Telemedicine

Using telemedicine systems, physicians around the world have been able to provide health access to their own communities and others abroad. Telemedicine is still a developing field in the health sciences, but much progress has been made with the advent of new communication technologies. Today, telemedicine offers an alternative to traditional physician consultations, especially for those patients with different needs. Patients with mobility issues, low socioeconomic standing, and far away from big cities have seen benefits from this form of patient care. Not only has telemedicine been able to just bridge these gaps, but it has also provided a new way for the international community of health practitioners to cooperate and aid areas in need of specialized care in the developing world. New cooperation programs between developed and developing countries have been developed to bring specialist knowledge to areas that otherwise would not have access to it. Telemedicine is a way to take care of patients in this technological area and perhaps will become the new standard of care.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND CFD MODELING OF MODULAR POULTRY BREEDING

For high-quality and simultaneous breeding of different ages of poultry a modular keeping is proposed. The heating system of the module is a panel infrared heater. It is intended for local heating of technological area. Design dimensions of the module were determined for reasons of qualitative course of technological process, namely the stocking density of poultry. Experimental studies of the temperature regime of poultry breeding area were carried out. Body temperature of the poultry was within acceptable limits, up to 41.5ºC. In addition, the surface temperature of the feathers did not exceed 29.1ºC, which fully complies with sanitary and hygienic standards. For a better representation of temperature regime in the module, CFD modeling was performed. Fields of velocities, pressures and temperatures were obtained. The air temperature near poultry in the module reached 18.6ºC, and the average velocity did not exceed 0.75m/s.

DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD FOR MEASURING PPFD DISTRIBUTION OVER THE TECHNOLOGICAL AREA OF A GREENHOUSE BY A MOBILE INSTALLATION

A mobile installation for measuring the distribution of PPFD over the technological area of greenhouses has been implemented, and a measurement method has been developed using this installation. Mobile measurements were organized, according to the results of which, the errors in determining the average irradiance and uniformity of irradiation were established.

TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANIZATION PORK PRODUCTION

The purpose of the research is – develop technological requirements for technical means for pork production on pig farms, adapted to EU standards. Research methods. During the development of technological requirements for mechanization of pork production on pig farms, adapted to EU standards, the basic regulatory documents were used: EU Directive 91/630 of 19.11.1991; EU Directive 2008/120 of 18.12.2008. Technological requirements for mechanization of pork production are formed by the following components: keeping pigs, feeding pigs, watering pigs, removing manure, creating a microclimate, veterinary services. Research results.Technological requirements for mechanization of pork production were developed for the first time in Ukraine. The design of equipment for keeping pigs must provide conditions for keeping animals close to natural. In accordance with EU regulatory requirements, free conditions for keeping animals must be ensured. The technological area of the machine per animal must be at least: 0.15 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of up to 10 kg; 0,2 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of 10 kg to 20 kg; 0,3 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of 20 kg to 30 kg; 0,4 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of 30 kg to 50 kg; 0,55 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of 50 kg to 85 kg; 0,65 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of 85 to 110 kg; 1,0 m2 for pigs with an average live weight of more than 110 kg. Dimensions of individual machines for keeping pigs: width - 60 cm, length - 170 cm, area 1,0 m2; sows - width - 65 cm, length - 190 cm, area 1,2 m2. The number of pigs in the technological group must be at least 6 heads. The minimum technological area for individual keeping of an adult boar should be 6,0-7,5 m2. The technological area of the machine for keeping the breeding boar and sow during mating must be at least 10 m2. Piglets kept near sows should be provided with a comfortable heated area. During group keeping of pigs, their simultaneous access to feed must be ensured. When creating drinking bowls for pigs, it is necessary to take into account the technological requirements regarding the need of pigs for water and its flow rate. Pigs should not be kept in conditions with high excess air temperature and high relative humidity. When creating equipment for pig breeding, it is necessary to take into account the negative impact of air currents in piggeries on animals. It is not allowed to keep pigs constantly in the dark. Conclusions. For the first time in Ukraine, technological requirements for technical means for pork production on pig farms, adapted to EU standards, have been developed, taking into account the following components: keeping, feeding, watering pigs, manure removal, creating a microclimate, veterinary services. Technological requirements will be useful in the creation and implementation of modern machinery and equipment for pig farms.

Smart packaging : Modern way for reducing post-harvest losses of horticultural produce

Most fresh horticultural commodities are highly perishable and thus require proper care and handling during and after harvesting. Hence, packaging (pre-packaging, primary, secondary and tertiary) becomes an essential operation in prolonging the shelf life of the processed or fresh horticultural produce. Packaging provides containment and protection to the product and convenience and communication about the inside product to the end consumer. Consumer requirements and demands and world wide shifting patterns such as expectation of life and companies putting money into the production and delivery of food are driving innovation in food and packaging. Smart packaging is a novel and fascinating technological area with a lot of positive feedback from today’s consumers. The two primary forms of smart packaging are active and intelligent packaging. Active packaging systems include active compounds put into sachets or pads and then placed in the package, as well as placed directly in the package or on the packaging material. Intelligent packaging comprises signs that describe the product’s safety and quality, history, and the environment surrounding the container. Packaging in the traditional sense functions as a passive barrier, delaying the detrimental impact of environmental factors on the food product. These new innovative packaging systems, on the other hand, allow the package to interact with the environment and food, as well as play a vital part in the preservation of horticultural commodities. Despite substantial study into the innovative packaging technologies, several of these innovations have yet to be successfully deployed in commercial horticultural produce packaging systems. Comprehensive awareness of their potential in horticulture product packaging applications will help with effective development and broad commercial introduction.

SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF CREATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF TOWER STRUCTURES

In accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 899 of July 7, 2011, a list of critical technologies has been approved in our country, among which there are “technologies for creating energy-saving systems for the transportation, distribution and use of energy” [1]. First of all, we are talking here about electrical energy, and in the composition of these systems it is possible to distinguish not only the electrical part, but also the component associated with the construction of construction infrastructure. For the development of the economy in the technological area under consideration, appropriate scientific and methodological support is necessary, personnel who have mastered this support, then the formation of new or the use of existing relevant organizational structures in the ministries of construction and energy, in the design business and in production, and ultimately all of the above follows consolidate at the level of laws and standards. The place of the author's research in this development strategy is the development of scientific and methodological support for the creation of tower structures for the energy sector. The intermediate result of these studies is the monograph [2]. The topic was further developed in articles [3-16].

Determination of Workspaces and Intersections of Robot Links in a Multi-Robotic System for Trajectory Planning

One of the problems in the development of multi-robotic systems is the safe navigation of a group of robots. To solve it, the restrictions imposed by the structural elements of its agents are determined. The article presents a multi-robotic system consisting of parallel and serial robots installed on mobile platforms. The parallel robot is made based on a tripod with the ability to rotate the robot’s base relative to the horizontal axis. The analysis of its working and technological area is carried out, taking into account singularity zones. The developed algorithms for determining the workspaces are based on deterministic methods for approximating the set of solutions to systems of nonlinear inequalities. In this case, restrictions in spaces of different coordinates are presented in the form of n-dimensional boxes. Approaches to solving two problems are proposed to determine the possible intersection of links for the collaborative performance of tasks by a multi-robotic system. The first task is to determine the intersection of the links for the given positions and the relative position of the manipulators. The second is in determining the minimum distance between the technological areas of manipulators, which consist of the workspace and all possible positions of the intermediate links.

Exploration of Fuzzy System With Applications

Fuzzy system was altered from a ‘buzz word' to an important technological area, with various publications in international conferences and transactions. Several Japanese products applying fuzzy logic concepts, such as household appliances and electronic equipment, power engineering, robotics, and optimization have been manufactured. This system is capable to process and learn mathematical data as well as linguistic data. Fuzzy system user linguistic explanations for the variables and linguistic procedures for the I/P-O/P behavior. In this chapter, present the application of fuzzy system with data mining, neural networks, fuzzy automata, and genetic algorithms. It also presents the foundation of fuzzy data Mining, with the fuzzification inference procedure and defuzzification procedure, fuzzy systems and neural networks with feed forward neural network, FNN with it features generalization of Fuzzy Automata, and sixth fuzzy systems and genetic algorithms. The chapter explores a popular fuzzy system model to show complex systems and an application of fuzzy system.

Prophylaxis of dental caries in children from polluted regions

To be living at the most advanced technological area in history is to exist and face pollution one of the most serious threats to all living things on the planet. There is evidence that anthropogenic and technological pollutions cause a considerable number of health problems and stomatological in particular. This article demonstrates the results gained by administration of vitamin-macro element complex “Calcinova” and sorbent “Enterosgel” in correction of enzymes responsible for biotransformation of xenobiotics in blood serum of children from the polluted areas. It has been established the high efficiency of recommended scheme on caries prophylaxis that is proved by positive biochemical indexes in blood serum of this children observed 30 month after the beginning of the investigation. As a result of the introduced prophylaxis, we have noticed the significant improvement of biochemical indexes in children with tooth decay. The findings reflect a certain rise in activity of enzymes responsible for elimination of xenobiotics such as alcohol-dehydrogenase (ADH) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) obtained from the blood serum of children from the main group comparing to the control group.

ELEMENTS OF NANOSTRUCTURE PHYSICS FOR STUDENTS AND PUPILS

Physics of nanostructures is the scientific basis of modern nanotechnologies that use the special properties of small particles with a size of about 1–100 nm, making it possible to design various novel materials with unique physical properties. Today a training of future professionals to work in this technological area is very important. Moreover, this training is desirable not only at universities, but also at schools in order to introduce nanotechnologies to the young generation. The purpose of this work is an analysis of possibilities for familiarization of students and pupils in Pskov (Russia) with the elements of nanostructure physics, as well as subsequent development and testing of didactic materials on this topic. As a part of this work, a study of the current state of nanostructure physics has been conducted. As a result, the authors have developed overview lectures on modern nanotechnology and educational nanotechnological laboratory experiments for students and pupils.