Alexandra Ermolaeva

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  • Rebalancing Tools for Comprehensive Real Estate Management: Modeling the Demand Function for Mortgage Buyers
    Liudmila Tsvetkova, Larisa Orlaniuk-Malitskaia, Leonid Khuzhamov, Alexandra Ermolaeva
    Studies in Business and Economics, 2024
    The problem of real estate management in the growing environment of electronic and smart investment and sales tools is becoming increasingly important in matters of rebalancing the value of property and calculating the risks arising from implementing the mortgage loan agreement. This study’s purpose is to investigate the prospect of using a model for planning insurance portfolios with an account of the needs of consumers to insure the contract’s lifecycle in the face of rising uncertainty. The basis for the investigation was Kahneman and Tversky’s perspective theory. It allowed the unveiling of the difference between the need to fulfil obligations and the need to preserve wealth. The paper modelled and tested the utility hypothesis of homeownership as well as constructed a value function model for the analysis of insurance needs. To model the function’s expression and approximate the dynamics of the premium functions, the Approximation of One Variable Function tool was used. The assumption on the maximum growth in insurance premiums on equipment and furnishings for homes purchased with mortgages at 30-35% of the contract period was confirmed. It was proved that the utility of outstanding debt increases as the debt is paid.
  • Individualized selection of recent glucose monitoring devices for self-management based on competitive features
    Olga Krylova, Sevara Marchenko, Alexandra Ermolaeva, Natalia Shustikova, Kristina Dyakonova
    Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024
    Objective: Goal of the study was to systematically review competitive advantages of medical devices for glucose monitoring in diabetic patients.Method: The review is done systematically according to SALSA criteria and PRISMA guidelines. The search for eligible articles was held from February 16th 2023 to March 1st 2023 in Russian and English languages. The results were synthesized narratively, tabularly, and visually. The search was conducted in the following databases of scientific literature: PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, CyberLeninka, and eLibrary.Results: Twenty-two out of fifty-two manuscripts met the inclusion criteria. The most promising and advantageous characteristics of the evaluated devices, as identified by researchers, include the following: the capability for noninvasive examination; features that facilitate use by patients with fine motor, hearing, and visual impairments; add-ons and software designed to improve patient compliance, including in pediatric populations; and device attributes that enhance the speed and accuracy of analysis while being free of iatrogenic effects.Conclusions: With increasing prevalence of diabetes, glycemic control is crucial for preventing complications. The market offers numerous glucose monitoring devices (GMDs) with varying features, making selection challenging. Our study systematically categorized the strengths of each GMD model for diabetic patients, aiding informed device selection.doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9855How to cite this: Krylova O, Marchenko S, Ermolaeva A, Shustikova N, Dyakonova K. Individualized selection of recent glucose monitoring devices for self-management based on competitive features. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(8):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9855This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
  • TYPE 2 AMIODARONE-INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS: PREVALENCE, TIME AND PREDICTORS OF DEVELOPMENT
    A. S. Ermolaeva, V. V. Fadeev
    Problemy Endokrinologii, 2024
    BACKGROUND: Amiodarone takes a leading position in arrhythmological practice in the prevention and relief of various cardiac arrhythmias. Type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis is a frequent side effect of the drug. It is the most complex type of thyroid dysfunction both in terms of the severity of clinical manifestations, and in terms of understanding the mechanisms of pathogenesis, possibility of differential diagnosis and providing effective treatment. Due to the increasing life expectancy of the population, corresponding increase in the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias, the problem does not lose its relevance. Identification of predictors, assessment and prediction of the individual risk of developing this thyroid pathology is a necessity in daily clinical practice for making a reasonable decision when prescribing the drug, determining the algorithm for further dynamic monitoring of the patient.AIM: To evaluate the structure of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction, prevalence, time and predictors of development type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis in a prospective cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study involved 124 patients without thyroid dysfunction who received amiodarone therapy for the first time. Evaluation of the functional state of the thyroid gland was performed initially, after prescribing the drug for the first 3 months 1 time per month, in the future – every 3 months. The follow-up period averaged 12-24 months. The end of the observation occurred with the development of amiodaron-induced thyroid dysfunction or patient's refusal to further participate in the study. For the differential diagnosis of the type of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis, the level of anti-TSH receptor antibodies and thyroid scintigraphy with technetium pertechnetate were determined. The type and frequency of thyroid dysfunction, time and predictors of development type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis were evaluated.RESULTS: The structure of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction was represented by hypothyroidism in 19,3% (n=24), type 1 thyrotoxicosis in 1,6% (n=2), type 2 thyrotoxicosis in 23,4% (n=29). The median time of its development was 92,0 [69,0;116,0] weeks; the average period of common survival – 150,2±12,6 weeks (95% CI: 125,5–175,0), median – 144±21,7 weeks (95% CI: 101,4–186,6). The main predictors of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis were: age (OR=0,931; 95% CI: 0,895–0,968; p<0.001), BMI (OR=0,859; 95% CI: 0,762–0,967; p=0,012), time from the start of amiodarone therapy (OR=1,023; 95% CI: 1,008–1,038; p=0,003). Age ≤60 years was associated with increased risk of the dysfunction by 2.4 times (OR=2,352; 95% CI: 1,053–5,253; p=0,037), BMI≤26,6 kg/m2 – 2,3 times (OR=2,301; 95% CI: 1,025–5,165; p=0,043). CONCLUSION: The results allow to personalized estimate the risk of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis and determine the patient's management tactic.
  • Efficacy of tablet glucocorticoids depending on their starting dose in patients with type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: a prospective randomized study
    Alexandra S. Ermolaeva, Valentin V. Fadeev
    Almanac of Clinical Medicine, 2024
    Background: Glucocorticoids are the first-line pharmacotherapy for amiodarone-induced destructive thyroiditis. Despite the availability of clinical guidelines, there is no unified approach to patient management (indications for prescription, starting dose, duration of therapy and withdrawal algorithm). The issues of dose-dependent effect of glucocorticoids, verification of factor of delayed treatment response, prediction of severity and duration of thyrotoxicosis remain unresolved.Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of various regimens of tablet glucocorticoids in patients with type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis.Methods: This was a prospective randomized open-label comparative controlled trial of the efficacy of two starting doses of prednisolone 30 mg (n = 22) and 60 (n = 22) mg daily. The study groups were comparable for gender (men to women ratio 2:1), age, anthropometric and main clinical and laboratory characteristics. After euthyroidism has been achieved, thyroid function was assessed twice at 1 and 2 months during the dose reduction and at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after prednisolone withdrawal. The follow up was 15 to 24 months. The efficacy of therapy was evaluated by the time to euthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis duration, rate of recurrent waves of destruction and relapses. We looked for predictors of delayed treatment response and severe and prolonged thyrotoxicosis.Results: There were no significant differences in the time to euthyroidism (Mantel-Cox log rank test 0.859), duration of thyrotoxicosis (Mantel-Cox log rank test 0.813), rate of recurrent waves of destruction (0.721) and relapses (0.464). Within 30 days of therapy, remission was obtained in 11/22 (50.0%) patients in active control group (prednisolone 30 mg) and in 12/22 (54.5%) patients in the 60 mg group. Delayed response ( 60 days) was defined by recurrent waves of destruction (RR = 34.7, 95% CI: 3.7–321.8; R² = 0.430; p = 0.002). High risk of severe thyrotoxicosis was predicted by the age ≤ 54 years (AUC 0.749 ± 0.095, 95% CI: 0.562–0.936; p = 0.038; sensitivity 71.4%, specificity 62.2%). The duration of thyrotoxicosis was associated with body mass index (B = -7.4, R = 0.481, R² = 0.0231; p = 0.024) and cumulative amiodarone dose (B = 0.4, R = 0.472, R² = 0.223; p = 0.026). A combination of adverse events (hyperglycemia, infection, proximal myopathy, change in appearance, hematomas) and their severity were more frequent in the patients who had received the 60 mg prednisolone starting dose (p = 0.014).Conclusion: Compared to lower doses, the use of high doses of glucocorticoids is associated with a greater severity of side effects and does not ensure any significant acceleration of thyrotoxicosis remission. The potential factors of unfavorable clinical course of type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis are age, body mass index, and cumulative dose of amiodarone.
  • DUOX1 Gene Missense Mutation Confers Susceptibility on Type 2 Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis
    Olga Biakina, Yulia Mitina, Daria Gognieva, Marina Axenova, Alexandra Ermolaeva, Afina Bestavashvili, Valentin Fadeev, Abram Syrkin, Philipp Kopylov
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023
    Possible triggers and genetic markers involved in pathogenesis of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) or amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH) are currently unknown. This study aimed to analyze the association between polymorphisms in the genes involved in thyroid hormones biosynthesis and metabolism. Thirty-nine consecutive patients with confirmed type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis were enrolled; 39 patients on the same therapy for at least 6 months without thyroid pathology were included as a control group. A comparative study was carried out to determine the distribution and genotypes of polymorphic markers of the (Na)-iodide symporter (NIS) genes (rs7250346, C/G substitution), thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) (rs1991517, C/G substitution), thyroid peroxidase (TPO) (rs 732609, A/C substitution), DUOX 1-1 (C/T substitution), DUOX 1-2 (G/T substitution), DUOX 1-3 (C/T substitution), glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3) (C/T substitution), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) (C/T substitution). Statistical analysis was performed using Prism (Version 9.0.0 (86)). This study showed that the risk of AIT2 is 3.18 times higher in the G/T of the DUOX1 gene carriers. This study is the first report of genetic markers associated with amiodarone-related adverse events conducted in humans. The obtained results indicate the necessity for a personalized approach to amiodarone administration.
  • Additional Education in Digital Technologies as Competitiveness in the Labor Market
    Alexandra S. Ermolaeva
    Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2023
  • TYPE 2 AMIODARONE-INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS: EFFICACY OF GLUCOCORTICOID THERAPY, A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
    A. S. Ermolaeva, V. V. Fadeev
    Problemy Endokrinologii, 2023
    BACKGROUND: Type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis remains a significant problem of endocrinology and cardiology. Due to the increase a life expectancy of the population, the prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias and prescribing of amiodarone are increasing. Thyrotoxicosis aggravates the existing cardiovascular disease in patients, leads to the progression of left ventricular dysfunction, relapses of arrhythmias, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes. The tactic of further management of patients is complicated: it is necessary to resolve the issue of canceling or continuing the use of antiarrhythmic drugs necessary for a patient with a history of cardiac arrhythmia, as well as competent therapy of the thyroid pathology that has arisen. Oral glucocorticoids are the first-line drugs for the treatment of patients with moderate and severe type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis. Despite the appearance of clinical recommendations, opinions on the management of patients are differ, both among cardiologists and among endocrinologists. Often thyrostatics are prescribed to patients simultaneously with glucocorticoids, although it doesn’t have pathogenetic basis.AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of various therapy options in patients with type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The retrospective study included 38 patients (20 men and 18 women aged 35 to 85 years) with type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis. All patients underwent an analysis of anamnestic, anthropometric data, complex laboratory and instrumental diagnostics. According to the treatment options, 3 groups were retrospectively formed: without therapy (n=19), taking glucocorticoids (n=11) and combination of glucocorticoids and thyrostatics (n=8). The follow-up period was 6–18 months, including the treatment. The efficacy of treatment in the groups was evaluated by the time of reaching euthyroidism on the background of glucocorticoid therapy and duration of thyrotoxicosis; the search was conducted for potential predictors of delayed response to glucocorticoid therapy and long-term course of thyrotoxicosis.RESULTS: The average age was 62.0 [52.9; 66.3] years. The level of free thyroxine was significantly decreased after 1 month from the start of therapy in both groups: from 38.1 [32.1; 58.4] to 23.4 [19.6; 29.3] pmol/l (p<0.001) in the group taking glucocorticoids; from 73.9 [42.2; 75.6] to 39.3 [22.4; 47.2] pmol/l (p<0.001) in the combination therapy group. The time of reaching euthyroidism was longer in the combination therapy group (p=0.047), didn’t depend on the dose (p=0.338) and duration of taking thiamazole (p=0.911), the delayed response to therapy correlated with age (p=-0.857; p=0.007) and time interval from the appearance of clinical symptoms of thyrotoxicosis to the start of glucocorticoid therapy (p=0.881; p<0.001).CONCLUSION: The results demonstrate the dependence of glucocorticoid response on the age of the patient and start time of therapy relative to the duration of thyrotoxicosis, inexpediency of additional prescribing thyrostatics in type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis.
  • Pension insurance in Russia: Current state and transformation opportunities
    D. S. Tulenty, A. S. Ermolaeva, P. G. Raba
    Finance Theory and Practice, 2021
    The article examines and analyzes the essence of pension relations in modern Russia. The aim of the article is to study and test the hypothesis that an important factor in ensuring the effectiveness of the Russian pension system is a clear definition of the essence of economic relations in it, as well as adequate legal and organizational formalization of these relations. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the analysis of the validity and adequacy of applying (from terminological to organizational and practical levels) the classical insurance principles in the organization of the pension system, as well as the possibilities of increasing the efficiency of this system on the basis of the insurance sector. The research methodology is based on the analysis of the genesis and current state of the Russian pension system. The results of the study indicate that the structure of the Russian pension system requires serious reorganization, in particular, a clear distinction between the insurance (pension insurance) and non-insurance (pension provision) segments. The authors substantiated that pension insurance should be based on the classical principles of life insurance, and insurers who have an appropriate license obtained under the Law “On the organization of insurance business in the Russian Federation” should be involved in the implementation of this insurance. At the same time, non-state pension funds must either be transformed into life insurers, or acquire new functionality within the framework of pension provision (the non-insurance part of the pension system). The practical implementation of the research results and related recommendations will allow, according to the authors, to organically structure the insurance and non-insurance segments of the Russian pension system and increase its efficiency. The authors conclude that the construction of pension insurance on the basis of the classical principles of life insurance will make it possible to fully use the accumulated global and domestic experience of using life insurance as a reliable instrument for financing pensions. At the same time, it is necessary to extend to pension relations the norms of regulation of the insurance market and state insurance supervision, which have proven their effectiveness.
  • The Analysis of Implementation of Robotic Process Automation RPA: The Experience of Russian and Foreign Companies
    Alexandra S. Ermolaeva, Viktor N. Nemtsev, Peter S. Solomatin, Marina A. Selivanova
    Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2021
  • Market analysis of implementation practice of professional standards in Russia 2018
    Perspektivy Nauki I Obrazovania, 2019
    Проблема исследования состоит в том, профессиональные стандарты являются с одной стороны результатом взаимодействия между сферой труда, а с другой стороны -сферой образования, обеспечивающая требуемые знания и умения студентам, которые будут востребованы ими в ходе предстоящей трудовой деятельности
  • Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type 2: predictors and treatment options
    A. S. Ermolaeva, O. A. Biakina, J. P. Sytch, P. Yu. Kopylov, V. V. Fadeev
    Almanac of Clinical Medicine, 2019