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The system of dialects of the Latvian language has developed under the influence of various extra-linguistic factors: in the parishes subordinated to the manors, the territorial restriction and the lack of mutual contacts led also to linguistic isolation and consequently to the development of different sub-dialects. It has been largely conditioned by economic and political circumstances. The sociolinguisti ay be I will be given the link just tomorrow in the morningc situation of Latvia’s south-eastern sub-dialects...

This paper aims to examine the reading comprehension skills of Hungarian bilingual primary school pupils in Slovakia. Hungarian is the largest ethnic minority in Slovakia therefore it possesses extensive native language school networks. The purpose of this research is to determine the pupils reading habits, and to discover the differences between the respondents’ self-assessment and their actual performance in reading comprehension. The survey consisted of two parts. As a method of sociological data collection, we...

The paper focuses on the level of knowledge of the inhabitants of the Nitra region in lay cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The authors deal with the issue of the current state of knowledge and in lay emergency resuscitation, approach lay first aid in Slovakia, including statistics of lay first aid through cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the application of an automatic external defibrillator, and teach first aid in Slovakia. The main goal of the research was to determine the level of knowledge of the inhabitants of...

The article is devoted to the application of the auto-hypno-ideomotor system (AHIM) for training shooters-students with hearing impairment. The purpose of the study is to test the proposed method of using the AHIM system in the training and competition process of shooters-students with hearing impairment. The object of research is the training and competition process of shooters-students with hearing impairment. The subject of the research is related to the study and application of the AHIM system for shooting stu...

The present study considers the interrelations between the personality of a socially and politically active writer and literary and cultural processes in the country. To analyse literary processes in a wider historical and cultural context the cultural-historical view on literature was applied; in its turn, to examine the writer’s place within the overall cultural milieu and to determine the interaction of the author’s writings and his era the elements of the biographical method were used. In Latvia, the Russian a...

In the conditions of Slovakia, the main household income is income from work. Just paid work should be a protective factor against an individual or family falling into poverty. However, various socio-economic processes create conditions in which, despite paid employment, it is impossible for a certain group of people and their families to secure an income that would allow them to fully saturate their needs. Despite the increase in the minimum wage and other measures taken by the government in recent years, accordi...

Attempts are being made to solve problems by establishing community farms and gardens in areas with aging, diluted communities and unused land. This study attempts to reveal the changes in the activities of the residents and the possibility of creating new communities through the effective use of unused land in older housing complexes in the city. The site of this study is an elementary school district in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Murozumi housing complex, which houses approximately 90% of the popul...

The article discusses intonation tools that perform the function of influencing the public speech of a political leader on the audience. In the given article author examines functions of intonation, and considers different approaches to the problem of intonation in Russian, Kazakh, British and American linguistic schools. Different positions are noted in resolving the issue of the language status of certain functions. Sociolinguistic and intonation aspects of analysis used to have very significant differences in t...

In my paper I will focus on the most efficient strategies for teaching Romanian as a Foreign Language in the Covid-19 context. My groups are composed of 20 students each, I team up with other 3 teachers and we devise our lessons so we cover general Romanian as well as Romanian for Specific Purposes. Our students study Romanian intensively, in 2 semesters, and at the end they follow their BSc/MA/doctoral programs. Students come from all over the world and their interests are extremely varied. This is one of the fac...

The present research provides a detailed textual analysis of David Bezmozgis’ recently published short story collection Immigrant City (2019). It expands on the author’s response to life in exile exercised in his fiction, namely short fiction, as projection to his thirteen years earlier released short story collection Natasha and Other Stories (2004). The main focus of the analysis is on the treatment of the perception of the past and its reflection in memory. Various modes of memory, as justified by various schol...

This article discusses the results of an eight-month long ethnographic study conducted among young Old Believers in the city of Daugavpils, Latvia. The aim of the study was to gain a broader understanding of how young people understand culture and their participation in cultural activities. This group is an ethnic and religious minority in Latvia, which is of particular interest because it allows a deeper understanding of the differences in the cultural identity and cultural traditions of young people, in the idea...

The article deals with the history of travelling exhibitions of Spanish art from Spain, primarily from the Prado Museum, to other countries during Franco’s time (1939-1975). For comparative study, the article gives a review of the pre-Franco period (late 19th – early 20th century) as well as the post-Franco period (the last quarter of the 20th century). The turning points in the exhibition policy were closely related with the social, cultural and politic situation in the country, with proves the idea of the relati...

The Little Prince, a symbolic fairy tale by A. de Saint Exupery, is one of the pillars of modern European literature; since the first edition (1943) this literary work has been translated into over 200 languages, it has been processed in adaptations for film musicals, operas, animated series, and it still inspires dancers, musicians and writers. At the beginning of the study we briefly outline the reception of the Little Prince and selected creative updates of this story in Slovakia. The core of the study consists...

In this paper we aim to analyze the degree of concentration of the Romanian Gas Sector, taking into account the picture at national level, both regulated and competitive markets. Based on the available information, certain data analysis is made taking into account both the market shares of the enterprises in the sector and the number of active competitors, turnover or output, while the economic approach was tailored to availability of the data for each market. The Natural Gas Sector has been analyzed in terms of m...

The paper aims to assess the causal relationship between entrepreneurship framework conditions of an economy (12 factors) and the level of total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA). The study uses data from 50 economies participating in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in 2019, grouped into four regions (Middle East & Africa, Asia & Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean, Europe & North America) as defined by the World Economic Forum, and into three income levels (low, middle, high). The geographical regio...

Human resources management is an important supporting function, being a preferred area of activity of the internal auditor, largely justified by the multitude of processes that are carried out and implicitly by the risks that accompany them. The approach to human resources auditing, as a discipline of study, is of particular importance because it involves measures for maintenance and continuous improvement of human resources strategies, practices and policies, all the more so as the field of human resources auditi...

Marketing is not just about selling and advertising; marketing is the sum of activities involved in directing the flow of goods and services from producers to consumers. Even when we speak of the theatre, we must consider such aspects as market research, better show design, effective distribution, and sustained communication with consumers. Theatres market not only productions or events (event marketing) as such but meanings and along with them actors, directors, artists as personalities (celebrity marketing), ide...

This article introduces the issue of machine translation, its basic concepts and principles. It explains the principles and approaches to post-editing, which is still an integral part of machine translation (MT) process. Although the quality of machine translation is still improving, MT outputs are not flawless. Machine translation is designed to help translators with their work – it provides them with rough translations and, afterwards, mistakes and discrepancies are corrected by translators or post-editors. MT o...

The subject of the study is the identification of effective factors of altered communication of seniors with acquired cognitive impairment in the context of the possibilities of music therapy intervention. Epistemological starting points are clinical aspects of the target group, further verified and functional non non-pharmacological approaches to its representatives and theories and methodologies of expressive approaches. The paper specifically describes the partial results of one of the parts of longitudinal res...

An ever-changing environment, primarily digital marketplace, is an ideal platform for exploring various phenomena in the specific conditions of banks and bank marketing. Digitalization and new emergent trends in marketing communication create opportunities for creative advertising, advertising design, banks ads and bank branding which is powered by fast evolving development of technology that stimulate and force us towards more innovative solutions as desired outcome of consumer needs. The gist of creativity is a ...

The tendency to increase the volume of Bank transactions and losses from theft committed using electronic means of payment indicates the need to ensure the security of non-cash transactions. The article presents the basics of the modern concept of fraud prevention using electronic means of payment, formulated on the basis of studying the experience of foreign countries, current trends, and prospects in the field of non-cash Bank transfers. For the purpose of writing the article, the authors used foreign and Russia...

The Pandemic Covid 19 profoundly changed the mentality, religious Traditions, inter-human and inter-institutional relationship. The Orthodox Church Romanian, from 26 February 2020, had to respond to the challenges arising from the expansion of the covid pandemic 19, according to its own theology and sacred Traditions, but according to the anti-covid 19 national legislation and sanitary measures. The method used official data published by the state institutions, military orders, presidential decrees, journalistic a...

News has a deep impact on mass consciousness, which makes it extremely important to conduct researches on news discourse. However, by the news discourse, different researchers often mean absolutely different things. For this reason, there is a need to distinguish what news discourse is by describing its relationship with other types of discourse, which makes this research relevant. The article reveals that the genre differentiation of news discourse is determined by the way news discourse is defined. The work deri...

The paper presents main aspects related to the evaluation of management efficiency, implemented within protected areas, especially those belonging to the ecological network Natura 2000. It aims to monitor progress in the management of protected areas, as they have experienced exponential growth in the last decade due to the rate of extinction of species and the destruction of ecosystems. In order to maximize the potential of protected areas, biodiversity conservation is considered to improve the management plan by...

Giftedness is inherent in man, distinguishes him from other living beings. Learning the natural foundations of giftedness, we approach the understanding of the origin of man, the conditionality of development and freedom. This paper uses practice-based research, critical analysis of literature and observations to investigate the various issues involved with the application of contemporary art in the study of child's giftedness. The methodology of the study was to use the method of variance analysis to process empi...

It seems that over the years in the Italian legal system, the legislator has never provided a clear legal concept of the environment that can be taken as a safe point of reference. Indeed, the environment is defined differently in different laws - sometimes indirectly or per relationem - and this creates considerable difficulty of interpretation. Particularly since the mid-seventies in Italy there has been a significant increase in legislation protecting the essential elements of the biosphere (water, air and soil...

Academic and labour market success are determined not only by higher academic performance but also by participation in extra-curricular activities and the results achieved there. The involvement in different competitions related to specific school subjects or fields of study does not only contribute to deepening one’s knowledge in that particular field. Competing with the top representatives of a certain field also promotes the improvement of higher level cognitive processes. Participation in competitions has a de...

The economic and political instability in many countries, the growth of unemployment, the decline in social security and the intensification of migration processes have formed trends in the spread of kidnapping, human trafficking, the use of their slave labor and other crimes aimed at personal freedom. The organized, international and transnational nature of these crimes, as well as their spread in many states, predetermined the need for cooperation between law enforcement agencies of various countries in the fiel...

The topicality of the current study lies in the fact that international standards and documents that have been accepted by the European Union education sector emphasize the need to ensure equal pay for equal work and the importance of non-discriminatory treatment, while Latvian planning documents identify tasks to eliminate inequalities, with an emphasis on education system reform - introduction of teacher motivation system, teacher salary system improvement or development of a new salary system. The current teach...

In the last decade, the research of a scientific text from the perspective of communicative function has become a focal point of linguistics. Great attention is paid both to the analysis of the text formation mechanism and to the principles and legitimacy of the creation of specific scientific text genres. Unfortunately, there are still few studies in Latvia dedicated to the structural and semantic analysis of various scientific texts. Therefore, the current study focuses on linguists' reviews of doctoral theses a...

This study aims to reach and illuminate at the first level, dramaturgically and comparatively the librettos of the comedians playwriters of the Italian 18th century Carlo Goldoni and Carlo Gozzi. The Venetians playwriters are two of the "fundamental cornerstones" of world theater history, which affected the work of the modern and postmodern world dramaturgy and stage practice. This theatrical production, placed in the context of the original boom of comedian theater in Europe in the 18th century, simultaneously wi...

This article proposes to create a connection between two seemingly contradictory universes: the art of sculpture and the art of music. The creation of one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century, Constantin Bra?ncu?i, became an inexhaustible source of inspiration for artists from different domains, especially for musicians, Romanian composers creating diverse symphonic works inspired by the artist’s sculptures. Background: In the history of art, Bra?ncu?i makes a striking turn. He adopts a unique attit...

When Steve de Shazer and his team applied the Wittgensteinian philosophy in therapy, they revolutionized the field while they discovered brief therapy. Was it an accidental coincidence? What was the role of Wittgensteinian philosophy in creating the theoretical and practical space of brief therapy? What are the exact consequences of treating a one on one meeting as a language game - let it be a therapy session, a coaching, or a personal meeting between the leader and a team member? Can we revolutionize one on ones...

Objective: Assessment of iodine and thyroid status in a group of pregnant women in the perimarine area of Romania, the geographical area without iodine deficiency. Undetected or untreated thyroid dysfunction can be associated with a number of materno-fetal complications. The administration of iodinated compounds in pregnancy requires individualization. The ratio of urinary iodine concentration (UIC)/urinary creatinine (UCr) may be an objective criterion for evaluating iodine nutrition in the perimarine area. Mater...

In the service industry, regardless of the market sector, the quality of service is of paramount importance. Museum staff members interact with visitors and influence their perception of the service. However, communication and customer relationship management are not the only factors; museum visitors are also influenced by a museum’s atmosphere. Hence, the reoccurring visits of a museum visitor varies depending on these factors. This research is exploratory in nature and aims to identify the most important paramet...

The article highlights the fact that for responsible tourism as the first and foremost benchmark for the tourism industry the obstacle is the challenges caused by the excessive growth of global tourism, also called "overtourism". It is emphasized that in order to mitigate the adverse consequences of this phenomenon, the authorities and the business community of the tourist destinations shall make active focused efforts to assess this phenomenon, the state of the tourism industry and its development prospects. The ...

The paper presents the experimental data obtained on two groups of students, one control, in two normal classrooms and respectively in the gym, outdoors and another in the same type of rooms, but with a halochamber regime, differentiated on the two gender and age, including children born in 2006 and 2007, at the age with the highest growth rate. The primary data obtained were recorded in a tabular system, followed by their processing and graphical representation of the evolution over time of functional characteris...

This communication presents an evaluation of the design-phase of a pedagogical improvement project for the development of competent skills related with the concrete material in Chilean students of Civil Engineering, Building Engineering and Construction Technician. This is done through the transformation from the modalities teaching in the "chair" and "observation of experiences" to teaching based on the use of active-participatory laboratories. More specifically, a project based on a collaborative and interdiscip...

Our endeavour is based on the search for revealing the realities that happened during the Renaissance period in the Italian city-states, starting from their formation and ending up with the fall of these regimes. The Italian Renaissance is a surprisingly well-defined phenomenon in time and space, impacting not only Italian and European culture and civilization, leaving its strong imprint on an entire world. The Italian Renaissance civilization witnessed socio-economic, administrative-political changes of a complet...

Cultural competence of interpreters (understanding and explaining different cultural settings during interpreting) can be improved by the study of cultural similarities and cultural differences. Nowadays, English is one of the most frequent foreign languages to interpret from/into in Slovakia. That is why we decided to describe manners of communication and summarize significant non-verbal (and marginally verbal) characteristics of the selected English-speaking countries – the United Kingdom, the United States and ...

In recent philosophical research in Ethics and Moral Philosophy, scholars pay a significant amount of attention to the concept of ethical labeling products, especially to the problem of what kind of goods should be mandatory labeled. In their search for a possible criterion for mandatory ethically labeling goods, they mainly have focused on the moral issue of the consumption of products, ethical status of whose is not established in society. In this connection researches neglect the perspective where there is such...

The historical practice of modern colonialism is strongly connected to the entrepreneurial culture of the 19th century. The colonial ideal of the civilizing mission was to be achieved with the help of colonial agents with entrepreneurial spirit whose capitalist enterprises would bring progress and prosperity to the exotic pre-modern cultural spaces of Africa. In this context of optimism with respect to entrepreneurship, capitalism, and colonization, Joseph Conrad’s late Victorian novel, Heart of Darkness, conveys ...

This article addresses the causes of weakness and insufficient knowledge in relation to historiography of some types of the decorative and applied arts what can be shown from the example of ceiling lightning appliances. Bibliography on the lightning appliances as a work of art before the Electrification Epoch is truly scant. There are separate books in world literature devoted to the ceiling lamps, however, they are rather descriptive, and do not have patterns of historical development in them. The author introduc...

The paper discusses the use of idioms in British newspapers focusing particularly on the substitution of components aimed at producing context-specific idiomatic meaning. An idiom is a relatively stable (both grammatically and semantically), cohesive, conventionally fixed string of words with completely or partially figurative meaning, which is not a combination of a verb and an adverbial or prepositional particle and which is not longer than a sentence [1]. An idiom is a relatively stable unit of language because...

Non-verbal elements of communication are part of every interpersonal communication. This also applies to the interpreting process. We can see non-verbal elements mainly in consecutive interpreting, in which the speaker, interpreter and listener form the so-called trichotomy (they are in the same place at the same time. The situation in simultaneous interpreting is different because the interpreter is usually ‘invisible’ in the booth). The subject of this article is the influence of paraverbal system on the quality...

The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) has emerged in recent years as a framework to understand the nature of places in which entrepreneurial activity flourishes. Spigel (2017) defines entrepreneurial ecosystems as follows: ‘combinations of social, political, economic, and cultural elements within a region that support the development and growth of innovative start-ups and encourage nascent entrepreneurs and other actors to take the risks of starting, funding, and otherwise assisting high-risk ventures. I...

The article substantiates the necessity and possibility of implementing the principle of personalization in education, in particular, in higher education. The approaches to the definition of this phenomenon are analyzed from the standpoint of philosophy, sociology, marketing, and pedagogy. One of the current challenges is the gap between educational outcomes and employers' demands. Therefore, it becomes important to build individual educational paths that will maximally prepare graduates for a specific job. It is ...

In this paper, we will investigate the content of WoS within the interdisciplinary field of health information. Purpose of the paper: Analyse Web of Science (WoS) by searching for “Health information”, with the following WoS categories: Information Science, Library Science, Ethics, Education and Biomedical Engineering. We found 1425 results. Data were retrieved and analysed using VOS Viewer. 34 countries collaborate in 9 clusters. We created maps over collaboration, co-authoring, and most used descriptors. Our res...

Plantar pressure it is frequently used to evaluate the pathologies of the foot with clinical and research application and less used for methodological issues in areas such as sports medicine. The purpose of this study was to assess the plantar pressure in young athletes by using a RSSCAN pressure plate for identification of reference normative data. Foot complaints and history of trauma, surgery, or other pathologies possible were assessed by a questionnaire and a clinical evaluation was performed for identificati...

Introduction: Postpartum period is a period of risk for the development of mood disorders, including postpartum depression. The onset and persistence of postpartum distress and depressive symptoms may be influenced by several obstetric and psychosocial factors. A body of research studies has shown an association between quality and satisfaction with the partner support and postpartum depression. Aim of this study was to examine relationship between selected obstetric (e.g. type of labour, complications during labo...