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The role of human serum albumin in prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been and remains the main cause of dementia in aging patients. This neurodegenerative disease belongs to the progressive and socially significant ones. There are several hypotheses for the development of AD: the tau hypothesis, the amyloid cause, the cholinergic cause, the cause of oxidative stress and inflammation. The lack of a generally accepted understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of AD hinders the development of new effective mechanisms for its treatment and prevention. In 2021, for the first time, a drug for pathogenetic therapy of AD (aducanumab) was approved, which helps to reduce the content of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) in the brain of patients. Another promising approach to the treatment of AD, aimed at removing Aβ from the patient’s central nervous system, is the impact on human serum albumin (HSA), which carries 90% of Aβ in the blood serum and 40–90% of Aβ in the cerebrospinal fluid. In clinical practice, plasmapheresis has already been tested and shown to be effective with the replacement of one’s own HSA with a purified therapeutic albumin preparation. Another variant of this approach is to enhance the interaction of HSA with Aβ through the action of exogenous and endogenous HSA ligands, such as serotonin, ibuprofen and some unsaturated fatty acids. In vivo studies confirm the association of this group of ligands with the pathogenesis of AD. These substances are well-studied natural metabolites or drugs, which greatly simplifies the development of new methods of therapy and prevention of AD with their use. In general, a new direction of scientific research devoted to the study of HSA as a carrier and depot of Aβ in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid will expand our understanding of Aβ metabolism and its role in the pathogenesis of AD.

Parameters of the Infrastructure of the Residential Area and Their Relationship with Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Aim. This study determined the level of public satisfaction with neighborhood design features in Kemerovo Oblast and their connection to cardiovascular disease risk factors.Subjects and methods. The study population included 1,598 respondents aged between 35 and 70, with 491 living in rural areas and others living in Kemerovo (1,221 women and 477 men). The assessment of neighborhood environment was done according to residents' subjective opinions about infrastructural features (the Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale). Depending on how participants responded to the questionnaire, some of these parameters were identified as adverse.Results. The residents of Kemerovo and rural areas of Kemerovo Oblast identified the following neighborhood design features as adverse: the lack of interesting places in neighborhood environment, the remote location of parks and restaurants, the absence of pavement, busy traffic, and a long distance between home and workplace. In the city, arterial hypertension prevalence was high among men, when grocery, fruit and clothing stores were distant, and among women, when banks, public transport stops were distant and the traffic was heavy. Lipid metabolism disorders were more common among women in urban areas, when there were no interesting places around. Obesity prevalence was high among urban female population, when the following adverse factors were present: the remote location of grocery stores, fruit stores, bank, pharmacy and public transport stops and the absence of pavement. Among rural male population, this risk factor was common when there were no pavements. The highest rate of carbohydrate metabolism disorders was found among women living in villages where the traffic is heavy and public transport stops are far away.Conclusion. The impact of infrastructure on the health status of the living population is a new direction of scientific research. Epidemiological studies in different geographic areas and population groups show significant differences in health status, morbidity and mortality from chronic noncommunicable diseases. To reduce the risks of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system, the formation of a socially comfortable health-saving environment is of great importance.

THEORETICAL СONСEPTUАLІZАTІON OF BАNKІNG RІSK MАNАGEMENT

Abstract. The article explore the theoretical aspects of banking risk management, its purpose, objects, subjects and advantages are singled out. Effective banking risk management should be considered as the main task of banking institutions in their development. From this research of theoretical foundations of banking risk management, we consider it а new direction of scientific research in Ukraine, so the theoretical and methodological developments of these problems are relevant today. In order to solve these problems, we propose to distinguish between «management of banking risks» and «banking risk management». In the research of the theoretical foundations of banking risk management, the interpretation of these basic concepts was proposed. Consequently, the authors proposed defined «management of banking risks» as a process that includes methods and techniques for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and forecasting bank risks, in order to achieve the main objectives of the banks. And «banking risk management» defined as а set of principles, means and forms of management of the bank’s activities related to risks. For the development of the theory of banking risk management the authors proposed identified and characterized his subjects and objects. It is determined that the object is risks of banks and economic relations at risk, and the subject is the employees of the structural units, which, through the application of knowledge, skills, information and financial resources, participate in the management of banking risks. In addition, the advantages of effective risk management in the activities of banks are determined. The lack of research on the theoretical aspects of banking risk management can lead to deepening of theoretical and methodological problems and may negatively affect in the practical activities of banks. Keywords: management of banking risks, banking risk management, bank, subjects and objects of banking risk management. JEL Classification G21, G28 Formulas: 0; fig.: 1; tabl.: 0; bibl.: 12.

FOOD SECURITY RATING OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SUBJECTS

Food security of a region is not only a relatively new direction of scientific research, but also a state policy in the framework of ensuring national security. The aim of the study is to develop a food security rating of the Russian Federation regions and to determine the place of the Udmurt Republic in it. Rosstat was the source of statistical information for the study. A linear panel data model was used to construct a food security rating of the regions. When compiling the rating of food security of the regions, statistical data were used on the indicator of food independence for the period from 2010 to 2019, reflecting the current level of self-sufficiency of the territories of the Russian Federation with agricultural products. In carrying out the study, the annual rating of food security of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation was identified, the regions leaders and outsiders were identified, and a proposal was made to improve the approach to compiling the rating. The constructed food security rating of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is relevant for the federal level to identify problem regions, optimize food flows and adjust federal and regional support programs aimed at financing producers of agricultural products.

HISTORICAL TRAUMA AND THE PROBLEM OF ITS OBLIVION: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE LUTSK PRISON TRAGEDY IN 1941

Summary. The purpose of the study is to analyze and reproduce the features of the memory of one of the most tragic events in the Ukrainian history in the twentieth century – the execution of prisoners in the Soviet prisons by NKVD officers in the summer of 1941. The research methodology is based on the use of general scientific and special historical methods. The scientific principle was put at the core of this research and adheres to the principles of historicism, systematization, verification, objectivity and value approach to the studied events. The author uses comprehensive and critical approaches to the use of archeographic and historiographical materials as well as descriptive, chronological, structural-systemic and system-analytical methods. The scientific novelty is in the fact that for the first time the execution of prisoners in the Western Ukraine (particularly in Lutsk) by NKVD officers was interpreted in the direction of a new direction of scientific research – memory and trauma studies. Conclusions. The problem of historical/collective traumas should be considered very relevant for modern Ukrainian society. Memories of the summer 1941 executions in the western Ukrainian prisons live in the individual, family, and collective (national) memory of several generations. For almost half a century, the Soviet government tried to manipulate the historical memory of the Ukrainian people, seeking to silence and hide Stalin՚s communist crimes. Despite all the efforts and resources used, it failed. Publications of eyewitness memoirs, relatives of the victims, declassified archival documents became the basis for the functioning of these events in scientific and social discourses. Currently, a number of commemorative practices are used in the "study" of this trauma: mourning events, memorialization, museum exhibitions, reconstructions, etc. Exhumation works carried out in 2009 and 2017 played an important role in commemorating the tragedy of the Lutsk prison. It should be noted that in modern Ukraine the memory of the events of June 1941 became a component of national/collective memory and a mandatory element of remembering the traumatic past and the guarantee of the nation՚s mental health.

On the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Need to Rethink the Concept of the Environmental Legislation

Introduction: the coronavirus pandemic has led to severe medical, economic, political and other consequences, but the causes of its occurrence have not been sufficiently studied in the social sciences. The authors propose a discussion of this problem from the standpoint of the philosophy of environmental law. The purpose of the research: to show the relationship between the state of the environment and human health, to argue the hypothesis that the coronavirus pandemic is caused by the environmental factors. Tasks: to determine the main content elements of the philosophy of environmental law; provide arguments in favor of the hypothesis about the impact of environmental pollution on the life and health of not only humans, but also wild animals; offer a list of legislative measures to reduce the human pressure on nature, which will prevent or reduce the response of Nature to human exposure. Methods: dialectical, system, logical, analysis, synthesis. Results: the close relationship between philosophy and law is studied, on the basis of which a new direction of scientific research can be formulated – “the philosophy of environmental law”. The use of the new methodology allows us to put new scientific hypotheses and search for answers to current problems of modern social life, including those related to the appearance and consequences of the coronavirus. Conclusions: the authors argue for a systemic relationship between the environmental degradation and the response of Nature, which is manifested not only in the climate change, but also in the emergence of new types of “environmental diseases” which are common to humans and animals. Overcoming the deadly threat to humanity is only possible by changing the established consumer worldview, which should be manifested in a new perception of Nature and the resulting change in the environmental legislation.

SYNERGETIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF CONTROL SYSTEMS

The paper considers a new direction of scientific research - "synergetics". The key provisions and its development as a science are considered. The focus is on open feedback systems as objects of research. The properties of these systems - openness, nonlinearity, dissipation and multidimensionality, allow the use of a synergistic approach in the study. Due to new trends in information technology in recent years, interest in the new architecture of Software Defined Networks has grown. A programmable controller is used as a control mechanism for SDN networks. The connection between the logical controller and the physical network is made using the OpenFlow protocol. The graph of the network topology is presented as a set of key parameters that come to the controller. From the set of parameters, the key ones used in the study are selected. The dynamics of the ratio of key parameters under the condition of optimizing the network infrastructure is studied. The dynamics of the network corresponding to the stability condition is investigated by the methods of synergetic control theory. SDN network control is formed by methods based on the principle of self-organization of nonlinear systems. As a result, synergetic control is synthesized to increase the resistance of the control system to destructive influences. Based on the selected dynamic invariant, the possibility of providing the selection of the parameter of the SDN network management system for the transition to a controlled state is shown.

Mathematical modeling of hydraulic chains as cyber-physical objects

The article attempts to substantiate a new direction of scientific research of pipeline systems (PLS) of the energy sector as cyber-physical objects. The relevance of this direction is determined by the practical formation of new properties of PLSs in the process of their renovation, intellectualization and digitalization, along with the absence of a general theory of classification of the goals pursued, emerging problems and solution methods. It is proposed to base such studies on the theory of hydraulic circuits, the subject of which is the general methods of mathematical modelling, calculation and optimization, applicable in principle for any PLS (heat, water, oil and gas supply, etc.). The concepts of controlled and cybernetic hydraulic circuit are introduced as a new object of study of this theory. The content of new classes of problems of research and modelling of hydraulic circuits as cybernetic is revealed. The characteristics of the available results in the field of methods of analysis and synthesis of PLSs as cyber-physical objects are given. Mathematical models and methods of analysis of the consequences of regime control in conditions of stochastic of external influences and uncertainty of the internal state are presented. A set of indicators for the integral assessment of the controllability of the PLS is proposed, reflecting the main aspects of management: admissibility, reliability and efficiency. Integral indices of PLS identifiability and methods of their calculation are proposed. The interrelation of these indicators, which can be used to develop methods of analysis, synthesis, norms and standards of controllability and identifiability, as the main cybernetic properties of PLS, is disclosed.

The Role of Cell Therapy in Treating Cancer

Abstract: With the continuous development and advancement in the field of medical technology, cell therapy for treating cancer has received extensive attention. Compared with conventional therapy, cell therapy provides a new direction of scientific research, which is worthy for clinical application and promotion. This article focuses on the role of cell therapy in cancer treatment and possibly a good reference for the future.

ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ЗАЛИШКІВ ПІРОЛІЗНОЇ ПЕРЕРОБКИ МУЛОВИХ ОСАДІВ СТІЧНИХ ВОД В БУДІВЕЛЬНИХ СУМІШАХ

It is confirmed that the ecological state of the environment in Ukraine is one of the most acute socio-economic problems, and pollution of water ecosystems is a huge danger for future generations. The relevance of scientific research in the field of sludge wastewater treatment of communal enterprises is highlighted. The necessity of development of resource-saving technology for waste utilization of communal enterprises for solving important ecological and social problems of regions of Ukraine has been confirmed. The results of theoretical studies of sludge sludge processing technologies are presented and the most promising ones are noted. The study of physical and chemical characteristics of sewage sludge of communal enterprises of the regions of Ukraine was performed, chemical composition of products of pyrolysis processing of sludge sediments and their physical parameters were studied. The processes of utilization of dehydrated sediments by processing of sediment masses by pyrolysis are analyzed. New recipe parameters of building mixtures for use as a modifying additive of ash of slimes, as products of pyrolysis processing of dehydrated sludge sediments of sewage of communal enterprises of Vinnitsa region are offered. The component components of raw mixtures for the production of samples-models of building products have been developed, a program of scientific research has been proposed. An analysis of the results of experimental research on the use of products of pyrolytic treatment of waste as a filler of building mixtures on organic binder in the composition of asphalt concrete. The indexes of physical and chemical parameters of sediment ash are established and the feasibility of using pyrolysis products as additives in building mixtures is substantiated. The warehouses of building solutions with the use of products of pyrolysis of sewage sludge processing as modifying additives are offered. Experimental studies of the physical and mechanical properties of samples-models of construction products made on the basis of mineral binders have confirmed the possibility of using ash residues of sediments in building mixtures. The necessity of conducting the full complex of physical and chemical researches of products of pyrolysis processing of sludge sediments for the establishment of clear indicators of chemical composition of ash is indicated. The prospect of a new direction of scientific research on the utilization of harmful substances of anthropogenic origin and the receipt of a new variety of chemical additives for building mixtures is noted.

Tunable Tribotronic Dual‐Gate Logic Devices Based on 2D MoS2 and Black Phosphorus

With the Moore's law hitting the bottleneck of scaling-down in size (below 10 nm), personalized and multifunctional electronics with an integration of 2D materials and self-powering technology emerge as a new direction of scientific research. Here, a tunable tribotronic dual-gate logic device based on a MoS2 field-effect transistor (FET), a black phosphorus FET and a sliding mode triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is reported. The triboelectric potential produced from the TENG can efficiently drive the transistors and logic devices without applying gate voltages. High performance tribotronic transistors are achieved with on/off ratio exceeding 106 and cutoff current below 1 pA μm-1 . Tunable electrical behaviors of the logic device are also realized, including tunable gains (improved to ≈13.8) and power consumptions (≈1 nW). This work offers an active, low-power-consuming, and universal approach to modulate semiconductor devices and logic circuits based on 2D materials with TENG, which can be used in microelectromechanical systems, human-machine interfacing, data processing and transmission.

Новое направление в борьбе с маститами дойных животных

Новое направление в борьбе с маститами дойных животных

Reactive extrusion of bio-based polymer blends and composites – Current trends and future developments

Reactive extrusion is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly method to produce new materials with enhanced performance properties. At present, reactive extrusion allows in-situ polymerization, modification/functionalization of polymers or chemical bonding of two (or more) immiscible phases, which can be carried out on commonly used extrusion lines. Although reactive extrusion has been known for many years, its application for processing of bio-based polymer blends and composites is a relatively new direction of scientific research. This work presents a literature review on recent advances in the processing of bio-based polymer blends and composites via reactive extrusion. We described compatibilization mechanisms for different types of biodegradable polymeric materials based on: (i) aliphatic polyesters, (ii) aliphatic polyesters/starch and (iii) aliphatic polyester/natural rubber systems. A special attention was focused on conventional and dynamic cross-linking of bio-based polymer blends and composites as an effective way to prepare new materials with unique properties e.g. biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers or shape-memory materials. Advantages and limitations affecting future trends in development of biodegradable polymer blends and composites reactive extrusion are also discussed.

Еволюційні перспективи біополітичної аналітики.

The main goal is to study the evolutionary prospects of biopolitics as a new direction of scientific research. Biopolitics is an innovative discipline of modern political discourse that offers its vision of the nature of the «political man» and the motives for his behaviour. It is established that the scientific community has not yet developed a clear idea of the priority directions of research of this scientific discipline: some biopolitics see them in solving global environmental problems, others think about the rapid development of biotechnology and genetic engineering. It was proposed four perspective directions of biopolitics, which we would conventionally call «ecological», «conflict», «biotechnological» and «globalization». Each of them opens new horizons for biopolitical analytics and political science in general. So, advocates of the ecological direction insist on the integration of the international community around the issue of conservation of biodiversity. Research in the field of biopolitics will contribute to raising public awareness of the ecosystem crisis and demographic explosion. A person, as part of the overall «biosystem», has to be more respectful of the natural world. Biopolitics present its own view on the ethnic conflicts and the strategy for the prevention of international conflicts. Researchers of ethno-national conflicts talk about their biological foundation at the expense of the innate «mechanism» of recognizing «their» and «strangers», insist on the need to «raise» the international community of ethnic tolerance. Biopolitics who are interested in biotechnology, say that they, in the absence of control by the government, become a potential «threat» for humanity. The fourth direction is intended to analyze the impact of globalization on the state of health of a person, her place in this process.

«Ресурсы холода» в системе питания якутов: традиции и современность

The article presents a pioneer in the domestic historiography attempt of scientific understanding of the historical evolution of the practices of using the advantages that gives Yakut long period of stable low temperatures in the food system of the Yakuts during the XIX - beginning of the XXI centuries. While preparing this work, the author relied on a new direction of scientific research developed under the guidance of academician V. P. Melnikov - cryosophy, in which the cold climate is perceived as a source of additional benefits and opportunities to humanity. In this regard, the article shows the role of climatic conditions of winter time in the preparation of food and its storage. It is established that, despite the certain sequestration of practices of the use of such “cold resources” happened due to the complex of objective and subjective factors, they continue to occupy a serious place in the life of the Yakuts. In addition, the positive significance of the interethnic dialogue of the population of Yakutia was noted in terms of the exchange of experience relating to the application of the studied in the work “winter preferences” and its development.

МОДЕЛЬ РАЗВИТИЯ ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТА И СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТИ У ДЕТЕЙ СТАРШЕГО ДОШКОЛЬНОГО ВОЗРАСТА В КОЛЛЕКТИВНОЙ ИЗОБРАЗИТЕЛЬНОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ

The problem of the development of emotional intelligence and social competence in childhood is a new direction of scientific research in pedagogical psychology and pedagogy, which is at the stage of formation. The lack of unity of views on the problem of emotional intelligence in the scientific community generates many interpretations of this phenomenon. Relying on the concept of social competence of the famous Russian scientist A.I. Savenkov, who defines emotional intelligence as an integral part (substructure) of social competence, we substantiate the potential of various forms of organization of joint activities of children and propose a model for the development of emotional intelligence and social competence of older preschool children in collective visual activity. Interaction of children in different forms of joint visual activity provides teachers and psychologists with a rich base for empirical observation of behavioral manifestations of emotional intelligence, the evaluation of which is very important for a deeper understanding of this phenomenon. The implementation of the model will allow to update all the basic parameters of emotional intelligence and social competence (cognitive, emotional, behavioral), to contribute to the development of the content of procedures for identifying and quantifying each of the basic parameters, as well as the methods for their diagnosis and development in the course of activities of different subject-matter (artistic, research and etc.).

REFLEXIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE DIFFUSION OF ENTERPRISE INNOVATIONAL ACTIVITY RESULTS

Urgency of the research. The importance of reflexive management research is conditioned by the necessity of enterprise competitiveness insurance in a way of the increase of the level information supply and the ability to react to the changes of market juncture and consumers requirements. Target setting. Theoretical insight into the evolution of the notion reflexion and the investigation of the peculiarities of functional model structure of reflexive management are appropriate here. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Scientific research by O. V. Avilova, A. V. Burakova, V. M. Hurievska, O. V. Dobrozorova, R. M. Lepa, V. O. Lefevra, V. Ye. Lepskyi, M. V. Malchik, V. H. Marach, M. I. Naydenova, D. O. Novikova, T. Yu. Oharenko, O. I. Pokotilova, O. I. Pushkar, R. A. Rudenskyi, L. N. Serheyeva, H. L. Smolyan, T. A. Taran, T. L. Tomas, A. H. Chkhartishvily, V. M. Shemayev, H. P.Shchedrovytskyi, and others. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Reflexive management of the diffusion of enterprise innovational activity is a rather new direction of scientific research and needs the imperfection of both theoretical basis and practical experience. The research objective. The paper is dedicated to the researching of the notion of reflexive management, structuring and reasoning with the help of matrix games the model of the managerial decisions formulation variants in the reflexive management of the diffusion of the results of enterprise innovational activity and a functional model of reflexive management. The statement of basic materials. The paper considers the advisability of reflexive management of the diffusion of innovational activity results and the structure of the functional model of reflexive management. Conclusions. The method of matrix games can prove the rise of probability of reflexive management insurance of economically reasoned results and define optimal strategies of reflexive management during the interaction with a competitor, consumer (user) of the object of diffusion.

Влияние культурно-познавательных туров на состояние туристов

The article presents the author’s concept of the influence of the cultural and educational tours on emotional and
 physical state of tourists; it explains the new direction of scientific research as “Cultural tourism and human
 health”. The hypothesis of the study lies in the assumption about the positive impact of appropriate conditions of
 cultural and educational tours on human health: the condition of the tourists in terms of cultural and educational
 tours to various regions of Russia will demonstrate positive dynamics under condition of the correct program of
 tourist services, including dosed excursions, organization of optimal functional food, comfortable accommodation
 and quality of excursions that enhance the resilience of the body, restoring vitality and health. The relevance of
 the study is due to the following factors: 1) the worsening of the social problems of contemporary life, associated
 with unsustainable way of life that undermines the protective powers of man, dooming him to premature aging and
 disease; 2) the need to search for new meanings and ideas for the development of tourist offers in domestic tourism,
 especially in conditions of economic pressure by the EU and the US on Russia. The aim of this study was to
 identify changes of state to visit in terms of cultural and educational tours to develop a physiologically-based design
 system of cultural and educational tours. The study is focused on indicators of emotional state and hemodynamics
 (systolic, diastolic arterial pressure and heart rate). Pilot measurements which were made during the experiment,
 show that in the context of cultural tourism in the body of the tourists there are some state changes that need to be
 checked, scientific instruments/ conditions, criteria and indicators to be determined, a model of ergonomic tour
 and recommendations for the design of programs of tourist services to be developed. The results of the study allowed
 us to determine a new direction of scientific research – “Cultural tourism and human health”.

Information resource studies as a new direction of scientific research: Formulation of the problem

A new direction of scientific research is proposed, i.e., "information-resource studies." The current state of scientific investigation into information resources is assessed, and analysis of approaches that are adopted in defining the phenomenon of "information resources" is presented; the shortcomings of existing classifications of information resources are identified. The results that are achieved at the empirical stage of cognition with regard to information resources are summarized, possible formation of the theoretical division of information-resource studies is considered, general theoretical problems of information-resource studies (establishment of a scientific definition, identifying the nature, properties, and functions of information resources, the definition of functional metasystem of information resources, relations with the basic concepts of allied sciences) are discussed. Theoretical approaches to investigations into information resources and formulated prospects of information-resource studies enable us to declare that the transition from the classical rationality to nonclassical and postnonclassical rationality is inevitable. Attention is drawn to the integrative character of this new scientific field, which necessitates the recruitment of researchers from the entire documentary communication cycle in its development.

Life journey and scientific heritage of professor M.B. Vurgaft (to the 100th anniversary)

In 2013 it is 100th birthday anniversary of M.B. Vurgaft - world known scientist, one of the founders of the aqueous humour production and drainage examination by compression tests and tonometry in a normal eye and in glaucoma patients. Moisey Bencionovich Vurgaft, professor, PhD, headed the department of ophthalmology of Kazan State Institution for Post-Graduate Medical Education, later renamed to Kazan State Medical Academy. The student of outstanding scientists - academician V.P. Filatov and professor S.F. Kalf, M.B. Vurgaft has devoted all his life to studying one of the leading problems of ophthalmology - glaucoma. He was the first in The Soviet Union who has started to study the eye fluid flow, and developed original and easily assessable study methods that are still important nowadays. A new direction of scientific research of the department targeted on glaucoma studies was formed under the guidance of M.B. Vurgaft. Moisey Bencionovich had always tried to link the scientific research with the needs of healthcare practice. He was an outstanding diagnostician, clinician and ophthalmic surgeon. Professor M.B. Vurgaft had always shared his experience and had mentored a number of outgoing students, who are currently working all over the country. He is the author of over 140 academic papers, 6 textbooks, several patents covering various questions of ophthalmology. Using the scientific data, originally gained by M.B. Vurgaft, 16 master and 6 doctoral degrees (PhDs) were completed in different institutions of CIS, Bulgaria and Hungary. During 13 years he was an eternal head of the Tatarstan Scientific Society of Ophthalmologists, an honoured member of All-Russia and Soviet Union Scientific Society of Ophthalmologists, member of the expert board of the Central (awarded with the order of Lenin) Institution for Post-Graduate Medical Education of the responsible for the development of post-graduate educational programs in ophthalmology, member of the of surgical faculty of Kazan State Institution for Post-Graduate Medical Education.