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Impossibility of Performance of an Obligation under the Napoleonic Code of 1804
Authors:   Russian State University of Justice, Terdi Ekaterina S. , Tuzov Daniil O. ,   Tomsk State University; National Research University Higher School of Economics
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to the description of the French model of impossibility of performance of an obligation under the Napoleonic Code of 1804. Authors compare the latter with the Pandect, Anglo-Saxon, Uniform and Russian models of impossibility of performance of an obligation. It is noted that the first version of the French Civil Code did not use general construction of impossibility of performance. Instead it defined legal effect of particular types of impossibility of performance. It regulated the situation when the object of an obligation was destroyed, ceased to be a thing in commerce or was lost. Authors point out that, unlike Russian, French judicial practice does not strictly follow the rule established by the French Civil Code on the automatic termination of an obligation due to the impossibility of its performance, allowing in this case the termination or amendment of the contract by a court decision. The aim of the article is to reveal the promising directions for the development of Russian civil legislation on the basis of detailed analysis of the French model of impossibility of performance of an obligation under the Napoleonic Code of 1804 in comparison with another models of this legal institute (Pandect, Anglo-Saxon, Uniform models). The aim of the research determines its methodology, which is based on historical legal and comparative legal analysis mainly. The authors analyze the provisions of the Napoleonic Code of 1804 on the impossibility of performance of an obligation in comparison with both the relevant norms of the civil legislation of other foreign countries, and the norms of the Civil Code of Russia, taking into account the practice of their application. The prerequisites for the reform of the French law of obligations in 2016 in the relevant part are established. It is noted that the first version of the French Civil Code did not use general construction of impossibility of performance. Instead it defined legal effect of particular types of impossibility of performance. It regulated the situation when the object of an obligation was destroyed, ceased to be a thing in commerce or was lost. Authors point out that, unlike Russian, French judicial practice does not strictly follow the rule established by the French Civil Code on the automatic termination of an obligation due to the impossibility of its performance, allowing in this case the termination or amendment of the contract by a court decision. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
Implementation of legal principles determining territorial applicability of criminal law
Authors:   OOO Transcontinental, Burkov Anton I. ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: March 2023

The article studies the implementation of legal principles that determine territorial applicability of criminal law in Russia with the focus on the penal provisions that regulate the territorial applicability of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Drawing on the information base, results obtained by Russian researchers, the representative base of investigative practice and using comparative legal, formal logical, and content analysis, the author analyses practices of implementation of the penal provisions specified in Art. 11-12 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to show the relationship between penal provisions and the principles that determine their territiral applicability. He concludes that the territorial principles of criminal law and penal provisions specified in Art. 11-12 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are correlated in the process of law enforcement by Russian state bodies.
Problems of imposition and enforcement of criminal penalties for foreign citizens and stateless persons
Authors:   Altai State University, Detkov Aleksey P.
Published: March 2023

The article analyzes the problems of imposing and enforcing criminal penalties against foreign citizens and stateless persons. The problems of implementing criminal liability in relation to foreign citizens and stateless persons have always been relevant from the standpoint of the theory of criminal and penal law, and, especially, of judicial and law enforcement practice. Every year the Russian Federation records a fairly high level of pendulum migration, which inevitably entails an increase in crime. When a criminal penalty is imposed, the absence of the citizenship of the Russian Federation significantly reduces the possibilities of the court. The extradition of convicts, as an institution of international law, is not in demand. The discrepancy between certain provisions of the criminal and penal legislation of a number of countries and the Russian Federation may ultimately create prerequisites for the release of a deported person from criminal liability.
Offenses by convicts in youth detention centers: Theoretical and legal analysis
Authors:   Kuzbass Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Karetnikov Konstantin V.
Published: March 2023

Offenses of convicts serving sentences in youth detention centers are a socially dangerous social phenomenon that (1) is expressed in the form of action or inaction, (2) exists in a certain time period on the territory of the center or an adjacent territory where regime requirements are established, (3) violates the provisions of legal norms and rules of conduct established by the laws of the Russian Federation, (4) aims to satisfy personal or group interests or evade the fulfillment of legal requirements imposed on convicts by the administration of youth detention centers. Offenses committed in centers, on the basis of their public danger, are divided into crimes (criminal) and misdemeanors (disciplinary, administrative, civil law, material); on the basis of the number of subjects who committed them into individual and group. Of interest both in theoretical terms and for practical activities are offenses with an increased level of public danger and frequent in youth detention centers, these are group crimes and group violations of the established procedure for serving sentences committed in centers. These types of offenses should be given special attention both in the development of their theoretical foundations and the formation of practical measures aimed at preventing them.
Problems of ensuring the rights and legitimate interests in the sphere of labor of persons sentenced to penalties and other measures of criminal legal nature not related to imprisonment
Authors:   Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russian Federation), Olkhovik Nikolay V.
Published: March 2023

The problems of protecting the rights and legitimate interests in the sphere of labor of convicts sentenced to penalties and other criminal law measures not related to deprivation of liberty are identified. Penal inspectorates and the administration of correctional centers do not sufficiently take into account convicts' qualifications when ensuring that convicts follow the requirements of a court verdict. When enforcing the performance of compulsory and correctional labor, suspended sentence, penal inspectorates ignore the requirements of labor laws regarding the age of a minor, the “feasibility” of labor for minors, women, persons suffering from various types of diseases, the obligatory passage of medical examination of convicts when hiring them and further annual examination. In practice, the time free from studies when serving compulsory labor is incorrectly determined. There are cases of incorrect calculation of the term of correctional labor for convicts; groundlessness of the reasons for the convict's dismissal from the organization; problems with compensation for harm in case of injury to a convict associated with the performance of compulsory labor. In order to bring the convict to serving the sentence in a timely manner, the author proposes to establish in the criminal procedure law a rule providing for a period of time between the presentation of a sentence for execution and its acceptance for execution, and to introduce a rule in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation providing for administrative responsibility for violations of this period. The author substantiates the necessity of improving the means of ensuring the execution by the convict of the order and conditions of serving correctional labor, and, in the penal legislation, proposes to provide for the possibility of imposing a duty on those convicted to correctional labor upon registration, as it was before, and also of changing this type of punishment to a more severe one for convicts who (a) systematically commit administrative offenses against public order or those similar to crimes for which the person was convicted; (b) evade registration or coming to the penal inspectorate for registration and do not leave their place of residence. Art. 79 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation should secure the right of the court to impose obligations on those released on parole from serving sentences during the probation period upon the penal inspectorate's presentation.
On operational regime measures to ensure the personal security of convicts serving sentences in corrective colonies
Authors:   Vyatka State University, Pakanich Sergei I.
Published: March 2023

The article discusses some issues of ensuring operational regime measures to guarantee the personal safety of convicts held in corrective colonies at the present stage. The relevance of examining the stated issues is determined by the objective need to improve Russian legislation and the practice of its application in this area, including based on the achievements of foreign countries in this area. Operational regime measures to ensure the personal safety of convicts held in corrective colonies have an overt and covert character. From a practical point of view, it is advisable to study these measures taking into account the convicts' confinement conditions. To overcome the problems existing in this area, it seems necessary to create scientifically based standards for convicts' supervision with due regard to the principle of one employee for one detachment of convicts. As part of the training of penitentiary officers in educational institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, more attention should be paid to the practical development of algorithms for ensuring the personal safety of convicts. There is a need to increase the number of safe places in the projects of correctional facilities of a united type planned within the framework of the Concept for the Development of the Penitentiary System of the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2030. The relevance of the problems listed above necessitates their further theoretical understanding and resolution in the norms of legislation and in the practice of its application.
On some features of regulation and activities of investigation teams formed in the law enforcement agencies of European states
Authors:   Baikal State University, Lubyagin Mikhail S.
Published: March 2023

The author examines European states' criminal procedural and departmental laws that regulate the organization and implementation of the activities of investigation teams. He analyzes to the positions of several scientists who have studied the organization of joint investigation teams in the territory of the European Union, reveals the distinctive features of the normative regulation of these teams' activities, investigates the significant differences in organizing investigation teams in European countries from a similar process under Russian criminal procedure laws. The author identifies the positive aspects in the organization and implementation of joint investigation teams' activities and some organizational and procedural shortcomings in the regulation of the activities. The author notes an aspect important at the present stage - the digitalization of criminal proceedings in the activities of the investigative authorities of European states. Separately, he discusses the positive aspects and some problems of organizing investigation teams in Sweden and Finland - European states that are not members of the European Union. The author proposes to consider the introduction of certain activities of investigative teams of European law enforcement agencies in the law enforcement practice of organizing activities of investigative teams of investigative agencies of the Russian Federation in order to increase the efficiency, objectivity, and quality of crime investigation.
Current problems of the criminal characteristics of illegal issue or forgery of prescriptions or other documents entitling persons to obtain narcotic or psychotropic substances
Authors:   Kuzbass Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Vitovskaya Evgeniya S.
Published: March 2023

The article focuses on some criminal characteristics of the illegal issue or forgery of prescriptions or other documents entitling persons to obtain narcotic or psychotropic substances. Art. 233 of the RF Criminal Code is analysed to specify the indications of corpus delicti of the discussed crime. The author investigates various types of competitive penal provisions that arise in the process of qualifying the illegal issue or forgery of prescriptions or other documents entitling persons to obtain narcotic or psychotropic substances, paying particular attention to the fact that now the number of convicts under Art. 233 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is insignificant in relation to all those convicted of crimes in the field of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The author argues that the detection and investigation of the illegal issue or forgery of prescriptions or other documents entitling persons to obtain narcotic or psychotropic substances requires special training and certain experience from authorized subjects. She refers to the higher court on the categories, which, when clarified, would reveal the indications of illegal issue or forgery of prescriptions or other documents entitling persons to obtain narcotic or psychotropic substances. It is noted that there had been a law providing for liability for the sale of forged documents in the criminal law, but it lost its legal force. The author emphasizes that it would be fair for the state to unify norms to ensure compliance with the norms on the protection of public health under pain of being held liable for the sale of fake prescriptions or other documents entitling persons to obtain narcotic or psychotropic substances. The author points out that, if trafficking were included in the disposition of Art. 233 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, it would create conditions for determining measures aimed at eliminating crimes in the field of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
Legislative guarantees for the protection of persons sentenced to imprisonment from torture and other cruel or degrading treatment in the post-Soviet states
Authors:   Tomsk Institute for Advanced Training of Employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Pavlenko Andrey A.
Published: March 2023

The article presents a comparative legal analysis of the penal laws of the post-Soviet states on legal guarantees for the protection of persons sentenced to imprisonment from torture and similar treatment. The basis of the study is the elements of the system of international legal guarantees: material, procedural, and institutional. The discrepancy between the wording of international standards and Russian regulatory legal acts regarding the prohibition of torture and similar treatment is evaluated. The study is carried out according to a number of criteria reflecting various aspects of these guarantees: terminology, localization of the guarantees in the structure of codes, determination of the place of these guarantees in the system of the rights of convicts, fixation of the national preventive mechanism in the law. The similarities and differences of the penal law of the post-Soviet states are revealed. Proposals are formulated to improve Russian laws.
The replacement of the unserved term of custodial sentence with a supervised release under Article 80 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: Issues of law enforcement
Authors:   Tomsk Institute for Advanced Training of Employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Glazkov Mikhail B.
Published: March 2023

The article proposes to consider amending Article 80 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and supplementing it with Part 3.1 with the following content, “The unserved term of custodial sentence or forced labor cannot be replaced with the supervised release if the court sentences to the supervised release as an additional punishment. In this case, the court must consider releasing the convicted person from an additional supervised release, or replacing the unserved term of the custodial sentence or forced labor with correctional labor.” The issues that arise in connection with the replacement of the unserved term of the custodial sentence with a milder form of punishment - supervised release - significantly complicate the execution of this punishment and need to be adjusted. The proposed amendments in the current legislation will help eliminate the existing problems in law enforcement practice, since when making decisions, not only the criminal law, but also the social characteristics of the convict will be taken into account. This decision can increase the effectiveness of custodial sentence and result in its more active application.
An extraordinary procedure for the enforcement of criminal law provisions
Authors:   Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russian Federation), Krizhus Igor K.
Published: March 2023

The article highlights an important part of the criminal law policy of the state - the introduction of criminal law provisions. The subject of the study is the procedure for enacting federal laws that change the provisions of the criminal code. The author points out the dependence of the effectiveness of criminal law regulation on preparatory activities aimed at bringing the provisions of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to actual implementation. The article provides a classification of ordinary and extraordinary procedures for introducing federal laws that change the provisions of the criminal code.
Dispersed urban development and the formation of urban voids in Bauru (SP) in the second half of the 20th century
Authors: Camargo Ana Luiza Favarin de , Goulart Jefferson Oliveira
Published: March 2023

This paper examines the urbanization process in the municipality of Bauru (SP), focusing the analysis on the phenomenon of urban voids and taking as a time frame the second half of the 20th century. Urban voids are urban remainders, idle or underutilized areas, products of urban dispersion and real estate speculation that enhance the discontinuous, dispersed, fragmented and sparse urbanization, a pattern that has also come to characterize medium-sized cities in São Paulo. Based on the general characterization of Brazilian urbanization in this period, the preliminary analysis of the study object allows us to infer that, in Bauru, at the peak of the development cycle in Brazil, the dissemination of urban voids is directly related, on the one hand, to the action of the real estate market and, on the other hand, to the permissiveness of urban planning and the incentives provided by public authorities, including the significant state provision of housing on the fringes of the urban territory.
Parque Distrital da Mooca: problemas e soluções que contribuem com a drenagem urbana
Authors: Argonso Isabela Fernanda D’aquanno , Fleira Larissa Ramos Marcolino , Santos Rayanne Alves dos , Yokota Tatiane Saori , Nascimento Ana Paula Branco do
Published: March 2023

A infraestrutura verde é um elemento fundamental que contribui para a melhoria da qualidade do ambiente e da vida da população urbana. As áreas verdes, como parques e praças públicas, oferecem espaços permeáveis para as cidades, podendo contribuir para a drenagem urbana. O presente artigo identificou problemas e propôs soluções para a drenagem urbana. O parque selecionado para este trabalho foi o Parque Distrital da Mooca, conhecido popularmente por Parque SABESP. Ele é gerido pela Subprefeitura da Mooca, zona Leste do município. Dentre os problemas encontrados destacam-se os resíduos sólidos descartados de forma inadequada pelos frequentadores do espaço. Estes resíduos deixam o espaço menos atrativo para lazer da população, como também trazem impacto na permeabilidade do solo. Sugere-se mais lixeiras e com identificação, assim como Educação Ambiental por meio de palestras oferecidas neste espaço, direcionadas aos frequentadores.
Effectiveness of rehabilitation for osteoarthritis of the knee associated with isolated meniscus injury: a scoping review protocol V2 v2
Authors: Hayashi Masateru
Published: March 2023

⮚ Objective: The purpose of this scoping review is to examine whether there are differences in rehabilitation according to the degree of damage to the isolated medial and lateral meniscus and to determine whether it is of value to conduct a systematic review in the future. ⮚ Introduction: The prevalence of meniscus injuries in middle-aged and elderly people (>50 years) is 31%, and they occur more frequently in medial meniscus injuries than in lateral meniscus injuries (28%＞12%). The treatment of meniscus injuries consists of conservative therapy and surgery, and the benefit of combining surgery with rehabilitation has become clear. However, the effectiveness of rehabilitation alone, according to the degree of isolated meniscus injury, has not been clarified. ⮚ Eligibility criteria: The review will be a scoping review of the effectiveness of rehabilitation for osteoarthritis of the knee with unilateral or bilateral isolated meniscus injuries in patients over 40 years of age. Outcomes will be pain, function, and re-injury. All types of research will be accepted without restrictions as to location, race, gender, or language of the original article. ⮚ Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Web of Science, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) databases using the keywords "meniscus" and "physical therapy" will be conducted during September 2021. In addition, we will not limit the language of the search, in order to include all studies. Data extraction tools will be used to specifically show findings in extracted articles related to participants, concepts, context, research design, and review questions. Outcomes should be pain, function, and re-injury, and results should be specified for each outcome.
Protocol for staining of urinary cells for flow cytometric analysis v1
Authors: not provided luka.prskalo
Published: March 2023

This protocol outlines the specific steps required to stain different cell population in urine samples using fluorescence-labeled antibodies for subsequent flow cytometric analysis. The focus of the protocol is on the T lymphocyte markers and tubular epithelial cell markers (TEC-Panel). This protocol provides detailed instructions for the preparation of the urine samples, blocking and staining procedure and analysis using flow cytometry. The successful implementation of this protocol could help researchers in characterizing immune cell populations and identifying the presence of tubular epithelial cells in urine samples for diagnostic purposes.
CHEBYSHEV APPROXIMATION MULTIVARIABLE FUNCTIONS BY THE RATIONAL EXPRESSION WITH THE INTERPOLATION
Authors:   The Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics NASU, Lviv, Ukraine, Malachivskyy P. S. , Melnychok L. S. ,   The Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics NASU, Lviv, Ukraine, Pizyur Y. V. ,   Institute of Applied Mathematics and Fundamental Sciences, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Published: March 2023

A method for constructing the Chebyshev approximation by the rational expression of the multivariable functions with the interpolation is proposed. The method is based on the construction of the ultimate mean-power approximation by a rational expression with the interpolation condition in the norm of space $L_p$ at $p \to \infty$. To construct such an approximation, an iterative scheme based on the least squares method with two variable weight functions was used.
Functions of religious organizations in the Red turbans rebellion
Authors: Karaseva Ksenia M.
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to the problem of the character of the Red turban rebellion (1351-1368): the views of Western and Russian sinologists on this rebellion in are examined and criticised using the material of the historical sources. The rebellion was significant in the history of medieval China, because during it the Mongol Yuan Empire (1279-1368) fell, and at the end of it the new Chinese Ming Empire (1368-1644) was formed.The study is based on the following sources: Yuan shi, Ming shilu and Ming shi. Historiographers referred to them when they drew conclusions about the notions of this rebellion. Using the quantitative method, the author concludes that this rebellion was neither peasant nor religious. In fact, it was a war of political actors for sovereignty and for the creation of a new empire. The author identified the function of religious organisations, which were the cross-cutting institutions of East Asia. They laid the foundations for the formation of the state. As a result, the Redturban rebellion is more of a politogenesis process, which took place in the same territory where the Southern Song (12351279) previously existed.
Hans Bielenstein on the civil war in Ancient China in 23-36 AD. A review of Hans Bielenstein’s book “The restoration of the Han Dynasty, with prolegomena on the historiography of the Hou Han Shu; Volume II”
Authors: Korobitsyna Anna K.
Published: March 2023

Subject of this review is the second volume of fundamental work of american sinologist H. Bielenstein on war for restoration of Han empire (Bielenstein H. The Restoration of the Han Dynasty: The Civil War: II // Bulletin of the Musum of Far Eastern Antiquities,. 1959. Vol. 31 P. 1287). Authors research purpose was reconstruction of the military actions of the civil war in the first century AD in Ancient China. Highlighting the period of civil war in early history of Eastern Han empire became a big step forward in study of history of this empire. This book and other books of H. Bielenstein become classical for the foreign scientists, but it is little known in our country. This review also seeks to determine the nature of the sources (the types of the texts contained within Hou han shu) he used for his research and it is clear, that the majority of these sources are plot-driving narratives, rather than annals.
Mentions of omens in the description of the reign of empress Wu Ze-tian (624–705) in the Old Book [of] Tang and the New Book [of] Tang
Authors: Skrypnik Ekaterina S.
Published: March 2023

Empress Wu Zhao 武曌 (624705), better known as Wu Ze-tian 武則天, was the first and only woman in Chinese history to receive the title of emperor (huang-di皇帝) and found a new state the Great Zhou (Da Zhou 大周, 690705). One of the important problems in studying her reign is its reflection in the main sources on this period the Old Book [of] Tang and the New Book [of] Tang. Mention of various omens (mostly unfavorable) deserves special attention, as their presence characterize the activity of the empress as causing deviations from the correct order of things. This article deals with omens mentioned in chapters of the Basic Annals (Ben ji本紀) dedicated to Wu Ze-tian, and is intended to compare and analyze data on omens and significant events of this period, identify critical stages of her reign as it was presented by Confucian historiographers.
Robot-assisted bladder diverticulectomy in a 9-year-old boy
Authors: Mosoyan Mkrtich S. , Fedorov Dmitriy A. , Osipov Igor B. , Burkhanov Viktor V. , Pervunina Tatiana M. , Kagantsov Ilya M.
Published: March 2023

Pediatric urologists rarely encounter bladder diverticulum in children. If the bladder diverticulum has clinical manifestations such as pain, urinary tract infection, hematuria, voiding dysfunction, vesicoureteral reflux, or obstruction of the ureterovesical anastomosis, then surgical treatment is indicated. Recently, numerous publications began to appear on the removal of the bladder diverticulum using laparoscopic or vesicoscopic access. Several foreign publications have reported on the removal of a bladder diverticulum in children using a robotic approach. A 9-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a bladder diverticulum underwent robot-assisted bladder diverticulectomy in January 2020 at the Almazov National Medical Research Centre. Ports of da Vinci 12 and two 8-mm ports, as well as an assistant 5-mm port, were used, which were installed in typical places for lower abdominal surgery. The duration of the operation was 135 min, and the console time was 75 min. The blood loss volume was 20 mL. The patient was in the intensive care unit for 1 day. The urethral catheter was removed on day 7 after the operation. Urination independence, delays, and incontinence were not noted. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 9 in satisfactory condition. At the control examination after a year at the patients residence, she had no complaints, urination was not disrupted, and there were no pathological changes in the ultrasound of the kidneys and bladder. Robot-assisted bladder diverticulectomy in children is a feasible, effective, and safe treatment option in expert centers with extensive experience in robotic surgery. The described clinical case of bladder diverticulectomy is the first in Russia, which was performed using a robotic system in pediatric practice.
Vascular bypass surgery in the treatment of extrahepatic portal hypertension in children (review)
Authors: Mitupov Zorikto B. , Razumovsky Aleksander Yu. , Rachkov Viktor E. , Kulikova Nadezhda V. , Margaryan Sergey R.
Published: March 2023

In children with extrahepatic portal hypertension (EPHT), the most frequent and life-threatening complication is bleeding from varicose veins of the esophagus and stomach. Therefore, the main task of HSV treatment is to prevent bleeding from the veins of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The most effective treatment is portosystemic bypass surgery, with effectiveness of 94%97%. However, the use of these operations is limited precisely by a decrease in portal liver perfusion and development of portosystemic encephalopathy. This study aimed to analyze domestic and foreign publications devoted to the surgical treatment of portal hypertension and the development of portosystemic encephalopathy during the postoperative period. A systematic search was carried out in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, eLibrary, RSCI, and Cyberleninka; 345 references were analyzed, 110 articles were reviewed, and 97 publications on the surgical treatment of portal hypertension were selected for the review. The development of portosystemic encephalopathy during the postoperative period often occurs after the imposition of total portosystemic bypass surgery. To reduce the risk of developing portosystemic encephalopathy, selective shunts have been developed, which to some extent preserve the PPP. With distal splenorenal anastomosis, the frequency of portosystemic encephalopathy is 10%15%. An intermediate position is occupied by a side-to-side splenorenal anastomosis, which has signs of selective surgery. The results of the analysis of literature sources showed that discussions are still underway regarding the choice of the optimal treatment strategy for patients with EPHT, place and role of endoscopic methods for the prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding, and mesoportal shunt in the treatment of patients with EPHT. Nevertheless, the majority of world experts consider mesoportal shunt to be the most optimal operation for the primary and secondary prevention of varicose bleeding and other HSV complications. If it is impossible to perform, selective bypass surgery of the distal splenorenal anastomosis can be an alternative to a mesoportal shunt.
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided cystogastrostomy in the treatment of the complicated form of acute pancreatitis in children
Authors: Pavlushin Pavel M. , Gramzin Alexey V. , Drobyazgin Eugeniy A. , Dobrov Semyon D. , Okhotina Alexandra A. , Nikulina Anna B. , Arkhipov Dmitriy A. , Krivosheenko Nikolay V. , Koynov Yuri Yu. , Tsyganok Vladislav N. , Chikinev Yuri V.
Published: March 2023

Acute pancreatitis is relatively rare in children, with approximately 313 cases per 100,000 populations annually, and complicated forms are three times less common than those in adults. However, recently, the number of acute pancreatitis cases in children has increased, which entails a relatively higher incidence of complicated acute pancreatitis, including parapancreatic acute fluid accumulation, and determines the relevance of this problem for pediatric surgeons.
In this study, using two sample observations, parapancreatic pseudocyst puncture under ultrasound and X-ray control was presented, a conductor string was introduced into the cavity of the pseudocyst, and further stenting of this anastomosis was performed with two plastic double-pigtail stents. In the first case, a 12-year-old boy underwent surgery for idiopathic pancreatitis and acute parapancreatic fluid accumulation in the pancreatic tail. In the second case, a 10-year-old girl presented with a parapancreatic pseudocyst, which was caused by drug-induced pancreatitis (a complication of the long-term use of valproic acid, an antiepileptic drug). Both children underwent surgery using this technique. Antisecretory therapy was performed postoperatively. In the catamnesis after 1 year and 6 months, the children had no complaints, and ultrasound and X-ray studies did not reveal any pathology. Endoscopic cystogastrostomy under ultrasound guidance is widely performed in complicated pancreatitis in adults. These observations show its effectiveness in pediatric practice. However, the relatively short observation period of treatment results requires additional research on a much larger number of cases and outcomes of these surgical interventions in children.
Cross-fused dystopia of the right kidney with cystic dysplasia of the non-functioning left kidney associated with an ureterocele
Authors: Kuzovleva Galina I. , Rogozhina Veronika V. , Staroverov Oleg V. , Ayryan Eduard K. , Khvatynets Nikolay А. , Rostovskaya Vera V.
Published: March 2023

Cross-dystopia is a rare type of congenital anomaly and is characterized by a displacement of the kidney to the opposite side; as a result, they are both located on the same side, and in approximately 85% of such cases, a fusion of the parenchyma of two kidneys can be observed. We have not found reports of cases in which a nonfunctioning orthotopic cystic dysplastic kidney associated with ureterovesical segment pathology (ureterocele) was fused with the lower pole of a cross-dystopian normally formed kidney in the literature. The patient, 8 days old, had a preliminary diagnosis of agenesis of the right kidney, doubling of the left kidney, cystic dysplasia, doubled left kidney with an ureterohydronephrosis in the lower half and ureterocele. To restore the urine outflow and function of the lower half of the presumably doubled left kidney, a cystourethroscopy was performed. In a typical place on the right, there was a correctly formed ureteral orifice, i.e., an ureterocele on the left, which occupies half of the bladder volume. With a holmium laser, an artificial orifice was formed in the ureterocele to restore the urine passage. At 9 months old, tomography urinary tract was performed, which revealed cross-dystopia of the right kidney with a fusion of the lower pole and a cystic dysplastic orthotopic left kidney. Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy of a non-functioning orthotopic kidney was performed.
The control examination indicated complete clinical remission and social adaptation of the patient after discharge. Cross-dystopia of the kidney with fusion, cystic dysplastic kidney, and a ureterocele are rare congenital anomalies that require timely examination in a specialized clinic and drawing up an individual treatment plan. The surgical method should focus on a symptomatic urological problem, emphasizing preserving kidney function.
Use of indocyanine green in the resection of renal cysts in children
Authors: Kozlov Yury A. , Poloyan Simon S. , Marchuk Andrei A. , Rozhanski Alexander P. , Byrgazov Anton A. , Kovalkov Konstantin A. , Kapuller Vadim M. , Narkevich Artem N. , Muravev Sergey A.
Published: March 2023

Fluorescent imaging technology with indocyanine green (ICG) is used to improve intraoperative visualization of the anatomical structures of the affected organs and increase the efficiency of laparoscopic or robotic operations. Recently, ICG imaging has been used in pediatric gastroenterology, oncology, and urology.
In this study, we present laparoscopic treatment of two cases of simple renal cysts in two male patients aged 10 and 12 years. Resection of the extrarenal portion of the kidney cyst was performed using fluoroscopic control by intravenous administration of ICG. The intrarenal residue was subjected to argon-plasma coagulation. Treatment outcomes were assessed over a follow-up period of 6 and 12 months. The cyst sizes measured before surgery using ultrasound and computed tomography were 50 and 70 mm. Both cysts were located in the lower pole of the right kidney. The operation times were 40 and 45 min. During the surgical intervention, no complications such as bleeding from the kidney parenchyma or damage to neighboring organs occurred. In all cases, the cyst contained a clear liquid without pathological impurities. The cytological examination revealed a low cell content, which was represented by single macrophages and urothelial cells. Histological analysis revealed that the lining of the cyst wall was represented by the transitional epithelium without signs of malignancies. The hospital length of stay was 3 days. Ultrasound examinations performed 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the operation did not detect signs of disease recurrence. Thus, based on the presented clinical case, the main advantage of using fluorescent technology during kidney cyst resection include a clear definition of the demarcation line between the avascular wall of the cyst and the perfused kidney tissue, which helps prevent bleeding from the renal parenchyma.
Use of doxorubicin-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein invasion: a prospective study
Authors: Yu Su Jong , Lee Yun Bin , Cho Eun Ju , Lee Jeong-Hoon , Kim Hyo-Cheol , Chung Jin Wook , Yoon Jung-Hwan , Kim Yoon Jun
Published: March 2023

Background/Aim: To evaluate the applicability of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment with doxorubicin drug-eluting beads (DEBs) in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein invasion (PVI).Methods: This prospective study was approved by the institutional review board and informed consent was obtained from all participants. A total of 30 HCC patients with PVI received DEB-TACE between 2015 and 2018. The following parameters were evaluated: complications during DEB-TACE, abdominal pain, fever, and laboratory outcomes, including liver function change. Overall survival (OS), time to progression (TTP), and adverse events were also analyzed and assessed.Results: DEBs measuring 100–300 μm in diameter were loaded with doxorubicin (150 mg per procedure). There were no complications during DEB-TACE and no significant differences in the levels of prothrombin time, serum albumin, or total bilirubin at follow-up compared to baseline. The median TTP was 102 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 42–207 days) and the median OS was 216 days (95% CI, 160–336 days). Three patients (10%) had severe adverse reactions, including transient acute cholangitis (n=1), cerebellar infarction (n=1), and pulmonary embolism (n=1), but no treatment-related death occurred.Conclusions: DEB-TACE may be a therapeutic option for advanced HCC patients with PVI.
Influencia del Mantenimiento Productivo Total en la productividad del área de producción de una empresa de cultivo de frutas en la ciudad de Nepeña – Perú
Authors: Ramirez Campos Estefani Siomara , Villar Tiravantti Lily Margot , Saldaña Bernuy Luis Fernando , Chucuya Huallpachoque Roberto Carlos
Published: March 2023

La presente investigación tuvo la finalidad de aplicar el mantenimiento productivo total en la planta de conservas para incrementar la productividad de la empresa Los Paltos S.A.C. La investigación fue de tipo aplicada del diseño pre experimental con una pre y post prueba respectivamente, así mismo la muestra estuvo dada por los 9 equipos estáticos del área de producción. Para el diagnóstico se realizó el análisis del VSM, el cual se determinó el lead time de cada proceso, obteniendo que los procesos de mayor tiempo de ciclo fueron la selección y el lavado con 1.3 s/kg, escaldado 0.75 s/kg, el llenado con 1.20 s/kg, la esterilizadora con 0.33 s/kg y sellado 0.54 s/kg, obteniendo un  OEE que fue de 86.17, por tal motivo la productividad inicial no fue la esperada obteniendo un 86.76%, utilizando para su solución los pilares del TPM, como el mantenimiento planificado mediante capacitaciones, cumpliendo un 100% de cumplimiento, el mantenimiento planificado mediante un plan rutinario, cumpliendo un 94.55% de cumplimiento  y el mantenimiento de calidad mediante un manual de buenas prácticas, reduciendo las fallas en un 500% y un 36% de defectos. Concluyendo que la aplicación del TPM aumentó la productividad total en un 3.50%.
Evaluación del aislamiento térmico en la red de vapor y la eficiencia del caldero pirotubular de 30 BHP del Hospital la Caleta
Authors: Pacherres Uchalín Manuel Anthony , Chucuya Huallpachoque Roberto Carlos
Published: March 2023

El objetivo general del trabajo de investigación fue evaluar el aislamiento térmico aplicado en la red de vapor, evaluar la eficiencia antes de la aplicación de dicho aislamiento y ver el impacto que genera luego de la aplicación del mismo en el caldero pirotubular de 30 BHP del hospital la Caleta, 2021. Así mismo para su desarrollo se procedió a tomar medidas de dicha red de vapor la cual alimenta al área de cocina, lavandería y autoclaves así como también se procedió a realizar una toma de muestra de los gases producto de la combustión, para ello se utilizó instrumento tal como; analizador de gases y cinta métrica para las dimensiones de la red de vapor; asimismo luego de poder cuantificar las pérdidas de calor para determinar la eficiencia del caldero pirotubular de 30 BHP mediante método indirecto según la Norma Técnica Peruana, determinar la producción de vapor, indicadores de producción de vapor, costo de vapor se pasó a calcular el espesor óptimo de aislamiento térmico por aplicar a la red de vapor y como último paso a realizar el mismo procedimiento de cálculos para el caldero luego de la aplicación de dicho aislamiento. Por otro lado, se calculó el ahorro de dinero anual y payback por aplicación de aislamiento térmico.
Rate of reinterventions and restenosis after aortic arch repair in Infants
Authors: Abdullaiev WM , Zhaloba SF
Published: March 2023

Restenosis after aortic arch repair is well known complication in infants. The purpose of this study is to identify the reintervention rate in infants with aortic arch repair. Cohort retrospective study of 200 infants with aortic arch hypoplasia who did aortic arch reconstruction between 2010 and 2021. The procedures for primary repair included extended end-to-end anastomosis (n = 175) and autologous pericardial patch repair (n = 25). The overall mortality in the entire study group was 4.7 %. Follow-up period ranged from 5 month to 10 years (mean 2.2 ± 2.3 years). Restenosis at the site of aortic arch repair was identified in 60 (14.3 %) patients. Furthermore 15 patients underwent surgical reconstruction of the aortic arch, 30 patients underwent balloon angioplasty, and in 4 patients both methods were used. In conclusions surgical treatment of aortic arch hypoplasia in infants is effective and shows good immediate and long-term results.
A shrimply amazing tale: a rare case of a perforated Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a prawn head
Authors: Rawther Thampi , Cecire Jack , Ooi Kevin
Published: March 2023

Majority of patients with a Meckels diverticulum remain asymptomatic. However, complications can occur in 4% of patient and tend to present with an acute surgical pathology commonly present with bleeding, obstruction, intussusception or neoplasm. Rarely, people present with a perforation of a Meckel’s secondary to a foreign body. This is an interesting case report of a patient presenting with a perforated Meckel’s secondary to a prawn head. Foreign body perforation of a Meckel’s is quite rare and should be suspected in patients with an acute abdomen, especially in patients with symptoms suggestive of appendicitis. A combination of history, examination and imaging can help narrow the diagnosis. However, a through examination of the small bowel must be performed, especially if the appendix appears normal, to look for a perforated Meckel’s.
A study on evaluation of sino-nasal outcome test-22 scores in chronic rhinosinusitis patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery in a tertiary care centre
Authors: Santhaiah Kakumanu , Kornepati Lavanya Lakshmi , Devi Pindiprolu Kameswari
Published: March 2023

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is defined as an inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses and is characterized by two or more cardinal symptoms like nasal blockage/obstruction/congestion, nasal discharge (anterior/posterior nasal drip), facial pain/ pressure, reduction or loss of smell.
Methods: The 55 patients diagnosed with CRS with and without nasal polyps undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery were included in this study, whose sino-nasal outcome test 22 (SNOT-22) scores were compared both pre operatively and post op, 3 months after functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
Results: Total score of SNOT-22 was significantly lower in CRS patients post-operatively when compared to pre-operative score of SNOT-22 (p<0.0001).
Conclusions: Functional endoscopic sinus surgery effectively improved quality of life of patients with CRS.
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis and the Importance of Counseling and Confidentiality: A Case Report
Authors: Khademi Nahid , Asghari Fariba
Published: March 2023

Confidentiality in AIDS patients is one of the necessities of medical ethics, which has attracted the attention of policymakers in the health field in the last few decades because, on the one hand, it increases the trust between patients and doctors. On the other hand, it encourages them to adhere to treatment and do necessary care to patients in order to prevent the transmission of the disease to others. However, it may lead to a breach of benevolence and others’ right to health and cause problems in providing health care.  Here we discuss a practical solution for this problem through a clinical case presentation.