bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spatial analysis of water stress and application of water poverty index in the Mahakali River Basin, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal
Authors: Pathak Lalit , Pant Ramesh Raj , Khadka Udhab Raj , Nepal Jharana , Poudel Sudip , Pathak Gita , Khanal Sarmila , Pant Siddha Raj , Mishra Nisha , Thapa Lal Bahadur
Published: December 2020

Water Poverty Index (WPI) is an effective tool to assess water stress by linking physical approximations of water availability with socioeconomic drivers of poverty at household and community levels. It also helps in determining the priority needs for interventions and makes the better use of water resources without compromising the environmental integrity at the policy level. This study presents a comparative analysis of WPI to assess the water stress in two local units i.e., Mahakali Municipality-4 (Upstream) and Bhimdatt Municipality-13 (Downstream) of the Darchula and Kanchanpur districts, respectively along the Mahakali River Basin (MRB), Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal. Five components, i.e., resource availability, use of resources, capacity to utilize water sources, accessibility to water sources, and environment were applied to appraisal the water poverty. Under these components, 28 indicators were selected to visualize the water poverty condition. The information for acquiring these indicators was collected by making the field visit, semi-structured questionnaire survey, and secondary information from relevant sources. The results showed that the downstream segment has a higher WPI value (65.43) in comparison to the upstream segment (52.60) of the MRB, indicating relatively water-advantaged and stressed situations in down- and up-streams, respectively. Interestingly, despite having higher resource availability, the upstream region exhibited more stressed situations reflecting spatial heterogeneity in terms of capacity, environmental conditions, and infrastructure development to use the available water resources. Thus, in order to reduce the water stress conditions, priorities for intervention must be given to the water use capacity, especially in the upstream segment of the MRB. This study could be useful for academia and policymakers for the sustainable use of water resources in the MRB, Susurpaschim Province, Nepal.
Understanding bats as a host of different viruses and Nepal's vulnerability on bat viruses
Authors: Acharya Pushpa Raj , Pandey Kishor
Published: December 2020

Bats maintain and transmit many viruses (Filoviruses, Rubulaviruses, Henipaviruses, Lyssaviruses, and Coronaviruses etc.); most of them are pathogenic to human but bats act as reservoir host without causing any pathogenesis. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a twenty-first-century awakening for the human world that signifies the zoonotic viral challenge. Bats fauna are suspected to originate viral outbreaks through solid evidence that is lacking worldwide. The bats like Pteropus giganteus, Rousettus leschenaultii, Eonycteris spealea, Rhinolophus sinicus, R. affinis, R. ferremequinum, Nyctalus noctula, and Scotophillus sp. are reported for viral evidence that are also extended to Nepal's geography. Bats bush-meat culture persist in Chepang community of Nepal indicates a high risk of a zoonotic viral outbreak in the future. Though Nepal has no evidence of any viral outbreak until the COVID-19 pandemic situation, precaution is warned for bat conservation and bat roost management to ensure bat virus safety.
An update on the distribution of yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula in Nepal
Authors: Basnet Hari , Rai Anu
Published: December 2020

The yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula is encountered frequently by many researchers or nature guides but the information remains unavailable to the wider scientific community. The conservation efforts are already stretched thin and the species being Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species points to the reality that a dedicated budget for studying its ecology and distribution will not be readily available. We try to amend this data gap by presenting a non-targeted survey of the yellow-throated marten from May 2013 to January 2020 recorded during the field work in the mid hills and mountains of Nepal. The species was reported from 22 different sites which includes five protected areas of Nepal. Among them, we reported the species for the first time from Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve and districts of Achham, Bajura and Gulmi. We recommend a guideline to be developed for recording the opportunistic sightings and encourage researchers to share their records that will improve understanding of yellow-throated marten distribution in Nepal.
Kierunki reformy arbitrażu inwestycyjnego w ramach prac Grupy Roboczej III UNCITRAL
Authors: Zrałek Jacek
Published: December 2020

The goal of the study is to briefly present the work on the reform of investment arbitration under the auspices of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and to indicate the directions in which further discussion on this reform could potentially go. The Commission entrusted to Working Group III to work on the reform of international investment dispute resolution mechanisms. The ongoing debate in this area has met with very little interest in Polish literature. It is surprising since its outcome may have an impact on future investment policy also in Poland. The work is divided into five parts. The first part presents the scope of the work and the research methodology. The second one presents a very concise historical background for the establishment of investment arbitration, taking into account the key features underlying current crisis of this institution. The third part briefly outlines the course of work of UNCITRAL Working Group III. This section provides a background to show how negotiations are progressing, what major obstacles negotiators are facing and what the future direction of the Working Group’s work might be. These issues are discussed in the fourth part of the study. Author’s opinion on anticipated development of further discussion is presented in the closing remarks.
Przestrzeń akwatyczna w wierszach poetów polskich w Kanadzie
Authors: Pasterski Janusz
Published: December 2020

Artykuł poświęcony omówieniu problematyki związanej z wykorzystaniem przestrzeni akwatycznej w wybranych utworach polskich poetów zamieszkałych w Kanadzie. Autor omawia sposoby literackiej funkcjonalizacji obrazów oceanu, morza, jezior czy rzek w twórczości Zofii Bohdanowiczowej, Wacława Iwaniuka, Floriana Śmiei, Bogdana Czaykowskiego i Andrzeja Buszy. Dla polskich poetów emigracyjnych starszego pokolenia żywioł wodny był częstym elementem świata przedstawionego, a także ważnym ogniwem ich wyobraźni twórczej. Przestrzenie wody łączyły się bowiem z sytuacją niezakorzenienia, wyobcowania w zetknięciu z ogromem nowego kontynentu, przytłaczały wielkością, wyznaczały granice nie do przejścia. Zdaniem autora symbolika wody częściej bywała metaforą egzystencji niż zwierciadłem duchowym rozważań. Wertykalnie przeciwstawiana niebu i życiu, stawała się ikoną śmierci, a nawet nicości. W konsekwencji rzadziej ujawniała tradycyjną moc ozdrowieńczą czy znaną z przeszłości funkcję metafizycznego uwznioślenia.
Ekonomia niedoboru na nieludzkiej ziemi. O wspomnieniach polskich zesłańców z lat czterdziestych XX wieku do Kazachstanu
Authors: Gawryś-Mazurkiewicz Anna
Published: December 2020

Artykuł omawia problemy szczególnego typu wymiany ekonomicznej, które pojawiły się w sowieckim Kazachstanie lat czterdziestych dwudziestego wieku – ukazuje różne aspekty tej wymiany, jej podstawy i wartości, jej jednostki i obiegi. Problematyka ta ukazana zostaje w swym wycinku, na przykładzie wspomnień Polaków przymusowo deportowanych do Kazachstanu w latach 1939–1941. Wprowadzenie ustroju totalitarnego – w jego wyjątkowej, brutalnej, stalinowskiej postaci – na terenach zamieszkiwanych przez nomadycznych Kazachów, których wymieszano z falami przymusowych przesiedleńców, wywołało bezprecedensową dysfunkcję życia społecznego, której ofiarą padli wszyscy uczestnicy wymiany ekonomicznej, w tym zesłani tam Polacy. By opisać tę sytuację, korzystam z dwóch dopełniających się konstrukcji teoretycznych: rozważań Janosa Kornaia (ekonomia niedoboru), a także Pierre’a Bourdieu (kapitały kulturowy). Tekst podejmuje rozważania nad pozapieniężnymi i niemonetarnymi środkami płatniczymi na „nieludzkiej ziemi”.
Umbauen in Zeiten von Corona
Authors: Anarchistische Bibliothek
Published: December 2020

Die Anarchistische Bibliothek | Archiv | Institut für Anarchismusforschung Wien übersiedelt mit ihrem gesamten Bestand in ein neues Gebäude, die Räumlichkeiten müssen dazu generalsaniert werden. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf der Verwendung von nachhaltigen Materialien, das Ziel ist eine ökologisch klimaneutrale Bibliothek. Die Renovierungsarbeiten wurden durch Handelsschließungen und personellen Einschränkungen während des COVID-19-bedingten Lockdowns sowie mangelnde finanzielle Mittel erschwert. Der Beitrag zeichnet mittels der laufend als Newsletter verschickten „Baustellen Infos“ die Tätigkeiten und Fortschritte der Anarchistischen Bibliothek während der Monate April bis Oktober 2020 nach.
Sustainable Crisis Management in Libraries / Nachhaltiges Krisenmanagement in Bibliotheken
Authors: Ramminger Eva , Moritz Jennifer
Published: December 2020

Der IATUL Director‘s Summit gab einen Überblick über unterschiedlichste Herangehensweisen im Umgang mit der Pandemie. Dabei gab es Übereinstimmungen im Handling wie etwa Contact-Tracing und Social Distancing, auch Online-Angebote ziehen sich als roter Faden durch. Services für Studierende wurden und werden erweitert. An einigen Bibliotheken wurden kostspielige Maßnahmen für die Wiederöffnung ergriffen, andere behalfen sich mit einfachen, aber ebenso effektiven sowie innovativen Ideen. Einige legten den Fokus auf das Wohl der Mitarbeiter*innen. Abgerundet wurden die Vorträge durch den Beitrag eines zertifizierten Krisenmanagers und Psychologen.
Spremnost za ovladavanje vještinama čitanja i pisanja na hrvatskome jeziku kod djece romske nacionalne manjine ‒ jednak početak za sve?
Authors: Martan Valentina , Srebačić Ivana
Published: December 2020

U Republici Hrvatskoj živi više od 16 tisuća pripadnika romske nacionalne manjine. Budući da nemaju standardiziran vlastiti jezik i pismo, djeca Romi školuju se po redovnom planu i programu na hrvatskome jeziku. To podrazumijeva i usvojenost predvještina čitanja i pisanja prije polaska u prvi razred. Cilj je ovoga rada ispitati razinu usvojenosti predvještina čitanja i pisanja kod djece Roma te utvrditi razlikuju li se djeca Romi (N = 56, 62,5 % dječaka, M = 6 god., 8 mj., SD = 0,46) i djeca čiji je materinski jezik hrvatski (N = 55, 50,9 % dječaka; M = 6 god., 8 mj., SD = 0,4) u razvijenosti pojedinih sastavnica predvještina čitanja i pisanja. Ispitivanje je provedeno odabranim zadacima iz Testa za procjenu predvještina čitanja i pisanja (PredČip test, Kuvač Kraljević i Lenček, 2012). Rezultati su očekivani i ukazuju na to da djeca Romi na većini ispitanih varijabli odstupaju od urednoga postignuća. U odnosu na kontrolnu skupinu sudionika istraživanja djeca Romi pokazuju statistički značajno niže rezultate na gotovo svim testiranim varijablama (izuzev mjera slogovnog i fonemskog stapanja). Dobiveni rezultati pokazatelj su nedovoljne usvojenosti pojedinih sastavnica predvještina čitanja i pisanja na hrvatskome jeziku te nedostatno razvijenih vizualno-perceptivnih sposobnosti. Budući da su predvještine čitanja i pisanja važan preduvjet za usvajanje tečnoga čitanja i pisanja, kao i akademskih postignuća, vidljivo je da djeca Romi nisu spremna za školu i već u samome početku ne mogu održati korak sa svojim vršnjacima. Samim time potrebno je sustavno mijenjati sustav predškolskoga i školskoga odgoja i obrazovanja kada je u pitanju ova posebno ranjiva skupina djece.
Social relationship quality among women with spinal cord injury – the role of disability acceptance
Authors: Gabryś Agnieszka
Published: December 2020

Interpersonal relationships among women with spinal cord injury are limited due to numerous barriers. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of disability acceptance in terms of the quality of social relationships among women with spinal cord injury. Social relationship quality was conceptualised as a construct that included two indicators, namely strength of relationship and social support. Ninety (N=90) women with spinal cord injury completed the Strength of Interpersonal Relationships Questionnaire (Zbieg and Słowińska, 2015), Social Support Scale (Kmiecik-Baran, 1995), and Multidimensional Acceptance of Loss Scale (Byra, 2017). Such methodological tools as descriptive statistics, correlation analysis (Pearson’s correlation coefficients) and progressive stepwise regression analysis were used. The study showed that the most important value for the surveyed women was the time devoted to relationships. The most frequent kinds of received support were informational and emotional. In addition, the most common change in the perception of disability acceptance was the containment of its effects and a transformation from comparative value to asset value. A significant correlation between the included variables was observed. It is also well worth mentioning that the two subscales of disability acceptance entailed a predictive function in explaining social relationship quality; however, the two subscales explained a surprisingly low percentage of observed variance. It is reasonable to suggest other ways of explaining this phenomenon.
Zakat and Tax Relations in Muslim Southeast Asian Countries (Comparative Study of Zakat and Tax Arrangements in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam)
Authors: Islamy Athoillah , Aninnas Afina
Published: December 2020

This study aims to compare Zakat and tax relations in three countries in the Southeast Asian region, where most of the population is Muslim (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam). This type of research is normative, empirical legal analysis with a comparative approach. The results showed relational and functional distinctions in Zakat and tax positions in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam. In Indonesia, paying Zakat can reduce taxable income. Meanwhile, Malaysia uses Zakat as a deduction for individual taxes, even up to 100%. Meanwhile, in Brunei Darussalam, the Zakat and tax relationship are not interrelated.
Terracotta lamps from Metropolıs in Ionia (Turkey): typological assessment
Authors: Güngör Alper Eda
Published: December 2020

The lamps studied in this article come from Metropolıs, a strategically located site between Pergamon and Ephesos, functioning in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Two different techniques of decorating the surfaces of the lamps were distinguished: Red-on-White and Red Slip. The lamps were dated contextually by terracotta oil lamps of the same morphological type found in the same assemblages. The material spanned a chronological range from the 1st to the 6th century AD.
An aspect of local lamp production in the western Pontic region: the case of lamps of types Hayes/Saraçhane 9 and 10
Authors: Topoleanu Florin
Published: December 2020

Lamps of the Hayes 9 type were produced in huge quantities in the state workshops of the Eastern Roman Empire and in the Western Pontic ateliers, where the Hayes 8 lamps were also manufactured, especially in Constantinople and Halmiris. The shape of the lamps and the fabric argue in favor of this assumption, further supported by the dating of contexts recorded during the excavation of Dobrogean sites. Thus, the Halmyris workshop complex appears to stand out among the lamp-producing centers, at least in the Black Sea area, during Justinian’s reign.
Some Hellenistic and late Roman terracotta lamps in the Sinop Archaeological Museum in northern Turkey
Authors: Kan Şahin Gülseren , Aksoy Eray
Published: December 2020

The paper considers some terracotta lamps from recent rescue excavations by the Sinop Archaeological Museum in ancient Sinope, classifying them by types and chronological groups, from the 2nd century BC to the 7th century AD. The lamps represent part of the local lamp-making tradition, which is underinvestigated although equally important as the amphora production industry in this eastern Paphlagonian city.
Byzantine-period lamps from Antioch-on-the-Orontes and its hinterland
Authors: Eblighatian Ani
Published: December 2020

The paper is an off-shoot of the author’s PhD project on lamps from Roman Syria (at the University of Geneva in Switzerland), centered mainly on the collection preserved at the Art Museum of Princeton University in the United States. One of the outcomes of the research is a review of parallels from archaeological sites and museum collections, and despite the incomplete documentation in most cases, much new insight could be gleaned, for the author’s doctoral research and for other issues related to lychnological studies. The present paper collects the data on oil lamps from Byzantine layers excavated in 1932–1939 at Antioch-on-the-Orontes and at sites in its hinterland (published only in part so far) and considers the finds in their archaeological context.
Lychnological miscellanea from Polish excavations in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean
Authors: Zych Iwona
Published: December 2020

A review article collecting obscure publications and mentions of finds of lamps (made of clay and glass, some of stone and metal as well) and lighting accessories, like wicks, wick holders and lamp stands and holders (polycandela) scattered in reports and papers of the archaeological excavations carried out or under the auspices of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, published in the past 60 years since the Centre’s founding in 1959. The article draws upon finds presented conjointly with reports from excavations, often including significant contextual information about the discoveries, which are still to see their final publication. This data is summarized in relevant cases, the author contributing, wherever possible, new insight and interpretations, citing new parallels and introducing occasional corrigenda.
The Forcart Collection of lamps from Fayum
Authors: Chrzanovski Laurent
Published: December 2020

The Forcart collection of Ptolemaic, Roman and Late Roman lamps from Fayum is today the largest single-collector Egyptian lychnological corpus owned by a Swiss public institution, the Geneva Museum of Art and History, which acquired it in 1923. The importance of the 145 lamps in this collection is twofold. Firstly, all the artifacts were offered to Max Kurt Forcart by the different directors of excavations operating legally in the Fayum area during the first two decades of the 20th century, giving us a clear—even if generic—finding area, contrary to collections purchased from the various antiquaries. And secondly, even if incomplete compared to the richness and diversity of the Fayum workshops, the chronological and typological range it covers makes it a perfect companion to the only two published and illustrated lamp catalogs of regular excavations made in the area: the early 1900s work of W.M.F. Petrie at Ehnasya and the later investigations by the University of Michigan team at Karanis. Also highlighted are the unique Fayum fashions and approaches to the importation, adoption or rejection of common types found in the Nile Delta, as well as the emergence of typically microregional subtypes as discussed by John W. Hayes.
Indo-Roman lamps from Ter: the long shadow of Rome or the light of transculturation?
Authors: Autiero Serena
Published: December 2020

Ter, ancient Tagara, in the Osmanabad district (Maharashtra), is among the most important sites when discussing Indo-Roman relations. Local production of small artefacts, such as pottery lamps and figurines, reveals an enthrallment for the exotic resulting in new transcultural visual solutions. The shape, iconography, and execution of terracotta lamps of the so-called Indo-Roman type from Ter are a clear witness to this phenomenon. The absence of precise comparisons with Western productions, and the impossibility to connect them to a direct trade of lamps confirm the transcultural value of these lamps. They are indeed the product of intermingling and contact, not just a copy of well-known types; they are better understood as an original product of Indian manufacturers based on a current stylistic trend gathering inputs from different media and materials. The result is a syncretic original product, created to satisfy the refined taste of urban mercantile elites. These lamps definitely show how alien visual culture found a welcoming environment in the countries involved in ancient globalisation.
Ioannis Motsianos and Karen Garnett (Eds), "Glass, wax and metal: lighting technologies in late antique, byzantine and medieval times", Oxford: Archaeopress, 2019 – book review
Authors: Chrzanovski Laurent
Published: December 2020

Book review
Ioannis Motsianos, Karen S. Garnett (eds), Glass, Wax and Metal: Lighting Technologies in Late Antique,
Byzantine and Medieval Times, Oxford (Archaeopress), 2019, 266 pages, ill. Color and b/w
ISBN 978-1-78969-216-7
ISBN 978-1-78969-217-4 (e-Pdf)
Research and architectural conservation in Marina el-Alamein in 2018 (Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission)
Authors: Bąkowska-Czerner Grażyna , Czerner Rafał
Published: December 2020

Activities undertaken by the Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission to Marina el-Alamein in 2018 comprised research and conservation mainly in the public district of the ancient town and, additionally, in private houses. Work focused foremost on research and presentation of remains of two streets, running east and south of the southeastern corner of the main town square, and the adjoining monuments. Research and conservation continued also on the remains of public Roman baths dating from the 1st to the 3rd century AD, located in the area south of the square. Maintenance conservation was carried out in Houses H21c and H1 and in the ancient town center. Land grading to enhance exhibition value and ensure rainwater drainage was carried out in some areas.
Conservation of a commemmorative monument to the Emperor Commodus in House H21c in Marina el-Alamein
Authors: Grzegorek Wiesław
Published: December 2020

Current maintenance conservation work by the Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission in Marina el-Alamein occasions a revisiting of the history of the archaeological discovery, interpretation and original conservation and anastylosis of a commemorative monument dedicated to the Roman Emperor Marcus Antoninus Commodus. The monument, a rectangular masonry structure with colonnaded front, was built inside a presumed dining or reception hall of building H21c near the harbor of the ancient Graeco-Roman town. The original project took place between 2000 and 2007 (Czerner and Medeksza 2010). Maintenance conservation after a decade created the opportunity for a more in-depth analysis of the dimensions of the monument and the individual architectural elements of which it was composed.
Saqqara: research 2018
Authors: Kuraszkiewicz Kamil O. , Dąbrowska Urszula , Napierała Anna
Published: December 2020

The paper presents the exploration of the eastern bank of the Dry Moat by a team from the University of Warsaw, extending further south from the section unearthed in 2001. The team also uncovered a previously unknown Old Kingdom funerary complex in the area south of the tomb of Merefnebef. Burials of the Upper Necropolis were found in both sectors. Field conservation, an important part of the program, is discussed in the appendix.
Excavation of the small animal cemetery at the Roman Red Sea harbor of Berenike in 2018 and 2019
Authors: Osypiński Piotr , Osypińska Marta
Published: December 2020

The paper discusses funeral practices with regard to animals in ancient Berenike, investigated in two seasons of exploration, 2018 and 2019 (trenches BE18/19-107, BE01/19-48 and BE19/132). Three groups of animals are represented almost exclusively in the burials. These are cats, dogs and monkeys, buried mainly around the top and on what was the eastern slope of a sand dune. In the mid 1st century AD, an enclosure wall roughly 0.50 m thick was built enclosing a space of about 20 m2 with no apparent floor surface inside it. Outside the wall, a clay pavement surrounded the enclosure on at least three sides. Animal burials accumulated around this enclosure for the next century or so, achieving the greatest density close to the feature. By the 2nd century AD urban rubbish had encroached heavily upon the area taken up by the burials. Most likely in the beginning of the 3rd century AD, the wall was dismantled, perhaps together with the features that had been inside the enclosure (statue, column, tree?). Interestingly, two goats were buried by the two excavated corners (northeastern and northwestern ones) in this period. One of these represented a variant of the species not typical of Northeastern Africa.
Gebelein Archaeological Project 2019: Pathyris and the cemeteries in East Gebelein and the Chert Survey in West Gebelein
Authors: Ejsmond Wojciech , Chyła Julia M. , Witkowski Piotr , Wieczorek Dawid F. , Takács Dániel , Ostasz Arkadiusz , Ostasz Elżbieta , Tambs Lena , Buławka Sylwia , Oeters Vincent , Abdelhay Fatma Farag
Published: December 2020

Fieldwork in early 2019 by the Gebelein Archaeological Project encompassed surveys of two cemeteries situated south of the ancient town of Per-Hathor/Pathyris in the area of the Eastern Mountain of Gebelein. One of these is dated to the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period, the other tentatively to Fatimid times. The third survey searched for local chert sources on the Western Mountain, investigating a local tradition of lithic tool production.
HLC Project 2018: Jagiellonian University excavations in southern Jordan
Authors: Kołodziejczyk Piotr , Nowak Marek , Wasilewski Michał , Witkowska Barbara , Karmowski Jacek , Czarmowicz Marcin , Zakrzeńska Justyna , Brzeska-Zastawna Agnieszka
Published: December 2020

A complex view of the prehistory in southern Jordan emerges from the excavations of the Jagiellonian University team, which carried out in 2018 its second season of fieldwork at the sites of Munqata’a and Faysaliyya, even as analyses of finds from the previous season were underway. Human communities living here in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age practiced both sedentary and mobile lifestyles. The changing landscape around them, caused by natural erosion processes and periodical climate change, is also taken into consideration while interpreting the explored relics.
Metsamor in Armenia: the sixth season of fieldwork in 2018
Authors: Jakubiak Krzysztof , Mkrtchyan Ruzan , Simonyan Hasmik
Published: December 2020

Archaeological exploration of the eastern part of the settlement in Metsamor in 2018 uncovered several rectangular structures. Most of these structures were dated to the early Iron Ages I and II. Roman-period graves were recorded in the ruins of the Iron Age settlement. An anthropological assessment of human remains from three of the burials (sex, age, cranial and postcranial measurements as well as the selected paleopathologies) is presented in the appendix.
A record of the transport of stone blocks on ostrakon DeB/F.608
Authors: Barwik Mirosław
Published: December 2020

Ostrakon DeB/F.608 was found in the area of the Temple of Tuthmosis III at Deir el-Bahari. There are good reasons, however, to link it to the building of the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and more precisely to the transport of stone blocks by a crew of eight men. Five of them can be identified as foreigners, presumably Asiatic slaves brought to Egypt as a result of military campaign(s) in the early Eighteenth Dynasty.
The West Wall of the Portico of Obelisks in Hatshepsut's Temple in 2018 and 2019: conservation and studies
Authors: Józefowicz Ewa
Published: December 2020

The longest, west wall of the South Lower Portico (Portico of Obelisks) of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari has been reassessed in terms of its current state, compared to the original documentation by Edouard Naville, as an opening step to the author’s research project organized within the frame of the larger University of Warsaw Temple of Hatshepsut research program. A considerable number of blocks from the wall, including unpublished fragments, was tracked down in storage in the various temple blockyards and storerooms. About two-thirds of the wall decoration underwent conservation treatment in the spring of 2018 and 2019 seasons. The paper discusses the author’s progress in this research.
Reconstruction of the bases of sandstone sphinxes from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
Authors: Kasprzycka Katarzyna
Published: December 2020

The reconstruction of the iconographic program of the decoration of the sandstone bases of a group of sphinxes of Hatshepsut lining the processional avenue leading to the Queen’s Mansion of a Million Years in the temple at Deir el-Bahari is the prime focus of this article. The fragments of these statues discovered in the 1920s by the archaeological mission of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York were never published. The pieces were rediscovered in storage in 2005. A theoretical reconstruction has been undertaken, leading the author to identify an unusual iconographical pattern that reflects changes in art introduced in the times of Hatshepsut. The representations on the bases of the royal sandstone sphinxes from the queen’s temple include, among others, rekhyt birds, pat-people and “enemies of Egypt”. They take on a form that departs from that known from other sphinx sculptures.
Multidisciplinary insight into late Roman rural settlement on the northeastern Adriatic coast of Croatia: Island of Rab case study
Authors: Welc Fabian , Konestra Ana , Dugonjić Anita , Gračanin Paula Androić , Rabiega Kamil , Nowacki Bartosz
Published: December 2020

Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croatia) are presented with particular focus on late Roman rural settlements and their economic activities. The settlement in Podšilo bay, Lopar peninsula, is analyzed in more detail, providing evidence on a vibrant local community engaged in diversified craft activities and the exploitation of local land and marine resources. Along with the specificities of its layout and organization, this site also presents unique possibilities to study environmental factors that influenced its setup and economy, but also its demise, tentatively placed within the 6th century AD.
Makuria in the middle of the 12th century
Authors: Godlewski Włodzimierz
Published: December 2020

In the middle of the 12th century, the King of Dotawo (Makuria) and Arwa, referred to as Mouse Georgios in many Old Nubian documents and in studies on the subject, was the eparch of Palaga, a province of the Kingdom of Arwa, and in all likelihood the official heir of King Paulos of Arwa. He was crowned King of Makuria (Dotawo) in 1155, following mediation by the Fatimid caliph between the two kings, Georgios V of Makuria and Paulos of Arwa. The crisis was triggered by David, a presumed member of the Arwa royal family, usurping the throne of Makuria. The paper marshals the evidence for a hypothetical reconstruction of the political situation in the region in 1155 and considers the reasons for King Mouse being called Mouse Georgios in Old Nubian documents from Qasr Ibrim.
Research of influence of working area geometric dimensions on spatial distribution of magnetic field inside the matrix of a polygradient separator.
Authors:   Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, І. SHVEDCHYKOVA , J. ROMANCHENKO ,   Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University
Published: December 2020

. The possibility of application of the Infolytica software package to solve the main tasks of work is substantiated. The computer 3D-model of electromagnetic separator was verified by solving of test problem. Comparison of results of magnetic induction research for characteristic points obtained during 3D modeling of electromagnetic separator with data obtained during experimental research showed a fairly high consistency. An analysis of geometric dimensions influence on distribution of magnetic field in a polygradient matrix was carried out for a random sampling containing three structural variants of an electromagnetic separator, the working air gap of which varies over a wide range. It is shown that determination of magnetic flux distribution for other structural variants of matrix that located inside sampling can be carried out by interpolation. For selected variants, three-dimensional computer models of electromagnetic separator are developed, their geometric characteristics and physical properties are described. A numerical-field analysis of magnetic field spatial distribution in working air gap of polygradient matrix of electromagnetic separator was carried out using Magnet module of Infolytica software package. For three threedimensional models of electromagnetic system of separator, numerical values of magnetic induction and magnetic flux in working air gap of polygradient matrix in center of characteristic area are obtained. The obtained results for three models are compared and variant with rational parameters of working area of separator matrix is selected.
Simulation of heat processes in technological systems with the use of the source method
Authors:   Donetsk National Technical University, Y. ARTEMENKO , E. LYUBIMENKO , A. SHTEPA
Published: December 2020

A source or drain of any shape, whether moving or stationary, acting temporarily or permanently, may be represented as a system of point instantaneous heat sinks (drains). This provision is called the principle of designing solutions. The process of heat propagation in a body of limited size can be represented as the process of heat propagation in an unlimited body, if the actual sources are supplemented by some system of dummy sources or heat sinks. The algorithm developed is as follows. The forces acting on turning on the front and back surfaces of the cutter are calculated. At external longitudinal turning of structural steel, tangential Pz and radial Py are the components of the cutting force. Calculate the dimensions of a flat source of heat on the front surface of the cutter, the flat area of the contact of the chips with the front surface. Calculate the temperature at the tip of the cutter with constant heat exchange. As a result of the research, the substantiation of the concept of mathematical model for use in the execution of turning works is offered, where the choice of such cutting modes is important so that, with the known characteristics of the material being processed, the temperature of the cutter does not exceed the maximum possible. This in turn provides effective planning and cost-effectiveness of the cutter. All this allows you to adjust the modes and costs in the work developed a calculation algorithm for the given processing conditions - properties of the machined and tool materials, geometric parameters of the tool and cutting modes to determine the temperature at the top of the lathe using the source method. The scientific novelty is to use the known method of heat sources for the calculation of a specific technical problem: the calculation of the temperature of the tip of the cutter when processing a specific part The practical importance of the work lies in the possibility of using the developed algorithm in practice in the manufacture of specific parts, because it is known that exceeding a certain temperature of the cutter can lead to sad results. The work can also be used in the educational process for students studying heat engineering
Selection of algorithms of small type regulator for wind power plants
Authors:   State Institution of Higher Education «Donetsk National Technical University», E. GARMASH , O. KOLLAROV
Published: December 2020

The use of wind energy is a wind, characterized by a change in the parameters of the stochastic law and low energy density. The advantages of wind power are the slight negative impact of the operation of wind power plants on the environment, the absence of largescale construction, exclusion zones, etc., Consideration should also be given to the disadvantages of high-frequency radiation, problems of ensuring the quality of electricity produced and the inability of constant output. In the field of process automation, fuzzy logic controllers make it possible to implement control systems with new properties that are difficult to achieve when using the methods of classical theory of automatic control. Takagi-Sugeno algorithm has more constant zero-order initial values than Sugeno-algorithm. The application of this algorithm is more suitable for simplifying controllers that use higher order differential equations. Larsen and Tsukamoto's algorithms are more suited to changing the blade angle, but the latter algorithm uses clear starting values and requires more time. Larsen's algorithm has sufficient robustness and speed, so it is used to change the blade angle, which is the primary adjustment due to the low speed of the drive mechanisms of the blade. To change the length of the blade, we use the Larsen algorithm, which has a "sharpness" corresponding to the primary control of the given value
Some aspects of the calculation of short circuits in mine distribution networks. The calculation of the effective values of the short-circuit currents is carried out in order to determine the minimum
Authors:   Educational and Scientific Industrial Institute of Donetsk National Technical University, V. KALINICHENKO , I. PRIDATKO
Published: December 2020

The calculation of the effective values of the short-circuit currents is carried out in order to determine the minimum value of the current of the two- phase short-circuit required to select the settings of the means of protection, as well as the maximum value of the current of the three-phase short-circuit required to test the switching equipment for the ability to switch off. In most studies, the calculation of short-circuit currents is carried out only taking into account the total resistance of the transformer substation and the cable network. They also take into account the maximum short-circuit power (100MVA) due to the use of high-voltage explosion-proof switchgear type KRUV-6 without taking into account the influence of the external network. An external network, in turn, may limit the short-circuit power below 100MVA. The calculation of the short-circuit power of the external system with regard to the network parameters was considered. The actual magnitude of this capacity differs from that accepted in the known calculations and is below these values due to the natural or artificial introduction of reactor reactance and causes an error of 10-40%. Remote short-circuits of the distribution network reduce the short-circuit power of the input terminals of the step-down transformers, and therefore the influence of the external network on the short-circuit currents in the district networks increases. This approach will allow the determination of short-circuit currents in the mine distribution networks with higher accuracy. This will reduce the risk of accidents in an explosive mining environment.
Spatial–temporal distribution of heavy precipitation over Ukraine during 1979-2019 according to the ERA5 reanalysis
Authors: Semerhei-Chumachenko A. B. , Slobodianyk K. L.
Published: December 2020

The paper presents the results of research of heavy and extreme precipitation in the form of rain (> 50 mm / 12 h) and snow (> 20 mm / 12 h) using the data from the atmospheric reanalysis ERA5 for the period of 1979-2019. According to the data of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts obtained through the numerical modeling and resulting from the data assimilation at the nodes of a regular grid with a spatial resolution of 0,25°×0,25°, there are 131 and 136 days with rain and snow during which precipitation intensity reached the criteria of meteorological phenomena of the 2nd and 3rd levels of danger. It was discovered that the last 40 years in Ukraine proved to have a tendency of an increased number of cases of heavy snowfall, and a slightly decreased number of heavy rains.

The research pays considerable attention to the spatial-temporal analysis of the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall with consideration of geographical factors. It determines the seasonal course of heavy and extreme precipitation, the maximum and minimum values of which did not differ from the climatic standard values observed during meteorological observations. Rainfalls with precipitation rates of more than 50 mm over 12 hours were observed almost over the entire territory of Ukraine and the maximum frequency zones were detected over the Carpathian Mountains, Donetsk Ridge, Podolsk Upland, and the south-western part of the country. Heavy snowfalls with more than 20 mm precipitation over 12 hours mostly occurred in the Carpathian region. The analysis of the geographical distribution revealed a center with maximum values of rain intensity (120-133 mm over 12 h) off the coast of the Sea of Azov, and the heaviest snowfalls (34-38 mm over 12 h) mainly formed in the Carpathian region.

The paper established the types of elementary circulation mechanisms of Dzerdzeevsky’s synoptic classification of Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation. These types, when continuous in nature, resulted in a significantly increased precipitation in the form of rain and snow.

According to the reanalysis data, cases with the maximum rain intensity were found over the period of 23 to 27 July 2008 when a catastrophic flood was observed in the Ukrainian Carpathians. This fact indicates that the structure of the field of heavy precipitation over the territory of Ukraine was adequately reproduced by the respective model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
Specifics of the Mosaic Reflection Method of Elements of Ethnic Culture
Authors: Kuzmin Iurii Anatolevich
Published: December 2020

The article reveals the specifics of the methodology for studying ethnic elements of culture. The nomological paradigm of reflection of the socio-humanitarian sphere constituted the scientific status of ethno-cultural knowledge, at the same time leveling the subjective aspects, created a unification of forms and content, which inevitably led to a distortion of its actual parameters. As a tool for overcoming the imperfection of the classical principles of reflecting the phenomena of ethnic culture, they proposed a method of mosaic reconstruction that allows us to identify the relationship between elements of ethnic culture on the basis of common values. Mosaic reconstruction of ethnic culture reveals the logical relationship between its elements, forms of manifestation, and the totality of prerequisites and grounds. In a general sense, the method of mosaic reconstructions involves the following procedures, such as fixing specific ethnic elements of culture, creating a complex of links of ethnocultural integrity, determining the principles of interaction of system elements with the external and internal environment, applying the mechanism for restoring cultural integrity based on the principles of a cultural research program, visualizing a holistic image ethnic culture. The methodology of mosaic reconstruction is based on the fact that culture is the product of a social form of existence that expresses itself in the corresponding spheres of social activity, the restoration of which in its entirety is a necessary condition for creating an exhaustive image of culture. The author comes to the conclusion that mosaic reconstruction of ethnic culture reveals the logical relationship between its elements, forms of manifestation, and the totality of prerequisites and grounds.
Ethno-Cultural Competence of Foreign Language Teachers for General Education Institutions (On Example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))
Authors: Neimokhova Vera Erimeevna
Published: December 2020

In the article, the author defines the concept of ethno-cultural competence of a teacher, his or her ability to organize a dialogue of original cultures. The purpose of the article is to study the concept of ethno-cultural competence of a foreign language teacher in the context of intercultural communication.
Methods: consideration of the provisions of materialistic philosophy on the harmony of national, interethnic and universal and dialectical unity of form and content; analysis of the main provisions of the competence approach, theories and practices of personal development; review of philosophical, cultural, sociological, psychological and pedagogical provisions. The theoretical basis consists of the ideas of prospects for development and formation in the system of moral and ethical priorities, the ideas of socio-cultural modernization of education, multicultural education and upbringing, ethno-cultural education, and the theory of cultural dialogue.
As a result of the analysis, the author concludes that the training and upbringing of a globally thinking citizen who knows the cultures and traditions of his or her people is achieved in the process of interaction of a foreign language teacher with representatives of various original cultures. According to the author, only in this case the teacher can improve his or her skills and develop competencies in the field of ethnic culture. The author sees a possible solution to the issue of developing the ethno-cultural competence of teachers in the creation of training sites and offers a number of pedagogical tutorials on the research topic. The key point is to train competent teachers who are able to arouse students' curiosity about their native ethnic culture and take into account the possibilities of interaction, mutual respect, and interpenetration of cultures.
Strategy of Interaction of the State and Small Business as a Factor of Innovative Development in the Republic Kazakhstan
Authors: Diusembaeva Lazzat Kairatovna
Published: December 2020

The present article examines the strategy of interaction of the state and small business as a factor of innovative development – which is a very topical issue, since small innovative businesses are enterprises that are on the balance of industrial property applied objects (patents, utility models, industrial designs), as well as those that systematize and protect intellectual property from commercial secrets. At the same time, the innovation activity of small business, according to the authors, is not a custom-made industry, as a rule, this industry requires more development than funding. In this connection, for the formation of innovative forms and the implementation of their activities, commercialization, expansion of strategic management, and the accession of subjects of state innovation institutions, it is necessary to create an adaptive environment for the development of small business.
"Smart City": The Idea and Basic Concepts
Authors: Biliaeva Lidiia Gennadevna , Kamennov Artemii Nikolaevich
Published: December 2020

The article examines «Smart City» as a concept that represents the use of information and communication technologies for more effective control and management of urban economy, city assets, such as schools, libraries, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, public services, power plants, etc. It is worth noting that this project is spreading more rapidly in the context of urbanization, because it can be used to find solutions to various social problems.