Study of the Demographic Component Quality of Life of the Population of the Radioactively Contaminated Territory of the Zhytomyr Region Using ArcGIS Software by Ludmila Romanchuk, Liudmyla Herasymchuk, Ruslana Valerko, Andrii Pitsil

“…Natural population decline rates in rural settlements exceeded the corresponding values for urban settlements from 1.1 (Yemilchynskyi district) to 20.1 times (Narodychi raion). The values of birth rates (6.2 (Korosten city) – 10 (Olevsk raion) per 1,000 of the present population) did not have a positive effect on the demographic situation as a whole because of the high mortality rate exceeding the birth rate by 1.7 (Olevsk raion) – 3.3 times (Ovruch raion). …”
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Approaches to Potentiated Neuroprotective Treatment in the Rodent Model of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy by Zara Mehrabian, Yan Guo, Neil R. Miller, Amanda D. Henderson, Steven Roth, Steven L. Bernstein

“…The rodent NAION model (rAION) closely resembles NAION in presentation and physiological responses. …”
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The speckled ground squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus) in Belarus: new localities, old threats, and prospects of conservation by Andrey Abramchuk, Sergey Shokalo, Yuriy Yankevich

“…In total, nine new habitats of the species were identified within four administrative districts of Minsk Oblast of Belarus: Nesvizh Raion (4), Stowbtsy Raion (1), Baranivka Raion (1) and Kapyl Raion (2). …”
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Depression of administrative-territorial units of Chernivtsi oblast: social-geographical assessment by I. I. Kostaschuk, Yu. O. Bilous, M. O. Yachnyuk

“…The most depressed were the agricultural raions of the oblast – Khotyn, and Sokyriany. However, it should be noted that Khotyn raion has the same types of depression in all its components, and in Sokyriany raion the worst is the demographic situation, and the best ‒ the economic one. …”
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Protective Effects of Oroxylin A on Retinal Ganglion Cells in Experimental Model of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy by Jia-Ying Chien, Shu-Fang Lin, Yu-Yau Chou, Chi-Ying F. Huang, Shun-Ping Huang

“…We demonstrated that OA activates Nrf2 signaling, protecting retinal ganglion cells from ischemic injury, in the rAION model and could potentially be used as a therapeutic approach in ischemic optic neuropathy.…”
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Resettlement features of population of Ternopil oblast in the context of new administrative and territorial system by Наталія Заблотовська, Ольга Данілова, Михайло Салій

“…According to all the analyzed characteristics, at the raion level, Ternopil raion takes the leading position, and it was formed on the basis of the inter-district resettlement system of the same name. …”
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Vitamin B3 Provides Neuroprotection via Antioxidative Stress in a Rat Model of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy by Tu-Wen Chen, Po-Ying Wu, Yao-Tseng Wen, Tushar Dnyaneshwar Desai, Chin-Te Huang, Pei-Kang Liu, Rong-Kung Tsai

“…In this study, a rat model of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy was used to assess the neuroprotective benefits of vitamin B3 (rAION). Vitamin B3 (500 mg/kg/day) or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was administered to the rAION-induced rats every day for 28 days. …”
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The Riddles of Tofa (Karagas) Turks / Tofa (Karagas) Türklerinin Bilmeceleri by Ali Ilgın*

“…Tofa (Karagas) Turks today live in the villages of Nijneudinsk raion in the Irkutsk oblast of the Russian Federation in the Southern Siberia. …”
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Role of ixodid ticks in tick-borne pathogen spread and circulation in the Belarusian Lakeland by A. A. Osmolovsky, I. A. Subotsina

“…The ticks were collected in publicly accessible areas of the Vitebsk Raion in April – November 2022: 8 routes were tracked, 18 flag-km were passed, 529 tick specimens were collected, including 350 imago ticks and 179 nymph ticks. …”
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Regionalisation of comprehensive care for Non-Communicable Diseases – involving local authorities by Manfred Zahorka, Curteanu Ala, Sécula Forence, Natalia Zarbailov, Constantin Rimis, Peter Beznec, Tatjana Buzeti

“…At regional level public health activities are coordinated through the Raion Public Health Councils (RPHC), involving local authorities and a variety of sectors including health and social services relevant for NCD control. …”
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The Benefits and Hazards of Intravitreal Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Based-Therapies in the Experimental Ischemic Optic Neuropathy by Yao-Tseng Wen, Yu-Chieh Ho, Yueh-Chang Lee, Dah-Ching Ding, Pei-Kang Liu, Rong-Kung Tsai

“…However, the MDCM provided the neuroprotective effects in rAION.…”
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The Effects of Two Nrf2 Activators, Bardoxolone Methyl and Omaveloxolone, on Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival during Ischemic Optic Neuropathy by Jia-Ying Chien, Yu-Yau Chou, Jhih-Wei Ciou, Fang-Yun Liu, Shun-Ping Huang

“…In this study, a rodent anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (rAION) model induced by photothrombosis was used to examine the therapeutic effects of RTA 402 and RTA 408. …”
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NIKOLAI IVANOVICH VAVILOV AT THE AMUR AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL STATION by O. O. Kletkina, V. T. Sinegovskaya

“…The station was located at the site of the former Ozerki postal station, presently Sadovoe Village, Tambov raion, Amur oblast. In this year, the Amur experimental station (presently All-Russia Soybean Research Institute) celebrates its 105th anniversary.…”
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Role of the settlement network in the formation of territorial communities in the Kolomyia district of the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast by Ivan Kostashchuk, Yurii Bilous, Bohdan Verbishchuk

“… This article examines the peculiarities of the settlement network of the established Kolomyia district (raion) of Ivano-Frankivsk oblast and its importance in the formation of territorial communities (hromada). …”
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Inter-year variation in pup production of Caspian seals Pusa caspica 2005–2012 determined from aerial surveys by L Dmitrieva, T Härkönen, M Baimukanov, A Bignert, I Jüssi, M Jüssi, Y Kasimbekov, M Verevkin, V Vysotskiy, S Wilson, SJ Goodman

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Long term therapeutic effects of icariin‐loaded PLGA microspheres in an experimental model of optic nerve ischemia via modulation of CEBP‐β/G‐CSF/noncanonical NF‐κB axis by Tushar Dnyaneshwar Desai, Yao‐Tseng Wen, Jayasimha Rayalu Daddam, Felice Cheng, Chia‐Ching Chen, Chien‐Lin Pan, Keh‐Liang Lin, Rong‐Kung Tsai

“…Herein, we evaluated the long‐term therapeutic effects of a single intravitreal injection of poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) PLGA–icariin in a rat model of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (rAION). Treatment with PLGA microspheres of icariin preserved the visual function and RGC density for 1 month in the rAION model. …”
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N.I. VAVILOV, THE FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICAL STATION. ON THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF VIR PUSHKIN LABORATORIES by E. V. Truskinov

“…The first of them, the most beloved and patronized, was the Central Plant Breeding and Genetical Station in Detskoe Selo (presently Pushkin, a municipal town in Pushkinsky raion, St. Petersburg). It was founded 90 years ago, on May 20, 1921. …”
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The Bodies of Local Self-Governing of Ukraine and Republic of Moldova: Comparative Analysis by Mykola Guytor, Vasyl Karpo

“…Keywords: decentralization, local government, public administration, raion council, oblast council, administrative-territorial structure. …”
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Kırgızistan’da Demokratik Yerinden Yönetim: Reform Uygulamaları ve Sorunlar(Democratic Decentralization In The Kyrgyz Republic: Local Government Reform And Issues) by Süreyya SAKINÇ

“…In the first stage (1994-2001) Bishkek city was transferred to local government principles; towns of raion and Oblast subordination. The second stage of the reform is still going on. …”
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Canine burials from the Roman period on the northern Black Sea coast in the light of materials from the Neyzats cemetery by Beata Polit

“…The article tackles the question of the “canine burials” from the northern Black Sea coast area in the light of materials from the Neyzats cemetery (Belogorsky Raion, Crimean peninsula) dated from the 2nd to the 4th century AD. …”
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