Guanxiong Liu, Sergey Rumyantsev, Michael S. Shur, and Alexander A. Balandin Nano-Device Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California – Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA Center for Integrated Electronics and Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, US...

Md. Zahid Hossain, Sergey Rumyantsev, Michael S. Shur, and Alexander A. Balandin Nano-Device Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California–Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA Center for Integrated Electronics and Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180,...

Guanxiong Liu, Sergey Rumyantsev, Michael Shur, and Alexander A. Balandin Nano-Device Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California–Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA Center for Integrated Electronics and Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polyte...

On August 12, 1997, Alexander Danilovich Alexandrov, the well-known geometer, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and of several foreign academies, will turn 85. A. D. Alexandrov’s seminal research papers cover areas ranging from quantum mechanics to geometry to philosophy of science. In particular, his innovative approach to foundations of space-time geometry is directly related to int...

Informal Economy in Russia: A Brief Overview by Svetlana Barsukova and Vadim Radaev_4 How the Law Really Works: The New Sociology of Law in Russia by Aryna Dzmitryieva_13 Commercialization of Police and Shadow Economy: The Russian Case by Leonid Kosals and Anastasia Dubova_21 Informal Employment in Russia: Why is it so Sustainable? by Tatiana Karabchuk_29 Freelancers in Russia: Remote Work Patt...

Informal Economy in Russia: A Brief Overview by Svetlana Barsukova and Vadim Radaev_4 How the Law Really Works: The New Sociology of Law in Russia by Aryna Dzmitryieva_13 Commercialization of Police and Shadow Economy: The Russian Case by Leonid Kosals and Anastasia Dubova_21 Informal Employment in Russia: Why is it so Sustainable? by Tatiana Karabchuk_29 Freelancers in Russia: Remote Work Patt...

Daria A. Smirnova,1 Ilya V. Shadrivov,1 Andrey E. Miroshnichenko,1 Alexander I. Smirnov,2,3 and Yuri S. Kivshar1 1Nonlinear Physics Center, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia 2Lobachevsky State University, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia 3Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia...

A derivation of the one-loop effective Lagrangian in the self-interacting O(N) scalar theory, in slowly varying gravitational fields, is presented (using ζ-regularization and heat-kernel techniques). The result is given in terms E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow. E-mail: [email protected]. On leave from...

I wish to thank Andrei Brushlinkii for his kind invitation to enter into a discussion with Russian colleagues who have taken the time to read and comment on my recent book. The invitation to discuss the role of culture in human development in this forum is, as the expression goes, “the opportunity of a lifetime” because I have sought to promote dialogue between American and Russian psychologist...