Stories of Absent Germans and Jews in the Former Habsburg Borderland

Die vorliegende Dissertation untersucht gewaltsam verschwundene Welten der deutschen (donauschwäbischen) und jüdischen Minderheiten im serbischen Südostbanat, einst Teil der Militärgrenze der Habsburgermonarchie, heute als geographisches Dreieck zwischen Ungarn, Rumänien und Serbien aufgeteilt. Denkmäler und Grabsteine mit deutschen Inschriften im Südostbanat zeugen von Verflechtungen innerhalb der Geschichte von donauschwäbischen und jüdischen Minderheiten. Sie sind heute in der Region nicht fast mehr anzutreffen und sind wie abwesende Nachbar:innen. Vor diesem Hintergrund folgt die Arbeit den damaligen und gegenwärtigen Konvivenzräumen. Damit einhergehend nimmt die vorliegende Analyse eine erzähltheoretische Perspektive ein, indem sie Friedhöfe/ Denkmäler/ Gedenkstätten und Archivquellen als “narrative Artefakte” versteht, die “Weltlichkeit” (worldness) enthalten. Es wird danach gefragt, wie Menschen in den heutigen Banater Nachbarschaften unterschiedliche und doch nah beieinander liegende Erzählwelten (storyworlds) hinsichtlich der abwesenden Minderheiten schaffen. Auf wessen Vergangenheit gehen die Erinnerungen zurück? Wer bewohnt diese Gedächtnisräume? Die Forschung widmet sich den wandelnden Ausgrenzungen und Eingrenzungen entlang den konstruierten vielstimmigen, ineinander verschränkten Erzählwelten. Abwesenheit dient als poetisch-analytisches Konzept, wodurch die theoretischen Felder der Narratologie und Anthropology des Todes und der Gewalt – durch Friedhofsforschung – zusammentreffen.This thesis follows “German cemeteries” that still exist in Southeast Banat in Serbia, once part of the Habsburg Military Frontier, today a borderland between Serbia, Romania and Hungary. I am interested in how abandoned, demolished, forgotten, and reconstructed cemeteries with German-inscribed gravestones mirror rhythms of the past and present. These very inscriptions convey entangled stories about Germans and Jews. Nowadays, they are primarily absent neighbors. For this reason, I adopt a narratological perspective in which cemeteries, monuments and memorials, archives and oral interviews act as narrative instances bearing worldness. In attempting to reconstruct the worlds behind, the study asks how remaining people narratively create distinct, often conflictual and yet close storyworlds about absent Jews and Germans and their past in the region, the Holocaust and forced displacement after the Second World War (Vertreibung). With whose memories are the new realities filled? Who inhabits these? Whose history counts? Combining empirical work with concepts bridging history/ memory, the anthropology of death and violence, narratology, and literary fictional texts and images, the thesis explores stories retold and memories silenced, repressed, and haunting

Bentonite and Gelatine Impact on the Young Red Wine Coloured Matter

This paper deals with the impact of two fining agents (bentonite and gelatine) on the coloured matters of young red wines Vranac, Pinot Noir and Gamay Noir. Both agents caused decrease in these substances. The effect is more intensive with the dose of bentonite of 1 g/L, but the variability depends on variety. Higher decrease was found in the colour intensity, coloured anthocyanins and polymers (up to 44 %), but lower in the colourless anthocyanins (up to 20 %). The intensity of red and blue colours decreases, while that of yellow colour increases. The use of bentonite in dosages higher than those recommended may cause the wine to obtain more pronounced »brick red« colour (the colour tint increases while the value of the spectrum form decreases). Fewer changes occurred in the coloured matters after treating the wine with gelatine. The colour intensity, colourless and coloured anthocyanins showed a decrease of up to 10 % and polymers of up to 16 %. The intensity of yellow colour decreases, while that of red increases as well as the ΔA/% value

Supplementary information for: "Binding of metal ions and water molecules to nucleic acid bases: The influence of water molecule coordination to a metal ion on water–nucleic acid base hydrogen bonds"

Figure S1. Distance distribution for hydrogen bonds with coordinated and noncoordinated water, separately for different nucleic bases and positions; Table S1. The calculated interaction energies and distances between five nucleic bases and noncoordinated water molecules, at the B3LYP-D3/def2-TZVP (kcal/mol) and corrected for BSSE), MP2/def2-QZVP (kcal/mol) and noncorrected for BSSE) and CCSD(kcal/mol) and T)/CBS level; Table S2. The calculated interaction energies and distances at the B3LYP-D3/def2-TZVP level between five nucleic bases and water molecules coordinated to Zn2+ ion; Table S3. A number of hydrogen bonds between nucleic bases and coordinated water, and percentage of [M(H2O)n]x+ complexes, with different kinds of metals. Figure S2. Electrostatic potential maps for the nucleic bases. Figure S3. Distribution of the distance between water oxygen and nucleic base oxygen/nitrogen found in PDB structures for noncoordinated and coordinated water;Supplementary information for: Andrić, Jelena M., Stanković, Ivana, Zarić, Snežana D., "Binding of metal ions and water molecules to nucleic acid bases: The influence of water molecule coordination to a metal ion on water–nucleic acid base hydrogen bonds" in Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 75 (2019):301-309, [https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520619001999]Published version of the article: [https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3521

Construction of Amyloid PDB Files Database

Amyloids are insoluble proteins of a cross-_ structure found as deposits in many diseases. They are largely examined structurally, but there is a lack of a unique structural database for amyloid proteins resolved with atomic resolution. Here, we present a constructed amyloid database made based on keyword criterion as well as structural features of amyloids described in literature. The searching filter was performed by python programming. The total number of structures is 109. This database can help further structural general and statistical analysis of amyloids, as we know the molecular basis can lead to understanding of disease mechanisms related to amyloid proteins.Belgrade, Serbia, June 20-24, 201

Supplementary material for the article: Andrić, J. M.; Stanković, I. M.; Zarić, S. D. Binding of Metal Ions and Water Molecules to Nucleic Acid Bases: The Influence of Water Molecule Coordination to a Metal Ion on Water–Nucleic Acid Base Hydrogen Bonds. Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials 2019, 75, 301–309. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520619001999

Suppelementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520619001999]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3675

Supplementary material for the article: Stanković, I. M.; Blagojević Filipović, J. P.; Zarić, S. D. Carbohydrate – Protein Aromatic Ring Interactions beyond CH/π Interactions: A Protein Data Bank Survey and Quantum Chemical Calculations. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2020, 157, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.251

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.251]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3983]Related to accepted version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3984

The IL-1β and IL-1Ra gene polymorphisms and chronic inflammation of the middle ear

Constitutional polymorphisms in the proinflamatory cytokine genes influence the individual cytokine secretion levels, the course and severity of inflammation. Aim of our study was to investigate the association of IL-1β +3953 C/T and IL1-Ra86 bp VNTR gene polymorphisms with the development of chronic otitis media (COM) in 144 patients and 103 controls. Frequencies of the alleles and genotypes of the IL-1Ra gene polymorphism were significantly different between the patients and controls (alleles: p=0.003; genotypes: p=0.0001). Non-carriers of IL-1Ra allele 2 had significatly higher risk for COM occurence (p=0.002; OR=2.98; ±95%CI, 1.68-5.26). This allele is a potential protective genetic marker for COM.5th Congress of the Serbian Genetic Society : Book of abstracts; September 28 - October 2, Kladovo, 2014

Supplementary data for the article: Živković, J. M.; Stanković, I. M.; Ninković, D.; Zarić, S. D. Phenol and Toluene Stacking Interactions, Including Interactions at Large Horizontal Displacements. Study of Crystal Structures and Calculation of Potential Energy Surfaces. Crystal Growth & Design 2020, 20 (2), 1025–1034. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01353

Supplementary material for: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01353]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3973

Evolutionary dynamics and geographical dispersal of Borrelia lusitaniae

Background: Borrelia lusitaniae is a species within the complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, associated with lizards as reservoirs and Ixodes ricinus as its main vector. Borrelia lusitaniae is predominantly distributed in Central and Southeast Europe, and in countries of the Mediterranean basin, such as Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Italy where this spirochete appears to infect vector ticks more frequently than other genospecies. Evolution of this zoonotic tick-borne microparasite is shaped by different environmental factors. Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis may give insight into how B. lusitaniae spreads to new geographic locations. Aim: We applied Bayesian statistical methods to B. lusitaniae multilocus sequence typing (MLST) data to study the migration routes of B. lusitaniae and its potential for further spread. Results: The discrete phylogeographic analysis placed origins of B. lusitaniae in Southeast Europe and identified at least two introductions of B. lusitaniae from Europe to North Africa. Estimated effective reproductive potential (Re), as a key indicator for a pathogen spread, suggested potential for further spread. Conclusion: The results of this study can provide beneficial information about the potential for further spread of B. lusitaniae in Europe and North Africa and estimation of necessity for the development of strategies to monitor and control Lyme borreliosis