bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
High-Density Lipoproteins and Apolipoprotein A-I Improve Stent Biocompatibility
Authors: Vanags Laura Z. , Wong Nathan K.P. , Nicholls Stephen J. , Bursill Christina A.
Published: June 2018

Revascularization because of coronary artery disease is commonly achieved by percutaneous coronary intervention with stent deployment. Refinement in interventional techniques, major improvements in stent design (particularly drug-eluting stents), and adjunctive pharmacotherapy with dual antiplatelet regimens have led to marked reductions in the overall rates of stent failure. However, even with the advancements made in the latest generation of drug-eluting stents, unresolved biological problems persist including delayed re-endothelialization and neoatherosclerosis, which can promote late expansion of the neointima and late stent thrombosis. Novel strategies are still needed beyond what is currently available to specifically address the pathobiological processes that underpin the residual risk for adverse clinical events. This review focuses on the emerging evidence that HDL (high-density lipoproteins) and its main apo (apolipoprotein), apoA-I, exhibit multiple vascular biological functions that are associated with an improvement in stent biocompatibility. HDL/apoA-I have recently been shown to inhibit in-stent restenosis in animal models of stenting and suppress smooth muscle cell proliferation in in vitro studies. Reconstituted HDL also promotes endothelial cell migration, endothelial progenitor cell mobilization, and re-endothelialization. Furthermore, reconstituted HDL decreases platelet activation and HDL cholesterol is inversely associated with the risk of thrombosis. Finally, reconstituted HDL/apoA-I suppresses key inflammatory mechanisms that initiate in-stent neoatherosclerosis and can efflux cholesterol from plaque macrophages, an important function of HDLs that prevents plaque progression. These unique multifunctional effects of HDL/apoA-I suggest that, if translated appropriately, have the potential to improve stent biocompatibility. This may provide an alternate and more efficacious therapeutic pathway for the translation of HDL.
Prevalence, Predictors, and Prognostic Value of Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device
Authors: Nakanishi Koki , Homma Shunichi , Han Jiho , Takayama Hiroo , Colombo Paolo C. , Yuzefpolskaya Melana , Garan Arthur R. , Farr Maryjane A. , Kurlansky Paul , Di Tullio Marco R. , Naka Yoshifumi , Takeda Koji
Published: June 2018

Background

Although implantation of a left ventricular assist device (
LVAD
) generally improves tricuspid regurgitation (
TR
) in short‐term follow‐up, the clinical significance of residual
TR
in patients with mid‐ to long‐term
LVAD
support is unknown. This study aimed to identify the prevalence, predictors, and prognostic value of residual
TR
in
LVAD
patients in association with tricuspid valve (
TV
) deformation.

Methods and Results

The study cohort consisted of 127 patients who underwent
LVAD
implantation without
TV
procedure and were supported with
LVAD
at least 1 year. All patients underwent echocardiographic examination preoperatively and 1 year after
LVAD
implantation.
TR
was quantitatively assessed by ratio of
TR
color jet area/right atrial area, and significant residual
TR
was defined as ≥20% of %
TR
at follow‐up echocardiographic examination. Detailed echocardiographic measurements were also performed, including
TV
annulus diameter,
TV
leaflet displacement, and left ventricular and right ventricular systolic function.
LVAD
implantation significantly improved ratio of
TR
color jet area/right atrial area as well as left ventricular and right ventricular systolic function and tethering distance (all
P
<0.05), whereas it enlarged
TV
annulus diameter (
P
=0.002). Significant residual
TR
was observed in 30 (23.6%) patients. Age, preoperative
TV
annulus diameter, and residual mitral regurgitation were significantly associated with significant residual
TR
(all
P
<0.05), whereas
TV
tethering was not. During a mean follow‐up of 21±17 months, patients with residual
TR
had significantly higher mortality than those without residual
TR
(log‐rank
P
<0.001).

Conclusions

Significant residual
TR
was observed in ≈25% patients supported with
LVAD
over 1 year and was associated with unfavorable outcome.
What supports and limits learning in the early years? Listening to the voices of 200 children
Authors: Flückiger Bev , Dunn Julie , Stinson Madonna
Published: June 2018

This article reports on a study investigating young children’s views about learning. The researchers engaged 200 Australian children from 3 to 8 years of age in conversations about how they liked to learn. In an attempt to privilege children’s voices, the direct words of the participating children are used in the reporting of results. The children generated rich and thoughtful ideas about learning as well as factors contributing to their motivation and engagement in learning. Whereas Kindergarten children expressed a real sense of agency and self-efficacy in their learning, school-aged children expressed a strong desire for opportunities to be more actively engaged and have some control over their learning. Of concern was how quickly positive dispositions towards learning appeared to slide when children transitioned to school. The study challenges educators to find ways to listen to children in order to develop policies and practices that are responsive to children’s perspectives and create school systems in which all children, without exception, are actively engaged, motivated and exercising agency in their learning.
Daily Subjective Age in Emerging Adults: “Now We’re Stressed Out”
Authors: Bellingtier Jennifer A. , Neupert Shevaun D.
Published: June 2018

During the emerging adulthood years, individuals explore their identities and often report feeling in-between adolescence and adulthood. These characteristics may correspond to greater variability in how old individuals feel. This study examined the daily variability in emerging adults’ subjective ages, as well as its association with daily stressors and the psychological dimensions of identity exploration and feeling in-between. Using a 9-day daily diary design, the study measured 106 emerging adults’ (18–22 years old) daily stressors, daily subjective ages, and endorsement of the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood. Findings indicated that over half of the variability in emerging adults’ subjective ages occurred within person, and daily stressors could predict this variability. Furthermore, those high in identity exploration and feeling in-between were most likely to respond to daily stressors by feeling older. Results suggest that psychological identification with emerging adulthood amplifies responses to daily stressors and predicts feeling subjectively older.
The Twin Ds: Optimal Default and Devaluation
Authors: Na Seunghoon , Schmitt-Grohé Stephanie , Uribe Martín , Yue Vivian
Published: June 2018

A salient characteristic of sovereign defaults is that they are typically accompanied by large devaluations. This paper presents new evidence of this empirical regularity known as the Twin Ds and proposes a model that rationalizes it as an optimal policy outcome. The model combines limited enforcement of debt contracts and downward nominal wage rigidity. Under optimal policy, default is shown to occur during contractions. The role of default is to free up resources for domestic absorption, and the role of exchange rate devaluation is to lower the real value of wages, thereby reducing involuntary unemployment. (JEL E24, E32, E52, F31, F34, F41)
Effects of flanking regions on HDV cotranscriptional folding kinetics
Authors: Wang Yanli , Wang Zhen , Liu Taigang , Gong Sha , Zhang Wenbing
Published: June 2018

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) ribozyme performs the self-cleavage activity through folding to a double pseudoknot structure. The folding of functional RNA structures is often coupled with the transcription process. In this work, we developed a new approach for predicting the cotranscriptional folding kinetics of RNA secondary structures with pseudoknots. We theoretically studied the cotranscriptional folding behavior of the 99-nucleotide (nt) HDV sequence, two upstream flanking sequences, and one downstream flanking sequence. During transcription, the 99-nt HDV can effectively avoid the trap intermediates and quickly fold to the cleavage-active state. It is different from its refolding kinetics, which folds into an intermediate trap state. For all the sequences, the ribozyme regions (from 1 to 73) all fold to the same structure during transcription. However, the existence of the 30-nt upstream flanking sequence can inhibit the ribozyme region folding into the active native state through forming an alternative helix Alt1 with the segments 70–90. The longer upstream flanking sequence of 54 nt itself forms a stable hairpin structure, which sequesters the formation of the Alt1 helix and leads to rapid formation of the cleavage-active structure. Although the 55-nt downstream flanking sequence could invade the already folded active structure during transcription by forming a more stable helix with the ribozyme region, the slow transition rate could keep the structure in the cleavage-active structure to perform the activity.
Characterization of Keto and Enol Forms of Indoline-2,3-dione-3-oxime using Avogadro software Tool (A Theoretical Study)
Authors: Laxmi Katanguru
Published: June 2018

Avogadro is a scientific software tool used as a molecule editor and visualizer. Avogadro is very much useful in teaching as it helps in the building of realistic models. Indoline-2,3-dione-3-oxime (IDOX) (Isatin -3-oxime) is used as a anticonvulsant and is known for treating various disorders caused by release of amino acids responsible for anxiety and excitatory behavior. In view of the biological importance of IDOX ,the keto and enol forms of the molecule were constructed by using Avogadro 1.1 software . With the help of this software the molecular properties, atom Properties and bond properties of both forms of IDOX were determined and the presence of tautomerism between both forms of the compound IDOX is indicated. Standard molecular structure representations of keto form and enol forms of the compound IDOX so obtained by using chemical builder Avogadro 1.1 enabled to understand the structural aspects of both forms of IDOX.
Reviews
Authors: Ferrer Sergi , Amestoy Susana Domingo , Muñoz Lindsey Reuben
Published: June 2018

Why Minority Governments Work. Multilevel Territorial Politics in Spain, Bonnie N. Field (2016) New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 261 pp., ISBN: 978 1 137 55979 1, h/bk, 978 1 137 55980 7, e-pdf, $119.99, $89

The Ghost in the Constitution: Historical Memory and Denial in Spanish Society, Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures, vol. 15, Joan Ramon Resina (2017) Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 322 pp., ISBN: 9781786940223, h/bk, £85.00

Literature of Crisis: Spain’s Engagement with Liquid Capital, Olga Bezhanova (2017) Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 175 pp., ISBN: 978-1611488364, hbk, $90.00
Rooting of apical cuttings of Angelonia integerrima Sprengel: concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid and substrates
Authors: Winhelmann Mara Cíntia , Grzeça Gislaine Taís , Emer Aquélis Armiliato , Tedesco Marília , Paris Priscila , Paolazzi Joana , Fior Claudimar Sidnei , Schafer Gilmar
Published: June 2018

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the concentration of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and substrates in the rooting of apical cuttings of Angelonia integerrima. Powder IBA was used at the concentrations 0, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000 mg kg-1, and two substrates containing carbonized rice husks (CRH) and commercial substrate based on Sphagnum peat were used. The number of rooted cuttings, shoot length, root system length, number of new leaves, root system volume, callus formation at the cutting base, and shoot and root dry matter were evaluated. The experimental design was completely randomized with a factorial design (5 IBA concentrations x 2 substrates). There were no interactions between the concentrations of IBA and the substrates. There was a difference only for the factor substrate. The cuttings presented an average rooting of 79%, with callus formation in 59.4% of them. The CRH substrate presented the highest shoot length and the highest number of new leaves. The commercial substrate resulted in a high average root volume, a large root length and a great increase in root dry matter. In the rooting by cutting of A. integerrima is not necessary to use IBA and the commercial substratum based on peat or CRH can be used.
Control of Technological Processes of Organic Fertilizers Application as a Tool to Ensure Food Safety
Authors: BONDARENKO Anatoly M. , LIPKOVICH Edward I. , KACHANOVA Lyudmila S.
Published: June 2018

Food security of the state is based on the progressive development of the agrarian sector by improving the profitability of its branches. The growth of profitability of the crop sector is possible while building soil fertility by using organic fertilizers. The purpose of the study is to form the aspects of implementation and approaches to the control of the process of organic fertilizers application and to identify their economic substance as a theoretical base in the current conditions of organizational and economic development and management in the agricultural sector. In order to improve the production process management and use of organic fertilizers in the agrarian sector a hierarchical system of resource and product models to optimize production and transportation of organic fertilizers has been developed. The system of resource and product models gives an opportunity to create a strategy of accommodation the technological platforms for the processing organic waste, to optimize transport costs at different levels of the hierarchy of the system implementation, to form a set of measures to increase the level of providing agricultural areas with organics. All this tends to increase the profitability of the crop production branch. To substantiate the effectiveness of the proposed measures to improve the process control of organic fertilizers application divergent forecast scenarios, such as regulatory and extrapolatory (which is subdivided into extrapolatory-inertial and extrapolatory-integrational) have been developed, the consistency of the extrapolatory-integrational forecast scenario has been proved. The designed forecast scenarios are recommended for implementation at various levels of control of technological processes in the agricultural sector, from an economic entity to the state level, using a closed loop process control of the technological processes of production and use of organic fertilizers based on resource and product models.
Investment and Liability on Oil Palm Land Use and Environmental Sustainability
Authors: SINAULAN Ramlani Lina , HAMDI HAMDI , RAHMAT Abdul
Published: June 2018

Indonesia as developed country which posses’ abundant natural resources has potential as producer of oil palm plantation due to its climate and the support from oil palm plantation investors. Oil palm plantation development has to guarantee the sustainability of surrounding environmental condition based on article The Law Number 39 of Year 2014 Concerning Plantation the Law Number 31 of Year 2009 Concerning Protection and Management of Environment. Infringement against the law - such as logging the forest irresponsibly by employing land combustion method in order to create a new oil palm plantation without spending too much cost and in order to accelerate the oil palm growth process - continuously happens. Such fact has been found out through court verdicts as well as academic researches. As the result, it created deteriorated ecosystem as shown by lack of soil nutrient, land infertility, erosion and flood. Due to massive impact resulted from such action; crime against environment might be categorized as extra ordinary crime. Therefore, crime against environment requires special concern from Indonesian Financial Services Authority by imposing financial control on the Plantation Company, profile assessment and supervision from central government as well as local government.
Mathematical Modeling of Formation of Transparency Regions in Supercooled Stratiform Clouds and Fogs
Authors: SHAPOVALOV Vitaly A. , ADZHIEVA Aida A. , FEDCHENKO Lyudmila M. , KOVALEV Egor A.
Published: June 2018

We developed models of active influence on clouds using crystallization reagents to ensure transparency of the atmosphere. Numerical modeling of various versions of influence on stratiform clouds at aviation seeding was performed. Variation of characteristics of supercooled fogs when bringing man-made crystals was studied. The determination of reagents application rates, estimating impact effect and some other issues were solved using the results of modelling of clouds evolution (both natural and under active influence). Based on generalization of the results of numerical simulation of cloud evolution, the proposals for improvement of cloud seeding technology under different weather conditions are developed.
Bioeconomy as Innovative Component of the Environmental Management
Authors: BRYCHKO Alina , LUKASH Svitlana , MASLAK Nataliia , KOVALOVA Olha
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this article is to identify in Ukraine promising directions of the innovative component of bioeconomy that will contribute to the development of the environmental management. The commonly used definitions of the term bioeconomy are described, the main directions of bioeconomy are considered. It is determined that the main problem of bioeconomy development is its identification with biotechnology. The main problems which are solved with the help of innovative bioeconomy are investigated. The main factors determining the activation of bioeconomy development and a variety of innovative biotechnologies, which contributes to the development of the environmental management, as well as key factors of bioeconomy development, are substantiated. The main recommendations for forming the bioeconomic environment in Ukraine and the prospects for the development of the innovative component of bioeconomy on the domestic market are outlined.
Seasonal and Long-Term Features of the Distribution of the Vegetation Index NDVI on Arable Lands in Bryansk Region
Authors: LOBANOV Gregory V. , TRISHKIN Boris V. , AVRAMENKO Marina V. , CHAROCHKINA Anna Yu. , PROTASOVA Alina P.
Published: June 2018

The features of the multi-year distribution of vegetation indices are considered as an indicator of the favorable conditions for farming, the correspondence of the set of crops with the soil, geomorphological, microclimatic characteristics of the agrolandscape. The authors presented methodical problems of using information about NDVI for remote determination and monitoring of soil properties through bioproductivity. Methods of collecting and systematizing information on the seasonal and long-term dynamics of NDVI (according to MODIS data) and some factors of the spatial distribution of its mean values were used for a detailed study of the issue. The possible mechanisms of influence of the surface slope (the values are determined by SRTM), the average humus content, the mechanical strength of soils on the NDVI distribution were shown. Information on NDVI arable land changes in the Bryansk region in the years with different meteorological conditions (2010-2015) was given. The general features of NDVI seasonal dynamics within the vegetation period were described – from late March to early November. The influence of meteorological factors on the distribution of NDVI was determined. Synchronous differences in the dynamics of NDVI for groups of arable land plots homogeneous in the state of the surface slope and agrotechnical characteristics of soils were justified from the position of seasonal dynamics of landscapes. A complex ratio of the significance of groups of factors was shown, possible models for explaining their differences in space and time were proposed.
Enhancing Competence, Environmental Management System, Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance
Authors: MULYANTO MULYANTO , AWATARA I Gusti Putu Diva , GUNARDI Ardi
Published: June 2018

This study is aimed at finding out the effect of competence and environmental management system on the employee performance at Regional Company Taman Satwa Taru Jurug Surakarta and the effect of job satisfaction in mediating the effect of competence and management system on the employee performance at Regional Company Taman Satwa Taru Jurug Surakarta. This research is a survey research conducted at Regional Company Taman Satwa Taru Jurug Surakarta. The population is the study is all employees of Regional Company Taman Satwa Taru Jurug Surakarta totaling 104 employees. The sample in this study is the same as population. The sampling technique used is census where all members of the population are used as a sample. The results showed that the competence and the environmental management system have a significant effect on employee performance at Regional Company Taman Satwa Taru Jurug Surakarta and the job satisfaction can improve the effect of competence and performance management system on employee performance at Regional Company Taman Satwa Taru Jurug Surakarta.
Conflict of Altruists and Egoists: New Paradigm for Environmental and Social Sciences
Authors: SVETLOV Victor A. , SIDOROV Nikolai M. , EGOROV Anatoly G.
Published: June 2018

The study of the interconnection between genetic and cultural evolution, often called dual inheritance theory, became a dominant problem for scientists working at the intersection of environmental and social sciences in the second half of the 20th century. At the same time, the philosophical and methodological aspects of the new ecological and social paradigm of research are still uncertain. Below is justified the view that the missing part of the new paradigm should be a theory of conflict. Since C. Darwin, the driving cause of the evolution of living organisms was seen in the instinct of self-preservation (selfishness). The purpose of natural selection was conceived as an improvement in the degree of fitness of an individual organism and indirectly in te species as a whole. However, P.A. Kropotkin in the work "Mutual Assistance as a Factor of Evolution" drew attention to the fact that altruism and the cooperation of organisms are no less important for their survival than egoism. R. Dawkins in the work "The Selfish Gene", which became a bestseller, made the general discovery of evolutionists geneticists - the conflict of altruists and egoists is already embedded in the genetic program of the evolution of all organisms. R. Travers has proved that sexual reproduction and selection are also based on the conflict of egoists and altruists. The creation of the evolutionary theory of games by J. Smith allowed to generalize the rivalry of egoists and altruists to a strategic level and to understand why only in competition with each other these behavior programs ensure the stability of the entire population. The principle of the "Red Queen" of the L. Van Valen justifies the necessity and sufficiency of antagonism as the eternal driver of the "evolutionary arms race". Finally, the "Tragedy of Communities" of G. Hardin explains the evolutionary defectiveness of egoism and altruism as the only motives for social development. Combining all the above discoveries, we conclude that the theory of co-evolution cannot be built neither on the only Darwinian principles of survival of the fittest, or on their sociocultural reinterpretation. We need a new paradigm that openly recognizes the conflict of egoists and altruists as the main cause of co-evolution at all levels of the organization of living matter.
Modern Condition of Locations of Municipal Solid Waste in a Residential Buffer Suburb of the City of Almaty
Authors: KALIASKAROVA Z. K. , IKANOVА A. S. , ALIYEVA Zh. N. , BEKKULIEV A. A.
Published: June 2018

The modern development of human economic activity, the increase in the number of people result in environmental pollution by wastes of their production and consumption. The purpose of this work is to analyze the status the existing waste disposal sites in the city of Almaty. The benchmark data for the analysis and monitoring were the satellite images of the solid waste sites from the Sasplanet database and the Google Earthmap client program. The materials were decoded using the ArcGIS 10.3 multifunctional software. According to the results of decoding of space images and monitoring of the dynamics of boundary changes, we investigated 2 operating landfills, 1 closed landfill and 5 identified unauthorized landfills. The maps of the current status of solid waste landfills were compiled. The analysis of long-term changes in the boundaries of existing municipal solid wastes disposal sites for the period of 2003-2016 was carried out. On the basis of visual observation and decoding of space images, maps of the current state of solid waste landfills, as well as data on the compliance of landfills with the main sanitary norms of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The use of methods of decoding allows the most effective cope with the tasks of environmental monitoring aimed at identifying waste disposal sites, assessing their status and dynamics of development in space and time.
The Main Directions of Sustainable Development of Agricultural Production
Authors: AIMURZINA Baglan , KAMENOVA Mazken , OMAROVA Ainura , NURUMOV Aldanysh , PESTUNOVA Galina , KARIPOVA Ainur
Published: June 2018

This article notes that the main task of sustainable development of agricultural production in Kazakhstan is a special approach to its financial provision and financial regulation. Features of the circulation of funds in the organization of finance of agricultural enterprises which are a combination of relations with regard to the formation, distribution and use of funds, determine the search for the main sources of income of financial resources in the agricultural sector. The aim of the research is that one of the directions of sustainable development of agricultural production and adjustment of Kazakhstan's agrarian policy should be an investment development strategy based on the current situation in the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan. Transfer of agro industrial complex to the industrial-innovative way of development on the basis of strengthening of its material and technical base, growth of competitiveness of agricultural production assumes an increase in financing of the agro-industrial complex.
Influence of Environmental Technologies on the Economic Component in the Normalization of Thermal Conditions in Oil-Stores
Authors: ALABYEV Vadim R. , KRUK Marina N. , KOROBITCYNA Mariia A. , STEPANOV Igor S.
Published: June 2018

Thermal conditions in petroleum tanks are important for maintaining optimal sanitary and hygienic standards, which contribute to increasing the working capacity of people. Therefore, the set problems are of great importance for research. The main goal of the work is to study the influence of environmental technologies on the economic component. To achieve this goal, the authors substantiated design solutions for the use of refrigeration equipment to improve and normalize thermal conditions in drilling galleries in the extraction of oil by underground. It is established that the main increase in air temperature is observed in the drilling gallery and on the outgoing air jet in the slope. According to the results of thermal surveys, it is determined that the cooling demand of the drilling gallery, provided that the air temperature at the end of the slope does not exceed 35.0°C, is about 1000 kW. It is established that the use of environmental technologies contributes to the improvement of working conditions. And also has a high level of profitability and payback.
Forecasting the Ecology Effects of Electric Cars Deployment in Krasnodar Region: Learning Curves Approach
Authors: RATNER Svetlana , ZARETSKAYA Marina
Published: June 2018

One of the most urgent problems of modern urban agglomerations is the optimization of the structure and technological maintenance of transport systems. As one of the options to solve this problem, the development of electric vehicles (EV) is usually suggested. But the scientific community has still not developed a clear understanding of whether electric vehicles are a better alternative to traditional cars, considering all environmental indicators. The aim of this work is to develop a method of forecasting the environmental effects of diffusion of EV technologies and test it on the example of the Krasnodar region of Russia as a region with the highest motorization ratios in the country, a complicated ecologic situation in large cities, a high population density and a modern structure for energy generation.  The technical progress in energy efficiency of each technology is taken into consideration. We use learning theory as a methodological framework, which is common for solution of problems of forecasting technological development. According to the calculations, the total emissions from private motor vehicles, with an increase in energy efficiency of vehicles with internal combustion engine and increase penetration of electric vehicles should decrease in 2025 by 15% comparing business-as-usual scenario, despite a significant increase in the level of motorization (almost 65%). Thus, a wide spread of EV technologies is preferable from an environmental point of view. The proposed approach to predict the environmental effects of diffusion of EV technologies allows us to estimate the reduction in emissions from road transport in any region while maintaining the direction and speed of the following key trends: the growth of energy efficiency and environmental performance of traditional cars with combustion engines, the growth of the level of motorization of the population in Russia, and reduction of EVs costs. Additional effects of stimulating (or de-stimulating) policies are not considered in this model.
Organizational and Economic Regulation of the Grain Market in Conditions of Sustainable Development
Authors: LYSHENKO M. O. , MAKARENKO N. O. , MAKAROVA V. V. , MUSHTAY V. A.
Published: June 2018

Based on the retrospective analysis, the necessity of state regulation of the grain market in the conditions of sustainable development is proved in the article. The priority directions of improvement of organizational and economic regulation of sustainable development of agricultural production are offered and the degree of development of each element of the infrastructure of the agrarian market, their mutual influence on the development of the agrarian sector is determined.
New Methods of Assessing Damage from Environmental Pollution
Authors: GRACHEV Vladimir , NOVOSELOV Andrey , NOVOSELOVA Irina , PLIAMINA Olga
Published: June 2018

The process of developing methods for the economic assessment of environmental damage is subject to the requirements of world society, the policies of leading countries. The authors disclosed the existing approaches to the economic assessment of damage and showed the need for their development. The need for ecological rehabilitation of territories contaminated in past periods led to the creation and practical use of methods for the economic evaluation of past damage. The authors proposed a new approach to the economic assessment of past damage, which takes into account economic and assimilation factors. In addition, the article proposes a method for the economic evaluation of damage from emergencies, taking into account the cascading effects of the damage caused to the environment, the economy, the society and natural resources. The proposed method allows considering the indirect damages transmitted in the selected directions of the assessment taking into account the time factor.
Organization of Healthy Catering in Russian Universities Using Vending Technologies
Authors: BELYAEVA M. A. , BURLANKOV S. P. , GAJOUR A. A. , PEROV V. I. , SOKOLOV A. Yu.
Published: June 2018

Relevance of the research: at present moment, healthy catering is a relevant issue for higher education institutions; this includes ensuring the quality of food and automating the sale of set lunches through vending machines, thereby providing students with a better access to healthy food and taking into account consumer preferences. The article presents a comparative analysis of the organization of healthy catering by using vending technologies not only in leading Russian universities, but also at the international level. Goal of the research: to develop diets for male and female students, as well as the mechanisms for their implementation, mainly using vending machines for selling set breakfasts and lunches that meet the regulatory requirements for developed diets. Research methods: the study involved using a range of questionnaires and analyzing preferences of students and university staff. Conducting marketing research, the authors applied methods of market analysis, as well as on-line questionnaires. The research sample included 230 students. Results of the study: the article considers in detail catering at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. To compare the results, the authors also studied other six leading universities of Moscow and the data from a number of large international universities. It was determined that most universities require the development of healthy catering, as well as improving the service. These problems are especially acute in the sphere of social catering, and namely in the university catering. Therefore, the authors explored the following aspects: the market situation with the demand for catering services in universities (Russian and international); conducting polls, interviewing the youth to assess the quality of food, service, range of meals, ways of selling dishes and others. The best way to improve catering at universities seems to be through using vending machines, pizza mats and other innovations. However, there are some problems associated with the maintenance of vending machines, which implies their rational location. In addition, it is necessary to develop the required product range, and solve the related tasks of batching, packaging, and logistics.
Modelling of Sustainable Development
Authors: YEMELINA Natalya , OMAROVA Ainura , ANARA Kurmanalina
Published: June 2018

Annotation. In the article, the authors first proposed a comprehensive model for assessing and predicting the indicators of sustainable socio-ecological and economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. These aspects are system forming in the activities of any state in the development of programs and strategic documents. The main objective of which is to ensure the social well-being of the population, which is impossible without economic development and ensuring the reproduction, process as well as maintaining environmental standards. Based on the correlation-regression analysis a system of econometric equations describing the relationship of the main indicators of the development of the economic, social and environmental spheres and various factors, respectively, explaining the changes in these spheres had compiled.
Salt Composition of Clay Soils and Its Variation with Long-term Water Filtration in Republic of Kalmykia
Authors: DORDZHIEV Anatoly A. , DORDZHIEV Anatoly G. , SANGADZHIEV Mergen M. , RUBEKO Leonid M. , ONKAEV Victor A.
Published: June 2018

Knowledge of soils types in a certain area allows to predict the stability of the system. Therefore, the purpose of the work is to determine the salt composition of clayey soils and its variation with long-term water filtration, for example, the Republic of Kalmykia. For a detailed study of the topic, the authors carried out various experiments that were based on physico-chemical analyzes of samples and monoliths selected from different regions of Kalmykia. For this, water-soluble salts found in clay soils were considered. Basically, these are three groups: readily soluble, mildly soluble and hardly soluble. Chemical analyzes of chloride, sulphate and carbonate salts of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium were conducted on the basis of the Kalmyk State University. Separately attention was paid to the ion-exchange process and, in particular, to the transition from the solid phase to the pore solution. In connection with the strong mineralization of groundwater in the republic, the monoliths are mineralized to 10-20 g / l and in terms of chemical composition, chloride-sodium and sulfate-chloride. Calcium carbonates and gypsum are considered separately depending on the depth of the monolith. On the basis of the experiments carried out, plots of the dependence were plotted in different mineral constituents. It has been established that in gypsum and gypsum-bearing rocks the correlation coefficients for loam and sandy loam are low. The desalinization factor is more than 50%, and the desalinization is uneven in all monoliths taken from different depths. In sandy loam these parameters are lower by 20%. Separately, the parameters of exchange of mineral, disperse composition and the presence of organic substances are considered. The results will allow engineers, designers, practitioners and students to use the results in their daily work.
Sustainable Food Production and Strategic Management
Authors: ZAURE Salzhanova , KUANYSH Ayazhanov , MUKASHEVA Gulzhan , ZHANNA Arynova , YESBOLGANOVA Gaukhar
Published: June 2018

These days, sustainability is a key issue for many private companies that address their sustainable corporate performance. The perspective is essential for their license to operate and forms the basis for business principles and practices. The lack of internationally accepted reporting standards on what, when and where to report makes it difficult to assess sustainability. The article examines different sustainable methods to forecast the development of food sector in Kazakhstan. The scenario approach is used as the most effective one that, in the authors’ opinion, allows taking into consideration a variety of tendencies in the sphere of production, distribution and consumption of food products. Kazakhstan has real opportunities to produce a wide range of food products in the volume, that ensure not only food security of the country, but also the possibility of expanding the export potential of Kazakhstan both at the expense of raw materials and the realization of food products on the world markets with high added value. Currently, however, the food potential of the country is being used inefficiently.
Economic and Legal Aspects of Environmental Safety
Authors: VINOGRADOVA Elena Valeryevna , MUKHLYNINA Maria Mikhailovna , MUKHLYNIN Dmitry Nikolaevich , SOLOVYEVA Natalia Vladimirovna , LEBEDEVA Olga Yevgenievna
Published: June 2018

The paper is devoted to the economic and legal aspects of environmental safety in modern conditions. It is proved that there are the necessary initial data and rationalizing materials for the introduction in accordance with the established procedure of the normative indicators of the lower threshold of environmental safety. It has been established that in the economically developed countries considerable experience in recycling household waste has been accumulated. It is determined that there are all grounds to assert that, at the present level of development of science and technology, it is technologically possible to ensure environmental safety through the rational use of natural resources, the introduction of wasteless complexes, resource and energy-saving facilities. Practice has shown that in the legislation of the Russian Federation the issues of rational use of natural resources are poorly reflected. These issues were studied in detail in the governmental plans, which in the previous period had the status of laws.
Sustainable Development of Competitiveness of Meat Cattle Breeding
Authors: OMARKHANOVA Zhibek , AMANGELDIJEVA Zhanar , ABYLKASSIMOVA Zhibek , KHASSENOVA Klara , RAMASHOVA Aissulu , KOITANOVA Aliya
Published: June 2018

The article considers the problems of ensuring the sustainable development of competitiveness of the meat industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Along with this an analysis was made of the current conditions for the formation of meat cattle breeding during the periods from 1990 and 2008 to 2015 as well as the dynamics of the number of cattle, meat production and meat consumption per capita. The main reasons are given for the insufficient development of the meat industry in comparison with the world's meat exporters. Information is provided on the implementation of planned indicators for the purchase of cattle in the period from 2011 to 2015 it is justified that state assistance in creating a competitive agro-industrial complex will ensure food security as well as increase the employment of the rural population.
Formation of Ecosystem Marketing Concept
Authors: SEKERIN V. D. , GORLEVSKAYA L. E. , GUSOV A. Z. , GOROKHOVA A. E.
Published: June 2018

Economic ecosystems were considered in the paper. The concept of ecosystem marketing was proposed and disclosed. The effective functioning of ecosystems facilitates mutual with the consumer and other interested parties creation of values, allows working quicker with less expenditures, with risk sharing, making reasonable decisions in the real time mode. Application of the concept of ecosystem marketing allows companies to gain competitive advantages under conditions of turbulent medium. The classification of ecosystems was proposed in such directions as business, socium, state and science. An ecosystem approach in marketing allows building effective interactions and acts as a way of achieving goals. The authors substantiated the formation of ecosystem flexibility as a strategic goal of the ecosystem marketing. The developed methodology of calculating the ecosystems’ flexibility allows assessing their flexibility at different levels.
Environmental Performance of Retail Trade Companies in Russia
Authors: BRAGIN Leonid Aleksandrovich , IVANOV Gennady Gennadjevich , MAYOROVA Albina Nikolaevna , MAYOROVA Elena Aleksandrovna , NIKISHIN Alexander Fedorovich
Published: June 2018

An important condition for a sustainable and balanced development of the Russian economy is to increase the environmental performance of commercial companies, including trade ones. The purpose of the study is to assess the environmental performance of retail trade companies operating in the Russian Federation. The index, calculated based on the data included in their annual reports, taking into account thirteen parameters characterizing various environmental aspects of trading activity, is used to assess the environmental performance of retail trade companies. The results obtained have made it possible to draw the following conclusions: first, in recent years, the environmental performance of Russian retail trade companies has shown the upward trend; secondly, the environmental performance of foreign retail trade companies operating in the Russian Federation is higher than the environmental performance of Russian companies. Despite the positive dynamics, the problem of increasing the environmental performance of retail trade companies remains of significant importance both for individual economic entities and for the entire state. A further increase in the environmental performance of retail trade companies will improve their competitiveness and the resulting social and economic performance, and will also contribute to the formation of a balanced, environmentally oriented model for the development of the Russian economy.
The Use of a Risk-Based Approach in Safety Issues of Coal Mines
Authors: KORSHUNOV Gennady I. , RUDAKOV Marat L. , KABANOV Eugeniy I.
Published: June 2018

The paper contains the analysis of the data on major industrial accidents and occupational injuries at the coal mine industry enterprises of Russia in order to reveal statistically significant correlations between the indicators impacting the accident rate and the employees’ death risk level. As the risk criteria, the values of the methane-air resultant mixtures (MARM) explosions frequency and the frequency of the staff exposure at MARM explosions in the mines (observed levels of personal risks) are taken. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test and Kruskal–Wallis test are used to analyze the categorized data samplings over the period from 2005 to 2016. The authors have defined the influence of relative gas content and hazard of layers regarding spontaneous combustion on the MARM explosions frequency. The regression models that take into consideration the impact of hazardous factors on the risk indicators have been received. The results of the performed coal mines ranging in Russia have been presented according to the level of individual risk, caused by MARM explosions; the received results have been compared with the acceptable tolerable risk level. The relevance of applying the research findings has been shown at the implementation of the dynamic model of the risk-based approach for ensuring coal mines safe exploitation.
Perspectives of Natural Biological Resources Development of the Arctic and Northern Territories of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Authors: PARSHUKOV Denis Victorovich , NEVZOROV Victor Nikolayevich , YANOVA Marina Anatolevna , OLEYNIKOVA Elena Nikolayevna , MATSKEVICH Igor Victorovich
Published: June 2018

The Arctic region and the Far North have an important strategic significance for the Russian Federation. These territories possess vast resources of mineral raw materials, as well as significant volumes of plant, water and animal resources. The industrial development of the Arctic region and the northern territories has considerable economic perspectives but it creates also external effects (externalities) for ecosystems and the local indigenous population. The purpose of this research is to determine the perspectives of the commercial development and processing of plant and animal raw materials in the areas of residence of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the north of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The object of the research is the Arctic region and the northern territories of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The main types of plant and animal raw materials are berries, mushrooms, pine nuts, as well as meat and velvet of the reindeer. As a result of the research, the economic estimation of the operational reserves of certain types of forest edible resources was given. The potential volume of the domestic and wild reindeer velvet procurement reserve in Krasnoyarsk Krai was determined. The possible volumes of output of derivative products of plant and animal raw materials of the north of Krasnoyarsk Krai were calculated. The general estimation of the investment attractiveness of the branch was given. When revealing the perspectives of biological resources development, the main specific problems of irrational use of natural resources, access to the labor resources, institutional environment of hunting and cropping business were distinguished.
Coopetitive Games for Sustainability of Global Feeding and Climate Change: Recent Developments
Authors: CARFÌ David , DONATO Alessia
Published: June 2018

In this paper, we face the problem of global feeding sustainability and related environmental issues, with a strong attention to possible public heath improvements. In particular, we consider food producers and sellers of vegan (or vegetarian) and non-vegan (or non-vegetarian) food and we build up feasible and measurable contracts between two different food producers, in order to construct a more sustainable and healthier diet for future generations. At this aim, we use co-opetitive approach by means of game theory. Our co-opetitive approach consists in a game theory structure, which could help small local producers of vegan food a simpler entry in the global market and free significant publicity. At the same time, our mathematical construction suggests how big global producers/sellers of non-vegetarian food could develop a smooth rapid transaction to a more sustainable and healthier production/supply. Specifically, our game constitutes an asymmetric R&D alliance between McDonald’s and the local producer of the so called vegan product "Muscle of Wheat". We finally show a quantitative compromise solution, obtained by the Kalai-Smorodinsky principles, in a numerical study (exemplary) case.