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Harmful emissions of welding aerosol during pulse-arc welding of structural aluminum alloy D16
Authors: Golovko V V , Bezushko O M , Goncharova O M , Koval V A , Zhernosekov A M , Falchenko Yu V 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The results of investigations of chemical composition and emission rates of the welding fume (WF), generated during pulse-arc welding of D16 aluminum alloy with ER4043 and 2319 solid-section wires, are presented. It was established that when welding with ER4043 and 2319 wires, such harmful components as aluminum, iron and silicon are present in the WF. It was established that when using ER4043 and 2319 wires, welding fume equally belong to the least harmful “5” class of toxicity and differ in the level of emissions, which varied depending on the welding mode from class “a” to class “b” (in accordance with DSTU ISO 15011). When using ER4043 wire, the level of emissions increases with increasing values of the characteristics of the welding mode. When using wire 2319, the maximum values of the aerosol emission level are at a frequency of 100 Hz.
Air pollution forecasting by leveraging traffic modeling techniques
Authors: Lovkin V 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Forecasting of short-term air pollution caused by nitrogen dioxide is valuable for decision making about human health protection. Open real world data collected in Madrid over a period from 2019 to 2022 were used. Trends and patterns in air pollution are presented and analysed. Causation between air pollution by nitrogen dioxide and traffic is investigated. Results of traffic forecasting obtained by corresponding bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) models at the selected stations as well as values of nitrogen dioxide concentration over historic horizon of 6 hours at the same station are used for forecasting of air pollution by nitrogen dioxide as features for LSTM models. Models were created and trained for each air pollution measurement station presented in the corresponding dataset. Forecasting is made for 6 hours ahead. The study confirmed that traffic forecasting results are valuable for models of forecasting air pollution by nitrogen dioxide. It provided increase in forecasting accuracy in comparison with the usage of historical values of traffic as input features. The obtained results improved MAE by 5 % and MSE by 6.37 % comparing to LSTM models with only previous values of air pollution by nitrogen dioxide. It defines an important approach which should be applied for more complex architectures of deep learning models in the following investigations.
Research on the effectiveness of using steel reinforcement for strengthening products made of naturale stone
Authors: Piskun I , Kotenko V , Kunytska M , Prypoten Yu 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The purpose of this reasearch is to investigate the feasibility of using steel reinforcement to improve the strength characteristics of natural stone products. In the course of the research work, recommendations for preparing samples for strength tests are described. Recommendations for the preparation, configuration, and utilization of the main tools and materials employed during the study are provided. The components of conducting an experiment aimed at determining the strength characteristics of samples have been developed and described. Based on the obtained data, the calculation of the values of the main force parameters during the destruction of samples under the action of bending loads has been performed. According to the results of the research on the methodology of using steel reinforcement to enhance the strength characteristics of stone products, it was established that the ultimate strength and load-bearing capacity of the reinforced samples are significantly higher compared to the similar indicators of unreinforced samples.
Assessment of aesthetic and ecological functions of the urbanized part of small watercourses of Mlynivka and Radchanka by the indicator of visual quality of the environment
Authors: Kundelska T V , Mykytsei M T , Gritsylak G M , Yatsyshyn T M 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The article highlights the importance of protection and preservation of small rivers in the conditions of global urbanization, in the context of the study of the aesthetic value of the territory within urban and suburban landscapes. Since the preservation of small rivers is the primary goal for ensuring quality ecosystem services for the purpose of: recreation, functioning of the hydro-complex of the urban system, aesthetic purposes, such a study will allow to identify, at the initial stage, areas that have been significantly changed as a result of anthropogenic activity. One of the approaches to such a study is the assessment of the indicator of visual quality of the environment, which is the result of the summation of visual effects (visual pollution) inherent in urbanized areas within the shoreline of small watercourses. The study was conducted on the example of the small rivers Radchanka and Mlynivka within the limits of the Ivano-Frankivsk urban united territorial community. The main focus of the research was on identifying objects and factors that create visual pollution, according to 30 main criteria based on the proposed methodology, taking into account the elements of expert evaluation. To determine the contribution of each of the three groups of evaluated criteria – natural objects, anthropogenic and man-made objects, physiognomic characteristics of the territory, the method of calculating the relative indicator of the visual quality of the environment was applied. The result of the assessment was the identification of areas with high aesthetic value and areas that need to be restored to preserve natural aesthetic and ecological functions. The article contains proposals and solutions that can be recommended to communities to improve the visual quality of the territories within the shoreline of the mentioned watercourses.
Investigation of the groundwater level dynamics in the rice system under different parameters of irrigation and drainage network
Authors: Turchenyuk V O , Kropyvko S M , Koptyuk R M , Volk P P 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The dynamics of groundwater level formation on two types of rice irrigation plot were studied: “rice irrigation plot with an irrigator-discharge in a notch and with drainage channels CCD” and “rice irrigation plot with an irrigation channel in an embankment and with drainage-discharge channels (KTC)” with various design parameters of the drainage network. On the basis of long-term field observations of the groundwater level (GWL) lowering on the CCD and KTC with use a network of observation wells, differences in the intensity and uniformity of drying of these types of rice irrigation plots in the pre-harvest and inter-vegetation periods have been established. It has been established that a more favourable water-air regime takes place in the rice irrigation plots CCD with different parameters of the drainage network compared to the rice irrigation plots KTC. At CCD, due to the draining effect of the irrigator-discharge, the field dries out more intensively after the water discharge process. This allows the rice harvest to be carried out in an optimal and rather short time. The presence of the irrigator-discharge as the element of the CCD allows to supply and divert water in a short period of time, evenly over the entire area as well as to perform the role of shallow drain and contribute to intensive drying and desalination of soils. It has been established that the yield of rice on CCD higher than on KTC with the corresponding parameters (on average 400-500 kg·ha−1). It has been established that due to these advantages, the rice yield on the CCC the inter-drainage distance 200 m and 250 m is on average 5-7 centner·ha−1 higher than on the KTC with the same parameters, and higher than on the CCD with the inter-drainage distance 500 m on 17 centner·ha−1.
Identification of approaches to developing a response plan for potential emergencies caused by external water contamination
Authors: Kobylianskyi V Y , Kravchenko O V , Sorokina K B , Uriadnikova I V 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The requirements are analysed and the basic principles of developing a Response Plan for emergencies caused by water contamination are defined. Under martial law, the problem of drinking water safety and quality should be considered from the perspective of a possible threat of enemy use of chemical, biological and radiation-nuclear weapons to damage water management facilities, water supply and sewage systems. Monitoring of water quality at water supply facilities should be carried out on a continuous basis using indicator physical and chemical parameters without the constant presence of personnel. In the event of a sharp change in any of the defined indicators, an operational system for detecting hazardous substances in water should be connected. The paper develops the basic principles of organization, technical, methodological and financial support for water contamination monitoring.
Ecological tourism in the industrial environment: A new vision
Authors: Ostapchuk I O , Patsiuk V S , Kazakov V L 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Ecologization of thinking and hedonization of life are processes that have greatly influenced motives behind ways to spend free time in recent decades. Ecotourism has become a way of exploring unique and exotic natural landscapes and a tool for their preservation Such an interpretation of ecotourism deprives residents of large industrial cities located far from such environmental sites of the opportunity to join the process of ecological cognition. The available sources analyzed by the authors interprete the concept of ecotourism merely through the environmental prism, the prism of the value of natural areas. The concept of ecological tours, which reveal only one aspect of ecology – the problem of protecting natural landscapes within specially protected natural areas/water bodies, is not yet developed either and is only interpreted as nature protection. The authors’ interpretation of ecotourism and excursions as a type of industrial and sustainable tourism in the industrial environment is broader. Ways to settle environmental issues can only be found through understanding their essence. During eco-excursions, visitors can understand the nature and causes of the environmental crisis, emergence of global and local environmental problems and their consequences directly through observation, study, understanding, and experiment under the guidance of a qualified guide. Only real environmental emotional experience gained in the field can act as a driver for forming environmental behavior. The authors set out to interpret ecological tourism and ecological tours through familiarizing visitors with negative consequences of human impact on the environment; to reveal the content, methodological features of preparing and conducting ecological excursions; to perform a statistical analysis of ecological tours and excursions. Based on their own many years’ experience in tour activities, the authors substantiate and characterize their own vision of ecological tourism and ecological excursions in the industrial environment, and establish the specifics of the excursion process related to ecological education and nurturing. The present research highlights problematic aspects of the classical concept of ecological tourism (its main limitation – by merely natural areas), the ecological excursions available in the world tour practice (merely nature-oriented or educational for schoolchildren/students), analyzes the methodological features of organizing and giving ecological excursions (identifies specific features of each stage of developing an ecological excursion, provides examples of methods from their own experience of excursion activities), and summarizes the authors’ experience of ecological excursion activities at the theoretical and practical levels.
Features of mineral composition of garnet-bearing shales of the Kryvyi Rih basin and recommendations for further processing
Authors: Hrytsai O , Tikhlivets S , Yurin A , Filenko V , Kharitonov V 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
In addition to iron ore, the deposits of the Kryvyi Rih basin contain about 50 types of metallic and non-metallic minerals, which are simultaneously extracted from the subsoil during the exploitation of the deposits and can be used in the national economy of Ukraine. An important place among them is occupied by garnets, which are rock-forming minerals of some types of granitoids, gneisses and crystalline shales. Garnet-bearing shales are widely distributed within the Kryvyi Rih basin. In this paper, we investigated garnet-bearing shales of the Hannivske field from the Northern region of the Kryvyi Rih basin. Based on the results of detailed studies, the mineral composition was established, their varieties were identified, and mineralogical recommendations for further processing technology were given.
Revisiting mathematical model of the process of self-destruction of outburst-hazardous coals under hydrodynamic impact
Authors: Zberovskyi V V , Ahaiev R A , Vlasenko V V , Sapehin V N 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
One of the options of self-destruction process model of outburst-hazardous coal seams under hydrodynamic impact (HDI) in the conditions of mines in the Donbas central region is considered. The model is based on the results of a comprehensive study of the parameters of the HDI process: mass and coal recovery factor; flow rate of technological boreholes and volume of extracted gas; the calculated degree of the massif degassing and the HDI degassing index from the coal hardness and the natural gas content of outburst-hazardous coal seams. The solution to this problem is connected with the lack of a model for coal destruction during HDI, which leads to an avalanche-like self-destruction of outburst-hazardous coals with the generation of methane. The phenomenon of methane generation is considered in the “coal-gas” system, which is a complex globular organization of macromolecules of outburst-hazardous coals. The model allows to consider the process of development of additional stresses around new formations and theoretically substantiate the presence of an additional source of gas release. To determine the stress-strain state, a solution to the spatial problem of elasticity theory is proposed for n successively arranged cylindrical cavities under the internal pressure action in an isotropic and homogeneous infinite medium is proposed. The dynamic component of the process is determined by the component of the stressed state of the elastic medium under the action of variable load and inertia forces in stressed gas-filled media. The research results are used in the development of technology of active degassing and coalbed methane production by hydrodynamic impact method.
Increasing the level of ecologically oriented logistics system in the waste management for territorial communities
Authors: Patseva I H , Nonik L Y , Gnatuk B Y , Patsev I S , Ustymenko V I 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The characteristic features of nature protection policy in Ukraine are established. The significance of the solutions ecological logistics development for of municipal solid waste in order to reduce the negative impact on the environment has been confirmed. The significance of logistics for reducing the amount of waste and achieving its financial social and environmental goals is presented. The importance of environmental protection information and ecological knowledge as a special resource in innovative activity is emphasized. The characteristic qualities of the ecological approach in the field of logistics have been revealed.
Thermal analysis of mine remediation soil
Authors: Serafimova Ekaterina , Dedelyanova Kremena 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
In recent years, one of the main goals of sustainable development has been the preservation of soils, their restoration, and the return to use of unusable lands. Reclamation is a method of restoring disturbed lands by improving their characteristics and the surrounding environment. Reclamation processes aim to restore the functions of disturbed and polluted soils to agricultural and forest funds, prevent landslides and erosion, and create balanced ecological systems that represent socio-economic and aesthetic values for humanity. The current study examines a recultivated terrain resulting from mining activities, scrutinizing the primary functional groups and the soil’s thermal stability. Based on these findings, we can implement additional measures to enhance the soil’s humus layer and the region’s overall health. The results show successful reclamation with a low organic component capacity.
Does Pelvic Tilt Change After Periacetabular Osteotomy for Hip Dysplasia?
Authors: Curley Andrew J. , Luck Connor L. , Shihab Wasim , Ruh Ethan R. , Disantis Ashley E. , McClincy Michael P. 
Published: December 2024

Background:
The purpose of this study was to (1) evaluate preoperative pelvic tilt utilizing the sacro-femoral-pubic (SFP) angle on standing pelvic x-rays, and (2) determine if the SFP angle changes after a unilateral or bilateral PAO.

Methods:
A retrospective review was conducted of PAOs performed by a single hip preservation surgeon from November 2018 to November 2023. Standing x-rays were reviewed at 4 time points: preoperative, subacute postoperative, 6-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up. Data collected included demographics, lateral center-edge angle (LCEA), Tönnis angle, and sacro-femoral-pubic (SFP) angle (a surrogate metric for pelvic tilt). Linear mixed models and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to evaluate preoperative to postoperative differences in pelvic tilt for the unilateral and bilateral PAO groups, respectively.

Results:
Seventy-four patients met inclusion criteria, consisting of 53 unilateral and 21 bilateral PAO patients (18.5±4.1 vs. 21.3±5.1 y, 90.6% vs. 95.2% female, LCEA 17.5 deg±6.5 deg vs. 18.0 deg±5.5 deg and 18.0 deg±6.3 deg, respectively). The Average preoperative pelvic tilt, calculated from the SFP angle, for the unilateral and bilateral PAO patients were 9.1 degrees±5.5 degrees and 8.1 degrees±5.6 degrees, respectively. These values increased postoperatively at average 7-week (−0.3 deg±3.4 deg and 1.3 deg±3.7 deg), 6-month (1.1 deg±3.8 deg and 2.7 deg±3.4 deg), and 12-month (1.0 deg±4.1 deg and 2.7 deg±3.0 deg) follow-up. Significant differences in pelvic tilt were observed from preoperative x-rays to 6 months (P=0.002) and 12 months (P=0.001) for the bilateral PAO patients, whereas the unilateral group demonstrated similar pelvic tilt at all time points (P=0.09).

Conclusion:
Patients undergoing bilateral PAO demonstrated an average increase in pelvic tilt of 2.7 degrees as measured by SFP angle at 6 months and 12 months postoperatively, suggesting a compensatory adaptation after surgery that may have implications in rehabilitation regimens and planned surgical corrections.

Level of Evidence:
Level III—therapeutic study.
Preoperative Routine Cold-water Immersion for Lipedema Reduction Surgery
Authors: Schwartz Jaime S. , Danesh Eva , Danesh Noah , Raghebi Arash , Danesh Jonah , West Justin 
Published: December 2024

Summary:
Routine cold-water immersion (CWI) is typically suggested to reduce inflammation, a hallmark property of lipedema. Lipedema is a connective tissue disorder with a genetic component that presents with a disproportionate distribution of nodules in the extremities. This case report explores the impact of routine CWI on the effectiveness of lipedema reduction surgery (LRS) and manual lipedema extraction, as part of the SMiLE technique (softening, mobilization, liposuction, and extraction). A 59-year-old woman with lipedema presented for LRS of the anterior legs. In the prior 5 months, the patient engaged in daily CWI. During LRS, there was a remarkable amount of lipedema nodules readily extracted compared with a typical patient. The patient’s 5 months of routine CWI resulted in improved quality of life and decreased lipedema symptoms, and may have contributed to the quantity and ease of nodule extraction during LRS.
Cardiovascular disease in South Asian immigrants facing adverse socioeconomic circumstances: challenges and opportunities for enhanced management
Authors: Pappalettere Carolina C. , Llagostera Marc , Vime-Jubany Joan , Cainzos-Achirica Miguel 
Published: December 2024

Purpose of review
To describe the challenges that health professionals often face when attempting to provide optimal primary and secondary prevention care of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) to South Asian immigrant patients who face adverse socioeconomic factors, such as many of the South Asian men and women who live in Catalonia, and to present a number of constructive approaches that can help minimize those barriers.

Recent findings
The challenges include limited health literacy, frequent language barriers, cultural factors that limit the relevance of standard lifestyle advice, financial barriers, limited access to preventive care, racism, and other barriers. Approaches that can help minimize them and enhance the quality of secondary cardiovascular preventive care in this group include empathy, using support from cultural mediators, enhanced proficiency using readily available translation programs, approaches that minimize financial barriers and simplify treatment regimes, and provision of more culturally competent lifestyle advice, among others.

Summary
We hope that the notions included in this review will help physicians and healthcare system managers around the world become more aware and culturally competent when treating South Asian patients with ASCVD. The ongoing Pul-Cat and other studies will illuminate the most effective steps moving forward.