Analysis of the regional “green” finances and identification of their vulnerable areas: Republic of Bashkortostan case study

This article systematizes approaches to the management of public finances directed to the environmental sphere both at the national and regional levels. The author highlights the main trends based on the use of synchronous (within the framework of the analysis of the structure of the management system) and diachronic (in terms of studying the dynamics of financing) analysis of the public administration system in the field of ecology and natural resources in the Republic of Bashkortostan, carried out on the materials of the state program Ecology and natural resources of the Republic of Bashkortostan dated 18 February 2014 No. 61 in its 20 editions. The study identifies vulnerable areas in terms of financing the management of the environmental sphere and natural resources at the regional level (on the example of the Republic of Bashkortostan). Leveling the identified negative factors will increase the economic connectivity of the place, and also contributes to the strengthening of the resilience of the territory. Improving the existing mechanism for financing the environmental sector is achievable by applying best practices, including tax incentives for introducing environmental innovations and investing in environmentally friendly and resource-saving technologies, environmental insurance, grants, debt swaps, national and international climate funds, public procurement of environmental goods and other

The Efficacy of Galaxy Shape Parameters in Photometric Redshift Estimation: A Neural Network Approach

We present a determination of the effects of including galaxy morphological parameters in photometric redshift estimation with an artificial neural network method. Neural networks, which recognize patterns in the information content of data in an unbiased way, can be a useful estimator of the additional information contained in extra parameters, such as those describing morphology, if the input data are treated on an equal footing. We use imaging and five band photometric magnitudes from the All-wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey. It is shown that certain principal components of the morphology information are correlated with galaxy type. However, we find that for the data used the inclusion of morphological information does not have a statistically significant benefit for photometric redshift estimation with the techniques employed here. The inclusion of these parameters may result in a trade-off between extra information and additional noise, with the additional noise becoming more dominant as more parameters are added

From D3-Branes to Lifshitz Space-Times

We present a simple embedding of a z=2 Lifshitz space-time into type IIB supergravity. This is obtained by considering a stack of D3-branes in type IIB supergravity and deforming the world-volume by a plane wave. The plane wave is sourced by the type IIB axion. The superposition of the plane wave and the D3-branes is 1/4 BPS. The near horizon geometry of this configuration is a 5-dimensional z=0 Schroedinger space-time times a 5-sphere. This geometry is also 1/4 BPS. Upon compactification along the direction in which the wave is traveling the 5-dimensional z=0 Schroedinger space-time reduces to a 4-dimensional z=2 Lifshitz space-time. The compactification is such that the circle is small for weakly coupled type IIB string theory. This reduction breaks the supersymmetries. Further, we propose a general method to construct analytic z=2 Lifshitz black brane solutions. The method is based on deforming 5-dimensional AdS black strings by an axion wave and reducing to 4-dimensions. We illustrate this method with an example.Comment: version 3: version published in Classical and Quantum Gravit

Role of metallurgical factors in structure and property formation for thick plates of alloys of the Al-Cu-Mg-Mn system

The role of chemical composition is studied in thick plate structure and property formation for alloys of the Al-Cu-Mg-Mn system. It is shown that in order to correct the chemical composition of aluminum alloys it is necessary to consider the alloying element compatible solubility limit within an aluminum matrix at the heating temperature for hardening and the proportion of alloying elements participating in forming almost insoluble phases with impurity elements. An important role is also played by alloying elements formed with reaction of excess phases, although they are soluble but cannot be dissolved during heating for hardening due to saturation of α-solid solution with alloying elements. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York

Phase formation during nonequilibrium crystallization of Al-Mg-Si system alloys

Nonequilibrium crystallization of alloys of the Al-Mg-Si system, and also their structure and phase composition in a cast condition are studied. Thermal analysis is used to establish phase transformation temperature ranges, occurring during nonequilibrium crystallization of industrial aluminum alloys AD31 and AD33. x-Ray microanalysis is used to determine metastable phase composition in the alloys in a cast condition. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York

Activation of learning and creative activity of the vocational pedagogical university students

The relevance of the problem under study is based on the society’s demand for training students - future professional training teachers ready to solve in a creative manner a wide range of professional and pedagogical tasks, as well as to develop professionally-oriented creative work in the process of training; it is also caused by the insufficient extent of the prior research within the vocational training theory of scientific and methodological mechanisms required for implementing this process. The purpose of the article is to develop a conceptual structural model of professionally-oriented learning and creative activity of the vocational pedagogical university students. Leading method for studying this problem is modelling which allows to consider this problem as the process of goaloriented and deliberate acquiring by future professionals the creative approaches to implementation of professional activity. The article presents a structural model of learning and creative activity of vocational pedagogical university students, justifies the necessity to single out in the structure of the students’ learning and creative activity three interconnected components (creative, professional-pedagogical and personal-acmeological), proves the productivity of activating the learning and creative activity of the vocational pedagogical university students by organizing it as quasi-professional process of searching and solving professional tasks which are subjectively and objectively new, on the basis of using synectics including association methods of activating creative thinking integrated into the its structure. The article can be useful for teachers within the vocational and pedagogical education system, as well as for professionals who develop creative abilities of students based on the heuristic creativity methods. © 2016 Krayukhina et al

Obtaining statistical data on industrial accidents in Russia

The article investigates the problem of industrial accidents statistical data collecting in Russian Federation. The industrial injuries concealment causes, including those with a fatal outcome, are analyzed. Possible purposes is indicated to use reliable statistics on industrial injuries. © 2020 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences