ABSTRACT:
The Department of Normal Physiology of Karaganda Medical University (Kazakhstan) has been actively participating in academic mobility under the SCORE program since 2015. A university student has the opportunity to familiarize himself with and complete a scientific project under the guidance of teachers from a foreign university in any country, immersing himself in the social conditions and culture of the host country. The purpose of this study was: to study the mechanisms of adaptation of a foreign student to the new climatic and social conditions of Kazakhstan when carrying out a scientific project; comparison of the reserve capabilities of the body of a foreign student with the level of regulation of the functional systems of Kazakh students. Materials and methods. The adaptation mechanisms of a Brazilian student from UNIVÁS, Minas Gerais and Kazakh students (56 boys, 50 girls) from KSMU, Karaganda were studied. To assess the body's adaptive reactions and the functional state of regulatory systems, the HRV analysis method was used. The main statistical, variational and complex indicators of the CIG before and after physical activity (Martine's test) were determined and analyzed. The predominance of modulating sympathetic-parasympathetic regulatory influence over humoral-metabolic and central ergotropic regulatory stimuli in Kazakhstani students was revealed. A comparative analysis of the dynamics of indicators RRNN, Mo, RRmax, RRmin, AMo and the values of complex indicators: VRI (vegetative rhythm index), IVE (Index vegetative equilibria), IARP (indicator of the adequacy of regulatory processes), SI (stress index) showed more pronounced activity of the parasympathetic department of autonomic regulation in boys (Kazakhstan and Brazil) compared to girls. Compared to Kazakh students, the activity of the parasympathetic division of the ANS in the Brazilian student is more pronounced, as indicated by complex indicators of HRV (variation range, IVE, VRI) reduced below the norm. Conclusion. It is necessary to ensure that the reserve capabilities of adaptation mechanisms are determined in all candidates for the SCORE program before the start of mobility using the HRV method. This will allow us to identify the candidate’s individual adaptation characteristics, which will prevent possible depletion of adaptation mechanisms and will help to successfully complete the research project, enjoying the acquaintance with the culture of the host country.