Geographic Information Technologies in Epidemiology – An Up-to-Date Research Direction of Academician I.N. Blokhina Nizhny Novgorod Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology

Author(s):  
MV Vyushkov ◽  
NN Zaitseva ◽  
EI Efimov ◽  
LS Kitaeva ◽  
GG Pobedinsky ◽  
...  

Introduction: Studying the possibility of using geoinformation technologies to analyze the epidemiological situation in the Volga Federal District (VFD) dates back to early 2000s. The experience of creating and maintaining the electronic epidemiological atlas of the Volga Federal District confirmed the relevance of this research direction for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing of the population and showed the importance of its results for activities of healthcare and Rospotrebnadzor institutions. The purpose of our work was to consider the main stages of formation and development of geoinformation technologies in epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases as a research direction of Academician I.N. Blokhina Nizhny Novgorod Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Materials: The article describes the development of medical geography and gives characteristics of classical scientific schools and some of their results. It presents main results of research work carried out within the framework of the Rospotrebnadzor Sectoral Research Program for 2016–2020 as well as methodology and main stages of development of the geographically distributed geoinformation software complex “Electronic Epidemiological Atlas of the Russian Federation” (GIS “Epidemiological Atlas of Russia”) and its structure. Conclusions: Geographic information systems in epidemiological surveillance as an up-to-date scientific direction of research activities of the Institute enabled implementation of the geoinformation project “Epidemiological Atlas of the Volga Federal District”, the development of which began in 2000–2005 by specialists of the Institute and JSC Upper Volga Air Geodetic Enterprise, and development of GIS “Epidemiological Atlas of Russia”.

Author(s):  
E.I. Efimov ◽  
G.I. Grigor’eva ◽  
V.V. Koroleva ◽  
M.S. Snegireva

Academician I.N. Blokhina Nizhny Novgorod Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology is one of the leading scientific institutions focused on obtaining new knowledge about current and socially significant infections and improving methods and means of diagnosing, preventing and treating them and one of the oldest in the country: the institute celebrates the centenary of its Foundation in 2019. Over such a long period of intensive activity for the benefit of the country’s public health, the Institute has done a lot of work to combat such infections as rabies, measles, whooping cough, cholera, various intestinal, wound and other infections, provided assistance to practical health authorities both through direct participation of Institute employees in the elimination of accidents, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and through the introduction of scientific-methodical and information-methodical developments. Today, the Institute’s scientific interests include issues of epidemiology, diagnosis and prevention of current bacterial and viral infections (viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, enterovirus infections, acute intestinal infections, HCAI, NGUI, HPVI, opportunistic, neuro-bronchial infections, including community-acquired pneumonia). New samples of probiotics for correction of microbiocenosis are being constructed. The GIS-project «Electronic Epidemiological Atlas of the Volga Federal District» has been developed and introduced into the practice of the bodies and organizations of Rospotrebnadzor and activity has begun on the creation of an «Electronic Epidemiological Atlas of Russia». The effectiveness and safety of vaccination are being studied. Works on design of Express test systems in the format of protein biochips are carried out to identify informative indicators for immuno-dependent risk assessment of various diseases. Having crossed the 100-year timehorizon the Institute is still demanded as a center for scientific-methodical and scientific-practical support for the epidemiological surveillance of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Volga Federal District and Russia as a whole and successfully executes its noble and necessary work contributing to the protection of people from infectious diseases.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 476-484
Author(s):  
Vladimir Emelyanovich Vladykin

The article is devoted to the initial stage of the author’s research activities in Udmurtia, namely arranging and holding the first ethnographic expedition of the Udmurt Scientific Research Institute under the Council of Ministers of the UASSR (EE of the USRI - 1970). The expedition’s goal was to confirm (to clarify or to deny) traditional opinion of pre-revolutionary time about strong russification of the northern Udmurts in comparison to the southern groups. It turned out that this opinion is highly exaggerated since northern Udmurts had preserved a lot of original local cultural features which had been lost among other neighboring ethnic groups, whereas the Russian impact, as well as the Turkic one, happened far earlier. Special attention was paid on Besermyans - an enigmatic people dwelling among the northern Udmurts for a number of centuries but preserving the features of the southern Udmurt speech. Later observations of the Besermyan household and culture were summarized in my article; I made an assumption about their ethnogenesis. In spite of a great number of today’s scientific ideas, the Besermyans’ ethnogenesis, in my opinion, still remains hypothetic.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 116-124
Author(s):  
V. Salimov ◽  
M. Guseinov M ◽  
R. Asadullaev ◽  
Kh. Nasibov ◽  
A. Guseinova

Research work carried out at the Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking on the creation of new grape varieties that meet the requirements of crop production and are distinguished by high productivity and quality, resistance to biotic and abiotic factors, are of great relevance. The article describes the ampelographic features of new hybrid varieties, as well as the patterns of inheritance of properties and traits and the manifestation of dominance and heterosis in seedlings of the hybrid generation, created by selection in Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking and its experimental farms. The results of the study and comparative analysis of the morphological, biological and economic-technological features of several hybrid varieties are presented, as well as a digital description of the traits and properties of genotypes, based on the use of ampelodescriptors of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV).


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
A. S. Povzun ◽  
V. I. Mazurov

The purpose of the work was to study the nosological structure of rheumatologic patients hospitalized  in emergency hospitals. The analysis of the obtained distribution and its comparison with the structure  of patients at the Scientific Research Institute of emergency care named after I. I. Djanelidze and the City  Rheumatology Center were done. Determination of the current structure of hospitalization of rheumatologic  patients can serve as a basis of its forecasting for the subsequent periods.


1970 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 922-926
Author(s):  
A. K. Mitrokhin ◽  
S. A. Khokhlov

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