The influence of NTC methods of learning on motor skills of children in kindergarden

V magistrskem delu smo se osredotočili na nov pedagoški pristop dela z otroki, imenovan NTC metoda učenja, ki je kratica za Nikola Tesa Center in izvira iz Srbije (avtor dr. Ranko Rajović). Program sistematično usmerja starše in vzgojitelje k igralnim dejavnostim, ki dobro vplivajo na nastajanje in utrjevanje možganskih povezav. Namen magistrskega dela je bil ugotoviti, ali obstajajo razlike v gibalnih sposobnostih otrok, ki vsakodnevno izvajajo vaje po metodi NTC učenja, in otroki, ki teh vaj ne izvajajo. Želeli smo tudi preveriti, ali obstajajo razlike znotraj eksperimentalne in kontrolne skupine glede na spol. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 111 otrok, starih 4−6 let iz vrtcev Zelena jama in Škofljica. Otroci iz eksperimentalne skupine (vrtec Zelena jama) so vsak dan izvajali vaje, ki so bile pripravljene s strani dr. Ranka Rajovića. Otroci, ki so bili kontrolna skupina (vrtec Škofljica), pa tega niso počeli. S kriteriji za ocenjevanje gibalnih sposobnosti, ki jih je prav tako pripravil avtor NTC programa, smo ocenjevali gibalne sposobnosti na začetku in na koncu raziskave. Podatke smo obdelali s programom Excel Microsoft 2016 in programom SPSS za statistično obdelavo podatkov. Z analizo rezultatov smo ugotovili, da pri gibalnih testih, katere smo uvrstili v skupino ravnotežja (hoja vzvratno in stoja na eni nogi) so preiskovanci statistično značilno napredovali v eksperimentalni in kontrolni skupini. Nekoliko večji napredek je bil viden pri eksperimentalni skupini. Pri gibalnih testih, s katerimi smo preverjali sposobnosti koordinacije gibov, smo ugotovili, da je napredek večji v eksperimetalni skupini v vseh štirih testih, ampak zgolj pri enem testu (sonožni poskok čez oviro naprej) smo dokazali statistično značilen napredek. Med teste fine motorike smo uvrstili risanje kvadrata in zavezovanje vezalk. Ugotovili smo, da je pri zavezovanju vezalk eksperimentalna skupina statistično značilno napredovala, medtem ko pri risanju kvadrata tega nismo uspeli dokazati. Prav tako smo ugotovili, da ne prihaja do statistično značilnih razlik znotraj skupin med spoloma. Z magistrskim delom smo želeli prispevati k razvoju novih pedagoških pristopov in ozavestiti starše, pedagoške delavce, pomočnike vzgojiteljev in vse, ki delajo z otroki, o novem pedagoškem pristopu, ki pozitivno vpliva na predšolske otroke.In the master thesis, we focused on the new pedagogical approach working with children called NTC method of learning, which is an abbreviation for the Nikola Tesa Center and original comes from Serbia (author dr. Ranko Rajović). The program systematically directs parents and educators to activities that have a good influence on the formation and consolidation of brain connections. The purpose of the master thesis was to determine wheather there are differences in the physical abilities of children who are doing exercises on a daily basis according to the NTC learning method and children who do not do this. By analyzing the results, we wanted to check wheather there were differences within the experimental and control group by gender. The survey included 111 children aged 4-6 from the kindergartens Zelena jama and Škofljica. Children from the experimental group (kindergarten Zelena jama) worked out exercises each day, which were prepared by dr. Ranko Rajović. The children who were the control group (kindergarten Škofljica) did not do this. With the criteria for assessing the motor skills, which was also prepared by an expert, the author of the NTC program dr. Ranko Rajović we evaluated the motor abilities at the beginning and at the end of the study. Data was processed with Excel Microsoft 2016 and the SPSS program for statistical data processing. The analysis showed that in tests which we put in the group of balance (walking backwards and standing on one leg), statictically significant progress was proved in both groups (experimental and control group). But the progress was greater in the experimental group. In tests, with which we checked the ability to coordinate movements, we found out that higher progress was in experimental group in all four tests, but just in one test (juping over obstacle forward) we proved statistical progress. During the fine motor tests, we included squares drawing and lacing ties. Analyze showed that the experimental group made statistically significant improvements in binding the laces, while in the case of drawing the square we could not prove this. With additional analysis we also found out that there are no statistically significant differences within the groups between the sexes. We also want to contribute to the development of new pedagogical approaches and to raise awareness among parents, pedagogues, educators and all those who want to work with children on a new pedagogical approach that positively affects pre-school children

Presentationof paintings as 3D scenes

V sodobni umetnosti se vse bolj uveljavlja uporaba računalniških tehnologij kot medijev za ustvarjanje. Skupaj z internetom pa računalniške tehnologije omogočajo virtualni ogled že obstoječih umetniških del. Diplomska naloga predstavlja postopek 3D modeliranja za predstavitev slikarskih del kot 3D scen z namenom povečevanja interakcije uporabnika s slikarskim delom pri virtualnem ogledu le-tega. V nalogi je predstavljen postopek dela, od izbire slikarskih del, izdelave skic za izdelavo modelov in scene ter izdelavo tekstur, ki poudarjajo slikarski slog izbranih slikarskih del. Pri izdelavi diplomske naloge so bili uporabljeni programi Blender, Substance Painter in igralni pogon Unreal Engine 4.The use of computer technologies as a medium for creation is gaining ground in contemporary art. Together with the internet, computer technologies enable a virtual viewing of already existing works of art. The diploma thesis presents the process of 3D modeling for the presentation of paintings as 3D scenes in order to increase the user\u27s interaction with the painting in a virtual view of it. The thesis presents the work process, from the selection of paintings, the production of sketches for the production of models and scenes, and the production of textures that emphasize the painting style of selected paintings. Blender, Substance Painter and Unreal Engine 4 were used in the preparation of the diploma thesis

Approach, avoidance, and their conflict: the problem of anchoring

To understand the neurobiology of indi-vidual differences in approach and avoid-ance behavior, we must anchor constructs at the behavioral level to the long-term global sensitivities of the neural systems that give rise to the observed stable pat-terns of behavior. We will argue that this requires not only appropriate data at both the neural and behavioral levels but also appropriate account to be taken of inter-actions at the intervening level of the conceptual nervous system (Hebb, 1949; Gray, 1975). In particular, in accounting for approach and avoidance behavior we must include consideration of the distinc

High soluble transferrin receptor in patients with heart failure:a measure of iron deficiency and a strong predictor of mortality

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is frequent in heart failure (HF), linked with exercise intolerance and poor prognosis. Intravenous iron repletion improves clinical status in HF patients with LVEF≤45%. However, uncertainty exists about the accuracy of serum biomarkers in diagnosing ID. Study Aims: 1) to identify the iron biomarker with the greatest accuracy for the diagnosis of ID in bone marrow in patients with ischaemic HF; 2) to establish the prevalence of ID using this biomarker and its prognostic value in HF patients. Methods and Results: Bone marrow was stained for iron in 30 patients with ischaemic HF with LVEF≤45% and 10 healthy controls, and ID was diagnosed for 0‐1 grades (Gale scale). 791 patients with HF with LVEF≤45% were prospectively followed‐up for 3 years. Serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) were assessed as iron biomarkers. Most patients with HF (25, 83%) had ID in bone marrow, but none of the controls (p<0.001). Serum sTfR had the best accuracy in predicting ID in bone marrow (AUC: 0.920, 95%CI: 0.761‐0.987, for cut‐off 1.25 mg/L sensitivity 84%, specificity 100%). Serum sTfR was ≥1.25 mg/L in 47% of HF patients, in 56% and 46% of anaemics and non‐anaemics, respectively (p<0.05). The reclassification methods revealed that serum sTfR significantly added the prognostic value to the baseline prognostic model, and to the greater extent than plasma NT‐proBNP. Based on internal derivation and validation procedures, serum sTfR ≥1.41 mg/L was the optimal threshold for predicting 3‐year mortality, independent of other established variables. Conclusions: High serum sTfR accurately reflects depleted iron stores in bone marrow in patients with HF, and identifies those with a high 3‐year mortality

The renovation of the retail process and the issue of protection of personal data in the selected company

V naši diplomski nalogi smo se osredotočili na maloprodajni proces v izbranem podjetju in varovanje osebnih podatkov znotraj tega procesa. V uvodnem delu smo opisali okolje, v katerem podjetje deluje in predstavili teoretično ozadje naše diplomske naloge. Izbrano podjetje na trgu nastopa kot proizvajalec in distributer prehranskih dopolnil, svoje proizvode pa preko maloprodajnega kanala prodaja tudi končnim kupcem. V diplomski nalogi je podrobno opisan in kritično analiziran celotni maloprodajni proces, s posebej izpostavljenimi ključnimi kritičnimi točkami znotraj tega procesa. Eno izmed teh kritičnih točk predstavlja problematika varovanja osebnih podatkov, kateri smo namenili tudi posebno pozornost. Na temo varovanja osebnih podatkov smo naredili raziskavo, katere rezultate smo predstavili v razpravi. Za vse kritične točke oziroma problematična področja, ki smo jih odkrili v samem procesu, smo podali rešitve, ki so v tistem trenutku predstavljale najboljšo možno optimizacijo opisanega procesa.In our diploma work we focused on the retail process in the selected company and the issue of protection of personal data within this process. In the introduction part we described the environment in which the company is operating and presented the theoretical background of our work. The selected company is operating on the market as a manufacturer and distributor of food supplements. They sell their products to end costumers through their retail channel. We described the whole retail process in detail and made a critical analysis in which we expose the critical key points within this process. We focused on one of those critical points - the protection of the personal data. The research that we have done on protection of the personal data issue has given us the results that we presented in the discussion. We also presented the best possible solutions for all the critical points we discovered in the process

Invariant subspaces of linear operators over R

V nalogi ločimo operatorje, ki s svojim delovanjem na vektorski prostor porodijo razpad prostora na premo vsoto samih, za izbrani operator minimalnih invariantnih podprostorov. Takšne operatorje imenujemo povsem reducibilni. V delu definiramo invariantne podprostore. Inducirane operatorje, ki delujejo nad njimi, preučimo vsaj do te mere, da lahko vpeljemo lastne ter korenske podprostore, za tem pa presodimo, v kakšnih primerih sta ta dva enaka in kakšne so posledice tega. S tem ločimo operatorje, ki porodijo razpad prostora na same enorazsežne, za dani operator invariantne podprostore, ter operatorje, katerih razpad prostora, na katere delujejo, ni tak. Ob tem vpeljemo vse potrebno orodje za opis takega razcepa.In the thesis, we separate operators which have an effect on a vector space in such a way that they cause a decomposition of that space into a direct sum of minimal invariant subspaces. These kinds of operators are completely reducible. Invariant subspaces are then defined. We define induced operators that affect them to such extent that we can introduce their eigenspaces and root subspaces (generalized eigenspaces) and judge in which cases these are the same and what the consequences of that fact are. By using this procedure, we can separate the operators on those which cause a decomposition of space on only one-dimensional invariant subspaces and on those of which the decomposition of the space they affect on is different. The end result of this thesis is a treatment of the tool used to describe that kind of decomposition

Body as a landscape: the types and roles of metaphors in poetry by Muanis Sinanović

Diplomsko delo obravnava sodobnega slovenskega pesnika Muanisa Sinanovića in njegovo rabo metafor v zbirkah Dvovid in Krhke karavane. V teoretičnem delu so povzete značilnosti sodobne slovenske poezije, sledijo pregled osrednjih teorij metafore (substitucijske, interakcijske in kognitivne), slovnična razdelitev metafor in delitev na tradicionalne in moderne (ali drzne, absolutne) metafore. V osrednjem delu so metafore iz obravnavanih zbirk najprej razdeljene glede na nanašanje (nanašanje nase, nagovor, glagolske metafore v nedoločniku, rodilniške metafore in ostale), nato pa še glede na prevladujoče motive. Pri obravnavanem pesniku je pogosta raba drznih in absolutnih metafor, zato je interpretacija precej zahtevnapogosto se ponavljajo navezava telesa na pokrajino ter transformacija in identifikacija.The thesis examines contemporary Slovenian poet Muanis Sinanović and his use of metaphors in the collections Dvovid and Krhke karavane. The theoretical part summarizes the characteristics of modern Slovenian poetry, followed by an overview of the central theories of metaphor (substitution, interaction and cognitive), the grammatical division of metaphors and the division into traditional and modern (or absolute) metaphors. In the main part, metaphors from the considered collections are first divided according to reference (self-reference, address, verbal metaphors in the indefinite article, genitive metaphors and others), and then according to dominant motifs. The poet in question often uses modern and absolute metaphors, which makes the interpretation quite demandingthe attachment of the body to the landscape along with transformation and identification are often repeated