New Silk Roads and their economic, political and cultural aspects are new components of our modernity.As such, they raise questions and call for new studies.They are best addressed within interdisciplinary approaches exploring a wide range of subjects across a variety of geographical and historical settings.The cultural facets of the new developmen
Garlic (Allium sativum) has potent antimicrobial activity due to allicin (diallylthiosulfinate) synthesized by enzyme catalysis in damaged garlic tissues.Allicin gives crushed garlic its characteristic odor and its volatility makes it potentially useful for combating lung infections.Allicin was synthesized (>98% pure) by oxidation of diallyl dis
One of significant and, at the same time, challenging research problems in Economics is measuring the social effect of economic growth (development).Economic growth should never be treated a goal per se.It is rational provided that it brings effects such as, generally speaking, an improvement in the standard of living.However, this is not always th
Research was carried out on the possibility of involving oil refining wastes and petrochemical by-products in marine fuel oil.It was shown that the properties of the studied products (VAT distillation residue of butyl alcohols, heavy pyrolysis tar, desalted phenol production tar, waste motor oil mixture) mainly differ from primary and secondary oil