THE 2002 ROCK/ICE AVALANCHE AT KOLKA/KARMADON, RUSSIAN CAUCASUS: ASSESSMENT OF EXTRAORDINARY AVALANCHE FORMATION AND MOBILITY, AND APPLICATION OF QUICKBIRD SATELLITE IMAGERY

The 2002 rock/ice avalanche at Kolka/Karmadon, Russian Caucasus: assessment of extraordinary avalanche formation and mobility, and application of QuickBird satellite imagery

A massive rock/ice avalanche of about 100x106m3 volume took place on the northern slope of the Kazbek massif, North Ossetia, Russian Caucasus, on 20 September 2002.The avalanche started as a slope failure, that almost completely entrained Kolka glacier, traveled down the Genaldon valley for 20km, was stopped at the entrance of the Karmadon gorge, a

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THE USE OF THE SANCTIONS REGIME AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF ILLEGAL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING VIRTUAL ASSETS: FOREIGN AND RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE

Criminologically significant consequence of the development of information and telecommunications and digital technologies, the emergence of non-standard means of payment using elements of cryptography virtual currencies, has been an increase in the risks of illegal transactions, and, above all, the legalization of proceeds from criminal activity a

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Disparities in Utilization of Psychiatry Services Among Home Care Clients: The Tale of Two Canadian Jurisdictions

Publicly funded home care in Canada supports older adults in the community to delay institutional care, which results in complex care populations with multimorbidity that includes mental health problems.The purpose of this study is to examine prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and other mental health symptoms among older clients in two publicly fu

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