Transcarpathian Region Of Ukraine Research Articles

Ecologo-faunistic review of tetranychid (Acariformes: Tetranychoidea) and phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes: Phytoseiidae) in the Transcarpathian Region, Ukraine</p >

The results of long-term research on tetranychid and phytoseiid mites in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine are summarized. Transcarpathian Tetranychoidea are represented by 28 species from 10 genera, and the same list for Phytoseiidae included 49 species from 11 genera. For 77 species of mites from 21 genera, species composition, abundance, trophic specialization, and biotopic distribution in different altitudinal zones of Transcarpathia, Ukraine was analysed. Ten species of tetranychid mites (Bryobia rubrioculus, Tetranyhus horridus, Amphytetranyhus viennensis, Eotetranycuus carpini, E. quercicola, Neotetranychus rubi, Oligonychus ununguis, Panonychus ulmi, T. turkestani and T. urticae), and 11 species of phytoseiid mites (Neoseiulus umbraticus, Kampimodromus aberrans, Amblyseius andersoni, A. rademacheri, Euseius ucrainicus, Dubininellus echinus, D. juvenis, Typhloctonus aceri, T. tuberculatus, Anthoseius (A.) rhenana and A. (A.) clavata) were common to all three studied altitudinal zones. The species diversity of tetranychids was highest in the lowlands (23 species), slightly lower in the foothills (19 species), and the lowest in the mountain zone (11 species). For phytoseiid mites, it was the highest in the foothills (38 species), 25 in the lowlands and 21 in mountains. Among the tetranychids, the transzonal species A. viennensis retained its dominant status in all altitudinal zones. In the lowland, the highest rates of occurrence and dominance indices were observed for the species B. rubrioculus and T. turkestani, and in the foothills—for P. ulmi and T. horridus. The species composition of mites in the lowlands and mountains varied the most for both predators and phytophagous mites. Among the tetranychids, the most striking marker species in the mountains were P. ulmi and N. rubi. Only in the mountains were found such phytoseiid species as N. alidis, N. montanus, T. runiacus, T. mutatus, and A. salviae, which could thus be considered strictly mountainous. All of them have fragmented habitats and are tied to mountainous regions. In that altitudinal zone, an exceptionally high occurrence rate and dominance index were established for N. montanus among the phytoseiids. This is most probably due to significantly greater differences in the temperature and humidity regimes and range of host plants and, for predatory mites, prey species. The results of this study provide additional information about the structure of the communities of phytophagous and predatory mites in the natural zones of the mountain landscape and changes in the composition of the communities under the influence of environmental factors and the forage base, which is a consequence of the altitudinal distribution of the investigated biocenoses.

Age fertility rates in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine and analysis of birth rates by women who are not in registered marriage

Ukraine is going through difficult times of a prolonged demographic crisis.The objective: to study and analyze the age-related birth rates in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine and analyze the birth rates among women who are not in a registered marriage.Materials and methods. In the course of the study, official data from sectoral statistical reporting for 2000–2021 were used in the cross-section of the administrative territories of Transcarpathian region. The research was conducted in four stages. Bibliosemantic and medical-statistical methods and the method of structural logical analysis are used.Results. It was established that the total birth rate in Transcarpathian region during the study period decreased by 16.4% and in 2021 it was 1.534. At the same time, a decrease in the birth rate was registered in the age groups of women from 15 to 39 years, and among women in the age category 40–49 years, a tendency to increase the birth rate was revealed.In the age group of 15–19 years the birth rate decreased by 1.31 times and amounted to 39.6; in the age group of 20–24 years, the birth rate decreased by 1.33 times and amounted to 133.3; in the age group of 25–29 years the birth rate decreased by 1.34 times and amounted to 88.9; in the age group of 30–34 years the birth rate decreased by 1.09 times and amounted to 51.3; in the age group of 35–39 years the birth rate decreased by 1.08 times and amounted to 21.0; in the age group of 40–44 years the birth rate increased by 1.13 times and was 5.2; in the age group of 45–49 years, the birth rate increased by 3.0 times and was 0.3.The rate of children who were born in mothers who were not in a registered marriage increased by 1.8 times in 2021 and accounted for 24.3% of the total number of live births. A uniform growth of the specified indicator was registered both in cities and in rural areas.Conclusions. The results of the study provide a basis for ascertaining the negative dynamics of the birth rate in Transcarpathian region, which will further intensify due to the consequences of the war against Russian aggression.

Conceptual approaches to sustainable development of tourism in Ukraine: case of Transcarpathian region

The article discusses important issues related to ensuring sustainable tourism development in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. The goals of sustainable development in Ukraine are defined at the legislative level, and their achievement is determined annually by state monitoring data. Transcarpathia is one of the most attractive tourist regions of Ukraine, and tourism is actively developing here. The latter has been gaining even more popularity as a key destination during the Covid-19 pandemic and the martial law in Ukraine, which relates to the restriction of opportunities for tourist travel abroad, as well as the temporary loss of access to other traditional tourist destinations in Ukraine, in particular the Black and the Azov Sea coasts. Both providers and users of tourism services show interest in sustainable development of the tourism industry. Sustainable tourism in the global dimension is a strategic concept for the development of the tourism industry in the coming years and decades. At the same time, in addition to substantial benefits, the growth of the tourist services market in Transcarpathia and the increase in the number of tourists cause certain negative impacts and pose a threat to the sustainable development of the region and the achievement of certain sustainable development goals. It is obvious that these potential negative impacts and threats should be considered in the regional strategy for tourism development in Transcarpathia, and the tourism industry itself should further develop based on the principles and approaches ensuring the sustainable development of the region. The article analyzes the negative impacts and challenges of tourism industry development at the current stage and suggests key elements of ensuring sustainable development of tourism and their gradual implementation. The most attractive tourist destinations are determined based on the amount of tourist tax paid to the budgets of individual territorial communities. Special attention is paid to the role of forestry in Transcarpathia in the development and support of the tourism industry and more active use of ecosystem services, particularly recreational ones provided by forests. The research on the implementation of sustainable tourism development in Transcarpathia aims to ensure general understanding and commitment to sustainable tourism approaches and demonstrate its significance in promoting economic and social growth of the region while minimizing negative social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

“If I was given some kind of flight resource, then I exhausted it to the maximum extent, working at the Institute of Slavic Studies”. The memoirs of Yu. P. Gusev

At the request of the editors of the Slavic World in the Third Millennium, Yury Pavlovich Gusev (born in 1939), Doctor of Philology, a well-known researcher and translator of Hungarian literature, speaks about his life and path in science. Yu.P. Gusev was born and raised in the Urals. After graduating from the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, he worked for two years as a teacher of Russian language and literature in a Hungarian village in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, having perfectly mastered the Hungarian language. After post-graduate studies in the Institute of World Literature of the Academy of Sciences of USSR, he became a member of that Institute and worked there until the early 1990s, rising from junior to leading researcher. A quarter of a century of his activity is associated with the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he worked in 1994–2019 as a leading researcher. Since the early 1970s, Yuri Pavlovich has been actively combining his research work with his work as a translator of Hungarian fiction, both classical and contemporary. For his merits in the field of translation and study of Hungarian literature Yu. P. Gusev was awarded prestigious state awards and prizes in Hungary. Yu. P. Gusev talks about his childhood during the war and in the first post-war years, his youth, studies at the Moscow University and his impressions of those times, his work at the Institute of World Literature and the Institute of Slavic Studies, his many trips to Hungary and communication with Hungarian colleagues. He also shares his opinion on the development of the Hungarian studies in Russia, the possibilities for further dialogue between the two cultures. The article was prepared with the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No. 21-59-23002 "Soviet-Hungarian scientific relations in the field of the humanities: communication channels, intellectual presence, transfer of ideas (1945–1991)". Interviewed and prepared the text for publication by A.S. Stykalin.

TRENDS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE TOURISM SECTOR IN CRISIS CONDITIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF HOTEL ENTERPRISES OF THE TRANSCARPATHIAN REGION, UKRAINE

The purpose of the article is to identify trends in the operation of hotels in the Transcarpathian region in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, based on the ratio of the indicators of the dynamics of tourist flows and the occupancy rate of enterprises. It is obvious that small hotel enterprises of Transcarpathian region make a significant part of the hospitality segment of the region – they are the ones who receive a large part of guests/visitors/tourists. The activities of most of them are diversified, small-scale and somewhat isolated, these factors have softened the impact of strict quarantine restrictions introduced at different times in 2020-2021. Therefore, the research methodology is based on a sample of questionnaires – interviews provided by 30 enterprises. The research was conducted in the period from January to April 2021, when the restrictions of the red quarantine zone were introduced in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, a literature review of scientific works of domestic and foreign authors was conducted, whose publications relate to some aspects of this research. Much of the research concerns the state and current functioning of the tourism or hospitality industry during the pandemic and the business innovations they employ during the crisis. The results of the survey reflect the highly indicative dynamics of tourist flows in the Transcarpathian region in the period 2000-2020, showing pronounced peaks in the number of visitors (2000, 2003, 2008) and their decline (2001, 2004, 2019), as well as periods of low tourist activity (2014-2016) due to the military and political situation in Ukraine. The study describes the occupancy trends of small and medium-sized hotels in the region for the period 2018-2020. These trends clearly show the consequences of the crisis phenomena that occurred in the economy and society due to the global pandemic. The practical implications of the study lie in possible further recommendations for management decisions that will allow to increase the competitiveness of the hospitality and tourism sector in the region, as well as to implement effective measures in possible crisis situations. Value/originality. Information about the reaction and details of the operation of hotel enterprises of the Transcarpathian region during the global pandemic crisis is useful for understanding the work of the tourism sector in general at different levels – from local to state.

What could we have learnt from the previous flood data to predict losses caused by the 1980, 1986, and 1998 catastrophic floods in Ukrainian Transcarpathian?

This paper explores some aspects relating to retrospective predicting the confirmed monetary losses caused by the disastrous floods of 1980, 1986, and 1998 in the Tisza River basin within the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. The research was based on two time series – the losses because of past floods and the maxima water discharges gauged at the hydrological station near the village of Vylok, Vynohradiv district. The main aim of the research was to make out whether it had been the possibility to predict the losses due to those floods in advance.In solving the task, there was revealed and modelled the dependence of the risk of losses due to the floods in Transcarpathia on the maximum water discharges of the Tisza River gauged at the “Vylok” hydrological station. Predicting was based on the hypothesis of the stationary random process for maximum water discharges, which allowed using an empirical distribution function of a random variable regarding flood water discharges assessing the risk of flood losses.Retrospective predicting of the losses caused by the floods of 1980, 1986, and 1998 was carried out by means of a combined situational-inductive predictive modelling method (CSIPMM), being an original author’s development. The method relates to predicting the behaviour of complex dynamic systems based on monitoring findings presented as time series data reflecting evolutions of a resulting (dependent) variable and an explaining (independent) variable (predictor). The method uses extrapolation-regression type models. According to this method, the prediction task is performed in two stages. The first stage realises the retrospective situational modelling task aiming to obtain a set of simple regressions (situational models) built on data of sample time series. The situational models are accepted to be adequate or relevant ones only within certain periods of time determined as situations. In the second stage, based on the generalization (on an ensemble) of the obtained retrospective situational models, inductive “levels” models are built, which reflect the behaviour of a controlled parameter of the system or process (a resulting variable) at several fixed values of a predictor in time. The inductive models are used in extrapolative predicting situational models belonging to future periods (situations).In total, three predictions were made: (1) taking into account the annual maximum flood discharges from 1954 to 1979 (before the flood of 1980); (2) the same from 1954 to 1985 (before the flood of 1986); (3) the same from 1954 to 1997 (before the flood of 1998). The study found that there had been a possibility to predict the confirmed monetary losses inflicted by the flood of 1986 and 1998 (relative predicting errors of 7.2-8.7% and 6.0-12.8% depending on the prediction options).

Retrospective Analysis of Meningococcal Disease in Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine

Background: Meningococcal infection (MI) is one of the most significant bacterial infections in children, it is characterized by a life-threatening and unpredictable fulminant course in the structure of infectious diseases. MI in Ukraine represents an important cause of mortality. The Transcarpathian region is located on the western boundary of Ukraine with 4 European countries. Such location of the district and its geopolitical issues related to immigration plays a crucial role in disease transmission and serve as a gate to infectious diseases to and from European Union. Methods: This was a retrospective study that included 32 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of meningococcaemias. The data were obtained from patients’ electronic medical records (EMR). Data collected included demographic, clinical, and laboratory. Continuous variables were expressed as means with standard deviations. Categorical variables were summarized as counts and percentages. Results: Meningococcal morbidity in the Transcarpathian region was higher than in the whole of Ukraine in all researched years. Primarily, the highest incidence was recorded in the Perechyn district and in Uzhhorod city. 53% of all cases of MI occur in the period from December to February. The main constant clinical manifestation of the disease was skin symptoms. Conclusions: The incidence rate of MI is an important problem for public health and may pose a threat to neighboring countries. The methods for the prevention of meningococcal infection include antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis following identification of an index case, use of droplet precautions, vaccination prior to exposure, and avoidance of exposure.

Az ukrán-magyar határon átnyúló együttműködés változása a hétköznapokban a kétoldalú kapcsolatok tükrében

The 30-year history of bilateral relations between Ukraine and Hungary has undergone a major transformation. Starting from the initial priorities of good neighbourhood relationship and security policy, these relations have been transformed in light of strong trade relations, and subsequent efforts and sanctions made to preserve the national minority rights of the Hungarians living in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. Looking back to the last three decades, the current position of the international and bilateral relations between the two states has an impact on the daily lives and activities of the population living in the Ukrainian-Hungarian transborder region. Based on the semi-structured interviews we have conducted, the deteriorating bilateral relations between the two states seemingly have not (yet) deteriorated the Ukrainian-Hungarian cross-border cooperation. The current force of social cohesion and the interdependence of the two counties have so far proved stronger in the face of diplomatic disagreements.

Predictors of lethality in severe leptospirosis in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine

Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonoses in the Transcarpathian region, with an average lethality of 12.5%. To determine the predictors of lethality, a retrospective study of 97 medical records of patients with leptospirosis in the period from 2009 to 2018 was conducted. Quantitative variables in the presence of normal distribution were compared using a paired Student's t-test, and in the case of an abnormal distribution, the Mann-Whitney U test was used. The criterion χ2 was used for qualitative variables. Multivariate analysis was used for the calculation of the Odds ratio. The following factors that are associated with death from leptospirosis have been identified: total bilirubin greater than 300 mcmol/L (OR, 4.25; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.57-11.53), platelets less than 50 × (109/L) (OR, 3.95; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.45-10.73), creatinine above 200 mcmol/L (OR, 1.95; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.47-2.60) and jaundice (OR, 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21-1.60). Detection of these predictors will help to quickly identify a patient at risk of severe course of the disease and death, which will allow deciding on the use of early intensive care.

ASSESSMENT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE CHLOROPLAST GENOME REGION psbA-trnH FOR THE STUDY OF GENETIC POLYMORPHISM OF UKRAINIAN POPULATIONS OF MUSCARI BOTRYOIDES (L.) MILL.

The genus Muscari is represented in Ukraine by three species. One of them is M. botryoides, listed in the Red DataBook of Ukraine. M. botryoides is a morphologically polymorphic species that has been trying to be divided into several separate species for a long time. One of the arguments in favor of this division is the karyological differences between populations from different parts of the range. In particular, in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, dip-loid populations were found in contrast to the typical tetraploid ones for this species. However, molecular genetic studies are needed to confirm genetic polymorphism. In this work, we studied the possibility of using the chloroplast genome region psbA-trnH for DNA barcoding of Ukrainian populations of M. botryoides. We amplified and se-quenced the psbA-trnH for M. botryoides accessions from three different geographically distant Ukrainian popula-tions and compared them with the psbA-trnH sequences available in the GenBank database for M. botryoides acces-sions from Southwestern Europe and M. armeniacum. Twelve nucleotide substitutions at the beginning of the spacer were shown to be a result of a single evolutionary event, the inversion of the region corresponding to the stem-loop region in the 3΄ UTR of psbA mRNA. The unification of the position of this inversion leads to a significant change in the similarity index. In addition to this insertion, the analyzed psbA-trnH sequences also differ by one SNP and two indels of 1 bp and 7 bp in length. The inversion and the 7-bp indel are polymorphic at the intraspecific level in M. botryoides, which limits their phylogenetic use, but may be useful for microevolutionary analysis. Thus, all three ac-cessions of M. botryoides from three different regions of Western Ukraine differ in the combination of these charac-ters. These data allow us to talk about the genetic polymorphism of Ukrainian populations of M. botryoides.

HORSE-RIDER IMAGE ON THE COINS OF THE EASTERN CELTS AND THE CULT OF CELTIC WAR GODDESS

The article deals with the iconography of the Celtic coins which come from the South-Eastern Europe. Main attention is paid to the coins found in the Trans-Carpathian region of Ukraine. The aim of this article is to shed light on symbolism of the Celtic coins, in particular on a horse-rider figure on the reverse of these coins. Research methodology is based on the structuralist approach. The scientific novelty. The author shows how the imagery of the coins was connected to the Celtic religious beliefs and cults. The Celtic issues from the Trans-Carpathian region were derived chiefly from the coins of Philip II and Audoleon. A horse-rider image is present on almost all of the Celtic coins from the Trans-Carpathian area and nearby regions. While on most of coins the rider’s figure is highly schematized, some of them contain a detailed image of a female figure. There is no reason to suggest that the Celtic women used to lead their communities or were widely involved in the warfare as military leaders or individual fighters. At the same time, their significance in the religious and ideological spheres of warfare was great. One can assume that the horse-rider depicted on the Celtic coins was considered rather as an image of deity associated with war, fertility and horse-breeding. It is highly probable that this deity in fact was Epona or other related goddess. The coins were widely used in both trade and ritual practices. In particular, the Classical sources mention the Celtic ritual of devotion of coins to the goddess of hunting. The findings of coins with chop-marks, similar to those found in the Gallic and Gallo-Roman sanctuaries, should be mentioned in this context as well.

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation as the instrument of cross border cooperation

The article considers one of the most common and most effective forms of cross-border cooperation between the countries of the European Union, namely the European groupings of territorial cooperation. The role of territorial cooperation in the European Union is constantly growing as it is the basis of political, economic and social cohesion, which is an integral part of Ukrainian society. The development of territorial cooperation is due to the change and development of national, regional or local participants in this process. The Schengen Agreement, the common internal market and the common currency, as well as the emergence of numerous new cross-border projects and the development of cross-border territories, are integral parts of this process. The article examines the EGTC Tisza, which was established in October 2015 in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine together with the Hungarian region of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and the municipality of Kisvárd. It is noted that the union has received broad social and political support from both sides at the regional and local levels. This event was decisive for both Ukraine and the EU, as for the first time such an association was created with the participation of a non-EU country. This was a long-awaited step, as the participating regions have long been cooperating together in various fields, including the implementation of grant projects. Many issues need to be addressed together, including flood protection, the rehabilitation of wastewater treatment plants, transport and the development of economic ties. We can say that today Euroregions are the most developed form of cross-border cooperation in Ukraine, but their activities also show a range of problems that hinder their effective functioning. This includes a large number of participants with different cultural and economic characteristics, disparities in the legislation and administration of the country, the low level of business structures and non-governmental organizations. Issues such as the lack of a systematic approach to the organization of Euroregional cooperation, the low level of regional government and the lack of financial support are also worth mentioning.

DYNAMICS OF DIPHTHERIA INCIDENCE IN THE TRANSCARPATHIAN REGION OF UKRAINE IN THE VACCINATION ERA

The aim: Was to study the dynamics of the incidence of diphtheria in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of the data of the state statistical reporting of the Transcarpathian region on the incidence of diphtheria, the carriage of infection, vaccination coverage and the severity of diphtheria immunity was carried out. Conclusions: Low coverage of the population with vaccination against diphtheria, registration of an outbreak of diphtheria among international students of the region, and other regions of Ukraine in conditions of increased population migration, are alarming prognostic signs of the possible development of another significant epidemic rise of diphtheria morbidity in Transcarpathia.

Дилеммы этноидентификации и общественно- политического представительства русинов в Словацкой Республике и на Украине (по результатам экспертного опроса)

The article highlights the problem of ethnic identification and socio-political representation of Rusins in Slovakia and Ukraine. The author bases his presentation on the results of an survey among Slovak and Ukrainian experts. The object of research is the Rusin ethnic group of northwestern area in Slovakia (Prešov and Kosice self-governing regions) and Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. According to the survey among Slovak experts, 44% consider Rusins “a separate ethnic group, different from Ukrainians”; the same number of respondents defines Rusins “a sub-ethnic (ethnographic) group of Ukrainians”; 12 % cannot decide on this issue. Most of the respondents in Ukraine (44 %) define Rusins “a sub-ethnic (ethnographic) group of Ukrainian people”; 28 % are convinced that Rusins are representatives of a separate ethnic group, different from Ukrainians; 28 % stated their own options regarding the nature of ethnic identification of Rusins. The vast majority of Slovak experts (52 %) define “rather active” public and political participation of Rusins; 16 % state “active” participation; 16 % define it “rather passive”; 8% – “passive”, 8% were undecided about the answer. The Ukrainian respondent opinions were divided as follows: 48 % consider the public and political participation of Rusins “rather passive”; 28 % – “passive”; 16 % – “rather active”; 4% indicated the “active” role of Rusin national cultural associations with the remark that only older generations are involved; 4 % public and political participation of Rusins was defined as ”ineffective”. Slovak experts emphasized the active work of public and political leaders of Rusin origin Peter Krajnak, Miroslav Lajcak and Peter Medvid’. The respondents from Ukraine named Rusin leaders Yevhen Zhupan and Yuriy Prodan in Transcarpathian regional public and political environment.

THE BENEFITS OF RETRIEVAL-ENHANCED LEARNING

The aim of the article is to develop, scientifically substantiate and experimentally test the technology of application of the method of generation (recollection) (testing) in comparison with traditional methods of studying mathematics. To determine the effectiveness of learning and learning processes, the following tools and methods were used: observations, test sheets-tasks, tests with delay, statistical and mathematical research, descriptive analysis of comparison-comparison of results, etc. In this article, we compared the efficiency of mathematics learning and teaching with the retrieval-enhanced (test-enhanced) learning and the traditional, repetitive (re-learning) method. We examined how the retrieval-enhanced learning method can be incorporated into the daily work schedule during mathematics teaching and its effect at a primary school with the Hungarian language of instruction in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. The educational experiment took place as a part of formal school lessons with content that fit the class curriculum. The same curriculum was used in two parallel classes. In the experimental class, education was conducted in a retrieval-enhanced way while traditionally performed in the control class. During the study in school conditions it was confirmed that retrieval-enhanced (test-enhanced) method (at the end of the lesson, corrective questions, short-, medium- and long-term applications) effectively improves the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the process of acquiring knowledge. In the experimental class, a much larger number of students mastered the requirements of the programme material at a better level than in the control group, i.e. the use of retrieval-enhanced (test-enhanced) method improved their results.

Methodology of Evaluating the Attractiveness of Wine Tourism Facilities in the Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine

Abstract Introduction. Wine tourism is an important element of two industries – viticulture and tourism. For the tourism industry, wine is a significant factor of the tour attractiveness, a motive for a special trip. The goals and methods of wine tourism fully correspond to the social and humanitarian mission of tourism as an important factor in the dialogue of cultures, respect for universal cultural values, and tolerance towards the way of life, worldview and traditions of other peoples. Materials and methods. The paper uses a point method for evaluating certain parameters of wine tourism facility attractiveness. According to the defined list, the marketing research with a survey of 22 participants of the Chervene Vyno Festival was conducted in Mukachevo (Ukraine) in 2020 and sources of information regarding three wineries were analysed. Results. The evaluation of wine tourism facilities under examination took into account three components of attractiveness: tourist resources, infrastructure and communication accessibility. The methodological basis of the research consists of ten criteria that were evaluated on a scale from 1 to 5 points. The defined criteria form the discussion basis for the needs of improving and modifying the evaluation procedure. Conclusions. The proposed methodology allows evaluating wine tourism facility attractiveness and identifying the leaders of this market. The results of this study can be verified by conducting marketing surveys of tourists and standardized reports with winemakers. Beyond subjectivism in determining the evaluation criteria, the obtained results show the actual offer condition and the adaptation of wine tourism facilities to the service of tourists.

Transcarpathian Werewolf Stories: Gender Attitudes

The article examines werewolf stories recorded by authors in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine and adjacent territories. We analyze most common plot types of such stories, and found that out of the two main types, one expresses female perspective (and is recorded exclusively from women), while the other, male perspective (and is recorded from speakers of both genders). We also examine stories of deviating or hybrid types to show how speakers’ gender attitudes can lead to changes in the plot.

DYNAMICS OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS LIVING IN ZAKARPATTIA OBLAST, UKRAINE

The aim: To study and analyze indicators of the number of persons with special needs living in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine: disabled persons, orphans and children deprived of parental care. Materials and methods: National statistical reports on the disability of the population, the number of orphans and children deprived of parental care for the period 2010-2019. Statistical method was applied in the course of study. Results: Analysis of the dynamics of the number of persons with special needs in Transcarpathian region for the period 2010-2019 showed an increase of the number of disabled persons by 27% with 75415 persons, 6826 disabled children, 2125 orphans and children deprived of parental care. The number of orphans and children deprived of parental care residing in the region have a tendency to reduce and in the year 2019 equals to 2125 orphans and children deprived of parental care.This requires improving of the system of social and medical care for persons with special needs for adults with the formation of a system of provision of services in accordance with the actual needs of the population with the maximum approximation of the service to the place of residence of the client with the maximum use of opportunities of the united territorial communities. Conclusions: The growth of the number of persons with special needs in Transcarpathian region and directly of the persons with disabilities with the tendency to reduce the number of orphans and children deprived of parental care is established.

Hydro-ecological investigation of the Lazeshchyna River in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine

Hydro-ecological investigation of the Lazeshchyna River in Transcarpathian region of Ukraine

A Review of Species Diversity, Distribution and Ecology of Freshwater Gastropod Molluscs Inhabiting the Ukrainian Transcarpathian

Abstract The diversity of freshwater gastropods recorded in the Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine is reviewed and comments on their distribution and ecology are provided. Thirty-five species were revealed in samples collected from the lowland and mountainous parts of the Ukrainian Transcarpathia. Three species are recorded for the first time in the regional fauna: Viviparus sphaeridius, Bithynia troschelii and Segmentina montgazoniana. For species found in the region brief remarks on the biotopes in which they were registered and relevant taxonomic comments are given. The most distinctive features of the mollusc fauna of Ukrainian Transcarpathia are considered; the presence as well as the absence of some taxa in comparison with adjacent regions is discussed. The results of our observations confirm that the distribution of gastropod species depends on the types of waterbodies and their altitude location. The presented data contribute to the knowledge of the regional malacofauna and should help to assess the biogeographic status of the Transcarpathian Region more clearly.