bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Отражение процессов восприятия модуляций ориентации в вызванных ответах мозга человека
Authors: Явна Денис Викторович , Куприянов Игорь Владимирович , Кокорникова Валерия Игоревна
Published: May 2018

The paper investigates the psychophysiological mechanisms of the texture perception when the stimuli differ in axial ratios of the carrier (texture elements) and the envelope (orientational modulation).The human visual system has a number of preattentive mechanisms performing spatial grouping and segmentation of the scene. The perception of texture most likely carried out by the several “early” mechanisms, but at certain stages their activity can be modulated by top-down influences. We consider the second-order visual filters and the contour integration processes as the candidates that providethe perception of spatial orientational modulations, as well as analyze the results of our electrophysiological study aimed at the brain mechanisms of the orientational modulations perception.According to A. Schofield and T. Yates (2005), when the texture is sinusoidally modulated by the orientation, a number of different perceptual effects can be obtained. If the orientations of the modulation and the carrier are orthogonal, the texture pattern forms a “corrugation” and the effect of depth appears. The “herringbone”is observed then the orientation of the modulation and the carrier are parallel, otherwise the “continuous structure” is observed. The contours formed by the textural elements seem like continuous in the orthogonal cases, and they are segmented in the parallel cases. These perceptual phenomena can be explained by the participationof the different mechanisms in the processing of visual textures. Thus, when the carrier and the envelope are orthogonal, the role of the contour integration mechanisms can be increased. We used the method of visual evoked potentials for studying the  sychophysiologicalmechanisms of the orientation-modulated stimuli perception. 15 peoplevoluntarily participated in the investigation. The VEPs elicited by the modulated (“corrugation”, “herring-bone”) textures and unmodulated control stimuli were recorded using 19 electrodes. It was found that the mismatches between VEPs elicited by the experimental and control stimuli have strong spatial differences, respectively, for the texturesmodulated orthogonally or in parallel to the carrier direction. This result may give the evidence that different brain mechanisms are involved in the perception of the orientationally modulated textures. That is also confirmed by the source localization of difference waves calculated by subtracting the evoked responses to the test and control stimuli (using sLoreta).
Историческая психология как история психологического знания
Authors: Шкуратов Владимир Александрович
Published: May 2018

The article considers pre-modern psychological knowledge as a phenomenon of culture and mentality, namely, in the context of historical psychology, the science which studies the development of an individual and his/her personality in history. Ancient-medieval theories of soul and the accompanying practices are called protopsychology. The author asserts that prototypes of science resemble fictionprototypes. They not just give materials about the development of knowledge; they are selectively and actively formed and combined for a current scientific phenomenon called psychology, in order to ensure continuity with the past. The author distinguishes prototypes in the reflexive discourse of pre-modernity. These are two genealogical lines leading to the present: psycheistry (reasoning aboutanimated bodies) and egology (doctrines about spiritual-reflexive substances). Aristotle is the founder of the first direction. The second line starts with the Platonic and Pythagorean dualism of soul and body. Ancient knowledge of the soul is a historical basis for modern psychology. And if it recognizes one part of it as its source, anotheris of secondary importance, at best. The author corrects such a version of the origin of modern psychology through a genealogical analysis of the concept of “psyche”. Psychological-historical constructs are compared with the data of historical psychology. The genealogy of the psyche as the root base of the historical tree of knowledgedesignates the ground for its growing: ancient corporality. In their historical existence both prototypes of modern psychology are permeated with connotations of corporal culture. The author makes a reference to polypsychism – the system of pre-modernprotopsychology – both the mental constitution of an era and knowledge about it. In conclusion the author brings forward and discusses the concept of anthropousus (using an individual) – the order of the use of scientific knowledge for creating a human form of a modern individual.
Туризм в формировании профессионально значимых личностных качеств студентов сферы физической культуры
Authors: Макеева Вера Степановна , Пушкина Валентина Николаевна , Поляков Дмитрий Олегович
Published: May 2018

An article is devoted to main issues about active tourism impact on the development of professionally significant personal qualities of students in the sphere of physical culture, with reliance on modern views of society development and education. Relevance of the problem is caused by a tendency to enhance the role of tourism in education. The authors show the role and features of influence the tourism onthe personality through their: self-knowledge, self-expression, self-diagnosis, selfawareness of own importance; aspiration to partnership and commonality; cultural freedom; contact with nature.The paper also reveals the features of active tourism impact on the development of professionally significant personal qualities through motor activity, correction of psychophysical condition and self-training. The most important personal qualities are required in the professional work of the bachelor of physical culture and developed in the space of active tourism in the productive organization of rest, social and familylife and competition, defined on the basis of a survey of students.The degree of the students’ involvement in tourism and the extent of their participation in tourism – from onetime to systematic one, is established in this study. The level of manifestation the professional significant personal qualities, that are developed by means of tourism is defined in article, the ranking of that qualities is carried out. The authors found a fact, that reactivity data of specific body systems, suchas voluntary attention, the amount and concentration of attention, general mental performance and short-term memory for words and numbers, that are reflecting the mental processes, have a profound effect on the development of professionally significant personal qualities. It is determined, that the positive dynamics of theseindicators connected with the fact that mental processes (speed of orientation, actions and decisions, its switch ability and mobility) are engaged during active tourism activities.
New Integrated Model Approach to Understand the Factors That Drive Electronic Health Record Portal Adoption: Cross-Sectional National Survey (Preprint)
Authors: Tavares Jorge , Oliveira Tiago
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

The future of health care delivery is becoming more patient-focused, and electronic health record (EHR) portals are gaining more attention from worldwide governments that consider this technology as a valuable asset for the future sustainability of the national health care systems. Overall, this makes the adoption of EHR portals an important field to study.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to understand the factors that drive individuals to adopt EHR portals.

METHODS

We applied a new adoption model that combines 3 different theories, namely, extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, health belief model, and the diffusion of innovation; all the 3 theories provided relevant contributions for the understanding of EHR portals. To test the research model, we used the partial least squares causal modeling approach. We executed a national survey based on randomly generated mobile phone numbers. We collected 139 questionnaires.

RESULTS

Performance expectancy (beta=.203; t=2.699), compatibility (beta=.530; t=6.189), and habit (beta=.251; t=2.660) have a statistically significant impact on behavior intention (R2=76.0%). Habit (beta=.378; t=3.821), self-perception (beta=.233; t=2.971), and behavior intention (beta=.263; t=2.379) have a statistically significant impact on use behavior (R2=61.8%). In addition, behavior intention (beta=.747; t=10.737) has a statistically significant impact on intention to recommend (R2=69.0%), results demonstrability (beta=.403; t=2.888) and compatibility (beta=.337; t=2.243) have a statistically significant impact on effort expectancy (R2=48.3%), and compatibility (beta=.594; t=6.141) has a statistically significant impact on performance expectancy (R2=42.7%).

CONCLUSIONS

Our research model yields very good results, with relevant R2 in the most important dependent variables that help explain the adoption of EHR portals, behavior intention, and use behavior.
WhatsApp embedded in routine service delivery for smoking cessation: Effects on success rates in a randomized controlled study (Preprint)
Authors: Durmaz Seyfi , Ergin Isil , Durusoy Raika , Hassoy Hur , Çalışkan S. Ayhan , Okyay Pinar
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

The demand for smoking cessation services has risen in Turkey, as those planning to quit, reached 35% in 2012. For quitting efforts, communication technologies are used widespread globally, yet service integration is rare.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to assess the effect of a WhatsApp application embedded in the cessation service delivery, on success rate.

METHODS

Randomized controlled intervention study was conducted with 132 volunteers, followed up at Ege University Hospital, Smoking Cessation Clinic, March-July 2017. Intervention content based on Transtheoretic Model, was prepared and 60 WhatsApp messages were delivered to participants for 3 months, with 6 months follow up. Initial interview and follow up forms consisting sociodemographics, smoking status, medical condition and treatment, were used. The success rate at 1st and 3rd months were assessed by point-prevalence. Intention-to-treat analysis was used. As secondary outcomes; number of follow-ups, change in weight and continuity of medication were evaluated.

RESULTS

Success rate at 1st month was 65.9% for intervention group and 40.9% in control group; for the 3rd month it was 50.0% and 30.7%, consecutively. Being in the intervention group increased success rate by 3.50 (1.30-9.44) times in the 1st 2.50 (1.08-6.40) times in the 3rd and 2.31 (1.03- 5.16) times 6th month. The intervention was the only parameter effective in the two follow-up periods; all other factors were eliminated after adjustment for the intervention. As secondary outcomes, in the intervention group, number of follow-ups and face to face follow-ups increased for the 1st and 3rd months and continuity of medication was higher at 3rd month.

CONCLUSIONS

WhatsApp support embedded in cessation service delivery increases the success rate and has favorable effects on follow-up. Moreover, the equalizing effect of the intervention in terms of socioeconomic differences, positively contributes to the elimination of inequalities for successful smoking cessation in disadvantaged groups.
A Practical Do-It-Yourself Recruitment Framework for Concurrent eHealth Clinical Trials: Simple Architecture (Part 1) (Preprint)
Authors: Palac Hannah L , Alam Nameyeh , Kaiser Susan M , Ciolino Jody D , Lattie Emily G , Mohr David C
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

The ability to identify, screen, and enroll potential research participants in an efficient and timely manner is crucial to the success of clinical trials. In the age of the internet, researchers can be confronted with large numbers of people contacting the program, overwhelming study staff and frustrating potential participants.

OBJECTIVE

This paper describes a “do-it-yourself” recruitment support framework (DIY-RSF) that uses tools readily available in many academic research settings to support remote participant recruitment, prescreening, enrollment, and management across multiple concurrent eHealth clinical trials.

METHODS

This work was conducted in an academic research center focused on developing and evaluating behavioral intervention technologies. A needs assessment consisting of unstructured individual and group interviews was conducted to identify barriers to recruitment and important features for the new system.

RESULTS

We describe a practical and adaptable recruitment management architecture that used readily available software, such as REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) and standard statistical software (eg, SAS, R), to create an automated recruitment framework that supported prescreening potential participants, consent to join a research registry, triaging for management of multiple trials, capture of eligibility information for each phase of a recruitment pipeline, and staff management tools including monitoring of participant flow and task assignment/reassignment features. The DIY-RSF was launched in July 2015. As of July 2017, the DIY-RSF has supported the successful recruitment efforts for eight trials, producing 14,557 participant records in the referral tracking database and 5337 participants in the center research registry. The DIY-RSF has allowed for more efficient use of staff time and more rapid processing of potential applicants.

CONCLUSIONS

Using tools already supported at many academic institutions, we describe the architecture and utilization of an adaptable referral management framework to support recruitment for multiple concurrent clinical trials. The DIY-RSF can serve as a guide for leveraging common technologies to improve clinical trial recruitment procedures.
Praktik Kewargaan Sehari-hari Sebagai Ketahanan Sosial Masyarakat Tahun 1950an: Sebuah Tinjauan Sejarah
Authors: Suwignyo Agus , Yuliantri Rhoma Dwi Aria
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACKThis paper analyzed the people’s practices of citizenship in Central Java during the 1950s using the conceptual frame of social risilience. The notion of risilience had so far been studied in terms of security, food and energy supplies, and social nets on natural disaster risk reduction. Meanwhile, the period of the 1950s in Indonesian history had attracted many studies to focused on political aspects, such as parliamentary system of governance, regionalism and the dreath of economic crises leading to a change in political regimes. During the 1950s the newly independent state of Indonesia had to struggle for physical, political and social infrastructures, partly as the post-Second World War recovery project.This paper showed that, regardless of the difficult situation and limited financial sources, the Indonesian people during the 1950s proved themselves to be risilient. They took an active part in the daily communal life activities. By using historical method in analysing several newspapers of the 1950s, this paper argued that the people’s participation in philantropy programs, social organizations and solidarity movements, significantly formed a strong social tie in the presence of the weak Indonesian State. The people showed a type of citizenship through which a quality of social risilience was performed and contested. However, it was hard to identified the institutional pattern in these practices of citizenship.ABSTRAK Artikel ini mengkaji praktik kewargaan sehari-hari masyarakat Indonesia, khususnya di Jawa, tahun 1950an dalam bingkai ketahanan sosial. Selama ini konsep ketahanan telah dipahami dalam konteks keamanan, ketersediaan pangan dan keberlanjutan energi, dan jaring sosial menghadapi darurat bencana alam. Di sisi lain, kajian tentang periode 1950an dalam sejarah Indonesia terfokus pada aspek politik menyangkut percobaan sistem pemerintahan, isu-isu regionalisme dan krisis ekonomi yang berujung pada pergantian rejim kekuasaan.Artikel ini bermaksud menunjukkan bahwa pada periode 1950an itu, praktik kewargaan sehari-hari masyarakat menunjukkan pola yang jika dibaca dalam konsep kontemporer merupakan bentuk ketahanan sosial masyarakat. Periode 1950an merupakan masa-masa awal kemederdekaan Indonesia dengan kondisi pasca perang yang membutuhkan pembangunan infrastruktur di berbagai bidang. Meskipun demikian, dalam kondisi struktur negara yang masih lemah itu masyarakat membuktikan kemampuan bertahan dan berpartisipasi dalam aneka dimensi kehidupan sehari-hari secara kolektif. Dengan metode sejarah untuk membaca berbagai berita surat kabar tahun 1950an sebagai sumber data primer, artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa praktik kewargaan sehari-hari  dalam bentuk program-program filantropis, perkumpulan sosial dan aksi gerakan sosial merupakan penanda ketahanan kolektif masyarakat dalam menghadapi keadaan tak menentu akibat lemahnya negara ketika itu. Meskipun demikian, praktik kewargaan tersebut cenderung tidak memiliki struktur institusional yang baku.
The Use of Instagram in the Teaching of EFL Writing: Effect on Writing Ability and Students’ Perceptions
Authors: Handayani Astiti Dwi , Cahyono Bambang Yudi , Widiati Utami
Published: May 2018

This study examined the effect of the use of Instagram on EFL students’ writing ability. It involved 34 EFL students of an Indonesian university. The students were taught to write opinion essays with Instagram as the instructional medium. The treatment was given in six meetings, excluding the writing pre-test and post-test. The students were asked to make an opinion essay in the pre-test and post-test. They were also asked to respond to a questionnaire designed to verify their perceptions on three aspects: their competence in writing, interest in the use of Instagram in the teaching and writing, and learning process. The results of the data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test the post-test scores. Based on the findings of this study, some recommendations are given for teachers and future researchers regarding the use of Instagram on the teaching of EFL writing.
Strategies for establishing networking with partner schools for implementing lesson study in Indonesia
Authors: Nurwidodo Nurwidodo , Hendayana Sumar , Hindun Iin , Sarimanah Eri
Published: May 2018

Lesson Study for Learning Community (LSLC) contains two terminologies underpinning one another. There are many difficult challenges when the plan to create LSLC surfaces. Therefore, strong motivation and precise implementation strategies are of urgency. One of the ways is by developing networking of LSLC between universities and partner schools. The LSLC program will become powerful when it is done collaboratively in a form of strong partnership connected by networks. Writing this article aims to describe strategies for establishing networking with partner schools for implementing lesson study in Indonesia. This review article uses literature comparison study methods and use content analysis. In order for LSLC to manifest and become successful, resourcing and utilizing the partnership with schools are required. In a partnership with schools in order to implement LSLC, both parties must share the same need, which is facing the challenge with the willingness to cooperate for solving the problem. Cooperation with partner schools needs to be nurtured to become networking so that the benefits and the spirit of cooperation in solving problem double fold. Networking with partner schools can be implemented and can function well when the management of this networking conforms to shared needs, nurtures cooperation and mutual respect, gives and takes equally, and also promotes fair acceptance, support, independence, and discipline.
EVALUACIÓN DEL DISEÑO DE CICLOS DE MEJORA EN ESTUDIANTES DE ENFERMERÍA DE PREGRADO DESARROLLADOS A TRAVÉS DEL APRENDIZAJE BASADO EN PROYECTOS
Authors: Machuca Contreras Felipe
Published: May 2018

Este trabajo describe el nivel de desempeño en el producto final de los estudiantes de enfermería de quinto y noveno nivel que desarrollaron un diseño de ciclo de mejora bajo la metodología de aprendizaje basado en proyectos. Se desarrolló un estudio cuantitativo descriptivo transversal. En el cual se analizó la confiabilidad del instrumento de evaluación del producto final del ciclo de mejora desarrollado a través del aprendizaje basado en problemas, se describió el nivel de desempeño según el nivel del plan de estudio de los estudiantes y se analizaron las relaciones teóricas. En cuanto a los resultados, el instrumento de evaluación del producto final del ciclo de mejora desarrollado por el aprendizaje basado en problemas obtuvo alfa de Cronbach de 0,852. El test estadístico de ANOVA (F = 3,155, P = 0,057) no muestra diferencias en el nivel de desempeño. Pero el test Tukey HSD indica que los estudiantes de noveno semestre concentrado (M = 121,00, DS = 12,12) tienen significativamente mayor puntaje de desempeño. Se concluye que las condiciones para un mejor desempeño en el producto del ciclo de mejora desarrollado a través del aprendizaje basado en problemas se observó en las siguientes características: nivel superior en el que los estudiantes cursaron la asignatura, mayor cantidad de horas de tutoría, menor número de estudiantes por profesor y menor cantidad de estudiantes por grupo.
PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AFTER EXPOSURE TO TNF-α INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIC DISEASES: A META-ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES
Authors: Mirdamadi Kamelia , Salinas Tim , Vali Reza , Papadimitropoulos Manny , Piquette-Miller Micheline
Published: May 2018

Background

Autoimmune arthritic diseases affect many women of child-bearing age. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors are currently used for the treatment of various immune-mediated diseases during pregnancy. However, there has been no evaluation of safety in the treatment of arthritic diseases during gestation.

Objective

To analyze the risk of adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes after treatment of arthritic diseases with TNF-α inhibitors.

Methods

Major databases including Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science, were searched inclusive to April 2016. Observational prospective cohort studies evaluating pregnancy outcomes (birth defects, Spontaneous abortion, therapeutic abortion, birth weight, preterm birth, live birth) after exposure to TNF-α inhibitors for the treatment of arthritic diseases during pregnancy were included. Data on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes was extracted from all included studies. A meta-analysis was performed using inverse-variance random effect with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI) and p<0.05.

Results

Eight prospective studies with comparison groups were included in the meta-analysis. TNF-α inhibitors were associated with significantly higher risks of low birth weight (odds ratio (OR), 1.43; 95%CI, 1.00–2.04) and significantly lower rates of live birth (OR, 0.61; 95%CI, 0.38–0.98). However, birth defects, therapeutic abortion, spontaneous abortion, and preterm birth were not significantly different between the 2 groups.

Conclusion

Treatment of arthritic diseases with TNF-α inhibitors during pregnancy increases the risk of lower birth weight and decreases the rate of live birth in this population. While duration of treatment and gestational age at exposure may play a role in these outcomes, evaluation of risk versus benefit is crucial in this patient population.
The motif of the flesh in the works of D. Cronenberg in the ontological perspective of the subjectivity of G. Deleuze
Authors:   Perm State National Research University, Chegodaev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich , Chegodaeva Ekaterina Gennadievna ,   Perm State National Research University
Published: May 2018

The paper deals with the interpretation of the motif of the flesh in the works of Canadian Film Director David Cronenberg. This interpretation is based on the ontology of subjectivity of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze in which the dichotomy of subject and subjectivity is fixed. Attitude towards subject which is changeable in arts, culture, and philosophy is demonstrated by Cronenberg in his films through various motifs of the flesh. This attitude is not fixed within the category of stability and perceived as subjectivity formed by the event and dynamic nature of one’s being. Besides, the research shows that Cronenberg and Deleuze illustrate the idea of developing subjectivity in a similar way. They seek to present subjectivity as something that is imminent to the subject. In both cases, the source of subjectivity is the flesh as an in-depth metaphor of the body and corporeality providing access to subjectivity in Cronenberg and Deleuze’s opinion.
Initiating and adopting the health care reform in the USA in 2009–2010
Authors:   Bashkir State University, Salimov Vadim Alekseevich
Published: May 2018

The study discusses the process of initiating and adopting the health care reform, i.e. the key point of the election program of the 44th US President Barack Obama. The president and his team were active in promoting the reform, faced with stubborn resistance from both Republicans and several members of the Democratic Party. However, despite all the challenges, the presidential administration managed to adopt a health care reform with a minimum of votes. The victory of Barack Obama and his supporters was provided by the circumstances that the drafting of the bill was open to the public, various groups of interests discussed the issue. Nevertheless, the president’s victory was incomplete: while discussing the issue, the supporters of the reform were forced to abandon a number of points that caused the strong dissatisfaction with the opponents of the bill.
Historiography of developing the Far East of the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries
Authors:   Amur State University of  Humanities and Pedagogy, Vasilchenko Oleg Alekseevich
Published: May 2018

The paper analyzes the literature dealing with the Far East (research, reports, memoirs, travelogues and essays) published in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries. The relevance of the topic is determined by the current state of the Russian Far East faced with the problem of the mass exodus to more comfortable regions. In this regard, the Russian Empire’s historical experience of meeting the challenges of the settlement and development of the region which can be found in the pre-revolutionary historiography is of great interest. By means of problem-based approach, the author analyzes the works describing the features of the colonization of the region, the living conditions of displaced persons, the economic policy of the Tsarist administration in relation to the Far East and the economic activities in the region, the economic status of the territory, the ethnic and gender composition of the population, methods of settlements. The author estimates these publications from the standpoint of their historical value, advantages and disadvantages. Many works contain diverse statistical material that helps readers come to certain conclusions regarding the analyzed issues.
Inclusive education in Russia: providing implementation terms
Authors: Vakorina Lyudmila Yuryevna ,   Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia,   Center for Children's Rights and Interests
Published: May 2018

The issue of inclusive education has been recently actively discussed in the Russian Federation. The proof of this is the adoption of Federal State Educational Standard of Primary General Education for Students with Disabilities and Federal State Educational Standard for Students with Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities) in 2014. They present a set of terms for implementing educational programs adopted for children of the above-mentioned categories. Funding is a prerequisite for providing inclusive education which is enshrined in these Standards. The research describes the results of the poll (of 81 heads of the education authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation) on the financial support for the organizations dealing with special needs children (multiplying coefficients, standards, financing activities for creating special conditions) carried out as a part of the all-Russian monitoring by psychological, medical and educational committees.
The social mission of Chinese universities in the context of modernization
Authors: Wang Yang ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: May 2018

The paper discusses the social mission of universities in China, the unique nature and specific characteristics determined by historical trends, mentality, and culture of the Chinese nation, the importance of reform policy and being an open university. The author repeatedly emphasizes that the government focuses on the transforming values of the youth, which is responsible for growing capacity of the country, enhances the prestige of university as the cultural and ideological segments of the state and society. New trends and principles in the higher education system, the theory of practical morality, spiritual and moral education have become the top priority for higher education. The important and prompt activities resulted in the huge leap forward in one generation when a semi-feudal state had been transformed into a powerful country, a leader competing successfully in the global community and forming a unique nature of Chinese educational institutions.
Life expectancy of the dependent population and its objective factors
Authors:   Financial University  under the Government of the Russian Federation, Pak Tatiana Innokentievna
Published: May 2018

The paper reveals the features of approaches and objective circumstances that affect the life expectancy. The focus is on the factors of life expectancy of the dependent population. The research analyzes the concept of and the background to the life expectancy, the Gompertz – Makeham law of mortality, the demographic and sociological approaches to studying the indicator under review in the capital, the gender structure of the incapacitated persons, and their involvement in employment. Considering the concept of the factor, the author systematizes their types, social and statistical criteria, describes the characteristics of a number of objective factors based on applied sociological research. The study examines the demographic situation in society, in particular in the metropolis, as one of the main reasons that determines the life expectancy of the citizens.
Financial status of Russian enterprises in the new economic realities
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Chernenko Vladimir Anatolyevich , Shvedova Natalia Yuryevna ,   St. Petersburg State University of Economics
Published: May 2018

The study analyzes the financial status of Russian enterprises in the real economy in the context of the unstable economic situation. The research provides the statistical data to assess the current financial situation of Russian enterprises and the prospects for their further development. The author considers the reasons having a negative impact on the financial sustainability of enterprises in the real economy. The study identifies that, nowadays, the most difficult financial situation is typical for the machine-building enterprises and the enterprises which produce electric equipment, electronic and optical equipment thus compromising the renovation of facilities and the modernization of the industrial enterprises of other sectors of the economy. It is proposed to create sectoral banks in order to optimize their financial relationship with the corporate economy. This, in turn, will reduce the price of borrowed capital on the domestic market and increase investment demand.
Target indicators of the company’s asset management in a volatile economy
Authors:   Far Eastern Federal University, Oleynik Galina Sergeyevna , Naumova Tatyana Sergeyevna ,   Far Eastern Federal University
Published: May 2018

A volatile external economic environment calls into question the effectiveness of the company’s asset management strategies and requires the development of new conceptual approaches to combat any fragilities. In this context, management of asset creation should be based on the need to devise non-linear strategies for managing the structure and financing of the assets which differ from existing ones in autonomous self-management over time that consider targeting (influence on the profitability or liquidity). Increasing profitability in providing a necessary financial capacity must be among the basic criteria and target indicators for structure and sources of the company’s asset management. The study presents the concept of targets of structure and sources of asset management in the face of cyclically unstable economic growth for the company to meet both current and strategic challenges of its development.
Modern debt financing instruments of commercial banks: a comparative analysis
Authors: Ievleva Anna Aleksandrovna ,   Voronezh Institute (branch) of  Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Published: May 2018

Debt financing is the most popular method of financial support for banks. In recent years, various instruments have been used in this regard. The purpose of the study is to specify the economic content of complex debt financing instruments used by commercial banks at the present time. The research is based on the comparative analysis, which makes it possible to identify the advantages and disadvantages of hybrid instruments and their varieties, i.e. the structural instruments of debt financing. It is shown that, being a hybrid instrument, the structural tool does not affect the change in the bank’s equity capital, since it is based only on debt instruments. Structural instruments based on deposits should be more promising for banks in the near future. It will stabilize the banks’ financial security.
Strategic management properties of small and large businesses
Authors: Astafyeva Olga Viktorovna ,   Financial University under the Government of  the Russian Federation
Published: May 2018

Small and large businesses are affected by a variety of environmental factors; however, they have different opportunities for development that influence the behavior of managers when developing the strategy of the organization. The purpose of the research is to compare the approaches to promoting small and large businesses based on the analysis of strategic management. A hypothesis is proposed that the difference in opportunities for the small and large businesses development is reflected in the process of their strategic management. The theoretical and methodological basis of this study is the fundamental and empirical research of domestic and international scientists in the field of management, organizational theory, and strategic management. The above-mentioned issue is reviewed by means of the principles of system analysis, deduction and induction, abstract and logical as well as analytical approach. The stated points can be considered when developing the strategy of businesses.
Modelling of the engineering personnel reproduction
Authors:   Ural branch of  the Russian Academy of Sciences, Naydyonov Alexey Sergeyevich , Naydyonova Alina Abrikovna ,   Ural branch of  the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: May 2018

The study considers a set of organizational and economic relations arising in the process of engineering personnel reproduction management. The authors propose the efficiency model of the engineering personnel reproduction which takes into account the interrelation of the key properties of the engineering staff reproduction from the standpoint of its effectiveness. The objective function is applied to maximize the volume of supplied innovative products. It involves a high rate of skilled technical and engineering labor as well as the total volume of own-produced goods dispatched, works and services provided by themselves. This model has been tested in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The model under review allows one to construct a management paths tree maximizing the objective function due to administrative influence on the key elements of the system of engineering personnel reproduction. The advantage of the model proposed is the fact that it facilitates the search for solutions to a number of key management tasks, including the creation of a continuing education system when training a modern highly skilled engineer. Besides, the model determines the demand for engineers and lays the groundwork for its satisfaction through the structural adjustment to the process of engineering personnel reproduction.
Interaction between investigators and detective squad employees when detecting and investigating crimes at the initial stage
Authors: Kuznetsov Aleksandr Vladimirovich ,   Crimean branch of the Krasnodar University of  the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Published: May 2018

The study deals with a number of issues related to the collaboration of investigators and detective squad employees when detecting and investigating crimes at the initial stage. The concept of interaction and its basic forms are defined; the regulatory and legal grounds for cooperation are highlighted. The research considers the interaction between the investigator and the detective squad employee at the incident scene, the significance of oral communication during their collaboration, and the role of oral instructions of the investigator at the incident scene. A proposal is made to improve the legislation (the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law on Police No. 03-ФЗ dated 07 February, 2011) in the field of compulsory execution of verbal orders of the investigator if these instructions are given as a part of the crime scene investigation team activities at the incident scene.
Counterfeit animal drugs as a component of a target of crime stipulated in Article 238.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Authors:   Kuban State University, Ilikbaeva Evgeniya Sergeevna
Published: May 2018

The study deals with the improvement of Article 238.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, in particular by expanding the target of crime named in it and including information on counterfeit animal drugs in it. The modern Russian market is flooded with both human and animal counterfeit drugs. At the same time, we should not forget that counterfeit medicines can cause their death. However, the implementation of Article 238.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in case of a counterfeit drug-related crime is impossible on the basis of its literal interpretation, although the case law in this regard is growing. These circumstances determine the feasibility of implementing the proposal made by the author.
The national idea of Russia as a determinant of value consolidation of Russian youth and the role of the state in its determination (based on Ural sociologists data)
Authors: Bazhenov Stanislav Sergeevich ,   Russian Presidential Academy of  National Economy and Public Administration
Published: May 2018

The research considers the significance of generating the national idea by the state which should be the basis for consolidation of different social groups of contemporary Russian society, primarily the youth. The paper analyzes the approaches to understanding the national idea in the branches of social and humanities knowledge (sociological, political, management ones). Studying the secondary sociological data, the author describes civic and value identification of Russian youth and substantiates his views in this regard. To identify the role of the national idea as a factor in the consolidation of young people in the modern context, it is relevant to determine the transformations of young subgroups’ values from the end of the 20th century to the present. The cohort studies into students’ social well-being conducted by Ural sociologists under the guidance of Yu.R. Vishnevsky and L.Ya. Rubina in the above-mentioned period are the secondary data for such analysis.
Methodological issues of developing the class consciousness of the Russian youth
Authors:   Kuban State Agrarian University, Svyatkina Anastasia Arkadyevna
Published: May 2018

The study deals with the development of youth consciousness as a key element in the system of society and state advancement. The place of a person is determined in the system of the class organization of productive business. The research notes that the diversified market relations make the classes more flexible. The class structure of contemporary Russian society is considered. The paper emphasizes that social class division in the post-industrial society is based on the educational level and knowledge of people (according to V.L. Inozemtsev). The focus is on such category as the new middle class; its extension is a consequence of the information revolution. This class is mainly represented by intellectuals relying on human resources rather than economic ones (cultural capacity, knowledge, skills). The author identifies factors updating class problems among the Russian youth which lead to the antagonistic aspect of class thinking. It is concluded that the new middle class plays the prominent role in the country’s future development. It is possible to use constructively the capacity of youth groups tending to perceive patriotic attitude in order to stabilize the situation and develop Russian society.
The features of creating the image of the entrepreneurial university in the context of globalization
Authors: Plyusnina Lidia Konstantinovna ,   Novosibirsk State University of  Economics and Management
Published: May 2018

In the context of globalization, internationalization, and transition to the “knowledge society”, the role of universities changes dramatically as they become the research and innovative centers. Against this background, a new type of innovation-oriented universities is being formed to choose the concept of the entrepreneurial university as their basic development path. The implementation of this model implies the development of the new entrepreneurial university image. The paper defines an entrepreneurial university, the basic characteristics and the procedure of image construction of a modern entrepreneurial university engaged in educational and research activities with regard to the generation and dissemination of knowledge; activities of such a university are increasingly commercialized.
Social risks of educational practices simulation in Russia
Authors: Serkina Yana Igorevna ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: May 2018

The study deals with the reasons to apply the concept of simulation in relation to educational practices in Russia. The concepts and categories of the issue under review are defined. It is necessary to study the educational simulacra in the context of the Russian educational environment as a whole beyond the higher education system. The concepts of social risks and educational simulations are explained; their impact on higher education institutions activities is revealed. It is argued that the risk of educational simulacra can cause undesirable deviations from the expected education system in Russia in the future. The effective modernization of the education system is substituted for simulating educational practices and its simulacra. The social consequences of simulacra of knowledge are threatening and characterized by the lack of basic skills in learning and degradation of students and Russian society as a whole.
La ciudad y la fiesta: Cultura de la representación en la sociedad medieval (Siglos XIII-XV), NARBONA VIZCAÍNO, Rafael
Authors: Martín Cea Juan Carlos
Published: May 2018

Reseña bibliográfica
Montañas, comunidades y cambio social en el Pirineo medieval. Ribagorza en los siglos X-XIV, TOMÁS FACI, Guillermo
Authors: Álvarez Borge Ignacio
Published: May 2018

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Sobre María Teresa Álvarez Icaza Longoria, La secularización de doctrinas y misiones en el arzobispado de México, 1749-1789
Authors: Tanck de Estrada Dorothy
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Sobre Francisco Cervantes Bello y María del Pilar Martínez López Cano (coords.), La dimensión imperial de la Iglesia novohispana
Authors: Gonzalbo Aizpuru Pilar
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Lazar Jeifets y Victor Jeifets, América Latina en la Internacional Comunista, 1919-1943. Diccionario biográfico
Authors: Álvarez Vallejo Rolando Eugenio
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Arturo Carrillo Rojas y Eva Rivas Sada (coords.), Agricultura empresarial en el norte de México (siglo XX). Actores y trayectoria de la economía regional
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Sobre Osvaldo F. Pardo, Honor and Personhood in Early Modern Mexico
Authors: Escalante Gonzalbo Pablo
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Gerardo Lara Cisneros, ¿Ignorancia invencible? Superstición e idolatría ante el Provisorato de Indios y Chinos del Arzobispado de México en el siglo XVIII
Authors: Pardo Osvaldo F.
Published: May 2018

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Sobre John Tutino, Creando un nuevo mundo. Los orígenes del capitalismo en el Bajío y la Norteamérica española
Authors: Escobar Ohmstede Antonio
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Aurelia Valero Pie: José Gaos en México. Una biografía intelectual
Authors: Sánchez Cuervo Antolín
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Ivan Jablonka, La historia es una literatura contemporánea. Manifiesto por las ciencias sociales
Authors: Negrín Edith
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Guillermina del Valle Pavón, Donativos, préstamos y privilegios. Los mercaderes y mineros de la ciudad de México durante la guerra Anglo-Española de 1779-1783
Authors: Ibarra Antonio
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Walther L. Bernecker (ed.), Konsularische und diplomatische Depeschen preuβischer Vertreter in Mexiko (19. Jahrhundert) [Despachos consulares y diplomáticos de los representantes alemanes en México (siglo XIX)]
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Published: May 2018

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Sobre Antonio Calvo Roy, Ciencia y política. Entre dos repúblicas: Odón de Buen
Authors: Achim Miruna
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Guillermo Zermeño (ed.), Historia fin de siglo
Authors: Yujnovsky Inés
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Elizabeth Hill Boone, Ciclos de tiempo y significado en los libros mexicanos del destino
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Published: May 2018

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Sobre Rodrigo Moreno Gutiérrez, La Trigarancia. Fuerzas armadas en la consumación de la Independencia. Nueva España, 1820-1821
Authors: Hamnett Brian R.
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Horacio Tarcus, El socialismo romántico en el Río de la Plata (1837-1852)
Authors: Melgar Ricardo
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Apen Ruiz Martínez, Género, Ciencia y Política. Voces, vidas y miradas de la arqueología mexicana
Authors: Gorbach Frida
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Carlos Illades, Hacia la república del trabajo. El mutualismo artesanal del siglo XIX
Authors: Orduña Carson Miguel
Published: May 2018

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Sobre Fernando Betancourt Martínez, Historia y cognición. Una propuesta de epistemología desde la teoría de sistemas
Authors: Pappe Silvia
Published: May 2018

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