bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
nazgul: A statistical approach to gamma-ray burst localization
Authors: Michael Burgess J. , Cameron Ewan , Svinkin Dmitry , Greiner Jochen
Published: July 2021

Context. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) can be located via arrival time signal triangulation using gamma-ray detectors in orbit throughout the solar system. The classical approach based on cross-correlations of binned light curves ignores the Poisson nature of the time series data, and it is unable to model the full complexity of the problem.

Aims. We aim to present a statistically proper and robust GRB timing and triangulation algorithm as a modern update to the original procedures used for the interplanetary network.

Methods. A hierarchical Bayesian forward model for the unknown temporal signal evolution is learned via random Fourier features and fitted to each detector’s time series data with time differences that correspond to the position GRBs on the sky via the appropriate Poisson likelihood.

Results. Our novel method can robustly estimate the position of a GRB as verified via simulations. The uncertainties generated by the method are robust and in many cases more precise compared to the classical method. Thus, we have a method that can become a valuable tool for gravitational wave follow-up.
Comparative analysis of the state of Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus koraiensis Siebold et Zucc. in the Vladivostok agglomeration
Authors: Rozlomiy N.G. , Belov A.N.
Published: July 2021

The paper analyzes the growth of Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus koraiensis Siebold et Zucc. Bonitet, age, diameter and height, density and resources were determined on 11 sample plots. The analysis of the state of artificial plantations of pinus koraiensis and pinus sylvestris, planted from 1954 to 1980, indicates their low preservation, which after 25-40 years, depending on the location of the research object, decreases to 14-25%, which confirms the need for expanding and reconstruction of green areas of the cities of the “Big Vladivostok”. The main reasons for the decline in the preservation of plantations are forest fires and unauthorized felling.
Conceptual foundations of the green finance mechanism: current experience and development trends
Authors: Omurova Saltanat , Koichuev Turar , Koichueva Meerim
Published: July 2021

The principles of green finance and social investment are relevant directions not only from the point of view of studying practical experience, but also the formation of theoretical and methodological aspects of the conceptual platform of resource-saving technologies and sources of their financing. Today, the global transformation toward clean development requires a reconsideration of many aspects of economic activity, but it especially requires a reworking of the financial architecture of the global economy and a shift in emphasis from problems of economic efficiency to sustainability and resource conservation. In the global context, the issues of financing the universal greening of economic relations at every level require, firstly, the involvement of an increasing number of participants in this process, and secondly, they require not only a formal declaration of participation in the green movement, but also confirmation through the implementation of appropriate public policies in each of the fields of economic relations. Moreover, the supranational policy documents adopted at the 11th G20 Summit on September 4-5, 2016 in PRC have prioritized the green finance development at the national and regional levels to achieve the Millennium Development Goals or 17 Sustainable Goals. It should be noted that in the context of Russian practice the green finance mechanism is developing quite dynamically, there is a comprehensive redesign of the financial architecture and national features emerge that somehow identify the Russian financial system in the context of green finance and social investment, which undoubtedly acts as a relevant research area and requires approaches of an applied nature. Determination of the fundamental features and specifics of the green finance mechanism will allow to formulate a comprehensive program of effective transformation of the entire economy in the direction of green growth and sustainable development. This study attempts to systematize the conceptual foundations of green finance in modern transformational practice and identify the problem field of research, actualizing the most important aspects of the entire financial ecosystem from the perspective of rational choice and capital-saving production.
Determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations of lactic acid bacteria and other antagonist microorganisms
Authors: Noskova Svetlana , Sukhikh Stanislav , Babich Olga , Bulgakova Olga
Published: July 2021

Minimum inhibitory concentrations of lactic acid bacteria and other antagonist microorganisms isolated from natural sources of Kaliningrad region (soil, water bodies, plant objects) were determined. It was shown that the minimum inhibitory concentration of Pediococcus pentosaceus metabolites against Escherichia coli is 1.5·107 CFU/ml; Pseudomonas chlororaphis metabolites have no inhibitory effect against the test strain of Escherichia coli under study. It was found that Pediococcus damnosus metabolites adversely affect the growth of Escherichia coli, but at a concentration of 1.5·107 CFU/ml after 6-24 hours of cultivation. For metabolites isolated by Lactobacillus casei, the characteristic minimum inhibitory concentration with respect to the studied Escherichia coli strain is 1.5-107 CFU/ml, and for metabolites isolated by Lactobacillus fermentum, the minimum inhibitory concentration with respect to the studied Escherichia coli strain is 1.5·105 CFU/ml. At a concentration of Bacteroides hypermegas (Megamonas hypermegale) metabolites equal to 1.5·106 CFU/ml, an optical density lower than that of the control is observed. The minimum concentration of Pseudomonas syringae metabolites inhibiting Escherichia coli culture growth is 1.5-107 CFU/ml. For the metabolites Acetobacter aceti and Psychrobacter urativorans, the concentration of 1.5·107 CFU/ml is the lowest to inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli.
Use of sweet yellow clover (Melilotus officinalis) extract in sheep feeding
Authors: Ulrikh Elena , Babich Olga , Sukhikh Stanislav
Published: July 2021

During the study, it was found that an increase in the dose of sweet yellow clover extract from 0.5 to 2.5 mg/kg of live weight per day contributed to an increase in the number of: hemoglobin by 1.83 g/l (1.79%), leukocytes by 0.14 thousand 109/l (2.34%), total protein in blood serum of sheep by 0.43 g/l (0.7%), glucose in blood of sheep by 0.18 mmol/l (4.19%), calcium in blood of sheep by 0.14 mmol/l (5.32%), phosphorus in blood of sheep by only 0.08 mg/100 ml (1.6%), contributed to an increase in the live weight of sheep by 220 g (2.18%). In the control group, two sheep out of six got bronchitis. The percentage of sheep with bronchitis was 33.33%. After feed to the sheep different doses of sweet yellow clover extract, the sheep in groups I and II of the experimental groups had one sheep each (16.67%), while in groups III, IV and V there were no sheep with bronchitis. Thus, increasing the sweet yellow clover dosage in sheep’ diet reinforced their immunity. In the control group and in the first experimental group, one sheep out of six came down with dyspepsia. The percentage of sheep with dyspepsia was 16.67%. After feed to the sheep doses of sweet yellow clover extract, there were no dyspeptic diseases in sheep.
Possibilities of the cross-cluster model of the economy in the formation of the strategy of “smart specialization” exclave region
Authors: Shalyapina Marina , Serbulov Alexey
Published: July 2021

The article explains the expediency of using the cross-cluster model for sustainable economic development of the exclave region of the Russian Federation. The authors of the article describe the strategy of “smart specialization” of the region and its differences from the principles of cluster development. Marina Shalyapina and Alexey Serbulov reveal the potential opportunities of Kaliningrad region, which are necessary for development and implementation of “smart specialization” strategy. The strategy is developed and implemented taking into account the current special legal regime of the special economic zone. The article substantiates the leading role of biomedical cluster in the formation of the cross-cluster model of economy. The authors point out the possibility to combine the competencies of the participants of economic relations at the intersection of industries and technologies. Unification of competencies of participants is carried out for the development of new industries and strengthening of the multiplicative effect of regional development.
Specific features of the response of the antioxidant system of urban trees to mistletoe infection
Authors: Skrypnik Liubov , Maslennikov Pavel , Feduraev Pavel , Pungin Atrem , Belov Nikolay
Published: July 2021

Urban green spaces are an important component of sustainable urban development. Infestation of urban trees by mistletoe white leads to a decrease in the growth energy of woody plants and their longevity. In the present study, the peculiarities of oxidative stress development and response of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) of three tree species (Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides and Populus nigra) that are most susceptible to mistletoe infestation in Kaliningrad were studied. It was found that in all three species, when severely affected (more than 50 mistletoe bushes per tree), the bark content of malonic dialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide increased, indicating the intensification of oxidative processes in the cells of the affected trees. The catalase reaction was more pronounced compared to superoxide dismutase. The result confirms the fact that mistletoe infestation of trees leads to changes in redox metabolism in the cells of host trees and may indirectly lead to their weakening.
Circular economy and “green technologies”
Authors: Avramchikova Nadezhda , Rozhnov Ivan , Zelenskaya Tatyana , Maslova Olga , Avramchikov Vyacheslav
Published: July 2021

The feature of the circular economy is the restorative and closed nature of the production cycle with the “green” nature-like technologies application which reduce greenhouse gas emissions, slow down the temperature rise on the planet and preserve the environment. The circular economy approaches correspond to the concept of goal-setting of the United Nations Organization in the mainstream of sustainable socio-economic development and are widely used in the countries of the European Union. As a part of their research, scientists have defined a circular economy as the economy which involves the total multiple processing of the resources applied and provides energy savings. In this regard, the circular economy is called “green”, i.e. preserving the natural resources of the planet and the environment on the basis of information technology. Currently, there is enough evidence that circularity has begun to permeate linear economics and that innovative products and contracts are already available in various forms.
Production of methane gas hydrate and carbon dioxide from the biogas of MSW landfills for use in the chemical industry
Authors: Lukanin Alexander V. , Klevanova Elena S. , Burka Mikhail S. , Levin Artem A. , Spitsyn Kirill O.
Published: July 2021

The problem of the impact of MSW landfills on the atmosphere is considered. Biogas collection systems were investigated. Modern methods of biogas utilization are analyzed. The technological scheme of processing of gas generated at MSW landfills for the production of gas hydrate from the main macro-components is presented.
Growing optimization of suspension cultures of medicinal plant cells
Authors: Kolomietc Andrey , Nicolaeva Nadezda , Larina Victoria , Chupakhina Nataliya
Published: July 2021

Suspension cell cultures allow to save plant material when obtaining biologically active compounds of natural origin. As a result of the studies, optimal parameters were selected to increase the formation of biologically active metabolites in suspension cell cultures of such medicinal plants as Maackia amurensis Rupr., Hyssopus officinalis L. and Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. Medicinal plants are a large group of plants used as raw materials for the production of medicinal and preventive drugs for medical and animal use. The assortment of phytopreparations is constantly expanding due to the increased demand for natural remedies, due to their less aggressive and toxic nature compared to synthetic ones [1]. Cultivation of medicinal plants in the form of isolated cells in vitro is one of the most modern technologies for rapidly obtaining a large biomass of plant material with stable growth features year-round under controlled conditions [2]. It is known that cells in vitro grow faster and have peculiarities of synthesis and accumulation of biologically active substances compared to intact plants [3]. Isolated cells, unlike tissue cells, also have an advantage for their use as a source of active metabolites, since they have the ability to release these compounds into the intercellular space [4]. The goal of this paper was to select parameters for increasing the biosynthetic activity of cultured suspension cultures of medicinal plant cells in vitro by optimizing cultivation conditions and introducing precursors of secondary metabolite biosynthesis into the nutrient media.
Rational use of floodplain ecosystems of the North
Authors: Kushanova Aliya , Korkina Elena , Sokolov Sergey
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the study is the spatial analysis of the factors of floodplain ecosystems and the calculation of rational use, through the calculation of technical and economic indicators and the calculation of the economic efficiency of haymaking. The assessment of the economic efficiency of the forage base was obtained based on the study of the grass stand and productivity of hayfields in five key areas of the Ob River floodplain, the study of soil properties, their qualitative characteristics necessary for understanding the soil fertility of floodplain ecosystems, on which land productivity depends. The spatial analysis of the rational use of the floodplain ecosystems of the Ob River was made in a semi-automatic way by decoding the Bing satellite image (the SAS Planet mapping and navigation program) in the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin module in the QGIS geographic information system, the cartographic material was edited in the MapInfo Professional geographic information system.
Blockchain technology for digitalization of the pharmaceutical sector of the Russian Federation
Authors: Qodirov Ahad
Published: July 2021

One of the main priorities of the modern healthcare system is the transportation of pharmaceutical products. The drug supply chain consists of many participants. These are drug manufacturers, intermediary organizations, and end users. The biggest problems associated with this transportation are temperature monitoring and the quality of the offered products. This is because many drugs and vaccines remain viable within a certain temperature range. As soon as the temperature regime during transportation is violated, the quality of the medicine decreases sharply. In this article, the author proposes the use of Blockchain technology to solve these problems and focuses on improving the transportation process. In his opinion, a decentralized system based on Blockchain technology is the best technological solution. In addition, the author is developing a concept for the application of Blockchain technologies to create a functioning medical ecosystem.
Economic regulation and market instruments for environmental protection, including fees for negative impacts
Authors: Zakirova Elina
Published: July 2021

Based on the results of the analysis of the European and Russian experience of state regulation of environmental protection, in the article the author examines the possibilities of using economic instruments in the field of environmental policy. It is substantiated that some market instruments are able to bring the state income, which can either be directed to environmental protection expenditures, or used to compensate taxes on labor and capital. Environmental budget items are underfunded, despite the positive dynamics of environmental protection costs associated with the implementation of the national project “Ecology”. The author emphasizes the need for market regulation mechanisms, since they allow taking into account the interests of all participants in state policy: consumers, the state and producers. One of the topical areas of environmental policy is the establishment of a system for the sale of quotas for emissions of greenhouse gases, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions and stimulate the development of “green” technologies in the financial and industrial spheres.
Analysis and assessment of innovation risks
Authors: Filko Sergey , Filko Irina , Zolotareva Galina , Fedorenko Ilya
Published: July 2021

Currently, innovation activity is one of the most risky, so the creation of effective models for assessing the risks of innovation processes is a very urgent task of economic analysis and innovation management. The article analyzes the features of identifying the risks of innovation activity. The factors that determine the choice of the methodology for assessing innovation risks are described. The author’s methodology for assessing the risks of economic security of high-tech enterprises is presented. The successive stages of the process of risk analysis of innovative projects are highlighted. The result of the study is a description of the parameters of the methodology for assessing the risks of innovation activity, a system of key indicators of continuous control and controlled indicators that allow improving the efficiency of economic risk management of domestic enterprises. The results obtained can be used as a fundamental basis for the study of the development of the risk-controlling methodology.
Social responsibility of business at the enterprises of the forest industry
Authors: Morozov Arseny Arkadievich , Kozyreva Galina Borisovna , Morozova Tatyana Vasilyevna
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to one of the most important socio-economic categories - the social responsibility of business in the forestry sector. Forestry companies have been the target of public criticism for the mismanagement of forest resources, huge energy consumption, high exhaust emissions and water pollution. The forest industry faces challenges such as environmental safety, climate change and energy shortages. At the same time, it plays an important role in shaping sustainable development practices. With globalization and growing societal expectations for the sustainable use of forests, corporate social responsibility practices in the forest sector are gaining attention and increasing importance due to the environmentally sensitive nature of forest enterprises. CSR can help forestry companies improve stakeholder relationships, maintain legitimacy, achieve competitive advantage and ensure sustainable development. The article discusses the main aspects of social responsibility of business in the forest industry. Examples of implementation of CSR principles of forest companies of one of the server regions of Russia are given. It is shown that the social responsibility of forestry enterprises in the territories of presence as a tool for interaction between business, government and local communities is used only in subsidiaries of large federal companies. Small forest companies, on the other hand, have little incentive to support CSR principles. The fulfillment of social obligations for them is an exorbitant financial burden.
Methodological safety management issues of socio-economic entities
Authors: Bikmetov Evgeniy , Amirkhanova Liliya , Galimullina Natalya , Sizonenko Zarina , Ignatyeva Oksana
Published: July 2021

The article examines the methodological safety management basics of economic entities on the example of enterprises and organizations exposed to risks in the modern complex operating conditions. Uncertainty, stochasticity of socio-economic relations give rise to challenges that pose a threat to economic entities. Risks are understood as losses from alternative investments and costs of overcoming the consequences of crisis situations. The expediency of using the proposed methodology due to the occurrence of losses from the expectation damages and the unpredictability of the influence of external and internal factors causing economic damage. The authors propose to use a model that characterizes the relationship between the losses of a socio-economic entity and the number of measures that need to be implemented to eliminate the damage. The article describes an algorithm that allows to assess the capabilities of an enterprise and achieve the stated purpose. This problem statement makes it possible to evaluate all the options for overcoming the crisis and choose the optimal one, which will improve the object performance efficiency. According to the authors, minimizing the threats, understanding the best measures to overcome the crisis and the calculation of total costs are the main factors in achieving the economic effect of the proposed model.
Digital technologies and robotization as a factor of sustainable tourism development
Authors: Semenova L.V. , Konyushenko S.M.
Published: July 2021

The issues of digital technology integration in the tourism and hospitality industry, which have an impact on the sustainable development of both the entire industry and its individual subjects, are considered. The main digital services and tools functioning in the market of tourist services are analyzed.
Economic efficiency estimation of unmanned aircraft application for aerial photography
Authors: Rada Artem , Kononova Svetlana , Yushkovskaya Angela , Kuznetsov Aleksandr
Published: July 2021

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (hereinafter referred to as “UAV”) is one of the most popular ways of collecting objective spatial data on the land plots under survey. The main advantages of UAVs include the significantly lower cost of surveying, design and complex cadastral works compared to traditional methods of determining coordinates (e.g. performing a tacheometric survey and plane-table survey). The designed sector of block No. 9 in the Yurga urban district of Kemerovo region with cadastral No. 42:36:0102001 (land category: residential), comprising 22 apartment buildings, is taken as an example. The economic performance of land plots marking, carried out with cadastral accuracy, based on data obtained using UAVs and without the use thereof, is assessed.
New paradigms and challenges of social life in the information and digital era
Authors: Zaborova Elena , Markova Tatiana
Published: July 2021

The information-digital era has led to the emergence in our social life of a number of new paradigms - social standards and patterns of behavior, new values and beliefs that are implemented in all spheres of society. The paper aims to analyze the emerging paradigms regarding the changes they introduce in our social lives and threats brought about by these changes. The authors analyze such paradigms as a new attitude to information, the introduction of digital technologies, changes in the qualification level of the workforce, new features of the lifestyle, and a change in spatial behavior. It is concluded that each paradigm introduces behavioral standard modifications to social life and makes social activity easier in terms of physical costs. At the same time, each new paradigm simultaneously generates new challenges for a person: problems of selecting information and assessing its reliability, arising information inequality, underdevelopment of digital culture, a shortage of relevant specialists, and the disappearance of a number of professions. Overall, the authors view these challenges as inevitable consequences of growth that humanity must explore and learn to overcome.
Innovations and high-tech export as a basis of sustainable development
Authors: Falchenko Oksana , Savelyeva Irina , Vyazovskaya Veronika , Molina Almanza Luis Cesar
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis and assessment of the relationship between innovative and sustainable development of economies in the context of Eurasian integration. Using a two-stage methodological approach, the authors assess the level of innovative development of the EAEU countries and investigate the hypothesis that there is a correlation between the innovative activities of enterprises and the growth of high-tech exports, which serves as the basis for achieving sustainable development of the integration association. Conclusions were obtained about the ambiguity and inconsistency of the calculation model results for individual members of the integration association, connected with different starting levels of innovative development of the EAEU countries, as well as a number of other factors.
The need for environmental competence of teachers for rational use of natural resources and environmental protection
Authors: Yekimov Sergey , Nianko Viktoriia , Ershova Irina G. , Banko Natalya , Kucherenko Dmitriy
Published: July 2021

Environmental education is one of the main tools for solving the problems of environmental management and environmental protection. In all highly developed countries, there is a tendency to develop technologies that contribute to reducing the harmful effects of human activities on the environment. The sustainable development of society and the economy in the face of growing demands for natural resources involves the careful treatment and transmission to future generations of clean air, genetic biodiversity and soil fertility. This can be achieved through the development of high-tech technologies based on environmental principles ,which largely depends on the quality of environmental education not only for specialists in the field of environmental management, but also for all people. We hold the view that environmental education has a great impact on the ability and skills of people to make decisions in accordance with environmental norms and standards. In order for environmental education to become an effective part of universal education, it is necessary first of all that every teacher has a competence in the field of ecology.
Key competencies of university graduates to achieve sustainable development
Authors: Pesha Anastasiya
Published: July 2021

The number of studies devoted to the development of key competencies for sustainable development in higher education has been growing in recent years. The relevance of the topic of the formation of supra-professional competencies of future specialists with an emphasis on achieving sustainable development prompted this review study. The purpose of this study is to analyze approaches to terminology and the formation of a number of key competencies of university graduates in the field of sustainable development and to analyze thematic research trends in this area in 2017-2020. The results of this review form the basis for further discussion of approaches, tools and pedagogical technologies for the formation of university students' competencies in the field of sustainable development to meet the current and future needs of countries and society as a whole.
Ethical and psychological features of conflict prevention in interpersonal communication contacts
Authors: Safianov Vladimir , Sokolovskaya Irina , Shcherbakova Olga , Belobragin Vitalij , Tkach Roman
Published: July 2021

It is difficult to overestimate the significance of conflict in business and personal contacts in all spheres of human existence. The ability to communicate without conflicts is quite highly regarded, and conflicting people always and everywhere cause negative impressions. As Descartes taught, before you talk about anything, you need to agree on terms. If we talk about interpersonal conflicts, it should be noted that conflicts grow out of contradictions and opposites, but they cannot be equated. The conflict situation is a pre-conflict phase. Conflicts are more terrible and more harmful than contradictions and conflict situations, as there is already a mutual infringement of the dignity of the parties to a conflict. Conflicts are always problems, tragedies, tears; it is an “evil foreign body” that interferes with healthy communication. That’s why conflicts must be fought, that is why conflicts must be prevented. Conflicts, like diseases, are easier to prevent than to cure and resolve later. Given the foregoing, the problem of finding the most effective technologies for preventing interpersonal conflicts, conflict situations, and contradictions, as they say, means a lot, especially as it concerns conflicts in business and social organizations.
Personal style of cognition (cognitive traction) and the level of involvement of the student (engagement) in the assessment and development of digital competencies of the teacher
Authors: Chorosova O.M. , Solomonova G.S. , Tulasynova N.Yu. , Alekseeva A.Z. , Ivanov M.V.
Published: July 2021

The article presents the results of the intermediate stage of the research conducted within the framework of the project of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research No. 19-29-14030 ”Cognitive models and algorithms for the formation of digital competence of a teacher in the conditions of digitalization of general education”. The project is aimed at improving the effectiveness of the teacher’s activities in the context of digitalization of education by developing the digital competence of the teacher through the introduction of cognitive models and algorithms for evaluating the digital competencies of teachers and making decisions on the design or adjustment of professional development programs. The current state of the problem of professional and personal development of teachers in the context of digitalization of education, their digital competence, approaches to the identification of digital competencies and their assessment is studied, conceptual approaches to the identification of digital competencies of teachers are defined and the main indicators of their assessment are developed. At the second stage (2021), a structural model of the organization of professional development of teachers is being developed, taking into account the requirements of digitalization of general education on the basis of a competence-based approach. There is also the task of developing a cognitive model of the advanced training program (ATP), which allows us to take into account the strength of the links between the studied modules and digital competencies based on the application of an algorithm for assessing the significance of disciplines. The results of this work are proposed for discussion in this article.
Pedagogical conditions for supporting gifted children in Yakutia (on the example of the Higher School of Music of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))
Authors: Pavlova Ekaterina Pavlovna , Shadrina Sofya Nikolaevna , Pavlova Zinaida Grigorievna , Vasilieva Raisa Ilyinichna , Pavlova Victoria Aleksandrovna
Published: July 2021

The article highlights the problems of developing giftedness in children and approaches to support them in Yakutia. The problem of educating gifted children and creating conditions for the evolution of their unique potential is becoming one of the main modernization areas in the Russian education system. The study goal: to study the situation of supporting musically gifted children of Yakutia. Research methods: study and analysis of theoretical sources, Russian and foreign experience in supporting children’s giftedness, processing and analysis of statistical data, analysis of experience in supporting children’s giftedness in Yakutia. The scientific novelty of the research consists in teaching musically gifted children and studying their phenomenon through the prism of a system of pedagogical conditions that ensure their personal growth on the basis of a Higher School of Music and a general education institution that provides training at three successive levels of education: primary, secondary and higher. The study result is based on the analysis of the researchers’ views, we attempted to systematize knowledge about giftedness, a set of measures to accompany musically gifted children held in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) were highlighted and the pedagogical conditions reflected in the recommendations were identified.
International experience and Russian peculiarities of ensuring the quality of higher education
Authors: Rabadanova Raziyat Sulaybanovna , Yulina Galina Nikolaevna , Kuraev Alexey Nikolaevich
Published: July 2021

The development of trends in modern society (with its rapid development of cloud, communication technologies, technological innovations in education, scientific and technological progress) requires education to increase the dynamism and efficiency in training highly qualified specialists. The issue of providing quality educational services in order to meet the requirements and needs of the constantly changing demand for specialists, the labor market becomes urgent. The article identifies the factors influencing the quality of educational services at the modern university, describes the importance and functions of institutions of different levels in ensuring the quality of higher education, the purpose of higher education by students and audience, the level of their satisfaction with educational quality and educational process in higher education institution was found out. The analysis of assessment of educational services received by students and university audience is presented. Particular attention is paid to European institutions of assessment and quality assurance in higher education.
Development of the Russian tourism industry during the pandemic: an innovative approach
Authors: Okhrimenko Elena , Chernov Sergey
Published: July 2021

The article deals with internal and external factors affecting the tourism industry in Russia as well as the ways of its promotion and development. The authors analyze decrease in sales in the tourism industry at the present period; the situation with provision of tourism services during the pandemic is identified and justified; the negative effects of the crisis are revealed. The authors also point out and present positive factors, which stimulate travel and tourism, including hotel business, catering, as well as resort business; the possibility of finding new ways to promote tourism industry is justified. The authors also analyze the main measures of tourism industry’s state support. The article considers dominant areas affecting the development of domestic tourism. The authors assess main aspects contributing to the development of event tourism. Conditions for the development of sports and event tourism are investigated and discussed; special features of tourism industry stimulation during the pandemic are presented. The authors consider and justify the possibility of restoring the tourist market.
Harmonious personality development in the context of digital educational platforms
Authors: Prostova Dina , Sosnina Natalya , Tikhonova Anna
Published: July 2021

Due to the pandemic, the society has appreciated high technology, which has provided invaluable assistance in the smooth training of personnel. The demand for high-quality, inclusive, accessible digital education has been formulated in all European countries as well as in Russia. Priorities were identified in the creation of a digital educational ecosystem and the formation of digital skills of ecosystem participants for successful digital transformation. In the modern literature one can find the arguments in favor of the presence of a positive or negative relationship between learning in the conditions of digital educational platforms and the formation of the personality of students. Based on the stated views of the personality development in a digital environment, in this study we understand a harmoniously developed personality as a person who is ready to integrate into the world and national culture, who has digital competencies and is aware of responsibility for his professional behavior, as well as striving for self-realization in the modern digital professional space. A system of a harmoniously developed personality formation in the digital educational platform has been developed.
Application of ionizing radiation for increasing of microbiological safety and shelf life of cultivated garden berries
Authors: Dril Anastasiia
Published: July 2021

Healthy nutrition must include fresh fruit and vegetable products containing several nutrients, which are necessary to healthy human body maintaining. Healthy foods, such as fresh cultivated berries, can have dangerous levels of microbiological contamination after their harvesting. There are several methods, including various types of ionizing radiation, which can achieve the safety of plant raw materials safety without damaging their native structure. Thus, environmentally friendly ionizing β-radiation was used in our experiments. Freshly cultivated garden berries were packed into plastic bags and sealed in a vacuum packaging machine in a passive mode. Then packed samples were processed with ionizing radiation with a dose from 1 to 3 kGy. After irradiation, the samples were stored for 21 days at 4 ºC. The optimal radiation doses were established for all studied types of cultivated garden berries for increasing their microbiological safety and extend their shelf life. During the experiment, an organoleptic assessment of irradiated berries was carried out in comparison with control samples. It is established that ionizing radiation is an effective way to reduce contamination of berries with pathogenic microorganisms. The research results can be applied for practical purposes to increase the quality and safety of fresh products of plant origin.
Food environment as a healthy lifestyle factor
Authors: Belyaev Nikolay , Donskova Ludmila , Tohiriyon Boisjoni
Published: July 2021

The authors consider food products in the context of ensuring a healthy lifestyle. Arguing with the results of studies of foreign and domestic scientists the relationship between food and a healthy lifestyle, as well as well-being, and developing the theory of a healthy food environment, the main parameters of the formation of a healthy food environment have been established: first of all the production and consumption of high-quality and safe food products. The directions of the market development for functional food products at the federal level are determined, vectors of research in relation to social toxicants are indicated. The authors believe that the main provisions of this study can serve to build a holistic, balanced and effective theory of a healthy food environment development, as a factor ensuring a healthy lifestyle and well-being of people at any age, and can also be useful for the business community in terms of possible investments, and for consumers, as key subjects of the implemented concept of sustainable development.
Assessing the economic security of industrial enterprises: analysis of the environmental component
Authors: Karanina Elena , Maksimova Nataliya
Published: July 2021

The article clarifies the concept of economic security of an industrial enterprise, analyzes the indicators of environmental safety developed by modern researchers. The authors of the article highlight the environmental indicators of the economic safety of industrial enterprises, build a correlation-regression trend model of the coefficient of products’ environmental friendliness.
Green Automotive Industry: Global Trends and Challenges for Russian Car Manufacturers
Authors: Krakovskaya Irina , Zhurova Lyudmila , Shekhtman Anna
Published: July 2021

The transition to the “green” model of the economy is a complex strategic task that requires a combination of two development vectors: maintaining dynamic economic growth and long-term preservation of the natural environment. One of the key directions for resolving existing environmental problems is associated with decarbonization and improving the eco-friendliness of vehicles. Almost all the world’s automobile corporations are actively developing electric transport technologies and launching an increasing number of new models into mass production, offering alternative fuel sources. This paper investigates trends in the greening of the global automotive industry, the resulting threats and risks of the development of the national automotive industry, identifies the reasons for the environmental instability of the Russian automotive industry.
Sustainable development of economic systems on the basis of innovative processes
Authors: Ilyukhin Alexey , Kislitsyn Evgeny , Ilyukhina Svetlana
Published: July 2021

The social and economic processes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are a new global factor that highlights setting out conditions for sustainable development of economic systems. The authors propose a hypothesis that a stable growth rate of national economy is ensured by qualitative and systemic improvement of leading innovative indicators. Thus, the purpose of the paper is to study the dynamics of and correlation between indicators of innovative development of territorial and sectoral economies. The paper presents economic and statistical study of the volume of innovative products and performed services, funding of technological innovations; the creation and application of new technologies. To ensure representativity of the sample, the authors analyzed the leading performance indicators in Russian R&D organizations from January to June 2020. The parameters of the analysis were the location in a federal district and a form of ownership. A direct correlation between R&D costs and the average number of researchers has been revealed. Sustainable development of economic systems in a new economic reality is possible only with the application of effective methods of analyzing innovation costs, studying laws and factors of innovation development, forms of endogenous and exogenous technological exchange for all economic entities.
Problematic aspects of consumer protection in the conditions of introduction of restrictive measures
Authors: Soshnikova Irina , Trotsenko Oksana , Galigin Roman
Published: July 2021

The article considers the history and concept of a retail sale and purchase agreement, specific features of a retail sale and purchase agreement, features and grounds for classifying a retail sale and purchase agreement, and will give a general theoretical and legal description of the types of retail sale, and also analyzes the problems of the execution of the retail sale and purchase agreement in the context of the introduction of restrictive measures.
Studies on corrosion behaviour of sintered aluminium based composites in chloride environment
Authors: Akinwamide Samuel Olukayode , Lesufi Miltia , Akinribide Ojo Jeremiah , Babalola Bukola Joseph , Olubambi Peter Apata
Published: July 2021

Aluminium matrix composites have been developed to replace other conventional engineering materials in specific industries where enhanced properties are required. The corrosion susceptibility of sintered unreinforced aluminium and composites in chloride medium (AMCs) were studied. The powders of pure as-received aluminium (matrix) and particles of ferrotitanium and silicon carbide particles were homogeneously dispersed using ball milling technique. Powder metallurgy route was utilised for consolidating the milled powders into a sintered compact. Microstructural examination of the compacted pure aluminium and composites confirmed an even distribution of the reinforcements in the aluminium matrix. The produced composites also recorded an improved corrosion resistance in a corrosive medium of 3.5 wt.% laboratory prepared sodium chloride, from the potentiodynamic polarization and chronoamperometry (potentiostatic) tests. The corroded specimens were further assessed for pitting using a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The resistance of the fabricated samples to corrosion was improved upon the addition of TiFe and SiC reinforcements.
Post-war sustainable housing design strategies: the case of reconstruction in Iraq
Authors: Ali Abdulrazaq Hala , Correia Guedes Manuel
Published: July 2021

The damage of architecture in Iraq has been caused by a series of wars during the last four decades. The last conflict against the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017 caused severe destruction to the buildings in seven governorates, namely: Nineveh, Baghdad, Anbar, Babel, Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah Aldeen. three years after the Iraqi government has announced liberation, the cities are still covered by tons of rubble and thousands of people are still staying in camps. Several international humanitarian organizations are providing urgent assistance to help some local people to rebuild their homes. This paper presents initial results of an ongoing PhD research, which focuses on the role of architectural design in the postwar reconstruction in Iraq. It addresses an architectural damage assessment of the Post-War in the Old City of Mosul, after liberation from ISIS in 2017. The damage assessment focuses the residential buildings as it is the most affected sector and the most needed to start re-building. As rubble is the main obstacle for the residents besides that it's the first step for the recovery, this paper studies the scale of destruction to determine the quantity and quality of rubble in this historic city. Thus, it presents the current actions taken by locals and examines the government movements towards rubble management. Results show that, the unguided strategy of rebuilding is inefficient causing more damage to the environment and there is no comprehensive plan to protect historic buildings with a high heritage. The aim of this paper is to provide basic guidelines and recommendations for preventing further destruction to the heritage of the Old City.
Perioperativer Einsatz des WOMAC-, MSK-HQ- und STarT-MSK-Fragebogens bei endoprothetischem Eingriff im Bereich des Kniegelenks
Authors: Weishaar Vanessa , Höhm Mareike , Licht Stefan , Karstens Sven
Published: July 2021

Die Implantation einer Knie-Endoprothese ist eine der häufigsten Operationen in deutschen Krankenhäusern. Um den Prozess zu dokumentieren, sollten u. a. die Alltagsbeeinträchtigung und die spezifische, auf den Bewegungsapparat bezogene Lebensqualität der Patienten erhoben werden. Ziel der Analyse war es, die Praktikabilität der Fragebögen STarT-MSK, WOMAC und MSK-HQ anhand einer Pilotstudie im Design einer einarmigen Kohortenstudie im perioperativen Einsatz zu prüfen. Eingeschlossen wurden Patienten ≥ 18 Jahre alt, die eine Knie-Endoprothese erhalten sollten. Ausgeschlossen wurden Patienten, die nicht gehfähig waren, für die eine Wechselprothesen-Operation geplant war und die die Fragebögen aufgrund einer Sprachbarriere nicht bearbeiten konnten.

Als Erhebungsinstrumente wurden die Fragebögen STarT-MSK, WOMAC und MSK-HQ ausgegeben. Die Erhebung erfolgte zu verschiedenen Zeitpunkten (prä-/postoperativ). Bestimmt wurde der Anteil fehlender Werte oder ungültiger Angaben nicht auswertbarer Fragebögen. Die Patienten waren im Mittel 70 ± 8,2 (SD) Jahre alt (6w, 9 m). Präoperativ konnten der MSK-HQ und der WOMAC zu 93 % bzw. 87 % ausgewertet werden, postoperativ zur Entlassung zu 39 % bzw. 15 %. Der STarT-MSK konnte präoperativ zu 60 % ausgewertet werden.

Die Pilotierung der einzusetzenden Erhebungsinstrumente vor der Durchführung der Hauptstudie erwies sich als sehr wertvoll. Der MSK-HQ erfuhr postoperativ eine bessere Akzeptanz als der WOMAC und wird daher in der Hauptstudie als primäres Outcome eingesetzt werden. Die Anzahl fehlender Werte soll durch eine Umstellung auf eine elektronische Erhebung verringert werden.