Certain questions of the acclimatization of construction workers to the conditions of a subtropical climate

The period of active acclimatization was determined for construction workers coming into a subtropical climate. Changes were observed in metabolic processes, oxygen needs, pulse rate, arterial pressure, body and skin temperature, body weight, water consumption and loss, and the comfort zone of heat sensitivity. It was concluded that acclimatization is facilitated if introduction to the hot climate occurs in the mild cool season, rather than the summer. This also prevents heat prostration and improves the development of adaptive mechanisms

Особенности развития персонала в условиях инновационных изменений

The article is devoted to the analysis of the theoretical aspects of personnel development. The purpose of the article is to identify the features of personnel development in terms of innovative changes. The essence of the concept of "personnel development" was considered, its role in improving the competitiveness of personnel and the enterprise as a whole in the context of innovative changes was revealed. The analysis of the most successful practices of personnel development in the context of innovative changes is carried out on the examples of leading corporations in Japan and the USA. The conditions for the development of personnel are determined. It’s the formation of innovation-oriented personnel, an innovative corporate culture, a highly qualified team, stimulating growth and expanding the competence of employees. The main directions for improving of personnel development in terms of competition and innovative changes are proposed.Key words: personnel development, innovation-oriented personnel, competent personnel, foreign experience in personnel development, development conditions.В статье проведен анализ теоретических аспектов развития персонала. Целью статьи является выявление особенностей развития персонала в условиях инновационных изменений. Рассмотрена сущность понятия «развитие персонала», его роль для повышения конкурентоспособности персонала и предприятия в целом в условиях инновационных изменений. Проведен анализ наиболее успешных практик развития персонала в условиях инновационных изменений на примерах передовых корпораций Японии и США. Определены условия развития персонала: формирования инновационно ориентированного персонала, инновационной корпоративной культуры, высококвалифицированного коллектива, стимулирования роста и расширения компетентности сотрудников. Предложены основные направления совершенствования развития персонала в условиях конкуренции и инновационных изменений.Ключевые слова: развитие персонала, инновационно ориентированный персонал, компетентный персонал, зарубежный опыт развития персонала, условия развития

Electronic Government as an Element of the Digital Economy: Experience of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The global trend of the world development is the strengthening of the strong-willed ICT usage processes as one of the driving forces for public administration refines. The electronic services sphere of the legislative and executive state power and administration bodies happens to be one of the basic components for organizational and technical system in the digital economy. Successful implementation of e-government development initiatives in Azerbaijan will help to reduce the volume of the shadow economy, the current level of which is the highest in the world. The article considers the initiatives of Azerbaijan Republic in e-government concept implementation. Necessity of further ICT development as a priority branch for countries sustainable progress and as the provision for the increasing demands of the society for ICT services and products as well as the growth of ICT implementation in all levels of the public administration and in the local authorities is substantiated as the main conclusion by author

Scenario-based earthquake hazard and risk assessment for Baku (Azerbaijan)

A rapid growth of population, intensive civil and industrial building, land and water instabilities (e.g. landslides, significant underground water level fluctuations), and the lack of public awareness regarding seismic hazard contribute to the increase of vulnerability of Baku (the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan) to earthquakes. In this study, we assess an earthquake risk in the city determined as a convolution of seismic hazard (in terms of the surface peak ground acceleration, PGA), vulnerability (due to building construction fragility, population features, the gross domestic product per capita, and landslide’s occurrence), and exposure of infrastructure and critical facilities. The earthquake risk assessment provides useful information to identify the factors influencing the risk. A deterministic seismic hazard for Baku is analysed for four earthquake scenarios: near, far, local, and extreme events. The seismic hazard models demonstrate the level of ground shaking in the city: PGA high values are predicted in the southern coastal and northeastern parts of the city and in some parts of the downtown. The PGA attains its maximal values for the local and extreme earthquake scenarios. We show that the quality of buildings and the probability of their damage, the distribution of urban population, exposure, and the pattern of peak ground acceleration contribute to the seismic risk, meanwhile the vulnerability factors play a more prominent role for all earthquake scenarios. Our results can allow elaborating strategic countermeasure plans for the earthquake risk mitigation in the Baku city

Scenario-based earthquake hazard and risk assessment for Baku (Azerbaijan)

A rapid growth of population, intensive civil and industrial building, land and water instabilities (e.g. landslides, significant underground water level fluctuations), and the lack of public awareness regarding seismic hazard contribute to the increase of vulnerability of Baku (the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan) to earthquakes. In this study, we assess an earthquake risk in the city determined as a convolution of seismic hazard (in terms of the surface peak ground acceleration, PGA), vulnerability (due to building construction fragility, population features, the gross domestic product per capita, and landslide's occurrence), and exposure of infrastructure and critical facilities. The earthquake risk assessment provides useful information to identify the factors influencing the risk. A deterministic seismic hazard for Baku is analysed for four earthquake scenarios: near, far, local, and extreme events. The seismic hazard models demonstrate the level of ground shaking in the city: PGA high values are predicted in the southern coastal and north-eastern parts of the city and in some parts of the downtown. The PGA attains its maximal values for the local and extreme earthquake scenarios. We show that the quality of buildings and the probability of their damage, the distribution of urban population, exposure, and the pattern of peak ground acceleration contribute to the seismic risk, meanwhile the vulnerability factors play a more prominent role for all earthquake scenarios. Our results can allow elaborating strategic countermeasure plans for the earthquake risk mitigation in the Baku city

Ecology factor and Venom of snake Macrovipera lebetina obtusa

In this article presents experimental data, the basic composition of the venom of Macrovipera lebetina obtusa, captured from different regions of Azerbaijan, differing in degree of contamination by industrial emissions was studied. γ – radiospectrometric studies showed that the samples of venom also contain radionuclides as Ra228, Ra226, K40 and 137 Cs. It was established that the radiation dose (up to dose 1.35 kGy) for 3 minutes did not cause structural changes in the samples venom of vipera, but rather contribute to the stabilization of both toxicity and pharmacological activity while increasing the shelf life of aqueous solutions of vipera venom. At high doses (2.7, 4.05 and 5.4 kGy) γ-irradiation for 3 minutes there was a gradual decrease in toxicity (pharmacological activity of enzymes) of snake venom. We can assume that these data can be used in the identification of zootoxins and their metabolites, and these criteria can serve as a theoretical basis for the development of effective methods for diagnosis of poisoning zootoxins

Digital Economy in the Projection of the Economic Development Model: Realities of the Republic of Azerbaijan

At present, not only the formation of the VI technological order is occurring, but also the transition to a network model for the development of the world economy, a specific feature of which is virtualization. This is the objective reality of our time, to which all countries are forced to adapt, taking it for granted, coexisting in a single digital space. The article explores the economic model and identifies patterns of economic development in Azerbaijan in the postSoviet period. The experience of digitalization of the economy is studied on the basis of public administration, the key factors for the development of the Azerbaijani economy are formulated, the perspective direction of using digital technologies within the framework of the existing economic development model is substantiated. A hypothesis is the assumption that it is necessary to use blockchain technology to increase the efficiency of the oil and gas sector, which forms a significant part of the state budget revenues, more than 50% of which are transfers from the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Causes of Multiple Organ Dysfunction During Cardiosurgical Operations under Extracorporeal Circulation

Objective: to reveal possible causes of postoperative multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in patients after surgery under extracorporeal circulation (EC), by measuring the level and balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 162 patients who had undergone operations on the heart and thoracic aorta. The levels of interleukins (IL)-6, IL-8, and IL-10 were determined by ELISA. Results. At surgery under EC, MODS was encountered in 5.7%, mortality was 55.6%. The principal causes of MODS were prolonged EC concurrent with bleeding (23%), massive hemorrhage (16%), perioperative myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock (15%), prolonged EC (12%), acute lung injury (12%), disseminated intravascular coagulation (10%), allergic and anaphylactic reactions (9%), and intravascular hemolysis (6%). The levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were substantially increased in all the patients after surgery under EC irrespective of the presence of MODS in the postoperative period. The patients with MODS displayed pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine imbalance due to a preponderance of the proinflammatory activity of a systemic response. During massive hemorrhage (more than 20 ml/kg), the patients with MODS exhibited a reduction in the two pools of cytokines. In the absence of MODS, there was a parallel increase in both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The magnitude of a change in the level of cytokines is related to the volume of blood loss. During prolonged EC (more than 170 min), the patients with MODS had a higher pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine ratio due to the elevated levels of both pools, but the elevation of anti-inflammatory cytokines was more pronounced. In the patients without MODS, the values of both groups of interleukins were sigmficantly unchanged with longer duration of EC. Key words: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, systemic inflammatory reaction, interleukins 6, 8, 10, extracorporeal circulation, operations on the heart and thoracic aorta