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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...

In the contemporary society there are many discussions about bullying and public shaming, especially about the need to eliminate this harmful phenomenon, but it can be seen that there is bullying and public shaming that affect countries and populations, without synchronizing the approach for the elimination of these phenomena. Romania and Bulgaria are the most exposed countries to what could be defined as bullying and public shaming at the country and population level, especially by presenting them as negative exa...

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...

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 issues of comfortable human existence in the Arctic region arise in the context of growing interest in the Arctic, active development of its resources, with geopolitical problems at once. The external visual environment is essential, which is lacking in color and detail. The vast expanses of snow, the absence of visible elements, and the colorless palette (from white to blue) form a monotonous, uncomfortable field of view. The mechanisms of visual perception do not work correctly and can lead to the developmen...

The article authors reveal the specific features of music education in Waldorf school. Based on theoretical methods (synthesis and analysis of scientific and educational sources) and empirical methods (observation, survey, conversation, study of the academic results of schoolchildren’s activities etc.), the general tendencies of modern Waldorf education, as well as the specific features of organizing the educational process in Waldorf school and music education, in particular, have been identified. The general t...

German students at Czech universities, studying interpreting translation or Czech studies, can be determined as one subgroup of those students of Member states who have been influenced by gradual European integration of higher education institutions, resulting in their decision to complete their degree in different European country. An analysis of unstructured interviews, conducted with the segment of German students who have studied in Prague, brought about information about various reasons of their motivation to...

Background: The issue of violence in couple relationships is perceived from the perspective of integrative ecological model, while family situation 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 a typical situation in a family where violence is present in couple relationships. As many as 44 women participated in the research, aged 22 – 65. Most of them reached secondary education and...

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...

Before the pandemic that burst out in 2019, most language teachers noticed that students learn more efficiently when they combine classroom learning with learning outside the classroom. In Romania, this concept is quite new when we think of higher education, where students have been accustomed to learning in more formal environments, such as labs or classrooms. As for learning a foreign language outside the classroom, there are no studies that report on the effectiveness of learning outside this so-called safe env...

Over the 30 years of its existence, the Faculty of Business and Management (FBM) at Brno University of Technology, has educated more than 17,000 graduates in economic and managerial fields. Paying great attention to internationalisation, FBM supports students in their studies abroad while accepting international students as well. It has concluded 58 bilateral agreements with universities abroad under the Erasmus+ programme supporting also student mobility outside the EU within the Erasmus Mundus programme. Interna...

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...

This paper tackles the issue of the architectural illustrator in an age of post digitalisation, where the return to the analog hand drawn images for a more pregnant communication is seen by some as much desirable. There are now concerns about the limited communicative ability of digital images, with suggestions to go back to the analogic world of the hand drawn images in perspective style. To assess whether a digital photorealistic render would communicate better or worse than a hand drawn image, a questionnaire w...

Introduction This paper intends to propose a thinking about art and science as different manifestations of human culture. Objective and Method Goal of this paper, through analysis and observation, is to underline how art and science are interpenetrated so as to interface, inspire and influence each other. [1] (Arieti S., Creativita. La Sintesi Magica. Il Pensiero Scientifico, Italy, 1979) Intuition is what promotes and moves art and science. this is the basis of creativity and man, through him, supposes and glimps...

Well-functioning financial markets are crucial in creating strong economic environment, determined by stock market size, capitalization, and also banking development, which can forecast the improvements in growth and productivity. Access to sustainable financing could benefit equally to companies and also environment. Stock market is an alternative source of funding to banks, when they are cautious in lending to businesses, especially during various crises. The research aim is to analyze stock market capitalizatio...

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 ...

The article highlights the chrono-spatial distribution of the evolution of some demographic peculiarities at the level of the districts of Fagara? for almost a millennium, starting from the XIth century, until today. Thus, first of all, the evolution of the population is highlighted, as a whole and on the component districts. Closely related to this is the evolution of density, both for the settlement's total and at the district level. Also, based on documentary sources – statistical-fiscal (urbaria, conscriptio...

Human capital is the primary driver of change in the modern knowledge society. The migration of healthcare workers is a "brain drain" of highly qualified individuals. Healthcare workers are currently among the most sought-after and mobile occupations in the EU. The global trend of open borders and free movement of goods, people and capital is an important determinant of growth and development, which developed countries have already recognized at the expense of less developed ones. The aim of this paper is to highl...

Malaysia continues to retain the death sentence despite the fact that there is a global inclination towards abolishing the death sentence. In this paper, the authors firstly, assessed whether authorities in Malaysia have reviewed the death sentence in Malaysia. Secondly, the authors examined the deterrence effect of the death sentence and then explored the possibility of miscarriage of justice caused by the death sentence. The authors opted for a qualitative legal research method and a doctrinal research method. T...

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 ...

This article proposes an interdisciplinary approach to the discourses surrounding the arrival and settlement of Caribbean immigrants in London. The theoretical approach draws on the interplay between theories on migrant memory (Derrida), discourse (Foucault) and spatial literary studies (Bhabha, Moslund) to examine the role of migration in the creation of the modern multicultural, cosmopolitan city against the racism encoded in the public discourse and the migration crisis reinforced by the British press. The rese...

Background: The birth of a child is a physically and mentally challenging situation not only for the mother, but also for the whole couple. Sufficient support from close people, and especially partner, can positively affect the mental well-being of the mother and thus protect her from mood disorders, including postpartum depression (PPD). The aim of this study was therefore to identify the relationship between different aspects of social support (level of perceived social support, satisfaction with couple life, sa...

The new rural zones need a new quality. A green grid means intersections of lines and nodes into the rural landscape through alleys, green playgrounds, community gardens, and contact with orchards, meadows, and streams create ecological and human conditions for quality new residential rural suburbs. Our research focuses on these current issues in the form of case studies of rural areas and an evaluation of their quality. In four case studies in Zahorska Bystrica near Bratislava, a comparative method of comparing a...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are quite varied in terms of business concepts, size, age or entrepreneurial personalities and draw on a wide talent pool of both genders. From liberal professions and micro-firms in the service sector to medium-sized industrial enterprises, their diversity is the starting point in establishing the communication strategy. SMEs need to take full advantage of the benefits of information, a vital component of the digital economy. Traditional SMEs often do not know what digita...

The formation of an innovative economy means the transformation of the intellect, the creative potential of a person into a leading factor in economic growth and national competitiveness. The source of high incomes is not only the possibility of obtaining income from the use of natural resources, due to the high world market conditions, but also the production of new ideas, technologies and social innovations. The interaction between business and science arises in the field of innovation, so it is easy to trace th...

Online gambling is a phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. Most people these days prefer to gamble from the comforts of their home rather than going to ‘live’ gambling establishments and Malaysia is no exception. This paper will firstly outline the different laws that are in place to govern violations of online gambling with respect to the Muslim and non-Muslim nationals. Next, this paper will address whether the current regulations in Malaysia are sufficient in the regulation of online gambling in the...

Bulgaria is extremely rich in prehistoric and historic monuments. Among Bulgaria’s outstanding monuments there are not only the well-known Varna Necropolis and Provadia-Solnitsata ancient salt mining and urban center, but also numerous other megalithic prehistoric monuments. Until now, they have been identified and recognized mainly as alone - standing objects. Current paper focuses on the study carried out in the vicinity of Zlatosel village on the prehistoric site of the Plochata Dolmen. The study indicates th...

The article describes a qualitative inquiry in the form of a case-study which used participatory action research. The study was implemented over a period of two years, 2020 and 2021. It inquired into a face-to-face higher education elective course on creativity and happening in which there was a strong performative element. The aim of the study was to find out how the transfer of the elective to online distance learning would effect the integrity of the course. To do this, the face-to-face course (taught 2017, 201...

Several studies point to the relationship between callous-unemotional (CU) traits and symptoms of conduct disorder (CD) across different age groups. In case of young children and adolescents, it was found that in the presence of CU traits, externalizing behaviors are significantly more severe, as opposed to children who do not show CU traits. Integrating results from 11 studies, we analyzed data collected from n = 4381 participants from different age groups, ranging from toddlers to adolescents, to draw attention ...

The right to liberty is one of the fundamental human rights. Over time, obtaining the right to liberty for people from different social categories (men, women, slaves, etc.) was in many occasions hard and it was achieved at the end of difficult ideological and political struggles. In this article we aim to analyze the equilibrium that exists in contemporary democratic society, between the liberty of each person on the one hand and, on the other hand, the exercise and protection of the other fundamental human right...

The role of multinational enterprises as an important actor in the sphere of international economic relations is well known. It is essential that the governments of the member states take care so that transfer pricing does not affect the rules of commercial competition, the international consensus at the level of trade agreements, but at the same time does not constitute a major risk of customs fraud that could affect financial interests of the EU. The OECD recommendations highlighted the fact that business transa...

The key component of the institutional communication of the economic entity is the financial communication. Financial communication is at the crossroads of many areas, including finance, marketing and law, has many characteristics, and its purpose is to reflect the values, philosophy and culture of the economic entity. The message of financial communication is to create and manage the image of the economic entity for all its components. Financial communication is comparable to marketing in that it is a method used...

During the COVID -19 pandemic, among other institutions, mass media has played an essential role in disseminating information about the evolution of the pandemic, but also in shaping peoples’ opinion about the COVID - 19 vaccine. The purpose of our paper was to identify the way online media channels portrayed the positive and negative effects of the COVID – 19 vaccines in order to raise awareness regarding the importance of analyzing the subject from several perspectives. We considered such an analysis to be b...

The fight against corruption is one of the essential tasks of each state, requiring conceptual, complex legal, organisational, educational, and social measures. The Article aims to assess the impact of the anti-corruption management system operating on the basis of the ISO 37001:2016 standard as an international instrument on national segments: corruption resistance models developed by Lithuanian state-owned enterprises. The National Anti-Corruption Programme 2015-2025 aims to reduce the extent of corruption and i...

To mitigate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to increase the sustainability and resilience of European economies and societies, as well as to better prepare them for the challenges and opportunities generated by the green and digital transition, the European Union has put at the disposal of the member states a temporary recovery tool: The Recovery and Resilience Facility. In order to use this financing instrument, each EU member state must draw up its own Recovery and Resilience Plan, th...

This paper focuses on the field of literary history in order to show what approach to the historiography of Czech literature was taken by the representative of Czech exile literary criticism, Igor Hajek. The context which Hajek entered during his study stays in the USA and Great Britain, and later in exile, was the reception horizon of the late 1960s, when the events of the “Prague Spring” attracted the attention of the West and turned attention to the Czech liberalisation movement, in which literature played ...

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 present study examines the contemporary rewriting in the French language of Euripides' play The Trojan Women by Jean Paul Sartre. The French philosopher having the intention once more to deal with humanity’s big problems, he intensifies Euripides’ text with elements drawn from modern society and era. The theme dealt with is war and suppression, along with their conviction, a pattern especially popular with the creator since it is the one he deals with in his debut drama Bariona ou le fils de tonnerre (1940...

Genetic algorithms are one of the most efficient meta-heuristics. The base of genetic algorithms is a set of candidate optimal solutions called population. The initial population usually is randomly generated. Optimization goes in epochs of new generations. New generations are produced after crossover and mutation. Mating between individuals is done after the selection of the better-fitted individuals. The fitness value of each individual is calculated by supplying the candidate solution to the optimized target fu...

Industrial accidents, including major accidents involving hazardous chemicals, continue to occur around the world, and the trend, for example according to European Commission statistics, is not particularly downward. It is well known that the consequences of industrial accidents on human health and life, property and environmental components can be devastating. What may not always be identified, however, are the potential causes and possibly the culprits. It should be good practice for the process of identifying t...

Andrzej Karalow (b. 1991) is a pianist, composer and improviser. In his approach to music, an avid interest of the young generation, he breaks free from the traditional form and instrumentation, striving for creative freedom and artistic exploration. The composer combines a variety of trends that are fundamental for several genres of music and determine a contemporary world of sounds. Performing as a pianist and guitar player, Karalow creates artistic projects with Jerzy Przezdziecki, a recognised Polish experimen...

Transgenders are those whose sex assigned to them at birth i.e., male or female, does not conform with their current perceived gender. Since transgenders are considered by the traditional binary male or female society as deviating from the established gender norms, they often face humiliation, discrimination or social exclusion. This paper examined the approaches made by the authorities of Malaysia and England when dealing with transgender issues. The authors employed a doctrinal research method for this paper. Th...

The need for innovative changes in the fight against crime and the necessity to revise the established paradigms of forensic science was bound to reflect in forensic didactics. The academics’ expectations of practice not only call for a new approach to the content and forms of legal education but also for a dialogue with students, who are increasingly shifting from passive consumers of knowledge to active participants in the study process to eventually become the future initiators and implementers of innovation....

The article describes the living conditions, situation and spatial placement of Ukrainian forced migrants in the Czech Republic. As a result of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, almost 370,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war received temporary shelter in the Czech Republic. The research methodology is based on the results of a sociological survey, the purpose of which was to establish the living conditions of refugees in the Czech Republic and their attitudes towards further stay. It has been established that the m...

Today's competitive environment requires managers who are able to identify and distinguish false information and critically analyze information. Today's businesses are driven by a knowledge-based society, and the more critical the thinking, the better the knowledge. Information literacy helps young people to become more critical of the information they receive, while business information literacy can significantly improve decision-making processes. Information literacy is considered to be the ability to critically...

The study focuses on the late 19th century city as an equivalent of the formation of a modern society. In fiction, especially in novels, the depiction of the 19th/20th century city has always attracted attention as a reflection of the formation of modern society through portrayals of both daily life and the development trends of the era's ideas. Writer, publicist, social activist Augusts Deglavs (1862–1922) created a unique portrait of the modernization of the city in Latvian literature with his novel “Riga”...

An article reveals the problems of tourist and recreational resources usage within western Polesie in Poland and Ukraine. Statistical information on available tourism and recreational resources has been collected. The tourist and recreational potential of administrative and territorial units belonging to the physical and geographical zone of western Polesie has been determined. It was also studied the experiences related to the usage of the tourist resources of Western Polesie in the Republic of Poland. The recomm...

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 ...

The valorization of medieval castles in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, regardless of the fact that it is largely under the protection of UNESCO, is an important issue of a modern and multicultural society that can only be built by active work on preserving cultural diversity and building its useful and aesthetic value. The process of valorization of cultural heritage is extremely important for the preservation of cultural and historical heritage, which Northern Croatia recognizes as the most important p...

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...