Search results for «new» 6955 results
New Year's Gifts Russian Style
…t pollution. And there’s my sister and her husband who said they’re just going to IKEA together to buy each other presents right on the spot. What do most Russians want for New Year? Cash, travel, smartphones, cosmetics, and perfumes top the wish list, according to HKTDC. Books, some of the most popular gifts in St.Petersburg, are easily outperformed in South Russ…
24.12.2018
How to Survive the Holidays If You’re a Grinch
…Situation 1: Office Christmas party Lemme tell you how it goes. Autumn rolls in; you’re enjoying the longer evenings, lots of new TV content, and the general coziness that comes with this soft, rainy, subdued season. Gone is the scorching hell of summer that forced you to go out of your stuffy home, right into the hands of malicious extroverts always looking for v…
21.12.2018
Mind Maps, Open Spaces, and Cooking Contests: ITMO Staff Visit UK’s Oxford Brookes University
…ersities in the UK and one of the world’s top-50 universities according to QS World University Rankings 2018. “Oxford Brookes is one of the biggest of the UK’s so-called “new universities”, which gained their university status in the 1990s,” explains Oksana Golovinskaya, an associate professor at the Faculty of Food Biotechnologies and Engineering who took part …
21.12.2018
ITMO Students' Facial Recognition System Wins 'Best Creative Solution' at Fintech Cup
… recognizes it and transmits the data to the server. The neural network checks the face against the database and approves or rejects the transaction. The main advantage of the new method is that it protects users’ personal data such as their card and phone number. The idea is easily implemented; some banks have already started collecting their clients’ biometrics.…
21.12.2018
From Sunshine to Freezing Cold: An Ecuadorian’s Experience of Russia
… of my studies. In Ecuador, we don’t have any programming classes at school, and so I came here with zero knowledge on the topic, while my fellow students from Russia already knew the ropes. The maths here is more advanced when compared to the level it is taught in Ecuador, which is good. I really enjoy philosophy, but I do get lost sometimes when trying to put my th…
20.12.2018
ITMO Launches New Master’s Program ‘Bioeconomics and Resource Management’
…gies fulfill the following tasks: general environmental management (waste management, water, and air purification, land reclamation, etc.); production of energy from renewable sources (solar energy, biofuel, etc.); mitigation of climate change; the reduction of harmful emissions; the increase in fuel efficiency and power preservation in buildings and li…
20.12.2018
Affiliate-Friendly Advertising Network: Connecting Small Businesses and Clients
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 22-23
…Just a couple of weeks is left till New Year and the city is all festive and fairy-tale like. However, 2018 has one more amazing winter event in store, without which the transformation is incomplete. This Friday, December 21, the annual Ice Fantasy Festival of ice sculptures will be launched in the Peter and Paul Fortress. More than 30 renowned artists from Russia…
19.12.2018
University of South Carolina Professor on Development of Anticancer Drugs
…p a mechanism to resist it. As an example, rectal cancer was for a long time considered as dangerous as any other type of cancer. But then scientists discovered a whole new class of conventional drugs targeting the disease, and now 90% of patients are able to go back to health thanks to these treatments. Among the main groups of conventional drugs are DNA-h…
19.12.2018
Virtual Influencers: What Are They?
…ce for profit, like, say, for promoting organizations or brands. Several types of influencers can be distinguished: some are known for their connections, others for pioneering new niches and staying up to date on the latest trends. However, most commonly the term refers to those who are considered experts in their area of work and know how to share their knowledge wi…
19.12.2018