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The reliable determination of solid material thermal properties (thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and heat capacity) are significant for various industries. Knowledge of thermophysical characteristics of reservoir rocks is essential in developing high viscous oil deposits by thermal methods. One of the biggest problems in experimental investigation of thermophysical properties concerns with measurement errors due to multidimensional character of thermal flow (generally, in most cases, one-dimensional theo...

One of the factors looked upon as an intrinsic constituent contributing to the technosphere as a true phenomenon in the development of the humanity is industrialization. Being powered by fossil fuels, it greatly accelerated urbanization and enabled enormous development in agriculture. The latter could not but be the reason for mass migrations of people to cities which in turn created another positive effect ?urbanization? and ?urban metabolism? coined by Abel Wolman in 1965. The model considered the flow of materi...

English as the language of business, science and academia is widespread throughout the world. The concern about proficiency level in ESP (English for Specific Purposes) is significant because it is the language used for sharing research results, academic learning and must effectively and efficiently receive and convey messages for professional purposes. Researchers and practitioners in many countries analyze the data on global changes in society and the role of English in these changes. As a result the general str...