Postmodern narrative strategies in David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas

The aim of this paper is to analyse the structure of the novel Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell, from the narratological point of view. We examined the novel’s intricate mise-enabyme structure of narrative embedding which presents a curious dilemma between two opposing models of embedding and framing: discourse and story. It is argued that the ambivalent and ontologically unstable narrative structure that connects the six stories prevents singular epistemological interpretations and presents a markedly postmodern, post-cognitive, ontologically foregrounded text. The complicated structure of mediation of the stories also serves to make the reader aware of the ultimate fictionality of the stories. The paper examines how the stories are connected by a net of metaleptic transgressions, among which the notion of reincarnation is the most prominent one. It can be concluded that the novel on the thematic level also deals with ontological ambiguities that prevent a unifying thematic interpretation. Nevertheless, the six stories that form the novel are thematically connected by their shared metafictional concerns. Although the human nature is portrayed in every story as unchangingly predatory, violent and depraved, the novel also posits that no matter how deeply entrenched the dominant ideological narratives are, there is always room for another story that can subvert them. Even on the story level, the novel is a story about stories, which makes it again a metafictional novel. The last part of the paper examines the explicitness with which the novel exposes its metafictionality by self-consciously and systematically drawing attention to its status as an artifact in order to pose questions about the relationship between fiction and reality and how this, in turn, engages the reader to do the same and question the narratives of the worlds inside and outside the book

Mogućnosti liječenja trigeminalne neuralgije

Trigeminal neuralgia causes severe to excruciating pain that often cannot be successfully reduced with current forms of treatment. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines trigeminal neuralgia as a sudden, usually unilateral, powerful, short, stabbing, recurrent episode of pain in the distribution of one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. Trigeminal neuralgia can be caused by vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve or a tumor process. Pressure on the nerve itself causes nerve demyelination, which is the cause of abnormal depolarization, resulting in the development of ectopic impulses. Pain can be provoked by brushing teeth, shaving, eating, cold, heat, etc. After diagnosing trigeminal neuralgia, magnetic resonance imaging should be performed to rule out multiple sclerosis, a tumor process that can secondarily cause trigeminal neuralgia. The drug of choice for treating trigeminal neuralgia is still carbamazepine. If pharmacological treatment fails, invasive surgical microvascular decompression, stereotactic radiation therapy (gamma knife), percutaneous balloon micro compression, percutaneous glycerol rhizolysis, and percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) may be used.Trigeminalna neuralgia izaziva vrlo jaku do neizdrživu bol koja se često ne može uspješno smanjiti dosadašnjim oblicima liječenja. Međunarodna udruga za proučavanje boli (IASP) definira trigeminalnu neuralgiu kao iznenadnu, obično jednostranu, vrlo jaku, kratku, ubodnu, ponavljajuću epizodu boli u distribuciji jedne ili više grana trigeminalnog živca. Neuralgija trigeminusa može biti uzrokovana vaskularnom kompresijom trigeminalnog živca ili tumorskim procesom. Pritisak na sam živac uzrokuje demijelinizaciju žive, što je razlog abnormalne depolarizacije, što rezultira razvojem ektopičnih impulsa. Bol može biti provocirana pranjem zubi, brijanjem, jelom, hladnoćom, vrućinom, propuhom itd. Nakon diferencijalne dijagnostičke dijagnoze neuralgije trigeminusa potrebno je napraviti snimku magnetskom rezonancom, kako bi se isključilo postojanje multiple skleroze, tumorskog procesa koji mogu sekundarno uzrokovati neuralgiju trigeminusa. Lijek izbora za neuralgiju trigeminusa i dalje je karbamazepin. Ako je farmakološko liječenje neuspješno, može se primjeniti invazivno liječenje kirurškom mikrovaskularnom dekompresijom, stereotaktičnom terapijom zračenjem (gama nož), perkutanom balonskom mikro kompresijom, perkutanom glicerolnom rizolizom i perkutanom radiofrekvencijom (RF)

Military structure and activity of rebelled Serbs in Northern Dalmatia 1991. – 1995.

Nakon prvih višestranačkih izbora u Hrvatskoj, značajan dio srpskog stanovništva pobunio se u ljeto 1990. protiv demokratski izabrane hrvatske vlasti. Pobunu je politički i tajno podržala Srbija potom i JNA koja je od početka onemogućavala Hrvatsku u uspostavi ustavnog poretka na okupiranim područjima. U ljeto 1991. počela je otvorena agresija JNA na Hrvatsku. U radu će se prikazati nastanak, ustroj, organizacija, značajke i djelovanje oružanih snaga pobunjenih Srba na području sjeverne Dalmacije. Najveći grad u području, Knin bio je političko i vojno središte pobune, a do 1995. i središte srpske paradržave u Hrvatskoj. Oružane snage pobunjenih Srba isprva su činile milicija i Teritorijalna obrana kojima je od rujna 1991. do svibnja 1992. zapovijedala JNA. Snage Teritorijalne obrane u sjevernoj Dalmaciji JNA je organizirala u 1. operativnu zonu, koja je krajem veljače 1992. preustrojena u Zonski Štab Teritorijalne obrane Sjeverna Dalmacija. Krajem 1992. pobunjeni Srbi od Teritorijalne obrane i Posebnih jedinica milicije stvaraju Srpsku vojsku Krajine, a Zonski štab je preimenovan u njezin 7. (Sjevernodalmatinski) korpus. Korpus se sastojao od šest brigada, tri puka, dva bataljuna i pozadinske baze. Bio je dobro naoružan i opremljen, a po organizacijsko ustrojbenim značajkama od svih korpusa Srpske vojske Krajine bio je najbliži ustrojbenom korpusu JNA. Usprkos tome, na temelju analiziranih izvora može se zaključiti da su se, do propasti u kolovozu 1995., oružane snage pobunjenih Srba u sjevernoj Dalmaciji suočavale sa značajnim poteškoćama u djelovanju koje se očito nisu uračunale kada je u ljeto 1990. počela njihova pobuna.In the summer of 1990, after the first multiparty elections in Croatia, majority of the Serbian population started an open rebellion against the democratically elected Croatian authorities. During the second half of 1990 and the first half of 1991, they were organized by, received assistance, weapons and equipment from the State Security Service of Serbia and then the Yugoslav People's Army, which has from the beginning, prevented Croatia from establishing the constitutional order of the occupied territories. In the summer of 1991, Yugoslav People's Army had started an open aggression against Croatia. This paper aims to present the emergence of, the structure, organization, characteristics and activities of the armed forces of the rebelled Serbs in the Northern Dalmatia, which along with the city of Knin, was the political and military center of the rebellion, and until 1995 the center of the Serbian parastate in Croatia. The armed forces of the rebelled Serbs consisted of the police and the Territorial Defense, which were commanded by the Yugoslav People's Army from September 1991 to May 1992. The forces of the Territorial Defense in northern Dalmatia have been organized by the Yugoslav People's Army as the 1st operational zone, which has been restructured at the end of February 1992 as the Regional Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of Northern Dalmatia. At the end of 1992, the rebelled Serbs joined together the Territorial Defence and the Special Police Forces and formed the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina, and the Regional Headquarters was renamed as its 7th (North Dalmatian) corps. The corps consisted of six brigades, three regiments, two battalions and a logistics base. It was well-armed and equipped, and of all the corpses of the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina it was by its organizational and structural features the one most similar to the Yugoslav People's Army corps. Nonetheless, based on the information gathered from the analyzed sources, it can be concluded that, until their downfall in August 1995, the armed forces of the rebelled Serbs in Northern Dalmatia faced significant difficulties in their functioning

Military structure and activity of rebelled Serbs in Northern Dalmatia 1991. – 1995.

Nakon prvih višestranačkih izbora u Hrvatskoj, značajan dio srpskog stanovništva pobunio se u ljeto 1990. protiv demokratski izabrane hrvatske vlasti. Pobunu je politički i tajno podržala Srbija potom i JNA koja je od početka onemogućavala Hrvatsku u uspostavi ustavnog poretka na okupiranim područjima. U ljeto 1991. počela je otvorena agresija JNA na Hrvatsku. U radu će se prikazati nastanak, ustroj, organizacija, značajke i djelovanje oružanih snaga pobunjenih Srba na području sjeverne Dalmacije. Najveći grad u području, Knin bio je političko i vojno središte pobune, a do 1995. i središte srpske paradržave u Hrvatskoj. Oružane snage pobunjenih Srba isprva su činile milicija i Teritorijalna obrana kojima je od rujna 1991. do svibnja 1992. zapovijedala JNA. Snage Teritorijalne obrane u sjevernoj Dalmaciji JNA je organizirala u 1. operativnu zonu, koja je krajem veljače 1992. preustrojena u Zonski Štab Teritorijalne obrane Sjeverna Dalmacija. Krajem 1992. pobunjeni Srbi od Teritorijalne obrane i Posebnih jedinica milicije stvaraju Srpsku vojsku Krajine, a Zonski štab je preimenovan u njezin 7. (Sjevernodalmatinski) korpus. Korpus se sastojao od šest brigada, tri puka, dva bataljuna i pozadinske baze. Bio je dobro naoružan i opremljen, a po organizacijsko ustrojbenim značajkama od svih korpusa Srpske vojske Krajine bio je najbliži ustrojbenom korpusu JNA. Usprkos tome, na temelju analiziranih izvora može se zaključiti da su se, do propasti u kolovozu 1995., oružane snage pobunjenih Srba u sjevernoj Dalmaciji suočavale sa značajnim poteškoćama u djelovanju koje se očito nisu uračunale kada je u ljeto 1990. počela njihova pobuna.In the summer of 1990, after the first multiparty elections in Croatia, majority of the Serbian population started an open rebellion against the democratically elected Croatian authorities. During the second half of 1990 and the first half of 1991, they were organized by, received assistance, weapons and equipment from the State Security Service of Serbia and then the Yugoslav People's Army, which has from the beginning, prevented Croatia from establishing the constitutional order of the occupied territories. In the summer of 1991, Yugoslav People's Army had started an open aggression against Croatia. This paper aims to present the emergence of, the structure, organization, characteristics and activities of the armed forces of the rebelled Serbs in the Northern Dalmatia, which along with the city of Knin, was the political and military center of the rebellion, and until 1995 the center of the Serbian parastate in Croatia. The armed forces of the rebelled Serbs consisted of the police and the Territorial Defense, which were commanded by the Yugoslav People's Army from September 1991 to May 1992. The forces of the Territorial Defense in northern Dalmatia have been organized by the Yugoslav People's Army as the 1st operational zone, which has been restructured at the end of February 1992 as the Regional Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of Northern Dalmatia. At the end of 1992, the rebelled Serbs joined together the Territorial Defence and the Special Police Forces and formed the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina, and the Regional Headquarters was renamed as its 7th (North Dalmatian) corps. The corps consisted of six brigades, three regiments, two battalions and a logistics base. It was well-armed and equipped, and of all the corpses of the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina it was by its organizational and structural features the one most similar to the Yugoslav People's Army corps. Nonetheless, based on the information gathered from the analyzed sources, it can be concluded that, until their downfall in August 1995, the armed forces of the rebelled Serbs in Northern Dalmatia faced significant difficulties in their functioning

Availability Analysis of Different PON Models, Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2017, nr 4

Due to the increasing demands of individual users, Passive Optical Networks (PON) are a promising technology for future broadband access networks. Reliable access to network services is a very important feature, so the availability of the connection is becoming one of the most important requirements. Failure of the optical fiber occurring between the Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and the passive optical splitter can cause the services becoming unavailable for a large number of users, so it is necessary to prevent such an occurrence by providing backup resources – in this case a spare optical fiber. When constructing the spare path (protection fiber), it is important to keep in mind that, if possible, the working and the spare fiber should not be positioned within the same cable. Failure of the optical fiber between the passive splitter and the individual user also means a loss of service for that user. In that case, protection may be offered by adding spare fibers. The question is, however, whether such a solution is cost-effective, as it would lead to a significant cost increase in the construction of the access network. This paper presents the availability analysis conducted for different PON models

Military structure and activity of rebelled Serbs in Northern Dalmatia 1991. – 1995.

Nakon prvih višestranačkih izbora u Hrvatskoj, značajan dio srpskog stanovništva pobunio se u ljeto 1990. protiv demokratski izabrane hrvatske vlasti. Pobunu je politički i tajno podržala Srbija potom i JNA koja je od početka onemogućavala Hrvatsku u uspostavi ustavnog poretka na okupiranim područjima. U ljeto 1991. počela je otvorena agresija JNA na Hrvatsku. U radu će se prikazati nastanak, ustroj, organizacija, značajke i djelovanje oružanih snaga pobunjenih Srba na području sjeverne Dalmacije. Najveći grad u području, Knin bio je političko i vojno središte pobune, a do 1995. i središte srpske paradržave u Hrvatskoj. Oružane snage pobunjenih Srba isprva su činile milicija i Teritorijalna obrana kojima je od rujna 1991. do svibnja 1992. zapovijedala JNA. Snage Teritorijalne obrane u sjevernoj Dalmaciji JNA je organizirala u 1. operativnu zonu, koja je krajem veljače 1992. preustrojena u Zonski Štab Teritorijalne obrane Sjeverna Dalmacija. Krajem 1992. pobunjeni Srbi od Teritorijalne obrane i Posebnih jedinica milicije stvaraju Srpsku vojsku Krajine, a Zonski štab je preimenovan u njezin 7. (Sjevernodalmatinski) korpus. Korpus se sastojao od šest brigada, tri puka, dva bataljuna i pozadinske baze. Bio je dobro naoružan i opremljen, a po organizacijsko ustrojbenim značajkama od svih korpusa Srpske vojske Krajine bio je najbliži ustrojbenom korpusu JNA. Usprkos tome, na temelju analiziranih izvora može se zaključiti da su se, do propasti u kolovozu 1995., oružane snage pobunjenih Srba u sjevernoj Dalmaciji suočavale sa značajnim poteškoćama u djelovanju koje se očito nisu uračunale kada je u ljeto 1990. počela njihova pobuna.In the summer of 1990, after the first multiparty elections in Croatia, majority of the Serbian population started an open rebellion against the democratically elected Croatian authorities. During the second half of 1990 and the first half of 1991, they were organized by, received assistance, weapons and equipment from the State Security Service of Serbia and then the Yugoslav People's Army, which has from the beginning, prevented Croatia from establishing the constitutional order of the occupied territories. In the summer of 1991, Yugoslav People's Army had started an open aggression against Croatia. This paper aims to present the emergence of, the structure, organization, characteristics and activities of the armed forces of the rebelled Serbs in the Northern Dalmatia, which along with the city of Knin, was the political and military center of the rebellion, and until 1995 the center of the Serbian parastate in Croatia. The armed forces of the rebelled Serbs consisted of the police and the Territorial Defense, which were commanded by the Yugoslav People's Army from September 1991 to May 1992. The forces of the Territorial Defense in northern Dalmatia have been organized by the Yugoslav People's Army as the 1st operational zone, which has been restructured at the end of February 1992 as the Regional Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of Northern Dalmatia. At the end of 1992, the rebelled Serbs joined together the Territorial Defence and the Special Police Forces and formed the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina, and the Regional Headquarters was renamed as its 7th (North Dalmatian) corps. The corps consisted of six brigades, three regiments, two battalions and a logistics base. It was well-armed and equipped, and of all the corpses of the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina it was by its organizational and structural features the one most similar to the Yugoslav People's Army corps. Nonetheless, based on the information gathered from the analyzed sources, it can be concluded that, until their downfall in August 1995, the armed forces of the rebelled Serbs in Northern Dalmatia faced significant difficulties in their functioning

Simulacijska analiza akumulatora pare

U industrijskim postrojenjima para ima široku upotrebu za razne procese. Međutim često postoji neravnoteža između proizvodnje i potrošnje pare, što rezultira ili otpadnom parom ili nedostatkom pare. Da bi riješio taj problem koriste se akumulatori pare koji služe kao spremnik energije, tj. pare. Kako bi se dodatno povisila učinkovitost akumulatora pare, a toplinski gubici smanjili na minimum, u kombinaciji s akumulatorom pare koriste se spremnici latentne topline. Tema ovoga rada je upravo analiza jednog takvog sustava. U radu je opisan princip rada i izvedbe akumulatora pare sa i bez spremnika latentne topline, objašnjeno je ponašanje fazno promjenjivih materijala (eng. Phase change materials – PCM), te je izveden matematički model zadanog sustava. Na temelju matematičkog modela prikazano je dinamičko ponašanje sustava pri punjenju i pražnjenju pomoću programskog paketa SIMULINK, koji je dio softverskog paketa MATLAB. Dobiveni su odzivi svih bitnih parametara sustava, kao što su tlak, entalpija, temperatura, itd. Analizom je pokazano kako latentni spremnik produljuje rad akumulatora pare i povećava njegovu učinkovitost

Exploatational and Technical Features of Road Freight Vehicles for Special Transport

Eksploatacijsko-tehničke značajke cestovnih teretnih vozila za izvanredni prijevoz važna su značajka prilikom odabira transportnog sredstva koje se koristi u određenom transportu. Radi premašivanja propisanih dimenzija ili ukupne mase izvanredni prijevoz može se izvršiti na temelju dozvole. Da bi njegovo izvođenje bilo uspješno potrebno je uskladiti veliki broj uključenih supstrata. U ovom završnom radu definiran je pojam izvanrednog prijevoza te su prikazane eksploatacijsko-tehničke značajke cestovnih vozila namijenjenih za izvanredni prijevoz kao i sva potrebna dokumentacija.Exploatational-technical characteristics of road freight vehicles for special transport are important characteristics for picking a transport vehicle that will be used in a particular transport. For exceeding dimension regulations or gross weight special transport must be executed based on a permit. Fot it execution to be successfull it is necessary to harmonise large number of involved parties. This paper defines the term special transport and are presented exploatational technical characteristics of road vehicles intended for special transport as well as all necessary documentation

Exploatational and Technical Features of Road Freight Vehicles for Special Transport

Eksploatacijsko-tehničke značajke cestovnih teretnih vozila za izvanredni prijevoz važna su značajka prilikom odabira transportnog sredstva koje se koristi u određenom transportu. Radi premašivanja propisanih dimenzija ili ukupne mase izvanredni prijevoz može se izvršiti na temelju dozvole. Da bi njegovo izvođenje bilo uspješno potrebno je uskladiti veliki broj uključenih supstrata. U ovom završnom radu definiran je pojam izvanrednog prijevoza te su prikazane eksploatacijsko-tehničke značajke cestovnih vozila namijenjenih za izvanredni prijevoz kao i sva potrebna dokumentacija.Exploatational-technical characteristics of road freight vehicles for special transport are important characteristics for picking a transport vehicle that will be used in a particular transport. For exceeding dimension regulations or gross weight special transport must be executed based on a permit. Fot it execution to be successfull it is necessary to harmonise large number of involved parties. This paper defines the term special transport and are presented exploatational technical characteristics of road vehicles intended for special transport as well as all necessary documentation