bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Changes within Small Mammal Communities since the 1988 Huckleberry Mountain Fire
Authors: Burt M. , Seville R. , Roehrs Zachary , Henley Rachel
Published: July 2020

This study is a continuation of investigations conducted at Huckleberry Mountain to determine the effect of the 1988 Greater Yellowstone fire on the small mammal community, and document changes in this community over the 22 years since this natural disturbance. Previous research was conducted in 1993, 1994, 1997, and 1998 and we sampled the same communities in 2009 and again in 2010 using the identical sampling methodology. During the summer of 2010 we live trapped 252 Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi), 57 North American Deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatu), 22 Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus), 12 Western Jumping Mouse (Zapus princeps), four Montane Vole (Microtus montanus), one Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides), four Cinereus Shrew (Sorex cinereus), and five Dusky Shrew (S. monticolus). These results are similar to our results from 2009 and corroborate findings from other investigations indicating early dominance of P. maniculatus in burned forests and M. gapperi in control unburned areas. M. gapperi and P. maniculatus accounted for the majority (87%) of captures. In addition more M. gapperi were found in control sites than P. maniculatus, and as the burned habitat recovers over time, the relative numbers of P. maniculatus are decreasing, and the number of M. gapperi are increasing, suggesting that the burned habitats are returning to a more natural pre-disturbance community structure. However, community diversity indices (which include all mammal species and their relative proportions) suggest that there are still considerable differences between burned and unburned sites. Despite the numbers of voles and deermice changing over time (as predicted), the burned and control small mammal communities are still quite different from one another even after 22 years.
Detection of Hybrids in Natural Populations of Picea Glauca and Picea Englemannii
Authors: Haselhorst Monia , Buerkle C.
Published: July 2020

The geographic borders between related species are often overlapping and much is unknown about the ecological and evolutionary dynamics between species in these regions. This is particularly true within long-lived forest trees such as conifers. The spruce species Picea glauca and Picea engelmannii were used in this study to elucidate the genetic dimension of their hybridization, as these species are ecologically divergent and are known to hybridize in nature. Opportunities for hybridization occur along elevational gradients where they co-occur, from northwestern Wyoming north through the central Rocky Mountains and British Columbia. This study was concentrated in the Central Rocky Mountains in Wyoming including the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. We found remarkable variation of genetic ancestry within and among geographic locations. Our genetic results provide evidence for a previously unrecognized, complex geographic mosaic for the interaction between these two species in this part of North America.
Preservation Treatment Guide for AMK Ranch (UW-NPS Research Center)
Authors: Humstone Mary
Published: July 2020

During the summer 2011 field season, the University of Wyoming American Studies Program conducted a field school at the AMK Ranch to develop a Preservation Treatment Guide for the propertyâs historic buildings. Students and faculty documented and assessed the condition of each building on the property, researched and analyzed a range of historic preservation treatments, tested log cleaning techniques, and compiled the results of their field work, research and analysis into a 150-page document designed to guide National Park Service and University of Wyoming property managers in making decisions regarding historic buildings.
A Multi-Regional Assessment of the American Pika (Ochotona Princeps) in National Parks
Authors: Castillo Jessica , Epps Clinton
Published: July 2020

American pikas are conspicuous and charismatic inhabitants of mountainous regions of the western United States. Due to their sensitivity to high temperatures, they are considered an important early warning indicator species for detecting the ecological effects of climate change. This study addresses the potential threat of climate change to American pikas by assessing current occupancy patterns, modeling current gene flow patterns, and combining these two components to project habitat-specific models of occupancy and connectivity into the future under various climate change scenarios. The preliminary results presented here reflect field work conducted in Grand Teton National Park during the summer of 2010 and 2011. We conducted occupancy surveys, collected non-invasive genetic samples, and conducted preliminary genetic analyses.
Grand Teton National Park Focused Visitor Survey
Authors: Williams Pat , Darville Ray , Legg Michael
Published: July 2020

In the summer of 2010 research was conducted in Grand Teton National Park to ascertain trip characteristics of GRTE visitors, examine pertinent socio-demographic visitor characteristics, develop an understanding of how visitor socio-demographics affect trip characteristics and outcomes, and determine how these characteristics and demographics affect interest in and experiences with the Indian Arts Museum. Researchers spent seven weeks in the park and followed the onsite data gathering with an at home follow-up for visitors.
Mercury and Other Trace Elements in Glacial Meltwater at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Authors: Carling Gregory , Tingey David , Fernandez Diego
Published: July 2020

Glaciers are a reservoir of mercury (Hg) and other trace elements that have accumulated in the ice during the industrial era. As glaciers continue to melt at an alarming rate, these potentially toxic metals are released to the environment. In order to evaluate the impact of glacier melt on water quality in high elevation catchments in Grand Teton National Park, we sampled transects along the Teton and Middle Teton glaciers and proglacial streams during early-July and mid-August 2013. The glaciers were snow-covered during July, and thus water samples were primarily melt of snowpack from the previous winter. The glacier ice was exposed during August, and thus samples likely represented true glacier melt. These contrasting sample sets allowed for a determination of the impact of snowmelt versus glacier melt on water chemistry. Ten samples were collected during July and August along the Glacier Gulch transect: four of surface drainage on the Middle Teton glacier, three near the terminal moraine, and three downstream of the glacier. Thirteen samples were collected during July and August along the Garnet Canyon transect: one at the Lower Saddle of the Grand Teton, four of surface drainage on the Middle Teton glacier, two near the terminal moraine, two at the moraine of Teepe Glacier, and four samples downstream of the glaciers. All water samples were analyzed for total Hg, a suite of trace elements (including U, Sr, and Mn), and stable water isotopes (Î´2H and Î´18O). Analyses for methyl Hg, solutes, and tritium (3H) are still underway. Preliminary results indicate that snowmelt and glacier melt was a significant source of total Hg, but additional work is needed to determine the extent of Hg methylation in the proglacial streams. Other trace elements were found in low concentrations in the melt water, but increased substantially downstream of the glaciers due to water-rock interactions.
Exploring Vertical Wilderness in the Acoustic Environment
Authors: Taff Derrick , Abbott Lauren , Newman Peter
Published: July 2020

Hearing sounds of nature is an important motivation for visitors to National Parks, such as Grand Teton National Park (GRTE; Newman et al. 2015). Furthermore, managers are required to provide park visitors with an enjoyable soundscape experience. In 2006, Pilcher and Newman conducted a study on visitor perceptions of soundscapes in highly trafficked locations in GRTE, the Jenny Lake boat dock and Inspiration Point. While this study used similar methods, it aimed to better understand the influence of soundscapes to a unique visitor group -- climbers on the Grand Teton. This iconic climbing destination is located in an area that is potentially susceptible to anthropogenic or human caused noise interruptions because of its proximity to an airport and heavily used highways. In the summer of 2015 researchers from Penn State University used a combination of qualitative interviews and listening exercises with climbers to identify sounds that were being heard during their climbing experience and their emotions related to those sounds. These data provide managers with information about sounds that could be prioritized when managing for an optimal soundscape experience.
Spatial patterns and sources of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Wyoming determined from lichens
Authors: Williams David G. , Hoffman Abigail S.
Published: July 2020

Increased anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition can lead to N saturation of ecosystems, altering water quality, biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity. Although some N deposition (Ndep) is natural, there has been an increase of Ndep in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), largely due to local and regional intensification of agricultural activity, which releases ammonia (NHx), and transportation and industrial processes, which release nitrogen oxides (NOx). The climate, topography, and sources of Ndep in the region likely create heterogeneous patterns of Ndep in the GYE, where nutrient-limited alpine ecosystems are especially susceptible to Ndep. Epiphytic lichens obtain their nutrients from the air and record local scale patterns of Ndep. We collected 162 lichen samples (Usnea lapponica and Letharia vulpina) and analyzed them for %N and δ15N at 15 sites in the GYE to understand patterns and sources of Ndep in the GYE at small spatial scales. We found that lichen \%N was higher closer to the Snake River Plains and at higher elevations, which indicates higher deposition at those sites. This is likely because N is more likely to be deposited closer to major sources and because N is often deposited in precipitation so deposition patterns follow precipitation patterns. Additionally, the mean δ15N value was -11.8 ± 3.2‰, which suggests an agricultural source of Ndep, but δ15N values increased with higher %N, which indicated sites with high deposition were receiving more N from combustion sources. However, the large amount of variation in lichens collected at a single site suggest that future work needs to address how microhabitat factors influence lichen N incorporation.

 

Featured photo by Kathryn Robertson, taken from the AMK Ranch photo collection.
A unique “icy seep” aquatic habitat in the high Teton Range: Potential refuge for biological assemblages imperiled by climate change
Authors: Tronstad Lusha M. , Giersch J. Joseph , Hotaling Scott , Finn Debra S. , Zeglin Lydia , Wilmot Oliver J. , Bixby Rebecca J.
Published: July 2020

Alpine streams are threatened as meltwater sources diminish. We established baseline monitoring efforts of alpine streams in the Teton Range during 2015 by describing biotic and abiotic conditions of surface glacier and snowmelt streams. Our results indicated a third alpine stream type, icy seeps. Icy seeps are fed by subterranean ice melt, extremely cold but stable water temperature (summer mean <2°C), moderately high streambed stability (Pfankuch Index ~18-25), and relatively high specific conductivity (>50 μS cm-1). In 2016, we documented several icy seeps in the Teton massif, and our data suggest that they have the potential to serve as climate refugia for organisms and processes associated with extremely cold meltwater, due to the subterranean ice sources being more insulated from atmospheric conditions than surface glaciers and snowpack. Our 2016 work focused on locating icy seeps and documenting physical conditions, invertebrates, diatoms, and microbes in these alpine streams. We are processing the biological data, but microbial assemblages in icy seeps are similar to those found in streams fed by dwindling surface glacier ice. We are preparing to submit a paper about the microbial patterns, including how they compare to alpine streams representing comparable hydrological sources in Glacier National Park.

 

Featured photo by Nicole Y-C on Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/9XixVlnUCbk
Transformation of design documentation at the turn of the XXI century
Authors: SHA Minggong , KUPRIKOV Mikhail Yu. , OREKHOV Alexander A. OREKHOV
Published: July 2020

The relevance of the problem stated in the article is due to the fact that in order to use modern methods for creating parts of aerospace technology, it is necessary to recognize their capabilities and strive to improve these methods. The purpose of the article is to analyze the dialectics of design documentation and those contradictions that are caused by digital technologies in the engineer’s language. The paper discusses the main methods and methods for creating prototypes of designed parts for aerospace engineering objects at the design development stages. Possible applications of rapid prototyping technologies in design are shown. A number of reasons have been derived that hold back the widespread use of modern prototyping methods, including the high cost of equipment; lack of proprietary installations and materials for prototyping, lack of trained personnel to carry out work, lack of recommendations on methods for designing parts intended for prototyping. It is shown that the verification of the development trend is through the development of legal documentation and through activities in the relevant technical committees of Rosstandart and specialized dissertation councils of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation.
Direct femtosecond laser ablation of large-area TaSe2, SnS2, and TiS2 thick films by a back ablation procedure
Authors: Song Qi , Chai Lu , Li Yao , Pang Dongqing , Hu Minglie
Published: July 2020

Direct ablation of large-area graphene-like two-dimensional (2D) materials, i.e., tantalum diselenide (

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Ultrafast tunable integrated Faraday isolator based on optical pumping in a graphene–InSb–graphene structure
Authors: Hossein Kazemi Amir , Mokhtari Arash , Zamani Mehdi
Published: July 2020

We have designed a new class of single-stage Faraday isolators that employs two sheets of graphene. Using nonreciprocal optical materials such as InSb boosts plasmonic coupling between the graphene layers, which leads to a 45 deg polarization rotation as well as increased transmission through the structure. More than 91% transmission is achieved in the THz band (1 THz–7 THz). This design opens up the way in ultrafast integrated magneto-optical nanophotonic devices to realize single-stage isolators with enhanced transmittance in the THz band.
Mueller matrix of imaging polarimeter’s optical system–comparison of simulation results obtained using Zemax and MATLAB software with experimental data
Authors: Gogler Sławomir , Bieszczad Grzegorz , Swiderski Jacek
Published: July 2020

A procedure for simulating the Mueller matrix of an optical system across the field of view of a long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) imaging polarimeter is presented in this paper. The procedure is based on a ray-tracing model and uses off-the-shelf software and custom add-on procedures written in MATLAB. A simulation was conducted to obtain polarization ray tracing across the entire surface of the focal-plane array for a set of wavelengths within the LWIR (8–14 µm) window and within the instrument’s field of view of

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Coherence gate shaping for wide field high-resolution in vivo retinal imaging with full-field OCT
Authors: Mecê Pedro , Groux Kassandra , Scholler Jules , Thouvenin Olivier , Fink Mathias , Grieve Kate , Boccara Claude
Published: July 2020

Allying high-resolution with a large field-of-view (FOV) is of great importance in the fields of biology and medicine, but it is particularly challenging when imaging non-flat living samples such as the human retina. Indeed, high-resolution is normally achieved with adaptive optics (AO) and scanning methods, which considerably reduce the useful FOV and increase the system complexity. An alternative technique is time-domain full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT), which has already shown its potential for in-vivo high-resolution retinal imaging. Here, we introduce coherence gate shaping for FF-OCT, to optically shape the coherence gate geometry to match the sample curvature, thus achieving a larger FOV than previously possible. Using this instrument, we obtained high-resolution images of living human photoreceptors close to the foveal center without AO and with a 1 mm × 1 mm FOV in a single shot. This novel advance enables the extraction of photoreceptor-based biomarkers with ease and spatiotemporal monitoring of individual photoreceptors. We compare our findings with AO-assisted ophthalmoscopes, highlighting the potential of FF-OCT, as a compact system, to become a routine clinical imaging technique.
Sensitivity analysis of the dark spectrum fitting atmospheric correction for metre- and decametre-scale satellite imagery using autonomous hyperspectral radiometry
Authors: Vanhellemont Quinten
Published: July 2020

The performance of the dark spectrum fitting (DSF) atmospheric correction algorithm is evaluated using matchups between metre- and decametre-scale satellite imagery as processed with ACOLITE and measurements from autonomous PANTHYR hyperspectral radiometer systems deployed in the Adriatic and North Sea. Imagery from the operational land imager (OLI) on Landsat 8, the multispectral instrument (MSI) on Sentinel-2 A and B, and the PlanetScope CubeSat constellation was processed for both sites using a fixed atmospheric path reflectance in a small region of interest around the system’s deployment location, using a number of processing settings, including a new sky reflectance correction. The mean absolute relative differences (MARD) between in situ and satellite measured reflectances reach <20% in the Blue and 11% in the Green bands around 490 and 560 nm for the best performing configuration for MSI and OLI. Higher relative errors are found for the shortest Blue bands around 440 nm (30–100% MARD), and in the Red-Edge and near-infrared bands (35–100% MARD), largely influenced by the lower absolute data range in the observations. Root mean squared differences (RMSD) increase from 0.005 in the NIR to about 0.015–0.020 in the Blue band, consistent with increasing atmospheric path reflectance. Validation of the Red-Edge and NIR bands on Sentinel-2 is presented, as well as for the first time, the Panchromatic band (17–26% MARD) on Landsat 8, and the derived Orange contra-band (8–33% MARD for waters in the algorithm domain, and around 40–80% MARD overall). For Sentinel-2, excluding the SWIR bands from the DSF gave better performances, likely due to calibration issues of MSI at longer wavelengths. Excluding the SWIR on Landsat 8 gave good performance as well, indicating robustness of the DSF to the available band set. The DSF performance was found to be rather insensitive to (1) the wavelength spacing in the lookup tables used for the atmospheric correction, (2) the use of default or ancillary information on gas concentration and atmospheric pressure, and (3) the size of the ROI over which the path reflectance is estimated. The performance of the PlanetScope constellation is found to be similar to previously published results, with the standard DSF giving the best results in the visible bands in terms of MARD (24–40% overall, and 18–29% for the turbid site). The new sky reflectance correction gave mixed results, although it reduced the mean biases for certain configurations and improved results for the processing excluding the SWIR bands, giving lower RMSD and MARD especially at longer wavelengths (>600 nm). The results presented in this article should serve as guidelines for general use of ACOLITE and the DSF.
Reconfigurable all-optical nonlinear activation functions for neuromorphic photonics
Authors: Jha Aashu , Huang Chaoran , Prucnal Paul R.
Published: July 2020

We experimentally demonstrate all-optical reconfigurable nonlinear activation functions in a cavity-loaded Mach–Zehnder interferometer device on a silicon photonics platform, via the free-carrier dispersion effect. Our device is programmable to generate various nonlinear activation functions, including sigmoid, radial-basis, clamped rectified linear unit, and softplus, with tunable thresholds. We simulate benchmark tasks such as XOR and MNIST handwritten digit classifications with experimentally measured activation functions and obtain accuracies of 100% and 94%, respectively. Our device can serve as nonlinear units in photonic neural networks, while its nonlinear transfer function can be flexibly programmed to optimize the performance of different neuromorphic tasks.
High-power and single-mode VCSEL arrays with single-polarized outputs by using package-induced tensile strain
Authors: Shi Jin-Wei , Khan Zuhaib , Horng Ray-Hua , Yeh Hsiao-Yun , Huang Chun-Kai , Liu Cheng-Yi , Shih Jie-Chen , Chang Yung-Hao , Yen Jia-Liang , Sheu Jinn-Kong
Published: July 2020

In this work, we demonstrate a novel high-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array with highly single-mode (SM) and single-polarized output performance without significantly increasing the intra-cavity loss and threshold current (

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th: 0.8 versus 0.7 mA per unit device) and slope efficiency. The enhancement in fundamental mode selectivity of our VCSEL structure can be attributed to the single-polarized lasing mode induced by tensile strain, which is caused by the electroplated copper substrate, as verified by the double-crystal x-ray measurement results.
Caring through art: Reimagining value as political practice
Authors: Millner Jacqueline
Published: July 2020

Recent feminist critiques of neo-liberalism have argued for care as an alternative structuring principle for political systems in crisis and have proposed that the transformation of the existing capitalist order demands the abolition of the (gendered) hierarchy between ‘care’ – the activities of social reproduction that nurture individuals and sustain social bonds – and economic production. Key to answering what it might mean for care to become the central concern or core process of politics is imagining alternatives outside deeply ingrained and guarded conventions. It is in this imagining that artists have much to contribute, more so still because for many artists, maintaining a practice in neo-liberal contexts demands nurturing collectivities, sensitivities and resourcefulness – essential aspects of care. By focusing on recent Australian examples, this article examines what role artists can play in engaging with, interpreting or enacting care in practices – such as works of self-care, care for country and the environment, care for material culture and heritage, care for institutions and processes, and care for others – which might help forge an alternative ethics in the age of neo-liberalism. This exploration is driven by the need for a contemporary values revolution as we – as a species, as a planet – face existential threats including climate emergency and terminal inequality. Can art be a generative site to work towards alternative ethics that privilege trans-subjective relations predicated on attentiveness and tending, on spending time, on holding space?
Impaired Vagal Efficiency Predicts Auricular Neurostimulation Response in Adolescent Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders
Authors: Kovacic Katja , Kolacz Jacek , Lewis Gregory F. , Porges Stephen W.
Published: July 2020

INTRODUCTION:

To determine whether pretreatment vagal efficiency (VE), respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and heart period can predict pain improvement with auricular neurostimulation in pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders.

METHODS:

A total of 92 adolescents with functional abdominal pain disorders underwent a 4-week randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled auricular neurostimulation trial. Electrocardiogram-derived variables at baseline were used to predict pain using mixed effects modeling.

RESULTS:

A 3-way interaction (95% confidence intervals: 0.004–0.494) showed that the treatment group subjects with low baseline VE had lower pain scores at week 3. There was no substantial change in the placebo or high VE treatment group subjects. This effect was supported by a significant correlation between baseline VE and degree of pain reduction only in the treatment group.

DISCUSSION:

Impaired cardiac vagal regulation measured by VE predicts pain improvement with auricular neurostimulation.
Artificial Neural Network Approach for Business Decision Making applied to a Corporate Relocation Problem
Authors: Haddad Malik , Sanders David A
Published: July 2020

This paper presents a new Artificial Neural Network approach to making a business decision. A corporate relocation problem is considered as an example for a business decision and the new approach is applied to select a city for corporate relocation and to rank a set of potential alternatives. Selecting the location of corporate real estate can be key to optimizing an organization’s success. This is the first time Artificial Neural Networks have been used for this sort of business application. The Neural Network behaved satisfactorily and provided 91.76% accuracy when tested against randomly generated test sets. Five potential cities were considered: New York City, Washington D.C. Atlanta, Los Angeles and Portland. Decision makers identified six criteria: Financial Considerations Employee Availability, Support Services, Cultural Opportunities, Leisure Activities, and Climate. A suitable city is recommended that provides an appropriate solution and the outcome of the new approach is also used to rank potential cities based on their suitability.
GDP Movements in High and Moderate HDI Economies: An Empirical Investigation
Authors: Verma N. M. P. , Gaur Monika , Kant Ravi
Published: July 2020

Economists worldwide acknowledge the estimation and implications of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Human Development Index (HDI) as a measure of development across the globe. The analysis of GDP and its various components are still useful in order to observe the financial scenario of the economy. Since GDP does not include the various relevant components of socio-economic and environmental activities, it also does not reveal the real picture of economic progress. Several efforts have been made by economists worldwide to quantify better indicators of wellbeing. The Human Development Report, 1996, pioneered the casual relationship between economic growth and human development. There is a usual relationship between these two, because economic growth creates the basis for human development via providing financial benefits or monetary gains to the economy, provided that the formulation of rational policies and their implementation are appropriately executed.

This study tries to synthesize economic growth and human development. The research employs Spearman rank correlation and Logistic regression of high and middle human development countries across 1990 to 2017, to determine the association mentioned above. The data is from the UNDP database and various reports and articles related to human development and economic growth.Policy implication is useful.
The Influence of Service Quality and Price Perception on Cunsumer Trust and Revisit Intention at Beauty Care Clinic in Indonesia
Authors: Kurnianingrum Ayu Fitria , Hidayat Anas
Published: July 2020

A lot of research have been done. These involved variables of service quality, price perception, and trust on revisit intention. However, there are still not many research on these variables investigating consumer behaviors in beauty care clinics. For this reason, this research aims to determine the influence of service quality and price perception on consumer trust and revisit intention of the consumers at beauty care clinics in Indonesia. Survey data were collected from 276 customers of beauty care clinics in Indonesia. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and partial least square (PLS) path modelling. The result found that service quality had a significant and positive influence on consumer trust, price perception had a significant and positive influence on consumer trust and consumer trust had a significant and positive influence on revisit intention. The novelty of the research was the quality of service and price perception had an important role in building consumer trust that would increase their intention to revisit the beauty care clinic.
Industry 4.0: proposing a framework
Authors: Silva Carlos Eduardo , Cardoso Rodolfo , Baptista Narcizo Ramon , Maciel Gonçalves Luiza , Carvalho Yohana
Published: July 2020

The term Industry 4.0 has gained prominence in academic and business discourses in recent years, having its concept related to the so-called fourth industrial revolution. Goal: The present research aims to develop and present a framework with the concepts of Industry 4.0. Methodology: The study started from a quantitative analysis of the academic articles available in the Scopus database. Subsequently, a qualitative analysis of articles and technical reports (mostly) was carried out to obtain a more applied technological vision in the industry. With this, technological clusters were built and, finally, the Industry 4.0 framework was proposed. Results: As a result, it was possible to establish an overview of the publications, highlighting the main conceptual views of the different terms that converge for the fourth industrial revolution, as well as the main technologies associated with Industry 4.0, systematizing the knowledge in the industry 4.0 framework. Limitations of the investigation: The search has been limited to available and selected papers for reading. Practical implications: The practical contribution has been satisfactorily evaluated to assist future research on the subject. Value: Finally, the main contribution of the work is the creation of a framework that synthesizes and systematizes the relationships among the main characteristics, technologies, products and business models of the 4.0.
ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVENESS OF THE TOURISM SECTOR EAST JAVA PROVINCE (A TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY & CONVERGENCE APPROACH)
Authors: Suparno Suparno
Published: July 2020

This research analysis of tourism competitiveness is based on the very high disparity problem in the condition of the tourism sector in East Java Province. With a sample of 10 districts / cities and using investment data, tourist visits, population, government spending and tourism sector PDRB, it is produced that investment and tourist visits have a positive but not significant effect on tourism sector PDRB because due to the probability > 0.05. While the population and government expenditure have a positive and significant effect on the tourism sector PDRB due to the probability < 0.05. Fixed effect models that are formed are:PSP = 39485712 + 0.018 INV + 0.389 TOURIST + 22.304 POP + 0.065 GEX + e               To measure tourism competitiveness, it is used with technical efficiency and total factor productivity where it is produced: Sidoarjo Regency, Malang City and Surabaya City are regencies / cities that have the highest level of technical efficiency with a value of 100% technical efficiency. Whereas with the calculation of total factor productivity in Gresik Regency (21,350), Jember Regency (16,543) and Kediri Regency (15,650) are regencies / cities that have the highest productivity. Based on the calculation of technical efficiency and total factor productivity results are obtainedL1) High efficiency and productive, Jember Regency; (2) High efficiency and less productive, Sidoarjo Regency, Malang City and Surabaya City; (3) Low and productive efficiency, Kediri Regency, Lamongan Regency and Gresik Regency; and (4) Low efficiency and less productive, Banyuwangi Regency, Pasuruan Regency and Pasuruan City.               The spillover effect occurs in Pasuruan City, where the economy of Pasuruan City is affected by investments from Sidoarjo Regency and Surabaya City as indicated by the significance level of 0.051 Surabaya City investment and 0.048 for Sidoarjo Regency investment which means smaller and equal to 0.05.               The calculation of convergence shows that the average convergence of regencies / cities in East Java to leader regions over 15 years and 5 months means that districts / cities need an average of 15 years and 5 months to match the conditions of tourism in the city of Surabaya.
Parental Perception Of Early Childhood Educational Involvement: Research Evidence Of The Mfanstiman District Of The Central Region Of Ghana
Authors: Jinapor Ahmed , Larbi-Appiah Naa Korkor
Published: July 2020

This study is a quantitative research hinged on the descriptive study paradigm where perspectives of selected parents of pupils at the early childhood level at the Anomabo Circuit “A” in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana were sought on how parental involvement is shaped in their localities, the extent of their involvement in their children education, and challenges they confront in this direction. Using descriptive and inferential statistics such as means and standard deviations, findings from the study among others revealed that parents perceived the school as a place for teachers to be in charge; though the results that emanated from the study points to parent participants of this study being involved in their children’s education. On the issue of challenges that confronts parents in the involvement of their children’s education at the early childhood level, also an objective that informed the study, the results among others include; lack of financial resources, and time constraints and busy schedules. Again, as part of recommendations in the advancement of parental involvement at the early childhood level in Ghana, the study among others calls for robust education and prescription of how parents can and should be involved in their children education.
Essence of "Political Myth"
Authors: Khizanishvili Salome
Published: July 2020

In  XIX-XX centuries, both origin of the new political myth and its subsequent development were linked to radical changes in the history of mankind. "The Death of God" is the most dangerous result caused by these changes.

The "ungodly world" is dominated by historical people. In order to change reality, the growth of his creative ambitions  increases the risk of his freedom. This reality is evident in Nietzsche's doctrine, where nihilism achieves self-awareness and the will to power is declared to be "the meaning of great politics”.

In modern analogies of political myth, the theme  of the "apriority" of human freedom and the influence of the powerful person (nation, state) are getting more active.  Their impact on human masses is quite big.  What kind of positive and negative results can we obtain from such deep, comprehensive, and serious challenges?  We can find  the answers in the necessary conclusions on the topic in literary and philosophical works.

At the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, Nietzsche’s doctrine gets our attention. With humanistic pathos, he endures time. He aims  to solve the puzzles of eternal existence and for this reason he gives meaningful advice to historical man.

We believe that in  modern conditions of technological management of political myth, the paradigm of political myth created by Nietzsche is viable. With this idea we feel a kind of need to pay more attention to the predictions of the genius of the era.
Perception Of Illegal Migration And Sex Trafficking In Europe Among Younger Women Of Oredo Lga, Edo State, Nigeria: The Social Work And Ethical Considerations
Authors: OKAFOR NNEKA IFEOMA , IWUAGWU ANTHONY OBINNA , GOBO BLESSING NGOWARI , NGWU CHRISTOPHER NDUBUISI , OBI-KEGUNA CHRISTY NGOZI , NWATU UCHE LOUISA , RAHMAN FARAH NAZ
Published: July 2020

The movement of human populations across the planet has characterized human societies throughout history. However, the increasing rate of such movements across National borders has been in such a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country, put trafficked persons at risk and has given birth to modern day slavery. This study was therefore designed to ascertain the perception of illegal migration and sex trafficking in Europe among young women in Oredo, Benin City, Nigeria. The study used a multi stage random sample of 90 women aged 18-40 years whom were interviewed using in-depth interviews (20) and Focus Group Discussions guides (7). The qualitative data generated were content analyzed and the results indicate that majority of the women perceive illegal migration and sex trafficking in Europe negatively. They however would not discourage anyone who wishes to engage in the act, partly due to the socio economic benefits derived therein. Given that illegal migration and sex trafficking in Europe is inimical to human and societal well-being, it therefore becomes necessary for social workers and ethical practitioners to advocate the formulation of policies and programmes focusing on ethical migration practice and women empowerment with aim to rehabilitate and reduce human sex exploitation.
The Ecological Wars: The Notion, Concept And Dynamics
Authors: Yanitsky Oleg
Published: July 2020

Drawing on a scientific literature on the Biosphere and the global SBT-structure and development, on Russian, foreign and my own investigations of global ecological issues and environmental movements, I came to the following conclusions. First, these issues are both important practically and theoretically. Second, under the ecological war I mean all kinds of harm which is caused by man to the natural, human and complex invasion into the natural and social ecosystems. Third, the researchers are still follow the principle ‘Firstly, we should to cope with the after-effects of a certain disaster and then to evaluate their immediate and far-reaching outcomes’. Four, our urgent task is to foresee the coming disaster and to have a time to take the preventive measures in advance. Five, I distinguish three main archetypes of the ecological wars that I conditionally names as the natural, social and the feedback’s wars conducted by the global SBT-system against natural, social and mixed ecosystems. Six, the time regime of the global SBT-system functioning and of the ecological wars is very important but still ill-investigated issues. Seven, the main resource of any ecological war is the speed of its spreading in time and space and transformation of natural ecosystems. Eight, the current pandemic showed that the systemic approach, interdisciplinary and prognostic researches are the main instruments for coping with the ecological wars. It follows that the sociologists have to learn and widely-use these three theoretical instruments.
Analysis of structural and organisational arrangements of monitoring and evaluation status for the public sector in Zambia
Authors: Kanyamuna Vincent
Published: July 2020

This study was an exploratory investigation of the prevailing status of Zambia’s public sector monitoring and evaluation (M&E) structural and organisational arrangements. As a good governance and accountability instrument, a country’s whole-of-government monitoring and evaluation system (WoGM&ES) is supposed to be functionally operated if it was to offer desired benefits. But how do you properly fix a government’s M&E system? Conducting a rigorous diagnostic exercise on the existing system gives a chance to know what works, what does not work and reasons why. It was the objective of this research to critically bring out elements that required attention and those that needed scaling up as well as sustaining. Using the diagnostic checklist comprised of ten (10) components and the LEADS scoring system, different statuses about M&E structural and organisational arrangements for Zambia’s government M&E system were assessed and analysed. The elements assessed include coordination and oversight; joint sector reviews; working groups; ownership; incentives; and linkage with statistical office; horizontal integration; vertical upward integration; vertical downward integration; and link with projects. The findings have shown that overall, the structural and organisational arrangements (that is, structure & linkages) are weak with a LEADS score of point 2—meaning only elements existed. Further in-depth analysis of intra-component status showed that while other elements were less developed, others were fairly well implemented. The diagnosis results are critical to the Zambian government and its stakeholders in knowing which aspects to improve in the effort to build, strengthen and sustain a stronger WoGM&ES going forward.
Contrastive Research of College Students' English Learning Methods Based on Internet and Traditional Environment
Authors: Li  Zhenying , Honghong Mo
Published: July 2020

Before the popularity of smart phone, traditional English learning way was chosen by a lot of students. Traditional English learning way made the study more difficult for many students, and resulting in non-active study phenomenon. In recent years, with the help of smart phone APP, the quality and ability of students’ learning have been generally improved. It dramatically improves student's learning interest. The rapid emerging of Internet Technology in China provides tremendous development space for virtual learning. At the same time, it also launches enormous challenge to traditional learning way. Traditional learning way suffers unprecedented crisis, however, virtual learning way which from being questioned, there are inevitability and value of virtual learning which people begin to think about. In order to deal with the new situation, this paper outlines the online learning method and the traditional learning method respectively through comparative analysis. Through the literature review method to search the relevant references, the information obtained is integrated and summarized, the existing problems of network learning methods and traditional learning methods are analyzed. We can further put forward rational suggestions for future development.
How Functional Team Roles Mitigate the Effect of Conflict on Team Performance
Authors: Mumford Troy
Published: July 2020

Work team structures are used in organizations to achieve higher performance, enable greater creativity, and create more political buy in.  The literature suggests that when teams are able to coherently carry out certain functional team roles, conflict is better managed and higher performance is achieved.  This study investigates these claims in a sample of 449 individuals working in 94 project teams over two project types. Findings indicate that the performance of task and social team roles was negatively related to task and relationship conflict for both work types. In addition, Spanning roles were negatively associated with conflict only for the more complex project. Finally, functional team roles were associated with team performance for both project types. The implications for researching and managing roles in work teams are discussed.
Narodziny nowej humanistyki z ducha gender
Authors: Dziamski Grzegorz
Published: July 2020

If we accept the distinction between sex and gender, introduced by the Second Wave of Feminism, and if we agree that gender does not have to be limited to two sexes, we will enter the terrain of the queer, the world of labile, liquid sexuality where the borders between men and women get blurred and the space opens for creating various human hybrids. In Poland, the middle of 1990 saw the launch of the women’s studies, gay and lesbian studies, gender studies, queer, LGBT, opening new domains and new methods of human studies. We can call them post-feminist and cultural studies because they stem from the feminist distinction between sex and gender and are focused on gender, i.e. on cultural rather than biological determinants of human beings. The new human sciences will have to face such new narratives of human beings, rethink the concept of objectivity (science) and commitment, learn to live in pluralistic world of many theories and more precisely many discourses, and to learn to cooperate with various groups to present their point of view. But first of all, the new human sciences will have to replace the idea of unity by idea of difference. Once we were looking for unity, now we are looking for difference.
Środowisko społeczne i szkolne ucznia a efektywność procesu nauczania i uczenia się języków obcych
Authors: Janicka Monika
Published: July 2020

The paper is aimed at the identification of the environmental factors which have the most significant impact on the level of teenagers‟ compe-tence in foreign languages. The main goal is to determine whether school is capable of reducing the impact of adverse social background on achievement in learning a foreign language. The first part of the article is focused on the theoretical aspects of socialization related to the process of learning and provides an overview of research connected with the sub-ject. The second part presents the tools, procedures and findings of the author‟s own research project.