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The analysis of the system principles of stability of the coastal infrastructure in the point of view of marine spatial planning and development of marine facilities of coastal and marine territorial systems of the Russian Arctic showed that at present there is no unified approach to determining the assessment of the stability of coastal infrastructure and environmental impacts caused by several factors. To account for medium- and long-term climate, environmental, economic, legal and geopolitical changes in the Ar...

The article discusses photovoltaics in Poland in 2016-2017 and the legal situation of the PV market, as well as its impact on the development of the Polish economy. In addition, the photovoltaic market in Poland was compared against other European Union countries. The article compares and discusses the results of the annual detailed photovoltaic market research in Poland, including such aspects as: production and sale of photovoltaic modules, import and export of photovoltaic modules and prices of photovoltaic sys...

This article attempts to assess the impact of refrigerant plants used to cool the containers transported by sea on the environment. The process is based on studies carried out on one of the merchant ship capable of transporting both refrigeration and classic containers. The data necessary to perform the analysis come from reports on units damaged over two years. Subjects? CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions resulting from the consumption of energy used by the refrigeration equipment and its equivalent associated with t...

The research aim is to identify the growth pace, productivity and quality of Scots pine in age classes I-IX in the forest type Callunoso-sphagnosa. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), which occupies 35% of the total forest area, is the most significant tree species in Latvia from the forestry perspective, yet the growth pace, productivity and quality of the species in the forest type Callunoso-sphagnosa have been little researched. The forest type Callunoso-sphagnosa is rarely found in Latvia; it is poor in nutrient...

The importance of developing educational activities in a clean environment is a major requirement and necessity from the perspective of providing optimal conditions for stimulating creativity and personal development. Thus, the need for a clean area in terms of urban pollution requires a profound understanding of environmental factors (soil, noise) with significant impact on both the population and the environment. As such, we have proposed to carry out specific pollution analyzes that could be found in the ?tiin?...

The paper deals with the need to improve techniques and methods of valuation acceptable impacts on the ecosystem of the lake. Baikal. A study is made of the negative influence of discharges of harmful (polluting) substances on the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal. The scientific substantiation has been developed for the normative of maximum permissible impacts on the lake?s ecological system and the methods of determining them. On the basis of a statistical processing of hydrobiological and hydrochemical da...

Plants do not grow axenically in nature, but host a diverse community of microorganisms, termed as plant microbiota, colonizing different niches, both inside and outside their tissues, in the endosphere and ectosphere, respectively. These microorganisms are involved in major physiological processes, such as plant nutrition and plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stress factors. The aim of the research was to investigate the normal microbiota of rare plant species (listed with different degrees of danger in the ...

Plants do not grow axenically in nature, but host a diverse community of microorganisms, termed as plant microbiota, colonizing different niches, both inside and outside their tissues, in the endosphere and ectosphere, respectively. These microorganisms are involved in major physiological processes, such as plant nutrition and plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stress factors. The aim of the research was to investigate the normal microbiota of rare plant species (listed with different degrees of danger in the ...

In recent years we have observed a rapid increase in the demand for rare earth elements (REEs), related to industry intensive development in the field of new technologies. The biggest producer of REEs is China, which provides global markets with more than 83% of the whole amount of rare earth elements. It is worth mentioning that China has access to rich deposits of REEs, accounting for ca 37% of these metals resources available all over the world. For this reason, alternative possibilities to obtain rare earth el...

The snow cover is a climatic element, which exerts significant influence on the energy balance and the water circle of the Earth. The exact description of its characteristics is important in each meteorological, climate, hydrological and surface models and especially when assessing the snow water equivalent (SWE) and the threats which it poses. Snow accumulated in the mountain regions from early autumn to late spring is an important water resource, feeding lakes, rivers, reservoirs, groundwater and hydro-electric ...

The industrial objectives in which petroleum products are extracted (oil drillings, separating parks, compressor stations, deposits, transport pipelines) are sources of pollution for the soil and groundwater in the area. The specific pollutants in drilling, exploitation and separation of oil and gas for soil, subsoil and aquifer are: petroleum, pond water, detritus and drilling mud. [1] Starting from the fact that the activity in the area of ?icleni - Romania is an activity of exploiting petroleum products, which ...

In the last decades, transport and handling equipment sites have became progressively pronounced in areas that were recently lacking transport services. In many cases, transport services are not provided in mountain areas and in areas that have not been significantly affected by anthropogenic impacts yet. Local natural materials and asphalt mixtures are used for road construction, in which it causes road movement. Used asphalt mixtures are made up of mixtures of various organic substances, usually aromatic nature,...

The research aim is to identify the effect of a surface forest fire on the productivity and viability of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in a 23-year-old stand. The research was done two years after a surface fire that occurred in 2015 in a 20-year-old stand, establishing sample plots both in the area subject to the fire and the fire-undamaged area as well as in a pine stand of identical age that had not suffered from a forest fire. The research measured the dendrometric characteristics of trees (height, diameter...

The paper deals with general aspects concerning the assessment of the roads technical condition based on the calculation of individual, combined and general performance indicators. Besides general aspects, the paper also presents a case study concerning the assessment of the technical condition on the national road section DN 18 Baia Mare ? Sighetu Marma?iei, Section E, km 52+000?km 62+000. The assessment of the technical condition on the analyzed road section was realized according to the COST 354 action of the E...

There is environmental quality as a one of the factors determining the quality of life in EU countries. EU countries use a combination of different tools of economic policy to ensure environmental (as well as economic) quality. However, environmental protection cannot be implemented without financial support. The most important tools of economic policy, already traditional used, are economic tools, which could improve the quality of the environment and quality of life. Environmental protection has become a part of...

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 examines the exposure of mountain creeks towards illegal waste disposal practices related to the lack of waste collection services in rural areas of Romania prior to EU accession and the low waste collection efficiency following the closure of rural wild dumps in 2009-2010. The paper estimates the amounts of household waste uncollected and disposed in selected small Carpathian rivers in the North-East development region. The expansion of built-up areas along the water courses leads to waste dumping pract...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the level of pollution of water collected from Snagov Lake. The water samples were collected during May 2017 from five sampling points (A, B, C, D, E) from three depths (surface layer, half of maximum depth, maximum depth). The subjected parameters were pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total hardness (TH), chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrate nitrogen N-NO3-, nitrite nitrogen N-NO2-, ammonium nitrogen N-NH4+, phosphate phosphorus P-PO43- and some metals (Al, As, Ba...

Occupational health and safety is an important work discipline that must be included in the working life. Especially, developed countries have been able to place this discipline in working life, while developing countries have still problems. These problems take place both in terms of legislation and practice. The situation is similar to that of developing countries, in Turkey. The construction sector is in line with the development status of a country. The construction sector contributes both directly and indirec...

The paper highlights the necessity to implement a system for collection and storage of meteoric waters from the households in populated centers. For the proper functioning and operation of the sewerage system, the regional water - channel operator requires that the meteoric waters from each property should be solved separately. The solution adopted for meteoric waters consists in their use inside the household or their infiltration into the soil. The rainwater from the roofs of the buildings and from the yards wil...

The worlwide ascending demographic development automatically determined a growing demand of meat and other derived products from animals raised in livestock farms. Therefore, taking into consideration the fact that, every year, the need for animals food has increased, every compound feed factory (CFF) aims to obtain diversified formulas of final products, depending on the breed and the age of the animals that will be fed. To resist on the competitive market with this profile of production, all compound feeds facto...

In recent years, much environmental research interest has been focused on atmospheric carbonaceous particles due to their influence on climate and adverse health effects. Nitrogen oxides are also important pollutants entering the atmosphere with anthropogenic emissions from industrial enterprises, power plants, and transport. Basically, they are emitted when the fossil fuels burn and interaction of nitrogen oxides and water leads to form nitrates. The application of the method of isotope-ratio mass spectrometry in...

The main objective of the paper is to conduct a research on the applicability of the Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual reality (VR) in disaster preparedness training for society resilience. In recent years, worldwide and in Bulgaria there has been an increase in the number and intensity of natural disasters. There is an increase in the adverse effects of disasters on people's lives, social relations, economic growth and sustainable development. Prevention and reduction of risk is required. It is necessary for soc...

This paper addresses an analysis on atmospheric pollution done by road vehicles. The substance emitted by vehicles that are present in the air, depending on their quantity and concentration, affects our health, generates discomfort and alters the environment. Global warming, or the greenhouse effect, since a certain period of time, is increasing from year to year. The recent increasing in registrations of vehicles which work on conventional fuels from the past few years (diesel oil, petrol) have led to a worrisome...

Higher complexity of modern constitutive models often results in an increase of number of input parameters and time requirements for their calibration. Optimization methods provide a possible solution for this problem. A program application based on the metaheuristic optimization method Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is presented in the paper. The application consists of two parts: a subroutine with the PSO algorithm and a subroutine involving a finite element (FE) model of an analyzed construction. The subrout...

Article proposed automated control system for cone crusher, which allows to integrate a set of interconnected technological units in the control system and a controller installed on the SCADA-system operator station in the control of common hardware equipment. The most important functions of the automated process control system crusher are the continuous monitoring of the equipment condition of the complex of crusher mechanisms and aggregates in the process of work and the formation of a signal to regulate the pro...

From a structural optimization point of view, the design of steel lattice towers begins with choosing from various alternatives to develop the geometry of the incorporated trusses. The biggest challenge is to find optimal geometry based on experience. In contrast to some structures that are generally intuitive to construct, (e.g. common buildings structures), the same design for the tower structures is frequently built for several times. Thus, cost savings and performance improvements obtained by structural optimi...

One of the most important issues in the problem of fusing partial maps without common reference frames into one large global map is requirement of manually obtaining the locations of mobile 3D laser scanners that are used to scan the environment. In this paper, we propose a novel positioning approach to obtain the locations of 3D laser scanners. The main limitation of our approach is that 3D laser scanners must be equipped with long-range wireless interfaces or off-the-shelf long-range wireless interfaces must be ...

Research was performed on the application of airborne laser scanning (ALS) data for the assessment of land use and land cover (LULC) changes, especially for the monitoring of land abandonment and increase of forest succession area. An automated method was developed based on the raster product of ALS data processing, leading to a normalized digital surface model (nDSM). In parallel, a manual vectorization orthophotomap analysis and spatial analyses based on the official cadastral data were performed, for comparison...

Segmentation of badly structured images is a complex task for different models of artificial intelligence systems. The given work presents algorithmic solutions for intercellular relations measurement in peripheral blood. There has been proposed hybrid algorithm, allowing to distinguish three classes of formed elements: ?erythrocyte?, ?leukocyte? and ?not erythrocyte and not leukocyte?. The algorithm provides for two-level processing of the image. Analysis of geometric attributes of image segments and their colour...

Autostereoscopy is a method for effective visualization of three-dimensional models with the help of ordinary imaging techniques. It allows achieving the 3D object observation without the need for special goggles, displays or other equipment. The Method itself is using rapidly alternating images of given object taken from defined angles, mimicking the position of the human eyes. Such animation induces a sense of depth. Autostereoscopy can be applied to a static image or even dynamic video materials. Firstly, we ha...

In the understanding of the world economy, production factors are natural resources, capital, labour, undertaking and information. Availability and quality of the production factors in time is limited in proportion to the needs, consequently rational and efficient use of production factors play a significant role. The aim of the research is to reflect the availability and quality of the production factors in the Latvian fisheries sector. On the grounds of the methodology offered by the author and guiding by the av...

The collapse of the USSR has become a great opportunity for Azerbaijan to initiate and develop energy cooperation with the West because it is a country with large oil and gas reserves. After signing of "deal of the century" in 1994 first inflow of foreign capital allowed the development of new fields (Azerri-Czirag-Guneszli), building independent transmission network of energy resources to Europe (pipelines Baku-SUPSA, BTC and BTE), improving the condition of the Azerbaijani economy and the strengthening of Azerba...

The work considers information and computing technologies supporting regional deci-sions making and based on geoinformation web-systems and mapping web-services. The use of such systems for the information support of regional management is now becoming common. Long-term strategic forecasting and planning of territories development, solu-tion of various institutional and sectoral problems today are often based on the use of integrated information and computing environment, complex information systems of re-gional m...

Endophytic bacteria can improve the growth and development of plants, and also prevent the growth or activity of plant pathogens, reduce the aggressiveness or causative agent. Endophyte bacteria can be specific depending on the host. The properties of the microorganisms colonizing tissues of various plants can vary greatly. Therefore, the study of endophytes present in plants is of great interest because of their possible subsequent use in order to increase the productivity of plants and protect them from pathogen...

Endophytic bacteria can improve the growth and development of plants, and also prevent the growth or activity of plant pathogens, reduce the aggressiveness or causative agent. Endophyte bacteria can be specific depending on the host. The properties of the microorganisms colonizing tissues of various plants can vary greatly. Therefore, the study of endophytes present in plants is of great interest because of their possible subsequent use in order to increase the productivity of plants and protect them from pathogen...

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...

Trends in waste generation show an increase in the volumes of waste produced worldwide. Currently, municipal solid waste management is one of the primary tasks for environmental authorities in Poland due to industrialization and economic growth, growing income, and an increase in quantity and variation in the types of waste generated. Conventional treatments of municipal solid waste using landfilling have become more difficult and expensive in Poland due to land deficiency and new environmental policies. The objec...

In recent years ,highway of our country grows vigorously now has become a stimulating domestic demand in the highway construction, and the important factors that promote the rapid development of national economy, it attaches great importance to by governments at all levels, highways extending unceasingly, also provides favourable conditions for the development of road transport. To solve the above problems in practical engineering, we must be to deal with natural foundation, and road in deep soft soil, after proce...

A particular importance in the behavior of asphalt mixture is given by the behavior of the mastic formed by the mixture of filler and bitumen. Depending on the type of filler, the mixture has a different behavior in taking over traffic loads and temperature variations. At the same time, an inappropriate dosage of this mixture may adversely affect the behavior of the asphalt mixture in operation. This paper presents the behavior of the MAS 16 stone asphalt mixture stabilized with different types of filler (limeston...

Nomenclature and chemistry of mafic minerals such as pyroxene, amphibole, and mica within the felsic and mafic igneous components have important role in the identification of the nature of the magma. The different compositions with the different proportions of the mineral chemistry reflects their, thermobarometry, emplacement depth and tectonic setting with the relation to their Fe, Mg, Al and Ti contents. Pyroxene, amphibole and mica behavior are selected from the shoshonotic, silica saturated alkaline and silica...

The contribution brings description of the mechanical properties of igneous rocks, particularly syenite from Kamenn? quarry within the T?eb?? Massif in Czech Republic. It is mainly focused on impact of triaxial compression testing in order to obtain data about the rock applicable for designing underground structures located at greater depths below the surface. The mechanical properties were determined from series of laboratory tests consisting of following procedures: (1) indirect tensile testing, (2) uniaxial com...

Public transport is a key component of sustainable mobility in cities. One way to increase attractiveness of public transport to citizens is to offer shorter travel time compared to other transport modes. Ensuring faster and smoother transit of road-based public transport vehicles (buses, trolleybuses, etc.) is possible by active prioritizing of these vehicles at signalized intersections. The article describes technologies and principles of decentralized GPS-based priority system operation with two-way real-time d...

In Russia, new Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) legislation obliging larger industries to demonstrate compliance with Best Available Techniques (BATs) and to obtain Integrated Environmental Permits (IEPs), introduces also stricter requirements to environmental self-monitoring practices. Environmental self-monitoring is implemented by regulatees subject to environmental permitting, in order to ensure their compliance with regulatory requirements. The key issue for IPPC installations is compliance ...

The low ionospheric monitoring by very low and low frequency (VLF/LF) radio waves generates big databases containing information on high temporal resolution relevant to specific spatial areas. These data allow us to detect and model perturbations induced by different events. In this paper we present analyses of data relevant to periods around natural disasters. Our attention is focused on the tropical depressions which have been detected before the hurricane appearances in the Atlantic Ocean and the earthquake occ...

Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the reality of today?s architecture. Building Information Modelling (BIM) technique is a great opportunity for communication and data management in virtual space. Theoretically BIM has a sophisticated database, where the resulting software can simultaneously create the data and generate ?reports? about it, in the form of drawings. BIM cloud-based collaboration provides up-to-date information, where project data is at the centre of the process and delivered to the point of work, makes...

Building Information Modeling, in the broader concept of Building Information Management, is becoming a potentially important technology for maintaining and unlocking knowledge, as well as for promoting collaboration between participants in both investment and communication processes throughout the building's life cycle. Building Information Modeling can never really be just technology, software, or 3D object modeling. It requires knowledge and understanding of a number of abstract modeling concepts. Additionally,...

Human is a factor influencing the appearance and functioning of naturally set systems in the landscape. Its construction activity affects the events above and below the surface. The way in which the country is affected will be decided in the construction project in the planning and implementation phases of project management. During the construction phase, various stages of elaboration of the details of the project documentation arise. The current concept of the planning phase represents a burden for the coordinat...

In this paper we want to emphasize the current challenge in integration of BIM, GIS and CAD. In BIM can be identified and managed the existing relationship between architectural, structure layout and mechanical, electrical and hydraulic services. GIS is managing locations, identifying trends, patterns and 2D or 3D models. Integrating of GIS and BIM (originally developed for different purposes) will have an important impact on solving problems in the civil, building and infrastructure sectors. In our study were ana...

The last decade has witnessed an exponential increasing in the number and the size of data centers. This expansion was driven by the increasing demand for digital products and services from the various sectors of the economy. Data center operators are faced with an increasing pressure for managing their facilities more efficiently and cost effectively such that they achieve 100 percent uptime. This is a difficult task to overcome, taking into account that energy consumption is the fastest growing component of data...