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This study proposes and analyzes a discrete-time mathematical model of population dynamics with seasonal reproduction, taking into account the density-dependent regulation and sex structure. In the model, population birth rate depends on the number of females, while density is regulated through juvenile survival, which decreases exponentially with increasing total population size. Analytical and numerical investigations of the model demonstrate that when more than half of both females and males survive, the population exhibits stable dynamics even at relatively high birth rates. Oscillations arise when the limitation of female survival exceeds that of male survival. Increasing the intensity of male survival limitation can stabilize population dynamics, an effect particularly evident when the proportion of female offspring is low. Depending on parameter values, the model exhibits stable, periodic, or irregular dynamics, including multistability, where changes in current population size driven by external factors can shift the system between coexisting dynamic modes. To apply the model to real populations, we propose an approach for estimating demographic parameters based on total abundance data. The key idea is to reduce the two-component discrete model with sex structure to a delay equation dependent only on total population size. In this formulation, the initial sex structure is expressed through total abundance and depends on demographic parameters. The resulting one-dimensional equation was applied to describe and estimate demographic characteristics of ungulate populations in the Jewish Autonomous Region. The delay equation provides a good fit to the observed dynamics of ungulate populations, capturing long-term trends in abundance. Point estimates of parameters fall within biologically meaningful ranges and produce population dynamics consistent with field observations. For moose, roe deer, and musk deer, the model suggests predominantly stable dynamics, while annual fluctuations are primarily driven by external factors and represent deviations from equilibrium. Overall, these estimates enable the analysis of structured population dynamics alongside short-term forecasting based on total abundance data.

In recent decades, the introduction of biophotonics and quantum electronics advance into medical practice led to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for many diseases. In the field of oncology, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is successfully used today in the treatment of various types of cancer. Along with further improvement of PDT, the development of direct laser therapy is currently underway, in which the generation of singlet oxygen molecules ($^{1}$О$_2^{}$) in cancer cells occurs under NIR laser irradiation with a wavelength of $\lambda=1267$ nm without the need to introduce photosensitizers into the patient's body. For the purpose of a~theoretical investigation of the direct effect of NIR laser irradiation on cancer cells and the description of a~large set of experimental data, a mathematical model has been developed. The model includes the main cellular processes activated in cancer cells by NIR laser irradiation that determine the effectiveness of its cytotoxic effect on cancer cells. As a result of modeling, the rate of $^{1}$О$_2^{}$ generation under NIR laser irradiation was estimated, and the kinetics of active oxygen species (ROS) molecules was described. The ROS degradation due to the action of the antioxidant system of cell protection was taken into account in the model. It was shown that NIR laser irradiation induces lipid peroxidation that leads to cellular membrane damage and cell death through ferroptosis. As a result of modeling, it was established that a cascade of free-radical and enzymatic reactions of ROS transformation and accumulation leads to a prolonged response of cervical adenocarcinoma cells HeLa to the action of laser irradiation with $\lambda=1267$ nm, during which oxidative stress develops, causing cancer cell death through apoptosis and ferroptosis.

This paper explores the application of Physics-Informed Neural Networks for modeling the nitrification process in wastewater treatment. The relevance of this work stems from the need to improve treatment efficiency and enable real-time monitoring of parameter changes, which is challenging with traditional approaches such as Activated Sludge Models (ASM). The authors propose a method that combines solving the forward problem and identifying parameters of a system of differential equations describing nitrogen oxidation. The study conducts a comparative analysis of three neural network architectures: with a fixed identical number of neurons, with a fixed different number of neurons, and with a progressively growing number of neurons during training. Multicriteria optimization based on the Pareto front construction was employed to find optimal parameters (number of neurons and the loss function weight coefficient). The results demonstrate that the proposed approach effectively reconstructs the dynamics of nitrogen compound concentrations with high accuracy. The architecture with a fixed different number of neurons, combined with optimally selected weight coefficients, provided the best agreement with experimental data while maintaining an acceptable residual of the equations.

Calcium is a major nutrient regulating metabolism in a plant. Deficiency of calcium results in a growth decline of plant tissues. Ca may be lost from forest soils due to acidic atmospheric deposition and tree harvesting. Plant-available calcium compounds are in the soil cation exchange complex and soil waters. Model of soil calcium dynamics linking it with the model of soil organic matter dynamics ROMUL in forest ecosystems is developed. ROMUL describes the mineralization and humification of the fraction of fresh litter which is further transformed into complex of partially humified substance (CHS) and then to stable humus (H) in dependence on temperature, soil moisture and chemical composition of the fraction (nitrogen, lignin and ash contents, pH). Rates of decomposition and humification being coefficients in the system of ordinary differential equations are evaluated using laboratory experiments and verified on a set of field experiments. Model of soil calcium dynamics describes calcium flows between pools of soil organic matter. Outputs are plant nutrition, leaching, synthesis of secondary minerals. The model describes transformation and mineralization of forest floor in detail. Experimental data for calibration model was used from spruсe forest of Bulgaria.

The problem of active control of the mechanical equilibrium of an inhomogeneously heated fluid in a thermosyphon is studied theoretically and experimentally. The control is performed by using a feedback subsystem which inhibits convection by changing the orientation of thermosyphon in space. It is shown that excess feedback leads to the excitation of oscillations which are related to a delay in the controller work. In the presense of noise, the oscillations arise even when deterministic description predicts stationary behaviour. The experimental data and theory are in good agreement.

It proposes a new alternative approach to explain the flat spectrum of the velocity for stars orbital motion on the periphery of spiral galaxies. In particular, that velocity significant excess of speed calculated according to the virial theorem. The concept is the assumption of the existence for gravitational field of the Central body of the galaxy cylindrical, and not spherical, symmetry. The configuration of this field can be explained by the presence on galaxy axis the cosmic string, the length of which covers the diameter of the disk of the galaxy. This model will be subjected to comparison with the more traditional concept of the availability of the spiral galaxy ball halo of dark matter. For this approach it will also be offered a kinematic model, and the hypothesis about the nature of dark matter. It examines the data of astronomical observations about the presence of cosmic strings in the zones adjacent to galaxies.

This paper is devoted to investigation of the swirl flows. Such flows are widely used in various industrial processes. Swirl flows can be accompanied by time-dependent effects, for example, precession of the vortex core. In turn, the large-scale fluctuations due to the precession of the vortex can cause damage of structures and reduce of equipment reliability. Thus, for engineering calculations approaches that sufficiently well described such flows are required. This paper presents the technique of swirl flows calculation, tested for CFD packages Fluent and SigmaFlow. A numerical simulation of several swirl flow test problems was carried out. Obtained results are compared with each other and with the experimental data.

We consider a new set of tests which assigns to detection of human capability for parallel calculation. The new tests support the homogenous statistical distribution of results in distinction to the tests discussed in our previous works. This feature simplifies the analysis of test results and decreases the estimate of statistical error. The new experimental data is close to results obtained in previous experiments.

Here we demonstrate the results of kinetic modeilng of DNA double-strand breaks induction and repair and phosphorilated histone H2AX ($\gamma$-H2AX) and Rad51 foci formation in primary human fibroblasts exposed to low-LET ionizing radiation (IR). The model describes two major paths of DNA double-strand breaks repair: non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR) and considers interactions between DNA and several repair proteins (DNA-PKcs, ATM, Ku70/80, XRCC1, XRCC4, Rad51, RPA, etc.) using mass action equations and Michaelis–Menten kinetics. Experimental data on DNA rejoining kinetics and $\gamma$-H2AX and Rad51 foci formation in vicinity of double strand breaks in primary human fibroblasts exposed to low-LET IR with various dose rates and exposure times was utilized for training and statistical validation of the model.

A hybrid cluster implies the use of computational devices with radically different architectures. Usually, these are conventional CPU architecture (e.g. x86_64) and GPU architecture (e. g. NVIDIA CUDA). Creating and exploiting such a cluster requires some experience: in order to harness all computational power of the described system and get substantial speedup for computational tasks many factors should be taken into account. These factors consist of hardware characteristics (e.g. network infrastructure, a type of data storage, GPU architecture) as well as software stack (e.g. MPI implementation, GPGPU libraries). So, in order to run scientific applications GPU capabilities, software features, task size and other factors should be considered.

This report discusses opportunities and problems of hybrid computations. Some statistics from tests programs and applications runs will be demonstrated. The main focus of interest is open source applications (e. g. OpenFOAM) that support GPGPU (with some parts rewritten to use GPGPU directly or by replacing libraries).

There are several approaches to organize heterogeneous computations for different GPU architectures out of which CUDA library and OpenCL framework are compared. CUDA library is becoming quite typical for hybrid systems with NVIDIA cards, but OpenCL offers portability opportunities which can be a determinant factor when choosing framework for development. We also put emphasis on multi-GPU systems that are often used to build hybrid clusters. Calculations were performed on a hybrid cluster of SPbU computing center.