Project Management vs Systems Engineering Approach to Project Risks Management

Risk management is a dynamically developing type of management. Risk management refers to processes associated with identification, risk analysis and decision-making, which include maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative consequences of risk events. Risk elimination is necessary to complete the project on time. Managing risks for a project manager can be easier with using several approaches described in this article. The article presents comparison of widespread approach to managing risks in projects with the set of instruments derived from systems engineering. These approaches are SEBoK (System Engineering Body of Knowledge) PM BoK and OMG Essence. Author tries to integrate sets of instruments present in various project management and systems engineering bodies of knowledge and show how ones derive from the others. Keywords: project, project management, risks of the project, risk management, systems engineering, stakeholders, project requirements, SEBo

Zero Order Correction of Shift-multiplexed Computer Generated Fourier Holograms Recorded in Incoherent Projection Scheme

Application of computer holography methods provides the possibility to obtain the high quality holograms of objects that exist as digital models without the necessity of complex and high precision optical schemes. Computer generated Fourier holograms (CGFH) are widely used for record and optical restoration of relatively simple 2D raster objects. Application of incoherent photolithography methods such as incoherent projection allows the record of CGFHs as micro-holograms onto the photosensitiv medium with desired reduction of hologram sizes using relatively simple optical setup. The reconstruction optical schemes of CGFHs can be implemented in augmented reality displays and optical sight indicators. In this article the specificity of CGFH shift-multiplexed record process and particularly the method of zero order correction is discussed. Keywords: computer generated hologram, Fourier hologram, incoherent projection scheme

Specificity of Correlation Pattern Recognition Methods Application in Security Holograms Identity Control Apparatus

AbstractAutomatic inspection of security hologram (SH) identity is highly demanded issue due high distribution of SH worldwide to protect documents such as passports, driving licenses, banknotes etc. While most of the known approaches use inspection of SH design features none of these approaches inspect the features of its surface relief that is a direct contribution to original master matrix used for these holograms production. In our previous works we represented the device that was developed to provide SH identification by processing of coherent responses of its surface elements. Most of the algorithms used in this device are based on application of correlation pattern recognition methods. The main issue of the present article is a description of these methods application specificities

SELF-PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION OF THE OFFENDER: THE EFFECT OF CONJUGATION

The problems of formation of the criminal’s “self image” and the system of his relations with the social environment are considered. The changes in criminal’s “self-image” during the pre- and post-criminal stages of the criminal lifestyle are described. Features of interaction of the criminal with social environment are described, their interactive and affective-perceptual sides are characterized. The conjugation of self-perception and social interaction is shown, the socio-psychological effect of conjugation, consisting in a socially excluded way of life of the offender is determined.Рассмотрены проблематика формирования образа «Я» преступника и система его связей с социальным окружением. Описаны изменения образа «Я» преступника в пред- и посткриминальный этапы преступного образа жизни. Описаны особенности взаимодействия преступника с социальным окружением, дана характеристика их интерактивной и аффективно-перцептивной сторон. Показано сопряжение самоотношения и социального взаимодействия, определен социально-психологический эффект сопряжения, заключающийся в социально-исключенном образе жизни преступника

Соотношение гражданского и религиозного аспектов социальной идентичности

The paper presents an experience of research of a complex identity as identification of a conflict between civil European and religious Islamic cultures. Social identity is a person’s representation of himself/herself in social structures of different scales: national, ethnic, and religious. It is proved that religious identification forms social, as well as personal identity of a Muslim. The authors consider the development of Islamic personal identity in the process of self-identifying reflection and intragroup and extragroup relations in the religious community. The parameters of identity are defined by: a) individual interpretation ofIslam by the religious person, b) interpretation of Islam in the religious community, c) relations between the religious person, community and other social groups. The concept of a complex social identity (S. Roccas, M. Brewer) was a theoretical construct used for determining the compatibility of civil and religious identity and evaluating its complexity. The study involved Muslims with different levels of Islamicpersonal identity: missing, determined, found and acquired.The study established the tendency of the reduction in the level of civil social identity under the influence of the religious identity of people who identified themselves with Islam. The problem of their social identity was studied in metaphors of conflict and balance from the European social and psychological practice. The metaphor ofconflict is based on the impossibility of acculturation of the Islamic communities and predicts the development of destructive relations between the religious people, their religious communities, and other social groups. The metaphor of balance presupposes the collapse of Islamic personal identity as a result of the reduction of radicalism inthe religious communities and encouragement of individualization of Muslims by means of political, social, and cultural recognition in the society.Данная статья представляет опыт исследования сложной социальной идентичности как индикатора конфликта между европейской светской и исламской религиозной культурами. Социальная идентичность рассматривается как репрезентация себя человеком в социальных структурах различных масштабов: национальных, этнических, религиозных. Однако показано, что религиозная идентификация формирует не только социальную, но и личностную идентичность мусульманина. Развитие исламской личностной идентичности рассматривается в процессах самоидентифицирующей рефлексии, внутригрупповых и внешнегрупповых отношений в религиозной общине. Параметры идентичности определяются: а) индивидуальной интерпретацией ислама верующим; б) интерпретацией ислама в религиозной общине; в) отношениями между верующим, общиной, а также другими социальными группами. Концепция сложной социальной идентичности (S. Roccas, M. Brewer) применяется в качестве теоретического конструкта для определения совместимости гражданской и религиозной идентичностей, оценки степени ее сложности. Исследование проводится на выборке мусульман с различным уровнем исламской личностной идентичности: отсутствующим, предопределенным, найденным и обретенным. В результате определена тенденция снижения уровня гражданской социальной идентичности, под влиянием религиозной, у людей, личностно идентифицировавшихся с исламом. Проблема построения их социальной идентичности рассмотрена в метафорах конфликта и баланса, эксплицированных из европейской социально-психологической практики. Конфликтная метафора построена на невозможности аккультурации исламских общин и прогнозирует развитие деструктивных отношений между верующими, их религиозными общинами и другими социальными группами. Метафора баланса предполагает распад исламской личностной идентичности вследствие снижения радикализации общин верующих, поощрения индивидуализации мусульман путем политического, социально-культурного признания в обществе

Systems of social networks of delinquent young people

Social networks are considered an ontological attribute of the existence of a modern person. The modern ideas describe an important role of the system of social networks in socialization and adaptation of a person, motivation to the social activity, assistance and support in difficult life situations. The studies of criminals’ social networks show their significance in motivation to crime, formation of criminal ideology. Besides, it is proved that the quality of social networks impacts the prevention and suppression of crimes among teenagers and young people. However, the attitudes of young people towards the social environment and their relationship to it are still not properly studied. Understanding it will allow explaining the impact of the social environment on the criminalization and social rehabilitation of young people. Objective of the research: to study the parameters of social networks of delinquent young people including the comparison with the similar parameters of law-abiding young people. Methods. The data collection method is a questionnaire that describes the parameters of social networks, i.e. volume, stability, homogeneity, subordination, and referentiality. The method of results processing is descriptive statistics and also a non-parametric analogue of the one-way ANOVA test (Kruskal-Wallis test). The research sample was made up of 220 people of 18-27 years old, 73.5% of respondents were men; among the participants in the research, 115 people have been convicted of committing a crime, 105 people are law-abiding and do not have any criminal record. Results and novelty: New data were obtained about the specific character of social networks of delinquent young people with regard to the small volume of relations, homogeneity of participants, low refenetiality of the social environment; the perspectives of the study of the social networks in the conditions of the social regulation of interaction were determined taking into account the sex and social and cultural specific character

Carvedilol dihydrogen phosphate propan-2-ol solvate from powder diffraction data

In the cation of the title compound, C24H27N2O4 +·H2PO4 −·C3H8O [systematic name: 3-(9H-carbazol-4-yl­oxy)-2-hydr­oxy-N-[2-(2-methoxy­phen­oxy)eth­yl]propan-1-aminium dihydro­gen phosphate propan-2-ol solvate], the mean planes of the tricyclic carbazole system and the benzene ring form a dihedral angle of 42.00 (16)°. In the crystal structure, classical inter­molecular O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the cations, anions and solvent mol­ecules into layers parallel to the ac plane

The Role of Self-Relevant Information in Individuals’ Representations of the Self

Introduction. This paper discusses the role of self-relevant information in individuals’ representations of the self. Self-relevant information is defined here as a type of social information that contains such data about an individual as other people’s opinions, judgements, and attitudes about that person. Critical assessment of the existing knowledge on the relationship between self-relevant information and individuals’ representations of the self shows its insufficiency, especially concerning Russian samples. This paper: (a) considers various concepts of individuals’ perception of self-relevant information, (b) focuses on the known properties of self-relevant information, and (c) describes the procedure and results of an empirical study of the relationship between self-relevant information and individuals’ representations of the self. Methods. The authors undertook a socio-psychological experiment that employed standardized self-reports and interviews as the means for data collection. Content analysis and repeated measures ANOVA were the data processing methods. The sample consisted of 129 individual participants with a mean age of 19.3 years, 49 % of whom were men. Results. The respondents perceived social information as self-relevant if it contained a) direct or indirect reference to them; b) information important for their actions and meeting their needs; and c) references to social objects associated with them. The study showed that self-relevant information affects individuals’ self-appraisal and the accuracy of their representations of the self. Negative self-relevant information encourages individuals to seek new social information and to verify it by social comparison. Discussion. This study, carried out on the Russian sample, enriches our knowledge of individuals’ perception of self-relevant information and our understanding of how self-relevant information may lead to distorting individuals’ representations of the self. The findings offer some criteria for distinguishing self-relevant information from the irrelevant one. The results can be used to further study social identity transformations among participants of Internet communities and to assess threats of online communications in different age groups

β-Polymorph of phenazepam: a powder study

The title compound [systematic name: 7-bromo-5-(2-chloro­phen­yl)-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one] (β-polymorph), C15H10BrClN2O, has been obtained via cryomodification of the known α-polymorph of phenazepam [Karapetyan et al. (1979 ▶). Bioorg. Khim. 5, 1684–1690]. In both polymorphs, the mol­ecules, which differ only in the dihedral angles between the aromatic rings [75.4 (2)° and 86.2 (3)° in the α- and β-polymorphs, respectively], are linked into centrosymmetric dimers via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal structure of the β-polymorph, weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds further link these dimers into layers parallel to bc plane

Review of the some specific features of the detecting of heavy recoils

In this paper, we present the results of the first beam tests of the detection system at the focal plane of the Dubna Gas-Filled Recoil Separator-2 (DGFRS-2), which receives beams from the DC-280 FLNR cyclotron. The high beam intensity of $^{48}$Ca$^{+10}$ heavy ions from the cyclotron enables us to obtain a number of superheavy recoils sufficient to compare both the measured and calculated spectra of superheavy recoils implanted into a silicon detector. A real-time algorithm to search for an Evaporation Residue (ER) -- $\alpha$ correlated sequences is described in brief. It should be noted that the DGFRS-2 spectrometer operates in conjunction with the 48x128 strip DSSD (Double-sided Silicon Strip Detector; 48x226 mm2) detector and a low-pressure pentane-filled gaseous detector (1.2 Torr; 80x230 mm$^2$). A block-diagram of the spectrometer and the event format are also presented. Special attention is paid to the response of a low-pressure pentane-filled DeltaE multiwire proportional chamber for recoils of Fl, synthesized in the $^{242}$Pu+$^{48}$Ca $\to$ $^{287}$Fl +3n complete fusion nuclear reaction. Some actual parameters of the detection system have also been extracted from $^{\rm nat}$Yb + $^{48}$Ca, $^{232}$Th + $^{48}$Ca, $^{243}$Am + $^{48}$Ca, $^{238}$U + $^{48}$Ca reactions. The effect of neighbor strip charge sharing for the ohmic side of the DSSD detector is also under consideration.Comment: 18 page