Basis Of Competition Research Articles

Development of the global competitiveness of Russian regions: the concept and configuration of the "smart" complementarity

Purpose: is to work out the scientifically sound theoretical and methodical framework for the «smart» complementarity of trade flows, aimed at selecting and substantiating potential commodity niches in trade of Russian regions with foreign countries.Methods: the general methodological basis of the study is the critical analysis of the scientific literature that forms the theoretical and methodological basis for the global competitiveness of individual regions of a country presented in the theories of regional and spatial economy. The study has been carried out by methods of system, structural-logical and abstract-logical analysis.Results: the research resulted in some fundamental scientific novelties such as: the scientifically grounded theoretical concept of “smart” complementarity, which makes it possible to identify the presence of specific foreign trade niches in a geographical (country, region) and commodity contexts, based on an analysis of the complementarity of trade flows at the level of a Russian region and a foreign country, and assessment of the global competitiveness of the regional economy, as well as “fine” criteria that determine the activity of participants in foreign economic activity. The applied results included a specific configuration of "smart" complementarity – the algorithm for determining promising economic specializations of the region, allowing to combine trade statistics of a foreign country with data regional statistics, indicating the presence of foreign trade potential, taking into account regional economic specializations. The developed algorithm is intended for the use in an information and analytical system to support management decisions in the field of foreign economic activity of the region.Conclusions and Relevance: the concept and configuration of «smart» complementarity in their practical implementation in the form of an information and analytical system are proposed in the article to provide the participants of foreign economic activity with data on promising export groups for selected countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This approach allows moving the «center of gravity» of building trade and economic relations with foreign countries from the federal to the regional level.

COMPETITIVE MODEL PROPOSAL FOR THE AZERBAIJAN WINE INDUSTRY: TALENT-BASED ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL

The main aim of this study is to develop a talent-based model proposition in line with the resource-based approach by assessing the strategic position of Azerbaijan's wine industry, which is globally recognized as an important wine producing country. It is noted that in the context of very important changes and events taking place in the world today, the phenomenon of competition expresses competition in all spheres of life and day by day increases its intensity and challenges modern business. The article widely uses methods of comparative analysis of the experience of foreign countries, analysis of statistical dynamics, and in-depth analyzes of economic growth in a competitive environment. The author notes that in order for businesses to compete and, moreover, achieve sustainable competitive advantage, they need to understand that the basis of competition has changed, and accordingly everyone must reconsider their approaches and define a new road map for themselves as strategic support with new methods in management. This new understanding of strategy allows companies to be unique, inimitable and responsive to define their strategy and prepare action plans to meet changing customer needs, create customer value and provide quality and low-cost products and services. The author emphasizes that businesses now realize that it is impossible to compete and survive using old methods. It is noted that the resource-based view is used as a new approach, which involves the harmonization of resources and business capabilities with their external environment to produce unique products and services. Azerbaijani wine industry businesses that can redefine their boundaries and develop external relationships using a talent-based model can expand their reach and influence to new groups of employees and entrepreneurs. In this way, Azerbaijani wine industry enterprises can create great new opportunities and offer these groups opportunities to participate in the global economy. This perspective, which sheds light on the dominant organizational logic of powerful players who influence or share the behavior of others, includes foreign competitors, suppliers and employees in the global economy. In this regard, it is very important for the Azerbaijani wine industry to have a good understanding of the interaction between global and local dynamics.

When Group Appeals Backfire: Explaining the Asymmetric Effects of Place-Based Appeals

Abstract Group-based identities are an important basis of political competition. Politicians consciously appeal to specific social groups, and these group-based appeals often improve the evaluation of parties and candidates. Studying place-based appeals, we advance the understanding of this strategy by distinguishing between dominant and subordinate social groups. Using two survey experiments in Germany and England, we show that group appeals improve candidate evaluation among subordinate (rural) voters. By contrast, appeals to the dominant (urban) group trigger a negative reaction. While urban citizens’ weaker local identities and lower place-based resentment partly explain this asymmetry, they mainly dislike group-based appeals because of their antagonistic nature. If the same policies are framed as benefiting urban and rural dwellers alike, candidate evaluation improves. Thus, people on the dominant side of a group divide reject a framing of politics as antagonistically structured by this divide, even if they identify with the dominant group.

Logical and Situational Analysis of the Possibilities of Innovative Development of the Agroindustrial Sector

The author has identified a low level of innovative development of the agroindustrial complex and the reasons for the delay in its growth in comparison with other industries and types of economic activity in Russia. The consequence is a noticeable trend of changes in the positive dynamics of economic efficiency indicators of agricultural production in the recent past. This trend indicates weakening Russia’s food security. The article considers one of the possible options for import substitution of innovative means of production used in the agroindustrial sector in the conditions of external economic isolation of the country. It implies the participation of the state in supporting the development and assimilation of knowledge embodied in the real economy as well as in the financing of national innovative solutions. The option under consideration has the following features: selection on a competitive basis and priority financing of means of production with a high technological potential, which are most in demand among agroindustrial enterprises; reimbursement of payment for information on the state of the markets for technology, means of production, resources, food, raw materials provided by IT specialists, as well as for making calculations to optimize the structure and volumes of production, product exports and technological training to enterprises. This kind of financial support is provided in addition to the current practice of state compensation for losses to low-profit agricultural businesses. An experimental scheme for making decisions on priority financing of innovations is examined. The creators of these innovations are economic entities with the highest indicators of production activities and a high probability of fulfilling an order for the output of innovative products. The list of indicators includes many quantitative and qualitative characteristics. This means that the problem is classified as one that can be solved by using algorithms of multiple criteria modeling.

BRICS and G7: Global Competition

The goals and policies of the BRICS contradict the policy of the unipolar world, which perpetuates the dependence of developing countries on highly developed countries. This fact makes the BRICS and G7 international associations direct competitors with mutually opposite goals and interests. In such a formulation of the issue, strengthening and increasing the competitiveness of one integration association should lead to weakening and reducing the competitiveness of another integration association. Recently, the size of countries and the size of their populations have not been considered key factors in their competitiveness. However, if we talk about the BRICS member countries, they use these two advantages as a basis for economic growth. The area of the territory of the BRICS countries was 1.85 times the area of the G7, and the population was more than 4 times as of the end of 2022. The current trend towards the entry of new member countries into the BRICS should lead to an even greater advantage in these indicators. The economic growth of the BRICS countries is based on the use of resources and investments, while the economic growth of the G7 countries is based on accumulated wealth, military and political influence in the world. A comparison of the two integration associations in terms of real GDP growth PPP shows that the annual GDP growth of the BRICS countries exceeds the GDP growth of the G7 countries. In addition, the real GDP growth of the BRICS countries is outpacing the growth of global GDP. Key indicators characterizing the size and pace of economic growth indicate the potential for further development of the BRICS and strengthening its competition with the G7 integration bloc. The BRICS countries have shown good economic growth rates even despite the external and internal challenges associated with the crisis in the global economy and numerous economic sanctions. At the same time, the economic development of the BRICS countries is not only quantitative, but also qualitative. Unlike the G7, it is based on the formation and expansion of a free trade system within the integration bloc and the formation of economic institutions that allow overcoming trade barriers between the countries of the association, as well as increasing investment through the New Development Bank created within the BRICS. The success of development and interaction of countries within BRICS attracts new member countries. In 2024, four more countries joined the BRICS bloc, such as Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Ethiopia, and currently many more countries are taking the initiative and wish to become members of the integration association. However, competition in the Challenger-Leader format, in addition to incentives for economic growth on the basis of fair competition, simultaneously creates incentives for mutual economic, political and military blocking of the development of countries of the competing bloc, which creates great risks of slowing down global economic development in the future.

Model of the “Economic Cross” of the Digital Platform: Opportunities and Conditions for Interindustry Technological Convergence

The platform economy is an objective stage in the evolution of the digital economy, whose development is carried out under the influence of the trend of involving a large number of SMEs and individuals in economic relations as their direct participants. Unlike the pre-digital era, when operational commercial direct interaction between small participants in economic relations turned out to be impossible, communication technologies of the second decade of the 21st century have created favorable opportunities for the development of independent businesses of individuals and small professional teams. The process of commercialization of household resources is actively taking place in the form of the development of private blogs as platforms for commercial advertising and mutual trade of goods and services by individuals online, which creates a direct competitive threat to traditional trading companies. The current stage in the development of online participation of SMEs and individuals in commercial relations is the development of outsourcing relationships, within which part of the processes implemented by large businesses independently using hired personnel and their own infrastructure will be delegated to independent network structures on a competitive basis. At the same time, in proportion to the growing popularity of e-commerce, public demands for the security of such transactions are increasing, which is especially important in conditions of sanctions uncertainty and high risks of supply chain collapse. This circumstance determines the business request for systematization of the digital space and its centralization, the terminal stage of which is an inter-industry digital platform. The purpose of the scientific article is to develop a system of proposals for the formation of a national intersectoral outsourcing platform based on the “economic cross” model. A system of innovative solutions has been developed regarding the organization of economic interaction between subjects, the procedure for financing the activities of the platform by its participants, and the distribution of indirect industry income arising from the functioning of the platform.

Peculiarities of the legal status of creditors and their representative bodies in cases of bankruptcy of limited liability companies

The article examines the legal status of creditors and their representative bodies in bankruptcy cases of limited liability companies. It is noted that one of the main tasks of the Code of Ukraine on bankruptcy procedures is to satisfy the demands of creditors. On the basis of judicial practice, it is determined that the mandatory task of bankruptcy proceedings is the fair satisfaction of the entire set of creditors’ claims in the order of priority established by law. Therefore, proceedings in bankruptcy cases are objectively formed on the basis of creditor competition. Therefore, the purpose of bankruptcy proceedings is to balance the realization of the rights and legitimate interests of the participants in the case. An urgent task is to develop and apply an effective mechanism for the interaction of creditors with other participants in bankruptcy proceedings, to establish at the legislative level and in the practical aspect the proper regulation of the legal status of creditors in order to provide them with effective means of protection against the dishonest behavior of other participants in bankruptcy procedures and to fairly satisfy them requirements It is proposed, in particular, to amend a number of provisions of the Code of Ukraine on Bankruptcy Procedures, in particular, to the second part of Article 90 of the Code of Ukraine on Bankruptcy Procedures and to put it in the wording determined by the author, to return the provisions of the second part of Article 11 of the Law of Ukraine «On Restoring the Debtor’s Solvency or Recognition of bankrupt», etc. Peculiarities of the legal status of secured, current, bankruptcy creditors in bankruptcy cases of limited liability companies are analyzed. Attention is drawn to the fact that with the adoption of the Code of Ukraine on bankruptcy procedures compared to the previous Law of Ukraine «On restoring the debtor’s solvency or declaring him bankrupt», the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of secured creditors has improved by improving the legal regulation of bankruptcy procedures. It was concluded that the creditors interact with each other by convening and holding creditors’ meetings and making a decision to create a representative body - the creditors’ committee, determine its quantitative composition and elect its members. At the same time, creditors of companies must take into account and take into account the rights and legitimate interests of each other, observing the principles of inadmissibility of abuse of procedural rights, competition and legality.

Supporting small firms in a fragile context: Comparing matching and cash grants in Burkina Faso

We used a randomized controlled trial to compare matching grants earmarked for technical training and consulting services with more flexible cash grants and with a control group. The experiment was implemented in a semi-urban and rural fragile setting where subsidizing innovative activities might be particularly important. Firms were selected on the basis of a business plan competition. After two years, beneficiaries of cash grants showed higher survival rates, improved business practices, a higher degree of formalization, and more activities for innovation relative to recipients of matching grants and the control group, but we saw no effects on profits, sales, and employment. Across all outcomes, beneficiaries of cash grants performed better than beneficiaries of matching grants, for them the treatment effects are smaller and often insignificant, though implementation costs were higher. Recipients of cash grants also increased their capital stock more and were more resilient to the COVID-19 crisis.

Adopting ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 21001:2018 EOMS to the Sri Lankan Higher Educational Institutions: A Review of Literature

Higher education is the critical economic sector that is eventually followed by all other major service sectors in an economy such as financial services, healthcare, telecommunication, aviation, transportation etc. Today, higher educational institutions all over the world operate in a fast-dynamic environment with high competition for reputation, talent acquisition, and student attraction. Following the basis of that high competition that is leading to a significant focus on quality. It is not easy to define the quality in terms of higher education since due to the complexity in relationships of higher education to students and the different roles played by a student in the higher education process. Addressing the issue, International Organization for Standards (ISO) has recently published a new quality framework for higher educational institutions; ISO 21001:2018 EOMS and most of the institutions adopted ISO 9001 standard series until the publication of the new ISO standard for higher education. This study employs an evidence-based approach and systematically evaluates the existing literature on ISO QMS implementation in higher education institutions in different countries with the intention of elaborating on the necessity of adopting it in the Sri Lankan context. Further, it attempts to summarize the key benefits, challenges, and critical success factors of ISO implementation considering Sri Lanka. According to the findings, the key benefits of ISO adoption by higher education institutions are cost reduction, consistent customer satisfaction, risk management, international recognition, adopting rapid changes, attracting grants/ funds, and strengthening international linkages and relationships. In addition, the challenges and critical success factors which were extracted from the literature are also stated for easy implication. Thus, the study highly recommends implementing ISO-standardized quality management systems in all higher education institutions in Sri Lanka to mitigate the serious limitations while achieving international recognition for all educational programmes to finally generate a quality workforce for the economy.

Organizational features of the reform of local self-government in 1870 in the county towns of the Central Chernozem region (on the example of the Tambov province)

Importance. Cities in Russian history have always been distinguished by their special social, political, economic and cultural status, which was also manifested in internal organizational aspects. For almost two and a half centuries, there has been a domestic city government, which has gone through many modernization stages and has become an important socio-political institution in the field. In this regard, the issues of continuity and traditions in its development remain important. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze the organizational features of the urban reform of 1870 in the counties of the Central Chernozem region.Materials and Methods. The source basis of the study is the materials of the State Archive of Tambov region and published publications of the Tambov Provincial Statistical Committee. Various legal acts are used to describe the mechanisms of regulatory regulation of urban selfgovernment. The methodological basis of the research is based on the principles of objectivity, historicism and consistency.Results and Discussion. The process of implementing the reform of urban self-government in 1870 in the provinces of the Central Chernozem region lasted for several years and was mostly completed only in 1873. This situation was explained by a number of reasons: firstly, the law did not contain norms aimed at the transition from the old system of urban governance to the new one, secondly, the legislator did not set a strict time frame related to the implementation of the reform, thirdly, urban societies themselves slowed down the process of reorganizing local government, making numerous mistakes in procedural There are internal disagreements among the electors.Conclusion. The formation of a new system of self-government in the county towns of the Central Chernozem region had a number of common legalized and arbitrary features. The “delayed” procedure for the enactment of the law made it possible to organize elections in provincial centers and form the practice of work of supervisory authorities. In some cities, the implementation of the reform was slowed down due to the incompetence of representatives of urban societies involved in the modernization of local governments. Finally, the censorship policy of the state and the unsettled mechanism for nominating candidates served as the basis for serious competition and numerous complaints that delayed the process.

Genomic exploration of the fermented meat isolate Staphylococcus shinii IMDO-S216 with a focus on competitiveness-enhancing secondary metabolites

BackgroundStaphylococcus shinii appears as an umbrella species encompassing several strains of Staphylococcus pseudoxylosus and Staphylococcus xylosus. Given its phylogenetic closeness to S. xylosus, S. shinii can be found in similar ecological niches, including the microbiota of fermented meats where the species may contribute to colour and flavour development. In addition to these conventional functionalities, a biopreservation potential based on the production of antagonistic compounds may be available. Such potential, however, remains largely unexplored in contrast to the large body of research that is available on the biopreservative properties of lactic acid bacteria. The present study outlines the exploration of the genetic basis of competitiveness and antimicrobial activity of a fermented meat isolate, S. shinii IMDO-S216. To this end, its genome was sequenced, de novo assembled, and annotated.ResultsThe genome contained a single circular chromosome and eight plasmid replicons. Focus of the genomic exploration was on secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters coding for ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides. One complete cluster was coding for a bacteriocin, namely lactococcin 972; the genes coding for the pre-bacteriocin, the ATP-binding cassette transporter, and the immunity protein were also identified. Five other complete clusters were identified, possibly functioning as competitiveness factors. These clusters were found to be involved in various responses such as membrane fluidity, iron intake from the medium, a quorum sensing system, and decreased sensitivity to antimicrobial peptides and competing microorganisms. The presence of these clusters was equally studied among a selection of multiple Staphylococcus species to assess their prevalence in closely-related organisms.ConclusionsSuch factors possibly translate in an improved adaptation and competitiveness of S. shinii IMDO-S216 which are, in turn, likely to improve its fitness in a fermented meat matrix.

Opularization of Nordic Combined Through the Introduction of New Disciplines in the Program of Various Ranks Competitions.

Topicality. The presented research paper examines and analyzes the regulations for holding Nordic combined competitions at the Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines. The main changes and expansion of sports competition programs, which took place during the last decades and influenced its popularization, have been described. The purpose of the research. Analysis of the dynamics and reasons for the introduction of new disciplines into the program of competitions of various ranks at Nordic combined. Research methods. Analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature, theoretical analysis of regulatory documents and documentation of competitive sports activities (detailed analysis of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation`s bulletins) and review of research analytical sources and information from e-resources (search and analysis of historical data). The research results. Based on a detailed analysis of scientific and methodological sources and available Internet sources as well as the new competition rules, it was found that the basis of the Nordic combined competitions is the following disciplines: a) the individual Gundersen competitions (standard normal and large ski jumping hills; 10 km competition in cross-country skiing), the Men's team sprint competition (included into the program of the Winter Olympic Games only for men); b) the mass start (individual competitions), the Women`s individual Gundersen competitions, the Women`s team sprint. This allowed to systematize the peculiarities of competitive activity and highlight the main aspects in the above mentioned disciplines in accordance with the modern rules of the Nordic combined competitions. Findings. Among the reasons for radical changes and innovations into the Nordic combined was a long stagnation and reluctance to make unpopular decisions, which led to a decline, a decrease in popularity and the number of the competition participants. During the 100-year FIS history, the most changes occurred at the end of the 20th – beginning of the 21st century, in particular, the Gundersen method application, the introduction and search for new disciplines, etc.

Visualisation of Athlete Performance Based on Markov Chains and EWMs

The aim of this study is to synthesize the effects of several factors on the performance of sports players, such as skill level, score differences, and psychological factors, and to establish a corresponding evaluation index system. To address this goal, this paper propose a performance evaluation framework to quantitatively assess the state of sports players. In this paper, this paper take the performance scores and winning rate in the game flow as the evaluation indexes, and firstly, this paper measure the performance scores of sports players by calculating nine indexes such as the winning rate of the first serve, the winning rate of the second serve, etc., and use the entropy weighting method to determine the weights of each index. Then, this paper used Markov model to calculate the winning rate of each point, combined with the performance score and the winning rate to establish the regression equation, the results show that the coefficient of determination are close to 1, indicating that the model has a good fitting effect. In this paper, this paper continue to calculate the winning percentage of a player at a certain point of winning this game through Markov chain. This study provides a comprehensive quantitative method for evaluating the performance of sports players, which helps to more accurately determine the players' status and level, and provides a scientific basis for training and competition.

Agrarian Distress in Indian Punjab: A Public Policy Paralysis

The drift towards resource-intensive, high-yield crop-based cultivation in the early 1960s, widely called the Green Revolution, has led to ecologically unviable cropping patterns with adverse monetary fallouts in Punjab, which had once earned the sobriquet, the Granary of India. Since price and availability are the basis of competition, farmers are not sufficiently incentivised to address the vital issue of the decline in natural resources. As a result, securing food and nutrition while conserving the environment is challenging. So is mobilising diverse and apposite stakeholders whose perspective is vital to move ahead sustainably. The vital issue is considering the likely impact of input incentives, output support or restraints, technical backing, and financial aid on agricultural outcomes that vary across contexts and crops. This decision-based case introduces the participants to real-life socio-economic and ecological challenges, which they can relate with any other agriculture-based economy. The highlight of the case is the way the problem is anticipated to be viewed by different stakeholder groups and the conflicting policy options supporting conventional vis-à-vis organic farming. It is also interesting to review the conditions under which the proposed solution is most robust. Such a review would likely sensitise participants to how a change in perspectives can impact the suitability of alternative policy options.

Research of the mechanism of innovation implementation in the activities of Russian enterprises

In the conditions of globalization and development of information technologies, the competition of enterprises on national and international scales is significantly aggravated, which determines the importance of ensuring competitive advantages for any enterprise through innovation. In modern conditions, the effectiveness of innovation activity of the enterprise and, accordingly, its competitiveness depends primarily on the completeness and reliability of business information about the activities of counterparties and the conditions of the external environment. The value of informing about possible changes in the business environment has a manifestation through the prevention of tactical and strategic errors of enterprise management. Innovative development is the basis of competitiveness of modern economies, which provides the possibility of accelerated growth at macro- and micro-levels on the basis of creation and strengthening of intellectual potential in the global business environment. Despite the presence of significant conditions for qualitative changes on an innovative basis, the Russian Federation continues to be in a complex highly turbulent period of unstable growth. Therefore, the task of domestic economic science is to find mechanisms for the implementation of modern management of innovative development in the practice of enterprises in the Russian Federation, systematizing and developing its methodology. This requires an in-depth scientific study in the direction of searching for conceptual foundations for the activation of innovative development of enterprises to make a technological leap in the Russian Federation, in particular, on the basis of attracting breakthrough innovations, modern concepts of knowledge management, formation of relevant business models, management of high added value processes and the use of information and communication technologies in the digital space.

Student Demand by Engineering Discipline: Trends and Observations at One Institution

Engineering students most commonly select their discipline (i.e., program) before or during their first year of studies. Knowing what the student demand is for different engineering disciplines is important for program planning and the curriculum changes, and it may be helpful to students in their selection in situations where placement is done on a competitive basis. In this study, the demand for thirteen different disciplines at a large Canadian university with a common first-year program (i.e., where students start in their discipline in second year). The findings of this study are consistent with national trends in that mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical, and computer engineering are in high demand, while manufacturing, environmental, mining, materials, and geological engineering are in lower demand. This study also considers the trends in demand, and reveals recent growth in biomedical, integrated, and computer engineering. Lastly, by considering patterns in student rankings, a mapping of programs commonly grouped together by students was determined.

Competitive Analysis of the Binding Affinity of Montelukast, Zafirlukast and Gemilukast to CysLTR1, P2Y12 and PPAR-γ and their Possible Cardioprotective Effect: Using in silico Methods

Background Asthma is a very common respiratory disorder, affecting more than 360 million people worldwide. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways with the symptoms of shortness of breath, coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and sometimes chest pain. Leukotrienes play an important role in bronchoconstriction during the allergen or exercise-induced acute asthma attack. Aim The study aims to predict the interactions between leukotriene antagonist drugs and CysLT receptor-1 (CysLTR1), P2Y12 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) on a competitive basis. The study also has the objective of understanding the cardioprotective roles of the drugs. Introduction Asthma is strongly linked to the development of acute coronary syndrome by the leukotriene-induced activation of CysLTR1, platelet aggregation and thrombosis by activating P2Y12. PPAR-γ is considered to show benefits against atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and dyslipidaemia, which are risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disorders. Leukotriene receptor inhibitors act with these three types of receptors to show therapeutic effects. Materials and Methods To predict the possible interactions between the drugs and the receptors, the study has used in silico methods. Results and Discussion Montelukast, Zafirlukast and Gemilukast are potential antagonists of CysLTR1 and P2Y12. They are also responsible for the upregulation of PPAR-γ. Thus, these drugs show a cardioprotective role in asthma-induced cardiac disorders. Conclusion A competitive in silico study of Montelukast, Zafirlukast and Gemilukast to predict their binding to CysLTR1, P2Y12 & PPAR-γ revealed that Montelukast is more effective than the other two drugs for showing a cardioprotective role.

Transitions in development - an interview with Nika Shakiba.

Nika Shakiba is a group leader at the University of British Columbia, Canada, where she applies synthetic biology techniques to explore the basis of stem cell competition. We met with Nika over Zoom to discuss her career path so far. She explained how her engineering background led her to approach stem cells as programmable units and helped establish her research niche. We also discussed her passion for mentorship, both within and beyond her lab.

Science with the ASTRI Mini-Array: From Experiment to Open Observatory

Although celestial sources emitting in the few tens of GeV up to a few TeV are being investigated by imaging atmospheric Čerenkov telescope arrays such as H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS, at higher energies, up to PeV, more suitable instrumentation is required to detect ultra-high-energy photons, such as extensive air shower arrays, as HAWC, LHAASO, Tibet AS-γ. The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics has recently become the leader of an international project, the ASTRI Mini-Array, with the aim of installing and operating an array of nine dual-mirror Čerenkov telescopes at the Observatorio del Teide in Spain starting in 2025. The ASTRI Mini-Array is expected to span a wide range of energies (1–200 TeV), with a large field of view (about 10 degrees) and an angular and energy resolution of ∼3 arcmin and ∼10 %, respectively. The first four years of operations will be dedicated to the exploitation of Core Science, with a small and selected number of pointings with the goal of addressing some of the fundamental questions on the origin of cosmic rays, cosmology, and fundamental physics, the time-domain astrophysics and non γ-ray studies (e.g., stellar intensity interferometry and direct measurements of cosmic rays). Subsequently, four more years will be dedicated to Observatory Science, open to the scientific community through the submission of observational proposals selected on a competitive basis. In this paper, I will review the Core Science topics and provide examples of possible Observatory Science cases, taking into account the synergies with current and upcoming observational facilities.

МЕРОПРИЯТИЯ ПО ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ ИНСТРУМЕНТОВ И МЕТОДОВ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ КАЧЕСТВОМ НА ПРОМЫШЛЕННЫХ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЯХ

After the new century, the world economy gradually became more integrated and developed, which opened up new opportunities and problems for Russian enterprises. In the new economic conditions, our local enterprises must continue to move forward in order to achieve good development, must improve product quality based on the principle of “fair competition, survival of the fittest”, consider quality as the basis of competition and promote the development of enterprises. This article discusses measures to optimize quality management tools and methods in industrial enterprises.