U and Th speciation in river sediments

A study of the distribution of some natural radionuclides in different chemical fractions of river bottom sediments has been carried out. The study has shown that the majority of the total U in sediments is located in the non-residual fractions, while Th is more likely to be present in the residual ones. This difference between U and Th reflects largely a much higher mobility of U relative to Th in surface and near-surface environments. Coprecipitation with amorphous ferromanganese oxyhydroxides is the main process of U and Th incorporation from the water column into the soil particles. Moreover, the distribution of the radionuclides and the analysis of the Th/U mass ratios in different chemical fractions of sediments has made an unequivocal connection between the enhanced U content in river sediments and the wastes discharged into the rivers by the operation of fertilizer industries

Finite-sample and asymptotic sign-based tests for parameters of non-linear quantile regression with Markov noise

One of the most noticeable features of sign-based statistical procedures is an opportunity to build an exact test for simple hypothesis testing of parameters in a regression model. In this article, we expanded a sing-based approach to the nonlinear case with dependent noise. The examined model is a multi-quantile regression, which makes it possible to test hypothesis not only of regression parameters, but of noise parameters as well

An assessment of the geotemperature conditions of Bazhenov oil generation (Koltogor mezodepression and its framing structures)

The thermal history of oil source rocks of Bazhenov deposits was reconstructed in 8 cross-sections of representative wells of Koltogor mezodepression and the structures framing it. The tectonic history and geotemperature were reconstructed for well profiles, some located in the depression zone and others in the positive structures. A comparative analysis of the geotemperature conditions accompanying the generation of Bazhenov oils was performed

Human Capital in the Deep Ecology Paradigm

The article is devoted to the analysis of the crisis of civilization in the context of the theory and history of state and law, which is systemic. The authors believe that the way out of this crisis is possible only through the formation and transition to a new, more progressive Humanistic socio-economic system as a basis for creating a new state and legal system