Millimeter range signals have been widely used in biology and medicine over the 20-30 years of the last century.At this time in Ukraine have been developed and implemented treatment technologies,the main ones are mill...Millimeter range signals have been widely used in biology and medicine over the 20-30 years of the last century.At this time in Ukraine have been developed and implemented treatment technologies,the main ones are millimeter therapy(MMT),microwave resonance therapy(MRT),information-wave therapy(IWT).The features of this technologies are the use of signals in the frequency band 40-78 GHz with extremely low signal levels-10-9-10-11 W/cm2,the parameters are immanent to own communication signals of the human body.The author of the article attempts to conduct a combined analysis of hardware and software of these treatment technologies with mm-band signals.Thus the specialized equipment used for the treatment,technologies and the statistical results of its use for various diseases are considered.The problems of metrological support and measuring the weak signals of the mm range are proposed to solve by creating highly sensitive radiometric systems.The results of measurements of microwave signals of natural objects that can be used for physiotherapy and physical bodies that are in contact with or in human environment are submitted.Promising areas of the using the highly sensitive radiometric measurement equipment for research in biology and medicine are presented.展开更多
Cultural landscapes all over the world harbor species communities that are taxonomically and functionally diverse.In Eastern Europe,but also in many other regions of the world,the conservation of this farmland biodive...Cultural landscapes all over the world harbor species communities that are taxonomically and functionally diverse.In Eastern Europe,but also in many other regions of the world,the conservation of this farmland biodiversity is threatened by land use intensification and abandonment.In order to counteract the negative effects of land use change in such landscapes,a thorough understanding of the functional relationships between species and their environment is crucial.In this study,we investigated the relationship of functional traits of butterfly and bird communities and environmental conditions in 120 sites in traditional farmlands of southern Transylvania,Romania.First,we compared taxonomic diversity(i.e.,Shannon diversity)with functional diversity(i.e.,functional dispersion),and second,we linked species traits to environmental variables by performing RLQ analyses.Functional traits indicating reproduction,movement,and feeding behavior related with environmental variables describing heterogeneity,amount of woody vegetation,and topography at three different spatial scales.We found positive relationships between taxonomic and functional diversity,as well as strong linkages between species traits and environmental conditions for both groups.Specifically,butterfly composition was most strongly influenced by land use type and life-history strategies.Bird composition was most strongly related to the amount of woody vegetation and nesting and foraging strategies.We conclude that maintaining the typical features of traditional farming landscapes,especially a small-scale heterogeneity in arable land and gradients of woody vegetation cover,would be desirable in order to sustain a high functional diversity in southern Transylvania in the future.展开更多
文摘Millimeter range signals have been widely used in biology and medicine over the 20-30 years of the last century.At this time in Ukraine have been developed and implemented treatment technologies,the main ones are millimeter therapy(MMT),microwave resonance therapy(MRT),information-wave therapy(IWT).The features of this technologies are the use of signals in the frequency band 40-78 GHz with extremely low signal levels-10-9-10-11 W/cm2,the parameters are immanent to own communication signals of the human body.The author of the article attempts to conduct a combined analysis of hardware and software of these treatment technologies with mm-band signals.Thus the specialized equipment used for the treatment,technologies and the statistical results of its use for various diseases are considered.The problems of metrological support and measuring the weak signals of the mm range are proposed to solve by creating highly sensitive radiometric systems.The results of measurements of microwave signals of natural objects that can be used for physiotherapy and physical bodies that are in contact with or in human environment are submitted.Promising areas of the using the highly sensitive radiometric measurement equipment for research in biology and medicine are presented.
文摘Cultural landscapes all over the world harbor species communities that are taxonomically and functionally diverse.In Eastern Europe,but also in many other regions of the world,the conservation of this farmland biodiversity is threatened by land use intensification and abandonment.In order to counteract the negative effects of land use change in such landscapes,a thorough understanding of the functional relationships between species and their environment is crucial.In this study,we investigated the relationship of functional traits of butterfly and bird communities and environmental conditions in 120 sites in traditional farmlands of southern Transylvania,Romania.First,we compared taxonomic diversity(i.e.,Shannon diversity)with functional diversity(i.e.,functional dispersion),and second,we linked species traits to environmental variables by performing RLQ analyses.Functional traits indicating reproduction,movement,and feeding behavior related with environmental variables describing heterogeneity,amount of woody vegetation,and topography at three different spatial scales.We found positive relationships between taxonomic and functional diversity,as well as strong linkages between species traits and environmental conditions for both groups.Specifically,butterfly composition was most strongly influenced by land use type and life-history strategies.Bird composition was most strongly related to the amount of woody vegetation and nesting and foraging strategies.We conclude that maintaining the typical features of traditional farming landscapes,especially a small-scale heterogeneity in arable land and gradients of woody vegetation cover,would be desirable in order to sustain a high functional diversity in southern Transylvania in the future.
