Allowable and critical risks of the Arctic development in terms of global climate change

The Arctic development is accompanied by different high risks which basically arise due to natural and technogenic factors. The changes in the Arctic cryosphere are commonly considered the most serious ones by the international scientific community. In our study we regard the changes in Arctic cryosphere as natural risks. Due to the fact that complex ice conditions, on the one hand, present the serious obstacle to Arctic resources development and, on the other hand, serve as indicator of alarming global climate change, the current research proposes the risk analysis based on the analytical model, with the risks being classified by their level of impact

The Arctic zone: possibilities and risks of development

The authors analyze the Arctic region innovative possibilities from the perspective of political ideology and strategy. The Arctic region with its natural resources and high economic potential attracts many companies and it has become an important area of transnational development. At present, the Arctic region development is of great importance in terms of natural resource management and political system development. However, the most important development issue in the Arctic is a great risk of different countries' competing interests in economic, political, and legal context. These are challenges for international partnership creating in the Arctic zone, Russian future model developing for the Arctic, and recognition of the Arctic as an important resource for the Russians. The Russian economic, military, and political expansion in the Arctic region has the potential to strengthen the national positions. The authors present interesting options for minimizing and eliminating political risks during the Arctic territories development and define an effective future planning model for the Russian Arctic

Modeling of the future in the programs of political parties

The paper addresses the problem of modeling and planning of the future. It presents the problems of developing a model of the future due to the ideologies and strategies of some ruling political parties. The authors deal with the means of expression of the model of the future as one of the most important elements of the lingvo-mental image of political world in the context of program documents of the parties. The authors examine a program of a party as a part of political communication system and characterize the model of the future. On the basis of comparative study the authors determine common and specific features of the model of the future expression. A comparative study of the model of the future expression on the material of ruling parties of Russia and a variety of foreign countries (the United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy) is extremely relevant in the current period of global economic crisis. Such a research provides the basis for the optimal model of the future determination that can become a universal one for the electorate of different countries. Thus, the authors reveal the most advanced model of the future representation

Mode selection of deuterium flux supply through palladium-silver filter in experiments with Pb15.7Li eutectic at reactor irradiation

The paper presents preliminary results of experiments on permeability of deuterium through a palladium-silver filter. For conduction of the present study a differential method was chosen. The method consists in following: during reactor experiment into ampoule device with eutectic sample a spectrally pure deuterium flux was supplied constantly through palladium-silver filter. The description of the experimental setup and palladium-silver filter is presented. In this paper, the results of diffusion coefficients calculations, solubility, permeability of deuterium through a palladium-silver filter, activation energies of these processes and Arrhenius dependence are presented. Based on the calculations the modes supply of deuterium flux into ampoule device for experiments with Pb-15.7Li eutectic is determined

Mode selection of deuterium flux supply through palladium-silver filter in experiments with Pb15.7Li eutectic at reactor irradiation

The paper presents preliminary results of experiments on permeability of deuterium through a palladium-silver filter. For conduction of the present study a differential method was chosen. The method consists in following: during reactor experiment into ampoule device with eutectic sample a spectrally pure deuterium flux was supplied constantly through palladium-silver filter. The description of the experimental setup and palladium-silver filter is presented. In this paper, the results of diffusion coefficients calculations, solubility, permeability of deuterium through a palladium-silver filter, activation energies of these processes and Arrhenius dependence are presented. Based on the calculations the modes supply of deuterium flux into ampoule device for experiments with Pb-15.7Li eutectic is determined

Russian zirconium industry: current issues in raw material supply

The relevance of the research is connected with Russia’s long-term import dependence on zirconium raw materials. Goal of this research: to study the dynamics of commodity flows (production, import, export, consumption) of Russian zirconium raw materials; its prices (world and Russian); the raw material base of zirconium in Russia and the prospects for national production of its extraction and processing. Methods: statistical, graphic, logical. Results: Russia imports the vast majority (3.5–14.9 kt/year or 98–100 % of consumption) of consumed zircon concentrate. At the same time, almost all of the baddeleyite mined in Russia (4.0–9.3 kt/year or (96–100 % of production) is exported. Since 2018 has there been a decrease in its export supplies and an increase in the national consumption (up to 60 % of production). Russia has existing deposits, including a useful zirconium component, but all are connected with a certain economic and technological complexity in their development. In 2022, the national production of selective zircon concentrate began during the development of the Tugan titanium-zirconium deposit. This deposit covers up to 30 % of Russia’s demand for zirconium raw materials up to 2023. Furthermore, the construction of the 2-nd stage of the Tugan mining and processing plant will increase its supply to 15 kt/year. This will completely cover Russian demand for zirconium raw materials. Work is in progress on Zashikhinsky field preparation, where, in the course of enrichment of tantalum-rare-earth ores, up to 8 kt/year of zircon concentrate will be additionally extracted. The emerging trend of reducing Russia’s import dependence on zirconium raw materials, and in the future its complete elimination will allow consumption of zircon and zirconium oxides to be increased in the most demanding area of their use – for dampening the glaze of ceramic tiles. The presence of an independent and sufficient national mining base of zirconium raw materials will allow Russian production of metal zirconium, zirconium refractory and abrasive products, solid fuel energy cells and other zirconiumcontaining applications to be developed

Results of Surveying Cardiologists and Clinical Pharmacologists on the Selection and the Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Diseases

The state policy for the safety of medicinal products involves analysis of specialists' competence in identifying adverse drug reactions (ADRs) during the use of medicinal products. It is of particular importance for the group of essential medicines, including those used in cardiology.The aim of the study was to assess ADR-reporting skills of doctors managing cardiology patients, with anti-arrhythmics as a case study.Materials and methods: from October 2019 to June 2021, the authors surveyed a sample of 223 practitioners that treated cardiology patients in Moscow and the Moscow region (36 of the respondents took the survey in person, and 187 participated on-line). The questionnaire inquired about selection criteria for the medicinal products, their assessment in terms of efficacy and safety in real-life clinical practice, and the competence and active involvement of the doctors in reporting identified ADRs.Results: most of the survey participants were high-level professionals (60.99% had 10 and more years of experience). Most of the doctors (90.13%) admitted having encountered ADRs in their practice, placing substandard quality of cardiovascular medicinal products among the causes. Moreover, 1.79% of the respondents faced such quality problems on a regular basis. Only 52.91% were familiar with the current documents regulating pharmacovigilance. A total of 61.88% applied information from Russian and foreign ADR databases in their practice. In 2021, 80.72% of the surveyed did not report data on the identified ADRs. According to the respondents, the main reasons for low reporting activity were high workload and lack of evidence for causality between a product and an ADR.Conclusion: the study demonstrated the need to intensify the work with practitioners on the safety of medicinal products and ADR identification, particularly, to train them in pharmacovigilance. According to the study results, it is feasible to develop and implement simple and user-friendly risk-oriented information systems for analysis and systematisation of ADR case reports

Collaborative learning at engineering universities: Benefits and challenges

This paper concerns the cutting edge educational approaches incorporated into syllabuses of the most progressive Russian higher technical schools. The authors discuss one of the active methods in teaching foreign languages – collaborative learning implemented in e-courses. Theoretical and historical aspects of this approach are addressed, as are its suitability for engineering education and possible ways of introducing collaborative learning into e-courses. Collaborative learning technology offers wide prospects for teachers of foreign languages as it enables the use of various patterns of interaction, promotes discussion, opinion exchange, peer assessment and building an e-learning community, fosters the development of e-culture and netiquette, and prepares future specialists for work in their professional sphere under the new conditions imposed by society’s technological and cultural development. This paper describes real pedagogical experience of teaching English to students using the platform Moodle, focusing on the capacity of different Moodle instruments for designing group work tasks. Recommendations are given for their usage and the results of implementing a collaborative learning approach into certain e-courses offered at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) are presented

Российские технологические транзитные товарные потоки критического минерального сырья

The aim of the work is to analyze transit technological flows of critical mineral raw materials, which were formed in Russia by changing of the CIS economic relations in the 90s of the XX century. The transit chain of alumina import and primary aluminum ingots export is the largest transit technological commodity flow and is the foundation of the stable operation of the Russian aluminum industry. Quite significant previously transit technological flow of chromite concentrate imports and exports of ferrochromium is gradually reducing its transit volumes due to changes in the logistics of supplying raw materials. The transit chain of imports of lithium carbonates and lithium oxides, and in the end most of the lithium hydroxides exports, is a perfect example in terms of a pure transit technological commodity flow that helped to maintain the Russian lithium industry working capacity during the economic transition. Research results of transit technological flows of critical raw materials could be used to plan the import substitution of critical goods and risk reduction of production and sale of existing mineral product transit flows. Due to the limited possibilities for import substitution of alumina, the transit flow of commercial aluminum products bears increased risks of its effectiveness. The transit technological flow of chromite concentrate imports and exports of ferrochromium is becoming uncritical due to the reduction in imports of chromium raw materials from Kazakhstan and the increase in chromite production in Russia. The transit chain of the total import of lithium carbonates and the export of produced lithium hydroxides may disappear (or be reduced) due to the planned development of the mining production of lithium raw materials in RussiaЦелью работы стал анализ транзитных технологических потоков критического минерального сырья, которые сформировались в России в результате изменений экономических связей СНГ в 90-е годы XX века. Транзитная цепочка импорта глинозема и экспорта алюминия первичного является самым крупным транзитным технологическим товарным потоком и служит основой стабильной работы российской алюминиевой промышленности. Бывший ранее весьма значительным транзитный технологический поток импорта хромитового концентрата и экспорта феррохрома постепенно сокращает свои объемы транзита ввиду изменения логистики поставок сырья. Транзитная цепочка импорта карбонатов и оксидов лития и в конечном счете большей части экспорта производимых гидроксидов лития является ярким примером чистого транзитного технологического товарного потока, который способствовал поддержанию работоспособности российской литиевой отрасли в переходный экономический период. Результаты исследований транзитных технологических потоков критического минерального сырья могут быть использованы для планирования импортозамещения критических товаров и снижения рисков производства и реализации существующих транзитных потоков минеральных продуктов. Ввиду ограниченности возможностей импортозамещения глинозема транзитный поток алюминиевых товарных продуктов несет повышенные риски своей результативности. Транзитный технологический поток импорта хромитового концентрата и экспорта феррохрома становится некритичным из-за сокращения импорта хромового сырья из Казахстана и наращивания добычи хромитов в России. Транзитная цепочка тотального импорта карбонатов лития и экспорта производимых гидроксидов лития может исчезнуть (или сократиться) ввиду планируемого развития добывающих производств литиевого сырья в Росси

Digital Platform for Modeling the Development of Regional Innovation Systems of Russian Federation

The paper aims at the design of a digital tool for analyzing the impact of scientific and technological progress on socioeconomic problems and sustainable development of the region. The research focuses on the consistent development of a digital platform for analyzing and visualizing digital data on regional innovation development, as well as predicting the sustainable development of regions based on the available regional infrastructure of innovation systems and the Russian regions' cluster structure. When designing the digital platform, we gave special attention to ensuring efficient data collection, processing, and analysis processes required for studying the socio-economic system. In the course of the work, an automated process of working with data was developed. The digital platform is being developed as a flexible tool for a wide range of users, from research centers, investors, and private enterprises to individual users interested in regional innovation development models. As part of the work, the process of selecting technical tools for the software implementation of the platform in terms of tasks and technical features of designing digital platforms is presented. The result of the work is a prototype of the Russian regional innovation system digital platform with the implemented functionality of a personal account, a module of simulation experiments, and various approaches to data analysis and visualization. The research is carried out as part of a project to develop a digital model of the regional innovation system of the Russian Federation as a driver of sustainable development