Copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) of anchialine caves in Croatia

Istraživanje skupine Copepoda provedeno je u anhijalinim spiljama Hrvatske tijekom 2003. , 2004. i 2005. godine. Uzorkovanja su vršena od ožujka 2003. do srpnja 2005. godine, a uzorci su prikupljeni od strane Hrvatskog prirodoslovnog muzeja. Utvrđeno je tri reda Copepoda od čega je nađeno 1390 jedinki Calanoida, 1037 Cyclopoida i 233 Harpacticoida. Također je utvrđena biomasa pojedinih skupina i prosječna veličina jedinke po lokalitetima. Zaključeno je da su u uzorcima uglavnom prevladavali Calanoidi s dosta Cyclopoida koji su nađeni na najvećem broju postaja, dok su Harpacticoidi bili kvalitativno i kvantitativno slabije zastupljeni. Izračunani su Simpsonov i Shannon – Wienerov indeks raznolikosti, bogatstvo vrsta i ujednačenost. Shannon – Wienerov indeks ima najveću vrijednost kod Jame pod Orljakom (Zaton), a Simpsonov u Jami Gravranjača (Kornati) gdje su ujednačenost i bogatstvo vrsta najviši.Research of Copepoda was conducted in anchialine caves of Croatia during 2003., 2004. and 2005. Samplings were made from March, 2003 until July, 2005 by Croatian natural history museum. 3 orders of Copepods were determined of which 1390 were Calanoida, 1037 Cyclopoida and 233 Harpacticoida. Biomass and average lenght of individuals were also determined on every station. It has been concluded that Calanoida were dominant, with also great number of Cyclopoida which were most dominant concerning numbers of stations where they have been found. Harpacticoida were much less abundant. Simpson and Shannon – Wiener index of biodiversity, richness of species and eveness were calculated. Shannon – Wiener shows highest value at Jama pod Orljakom (Zaton). Simpson index, eveness and richness all show highest value at Jama Grevranjača (Kornati)

Comunicación en situación de crisis y diversidad lingüística en Noruega durante la pandemia de COVID-19: el caso de los servicios de interpretación y traducción

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected some inhabitants of Norway more than others. Even in the first wave, foreign-born immigrants had more confirmed infections and were hospitalized more frequently than other residents (Indseth et al., 2020). One factor seems to be a lack of information in languages other than Norwegian. Strategic communication of pandemic policies to those who do not speak Norwegian has not functioned on an operational or a grassroots level (NOU, 2021, p. 175). However, after some initial confusion, translations of government information become available on a multitude of platforms. Public service employees,  NGOs, and mediators were involved in targeted information campaigns. This article traces the state of translation and interpretation, including availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adaptability, during the first year  and a half of the Covid-19 pandemic (March 2020 – September 2021) in Norway. Among other issues, the article highlights the importance of making translation and interpreting essential services in future contingency plans.La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado a los habitantes de Noruega de manera desigual.Durante la primera ola ya se había constatado que los inmigrantes nacidos en el extranjero representaban cifras más altas de contagios e ingresos en hospital que otros residentes (Indseth et al., 2020). La falta de información en otras lenguas, además del noruego, parece haber sido uno de los factores que impulsaron esta disparidad. La comunicación estratégica de medidas relacionadas con la pandemia relativas a los que no hablan noruego no ha funcionado de forma operativa ni estructural (NOU, 2021, p. 175). No obstante, tras la confusión inicial, la información transmitida por el gobierno empezó a traducirse y a difundirse en multitud de plataformas. Funcionarios de los servicios públicos, ONGs y mediadores participaron en campañas de información dirigidas a grupos lingüísticos concretos. En este artículo se analiza la situación de la traducción y la interpretación durante el primer año y medio de la pandemia de COVID-19 (marzo de 2020 a septiembre de 2021) en Noruega, en particular, en lo relativo a la disponibilidad, accesibilidad, aceptabilidad y adaptabilidad. Entre otras cuestiones, el artículo destaca la importancia de integrar a la traducción y la interpretación como servicios indispensables en futuros planes de contingencia

Opportunities for use of blockchain technology in medicine

Blockchain technology is a decentralized database that stores a registry of assets and transactions across a peer-to-peer computer network, which is secured through cryptography, and over time, its history gets locked in blocks of data that are cryptographically linked together and secured. So far, there have been use cases of this technology for cryptocurrencies, digital contracts, financial and public records, and property ownership. It is expected that future uses will expand into medicine, science, education, intellectual property, and supply chain management. Likely applications in the field of medicine could include electronic health records, health insurance, biomedical research, drug supply and procurement processes, and medical education. Utilization of blockchain is not without its weaknesses and currently, this technology is extremely immature and lacks public or even expert knowledge, making it hard to have a clear strategic vision of its true future potential. Presently, there are issues with scalability, security of smart contracts, and user adoption. Nevertheless, with capital investments into blockchain technology projected to reach US$400 million in 2019, health professionals and decision makers should be aware of the transformative potential that blockchain technology offers for healthcare organizations and medical practice

Poly[[tetra­aquabis­(μ-hydroxy­acetato-κ4 O 1,O 2:O 1,O 1′)-μ2-sulfato-κ2 O:O′-dicadmium(II)] monohydrate]

The title compound, {[Cd2(C2H3O3)2(SO4)(H2O)4]·H2O}n, was obtained unintentionally in a transmetallation reaction. The crystal structure contains a two-dimensional metal–organic framework based on CdII–(μ-hydroxy­acetato-κ4 O 1,O 2:O 1,O 1′)–CdII zigzag chains joined together by bridging SO4 anions. The resulting layers are shifted with respect to each other and are stacked along the c axis. Their construction is supported by hydrogen bonds between water molecules and between water molecules and carboxylate or sulfate groups. Neighbouring layers are bridged by hydrogen bonds between the hydroxyl substituent and a sulfate anion. The sulfate anion and solvent water mol­ecule are located on twofold axes. The results demonstrate that care must be taken when preparing ethyl­enediamine­tetra­acetic acid-type complexes by transmetallation, in order to avoid precipitation of metal complexes with the α-hydroxy­acetate ligand

The Unfolded Protein Response as a Guardian of the Secretory Pathway

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the major site of membrane biogenesis in most eukary otic cells. As the entry point to the secretory pathway, it handles more than 10,000 different secretory and membrane proteins. The insertion of proteins into the membrane, their folding, and ER exit are affected by the lipid composition of the ER membrane and its collective membrane stiffness. The ER is also a hotspot of lipid biosynthesis including sterols, glycerophospholipids, ceramides and neural storage lipids. The unfolded protein response (UPR) bears an evolutionary conserved, dual sensitivity to both protein-folding imbalances in the ER lumen and aberrant compositions of the ER membrane, referred to as lipid bilayer stress (LBS). Through transcriptional and non-transcriptional mechanisms, the UPR upregulates the protein folding capacity of the ER and balances the production of proteins and lipids to maintain a functional secretory pathway. In this review, we discuss how UPR transducers sense unfolded proteins and LBS with a particular focus on their role as guardians of the secretory pathway

POKUŠAJ SUDIONIŠTVA U KAZNENOM PRAVU

Autori u radu analiziraju pokušaj poticanja i pokušaj pomaganja kao institute koji postoje kada glavni počinitelj ne uđe u kažnjivi stadij konkretnog kaznenog djela. Cjelokupna analiza obuhvaća ne samo oblike navedenih instituta nego i problemske situacije koje se odnose na mogući eksces glavnog počinitelja. Pri tom je uzet u obzir namjerni i nenamjerni eksces glavnog počinitelja sa specifičnostima koje proizvodi, za razliku od ekscesa glavnog počinitelja. Završno se u zaključku defi nira pravni položaj poticatelja s aspekta različitih situacija djelovanja glavnog počinitelja

PHARMACOLOGIC SIDE EFFECTS AND/OR NEUROLOGIC DISORDER: CASE REPORT

The authors presented a patient with schizophrenia and with early parallel development of neurologic symptoms. At first, symptoms were manifested by extrapyramidal syndrome due to appliance of typical neuroleptics. Therefore, therapeutic approach was diverted to implementation of atipycal antiypsychotics. Consequently patient developed orofacial diskyinesias which progrediated in unilateral choreo-atetoid movements. This followed two hospitalizations for diagnostic workup and correction of therapy. Only repeated brain MR showed moderate cortical atrophy. However, even with different therapeutic changes and approaches, we were not able to reach any significant shift neither in psychiatric nor neurologic disturbances. The resistence on pharmacologic threapy led to suspicion of parallel development of neurologic disorder in form of Huntington chorea. Still remains the question whether primary neurologic disorder provoked psychotic process or there were two separate disorders where pharmacologic intervention accelerated expansion of neurologic disorder

Means of Expressing and Implying Emotions and Impoliteness in Croatian and Montenegrin Public Discourse

This article addresses means of expressing and implying emotions (Langlotz, Locher 2012) in realizations of impoliteness in written discourse thematizing language and identity in Croatian and Montenegrin media in 2010 and 2011. Realizations of impoliteness often relate to communicating an emotional stance that can trigger emotional responses in readers. Our discourse sample can be described as “disputes about language and identity” (cf. Felberg, Šarić 2013), which is largely characterized by conflictual disagreements. Conflictual disagreements, as Jones (2001) or Langlotz and Locher (2012) put it, do not leave one cold in face-to-face interaction: they arouse feelings of annoyance, irritation, anger, or contempt directed to the communicative partner. These observations are relevant in our context, although we deal with written discourse. The main participants in our data include well-known intellectuals, journalists, and editors. They all defend or attaca a position in discussing, among other things, “how similar ‘our’ language (Croatian/Montenegrin) is to ‘their’ language” (Serbian), and “what makes this language (Croatian/Montenegrin) a distinctive and independent entity”. These participants clearly position themselves in relation to other participants. Their positioning of the self and the other person involves negative identity-ascribing practices. Taking into consideration parameters such as the role of participants in discourse and society, context, co-text, and activity types in which discourse participants engaged, we identified various highly context-dependent types and functions of impoliteness realizations (cf. Šarić, Felberg 2015). Contrary to our expectations, the participants in the media discourse in both countries frequently use impoliteness both strategically and systematically while defending their positions. The impoliteness realizations point to emotively significant places in discourse. Their use has several functions: a prominent one is coercion through legitimizing one’s own standpoints and delegitimizing those of one’s opponents.This article addresses means of expressing and implying emotions (Langlotz, Locher 2012) in realizations of impoliteness in written discourse thematizing language and identity in Croatian and Montenegrin media in 2010 and 2011. Realizations of impoliteness often relate to communicating an emotional stance that can trigger emotional responses in readers. Our discourse sample can be described as “disputes about language and identity” (cf. Felberg, Šarić 2013), which is largely characterized by conflictual disagreements. Conflictual disagreements, as Jones (2001) or Langlotz and Locher (2012) put it, do not leave one cold in face-to-face interaction: they arouse feelings of annoyance, irritation, anger, or contempt directed to the communicative partner. These observations are relevant in our context, although we deal with written discourse. The main participants in our data include well-known intellectuals, journalists, and editors. They all defend or attaca a position in discussing, among other things, “how similar ‘our’ language (Croatian/Montenegrin) is to ‘their’ language” (Serbian), and “what makes this language (Croatian/Montenegrin) a distinctive and independent entity”. These participants clearly position themselves in relation to other participants. Their positioning of the self and the other person involves negative identity-ascribing practices. Taking into consideration parameters such as the role of participants in discourse and society, context, co-text, and activity types in which discourse participants engaged, we identified various highly context-dependent types and functions of impoliteness realizations (cf. Šarić, Felberg 2015). Contrary to our expectations, the participants in the media discourse in both countries frequently use impoliteness both strategically and systematically while defending their positions. The impoliteness realizations point to emotively significant places in discourse. Their use has several functions: a prominent one is coercion through legitimizing one’s own standpoints and delegitimizing those of one’s opponents

Crystallographic Determination of Titanite from Smilevski Dol in Selečka Mountain, Macedonia

On 30 crystal s of titani tc, goniometrically measured, the appearance of faces of 25 forms was determined. Crystallographic elements were calculated and morphology and paragenesis of minerals were described.The shape of the crystals was represented by ten parallel perspective figures. Two types of crystal s were separated