Modern Forms Research Articles

Modern Forms of Flexible Management Systems in Russia

The paper considers modern forms of flexible organization’s management systems in Russia. The aim of the research is to study the necessity and features of flexible management systems use for self-organization of employees’ work, as well as the consequences of the transition from rigid hierarchies to flexible ones. The author solved the following tasks: he described the formation of a new employee and his political behavior; analyzed the new “shop” structures that have appeared in the Russian Federation and their struggle for social rights. The study described experiments of domestic companies with “turquoise” practices and revealed specific features of self-organization in Russia. Also, the author explored flexible methods used not just in management hierarchies but also to coordinate the implementation of projects, build information structures, as well as to organize the financing of innovations in organizations. The study used the method of comparative analysis of the existing practice of applying digitalization in the economy, as well as theoretical approaches to understanding its essence. As a result, it was shown that industrial enterprises caught in the digital transformation zone had to use flexible management practices for innovative development (at least in terms of their information systems development). Nevertheless, not all of them are universal and lead to increased efficiency. The paper reveals the role of a human factor as the most important component in the innovative company management, since self-organization and implementation of changes require special personality characteristics.

New volcanological and palethnological data from Avetrana site (Southern Italy)

This work describes the Mousterian lithic artifacts found in the Avetrana karst filling (Apulia), among the oldest of southern Italy. A volcanoclastic layer found at the base of Bed 8, in the highest part of the stratigraphic succession, is also described. The compositional characteristics of the glasses of this volcanoclastic layer indicate a possible area of origin in the Mount Vulture volcano, and allow us to suggest that it is an aeolian fallout that occurred during or immediately after a late eruption of the Mount Vulture, probably within the 132 ± 10 ka time span. The chronological result relating to the volcanoclastic sediments would place the underlying beds in the last Interglacial, MIS 5e, and the overlying Bed 8 at the onset of last Glacial period, MIS 5d. Moreover, it is in agreement with the paleoclimatic considerations based on the ecological and biogeographical features of mammal assemblages and it has a very important significance also for the biochronology of the Pleistocene. In fact, it allows us to confirm that some taxa found in the Avetrana succession, such as Crocidura gr. suaveolens, Arvicola italicus, the evolved form of Microtus (Terricola) gr. savii, and the modern form of Dama dama, occur for first time in Italy at the beginning of Late Pleistocene.

Towards a global history of education in the Himalaya: the case of Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh

ABSTRACT Scholars have long considered the era of modern education in Nepal as inaugurated by foreign actors in the 1950s. Based on an analysis of two central publications of the relatively overlooked educator and intellectual Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh, this paper aims to shed new light on the educational history of the early twentieth century Himalaya. By employing a lens of global history, the study challenges the narrative of a ‘sudden arrival’ of modern education in Nepal in 1950s. In doing so, the paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of Singh’s thought to the global emergence of modern, progressive, and humanistic forms of education in the early twentieth century.

Actual questions of the philosophical understanding of tourism

The article is devoted to topical issues of philosophical understanding of tourism as a significant phenomenon in public life and an important component of economic development. With each new period of civilization development, the phenomenon of tourism is becoming more and more multifaceted. In a number of countries its development is a priority, taking into account the percentage of employment and high financial profitability. Tourism has long been the basis of the hospitality industry.The article describes the main components of the philosophy of tourism. The axiological meaning of philosophical tourism is revealed. The philosophical praxeology of tourism is explained. The antinomies of unlimited tourist activity are substantiated.There are many examples of completely unnecessary, and sometimes simply inappropriate use of the term “philosophy”. Leaving such arbitrariness on the conscience of their authors, let us emphasize that the “purpose” of philosophy in its classical and modern form is to determine for people by its means and capabilities the meaning-forming guidelines of life, thereby attracting them to the world of wisdom, the realm of sophistication. Developing the idea of a common, universal form of cultural wealth, philosophy reveals and formulates in theoretical concepts the invariable “eternal” principles of human worldview, worldview and worldview. The urgent task of philosophical culture is to substantiate the methodology of finding solutions to the increasingly complex problems of human existence in a rapidly changing world (“Heraclitian flow”), to equip the individual in his/her discovery of new meanings of his/her own existence.Let us state the range of philosophical definitions used to explain various realities of social life and human activity has recently expanded significantly. “If in the late nineteenth and in the first half of the twentieth century the sciences of man and society were considered completely separated from philosophy, today they are undergoing a kind of “refilosophy”, which leads to changes in the relationship between the sciences of man and society themselves”.

Modelling the drivers of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution era

PurposeThe study aims to develop a model that supports the application of data science techniques for real estate professionals in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) era. The present 4IR era gave birth to big data sets and is beyond real estate professionals' analysis techniques. This has led to a situation where most real estate professionals rely on their intuition while neglecting a rigorous analysis for real estate investment appraisals. The heavy reliance on their intuition has been responsible for the under-performance of real estate investment, especially in Africa.Design/methodology/approachThis study utilised a survey questionnaire to randomly source data from real estate professionals. The questionnaire was analysed using a combination of Statistical package for social science (SPSS) V24 and Analysis of a Moment Structures (AMOS) graphics V27 software. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to break down the variables (drivers) into meaningful dimensions helpful in developing the conceptual framework. The framework was validated using covariance-based structural equation modelling. The model was validated using fit indices like discriminant validity, standardised root mean square (SRMR), comparative fit index (CFI), Normed Fit Index (NFI), etc.FindingsThe model revealed that an inclusive educational system, decentralised real estate market and data management system are the major drivers for applying data science techniques to real estate professionals. Also, real estate professionals' application of the drivers will guarantee an effective data analysis of real estate investments.Originality/valueNumerous studies have clamoured for adopting data science techniques for real estate professionals. There is a lack of studies on the drivers that will guarantee the successful adoption of data science techniques. A modern form of data analysis for real estate professionals was also proposed in the study.

Iremel mountain in the sacred topography of the Bashkirs

Iremel is one of the most significant landscape objects in the sacred topography of the Bashkirs. Despite the status, there is very little specific information about the forms of veneration of the mountain in the sources. Perhaps the high level of sacredness is the reason why the local Bashkirs did not disclose information about it. In general, the few surviving information correspond to the manifestations of the cult of the mountains among the Bashkirs: you need to climb it with pure thoughts; before climbing, it is necessary to fast, read a prayer, etc. Its importance is reflected in many folklore works, including the epic Ural-batyr, which reveals the history of its appearance. In folklore, Iremel appears, on the one hand, as one of the notable locations, a geographical landmark, on the other hand, as a place of tribal gatherings-yiyin. It has been recorded many times in the sources that the veneration of the mountain is associated with the graves of the aulia saints located on it, but there is no more specific information about this. There is very little information on modern forms of veneration of Iremel by the Bashkirs, this is due to the fact that many Bashkir settlements in the vicinity of the mountain ceased to exist. Nowadays, it is better known as a tourist location, and at the same time as a popular object of worship in esoteric tourism

Edukacyjne konteksty zastosowania muzyki popularnej

The article presents selected issues concerning the educational contexts of the application of popular music. It focuses on the development of phonography from the mechanical to the modern form (virtual); popular music on television; ethnic sources of popular music, the non-commercial function of popular music; music at the service of ideas. The article takes into account several characteristics of the great number of educational applications of popular music. Some are linked to commemoration of the work of outstanding artists, honouring the beauty of countries and the natural environment, while others distinguish personalities, friendship and patriotism.

A novel treatment option for intrajejunal levodopa administration

ABSTRACT Introduction In Parkinson’s disease, oral medication often fails to achieve sufficient therapeutic success in an advanced stage. At this point, non-oral, device-aided therapies such as the apomorphine pump, the intrajejunal levodopa pump, and deep brain stimulation are discussed. Areas covered The purpose of this manuscript is to highlight a modern form of the well-known intestinal levodopa pump that allows for the continuation of the oral triple combination of levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone, a combination already used by many patients. This new form of pump has been available in both Austria and Germany since 2021, with entacapone being added to the combination to ‘save’ levodopa. The pump and cartridge are significantly smaller and lighter than the LCIG pump which should benefit therapeutic adherence. Expert opinion Intrajejunal administration of levodopa is a useful treatment option for advanced Parkinson’s disease. The higher acceptance of the smaller pump and the improved user-friendliness have already been reported in an observational study from Sweden. Clinical experience in Germany confirms this too and in addition to motor symptoms, even non-motor ones are influenced positively, and in this respect sleep and pain can be especially emphasized.

The Secularizing Work of the Novel: Modernist Form and Ian McEwan’s Saturday

Studies of Ian McEwan’s novels have demonstrated his engagements with modernist form and neuroscience, but they have not attended to how he draws these two together with a specific purpose: to put the novel to work for secularizing ends, understood as challenging and surpassing religion and the supernatural as sources of meaning. What draws McEwan to Virginia Woolf and James Joyce is not simply modernist form per se, but its secularizing potential, though one McEwan sees as incompletely realized. McEwan’s novel Saturday (2005) completes the secularizing work of modernist form by grounding it in materialist, brain-based cognition, a reading of the novel supported by a genetic view of McEwan’s notebooks and drafts. Saturday, and McEwan’s fiction generally, emerge as much more stridently secular than recent studies of his work’s sincerity and commitment suggest. Identifying this set of affiliations across the modern and contemporary novel further develops the form’s secular genealogy.

“I Dreamed of an Alliance between the Authority of Dogma and Political Liberty”: Mormonism and Socialism in France in the Nineteenth Century

“I Dreamed of an Alliance between the Authority of Dogma and Political Liberty”: Mormonism and Socialism in France in the Nineteenth Century

Сучасний воєнний дискурс: процеси неологізації

The article deals with the peculiarities of modern military discourse. The views of modern linguists on the definition of military and military discourse are analyzed. The classification of new items of discourse of the Russian-Ukrainian war is studied, in particular, the established expressions and phraseological units are presented, new meanings of familiar words are revealed. The neologisms that reflected the tragic events in the life of our country are characterized. Attention is focused on the increased interest in the problem of enriching the vocabulary with the help of neologisms, which are a kind of indicator of linguistic development. The concept of «military discourse» in its traditional and modern forms is considered. The linguistic analysis of the material allowed us to distinguish the discourse of the military about the war (the genre of «report» or «summary»), politicians about the war (a kind of political discourse in the genre of «interview»), the discourse of the media covering military operations, and partially – educational, national, gender, philological, etc. It is emphasized that the basis of military vocabulary is still made up of terminological units, i.e. terms. However, the increased interest in the problems of enriching the vocabulary can be explained by the importance of neologisms, which are a kind of indicator of linguistic development. It is noted that military discourse is represented by the use of emotional linguistic units, which maximally express the author's subjective and emotional attitude to phenomena, events, ideas and images. It is noted that the priority of the emotional component over the rational component contributes to the widespread use of oppositions.

Circular economy: the future of aquaculture sector in Ukraine

Ukraine stands on the threshold of economic development and outdated habits. At the same time, the situation with landfills and ecologically oriented productions is much wider than in Western countries. But thanks to the popularity of the transition to alternative energy sources, even the country’s population already partially uses it. The aquaculture sector is one of the promising areas of the Ukrainian economy. Currently, it is only taking its modern form. This study examines the prospects for the development of the aquaculture sector in the circular economy, as a reliable pillar of Ukraine’s food security in the long term. Weaknesses and opportunities of the sector, as well as pre-war growth trends, are identified. A number of recommendations are also offered to direct attention to the issues of the sector.

ЗАГОВОР «ПАРИЖСКОГО КОМИТЕТА»: КОНСПИРОЛОГИЯ И ИМПЕРСКИЕ ЭЛИТЫ В РОССИИВ ПОСЛЕДНИЕ ГОДЫ ЦАРСТВОВАНИЯ АЛЕКСАНДРАI

Despite the recent surge of interest in studies of conspiracy theories in Russia and post-Soviet countries, scholars still largely neglect the early nineteenth-century period, which is nonetheless crucial for the understanding of the Russian conspiratorial tradition. This paper aims to bridge the existing gap by offering a new interpretation of the conspiracism and dynamics of its production and dissemination in the later years of Alexander I’s reign. Echoing ongoing historiographical debates, it identifies the 1820s as a starting point for the intervention of the conspiratorial discourse into Russian political culture and public opinion. Several crucial factors predetermined the actualization of the myth of global conspiracy at this time: the reception of Western conspiracy theorists’ works, growing mystical sentiments in the court, and the revolutionary crisis in Southern Europe. By applying the “generative” model from the latest conspiracy studies and the theory of political myth, the essay argues that functionality was a core element of the conspiracy mythology in Alexandrine Russia. Civil servants, diplomats, and clergymen at multiple levels of the ruling hierarchy utilized conspiracy narratives to satisfy their demands. Through the myth’s articulation, they helped themselves to comprehend the causality of political events, solve various career problems, pledge loyalty to the monarchy, identify with power hegemony, and struggle in an intra-elite competition. To substantiate the outlined theses, a wide array of archival and published materials related to specific cases of conspiracy rhetoric’s implementation was deployed and analyzed. Overall, the findings presented here might help to open unexplored perspectives for the reexamination of the instrumental relevance of conspiracy theories for the educated classes, to come up with a modified approach for studying Russian conspiratorial culture and the continuity of its modern form with the imperial one.

Москва — Каир. Египетский народный сценический танец: наследие советских хореографов

Based on a wide range of sources, including archival ones, what follows a history of Soviet-Egyptian cooperation in choreographic art from 1957–1976. Special attention is paid to the contribution of choreographers Igor Moiseev, Boris and Larisa Ramazin, Anatoly Borzov, Alla Shulgina, and others. They helped to create and develop Egyptian stage folk dance. Soviet choreographers played a decisive role in the development of Egyptian stage folk dance in its modern form. Within the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between the USSR and the Arab Republic of Egypt, they collected folk dance material in the regions of Egypt and staged it for the repertoire of The National Folkloric Dance Troupe of Egypt and the Cairo Ballet Company. They also played an important role in the creation of the Higher Ballet Institute and School at The National Folkloric Dance Troupe. This formed the base for the system of professional training of choreographers, which still works in this country. The published information changes the ideas about the history of both the folk forms of Egyptian stage dance and the female dance raqs sharqi in the second half of the 20th century.

The development of critical thinking as the main factor in the competitiveness of an ecologist

The purpose of the research: to consider the problem of the development of critical thinking among students in the educational process of a technical university. Scientific hypothesis: The emergence of a new generation of high technologies has caused an urgent need to review the skills necessary for a future specialist for successful professional activity, placing emphasis on teamwork and creativity, learning through games and research that develop critical thinking, student initiative outside the educational program. The concept of education development notes that quality education is one of the main factors of a person’s success, and the teacher who provides it is both an object and a conductor of positive changes in a person’s personality. As a result, the training programs for future specialists in technical areas must meet the standards of global trends, social needs and professional standards. Employers increasingly need new generation specialists who will be in demand in modern high-tech industries in the country. At the moment, the task is to prepare a highly qualified specialist who is able to professionally apply, in practice, modern forms, methods, and techniques based on the formed competencies and abilities, and also be ready to solve actual problems in practice [1]. Achievement of the set goal should occur through methods and technologies that will allow solving practical problems to ensure the effectiveness of the educational process in higher education.

Transformation of the Institution of Social Responsibility in the Conditions of Globalization

The purpose of this study is a philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of social responsibility and the peculiarities of the process of its transformation, which took place in the context of globalization. The objective of the study is to determine the nature of the impact of the globalization process on the transformation of the institution of responsibility. In the course of the research, systematic, formal-logical and historical methods of scientific cognition were used. A civilizational approach was also applied, in which the analysis of the object and subject of research was carried out taking into account civilizational features. As a result of the research, we came to the conclusion that globalization in its modern form is a process of modernization within the whole of humanity. Currently, in the vast majority of the most economically and technologically developed countries of the planet, there is such a negative phenomenon as negative demographic dynamics. In turn, this phenomenon is accompanied by a deep crisis of the institution of the family, and with it a massive departure from traditional norms and values. In such conditions, such an important institution and instrument regulating public relations as the institute of social responsibility inevitably undergoes a serious transformation. In the course of this process, there is a transition to the so-called modern society, the fundamental difference of which from the traditional one is that it is focused on the innovative component of culture, which in fact means the ever-increasing predominance of innovative elements over traditional ones, the secular nature of public life, development, which has a progressive, and not cyclical, the formation of democratic institutions, the mass nature of education, the dominance of the universal over the local, etc. All these innovative elements of culture, taken both separately and in combination, have a decisive influence on the entire Worldview of people, including their perception of justice and responsibility.

ТАНЕЦЬ І МУЗИКА: СИНТЕЗ ДВОХ МИСТЕЦТВ

The article describes the features of a possible synthesis between the art of dance and music. To realize the set goal, a complex of methods was used, in particular, general scientific methods – analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization, which were applied to the state of development of the problem. The concrete-scientific – terminological analysis and interpretation of scientific thought used to define the basic concepts of our work. The historical-genetic and retrospective analysis, which made it possible to clarify certain historical features of the research phenomenon. The comparative and comparative analysis used to outline the problem of a possible synthesis between dance and music. It has been proven that dance and music are capable of a joint, integral existence. As a result, a synthesis of arts is formed, by which we understand an organic combination, interconnection, combination of various autonomous types of art into a single innovative and modern form, which is characterized by the completion of an artistic work. It has been established that dance and music are closely related. The dance does not exist without music. At the same time, the music strengthens the expressiveness of the dance, its emotional and rhythmic basis. The synthesis of dance and music is explained by the influence of the latter on the dramatic construction of a dance composition, the structure of which is created on the basis of a musical work. It was established that the joint interaction of dance and music involves joint mutual assistance in revealing the theme, idea, content, image of the heroes of the dance composition. The result of the synthesis between the dance and music arts is the emergence of musicdance forms (suite, pastoral, interlude). The work presents symphonic dance, which is formed due to individual dance forms and forms of symphonic development of music and is the result of musical and dance synthesis.

Integrating evolutionary, developmental and physiological mismatch.

Contemporary evolutionary medicine has unified the idea of 'evolutionary mismatch', derived from the older idea of 'adaptive lag' in evolution, with ideas about the mismatch in development and physiology derived from the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) paradigm. A number of publications in evolutionary medicine have tried to make this theoretical framework explicit. The integrative theory of mismatch captures how organisms track environments across space and time on multiple scales in order to maintain an adaptive match to the environment, and how failures of adaptive tracking lead to disease. In this review, we try to present this complex body of theory as clearly and simply as possible with the aim of facilitating its application in new domains. We introduce terminology, which is as far as possible consistent with earlier usage, to distinguish the different forms of mismatch. Mismatch in its modern form is a productive organizing concept that can help researchers articulate how physiology, development and evolution interact with one another and with environmental change to explain health outcomes.

Женские протесты как форма гражданской активности: опыт Ирана 2022 года

The article discusses the theoretical foundations of protest civic engagement, as well as modern forms that have received the most widespread in the 21st century. Particular attention is paid to the paradigm of collective action. The experience of Iran in 2022 is analyzed, namely, women's protests that shocked and swept the whole country. The purpose of the article is to consider the women's protests in Iran, namely, their impact on the current policy of the state. It is concluded that even small shifts in government achieved during women's protests are a significant result, which in the future can become the basis for further transformations of the state and society.

Imagining Bosnia: Constructions of Bosnian and Bosniak Identity after the War

This is a contribution to the discussion forum "Conceptualizing Society after the Modern Territorial State and Nation." Riccardo Nicolosi's essay about the Balkan literature of the 1990s has remained unpublished for many years, yet it surprisingly resonates with the current debates in the field formerly known as Russian studies. Nicolosi focuses on Bosnian writers who belong to different generations – Muhamed Filipović, Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, and Dževad Karahasan. In the wake of the devastating Balkan wars, they reflect on the discourse of the Bosnian nation. Responding to Serbian nationalism as the main existential threat, Bosnian intellectuals insisted on the principally different nature of their national community. They characterized the Bosnian nation as multicultural and predicated more on religion than on any other factor. Bosnian specificity was explained by the Ottoman historical legacy and illustrated by somewhat idealized examples of early modern Ottomanism. This cultural repertoire allowed Bosnian intellectuals to criticize exclusive nationalism, embrace cultural tolerance, and advance a more humane version of nationalism. At the same time, this vision was wrought by the fundamental tension between religion and ethnicity as well as between Islamic universalism and Bosnian national separateness. It was also unclear how early modern political forms could be used at the turn of the twenty-first century. Thus, the Ottoman historical repertoire could be used to critique modern exclusive nationalism, but a whole new conceptual language needed to be elaborated to implement an alternative social order.