Abstract The present paper introduces a survey of current trends in the electronic and blended learning approaches and their application in the contemporary education. As a case study, training in strategic business decision making conducted in Burgas Free University is presented.... The present paper introduces a survey of current trends in the electronic and blended learning approaches and their application in the contemporary education. As a case study, training in strategic business decision making conducted in Burgas Free University is presented. Read More Read Less

Abstract Why table olive is still not popular with Chinese consumers after its Introduction to China for more than 50 years? As scientific output can reflect the application of their study objects, to showcase the situation of Chinese table olive studies and to find out the possible answers to this question, we performed a statistical analysis based on the Science Citation... Why table olive is still not popular with Chinese consumers after its Introduction to China for more than 50 years? As scientific output can reflect the application of their study objects, to showcase the situation of Chinese table olive studies and to find out the possible answers to this question, we performed a statistical analysis based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) database and the China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CJFD). Results show that the research and development of Chinese table olive are mainly focused on the introduction and the cultivation of olives trees (Olea europaea L.) as well as the extraction of their high-value pharmaceutical and organic components, but rarely involve specific processing issues. The Chinese papers published domestically mostly report the results of table olive processing studies and the preliminary development of products with Chinese characteristics, but studies on these types of products have not been carried out in a comprehensive and systematic way. We suggest that Chinese table olive researchers consolidate the exchange and study with non-Mediterranean countries such as Denmark, the UK, and the US, while maintaining communication with scientists in Mediterranean countries. Read More Read Less

Abstract It is broadly accepted that success of countries in economic and social competition considerably depends on the quality of creative class and of its proportion relatively to all working people. The analysis shows that the principal distinguished feature of this class representatives is a well developed ideal constituent. First of all, it means that such people have high creativity, a... It is broadly accepted that success of countries in economic and social competition considerably depends on the quality of creative class and of its proportion relatively to all working people. The analysis shows that the principal distinguished feature of this class representatives is a well developed ideal constituent. First of all, it means that such people have high creativity, a dream to do something good and useful for many people, the increased ability of social collaboration, and increased awareness of social responsibility. It is broadly understood that the main contribution to the development of these qualities should be made during preschool and school years. This paper states the approach of a new scientific discipline called cognitonics (very shortly, it is the science about the human being in the digital world) to early development of mentioned qualities and, as a result, to the development of the human being ideal constituent. In this connection, a significant branch of cognitonics called art cognitonics is introduced. Besides, proceeding from the fundamental results of cognitonics, the expedience of creating a new branch of sociology is grounded, this new branch could be called sociology of sublime values dynamics. Its main objective is to be monitoring the evolution of the vector of the personality’s ideal constituent. Read More Read Less