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Neo-patriarchy and the Problem of the Arab Crisis: A Critical Study on Hisham Sharabi’s Works
Authors: Yoyo Yoyo
Published: December 2018

The paper tries to elaborate the ideas of Hisham Sharabi on Neo-patriarchy culture and its relevance to the current situations. He perceived that Neo-patriarchy as one of main causes of the Arab crisis. According to him, the Arab societies in general did not adopt modernism in its real form. Therefore, rather transforming into modern society they turned into “distorted modernism.” The data of this research particularly are Sharabi’s works that were published during 1980s as crucial period of his intellectual journey. The paper found three major conclusions on neo-patriarchy culture postulated by Sharabi: 1) neo-patriarchy culture is the real form of Arab’s failure in transforming its societies into modern one, it reflected such as in authoritarian political system, economic dependent and social-political fragmentation; 2) criticism is pre-conditions for modern Arab societies’ transformation. One of the efforts to achieve real modernism according to Sharabi is to deconstruct some distorted definitions of democracy, civil society, etc., and build fresh meaning of the terms. 
Muhammad Abduh’s Thought On Muhammadiyah Educational Modernism: Tracing The Influence In Its Early Development
Authors: Shabir Muslich , Susilo Sulistiyono
Published: December 2018

This article originally attempts to particularly find an answer whether the Muslim educational reforms introduced by the Muhammadiyah movement in Indonesia influenced by the ideas of 'Abduh. The results concluded the Muhammadiyah's educational reform programs were to a significant extent influenced by 'Abduh and founded on ideas which were undeniably similar to the ideas of 'Abduh. This suggests that the reform shows traces of a probable but unquantifiable influence of ‘Abduh and that this reform is certainly, at the very least, a reflection of ‘Abduh’s pervasive influence throughout the larger world of Islam.
Haşhaş (Papaver somniferum L.) Çeşit ve Melezlerinin Bazı Özellikleri Üzerine Genel ve Özel Kombinasyon Yeteneğinin Etkisi
Authors: DOĞRAMACI Sezen , ARSLAN Neşet
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada bazı haşhaş (Papaver somniferum
L.) çeşitlerinin ve resiprok melezlerinin verim ve verim öğeleri üzerine
genel ve özel uyum yeteneğinin etkisi araştırılmıştır. Deneme 2008-2010 tarım
yılında, Afyon Alkaloidleri Fabrikası deneme arazisinde kısmen dengede latis
deneme desenine göre üç tekerrürlü olarak yürütülmüştür. Denemede materyal
olarak 7 tescilli çeşit ve bunların resiprok melezleri kullanılmıştır.
Araştırma mevcut haşhaş genotiplerini kullanarak üstün genel uyum yeteneğine sahip anaçlar ile üstün özel uyum yeteneği etkisi gösteren melez kombinasyonları
saptamak ve hibridlerin melez
gücünü belirlemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre
genel ve özel uyum yeteneği değerleri bakımından önemli bazı karakterlere ait
veriler bildirilmiştir. Haşhaş anaçlarının genel uyum yeteneği bakımından;
bitki boyuna etkisi -1.08 / 1.45, kapsül verimine etkisi -19.12 / 17.39, tohum
verimine etkisi -21.04 / 13.67, morfin oranına etkisi -0.07 / 0.07 arasında
tespit edilmiştir. TMO 1 çeşidinin
kapsül ve tohum veriminde genel uyum yeteneği yüksektir. En yüksek değerde özel
uyum yeteneği etkisi gösteren Camcı 95 x TMO 1 melez kombinasyonu yüksek kapsül ve tohum verimine
sahip olmuştur.
THE IMAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL FUTURE AND SPORT ENGAGEMENT OF THE CADETS OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Kuznetsov A. V. , Utyuganov A. A.
Published: December 2018

The research defines the relationship between the content of the image of the professional future and sport engagement in the future N ational Guardsmen. Methods: the study involved 170 cadets of the military institute. They were asked to write an essay entitled «My professional future». The texts were studied with the help of the content analysis and qualitative psychosemantic analysis. Besides, a questionnaire survey was used: the participants were to rank the maturity indicators of the image of the future. Results: cadets with an average level of sport involvement showed a better image of professional future. According to the content of the image, athletes demonstrated a deeper understanding of the true values of the officer as opposed to utilitarian and selfish aspirations displayed by those not involved in sports. The scope of the results: the results can be used in the organization of sports activities in military schools. Summary: sports activities play an important role in the training of an officer of the National Guard troops: it is a necessary condition for the formation of the image of the professional future as part of the value-semantic foundations of the professional identity of the future officer.
FACTORS OF LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL TRANSFER IN NAMING UNITS OF SOCIAL DISEASES: A DIACHRONIC APPROACH
Authors: Arkhipova E. V. , Fomin A. G.
Published: December 2018

This article deals with the processes of linguistic and cultural transfer of nominations of the social diseases sphere in the diachronic aspect, as well as the factors that lead to the appearance and consolidation of new linguistic units in the language. The study features nominations related to the social diseases and medical spheres taken from bilingual and multilingual medical dictionaries and dictionaries of foreign words, scientific and popular science literature. We can distinguish the following diachronic classification of English words in Russian language: 1) non-assimilated anglicisms; 2) partially assimilated anglicisms; 3) fully assimilated anglicisms. The extralinguistic factors of linguistic and cultural transfer may include the interaction of cultures and the authority of the source language. The intralinguistic factors may include the absence of the equivalent in the native language, the tendency to use one word instead of a descriptive phrase, impossibility of formation of derivatives in the native language.
THE REVOLUTION AND THE PEOPLE OF L. LEONOV AND V. SHAROV: HISTORIOSOPHICAL DIALOGUE OF TWO WRITERS
Authors: Ashcheulova I. V.
Published: December 2018

The article examines the historical communication between two writers – Leonid Leonov («The Pyramid») and V. Sharov («Rehearsals», «Before and During», «Raising Lazarus», «Be like children»). The analysis featured the central artistic images and motifs of their novels, namely the Russian revolution and the people. According to the hypothesis, there are points of convergence between their historiosophical concepts. The Russian history, the way it was presented in their novels, was subjected to a multidimensional analysis, which revealed its catastrophism and eschatology. The revolution was largely demythologized by both Leonov and Sharov: they did not see it as an event that opened the possibility of creating a new world (paradise on earth) and a new man. So was the image of a God-bearing people who lost faith in the pursuit of social miracles. Both writers saw the revolution as the central historiosophical image of all Russian history. Both authors stressed the catastrophic and eschatological effect the revolution had for the foundations of Russian life, traditions, and Existence. Both authors used the symbolism of fire devouring Russia, its people, and every individual. In their novels, the revolution was an abyss which devoured millions of people and the  country itself. L. Leonov followed the theory of cyclical nature of Russian history; for him, the phenomenological essence of the revolution was a strange  and terrible delusion that captured the country and its people. V. Sharov was trying to prove the usual, repeatable character of revolution in Russian history: the cyclical nature of history was obvious to the writer. Sharov’s artistic strategy was to reproduce the individual word as a reaction to the revolution, words as expressions of attitudes towards reality, the metaphysical world, and God. History, according to Sharov, retains the traces of individual presence: it has a memory of i ts own.
THE POTENTIAL OF THE CROWDSOURCING AS A METHOD OF LINGUISTIC EXPERIMENT
Authors: Danilchuk M. V.
Published: December 2018

The present research considers crowdsourcing as a method of linguistic experiment. The paper features an experiment with the following algorithm: 1) problem statement, 2) development, 3) and questionnaire testing. The paper includes recommendations on crowdsourcing project organization, as well as some issues of respondents’ motivation, questionnaire design, choice of crowdsourcing platform, data export, etc. The linguistic experiment made it possible to obtain data on the potential of the phonosemantic analysis in solving naming problems in marketing. The associations of the brand name designer matched those of the majority of the Internet pannellists. The experiment showed that crowdsourcing proves to be an available method within the network society. It gives an opportunity to receive objective data and demonstrates high research capabilities. The described procedure of the crowdsourcing project can be used in various linguistic experiments.
VIOLATION OF LINGUISTIC NORMS IN TRANSLATION IN В1-С1 STUDENTS
Authors: Kobzeva O. V.
Published: December 2018

The present study features speech errors Italian students make in translation as the most complex form of speech activity. The examined speech errors were made by both students at the Higher School of Translation and budding traslators. The low quality of technical translation and the large number of translation errors determined the scope of the present research: to draw the scientists’ attention to the problem in question, to generalize the translation practice, and to work out recommendations on preventing translation errors. The research employed general scientific methods (generalization, analysis, synthesis) and empirical research methods. The author puts forward some possible causes of error making, e.g. interlingual and cross-language interference, loan translations, etc. The author gives examples of the most typical student errors, indicates the specific reasons behind them, and offers recommendations for error prevention. The results of this study can be used for training and practical purposes. The author comes to the conclusion that it is impossible not to make errors due to the fact that the students cannot overcome interference while in their native linguistic environment. However, it is quite possible to reduce the number of errors. The article is composed of three parts. The introduction specifies the aims and tasks of the work. The main body of the article introduces some specific examples of student errors. In the conclusion, the author sums up recommendations for effective work in the learning process.
LITERATURE CIRCLES AS AN IMPLEMENTATION OF READER-RESPONSE THEORY WHEN TEACHING EXTENSIVE READING IN ENGLISH AT UNIVERSITY
Authors: Kosheleva I. N.
Published: December 2018

Teaching extensive reading at university has a great potential for development of students’ linguistic, thinking and creative skills. By embracing the content of a literary work, students expand their vocabulary and increase their range of grammar constructions. Moreover, literary texts comprise a variety of social, ethical, and moral problems and are characterized by diverse conflicts. They are perceived and understood as a result of literary interpretation and are determined by readers’ life experience and attitudes, cultural and moral standards. Therefore, the reader-response theory becomes relevant, since it considers reading as transaction (interaction) between the reader and the text. It means that the meaning wasn’t put by the author once and for all but will be interpreted differently by different readers. Accordingly, there is no single interpretation of the literary work. The subject of this research is the problem of teaching extensive reading in English at university through reader-response theory. The purpose of the article is to introduce the premises of this theory making a case for its application and to describe the operation of literature circles as a local example of the scientific paradigm. The methodological framework of the research was comprised of the communicative approach to teaching English, task-based language learning and the studentcentered approach in collaborative learning. The article demonstrates that literature circles function in a group where each student performs his/her role and different layers of understanding of the literary text are uncovered through peer discussion. The results of the research can be of interest to both foreign language teachers and to the researchers dealing with applied methodology of teaching literature. The author proves that literature circles favorably affect both students’ motivation for extensive reading and English teaching enhancement at university.
REGIONAL LEADERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION AND THEIR IDEAS ON ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT IN 1965–1985, SIBERIA*
Authors: Konovalov A. B.
Published: December 2018

The study defines the positions of the first secretaries of the Siberian regional committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in the field of economic management in 1965 – 1985. After sector ministries had been restored, regional CPSU leaders declared that management institutions had to be moved to production centers, thus demanding the organization of inter-regional sector bodies on their territories. The paper shows how regional initiatives were supported by the central party-state bodies that introduced public debates and kept sending letters to the CPSU Central Committee, the heads of the USSR Council of Ministers, and the USSR State Planning Committee. The author managed to reveal the conflicts between the first secretaries of the regional committees of the CPSU. The conflicts were caused by the growing need to control the territorial administration bodies of the allied ministries and departments. One may conclude that the regional party bodies intended to strengthen the coordination of the local economic policy. However, the policy was controversial: on the one hand, there was a need to eliminate the redundant management levels of sector ministries and departments; on the other hand, there was a strong motivation to increase the staff of sector departments of regional and regional party committees.
INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON THE EXPANSION OF WRITING IN THE MID SIXTH CENTURY YAMATO
Authors: Surowen D. A.
Published: December 2018

The article features the influence of Buddhism, which appeared in Japan in the first half of the VI century, on the expansion of writing and written culture in Yamato. The author believes that the Chinese dynastic stories underestimated the expansion of writing in Japan during the VI century in their wish to link the appearance of the written language with Buddhism, which contradicts the finds of ancient Japanese epigraphic inscriptions on swords and mirrors made in the V century. The confusion in the Chinese sources probably arose from the ancient tradition of talking knots and cuts on wooden plates in the early VI century. Yamato had to refuse from this practice when Buddhism entered Japan in the early VI century. First, Buddhism was introduced at the court of the unrecognized Yamato ruler, prince Hironiwa (future Kimmei) in 538 A.D. It was officially recognized during his rule in 552 A.D., which was confirmed by the Chinese dynastic histories. To read Buddhist literature and write in good Chinese, new Japanese adepts and scientists had to master thieroglyphic writing.
C. W. MILLS ON KNOWLEDGE SOCIOLOGY (FROM THE HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENTIST)
Authors: Желтов Виктор , Zheltov Viktor , Желтов Максим , Zheltov Maxim
Published: December 2018

The article reveals the position of the prominent American sociologist in matters of knowledge sociology. It gives the description C. W. Mills’s views on the origin of the pragmatism theory popular in the United States. The article highlights C. W. Mills’s original position in the matter of the attitude to the concepts of structural functionalism and empiricism, which were popular in his lifetime. The work reveals C. W. Mills’s views on the place and role of sociology in the United States, as well as on the social scientists’ role as intellectual craftsmen. C. W. Mills believes that sociology must proceed from the problems formulation in the valuation context of the whole mankind, so a social scientist cannot write only for intellectuals.
REGIONAL SOCIAL POLICY: TENDENCIES AND PROBLEMS (KEMEROVO REGION CASE STUDY)
Authors: Морозова Елена , Morozova Elena , Минаева Татьяна , Minaeva Tatyana
Published: December 2018

The article is devoted to the analysis of modern trends and problems of implementing social policy in the Kemerovo Region. But their description is preceded by the substantiation of the importance of social policy for normal functioning of the society and some of its conceptual aspects: the interpretation of social policy, its subjects and levels. The paper also features the regional experience of social support for different population groups and the implementation of social programs. To assess the effectiveness of the social policy, a statistical analysis of the indicators of the social living standards, public health, accommodation, as well as education and culture has been carried out. Such aspects as the increase in poverty incidence and the high level of morbidity of the regional inhabitants are named as the most problematic ones. However, the high pace of real estate development has made it possible, in recent years, to significantly reduce the proportion of the people who need better housing conditions. In conclusion, it is deduced that social policy should remain the most important component of the state policy in general and the central task of regional authorities, especially if the territorial community is in difficult socio-economic conditions.
EXPERIENCE AND PROBLEMS OF INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COOPERATION WITH THE AUTHORS OF ECONOMIC PUBLISHER EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
Authors: Резник Семен , Reznik Semen
Published: December 2018

The article is devoted to the experience and problems of interaction between the authors of educational and scientific literature and publishers. It examines the types of educational and methodological and scientific publications, such as scientific article, monograph, textbook, manual, as well as the specifics of collective work preparation and the stages of interaction between authors and publishers. Particular attention is paid to the increasing role of authors in the promotion of their books, as well as in the preparation of supplemented and revised publications. The problems of modern book publishing are identified, in particular the slowdown in sales, pricing in book publishing, new opportunities for using electronic library systems, the use of scientific journals controlled by the publishing house to promote books of the publishing house. The article is based on the thesis of the author's speech at the round table of the allRussian conference "Book Publishing and Professional Education: Priorities for Interaction and Cooperation", conducted by the INFRA-M research and publishing center in cooperation with the Russian State Humanitarian University.
THE ROLE OF POLITICAL SYMBOLS IN «THE SOCIETY OF THE SPECTACLE» BY GUY DEBORD
Authors: Белик Елена , Belik Elena
Published: December 2018

The article reviews the meaning of political symbols in the modern society through the prism of Guy Debord's political and philosophical tractate «The Society of the Spectacle». It introduces a notion of political symbols - a specific form of social communication; such symbols give each agent the opportunity to identify themselves with a certain political community; they are an important part of political activity. All this becomes possible due to a long history of transformation of political signs and symbols that have the same meaning for most members of sociopolitical relations. Political symbols represent a «soft political power» that affects people via sight, which is the most abstract of senses, according to the author of «The Society of the Spectacle». As a result, political symbols have become essential part of modern political life, creating or maintaining an illusion of free choice. In order to negate spectacle's influence Debord offers to think and act creatively, building relations according to one's personal beliefs, as opposed to following patterns and imposed symbols.
THE IMAGE OF THE KEMEROVO STATE UNIVERSITY AS VIEWED BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF
Authors: Морозова Елена , Morozova Elena , Сухачева Анна , Sukhacheva Anna
Published: December 2018

The image of the organization is its most important characteristic and success factor. In a highly competitive environment, modern universities seek to form and maintain a positive image. Consequently, a study of various aspects of its image helps to identify some reputational problems and to find ways to solve them. The aim of the current paper is to analyze the attitude of Kemerovo State University academic personnel to various characteristics, elements and factors of the university image. An analysis of various approaches to the interpretation of the image allows the authors to propose their own definition of the “university image” notion and to justify the use of sociological methods in its study. The research conducted at the Kemerovo State University has shown that the teaching staff see the following factors as significant for a positive image formation: high qualification of the academic staff, successful employment of the graduates, and good facilities and resources. The actual characteristics of their institution were grouped in integrated indicators; they were later compared with their ideas of a positive image, which allowed the respondents to rank them. The "image of the academic staff" appeared to be most consistent parameter, followed by "the image of the provided educational services" and "the image of the university site" (with equal values). "The image of administration» ranked fourth, and “the image of students" completed the list. The conducted research has made it possible not only to determine the university's assessments of various aspects of the image, but also to focus on those problems, whose solution will improve the university image.
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT AS THE MAJOR FACTOR OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
Authors: Бельчик Татьяна , Belchik Tatyana
Published: December 2018

The article examines the state and dynamics of labor productivity in the Russian Federation within the context of major policy documents on the socio-economic development of Russia. The author analyzes the dynamics of a number of high-performance occupations for the last three years. The paper features the factors of productivity growth and efficiency of its use in practice. The author determines the main causes of low level labor productivity and proposes measures for its improvement. The article is based on analysis of statistical data, outcomes of analysts’ researches, and the results of interviews with managers. The result of the study is the conclusion that, along with large-scale renewal of fixed assets, it is needed to use extensive reserves of an organizational nature to increase labor productivity. Among them: reduction of losses of working time, the use of modern managerial techniques, motivating people to high performance by all methods, centralizing and systemizing of improvement proceedings for labor productivity.
IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE MUNICIPALITY
Authors: Каратаев Евгений , Karataev Eugene
Published: December 2018

The article explores the problems that interfere with the development of housing and communal services in Kemerovo. The purpose of this study is to improve the system of management of apartment houses in the city of Kemerovo. The subject of the study is the city of Kemerovo and its system of apartment house management. To achieve the goal the following research methods have been used: analysis, synthesis, methods of comparison and generalization, computational method. It was revealed that the commercial management companies of Kemerovo lack financial stability: the share of accounts payable in assets is high and amounts to more than 80 %, the value of assets has been reduced by more than 20 % over the last 3 years, the financial stability coefficients are significantly lower than the normative value 0,8-0,9) and make no more than 0,4. Other problems in the development of housing and communal services in Kemerovo are: a significant share of the city budget expenditures for subsidizing resource-supplying organizations, numerous administrative offenses by management companies, and a high percentage of depreciation of street sewage and water supply networks (more than 40 %). It is noted that municipal management organizations established in other municipalities (Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, etc.) have a positive dynamics of the main performance indicators. The conclusion is made on the need to create a municipal budgetary institution «Municipal property management company» in Kemerovo.
THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE CLUSTER POLICY IN THE OMSK REGION
Authors: Киселева Альбина , Kiseleva Albina , Бреусова Анна , Breusova Anna , Самодинский Кирилл , Samodinskiy Kirill
Published: December 2018

As the goal and the objectives of the study, the article features a systemic rationale for the need to form a structural and substantive basis for cluster policy within the framework of the movement of regions to a cluster-oriented model of regional economic growth to ensure their market competitiveness. The article defines a structure and content of the conceptual foundations of regional cluster policy, which makes it possible to build an algorithm for its implementation. The authors believe that the legal and regulatory framework for the conceptual basis of cluster policy will ensure the consistency and legitimacy of its conduct. The structure of the concept of cluster policy includes the directions, goals and objectives of its implementation, the principles and final indicators of the effectiveness evaluation, as well as the actual mechanism for its implementation. The mechanism for implementing regional cluster policy is presented in the form of five elements, the logic of which reflects the unity of the concept of cluster policy. The conceptual framework proposed by the authors may be universal in the practice of applying regional authorities to the development and implementation of regional cluster policy.
ETHNIC IDENTITY OF KUZBASS RESIDENTS (BASED ON THE RESULTS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY)
Authors: Морозова Елена , Morozova Elena , Кочнева Оксана , Kochneva Oksana , Сухачева Анна , Sukhacheva Anna
Published: December 2018

Interethnic interaction, which is traditionally important in science, politics, and everyday life, largely depends on one’s ethnic identity: the degree of identiﬁcation with a particular national group, its foundations, culture, and mentality. The information about the manifestations of ethnic identity can timely identify emerging national and international problems in society and ﬁnd the ways to resolve them. The purpose of this article is to analyze the individual characteristics of the ethnic identity of the population of the Kemerovo Region, obtained by a regional sociological survey conducted by a street express interview in October 2017 among the adult population of the region with a representative sample. The obtained sociological facts demonstrate a relatively low level of cognitive and, especially, behavioral identity of Kuzbass residents, the vast majority belonging to the Russian population. A little more than a third of the respondents admitted a sufﬁciently high level of awareness of their national culture peculiarities. Most of the national customs and traditions are observed by less than 30 % of the region inhabitants. Two-thirds of Kuzbass residents have never protected the interests of their nationality in any disputes or conﬂicts. The integral indicator of the level of ethnic identity was just over 3 points on a ﬁve-point scale. A low degree of ethnicity speaks of the need to adjust national policies at the regional and municipal levels.
YOUTH POLICY AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS: CONCEPT AND MAIN APPROACHES
Authors: Митин Александр , Mitin Alexander
Published: December 2018

The paper introduces some Russian and foreign researches connected with current position and a role the young play in the society, as well as with youth policy and the youth organizations in social and political structure. According to the author, one can distinguish three groups of youth movements, according to their forms, the areas of work and the methods of activity, in relation to the present stage of development of the youth organizations: moderate, centrist and radical. The current studies in this ﬁeld are gradually moving from social and psychological terrain into the political one. The author assumes this might be connected with growth of political culture among the youth, their desire to become specialists in the vocation they have chosen and their readiness to act not only as an object of socio-political processes, but also the active co-author of political changes in the state. Therefore, the term «left youth organizations» ﬁnds more and more application in this regard. The term is connected with the work of moderate and radical youth movements and the organizations that pay attention in their program documents to the matters of social justice, the principles of solidarity and internationalism in the Russian political practice.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AS A LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY
Authors: Коржук Андрей , Korzhuk Andrey
Published: December 2018

The article is devoted to the issues of economic development of the Far Eastern territories of Russia. The Russian Far East occupies a rather advantageous economic and geographical position in Russia and the Asia-Paciﬁc region since it borders with China, Japan and the United States. The purpose of the research is to determine the main directions for improving the economic development of the Far Eastern coastal territories, to compare the development of the coastal territories of the Far East, namely, the territory of Primorsky Krai with other countries, to provide a comparative analysis and draw certain conclusions. The area of the region makes up 36 % of the whole Russian territory while its population is only 4 % of the country’s population, which is due to severe weather conditions and weak economic development. The gross regional product to the Far East accounts for 5.7 % of the GRP of Russia. The paper features foreign experience in the development of coastal territories in the USA, China, Japan and Canada. It can be concluded that Russia signiﬁcantly lags behind these countries in terms of GDP, exports, involvement in trade with the Asia-Paciﬁc Region, and the sale of manufacturing products. A comparative analysis showed that the industrial structure of Russian coastal areas is similar only with those of Canada in raw material orientation of shipped goods, population of the port cities, whereas the indicators of the volume of Far Eastern cargo transportation in Russia lag behind all the countries examined. Apparently the main areas of development of the Far Eastern territories are: structural changes in the economy; attracting foreign investment in the creation of both mining, logging, and processing industries; development of transport infrastructure.
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT PROCESSES IN REGIONS USING THE METHOD OF ENVELOPES
Authors: Мядзелец Анастасия , Myadzelets Anastasia , Черкашин Александр , Cherkashin Alexandr
Published: December 2018

This article takes a look at modeling of features of investment cycles in the regions of the Russian Federation based on statistic data for 1999–2015. As characteristics of investment process the investment density per sq. miles of territory and the intensity of its growth are used. Curves and functions of these cycles are limited with envelope curves and functions that display geographical environment in the region. Reﬁned equations of investment cycles provide a sufﬁcient description of the patterns of change in the intensity of investment growth from inception to crisis. Based on the equations, sustainable regional indicators and enveloped trends are highlighted. It characterizes the regional economy with such relative temporal indices as conditional economic age and the age of development of the territory. These indices are associated with the level of the resource consumption specialization of the region and with the development potential of its economy. According to the result of the calculation, this investment cycle in Russia was caused by the 1998 economic crisis, which radically transformed the ﬁnancial and economic system of the country. The resultant innovative investment cycle was released against the backdrop of high world prices for oil, the world ﬁnancial and economic crisis and sank, leading to fracture of positive trends, the gradual slowdown investments and indicates the possibility of new economic crisis in Russia in the coming years.
MAIN APPROACHES TO INFORMATION PRESENTATION IN INTEGRATED REPORTING
Authors: Унщикова Рашида , Unshchikova Rashida , Кириенко Егор , Kirienko Egor
Published: December 2018

In many developed countries integrated reporting currently acts as an indicator of the value and success of the company’s development in different types of markets. This type of reporting is designed to form a business model, improve management effectiveness and give the most objective assessment of the company’s risks and opportunities. In integrated reports particular attention is given to the presentation of performance results for production and ﬁnancial indicators. Nevertheless, most Russian companies due to the small scale of their activities and weak competencies in the sphere of accounting are not ready to provide information in this format at the moment. The most prepared industry for the formation of integrated reports is the energy sector, related to natural monopolies. Accordingly, the authors carry out a comparative analysis of methods of information coverage on the main elements of integrated reporting in order to identify the potential opportunities of companies that develop reports on the principles of international ﬁnancial reporting standards (IFRS) or the Russian standards of the Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP).
REGIONAL BRANCH APPROACH TO THE FORMATION OF A RATIONAL FORM OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Authors: Тургунбаев Жусуп , Turgunbaev Zhusup , Тургунбаев Мелисбек , Turgunbaev Melisbek
Published: December 2018

The paper studies and summarizes some theoretical views on the essence and content of the management system of the agro-industrial complex in the Kyrgyz Republic: the problems, shortcomings, experience in the implementation of economic reforms and the possibility of its use in local conditions. The study features the state of socio-economic development of the republic in the current market conditions. The research on the interaction of management bodies allows the authors to reveal some tendencies of development of the agro industrial complex. The paper introduces a mechanism for improving the interaction of the management system, practical approaches to economic programming and solving management problems in agro-industrial complex and economic policy. The proposals developed for the organization of corporate management of the agro-industrial complex will contribute to the successful solution of various tasks: to increase the economic efficiency of the agricultural sector, to raise the competitiveness of agricultural products and, ultimately, to provide the food security of the Kyrgyz Republic. The paper features a methodology for the rational organization of corporate governance. The methodology takes into account the individual characteristics and parameters of enterprises of various institutional forms of economic environment, geographical location and many other macro and microeconomic factors, as well as the interests of the state and regional business.
THE ROLE OF INVESTMENT IN THE FORMATION OF NEW FORMS OF GOVERNANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION
Authors: Тургунбаев Жусуп , Turgunbaev Zhusup , Тургунбаев Мелисбек , Turgunbaev Melisbek
Published: December 2018

The need to study investment problems rises from the fact that investment is one of the main means of integrating the young sovereign national economy in the process of economic globalization. The investment policy of the recipient of capital, in addition to general theoretical and specific features of the economic reform in a particular country, should contain mechanisms that stimulate the attraction of foreign investment in order to improve the efficiency of the national economy. Economic transformations in Kyrgyzstan proceed in the conditions of investment deficit. An insignificant part of long-term credit investments, small amounts of budget injections, lack of an internal investment market – all these factors indicate a low investment activity of the country’s economy. The aim of this study is to systematically generalize the conditions for investing in new forms of governance in the context of a general globalization of agriculture. The paper clarifies the foundations of innovative development of the agro industrial complex, identifies the directions for the sustainable development of the agro industrial complex, introduces some ways of forming an innovative model for the development of the agricultural sector, and develops some ways of optimizing the investment development of crop and livestock production in the Kyrgyz Republic. The article outlines the main ways to improve the efficiency of their use and includes a qualitative assessment of the investment climate of the national economy.
The effectiveness of disinfection and flushing procedures to prevent coliform persistence in aircraft water systems
Authors: Szabo Jeffrey , Rodgers Mark , Mistry Jatin , Steenbock Joshua , Hall John
Published: December 2018

A full-scale reproduction of an aircraft drinking water system was conditioned using municipal tap water with a mixture of free chlorine and chloramines, and subsequently contaminated with coliforms. Disinfection was undertaken using chlorine dioxide, ozone and a mixed oxidant solution followed by flushing until no disinfectant residual remained. Results showed that coliforms were not persistent on the aircraft plumbing surfaces, and coliforms were not detected after disinfection and flushing with any disinfectant. The one exception was the aerator installed in the lavatory faucet, which was coliform positive after disinfection with ozone and mixed oxidants. These data suggest that the faucet aerators could be a source of coliform contamination that may result in coliform positive samples. Further experiments conducted on disinfection of aerators with glycolic acid and quaternary ammonia (both commonly used by the airlines) showed no detectable coliforms on coliform contaminated aerators after 30 minutes of soaking in the disinfectants.
Adsorption behavior of isocyanate/ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid-functionalized graphene oxides for Cu2+ removal
Authors: Yang Yan , Yu Yun , Yang Ning-ning , Huang Bin , Kuang Ya-fei , Liao You-wei
Published: December 2018

A special adsorption of Cu2+ removal is demonstrated using specifically functionalized graphene oxide (GO)/isocyanate (MDI) composites, on which ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is grafted via amidation and carbamate reaction. The structure and morphology of GO and functionalized composites (EDTA/MDI/GO) were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). This study investigated the adsorption and desorption behaviors of heavy metal cations and the effects of solution conditions such as pH on Cu2+ removal. The experimental results illustrated that after introducing EDTA and MDI into the GO, the maximum adsorption capacity reached 254.2 ± 10.4 mg/g within 180 min, obviously higher than the GO prepared without these additions (136.5 ± 7.2 mg/g). The EDTA/MDI/GO adsorption kinetics and equilibrium adsorption isotherm fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.995) and Langmuir isotherm model (R2 = 0.986) well, respectively. Furthermore, EDTA/MDI/GO also displayed good reusability for the efficient removal of Cu2+ after being washed with HCl, suggesting potential application in Cu2+ cleanup.
An Appraisal of Environmental Microhistory: Epistemological and Historiographical Insights
Authors: Franco Marco paulo Vianna
Published: December 2018

The late flourishing of environmental history has been accompanied by attempts to combine it with a microhistorical approach, improving our understanding of specific events of the past as well as pointing to relevant historical insights at the macro level, which might inform policy-driven contemporary debates on environmental issues. Therefore, this article attempts to shed light on the epistemology and historiography of microhistory, stressing its basis on the indiciary paradigm as avowed by the Italian microhistorian Carlo Ginzburg, its emphasis on context, relations and connections, and its potential for unveiling new information at the macro level. It is asserted that these features make the microhistorical approach an adequate methodological tool to environmental history, anticipating a fruitful future for environmental microhistory.
Um Um Quebra-Cabeça Verde: “Montando as Peças” do Reflorestamento Empreendido na Floresta da Tijuca
Authors: Sales Gabriel Paes da Silva , Guedes-Bruni Rejan Rodrigues
Published: December 2018

Historicamente, a Floresta da Tijuca possui um papel fundamental para a cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Atualmente, parte de sua vegetação encontra-se protegida por fazer parte do Parque Nacional da Tijuca (PNT). Um olhar distraído pode sugerir pouca interferência antrópica na sua composição florística e estrutura atuais, o que não se confirma, pois suas matas sofreram diversos usos que contribuem para sua rica História Ambiental, ainda não completamente desvelada. Objetiva-se: i) recontar parte importante da História Ambiental da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, enfocando no reflorestamento empreendido nesta floresta; ii) analisar como ocorreu este reflorestamento, isto é, quais foram suas motivações, espécies selecionadas, quantos hectares de floresta foram efetivamente restaurados, entre outros. Documentos históricos foram utilizados para análise. O que se depreende, preliminarmente, é que a regeneração natural teve um papel fundamental no restabelecimento da floresta, pois Archer e seus sucessores reflorestaram 5,2% da atual área que constitui o PNT.
Varying Body Composition and Growth in Indian Adolescents from Different Socioeconomic Strata
Authors: Patel Prerna P. , Patel Pinal A. , Patel Ashish D. , Chiplonkar Shashi A. , Khadilkar Anuradha V.
Published: December 2018

Background:

Early growth stunting has been associated with modifications in body composition
and its direction differs with the local environment. Data on the association between body
composition with growth and the influence of socioeconomic strata (SES) on the same is scarce in
Indian adolescents.

Objective:

The study aimed to examine (i) the associations of SES with body composition and
growth (ii) the relationship between body composition and lifestyle factors (physical activity, diet)
across SES and (iii) interrelationship between the body composition and growth.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study on apparently healthy adolescents (10-14years, n=604) from different
SES, was conducted in Gujarat, Western India. Outcome parameters included anthropometry,
body composition, moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and dietary intake.

Results:

84%, 66% and 39% boys, whereas 61%, 43% and 26% girls from upper, middle and lower
SES respectively, were underfat; amongst upper SES, 22% boys and 8% girls were obese (p<0.001).
24% boys and 19% girls from lower SES were stunted (HAZ<-2) (p<0.001). In all SES, 0at mass
(FM) showed an inverse correlation, while 0at free mass (FFM) showed a positive correlation with
MVPA. Comparing the prevalence of stunting across the % body fat categories revealed that 15% of
the underfat boys and 16% of the underfat girls were stunted (p<0.001).

Conclusion:

SES shows a significant impact on body composition with a majority of lower SES adolescents
being underfat. Underfat adolescents were at a greater risk of being stunted.
Understanding the Role of Gadoxetic Acid in MRI
Authors: Rybczynska Dorota , Pienkowska Joanna , Frydrychowski Andrzej , Szurowska Edyta , Jankowska Anna
Published: December 2018

Background:

Radiological imaging methods used at a large scale in the assessment of
hepatic lesions include: Ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance. To further characterize
these lesions, specific contrast agents may be added, thus revealing the vascularity of the
lesions.

Discussion:

This review focuses on gadoxetic acid, which is a hepatospecific contrast agent used in
MRI. The aim of the review is to briefly explain the mechanism of GA enhancement, describe the
enhancement patterns of some benign and malignant hepatic lesions and discuss possible advantages
of GA over standard contrast agents.

Conclusion:

The role of GA in functional MR cholangiography and the idea of accessing liver function
by measuring parenchymal enhancement will also be explained.