The Study of Radiolysis of Ba(NO[3])[2] by ESR

Irradiation of Ba(NO[3])[2] [gamma]-rays at 308 K at increasing absorbed dose creates several new PC: 1, 2, 3, X. All of these are characterized by almost isotropic g-factor. Comparison of the observed parameters with literature data allows us to identify the PC as follows: 1 - O[3]{-}, 2 -O{-}. PC 3 and X presumably attributed to the complex centers [NO[2]...O[2]] or [NO[2]{-}...O{-}...O[2]]and [O{-}...O[2]], respectively

Conformer of the peroxynitrite ion formed under photolysis of crystalline alkali nitrates – cis or trans?

The optical and infrared reflectance spectra of the crystalline powders prepared by co-crystallization of caesium nitrate, nitrite, and peroxynitrite from alkali solution have been studied. We find that the trans conformer forms under photolysis of crystalline pure caesium nitrate. Under its dissolution the trans conformer transforms to the cis conformer

The Phenomenon of Love in the Context of a Civilization Crisis . Commentary on Chapter 15 of The Ways and Power of Love by Pitirim Sorokin

The object of this study is the work of the outstanding sociologist and philosopher of the 20th century Pitirim A. Sorokin as is evident from his work The Ways and Power of Love: Types, Factors, and Techniques of Moral Transformation [Sorokin, 1954]. Herein Sorokin provided his elaborate scientific analysis of the crisis state of contemporary society and considered the causes of this phenomenon. To put the above-mentioned ideas into the context of Sorokin’s scientific and philosophical theories means to organize into a system his approaches to crisis phenomena of the contemporary society. Moreover, the solutions suggested by P. Sorokin need to be compared across his various works. Still The Ways... with its analysis of philosophical and religious understanding of love, its functioning, and versatility, makes up the heart of the research. According to the philosopher, love is an ultimate cure for societal maladies and evils. It is love that is capable of turning societies over in the times of crisis and collapse of sensual culture. Sensual culture is stated as one of three cultural supersystems evolving in cycles. That said, love is a real social process that determines the minimal level of consensus in a society. It should be noted that despite having no translation into the Russian language, Sorokin’s book has been widely introduced into the scholarly discourse and those concerned are well aware of its importance. My translation of Chapter 15 of the work presented in this issue of the journal Concept: Philosophy, Religion, Culture can be considered as a vast quotation of Pitirim Sorokin’s writings and will let Russian-speaking readers learn more about the key ideas of the philosopher on understanding the factors and techniques of moral education in different sociocultural contexts in connection with peculiarities of religious self-consciousness

Heuristics of constructing the architecture of an interpreted machine learning model

Interpretability is an important vector of development of modern applied artificial intelligence. It is also necessary to understand how and why machine learning models predict the end result. However, the implementation of such models is a complex process due to the need to meet the requirements of interpretability while maintaining high quality approximation. The article presents an overview of heuristics for constructing an interpreted machine learning model, which allows you to determine the most important features when predicting the target class of data. As an example, the subject area of mining was considered, and as a problem - the prediction of seismic hazard in the conditions of mining enterprises. However, the transformed concept of the interpreted machine learning model allows solving problems in many other subject areas, where positive numerical values are defined as input data, and the number of entries in the set does not exceed 50. Such restrictions on the set of input data are dictated by a feature of the real architecture of the interpreted model of applied artificial intelligence. In conclusion, the authors of the article consider methods that will allow to overcome such a “bottleneck” effect

Evaluation of growthstimulating activity of substances contained in bark-containing wastewater from woodworking industry

The possibility of using an aqueous extract of bark-containing mass of wastewater formed during wood processing as growth stimulator for various crops was considered. The proposed technological solution meets the modern requirements to improve the environmental efficiency of enterprises in woodworking industry, contributes to the expansion of the range of goods which can be used in related industries, including the agroindustrial complex to increase its productivity. Studies on testing extractive substances of bark-containing mass at various dilutions as a growth stimulant for a number of test crops (spring common wheat cv. Rada and garden cress cv. Azhur) were carried out. The cambium layer of wood contains all the necessary substances required for higher plants and is most susceptible to destruction under the influence of water and mechanical forces during wood processing at the stage of bark separation. In this regard, the possibility of using aqueous extracts from the bark of various wood species as growth stimulants was investigated. The purpose of the research was to study the effect of a complex of bark extractives on biometric parameters of the test crops depending on the dilution factor of the concentrated bark-containing wastewater from wood processing. It was established that specially prepared aqueous extracts from the bark have pronounced growth-s timulating effects (significant increase in root length by 3540 % and sprouts - by more than 4244 %) and can be used as growth stimulants in seed preparation. The method of producing growth stimulants based on bark-containing wastewater is protected by a patent

Timber Industry and the Process of Technogenesis

An analysis of the environmental protection activities of timber industry enterprises based on data from open sources and on the experience of expert assessment of the negative impact of a number of industrial facilities processing wood biomass has made it possible to describe the mechanisms of influence of an integrated type of economic activity on the modern technologies. The groups of technogenesis characteristic of natural landscape and geochemical processes in the zone of influence of timber industry enterprises have been identified, those being biogenesis, hydrogenesis, humatogenesis, chelation and anthropogenocenosis. During the industrial exploitation of forests, the core of the forest biogeocenosis and the specific complex of plants of the lower tier, which determines biogenic migration, change. The features of the manifestation of hydrogenesis associated with a change in the action of water and its penetration into the lithosphere have been considered. The manifestations of humatogenesis and chelation have been analyzed from the perspective of changes in the carbon content in forest litter. It has been established that the sources of anthropogenocenosis are objects of technical infrastructure and economic activity that are associated with the turnover and processing of wood raw materials, which contributes to a change in the nature of migration, accumulation of chemicals in various environments and the formation of biogeochemical barriers in their path. There is a special type of “economic urbanization” at the present stage of social development, in which the timber industry participates as a processor of plant raw materials and a supplier of finished products with waste generation in urban agglomerations with their possible subsequent processing. Several possible mechanisms of technogenesis at various stages of the development of economic activity in the forestry sector have been identified. The significant role of the degradation mechanism has been emphasized. The modern nature management orientation and development of modifying mechanisms of technogenesis, such as supportive, creative and managing (the most promising for the implementation of a circular economy) and their combination in the process of exploitation of the territory open up new opportunities. Forecasts have been provided on the prospects of the transition from the traditionally perceived technogenesis (mainly degradation) to nootechnogenesis. This transition is based on the implementation of the principles of a managed natural-technical system, taking into account the dynamics of restoration and regulation of reproduction of forest resources under environmental restrictions, which is the key to a sustainable timber industry

Забезпечення сталого розвитку освіти майбутніх фахівців морського транспорту за допомогою мережевої взаємодії

The article describes the concept of sustainable development, which is one of the modern trends of scientific research in the 21st century. The analysis of scientific researches has been carried out in the context of the mentioned problem of sustainable development, the tendencies of development of the network interaction theory as factor of sustainable development of maritime education have been transformed into pedagogical practice of maritime higher educational establishments. The main objective of the article is to express the idea that the rapid development of information is the main impetus for the transformation of education, updating its content and forms, methods and technologies, improving the efficiency and accessibility of quality education. The process of network interaction on the example of creating an e-course for foreign students is substantiated. There was considered the possibility of modernizing the training of maritime professionals using modern information technologies (distance technologies, augmented reality and VR). The prospect of network interaction ideas has been proved, which is confirmed by the effectiveness of the introduction of the Moodle e-course for international entrants. It is shown that the students participate in network interaction, create the frame for successful adaptation of international students in Ukraine.У статті описана концепція сталого розвитку, яка є однією із сучасних тенденцій наукових досліджень у 21 столітті. Аналіз наукових досліджень здійснено у контексті зазначеної проблеми сталого розвитку, тенденції розвитку теорії мережевої взаємодії як чинника сталого розвитку морської освіти перетворені на педагогічну практику морських вищих навчальних закладів. Основна мета статті - висловити думку про те, що швидкий розвиток інформації є головним поштовхом до трансформації освіти, оновлення її змісту та форм, методів і технологій, підвищення ефективності та доступності якісної освіти. Обґрунтовано процес мережевої взаємодії на прикладі створення електронного курсу для іноземних студентів. Була розглянута можливість модернізації підготовки морських фахівців із використанням сучасних інформаційних технологій (дистанційні технології, розширена реальність та ВР). Доведено перспективу ідей мережевої взаємодії, що підтверджується ефективністю впровадження електронного курсу Moodle для міжнародних учасників. Показано, що студенти беруть участь у мережевій взаємодії, створюють рамки для успішної адаптації міжнародних студентів в Україні

Stevia- the Natural Sweetener

Что такое стевия, и когда она появилась? Полезные свойства стевиозида. Роль стевии в продуктах питания.What is stevia and when did it appear? The beneficial properties of stevioside. Stevia in food

Adaptability of high-protein barley genotypes under the conditions of the Volga-Vyatka region

Background. Barley grain is unique raw material of versatile uses. More than 60% of the grain produced In the Volga-Vyatka region goes directly to fodder production purposes. One of the urgent tasks is to develop high-yielding cultivars with good grain quality, thus reducing protein deficiency in farm animal feeds and meeting the need for fodder grain that increases every year. Its successful solution requires a search for new high-yielding and high-protein source genotypes adapted to the conditions of the Volga-Vyatka region and their involvement in the breeding process.Materials and methods. Experimental work was carried out in 2018–2020 at the Federal Agricultural Research Center of the North-East named N.V. Rudnitsky, Kirov. Protein content in grain, yield, resistance to lodging, and duration of the growing season of 31 barley accessions were assessed. The barley collection was studied according to the International COMECON List of Descriptors for the Genus Hordeum L. and Methodological Guidelines. Protein content was measured using a universal rapid analyzer (INFRAMATIC 8620).Results and conclusions. Protein content had a strong correlation with Selyaninov’s hydrothermal coefficient in the interphase period from ear emergence to maturity (r = 0.85); the sum of effective temperatures during the entire growing season (r = 0.75); and precipitation in the period from seedling emergence to maturity (r = 0.67). Traits of breeding value (yield, lodging resistance, environmental plasticity, and stability) were observed in the following accessions: k-30574 (‘Filippa’, Sweden), k-30256 (‘Rodos’, Poland), ya-52 (‘Crusades’, Great Britain), k-35415 (NCL 95098, Argentina), k-30892 (‘Naran’, Russia), k-15619 (‘Polyarny 14’, Russia), ya-4 (752A, Switzerland), k-30349 (Landrace, Peru), k-5983 (Local, Afghanistan), k-3506 (Local, India), k-2929 (Local, China), k-2930 (Local, China), and k-5210 (‘Makbo’, Australia)