The Role of Reward-Based Crowdfunding in Farm Financing: What Characterises Successful Campaign?

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the role of reward-based crowdfunding in farm financing, with a focus on its likelihood of success. The study uses a sample of 1,566 projects from the Kickstarter platform between 2014 and 2020. We added the level of urbanisation and relative importance of agriculture in the country’s economy to the basic elements to assess the importance of the crowdfunding. We run a logistic regression model to investigate factors that motivate investment decisions. We discovered a statistically significant negative correlation between the self-set campaign goal and project success, as well as a small positive impact of number of backers and a positive impact of the importance of agriculture in the country’s economy on crowdfunding success. In an era of rapid innovation and the rise of social networks, this paper contributes to the current literature on the agri-food industry’s reword-based crowdfunding approach

Reforma zdravstva ili kako tretiramo zdravlje

Zdravlje je Ustavom zajamčena kategorija kojom se bavi sustav zdravstva. Iako na području Hrvatske imamo velike razlike u dostupnosti zdravstvene zaštite s godinama se vrlo malo toga mijenja. Kao probleme zdravstvenog sustava možemo navesti: neracionalan sustav i loše upravljanje sustavom zdravstva- bit je problema iz kojeg proizlazi niz ostalih problema: nedostatak stručnih kadrova u pojedinim područjima, nedovoljno pažnje se posvećuje ljudskim resursima što je posebno vidljivo kroz sustav plaća u javnom sektoru te kroz male mogućnosti edukacije kadrova

Eliminacija paracetamola urinom kod pušača

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of smoking on the urine paracetamol elimination. Fourteen healthy female volunteers took part in this controlled study. Seven (23+/-3 years; 50 +/- 2 kg; x+/-SD) were non-smokers and seven (26 +/- 9 years; 58 +/- 8 kg) were smokers (15 cigarettes per day). After administration of 500 mg of paracetamol, urine sampling was performed at specific times (before drug administration and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16 and 24 hours after). The bioanalytical method used for determination of hydrolyzed paracetamol conjugates in urine samples was UV-spectrometry. The obtained pharmacokinetic parameters of paracetamol, first-order elimination rate constant (â) and elimination half-life (t1/2â), were statistically compared between non-smokers and smokers. There were no significant differences in both elimination parameters (â 0.311 1/h; t1/2â 2.23 h non-smokers vs. â 0.346 1/h; t1/2â 2.19 h smokers) between the groups. However, the differences obtained in inter-individual variability in pharmacokinetic parameters (â SD 0.013 , KV 13.4 % ; t1/2â SD 0.227, KV 4.57% nonsmokers vs. â SD 0.108 , KV 90 % ; t1/2â SD 0.684 , KV 14 % smokers) indicate relatively low predictability of paracetamol elimination in smokers. That requires higher attention in dosing this drug in smokers, especially if some other factors also influence.U radu je ispitivan uticaj sastojaka duvanskog dima na brzinu eliminacije paracetamola urinom. U kontrolisanom ispitivanju je učestvovalo 14 zdravih dobrovoljaca ženskog pola. Sedam su bili nepušači (23±8 godine; 50±2 kg: X±SD), a sedam (26±9 godina; 58±8 kg; X±SD) pušači (15 cigareta dnevno). Određivan je „ukupan” paracetamol u urinu UV- spektrometrijskom metodom, posle hidrolize konjugata paracetamola i oksidacije dobijenog proizvoda, u prisustvu hipobromita, do obojenog jedinjenja - derivata indofenola. Farmakokinetičkom analizom izmerenih koncentracija u urinu izračunati su farmakokinetički parametri: konstanta brzine eliminacije (â) i poluvreme eliminacije paracetamola (t1/2â). Mada vrednosti ovih parametara kod pušača ukazuju na bržu eliminaciju paracetamola, statističkim poređenjem farmakokinetičkih parametara eliminacije kod pušača (â=0,346 1/h i t1/2â=2,19 h) i nepušača (â=0,311 1/h, t1/2â=2,23 h), nije dobijena značajna razlika ( P lt 0,05). Veće vrednosti SD=0,108 i KV=90 % za â i SD=0,684 i KV= 14, 25 % za t1/2â u grupi pušača, u poređenju sa istim parametrima u grupi nepušača (SD=0,013 i KV=13,4 % za â i SD=0,227 i KV=4,57 % za t1/2â), pokazuju veću inter-individualnu varijabilnost farmakokinetičkih parametara eliminacije paracetamola kod pušača. Posledica je relativno niska predvidivost farmakokinetike paracetamola kod pušača, pa je kod njih potrebna veća pažnja u doziranju leka, naročito ako postoji i uticaj drugih faktora farmakokinetičke varijabilnosti

The deficit and contextual models of vaccine hesitancy: a test of the mediation path

IN ENGLISH: The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy underscores the fact that the general public does not uniformly embrace scientific recommendations. Vaccine hesitancy represents a spectrum, encompassing both those who accept all vaccines and those who outright reject them. This paper aims to explore the relationship between science literacy, contextual factors, and vaccine hesitancy while accounting for specific mediation mechanisms. The authors applied a theoretical framework derived from the deficit model and the contextual model of public understanding of science. Hypotheses regarding the relationship between scientific literacy, religiosity, political identification, and vaccine hesitancy were tested. The authors also tested several hypotheses based on the assumption that the perception of scientific credibility and institutional trust are significant mediators of the above-mentioned relationships. The data from an online survey with a nationally representative quota sample of the Croatian population (with an average age of 42.6 years.) were used (N = 1,500), while the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that the perception of scientific credibility plays a significant role as a mechanism that translates the impacts of literacy, religiosity, and political identification. Institutional trust proved to be a significant mediator but in a way opposite to the hypotheses, which points to the need to contextualize the aforementioned relationships. The authors also determined that younger age, right-wing political orientation, higher religiosity, and lower scientific literacy were the determinants of hesitancy in both vaccine types (COVID-19 and vaccines in general), thus indicating that they might be connected to deeply rooted value dispositions. Plain language summary: The paper deals with the issue of vaccine hesitancy and tries to determine the characteristics of people with a more skeptical attitude towards vaccination. The results of online research conducted among the general Croatian population showed that younger people, more religious people, and people with a right-wing political orientation have a more negative attitude towards vaccination and that this can mostly be explained by their lower trust in science and scientists. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Prevalencija oklijevanja pri cijepljenju naglašava činjenicu da opća javnost ne prihvaća jednako znanstvene preporuke. Ovaj rad ima za cilj istražiti odnos između znanstvene pismenosti, kontekstualnih čimbenika i oklijevanja pri cijepljenju uzimajući u obzir specifične mehanizme posredovanja. Autori su primijenili teorijski okvir izveden iz modela deficita i kontekstualnog modela javnog razumijevanja znanosti. Testirane su hipoteze o odnosu između znanstvene pismenosti, religioznosti, političke identifikacije i oklijevanja pri cijepljenju. Autori su također testirali nekoliko hipoteza temeljenih na pretpostavci da su percepcija znanstvene vjerodostojnosti i institucionalno povjerenje značajni posrednici gore navedenih odnosa. Korišteni su podaci iz online ankete na nacionalno reprezentativnom kvotnom uzorku hrvatskog stanovništva (prosječne dobi od 42,6 godina) (N = 1500), dok su podaci analizirani modeliranjem strukturnih jednadžbi. Rezultati su pokazali da percepcija znanstvene vjerodostojnosti igra značajnu ulogu kao mehanizam koji prevodi utjecaje pismenosti, religioznosti i političke identifikacije. Institucionalno povjerenje pokazalo se značajnim posrednikom, ali na način suprotan postavljenim hipotezama, što ukazuje na potrebu kontekstualizacije navedenih odnosa. Autori su također utvrdili da su mlađa dob, desna politička orijentacija, veća religioznost i niža znanstvena pismenost determinante oklijevanja u obje vrste cjepiva (COVID-19 i cjepiva općenito), što ukazuje da bi mogli biti povezani s duboko ukorijenjenim vrijednosnim dispozicije. Sažetak jednostavnim jezikom: Rad se bavi problemom neodlučnosti pri cijepljenju i pokušava utvrditi karakteristike osoba sa skeptičnijim stavom prema cijepljenju. Rezultati online istraživanja provedenog među općom hrvatskom populacijom pokazali su da mlađe osobe, religioznije osobe i osobe desnog političkog opredjeljenja imaju negativniji stav prema cijepljenju te da se to ponajviše može objasniti manjim povjerenjem u znanost i znanstvenike

With Food to Health : proceedings of the13th International Scientific and Professional Conference

Zbornik sadrži 5 preglednih radova, 6 izvornih znanstvenih radova i 3 stručna rada predstavljena na 13. međunarodnom znanstveno-stručnom skupu HRANOM DO ZDRAVLJA, organiziranog u sljedećim sekcijama: Prehrana, Funkcionalna hrana i dodaci prehrani, Sigurnost hrane i Analiza hrane.Proceedings contains 5 review papers, 6 original scientific papers, and 3 professional papers presented at 13th International Scientific and Professional Conference WITH FOOD TO HEALTH, organised in following sections: Nutrition, Functional Food and Dietary Supplements, Food Safety and Food Analysis

With food to health : proceedings of the 14 international scientific and professional conference

Zbornik sadrži 9 izvornih znanstvenih radova, 2 pregledna rada i 2 stručna rada predstavljena na 14. međunarodnom znanstveno-stručnom skupu HRANOM DO ZDRAVLJA.Proceedings contains 9 original scientific papers, 2 review papers, and 2 professional papers presented at 14th International Scientific and Professional Conference WITH FOOD TO HEALTH