Ancient astronomical instrument from Srubna burial of kurgan field Tavriya-1 (Northern Black Sea Coast)

The article presents the results of analysis of the spatial arrangement of the wells on the unique slab from Srubna burial of kurgan field Tavriya-1 (Rostov region, Russia) by astronomical methods. At the slab revealed two interrelated groups of wells, one of which - in the form of a circle, is proposed to interpret how analemmatic sundial, and second group, consisting of disparate wells, as auxiliary astronomical markers of rising luminaries directions, to correct the position of the gnomon. Simultaneous location of both groups of wells on the same slab is a possible indication of one of the stages of development of the design features analemmatic sundial - setting movable gnomon and technology of measuring time with it. It may point to local origin, as the very idea of analemmatic sundial as well technology measurement of time with them. The article also describes the model analemmatic sundial, hour marks which in many cases coincide with the wells arranged in a circle, particularly in a working range from 6 to 18 hours. In the study proposed a method which can identify moments of solstices and equinoxes in ancient times with the help of the gnomon of analemmatic sundial and mobile gnomons, installed in wells belonging to the second group. The opportunity of use analemmatic sundial as moondial in a full moon night. Slab with two groups of wells is proposed to consider, as the oldest astronomical instrument discovered in the Northern Black Sea coast, which allowed to observe the apparent motion of the Sun and the Moon and allowed measure the time during the day, using analemmatic sundial and at night during the full Moon - with the help of moondial. Keywords: analemmatic sundial, moondial, srubna burial, slab, wells, cupped depressions, gnomon, model, technology, astronomical methods, archaeoastronomy.Comment: Published version of the articl

DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY AND ASSORTMENT OF LONG-LIFE RYE-WHEAT BAKERY PRODUCTS

Insufficiently studied and at the same time promising is the use of an acidophilic starter for making the bakery products designated as military personnel's food. An acidophilic sourdough starter is a mixture of the species and strains of yeast and lactic acid bacteria grown on the basis of saccharified pregelatinized flour and specially selected in certain proportions. The study aims at obtaining a dehydrated biopreparation of fermented pregelatinized flour for bakery production using the strain Lactobacillus helveticus H10 (dry fermented pregelatinized flour) and its application in the technologies of bakery products made from rye and a mixture of rye and wheat flour. The composition of the nutrient mixture for dry fermented pregelatinized flour has been optimized in terms of rheological, biotechnological and microbiological indicators. It has been found that fermented pregelatinized flour with a 50% content of a starter has the least viscous structure, which allows us to dry the sample faster and to preserve lactic acid bacteria. It has been found that the sample prepared using rye wholemeal flour was characterized by a higher content of amine nitrogen (by 15%), volatile acids (by 29%) and mass fraction of sugar (by 27%) compared to the sample of fermented pregelatinized flour made using rye bread flour. It has been revealed that microorganisms are destroyed least during convective drying. The main technological parameters for making dry fermented pregelatinized flour that provide stable biotechnological and microbiological properties have been developed: a drying temperature of 40–45°C for 170–200 min with an air flow rate of 1.5–1.8 m/s above, 0.3–0.5 m/s below, 0.8 m/s on the right and 0.1–0.15 m/s on the left. A complex technology of long-life rye-wheat bakery products has been developed

Radiofrequency pulse modulation of the penile dorsal nerve for the treatment of premature ejaculation: evaluation of effectiveness

Introduction.  Premature ejaculation (PE) is the second most common male sexual dysfunction with a significant negative impact on quality of life. A significant number of conservative and surgical methods for the treatment of PE are proposed, but their effectiveness and, in some cases, safety, remain the subject of discussion.Objective. To study the effectiveness of pulsed radiofrequency impulse neuromodulation (RPN) with different modes on the penile dorsal nerve in treatment of patients with premature ejaculation.Materials & methods. Two groups of PE-patients participated in a prospective multicenter study: Group 1 — 11 patients aged 22 – 34 years; Group 2 — 12 patients aged 23 – 34 years. Group 1 received pulsed RPN at a temperature of 42°C, a stimulation frequency of 2 Hz, 45 V, and a duration of 180 seconds; in Group 2 — pulsed RPN at a temperature of 50 °C and the same frequency and duration of stimulation as Group 1. All patients before and after treatment measured intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) and completed a premature ejaculation profile (PEP). The results were evaluated after 30 days.Results. In both groups, there was a statistically significant increase in IEDT and PEP. Thus, in Group 1, IELT increased from 58 to 101.9 seconds, PEP from 3.8 to 12.6 points. In Group 2, IELT increased from 66.5 to 210.9 seconds, PEP from 3.2 to 12.6 points. At the same time, in Group 2, IELT increased by 107% more than in Group 1. No significant side effects were observed in both groups.Conclusion. RPN appears to be a very promising treatment for premature ejaculation, as it is a minimally invasive, safe, and reversible procedure. The technique of influencing the penile dorsal nerve at an electrode temperature of 50 °C compared to 42 °C seems to be more effective, however, additional studies are needed

New Data on the Syntaxonomic Diversity of Ponds Vegetation in the Saratov Region

The article provides new information about the syntaxonomic diversity of the aquatic vegetation of ponds in the Saratov region. Our studies were carried out in 2012-2014 in 15 districts of the Saratov region. The study of ponds vegetation was carried out through the detailed analysis with thorough description of aquatic vegetation, in accordance with common practice in the gidrobotanical methods. During the period of the study more than 3 000 gidrobotanical descriptions were made. The classification of plant communities was based on dominant and determinant approach to the selection of aquatic vegetation. The classification of the new association for the area was based on the comparison of our data with the data obtained by E.S. Shishkina. The community of 23 new associations is described. The prodromus of aquatic vegetation taking into account the new information is presented. The new association of formations Ceratophyllum submersum, Ceratophyllum tanaiticum, Batrachium trichophyllum, Potamogeton crispus and Najas major are described. The new information about one formation – Caulinia minor – is presented. The syntaxonomic diversity of aquatic vegetation of ponds of the Saratov region is premature. It is necessary to continue research on the vegetation of these interesting objects, especially in the distant Saratov districts, where there are many brackish ponds, vegetation of which is significantly different from fresh pond vegetation and fresh water. Key words: aquatic vegetation, ponds, Saratov region, syntaxonomy, diversity, associations, formations, hydrophytes

The formation of social and cultural immunity of university students: Educational governance mechanisms

The research urgency is caused by necessity to find adequate solutions to the university students’ socio-cultural immune system formation to the challenges of modern anti-social and extremist behavior and activities norms. In this regard, priority attention in the article is devoted to establishing of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the development of mechanisms to manage social and cultural immunity of the students as a practical outcome of the educational process of the University. A leading research method is a method of pedagogical monitoring, which allowed in the course of continuous and ongoing monitoring of the process of students’ social and cultural immunity formation to justify the educational mechanisms of this process management. The article reveals the content of the concept “social and cultural immunity of University students”; based on the results of the study a complex of educational governance mechanisms of social and cultural immunity of the students has been revealed (basic knowledge and practical skills in educational activities; social and cultural ideals, as a condition of identification of the “I”; critical thinking); productivity of the identified complex has been proven using the motivational, cognitive, axiological and activities criteria of socio-cultural immunity development. Suggested in the article the results of the study may be useful for practical activities of teachers, educators and curators of universities. © 2016 Kosarenko et al

Food security in the Sverdlovsk region

В статье раскрывается понятие продовольственной безопасности как стабильного процесса обеспечения продуктами питания всего населения в необходимом качестве и количестве. Дается анализ некоторых показателей обеспечения продовольственной безопасности (уровень производства сельскохозяйственной продукции, сырья и продовольствия на душу населения; уровень потребления основных видов продовольствия на душу населения и т. д.). Делается вывод, что продовольственная безопасность может быть успешно проанализирована только с учетом ряда условий, включая работу над нормативно-правовой базой.There is the notion of food security as a stable process of providing the whole population with the necessary quality and quantity of food in this article reveals. We analyzed some indicators of ensuring food security in this paper (the level of production of agricultural products, raw materials and food per capita, Level of consumption of basic types of food per capita etc.). It is concluded that food security can be analyzed successfully only inseparable from regulatory framework

Two-dimensional filtration model of plastic deformation in materials

On the basis of plastically deformable material such as two-phase heterogeneous environment built filtration model of plastic deformation. The basis of this model is based on the laws of conservation of momentum and mass for each component, the equation of state and boundary conditions. The first component of the environment is resilient, she is responsible for structural transformations, and the second plastic component, it is not associated with structural transformations. For traveling waves the dispersion equation. Found a critical wavelength at which the instability occurs. Critical wavelength coincides with the size of the localization regions.На основе представлений о пластически деформируемом материале как о двухфазной гетерогенной среде построена фильтрационная модель пластической деформации. В основу этой модели положены законы сохранения импульса и массы для каждой компоненты, уравнения состояния и граничные условия. Первая компонента среды является упругой, она отвечает за структурные превращения, а вторая компонента пластическая, она не связана со структурными превращениями. Для бегущих волн получено дисперсионное уравнение. Найдена критическая длина волны, при которой наступает неустойчивость. Значения критической длины волны совпадает с размерами областей локализации.Исследование выполнено за счет гранта Российского научного фонда (№ проекта 15-12-00010)

The formation of social and cultural immunity of university students: Educational governance mechanisms

The research urgency is caused by necessity to find adequate solutions to the university students’ socio-cultural immune system formation to the challenges of modern anti-social and extremist behavior and activities norms. In this regard, priority attention in the article is devoted to establishing of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the development of mechanisms to manage social and cultural immunity of the students as a practical outcome of the educational process of the University. A leading research method is a method of pedagogical monitoring, which allowed in the course of continuous and ongoing monitoring of the process of students’ social and cultural immunity formation to justify the educational mechanisms of this process management. The article reveals the content of the concept “social and cultural immunity of University students”; based on the results of the study a complex of educational governance mechanisms of social and cultural immunity of the students has been revealed (basic knowledge and practical skills in educational activities; social and cultural ideals, as a condition of identification of the “I”; critical thinking); productivity of the identified complex has been proven using the motivational, cognitive, axiological and activities criteria of socio-cultural immunity development. Suggested in the article the results of the study may be useful for practical activities of teachers, educators and curators of universities. © 2016 Kosarenko et al