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Lipid II as a Target for Novel Antibiotics:Structural and Molecular Dynamics Studies.
Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. 2018. Vol. 44. No. 6. P. 653–664.
The growing problem of antibiotic resistance in medicine raises the attention to antimicrobial substances that act on non-protein molecules, which have more conservative structure comparing to proteins or peptides. One of the most promising and studied targets is lipid II — the participant of the bacterial cell wall biosynthetic pathway. Lipid II is present in the bacterial membrane only and has a conservative chemical structure. There are several classes of natural antibiotics acting on lipid II, some of which block the peptidoglycan synthesis by formation of a strong complex with lipid II, and others have an additional bactericidal mechanism involved a violation of the membrane integrity. This review examines the prospects for using such antibacterial substances as new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The main emphasis is made on the studies of membrane-embedded lipid II structure and molecular mechanisms of its recognition by water-soluble antibiotics, and also on computer modelling of their interaction.
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IT and mathematics
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English
Dmitriev A., Kornilov V., Batienkov R., Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 2026 Vol. 886 P. 249–255
Numerous studies have provided compelling evidence that the probability distribution of avalanche sizes follows a power law, and that 1/f noise is present in the stochastic dynamics of landslides. We present a theoretical explanation of these phenomena within the framework of self-organized criticality theory, proposing a discrete-time model in the form of a sandpile cellular ...
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Dmitriev A., Shulman I., Lebedev A., Studies in Computational Intelligence 2026 Vol. 1265 P. 266–273
A discrete-time model is presented for the self-organization of the X/Twitter social network to the edge of a phase transition, characterized by avalanche-like propagation of information in the network. The model is based on the analogy between the critical dynamics of the X social network and sandpile cellular automata with Manna rule on the Chung-Lu ...
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Arutyunov K., Kharitonov I. A., Petrosyants K. O., JETP Letters 2026 Vol. 124 No. 6 P. 1–16
Superconducting properties of metallic micro- and nanowires can be entirely different from those of bulk superconductors. Of particular interest is the nonequilibrium current-induced state of a quasi-one-dimensional superconducting channel. The most interesting phenomenon here is the stepped I–V characteristic, explained by a process known as phase slip center activation. If the origin of such step-like ...
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Makarov D. M., Kalikin N., Fashchevsky K. A. et al., Electrochimica Acta 2026 Vol. 579 Article 150159
Machine learning (ML) has become a powerful tool for accelerating the development of carbon-based supercapacitors;
however, most published models assume that a single predictive framework can describe both conventional
porous carbons and hybrid carbon electrodes. Here, we test this assumption using a comprehensive
benchmark dataset and an extended literature-curated dataset enriched with synthesis- and electrolyte-related
descriptors. Three ML algorithms ...
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Батова О. Н., Савинецкая Л. Е., Проявка С. В. et al., Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука 2026 Т. 11 № 4 С. 25–39
Spermophilus suslicus is a threatened species listed in Red Data Books at all levels (from regional Red Data
Books to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species), and it currently requires special conservation activity.
Over the past 30–50 years, its range has changed from continuous to mosaic, and its population has declined
everywhere. In 2015, in Russia experimental ...
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Махлуф М., Ozhegov R., Elezov M. et al., Фотоника 2026 Vol. 20 No. 6 P. 414–423
This paper compares the ranging precision of direct time-of-flight (dToF) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) LiDAR architectures, both using a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD). Both systems operate at 1550 nm with a 50 ps pulsed laser and time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC). The dToF configuration achieved approximately 100 µm precision at 10 m, while the NLOS configuration achieved 500 µm precision for ...
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Singapore: Springer, 2026.
This volume presents the Proceedings of the 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics (CCP2023), held in Kobe, Japan on August 4–8, 2023. It offers a collection of peer-reviewed articles that highlight recent developments in computational and simulation research across various areas of physics. Key topics include the use of data science, quantum computing, and machine ...
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Chibisov A., Pugachevskii M., Kuzmenko A. et al., Nanotechnology Reviews 2022 Vol. 11 No. 1 P. 620–624
Cerium oxide nanoparticles have unique catalytic and oxygen storage capacity properties. In this work, the morphology and size of cerium oxide nanoparticles were experimentally and theoretically investigated. For the synthesis of nanoparticles, the laser ablation method was used. The analysis of the size and morphological characteristics of nanoparticles was performed using transmission electron microscopy. Using ...
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Temereva E., Zoologischer Anzeiger 2026 Vol. 325 P. 182–195
Brachiopoda is a group of animals, that is still insufficiently studied at the ultrastructural level, despite the significance of ultrastructure of tissues and organs for analysing the functional morphology, reconstructing the organisation and biology of numerous extinct brachiopods, and establishing relationships among major taxa. In the present study, we provide a revised reconstruction of the ...
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Goncharov A., Chibisov A., Advanced Theory and Simulations 2023 Vol. 12 No. 13 Article 2200816
Designing stable quantum computers with the ability to correct errors responsibly requires a detailed understanding of the physical processes that underlie these devices. In this study, detailed quantum mechanical simulations of the atomic structure, charge distribution of electron density, and distribution and orientation of magnetic and quantum states as a function of applied external pressure ...
Added: October 11, 2026
Chibisov A., Gnidenko A., Chibisova M. et al., FlatChem 2023 Vol. 41 Article 100533
Manufacturing precise quantum computers with small errors in quantum operations, long coherence times, and low power consumption is the most important challenge in modern nanoelectronics. To understand the operating modes of such calculators in detail, both the optimal arrangement of the qubit system within the structure and changes in its magnetic properties must be comprehensively ...
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Wu Z., Yu Y., Chibisov A., Materials Today Energy 2023 Vol. 37 Article 101414
The limited availability of lithium metal resources has led to the development of sodium/potassium-ion batteries due to the abundance and low cost of sodium/potassium. However, finding suitable cathode materials with high capacity, stable cycling performance, and efficient electrochemical interface is still challenging. Herein, the honeycomb layered structures of P2-type A2Ni2TeO6 (A = Na, K) have been explored ...
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Prokhorenko A., Chibisov A., Gnidenko A. et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2024 Vol. 15 No. 41 P. 10295–10300
The development of ultrathin magnets with tunable magnetic properties is essential for advancing quantum computing technologies. In this study, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to investigate the atomic and electronic structures of a ZnO monolayer embedded with cobalt atoms. The impact of spin dynamics on charge transfer within the Co:ZnO system was thoroughly ...
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Chibisov A., Chibisova M., Modern Electronic Materials 2025 Vol. 71 P. 99–103
The problem of creating energy-efficient quantum computers capable of performing quantum operations without errors is a significant scientific challenge in modern nanoelectronics. This type of computer can be developed using quantum transistors that contain hole qubits and are capable of performing operations on them. Hole qubits are a promising technology for quantum computers due to ...
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Tyagi V., Srivastava A., Mangal A. et al., Surfaces and Interfaces 2025 Vol. 73 Article 107591
The present work reports the suitability of Functionalized graphene sheet as a sensing material for detecting the diabetes biomarker acetone from Exhaled breath. The adsorption of Acetone on Boron/Nitrogen doped graphene sheet has been investigated using the Density Functional theory (DFT). The interaction between acetone and the graphene surface has been investigated in terms of ...
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Bulakh S., Chibisov A., Srivastava A., Russian Microelectronics 2026 Vol. 55 P. 311–315
The effect of sulfur vacancies on the electronic structure of a molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) monolayer has been studied using density functional theory (DFT) methods implemented in the VASP software package. The ideal structure and systems with one and two sulfur vacancies and various options of defect localization in the MoS2 structure have been discussed. A ...
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Vangapandu E., Agrawal S., Kumar S. et al., Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 2026 Vol. 211 Article 110752
Silicides are widely used as local interconnects in integrated circuits (ICs); thus, their nanostructures shall enjoy significant process compatibility with the IC technology. This work reports the utilization of Gold (Au), copper (Cu), and aluminium (Al)-based mono-silicide nanotubes (zig-zag (ZZ) and armchair (AC)) for nanoscale interconnect applications, through a material-device-circuit co-modelling approach. These nanotubes exhibit ...
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Ozhegov R., Махлуф М., Goltsman G. et al., Инженерная физика 2026 № 8 С. 27–39
This paper investigates the theoretical limits of object detection within isotropic scattering media using single-photon lidar. Within a simplified model, we derive the fundamental relationship between the maximum attainable detection range and the required photon count per pulse. Two distinct limiting regimes are analyzed: the ballistic photon regime, which maintains high spatial resolution but necessitates ...
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Didenkulova E., Chugunov V., Didenkulova I., Wave Motion 2026 Vol. 147 Article 103787
This work presents a new analytical solution of the shallow water theory for cylindrical propagation of long tsunami-like waves in the basin of variable depth. Considered model cases are related to tsunami wave propagation from an asteroid fallen into the sea, or from underwater volcanic eruptions. The corresponding bottom geometries represent radially symmetric obstacles such ...
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Flamarion M., Didenkulova E., Pelinovsky E., Physics Letters A 2026 Vol. 598 Article 132218
In this letter, bipolar solitary wave interactions in the Schamel equation are revisited numerically. Two simulation settings are considered: repeated collisions in a periodic domain, and the interaction of a positive solitary wave with a train of negative polarity solitary waves of equal amplitude. In the first case, when the amplitudes are comparable, the larger ...
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Teregulov T., Loubenets E. R., / Series Quantum Physics "arXiv". 2026. No. 2609.31472.
We develop a new three-party quantum secret-sharing (QSS) protocol based on a three-qubit W state. This protocol encodes the secret-sequence bits using X gates and employs randomly selected Hadamard operations and measurement bases to generate information and security-test rounds. We evaluate the efficiency of the proposed protocol and analyze its security against an internal adversary ...
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Корзникова Е. А., Babicheva R. I., Davletbakov A. A. et al., JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE: MATERIALS IN ENGINEERING 2026 Vol. 21 Article 84
The influence of crack position and its size on short-range ordering (SRO) and high-temperature cyclic deformation behavior of refractory high-entropy alloy (RHEA) HfNbTiZr using bicrystal models has been investigated by combined Monte-Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. It was revealed that the SRO process is affected not only by the crack size, namely the ...
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Shabanov N., Kuricheva O., Kurbatova J. et al., / Series Working Papers SSRN "Department of Economics Ca’ Foscari University of Venice". 2026.
The carbon balance of an ecosystem is the difference between Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (Reco) as expressed by Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE). While remote sensing retrievals of GPP have reached maturity, Reco estimation remains underexplored and ultimately cast bias on NEE. Here we present an end-to-end multi-scale analysis of the mechanism of ...
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Ponomarenko A., / Series Computer Science "arxiv.org". 2025.
This paper addresses the challenge of merging hierarchical navigable small world (HNSW) graphs, a critical operation for distributed systems, incremental indexing, and database compaction. We propose three algorithms for this task: Naive Graph Merge (NGM), Intra Graph Traversal Merge (IGTM), and Cross Graph Traversal Merge (CGTM). These algorithms differ in their approach to vertex selection ...
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