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Energy Security in Terms of Geothermal Resources in Selected Regions of Poland

Energy Security in Terms of Geothermal Resources in Selected Regions of Poland

Energy Security in Terms of Geothermal Resources in Selected Regions of Poland

Author(s): Bogdan Ćwik,Katarzyna Świerszcz / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Keywords: resources of geothermal energy; sources of geothermal energy; geothermal energy; advantages of geothermal energy; disadvantages of geothermal energy

The study attempts to analyze the need to build subjective Polish energy security in the context of its rich geothermal resources of the various regions of our country. Adoption of these measures allows not only to increase the diversification of sources of energy supply but also brings significant benefits in economic, social and environmental area. This issue is presented in three aspects: • Sources and resources of geothermal energy in selected regions of Poland; • Advantages and disadvantages of using geothermal energy; • Examples of the use of geothermal energy in some regions of Poland. The use of geothermal resources may also have significance in no-military defence dimension of the country. To explore the problem in detail, an analytic-synthetic research method was used.

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Determinants of Non-Life Insurers Profitability in Bulgaria for the Period 2006 – 2014

Determinants of Non-Life Insurers Profitability in Bulgaria for the Period 2006 – 2014

Determinants of Non-Life Insurers Profitability in Bulgaria for the Period 2006 – 2014

Author(s): Maria Veleva / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Keywords: Insurance profitability; panel data regression model; Bulgarian insurance market

The paper analyses the effects of insurance companies specific factors (age of company, size ofcompany, volume of capital, leverage ratio and loss ratio) on profitability proxy by ROA. The sample in this paper includes 23 non-life insurance companies that cover the period of 2006- 2014. Secondary data are obtained from the financial statements (Balance sheet and Profit/Loss account) of insurance companies, financial publications of Bulgarian Financial Supervision. Since our aim was to investigate what are determinants of the profitability issue of the non-life insurance companies, taking into consideration the methodology used in previous studies we select to measure it by the Return on Assets (ROA) ratio. We do a test whether Company Size, Leverage Ratio, Loss Ratio, Capital Ratio Market Share, Age of Company would have a statistically significant effect on the profitability. We used panel data regression model when we looking for the relationship between profitability (ROA) and the chosen factors.

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The influence of the EU-Ukraine association agreement on the trade in services between Ukraine and Poland

The influence of the EU-Ukraine association agreement on the trade in services between Ukraine and Poland

The influence of the EU-Ukraine association agreement on the trade in services between Ukraine and Poland

Author(s): Romana Mikhel,Ihor Hrabynskyi / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2016

Keywords: services; export; import; Poland; Ukraine; Association Agreement

The article analyses external economic relations between Ukraine and Poland in the sphere of trading in goods. New opportunities created by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement are expected to promote trading in services. However, the results show that after the Agreement was signed, trading in services between Ukraine and the European Union as well as Poland have dropped. The authors suggest that the main reason for this is a complicated political situation in Ukraine. The research outlines the main kinds of services export and import from Ukraine to Poland and determines their importance within overall trading in services between Ukraine and the EU. The Association Agreement has created new opportunities for markets of both Ukrainian and Polish exporters.

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Professional specialisation and ethnic minorities. The example of the mallorcan “judeo-conversos” (18th – 20th centuries)

Professional specialisation and ethnic minorities. The example of the mallorcan “judeo-conversos” (18th – 20th centuries)

Professional specialisation and ethnic minorities. The example of the mallorcan “judeo-conversos” (18th – 20th centuries)

Author(s): Margarita Aguilo,Antònia Tous / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2016

Keywords: Ethnic minorities; Jewish converts-Mallorca-18th-20th centuries Xuetes-Mallorca-18th-20th centuries; social history

The purpose of this article is to show the composition and professional specialisation of a minority social group in Mallorcan society (known by the name of xuetes) which, in spite of being excluded socially during the Middle Ages and up until the mid-20th century, did however stand out in the field of commerce. This article focuses on the period covering the last third of the 18th century until the 1930s. Its objective is to cover one of the lesser-known periods and at the same time to corroborate or refute some of the hypotheses that have been considered up to the present, fundamentally with regard to the control of certain trades and professions.

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A study on the cadets’ satisfaction with the choice of academic specialty at the National military university, Bulgaria

A study on the cadets’ satisfaction with the choice of academic specialty at the National military university, Bulgaria

A study on the cadets’ satisfaction with the choice of academic specialty at the National military university, Bulgaria

Author(s): Elitsa Petrova / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Keywords: motivation; cadet’s motivation; measure for satisfaction; choice of academic speciality

Satisfaction can be defined as a derivative of a sense of conformity between the motives, attitudes to work, the level of expectations, requirements for results and the possibility of their implementation. It’s complicated experience which is a consequence of the alignment of the personality with the environmental conditions and the assessment of the overall situation and an indicator of attitude to activity. The article presents the results of study at the item – “Which is the measure for satisfaction with the choice of academic speciality?” as a part of research on motivation for education and military activities in military formations of the example of the Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria. The interviewees were cadets who graduated through the following academic years – 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016.

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Art-Cultural Entrepreneurship and Opportunities for Bulgarian Traditional Crafts Arising from it

Art-Cultural Entrepreneurship and Opportunities for Bulgarian Traditional Crafts Arising from it

Art-Cultural Entrepreneurship and Opportunities for Bulgarian Traditional Crafts Arising from it

Author(s): Ivan Stoyanov / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Keywords: entrepreneurship; model; art; artisanship

Modern society faces a problem – the loss of cultural and historical traditions and arts. Entrepreneurship provides an answer and can find a solution to this challenge. Using the full potential of the entrepreneurial process will keep Bulgarian folklore and make it attractive to the younger generation.

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Development of the Arab Economy After the ‘Arab Spring’

Development of the Arab Economy After the ‘Arab Spring’

Development of the Arab Economy After the ‘Arab Spring’

Author(s): Karim Naama / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Keywords: Arab economy; “Arab spring”; development

A study conducted by the Research Department of the Secretariat General of the Arab Banking Union entitled ‘Developing the Arab Economy in 2014 and 2016’, shows that the economy has experienced a decline in Real GDP growth compared to 2012. Uncertainty, complexity and social conditions as well as political changes are among the major factors which hamper economic activity in the region. Economic freedom is one of the most important indicators of the level of conditions and the situation that prevail in any country, especially in the Arab countries. If this indicator is negative, it will reflect the country’s situation. Economic and social freedom is just a mirror of a political situation affected by many shortcomings culminating in a reaction to violence in which Arab governments faced the riots of the people during what became known as the Arab Spring. Compared to 2012, the Arab economy experienced a decline in real growth in 2013, which reflected the decline in real GDP growth. This was due to several factors, the most important of them being the fall in oil prices, the energy export earnings of oil-exporting countries, and the ongoing political and social unrest in the region since the beginning of theArab Spring.

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Inflation Expectations and Readiness to Spend: Cross-Sectional Evidence. Review and Extension of Results

Inflation Expectations and Readiness to Spend: Cross-Sectional Evidence. Review and Extension of Results

Inflation Expectations and Readiness to Spend: Cross-Sectional Evidence. Review and Extension of Results

Author(s): Lora Pavlova / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Keywords: consumer expectations; inflation; readiness to spend; zero lower bound

In an environment where the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates hasbecome binding, central bank communication and influencing household expectationshas become even more important for stabilization policy. This paper examines therelationship between household inflation expectations and their buying attitudes withrespect to durable goods. The first part of this paper focuses on the results by Bachmannet al(2015) and some related literature which uses microdata. The main observation is that there seems to be a negative, if at all, relationship between expected inflation and current expenditure on durables. The second part builds upon the work of Bachmann etal (2015) and replicates their baseline specification with an extended sample, to examine whether households display some changes in behavior after experiencinga prolonged period of practically fixed interest rates.

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Good Communication – a Prerequisite for Successful Company Management

Good Communication – a Prerequisite for Successful Company Management

Good Communication – a Prerequisite for Successful Company Management

Author(s): Svetla Panayotova / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Keywords: communication; active listening; abstract types of interlocutors

Communication is an important aspect of each person’s life. Do you ever question your ability to communicate? Do you feel satisfied with the way you communicate with your fellow human beings? How does the process of communication affect your contact with colleagues, friends and acquaintances? Following researches on the communication ability it was discovered that most of the surveyed persons did not pay enough attention to this subject. They believe other people automatically understand them correctly and do not think about possible misunderstandings. The objective of this paper is to present good communication as a prerequisite for successful company management. To achieve this author reveals the nature of the definition ‘communication’, provides methods for communication improvement, reveals the opportunities of active listening and classifies ‘abstract types’ of interlocutors.

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Globalization and the Impoverishment of the Third World

Globalization and the Impoverishment of the Third World

Globalization and the Impoverishment of the Third World

Author(s): Fouad Shehab / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2015

Keywords: Globalization; impoverishment; Third word; imperialism.

This paper traces the historical development of globalization as a process and analyzes the economic and political impact of globalization on poor countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The paper discusses the role of the United States of America in driving and leading the globalization process and directing it in a way that enhances American’s own interests at the expense of the great majority of world population. The paper attempts to show that globalization is an imposed process on other countries by different means, including economic, political and in certain instances military intervention. In short, the paper attempts to prove that globalization is, in fact, an imperialist process that works against the long-term interests of 80% of world population. In this respect, it is based on unequal development that resulted in a new world order, whereby one-fifth of world population controls 80% of world natural and industrial resources.

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Methodology on Study of Motivation for Education Based on Opinions’ Research of Cadets from Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria

Methodology on Study of Motivation for Education Based on Opinions’ Research of Cadets from Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria

Methodology on Study of Motivation for Education Based on Opinions’ Research of Cadets from Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria

Author(s): Elitsa Petrova / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2015

Keywords: Motivation; cadet’s motivation; military educational institutions.

Motivation is a key element in the process of achieving organizational goals and therefore current cadets as future officers and future military leaders should be familiar with the needs of their subordinates, so to use and apply different motivational techniques to increase the level of their own motivation and motivation of their subordinates in reaching a high professional performance. The paper presents research on necessity and relevance of the problem of studying motivation in military formations of the example of the Nicolae Balcescu Land forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania and Vasil Levski National Military University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria as well as research on motivation for education and military activities in military formations of the example of the Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria.

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The Fall of The 30 Second Spot, the Rise of Product Placement and the Reasons Behind It

The Fall of The 30 Second Spot, the Rise of Product Placement and the Reasons Behind It

The Fall of The 30 Second Spot, the Rise of Product Placement and the Reasons Behind It

Author(s): Árpád Papp-Váry / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2015

Keywords: 30-second TV spot; dvertising; branded entertainment; marketing communication; product placement.

Although product placement, that is, the display of a product in a movie or a TV programme, has a history of several decades, it became increasingly significant and inevitable in the United States and Europe in the past years. According to research in America conducted by PQ Media, a company specialised in media research, while advertising spending for this purpose was only USD 190 million in 1974, it was USD 512 million in 1985, USD 1130 million in 1994, and USD 3458 million in 2004 (Lehu, 2009). It has since exceeded the magic threshold of USD 10 billion, too. (Onlinemba.com, 2011). At the same time, if we examine the Top 40 list of Hollywood movies, we can see that the average number of product placements per movie was 17.8 in 2011. (Brandchannel.com, 2012). However, brands do not only appear in movies but also in series, reality shows, talent shows, and so on. This has several reasons: – changes in consumers’ relationship to advertising – technological progess, mainly digitalization, – the reform of advertising, – the needs of film and TV show production companies, and – changes of the legal environment. The study addresses these issues.

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Structural analysis of model constructs for socio disciplines teacher’s self-presentation

Structural analysis of model constructs for socio disciplines teacher’s self-presentation

Структурный анализ модельных конструкций самоопределения учителя по социальным дисциплинам

Author(s): Oksana Kononenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2018

Keywords: self-presentation; structurally functional model; constructs.

The article was carried out the structural analysis of the basic constructs of individual, individual – multisubjective, personal levels of the general model of self-presentation social sciences and humanities teachers. In our study the model of self-presentation is considered as a closed system, structural components which are combined into a single unit complex with multiconnections and relationships. It was identified the structure of personalitymultisubjective construct, which consists of four integral components factorsaggressiveness, frustration intolerance, and effectively overcoming, the selfpresentation.

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Socio-psychological factors regulating the learning motivation in foreign students

Socio-psychological factors regulating the learning motivation in foreign students

Socio-psychological factors regulating the learning motivation in foreign students

Author(s): Valeria Suslova / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2019

Keywords: learning motivation; self-esteem; level of aspirations; acculturation strategies

This study examined the relationship of learning motivation in foreign students with the process of their socio-cultural adaptation and individual psychological characteristics. The concept of “learning motivation” was clarified and the factors hindering the process of forming the learning motivation in foreign students in the Ukrainian-speaking environment were analysed. It was expected that learning motivation in foreign students has its own specifics and differs from the level and dynamics of this motivation in Ukrainian students. In addition, the author examined the differences in correlations between the learning motivation, level of self-esteem, level of aspirations, acculturation strategies, and the scale of perceived discrimination among the foreign and Ukrainian students. Students of Odessa universities (40 Ukrainian host society members and 34 immigrants to Ukraine) participated in the questionnaire study. The findings revealed that the main learning motives in foreign students include intrapersonal motives and the motives for acquiring knowledge, mastering a profession and getting a diploma. International students are quite susceptible to the influence of assessments by teachers, which can be used to increase their learning motivation.

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On the Problem of Human Consciousness: from Facts to Theoretical Speculations

On the Problem of Human Consciousness: from Facts to Theoretical Speculations

On the Problem of Human Consciousness: from Facts to Theoretical Speculations

Author(s): Alexander Voznyuk,Manol Manolov / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2019

Keywords: tream of consciousness; formation of consciousness; to accept; explain; process and change reality; paradox; antinomy; creativity; the unity of the Being and consciousness; cause-effect principle;

The article demonstrates some important direct and indirect facts about human consciousness being the main value of a man and human society, since consciousness is necessary and sufficient, system-forming quality of a human being as a representative of Homo sapiens. These facts enable to unfold some theoretical speculations helping to formulate some conclusions about consciousness revealing holistic, ubiquitous, resonance, empathic, information, non-causal, dynamic, non-locality, ideal nature.

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Russians and poles: mutual stereotypes in historical projection

Russians and poles: mutual stereotypes in historical projection

Russians and poles: mutual stereotypes in historical projection

Author(s): Tatiana Smolina,Alla Aleksandrovna Melnikova / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

Keywords: stereotypes; national characteristics; Poles; Russians

The present article compares how Russians and Poles view themselves and how they view each other. People of different cultures tend to develop general characteristics of other neighbouring cultural groups. These generalizations are usually regarded as stereotypes in both everyday discourse and in social science tradition. The content of stereotypical perceptions in Polish and Russian culture is the main focus of this work. The study analyzes the relations between these cultures by and explores their national characteristics using historical and literature sources as well as sociological data.

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Arturo Escobar’s Ethnographic Model and the Discourse of Development in the Global South

Arturo Escobar’s Ethnographic Model and the Discourse of Development in the Global South

Arturo Escobar’s Ethnographic Model and the Discourse of Development in the Global South

Author(s): Felix Olatunji / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2020

Keywords: Development; Global South; Global North; Ethnographic Model; Economism; Culture

The thrust of this paper will be to succinctly discuss the ethnographic model propounded by Arturo Escobar, which had been projected towards the understanding of development both in its theoretical and practical approaches among societies of the Global South. This analysis, will first examine the issue of development as seen from the template of market forces, which the Bretton Woods institiutions had subjected developing Global South societies to, in the quest for development. They (Bretton Woods institutions) emphasised economism, which is a uni-dimensional idea and approach to development that gives primacy to individualism, market liberalisation, and material aspect of development at the expense of culture of the people. On this, Escobar argues that societies of the Global South should be allowed to pursue their own development as they deem fit without the influence(s) of the Global North. Hence, it is expected that this paper will initiate a new understanding of how development should be understood and practised, from the stand-point of Arturo Escobar, among the societies of the Global South. This is projected towards the acceptance of localised understanding of models, which will solve the problems of the people that want to be ‘developed’ in accordance with and to their plans and interests.

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Foundations Forthe Quadriarchic Characteristics Model

Foundations Forthe Quadriarchic Characteristics Model

Foundations Forthe Quadriarchic Characteristics Model

Author(s): Levi Sigman / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: Personality traits; Well-being; life satisfaction; Characteristics; Psychological resources

The paper presents the basic principles of the Quadriarchic personality traits model. It describes the Quadriarchic characteristics model fundamentals based on a comprehensive theoretical model structuring a set of 19 characteristics grouped in four characteristics‘ categories: The Seeking characteristics category includes the Characteristic of Openness, Analysis, Purpose, Flexibility and Planning. The Relations characteristics category includes the Characteristic of Conscientiousness, Support, Tenderness, Leadership and Connection. The Emotional Management characteristics category includes the characteristic of Emotion, Joy, Balance, Healing and Acceptance. The Operational characteristics category includes the Characteristic of Change, Choice, self-control and activeness. Thus contributing substantially to the knowledge of the relating research fields, forming a methodical categorization of characteristics that may be used for further research and studies, may be practically implemented and incorporated in professional tools after further studies will be done to validate it and make it a reliable questionnaire for characteristics assessing.

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European Democracy Versus Neoliberal Totalitarianism

European Democracy Versus Neoliberal Totalitarianism

European Democracy Versus Neoliberal Totalitarianism

Author(s): Milenko M. Bodin / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2022

Keywords: democracy; neoliberalism; sovereignty; human; safety; Europe

This paper points out the need for a philosophical articulation of democracy, contrary to ideological interpretations in the context of liberalism, i.e. the paradigm of liberal democracy. This perspective is considered in the light of the human condition in a pandemic crisis. The world before the COVID-19 pandemic was largely marked by the so-called posthumanism. In this paper, posthumanism is regarded as an entropy of diversity among people and their understandings of the world and life, which is placed in the context of democratization without reflection. Thus, “democracy” makes it impossible for “human phenomena” to be placed under one human idea. What determines this process, however, is not democracy, but a phenomenon which is already known as global extension of neoliberalism. The destructive effects of this ideological hybrid, especially for the sovereignty of the human community, call for renewal of the civilizational foundations of European democracy, which is based on the principle of sovereignty of states and peoples; hence, a philosophically articulated Christian democracy.

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Aesthetics, Media, Games

Aesthetics, Media, Games

Aesthetics, Media, Games

Author(s): Divna Vuksanović / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2022

Keywords: aesthetics; game; media; digital culture; artificial intelligence

This paper reflects the relationship between contemporary media and games in the context of aesthetic research and the existing practice of digitalization of culture. The essay aims to explore and re-examine how the traditionally conceived notion of game can be considered and applied in theoretical terms in our time, taking into account the prevailing digital media culture and the presence of artificial intelligence in it. Furthermore, the essay deliberately addresses a possible critique of digital culture from the perspective of freedom and the general humanistic worldview.

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