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The Author analyses two long-term aspects of the border river phenomenon with the example of the river Mura: a) the relationship between the river bed, the boundaryline, and the anthropogenic effects on the river; b) discovering the historical structures through the perspective of border disputes. The "common sense" ideas about border rivers imply that the river bed and the boundaryline usually match. However, in the actual landscape and cartographic representations, the differences between these elements can be significant.

As a special community, the drug addicts cannot integrate into the society easily. In the case study of Kunming Q social enterprise, the author found out that it was effective to help drug addicts integrate into the society, combining government investment with social enterprise operation and the social participation. But this government-nonprofit collaboration was not successful at last. The failure was originated from these factors, which included market competition, social entrepreneur, inner-governance and participators' congruent goals, and the last was more important.

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Starting from the assumption that everything is measured in this world, the author sets out to ask some questions about the value and the measure of the human soul and postulates that we should distinguish between an earthly measure and a divine measure of the soul. He concludes that the "positive" measure of the soul is acquired according to its redemption and salvation for the eternal life, because a saved soul is worthier than the whole world (acc. Luke 9,25).

Alfredo Corchado, author and journalist at the Dallas Morning News, talks with David Axelrod about the two chance encounters that inspired him to pursue a career in journalism, the dangers he and others have experienced while reporting on the Mexican drug cartels, and how corruption and crime in Mexico may propel a populist presidential candidate to victory in next year's election.
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Zeitgeist in the Machine or Humanities in the NetThe essay offers a reflection on transformations of contemporary culture in the context of technological revolution and rapid development of cyber reality. It deals particularly with the limits of humanistic cognition. The article provides a critical analysis of contemporary condition of knowledge and academic activities. Nevertheless, crucial function of humanities is recognized on the normative level. To prove his points, author introduces the idea of humanistic management and compares historical developments in various cultural backgrounds.

The author reflects on his return to the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry after sitting out a year to protest the Salaita affair. He draws on the experiences of the drive and what it means to once again be face to face with colleagues he admires, doing the work of thinking critically about the pressure of the law on sentences as descriptions of pain, vulnerability, and outrage—staples of autoethnography—become subject to punitive reactions in an increasingly policed state.

The article provides the analysis of traditional and modern methods of portfolio optimization, such as mathematical programming, genetic algorithm, the priority index and finding the weights of the shares in proportion to market capitalization and financial ratios. The author has developed the new econometric methods of stock portfolio formation based on comprehensive analysis of distribution functions and the key financial ratios of companies. The optimization strategies were tested for efficiency on data for the period from 2010 to 2015.

THE ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION BY THE JOURNALISTThe main purpose of this elaboration is to present the analyses of rules, the procedure mode of realization of the right of access to public information by journalists. The author focuses on presenting the meaning of notions: the press, the journalist, as well as the relation between the procedure of sharing and spreading the information defi ned in regulations: the press law and the law on access to public information.

J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy, talks with David Axelrod about what it was that attracted working class voters to President Trump, why he's so concerned by the clustering of homogenous communities in America, and what he thinks could be done to help address the social and economic difficulties in rural and urban areas of the country.
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<p>The web 2.0 era has shifted brand ownership from communication specialists towards consumers. This is the main idea on which Rodica Sãvulescu builds her argumentation in her recently published book, `<em>Web 2.0 Brands. User-generated content` (2016). </em>The emergence of new technologies blurs the lines between content producers and consumers. In this book, the author addresses the topic of democratization of content in relation with brand communication.</p>

The author discusses the possibilities of using Neuron-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in teaching foreign language at military higher educational institutions. The paper analyses the main concepts of this theory.Key words: Neuron-Linguistic Programming, dominant sensory system, learning patterns, representation system, strategies, sub-modalities. ; Обґрунтовано можливості впровадження теорії нейро-лінгвістичного програмування у викладанні іноземної мови у вищих військових навчальних закладах та подано визначення основних понять цієї теорії.Ключові слова: нейро-лінгвістичне програмування, домінуюча сенсорна система, паттерни навчання, репрезентативна система, стратегії, субмодальності.

The aim of this article is to determine the impact of the energy factors on the US foreign policy. The article raises the issues of the modern energy system and energy security. The author demonstrates how the control over energy resources ensures the US political befefits. ; Цель настоящей работы заключается в определении влияния энергетических факторов на внешнюю политику США. В рамках материала описывается современная энергетическая система и энергетическая составляющая безопасности. Показано как контроль над энергетикой дает США политические преимущества.

The author highlights some legal issues regarding the liability of parents and other individuals to pay public school fees in the light of recent judicial precedent, specifically Fish Hoek Primary School v GW 2009 JOL 24624 (SCA). The various possible legal bases for the liability for such fees are examined. In this regard the common law duty to maintain as amended by legislation; contractual liability; and the concepts of household necessaries, stipulatio alteri, negotiorum gestio and unjustified enrichment are considered.

This study introduces new methodological developments of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) that satisfy the demands of business practice and provide a multidimensional point of view on the evaluation of organizational performance. The author extends the focus of performance evaluation based on DEA, which is originally placed on efficiency, to effectiveness and balance. Such a multidimensional point of view provides different insights into organizational performance, which by complementing each other have several implications for managerial decision making. --

This paper explores the current tensions both within higher education and between education systems and society at large. These tensions lead to media portrayals and public beliefs about higher education that are not always accurate but which affect higher education policy which in turn affects education systems. Because the author?s affiliation and background centers on the United States its educational systems are the focus of this article, but similar conclusions can be extrapolated to most Western democracies.