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... number of characteristic features typical of the en­vironmental consciousness of the two territorial communities. The analysis sho­wed that villagers are more trustful of all sources of information related to en­vironmental issues. They are more willing to spend money on envi­ron­men­tal protection. Villagers are more inclined to blame business for environ­men­tal problems, while Kaliningraders tend to blame the state. The author iden­tified common features of environmental consciousness ...

Drawing on a comparative analysis of current research and academic literature published in Russia and the United States, I describe the stages of the development of forensic science in the two countries. I analyse the structure and major areas of modern criminalistics. Special attention is paid to the relevant philosophical and methodological framework and the functions of forensic science. I give a detailed account of Russian and US scholars’ approaches to the nature, subject, and object of criminalistics...

This article discusses the role of forensic situation studies in examining court situations. The author's classification of typical situations arising during the trial of cases of willful grievous bodily harm is presented. The specific elements of the state charge by the prosecutor in the trial court are analyzed. 1. Волчецкая Т. С. Криминалистическая ситуалогия. Калининград, 1997....

... leisten // Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24.02.2017. URL: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/ nuklearwaffen-russland-kann-sich-einen-ruestungswettlauf-nicht-leisten-1.3394328 (дата обращения: 21.06.2017). 12. Kramper G. Superschnelle Raketen: Was will Putin mit den Geschossen in Kaliningrad? // Stern. 12.10.2016. URL: http://www.stern.de/digital/technik/russland-stationiert-iskander-raketen-in-kaliningrad-7098506.htm... . (дата обращения: 21.06.2017). 13. Willner A. Lenkt Putin Flüchtlinge ...

Almost all recent historical and literary studies agree that the Livonian Chronicle conveys an impression of a poetical work containing archaic elements. The affinity between the Chronicle and German heroic epic poetry is often stressed. The established perspective, which distorts the image of the Chronicle, requires adjustment. This literary study into the Chronicle’s text complements research on the development of corporate identity in the Teutonic Order. 1. Arnold U. De primordiis ordinis Theutonici...

This article examines the origins and development of the public history movement in America. Special attention is paid to analysing ideas and approaches dominant at different stages of its development and identifying factors behind changes in major trends. It is shown that pubic history has undergone significant transformations abandoning the idea of professionalising non-academic history for that of collaborative structuring of the past by historians and the general public. 1. Махов А. С. Рой Розенцвейг:...

Within a polemic with B. Willems's article, the author analyses the size of civilian population of Königsberg remaining in the city during the siege of 1945. The article considers approaches of Soviet and German command to evaluating the role of civilians in defending the fortress during the siege. 1. Вик М. Закат Кёнигсберга: Свидетельство немецкого еврея. СПб. ; Потсдам, 2004. 2. Виллемс Б. Между соучастником и жертвой: опыт гражданского населения при осаде крепости Кёнигсберг в 1945 г. // Вестник...

This article analyses the factors that strengthened the influence of the Christian right movement in the USA in the 1990s. The author considers the organizational changes and ideological transformation within the movement and its effect on the political process in this period. The article identifies the problems facing the Christian Right movement in its attempt to devise political tactics in the mid-1990s. The author pays special attention to the question of the interaction between the Christian...

This article addresses the topical issues of notarization of a will and the prospects of its development. The author makes proposals on improving the legislation relating to establishing the legal capacity of a citizen. 1. Конституция Российской Федерации : принята всенародным ...

This article examines the medieval logical theory of insolubles by Thomas Bradwardine as a way to solve the liar paradox in the period of Logica Modernorum. 1. Tomas Bradwardine. Insolubilia / Introd., Transl. and Notes by S. Read. P. ;Leuven ; Walpole, 2010. 2. Read S., Spade P. V. Insolubles // The Stanford Enciclopedia of Philosophy(Winter 2009 Edition) / ed. E. N. Zalta. URL: http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2009/entries/insolubles (дата обращения: 10.04.2012). 3. Read S. Miller, Bradwardine...

This article focuses on the features of political news communication. The author pays attention to various journalist techniques used in news delivery and identifies the most effective means to disseminate news. 1. Антипов К. В. Паблик рилейшнз : учеб. пособ. М., 2002. 2. Газетные жанры : учеб. пособ. / под ред. М. С. Черепахова. 2-е изд. М., 1976. 3. Дейк Т. А. ван. Язык. Познание. Коммуникация : сб. работ. М., 1989. 4. Федотова Л. Н. Анализ содержания — социологический метод изучения...

This article considers the architecture of the second third of the 19th century in Eastern Prussia, belonging to the period of German Romanticism. The author focuses on the reasons behind the development of this trend and the role of the King of Eastern Prussia, Frederick William IV, and the architect, F.-A. Stüler, in the history and architecture of that period. 1. Каталог объектов культурного наследия Калининградской области. Калининград, 2005. Т. I — IV. 2. Очерки истории Восточной Пруссии...

Article considers theoretical aspects of sustainability of natural monopolies, which are the most important industries that create the general environment of functioning of regional social and economic system, thereby making essential impact on formation the region commodity and financial markets, and also on realization of a regional social and economic policy. The analysis of the reasons of formation of the natural monopolies, having paramount value for the decision of a question on their sustainability...

Liver size varies widely according to age and different body types. Palpation and percussion are standard techniques to measure liver size, but are not accurate enough to detect a small increase. Accurate measurement of the liver by sonography is particularly relevant when a patient is suspected to have hepatitis. According to a number of validated sources, liver length varies greatly depending on the modalities and techniques used by the ultrasound specialist. Ultrasound liver size measurement has...

Evaluation of liver volume is of great importance in the management of certain liver diseases and systemic disorders involving the liver. With the development of innovative technologies for the partial liver resection and transplantation lifetime assessment of liver volume is of great interest. The volume of the liver is a sensitive indicator for ectopic fat deposition and metabolic syndrome in obesity. Manual assessment of liver volume using percussion and palpation methods has disadvantages associated...

The article focuses on determination of the liver volume which is an urgent task for clinical medicine. It is directly connected to the need for an objective quantitative assessment of organ size. The complexity of calculating the volume is due to an irregular geometric shape of the organ, which can not be approximated to an ellipse or any other geometric figure. The aim of the study is to ex vivo evaluate the possibilities of measuring the volume of the liver based on the linear dimensions of the...

The Kaliningrad region is a border and a coastal area in one. Such a combination of geographic features affects the development of this exclave region of Russia. The maritime status has a direct and indirect positive impact on the sectoral structure and the pace of economic growth. The role of the borderline situation is ambivalent: if the relations with neighboring countries and the EU as a whole are favorable, then cross-border links that promote competitiveness and socio-economic development of...

Individual characteristics of each patient and appropriate choice of treatment based on the results of diagnostics present a foundation for the elaboration of programmes aimed at preventing periodontal disease. The evaluation of these activities requires new approaches to their organization, development and planning for preventing the development of pathology of the periodontium and improving the effectiveness of therapeutic manipulations for reducing complications. 1. Абаев З. М., Домашев Д. И...

The article discusses the emergence and development of geo-demographic research in Russia, the US and Europe. It was concluded that despite the differences in purpose and nature of this kind of research, the geo-demographic classification remains the primary methodology in the analysis of geodemographic situation. The cluster analysis is applied to study territorial differentiation of geo-demographic development of the Kaliningrad region. 1. Sleight P. Targeting customers: How to use geodemographic...

This article considers the possibility of using the gravity model when analysing modern interregional migration flows. The author analyses the case of migration patterns of the Novgorod and Pskov regions with the help of the gravity model method. 1. Власов М. П., Шимко П. Д. Моделирование экономических процессов. Ростов н/Д, 2005. 2. Географическое положение и территориальные структуры: памяти И. М. Майергойза /сост. П. М. Полян, А. И. Трейвиш. М., 2012. 3. Демографический понятийный словарь...

This article claims that a decrease in the high frequency (62,5 %) of unfavourable outcomes of severe immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome can be achieved through an adequate monitoring of HIV-infected patients consisting in early detection, treatment and prevention of coinfections and swift elimination of other risk factors. 1. David M., Willem D. F., Annelies V., Charles F. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS): review of common infectious manifestations and treatment options...

The moss biomonitor technique was employed to study heavy metal precipitation in the Kaliningrad region. Graphical data interpretation, correlation and factor analysis helped distinguish the anthropogenic and natural components in moss pollution. 1. Protocol on heavy metals: [site of UNECE]. URL: http://www.unece. org/env/lrtap/hm_h1.htm ( дата обращения : 01.04.2010). 2. Atmospheric Heavy Metal Deposition in Europe 1995—1996. Copenhagen, 1998. 3. Баринова Г.   М. Калининградская область...

This article considers the response of hydrobionts to exogenous biologically active substances of natural (BASn) and anthropogenic (BASa) origin, the peculiarities of BASn functional spectrum in eukaryotes of different taxons, and the damaging impact of BASa both at an organism and an ecosystem level. 1. Никитина С.   М. Стероидные гормоны беспозвоночных животных. Л., 1982. 2. Никитина С.   М. О прижизненном определении пола двухстворчатых мол­люсков // Физиолого-биохимические основы кормления...

... anti-nostalgic leaders allied with some populists) still do not have a unified and coherent view on the Soviet political and social practices, truths, and methods. However, conservatives are very consistent in their restrictive views about the past and are willing to engage in propagating decision-making that prevents them from repeating the actions of the past. Social democrats, liberals, and populists are much more internally divided and tend to display lukewarm attitudes towards the Soviet past and its ...

This article addresses the problem of definition and identification of clusters as localized mesoeconomic systems with fuzzy boundaries that stimulate the development of these systems. The author analyses the influence of the inductive approach to the formation of cluster theory and juxtaposes different typologies of clusters and other types of localized economic systems. The article offers an overview of the existing methodological approaches to the problem of cluster identification and emphasises...

... Community, the Amsterdam Treaty vested legislative power in the European Community in the fields of international civil procedure and private international law. On the basis of this power, the European Community enacted a series of Regulations, which will soon unify both areas of law. Such unification will not only facilitate legal relations within the European Union but also enhance legal relations with third countries. 1. Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and ...

This article consists of a series of short essays dedicated to a certain period of the 'popular' socioeconomic history (with a particular focus on the institutional development problems) of the former East Prussia from Antiquity to present days. The authors tackle the issues of the economic history of amber, the role of the Hansa League in the development of medieval trade, the QWERTY-effects in the rail gauge standards, and the peculiarities of the development of the Kaliningrad region in the post-Soviet...