Elena Petrova

Radiative corrections to Higgs boson masses for the MSSM Higgs potential with dimension-six operators

In the framework of the effective field theory approach to heavy supersymmetry radiative corrections in the Higgs sector of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) for the effective potential decomposition up to the dimension-six operators are calculated. Symbolic expressions for the threshold corrections induced by

Comparing the visual perception and aesthetic evaluation of natural landscapes in Russia and Japan: cultural and environmental factors

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CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RUSSIA: GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS TRIGGERED BY NATURAL HAZARDS

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Landscape image sketches of forests in Japan and Russia.

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ROAD ACCIDENTS IN RUSSIA: STATISTICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

- soft supersymmetry breaking terms are derived and the Higgs boson mass spectrum respecting the condition

Values, Concerns, and Attitudes Toward the Environment in Japan and Russia

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HIGGS BOSON IN THE STANDARD MODEL AND ITS EXTENSIONS

125 GeV for the lightest

Natural hazard impacts on transportation system in Russia

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Kamchatka and North Kurile Volcano Explosive Eruptions in 2016 and Danger to Aviation

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Vacuum stability with the effective six-pointed couplings of the Higgs bosons in the heavy supersymmetry

Japan and Russia have deeply rooted cultural traditions regarding natural landscape appreciation, share a common border, and have areas with similar natural environments. They differ, however, in cultural, historical, and economic aspects. The purpose of this study was to reveal the similarities and differences between Russian and Japanese respondents regarding the visual and emotional evaluation of landscapes based on ethno-cultural and regional differences. We asked respondents at universities in Russia (Moscow, Irkutsk, and Kamchatka) and Japan (Hokkaido, Chiba, and Miyazaki) to group and rate 70 landscape images. Unlike theoretical concepts that explain landscape preferences within an evolutionary framework or according to individual and cultural differences, we found that these factors interact in more complicated ways. Cultural traditions and features of the natural environment that were familiar to respondents influenced their visual perception and aesthetic evaluation of landscape. Russian respondents seemed more emotional while Japanese respondents tended to be more restrained in their assessments. However, there was a strong correlation between their estimates of landscape attractiveness, which might confirm the existence of universal human concepts of landscape aesthetics. The most attractive for both Russian and Japanese respondents were waterfalls, mountains, and lakes; waterless plains were the least attractive. At the same time, we found cross-cultural differences in assessing seacoasts, rivers, forests, and swampy plains. There was practically no correlation between Russian and Japanese respondents in their appreciation of exotic/familiar landscapes. For the Russian respondents, the most exotic landscapes were also the most attractive, although we did not observe such a tendency for the Japanese. All respondents appreciated certain familiar landscapes that were symbols of native nature as very attractive. Unlike ‘geoscientific’ landscape classifications, in the visual and emotional grouping of landscapes, the most important feature appeared to be the presence/absence of water and the type of water basin (river, lake, and sea); for Russian respondents (especially Muscovites), topography was also important, while the Japanese respondents mostly used visual and seasonal characteristics in their classifications. All Japanese respondents assessed the attractiveness and exoticism of landscapes almost identically, while there were some differences among Russian respondents from different regions.