Scientific Seminar Research Articles

X Seminario sulla ricerca empirica in educazione: «Il contributo dell’AI alla qualificazione dei processi di istruzione»

10TH SEMINAR ON EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN EDUCATION: «THE CONTRIBUTION OF AI TO THE QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES» Abstract The 10th scientific Seminar, held in Rome on May 25th, was organized by the «Journal of Educational, Curltural and Psychological Studies» in collaboration with UniCamillus – International University of Health Sciences and investigated the contribution of AI to the educational-cultural qualification of education processes. After a few years of stopping seminar activities due to the pandemic emergency, it was decided to return to talking together about education, training, school and the chosen theme, namely the use of Artificial Intelligence, is currently at the center of interest scientific and beyond.

SARATOV SCHOOL OF DERIVATOLOGY: PROBLEMS, RESULTS, PROSPECTS

The article presents the leading issues of research by Saratov derivatologists, describes the main results of the joint scientific search of the participants of the International Scientific Seminar “Development of the word-formation and lexical system of the Russian language”, functioning on the basis of the Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky (SGU) since 2008 under the guidance of professors O.I. Dmitrieva and O.Y. Kryuchkova, scientific prospects for further work are indicated. It is shown that research traditions in the field of word-formation derivatology developed at Saratov University in line with the development of a synchronous-diachronic method for analyzing semantic-word-forming subsystems and word-forming processes. Its application contributes to the understanding of the mechanism of word production, the identification of the word-formation potential of the language. Within the framework of derivatological issues, SGU has formed the main staff of its developers, identified scientific areas of research in the field of word-formation and lexico-semantic dynamics, published 7 collections of scientific articles, 8 monographs (2 of which are collective), 3 doctoral and 6 candidate dissertations were defended. Scientific activity is carried out in several directions: 1) a general methodology for the synchronous-diachronic study of word-formation subsystems and processes has been developed, the principles of synchronous-diachronic analysis of semantic-word-formation subsystems have been substantiated, the main trends in language dynamics have been identified and described; 2) complex synchronous-diachronic descriptions of a number of word-formation processes (intraverbal prefixation, reduplication), semantic-word-formation subsystems (abstract nouns, agentive verbs, evolutive verbs) were carried out; 3) diachronic description of word families with separate etymological roots; 4) the leading tendencies of neologization as a synchronous-diachronic process in the system of verbal vocabulary of the Russian language have been identified; 5) the problem of studying metaphorization as a derivational process is posed; 6) for Saratov derivatologists, the issue of the dynamics of the correlation of system-linguistic and individual-authorial in the process of word creation, as well as system-linguistic and functional, determined by the specifics of the use of word-building and lexical means in the text, remains relevant. The further perspective is determined by the study of the semantic and derivational specifics of the process of neologization of verbal vocabulary from the standpoint of linguistic diachrony, the identification of factors of cognitive modeling of the linguistic consciousness of native speakers by means of word formation, the description of the evolution of macro-units of the word-formation system: word-formation categories and word-formation families, their synchronous-diachronic analysis. Along with the already available synchronous-diachronic descriptions of other semantic-derivative subsystems, this should ultimately contribute to the development of the concept of historical derivatology.

IX Международный научный семинар «Развитие словообразовательной и лексической системы русского языка»

The article is an overview of the two-day sessions of the IX International Scientific Seminar “The Development of the Word-Formation and Lexical System of the Russian language”, which was held at Saratov State University on October 30–31, 2023. The seminar was attended by derivatologists from Saratov, Moscow, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Donetsk, Samara, Tambov, as well as from Kazakhstan. The seminar has existed on the basis of the SSU since 2008, and it is superintended by O. Yu. Kryuchkova and O. I. Dmitrieva. The main topic of the seminar is related to studying the dynamics of word-formation and lexical processes of the Russian language. According to the established tradition, the greater part of the speeches addressed the problems of word-formation derivation of parts of speech in synchronic, diachronic and cognitive aspects: the dynamics of the formation of various word-formation models and word-formation categories in diachrony, issues of syntactic derivation. A specific area of the participants’ research interests included neologizing derivation processes and processes of modern abbreviation; the following processes were identified: the trends of neologizing and the main types of word-formation neologisms of modern times, the dynamics of the new vocabulary penetrating into the language and the peculiarities of its functioning in media texts, methods of formation and mechanisms of perceiving abbreviations. A number of reports presented the results of studying the semantic and functional features of lexical subsystems on the synchronic levels of the language. Dynamic lexical and semantic processes are reflected in the description of modern metaphorical models, semantics and functions of verb words of individual modes of action, and language variants. The seminar once again confirmed the status of a scientific platform uniting scientists whose scientific interests are related to the development of word-formation and lexico-semantic processes and subsystems of the Russian language. A collective monograph is being prepared based on the materials of the seminar.

11th Scientific Seminar of the Department of Civil Procedure of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Vienna, 24 June 2023

11th Scientific Seminar of the Department of Civil Procedure of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Vienna, 24 June 2023

Vietnam through the eyes of Russian and Vietnamese scientists

The article provides an overview of three scientific events in April 2023 dedicated to Vietnam: an international scientific seminar on Vietnam the new economic miracle of Asia? held by the Center of Russian Strategy in Asia of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with the Department of World Economy of the SPbSU; VII session of the XXXII International Scientific Congress on Sourcing and Historiography of Asian and African Countries in SPbSU and Scientific Conference Vietnam in the Conditions of World Turbulence: Politics, Economy and Society, held within the VIII Day of Vietnam in MGIMO RF MFA. The article gives a brief description of the reports presented at these events.

Relevance and Problems of the Procedure of Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminars

Conducting interdisciplinary scientific seminars in the context of a continuous process of differentiation and integration of sciences, an increasing volume of scientific information requires new approaches to their organization. Traditional methods of holding scientific seminars limit the cumulative intellectual potential of the participants and leave the discussion unfinished in the discussion of the stated topics. The structure of scientific seminars, built on the basis of the dominance of the position of the speaker over the listeners, initially predetermines their unequal status as subjects of discussion. With an increase in the number of seminar participants, the management of an expert social discussion is reduced to form and regulations, which leads to communication barriers, in fact, endowing the majority of listeners with the status of “subjectlessness”. The authors of the article propose to look for other approaches to the management of interdisciplinary scientific seminars, based on the use of a polylogue procedure and the professional identification of each participant as an equal subject of communication. Management of the course of an expert social discussion in the format of a seminar in the identification and professional self-identification of participants is possible with the use of polylogue technologies of “multi-subject” interaction, including the use of process digitalization tools. In the “new abnormal reality”, the crisis of modern Russian science actualizes the development of new methodological tools and information and communication approaches for organizing expert and social discussion in the format of an interdisciplinary scientific seminar.

All-Russian Scientific Seminar “Age Structure of Plant Populations and Analysis of Ontogenetic Spectra” (February 20, 2023, Moscow)

Information about the All-Russian scientific seminar devoted to the age structure of plant populations and the analysis of ontogenetic spectra is provided. The seminar was held on February 20, 2023 in Moscow. More than 50 people from 17 educational and scientific institutions took part in the seminar.

Seminario científico franco-argentino sobre agroecología

To finish the PUMA program and the cycle of webinars, was organized a scientific seminar on November 22nd and 23rd, 2022 at the National University of Rosario (Argentina). In the context of climate change, the updated ambitions at COP26 in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the associated European Green Deal, teaching for produce differently is more important than ever.

Awareness and practice of dentomaxillofacial imaging among paediatric dentists: a questionnaire survey of members of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry.

Assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of paediatric dentists towards dentomaxillofacial imaging and correlate findings with practitioner and practice-specific characteristics. An online questionnaire was sent to all paediatric dentists who attended a scientific seminar organized by the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) regarding dental radiology. Data regarding available equipment, number, type and reason for performing radiographs, frequency and reasoning for retakes were collected. Data analysis was performed according to practitioner- and practice-specific characteristics and factors directly associated with the type and frequency of radiographs taken, and reason and frequency of repeats were determined. Significant differences were tested using Chi-square and Fisher's exact test. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. More than half of the participants (58%) reported having digital radiographic equipment and almost 1/4 (23%) conventional. A panoramic equipment was available in 39% working places and a CBCT scanner in 41%. Two thirds of the participants reported taking up to 10 intra-oral radiographs per week, mainly for trauma (75%) and caries diagnosis (47%). Extra-oral radiographs were prescribed to monitor development (75%) and for orthodontic evaluation, (63%) with a frequency of less than 5 weekly (45%). Participants reported that they repeat radiographs in a frequency of < 5 per week (70%) mainly due to patient's movement (55%). The majority of paediatric dentists within Europe use digital imaging equipment for both intra- and extra-oral radiographs. Nevertheless, great variation in practices exists and, therefore, continuous education in oral imaging is crucial to maintain high quality standards for the radiographic examination of patients.

Discussion Club of Literary Critics (December 2022 – April 2023)

At the last two meetings of the Discussion Club of Literary Critics – a permanent scientific seminar of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences – the reports continued to cover the topic “Literary contours of modern Central and South-Eastern Europe: events, realities, trends”. The first session of this cycle took place in June 2022 and was devoted to the current literary situation in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. The DCL participants discussed a number of issues related to the numerous productions of Russian literature on the Slovak stage, which testify to the permanent interest in the “Russian theme” among the Slovak theater audience; perception of the image of Russia and Russians in Slavic fiction, reflection of Russian realities and disclosure of the problem of contact of cultures, the formation and existence of national stereotypes (based on a contemporary Czech novel), as well as translations of Slavic fantastic works into Russian, the current state of science fiction literature in Russia and other Slavic countries. In addition, some of the trends observed in the current literary process in Slovakia and the Czech Republic were discussed. The reports focused on the most significant new book releases, the mechanism for awarding literary prizes, such phenomena as the inevitable influence of politics and public life on literature, and the commercialization of the latter. The DCL participants reflected on what factors of the non-literary process can affect the prestige of the institute of literature, what can attract / scare off readers, why they prefer world classics over the works of modern Slavic authors, and also compared the situation in Slovakia and the Czech Republic with the state of the literary process in other Slavic countries.

CONTROVERSY OVER HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: Which way for developing countries?

The Ghana Public Health Association organized a scientific seminar in April 2014 to examine the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into public use, and their potential health consequences. The seminar was driven by current public debate on the subject. Concerns have been raised about use of GMOs, especially in developing countries, for a variety of reasons including ethical and biosafety considerations. The seminar identified some of their advantages such as introduction of pest resistant, disease resistant, and drought tolerant crops; potential for reduced use of chemicals and pesticides; improving the nutritional properties of crops, and huge potential for production of pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Potential health concerns raised included current efforts focusing primarily on a few crop/trait combinations of high commercial value; most trial designs are laboratory design and of short duration; increasing observation of trends in organ disease with use of GMOs, and lack of labeling of GMO products that hinder post-marketing surveillance. There is the need to enhance local capacity to research the introduction and use of GMOs; to put in place appropriate regulatory mechanisms including, particularly, the labeling of their products, and long-term post-marketing surveillance for possible negative health consequences. Furthermore, the appropriate state agency should put in place advocacy and communication strategies to keep the public informed about the health and other consequences of GMOs, for informed public choices.

ТHE REVIEW OF ТHE INТERNAТIONAL SCIENТIFIC WORKSHOP “ТHE ТRANSCENDENТAL ТURN IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY — 8: ТRANSCENDENТAL MEТAPHYSICS, EPISТEMOLOGY, TRANSCENDENTAL COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND ARIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” (April 20–22, 2023, Moscow, Russia)

This article presents a review of papers of the international scientific seminar “Transcendental Turn in Modern Philosophy — 8: Metaphysics, epistemology, transcendental cognitive science and artificial intelligence,” which was held on April 20–22, 2023 in Moscow. The topics reviewed were the following: “Transcendental Philosophy: Ontology, Metaphysics of Experience or Epistemology,” “Transcendentalism, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence,” “Reception and Development of Transcendental (Phenomenological) Approach in Modern Philosophy,” as well as “Transcendental Phenomenology: Ontology and/or Gnoseology”. The author analyzes the presentations of the participants, grouping them around the following thematic and problematic nodes: the transcendental foundations of cognitive sciences, the understanding and status of the transcendental unity of apperception, the relationship between gnoseology and ontology in phenomenological research, receptivity and construction in forming the subject of knowledge, etc. This approach makes it possible to identify different, sometimes opposing positions of the participants on the same question and to outline ways to overcome the contradictions.

Chronicle of a Scientific Seminar with International Participation “Dynamics of Comparative Constructions and Types of Their Interaction in Modern Russian Prose”

Chronicle of a Scientific Seminar with International Participation “Dynamics of Comparative Constructions and Types of Their Interaction in Modern Russian Prose”

Problems and prospects for the development of local self-government in the Russian Federation and foreign countries: The all-Russian conference with international participation, Moscow, RUDN, April 25-29, 2022

On April 25-29, 2022, an All-Russian conference with international participation “Problems and Prospects for the Development of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation and Foreign Countries” was held at the Law Institute of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia on the basis of the Department of Municipal Law. More than 200 scientists and practicing lawyers from the Russian Federation and foreign countries took part in the Conference. The Conference has acquired a traditional character and is being held for the sixth time. The 2022 conference was marked by a significant increase in the number of participants from different Russian regions, mostly by state and municipal employees. The additional relevance of the conference was caused by the ongoing municipal reform in Russia, designed to concretize the provisions of the 2020 constitutional reform. Besides reports by leading scientists and practitioners, the Conference included a student section “Young Scientist”, as well as a scientific seminar in Spanish on the topic “Decentralization in the framework of Peruvian constitutionalism”. Presents a general description of the conference, and the contents of the plenary meetings and sessions.

Военные науки и наука о войне в понимании российских и австрийских исследователей

The article is a review of the bilingual collective monograph “Military Sciences versus War Science in Austria and Russia (Militärwissenschaften versus Wissenschaft über Krieg in Österreich und Russland)”. The monograph under review is the result of a Russian-Austrian scientific seminar on problems of war and military science. Book consists of two sections. In the first section, the authors of the monograph consider a number of methodological and ideological problems of the war. They give reflections on the essence of military science, the importance of strategy in the implementation of the military-doctrinal provisions of the state. The conceptual understanding of the strategy is considered. Attention is paid to the essence of the concept of «modern war». Particular emphasis in the monograph is placed on the study of the scientific militaryhistorical heritage, the importance of economic, informational, spiritual aspects of the content of modern wars. The trends of «denationalization» of modern wars are shown. The second section of the collective monograph is devoted to applied aspects of modern warfare. In it, the co-authors of the monograph studied the issues of the use of military force in modern society, its use by politics. The problems of the methodology of war are raised, and in particular, the nature of war. Attention is paid to hybridity, consistency, complexity, asymmetry of war. For a better understanding of the essence of war, the concept of “image of war” is introduced into the monograph, characterizing its internal and external manifestations. Considered the idea of developing polemological research in Russia and in the world. Turning to the system of military education in Austria and Germany, the authors postulate the need to preserve the military component in education, which is the basis of the military profession. The publication of such a bilingual joint Russian-Austrian collective monograph should be positively regarded not only from a scientific point of view, but also as a factor in establishing scientific and business contacts in such difficult geopolitical changes in the world.

II Interuniversity Online Scientific Seminar in Memoriam of Professor Vera V. Babaytseva “Multiaspectivenes of Language and Speech Units” (Novosibirsk, NSU, February 10, 2022)

The review on the scientific seminar in memoriam of Professor V. V. Babaytseva devoted to the problem of multiaspectiveness of the language and speech units. The seminar took place online on the digital platform of Novosibirsk National Research State University and joined scholars from twelve universities of Russia (Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Orel, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok) and China (Beijing). Different scientific directions were presented there: the School of synchronous transitivity (formed by Vera Vasilievna Babaitseva) and Novosibirsk syntactic school (formed by Maya Ivanovna Cheremisina). Presented reports covered number of topical grammar issues of the modern Russian language: problems of morphology discussed by Natalia Petrova, Anna Bertiakova, Elena Sorokina, and Maria Milovanova; problems of syntax addressed by Natalia Koshkareva, Irina Vysotskaya, and Larisa Bednarskaya. The seminar’s main theme was the linguistic mechanisms behind the formation of grammatical semantics and ways of its interpreting. A number of accounts were based on the literary language of Alexander Pushkin (a report by Irina Fadeeva), Nikolai Gogol (a report by Ekaterina Ogoltseva), Vasiliy Shukshin (a report by Galiya Khisamova). Zhou Haiyan presented her monograph “The Study of Transient Phenomena in Russian Grammar” (Beijing: Peking University, 2021). Maria Milovanova announced the publication of a collective monograph “General and Russian Linguoaxiology” (Moscow: Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushkin State Institute of Russian Language, 2022) A report by Tatiana Guskova expressed the idea of a multiple-aspect study of Professor Babaitseva's creative heritage.

Debate on the academic status of social work. Announcement from the scientific seminar of the Social Work Section of the Polish Sociological Association

The reflection on the academic status of social work presented in the article is the result of a discussion during a scientific seminar organized on the initiative of the Board of the Social Work Section of the Polish Sociological Association. In June 2022, in the Gułtów Palace and Park Complex, property of the Adama Mickiewicz University in Poznań, during a two-day meeting, academics and experts from all over Poland discussed the current status and challenges that are important for social work in the context of its professionalization and academic potential. As part of the seminar, five debates were held, each consisting of a substantive introduction and discussion. The authors of this report presented their opinions, conclusions, and recommendations. The participants agreed that such discussions should be a cyclical event because they integrate around important issues having consequences not only for the development of social work but also for effectively dealing with critical social problems.

How to impart scientific knowledge and writing skills? Digital education during the COVID-19 pandemic using the example of otorhinolaryngology

HintergrundUm aus der Not der Umstellung der Lehre in Zeiten der COVID-Pandemie eine Tugend zu machen, entwickelten wir das Konzept eines neuen digitalen Seminars zum wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten. Digitale Kompetenz begründet den kompetenten Umgang mit Daten in medizinischer Lehre und wissenschaftlicher Ausbildung. Diese Studie präsentiert die Ergebnisse der studentischen Lehrevaluation des Seminars mit Fokus auf den Erwerb von digitaler und wissenschaftlicher Kompetenz.MethodeIn diese prospektive Fragebogen-Studie wurden 265 Studierende eingeschlossen. Das Seminar beinhaltete eine Einführung über die Kriterien guten wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens, gefolgt von einer individuellen Arbeitsphase der Studenten mit Bearbeitung einer wissenschaftlichen Publikation und selbstständigen Erstellung des zugehörigen s mit abschließender Evaluation.ErgebnisseDas Seminar wurde insgesamt gut bewertet. In Freitext-Kommentaren wurde deutlich, dass sich die Studierenden statt digitaler Lehre dennoch Anwesenheitsseminare zum Thema wünschten. Die Studierenden gaben an, dass ihre wissenschaftliche Kompetenz durch das digitale Seminar und das selbständige Verfassen eines s verbessert wurde.SchlussfolgerungDie digitale Lehre wurde von den Studierenden zwar nicht ausschließlich positiv bewertet, verbesserte jedoch deren subjektive wissenschaftliche Kompetenz und erfüllte deren Wunsch einer digitalen Transformation der Lehre und damit auch die Ziele des neuen Nationalen Kompetenzbasierten Lernzielkatalogs der Medizin.

Scientific seminar “International, EU and banking law in the face of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine”, 9 March 2022

Scientific seminar “International, EU and banking law in the face of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine”, 9 March 2022

КРИМ У КООРДИНАТАХ ІСТОРІЇ: НАУКОВИЙ СЕМІНАР КАФЕДРИ НОВОЇ ТА НОВІТНЬОЇ ІСТОРІЇ ЗАРУБІЖНИХ КРАЇН, ОП СХОДОЗНАВСТВО

Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea and then launched a war on Ukrainian territory in Donbass. Since then, the efforts of the Ukrainian state and society, the vast majority of the world community are aimed at restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine, punishing Russia for its aggressive actions, compensating our state for the damage caused by this invasion. Thus, the research, coverage of the history and modernity of the Crimean issues are one of the most urgent tasks of the Ukrainian scientific and expert community. The Center for the Study of the History of the Turkish and Crimean Tatar Peoples of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries of the Faculty of History has a number of international scientific conferences, scientific and methodological seminars, round tables, exhibitions and presentations. Therefore, it is quite natural that the head of this Center, Associate Professor Oleh Romanovych Kupchyk, initiated a number of scientific and methodological seminars “Crimea in the coordinates of history.” It is noteworthy that this initiative arose and began to be implemented during the period of mass concentration of Russian troops on the Ukrainian borders and in fact in the most temporarily occupied Crimea, for a further attack on Ukraine, which eventually took place on February 24, 2022. The first scientific seminar was opened on May 20, 2021 by Inna Stepanets, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work (Humanitarian Affairs) of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The first section of this scientific event “Crimea in European / World History” opened with reports by Professor of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries of the Faculty of History Nataliia Gorodnia and Head of the same department, guarantor of the Bachelor educational program American Studies and European Studies (with in-depth study of foreign languages) Oleh Mashevskyi, who considered the US position on Russia’s actions in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in February-March 2014 and, accordingly, the problem of annexation of Ukrainian Crimea by the Russian Federation in the policy of US Presidents B. Obama and D. Trump. In today’s world, the countries of the East are becoming increasingly geopolitically important, given their economic, demographic, and political potential. Therefore, the involvement of these states in the pro-Ukrainian policy of resisting Russian aggression, sanctioning the Kremlin, and supplying Ukraine with modern weapons is of paramount importance. Associate Professor of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, guarantor of the Educational Program Oriental Studies of the Bachelor level Makar Taran in his reports discussed in detail the contexts of Crimea for China’s foreign policy after 2014. Oleh Kupchyk, Associate Professor of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Guarantor of the Oriental Studies Educational Program of Master level, spoke about the position of the Republic of Turkey on the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by the Russian Federation. The reports of the second section “Crimea in the history of Ukraine” were quite interesting, first of all, which cover Crimean issues in the history of Ukraine in a global context. After an active discussion of Crimean issues in the history of Ukraine and the international context, which was joined by the President’s representative in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Anton Korynevych, it was decided to publish a collection of scientific papers on the results of this scientific forum and hold a second thematic scientific seminar on Crimean issues in autumn 2021.