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With more than 3500 plant species with therapeutic properties, the flora of Romania holds the key for an environment opened to new scientific studies [1] that can lead to innovations in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sector. The benefits of Romania's geographical position in the growth of many plants species used in medicine, pharmacy and cosmetology, will also be discussed. Some of the top plant species like sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), romanian paeonia (Paeonia Peregrina), yellow poppy (Papaver alpinum...

The presented article is an attempt at an analysis of the issue of fanaticism. Looking at the present times, we are left with an idea that fanaticism is not only a serious problem, but a kind of moment in which a modern “to be or not to be” or humanity plays out. Fanaticism has its sources, its roots. It did not come out of nowhere; it is not the invention of Muslims, Christians, the wealthy, the possessed, or the passionate. It is analysed as a social, cultural and ethical phenomenon, as well as a political and r...

The concept of “hybrid” (from lat. «hibrida» - admixture), which is very common in botany and zoology, is difficult to refer to the international law. In the conventional sense it means an organism or an organule that originates as a result of breeding of genetically different forms. But nevertheless this definition stably settled in political sciences to determine one of the society conditions – a warfare that may have a hybrid character which means using military and non-military tools in an integrated campaign ...

Architecture plays an important role in an urban regeneration. The Urban development reflects an economic development. Environmental sustainability and sustainability of cities as well is nowadays a frequently questioned issue. There has been a case study carried out in the area of architecture in the Slovak Republic. The reason was a lack of a comprehensive view of the architecture in the Slovak Republic and insufficient support of this sector at the national level. There has been a survey - personal interviews c...

The article deals with the issues of revitalization of Olonkho in the dawn of the 21st century. The authors emphasize that the recognition of UNESCO's Olonkho as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind was part of the process in the revival and popularization of Olonkho in contemporary cultural space. The authors believe that organizing folklore festivals dedicated to the Yakut epic of Olonkho, as well as the Yhyakh New Year holidays in the uluses, contributes to the revitalization of the epic...

The influence of small and medium enterprises on the economy of various countries of the world is considered. The study examined the dynamics of small and medium-sized business development in Russia and foreign countries, criteria for classifying small and medium-sized businesses. The dynamics of development of small and medium-sized enterprises in foreign countries and in Russia is analyzed. The impact of small and medium-sized businesses on various sectors of the economy is estimated. The problems faced by small...

The aim of the article is to analyze the current state of the register of municipalities in the Czech Republic with a focus on their influence on the development and operation of the technical infrastructure. Voluntary associations of municipalities represent one of the ways of interregional cooperation; the purpose of all associations of municipalities is to provide public services to their members. The first voluntary associations in the Czech Republic were founded in the early 1990s. Roughly half of the associa...

This article raises issues related to development of a modern state’s foreign policy in the context of intensifying the processes of economization of foreign policy and politicization of economy against the background of globalization transformations. In this regard, economic type of diplomacy as smart power allows medium and smaller nations to participate in international processes with maximum efficiency. Special part of the article is dedicated to reviewing the influence of globalization on strengthening the ro...

Currently, companies are confronted with the need to respond to technological and economic changes. Companies are aware of this fact and have started a number of change projects. Internal communication plays a key role, affects attitudes and employees performance and therefore the performance of the entire organisation. The aim of the paper is to describe the state of internal communication in enterprises in the Czech Republic. An online structured questionnaire was the tool for query. Questions were divided into ...

The paper examines the complex relationship between traditional values of scientific philosophy in Russia and the new system of scientific communications. The authors diagnose the fall of the "Humanist Thaw" and the coming of "New Epoch of Engineers". While Russian philosophy is in the quest for its new identity, the modern Russian professionals found themselves on a continuum between two extremes of old-school academic and corporate values, with a trend toward the latter. Meanwhile, a majority of post-soviet phil...

Health is a fundamental individual and social value. Nowadays the market approach to health is developing as well from the rise of economic pressures and the gradual introduction of terminology and conceptual management into society. We can therefore analyze health management concepts and divide them into different functional areas, among which health marketing can also be distinguished. Currently, non-public medical institutions in Poland are increasingly competing at the level of basic care with public medical i...

Background. Competitive advantages are one of the main elements of successful activity in the global market. This is relevant for the economy of any country, which in modern conditions is involved in the globalization of the world economy. World economic relations between different countries provide opportunities that can be used with varying degrees of economic success. Modern Russian entrepreneurial structures are actively trying to integrate into the world economy. This is very difficult, because all the produc...

A plethora of indices and indicators is used in modern social sciences to evaluate the general trends and specific aspects of society. Alongside with core social and economic measurables, such as inflation and compensation, unemployment, and technical indicators, many generalized indices reflect the state and dynamics of social climate. While easily accessible, such indices, however, are often limited to fragmentary reflections of social climate, are subjective, and lack standard interpretation scales. The notion ...

Industrial heritage contains two large components: industrial architecture i.e. buildings, which were used like industrial sites, and techno-technological heritage i.e. technique which was used generally in the 19 th – beginning of the 20 th centuries. The preserving industrial heritage arose before countries of Europe, America and Australia as early as in the 50 – 60s of the last century, during the process of rapid technological changes, when the level of industrial production was being changed. First discussion...

21st century is characterized by rapid changes in economy, science, education and social life. The necessity for the development of new competence for everybody is growing day by day to be able to compete in the labour market. In order to make the students - future podologist’s training and their professional competence development successful, it is necessary to introduce systematic changes in the content of the program, in the use of modern teaching and learning methods and evaluation of the study process of the ...

Currently, unemployment and its consequences may be deemed to be in focus of the government´s social policy aimed at elimination of possible risks for both individuals and the society. This paper deals with an analysis of development of the unemployment rate and its selected characteristics in Slovakia during the years 2011 - 2015 while focusing on identification of relations between the education level and age of economically active population on one hand and the education level and age of the unemployed on the o...

Currently, there is a range of very serious issues related to the implementation of an accounting and audit process in non-commercial organizations due to the nature of their activities. Over the last decade, important changes aimed at aligning Russian and international accounting caused by the development of the Russian market economy has been made to the existing accounting system. However, methods of accounting and au-dit in non-commercial organizations remained mainly intact. As a result, questions con-cerning...

Solvency of health insurance company depends on tariff politics that should be adequate to value of risks insured which depends on number of claims received. Insured’s diseases can occur simultaneously or in various combinations so claims in health insurance are depended. Traditional actuarial methods based on calculation of proportion of insured with each disease among insured individuals don’t take into account possible dependencies between diseases occurrence. Multivariate probit models are the contemporary eco...

The paper focuses on joint education of students with autism spectrum disorder in elementary schools. The paper presents the results of a research study, the principle objective of which was to assess the attitudes of teachers to the process of integration of students with autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of the research study was also to determine whether there was an association between the teachers’ attitudes to the integration of a student with ASD in the context of the teachers’ experience with educating...

The article deals with phonetic characteristics of Georgian language islands, embedded in Tsovatush (Bats) matrix language. Research focus is on phonetic processes in relation to the stages of bilingualism. Phonetic production of code switching is paid less attention by the scholars, comparing with other domains of the language. Previous studies have generally examined segmental features of code switching, recent researches deal also with suprasegmental level, but phonetic processes have remained relatively unstud...

The article describes the changes in the taxation system for oil companies introduced within the period of 2002 - 2016. It is indicated that introduction of tax exemptions was due to decrease in the economic efficiency of oil production due to the growth of the tax burden. The important role of tax exemptions for mineral extraction tax (MET) is considered to be important for stimulating the growth of hydrocarbon production. Amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, expanding the list of privileges on t...

The purpose of the research was to identify and analyse organisational solutions of strategic controlling, in particular incorporation of strategic controllers in the organisational structure, as well as controlling responsibility centres (especially in the context of the contingency theory). The results of the research were related in particular to the manpower of the controllers team, the range of responsibility and the decision-making powers delegated to strategic controllers, as well as the factors influencing...

The purpose of the present article is to meditate on the teaching methods used in the two faculties where our teaching takes place (at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University and at George Enescu National University of Arts from Ia?i), based on ongoing evaluation, entrance and final tests, didactic activities during the last four academic years (2013-2017), insisting on the specific methods used for addressing students in a scientific and humanistic approach.

The Revolution of 1905 and its successive events had an essential impact on the development of literature – both themes and form. In Latvia, the Revolution started with demonstration on 13 January 1905 protesting against „Bloody Sunday” in Saint Petersburg (January 9, 1905). In both events a significant role was played by intellectuals. In Russia, the attitude of intellectuals towards the events of 1905 mostly caused the dissidence that would lead to the tragic events of the October 1917 and the Civil War. The nat...

In this empirical research we have treated the correlation between external and internal motivation of teachers and their competencies for work with students in school. In this empirical research we have treated the correlation between external and internal motivation of teachers and their competencies for work with students in school. In this empirical research we have treated the correlation between external and internal motivation of teachers and their competencies for work with students in school. The above wr...

Short stories and novels by Waclaw Sieroszewski were periodically reviewed in critical and bibliographic sections of the leading Russian magazines and journals of the time: “??????? ?????” (Russkaja mysl’) (Moscow), “??????? ?????????” (Russkoe bogatstvo), “??? ?????” (Mir Bozhij), “?????” (Zhizn'), “????? ?????” (Novoe slovo), “??????? ??????” (Vestnik znanija) (all - St.Petersburg) and others. The most intensively the works of the Polish writer were published and reviewed in the period from 1895 till 1905, when ...

The nowadays Europe appears to us as a scenery reflecting, in other images, the history of a continent revolved by attempts, disputes, challenges for the exceeding of which is necessary finding, every time other solutions, the aimed finality being every time the same, security and peace on continent. The history has reflected the necessity of an international alliance between states, the fundamental aim being to ensure stability on a regional and continental level, as well as the fact that alliances created by mil...

The Paralympic movement in Poland was shaped in the 1960s. The first stage of the birth of the Polish Paralympic movement was the establishment in 1961 within the structures of "Start" Sports Association of a committee for physical education and sport of the disabled. The formation of the committee made it possible to build organizational and legal structures and to coordinate and finance sport of people with disabilities at central, regional and local levels. The next stage of the development of the Paralympic mo...

Collocation extraction is a prominent task in natural language processing, its results are important in various areas of applied linguistics. The research focuses on a comparison between seven statistical measures based on the large Russian ruTenTen corpus. The paper examines the bigrams with a number of Russian high-frequency nouns that were extracted by the given measures. The analysis is organized in two ways. First, we ranked the lists of bigrams obtained by each measure and evaluated the results against the R...

Background: The article explores a consumer complaint against the banking sector as a tool for empowering consumers, using Polish Financial Ombudsman information as a case study. Methods: The article consists of three parts, the first of which provides an insight into the describing of complaints in the financial markets, the second one reviews regulations concerning complaint proceedings, and the third one provides numerical illustrating of the trends in complaints against banking sector in Poland. The paper conc...

This paper presents selected examples of interaction between East orthodox icon and West gothic architecture built after World War II period in Poland. It shows the process of evolution of traditional iconography conventions. It covers problems in art as well as new essential ideological aspects of symbolical and liturgical nature.

Background. Rate of early miscarriages is about 10-15% worldwide, and immune causes can play an important role in their pathogenesis. Normally Th2 lymphocytes is predominant subpopulation during early stages of pregnancy, while Th1 lymphocytes, which provide activation of cell immunity, are decreased. Regulatory T-lymphocytes (Treg, Th3) maintain tolerance to self-antigens and suppress excessive inflammatory response and also may be involved in pathogenesis of miscarriages. Th17 lymphocytes (Th17) play an importan...

The article is devoted to the essence of the application of monitoring the quality of public sector financial management in the Russian Federation. As part of the research tasks, the authors considered in detail the essence of the general category "financial management of the public sector" in international and Russian practice. The historical process of the emergence and development of the practice of applying monitoring tools in the sphere of financial management of the public sector in the Russian Federation is...

In the modern world, it is very important to pay special and significant importance to the process of corporate and social responsibility (CSR). Socially responsible activity brings a new look at the social direction of the business and it brings benefits to organizations, both directly and indirectly, which provides a long-term competitive advantage. The business entities have competed by several tools, mainly from the point of view of product´s quality, services, customers, etc. But the time is running and the c...

This study focuses on the performance improving of social assisted search by using the Redis system as a cache layer between an application and a MySQL system which stores data extracted from the behavior of many users. Since searches made by one particular user can be viewed as a Markov chain, there is need for a lot of data to be read and displayed to the user, and simultaneously small piece of the user behavior data should be written in the database in order to serve in the future searches made by other users. ...

Disability studies as an independent branch of social sciences and humanities was established and initially developed in English-speaking countries (the USA, Great Britain, Canada) and at the end of the 20th century coincided with the contemporary topicalities of sociology, philosophy, feminism, post-structural criticism and the theory of national minorities (this issue has been considered from various perspectives by Miles Beauchamp, Wendy Chung, Alijandra Mogilner, Ashutosh Singh, Viktorija Sukovataja, Svetlana ...

The article considers the issues of pedagogical competence development as a problem of teacher’s professional activities. The authors regard the processes forming a professional in pedagogy from the point of view of personal-centered, self-regulative, competent and personal approaches. These phenomena are represented as the aspects of psychological and pedagogical culture of a teacher. The drastic need for effective training to prepare competent specialists (both bachelors and masters) is an urgent challenge in th...

In the USSR, the interaction of the state security bodies and the media was carried out, in the first place, on the initiative of the KGB. Not all journalists had an opportunity to get documents of interest for their work. But when a historian or a newspaperman used in their work information unknown to a wider audience, a case evolved into a cause célèbre. That was an important aspect of the propaganda warfare between the Soviet Union and the West. Active cooperation between the state security bodies and the media...

Sustainability is a response to a crisis solution, an attempt to balance the relationship between man and the environment, or acting through man. But without that connection, direct and natural contact with the environment, man has to act outside. Hence, an assurance of sustainable principles that hated them, man would have the chance to assume for the beginning, so that he could then assimilate them. Architecture should not be limited or focused only to the object of architecture, but to the whole process of buil...

Russia is making efforts to reconsider its policy and achieve leadership in innovation and technology sector. A mechanism that is called to fulfill these ideas is the National Technology Initiative (NTI), that seeks to identify the most perspective technologies and implement necessary administrative and legislative changes. This project is concerned with creating new businesses and technological agendas, concurrently transforming and modernizing public opinions and attitudes about the future of the country and soc...

The purpose of scientific research is the study of acoustic Landscape as part of the national culture. The Old Tatar settlement is one of the historic districts of Kazan; the architectural ensemble consisting of mosques which were the main location of social life of Tatars. We applied the methods of audio and video recordings, study of historical materials, descriptions, and recollections of old residents of this historical and cultural center of Kazan; the method of emotional immersion in the sound environment fo...

Our living in the dramatically globalizing world makes us admit that individuals need new abilities to survive and succeed in the societies with a high level of interdependence and integration. As a response to these current challenges global competence appears to play a very important role in bringing up a globally competent person who can work and communicate effectively with people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds which is especially urgent for Russia as it is actively participating in solving...

The scale of the modern world economy has transformed economic growth from a means of solving social problems into a factor of their aggravation. Further expansion of the economic system leads to irreversible devastating consequences for the ecosystem of the planet. Traditional economic logic has come into conflict with the interests of mankind. This article discusses the need to replace the model of economic growth with the paradigm of sustainable economic development, which includes environmental restrictions on...

The urgent medicine is very young and dynamic discipline of health sciences. Work at department, called Emergency or Departments of urgent medicine has to be very quick and arduous. The main aim of management of this department is continuous increase of quality of health care. Very important parts of medics’ teams there are nurses. The nurses’ work is essential component of full system of care. We would like to know; what is the impact of this work on the nurses employed at department. The identification of proble...

Clear and correct understanding of phenomena would be impossible without taking into consideration existing context of its appearance existence and development. It is completely true when talking about processes on the Arabian Peninsula in the end of the 6th- early 7th centuries AD and the rise of Islam. As a matter of fact the available sources only shed some light on the problems but the final solution is possible after series of further investigations in the future which should have a multidisciplinary characte...

A number of serious consequences for the person, his organism and its safety has resulted from transition from post-industrial to information society. One of such consequences are information overloads. Information overload is only a factor that is somehow connected in the future with negative consequences for a person. The problem of information stress as a form of psychological stress was revealed today. Information overload, first of all, affect the emotional component of stress that acts as a kind of trigger f...

The aim of our study is to define and interpret macro-structural changes in a contemporary society that have determined a transformation of the way of life of selected social strata, and pushed their social status down. The author’s intention is to highlight an individual impact of social changes, with a focus on the phenomenon of social exclusion of selected strata that consists of ever increasing number of individuals; that means their reduced chances to participate in economic, social and cultural life of the c...

The aim of the article is to identify and characterize the level of business environment risk in the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland and Slovakia to prepare the recommendation for risk management improvements in the future. Article is based on own questionnaire research, conducted among total 273 SMEs from Poland and Slovakia in 2016. The descriptive statistics and Gamma correlation will be used in empirical data analysis to achieve the paper goal. Authors emphasized that risk management sho...

Agri-farms of Tatarstan Republic (Russian region) have a positive dynamics of development and stably take its place among the first four constituents of the Russian Federation. Having cultivated 2.3% of agricultural lands in Russia, Tatarstan provides 4.7% of agricultural production, in the amount of 188.8 billion rubles. Agricultural sector becomes profitable, and begins to entice such a great investors as "Krasny Vostok Agro", "Kulonstroy", "Zolotoy Kolos", "Tatfondbank", "Agrosila Group", et al., who invest mul...

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) presents challenges that affect everyday life and learning for pupils as well as their teachers and parents. Much has been written and researched when it comes to the disorder, with some conclusions resulting in great debate and controversy. Experts on ADHD offer a number of suggestions to help pupils with reading and writing. Paper presents some ways to provide pupils with secondary “fidget” activities, ones that don’t distract pupils from the task at hand but actua...