Investigation of some features of the movement of surface waves and their interaction with the surface objects´ bases and foundations providing seismic safety

В статті розглянуто особливості руху поверхневих хвиль, а також виконано аналіз існуючих методик знаходження часових характеристик та закономірностей їх зміни в процесі руху R-хвилі вздовж вільної поверхні. З цією метою були проведені розрахунки частотно-часових показників за різними формулами в R-хвилі й порівняння між собою та із значеннями в R-хвилі залежно від двох факторів: ваги заряду і приведеної відстані, результати яких висвітлено у даній роботі. Непрямим чином було встановлено, що на будь-якій епіцентральній приведеній відстані поверхнева хвиля значно більш сейсмонебезпечна, ніж об’ємна, яка на будь-яких гіпоцентральних відстанях в різних пунктів на поверхні не може перевищувати величини періоду коливань в пункті при приведеному радіусі, рівному одиниці.The article describes the features of surface waves motion as well as the analysis of existing methods for finding the timing and patterns of change in motion R-waves along the free surface. To this end, we calculated time-frequency performance under different formulas in R-wave and compared with each other and with values in R-wave dependsng on two main factors: the weight of the charge and the reduced distance, the results of which are shown in this paper. Indirectly, it was found that the at any epicentral distance surface wave is significantly seysmic unsafety than the body wave, which in any hypocentral distances at different points on the surface may not exceed the period of oscillation in the above point with raduced radius equal to one.В статье рассмотрены особенности движения поверхностных волн, а также выполнен анализ имеющихся методик нахождения временных характеристик и закономерностей их изменения в процессе движения R-волны вдоль свободной поверхности. С этой целью были проведены расчёты временно-частотных показателей по разным формулам в R-волне и сравнение между собой и с значениями в R-волне в зависимости от двух главных факторов: веса заряда и приведенного расстояния, результаты которых приведены в настоящей работе. Косвенным образом было установлено, что на любом эпицентральном приведенном расстоянии поверхностная волна значительно более сейсмоопасная, чем объемная, которая на любых гипоцентральных расстояниях в различных пунктах на поверхности не может превышать величины периода колебаний в пункте при приведенном радиусе равном 1

A technology of drinking water decontamination from radon and its decay products

Underground water is one of the main sources of radon for households. This article focuses on the estimation and removal of radon from underground water using the technology and inorganic sorbents developed by EKSORB Ltd., Russia for liquid radioactive waste treatment in the nuclear power industry. The article presents the results of tests of a system for the removal of radon and radon daughters from water patented by EKSORB. This is achieved by filtering water through RATZIR sorbent, followed by periodic load regeneration. Over a period of three years, the plant is successful in removing radon from the water that had an initial radon content of approximately 1500 Bq/L to less than 60 Bq/L, without releasing radon to indoor/outdoor air. © 2020 Igor Voinov et al., published by Sciendo 2020

High-pressure cryogelation of nanosilica and surface properties of cryosilicas

Silica cryogels (cryosilicas) in a powder state were synthesized with different concentrations of fumed silica A-300 (CA-300 = 5-20 wt.%), sonicated in aqueous suspension, then frozen at -14 oC at different pressures in a high-pressure stainless steel reactor (a freezing bomb), and dried in air at room temperature. To analyze the effects of low temperature and high pressure, samples were also prepared at -14 oC or room temperature and standard pressure. The structural and adsorption properties of the powder materials were studied using nitrogen adsorption, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, low-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy and thermally stimulated depolarization current. The structural, textural, adsorption and relaxation characteristics of high-pressure cryogel hydrogels and related dried powders are strongly dependent on the silica content in aqueous suspensions frozen at 1, 450 or 1000 atmospheres and then dried. The largest changes are found with CA-300 = 20 wt.% which are analyzed with respect to the interfacial behavior of nonpolar, weakly polar and polar adsorbates using low temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OF THE LRW ION-SELECTIVE TREATMENT SORBENTS HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE

The technique and methodology for experimental research of packed equipment are pre-sented. The results of the LRW ion-selective treatment sorbents layer specific hydraulic re-sistance experimental measurements are shown

What drives sound symbolism? Different acoustic cues underlie sound-size and sound-shape mappings

Sound symbolism refers to the non-arbitrary mappings that exist between phonetic properties of speech sounds and their meaning. Despite there being an extensive literature on the topic, the acoustic features and psychological mechanisms that give rise to sound symbolism are not, as yet, altogether clear. The present study was designed to investigate whether different sets of acoustic cues predict size and shape symbolism, respectively. In two experiments, participants judged whether a given consonant-vowel speech sound was large or small, round or angular, using a size or shape scale. Visual size judgments were predicted by vowel formant F1 in combination with F2, and by vowel duration. Visual shape judgments were, however, predicted by formants F2 and F3. Size and shape symbolism were thus not induced by a common mechanism, but rather were distinctly affected by acoustic properties of speech sounds. These findings portray sound symbolism as a process that is not based merely on broad categorical contrasts, such as round/unround and front/back vowels. Rather, individuals seem to base their sound-symbolic judgments on specific sets of acoustic cues, extracted from speech sounds, which vary across judgment dimensions

Lampreys, the jawless vertebrates, contain three Pax6 genes with distinct expression in eye, brain and pancreas

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Studying Adolescent Male Sexuality: Where Are We?

This article critically reviews the literature about adolescent males’ sexuality in order to describe the state of the science and to identify promising concepts and research designs that have the potential to guide the next generation of research. A critique was conducted on 94 peer-reviewed studies of sexual behaviors that included a sample of adolescent males; 11 scholarly texts and 2 dissertations. Most studies lacked a theoretical foundation and had cross-sectional designs. For those studies with a theoretical base, 3 perspectives were most often used to guide research: cognitive, biological, or social-environmental. Studies frequently relied on older adolescents or young adult males to report behaviors during early adolescence. Male-only samples were infrequent. Findings include (a) the measurement of sexual activity is frequently limited to coitus and does not explore other forms of “sex”; (b) cognitive factors have been limited to knowledge, attitudes, and intent; (c) little is known about younger males based on their own self-reports; (d) little is known about the normative sexuality development of gay adolescent males; and (e) longitudinal studies did not take into account the complexities of biological, social, and emotional development in interaction with other influences. Research on adolescent sexuality generally is about sexual activity, with little research that includes cognitive competency or young males’ sense of self as a sexual being. The purpose of the paper is to critically review the literature about male sexuality in order to describe the state of the science as well as to identify potential directions to guide the next generation of adolescent male sexual being research.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/45299/1/10964_2005_Article_5762.pd

Radionuclides behavior in natural water estimate based upon determination physicochemical state of their stable chemical analogs

The physicochemical state of radionuclides of Sr, U, REE and Th(IV) and their natural analogs in the river Techya (Chelyabinsk reg., RF) is analyzed in connection with seasonal variations of the chemical composition of water. It is shown that the chemical state of Sr(II) and U(VI) strongly depends on the level of CO2 in the river water. A high level of soluble carbonate leads to co-precipitation of to 10–15% Sr(II) and to 20% U(VI) on the surface of mineral (Ca - Si - Al - O + Fe - O phase mixture) and biological suspensions with the size of >3 micron. The rest of Sr(II) exists in the river water in the form of aqua-cations. Uranium (VI) is present in the water as a set of hydroxo- and carbonate complexes which do not interact with the cation-exchanger and in the form of Ca2UO2(CO3)3 which may be involved in the ion-exchange interaction. Th(IV) and La (III) are found to exist in the water as hydroxo-complexes (<80%) and in the form of suspension (<20%). When the concentration of CO2 in the river water decreases to the level typical of the autumn period, the suspended CaCO3 vanishes and the fraction of Ca2UO2(CO3)3 in the water changes