Showing papers in "T.H.E. Journal in 2020"

When Worlds Collide: An Augmented Reality Check.

Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to construct the model reconstructing the settlement structure inside the border of the Terebovlya princedom. The different types of archaeological sites since 10th till 13th cent. have been analyzed. These 710 sites are the source for researching the region’s settlement structure and the reconstruction of the settlements is based on it. Soil coverings are analyzed and landscape types are reconstructed based on soil types. These tasks were realized by implementing the GIS «The Settlements of The Terebovlya Princedom». The analysis of mapped archaeological sites has revealed the several aspects in the terms of existence. In particular the process of construction of new fortified settlements was intensified at the end of the 10th cent. We can reliably associate this process with the inclusion of the region in the area of influence of the Old Rus state. Increase of the number of fortresses in the 11th cent. marks the establishment of the Terebovlya Princedom as an administrative unit of the Galician Land. The analysis of the sites existed during the 12th—13th cent. is testified to the tendency of the massive growth of fortified and especially, non-fortified rural settlements. This tendency is common to most regions of Old Rus state during that period. The number of new fortified settlements increased in 1.5 times, the number of new rural settlements — in 7.4 times. But what is particularly different is the lacuna in chronology of settlements dating by 10th—13th cent. Mostly, these sites do not contain layers of 11th century. This fact may be the archaeological proof of the conquests of Prince Volodymyr at the end of the 10th century in the region of Middle Dniester. Two stages of existence of the settlements reconstructed from archaeological sites are considered. At the early stage of functioning (11th cent.) there is a concentration of settlements in the northern part of the princedom, around the centers of social life traditionally, from the early periods (Krutyliv I, Bohit, Postolivka I). The chronology and the social role of these centers is the question which should be detailed. A two-stage cluster analysis, conducted for the ancient settlements revealed such degree of neighborhood: for the settlements of 11th cent. the average nearest neighbor index is about 6.9 km and for the settlements of 12th—13th cent. this number is about 2.7 km. The economic aspect of the settlement structure is shown through using of soils and landscapes by ancient society. The reconstructed landscapes based on the soil cover, shows us a dominance of deciduous (leaved) and meadow-steppe areas on this territory. And among the reconstructed deciduous landscapes, the percentage of ancient forests reached 65 % in the Middle Ages. At the first look the ancient settlements were located on the borders of landscapes, in ecotones, which indirectly, can confirm the mixed type of management (farming). The necessary baseline and supplementary data were prepared for the reconstruction of the paleo-economy during the process of modeling the settlements structure of the region and will form the basis for further research.

Barmaky site in the context of epigravettian of the middle dnieper basin

Abstract: The Upper Paleolithic site Barmaky, 2nd cultural layer from Volyhnia-Lublin upland is the most western manifestation of Epigravettian of the Mid Dnieper basin. During several field campaigns the 147 m2 of cultural deposits with three pits and one chalk / marl concentration were studied (fig. 1). The silty-loess deposits of Barmaky, 2 accumulated about 19 kyr cal BP (table 1) under the permafrost conditions. The fauna assemblage is represented by: mammoths, bison, reindeer, red deer, horse, bear, wolf, wolverine, polar fox, fox and hare. More than 100 thousand artifacts were recovered during the last two field campaigns. In essential account (without chips, chunks, unidentifiable debitage), the artifacts assemblage is represented by: cores and pre-cores — 0.87 %; flakes — 45.23; blades — 17.34; bladelets — 14.27; micro-blades — 7.34; burin spalls — 8.08; tools — 6.79 % (table 2). The reduction sequences are based on the flaking of uni-, bidirectional sub-cylindrical and narrow flaking surface unidirectional cores for blades and bladelets (table 3; fig. 2). There is no evidence of micro-blade technology implication. The structure of tool-kit is characterized by the dominance of burins — about 50 %; microliths — 25 %; and truncated pieces — about 18 % (table 4). The rest of tool classes are represented by a few percentages each. Among them are the end-scrapers on blades with truncated base (fig. 3). The most part of burins are represented by pieces made on obliquely truncated blades (table 5; fig. 4). Also, the obliquely truncated blades dominate the truncated pieces assemblage (table 6; fig. 5). The most representative type of microliths is the micro-points with abruptly retouched straight back and obliquely retouched base (table 7; fig. 6). The points, pendants, bracelet fragment made on tusk and perforated fossil marine shells from local chalk deposits are available. The composition of microliths, burins and end-scrapers in Barmaky, 2 tool-kit is characteristic to the cultural layers beyond the dwelling structures on such base-camps as Mezhyrich (fig. 7). Also, the presences of pits and fauna composition are close to what expected from Epigravettian base-camps. The artifacts assemblage of Barmaky, 2 belongs to the Mizyn industry. Also, Barmaky, 2 is the earliest manifestation of Epigravettian in the Mid Dnieper basin.

Оцінка фінансової стійкості підприємства та шляхи її підвищення

Abstract: The article considers the essence, types and problems of financial stability of the enterprise, the results of the assessment of financial stability on the example of Public Company “Dniprogaz” are presented and ways to increase the financial stability of the enterprise are suggested. The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of the financial stability of the enterprise, to assess the state of financial stability of the enterprise on the example of Public Company “Dniprogaz” and to identify ways to increase it. The relevance and importance of research on the system of ensuring and assessing the financial stability of the enterprise is due to the fact that in modern conditions the enterprise is affected by many different factors that threaten the stability of operation and competitiveness. The objectivity of the assessment depends on the conditions of activity, the methods of its provision and assessment methods. This assessment enables the company to operate and develop in a changing environment and respond accordingly to its changes. The financial condition of the enterprise is influenced by a number of factors, such as instability of tax and regulatory legislation, inflationary processes, increased competition, insufficient level of innovation activity and others. Overcoming these negative factors is the basis of enterprise development strategy. The assessment was conducted on the basis of absolute and relative indicators of financial stability, because it is through these indicators it is possible to conclude about the management of financial stability of the enterprise as a whole. During the analysis of financial stability of Public Company “Dniprogaz” the data of financial statements for 2017–2019 were used. The results were obtained using methods of analysis, synthesis and comparison. Based on the results of the assessment, the financial debilitating of the enterprise was observed, the fact that Public Company “Dniprogaz” is financially unstable, dependent on borrowed funds and has a high level of financial risks was found out. Types, the main problems of financial stability were identified and improvements were proposed.

Публічне управління як системне явище в сучасному суспільстві

Abstract: Public administration as a science was formed in the twentieth century. The article defines public administration as a multifaceted concept that covers public administration and local self-government. This is a whole scientific direction, which has such objects of research as: public management (public service), analytics of government programs and policies (strategic planning); interaction between the state, business and citizens (GR-management). With this in mind, public administration is a system that consists of state, local, non-profit structures created to meet public interests and resolve collective problems. The work formulates a modern concept of public administration, which is a complex open system of human relationships that are implemented by public authorities using methods, mechanisms, tools and other components based on the principles of openness, transparency of public administration and public administration. Therefore, before it is necessary to lay the foundations for an integrated, systematic approach to the creation of a unified concept of public administration, taking into account a number of modern heterogeneous areas of its development, which have so far represented individual scientific developments. From such positions, theoretical attempts to apply the categorical and instrumental apparatus of management should be extended to all aspects of the functioning of modern public administration and brought to a certain completed paradigm. First, an organic synthesis of autonomously existing branches of scientific knowledge of state and public administration is needed, it is the starting point of research and the reproduction of a real socioeconomic social trend. Secondly, the leading idea of the scientific approach to the study of social transformations is the transition from the formational to the civilizational concept of development and the revision of the foundations of the functioning of society. Thirdly, within the framework of today's post-industrial era and the formation of an international information space, the idea of a network paradigm for managing public processes at the state level is becoming more and more relevant, based on a network of real and virtual connections at the city, regional and state levels. The concept is based on the methodological basis in the historical aspect. Since the second half of the twentieth century, the concept of management and public administration has gradually changed, such a phenomenon as public management or public management comes into force (when public administration begins to introduce into the activities of public authorities on the basis of components of management of organizations and the economy of enterprises, such as: marketing, supply demand, efficiency, decentralization, optimization, etc.).

New burial and ritual assemblages of early bronze age located near the complex of kamyana mohyla

Abstract: The paper presents the unique Early Bronze Age burial complex excavated during 2017 field season nearby the hill of Kamyana Mohyla in Zaporizhzhya region (South-Eastern Ukraine). The tomb located 200 m from the Kamyana Mohyla complex is obviously connected with the prehistoric processes of the region. The Structure-for-motion photorgammetric modeling of the tumuli was provided in addition to archaeological, anthropological and microscopc research. The model was studied to provide additional information on the details of the complex in general and its construction features. Moreover, it makes the unique object available for publishing and demonstration. Paper presents burial and ritual complexes that show important data on the ritual worldview of the Early Bronze Age habitants of Ukrainian Steppe. The radiocarbon dating returned the timelap of 2831—2675 cal BC for the burial 2 and 2554—2478 cal BC for the ritual complex nearby. It means that the space around the Kamyana Mohyla was habitated by late Yamnaya culture population and used for the burial rituals and other sacral activities. The surface grave made of huge sandstone blocks, sometimes having a weight of approximately 700 kg is the first object of this kind in Ukrainian Steppe. Those graves that were excavated and studied here before, has been constructed inside the tumuli (i. e. kurgan). The stone used as a material for the construction was taken from the Hill of Kamyana Mohyla. This links the site with a number of previously excavated Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age burials in the closes Kamyana Mohyla surroundings. Complex shows traces of the Early Bronze Age rituals that took place in the Northwest Azov Sea region — the bull’s sacrifice and a vessel upturning. The pottery artifacts similar to those found in 2017 are known from the Late Yamnaya and Catacombnaya culture burials of the region. This is evident of the close rituals and beliefs of these cultures or of the Yamnaya component in the Catacombnaya rituals of the region. Same can be stated by the numerous features of the funeral rite.

Інститути соціального захисту населення: реформування як фактор нівелювання соціальних асиметрій

Abstract: The strategic goal of transformational transformations is to build a socially oriented market economy. An organic component of the latter is the system of social protection, adequate to the nature of the functioning and development of market relations. The national system of social protection of the population still remains fragmented by target, limited in available resources, characterized by low efficiency of institutions. The article substantiates the theoretical aspects of the implementation of state social security policy in Ukraine, the conceptual basis for choosing a national model of economic development of the economic system in the context of the social component of state policy (the state of the socio-economic model of national economy, the effectiveness of social policy economic system, the genesis of the modern model of the global economy) and methodological approaches to determining the needs and basic determinants of formation, development of social protection in specific historical conditions as a form of socialization of the global economy (public policy expands its format to the system of social services as an attribute of the national economic system, reflecting the level of their socialization); analyzed the current state of the national economic system (in terms of deformation of the socio-economic subsystem, the risks of deepening social inequality) and identified social risks inherent in modern society, which allows you to choose the most effective measures to counteract the negative consequences; it is proposed to systematize the functions of social protection institutions according to the appropriate classification (such structure clearly identifies their role in regulating social reproduction on the basis of complementary combination, reducing the risks of possible decline in living standards in crisis) and to single out provisions for government action. in the country taking into account regional problems of social protection of the population that will allow to regulate asymmetries of social insecurity of separate categories of citizens and to provide equality in access to social services in the conditions of inclusive development of national economic system.

Діагностика як інструмент антикризового управління підприємством

Abstract: Мета статті полягає в узагальненні існуючих підходів до проведення діагностики діяльності підприємства для підвищення ефективності антикризового управління ним. Аналізуючи, систематизую- чи та узагальнюючи праці багатьох науковців, розкрито сутність поняття «діагностика» в антикризовому управлінні підприємством, виокремлено основні види діагностики та напрями її здійснення. У ході до- слідження встановлено, що концептуальною основою діагностичних досліджень підприємства та самого процесу антикризового управління є багатоконтурна модель діагностики, яка складається з декількох етапів: експрес-діагностика, загальна діагностика, комплексна діагностика, системна діагностика. Екс- прес-діагностика передбачає проведення горизонтального та вертикального аналізу показників фінансо- вої звітності підприємства та їх динаміки, розрахунок фінансових коефіцієнтів (ліквідності та платоспро- можності, фінансової стійкості, рентабельності, ділової активності). Загальна діагностика включає в себе основні елементи аналізу: зміни структури капіталу; ефективності використання виробничих ресурсів; стану оборотних активів. Комплексна діагностика передбачає проведення аналізу системи управління підприємством, параметрів взаємозв’язку, взаємозалежності чинників виробництва. На етапі системної діагностики проводиться аналіз ефективності організаційної структури підприємства на основі сформо- ваних корпоративних норм.

Мистецька освіта як напрям сталого розвитку

Abstract: В статті окреслюється актуальна проблематика місця та значення мистецької освіти в контексті основних тенденцій сучасної світової соціокультурної ситуації. Проаналізовано основні теоретичні положення концепції сталого розвитку, зокрема ті, що стосуються освітніх питань. На шляху формування та розвитку, передусім саморозвитку, сучасної особистості, зважаючи на гострі виклики сьогодення, підкреслюється виняткове значення для неї вірно орієнтованої, якісної, оновленої мистецької освіти. З метою створення основи для більш ґрунтовного аналізу проблем загальної та мистецької освіти в статті пропонується ввести освітню проблематику в контекст синергетичної теорії. Сучасна музична культура як основний об’єкт наукових інтересів авторки статті являє собою складно організовану систему, що вимагає серйозного соціально-філософського аналізу. Для вирішення цього завдання й можуть стати в пригоді основні теоретичні положення синергетичної концепції.

Молодіжна політика: суть, основні принципи та стан реалізації в україні

Abstract: У статті визначено та виділено основні твердження науковців щодо сутності по- няття «молодіжна політика», приведено узагальнене трактування характеристики цьо- го терміна. Здійснено аналіз нормативно-правових актів українського законодавства, що регулює цю сферу діяльності у країні. Розкрито сутність принципів, на які спрямовано здійснення молодіжної політики, та визначено, що це певні закономірності, які врахову- ються під час вжиття заходів, які безпосередньо спрямовані на виконання молодіжної політики на всіх етапах її реалізації. Визначено, що сьогодні в Україні діють три пріори- тетні напрями в молодіжній політиці. З огляду на аналіз основних принципів молодіжної політики визначено низку кроків, які слід здійснювати на шляху створення на місцях та в новостворених об’єднаних територіальних громадах умов розвитку та самореалізації молоді.

Agriculture and the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Analysis with Special Reference to India

Abstract: This paper deals with the impact of Covid-19 on the agricultural sector. The analysis is organised at the global level, but it has a specific focus on India. First, it reviews the overall food supply situation in the world and India to assess the possibilities of food crises. The paper finds that while the food situation in April and May 2020 appeared comfortable, there were likely to be widespread food shortages in countries dependent on food imports if the pandemic was prolonged. This was particularly so if food exporting countries turned precautionary and restricted exports. In the case of many animal products, the paper finds that the drastic reduction in supplies created shortages in both the developed world and countries like India in April and May 2020. Secondly, it reviews the disruptions in food supply chains induced by the pandemic. International trade in agricultural goods shrank during the lockdown as imports fell and ports remained closed. Detailed data across more than 2000 markets in India are analysed to understand the fall in daily market arrivals for 16 crops between March 15 and May 31 over 2019 and 2020. The number of reporting markets fell in this period. Of the 16 crops analysed, it was only in paddy, lentil, tomato and banana that market arrivals in 2020 constituted more than 75 per cent of market arrivals in 2019. Thirdly, analysis of prices indicates that global price indices for food, dairy and meat fell in April and May 2020. For India, we do not find an across the board rise in either wholesale or retail prices of agricultural goods during the lockdown. The fall in wholesale price indices for cereals, vegetables, eggs and poultry chicken was indicative of low price realisation for the farmers. At the same time, the rise in urban CPI for cereals, vegetables, and egg, particularly in April 2020, was indicative of tightening supply chains in these commodities. Finally, the Covid-19 pandemic made the world recognise and appreciate the value of migrant labour. After the lockdown began, the mobility of migrant workers was severely restricted and large numbers of migrant workers returned home. Agriculture was acutely affected; farms across the world suffered from the impacts of labour shortages.

Olbian thymiateria of aphrodite

Abstract: Among Olbian terracottas there is a group of Aphrodite’s busts crowned with handmade cups. These bust thymiateria were probably used in this goddess cult for spreading scents and as votives. They come from the excavations at houses and from the Eastern (Central) Temenos. The series of busts is dated to the late period of this temenos functioning: the late 3rd or the first half of the 2nd centuries BC. The image of Aphrodite with Erotes on her shoulders probably originates from her depictions where she holds her twin sons in her arms. One more variant of this image was the schematic depiction of Erotes heads on her shoulders at the backgrounds of palmettes. They as if peer out of the goddess shoulders and their wings form the palmettes. Terracottas of this variant come from the botroi at the Central and Western Temenoi. Aphrodite with Erotes on her shoulders is known in coroplastics of many cities while the very image of this full-faced, openly smiling and not young woman is peculiar for Olbia. The same face is reproduced in semifigures of ladies with ivy wreath found in the area near agora. Aphrodite being usually depicted as young and tender looks almost stout on the busts discussed. It can correspond to the image of Aphrodite Ourania. Olbian bust thymiateria distinguish also by the simply shaped thymiaterion cup. Only handmade cups are known among the materials of the Central Temenos where dozens of busts with broken away thymiateria cups were found. Bostros served as a place for burying remains from sacral precinct, therefore bust thymiateria lost their value before falling into this context. It could be reasoned by their broken condition, otherwise there could be a new type of bust thymiateria which interchanged the previous. Each variant of serially produced busts was used simultaneously on both temenoi.

One Step Behind: The Government of India and Agricultural Policy During the Covid-19 Lockdown

Abstract: This paper reviews the Indian state’s response to the disruption in agri-food supply chains triggered by the lockdown as revealed in notifications pertaining to the agricultural sector. This paper contends that though many notifications and orders did not percolate to State and local-level administrative enforcement mechanisms, the greater problem was the absence of coordination between the Centre and States. Our analysis suggests that State Governments better managed the situation and in tackling many issues pertaining to agri-food supply chains, took action before the Centre did. The Centre’s actions were not only a step behind but also largely uncoordinated with State initiatives. This disjunction was not addressed, and the ensuing chaos was therefore unsurprising. This experience highlights the importance of better Centre–State coordination and offers lessons for both future emergencies and structural reform in agriculture.

D.ya. telehin and epoch of cultural distinguishing in mesolithic of ukraine

Abstract: At the beginning of the 20th century the West European Scholars O Spengler and А Toynbee introduced a new мultichoice vision of the World history In the western archaeology of the interwar period it resulted in rejection of the global stages of the development of the primitive state and mass distinguishing of the numerous local cultures Іn the course of time the stage-schematic concepts of the culture development have progressively shown a trend to a concept of the locality not only in Western but in Eastern Europe too The 1970s is notable for a start of the cultures distinguishing boom in the Mesolithic history of the European part of the Soviet Union Rapid process of distinguishing of the local cultures spread all over European continent having fundamentally changed cultural-historical map of the Mesolithic Europe The 70s are marked by publishing of numerous monographs dedicated to cultural differentiation and periodization of some regions of the Central-East Europe These problems have come to dominate at the international congresses and conferences Congress in 1973 in Warsaw or conference in Leningrad in 1974 might serve as examples As a result of new cultural-periodizational researches the Mesolithic map of Europe has become extremely variegated and subject to changes almost every year The process of cultural distinguishing in the Mesolithic studies in Ukraine and Russia was especially stimulated by the achievements of the Polish and the Lithuanian scholars in 1960—70s A head of Stone Age department of Archaeology Institute of NAS of Ukraine prof D Ya Telehin take active part at distinguishing of the local Mesolithic cultures of Ukraine The final transfer of D Ya Telehin to the positions of locality is demonstrated in his main work, generalizing monograph on the Ukraine Mesolithic in 1982 The researcher in this work has already distinguished near 20 original cultures and types of the monuments developed within two chronological both early and late stages of the Mesolithic in Ukraine Developing periodization of the Mesolithic of the Ukraine D Telehin stimulated regional researches directing the youth to study the Mesolithic of separate regions or cultural communities

Medieval population of polotsk according to anthropological data

Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze human skeletal remains from 13th—14th centuries burials discovered on the territory of the Lower Castle in Polotsk, Belarus. The article deals with the morphological characteristics of medieval urban population and skeletal stress indicators such as mortality and cribra orbitalia. According to most craniological characteristics, a series of male skulls from Polotsk of the 13th—14th centuries is similar to a sample of the medieval rural population of Polotsk land from burial mounds of the 11th—13th centuries. The differences relate to an increase in the cranial index in the later Polotsk series, which reflects the onset of epoch-making brachycephalization. In addition, Polotsk urban population differs from the rural population in a number of features characterizing the structural features of the facial skeleton (a higher face, a larger index of facial protrusion, a smaller protrusion of the nose). These differences can be genetically determined and indicate the participation of the alien component in the formation of Polotsk medieval population. The body length of adult men from Polotsk varies within 162—175 cm and averages 169.5 cm. The body length of adult women varies within 147—159 cm and averages 156 cm. Compared to the later Polotsk population of 17th—18th centuries, the medieval urban population was taller (2.5 cm in men and 2 cm in women). The average age of adult death in the studied group was 35.1 years. The average age of death for Polotsk women was 3 years less than for men. The group of Polotsk medieval population is characterized by relatively high frequencies of cribra orbitalia. Among adults, the indicator is present in 32.2 % of cases, among children — in 55.5 % of cases. Compared with the rural population of the 11th—13th centuries urban population of Polotsk of the 13th—14th centuries had higher mortality rates and increased incidence of cribra orbitalia, which indicates deterioration in general health in Polotsk urban population. The most probable causes of this phenomenon were, on the one hand, negative factors of urbanization, and on the other hand, the cooling of the climate, which began in Europe in the 14th century and led to deterioration in the living conditions of a significant part of the region’s population.

Women’s Access to Banking in India: Policy Context, Trends, and Predictors

Abstract: There has been an increase in women’s share in bank credit in India in recent years, which includes credit given directly to women and indirectly via microfinance institutions that lend to women. However, bank credit to women has not grown as fast as credit given to men, resulting in a widening gender gap. The gender gap in credit is even wider when the credit received by women and men is seen as a ratio of the bank deposits they contribute. Credit received by women is only 27 per cent of the deposits they contribute, while the credit received by men is 52 per cent of their deposits. The policy of financial inclusion has significantly enhanced the probability of women holding bank deposits, and has pushed India above the world average in terms of the percentage of women with bank deposits. This increase in deposits is not matched by a corresponding increase in women’s access to bank credit. To address the gender gap, the policy of financial inclusion must be gender-sensitive and correct its disproportionate emphasis on deposits.

Публічне управління розвитком туристичної галузі в умовах трансформацій національної економіки україни

Abstract: У статті публічне управління визначено ефективною системою управління розвитком туризму. Встановлено стан розвитку туристичної галузі національної економіки. Досліджено відповідність напрямів розвитку туризму цілям сталого розвитку. Визначено практичні проблеми розвитку туризму в частині інформатизації, стандартизацію та сертифікацію послуг. Акцентовано на проблемах управління розвитком туристичної галузі, які пов’язані з відсутністю системи стимулів туристської діяльності, туристичного менеджменту, управління якістю послуг та управлінням екологізацією туристичної галузі. Доведено ефективність системи управління туристичною діяльністю у напрямах реформування публічного управління. Визначено векторність публічного управління туризмом та актуальність проєктного підходу у контексті пошуку інвестиційних ресурсів для туристичної галузі регіонів.

Удосконалення фінансової децентралізації місцевого самоврядування

Abstract: У статті розглянуто процес реформації крізь призму фінансів місцевого самоврядування в Україні. Розкрито підходи до з’ясування сутності та особливостей функціонування фінансо- вої системи. Потреба в децентралізації, зокрема фінансовій, не викликає заперечень, оскільки лише громадяни-власники можуть ефективно керувати значними ресурсами держави в ін- тересах громадськості. Головною перевагою децентралізації є залучення громадян до вирі- шення місцевих проблем шляхом створення об’єднаних територіальних громад від формуван- ня місцевої влади, наділення її повноваженнями, прийняття плану стратегічного розвитку громади та здійснення контролю за діями влади відповідно до стратегічного плану. Фінансо- ва децентралізація та самодостатність бюджетів територіальних громад є визначальними передумовами динамічного розвитку національної економіки, тому трансформація філософії бюджетної політики, податкової політики держави, методології та стратегії оптиміза- ції місцевої податкової політики в Україні має бути спрямована на те, щоб територіальні громади завдяки власному розвитку сприяли надходженням до місцевого бюджету, зокрема податковим, які закріплені за місцевими бюджетами для забезпечення самоокупності та фі- нансування всіх видатків на території об’єднаної територіальної громади.

Роль імпліцитних теорій у забезпеченні психічної саморегуляції діяльності та адаптаційного потенціалу особистості

Abstract: У статті представлено аналіз змісту понять «адаптаційний потенціал особистості», «психічна саморегуляція» «імпліцитні теорії», теоретично обґрунтовано можливість розгляду особливостей імпліцитних уявлень людини про інтелект та особистість у якості важливих предикторів забезпечення психічної саморегуляції та адаптаційного потенціалу особистості. Теоретичний аналіз наукових джерел дозволив зробити припущення про те, що прийняття інкрементальних імпліцитних теорій сприяє позитивному мисленню людини та її успішному функціонуванню в соціумі. Наведено результати проведеного емпіричного дослідження для з’ясування характеру взаємозв’язків між імпліцитними уявленнями (теоріями) людей та особливостями їх базисних життєвих переконань, самоорганізації діяльності, формально-динамічних і якісних ознак адаптивності, показників психологічного благополуччя особистості. Результати підтверджують гіпотезу стосовно того, що схильність до інкрементальних уявлень про інтелект і особистість можуть розглядатися в якості важливих факторів (предикторів) підвищення рівня психічної саморегуляції та адаптаційного потенціалу особистості.

Diet isotope analysis and related studies in prehistoric ukraine: fact, fiction and fantasy

Abstract: The authors consider scientific studies of Ukrainian skeletal material across the Epipalaeolithic to Eneolithic periods and offer some observations in relation to the efficacy of studies undertaken by different researchers. Firstly, the authors summarize the results of their own research since the original research undertaken by Lillie in the early 1990s, and present period based overviews (fig. 1—3) which discuss the nature of the evidence, the fact that fish remains important across the periods studied. The data also highlights the fact that by the Eneolithic period different culture groups are following distinct subsistence strategies. This is obviously marked by western dietary pathways linked to the integration of agro-pastoralism (and associated to presumed Trypillia farming groups at Verteba Cave), and those of the eastern hunter-fisher-foragers in the Dnieper region at Igren VIII and Molukhov Bugor. Interestingly the chronological separation between these two sites is also linked to dietary variability. At the earlier site of Igren VIII there is diet isotope evidence for a relatively heavy reliance on freshwater resources as ca. 4300—4000 cal BC, whilst at the latter site of Molukhov Bugor, at 3950—3700 cal BC, a reduction in the reliance on freshwater resources is in evidence. This is accompanied by evidence for a broader spectrum approach to the exploitation of the wild resources in and around the Dnieper Rapids region. Radiocarbon dating is shown to be affected by the FRE at the sites in and around the Dnieper system. This is clearly not the case at Verteba Cave because the freshwater reservoir effect is not associated with dietary pathways that place a reliance on terrestrial resources. The authors discuss the dating (fig. 4—6) and mobility and dietary isotope studies that they undertook at this location and contextualize these by comparison to the work of other researchers. It is suggested that some issues occur in relation to the different research groups activities at Verteba Cave, and the fact that there is a clear need for a more considered approach to the data presented by these other groups is highlighted. It could be argued that a lack of detailed knowledge and collaboration occurs despite the fact that there are clear overlaps between research agendas. The authors conclude with a call for targeted multi-disciplinary analyses aimed at whole cemetery studies in order to further enhance our understanding of socio-economic and societal developments during the early to mid-Holocene in Ukraine.

SCYTHIAN BARROWS BETWEEN CHMYREVA MOHYLA AND HAIMANOVA MOHYLA (northern steppe periphery of Velyka Bilozerka)

Abstract: In 1970 and 1972 four Scythian Age barrows near Velyka Bilozerka village, Zaporizhia Oblast, were excavared. Barrow 2/1970. Two graves were discovered. One of them was totally looted. Another one was the tomb of the «archer» dated to the first half of the 4th century BC. It is notable due to the full quiver set where bronze, bone, and wooden arrowheads were combined. Barrow 1/1972. All Scythian Age graves were looted. Despite this fact, the barrow is interesting due to the dog burial in the ditch. Supposedly this dog had the role of the guard or guide between the worlds. Barrow 2/1972. It is a very noteworthy barrow. In the central grave 3 which is dated to the third quarter of the 4th century BC the unusual set of the gold appliquйs has been discovered. They have the images from the Greek mythology (Dionysus?), scenes of torment with lions and deer and scenes of opposed sphinxes, with the image of horned man. The unique masterpiece is the pendant in the shape of the female head in the high headwear (the Greek goddess Hera). In addition, in this grave the details of the heavy-armored warrior equipment: spearhead, javelin, scale armor, and bridle have survived. Barrow 3/1972. This late 4th century BC kurhan is interesting due to the catacomb with two dromoses. In addition, the gold appliquйs with images of the mythological creature that were interpreted as Bellerophon and Pegasus have been discovered here. Unique masterpiece is the glass intaglio with image of two fighting cocks. The kurhans under analyses were erected on the old trail that was known as Old Chumak Trail (branch of the Muravskyi Trail). Barrows 2/1972 and 3/1972, where most significant grave goods were found, could be interpreted as the tombs of the local kin leaders. Expressive materials show the strong impact of the Classic culture on the barbarian world in the 4th century BC.

Western georgia as a transitional zone in migration of the protoneolithic groups to eastern europe

Abstract: The issue of studying the global migration of the population of the Near and Middle East to the territory of Eastern Europe at the end of the Pleistocene and at the beginning of the Holocene is analyzed in the paper. At the turn of Pleistocene-Holocene the stone industries with similar characteristics in Iran, Iraq, Georgia and Ukraine one can observe. These industries are called M’lefaatian, Kobuletian, Kukrekian. These industries were characterized by using the pressing technique to produce blades, bladelets and microblades; using bladelets with abrupt retouch to make complex bone arrowheads. At the very end of the Pleistocene, the migration of the M’lefaatian population began. The stone industry of the first wave of migrants was associated with elements of the Zarzian industry. In the future, waves of M’lefaatian migrants poured innovative technologies related to the production of stone vessels, grooved tools, pottery into the territory of Western Georgia and Ukraine. The most important role in the development of Eastern European culture was the change in the funeral rite at the Boreal-Atlantic border, when the funeral traditions of M’lefaatian fell into the territory of Ukraine. The migration process ends with the transition to the Neolithic and to farming in the second half of 7th thousand BC. Analysis of the synchronous development of M’lefaatian, Kobuletian, Kukrekian allows us to conclude that the migration of the M’lefaatian population has been permanent in nature for 3—4 thousand years. Small population groups created a constant influx of population into the territory of Georgia and Ukraine. Some groups made shuttle migrations. All this created the conditions for a constant exchange of innovative technologies for the population of the Northern Black Sea Region and the Middle East. The result of this process was the transition of M’lefaatian migrants to a Neolithic lifestyle. The study of M’lefaatian migration creates the conditions for studying the patterns of transition to the Neolithic in the South Caucasus and Eastern Europe.

Методи оцінки ризиків державно-приватного партнерства в теплоенергетиці та заходи для ліквідації наслідків їх виникнення

Abstract: In the field of utilities that provide services of general economic interest in Ukraine (ensure the viability of the city), the goal should be the use of public-private partnership instruments to attract strategic investors, with the prospect of privatizing enterprises that are not a natural monopoly. The process of risk management, continuing during the implementation of public-private partnership, provides, together with the identification of risks, determination of ways to prevent their occurrence, elimination of negative consequences and transfer of risks, including insurance, acceptance of risks, their assessment. We are talking about obtaining permits and licenses, operating risks, design and construction (reconstruction, improvement, and repair), financial and macroeconomic, social and political, other unforeseen circumstances that have a high level of impact. The article is devoted to the study of the state influence on the development of public-private partnerships in the energy sector of Ukraine and the systematization of qualitative methods (assessment of the probability of the occurrence of an event, action or inaction and the degree of its impact, defined as high, medium or low) and the stages of sensitivity analysis, the Monte Carlo method, scenarios analysis options for quantitative assessment of risks accompanying cooperation between the state and business in the production, transportation and supply of heat energy and hot water supply, principles and methods of risk management that have a significant impact on the decision to implement a public-private partnership or on its implementation. In particular, attention is paid to the statistical method, which consists in determining the level of threat of a risk, depending on the degree of probability of its occurrence; the expediency of costs, indicating the determination of the level of threat of the risk of exceeding the amount of funds that are planned to be spent during the fulfillment of the terms of the contract, in comparison with the previously established and agreed upon with the partners; expert assessment, which allows a group of experts to assess risks and, based on the results of such an assessment, determine the risk with the highest level of threat of its occurrence.

Теоретичні основи реабілітації порушених земель

Abstract: Інтенсивне видобування корисних копалин зумовило істотне виснаження природних ресурсів, зокрема у гірничодобувних регіонах протягом останніх десятиліть техногенно-е- кологічні проблеми набули масштабного характеру, серед яких необхідно виділити високий ступінь техногенних навантажень та забруднення довкілля, активізацію і розвиток небез- печних геологічних процесів, порушення гідрогеологічних умов. В Україні виникає потреба вирішення низки питань щодо формування та ефективного використання земельних ресур- сів в умовах інтенсивного видобутку корисних копалин як на загальнодержавному, так і на регіональному рівнях. Ситуація у видобувній промисловості складна і вимагає комплексного підходу для забезпечення високого рівня економічної безпеки і збалансованого розвитку кра- їни. У статті розглянуто питання класифікації порушених земель та особливостей ре- культивації як основного заходу відновлення ландшафтів. Також приділено увагу проблемі рекультивації земель, яка недостатньо врегульована чинним законодавством.

Study of the aurignacian-gravettian «transition» east of the carpathians: bladelet production features from mitoc-malu galben (romania) and molodova v (ukraine)

Abstract: In the frame of the Aurignacian to Gravettian «transition», this research aims at highlighting the modalities of this shift in the middle Prut and Dniestr area through the comparison of bladelets production schemes in both cultural entities Two Late Aurignacian assemblages from Mitoc-Malu Galben (Romania) and relevant materials from Molodova V (Ukraine) were then examined in this perspective In the case of Mitoc-Malu Galben, qualitative preliminary results underline the consistence and continuity of production from «Aurignacian I» to «III» levels, which aims for twisted naturally blanks produced from convergent shaped knapping surfaces Less documented, the «Aurignacian III Supйrieur» level seems to follow, despite some potential slight discrepancies In Molodova V, cultural horizons 10 and 9 apply to a different consistent pattern, as cores are shaped and exploited to produce straighter blanks with parallel sides Those technological insights reaffirm the independent identity of the local Gravettian in comparison to the Aurignacian Based only on the large set of radiocarbon dates available for both sites, a simultaneity model arises, in slight contradiction with the technological data Then, a «classic» succession model should not be left aside Re-investigation of contextual data, including association of materials to dates, is needed to confirm any population dynamics model

Roman names in olbian prosopography

Abstract: Prosopographical data is one of the most important sources for the study of ethnic structure of the Ancient Greek population in the Northern Pontic area. It should be noted that prosopography reflects mostly wealthier and usually socially privileged strata, the representatives of city elite and the officials whose names are recorded in epigraphic records. Roman names from Greek and Latin inscriptions of the first centuries AD in the lapidary epigraphy from Olbia are presented in the paper. The names are put in the order according not to their traditional classification but to another approach basing on the name structure. Consequently the Roman names are divided into three groups: 1 — names with Greek structure; 2 — names with Roman structure and 3 — those composed of a single name. Each group consists of subgroups in which the ethnic origin of name is determined. Greek names with Roman structure, Roman (Latin) names with Greek structure, as well as mixed names including the elements of various ethnic and linguistic origin fit into this classification well. According to the name structure it can be already suggested that the bearers of the names of first group did not have the Roman citizenship, while the names of the second group belonged to the Roman citizens. Having received the Roman citizenship the names of new citizens should have consisted of three or two parts, not always Latin, but the name structure had to become traditional Roman one. The classification proposed the possibility to understand fundamental Greek traditions and new phenomena in prosopography of the first centuries AD. The list of names with short information is presented in the Appendix. Nineteen Roman names with Greek structure (personal name and patronymic in the genitive case) and twenty four names with Roman structure are recorded in the Olbian lapidary epigraphy. They appeared in the city onomastics comparatively late: in the first half of the 2nd century. There are only four names with Roman elements in the group of names of Greek structure. They have mostly mixed nature and compound Greek and Roman, Greek, Roman and Iranian, Roman and Iranian elements. The group of names with Roman structure and Roman components contain mostly names consisting of two parts, peculiar for the Late Roman period onomastics. The subgroup of names with mixed elements contains the spesimens of two and three parts of Greek and Roman, Roman and Iranian and Roman and Thracian origin. It should be also noted that each single individual name cannot be considered the direct representation of ethnicity of its bearer. The third group of Roman prosopography in Olbia is represented by a single name. Such names do not clearly indicate the social position of their bearers: they could be either socially depended or full citizens. Consequently, there are 52 names with at least one Roman element. If we proceed from the fact that the Olbian onomastics of the first centuries AD is represented by 299 names, the Roman names make approximately 17.4 % and the people with Roman citizenship was approximately 8.4 % of general number of the Olbiopolites whose names are recorded in epigraphic monuments of Olbia. Unlike Chersonesos and Tyras the members of Olbian civic community rarely received the rights of Roman citizenship and the percentage of names with Roman elements was lower here. This fact indicates first of all a certain peculiarity of Roman-Olbian relations in the general Roman policy towards North Pontic region. This circumstance reasoned the later and relatively weak Roman provincial influence on the city population which reflected in the prosopographical material from Olbia.

Osteological materials from the household pit 6 at the mezhyrich settlement: interpretation of the finds

Abstract: The Upper Palaeolithic settlement of Mezhyrich is located on the territory of Mezhyrich village of Kaniv district, Cherkasy region. The settlement is located on the cape formed by the valleys of the rivers Ros’ and Rosava. Palaeolithic cultural layers of the site lies 2.5—3 m below the modern surface. The site is radiocarbon dated to 15—14.3 kyr BP. using bones of several animal species, including mammoth. The remains of the structures and objects are well-preserved in the cultural layer, they contain bone, antler and ivory. In the last years pit 6 is household object of a particular interest. It belongs to the second household unit and is situated to the south of the second dwelling’s structure. The microstratigraphic studies of the object indicate three episodes of sediment accumulation in the pit, which correspond to the three cultural horizons of the site. As a result of the excavation we have a bright series of bone, tusk and antler artifacts. According to the cross-sections of the north and east walls, the pit is a lens-shaped (lens-like) depression with a diameter of about two meters and a depth of one meter. There were large mammoth bones by the edges of its filling. For the study we have chosen samples of osteological material which bear traces of human processing. As a result of the zooarchaeological analysis several main categories of the material were chosen (identified): blanks of mammoth ribs, bone tools of long bones of small/medium-sized mammals and ornaments of teeth. It allowed to find out some technological traits and to deepen the understanding of household and everyday life of Upper Palaeolithic hunters-gatherers from the Mezhyrich site. The study of the collection allows to widen the description of this site and to conclude about the life of its inhabitants. The research materials were used in the creation of the international training course «Nature and Society in Prehistoric Europe», supported by the European Union under the House of Europe programme: https://houseofeurope.org.ua/en.

Брендинг території як інструмент стимулювання молодіжного підприємництва

Abstract: The article substantiates the areas in which the territory branding promotes the development of youth entrepreneurship and its socio-economic functions implementation. The concept of "territory branding" has been clarified and expanded, taking into account the aspect of mutual influence and interaction of these tools with the phenomenon and processes of youth entrepreneurship according to the compliance of economic and social interests of stakeholders. The main directions of the region positive image and reputation forming are identified. Each of them is analyzed referring to the experience of the youth entrepreneurship stimulation innovative tools. It was figured out that the branding strategy allows to carry out the following tasks: forming young people self-identification with the territory of residence and as a result – constructing a stable positive regional identity and motivation to do regional-oriented business; orientation of residents to local problems solving and increase their participation in the social and political life of the community; attracting new investors to the region; promotion of the local products (produced on the territory of the agent); the tourist flows’ increase; drawing the attention of the authorities and supranational structures to the opportunities and threats of the region in terms of strategic partnership in programs and projects calls; promotion of the region attractiveness to potential migrants, especially to highly qualified professionals of working age and youth. The importance of territorial branding for young entrepreneurs is difficult to overestimate, because even with the most favorable economic conditions and the availability of highly qualified management staff, young people as a business entity are more vulnerable than other age groups for a number of reasons. The implementation of the above tasks will result in: the development of an effective information infrastructure; ensuring a competitive market environment and strengthening the competitiveness of young entrepreneurs at the interregional and international levels; raising the level of technical and innovation-technological support of enterprises; creating attractive conditions for investing and intensifying the activities of credit institutions, in general – improving access to financial resources; creation of conditions for restructuring of economically weak business entities; improving the organizational structure, forms and content of marketing at the level of the region and companies; development and implementation of social programs in the region to improve the quality of life.

Формування обліково-аналітичного забезпечення управління запасами

Abstract: У статті розглянуто місце обліково-аналітичного забезпечення управління запасами в обліково-аналітичній системі суб’єкта господарювання та у загальній системі управління. Визначено цілі, мету та основні завдання формування обліково-аналітичного забезпечення управління запасами. Охарактеризовано підходи щодо формування обліково-аналітичного забезпечення управління запасами, окреслено напрями його удосконалення. Уточнено визначення обліково-аналітичного забезпечення як повністю або частково децентралізованої системи, що відповідає цілям управління, спостереження, збору, ідентифікації, реєстрації, узагальнення, обробки, контролю та аналізу всіх видів інформації, заснованої на перевагах сучасних інформаційних технологій і використовуваної для вироблення, обґрунтування і прийняття управлінських рішень.