The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
... years.
Despite the dominance of PiS and PO in the political life of Poland, hardly ever is the country’s political system referred to as two-party. In a strict sense, a two-party system suggests that no political party but for two has any political influence, a prime example being the USA. Yet, this is not the case in Poland. Since 2005, there have been from two to four other parties and blocks in the Sejm along with PiS and PO. As parts of the governing coalition, those parties ensure parliamentary ...
Reputation and status in Denmark’s strategic culture
... policy was the aspiration to cultivate special relations with the United States and achieve the status of a privileged ally. This status would confirm guarantees for Denmark’s national security, provide the country with an opportunity for distinctive influence in decision-making and agenda-setting in NATO, the EU, and transatlantic cooperation. A qualitative content analysis of the 2017—2018, 2019—2020 and 2022 Danish foreign policy strategies was carried out to determine the effect of such expert ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
... differences in the distribution and use of the Internet in the Russian regions over the past decade. The novelty of the work lies in conducting an econometric analysis based on regional data over a long period of time, taking into account the mutual influence of various groups of technologies at different levels of the digital divide. Particular attention is paid to changes that occurred during the pandemic.
The article presents a brief overview of the main patterns of technology diffusion identified ...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... District. For example, Norwegian programmes were found to be closely intertwined with the soft power strategies of the country, and the organizations hosting these programmes experienced a significant surge in allegations of political and ideological influence.<1> However, it’s worth noting that Norway’s efforts to promote its national brand through education and academic mobility are comparatively less robust when compared to Sweden’s initiatives.
This paper delves into an analysis of ...
University performance and regional development: the case of Russia’s North-West
... industrial revolution and the rise of the knowledge economy. The lack of attention to the education sector may stem from the gross underestimation of its contribution to regional development. By implementing their ‘third mission’, universities exert influence on the economy, politics and socially responsible industries in their home region. A better understanding of the role of universities in regional development requires a comprehensive evaluation of their performance. This study aims to evaluate ...
Military and political cooperation between Germany and Lithuania in the late 2010s to early 2020s
... Germany to form partnerships with certain small and mid-sized states within the ‘Western democracies’ group [9]. These states are willing and capable of being reliable supporters of Germany, thereby bolstering its efforts to increase its presence and influence in Europe and beyond. Lithuania emerges as a standout partner for Germany.
The aim of the article is to examine the dynamics, challenges, and interim outcomes of the German-Lithuanian strategic dialogue at the current stage. This entails addressing ...
Expansionism in Poland’s strategic culture: historical retrospective and variations
... leader in Central and Eastern Europe but also a mediator between the West and post-Soviet states. Most of these commentaries emphasise Poland’s attempts to exacerbate the disagreement between Russia and other former Soviet republics, extend its influence over the latter and foist its view of the world on the region [3], [4]. Poland has obviously espoused some degree of strategic expansionism, and the question, as often is the case, is in the detail.
It is generally advisable to employ the concept ...
Tactical and psychological problems of maintaining public prosecution in jury trial
... cases with the participation of jurors and to develop proposals for their solution. The set of general scientific and special methods is the background of the methodology of research. The article identifies common strategies the defense can illegally influence jurors and emphasizes the importance for the state prosecutor to consider the confessional and national characteristics of the region where the case is being considered. It also looks into the necessity to develop a unified approach to delimitation ...
Normal range of liver stiffness measurement in healthy people
... in healthy children // Pediatr. Radiol. 2013. Vol. 43 (5). P. 539—544. doi: 10.1007/s00247-012-2553-5.
13. Huang Z., Zheng J., Zeng J. et al. Normal liver stiffness in healthy adults assessed by real-time shear wave elastography and factors that influence this method // Ultrasound Med. Biol. 2014. Vol. 40 (11). P. 2549—2555. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio. 2014.05.008.
14. Karlas T., Pfrepper C., Wiegand J. et al. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) for non-invasive detection of ...
Knowledge and innovation dynamics of the Northwest Russia under geopolitical changes
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Methodological aspects of the innovation assessment
A regional innovation system relies on two interrelated subsystems: knowledge production and innovation. The knowledge production subsystem serves as an indicator of the technological potential of the region, influencing the level of a region’s economic complexity. This, in turn, reflects the innovativeness and manufacturability of goods produced and exported by the region. The development of this subsystem is a precondition for innovative and technological ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... membership, including those related to the possible involvement of Stockholm in international conflicts in remote regions. The document calls for the maximum preservation of those mechanisms of cooperation in the field of security and international influence of Sweden, which it managed to develop during the period of its non-aligned status [15].
It is not a mere coincidence that Sweden’s and Finland’s announcement of their joining NATO made shortly after Russia’s launch of the military campaign ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea are considered jointly.
Data source — Table 2.
The study has employed statistical and econometric analysis methods to evaluate how the presence of digital mobile infrastructure and internet usage by residents influence the socio-economic development of Russian regions, while also considering their economic and geographical positioning (including the impact of the border factor). Table 2 presents several key quantitative indicators chosen for regression models,...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... the following tasks: evaluating the advantages of the entrepreneurial potential concept in studying student entrepreneurship; analyzing international experiences in assessing students’ entrepreneurial potential, particularly in light of the growing influence of artificial intelligence in various economic and societal domains; examining instances of employing artificial intelligence as a pivotal element in enhancing the entrepreneurial potential of students within the Baltic countries; and outlining ...
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... institution of reputation in the Russian political space finds its reflection in the socio-political discourse. Practicians and experts in the field have emphasized the importance of reputation formation and social values as effective tools of power and influence, as indicated by sources such as [5], [6]. The ‘Era of Reputation’ defines the tasks of increased attention to its management in the system of state power. Moral and ethical principles and norms play a crucial role in ensuring social cohesion,...
God’s Law or Categorical Imperative: on Crusian Issues of Kantian Morality
... Crusius’ moral teaching is the stress laid on the sphere of internal motives. It is the inner motive that determines the morality of an act, rather than the external form of the act. These and some other features of Crusius’ ethics suggest a possible influence of Crusius on Kant. The possibility of such influence has repeatedly come under close scrutiny. The first works devoted to this problem date to the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Pointers to the possibility of such influence ...
The influence of the sea on the economic development and settlement structure in the Baltic Sea region
Earliest studies into the influence of the sea on the economy and settlement structure date back to the mid-19th century. They became common in the 20th century. Researchers have come to a general understanding that a coastal position has a beneficial effect on the development ...
The organisational model of assessing the influence of vocational education on the competitiveness of small enterprises in the region
This article emphasises the importance and focuses on the content of the organisational-logical model of the assessment of the influence of vocational training on the competitiveness of small enterprises in the region. By means of the target programme method and on the basis of integral expert reviews, the author built a model of the increase in regional vocational training influence ...
Assessing spatial and temporal changes in the landscape vulnerability in the Kaliningrad region as an element of sustainable spatial planning
..., S. I., Kesoretskikh, I. I., Zotov, I. S., Lazareva, N. N. 2012, Geoinformatsionnoye obespecheniye otsenki uyazvimosti prirodnykh kompleksov k antropogennym vozdeystviyam [GIS support for vulnerability assessment of natural systems to anthropogenic influences], InterKarto-InterGIS-18: Ustoychivoye razvitiye territoriy: teoriya GIS i prakticheskiy opyt. Materialy mezhdunarodnoy konferentsii [InterCarto-InterGIS-18: Sustainable Development of Territories: GIS Theory and practical experience. Proceedings ...
The geopolitical effect of the maritime factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia: the Baltic case
... ideologemes drawing a line between the land and the sea. It stresses the fundamental possibility for territories, including states, not only to acquire synthetic continental-maritime attributes but also to transform the balance of these attributes under the influence of geopolitical determinants. The article analyses geopolitically induced changes in the maritime activities pursued by Russia in the post-Soviet period. The primary focus is on the situational territorial and economic shifts of 2014 and 2022,...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... politicization of the pandemic discourse, revealing the decisive role of politicians in shaping the agenda of traditional media [4], [6]. It can be assumed that media outlets, by broadcasting the authorities’ point of view, play a significant role in influencing and managing the public’s response during emergencies [7]. Thus, certain attitudes broadcast through the media encourage society to follow the line chosen by authorities [8]. In this regard, a question arises as to whether all media adhere ...
Right-wing radical ideologems in the politics of South American states
The purpose of the study is to determine the influence of right-wing radical ideologies on political processes in South America. Right-wing radicalism has a long history of presence in the political reality of South American states. Having gone a long way from the usual ideas and concepts of the ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... — the Visegrad group (the V4) and the Baltic Assembly (BA) /the Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM). The Visegrad group is a sub-regional association within the EU. It includes Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and claims to be a factor influencing the general policy of the EU. The Baltic Assembly (BA) /Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) is a sub-regional association, which includes, together with other countries of the region, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.<4>
This research is ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... general features of the historical consciousness of the region’s Soviet population. It is worth noting that Kostyashov headed a project aiming to record the memories of the first settlers in the Kaliningrad region, many of whom spoke of the enormous influence landmark pre-war buildings and other artefacts had on the way Soviet people saw the region [4], [5]. The problem of the reception of German monumental heritage and the emergence of new places of remembrance associated with the region’s pre-war ...
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... performing current tasks may face difficulties in mastering new technologies.
On the other hand, the seaport interacts with the participants of the external environment who are not interested in the results of its activities directly, but indirectly influence it. For example, to carry out loading and unloading operations in the port, lifting and transporting equipment is necessary, therefore, the port’s activity depends on equipment suppliers, the main criteria for the effectiveness of which are ...
The impact of the food embargo on consumer preferences and cross-border practices in the Kaliningrad region
... “sanctioned” goods on non-material reasons (quality, personal preferences) determined Kaliningraders’ continued commitment to the “old” strategies despite significant restrictions.
Introduction and Problem Statement
Regional food markets are influenced not only by internal (local socio-economic and institutional conditions) but also by external factors. Some of them have a more profound effect on border regions. These include the border regime and its changes, which determine the freedom ...
Population change and the settlement system transformation in Poland, as revealed by the 2021 census
... the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, the population structure in Europe underwent significant changes. Many countries experienced a combination of positive net migration and natural population decline. The positive net migration was influenced by both legal and illegal migration from Asian and African countries, while the natural decline was primarily attributed to the ageing population in most European countries.
Although these geodemographic transformation trends were general for ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... shows the problems and prospects for the Paris— Rome axis [17]. The close relationship between the Fifth Republic and Germany [18], [19], the French leadership’s attempts to form alliances with Greece [20], as well as France’s efforts to exert influence in the Western Balkans [21], are among many other topics that also attract attention. But despite a certain number of studies, it is clear that the strategy of France in the Baltic is usually of little interest to researchers. Among the few ...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... domestic and transboundary tourist flows is rather new to Russian research. Investigating transboundary tourist mobility through the lens of interdisciplinary border studies is warranted by the changing function of Russia’s national borders under the influence of national transformations, changes in the perception of tourism and recreation by the authorities, business and society, and the emergence of a system for tourism management and strategic planning.
Theoretically, the definitions of the study ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... resources, which is determined by a country’s jurisdiction over coasts and waters, its maritime activities and coastalisation potential, including the economic, settlement-related and psychological elements of the latter. The article describes the key influences of the sea factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia. The steadily growing impact of maritime activities on the spatial-economic and settlement dynamics has been given a new impetus by the rising geostrategic, resource and ...
Phraseological units as a means of information compression in the American election discourse
Phraseological units are perhaps one of the most visible manifestations of language manipulation. Although phraseology has always been regarded as a powerful source of influencing people’s minds, relatively little is known about the way one perceives and interprets a phraseological unit which has accumulated a great deal of knowledge and experience of many generations since it was first implemented. This paper attempts ...
The Image of Fichte’s Philosophy in German Neo-Kantianism
Neo-Kantianism is traditionally seen as a philosophy that was formed to develop and actualise Kant’s philosophy and Kantian transcendental methodology. However, Kant was the determining, but by no means the only, influence on the emergence of the neo-Kantian tradition. Neo-Kantianism was strongly influenced by the entire German post-Kantian philosophy, especially by Fichte and Hegel, although neo-Kantians have repeatedly tried to dissociate themselves from the ...
The Ethics of the Categorical Imperative. Lossky under the Influence of Kant
The Russian intuitivist philosopher Nikolay Lossky repeatedly admitted Kant’s substantial formative influence on him as a scholar. Moreover, Lossky was a disciple of the Russian Kantian Aleksander Vvedensky, and was one of the most successful translators of the first Critique. However, his own philosophical project is rather the opposite of the critical ...
Trägheit und Raum: Kant und Euler
Kant’s natural philosophy in the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science is heavily influenced by Newton’s Principia. However, a closer look makes it clear that Kant’s project has also been influenced by other thinkers. One of these thinkers is Leonard Euler. His work was of great influence for Kant, not only with regards to his ...
Kant’s Asynchronicity Concerning Newtonian Space and Gravity in his Pre-Critical Writings
... no adequate notion of space. At this time, as in regard to space, he can neither be called a Newtonian nor a proper Leibnizian and misconceives the necessity of an independent space for the foundations of physics. This perspective changes under the influence of Euler at the end of the fifties of the eighteenth century and finally leads to his writing of 1768 and the adoption of transcendental idealism in 1770. In the following, I depict this asynchronicity by taking central pre-critical writings ...
Emotional and receptive-axiological aspects of the speech act of threat in everyday conflict communication in Russian
The article analyses the emotive aspect of the production and perception of the speech act of threat and the specificity of the perception of this act by a modern native speaker of Russian. The act of threat is an instrument of influence exerted on the listener. Its effectiveness depends on the strength of the negative emotions of anxiety, fear, etc. initiated in the listener. At the same time, the production of threatening statements is often associated with the speaker's ...
Young ‘s body mass index and its im¬pact on the frequency and variability of the heart rhythm at quiet and after phy¬sical load
... selected group of young people demonstrated a negative correlation between the body mass index and the heart rate at rest, which disappeared after some physical activity. Physical activity was observed to change the heart rate variability under the influence of the changes magnitude in the initial heart rate. No correlation between body mass index and heart rate variability was established.
1. Амосов Н. М. Энциклопедия Амосова. Алгоритм здоровья....
Ash plant in the urban environment (for example, the city of Gomel)
The article presents the analysis of ash-content in different systematic groups of vegetation of the western and northern industrial zones of Gomel. These industrial zones differ in the degree of their technogenic influence on the environment. The study shows the dominance of Aster and Leguminous plants. The ash-content in the Leguminous plants depended on the degree of technogenic influence.
1. Есов Р. А. Солевой режим почвы и зольности ...
Influence of hematopoietic growth factors on the activation status and functional activity of human T-lymphocytes
... Witkowski J. M. Erythropoietin receptor is detectable on peripheral blood lymphocytes and its expression increases in activated T lymphocytes // Haematologica. 2011. Vol. 96. P. 13.
27. Lisowska K. A., Dębska-Ślizień A., Jasiulewicz A. et al. The Influence of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin on Apoptosis and Cytokine Production of CD4+ lymphocytes from Hemodialyzed Patients // J. Clin. Immunol. 2013. № 33. Р. 661—665.
28. Lisowska K. A., Frackowiak J. E., Mikosik A., Witkowski J. M. Changes ...
‘Genuine criticism’: An unknown reception of Kant’s philosophy in early works of Schopenhauer
This article considers early Schopenhauer’s polemic against Kant's epistemology and views on the objectives and methods of philosophy. The crucial influence of this polemic and Kant’s works on the development of Schopenhauer’s philosophy is stressed. The author investigates Schopenhauer’s reception of the above aspects of Kant’s philosophy in 1811—1813 and its later evolution. For this ...
The dynamics of youth behaviour in the field of healthy nutrition under the influence of mass media
This article consdiers the problem of mass media influence on the process of health behavior development, in particular, in the field of nutrition. The authors address the possibilitues and features of mass media as a factor of health protection. The article presents the results of an experiment relating ...
A. P. Chekhov and S. Daneshvar: On the problem of influence
This article traces the influence of A. P. Chekhov's short story The Darling on the short story Anise by Simin Daneshvar, a contemporary Iranian writer, translator of Checkhov's works into Persian.
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Яхьяпур М., Карими-Мотаххар Дж
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The influence of the border position of the Pskov region on the socio-cultural values of the population
... Pskov region population conducted in 1999—2010. The Pskov region is the only European region of Russia that shares borders with three states, two of which are members of the EU. The author defines the areas of the neighbouring countries' sociocultural influence on the lives of the border territory population. The article also describes the existing stereotypes about Russia and the neighbouring countries as well as the influence of frequent trips to these countries on the attitude towards them. The ...
Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... transport communication: roads, railways and air routes, provided they have a regional character. Hence the interest in ring roads and routes along the coastlines. When examining this contour, it is essential to pay attention to the area of real economic influence of the coastal factor (cf. the delineation of a strip of constant width for contour I).
IV. Neighbourhood contour. It comprises territories of countries that do not directly border the sea but are either adjacent to coastal states or have territories ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Exploring non-Christian religions in Denmark presents a promising avenue for future research.
Introduction
The study of the denominational space of countries and regions is important due to the significant influence that religious institutions have on cultural, socio-economic, and political processes. Traditional Christian denominations continue to predominate in Europe, despite the secular trends, observed especially among the indigenous population. Religious ...
Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
... foreign economic isolation for the largest enterprises in some regions. The restrictions could lead to a decrease in economic activity and employment. Sanctions against one company inevitably lead to risks along the value chain [25]. Therefore, this influence was stronger if the role of the organizations in the regional economy was higher. However, in the previous period of sanctions (2014—2022) Russian businesses found ways to circumvent restrictions [18], and sanctions did not have a lasting ...
Current status of the Eastern Baltic cod population Gadus morhua callarias Linnaeus, 1758
... resulting from a reduction in the frequency of large North Sea inflows, led to a decrease in salinity and oxygen levels in the bottom layers of the deep basins of the Baltic Sea. This caused a sharp deterioration in the spawning conditions. Factors influencing the Eastern Baltic cod population and changes in the population under the influence of these factors are described. The decisive impact of North Sea inflows and their prolonged absence on the population's development, the influence of oxygen ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
This paper aims to study how geopolitical shifts affect regional economies and their structures. Border functions and regimes act as tools for the economy and society to adapt to the redistribution of political influence, movements of people, goods, capital and information between integration associations, individual countries and their cores. A changed environment may slow down the development of some industries (and even cause them to decline) and give a boost ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... the Baltic region states. The article investigates the impact of a changed geopolitical landscape on cross-border cooperation, the restructuring of foreign trade relations in Russia’s three Baltic regions, and the geopolitical and military factors influencing the development and security of these territories. Based on the findings, several suggestions are provided to promote the ongoing growth of Russia’s Baltic regions and enhance their economic and military security.
Introduction
In our ...
Book-centric picture of the world in O. Tokarchuk’s novels “The Journey of the Book-People” and “The Books of Jacob”
... the two texts, features of their narrative structure, and character systems are considered. It is asserted that the two analyzed books share a logocentric and book-centric worldview, the meaning of which lies in the belief in the ability of humans to influence reality through words and books. In connection with the dialectic of word and deed, Faustian motifs of both texts are revealed. In "The Journey of the People of the Book" and "The Books of Jacob," there is also an important ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... information security, cultural integrity and traditional moral and family values, etc. [7], [8], [9] As mentioned above, these concerns have been reflected in the Russian national security documents since the 1990s because they have been developed under the influence of the dominant neorealist school.
The Russian neoliberal IR paradigm has several sub-schools as regards the understanding of the societal security concept. One interpretation is based on the assumption that societal security is indebted to ...