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The aim of the study was to identify the professional public`s opinion of general public`s health literacy and approach to their own health. A quantitative method using a non-standardized questionnaire was chosen to meet this aim. This questionnaire was based on the standardized questionnaire called The HLS-EU-47 of the HLSEU Consortium for the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU), which is designed for the identification of health literacy. The questionnaire contained 38 questions arranged in individual areas...

The study is an analysis of the subject literature and qualitative research in the area of the importance of work in raising a young person. At present, the education to a job which determines the functioning of a person in a given environment seems very important. It is also essential to emphasize the work process in the process of raising a young person. Education consists in preparing a man for “social participation” in the present times is not only extremely important, but also difficult. However, omission of ...

This paper demonstrates how the potential of philosophical practice can be used in correcting social anxiety disorder. The paper is based on the theory of P. Harteloh that medical diagnosis related to mental disorders could be complemented by philosophical diagnosis. Therefore, philosophical practice functions as a therapy. We defined three non-productive attitudes of individuals with social anxiety disorder: shifting responsibility outward, considering the Other as dangerous, and focusing on “having” instead of “...

The article is devoted to the original author's conception of development of contemporary nonclassical (postnonclassical) science. According to this model, evolution of science is a unity of two processes: a) a process of discretion, formulation and solving of basic scientific problems and b) a process of reflexive-critical comprehension of results of scientific search and its main stages. Intra-scientific and general cultural reflexion reveals features of self-organization and self-correction (in the terms of Cha...

In this article the problem of being philosopher is represented. The article is started with the presupposition that philosophers left modern universities and they were replaced by professors of philosophy. The problem here lays in the boundaries that modern student does not need philosophy only as a tool, a terminological and conceptual apparatus, but as a specific way of understanding the self and the Other. Some methods from the practice ‘care of the self’ (Michel Faucalt and Pierre Hadot) and philosophical pra...

In business management, the critical issue is identifying those activities that are drivers of value. One of the indicators stakeholders are interested in is return on equity (ROE). For managers, it is important to identify those activities that affect its growth or decline. The aim of the study is disaggregation of the ROE indicator on the parts depicting the operating activities through Return on Net Operating Assets (RNOA) and non-operational activities through financial leverage and spread. Then more detailed ...

The article covers developments of interstate relations in Central Asia that were launched in 2013 when Chinese “One Belt, One Road” initiative was announced. The OBOR project factored into Central Asian countries economic development strategies rethinking. Positive attitude towards Chinese initiative became general tendency. Central Asian states saw the OBOR project as an opportunity to provide economic growth by allowing them to generate revenue from China-Europe Central Asiango turnover as well as by providing ...

Coach might be the main link among sportsmen, parents, sport’s federations, the media information and sport’s sponsors. Thus, the role of coach becomes the role of leader who has to think creatively and to plan strategically on the organizational level but at the same time coach as an individual has to stay empathetic as a parent or teacher. Accordingly, coach as a leader has to motivate an individual to make sports activities. In recent years, the scientists have been discussing a lot about importance of making s...

Film tourism as one of the new tourism trends is becoming more popular between the visitors of some countries. This form of tourism may consist of some other forms including visiting the film locations, film studios or film festivals. Moreover, some film locations worldwide might attract high amount of visitors and generate higher return. The Game of Thrones movie is supposed to generate 10 % out of all visitors in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where the film was shot. The article deals with the most famous film locations w...

This paper focuses on the role of interior design on constituting the relation between the housing interiors and healthy urban living/healthy life styles within densely populated metropolises. Today, over 50 percent of humanity are living in big and crowded cities. The relationship between humans, place and time have been redefining with the use of technology in every part of the daily lives. Most of the people live in small and isolated apartments within metropolises and become more distant from their natural qua...

Speech, language and music have much in common. Training in listening affects the perception and recognition of speech and language prosodic properties. Prosodic features of the second language learnt can be very well implemented through music. There are numerous ways in which music can be integrated in the process of the second language teaching. The presented study investigated the issue of the impact of music in the process of teaching the second language to learners of different age levels in the Czech Republi...

The purpose of the study is to analyze the common and the different features in development of the large agricultural farms and the place of these farms in the agriculture of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The economic analysis methods and techniques, especially the time series and a comparative method was used in the study. The Lorenz Curve was created for the evaluation of the income differences in the groups of various agricultural farms. The Eurostat and FADN data for 10 CEE was used, coveri...

For a country or society, sustainable development means an economic activity that can resist, respecting both the individual and the environment. The world today is a reaction to the exceses of a market economy which has not always been misunderstood, leading to an imbalance of scarce natural resources, disruption of life in developing companies or even the global economy. Eco-Economy, under the circumstances, but respects the sustainable yield of the ecosystem on which it depends. How the company will manage to a...

In everyday life we can often encounter the terms education and upbringing. These terms may seem to be simple as we use them practically in everyday communication. We bring up our own children, we influence the children of our acquaintances or we set an example for wide surroundings. However, can we really say that these terms are understood by everyone? Who performs such activity professionally? Are qualifications needed for the performance of work connected with education and upbringing? If they are what kind of...

Art education has brought hope to the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. This study will empirically examine the process of learning through participation in a musical and the role that the musical played for the disaster victims. Through this examination, the present study will discuss the nature and significance of learning. Through interview of the disaster victims, this study will clarify the process of learning through a musical, especially how the affect and emotions of the victims chang...

Traditionally, mass media have been viewed as channels for the dissemination of public information. With effective strategies, mass media can be a platform for diverse and dynamic two-way flows of information enabling better social and individual decisions. Most papers and training courses entitled ‘Theatre and Mass Media’ consider the media specificity of the theatre itself in terms of the adaptation of canonical plays for cinema or/and television. But there are other dimensions, too. First, the performative thea...

The paper suggests and tests the methodology for quantitative evaluation of sustainability of a regional socio-economic system development. More precise attention is paid to the role that ICT and innovation dynamic factors play in the process of regional development. The research hypothesis: there is a significant probability of the Russian regional economic systems’ shift to the knowledge-based economy mode, that stands on several social development determinants, mainly human capital and innovation. The task of q...

The potential of the BRICS countries is one of the most significant in the world, and they have set important goals for development of their cooperation, one of which is exploration of outer space and the use of space technology. The BRICS countries have great technical and financial capabilities for development of space programs, and they have the necessary infrastructure. In the modern world there are only 3 spacefaring superpowers (Russia, the United States and China), and two of them are in the BRICS. This art...

This article describes a massive open online course (MOOC) for foreign doctors and pharmacists. Related literature sources show that MOOCs are a form of e-learning based on open (public) Internet courses using electronic educational multimedia content, interactive user communication and support of the community of teachers, assistants and students, with massive participation of the latter. The structure of the MOOC “Russian for foreign doctors” has includes: organizational, informationtraining, training-practical,...

The article “Great Patriotic War: mortality and morbidity rates among the Yakut population (Siberia, Russia)” is written to study issues of human losses in the home front – Yakut Republic – in 1941-1945 in comparison with other regions of the country. During the development of the issue the author was guided by principles of the complex approach to the issue studied as the most important condition for the search for the historical truth, overview of events and processes closely related to the certain historical ci...

In the third wave, the cognitive behavioural therapy is associated with the use of unconventional techniques in psychotherapy (such as mindfulness), where focus is on changes in attitudes to experiencing (the first wave focused on changes in behaviour, the second wave focused on cognitive changes). The authors of the third wave of CBT started to explore the ways of increasing clients’ motivation and increasing the effectiveness of CBT in patients where traditional CBT methods failed. These authors include for exam...

Childlessness in the modern world is becoming increasingly common. Of absolute interest is the assessment of the scale and trends of voluntary childlessness, a comprehensive assessment of factors and models of childlessness. The article attempts to identify the main determinants and typological groups of voluntarily childless men and women on the basis of methods of statistical analysis – descriptive statistics, construction of a goal tree and cluster analysis. Conscious childlessness is not a new phenomenon, whic...

Information processes in the public consciousness attract attention of many philosophers from different philosophical directions. It is generally accepted that a common methodological basis for analysing the substantive content of these information processes has not yet been found. In this article, the author proposes a debatable version of such a methodology, within which it may be possible (maybe quite possible) consistent (without conflict) understanding of the basic content of information processes in the publ...

In today’s business environment there is a set of skills and/or competences that are currently agreed by employers such as teamwork, customer orientation, continuous learning, proactivity, effective way of communication, agility and adaptability, solving complex problems, planning and organizing, and emotional intelligence. The paper presents some methods of thinking used both in the educational environment and in the business environment that can contribute to the creation of skills needed for those who seek to b...

The paper is focused on religious-geographical research of the city of Liberec, the fifth most populous city in the Czech Republic. Liberec (Reichenberg before 1945) is located in the northern part of the state near the borders with Germany and Poland in the region, which was strongly affected by the expulsion of the German population after the Second World War. This forced emigration and immigration of Czech and Slovak people led to the interruption of tradition and also religious belief which was sharpened durin...

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 article focuses on the study of communicative culture in the northern Tunguses’ (Evens and Evenks)geocultural space based on using of an integrated approach to the illumination of peripheral ethnolocal groups of the YakutianTunguses. The focus of the research’s attention is the analysis of traditional and modern behavioral strategies, ethnic identity, as well as symbolic means of communication as a spiritual component of culture using methods of interpretive anthropology. The use of this approach also enables ...

Modern training approaches combine both traditional and new electronic learning technologies. The interpretation of some concepts is different in educational environments, that is why the notion of ‘combined learning’ and ‘blended learning’ in Russian pedagogical reality is analyzed. Variety of electronic environments offers a choice of the most appropriate for educational organization. Approaches to the selection of software platforms for supporting various forms of training are discussed. Description of electron...

The paper aims to examine topical issues on the current status and development prospects of the monetary economy of Russia. Developing economy of Russia plays a special role in contemporary world. Financial market is of particular importance for the development of the Russian economy. It has constantly improved, actively developing. Experts believe that in the near future Russian financial and credit institutions will influence more the world economy and stock markets growth. In this regard, of particular interest...

The paper observes a psychological phenomenon called “self- identification” of a human being connected to the characteristics of a personality: life senses and self-management ability. Self- identification is interpreted as an indicator of a person’s own activity and guided by self-management and meaningful life. This ability is available in a desire to choose, follow one’s own way of living and meet external challenges flexibly, while keeping maintaining a tendency to self-development. The combined value-meaningf...

Research of corruption is mostly limited by legal perception of this phenomenon being exceptionally referred to as a consequence of criminal nature of actions practiced by the corruptionist. Meanwhile, the fact that corruption has not only social grounds but also social functions is often ignored. The author claims the approach which treats corrupt and its milder complementing informal practices as both products and mechanism of social order in some communities to be more productive. In 2016, a mass telephone surv...

This article is a reflection of civil defence education as one of basic element of education. The research focuses on the period 1938 – 1951; period between the time before World War II burst out and the time of political changes in the Czechoslovakia. The aim of the research is to explore the basic approaches to the implementation of education in relation to civil defence education in Czechoslovakia. The comparative historical analysis is utilized as the research method on the subject of civil defence education. ...

Topicality. Russia was always one of the main subjects of political thought as one of influential factor in world policy. The report is focused on the history of American political thought that remains still unknown in this aspect. And attempts to better understanding of the roots of actual negative connotation of Russia and Russians in USA. Aim: to reconstruct the logic and basic political arguments of the negative image of Russia in America. Hypothesis: the negative discursive American practice about Russia is d...

As more organizations adopt project management approaches and the demand for project managers grows, there is increasing interest in the competence of project managers and in standards for development and assessment of project management competence. This paper will compare the level of achieved core competencies of the project manager within project management approaches. The current situation requires readiness of university students to be able to apply their knowledge of project management in their professional ...

In this paper, the authors would like to focus on the importance of the translation of the Kralice Bible (named after the village of Kralice nad Oslavou in Moravia where it was printed), whose third and most famous edition was published in 1613, for the development of the Czech language and culture at the time of the Renaissance. The first part of the paper outlines the situation in Europe in the 16th century, during the Humanism and Renaissance period, when the emphasis was put on the importance of translating th...

As the importance of tourism is increasing, ever more states from Europe and not only are using strategic branding and a variety of marketing means to attract a growing number of tourists. However, destinations are among the most difficult entities to market. Considering the importance of a clear marketing strategy and proper images and slogans used, the paper aims to identify the destination personality, see whether Romania’s official website can have an effect on the image of the country and if it complies with ...

Non-governmental organizations belong to the third sector and operate in the economy along with public administration (the first sector) and the business sector (second sector). Nowadays, most national economies are based on these three pillars, which form the basis for the cooperation, partnership and development. The purpose of non-governmental organizations is to meet social needs, therefore they are often called the foundation of a civil society. Non-governmental organizations present on the Polish market are ...

The purpose of this study was to research the level of physical activity and to establish the correlation between physical activity and the quality of life in the elderly suffering from type 2 diabetes and the elderly not suffering from type 2 diabetes in the Republic of Croatia. The study population included 120 participants from 65 to 93 years of age divided into two groups. The study used a sociodemographic questionnaire for the examinees, WHOQOL-bref questionnaire for the evaluation of the quality of life and ...

In the previous study the authors suggested and examined the principles of architecture's integration into nature (i. e. the principle of preservation of the place, regeneration of biocenose, interaction of environments, harmonization, using of natural-born forms, seamlessness, rational consumption, consolidation of forces). They have been used intuitively during the whole mankind’s history of creating an artificial environment. The aim of this paper is to show how the principles of architecture's integration into...

The trial of the Nazi war criminals who committed their crimes in the North-West of Russia was held in Leningrad in the winter of 1945 - 1946, simultaneously with the trial in Nuremberg. Its course was covered by all the major city newspapers: Leningradskaya Pravda, Smena, and Vecherny Leningrad. The criminal proceedings were attended by journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and newspaper cartoonists. In addition to regular reports on the progress of court sessions in the print media, op-ed articles, and intervi...

In our paper we will talk about the diversity of religious expressions through the writings of psalms in Franz Liszt’s creation, that appears to us as a micro-cosmos of the romantic period, with an expressiveness that underlines the finest differences between possible human feelings in relation to Divinity. Glory, gentleness, hope, despair, all of these are typically valid human feelings, which David’s Psalms synthesize with grace, and Liszt has managed to faithfully voice. Franz Liszt chose to listen to the words...

The implementation of a new public function into the non-used church spaces like attics or cellars in context of revitalizing a lawfully protected historical city areas have diversified aspects. The article describes the financial aspect of adaptation of omitted spaces of monumental sacral buildings by presenting funding possibilities in the European Union countries available in period of 2017-2018 and the funds planned for the future. The founds were identified in four types: as sources divided within the EU Comm...

Innovative financial strategies are transforming the pace and stakes of business and accelerate emerging market changes supporting the principal strategic factors that can undertake successful progressive advances, therefore the importance of innovative financial strategies have a central position and are responsible for the corporations’ business excellence. The top pioneering companies prioritise and emphasise years of organizational performance and are uniquely qualified to inspire and enhance innovation becaus...

The article aims at answering the following question: does the architecture of moderation and understatement, architecture full of respect for the multi-layered context, history, topography, culture of place etc., i.e. genius loci, exist in Poland today? The question seems to make sense because of numerous, spectacular realisations of structures devoted to culture which were completed since the year 2004, when the country accessed the EU, but also because of many revitalisations. The authoress of the article, beca...

The paper presents a part of a research project which is aimed at the creation of corpus-driven semantic field of the concept of "empire" in Russian, English and Czech languages. The result will be a lexical semantic net (thesaurus) with frequency characteristics and usage examples for lexical units. This paper presents results of automatic creation of the semantic field in Russian. Achievement of the goal is provided with the solution of a number of tasks, in particular, the corpus research of semantic relations ...

The article contains a sociological analysis of Russian students’ position in relation to an important problem of science meddling into human reproduction sphere, to new scientific reproduction technologies that are supposed to meet the challenges of new generation reproduction and population control. The research covers the attitude of the young people to traditionally discussed technology of induced termination of pregnancy (abortion). The respondents included representatives of the most reproductively active pa...

One of basic banking activities is granting loans to both retail and corporate clients. This is obviously related to the potential risk of customers’ failure to settle liabilities by the agreed dates. For these reasons, banks often use very advanced techniques and tools to predict the creditworthiness of borrowers. In banks, there are special teams dedicated to this purpose dealing with broadly understood credit risk management. To assess the creditworthiness of retail clients, a wide range of analytical and stati...

Generally, the right to employment is considered to be one of the fundamental human rights in a democratic society. It is considered to be a subjective right of anybody to choose employment according to his/her abilities and with a corresponding reward. The legislative base for this right in the Czech Republic is in the constitutional law, particularly in Article 26, paragraph 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, which declares that anybody has the right to make his/her living through work. This pr...

Under the conditions of Austro-Hungarian legal regulation, cooperatives had been based on associations which had developed from societies and therefore underwent specific legal regulation that differed from that regarding trading companies. In countries following the continental law based on the Roman law, cooperatives as legal entities have been regulated separately from trading companies. This division has been taken over by the Slovak commercial law as well. However, the Commercial Code as lex generalis of comm...

The aim of this article is to put a fundamental question for the architectural studies. Is architecture a Science or an Art? Is architecture an autonomous, professional discipline or is it just a conglomerate of a different scientific disciplines? Is it a practical skill, scientific knowledge or a social art? What is the methodological status of architecture? What its role in scientific researches? Is architecture a multidisciplinary science or an intellectual poacher? This questions are essential for every discip...