Laboratory/Pathology Services and Blood Bank

Pathology and its laboratories are central in support of every facet of cancer care in a CCC center, from diagnosis, to patient support during treatment, research, therapeutic drug manufacture and development and bio-banking.We have approached this discussion from the perspective of the timeline of a patient’s journey through cancer care. We begin with screening programs, high quality diagnostics and then maintaining quality supportive cancer care. Specialised services such as cellular therapies and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation with their unique requirements are considered and lastly we discuss the vital role of clinical trials and research in comprehensive cancer care with a focus on biobanks.We also examine the role of the diagnostic laboratories and their clinical and scientific staff in shaping an integrated cancer diagnostic report, as an integral part of a cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) or “Tumour Board”. Increasingly, integration of a large amount of clinical data, laboratory results and interpretation of complex molecular and genomic datasets is required to underpin the role of CCC’s as centres of clinical excellence and to collaborate with partners in local, national and international research protocols.

The present is the key to the paleo-past: Charles R. Knight’s reconstruction of extinct beasts for the Field Museum, Chicago

ABSTRACT Although he was legally blind, Charles R. Knight (1874–1953) established himself as the premier paleontological artist in the early 1900s. When the Field Museum, Chicago, commissioned a series of large paintings to document the evolution of life, Knight was the obvious choice. Knight considered himself an artist guided by science; he researched and illustrated living animals and modern landscapes to better understand and represent extinct life forms within their paleoecosystems. Knight began the process by examining fossil skeletons; he then constructed small models to recreate the animals’ life anatomy and investigate lighting. Once details were finalized, Knight supervised assistants to transfer the study painting to the final mural. The Field Museum mural process, a monumental task of translating science into public art, was accompanied by a synergistic tension between Knight, who wanted full control over his artwork, and the museum’s scientific staff; the correct position of an Eocene whale’s tail—whether uplifted or not—documents a critical example. Although modern scientific understanding has rendered some of Knight’s representations obsolete, the majority of his 28 murals remain on display in the Field Museum’s Evolving Planet exhibit. Museum educators contrast these murals with contemporary paleontological knowledge, thereby demonstrating scientific progress for better public understanding of the nature of science.

PROBLEMS OF FUNCTIONING THE NET OF THE INFORMATION– ANALYTICAL CENTERS OF UKRAINE ON THE MODERN STAGE

The purpose of the article is to analyze the main problems of functioning the information-analytical centers (IAC) of Ukraine on the modern stage. The methodology of the research is based, firstly, on multifactorial analysis which is directed on the complex studying of internal and external factors of IAC work with the purpose of revealing its key problems, and, secondly, on methods of generalization and typology, thanks to which is possible to form and separate closely connected blocks of problems. The scientific novelty of the work is in separation the key blocks of problems of IAC functioning in Ukraine nowadays: 1) financial (absence of stable financing from the state, lack of institutional grants, problems of legislative regulation of diversification of sources of income, etc.); 2) communicative (absence of the proper level of communication between IAC, power institutions, and business, between different subjects of analytical activity); 3) institutional-regulatory (“hybrid” and situational type of activity of major agents of the information-analytical market, absence of Ukrainian IAC association, etc.); 4) educational-scientific (“staff shortage” which is closely connected with the absence of educational centers of analysts’ advanced training); 5) reputational (low level of Ukrainian IAC integration into the global analytical community, non-system work in raising the level of Ukrainian society trust to IAC, weak presence on the regional level, non-effective media activity, etc.). Conclusions. It is affirmed that the IAC NET of Ukraine as the basis for the effective intelligent platform for the management decisionmaking process which, is still on the stage of evolution and formation, nonetheless, its activity is not only possible but also is effective, even note the closed nature of the political system and the risk of increasing social tensions, given the unresolved nature of many socio-economic problems in Ukraine nowadays. Key words: Ukraine; information-analytical centers (IAC); subjects of analytical activity; informationanalytical market; analysts’ advanced training, media sphere.

Study of a costume complex from the burial of the princess Natalia Alexeevna Romanova. Preserved and lost

This paper discusses a costume complex from the burial of the Princess Natalya Alexeevna Romanova, the sister of Emperor Peter II. The burial of the young Princess took place in a dynastic necropolis of the Ascension Monastery of the Moscow Kremlin in January 1729, among dozens of tombs of Great Duchesses, Queens And Princesses. Two hundred years later, with the destruction of the monastery, by the efforts of museum and scientific staff, all the sarcophagi of the necropolis moved to the Moscow Kremlin Museums. Here is where their research began as part of a large project “Historical Necropolis” (supervisor T. D. Panova). The costume complex from the burial of Princess Natalya Romanova was studied and restored in 2008–2010 under the highest category restorer in textile and leather N. P. Sinitsyna`s guidance. However, not all the items from the burial have survived to our days — only the princess's dress, her order things, stockings and part of a heavily ruined headdress have been preserved. The other part of the costume complex has been lost for various reasons and at different times (Grand Duke's Mantle, funeral crown, wig, shoes, etc.). This research came as an attempt to present the funeral costume complex in its integrity.

From State Law to Administrative Law and administrative process (To the 85th anniversary of the Sector of Administrative Law and administrative process of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

In 1936, the Institute of State Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences underwent an internal reorganization, as a result of which three sectors were formed, one of which was the public law sector. Since that time, the current Sector of Administrative Law and administrative procedure has its history. In the 20–30s of the XX century, the science of administrative law developed poorly, scientists were subjected to political repression for their scientific beliefs. In the mid-30s, the idea of the death of Administrative Law was even replicated. The leading positions were occupied by the science of management. Meanwhile, the scientific staff of the sector continued to develop the science of Administrative Law. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, many of them went to the front. The country noted their exploits with state awards. S.S. Studenikin became the first scientist who defended his dissertation for the degree of PhD in Law in Administrative Law (1940). In the 50–60s, in the Sector work was actively carried out to train young specialists in the field of Administrative Law. The name of the Sector has repeatedly changed, but service to the state and science remained unchanged. In the 60s, new directions of scientific research were formed at the Institute, reflecting the issues of strengthening Soviet democracy, forms and methods of people's participation in the leadership of the state and society, etc. The result of the fruitful work of the staff of the Sector was the publication of a number of monographs on Administrative Law. The political and economic transformations of the 80–90s could not but be reflected in the works of the scientific staff of the Sector. In the late 90s - early 2000s, the direction of research in the Sector changed towards the administrative process and the problems of automated control systems. In 2018, the Sector of Administrative Law and administrative process was established. Currently, the scientific staff of the Sector carries out fundamental, exploratory and applied scientific research on the conceptual problems of Administrative Law, administrative process and Financial, Tax, Budget Law. Actively participates in the work on the reform of administrative and tort legislation, legislation regulating control and supervisory activities, are members of the expert subgroups of the Government of the Russian Federation on the development of the draft of the new Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. During its 85-year history, the Sector has given the country and science a lot of honored scientists and honored lawyers, outstanding scientists who have left significant fruits of their scientific research that will be relevant and in demand for a long time.

The academic virtues in public discussion: Adam Schaff and the campaign against the Lvov-Warsaw School in post-war Poland

Adam Schaff was at the front of the ideological campaign organized in post-war Poland during the wave of Stalinization. By attempting to adapt the Soviet “model” of public discussion to Polish academia, Schaff wanted to teach the representatives of the Lvov-Warsaw School of logic how to lead a scholarly debate. Schaff ’s group consisted of young scholars from the Instytut Kształcenia Kadr Naukowych [Institute for Education of Scientific Staff] and with critical reviews on the works of Polish logicians they tried to force their opponents to change the basic principles of their academic practice under the new circumstances. Nevertheless, Schaff ’s project failed since, unlike Soviet scholars, the participants in the discussion referred to different academic virtues that made the adaptation of the Soviet model of public discussion impossible.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ALL-UKRAINIAN CENTER OF EMBROIDERY AND CARPET WEAVING IN RESHETYLIVKA: HISTORICAL MILESTONES AND PROSPECTS

The article describes the origins and prospects of the All-Ukrainian Center for Embroidery and Carpet Making in Reshetylivka, Poltava region. Its creation contributes to the implementation of state policy in the field of culture and provides the basis for the revival and preservation of embroidery and carpet weaving traditions as the oldest artistic craft. There is a problem of public awareness of the elements of intangible cultural heritage. The reason is the lack of information sources, communication technologies, and educational activities on relevant topics, as well as insufficient motivation to study these issues. It is emphasized that at the present stage of development of society in the world cultural space, there are significant changes associated with the comprehensive process of globalization, under the pressure of which languages disappear, traditions are forgotten and lost, weakened local cultures are on the verge of extinction. Traditional branches of Ukrainian culture contribute to the preservation of national identity, are a consolidating factor in the development of the nation, as well as an essential component of economic development. It is emphasized that due to the efforts of talented people, who make up the cultural center of Reshetylivka, the technology of «white-on-white embroidery» in 2017 was included in the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine, and «traditions of plant carpet weaving» of Reshetylivka was also included in the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine in 2018. On October 3, 2018, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 987, the state non-profit institution «All-Ukrainian Center of Embroidery and Carpet Making» was established in Reshetylivka on the basis of a former factory; this center of embroidery and carpet weaving is a cultural, educational, artistic, and research institution of culture, which belongs to the sphere of management of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. In the future, it is planned to study the history of famous Ukrainian families, dynasties, individual masters of embroidery, carpet weaving, weaving, publishing periodicals, scientific works on folk arts and crafts of embroidery and carpet heritage; participation in the training of scientific staff, in particular, craft researchers, museum specialists, culturologists, technology teachers; production of products and souvenirs decorated with artistic and national embroidery (clothing, interior, and ceremonial fabrics, hats, table and bedding accessories), manufacturing of carpets and artistic weaving products.

SOBRANIE TsENNYX ARTEFAKTOV - ARABOGRAPHICS RUKOPISI I DOCUMENTS

This article analyzes the collection of scientifically valuable artifacts. The article describes the collection of handwritten and lithographic books in the Museum’s collections for many years. Some accepted books are also described. In different years, valuable artefacts were purchased from the Bukhara Museum. Scientific staff of the Museum also added to the collection of manuscripts. The manuscript collections contain not only books, but also Newspapers and calligraphy samples. Brief information about the scientific center «For the study of Oriental Arabic manuscripts» at the Bukhara Museum-reserve, which stores handwritten books and documents of a more significant nature.