Modelativni potencijal kletve u usmenoj epici

This paper offers an analysis of (prevalently feminine) curses which come to being within the text of the epic songs. This specific form of cursing is particularly pointed in the curses by mother’s milk. Both in tradition and in the epics, these curses are equal to taboo, which means that nobody dares disobey them: such is the deep belief in their efficiency. Because there is no discrimination in the epics about who can or cannot make a curse (everybody can: narrator/singer, protagonists, antagonists, heroes and their foes, messengers, mothers, wives, godmothers, sisters, brothers, fairies, forests, etc.), focusing on the parental and lovers’ curse is necessary for the sake of congruence. This will  help in spotting the interactive patterns in the structure of epic songs more accurately. The analysis is done on the corpus of approximately 1500 epic songs described at the end of this paper.This paper offers an analysis of (prevalently feminine) curses which come to being within the text of the epic songs. This specific form of cursing is particularly pointed in the curses by mother’s milk. Both in tradition and in the epics, these curses are equal to taboo, which means that nobody dares disobey them: such is the deep belief in their efficiency. Because there is no discrimination in the epics about who can or cannot make a curse (everybody can: narrator/singer, protagonists, antagonists, heroes and their foes, messengers, mothers, wives, godmothers, sisters, brothers, fairies, forests, etc.), focusing on the parental and lovers’ curse is necessary for the sake of congruence. This will  help in spotting the interactive patterns in the structure of epic songs more accurately. The analysis is done on the corpus of approximately 1500 epic songs described at the end of this paper

Influence of Smoking on the Stomatognathic System in Women With Diabetes

Šećerna je bolest metabolička bolest koja nastaje kao posljedica poremećaja u stvaranju i lučenju inzulina ili njegovu djelovanju. Kod tako oslabljena organizma pušenje duhana vjerojatno više oštećuje stomatognati sustav nego u zdravih osoba. Žene s potvrđenom dijagnozom šećerne bolesti (N = 90) podijeljene su u dvije skupine: žene fertilne dobi (N = 51) te žene u menopauzi i postmenopauzi (N = 39). Sve su žene ispunile anketni list s općim podatcima i pitanjem o pušenju. Izvršen je klinički pregled s pomoću stomatološkoga zrcala i parodontne sonde. Vrjednovan je klinički nalaz zubnoga statusa, gingive i parodonta (indeks krvarećeg sulkusa i dubina parodontnih džepova) te stanje oralne sluznice. Pušenje nije statistički znatno utjecalo na zubni status ni u fertilnih žena ni u žena u menopauzi i postmenopauzi. (p > 0,05). Klinički nalaz gingive i parodonta statistički se znatno razlikovao samo u žena u menopauzi i postmenopauzi (*p 0,05). Klinički nalaz oralne sluznice analiziran je samo u dobnoj skupini menopauza i postmenopauza. Razlika je bila statistički znatna (*p < 0,05). U skupini fertilnih žena raščlamba nije izvršena zbog premalog broja podataka. Oslabljeni imunološki sustav zbog zajedničkoga djelovanja šećerne bolesti, pušenja i nedostatka ženskih spolnih hormona (u menopauzi i postmenopauzi) znatno oštećuje oralnu sluznicu, gingivu i parodont. Vjerojatni razlog tomu je njihova čvrsta povezanost osobito hematogenim putem s ostalim dijelovima organizma. Pušenje nije znatno utjecalo na tvrda zubna tkiva vjerojatno zbog njihove anorganske naravi i kompaktnosti građe.The aim of the study was to check the influence of smoking on the stomatognathic system in women with diabetes. Diabetes is metabolic disease that occurs as a result of disorders in creation or secretion of insulin, or its effect. On a weakened organism smoking will probably do more harm on the stomatognathic system then on a healthy one. Women with confirmed diagnosis of diabetes (N = 90) were divided into 2 groups: fertile women (N = 51) and women in the menopause and postmenopause (N = 39). All women completed the given paper forms on general data and their smoking habits. A clinical examination was performed using a stomatological mirror and parodontal probe. Clinical findings of the dental status, gingiva, parodontal tissue (bleeding sulcus index and depth of parodontal pockets) and the status of oral muscosa were evalued. Smoking did not show statistically significant influence on the dental status either on fertile women or on women in the menopause and postmenopause (p > 0.05). Clinical findings of the gingiva and parodontal tissue showed statistically significant difference in women in the menopause and postmenopause (*p 0.05). Clinical findings of oral muscosa were only analyzed in the age group of menopausal and postmenopausal women. The difference was statistically significant (*p < 0.05). In the group of fertile women analysis was not performed due to the small number of specimens. Weakened immunological system due to the synergistic influence of diabetes, smoking and the lack of feminine sex hormones (in the menopause and postmenopause) significantly damages oral muscosa, gingiva and parodontal tissue. The probable explanation was their firm correlation especially throughtout the blood circulation with the other parts of the organism. Smoking did not significantly influence the hard dental tissue, probably because of its inorganic origin and compact structure

Prevalence of Self-Reported Symptoms of TMD in a Population of Rijeka, Croatia

Svrha ovog istraživanja bila je ispitati prevalenciju simptoma TMD u stanovništvu Rijeke. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku 408 odraslih osoba starih od 18-84 godine, podijeljenih po dobi i spolu. Postojanje TMD simptoma dobili smo upotrebom kliničko- anamnestičkih upitnika koji se sastojao od 11 pitanja tipičnih za TMD simptomatologiju. Okluzalne parametre dobili smo raščlambom RCP, ICP prednjega vođenja i lateralnih kretnji. Kliničke znakove TMD dobili smo palpacijom mišića žvakača i TMJ. Anamnezom smo došli do podatka da je 16 % ispitanika izjavilo kako ima noćni bruksizam, a 33 % dnevni. 26 % ispitanika osjetilo je škljocanje u zglobu. 37 % pacijenata ima uz bruksizam i glavobolju, 35 % ima bolan vrat i ramena, a 33 % ima škljocanje u TMZ. U skupini pacijenata bez bruksizma 41 % ima glavobolju, 29 % bolni vrat i 24 % ima škljocanje. Možemo zaključiti da postoji veza između pojave noćnog bruksizma i bolnosti mišića vrata i ramena te škljocanje TMZ.The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms in a population of Rijeka, Croatia. The study was performed on a sample of 408 adult subjects, aged 18-84 years divided into three groups by age and gender. The presence and severity of TMD was determined by using a self reported anamnestic questionnaire comprised of 11 questions regarding common TMD symptoms. Occlusal evaluation included analyses of RCP, ICP, anterolateral guidance, and nonworking side contacts during mandibular movements. Palpation of the muscles and TMJ was performed to detect clinical signs of TMD. A total of 16 % of the examinees had self-reported nocturnal bruxism and 33 % had daily bruxism. 26 % of the examinees experienced TMJ clicking. 28 % of the examinees experienced tension type headache, more than once a month. 37 % of the patients with bruxism had headaches, 35 % had painful necks and shoulders, and 33 % experienced TMJ clicking. Of those who did not suffer from bruxism, 41 % had headaches, 29 % had painful neck and sholders and 24% had TMJ clicking. It appears that sleep bruxism is related with the presence of painful neck and sholders and TMJ clicking

Novi podaci o rasprostranjenosti riba Phoxinellus alepidotus (Heckel, 1843) i Aulopyge huegelii (Heckel, 1841)

This paper presents recent found localities for species Phoxinellus alepidotus (Heckel, 1843) and Aulopyge huegelii (Heckel, 1841) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Found localities are at the highest altitude ever detected and the locality for the species A. huegelii Hec. is the first ever for the Black Sea basin. The species P. alepidotus Hec. and A. huegelii Hec. were probably unintentionally introduced to the Šatorsko Lake during the 1970s and 1980s while other species of trout were being introduced.U radu se navode nedavno otkriveni lokaliteti za vrste Phoxinellus alepidotus (Heckel, 1843) i Aulopyge huegelii (Heckel, 1841) u Bosni i Hercegovini. Ti lokaliteti nalaze se na najvećoj nadmorskoj visini dosada, a lokalitet za A. huegelii je prvi za crnomorsko slivno područje. Vrste P. alepidotus Hec. i A. huegelii Hec. vjerojatno su slučajno unesene u Šatorsko jezero tijekom sedamdesetih i osamdesetih godina 20. st., za vrijeme unošenja drugih vrsta pastrva

ДИЈАХРОНИЈА ЕПСКОГ МОДЕЛА: „УДАР ХАЈДУКА НА СВАТОВЕ“

In a diachronic perspective, from the oldest recordings of oral epics in the Balkans (Erlangen manuscript, tentatively emerged in the third decade of the eighteenth century; Bogišićʼs volume, which integrates manuscripts from the Adriatic coast from late XVII until the second half of the eighteenth century – to the published collections and manuscripts of Vuk Karadžić, and Sarajlijaʼs Pjesmarica) this paper traces the transformation of the archaic syuzhet model “attack on the wedding procession”. The author also points out the divergence of the epic pattern depending on the protagonist type (haiduks – uskoks), which is interpreted within the context of haiduks’ epical domains, inherited from supernatural beings who inhabit the mountain (a chthonic place) and rule over that (symbolic) space.У раду се у дијахроном луку, од најстаријих бележења усмене епике на простору Балкана (Ерлангенски рукопис, оквирно настао у трећој деценији XVIII века; Богишићев зборник, који обједињује рукописне записе с Јадранског приморја од краја XVII до друге половине XVIII века – па до објављених збирки и рукописне заоставштине Вука Караџића, те Пјесмарице Симе Милутиновића Сарајлије) прати трансформација архаичног модела „пресретање сватова у гори“ у сижејни образац „удар хајдука на сватове“, као и процес идеализације ликова хајдука у временској перспективи. Указује се, такође, на дивергенцију истоветног епског обрасца у зависности од типа протагониста (хајдуци – ускоци), што се тумачи епским доменима хајдука наслеђеним од демонских бића која настањују гору и господаре њоме

European stone fruit Yellows phytoplasma in Japanese plum and Myrobalan plum in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stone fruits from commercial as well as abandoned orchards were evaluated for European Stone Fruit Yellows phytoplasma (ESFY) presence during 2004-2007 years. Orchards were monitored in western and southern districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the first survey conducted in period of 2004 till 2005 the causal agent of ESFY was identified on peach (Prunus persica) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca) plants in both surveyed districts. During 2007, a new survey was performed and samples were taken from symptomatic and symptomless plants of European plum (Prunus domestica), Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera) and cherry (Prunus avium). Samples were analyzed using real-time PCR and nested PCR approaches. In this extended survey, the presence of ESFY phytoplasma was additionally identified in Japanese plum and myrobalan plum trees.Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina, myrobalan plum, Japanese plum, phytoplasma, ESFY, PC

Kineziographic Research of Patients with Cross Bite

The paper describes the use of an objective method for the quantitative analysis of the relationship between the posterior cross-bite and the occurrence of occlusive interferences and damages to the mandible muscle elevator. Two groups of subjects were selected for the analysis: 10 patients with unilateral cross-bite and 10 students without any symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). By means of the Robert Jenkelson K5A kinesiograph we measured maximal – opening velocity of the mandible (mm/s), maximal- closing velocity (mm/s), first tooth contact velocity and displacement in the vertical plane at the maximal intercuspidation (mm). The following values were obtained: maximal-opening velocity in the first group was 349 mm/s and 380 mm/s in the control group. This difference was incidental. The maximal closing velocity in the study group was 204.9 and 345.2 in the control group (p < 0.05). The first tooth contact velocity in the study group was 75.93 and 325 in the control group (p < 0.01). Displacements in the vertical plane at the maximal intercuspidation in the investigated group was 0.240.01 mm, while in control group that value was 0120.012 mm

European stone fruit Yellows phytoplasma in Japanese plum and Myrobalan plum in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stone fruits from commercial as well as abandoned orchards were evaluated for European Stone Fruit Yellows phytoplasma (ESFY) presence during 2004-2007 years. Orchards were monitored in western and southern districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the first survey conducted in period of 2004 till 2005 the causal agent of ESFY was identified on peach (Prunus persica) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca) plants in both surveyed districts. During 2007, a new survey was performed and samples were taken from symptomatic and symptomless plants of European plum (Prunus domestica), Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera) and cherry (Prunus avium). Samples were analyzed using real-time PCR and nested PCR approaches. In this extended survey, the presence of ESFY phytoplasma was additionally identified in Japanese plum and myrobalan plum trees

Ptice ribnjaka »Končanica«, Hrvatska

The paper presents the ornithofauna of the carp fish-ponds of Končanica and the surroundings. The research was conducted between the spring of 1985 and the autumn of 2001 The material comprises data on the registration and counting of individual species throughout the year. The investigation covered resident birds, summer visitors, winter visitors, passage migrants, regular vagrants and irregular vagrants. During approximately 3000 working hours, 170 bird species were recorded, of which there were 98 (57. 6%) species of breeding birds. The fish-ponds and the surrounding area are included in the migration routes of many bird species, particularly of the Anseriformes and Charadriformes. The European Threat Status is given for all the recorded species. Economic activities (agriculture, forestry, hunting), ongoing inside and outside the area of the fish-ponds, endanger the ornithofauna to a certain extent. The Končanica fish-ponds and the surrounding area are an exceptionally valuable ornithological locality, and as a result, should be proclaimed a protected area.Predstavljena je fauna ptica šaranskih ribnjaka »Končanica« i bliže okolice koja je istraživana od proljeća 1985. godine do jeseni 2001. godine. Materijal predstavljaju podaci registriranja i brojenja primjeraka pojedinih vrsta tijekom cijele godine. Obrada je obuhvatila ptice stanarice, gnjezdarice selice, zimovalice, preletnice, redovite skitalice i neredovite skitalice. Tijekom oko 3000 radnih sati zabilježeno je 170 vrsta ptica, od kojih je 98 vrsta (57,6 %) gnjezdarica. Ribnjaci i okolno područje uključeni su u migracijske putove mnogih vrsta ptica, poglavito patkarica (Anseriformes) i vivčarica (Charadriformes). Za sve zabilježene vrste dat je status ugroženosti na području Europe (European Threat Status). Gospodarske aktivnosti (poljoprivreda, šumarstvo, lov) koje se odvijaju unutar ili izvan područja ribnjaka u određenoj mjeri ugrožavaju ptičju faunu. Ribnjaci »Končanica« i bliže okolno područje izuzetno su vrijedan ornitološki lokalitet, te ih zbog toga treba proglasiti zaštićenim područjem