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Tsutsu Sciencem E C N I E R E B a № 6, DECEMBER, 2014Dekemberi/2014/6 TSUTsu SCIENCEm e c n i e r e b a № 6, DECEMBER, 2014dekemberi/2014/6 IVANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY ISSN 2233-3657 9 772233 365003 Exhibition of rare books from the TSU library Erasmus of Rotterdam, Talks in Amsterdam, 1526 The Book of Hours, Kutaisi Typography, 1808 Gospel, Moscow Synod Typography, 1828 Georgian alphabet with prayers, Rome, 1629 TSU SCIENCE CONTENTS TSU SCIENCE • 2 0 1 4 7% 93% 7% 18% • THE COMET 26% 17 2011 2012 2013 EXPERIMENT AT 74% J-PARC: A STEP 82% 93% TOWARDS SOLVING TSU – A Brief Overview 3 THE MUON ENIGMA OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AND26% GRANTS Over 200 scientific projects are 74% presently being implemented at 28• THE GERMAN WAY OF LIFE IN THE CAUCASUS TSU. 31• THE IVIRON MONASTERY DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE • 6 TWENTY YEARS OF JOINT RESEARCH 21• THE ECOLOGICAL 10• INTERFACIAL BIONANO- CONDITION OF 34• LAFFER-KEYNESIAN SCIENCE AT TBILISI THE BLACK SEA – SYNTHESIS AND STATE UNIVERSITY: ASSESSMENTS BY TSU MACROECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND SCIENTISTS EQUILIBRIUM PERSPECTIVES FOR GEORGIA 13• THE IMPACT OF MAD- NEULI MINING ON THE SOIL AND WATER OF THE BOLNISI REGION 39• THE STOCK MARKET IN GEORGIA: THE CURRENT REALITY AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE 25• FOOD AND VEGETATION IN KARTLI IN THE 5th-4th CC BC: FINDINGS ON GRAKLIANI HILL TSU CONTENTS SIENCEC Scientific-Popular Journal №6, 2014 Editorial Board: Vladimer Papava – Rector, Academician of the Georgian Na- • • tional Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Editorial Board 41 T OHE R LE OF SOCIAL 52 EPIZOOTIC Levan Aleksidze – Deputy Rector, Academician of the Georgian NETWORKS IN GEORGIAN ACTIVITY OF National Academy of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Chairman of PARTY POLITICS NATURAL the Editorial Board FOCI OF PLAGUE Merab Eliashvili – Deputy Rector, Professor, Deputy Chairman of the Editorial Board IN GEORGIA Giorgi Gvedashvili – Professor, Head of the Department of Sci- entific Research and Development • ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY Revaz Gachechiladze – TSU Professor, corresponding member 55 of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences AND INSULIN Alexander Rondeli – TSU Professor RESISTANCE IN OBESE Iago Kachkachishvili – TSU Professor Tamaz Jologua – TSU Associate Professor MALE PATIENTS Elguja Khintibidze – TSU Professor, Academician of the Geor- gian National Academy of Sciences 58• MANY GEORGIANS Rismag Gordeziani – TSU Professor, Academician of the Geor- SUFFER FROM THYROID gian National Academy of Sciences Apolon Silagadze – TSU Professor, corresponding member of DISORDERS the Georgian National Academy of Sciences Guram Lortkipanidze – TSU Emeritus, corresponding member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences 44• MEN AND GENDER Zaza Aleksidze – TSU Emeritus, Academician of the Georgian RELATIONS National Academy of Sciences Irine Melikishvili – TSU Emeritus, corresponding member of the IN GEORGIA Georgian National Academy of Sciences Shota Samsonia – TSU Professor, Academician of the Geor- • TSU INSTITUTE OF gian National Academy of Sciences 48 Nodar Tsintsadze – Professor, Academician of the Georgian GENDER STUDIES National Academy of Sciences Lia Matchavariani – TSU Professor THE CENTER FOR 49 • TSU – AT THE Gia Sirbiladze – TSU Professor RESEARCH OF 61 Grigol Sokhadze – TSU Associate Professor EXHIBITION Karlo Akimidze – TSU Associate Professor ISSUES ON OF GEORGIAN Davit Gordeziani – TSU Emeritus PERSONS WITH Mikheil Gedevanishvili – TSU Emeritus INNOVATIONS AND Roman Shakarishvili – TSU Professor, Academician of the DISABILITIES INVENTIONS Georgian National Academy of Sciences Lavrenti Managadze – TSU Emeritus, Academician of the Geor- gian National Academy of Sciences Tevdore Ninidze – TSU Professor • TSU RESEARCH Lado Tchanturia TSU Professor 50 • LABOR LAW FOR – IN THE DEPARTMENT 62 Besarion Zoidze – TSU Professor THE IMPROVEMENT Iuri Ananiashvili – TSU Professor OF COGNITIVE Temur Shengelia – TSU Professor, full member of the Georgian AND CLINICAL OF THEORETICAL Academy of Economic Sciences Nugzar Paitchadze – TSU Associate Professor NEURO-PSYCHO- KNOWLEDGE AND Nana Mamagulishvili – TSU Head of the Department of Public LOGY ACTIVE LEGISLATION Relations Editor – Tamar Khorbaladze 64• A GENERAL ANALYSIS English Language Editor: OF CORPORATE Mary Ellen Chatwin The following persons worked on the edition: GOVERNANCE Lela Mchedlidze, Tamar Katsitadze, Natia Aladashvili, Tinatin Tabidze 66• INNOVATIVE Design – Zaza Gulashvili RESEARCH IN Cover Design – Nino Kutateladze TRANSNATIONAL TSU Public Relations Department, December, 2014 CRIMINAL LAW Printed in LTD „CEZANNE“ 68• TSU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES TSU – A BrIEF OVERVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AND GRANTS Looking at the dynamics of projects submitted for scientific grant competitions it is obvious that TSU scholars stand out. YEARLY DYNAMICS OF PROJECTS SUBMitteD/ The number of grants awarded to projects over the past two 180RECEIVED FRO142M TSU TO GEO163RGIAN Nationa129 L years to the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) 22 SCIENCE FOUN23 DATION AN35D RustaVELI29 significantly exceeds that of previous years. More than 300 projects are being implemented at TSU, including at least 250 NationaL SCIENCE FOUNDATION national and 46 international projects. The 2013 budget of the university envisaged some 23,837,000 GEL, or 35.8% of 200 22 the total budget for research activity. The 2014 figures show 180 35 an increase according to preliminary data. According to the 160 Thomson Reuters database, TSU scholars published 354 23 scientific papers in highly respected/impact factor journals in 140 29 2013. The same year 45 doctoral degrees were awarded at 120 Receivedმიღებული TSU. 100 180 Submittedწარდგენილი 80 12% 163 142 21% 60 129 The main sources of financing for scientific research are 40 government and international science grants, which TSU 79% 20 88% scholars obtain through corresponding competitions. As 0 the 2014 data of the TSU Department of Scientific Research 2006 2007 2008 2009 and Development shows, the total value of projects that won competitions comprise 7.9 million GEL, and includes 179,177 12% 16% GEL co-funding by the TSU. 12% 16% 21% 21% 22%22% 88% 84% 79% 78% In 2013, TSU employees took part in a number of 2006 2007 2008 2009 competitions such as the state science grants competitions for 79% 78% fundamental and applied research (FR, AR); the government 88% 84% grants competitions for joint research with Georgian compatriots working abroad (DI); a competition for the purchase of scientific- research equipment (AP); a science grant competition for the YEARLY DYNAMICS OF PROJECTS research of Georgian material and spiritual heritage abroad 16% 22% (ME); the 2013 state science grant competition “Georgian 334 SUB334Mitte296 D FRO296M TSU270 AFTE270R THE Electronic Vocabularies” (LE); a conference grants competition 21 ME21RGE71R OF TH71E FOUN48 DATIONS48 (CG); a winter school funding sub-program; the Presidential (DI, AR, FR) science grants competition for young researchers (PG); the 84% 78% doctoral program grants competition (DO); the fifth and the sixth 21 21 joint competitions organized for the Targeted Research and 71 71 Development Program by the Science and Technology Center of 48 48 Ukraine and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (MTCU - SRNSF); a joint SRNSF and CNRS competition; a joint competition of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation მიღებულიReceived მიღებული and Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich; and a joint education 334 334 წარდგენილიSubmitted წარდგენილი program grants competition; TEMPUS IV 6 competition. 296 270 7% 270 According to the results of almost all competitions, TSU leads in both number and amounts of projects funded. The dynamics of projects submitted by TSU to scientific competitions announced by the Georgian National Science Foundation and 93% the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation show that TSU scholars continue to be distinguished for being very active, 2011 2012 2013 and the number of grants awarded to them in the past two years significantly exceeds previous years: in 2006 some 180 7% 18% projects were submitted with only 22 financed; in 2007 out of 7% 7% 26% 26% 26%18% 18% 93% 93% 74% 74% 82% 82% 142 projects, 23 received funding; in 2008 163 were submitted 2011 2012 2013 and 35 funded; 2009 saw the funding of 29 projects out of 74% 82% 129 submitted; in 2011, after these two principle foundations 93% merged, 334 projects were submitted though only 21 projects TSU SCIENCE | 2014 3 26% 74% received funding; in 2012, some 71 projects and the TSU Tvalchrelidze Institute of scholars allocated 69 grants in total – 41 for out of 296 submitted were financed while in Mineral Resources. The 2013 state grants doctoral and 28 for master’s degree studies. 2013, 48 out of 270 were funded. competitions for joint research with Georgian Of these, 23 were received by TSU (15 State science grants to support compatriots working abroad resulted in for doctoral and eight for master’s degree fundamental research in 2013 were awarded financing for 12 projects, including seven studies). According to the results of doctoral to a total of 86 projects of which 33 projects submitted by TSU. Among these, the Faculty degree program grants competitions in 2013- were submitted by TSU scholars and one of Exact and Natural Sciences and the TSU 2014, the total of 252 projects submitted saw co-authored by the TSU. By the number of Andronikashvili Institute of Physics are also in 135 awarded. TSU submitted 99 projects of projects awarded grants, TSU is far ahead the lead. Out of 89 grant applications in the which 60 projects secured funding.
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