“A space for the translator(s)”: situating student translators in real-life shoes

The paper presents an extra-curricular project of translating a collection of short stories Prostor za mokrog psa (2011) into English. The translation was done by 15 Niš English Department BA and MA students from February to July 2017, resulting in a publication (The place for the wet dog 2018). Starting from the theoretical concept of Situated Translation (Risku 2002), a Cognitive Sciences approach which ‘portray[s] translation as a highly complex and ill-structured social, cognitive, and cultural process’ (Kiraly 2005: 1103), the study presents the results from the comparison of various versions of the student translations and informal comments during group and individual conferences. In operationalizing the theory in translation education, we use the ‘empowerment’ approach (Kiraly 2005), which helps students become ’proactive agents of their own learning through authentic, collaborative work leading to autonomy and expertise’ (ibid, 1104). We focus on the problems concerning the issues of audience (how to reach foreign readership), cultural and historical context of the stories (understanding of the ex-Yugoslav context) and translating different dialects, sociolects and idiolects. Although an extra-curricular activity, the project proves that the authentic, ‘situated’ translation tasks greatly contribute to students’ learning and competences development, preparing students for real-life tasks

Status of Fe, Mn and Zn in red beet due to fertilization and environment

Soil is a non-renewable resource, so it should be taken care of it. High quality food with sufficient yield for a growing human population can be produced only if plant nutrients are added to the soil by fertilizers to increase soil fertility, but the fertilizers have to be used economically, with the aim of raising the nutrient content available in the soil in order to meet plants’ needs. The goal of the present investigation was to determine the effect of application of organic and mineral fertilizers as well as the effect of research environment on micronutrient content in red beet root. A field trial (2003–2005) was set up in a hilly part of Croatia according to the Latin square method, with four types of fertilization (control, 50 t stable manure*ha-1, 500 and 1,000 kg NPK 5-20-30*ha-1). After digestion of plant material with concentrated HNO3, iron, manganese, and zinc were determined by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The highest average red beet root micronutrient contents (270 mg Fe*kg-1 in dry matter, 96 mg Zn*kg-1 in dry matter, and 53 mg Mn*kg-1 in dry matter) were determined in the first research environment (Brašljevica in 2003) with low potassium soil content. There was a general decreasing trend in contents of the studied micronutrients (Fe, Mn and Zn) with NPK 5-20-30 fertilization (and by application of high doses of potassium), certainly due to antagonistic activity with potassium. It is suggested to fertilize with both 500 kg NPK 5-20-30*ha-1 and microelement fertilizers

Beetroot mineral composition affected by mineral and organic fertilization

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Effect of calcination temperature on the photoactivities of ZnO nanoparticles for degradation of the herbicide clomazone

The introduction of huge amount of organic pollutants such as dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, etc. to the environment has caused many diseases to both aquatic and terrestrial lives due to their carcinogenic, toxic, and mutagenic poisonous nature. As environmental friendly and easy operational techniques, photocatalysis with semiconductors has been regarded as the most advanced and effective technique to replace the traditional methods used for the removal of organic pollutants [1-4]. Calcination temperature plays a key role in the crystallinity and photocatalytic activities of semiconductor photocatalysts [1]. The aim of this work was to investigate removal of the herbicide clomazone from double distilled water in the presence of novel ZnO nanoparticles under simulated sunlight. The ZnO photocatalysts were synthesized by precipitation method from the water and ethanol solutions of the acetate precursor and calcinated at 300–700 °C. The performances of the applied photocatalysts were correlated with their physic chemical properties. The efficiency of elimination the herbicide from double distilled water was monitored by UFLC–DAD technique

Photocatalytic degradation of mesotrione in the presence of TiO2 hombikat modified with different Au nanoparticles

Due to the harmful and toxic effects of organic pollutants scientists are searching for an effective method to remove these substances from the environment. One of the most efficient and environmentally friendly technologies for removing of organic water pollutants is photocatalytic degradation in the presence of various photocatalysts [1]. There are many metal-oxide photocatalysts which showed great photoactivity, but the most frequently used is TiO2 [2]. Recently, great attention has been paid to Au nanoparticles because in the case of TiO2 have showed extend of the spectral response to the visible light region in comparison with nonmodified TiO2 [3], and efficiently suppress the e– –h recombination [4]. Mesotrione [2-(4-methylsulfonyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione] is a selective herbicide for preand post-emergence control of broad-leaf and grassy weeds in corn. It was developed by the company Syngeta Crop Protection and it was registered in Europe in 2000, and in the United States in 2001. Beside good properties in control of weeds mesotrione has harmful and toxic effects on non-target organisms. Low sorption of mentioned herbicide may indicate the leaching potential in the groundwater from maize production fields [5], wherein its presence in environmental waters can lead to negative consequences on the aquatic ecosystem. In this paper, photocatalytic degradation of mesotrione using TiO2 Hombikat modified with Au nanoparticles (nonmodified and modified with 2-mercaptoethanol, as well as with 2- mercaptoethanol and fullerenol nanoparticles) under simulated solar irradiation was investigated. Different volumes of various nanoparticles were added in suspension in order to enhance activity of commercial TiO2 Hombikat under simulated sunlight

Zirconia based photocatalysts in degradation of selected herbicides

Hydrothermally synthesized zirconia nanopowders: pure and doped with Si4+ ions were spectroscopically characterized and used as photocatalysts for degradation of herbicides sulcotrione and fluroxypyr. Zirconia is wide band gap ceramic (Eg ~ 5 eV) however, synthesized nanopowders showed unexpected, modest absorbance in visible light range. That fact inspired photocatalytical degradation of herbicides with wide utilization, using solar irradiation (SI) in laboratory conditions. In the scope of this study, degradation of herbicides was only slightly achieved (irradiation time 2h).XV International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry : Proceedings. Vol. 1, September 20-24,2021, Belgrad

Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees.

Non-native pests, climate change, and their interactions are likely to alter relationships between trees and tree-associated organisms with consequences for forest health. To understand and predict such changes, factors structuring tree-associated communities need to be determined. Here, we analysed the data consisting of records of insects and fungi collected from dormant twigs from 155 tree species at 51 botanical gardens or arboreta in 32 countries. Generalized dissimilarity models revealed similar relative importance of studied climatic, host-related and geographic factors on differences in tree-associated communities. Mean annual temperature, phylogenetic distance between hosts and geographic distance between locations were the major drivers of dissimilarities. The increasing importance of high temperatures on differences in studied communities indicate that climate change could affect tree-associated organisms directly and indirectly through host range shifts. Insect and fungal communities were more similar between closely related vs. distant hosts suggesting that host range shifts may facilitate the emergence of new pests. Moreover, dissimilarities among tree-associated communities increased with geographic distance indicating that human-mediated transport may serve as a pathway of the introductions of new pests. The results of this study highlight the need to limit the establishment of tree pests and increase the resilience of forest ecosystems to changes in climate

Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees

13 Pág.Non-native pests, climate change, and their interactions are likely to alter relationships between trees and tree-associated organisms with consequences for forest health. To understand and predict such changes, factors structuring tree-associated communities need to be determined. Here, we analysed the data consisting of records of insects and fungi collected from dormant twigs from 155 tree species at 51 botanical gardens or arboreta in 32 countries. Generalized dissimilarity models revealed similar relative importance of studied climatic, host-related and geographic factors on differences in tree-associated communities. Mean annual temperature, phylogenetic distance between hosts and geographic distance between locations were the major drivers of dissimilarities. The increasing importance of high temperatures on differences in studied communities indicate that climate change could affect tree-associated organisms directly and indirectly through host range shifts. Insect and fungal communities were more similar between closely related vs. distant hosts suggesting that host range shifts may facilitate the emergence of new pests. Moreover, dissimilarities among tree-associated communities increased with geographic distance indicating that human-mediated transport may serve as a pathway of the introductions of new pests. The results of this study highlight the need to limit the establishment of tree pests and increase the resilience of forest ecosystems to changes in climate.We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (Project C15.0081) Grant 174644 and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Grant 00.0418.PZ/P193-1077. This work was supported by COST Action “Global Warning” (FP1401). CABI is an international intergovernmental organisation, and R.E., M.K., H.L. and I.F. gratefully acknowledge the core financial support from our member countries (and lead agencies) including the United Kingdom (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), China (Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Australia (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research), Canada (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Netherlands (Directorate General for International Cooperation), and Switzerland (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation). See https://www.cabi.org/aboutcabi/who-we-work-with/key-donors/ for full details. M.B. and M.K.H. were financially supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency (Project APVV-19-0116). H.B. would like to thank the botanist Jorge Capelo who helped with Myrtaceae identification and INIAV IP for supporting her contribution to this study. Contributions of M. de G. and B.P. were financed through Slovenian Research Agency (P4-0107) and by the Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (Public Forestry Service). G.C, C.B.E. and A.F.M. were supported by OTKA 128008 research grant provided by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office. Contributions of K.A. and R.D. were supported by the Estonian Research Council grants PSG136 and PRG1615. M.J.J., C.L.M. and H.P.R. were financially supported by the 15. Juni Fonden (Grant 2017-N-123). P.B., B.G. and M.Ka. were financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland for the University of Agriculture in Krakow (SUB/040013-D019). C.N. was financially supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency (Grant APVV-15-0531). N.K. was partially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant № 22-16-00075) [species identification] and the basic project of Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS (№ FWES-2021-0011) [data analysis]. R.OH. was supported by funding from DAERA, and assistance from David Craig, AFBI. T.P. thanks the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) for funding noting that this publication does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DFFE or its employees. In preparing the publication, materials of the bioresource scientific collection of the CSBG SB RAS “Collections of living plants indoors and outdoors” USU_440534 (Novosibirsk, Russia) were used. M.Z. was financially supported by Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (contract no. 451-03-47/2023-01/200197). We acknowledge the Genetic Diversity Centre (GDC) at ETH Zurich for providing computational infrastructure and acknowledge the contribution of McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Center (Montréal, Quebec, Canada) for pair-end sequencing on Illumina MiSeq. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewe

ARHITEKTONSKO URBANISTIČKO RJEŠENJE POSLOVNE ZONE - INFORMACIJSKO - TEHNOLOŠKI PARK

Poslovna zgrada smještena je u središnjem dijelu obuhvata uz Gacku ulicu orijentacije sjever-jug. Zbog svoje pozicije predstavlja komunikaciju između dva trga različitih namjena. Komunikaciju omogućuje transparentnošću i fluidnim kretanjem kroz prizemlje zgrade. Zgrada se ističe svojim asimetričnim oblikom koji čine dvije staklene "opne" koje izlaze iz gabarita zgrade. Staklene opne unutar zgrade odvajaju zajedničke prostore od ostalih. Veća je namijenjena za rad, dok je manja namijenjena za rekreaciju i druženje. Transparentnost se očituje kroz cijelu zgradu u vidu staklenih pregrada koje omogućuju otvorenost prostora.The office building is located in the central part of the scope along Gacka street. The orientation of the building is north-south. Due to it's position, it represents communication between two squares for different purposes. It enables communication through transparency and fluid movement through the ground floor of the building. The building stands out with it's asymmetrical shape consisting of two glass "membranes" that protrude from the dimensions of the building. Glass membranes inside the building separate the common areas from the others. The larger one is intended for work, while the smaller one is intended for recreation and socializing. Transparency is manifested throughout the building in the form of glass partitions that allow open space