[Electronic textbooks and libraries abroad].

Electronic textbooks and libraries abroad. - The current article presents a brief analysis of the modern state and perspectives of electronic textbooks and libraries abroad. The material is based on the open access foreign internet sources. Using particular examples it has been shown that despite a long history of electronic textbooks and libraries development, the latter remains at the very early stage. The bureaucratic attempts to speed up this process result in costly failures. It is necessary a painstaking and cautious work in the mode of scientific practical experiment to give electronic textbooks and libraries a chance to make worthy contribution into the progress of training, education and culture.

[Medical provision in the Arctic: 2015].

The current article is a brief review of the, 2015 foreign scientific publications dedicated to medical provision in the Arctic. The review begins from the problem of water supply. Then the publications from the field offood supply, epidemiology and infectious diseases, suicide, and telemedicine are reviewed in a shorter manner. In conclusion it is pointed out that diversity and uniqueness of the Arctic medicine problems require complex approach for' the problems solution which can be accomplished by establishing a specialized scientific practical center.

Effectiveness of infrared-terahertz radiation with acupuncture in the initial period of ischemic stroke.

Effectiveness of infrared-terahertz radiation with acupuncture in the initial period of ischemic stroke. This article presents the data of observational retrospective clinical investigation aiming at generalization of the experience of usage of infrared terahertz radiation combined with acupuncture for treatment of the patients in the initial period of ischemic stroke. The experimental group contained 30 patients which had various clinical problems at the initial period of hospitalization. The attempts to dissolve these problems within the acceptable period of time employing domestic and international standard treatment approaches failed. The control group consisted of 31 patients with uncomplicated course of stroke. The patients of the experimental group in addition to the standard treatment received infrared terahertz treatment (device ) combined with acupuncture. Despite the fact that the condition of the patients in the experimental group at admission was much serious than in the control group, at the time of discharge the level of functioning of the first group was definitely higher than the second. In 6 months that superiority increased and has been retained during two years of following up. Despite the fact that the employed in the current investigation method has been used for dissolving different clinical problems, it has been resulted in increase of the general level of functioning proved by the dynamics of such an integral criterion as index Barthel. This means that employment of infrared terahertz radiation in the stroke patients possesses the systemic effect. To recommend the discussed method for treatment of all patients in the initial period of stroke as well as its repeated employment during rehabilitation the separate prospective randomized clinical trials should be undertaken.

Medical Service of the Polish Armed Forces.

The article is a brief description of the current state of Polish Armed Forces medical service and is based on the study of open access foreign sources. At the beginning, general information about Poland, its Aimed Forces, and their medical service is presented. Then the medical service particular features are described with more detail, namely, the organization of the inpatient and outpatient treatment, medical supply, scientific research, combat medicine, medical staff education and training, medical service personnel income.

[Medical Service of the Finnish Defence Forces].

Thee article is a brief description of the current state of the Finnish Defence Forces medical service and is based on the study of the open access foreign sources. At the beginning, the general information about Finland, the Finnish Defence Forces, and their medical service is presented. Then some particular features are described with more detail, namely, the organization of the inpatient and outpatient treatment, medical supply, scientific research, combat medicine, medical staff education and training, medical , service personnel income.

[Medical Service of the Latvian National Armed Forces].

The article is a brief description of the current state of the Latvian National Armed Forces medical service and is based on the study of the open access foreign sources. At the beginning, the general information about Latvia, its Armed Forces, and their medical service is presented. Then the medical service particular features are described with more detail, namely, the organization of inpatient and outpatient treatment, medical supply, scientific research, combat medicine, medical staff education and training, medical service personnel income.

[The current conceptions of non-pharmacological therapeutic methods capabilities and mechanism of their action].

The current conceptions of non- pharmacological therapeutic methods capabilities and mechanism of their action. The current article demonstrates the modern capabilities of non-pharmacological therapeutic methods on the example of effective use of infrared-terahertz radiation and acupuncture in cases when the standard treatments failed. The first clinical presentation describes the case of successful intervention in the stroke patient on his 18 day of staying in coma. The second presentation dedicates to rehabilitation of a post-stroke patient with hemiparesis and wheelchair use for five years. Then the modern approaches to understanding the employed methods are proposed. The developing concept is based on the idea that the applied therapeutic modalitiy forms an afferent matrix-challenge in the central nervous system to which the latter elaborates the reciprocal efferent matrix-response. In the process of reaction the central nervous system performs a kind of reboot of its system functional connections thus eliminating stagnant pathological dominants and inhibitions. It is proposed to employ the accumulated experience in the conditions of increasing restriction of drugs and medical devices import.

[The network organization of medical research in the US Armed Forces].

The current article is dedicated to the network mode of medical scientific research organization in the US Armed Forces exploring the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine as an example. The following features of the institute are examined: the structure, definition of scientific research goals and tasks, financing, management, areas of research, the next generation of the institute. In conclusion some characteristic features of network scientific research establishment and required legal conditions are determined.

[Medical research in the US Armed Forces. (Report 5). The US Air Force and Coast Guard].

The present article is the last part of the review dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Armed Forces. The first through fourth parts were published in the previous issues of the journal. Specifically this article is dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Air Force and Coast Guard. It is shown that in the US Air Force the medical research is conducted in the Air Force Research Laboratory and in the US Coast Guard--in its Research and Development Center. The particular research programs conducted in the above mentioned units are discussed.

[Medical research in the US Armed Forces. Part 4].

The present article is the fourth part of the review dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Armed Forces. The first, second and the third parts were published in the previous issues of the journal. Specifically this article is dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Navy. It is shown that in the US Navy the fundamental and a part of applied investigations are conducted in the Office of Naval Research while more practical research is carried out at the Naval Medical Research Center. The latter includes the Naval Health Research Center, the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory and seven Naval Medical Research Units which are successively presented. The particular research programs conducted in the above mentioned organizations are discussed.

[Medical research in the US armed Forces (review of foreign internet-publications)].

The present review is dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Armed Forces. At the beginning of the review a brief description of the US Armed Forces and their medical services is presented. Then.the main research organizations are successively presented: in the first part--from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in the second--from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in the third through fifth--from the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and US Coast Guard. In conclusion the current state of the US Armed Forces scientific research is appraised.

[Scientific-medical research in the US Armed Forces (Report 2)].

The present article is the second part of the review dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Armed Forces. The first part has been published in the previous issue of the journal. Specifically this article is dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. The following units are successively presented: the Defense Medical Research and Development Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. The particular research programs conducting in the above mentioned institutions are presented.

[Medical research in the US Armed Forces (Report 3). The US Army].

The US Army. The present article is the third part of the review dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Armed Forces. The first and the second parts have been published in the previous issuses of the journal. Specifically this article is dedicated to organization and management of medical research in the US Army. It is shown that in the US Army the medical and biological research is conducted and coordinated by the special US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. The following units are successively presented: US Army Institute of Surgical Research, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. The particular research programs conducting in the above mentioned institutions are presented.