81 research outputs found
Flora i vegetacija otoka Sveti Andrija, južna Hrvatska
The first record of as many as 160 vascular plant taxa, 134 genera and 61 families on Sveti Andrija Island (5.38 hectares), southern Adriatic, was established on the basis of floristic research in 2005. An analysis of the life-forms and floral elements was also carried out and comparisons were made with other Dubrovnik islands. Altogether, four associations were determined: Querco ilicis-Pinetum halepensis, Posidonietum oceanicae, Limonietum anfracti and Lavateretum arboreae.Na temelju istraživanja u 2005. godini, na otoku Sveti Andrija (5,38 ha) u južnom Jadranu zabilježeno je 160 svojti vaskularnih biljaka, svrstanih u 134 roda i 61 porodicu. Analizirani su životni oblici i florni elementi, te usporeÄeni s ostalim dubrovaÄkim otocima. Na otoku su utvrÄene Äetiri biljne zajednice: Querco ilicis-Pinetum halepensis, Posidonietum oceanicae, Limonietum anfracti i Lavateretum arboreae
Observational detection of meteor-produced VLF electromagnetic radiation
In November 1998, Croatian Physical Society's expedition to Mongolia was undertaken. The goal was to make measurements of the puzzling electrophonic sounds and very low frequency (VLF) radio emission from meteors during the anticipated Leonid meteor storm. During the night of 16/17 November 1998, an extremely high fireball activity of the Leonid meteors occured. During this period, we performed measurements of the VLF radiation from meteors. Here we present a positive signal which consists of a sequence of sharp, short VLF bursts, coincident with the appearance of meteor that was recorded by the video camera. This is the first completely controlled instrumental recording of such an event
Opažanje niskofrekventnog elektromagnetskog zraÄenja proizvedenog meteorom
In November 1998, Croatian Physical Society\u27s expedition to Mongolia was undertaken. The goal was to make measurements of the puzzling electrophonic sounds and very low frequency (VLF) radio emission from meteors during the anticipated Leonid meteor storm. During the night of 16/17 November 1998, an extremely high fireball activity of the Leonid meteors occured. During this period, we performed measurements of the VLF radiation from meteors. Here we present a positive signal which consists of a sequence of sharp, short VLF bursts, coincident with the appearance of meteor that was recorded by the video camera. This is the first completely controlled instrumental recording of such an event.Ekspedicija Hrvatskog fizikalnog druÅ”tvo uputila se u Mongoliju u studenom 1998 radi promatranja oÄekivane kiÅ”e meteora i mjerenja neobiÄnih elektrofonskih Å”umova i niskofrekventnog elektromagnetskog zraÄenja proizvedenog meteorima. U noÄi 16/17 studenog 1998. doÅ”lo je do izrazito pojaÄane aktivnosti sjajnih meteora Leonida. U tom smo periodu mjerili elektromagnetske valove VLF i istovremeno snimali meteore. Ovdje izvjeÅ”Äujemo o zabilježenom signalu elektromagnetskih valova koji se sastojao od niza kratkotrajnih niskofrekventnih impulsa, koji se pojavio istovremeno s meteorom. Ovo je prvo instrumentalno bilježenje te pojave naÄinjeno u potpuno kontroliranim uvjetima
Opažanje niskofrekventnog elektromagnetskog zraÄenja proizvedenog meteorom
In November 1998, Croatian Physical Society\u27s expedition to Mongolia was undertaken. The goal was to make measurements of the puzzling electrophonic sounds and very low frequency (VLF) radio emission from meteors during the anticipated Leonid meteor storm. During the night of 16/17 November 1998, an extremely high fireball activity of the Leonid meteors occured. During this period, we performed measurements of the VLF radiation from meteors. Here we present a positive signal which consists of a sequence of sharp, short VLF bursts, coincident with the appearance of meteor that was recorded by the video camera. This is the first completely controlled instrumental recording of such an event.Ekspedicija Hrvatskog fizikalnog druÅ”tvo uputila se u Mongoliju u studenom 1998 radi promatranja oÄekivane kiÅ”e meteora i mjerenja neobiÄnih elektrofonskih Å”umova i niskofrekventnog elektromagnetskog zraÄenja proizvedenog meteorima. U noÄi 16/17 studenog 1998. doÅ”lo je do izrazito pojaÄane aktivnosti sjajnih meteora Leonida. U tom smo periodu mjerili elektromagnetske valove VLF i istovremeno snimali meteore. Ovdje izvjeÅ”Äujemo o zabilježenom signalu elektromagnetskih valova koji se sastojao od niza kratkotrajnih niskofrekventnih impulsa, koji se pojavio istovremeno s meteorom. Ovo je prvo instrumentalno bilježenje te pojave naÄinjeno u potpuno kontroliranim uvjetima
KOMORBIDITETNE DIJAGNOZE KOD OSOBA KOJE UZ ZATVORSKU KAZNU IMAJU I IZREÄENU SIGURNOSNU MJERU OBVEZNOG PSIHIJATRIJSKOG LIJEÄENJA NA ODJELU FORENZIÄKE PSIHIJATRIJE ZATVORSKE BOLNICE ZAGREB
Autorice prikazuju zastupljenost dijagnoze ovisnosti kao komorbiditetne dijagnoze u osoba koje uz izdržavanje zatvorske
kazne imaju izreÄenu i sigurnosnu mjeru obaveznog psihijatrijskog lijeÄenja po Äl. 68 KZ/11. Od ukupnog broja
bolesnika koji su se tijekom 2010. i 2011. godine lijeÄili na Odjelu forenziÄke psihijatrije Zatvorske bolnice u Zagrebu, 44
% je uz dijagnozu psihiÄkog poremeÄaja imalo i dijagnozu ovisnosti/zloporabe alkohola ili dijagnozu ovisnosti/zloporabe
psihoaktivnih tvari; unutar te skupine bolesnika u 60 % sluÄajeva javlja se dijagnoza zloporabe/ovisnosti o alkoholu, a u
40 sluÄajeva dijagnoza ovisnosti/zloporabe psihoaktivnih tvari. U najveÄem postotku je prva psihijatrijska dijagnoza ovih
bolesnika bila poremeÄaj liÄnosti (68 % ispitanika) i posttraumatski stresni poremeÄaj (13 % ispitanika). Gotovo polovica
svih bolesnika je veÄ prethodno bila kažnjavana. U gotovo polovici ispitanika vezano za izdržavanje sadaÅ”nje kazne nalaze
se kaznena djela: teÅ”ko ubojstvo, ubojstvo, teÅ”ke tjelesne ozljede, kraÄa i razbojniÅ”tvo. Pri tome se primjeÄuje da je dijagnoza
ovisnosti o alkoholu u vrlo visokom postotku prisutna meÄu kaznenim djelima teÅ”kog ubojstva i nasilja u obitelji te
prijetnji, silovanju, prometnim nesreÄama, pedofiliji i uzrokovanju požara, dok je u kaznenim djelima kraÄe i razbojniÅ”tva
u 44 % sluÄajeva zastupljena dijagnoza ovisnosti/zlopoprabe psihoaktivnih tvari, a u 33 % dijagnoza ovisnosti o alkoholu.
Paralelno lijeÄenje psihiÄkog poremeÄaja i ovisnosti tijekom izdržavanja zatvorske kazne bolesnika nužno je i neizbježno
Observational detection of meteor-produced VLF electromagnetic radiation
In November 1998, Croatian Physical Society's expedition to Mongolia was undertaken. The goal was to make measurements of the puzzling electrophonic sounds and very low frequency (VLF) radio emission from meteors during the anticipated Leonid meteor storm. During the night of 16/17 November 1998, an extremely high fireball activity of the Leonid meteors occured. During this period, we performed measurements of the VLF radiation from meteors. Here we present a positive signal which consists of a sequence of sharp, short VLF bursts, coincident with the appearance of meteor that was recorded by the video camera. This is the first completely controlled instrumental recording of such an event
A review of tertiary BIM education for advanced engineering communication with visualization
SPECT with Tc-99m-labeled agents is better able to detect viability after nitrate administration. Nitrates induce vasoclilation and may increase blood flow to severely hypoperfused but viable myocardium, thereby enhancing tracer delivery and improving the detection of viability. Quantitative data on the changes in blood flow are lacking in SPECT but can be provided by PET. The aim of the present study was to use PET to evaluate whether nitrate administration increases blood flow to chronically dysfunctional but viable myocardium. Methods: N-13-Ammonia PET was used to quantitatively assess blood flow, and F-18-FDG PET was used as the gold standard to detect viable myocardium. Twenty-five patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction underwent N-13-ammonia PET at rest and after nitrate administration. Results: A significant increase in nitrate-enhanced blood flow was observed in viable segments (from 0.55 +/- 0.15 to 0.68 +/- 0.24 mL/min/g, P <0.05). No statistically significant change in blood flow was observed in nonviable segments (0.60 +/- 0.20 vs. 0.55 +/- 0.18 mL/min/g). A ratio of at least 1.1 for nitrate-enhanced flow to resting flow allowed optimal detection of viable myocardium, yielding a sensitivity of 82% with a specificity of 100%. Conclusion: N-13-Ammonia PET showed a significant increase in nitrate-enhanced blood flow in viable myocardium, whereas blood flow remained unchanged after nitrate administration in nonviable myocardium. Nitrate use during myocardial perfusion imaging will lead to improved assessment of myocardial viability
Talking in Time: the development of a self-administered Conversation Analysis based training programme for cochlear implant users
Objectives: Training software to facilitate participation in conversations where overlapping talk is common was to be developed with the involvement of Cochlear implant (CI) users.
Methods: Examples of common types of overlap were extracted from a recorded corpus of 3.5 hours of British English conversation. In eight meetings, an expert panel of five CI users tried out ideas for a computer-based training programme addressing difficulties in turn-taking.
Results: Based on feedback from the panel, a training programme was devised. The first module consists of introductory videos. The three remaining modules, implemented in interactive software, focus on non-overlapped turn-taking, competitive overlaps and accidental overlaps.
Discussion: The development process is considered in light of feedback from panel members and from an end of project dissemination event. Benefits, limitations and challenges of the present approach to user involvement and to the design of self-administered communication training programmes are discussed.
Conclusion: The project was characterized by two innovative features: the involvement of service users not only at its outset and conclusion but throughout its course; and the exclusive use of naturally occurring conversational speech in the training programme. While both present practical challenges, the project has demonstrated the potential for ecologically valid speech rehabilitation training
Hallucinations in Hearing Impairment:How Informed Are Clinicians?
Background and Hypothesis: Patients with hearing impairment (HI) may experience hearing sounds without external sources, ranging from random meaningless noises (tinnitus) to music and other auditory hallucinations (AHs) with meaningful qualities. To ensure appropriate assessment and management, clinicians need to be aware of these phenomena. However, sensory impairment studies have shown that such clinical awareness is low.Study Design: An online survey was conducted investigating awareness of AHs among clinicians and their opinions about these hallucinations.Study Results: In total, 125 clinicians (68.8% audiologists; 18.4% Ear-Nose-Throat [ENT] specialists) across 10 countries participated in the survey. The majority (96.8%) was at least slightly aware of AHs in HI. About 69.6% of participants reported encountering patients with AHs less than once every 6 months in their clinic. Awareness was significantly associated with cliniciansā belief that patients feel anxious about their hallucinations (Ī² = .018, t(118) = 2.47, P < .01), their belief that clinicians should be more aware of these hallucinations (Ī² =.018, t(118) = 2.60, P < .01), and with confidence of clinicians in their skills to assess them (Ī² = .017, t(118) = 2.63, P < .01). Clinicians felt underequipped to treat AHs (Median = 31; U = 1838; PFDRadj < .01).Conclusions: Awareness of AHs among the surveyed clinicians was high. Yet, the low frequency of encounters with hallucinating patients and their belief in music as the most commonly perceived sound suggest unreported cases. Clinicians in this study expressed a lack of confidence regarding the assessment and treatment of AHs and welcome more information
European Red List of Marine Fishes
The European Red List is a review of the conservation
status of European species according to IUCN regional
Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are
threatened with extinction at the regional level, so that
appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve
their status. This Red List publication summarises results
for all described native European marine fishes.Postprin
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