Association between alcohol consumption and carotid atherosclerosis in Russia.

The relationship between alcohol consumption levels and carotid atherosclerosis remains controversial. We investigated this association in 2357 general population participants and 272 in-patients treated for alcohol-related disorders (narcology patients) aged 35-69 years in Arkhangelsk, Russia (Know Your Heart study, 2015-2017). Participants were categorized as non-drinking, non-problem drinking, hazardous drinking, harmful drinking, and narcology patients.

Designing the homogeneous competitive bioluminescence-based assay for tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) point-of-care detection.

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a highly pathogenic infectious agent that causes serious damage to the nervous system is mainly transmitted by Ixodidae ticks. The laboratory methods (immunoassay and the PCR-based one) are successfully used to detect the virus in tick samples thereby avoiding unwarranted immunoprophylaxis. However, there is a need to determine the tick infection outside the laboratory conditions.

Waist-to-Height Ratio - Reference Values and Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Russian Adult Population.

Purpose: Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an anthropometric index with limited data on its population distribution. The aim was to establish WHtR reference values and investigate WHtR associations with socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical characteristics in Russian adults.

Methods: We used data from the population-based cross-sectional Know Your Heart study (2015-2018, Arkhangelsk and Novosibirsk, N = 4495, 58.

Variability of carotenoid synthesis and degradation genes in Russian durum wheat cultivars.

Yellow index is an important quality parameter of durum wheat cultivars, associated with carotenoid pigment content in grain and the level of carotenoid degradation during processing, and determining the yellow color of products made from durum wheat. Molecular markers of genes that influence carotenoid content can be used for fast identification of valuable genotypes and development of new high-quality durum wheat cultivars. The aim of the study was to investigate the domestic durum wheat gene pool using molecular markers of the yellow pigment synthesis (Psy-A1) and degradation (Lpx-B1) genes.

Ptolemeba bulliensis Watson et al. 2014 (Amoebozoa, Tubulinea) From Freshwater NGD-Affected Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) Gills Tolerates Brackish Water Conditions.

The purpose of this study is to expand our knowledge of the diversity of lobose amoebae (Amoebozoa) that can be isolated from the gills of farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) affected by nodular gill disease (NGD). A new strain of an amoebozoan, Ptolemeba bulliensis Watson et al. 2014 (Tubulinea) was isolated, studied and identified from the gills of farmed trout showing signs of NGD in the northwest of Russia.