Analiza oblika Kubelka–Munk spektralnih funkcija superionskih vodiča CuI, AgI, Cu2HgI4 i Ag2HgI4, u velikom intervalu temperatura

The changing shapes of the Kubelka-Munk spectral function of different solid phases of CuI, AgI, Cu2HgI4 and Ag2HgI4 were studied in a wide temperature range. The spectra consist generally of a single, light absorption like, band. The parameters of the spectra were compared. Their distribution as functions of frequency or temperature in the case of the phases of CuI and AgI are similar. Distributions of parameters related to the phases of Cu2HgI4 and Ag2HgI4 are alike only in the case of the full width at half maximum. The existence of already reported phases of the investigated compounds is confirmed.Pokazano je da oblik Kubelka–Munk spektralne funkcije istraživanih spojeva ovisi o kristalnoj fazi u kojoj se nalaze. Potvrđeno je postojanje faza tih spojeva navedenih u literaturi

Šta znači biti stranac? Bernhard Valdenfels i politika responzivnog interkulturalizma

The author analyzes the politics of responsive interculturalism in Bernhard Waldenfels’ thought, starting from the assumption that after Husserl’s phenomenology only two fundamental concepts – body and the Other – should be considered. In contemporary German “post-phenomenology” the first concept was systematically articulated by Hermann Schmitz, while the latter theme has been advanced in Waldenfels’ works as the phenomenology of the alien, up until the end of Western metaphysics. In the two parts of the discussion, the author draws on his fundamental hypothesis about aporias and paradoxes of interculturalism, since responsiveness and xenology cannot reach the positive definition of the concept of culture in the era of global entropy. The analysis, therefore, deals with the questions: (1) what is the responsiveness of man in relation to the Other, including the different ways of his presence in the world; and (2) whether the Other as alien and uncanny (Unheimlich) calls into question the basic assumption of phenomenology as such – the intentionality of consciousness?Autor analizira politiku responzivnog interkulturalizma u mišljenju Bernharda Valdenfelsa, počevši od teze da nakon Huserlove fenomenologije valja razmatrati samo dva fundamentalna pojma: telo i Drugog. U savremenoj nemačkoj „post-fenomenologiji“, prvi pojam je sistematski artikulisao Herman Šmic, dok je potonja tema napredovala u Valdenfelsovom delu, i to kao fenomenologija stranog do kraja metafizike Zapada. U dva dela diskusije, autor naznačuje svoju fundamentalnu hipotezu o aporijama i paradoksima interkulturalizma, budući da responzivnost i ksenologija ne mogu da pruže pozitivnu definiciju pojma kulture u eri globalne entropije. Analiza otuda tematizuje dva pitanja: (1) šta je responzivnost čoveka u odnosu na Drugog, uključujući i različite puteve njegovog prisustva u svetu, i (2) zbog čega Drugi kao stranac i neodomaćen (Unheimlich) dovodi u pitanje osnovni stav fenomenologije kao takve – intencionalnost svesti

Present Perfect u udžbenicima za engleski jezik: kontrastivna analiza engleskih i hrvatskih udžbenika

Understanding the category of present perfect can be quite difficult for the Croatian EFL students due to its very complex nature. Therefore, the role of textbooks is to enable students to get a better insight into the layers of meaning of present perfect. However, it seems that many textbooks fail at this task as the authors themselves disagree about different interpretations of present perfect. Of course, this disagreement is not that much surprising as its origins can be found in the differences between the traditional grammars and those more contemporary ones. Hence, establishing a unique and a more simplified meaning that would cover all the similarities and differences within the category is considered to be quite challenging. Following the analysis of present perfect as provided by Žic Fuchs (2009) in her book Kognitivna lingvistika i jezične strukture: engleski present perfect, the main goal of this paper is to investigate the ways in which present perfect has been represented in 36 English and Croatian textbooks, and furthermore, to analyze them according to the author’s definition of present perfect as a complex network of four conventionalized meanings. The first part of the paper is dedicated to the theoretical explanations of present perfect. The following chapters will demonstrate how tense and aspect have been defined and their role in the understanding of present perfect. The second part of the paper involves a research study. The main goal is to analyze the textbooks and to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the representations of present perfect by contrasting them with the author’s theory. The research study will be followed by a conclusion in which all the results of the analysis will be presented

MIŠLJENJA ROMA I OSTALOG STANOVNIŠTVA ISTRE O POJEDINIM ASPEKTIMA INFORMIRANOSTI JAVNOSTI OD STRANE POLICIJE U KONTEKSTU OBRAZOVANJA I ETNIČKE DISKRIMINACIJE

This paper starts from the assumption that the Roma, as members of a specific minority group in Istria, will be discriminated in many ways by other citizens, less satisfied with the protection offered to them by the society and so express different opinions about the level of information of the public by the police. The general aim of this paper would, thus, be to gain an insight in the opinions of the Roma and other Istrian residents about some aspects of the level of information of the public by the police. The sample is made of 200 members of the minority group of the Roma residents of the Istrian County and 200 other residents of the same country. The results show that there are differences in the opinions of the Roma and other Istrian residents about some aspects of the level of information of the public by the police. However, these differences were not shown as significant. The importance of the education of the Roma is pointed out in the paper. It should become a possible intercultural medium of their integration, lower assimilation, reinforcement of cultural autonomy and accessibility to various services and information.U radu se polazi od pretpostavke da će Romi kao članovi specifične manjinske skupina na području Istre biti u mnogočemu diskriminirani od ostalog stanovništva, manje zadovoljni zaštitom koju im društvo pruža, pa samim tim i izražavati različita mišljenja o informiranju javnosti od strane policije. Stoga je generalni cilj ovog rada steći uvid u mišljenja Roma i ostalog stanovništva Istre o pojedinim aspektima informiranosti javnosti od strane policije. Uzorak čine 200 pripadnika manjinske skupine Roma s prebivalištem na području Istarske županije i 200 stanovnika Istarske županije. Rezultati pokazuju da postoje razlike u mišljenjima Roma i od strane ostalog istarskog stanovništva o pojedinim aspektima informiranosti javnosti od strane policije, međutim, te se razlike nisu pokazale velikim. U radu se ističe važnost obrazovanja Roma koje bi trebalo postali mogući interkulturalni medij u funkciji njihove integracije, smanjenja asimilacije, jačanja kulturne autonomije odnosno pristupa različitim uslugama i informacijama

Značajka zlata kao sigurnog utočišta u recentnim krizama: pristup pomične regresije

The global repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial adverse impact on the overall economy, resulting in equity markets decline worldwide. Amidst this turbulent environment, plagued with uncertainty, investors have redirected their attention towards secure assets to protect their capital. In that context the main objective is to reevaluate whether gold still demonstrates the qualities of a safe haven investment during unprecedented events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian war, events distinct from past crisis we have experienced for example 2008 and 1987. For the same reason, a rolling regression between gold and the S&P500 index was employed, taking into account the time-varying properties of daily returns and opting for an optimal window size. The findings indicate that significant negative slope coefficients coincide with the COVID-19 pandemic and the initiation of the Ukrainian war. These results offer empirical evidence that gold continues to maintain a robust position as a safe haven in the perception of investors. Nevertheless, it is essential to emphasize that there is no universally applicable safe haven; the safety features of different assets fluctuate over time, depending on the specific market conditions and the nature of financial turmoil.Globalne posljedice COVID-19 pandemije imale su značajan negativan utjecaj na cjelokupno svjetsko gospodarstvo, što je rezultiralo padom dioničkih tržišta diljem svijeta. Usred tog turbulentnog okruženja, opterećenog neizvjesnošću, investitori su svoju pozornost preusmjerili na sigurnu imovinu kako bi zaštitili svoj kapital. U tom je kontekstu glavni cilj rad provjeriti pokazuje li zlato i dalje kvalitete ulaganja kao sigurnog utočišta tijekom događaja bez presedana poput COVID-19 pandemije i ukrajinskog rata, koji se pak razlikuju od prošlih kriza koje smo doživjeli, primjerice 2008. i 1987. godine. Iz istog razloga korištena je pomična regresija između zlata i S&P500 indeksa, uzimajući u obzir vremenski promjenjiva svojstva dnevnih prinosa te odabirući optimalnu širinu prozora. Rezultati pokazuju da se značajni negativni koeficijenti nagiba podudaraju s COVID-19 pandemijom i početkom ukrajinskog rata. Ovi rezultati nude empirijski dokaz da zlato i dalje zadržava čvrstu poziciju sigurnog utočišta u percepciji ulagača. Ipak, važno je naglasiti da ne postoji univerzalno primjenjivo sigurno utočište; sigurnosne značajke različite imovine fluktuiraju tijekom vremena ovisno o specifičnim tržišnim uvjetima i prirodi financijskih previranja