Metoda prostornog brandinga - Utjecaj arhitektonsko-urbanističkih zahvata na konkurentni identitet mjesta; Doktorska disertacija [sažetak]

Predmet doktorskog istraživanja jest utjecaj arhitektonsko­urbanističkih zahvata, kao sustava pojedinačnih prostornih identiteta, na konkurentni identitet mjesta. Konkurentni identitet mjesta predstavlja skup željenih značajki koje pojedinome mjestu omogućavaju pozitivno pozicioniranje u svijesti korisnika pretvarajući identitet u konkurentnu i vrijednu nematerijalnu imovinu. Postavljanjem i razradom znanstvene metode prostornog brandinga pridonosi se jačanju konkurentnog identiteta mjesta. Utvrđeni su kriteriji za vrjednovanje i kreiranje pojedinačnih prostornih identiteta, te su utvrđeni i vrjednovani čimbenici utjecaja arhitektonsko­urbanističkih zahvata, kao pojedinačnih prostornih identiteta, na konkurentni identitet mjesta. Zaključno, ovim se istraživanjem uspostavlja metodologija primjerena za implementaciju rezultata istraživanja u postupke razvojnoga strateškog programiranja i prostornog planiranja s ciljem jačanja konkurentnog identiteta mjesta, čime je ostvaren i izvorni znanstveni doprinos

The marketing environment of company "Valamar riviera d.d."

U ovom završnom radu analizirala se marketinška okolina poduzeća te je na primjeru poduzeća Valamar Riviera ona detaljno obrađena. U teorijskom dijelu se definirala okolina i njezina dva segmenta, a to su mikro i makrookolina. Mikrookolinu poduzeća čine dobavljači, kupci, marketinški posrednici, konkurencija i javnost, dok se makrookolina poduzeća sastoji od demografske, gospodarske, prirodne, tehnološke, političke ili zakonske te društvene ili kulturne okoline. Uz navedene okoline analizirana je i pojava nove virtualne okoline. U drugom dijelu rada analizirana je mikro i makrookolina poduzeća Valamar Riviera i napravljena SWOT analiza te su utvrđene prednosti, slabosti, prilike i prijetnje. Utvrđeno je da poduzeće Valamar Riviera neprestano ulaže napore kako bi i dalje ostalo jedno od vodećih maloprodajnih poduzeća. Kako bi zadržalo vodeću poziciju na tržištu i nastavilo širenje, Valamar Riviera treba iskoristiti prednosti temeljene na tradiciji, kvaliteti proizvoda i kontinuirano provoditi analizu okoline u kojoj posluje.In this thesis the marketing environment of a company is being analyzed and it was elaborated on an example of Valamar Riviera company. The environment and its two important parts, micro and macro-environment, are defined in the theoretic part. The microenvironment of a company is made of its suppliers, customers, marketing agents, competitors and general public while the macro-environment of a company consists of a demographic, economic, natural, technologic, political or legislative as well as social or cultural environment. Beside the mentioned types of environments there was also an analysis of an appearance of a new virtual environment. In the second part of the thesis there was an analysis of micro and macro-environment of Valamar Riviera company and SWOT analysis was made to establish the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threats. It was established that Valamar Riviera company is putting continuous effort to remain one of the leading retailing companies. To keep the leading position on the market and continue the expansion, Valamar Riviera has to use the advantages based on the tradition, quality of products and to constantly conduct analysis of the environment where it operates

Physical Planning and Programming Agenda; Mapping and Programming Spatial Potentials as a Basis for Integral Development

U žarištu je članka interakcija između prostornog planiranja i strateškoga gospodarskog razvoja pojedinog mjesta, odnosno rezultati koji interdisciplinarnom suradnjom in situ nastaju, a imaju implikacije na prostor. Metodom mapiranja i programiranja prostornih potencijala kreirana je nova platforma - prostorno- programska agenda - plan prostorno-programskih sadržaja, mjera i aktivnosti kojima se žele ostvariti razvojni ciljevi.This paper focuses on an interaction between physical planning and a strategic economic development of a particular environment, i.e. the results obtained through an interdisciplinary on-site cooperation having implications on space. The method of mapping and programming spatial potentials has created a new platform - physical planning and programming agenda - i.e. planning and programming functions, measures and activities

From traditional use to scientific data: Helichrysum italicum

U novije vrijeme kozmetička i farmaceutska industrija posebnu pažnju posvećuju pronalaženju dragocijenih biljaka koje svoju primjenu pronalaze u formulacijama kozmetičkih i farmaceutskih proizvoda. Jedna tako dragocijena biljka je zbog bogatstva biološki aktivnih komponenti i smilje. Dugo je vremena bila potisnuta u zaborav, no u novije vrijeme postaje velika atrakcija u svijetu. U flori Europe se nalazi 25 vrsta roda Helichrysum, dok je na editeranskom podneblju od posebnog značaja vrsta Helichrysumitalicum. U radu je dan taksonomski pregled europskih vrsta smilja. Opisane su morfološke i fiziološke karakteristike smilja, način uzgoja, način berbe te količina prinosa. Najvažniju grupu biljnih pripravaka čine ekstrakti koji se dobivaju primjenom različitih metoda ekstrakcije, počevši od jednostavnih do naprednih tehnika poput ekstrakcije pomoću superkritičnih fluida. Koji će se postupak primijeniti ovisi o vrsti i svojstvu sirovine, primarnoj obrada smilja, kvalitativnom i kvantitativnom sastavu eteričnog ulja, a posebno o njegovoj primjeni što je detaljno opisano u radu.In recent years, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry special attention give to the valuable plants that can find their application in the formulation of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. One such precious herb is Immortelle due to its rich biologically active compounds. For a long time this plant has been unfairly neglected, but today we are witnessing the increasing popularity of Immortelle in the world. In the Europe flora there is about of 25 species Helichrysum, while for the Mediterranean area particularly important is type Helichrysum italicum. This paper presents an overview of European taxonomic species of Immortelle. The morphological and physiological characteristics of Immortelle were described, plantation cultivation, harvesting method and extraction yield. The most important group of herbal products make extracts that can be obtained using different extraction methods, ranging from simple to advanced techniques such as supercritical fluid extraction. What procedure will be applied depends on the type of raw materials, processing conditions, qualitative and quantitative composition of the essential oil, and its application as described in detail in this review

“A matter of health”: Evaluation of health habits in pupils in Primary School in Serbia

We interviewed more than 400 primary school pupils from 5th to the 8th grade (aged 11 to 14 years) from the primary school in Belgrade (Serbia) about their habits concerning nutrition, beverage consumption, and time spend in front of a computer, tablet, playing games on consoles, or using a mobile phone. According to the study, a high percentage of students showed a well-established habit of eating breakfast. Also, the overall water consumption prevailed in all grades, since the school ensures students access to safe and free drinking water, as a healthy alternative to consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. However, we found increasing food consumption from bakery and consumption of carbonated drinks both in boys and girls from senior grades (7th and 8th). Also, they spent considerably more time with a computer, tablet, or mobile phone than the pupils from lower grades. About one-third of all surveyed students have been watching television or using a computer more than 3 hours during the day. We found a significant increase of BMI, as an indicator of the increasing risk of weight gain and obesity both in boys and girls in senior grades. In the current curriculum of Biology, the topic of human health is studied in the 7th grade, but presented results show that one-year education in health topics is not sufficient. It suggests the necessity of introducing the topic of health in all grades of elementary school, starting from the lowest age

Note on the fauna of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and the first record of Opomyza florum (Diptera: Opomyzidae) from mt. Goč, Serbia

Fauna of Drosophilidae in Serbia has been studied for 40 years. This paper presents the results of faunistic research conducted on Mt. Goč in June 2011 in two forests (beech and oak), which are significantly different in the type of vegetation and microclimatic factors. In the oak forest eight species of Drosophila were registered, while in the beech forest only five species were recorded. A relatively small number of species recorded is, among other things, the result of extremely bad weather conditions during the collection attempts. An interesting non-drosophilid fly was also found in the sample - Opomyza florum Fabricius, 1794 (Diptera: Opomyzidae). Since there is very little data concerning the distribution of O. florum in Serbia, this paper is an invitation to entomologists to further study this species, including faunistical, ecological and behavioral aspects, keeping in mind its potential economic impact.Fauna Drosophilidae se u Srbiji izučava već 40 godina. U ovom radu su prikazani rezultati faunističkog istraživanja sprovedenog na Goču u junu 2011. godine, u dve šume (bukovoj i hrastovoj), koje se znatno razlikuju u tipu vegetacije i mikroklimatskim faktorima. U hrastovoj šumi je registrovano 8 vrsta Drosophila, a u bukovoj 5 vrsta. Relativno mali broj registrovanih vrsta je, između ostalog, posledica ekstremno loših vremenskih uslova tokom sakupljanja mušica. U uzorku sakupljenih muva utvrđeno je i prisustvo žute žitne muve, Opomyza florum Fabricius 1794 (Diptera: Opomyzidae). Imajući u vidu da postoji vrlo malo podataka koji se tiču distribucije O. florum u Srbiji, ovaj rad je i poziv entomolozima u smislu daljeg izučavanja ove vrste, sa faunističkog, ekološkog i aspekta ponašanja, s obzirom na njen potencijalni ekonomski značaj.Projekat ministarstva br. 17301

Mating behavior as an indicator of quality of Drosophila subobscura males?

According to current theoretical predictions, any deleterious mutations that reduce nonsexual fitness may have a negative influence on mating success. This means that sexual selection may remove deleterious mutations from the populations. Males of good genetic quality should be more successful in mating, compared to the males of lower genetic quality. As mating success is a condition dependent trait, large fractions of the genome may be a target of sexual selection and many behavioral traits are likely to be condition dependent. We manipulated the genetic quality of Drosophila subobscura males by inducing mutations with ionizing radiation and observed the effects of the obtained heterozygous mutations on male mating behavior: courtship occurrence, courtship latency, mating occurrence, latency to mating and duration of mating. We found possible effects of mutations. Females mated more frequently with male progeny of nonirradiated males and that these males courted females faster compared to the male progeny of irradiated males. Our findings indicate a possible important role of sexual selection in purging deleterious mutations

Cuticular chemoprofile of the fruit fly Drosophila Subobscura (Diptera, drosophilidae)

In insects, cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile is involved in many important biological functions and may vary in different conditions. Among fruit fly species, Drosophila subobscura is one of the most frequently used in genetic, ecological and evolutionary research, because of its rich chromosomal polymorphism, specific behavioral repertoires and habitat preferences. In this work, we identified and quantified cuticular chemoprofile of D. subobscura. Using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), 25 chemical compounds were found in males and 23 compounds were found in females. Further, ANOVA confirmed significant sexual dimorphism in cuticular chemoprofile amounts. Knowledge of cuticular chemistry could contribute to further research in D. subobscura, starting from behavioral, up to ecological, since this species is recognized as an important model system for the study and monitoring of global climate changes. © 2018, Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum. All rights reserved

Chemical Ecology of Cave-Dwelling Millipedes: Defensive Secretions of the Typhloiulini (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)

Cave animals live under highly constant ecological conditions and in permanent darkness, and many evolutionary adaptations of cave-dwellers have been triggered by their specific environment. A similar "cave effect" leading to pronounced chemical interactions under such conditions may be assumed, but the chemoecology of troglobionts is mostly unknown. We investigated the defensive chemistry of a largely cave-dwelling julid group, the controversial tribe "Typhloiulini", and we included some cave-dwelling and some endogean representatives. While chemical defense in juliform diplopods is known to be highly uniform, and mainly based on methyl- and methoxy-substituted benzoquinones, the defensive secretions of typhloiulines contained ethyl-benzoquinones and related compounds. Interestingly, ethyl-benzoquinones were found in some, but not all cave-dwelling typhloiulines, and some non-cave dwellers also contained these compounds. On the other hand, ethyl-benzoquinones were not detected in troglobiont nor in endogean typhloiuline outgroups. In order to explain the taxonomic pattern of ethyl-benzoquinone occurrence, and to unravel whether a cave-effect triggered ethyl-benzoquinone evolution, we classed the "Typhloiulini" investigated here within a phylogenetic framework of julid taxa, and traced the evolutionary history of ethyl-benzoquinones in typhloiulines in relation to cave-dwelling. The results indicated a cave-independent evolution of ethyl-substituted benzoquinones, indicating the absence of a "cave effect" on the secretions of troglobiont Typhloiulini. Ethyl-benzoquinones probably evolved early in an epi- or endogean ancestor of a clade including several, but not all Typhloiulus (basically comprising a taxonomic entity known as "Typhloiulus sensu stricto") and Serboiulus. Ethyl-benzoquinones are proposed as novel and valuable chemical characters for julid systematics.Supplementary material: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3085

Cuticular chemoprofile of the fruit fly Drosophila Subobscura (Diptera, drosophilidae)

In insects, cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile is involved in many important biological functions and may vary in different conditions. Among fruit fly species, Drosophila subobscura is one of the most frequently used in genetic, ecological and evolutionary research, because of its rich chromosomal polymorphism, specific behavioral repertoires and habitat preferences. In this work, we identified and quantified cuticular chemoprofile of D. subobscura. Using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), 25 chemical compounds were found in males and 23 compounds were found in females. Further, ANOVA confirmed significant sexual dimorphism in cuticular chemoprofile amounts. Knowledge of cuticular chemistry could contribute to further research in D. subobscura, starting from behavioral, up to ecological, since this species is recognized as an important model system for the study and monitoring of global climate changes. © 2018, Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum. All rights reserved