Addressing the needs of international students: a case from a russian university

Introduction The study addresses the needs of university educators in alternative, more efficient teaching techniques supported by the psychological approach.Method The introduced method of fairy tale writing, based on the potential of Russian traditional fairy tales, encourages critical thinking, and enhances the problem solving process in the context of international students’ identification with an imaginary personality. The defense mechanisms unconsciously applied in the frame of an individual’s narration assist in interpreting their emotional state and psychological adaptation levels at a certain point in time.Results The complexity of the adjustment process should be scrupulously considered, as the nature of individually applied defense mechanisms is dependent on the culture and contextually relevant. Fairy tale therapy gives international students a chance to negotiate identity in writing and acquire positive feelings of attachment and belonging. Instructors benefit from “hearing out” and learning about the students who, in the traditional educational setting, would reveal shyness associated with some cultural predisposition (China, Japan, and Korea).Discussion The timely changed class instruction style and more person-centered approach can modify the situational adaptation outcomes, and long-duration observation can provide aclearer picture of identity transition. Arrangements should be made to adequately shift emotional discontent at the critical point, and this is a task for both the local university administration and the national legislative body. The theoretical prerequisite of universalism of human emotions enables the educators to perceive the coded message in the narrators’ ‘voices’ and become mediators between international students and university administration.Keywords: defense mechanisms, emotional state, psychological adaptation, Russian fairy tales, universal semantic primitive

Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash

The fly ash, from the combustion of coal to produce energy and heat, is an industrial waste, in which large accumulations represent a serious environmental threat. To reduce the environmental burden and improve the economic benefits of energy production, the science and industry focus on the transformation of coal combustion byproducts into new functional materials. The fly ash was studied by modern analytical methods. As a result of the hydrothermal reaction, several types of zeolites were synthesised from the fly ash: analcime, faujasite (zeolite X) and gismondine (zeolite P). It was shown that the experimental conditions (temperature, reaction time and alkali concentration) have a significant influence on the type of zeolite and its content in the reaction products. The series of experiments resulted in building approximate crystallisation field of zeolites and other phases as the first stage of the formation of ceramic membrane and other materials

Effectiveness of introduction of solar

The paper considers the problem of saving energy resources through the use of solar collectors for heating water in the pool. The calculated energy savings and costs associated with installation of solar collectors and their service.В работе рассмотрена проблема экономии энергетических ресурсов, посредством использования солнечных коллекторов для подогрева воды в бассейне. Рассчитано количество сэкономленной энергии и затраты связанные с установкой солнечных коллекторов и их обслуживанием

Некоторые вопросы применения типовой модели производства статистической информации в зарубежных странах

The article describes basic components of processes and sub-processes of the Generic Statistical Business Process Model - GSBPM. The short characteristic of GSBPM is given. The authors demonstrate in what way application of GSBPM as preferable reference model in national statistical authorities facilitates communication, information exchange and cooperation between national statistical authorities. The article reviews best practices of statistical offices of several foreign countries (Australia, Denmark and Canada) in using GSBPM to solve the issues of harmonization and modernization of statistical activities. In particular, the experience of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in tackling a wide range of practical tasks. The adoption of the GSBPM in Statistics Denmark is described on the example of the corporate long-term plan project “Strategy-2015” which strategic objective is the gradual achievement of higher extent of standardization and unification of processes and IT systems. Analysis of the report presented by the Statistics Canada proved how the model can be as a foundation for several statistical programs for ensuring their quality at practical application and identification of those subprocesses for which there is a greater risk of errors.В статье дана общая характеристика Типовой модели производства статистической информации - Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) и рассмотрены основные компоненты процессов и подпроцессов, реализуемые в GSBPM. Авторами показано, каким образом применение GSBPM в качестве предпочтительной эталонной модели облегчает связь, информационное взаимодействие и сотрудничество между национальными статистическими органами. Дана оценка передового опыта применения GSBPM статистическими службами отдельных  зарубежных стран (Австралии, Дании и Канады) при решении вопросов гармонизации и модернизации статистической деятельности. В частности, рассмотрен опыт применения GSBPM Австралийским бюро статистики для решения широкого круга практических задач. Опыт внедрения Типовой модели производства статистической информации в Дании описан на примере реализации статистической службой этой страны корпоративного многолетнего плана-проекта «Стратегия-2015», целью которого является постепенное достижение более высокой степени стандартизации и унификации процессов и ИТ-систем. На основе анализа доклада Статистической службы Канады показано, каким образом можно использовать модель для реализации нескольких статистических программ в целях обеспечения их качества при практическом применении и идентификации тех субпроцессов, для которых  существует больший риск появления ош

Metaphorical Modeling of a War Situation

В статье рассматриваются особенности репрезентации военных событий в виртуальном пространстве. На примере политического персонального видеоблога демонстрируется процесс метафорического моделирования ситуации в период с 24.02.2022 г. по 24.02.2023 г. Показан потенциал блогосферы как способа потребления информации целевой интернет аудиторией.The article discusses the features of the representation of military events in the virtual space. The process of metaphorical modeling of the situation in the period from 02/24/2022 to 02/24/2023 is demonstrated using the example of a political personal videoblog. The potential of the blogosphere as a way of consuming information by the target Internet audience is shown

Restoring the valence-shell stabilization in Nd-140

A projectile Coulomb-excitation experiment was performed at the radioactive-ion beam facility HIE-ISOLDE at CERN to obtain E2 and M1 transition matrix elements of Nd-140 using the multistep Coulomb-excitation code GOSIA. The absolute M1 strengths, B(M1; 2(2)(-) -> 2(1)(+)) = 0.033(8)mu(2)(N), B(M1 ; 2(3)(+) -> 2(1)(+)) = 0.26(-0.10)(+0.11)mu(2)(N), and B(M1; 2(4)+ -> 2(1)(+)) <0.04 mu(2)(N) identify the 2(3)(+) state as the main fragment of the one-quadrupole-phonon proton-neutron mixed-symmetry state of Nd-140. The degree of F-spin mixing in Nd-140 was quantified with the determination of the mixing matrix element VF-mix <7(-7)(-13) keV.Peer reviewe

Search formixed-symmetry states of nuclei in the vicinity of the double-magic nucleus 208Pb

In this work we present the results from two experiments dedicated to search for quadrupolecollective isovector valence-shell excitation, the states with so-called mixed proton-neutron symmetry (MSS), in nuclei around the doubly magic nucleus 208Pb. 212Po was studied in an α-transfer reaction. 204Hg was studied in an inverse kinematics Coulomb excitation reaction on a carbon target. Both experiments provide indications for existence of one-phonon MSSs. Those are the first experimentally identified MSSs in the mass A ≈ 208 region

Low collectivity of the 2(1)(+) state of Po-212

International audienceThe lifetime of the $2^+_1$ state of $^{212}$Po was measured in the $^{208}$Pb($^{12}$C,$^{8}$Be)$^{212}$Po transfer reaction by γ -ray spectroscopy employing the recoil distance Doppler shift (RDDS) method. The derived absolute B(E2) value of 2.6(3)W.u. indicates a low collectivity and contradicts previous claims of α-cluster components in the structure of the $2^+_1$ state. It is demonstrated that a consistent description of the properties of the $2^+_1$−$4^+_1$−$6^+_1$−$8^+_1$ sequence in $^{212}$Po cannot be achieved in the framework of a single-j shell-model calculation, either. This puzzle is traced to the properties of the seniority-2 configurations in $^{210}$Pb and $^{210}$Po

Low collectivity of the first 2⁺ states of ²¹²,²¹⁰Po

The lifetimes of the first 2⁺ excited states of ²¹²,²¹⁰Po were measured in two transfer reactions ²⁰⁸Pb(¹²C,⁸Be)²¹²Po and ²⁰⁸Pb(¹²C,¹⁰Be)²¹⁰Po by the Recoil Distance Doppler Shift (RDDS) method and by the Doppler Shift Attenuation method (DSAM), respectively. The derived absolute B(E2) values of 2.6(3) W.u. for ²¹²Po and 1.83(28) W.u. for ²¹⁰Po indicate low collectivity. It is shown that the properties of the yrast 2₁⁺, 4₁⁺, 6₁⁺ and 8₁⁺ states in both nuclei cannot be described consistently in the framework of nuclear shell models. It is also demonstrated in the case of ²¹⁰Po that Quasi-particle Phonon Model (QPM) calculations cannot overcome this problem thus indicating the existence of a peculiarity which is neglected in both theoretical approaches