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The paper deals with the creation of historical maps in the environment of geographic information systems on example of prepared historical atlas with an interim title Czech Historical Atlas. At the information age, efforts are being made to move cartographic products into the electronic Internet environment, large atlas works not excluding. The Czech Historical Atlas is a new piece of historical atlas cartography devoted to selected themes of the history of Czech Lands in the twentieth century and was, in accorda...

Land is a common wealth of citizens of the state and the heritage of future generations. It is a basic and non-renewable natural resource and forms an integral part of the Earth's ecosystems. It is and it will remain the basis of Slovakia's environmental, economic and social potential, therefore it must be carefully protected from damage and unjustified decrease in its size, quality and volume. Protection and use of agricultural land is a public interest (public good). Since the validity of Act no. 140/2014 Coll. ...

The contribution responds to the current legal regulations especially related with regard to the recent amendment of the Act on the Protection of Nature and Landscape in the Czech Republic. It focuses on some outdoor activities that may, in certain cases, come into conflict with the interests of protecting the most valuable natural areas. From this point of view, it may sometimes be problematic to run such activities. In this context, attention will be focused on organizational aspects, procedural point of view an...

The article devoted to issues of organization of regime observations in the system of geodynamic karstological monitoring, which is carried out with the active development of karst or karst-suffusion processes with a high degree of danger for the construction. It is noted that for stationary observations it is necessary to provide quantitative characteristics of changes in individual components of the geological environment in time and space that must be sufficient to assess and predict the development of the kars...

Despite the existence of many technologies allowing for recovery of coal combustion products (CCPs), they still remain a product that is problematic enough, with their industrial use in the world lying in the range 40-60%. The remaining CCPs produced in the energy industry end up in landfills or are stored, thus losing their property. One of the main directions of CCPs recovery has been, for many years, the underground mining industry, where they are used, among others, as fillings in mining excavations, component...

Worldwide, flooding causes more damage than any other natural hazard. The growing extensive flood risk has a large impact on the present and future economy, especially in developing countries, which have limited funds for prevention and mitigation measures. Moreover, the allocation of these funds is often done without sufficient and adequate information on high-risk and flood-prone areas, since the acquisition of flood data is very expensive as well. Therefore, this research focuses on a low-cost methodology to cr...

The accuracy of location of seismic sources using time reversal imaging techniques is considered in this article. The location procedure is performed using backpropagation of the recorded and reversed seismic signal from receiver throughout assumed geological model. The new imaging parameters, peak average power ratio (PAPR) coefficient is used for efficient visualization of the backpropagation of the seismic energy. The detection of seismic wave focusing was carried out on the basis of the high PAPR parameter val...

The paper investigates the removing of cations praseodymium (III) in the form of dodecyl sulfates from nitrates solution with cations of the REE by calculation the separation coefficients by ion flotation process. The dependences of the distribution coefficients and the degree of recovery dodecyl sulfate praseodymium (III) on the pH of the equilibrium aqueous phase are received. Experimental results, obtained in the above process, the possible applications results in technological processes and conclusions about t...

The effectiveness of the higher educational institutions work is currently being given greater priority. Every year, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation carries out an appropriate monitoring upon seven indications, along with an internal evaluation of the universities work on an expanded list of indicators for the purpose of ranking the universities and their managers. In order to improve the effectiveness of educational activity of higher educational institutions, the possibility of cr...

Milk and dairy products are foods with significant nutritional influence in maintaining the health of the human condition. Modern medicine recommends for an adult a daily ration of at least 400 ml of milk or the equivalent of its derived forms. Sheep cheese, taken into study, is a product derived from sheep's milk, prepared according to the traditional recipes of hilly and alpine habitats of Banat, areas with tradition in the consumption and processing of sheep's milk. The quality of this basic product in the food...

Milk and dairy products are foods with significant nutritional influence in maintaining the health of the human condition. Modern medicine recommends for an adult a daily ration of at least 400 ml of milk or the equivalent of its derived forms. Sheep cheese, taken into study, is a product derived from sheep's milk, prepared according to the traditional recipes of hilly and alpine habitats of Banat, areas with tradition in the consumption and processing of sheep's milk. The quality of this basic product in the food...

Earthworms of species Eisenia fetida (Savigny 1826) (red wiggler worm), are known as eaters of a large range of organic matter, being considered from this point of view real solvers of several issues regarding the wastes management. This study intended to show that paper wastes (copy paper) can be eaten by earthworms Eisenia fetida and thus this type of waste can be managed by introducing it into the diet of this earthworm species. The objectives of the study were two: 1) to determine the relationship existing bet...

Particle boards are increasingly being used as a structural material. The quality of the wood from which they are made, has been steadily declining. This provides the means for tackling possible ways of particle board mechanical properties preservation and improvement. The methods and results of experimental investigation on the additive influence of shungite nanopowder whenmixed in the glue for one-ply particle board are presented in the article. Wooden particles of coniferous and hardwood species as well as glue...

Fragments of ferruginous brecciated limestones were studied in Bashkirian geological cross-sections in central part of Volga-Ural sedimentary basin. It is established that ferruginization of carbonate rocks is not controlled by facies. Mudstones, stromatolite boundstones and foraminiferal packstones have traces of diagenetic ferruginization. All carbonates are characterized by leaching traces in the form of sub vertical and inclined fractures and big pores filled by fine-grained calcite. Clasts of ferruginization ...

Graphic signs and fragments of images on the walls of megalithic buildings and individual stone blocks are not so common. However, their presence greatly enhances the value of ancient monuments of material culture in order to understand the way of thinking of ancient people much better. Portugal is a land where the density of megalithic monuments identified is one of the largest in Europe, but in Portugal itself, in the environs of Evora and Elva the number of such monuments is one of the largest. One of the most ...

The method of two-phase locking (2PL) is still used in concurrency access in the global transaction management. It has its advantages in distributed database management systems (DDBMS), conflicted events. The paper views modeling algorithms of Centralized, Distributed and Primary copy Two-version Two-phase locking. The presented algorithms are models of the corresponding variants of the 2PL protocols for DDBMS using two versions. As in concurrency control of distributed transactions in DDBMS deadlocks are possible...

This paper details findings of the complex research aimed at the strategic planning effective instrument finding and postulates that simulation with agent-based models implementation can become this instrument. Every city model is an immensely complex artefact, as it should be a set of interrelated digital twins of social living and infrastructural non-living objects, which are to reflect the real objects in the dynamics of their lifecycles, at the same time, providing an opportunity for developing effective contr...

An important problem in assessing water quality is that the data on water pollution and their analysis are formed over the previous period, and as a result, it is difficult to assess the current status of water resources, the more likely it is to predict it for the future period, which would allow timely action on improvement of the ecological state of water. The purpose of the work is to evaluate the possibility of using neural networks to simulation of surface water pollution. The data are derived from the resul...

For underground extraction of coal are running a complex network mining vertical, horizontal and inclined role extraction, transportation and evacuation on the surface. Associated system of mining works has the ventilation network to ensure the oxygen necessary for workers, diluting explosive gases and toxic substances and evacuated heat and humidity from the underground. For air evacuation from the underground workings, from the point of entry of fresh air to the polluted air exit point, is used powerful fans loc...

The deposits in Poland are appearing in the Miocene gypsum sediments located on the northern, marginal part of the Carpathians Foredeep subsidence basin. Up to the fifties of 20th century and the discover of the biggest sulphur deposits in all the world, the sulphuric mining existed only in Swoszowice near Krakow, Czarkowy near Stasz?w, Psz?w near Rybnik and also Pos?dza, located about 30 km northeast of Krakow. The first record of organised mining in Swoszowice appears in document dated 1415. It was a licence for...

The erosion of the soil, through the changes it brought to the soil cover and by the direct and indirect damage it produced, amplified and diversified the research in the field. In the soil erosion study, a particular importance is given to the slopes, showing, apart from their inclination, the exhibition, the uniform or varied appearance, the degree of fragmentation, the degree of erosion. The slope is expressed in percents and it is determinate the length of this slope (declivity), because these characteristics ...

In manufacturing conditions marking of the parts is used many times. Marking is necessary for storage, transportation, in keeping records in plants or in the exploitation by the customers. In each situation mark given to part is necessary for identification, verification of the position correctness, etc. Marking is often carrying on by bonding the labels or painting. These methods, even though in common practice have some disadvantages: the label can be broken or destroyed and paintings can be scraped off. Sometim...

This article presents the analysis of the existing schemes of mining, logistics and consumption of fuel in North Yakutia which ones are form technological chains unique in complexity of management. This is due to negative impact of a large number of analyzed factors. The general trend is towards to reduction of coal consumption in hard-to-reach regions. Therefore, local coal deposits near the key points of consumption are not developed. Geotechnical and economic indicators of small-scale coal mines are generally l...

One of the fields where the principles of intelligent systems are significantly reflected is logistics. Smart intelligent features are used across different disciplines, and their technological development influences progress in the industry. [1] One of the fields, where the principles of smart systems are nowadays implemented, is logistics. Autonomous smart elements communicate with each other using the Internet of Things and provide more effective support and communication for their digital twin (cyber-physical ...

Snow blizzards and snow drifts have recently proven as major winter threat for the road traffic, communications and social life in northeast Bulgaria. The geographical location of these regions with respect to the tracks of the winter Mediterranean cyclones and cold advections from north and northeast makes them indeed prone to this risk, but one would like to know if there is a significant rise in their number and severity. The main goal of the current study is exactly the investigation of the contemporary tenden...

In this article, considering the process of preparing the regulated stage of construction for hazardous objects of a high degree of responsibility - this is an assessment of the impact of the proposed construction on the environment (EIA). The main attention is paid to the socio-technical aspects of the EIA procedure, as a tool for data collection for making management decisions. In this paper, we highlight the importance of a comprehensive assessment of the construction site and taking into account the features o...

Any infrastructure investment is implemented in specific environmental surroundings and among specific local community. Its consequences include changes in spatial land management and environmental transformations, often leading to social-spatial NIMBY conflicts (Not In My Back Yard). Such conflicts currently constitute a very serious problem of local socio-political life in Poland, and reflect the imperfections of the planning and spatial management system. They result from the conflict of interests of the invest...

The purpose of this paper is to identify key factors of social enterprises towards green economy development, specifically in Kosovo?s green business field. It considers a new field of research which relates entrepreneurship in general and specifically addresses social enterprises/social enterprises as a new component of doing business in green economy field. Through this paper, research questions are related to the role that social enterprises play in economic development in Kosovo. The paper is built on the hypo...

The research is based on the materials of the scientific project, whose goal is to develop and create an electronic atlas of socio-demographic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan using GIS technologies. Atlas maps was created based on spatial geodatabase of social and demographical indicators of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Currently, an electronic atlas of the socio-demographic development of the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan consists of two blocks of indicators: social and demographic. The social bl...

Countries around the world are concerned with securing enough fuel and energy for their national economy. At present it is important supply of buildings with energy and their efficient consumption. The economical use of energy and fuel in the non-productive sphere consists of rationalizing energy consumption in the building and energy supply to the buildings. The most energy consumed is recording heating of buildings the reason is to cover thermal losses. The European Union is focusing on supporting the modernizat...

Mari El is one of the most ecologically clean areas of Russia. The local woods are famous throughout Russia and is the largest forest on the Volga river, which contain large amounts of wood and at the same time, every year increasing its use for recreation. Therefore, recreational use should pay a lot of attention. This paper examines the state of objects in the mass use of forest resources for recreational purposes on the territory of the coastal zone of suburban lakes. Conducted socio-environmental assessment at...

A task-oriented software and hardware system is designed for the operational selection of the instrumentation and process design options of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes. It will also control physical experiments to study the kinetics and dynamics of adsorption purification and separation of multicomponent gas mixtures and carry out mathematical modeling, optimization of operating cycles and optimal design of energy- and resource-saving PSA units. The possibilities of a task-oriented system are demonst...

In the last few years, the world of Internet communications as well the application?s requirements has changed significantly in terms of speed, quality of service, computing, storing, security, energy consumption, availability, and etc. Everything gets connected to the Internet and accessible from anywhere, anytime. The traditional networks based on distributed control and network transport protocols are not enough flexible, and are hard to be managed. To overwhelm this problem, the software defined networking (SD...

Environmental monitoring systems in the cities existing in modern cities allow to control the state of natural (technogenic-natural) systems according to their programs. But it is not possible to receive an information for some special locations despite their significance ? this is a case of the RUDN-University campus. For these purposes an initiative group organized a special monitoring project for the campus. One part of these monitoring program is a control of the soil air quality. This is a one of the most rep...

The importance of this topic is derived from the fact that the agricultural production takes place under the influence of a complex of environmental factors and conditions modified in time and space by human intervention, which requires the knowledge of all ecological determinants in terms of their productive capacity in order to choose those more appropriate crops and technological measures for their sustainable management. The purpose of the researches is based on current scientific and practical preoccupations ...

The soil carbon pool plays a major role in the global carbon cycle, in the context of climate change. Small changes in the soil carbon pool can increase or decrease greenhouse gas. One of the ways to mitigate to rise in atmospheric CO2 is sequestration of C by soils. In the SW of Romania, in Timis county, there are 32 industrial zootechnical piggery complexes, with a daily number of 449904 per capita. From these complexes results about 5.7 mill m3/year sewage water, which produced by biochemically transformation 2...

Soil pollution with heavy metals is a major global environmental problem for many ecosystems. The exploitation and processing of non-ferrous ores are one of the most important anthropogenic sources of soils contamination with heavy metals. Romania is a rich country in mineral resources, therefore it has a long history of their exploitation. In this regard, there are several areas for the non-ferrous ores extraction, and one of them is located in the Metaliferi Mountains, where the tradition in gold, silver and oth...

Various techniques for ground improvement are in use many decades to reduce the settlement of embankments and to accelerate the consolidation settlement of soft soil layers such as preloading, soil replacement, lime/cement stabilization, dynamic consolidation, vibro-stabilization, vertical drains, deep mixing methods or reinforced soil. Moreover, other more innovative solutions recently developed are also available, including natural and synthetic fibres or tyre powder penetration. Vertical drains, stone columns, ...

Stone columns are one of the most used technologies of soil improvement in Slovakia. An impact of improvement depends on properties of original subsoil as well as properties of coarse - grained materials used for stone columns. Stone columns can be made of pebble gravels, crushed pebble gravels or quarry stones. Two different types (sizes) of quarry stone were used on two different building sites in similar engineering - geological conditions. There wasn?t direct comparison of both materials. The properties of use...

The main goal of compaction is decreasing the porosity of soils. Gravel columns belong to relatively new methods of improving the soil characteristics. Using them it is possible to expect to accelerate the consolidation of the subsoil, but also increasing the bearing capacity and decreasing the settlement of initially unadvisable soils. Because it was missing adequate research in this field, the design of gravel columns was based a long time on empirical experiences. Particularly based on foreign knowledge are pre...

Archaeological objects, such as fortification ramparts and burial mounds are widely spread on the Russian Plain and commonly buried soils have well preserved beneath. For Late Holocene, especially after 2500 BP, the climatic trends for the Russian Plain are still uncertain. Chronosequences of surface soils and soils buried under defensive ramparts of ancient settlements Mukhino, Ksizovo and Degtevoe in the Central Forest-Steppe zone, Lipetsk region was studied. Five defensive earthworks differ in age from 2500 to ...

This study is aimed at evaluation of organic carbon dynamic after compost application. Object of study was heavily degraded Calcaric Chernozem (Vele?ovice) localized in the south region of Moravia in the Czech Republic, during the field experiment 2012?2016. The experiment was established in a sugar-beet growing region, the altitude of this locality was 298 m a.s.l. and the local climate was classified as warm and slightly arid. Values of long-term average annual precipitations and annual temperatures were 490 mm ...

Ammonia as one of the air pollutant mostly originated from agricultural activities, such as manure and soil management. There is a need for precise and reliable quantification of ammonia emissions which is easy applicable on field or laboratory conditions. Cavity ring-down spectroscopy device Picarro G2508 measures ammonia (NH3) concentrations along greenhouse gasses, namely nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide and water vapour content. The aim of the study is to develop methodology for NH3 measurements for Pica...

In the Russian Federation, in the protection of the natural and archaeological heritage, work on the creation of the Red Book of Soils of Russia and the Red Book of Soils of the Subjects of the Russian Federation have been conducted. To date, the publication of Red Books of Soils has been completed in about 10% of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Groups of Soil Scientists discovered and studied the soils for regional Red Soil books in Volgograd (Kretinin, et al., 2006), Leningrad (Aparin et al., 2007), Belg...

Among the energy sources alternative to fossil fuels, renewable energy sources such as solar garner the public?s attention, as they are available and have fewer adverse effects on the environment than do fossil fuels. Solar heating systems are a type of renewable energy technology that has been increasingly used in the past decade across Europe to provide heating, air-conditioning, and domestic hot water (DHW) for buildings. This paper provides a briefly review of the available heating technologies assisted by sol...

Nowadays, with the increasing construction of buildings, we can increasingly encounter ventilated facades. These structures gain space thanks to new anchoring materials and methods, but also their wide application in terms of architectural requirements. They also improve the thermal properties of the outer walls. The air gap layer helps with the continuous removal of moisture from the structure. And last but not least, the structure of ventilated facades very effectively contributes to increased noise protection. ...

Starting from the seventies of the last century, action programs have been the basis for European environmental policy. They are not binding for member states, but determine the directions of policy development in this area. The seventh program includes a vision for 2050 and main purposes are: a good quality of citizen?s life, nothing wasted in the economy, restored biodiversity and low-emission growth. The changes taking place in the last thirty years in Poland resulting from the systemic transformation, the inte...

Asphaltenes are one of the very important components of heavy oil. They define the viscosity of oil and provide significant problems in production, transportation and refinery of heavy crude oil. Investigation of their agglomerations under various influence parameters is necessary for optimization of production technology. The experimental results of frequency and concentration attenuation dependency of ultrasound waves in asphaltene suspensions are discussed. A toluene and binary mixture (toluene:n-heptane) with ...

Environmental risks in waterstreams are not inconsiderable factor affecting the ecosystem and humans as part of the whole. As part of a comprehensive EU wide efforts to protect water bodies in Slovakia was adaptation of Directive 2000/60/EC which is establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy and water management. The core of the paper is an analysis of potential environmental risks in river basin Horn?d due to flooding. The aim is to identify possible sources of contamination, which...

The aim of this article is to identify and assess the sources of risk in the mining production planning process in terms of quantity and value in a hard coal mine. To implement this goal, the first part of this paper identifies sources of risk, the second part in turn describes preventative actions that the mine should undertake to minimize the risk during the mining production planning. The article makes use of deduction, mining production processes analysis and literature on mining economics. The internal source...