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…

La hemoncosis, causada por el nematodo del abomaso de rumiantes Haernonchus contortus, constituye una de las enfermedades parasitarias más notables del ganado ovino en todo el mundo. Las infecciones provocan síndromes anémicos y de mala digestión/absorción que pueden causar la…

I would imagine that this year will be one of great change for many readers.  We have become used to the constant change of technology: hardware, software, networking, and new and different applications of graphics in almost every profession.  But…

"PUBLISH or PERISH"   We in academia have all been subject to the doctrine of "publish or perish".  It is a mist for promotion and tenure.  If you don't find a research area (preferably funded by grants) and write prolifically…

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…

In this study I use critical discourse analysis to explore how one special education teacher who is informed by a sociocultural perspective of disability deconstructs disability in the way that she talks about her practice as a special educator and…

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…

The role of parents within special education teacher preparation programs has been widely recognized. Traditional approaches for preparing special educators to interact with parents of children with special needs have been mainly classroom based promoting a narrow view of the…

The aim of this paper is to discuss the definition and the parameters of parental involvement. It looks at the psychological aspect of the term (i.e. from the point of view of the individual parent) while it recognizes the importance…