HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE SPACE OF INDICATORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RATINGS by Dmitry A. Rubvalter, Yury S. Bogachyov, Valery P. Shestak

“…There is offered a model image of «the space of indicators» in the form of the petal chart, which integrates families of orgraphs – each orgraph represents a certain sphere of activity, partial indicators or estimates of activity are represented as top, or knots of the orgraph, and communication between as arches, or edges of the orgraph. …”
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Arabic and Roman numbers as part of Chinese semiotic system by L.L. Bankova

“…Besides, Arabic numbers have acquired another important function in the Mandarin semiotic system over the last twenty years: they replace characters in the sphere of Internet and mobile-phone interaction. However, in contrast to other numbers in Mandarin, Arabic numbers, as mathematical signs, are devoid of the status of lexical units. …”
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DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE OF UKRAINE IN THE WORLD IN TODAY'S REALITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION by Oleksander M. Bykov, Yuliia S. Palieieva

“…They are connected with the digitization of the lives of ordinary citizens, as well as with changes in the diplomatic sphere. Today, using the usual tools is no longer effective. …”
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Social media experiences of solo leisure travelers during the travel process: A phenomenological study by Ahmet Elnur, Hakkı Akgün

“…The rise of solo travel has become a significant trend in the leisure sphere; nonetheless, there is limited understanding of how solo travelers utilize social media throughout their travel process. …”
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A political career for the Internet generation by O. V. Kryshtanovskaya, I. A. Lavrov

“…The article deals with the problem of studying social mobility and classifying “social lifts” in the political sphere. The high relevance of this topic today is due to the growing politicisation of young people, as the result of this the social exclusion of young people is formed. …”
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Using Russian Ruble in International Transactions by I. Z. Yarygina

“…The analysis of problems of development cooperation partners countries in the monetary sphere and shows that the main causes hindering greater use of domestic currencies are: hard currency regulation; a rare use of letters of credit and guarantees, which increases the financial risk operations; significant transaction costs; asymmetrical measures, currency regulation, burdening the mutual interests of the parties. …”
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The History of the Roman Civil Process as a Universal Model of the Evolution of the Rules of the Ancient World by N. V. Razuvaev

“…The work highlights two such patterns: firstly, the transition from non-verbal gesture communication, first to oral speech, and then to written communication in the legal sphere. Secondly, a phased transition from regulation, carried out mainly based on the subjective rights and obligations of the participants, to normative regulation.According to the author, the visual manifestation of these patterns in the Roman civil procedure makes it a universal model for studying the evolution of the legal order of the Ancient world.…”
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Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology and Explanations of the “Soviet Collapse" by M. V. Maslovskiy

“…In contrast, the article argues that — for a comprehensive understanding of transformation processes in China — we need to consider the cultural sphere by drawing on sociological civilizational analysis.…”
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Khabarovsk State Institute of Culture as a School for Formation of a Creative Personality by S. N. Skorinov

“…Over the past years its became one of the leading educational institutions in the Far East Region for the preparation of the policymakers in the sphere of culture, the heads of cultural institutions, the organizers of cultural events and festivals, specialists for libraries, museums, art galleries, Houses of Culture, music and dance teachers. …”
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Actual Russian media factors as resourse of development of political consumerism by V. A. Rozina

“…According to bservations, most often media factors appear in the spheres, where the media are moving away from traditional roles (for example, communicative, ideological, organizing, socia and others) which in turn has caused by certain social and economic trends.Separately and in more detail, the author studies the influence of media factors on the consumerism of the political sphere of life - the trend, which is characterized by the appearance of features of the economic market in the political process. …”
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Water-sensitive urban design: sponge-cities and “smart” landscapes by E. Yu. Zaykova, S. S. Feofanova

“…Water-sensitive design of territories should become a priority in the planning of cities and updating of normative documents of the urban sphere in the face of global warming.Materials and methods. …”
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A definition and model for sustainability in major sports events by Shreyya Rajagopal, Léonie Brodmann, Martin Müller, David Gogishvili, Markus Lang, Lucie Schoch, Ioannis Konstantopoulos, Stefano Caneppele

“…It identifies 18 dimensions (six in each sphere) to serve as a further operationalisation of the conceptual model into a future framework. …”
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“In Honor, as in Limb, Unmarred”: Obsession with the “Whole” Body in Herman Melville’s Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Vanessa Meikle Schulman

“…This article examines Herman Melville’s poetry collection Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) using theories and concepts from the sphere of disability studies. Mobilizing evidence from Melville’s letters as well as close readings of the poems, I argue that Melville presented a complicated relationship to questions of bodily wholeness and autonomy in his written work, particularly in response to the political and existential stresses of the U.S. …”
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Typology of risks of territories of advanced development by M. A. Arzumanyan, O. I. Larina, N. V. Moryzhenkova

“…An integral part of highly professional risk management is the definition of management objects in the economic sphere. A number of controversial issues related to classifications of risks of PPP is raised in the article. …”
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Becoming Homebaked by Jones Samantha

“…The paper questions if artists and biennial, with their local and international communities, are capable of creating an ‘agonistic public sphere’ (Mouffe, 2007), where they can address one another in the co-production of new cultural and economic infrastructures to create social change.…”
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Endometriosis Gene Expression Heterogeneity and Biosignature: A Phylogenetic Analysis by Mones Abu-Asab, Ming Zhang, Dennis Amini, Nihad Abu-Asab, Hakima Amri

“…Subsequent gene linkage was modeled by Genomatix BiblioSphere Pathway software. A list of clonally shared derived (abnormal) expressions revealed the pattern of heterogeneity among specimens. …”
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Higher Education of Latin America in the Trajectory of International Student Mobility by E. G. Ermolieva

“…Additionally,  the  opportunities and difficulties of this bi-regional partnership in the higher education sphere at the present time are analyzed.Despite  the  fact  that  the  Latin  American  region  lies  somewhat  away  from  the  main  routes  of global interuniversity exchange, it is gradually increasing its share in the flow of mobile students by active participation in triangle formats. …”
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The mechanism of concession agreements in the Russian heat supply system by A. G. Zakrevskaya, N. G. Lyubimova, A. S. Flaxman

“…The current research examines the mechanism of concession agreements, functioning in the sphere of heat supply, the ways of its conclusion, its advantages and differences from lease agreements. …”
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Great Britain in the Commonwealth of Nations by N. A. Stepanova

“…The author argues that for many decades the main reason for this evolution was British politicians'desire to deter regions from breaking away from within the British sphere of influence. Indeed, the Commonwealth countries belonged to one of the three most important and traditional circles of British political and economic interests, as formulated by W. …”
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Alternatives for scientific dissemination in universities by Mabel Rodríguez Moya, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, César David Fuentes Rodríguez

“…University management of scientific dissemination has a very promising future to contribute to sustainable development, as long as its appropriate conception and implementation is achieved. In the academic sphere, it is necessary not only to be a good researcher, but also to generate management and knowledge transfer processes. …”
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