bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
User-independent optical path length compensation scheme with sub-nanosecond timing resolution for a 1 × N quantum key distribution network system
Authors: Park Byung Kwon , Woo Min Ki , Kim Yong-Su , Cho Young-Wook , Moon Sung , Han Sang-Wook
Published: December 2019

Quantum key distribution (QKD) networks constitute promising solutions for secure communication. Beyond conventional point-to-point QKD, we developed 1 × N QKD network systems with a sub-nanosecond resolution optical path length compensation scheme. With a practical plug-and-play QKD architecture and compact timing control modules based on a field-programmable gate array, we achieved long-term stable operation of a

1
×
64

QKD network system. Using this architecture, 64 users can simultaneously share secret keys with one server, without using complex software algorithms and expensive hardware. We demonstrated the workings of a

1
×
4

QKD network system using the fiber network of a metropolitan area.
Second-harmonic generation using d33 in periodically poled lithium niobate microdisk resonators
Authors: Hao Zhenzhong , Zhang Li , Mao Wenbo , Gao Ang , Gao Xiaomei , Gao Feng , Bo Fang , Zhang Guoquan , Xu Jingjun
Published: December 2019

A fabrication process allowing for the production of periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) photonic devices with any domain pattern and unit size down to 200 nm is developed by combining semiconductor fabrication techniques and piezo-force-microscopy tips polarization. Based on this fabrication process, PPLN microdisk resonators with quality factors of

8
×

10
4

were fabricated from a Z-cut lithium niobate film. Second-harmonic generation (SHG) utilizing

d
33

in the whole cavity was demonstrated in a PPLN microdisk with a 2 μm-spatial-period radial domain pattern. The SHG conversion efficiency was measured to be

1.44
×

10

−
5

  

mW

−
1

. This work paves the way to fabricate complex PPLN photonic devices and to obtain efficient nonlinear optical effects that have wide applications in both classical and quantum optics.
Preserving lions and culture: Conflicting standards of human–wildlife conflict
Authors: Hahn Allison Hailey
Published: December 2019

Conservation biologists predict that human–wildlife conflicts will increase in the near future as climate change forces the migration of both human and animal populations in search of increasingly scarce resources. These conflicts often capture international attention pitting wildlife against human communities, which are framed as savage hunters or uncaring consumerists. This framing often presumes that wildlife killing is optional, a sport or an outdated cultural activity. And while it may at times be all three, rural and traditional communities also argue that at times it is necessary to kill wildlife to save their children, communities and wildlife. This article explores one instance of such clash between human and wildlife communities, when in 2012 Maasai herders in southern Kenya were accused of illegally hunting and killing lions. Through an examination of multiple media sources, I ask how these events were framed, in what ways were the Maasai community’s traditions and perspective reported, and how did international stakeholders construct value criteria from which they argued for the protection of wildlife and against the protection of indigenous communities. Through this study, I aim to better understand the nuances of human–wildlife conservation and the differing ways that events are understood in local and international reporting.
Rise and #Fall: The unsuspended revolution
Authors: Leopeng Bandile Bertrand
Published: December 2019

This article utilizes a multimodal media analysis similar to Parker that takes place on three levels: (1) it connects an interview completed by professor Habib in a 2014 issue of the South African magazine publication Destiny Man, (2) with the events captured in photography of the 2015 #FeesMustFall protest as well as (3) the events recorded an Internet documentary entitled Decolonising Wits. This critical analysis utilizes a psychosocial perspective showing strong links between these events that led to the proliferation of decolonization in South African academic institutions as a result. The #FeesMustFall protests at Wits University is seen as a response to the inegalitarian modes of discourse present in the analysed interview, and the selected scenes of real events in the documentary film. This article includes direct quotes from that written interview, photography from the #Feesmustfall events, and links to specific scenes in the documentary film in order to provide a multimodal approach to analysing psychosocial politics in the media.
Cross-cultural adaptation issues and strategies for Cameroonian students in China
Authors: Qi Yue , Di Deng , Kamgaing Christian Tabouguia
Published: December 2019

Migration is on the rise globally, and education is a major cause of cross-border movements. In the realm of the long-standing cultural differences among international students, the existing research by most western scholars shows the neglect of study on cultural adaptability of African students, particularly on the dual identity of being both foreigners and students. This research focuses on the cross-cultural adaptation of Cameroonian students, adopting both qualitative and quantitative research methods, emphasizing on the following three aspects: First, the current status of Cameroonian students in China, including their psychological adaptability to cross culture, academic achievement and social life. Second, the factors influencing cross-cultural adaptation of Cameroonian students in China. Third, the coping strategies for Cameroonian students’ cross-cultural conflicts. The research contributes to work on Sino-African experiences and more broadly to responses to China’s globalizing strategy.
Multi-Agent Vehicle Share System
Authors: Valera-Román Adrián , Mateos-Matilla Diego , Oliva-Rubio Eduardo , Paule-Pereda Álvaro
Published: December 2019

A multi-agent system is proposed that simulates a network of vehicle rental stations in a city. The paper studies the relationship between the agents and the client, analyses the casuistry associated with possible problems that may be encountered in the absence of transport in a given stop, as well as the decisions that could be taken by the interested party. Subsequently, an architecture capable of being scalable in terms of functionalities and the number of agents involved in it will be proposed. The aim of this paper is to revise the original paper, which is more focused on the possibility of studying a particular city, raising and solving the problems associated with public vehicle sharing services.
Virtual agent organizations to optimize energy consumption in households
Authors: Sánchez Emilio J. , Jaramago Francisco , López Manuel
Published: December 2019

Global warming affects us all, that is why we must all act to stop it. It has been shown that this undoubted problem can be solved to a large extend if we make small individual efforts. How can we do this? Making prudent use of electricity. If we manage to make more efficient use of the energy we consume in our homes, we will contribute enormously in this common cause. With the help of virtual agents, we will get a better management of the energy we consume.
Genetic fuzzy rule-based system using MOGUL learning methodology for energy consumption forecasting
Authors: Jozi Aria , Pinto Tiago , Praça Isabel , Silva Francisco , Teixeira Brigida , Vale Zita
Published: December 2019

This paper presents the application of a Methodology to Obtain Genetic fuzzy rule-based systems Under the iterative rule Learning approach (MOGUL) to forecast energy consumption. Historical data referring to the energy consumption gathered from three groups, namely lights, HVAC and electrical socket, are used to train the proposed approach and achieve forecasting results for the future. The performance of the proposed method is compared to that of previous approaches, namely Hybrid Neural Fuzzy Interface System (HyFIS) and Wang and Mendel’s Fuzzy Rule Learning Method (WM). Results show that the proposed methodology achieved smaller forecasting errors for the following hours, with a smaller standard deviation. Thus, the proposed approach is able to achieve more reliable results than the other state of the art methodologies
Influence of ethnicity on biochemical markers of health and disease in the CALIPER cohort of healthy children and adolescents
Authors: Tahmasebi Houman , Asgari Shervin , Hall Alexandra , Higgins Victoria , Chowdhury Ashfia , Thompson Rebecca , Bohn Mary Kathryn , Macri Joseph , Adeli Khosrow
Published: December 2019

Background

Accurate pediatric reference intervals (RIs) for laboratory tests determined in a healthy pediatric population are essential for correct laboratory test interpretation and clinical decision-making. In pediatrics, RIs require partitioning by age and/or sex; however, the need for partitioning based on ethnicity is unclear. Here, we assessed the influence of ethnicity on biomarker concentrations in the Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Pediatric Reference Intervals (CALIPER) cohort of healthy children and adolescents and compared the results with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Methods

A total of 52 biomarkers were measured in a multiethnic population of 846–1179 healthy children (aged 5 to <19 years) upon informed consent. Biomarker concentrations were retrospectively compared between four major ethnic groups (i.e. Black, Caucasian, East Asian, and South Asian, determined by parental ethnicity). Retrospective results were verified prospectively using an additional 500 healthy pediatric samples with equal sample size across ethnicities. Ethnic-specific differences were assessed based on statistical significance and biological and analytical variations. Appropriate age-, sex-, and ethnic-specific RIs were calculated.

Results

Ethnic-specific differences were not observed for 34 biomarkers examined in the retrospective analysis, while 18 demonstrated statistically significant ethnic differences. Among these, seven analytes demonstrated ethnic-specific differences in the prospective analysis: vitamin D, amylase, ferritin, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin M (IgM). Analysis of select NHANES data confirmed CALIPER findings.

Conclusions

This is the first comprehensive Canadian pediatric study examining ethnic-specific differences in common biomarkers. While the majority of biomarkers did not require ethnic partitioning, ethnic-specific RIs were established for seven biomarkers showing marked differences. Further studies in other populations are needed to confirm our findings.
Sleep quality and its effect on event related potential P300 in adolescents with and without sleep disturbances
Authors: Aseem Anam , Hussain Mohammed Ejaz
Published: December 2019

Objectives

The present study aimed: (i) to investigate the sleep quality and cortical arousal (ERP P300) in adolescents with and without sleep disturbances, and (ii) to examine whether P300 vary as a function of quality of the previous night’s sleep in sleep disturbed adolescents and to compare the findings with healthy controls.

Methods

Fifteen sleep disturbed adolescents and 15 age-matched controls were recruited. Participants filled 10 days of sleep logs to identify their good (GN) and bad nights (BN). GN and BN were scored as a measure of sleep efficiency (SE), with nights having greater SE defined as GN and nights with lower SE scores labelled as BN. Afterwards, subjects were summoned to the lab for recording ERP P300 once after a night of good sleep (GN) and once after a night of bad sleep (BN).

Results

The findings demonstrate that sleep disturbed adolescents exhibited poorer quality of sleep than controls. The ERP P300 also revealed significant difference in participants with and without sleep disturbance. Moreover, the P300 amplitude was higher and the latency was shorter after a GN in sleep disturbed as well as in controls, however, the values were better for adolescents without disturbed sleep. Similarly, amplitude and latency of P300 was lower and longer, respectively, after a BN in both the groups, however, participants with sleep disturbance demonstrated very penurious scores for amplitude and latency than the controls.

Conclusion

Adolescents with sleep disturbance have poorer sleep quality and ERP characteristics than their healthy counterparts. Moreover, the quality of the previous night sleep determines cortical arousal in both sleep disturbed and healthy controls.
Mitigation of Commutation Current Ripple in the BLDC Motor Drive Based on DC-DC Converter Using PR Compensator
Authors: Kumar Dileep , Gupta Ram Avtar , Tiwari Harpal
Published: December 2019

Mitigation of commutation current ripple (CCR) in the brushless direct current (BLDC) motor drive using DC-DC converter based topologies are achieving widespread popularity. However, undesired alternating current (AC) components are presented in the DC-link voltage across the capacitor of the DC-DC converter which leads to a destabilization of the power supply during the commutation interval. In addition, undesired speed regulation and audible noise occur which deteriorates the motor performance. In order to encounter this problem, different conventional compensation techniques based on the low-pass filter (LPF) has been proposed. However, LPF requires a close relation between dynamic coupling and active compensation. In view of the limitation, this paper proposes a proportional-resonant (PR) compensator to stabilize the DC-link voltage. Performance of the PR compensator is tested on a combination of modified single-ended primary inductor converter (MSEPIC), DC-link voltage selector circuit is used in the proposed current ripple mitigation technique for BLDC motor drive. The PR compensator is utilized to stabilize the DC-link voltage whereas the DC-link voltage selector circuit is employed to achieve a regulated DC voltage from the MSEPIC converter for efficient current ripple suppression during the commutation interval. Simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed compensation scheme for current ripple mitigation technique of BLDC motor drive. The simulation and experimental results clearly reveal that the PR compensator effectively stabilized the DC-link voltage, which alleviates the CCR.
Perinatal mortality: epidemiological profile, causes and avoidable factors at a reference public maternity hospital in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2011–2015
Authors: Hoffmann Carla Beatriz Pimentel Cesar , Schultz Lidiane Ferreira , Vaichulonis Carla Gisele , do Nascimento Iramar Baptistella , João Caroline Gadotti , Borges Dayana Caroline , Silva Jean Carl
Published: December 2019

Background

This study aimed to identify the perinatal mortality coefficient, the epidemiological profile, causes and avoidable factors at a reference public maternity hospital in southern Brazil.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 334 medical records of postpartum women and newborns were evaluated between January 1st, 2011 and December 31st, 2015. The Expanded Wigglesworth Classification was used to assess the causes of perinatal mortality and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10/SEADE Foundation) was used for the preventable perinatal mortality analysis. Absolute numbers and percentages were used for data analysis. The perinatal mortality formula was used to calculate the perinatal mortality rate.

Results

The perinatal mortality rate was 13.2/1000 total births, with a predominance of white race/color; mothers were 21–30 years of age, had experienced their first pregnancy and had completed their high school education.

Conclusion

The main factors associated with perinatal death were antepartum fetal death in 182 (54.49%) cases, and avoidable death through appropriate prenatal care in 234 (70.05%) cases.
Erratum to “Hierarchizing graph-based image segmentation algorithms relying on region dissimilarity: the case of the Felzenszwalb-Huttenlocher method”
Authors: Guimarães Silvio , Kenmochi Yukiko , Cousty Jean , Patrocinio Zenilton , Najman Laurent
Published: December 2019

The original version of the article was published in Mathematical Morphology - Theory and Applications 2 (2017) 55–75. Unfortunately, the original version contains a mistake: in the definition of Dif (C
1, C
2) in Section 3.6, max should be replaced by min. In this erratum we correct the formula defining Dif (C
1, C
2).
Nanoantennas with balanced gain and loss
Authors: Sanders Stephen , Manjavacas Alejandro
Published: December 2019

The large cross sections and strong confinement provided by the plasmon resonances of metallic nanostructures make these systems an ideal platform to implement nanoantennas. Like their macroscopic counterparts, nanoantennas enhance the coupling between deep subwavelength emitters and free radiation, providing, at the same time, an increased directionality. Here, inspired by the recent works in parity-time symmetric plasmonics, we investigate how the combination of conventional plasmonic nanostructures with active materials, which display optical gain when externally pumped, can serve to enhance the performance of metallic nanoantennas. We find that the presence of gain, in addition to mitigating the losses and therefore increasing the power radiated or absorbed by an emitter, introduces a phase difference between the elements of the nanoantenna that makes the optical response of the system directional, even in the absence of geometrical asymmetry. Exploiting these properties, we analyse how a pair of nanoantennas with balanced gain and loss can enhance the far-field interaction between two dipole emitters. The results of this work provide valuable insight into the optical response of nanoantennas made of active and passive plasmonic nanostructures, with potential applications for the design of optical devices capable of actively controlling light at the nanoscale.
The Contribution of Digital Data to the Understanding of Ritual Landscapes. The Case of Calicantone (Sicily)
Authors: Buscemi Francesca , Figuera Marianna
Published: December 2019

P. Militello (University of Catania) and A. M. Sammito (Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Ragusa) directed excavations around a necropolis of at least 90 rock-cut tombs at Calicantone (RG) in southeastern Sicily, which until then had only partially been investigated. As well as providing new archaeological data about the corresponding village in terms of its area, the research team also discovered the remains of an isolated bi-apsidal hut dated to the late Sicilian EBA (XVIIth–XVIthcentury B.C.). The hut is presumed as a funerary building primarily intended for the preparation of corpses for burial. Its position, directly between the village and the necropolis, demonstrates its crucial role in the sacral landscape, while spatial distribution analyses indicate that other commemorative rituals were conducted in specific spaces in, and around, the actual tombs. The paper presents a reconstruction of the ancient cultural landscape highlighting the possible passageway that connected life in the village with death in the necropolis, through the interceding funerary hut, and the location of potential ritual areas in the necropolis. Digital spatial datasets and visualization tools (e.g. topographic maps, shaded Digital Elevation Model (DEM), visibility analyses, 3D virtual models, animations, etc.) proved to be fundamental in the reconstruction of funerary activities.
Cylindrical Chamber: A New In Situ Method for Measuring Permeability of Concrete with and without Admixtures
Authors: Naderi Mahmood , Kaboudan Alireza
Published: December 2019

Because the permeation of water through concrete causes both physical and chemical deterioration, the durability of concrete structures is mainly dependent on the concrete permeability. According to the literature surveyed by the authors, the only reliable test that measures the water permeability of concrete is the laboratory standard test of BS EN 12390-8, Testing Hardened Concrete. Depth of Penetration of Water under Pressure. Therefore, having realized the need for an in situ method for measuring the water permeability of concrete, this article introduces the newly developed method of “cylindrical chamber,” which is proposed and developed by M Naderi. In order to be able to prove the acceptability of this new method, a total of 102 concrete cubes with dimensions of 150 mm and different compressive strengths and mixtures were prepared, and their water permeability were measured using both the laboratory standard test of BS EN 12390-8 and the cylindrical chamber method. The concrete mixtures employed contained 5, 10, 15, and 20 % of silica fume, plus fly ash, zeolite, and limestone powder. The results obtained tend to show a very good agreement between the corresponding water penetration depths associated with the two methods. In this regard, a linear relationship is seen to exist between the two comparative sets of results with a determination coefficient of 0.9489. It is also seen that the addition of the previously mentioned admixtures decreases the water permeability of the concrete when compared with the permeability of concrete containing portland cement alone. The optimum replacement level of zeolite and limestone powder was also found to be around 10 %. Meanwhile, no optimum content was seen for silica fume and fly ash.
Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: A Tool to Determine Reinforcement of Carbon Black in Polylactic Acid Composites
Authors: Rane Ajay Vasudeo , Mathew Lithu , Kanny Krishnan , Mlowe Sixberth , Revaprasadu Neerish , Thomas Sabu
Published: December 2019

Infrared spectroscopy helps in investigating the relationship existing between the structure of polymer composites and their structure-sensitive properties by determining molecular interactions. Neat polylactic acid and carbon black (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 wt.%) filled polylactic acid composites were fabricated via dissolution dispersion solution casting. Composites filled with 2.5 wt.% of carbon black showed increased mechanical properties in tensile mode, in comparison to its neat and filled polylactic acid. Hence, an interest in analyzing the structure and property dependence via attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy for neat polylactic acid and carbon black filled composites was felt. Analyzing ATR-FTIR spectrographs for neat polylactic acid and filled polylactic acid composites confirms strong interactions with the addition of carbon black; these interactions are at a maximum for 2.5 wt.% of carbon black. Displacement (i.e., shift), percent transmittance, and area of absorption peak in infrared spectra, confirm the strength of molecular interaction in polylactic acid composites, and are corroborated with the numerical values of the mechanical properties in tensile mode.
Understanding the Outcomes of Climate Change Campaigns in the Australian Environmental Movement
Authors: Gulliver Robyn , Fielding Kelly S. , Louis Winnifred
Published: December 2019

Climate change is a global problem requiring a collective response. Grassroots advocacy has been an important element in propelling this collective response, often through the mechanism of campaigns. However, it is not clear whether the climate change campaigns organized by the environmental advocacy groups are successful in achieving their goals, nor the degree to which other benefits may accrue to groups who run them. To investigate this further, we report a case study of the Australian climate change advocacy sector. Three methods were used to gather data to inform this case study: content analysis of climate change organizations’ websites, analysis of website text relating to campaign outcomes, and interviews with climate change campaigners. Findings demonstrate that climate change advocacy is diverse and achieving substantial successes such as the development of climate change-related legislation and divestment commitments from a range of organizations. The data also highlights additional benefits of campaigning such as gaining access to political power and increasing groups’ financial and volunteer resources. The successful outcomes of campaigns were influenced by the ability of groups to sustain strong personal support networks, use skills and resources available across the wider environmental advocacy network, and form consensus around shared strategic values. Communicating the successes of climate change advocacy could help mobilize collective action to address climate change. As such, this case study of the Australian climate change movement is relevant for both academics focusing on social movements and collective action and advocacy-focused practitioners, philanthropists, and non-governmental organizations.
Sentencing Guidelines in American Courts: A Forty-Year Retrospective
Authors: Frase Richard S.
Published: December 2019

This article updates the author’s previous survey of guidelines systems, published in this journal in 1999, and reviews what these reforms have and have not accomplished. Sentencing guidelines developed by an independent sentencing commission are currently being used in 17 states, the federal courts, and the District of Columbia. The majority of these systems have also replaced parole release discretion with defined good-time reductions for compliance with prison disciplinary rules and assigned prison programming, and this combination of sentencing and parole reform has been endorsed by the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute. The article summarizes and critiques the many variations among guidelines systems. Some relate to scope -- which crimes and sentencing issues are regulated; others concern design details – how the system actually works. The article identifies five central features of a well-designed guidelines system: a permanent, balanced, independent, and adequately funded sentencing commission; typical-case presumptive sentences and departure criteria; a hybrid sentencing theory that recognizes and harmonizes retributive and crime control purposes; balance between the competing benefits of rules and discretion; and sentence recommendations informed by resource and demographic impact assessments. Balance is also needed in terms of commission composition, and between the influence of the commission, the legislature, and case-level actors. But even if all of these features cannot be adopted, some form of structured sentencing is essential; completely discretionary sentencing is unacceptable. And in the past four decades, no competing structured sentencing model of comparable scope has been adopted or even seriously proposed.
Consensus, Compassion, and Compromise? The First Step Act and Aging Out of Crime
Authors: Jefferson-Bullock Jalila
Published: December 2019

The passage of the First Step (Act) represents an ambitious, bipartisan compromise to commence much-needed, genuine federal sentencing reform. However, as its name suggests, it is, in practice, simply one meager stride in what requires a marathon to affect true change. Its improvements fail to achieve the status of “groundbreaking.” This is particularly evident when considering its approach to reduction in sentence of elderly offenders. Since 2013, compassionate release has stood as the exclusive process available for worthy elderly offenders to request early release from prison. While the Act certainly expands access to compassionate release, it fails to do so generously. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) continues to craft and preserve implementation guidelines that render compassionate release policies ineffective. The Act also revives the Second Chance Act of 2007 by providing a vehicle for early release of certain classes of elderly offenders. While this reauthorization appears appealing, it, too, fails to realize its full potential. This is so because BOP has again apprehended the system by refusing to include good time credits in release eligibility calculations. While the Act is a product of deliberate compromise between lawmakers, consensus concerning its practical application is non-existent.
Second Looks at Sentences under the First Step Act
Authors: Russell Sarah French
Published: December 2019

Under the First Step Act of 2018, federal prisoners may now petition courts directly for reduction of their sentences, and judges may grant such requests if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” support reduction. Judges are also in the process of imposing reduced sentences in thousands of cases where the First Step Act has retroactively reduced statutory penalties. Not only does the First Step Act offer prisoners new opportunities for sentence reduction, but the law also may change how federal judges understand the impact of their sentencing decisions. Before now, in federal cases, judges rarely had the chance to take a second look at the prison sentences they (or their colleagues) imposed. Encounters between judges and the people they sentenced typically occurred only if a person violated the terms of supervised release after leaving prison. Now, judges can reassess sentence length while someone is still in prison and evaluate whether a reduction in the sentence is warranted. This newfound power allows judges to see their sentencing decisions in a new light and may influence how they conceive of the prison time they impose in future cases.
Measuring financial inclusion: advantages and limitations of existing approaches
Authors: Shapoval Yuliia , Yukhta Oleksii
Published: December 2019

Paper dwells upon critical consideration of contemporary scientific discourse on measuring financial inclusion. The features of existing approaches to data collection on the supply and demand of financial products and services are summarized, with generalization of their methods of obtaining, elements, sources, pros and cons. It is stated that according to this principle a key indicator of financial inclusion – Global Findex is formed, and its components are under consideration with a focus on disadvantages. The level of development of economy and Fintech, financial literacy and financial culture of the population are highlighted as the important aspects in financial inclusion assessment. Measurement of financial inclusion is found to be based on the assessment of groups of indicators such as the availability, level of use and compliance of financial services, the assessment of barriers and the relationship of households with business. The main advantages (comparability, structure, evaluation of exclusion factors) and the existing limitations of measuring financial inclusion (subjectivity, neglect of country characteristics, lack of a comprehensive indicator) are generalized. Authors substantiate key evaluation principles and present indicators of financial inclusion in Ukraine. Paper suggests to consider the assessment in two contexts: on the one hand, by financial market segment, and on the other, by four dimensions: accessibility, prevalence, effects and impact. Given the limited information available to measure financial inclusion at the global and local levels, there is a need for continuous research on the supply of financial services, detailing information from a demand position, on the importance of taking into account access barriers to financial services along with various aspects of socio-economic development.
Рrospects for introducing inclusive rehabilitation and social tourism in Ukraine
Authors: Bіelousova Natalia V. , Lyubitseva Olha А.
Published: December 2019

The article highlights the theoretical and methodological foundations of inclusive tourism development; substantiates theoretical aspects of the origin and use of the new concept of “inclusive rehabilitation and social tourism”; analyzes the modern world and Ukrainian experience in the development and implementation of inclusive tourism in the tourism sector of Ukraine. The article presents a study of the evolution and futureintroduction of inclusive tourism in the rehabilitation system of Ukraine, taking into account the peculiarities of the regulatory framework, political and economic problems in the country, and, as a result, the social standard of living of Ukraine. We provide a classification of groups of inclusive tourists according to the types of inclusion and the possibilities of providing rehabilitation services: social group (Chernobyl veterans, pensioners, pregnant women, large families, and others); the group people with disabilities (various groups of disabilities and nosologies), people with “war syndrome” (Afghan War veterans, military from zones of the ATO, displaced people, people with psychological trauma, children of war, war veterans, and others). The priority directions of rehabilitation care professionals were determined depending on the inclusive profile and nosology: therapeutic and recreational, cultural-cognitive, family-youth, professional-labour, non-Olympic physical culture and sports. The components for each segment of rehabilitation and social services for people with inclusion due to tourist activities are identified. A conceptually new theoretical and methodological block model of an”accessible” inclusive environment for rehabilitation of people of various inclusive groups and nosologies is presented. The connection between the main elements of this model of inclusive rehabilitation tourism is established. In order to fully understand the level of the need for the introduction of inclusive tourism in Ukrainian society, not only is a thorough scientific and methodological base needed, but also practical testing of the results.
Peculiarities of the underground mining of high-grade iron ores in anomalous geological conditions
Authors: Petlovanyi Mykhailo V. , Ruskykh Vladislav V.
Published: December 2019

This paper is dedicated to research into the geological peculiarities, shape of the ore body and the occurrence of the host rocks in the hanging wall of the Pivdenno-Biloz- erske deposit , as well as their influence on the degrees and quality of high-grade iron ore extraction. It is noted that in the interval of 480 – 840 m depths, a decrease is observed in the stability of the natural and technogenic massif, which is caused by the increase in rock pressure with depth, the influence of blast- ing operations on the massif and the difference in geological conditions. This has led to the collapse of hanging wall rocks and backfill into the mined-out space of chambers in certain areas of the deposit, the dilution of the ore and deterioration of the operational state of the underground mine workings. Attention is focused on the causes and peculiarities of consequences of the collapse of the hanging wall rocks during ore mining, which reduce the technical and-economic indexes of the ore extraction from the chambers. A 3D-model of an ore deposit with complex structural framework has been developed, which makes it possible to visually observe in axonometric projection the geological peculiarities and the shape of the ore body. The parameters have been studied of mining chambers in the 640 – 740 m floor under different changing geological conditions of the ore deposit and hanging wall rocks occurrence – the northern, central and southern parts. The difference in the iron content in the mined ore relative to the initial iron content in the massif has been defined as an indicative criterion of the influence of changing conditions on the production quality. The reasons have been revealed which contribute to the collapse of the rocks and the subsequent decrease in the iron content of the mined ore in ore deposit areas dif- fering by their characteristics. It has been determined that within the central and half of the southern ore deposit parts with a length of 600 m, an anomalous geological zone is formed, the manifestation of which will be increased with the depth of mining. It was noted that within this zone, with the highest intensity and density of collapse of hanging wall rocks, the influence of decrease in the slope angle and change in the strike direction are of greatest priority, and such geological factors as a decrease in hardness, rock morphology, deposit thickness increase this influence significantly. To solve the problems of the hanging wall rocks’ stability, it is recommended to study the nature and direction of action of gravity forces on the stope chambers in the northern, central and southern parts, as well to search for scientific solutions in regard to changes in the geometric shapes of stope chambers and their spatial location, improving the order of reserves mining in terms of the ore deposit area, the rational order of breaking-out ore reserves in the chambers with changing mining and geological conditions of the fields’ development.
Functioning of the fuel-energy complex of Lviv Oblast in modern conditions
Authors: Poruchynska Irina V. , Poruchynsky Volodymyr I. , Slashchuk Andrey N. , Potapova Alla G.
Published: December 2019

The article provides a general characteristic and detailed analysis of the main spheres of the fuel and energy complex of Lviv Oblast. The paper proves the importance of development of the fuel and energy complex for the economy of Lviv Oblast and the welfare of its residents, for it fulfills the needs of the entire economic complex in fuel and energy, creates preconditions for development of various types of production, forms the basis for improvement of energy security of the region and country in general. The peculiarities of development of the fuel and energy complex were determined, the main of which are: large amount of coal extracted by mining, small-scale extraction of peat, absence of major electric power stations and high percentage of incoming electric energy from other regions. The paper gives a characterization of the energy balance in the Oblast, and also structure of reserves of coal mines and oil deposits. Areas promising for extraction of bituminous and brown coal, oil, gas, peat and other fuel resources were determined. The structure of consumption of fuel-energy resources by types of organic fuel was determined. Patterns of consumption of the main types of energy carriers in the region were distinguished. The structure of capacities of alternative energy resources in Lviv Oblast was determined. We determined the reasons for the low efficiency of use of natural resources and peculiarities and problems of the development of the energy sphere in the region, the main of which are the unsatisfactory technical condition of the objects of the fuel and energy complex, non-effective system of management in the sphere, absence of new sources of providing primary energy resources. We suggested recommendations on increasing the efficiency of functioning of the fuel and energy complex on the basis of use of non-traditional types of energy sources, i.e.: energy of sun, wind, biomass of solid fuel and others, which would allow natural and financial resources to be saved.
Features of territorial organization of population resettlement of the coastal strip of the Ukrainian Black Sea Region
Authors: Sych Vitaliy A. , Yavorska Victoria V. , Hevko Igor V. , Kolomiyets Katherine V. , Shorobura Inna M.
Published: December 2019

This article deals with the features of population settlement within the Ukrainian Black Sea region and its coastal zone. It is emphasized that the problems of coastal resettlement, the factors that determine it, are highlighted in the works of foreign and Ukrainian scientists. The purpose of the work is to find out the features of the population settlement in the region of the Ukrainian Black Sea region. In the studied region, due to the territorial differentiation of economic activity, change in the intensity of economic use of the territory and the population density can be distinguished by the coastal, middle and peripheral economic zones. It was established that the supporting framework of urban settlement in the Ukrainian Black Sea region is characterized by a fairly sparse network, and the settlement process itself is in many respects still in the stage of formation, incompleteness. Unlike the whole region, for the coastal zone, the more prevalent network of urban settlements, which are represented within the coastal zone not only by small and medium, but also large cities (Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson), has contributed to the formation of urban agglomerations with wide distribution functions. In the zones of attraction of large cities, a new type of settlement was formed - in fact, suburban. In the Odesa metropolitan area, there are two powerful, fast-developing planning axes - Odesa- Chornomorsk and Odessa-Yuzhne. Seaside-facade linear planning organization agglomeration repeats the restructuring of the territorial structure of Odesa itself, which in the second half of the twentieth century turned from a city with a compact building pattern into a linear city, stretching along the sea bay. In the coastal zone of the Ukrainian Black Sea region, which occupies one third of the region’s area, live 65.0% of the total number of inhabitants of the region. The density of urban settlement network here is 1.5-2.0 times higher than the average indicators of the region, urban processes in the coastal zone are characterized by greater intensity. Small cities of the coastal zone in genetic typing are mainly seaport cities, urban-type settlements, and resort and recreation in character. More than 40% of the rural population is concentrated in the coastal regions and tends to agglomeration, which, in its turn, causes a steady flow of  the settlement network from areas remote from the centers of economic activity. In the last 5 years, the demographic situation, both  in the region as a whole and in the coastal zone, has deteriorated significantly, and here, as in other districts, depopulation is evident. The prospects for the development of the coastal resettlement system are directly related to the further intensification of maritime and recreational activities, and, first of all, with the development of recreational, tourist and port infrastructure.
Material equations in electrodynamics of medium consisting of two-level emitters
Authors: Lyagushyn S. F. , Sokolovsky A. I. , Sokolovsky S. A.
Published: December 2019

The process of self-ordering in the famous Dicke model was studied in the framework of eliminating the boson variables. But the reduced description method enables us to obtain also the picture of electromagnetic field evolution provided field amplitudes and correlation functions are included into the number of reduced description parameters. In the Dicke Hamiltonian structure the interaction term includes the operators of emitter dipole moments or dipole moment density (polarization) since a spatial system is under consideration. Thus operator evolution equations are based on using such operators and their derivatives. The chain of evolution equations for averaged field amplitudes and binary correlation functions are obtained with using the statistical operator calculated in a perturbation theory in quasispin-photon interaction assumed to be small. The problem of chain decoupling does not arise since at any step we have a closed set of equations. The sets should be solved on the basis of material equations for current density and their generalizations for more complicated correlation functions. The way to constructing such equations and estimating the material parameters which are necessary for the numerical modeling of the development of correlations is discussed in the paper.
Posistor elements based on ceresin–nanocarbon composites
Authors: Lyashkov A. Yu. , Tonkoshkur A. S. , Lyagushyn S. F.
Published: December 2019

Experimental results of the development of self-healing fuses based on ceresin–nanocarbon composites are presented. The technical framework for the applicability of industrial resettable fuses based on polyethylene is justified. Good prospects of using composites based on ceresin to create low-temperature posistor elements with the aim of providing current protection for solar cells is shown.
Ryan Thomas Skinner. 2015. Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music
Authors: Hashachar Yair
Published: December 2019

Ryan Thomas Skinner. 2015. Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 240pp. ISBN 978-0-8166-9350-4 (pbk)
Keynote: Party Music, Affect and the Politics of Modernity
Authors: Guilbault Jocelyne
Published: December 2019

In “Affect Theory and the Empirical”, Danilyn Rutherford writes, “we need to think about power to understand affect”. She adds, “could it be that we also need to think about affect to understand the nature of power?” Based on this premise, this keynote paper, presented at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music XX Biennial Conference 2019, goes against the tendency to schematize and universalize emotions and affect. Instead, I argue for the need to address affect historically and ethnographically within the fields of power in which musical experience takes place. This article focuses on the 2017 Road March song, ‘Full Extreme’, the song that played almost 500 more times than its closer competitor at the judging points during Carnival Tuesday in Trinidad (West Indies). I examine this song as an event to reveal the various forces that are at play in foregrounding simultaneously a “collective effervescence” (Emile Durkheim’s expression) and the local tradition of calypso’s critical rhetoric. By exploring how it has galvanized massive support, I show how this song confronts what has been at the core of the exclusionist politics of modernity. I also call attention to what is called for not only to create mass appeal, but also to encourage public engagement and political debate in modern democracies.
Academia Against Popular Culture
Authors: Clinton Esther
Published: December 2019

How should popular music scholars (or students of other popular art forms) embrace antielitism while avoiding the scepticism of theory it so often accompanies? I do not argue that theory is beyond reproach or that all theories offer useful answers to all questions. Scholarship should often include refining theories to improve their utility, requiring critical engagement with theory. Anti-elitism too often becomes at worst a dismissal of theory, at best a disregard for it. I discuss popular music scholarship and its value, with particular attention to “train-spotting” and criticism of comic books. If scholars want to understand human experiences (as I trust we do), theory can help us understand why humans do what we do and how our art reflects and affects those experiences.
Application of ITAP-PCR Techniques to Assess the Genetic Variability of Selected Cultivars of Winter Triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack)
Authors: SZUĆKO Izabela , MĄDRACH Anna
Published: December 2019

The increasing use of triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) indicates that its position on the seed market is constantly strengthening; therefore, the research on its genetic variability is necessary to improve breeding process of new cultivars. The aim of the study was to assess the possibility of using the ITAP-PCR technique to analyse the genetic similarity of nine cultivars of winter triticale cultivated in Poland. Primers designed on the basis of 6 DNA transposon sequences commonly found in cereal plant genomes were used for the study. The average polymorphism rate in the genotypes used in the study was determined as 95.24%; in total, 75 bands were obtained, of which 73 were polymorphic. The PIC value ranged between 0.27 and 0.44, and was highest for the Hamlet primer. The lowest PIC value was observed for the Mutator primer. The average DI value was 0.34, MI - 4.08, AEI - 12.17 and IPI - 4.40. SI ranged from 36.7% to 1.7%. A dendrogram was created according to the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA), which in terms of genetic similarity divided the analysed winter triticale cultivars into two main similarity groups.We confirmed that ITAP technique of transposon-based marker is efficient and fast method to detect genetic variability between different winter triticale cultivars. In addition, the presence of analyzed transposon families in hexaploid triticale has not been studied earlier.