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The melancholic and changeable character of the Baltic Sea has often been used in the painting of the romantic period. The sea and its beaches were also an important composition element as well as a supplement of Baltic coastal gardens which were founded in West Prussia in the 19th century. Gardens set up on the coast used various moods of nature, as well as extensive and beautiful sea landscapes, often leading to nostalgia. The spectacle of the sea was becoming an element of a park: a real element – a spatial p...

What used to be a rare and eccentric narrative technique in the Golden Age of Hollywood, where a protagonist would address the viewer or implicit audience directly, is now deployed more frequently in Cinematic VR. This paper aims to investigate whether such an inherent capacity of В‘you' to target a narratee, as it accommodates a variety of you's and a variety of I's, and the combination of both to blur the boundary between the discourse of virtual reality and the story, makes the second-person narration a natural...

This paper looks at the sequences found in the Romanian witness examination, and more specifically at the post turns following an adjacency pair. The speech event of witness examination is coherently organised in the form of minimal, two-turn adjacency pair sequences of questions and answers. Therefore, the adjacency pair is the basic unit of the sequential organisation, made up of a first pair part and a second pair part, a question and an answer in this case. Turns in a conversation are not single utterances, bu...

The mortuary temple of king Mentuhotep II and queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, are well-known as remarkable monuments of architecture, construction, and the changes in religious beliefs of Ancient Egypt. However, the main aspects of selecting the location for the construction of these temples and the meaning of the selected location are described only within the studies of Theban necropolis complex that appeared in the later years. Therefore, the possible conditions that could have served as the basis fo...

By operation of the law introduced to ratify the Pr?m Treaty (no. 85 dated 30 June 2009), implementing the Schengen agreements aimed at stepping up cooperation with other EU States to combat terrorism, illegal immigration, international and cross-border crime, Italy regulated, inter alia, the setting-up of a DNA database. However, it was only with Presidential Decree no. 87 dated 7 April 2016 that the proclaimed regulations were actually brought in, with provisions implementing Italian Law no. 85/2009 relating to ...

The questions of research and application of the creative heritage of L.Wittgenstein remain insufficiently studied. The report formulates the conditions for communication between the autonomous figures of the dream, including its subject. These conditions are necessary in the process of understanding and integrating the unconscious contents in the “my world”. The aim of this research is to create an analytic model for the functional structures of dream images, the logic of events and transformations. The hypot...

The improvement of the procedural guarantees of the inviolability of the person in the criminal procedure of Latvia in involving person as accused is associated with the further change of the legal regulation of issues, related to the determination of the grounds and after taking a decision, concerning the involvement as accused and lodging of charges, as well as the rights and obligations of the accused. Without lodging of charges, without the availability of persons in the criminal procedure, in respect of whom ...

In the previous Soviet Union the only and official trend of philosophy was Marxism. After Latvia and other Baltic States regained independence philosophers were free to follow a philosophical trend according to their own scientific interests. Latvian philosophers felt the urge to manifest their intention to regain the true object of investigation of philosophy and mark its origin from the Ancient Greek philosophical thought. With the aim to manifest this intention, a number of philosophers, beginning with the 1990...

The culture of modern society as an object of study is a complex interaction of many fields and factors. One of the most important is education as a necessary minimum of knowledge about the world. We investigated the results of the implementation of the programme of education for all in the world practice, taking into account reports of UNESCO and the World Conferences on Education. The documents that guarantee everyone's right to education, starting with the Declaration of Human Rights, were chosen as the basis. ...

The unsatisfactory quality of schoolchildren's nutrition is one of the main causes of schoolchildrenВ’s illness in Russia. The infant morbidity indicators are exacerbated by the adverse impact of natural-climatic and derived socioeconomic factors of the northern Arctic regions. The main negative factors of Arctic region are: a long winter, polar night, the lack of vitamins, unavailability some health necessary products and the higher prices for them, limited opportunities for the vacation beyond the Arctic region ...

European citizenship is one of the main achievements of the European transnational political institution. The history of its institution, however, presents a profound ambivalence. On the one hand, it extends the rights of belonging to the citizens to a transnational social-political reality, on the other, it sees the feeling of belonging of the same European neo-citizens diminish. In our own times the consensus with respect to the validity of the European policies goes into crisis, by reducing the sense of belongi...

The article dwells upon the peculiarities of economic cooperation of the USSR and the allies during the World War II. After the war had begun, the main task of the Soviet diplomacy was the fastest consolidation of all countries fighting against fascism. One of the priority directions of cooperation was the fastest receiving from the allies of military and economic aid that was supposed to be a significant contribution to the future Victory. The basis of the cooperation between the USSR, Great Britain and the Unite...

Currently, suburban passenger transportation in Russia has a leading socio-economic role in satisfying the citizensВ’ requirement for displacement. The social significance of railway transport is primarily in its demand among the population with low income. Russian Federation regions establish the passenger-fare for selected groups of the population below the actual cost, so as not to reduce passenger traffic. Meanwhile, regional governments need to compensate for the loss of carrier's income which appears as a re...

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

The direction I chose for my research applicable to 5th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Science and Arts considers the future of the freedom of religion especially in the modern world with the influence of scientific innovation. I am studying the relationship of religious law and public law. The international human rights regimes such as the UN Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights all call for equal human rights without discrimination based on race, ...

In the recent years Russian sugar market has been undergoing considerable changes stipulated by the innovation development and national policy of the country focusing on food supply security and support of the domestic beet sugar production. The Russian sugar market has turned into export-dependent from import-dependent and deficit. The article analyses the place of the Russian Federation in the world sugar market in the context of import substitution and shows the Russian Federation as one of the biggest world su...

The stereotypes of teachers regarding their professional and personal status depend on the perception of the society and culture they are in, and they can affect the teachersВ’ professional competence. The teacherВ’s professional competences are reflected in the teacher's ability to apply the acquired knowledge, skills, abilities, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for their job. The aim of the paper was to examine the stereotypes of teachers in Croatia and the acceptance of stereotypes of Croatian teachers on...

In recent volatile geostrategic environment have been multiplicated number of actors and threats. Due to faster operational tempo, it is a crucial to keep interactions between politicians fulfilling their political tasks to improve society and generals responsible for forces development, equipment, training and proper usage. Smoother dialogue might save lives and resources, whereas any misunderstanding costs the same and has a negative impact to their society. Behavior patterns are showed in Hitler-Guderian and Ch...

The article is devoted to the actual problem of transformation of the PRC government's foreign trade policy strategy after the beginning of the world financial crisis in 2008. Unlike the major industrialized powers of the West, China, whose economy has been in a state of continuous economic growth for the past 40 years, has not suffered much from the crisis and has significantly strengthened its political position as the main force of economic stability and growth in a new era. The authors note that for modern Chi...

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

The article describes a study aimed at studying the values and life meanings of the younger generation. Research in the field of human values is the object of undying interest of researchers. The processes taking place in Russia are undergoing changes not only in the economic and political spheres of the state's life but also in the values and meanings of both individuals and society as a whole. From what values will prevail in a person on the basis of them and he will build his life, personal relationships, famil...

Background: The purpose of the article is to consider the motivation of the teaching of adolescents as a mobile structure that can undergo a change under the influence of a changing subject- spatial environment as a factor of external influence. This age has some psychological and pedagogical features. And the main task of education is the formation of a motivational-value attitude to learning. Methods: The authors used theoretical methods to study the formation of motivation through the subject-spatial environmen...

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

The results of a study into communicative failures typical of a foreignerВ’s written speech are presented in this paper. Among numerous barriers hindering the process of communication in a foreign language (in our case the Russian language), those barriers which impede further development of communicative exchange and sometimes render it almost impossible, are of particular interest in this study. The goal of a specialist in teaching methods is developing a technology for the identification of communicative failur...

Through the fact that capitalize the resources and local products, and combines two activities, agriculture as main activity and the tourism as a complementary activity, the profitability of agrotourism activity is high, being a chance of alternative incomes for rural areas, especially for those from the mountain area. Practicing agrotourism ensures the sustainability of the rural area due to the fact that it follows the encouraging of the practice of traditional activities in rural communities, stopping land aban...

With the developing of ChinaВ’s economy, the demand for health products in the Chinese market is increasing. Many countries entered the Chinese health product market in the last century, the Australian brands entered the Chinese market last year, but Russian health products brands are still blocked outside of the Chinese market. Under this background, this paper has been studied. There are not many studies on Russian health products about entering the Chinese market. CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) ...

Background: This analytical approach aims to accentuate the interconnections between two universes which are apparently in contradiction: ideal and pragmatic, or symbol and sound. The mountain – viewed as a place of creative inspiration – represents a leitmotif of creation in most of the artistic fields. Thus, literature, visual arts and music give this symbol a historical anchor in the artistic movements of all eras Methods: In order to exemplify a possible way of interference between the two philosophical ar...

The article deals with the actual problem of territorial disputes between China and Japan, as well as the role of the two countries in the settlement of the “Taiwan problem”. In recent years, there has been a rapid growth of contradictions and negative trends in Sino-Japanese relations, periodically exacerbated by the unraveling conflict around the Senkaku Islands, processes of general militarization of the region, including the activation of military cooperation between Japan, the United States and Taiwan. Ag...

The medieval Moslem scholars among the special features of the of the Qur??n first and foremost mentioned its inimitability and uniqueness as the final revelation of God. As for the modern researches they also consider it as a unique source of information related both to the history and culture of ancient Arabia and linguistic situation on the peninsula as well. Its uniqueness not only in its origin but also because this text is a unique example of the language spoken in Arabia at that time. The text of the Qur??n...

The relevance of the research. The fourth decade of the educational system of Russia undergoes continuous changes at various levels: from the preschool education to the highest one. Respectively, the process of teaching pupils a foreign language including linguistically gifted ones is modernized. There are new state educational standards, which assume to strengthen the role of practical training school students for foreign-language activity considerably. In this regard there is a relevant search of the balance bet...

The global transport landscape is generally experiencing a transformative time, likely due to a combination of new technologies and society driven innovations. these changes gradually convert the meaning of products and services related to mobility, altering ex-pectations for the consumer involved in the process [1]. This study intends to describe the processes and design methods used by the DIT lab., a joint laboratory of the DesignCampus of the University of Florence and Trenitalia com-pany s.p.a., which deals w...

Political sphere attracts the attention of representatives in various social sciences: economic theory, law, sociology, psychology and linguists; and especially translators. Socio-political translation is an important part of the translation. Nowadays socio-political translation is one of the most popular and demanded types of translation, due to the rapid development of international cooperation in various fields, active social changes and the increasing importance of political events in the world. In up-todays s...

The following text discusses some relationships between humans, image, and, language, within the perspective that language can be, which often different from what is usually suggested, i.e., not a "barrier" to reaching what is real or profound knowledge but for some people the exact opposite: the only possible way to expand one’s horizons and experience what is to be known about the world. To recognize the positive force of language, we argument is based on the well-known story of writer Helen Keller, who became...

Identifying reserves for development in the manufacturing sector in Russia points to the need to not only strengthen the positions of large enterprises, but to also fully realise the potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In this regard, the purpose of this study was to identify typological groups in RussiaВ’s regions that differ in the level and balance of SMEsВ’ development in the manufacturing sector. This study was based on data from the Russian Federal State Statistics that reflects the development...

The genre of travelogue is regarded as one of the most readable in the contemporary North American literature. Its popularity has grown in the latest decades due to the processes of globalization and new technological developments in the world. People travel a lot; new, exotic places become of utmost interest; new typologically various travelogues appear. The question of belonging of travel narrative to fiction or non-fiction remains disputable; the frames of each are very controversial. Thus, the aim of the prese...

The instauration of a worldwide urban condition has gone together with a deep innovation in the mapping and data techniques of representation in the last two decades. The paper focuses on the relations between these two sets from the point of view of the urban planner and designer. The method of handling these topics starts from elementary research operations, such as collecting and comparing a series of representations, drawings, diagrams, and schemes about regional patterns of urbanization in European territorie...

This paper deals with the technology of Augmented Reality and other innovative e-learning tools for educational purposes. In the age of the development of modern technologies, it is necessary to include the usage of gadgets in educational processes together with modern e-learning technologies, to make the routine of school life interesting and memorable, so that students feel like active participants in the educational process. The authors have created a textbook that allows students to learn the sights of the stu...

In todayВ’s rapidly changing business environment business performance is becoming increasingly important. Improving business performance becomes an integral part of the strategic management of any business that wants to succeed in today's competitive environment. New methods (concepts) that are used to measure and manage financial performance are gradually introduced. These methods include not only financial but also non financial indicators that describe financial performance in its entire complexity. The aim of...

Adaptive education model as a modern implementation of the well-known pedagogical principle of instruction individualization is becoming increasingly popular. However, effective adaptive learning cannot be effective and functional without adaptive testing. The paper examines the prerequisites for using models of adaptive instruction in general and adaptive testing in particular. The experience of using computer-based adaptive tests, in the context of a group of about fifteen students with different levels of train...

Customer satisfaction is a mental state that is an emotion expressing satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the choice of the brand made during the purchase. Satisfaction occurs when the product meets our expectations, while dissatisfaction when it can not meet them. An analysis of the customer satisfaction should be treated as a key stage in the customer satisfaction management system. Without knowing the expectations and level of customer satisfaction, non of enterprises is able to determine what to improve and w...

The study aims to contribute to the development of methods for analyzing the dynamics of economic phenomena in the territorial aspect. Spatial dynamics of development and concentration tendencies in territorial profile is concerning more and more the scientific world and the decision-makers. Knowledge of this two elements is particularly important in developing coherent development strategies at the territorial level. Despite the great interest in economic geography, the number of studies is relatively low and are...

Currently, many enterprises have an integrated management system, which usually includes: a quality management system, an environmental management system and a health and safety management system. Of course, depending on the type of business activity conducted by a given organization, other aspects may be subject to, such as: information security management system or energy management system. These standards are usually combined with the organizational benefits in mind, often ignoring the logical connections betwe...

Currently, there remains the uncertainty of action of the entity in creating a system of internal control committed to the facts of economic life, accounting and preparation of accounting (financial) statements. To reduce this uncertainty from our point of view tools of management accounting and controlling can be effectively used. Management accounting will enable the economic entity reasonable assurance that ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of its activities, including an optimum financial and operationa...

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...

The school system in Slovakia is going through various changes since 2008, which also affected the field of teachers' development. The main change in the field of teachers' development was the adoption of Act 317/2009 - the Teacher Act. The Act defined the credit system and career development. The problem, as demonstrated by the practice during nine years, was the automatic linking of teachers' education to their wages. In the presented contribution, we map the views of the main actors of the school system on the ...

The purpose of this article is to consider the visual image as the basis of the modern paradigm of thinking, to reveal its functions and essential specifics as the most important tool for reflecting the reality, to reveal the role of the image in modern society and culture and its links with the technosphere. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research comprises of the works of representatives of various branches of humanitarian knowledge (philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and others) devoted to th...

In the Hebrew Scripture, the representation of God is totally forbidden by the second commandment of the Decalogue. The Ten Commandments also debut with the categorical affirmation of One God and with the prohibition to represent Him in some contingent form. Deuteronomy 4:12 is a development of this commandment, insisting that the anthropomorphic representation of God is forbidden, because „no appearance was visible to you, except the voice”. The voice of God is revealed, becomes "visible", perceptible to the s...

Though distant in time and style, the two classics of the European culture display a common and deep understanding of the human nature and of humanityВ’s way of reaching its purpose and truth. Refined observers of human behaviour, they both emphasize, each in his own manner, and with specific artistic means, the human need for self-knowledge and accomplishment, and the way it fails or succeeds in attaining them. With both playwrights, there is no way to self-knowledge and happiness but in the mirror of another con...

The Russian-language weekly "British Ally", circulating in the USSR since 1942, informed Soviet readers about British military operations, British culture and science, and the joint struggle of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition against Nazi Germany and its allies. In February and March 1945, it covered in detail the course and results of the three-party meetings in Crimea between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The editorial articles stressed that the conference began with mili...

The world of humans is a profoundly visual one. Since the time the limits of darkness in the night were overcome by artificial lighting, the perception has moved significantly not only in the physiological sense but in terms of seeing and understanding architecture and art objects as well. Lamps and light sources have become one of the crucial factors in the process of generating visual perception, perception of objects, in designing spatial compositions, art sceneries and the overall emotional atmosphere of space...