The article reveals economy competitiveness and knowledge-based economy questions and the basis of information and communication technologies influence on this.  Methods and competitiveness estimation are presented. The work contains the methods of competitiveness estimation; researching of competitiveness level, human development…

Business engineering process improvement is required because of the complexity of production and changing markets. Therefore, a multi-level-model is being developed by which it is possible to examine not only the enterprise level of the business processes, but also the…

To assess, analyse and control complex processes and phenomena, the knowledge of their inherent structure is needed. The structures describing it are hierarchical because there is a subordinating relationship between their elements and groups of elements. The formation of the…

The article examines the development possibilities of personal financial investments and the importance to induce those investments in Lithuania. The links between personal finance, financial assets and personal financial investments are analyzed. The development of Lithuanian stock market is reviewed…

Problematic aspects of intercultural communication are considered in the context of: an increasingly internationalized market for higher education; the globalization of knowledge; the compatibility of distinct national higher education cultures; and the capacity for successful cross-cultural cooperation. This is exemplified…

The global transformations of the last decade of the twentieth century reflect a reality of diverse and complex processes and phenomena, as well as a variety of peoples and cultures living in different regions of the world. The understanding of…

The survey was conducted during the period of 2009-10 at various regions of Kolhapur city through personal interviews (549) to access region specific consumption rates by targeting the residence of the respondent. The relevant questions were asked to know knowledge…

El artículo presenta un breve panorama referente a la situación de la bioética, a través del estudio de la correlación de tres conceptos: naturaleza, etnoconocimiento y cultura. Para ello, se consideran las nociones sobre valor instrumental e intrínseco y se…

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Nitrogen is a major element found in many of the simple compounds and nearly all of the complex macromolecules of living cells. Nitrogen can be obtained either from organic source or inorganic source but ultimately it is converted into ammonia…