Graphical Techniques Research Articles

Balloons, tails and bubbles: depicting speech and thought out of the brain and into the clinic

Illustrations of the internal workings of the brain often depict arrows. In contrast, many illustrations which depict the link between certain brain functions and the outside world harness a graphic technique more usually associated with forms of popular culture such as comics. This technique comprises a balloon containing an image or message linked either by a tail emanating from the mouth when representing speech, or by a stream of bubbles emanating from the head when representing thought. Although a pictorial speech device first appeared over two millennia ago, balloons with their linkages now have various important practical clinical applications, notably in autism spectrum disorders, profound deafness in children without neurocognitive impairment, and sexual health education.

Pandemia y salud mental en niños en situación de vulnerabilidad social

The aim of the present mixed (qualitative; quantitative) study was to explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the mental health of a group of children between 7 and 11 years old during 2021. We utilized a survey elaborated ad-hoc and a graphic technique in which children had to make two drawings: how they felt during the pandemic and how they remembered they felt before the pandemic. Overall, 72 caretakers (67 women, 5 men) and 72 children (43 girls, 29 boys) participated in the study. All of them attended a primary health center in Buenos Aires Province. The families belong to a socially vulnerable community. While exploring the children´s personal area (as identified by the caretakers), a significant difference was obtained between prevalent symptoms related to fears, worries, difficulties in feeding, sleeping and somatizations during the pandemic and those presented before COVID-19. The analysis of both the drawings and children’s verbalizations also highlight the experiences of fears, worries and sadness felt by the children during the pandemic. Question remains as to whether these difficulties observed ext of the pandemic are on their way to being solved or whether these consequences will persist.

Графический способ стилизации детской речи и моделирования детского мировосприятия в художественных произведениях (на примере романов “Room” Э. Донохьюи “All the Lost Things” М. Сакс)

The article discusses graphic techniques used in the speech of a child narrator in works of fiction intended for an adult audience. Imitation of a child narration in such works is a challenge for the author since the speech of a child character cannot fully correspond to the speech of a real child. Therefore, the child narrative in adult literature appears to be highly artificial and is perceived by the reader as a device. The analysis of scientific papers devoted to the speech of child characters shows that their speech is stylized as a child’s. Stylization implies that authors use a certain set of linguistic elements that correlate to the real characteristics of children’s speech, but at the same time can be artistically enhanced. Authors can stylize children’s speech at different language levels. The graphic way of stylizing children’s speech and modeling a child’s worldview is rarely distinguished and is called unconventional by some researchers. It can be used for expressing the intonation, marking new words and phenomena, communicating someone else’s words, etc. The article analyzes modern works in English where the narrators are children aged 5 and 7: Room (by Emma Donoghue, 2010) and All the Lost Things (by Michelle Sacks, 2019). In the chosen novels, the graphic way of stylizing children’s speech and thinking is used both as an independent and as an additional method. Independently, the graphic technique is used to mark words and phrases that are new, incomprehensible, difficult for the characters, words in another language, as well as someone else’s words in their speech. As an additional method, it is used to enhance other techniques and linguistic units that imitate children’s speech: personifications, onomatopoeic interjections, hyperbole.

Evaluation the effectiveness of immersive VR-assisted rehabilitation in a child with chemotherapy-induced neurological complication in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Rehabilitation therapy is considered as an actual and complex system of knowledge, in which the main task is the development and implementation of new methods of rehabilitation. In present time, the most perspective rehabilitation program is utilizing virtual reality. A report was made with the utilization of rehabilitation therapy with virtual reality in a child with chemotherapy-induced neurological disorders in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The child performed a set of exercises using fully immersive virtual reality. Over the course of rehabilitation positive dynamics was observed, namely increased muscle strength in the injured limb from 3 to 5 scores according to the Medical Research Council Weakness Scale. There was improved balance on the Berg Balance Scale from 35 to 42. In addition, there were increased range of active movements, partly restored biomechanics of gait with increased velocity by 2 times. According to the results of testing the psycho-emotional state using the Luscher color test and the graphic technique «Cactus» by M.A. Panfilova, self-esteem, the desire to succeed and independence were improved, the level of auto-aggression was decreased. The results show that rehabilitation using fully immersive virtual reality is probably a perspective tool in addition to traditional rehabilitation. It improves the neurological and psycho-emotional state, raises motivation of patients, which, in turn, helps to increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapy and speeds up the rehabilitation process.

Human behaviours: new paradigms of energy efficiency. Communication tools to deliver a technical message to non-experts

In the application of new technologies and incentive model, the complexity of the decision-making process requires new attention. Human behaviour increasingly influences the success of the implementation of technologies for energy saving and comfort, from the decision-making phase to the use of the building, including operation and maintenance activities. A new approach can help people understand, participate, be involved, and maximize the results of a complex operation that directly involves them. Communication and the development of behaviour change programs have many advantages: they are savings measures with an excellent cost-benefit ratio, which can trigger virtuous behaviours thanks to access to emotions that move the limbic part of the human brain, such as fear failure, the desire to excel or immediate success, the promise of a reward, etc. This paper provides an overview of the concepts and behavioural change initiatives that can be most effective in saving energy. A brief on effective communication will be provided, then the project of an awareness campaign in condominiums will be described, followed by a focus on the tool of graphic recording and graphic facilitation that can be used effectively to arise people awareness and conduct an audience to take decision. The paper itself will be presented as an application of this and will use the graphic recording technique to help conference participants to follow and remember the concepts. In a liquid society, soft skills and technical skills are both fundamental and this awareness is only the beginning of a new approach to conduct complex projects with satisfying results for all stakeholders.

Виконання композицій у форматі диптих/триптих у техніці лінориту

УДК 373.3/.5.018.54.016:761 ДОІ https://doi.org/10.32405/2308-8885-2022-1-2(103-104)-37-43 У статті висвітлені особливості вивчення мистецтва графіки учнями 10 класу КДАМ імені М. І. Чембержі. Проаналізовано загальні принципи впровадження графічних технік, виокремлено етапи створення десятикласниками сюжетної композиції у форматі за вибором (диптих або триптих) у техніці лінорит. Метою виконання композиції є формування практичних навичок у роботі з техніками станкової та друкованої графіки, здатності оперувати прийомами роботи з тоновими та кольоровими співвідношеннями, методами та техніками виконання творів станкової графіки, вироблення індивідуальної манери учня для втілення творчого задуму. Відмічено, що практичні навички в процесі навчання мистецтва графіки урізноманітнюють та підвищують художньо-естетичну спрямованість дитячої творчості. Ключові слова: Муніципальний заклад вищої освіти «Київська Академія мистецтв», Київська дитяча Академія мистецтв імені М. І. Чембержі, графічне мистецтво, учні 10-х класів, композиція, диптих, типтих, лінорит.   Tymkiv Oleh Andriiovych, Teacher of Graphics, Municipal Institution of Higher Education “Kyiv Academy of Arts”, structural subdivision of Kyiv Children Chemberzhi Academy of Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine, oleg17grafika@ukr.net; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-141x Performing of compositions in the format of diptych / triptych in linocut technique The article deals with the peculiarities of studying graphics by students of the Kyiv Children Chamberzhi Academy of Arts of the municipal structural subdivision of the higher education institution “Kyiv Academy of Arts” in different educational levels. The author focuses on mastering “Graphics” as one of the professional disciplines at the Department of Fine Arts that includes the study of free graphic and printing techniques in primary school (grades 1-4), secondary school (grades 5-9), and high school (grades 10-11). The author’s pedagogical experience in using engraving techniques at graphics classes as well as the features of its mastery by high school students are presented. The ways of realization of students’ artistic ideas through linocut as one of the directions of engraving are investigated. The author focuses on the following stages of making the plot compositions by 10th-graders in the format of a diptych or triptych using linocut technique: to acquaint with historical information on the origin of the terms “diptych”/ “triptych”, with a piece of art of modern authors working in these formats; to do short-term training exercises for tonal and linear analysis of a classical work in the format of diptych or triptych of one’s choice; creation of students’ own works in one of the chosen formats (stage of sketching, stage of performing of “working cardboards”, preparation of a printing board for engraving, engraving of the image of composition, making prints). The methodological advice on how to organize and to create content of classes in the format of diptych / triptych in linocut technique provides examples of image engraving using methods and techniques of easel and printed graphics. It is noted that the purpose of students’ work in linocut technique is to improve practical skills in printing graphics, the ability to operate with techniques of tonal and colour ratios, to develop students’ individual creative style. The presented advice on the described system of compositions in the format of diptych / triptych in linocut technique can be used in teaching fine arts in general secondary education, secondary art education, art colleges, children’s art centres, clubs, creative associations and other educational institutions. Key words: Municipal Higher Education Institution “Kyiv Academy of Arts”, Kyiv Children Chamberzhi Academy of Arts, graphic art, 10th-graders, composition, diptych, triptych, linocut.   Список джерел: Вотт Фіона. 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Книжковий знак». – Харків, 2008. – С. 3–30. Яремків М. Композиція. Творчі основи зображення. – Тернопіль : Підручники і посібники, 2009. – 112 с., іл.  

СHESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

Objective. The objective of the present article is to study the definition of chess as a special kind of sport, research on the development of chess sport in Ukraine and the world, analysis of the management organization of chess sport in Ukraine, evaluation of the management quality of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Chess Federation for the development of chess sport. Methods. In the course of the research a set of scientific methods was used: methods of scientific generalization, comparison, method of expert evaluations; graphic and tabular techniques. used information and analytical products. Results. Theoretical aspects of the essence of the concept of sports management, the specifics of chess as a sport, it is argued that chess is a specific type, which is carried out in the form of intellectual martial arts and belongs to the fifth group of sports: abstract games. The system of chess training should consist of physical, technical, tactical, psychological, informational, and intellectual training. The development of chess is closely linked to the development of IT technologies, which makes learning chess more convenient and more effective. A personal computer with installed chess information retrieval systems, programs, electronic databases and Internet resources has the functions of an artificial assistant coach. After studying the essence of the concept of sports management, it was found that it is both a field of human knowledge, and the field of management decision-making, and the category of people united in an economically competitive system for managing a sports organization. Sports management in the context of globalization is aimed at team sports work, requires athletes to coordinate actions and cooperation and is implemented depending on the differential problems of sport.

Terminological Background in the Nomenclature of Perception of the Graphic Medium and the Structure of the Evaluation of the Graphic Letter

The paper focuses on the content of selected definitions from the field of graphic media, which set the stage for a better understanding of the process of making an impression. The aim is to set the stage for revealing the structure in the evaluation of a graphic letter created using selected graphic techniques, focusing on the constitutive techniques we use in the educational process.

3D survey and virtual reconstruction of heritage. The case study of the City Council and Lonja of Alcañiz

With current data acquisition techniques, exhaustive documentation of patrimonial goods is generated, which allows obtaining a 3D geometric model, on which data from research from research is generated. As in other fields of architecture, the latest graphic techniques and manipulation of the image, allow a working methodology other than the current one in the patrimonial field. The information systems have been evolving towards technologies developed with open source software, the use of standards, ontologies and the structuring of information and of the 3D model itself under a semantic hierarchy. Interoperability between databases is favored and the maintenance of applications is ensured. The purpose is to support decision-making related to the model and simultaneously, serve multiple purposes such as cataloging, protection, restoration, conservation, maintenance or dissemination, among others. The research carried out for the realization of the survey of the City Council and Lonja of Alcañiz (Teruel), has the aim of expanding the historical knowledge of the buildings and delimiting its possible constructive phases, in order to obtain the geometric reality of the buildings. In this way, provide greater instruments to carry out the drafting work of the set restoration project.

Employing Of the Television the Technologies in Production the News Bulletins

This study aims to identify the most important modern technologies used and the extent to which they are employed in presenting and presenting news bulletins in the “Rudaw” satellite channel, and in order to achieve this, a regular random sample was selected from all bulletins (at eight o’clock in the evening - health - sports) and throughout the program cycle of the channel. For a period of (six months) starting from 1-1- 2021 to 30-6- 2021, in which the researcher relied on taking an industrial month of (30) days representing the target community consisting of (90) (bulletins). This study belongs to the descriptive studies that relied on the sample survey method, through the two tools of observation and survey content analysis of all data from the study sample. The study reached a number of results, the most important of which are: There is a diversity in the methods of presenting news in news bulletins on Rudaw satellite channel, and the method of “the announcer gives an idea of ​​the news in addition to showing motion graphics and infographics” was more used in presenting news bulletins, and the “announcer with the reporter” method was less used. And that Rudaw satellite channel focused in its presentation of news bulletins on some modern graphic techniques and dispensed with other techniques, and the channel had relied heavily on employing “On Air Graphic- Video Wall- Motion Graphics” techniques, while other techniques were not employed, the most important of which is Virtual studio and hologram technology in any way, while 3D technology is used very little.

Problems of using Ukrainian geometric ornament in the context of the national design system development at the beginning of XXI century

The purpose of the article consists in identifying the actual components of the national design system formation at the beginning of the XXI century. In particular, was been researched the study level of the influence of geometric ornaments as identifiers of national culture. Methodology. Analytical, logical, and chronological methods were being used. The scientific novelty consists in fact of first time systematically investigating the meaning of a geometric ornament as an art form that marking Ukrainian culture in the context of cultural globalization. Conclusions. As a result of generalizing the scientific views of various fields of knowledge, were marked the most significant conditions and problems of using the geometric ornament of Ukraine in visual communications at different time periods. Conditions include the «modernization» of graphic techniques and using a wide specter of intersectoral knowledge. The main problems are: unsystematic and insufficiently formed theoretical base, low professional level of designers (ignoring organizing visual-communicative elements rules, disharmony in the color solution, low graphic culture). As a result, were formed main directions for using geometric ornaments in graphic design projects. These directions are a synthesis of intersectoral knowledge, improvement of the designer's stylization and composition skills, using ornamental compositions with considering to context. Keywords: ornament, geometric ornament, graphic design, visual identification of ethnic culture.

IDENTITY AND GENDER EQUALITY IN ROMANIA A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the paradigm in which international organizations, UN member states, national, regional and local authorities act together to solve the concrete problems facing the world today. Although women and girls represent more than half of the world's population, they do not enjoy the same rights and freedom everywhere. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 of the 2030 Agenda proposes to empower women by promoting equal opportunities for women and men around the world, facilitating women's access to education, training and careers, ensuring participation in political decision-making and in the management positions of companies, providing solutions to accommodate the time spent for childcare and family with the work schedule, preventing and combating all forms of violence against girls and women, improving their access to health and reproductive services. Starting from the targets and indicators associated with SDG 5, this study proposes a quantitative assessment of the quality of life of women in Romania. In this regard, we used data provided by Eurostat, the National Institute of Statistics, the National Commission for Strategy and Forecasting, as well as data from the reports of the National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men and the European Institute for Gender Equality. To verify the working hypotheses (research questions) we used descriptive statistical analysis with SPSS, Pearson correlation and linear regression processed with the XLSTAT program, graphical representation techniques with PHILCARTO software.

PENYU DALAM KARYA SENI GRAFIS INTAGLIO PRINT

Sea turtles (Chelonioidea) can be found in all oceans except for the polar regions. Sea turtles have a pair of front limbs as rower legs which make swimming easier. Althought it stays in the water for the rest of its life, it occasionally has to go on surface of the water to take a breath.Sea turtles, in this artwork aims to visualizes an expression of the writer's anxiety about the endangered turtle population. This artwork made by the intaglio print technique as one of the graphic art techniques. After various observations and long steps of work, these 10 artworks created and displayed namely : 1) Pemangsa, 2) Pencurian telur, 3) Ancaman, 4) Abnormal, 5) Harapan, 6) Terdampar, 7) Memakan plastik, 8) Korban, 9) Impian, 10) Terjerat. This is the result of sea turtles artwork which illustrates the writer's anxiety about the current phenomenon. Besides, this graphic work is expected to be a source of encouragement for other creators.Keywords: Sea Turtles, Graphic Art, Intaglio Print

Дискурс медицинской профилактики в современном медиапространстве (на материале текстов Национальной службы здравоохранения Великобритании)

Health promotion discourse is a relevant object of linguistic analysis as in its texts verbal and non-verbal means of communication are used to make a pragmatic impact on the largest possible audience. This article aimed to identify the characteristic features of health promotion discourse in modern British media. The material included texts on obesity published on the official website of the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom, which represents government policy in the health sector. The study applied the methods of descriptive interpretive analysis, as well as contextual, and discourse analysis. This paper defines health promotion discourse as a communicative interaction on disease prevention issues and health awareness. In addition, it indicates the main features of media texts and their implementation in health promotion discourse. The authors found that NHS media texts on health promotion are characterized by common features of media discourse: a specific topic-based structure, an active usage of visual and graphic techniques, as well as multimodality, interactivity, and coverage of burning issues (health-related, in this case). Moreover, these texts have features inherent in media texts of online medical discourse, such as linguistic and therapeutic orientation (reflected in speech acts of advice expressed with varying degrees of categoricalness), targeted inclusiveness, and stylistic convergence (mixing of different functional styles). In addition, on the basis of the material studied, the paper identifies the following strategies specific to health promotion media texts: personal choice, developing trust in the author, and creating an image of the author as a friend. These strategies act as tools to achieve the main function of health promotion discourse, i.e. to influence the readers in order to maintain their health and prevent diseases.

Determination of heavy metal baseline levels and threshold values on marine sediments in the Bay of Biscay

Several international institutions have defined background or baseline levels to assess heavy metal concentrations on marine sediments in order to use these values as a reference for sediment quality indices. This criterion for marine sediment quality is applied to evaluate the potential risk of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. However, those values were established using samples collected in large areas which present specific geochemical conditions. Then there may be a lack of accuracy in the results when using these parameters in other areas. In this context, 15 sediment cores (8 cm diameter; 2 m length) were recovered along the 400 km Asturian coastline, which is an area with representative lithological conditions for the Bay of Biscay, to determine more precise baseline levels for marine sediments from the Bay of Biscay. An evaluation of statistical and empirical methods was done to determine which method delivers the best results. Statistical methods such as mean±2SD and median±2* Median Absolut Deviation (MAD) are strongly influenced by outliers and data distributions which make these approaches less robust. Graphic techniques such as Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) avoid the problems that asymmetrical data distributions may cause but introduce a certain level of subjectivity in the results due to the baseline values obtained depending on the researcher's experience. Finally, the Probability Curve (CP) method solves issues which may occur when using other techniques and allows one to establish baseline levels based on different percentiles. Regarding the features of the data analysed in this study, the baselines obtained via the CP method with the 95th percentile appear to be the most accurate for the Bay of Biscay. A wide variation has been found between the new baseline values and other international and national levels. Disparity between those levels and the baselines obtained in this study can be generated by granulometric and geological factors. The notable increase in Hg baseline values with respect to OSPAR Background Concentration values (BCs) (0.05 μg g−1 and 0.6 μg g−1 respectively) and the huge different with CEDEX levels and new threshold levels (0.35 μg g−1 and 1.2 μg g−1 respectively) emphasised the relevance of defining specific baselines and threshold levels, as the ones obtained in this study, not only to obtain more precise criteria for marine sediment quality to be used in environmental assessments, but also to propose new threshold levels for the evaluation of dredged material before dumping into ocean sites.

AN APPLICATION OF THE POISSON-WEIBULL MODEL FOR CENSURED DATA

In this paper, we proposed the Poisson-Weibull distribution for the modeling of survival data. The motivation to study this model since, in addition to generalizing the Weibull distribution, which is widely used in several areas of knowledge among them the Survival and Reliability analysis, it presents great exibility in the forms of the hazard function. The Poisson-Weibull distribution was created in a composition of discrete and continuous distributions where there is no information about which factor was responsible for the component failure, only the minimum lifetime value among all risks is observed. The maximum likelihood approach was used to estimate the parameters of the model. Also was conducted a simulation study to examine the mean, the bias, and the root of the mean square error of the maximum likelihood estimates of the proposed model according to the censoring percentages and sample sizes. The model selection criteria were also applied, in addition to graphic techniques such as TTT-Plot and Kaplan-Meier. Application to the real data set was used to illustrate the usefulnessof the distribution.

Reconstruction of 3D digital heritage objects for VR and AR applications

ABSTRACT Constructing the 3D objects based on geometric modelling and graphical techniques is a well-known research activity applied in computer graphics. Techniques to process graphical models are widely used in the field of digital heritage and 3D game. Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are technical trends nowadays that can be studied and used in digital high-tech fields like medical training, digital heritage, entertainment industry, digital tourism and museum, etc. In this research, we present a new proposed method for reconstructing the 3D objects of tangible cultural heritages in the virtual environment based on the combination of geometric modelling, computer graphics, VR and AR technologies. The method consists of the following steps: we first collect data of a real object by using a 3D scanner. After processing obtained data, the output is a 3D point cloud. In the next step, we remove noisy data and triangulate the object surface. The novelty point focuses on reconstructing the 3D object by filling the holes. At the end, we build VR and AR applications for visualizing a virtual museum. The contribution of this research leads to open the door for applying in other fields such as 3D Game industry or digital tourism.

Renoir’s Bathers (Study for The Great Bathers): A Recent Acquisition at the Morgan Library and Museum

Abstract This essay focuses on the Morgan Library and Museum’s recently acquired drawing Bathers (1886–87), made in preparation for Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s painting The Great Bathers (1885–87; Philadelphia Museum of Art). It is the first in-depth study of the drawing and also reexamines the artist’s process in developing and refining his celebrated painting. Considering the visual and written sources of Renoir’s creative processes as well as the artist’s intellectual concerns during the mid-1880s, I discuss Bathers together with Renoir’s other large-scale preparatory figure drawings, which adopted similar graphic techniques. I hope not only to clarify the chronology of Renoir’s production of The Great Bathers but also to offer a fresh appraisal of the role drawing played in Renoir’s working practice in the decade following his emergence as one of the leading figures in the Impressionist movement.

Methodology for Documentation and Sustainability of Cultural Heritage Landscapes: The Case of the Tajos de Alhama (Granada, Spain)

This research aims to start the process of the revitalization of peri-urban spaces with high landscape and cultural potential, dotted with a series of heritage landmarks that allude to the recent industrial, economic and cultural history of the region, currently semi-degraded or abandoned, as is the case with the impressive and steep miller landscape of the Tajos de Alhama de Granada. To achieve this, it is proposed to carry out a comprehensive documentation (historical, cartographic, planimetric, photographic and photogrammetric) of the study area since, until now, there were no similar research studies. The application of an organized and structured method of work, documentation and diagnosis using the tools and graphic techniques of the 21st century has offered extensive results that have been turned into a rigorous and systematic catalog. This catalog will serve as the basis for the promotion of integrated action plans for the recovery of this urban edge, with the triple objective of the rehabilitation of buildings of architectural interest, rehabilitation of the surrounding public space and consolidation of the historic complex that makes up the mills, the river, the landscape and the city. We conclude that the enhancement of the cultural heritage landscape of the Tajos and the guidelines provided for the rehabilitation of its historic water mills, with possible compatible uses (tourist, cultural or administrative), will favor the conservation and sustainable revitalization of such an exceptional heritage site.

Approaches to shaping portfolio strategies based on the socially responsible investing concept

Subject. The article considers formulation of portfolio strategies that rest on the concept of socially responsible investing. Objectives. The purpose of this study is to analyze approaches to shaping the portfolio strategies based on the principle of socially responsible investing in the Russian stock market. Methods. The study employs general scientific research methods; logical, comparative, and statistical analyses; graphical analysis techniques. Results. We formulated and tested two strategies of socially responsible investing, i.e. Short ESG Ranking of Russian Companies and Long ESG Ranking of Russian Companies. The testing demonstrated below market return for the entire period. Thus, the strategies cannot be considered effective. To increase profitability, we proposed to optimize the strategies by including ESG-related debt instruments. Green bonds enabled to significantly increase profitability and outstrip OFZ yields. Despite the fact that according to the testing, the effect of both strategies turned out to be worse than IMOEX and MOEXBC indices, the strategies can be considered as relevant and acceptable for portfolio simulation. Conclusions. Under the current conditions in the financial markets caused by serious shocks during the coronavirus pandemic and significant changes in the monetary policy of the Bank of Russia, the proposed strategies can be used by socially responsible institutional investors to shape investment policy and by individuals to manage funds in individual investment accounts. New bonds of Russian issuers in the sustainable development sector of the Moscow Exchange expanded the list of ESG instruments. They can serve as an effective optimization tool.