bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on Innovation of Floating Production Storage and Offloading Unit’s Rent Mode under Low Oil Price
Authors: Jinyan Xue , Wenwen Li , Mingjun Tang , Hongjuan Wu , Bin Zhou
Published: November 2020

After many years of exploitation, onshore oil and gas resources are about to enter a recession period. Oil and gas will mainly come from oceans in the future. Generally speaking, the exploration and production (E&P) cost of oil from offshore is much higher than that of oil from onshore, so it is more sensitive to oil price. However, in recent years, oil price has been hovering at a low level for a long time, almost close to or even lower than the E&P cost of oil, which directly affects the development of oilfields. Besides the influence of oil price, some oilfields present the characteristics of marginal reserve scale, short peak production period and output rapidly declining. There leads to short economic life period and makes the economic benefit close to or lower than oilfield’s hurdle rate, which increases the difficulty of offshore oilfield development. As an important part of oilfield development, Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit, its investment mode and rent mode directly affect overall oilfield’s rate of return and the economic life. This paper chooses lease mode as the research object based on the analysis of investment mode, and further puts forward rent mode related with oil price through the analysis of traditional rent mode, and illustrates the advantages and disadvantages of various rent modes and their applicability so that the lessor chooses the right mode to achieve Win-Win with Oil Company and promotes the development of oilfields under low oil price.
Optimization of the Financial Strategy of Bilibili Barrage Website from the Perspective of Social Responsibility
Authors: Yifei Zhao , Yicheng Zhao
Published: November 2020

This paper studies the modern corporate financial strategy from the perspective of corporate social responsibility performance, using the Internet video site Bilibili as an example to analyze, starting with Bilibili’s strategic environment, based on financing, investment, distribution, and social responsibility. This paper comprehensively analyzes its advantages and disadvantages from its financial strategy. Finally, from the perspective of social responsibility, from three aspects of investment, financing, and profit distribution, the author made optimization suggestions for Bilibili’s financial strategy.
基于在线互动模式的实践教学管理应用——以贵州师范学院应用生物科学专业“云上”实习评优为例
Authors: 廖 兴刚
Published: November 2020

新冠肺炎疫情严重影响了正常的教学秩序，线上教学的推行有助于重组理论课程教学秩序。但是，低效的互动性和难以开展的实践操作性等局限制约了线上教学在实践类教学的应用，使实践教学组织与管理陷入困境。对于需按时毕业学生的实践教学总结和评定迫在眉睫，如何突破疫情封锁，保障实践教学管理顺利实施是当前值得思考的问题。论文以贵州师范学院应用生物科学专业开展的基于腾讯会议的“云上”实习评优为例，总结如何进行基于在线互动模式的实践教学管理应用，可为疫情期间或疫情后开展在线实践教学及管理提供参考。
论应怎样改革汉字
Authors: 张 兴国
Published: November 2020

针对研制出拉丁化新汉字攻克文字改革课题，论文总共分为四部分，内容包括：文改应怎样立论、文改应怎样确立方法、为何文改百年不成以及对汉字前途的展望。
浅析散文The Good Short Life的写作技巧和语言特色
Authors: 王 彪 , 毛 嘉薇
Published: November 2020

论文以 Dudley Clendinen 的散文 The Good Short Life 为例，通过阅读主人公在罹患渐冻症之后写下的这篇文章，一同体验主人公的心理变化历程以及其面对疾病的无畏精神，探究该散文的主题思想并从文章写作技巧和语言特点以及凸显的主题等角度深度剖析主人公面对疾病和死亡时内心平静的状态以及冷静的思维方式。
高校公共体育改革的必要性研究
Authors: 蒋 范
Published: November 2020

高校公共体育是大学生步入社会前接受体育教育的最后机会，同时也是培养学生终身体育行为的最后机会。随着时代的发展，中国高校公共体育教学也在不断革新。论文从学生体质状况、慢性病率、国家政策、体育教育目的四个方面对高校公共体育改革的必要性进行了分析研究，助力高校公共体育教学改革发展。
案例教学在航空搜救教学中的应用
Authors: 王 晶横 , 赵 伟
Published: November 2020

案例式教学法因其具有的开放、互动等诸多优势，可以更好地完成航空搜救课程的教学目标，有利于培养能力强、素质高的新型航空救生人才。论文根据案例式教学法的特点，分析其在航空搜救教学中应用的依据和应把握的原则，结合作者的实际教学经验，设计了案例在教学中的合理应用。
“互联网 +”时代对外汉语线上一对一教学模式探究
Authors: 章 钰暄
Published: November 2020

随着中国综合国力的不断提升和“一带一路”这一理念的诞生与发展，世界各国对汉语的需求急剧增加，汉语学习已经在世界范围内引起了一阵热潮。在 21 世纪“互联网 +”的大浪潮里，传统的课堂教学模式已不能满足学习者的需求。因此，如何将线下教学转变成有针对性、实时和高效的线上教学，成为当下亟待解决的现实问题。论文旨在打造一个“互联网 +” 对外汉语的线上教学模式，推进对外汉语教学进一步的发展和探索出对外汉语教学的新方向，针对线上汉语教学出现的问题提出相应的解决对策。
高校学生评教制度存在的问题及改革研究
Authors: 卜 灿灿
Published: November 2020

学生评教是学校管理过程中的重要组成部分，对于学校教学质量的提升以及教学监督管理工作的落实有着十分重要的意义。从当前高校学生评教制度实际落实情况来看，仍存在一些问题和不足，影响评教制度的作用和价值。论文主要针对高校学生评教制度主要存在的问题及相关改革策略进行探究，希望能为高校学生评教制度的良好运转提供一定的参考。
Assessability of Lump Sum Payments on Occasion of Retirement
Authors: Prebble John
Published: November 2020

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Estate Duty - Valuation of Interest in Farm Partnership
Authors: Prebble John
Published: November 2020

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Gift Duty - Assessment - Estate and Gift Duties Act
Authors: Prebble John
Published: November 2020

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Income Tax: Land Purchased for the Purpose of Sale
Authors: Prebble John
Published: November 2020

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"Decoupling dilemmas: The economic-security nexus in the US-China trade conflict"
Authors: Capie David , Hamilton-Hart Natasha , Young Jason
Published: November 2020

For more than two decades, China was enmeshed in transnational trade and investment networks. The complex interdependence that characterised the relationship between the United States and China is now threatened by policies that incentivise decoupling, including the partial unwinding of multinational supply chains. Since 2018 the ‘trade war’ between the US and China has taken on elements of a ‘tech war’, in which national security concerns
replace economic logic. The area for win–win gains is reduced, as both countries pursue policies of greater technological autonomy. The bilateral rift creates challenges for companies and third parties who have no wish to take sides and complicates APEC’s goal to promote growth and accelerate regional economic integration.
"Decoupling dilemmas: The economic-security nexus in the US-China trade conflict"
Authors: Capie David , Hamilton-Hart Natasha , Young Jason
Published: November 2020

For more than two decades, China was enmeshed in transnational
trade and investment networks. The complex interdependence that
characterised the relationship between the United States and China
is now threatened by policies that incentivise decoupling, including
the partial unwinding of multinational supply chains. Since 2018
the ‘trade war’ between the US and China has taken on elements of
a ‘tech war’, in which national security concerns replace economic
logic. The area for win–win gains is reduced, as both countries
pursue policies of greater technological autonomy. The bilateral rift
creates challenges for companies and third parties who have no wish
to take sides and complicates APEC’s goal to promote growth and
accelerate regional economic integration.
Explaining the better‐than‐average effect among prisoners
Authors: Taylor Sarah G , Eisenbarth Hedwig , Sedikides Constantine , Alicke Mark D
Published: November 2020

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Sense of Place and Belonging in Developing Culturally Appropriate Therapeutic Environments: A Review
Authors: Marques Bruno , Freeman Claire , Carter Lynette , Pedersen Zari Maibritt
Published: November 2020

The connection the Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa-New Zealand, have to the land is threatened by the effects of colonisation, urbanisation and other factors. In particular, many Māori suffer significant health and wellbeing inequalities compared to the non-Māori population. In an effort to reduce such inequalities, there is a growing consciousness of the need to better understand the cultural and place-specific determinants that affect the health and wellbeing of population groups in different environments. This article explores how environmental and cultural connections to land enable the development of place-specific and culturally-driven principles that promote the health and wellbeing of Māori populations. It argues that concepts of place, belonging, landscape and wellbeing play an important role in linking environment and culture as well as in contributing to creating therapeutic spatial environments that promote both human health and ecosystems. A set of principles is developed that allows for the landscape design of such therapeutic environments while accommodating the socio-cultural and environmental values that promote health and wellbeing of both Māori and non-Māori people.
CONTRIBUTION OF CENTRAL ASIAN SCIENTISTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD SCIENCE
Authors:   Tashkent University of Information Technology  named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi, Arifkhanov Bakhtiyor
Published: November 2020

This article is devoted to the role of scientists of the East in the development of world culture and in particular science, the contribution of Central Asian scientists to the development of world science, their achievements in various fields of science, their encyclopedic knowledge.
THE NEW WAVE AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON ART UZBEK CINEMA
Authors:   National Institute of Art and Design named after Kamoliddin Bexzod of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ayupov Bahodir
Published: November 2020

At the end of the ÕÕ age 50-60 y.y. new direction arose in cinematograph of Franceunder name "New wave", which has played the greater role in development in histories of movie. The Cardinal principles of this direction became the refusal of traditional methods i.e. refusing from enormous creative groups, as well as from high-priced technician,stage managers have begun to shoot the films in compact group
SOME COMMENTS EARLY STAGES OF ENTRANCE OF ENGLISH AMBASSADORS AND TRADERS TO CENTRAL ASIA
Authors:   Namangan State University of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Kupaysinov Ismail
Published: November 2020

This article analyzes the factors that led to the arrival of British ambassadors and merchants in the Central Asian region in the early XIX century, the attitude of the Russian Empire to the ambassadors' personal diaries, and historical sources
HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT PORTRAIT GENRE IN UZBEKISTAN
Authors:   National Institute of Arts and Design named after Kamoliddin Behzod of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Namozov Bahram
Published: November 2020

This article is about developing of portrait genre in fine art and analysis of the masterpiece and except for the individual character of the person in portrait genre, its surrounding and occupation. All the type and genre of fine art tell about person's life. The person always is an important role in art. It is told the story of its appearance, its complex interior, its character, its spirit and its various aspects
DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS IN UZBEKISTAN
Authors:   Tashkent State Pedagogical University named after Nizami of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mirzaev Muradulla
Published: November 2020

The basis of the progress of advanced economies is a strong civil society. Uzbekistan also chose the direction of formation of a similar society. In this matter, the development of civil society institutions is of particular importance. This article is about the work done in this direction in the republic over the years of independence. Despite the lack of sufficient experience in this area, an analysis was carried out on the example of world experience, its implementation
Women's rural-urban migration in Lebanon
Authors:   , Youssef Sally N.
Published: November 2020

Women’s sole internal migration has been mostly ignored in migration studies, and the concentration on migrant women has been almost exclusively on low-income women within the household framework. This study focuses on middleclass women’s contemporary rural-urban migration in Lebanon. It probes into the determinants and outcomes of women’s sole internal migration within the empowerment framework. The study delves into the interplay of the personal, social, and structural factors that determine the women’s rural-urban migration as well as its outcomes. It draws together the lived experiences of migrant women to explore the determinants of women’s internal migration as well as the impact of migration on their expanded empowerment.
Investigating pre-service teachers' self efficacy beliefs in STEM fields
Authors:   , Shehab Hanan
Published: November 2020

The subject of self-efficacy beliefs has been studied for over four decades now. The purpose of this study was to explore pre-service self-efficacy beliefs in Math and Science (STEM fields) in the context of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) courses at a private university in Lebanon. A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was adopted and a purposive sample of 22 pre-service teachers was selected for the study. Two quantitative instruments, the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument (MTEBI) and the Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument (STEBI-B) were administered, pre-and post, to determine the levels of the pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs. For the qualitative data, participants wrote reflections on the PCK methods course 3 times during the semester and were interviewed at the beginning and at the end of the semester about the changes in their efficacy beliefs, namely in the Personal Math Teaching Efficacy Beliefs (PMTE), Personal Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs (PSTE), Personal Science Outcome Expectancy (STOE), and Math Teaching Outcome Expectancy (MTOE). Findings indicate somewhat significant changes in PMTE, MTOE, and STOE as a result of teaching experiences during PCK courses, whereas the changes in PSTE were less influenced than in the other subfields. Moreover, STOE has improved for all branches, whereas PMTE, PSTE, MTOE’s change varied between the branches. These changes were represented by a shift in teachers’ perceptions concerning their abilities to teach math and science and the proficiency with which they can teach these subjects.
Transformation of the Political Discourse of the Ukrainian Elite in the Context of Competition between the Russian Federation and the West: 2004–2014
Authors: Yefremov D. I.
Published: November 2020

The article establishes the relationship between the interests of the Ukrainian establishment and the foreign policy vector of Kyiv. The author identified the main actors who determined the specifics of the transformation of the strategic course of Ukraine. On the one hand, the author revealed the critical problems of European integration and on the other hand, the improvement/ degradation of relations with the Russian Federation. The author evaluated the strategic doctrines used by the Ukrainian elite and analysed main changes in the approaches of the Ukrainian establishment. This article considers the reaction of Russian and Ukrainian political elites to the correction of the foreign policy imperatives of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, respectively. Also, the author, using the theory of the “heavy” and “light” fractions of Ukrainian political elites as an example, identifies specific features of the correlation between the replacement/renewal of key elite groups and the adaptation of the strategic vector, including a qualitative rethinking of the approaches inherent in the replaced establishment. On the other hand, the author compared between the declared positions/slogans and specific doctrines/concepts, initiated, for example, by individual actors of the political elite. The author analyses the main reasons for the soft dismantling of the so-called multi-vector diplomacy in favour of the Euro-Atlantic course. Also, in the article, concerning the realities of Ukraine, the influence of the political model of “shapeless pluralism” of hybrid regimes on the transformation of the foreign policy’ agenda.
Threats of Terrorism in the Context of the Digital Transformation of the World and Ways of Protection Against Them
Authors: Glotov V. I. , Mikhailov D. M. , Pedanov V. A.
Published: November 2020

This article deals with the problems of one of the most urgent threats in the world today — the problem of terrorism, and its essential and cross-border form — cyberterrorism. It is of growing interest in the analysis of information and communication technologies used in the implementation of terrorist activities and directly for acts of cyberterrorism. We present several relevant examples and practical cases of the use of information and communication technologies by terrorists. The authors concluded that it is necessary to jointly search for solutions to combat the terrorist threat from terrorist organisations within the international community.
Objective Ground of National and Ethnic Identity as self-consciousness of an Ethnic Group
Authors: Mahamatov T. M. , Nakova A.
Published: November 2020

The Globalisation process and its achievements have exacerbated migration problems, creating a demographic crisis in the European Union and the Russian Federation. The authors of the article from the position of social philosophy and sociology examine the impact of the increasing migration flow from the problem regions of Asia and Africa to the more prosperous countries of Europe on the concepts of national and ethnic identity and tolerance, as well as on social capital and public trust in political leadership. The article draws attention to the borderline nature of the movement of identarism formed in the countries of Scandinavia, Western and Eastern Europe, with right-wing and extreme nationalist movements.
Bernard Baruch: History of success
Authors: Pachkalov A. V.
Published: November 2020

The article looks at the biography of Bernard Baruch (1870–1965), an American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. Firstly the question about the genealogy of the Bernard Baruch is studied. Bernard Baruch had a lot of famous persons among their ancestors. The information contained in the article shows the close business and relative connections between Baruch family and financial families of the USA and Europe.
The Current state of Food security in Russia as a Factor of Political Risk in the Agricultural sector
Authors: Afanaseva D. A.
Published: November 2020

The article analyses the level of food security of the Russian Federation as a determinant of political risk in the agricultural sector of the country. The author presents calculations of indicators of ensuring food independence of the Russian Federation on priority types of food products; assesses the level of import dependence of the agricultural sector; regards the dynamics of personal food consumption in the country. The author notes that at present, the domestic agricultural complex operates in conditions of constant economic and geopolitical transformations. It directly affects the emergence and growth of political risk in this sector of the economy. Sanctions imposed on Russia by Western countries since 2014 predetermined the direction of development of the agricultural sector of the Russian Federation and revealed the need for thinking long-term and systemic solutions from the state in the field of import substitution and improving the quality of life of the Russian population.
Federal and Regional Aspects of the Moscow City Duma Elections
Authors: Sperkach A. I.
Published: November 2020

The author focuses on one of the most resonant events of the last electoral cycle: the election of deputies of the Moscow city Duma, their Federal and purely local features using comparative and system methods. The author in most cases relied on open sources, widely attracting media materials. The article states the image damage suffered by “United Russia” in the capital, whose representatives were nominated as independent candidates. At the same time, reputational costs, taking into account the results of elections in other regions, paradoxically contribute to the fact that the project of “United Russia”, as the party in power, will continue.
Social Media Communities “BKontakte” as a source of Political Knowledge: Case “Political science Library”
Authors: Alekseev D. V. , Kopylova P. S.
Published: November 2020

This research considered the content of the “Political science library” social media community for the 2019 year. Authors identified domination topics at the discourse of a network community, tried to share the most popular posts and books. We classified it using hashtags at social media groups. Authors used the elements of discourse analysis (the methodology for analyzing M. Skriven’s arguments). As a result of the analysis, we found that most of the books related to political history, political philosophy and political regimes and democracy. We can conclude that such content is useful and interesting for people if accounted for the number of community subscribers and a large number of posts with books on the history and philosophy of politics. At the same time, books which related to the most applied fields of political science appeared less often. The study proved that communities such as the “Political science library” are not only agents of political science knowledge, but also contribute to the development of networked communities of researchers and anyone interested in political science.
Principles of stability of Resources in the Conditions of Information Wars
Authors: Kovrigin D. E.
Published: November 2020

Today, the importance of information systems, which have become an integral part of human life, has increased many times. During this process, information attacks moved from the category of auxiliary tools to the category of main ones. Now skilful management of information flows determines not only the specifics but sometimes the outcome/result of wars. At the present stage, States are constantly waging wars among themselves in the information space. Each state represents its ideology and image of the future. The confrontation is going on simultaneously between all States, and no side can win a priori. In the course of such an endless confrontation, the problem of maintaining resource stability becomes particularly urgent . The purpose of this work is to highlight the basic principles of the state’s information policy.
Digital tools of socio-economic Development of the Region
Authors: Seidalin A. Zh.
Published: November 2020

In a developed country, the development of science should not lag behind technological progress. The only implementation of the most modern technologies can ensure the implementation of the most effective management in all areas of society, reducing bureaucratisation processes, accelerating the process of providing services to the population, and generally reducing the human factor on those aspects that are possible and necessary to shift to digital systems.
Volunteering as a Tool for Involvement in the system of state Youth Policy
Authors: Lukianenko K. T.
Published: November 2020

Currently, in the Russian Federation, there is an increase in the social and political activity of youth, the importance of increasing the quality coverage of youth with state youth policy is growing. In this context, volunteering takes on a unique role as an effective toolkit for involving youth in the system of state youth policy, as well as solving state-oriented tasks. This article discusses the prospects for the development of volunteering in the Russian Federation for involving young people in solving state-oriented tasks, including in conditions of emergency mobilization using the example of a coronavirus pandemic.
Images of the soviet Past as a Resource for the Formation of National-state Identity of Russians
Authors: Titov V. V.
Published: November 2020

In the framework of the presented study, the author analyses the question of the role of images of the Soviet past in the formation of the national-state identity of Russians. The purpose of the study is to identify problems and perspectives for the transformation of the national-state identity of citizens of the Russian Federation by forming the image of the past as the main element of collective social memory. The methodological base of the research combines the features of descriptive political-cultural analysis and systematization of published big data of sociological surveys. The author concluded that attempts to destroy the heroic component of the Soviet symbolic heritage and replace it with a narrative associated with the pre-revolutionary period lead to the erosion of the value-symbolic foundations of group favouritism in Russian society, which causes resistance from carriers of Soviet and Russian identity. The synthesis of the symbolic heritage of the Soviet and pre-revolutionary erases based on the recognition of universal values, and historical continuity in the development of the Russian state seems to be the most reasonable option for using images of the past to strengthen the national-state identity of Russians.
Power Legitimacy: Towards the Creation of an Operational Model
Authors: Chimiris E. S.
Published: November 2020

The legitimacy of power is difficult to assess and predict, so the author of the article sets himself the task of formulating an operational model for describing the legitimacy of power and suggests using a discursive approach to the analysis of political processes. The use of discursive methods allows using not only sociological surveys but also to find cheaper and more effective methods of analysing opinions and ideas. The development of such a model will open the way to the formation of a tool for assessing the level of legitimacy of power and forecasting crises of legitimacy in a particular state. Turning to the discursive dimension of the description of legitimacy allows us to designate specific variables and to describe and evaluate them. As the main methodological concept, the author suggests using idealised cognitive models in the terminology of J. Lakoff (frames, figurative-schematic structures, metaphors and metonyms). Further, based on the traditions of studying the legitimacy of power in political and social science, as well as applying a discursive approach, the author formulates an operational model of legitimation consisting of three main elements: institutional order, leaders and elites, historical and cultural traditions. The formulation of the primary hypothesis is based on the assumption that the coincidence of the models of legitimation of power formulated by political leaders and perceived by the population will contribute to increased support for the authorities. The ability to approach the formation of tools for assessing and predicting crises of legitimacy can be useful both for describing and forecasting domestic policy and for evaluating the political risks of investments and cooperation with other countries.
Conceptual Ground for the Regulation of Migration Processes
Authors: Arshin K. V.
Published: November 2020

The article describes the conceptual principles underlying the optimal regulation of migration processes. Taking into account world experience, which finds expression in sociological, political science theories, theories of international relations and theories of public administration, the author identifies the most general characteristics of the migration policy system that is characteristic of developed states. Their observance allows states to effectively address the most pressing issues regarding the regulation of relations between migrants and the host community.
Implementation of Machine Learning Methods to solve Political Problems
Authors: Erokhina O. V.
Published: November 2020

The political reality described by non-linearity of processes and significant influence of informal mechanisms of interaction of decision-making subjects-political elites and leaders. One of the most promising areas that open up new opportunities for studying political problems is the synthesis of “traditional” methodology of political analysis and methods of artificial intelligence. The purpose of this work is to build a methodological model in the form of a “decision tree” and use it to analyze the process of making personnel decisions concerning the heads of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Chronological limits: 2000–2020 years. It is necessary to solve the following tasks to achieve such a goal. 1. Study the main trends and priorities of the Federal centre’s personnel policy in relation to regional heads in the period under review. 2. Identification of key factors affecting the political positions of the leaders of regions of the Russian Federation based on the analysis of data on the performance parameters of the regional executive power. 3. Generalization of data on personnel decisions made in 2000–2018 and the construction of a “decision tree” that provides grounds for predicting future personnel decisions following the selected algorithm. The article substantiates the adequacy of using the decision tree for analyzing and predicting political decisions on the example of the personnel policy of federal government structures in relation to the regions of the Russian Federation. Based on the results of the work, 13 formal and informal criteria for assessing the stability of political positions of governors with varying degrees of probability of their use in the process of making personnel decisions were formulated. The author proposes to use these criteria as attributes for training the decision tree. Due to the significant amount of data, the paper presents a fragment of the decision tree that clearly illustrates the possibility of using the C 4.5 algorithm to solve political problems.
Key Indicators of social and Economic Development of the Russian Federation: Economic Progress vs social Progress
Authors: Dorenko K. S.
Published: November 2020

The author of the article analyses the key indicators of social development in Russian Federation, gives a comparative analysis of the indicators of the last years in the following directions: subsistence minimum, dynamics of wages plans and pensions, dynamics of real incomes of the population in relation to the living wage, poverty level, unemployment rate and others. The article provides official statistics of the social progress indicators and the potential for its further growth, as well as the share of state expenditures on social policy in the total spending of the federal budget. One of the most important indicators that make possible to compare the citizens quality of life is the level of the living wage in the country. This value is directly related to the cost of the consumer basket, the composition of which is determined at the government level. The living wage, in turn, affects the volume of social benefits received by the least protected categories of the population.
Basque in the Spanish Newspaper Discourse as an Instrument for Maintaining Political Identity
Authors: Dronova S. Yu.
Published: November 2020

This article deals with the use of words in the language of Basques in Spanish-language print media. The research hypothesis was as follows: the use of Basque in the Spanish newspaper discourse has a political background and is directly related to the political course and aspirations of the Basque authorities. In the research, the authors used the historical method. It allowed considering the importance of the language of Basques for the nationalist struggle of the region since the end of the 19th century. The method of content analysis allowed identifying Basque words which are most frequently used in Spanish newspapers. It allowed the application of the method of quantitative analysis of the use of these words in selected publications for all the time of existence of the electronic archive. The author found the method of comparative analysis of the data obtained and the method of interrogation through questionnaires. As a result of the research, the author revealed that all the Basque words which are most often used in Spanish newspapers are related to politics and can be translated into Spanish without loss of meaning. According to the public opinion survey, the Basque words in Spanish newspapers create a sense of uniqueness of political phenomena occurring in the Basque Country, which contributes to strengthening the image of the isolation of the region. It is one of the political goals of the leadership of the Basque Country — the recognition of the Basques as a nation equally with the Spanish nation, as well as the establishment of special partnership and relations between the region and Spain. The image of the unique Basque nation can contribute to the realisation of the old dream of Basque nationalists —the unification of the Basque Land (Basque Country, part of Navarra and French Iparralde) on a national basis.
Evolution of the Moscow banking system at the turn of the XIX — early XX centurie
Authors: Lapteva E. V.
Published: November 2020

The article considers the main reasons, parameters, and history of regional Russian banks based on the example of Moscow. One of the main methods used is the comparative-historical method, which applies to various sections of the article. The author uses elements of biographical analysis. The field of research includes several Moscow banks, mainly related to trade. The study names famous Moscow entrepreneurs who were at the origins of banking in the old capital, and draws attention to the fact that many of them were old believers. This article can be the basis for an open discussion about the historical continuity, analysis of the activities of modern Moscow banks and their connection with analogues at the turn of the XIX — early XX centuries.
EMI and Other Professional Risks of ESP Teacher
Authors: Kondrakhina N. G. , Petrova O. N.
Published: November 2020

The article describes internal and external factors producing a negative impact on the productivity of the ESP teachers’ activity. These factors are connected with professional risks, primarily with teachers being unable to adequately meet modern requirements such as mastering advanced educational and digital technologies, applying soft skills, combining teaching with research work and provision of additional paid educational services. The authors consider the introduction of CLIL technology and EMI model by universities to be the highest risk to the very profession of ESP teacher and make an attempt to identify the possible areas of cooperation between ESP teachers and EMI lecturers.
Workers’ Faculties: The Education of People’s Masses and/or Ideological Chimera
Authors: Zubov V. V.
Published: November 2020

The paper considers the history of the creation and development of Workers’ Faculties in the RSFSR and the USSR. That system of education was widespread in the first fifteen years of the existence of the Soviet state. Major politicians of Soviet Russia considered the issues of teaching methods and methodologies. They, for the most part, were former students of those faculties and were actively engaged in self-education, as one of the main priorities of the young socialist state. The Soviet leaders emphasized the need to increase the level of education of the broad masses without interruption from productive activities. At the same time, there was a dilemma on the importance of pre-revolutionary experience in building a new education system, the task of which was to educate a person who possessed personal qualities that allowed her to follow the ideological principles of communism. The author paid particular attention to the legislation governing the activities of the Workers’ Faculties and the long-term consequences of applying this educational model.
Formation of a Multi-level Model of World Culture as a Response to the Challenges of Globalization
Authors: Ten Yu. P. , Prikhodko L. V.
Published: November 2020

The relevance of the article is due to the theoretical and practical need to rethink the content of the concept of “culture” in the context of the formation of world culture. The authors turn to comparative philosophical studies: concepts, categories, approaches and methods from social philosophy, philosophical anthropology, cross-cultural management, sociology, theory and practice of intercultural communication are used. The key conclusion is the provision that the structuralsystem analysis of culture allows us to represent it as a multi-tiered system, each level of which is interconnected with other levels. Cultural diversity can be thought of as the degree to which there are differences within and between individuals, based on both subjective and objective cultural components. The article substantiates the position that the formation of meanings and meanings common for different peoples and cultures as the upper tier of world culture will contribute to the more effective achievement of mutual understanding by participants in intercultural dialogue by minimizing the degree of influence of cross-cultural barriers.
Internships as a Factor in Developing the Company’s Social Potential
Authors: Sillaste G. G. , Sanakina E. A.
Published: November 2020

The article examines the role of internship in the development of the social potential of the company. One of the factors of this development is a two-level system for improving the professional qualities of trainees, each component of which has its specific characteristics. The authors give conceptual definitions and analyze the features of such forms of training young personnel as internship and mentoring. While there are certain common features, these phenomena still have significant differences in moral, administrative, temporal and legal aspects. We used the method of sociological diagnostics to analyze the effectiveness of organizing internships in one of the largest companies in the pharmaceutical market. In the course of the study, we made a grouping, and a hierarchy of varieties of knowledge and skills was built based on the respondents’ self-esteem. The result of the work was the identification of the factors of the weak development of the internship phenomenon in modern Russia with a sufficiently large potential.
Methodology for the Study of Socio-Political Attitudes of International Students
Authors: Rastorguev S. V. , Volkhonskaya Z. I.
Published: November 2020

The article presents the rationale for the classification of international students based on civilizational criteria. The authors identified and characterized eight cultural profiles: two post-Soviet profiles, European, Latin American, African, Arabic, Chinese, and southern.The authors propose to use sociological scales to identify and measure the socio-political attitudes of international students. The authors proposed their options for the following scales: the social distance of E. Bogardus, equal intervals of L. Thurstone, total ratings of R. Likert, the scale of L. Guttman. We also proposed the author’s interpretation of the method of semantic differential of C. Osgood. Each scale allows you to identify and measure attitudes towards Russia. Finally, the authors proposed an integral index of socio-political attitudes. The integral index consists of an average of five of the above indices. The integrated index allows you to minimize research errors and compare the attitudes of students from different cultural profiles.
The project of solidary society for the Union state of Belarus and Russia
Authors: Boyko S. I.
Published: November 2020

The author discussed the version of the modernisation of the Union State of Belarus and Russia based on the theory of socially oriented market economy, the experience of building a solidarity society and a social state in Germany, carried out during the work of Federal Chancellor K. Adenauer. Firstly, the author made a comparative analysis of the socio-economic policy in Belarus and Russia. Secondly, the author has shown the role of religious moral and spiritual values and Christian ideology in creating a solidarity society. Finally, the author grounded the beginning of the termination of the state policy of social and economic liberalism in Russia and formulated the reasons for the inhibition of political integration and permanent economic conflicts in the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
Analysis of Engineering Accreditation Process and Outcomes: Lessons Learned for Successful First Time Application
Authors: Ayadat Tahar , Asiz Andi
Published: November 2020

The aims of the paper are to share and analyze engineering accreditation experience starting from the preparation through the outcome, and to discuss lessons learned particularly for first-time applicants. Securing accreditation from a well-recognized international body, such as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) can indicate quality of an engineering program. To qualify for an accreditation up to six- to seven-year period, an engineering program must meet a set of accreditation standards or criteria. The article is not limited only for new engineering programs outside the United States who are willing to pursue engineering accreditation from ABET, but it is applicable for an existing accredited program who will undergo next accreditation cycle. The authors presented and analyzed detail accreditation experience for a new established Civil Engineering (CE) Program at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU) in Saudi Arabia. Although the ABET website provides detail procedure for the accreditation steps, the detail cases experienced by the PMU CE program will enrich knowledge on how to prepare and handle successful international accreditation. The authors also discussed issues raised during the accreditation activities, including program compliance with the nine ABET criteria, and presented key lessons to prepare for a smooth accreditation process. The main significant result of the accreditation exercise about continuous improvement was summarized in term of the curriculum upgrade, including adding another semester for senior design course and offering new sustainability engineering course, and adding computer aided design course at the early semester.
The Attitudes of Tertiary Level Students Towards Cooperative Learning Strategies in Afghan EFL Context
Authors: Katawazai Rahmatullah , Saidalvi Aminabibi
Published: November 2020

Educators use various active learning strategies over the last decades in different educational contexts globally. The current study aimed to investigate the attitudes of Afghan tertiary level students towards cooperative learning strategies in the Afghan EFL context. The current study used a questionnaire as a primary instrument for collecting the data employing a descriptive survey design for data collection and analysis. The participants were 165 undergraduate students from the Department of English, Languages and Literature Faculty, Kandahar University. The findings revealed that participants have positive attitudes towards cooperative learning strategies, and several reasons were pointed out for positive changes to take place. Cooperative learning strategies have also been considered as useful teaching and learning techniques that increase classroom participation from the perspectives of students. Thus, it is recommended for Afghan teachers to adopt cooperative learning strategies due to the positive effects on students’ attitudes and classroom participation. The findings of the current study will help educators to incorporate cooperative learning in their courses. The result will be a guide for curriculum developers to include cooperative strategies in designing curriculum and textbooks.
Gender Denotation Methods for Nouns in the Turkish Language
Authors:   Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia, Napolnova E.M.
Published: November 2020

The gender of both humans and animals differentiates linguistically in all cultures, but this category may be expressed in different ways and to various degrees. In the Turkish language, neither nouns nor pronouns have a grammatical category of gender. The morphological method of denoting gender is used only for a restricted number of humans, mostly high-ranking, and in some personal names. The lexical method of denoting gender is used for most human and animal names. In this method, together with the lexemes with value having no indication of gender, a lexeme characterized by the semantics dominated by the indication of gender is used. Such gender markers are also used independently and, along with the gender meaning, include a “key meaning” or have a connotation. This group of words includes some kinship terms, names of age groups, and addresses. The lexeme erkek is used for all age groups, humans and animals, thereby being “absolute”. Positive connotations are characteristic of the masculine markers erkek, adam, delikanlı, while bey, bay are neutral. The use of the feminine markers kadın, kız, dişi, bayan is limited by age, biological and social factors. Kadın has a pejorative connotation. Only names of animals that have economic importance are denoted by gender in a suppletive way. The number of such animal names is decreasing due to changes in the main method of production. The gender of other animals is marked lexically with the help of erkek and dişi. The results of this study are important for typological research and help to prevent communication errors.
Substantive Suffixal Adjectives with the Semantics of Intensity in the Russian Language: A Systemic Functional Approach
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 Russia, Liu Fangfang , Kosova V.A. ,   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 Russia
Published: November 2020

Comparative analysis of substantive adjectives with the suffixes -at-, -ast-, -ist-, all having a common additional component of intensity in their derivational semantics, was performed. The adjectives were considered within a series of derivational means used to express the semantic category of intensity. The study is relevant due to the necessity to create a fundamentally new and cognitively oriented description of word-formation units of the Russian language from the standpoint of the systemic functional approach. The purpose of the study was to establish the systemic and categorical status of substantive suffixal adjectives with the semantics of intensity, as well as their functional correlations. Conclusions were made about the subcategorizing character of this meaning in the field of mutational semantics of Russian adjectives (the systemic status of its carriers is a derivational subtype with the suffix -ast- and word-formation subtypes with the suffixes -at-, -ist-). Functional features of the derivatives with each suffix were defined. Similarities and differences between them were revealed. Their systemic and functional relationship (synonymy and parallelism) was established. Zones of functional dominance were found.
Home and Family in the Novels “The White Guard” by M.A. Bulgakov and “The Suicide” by M.A. Aldanov: A Look at the Revolution from the “Inside” and the “Outside”
Authors:   Penza State University, Penza, 440026 Russia, Makarova Y.V.
Published: November 2020

The sociocultural content of the concept of family hearth under the conditions of the revolutionary events of 1917 described in the novels “The Suicide” (‘Samoubiistvo’) by M.A. Aldanov and “The White Guard” (‘Belaya gvardiya’) by M.A. Bulgakov was revealed. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the concepts of home and family are the basic components of the sociocultural consciousness of any society. The study was performed with the aim of identifying key motifs in the description of home, as well as similarities and differences in the linguistic representation of this concept when describing two periods in the history of Russia (during the pre-revolutionary and revolutionary times) from the position of the author as an eyewitness to the events and the author as an emigrant. The following conclusions were made: in the descriptions of home of the pre-revolutionary Russia in the novels “The White Guard” by M.A. Bulgakov and “The Suicide” by M.A. Aldanov, the motifs of the well-being, stability, and continuity of generations are emphasized. In the episodes depicting the revolutionary events, the linguistic representation of home and family changes considerably: the motifs of doom, regret about the lost, surrealism, and tenuous imaginings become evident. The results obtained are important for linguistic analysis of some passages of the text needed for the adequate perception of the novels “The White Guard” by M.A. Bulgakov and “The Suicide” by M.A. Aldanov.
Reflexiones acerca de la metodología de la enseñanza.
Authors: Díaz Esparza Carlos
Published: November 2020

Todo aquel que ha tenido experiencia en la enseñanza se ha encontrado con diversos problemas. ¿Qué hacer para lograr un mejor aprendizaje en los alumnos? ¿Cómo se les puede motivar? ¿Cómo despertar en ellos actitudes positivas hacia el estudio? ¿Qué método de enseñanza puede dar mejores resultados? ¿Qué técnica será la que convenga utilizar en la clase de la tarde?
Núcleo de desarrollo académico: actitud hacia el aprendizaje.
Authors: Díaz Esparza Carlos
Published: November 2020

Uno de los fenómenos que inquietan con frecuencia a los profesores, padres de familia, administradores educativos y la sociedad es la actitud del alumno hacia el estudio.