Managing urban agglomeration processes in Russia in the context of agglomerative and socio-economic development.

Studies on urban agglomeration typically focus on the management of urban agglomerations as special types of spatial organization. The problem of finding an adequate management model which accounts for the level of spatial connectivity and socio-economic development of a given territory remains in the background. This article identifies urban agglomeration management models in Russia which account for the agglomerative and socio-economic development of a given territory.

Spatiotemporal Winter Wheat Water Status Assessment Improvement Using a Water Deficit Index Derived from an Unmanned Aerial System in the North China Plain.

Agricultural droughts cause a great reduction in winter wheat productivity; therefore, timely and precise irrigation recommendations are needed to alleviate the impact. This study aims to assess drought stress in winter wheat with the use of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) with multispectral and thermal sensors. High-resolution Water Deficit Index (WDI) maps were derived to assess crop drought stress and evaluate winter wheat actual evapotranspiration rate (ET).

Power-Oriented Monitoring of Clock Signals in FPGA Systems for Critical Application.

This paper presents a power-oriented monitoring of clock signals that is designed to avoid synchronization failure in computer systems such as FPGAs. The proposed design reduces power consumption and increases the power-oriented checkability in FPGA systems. These advantages are due to improvements in the evaluation and measurement of corresponding energy parameters.

μm- and nm-Sized Catalytic Structures in Heat Sources for Thermoelectric Generators.

Micro- and nano-structural organization and its influence on the efficiency of catalysts used in the heat sources for permeable thermoelectric generators were investigated. Two types of catalyst were studied–elemental platinum on aluminum oxide granulate Pt/Al₂O₃ and mixed transition-metal catalyst on fibrous silicon dioxide Co–Cr–Pd–Sr/SiO₂. The distribution of active components in catalytic structures which contribute to the maximum combustion completeness of organic fuel in heat sources was investigated.

[Identification of components of the milky juice of Lactarius pergamenus (Fr.)Fr fungi by gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry].

The authors have proposed method of separation of methanol extract of Lactarius pergamenus basidiomes and investigation of fractions extracted with hexane which, according to our previous studies, possess the highest antiproliferative and antifungal activity. Main attention was given to fractionation and analysis by gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (GLC/MS) of the fraction 1.4 extracted with hexane.

[A new mannose-specific lectin from daylily (Hemerocallis fulva L.) rhizome: purification and properties].

A new lectin was purified from the daylily (Hemerocallis fulva L.) with the yield of approximately 10 mg per kg of fresh plant rhizome. The purification procedure was based on application of the affinity chromathography on the column with yeast mannan and the ion-exchange chromatography on the column with DEAE-Toyopearl.

[Purification of lectin from fruiting bodies of Lactarius rufus (Scop.: Fr.)Fr. and its carbohydrate specificity].

A lectin from fruiting bodies of Lactarius rufus (Scop.: Fr.)Fr.

[Purification and study of carbohydrate specificity of lectin from Sarcoscypha coccinea (Fr.) Lambette].

A lectin that revealed affinity for lactose, N-acethylactosamine, 4-nitrophenyl-beta-D-gluco- and galactopyranosides from fruiting bodies of Sarcoscypha coccinea (Fr.) Lambette was purified by affinity chromatography on immobilized ovomucoid. According to electrophoresis data in 15% SDS-PAGE the lectin contains two very low-differing components with molecular weight 32 kDa.

[L-fucose-specific lectin from pike perch (Lucioperca lucioperca L.) roe. Purification and studies of carbohydrate specificity].

L-fucose-specific lectin was purified from pike perch (Lucioperca lucioperca L.) roe by affinity chromatography on ovariomucine H-sepharose from a human ovary cyst. Three bands were detected after disk-electrophoresis in PAAG in alkaline (pH 8.

[Purification of lectin from perch (Persa fluviatilis L.) roe specific to cellobiose and study of its characteristics].

Two lectins with different carbohydrate specificity were purified from perch (Persa fluviatilis L.) roe (coastal ecological form) by affinity chromatography on ovariomucine H-sepharose from a human ovary cyst. One lectin was eluted by cellobiose and another lectin was eluted by L-fucose.

[Imported cases of malaria and HIV infection in Russia].

Malaria does not belong to a group of diseases that are markers of HIV infection; a combined transmission of malaria and HIV infection does not occur (except for cases of vertical and syringe-associated transmission of causative organisms), but HIV infection is more common in the malaria-endemic areas since both diseases are socially related. Expansion of both infections is associated with the same social processes in society. This paper analyzes the relationship of the spread of HIV-infection to the routes of migration of narcotic agents in case of Russia, by comparing the spread of HIV infection with the regional distribution of cases of malaria imported by Tadjikistan inhabitants.

[Carbohydrate specificity of lectins from plants of the genus horsetail].

Carbohydrate specificity of partially purified lectins from 4 species of plants: horse-tail genus Equisetum (Equisetum arvense L., E. sylvaticum L.

[Evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction effectiveness in the investigation of out-breaks of pseudotuberculosis].

Data on the investigation of pseudotuberculosis epidemic outbreaks with the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), are presented. Specific fragments of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis DNA were detected in 81.25% of patients, in 46.

[Phytin and lectin isolation from wheat germ in a single technological cycle].

Method of phytin and agglutinin (lectin) purification was elaborated from wheat germ in an unified technological cycle. Output of phytin is 0.88% of raw material.

[Caragana arborescens lectin--a marker of myoepitheliocytes of salivary glands].

Submaxillary salivary gland preparations of a horse, a cow, a pig, a rabbit and white outbred rats were stained with peroxidase-labeled lectins of different carbohydrate specificity. It was found that N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific lectins (Caragana arborescens Lam., Phaseolus unatus seeds, Helix pomatia sails) bind selectively with myoepitheliocytes.

[Purification of lectin from Paris quadrifolia L. and comparison of its carbohydrate-binding specificity with other lectins of the Liliaceae family].

Lectin from rhizomes of Paris quadrifolia I. was purified by affinity chromatography on cross-linked ovomucine with yield of 75 mg per 1 kg of fresh rhizomes. Purified lectin gave a single band on gel disk electrophoresis at pH 4.

[The preparation of an anti-A reagent from the lectin of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) for detecting antigen A in human erythrocytes and saliva].

Anti-A reagent for the detection of the relevant antigen in human red cells and saliva has been developed. The reagent is prepared by dissolution of purified Vicia villosa lectin in the serum of group AB or B diluted 8 times with PBS. This solvent appreciably improves the anti-A selectivity of lectin and is used for titration.

[Interaction of immobilized lectin from Leucojum vernum L. with polysaccharides and glycoproteins].

Interaction of D-mannose-specific lectin from Leucojum vernum L. with polysaccharides and glycoproteins has been studied on the column of immobilized lectin and by precipitation. Lectin is found to precipitate human and bovine thyroglobulin, yeast mannan, mannofucogalactans from Aphyllophores mushrooms and rystomycin sulfate.

[Purification and properties of lectins of Polygonatum multiflorum [L.] All. and Polygonatum verticillatum [L.] All].

The lectins from rootstocks of Polygonatum multiflorum [L.]. All.

[Isolation of lectin from horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) seeds and study of its interaction with carbohydrates and glycoproteins].

The lectin from horse chestnut seeds was obtained by affinity chromatography on a sorbent prepared from the egg white, 95 mg of lectin per 1 kg of fresh seeds being obtained. Molecular weight was determined by gel-filtration on tojopearl HW-55 and it composed 132 kDa. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed the presence of one component with molecular weight of 33 kDa.

[Synthesis of sorbent from cross-linked starch for affinity purification of glucose(mannose)-specific lectins].

Cross-linked starch gel for the affinity chromatography of D-glucose (D-mannose)-specific lectins is suggested. In order to optimize hydrodynamic properties of gel 30% starch has been hydrolysed by HCI at 70 degrees C during 60 min and then cross-linked by epichlorohydrin under alkaline conditions. Every 100 g of starch require 18 ml of epichlorohydrin and 36 ml of 8 N KOH.