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The level of digitalisation and electronification offers new opportunities in the labour market, offering flexible working conditions and the opportunity to work remotely. Emphasizing the successful fulfilment of the functions / goals of higher education institutions and thinking about its sustainability and competitiveness, its personnel must act professionally, flexibly and innovatively, ensuring the continuity of administrative processes, meeting the needs of internal / external customers. The aim of the resear...

In recent years, the topic of executive functions has been in the focus of clinical psychology because of the associations that have been observed between the appearance of several clinical symptoms and the underdevelopment of executive functions. The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions - Adult Version (BRIEF - A) is a self-reporting questionnaire which aims to measure constructs of the executive functions, such as shifting, inhibitory control, emotion regulation, self-monitoring, initiating, working ...

This research concerns the relationship between hand movements, as they occur in the act of freehand drawing, and creativity. Since ancient times it was observed that hand movements were linked with intelligence. This issue has gained importance particularly in the field of architectural imagery because automated drawing techniques with computer aided design (CAD) have replaced the hand drawings. This has risen concerns about the impairment of creative ideas that may ensue. The working hypothesis of this research ...

Taking a risk and making a decision are two important factors in starting a business. Studies show that young people are at high risk. There are a number of factors that can contribute to this phenomenon, including both biological and environmental effects, but decisions may be influenced by prejudices about the immediate benefits over the longterm benefits. Achieving long-term goals is always associated with uncertainty, as it cannot be assumed that all the circumstances that may arise in the future will be known...

As a manifestation of the ne bis in idem principle at the interstate level, the transfer of criminal proceedings is one of the forms of international judicial cooperation in criminal matters that avoids the conduct of parallel proceedings that could lead to prosecution, trial and even conviction a person in different states for committing the same act. Starting from a non-unitary practice aspect regarding the qualification of requests to take proceedings (in the sense of requests to take criminal proceedings or re...

Quality of life characteristics and priorities can change abruptly in response to any military aggression. Russia-Ukraine large-scale war is the most drastic shock not only for Ukrainian people. A qualitative literature review, comparative analysis and synthesis of studies were used to explore the questions about the role of the geographic perspective in measuring social and environmental effects of running war on different spatial levels. A number of conclusions emerged from our study: (1) As a consequence of the...

The goal of present study is to propose reliable composite index for quantitative assessment of competitiveness of forestry companies on the basis of data from Training and Experimental Forest Range ‘G. Avramov’, Yundola. Concerning this some multidimensional statistical methods that permit quantification of complex indicator as competitiveness are studied. On this grounds for obtaining composite index (quantitative assessment) of the level of competitiveness of forestry companies the implementation of factor anal...

Despite the recent investments in the national integrated waste management infrastructure, Romania is still a landfill based country. The clean-up activities around the country, the uncollected plastic waste flow analysis performed in this paper based on waste related indicators coupled with field observations suggest that capture of plastic waste by formal systems is still inefficient, further leading unsound waste disposal practices. The population without access to waste collection systems generated 488322.25 t...

Modern global challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which have been exacerbated by the martial law imposed in Ukraine for almost six months, have determined distance learning technologies with the help of information and communication technologies to be the only alternative to traditional education. The article is devoted to the analysis of synchronous and asynchronous learning technologies in the practice of distance teaching of geographical disciplines in higher education institutions. The article substant...

The economic development of the regions in Bulgaria is characterized by growing regional business differences. The transition in a substantive and retrospective plan from an exogenous approach to the development of regions to an endogenous one puts the questions of entrepreneurial activity and its regional determinism in the center of research. In economic and management literature, concepts such as "regional entrepreneurship", "rural entrepreneurship", "entrepreneurial activity" and others have gained wide popula...

The article presents a pragmatical and practical solution in probably one of the most divergent interdisciplinary science fields, called social economy. As the size of it is impressive in Europe, operationalized by the number of organizations and the employees involved, there is a need from the professionals to build a common understanding and knowledge. The cultural, historical and economic background of the countries (mainly from EU, but not exclusively) led to various understanding of social economy. The soluti...

Erasmus+ mobility programmes are an integral part of the Brno University Technology internationalisation strategy. The university needs to create appropriate conditions and offers for students in its action plans. These action plans. Within the framework of these action plans, the university cooperates with international mobility ambassadors. These are students who have taken the opportunity to study or do a practical internship abroad. Each ambassador represents a country, university or other institution from whi...

Digital technologies became one of the most important means of communication during the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to online learning and working from home, the pressure to increase ICT competencies has increased. This paper aims to analyse the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the skills for the digital age. The research data consists of two samples. The first was collected from October 2018 to June 2019 and the second from September 2020 to January 2022, i. e. during the period of anti-pandemic restrictions. The...

The article analyzes the possible individual aspects of the use of regression analysis in demographic research. The possibilities of analyzing the relationship between the parameters of the formation of the population and its constituent elements are shown. So, the highest correlation coefficient is demonstrated by the pair of signs «population formation (changes) - total migration balance» The regression method is widely used in natural and social sciences, including geography. The purpose of the presented work i...

Inspirations refers to an evoked state of creativity, which implies motivation, evocation, and transcendence. Traditionally in the literature inspiration is divided to two states such as being inspired by or inspired to. Inspiration is influenced by information and knowledge, nevertheless several studies indicate a positive association between academic major and inspiration occurrence frequency. Previous study results indicate that domain specific knowledge such as visual art has a major impact on visual stimuli p...

Background: The issue of violence in couple relationships is perceived from the perspective of integrative ecological model, while informal environment of women is considered one of multilateral phenomena influencing women?s strategies when addressing violence in couple relationships. Methods: The objective of the paper is to describe informal environment of women living in violent couple relationships. As many as 44 women participated in the research, aged 22 – 65. Most of them reached secondary education and alm...

This article is based on social research, a questionnaire that investigated the way in which virtual communication in the pandemic and post-pandemic period was a point of support in overcoming social anxieties, increased anxiety due to lack of physical contact between people and the fear and inhibition thus developed. The research hypothesis starts from the idea that people, accustomed to the impositions of the pandemic period to communicate only virtually, avoiding physical contact with loved ones and social and ...

In the present article we aim to analyze the fact that the quality of public administration and governance of a country is essential for its economic performance, and also for the well-being of the citizens of that country. Effective public administrations are at the service of citizens and businesses. It is essential that public authorities can adapt to changing circumstances. The European Commission helps EU Member States undertake reforms in public administration and governance by providing technical support. A...

Smart development is a problem examined by many research studies, and the scientists note that the concept of smart economy becomes increasingly popular in scientific and practical strategy documents. The documents refer to small and medium enterprises implementing the Industrial Revolution 4.0 as smart companies, which are the basis of economic growth. The smart specialization strategy of Latvia states that more innovations are needed for a more productive economy and the development of more valuable products, an...

Background. Assessing ecosystems in terms of their contribution to the human welfare is one of the ways to achieve goals of sustainable development, comprising an important task for the community planning and development. Therefore, the goals of sustainable development at the local level are achieved via employing all types of local resources in particular, in the nature protected areas taking into account the value of ecosystem assets and ecosystem services produced by them for the benefit of the local communitie...

This paper aims to analyze well-known contemporary aspects that gained the interest of masses, especially in the online universe. Destructiveness develops either from abuse, in case of mukbang, or giving up and ultimately negligence, in case of the so-called hikikomori. While mukbang has its origins in South Korea and it literally took the whole world almost instantly, hikikomori is a more isolated subject that resides and originates from Japan. Mukbang, originally consisting of passionated people (mostly YouTuber...

This paper aims to present and promote the eSports and its situation in Romania. Esports, also known as electronic sports, professional video game competitions, can be defined as a form of sports where the main aspects are facilitated by electronic systems. Most often eSports takes the form of multiplayer video game contests usually organized between professional players. Several games are popular in the competitive scene. The championships that appeared in the 1990s were those that contained fighting video games ...

This paper explores the concept of employer branding in the light of external marketing that establishes the company's image as an employer of choice. The motivation is represented by the raising importance of human resource management. The employer brand is an important element from a marketing point of view; it is practically the defining image of a company. The values and symbols it embodies need to be transparent to maintain the connection with the audience, whether we are talking about customers or simply int...

In 2020, the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries faced an unprecedented challenge and had to implement many strict measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but this led to a significant increase in unemployment, thus harming economic growth. This study analyzes the data obtained in two surveys, the first survey was conducted in the months of October, November 2020 (during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic), while the second survey was conducted in October 2022. Slightly more than 200 unemplo...

To ensure economic growth, more and more attention is being paid to promoting entrepreneurship in Latvia's cities, which addresses not only unemployment problems but also the sustainable use of resources, including land. Land is a non-renewable resource whose availability is limited, and it is therefore the task of the municipality to promote the management of unused land in its territory. The legislation of the Republic of Latvia provides that the functions of municipalities include not only the improvement of th...

This paper presents the results of the study of the influence of city-builder video games, considered as interactive creative environments, on the socialization process of the concept of city creation. The article includes the general characteristics of city-builder games with reference to the reality of city creation and management in general, as well as the specific production that forms the basis of the study. Through a correlative research method, an attempt was made to answer the question of whether video gam...

The article presents the characteristics of the social and charitable activities of religious organizations in Eastern Europe (Western Ukraine and Poland) during the first half of the 20th century. Based on the archival and scientific sources as well as a set of methods (general scientific methods (synthesis and analysis of historical, educational and cultural sources), historical and structural method, comparative method, retro-praxisymmetric method, problem-targeted method), the directions of the social and char...

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed CEOs two-speed model of decision-making and structural change about the operating implications supporting principal strategic factors, thus the importance of innovative strategies has central positions and are responsible for the corporations’ successful advances. The top pioneering companies emphasise years of organizational performance and are uniquely qualified to inspire and enhance innovation, as they are central to core values and creative leadership. The objective of th...

Cities, cultures, tourism and music have always been connected through the close relations between urban places as music venues, tourists and legendary musicians which perform to largest audiences. This paper aims to briefly examine the most important relations between music, tourism, cities and iconic musicians considering as a case in point, one of the most emblematic artists in the contemporary global popular culture - the iconic songstress Celine Dion. The article unveils the most important features which conn...

This work aims to propose a reading and analysis of the behaviors of migrant women's networks (Granovetter 1973)[7] and imaginal and cultural dynamics that are triggered when they come into contact with the health and care sector. The relevance of the migration network before and during the migratory experience has already been dealt with in sociology but the possible influence of this, both positive and negative, in the integration process and during transition phases in which we deal with the theme of health or ...