The Practice of Application of Concession Agreements in the Light of Changes to Legislation in 2016

In the article questions of implementation of investment projects on modernization and construction of facilities of infrastructure, including housing and communal services, on the terms of concession agreements are considered. Progress and problems of such approach are noted. In detail the changes of the concession legislation accepted in the last year and their influence on practice of application are considered. Special attention is paid to questions of water treatment and water disposal, and also heat supply

The Application of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN in the Strategies of Russian Federation Subject

The article deals with the management of socio-economic development of the subjects of the Russian Federation. It is shown that among the problematic and key issues is the use of strategic planning, including goal-setting and the choice of tools for the implementation of strategies. The analysis of the UN sustainable development Goals till 2030 and their comparison with the National development goals of the Russian Federation till 2024 is carried out. It is shown that sustainable development is a consequence of the use of complex system approaches based on strategic planning rather than individual tools

Improvement of System of Vocational Training of the State Civil Servants of the Russian Federation

In the article problems of the developed system of vocational training are considered and the conclusion about need of the changes answering to new calls, approaches to managements and competence of public servants is drawn. The purposes and problems of such improvement are considered, new approaches to the organization of training and its contents are offered

System of Creation and Functioning of Instruments of Territories Development (Part One)

In the article questions of creation and use of various instruments of state policy used for development of certain territories are considered. The federal and regional measures of support of business and improvement of business climate, characteristic of various tools, which are carried out due to providing preferences (privileges) and construction of infrastructure for increase in investment attractiveness and providing favorable conditions for conducting business activity are compared and analyzed. The conclusion about need of development of the complex system of creation and functioning of instruments of territories development including requirements to the content of justifications of expediency of use of instruments of development of territories within one or several territorial subjects of the Russian Federation, criteria for evaluation of efficiency of their functioning taking into account multiplicative effect of complex application is drawn

Engineering and Municipal Infrastructure as the Most Important Element of Investment Appeal of Regions of Russia

The article is devoted to questions of investment appeal of regions of the Russian Federation and dependence of the regional investment climate on factors of social and economic development of the territories. It is shown that a key condition is the fixed improvement of quality of public administration at the regional level including optimization of system of state bodies, including strategic planning, and implementation of modern managerial technologies both at the regional and municipal levels. It is noted that the investments influencing economy of the region and city are investments in development of the territory that in essence assumes new construction on vacant or in the territories which are built up with shabby structures. Therefore, development of engineering and municipal infrastructure will allow increasing appeal of regions to investors. It is noted that economic growth depends on development of infrastructure: the infrastructure allows business to have additional production capabilities, reduces products cost in a production process and transactional expense

System of Creation and Functioning of Instruments of Territories Development (Part Two)

In the article questions of creation and use of various instruments of state policy used for development of certain territories are considered. The conclusion about inefficiency of various tools of the federal and regional measures of support of business and improvement of business climate which are carried out due to providing preferences (privileges) and construction of infrastructure for increase in investment attractiveness and providing favorable conditions for conducting business activity existing the practician of application is drawn. It is formulated offers on development of the complex system of creation and functioning of instruments of territories development including requirements to the content of justifications of expediency of use of instruments of territories de velopment within one or several territorial subjects of the Russian Federation, criteria for evaluation of efficiency of their functioning taking into account multiplicative effect of complex use of instru ments of development of territories

Elaboration of Screening Scales for Early Diagnosis of Developmental Delay in Four- to Five-Year-Old Children in Russia

Background. While various screening systems are used worldwide for early detection of developmental delay (DD), Russia still does not have such a screening system in place, even though a good prognosis for the cognitive development of a child with DD depend strongly on the time of the diagnosis. Objective. Te objective of this study was to create a system to rapidly monitor the mental development of four- to fve-year-old Russian children, a system that allows for the use of modern information technologies to obtain reliable results. Design. Tis study was carried out with a sample of 1,232 children. For data collection, the multifactor study of mental development tool was used as a part of a sofware complex for longitudinal research. Tis tool included a much more extensive set of tasks than in traditional tests of abilities, allowing for a wider variation of the factor structure. For the 4-year-olds, 236 tasks were used and 349 for the 5-year-olds. Factor and discriminant analysis were carried out to construct scales for each age group (6–7 points in each), which most accurately predict the diagnosis (Norm/DD). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to verify the prediction model. Results. Two scales were elaborated, which coincided with the type of variables combined in each of them regardless of age (for 4-years — simpler and for 5-years — more complex): logical reasoning, motor skills, and general awareness (listed in descending order of contribution to the prediction). SEM confrmed that the selected scales are indicators of the general ability factor, which is the main predictor of the diagnosis. Conclusions. Two short scales for the rapid diagnosis of DD in preschool children were constructed, allowing the use of computer technology to timely identify the risk group among 4- and 5-year-olds with high sensitivity and specifcity of the forecast (not lower than 95%)

Sunflower husk processing technology for fodder production

The article considers the possibilities of environmental protection from agricultural waste - sunflower husks. A technology for processing this waste from the oil extraction industry into a feed product using ultrasonic treatment (cavitation) is proposed. The chemical changes of this product after processing, including nutritional value, were studied. The indicators of the use of this product under the conditions of incubation of an analogue of the rumen of ruminants were studied. Positive changes in the chemical composition of the processed product and its more active fermentation in the ruminal fluid of ruminants were revealed

Theoretical and computer modelling of the neuropsychological system: from reflex - to consciousness

The proposed theory of the neuropsychological system (NPS) consists of two parts, which correspond to two stages of theoretical and experimental modelling of NPS. The first part is the system-information approach to the analysis of neural-signal and mental phenomena, which allows to investigate organization of information contents of nervous signals into information-psychological phenomena of higher level of organization. The second part of the research project is the theory of two-level organization of NPS. This theory defines contents and mechanisms of a neural-reflex level, embracing neural base of unconscious and unconscious contents of the psyche, and modular-coordinate level, embracing oscillatory neural-modular base of consciousness and consciousness itself

Assessment of Morphological and Functional Changes in Organs of Rats after Intramuscular Introduction of Iron Nanoparticles and Their Agglomerates

The research was performed on male Wistar rats based on assumptions that new microelement preparations containing metal nanoparticles and their agglomerates had potential. Morphological and functional changes in tissues in the injection site and dynamics of chemical element metabolism (25 indicators) in body were assessed after repeated intramuscular injections (total, 7) with preparation containing agglomerate of iron nanoparticles. As a result, iron depot was formed in myosymplasts of injection sites. The quantity of muscle fibers having positive Perls’ stain increased with increasing number of injections. However, the concentration of the most chemical elements and iron significantly decreased in the whole skeletal muscle system (injection sites are not included). Consequently, it increased up to the control level after the sixth and the seventh injections. Among the studied organs (liver, kidneys, and spleen), Caspase-3 expression was revealed only in spleen. The expression had a direct dependence on the number of injections. Processes of iron elimination from preparation containing nanoparticles and their agglomerates had different intensity