When Family Love Strangles and Love Outside the Family Disappoints: The Irish Family in the Early Novels of Kate O’Brien and Edna O’Brien

This paper sets out to examine various representations of the patriarchal Irish family, constricting family ties, and the role of women within the family in Kate O’Brien’s novels The Ante-Room (1934) and Mary Lavelle (1936) and Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls Trilogy (The Country Girls (1960), Lonely Girl (1962) and Girls in Their Married Bliss (1964)). The paper attempts to demonstrate that in these works both authors more or less openly defy the Church-state conception of the ideal family and the ground tenets of Catholicism of their time. The aim of the analysis is to show that the novels represent the family as a highly repressive force which constantly supervises women and holds their desires in check throughout their lives.Keywords: Kate O’Brien, Edna O’Brien, early novels, Irish family, Catholicism

Middle-Aged Men’s Traumas and Elusive Freedom in Hanif Kureishi’s Short Stories

This paper sets out to explore a notion of freedom that Hanif Kureishi articulates in his short stories, focusing particularly on the collections Love in a Blue Time (1997) and Midnight All Day (1999). Kureishi’s stories almost always narrated from the point of view of a middle-aged man are here analysed in the light of Zygmunt Baumann’s theories of liquid modernity and liquid love. The paper attempts to demonstrate that these men are confined to a sort of a perpetual treadmill of misery. It is argued that most protagonists of his stories are largely unable to manage their lives and relationships, living in a contemporary world that allows individuals to enjoy excesses of freedom and infinite possibilities

Labor Market Need Analysis as Basis for the Foundedness of Occupational Standards in the Field of Maritime Management

This paper presents the results of a maritime sector labor market research conducted to identify key tasks, specific knowledge and skills required for the development of appropriate occupational standards in the field of maritime management. Data were collected by survey of a sample of potential employers for the professions of “Manager in Marinas and Nautical Tourism“ and “Maritime Personnel Training and Education Coordinator”. Research results indicate both professions are recognized by prospective employers and that appropriate standards need to be developed

Interactions of Phenolic Acids and β-Glucan: Studies of Adsorption Isotherms and Thermodynamics

Interactions between polyphenols and dietary fiber might play an important role in polyphenol bioactivities. These interactions can be studied through adsorption processes. The aim of this study was to investigate the adsorption of phenolic acids (p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid) onto dietary fiber – β-glucan. Adsorption was carried out at different temperatures (25, 37, and 45 °C) and pH values (1.5, 5.5, and 10). Non-linear isotherm adsorption models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich, Temkin, Hill) were applied to analyze the data. Experimentally determined adsorption capacities showed some fluctuations with temperature and pH. Adsorption isotherms modelled the experimentally determined adsorption capacities well. According to isotherm parameters, it can be suggested that the adsorption was a physical process with non-covalent bonding at all temperatures and pH. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption was spontaneous (except for chlorogenic acid) and exothermic. Adsorption isotherms and thermodynamics gave useful information about phenolic acid – β-glucan interactions. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

POLITICS AND SPORT : THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN ATHENS 1995

Sport i politika u hrvatskom društveno-političkom kontekstu isprepliću se od osnutka Hrvatske kao samostalne nacije-države. Za razumijevanje odnosa sporta i politike na ovim prostorima, čini se interesantnim slučaj od prije dvadeset godina, kada je na Europskom košarkaškom prvenstvu 1995. ostvaren posljednji značajniji uspjeh nacionalne košarkaške vrste. Navedeni slučaj zahtjeva sustavniju sociološku razradu. Postojeće analize populističke su prirode i kao takve nedovoljne su za razumijevanje ove teme. Unatoč brojnim postignutim rezultatima, te važnoj ulozi košarke u širem društvenom kontekstu, gotovo da ne postoje istraživanja koja bi omogućila dublje razumijevanje navedene problematike. Cilj ovog rada je objasniti odnos sporta i politike u konkretnom slučaju. Na osnovi relevantne literature, koristeći kvalitativne istraživačke metode: polu-strukturirane intervjue, analizu sadržaja i analizu diskursa, nastojat ćemo proširiti razumijevanje odnosa navedenih fenomena u hrvatskom kontekstu.Sport and politics in the Croatian socio-political context are intertwined since the founding of Croatia as an independent nation-state. To understand the relations between sports and politics in the region, the case of European Basketball Championship 1995, when the national basketball team last achieved significant succes seems particulary interesting. This case demands systematic sociological research. Existing analyses have populist nature and as such are insufficient for understanding this topic. Despite many achievements and the important role of basketball in broader social context, there is almost no research that would enable deeper understanding of this subject. The aim of this paper is to explain the relationship between sports and politics in this particular case. Based on relevant literature, using qualitative research methods: semi-structured interviews, content analysis and discourse analysis, we will try to expand the understanding of relationship of these phenomena in the Croatian context

The Study of Adsorption Kinetics of Flavan-3-Ols, Dihydrochalcones and Anthocyanins onto Barley β-Glucan

Polyphenols can interact with dietary fibers and these interactions can affect polyphenols bioactivities. The interactions can be studied with the adsorption process, and adsorptions of flavan-3-ols (procyanidin B1, procyanidin B2), dihydrochalcones (phloretin, phloretin-2-glucoside), and anthocyanins (cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-galactoside) onto β-D-glucan from barley were studied in this work. The intention was to reveal the kinetics of the adsorption process. Adsorption was carried out using model solutions at room temperature. The results showed that in the flavan-3-ol group procyanidin B1 showed higher adsorption capacity than procyanidin B2. Phloretin showed a higher adsorption capacity than phloretin-2-glucoside in the dihydrochalcone group and anthocyanins showed similar adsorption capacities. Parameter k1 for all polyphenols was in the range from 0.30 h−1 to 0.93 h−1. Adsorption capacity qe for all polyphenols ranged from 2.90 mmol g−1 to 9.76 mmol g−1, parameter k2 was in the range 70− 225 g mol−1 h−1, and adsorption capacities qe ranged from 3.70 mmol g−1 to 9.90 mmol g−1

Relay command of the induction motor

Cilj ovoga rada je definirati način rada brodskog relejnog upravljačkog sustava za pumpu slatke vode, izraditi upravljački algoritam i realizirati relejni upravljački sustav. Rad se temelji na postojećem sustavu brodskog relejnog sustava upravljanja pumpom slatke vode s broda MB Storm, brodarske kompanije Brodospas, Split i predstavlja modifikaciju izvornog sustava. U ovome radu nalaze se opisani svi sadržaji potrebni za razumijevanje rada sustava kao i sadržaji potrebni za izradu upravljačkog sustava. U radu se predlaže primjena tablice istine pri formiranju upravljačkog algoritma na temelju kojeg se crta strujna upravljačka shema prema kojoj se formira upravljački sustav. Predložena tehnika izrade upravljačkog sustava može se primijeniti na bilo koji zadatak iz područja relejnog upravljanja.The aim of this paper is to define operation of the marine relay control system for the fresh water pump, to create a control algorithm and to make the relay control system. The work is based on the existing system of marine relay control system of freshwater pumping from MB Storm, Brodospas, Split, and represents a modification of the original system. This paper describes all the features needed to understand the operation of the system as well as the contents required to create a control system. The paper proposes the use of the Truth Table when forming a control algorithm based on which an electric control diagram is formed, and according to which the control system is formed. The proposed technique of designing a control system can be applied to any task in the field of relay control