Adjacent Territories Research Articles

Стильно, модно, православно: опыт исследования кофейни «ANTIПА»

The article describes the experience of field research conducted during 2023–2024 on the territory of the church of the Holy Martyr Antipas of Pergamon in Kolymazhny Dvor (Moscow), where the “ANTIPA” coffee shop is located. The research addresses the issues of creation, organization, functioning and structure of the public space initiated and supervised by a religious community, as well as social agents who interact with it. The coffee shop “ANTIPA” is proposed to be examined through the lens of five aspects: 1) spatial, 2) social, 3) aesthetic, 4) organizational, 5) economic and labor. The church complex’s adjacent territory can be characterized as a secular space with religious elements, which performs the following functions: 1) a meeting place (as a point on the map where people can meet), 2) a place of communication (as a place where one can spend time socializing), 3) a mediator between the city and religion (as a place that allows residents and visitors of the capital to encounter the religious).

Drivers of vessel progenitor fate define intermediate mesoderm dimensions by inhibiting kidney progenitor specification

Proper organ formation depends on the precise delineation of organ territories containing defined numbers of progenitor cells. Kidney progenitors reside in bilateral stripes of posterior mesoderm that are referred to as the intermediate mesoderm (IM). Previously, we showed that the transcription factors Hand2 and Osr1 act to strike a balance between the specification of the kidney progenitors in the IM and the vessel progenitors in the laterally adjacent territory. Recently, the transcription factor Npas4l – an early and essential driver of vessel and blood progenitor formation – was shown to inhibit kidney development. Here we demonstrate how kidney progenitor specification is coordinated by hand2, osr1, and npas4l. We find that npas4l and the IM marker pax2a are transiently co-expressed in the posterior lateral mesoderm, and npas4l is necessary to inhibit IM formation. Consistent with the expression of npas4l flanking the medial and lateral sides of the IM, our findings suggest roles for npas4l in defining the IM boundaries at each of these borders. At the lateral IM border, hand2 promotes and osr1 inhibits the formation of npas4l-expressing lateral vessel progenitors, and hand2 requires npas4l to inhibit IM formation and to promote vessel formation. Meanwhile, npas4l appears to have an additional role in suppressing IM fate at the medial border: npas4l loss-of-function enhances hand2 mutant IM defects and results in excess IM generated outside of the lateral hand2-expressing territory. Together, our findings reveal that establishment of the medial and lateral boundaries of the IM requires inhibition of kidney progenitor specification by the neighboring drivers of vessel progenitor fate.

The effect of petroleum products pollution on environmental soil condition at airport adjacent territory

The effect of petroleum products pollution on environmental soil condition at airport adjacent territory

Applicable International Standardized Basis in Defining Data for Security Systems Development

Creating an intelligent security environment is one of the main trends in the activity of scientific organizations, where security technologies are a significant part of the product range. Organizations using these technologies, including critical infrastructure with built-in security systems, provide increased operational efficiency, guaranteeing readiness for action in emergency situations. For this purpose, standardized approaches are applied to determine the requirements for the development of security systems, according to the specifics of the organization, ensuring the prevention of any level of potential consequences of possible risk events, both in the structural objects of the organization and for the population in the adjacent territories. The author's intention is through this publication to present his experience in the application of modern standardized approaches ensuring the construction and operation of critical infrastructure security systems developed by scientific organizations in the conditions of key partnerships of the Competence Center.

Prognostic Prediction of Multiterritory Flap: A Preliminary Clinical Study on the Classification of Priority Developing Artery and Arterial Anastomosis Utilizing Indocyanine Green Angiography.

Congestion and necrosis are frequent complications in multiterritory flaps. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is a commonly utilized tool for evaluating blood flow and perforator location within the flap; however, there is currently no existing research investigating its potential to predict flap prognosis before surgery. The forehead skin of 50 surgical patients was assessed using preoperative ICGA, enabling observation and classification of the priority developing artery and arterial anastomosis among adjacent arterial perfusion territories during the arterial phase. Subsequently, 5 clinical cases of forehead flap transfer were studied to validate the classification method. First, the priority developing artery can be classified into 4 types and 5 subtypes, encompassing type Ⅰa: Bilateral ST-As equalization type (9/50), type Ⅰb: unilateral ST-A dominance type (11/50), type II: SOT-As dominance type (14/50), type III: unilateral ST-A plus SOT-A dominance type (6/50), and type IV: bilateral ST-As plus SOT-As equilibrium type (10/50). Second, arterial anastomosis can be divided into 5 types: type I: complete choke anastomosis type (13/50), type II: complete true anastomosis type (7/50), type III: central choke anastomosis type (10/50), type IV: bilateral choke anastomosis type (8/50), and type V: unilateral choke anastomosis type (12/50). Finally, the clinical flap outcomes showed that the ICGA classification could serve as a good prognostic indicator. The hemodynamic classification of priority developing artery and arterial anastomosis employed by ICGA has the potential to predict flap prognosis and offer valuable insights for preoperative design and perioperative treatment strategies. More sample size is needed to optimize and validate this classification.

The use of the malacofaunistic method for reconstructing the palaeoecological conditions of the late late pleistocene to holocene based on material from the Tetyukhinskaya Cave Site, Southern Far East, Russia

Results of the study of terrestrial mollusc shells from the unconsolidated deposits of the Tetyukhinskaya Cave, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia are presented. Brief species descriptions of the molluscs and their images complete the scarce information on the fossil Quaternary mollusc fauna of the region. With the help of malacological analysis, characteristic zones and malacological complexes were identified, which were used as indicators of the habitats near the cave entrance and in the adjacent territory. The data concerning the palaeoecological conditions of individual mollusc species confirm the development of broad-leaved and mixed forests, alongside open meadows with herbage vegetation in the region near the cave, towards the end of the Late Pleistocene and in the Holocene.

Assessment of the Area of Сontaminated Territory Near Facilities of Accumulated Environmental Damage

An approach is presented to assessing the area of territory where the environment is subject to negative impacts due to the location of a facility of Accumulated Negative Impact on Environment (ANIE) using geostatistical methods (methods of the kriging "family"). The results of calculating the area of the ANIE facility on the adjacent territory using the developed algorithm using the Python software product are presented. Based on the results of the analysis of the negative impact of 20 ANIE facilities, it was concluded that the area of influence of the ANIE facility on the adjacent territory exceeds the area of the ANIE facilty by an average of 16.5 times.

Neotectonic structures of the Eastern Taimyr and their relationship with gravitational anomalies and seismicity

The study of the newest structures of the east of the Taimyr Peninsula, expressed in relief, was carried out using the structural and geomorphological method, which allows to identify the latest deformations, which were compared with the features of the gravitational field and its transformants. A good correspondence between gravitational anomalies and the magnitude of erosion uplifts is shown, and the confinement of the selected blocks and their boundaries to the peculiarities of the transformant field is established. The zones of seismicity within the Eastern Taimyr and adjacent territories tend to faults active in the Cenozoic period, as well as to an elongated zone of contrasting values of gravitational anomalies and their transformants of the strike zone.

SPECIES STRUCTURE AND NUMBER OF BIRDS OF THE LOWER TYLIGUL ESTUARY IN THE SPRING OF 2019–2023

The aim of the work is to assess the dynamic characteristics of hydrophilic birds in the spring period of 2019–2023. Methods. In the open area, bird counts were carried out from a car with numerous stops to inspect territories and water areas using 10×, 12× binoculars and a 30–60× telescope. Observations were conducted on foot in areas with tree-shrub vegetation and along small water bodies. Registration of species was carried out both by visual observations and by the sounds of birds. Main results. 99 bird species of 13 orders were registered. Representatives of theorders Anseriformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes and Passeriformes dominated. Conclusions. Within the relatively little-changed natural complexes and in the adjacent territories and water areas of the region, relative stability of species diversity of birds and their quantitative characteristics has been observed in recent years. The population dynamics observed in some ecological groups of birds do not go beyond the normal fluctuations that are naturally inherent to them. Signs of an increase in the number of some species within the studied region in recent years can be associated with an increase in the level of danger in the eastern part of the Azov-Black Sea region in connection with military events.

Annotated catalogue of Pakistani Acrididae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acridoidea)

An annotated catalogue of Acrididae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of Pakistan and its two adjacent territories is presented. A total of 169 species (including subspecies) belonged to 66 genera and 29 tribes with 14 subfamilies are reported from this region. Oedipodinae (56) was the most species-rich subfamily, followed by Gomphocerinae (30), Acridinae (15), Calliptaminae with (12), Eyprepocnemidinae (12) Oxyinae (9), Hemiacridinae (10), Cyrtacanthacridinae (8), Catantopinae (7), Tropidopolinae and Teratodinae each with (3), Spathosterninae (2) and Coptacrinae, and Melanoplinae are represented by a single species. Pakistan harbors about 51.76% of the Acridomorpha species recorded for subtropical Asia, including 13.61% of the Caelifera, are endemic. Since the first checklist was published in 1990, which listed 39 species, hundreds of additional specimens from the region have been collected and databased, new species have been described, and the taxonomic status of some species has changed. Due to a lack of long-term studies for most localities, several species that were new at the time of collection are meanwhile described from other areas of Southeastern Asia. Specimen data from insect collections, databases, scientific literature, and unpublished records were compared to the original checklist. Our list includes three endemic species, 11 rare species, seven first-time reports, including five expected and 18 dubious records. Additionally, there are a few species from protected areas, although no consistent analysis has yet been done on species restricted to protected areas in Pakistan. A detailed account of subfamilies, endemic and rare species, and those anticipated to occur in Pakistan is also presented. This checklist provides baseline data for researchers and the public, strengthening the pest framework for management.

ОЦЕНКА ВЗАИМОСВЯЗИ ПОВЕРХНОСТНЫХ И ПОДЗЕМНЫХ ВОД РЕКИ СЫРДАРИЯ (В ПРЕДЕЛАХ КАЗАХСТАНА)

This study analyzes and evaluates the relationship of surface and groundwater of the Syrdarya River within Kazakhstan. The share of groundwater recharge of the river was calculated by two methods: by genetically partitioning the total runoff hydrograph and by calculating low f low. The difference of groundwater flow into the river between the selected hydrostations is also calculated. A comparison of the obtained results for the quasi-natural and disturbed periods is made. In natural conditions, the infiltration of river runoff into underground horizons prevailed along the length of the Syrdarya River, however, under the influence of anthropogenic activity, the picture changed to the opposite: the discharge of groundwater prevails along the length of the Syrdarya River, including the emergence of filtration waters below the dam of the Shardara HPP, collector-drainage and discharge waters from irrigation f ields of the adjacent territory. Also, apparently, the truncation of spring flood peaks leads to an increase in the groundwater level and an increase in the share of underground river supply. Recommendations for the application of the methods used in the work are given.

The Radioecological Peculiarities of Soil Cover in Mountainous Areas (Kyrgyzstan)

The article presents the results of a radiological study of mountain soils depending on the height above sea level (740 - 760; 1600-1700 and 2000-2500 m above sea level) on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. Mountainous areas are characterized by denudation-erosion processes and humus; total nitrogen, gross phosphorus and potassium in the soil cover in mountainous zones are not uniform; in general, the studied zones are at the level of a natural area with small deviations, this is due to both natural and man-made processes. The content of natural radionuclides in the studied soil samples of mountain dark chestnut soils (tailing ponds and the adjacent territory) is several times higher than the average Clarke values, where a sharp decrease in the content of radionuclides is observed in the lower 20-60 cm layers, compared to mountain meadow-steppe subalpine soils. Radioecological analyzes in the city of Bishkek showed that, in general, the exposure dose is at background levels and below established standards. In the Issyk-Kul Biosphere Territory, the calculated annual doses to the population from all routes of exposure to radionuclides in the conditions of the Issyk-Kul region do not exceed the established norm (1 mSv per year). Mothballed storage facilities and dumps are a dangerous potential source of environmental pollution and therefore require constant monitoring.

The evolutionary pathways of <i>Oxytropis</i> species of the section <i>Verticillares</i> at the center of the section origin

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Oxytropis species from the section Verticillares were studied based on nucleotide polymorphism of cpDNA intergenic spacers psbA-trnH, trnL-trnF, and trnS-trnG at the center of the section origin (Baikal Siberia and adjacent territories of South Siberia, Mongolia, and China). Moreover, at the first time the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships of species from section Verticillares based on the analysis of ITS nrDNA has been performed. The paper summarizes new samples and new data for unstudied species and populations. 84.4% populations of 11 species are characterized by a high level of chloroplast haplotype diversity (h varies from 0.700 to 1.000). The majority of populations (71.9%) have high haplotype diversity with low nucleotide diversity. Three haplogroups revealed in the genealogical network of chlorotypes indicate that there are different evolutionary pathways of the species included in these groups: divergence of genetically isolated taxa in the zone of sympatry presumably on the base of ecological specialization; incomplete lineage sorting with preserving of ancestral polymorphism in combination with hybridization of weakly diversified taxa; allopatric divergence and polyploidization. Analysis of markers of chloroplast and nuclear genomes testify the rapid adaptive radiation of Oxytropis section Verticillares.

Probabilistic analysis of geological and structural Prospects for Oil and gas Potential in Western Yakutia Using three-Dimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition of Potential Fields

Further development of modern formal approaches to extracting geo-structural information from gravimetric and magnetometric data is herein discussed. A practical example of using 3D GEMD (three-dimensional controlled empirical mode decomposition) algorithm to calculate potential fields transforms associated with the impact of deep and medium (of different ranks) geological structures on the adjacent territories of Western Yakutia was considered. Two types of reference groups were determined based on analysis of the known hydrocarbon fields in the Lena-Vilyuy and Lena-Tunguska oil and gas provinces. Statistical efficiency of the observed fields, fields’ area transforms (modified functions of empirical decomposition), and also spatially-linked combinations of the said attributes, aiming to solve the forecasting tasks, was determined. As a result of integration within the testing area, layout diagrams of deep geological and structural prerequisites for oil and gas potential, similar to group standards, were drawn up. A geological interpretation of forecasting and geophysical constructions is presented. It is shown that a number of identified areas predicted with high probabilities correlate with depressions of rift zones. Combined with thick volcanogenic-sedimentary formations, the latter forms most prospective oil and gas content pre-requisites.

Helmet of the migration period from the Yuvanayag mound cemetery

The article introduces first results of the research on an iron helmet found in 2022 at the Yuvanayag mound cemetery in the Vychegda River region, the Komi Republic. The mound cemetery belongs to the circle of the Veslyansky I type cemetery, which was left by migrants with a developed military culture. Its distinctive feature was the tradition of building mounds over graves. Those burial mounds are a reflection of the late Migration Period in the European North-East (5th–7th centuries AD). The found helmet of the Bandhelm type (after Ch. Miks’s classification) is a unique specimen for the region, which also had no analogues in the adjacent territories. Based on mineralogical and geochemical studies, the helmet is made of iron with micro-inclusions of native aluminum and lignite carbon matter. The helmet overlays are made of brass with inclusions of lead-copper-zinc alloys and copper. Its elongated shape and decoration with hemispherical brass overlays are close to the helmets of Sasanian Iran. Geographically, the closest analogy to the Yuvanayag find is the Bandhelm from the predatory excavations near the village of Tsaritsyno in Ryazan Region. Preliminary dating of the artefact from the Yuvanayag burial mound is the late 4th – 5th century AD.

Results of 25 years (1998-2022) crustal deformation monitoring in Azerbaijan and adjacent territory using GPS

Results of 25 years (1998-2022) crustal deformation monitoring in Azerbaijan and adjacent territory using GPS

Geoecological monitoring during mining operations

In recent decades environmental quality assessment has become a fundamentally important task in the operation of mining enterprises. This assessment becomes an integral part of the strategy for determining maximum permissible loads for mining regions and is aimed at reducing geoecological risk in them. Technological processes of mining and processing plants generate emissions of various pollutants into the atmospheric air, lead to violation of adjacent territories. Monitoring, primarily of atmospheric air and soils, is necessary to ensure the ecological balance of such territories. Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Plant is one of the most significant sources of gas and dust emissions from massive explosions in quarries during ore extraction, which form a large dust and gas cloud, creating a risk of deterioration of the life of the population in the surrounding area. The article examines the main pollutants in soils and in the atmospheric air during mass explosions, and determines the areole of their distribution from the work site. The forecast of an increase in the concentrations of detected harmful substances for the next 50 years is given. A methodology for conducting geoecological monitoring during mining operations is proposed. The research results may be useful in assessing geoecological risks and developing measures to reduce them.

К флоре верховья р. Озерное Горло (Чукотка, северные отроги Чуванского хребта)

The survey conducted in August 2021 revealed the main core of the local flora in the upper reaches of the Ozyornoe Gorlo River (southern Chukotka, Anadyr River basin, northern spurs of the Chuvansky Ridge), which had not previously been studied botanically. The peaks in the Chuvansky Ridge system within the research area vary from (900) 1200 to 1300 (1400) m above sea level. On the mountain slopes, cedar elfin loci are spread, higher up transforming into shrubby and lichen tundra. 127 species from 77 genera and 38 families were identified within the flora of the research area. As a consequence of the low anthropogenic impact, the flora here is represented exclusively by the aboriginal fraction, no introduced species identified. Interesting finds, rarely found in adjacent territories, include Poa aff. tuonnachensis, Juncus brachyspathus, Luzula wahlenbergii, Aruncus kamtschaticus, Pyrola minor, Phyllodoce caerulea, Rhododendron camtschaticum, Antennaria angustata, Saussurea oxyodonta, and Taraxacum sibiricum.

Биологическое загрязнение почв побочными продуктами животноводства

By-products of animal husbandry (BPAH) such as manure, manure effluents (ME) are widely used as organic fertilizers. The main disadvantage of the appropriate fertilizers is the high content of microorganisms (MO) untypical to uncontaminated natural environments, including pathogenic ones. Currently used natural methods of BPAH neutralization can significantly reduce the risks of transferring pathogenic and opportunistic MO into fertilized soil, but do not completely exclude them. The study examined the effects of long-term (more than 7 years) introduction of a neutralized liquid fraction (LF) of pork ME and cattle ME on the chemical composition and sanitary and hygienic condition of the soil of arable fields and wooded areas located at 500 m from the boundaries of the fields. Prolonged application of LF led to an increase in the content of organic matter, mobile phosphorus, potassium and sulfur, an increase in the amount of absorbed bases, a decrease in metabolic acidity in arable land compared with adjacent forest areas. However the sanitary condition of both arable land and adjacent territories deteriorated significantly. A significant increase in the total microbial number (TMN) was revealed in all soil samples in comparison to the normative indicators. Particularly high values of TMN were found in soil fertilized with cattle manure. The corresponding soil was characterized by the highest content of organic matter and neutral reactions of the environment, which provided favorable conditions for the active development of saprophytic microbiota. Fresh faecal contamination was detected in all selected soil samples. Soils are characterized as highly polluted. According to the indicators of the index Escherichia coli, Enterococcus and Clostridium perfringens, the soils of all studied sites are moderately dangerous. Higher values of the corresponding indices were found in arable land fertilized by the LF of pork farms and in the territories adjacent to arable land. In the course of sanitary and bacteriological studies, eggs of helminthes were not found in the soil.

Assessment of the state of forest vegetation of waste dumps of coal mines in Ukraine

The aim of the work was to assess the current state of protective vegetation cover formed as a result of forest reclamation and natural overgrowth of all rock dumps of coal mines in Ukraine. The relevance of the research is conditioned by the important role of taking into account the degree of forest cover on the surface of dumps when assessing their ecological hazard to the environment. Forest plantations reduce the intensity of deflation and erosion of the surface of dumps, so the intensity of pollutants entering the adjacent territory is also sharply reduced. The main research method was the analysis of space images. The scientific novelty of the research results consists in the estimation of the average afforestation of the surface of dumps of the Lviv-Volynsky coal basin, Western and Central Donbass and in the established dependence of the afforestation of dumps slopes on their exposure and insolation coefficient proposed by the authors. Differences in afforestation of dumps of the above-mentioned basins (50.6%, 5.6% and 10.6%, respectively) testify both to the role of differences in climatic conditions and to the low level of dump reclamation in the Donetsk coal basin. Almost 1,900 ha or 79.5% of the dump surface in the north-eastern part of the Central Donbas is not forested and is a source of intensive environmental pollution. The afforestation of southern slopes in the Central Donbas is 4.7 times lower than that of northern slopes. However, a part of dumps is characterised by almost complete afforestation of southern slopes. This important fact proves the possibility of growing plantations under conditions of unstable moisture inherent in Donbas, even on such slopes. The practical significance of the work consists in the presented low-cost reclamation technology and the results of its use by the authors in forest reclamation of two rock dumps of PJSC ‘Lisichanskvugillia’. The given results of the survey of forest plantations more than 30 years after their creation by the authors prove the possibility of mass afforestation of rock dumps in Ukraine and, as a consequence, the reduction of the area of agricultural lands polluted by dumps and the intensity of their pollution.