Eine vergleichende Analyse der Sozialpolitik Kanadas und Australiens an Hand des most similar systems designs

Diese Arbeit stellt an Hand der Methode des most similar systems designs dar, dass sich die sozialstaatlichen Outputs und Outcomes (in dieser Arbeit als abhängige Variablen definiert) in Kanada und Australien trotz weitgehender Ähnlichkeit der formalpolitischen Ebene in den beiden Ländern zum Teil erheblich unterscheiden. Die weitgehende Ähnlichkeit der formalen Regeln der Politik kann durch die Gegenüberstellung diverser unabhängiger Variablen (wie z. B. Parteiensystem, Parlament, Regierungszusammensetzung und -kompetenzen, Wahlsystem, Struktur der Verfassung, Macht des Staatsoberhauptes, Föderalismus etc.) aufgezeigt werden. Es zeigt sich durch eine solche Gegenüberstellung, dass die politischen Systeme Australiens und Kanadas sehr ähnlich aufgebaut sind. Einzig der durch Volkswahl zusammengesetzte australische Senat nimmt eine stärkere Position ein als sein kanadisches Pendant, das nach englischer Tradition durch Ernennungen zusammengesetzt wird. Auch im Bereich der Sozialpolitik gibt es durchaus Überschneidungen. So herrschen bei der Arbeitsmarktpolitik oder in der Familienpolitik in beiden Staaten klassische liberale Wohlfahrtsstaatsmuster vor: Die Anspruchsvoraussetzungen für Arbeitslosenunterstützung sind streng, bei der Familienpolitik dominieren primär Geldleistungen für Bezieher niedriger Einkommen. Dennoch lassen sich für Kanada höhere Nettoersatzraten bei der Arbeitslosenunterstützung konstatieren. Deutlichere sozialpolitische Unterschiede zeigen sich schließlich vor allem bei den Outputs und Outcomes der Systeme der Alterssicherung und bei der Gesundheitspolitik. So weist etwa das öffentliche Pensionssystem in Kanada deutlich höhere Lohnersatzraten auf als jenes in Australien und kann dadurch Altersarmut sehr effektiv verhindern, während Australien zu den Ländern mit den höchsten Armutslevels unter der älteren Bevölkerung gehört. Kanada weist auch in der Gesundheitspolitik breitere und großzügigere Leistungen auf als Australien, von der Lohnfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall bis zur Bereitstellung von medizinischen Hilfsmitteln.This paper examines the social welfare outputs and outcomes (defined as dependent variables in this paper) in Canada and Australia and shows by means of a Most Similar Systems Design that at the formal political level, there are significant differences, regardless of the far reaching similarity between the countries. The extensive similarity of the formal rules of politics can be demonstrated by comparing independent variables (i.e. the party system, parliament, structure of government, governmental authority, voting system, structure of the constitution, power of the head of state, federalism, etc.). In such a comparison, it is clear that the political systems of Australia and Canada are very similar in structure, the exception being the directly elected Australian Senate, which occupies a stronger position than its Canadian equivalent, which is assembled following the English tradition of appointment. There are further areas of overlap in social policy. In both states, in the labour market or family policy, the classic, liberal welfare state model is in place. Eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits are strict and in family policy, cash benefits primarily dominate for the lower income recipients. However, the net replacement rates for the unemployed are higher in Canada. More significant socio-political differences emerge particularly in the outputs and outcomes of the old age provision and health policy systems. The Canadian public pension system has higher earning replacement rates than that in Australia and consequently is very effective in preventing poverty in old age, whereas Australia numbers among the countries with the highest levels of poverty among the elderly population. From sick pay to the provision of health aids, the Canadian health care services are also more generous and more inclusive than those in Australia

Brzinomjer i putomjer za bicikl

Ovaj se rad bavi projektiranjem i izradom brzinomjera i putomjera za bicikl. U prvom se dijelu rada obrazlaže odabir bitnih dijelova sustava i njihova svojstva. Obrazlaže se i važnost temeljnog koncepta po kojemu se cijeli brzinomjer radi. Drugi dio prikazuje oblikovanje tiskane pločice i njezin konačni izgled, lemljenje elektroničkih dijelova na nju i opis rada programa koji gotovi sklop rabi za izračun i prikaz traženih vrijednosti

Bicycle speedometer and odometer

Ovaj se rad bavi projektiranjem i izradom brzinomjera i putomjera za bicikl. U prvom se dijelu rada obrazlaže odabir bitnih dijelova sustava i njihova svojstva. Obrazlaže se i važnost temeljnog koncepta po kojemu se cijeli brzinomjer radi. Drugi dio prikazuje oblikovanje tiskane pločice i njezin konačni izgled, lemljenje elektroničkih dijelova na nju i opis rada programa koji gotovi sklop rabi za izračun i prikaz traženih vrijednosti.This thesis deals with the design and construction of a bicycle speedometer and odometer. The choice of important system parts and their characteristics are explained in the first part of the thesis. In addition, the basic concept of speedometer design as well as its importance are analyzed. The second part presents the stages in the design of the circuit board, its finished assembly, soldering of electronic components on the circuit board, and the description of the operation program used to calculate and display the sought values

The suitability of internal combustion engine sounds as artificial warning sounds for electric and hybrid vehicles

The paper discusses the issue of adding artificial warning sounds to hybrid and fully electric vehicles, in order to increase traffic safety by making these vehicles audible at low speeds. The goal of this modification is to enable the pedestrians to perceive possible danger coming from such a vehicle in time to respond accordingly. Following the results of previous research which state that the sounds of internal combustion engines are valid candidates for artificial warning sounds to be added to hybrid or fully electric vehicles, a preliminary examination of the suitability and acceptability of different engine sounds in various modes of operation has been conducted. The chosen modes of operation are running in idle, at 2000 rpm and 3000 rpm with the vehicle stopped. Both gasoline and diesel engines were investigated. To expand the range of engine sounds, the type of vehicles was not limited to personal cars. The results show significant differences in suitability of engine sounds for the stated purpose, with vehicle type being the main differentiating factor

Open source applications for use in libraries

Aplikacije otvorenog koda su aplikacije koje nude pristup kodu. Korisnici imaju pravo i mogućnost modificiranja i prilagodbe aplikacije svojim potrebama te pravo na daljnje dijeljenje. Mnogo je aplikacija otvorenog koda koje je moguće koristiti za unapređenje knjižničnog poslovanja. VuFind je open source zamjena za OPAC, Evergreen je zanimljiv velikim knjižničnim sustavima jer svojom funkcionalnošću svakoj knjižnici pruža mogućnost postavljanja vlastitih postavki i pravila rada. SubjectPlus je pomagalo kojim se knjižnicama omogućuje stvaranje, održavanje i povezivanje različitih sadržaja mrežne stranice knjižnica, ePrints i Fedora su aplikacije za izradu digitalnih repozitorija, Invenio je primjer aplikacije koja se može koristiti za izgradnju repozitorija ili digitalne knjižnice.Open source software offers free access to the source code. Users have the right and possibility to modify software and adapt it to their own needs, and also the right of further distribution. There are numerous examples of open source software which can be used to improve the functioning of library work and services. For instance, VuFind is an open source replacement for the OPAC, Evergreen is interesting to larger library systems because of its functionality which can offer each library the ability to control their own settings and rules. SubjectPlus is a tool which enables libraries to create, maintain and connect different resources on their web pages, ePrints and Fedora are repository software that provide a web interface for archiving documents. Invenio is an example of an open source program which can be used to build a repository or a digital library

Research Data of Croatian Authors on the Web of Science Platform

Otvoreni pristup istraživačkim podatcima važan je dio koncepta otvorene znanosti. Cilj ovoga članka je identificirati hrvatske autore/ustanove koji su prepoznali važnost dijeljenja istraživačkih podataka i koji su im omogućili pristup u nekom od podatkovnih repozitorija zastupljenom u citatnom indeksu Data Citation Index. U bazi podataka je ukupno pronađeno 265 takvih dokumenata. Analizirani su i podatkovni članci hrvatskih autora dostupni na platformi Web of Science Core Collection. Pronađeno ih je 29, najvećim dijelom multidisciplinarnog usmjerenja. Autori najvećeg broja podatkovnih dokumenata pripadaju Sveučilištu u Zagrebu. Hrvatski znanstvenici arhiviraju podatke u međunarodne repozitorije, jer je infrastruktura za njihovu pohranu na nacionalnoj razini tek razvijena i tek se počinje koristiti. Ovo djelo je dano na korištenje pod licencom Creative Commons Imenovanje 4.0 međunarodna.Open access to research data is an important part of the concept of open science. The aim of this article was to identify Croatian authors/institutions that have recognized the importance of sharing research data, and that have given them access via one of the data repositories covered by Data Citation Index. A total of 265 documents were found in the database. Data papers by Croatian authors available on the Web of Science Core Collection platform were also analysed. Twenty-nine of them were found, mostly of multidisciplinary orientation. The authors of the largest number of data documents are affiliated to the University of Zagreb. Croatian researchers are archiving data in international repositories, because the infrastructure for their archiving at the national level has only recently been developed, and is just beginning to be used. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Historic survey of the Croatian technical journals development

Istaknuti su uloga i značenje znanstveno-stručnih časopisa u kulturnom i tehnološkom razvoju društva. Prikazan je razvoj hrvatskih tehničkih časopisa kroz različita povijesna razdoblja, tj. od tiskanja prvog časopisa VIESTI KLUBA INŽINIRAH I ARHITEKTAH 1851. godine do 1. svjetskog rata, između dva svjetska rata, u FNRJ i SFRJ te nakon 1991. godine u samostalnoj Republici Hrvatskoj. Posebno je naglašena uloga časopisa tiskanih u vrijeme industrijalizacije bivše Jugoslavije. Dan je osvrt na časopis RAD JAZU, koji je počeo izlaziti 1867. godine kao glasilo svih razreda Akademije, i na časopis RAD JAZU, Tehničke znanosti, koji izlazi od 1982. godine kao zaseban niz, te pregled tekućih hrvatskih tehničkih časopisa pretežno međunarodnoga karaktera koji pokrivaju gotovo sva tehnička područja i pružaju podršku tehnološkom razvoju suvremenog društva.Role and significance of scientific and professional journals in cultural and technological society development is pointed out. An overview of the Croatian technical journals during different historical periods, i.e. from issuing of the first journal VIESTI KLUBA INŽINIRAH I ARHITEKTAH in 1851 until the WWI, in the period between the WWI and WWII, in ex Yugoslavia, and after 1991 in the independent Republic of Croatia, is presented. A special attention is paid to journals printed during the industrialization period of the ex Yugoslavia. An overview of the Journal RAD of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, started in 1867 as a common organ of all Academy Departments, and special series of the Department for Technical Sciences which appeared in 1982, is given. An overview of the actual Croatian technical journals, which are dominantly of international profile and cover most of the technical fields, is impressive and in trend with contemporary technological development

Bicycle speedometer and odometer

Ovaj se rad bavi projektiranjem i izradom brzinomjera i putomjera za bicikl. U prvom se dijelu rada obrazlaže odabir bitnih dijelova sustava i njihova svojstva. Obrazlaže se i važnost temeljnog koncepta po kojemu se cijeli brzinomjer radi. Drugi dio prikazuje oblikovanje tiskane pločice i njezin konačni izgled, lemljenje elektroničkih dijelova na nju i opis rada programa koji gotovi sklop rabi za izračun i prikaz traženih vrijednosti.This thesis deals with the design and construction of a bicycle speedometer and odometer. The choice of important system parts and their characteristics are explained in the first part of the thesis. In addition, the basic concept of speedometer design as well as its importance are analyzed. The second part presents the stages in the design of the circuit board, its finished assembly, soldering of electronic components on the circuit board, and the description of the operation program used to calculate and display the sought values

Specifične ozljede u kompleksnim sportovima-nogomet, te fizioterapijski postupci prevencije i rehabilitacije

Cilj rada je da se na osnovu rezultata anketnog upitnika prigodnog uzorka utvrde specifiĉne ozljede u nogometu te fizioterapijski postupci prevencije i rehabilitacije. Upitnik se sastojao od 10 pitanja vezanih uz nastajanje i lijeĉenja ozljede, a . ispunilo ga je 13 igraĉa iz nogometnog kluba Mladost Ţdralovi. Nakon dobivenih rezultata utvrĊeno je da je najĉešća ozljeda kod nogometaša ozljeda prednjeg kriţnog ligamenta. Odmah nakon slijedi ozljeda gleţnja. U daljnjem tekstu opisane su navedene vrste ozljeda, riziĉni faktori za nastajanje ozljede i lijeĉenje. Prevencija je usmjerena sprjeĉavanju nastanka ozljede, a rehabilitacija je opisana u preoperativnom i postoperativnom dijelu