The cultural code of Saint Petersburg: the city in the perception of its residents
..., therefore, presents the results of an empirical study of the cultural code of Saint Petersburg. The research was conducted through structured interviews with residents of Saint Petersburg and was based on Lynch’s mental mapping methodology. This method was adapted to use verbal data collection techniques, with an emphasis on identifying the value foundations underlying citizens’ perceptions of the city across the following thematic blocks: a) natural and climatic characteristics; b) memorable historical events and places of memory; c) spatial characteristics; d) prominent figures; e) dominant images and symbols of the city. The sample consisted of 50 respondents selected according to age, gender, occupation, length ...
Gamification as a means of teaching oral interaction strategies in foreign language classes
The article examines the main characteristics of gamification and the specific features of applying this technology in the context of foreign language learning. Various approaches to the interpretation of the gamification method, its characteristics, advantages, and potential risks of using the game-based approach in English language lessons are analyzed. Within the framework of the issue of forming foreign language communicative competence, the research focus is on interaction strategies,...
Forensic characteristics of creation, use and distribution of malicious computer programs
... most effective tools for infiltrating information infrastructure. In the vast majority of cases, the exploitation of malicious software is associated with gaining access to... ... containing confidential information and its theft, which constitutes the least costly method for delivering and executing malicious code on a recipient’s device. Given... ... hypotheses and planning of investigations.
cybercrime, malicious software, criminalistic characteristics of crimes, digital model of crime, digital twin, digital forensics,...
The alphabet of happenstance. On M. L. Gasparov’s Notes and excerpts. Pt. 1.
This article examines the new genre created by L. M. Gasparov — the ‘interdiscursive novel’. The author analyses characteristics of the genre, in particular, its termhood, research features, flexible interaction with methodology, and journalistic style. These characteristics of ‘the interdiscursive novel’ reflect general trends observed in contemporary literary thought.
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Text localization as a task of translation
Today, the term ‘localization’ is used in many studies of translations and adaptation of various Internet resources. Foreign translation agencies specialize both in translation services,... ... carried out the comparative analysis of the concepts of translation, adaptation and localization. The focus on the three key characteristics of the localization process and the analysis of localized texts placed on multilingual websites allow concluding ...
The psychological potential of beach volley-ball players depending on their sport qualification
This article presents the results of a study into the psychophysiological characteristics of beach volleyball players – a recently introduced Olympic sport. Current research and methodological literature focuses primarily on competitive activities, training, and physical competences. The authors de-scribe the psychological ...
Conceptual characteristics of procedural units of thinking
This article develops a theory of the structure of operational and functional components of the thinking process: the problems of analysing procedural units of thinking are formulated; the content of the “method of thinking” and “technique of thinking” concepts are given a precise definition. The author analyses the content and relational characteristics of procedural units of different types.
1. Гальперин П. Я. Психология как объективная ...
Analysis methodology for the relationship between the water flow and river levels by determining the dependence
The article contains all the available data on average monthly discharges and water levels for the rivers under study, that provided the background for the hydrological series of these characteristics which are found to be in a close stochastic connection. Linear regression equations connect the average monthly discharges and water levels in the rivers under study. They also provide for the graphs of the relationship between the considered ...
Fluctuating asymmetry of leaves of mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia L.) as a bioindicator of aerotechnogenic pollution of the city of Orenburg
An assessment of environmental pollution in the city of Orenburg was conducted using the fluctuating asymmetry method. The common mountain ash was chosen as an environmental indicator. Leaf collection took place at seven points in the ... ... the growing conditions for plants were characterized as satisfactory. Through pairwise correlation analysis of the examined characteristics, the closest connections were found between two pairs: the width of the leaf half — the distance between the ...
Composition and functions of Prussian locators in the Varmian bishopric in the fourteenth century
... attracting residents to its territory, and managing the social life of the new community. The formation of this group from the local population during the period of 1300-1370 raises the question of their status within the new social system, the key characteristics of which include their composition and functions. These aspects have been defined using typological and historical-comparative methods based on the records of the Warmian Episcopate. The records document land grants to a total of 190 locators, the majority of whom fall into two groups: those obligated to provide service and pay taxes, and those exempt from service but required ...
Conceptualizing emotions through discourse: a pragmatic view on the reader's interest
The paper adopts a sociopragmatic approach to the study of emotion processes and investigates discursive traits of the reader’s interest. ... ... text created by the participant for provoking the reader’s interest. The comparative methods of empirical discourse analysis are used to identify and describe popularisation... ..., Stang, J. and McElvany, N., 2022. Gender Differences in Text-Based Interest: Text Characteristics as Underlying Variables. Reading Research Quarterly, 57 (2), pp. 537—554...
Perspectives of using of composite nano- and micromaterials as agents for biomedical applications
... development of methods for obtaining new types of materials creates the groundwork for the development and improvement of advanced techniques in biomedicine, bionanotechnology, and nanomedicine. In this context, there is a need to assess the toxicological characteristics of materials as well as develop methods for their therapeutic use. A study was conducted to evaluate the cytotoxicity of composite nanoparticles (nanostars) and micromaterials (microdisks) against Jurkat, Huh7 cell cultures, and human mononuclear cells in in vitro conditions. A concentration-dependent ...
Constructive Thinking in the Critical Philosophy of Hermann Cohen
Constructive (productive) thinking in the critical philosophy of Hermann Cohen differs significantly from the seemingly similar speculative thinking in J. G. Fichte’s Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) (1794/95). The fundamental characteristics of scientific thinking in Cohen’s teaching include: purity, focus on the “fact of science”, the origin (Ursprung), the infinitesimal method, continuity, movement, production, correlation, intensive magnitude, interrelation of thinking and being. According to ...
Kant and the Crusians in the Debate on Optimism
n this article, which completes a two-part series on the problem of optimism in Kant’s works, I explore in detail the arguments advanced by the Crusians ... ... Kant’s views on optimism from the mid- to the late-1750s, when this concept — once characteristic of the partly unacceptable position that G. W. Leibniz defended in the... ... Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, pp. 324-327.
11. Hinske, N., 2011. Kants Glaube an die macht der Methode. Zum Zusammenhang von dogmatischer, polemischer, skeptischer und kritischer...
Sensory fatigue as a functional condition in people with disability
... fatigue is a condition, which in itself is not a disease and does not require treatment. However, in people with poor health, it can be considered as a symptom of a health disorder. The review of literature on sensory fatigue allows us to identify methods for the study of its qualitative and quantitative characteristics, as well as to develop psychological and pedagogical methods and approaches to reducing it in people with health conditions.
The methodology of developing manipulative skills in female gymnasts in the first year of training in basic training groups
The article considers the distinctive features of technical training with apparatus in groups of initial rhythmic gymnastics training. These features include the characteristics of children’s’ training session organization and the requirements for the technical performance and training of students. The author comes to the conclusion that the availability of equipment and persistent mastering of new techniques ...
Criminalistic characteristics of organized credit fraudster groups
Due to the rapid criminalization of credit relations and the widespread theft of bank loans, committed mainly by groups ... ... fraudsters, the forensic science faces a serious problem of developing an effective method for investigating crimes of this nature. The method must include recommendations... ... of credit fraudsters, describing their main features, forming an idea of the characteristic features of their illegal activities. This research paper focuses on...
The methodological and mathematical implementation of the integrated controlling theory
This article is devoted to the innovative concept of managing modern industrial enterprises as economic systems, namely, integrated controlling. The author presents a methodological ... ... controlling theory. Possible uses of the mathematical apparatus in studying integrated controlling are shown. Static and dynamic characteristics of integrated controlling as a complex system are described. A mathematical model of such system is constructed....
Research methodology and geoecological assessment of watersheds of small water currents of polder lands in the Kaliningrad region
... concentrations of certain chemicals can be obtained in laboratory conditions, using the methods described in the regulatory documents adopted in the territory of the Russian Federation, then obtaining their mass indicators, for a certain period of time, is not a trivial task. The main methods for calculating this characteristic indicate the need for a diverse and capacious information base, which is almost completely absent for the polder lands of the region. The aim of the work is to develop a methodological approach for obtaining a geoecological indicator ...
Development and territorial differences of agriculture in the Kaliningrad region
The patterns of development and distribution of production, including agricultural production, common to the country, are also characteristic of the exclave Kaliningrad region. However, spatial isolation from other Russian regions causes, firstly, a greater ... ... geopolitical factors and, secondly, a clearer manifestation of the patterns of spatial differentiation in the economy. Research methods are based on the spatio-temporal analysis of statistical data, using methods of comparative geographic diagnostics. The ...
Shore ground monitoring methodology
The method of ground shores monitoring includes a set of activities on local sites with reference to a network of reference benchmarks. The ... ... transverse shore leveling. The combination of a number of different profiles allows one to obtain speed and direction quantitative characteristics of the coastal processes at a particular morphodynamic site over a specific time interval. It is important to ...
Fetal behavior and the prediction of neuropsychiatric development
... past 30 years, ultrasound examination during pregnancy revealed a surprising variety of fetus movements. It has been proven that the fetal activity begins at the end of... ... the methodology // Early Human Development. 1997. Vol. 50. P. 47—60.
11. Prechtl's Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Preterm, Term and Young... ... 2009. Vol. 85 (1). P. 7—12.
42. Hamer E. G., Bos A. F., Hadders-Algra M. Specific characteristics of abnormal general movements are associated with functional outcome...