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In recent years, the Cadastre of real estate in Slovakia focused on digitization and refinement of data as well as improvement and expansion of services related to provision of data from geodetic and descriptive information files. In 2015, territory of the whole state was covered by a coherent layer of vector cadastral maps; updated daily. Analog maps are no longer used. All property rights are registered in owner's folios. The current open cadastral system became an integrated and modular service that utilizes da...

The technology of Permeable Reactive Barriers in recent years is one of the most frequently developed methods of protecting the soil and water environment from pollution. These are zones filled with reactive material, in which during the flow of contaminated groundwater, contaminants are immobilized and/or their concentration is reduced to the limit values. Currently, there are relatively few deep installations compared to shallow systems (e.g. <10 m), resulting mainly from higher costs and technical difficulties ...

Barium phlogopite is found as rock-forming mineral of groundmass in kimberlites, composing the Manchary and Aprelskaya pipes of the Khompu-May kimberlite field (Central Yakutia) and in glimmerite xenoliths, occurring in the Manchary pipe. Glimmerite xenoliths are composed of differently oriented phlogopite plates (up to 0,5 cm). Reversed zoning is typical for the most mica grains regarding BaO content. BaO content reaches 14,6% in central zone, and 4,8% in marginal zone. Mesostasis of kimberlites has phlogopite-se...

Today retargetable and cross-platform compilers are mainstream, because variety of hardware platforms is very large, and it is required to support general-purpose programming languages for these platforms. But retargetable compiler development process has very high cost. The main criterion is development time (develop, debug and maintain time, high entrance level). Some of the most popular solutions on the market of these compilers are GCC, LLVM. Each of them contains (in implementation) platform-specific code lik...

This work aimed to define when high ice content in permafrost sediments becomes a leading factor of coastal dynamics of Kara Sea region and to determine the place of this parameter among other factors of coastal retreat. For three key sections of the Kara Sea coast (Kharasavey Cape, sites of underwater pipeline crossing of the Baydaratskaya Bay coasts), spatial variability of ground ice distribution was investigated in the field. Changes in ice content and the presence of massive ice (wedge ice, massive ice beds ?...

Using vibration processing techniques in tilling is convenient due to design simplicity of the involved devices, as well as to efficiency reasons, such as soil compaction reduction. However, depending on the design of the agricultural machine and on the working regime, such methods can affect the environment, the comfort of the human operator and even his health. The paper studies some effects of the vibrations of an agricultural machine with an eccentric rotating mass, transmitted to the soil and to the human ope...

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...

Due to a nuclear power station accident in Chernobyl the soil, agricultural crops and biomass were contaminated by radiocaesium, in other words radioactive caesium (137Cs) within the Czech Republic. Focused on long ? term contamination, the most important element is the radiocaesium (137Cs), which is absorbed by both the human organism and the plants and is still deposited in the upper layers of the soil. Experience not only from the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters has shown that public access to up ? to ? date ...

One of the most important stages of the rehabilitation process, in the case of historical buildings, is to find the best solutions that can ensure, in the most efficient and nonaggressive way, the thermal comfort inside the building. In the study of this case, the authors identified several essential aspects in determining the best practices for assuring the heat consumption in buildings declared as historical monuments dating back to the 18th century. Among these we can mention: the destination of the building (t...

The paper presents the results of theoretical and practical research on developing the infrastructure for assessment of overall risk (explosion / occupational terrorist attack) associated with unwanted events such as major accidents that can occur at explosive storehouses for civilian use. The scientific research outlined in this article was carried out within the NUCLEU Project PN 16 43 02 15 - ?Research on increasing safety levels at technical facilities for storage of explosives for civil use?. The key element ...

The present paper focuses on describing the method of bringing dynamic space images of various celestial objects to the uniform reference system. This approach is designed to analyze coordinate and time parameters of cosmic bodies in various phase spaces.Based on this method, images of the Moon and stellar areas obtained with CCDmatrixes were studied. As a result, reducing the images to the single system achieved the accuracy between 0.05 and 0.11 arc seconds by declination and between 0.04 and 0.13 arc seconds by...

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 strategic management of the mining companies involved in the extraction and processing of energy raw materials still lacked a strategic tool to help determine the patterns of extraction of energy resources in the development of the external environment or external conditions. In this article, the authors sought to find a possible econometric model of black coal. Research is based on data available from the macroeconomics and mining of the selected mineral, which are analyzed using the multidimensional regressi...

The geo fluid mechanical model of the natural and technical system "the store-the protecting construction-the geological basis" which in the program PLAXIS complex has been realized in a computer 3D model has been developed for a research and assessment of reliability of the store of liquid industrial wastes. For each component of model it was set, taking into account basic data, the corresponding mechanism of deformation: elastic-plastic, elastic and viscous-plastic, filtration consolidation. As the changing infl...

Study of wave motions fluid is one of the most important and complex problems of modern hydrodynamics. This issue is receiving significant attention in fluid mechanics, hydraulics, acoustics, oceanography and physiology of circulation. Special mention should be made of the relevance of the objectives of the movement body of finite size in fluid, ship hydrodynamics tasks, tasks construction of coastal protection, as well as the increasing interest in modeling the planet's climate. The fluid flows in the presence of...

The article introduces systems theory in evaluating and forecasting environ-geotechnical hazards in the central area of Hanoi city. The advantage of the theory is that it includes all the conditional factors and causes of the hazards, as well as the relationship between the factors. The role of each factor is quantified and summarized by mathematical formulas, which can produce an accurate evaluation of hazards status and reliable forecast. The systems theory applied in evaluating and forecasting environ-geotechni...

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...

The effect of coke formation on the pore structure and permeability in the process of the in-situ upgrading of heavy oil under supercritical condition has attracted more and more attention. Studying coke formation induced by thermal treatment is currently an important task for selecting the optimum upgrading technologies for heavy and extra-heavy oils. This research is intended to evaluate coke formation through the process of aquathermolysis in the condition of superheated steam injection. In this study, upgradin...

The paramagnetic properties of core samples from the section of the reference well were performed on 62 samples (1478,1? ? 1455,3? interval) Zadon?s horizon Famennian period by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) for mineral associations of the of the Upper Devonian deposits of the Volga-Ural region of the Republic of Tatarstan. Thus, a complex of geochemical EPR parameters of rocks (Mn2+, Fe3+ in limestones, anionic complexes SO3, SO2, PO2, alfa = 15 * I (Mg) / I (Ca) ions Mn positions Mg / Ca in dolomite, C600...

The optimization of the station points stability position in the monitoring of civil engineering structures displacements in service stage is a necessity due to the fact that depending on the location of the station points the visibility and therefore the accuracy of the determination is maximized. Because sometimes these monitored objects are no longer isolated to afford a wide range of positions of observation points, sometimes even in urban agglomerations that greatly narrow this area and the optimization of th...

Climate change is the leading factor in the development of soil formation. As our studies have shown, not only long-term (for centuries), but also centennial (for decades) climate fluctuations can lead to the noticeable change in the areas and contours of soil ranges in the forest-steppe zone of the central part of Eastern Europe. In order to study the peculiarities of transformation of soil contours in time, the authors carried out the comparative analysis of large-scale (1:50000) soil maps conducted in different...

Dendroclimatic studies based on the use of various indicators of annual tree-ring structure (width, maximum density, cell wall thickness, lumen size etc.) have become widespread over the past decade. However, reconstructions of climatic characteristics revealed limitations associated with the use of both the width and density of annual rings. In particular, annual ring width, in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere and in mountain regions, is usually closely related either with June, or June and July air ...

The purpose of the research was to establish the links between the main characters which contributes to the realizationof production on the beans plant. The biological material studied was composed of landraces and varieties of dwarf beans. The landraces come from western Romania. The experimentation was done in field conditions. The experimental data was collected by biometric measurements carried out on representative samples. Statistical analysis was performed by determining the variance and covariance, the cor...

A hydrogeological map is a cartographic model reflecting the structure, regularities of formation and spread of gravity underground water. Traditionally, cartographic data on hydrogeology are presented as a rule in hard copies or in formats of graphic editors. Another large part of cartographic data is presented in the formats MapInfo and ArcGIS, which does not meet criteria identifying their belonging to up-to-date information systems, and as consequence, limit digital processing of data and its spatial analysis....

Lately, in our country, the necessity of expanding the transport infrastructure works has led to the necessity of designing and executing engineering constructions in areas with lands considered difficult in terms of physical and mechanical characteristics. According to the Romanian and European norms, sensitive clay of low consistency is included in the category of difficult land. This paper presents the main research stages of the physico-mechanical properties of sensitive clays found on a section of a highway i...

The paper presents results of research on the soil tillage in conservative agriculture systems conducted on different soil types, under different eco-pedological conditions in Romania, in order to substantiate their scientific suitability and the assessment of implementation possibilities in relation to the entire agricultural area. Of the total arable land of Romania, the land suitable to the conservative farming systems are 4984 thousand ha (49.6%), of which, 1567 thousand hectares (15.61%) are plane and slightl...

Nowadays, protection of any sensitive electric equipment against any type of overvoltage (including lightning applied on power networks) is a big challenge for the power electronics domain. The most advanced and reliable devices used in order to perform this operation are metal oxide varistor based surge-arresters. These polycrystalline ceramic varistors are made of a mixture of different metal oxides, where the main ingredient (more than 80-90% as mass concentration) is the ZnO. The real improvements of these dev...

The paper is a review of the current situation of waste management in Romania, focusing on solids recovery and recycling. Although some efforts have been made in the Romanian waste sector in order to reach the European targets within the deadlines, the national waste management plan update and waste prevention program implementation are delayed. At the moment, public awareness campaigns are being developed and implemented for recycling, without much emphasis on reduction. However, for now most of the waste ends up...

One of the ways to maintain the normal gastrointestinal tract microflora of poultry is to use prebiotic supplements in their feed. Among the prebiotics used in poultry farming, there are additives based on mannooligosaccharides from the cell walls of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. There are no similar domestic prebiotic drugs available, which determines the necessity and relevance of their development. For the production of mannose-containing hydrolysates, there was studied the process of hydrolysis of mannan...

One of the natural gas advantages, as primary energy source, is the opportunity to store it in large volumes under the same state as it is used by the final customers, without being subject to any state modification or conversion in another energy type. Gas depleted reservoirs are the first candidates for turning into underground storages, as the storage process is closest to the production process, but also due to the availability of a large amount of data which makes the reservoir to be well defined and also due...

Spatial information became ordinary for everyday use hidden in different kinds of both paper and web maps, navigation, and map applications. People perceive more than 85% of the information by eyesight. Also, the majority of maps is produced for reading with eyes. Visually impaired including blind people perceive the world differently and have the insufficient amount of possible ways how to investigate the surroundings. Also, creating a particular map for blind people is conceptually different, more expensive and ...

Lichens are widely used in studies of identification of various types of natural and anthropogenic pollution. As for mosses, they accumulate heavy metals and rare-earth elements. It makes them applicable for studies of a territory with long-term man-made pollution of the atmosphere. To evaluate the atmospheric air pollution in Tomsk and Prokopyevsk (Russia, Siberian region), the following two comparative analyzes were made in this work. Firstly, the elemental compositions of ash residues of epiphytic mosses and li...

The flood regime in the Prut ? B?rlad catchments is characterised by short, high intensity floods in the majority of upland rivers. These upland rivers are often ephemeral ? dry during the hot, summer months and wet during the winter months. In lowland rivers, flooding is more prolonged, especially near confluences. Short, high intensity rainfall coupled with low infiltration on catchments lead to flash flooding in upland areas. Changing land use patterns during the last 15 ? 20 years are increasing the frequency ...

In the East of the Russian plate oil-gas occurrences in Bashkortostan, Perm region and Udmurtia were revealed in the Vendian-Riphean sedimentary deposits. Industrial oil inflows have been obtained in a number of areas. Possible perspective intervals are associated with great depths, in particular, with the deposits of the lower Riphean. The deposits of the Lower Riphean in the territory of Bashkortostan were discovered on the Eastern-Askinskaya area. The results of a study of the material composition of rocks show...

The research was carried out in the meadows ecosystems in the Bazo? forest park, located between Timis and Bega rivers and in the Cornetu forest, situated in the meadow of the Arges river. In each 1 ha survey area, information on the biometric features of component trees was collected and increment core samples were extracted. The purpose of the research was to know the structure and the functioning of the specified crop stands and the elaboration of the dendrochronological series for pedunculate oak and common as...

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...

Hydrogen sulfide is a gas that is formed in various water bodies due to the flow of sulphate reduction and putrefaction of organic matter of bottom sediments. Hydrogen sulfide can also get in the water of reservoirs and watercourses with wastewater of various industries and farms. In the water objects of fishery and drinking water use concentration normalized, since due to the toxicity of hydrogen sulfide deteriorates the water quality, occur hypoxic effects and death of aquatic organisms, while for ponds with mud...

This year marks the 21th anniversary of the completion of the tallest building in Romania, the 351.5 m smoke chimney in Baia Mare. The Surveying-Geodesy team of the North University of Baia Mare, at present a structure belonging to the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Technical University of Cluj Napoca, monitored the verticality of the structure, immediately after completion, and then periodically, with a frequency of 1-2 years. This paper presents an analysis of the evolution of the vertical axis of the struc...

The exploitation of petroleum deposits in Romania within the ?icleni Petroleum Structure is based on the technological process consisting of drilling for exploration (exploration wells) or for extraction (extraction wells) in three phases. As a consequence of the direct or indirect discharge of crude oil and salted water, the quality of the soil and of the groundwater is affected by petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorides, gases and other organic compounds. Biodegradation is an effective method for decontamination of so...

Separation processes are highly influenced by medium in which separation is performed, particularly its rheological properties. One of the most important rheological parameter of medium is viscosity. Many researchers have noted the primary role of viscosity in separation processes. During classification of milled raw, with an increase in the viscosity of the medium (up to a certain limit), the overall productivity of the hydrocyclone increases and the distribution of liquid volumes leaving through the apex and vor...

European Nitrate Directive relates to water protection against nitrates pollution from agricultural sources. The Directive was transposed in Romanian legislation by the Government Decision no. 964/2000 with its subsequent amendments which approve the Action Plan for water protection against nitrates pollution from agricultural sources. Its objectives are to reduce water pollution with nitrates from agricultural sources and to prevent this type of pollution. According to the Action Plan in each vulnerable zone, an ...

For one motorway project in Romania, the alignment has to cross an artificial lake that was made for drying a former swamp. The alternatives considered were crossing the lake with a bridge or with an embankment. According to the geotechnical investigations, the soil in the area consisted of soft saturated clays of 10-18m followed by marle. Crossing the lake with a bridge involved raising the vertical alignment of the motorway to nine meters above ground level in order to ensure the clearance for the maintenance of...

The paper presents the need for the purification of polluted air from the highly polluting processing technology of an industrial shop. (paint shops, foundries, welding constructions, forging, etc.). Practical realization elements of ultrasonic filter and finite element modeling of the vibratory disk used in air purification system are shortly described. Besides these, advantages of using ultrasounds in the pollutant air filtration and purification process and an ultrasonic filter designed are presented. The main ...

The main objective of the article was to assess the impact of the selected interpolation algorithm on the accuracy of parameter value estimation. The following interpolation methods were used: inverse distance to a power (ID), linear kriging (LK), ordinary kriging (OK), and more advanced geostatistical methods including Lognormal Kriging (LG) and Turning Bands Simulation (TBS). The contents of copper and lead were determined for the economic series of a part of the LGCD (the Lubin-G?og?w Copper District, Poland). ...

Kraft and sulphite wood pulps are good substrates for enzymatic sugars production. Drying is a necessary step in commercial pulp, cardboard and paper products manufacturing. During drying significant changes occur in the structure of cellulose fibers. It is associated with compression and hornification processes, which have a significant effect on fiber properties. The aim of the work was to evaluate the effect of wood pulp drying on its enzymatic hydrolysability. Softwood and hardwood kraft pulps, softwood sulphi...

The article deals with the issue of mutual interaction between individual elements of the public space of settlements with a focus on its technical equipment. The paper focuses on a case study from the Czech Republic, namely a linden alley in the Jandovo stromoradi street in Frenstat pod Radhostem. There are described complex relationships between the elements of the public infrastructure which are situated in a very confined space and are currently in an inconvenient building-technical condition which threatens t...

Despite the existence of many technologies allowing for recovery of coal combustion products (CCPs), they still remain a product that is problematic enough, with their industrial use in the world lying in the range 40-60%. The remaining CCPs produced in the energy industry end up in landfills or are stored, thus losing their property. One of the main directions of CCPs recovery has been, for many years, the underground mining industry, where they are used, among others, as fillings in mining excavations, component...

The study was carried out in cooperation with the State Institute for Radiation Protection of the Czech Republic as a pilot project for the 137Cs Residue after the Chernobyl accident. The prediction of the development of the radiation situation can be based on an extensive soil survey. The current contamination of the soil with 137Cs was contributed by 2 sources: the nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere that peaked in the 1960s and the Chernobyl accident. Surface contamination in the CR from the nuclear weapons...

Bottom sediments of continental limnic ecosystems are of great interest to researchers as paleoarchives of changes taking place in the environment. Use of diatoms allows to reconstruct the main stages of life of lakes against the background of changing environmental conditions caused by natural and anthropogenic causes. The core of the bottom sediments selected from Pleshcheyevo Lake (Russia). The maximum age of the core was 5070±150 year BP (Holocene period). Diatom analysis of 73 samples revealed 127 taxa. In th...

In this paper we presented the calculation algorithms and the software for the calculation of the moving average with various windows, for calculating the analytical expressions of the polynomial tendencies of various degrees and for the calculation of the correlation factor variation between two parameters. Trend analysis is part of the field of regression analysis that satisfies the smallest squares criterion. The difference between the calculated value of the trend surface at a certain point and the value obser...