„Karizmatični“ Poglavnik? Poglavnik i formiranje karizmatske zajednice – primjena i korisnost Weberova koncepta karizme

U svome tekstu autor, primjenjujući koncept karizme i razvoj njegovoga značenja od Maxa Webera do Aristotlea A. Kallisa, analizira formiranje prvotnih odnosa stvorenih unutar Ustaškog pokreta, tj. između njegova Poglavnika, Ante Pavelića, i njegovih najbližih sljedbenika. Detaljnom analizom uspostavljenih odnosa i njihovih razvojnih procesa autor zaključuje da se ti prvotni odnosi mogu promatrati i analizirati unutar šireg konteksta bezuvjetnog prihvaćanja karizmatske ličnosti, tj. stvaranja karizmatske zajednice, što čini odmak od često pojednostavljenog istraživanja tih odnosa prema jednostavnome principu vođa-podanici, tj. umjetno stvorenom kultu ličnosti. Ovako uspostavljeni odnosi imali su svrhu bezuvjetnog ostvarenja tzv. \u27mobilizirajućeg mita\u27, utjelovljenog u liku i djelu Poglavnika, te ostvarenje ideje o karizmatizaciji \u27organski\u27 zamišljene narodne zajednice

Kad povjesničari ne žele, a novinari ne razumiju – komentar poljudske svastike, povika Za dom spremni i članka D. Kuljiša o ustašama

Svastika, fašizam, ustaše, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, Za Dom Spremni, mjerenje visine kukuruza ispruženom desnom rukom, Jure i Boban, mise za poglavnika, totalitarizam, te mnogi drugi atributi i simbolički izražaji dio su svakodnevnog političkog i društvenog intelektualnog folklora suvremene Hrvatske. Nažalost, takve pojave, umjesto da budu upozorenje i pozivaju na oprez, najčešće se komentiraju ili „znanstveno“ obrađuju na veoma površan i populistički način

Ex post analysis of road projects: resilience to crisis

This investigation aimed to reveal a mechanism of how different road projects' settings respond to macro-economic crisis. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed over a sample of 31 European road projects, in various funding arrangements and life cycle phases, all extracted from the Horizon 2020 BENEFIT project cases database. The project setting is described through a specific combination of project features and/or values of developed indicators. The analysis was applied to identify factors that contributed to projects' performance regarding the resilience to the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. By doing this, it became possible to determine potential liabilities of projects that are already in their implementation or use phases. The analysis showed there are equally strong contributors to a project's success within country-specific, as well as project-specific features. In order to boost resilience toward sudden and unpredicted disruptions, several factors have emerged, such as long term planning, investing in top priority projects (preferably medium size investments), with realistic traffic projections and experienced and responsible concessionaires, but also having in place strong regulatory bodies and government support. The identified mechanism of enhancing the resilience to crisis caused by a specific project setting can be beneficial to multiple stakeholders

Ex post analysis of road projects: resilience to crisis

This investigation aimed to reveal a mechanism of how different road projects' settings respond to macro-economic crisis. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed over a sample of 31 European road projects, in various funding arrangements and life cycle phases, all extracted from the Horizon 2020 BENEFIT project cases database. The project setting is described through a specific combination of project features and/or values of developed indicators. The analysis was applied to identify factors that contributed to projects’ performance regarding the resilience to the global financial crisis of 2007–2008. By doing this, it became possible to determine potential liabilities of projects that are already in their implementation or use phases. The analysis showed there are equally strong contributors to a project’s success within country-specific, as well as project-specific features. In order to boost resilience toward sudden and unpredicted disruptions, several factors have emerged, such as long term planning, investing in top priority projects (preferably medium size investments), with realistic traffic projections and experienced and responsible concessionaires, but also having in place strong regulatory bodies and government support.The identified mechanism of enhancing the resilience to crisis caused by a specific project setting can be beneficial to multiple stakeholders

Validnost i pouzdanost testa za procenu specifičnih fizičkih sposobnosti policajaca u anaerobno-laktatnom režimu rada

The subject of this paper was the examination of validity and reliability of the obstacle course test (OCSAPO1) that can be used to assess the specific abilities of police officers in the anaerobic-lactate work regime. Twenty-five students of the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies took part in this research (14 male and 11 female). The testing was performed according to the test - retest method for determining reliability. The studied variables included: performance time of the OC_SAPO1 (indicator of effectiveness), lactate concentration in capillary blood (measure of metabolic acidosis) and the value of heart rate frequency (measure of the functional exertion of the cardiovascular system). The results of t-test showed that the participants mastered the OC SAPO1 7.17 seconds faster in the second testing (t - 4.164, p lt 0.01), i.e. 7.25% faster, which suggests the that there is a learning effect and that test can be used for educational purposes. A statistically significant difference of the measured concentration of lactates and maximum heart frequency was not established between the two tests. Based on Cronbach's Alpha results, we can claim that the OC SAPO1 is a reliable measuring instrument for the evaluation of the specific ability of police officers in anaerobic-lactate work regime. A lower reliability of the Cronbach's Alpha test was established for maximum heart frequency when compared to the other studied variables. The registered levels of the studied variables classify the OCSAPO1 as a test of sub-maximal intensity in the anaerobic-lactate work regime.Predmet ovog rada je ispitivanje validnosti i pouzdanosti testa - poligona (Pol_SSP1) koji se može koristiti za procenu specifične spretnosti policajaca u anaerobno-laktatnom režimu rada. U istraživanju je učestvovalo 25 studenata Kriminalističko-policijske akademije (14 muškaraca i 11 žena). Testiranje se sprovodilo po metodi za utvrđivanje pouzdanosti test - retest. Posmatrane varijable bile su: vreme potrebno za Pol_SSP1 (pokazatelj efikasnosti), koncentracija laktata u kapilarnoj krvi (mera metaboličke acidoze) i vrednost frekvencije rada srca (mera funkcionalnog opterećenja srčanosudovnog sistema organizma). Rezultati t-testa pokazali su da su ispitanici Pol_SSP1 savladali u drugom testiranju statistički značajno brže (t - 4.164, p lt 0.01) za 7.17 sekundi, tj. za 7.25% što navodi na edukabilni efekat testa i može se koristit u nastavnom procesu. Kod izmerene koncentracije laktata i maksimalne frekvencije srca nije utvrđena statistički značajne razlika između dva testiranja. Na osnovu rezultata Cronbach 's Alpha, može se zaključiti da je PolSSPl kao instrument za procenu specifične spretnosti policajaca u anaerobno-laktatnom režimu rada pouzdan merni instrument. U ovom istraživanju kod maksimalne frekvencije srca uočena je niža Cronbach 's Alpha pouzdanost testa u odnosu na ostale posmatrane varijable. Postignuti nivoi posmatranih varijabli svrstavaju Pol_SSP1 u testove submaksimalnog intenziteta u anaerobno­laktatnom režimu rada

Management of orbital complications of acute rhinosinusitis in pediatric patients : a 15-Year single-center experience

BACKGROUND: The major clinical dilemma managing acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) in pediatric population is distinguishing uncomplicated rhinosinusitis from a complicated bacterial ARS and orbital complications, the latter requiring antimicrobials and surgical intervention. However, factors associated with severe orbital complications and the optimum management strategy remains controversial. The objectives of this study were to characterize the clinical outcomes of children with orbital complications of ARS and to identify risk factors associated with disease severity. METHODS: This retrospective cohort analysis evaluated the clinical outcomes of 61 children admitted for orbital complications between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2017. Descriptive statistics were performed to examine the demographics and clinical findings. We compared groups using Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and χ for categorical variables. RESULTS: Although two-thirds of children had received prehospital antibiotics, half of the cohort presented with post-septal orbital complications. While 83% of isolates obtained from the same patients were susceptible to the prehospital antibiotics given, the majority of those who received prehospital antibiotics nevertheless required surgical intervention. We observed significant association between the age of presentation and disease severity. Children >5 years of age presented with more severe orbital complications despite prehospital antibiotics and were more likely to require surgical intervention (P 5 years with ARS due to worse orbital complications despite prehospital antibiotics.PostprintPeer reviewe

VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF SPECIFIC PHYSICAL ABILITIES OF POLICE OFFICERS IN THE ANAEROBIC-LACTATE WORK REGIME

The subject of this paper was the examination of validity and reliability of the obstacle course test (OC_SAPO1) that can be used to assess the specific abilities of police officers in the anaerobic-lactate work regime. Twenty-five students of the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies took part in this research (14 male and 11 female). The testing was performed according to the test – retest method for determining reliability. The studied variables included: performance time of the OC_SAPO1 (indicator of effectiveness), lactate concentration in capillary blood (measure of metabolic acidosis) and the value of heart rate frequency (measure of the functional exertion of the cardiovascular system). The results of t-test showed that the participants mastered the OC_SAPO1 7.17 seconds faster in the second testing (t – 4.164, p < 0.01), i.e. 7.25% faster, which suggests the that there is a learning effect and that test can be used for educational purposes. A statistically significant difference of the measured concentration of lactates and maximum heart frequency was not established between the two tests. Based on Cronbach’s Alpha results, we can claim that the OC_SAPO1 is a reliable measuring instrument for the evaluation of the specific ability of police officers in anaerobic-lactate work regime. A lower reliability of the Cronbach’s Alpha test was established for maximum heart frequency when compared to the other studied variables. The registered levels of the studied variables classify the OC_SAPO1 as a test of sub-maximal intensity in the anaerobic-lactate work regime