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Human Development Index (HDI) is calculated as a combined index of three indicators: the expected life expectancy, purchasing power and expected education. These three indicators can adequately represent the development of the country because the longer life expectancy of a population implies a better health condition, resulting in better psychophysical abilities or greater human vitality. The purchasing power of the population indirectly expresses the level of satisfaction of the needs, and thus the satisfaction ...

The objective of the article is the investigation of architectonic structure transformations occurring in single-family housing districts, resulting from individual actions of owners of particular properties. The transformations particularly concern several tens of years old (and older) houses with a low cubic capacity. For the purpose of adjustment to modern standards and needs, they are subject to often very extensive transformations. The selected study area was the Z.O.R. na Kole district (located in Warsaw, in...

Background. Many theories in scientific publications are focused on assessing the growth of particular regions and their mutual comparisons. Many authors are dealing with the issues such as economic growth and development of regions. The goal of the paper is to find out what impact on the enhancement of regional gross domestic product has issues such as employment, average wage, number of small and medium enterprises and road network density. Then as a next step to identify the groups of regions through cluster an...

Topicality. The question of self-identification of contemporary national philosophy remains insufficiently studied. This paper specifies the tradition of philosophizing in France – the most influenceable national philosophy in Europe. In the year of 50th anniversary of May-1968 the report attempts to apply the historical reconstruction to the analysis of main ideas of the so-called “French theory”. The aim is to propose an analysis model for postmodern philosophy in France as a continuous tradition of consistent a...

In accordance with the implementation of the concept of sustainable development and the need to implement policies aimed at creating an enabling environment for a decent life of citizens, the main strategic objective of the spatial development of a modern city is to ensure sustainable and balanced development of urban space in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.The unevenness of the economic development of the territories within the boundaries of the city determined the need for strategic planning an...

The paper is devoted to the problems of the reconstruction of The Annunciation Church in Suprasl. In the introduction the subject of the considerations is defined, and then a historical background is presented. The main part of the article consists of three parts that correspond to the reconstruction work. The first part is a description of the reconstruction of the building, the second refers to the reconstruction of the interior. In the third part, the methodology of reconstruction of polychrome and related prob...

Events of recent years (an economic crisis, local confrontations in Syria, Ukraine, other regions of the world) have consolidated the interdisciplinary status of a problem of migration; they have also put this problem on the highest level of discussion, allowing to consider migratory processes as menacing to the safety and state sovereignty [1], [2], or, on the contrary, promoting economic well-being of a host country [3]. Efforts of psychologists to study migratory processes are directed at the analysis of charac...

Background: The Standard Audit File (SAF) involves the use of information systems and databases to send detailed tax data to the tax office and the Ministry of Finance. The role of SAF is constantly growing. Tax information is of great importance for this information. In Poland are many problems for methods of obtaining this information using the existing IT accounting. Not only does the universality of the SAF bring favorable solutions for the state and business entities. However, a swift decision about the oblig...

Before being subjected to ethnological, historical and psychosocial research, religion – in this case the issues regarding its essence, origin and development – represented a subject of reflection for generations of thinkers, with inherent oscillations and inconsistencies, which could be called the philosophy of religion. [9] In this paper, we discussed the connection between God and the human being, we talked about the human soul that can relate to God through religious feelings and worship. This relationship dif...

Spatial zoning is regulated by numerous laws, acts of law and ordinances. On the other hand, it should reach out to meet the needs of growing cities and housing estates as well as the business sphere connected with urban areas. The limits of human settlements change constantly, their areas can grow and this invariably entails the spread of roads and road networks. Roads are essential for the economic growth of regions, but their construction often raises controversies. The localization of a transportation route so...

With Orthodox icons, darkness seldom occurs, and even then it is in order to emphasize some want, the want of light. Biblical scenes or characters are always bright as, according to St. Basil the Great, by approaching light, the soul itself becomes light. Darkness has come into the world as a consequence of the original sin. It does not exist in itself, since it is not part of God's creation, but lack of light. However, its presence within the created world would disturb man's view on the world at large, resulting...

Negative demographic evolution, which applies also to the Slovak Republic, can be reversed to a certain extent by a well-set immigration policy. Integration policy plays an important role in immigration policy. An appropriately set integration policy is a prerequisite for an increase in the number of migrants to have a positive impact on the economic development of the host country. Failing to integrate migrants into the host country's society results in marginalization. The article analyzes the current situation ...

Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2012 in Russia and formation of a national strategy for social policy for persons with disabilities demanded the creation of a system for monitoring the implementation of its provisions and performance evaluation. The article discusses the formation of a system for monitoring the status of persons with disabilities in Russia and the issues related to observance of their rights, taking into account the international experience of conductin...

Economic security of a stable enterprise that gains profit meeting its owners’ demands, is based on presence and efficient usage of all required components for marketable goods production in the respective legislative environment. There are two aspects of economic security of an enterprise: operative and strategic. A strategy targets economically safe development of an enterprise, while business activities are to guarantee effective functioning of an enterprise in terms of economic security, which means generati...

Examples of therapeutic space can be traced back hundreds of years ago. In ancient times, sacred groves, hills or caves with healing springs were used for therapeutic functions, while the medieval monastery gardens served as a kind of pharmaceutical facilities, which constituted a kind of therapeutic contemplative gardens. In the 19th century, there was a dynamic development of spa towns, whose specificity influenced the formation of characteristic elements of a public space (such as spa parks, concert shells and ...

Intercultural communication terms based on analysis of some research works done in the field of linguistic and cultural studies. A thesaurus-type dictionary was chosen for the description and presentation of the basic Intercultural Communication (ICC) concepts. The structure of the dictionary entry allows presenting the described system of terms as a semantic system of items which are organized by regular semantic relations. Lexicographic description consists of two parts: - The first part gives information about ...

The article deals with the differential trends in the social and economic regional development in the context of globalization. The authors believe that important factors of regional development today are innovation resource areas, their institutional environment, political regimes and regional policy, and geographical and socio-demographic factors. Globalization processes have an impact on the level of state differentiation. Some countries will follow global trends whereas others can lag behind. Trends are contro...

This article proposes the concept of development of the method for teaching Italian as a second foreign language based on the three most common foreign European languages - Spanish, English and French. Basing on the experience of teaching Italian as a second foreign language, the main problems encountered in the course of study and preventing the achievement of the minimum required level of preparation in the second studied language were identified. Primarily, there is significant heterogeneity of the students in ...

Service orientation is now becoming an important factor favorable to manufacturers competitiveness. The focus in organizational service orientation is in the whole organization-wide inherent ability to create and to deliver excellent services. It is required changes in structures and capabilities. Prior research has sought to identify service-related capabilities of manufacturers through explorative research. Although extant research on organizational service orientation, servitization and hybrid offerings has sug...

The aim of the article is to identify the potential impact of the latest commercial digital tools for building energy analysis on the everyday architectural practice in Poland in the context of typology and energy optimization of single-family houses. The reason for this survey is that the "architect friendly" interfaces, simulation results’ visualization and energy analysis tools are not given deserved attention in the architectural education in Poland thus some of the design opportunities for sustainability are ...

Aim-This paper presents a pilot study on the application of the Best Worst Model to evaluate the teaching style and the lessons from the perspective of the secondary school students and from the perspective of their parents. The study was conducted in a secondary school from Romania, in June 2017. I used as respondents both genders, boys and girls, mothers and fathers, in almost equal proportions. Design/Methodology/Approach-Three traditional methods (Best minus Worst, the rank weights and the square root of the r...

Based on the researches focused on the historic trusses of the sacral buildings in Slovakia, we analysed these trusses in order to uncover their geometric concepts and proportional relations. Several trusses in Bohemia and Moravia were also analysed. The proportional relation of a truss to a building was also taken into account in some cases. The data on the principles used in historic trusses of the sacral buildings, supported with the period literature, were applied to the historic truss of the Gothic Roman-Cath...

The purpose of this report is to trace the dynamics of room prices in the main hotel types in Bulgaria, which occur as a result of the changing market situation (conjuncture) during the period 2010-2016. The 4 star coastal and mountain recreational hotels are investigated by categories, seasons and weekly periods. The method of average values and price indices is used as well as the method of non-standardized interview with hotel managers. The results of the survey lead to the conclusion that hoteliers in Bulgaria...

The construct of "generation" is very popular in science. A generation is a social community of people with a common history, common values and a similar type of mentality. The article discusses the comparative study of Russian generations «disbelieving» ? (1961-1979 birth years) and «informational» Y (1980-2000 birth years). The historical, psychogenetic, comparative and socio-cultural approaches to the problem of generations change are analysed and contrasted. The methods used include personality methods and the...

Background: Geometry problems requiring auxiliary constructions are generally challenging for students, and they are traditionally included in Mathematics Olympiad tasks and examinations. Most teachers recommend that students remember basic auxiliary constructions, such as doubling the median of a triangle, inserting an additional circle, constructing the point of intersection of lines on which the segments lie, et?. These recommendations are usually insufficient for successful problem solving. Now students have a...

Recently, advertising and new forms of internet advertising are among the most popular tools to influence buyers. It is the most visible and most discussed form of marketing communication. Advertising has the ability to influence the creation and change of needs, demand, but also consumer interests and habits. Just as advertising can affect consumers' buying behaviour, advertising can also discourage it. The objective of the contribution is the theoretical processing of the research problems in the field of advert...

The article substantiates the prospects of theoretical and art-historical research of Mongolian temple architecture, based on extensive historical and art descriptions. It is indicated that the actual task is the interpretation of temple architecture. The experience of application of iconological method in disclosure of semantics of architectural monuments in Western Europe is presented. On the basis of this, for the first time, applied to the Mongolian architecture, the author proposes the methodological iconolog...

The purpose of the study is to design a results-based management system aimed at the smart education efficiency improving, as well as improving the structure, tools and methods of management in smart integrated environment for the continuous development of the competences of participants during the educational process. The basis of the research is the main provisions of the strategic management theory, the methodology of a balanced system of indicators with a projection on a non-profit organization, fuzzy modeling...

During the last years, the investments flows had a slow increasing trend on local market, even if in Romania were made improvements in order to attract investors, not only from Europe, but worldwide. In this regard, the aim of our study is to identify how the legislative changes have influenced the capital market, especially the investments area, including also the foreign direct investments. Romania was affected by the financial crisis which took place in 2008, so we have analyzed the situation before and after t...

Background: The aim of this article is to discuss selected concepts of establishing and transforming business models and then to present the business model transformed with their use for a selected sector. Method: Selected methods of linear and algorithmic designing used in the process of organization creation and strategic plans establishment were analyzed. They were referred to the specific economic sector, covering both the tourist services and health resort treatment in health resorts. Results: To illustrate t...

The urgency of the investigated problem is due to the constantly increasing role of game in study of different disciplines, including foreign language. Despite of the obvious attractiveness of gaming techniques, they are not used enough in foreign language lessons as the full-fledged teaching aids. This article is devoted to the analysis of innovative and active training method – gaming activity in English language teaching for special purposes in higher educational establishments. The article is aimed at a critic...

Objectives: In modern conditions, almost all countries of the world and Russia are characterized by ecological problems related to environmental pollution by the industrial sector. Industry is the main pollutant of atmospheric air. People living in large industrial cities have to breathe the air oversaturated with harmful and toxic substances which are released into the atmosphere by industrial enterprises. At that, the scale of pollution depends on the size of the enterprise and the consumed raw materials. Thus, ...

The role of architecture as a tool in creating social relations in urban environment is increasing from a certain date. The idea of creating architecture that is the answer to certain, specific needs of small, local communities has recently become one of the most important determinants of contemporary design thought. The paper presents model solutions that were implemented, inter alia, during the design workshops for architecture students in cooperation with the Arka Foundation in Krzywa near Nowogród Bobrza?ski i...

Nowadays, the occurrence of crisis situations is increasing in society. Crisis situations are not merely relating to non-disabled people, we need to be aware the situations are equally relating to persons with disabilities. They have particular needs placing specific demands on approach to them, which is necessary to respect. Psychosocial first aid (PFA) can reduce the impacts of crisis situations, however in people with various disability categories it requires certain adjustments and an interventionist`s self-ef...

The spa resorts from Romania recorded after 2000 specific sectoral dynamics determined by the lack of a strategic reference framework and very low private investments. The study aims to highlight the patterns of structural evolution of spa resorts from Romania, based on a consistent statistical support. On this line, a database was created starting from the classification of activities in the national economy (NACE) for the period 2000-2016. Based on this statistical support, detailed analyzes were carried out reg...

The article is devoted to the analysis of the concepts of "threat" and "challenge" in the context of the creative and cultural economies of the Arctic. Today, the issues of studying the Arctic are being given special attention in the light of the development of the creative and digital economy. The development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is discussed in the context of implementing the principles of sustainable development of the territory, including aspects of ensuring national security of society...

The new challenge before today’s CEOs and executives is to realize that intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc) are assets that enhance corporate value and offer the company a new competitive advantage. The proper exploitation and measurement of intellectual property or intangibles gives strategic and financial benefits to the underlying organization.The number of patents of the underlying company are used in the literature among other variables as a proxy for intellectual property or innovati...

The author studies the motives and consequences of the terrorist attack against the French satirical weekly ‘Charlie Hebdo’ from the viewpoint of the theory of moral/right action in ethics of social consequences, following George Edward Moore’s theory of right action. According to the author, it could be claimed that the action of Islamic radicals was immoral, while the actions of the Charlie Hebdo editorship were wrong. This assessment also corresponds with the motives of the reasoning, decision making, behaviour...

The aim of the current paper is to analyze the consumer attitude towards life insurance in Bulgaria during 2018, considering the contemporary European trends and the increased necessity for life insurance. The European life insurance market has been developing with a rapid pace for the past several years, indicating that on average a European spends 1159 EUR annually for life insurance products. According to this indicator Bulgaria is one of the least developed countries among the EU member states. This begs the q...

“Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad took part in a large scale monitoring study that focused on the university graduates all-over the country. The national study was performed for 18 universities targeting the graduates and their insertion on the labour market. A national database was set-up and data-processing was performed, involving the entire amount of data. After consolidating the results, the central database was split-up and delivered to the universities for their own data-processing and conclusions. This pap...

One of the first Tatar composers who stood at the origins of the national musical theater is Sultan Gabyashi (1891–1942). Active creative activity of the composer occurred in the 20-30s of the XX century, when the process of formation of professional musical art and education was in Tatarstan. The subject of this analysis is the musical performances of the Tatar composer Sultan Gabyashi. The study used Methods: cultural-historical method, value analysis, the study of scientific literature and music text. Music and...

The current age is characterized by the leadership of professional as well as layman discussions about the nature and importance of education, about its quality and direction as one of the most important premises for the creation of a knowledge society. Issues related to raising the level and quality of university education are gradually coming to the forefront. Regarding this, it is important to emphasize that the main purpose of university education is to increase the knowledge, cultural, scientific, technical a...

The paper deals with and analyzes the efficiency of certain body strength development procedures using weight training exercises on mesomorph subjects aged 19-21 from the University Politehnica of Bucharest. The purpose of the research is to determine which of the mesomorph subjects being situated in the three groups obtained superior results at the barbell squat exercise by using different body strength development procedures. The procedures used in the research are the following: the procedure of weight training...

Today, mobile websites and mobile applications are top elements in the online marketing component list. If we build a website, it must be responsive, which means that it must be viewed on any device, including smartphone and tablets. Concerning small devices, a modern strategy is to build a mobile application that contains the website information. In most situations, using a mobile app offers a better experience than the mobile website browsing. Inside the mobile app, the user can access the content more easily. A...

The present day approaches to the concept of “entrepreneurship” are analyzed. Possibilities of high-skill training of young people for entrepreneurial activity in the context of a consistent integrative "School – Higher Education" system are assessed. The specific features of implementing the program of business training of students are revealed. The structural components of the program are presented. For justification of the efficiency and implementation of the business training program, the results of pedagogica...

The first aim of the present study is to assess the relation between traffic locus of control, driving cognitions and PTSD. The second goal was to assess if the relations between traffic locus of control, driving cognitions, and PTSD are moderated by gender. A sample of 137 drivers (60.6 % were men) took place at this study. The participants’ mean age is 32.67 (SD = 10.74) and they had been driving for 10.02 years on average (range 0–42, SD = 8.22 years). The participants completed scales for measuring traffic loc...

The way seaside resorts have functioned from the very beginning of their founding idea has been the result of symbiosis – a close connection between the town and nature. West Pomeranian seaside tourist resorts have developed into today's resorts from former fishing villages or small summer resorts. Before the post-war political division of the historical Province of Pomerania, its resorts formed a uniform set of spatial assumptions, characterized by similar features and originating from common cultural roots. Esse...

The paper attempts to assess the impact of the recent 2007-2009 crisis on economies of the Baltic countries. Following the relevant literature review, two different approaches are tested: the first one attempts to summarize two dimensions of crisis severity, and the second approach is based on the notion that the recession brought by the crisis is just a painful readjustment of economy to normal trend of development which was corrupted by the unhealthy boom. In the first case, two types of severity index, embracin...

The paper presents the results of research focused on music education at elementary schools that specialize in regional culturally oriented education and folk culture in Slovakia after 2008. The Elementary Art School of Folk Dance and Music in Ružomberok is introduced here in greater detail.

Background: Ski resort is a kind of tourism destination and can be defined and understood in many different ways. The common feature of all ski resorts is dominant role of the offer for winter sports (alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding) participants in the destination product. However ski resorts are diverse due to different natural and legal conditions, their size, technical equipment, age and other factors. The concept of community and corporate models of ski resorts is an attempt to explain that diff...