Aviakosmicheskaia i ekologicheskaia meditsina = Aerospace and environmental medicine
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Aviakosm Ekolog Med · May 2008
[Hygienic analysis of conditions of work at the aircraft repair plants and ways to improve the acoustic situation].
Inspection of the conditions of work at aircraft repair plants showed that employees are impacted by a number of harmful in-plant factors including noise, infrasound, kerosene, microclimate and others. Acoustic conditions correspond to harmful (3.2-3.4) or dangerous (4) classes. The general rating of the conditions of work is determined by the degree of noise harmfulness and danger. To reduce the risk of professional pathologies, employees must use personal means of acoustic protection.
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Aviakosm Ekolog Med · Jan 2001
[Evaluation of the demographic situation in a town with oil refinery and chemical industries].
In recent years the problem of population health has been acquiring the character of a growing threat to national safety. This is grounded first of all on observation of changes in medical demographic indices, especially in ecologically disadvantaged regions among which are the Republic of Bashcortostan and its capital Ufa with large oil refinery and petrochemical enterprises. ⋯ Observations showed that the demographic situation had been turning tougher in urban, especially residential districts in the vicinity of refineries and petrochemical enterprises. Objective data were obtained indicative of aggravation of medical and genetic indices due to the chronically harmful environment, and socio-economic setback.
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Aviakosm Ekolog Med · Jan 1998
Editorial Historical Article[Main areas and results of research at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in 1963-1998].
The paper features the history of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), the Russian leading institution in space biology and medicine, and the advances achieved by researchers over 35 years since its foundation. Special attention is devoted to the contribution of the Institute to the establishment of international co-operation in human space flight and space life sciences. Future of the space life sciences and humans in space is outlined.
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Aviakosm Ekolog Med · Jan 1997
[The effect of head-down tilt bed rest on metabolism of erythrocytes and functional state of membranes in females].
Metabolism of erythrocytes and the structural/functional state of membranes were studied in females in the 120-day head-down bed rest and the subsequent period of recovery. As was stated, prolonged bed rest and early recovery cause shifts in the metabolic and structural parameters of erythrocytes and ensuing degradation of the functional state of erythrocytes, i.e. changes in deformability and echinocytosis. The system of countermeasures including exercise and a set of alimentary supplements with polysaturated fat acids and antioxidants, proved to moderate the changes although it failed to fully eliminate them.