International Scientific Conference “Bulgarian Catholics and Italy through the Centuries”, Dedicated to the 350th Anniversary of the Death of the Bulgarian Catholic Prelates Petar Bogdan Baksic, Petar Parcevic and Filip Stanislavov (Naples, October 28 – 29, 2024)

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A monograph prepared based on the results of the research carried out within the framework of the project “Stages of development of glazed ceramic ornament and its scientific cataloging (Grant No. FR-21-8738)”. The research was carried out at the LEPL N. Berdzenishvili Kutaisi State Historical Museum. Man began making ceramic vessels and painting them with intricate ornaments in prehistoric times, and since then this activity has become an integral part of his life. The foundation for covering ceramic vessels with glaze has been laid since time immemorial. Its history spans millennia. The development of this field in Georgia is mainly associated with the Middle Ages (VIII-XVIII centuries). In this regard, the territory of the city of Kutaisi is no exception, as evidenced by the very interesting fragments and artifacts of glazed ceramics discovered during archaeological expeditions led by Professor Omar Lanchava in 1984-2010 years. These materials are valuable in that they can provide a clear answer to many questions related to the problem of identifying analogies and characteristic features of glazed ceramics, the study of historical, cultural, and socio-economic relations with near and far abroad, etc. The collection includes materials made by local craftsmen as well as materials brought from other regions; in addition, there are samples molded on the basis of foreign traditions. Despite the diversity of the collection, the traditions of glazed ceramics production in the territory of the city of Kutaisi and the history of its development have not yet been sufficiently represented in scientific literature; the ornamental decor of ceramics with historical and ethnographic references, aspects of its artistic and stylistic development, traces of foreign influences, etc. have also been poorly studied. In this regard, the Kutaisi collection is considered a rich source. Here are fragments of pottery, which were decorated with various ornamental motifs – geometric (lobes, rings, concentric circles, ovals), floral (stylized leaves, flowers, branches, curls); floral-geometric; Zoological (various birds, fishes, wild animals), abstract compositions and various symbols (religious, solar disk and dragon). The mentioned ornaments have significant artistic and scientific value. From here, we consider it a worthwhile task to study and analyze the stages of early development and introduce them into scientific discourse. Within the scope of the above-mentioned project, the history of glazed ceramics production was elucidated through the analysis of the remains of ceramic workshops and glazed artifacts found as a result of archaeological research in the Kutaisi region, in particular, in the territory of the Kutaisi Fortress and the city; structural-typological analysis and grouping of ornamental decor; Analysis of its historical and artistic transformation from the earliest epoch – through comparison with the ornamentation of ceramics of neighboring regions and the search for parallels on other monuments (monumental and miniature painting, stone reliefs, embossed icons, decorative enamel, textiles). An unofficial article and report for symposia – both in Georgia and abroad – were prepared and published by the project authors: Kartsidze N., Lanchava O., Ugrekhelidze I., Sulaberidze D., Sarava N. (2023). Artifacts Reflecting the Traditions of Producing Glazed Ceramics from the Kutaisi Historical Museum. Proceedings of Georgian National Academy of Sciences, series of History, Archaeology, Ethnology and Art History, no. 2, pp. 128-138. Kartsidze N. G., Ugrekhelidze I. I., Sarava N. D., Sulaberidze D. N. (2024). Glazed ceramic vessel with the image of a bird from the Kutaisi Historical Museum. Global science: prospects and innovations. Proceedings of the 7th International scientific and practical conference. Liverpool, United Kingdom.: Cognum Publishing House, pp. 414-420. Kartsidze N., Ugrekhelidze I., Sarava N., & Sulaberidze D. (2024). For the Decoration of Kutaisi Glazed Ceramics. "Modern Research in Science and Education" Proceedings of VII International Scientific and Practical Conference. Chicago, 342-349. Sarava N., Kartsidze N., Ugrekhelidze I. (2024). Kutaisi Glazed Ceramics with Epigraphical Ornament. International Scientific Conference [in print]. Ugrekhelidze I., Kartsidze N., Sarava N., & Sulaberidze D. (2024). Glazed Ceramics with Epigraphical Ornament from Kutaisi Historical Museum. Золотоордынское обозрение [in print]. It is these publications that formed the basis of this work. We hope that it will be of interest to specialists and the general public interested in cultural heritage. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia for supporting the project, as well as to the host organization and colleagues, without whose help it would have been difficult to successfully carry out the research.

The article is devoted to summing up the results of the international scientific conference “Russian Literature and National Sovereignty of the 18th — 19th Centuries” held at the IMLI RAS on October 13–15, 2020. The problem of the scientific forum is regarded as one of the central problems of humanitarian knowledge in Russia. The principal task of the conference is defined as the need for the first time to present in all the richness and positive content of the relationship between the Russian literary classics and the Russian sovereignty of the 18th — 19th centuries. Modern methodological approaches, responsible assimilation of facts allow us to assert that it is precisely in accordance with the national state and its ideals that Russian literature of the 18th — 19th centuries. Modern methodological approaches, responsible mastering of the facts allow asserting that this is a nation state and its ideals in accordance with which, the Russian literature of the 18th — 19th centuries reaches its prophetic sound, full contemplation of the world, aesthetic perfection. At the same time, the full-blooded development of Russian literature is in Russia during the imperial period the most important factor in the prosperity of the nation state, the purification and approval of state ideals. The article analyses the main directions of the conference, the problem-thematic range of the event, which made it possible to demonstrate the real results of research work of foreign, Moscow and Russian scientific schools, for the first time to formulate the problem of “Russian literature and statehood” as an independent and promising direction of scientific research.

Papers of participants of the V International Multidisciplinary Scientific and Theoretical Conference «Scientific forum: theory and practice of research», held on April 5, 2024 in Valencia are presented in the collection of scientific papers.

PrefaceThe conference proceedings contain the selected papers presented at the International Scientific Conference “Knowledge-based technologies in development and utilization of mineral resources” held on June 5-8, 2018 within the framework of the International Specialized Exhibition of Mining Technologies Russian Coal and Mining in Novokuznetsk, Russia. The conference was dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the city of Novokuznetsk.The conference was organized by Siberian State Industrial University (Novokuznetsk, Russia), the Federal Research Center for Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kemerovo, Russia), Scientific Research Institute for Industrial Research and Environmental Safety in the Mining Industry (Kemerovo, Russia), the University of Science and Technology Liaoning (Anshan, China), Expo center “Kuzbass Fair” (Novokuznetsk, Russia). The event was actively supported by the Administration of Kemerovo Region and Novokuznetsk, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.The conference is a recognized scientific and practical forum for professional discussion of problems related to the state and prospects for the development of new technologies, machinery and equipment that ensure the rational use of mineral resources, industrial and environmental safety of mining enterprises. The event was attended by scientists and specialists from different institutions, companies and coal mining enterprises from Russia, Germany, India, Italy, the Donetsk People’s Republic, India, Italy, Tajikistan. Active participation of PhD students and young scientists is particularly noteworthy.More than 100 papers were submitted to the Conference Organizing Committee. The present issue of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science contains 56 specially selected research papers covering the following topics studied by leading domestic and foreign R&D organizations, representatives of the mining and processing industry, universities: creation of digital technologies for performance of production processes dangerous for personnel with the use of robotic manipulators; improvement of traditional methods and technical means of mining and processing of mineral resources based on the results of mathematical modeling of the main and auxiliary processes parameters, including coal seam gas drainage, prevention of geodynamic phenomena.The Organizing Committee expresses deep gratitude to all organizers and participants of the conference for their active participation and discussion of the theoretical foundations and results of the practical application of innovative ways and means of integrated use of mineral resources in the safe working conditions, which is a significant contribution to the development of mining science and practice. Also the Organizing Committee would like to thank the Russian Foundation for Basic Research for its financial support (project No. 18-05-20026).Vice-chair of the Organizing Committeeand Editor-in-chiefProf. Dr. Viktor Fryanov

PrefaceSince 1995 the Siberian State Industrial University has been organizing an international scientific conference Knowledge-based technologies in development and utilization of mineral resources which is devoted to the issues of critical technologies in exploration, development of mineral deposits and their extraction, search for original knowledge-based directions of mining production diversification providing a comprehensive extraction of mineral resources, their deep processing and use. The conference is held annually within the framework of the International Specialized Exhibition of Mining Technologies Russian Coal and Mining.In 2017 the conference was held from 6 to 9 June and was dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the city of Novokuznetsk. The conference was organized by Siberian State Industrial University (Novokuznetsk, Russia), Federal Research Center for Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kemerovo, Russia), National Mine Rescue Center (Novokuznetsk, Russia), the University of Science and technology Liaoning (Anshan, China), Expo center “Kuzbass Fair” (Novokuznetsk, Russia). The event was actively supported by the Administration of Kemerovo Region and Novokuznetsk, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.The conference is a recognized scientific and practical forum for professional discussion of problems related to the state and prospects for the development of new technologies, machinery and equipment that ensure the rational use of mineral resources, industrial and environmental safety of mining enterprises. The event was attended by scientists and specialists from different institutions, companies and coal mining enterprises from Russia, Germany, India, Italy, the Donetsk People’s Republic. Active participation of PhD students and young scientists is particularly noteworthy.More than 100 papers were presented at the conference by authors and research teams. The present issue of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science contains 45 specially selected research papers covering the following topics: knowledge-based technologies for the development of mineral deposits, geomechanical and gas-dynamic processes in the integrated development of underground resources, innovative solutions for improvement of the technical level of mining equipment production, automation of control systems in mining, new directions for energy supply and energy saving at mining enterprises, provision of industrial and environmental safety in mining, deep processing of coal and coal products.The Organizing Committee would like to thank the Russian Foundation for Basic Research for its financial support (project No. 17-05-20150). We also appreciate contribution of all conference participants into development of mining science and practice.Vice-chair of the Organizing Committee and Editor-in-chiefProf. Dr. Viktor Fryanov

The International scientific conference on “Civil Engineering Design and Construction” (DCB) is held every two years, starting in 2000 as a national conference of the Union of Bulgarian Construction Engineers and the Bulgarian Scientific and Technical Union of Civil Engineering. This conference is of special importance for Bulgaria, where scientists, researchers and experts present their achievements and share their experience or innovative ideas in various fields of design, construction and architecture. Since 2006, the DCB conference has been held as an international scientific forum for in-depth discussions and fruitful meetings.The organiser of the XI Conference on “Civil Engineering Design and Construction” (DCB′2020) was the Scientific and Technical Union of Civil Engineering in Bulgaria (NTSSB), strongly supported by the Chamber of Engineers in the Investment Design in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Construction Chamber, Federation of the Bulgarian Scientific and Technical Unions, the Varna Free University and “Evrika” Foundation. Special attention was paid to sustainable construction, digitalisation in the construction industry and building information modelling (BIM). During the conference, we celebrated the 220th anniversary of the birth of the Usta (Master) Kolyu Ficheto – famous Bulgarian National Revival architect and builder.Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, this year’s conference, which was supposed to be held in Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, Bulgaria, was organised as a virtual conference, using of Google G-suit platform. It was a fully synchronised online conference, that had live Q&A, participants jointly listened to presentations, and attended other live events associated with the conference. The dates of the virtual conference remained unchanged to the initially proposed dates, which were on September 10-12, 2020.The conference program was organised in 9 sessions, in which 4 plenary and 68 specialized reports were presented. Apart from principal Bulgarian scientific organisers and the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Structural Engineering and Architecture “Lyuben Karavelov”, Varna Free University, New Bulgarian University and Bulgarian Academy of Science BAS-, scientists from the UK, Greece, Poland, Serbia, Russia and Nigeria, took part in the scientific forum. In addition to thematic discussions on the main topics, a special session for young scientists was organised, supported by the “Evrika” Foundation. Leading companies working in the building and construction sectors were actively presented.The accepted papers are published in the IOP Conference Series - Materials Science and Engineering, Great Britain and separate volume of Conference Proceedings and copyrighted with an ISSN.Editors DCB′2020:Prof. Yatchko Ivanov, DSc., Eng.Member of BASAssoc. Prof. Ventseslav Stoyanov, PhD, Eng.Assoc. Prof. Lachezar Hrischev, PhD, Eng

On March 29-30, 2019, the II International Scientific Conference “Law as a Phenomenon of Civilization and Culture” was held at the Law Institute of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (hereinafter - RUDN). More than 150 researchers from the Russian Federation and foreign countries took part in it. This scientific forum in accordance with the overall RUDN’s general strategy as an internationally oriented university is dedicated to Russian jurisprudence integration into the worldwide scientific area, establishing the methodology of fundamental legal research related to the civilizational and cultural foundations of law. This review reflects the general concept of the conference, directions of its work, the contents of the plenary meeting and work of sessions.

The International scientific conference “Civil Engineering Design and Construction” (DCB), which began in 2000 as a national conference organized by the Union of Bulgarian Construction Engineers and the Bulgarian Scientific and Technical Union of Civil Engineering, is held biennially. This conference holds significant importance for Bulgaria, providing a platform for scientists, researchers, and experts to showcase their achievements, share their experiences, and present innovative ideas in various fields of design, construction, and architecture. This international scientific forum has been a platform for in-depth discussions and fruitful meetings since 2006. The DCB conference was held at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” in Bulgaria on September 12-13, 2024. In its thirteenth iteration, is a premier international event organized by the Scientific and Technical Union of Civil Engineering in Bulgaria (NTSSB), with strong supporting from the Federation of Bulgarian Scientific and Technical Unions, Chamber of Engineers in Investment Design, Bulgarian Construction Chamber, Varna Free University, and the “Evrika” Foundation. A key focus of this year’s conference was the transformative role of digitalization and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry. Participants presented their work on-site, and their presentations were screened in the conference halls. The conference program featured five sessions, including two plenary sessions and 58 specialized reports. In addition to the primary Bulgarian scientific organizers and representatives from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy, the University of Structural Engineering and Architecture “Lyuben Karavelov”, Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, New Bulgarian University, the University of Transport “Todor Kableshkov”, European Polytechnical University, the University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), scientists from Northern Ireland, Lithuania, Turkey, and Syria participated in the scientific forum. In addition to thematic discussions on the main topics, a special session for young scientists was organized, supported by the “Evrika” Foundation. Leading companies working in the building and construction sectors were actively presented. List of Scientific Committees are available in this Pdf.

IX International Scientific and Practical Conference “Psychological and Pedagogical Problems of Modern Specialist Formation” (PPPMSF-2024), dedicated to International Science Day (Portugal – Kharkiv, Ukraine), was held on June 10–13, 2024. PPPMSF-2024 is initiated and supported by the Scientific Research Institute Kharkiv Regional Public Organisation “Culture of Health” (Ukraine) with the participation of partner organizations and scientists from 5 continents. PPPMSF-2024 International Scientific Conference is included in the Register of the Scientific Research Institute KRPOCH No. 023 from 10.08.2023, international conferences section, which are held together with international partner organizations in 2024. Conference languages: English, Portuguese, Ukrainian.

X International Scientific and Practical Conference "Psychological and Pedagogical Problems of Modern Specialist Formation" (PPPMSF-2025), dedicated to International Science Day (Portugal – Kharkiv, Ukraine), was held on June 10–13, 2025. PPPMSF-2025 is initiated and supported by the Scientific Research Institute Kharkiv Regional Public Organisation "Culture of Health" (Ukraine) with the participation of partner organizations and scientists from 5 continents. PPPMSF-2025 International Scientific Conference is included in the Register of the Scientific Research Institute KRPOCH No. 025 from 10.08.2024, international conferences section, which are held together with international partner organizations in 2025. Conference languages: English, Portuguese, Ukrainian. The aim of the PPPMSF Conference is scientific and practical analysis and systematization of theoretical and methodological problems, discussion and summarising of scientists' research results, and development of organizational and methodological recommendations for their implementation in educators' and researchers' work.

XIІ International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues of Education and Science” (CIES-2024), dedicated to International Science Day (Vienna, Austria – Kharkiv, Ukraine), was held on November 10–13, 2024. CIES-2024 is initiated and supported by the Scientific Research Institute Kharkiv Regional Public Organisation “Culture of Health” (Ukraine) with the participation of partner organizations and scientists from 5 continents. CIES-2024 International Scientific Conference is included in the Register of the Scientific Research Institute KRPOCH No. 024 from 10.08.2023, international conferences section, which are held together with international partner organizations in 2024. Conference languages: English, German, Portuguese, Ukrainian.

The results of evaluation of 30 collection varieties of tobacco on podzolized chernozem in the conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine at the Tobacco Research Station of the National Scientific Centre «Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine» by a set of basic morphological and economically valuable features with the aim of the parent pairs selecting for hybridization have been presented in the article. The sources of valuable features that will be involved in the selection-and-seed process for the creation of new competitive varieties and hybrids of tobacco in the soil-and-climatic conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine have been identified. Factor and cluster analysis of tobacco varieties which allowed obtaining a comprehensive evaluation by their complex of studied features was carried out. The application of the factor analysis in the process of synchronous study of the features influence on the seed productivity of all studied varieties showed that they can be divided into three clusters, which sufficiently explain 73.32% of their total variation. The application of the factor analysis gave the possibility to determine the main features, on which the formation of the seed productivity depends - inflorescence density, capsules amount in the inflorescence, seeds weight from the inflorescence and seed yield. Three clusters containing information on the level of features formation by to the complex of the seed productivity elements of the plants were specified according to the results of the cluster analysis of the factor values of the collection tobacco varieties. The third cluster including eight tobacco varieties: Ternopilskyi 7, Ternopilskyi 14, Krupnolystyi 52, Hostrolyst Zhovtyi 3, Hostrolyst Yuvileinyi novyi, Bravyi 200, Virginia 27, Temp 321 had a selection value. 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October 8-9, 2020 in the city of Saransk within the framework of the Finno-Ugric scientific and public forum “We are all Russia!” the most significant issues related to the preservation of the ethnic and civic identity of the Finno-Ugric peoples were discussed. The main organizers of the forum were the Federal Agency for Nationalities of the Russian Federation, the All-Russian Public Movement “Association of the Finno-Ugric Peoples of the Russian Federation”, Ogarev Mordovia State University. The key events of the forum were the International Scientific Conference “Finno-Ugric Peoples in the Context of Formation of the All-Russian Civic Identity and the Changing Environment”, the All-Russian Scientific Conference “Finno-Ugric Peoples in the Socio-Economic and Cultural Space of Russia”, the meeting of the Bureau of the Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples of the Russian Federation. The events were held dew to the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and “The History of the Motherland” Fund. The actualization of the topic of the forum is due to the need to conduct and present the results of interdisciplinary research in the field of complex Finno-Ugric studies as an important area of modern science. It is focused on promoting the further development of scientific, cultural, linguistic and other cooperation of kindred Finno-Ugric peoples. Representatives of the scientific world, public organizations, federal and regional authorities, experts who successfully study the development of the multinational people of the Russian Federation and the Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia and foreign countries, the most important components of ethnic culture, largely determining and reflecting its features, preservation of the identity of the multinational people. The holding of the forum strengthened the integration of scientific developments, a productive dialogue was formed between specialists and scientists not only in the social and humanitarian field, but also in natural science, information and other fields of scientific knowledge, increasing the effectiveness of their research and applied developments in the study of Finno-Ugric issues.

The article examines the topic of robbery and haiduty in the Bulgarian lands under Ottoman rule in the XV–XVII centuries. Based on the travel notes and diaries of European diplomats, merchants and travelers who passed through the Bulgarian lands, the answer to the questions is sought: Are robbers and hajduts the same category of persons? What is their social and national affiliation? What is their activity and against whom is it directed? What is the attitude of the official Ottoman government and the Bulgarian people towards the robbers and haiduts?