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Deletion of African Swine Fever Virus Histone-like Protein, A104R from the Georgia Isolate Drastically Reduces Virus Virulence in Domestic Pigs
Authors: Ramirez-Medina Elizabeth , Vuono Elizabeth A. , Pruitt Sarah , Rai Ayushi , Espinoza Nallely , Valladares Alyssa , Silva Ediane , Velazquez-Salinas Lauro , Borca Manuel V. , Gladue Douglas P.
Published: May 2022

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of a frequently lethal disease, ASF, affecting domestic and wild swine. Currently, ASF is causing a pandemic affecting pig production in Eurasia. There are no vaccines available, and therefore control of the disease is based on culling infected animals. We report here that deletion of the ASFV gene A104R, a virus histone-like protein, from the genome of the highly virulent ASFV-Georgia2010 (ASFV-G) strain induces a clear decrease in virus virulence when experimentally inoculated in domestic swine. A recombinant virus lacking the A104R gene, ASFV-G-∆A104R, was developed to assess the role of the A104R gene in disease production in swine. Domestic pigs were intramuscularly inoculated with 102 HAD50 of ASFV-G-∆A104R, and compared with animals that received a similar dose of virulent ASFV-G. While all ASFV-G inoculated animals developed a fatal form of the disease, animals receiving ASFV-G-∆A104R survived the challenge, remaining healthy during the 28-day observational period, with the exception of only one showing a protracted but fatal form of the disease. ASFV-G-∆A104R surviving animals presented protracted viremias with reduced virus titers when compared with those found in animals inoculated with ASFV-G, and all of them developed a strong virus-specific antibody response. This is the first report demonstrating that the A104R gene is involved in ASFV virulence in domestic swine, suggesting that A104R deletion may be used to increase the safety profile of currently experimental vaccines.
An Overview of Vaccine Adjuvants: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
Authors: Facciolà Alessio , Visalli Giuseppa , Laganà Antonio , Di Pietro Angela
Published: May 2022

Vaccinations are one of the most important preventive tools against infectious diseases. Over time, many different types of vaccines have been developed concerning the antigen component. Adjuvants are essential elements that increase the efficacy of vaccination practises through many different actions, especially acting as carriers, depots, and stimulators of immune responses. For many years, few adjuvants have been included in vaccines, with aluminium salts being the most commonly used adjuvant. However, recent research has focused its attention on many different new compounds with effective adjuvant properties and improved safety. Modern technologies such as nanotechnologies and molecular biology have forcefully entered the production processes of both antigen and adjuvant components, thereby improving vaccine efficacy. Microparticles, emulsions, and immune stimulators are currently in the spotlight for their huge potential in vaccine production. Although studies have reported some potential side effects of vaccine adjuvants such as the recently recognised ASIA syndrome, the huge worth of vaccines remains unquestionable. Indeed, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines, especially in regard to managing future potential pandemics. In this field, research into adjuvants could play a leading role in the production of increasingly effective vaccines.
Relationship among Serum Progestagens, Cortisol, and Prolactin in Pregnant and Cycling Asian Elephants in Thailand
Authors: Towiboon Patcharapa , Saenphet Kanokporn , Tayapiwattana Chatchai , Tangyuenyong Siriwan , Watanabe Gen , Mahasawangkul Sittidet , Brown Janine L. , Thitaram Chatchote
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study was to examine relationships among serum progestagens, cortisol, and prolactin in pregnant and normal cycling Asian elephants living in tourist camps in northern Thailand. Samples were collected twice a month for 22 months from nine elephants. Of those, four were pregnant (24.3 ± 2.9 years of age; range 21–28 years) and five (20.2 ± 9.6 years; range 8–34 years) exhibited normal ovarian cycles based on serum progestagen analyses. Gestation was divided into three periods: 1st (week 1–31), 2nd (week 32–62), and 3rd (week 63 to parturition), while the estrous cycle was divided into the follicular and luteal phases. Serum progestagens were higher during the luteal phase of the cycle (p < 0.003), whereas cortisol and prolactin were similar. In pregnant elephants, there were no differences in serum progestagens or cortisol concentrations across the three gestational periods, whereas prolactin concentrations increased significantly during the 2nd and 3rd periods (p < 0.0001). By contrast, prolactin concentrations in nonpregnant elephants were consistently low throughout the ovarian cycle. In one cycling female, prolactin concentrations were similar to pregnant elephants, perhaps because she was an allomother to two calves. Another cycling female exhibited consistently elevated cortisol concentrations, 5 to 10 times higher than the other elephants. There were no correlations between serum progestagens, cortisol, and prolactin throughout gestation; however, serum progestagens and cortisol were positively related in cycling elephants (r = 0.386, p < 0.001). From our results, there were a number of individual differences in reproductive hormonal patterns, so it is important to develop personalized monitoring programs for each elephant to enhance breeding success and create sustaining captive populations of elephants in Asia.
Development and Application of a Real-Time Flood Forecasting System (RTFlood System) in a Tropical Urban Area: A Case Study of Ramkhamhaeng Polder, Bangkok, Thailand
Authors: Chitwatkulsiri Detchphol , Miyamoto Hitoshi , Irvine Kim Neil , Pilailar Sitang , Loc Ho Huu
Published: May 2022

In urban areas of Thailand, and especially in Bangkok, recent flash floods have caused severe damage and prompted a renewed focus to manage their impacts. The development of a real-time warning system could provide timely information to initiate flood management protocols, thereby reducing impacts. Therefore, we developed an innovative real-time flood forecasting system (RTFlood system) and applied it to the Ramkhamhaeng polder in Bangkok, which is particularly vulnerable to flash floods. The RTFlood system consists of three modules. The first module prepared rainfall input data for subsequent use by a hydraulic model. This module used radar rainfall data measured by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and developed forecasts using the TITAN (Thunderstorm Identification, Tracking, Analysis, and Nowcasting) rainfall model. The second module provided a real-time task management system that controlled all processes in the RTFlood system, i.e., input data preparation, hydraulic simulation timing, and post-processing of the output data for presentation. The third module provided a model simulation applying the input data from the first and second modules to simulate flash floods. It used a dynamic, conceptual model (PCSWMM, Personal Computer version of the Stormwater Management Model) to represent the drainage systems of the target urban area and predict the inundation areas. The RTFlood system was applied to the Ramkhamhaeng polder to evaluate the system’s accuracy for 116 recent flash floods. The result showed that 61.2% of the flash floods were successfully predicted with accuracy high enough for appropriate pre-warning. Moreover, it indicated that the RTFlood system alerted inundation potential 20 min earlier than separate flood modeling using radar and local rain stations individually. The earlier alert made it possible to decide on explicit flood controls, including pump and canal gate operations.
Prediction of Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Surface Water by Deep Learning Methods Based on Multi-Scale Feature Extraction
Authors: He Miao , Wu Shaofei , Huang Binbin , Kang Chuanxiong , Gui Faliang
Published: May 2022

To improve the precision of water quality forecasting, the variational mode decomposition (VMD) method was used to denoise the total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) time series and obtained several high- and low-frequency components at four online surface water quality monitoring stations in Poyang Lake. For each of the aforementioned high-frequency components, a long short-term memory (LSTM) network was introduced to achieve excellent prediction results. Meanwhile, a novel metaheuristic optimization algorithm, called the chaos sparrow search algorithm (CSSA), was implemented to compute the optimal hyperparameters for the LSTM model. For each low-frequency component with periodic changes, the multiple linear regression model (MLR) was adopted for rapid and effective prediction. Finally, a novel combined water quality prediction model based on VMD-CSSA-LSTM-MLR (VCLM) was proposed and compared with nine prediction models. Results indicated that (1), for the three standalone models, LSTM performed best in terms of mean absolute error (MAE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and the root mean square error (RMSE), as well as the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient (NSE) and Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE). (2) Compared with the standalone model, the decomposition and prediction of TN and TP into relatively stable sub-sequences can evidently improve the performance of the model. (3) Compared with CEEMDAN, VMD can extract the multiscale period and nonlinear information of the time series better. The experimental results proved that the averages of MAE, MAPE, RMSE, NSE, and KGE predicted by the VCLM model for TN are 0.1272, 8.09%, 0.1541, 0.9194, and 0.8862, respectively; those predicted by the VCLM model for TP are 0.0048, 10.83%, 0.0062, 0.9238, and 0.8914, respectively. The comprehensive performance of the model shows that the proposed hybrid VCLM model can be recommended as a promising model for online water quality prediction and comprehensive water environment management in lake systems.
Insight into ANN and RSM Models’ Predictive Performance for Mechanistic Aspects of Cr(VI) Uptake by Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposites from Water
Authors: Mu’azu Nuhu Dalhat
Published: May 2022

Mathematical predictive models are vital tools for understanding of pollutant uptake during adsorptive water and wastewater treatment processes. In this study, applications of CoAl-LDH and its bentonite-CoAl intercalated LDH (bentonite-CoAl-LDH) for uptake of Cr(VI) from water were modeled using response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN), and their performance for predicting equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetics of the Cr(VI) uptake were assessed and compared based on coefficient of determination (R2) and root mean square error (RMSE). The uptake of Cr(VI) fits well quartic RSM polynomial models and ANN models based on Levenberg–Marquardt algorithms (ANN-LMA). Both models predicted a better fit for the Langmuir model compared to the Freundlich model for the Cr(VI) uptake. The predicted non-linear Langmuir model contestant (KL) values, for both the RSM and ANN-LMA models yielded better ΔG°, ΔH and ΔS predictions which supported the actual feasible, spontaneous and greater order of reaction as well as exothermic nature of Cr(VI) uptake onto the tested adsorbents. Employing the linear Langmuir model KL values dwindles the thermodynamic parameter predictions, especially for the RSM models. The excellent kinetic parameter predictions for the ANN-LMA models further indicate a mainly pseudo-second-order process, thus confirming the predominant chemisorption mechanism as established by the Cr(VI) speciation and surface charges for the Cr(VI) uptake by both CoAl-LDH and bentonite-CoAl-LDH. The ANN-LMA models showed consistent and insignificant decline in their predictions under different mechanistic studies carried out compared to the RSM models. This study demonstrates the high potential reliability of ANN-LMA models in capturing Cr(VI) adsorption data for LDHs nanocomposite heavy metal uptake in water and wastewater treatment.
Toward Water, Energy, and Food Security in Rural Indonesia: A Review
Authors: Nugroho Hunggul Yudono Setio Hadi , Indrawati Dewi Retna , Wahyuningrum Nining , Adi Rahardyan Nugroho , Supangat Agung Budi , Indrajaya Yonky , Putra Pamungkas Buana , Cahyono Sigit Andy , Nugroho Agung Wahyu , Basuki Tyas Mutiara , Savitri Endang , Yuwati Tri Wira , Narendra Budi Hadi , Sallata Markus Kudeng , Allo Merryana Kiding , Bisjoe Achmad Rizal , Muin Nurhaedah , Isnan Wahyudi , Ansari Fajri , Sudomo Aris , Hani Aditya
Published: May 2022

Indonesia is an archipelago with significant variations in natural resources, infrastructure, socioeconomic, culture, human resource capacity, accessibility, and access to financial and technical assistance. In this situation, integrated and unique efforts are needed to manage natural resources and build synergy between their protection and utilization to achieve water, energy, and food (WEF) security in accordance with the SDG targets. This paper analyzes the implementations of the WEF nexus in rural Indonesia by examining existing legal frameworks and other related policies, journals, textbooks, and publications. We explore factors influencing the success and failure of the implementation of the WEF nexus approaches from technical, socioeconomic, cultural, political, and institutional perspectives of the rural development framework.
Dynamic Response and Failure Mechanism of Concrete Arch Dams under Extreme Loadings: A Solid Foundation for Real-World Actions to Reduce Dam Collapse Losses during Wartime or Terrorist Attacks
Authors: Mendomo Meye Serges , Li Guowei , Shen Zhenzhong , Zhang Jingbin , Emani Ghislain Franck , Edem Setordjie Victor
Published: May 2022

With massive energy demands, the majority of developing countries are at a critical juncture in their industrial development. Their energy structure, on the other hand, is relatively specific and heavily reliant on fossil fuels, resulting in significant environmental pollution. As a result, the development of clean energy is on the horizon, which is related not only to whether developing countries can build a resource-saving and environmentally friendly society but also to whether they can achieve socially sustainable development. As a significant clean energy source, not only does hydropower play an important role in the development of an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly green economy, but it also has numerous benefits such as shipping, irrigation, flood control, and water supply. So, hydropower development is critical for developing countries to adjust their energy structures, achieve regional development balance, and ensure river defense safety. However, precision guidance technology is maturing around the world. If one side’s water-retaining dam is accurately blasted in the event of a full-scale war or local conflict, it may cause significant economic and human losses. Dam safety and protection from strong explosions deserve special attention given the obvious seriousness of the consequences. It is critical to improve the anti-explosion safety of major hydraulic structures by revealing the dynamic response behavior, damage mechanism, and dam characteristics under explosion impact loads, as well as evaluating the dam’s condition after extreme loads. In the critical work of disaster prevention and mitigation, this is crucial to our social and economic development. This study is not only a key technical problem and an important strategic task in hydraulic structure construction, but it may also serve as a guideline for governments to take effective measures to reduce the loss of dam break under special circumstances.
Low-Head Hydropower for Energy Recovery in Wastewater Systems
Authors: Sinagra Marco , Picone Calogero , Picone Paolo , Aricò Costanza , Tucciarelli Tullio , Ramos Helena M.
Published: May 2022

Hydraulic turbines for energy recovery in wastewater treatment plants, with relatively large discharges values and small head jumps, are usually screw Archimedes or Kaplan types. In the specific case of a small head jump (about 3 m) underlying a rectangular weir in the major Palermo (Italy) water treatment plant, a traditional Kaplan solution is compared with two other new proposals: a Hydrostatic Pressure Machine (HPM) located at the upstream channel and a cross-flow turbine (CFT) located in a specific underground room downstream of the same channel. The fluid mechanical formulations of the flow through these turbines are analyzed and the characteristic parameters are stated. Numerical analysis was carried out for the validation of the HPM design criteria. The efficiency at the design point of the CFT and HPM are estimated using the ANSYS CFX solver for resolution of 3D URANS analysis. The strong and weak points of the three devices are compared. Finally, a viability analysis is developed based on several economic indicators. This innovative study with a theoretical formulation of the most suitable turbomachine characterization, the potential energy estimation based on hydraulic energy recovery in a real case study of a wastewater treatment plant and the comparison of the three different low-head turbines, enhancing the main advantages, is of utmost importance towards the net-zero water sector decarbonization.
Spatio-Temporal Evaluation of GPM-IMERGV6.0 Final Run Precipitation Product in Capturing Extreme Precipitation Events across Iran
Authors: Bakhtar Aydin , Rahmati Akbar , Shayeghi Afshin , Teymoori Javad , Ghajarnia Navid , Saemian Peyman
Published: May 2022

Extreme precipitation events such as floods and droughts have occurred with higher frequency over the recent decades as a result of the climate change and anthropogenic activities. To understand and mitigate such events, it is crucial to investigate their spatio-temporal variations globally or regionally. Global precipitation products provide an alternative way to the in situ observations over such a region. In this study, we have evaluated the performance of the latest version of the Global Precipitation Measurement-Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals (GPM-IMERGV6.0 Final Run (GPM-IMERGF)). To this end, we have employed ten most common extreme precipitation indices, including maximum indices (Rx1day, Rx5day, CDD, and CWD), percentile indices (R95pTOT and R99pTOT), and absolute threshold indices (R10mm, R20mm, SDII, and PRCPTOT). Overall, the spatial distribution results for error metrics showed that the highest and lowest accuracy for GPM-IMERGF were reported for the absolute threshold indices and percentile indices, respectively. Considering the spatial distribution of the results, the highest accuracy of GPM-IMERGF in capturing extreme precipitations was observed over the western highlands, while the worst results were obtained along the Caspian Sea regions. Our analysis can significantly contribute to various hydro-metrological applications for the study region, including identifying drought and flood-prone areas and water resources planning.
Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Hydrogeological Static Modeling for Groundwater Resource Assessment: A Case Study in the Eastern Henan Plain, China
Authors: Zhang Baoyi , Zeng Fasha , Wei Xiuzong , Khan Umair , Zou Yanhong
Published: May 2022

Groundwater is closely related to hydrogeological structure and hydro-lithology, which mainly refers to the spatial distributions and properties of the environment where groundwater occurs. To analyze the constraints of hydrogeological structure and hydro-lithology on regional groundwater resources in the Eastern Henan Plain, China, we reconstructed the three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical models at two scales, hydrogeological structural models and hydro-lithological models, using hydrogeological cross-sections. First, the hydrogeological structural models of four aquifer groups, corresponding to four formations of the Quaternary in the study area, were reconstructed. Second, the hierarchical hydro-lithological model was built using SIS and IK estimation under the constraint of each aquifer group model space, respectively. Compared to global model, the variograms of hierarchical model captured more spatial characteristics of lithology in each aquifer group. The IK hierarchical model presents more continuities, clear boundaries, and realistic geometric shapes of the three lithologies, excluding the banding characteristics of the IK global model. The hierarchical SIS models reproduced the lithology distribution of each aquifer group and captured small changes in the lithology, with the smallest absolute percentage errors (APEs). Third, coupling the SIS hierarchical models and the groundwater levels, the groundwater resource in the study area was estimated to have a total volume of 1.2339 × 104 m3. The shallow groundwater in the study area is mainly concentrated in Hebi City and the Puyang basin of the Yellow River, and deep groundwater is mainly concentrated in the northern Anyang City and Hebi City. Finally, the possible quantities of shallow and deep groundwater recharges were estimated for future groundwater management decision in the study area. The hierarchical hydrogeological model, groundwater resource assessment, and possible groundwater recharge estimation can also provide a basis for groundwater vulnerability, groundwater extraction, and land subsidence assessment.
Use of Heating Configuration to Control Marangoni Circulation during Droplet Evaporation
Authors: Foudhil Walid , Aricò Costanza , Perré Patrick , Ben Jabrallah Sadok
Published: May 2022

The present work presents a numerical study of the evaporation of a sessile liquid droplet deposited on a substrate and subjected to different heating configurations. The physical formulation accounts for evaporation, the Marangoni effect, conductive transfer in the support, radiative heating, and diffusion–convection in the droplet itself. The moving interface is solved using the Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) method. Simulations were performed using COMSOL Multiphysics. Different configurations were performed to investigate the effect of the heating conditions on the shape and intensity of the Marangoni circulations. A droplet can be heated by the substrate (different natures and thicknesses were tested) and/or by a heat flux supplied at the top of the droplet. The results show that the Marangoni flow can be controlled by the heating configuration. An upward Marangoni flow was obtained for a heated substrate and a downward Marangoni flow for a flux imposed at the top of the droplet. Using both heat sources generated two vortices with an upward flow from the bottom and a downward flow from the top. The position of the stagnation zone depended on the respective intensities of the heating fluxes. Controlling the circulation in the droplet might have interesting applications, such as the control of the deposition of microparticles in suspension in the liquid, the deposition of the solved constituent, and the enhancement of the evaporation rate.
Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of River Water Quality and Its Influence Factors in the TAIHU Basin Plains, Lower Yangtze River, China
Authors: Gao Bin , Xu Youpeng , Lin Zhixin , Lu Miao , Wang Qiang
Published: May 2022

Water quality pollution has been a serious problem in the Taihu Basin plains, which is a highly urbanized area in China. This study aims to detect the interannual and seasonal changes and spatial patterns of water quality in this region. Based on cluster analysis, Moran’s I, and standard deviational ellipses, the site clusters, spatial heterogeneity of water quality characteristics and identified polluted regions were clarified. Results showed that (1) water quality improved since 2002, and nutrient concentrations were lower in summer and autumn than in winter and spring. (2) The monitoring sites were divided into six clusters according to the water quality during the period from 2010 to 2014. Water quality worsened from Cluster 1 to Cluster 4. Cluster 1 sites were mostly distributed beside the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake. Cluster 4 sites were mainly located along the southeast border near Shanghai, while the remaining sites were separately distributed in the main cities. (3) A polluted region of both total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) was present in the southeastern part of the study area near the border from 2010 to 2014. In addition, polluted regions were most likely to form near the junctions of main cities. (4) Anthropogenic factors had greater impacts on water quality than natural factors. More attention should be given to water quality protection around impervious surface areas due to the greatest considerable effect.
Potentials of Brushless Stator-Mounted Machines in Electric Vehicle Drives—A Literature Review
Authors: Idoko Hillary C. , Akuru Udochukwu B. , Wang Rong-Jie , Popoola Olawale
Published: May 2022

Brushless stator-mounted traction motors, which are new and emerging, have many potential applications in the electrified transport industry. Brushless stator-mounted machines (BSSMs), with the so-called flux modulation (FM) effects, use asynchronous field harmonics to realize energy conversion by altering the basic principle for conventional machine design which requires the stator and rotor to have the same pole number. The machines show promise of meeting the challenging requirements of electric vehicle (EV) traction motors. Therefore, in this paper, a review is undertaken on the state-of-the-art and potentials of the BSSMs for EV drives. The focus on BSSMs is due to their suitability for high-speed high torque density performance, as well as possessing suitable heat dissipation and flux weakening capabilities. The study is used to first rehash and discuss the design and excitation topologies, operating principles, and some emerging trends based on the basic BSSM variants, e.g., the doubly salient machine, flux reversal machine, and flux switching machine, while also undertaking a bibliometric synthesis on relevant studies highlighting the design and performance candidature of these niche BSSMs in EV applications, especially when compared to the well-developed Prius–IPM motor.
Federal land authorities in the modern environmental administration system: general and special, problems and solutions
Authors:   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Lipski S.A.
Published: May 2022

The organization of environmental management is characterized by certain specifics related to the features of management objects and permissible forms of realization of rights (first of all, property rights), the presence of multi-level public and private interests and other factors. This is the reason for the difference in the structure and powers of the governing bodies. The article examines organization land management bodies at the federal level, and their difference from forest, water and subsoil management authorities.
Improvement the system of information and analytical support of land administration taking into account the geostrategic development of the Аrctic region
Authors:   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Tsypkin Y.A. , Fomina A.V. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow
Published: May 2022

The geostrategic development of the Arctic region is aimed to the spatial and sustainable development of the region. In this article, the authors reviewed a complex of the state measures improving the competitiveness of the Arctic region in comparison with other constituent entities of the Russian Federation. These measures have to increase the investment attractiveness of the region, focus the intellectual capital and create favorable living and health conditions for people including indigenous small peoples.
Insurance as a factor of state development of the reproduction process in agriculture
Authors:   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Sagaydak A.A. , Seljanskiy M.S. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow
Published: May 2022

The article analyzes the role and importance of agricultural insurance, substantiates the need for the development of state subsidies for insurance of agricultural producers for the maintenance and state development of the reproductive process in the agricultural sector of the country's economy.
Transformation of agricultural lands in leningrad region: problems and solutions
Authors:   Center for Research and Applied Developments of the Russian Academy of Sciences RANEPA, St. Petersburg, Savelyev P.S. , Zasyad-Volk V.V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg
Published: May 2022

Based on a retrospective analysis of the transformation processes taking place on agricultural lands of Leningrad region, the authors of this article developed and proposed practical ideas and steps for improving the monitoring processes of agricultural lands in the region. The authors also formulated some specific measures to ensure the most efficient use of agricultural lands.
The features of functional and planning zoning and territorial planning of Taimyr (Dolgan-Nenets) municipal district of Krasnoyarsk region
Authors:   Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Field of Protected Areas Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, Bazaeva R.V.
Published: May 2022

The northern territories of the Russian Federation contain unique natural environment that requires individual approaches, and special policies and regulation methods in all sectors of economy and life of the local population. The key criterion for dividing the territory into certain regions and subzones is extreme natural conditions that affect the functioning of economic sectors, life of the local population and the level of "insecurity" of northern nature. That’s why we distinguish the following subzones: Near, Middle and Far North. Urban planning policy in the northern territories forms the directions of the urban planning forecasts and programs, regulatory documents, scientific research and the phased development of urban planning documentation. The article discusses the main task of functional planning zoning, which consists in ensuring sustainable functioning and stable development of various territories, as well as creating favorable living conditions for the local indigenous population using urban planning tools. Territory zoning is carried out taking into account a comprehensive territory assessment, as well as proposals for its planning structure.
Changes in legislation in the field of geodesy and cartography as a part of the legal mechanism for the formation of the system of the Unified State Register of Real Estate
Authors:   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar, Ryaskin A.A. , Gura D.A. ,   Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar
Published: May 2022

The article analyzes the main changes in legislation in the field of licensing cartographic and geodetic activities.
The graduates and employers questioning results to appreciate the education quality
Authors:   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Shirokorad I.I. , Grigoryev V.M. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Borisova M.V. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Schastlivetskaya E.A. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow
Published: May 2022

This article contains the results of the graduates and employers questioning in the State University of Land Use Planning in order to appreciate the education quality. The main purpose of this activity was to work out the corrective measures improving the university management and increasing the satisfaction of consumers.
Plagiarism in educational architectural design
Authors:   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Limonad M.Yu. , Ilyina E.A. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow
Published: May 2022

The article presents the problem of identification and qualification of unfair borrowings in educational architectural design by example of course student projects of the Department of Architecture, the Faculty of Architecture of the State University of Land Use Planning. The paper also contains the concept and classification of plagiarism in architectural projects and proposes a draft legal document on anti-plagiarism in the university.
Zooplankton of small reservoirs of the desert zone of Kazakhstan
Authors:   LLP “Scientific and Production Center of Fisheries”, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Sharapova Lyudmila Ivanovna , Mukatai Aida Aytamkyzy ,   LLP “Scientific and Production Center of Fisheries”, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty
Published: May 2022

The purpose of the work is to study the abundance and biomass of zooplankton communities of small reservoirs to assess the possibility of their use for fishery purposes. The article presents the results of a survey of 10 reservoirs of the middle desert and desert plains of the Central Asian type in September 2020. Small reservoirs and lakes of the region (0.01–0.52 km²) are freshwater, shallow (average depth 0.5–2.3 m), with a high degree of overgrowth of coastal (25–60%) and aquatic vegetation (60–90%). Eight of them are at the lower level of mesotrophy in terms of organic matter content. Lakes Mozgovoy and Kosmurat are mesoeutrophic and oligotrophic reservoirs. In most reservoirs at the time of the study, summer water temperatures were noted during the day (18.3–23.7 °C). A feature of the six reservoirs was the high content of phosphorus ions. The optimal level of this element was in the three upper reservoirs of the Kenes cascade due to the inflow of water from the mountains. The species composition of zooplankton in September is poor, the number of species ranged from 2 to 13. The basis of quantitative characteristics were planktonic and benthic Copepoda or Rotifera. The exception was oz. Cerebral, in which Cladocera prevailed at the expense of representatives of the Chydoridae. The biomass of zooplankton in the lakes was also quite low from 5.3 to 832.5 mg/m³. Thus, according to S.P. Kitaev’s trophic scale, reservoirs belong to the oligotrophic type. A comparative analysis of the zooplankton state in autumn and in other seasons shows a consistently low productivity of arid cenoses in conditions of low water and significant overgrowth. To improve the productivity of reservoirs and their further fishery use, it is necessary to optimize the habitat of aquatic organisms with an improvement in the water content regime and a decrease in the level of overgrowth in them.
Level of infestation of bream monogenea in Volga reservoirs
Authors:   Institute of Biology of Inland Waters named after I.D. Papanin RAS, Yaroslavl region, Borok, Kuzmicheva Svetlana Vladimirovna , Mikryakov Daniil Veniaminovich ,   Laboratory of Immunology, Institute of Biology of Inland Waters named after I.D. Papanin RAS, Yaroslavl region, Borok, Balabanova Lyudmila Vasilievna ,   Laboratory of Immunology, Institute of Biology of Inland Waters named after I.D. Papanin RAS,  Yaroslavl region, Borok
Published: May 2022

There are 9 reservoirs along the Volga River: Verkhnevolzhskoye, Ivankovskoye, Uglichskoye, Rybinskoye, Gorkovskoye, Cheboksarskoye, Kuibyshev, Saratovskoye and Volgogradskoye. They differ in geographical coordinates, average depth, average annual water temperature, hydrological and hydrochemical characteristics, oxygen content in water, diversity of flora and fauna, etc. Of the majority of fish species living in reservoirs, bream Abramis brama has the most important commercial value. Its abundance often undergoes considerable fluctuations under the influence of biotic and abiotic factors including parasitic infestation. The paper presents data on the numerical composition of gill ectoparasites of monogenes of the family Dactylogyridae. Dactylogyridae and Diplozoidae (Plathelminthes, Monogeneea) of bream living in Volga reservoirs. 101 specimens of bream were caught for the study in September 2019 and August 2020. Parasitological analysis of fish was carried out according to generally accepted methodology. The level of bream infestation was estimated according to the and parasite abundance index. A different number of monogenes of the family Monogenes were found in bream from the studied reservoirs. The number of monogenes of the family Dactylogyridae and Diplozoidae. In the Ivankovskoe reservoir 1498 specimens (1459 Dactylogyridae and 39 Diplozoidae), 1438 specimens (1420 and 18, respectively) were collected in the Uglich reservoir, Gorki Reservoir 78 specimens (68 and 10), Cheboksary 119 ex. (67 и 52), Kuybyshevskii 18 specimens (0 and 18, respectively) and Saratov 45 specimens (0 and 45). The highest indices of infestation by dactylogyruses were recorded in Ivankovskii and Uglichskii, and in Saratov diplozoans in Saratovsky. Differences in the level of bream infestation in the studied water bodies, probably due to the influence of different ecological factors.
Organization of accounting for state support funds (in the form of subsidies, grants and other types) in agricultural consumer cooperatives
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University — Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K. A. Timiryazev, Kokorev N.A. , Khoruzhy L.I. ,   RGAU-MSHA named after К. А. Timiryazev, Moscow, Turchaeva I.N. ,   Kaluga Branch of the Russian State Agrarian University named after K. A. Timiryazev, Khoruzhy V.I. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Matchinov V.A. ,   Kaluga branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Negoda V.A. ,   Kaluga Branch of the Russian State Agrarian University named after K. A. Timiryazev, Mishin P.N. ,   Kaluga Branch of the Russian State Agrarian University named after K. A. Timiryazev
Published: May 2022

The article discusses some features of the methodological aspects of the organization of accounting and disclosure in the accounting statements of the allocated funds of state support to agricultural consumer cooperatives. Approaches to structuring information about state support in agriculture are outlined.
Algorithm for transition to FAS 6/2020 «Fixed assets» — optimal option
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Omsk State Agrarian University named after P.A. Stolypin”, Nardina S.A. , Remizova А.А. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Omsk State Agrarian University named after P.A. Stolypin”
Published: May 2022

he article discusses a retrospective simplified procedure for the transition of commercial organizations to the Federal Accounting Standard 6/2020 «Fixed Assets», which comes into force on 01.01.2022, and can be applied by all commercial organizations, including those who are small businesses, but which are prohibited submit simplified accounting (financial) statements. A step-by-step instruction for a simplified transition to Federal Accounting Standard 6/2020 «Fixed Assets» is presented. On practical examples, all possible nuances of adjusting the data of accounting (financial) statements in terms of accounting for fixed assets, when switching to the aforementioned standard, have been analyzed. The algorithm of the simplified transition described in the article and the presented practical examples will be useful to all accountants in commercial organizations, and will help them reduce the effort and time to find the necessary information.
Analysis of the impact of dairy cattle breeding on the sustainable development of rural areas (on the example of the Kaluga region)
Authors:   Kaluga branch of the Russian State Agrarian University Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Brylev A.A. , Turchaeva I.N. ,   Kaluga branch of the Russian State Agrarian University Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
Published: May 2022

The most important condition for the sustainable development of rural areas is the efficient and competitive production of food products, since the main representatives of the market here are agricultural and processing enterprises, farms, etc. Their successful functioning largely determines the state of infrastructure facilities in rural areas, the availability of high-paying jobs, the level of household income, etc. Therefore, a reasonable choice of the industry(s) with maximum multiplier efficiency allows simultaneously accelerating the pace of economic growth and social development of rural settlements. The illustration of the combined impact of dairy cattle breeding on ensuring food security and sustainable development of the village of the Kaluga region may be of scientific and practical interest to the readers of the journal.
Entre a pistis e o logos
Authors: Silva Gilvan Ventura da
Published: May 2022

Neste artigo, temos por objetivo refletir sobre a aproximação entre a pistis (crença) e o logos (razão) que começa a se aprofundar na época imperial, em boa parte devido ao trabalho de autores como Fílon de Alexandria e Nigídio Fígulo, quando ambos passam a colocar a filosofia a serviço da religião, tendência que se afirmará no decorrer dos séculos posteriores até encontrar a sua forma mais bem acabada em Jâmblico, um filósofo neoplatônico que se notabilizará não apenas  como filósofo, mas também como hierofante e, mais que isso, como teurgo, ou seja, feiticeiro.  Por esse motivo, talvez não seja exagero afirmar que, no pensamento de Jâmblico, filosofia e religião praticamente se confundem, num momento em que os deuses ancestrais de gregos, romanos, egípcios, fenícios e tantos outros povos eram alvo de severos ataques desferidos pelos cristãos, que buscavam instaurar um novo mundo depurado da “impiedade” pagã.
auxilia palatina e a sua utilização em combate no século IV da nossa era
Authors: Janniard Sylvain
Published: May 2022

As auxilia palatina constituem uma categoria nova e especial de unidades de primeira linha no exército romano tardio. Seu recrutamento inicial poderia ter sido realizado tanto entre as populações provinciais, em particular do noroeste do império, quanto entre os povos germânicos que permaneceram fora deste último ou parcialmente admitidos em seu solo; os órgãos complementares e auxiliares do exército romano também poderiam ter servido de base para a constituição da primeira auxilia. Formalmente instituídas durante o período tetrárquico, após uma fase de gênese nos exércitos que acompanham os príncipes, provavelmente iniciada no segundo terço do século III, as auxilia são formações de infantaria com número limitado, e das quais a maior parte se juntou, sob Constantino à categoria militar privilegiada dos palatinos. Dessa forma, o objetivo desse artigo é mostrar as novas intençõe táticas desse grupo específico do exército romano.
“Busca a sabedoria e (...) ela te cercará com seus braços ”
Authors: Aso Graciela Gómez
Published: May 2022

O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar o bispo cristão Jerônimo, de grande fama intelectual, e sua estreita relação religiosa e cultural com um grupo de mulheres romano-cristãs conhecido como “círculo aventino”.

É importante notar que o cristianismo reconfigurou o modelo feminino. As mulheres cristãs eram valorizadas por sua livre escolha de manter a abstinência sexual mais ou menos perpétua ou o modelo de virgindade como o mais alto grau de liberdade de escolha das jovens sobre o uso sexual de seus corpos. Essa atitude das mulheres cristãs as colocou à margem dos padrões socioculturais ligados à obrigação de toda mulher romana de colocar sua condição de mãe antes de sua condição de mulher com livre escolha sobre seu corpo.

Entre o final do século IV e o início do século V, no meio das mulheres aristocráticas do Aventino, Jerônimo foi o executor de uma tarefa que seria de fundamental importância no desenvolvimento da ascese monástica em Roma. O bispo de Belém chamou essas mulheres aristocráticas de seu meio de monachaechristianae (freiras cristãs). Mulheres que mesmo em Roma decidiram viver com otimismo sua rigorosa ascese e sua virgindade como padrão de conduta cristã diante dos demais membros da comunidade cristã e da sociedade em geral. As virgens, em particular, foram treinadas para dar-se um espaço de leitura sagrada que as aproximava de um novo e transgressor modelo de conhecimento diante das normas educacionais romano-pagãs.
De Roma à Gália
Authors: Dias Paula Barata
Published: May 2022

A viagem de regresso à Gália natal documentada no poema De Reditu Suo de Rutílio Namaciano permitiu-lhe ser testemunha das transformações da paisagem física, humana e social dos inícios do séc. V. O tom digressivo do discurso acompanha a viagem marítima, pontuando a observação visual com comentários reflexivos. Neste artigo, pretendemos seguir o olhar objetivo do discurso rutiliano e analisar as reflexões que o poeta opera acerca do que vê. Pretendemos também fazer um juízo sobre o que parece ser um enigma rutiliano: sendo claramente bom observador, contemporâneo e testemunha privilegiada de eventos marcantes da crise dos inícios do séc. IV, como consegue manter a crença na conservação do status quo que possibilitou a grandeza de Roma? Nos limites do género literário hodoiporético, a obra de Rutílio é um caso de observação comprometida e condicionada pelos factos que se impõem ao seu participante envolvido: o seu discurso balança entre a descrição dos espaços e paisagens e sua apreciação crítica, a partir do horizonte cultural, mas também das espectativas do aristocrata romano, a caminho de uma transformação definitiva de vida.
diplomacia das feras
Authors: Pinto Otávio Luiz Vieira
Published: May 2022

Este ensaio tem por objetivo pensar uma “Antiguidade Tardia Multipolar” a partir de postulados da História Global e dos Sistema-Mundo. Para tanto, selecionou-se um estudo de caso específico – a embaixada de 496 EC vinda provavelmente de Axum até Constantinopla acompanhada de duas girafas e um elefante – como caminho de investigação. A partir dele, argumenta-se que a diplomacia pode ser entendida um elemento de coesão estruturante para um Sistema-Mundo tardo-antigo, e que a linguagem diplomática nos permite pensar políticas de reconhecimento multipolar. Neste sentido, é preciso incluir a África (especialmente em suas porções ao sul do Saara) neste cenário amplo, e uma forma de fazê-lo é a partir da compreensão de que animais específicos, como girafas e elefantes, operam formas simbólicas de linguagem diplomática e, portanto, nos permitem vislumbrar protagonismos africanos em um âmbito mais global.
Elites locais versus monarquia?
Authors: Díaz Pablo C. , Menéndez-Bueyes Luis R.
Published: May 2022

O fim do Império romano no Noroeste da Península Ibérica foi um processo abrupto. A irrupção bárbara praticamente isolou a província de Galicia dos centros de poder imperial, em especial da corte de Ravena. Os mecanismos de resistência diante dos suevos, evidenciados na crônica de Hidácio, não responderam a um padrão uniforme. Evidenciaram, por baixo do sistema uniformizador romano, uma sociedade complexa com interesses heterogêneos, uns decididamente locais, outros de base urbana, alguns diretamente herdados da presença administrativa romana. Perante a um poder suevo que só lentamente foi capaz de impor sua soberania sobre território provincial, essas realidades locais criaram estruturas de poder atomizadas e geraram elites de poder que estão na base da atomização extrema do período alto medieval. A conquista visigoda provavelmente foi resultado de um processo negociador a muitos grupos, onde incluíam-se as elites suevas, que não fizeram senão reforçar os padrões de evolução. Incluindo esses elementos godos, chegando como parte da administração provincial e militar, se converteriam em um fator a mais nesse panorama desagregado.
Flavius Cresconius Corippus
Authors: Gervás Manuel Rodríguez
Published: May 2022

A obra literária de Flavio Cresconio Corippo se enquadra historicamente entre o período de maturidade do governo Justiniano e a ascensão ao poder de seu sucessor Justino II. Duas obras de caráter diferente: A Iohannis relata as batalhas de Juan Troglita, magister militium, desde 546 a 548. O outro poema, In laudem Justini minoris, narra a morte de Justiniano e a subida ao poder de seu sobrinho Justino II, 565-566. A importância das duas fontes literárias não está em seu relativo valor literário, mas na informação histórica: Mas sobre tentar construir uma estrutura ideológica-propagandística que, ao mesmo tempo que servia de propaganda aos reinados de Justiniano e Justino II, buscava conectar o passado glorioso romano com o Império Bizantino.