The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... have remained underexplored, including the specific mechanisms of interaction with scholarship recipients and alumni of SI scholarship programmes [30], [31, p. 79—80]. Despite sustained interest in this subject [32], the specific Swedish case has received limited attention outside of Sweden. Surveys conducted within the country often have affiliations with the Swedish Institute, as seen in the works of James Pammement. He has focused on the mainstreaming and promotion of the country’s image ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... these years, Russia placed its bets on the large-scale attraction of direct and portfolio investments, as well as high technologies from European countries, hoping to modernize its national economy with their help. Foreign investors, mainly European, received significant preferences and benefits that helped them to take good positions in Russian markets. As a result, companies from European countries have opened a large number of their own and joint ventures in Russia to produce various goods and ...
A new role of cooperation under economic sanctions as seen by residents of the Kaliningrad region
... answer’). Only every tenth respondent (11.4 %) is not acquainted with the concept. Region-specific data closely match responses from the nationwide sample, with variations within 1 %. Responses from the residents of the Kaliningrad region differ from those received across the country as regards attitudes towards consumer cooperatives (Table 1). In particular, 17.7 % of respondents have a negative attitude towards cooperative practices (7.4 percentage points above the nationwide figure). Nevertheless, respondents ...
The modern economy of Russia’s Baltic regions in the municipal context
... on the tax base and the composition of tax accruals generated by Russian regions, as these reports also furnish data at the municipal level. The following indicators can be used to assess the economy of a municipality:
— the number of individuals receiving income and the total personal income (with SPs’ data presented separately) broken down by income types or codes (in the reports on personal income tax (PIT));
— the number of taxpayers under the Simplified Tax System (STS) and the income ...
Initiative as a type of document
... factors. The specificity of the analysis model concerning documental text is noted, along with the multivector and multilevel nature of relationships among its parameters, such as "communication subjects" ("sender" and "receiver"), "function," "information," "modality," "structure," "space," and "time."
Three levels of hierarchy of parameters are distinguished, determining their significance as genre-forming ...
The indicators of the quality of life in patients with a terminal stage of chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis
In this article, we present an assessment of the quality of life in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease, receiving replacement therapy by hemodialysis. We give definitions of hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease, the mental component of health, and the physical component of health. The aim of this work is to evaluate the quality of life indicators in patients ...
Case study: treatment of a patient with Т- cell lymphoma (delta-gamma-variant)
... lymphoma, hepatolienal form. The first NHL-BFM 90 protocol block was obtained. We performed a whole body PET/CT scan and a myelogram to confirm the diagnosis. Since therapy was ineffective, we conducted two courses of second-line therapy (R-ICE) and received a partial response. Further, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was recommended. After two R-ICE courses, the patient received supportive polychemotherapy (Rituximab + + Gemzar), without progression. Six months later, the ...
Investigation of the receiver path of the leaky wave antenna by the method of equivalent circuits
The equivalent circuit is developed to describe the electrical processes in the receiver path of the leaky wave antenna. The line has the slot-type radiator which is considered as a resistive-capacitive non-uniformity. The slot in the waveguide wall is considered as non-uniformity of resistivecapacitive type. The system of equations ...
Migration and the Transformation of Multiethnic Population Structure in the Kaliningrad Region of the Post-Soviet Era
... is concluded that migration has played the decisive role in the process of multiethnic population structure transformation in the Kaliningrad region in the post-Soviet period. The author views migration as a serious test for both the migrants and the receiving society. On the one hand, migrants have to adapt to a different national, cultural, and linguistic environment and look for the ways of successful integration into the receiving society. On the other hand, the receiving society also faces a ...
The border as a barrier and an incentive for the structural economic transformation of the Kaliningrad exclave
... controls, and the imposition of trade tariffs. As a result, cross-border movement of goods became slower and more costly [22], [23]. At the time, up to 70 % of the region’s output was exported to other parts of the country, whilst many local industries received raw materials and components from mainland Russia and third countries [20].
These events further exacerbated the effects of chaotic privatization and the disorganization of the economy, leading to the near-complete collapse of the region’s ...
The peaks and troughs of Russian-Estonian relations
... were delivered to Kazan, Samara, Simbirsk, Ufa and other cities. In his letter of gratitude to Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Otto Strandman, one of the top officials of Soviet Russia Lev Kamenev called the aid the first gift his country had received from its western neighbours. Although Tambi writes about the difficult Soviet—Estonian relations in the military sphere, there is a photograph in the book (p. 143) of the Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Egorov taken during his visit to ...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... the workplace is possible). Remote work and self-isolation are a priority for people over 65 and those working in the largest regional settlements
Individuals arriving on business from other Russian regions must have a negative COVID-19 test result received within two days before the arrival
Priority cities and towns for the shift to remote working: Petrozavodsk, Belomorsk, Kem, Kondopoga, Lahdenpokhya, Medvezhyegorsk, Olonets, Pitkyaranta, Pudozh, Segezha, Sortavala, Kostomuksha, Suoyarvi, Louhi,...
Features of connecting measuring devices with the software package Matlab
The paper describes an algorithm for integrating digital measuring devices with a personal computer as part of a multifunctional instrument complex for using the resources of the Matlab application software package for recording and processing received signals. The basic device is a memory oscilloscope manufactured by «Tektronix», which has proven itself in laboratory experiments on radio spectroscopy. The proposed procedure for connecting the oscilloscope to the software package is a ...
Development of a software complex on the quality assessment of a digital channel of communication of a marine mobile satellite service
The paper presents the results of a study in which laboratory facilities were assembled to measure the probability of receiving erroneous bits for BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, DBPSK, QAM-4,8,16,64 radio signals for various SNRs in the MATLAB + Simulink simulation environment. The research results and the developed virtual laboratory setup have found application in a comparative ...
A sample assessment of the constellation form influence on noise immunity for reception of the QAM-8 radio signal in the Matlab environment
... broadcasting systems, as well as for the communication channel of the INMARSAT satellite communication system and the Sirius satellite. The paper presents the results of a study, when an experimental facility was assembled to assess the probability of receiving bit error for a QAM-8 radio signal, depending on the type of signal constellation for different SNRs in the MathLAB + Simulink simulation environment. The results of the research, as well as the developed experimental facility, will be used ...
Receiving antenna system of a mobile object
The article describes the development of the structure and functional nodes of the receiving antenna of the short-wave range for moving objects. The authors define the ways to solve the problem of improving the range properties, increasing the sensitivity of the radio reception and ensuring the electromagnetic compatibility of radio ...
An elementary solving of cubic Diophantine equations
An elementaryAn elementary approach to solving of the cubic Diophantine equations y 2 x 3 2 2s, depending on one natural parameter s is presented. The full solving for all values s is received. approach to solving of the cubic Diophantine equations y 2 x 3 2 2s, depending on one natural parameter s is presented. The full solving for all values s is received.
1. Айерлэнд К., Роузен М. Классическое ...
An interpolation of a supervision system by RTD method
One of the problems of interpretation of seismic data is that they are often measured on an irregular grid with large distances between the sources and receivers, which affects the outcome of processing. The article discusses the possibility of using the procedure RTD (Reverse Time Datuming) [1-4] to ob-tain the wave field with a dense and regular geometry of sources and receivers at some depth. The ...
Evaluation of noise stability reception FSK-signal by quadrature reception device
A comparative evaluation of the model and the theoretical curves of the probability of bit error at the output of the unbounded receiving device of MSK-signals in presence of white Gaussian noise. It is shown that this method of signal processing provides declared value of noise stability in critical values of SNR region compared with existing demodulators.
1. Watson B. FSK: ...
Model of ionospheric signal with the multiplicate hindrance
It is shown that unsteadiness parameters of components of the ionospheric signal leads to multiplicative noise. It largely affects the reliable data when receiving ionospheric signals. The estimation of the variance of the amplitudes for the reception of ionospheric signals with multiplicative noise. The results of studying the effectiveness of the methods of Doppler filtering when receiving ionospheric ...
Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... Germany [17, p. 19]. From Russia’s perspective, a ‘Russia — Germany’ trans-Baltic geo-economic corridor formed in the region, the culmination of the process being the 2012 launch of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. At the same time, the region received fewer and fewer mentions in each new edition of Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept.
From the standpoint of the stability of geopolitical relations rooted in the geoeconomic reality and ensuring the success of the region, one can postulate the ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... collecting funds predominantly through the church tax. In 2019, income amounted to DKK 802 million. Expenditures, mainly on salaries for clergy and other staff members, totalled DKK 1,196 million.
As a part of the total income in 2019, government subsidies received by the Church amounted to DKK 843 million (9.5 %). They were primarily used for the payment of clergy salaries and pension benefits.
In addition, the Church Development Fund has been operating since 2007, from which approximately DKK 2 million ...
Sanctions risks and regional development: Russian case
... invest and insure cargo, export of certain goods and energy resources, and import of certain goods, including high technologies among many others. Countries that carry out such actions are called ‘unfriendly’ in the literature [1], and this term has received an official legal status in Russia.<4> Some companies from these countries were forced to leave the Russian market under pressure from their governments and public organizations [4]: close and/or sell their enterprises, and curtail investments ...
The Imperishable Kant: Deleuze on the Consistency of the Faculties of Reason
The influence of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy on the ideas of Gilles Deleuze was quite substantial. However, analyses of the correlation between the ideas of the two philosophers have not yet received proper research attention, especially in Russian-language literature. To reveal the essence and history of the development of Deleuze’s attitude to Kant, the former’s work, Kant’s Critical Philosophy: The Doctrine of the Faculties (1963),...
Knowledge and innovation dynamics of the Northwest Russia under geopolitical changes
... diamonds.
The geography of scientific collaboration of the subjects of Northwest Russia in 2018—2022 was diverse (covering 168 countries). After 2022, the geopolitical vector in scientific ties of Russian regions changed: some broke, while others received an additional impetus for development.
Appendix 3
shows the countries — scientific partners of the subjects of Northwest Russia in the period from 2018 to 2022 distributed by the categories of ‘unfriendly’, ‘friendly’, and ‘neutral’....
From the editor
Russia’s Baltic regions have received considerable scholarly attention throughout the country’s contemporary history, with recent years being no exception. Yet, the year 2022 — probably for the first time since the demise of the USSR — saw dramatic changes in the geopolitical ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
... Internet. The technological growth of mobile networks has provided a rapid increase in the number of users around the world, contributing to further digitalization. With the development of digital technologies, research in the field of human geography has received a new impetus. The impact of the Internet on all spheres of life has necessitated a rethinking of the existing geographical approaches to the study of physical space and the emergence of a new object of research — digital space. On the one ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
... Moreover, rural schools and libraries have recently become visible cultural actors.
The Kaliningrad region has been paying particular attention to the economic and social development of rural areas, particularly in the eastern municipalities. Villages have received both federal and regional financial aid.<5>
The Kaliningrad region is running 22 governmental programmes, two of them focusing on rural development: Development of Agriculture and Comprehensive Development of Rural Areas.<6> A branch ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... is also known as reinforcement learning theory [4], [5], [6], [7]. The main aspects (elements) of the theory of planned behaviour include agent (any form of artificial or natural intelligence), environment (the environment the agent interacts with, receiving rewards (reinforcements) or punishments, depending on one’s actions), environment model (agent’s internal perception of the state of the environment in response to one’s actions), reinforcement (the quantitative assessment that the agent ...
Information and propaganda strategies in German non-state media discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic
... information that contradicted their editorial stance or the preferences of their proprietors. Meanwhile, facets of the pandemic that coincided with the objectives of the editorial office and catered to the needs of publishers, owners, and other stakeholders received the most comprehensive coverage. During times of crisis, non-state media could align with the state’s biopolitical objectives, overtly endorsing vaccination and adherence to restrictions. Alternatively, they might assume a more impartial position,...
Attribution of de re propositional attitudes as a means of persuasion
... model-theoretic sense? (2) Would it be justified to classify rhetorical de re as a rhetorical ploy designed to, or naturally predisposed to, mislead the addressee? This paper argues that the first question can be answered positively but the second one should receive a negative answer. We show that the question of whether a certain instance of rhetorical de re is a ploy or act of manipulation should be answered depending not on whether the statement is clearly false for the speaker but on whether it is clearly ...
Revisiting harm caused by illegal entrepreneurial activities
... by the crime in question. The dialectical-materialistic method of scientific cognition, analysis, synthesis and statistical method are used as the methodological basis of the research. The purpose of the research is to determine the amount of income received and the damage caused by illegal entrepreneurship. The achievement of this goal predetermined the need to consider various approaches to the interpretation of such a concept as "income from a crime under Article 171 of the Criminal Code ...
Developing geotourism with a focus on geoheritage in a transboundary region: the case of the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO site
Recreation in protected areas (PAs) has received special attention amid international travel restrictions. The conflict between the conservation and economic use of these territories is increasing. This work aims to find ways to optimise and modernise environmental outreach and recreation in ...
Evaluating the efficiency of the research sector in Russian regions: a dynamic data envelopment analysis
... described in [24]), the Kaliningrad region is ranked rather low in terms of research efficiency, despite a relatively high effectiveness growth rate.<12> This can be explained by the effect of the border region in a unique geopolitical position receiving substantial research funding.
On average, including in the model carry-over variables increases the efficiency indicators [22]: the distribution of indicators is comparable to that reported in the original study using our own and Kao’s methodology ...
International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... installed in Kaliningrad on the site of the Königsberg Observatory, where a bust of the scientist once stood.
Immanuel Kant (1724—1804), one of the most influential philosophers of the Modern era and a prominent figure in the German Enlightenment, has received special attention. The most well-known monument to Kant in Kaliningrad is the bronze statue cast in Germany in 1992. Using a miniature model for reference, the sculptor Harald Haacke reproduced the lost 1857 monument by Christian Daniel Rauch....
Efficiency analysis of seaports in Russia’s Baltic basin: performance evaluation
... goals of sustainable development and the budget planning of the port.
Let us consider other examples of the ecological activities of the Baltic Seaports. In particular, the port authorities of Saint Petersburg have developed an ecological programme, receiving annual funding (in 2019 — 66 million rubles). The main ecological services provided by that port are the following: collecting, transporting and disposal of the ship wastes. The same eco-services are provided in the port of Ust-Luga with ...
The impact of the food embargo on consumer preferences and cross-border practices in the Kaliningrad region
...
Some studies prove that the food embargo has led to the growth in the production of certain types of goods in Russia. Volchkova and Kuznetsova note a successful import substitution in Russia in three product groups: poultry, pork and tomatoes [12]. Receiving active state support, agricultural producers often continued to be market-oriented, i. e. they increased the production of crops most popular domestically and internationally sometimes to the detriment of other less profitable but still important ...
Migration distances in Russia: a demographic profile of migrants
... climate or as return migration across the country;
— unlike the migration of ‘younger seniors’, the reduction in migration distances at older ages is very similar to that observed internationally and is explained by moving in with the family and receiving necessary care [44];
— at the age of starting a family, people usually move short distances, for example, to suburbs. Earlier, this conclusion was drawn for Moscow and the Moscow region [46].
Migrants obtaining temporary resident registration ...
France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... systematic involvement of Paris in the region observed last year, as well as the escalating tensions between Russia and the West in 2022, it can be suggested that during Macron’s second presidential term, the Baltic direction of foreign policy will receive increased attention and will not be neglected. Moreover, as of autumn 2022, at least three axes of further activity of French diplomacy are visible here.
Firstly, France will further enhance its defence and political relations with Finland and ...
Geopolitical Security of Russia: Remarks on the Problem Statement
... the interests of the individual, the state and the society. This very hierarchy of interests is enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Numerous studies investigate the essence of national security, while geopolitical security has not received proper research attention. There are practically no papers that purposefully consider geopolitical security as a separate phenomenon. The only exception is “Geopolitical Security of Modern Russia” by Morozov [4], however, oddly enough, there ...
Changes in the structure and geography of tourist flows during the COVID-19 pandemic
... revealed regional patterns in the 2021-on-2020 change in inbound tourism. The territories of the Baltic region that experienced the most drastic reduction in tourist flows were divided into two groups. The first one includes the countries and regions hat received that largest tourist flows from Russia; the second, those with a considerable proportion of winter arrivals (lockdown was imposed in the winter of 2021, rendering inbound tourism virtually impossible.
The highest rate of increase in inbound tourist ...
Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... be explored as well, namely, rail and road density (useful in describing transport infrastructure), the contribution of tourism to the economy of each region and human resources available for the tourism industry. Unfortunately, these indicators have received little research attention due to the failure of some regions to provide the necessary data.
The accuracy of calculations lies at the heart of this study. Particularly, data standardisation was performed to prevent information distortion. The ...
A typology of the Baltic region states according to excellence in science and technology
....ru/mirror/pubs/share/504081839.pdf
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The countries in the first group receive substantial funds from the commercial sector of their economies, with more than 50 % of funding coming from the Business Enterprise Sector — Research and Development (BES-R&D), except for Norway. This allocation of funds reflects the modern ...
The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
... either of the two major parties. Poland’s local authorities are among the strongest and their self-reliance among the greatest in Europe [32, p. 512]: not only are they financially independent of the national government or voivodeships, they can also receive direct subsidies from EU funds [33, p. 151]. Many big cities have been governed by independent politicians for decades, even those generally considered the electoral strongholds of PiS, such as Kraków and Rzeszów, or PO, such as Szczecin and ...
Screening diagnostics of the psycho-emotional state of students in higher education system
... significant level of anxiety in the examinees at the subclinical level of severity, certain dynamics of anxiety disorders and depression of students of different years of study, as well as manifestations of different forms of aggressive behavior. The received data allow to conclude that timely psychological online screening allows to provide early detection of psychological issues, develop an algorithm of actions and support intradepartmental and out-of-departmental interaction.
Agapov M., ...
Adventures of the soul: transmission of the system of mystical poetry in the language of Veniamin Blazhenny
... poetry of Veniamin Blazhenny (the Blessed) can be seen as a vivid example of the translation of the typological properties of the language of mysticism in late 20th century poetry. The artistic nature of the work of the Blessed during this time did not receive a fundamental analysis. The soul, a key concept of Blazhenny’s poetry, reveals undoubted similarities with the conceptualization of the soul and the idea of metempsychosis in Jewish and Judeo-Christian mysticism. This study focuses on grammatical ...
Cross-border tourist mobility as seen by residents of the Karelian borderlands: COVID-19 restrictions
... interactions [30].
The effect of transboundary tourist mobility on the socioeconomic, sociocultural and spatial development of the borderlands has many facets, all of which have been addressed by Russian and international scholars. Yet, these aspects do not receive equal attention: most of the studies concentrate on the socioeconomic effect transboundary tourism has on a community or a territory, whilst much fewer look at the sociocultural and spatial effects [8], [25], [31], [32].
The development of transboundary ...