Non-financial motivation practices: Megafon and Nestle

The article examines factors which influence the effectiveness of employee motivation, as well as presents the main aspects that need to be taken into account to develop the optimal system of financial and non-financial motivation of employees in international companies. At the same time, a comparative analysis of existing employee motivation practices is provided, using the example of two giant companies: Megafon and Nestle

Specific features of telomerase RNA from Hansenula polymorpha.

Telomerase, a ribonucleoprotein, is responsible for the maintenance of eukaryotic genome integrity by replicating the ends of chromosomes. The core enzyme comprises the conserved protein TERT and an RNA subunit (TER) that, in contrast, displays large variations in size and structure. Here, we report the identification of the telomerase RNA from thermotolerant yeast Hansenula polymorpha (HpTER) and describe its structural features. We show further that the H. polymorpha telomerase reverse transcribes the template beyond the predicted boundary and adds a nontelomeric dT in vitro. Sequencing of the chromosomal ends revealed that this nucleotide is specifically present as a terminal nucleotide at the 3' end of telomeres. Mutational analysis of HpTER confirmed that the incorporation of dT functions to limit telomere length in this species

Stabilization of Single Metal Atoms on Graphitic Carbon Nitride

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C$_{3}$N$_{4}$) exhibits unique properties as a support for single-atom heterogeneous catalysts (SAHCs). Understanding how the synthesis method, carrier properties, and metal identity impact the isolation of metal centers is essential to guide their design. This study compares the effectiveness of direct and postsynthetic routes to prepare SAHCs by incorporating palladium, silver, iridium, platinum, or gold in g-C$_{3}$N$_{4}$ of distinct morphology (bulk, mesoporous and exfoliated). The speciation (single atoms, dimers, clusters, or nanoparticles), distribution, and oxidation state of the supported metals are characterized by multiple techniques including extensive use of aberration-corrected electron microscopy. SAHCs are most readily attained via direct approaches applying copolymerizable metal precursors and employing high surface area carriers. In contrast, although post-synthetic routes enable improved control over the metal loading, nanoparticle formation is more prevalent. Comparison of the carrier morphologies also points toward the involvement of defects in stabilizing single atoms. The distinct metal dispersions are rationalized by density functional theory and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, highlighting the interplay between the adsorption energetics and diffusion kinetics. Evaluation in the continuous three-phase semihydrogenation of 1-hexyne identifies controlling the metal-carrier interaction and exposing the metal sites at the surface layer as key challenges in designing efficient SAHCs.The authors are grateful to the following people for support: Dr. G. Vilé for fruitful discussion, Dr. R. Verel for NMR measurements, Dr. C. Zaubitzer for TEM training, and Dr. J. Barnard for assistance with microscopy studies. ScopeM at ETH Zurich for use of their facilities. This research has received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant number 200021_169679) and the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (grant numbers 291522 - 3DIMAGE and 31 2483 - ESTEEM2). R.K.L. acknowledges a Junior Research Fellowship from Clare College. The SuperSTEM Laboratory is the UK National Facility for Aberration - Corrected STEM, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Thanks to BSC - RES for providing generous computational resources

Sedimentary Ways

This paper is a thought experiment to attune to the geo-physical and geo-political materialities of sediment, a terra-aqueous substance produced when the earth's continental surfaces intra-act with the atmosphere and are chemically transformed by it. The paper is framed by questions of how to engage more closely with the dynamics of earth systems and of how social and political agency emerges alongside earth forces. Sediment is important to such questions because it is the mechanism by which the earth recycles itself and is thick with the climatological and geological histories that have conditioned the possibility of life on the planet. While acknowledging the import of Deleuze and Guattari's metaphysics to such questions, the paper takes a material approach to them. It is based on field work in Bangladesh, but also traverses a range of scientific, historical and theoretical literature. It is arranged in four sections that loosely correspond to the sedimentary cycle. It follows sediment from chemical processes on rock surfaces in the Himalayas, to its lively travels in monsoonal rivers across flood plains to its eventual deposition and subterranean diagenesis. In each section, the paper discusses the material processes at work, their socio-political enmeshments and the theoretical implications of these intra-actions. The paper concludes that sediment serves as a reminder not only of close entanglements of geo-physical and geo-political becomings, but also of the profound indifference of earth systems to human affairs, and asks what this might mean for the re-imagination of politics

THE ESTIMATION OF ADAPTABILITY OF WINTER BARLEY VARIETIES IN THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA

The improvement of yield stability largely depends on responsiveness to favorable growing conditions and resistance to stress factors. The promising varieties should have stable yields, resistance to unfavorable environmental conditions, such as winter resistance and drought tolerance. In this regard, a purposeful breeding for adaptability, i.e. resistance to stress factors is of great importance. The purpose of the research was to study the adaptability and stability of winter barley varieties. The estimation was carried out on the experimental field of the FSBSI ARC “Donskoy”, which is located in the southern zone of the Rostov region. Through three years, 28 winter barley varieties of domestic and foreign breeding were studied. The location of the plots is systematic in double sequence; the area is 10 m². The calculation of ecological plasticity was carried out according to the method of S. A. Eberchart, W. A. Rassel (1966) (ed. by V. A. Zykin (2005)) using the statistical data processing program Statistica 10. It has been established that the most responsive varieties (bi > 1) to the improvement of growing conditions were ‘Erema’ (bi = 1.60), ‘Foks 1’ (bi = 1.64), ‘Skala’ (bi = 1.61), ‘Explorer 8’ (bi = 1.81) and ‘Capten’ (bi = 2.02). These varieties due to a high level of agricultural technology provide maximum yields. At an extensive background it is better to use the varieties ‘KWS-2-117’ (bi = 0.28), ‘KWS – 2–234’ (bi = 0.48). The most stable varieties of the studied foreign ones were the varieties ‘Wintwalt’ and ‘Explorer 4’ (σ²d = 0.04). Through the years of study, the variety ‘Marusya’ (RF) had the highest yield with a linear regression coefficient bi = 0.54, which indicates great stability of this variety

The assessment of ecological plasticity and stability of winter barley varieties and lines

The assessment of ecological plasticity and stability of winter barley varieties and lines Barley is one of the main grain crops. Selection of winter barley in the Rostov region is conducted in the following areas: high yield, winter resistance, resistance to lodging and diseases, etc. For this purpose, there was an assessment of the ecological plasticity and stability of winter barley varieties and lines. In the study, there were used 14 winter barley varieties developed in the FSBSI ‘ARC ‘Donskoy’. The evaluation was carried out according to the method of S.A. Eberchart, W.A. Rassel (1966) in V.A. Zykin's edition, using the programs for statistical processing Excel and Statistica 10. As a result of the analysis, the varieties ‘Tigr’, ‘Vivat’, ‘Timofey’, ‘Marusya’, ‘Parallellum 1967’ possess ecological plasticity, and the varieties ‘Erema’, ‘Master’ and ‘Pallidum 1952’ are possess responsiveness to the improvement of the conditions of cultivation. The varieties ‘Marusya’ and ‘Parallellum 1962’ proved to be the best among the studied varieties and lines. Their regression lines are at the average level, but the highest average yield in relation to other varieties indicates a stable yield under different growing conditions. In the formation of productivity, the factor "year" played the main role (98.6%). This index is explained by the fact that during the years of research (2015-2017) the productivity of winter barley was strongly influenced by environmental conditions

GRAIN QUALITY OF COLLECTION SAMPLES OF WINTER BARLEY

In the creation of varieties that meet modern requirements of the brewing industry, an important role belongs to genetic sources. The study of the collection of the FSBSI Agricultural Research Center ‘Donskoyʼ in the department for barley breeding and seed-growing allowed identifying and recommending the sources of the main brewing and economic-valuable features and properties. The study was carried out in the years of 2014–2016. 77 varieties of winter barley with different ecological and geographical origin have become the objects of the study. The purpose of the study was to determine biochemical and technological properties of grain that meet certain requirements to brewing barley varieties. 31.2% of the studied varieties have been found correspondent to the trait ‘protein content in kernels’ (GOST 5060-86 ‘Brewing barley’). 7.8% of the samples have more than 60% starch in kernels. 57% of the collection varieties possess high extractivity (more than 78%). 13% of the studied varieties have husk content of kernels that meet the brewing requirements. 88% of all varieties correspond the GOST 5060-86 requirements in the trait ‘1000-kernel weight’. 64% of the samples significantly exceed productivity of the standard variety. As a result of the conducted correlation analysis there have been identified the correlations among the following traits: 1000-kernel weight – protein content in kernels; 1000-kernel weight – husk content in kernels; starch content in kernels – husk content; starch content in kernels – protein content in kernels. The best samples ‘Parallelum1916’, ‘Parallelum1923’, ‘Parallelum1813’, ‘Parallelum1820’, ‘315/Obzor’, ‘217-2(RF)’, Callao (USA), Rocca (Germany