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Biological monitoring of welders’ exposure to chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2017. Vol. 41. P. 99–106.
Valery Chashchin, Yngvar Thomassen
Welders are exposed to a number of metallic elements during work. Bioaccessability, that is important for element uptake, has been little studied. This study addresses bioaccessability and uptake of chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W) and vanadium (V) among welders.
Bioaccessability of Cr, Mo, V and W was studied in airborne particulate mattercollected by personal sampling of the workroom air among shipyard welders by using the lung lining fluid simulant Hatch solution. Associations between concentrations of Hatch soluble and non-soluble elements (Hatchsol and Hatchnon-sol) and concentrations of the four elements in whole blood, serum, blood cells and urine were studied.
Associations between Hatchsol elements in air and their biological concentrations were higher than when Hatchnon-sol concentrations were considered. Associations were generally higher when air samples collected the day before biological sampling were considered as compared to air samples collected two days before.
Sizov A., Rodionova M., Sedashov E. et al., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2026. No. 1.
Rapid development of surveillance technologies is one of the most socially important consequences of the digital age. This paper investigates the factors determining consent to surveillance of various types of personal data and contributes to rapidly growing research on citizens perceptions of surveillance practices. Relying on a comprehensive survey experiment, we study the effects of ...
Added: May 15, 2026
Карцева М. А., Peresetsky A., / Высшая школа экономики. Серия WP2 "Количественный анализ в экономике". 2026. № WP2/2026/01.
This study examines the association between health status among elderly individuals living alone and pet ownership (cats, dogs). We employ data from the “Time Use Survey” conducted by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2019, which contains information on more than 10,000 elderly individuals living alone aged 60 or older in Russia, including data ...
Added: May 8, 2026
Sosnin E. I., Vasil’ev Y. L., R.A. Solovyev et al., Computer Optics 2025 Vol. 49 No. 6 P. 1129–1137
In this article, we present a new unique dataset for dental research – AlphaDent. This dataset is based on the DSLR camera photographs of the teeth of 295 patients and contains over 1200 images. The dataset is labeled for solving the instance segmentation problem and is divided into 9 classes. The article provides a detailed ...
Added: May 4, 2026
Назаренко А. Г., Федоров М. В., Moshkin A. et al., Вестник Росздравнадзора 2026 № 1 С. 14–29
Multimodal foundation models and medical multimodal large language models are establishing a new class of diagnostic clinical decision support systems capable of operating on heterogeneous data sources, including medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, histopathology), physiological signals (ECG, EEG), clinical text (electronic health records, reports, discharge summaries), laboratory measurements, molecular profiling data, and related modalities. ...
Added: May 4, 2026
Radygina A., Zaripova J., Semenova D. et al., FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION 2026 Vol. 13 Article 1741707
This paper introduces a novel, open-access dataset designed to advance research into early childhood eating behaviors and their familial determinants. The dataset integrates anthropometric measurements (weight, height, age, BMI, and Estimated Energy Requirement) from 203 children aged 4–14 years alongside rich, granular data on food selection behaviors gathered via Dish-I-Wish—a custom, gamified web application developed ...
Added: April 24, 2026
Kashevnik A., Glekler E., Artemenko E. et al., Scientific data 2026 Article 7209
We present a multimodal dataset containing electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and video recordings from 49 participants. Each participant completed a single session lasting approximately 45 minutes. During each session they performed five tasks: resting state, inward concentration (focusing on the center of the forehead), outward concentration (visual search), and mind-wandering. EEG data were recorded from ...
Added: April 23, 2026
Victoria Sakevich, Denisov B., Демографическое обозрение 2024 Vol. 11 No. 3 P. 67–87
The article presents a spatial analysis of abortion rates in Russia. The study draws on official abortion statistics, which, following methodological revisions in 2018, now include information that was not available in previous years. Regional differences are examined in terms of the incidence of induced and spontaneous abortions, the share of abortions performed in the ...
Added: April 9, 2026
Begicheva A., Бегичева С. В., Прикладная информатика 2025 Т. 20 № 5 (119) С. 4–21
Territorial inequality in access to healthcare remains a pressing issue for the healthcare system of the Russian Federation. Significant disparities in transport accessibility, staffing levels, and the spatial distribution of medical facilities complicate evidence-based decision-making, especially in regions with uneven population density and fragmented infrastructure. This creates the need for formalized and reproducible approaches to ...
Added: March 30, 2026
Бегичева С. В., Begicheva A., Прикладная эконометрика 2026 № 1(81) С. 117–139
The article examines the factors of spatial accessibility of outpatient healthcare at the municipal level. The study is based on data from 65 municipalities of Sverdlovsk Region for the year 2021. A modified gravity-based accessibility index was applied, accounting for the distribution of medical personneland the transport connectivity of territories. The impact of explanatory factors ...
Added: March 27, 2026
Малыгин Я. В., Золотарева Л. С., Орлова А. С. et al., Консультативная психология и психотерапия 2025 Т. 33 № 3 С. 32–63
Контекст и актуальность. Расстройства, связанные с использованием интернета (РСИИ), включающие различные формы поведенческих зависимостей от интернета с неадекватным или чрезмерным его использованием, являются распространенной проблемой среди детей и подростков. Цель. Выявление предикторов, способствующих возникновению спонтанной ремиссии от РСИИ у учащихся школ. Методы. Проведен систематический поиск соответствующих критериям включения лонгитюдных когортных исследований и исследований типа случай–контроль в базах данных ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Potapchik E., Профилактическая медицина 2025 Т. 28 № 9 С. 7–14
In just the past few years, digital technologies (DTs) have become from a new experimental concept to an integral part of modern healthcare. There is a change in the paradigm of medical care organization — a shift from the medical care provision within the walls of medical provider (MP) to its delivery at the patient’s ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Kodenko M., Vasilev Y., Vladzymyrskyy A. et al., Diagnostics 2022 Vol. 12 No. 12 Article 3197
In this review, we focused on the applicability of artificial intelligence (AI) for opportunistic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) detection in computed tomography (CT). We used the academic search system PubMed as the primary source for the literature search and Google Scholar as a supplementary source of evidence. We searched through 2 February 2022. All studies ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Shishkin S., Frontiers in Public Health 2026 Vol. 14 Article 1761310
Background: According to the conventional point of view, compulsory health insurance (CHI) models in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are classified as Social Health Insurance (SHI) schemes. However, the absolute dominance of the state in their regulation in many CEE countries calls into question such a qualification. The existing approaches to the definition ...
Added: March 17, 2026
Bhangdia K., May M. L., Kocarnik J. M. et al., The Lancet Oncology 2026 Vol. 27 No. 3 P. 302–326
Background
Breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among females worldwide. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2023, we provided an updated comprehensive assessment of the epidemiological trends, disease burden, and risk factors associated with breast cancer globally, regionally, and nationally from 1990 to 2023.
Methods
Breast ...
Added: March 6, 2026
Данилова Н. В., Олейникова Н. А., Михайлов И. А. et al., М.: КДУ, Университетская книга, 2025.
This textbook contains all the lectures from the pathological anatomy course at the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The total duration of video recordings is over 50 hours. Each lecture has a brief summary. The accessible presentation of the material will allow you to effectively use your knowledge in preparation for ...
Added: March 3, 2026
Vasiliy Vlassov, Gabuniya N., Vlasova A., BMJ Open Quality 2026 Vol. 15 Article e003843
Objectives The Russian Federation inherited from the USSR a vast and poor healthcare system. Since 1996, the move to evidence-guided care has been initiated. The objective is to describe the last 10 years’ significant progress in the development of the centralised system of guidelines and quality assurance.
Methods For the narrative review, we searched MEDLINE and the Central ...
Added: February 27, 2026
Karimova A., Садовская Я. О., Солопова О. Н., Российский онкологический журнал 2025 Т. 30 № 3 С. 156–169
ABSTRACT Modern oncology needs to develop and implement antineoplastic agents that provide sustained remission without serious side effects. Immunotherapy and targeted therapy agents that activate innate immunity may address this issue. The stimulator of interferon genes (STING), an intracellular protein, mediates the synthesis of type I interferons, which have antiviral, antitumor, and antiproliferative properties. The ...
Added: February 19, 2026
Shishkin S., Sheiman I., Potapchik E. et al., BMC Health Services Research 2026 Vol. 26 Article 370
Background
In some post-socialist countries, the rules of free and paid healthcare are not clear. We study Russia as an example to explore the combination of these rules and their role in the healthcare system.
Methods
We analyze the legislation defining the rules of free and paid healthcare; compare spending on free and paid services using statistical data; ...
Added: February 16, 2026
Borushkina S., Gorodnichev A., / Elsevier. Серия -- "WPS". 2026.
Agglomeration policy has long been a widely accepted approach in spatial development, premised on
the assumption that large, integrated city-regions drive national economic growth through higher
productivity, innovation, and global integration. This paper examines how this paradigm is reworked
under conditions of polycrisis, understood as a durable state of overlapping and mutually reinforcing
economic, geopolitical, and institutional crises. Focusing ...
Added: February 10, 2026
Orlando G., Bufalo M., Nazarova V., Population Health Metrics 2025 Vol. 23 Article 71
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations, such as low-income households, exacerbating existing health and economic challenges. In Cuba, the crisis exposed the effects of long-standing economic difficulties, worsened by sanctions, but the country’s robust public health system and independent vaccine development enabled an effective response. This study addresses the gap in understanding how ...
Added: February 3, 2026
Манышев С. Б., Манышева К. Б., Вопросы современной педиатрии 2026 Т. 25 № 1 С. 6–10
This article presents the results of a study reflecting the history of the Department and Clinic of Pediatric Diseases of the Dagestan Medical Institute during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. Using archival documents, literature and periodicals introduced for the first time into scientific circulation, this article examines the work of pediatrician Professor P.D. Davydov ...
Added: February 2, 2026
Zamyatnina E., Халтурина Д. А., Электронный научный журнал "Социальные аспекты здоровья населения" 2025 Т. 71 № 6 Статья 19
Significance. Alcohol consumption is one of the main risk factors in Russia and globally. Despite successful anti-alcohol policy that has been implemented in Russia since the middle of the 2000s, the rates of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality as well as the level of alcohol consumption remain high. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen anti-alcohol policies, ...
Added: January 22, 2026
Лукичев П. М., Чекмарев О. П., Вопросы инновационной экономики 2022 Т. 12 № 2 С. 1111–1130
In today's world, artificial intelligence is primarily used in the digital economy. A true breakthrough in AI application will be achieved when its technologies are extended to traditional sectors of the economy, including medicine. The authors use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in healthcare, identifying three challenges to its application. The ...
Added: January 20, 2026
Малахов В. С., Симон М. Е., Летняков Д. Э. et al., / SSRN. Серия Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2020.
The notion of “political accommodation” applied to the theory and practice of managing cultural diversity could enrich the Russian academic dictionary. Liberal democratic states invented specific mechanisms for political accommodation of cultural differences. Thanks to these mechanisms, the part of the population of a democratic state that is not ready to dissolve into the ethnocultural ...
Added: September 26, 2025