Interplay between structural changes, surface states and quantum confinement effects in semiconducting MgSi and CaSi thin films.

techniques have been used to investigate structural changes in semiconducting MgSi and CaSi thin films (from 17 nm down to 0.2 nm corresponding to the 2D structure) along with band-gap variations due to quantum confinement. Cubic MgSi(111) thin films being dynamically stable at thicknesses () larger than 0.

Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil of the Republic of Kazakhstan Using a New Biopreparation.

A new biopreparation is developed to clean soils from oil pollution in the arid climate of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The biopreparation includes bacterial strains F2-1, F2-2, and BS3701. When using the biopreparation in a liquid mineral medium with 15% crude oil, laboratory studies have revealed degradation of 48% n-alkanes and 39% of PAHs after 50 days.

Effect of chicken manure on soil microbial community diversity in poultry keeping areas.

The poultry industry is generating a significant amount of waste from chicken droppings that are abundant in microbes as well as macro- and micronutrients suitable for manure. It has the potential to improve the microbial activity and nutrient dynamics in the soil, ultimately improving soil fertility. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of chicken droppings manure (CDM) on the diversity of the soil microbiome in the free walking chicken's area located in Stefanidar, Rostov Region, Russia.

Bioanalytical System for Determining the Phenol Index Based on BS394(pBS216) Bacteria Immobilized in a Redox-Active Biocompatible Composite Polymer "Bovine Serum Albumin-Ferrocene-Carbon Nanotubes".

The possibility of using the microorganisms sp. 7p-81, BS394(pBS216), s67, 5Ap, X5, F5 and DSM 11331 as the basis of a biosensor for the phenol index to assess water environments was studied. The adaptation of microorganisms to phenol during growth was carried out to increase the selectivity of the analytical system.