A creeping and surface breaking long strike-slipfault inclined to the vertical in a viscoelastic half space

An asoismically creeping surface-breaking strike-slip fault inclined to the vertical at an arbitrary angle, situated in a simple model of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system consisting of a visoelastic half space is considered. The exact solutions for displacements, stresses and strains In the model are obtained. Computed results show that the inclination of the fault has a significant influence on the values of the displacements, stresses and strains. The rate of accumulation of shear stress tending to cause strike-slip movement has been found to be greatest for vertical strike-slip fault, while for faults inclined at smaller angles to the horizontal, this rate is significantly smaller. The uses of such theoretical models in obtaining greater insight into the earthquake processes in seismically active regions and their relations to the dynamics of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system are examined.

Effect of analcite on cadmium phytoavailability and phytotoxity

The interactive effects of Cd and natural siliceous mineral analcite on Cd phytotoxicity and rate of accumulation in plant tissues have been analyzed. The test-plants of corn and hemp were grown in pots under controlled conditions of light, temperature, and soil moisture for 21 days in experiments modeling the following treatments: (1) without any amendments (control); (2) with the application of 0.1 % and 0.5 % (by weight) of CdSO4; (3) Cd salts (CdSO4) + analcite 0.1 g, 0.25 g, and 0.5 g per container. Test-plants performance was assessed by their growth characteristics (shoot height and root length), the content of photosynthetic pigments, macro- and micronutrients in leaves. The effect of Cd on maize and hemp plants inhibited their growth, chlorophyll biosynthesis in the leaves, led to a change in the balance of macro- and microelements, which leads to the accumulation of Cd in the tissues of shoots of both studied crops. Application of analcite partially compensated for the negative effects of Cd salts on the crop’s growth, chlorophyll content, and balance of nutrients and reduced Cd accumulation significantly in shoots.

DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR OBTAINING MULTIPLE EMULSION OF OVARIAN LIQUID (CAVIAR SOL), ENSURING THE DURATION OF ITS STORAGE

Дефицит пищевого белка обусловливает актуальность развития отечественного производства пищевых белковых продуктов из биоресурсов вторичного происхождения. Овариальная жидкость (икорный золь) – вторичный продукт икорного производства – может быть использована как физиологически функциональный ингредиент для пищевых продуктов сбалансированного питания. Применяемые способы сохранности овариальной жидкости (ОЖ) приводят к изменению нативных свойств ее компонентов за счет температурного или химического воздействия. Высказано предположение, что капсулирование во множественную эмульсию ОЖ позволит сохранить ее нативные свойства и увеличить срок хранения. Цель настоящего исследования – разработка технологии получения множественной эмульсии ОЖ и установление эффективности новой формы продукта при хранении. Объектом исследования была ОЖ, полученная при заборе икры осетровых рыб с применением метода прижизненного получения. Множественную эмульсию готовили двухступенчатым способом. На первом этапе получали стандартную эмульсию вода–масло, которую затем использовали в качестве одной из фаз для множественной эмульсии вода–масло–ОЖ. Полученный продукт и контрольный образец (ОЖ, прошедшая только фильтрацию) размещали в чашках Петри и хранили в термостатируемой холодильной камере при температуре не ниже 4°С в течение 40 сут. Через каждые 5 сут в отобранных пробах определяли по методу Кьельдаля содержание белковых веществ, небелкового азота и азота летучих оснований. Установлено, что при хранении в ОЖ, прошедшей только фильтрацию, белок разрушался быстрее и его содержание через 40 сут снизилось на 34%, тогда как в ОЖ, заключенной во множественную эмульсию, этот показатель снизился только на 5,9%, что коррелирует со скоростью накопления продуктов распада белков в ОЖ после 40 сут хранения. Предложенный способ получения множественной эмульсии ОЖ позволяет обеспечить сохранность ее белкового комплекса в процессе хранения и разработать новый ассортимент физиологически функциональных продуктов с использованием отечественного биологически ценного пищевого ингредиента. The shortage of dietary protein determines the relevance of the development of domestic production of food protein products from bioresources of secondary origin. Ovarian liquid (caviar ash), or caviar sol, – a secondary product of caviar production – can be used as a physiologically functional ingredient for balanced nutrition foods. The applied methods of preservation of ovarian fluid (OF) lead to a change in the native properties of its components due to temperature or chemical exposure. It is suggested that encapsulation in a multiple emulsion of OF will preserve its native properties and increase the shelf life. The purpose of this study is to develop a technology for obtaining multiple OF emulsion and to establish the effectiveness of a new product form during storage. The object of the study was the OF obtained by sampling the caviar of sturgeon fish using the method of lifetime production. The multiple emulsion was prepared in a two-stage way. At the first stage a standard water–oil emulsion was obtained, which was then used as one of the phases for a multiple water–oil–OF emulsion. The resulting product and the control sample (OF that passed only filtration) were placed in Petri dishes and stored in a thermostatically controlled refrigerator at a temperature of at least 4°C for 40 days. Every 5 days the content of protein substances, non-protein nitrogen and nitrogen of volatile bases was determined in the selected samples by the Kjeldahl method. It was found that when stored in the OF that passed only filtration, the protein was destroyed faster and its content decreased by 34% after 40 days, whereas in the OF enclosed in a multiple emulsion, this indicator decreased by only 5.9%, which correlates with the rate of accumulation of protein breakdown products in the OF after 40 days of storage. The proposed method for obtaining a multiple emulsion of COOLANT makes it possible to ensure the safety of its protein complex during storage and to develop a new range of physiologically functional products using a domestic biologically valuable food ingredient.

PERICARDIAL PUNCTURE: WHEN AND HOW?

Pericardial effusion is a very common condition, due to the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity (the impact depends on the volume, rate of accumulation and elasticity of the pericardium), it results in a: 1. Increased intrapericardial pressure. 2. Increase in intracardiac pressure 3. Decrease in ventricular filling 4. Decrease in ejection volume 5. Decrease in cardiac output The etiologies of effusions are diverse. Tamponade requires emergency decompression of the pericardium to achieve hemodynamic stabilization. Two techniques are possible, either percutaneous puncture with or without ultrasound guidance, or surgical drainage. The choice of drainage method depends on the medical-surgical teams, their experience with each method and the etiology.

Considerations about the Continuous Assay Methods, Spectrophotometric and Spectrofluorometric, of the Monophenolase Activity of Tyrosinase

With the purpose to obtain the more useful tyrosinase assay for the monophenolase activity of tyrosinase between the spectrofluorometric and spectrophotometric continuous assays, simulated assays were made by means of numerical integration of the equations that characterize the mechanism of monophenolase activity. These assays showed that the rate of disappearance of monophenol (VssM,M) is equal to the rate of accumulation of dopachrome (VssM,DC) or to the rate of accumulation of its oxidized adduct, originated by the nucleophilic attack on o-quinone by a nucleophile such as 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone (MBTH), (VssM, A−ox), despite the existence of coupled reactions. It is shown that the spectrophotometric methods that use MBTH are more useful, as they do not have the restrictions of the L-tyrosine disappearance measurement method, of working at pH = 8 and not having a linear response from 100 μM of L-tyrosine. It is possible to obtain low LODM (limit of detection of the monophenolase activity) values with spectrophotometric methods. The spectrofluorimetric methods had a lower LODM than spectrophotometric methods. In the case of 4-hydroxyphenil-propionic acid, the LODM obtained by us was 0.25 U/mL. Considering the relative sensitivities of 4-hydroxyanisole, compared with 4-hydroxyphenil-propionic acid, LODM values like those obtained by fluorescent methods would be expected.

Preferensi Publik terhadap Wakaf Uang di Sumatera Barat

Cash waqf can be a solution in optimizing the potential of land waqf asset in Indonesia, in order to reach economic empowerment. In Indonesia, cash waqf had a great potential reaching 180 trillion rupiah, however the money acquired on 2019 only reached 400 billion rupiah. Several factors caused the low rate of accumulation of cash waqf, namely religiousity, cash waqf literacy, waqf inclusion, and waqf institution management. This study aims to find out public preference toward cash waqf specifically in West Sumatera Province. The analytical method used is PLS-SEM qualitative analysis using SmartPLS 3.9.2 as a tool. Purposive sampling technique was used to assign 175 respondents. Results showed that there are positive and significant relationship between cash waqf literacy, waqf inclusion and waqf institution management variables with the public preference towards cash waqf. Whereas religiousity factor had positive but insignificant effect to the public preference of cash waqf.

STUDY OF THE ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN THE PHYTOMASS OF ANNUAL HERBS AT VARIOUS METHODS OF AGROCHEMICAL RECLAMATION

The results of a lysimetric experiment on podzolized chernozem in the conditions of technogenesis to study the processes of translocation of heavy metals and microelements for annual grasses using various methods of agrochemical reclamation are presented. Studies have shown that the lowest rate of accumulation in plants of copper, zinc, lead and cadmium is observed with the combined use of organic fertilizers with lime: the values of the coefficients of biological absorption were 2,24; 6,35; 1,52 and 3,50 respectively.

Molecular characterization of inversion breakpoints in the Drosophila nasuta species group

Chromosomal inversions are fundamental drivers of genome evolution. In the Drosophila genus, inversions have been widely characterized cytologically, and play an important role in local adaptation. Here, we characterize chromosomal inversions in the Drosophila nasuta species group using chromosome-level, reference-quality assemblies of seven species and subspecies in this clade. Reconstruction of ancestral karyotypes allowed us to infer the order in which the 22 identified inversions occurred along the phylogeny. We found a higher rate of inversions on the X chromosome, and heterogeneity in the rate of accumulation across the phylogeny. We molecularly characterize the breakpoints of six autosomal inversions, and found that repeated sequences are associated with inversion breakpoints in four of these inversions, suggesting that ectopic recombination is an important mechanism in generating inversion. Characterization of inversions in this species group provides a foundation for future population genetic and functional studies in this recently diverged species group.

USING THE CAPACITIVE METHOD FOR ANALYZING SOCIAL EVENTS

An example of the analysis of rare events using the capacitive method is given. Events are considered as filling a certain capacity, like a cup of patience, on the basis of which it is possible to restore the resulting function of the difference between incoming and outgoing disturbance flows. Several functions of the effect of the event are considered, as well as an interpretation of the results obtained, for example, the rate of accumulation of dissatisfaction with social policy.

Microbiological assessment of meadow-chernozem carbonated soil with different fertilization systems

Microorganisms play an important role in the formation of soil fertility, ensure their functioning as biological bodies of nature and are an indicator of qualitative soil changes. Due to the effect of anthropogenic activity on the soil there is a decrease in the number and depletion of the species composition of the microbiota. The aim of the research was to estimate the number of different physiological groups of microorganisms on meadow-chernozem carbonate soil under different fertilizer systems. Determination of the number of different groups of soil microorganisms was carried out according to the method of Zvyagintsev by sowing the soil suspension on solid nutrient media. It was established that the most favorable indicators of microbiocenosis and the highest yield of peas of Tsarevich variety were formed by the aftereffects of organic fertilizers and N45P45K45. The variant without fertilizers causes the development of mineralization of organic matter in meadow-chernozem carbonate soil by the content of pedotrophic and humatizing organisms and formed the lowest yield of peas. Application of only mineral fertilizers for growing peas formed a high rate of accumulation of humus at the level of Kak. = 1,6-1,9.