New faunistic data on fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea excluding Sciaridae) from Finland and NW Russia (Karelia and Murmansk Region) are presented. A total of 64 and 34 species are reported for the first time form Finland and Russian Karelia, respectively. Nine of the species are also new for the European fauna: Mycomyashewelli Väisänen, 1984, Mycomyathula Väisänen, 1984, Acnemiatrifida Zaitze...

Emma L. Orlova, Andrey V. Dolgov*, Paul E. Renaud, Michael Greenacre, Claudia Halsband and Victor A. Ivshin 1 Laboratory of Trophology, Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Murmansk, Russia 2 Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre for Climate and Environment, Tromsø, Norway 3 Department of Arctic Biology, University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway 4 Barcelona Graduate Sch...

BACKGROUND Alcohol has several social consequences that are associated with increased risk of tuberculosis. However, there have been no studies assessing the links between tuberculosis and alcohol consumption in northwest Russia. The aim of this study was to assess associations between the incidence of tuberculosis and indicators of alcohol consumption in three regions of northwest Russia. ME...

BACKGROUND In some parts of the northwest Russia, Murmansk region, high exposures to heavy mining and refining industrial air pollution, especially sulphur dioxide, have been documented. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to evaluate whether living in the mining area would be an independent risk factor of the respiratory symptoms. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey of 200 Murmansk region adult citizens was...

N.N. Kavtsevich Murmansk marine biological institute KSC RAS, 17, Vladimirskaya str., Murmansk, 183010, Staining of bottle-nosed dolphin lymphocytes by nonspecific esterase stain and E-rosette test were performed. 35.4 % of lymphocytes were simultaneously E-rosetted and NE positive. They are apparently, mature T-cells. On the size and shape of esterase-positive granules at least 2 subpopulation...

Electrode and chemical reactions during electrodeposition of tantalum products in CsCl melt V.V. Grinevitch a,1, S.A. Kuznetsov b,d,∗, A.A. Arakcheeva a,c, T.V. Olyunina a, A. Schønleber c, M. Gaune-Escard d a Baykov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science RAS, Leninsky Prospect 49, 119991 GSP-1 Moscow, Russia b Institute of Chemistry Kola Science Centre RAS, 184200 Apatity, Murmansk Regi...

Two distance learning (DL) courses ”Up-to-date construction management” and ”Business planning and investment analysis” were developed and successfully carried out by Vocational Renewal Centre ”Management and Computer Technologies” in 1999-2001 within the projects partially supported by grants of Eurasia foundation (www.eurasia.msk.ru). The major part of students (150 in total) present St.-Pete...

BACKGROUND Official statistics tend to underestimate the incidence of occupational disease (OD) nationally and regionally in Russia. OBJECTIVES The general aim was to obtain an accurate estimate of ODs in Murmansk Oblast in 1980-2010 and to determine the rate of specific types of ODs among cohorts of workers who had been exposed to the hazardous factors causing the disease. MATERIALS AND ME...

The article presents the results of analysis category “building materials” as one criteria for buildings environmental certification. research aims to study categories “green” certification systems - friendliness and energy efficiency materials used in construction. requirements building international national rating are considered. Particular attention is paid determining most significant char...