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In organizations, besides various issues related to profit and efficiency, increase importance of staff relations. To ensure the effectiveness of the organization, it is necessary to develop not only hard (professional) skills for employees, but also soft (personal) skills. Employees are reared to independently plan and direct their activities towards a specific goal, achieve the goals and evaluate the results achieved to increase your sense of self-efficacy. Various self-regulation theories determine that the dev...

The term “pragmatic marker” (PM) is suggested in the article for a certain category of discourse markers (DMs), typically occurring in spoken language, – those which almost completely lack their lexical meaning and do not influence the semantic content of their context; meanwhile, they verbalize the mental process of speech production. Nowadays, there is no unanimity in differentiating categories of DMs in special linguistic literature, so DMs embrace a wide range of heterogeneous subgroups of markers with differe...

The article examines professional communication of medical workers with consumers and other specialists of the medical industry over the Internet. The study was based on the descriptive method, including involved observation, the method of communicative-pragmatic analysis of discourse, and discourse analysis, through which communication was examined from different perspectives. Communication participants as well as speech strategies and tactics were also analyzed. The study made it possible to describe communicati...

Nowadays we face with the challenge of managerialism that constructs what is called common sense in social management, i.e. which could be interpreted as "obvious" criteria of evaluation concerning purposes and methods of management actions’ implementation. The ideological essence of managerialism demonstrates itself through the activity of groups of interests that is presented as interest of all “progressive” members of society. These groups of interests include state officials, “academic bureaucracy”, media grou...

Supporting a gifted student in the conditions of early school education is associated with any problems concerning, above all, economic and organizational possibilities and traditions of the Polish school and finally - teacher's preparation. The article will analyze these last conditions. The aim of the research was to show the state of preparing teachers for the individual recognizing and supporting the ability of students from the first to the third grade. Research questions were formulated regarding to teachers...

The article deals with the process of childbirth and the factors affecting it. Actuality of this work is caused by the significant decline in the birth rate in Russia in 2017-2018. The article describes the institution of the family as an integral part of the socio-economic structure of society, in which changes of the whole system naturally entail changes in its elements. Groups of factors influencing the childbirth process are determined. The main attention is devoted to the analysis of the influence of economic...

The article presents the results of the study, aiming at analyzing experience of state policy implementation in the field of monotowns support in Kazakhstan, identification of specific and common problems and their solutions. The study identified stages of state policy development to support monotowns, there was analyzed monotowns selection criteria evolution, factors responsible for these changes were justified. Considerable attention is paid to characteristics of monotowns system in Kazakhstan from the point of ...

Introduction: The efficiency of the cardiovascular and respiratory system is an important factor determining the physical performance and health of subjects. The aim of the study is to present and compare the state of physical fitness, including cardiovascular and respiratory systems of obese women and men. Methods: 12 women and 12 men of similar age and possessing Io obesity were subjected to the study. After recording the age of the subjects and the basic anthropometric features in resting conditions and during ...

In works on the project management theory and project activity standards, questions of project cost efficiency diagnostics are not included in project works contents and regulations, standing down to providing specific project characteristics. Meanwhile project success and deviations emerging thereat will directly impact on its efficiency level. We propose to carry out assessment of project cost efficiency (for example, their net present value, NPV) in interrelation with the basic project characteristics – the cos...

This article presents current issues in the development of international relations on the basis of the Eurasian Economic Union countries expand the use of national currencies and the coordinated support of economic actors State institutions of the countries partners. The joint work of international teams contributes to the implementation of economic programs of mutual interest, and strengthens the trend towards the formation of a multipolar world. To expand the use of national currencies in international relations...

Our article analyzes the stylistic characteristics of Stabat Mater in the history of music, for the last four hundred years. The Stabat Mater is a XIII th-century Catholic hymn to Virgin Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during His crucifixion. Stabat Mater Dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest Latin hymns of all time. The hymn is sung at the liturgy on the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. The Stabat Mater has been set to music by many Western composers, most famously by Palest...

The topic of efficiency in the field of banking activity is widely debated because it is perceived as being a leading factor, with impact on banks’ financial performance and soundness. Paper’s theme is in line with current concerns expressed by European and national regulators and supervisory bodies, which are strengthening supervisory practices for best assessing the risk profile and potential exposure to shocks of large, systemic banks. Paper’s focus is on a sample of representative Romanian banks, which are cla...

Magnetic tape is an important medium in the capturing of information and has had widespread use in audio, video, and computer applications over the past 60 years. As years go by, the preservation of the information stored on tape is becoming of increasing concern to society, particularly as the carriers suffer from physical decay and they threaten the survival of recordings holding a great cultural and commercial value. This article presents the methodology and the results of a chemical test aimed to determine the...

Background: Health literacy, which is a part of the fundamental equipment for life and the path to the health of the individual and of the society, has been coming to the foreground of many scientific disciplines in recent years. The crucial issue of the presented area consists in the fact that low health literacy is a serious risk factor for health, which deepens undesirable health inequalities and results in high costs for health care. The goal of this article consists in presenting partial results of a study ma...

This article provides a review of recent unfolding development of countries working on creation of central bank cryptocurrency (CBCC). Central bank issued private blockchain based digital cash product such as Fedcoin, introduced by J.P. Koning and used by Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in its report, represents centralized rival of decentralized Bitcoin, electronic peer to peer payment system without central bank control (CB). Article further explores what the ongoing crypto digital turn spells for the fu...

Introduction: Significant post-training adaptation factors of the powerlifting players are the increase in muscle mass and strength, depending on the volume, intensity and time used in specialized training, with an ambiguous effect on cardiovascular and respiratory fitness. The aim of this study is to present the state of physical fitness, cardiovascular and respiratory systems in two group of powerlifters. Methods: In order to verify the hypothesis, 15 advanced (SEA) and 15 less advanced (LEA) powerliftwers were ...

This article deals with the noun gender category and provides its comparative analysis based on the two languages for the purpose of teaching Russian as a foreign language in an audience of Tajik students. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing role of the Russian language in the former USSR republics and the emergence of a stable interest in its study. The aim of the research is to compare the gender category in the native (Tajik) and studied (Russian) languages of the students. The following res...

The aim of this article is to discuss the findings of the research carried out in the years 2012 – 2014 identifying models and conditions of succession processes in Polish family enterprises. The research consisted of quantitative and qualitative part. The studies show that in the majority of firms, although the generational change has not yet taken place (the percentage of firms in the second and next generations is exceptionally low), there is no striving for actions that would solve the problem of maintaining b...

With the constantly changing conditions of the market environment, companies and their managements have been under permanent pressure to find sufficient economic reserves and resources allowing to further grow and improve their financial performance. Financial performance considerably affects the company position in the market and also the level of its competitiveness. Besides other factors, the company financial performance and competitiveness are influenced by the amount of costs consumed. Practical experience a...

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) wanting to meet the demand of extremely competitive environment, more and more often appreciate the importance of knowledge management (KM), which fosters their innovation and development. Yet, due to their character (resulting, among others, from limited human, financial and material resources and a lack of time for creativity development) they require different tools and practical recommendations than large enterprises in terms of knowledge management. Quite often, knowl...

Corruption is a phenomenon with many facets, which is usually interpreted from the viewpoints of a number of alternative approaches. This paper analyzes the problem of corruption from the perspective of economic theory as a science of general principles concerning the operation of society’s economic life. Does economics have something to say about the problem of corruption? It its methodological approach relevant for analyzing corruption? We think that it is. Even though theoretical economics has not made the prob...

In the Roman Empire, roads were built for trade communications: one of the branches, which took over the Alps, was called Via Sucinaria Romana and it reached the south-east coast of the Baltic Sea, where the Balts’ tribes lived. In the 13th century, German knights subjugated the areas populated by the Balts’ and founded regular planned cities, borrowing urban planning skills from Romans. On March 5, 1562, during the Livonian War the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Latin: Ducatus Curlandiae et Semigallia; 1562–17...

The study brings forward the results of analysis and interpretation of legends and social prose for youth, which deal with coexistence of majority population and Roma ethnic group in Slovakia. In the introduction, brief history of Roma people in Slovakia and the term “romipen” is described. Research of the literary material was realised on the basis of one’s own – different – alien trichotomy. Its goal was to find out: 1. what are the modifications of mental image about coexistence of Roma with non-Roma in literar...

This paper aims at exploring new methodologies that might render students’ approach to specialized discourse original and stimulating and is based on two third year courses I held at the University of Parma in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 for undergraduates reading modern languages. Despite the fact that specialised languages have long been perceived as the realm of a restricted group of people, very often we come across them in our daily lives (for instance, in the standing details we find in advertising as well as th...

In the contemporary society different scholars have emphasized the pluralization processes and variability in family forms (Giddens 1991; Beck, Beck-Gernsheim 2001; Baumann 2000). This trend is known as “individualization”, where individuals and self-realization become primary objective and the relationships are "instrumental" to personal happiness and gratification. In this context the value of family ties becomes considerably weakened: some sociologists wonder if the family is still a resource or rather an obsta...

Each written text could be considered as a sequence of symbols put up in groups organized in a certain order and assembled in a linear sequence, which is may be arranged horizontally or vertically. The existing methods of optical character recognition (OCR) aim at linear and vertical segmentation of written texts basing on interword spaces and intervals between letters as the demarcation markers of lexical units and characters respectively. This strategy is effective for many languages meanwhile building robust OC...

The game of space was and still is a crucial aspect of visual arts. The aim of this study is to examine how the arrangement of hues, rhythms and angles of various polygons can create an impression of depth and movement on a flat surface. The so-called Penrose tiling and Ulam's spiral are mathematical models that have been applied for the painting experiment. There is a vast amount of evidence gathered over the ages that shows art is strictly interrelated with science. It refers both to music, literature, architect...

The word security is nowadays a very inflected term. Security is addressed not only on a global level, but also on a regional level and, last but not least, on an individual level. This term is applied in all areas of our lives. Nowadays, up to fifty security types are defined. Each kind of security has its specifics. Security against intentional threats requires forceful action and sustained readiness. Insecurity against unexpected threats, an emphasis is placed on checking the status and conditions, adherence to...

The paper deals with the architecture of museums as dependent on the ways of lighting the exhibition space. The work focuses on the analysis of the influence of daylighting systems on shaping the museum's architecture in the period from the Renaissance to modern times. The method of work includes studying literature and the case study of the objects characteristic of the presented concepts and lighting systems. The results of the research confirm the significant impact of the daylighting system on the evolution of...

Smart cities are a relatively new phenomenon that requires careful study. A particularly interesting and complex issue is the question of the prospects for the development of smart cities in the far north and in the Arctic zone. Arctic and northern territories have a number of features, such as the focal (localized) nature of economic activity, the uneven distribution of people, the concentration of the population in cities, the low population density, harsh climatic conditions, low transport accessibility, underd...

The main objective of the article is to introduce a less known Slovak author Matúš Kavec. From the theoretical and practical point of view and the orientation of the study one of the sub-objectives is the characterization and interpretational analysis of the author’s work. In the context of the Slovak literature the author is being listed as a writer of the inter-war period. From the thematic aspect, the work of Kavec is divided into two main areas: urban environment and tinker theme. Since tinkering is a Slovak c...

The thorny issue of food safety is not new, not by far. Yet, it has been somehow in the shadow of ensuring global food security for a while, and currently it comes out from that shadow, making a spectacular step forward. Researchers have managed to put food safety in almost everyone’s minds and that is an ongoing education exercise with unprecedented results. Consequently, the authors ask themselves if the topic has reached its end or, on the contrary, if there are any new approaches to be considered by the resear...

The article presents the results of the diagnostic research of the expression of emotional perception of cultural phenomena by foreign language students in Lithuania. There is a close relationship between emotions and culture. On the one hand, emotions reflect a person’s inner state and regulate his/her communication with others in different cultural and social environments [8]. On the other hand, a particular culture affects human emotions via different cognitive and behavioural expressions. Living in a particula...

Implementation of a virtual environment for doctoral students afford a more effective communication between the Coordinator and students, offering a great accessibility to information about news in the field of research. Using cloud technology in the research process specific to PhD students can be extended to many fields of scientific research, allowing a thorough understanding and concepts key rates chargeable a documentation concerning advanced statistics trends of the situation existing at a given time, or per...

Globalization, information technologies and presence of media in everyday life have shaped modern society. Not only does media content and information become available to everyone, but also everyone gets the opportunity to create media content. Due to the presence of media and vast amount of information in the 21st century, it is necessary to acquire specific skills considered as media literacy. Media literacy considers ability to access media and media content, to analyse media content and to communicate in a var...

When you develop businesses in the online environment, there are a number of online marketing tools and strategies that generally you have to use: websites, mobile apps, SEO/SEM campaigns, social media and content marketing, etc. If you have a website, in order to improve your business, you should use a Facebook account, a YouTube channel, etc. Also, if you have a YouTube channel, the current online marketing strategies suggest to build a blog for your channel, a mobile app, advertise them on Facebook, and so on. ...

Cervical cancer is a major worldwide health problem that can be prevented by using a simple exam, a cervical-vaginal cytology or Pap smear. Romania has the highest incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer in Europe. Romanian people have a strong fear towards cancers and, paradoxically, toward screening measures for cancer. Objectives: To determine the efficiency of Romanian Health Programmes regarding cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: The last six decennial periods were analysed from the point of view...

The article is devoted to the problem of economic security and stability in the Black Sea region. Using the theoretical concept of economic security authors identify the main risks for both national and cross-border economic systems in the conditions of modern geo-economic and geopolitical turbulence. Cross-border economic clusters and trans-national systems with the long-term partnership strategies are viewed to be the cores of economic stability and the resource to maintain regional development. The study provid...

The work substantiates rationale of the innovative culture research as a basis and driver of the postindustrial society development. It describes its nature, structure and implementation. Formed in the conditions of postindustrial (information) society the innovative culture organically combines knowledge, experience and creative aspirations of previous generations with the latest scientific achievements in various fields of scientific, technical and social and humanitarian knowledge. Culture holds a special place...

Introduction: Motherhood is an important part of life of every woman. The aim of our study was to find out views on motherhood among adolescent girls. Methods: The non-standardized questionnaire of our own design was employed in the study. The study sample consisted of 141 female students of secondary school. The age of the respondents ranged from 17 to 20; the average age was 18 ± 0,79 years. For data processing we used a simple descriptive statistics. Results: In analyzing the results, we found that most respond...

Introduction: The issue of the social integration of young people and the role of physical education in this integration process was debated by the international authorities in Strasbourg in the Council of Europe, UNESCO and the International Committee for Physical Education and Sport.A component of the educational approach, sport contains essential values of life in the community,favoring group integration by assimilating these values by citizens:respect for others, to the law (rules, regulations), discipline (se...

With different disciplines of culture, art and science increasingly merging, transdisciplinary approach to phenomena and works of art seems nowadays to be not only a matter of fashion but a necessity. Overlapping of scientific areas in certain points of interest provides for new research fields and forms. Therefore, an act of creation may be viewed as an idea prompted by an impulse, although defining what a creative impulse actually represents (a physiological phenomenon, a chemical reaction, a philosophical thoug...

The relevance of the topic researched is determined by general theoretical significance of synonymy relations in the language connections system. The object of the study is historical digression into synonymy. The subject of the study is synonymy in general. The origins of the consideration of synonymy are reflected in ancient philosophy. Ancient scientists in their reflections on the language form, on the nature of the name drew attention to the existence of several names for the same thing. This feature of the l...

For Romania, potato is a culture of particular importance. Potato has a fairly important cultivation area, with early crops and autumn-winter crops. Potato is distinguished by its multifaceted importance (food, industrial raw material, agro-technical technology, fodder consumption, source of profit for farmers). The study covers the period 2014-2016. The applied analysis method is the comparison, made in time and space using structural and dynamic indices. Macro Region 1 cultivates the largest national potato area...

As things stand now, the two foreground factors, among others, contributing to sustainability of the integrated structures represented by regional industry clusters are sound use of energy resources and improvement of the economic efficiency of energy conservation measures and technologies being mastered by the manufacturers. The issues related to tailoring of a package of energy conservation measures followed by assessment of the influence produced by energy conservation projects on the efficiency and sustainabil...

Bread and bakery products are mass consumption products whose useful properties are discussed in the media and cause controversy among nutritionists. Formation of an objective opinion about the nutritional value of a common food group among future specialists of the food industry is an important educational task. The improvement of the structure of the assortment of bakery products is associated with research aimed at revealing the taste preferences of the population, and the formation of a culture of consumption ...

The article investigates the influence of the national-cultural specificity of speech behavior on the formation of expressive forms of address in the Russian language as well as in the Colombian and Costa Rican variants of the Spanish language. Groups of expressive addresses are distinguished depending on their semantic load, ways of transferring evaluativity and expressiveness; pragmatic factors affecting their formation and functioning are described, namely: evaluative-characterizing and emotivecharacterizing on...

It is here, in Oriental Hotel Bangkok (now Mandarin Oriental) in Thailand, that one gathers, around the Regio Parco Dusit Park, the stupendous fruit of the meeting between Italy and the Orient. An important story but not very famous story. An eclectic artistic-architectural treasure, in some ways fabulous, which developed in a few decades in the independent Kingdom of Siam. In fact, at the end of XIX century the rivalry between Britain and France in South West Asia ensures the survival of the Kingdom of Siam. The ...

The text deals with the current phenomenon, ie the process of increasing representation of the number of women in the armed forces, both in combat and non-combat units. The process of engaging women in military operations is not a very modern phenomenon; the feminisation of the armed forces has been manifested in modern armies during the WWII. At that time, however, it was primarily conditioned by the need to supplement the insufficient standard male element in the mass army based on the conspiracy model, especial...

The Romanian composer Constantin Rîp? is an outstanding personality of contemporary music who seeks to integrate myths of the universal philosophy and mythology by means of his last opus: the ballet The Young Man and Death. The performance is a synthesis of all its constituent elements: music, literary content, choreography, and scenography. Through a vision evoking total theatre, and a remarkable conceptual unity, the composer confers this ballet a dramatic character, extending its duration from one to three acts...