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In developing countries or transition countries, there emerges popular trend as local governments executed land use reform to achieve higher efficiency in land use planning and to allow better resource allocation in rural society. Land tenure reform is the first and foremost step to pave the way for later institutional improvement in the land use planning process. In Vietnam, the transformation took place as result of a new Land law in 1993, which endorse rural household as a production unit; they are allocated la...

Recent research has demonstrated that landscape fragmentation causes biodiversity loss. Our main objective was to evaluate the landscape fragmentation by analyzing land use and land cover (LULC) change in the Subcarpathian area, during the post-communist period. We used the spatial data from the EEA CORINE Land cover database (CLC 1990 and CLC 2012) to calculate six landscape metrics in the Patch Analyst 4 (Grid) software, in order to express the modifications in size, composition, spatial distribution of patches ...

This study is disclosing the composition of diverse parts of the one natural system. The research is based on system's and comparative analysis. We define sequential change of landscape units in the course of their moving up the Aktru River Valley (from the steppes of the Kuray basin to the glacial and nival highlands). The sites of mountain-valley tracts, which are characterized by the greatest danger for recreational and economic activity are allocated. Recently, there has been a descent of mudslides also from t...

As a rule, landscape conditions are not static. It is constantly changing, and in some cases repeats the trend of global change. In some cases, it is caused by the local, region specificity. The current landscape change, which is going on for a long period, is often human induced. The scale of such impact determines the degree of landscape transformation. The work is about Samtskhe-Javakheti region, which is located in the southern part of Georgia. The region is distinguished by its diverse environment, alternatin...

In this paper, a map zonation of landslide hazard and mass movements risks at the Goloord area (north of Iran), using Analysis Hierarchical Process (AHP) was performed based on the parameters of slope, slope direction, elevation, rivers, precipitation, faults, roads, geological unit and land usages. For optimization of the various parameters? effect that would lead to landslide occurrence, the effect dimensions of each of these layers were applied and the zonation of landslide risk in the region was mapped. The AH...

At present lasers are used in many fields of the technique. They are useful among others in metrology, incremental methods of manufacturing of the parts made from powders of metals or ceramics, to surfacing by laser welding (building up). Laser beam can replace traditional methods of machining, as far used in the technological processes, but related to decrease of the material and the turnings formation. However preferred in modern industry the cleaner production strategy recommends the replacement old methods and...

Lake Taymyr is largest lake in Eurasian Arctic. Late Quaternary environmental history of the area has been studied extensively during the last decades. However, Late Pleistocene and Holocene history of Lake Taymyr itself remain uncertain. More information concerning lake-level changes and climate conditions can be obtained by studying lake terraces. During summer 2016, several outcrops of Lake Taymyr terraces (10-m high and 25-m high terraces) deposits have been investigated. Here we present the results of litholo...

. Clusters are one of the main priorities in consolidation and development of innovations in Europe. Strengthening the competitiveness of the Latvian fisheries sector cluster is in the basis for achievement of the goals of the EU Common fisheries policy and management of the proper policy in the sector, which can facilitate growth of the state's economy, especially development of the areas important for fisheries. The aim of the research is to give a general insight into the Latvian fisheries sector cluster and it...

In this study, alkaline leaching using sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate analysis was applied on different raw samples while the raw samples were digested to analyse the uranium content prior to leaching using successively ICP-OES. The recovery of Uranium is by use of very economical alkaline leaching method. Ore samples: 1436, 1437, 1439 and 1440 were investigated for leachability of radioactive metal prior to leaching using digestion methods. Sample 1436, 1437, 1439 and 1440 assayed 918, 1883, 1757 and 121...

Environmental safety is part of the country's national security and is provided through legal and economic instruments. One of the main threats to the ecology of Russia is the consumption and production waste. The article deals with the legal and regulatory framework for the implementation of activities in the area of waste disposal in the Russian Federation, and outlines the main principles of economic regulation in the field of waste management. The analysis of environmental taxes and payments related to waste m...

Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic, photosynthetic organisms with long evolution, cosmopolitan distribution and great biodiversity. Many cyanobacteria produce secondary metabolites with hepatotoxic, neurotoxic or dermatotoxic effects, called cyanotoxins. Bloom-forming cyanobacteria can reach high concentrations in water basins and cause death of fish, birds and domestic animals, which determines them as ecological and health risk factors. Their simple morphology and high degree of variability make their taxonomic class...

This article is focused on the issue of lightweighted plasters. Lightweighted plaster can contribute to the contemporary tendencies of higher thermal insulating abilities of all structural materials with sufficient mechanical characteristics. Two mixtures were designed with the lightweight expanded perlite aggregate. The first one contained only expanded perlite as aggregate, whereas in the second one, the plaster silica sand was used instead of one-half of the lightweight aggregate. Lime-based components with adm...

The paper aims on obtaining dependences linking peatland and forest soil cone indices and the soils? deformation moduli. The research obtains results basing on experimental data on the mechanical properties of peatland and forest soils and theoretical dependences of contact mechanics. The paper uses methods of calculated numeric data fitting. The study obtains dependences of mechanical properties (inner cohesion, angle of internal friction, the shear modulus) of forest and peatland soil on the deformation moduli. ...

The paper is devoted to a research of ice cover parameters intra- and inter-annual variability along a section of the Northern Sea Throughway due to the global warming. The standard sailing route is situated between the Sabetta seaport (the Yamal Peninsula, Russia) and North Cape (Norway). The natural gas liquefaction plant in the Sabetta City is one of the largest ones in the world, and the liquefied gas producing is increasing. Now there is an imperative need to provide hydrocarbons marine transportation from oi...

The purpose of this study is to compare different classification techniques which are Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC), Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Random Forest (RF) for lithological classifications in the western part of Antalya province. During the study, main data source was used as Terra/ASTER image data. The study area (Western Antalya) contains eight different lithological units (i.e. limestone, travertine, peridotite, m?lange, sandstone, chert, clastic, and alluvium) which are identified in 1:2...

Presented in the article common forms of so called underspace (space under bridges, viaducts or flyovers) revival show that there are organizational and design solutions, thanks to which these kind of areas can be transformed to some extent in order to improve not only their functional program or esthetics, but also their specific and disadvantageous environmental conditions. In the article there are presented results of research concerning available and practically applied solutions within architectural and plann...

The aim of the study is to characterise the provenances of lodgepole pine ? a potential alternative to Scots pine in sandy soils ? and to recommend the most suitable ones for establishment of plantations in hemiboreal forests in Latvia. To achieve it, data on tree parameters (height, breast height diameter, quality traits, damage by cervids) from provenances originating from North America (53?-61?N, 118?-135?W) were collected in trial in central part of Latvia. The data were processed employing parametric methods....

The main target of this study is to identify informative features for characterizing the formation types of gold deposits in order to formulate the rules for formation conditions assessing, industrial significance and forecasting of new deposits. Database of ores samples from 95 gold deposits and ore occurrences from the North-East of Russia was collected. Mathematical processing of data has allowed us to compile logical-information models (a set of informative signs (elements), indicating their separating weights...

The first establishment of commercial highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plantings in Latvia were at the end of the 1990th on a few hectares. Since then, a remarkable growth has noticed and today the total cultivated area reaches 280 hectares. An increasing market demand for fresh and processed berries provides a future upward trend in the development of blueberry crop in Latvia. In general, blueberry is a highly specialized crop that has definite soil agrochemical and climatic requirements. There are tw...

The geographical location of Szczecin-Goleni?w Airport was described in relation to the country and the nearest city. Its most important elements as well as main users have been characterized. The approach systems have been analyzed in terms of the manner of operation and the constraints associated with meteorological conditions for landing, operating at the selected airport. Based on the collected climatic data from 2000-2016, using the graphs made, atmospheric analysis of the selected airport was made. The METAR...

This work offers a practicalmodelof anautomated environment parameters monitoring system; a multifunctional soft-hardware complex of technical solutions for collecting, transmitting, processing and analyzingdata.The proposed system can embed different type of sensorsfor chemical emissions monitoring in industrial plants.The whole systemis based on the LoRaWAN communication protocol and a self-flying drone system. The experiments showed that our system is trustworthy; the values collected can be used as reliable ev...

The issue concerning reasoning and evaluating the optimal bottom-hole pressures is considered to be one of the challenges in mature oilfield development. Bottom hole pressure optimization is a relevant and researchable problem, and it requires a nuanced approach to a solution development. Operators look to reduce operating costs in mature fields that are approaching cessation of production. The issue of production below the bubble point is therefore becoming more important. The paper investigates how an oil produc...

The aim of study was development of method of processing native starch by low-temperature biocatalysis without preliminary gelatinization, provides the production of new types of starch products. Was made studies of glucoamylase effect on native starch in water environment with temperature lower than sub-gelatinization temperature point. The objects of the research were samples of various types of starch (wheat, potato, maize native, amylopectin) and products of biocatalysis: modified starch and liquid fraction of...

The aim of study was development of method of processing native starch by low-temperature biocatalysis without preliminary gelatinization, provides the production of new types of starch products. Was made studies of glucoamylase effect on native starch in water environment with temperature lower than sub-gelatinization temperature point. The objects of the research were samples of various types of starch (wheat, potato, maize native, amylopectin) and products of biocatalysis: modified starch and liquid fraction of...

Land use planning strategies on regional and local level have in the last time gained a special consideration in connection to debates about shaping human activities in such a way that their environmental impacts are as low as possible, as such strategies are actually playing a decisive role in this regard. Taking into account technical aspects in connection with environmental and social ones, special attention has to be paid to the field of land use. A proper land use planning, beside land administration and mana...

Waste and the landfills have been accompanying man for centuries. Although modern technologies limit the impact of landfills on the environment, the landfills where waste materials used to be buried still have an impact on the environment. The studies into the waste itself are performed on small samples, mainly with static leaching tests. These are quick and relatively cheap methods. However, conducting leaching tests on small samples may result in failing to detect some leached substances. Lysimeter studies, due ...

At present, Slovakia belongs to the fastest growing economies of the European Union, within which since the end of the global economic crisis the Slovak real estate market enjoys the sharpest growth. Despite the dynamic development in new housing construction, it needs to be said that the activity in the sector of the existing buildings still does not reach the necessary standard. The paper is focused on the properties renewal in the private and public sector. The authors see the biggest reserves just in the renew...

Magnesium deficiency is on the rise due to intensive industrialized farming practices, food processing and evolution of human diets. Human nutrition needs great amount of magnesium, Mg deficiencies being rampant in many developed and developing countries mostly due to dietary reliance on vegetal food with low Mg concentrations. Magnesium is an element that we might describe today as an ancient mineral but essential to life, being a vital factor within our cells, helping to maintain balance, achieve performance und...

Magnesium deficiency is on the rise due to intensive industrialized farming practices, food processing and evolution of human diets. Human nutrition needs great amount of magnesium, Mg deficiencies being rampant in many developed and developing countries mostly due to dietary reliance on vegetal food with low Mg concentrations. Magnesium is an element that we might describe today as an ancient mineral but essential to life, being a vital factor within our cells, helping to maintain balance, achieve performance und...

The purpose of the present paper is to identify the main national documents regarding the protection of forest and vinicultural plantations, with a focus places on references including the remission of effects caused by climatic changes. Romania has adopted numerous laws concerning the effects caused by climatic changes, such as Law number 251 from 28 October 2015 for accepting the Doha Amendment from the Kyoto Protocol at the United Nation?s Framework Convention regarding climatic changes; Law number 57 from 10th...

The article deals with solutions for the management and maintenance of sewer networks and prevention of failures and accidents that arise on these large systems. In connection with ensuring the reliable operation of drainage systems for the urbanized area, the most recent issue of the renewal of these large-scale systems has become more and more frequent. Many of the sewer networks and their accessories today are not only at the limit of their theoretical life, but some sewer networks have already exceeded this li...

The object of research is making the statistical modeling software package for analysis space observations. In particular, the potential fields of the planets, the topography and gravitational fields are studded. It should be noted the fields of the terrestrial planets are still poorly understood. In the past decade data requiring precision machining have been accumulated for many planets of the Solar system. The purpose of research is improving the accuracy of the mathematical description and mapping of potential...

The purpose of the research paper was to manage the dry fractioning operation and find out a new solution for it?s effectiveness. Therefore, based on previous studies of the authors related to dry fractioning in centrifugal field on complex lipid mixture, the correlation between the operating parameters (time ? temperature ? centrifugal speed) and physic ? chemical parameters can be done through the principal component analysis (PCA). Starting from these considerations and from the fact that the pork lard is a com...

The purpose of the research paper was to manage the dry fractioning operation and find out a new solution for it?s effectiveness. Therefore, based on previous studies of the authors related to dry fractioning in centrifugal field on complex lipid mixture, the correlation between the operating parameters (time ? temperature ? centrifugal speed) and physic ? chemical parameters can be done through the principal component analysis (PCA). Starting from these considerations and from the fact that the pork lard is a com...

The logistics operators is an important link supporting supply chain management, which manages the logistics chain, co-creates logistics networks together with other operators. Logistics operators servicing automotive concerns operate on the basis of a 4PL model (Fourth Party Logistics), i.e. they manage other companies providing transport, warehouse, transshipment, picking and other services. The activities of 4LP operators largely determine whether the supply chains they support can be assessed as "green". The a...

Based on the common understanding upon the importance of co-operation between countries and institutions in establishing functional early warning systems and sharing the knowledge already existing on forest invasive alien species (IAS) and land degradation, it is crucial to find new approaches to address these sustainability challenges. At global level, we are witnessing a shift in the economic, political and social context towards more integrative approaches in line with Agenda 2030. In this respect, Romania adap...

In the context of urban planning, it is very important to estimate the nature of the roof of every building and, in particular, to make the difference between flat roofs and gable ones. This analysis is necessary in seismically active areas. Also in the assessment of renewable energy projects such solar energy, the shape of roofs must be accurately retrieved. In order to perform this task automatically on a large scale, aerial photos provide a useful solution. The goal of this research project is the development o...

The role-oriented concept of programming is becoming more common in recent times. Expanding the traditional object-oriented paradigm, it allows us to apply a more flexible approach to the development of the information system and simplify the task of the developer. The use of role-oriented structures in modern applications raises the question of storing them in a database. The task of extracting homogeneous semantic entities from structured documents has a high potential for solving with the use of roles or their ...

Prediction and monitoring of earthquakes and human-induced seismicity is still a crucial issue primarily due to the random nature of that phenomena. The continuous monitoring of earthquakes made by seismology is well known and developed. The remaining effects of earthquakes ? ground displacements, are much more problematic in measurement. Moreover, estimation of the scale and extend of ground movements caused by that phenomena often requires a combination of several measuring and analytical techniques. Currently, ...

The study of ethnolingustics (also called cultural linguistics, linguistic culture studies), a relatively new discipline of an interdisciplinary nature, is currently explained by a number of factors related to the need of studying the relationship between language and culture. On the one hand, ethnolinguistics considers the cultural significance of language units and language concepts; on the other hand, it studies language as a means of cultural realization. Ethno-cultural education is aimed at the preservation o...

The article analyzes the field studies carried out in the last years in the Russian Arctic, where due to efforts of the state and business the scopes of field activities significantly increased. This is determined by climate changes, more active exploration of the Arctic shelf and development of shipping. Expeditions are carried out in the framework of the state federal and regional programs, projects of the companies of subsoil users (Gazprom, Rosneft) and international cooperation. Activities at some coastal sci...

The one of most important topics regarding to the operation of long stroke marine engines is maintaining the serviceability of engines cylinder liners and piston rings. During operation of engines cylinder liners lubrication to be properly adjusted by adjustment of cylinder oil feed rate to maintain proper wear rates. This process must be monitored to avoid engines failures. Close monitoring wear of liners and piston rings gives opportunity to optimize cylinder lubricating oil feeding rates to reduce cylinder oil ...

During operation of Marine Long Stroke Engines used as a ships main propulsion, an excessive wear of cylinder liners and piston rings and problems associated with scuffing have frequently occurred. Such failures share the highest proportion in statistics of all engines failures. In order to prevent all these problems, it is necessary to conduct assessments of cylinder liners and piston rings condition frequently, during normal operation of engines. To identify wear factors of piston rings analyzed the wear records...

To live in Global Information Society we should constantly increase our knowledge. The wish to possess core competences is a main reason of lifelong education. Due to Open Society and development of ICT teaching methods are changing. Education 3.0 based on the idea of connectivism involves collaborative learning. The article describes the experience of integration Massive Open Online Course into the process of formal education within the framework of students' self-work. The authors analyze results of an experimen...

This article is devoted to transport problem, which is one of the main problem of any logging company activity. On fifth all the world?s volume of woods belongs to the Russian Federation. Due to the fact that cutting fund is distributed an unevenly and a part of it is in hard-to-rich places it is use is not effective enough. Approximately 40-70 cubic meter of potential raw material per hectare remains at cutting area. Cutting waste and felling residues great removal is considered to lead to transport costs in Russ...

The Arkhangelsk region is one of the leading forest industry centers of Russia. The region possesses significant chemical and mechanical wood processing facilities, producing about one third of the pulp and cardboard, also up to 10% of sawn timber, paper and fuel pellets of the total volumes in Russia. One of the forest industry?s problems is a historic underdevelopment of an infrastructure, in particular ? lack of transport links. Due to low population rate, the density of the land transportation system is minor,...

The amelioration fund of Ukraine is 5.4 million hectares. Significant areas of these lands are used by special drainage-modular systems with vertical and horizontal drainage. Such drainage is a system of vertical or horizontal fluid drain storage, located in a parallel way. These systems can be used to inject micro- and nanoparticles of sorbent or as filter-traps for already used sorbent particles. Therefore, a fundamental understanding of the processes of mass transfer in a saturated porous medium in the presence...

The investigated lead - zinc ore panel is located in the Blaznei Valley ore deposit, Romania. Applying traditional methods for determining the average thickness proves useful in its exploration, although there are only four points of thickness measurement, located in each corner of the exploration panel. Later, in the second stage of the exploitation process (preparation), when the exploration panel becomes an operating (exploitation) panel by contour mining of four workings, two groves on direction and two runs, ...

The contribution deals with the mathematical literacy of future engineers in the context of Industry 4.0. Even in this advanced stage of automation and robotization, there are situations in the production process where we cannot do without a human factor. No machine is and will never be so perfect as to replace human activity completely. But people have to be prepared for this situation both theoretically and practically. There is an example of practice in this contribution, which demonstrates, why knowledge of ma...

Nowadays the conditions for admission to higher education institutions in Russia can allow centralizing the procedure for competitive selection of applicants across the country to increase the clarity and publicity of this process concerning applicants, as well as to reduce the universities expenses for the admission campaign organization. The federal information system for providing Unified State Exam and admission can become the heart of such centralization, but at the present time there are no algorithms for co...