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Influence of pathogenetic factors of type 2 diabetes on activation of PI3K/AkT/mTOR pathway and on the development of endometrial and breast cancer
Authors: Vatseba T. S.
Published: October 2019

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is an epidemic of the 20th century, increases mortality, caused not only by cardiovascular diseases but also cancer. Pathogenetic factors of T2D lead to dysfunction of intracellular regulatory systems, particularly of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway, which is involved in development of breast and endometrial cancer. During the study, the activation of this pathway by cancer and T2D was examined by determining the content of phosphorylated PRAS40 and p70S6K1. We studied the link between these kinases and pathogenetic factors of T2D. 65 women were examined. Patients were divided into four groups: І – healthy, ІІ – women with T2D, ІІІ – women with cancer without diabetes, IV – women with cancer and T2D. Level of HbA1c was determined by the ion-exchange chromatography. Levels of insulin, IGF-1, phospho-PRAS40, phospho-p70S6K1 were determined in PBMCs by immune-enzymatic methods. According to research results, significant hyperinsulinemia was detected in both groups with T2D. The highest level of insulin was in group II. A significantly higher level of IGF-1 was found only in patients with cancer of group III. The content of phospho-PRAS40 and phospho-p70S6K1 was higher in women with T2D of group II and in women with cancer of group III. Patients in group IV with combination of cancer and T2D had a lower level of phospho-PRAS40 in comparison to other groups. Phospho-PRAS40 in group II correlates with insulin, IGF-1 and HbA1c; in groups III and IV only with BMI. Phospho-p70S6K1 correlates with IGF-1 and with HbA1c in group II. Pathogenetic factors of T2D activate the signal path PI3K/Akt/mTOR, which is involved in the regulation of oncogenesis and metabolism. Phosphorylation of PRAS40 and p70S6K1 reflects the activation of P13K/Akt/mTOR pathway in women with T2D. Increased levels the phospho-PRAS40 and phospho-p70S6K1 can be used as early markers of oncogenesis in women with T2D.
Writing Iran from Exile
Authors: Davari Arash
Published: October 2019

A Social History of Iranian Cinema, vol. 1: The Artisanal Era, 1897-1941. by Hamid Naficy. Duke University Press, 2011. 456pp., Pb. $28.95 ISBN-13: 9780822347750.

 

A Social History of Iranian Cinema, vol. 2: The Industrializing Years, 1941-1978, by Hamid Naficy. Duke University Press, 2011. 560pp., Pb. $29.95. ISBN- 13: 9780822347743.

 

A Social History of Iranian Cinema, vol. 3: The Islamicate Period, 1978-1984. by Hamid Naficy. Duke University Press, 2012. 288pp., Pb. $25.95. ISBN-13: 9780822348771.

 

A Social History of Iranian Cinema, vol. 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984-2010. by Hamid Naficy. Duke University Press, 2012. 664 pp., Pb. $32.95. ISBN-13: 9780822348788.
Bear Feasts in a Land without Wild. Bears
Authors: Harvey Graham
Published: October 2019

Reception of academic debates about animism have led to an increase in the number of people who self-identify as “animists.” Among Pagan animists, one example experiments with a midwinter Bear Feast to embed respect for the larger-than-human world in foodways and rituals. To do so they draw on Indigenous and scholarly sources in processes that might be “indigenizing” in several senses. Sources are drawn into an existing tradition, re-shaping it along more localized and more animistic lines. They also encourage the kind of personhood that is more often encouraged among Indigenous people—i.e. promoting “dividuation” rather than the individualizing of consumer capitalist Modernity. Simultaneously, ceremonies are developed that also draw on / in Indigenous knowledges some mediated by scholars. as well as advancing a post-Protestant, un-Modern re-turn to ritual.
Powwowing My Way
Authors: Welch Christina
Published: October 2019

This article explores Johnson’s concepts of indigenizing and extending through the lens of European pow-wow. Drawing on his argument that “identifying practices of indigenousness…are imagined through global media and often expressed in their forms” it begins with an overview of historical European representations of American Indians: representations that were virtually global at the time, and have led to the ubiquitous image of the Indian (or possibly indian warrior using the hyperreal simulation argument put forward by Vizenor). Such representations dominate the European pow-wow scene, where individuals don Indian garb and dance at social events, many of which are open to the public. The article then focuses on the English pow-wow scene, contrasting it with parade Hobbyism. Here individuals dress up as indians for public commemorations on Bonfire Night (November 5th annually). Both groups can be understood as conforming to Johnson’s extending narrative: the “circulation of religious knowledge and symbols into wider availability… [allowing] what was once a local truth [to be] presented as a more broadly applicable, even a universal one.” However, the far more complex matter of indigenizing requires discussion of contentious issues of appropriation.
Negotiation of the Prehistoric Past for the Creation of the Global Future
Authors: Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson Rasa
Published: October 2019

The article presents a study into the implementation of environmental and spiritual ideas of alternative communitarian movements during the establishing of quickly spreading nature-based spirituality communities and their settlements in the East-Central European region. It focuses on the Anastasia “spiritual” movement, classifiable as New Age, which emerged in Russia in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and since has spread to East-Central Europe and beyond. It considers the process of indigenization via assembled nature-based spiritualities and traditionalistic ideas in the movement. It will discuss how the Anastasian process of sacralization of natural space, together with the romantic mode of a narrativization of the archaic past, serve as a source for the formation of images of “indigenousness” in the movement. During the process of “indigenization,” a negotiation, interpretation and presentation of nationalistic and traditionalistic ideas serve as a basis for an imagination of (trans)local prehistoric and local national pasts— including a golden age myth, a “back to nature” worldview with attempts to reconstruct variously perceived traditions, as well as a development of utopian visions of a prospective heaven on earth—intended to widely spread future social projects. The findings are based on data obtained from fieldwork in 2005–2015, including participant observation and interviews with respondents in the Baltic countries and Russia.
Treatment of Exposed Bone With Acellular Dermal Matrix in a Smoker Patient After Dental Implant Surgery: A Case Report
Authors: Cigerim Levent
Published: October 2019

Acellular dermal matrix is a biocompatible material derived from human and animal connective tissue. This material is created by a chemical process in which all epidermal and dermal cells are removed but the bioactive dermal matrix is left intact. The bioactive dermal matrix has the capability to promote natural revascularization and cell repopulation and to undergo tissue remodeling as it contains elastin, collagen, bioactive proteins, and blood vessel channels. Recently, ADM materials have successfully been used as grafts in numerous surgical procedures to increase the size of the attached gingiva surrounding the teeth and implants, to fill in gingival recession defects to enhance root coverage, to manage soft-tissue ridge deformities, and to repair oronasal fistulae. The aim of this case report is to evaluate the use of the acellular dermal matrix in a 45-year-old patient with an area of exposed bone after the placement of a dental implant.
Metateoria de la educacion superior.
Authors: Duarte-Mora Jeanne Yvanova
Published: October 2019

Una de las labores de los académicos e intelectuales, es la de cuestionar todo lo escrito, redactado, lo discursivo no está enaceptación general; esta razón o sin razón, se debe a la inconformidad de las ideas, de los conceptos de las temáticas, por la singularidad de laspersonas en sí y por sus intereses en unos casos altruistas y en otros de orden egocéntrico y por tanto egoístas.Al respecto, un sin número de especialidades, más no ciencias, están día tras día en constante diatribas en la cual están enfrentado supuestoscriterios-teorías e ideas; esto se debe a la casi singularidad de algunas hipótesis que en ciertas circunstancias son producto de hechos aislados ycasi locales, por ello su trascendencia del dato o de la cualidad es casi temporal en un determinado espacio geográfico y en un tiempocronológico. Con respecto a la posición de la ciencia requiere ser revisada desde varias ópticas: (a) como conjunto, (b) como facultad y (c) comométodo. Con respecto, a la primera como conjunto de conocimiento exacto e incuestionable, como facultad que tiene el ser humano de encontrarrespuestas a sus interrogantes y como método capaz de segmentarse dividirse y fraccionarse en técnicas y pasos para su revisión.¿Y en que apoya esta incertidumbre? En el continuo cambio de las ideas, de los pensamientos y las indagaciones que debe ser promovidopor toda escuela, toda corriente y generación de académicos e intelectuales. Al respecto, darán luces supuestos, definiciones, teorías y sobreellas Metateoria.¿Pero, porque surgen las Meta teorías?, cuando la incertidumbre o las debilidades en los fundamentos de las diversas propuestas científicas,especialidades y hasta las mismas instituciones que permiten el desarrollo en la sociedad presentan vacíos y debilidades en sus bases-estructurasy sus fundamentos. Al respecto, las anomalías, las contradicciones, los desaciertos, darán inicio siempre a un sistema completo y libre decontradicciones, pero de carácter temporal, lo cual es una utopía es un ideal, es casi soñar despierto.
Liderazgo organizacional como elemento clave para la dirección estratégica.
Authors: Rozo-Sánchez Astrid , Flórez-Garay Alexander , Gutiérrez-Suárez Carlos
Published: October 2019

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis bibliométrico del liderazgo ejercido al interior de lasorganizaciones como elemento clave para la adecuada dirección de los equipos de trabajo. Para el cumplimiento de la investigación se realizóbajo un diseño bibliográfico de tipo documental, tomando como fuente de información datos secundarios. Se concluyó que desde el inicio delas organizaciones ha ido evolucionando la importancia de las personas en las empresas y por consiguiente se ha fortalecido y transformado laperspectiva de liderazgo y dirección dando origen a múltiples teorías.
Análisis teórico-conceptual del riesgo psicosocial.
Authors: Rivera-Porras Diego
Published: October 2019

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar las posturas teóricas frente a los factores psicosociales desde la psicología yciencias afines. Para el cumplimiento del propósito investigativo el método utilizado es de alcance descriptivo, con un enfoque cuantitativo detipo documental, lo cual se recopilaron distintas referencias científicas actualizadas, de las cuales se encontraron aspectos como laconceptualización, contextualización y análisis de las perspectivas de riesgo. Como conclusión se pudo evidenciar la importancia deldiagnóstico, el diseño de acciones y el seguimiento del riesgo.
Factores que influyen en el bienestar de las personas dentro de su contexto laboral.
Authors: Martínez-Vargas José Alejandro , Rivera-Porras Diego
Published: October 2019

Este trabajo es un análisis investigativo que pretende dar a conocer los principales hallazgos que se han dado en los últimosaños desde la perspectiva del bienestar laboral. El objetivo es determinar los factores que influyen en las personas dentro el contexto laboral yde qué manera la organización puede garantizar sus necesidades básicas. El trabajo es un derecho y una herramienta social, por esta razón seelaboran programas en las organizaciones públicas y privadas, en donde la función principal es conseguir que la salud sea protegida ypromocionada en las diferentes áreas de trabajo. El estrés laboral es una de las variables que influye en el comportamiento y que está afectandoel grado de satisfacción del empleado. Por este motivo es necesario desde la psicología organizacional crear herramientas que apoyen la gestiónde recursos humanos con la finalidad de promover el bienestar, la salud mental y la satisfacción laboral.
Estudio de la producción de biodiesel por procesos químicos y enzimáticos a partir de aceite de cocina usado.
Authors: Acevedo-Páez Juan Camilo , Urbina-Suárez Néstor Andres , Acevedo-Rodríguez Astrid Zuleima , Becerra-Orozco Luis Carlos
Published: October 2019

Se analizó la producción de biodiesel por medios químicos y enzimáticos, a partir de aceite de cocina usado (ACU), evaluandola calidad y rendimiento del producto obtenido en cada método. Para el proceso químico se desarrolló una esterificación ácida seguida de unatransesterificación básica (temperatura de reacción: 60 °C, relación molar aceite:metanol 1:6, concentración de catalizador KOH: 1% p/p),tiempos de reacción: 55 y 70 min; y la transesterificación enzimática (temperatura: 38 °C, relación molar aceite:metanol 1:3, concentración decatalizador enzima lipasa XX 25 split liquida: 5%), tiempos de reacción: 3 y 6 horas. Se determinó propiedades fisicoquímicas (i.e. densidad,viscosidad cinemática, contenido de humedad, perfil de ácidos grasos, índice de acidez, peróxidos y saponificación) de la materia prima,registrando presencia de ácido oleico (42.45%) y ácido palmítico (33.52%). El mejor rendimiento obtenido fue a partir de la transesterificaciónquímica bajo las condiciones de 60 °C, 1% KOH y 70 minutos, evidenciando un porcentaje de conversión del 96.15% y un número ácido de1.33 mmKOH/g, en comparación con la transesterificación enzimática que registró un alto número ácido de 6.91 mmKOH/g y porcentaje deconversión de 48.8% bajo las condiciones de 38 °C, 5% de enzima lipasa y 3 horas
Features of Determining Crimes Against Judges Legal Activity
Authors: Dolbnya Viktoriya
Published: October 2019

The article examines the issues of determination of the crimes against the legal activity of the judges. The study of the set of reasons and conditions for counteracting the legal activity of judges brings us to understanding of the most important moments of identification of crime in the field of protecting the judicial activity from criminal offences. The defense of the basic principles of independence of the judiciary is necessary primarily for ensuring the disaffection of justice. In the author's opinion, the study of the problem of counteracting the legal activity of judges is directly related to the need of identifying the causes and prerequisites that create an enabling environment for illegal behavior in the sphere of justice administration, due to which the analyzed aspects of counteracting the legitimate activity of judges are determined by circumstances formed in the process of interaction of the criminal personality with interference of internal and external criminogenic factors. The author identifies two main groups of objective and subjective factors and gives them a detailed description, analyzes the individual factors belonging to the relevant groups.
Automated System for Holding Cibersport Competitions «CyberArenaPro»
Authors: Vedernikova Tatyana , Golyandin Yury
Published: October 2019

The article is devoted to description of the CyberArenaPro system for holding cyber competitions that provides convenience and ease of organizing competitions of various levels, allowing to hold competitions on the online venues around the world, increasing opportunities for participation in the competitions via the Internet and mobile devices. The program is designed to automate holding cybersport competitions of various levels (from local to international) and of any disciplines and formats. The system has a service-oriented architecture and uses the object-oriented Redis database. For a client implementation, the concept of Rich Internet Application, the ReactJS platform and the JavaSc programming language are applied. The server and the client applications are integrated with the API means. The automated system was tested during the organization of competitions in the computer club «CyberArena». Competitions were carried out in accordance with the discipline CS:GO, and 64 teams participated. The «CyberArenaPro» system can be used to organize competitions of any kind of sport.
Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Institutionalization and Dynamics of Development
Authors: Bakhmatova Tatyana
Published: October 2019

Social entrepreneurship has a great potential for innovative solutions to economic, social and economic problems that needs to be used for development of the social economy. To implement this potential, it is necessary to create favorable conditions and infrastructure which began to develop in Russia much later than in Europe and the United States. The article analyzes such signs of the social entrepreneurship institutionalization in Russia and other countries as developing: a research network, a necessary legal field, a system of financial and information support, a system for training and retraining of qualified personnel. The empirical basis of the study is the data of the funds that support social entrepreneurship in Russia and abroad, research centers, statistical data, legal documents. Particular attention is paid to the dynamics of socially oriented non-profit organizations in Russia. An analysis is given of both the positive and negative characteristics of the social entrepreneurship infrastructure in present-day Russian society.
Irkutsk Oblast in Focus of Inter-regional Migration Analysis
Authors: Sukhodolov Alexander , Ozernikova Tatiana , Kuznetzova Natalia
Published: October 2019

The article is devoted to investigating inter-regional migration flows in Irkutsk Oblast in which the negative balance of migration is a constant problem that aggravates the conditions for incremental socio-economic development. It examines the trends of inter-regional migration from 2010 till 2017. It identifies the stable migration flows in terms of migration exchange with federal districts of Russia: the inflow of population to Irkutsk Oblast from the Far Eastern Federal District, the outflow of population to the Central, North-Western and Siberian Districts. The article specifies the main directions of population traffic inside the Siberian Federal District: the population growth in Irkutsk Oblast is provided by inflow of migrants Republic of Buryatia and Zabaikalye Territory while the population outflow is directed to Krasnoyarsk Territory and Novosibirsk Oblast. It also identifies the unfavorable consequences 0f the migration processes for the region - aggravation of qualitative characteristics of the human potential. It determines the factors of migration population traffic, such as the level and prospects of territories economic development and the socio-cultural conditions of life that provide the possibility of effective employment.
Prevention of Alcohol Consumption when Driving Transport Vehicles
Authors: Zhmurov Dmitry
Published: October 2019

The article contains a detailed description of special-criminological measures that can be used as a basis for prevention of repeated alcohol use in driving practices. These are very common and dangerous acts which urgently require development of a comprehensive prevention program. The importance of fight against alcohol abuse when driving is evidenced by the fact of attributing this act to criminal jurisdiction (beginning from 2014). The article describes in detail the experience of the states that have encountered this problem and the ways of its minimization that have been used. It discusses in detail the issues of restricting the owner's rights to use, own and dispose of the transport vehicle, as well as introduction of subsidiary administrative liability of the driver and the passengers, as provided for in Japan. Besides, it examines the issue of assigning a compulsory medical treatment for alcoholism to the drivers involved under Art. 264.1 of the RF Criminal Code. The article contains a detailed description of the preventive measures associated with the implementation of a broad anti-alcohol campaign for road safety (Uber companys experience, social advertising, etc.).
Innovative Development of Russian Economy: Independent Way or Cooperation
Authors: Balashova Maria , Popova Yulia
Published: October 2019

The modern stage of the world economy is believed to be characterized as a period of the post-industrial development which motive power is science. The biggest success in current terms is reached by the economic subjects which are able either to generate new knowledge and to offer them on the market by using a monopoly rent, or those ones, by having an access to the effectively functioning industrial facility and possessing sufficient amounts of capital, that are able to buy someone elses innovations and integrate them efficiently into their own production processes. The Russian Federation, despite the efforts of the government, first and foremost, in the legislation area fields, does not occupy, unfortunately, its rightful place among the countries with their powerful fundamental and applied science, and also it is not rated among the countries that are at the stage of science-intensive, high-tech industrialization. In view of the available potential, the external conditions of development and the national idea, it is reasonable to consider for the Russian Federation the option of innovative partnership with high-tech or industrially developed countries.
Auditing Activity in Russia: Current State and Problems
Authors: Ziboreva Olga
Published: October 2019

The article reveals the mechanism of functioning of the audit service market, which has currently taken shape in the Russian Federation. The author considers that the present-day developed legal framework for implementing of auditing activities should be improved in the future. As an important result of the auditing activity development, the article notes establishment and activities of professional institutions for auditors, as well as formation of the auditing market. The author considers the main indicators of the audit service market and development trends in terms of such indicators as: the number of auditing organizations involved in auditing activities, as well as the number of auditors involved in individual activities in the Russian Federation; the distribution of entities engaged in this activity in the regions (Federal Districts); the distribution of audit organizations in Russia, and other important indicators. The article pays particular attention to the problems associated with work of self-regulatory organizations of auditors. The author concludes that the current economic situation in Russia, which is burdened by sanctions from Western countries, does not contribute to development of the economy, in particular to production, which requires modern technology and investments. Consequently, there arises a reduction in the volume of accounting work and, accordingly, of the volume of audits, which complicates development of auditing activities in the Russian Federation.
Authentic Understanding of Legal Status of the Municipal Entity head as a Source of Improving Management Quality in Post-Soviet Russia
Authors: Bukhantsov Vladimir , Komarova Marina , Shalak Alexandr
Published: October 2019

Currently, when the role of the subjective factor in all public processes, without exception, becomes almost crucial, the study of the theory and practice of management at all levels is becoming increasingly urgent. Due to various reasons, municipal entity heads, possessing significant powers, often fail to copy their duties. In our view, without theoretical analysis of the status of the ME head, the solution of other heuristic tasks is problematic. The analysis of the current scientific literature indicates the absence of a unified approach to understanding the essence and structure of the executive officers power and authority. And it appears to be non-casual. The legal status of the ME head, as we are trying to prove, is dialectally contradictory to the legal status of the personality, which also does not hold true among the scientists. The article examines these key concepts in the context of the existing literature, but primarily with a focus on the analysis of relevant legislation. As a result, the authors give their understanding of the legal status of the individual and the citizen and the legal status of the ME head. With that, the emphasis is placed not on the rights but on the responsibilities, which in acquiring powers of office, impose limitations on the rights and freedoms of the ME head as the individual and the citizen. Only proper understanding of this collision will give rise to the prerequisites for improving the management quality.
Moral and Psychological Characteristics of Criminals Personality
Authors: Garmyshev Yaroslav , Koryagina Svetlana , Lavygina Irina
Published: October 2019

The article is devoted to investigating criminals personality, identifying and analyzing specific deformations and other features of the personality that have led to committing a crime. It gives accent to primary importance of moral and psychological characteristics in studying the criminals personality. It offers a comparative analysis of these indicators with reference to the personalities of careless, juvenile, and environmental criminals. It identifies presence of fundamental differences in the moral and psychological characteristics of the individuals under consideration. Meanwhile, in terms of the moral and psychological aspect, it is possible to identify the worldview factors, the value orientations, the moral and ethical purposefulness, life aspirations of the personality. Psychological features are actively involved in formation of the personalitys moral image and determine the basic motives of its behavior. In other words, in each specific case the personality itself predetermines the choice of socially dangerous behavior, which, of course, depends on the personal characteristics of the individual, which are formed during his/her life. Thus, through the prism of the individual characteristics of the criminals personality there reveals a set of causes and conditions that contribute to its illegal behavior.
Interrelation of the Neglect Phenomenon and the Leisure Sphere of a Minor: an Empirical Study of the Problem
Authors: Sedykh Olga , Duganova Kristina
Published: October 2019

The article is devoted to the study of the interrelation between the phenomenon of «neglect» and the leisure sphere of a minor. Consideration of this social problem has a sociological nature, based on the results of an expert survey in this field. Neglect and homelessness are the result of stagnation and degradation of family, educational and cultural institutions. As a result of such downturns of the most important institutions of the state, there is a degradation of the younger generation and a high level of criminality among minors. Over the past decade, many factors have appeared that undermine the stability of the family and prevent parents from raising their children. Todays reality is the growth of incomplete and troubled families, intra-family conflicts, the number of social orphans children. All of the above allows us to conclude that the phenomenon of «neglect» occupies an important place in todays social policy. Despite the decrease in the quantitative indicators, the importance of this problem does not diminish. The phenomenon of «neglect» in peacetime is described. The research method of such an acute social problem is substantiated. The main stages of collecting sociological information are shown. The results of the expert survey are systematized and analyzed.
Trends in the Development of International Audit Activities in the Era of Economy Globalization
Authors: Ziboreva Olga , Rasputina Alla
Published: October 2019

Researchers of globalization trends in the world economy are unanimous in the belief that the basis of economic globalization is financial globalization. Transnational companies engaged in auditing are the core of financial globalization in the provision of information services. The famous «big four» of audit companies is the leader in the field of auditing. They are also called «titans» of the international market. The article reflects the manifestations of globalization in the sphere of audit activity, which consists in creating networks of audit organizations. The article provides information on the main international audit networks. The newest tendencies of development of auditor activity in modern economic conditions which change approaches to work of auditors are described. Among them are new Internet technologies and software used in any information activity. A promising technology used in auditing practice is the technology of «block». It is based on the distribution of databases. Its use in automatic mode involves processing large amounts of information. The old methods are out of date and the system of professional certification of auditors does not provide the optimal level of competence for practical work and performance of professional tasks, according to the standards of auditing.
Problems of Electronic Workflow Application in Accounting
Authors: Tikhonova Irina
Published: October 2019

Information technologies in accounting are widely used inside the company and also when dealing with other companies and regulatory bodies. Switch to paperless workflow in accounting is promising and profitable for all the participants. Whereas analysis of contemporary scientific publications shows absence of basic terms of electronic document management, gaps in legislation, inconsistency of legal definitions. The article considers the evolution of the information accounting systems introduction, the definition and properties of an electronic document are analyzed, the criteria that allow equating a signed electronic document with a document on paper are considered. Factors constraining development of electronic document circulation are generalized.
One of the Ways of Artificial Intelligence Implementation in Forecasting
Authors: Belych Tatiana , Burdukovskaya Anna
Published: October 2019

Oil and its refinery products have always been the most important source of energy for modern society, and, therefore, one cannot imagine the life of mankind in any field of its activity without this resource. Energy, military defense, transport, agriculture, domestic needs of the population, the economy of the country are directly dependent on oil and its prices, it plays an extremely important role for Russia in particular, since it is the main revenue item for the state, therefore, forecasting oil prices is a primary task. The purpose of the article is to forecast the prices for this resource for April-August 2018 on the basis of the neural network model use as one of the ways to implement artificial intelligence. Oil prices have been chosen as the object of forecasting, and the subject is the dynamics of oil prices. The choice of the object and the subject of forecasting was conditioned by the fact that the price of oil is one of the main factors affecting the state and pace of development of the domestic economy, and primarily GDP. The pricing of many types of oil is determined by the price of the Brent crude oil reference mark, including the cost of three out of five Russian export brands: Urals, Siberian Light and REBCO, calculated on the basis of Brent prices.
Ecological Peculiarities and Chemical Composition of Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea L. in the Cis-Baikal Conditions
Authors: Khudonogova Elena , Belykh Olga
Published: October 2019

The paper considers ecological attributes of Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., an agriculturally important species, described on the basis of processing 90 geobotanical pictures by the scales of soil moistening, salinity and pH, and insolation in the Cis-Baikal region. The environmental performance index for Vaccinium vitis-idaea cenopopulations is found to be within the range from 29.2 to 56.8 %. In the Cis-Baikal conditions the species achieves its potential well under the scale of soil salinity (by 56.8 %) and pH (by 50.0 %) and, to lesser extent, under the scale of soil moistening (by 34.3 %) and that of insolation/shade (by 29.2 %). New data enlarge our understanding of ecological diversity of the species cenopopulations and can be used as justification for monitoring plant communities, determining potential species wealth of phytocoenoses and assessment of plant material for introduction. The findings obtained let us conclude that leaf-bearing cowberry shoots are rich in macro and micro nutrients, have a high content of essential food factors what widens the scope of this raw material use and makes it possible to recommend using Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. in the development of innovative preventive remedies and food products.
Redevelopment of Environmental Compensation Method Based on Estimated Biotope Value for Landscape Projects in Mongolia
Authors: Erdenebayasgalan Ganjuurjav , Boldgiv Bazartseren , Ochirkhuyag Baldorj
Published: October 2019

A «Biotope» is defined as a living place which can be distinguished from the physical environment around it by features like land shape, structure and even living communities within it, so it has a certain size and homogenous characteristic [1]. The objective of this study is to improve and amend the environmental damage and compensation assessment method for landscape projects in Mongolia by evaluating its shortfalls and necessary improvements using the biotope valuation method (BVM) as a benchmark, currently widely accepted and proven to be effective in Hessen, Germany, Sweden, Namibia, Australia and the Czech Republic. The biotope method has in common with most practically useful assessment methods, for example, the rapid biodiversity assessment approaches. Rapid rural appraisal (RRA), and its successor PRA (participatory RA), are other examples of a similar kind, from a different but equally difficult area of comprehensive impact assessment work [2]. The current method in use by Mongolia, which was adopted in 2010, though well-grounded in theory and detailed, in practice, it involves a very detailed and complex process which has been proven to be vulnerable to a high degree of subjectivity and thus resulting in different assessment values depending on who is conducting the calculations, parameter variables being used, any assumptions made in the absence of data that is not always available, and the time consuming procedures the assessment. Since it proved difficult to create a fully satisfying and innovative method with noticeably improved levels of accuracy, it was deemed more suitable to redevelop and amend the current method to lower complexity and subjectivity levels to improve its objectiveness and accuracy, which will result in more uniform and reliable assessment results. A well-developed compensation method in Mongolia could mean a notable improvement in local capacity for environmental economics in the valuation of environmental degradation and a new point of reference for environmental priority setting. Compensation of damages to the environment will be an important contribution of Mongolia toward the aims of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) and the National Biodiversity Action Plan approved in 2016.
Alliance of «Lyricists» and «Physicists» in the Context of Digital Technology Application
Authors: Sukhodolov Alexander , Timofeev Sergey
Published: October 2019

Intellectual potential of modern society is determined by application of new types of thinking, by development of new kinds of activities and new technologies. One of the results of implementation/exploitation of this potential is establishment of Culture, Social Communications and Information Technologies Institute at Baikal State University. The possibility of bringing together humanitarian and mathematical education within one university section is substantiated in this article. Examples are given how efficient mathematical methods can be used for some liberal arts studies. Implementation potential of mathematical methods in Mass Media in the light of modern trends of technology development is considered. It is shown by the example of major players of the Western Online Media market that Big Data technologies can not only significantly improve the accuracy of audience measurement but also influence the editorial policy of Media. The results of mathematical studies in the field of Mass Media at Baikal University are described.
The War of Khalkhin Gol in 1939 and the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Authors: Sukhodolov Alexander , Dorj Tuvd , Kuzmin Yuriy , Rachkov Mikhail
Published: October 2019

For the first time in Russian historiography, the article draws attention to the connection of the War of Khalkhin Gol in 1939 and the conclusion of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939. For a long time, historical science considered these two major events in the history of the USSR and history of the world individually, without their historic relationship. The authors made an attempt to provide evidence of this relationship, showing the role that surrounding and defeating the Japanese army at Khalkhin Gol in August 1939 and signing in Moscow of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact played in the history of the world. The study analyzes the foreign policy of the USSR in Europe, the reasons for the failure in the conclusion of the Anglo-Franco-Soviet military union in 1939 and the circumstances of the Pact. It shows the interrelation between the defeat of the Japanese troops at Khalkhin Gol and the need for the Soviet-German treaty. The authors describe the historic consequences of the conclusion of the pact for the further development of the Japanese-German relations and the course of the Second World War. They also present the characteristics of the views of these historical events in the Russian historiography.
Evolution and Prospects of the Federal Loan Bonds Market Development
Authors: Alekseeva Irina , Petrova Irina
Published: October 2019

The government securities market is the most crucial element of the financial market in any country that plays an important role in funding of public expenditures and development of the national economy. At present, government securities make up more than 70 % of the internal public debt of the Russian Federation and more than 90 % of the public debt in bonds are federal bonds. Changes in the market of federal loan bonds that took place in 2011-2017 are described in the paper. Trend data characterizing the market and where it belongs to in the structure of the internal public debt of the Russian Federation are analyzed. The paper shows how macroeconomic indicators, debt policy of the country, demand for federal loan bonds, including that by foreign investors, influence development of the public debt market and creation of new types of market instruments. The authors also examine prospects of the federal loan bonds market and the expected trends in its development.
Need for a Risk-Focused Approach in Tax Control
Authors: Zakharova Elena , Sodnomova Svetlana
Published: October 2019

The article analyzes the effectiveness of the tax audits over a number of years conducted by the FTS throughout the Russian Federation, as well as the regional audits conducted by the Irkutsk region Department of Russian Federal Tax Agency. Cameral tax audits are noted to be less efficient in comparison with field tax audits. The need for the increased capacity of cameral tax audits based on the risk-focused approach is proved. This approach in tax administration will allow to implement the tasks of the Government's tax policy, namely to increase efficiency of tax audits and to reduce the number of field tax audits. Practice in the application of the risk-focused approach takes place during the pre-inspection analysis when selecting the objects for field tax audits. The criteria for tax risks assessment are considered. Based on the study of the tax audit activities, the following is suggested: the ways to enhance cameral audits through the use of indirect methods of defining tax bases, analysis of financial and economic activities of taxpayers, the use of differentiation of taxpayers and identification of priority groups.
Adoecimento e religiosidade/espiritualidade uma possível reflexão
Authors: Novaes Fernanda Sampaio , Peixoto Paula Silva , Santos Júnior Claudio Luiz Anunciação , Santos Gabriel Leonardo de Jesus Lima , Moura Thaís Marques , Rodrigues Gilmara Ribeiro Santos
Published: October 2019

OBJETIVO: Refletir sobre o papel da religiosidade/espiritualidade no processo de adoecimento. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um ensaio teórico-reflexivo apresentado a partir da importância da religiosidade/espiritualidade relacionada ao processo de adoecimento e às práticas de cuidado em saúde. Realizado nos meses de setembro e outubro de 2019, a partir de estudos e discussões de um grupo de discentes do curso de enfermagem que atuam em um projeto de extensão que presta assistência a pessoas com hipertensão arterial e diabetes mellitus em um ambulatório de saúde de uma instituição privada de ensino superior. RESULTADOS: A religiosidade/espiritualidade tem auxiliado na aceitação de prognósticos negativos decorrentes da cronicidade de doenças, fazendo com que a pessoa doente ressignifique o processo do adoecimento. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Deste modo, a religiosidade/espiritualidade pode ser utilizada como recurso que auxilia na adesão ao tratamento, cuidados de saúde em geral e como auxiliar no prognóstico de saúde.
Öğretmen Adaylarının Çevre Eğitimi Öz-Yeterlik Algılarına Farklı Değişkenlerin Etkisi
Authors: UZEL Nurcan , ADIGÜZEL Merve , YILMAZ Mehmet , GÜL Ali
Published: October 2019

Bu çalışmada öğretmen adaylarının çevre eğitimi öz-yeterlik algılarının cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi, akademik ortalama, çevresel içerikli ders alma, çevreyle ilgili dernek üyeliği ve bölüm değişkenlerine göre araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Nicel araştırma yaklaşımlarından betimsel araştırma yöntemi kullanılan çalışma 2017-2018 eğitim-öğretim yılında biyoloji, fen bilgisi, coğrafya ve sınıf eğitimi programlarında okuyan 236 öğretmen adayı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak çevre eğitimi öz-yeterlik ölçeği ve kişisel bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinden elde edilen bulgulara göre; cinsiyet ve çevreyle ilgili dernek üyeliği değişkenleri bakımından öğretmen adaylarının çevre eğitimi öz-yeterlik algılarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Ancak öğretmen adaylarının çevre eğitimi öz-yeterlik algılarının sınıf düzeyi, akademik ortalama, çevresel içerikli ders alma durumu ve bölüm değişkenlerine göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği anlaşılmıştır. Bu çalışmadaki sonuçlardan, çevre eğitimi öz-yeterlik algısı üzerinde lisans programlarında okutulmakta olan her türlü çevre ve çevre konusu içerikli derslerin oldukça önemli olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Öğretmen adaylarının özellikle sınıf düzeyi arttıkça çevre eğitimi öz yeterlik algılarının da olumlu yönde değişim gösterdiği görülmüştür. Lisans eğitimlerinde en fazla çevresel içerikli ders alan biyoloji öğretmen adaylarının diğer öğretmen adaylarına göre kendilerini çevre eğitimi öz-yeterlik açısından daha düşük görmeleri bu çalışmanın yine en çarpıcı sonuçlarından biri olmuştur.
Eroulla Demetriou and José Ruiz Mas. 2018. English Travel Accounts on Cyprus (1960-2004). The Journey to Europe
Authors: Tekin Burcu Gülüm
Published: October 2019

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Opinion Analysis of Software Developers Working Onsite on Public Sector Software Projects: An Exploratory Study
Authors: KÖSEOĞLU Doğancan , Chouseinoglou Oumout
Published: October 2019

Among critical stakeholders of software projects
developed in public institutions are software developers and project managers
affiliated to sub-contractor companies, who are working onsite at the public
institutions. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of working onsite
in public software projects for software developers and managers with respect
to selected factors. The research is designed as an exploratory and qualitative
study. The study participants were 10 software developers, one technical team
leader and four project managers, all having long experiences in working on
public software projects on client premises. Semi-structured interview
technique is employed as the data collection method and “ analysis” was
applied on the obtained participant responses. Following this analysis, “key
” approach was used to identify the issues to be further considered. It
has been determined that the productivity of software developers working onsite
at public institutions is low due to intense requests, shortened time to
fulfill these requests, and long duration of authorization processes. Moreover,
a finding of the study is that the quality of the developed projects and the motivation
of the developers are considered to be low for the same aforementioned reasons.
Among the foremost causes for these results are the fact that employees work
under two different hierarchical structures one in the public institution and
one in the software company, more than one managers assign work and there is an
authority confusion between organizational units and people in the public institutions.
Health Resorts: A Unique Phenomenon in the Tourist Market
Authors: Ershova I. V.
Published: October 2019

The article provides a brief insight into the history and reviews the current state of the health camps and health resorts in Russia. The conclusion is drawn that over the centuries Russia has developed traditions of health and resort recreation. The author suggests that some elements of the Soviet model of the relationship between the State and health resorts be extrapolated to the modern legal ground. The paper expresses the opinion about the possibility of using the legal mechanism of health resorts self-regulation. The legal status of health resorts is considered, the spectrum of functions and services performed by them is described. The author has classified services provided into basic (medical, temporary accommodation, nutrition) and supplementary (tourist, household, entertainment, sports and recreational, trade services) services. It has been proved that the specificity of the sanatorium-resort tourist product involves the complexity of the services it includes. Their integration and merger gives a synergistic effect, which leads to an increase in the efficiency of recreation and recovery as the main goal of tourism. The paper describes the system of requirements applied to regulate the work of health camps and health resorts. The paper demonstrates the importance of health resorts, determines their place in the tourist market, dwells on the specifics of health resorts in the sphere of tourism. The author focuses on the problems and contradictions of the legal regulation of activities of health resorts, ways of their minimization. Empirically, the research is founded on statistical data and the results of the author’s questionnaires used to question different parties involved . Analysis of the results of the survey showed that most respondents do not associate health resorts with tourism. However, under Russian and international regulations, health camps and health resorts are referred to medical tourism, the main specificity of which is that it involves medical treatment. The author provides arguments in favor of the necessity of systematic work aimed to explain obvious advantages of health tourism. Attention is drawn to the role of health camps and resorts in achieving the program goals of the State.