Dmitry Kucher

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• PhD in Engineering
• Director of Department at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Groundwater decline in any region is a significant issue that has been rising daily. Rainfall and runoff assessment of the area gives groundwater management and sustainability ideas since the arid regions rely mainly on rainfall for groundwater recharge. Therefore, rainfall-runoff is one of the necessary studies to implement groundwater recharge. T...

Unraveling the mechanisms underlying the maintenance of species diversity is a central pursuit in ecology. It has been hypothesized that ectomycorrhizal (EcM) in contrast to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can reduce tree species diversity in local communities, which remains to be tested at the global scale. To address this gap, we analyzed global for...

Globally, increased urbanization and industrialization have changed land use and land cover (LULC). Currently, 54.5% of the world’s population resides in cities, which may increase to over 66% by 2050. This study examines changes in the land surface temperature (LST), land use land cover (LULC), and air pollutants such as CO, NO2, and SO2 in Quetta...

Mesoscale eddies are dynamic oceanic phenomena significantly influencing marine ecosystems' energy transfer, nutrients, and biogeochemical cycles. These eddies' precise identification and categorization can improve climate modeling, ocean circulation research, and environmental surveillance. This study presents an innovative methodology for mesosca...

Drought is a critical abiotic stress significantly reducing global wheat production, especially under climate fluctuations. Investigating wheat genetic variability using physiological and agronomic characteristics is essential for advancing breeding to enhance drought resilience and ensure sustainable production in light of global population growth...

In Eritrea, conventional agriculture is the main stay for most of the population for livelihood where crop productivity is very low, and food insecurity and poverty are common. Though initiatives are being taken to promote the agricultural sector in the country, soil resources are not addressed. Soil studies are very limited, and the country lacks...

Essential oils are promising, safe, and eco-friendly alternatives to chemical fungicides. This study aimed to develop an effective biological control agent using Cinnamomum cassia essential oil (CCEO) as potential fungicidal agent against Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Acremonium sp, both isolated from natural orange juice. The yield, chemical compos...

Soils are one of the most valuable non-renewable natural resources, and conserving them is critical for agricultural development and ecological sustainability because they provide numerous ecosystem services. Soil erosion, a complex process caused by natural forces such as rainfall and wind, poses significant challenges to ecosystems, agriculture,...

This study presents a novel deep learning-based superresolution framework for enhancing remote sensing imagery to assess groundwater quality and environmental conditions in Lahore, Pakistan. We developed a convolutional neural network architecture that upscales low-resolution satellite imagery to generate high-resolution (0.5m) outputs, achieving a...

This publication presents the results of a study on plant genetic resources collected by the renowned N.I. Vavilov from around the world. These valuable resources are actively utilized by breeders in their efforts to promote import substitution. Over the course of 50 years of studying the gene pool of winter wheat from the World Collection of VIR u...

Introduction Precision farming is an agricultural management practice that addresses various challenges by observing and measuring the variability of field crops, utilizing accurate and timely information about agricultural resources. A fundamental aspect of precision farming is the use of site-specific management zones (SSMZs). SSMZs improve agric...

Introduction Decision-makers around the world are very concerned about contaminated soil since it has a direct effect on soil and food security. This study seeks to evaluate soil contamination by a chosen heavy metal, Ni, Mn, Co, Cu, Cd, Pb, Fe, and Zn in the studied area located around the Kitchener drain in Egypt, its main source for irrigation w...

Developing high-yielding and resilient maize hybrids is essential to ensure its sustainable production with the ongoing challenges of considerable shifts in global climate. This study aimed to explore genetic diversity among exotic and local maize inbred lines, evaluate their combining ability, understand the genetic mechanisms influencing ear char...

Urban resilience is essential for cities to endure and adjust to environmental and socioeconomic upheavals. The static indicators and rule-based spatial frameworks that are the mainstays of traditional resilience assessment models frequently fall short of capturing the dynamic character of coastal and urban resilience. This paper suggests a deep le...

Monitoring glacial lakes is critical for assessing climate change impacts and mitigating glacial lake outburst flood risks. This study evaluates three deep learning architectures, U-Net, Simple Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), and Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling SegNet (ASPP SegNet), for binary semantic segmentation of glacial lakes using multi-s...

A substantial component of a pedestrian safety assessment is classifying and ranking pedestrian collision regions. This research focuses on two pedestrian safety levels that initially identified the zones accumulating a high density of pedestrian crashes, followed by the zonal assessment based on the crash severity. The framework of this research f...

This study advances multi-sensor remote sensing data fusion integrating optical (Sentinel-2, MODIS), thermal (LST), and hydrological (SMAP) sensors with climate datasets to evaluate soil moisture dynamics at five depths (0–50 cm) across nine agricultural zones (October 2021–September 2023), leveraging AI and machine learning to address data quality...

Expanding projects to reclaim marginal land is the most effective way to reduce land use pressures in densely populated areas, such as Egypt’s Nile Valley and Delta; however, this requires careful, sustainable land use planning. This study assessed the agricultural potential of the El-Dabaa area in the northern region of the Western Desert, Egypt....

Detection and mapping of Sosnowsky’s hogweed (HS) using remote sensing data have proven effective, yet challenges remain in identifying, localizing, and eliminating HS in urban districts and regions. Reliable data on HS growth areas are essential for monitoring, eradication, and control measures. Satellite data alone are insufficient for mapping th...

The work of the Russian software product for checking for plagiarism of the Antiplagiat system is analyzed. The research was carried out on more than 200 master's theses, 14 Ph.D. theses and 3 D.Sc. theses defended at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The...

The analysis of the last 10-15 years trend of the need for obtaining a degree by managers of various levels is carried out. The problems of obtaining an academic degree and staffing in Russia are revealed. The article examines the American experience in this area. The need of the industry to hire candidates and doctors of sciences to strengthen com...

The density of wood is a key indicator of the carbon investment strategies of trees, impacting productivity and carbon storage. Despite its importance, the global variation in wood density and its environmental controls remain poorly understood, preventing accurate predictions of global forest carbon stocks. Here we analyse information from 1.1 mil...

In the current era of big data, geospatial data plays a pivotal role in a wide spectrum of scientific and applied fields related to the Earth’s surface. Advances in sensor technologies, satellite imagery, and field surveys have enabled the collection and generation of vast amounts of geospatial data with ever-increasing temporal and spatial resolut...

This study integrates aeromagnetic data with geological information to develop a consistent interpretation of both shallow and deep structural frameworks at various depths in the Missiakat Al Jukh area, located in the Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. The research begins by processing reduced-to-the-north magnetic pole (RTP) anomalies, using Fast Four...

This article discusses the problem of heavy metal detection in soil and its impact on vegetation. Based on the experience of foreign and domestic research, this article discusses global fundamental problems and challenges, modern methods of heavy metal detection, as well as prospects for further research and new challenges facing the scientific com...

This study aimed to explore the potential use of Aleppo pine seed flour as a nutritious ingredient in biscuit production. Aleppo pine seed flour was blended with wheat flour to create biscuits with varying proportions: 15%, 30%, and 45% Aleppo pine seed flour. The analysis of the chemical composition of the biscuits revealed that increasing the pro...

The Qinling region in central China, known as the ‘Dragon Vein of China’, is a vital ecological barrier facing significant soil erosion challenges. This study aims to enhance soil erosion management and analyse the spatiotemporal changes of soil erosion in the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains. We collected data on precipitation, terrain,...

Evaluating soil quality is crucial for ensuring the sustainable use of agricultural lands. This review examines the definition, evaluation methods, indicator selection, and relevant case studies. The concept of soil quality supplements soil science research by deepening our understanding of soils and aiding in the allocation of resources as agricul...

The thrust of the study was to determine the chemical composition of the essential oils extracted from Thymus pallescens de Noé and Cymbogon citratus Stapf. as well as to evaluate their efficacy in controlling Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) in either single or combined populations. Carvacrol (56.04%) and geraniol (2...

The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous for...

Assessing soil quality marks the initial step in precision farming and agricultural management. Developing countries like Egypt face numerous hurdles in ensuring food security due to increasing populations and limited agricultural resources. A geographic information system (GIS) and multivariate analysis were utilized in the current work to evaluat...

The density of wood is a key indicator of trees’ carbon investment strategies, impacting productivity and carbon storage. Despite its importance, the global variation in wood density and its environmental controls remain poorly understood, preventing accurate predictions of global forest carbon stocks. Here, we analyze information from 1.1 million...

The study investigated the antifungal and phytochemical properties of three forest plants (Eucalyptus globulus, Pistacia lentiscus, and Juniperus phoenicea) against apple diseases caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Alternaria alternata. The determination of the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents in the three aqueous extracts of studi...

Sandy Sandy desertification is considered one of the environmental problems in the pre-desert and steppe ranges of Algeria. In order to reveal the spatial dynamics of sandy desertification, a multivariate linear equation was used to assess the relationship between spectral data of Landsat images and ground-surveyed soil samples. The multivariate mo...

Understanding the change dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC) is critical for efficient ecological management modification and sustainable land-use planning. This work aimed to identify, simulate, and predict historical and future LULC changes in the Sohag Governorate, Egypt, as an arid region. In the present study, the detection of historica...

Foliar feeding has been confirmed to be the fastest way of dealing with nutrient deficiencies and increasing the yield and quality of crop products. The synthesis of chlorophyll and photosynthesis are directly related to magnesium (Mg), which operates in the improvement of plant tissues and enhances the appearance of plants. This study aimed to ana...

Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system¹. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests2–5 are characterized by considerable uncertainty and we lack a comprehensive ground-sourced evaluation to benchmark these est...

Wheat is among the staple cereal crops cultivated worldwide, the need for this product has increased due to the burgeoning population. However, this crop's productivity improvement is agriculture's main task. The current paper aimed at investigating the influence of three treatments: basic, intensive, and highly intensive on wheat growth in the Mos...

Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our understanding of the factors influencing forest leaf types remains incomplete, leaving us uncertain about the global proportions of needle-leaved, broadleaved, ever...

Wheat is considered to be a strategic crop for achieving food security. Wherefore, one of the current objectives of today’s agriculture is to ensure a consistent and sustainable yield of this particular crop while mitigating its environmental footprint. However, along with the genetic potential of varieties, agricultural practices play a key role i...

It is essential to assess the soil organic carbon pool (SOCP) in dry environments to apply appropriate management techniques that address sustainable development. A significant opportunity for sustaining agricultural output and reducing climate change is the storage of soil organic carbon in agricultural soil. The goal of this study was to measure...

Anthropogenic activities affect the surrounding environment dynamically in different ways. In the arid and hyper arid, agriculture is concentrated in rural communities, which are cooling surfaces that help mitigate surface temperature increases. Recently, rural communities are suffering from increasing urban sprawl. The current work focuses on eval...

The methodology of their use in dimensionless form by means of the values Y = Y ( t ) Y ( t 0 ) , which represent the ratio of the real value of the examined value of the current year Y ( t ) to the value of this value in 1961 Y ( t 0 ), was proposed for the World Bank data on the world population statistics and the volume of grain production by th...

The issue of agricultural soil pollution is especially important as it directly affects the quality of food and the lives of humans and animals. Soil pollution is linked to human activities and agricultural practices. The main objective of this study is to assess and predict soil contamination by heavy metals utilizing an innovative method based on...

Smart management of the wheat crop requires understanding the various variables affecting crop quality and quantity. The use of remote sensing data contributes to improve the application of precision agriculture (PA).The current paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of remote sensing in monitoring wheat growth and enhance the management practices....

This study is focused on the environmental geochemistry of potentially toxic metals (PTMs)-bearing products and wastes in a mining area in Djebel Onk (NE Algeria) and their potential ecological and health risk assessment. Representative samples from (i) commercial products and (ii) grain size classes of wastes were mineralogically characterized usi...

It is well known that balanced and optimal mineral fertilization (i.e., nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) can increase yield and improve wheat quality. However, there is little scientific knowledge on the specific effect of potassium (K) fertilization on the morphological and qualitative characteristics of rainfed durum wheat under Mediterranean...

An attempt is made to scientifically substantiate acceptable risk for its various types and types of human attitude to risk. A new original typology of a person's attitude to risk is proposed, including 11 main types, each of which is described and characterized in detail.

The use of multispectral aerial photography data contributes to the study of soybean plants by obtaining objective data. The evaluation of field germination of soybean crops was carried out using multispectral data (MSD). The purpose of this study was to develop ranges of field germination of soybean plants according to multispectral survey data fr...

Understanding and determining soil properties is reflected in improving farm management and crop production. Soil salinity, pH and calcium carbonate are among the factors affecting the soil’s physical and chemical properties. Hence, their estimation is very important for agricultural management, especially in arid regions (Wadi Elkobaneyya valley,...

A retrospective analysis of the risk assessment methodology is carried out. The most authoritative sources of such methodology and the most established paradigm of risk assessment are considered. Some alternatives in the interpretation of the assessment are shown, a hidden problem is revealed and the importance of the correct interpretation of risk...

Wheat is one of the main staple cereal crops worldwide. However, drought-induced stress is one of the factors limiting wheat productivity, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. The present study aims to investigate the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on wheat plant growth under water-deficit conditions. Three Algerian durum whea...

Авторы характеризуют преимущества и последствия развития экономики замкнутых циклов в Российской Федерации. Рассматриваются замкнутые циклы как форма хозяй-ствования в рамках промышленной экологии. Обсуждаются подходы к измерению устой-чивости. Исследуется влияние антропогенного метаболизма на окружающую среду. Предлагаются бизнес-модели экономики...

Soil erosion constitutes one of the main environmental and food security threats, derived from the loss of its productive capacity. With the help of remote sensing (RS), geographic information systems (GIS), and a revised version of the universal soil loss equation (RUSLE), this research has mostly focused on measuring the potential soil erosion ha...

The authors characterize the advantages and the consequences of the development of the closed-loop economics in the Russian Federation. Closed cycles are considered as a form of management within the framework of industrial ecology. Approaches to measuring sustainability are discussed. The influence of anthropogenic metabolism on the environment is...

The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of bioformulations based on endophytic fungi to control apple scab and Valsa canker disease in two orchards in the Aurès region (Algeria). In both orchards, the results showed that the treatment of senescent apple leaves by invert emulsions containing Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Chaetomium...

The Western experience of risk management at the university is analyzed. The difficulties and problems of implementing this methodology at the university are considered. The main risks of the university and the causes of their occurrence are studied.

The problems of the environmental safety strategy implementation are considered. It is emphasized that the most important goals of environmental safety should be the protection of human life, health and living conditions. The differences in environmental hazard assessment using MPC (maximum permissible concentrations) and risk assessment are analyz...

Adequate knowledge of tempo-spatial variability on soil hydraulic properties plays an important role in irrigation scheduling and precision farming. This study was conducted to compare the impact of tempo-spatial variations in long-term conservation tillage applications in organic farming (superficial tillage using a chisel at 10 cm depth) on soil...

The potato is a staple food crop worldwide and the need for this product has increased due to the burgeoning population. However, potato production is highly constrained by biotic stress interference, such as Myzus persicae Sulzer, which causes serious yield losses and thus minimizing production income. The current study aims to investigate the eff...

The main problems in the environmental risk assessment and management are analyzed. The decision on the acceptability of environmental risks and its interpretation are substantiated. Five options for choosing a strategy, their features and the rationale for their choice are considered.

Land evaluation has an important role in agriculture. Developing countries such as Egypt face many challenges as far as food security is concerned due to the increasing rates of population growth and the limited agriculture resources. The present study used multivariate analysis (PCA and cluster analysis) to assess soil capability in drylands, Mean...

The development of 5G networks is one of the largest projects in the human civilization history. Moreover, this project was originally planned as international and covering the entire globe. During the implementation of most large projects modern science has developed a number of approaches. One of them is the project assessment based on the balanc...

The control of wheat diseases using bioagents is not well studied under field conditions. The present study was aimed at investigating, during four consecutive growing seasons (2017–2020), the efficacy of two integrated crop protection (ICP) systems to control the common wheat diseases for enhancing the productivity and profitability of winter whea...

Pre-harvest prediction of a crop yield may prevent a disastrous situation and help decision-makers to apply more reliable and accurate strategies regarding food security. Remote sensing has numerous returns in the area of crop monitoring and yield prediction which are closely related to differences in soil, climate, and any biophysical and biochemi...

The issue of soil contamination is one of the most important subjects that interests decision-makers all over the world. It is also related to soil fertility and food security. The soils adjacent to the drains in Egypt suffer from increasing concentration of heavy metals, which negatively affects soil and crop quality. Precise spatial distribution...

The basic concepts of environmental safety are analyzed. The sources of terms, definitions and concepts of environmental safety are considered. The reasons for the inconsistencies between Russian and European definitions, the causes of "confusion" in terminology are studied. A comparison is made of such approaches to the study and impact on nature...

In the light of Vavilov’s Law, grain traumatization in the standing crop of wheat and other crops due to the enzyme stage of enzyme-mycotic seed depletion (EMSD) was confirmed, the parameters of open and hidden harmfulness were detected, and a scale of plant resistance to such traumatization was developed. The current study demonstrates that pathog...

The article presents results of heavy metals (HMs) monitoring in system “atmospheric air - water - soil - crop production” on three territories with different levels of pollution where agricultural fields and livestock complexes are situated. Highly hazardous Cd, Pb, Zn and moderately hazardous Cu are priority HMs for Ryazan region. A direct relati...

The authors describe the advantages and the adverse consequences of 5G networks development. They propose their own classification of the advantages, dividing them into explicit, implicit and hidden. The hidden advantages are determined to be decisive. Special attention is paid to the potential of 5G networks to provide police functions, in particu...

A comprehensive analysis of the precautionary principle is carried out in the article. The essence of the "precautionary principle" concept and its main elements are analyzed, the concept of "morally unacceptable harm"is interpreted. A retrospective analysis of the emergence of the "precautionary principle" concept is carried out, the place and rol...

Fertilizing ameliorants based on organic fertilizers, in particular, goat manure with the introduction of sewage sludge from the municipal economy of the Ryazan region, chopped straw and a complex of effective microorganisms should have a benefi cial effect on the soil and plants and not pollute the environment. For this, it is necessary to compare...

The limiting influence of weather conditions on agricultural crops is known, but from an ecological point of view, the preservation of the biological diversity of phyto- cenoses is important. In 2010-2020, within the framework of soil-reclamation monitoring, the climatic features of the territory of the Ryazan Meschera were analyzed and the evoluti...

Soil salinization is a global problem that affects a large part of the world, especially arid and semi-arid regions. Hence, diagnosing soil salinity is the first step towards appropriate management. The current work aims to assess and map soil salinity in the eastern Nile Delta using principal component analysis (PCA). In order to develop appropria...

Application of remote sensing time series for characterizing interactions between the vegetation and hydro-geomorphology in the high-altitude arid region floodplains X Ablat, G H Liu, Q S Liu et al.-Mangrove canopy density analysis using Sentinel-2A imagery satellite data M N Wachid, R P Hapsara, R D Cahyo et al.-This content was downloaded from IP...

The paper presents the results of a 50-year research of the genepool of the winter wheat from the world’s largest wheat collection ofN.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) to investigate its resistance to the abiotic stress factors of the Moscow region and see how closely it matches the attributes of a wheat ideotype as postulated by N.I. V...

The paper presents the results of a 50-year research of the genepool of the winter wheat from the world’s largest wheat collection of N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) to investigate its resistance to the abiotic stress factors of the Moscow region and see how closely it matches the attributes of a wheat ideotype as postulated by N.I....

The analysis of the main approaches to the assessment of environmental safety is presented. The requirements for environmental safety measurement are justified. The relationship between safety and development, safety and danger are revealed. The approach to the environmental safety methodology is proposed. The goals of environmental safety are just...

This study was conducted on 29740 Syrian Awassi Sheep in different ages and of both genders. The percentage of prevalence swellings was 6.63%, that were caseous lymphadenitis, abscesses, hernias, hygromas, granulomas, heamtomas, and cysts with percentage of 4.875, 1.277, 0.305, 0.147, 0.016, 0.006, and 0.003%, respectively. The percentage of swelli...

When soils are used for a long period of time as arable land, their properties change. This can lead to soil degradation and loss of fertility, as well as other important soil biosphere functions. Obtaining data on the trends in arable soil conditions over large areas using traditional field survey methods is expensive and time-consuming. Currently...

Biohumus-based preparations are widespread in agricultural production due to the high content of nutrients for plants, which improve their growth and development and, as a result, productivity. GTK indicates sufficient moisture during the growing season, but, given the nature of precipitation, in certain periods, pea plants that are sensitive to mo...

The purpose of the geobotanical survey was to analyze the natural grass stand at the Tinki-II drained object within Ryazan Meschera. When monitoring the former forage lands, the methods of Bogolyubov and Kravchenko, Neshtaev and others were used. The meadow survey area had an area of 10,000 m ² and was located near the main canal, a tree belt area,...

The modeling of continuous transfers of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) previously published in the literature has paid little attention to the functional role of microorganisms. In general, only monoculture systems have been modeled. Furthermore, there have been few experiments under field conditions at farm scale, where clear evidence for the benefit...

The article presents the results of studies of the water-physical properties of reclaimed peat soils of four objects of Ryazan region, included in Ryazan Meschera. Drainage systems are destroyed due to lack of maintenance, which leads to an increase in the level of groundwater in the drained areas. The peat soils of the objects have similar changes...