Growth rate of malignant tumors of the large intestine

The rates of colonic tumor growth were studied on the basis of evaluation of the case histories of 19 cancer patients in whom dynamic endocolonoscopy had been carried out. In some cases, malignant tumors appeared in the colon within 12 months after previous colonoscopy. Tumors were under 2.0 cm in size and were not accompanied by any clinical symptoms. Repeated endoscopic examinations performed within a period of 1-3 years detected large tumors which caused the constriction of colonic lumen. Clinical symptoms developed in such patients approximately 1-4 months prior to tumor detection. It is concluded that although the rates of growth of colonic malignancies are rather high, tumorigenesis is preceded by a long-term stage of preclinical disease.     

The effects of anemia on heme synthesis parameters during lead exposure

The effects of anemia during lead exposures were studied using an infant baboon animal model. When the hemoglobin concentration was reduced to less than 70% of normal, a marked blood lead increase was observed and the free erythrocyte porphyrin value, aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity and reticulocyte counts increased. Special emphasis should be placed on nutritional effects in lead exposures.     

Effect of hypoxemia on the erythropoietic activity of organs during perfusion

Hypoxemia (45-minute) influence in vivo on erythropoietic activity of the kidney, liver, spleen, and sternum was studied by normoxemic perfusion of the isolated organs. The erythropoietic activity proved to increase after 6-hour perfusion of the liver; this confirmed the participation of this organ in the extrarenal secretion of the erythropoietic factor.     

Extended pseudorandom sequences and two-dimensional coding collimators based on them

A new extensive class of one-dimensional binary sequences, called extended pseudorandom sequences, is proposed which enables a radiation-physics experiment to be optimized more completely and enables problems of planar emission tomography to be solved effectively using integral-code measuring systems. __________ Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 66–71, June, 2007.     

On Increase in Efficiency of Luminescent Concentration of Mineral Raw Material

The ways are considered for increasing the efficiency of luminescent separation of many types of mineral raw material due to the presence of calcite in them. The versatility of luminescent method for mineral raw material separation is shown by studying apatite-calcite ore beneficiation.