EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF GAMMA SPECTROMETRY LABORATORIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 332-336
Author(s):  
Michal Sloboda ◽  
Helena Malá ◽  
Petr Rulík ◽  
Věra Bečková
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Spectrometry ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Laboratory Capacity ◽  
Current State ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Hpge Detectors ◽  
Type Of Exercise ◽  
The Moment

Abstract Currently, the territorial Radiation Monitoring Network (RMN) of the Czech Republic consists of seven laboratories equipped with gamma spectrometry High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors. From 2007 to 2018, five emergency exercises were carried out to test the sample throughput of these facilities and their staff. The main objective was to identify weaknesses and problem areas in the whole process from the moment of obtaining the samples to logging the results into the central RMN database. The long-term aim of these exercises is to optimize emergency response procedures. The most important factor limiting laboratory capacity is the lack of qualified personnel. The exercises showed that in the current state, these laboratories would be able to operate in 12-hour shifts for 14 days and analyze 1700 samples per day. Emergency exercises have highlighted the fact that this type of exercise should be repeated periodically in order to monitor the performance and analytical capabilities of RMN.

scholarly journals MASTER STUDENTS OF A TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

PRIMO ASPECTU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Evgenij V. KARCHAGIN ◽  
Maja V. GALENKO ◽  
Kirill D. YANIN
Keyword(s):  
Educational System ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Important Task ◽  
Stage Model ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Current State ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Technical University ◽  
The Moment

The article analyzes the socio-psychological qualities of Russian master students at a technical university. Since 2003 the Russian educational system is guided by the Bologna program, which implies a transition to a two-stage model. At the same time, master students remain a little-studied subject. Socio-psychological portraiture of undergraduates is an important task for monitoring the current state of the process of training highly qualified personnel. The research showed that the resulting generalized portrait shows that master students have abilities that can be directed both to managerial activities and to scientific ones. At the same time, clearly expressed introversion does not allow us to speak about the priority of management activities. Thus, at the moment, the problem of predicting the preferred leading type of activity after the master's degree is difficult.

Challenges to Foster Resilience

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Tania Maritza Díaz Macías ◽  
Leila María Álava Barreiro ◽  
Diana Stefani Velásquez García
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Current State ◽  
The University ◽  
Conceptual Evolution ◽  
Scientific Pedagogical

The work aims to provoke critical educational reflections on the current state of the scientific-pedagogical conception of inclusive education in the university context. In this sense, we are aware of the existence of an extremely positive conceptual evolution in recent times. It is necessary to articulate new discourses and teaching practices that project and illuminate the idea that inclusive education as a permanent process of change in education and for which the development of psychological activities outlined in resilience can play an important role. The Ecuadorian higher education system has experienced, for a few years, changes of great pedagogical interest. In this framework, a whole process of generating educational policies and inclusive education is shown, taking as a framework the professors and managers of the Technical University of Manabí (UTM) (Ecuador), to contribute to the greater inclusive development of the said university. The main challenges for university institutions regarding fostering the resilience of the academic process are presented.

Deadlock or new opening? Current state and prospects for development of Lithuanian-Belarusian relations

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-141
Author(s):  
Justyna Olędzka
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of this article is to discuss the trajectory of Belarusian-Lithuanian relations with a particular focus on the period after the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, which resulted in a change in international relations in the region. This was the moment that redefined the Lithuanian-Belarusian relations, which until 2020 were satisfactory for both sides (especially in the economic aspect). However, Lithuania began to pursue a reactive policy of promoting the democratisation of Belarus and provided multi-level support to Belarusian opposition forces. The current problems in bilateral relations (e.g., the future of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant located in Astravyets) have been put on the agenda for discussion at the EU level, while the instruments of a hybrid conflict in the form of an influx of immigrants into Lithuania, controlled by the Belarusian regime, have become a key issue for the future prospects of relations between Belarus and Lithuania.

Problems of Modeling Working Processes in Pneumohydraulic Systems and Units at Various Stages of the Product Life Cycle

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-75
Author(s):  
Y.V. Kyurdzhiev
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Dynamic Mode ◽  
Workflow Modeling ◽  
Pressure Regulator ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Maintenance Requirements

The article presents the result of the analysis of the problems of maintenance of on-board pneumatic systems and units in terms of the requirements for completeness and efficiency of the requested information. It is shown that the current state of the workflow modeling tools of these systems do not fully meet the maintenance requirements at all stages of the product life cycle. An approach to modeling pneumohydraulic systems and units is proposed, as well as ways to reduce the time from the moment of setting a problem requiring the development of a new mathematical model to obtaining adequate simulation results. The efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated by the example of a pressure regulator operating in a dynamic mode. The possibilities and ways of implementing modeling tools based on the proposed approach are shown.

scholarly journals Analysis of storm water systems and sanitary sewers: technical, organizational and economic aspects

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Vorobiyova ◽  
Galina Astratova
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Systems Identification ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
The Moment

The analysis of systems of storm and household Sewerage on the basis of research of some technical, organizational and economic aspects of activity of systems is carried out. It is shown that at the moment the problem of wastewater treatment is extremely relevant. It is established that many companies discharge a large amount of waste water, which is not actually treated in local reservoirs. It is revealed that in the studied area in the Russian Federation as a whole and in the Sverdlovsk region, in particular, there is a failure to comply with the standards of treatment facilities. The key reasons for this situation are the following main factors: physical deterioration of the equipment, unsatisfactory technical condition of treatment facilities; mismatch of the composition of incoming wastewater and treatment systems; lack of wastewater treatment facilities; under-load on hydraulics and uneven flow of wastewater; violation of technical and technological modes of operation of treatment facilities; untimely carrying out of repair and restoration works, replacement of the failed equipment, units and parts; lack of sufficient financing of the industry, financing on the «residual principle»; lack of highly qualified personnel for the implementation of competent operation of treatment facilities; etc. The authors believe that in order to improve the quality of wastewater discharged, reduce their impact on water bodies, reduce the volume of wastewater emissions, the following priority measures are needed: construction of new, reconstruction and expansion of existing treatment facilities; construction of local treatment facilities, post-treatment units; commissioning of recycling and re-water supply systems; identification of additional sources of financing for the treatment facilities system, including through concession agreements, the creation of private-public partnerships; formation of «the state order» and allocation of target budgetary places in colleges and higher education institutions on training in the specialties connected with housing and communal services, water consumption and water disposal.

Similarities and differences of microseism and microbarom source regions reconstructed from the seismo-acoustic Kazakhstani network

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandr Smirnov ◽  
Alexis Le Pichon
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Source Parameter ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Signal Attenuation ◽  
Severe Storms ◽  
Source Regions ◽  
Seismic Methods ◽  
Seismic Records ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Moment

<p>The monitoring network of the Kazakhstani Institute of Geophysical Researches includes seismic and infrasound arrays. The PMCC method helps identifying microseisms in seismic records and microbaroms in infrasound records effectively. Simulation of the microbarom strength, propagation path and signal attenuation are well developed for the moment, and for microseisms as well. However, the bathymetry effect on the source intensity shall be taken into account to model microseisms.</p><p>Results of the source parameter simulations and microbaroms and microseisms detections are compared at 7 Kazakhstani seismic and infrasound arrays. These comparisons are also carried out between collocated seismic and infrasound arrays. Similarities and differences between the reconstructed source regions of microseisms and microbaroms are discussed. Beside this study, the advantages of integrating the infrasound and seismic methods have been shown for studying seismoacoustic signals from severe storms.</p>

scholarly journals The Use of Business Process Management in Hotel Direct Sales Improvement

TEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 215-220
Author(s):  
Stepan Chalupa ◽  
Martin Petricek ◽  
Zdenek Ulrych
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Process Modelling ◽  
Direct Sales ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Crm System ◽  
Current State ◽  
Front Office ◽  
Reservation Request

This article deals with Business Process Modelling and Reengineering use in the hospitality industry, focusing on the improvement of direct telephone sales by application of the CRM system. After modelling the current state of the selected process using ARIS methodology, the same process was remodelled for the application of the CRM system. This application shortened the whole process (mainly the number of activities needed to prosecute) and allowed the front-office employee to be more clients oriented. The automation of labour-intensive processes can reduce the number of human-caused errors and improve the convertibility and reservation request and their overall value.

scholarly journals Innate Sensing of DNA Virus Genomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 341-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Ma ◽  
Guoxin Ni ◽  
Blossom Damania
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Dna Virus ◽  
Dna Viruses ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Current State ◽  
Human Dna ◽  
Robust Adaptive ◽  
Virus Genomes

DNA viruses are linked to many infectious diseases and contribute significantly to human morbidity and mortality worldwide. Moreover, DNA viral infections are usually lifelong and hard to eradicate. Under certain circumstances, these viruses can cause fatal disease, especially in children and immunocompromised patients. An efficient innate immune response against these viruses is critical, not only as the first line of host defense against viral infection but also for mounting more specific and robust adaptive immunity against the virus. Recognition of the viral DNA genome is the very first step of this whole process and is crucial for understanding viral pathogenesis as well as for preventing and treating DNA virus–associated diseases. This review focuses on the current state of our knowledge on how human DNA viruses are sensed by the host innate immune system and how viral proteins counteract this immune response.

scholarly journals The coagulation of smokes and the theory of smoluchowski

1927 ◽  
Vol 116 (775) ◽  
pp. 540-553 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Disperse Systems ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Rapid Coagulation ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Dispersion Media ◽  
Experimental Errors ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Moment

In a previous communication it has been shown that smokes are unstable disperse systems which spontaneously coagulate from the moment of formation. In this respect they differ from hydrosols, which are stable normally and coagulate only on the addition of an electrolyte. For these latter systems there is evidence to show that the so-called “rapid coagulation” begins when the complete discharge of the double layer has been effected, and that the particles are brought together mainly by Brownian motion. With smokes, too, chance collision brought about by molecular bombardment is probably the chief factor in aggregation, so that a close analogy between the rapid coagulation of hydrosols and the spontaneous coagulation of smokes would appear to exist. Further, if it is admitted that every chance collision between the particles in the two types of system results in a union, then the equations developed by Smoluchowski for the rate of coagulation of colloids might be expected to be equally valid for smokes after making allowance for the difference in properties of the two dispersion media. Reliable experimental data on sol coagula­tion are not easily obtained, for the process is completed in a relatively short period, but the measurements of Zsigmondy, Westgren, and others show a satisfactory agreement with theory. In a smoke, conditions are more favour­able, for coagulation can be followed at much greater dilutions, so that the whole process is slowed down, and observations may be extended over several hours. On account of the interest presented by the above analogy, and the possibility of testing it quantitatively, we have measured the velocity of coagulation of various smokes by a method which we believe to be free from any serious experimental errors.

scholarly journals Improvement of ecological tourism on the principles of sustainable economic development

2019 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 04047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Utegaly Shedenov ◽  
Oleg Litvishko ◽  
Beket Kazbekov ◽  
Maiya Suyunchaliyeva ◽  
Kairzhan Kazbekova
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Ecological Tourism ◽  
Recreational Resources

The article reveals the essence and characteristics of ecotourism, identifies its problems and determines the directions and objectives of its development, provides comparative indicators of the number of protected areas in different countries of the world and the income that countries receive from tourism in specially protected natural areas. The main problems and aspects of its development in the context of recreational geography and tourism are highlighted, such as the lack of a common national concept for the development of rural tourism or the lack of a clearly formulated state policy. There are no standards and rules applicable to rural tourism, nor qualified personnel, knowledge and experience in the service of foreign and domestic tourists. There are no normative legal acts in the field of ecological tourism, which is aggravated by the reluctance and inability to effectively use private recreational resources. In this study was done key findings.In this article the author raises questions related to the current state of ecotourism and prospects of its development. Over the past quarter century, both supply and demand for ecotourism have increased significantly. At the same time, ecotourism, as a special form of tourism development, is increasingly recognized and legitimized as a means of achieving sustainable development in destination areas.

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