Political tolerance in Eastern and Western Europe: Social and psychological roots

According to Sullivan et al.’s (Sullivan et al. 1979, 53-55, Sullivan et al. 1985) theory, social and\ud psychological factors play different roles in political tolerance. Target-group selection is shaped by\ud socio-demographic characteristics, since in this way people try to adjust themselves to their social\ud environment. On the other side, the degree of tolerance is a function of personality and other\ud psychological factors.\ud The paper examines whether the causal model proposed by Sullivan and his co-workers is able to\ud account for individual differences in the degree of political intolerance in Eastern and Western Europe.\ud The main emphasis is on their hypothesis about different effects of socio-economic and psychological\ud variables. The research is based on World Values Survey data, which include the so called ‘least liked’\ud method to operationalize political tolerance. The findings indicate that psychological factors play an\ud important role in the choice of target group, and not only in determining the degree of intolerance,\ud contrary to Sullivan et al., hypothesis. Socio-economic status variables displayed rather complex\ud pattern of influence on political tolerance. In general, the findings suggest that intolerance of different\ud groups is not uniformly related to social and psychological explanatory variables. Not only intolerance\ud is pluralistic, but the mechanisms behind intolerance seem to be pluralistic too

A Model for Transferring Variables Between Different Data-sets Based on Imputation of Individual Scores

It is an often encountered problem that variables of interest are scattered in different data sets. Given the two methodologically similar surveys, a question not asked in one survey could be seen as a special case of missing data problem (Gelman et al., 1998). The paper presents a model for transferring variables between different data-sets applying the procedures for multiple imputation of missing values. The feasibility of this approach was assessed using two Dutch surveys: Social and Cultural Developments in The Netherlands (SOCON 2000) and the Dutch Election Study (NKO 2002). An imputation model for the left-right ideological self-placement was developed based on the SOCON survey. In the next step, left-right scores were imputed to the respondents from the NKO study. The outcome of the imputation was evaluated, first, by comparing the imputed variables with the left-right scores collected in three waves of the NKO study. Second, the imputed and the original NKO left-right variables are compared in terms of their associations with a broad set of attitudinal variables from the NKO data set. The results show that one would reach similar conclusions using the original or imputed variable, albeit with the increased risk of making Type II errors

ANTI-JEWISH PREJUDICE IN CONTEMPORARY HUNGARY: A SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSAL MODEL

Predictions from three general approaches to prejudice-personality, social learning and group-conflict-have been examined on a sample of Hungarian youth and their parents. The sample consisted of 400 randomly selected college students and their parents from two Hungarian cities (total N=800). The questionaire included, among others, an antisemitism scale, authoritarianism scale, and socio-demographic variables. Socio-psychological causal model was constructed using univariate recursive regression graph methodology. The results indicated that students' antisemitism is directly related only to personality (authoritarianism) and to parents' antisemitism. Students' authoritarianism is related to parents' authoritarianism and family socio-economic status (as indicated by parents' income and education). Parents' antisemitism is related to their own authoritarian tendencies and income, while parents' authoritarianism is primarily related to their educational background. It is concluded that the results primarily support personality approach to prejudice as represented by Adorno et al.' work (1950), and socialization approach. Group-conflict approach received ambiguous suport in the same way as predictions from this approach concerning individual differences in prejudice are ambiguous

Effects of mitral valve regurgitation in the dog on the right ventricle

Introduction. Mitral regurgitation (MR) in dogs is characterised on radiographs by increasing size of the heart, called “general heart enlargement.” The appearance suggests that the right heart chambers may be enlarged, but there is no agreement on this, or if present, its cause. Concurrent enlargement of the right heart chambers in MR would have to be explained by pathophysiologic mechanisms that might affect prognosis and treatment.Aim. To determine presence or absence of echocardiographic changes that indicate right sided heart enlargement in relation to severity of MR.Materials and methods. Two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiograhic frames of 54 dogs with varying degrees of MR were measured to determine ratios of dimensions of left and right sides of the heart: dimensions of right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle ( LV) in transverse short axis view above mitral valve (MV) at end diastole (ED), dimension of right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle (LV) on long axis at the MV at ED, on transverse section, the septal-free wall angle (SFWA) at ED and ES where the endocardium of RV joined LV. An eccentricity index (EI) of the LV at end diastole (ED) and end systole (ES) was measured to detemine the degree of flattening of the interventricular septum as a measure of RV overload. As the indicator of MR severity, left atrium/aorta root (LA/ Ao) was measured at beginning of diastole. Radiographs of 42 dogs were available. Heart size was measured by the vertebral heart scale (VHS) method. Dimensions were compared with LA/Ao and VHS by regression. The effect of severe LA and heart enlargement on EI were compared with none-moderate enlargement. EI at ED and ES were compared.Results. The longitudinal and transverse dimensions of right and left side and the SFWA were so variable that although the right side and angle did not increase, no conclusions could be made. ED EI showed no increase in eccentricity with increasing size of LA or VHS. ES EI increased with LA /Ao and VHS, due to increases in some severly enlarged hearts. Five hearts had greater eccentricity at ES, indicating pressure overload on the RV. Three hearts had eccentricity only at ED, indicating volume overload.Conclusions. No evidence for a consistent effect of increasing sevrity of MR on the right ventricle was found. In “general heart enlargement” on radiographs, it is unlikely that the right side of the heart enlarges in proportion to severity of MR. The convexity on radiographs is probably caused by the right heart chambers being displaced by enlarged left side of heart. The RV may be volume or pressure overloaded in some cases of MR

Mikrobiološka aktivnost zemljišta tipa černozem u Zemun Polju

Soil microorganisms has a key role in creation and maintaining of fertility of soil. The aim of this research was to examine microbiological activity of soil type "cernozem" in Zemun Polje, namely how quantity of the applying N fertilizers, the way of tillage and the phenophase of a plant affects on the number of aminoheterotrophs. The number of aminoheterotrophs depend on a phenophase of a plant, "ugar" or tillage and the quantity of applied N fertilizer. Less quantity of applied N fertilizer affects the increase of a number of aminoheterotrophs, whereas higher concentration of applied N fertilizer has an inhibitory effect.Zemljišni mikroorganizmi imaju ključnu ulogu u stvaranju i održanju plodnosti zemljišta. Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitivanje mikrobiološke aktivnosti zemljišta tipa černozem u Zemun Polju, i to uticaja količine primijenjenog N đubriva, načina obrade zemljišta i fenofaze biljke na brojnost aminoheterotrofa. Ispitivani parametar mikrobiološke aktivnosti zemljišta, brojnost aminoheterotrofa, pokazao je zavisanost od fenofaze biljke, načina obrade zemljišta i količine primijenjenog N đubriva. Primijenjene manje količine N đubriva su uticale na povećanje brojnosti aminoheterotrofa, dok su visoke količine N đubriva djelovale inhibitorno

G\'EANT Software Maturity Model

G\'EANT project is an example of a large organization with around 30 software projects and around 20 software development teams. Software development teams consist of many skilled associates coming from all members National Research and Education Networks. Three main issues that are common for all these software development teams and their members are: geographical distribution, scattered manpower percentage, and parallel involvement in other high priority projects in their native organizations. This paper presents a novel software maturity model that is designed specifically for G\'EANT software development teams and aims to address the described issues.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure. Submitted to TELFOR 2018 conferenc

GC-MS-based metabolomics for the detection of adulteration in oregano samples

Oregano is one of the most used culinary herb and it is often adulterated with cheaper plants. In this study, GC-MS was used for identification and quantification of metabolites from 104 samples of oregano (Origanum vulgare and O. onites) adulterated with olive (Olea europaea), venetian sumac (Cotinus coggygria) and myrtle (Myrtus communis) leaves, at five different concentration levels. The metabolomics profiles obtained after the two-step derivatization, involving methoxyamination and silanization, were subjected to multivariate data analysis to reveal markers of adulteration and to build the regression models on the basis of the oregano-to-adulterants mixing ratio. Orthogonal partial least squares enabled detection of oregano adulterations with olive, Venetian sumac and myrtle leaves. Sorbitol levels distinguished oregano samples adulterated with olive leaves, while shikimic and quinic acids were recognized as discrimination factor for adulteration of oregano with venetian sumac. Fructose and quinic acid levels correlated with oregano adulteration with myrtle. Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis enabled discrimination of O. vulgare and O. onites samples, where catechollactate was found to be discriminating metabolite

Agrobiološka i tehnološka svojstva sorte Frankovka u uslovima severne Kosovske Mitrovice

Results of the investigation of agrobiological traits and technological properties of the vine cultivar Frankovka are presented in this paper. The investigation was carried out in North Kosovska Mitrovica, nearby the Church of St. Dimitrios. The vineyard was established in 2005. Planting distance was 2.5 x1m. Weather conditions were favorable for development of the cultivar Frankovka. The study was aimed to observe important agrobiological traits of the cultivar Frankovka, as well as possibility growing and spreading in the conditions of North Kosovska Mitrovica. On the basis of the obtained results it can be concluded that the cultivar Frankovka has shown positive agrobiological and technological properties in the conditions of North Kosovska Mitrovica.U radu se prikazuju rezultati istraživanja agrobioloških i tehnoloških svojstava sorte frankovka u uslovima severne Kosovske Mitrovice.Ispitivanja su obavljena na potesu vinogradi u severnoj Kosovskoj Mitrovici.Vinograd je podignut 2005. godine i nalazi se u fazi rastuće rodnosti.Razmak sađenja iznosi 2.5 x 1 m .U periodu ispitivanja vladali su povoljni meteorološki uslovi za rastenje i razviće sorte frankovke. Cilj ispitivanja je bio da se provere važnija agrobiološka i tehnološka svojstva sorte frankovke i mogućnost njenog gajenja i širenja u uslovima severne Kosovske Mitrovice. Rezultati ispitivanja ukazuju da na području severne Kosovske Mitrovice postoje povoljni agroekološki uslovi za normalno gajenje sorte frankovke i postizanje karakterističnog kvaliteta grožđa i vina

Pregled lekovitih biljnih taksona razdela Magnoliophyta na lokalitetu Košutnjak

This work provides a description off collected herbal types that according to their taxonomy belong to the Magnoliophyta division on the locality of Košutnjak (Belgrade). It is determined a significant diverse flora of medicinal herbs. A biological material is collected in a herbarium and it is determined by the keys for plant identification. A treatment effect of medicinal herbs is based on pharmacological active components that mostly belong to a group of secondary metabolites.U ovom radu, dat je prikaz sakupljenih biljnih vrsta, koje taksonomski pripadaju razdelu Magnoliophyta, na lokalitetu Košutnjak (Beograd). Primećen je značajan diverzitet flore lekovitih biljaka. Biološki materijal je herbarizovan i determinisan pomoću ključeva za determinaciju biljaka. Terapijsko dejstvo lekovitog bilja, zasniva se na farmakološki aktivnim sastojcima, koji uglavnom pripadaju grupi sekundarnih metabolita

Brojnost i značaj aktinomiceta u zemljištu u fazi fiziološke zrelosti zrna kukuruza (Zea mays L.)

In this work, it is determined the number of actinomycetes, a very diverse order of microorganisms, which take part in the transformation of the soil organic matter depending on the soil type, the quantity of applied N and the way of the soil treating. The stage of physiological corn kernel maturity shows the higher number of actinomycetes in "cernozem" under the sown maize as well as a stimulating effect of nitrogen.U ovom radu, određena je brojnost aktinomiceta, veoma raznovrsne grupe mikroorganizama, koja učestvuje u transformaciji zemljišne organske materije, u zavisnosti od tipa zemljišta, količine primenjenog azotnog (N) đubriva i načina obrade zemljišta. U fazi fiziološke zrelosti zrna kukuruza, utvrđena je veća brojnost aktinomiceta u černozemu, pod usevom kukuruza, kao i stimulativni efekat azota