Trieste and the northeastern Adriatic during the cold war (1945-1975)

Delo in komunizem v Jugoslaviji in Italij

deviance in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1951

The article focusses on methodological tools for investigating social practice in totalitarian societies. It referes to the work of Hannah Arendt, Pierre Bourdieu, Imanuel Geiss, Reinhart Koselleck, Alf Lüdtke, and others. Its reflections are mostly illustrated by examples taken from the author\u27s research on work relationships in Yugoslav mining industries during and after the Second World War. The concept of deviance refers to those parts of society that were excluded by national socialist and communist "social engineering" practice

Sociocultural approach to assessment of child development and learning in preschool education

Spremljanje otrokovega razvoja in učenja predstavlja sestavni del predšolskega kurikula. Sodobna teorija predšolske pedagogike spremljanje otrokovega razvoja in učenja kot osnove za načrtovanje kurikula umešča med procesne kazalce kakovosti. V prispevku predstavimo razliko med razvojnopsihološkim opazovanjem otrokovega razvoja in učenja ter pedagoškim spremljanjem otrokovega razvoja in učenja. Predstavimo namen spremljanja otrokovega razvoja in učenja v predšolski vzgoji in dva različna pristopa pri spremljanju: dekontekstualiziranega, to je osredotočenega na spremljanje otroka zunaj konteksta, in sociokulturnega, ki poskuša spoznati in razumeti otroka in njegovo učenje v fizičnem in socialnem kontekstu.Assessment is integral to preschool curriculum. Within contemporary preschool pedagogy, the assessment of child development and learning, which represents a basis for curriculum planning, is considered one of preschool standards of quality. In this paper, we present the difference between scientific observation which is based on developmental psychology, and the pedagogical assessment of child development and learning. We outline the purpose of assessing child development and learning in early childhood and introduce two different approaches to assessment, namely, the decontextualised approach which focuses on monitoring a child out of the context and the sociocultural approach which aims to identify and understand a child and his or her learning in the physical and the social context

670 nm light mitigates oxygen-induced degeneration in C57BL/6J mouse retina

BACKGROUND Irradiation with light wavelengths from the far red (FR) to the near infrared (NIR) spectrum (600 nm -1000 nm) has been shown to have beneficial effects in several disease models. In this study, we aim to examine whether 670 nm red light pretreatment can provide protection against hyperoxia-induced damage in the C57BL/6J mouse retina. Adult mice (90-110 days) were pretreated with 9 J/cm2 of 670 nm light once daily for 5 consecutive days prior to being placed in hyperoxic environment (75% oxygen). Control groups were exposed to hyperoxia, but received no 670 nm light pretreatment. Retinas were collected after 0, 3, 7, 10 or 14 days of hyperoxia exposure (n = 12/group) and prepared either for histological analysis, or RNA extraction and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Photoreceptor damage and loss were quantified by counting photoreceptors undergoing cell death and measuring photoreceptor layer thickness. Localization of acrolein, and cytochrome c oxidase subunit Va (Cox Va) were identified through immunohistochemistry. Expression of heme oxygenase-1 (Hmox-1), complement component 3 (C3) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (Fgf-2) genes were quantified using qPCR. RESULTS The hyperoxia-induced photoreceptor loss was accompanied by reduction of metabolic marker, Cox Va, and increased expression of oxidative stress indicator, acrolein and Hmox-1. Pretreatment with 670 nm red light reduced expression of markers of oxidative stress and C3, and slowed, but did not prevent, photoreceptor loss over the time course of hyperoxia exposure. CONCLUSION The damaging effects of hyperoxia on photoreceptors were ameliorated following pretreatment with 670 nm light in hyperoxic mouse retinas. These results suggest that pretreatment with 670 nm light may provide stability to photoreceptors in conditions of oxidative stress.This work was supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Vision Science

Conception of Secure Bicycle Parking in Integreted Passenger Transport System

Předmětem této diplomové práce je zjistit a popsat možnosti bezpečného parkování jízdních kol. Na modelovém příkladu je řešena možnost financování projektu bezpečného parkování jízdních kol pomocí Public Private Partnership - PPP.The subject of this thesis is to identify and describe options for safe bicycle parking. Example of a model is solved as a possibility of financing of the project on safe bicycle parking facilities by PPP - Public Private Partnership

Tannin based flocculants

Sintetizirali smo flokulante iz različnih vrst tanina. Za sintezo smo uporabili tanin smreke, smreke-jelke, hrasta, mimoze, alepskega bora in kvebrača ter ustrezne kemikalije. Osnova za pridobivanje kationskih flokulantov je bila Mannichova reakcija, ki smo jo izvajali v digestoriju ob stalnem mešanju pri konstantni temperaturi. Testiranje flokulantov je potekalo na standardizirani napravi floktester. Zeta potenciale smo izmerili na zetametru Laser zeetm 501.Various kinds of tannin flocculants were synthesised using spruce tannin, spruce-fir tannin, oak tannin, mimosa tannin, aleppo pine tannin, quebracho tannin, with suitable chemicals. Cationic flocculants were obtained on the basis of the Mannich reaction performed at constant mixing and constant temperature. The testing of flocculants was performed by standardised flock tester. Zeta potentials were measured using Laser Zeetm 501 zeta meter

Negative School Factors and Their Influence on Math and Science Achievement in TIMSS 2003

The aim of the presented study was to conduct an analysis of TIMSS 2003 database and to determine how negative school factors, such as aggression, are associated to the mathematical and science achievement of students. The analyses were conducted separately for national and international data. National analyses for Slovenia show significant associations between math and science achievement and the experience of aggressive behavior. Students who experienced aggressive behavior scored lower in math and science, both in the 4 th and 8 th grade. The results of the regression analysis show that negative factors, such as aggressive behavior, are good predictors of educational achievement in Slovenia. International analyses for the selected countries (high and low achieving countries from the whole TIMSS population) confirm that this type of finding is culturally impartial as well as valid for the level of achievement both in math and science