bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimzation of Interval Fuzzy Time Series With Particle Swarm Optimization for Prediction Air Quality on Pekanbaru
Authors: Insani (Scopus ID: 57190404820) Fitri , Sari Ade Puspita
Published: June 2020

Kota Pekanbaru memiliki jumlah penduduk terbanyak di provinsi Riau yaitu 1.046.566 penduduk dengan jumlah kendaraan bermotor 105.941 unit. Badan Lingkungan Hidup menyatakan bahwa kota Pekanbaru memiliki kualitas udara yang tercemar yang disebabkan oleh kebakaran hutan dan lahan serta emisi gas buang kendaraam bermotor. Dengan adanya kondisi tersebut, kota Pekanbaru menggunakan alat pemantau udara yaitu Air Quality Monitoring System (AQMS) dengan penyampaian informasi kualitas udara melalui papan display ISPU. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memprediksi kualitas udara esok hari di kota Pekanbaru dengan menggunakan metode Fuzzy Time Series yang di optimasi menggunakan Particle Swarm Optimization. Tingkat akurasi prediksi diukur dengan menggunakan Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) dengan menghitung selisih antara data aktual dan hasil prediksi. Adapun data masukan yang digunakan yaitu 729 data dengan 5 parameter pengukur kualitas udara yaitu PM10, SO2, CO, O3 dan NO2. Hasil keluaran berupa angka prediksi untuk masing-masing parameter pengukur kualitas udara. Hasil pegujian metode FTS-PSO menunjukkan nilai MAPE sebesar 18,3583%. Parameter PSO terbaik yang digunakan adalah jumlah partikel 10, maksimal iterasi 25 dan bobot inersia 0,6. Dari hasil pengujian dapat disimpulkan bahwa prediksi kualitas udara menggunakan FTS-PSO bernilai cukup akurat.
Assessment of Nurses’ Workload in Intensive Care Unit by Use of Scoring Systems
Authors: Vuković Ljiljana
Published: June 2020

Aim. To assess the level of correlation between two scoring systems: patient categorization according to the Croatian Nursing Council consensus and Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS) and their ability to determine if the number of nurses working in the intensive care unit (ICU) is optimal to provide adequate nursing care, and to assess the level of correlation between the severity of patients’ illness and the level of nurses’ satisfaction with provided care.
Methods. Research was performed in surgical ICU of the Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Dubrava, in the period between January 8th and April 14th, 2014. 256 patients aged 18-92 years were included in the study. Patient categorization and NEMS were calculated each day during the first 7 days of the ICU stay. NEMS was calculated using a pre-made table of variables and categorization was calculated using an electronic form included in nursing electronic patient files. Satisfaction of provided care was expressed using the Likert scale (1-5).
Results. Study results have shown a moderate but significant level of correlation between the categorization and NEMS scores. Mean NEMS score during the first 7 days in the ICU was 26.93 ± 4.64 and the highest measured values were at day 4 (30.34±8.1) after which they started decreasing. Mean cumulative NEMS throughout the whole ICU stay was 269.3. According to the fact that according to NEMS scoring system one nurse can provide maximum of 45 points for 24 hours, the results have shown that a 10 bed ICU needs at least 5.98 (6) nurses to provide adequate level of care. Average categorization score was 57.83±4.29 and the highest recorded score was at day 7 (59.7±4.44). According to the categorization scoring system time needed to provide care for one 4th category patient throughout 24 hours is 10 or more hours. Since the description of the 4th category doesn’t specify what is the upper limit of time
needed to provide care for each patient, 14 hours was used to determine a minimum number of nurses, and according to the categorization score 5.83 (6) nurses are needed in the ICU. Nurses’ satisfaction with provided care has shown a significant negative correlation with NEMS score and categorization score.
Conclusion. Both scoring systems can be used to assess nursing workload in a surgical ICU. However, NEMS is simpler and quicker to use, more applicable, useful and should be routinely used in place of categorization to assess nursing workload in surgical ICUs.
PSYCHOLOGY OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE WORKS OF SCIENTISTS
OF THE OMSK STATE UNIVERSITY: HISTORY, RESULTS,
PROSPECTS FOR RESEARCH
Authors: Dementiy Lyudmila Ivanovna , Grogoleva Olga Yuryevna
Published: June 2020

The article analyzes the results of responsibility research conducted at the Faculty of Psychology of

Dostoevsky Omsk State University for more than 15 years. One of the scientific areas of study in the

stated context is the implementation of the ideas of typological and subjective approaches to the study of

responsibility as a property of an individual.

The analysis integrates the results of the construction of typologies of responsibility, built on different age groups and in combination with the problem of building the life path, solving life contradictions

and perfectionism. The Meta-analysis made it possible to confirm the main provisions of the concept of

responsibility as a property of the subject of life and indicate possible ways of its development.
HISTORY OF THE “HERALD OF OMSK UNIVERSITY. SERIES “PSYCHOLOGY””: ANALYTICAL REVIEW
Authors: Malenova Arina Yuryevna , Fedotova Elizaveta Evgenyevna
Published: June 2020

The article provides an assessment of the activities of the periodical “Herald of the Omsk University. Series: Psychology” over the years of its existence. The positive dynamics of both quantitative and qualitative indicators relative to articles and authors is established. Further prospects for the development of the publication are indicated.
A MODEL FOR ASSESSING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCIES
IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A PSYCHOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Authors: Malenov Alexander Alexandrovich , Malenova Arina Yuryevna
Published: June 2020

The article discusses the problems of the competency-based approach through the prism of the formation of personal competencies of students. The question is posed of the possibility of operationaliz-ing the methods of quantitative and qualitative assessment of an educational product through differen-tiated, comparable indicators of the level of development of specific competencies. As a sphere of perso-nality, important for the professional activity of the future specialist-psychologist, communicative compe-tence is chosen. A model of the structure of communicative competencies is introduced, which make up a set of professionally important qualities of a specialist, as well as tools for monitoring them in the process of studying at a university. A method for assessing the specific communicative abilities of students, their dynamics, as well as development methods in the context of educational and vocational training is proposed. The use of the model for the diagnosis and support of students receiving a psychological education in adulthood is justified. The proposed model meets the following requirements: 1) through the structure of communication reflects the components of communicative competence, taking into account the possibility of influencing them with a view to development; 2) contains scientifically based tools to make the necessary measurements; 3) allows you to track the dynamics of the communicative development of the individual at different stages of educational and vocational training, including, including initial measurement (“at the entrance”) and final (“at the exit”). The model was tested within the framework of the “Workshop on the Psychology of Communication” discipline, the main purpose of which is to form a systematic idea of students about communication as a socio-psychological phenomenon and about themselves as a subject of communication through familiarity with the methods of studying and developing the personality’s communicative qualities based on fundamental and applied knowledge on the psychology of communication.
The Socio-Economic Functions of Visualizing Objects and Phenomena in New Realities of Everyday Consumption
Authors:   State University of Management, Rybina Marina Nikolayevna , Isaenko Valeriya Olegovna
Published: June 2020

In the context of the new economy, with its new challenges, the study of the daily reality of an individual and his needs as an essential component of socio-economic relations is relevant. Everyday life and the process of consumption in it become a significant factor and characteristic of the reproduction of human capital. We can agree with the opinion that everyday life is a real laboratory of human destiny. The purpose of this study is to justify that for everyday life of a modern man visualization of objects of everyday use becomes an obligatory element of the integrity of human existence, as well as an integral part of socio-economic practice, everyday reality. Such a research reveals the most important functions of visualization of objects and phenomena, the implementation of which allows to make a new impetus in the lifestyle of a person living during the fourth industrial revolution.
Ways to Problematize the Concept of Leisure in its Relation to the Philosophy Cause
Authors:   Saratov National State Research University, Murtazina Dania Kyamilyevna
Published: June 2020

This paper discusses the problem of the discourse on the phenomenon of leisure in modern times. The author considers two approaches of different modern philosophers. The first approach is a historical-philosophical one, in which the phenomenon σχολη in antiquity is described without a description of its reception in modern times. In this case, σχολη becomes a phenomenon only of ancient philosophy. The second approach involves the reception of the phenomenon of leisure in modernity, but only through criticism of modernity regarding the possibility of ancient leisure today as such. This approach implies modern leisure only through the negation of the phenomenon in antiquity, which does not allow redefining the phenomenon of leisure. The third provision of the paper raises the question of the concept transformation and method, contributing to the disclosure of the concept of leisure in modern times. The phenomenon of leisure is understood as a place in which a thought arises.
Social Conditions and Socio-Group Communities of Prisoners in the Pre-Revolutionary Russian Prisons of the End of the XIX Century
Authors:   Buryat State University, Kombayev Aleksei Viktorovich
Published: June 2020

The study is focused on the research of the life of prisoners in pre-revolutionary Russia. Based on various archival sources, the author designs an image of the peculiarities of the detention of prisoners in different prisons of the Russian Empire and the existing regime for monitoring prisoners. Materials not previously published have allowed the author to describe the system of supervision and organization of prisons in pre-revolutionary Russia in more detail, to analyze the issues of social security in different prisons, including such as marriage and family relations of prisoners in transit and in Siberia, and also to review the episodes of torture in prisons. The presented material is a descriptive framework that allows us to formulate assumptions about the emergence of informal communities in prisons. This study could become the basis for a detailed analysis of the historical features of the criminal subculture of the past. An analysis of the social conditions in which the prisoners were kept gives us an opportunity to understand the specifics of social interaction and the peculiarities of the formation of common behavioral types in prison. The author concludes that the emergence of informal groups of convicts and the spread of a criminal subculture across the entire territory of Russia, which is common to all prisoners, is the result of the reaction of people in isolation to conditions of detention, which universalized the rules of everyday interaction and became the basis for the formation of informal castes of convicts.
The Transformation of Ideas About the Family in the Russian Socio-Cultural Space of the XX–XXI Centuries
Authors:   North-Caucasus Federal University, Chernikova Valentina Yevgenyevna
Published: June 2020

The paper analyzes the transformation of the traditional understanding of the family in the socio-cultural space of Russia of the 20th and early 21st centuries. It is noted that the formation of family values was greatly influenced by socio-economic changes in the country. The modern image of the family was supplemented by trends that express the development of society: heterogeneity and inconsistency of values, the synthesis of the remaining Soviet stereotypes and modern values. The purpose of the work is the analysis of the features of changes in traditional ideas about the family in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. It is noted that undergoing transformations, the family has constantly demonstrated the ability to self-repair and strengthen its own potential. Currently, the formation of the image of the family and gender-family relations is intensively influenced by information technologies, which in the post-Soviet period became the main tool for modeling family relations. It is revealed that in terms of ideological crisis, on the one hand, the revival of traditional family values, on the other – active formation of new values that promote personal status and quality of life of a modern person.
Hermeneutic Interpretations of Anthropological Heritage of I. Kant and G. Hegel
Authors:   Tver Military Academy of Aerospace Defense, Rukin Aleksandr Valentinovich
Published: June 2020

The paper continues the cycle of author's works devoted to the study of human nature and its life path. The heuristic potential of philosophical reflection allowed philosophers of the past to explain certain parts of human nature. To explain the human nature, the author turns to the anthropological heritage of I. Kant and G. Hegel, who made a significant contribution to the development of socio-philosophical ideas about the essential characteristics of the human person. The purpose of the study is to identify the most significant essential characteristics of a person, determining his nature and semantic dominants of an individual life path, in the anthropological ideas of I. Kant and G. Hegel. The object of study is the anthropological heritage of I. Kant and G. Hegel. The subject of the research is the conclusions of I. Kant and G. Hegel about the essential characteristics of a person and their influence on the formation of semantic dominants of an individual life path. The main methods are hermeneutics and semantic analysis of the text.
Information Experience and Aesthetic Experience: on Two Modes of the Synthesis of Heterogeneous
Authors:   ITMO University, Rybakov Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich
Published: June 2020

The paper compares aesthetic experience and information experience as two modes of the synthesis of heterogeneous, revealing the significance of their confrontation. It is postulated that both aesthetic experience and information experience in their contemporary incarnations should be conceived as the Modern Age phenomena that have become a response to the need to handle the complexity and inconsistency of the contents of human culture. Both types of experience claim an unlimited breadth of synthesis of plurality, representing two types of ‘everyday nomadism’. However, there are fundamental differences between them: while aesthetic experience in its design is aimed at inspiring man and activating his vital forces, information experience proves to absorb energy and inhibit emotions. It is argued that aesthetic experience structurally contains an aspiration to another person and a dialogue with him, disclosing the value dimension which constitutes the hierarchical arrangement of things, while information experience synthesizes the phenomena of being on one plane, taking the dimension of values out of brackets. In this regard, it may be concluded that between aesthetic experience and information experience as two modes of synthesizing multiplicity a struggle is underway for the content of human life, which should be considered as one of the fundamental intrigues of modernity.
Features of a Regional Scientific Community in Modern Russia: Socio-Cultural Analysis
Authors:   North Caucasus Federal University, Saprykina Yekaterina Vladimirovna
Published: June 2020

In the conditions when science is an important part of the socio-economic development of modern society, determining its progress, a scientific community becomes an important element of the social structure of society. The social functions of science are constantly increasing and the sphere of its influence on the Russian society is constantly expanding. The study of the features of a regional scientific community as a subject of scientific activity allows us to clarify the social status of science. The main sustainable feature of the development of regional scientific communities in Russia remains the centralization of scientific and intellectual potential in the capital and its uneven distribution across the regions. Being on the periphery of scientific research is the reason for the lagging behind of scientific communities in the region within the framework of mastering urgent problems and timely receiving scientific information. However, the indicated drawback is capable of generating advantages: the need to overcome the regional inequality helps to mobilize the scientific potential of the region and increase the additional resources of a regional scientific community.
SOCIAL HEALTH OF MODERN YOUTH AS A PRIORITY OF SOCIAL POLICY OF THE STATE
Authors:   North Western branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Bondarev Viktor Gennadyevich , Bashmakova Natalya Ivanovna ,   North Western branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Sinina Anna Igorevna ,   North Western branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Tsyplakova Yekaterina Petrovna ,   North Western branch of the Russian State University of Justice
Published: June 2020

Studying the issues related to the social health of mod-ern youth is the urgent task. In accordance with the sci-entific researches on this subject it becomes more ap-parent that the measures taken by the state to strengthen, preserve and improve the social health of modern youth have impact on the future not only of the particular country but of the world as a whole. This study describes various approaches to defining the concepts of “social health”, “social health of youth”, “youth”, “social policy of the state” and “state youth policy”. The paper deals with the aspects of social state policy which functioning aims at improving and strengthening the social health of the modern Russian youth. The authors have cited a number of functions of the state as a guarantor of social policy in the field of shaping the social health of youth. At the end of the study, the authors have formulated some principles that should guide the state and social institutions in-volved in the formation and support of the social health of the modern youth.
SOME ISSUES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF LABOR PROTECTION SYSTEM AT ENTERPRISES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
Authors:   Povolzhsky Institute of Management, Gaifullin Ramil Gusmanovich
Published: June 2020

The paper dwells upon certain aspects in the organization of labor protection system at enterprises. The goal is to study the possibility of applying a comprehensive ap-proach to the process of ensuring the functioning of labor protection system. The subject of the scientific research is labor protection system itself. The work contains the results of the use of the following methods of scientific research: the analysis, the synthesis, the study of scien-tific papers on the identified problem and the generaliza-tion of the information studied. The results of the scien-tific work include the consideration of the possibility of organizing labor protection when applying a comprehen-sive approach, as well as determining the main directions in accordance with it. In the course of the scientific work, it was proved that the implementation of labor protection system through the use of a comprehensive approach makes it possible to take into account all the features of the working environment and organize it in such a way that the integral safety of the entire business entity is en-sured. The solution to the problem of organizing a labor protection system is intended, taking into account all the system elements, which helps to eliminate mistakes and ensure effective functioning of an enterprise. The ob-tained scientific results can be helpful for subsequent sci-entific research on this and related problems (labor disci-pline) in enterprises, the identified key areas of the organ-ization of labor protection system in the context of a com-prehensive approach can be taken as the basis for creat-ing plans for the modernization of a relevant sphere in small and medium enterprises of the manufacturing sec-tor. The scientific novelty of the study lies in demonstrat-ing the possibility of applying a comprehensive approach to the organization of labor protection at enterprises us-ing the synthesis of key system elements.
THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON THE SOCIO- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Nguyen Huy Hoang
Published: June 2020

In 1986, applying the experience of the new economic policy of the Soviet Union, the Vietnamese Communist Party adopted a comprehensive reform program called “Doi moi”, in which the state recognized the equality and legitimacy of many sectors of the economy, including an economy with foreign investment. This moment was the beginning of the process of attracting and using foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam. Despite the results obtained over the past 30 years, as well as the positive state support of foreign investors in many aspects, there are a number of problems in their activities in Vietnam. Analyzing the current situation with the attraction of FDI, as well as the contribution of this sector of the economy in the past, the article proposes a number of policy is-sues designed to stimulate enterprises with FDI to con-tinue investing in the socio-economic development of Vi-etnam and other developing countries as a whole.
SMART CITY: THE PECULIARITIES OF POLITICAL MANAGEMENT (THE CASE OF SEVASTOPOL CITY)
Authors:   Institute of Social Science and International Relations, Sevastopol State University, Garas Lyudmila Nikolayevna
Published: June 2020

The study considers the phenomenon of the Smart City that can act as a source of economic growth and in-crease the level of the urban community well-being. It becomes possible in the conditions of urbanization processes intensification and active introduction of smart technologies into everyday reality. The priority in the Smart City should be the residents and their needs rather than the high technologies, although it is defi-nitely the base. The formation of the Smart City requires adequate management, which becomes smart. The au-thor analyzes the specifics of management issues on the example of the Smart City project in the city of Se-vastopol. The urban community transforms the hierar-chy of management processes in the direction of in-creasing horizontal connections. This transformation allows residents to influence the formation of the public agenda and involves them in the management and de-cision-making process, making them more transparent. Today the city has an electronic government, quite pro-ductive communication between the government and the citizen via the social networks, the development of a Digital Double of the City is underway, etc. Attention is focused on the fact that it is possible to improve the efficiency of management, relying on the use of Big Data, which will not only overcome the information fragmentation of city management, but also focus on the needs of its residents.
SOCIAL POLICY OF THE STATE: PERSONALIZED MEDICINE AS PART OF THE RUSSIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MODERNIZATION (CONCEPT AND PRACTICE OF THE PERM REGION)
Authors:   Perm State Medical University, Korotkova Maria Nikolayevna
Published: June 2020

The study identifies theoretical and practical aspects of the introduction of personalized medicine in the Perm region. Personalized medicine is considered in the con-text of the Russian healthcare system modernization as a mechanism for resource optimization, caused by the state's desire to cut costs of social policy in the new socio-economic and political paradigm in the post-So-viet period. The paper is based on the official sources of information and the results of a sociological survey of medical personnel, conducted by the author in 47 medical institutions of the Perm region. Issues such as the definition of personalized medicine, the main direc-tions for its development, economic feasibility of its im-plementing are considered. The current drafts are pre-sented, the problems of their realization are identified. It is concluded that the process of implementing per-sonalized medicine is still at an early stage. Problems relate to the lack of qualified specialists and material and technical resources, underfunding and high cost of paid services. The ambivalent attitude of medical per-sonnel to personalized medicine is noted.
INTENSIFICATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES AND INFORMATIONAL PRIVILEGES OF POLITICAL ELITES IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Pyatigorsk State University, Kutsayenko Yekaterina Igorevna
Published: June 2020

Based on the assertion that with the development of so-cial media, political elites lose some of their information privileges, the author tries to identify the mechanisms underlying this trend. After conducting a content analy-sis of specialized literature and case studies, he identi-fies two causal mechanisms: eliminating the information benefits of elites in the face of an acute political crisis and intensifying democratic practices that contradict the elite models of managing society. These mechanisms are part of the author’s analytical model, which will sub-sequently be applied to analyze the corresponding em-pirical material. Having concentrated his attention on the second mechanism in this paper, the author comes to the conclusion that its essence is that social media create additional opportunities, firstly, to express political opin-ions, secondly, to increase the level of political learning and, thirdly, for political participation itself. Each of these processes changes the rules of the game: new actors, new topics for political discussions, as well as new for-mats for articulating interests and civic activism, which together threaten the information privileges of political elites, appear in the information space.
EXTREMISM AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AS A THREAT TO RUSSIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Service, Abramov Aleksandr Eduardovich
Published: June 2020

The paper discusses the features of the manifestation of extremism in the youth environment in modern condi-tions of global social mobility, information interpenetra-tion of subcultures and ideologies. The author considers the main political directions of extremism: right-radical, left-radical, religious, paying particular attention to the analysis of the manifestations of the latter, its peculiar attractiveness for the youth environment. Political radi-calism in unfavorable socio-economic conditions may be a key factor that will determine the civil-political activity of youth, the way of “self-realization”, which will lead to destabilization of the political situation. The ideas of the radical type of various extremist groups seem attractive to the younger generation because of the “presence” in them of pseudo-ideals of freedom, justice, choice, spir-itual development and social significance, etc. The au-thor concludes that as the main way to increase the ef-fectiveness of the prevention of youth extremism in Rus-sia, it is necessary to optimize youth policy (supporting an affordable education system and targeted job creation for young professionals), as well as argues that effective countering extremism in modern conditions of open bor-ders and community interaction is possible only with a democratic form of government with a developed system of civil control, the development of social about the ori-ented economic model of the state, the expansion of rights and freedoms in society, the formation of skills of constructive self-organization and self-government in the youth environment. Keywords
MONITORING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS: KEY ASPECTS
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Kuznetsov Nikolai Vladimirovich , Pobyvayev Sergei Alekseyevich ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: June 2020

The paper touches upon the key aspects of building a system for monitoring the development and implementa-tion of government strategic planning documents. The notion of a monitoring system as such and its place in the public administration system is revealed. It is shown that monitoring of strategic planning documents has several specific features compared to monitoring the regulatory framework in general. The object of monitor-ing is the process of development and subsequent im-plementation of various strategic planning documents. The result of monitoring are proposals for the adjustment of both individual state initiatives, and, if necessary, the entire direction of state policy. It is shown that monitor-ing should be carried out throughout the entire life cycle of a document, starting from its draft and ending with the reporting period based on the results of its execution. Four key aspects of the construction of such monitoring were identified and considered: strategic, methodologi-cal, departmental and scientific-expert. The primary problems standing in the way of creating a monitoring system are considered. It is concluded that in some cases, to eliminate them, it may be necessary to revise the current approaches to strategic goal setting.
Шедевры учебной литературы по японскому языку как иностранному (1): An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (中級の日本語 [改訂版])
Authors: Dybovsky А. S.
Published: June 2020

Данный учебник стал самым упоминаемым во время опросов студентов и преподавателей ДВФУ в 2018–2019 гг. В качестве положительных сторон выделяются актуальность содержания, тщательный отбор корпуса текстов с ориентацией на разговорный язык молодого поколения японцев первых десятилетий XXI века, компактная подача грамматического материала, обилие коммуникативных заданий, а также культурологический комментарий, которым предваряется материал каждого из 15‐ти уроков учебного пособия. В качестве недостатков отмечается устаревание некоторой части материала. В статье последовательно анализируется материал десяти основных разделов урока.
With this article, we begin a series of publications on the masterpieces of educational literature on Japanese as a foreign language. The textbook was chosen to start the series because it became the most mentioned textbook in surveys of FEFU students and teachers in 2018–2019. The article analyzes the structure and content of this textbook. The positive aspects of the textbook include the relevance of the content (various situations of life of American students in Japan), the careful selection of the corpus of texts with a focus on the spoken language of the younger generation of the Japanese in the first decades of the 21st century, the compact presentation of grammatical material, the abundance of communicative tasks – communicative games, interviews, brainstorming, etc. The elements of dramatization in sketches, as well as a cultural commentary, which is introduced in each of the 15 lessons of the textbook, deserve praise. Speaking about the shortcomings, it should be noted that some materials of the textbook are outdated, since its first version was published in 1994, and it was impossible to update everything in the latest edition of the textbook in 2008, which is the subject of analysis in our publication. The article consistently analyzes the materials of the ten main sections of the lesson
АСЕАН как уникальная модель регионализма
Authors: Zolotukhin I. N.
Published: June 2020

Статья представляет собой рецензию на коллективную монографию «Сообщество АСЕАН в современном мире», изданную Центром изучения Вьетнама и АСЕАН Института Дальнего Востока РАН и посвящённую Ассоциации государств Юго-Восточной Азии (АСЕАН) как модели региональной интеграции, её роли и значению в международных отношениях. В рецензии отражены проблемы становления организации и её превращения в актора регионального масштаба, рассмотрена эволюция ассоциации в Сообщество АСЕАН, даётся оценка политическому наследию АСЕАН, а также её отношениям с диалоговыми партнёрами в условиях нарастания противоречий в Юго-Восточной Азии.
The article reviews the book «ASEAN Community in the Modern World», published by a group of scholars of the Center for the Vietnam and ASEAN Studies of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and dedicated to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a model of regional integration. In the book the role and significance of this organization in international relations is clarified. The review reflects the prerequisites of the formation of the organization, the main stages of its development and its transformation into a pivotal actor of regional scale, considers the evolution of the association into the ASEAN Community, assesses the political heritage of ASEAN, as well as its relations with dialogue partners in the face of growing contradictions in Southeast Asia where the rivalry between China as a rising power, expanding its influence in regional issues, and the United States, making great efforts to strengthen their positions, is escalating
Коммуникативные практики реализации риторики патриотизма в китайских СМИ на английском языке
Authors: Nikolaeva O. V.
Published: June 2020

Работа посвящена вопросам прагматической эффективности патриотической риторики Китая в англоязычных китайских СМИ. Выявлены китайские традиционные и современные масс-медийные коммуникативные практики. Определена роль фигуральной актуализации концепта внешней угрозы посредством метафоры войны в отношении критических экономических и социальных факторов, и образа великого преодоления для поднятия патриотического духа. Исторические аллюзии и народная мудрость представлены как инструменты традиционной патриотической риторики Китая. Современные масс-медийные коммуникативные практики КНР включают конкретные ресурсы английского языка и англоязычной речевой традиции

The paper is devoted to the issues of pragmatic effectiveness of China's patriotic rhetoric in the Chinese media in English. Chinese traditional and modern mass-media communication techniques are identified. The author defines the role of figurative actualization of the external threat concept through the metaphor of war in relation to critical economic and social factors, and the image of the great overcoming used to raise the patriotic spirit of the nation. Historical allusions and folk wisdom are presented as tools of traditional patriotic rhetoric in China. Modern mass-media communication practices of China include specific resources of the English language and the English-language speech tradition. In the coverage of critical events China employs harsh warning rhetoric, pun, and sarcasm. In light of the harsh attacks from the United States and the demonization of China in the American press and American politics, the communication practices of China's patriotic rhetoric, despite their deliberate external aggressiveness, are viewed as the reaction of a defensive nature
Глобализация (全球化) как лингвокультурный феномен в жизни современного Китая
Authors: Naumova K. M.
Published: June 2020

На примере личных бесед с носителями языка, работ Ван Мэна, Линь Юйтана, а также российских и зарубежных исследователей в области социолингвистики, политологии и международных отношений мы постарались обозначить один из возможных взглядов Китая на глобализацию как на лингвокультурный феномен. Особое внимание в работе уделено лингвистическому анализу лексемы 全球化 цюаньцюхуа ‘глобализация’ с целью составления списка тем и устойчивых словосочетаний, показывающих, какие ассоциации чаще всего вызывает данное понятие в обыденном сознании носителей китайского языка. Представляется, что китайское общество будет стремиться найти баланс между традиционными воззрениями и западными идеалами, стараясь дать новую жизнь исконно-китайским понятиям и ценностям.
In the era of globalization many countries around the world are in the search for their new national identity. China is no exception here. Everybody will agree that it has changed a lot in terms of its economic development for the last 20 years thanks to the governmental reforms and efforts. Besides, the famous traditional Chinese culture has been undergoing some changes in its value system, which can be seen not only in the new ways of social behavior, but also in the language. Here we will analyze the contexts, in which the word 全球化 quánqiúhuà ‘globalization’ is used by the native speakers, and try to find the most commonly used expressions in order to illustrate the associations it evokes in their minds. Then we will try to show the attitudes of Chinese youth towards globalization based on the publications and private talks, as well as the views of the older generation represented by the works of Wang Meng and Lin Yutang. Furthermore, this new state of affairs is quite beneficial for the Chinese governmental policy that wants to play an important role in building the world’s prosperity. Thus, Chinese society will try to find a balance between new ideas and its traditional culture with the emphasis on the renewal of the latter
Территориальный спор в Южно-Китайском море в энергетическом измерении: позиции Китая, Вьетнама и России
Authors: Skiruta P. А. , Zolotukhin I. N.
Published: June 2020

В данной статье рассматривается политико-экономическая составляющая морского территориального конфликта между КНР и СРВ в Южно-Китайском море (ЮКМ), а также позиция России, находящейся в отношениях всеобъемлющего стратегического партнёрства с обоими диспутантами и заинтересованной в освоении нефтегазовых месторождений ЮКМ. Методологической основой работы является анализ результатов исследований отечественных и зарубежных авторов, а также материалов и документов в изучаемой проблеме. В статье представлены статистические данные по добыче углеводородов на территории ЮКМ, а также дана оценка рисков для России, Китая и Вьетнама.
In this article, we will consider the political and economic components of the maritime territorial conflict between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea, as well as the position of Russia, which is in a comprehensive strategic partnership with both disputants. The maritime territorial conflict in South China Sea has existed for many years and is investigated by many researchers because both claimants cannot come to term with each other. The article briefly describes the conflict anatomy and arguments submitted by both countries. Russia is interested in developing the oil and gas fields of the South China Sea. It should be emphasized that Russia is trying to keep economic cooperation with both China and Vietnam despite the considered conflict. The methodological basis of the work includes the analysis of the research findings from domestic and foreign authors, as well as materials and documents in the problem studied. The article presents the statistics on hydrocarbon production in the area of the South China Sea. The estimation and analysis of both risks and prospects for further cooperation in the disputed areas are given in the work
UNDERSTANDING THE INTERPRETATON, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPACT OF ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATION IN CANADA
Authors: Randall Emma Jane , Strong David S.
Published: June 2020

Engineers have direct influence on the evolving planet. With the fundamental goal of continually creating a better world, it is essential for engineers to meaningfully understand ethical responsibility and the impact of engineering on society and the environment [4, 15]. Although efforts have been made to identify the objectives of engineering ethics education (EEE), little has been done to thoroughly investigate the impact EEE is having on individuals’ ethical development [6, 7, 13]. Furthermore, there is a large level of uncertainty as to the amount of exposure students have to EEE between programs, as well as the variability of ethics content students experience as a result of diverse interpretation of EEE objectives. The amount of exposure and type of content students are exposed to will affect the impact EEE has on them and hence, it is important to evaluate these aspects of the current implementation of EEE in Canada.   This paper will review literature regarding the current state of EEE within Canada and the objectives of EEE, as well as propose a study to investigate students’ experience with EEE throughout undergrad and the impact that engineering ethics education may have on their ethical behaviours within an engineering context.
IMPROVEMENTS IN A CROSS-COHORT MECHANCICAL ENGINEERING COURSE PROJECT
Authors: Pourmohammadali Homeyra , Ghavam Kamyar , Botelho Lucas
Published: June 2020

A cross-cohort project was created and implemented as part of the core curriculum for mechanical engineering students. A team of second-year students in “Dynamics” course was grouped with a team of third-year students in “Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines” course where they designed, prototyped and conducted dynamic motion analysis of a pick and place mechanism. Each cohort was tasked to create a sub-mechanism, combining these two mechanisms created the final machine. The teaching and learning activities are defined towards accomplishing four main interrelated objectives: (1) To provide a design challenge to guide students to implement creative potential solutions. (2) To allow second-year and third-year teams to analyze the dynamic motion of their mechanism while considering the design of the other group’s mechanism. (3) To introduce industrial dynamic simulation tools and hands on prototyping skills. (4) To facilitate cross-cohort collaboration within teams with more emphasis on students’ peer exchange of knowledge and experience.  With the experience gained from conducting the project, evaluating the students’ reports, and student feedback, several modifications can be implemented in future iterations to allow the students to benefit more from this kind of project structure. This research discusses improvements based on the lessons learned.
INCREASING STUDENT AWARENESS OF PROFESSIONALISM USING THE PROFESSIONALISM ASSESSMENT TOOL (PAT) IN A SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE
Authors: Mehltretter Samantha , Bradford Andrea
Published: June 2020

The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board’s definition of professionalism, one of twelve graduate attributes, does not mention professional behaviour, but rather focuses on understanding the role of engineers in society. While difficult to define, challenging to teach, and even harder to assess, the engineering faculty at the University of Guelph felt professional behaviour was an important element of professionalism to consider in their curriculum.  This study investigates how professional behaviour might be taught and assessed. The researchers developed course material on professional behaviour for the winter 2019 offering of a third-year multidisciplinary design course (369 students), using Kelley et al.’s (2011) Professionalism Assessment Tool (PAT). Using a quasi-experimental design, the researchers assessed whether student professionalism improved based on their change in PAT scores over the semester using a Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test. They also analyzed a sample of student final reflections on professional behaviour. Student PAT scores increased significantly over the semester (n = 340, p<0.05), but the effect sizes observed, using Cohen’s d, were small (0.14 to 0.29). The student reflections (n = 53) suggest that improvements to their professionalism were a result of working in a team, experience gained from their project, and individual efforts made to behave professionally.  While infrequently discussed in the reflections, over half of the post-term survey responses revealed that students felt the lab activities helped improve their professional skills generally, and/or increased their awareness of these skills. The improved awareness aspect of student professionalism was an unexpected, but important outcome of the PAT-based course material and may have reinforced student ownership of their soft skill development.
FLIPPING OUT – REFLECTIONS ON TEN YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION AND DESIGN IN TECHNOLOGY-RICH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SPACES AND ACTIVE LEARNING PEDAGOGICAL CAPACITY BUILDING
Authors: Whittaker Chris , Charles Elizabeth S.
Published: June 2020

Drawing broadly on the reflective practices of design case research, this paper reviews ten years of development, innovation and design in technology-rich collaborative learning classrooms and active learning pedagogy at Dawson College. Grounded in a process of Design-Based Implementation Research and leveraging Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships, Dawson College has been a leading hub of evidence-based pedagogical development in Quebec for a decade. By recognizing the important interplay of technology, spaces, tools, pedagogy and design, our institution has sustained continual growth in capacity and infrastructure when it comes to student-centred learning, and it has learned important lessons in capacity building that can be applied to higher-education institutions broadly and to engineering in particular.
EXAMINING GENDER AND NATIONALITY BIAS IN DECISION-MAKING BY ENGINEERING STUDENT TEAMS
Authors: Ostafichuk Peter M. , Malakoutian Masoud , Khalili Mahsa
Published: June 2020

This study uses two-stage team quizzes to assess differences in team decision-making based on the factors gender and nationality.  Over 200 teams in two different engineering design courses delivered using Team-Based Learning across five years were considered.  In the two-stage quizzes, individuals first committed to their own answers, and then the team discussed the same questions and answered as a group.  Cases where an individual was incorrect and the team adopted that same incorrect answer were used as a measure of influence of that individual on team decision-making (i.e., “pushing” behaviour by the individual).  Similarly, cases where an individual was correct but the team adopted a different (incorrect) answer were used as a measure of lack of influence (i.e., “switching” behaviour by the individual).  Overall, no significant gender or nationality differences were found in pushing behaviours.  Male students and international students were found to be more likely to engage in switching behaviours.  The overall differences in switching were modest (0.3-0.4% difference per question), but this translates to between 5 and 15 more male/international students engaging in switching behaviours in a typical 75- to 150-student course.