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The purpose of the article is to examine the novelties in the latest edition of the IVS (issued by IVSC and published in the UK by Page Bros, Norwich) and to make a connection with the Bulgarian Valuation Standards (BVS), their update, as well as the overall improvement of the appraisal practice in our country. The IVS are the basis for professional valuation practice on a global scale. They are also a foundation for European Valuation Standards (EVS), The European Business Valuation Standards (EBVS), several other current valuation standards around the world and the BVS and the Bulgarian valuation practice. The new highlights of the IVS are mainly related to changes in the market environment, the development and needs of the valuation profession, and the challenges faced by professional valuers of assets, liabilities and businesses. The scope of the research corresponds to the used bibliography sources, including, in addition to the IVS, but also other leading valuation standards worldwide and mainly in Europe, Asia and North America, the professional organization of valuers in the country, namely the Chamber of Independent Appraisers in Bulgaria (CIAB), domestic regulations, the Independent Valuers Act (IVA), BVS, the development of appraisal activity in our country over the last 30 years, as well as the activities of major international appraiser organizations, including the latest editions of the best authors in the world in the field of asset appraisal and businesses appraisal. The research is mainly limited to the latest editions of the IVS and BVS, as well as the valuation activity in our country since 1992. The design and layout of the article include the main points regarding the emergence of the appraisal profession in our country, the presentation in chronological order of the main stages of development, including the timetable-type figure, tables, as well as the presentation of the novelties in the IVS effective from 31 January 2022. The methodology used includes a historical approach, a systematic approach, a method of analysis and synthesis, and a method of induction and deduction. Empirical research methods applied are survey, observation, comparison and measurement, and statistical and descriptive methods of analysis. The findings, practical implementations (consequences) and originality in the research are determined by the type of the researched matter, its poor knowledge in our country, and the good international practices that can be imposed in the assessment guild in Bulgaria, which in turn are largely related to some gaps in our regulations, the evaluation standards and the activity of the CIAB. Logically, the main conclusion is formed at the end of the article, which mainly covers the possible change in the BVS based on the International evaluation standards, which would have a positive impact on the evaluation practice in Bulgaria in general.

The food industry is growing vastly, with an increasing number of food products and the demand of consumers to have safe and pathogen-free food with an extended shelf life for consumption. It is critical to have food safe from pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and unpleasant odors or tastes so that the food may not cause any health risks to consumers. Currently, the direction of food industry has been shifting from synthetically produced preservatives to natural preservatives to lower the unnecessary chemical burden on health. Many new technologies are working on natural prevention tools against food degradation. Lemongrass is one such natural preservative that possesses significant antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. The essential oil of lemongrass contains a series of terpenes that are responsible for these activities. These properties make lemongrass acceptable in the food industry and may fulfill consumer demands. This article provides detailed information about the role of lemongrass and its essential oil in food preservation. The outcomes of the research on lemongrass offer room for its new technological applications in food preservation.

This 12-year study was conducted to evaluate the performance of new plum cultivars from the Czech Republic. A new cultivar, 'Stáňa', was the most productive, followed by 'Kamir' and the standard cultivar 'Stanley'. The new plum cultivar 'Stáňa' also had the highest mean yield per cubic meter of tree canopy. Next in order of production efficiency were 'Stanley', 'Amátka', 'Kamir' and 'Čačanska lepotica'. According to canopy volume, the most vigorous cultivar was 'Kamir' followed by 'Samera' and 'Stáňa'. The least vigorous was 'Dwarf', having a canopy volume distinctly smaller than 'Amátka', which was next in the order. The shape of tree canopies ranged from 'Dwarf', which had the most upright canopy, to 'Simona' with a more distinctly overhanging canopy at the opposite extreme. The highest percentages of fruiting on first and second year wood were observed on trees of 'Simona' and 'Čačanska lepotica'.

The paper presents the author's assessment of the latest novels of the criminal law in the field of offsetting the time of detention in the term of the sentence imposed. The attention is drawn to the incompatibility of several provisions of the Article 72 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with the principle of justice, that is a consequence of the lack of a systematic approach to amending and supplementing the criminal law. On the one hand, the article 72 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in the new edition improved the situation of convicted persons, but on the other hand, the recent changes and additions put a number of convicts in an unequal position.

The modernization of agriculture has caused and continues to cause an increasing disconnection between farming, nature, and society, which has also created a series of social, economic, and ecological crises in the food chain. Case study research of farmers responding to this situation can show us what changes are required to encourage a reconnection between farming, nature, and society. This paper provides ethnographic case study research of two farms: one situated in a productive polder in the Netherlands, and the other in a disadvantaged mountainous area in Galicia, Spain. They both employ "novelty production," farmer-driven adaptations to the farm, seen as a socio-ecological system. These novelties change the input-output relations on farms and result in adaptations in different farming domains (technical, economic, and socio-organizational), which we see as "unfolding" farming practices. This paper examines how these farmers have sustained and improved the socio-ecological performance of their farms and how these changes have led to a shift in the farm as a socio-ecological system and changed the configuration and boundaries of the farms. In conclusion we look at prospects for this approach being supported at a wider level.

In 2003 more than 240 million tons of polymeric materials were produced in the world. The average growth of polymer production in the last five years was about 5 wt.% and it is expected that this trend will continue up to 2008. The results of macromolecular synthesis research for a long period of time have a significant contribution to the continuous economical success of the polymeric materials industry. The most significant results achieved in the last several years in various fields of macromolecular synthesis research are presented in this article.

São apresentadas as principais alterações aprovadas para o Código de Melbourne, destacando-se a publicação válida de novidades nomenclaturais através de meio eletrônico e a possibilidade de descrições de novos táxons em inglês (além de latim). Aspectos sobre os mecanismos para votação de novas propostas para modificar o Código também são discutidos.The most important changes to the Melbourne Code are presented, with attention to the valid publication of nomenclatural novelties in electronic media and the possibility to describe new taxa in English (besides Latin). Other aspects about the procedures to vote on proposals to modify the Code are also discussed.