Zombies in the German-Speaking Space. Review of the Collective Monograph “The Undead – Zombie Film Theory” Edited by M. Fürst, F. Krautkrämer and S. Wiemer

This article reviews a collection of scholarly works edited by Michael Fürst, Florian Krautkrämer, and Serjoscha Wiemer “The Undead - Zombie Film Theory” (original title “Untot – Zombie Film Theorie”), Munich, Belleville Publishers, 2010, 301 pages, ISBN 978-3-933510-55-6. The reviewer lists the main ideas discussed by the researchers who have contributed to the monograph, briefly summarizes the content and evaluates the scientific significance of the analyzed edition. Three representative essays of the monograph (by W. Fuhrmann, A. Grilli and M. Benecke) receive a closer inspection, as they demonstrate the scope of ideas and methodological approach characteristic of the volume.

Synergistic effect of titanium, boron and oxygen on large-size single-crystal diamond growth at high pressure and high temperature

In this study, the synergistic impact of boron, oxygen and titanium on growing large single-crystal diamonds was studied using different concentrations of B2O3 in a solvent-carbon system under 5.5-5.7 GPa and 1300-1500 ℃. The study found that it was difficult for boron atoms to enter the crystal when boron and oxygen impurities were doped using B2O3 without the addition of Ti. However, a high boron content was achieved in the doped diamonds that were synthesised with the addition of Ti. Additionally, boron-oxygen complexes were found on the surface of the crystal, and oxygen-related impurities appeared in the crystal interior when Ti added in the FeNi-C system. The results showed that the introduction of Ti in the synthesis cavity could effectively control the amount of boron and oxygen in the crystal. This not only has important scientific significance for understanding the synergistic influence of boron, oxygen and titanium on the growth of diamond in the earth, but also for the preparation of high-concentration boron or oxygen containing semiconductor diamond technologies.

Scientific significance of using protective devices in pear storage in refrigerated warehouses (in the case of Uzbekistan)

In this article, a scientific study on the long-term storage of Santa Maria pears in refrigerated warehouses through using modern protective equipment, special bags and ethylene-absorbing absorbers, was conducted. Accordingly, the main factor influencing the long shelf life of pears was the natural loss during the storage. It was considered that calculation and analysis of effects inducing the natural loss were pivotal to improve the preservation of the fruit, maintain freshness and all useful elements of the fruit, and prolong the storage period. Ethylene absorber and Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) packages were used in the initial research step, and collected pears were placed in the refrigerator at a temperature of 0-2°C in 8 different Options. Results showed that the higher natural loss in the fruit stored without employing any means (in option 1) was 5.45% equal to 193.9 gram, whereas the best result was in Option 7 used the MAP special plastic bag and two pieces of absorbers, and compared to the initial weight, 4099 grams, the natural loss in the fruit was 1.20% equal to 47.7 gram.

Performance Analysis of Navigation Signal Based on FH-BOC Modulation System

Based on the traditional BOC modulation system, a new navigation signal system based on FH-BOC is proposed in this paper. The simulation and verification of FH-BOC signal are carried out, and the modulation characteristics, code tracking performance and anti-interference performance of FH-BOC signal are analyzed, and the advantages and disadvantages of the modified system are verified. The results show that FH-BOC signal has good ranging and anti-interference ability, which is suitable for navigation system and can reduce the ambiguity of BOC signal’s secondary peak to a certain extent. At the same time, the T has important scientific significance and application value to improve the countermeasure capability of other satellite navigation systems.

Development of the concept of system management of the reproduction of personal potential as an element of ensuring the sustainable development of rural territories

This article is devoted to the concept of systemic management of personal potential reproduction as an element of ensuring sustainable development of rural areas. The concept contains structural and substantive elements substantiated by us: 1) the relevance of the formation; 2) key difficulties; 3) purpose; 4) the task; 5) expected results; 6) benefits; 7) performance criteria. The scientific significance of the development lies in determining the main components of the concept, practical - in achieving a balanced rate of reproduction of personnel potential, as a result of which the profitability and labor productivity in the industry will increase. Also, the article defines the structure of the management system for the reproduction of personal potential in agriculture. The scientific significance of the development consists in a well-grounded and structured by us set of interrelated system components, the identification of which simplifies the process of reproduction management. Applying the methodology developed by us for assessing the impact of internal and external factors on the rate of reproduction of personal potential in the industry, the structure of the system specifies the subjects that can regulate the influence of these factors, using the tools of which it is possible to achieve the target rates of balanced reproduction (for the industry, agricultural organizations and their employees).

Preface

The opening of the eleventh International Youth Scientific School-Conference "Theory and Numerical Methods for solving Inverse and ill-posed Problems" was held on August 26, 2019 at Novosibirsk State University. The first ten school-conferences, held from 2009 to 2018, showed the relevance and scientific significance of the chosen subject [1,2,3]. Over the past years, researchers, graduate students and undergraduates from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as from China, the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the UK, Brazil, Malaysia took part in the school-conferences. For 10 years, representatives of 78 universities, 134 research institutes and more than 20 companies (Total, Baker-Hughes, Schlumberger, Rosneft and others) participated actively at school-conferences. The Conference continued until September 4. The participants were very interested in the reports of academicians S. K. Godunov (Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk), M. A. Guzev (Institute of Applied Mathematics, Vladivostok), I. A. Taimanov (Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk), E. E. Tyrtyshnikov (Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, Moscow), corresponding members of the RAS V.V. Vasin (Krasovsky Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Ekaterinburg), S. I. Kabanikhin, G. A. Mikhailov (Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Novosibirsk ), V. G. Romanov (Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk).

Formation of indicators of sustainable development for the resource region: the Amur ecoregion

The article discusses the formation and practical use of indicators for assessing the sustainability of development at the regional level. Using the example of the Amur ecoregion, we study the dynamics of some economic, social and environmental indicators in 2013-2019, their compliance with the objectives of the state policy for the accelerated development of the Far Eastern Federal District. It is shown that the result of the action of preferential regimes was the growth of resource industries in the structure of the economy of the Amur ecoregion. A certain decrease in the parameters of sustainability according to social indicators was revealed with positive dynamics of economic and relative stability of environmental indicators in the Amur ecoregion. The relevance and scientific significance of the development of methodological and methodological support for assessing socio-ecological-economic sustainability and the formation of its indicators for the regional level was confirmed.

The Scientific Significance of the Search and Publication of Kazakh Fairy Tales Preserved in Manuscripts

The process of collecting and publishing Kazakh fairy tales dates back to thesecond half of the 19th century. During the period of the colonization of the Kazakh steppe by theRussian Empire, people of different professions who came here for different purposes and workedin the civil service began to pay attention not only to the registration of land wealth, but also to thestudy of samples of oral folk art. On the pages of the first editions “Turkistan ualayatynyn gazeti”,“Dala ualayatynyn gazeti”, published in the second half of the 19th century in the Kazakh languageand spreading in the Kazakh steppe, numerous folk tales were published, taken from oral folk art.Along with Russian scientists, representatives of the Kazakh intelligentsia and educators were alsoengaged in the study of fairy tales. Kazakh fairy tales were published several times at the beginningof the twentieth century and after the establishment of Soviet power. After gaining independence ofKazakhstan, numerous fairy tales were published in whole volumes. At the same time, somepublications were found and re-published fairy tales that had not been previously published. Weknow that Kazakh fairy tales, collected in manuscript centers and library funds, have a rich heritage.Finding and republishing unpublished tales is an urgent need today. In the article, the author notesthe importance of searching for fairy tales in the archives of the regional level, as well as among themanuscripts collected in manuscript funds and written in Cyrillic, Arabic or Latin letters, and thepublication of these fairy tales, especially previously unknown ones. He also draws attention to thespiritual heritage of the people and the significance of fairy tales in modern folklore.

Use of the standardized precipitation and evapotranspiration index (SPEI) from 1961 to 2019 to characterize the drought trend in northern Senegal: Study of the spatiotemporal dynamics in the Ferlo watershed

The study and analysis of the dynamics of the earth's climate is one of the scientific themes that has developed mostly at the recent years. This mobilized several scientists to study, describe or characterize the climate through several methods. These methods derived from climate science have given convincing results of high scientific significance, and above all through the appreciable quality of the indicators provided. In this context, and in order to appreciate this drought trend, we are using in the framework of this study of the Standardized Index of Precipitation and Evapotranspiration (SPEI) during the period 1961-2019. Indeed, the frequency and recurrence of drought are harmful events for the traditional production system in the Sahel region. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the multiscale distribution of droughts. The results obtained define different types of droughts as well as their prevalence. These generally indicate the prevalence of slightly wet and slightly dry traits and are followed by moderately dry and moderately wet indices over all the stations studied. However, it should be noted a periodic occurrence of more or less long droughts which resulted in the preponderance of meteorological and agricultural droughts with occurrences mainly located in the periods 1974-1989 at Linguère station (1974-1989 and 1993- 2009), in Louga, between 1962-1973 and 1974-1982 in Podor, and, at the end between 1961-1970, 1974-1985 and 1993-2000 in Matam. In addition, the drought sequences are manifested earlier at the level of the stations of Matam and Podor. On other hand, at Linguère and Podor stations, the extreme drought indices were higher for all time scales chosen (SPI_1months, SPI_3 months and SPI_12 months).