This paper frames questions of the synergy between the humanities and natural sciences in Latvian cultural and historical perspective through a case study exploring the career of Count Michał Jan Borch (1753-1811). Born in the present-day region of Latgale in eastern Latvia and well-travelled across Europe, Borch was admitted to at least…[Read more]

This essay takes up a pair of portraits by Italian immigrant artist Filippo Castaldi of the Count and Countess Plater, elite patrons from the period of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment who reigned in the historical territory of the Inflanty Voivodeship, also known as Polish Livonia, Livonia, or Inflanty (current-day Latgale), taking into…[Read more]

This essay on one level outlines the history of the cult of the catacomb relics of St. Justinian from the 18th century through the present day, within the context of Belarusian ethno-cultural heritage. On another level, this report reframes Justinian’s particular history against the broader history of the Roman catacomb corpisanti r…[Read more]

This essay takes the eighteenth-century artistic patronage of the noble Plater family in Krāslava (Pol. Krasław), a private magnate town in Polish Livonia (present-day Latgale, Latvia), an administrative division within the historical territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as a case study to explore multiple modes of artistic mig…[Read more]

In this essay, we share how a small, independent, academic open access (OA) press, punctum books, has survived and can maybe thrive financially, but also in terms of human quality of life dividends, in the very precarious landscape of making and funding open books. Tracing the history of the press and our bumpy road to better financial…[Read more]

This article gives an account of relics translations during the 18t century from the Roman catacombs to sites in Poland, taking as a case study the relics of St. Feliks in the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tomaszów Lubelski.

This essay maps a Tuscan-Lithuanian gift exchange between Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici and Pacowie family members in the late 17th century, to reframe the Pacowie in relation to broader European dynamics by means of a transregional microhistory retracing the entanglements of objects, images, motifs and materials as intercultural thresholds m…[Read more]

This article explores Jews’ crucial mediating role in artistic exchange between Italy and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eighteenth century, through a case study examining the cultural and historical context surrounding the construction of Druja synagogue (c. 1765-66) by the Paracca, a family of immigré Italian architects and masons, fo…[Read more]

The book brings together research drawing on methods from fields in in historical studies—including history of art and architecture, religious history, histoire croisée, transregional history, and object studies—with laboratory and conservation analyses, forensic archaeology, and museum studies, to offer the first comprehensive, mult…[Read more]

The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between the level of usage to technological devices and the academic performance of Grade II learners in selected Multigrade School in Hilongos South District, Hilongos, Leyte. The study used descriptive survey design since the researcher used checklist to determine the learner’s level of u…[Read more]

Technology-enhanced learning settings are changing quickly and complexly in the contemporary digital era, making it possible for students with disabilities to learn more effectively than before. The words “multisensory” and “media” together, however, suggest that this strategy entails incorporating several sensory modalities in educational media…[Read more]

This study employed an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) which aimed to explore the lived experiences, challenges, and coping mechanisms of teachers in the public school both in elementary and secondary schools in Malolos, Bulacan. The findings of this study revealed that most teachers are significantly challenged with the poor…[Read more]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the students’ self-efficacy, test anxiety and performance on Mathematics of Saint Joseph College, Junior High School Department for SY 2019-2020. The respondents of the study were randomly chosen junior high school students. A descriptive correlational method of research w…[Read more]

This study deals primarily with the effectiveness of the Land Bank of Philippines as a Depository Bank of Makati Branch in specific organization and bank operations management. This paper provides baseline data in aid of policy formulation to enhance the bank operations management that offers new motivation towards a policy that effectively…[Read more]

This study employed an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) which aimed to explore the lived experiences, challenges, and coping mechanisms of teachers in the public school both in elementary and secondary schools in Malolos, Bulacan. The findings of this study revealed that most teachers are significantly challenged with the poor…[Read more]

This study applies Arne Naess’ ecosophy as a tool for possible progressive research material concerning the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This study aims to conduct a phenomenological analysis of tree farming advantages, driven by a philosophical approach and practical strategy i…[Read more]

This study was intended to determine the level of factors affecting the decision of 4th year BS Accountancy students from College of Maasin to work after graduation or to take the 2022 CPALE. In order to determine the factors affecting the decision of the graduating Accountancy students, the researchers adopted the descriptive survey design.…[Read more]