Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has transformed both the modern battlefield and the microbial environment surrounding the war-wounded. Explosive injuries, prolonged evacuation, and limited opportunities for early decontamination have contributed to an unprecedented rise in multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infections. This paper describes how routine infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) systems have become inadequate under conflict conditions and how contamination evolves into colonization and then systemic infection as casualties move through the evacuation pathway. Building on the national IPC and AMS strengthening, we outline a complementary crisis intervention: the application of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear-inspired decontamination principles to routine trauma care. These measures incorporate structured early irrigation and debridement, antiseptic cleansing, removal of contaminated materials, and the use of dedicated decontamination spaces at hospital entry. They
are designed to reinforce existing programs by reducing microbial burden at the earliest point of contact. Implementing this approach aims to disrupt MDRO acquisition and transmission, protect fragile healthcare infrastructure, and mitigate escalating biosecurity risks. Ukraine’s conflict experience has informed the
development of this proposed concept, with formal implementation and impact evaluation planned as thenext phase of work.

Abstract
Neuroimaging plays a central role in modern neuroanatomy education and neurological diagnosis, yet its roots trace back to the foundational era of X-ray technology. This article examines the historical trajectory of early X-ray methods, with particular focus on the pioneering, though often overlooked,
contributions of Johann Puluj. Although early X-rays could not image the brain or spinal cord, they enabled detailed imaging of the skull and vertebral column, structures essential to neuroanatomical understanding. Puluj's innovations, including the use of an inclined anticathode, led to high-quality
skeletal radiographs, such as the first published full-body X-ray of a stillborn infant taken on February 2, 1896, and published in the Prague newspaper on February 11 and in a British professional journal in April of the same year. These images laid the groundwork for radiographic anatomy and served as such as increased intracranial pressure, neurofibromatosis, or congenital malformations, plainradiographs established the early logic of clinical neuroimaging. The conceptual frameworks theyintroduced for understanding neuroanatomy, for teaching its principles, and for applying them inclinical practice were subsequently expanded by the advent of more advanced dynamic radiographictechniques. Recognizing Puluj's pioneering contributions to the history of X-ray discovery not onlyrestores accuracy to the scientific record but also emphasizes the lasting educational significance ofearly imaging practices. This study highlights the importance of incorporating historical perspectivesinto neuroanatomy curricula to enrich learners' appreciation of modern imaging techniques and theirfoundational origins.
Keywords:
X‐ray computed tomography; X‐rays; cathode ray tube; medical education; neuroanatomy;neuroimaging.

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Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of mortality, emphasizing the importance of understanding factors that influence aortic size for better cardiovascular health assessments. This study investigates the correlation between the diameters of the ascending aorta at various levels and age-antropometric factors.. Utilizing ECG-gated contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans of the aorta, the research found that age significantly affects the diameters of the ascending aorta in healthy women. A direct relationship was observed between height and the average diameter of the aortic annulus level with a moderate correlation (ρ=+0.52, p=0.041). However, no significant correlations were found between body weight, body surface area, BMI, and the aortic diameters (p>0.05). Two significant multiple correlation-regression relationships were identified: one between age, body length, and the maximum diameter of the aorta (R=+0.79, p=0.01), and another between age, body length, and the diameter of the aorta at the upper part of the ascending aorta (R=+0.71, p=0.03). In conclusion, accounting for age and anthropometric factors is essential when assessing the size of the ascending aorta in women, which can improve clinical management of cardiovascular health.

Серцево-судинні захворювання залишаються домінантною причиною високої смертності. Оцінювання гендерних, вікових, антропометричних параметрів може сприяти кращому розумінню факторів, що впливають на розміри аорти, і допомогти клініцистам в оцінці здоров’я серцево-судинної системи. Метою роботи є оцінити кореляцію між поперечними розмірами висхідної аорти на різних її рівнях з віком, масою тіла, довжиною тіла, індексом маси тіла та площею поверхні тіла в популяції здорових жінок. Матеріал дослідження: DICOM-файли комп’ютерної томографії аорти з контрастним підсиленням та ЕКГ-синхронізацією. Методи: антропометричні, морфометричні, статистичні. За результататми дослідження у здорових жінок встановлено, що вік впливав на більшість поперечних розмірів висхідної аорти. Доведено пряму залежність між довжиною тіла та середнім діаметром аорти на рівні кільця: прямий середньої сили кореляційний зв’язок (ρ= +0,52, р=0,041). З масою тіла, площею поверхні тіла, індеком маси тіла та КТ-діаметрами аорти у здорових жінок не було встановлено доведених парних зв’язків (р>0,05). Встановлено два достовірних множинних кореляційно-регресійних зв’язки. між віком, довжиною тіла та максимальним діаметром аорти (R= +0,79, р=0,01) та між віком, довжиною тіла та діаметром аорти на рівні верхньої частини висхідної аорти (R=+0,71, р=0,03). Висновки. Врахування вікових та антропометричних характеристик при оцінці розмірів висхідної аорти у жінок є важливим фактором.

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The size of the coronary arteries is an essential parameter in assessing coronary anatomy, which depends on age and anthropometric indicators. However, there is limited data on the correlation between biometric indicators and coronary arteries’ size among Ukrainian residents. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the size of the coronary ostia and study their correlation with age, height, weight, body mass index, and body surface area in men with and without coronary artery disease using coronary angiography. The study group consisted of 98 patients: 64 patients with and 34 patients without lesions of the coronary arteries (treated as healthy or within the norm). In patients with no coronary artery disease, the ostium of the left coronary artery is higher than that of the right coronary artery: 5.94±1.41 mm versus 5.09±1.36 mm, p=0.013. In men with coronary artery disease, the average parameters of the height of the left coronary artery (5.45±1.10 mm) are significantly more extensive than the height of the right coronary artery 4.91±1.05 mm (p=0.005). In the healthy group, a direct relationship of medium strength between the data of the height of the right coronary artery ostium and height was proven (r=+0.34, p=0.049), as well as an inverse relationship of medium strength between the value of the height of the right coronary artery ostium and age (r= -0.35, p=0.041). No correlation of age-anthropometric parameters with the value of the height of the ostium of the left coronary artery has been found. Relationships between the left coronary artery index and age, weight, and height have been established in men with coronary artery disease.

Situs inversus totalis is a rare condition of visceral transposition in thoracic and abdominal cavities. Computed tomography (CT)-based morphometric analysis of the cardiovascular system prior to the surgery helps to describe vessel topography and size, choose the right surgical insertion site, avoid vessel trauma, and prevent hemorrhage during surgical intervention. We present a case report of situs inversus totalis detected incidentally in a 74-year-old male with the acute abdominal syndrome. Appropriate detailed aorta measurements are used to choose an adequate size of the aortic prosthesis during open surgical repair or endovascular aneurysm repair. An accurate assessment of the vessels on CT scans assists in consideration of the catheter diameter and the most reliable cannulation site. Vessel size correlates with morphological conditions (kinking, stenosis, occlusion), which may be considered a risk of organ malperfusion. The anatomical analysis prior to surgery in different anatomical variations may ensure patient safety and predict complications.