Creation of a Software Model with a Graphical User Interface for simulating the processes of functioning of subsystems of information and cyber protection of Distributed Information Systems of Critical Infrastructures

This article is dedicated to the development of a software model with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to simulate the process of ensuring information and cyber security of information systems (IS) of Critical Infrastructure objects (CI) based on the analytical model developed by the author of this article. The specified software model with a GUI makes it possible, using the controls located on the main panel, to set the input parameters of the simulated object and observe its output characteristics using appropriate visualization elements such as special windows for displaying calculated numerical values of the main characteristics of the systems under study.

Problems of Prioritization National Security interest of Energy import-dependent States (Case studies: Georgia and Lithuania)

This paper focuses on studying the prioritization process of national interests of energy import-dependent states. In particular, considering the energy strategy formation processes of Georgia and Lithuania, it explores the interrelation among the objectives of supply security and national security challenges. The reason behind the choice of the given countries was that energy security policies of both countries were formed based on identical characteristics after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Analysis of the mentioned cases offers a good opportunity to explain how foreign policy threats affect national energy security decisions. The study also examines the major factors affecting prioritization of national security interests, providing a possibility to answer the main research question of the paper - what prompts states to pursue less rational policies in terms of energy security, justified by maintaining state sovereignty? Using the securitization concept, the paper also explains what leads to taking steps aimed at solving national security challenges, which may, in turn, lead to the emergence of new types of security challenges. Analysis of the mentioned cases offers a good opportunity to explain how foreign policy threats affect national energy security decisions, whether such threats cause new energy challenges to be subject to political interests and whether it is appropriate for states to pursue such energy policy with the motive of maintaining state sovereignty. The paper indicates that energy policies purely formed based on political interests, may not face the main energy security challenges of the country.

Characterization and development perspectives of “Baby Kiwi “(Actinidia arguta Planch.) Culture in Georgia

The article presenta general description and development opportunities of “Baby Kiwi “(Actinidia arguta Planch,), one of the species of exotic fruit (Actinidia Lindl.), which is still in the experimental phase in Georgia and is an important topic in terms of the fruit assortment. The research has been carried out in collection orchard located in one of the leading regions of fruit-growing of Georgia - Shida (Inner) Kartli (vil. Jighaura, Saguramo Mtskheta municipality) and belonging to LEPL Scientific-Research Center of Agriculture (SRCA) in 2019-2020. The research aims at study of “Baby Kiwi “(Actinidia arguta Planch,) varieties ( Waik and Kens Reddy ) with the purpose of further propagation in Shida kartli itself and also in various fruit growing regions of Georgia. The following agronomic and biological characteristics were studied according to the cultivars: calendar periods of phenological phases; pomological description of fruits, their chemical analysis and productivity.

უჯარმის ციხე-ქალაქში აღმოჩენილი სასუფრე კერამიკის ადრეული ნაწილის დათრიღებისათვის

This arthicl is about of early medievel ceramic, founded in ujarma castle. Ujarma castle is situated in eastern Georgia, on the right side of river Iori. Castle was excavated in 1950-52 by Giorgi lomtatidze. Founded material was publeshed in 1989, but unfortunatly, in publication materials was not divided by layers and peroids and not fotofixed properly. In this article from all ceramic fragments founded in this settlmant we choosed material dated early medievel period. We also find parallel materials for them and fotofixed. There are choosed totaly 36 ceramic fragments, among them we can marking out: 16 jag and 2 bowl, all another fragments are unfigured and were assign to early medeval period by color, consistuent and surface treatment. Signs for ceramic created for defferent purpose are defferent: for tableware ceramic was used better shaped and well burned, reddish, red or strow-colored ones. In the other hand for kitchen was used rud, dark colored ceramic with meny mixed minerals in clay. Somtimes surface of the ceramic is somoothened, somtimes pottery can be covered with red dye, but generaly ceramic is little bit downgraded, in decoradion, compear to previous, roman, period. Paralel materials for those ceramic we can finde in all territory of georgia and caucasian region. Outside of geogia paralels are finde in azerbaijan and in north shore of black sea, scattering ceramic in this way is common thing for medievel archaeology, kingdom of kartli was widly involved in international trade, so finding exported materials on the teritory of kartli kingdom as kartlian materials outside of kingdom is normal appearance.

Sea as a Multi-Meaning Symbol in Edgar Poe’s Poetry

The present article aims at determining the symbolic meaning of sea in Edgar Poe’s poetry. It deals with the essence of symbolism and symbols and is focused on Edgar Poe’s contribution to symbolism as literary movement, as well as different symbols used in his poems. From a great number of symbols sea has been selected as a less-studied and multiple-meaning symbol. It has been examined in view of the traditional associations connected with it, also its usage in the Bible, mythology and literatures of different epochs. The article contains analysis of several poems by Edgar Poe where sea symbolizes very different things. It has been stressed that since Poe’s works reflected his tragic life, the poet employed numerous symbols to express his own emotions, sea being one of them. In different poems, this symbol expresses the feelings that are very different and sometimes diametrically opposed to each other, and, respectively, acquires different meanings. With several other factors, its being a multi-meaning symbol became the main reason for choosing sea as an object of study.

Synthesis and biological activity of Hepta-O-acetyl-1-O- (2-chloro-3-phenyl thio propyl)-β-D-maltose

Carbohydrate derivatives are distinguished with wide range of biological activity which is proven by successful usage of preparations made of Carbohydrate based in different branches of pharmaceutical chemistry. As a result of research of Carbohydrate compounde, the relationship between unique structure and its chemical and biological properties has been studied. Input of bulk liphophilic adamantine moiety in the proved medications or biologically active molecule in most cases is improved molecule’s biological characteristic, drug’s lipopilycity and prolonged actin is enhanced, and at the same time toxicity and side negative effects is reduced.We studied the reactions of acetylaryl glycosides with phenylsulfonyl chloride in the presence of a benzoyl peroxide catalyst. A new sulfur-containing glucoside was synthesized: Hepta-O-acetyl-1-O-(2-chloro-3-phenyl thio propyl)-β-D-maltose. The bactericidal properties of β-O-(2-chloro-3-phenyl thio propyl)-D-maltose of the obtained product after deacetylation were studied. With the help of the com­­pu­ter program PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substance) onlaines were able to predict the range of activity of substances. The obtained result established correlations on bactericidal properties between biological activity and the intended biological activity. The structure of the synthesized compounds was determined by physico-chemical research methods.

Religionin the Information Society (Sociological Etude)

The main central questions asked in the article are the following: Is the role of religion belittled in the contemporary information society? If culture turned into mass-culture, is it possible that the same fate awaits religion? If it is so and religion will lose its significance for and influence on society, then what final result will this process bring? Are we moving towards an areligious society? But if the processes go vice-versa,they can evoke an opposite reaction and traditional religions will fill with fresh energy and begin a full-blooded life. According to the authors of the article, an information space is simply a superficial cover of man’s spiritual life. That is why a virtual cyber-church will never replace a real temple. It is a parody and simulation of a real church. And the day will come when man escapes from the slavery of this simulation and virtual reality and will return to the eternal truth and genuine religious faith. It seems that man enfeebled by the illusion of pseudo-religion and pseudo faith has a serious exam to pass.It can be easily seen that pseudo-religion which is constructed in the artificial virtual space has no future and that any experiments in this sphere are, from the very beginning doomed to failure. Religious life means a live communication with the transcendent and it is lost in the case of virtualization. The internet can be a fine means for spreading the word of God, but it (Internet) has its own rules of speech that are not relevant for the language of the divine service. We think that a digital expression of religion is absurd and nothing more.

LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND POST SOVIET AUTHORITARIAN LEADERS

Based on the theories (of personality traits’, situational, followers’, psychological) related to the emergence of political leadership, on the basis of comparative and qualitative methods, the characteristics of political leadership have been studied in the post-Soviet era. A leader uses the situation, relies upon the followers, and, in most cases, the great leaders awarded with charisma are characterized by a whole range of psychological features, but in all cases the determining role is played by the qualities of a leader, the majority of which are inherited. In our opinion, the argument provided by researchers that regular mortals may be gifted with the traits of a leader, is not convincing in disproving “the theory of traits ” due to two reasons: first, a leader is a human being, a social creature (human is a political being and separately, as a self-sufficient entity, it is either a beast or a god – Aristotle) and naturally they possess human features; second, a leader has to be characterized by a high degree (dosage) of distinguishing attributes and, most importantly, they are the main force in the process of striving towards the governance and all the other actions subordinate to them. This judgement is concerning the great leaders distinguished in the history of humankind, the actions of whom have changed the vector of the history development, and there are no leaders with such skills and capacity on the post-Soviet political stage yet. The hypothesis of the topic to be researched is as follows: the traits of leadership in the political arena of post-Soviet countries are determined by the dominance of the subject political culture, heavy social-economic background, the specifics of a national-psychological and mental development of a given nation, foreign policy orientations. Each of the above-mentioned variables influence the process of selecting leaders in different degrees (for example: in the reality of Georgia the foreign policy orientation is a significant condition to the position of a leader in the government, because the key of country’s independence lies outside the country and the inclination towards “looking up to the foreign/a foreigner” is relevant to Georgian mentality and the mindset of electorate, while in Russia a leader is mainly characterized and inspired by the Russian geo-political interests, orthodox-messiah ideas and mainly has to support the national idea consolidating the “Great Russian chauvinism” and Russian “Sovereign Democracy”, but in all settings the determining factor is the excessiveness of the subordinate political orientations (except for the Baltic countries) in the presence of which, according to Almond and Verba’s concept of political culture, the majority of citizens expect the desirable actions from the leader – the savior of the country and the state; all of this, in the environment of poor economic development and weak institutions, consequently leads to excessive number of populist, authoritative leaders in national governments.

Self-government in terms of gender: The role and needs of women in local politics (Empirical Sociological Research)

The aim of the paper is to describe the current situation in Georgia in relevance to establishing the principles of gender equality in local self-government and identification of needs / requirements in order to improve the situation in the future in terms of budget, services, planning, legislation and promoting women's socio-economic and political life. The study emphasizes the importance of differentiating when identifying the needs of female and male officials in self-government.