5.4 The U.S. National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators and the Role of MP3s

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with regulating the use of pesticides and has been working with its regulatory counterparts internationally to ensure that the best available science serves as a foundation for informing its regulatory decisions. While regulatory decisions may include compulsory and/or advisory restrictions on pesticide use as part of label statements, efforts have also been directed at engaging a broad range of stakeholders to adopt more regionally-based practices which can result in reduced exposure to pesticides. These efforts have extended to mitigating the likelihood of adverse effects on insect pollinators from exposure to pesticides and can potentially extend to other factors known to impact both honey bees (Apis mellifera) and non-Apis bees. This presentation will discuss the U.S. National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators and will focus on EPA’s efforts to promote managed pollinator protection programs (MP3s) across States and Tribes.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with regulating the use of pesticides and has been working with its regulatory counterparts internationally to ensure that the best available science serves as a foundation for informing its regulatory decisions. While regulatory decisions may include compulsory and/or advisory restrictions on pesticide use as part of label statements, efforts have also been directed at engaging a broad range of stakeholders to adopt more regionally-based practices which can result in reduced exposure to pesticides. These efforts have extended to mitigating the likelihood of adverse effects on insect pollinators from exposure to pesticides and can potentially extend to other factors known to impact both honey bees (Apis mellifera) and non-Apis bees. This presentation will discuss the U.S. National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators and will focus on EPA’s efforts to promote managed pollinator protection programs (MP3s) across States and Tribes

Fundamentals of crude oil and natural gas processing

This training manual includes term project methodical guide on the course "Fundamentals of crude oil and natural gas processing" in English. The main purpose of the training manual is to provide students the theoretical and methodological assistance at performance the term project on the course "Fundamentals of crude oil and natural gas processing". The manual contains the initial data and reference material needed to perform the calculations. The manual is intended for the students of speciality 6.050304 "Oil and gas production" in English

The new method of liquor production with the addition of stevia

Стаття висвітлює розробку нового способу виробництва лимонного лікеру, який полягає у додаванні стевії до традиційної рецептури виробництва лимонного лікеру. В наш час актуальним є виготовлення харчових продуктів з натуральної сировини, а саме стевії. Під час створення нового виду продукту було застосовано метод комп’ютерного моделювання рецептурних композицій. В основі використовували таку рецептуру, де замінювали традиційний цукор на цукрозамінник. Найбільш перспективним є моделювання за принципом методів лінійного програмування. Метою роботи була оптимізація рецептур лікеру з новим видом сировини із використанням методу математичного моделювання. За допомогою математичного моделювання було розроблено рецептуру лимонного лікеру з додаванням стевії в оптимальній кількості 5 г. При додаванні даної кількості додаткової сировини смак, запах та колір був збалансований між собою, зберігалася правильна консистенція. Це дозволяє поліпшити якість лимонного лікеру, а також оновити його асортимент. Додавання стевії в лікер підвищує в ньому вміст білків на 0,10 %, неорганічних речовин - на 0,20%, натрію на 2%, калію на 4%, кальцію на 1,94%, магнію на 1%, фосфору4%, цинку 0,37%, міді на 0,030%, вітаміну С на 8,66%, вітаміну Е на 23%, вміст цукру в новому лікері зменшився на 7,1%. Встановлено, що додавання стевії до складу лимонного лікеру позитивно впливає на хімічний склад продукту, а це означає, що в кінцевому результаті ми отримуємо якісний продукт функціонального призначення, який буде мати лікувально-профілактичну дію. Лікер з додаванням стевії має менш солодкуватий присмак, але він не впливає негативно на смак лікеру. По іншим органолептичним та фізико-хімічними показникам лікер відповідає нормам. Такий лимонний лікер з нетрадиційною сировиною може легко конкурувати на вітчизняному та закордонному ринку.The article is devoted to the development of a new method of production of lemon liquor, which consists of adding stevia to the traditional formulation. Nowadays the production of food products from natural raw materials, namely stevia is actual. When creating a new type of product, the method of computer modeling of prescription compositions was applied. In the basis of such a recipe the traditional sugar was replaced on the sugar substitute. The most promising is simulation based on the principle of linear programming methods. The aim of the work was to optimize the formulations of liquor with a new type of raw material using the method of mathematical modeling. Using mathematical modeling, a recipe of lemon liqueur with addition of stevia in an optimal amount of 5 grams was developed. Ataddition of this amount of additional raw material taste, smell and color, wasbalanced, correct consistency waskept. This helps to improve the quality of lemon liquor, as well as update its assortment. Adding stevia to liquor increases its protein content by 0.10%, inorganic substances by 0.20%, sodium by 2%, potassium by 4%, calcium by 1.94%, magnesium by 1%, phosphorus 4% zinc 0.37%, copper by 0.030%, vitamin C by 8.66%, vitamin E by 23%, sugar content in the new liquor decreased by 7.1%. It has been established that the addition of stevia to lemon liquor positively affects the chemical composition of the product, which means that in the final result we obtain a qualitative functional product that has not only a new product but also a product that will have a therapeutic and preventive effect. Liqueur with addition of stevia has a less sweet taste, but it does not adversely affect the taste of liquor. According to other organoleptic parameters and physico-chemical indicators, the liquor meets the standards. Such lemon liqueur with non-traditional raw materials can easily compete in the domestic and foreign markets

Biomass spectra in benthic fish assemblages in the Benguela system.

6 páginas, 1 figura, 2 tablas.Biomass spectra in the different benthic fish assemblages at depths between 100 and 800 m off the coast of Namibia were studied over a period of 3 yr These assemblages were located in areas spanning active upwelling centres on the shelf and zones of lower productivity on the lower slope. The slopes of the curves for the normallzed size distributions were related to zonal productivity and abundance of the smallest slze classes. In the main upwelling centre, in which abundance of small specimens was high earn d comrnunlty diversity lower, biomass clearly dropped off with increasing size; teleost fishes and mid-level predators (which prey on euphausiids and other pelagic crustaceans) predominated In the less productive zone, where the biomass of small specimens was very low and communlty diversity very high, biomass increased or at least tended to remaln constant with size and elasrnobranchs and apex predators (which prey on fish and cephalopods) were most abundant.Peer reviewe

Оценка пригодности сиштофа для получения пеностекольных материалов

In this work gives the analysis of suitability of use of by-product processing aluminum for manufacture of heat-insulating material construction purpose

Granulated glass-clay composite for use in the hydraulic fraction technology

In the present study, glass-ceramic material used for hydraulic fracturing technology has been investigated. Density and compression strength depending on the initial composition and firing time have been examined. The resulting material is characterized by high compressional strength, with a low value of bulk density, which is provided by the internal closed porosity created by adding the gasifier