European Researcher. Series A

560-563

Authors: Tamar Nadiradze

The article discusses contemporary bio-ecological conditions of Taxus baccata L. in its natural distribution area of Georgia, particularly in Batsara National Preserve. Contemporary bio-ecological conditions of Taxus baccata L. spread in decorative gardening of eastern Georgia have also been studied based on the samples of the collection (47 pieces) of Tsinandali Arboretum. We have studied the periods of bud opening, vegetation ending, starting and finishing of cambium action, sprout woodening process, time and rate of growing in height, and regularities of accumulation-transformation of storage carbohydrates. The studies revealed that the Yew growth duration is affected by the snowless winter and frequent droughts increased in the last decades as they cause the lack of water in soils and badly affect the plant growth. Regularities of accumulation-transformation of storage carbohydrates and the studies of sprout woodening and cambium action peculiarities prove the strong ability of frost-resistance. In order to conserve this endangered species (Taxus baccata L.) it’s needful to introduce it widely in decorative gardening.

571-580

Authors: A.M. Shendrik, M.I. Fyk

The container gas transportation for low and medium level consumers as an alternative to pipelines is considered. The options for gas supply schemes, based on road and rail transport are given. The advantages and disadvantages of both types of gas transporting are described, the areas of their effective using are separated in the article. Promising implementations of technology in environment of economic crisis and also considering world trends of energy development are presented. The most advanced organization of compressed gas condensate transportation of unprepared gas fields in large diameter universal cylindrical balloons (up to 1000 mm) are reasoned. The problem of compressed gas sea transportation are well disclosed, but the alternative ways of gas transportation by land are not investigated enough. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Technology - is new promising technology for natural gas transportation by specially designed vessels – CNG-vessels. The feature of this technology is that natural gas can be downloaded directly near gas deposits and unloaded - directly into the customer's network. This eliminates significant capital investments in underwater pipelining or gas liquefaction plants. The main objects of investment are CNG-vessels themselves. The most attractive places for implementation of CNG-technology are sea (offshore) natural gas deposits. Numerous international experts estimate the natural gas transportation by CNG-vessels in 1.5-2.0 times more cost-beneficial in comparison with offshore pipelines transportation, or in comparison with LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) shipping with natural gas transportation volume between 0.5 and 4.0 billion cubic meters per year on the route from 250 to 2,500 sea miles. This technology makes possible to provide gas supplement to the mountain and abounding in water areas, remote and weakly gasified regions. Described technology deserves special attention in the case of depleted and low-power oil and gas deposits development.

595-602

Authors: Serife Ozlen

The influencing factors of stock values change with respect to the changes on economic factors depended on the selected time interval. These factors can be considered under two main categories (microeconomic and macroeconomic). The aim of this study is to identify the effect of selected microeconomic factors (Total Asset Turnover Ratio, Debt Ratio, Current Ratio, Price to Earnings Ratio, Net Profit Margin, and Book Value) on stock values between the second quarter of 2000 and the third quarter of 2012. This study is among the few researches which consider sector level performances of the stock values.The selected sectors for the analyses are electric, food, communication, paper, chemistry, metal-product, metal-main, stone, textile, commerce and transportation. The results indicate that Book value is highly significant positive impact on the stock prices of all the sectors. The effects of remaining factors are found to be different for each sector.

609-613

Authors: Olga N. Shalifova, Elena Yu. Makeeva

The article focuses on the evolution of the composite sentence in English. Special attention is given to Old English and different ways of syntactical connection of the clauses within a composite sentence. It is specially stressed that the syntactical structure of Old English was determined by the nature of its morphology on the one hand, and by the relation between the spoken and the written forms of the language, on the other. The authors come to the conclusion that the whole Old English syntax was paratactic and that subordination in it was not developed enough.