South Urals Research Articles

Asselian and Sakmarian (Lower Permian) Radiolarian Ecozones of the South Urals (Russia)

Asselian and Sakmarian (Lower Permian) Radiolarian Ecozones of the South Urals (Russia)

The impact of digitalization on the leisure time of today’s youth

This article presents the results of research on the impact of digitalization on the leisure of modern youth. The factors in the transformation of leisure activities, the role of leisure practices in the lives of modern Russian youth are revealed. Our conclusions are based on data from the studies independently conducted by the authors from 2003 to 2020. About 2,000 respondents were survived annually. Quantitative survey data were supplemented by the results of interviews with experts, the youth of the small and medium-sized cities of Chelyabinsk Region, frame analysis of case studies and the content analysis of the social networking accounts of young people, secondary analysis and document analysis. The analysis established common practices of youth leisure, identified the impact of digitalization on the changing shape of the leisure activities and identified the destructive effects of the Internet on the leisure of today's youth of the South Urals.

Elemental Composition of PM2.5 and PM10 and Health Risks Assessment in the Industrial Districts of Chelyabinsk, South Ural Region, Russia.

Air pollution impacts all populations globally, indiscriminately and has site-specific variation and characteristics. Airborne particulate matter (PM) levels were monitored in a typical industrial Russian city, Chelyabinsk in three destinations, one characterized by high traffic volumes and two by industrial zone emissions. The mass concentration and trace metal content of PM2.5 and PM10 were obtained from samples collected during four distinct seasons of 2020. The mean 24-h PM10 ranged between 6 and 64 μg/m3. 24-h PM2.5 levels were reported from 5 to 56 μg/m3. About half of the 24-h PM10 and most of the PM2.5 values in Chelyabinsk were higher than the WHO recommendations. The mean PM2.5/PM10 ratio was measured at 0.85, indicative of anthropogenic input. To evaluate the Al, Fe, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentration in PM2.5 and PM10, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used. Fe (337–732 ng/m3) was the most abundant component in PM2.5 and PM10 samples while Zn (77–206 ng/m3), Mn (10–96 ng/m3), and Pb (11–41 ng/m3) had the highest concentrations among trace elements. Total non-carcinogenic risks for children were found higher than 1, indicating possible health hazards. This study also presents that the carcinogenic risk for As, Cr, Co, Cd, Ni, and Pb were observed higher than the acceptable limit (1 × 10−6).

Biological features of the Himalayan lilac (<i>Syringa emodi</i> Wall. Ex Royle) during introduction in the Bashkir Cis-Urals

The article presents the results of a long-term (2005-2017) introduction study of Syringa emodi Wall. ex Royle, cultivated in the South Ural Botanical Garden Institute of the UFIC RAS. As a result of phenological observations, it was revealed that S. emodi belongs to the flowering ones in terms of medium flowering - the beginning of flowering is observed on average on the end of May. The duration of flowering is 18-22 days. Pollen viability is lower than that of other types of lilacs in the collection and is 13%. Fruiting annually, the level is slightly lower compared to other species. Seed germination is 82-86%. Winter hardiness is relatively high, only in very severe winters is freezing of annual shoots observed. The total score in the evaluation of decorative characters of S. emodi was 76 points out of 100 possible. For a number of signs, introduction stability was determined by 87 points. The conclusion is made about the successful introduction of S. emodi in the Republic of Bashkortostan and the possibility of widespread use of this species in landscaping settlements in the region.

Rapidcreekite of anthropogenic origin - ’korkinoite’ from burnt mine dump in the Chelyabinsk coal basin, South Urals, Russia: crystal structure refinement, thermal behavior and spectroscopic characterization

Rapidcreekite of anthropogenic origin - ’korkinoite’ from burnt mine dump in the Chelyabinsk coal basin, South Urals, Russia: crystal structure refinement, thermal behavior and spectroscopic characterization

Assessment of economically valuable traits of apple varieties and features of the main elements of the technology for their cultivation in an arid climate

The purpose of the research is to create winter-hardy, large-fruited, high-yielding, high-quality varieties of apple trees of different ripening periods and their growing technology (use of a biological product) in the South Urals. The research was carried out on the basis of Orenburg Experimental Station of Horticulture and Viticulture - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Selection and Technology Center for Horticulture and Nursery ” from 1999 to 2020. Research objects were summer apple varieties – “Orenburgskoe”, “Orenburgskoe krasnoe”, “Solntsedar” (K); winter – “Orenburgskoe pozdnee”, “Zimnee”, “Yuzhnouralskoe” (K). The counts and observations were carried out according to generally accepted methods. As a result of the studies, the data obtained showed that the property of short stature as a genetic trait of resistance is transmitted to the offspring during hybridization. The varieties “Orenburgskoe pozdnee”, “Zimnee” and “Yuzhnouralskoe” showed the greatest increase in productivity embodiment experience “Evrikor Forte + 7” 2.5 l / ha by 25.4%, 24.3% and 22.2% respectively. Thus, the application of “Eurikor-Forte + 7” increased both the number of fruits and their weight, and also increased the yield of the studied varieties.

Determination of Sm/Nd and Sr isotopic composition using an ICP-MS Neptune Plus equipped with an NWR 213 attachment for laser ablation

Research subject. The Sm/Nd isotope system was investigated using inter-laboratory natural samples of apatite, titanite, allanite, monazite, as well as intra-laboratory samples of apatite (from carbonatites, Ilmenogorsk massif, Ural), monazite (from pegmatites of the Aduy granite massif and its framing, Middle Urals) and titanite (from calcite veins, Saranov skoye chromite deposit, Middle Urals and from alkaline pegmatite, Shpat mine, Vishnevy mountains, South Urals). The Sr isotope system was investigated using inter-laboratory natural apatite samples and intra-laboratory apatite samples (from the apatite-carbonate vein, Slyudyanogorskoe deposit, Irkutsk region and from carbonatites, Ilmenogorsk massif, Ural).Methods. The research was carried using a Neptune Plus multicollector mass spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma (ThermoFisher) equipped with an NWR 213 (ESI) laser ablation attachment, located in a room of ISO class 7 at the “Geoanalyst” Center for Collective Use (IGG Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg). Results. The article describes methodological approaches for studying Sm/Nd and Sr isotope systems in natural phosphate and silicate minerals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with laser ablation, implemented on the equipment of the Center for Collective Use “Geoanalyst” (IGG Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg). A comparative analysis of the obtained results with those reported in literature showed their satisfactory agreement. The developed analytical approaches were used to study apatite samples (analysis of the Sr isotope system) and those of apatite, monazite, titanite (analysis of the Sr isotope system). Conclusions. The developed approaches to the analysis of Sm/Nd and Sr isotopic systems can be recommended for investigating such minerals, as apatite, titanite, allanite, monazite (analysis of the Sm/Nd isotope system); apatite (analysis of the Sr isotope system). The achieved analysis errors allow the results to be used for interpreting various geochemical processes.

TECHNOLOGICAL MINERALOGY COMPREHENSIVELY

A review of basic and applied research in the field of technological mineralogy from its early history to the present time is given. An original bibliographic listing of Russian publications on various aspects of technological mineralogy is presented and analyzed. The role and significance of technological mineralogy as an independent discipline which underlies the technological assessment of mineral raw materials for obtaining the final product are considered. Specific examples are given to show that over years technological mineralogy is becoming increasingly important in the complex of geological exploration activities as new technological mineralogy methods are developed for the assessment of metal ores and industrial minerals. The morphological and constitutive traits of small particles and their role in the technological processing of mineral raw materials are specified, the possibilities for targeted modification of the processing properties of mineral raw materials at the nanoscale and for the production of new materials are revealed. The role of technological mineralogy in enabling a comprehensive utilization of mineral raw materials in mining and processing is highlighted, using the example of wastes from the South Urals mining and smelting industry, which can be efficiently used at mining enterprises for creating artificial massifs of various technogenic origins. Attention is drawn to the development of a system of geological and technological modeling when mapping mineral deposits of various genetic types.

Implementation of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child in the South Urals in the 1990s

The relevance of the studied problem is determined by the subject of the study, namely the policy of the Russian Federation towards children. Children are the future of the state. The younger generation determines the future technological, intellectual, political, economic, demographic, and ecological wealth of the country. The objective of the article is to study the degree of implementation of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child in one of the largest regions of Russia – the South Urals in the 1990s. Research methods: synchronous, systemic-structural, historical-comparative, historical-genetic. As a result of the study, the authors draw conclusions and offer practical recommendations on the improvement of the state policy in the field of educating the younger generation in modern Russia. The practical significance of the conducted study is that the authors of the article investigated the first steps of implementation of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child in Russia. At the same time the authors explored unresolved issues in the field of children’s rights and public policy mistakes to prevent them from happening in the future.

Authigenic rhabdophane from brown iron ore of the oxidation zone of the Babaryk massive sulfide occurrence (South Urals): scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) study

Abstract. Rhabdophane (Ce0.34−0.43Nd0.13−0.14Ca0.06−0.29La0.08−0.11Y0.05−0.12Pr0.03−0.05Sm0.02−0.05Gd0.02−0.05Fe0−0.04Dy0.00-0.01)0.97-1.01((P0.69−0.96S0.04−0.31)1.00O4)⚫H2O is found in a Fe3+-oxyhydroxide nodule (brown iron ore) collected from the upper part of the oxidation profile of the Babaryk massive sulfide occurrence (South Urals, Russia) at a 1.6 m depth. The structural and microtextural features of rhabdophane are revealed by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD); the chemical composition and distribution of the main components are determined on a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive analyzer (EDA); the bulk contents of rare earth elements (REEs) and other elements in rock samples are analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Rhabdophane forms spherulitic aggregates up to 35 µm in size with a fine-grained core and radial radiant rims composed of prismatic crystals. The chaotically oriented aggregates of its particles of various sizes including prismatic crystals and spherulitic intergrowths also fill fractures up to 200 µm long and 20–30 µm thick in goethite. The zonal radial radiant structure of the rhabdophane aggregates and their occurrence in fractures of goethite unambiguously indicate the authigenic origin of rhabdophane. The chemically heterogeneous rhabdophane grains always contain Y, Ca and S and rarely Fe and Sr and are Th- or U-free. Contrasting zonation of Ca, S and Y contents is characteristic of spherulites. The band contrast of the EBSD patterns shows a good crystallinity of prismatic crystals regardless of the chemical composition even for Ca–S-rich zones. On the other hand, the Ca- and S-rich fine-grained centers of the spherulites do not yield any distinguishable diffraction patterns. There is a strong negative correlation in pairs (Ca+Sr)–P and (REEs+Y)–S and a positive correlation in pairs (Ca+Sr)–S and (REEs+Y)–P, which indicates the isomorphism according to the scheme (REEs+Y)3+ + (PO4)3− ↔ (Ca+Sr)2+ + (SO4)2−. Thus, the chemical composition of rhabdophane does not completely correspond to the rhabdophane–tristramite/brockite series because of the absence of tetravalent U or Th. In contrast to similar samples from the deeper part of the oxidation zone, the brown iron ore with rhabdophane is enriched in light rare earth elements (LREEs) and P. The REEs were probably sourced from ore-bearing volcanomictic rocks, while P could also have been derived from the soil. The enrichment in REEs and P and the formation of rhabdophane are related to the alternation of dry and wet periods, the P input, and sorption–desorption of REEs from Fe3+ oxyhydroxides and/or clay minerals due to pH changes and variable composition of pore water.

Unknown facts of history of the Natural science museum of the Iilmeny state reserve, South Urals

The history of establishing the museum of the Ilmeny State Reserve in the South Urals is described during 1924–1941. Information about the location of the museum, the number of samples and exhibi¬tions in various years is given. During 1926–1930, when the reserve was headed by the director D.I. Rudenko, the frst collections of the museum were stored in a building on Remeslennaya street in Miass. In 1931–1936, the museum was located in apartments of the central base of the reserve. The location of the museum in the South Urals Mountain Station of the Academy of Sciences from 1937 to 1941 was fruitful.

Mineralogical-geochemical features of magnetite occurrences in serpentinites of the Kalkan area (Main Uralian fault zone, South Urals)

Chemical and mineralogical composition of magnetite occurrences from serpentinites of the Kalkan melange area of the Main Uralian Fault zone (South Urals) are studied. Abundant Cu minerals including native copper, Cu sulfdes (covellite, bornite, minerals of the chalcocite-digenite series), chlorides (nantokite), Cu carbonates and Cu silicates are found in magnetite ores. Magnetite also contains abundant inclusions of cobaltpentlandite, rare Ag and Bi sulfdes, heazlewoodite and awaruite. All magnetite occurrences host relicts of chromites, the composition of which (moderate to high Cr / (Cr + Al) values) indicates a strong depletion of a peridotite protolith, which formed in the upper mantle below a forearc basin. A two-stage formation model of magnetite occurrences is suggested. At an early stage, the disseminated magnetite with inclusions of Cu-Fe-Co sulfdes formed under the infuence of metalliferous fuids in serpentinized ultramafc rocks at the bottom of the oceanic basin. During collision, serpentinites were tectonized with the formation of small bodies of massive magnetite ores and Cu, Ag and Bi sulfdes and native minerals.

Kukharenkoite-(Ce) and its mineral assemblage in pegmatites of the Vishnevye Mountains (South Urals)

A rare Ba and REE fuorocarbonate kukharenkoite-(Ce) Ba2Ce(CO3)3F with empirical formu¬la (Ba1.88Sr0.17)2.05(Ce0.53La0.31Nd0.11)0.95(CO3)3F was found in alkali pegmatite of vein no. 35 in the Vishnevye Mountains, South Urals. Kukharenkoite-(Ce) forms small inclusions up to 3–7 µm in anatase and quartz. Raman spectrum of the studied kukharenkoite-(Ce) is similar to spectrum no. R110190 of kukharenkoite-(Ce) from the RRUFF database. The mineral assemblage of pegmatite from vein no. 35 includes feldspars, annite, yangzhuminite (?), aegirine, magnesio-fuoro-arfvedsonite, allanite-(Ce), ilmenite, monazite-(Ce), anatase, rutile, brookite, titanite, pyrite, molybdenite, calcite, zircon, pyrochlore, and REE carbonates – bastnasite-(Ce), parisite-(Ce), synchisite-(Ce), rontgenite-(Ce) and huanghoite-(Ce). Kukharenkoite-(Ce) and, mostly likely, yangzhumingite KMg2. 5[Si4O10]F2 are found for the frst time in the Urals.

Reconstruction of the Settlement Levoberezhnoe Plan of the Bronze Age (South Ural, Russia)

In the Southern Urals in 2015–2019 research was conducted on the fortified settlement of the Bronze Age Levoberezhnoe (Sintashta II). An asphalt road was drawn through the settlement, during the construction of which about a third of the monument’s area was destroyed. Excavations of the monument have been carried out since 2015. It has been established that the settlement is multi-layered; it functioned in the Late Bronze Age from the turn of the 3rd–2nd millennium BC until the last quarter of the second millennium BC. Detailed magnetic and topographic surveys were performed on the territory that remaining survived the construction of the road. The location of the external moat was reliably determined by linear positive magnetic anomalies. The base of the outer wall of the settlement had a thickness of about 4 m, the width of the outer moat was 2–2.5 m. It was also possible to accurately localize a number of walls of buildings. The settlement had a rectangular shape, inside there were 26 dwellings. As a result of a comprehensive analysis of the data and aerial photographs of the last century, the layout of the entire settlement was reconstructed.

DONETSK MINING AND METALLURGICAL CENTER AND PRODUCTION HUBS OF THE EASTERN EUROPEAN STEPPE OF THE BRONZE AGE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES

Large-scale works have been carried out at the beginning of this century on the background of the set of Bronze Age monuments in the zone of Kartamysh copper ore occurrence in the Bakhmut basin of Donbass. Taking into account some previously researched monuments of mining and metallurgical activities within other ore occurrences of the Donetsk ridge, those works enable to compare the monuments of the Donetsk Mining and Metallurgical Center (DMMC) with other specialized monuments of Srubnaya cultural community in the copper ore territories of the Eastern European steppe.
 The monuments of Kartamysh archaeological microdistrict, as well as the other monuments of the Donetsk mining and metallurgical center, located in the zone of copper ore occurrences in the Bakhmut basin of Donbass, give evidences of all the cycles of ancient metal production. The majority of them are the evidence of the mining and ore-dressing cycle. Thus, the considerable volumes of mined and dressed ore, found in Kartamysh, as well as in other ore occurrences of the Bakhmut basin, currently suggest that the monuments in the ore territory of Donbass mainly operate within mining system. Similar specialization is observed in other mining and metallurgical areas in Eastern Europe, such as Mikhailo-Ovsyanka (Povolzhye) and Kargaly (South Ural). A feature of the DMMC is far lesser intensity of metallurgy and metalworking in its cultural frames. Limited range of DMMC monuments indicate that the production of metal products was focused only on domestic consumption.
 Fracturing of the Donbass bedrock, in contrast to the monolithic bedrock of Povolzhye, and especially to the Southern Urals, facilitated the effective use of stone tools in the process of mining. In the MMC, operating within the eastern production zone of the Srubnaya cultural community (Mikhailo-Ovsyanka, Kargaly), miners and metallurgists had to develop metallurgy more actively, since the features of geology in these regions required the use of metal tools to extract copper ores. Obviously, this circumstance explains a large number of end fragments of metal pickaxes found at Kargaly, as well as casting molds for casting these tools.
 The functioning of the full-scale cycle of ancient metal production and even visually recorded scale of ancient mining activity in the zone of copper ore occurrences of the Bakhmut basin gives reasons to assert the existence of mining and metallurgical center focused on large-scale production in the Donetsk Ridge in the Bronze Age. The main products of the DMMC were not metal items or even ingots, as it had been considered previously, but enriched copper ore (concentrate) as raw material for metallurgical production.
 Enriched ore was the commodity to be exchanged by the miners and metallurgists of the Donetsk center. It could be possibly done via professional traders with neighboring and distant tribes, and was exchanged for livestock and agriculture products, as well as for various household items.
 The analysis, carried out in the paper, proves that other mining and metallurgical complexes of the Eastern European steppe (Kargaly, Mikhailo-Ovsyanka), which had been previously explored, also operated at the same time and in similar to the DMMC production system.

Coupled Substitutions in Natural MnO(OH) Polymorphs: Infrared Spectroscopic Investigation

Solid solutions involving natural Mn3+O(OH) polymorphs, groutite, manganite, and feitknechtite are characterized and discussed based on original and literature data on the chemical composition, powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and middle-range IR absorption spectra of these minerals. It is shown that manganite forms two kinds of solid-solution series, in which intermediate members have the general formulae (i) (Mn4+, Mn3+)O(OH,O), with pyrolusite as the Mn4+O2 end-member, and (ii) (Mn3+, M2+)O(OH, H2O), where M = Mn or Zn. In Zn-substituted manganite from Kapova Cave, South Urals, Russia, the Zn2+:Mn3+ ratio reaches 1:1 (the substitution of Mn3+ with Zn2+ is accompanied by the coupled substitution of OH− with H2O). Groutite forms solid-solution series with ramsdellite Mn4+O2. In addition, the incorporation of OH− anions in the 1 × 2 tunnels of ramsdellite is possible. Feitknechtite is considered to be isostructural with (or structurally related to) the compounds (M2+, Mn3+)(OH, O)2 (M = Mn, Zn) with a pyrochroite-related layered structure.

Indicators of the water regime of <i>Hemerocallis</i> L. during the introduction in the South Ural

The paper deals with the parameters of the water regime of Hemerocallis L. during cultivation in the forest-steppe zone of the Bashkir Cis-Ural. The experiments were carried out on the basis of the laboratory for the introduction and selection of floral plants of the South-Ural Botanical Garden-Institute UFRC RAS. The objects of the study were representatives of the generic complex Hemerocallis L.: H. citrina Baroni, H. dumortieri E. Morren, H. fulva (L.) L., H. lilioasphodelus L., H. middendorfii Trautv. et C.A. Mey., H. minor Mill. Water deficit and relative turgidity were found by the method of saturation of plant samples according to methodological guidelines. It was revealed that in May the water deficit in the leaves of daylilies ranged from 3,43% (H. middendorfii) to 18,01% (H. fulva). Over the entire observation period, the greatest value of the water deficit was noted in H. fulva in May at 19:00, and the smallest in H. minor in August at 05:00. As a result of the correlation analysis, the following was revealed: a direct relationship between water deficit and air temperature and an inverse relationship with the relative humidity of the air. Three groups of Hemerocallis were identified according to the relationship between daytime fluctuations in water deficit and meteorological factors.

Training future teachers to work in a multicultural environment

The multicultural nature of the environment in which the modern educational process is carried out imposes on the teacher the obligation to be able to work with children of different ethnic groups, different beliefs, from different cultures. Since, in practice, most novice teachers are not ready for effective activity in a multicultural environment, the purpose of the research was to study training pedagogical students to work in a multicultural environment. In the research the following methods were used: analysis of pedagogical literature on the issue; pedagogical experiment (the one group pretest-post-test design); diagnostic techniques, including interviewing pedagogical undergraduate students, ranking of activities to train to work in a multicultural environment. The experiment involved junior students (I-II year) and senior students (IV-V year) of the South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, studying in the direction of “Pedagogical education (with two training profiles)”, where the second profile is English (84 respondents). After the pedagogical experiment, self-assessment of students' readiness to work in a multicultural environment improved: at the final stage of the experiment, on the basis of the sign test (G-criterion) at a significance level of 0.01, statistically significant differences were revealed between the pre-experimental and post-experimental values of self-esteem. The obtained empirical value of the criterion, equal to 7 (Gemp = 7), is less than the critical one (Gctit = 19), which indicates the transition of the group to a higher level of readiness to work in a multicultural environment. The preferences of the types of activity during the experiment changed: before the experiment, students chose the activity-based component of training, after the experiment they preferred information-based component. The results indicate that in order to train pedagogical students to work in a multicultural environment, a complex of activities, including both information-based and activity-based components of education, is to be applied. It was concluded that special attention should be paid to the study of the cultures of countries from which a vast number of migrants came to Russia, as well as to elements of conflictological education. The applied part of teacher training should include school-based experience in teaching classes with multicultural students.

Absorption spectra and crystal chemistry of quartz implanted with cobalt ions

Background. High-dose implantation of cobalt ions into the crystal structure of natural colourless quartz was carried out. Samples of crystal plates of rock crystal from the Svetlinskoye deposit in the South Urals plane-parallel were studied. All samples were crystallographically oriented perpendicular to the symmetry axis of the third order. Cobalt implantation into quartz was carried out using an ILU-3 ion-beam accelerator along the С axis of symmetry.Aim. To determine the ranges of thermal annealing for a controlled change in the sample colour and to establish the crystal-chemical features of the changes occurring in quartz matrix due to ionbeam modification of mineral properties.Materials and methods. Implantation modes included: room temperature, residual vacuum 10–5 torr, radiation dose from 1.0×1017 to 1.5×1017 ion/cm2 at a constant ion current density of 10 μA/cm2. Post-implantation heat treatment was carried out in three stages. The control of crystallochemical changes was carried out using a highly sensitive spectrophotometer with a wide range of wavelengths.Results. It was found that the revealed absorption bands are associated with electronic transitions in cobalt ions (Со2+ and Со 3+) coordinated in the crystal matrix of implanted and heat-treated rock crystal. The formation of an independent ultradispersed spinel phase in the irradiated quartz matrix was confirmed. The newly formed phase belongs to a partially reversed cobalt spinel.Conclusions. Taking into account the quantum-optical properties of cobalt spinel (laser shutters), the method of ion-beam modification of mineral crystal structures, quartz in particular, is highly promising in terms of creating new composite materials based on natural and artificial mineral raw materials.

RETRACTED: The wheel of science: A model for managing scientific activities in higher education as a factor in developing flexible skills of the youth in the region

• A structural and functional model for managing scientific activities has been developed. • Tools for managing scientific activities have been proposed. • The main stages of scientific activity management have been structured. The purpose of the study was to create and introduce a model for the management of scientific activities that reflects the current situation, contributes to the implementation of general management functions, describes the capabilities of science, and can be further used to develop students’ flexible skills. The experiment was conducted in the South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University (Ural Federal District, Russia) in 2019–2021. The theoretical framework of this study was the theory of management functions by Henri Fayol. The cross-functional teams included individuals of different ages (teachers and students) who had equal rights and had not previously collaborated with each other in the field of scientific research. The functional roles of study participants necessary for creating a research product were “manager”, “idea giver”, “test conductor”, “analyst”, and “editor”. In total, seven teams of 49 students were formed. The main theoretical results of this study are represented by defined concepts of general management functions, established principles for the management of scientific activities, offered tools for managing scientific activities, and the developed structural and functional model for managing research activities. The practical research results reside in the experimental implementation of the scientific activity management model in higher education. As a result of the experiment, intellectual product-related (scientific publications, presentations delivered at conferences) and educational (improvement of students’ flexible skills) results were obtained. Furthermore, the influence of research activities on the formation of flexible skills of students and the dynamics of their skills formation in accordance with the function performed in the team (positive, neutral, and negative) was revealed. In general, the students involved in research activity management showed an improvement in all flexible skills. The scientific value of the developed model is in the implementation of the DBR methodology, supplemented by a mix of philosophical, theoretical, and methodological approaches. It allowed forming and studying the social mechanism of research activity management to improve students’ flexible skills.