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    International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education
    (Association for the Development of Science, Engineering and Education, 2019) Avanesyan Hrant
    Review on the collective monograph of I.V. Abakumova, A.K. Belousova, E.S. Zorina, J. Maksimović, E.A. Nikolaeva, E.V. Nurmukhamedova, L. Stošić, O. D. Fedotova “Psychological and pedagogical basis of innovative methods in Higher school”
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    Implementation of Dcentralized Energy Networks in Armenia
    (Research Center ALTERNATIVE, 2021) Margarita Yeghiazaryan ; Hovhannes Zohrabyan ; Stepan Yayloyan
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    Civic education of youth in the conditions of the Eurasian integration of Russian society
    (YSU, 2021) Aleksanyan Ashot ; Nemanikhina Valentina
    The modern pedagogical process is designed to ensure the formation of diversified, morally and socially responsible citizens who can make decisions in a situation of choice, predicting possible consequences, ready for democratic cooperation and intercultural interaction, capable of participating in the development of the economic, political and cultural spheres of Russian society. At the present stage of the Eurasian integration processes and political transformation of Russia, the problem of the formation of civic culture and civic education play a civiliarchic role. The transition of Russian society from one political regime to another and the change in values are a factor in changing the attitude of society towards citizenship. Citizenship has always played an important role in the political consciousness of Russia, and in the context of the modern transformation of society, this fact cannot be underestimated. The civilizational character of Russian federalism and the civic dimension of nationality are specific, and one of the features of this character is citizenship.
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    Does Culture Mediate the Effect of Promotion/Prevention Regulatory Focus on Subjective Well-Being? Evidence from an Armenian Sample
    (Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 2021) Narine G. Khachatrya ; Ani K. Grigoryan
    Many studies have proven that promotion focus corresponds to the logic of individualistic culture, while prevention focus is characteristic of collectivistic culture. Armenia, as a post-Soviet country, has not been included in cross-cultural studies, since it is not viewed as a typically collectivistic or individualistic society
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    Agency and perceptions of smallness: understanding Georgia’s foreign policy behaviour
    (Routledge, 2021) Erik Davtyan
    The conventional wisdom says that material and structural constraints push small states into a more or less predictable foreign and security policy. Georgia’s case shows that, together with these limitations, the foreign policy of small states is also influenced by the way the ruling elites perceive the smallness of their state. This article explains why at different periods of time Georgia demonstrated diverging and even contradictory foreign policy behaviours, despite not achieving significant economic and military strength or witnessing crucial systemic changes in its security environment. I argue that the way ruling elites interpreted smallness influenced their understanding of Georgia’s foreign policy capacity and agency in the international system. This in turn pushed Georgia into fundamentally different paths, stretching from a passive and mostly reactive foreign policy to a highly ambitious, uncompromising and hawkish one.
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    Migratory Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Armenia
    (YSU, 2022) Aram Vartikyan ; Movses Demirchyan
    The socio-economic, political, and even cultural consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are more than obvious. They affect the whole world, and are relevant in all spheres and levels of social and public life. Numerous anti-pandemic measures, mainly the closure of borders, restrictions on the movement of citizens, isolations hit the businesses and economies of different volumes and intensities. The spheres of tourism and services are special here and the ones where the organization of activities is based on the circulation of people and face-to-face interactions. The effective functioning of a number of social institutions was disrupted. Negative consequences were also relevant in the case of various migration flows. Having been actively involved in the migration for many years, the Armenian society is not immune to the effects of Covid-19. Based on the available literature, articles, reports, various publications and rich statistical data, the article presents in detail the impact of the pandemic on Armenian migration processes. The paper introduces the migration context of Armenia, the effects of the pandemic on the activities of a number of migrant and related groups. Conflicts of adapting to and overcoming the crisis, formal and informal tactics, approaches and practices are analyzed.
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    Pattern and prevalence of eye disorders and diseases in school-aged children: findings from the Nationwide School Sight Sampling Survey in Armenia
    (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022) Nairuhi Jrbashyan ; Nune Yeghiazaryan ; Abu Sikder ; Sudha Nallasamy ; Mark W Reid ; Roger Ohanesian ; Thomas C Lee ; Juan Espinoza
    Objective This study aims to identify the prevalence of eye disorders and their causes among secondary schoolchildren aged 6–15 years old in Armenia, based on analysis of the Nationwide School Sight Sampling Survey. Methods and Analysis A two-stage proportionate stratified cluster sample was designed for the survey. 22 600 students were screened for visual acuity in schools; 5944 of them were selected for analysis as a nationally representative sample. Those with 20/40 or worse vision were referred to photoscreening and rapid ophthalmic assessment in schools and then were provided with vouchers for free comprehensive eye examination in eye clinics. Data were collected through data collection forms and analysed using SPSS V.23. Results While majority of the children (85%) had normal vision, 15% had a visual acuity ≤20/40. The prevalence of vision impairment (VI) in at least one eye was 9.7% and blindness in at least one eye was 0.05%. The prevalence of abnormal vision and VI was higher among girls and older children. VI was more prevalent in urban areas. The most common diagnoses were myopia (60%), astigmatism (33.7%), hyperopia (29.5%) and strabismus (3.8%). Conclusion Majority of the vision abnormalities and VI among schoolchildren are a result of refractive error and are treatable. Our results highlight the importance of regular eye examinations for schoolchildren to detect and prevent VI. Raising awareness among parents, school staff and children about eye health is vital.
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    Features of the Psychological Well-Being of Russian and Armenian Students
    (Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 2022) Elina V. Asriyan ; Anna G. Samokhvalova ; Elena V. Tikhomirova ; Oksana N. Vishnevskaya ; Natalya S. Shipova
    The study established similarities and differences in the referents of psychological wellbeing among Russian and Armenian students. It is noted that the level of psychological well-being of students from different countries is below the normative values. This testifies to the general tendencies of a decrease in optimism among young people, faith in the future, in themselves and their capabilities. The paper also describes the specificity of correlations of psychological well-being referents in the Russian and Armenian samples. The psychological well-being of Armenian students is associated with the assessment of subjective well-being, the degree of independence from parents, health and life satisfaction; among Russian students — with a high assessment of the state of health, academic success, success in life and satisfaction with romantic relationships. In general, the meaningfulness of life is important in the perception of psychological well-being among students of different ethnic and cultural groups. At the same time, Armenian students have more pronounced life intentions and orientation, set clear goals for the future. Their focus is on self-development. The process of life appears to them filled with meaning and interest. Russian students are more satisfied with their lives in the present, although they are focused on raising their status and achieving success in the future