Short-term effects of new universities on regional innovation

This paper analyzes empirically the channels through which university research affects industry innovation. We examine how the opening of new science, medicine and engineering departments in Italy during 1985-2000 affected regional innovation systems. We find that creation of a new university department increased regional innovation activity 3-4 years later. On average, an opening of a new department in a region has led to a ten percent change in the number of patents filed by regional firms. Given that this effect occurs within the first half decade of the appearance of a new department, it cannot be ascribed to improvements in the quality and quantity of graduates. At the same time, traditional measures of academic research activity can explain only around 30 percent of this effect.Innovation, Academic Research, R&D, Universities, University-Industry Linkages, Technology Transfer, Regional Innovation Systems.

Practices of forest exploitation in priority investment projects: Benefits and implications

The paper discusses the topical issues of investment activities enhancement in the forest sector of the Russian economy by implementing the mechanism of priority investment projects in the field of forest exploitation - economic model of public-private partnership proposed by the forest owner (the State) for the private sector. The aim of the considered investment projects is the development of a timber-processing infrastructure, which is reliably provided with wood raw materials. It becomes possible to ensure certain preferences for businessmen that encourage them to invest money into the forest sector. Thus, the other objective is to develop recommendations for attracting investments into the forest sector of the Russian economy in the framework of priority investment projects. The paper analyzes a ten-year experience in the practice of applying priority investment projects in forest exploitation using an integrated approach to studying project management issues and method of comparison. The research identifies positive moments and a number of organizational and methodological shortcomings related to the development and implementation of investment projects in the forest sector of the Russian Federation. A number of areas contributing to the development of investment activities in forest exploitation is proposed. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

Practices of forest exploitation in priority investment projects: Benefits and implications

The paper discusses the topical issues of investment activities enhancement in the forest sector of the Russian economy by implementing the mechanism of priority investment projects in the field of forest exploitation - economic model of public-private partnership proposed by the forest owner (the State) for the private sector. The aim of the considered investment projects is the development of a timber-processing infrastructure, which is reliably provided with wood raw materials. It becomes possible to ensure certain preferences for businessmen that encourage them to invest money into the forest sector. Thus, the other objective is to develop recommendations for attracting investments into the forest sector of the Russian economy in the framework of priority investment projects. The paper analyzes a ten-year experience in the practice of applying priority investment projects in forest exploitation using an integrated approach to studying project management issues and method of comparison. The research identifies positive moments and a number of organizational and methodological shortcomings related to the development and implementation of investment projects in the forest sector of the Russian Federation. A number of areas contributing to the development of investment activities in forest exploitation is proposed. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

Rational use of forest as a renewable natural resource

This article is devoted to the formation of a mechanism for the rational use of forests as a renewable natural resource, including transfer of forest areas in rent taking into account market indicators, advantages and disadvantages in the process of timber sales. The total income received in the form of fees for the use of forest fund and for the use of forests in 2016 in the Russian Federation is amounted to 24.4 billion rubles, which is 0.9 billion rubles (by 3.8%) more compared with the previous year. According to the state report of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology, in the reporting 2016 year this payment was received in the amount of 27.8 billion rubles, which is 3.4 billion rubles (almost 14%) more than in 2015. Thus, due to the fact that Russia's natural forest resources constitute powerful strategic competitive advantage in the world economic system, the article, on the basis of the system approach, reveals correlation between the level of rent payments and profitability from the sale of round wood, taking into account harvested and considered assortments, which allows forming forest payments on the basis of domestic and export market prices and as a result increasing financial contribution from the use of forests to the national budget.peer-reviewe

Current issues of the regional forestry planning on the example of the Sverdlovsk region (Russian Federation)

The publication addresses the problematic issues of the regional forestry planning. The object of research is the forest sector of the Sverdlovsk region. The subject of research is the mechanism of regional forestry planning. The purpose of the work is to describe the current mechanism of regional forest planning and make individual proposals to improve its functioning. One decade of experience in applying the first forestry plans of the subjects of the Russian Federation have shown their failure. The new forestry plans, developed in the subjects of the Russian Federation using a unified methodology for the period from 2018 to 2029, do not inspire optimism either. The main reasons for the failure of forestry plans are the lack of a scientific concept and the usage of a forest management approach in their development. The conclusions are drawn on a number of organizational and methodological problems associated with the development and implementation of the existing regional forestry planning mechanism, as well as on the need to develop an up-to-date scientifically proven methodological basis for planning in the forest sector at the regional level. © 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

Клиническое наблюдение ганглионевромы у пациента с патологией верхних отделов желудочно-кишечного тракта

In view of the rare occurrence, the small spectrum of clinical manifestations and the non-specificity of changes in instrumental and laboratory data, the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma at the moment is a very difficult task for the routine of a doctor. Ganglioneuromas have a slow growth, which leads to a long asymptomatic course and, as a result, complicates its early diagnosis. In most cases, ganglioneuroma is random. Complaints in these patients are non-specific and are directly dependent on localization.One of the available methods for imaging retroperitoneal tumors is ultrasound (ultrasound)., which makes preventive and regular ultrasound an indispensable method for early detection of extraorgan formations. This article describes the clinical case of ganglioneroma in a young man with the pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract.Ввиду редкой встречаемости, малого спектра клинических проявлений и неспецифичности изменений инструментально-лабораторных данных диагностика ганглионевром в настоящий момент представляет собой сложнейшую задачу в рутинной практике врача. Ганглионевромы имеют медленный рост, что приводит к длительному бессимптомному течению и, как следствие, затрудняет ее своевременную диагностику. В большинстве случаев ганглионеврома является случайной находкой. Жалобы у данных пациентов носят неспецифический характер и имеют прямую зависимость от локализации процесса. Одним из доступных методов ранней визуализации забрюшинных опухолей является ультразвуковое исследование (УЗИ), что делает профилактическое и регулярное УЗИ актуальным методом своевременного выявления внеорганных новообразований. В статье приводится описание клинического наблюдения выявления ганглионевромы у молодого мужчины с патологией верхних отделов желудочно-кишечного тракта

Проблемы организации работы вузовских библиотек с удалёнными электронными образовательными ресурсами

Accommodating lists of links to recommended online educational resources on the academic library websites is discussed. The author concludes that that is not quite efficient as it could be, as qualitatively heterogeneous resources often unadapted for learning purposes are included; their titles are complex, unintelligible, and elusive; or oriented toward different groups of users. The authors suggest to develop: methods to annotate and critically evaluate resource contents, to select resources efficiently so they meet user information needs; classification scheme to differentiate online educational resources by stage and field of study, and prospectively – by larger professional groups. It might be also helpful to design end-to-end navigator of resources suggestible for academic libraries and learning in every code of professional training field.Проанализирована практика размещения вузовскими библиотеками на официальном сайте перечней ссылок на удалённые электронные образовательные ресурсы, рекомендованные для использования в учебном процессе. Сделан вывод, что свою задачу подобные перечни выполняют не в полной мере. В них включены качественно разнородные, нередко не адаптированные к целям обучения ресурсы; они сложно и непонятно называются, немнемоничны; ориентированы на разные категории пользователей. Авторы статьи предлагают разработать: методы аннотирования и критической оценки наполнения ресурса, их качественного отбора в соответствии информационными потребностями пользователей; классификационную схему, в которой удалённые электронные образовательные ресурсы можно было бы дифференцировать по уровням и отраслям образования, а в перспективе – с ориентацией на укрупнённые группы специальностей. Также было бы полезно по каждому шифру направления профессиональной подготовки высшего образования разработать сквозной навигатор по тем ресурсам, которые предлагаются вузовским библиотекам и были бы полезны для использования в учебном процессе

Neuromuscular disorders in chronic alcohol intoxication

The paper reviews the present-day Russian and foreign literature on neuromuscular disorders in chronic alcohol intoxication. The most common manifestations of alcohol disease include alcoholic polyneuropathy (PNP) and alcohol-induced skeletal muscle injury. The clinical polymorphism of alcoholic PNP is discussed. The paper considers a chronic sensory automatic form due to the direct toxic effects of ethanol and its metabolites during long-term alcohol intoxication, as well as acute/subacute sensorimotor neuropathy, the basis for the pathogenesis of which is B group vitamins, predominantly thiamine, deficiency that develops in the presence of drinking bouts concurrent with malnutrition and/or alcohol-related gastrointestinal tract diseases. In addition to nonuse of alcohol and a properly balanced diet, antioxidant therapy with alphalipoic acid and neurotropic B group vitamins is considered to be pathogenetic therapy for neuropathy. The most common and least studied clinicalform of alcohol-induced musculoskeletal injury is chronic alcoholic myopathy (AM), the diagnostic standard for which is morphometricand immunohistochemical examination of a muscle biopsy specimen. The morphological base for this form of myopathy is predominantly type 2 muscle fiber atrophy caused by impaired protein synthesis and a decreased regenerative potential of muscle fiber. The efficacy of antioxidants and leucine-containing amino acid mixtures in the treatment of chronic AM is discussed

Анализ состояния рынка ипотечного жилищного кредитования в Уральском федеральном округе

Received December 7, 2019; accepted March 05, 2020.Дата поступления 7 декабря 2019 г.; дата принятия к печати 5 марта 2020 г.The relevance of this study stems from the fact that it analyzes the current situation on the mortgage market in Russia: the influence of macro-economic factors causes a fall in collateral value, dramatic increase in mortgage default and poor performance of the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending (AHML). The study is aimed at investigating the current state of residential mortgage lending on the regional level in Russia by focusing on the case of the Ural Federal District. The study considers the interests of all the participants of this market: individual borrowers, state authorities, financial and credit institutions engaged in mortgage lending. The study analyzes statistical data on the primary residential mortgage market in the Ural Federal District provided by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Federal State Statistics Service and the AHML. Modern approaches to mortgage system evaluation are compared in order to identify and systematize the key criteria and statistical indicators characterizing the current state of this form of lending relationships. The analysis also brings to light the negative trends in mortgage lending in the Ural Federal District. As a part of our further research, we are going to develop a procedure for evaluating the performance of a mortgage system.Актуальность статьи обусловлена тем, что макроэкономическая ситуация последних лет оказала самое серьезное влияние на быстроразвивающуюся систему ипотечного кредитования в Российской Федерации, обнажив целый комплекс проблем – падение стоимости залога, резкий рост просроченной задолженности по выданным ипотечным кредитам, низкая эффективность работы Агентства по ипотечному и жилищному кредитованию. Цель исследования – проанализировать состояние ипотечного жилищного кредитования в региональном разрезе на примере Уральского федерального округа, учитывая интерес всех участников: населения, государства и финансово-кредитных институтов, имеющих в распоряжении временно свободные денежные средства и предоставляющие их во временное пользование. Исследование базируется на аналитическом обзоре статистической информации, характеризующей первичный рынок ипотечного жилищного кредитования в Уральском федеральном округе. Информационно-эмпирическую базу исследования составили статистические материалы Центрального банка Российской Федерации, Федеральной службы государственной статистики, официальные отчетные данные Агентства по ипотечному и жилищному кредитованию. По итогам сравнительного анализа многообразия подходов к оценке эффективности функционирования системы ипотечного кредитования определены и систематизированы основополагающие критерии и статистические показатели, характеризующие качество данной формы кредитных отношений; выявлены негативные тенденции, характерные для системы ипотечного кредитования Уральского федерального округа. В рамках дальнейшего исследования будет предложен алгоритм функционирования системы ипотечного кредитования