Integration or regionalization: regional industrial specialization in Russia

The article is devoted to the trends and determinants of the transformation of Russian regions' industrial specialization during the period of economic growth. Using the methodology of statistic and econometric analysis it is tested whether the tendency of diversification dominates the tendency of regions’ industrial specialization in 1997-2004 and whether there is a convergence of Russian regions' industrial structures. The considered factors of industries' development in a particular location include the initial industrial structure, inter- and intraregional technologic links between industries, quality of investment climate, R&D potential, international competition

Sadoveanu’s Prose in European Context

 Mihail Sadoveanu, the greatest Romanian prose writer of all times, consecrated his work to a single hero: the Romanian people evoked at various times, From the beginnings of the nation to the present day.         Mihail Sadoveanu writes in the era of the great realist novel and the modern novel. He is the creator of the Romanian historical novel, who sees history as a huge scene in which great voivodes move in an epic, legendary and mythical space. The originality of his work lies in the ability to merge with the evoked world, so that a single narrator, the author himself, tells the life of the past and today.           Sadoveanu's heroes are exponents of some categories, types or archetypes, exemplary for humanity through their deeds. Sadoveanu follows the social and historical condition of the individual, describing the present realities and those belonging to history or a past that the documents cannot attest.           What gives charm to the story of Mihail Sadovenu is the mystery that requires to be revealed and that can be reached by discovering his music, the state of balance and the significance of Sadoveanu's silence.            Literary critics have appreciated that the originality of Sadoveanu’s writing lays precisely in its lyricism in the realistic evocation of a living world. Sadoveanu's writings produce that state of steady happiness from enjoying the beauty of nature

Competitive effects of low trade barriers: evaluations for the Kaliningrad region

International trade is an important factor affecting competition in domestic markets. Considering the vastness of Russian territory, one can expect the pro-competitive effect to vary from region to region. This analysis tests the hypothesis that the unique geographical position and economic status of the Kaliningrad region contribute to the rapid development of international trade, which, in turn, exerts competitive pressure on regional prices. The study incorporates two major lines of analysis: a) a comparison of the international trade growth rates of different Russian regions; b) an assessment of the influence of Russian and European prices on the consumer price index as well as prices for particular tradable goods in the Kaliningrad region. Rosstat and Eurostat serve as the main data sources. To test their hypothesis, the authors use the methods of statistical and econometric analysis. The status of the free economic zone and unique geographic position of the Kaliningrad region do not result in high growth rates of international trade in the region, but rather lead to a structural shift towards import thus exerting additional competitive pressure on domestic prices. The analysis did not confirm the hypothesis about the considerable influence of European prices on the short run dynamics of the regional consumer prices index or prices for certain imported goods. Nevertheless, indirect evidence of competitive effects of foreign trade was found in the course of a comparative analysis of price levels in the regions of the Northwest Federal district: the cost of the standard set of consumer goods and services in the Kaliningrad region is lower than the level defined by the regional per capita income

THE INNOVATION RECEPTIVITY OF ENTERPRISES AS THE BASIS OF THEIR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

The paper deals with issues related to the innovation receptivity of enterprises which is indicative of their preparedness and ability to introduce innovations and intensify their innovative activity. High innovation receptivity may be interpreted as an indicator of the ability of an enterprise to gain competitive advantages, and hence, to exert certain competitive pressure on the other market players. Assessing the innovation receptivity helps identify weak spots in the performance of an enterprise and specify opportunities and actions for dealing with them

Climatic changes in the Urals over the past millennium. An analysis of geothermal and meteorological data

International audienceThis investigation is based on a study of two paleoclimatic curves obtained in the Urals (51?59° N, 58?61° E): i) a ground surface temperature history (GSTH) reconstruction since 800 AD and ii) meteorological data for the last 170 years. Temperature anomalies measured in 49 boreholes were used for the GSTH reconstruction. It is shown that a traditional averaging of the histories leads to the lowest estimates of amplitude of past temperature fluctuations. The interval estimates method, accounting separately for the rock's thermal diffusivity variations and the influence of a number of non-climatic causes, was used for obtaining the average GSTH. Joint analysis of GSTH and meteorological data bring us to the following conclusions. First, ground surface temperatures in the Medieval maximum during 1100?1200 was 0.38 K higher than the 20th century mean temperature (1900?1960). The Little Ice Age cooling was culminated in 1720 when surface mean temperature was 1.58 K below than the 20th century mean temperature. Secondly, contemporary warming began approximately one century prior to the first instrumental measurements in the Urals. The rate of warming was +0.25K/100years in the 18th century, +1.15 K/100years in the 19th and +0.75 K/100years in the first 80 years of the 20th. Finally, the mean rate of temperature warming increased in final decades of 20th century. An analysis of linear regression coefficients in running intervals of 11, 21 and 31 years, shows that there were periods of warming with almost the same rates in the past, including the 19th century

Linguistic and creative nature professional Nominations

The article analyzes the manifestations of linguocreative activity in the field of professional nomination, provides an overview of the characteristic trends and ways of creating innovations in professional areas of the language. The author considers the phenomena of anthropomorphization and zoomorphization of special objects, fixed in professional and professional jargon, as well as examples of the implementation of the metaphor of reification in the professional environment. Special attention is paid to the processes of secondary semiosis based on paronymic attraction, as well as to the peculiarities of correlation between General and special, concrete and abstract in professional names. It is argued that every professionalism and professional jargon in one way or another has the uniqueness and linguistic and creative potential.В статье анализируются проявления лингвокреативной деятельности в сфере профессиональной номинации, делается обзор характерных тенденций и способов создания инноваций в профессиональных сферах языка. Автором рассматриваются явления антропоморфизации и зооморфизации специальных объектов, закрепленные в профессионализмах и профессиональных жаргонизмах, а также примеры реализации метафоры овеществления в профессиональной среде. Особое внимание уделяется процессам вторичного семиозиса на основе паронимической аттракции, а также особенностям корреляции общего и специального, конкретного и абстрактного в профессиональных наименованиях. Утверждается, что большая часть профессионализмов и профессиональных жаргонизмов в той или иной мере обладает уникальностью и лингвокреативным потенциалом

Data on granulometric composition of calcium phosphate obtained by dispersion method

The kinetics of calcium phosphate crystallization from model solutions of saliva and liquid phase of dental plaque has been studied by the dispersion method. It was found that the composition of the saliva model system is favorable for the growth of larger crystals. The size of the particles in crystallization varies nonlinearly. As supersaturation grows, the amount of formed particles increases, however, the average rate of crystallite growth decreases