Iryna Yemelyanovich
"A digit" for improving the quality of the herd
There has been presented an overview of digital technologies for a smart farm, promising significant effects and gains by their use.

Gennady Volnisty, Viktor Dravitsa, Ivan Korol, Evgeny Yakushkin
Traceability of products from farm to counter is a path to the consumer safety
The article describes the "from farm to counter" technology of electronic traceability and safety of food, developed on the basis of information systems, resources and services of GIS AITS, ePASS and VET.EPASS, using international standards for identification and electronic data interchange.

Dmitry Bogdanovich, Vladimir Timoshenko, Andrey Muzyka
Promising directions for improving milk production technology
The authors consider a new generation farm as a biotechnical complex with a flexible self-adaptive system of machines, the parameters and modes of which are linked with the productivity of animals and the full automation of production processes.

Vladimir Perednya
Intelligent robotic way of milking cows
The author shows the necessity of developing an innovative intelligent robotic method of milking cows, which would allow to obtain high-quality milk at low cost with sufficient productive longevity of animals.

Stanislav Karpovich, Dmitry Komlach, Evgeny Zhilich, Yulia Rogalskaya
Software and hardware complex for identification and control of the animals’ physiological condition
The authors present the domestic software and hardware complex of the identification and control of the animals’ physiological condition system used for automatic collection of information, analysis of the data and giving recommendations, which allows real-time control of the necessary processes on the farm.

Valery Baynev, Sergei Makarevich
Resource-utility approach to ensuring the technological security of the Republic of Belarus
The article considers the development of a resource-utility approach to the analysis and management of socio-economic systems by extending it to the research, scientific, technical, and innovation spheres.

Borys Gusakov, Vadim Loiko
Allocative value of design and technological know-how
The authors study the problem of allocative (distributive) cost of design and technological know-how formation, and propose a system of innovative technologies and products scoring.

Petr Vityaz, Valery Fedosyuk, Kazimir Yanushkevich
Rare earth elements in production and materials science: analysis of mining and use
The article considers the discovering history and rare earth metal practice, the state of their world market, as well as the significance of these elements used in modern high-tech industries.

Yury Pleskachevsky
On the history of mechanics in Belarus
It is the first in its way research that analyzes the formation of theoretical and applied mechanics in our country, the contribution of Belarusian scientists to this process in the past and at present, the departments formation in the leading universities of the republic and other aspects related to this area of physical science.

Anatoly Kulak
Admirers of the sun
The article considers the discovering history of Apollo, one of the most amazing species of butterflies, living in specific natural conditions and out-of-the-way places, as well as their role in the development of world entomology and the participation of Belarusian and Russian researchers in this process.

Aliaksandr Sudnik, Iryna Voznyachuk, Natallia Hryshchankava, Aliaksandr Puhacheuski
Vegetation monitoring in Belarus and its role in the bio-diversity conservation and the use of natural resources
The article provides an information about the principles of continuous monitoring of flora, as an essential element of the natural environment, within the framework of the unified state monitoring system.

Volha Sharaya
Kin-oriented ideas in the Belarusian traditional culture and peculiarities of their research (Part 1)
The article examines the specific traits of kinship ties and associated with them customs of Belarusians and other peoples of Europe, their role and regional features, as well as the history of research and setting this part of culture into a separate scientific branch on the border of several scientific disciplines.

Alena Paulava
The ritual of «weaving the veltse» in the wedding rite
The author describes one of the brightest local wedding customs of Belarusians based on the analysis of data obtained during field research in the Braginsky district of the Gomel region.

Elizaveta Bon, Natalia Maksimovich, Iosif Dremza, Tatyana Kavalenya, Maria Lychkovskaya, Alexandra Koiko, Violetta Shevchuk
Prooxidant-oxidant balance in rats with cerebral ischemia
The study shows the importance of generating reactive oxygen species for the vital activity of body cells in general, and the brain in particular, and also the danger of their excessive production.

Alexander Kozlov
Stress test of the Belarusian currency in the face of external shock
The article considers the ways to save money in present-day situation; the calculations and a comparative analysis of alternative models for investing in gold, Belarusian and Russian roubles, US dollars and euros have been made. The author shows and justifies the advantages of keeping money in the national currency.