame. Experts of the Energocontract Group of Companies explain what fabrics are used today to create heatresistant sets, compare their advantages and disadvantages, and describe the protection mechanisms. Also, the material will talk about how the effectiveness of heat-resistant personal protective equipment is checked during tests, and what kind of protective clothing is required for power engineers in the autumn-winter period.

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Is money the creation of the state or the market? (On the “modern monetary theory” as described in the textbook by W. Mitchell, L. R. Wray and M. Watts “Macroeconomics”)

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-6-121-134 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 121-134

Author(s):

S. A. Andryushin

Keyword(s):

Public Debt ◽

Scientific Community ◽

Full Employment ◽

Term Effect ◽

Scientific Concept ◽

Monetary Theory ◽

Left Wing ◽

Medium Term ◽

Short Term ◽

Stimulation Of

In 2019, a textbook “Macroeconomics” was published in London, on the pages of which the authors presented a new monetary doctrine — Modern Monetary Theory, MMT, — an unorthodox concept based on the postulates of Post-Keynesianism, New Institutionalism, and the theory of Marxism. The attitude to this scientific concept in the scientific community is ambiguous. A smaller part of scientists actively support this doctrine, which is directly related to state monetary and fiscal stimulation of full employment, public debt servicing and economic growth. Others, the majority of economists, on the contrary, strongly criticize MMT, arguing that the new theory hides simple left-wing populism, designed for a temporary and short-term effect. This article considers the origins and the main provisions of MMT, its discussions with the mainstream, criticism of the basic tenets of MMT, and also assesses possible prospects for the development of MMT in the medium term.

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Infectious safety of nursing staff in departments (offices) functional diagnostics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Medical alphabet ◽

10.33667/2078-5631-2020-25-30-33 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 30-33

Author(s):

E. V. Panina ◽

M. V. Pugachev ◽

A. G. Shchesiu

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Personal Protective Equipment ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Medical Waste ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Functional Diagnostics ◽

Prevention Of Infections ◽

Epidemiological Situation

The article shows that in the daily activities of nursing staff of functional diagnostics departments (offices), it is necessary to strictly observe the requirements and rules for the prevention of infections associated with medical care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The types of personal protective equipment (PPE) of medical personnel (MP), as well as current effective methods of disinfection, rules for collecting medical waste in a complex epidemiological situation are presented.

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A Review on Emerging Floating Drug Delivery System

International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology ◽

10.25258/ijddt.v6i4.8901 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Christe Mary M ◽

Sasikumar Swamiappan

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Drug Delivery System ◽

Delivery System ◽

Stomach Contents ◽

Gastric Fluid ◽

Dosage Forms ◽

Gastric Residence Time ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Floating Drug Delivery ◽

Floating Drug Delivery System

Presently, various approaches have been exploited in the prolongation of gastric residence time which includes floating drug delivery system (FDDS), swelling and expanding systems, bio-adhesive systems, modified shape systems and high density systems. Among various methods, floating drug delivery system is considered to be a predominant method. Gastric emptying of dosage forms is an extremely varying process and ability to extend and control the emptying time is a valuable resource for the dosage forms. This FDDS is having the ability to provides a solution for this purpose. The FDDS is a bulk density system lower than the gastric fluid, so that the rest will float on the stomach contents for a prolonged period of time and allowing the drug to release slowly at a desired rate from the system and intensifies the bio-availability of the drug having narrow absorption window. The main intension of writing this review on floating drug delivery system is to study the mechanism of flotation to acheive the gastric retention and to discuss briefly about the background of FDDS, advantages and disadvantages, application of FDDS and factors affecting the gastric retension time.

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The impact of applying the Common Customs Tariff on the armenian export of Cut and Polished Gems to Russia

Economics and Management ◽

10.35854/1998-1627-2019-11-33-41 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 33-41

Author(s):

V. L. Harutyunyan ◽

S. V. Dokholyan ◽

A. R. Makaryan

Keyword(s):

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Practical Implication ◽

Dominant Role ◽

New Technology ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Medium Term ◽

Diamond Cutting ◽

Global Trends ◽

The Common ◽

The Impact

The presented study discusses the issues of applying the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) rates of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on rough diamonds and the impact thereof on the exports of stones cut and polished inArmeniaand then exported toRussia.Aim. The study aims to identify the possible strategies Armenian diamond cutting and polishing companies could adopt as a response to the application of the CCT rates on rough diamonds and how it would affect exports to various destinations, namely to Russia.Tasks. The authors analyze the current state of the gems and jewelry sector and substantiate the need to either integrate it into the jewelry manufacturing sector or to apply various strategies to facilitate exports to either Russia or other destinations in the medium term in response to the application of the CCT rates.Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition, including analytical and methodological approaches and elements of forecasting. Possible strategies the Armenian diamond cutting and polishing companies could adopt in the medium term in response to the application of the EAEU CCT rates are determined using the analytical research method, forecasts in the context of the developments in the Armenian gem processing and jewelry market and global trends, statistical data on the imports and exports of cut and polished gems and jewelry for 2014–2018 published by the UN Comtrade Statistics.Results. Statistics on the exports of processed diamonds from 2014 to 2018 highlights the issue associated with the loss of competitiveness suffered by Armenian companies (mainly in comparison with Indian diamond cutters). The major global trends in the diamond cutting and polishing business indicate that it could be virtually impossible for Armenian cutters and polishers to compete with Indian companies in the medium term if they do not comes to investing in new technology to achieve operational efficiency. For these companies, it is important not to lose the Russian market due to an increase in the tariff rate and concentrate on the processing of gems that are larger than 1 carat. Another strategy to avoid an increase in the customs tariff rates would depend on the Armenian government’s ability to negotiate with Russia in respect of direct imports of diamond stones from Russian manufactures. Two other options for Armenian cutters involve focusing on cutting and polishing of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, etc. or integrating into the jewelry sector either by being the primary supplier or by considering this business as a channel to sell processed diamond stones by setting up their own jewelry manufacturing companies.Conclusions. With CCT going into effect in January 2021 and India’s dominant role in the diamond cutting and polishing business, Armenia needs to carefully consider all of the strategies the Armenian companies could adopt, as discussed above. As a member state of the EAEU, Armenia freely exports to Russia, however, further exports to Russia would depend on Armenia’s ability to ensure that cost-effective operations are in place, or to concentrate on the processing of precious gems rather than diamonds, or to switch to the manufacturing of jewelry items as a major export item.Practical Implication. The findings of this study could be of interest to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and Business Armenia that could be used in elaborating the strategy for the development of Armenian gems and jewelry sector of the economy.

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Venice as a short-term city. Between global trends and local lock-ins

Journal of Sustainable Tourism ◽

10.1080/09669582.2020.1860068 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Giacomo-Maria Salerno ◽

Antonio Paolo Russo

Keyword(s):

Short Term ◽

Global Trends

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Long-Term Data Traffic Forecasting for Network Dimensioning in LTE with Short Time Series

Electronics ◽

10.3390/electronics10101151 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1151

Author(s):

Carolina Gijón ◽

Matías Toril ◽

Salvador Luna-Ramírez ◽

María Luisa Marí-Altozano ◽

José María Ruiz-Avilés

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Deep Learning ◽

Time Series Analysis ◽

Data Traffic ◽

Medium Term ◽

Short Term ◽

Traffic Forecasting ◽

Series Analysis ◽

Radio Planning

Network dimensioning is a critical task in current mobile networks, as any failure in this process leads to degraded user experience or unnecessary upgrades of network resources. For this purpose, radio planning tools often predict monthly busy-hour data traffic to detect capacity bottlenecks in advance. Supervised Learning (SL) arises as a promising solution to improve predictions obtained with legacy approaches. Previous works have shown that deep learning outperforms classical time series analysis when predicting data traffic in cellular networks in the short term (seconds/minutes) and medium term (hours/days) from long historical data series. However, long-term forecasting (several months horizon) performed in radio planning tools relies on short and noisy time series, thus requiring a separate analysis. In this work, we present the first study comparing SL and time series analysis approaches to predict monthly busy-hour data traffic on a cell basis in a live LTE network. To this end, an extensive dataset is collected, comprising data traffic per cell for a whole country during 30 months. The considered methods include Random Forest, different Neural Networks, Support Vector Regression, Seasonal Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average and Additive Holt–Winters. Results show that SL models outperform time series approaches, while reducing data storage capacity requirements. More importantly, unlike in short-term and medium-term traffic forecasting, non-deep SL approaches are competitive with deep learning while being more computationally efficient.

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Multidimensional assessment of women after severe maternal morbidity: the COMMAG cohort study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041138 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. e041138

Author(s):

Elton C Ferreira ◽

Maria Laura Costa ◽

Rodolfo C Pacagnella ◽

Carla Silveira ◽

Carla B Andreucci ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Sexual Function ◽

Screening Test ◽

Maternal Morbidity ◽

Severe Maternal Morbidity ◽

Medium Term ◽

Short Term ◽

Multidimensional Assessment ◽

Index Pregnancy ◽

Sf 36

ObjectivesTo perform a multidimensional assessment of women who experienced severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and its short-term and medium-term impact on the lives and health of women and their children.DesignA retrospective cohort study.SettingA tertiary maternity hospital from the southeast region of Brazil.ParticipantsThe exposed population was selected from intensive care unit admissions if presenting any diagnostic criteria for SMM. Controls were randomly selected among women without SMM admitted to the same maternity and same time of childbirth.Primary and secondary outcome variablesValidated tools were applied, addressing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and quality of life (SF-36) by phone, and then general and reproductive health, functioning (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule), sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)), substance abuse (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test 2.0) and growth/development (Denver Developmental Screening Test) of children born in the index pregnancy in a face-to-face interview.ResultsAll instruments were applied to 638 women (315 had SMM; 323 were controls, with the assessment of 264 and 307 children, respectively). SF-36 score was significantly lower in the SMM group, while PTSD score was similar between groups. Women who had SMM became more frequently sterile, had more abnormal clinical conditions after the index pregnancy and a higher score for altered functioning, while proportions of FSFI score or any drug use were similar between groups. Furthermore, children from the SMM group were more likely to have weight (threefold) and height (1.5 fold) for age deficits and also impaired development (1.5-fold).ConclusionSMM impairs some aspects of the lives of women and their children. The focus should be directed towards monitoring these women and their children after birth, ensuring accessibility to health services and reducing short-term and medium-term repercussions on physical, reproductive and psychosocial health.

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