Making nano matter: an inquiry into the discourses of governable science

Author's pre-print version dated 2011. Final version published by Sage; available online at http://online.sagepub.com/The paper examines science-policy conversations mediated by social science in attempts to govern, or set up terms for, scientific research. The production of social science research accounts about science faces challenges in the domains of emerging technosciences, such as nano. Constructing notions of success and failure, participants in science actively engage in the interpretation of policy notions, such as the societal relevance of their research. Industrial engagement is one of the prominent themes both in policy renditions of governable science, and in the participants’ attempts to achieve societally relevant research, often oriented into the future. How do we, as researchers, go about collecting, recording, and analysing such future stories? I examine a series of recent interviews conducted in a number of US universities, and in particular at a university campus on the West Coast of the US. The research engages participants through interviews, which can be understood as occasions for testing the interpretive flexibility of nano as ‘good’ scientific practice and of what counts as societal relevance, under what circumstances and in view of what kind of audiences

Interest Rate Risk Management Based on Copula-GARCH Models

The paper is aimed at making comparative analysis of main market risk features based on the copula-modeling and on the traditional approach which neglects the asymmetry and the fat tails of interest rates joint multivariate distribution. R software is used for practical implementation of the introduced methodology when dealing with copulas.Copula application makes it possible to reveal that the interest rates joint multivariate distribution is asymmetric, i.e. interest rates tend more frequently to rise simultaneously, than to decline. It is also shown that copulas help diminish the expected value of equity-at-risk breaches by 7–13% depending on the chosen confidence levelcopula; EVEaR; interest rate risk; Russia; MosPrime; OFZ; yield curve

Research of Influence of Potassium-rich Diets on the Physical Performance of Students

The aim of the work is the scientific substantiation and experimental support of the expedience and use of potassium-cationic water for improving the bread quality and the study of the influence of potassium-rich diets on the physical performance of students. There was studied the influence of potassium cations on the activity of proteolytic enzymes of wheat flour. It was established, that at using potassium-cationic water, the output of wet gluten (35,1 %) essentially increases, at that the output of dry one (8,4 %) decreases to the same extent that is a positive factor in the bakery technology. It was proved that enriching the vital medium of bakery yeast by potassium cations essentially activates their ability to hydrolysis of maltose that favors activation of the process of gassing (Maltase activity – 35,1 min). The process of gassing influences the speed of dough-conduction and ready bread quality, especially volume (357,7, 100 g/ml), porosity (79,1 %) and crumb ability to compression (33,5 c.u.). It was established, that consumption of bread, produced on potassium-cationic water, favors the strengthening of the heart muscle tone, improvement of the general condition of the organism, especially, physical endurance and performance

The Study of Influence of Aronia Additives on Functional-technological Properties of Wheat Flour

The expedience of the use of aronia in technology of short dough products as a source of vitamins, mineral, pectin substances, phenol compounds, easily assimilated sugars, organic acids and so on was substantiated. To study the influence of aronia additives on the main receipt component of short dough (wheat flour) there was elaborated an algorithm of the study that includes theoretical analysis and physical-chemical experiment. The expedience of introduction of aronia as a powder directly into wheat flour was theoretically grounded. The methods of estimation of the content of polyphenol compounds, influence of aronia additives on amylolytic and proteolytic activity of wheat flour, its sugar-creating ability, were selected. The methods of experiment planning and mathematical processing of experimental data were realized using computer program MS Excel 97 2003.In was established, that the aronia additive weakens the gluten of wheat flour and prevents the swelling of gluten proteins. It positively influences the process of short dough formation and provides a possibility of its storage during the long time until baking. The use of aronia additives in technology of short dough products allows not only raise their food value but also improve the quality of short dough

Development of visual journalism

In this article the author shows how under the influence of technological progress is the visual content of journalistic materials formed and developed. Increasing amount of visual material stipulates the grouth of such genre as visual journalism.В данной статье автор показывает, как под влиянием технического прогресса происходит формирование и развитие визуального контента журналистских материалов. Увеличение количества визуальных материалов приводит к появлению жанра визуальной журналистики

Mammal fauna during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene in the far northeast of Europe

The paper summarises materials on the mammal remains in northeastern Europe, dated by radiocarbon. Altogether, 23 local faunas of small mammals and 47 local faunas of large mammals were analysed. Multidimensional statistical analysis shows a strong correlation between changes in small mammal fauna composition and climate changes throughout time. The correlations with the spatial gradients, however, are less pronounced. The faunas are classified into three groups: (1) faunas of Holocene age; (2) Late Pleistocene ‘stadial’ assemblages; and (3) Late Pleistocene ‘interstadial’ assemblages. In some cases, changes in species abundance are better understood in terms of biotic interrelations rather than of climatic effects. The most pronounced change in small mammal fauna composition and structure occurred at the Preboreal/Boreal boundary, and a less conspicuous alteration took place at the LGM/Lateglacial transition. The most noticeable transformation in the large mammal fauna composition is dated to the early Holocene. Less significant changes are observed at the Middle Weichselian/LGM transition and at the LGM/Lateglacial transition. It is safely concluded that variations in the faunas of small and large mammals recorded in NE Europe during the last 35 000 years occurred synchronously and unidirectionally.

Timeline as a Mean of Data Visualization

The emergence of a new type of journalism, which received the name of «datajournalism» or «data journalism», is the response to modernity. At the moment it is intensively developing in various directions, corresponding to one more requirement of the time – the trend of information visualization. Data journalism has produced many interesting formats and visualization tools for large arrays of information. One of the least studied features is the timeline that appeared in the 2010th years in the domestic online publications. However, the extensive scientific understanding of this phenomenon has not yet been received. The aim of the proposed research is to explore one of the tools for rapidly developing and relatively poorly studied area of mass media, data journalism, since, according to many experts, data journalism will be forming the future. The additional relevance of the topic gives the output of the timeline as a method of presentation of the data beyond the boundaries of the media in the area of pedagogy, sciences and humanities, business projects, etc.Ответом на запросы современности становится возникновение нового типа журналистской деятельности, который получил название «дата-журналистики» или «журналистики данных». В настоящий момент это интенсивно развивающееся направление, соответствующее еще одному требованию момента – тенденции к визуализации информации. Журналистика данных выработала немало интересных форматов и инструментов визуализации больших массивов информации. Один из наименее изученных – таймлайн, появившийся в десятых годах в отечественных интернет-публикациях. Однако своего серьезного комплексного научного осмысления этого феномен еще не получил. Актуальность предложенного исследования заключается в необходимости изучения одного из инструментов динамично развивающейся и сравнительно слабо изученной области масс-медиа – журналистики данных, поскольку, по мнению многих экспертов, именно за дата-журналистикой и ее форматами – будущее. Дополнительную актуальность теме придает выход таймлайна как способа презентации данных за границы медиасферы – в область педагогики, точных и гуманитарных наук, бизнес-проектов и т. п

Investigation of the Application of a New Method of Extraction Intensification of Pectin Substances From a Beet Pulp

The aim of research is studying a new method for intensifying extraction of pectin substances during acid extraction of pectin-containing raw materials. The description of the experimental setup and the procedure for processing the results of the investigation of the application of a new method for intensifying the beet pulp extraction are described. The results of experimental studies on the application of a new combined mixing element for intensifying the extraction of pectin-containing raw materials (beet pulp) and its effect on quantitative and qualitative output characteristics are presented. Mathematical models are constructed on the basis of regression equations of the full factorial experiment with the use of a new method of intensifying the extraction process to select input technological parameters for the extraction of pectin substances from pectin-containing raw materials. The rational operating parameters of the process of extraction of pectin substances with the use of a new combinable stirring element are determined. Such working parameters are: the process duration is 1 ... 1.1, the temperature of the working medium is 60 ... 70 ºС, and the hydromodule is 8 ... 10. The research results can be used to study other technological parameters of the extraction process of pectin substances, as well as to develop a technological line for the production of pectin products

PROSPECTIVE DIRECTIONS OF LAW-MAKING FOR MODERNIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

The article reveals prospects for legislative implementation of educational and scientific systems of higher education institutions in the circumstances of European integration of educational space as envisaged by constitutional provisions of Ukrainian education. It highlights stages in evolution of ideological basis for development of the legislative process in the field of education. It has been found that the first stage established the ideology for development of a national education system; the second stage launched modernization of the national education in accordance with the European standards and principles; the third stage activated the potential for modernization of Ukrainian school on the basis of social equality and cohesion, economic development and competitiveness of Ukraine. The article exposes directions in development of legislation in the field of education which are determined by structural components. It has been established that development of each of the listed areas is covered in provisions of two framework laws on education, state programs and branch-specific laws that have been approved since Ukraine has proclaimed its independence. Analysis of the abovementioned sources facilitated exposure of certain advantages and contradictions, the consideration of which is an important precondition in forming a new regulatory environment for education. Key words: law of Ukraine, higher education, stages and prospects of law-making