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The paper starts with the presentation of some general elements for characterizing, from morphological, geological, climatic, rainfalls and hydrographical point of view, a national road routing, highlighting the specific particularities which are concerning the study of the instability phenomena. Further on, are presented the types of instability phenomena present on the national road routing, including the general causes that produced them. The paper ends with the analysis of two case studies, considered as being...

In the production of electricity in the Thermal Power Plants, coal is one of the fuels. After burning coal, is resulting large amounts of waste in the form of slag and ash stored in ponds. After completing the submission of slag and ashes in ponds they have to rentered in the natural circuit. Soil of tailing ponds has a small grain size and is permeable, the structure of ponds are landscaped with irrigation systems and drainage water. Also soils have a low nutrient content and contain certain chemicals that could ...

The noise of bandconveyors used in industry, according to the rules must be reduced below the maximum permissible areas where they are located. To reduce the level of noise pollution in the operation area on the bandconveyors can be used soundproufing panels. In order to not influence the placement of the panels of geographical conditions they can be placed directly on the metal structure of bandconveyors. Panels installed on bandconveyors to isolate sound can be damaged by vibrations arising in their structure. V...

Jiu Valley represents one of the most important areas for coal mining in Romania, thus industrial development has generated a high level of health and safety at work issues. At work places in mining industry, the staff of the woodworking workshops is exposed to various concentrations of dust, possibly leading, in time, to occupational illnesses. Thus, wood processed in mining unitsпїЅ workshops is utilized for temporary support of coal faces, wrapping underground mining, insulation dams, ventilation doors, etc. Th...

Developing products modified structurally and functionally that ensure health benefits is relatively recent and is the result of accepting the idea that food plays an important role in the prevention and therapy of some health conditions; these arguments are at the basis of the appearance of пїЅfunctional foodsпїЅ with пїЅhealth benefitsпїЅ. Modification techniques of non hydrogenated palm oil lipids (simple mixing, hydrogenation, interesterification, fractionation) are no novelty since they are being optimised th...

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) has gained worldwide researchers attention as a unique and valuable plant, primarily for its medicinal and nutritional potential. The berries can be capitalized by their processing in order to obtain derived alimentary products such as, e.g. juice and jam, as well as used for flavoring of dairy products. The dried sea buckthorn berries and leaves are used for tea. Lately, due to the fact that consumers are more open to information, so their level of awareness is higher, ther...

This article is the continuation of the paper published at the conference SGEM in 2016. European product standards generally do not specify the qualitative requirements for individual product characteristics. EN 14695:2010, which deals with the waterproofing of concrete bridge decks, is not an exception. The national standard CSN 736242:2010 sets quality requirements for bitumen sheets. The type of the modification of bitumen coating is not considered in quality requirements of this standard - the mass modified by...

Sulphur is one of the major constituents of lignite. In addition, it is used to measure the negative environmental impacts of this raw material. The presented study included field work and laboratory work. Field work was aimed at collecting coal samples, which were subjected to a series of laboratory tests. In total, about 150 coal samples were collected and used for proximate analysis. In addition, a large database of archival results from mines and scientific literature was collected. Overall, more than 4000 coa...

The assessment of antiseptic solutionsпїЅ efficacy for root canal irrigation in terms of dentinal tubules disinfection is a challenging task. The samples used for this purpose should be standardized according to bacterial counts and the depth of their penetration inside dentinal tubules. However, the samples could be contaminated with bacteria from the surface of dentin during the sample acquisition. The treatment of dentin surface with antiseptic solutions will allow to avoid this contamination and thus to assess...

In this paper we present the results of an analysis of 15 years of continuous GNSS/GPS measurements in Romania. The purpose of this work is threefold: monitoring of crustal changes occurring in the Romanian territory in correlation with tectonic processes in South-East Europe (Africa-Europe plate interaction), observation of crustal movements in order to establish the surface-to-depth relationship of deep earthquakes in the area of the Eastern Carpathians bend zone (Vrancea region) and improving the accuracy of th...

The urgency of sustainable development in the world requires seeking solutions to chronic problems of a number of the past decades. Several of the problems are associated with the environment and food supply. The current food supply system was based on conventional farming, yet such food was produced making negative environmental impacts. Organic primary food production is an alternative to the system, which is based on organic farms, the number of and the land area managed by which have considerably increased. In...

Atlas production is largely a joint work of cartographers and designers. By undertaking the process of atlas production as a GIT project, a team of collaborators might be developed to incorporate experts on GIS, remote sensing, spatial statistics, spatial databases and spatial analysts. Furthermore, when digital atlas production is designed as a web interactive application, the team is extended to include computer developers and web engineers. This paper explores a concept of student team work which integrates var...

Tailings ponds are permeable hydrotechnical structures for retention purposes, specifically designed for safely dumping mining waste from mining operations and for evacuating fluid tailings from mining sites. Tailings ponds are grouped in classes according to their type, intended service life and function at the mining site. Another important criterion of classification is the terrain where the tailings pond is situated. Tailings or mining waste can be defined as the commercially worthless fraction or the waste ma...

The article shows that during teaching courses on space geodesy, astronomy, and natural science conceptions at Kazan Federal University (KFU) all the possible modern technologies are used. The natural science conceptions (NSC) course includes a large part on astronomy. This paper describes the modernization of the educational observational base at KFU. The complex of space geodesy and astronomy teaching and the natural science conceptions course at KFU can be contingently divided into four parts: theoretical, prac...

The main scope of underground gas storage reservoir is to maintain a constant pressure in the national transmission system and balance demand fluctuation on the market, respectively to meet the load variations. Underground gas storage reservoirs also play an important and strategic role as regards maintaining the fundamental parameters (pressure and flow rate) of the transmission system within optimal values. The underground storage activity is considered to be an efficient process allowing a constant delivery in ...

Evaluation of explosion-proof protected electrical equipment in scope of certification is extremely important considering the risk of explosion that has to be minimized in order to ensure life safety and health of workers and to prevent damaging of property and the environment, as well as free movement of goods when they meet the essential safety requirements at European level. The purpose of this paper is to present the tests carried out on the cable entries with type of protection increased safety and flameproof...

Nowadays concrete is the worldпїЅs most widely used building material. A decisive constituent is cement, which causes in production nearly 10% of the worldпїЅs CO2 emissions. Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC), a new high-tech concrete with an outstanding compressive strength of 4 to 6 times the strength of standard concrete (NSC), is the most advanced building material in reinforced concrete construction and increasingly used in different countries all over the world. Due to its high compressive strength, bui...

The nature of the soilпїЅs foundation bears a major influence on the time behavior of a building. Geotechnical studies are chosen based on the appropriate constructive methods for the terrain situation. There are however, cases where, even if the constructive solutions are adopted accordingly with the conclusions of prior studies, due to an inadequate approach in the achieving process of these studies, there are deformations that occur in the structure of the constructions, that affect their exploitation process o...

The designation of protected natural areas aims to preserve the natural elements where the ecological balance is becoming unstable. Gradually, the role of the strict nature protection begins to be phased out, whereas most protected areas are an integral part of human settlements or represent points of tourist attraction for nature lovers. It is therefore necessary to harmonise the nature protection with the spatial development in order to minimize the negative environmental impacts and maximize the economic benefi...

Membrane stability reflects the ability of cell tissues to hold electrolytes under drought condition by retaining the membrane structure of the leaf cell intact. This indicator has been extensively used as selection criterion for different abiotic stresses including drought and high temperature in wheat. A low frequency of injuries is associated with a high stability of cell membrane, which ensures a better tolerance to water stress. The objective of this research was to evaluate the performance and breeding poten...

The magnetorheological (MR) fluids include ferromagnetic and paramagnetic particles suspensions with sizes included between 0.03 and 10 ?m, located in a carrier fluid (usually mineral oil). The complex fluid viscosity strong depends of magnetic field applied. Each particle can be considered a small magnet, which tends to align in the direction of the magnetic field. The magnetorheological fluids have the ability to change their viscosity when they are introduced into a magnetic field, due to the aligned particles ...

Until recently, the effect of various factors, which are due to the stressed state and physical weathering of a massif on the development of microfractures in igneous rocks in elastic-brittle state has been poorly studied. Therefore, the genesis of fractures of various sizes cannot be revealed and the strength of the massif cannot be reliably forecasted. The authors have assessed the conditions and formation pattern of microfractures in rapakivi granites from the Salmi massif, the Fennoscandian Shield, which displ...

The analytical review was conducted of modern scientific-technical, regulatory, and methodological literature in the area of existing experience in assessing the sustainability of coastal systems and coastal infrastructure, as applied to marine spatial planning. The analysis showed that currently there is no uniform approach to the assessment of sustainability of coastal systems and coastal infrastructure, as well as various impacts on the environment. The existing global and regional concepts of assessment of coa...

In the Czech Republic, the production of energy using fossil fuels - particularly coal - is still a major proportion of total production. The energy sector is and will remain one of the most important areas of the Czech economy, ensuring supply of electricity and heat to the population and industrial enterprises. In the power and heating plants is burned primarily domestic brown coal mined in opencast mines in the north-western part of the Czech Republic, namely, Usti Region. For combustion of biomass in the Czech...

This study presents an analysis over the action of carboxyl esterase, enzyme used on dough for pasta and noodles. By using carboxyl esterase polar lipids are formed, acting as emulsifiers and interacting with the gluten as well free unsaturated fatty acids are released, which can be converted by lipoxygenase (contained in flour naturally) resulting in the formation of hydroperoxides, which can act as oxidants and lead to protein strengthening and bleaching (oxidation of pigments). Enyzmatic improvement of pasta an...

The performances of the excavation machines depend largely on the tool and overall machine characteristics and on the other hand on physical mechanical characteristics of the excavated rock. There were more theories based on analytical deductions to explain the main cutting parameters on the basis of basic physical mechanical properties of the excavated rock. In this paper we use a new methodology, based on reliable laboratory data, which make possible to obtain correlation and regression formulas in order to pred...

The requirements for maritime application are very strict because of the effects of seawater on the materials. All the devices operating in seawater should be waterproof because of corrosion and electricity dangerous. This problem is more important for electric motors and other equipment with rotating parts where there is a necessity to seal the output shaft and other connecting features in order to isolate the motor from penetrating of seawater. Differential pressure between seawater and air in the motor causes a...

On the basis of data on the temporal dynamics of cross-border flow of the Ural River and the dynamics of the climate in the region during the twentieth century, as well as information about changes in land use and economic activity of surface runoff estimated sensitivity to climate change. Changing of a climatic temperature within 0.50? and rainfall of 10 mm results in a change of water flow rate of 110 mпїЅ / s flow and 20 mпїЅ / s accordingly. Clearly, therefore, the is a high sensitivity of runoff from even wea...

The chemical composition of rainfall over the territory of Northern Kazakhstan пїЅ the main agricultural region of the Republic is analyzed. On average for a year, precipitation belongs in neutral type, however for the vegetative period the relation of acid-forming anions to neutralized cautions in most cases is less than one, i.e. predisposition to acidification is observed. The amount of the sulfur, which is dropping out per unit area, is considerable. On the most part of the considered territory, it several tim...

Yogurt is widely consumed as functional food because of the good taste and nutritional properties (rich in potassium, calcium, protein and vitamins), being an excellent vehicle to deliver probiotics to consumers. However, its enrichment with various physiologically active ingredients could provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition. The reason for incorporating the sea buckthorn powder (SBP) in yogurt was to enhance its functionality, considering the sea buckthorn content in non-digestible oligosaccha...

Natural zeolites and synthetic ones are porous materials characterized by the ability to lose and gain water reversibly, to adsorb molecules having a corresponding cross section diameter (adsorption properties or which act as a molecular sieve), as well as to exchange constitutive cation without a major change in their structure (proprietary ion exchange). The exploitation of these properties underlies the use of zeolites in a wide range of industrial and agricultural applications and in particular in animal nutri...

Environmental pollution has become one of the most debated issues of the contemporary times, being a consequence of using imperfect methods in production technologies. One of RomaniaпїЅs areas where the environment has suffered as a result of human activities is the Jiu Valley, a place where the main activity was and continues to be mining. In this paper the authors aim to identify and quantify the pollution sources related to the coal mining activity from the western part of the Jiu Valley and, based on data rela...

The main aim of our paper is to analyze and make proposals on the effective management of individual items that have a significant impact on profit or loss and the possibility of elimination of production risks. Attention is paid to the issue of management of production risks in the manufacturing plant in Slovakia. To obtain the necessary data, we draw information from internal materials. For management, it is important to know what risks it could negatively affect them. Identification, quantification of impacts a...

Transylvania is one of the historical provinces of Romania, located within the central part of the country. This region is characterised by a marked ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious diversity. The main ethnic groups forming the population of Transylvania are Romanians, Hungarians, Roma, Saxons, Swabians, Armenians, Jews and Ukrainians. Over time, the structure of TransylvaniaпїЅs population varied significantly in terms of ethnicity due to its political and economic conditions. The evolution in populatio...

This article deals with a possibility of extraction flotative Ag-concentrate from the waste material, concretely slag arising from processing of silver and copper in the second half of the twentieth century, which is deposited around the city of KutnпїЅ Hora in the Markovi?ky region. A cationic octadecylamin was used as a flotative collector. The aim was to reach maximum metal content of the concentrate as well as maximum yield of Ag into concentrate during a decrease of raw material capacity. An anion active coll...

The global level of urbanization is growing. Some estimates indicate that till 2030 the degree of urbanization will reach 83% in economically developed countries. In this context, large urban areas are already facing with problems due to water and air pollution, noise pollution, forming "heat islandsпїЅ, energy consumption, overload of rainwater collection systems and human health degradation. In this paper are presented the benefits of green roofs and the contribution they play in solving problems in urban areas....

The activities carried out in the georeactor area during and after the completion of the process of extracting fuels based on underground coal gasification have a significant role in minimizing the environmental impact of the technology. Selecting the optimum, most effective method of removing contaminants from the underground coal gasification process should help to increase the safety of the process. The article deals with the idea of filling a post-processing cavern. The method involving geotechnics used to fil...

This work aims to analyze in terms of phenolic compounds of beverages obtained from indigenous plants, plants that are known in the specialized literature as being rich in bioactive compounds. Frum (2016) developed the identification method of the phenolic compounds, and this was based on a HPLC system, produced by Agilent Technologies 1200 Series, equipped with degasser, quaternary pump, DAD detector, automatic sampler with thermostat and column compartment equipped with thermostat. The measurements that were mad...

This article looks at courtyard spaces in large scale housing estates as places to support social cohesion, by the same time promoting sustainable development. Being planned as multifunctional spaces, courtyards in large scale housing estates in Riga now face lack of activity, are overcrowded with cars and green areas are often described as monofunctional and in bad condition. In the cityпїЅs territory planning documents the land-use of courtyard spaces varies between green territories, residential development ter...

As a result of the massive industrialization, the eastern area of the Jiu Valley presents a significant degradation on the environment factors especially on the soil and water. The influence of mining activities on the environment begins with the prospecting and mining activity of the mining deposits and increases with the development of the productive activities. In the Eastern part of the Jiu Valley there are two active mining fields of a total of seven. The choice of the sites for the mining perimeters and the ...

The use of pneumatic energy in industry as well as in the tertiary system is quite frequent representing 10% of the industrial electricity consumption in the European Union, the life span of compressors being relatively long, namely between 14 and 16 years depending on the installed power. Although the compressed air demand of a coal mine is covered by performant compressors manufactured by well-known producers there still are multiple possibilities to increase their energetic efficiency. The working method is con...

The objective of the paper was to emphasize the influence of the biological activity on the structural improvement of the compacted clayey pedogenetic horizons of two Chromic Luvisols, by the organic matter bioturbation. The researches were performed on two Chromic Luvisols from Romanian Plain, where the mean annual temperature is 10.5oC and the mean annual precipitation is 548 mm. The analytical data showed that clay content increased from the top layer of both soil profiles (28.9% in P1, and 29.8% in P2), to Bt ...

B?r?gan Plain, located in south-eastern part of Romania, is bounded in the south and east by the Danube meadow, in the North, by the Siret river lower meadow, in the west, is bounded, on the north to the south, by the Buz?u river meadow, S?rata valley, ObпїЅr?ia Mosti?tei, Pas?rea valley, DпїЅmbovi?a river, and finally the Arge? river meadow, this limit (particularly those starting from the south of C?lm??ui river) overlaps the interference between the forest-steppe and the restricted forest formations. From a cli...

The objective of the study was to increase the solubility of amiodarone hydrochloride by complexation with hydroxypropyl-пїЅ-cyclodextrin. After complexation a cyclodextrin/amiodarone inclusion complex was formed. The use of media containing surfactants is a suitable solubilizing method and as a result, a non-ionic surfactant - Tween 80 and an anionic one - sodium lauryl sulfate have been used. The dissolution profile of amiodarone hydrochloride and that of the inclusion complex, regarding the release of the activ...

Two identical hollow fibre membranes used for ultrafiltration as prefiltration stage of water drinking treatment were tested for assessing the efficiency of cleaning, by using hydrodynamic cavitation. Each membrane with outside-in permeate flow direction, and the same molecular weight cut-off (0.097 m) was placed vertically inside glass cylinders. One hollow fiber membrane was subjected tohydrodynamic cavitation and cavitation during backlfushing. For the other membrane no treatment was provided for comparison rea...

The studies on the effects of winter wheat cultivation technology and spring barley varying degrees of intensity on productivity, carried out in All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture and Soil Protection, allowed a detailed analysis of the positive and negative aspects of these technologies usage, and also they let us define that when the intensification indicators increase the productivity of studied crops increases as well, together with simultaneously reducing of productivity varying on years....

This work presents the results of the study of the different content (0-7 wt.% in increment of 1 wt%) effect of bentonite microparticles on the mechanical and barrier properties of gelatin/potato starch/glycerol (90/10/30 wt.%) edible biocomposite films. The biocomposite films are prepared by casting method from film-forming water solution and characterized by thickness, moisture content, transparency, mechanical test at puncturing, water barrier properties and water solubility. Increasing the concentration of ben...

Pruning is one of the most important agro-technical measures during cultivation of grapes that affects directly in increasing the quantity and quality of grapes and wine. There are no templates to be applied to all lifting systems - forms of crowns, because each variety has different pruning methods.The number of buds left during pruning depends on many factors such as variety, fertile buds, power - vegetative state of the trunk, agrotechnic and cultivation system пїЅ form of the trunk.The number of buds has decis...

Membrane processes used in wastewater treatment are categorized as the best techniques available at this time because it has advantages in terms of quality and costs. The membranes have different properties depending on the obtaining parameters. Their properties can be influenced throughout the membrane fabrication steps: when the polymer solution is prepared, when the polymer solution is applied in form of a thin film and also even after the thin film membrane is removed from the coagulation bath. Some important ...

Metal Oxide Varistors are today used for manufacturing state of the art overvoltage protection equipment, at any voltage level, being one of the most common power electronic devices existing on the market. They are widely used because they have a very high non-linear dependence between the applied voltage and the resulting current, and a relatively high energy absorption capability in case of normal overvoltage shocks or even in case of permanent overvoltages. Researches could be carried out both for finding a new...