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Prospects for the use of u-shaped welded pipes of steel a316l heat transfer assortment in chemical engineering
Authors: Savin V V , Lebedeva K N , Herelovich V V , Savina L A , Chaika V A
Published: October 2020

To expand the possibilities of using welded stainless steel pipes in chemical engineering, comprehensive studies of the experimental batch of straight-seam and U-shaped laser-welded tubes of A316L steel have been performed. The corrosion resistance, strength and structural-phase changes in the product material during austenization were studied: short-term annealing at 1000 °C. It is shown that longitudinal welded pipes have a high margin of ductility. This opens up prospects for their wide application for the production of bent assortment in the form of U-shaped products. It has been experimentally proved that heat treatment according to the regime of short-term austenization completely eliminates metal hardening, providing relaxation of its elastic stresses and the formation of the structural state necessary for technological redistribution of A316L steel. Heat treatment according to the mode of short-term austenization at a temperature of 1000–1050 °C for 1–5 minutes can be recommended as a mandatory technological operation that completes the metallurgical conversion of laser-welded stainless tubes of heat-exchange gauge.
Grounds and problem statement for software complex for photolithography optimization for minimization of losses in optical structures of photonic integrated circuits
Authors: Sharapov A A , Shamin E S , Skuratov I D , Gornev E S
Published: October 2020

The losses in optical components are the key obstacle in development of photonic integrated circuits (PIC). This makes the developers to include additional signal gain elements into the optical scheme. One of the major and optimizable factors of signal loss is the sidewall roughness of the optical components. After analysis of factors causing the line-edge roughness (LER), we developed the basic model of the roughness emerging process during forming of photolithography nanostructures. We proposed an approach to optimize the photolithography process in order to minimize the optical losses in fabricated optical structures. The software complex on the basis of this approach is currently under development.
Assessment of the technical condition of pipelines in polyurethane insulation
Authors: Shvetsov I V , Ziganshin Sh G , Zagretdinov A R , Zhelnov D V
Published: October 2020

The paper considers issues of improving the reliability of operation of pipelines of heating networks. A description of the created diagnostic complex is given, with the help of which it is possible to determine the technical condition of pipelines in polyurethane foam insulation. Finite-element models were constructed and modal calculations of defective and defect-free pipelines in polyurethane foam insulation were carried out. The analysis of the received acoustic signals was carried out using neural network algorithms. The results of processing acoustic vibrations of pipelines by a neural network showed a high efficiency in identifying pipelines by their state (defective / defect-free).
Improving stability of self-propelled jib cranes
Authors: Zaselyaev I A
Published: October 2020

Abstract The article describes the developed and proposed to use device of outriggers, which provides an additional anchor force during operation of the crane on soil bases, that increases the holding torque of the crane. In the proposed external outrigger of the lifting machine, a screw which is screwed into the ground, and which has a conical tip and an angle of elevation of the helical surface less than the angle of friction of this surface against the soil, serves as a base plate. Upon that, the outrigger is equipped with an auger rotation drive, which, together with the feed drive, is screwed into the ground without chip separation. A calculation example shows that such outriggers can increase load stability, therefore, the lifting capacity or working radius of the crane can increase by 1.79 times and even more opposed to when the crane is working on conventional outriggers.
Feedback system machine with numerical control - coordinate measuring machine
Authors: Zavyalov V.S. , Mikhailov D.U. , Yatskevich A.C.
Published: October 2020

Modern trends in the development of industry require an increase in the degree of automation of part processing in mechanical engineering. At the same time, the complexity of the workpieces is constantly increasing. One of the important directions of improving the production system within the framework of the concept of industry 4.0 is the organization of inter-machine interaction. A feedback system has been developed for a CNC machine - coordinate measuring machine. This system allowed to reduce downtime of the DMG MORI CTX Beta 800 TC machine for periodic adjustments and to increase dimensional stability of processing. The measurements were carried out on a Mitutoyo KO-GA-ME CMM, after which the correction value was calculated and transmitted to the machine. An algorithm has been compiled allowing to create such a system for processing parts of any complexity.
Digital technologies in nuclear power plant probabilistic safety assessment
Authors: Aksenov P L , Egorov M Y
Published: October 2020

The ability of systems, structures and components that provide ultimate heat sink, to perform their functions and to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant with VVER-1200 reactor in the events of external influences that entail the loss of ultimate heat sink is subject of the study. Necessity of consideration of mentioned events was demonstrated by last events occurred on NPPs worldwide in particular in Fukushima-Daiichi accident. Probabilistic model was developed implementing modern methods for assessment of probabilistic safety values using digital software RiskSpectrumPSA. Calculated probabilistic safety values confirm chosen design solutions and possibility of probabilistic safety assessment application for similar tasks.
Analysis of industrial safety solutions that have transformed nuclear power by 2019
Authors: Ivanov A I , Egorov M Yu , Stepashkina A S , Kritchenkov A S
Published: October 2020

Safety of nuclear power plant elements relies on a range of national and international norms in the field of atomic energy use. Some of these norms is based not only on operation experience of nuclear units but also on statistics of failures among elements of nuclear facilities. Several well-known disasters occurred at nuclear power plants in USSR and Japan shows that its consequences may affect other countries. Therefore, failures analysis is performed not only nationally but also internationally – by International Atomic Energy Agency. However, different kind of failures: affecting and non-affecting safety of the nuclear unit still occur in Russia. This study is focused on statistical analysis of failures among nuclear power plant components with regards to its impact on unit safety assessed on the International Nuclear Event Scale. The analysis of industrial safety solutions that transformed the nuclear power industry was carried out for the period from 1992 to 2018. Though general decreasing trend can be noted within the that period, failures with safety impact occurred in 2 out of 3 years and non-impacting failures stabilized at around 61 events per year.
Possibilities of blockchain technology application for the health care system
Authors: Ivanteev Alexander , Ilin Igor , Iliashenko Victoria
Published: October 2020

The blockchain technology has many applications in modern medicine. This can be data management, accounts and finance, as well as others. It is important for each category of tasks to choose their own solution and bring the maximum effect for the participants of the system, which will interact on new terms. The key beneficiaries of the participants will be health care users, health care providers, and insurance companies. The paper considers projects with a choice of different types of blockchain with the corresponding advantages and disadvantages. It also lists specific problems and risks inherent in blockchain projects in healthcare, as well as some recommendations for their reduction or elimination. The normative legal acts adopted in Russia, which regulate the legal field in the industry, has analyzed, recommendations for improvement has presented. At the moment, there are only a few laws and regulations governing this area, which is insufficient for their full application in practice. Our paper is aimed at choosing the suitable algorithm of consensus and also the architecture of all system working with blockchain technology.
Development of tools for improving the data storage systems reliability as a part of digital transformation strategy
Authors: Bolsunovskaya M V , Shirokova S V , Loginova A V , Uspenskiy M B
Published: October 2020

Information storage technologies play a vital role in the processes of enterprises digitalization. To ensure the necessary reliability of data storage, special technologies are being developed. The paper examines the market for such solutions and introduces tools to improve the reliability of data storage systems (DSS) as a part of the digital transformation strategy of the enterprise. The problem of developing and application of data storage systems and tools for managing such systems to predict failures and provide fault tolerance specifications are discussed. The results of the current data storage market state analysis are shown. Based on market analysis, the need for developing a software package for predicting data storage system failures is substantiated, and the project the purpose of which is to develop a hardware and software complex to predict failures in the storage system is presented. The functionality of the complex has been formed and the project of complex creation is underway.
Prevention of cyber attacks in smart manufacturing applying modern neural network methods
Authors: Krundyshev V , Kalinin M
Published: October 2020

Digital transformation is a driver of a modern approach to providing actual cyber security. In the context of the globalization of the economy, digital technologies are actively being introduced into production, factories and plants. Due to the increased mobility of topology and the growing amount of data undergoing the processing, traditional methods of protection becomes ineffective, so the researchers are faced with the task of creating new methods for ensuring cyber security that meet new challenges. The paper analyses new artificial neural network (ANN) architectures corresponding security tasks in cyber physical systems, identifies their major advantages, and evaluates the possibility of their application for solving the problem of attacks prevention in case of machine-to-machine smart manufacturing. A meta-neural system of comprehensive protection against cyber attacks on dynamic routing in intelligent production has been developed. Using the resources of a supercomputer, an experimental study of the developed neuroframework was carried out. Test results showed that the proposed solution provides high accuracy in detecting cyber attacks.
Human capital as a catalyst for digitalization of regional economy
Authors: Kichigin Oleg , Gonin Dmitriy
Published: October 2020

The development of regional competitiveness is a challenge of our time. The elaboration of effective tools for this process offers opportunity to consolidate the existing and acquire new unique competitive advantages at both regional and national levels. The basis of any socio-economic development is a person whose effective performance reflects the level of his human capital. It can be argued that human capital, in the modern context, is becoming the basis for development of competitive advantages at all levels of competition. In this regard, assessment of competitiveness of the regional economy, which takes into account a human capital factor, is important for the analysis and creation of sustainable regional development processes. Improved technologies have offered economists new methods and tools for economic development. Digitalization of the economy is a prime example of this. The purpose of this work is to study human capital as a catalyst for digitalization of the regional economy. The subject of this study is substantiation of an assessing mechanism for regions’ readiness to transition to the digital economy based on the factor of human capital analysis. The central subject of digitalization of the regional economy is the state. Therefore, when assessing regions’ competitiveness and their readiness for digitalization, such factors as development of human capital in public administration of these regions were taken into account. The results of the study contribute to the development of the regional economic theory, the theory of human capital, and to the development of the efficiency assessment approaches of public administration in the framework of a limited resource base and ongoing challenges facing the state. As a result, it became possible to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the key social and economic regional institutions readiness for digitalization.
Reflection of digital transformation on tax burden
Authors: Victorova Natalia , Pokrovskaia Natalia , Yevstigneev Yevgeniy
Published: October 2020

The paper is aimed at discussing an important problem - the taxation mechanism which is not used sufficiently today to develop the digital economy in a given country. The tax regime is analyzed as a whole., In addition, indirect and direct taxation are looked into for two groups of countries: frontrunners and adopters. The countries were distributed into groups taking into account the data of Global Connectivity Index 2018. It is shown that the tax burden differs in the groups of countries that have different pace of digital transformation. Moreover, the tax burden in the frontrunner countries is higher than it is in the adopter countries. The adopters demonstrate a steady downward trend. In the adopter countries, the tax burden of direct income taxes imposed on business is lower than in the frontrunner countries, while the burden of indirect taxes is higher. In dynamics, the burden of indirect taxes grew in most countries of both groups. However, the largest increase in indirect taxes is typical for the adopters. Changes in the burden of direct taxes businesses have to pay in the adopter countries are less uniform. This may be caused by different approaches that are used to stimulate digital transformation: using tax instruments or providing direct government support. According to the study, the need for reforming profit taxation in Russia is substantiated in order to enhance the stimulating effects of digitalization. The assessment of the nexuses between digital transformation and individual taxation parameters is of great interest.
Forecast of budget revenues from taxes in the context of economy digitalization
Authors: Koniagina Maria N.
Published: October 2020

Issues of tax planning and forecasting have become increasingly important given the current development of digital technology. Digitalization allows the lowering of tax administration costs and increases the speed of information collection and accuracy of its processing. Though the level of digitalization of Russian fiscal bodies is quite high, there are still many problems that require the application of modern tools to be resolved. The article presents the results of the research, conclusions and recommendations which shall be helpful in developing a universal algorithm for the application of digital tools in forecasting tax revenues in the Russian Federation. The author has studied digital tools applied by fiscal bodies, defined the role of these instruments in forecasting regional tax revenues, identified problems and developed measures to improve the system of planning and forecasting tax revenues in the budget of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The article will be of interest for theoreticians and practitioners studying the work of Russian tax bodies as a basis for further research and review.
Problems and main directions of innovative development of small and medium-sized businesses in agriculture of Russia
Authors: Yushkova V V , Myazin N S , Davydov V V , Makeev S S , Rud V Yu , Switala F
Published: October 2020

The article of the current state of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation is discussed. The problems that unlike the countries of Western Europe, hamper the harmonious development of small and medium-sized businesses are noted. Most attention is paid to the problems of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas. A large imbalance has been established between the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas and the city. The results of studies in the form of diagrams are presented. The reasons for the large difference in the number of small and medium-sized enterprises between the countryside and the city are determined. It is noted that the emergence of a large number of urban-type villages in rural areas near large cities does not change the situation. Areas of activity in which small and medium-sized businesses will more conveniently develop in rural areas are identified. Conditions have been established that will contribute to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas. The proposals for improving the efficiency of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas in the Russian Federation are presented. Particular attention in the proposals is given to the problem of reducing the young population in rural areas. Therefore, the submitted proposals take into account the strategic and socio-economic aspects of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation. It is noted that this approach to solving problems is used in Western Europe.
Digitalization and robotization as instruments for managing the production of innovative goods and services
Authors: Popov Aleksandr , Kamyshova Anna , Nincieva Galina
Published: October 2020

The absence in modern economic science of a clear idea of the place of robotics in the reproduction process led to the purpose of the study: to determine the place of robotics in managing the reproduction of innovative goods and services in digitalization. The authors conducted a study of the problems of modernization and the creation of a model of industrial-technotronic economic development in the context of digitalization. During the study, the authors identified the main aspects of modernization, the order and stages of transformation. According to the author’s concept, modernization is considered as a form of three levels: the level of the working machine (micro level); level of industrial stage of production, level of national economy. Particular attention is paid to the problem of digitization and robotization of processes as tools for managing the production of goods and services. The authors proposed a new model for the reproduction of goods and services, including, in addition to traditionally production, processes associated with applied research. n the course of the study, a mechanism was developed for the transition from a four-link control system to a five-link (“unmanned technology”). The paper found that the problem of evaluating the effectiveness of digitalization and robotization is of a twofold nature: increasing labor productivity while increasing the number of workers released. The problems associated with the implementation of the digital economy implementation program in Russia are identified. The contradictions that arise during the creation and implementation of “smart robots” in the process of managing the production of goods and services are identified.
Characteristics of the digital marketing advantages and disadvantages
Authors: Veleva S S , Tsvetanova A I
Published: October 2020

Digital marketing is an integral part of the process of digital business transformation. It incorporates new marketing techniques that are based on information and communication technologies. For this reason, its application in practice is a prerequisite for the successful development of the business in the contemporary market conditions. The object of this paper is the digital marketing and the subject is the digital marketing advantages and disadvantages. The first purpose of this paper is to systemize the various terms for digital marketing used in the specialized literature and the Internet and to show the differences between them. The second is to present the characteristics of the main advantages and disadvantages of digital marketing. Knowing them in depth, companies will be able to develop effective digital marketing strategies that have high potential to achieve company goals and at the same time are suitable to their profile. Thereby, they will be able to determine to what extent and which tools of the whole digital marketing palette are best suited to their marketing activities.
Comparative analysis of the consequences of purchasing models transformation within the global digitalization of the economy
Authors: Mehta Reena , Singh Hardeep , Banerjee Arpit , Bozhuk Svetlana , Kozlova Nelli
Published: October 2020

Nowadays consumers have become intelligent and changed the traditional way of the decision making process. Social networks have become more powerful: the consumer trusts reviews and peers’ opinions more advertising. The current study is focused on clarifying the changes in the model of consumer behavior when shopping online. The research methodology is based on one the Engel, Blackwell and Miniard (EBM) model of consumer behaviour in the view of global digitalization of the economy. The study used data from statistical, information and research agencies and other researchers carried out in India and Russia comparatively. The study presents the current trends of on-line purchasing and the key factors that affect the decision making process. It was discovered that in India young shoppers are more active online shoppers than the olders. They are mostly driven by affordable prices and discounts. Older shoppers’ alike, consider significant factors like convenience and product quality as vital reasons while shopping online. In Russia among the important parameters of choice, consumers noted a detailed product description available on the web site, the security of online payments, the presence of several payment methods and the fast delivery of goods. The independent reviews of other peers are the source of trust. Considering the global trends it was concluded that the strategic vector of trade development should be connected with omnichannel business models. Joint solutions in the field of payment, delivery and support of online purchases (including smart voice assist systems, chatbots and smart devices) only strengthen consumer loyalty to retailers.
The potential of digitalization for increasing members’ satisfaction of Bulgarian cooperatives
Authors: Boevsky Ivan Y , Kostenarov Krasimir D
Published: October 2020

Decades after the establishment of the first modern agricultural cooperative in Bulgaria, we are observing a continuous increase in its number, then we see a decline until nowadays. In periods, when the members’ satisfaction is higher, we notice increasing of the number of cooperatives and vice versa. In each period the relation between members’ satisfaction, cooperative values and principles and existing and operating governance structures differs seriously. We identified three historical periods for this development: pre socialism, socialism and post socialism.

This paper is concentrated on the measuring the members satisfaction and to show the potential of using the new technologies (digitalization) for increasing the members satisfaction. For this purpose, we will try to evaluate the influence and application of the governance structure and cooperative values and principles on members’ satisfaction. It our research we argue that the members’ satisfaction is higher when the governance structure of the cooperative fits with the cooperative values and principles. For this fit we stand that the digitalization can contribute to the recovery of members involvement and transparency.

The methodology of the research comprises qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method includes in depth interviews, observations and narrative analysis. We use Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as instrument for quantitative valuation of governance structures according to the cooperative values and principles as a criterion and will use it to measure member satisfaction in each historical period.
Information support and quality of structural analysis of vessel modernization technology
Authors: Yanchenko A
Published: October 2020

Modernization is an important direction to maintain and increase the efficiency of aging water transport. Vessels of various types and purposes are modernizing due to objective necessity. The actuality of this problem is connected not only with the slow process of renewal of the sea and river fleet, but also with the rapid moral aging of ships, which overtakes their physical aging. Modernization of an existing vessel is often more cost-effective for the shipowner than building or purchasing a new one. For the successful development of this direction it is necessary to have methodological and informational support which allows to determine the best modernization option based on available resources and to evaluate the quality of the work. The article describes an approach to structural analysis and quality assessment of modernization technology using informational support for functional and simulation modeling. Structural analysis of complex processes of modernization of the vessel is implemented in the form of context diagrams of these processes, which are decomposed considering the expert opinion. The proposed method of integration of functional and simulation models allows to allocate optimally all available resources and to assess the efficiency and quality of modernization work.
High-speed infrared photography in the study of thermophysical processes in the manufacture of jelly products
Authors: Nilova L P , Ikramov R A , Malyutenkova S M , Chunin S A , Lu W , Jing J
Published: October 2020

The article considers the possibilities of using infrared (IR) photography to control thermophysical processes in the production of jelly products in order to preserve their antioxidant properties. Jelly products were made on the basis of extracts of squeezed wild berries with the addition of gelatin and sugar. The prepared mixture was heated under various conditions (convective and microwave heating), controlling thermophysical processes using pyrometric sensors and a contact thermometer. Pyrometric sensors of two types were used: field measuring devices (IR camera) and point measurements (IR pyrometer), which minimize the measurement time. The use of the microwave field evenly heated the prepared mixture and stopped heating after the cessation of microwave energy. Convective heating due to thermal inertia exceeded the temperature regime for the manufacture of jelly products, which destroys antioxidants. IR photography, used for test determination of the temperature of the mixture, allows you to instantly determine not only the temperature range, but also record the distribution of thermal energy in the test medium.
Intellectual employees’ resources management of innovative industrial enterprises in the digital environment
Authors: akovleva E V Y
Published: October 2020

The essential factor determining the innovative development of the digital economy is the intellectual one. Purpose of study: to clarify peculiarities of employees’ intellectual resources management and to propose a management system model adequate to the identified specifics. An empirical study was conducted from the infrastructural-reproductive approach and the results were obtained: l) classification of different organizational levels of employees’ intellectual resources management at industrial enterprises; 2) identification of various types of personnel policy corresponding to a certain level of organization of management of intellectual resources of employees; 3) assessing the impact of organizational levels of employees’ intellectual resources management to employees’ intellectualization and results of innovation; 4) arguments of critical conditions for effective management and simulation of employees’ intellectual resources management system at innovative industrial enterprises; 5) model of system of management of intellectual resources of employees of innovative industrial enterprises is proposed. The results of the study are useful and necessary for the formation and development of a theoretical and methodological basis for improving the organization of personnel management of innovatively active subjects of the Russian economy.
Neuro-technologies and fuzzy logic for intellectual capital evaluation in education and business
Authors: Pokrovskaia Nadezhda , Margulyan Yakov , Lvin Yuri , Bulatetskaia Alena
Published: October 2020

Intellectual capital as an economic concept migrated from the stock exchange financial analysis to the economics and corporate governance, and to the studies on the public regulation of innovative growth. Evaluation of intellectual capital forms the basis for making managerial decisions at the both levels of private business and of regulation of social and economic activities in a region or national State. Management at the micro and macro levels needs tools that take into account a wide variety of factors, the diversity of customers’ and partners criteria. Fuzzy sets and computing allow analysts to approach the tasks of evaluating intellectual assets and human capital both from the point of view of expert analysis, including expert machine learning, and of studying the mindsets and cognitive maps and behavioural models of participants in business processes about an actor, territory or company, and its ability to produce, transform and use an intelligent product. Neural networks and fuzzy computing are the useful intelligence tools to assess intellectual capital, customer opinion about the product, business reputation and brand. The example of the cognitive modelling presents the results of the evaluations of general business perspectives for the international cooperation given by the master students of double diploma programs, taking into account the common sense and the specific learning achievements within the course.
Epidemiological dental examination of cadets using digital technology as a factor in the human capital’s development of military personnel
Authors: Soldatov Ivan , Budrin Aleksander , Budrina Elena , Minaev Yuri , Soldatova Anastasiya
Published: October 2020

In terms of health, the main objective of the reproduction of the qualitative military personnel’s human capital is the prevention of diseases, including dental ones. The effectiveness of preventive measures for dental diseases depends on the timeliness of the epidemiological dental examination. In the context of medicine digitalization and the opportunity to process large amounts of data, the military personnel’s dental health status can be quickly monitored using digital technologies, starting from the early age-the period of cadet schools. The goal of improving the informatization of the medical support system is to increase the availability and quality of medical care to pupils of educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of Russia based on the automation of information interaction between organizations of the RF Armed Forces. We have developed an electronic map for examining the patients’ dental health and integrated into the Dental Health Workstation program with the formation of a single electronic patient registry. The resulting database allows us to trace the state of dental health of patients who experience an annual in-depth medical examination throughout the training period, to conduct a medical-statistical analysis, and to determine the factors that reduce dental morbidity. Using the electronic registry improves the quality of dental care for students.
Creating an organizational design of a science-intensive enterprise oriented towards the digital economy
Authors: Gavrilyuk E S , Chudesova G P , Makarchenko M A , Burtsev D S , Selishcheva T A
Published: October 2020

The intensive development of digital technologies and many years’ experience in system analysis applied for forming organizational management systems suggest the feasibility of an organizational design adjustment of science-intensive enterprises by applying platform solutions of tensor structure creation.

To make the organizational design effective and to ensure the enterprises’ adaptivity to constantly changing market conditions, the new structure should be “grown” on the basis of the existing one, by its adjustment through platform solutions, gradual replacement of priorities and through changing from the traditional management methods, focused on production, to the new methods, focused on the search for the zones of innovative attractiveness and the transfer of technology on the basis of digital technologies.
Assessment of Creative Potential of Staff at Service Organizations on the Basis of “Creative Al Pari”
Authors: Belyaeva Galina , Voronova Olga , Ponomareva Natalia , Khnykina Tatyana
Published: October 2020

This paper considers the concept of professional creativity as the ability of staff to express intended creativity in given conditions in order to achieve certain goals. The article also examines methodological features of assessment of professional creativity which makes up the basis of creative potential at an organization in the conditions of digitalization. The authors conclude that it is necessary to improve the existing analytical tools to boost the efficiency of staff management. Key parameters of professional creativity assessment are substantiated: flexibility, originality, curiosity, interdisciplinary erudition, systems thinking, cross-industry communication. The research suggests an assessment methodology of “creative al pari” (compatibility of creative potential with a profile of professional creativity) on the basis of key parameters that include four following stages: preparation of k-assignments and profiles of professional creativity at certain positions; evaluation of k-assignments performed by staff members and development of their professional creativity portrait; selection of candidates for their future inclusion in staff reserve in accordance with their grades or for hiring ones due to minimum deviations from standard figures defined for the vacancy. This paper discovers specific features of the individual “creative al pari” assessment, based on utility function, aa well as the “creative al pari” assessment in the organization. The latter, in its turn, allows to establish an absolute, conditional or critical discrepancy between creative potential of staff and a profile of professional creativity at the organization. As a result of the research, the authors make a conclusion about the possible areas to apply the developed technique. They include: recruitment process, formation of staff reserve, recertification or training in service organizations.
Personnel changes and labor productivity in regulatory budget monitoring
Authors: Bril Alexander , Evseeva Svetlana , Kalinina Olga , Barykin Sergey , Vinogradova Elena
Published: October 2020

The introduction of high-tech solutions leads to a change in the format and content of almost any work, as well as a rethinking of approaches to staff planning. There is a need for a special financial and economic analysis of the object and preparation of key financial indicators standards for business planning. This calculation is based on the results of an external financial analysis without taking into account planned changes in the personnel of the enterprise and options for increasing labor productivity. The goal of the research is to propose a methodology and apply in practice for external financial analysis and calculation of the regulatory budget, taking into account the forecast of personnel changes and growth in labor productivity. To develop a business plan for the withdrawal of the enterprise from the crisis, it is necessary to have a regulatory framework for planned financial and economic indicators of the company’s development. The article proposes a methodology for the development and monitoring of such indicators in the form of a “normative budget, taking into account the forecast of personnel changes and productivity growth”, tested by the authors in real situations. The authors recommend the development of a regulatory budget for this on the basis of the monitoring model “to cover the necessary net profit and dividend payments, taking into account the forecast of personnel changes and growth in labor productivity.”
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH OF CLASSIFICATION OF THE ARCTIC’S GLOBAL PROBLEMS
Authors: Krasulina O.
Published: October 2020

The author describes the role of global problems in global economic relations, which are changing rapidly in the active world that affects the structure of global problems. This process is ongoing: in the course of it, some global problems lose their former importance and are reduced to the level of regional in scale and private in importance and the importance of others, on the contrary, increases. Moreover, new global problems are constantly arising and conceptualizing and some of them grow (upon reaching global, planetary proportions) from regional and private problems, the danger of which was underestimated, at one time. Others arise as a response of the system to sharp changes in its development accompanied by inevitable distortions, errors, miscalculations, modernization, carried out through the destruction and breaking of previous structures and etc. All this creates a kind of cycle of global problems in nature, which makes it difficult to identify and classify them. In the present article, the concept of classification of global problems of the Arctic in the system of world economic relations of the world. The author proposed a methodological approach and its classification of global problems of the Arctic.
Analysis of social development in the Arctic countries
Authors: Kikkas K N
Published: October 2020

The paper describes features of the development of the social sphere of the Arctic countries. Almost four million people live in the Arctic. The Arctic includes part of the territories of eight countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States of America. The Arctic is also home to dozens of indigenous groups. To develop strategies for the development of the Arctic territories, it is important to compare the features of the development of the social sphere of the Arctic countries. The paper provides a list of indicators evaluating the development of the social sphere. The methodology of a comparative analysis of the convergence or divergence of indicators of the social sphere of eight Arctic countries is described. An analysis of the existence of convergence / divergence of indicators of the social sphere is carried out. The analysis was carried out using three methods: σ – convergence; absolute β – convergence; conditional β – convergence. The results of the analysis are discussed.
Problems of food security in the Russian Arctic
Authors: Romashkina G F , Davydenko V A , Khuziakhmetov R R
Published: October 2020

The purpose of this article is to analyse food security of the Russian Arctic regions’ inhabitants. International context consideration allows to show some contradictions in food security concept understanding, that FAO and Russian political elite have. Social disproportions in economic affordability and physical availability of food, consumer preferences and behaviour are revealed. The article addresses original empirical data, statistical regression and factor analysis to examine consumers’ behavioural features, associated with economic inaccessibility of vital food products. It is noted that families with three or more children constantly economize, not buying the necessary amount of meat and meat products, fish and seafood, fruits and berries. Research results indicate that the governmental food security policy should be adapted to the realities of Arctic region inhabitants. We pay special attention to the need to shift the food security concept from external threats and hunger to threats that local population face every day. This problem is particularly relevant for the Russian Arctic zone residents.
A system for work efficiency improvement by user activity analysis and feedback
Authors: Timofeev Dmitrii , Samochadin Alexander
Published: October 2020

The efficiency of work processes is an important factor in company success and economic growth. Many companies are still using inefficient processes due to a lack of knowledge or defective implementation. The processes that rely upon intellectual labor, such as software development or management activities, are often undocumented, which makes them difficult for optimization. We present a method of tracking of the psychophysical state and activities of employees and providing them feedback intended to optimize the work process for work efficiency and user well-being. We use recorded traces of the user actions, including the created artifacts, and detect the psychophysical states on the base of data acquired from portable devices, including fitness wrist bands and EEG sensors. The method has been implemented in a hardware and software system whose architecture we describe in this paper. The system has been developed for the software engineering industry, but the method itself applies to other domains as well. We show how to adapt the proposed approach to different types of working environments and business processes. As the efficiency of the work process is a major factor contributing to the industrial and economic modernization, we discuss the ways to apply the method to business processes that are important for the Arctic region of Russia.
Current trends in the development of interactive methods in teaching foreign languages
Authors: Spiridonova Natalia , Fersman Nataliia , Akupova Viktoria
Published: October 2020

The subject of research covered in this paper is a method of teaching a foreign language as a means of enhancing students’ cognitive activity as well as development of their creative and intellectual abilities. The interactive method of teaching is observed as a form of the cognitive activity reflecting relevant phenomena of the modern reality. The paper is mainly focused on the methodology of conducting classes using such an interactive teaching method as a language game in order to develop lexical, grammatical and phonetic competence of students. The potential of a language game as an interactive teaching method (communicative approach) is demonstrated through studying headlines of French newspapers in the context of teaching the French language to linguistic students. Various interpretations of the “language game” concept have been compiled on the basis of up-to-date academic literature. Several levels of language game comprehension and translation are analyzed including the following ones: word-formation, idiomatic and phonetic. Examples of newspaper headlines are provided in order to scrutinize lexical and stylistic figures of speech (e.g. personification, metaphor, comparison, oxymoron, pun) as well as set expressions and syntactic constructions. Methodological guidelines for applying a language game as an interactive teaching method are offered. The paper is aimed at teachers of higher professional education institutions.
Teaching listening comprehension through online academic lectures
Authors: Medvedeva O D , Andreeva S S , Krepkaia T N
Published: October 2020

Academic mobility is becoming increasingly popular for students and provides great opportunities to communicate with other people, get useful knowledge and experience and practice using a foreign language. Education abroad includes listening to lectures as one of the most common way of presenting information. Thus, students need preparation to understand foreign lecturers and be successful in their studies. Having studied 30 online lectures from diverse MOOCs, the authors identified that their structure is similar to traditional lectures. Consequently, the research was done with the use of academic lectures from the MOOC «Thermodynamics» to teach the experimental group of students from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. For conducting the research the authors used a pedagogical experiment and descriptive statistical methods to analyse data received (T-statistics, chi-square and Fisher’s test). As a result, students from the experimental group showed better findings of listening comprehension skills with the average score of 65,5% compared to 44,4% of the control group. Moreover, the experimental group showed improvement in listening comprehension skills from the average score of 43% at the initial stage to 65,5% at the end of the experiment proving the effectiveness of learning activities the authors designed and used.
Sociological assessment of student activity potential as a subject of the educational process
Authors: Trostinskaya I R , Evseeva L I , Pozdeeva E G , Tanova A G
Published: October 2020

The current stage of education modernization involves increasing student activity as a subject of the educational process, which should help to increase its independence and responsibility for the result. The research problem is the insufficient level of motivation and involvement in modern educational forms and technologies offered by the university and used in the learning process, which is noted today among young students. The research method is a monitoring sociological survey of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University students. The opinion poll is aimed at assessing students’ satisfaction with their education and at determining the level of their activity in the choice of academic disciplines, the implementation of educational forms and technologies, and the practical and creative development of the professional field competencies. The results of sociological surveys reflect the unused reserve of student activity, creativity potential along with the positive dynamics of independence, which is combined with a stable level of satisfaction with the training. This allows us to raise the question of increasing flexibility in the management of educational space, the wider inclusion of creative technologies and self-organizing processes, and taking advantage of a practice-oriented approach.
Formation of requirements for IT services of a research department at a digital university
Authors: Iliashenko Oksana , Shestakov Grigorii , Iliashenko Victoriia , Zotova Elizaveta
Published: October 2020

To maintain competitiveness, modern universities need to constantly look for ways to improve performance. One of these ways is digitalization of processes. The level of digitalization in Russian universities is very different. Universities seek to build these competencies and pool resources to increase competitiveness. However, there are still no common standards for connecting data and services, and this seriously hinders universities development. For digitalization, it is necessary to create a list of requirements for the services of the future information system. Research is an integral part of any university, so it is important to find ways of digitalization also for this activity. Services such as tracking current tasks, informing about standard procedures and cataloging scientific articles will simplify the work of the research department. It is also necessary to understand the purpose of implementation and what benefits digitalization of research processes can bring. As a result of creating an IT system that implements the services described in this article, the university discovers many opportunities for further development.