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The main purpose of this article is to actualize study of the features of regional political leadership positioning from the point of view of the possibilities of its transformation in the modern information society of Russia. It is suggested that the role of public expertise is growing in modern Russia, and, moreover, becomes an operative institution for the co-governance of social and political processes in the regions of the Russian Federation. The authors of the article consider aspects of regional political l...

The article presents a study of cultural buildings and hybrid cultural complexes that have been built throughout the last decade in many cities in Poland as a result of the „Bilbao effect”, focusing on the improvement of the quality and attractiveness of urban public spaces due to their construction. The research method used in the work was based on desk research, on-site research, as well as a comparative analysis of selected examples, referring them to cases known from literature. The base for the research under...

The paper outlines the importance of teachers in relation to students and their emotions in the classroom. The variability of students ' emotions in the pedagogical process of foreign language learning with a focus on the interpenetration of the psychologism - effects of relationships between students and teachers is shown in this study. First, we argue that the special relationship that develops between teachers and students leads to the emotional experiences of students. Second, using interpersonal theory, we as...

The article highlights the issues of international student mobility and the process of choosing the country to go to study abroad. South Korea is on the third place in the list of top East Asian countries hosting international students from all over the world. The article presents the results of the research on Russian students graduated from the universities in South Korea and its motivation to study abroad. Data collection from the semi-structured interviews revised the perception of educational system of Korean...

The research was carried out between 2016-2017 at Research and Development Station for Plant Culture on Sands Dabuleni on sandy soil with reduced natural fertility. Five Korean sweet potato varieties (Yulmi, Juhwangmi, Hayanmi, KSP 1, KSC 1) were studied, using planting rooted shoots and non-rooted shoots. The results show increase in the number of tuberous roots, with 0.42 large tubers/plant and 0.65 small tubers, by using rooted shoots for planting, compared to planting of fresh cut shoots. Were observed Yulmi a...

The inclusion of the elderly in the community as equal members and providing opportunities for the elderly to participate in work related activities is one of the main tasks of modern society. The goal of the study was to estimate the participation of elderly people in activities related to the work or volunteer activities. 120 examinees from 65 to 93 years of age who are users of centers and homes for the care of the elderly participated in the study. The study used a sociodemographic questionnaire and selected p...

Poor people with unsecured position or low-income must always have opportunities to maintain their rights in courts of justice. The ability to use free legal assistance is particularly important for people under criminal prosecution. Criminal procedure is the sphere of state activity, which can cause maximum limitation of a human rights, and its results can influence the whole human life. International legal acts, both global and local fortify not only the right of suspected and accused person to use attorney’s he...

Short-term visions, a weak understanding of the mechanisms of the economic and social environment, lack of responsibility are frequently seen in the global society, signaling the loss of direction of the economic world and lying at the basis of economic and financial disasters, as well as lessons supporting the need to reconsider corporate governance mechanisms and reinforce the place and part of control therein. Corporate governance is as important for the business world as democracy for the rule of law. The grea...

Global trade flows have been strongly affected by the worldwide economic crisis that broke out in 2008. Trade collapse in 2009 was deep but followed by a swift recovery in 2010-2011. However, later on the situation got complicated - growth rates have been much lower than expected and in 2015-2016 trade flows declined once again. The goal of the paper is to analyze the main trends in global trade flows - in terms of growth, changes in geographical structure etc. and point out main factors affecting trade in a posit...

The aim of this article is to present descriptive geometry, which quickly reached the Polish lands. First lecture was held at the Warsaw School of Artillery and Engineering in 1809-1812, by a French teacher Jan Joachim Livet (1809-12). The new discipline was quickly adopted in all major centers of Polish science at that time, which include university cities - Warsaw, Krakow, Vilnius and the Krzemieniec Lyceum, which represent high level of teaching. In each of the existing universities, efforts were made to create...

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 ...

This article deals with the material from two archival Pelym-Russian dictionaries of Mansi language. The dictionaries were disclosed quite recently: the first one, compiled by Father Konstantin Slovtsov in 1905, was found in 2015 in The National Library of Finland; the second one, recorded by Archpriest Simeon Cherkalov in 1783, was found in the National Library of Russia in St Petersburg in 2017. Previously, none of these dictionaries was put into scientific usage. The Pelym dialect is one of the dialects of the ...

Political metaphorology is a research area in modern science, which arose at the intersection of political linguistics on the one hand, and the conceptual metaphor theory (G. Lakoff), on the other. Until the end of the previous century, the undisputed leaders of the considered scientific area were scholars from the United States, but since the beginning of this century, such studies have been actively carried out in Russia, Germany, France, Bulgaria, and other European countries. The main interest of modern Russia...

There are two fields of state social policy linked in this paper – migration policy and policy of the social protection. This paper is relevant for the terminology of social sphere. For the state, which wants to implement integration policy towards migrants, it is necessary to examine the establishing of care for migrants in one subsystem of social protection – social insurance. The main objective of this paper is to examine measures (instrument) of social insurance and their application in the life of a migrant. ...

Background information The article investigates the role of negation in business discourse, which complies with the communicative code of conduct. It doesn’t always permit conversational participants to directly express disagreement, discontent or denial, which fact bespeaks the need to use indirect speech techniques, allowing the interlocutors to achieve their aims while remaining on friendly terms with each other. This is achieved through implicit negation. Methods/Aims The present study aims to give a comprehen...

Parking policy should be part of an integrated revitalization strategy. An integrated approach requires the implementation of processes that influence the determination of the value of parking indicators. It is also important to implement projects that will indirectly contribute to improving the situation in degraded areas. One of such actions is the implementation of a parking policy that aims to eliminate the problem of congestion in city centers. There are no mandatory indicators for the minimum number of parki...

Judiciary represents the only way for settling all kinds of disputes in a modern state. The ability of judiciary to settle disputes in a reasonable and acceptable time has become endangered owing to the complication in ways of life and the increasing and overlapped disputes. Consequently, the problem of slow pace of litigation and that of inefficiency of judgments have arisen. These two phenomena are too dangerous and threaten justice. Further; they strip the right of litigation guaranteed by constitution of its v...

The end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century has been a period of rapid development of digital technology, which is a base for everyday functioning of the society based on knowledge. The growing importance of information caused rapid development of technologies facilitating and accelerating exchange of information, so called communicators. A new space for sharing knowledge and information has been created by the network of information and communication tools, which is now called cyberspace. It is simu...

In the Polish higher education, the career path covers two subsequent academic degrees (doctor and habilitated doctor), as well as the title of professor. Being awarded these degrees and title depends on the individual assessment of scientific achievement in the form of publications, participation in research projects and the degree of internationalization of scientific activities. Having the above universal legal and substantive conditions in mind, there are no objective barriers hindering the professional develo...

Small towns have a crucial role in the formation of the communal political process in the Czech Republic. Small towns are a place where the sphere of independent politics, associations of independent political associations and mixed with high politics and parties represented at the national level. The aim of the article is to answer the question of the role of the inhabitants of small towns in relation to the political representation of the municipality. The authors aim to point out the specifics of the municipal ...

In 2015, as a result of historical and art studies of the complex of petroglyphs Rashaa-Khad in Mongolia, an indescribable anthropomorphic image was discovered, which was given the name "dancing shaman". It was located on the well-known and long-studied stele, on which a large number of tamgo-shaped signs of the Mongolian clans were carved. The image was located on the edge, poorly read because of the thick layer of organic matter. When clearing and copying through a special thin paper – mikalent, we were able to ...

The paper is 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 modern scientific advances in the area of new reproduction technologies (NRT) like artificial insemination, extracorporal fertilization and cloning. The respondents inc...

The subject of the paper is an analysis of the situation in public finances in Poland and Slovakia in 2000-2018. The authors formulated three research questions: 1) What was the budgetary situation and the level of public debt in both countries in the pre-accession period, in particular in the years of economic slowdown 2001-2003; 2) What were the results of public finance consolidation after the EU accession, in the period of economic prosperity 2004-2007; 3) What was the scale of the deterioration in public fina...

The main objective of the paper is an analysis of the educational structure of the population on the basis of selected macroeconomic indicator. The OECD argues that the better education results in increasing productivity, improving the job prospects and more even distribution of results in reducing income inequality and poverty [7]. The selected macro-economic indicator is the rate of unemployment for the individual counties. A precondition for the existence of statistical dependence between structure and register...

The season of 2017/2018 in Latvia was especially rich in stagings of plays by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 – 1906). Ibsen’s plays were staged both in theatres and opera, in the capital city of Riga and other towns in Latvia. On the whole in the season of 2017/2018 Latvian audience could watch 7 staged plays by Ibsen. 2 of them are interpretations of “Peer Gynt” in Latvian National Theatre (premiere on 27 October 2016, director Viesturs Kairišs) and Latvian National Opera (premiere on 28 October 2016, au...

In a world of perpetual transformation, the awareness of social responsible education gains valuable meaning for higher education institutions which have the mission to frame and disseminate knowledge related to ethics, social responsibility, and sustainable practices. The paper aims to investigate the effects of teaching activities in social responsibility and civic skills, and to assess the outcomes of an intensive study programme (ISP) in this topic, designed and tested in UPB, during five teaching and learning...

The diffusion and development of digital technologies had radically changed the way in which museums and cultural institutions offer content to the public. In this regard, the academic field has been discussed about the connection between the Design discipline and Cultural Heritage for several years; this is due to the profound transformations faced in both Design and Cultural Heritage areas. Through the description of two different pro-jects we intend to highlight the problem of technology, which does not represe...

Wittgenstein's views have been considered from different perspectives: from the standpoint of logic, philosophy, methodology of science, theory of mind and, finally, from the standpoint of religion, mysticism and myth. However, they are not so often considered from the perspective of natural sciences. Wittgenstein distinguishes between a name and a word. The name is on the surface, while the word affects emotions, penetrating into life. How deep does it penetrate into reality? This issue can be approached from two...

Bridges in urban areas often constitute architectural dominant features of particular cities. In general, while an arrangement of bridges in rural areas prefers technical points of view, in case of urban bridges esthetical or architectural perspective plays important role as well. It causes non-unified solutions and more complicated structures, frequently with very knotty details. Such structures cannot be monitored using conventional methods as shown in an example of the fallen footbridge in Prague recently. The ...

The merger processes in relation to universities have different objectives than processes characteristic of business sectors. One of the key objectives of the university is usually to increase the scientific or didactic effectiveness as a result of the merger. This is connected with the mechanism of "critical mass" and the progressive globalization of the science and higher education sectors. The larger scale of research and didactics resulting from the potential combination should provide better scientific result...

The author highlights some tragic aspects of the Russian diplomacy history after the October Revolution of 1917. The article provides an acute insight into the different periods in which the Soviet diplomatic service had to execute its foreign policy, but at the same time suffered severe losses due to Stalinist persecution. The attention is focused on four People’s Commissars for Foreign Affairs: Lev Trotsky, Georgy Chicherin, Maxim Litvinov and Viacheslav Molotov. Particular tragic was the life of Lev Trotsky, se...

The ontological turn or ontologically-oriented approach accentuates the key importance of intercultural variability in ontologies. Different ontologies produce different ways of experiencing the world, and therefore, participation in alternative realities is very desirable in anthropological and ethnological investigation. Just the participation in alternative realities itself enables researchers to experience alterity and ontoconceptual differences. The present study aims to demonstrate the power of ritual in alt...

The problem of ensuring effective state management in the context of an exceptionally complex and unstable socio-economic environment, formed by the network society and economic realities, remains invariably relevant in today's globalizing world. As a result, the concept of the Open Government was formed and the basic principles of the work of this system were worked out. Its main task is to transform the internal and external relationships of the traditional government through the use of communication networks to...

The change of party to the dispute presents an institute that allows one party (either a plaintiff or a defendant) to withdraw from the proceedings in the course of civil litigation, whereas someone else is thereby allowed to enter into the proceedings and replace the former party. For a court to permit the change of party, though, a legal regulation requires that a legal fact, resulting in the transfer or assignment of rights or duties that constitute the cause of action, occurs only after the commencement of the...

The article is devoted to the study of communicative practices in the system of science which are revealed through interactions mediated by concepts, attitudes, and texts. A distinction is made between information and cognitive exchange in the practice of scientific communication. The questions of the communication semantics in their connection with the problem of understanding and preconception are related to the actual analysis of interdisciplinary dialogue in science. The study of the problems of scientific dis...

This paper presents the application of systems approach engineering methodology in the reconstruction of the Roman water supply system. The application of a systems approach and systems analysis methods provides a reliable analysis and the reconstruction of the Roman water supply system, its operation and sustainability. Considering the Roman water supply systems of the city of Salona and the Diocletian’s Palace have not been completely preserved, a problem occurs in their reconstruction and analysis of their oper...

Water, as one of the fundamental elements of nature, has been used to decorate the spaces of cities since ancient times. Water features refer to associations with nature, thanks to which they elicit positive experiences among the users of urban space, as well as a feeling of relaxation and a pleasant sensation of being in contact with nature. The article presents the process of the influence of water features within urban space on the human senses and on the possibilities of producing specific sensory and emotiona...

Risk behaviours in youth are often the result of personal identity issues and internal conflicts, connected with the need for new and more complex excitement, and a new image about themselves. Such behaviours often precede delinquent behaviour or occur with delinquent behaviour. It also could be related to impulsive decision-making, negligent behaviour, conflict with peers or authority, and having a significant negative impact on the wider society. The aim of this paper is to gain insight the experiences of young ...

Museums are essential memorial institutions that keep information about the lives of our ancestors. Museums are well-suited for collecting and preserving artifacts of all sorts. For long-term conservation of objects, it is essential that risk management processes are gradually introduced into the museum processes. Managers of the museums and cultural heritage managers regularly have to prioritize and decide how best to use available resources to protect collections, buildings, monuments and places. Firstly, that m...

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...

Among many skills characteristic of critical thinking, in our opinion, the ability to work with texts is the most important. Working with texts always implies a dialogue between the reader and the author. Regardless of the period when the text was written, each time it is read it is given a new life. Texts focusing on the same problem can present different eras, positions, and perspectives. Students studying texts become researchers who should be able to compare texts and hold a dialogue taking into account the pe...

Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent progressive condition, with an increased impact on quality of life. Depression and anxiety are frequently encountered in patients with chronic diseases, especially in those with impaired health-related quality of life. The aim of the study was to identify and evaluate the burden of depression and anxiety in patients with COPD. Material and methods. We enrolled patients admitted in our hospital with the diagnosis of COPD, in which we eva...

Important changes affecting different areas of human life are taking place due to the globalization processes, thus the issue of cultural memory has become especially topical. Festivities as one of the most consistent forms of spiritual culture and the guarantee for a long existence of a nation as a whole are transforming significantly in circumstances of the contemporary post-industrial society. Not only the forms, functions and content of the festivities are changing, but also people’s attitude towards festiviti...

The stage set has been designed, costumes for two spectral areas. Textile design has been arranged with two independent images, two pieces of information that we observe through infra-red cameras and parallel projection. The clothes contain a hidden image that brings its own story. The consequences of introducing a dual scene is a necessity for new methods in directing, stage set and the way of articulating new and old pieces for the theater stage. Digital print of the fabric has been subordinated to arranging twi...

Introduction: Besides the conditions under which an individual is born, grows up and grows old, health literacy is an important factor participating in the quality of health. Health promotion and prevention of diseases include, through all the individual`s life, a wide range of activities contributing to the health improvement of population in individual countries. The traditional areas contributing to the improvement of health quality include the public health protection and promotion and health education. The he...

Considered a common product, cheap food, poor people’s food and the plant of poor areas, the potato is actually a product that helps improving the daily diet being rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. For Romania, the potato is a strategic food, contributing to the national food safety system. Our country is ranked on the third position in Europe in terms of area cultivated with potatoes (after Poland and Germany). In particular, potato components have been shown to have favorable impacts on several measu...

This article deals with the use of information and communication technologies as a means of educational and professional self-realization of students in the process of university education. The essence of information and communication technologies as a necessary condition for successful student self-actualization is grounded. The main components of the educational and professional self-realization of students of a higher educational institution are revealed. The concept of educational and professional self-actuali...

The paper discusses with the issue of the growth of construction activities in the housing construction market and the growth of property prices on the example of the City of Brno following the abolition of regulated rent for rental housing in the Czech Republic. In the Czech Republic, real estate prices have increased several time over the past 25 years, and due to the abolition of state rent regulation, this has led to a decrease in market rents, yet hundreds of thousands of households that have regulated rent p...

Mediation is one of the means of the alternative dispute resolution methods with the participation of one or more mediators who support communication between the parties to the conflict in order to help them reach a friendly solution to their conflict by concluding a mediation agreement. The mediator therefore does not enforce the resolutions, he does not decide the dispute between the parties, because mediation assumes that the parties are able to solve the conflict themselves and are able to judge their individu...

The role of the family is to create a stable and secure environment in which the needs of all its members are met. Only a well-functioning family is able to fulfill this task to the optimum extent. There are many things influencing family functioning. One of them is also the birth and upbringing of a disabled child. The aim of our study was to find out which factors influence the functioning of the family with a disabled child. A quantitative research strategy was used. To measure the functioning of the family, a ...