INTRA-OCEANIC ARCS OF THE PALEO-ASIAN OCEAN

Intra-oceanic arcs (IOAs) form at Pacific-type convergent margins, in the upper “stable” plate, when the subducting plate submerges to the depths of melting, i.e., to ca. 50–100 km. A typical IOA system, such as Mariana-Bonin and the Philippines Sea, consists of subduction zone, fore-arc region with accretionary prism, frontal or active arc, marginal basin with spreading center, and, in some cases, one or more remnant arcs and inactive marginal basin. The IOAs are very important elements of Pacific-type convergent margins as they represent major sites of juvenile continental crust formation (e.g. [Clift et al., 2003; Stern, 2010; Maruyama et al., 2011]), but are also the most important sites of crust removal by sediment subduction and tectonic/ subduction erosion [Stern, Scholl, 2010].Intra-oceanic arcs (IOAs) form at Pacific-type convergent margins, in the upper “stable” plate, when the subducting plate submerges to the depths of melting, i.e., to ca. 50–100 km. A typical IOA system, such as Mariana-Bonin and the Philippines Sea, consists of subduction zone, fore-arc region with accretionary prism, frontal or active arc, marginal basin with spreading center, and, in some cases, one or more remnant arcs and inactive marginal basin. The IOAs are very important elements of Pacific-type convergent margins as they represent major sites of juvenile continental crust formation (e.g. [Clift et al., 2003; Stern, 2010; Maruyama et al., 2011]), but are also the most important sites of crust removal by sediment subduction and tectonic/ subduction erosion [Stern, Scholl, 2010]

Plastics: physical-and-mechanical properties and biodegradable potential

Introduction. Processing agricultural waste into plant biodegradable plastics is a promising way for its recycling. This work featured the main physical-and-mechanical properties of plant plastics without adhesive substances obtained from millet husk and wheat husk and wood plastic obtained from sawdust, as well as their biodegradation potential. Study objects and methods. Objects of the study were plastics without adhesives based on wood sawdust, millet husk, and wheat husk. Results and discussion. We analyzed of the physical-and-mechanical parameters of the plant plastic based on millet husk, wheat husk, as well as wood plastic based on sawdust. The analysis showed that, in general, the sbeiigth characteristics of the wood plastics were higher than those of the plastics based on millet husk, especially flexural strength. Thus, the average value of the density of the wood plastic exceeded that of the plant plastic from millet husk by 10%, hardness by 40%, compression elasticity modulus by 50%, and flexural modulus by 3.9 times. It was found that wood and plant plastics obtained from sawdust, millet husk, and wheat husk without adhesives had a high biodegradation potential. Conclusion. The plastics obtained can be used as an insulating, building, and decorative material in the steppe regions experiencing a shortage of wood and wood powder

Size effects in chlorine doped PbSe thin films

The possibility of obtaining strongly degenerate (≈ 3·10²⁰ сm⁻³) PbSe thin films (d = 5 – 220 nm) with n-type conductivity by thermal evaporation in vacuum of PbSe crystals doped with PbCl₂, with subsequent condensation onto (001) KCl substrates was established. It was shown that the films had high homogeneity degree, no grain structure was observed. The thickness dependences of thermoelectric properties (the Seebeck coefficient S, the Hall coefficient RH and the electric conductivity σ) of thin films were obtained. In the thickness range d ≈ 5 ÷ 30 nm, oscillation properties were observed with growth of d that are attributable to electron gas quantization. The calculation of S(d) dependence on the assumption of size quantization with regard to contribution of several subbands and the thickness dependence of the Fermi energy was shown to be in agreement with the experimental data. In the region of d > 30 nm there was growth of S and σ with thickness, which is attributable to manifestation of classical size effect and interpreted in the framework of Fuchs-Sondheimer and Mayer theories

Environmental dynamics of the Baraba forest-steppe (Siberia) over the last 8000 years and their impact on the types of economic life of the population

© 2017 Elsevier LtdThis article offers a reconstruction of the vegetation and climate of the south-western Siberian Baraba forest-steppe area during the last ca. 8000 years. The analysis of palynological data from the sediment core of Lake Bolshie Toroki using quantitative methods has made it possible to reconstruct changes of the dominant types of vegetation and mean July air temperatures. Coniferous forests grew in the vicinity of the lake, and mean July air temperatures were similar to present-day ones between 7.9 and 7.0 kyr BP. The warmest and driest climate occurred at 7.0–5.0 kyr BP. At that time, the region had open steppe landscapes; birch groves began to spread. A cooling trend is seen after 5.5 kyr BP, when forest-steppe began to emerge. Steppe communities started to dominate again after 1.5 kyr BP. Mean July air temperatures lower than now are reconstructed for the period of 1.9–1 kyr BP, and then the temperatures became similar to present-day ones. Comparing the archaeological data on the types of economy of the population which inhabited the Baraba forest-steppe with the data on changes in the natural environment revealed a connection between the gradual transition from hunting and fishing to livestock breeding and the development of forest-steppe landscapes with a decrease in the area covered by forests. The development of the forest-steppe as an ecotonic landscape starting around 5 kyr BP might have contributed to the coexistence of several archaeological cultures with different types of economy on the same territory

Environmental dynamics of the Baraba forest-steppe over the last 8000 years and their impact on the types of economic life of the population

This article offers a reconstruction of the vegetation and climate of the south-western Siberian Baraba forest-steppe area during the last ca. 8000 years. The analysis of palynological data from the sediment core of Lake Bolshie Toroki using quantitative methods has made it possible to reconstruct changes of the dominant types of vegetation and mean July air temperatures. Coniferous forests grew in the vicinity of the lake, and mean July air temperatures were similar to present-day ones between 7.9 and 7.0 kyr BP. The warmest and driest climate occurred at 7.0e5.0 kyr BP. At that time, the region had open steppe landscapes; birch groves began to spread. A cooling trend is seen after 5.5 kyr BP, when forest-steppe began to emerge. Steppe communities started to dominate again after 1.5 kyr BP. Mean July air temperatures lower than now are reconstructed for the period of 1.9e1 kyr BP, and then the temperatures became similar to present-day ones. Comparing the archaeological data on the types of economy of the population which inhabited the Baraba forest-steppe with the data on changes in the natural environment revealed a connection between the gradual transition from hunting and fishing to livestock breeding and the development of forest-steppe landscapes with a decrease in the area covered by forests. The development of the forest-steppe as an ecotonic landscape starting around 5 kyr BP might have contributed to the coexistence of several archaeological cultures with different types of economy on the same territory

Energy-efficient technologies in the educational programs of the architectural higher education schools

The world trends in modern construction correspond to the ecological, rational design, according to "green" standards and applications of the building information modeling – BIM. Herein, we give a short review and some examples of Green, BIM technologies, in different countries. For more effective implementation of "green" building, it is necessary to introduce corresponding thematic in the higher education. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the articles, we described the competencies that a University Graduate must possess, for successful implementation in the industry AEC. Despite the absence of common methods, we developed a practice-oriented approach for teaching students Green BIM technologies and here integration these technologies into the educational process is considered. Some projects of energy-efficient objects, created by students of University of Architecture and Art, meeting requirements of "green" standards, are presented. © 2020, Budapest Tech Polytechnical Institution. All rights reserved

Алгоритм идентификации вида скремблирования бинарных данных

The article describes algorithm that allows determining scrambler type based on the signal from its output. The task of this kind is relevant for radio monitoring systems and when creating cognitive systems for digital signal receiving and processing. The identification algorithm determines the form of the scrambler both multiplicative and additive. There are no published papers providing algorithm for automatic determination of scrambler type. This article is intended to partly fill the gap. It provides a form al statement of the problem, an identification algorithm and simulation results. Рассмотрена задача определения вида скремблера, примененного на передающей стороне, на основании сигнала с его выхода. Задача такого рода является актуальной для систем радиомониторинга и при создании когнитивных систем приема и обработки цифрового сигнала. Известны технические решения, позволяющие идентифицировать структуры как аддитивного, так и мультипликативного скремблера [1]-[4]. Однако публикаций, в которых приводился бы алгоритм автоматического определе­ния вида скремблера, нет. Предлагаемая статья призвана частично восполнить этот пробел. Приведен алгоритм, обеспечивающий решение указанной задачи, и результаты его моделирования.

Biodegradation of acetyl cellulose etrols

This work aimed to study the biodegradation dynamics of plasticized cellulose acetate samples (etrols) with different content of plasticizers. Isophthalic acid dimethyl ester and orthophosphoric acid tributyl ester were used as plasticizers. The targets of the study also included assessing the effect of the plasticizers' content on the degradation rate. The biodegradability of plasticized cellulose acetate samples was assessed by measuring the weight loss after exposure to active soil. For the experiment, an active soil of the following composition was prepared: garden soil - 89 vol. %, distilled water - 10 vol. %, microbiological preparation "Tamir"- 1 vol. %. All etrols samples showed a tendency to decomposition in active soil. The rate of sample degradation varied significantly. The highest degradation rate in active soil was shown by a sample containing 16 wt. % tributyl phosphate and 22 wt. % dimethyl isophthalate, as good as ertols sample containing 8 wt. % tributyl phosphate and 14 wt. % dimethyl isophthalate. The expected decomposition time of these samples in the active soil for 90% is 599 and 732 days, respectively. Changing of dimethyl isophthalate content did not affect the degradation rate. Withal the content of tributyl phosphate in the etrols induced a significant effect on the samples' weight loss. The consequence of the plasticizers' content on the weight loss rate for 145 days of exposure in the active soil is described by the equation y=-4.76+1.25•Z 1+1.49•Z2-0.04•Z 12-0.086•Z22+0.000141 where Z1 is the content of dimethyl isophthalate, Z2 is the content of tributyl phosphate. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

Uranium and thorium records in the Holocene high-resolution sediments from Borsog Bay in Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia

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Радиомический анализ изображений в кардиологии: возможности перспективы применения: обзор литературы

The majority of modern biomedical research is aimed at personifying the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. An individual approach can be implemented using radiomics — the latest radiation diagnostics associated with the extraction of a large number (from hundreds to several thousand) of additional quantitative indicators from medical images using specialized software. The method is actively used in oncology to identify radiochemoresistant tumor zones, as well as non-invasive determination of the phenotype and genotype of the neoplasm. At the same time, the prospects for the application and clinical significance of this approach in cardiology have not yet been determined and have been the subject of active research in recent years. In this regard, the purpose of this review was to collect information from available databases and assess the degree of knowledge of the problem of radiomic analysis of heart images using various radiation modalities, as well as to determine the prospects for using this approach in clinical practice.Большинство современных биомедицинских исследований направлены на персонификацию диагностики и лечения различных заболеваний. Реализовать индивидуальный подход можно, используя радиомику — новейшее направление лучевой диагностики, связанное с извлечением большого количества (от сотен до нескольких тысяч) дополнительных количественных показателей из медицинских изображений, путем использования специализированного программного обеспечения. Метод активно используется в онкологии для выявления радио-химиорезистентных зон опухоли, а также неинвазивного определения фенотипа и генотипа новообразования. В то же время перспективы применения и клиническая значимость данного подхода в кардиологии до сих пор не определены и являются предметом активного исследования в последние годы. В связи с этим целью представленного обзора явился сбор информации из доступных баз данных и оценка степени изученности проблемы радиомического анализа изображений сердца при использовании различных лучевых модальностей, а также определение перспектив использования указанного подхода в клинической практике