The image of nation in the national anthems of Central European countries

Proučavajući himne u zemljama post-komunističke Europe, autor pokazuje kako je zanimljivo pratiti nove valove nacionalnog osjećaja i identifikacije na tom prostoru. Kroz prizmu nacionalnih himni tih zemalja, koje datiraju još iz 19. stoljeća, pokušava izložiti nacionalno samoviđenje i stereotipe prema drugim nacijama. U sklopu takva razmatranja uočava neke sličnosti, tj. opća mjesta, ideja nacionalnog jedinstva, što se vrlo lijepo može iščitati u himnama nacija u ovoj regiji.Former communist block countries are mostly located in the area known as Central Europe. It is interesting to follow new waves of national feelings and self-identification in that area. It is obvious that the process of national integration in former communist countries was very much different from the identical process in Western Europe. Researching the national anthems of the former communist countries, composed already during the 19th century it is possible to discover self-identification of each nation and its stereotypes toward other nations. It is obvious that some elements in all anthems are identical – for example the idea of national unity. It is also important to note that all anthems contain the opposition between the national and ethnic values as well as the difference between the national and state values

Common Fate of the Visegrád peoples : Resemblances of Tradition and Mentality = Visegrádi sorsközösség : Hasonló hagyományok és mentalitás

The study is a comparative overview of the mental traditions of the Visegrad nations. Based on the circumstances of modern nationhood, there is a wide zone on our continent, roughly between the Baltic Sea, the Adriatic and the Black Sea, where this modernisation process has taken place in a similar way. Here, the goals of the nation-state could be formulated in terms of dynastic empires. Cultural nation-building played a particular role in our region. In an area made up of a colourful mosaic of languages and religions, the sense of threat was predominant, as can be seen from the national self-images expressed in the national anthems. The prejudice with which competing nationalisms viewed each other is instructive. In the 20th century, our region had to live through two periods of totalitarianism, which is a significant difference compared to the western countries of the continent

The image of nation in the national anthems of Central European countries

Proučavajući himne u zemljama post-komunističke Europe, autor pokazuje kako je zanimljivo pratiti nove valove nacionalnog osjećaja i identifikacije na tom prostoru. Kroz prizmu nacionalnih himni tih zemalja, koje datiraju još iz 19. stoljeća, pokušava izložiti nacionalno samoviđenje i stereotipe prema drugim nacijama. U sklopu takva razmatranja uočava neke sličnosti, tj. opća mjesta, ideja nacionalnog jedinstva, što se vrlo lijepo može iščitati u himnama nacija u ovoj regiji.Former communist block countries are mostly located in the area known as Central Europe. It is interesting to follow new waves of national feelings and self-identification in that area. It is obvious that the process of national integration in former communist countries was very much different from the identical process in Western Europe. Researching the national anthems of the former communist countries, composed already during the 19th century it is possible to discover self-identification of each nation and its stereotypes toward other nations. It is obvious that some elements in all anthems are identical – for example the idea of national unity. It is also important to note that all anthems contain the opposition between the national and ethnic values as well as the difference between the national and state values

Influence of a single treatment with vitamin E or K (hormonal imprinting) of neonatal rats on the sexual behavior of adults

The effect of a single neonatal treatment (imprinting) with vitamin E or vitamin K 1 on the sexual activity of three-month old rats, was studied. In female animals vitamin E treatment significantly lowered the Meyerson index and lordosis quotient, among males there were significantly more inactive animals and no multiple ejaculations could be observed. Vitamin K 1 treatment caused only slight changes in the same direction, in both sexes. Considering also earlier results concerning vitamin A and D neonatal treatments (alterations in receptor binding capacity, sex hormone levels and sexual behavior), and receptorial changes caused by neonatal vitamin E and K 1 treatments, the present experiment also calls attention to the lifelong effects of perinatal treatment with lipid soluble vitamins

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Increased Short-Term Beat-to-Beat QT Interval Variability in Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Prediabetic states and diabetes are important risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Determination of short-term QT interval variability (STVQT) is a non-invasive method for assessment of proarrhythmic risk. The aim of the study was to evaluate the STVQT in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). 18 IGT patients [age: 63 +/- 11 years, body mass index (BMI): 31 +/- 6 kg/m2, fasting glucose: 6.0 +/- 0.4 mmol/l, 120 min postload glucose: 9.0 +/- 1.0 mmol/l, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): 5.9 +/- 0.4%; mean +/- SD] and 18 healthy controls (age: 56 +/- 9 years, BMI: 27 +/- 5 kg/m2, fasting glucose: 5.2 +/- 0.4 mmol/l, 120 min postload glucose: 5.5 +/- 1.3 mmol/l, HbA1c: 5.4 +/- 0.3%) were enrolled into the study. ECGs were recorded, processed, and analyzed off-line. The RR and QT intervals were expressed as the average of 30 consecutive beats, the temporal instability of beat-to-beat repolarization was characterized by calculating STVQT as follows: STVQT = Sigma|QTn + 1 - QTn| (30x radical2)-1. Autonomic function was assessed by means of standard cardiovascular reflex tests. There were no differences between IGT and control groups in QT (411 +/- 43 vs 402 +/- 39 ms) and QTc (431 +/- 25 vs 424 +/- 19 ms) intervals or QT dispersion (44 +/- 13 vs 42 +/- 17 ms). However, STVQT was significantly higher in IGT patients (5.0 +/- 0.7 vs 3.7 +/- 0.7, P < 0.0001). The elevated temporal STVQT in patients with IGT may be an early indicator of increased instability of cardiac repolarization during prediabetic conditions

Előkészületek az Eötvös-kísérlet újramérésére

Eötvös Loránd munkatársaival, Pekár Dezsővel és Fekete Jenővel 1906-tól méréssorozatot végeztek (EPF-mérések) a súlyos (gravitációs) és a tehetetlen tömeg arányosságára vonatkozóan. 1986-ban Ephraim Fischbach és társai az EPFmérési eredményekben olyan szisztematikus anyagfüggést fedeztek fel, amelyet végül kísérletileg nem tudtak igazolni, ugyanakkor az eltérések okára máig sem találtak magyarázatot. A mérések elemzésének eredményeképpen most olyan szisztematikus hibalehetőséget találtunk, amely indokolttá teszi a mai korszerű technikai lehetőségek által kínált jobb feltételek mellett a kísérletek megismétlését. 2017 júniusában a Wigner Fizikai Kutatóközpontban (Wigner FK) döntés született az EPF-mérések Eötvös-ingával történő megismétlésére és az esetleges eltérések tényleges okának feltárására. A 2017 júniusától megkezdett munkában a mérésekben és ezek előkészületeiben az MTA Wigner Fizikai Kutatóközpontja, a BME Általános- és Felsőgeodéziai Tanszéke, az Egyesület a Tudomány és Technológia Egységéért (ETTE), illetve a BME Irányítástechnika és Informatika Tanszéke vesznek részt más további szervezetek, tanszékek és szakértők bevonásával. A mérések több mint egy éves igen alapos előkészületek után a KFKI (Wigner FK) területén lévő Jánossy Földalatti Fizikai Laboratóriumban, 30 m mélységben, megfelelő nyugalmi körülmények és kontrollált feltételek között 2018 decemberében megkezdődtek. Az EPF-mérések megismétlésének külön aktualitást ad Eötvös Loránd halála 100. évfordulójának tiszteletére 2019-ben tartott Eötvös-év. Jelenlegi tanulmányunkban röviden áttekintjük a szükséges fi zikai alapismereteket, az előzményeket, beszámolunk a mérések előkészületeiről és a jelenlegi állapotáról