Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Understanding the structure and reactivity of NiCu nanoparticles: An atomistic model [PDF]
The structure of bimetallic NiCu nanoparticles (NP) is investigated as a function of their composition and size by means of Lattice MonteCarlo (LMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
Belletti, Gustavo Daniel +6 more
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Arkhangelsk Cemetery of Kazan: Experience of Historical Research
The article describes the transformation of the Arkhangelsk cemetery from the graveyard of a suburban village into a large urban necropolis. The cemetery existed from the middle of the 18th century at least.
Yelena V. Mironova
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Experimental and numerical study of rotor aeroacoustics [PDF]
The work documents recent experiments at the Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev (Kazan Aviation Institute), related to helicopter acoustics. The objective is to measure nar-field acoustics of rotors in hover and provide
Barakos, George N. +7 more
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Heinrich Schliemann in Kazan: 'I went to the Kremlin to see one church there…'
The journey of Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890), the major Russian trader and world famous archaeologist, as well as the founder of Mycenology, along the Volga River with a visit to Kazan was discussed. It was his last travel before starting a career of
E.A. Chiglintsev, N.I. Khanbekova
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Based on the example of Kazan in the 1920s, the difficulties and problems of implementing the Soviet policy of urbanization and “socialist city” construction in cities with a nationally and religiously heterogeneous population are shown.
T.M. Bohn +2 more
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Creating a Database of Helicopter Main Rotor Acoustics for Validation of CFD Methods [PDF]
The work presents recent experiments at the Kazan National Technical University (KNRTU-KAI), related to helicopter acoustics. The objective is to provide a database of near-field experimental data suitable for CFD validation.
Barakos, G. +6 more
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The attitude of the Kazan community to the urban environmental and sanitary problems during the second half of the 19th–early 20th centuries was discussed. The measures taken by the local government were analyzed.
A.O. Kislenko
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Aerodynamic and acoustic analysis of helicopter main rotor blade tips in hover [PDF]
Purpose: The design of main rotor blade tips is of interest to helicopter manufactures since the tip details affect the performance and acoustics of the rotor. The paper aims to discuss this issue.
Barakos, George +4 more
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Cultural codes of the Old Tatar Quarter
Today, Kazan faces the issues of heritage preservation, choosing vectors of development, and the correlation of symbolic and physical space. The important point is to construct its identity in the context of globalization.
Enzhe M. Dusaeva
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