DETERMINING THE IMPACTS OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MODE COMBINATIONS ON AIR POLLUTION USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Transport is one of the largest emitters of harmful substances that affect air quality. Each combination of freight transport modes has a different volume and at the same time has a differentiated negative impact on air quality. That is why the European Union has been making special efforts for many years to create and implement strategies aimed at improving air quality. The main goal of this paper is to present a methodology that enables quantification and analysis of the impact of each freight transport mode combination on air quality using feed-forward neural networks. The developed model uses the parameters of the EU member states in the period from 2000 to 2014. In addition to the scientific and practical contribution, the development of the model provides a good basis for the universal platform formation in order to create and develop strategies, i.e. measures to improve air quality on a global level

Militant Extremist Mindset in Post-conflict Regions of the Balkans

This study explores the structure of Militant Extremist Mindset (MEM) within a sample of participants living in areas with enhanced risk of intergroup conflict. We were also interested in comparing members of three different ethnic groups (Serbs, Albanians, and Bosniaks) on MEM measures. A short version of the MEM scale was created for future use. We found that the factorial structure of MEM was replicated in the sample composed of people from both sides of a conflict. Ethnic groups did not differ significantly on the Grudge component of MEM. Group differences were pronounced on the Pro-violence and Utopianism factors. Albanians scored higher than Bosniaks and Serbs on these two dimensions. However, significant differences were obtained on the Ethos of Conflict (EOC) factor when groups of Serbs living within and outside areas of recent conflict were compared

The influence of climate elements on the yield of agricultural crops in the area of Sumadija in Serbia

The goal of this paper is to examine the existence of correlation between temperature and precipitation as independent variables and crop yield (wheat, corn) as dependent variable by applying Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. As the research field, region of Gruža is taken, more precisely county of Knić. Climate features of previously mentioned territory are obtained by monitoring the climate elements condition (temperature and precipitation) for the time period from 1991 to 2011 in weather stations Kragujevac, Kraljevo and Rudnik. Shifts in climate elements values are usually consequences of climate changes, which manifest in our country and shave significant impact to crop yield

Self-concept of people with intellectual disabilities-implications for support program development

Pojam o sebi definiše se kao ukupnost opažaja, misli, osećanja, ocena i predviđanja osobe o sebi kao iskustvenom objektu, kao učesniku u interkaciji sa fizičkim i socijalnim okruženjem. Kao takav, predstavlja konstrukt koji je često ispitivan kada su u pitanju deca, mladi i odrasli sa intelektualnim teškoćama. Međutim, pojam o sebi osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama ispitivan je pretežno kroz psihometrijsku paradigmu, preko instrumenata upitničkog tipa. To nije obezbedilo dovoljno prostora za aktivnu participaciju osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama u samom toku ispitivanja, niti je omogućilo da se dobiju adekvatne polazne informacije o pojmu o sebi osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama, koje mogu da posluže za razvoj programa podrške samoodređenju osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama. Stoga je ovo istraživanje, usmereno na ispitivanje pojma o sebi osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama u različitim domenima, od značaja za osobe sa intelektualnim teškoćama: globalni pojam o sebi, osobine ličnosti, kompetentnosti, teškoće u svakodnevnom životu, svest o sopstvenim (intelektualnim) teškoćama.Istraživanje je realizovano u seriji od pet fokus grupa, uz aktivnu participaciju osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama kroz kombinovanje radioničarskih aktivnosti i diskusija u malim grupama. Fokus grupe su realizovane jednom nedeljno, u po dve grupe od osam učesnika, različite starosti (22 do 53 godine), pola, stepena i tipa teškoća. Svi učesnici su najveći deo života proveli u institucijama, a od 2004. godine su korisnici usluge stanovanja uz podršku za osobe sa invaliditetom. Kada je u pitanju generalni pojam o sebi, na osnovu analiza iskaza učesnika, mogu se izdvojiti tri globalne teme: kompetentnosti i interesovanja, fizički izgled i socijalne uloge. Kada su u pitanju osobine ličnosti, najfrekventnije se javljaju atributi poput „dobar“, „poslušan“, „vredan“. Kada su u pitanju kompetentosti i teškoće koje imaju, najčešće su navođene kompetentnosti i teškoće s kojima se suočavaju tokom svakodnevnog života u stanovanju uz podršku. Mada prepoznaju svoje kognitivne teškoće, često odbijaju da o njima razgovaraju i naglašavaju svoju svesnost o devaluativnoj vrednosti termina kojima se označavaju. Analiza je pokazala da je pojam o sebi osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama relativno siromašan atributima, te da je stečen, naučen i to kao produkt relativno restriktivnih uslova života, kao što je život u instituciji. Međutim, može se petpostaviti i stimulativno delovanje aktuelnih uslova života na oblikovanje slike o sebi osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama. U radu se ukazuje na moguće implikacije osnovnih rezultata u praktičnom radu na unapređenju pojma o sebi i kapaciteta za samopercepciju i samoodređenje osoba sa intelektualnim teškoćama.Self-concept is defined as a sum of perception, thoughts, feelings, evaluation and prediction about oneself as an experienced object, as a participant in the interaction with physical and social environment. As such, this topic is often encountered in working with children, young people and adults with intellectual disabilities (PWID). However, selfconcept of PWID has been investigated mainly through psychometric paradigm, using different types of questionnaires for assessment. This did not provide either enough possibilities for active participation of people with ID in the research process, or the possibilities to reach adequate initial information about self-concept of PWID, which may serve as a baseline for development of support programs for selfdetermination of PWID. Therefore, this study aimed to examine self-concept of PWID in various domains of interest for PWID: global self-image, personality traits, competencies, difficulties in everyday life, awareness of one’s own (intellectual) disabilities. The research was conducted through a series of five focus groups, with active participation of PWID, through combined workshop activities and discussions in small groups. Focus groups were conducted once a week and 16 participants were divided into two groups, of different ages (22 to 53 years), sex, type and degree of difficulties. All participants spent most of their lives in institutions. Since 2004, they have been living at supported housing for people with disabilities. Based on the analysis of the participants’ testimony, there were three global issues with regard to general self-concept: competences and interests, physical appearance, and social roles. With regard to personality traits, attributes such as „good“, „obedient“, „valuable“ occur most frequently. With regard to their competencies and difficulties, those which are most important for full daily life in supported housing have been cited most often. While they recognize their cognitive difficulties, they often refuse to talk about them, and highlight their awareness of the devaluative implications of terms which are used for their categorization. The analysis showed that the self-concept of PWID is relatively poor with attributes, that it is acquired and learned, and comes as a product of relatively restrictive living conditions, such as living in an institution. However, it can be assumed that current living conditions have stimulating effect on the formation of self-concept of PWID. This article points out the possible implications of the basic results of practical work to improve self- concept and capacity for selfdetermination of people with intellectual disabilities

Prosudba metaboličkog statusa mliječnih krava simentalske pasmine tijekom kasne gravidnosti i na početku laktacije.

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the metabolic status of late pregnant and early lactation dairy cows based on changes in characteristic blood metabolites. Blood samples were collected from 15 late pregnant cows and 15 early lactation cows to measure beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), triglycerides (TG), glucose, total protein (TP), albumin, total bilirubin, urea and the activity of aspartate transaminase (AST) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT). Cows in early lactation had significantly higher (P0.4 mmol/L) was detected in 6 (40%) of early lactation cows but in none of the late pregnant cows, while subclinical ketosis (BHB>1.2 mmol/L) was detected in 14 (94.4%) of the early lactation cows and 4 (26.6%) of the late pregnant cows. AST activities above 100 U/L were detected in 2 early lactation cows and in none of the late pregnant cows. TG levels below 0.12 mmol/L and glucose below 2.5 mmol/L were found in 7 (44%) and 10 (66.6%) of the early lactation cows, respectively, and in none of the late pregnant cows. Early lactation cows were found to have lower blood serum levels of TG (P0.05) activities and higher concentrations of total bilirubin (P>0.05) TP (P>0.05) and AST activities (P0,4 mmol/L) utvrđene su u 40% krava na početku laktacije, ali u nijedne visoko gravidne krave, dok je supklinička ketoza utvrđena (BHM>1,2 mmol/L) kod 14 (94,4%) krava na početku laktacije te kod 4 (26,6%) visoko gravidnih krava. Aktivnost AST u krvnom serumu iznad 100 U/L utvrđena je u dvije (13,3%) krave na početku laktacije, a nije utvrđena u krava u kasnoj gravidnosti. Vrijednosti TG u krvi bile su ispod 0,12 mmol/L u sedam (44%), a glukoze ispod 2,5 mmol/L u 10 (66,6%) krava na početku laktacije dok nisu dokazane u krava u visokoj gravidnosti. Uspoređujući funkciju jetre, u krvnom serumu krava na početku laktacije utvrđene su niže vrijednosti TG (P0,05), odnosno veće vrijednosti ukupnog bilirubina (P>0,05), TP (P>0,05) i aktivnosti AST (P<0,05) u odnosu na vrijednosti ovih pokazatelja krvi kod krava u visokom stupnju gravidnosti. Vrijednosti glukoze, BHB, NEFA, TG i aktivnosti AST u krvnom serumu upućuju na zaključak da su krave na početku laktacije opterećene metaboličkim poremećajima koji su povezani s ketozom i određenim stupnjem oštećenja hepatocita, vjerojatno, kao posljedica masne infiltracije. Navedeni pokazatelji krvi mogu biti od velikog značenja u procjeni metaboličkog statusa mliječnih krava u peripartalnom razdoblju

Carcass conformation of Master Gris broiler chickens as an indicator of carcass quality

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different feed formulations, fattening period and sex of broiler chickens on absolute carcass conformation measurements (metatarsus length, keel length, breast depth, breast angle and thigh girth) and conformation indices of medium-growing Master Gris chickens. The results showed that, as induced by intensive fattening, body weights were greater and carcass quality, expressed through conformation measurements, was better than the values characteristic of this hybrid (as the hybrid is designed for extensive farming). Regardless of the time of slaughter (at 49 or 63 days of the fattening trial), male chickens had better carcass conformation values (P<0.05), compared to females, and the 14-day extension of the fattening period led to better values for both absolute and relative carcass conformation measurements in both males and females (P<0.05)

Functional iridoid synthases from iridoid producing and non-producing Nepeta species (subfam. Nepetoidae, fam. Lamiaceae)

Iridoids, a class of atypical monoterpenes, exhibit exceptional diversity within the Nepeta genus (subfam. Nepetoidae, fam. Lamiaceae).The majority of these plants produce iridoids of the unique stereochemistry, with nepetalactones (NLs) predominating; however, a few Nepeta species lack these compounds. By comparatively analyzing metabolomics, transcriptomics, gene co-expression, and phylogenetic data of the iridoid-producing N. rtanjensis Diklić &amp; Milojević and iridoid-lacking N. nervosa Royle &amp; Bentham, we presumed that one of the factors responsible for the absence of these compounds in N. nervosa is iridoid synthase (ISY). Two orthologues of ISY were mined from leaves transcriptome of N. rtanjensis (NrPRISE1 and NrPRISE2), while in N. nervosa only one (NnPRISE) was identified, and it was phylogenetically closer to the representatives of the Family 1 isoforms, designated as P5βRs. Organ-specific and MeJA-elicited profiling of iridoid content and co-expression analysis of IBG candidates, highlighted NrPRISE2 and NnPRISE as promising candidates for ISY orthologues, and their function was confirmed using in vitro assays with recombinant proteins, after heterologous expression of recombinant proteins in E. coli and their His-tag affinity purification. NrPRISE2 demonstrated ISY activity both in vitro and likely in planta, which was supported by the 3D modeling and molecular docking analysis, thus reclassification of NrPRISE2 to NrISY is accordingly recommended. NnPRISE also displays in vitro ISY-like activity, while its role under in vivo conditions was not here unambiguously confirmed. Most probably under in vivo conditions the NnPRISE lacks substrates to act upon, as a result of the loss of function of some of the upstream enzymes of the iridoid pathway. Our ongoing work is conducted towards re-establishing the biosynthesis of iridoids in N. nervosa

Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings

We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings, with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance, to examine variation in effect magnitudes across samples and settings. Each protocol was administered to approximately half of 125 samples that comprised 15,305 participants from 36 countries and territories. Using the conventional criterion of statistical significance (p < .05), we found that 15 (54%) of the replications provided evidence of a statistically significant effect in the same direction as the original finding. With a strict significance criterion (p < .0001), 14 (50%) of the replications still provided such evidence, a reflection of the extremely highpowered design. Seven (25%) of the replications yielded effect sizes larger than the original ones, and 21 (75%) yielded effect sizes smaller than the original ones. The median comparable Cohen’s ds were 0.60 for the original findings and 0.15 for the replications. The effect sizes were small (< 0.20) in 16 of the replications (57%), and 9 effects (32%) were in the direction opposite the direction of the original effect. Across settings, the Q statistic indicated significant heterogeneity in 11 (39%) of the replication effects, and most of those were among the findings with the largest overall effect sizes; only 1 effect that was near zero in the aggregate showed significant heterogeneity according to this measure. Only 1 effect had a tau value greater than .20, an indication of moderate heterogeneity. Eight others had tau values near or slightly above .10, an indication of slight heterogeneity. Moderation tests indicated that very little heterogeneity was attributable to the order in which the tasks were performed or whether the tasks were administered in lab versus online. Exploratory comparisons revealed little heterogeneity between Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) cultures and less WEIRD cultures (i.e., cultures with relatively high and low WEIRDness scores, respectively). Cumulatively, variability in the observed effect sizes was attributable more to the effect being studied than to the sample or setting in which it was studied.UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Sociales::Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIP

Structure, determinants and correlates of lexically derived social attitudes in Serbia

Polazeći od leksičke paradigme kao referentnog okvira koji bi trebalo da obezbedi obuhvatnost i reprezentativnost uzorka socijalnih stavova, ovo istraživanje je fokusirano na dva osnovna cilja. Prvi je da se utvrdi da li se iz rečničkog korpusa srpskog jezika mogu ekstrahovati dovoljno obuhvatni i stabilni leksički socijalni stavovi. Drugi cilj je da se ispita da li će utvrđena struktura leksičkih socijalnih stavova ići u prilog hipotezi o univerzalnosti ili hipotezi o njihovoj kulturnoj specifičnosti. U tu svrhu, u okviru ovog istraživanja realizovane su dve studije. Prva studija imala je za specifične ciljeve da kreira endogeni leksički model bazičnih socijalnih stavova deriviranih iz rečnika srpskog jezika, te da dobijeni model uporedi sa izvornim američkim modelom. Ova studija je realizovana u dva koraka. Prvi korak se odnosio na definisanje korpusa jezičkih deskriptora socijalnih stavova (termina koji se završavaju sufiksom -izam). Primenom metodologije proistekle iz leksičkog pristupa, iz rečnika srpskog jezika koji je obuhvatao oko 85000 reči ekstrahovano je 243 deskriptora socijalnih stavova (termina sa sufiksom -izam) sa pripadajuće 264 rečničke odrednice. Tih 264 definicija -izama transformisane su u upitničke stavke, koje su onda elektronskim putem aplicirane uzorku opšte populacije od 1079 ispitanika (67.7% ženskog pola, prosečne starosti 31.65 godina, sa prosečno 16 godina formalnog obrazovanja). Istovremeno, zadat je i instrument SDI-24, koji operacionalizuje 4 leksička socijalna stava sa engleskog govornog područja: Tradicionalne i religiozne izvore autoriteta, Sebične interese, Humanizam i Spiritualnost. Rezultati su pokazali da je iz rečnika srpskog jezika, primenom metodologije zasnovane na leksičkoj paradigmi, moguće izdvojiti indikatore socijalnih stavova. Oni se mogu opisati sa pet do šest širokih dimenzija socijalnih stavova. Ipak, šestofaktorski model se pokazao optimalnijim, u smislu stabilnosti strukture, odnosa sa eksternim merama, te po svojim prediktivnim kapacitetima. Tih šest širokih dimenzija se mogu interpretirati kao Tradicionalni i religiozni izvori autoriteta, Lični interesi, Humanizam, Spiritualnost, Egalitarizam i Nacionalizam. U okviru svakog od ovih faktora, moguće je identifikovati uže stavske dimenzije, kojih ima 12, interpretiranih kao: Religioznost, Tradicionalizam, Sebični hedonizam, Socijalna dominacija, Demokratske vrednosti, Vera u dobru stranu ljudske prirode, Misticizam, Filozofski idealizam, Komunizam, Anomija, Etatizam i Nacionalna privrženost. Kreirana upitnička operacionalizacija ovih stavskih dimenzija pokazuje da skale svake od njih interkoreliraju na interpretivan i zadovoljavajući način, da imaju dobre metrijske karakteristike, uključujući i vremensku stabilnost, kao i da ostavaruju smislene povezanosti sa dimenzijama originalnog američkog modela leksičkih socijalnih stavova...Starting from the lexical paradigm as a reference framework which should ensure comprehensiveness and representativeness of the sample of social attitudes, this research focused on two main objectives. The first was to determine whether sufficiently comprehensive and stable lexical social attitudes can be extracted from the dictionary of the Serbian language. The second objective was to examine whether the established structure of lexical social attitudes goes in favor of the hypothesis proposing the universality or the other arguing their cultural specificity. For this purpose, two studies were carried out in this research. The specific aims of the first study were to create endogenous lexical model of basic social attitudes derived from the dictionary of the Serbian language, and to compare the proposed model with the original American model. This study was carried out in two steps. The first step was related to the definition of the corpus of linguistic descriptors of social attitudes (the terms ending with suffix -ism). By applying the lexical approach methodology, from the Serbian language dictionary, including around 85000 words, 243 descriptors of social attitudes with associated 264 vocabulary definitions were extracted. These 264 definitions of -isms were transformed into questionnaire items, and were electronically administered to the community sample of 1079 respondents (67.7% female, mean age 31.65 years and on average 16 years of formal education). At the same time, SDI- 24, which operationalized four lexical social attitudes in the English-speaking region, i.e., Traditional and religious source of authority, Unmitigated self-interests, Humanism and Spirituality, was applied. The results showed that from the Serbian language dictionary, using methodology based on the lexical paradigm, it was possible to extract the indicators of the social attitudes. They could be reduced to the five or six broad dimensions of social attitudes. However, the six-factor model proved to be optimal in terms of the stability of the structure, relationships with external measures, and its predictive values. These six broad dimensions could be interpreted as Traditional and religious sources of authorities, Selfish interests, Humanism, Spirituality, Egalitarianism and Nationalism. Within each of these factors, it was possible to identify 12 narrow social attitude dimensions, interpreted as: Religiosity, Traditionalism, Selfish hedonism, Social dominance, Democratic values, Faith in the good side of human nature, Mysticism, Philosophical idealism, Communism, Anomie, Etatism, and National adherence. Questionnaire-type operationalisations of these dimensions showed that these dimensions and sub-dimensions correlated in the interpretive and meaningful way, had good psychometric properties, including temporal stability, and were meaningfully related with the dimensions of the original American model of lexical social attitudes..

Structure, determinants and correlates of lexically derived social attitudes in Serbia

Polazeći od leksičke paradigme kao referentnog okvira koji bi trebalo da obezbedi obuhvatnost i reprezentativnost uzorka socijalnih stavova, ovo istraživanje je fokusirano na dva osnovna cilja. Prvi je da se utvrdi da li se iz rečničkog korpusa srpskog jezika mogu ekstrahovati dovoljno obuhvatni i stabilni leksički socijalni stavovi. Drugi cilj je da se ispita da li će utvrđena struktura leksičkih socijalnih stavova ići u prilog hipotezi o univerzalnosti ili hipotezi o njihovoj kulturnoj specifičnosti. U tu svrhu, u okviru ovog istraživanja realizovane su dve studije. Prva studija imala je za specifične ciljeve da kreira endogeni leksički model bazičnih socijalnih stavova deriviranih iz rečnika srpskog jezika, te da dobijeni model uporedi sa izvornim američkim modelom. Ova studija je realizovana u dva koraka. Prvi korak se odnosio na definisanje korpusa jezičkih deskriptora socijalnih stavova (termina koji se završavaju sufiksom -izam). Primenom metodologije proistekle iz leksičkog pristupa, iz rečnika srpskog jezika koji je obuhvatao oko 85000 reči ekstrahovano je 243 deskriptora socijalnih stavova (termina sa sufiksom -izam) sa pripadajuće 264 rečničke odrednice. Tih 264 definicija -izama transformisane su u upitničke stavke, koje su onda elektronskim putem aplicirane uzorku opšte populacije od 1079 ispitanika (67.7% ženskog pola, prosečne starosti 31.65 godina, sa prosečno 16 godina formalnog obrazovanja). Istovremeno, zadat je i instrument SDI-24, koji operacionalizuje 4 leksička socijalna stava sa engleskog govornog područja: Tradicionalne i religiozne izvore autoriteta, Sebične interese, Humanizam i Spiritualnost. Rezultati su pokazali da je iz rečnika srpskog jezika, primenom metodologije zasnovane na leksičkoj paradigmi, moguće izdvojiti indikatore socijalnih stavova. Oni se mogu opisati sa pet do šest širokih dimenzija socijalnih stavova. Ipak, šestofaktorski model se pokazao optimalnijim, u smislu stabilnosti strukture, odnosa sa eksternim merama, te po svojim prediktivnim kapacitetima. Tih šest širokih dimenzija se mogu interpretirati kao Tradicionalni i religiozni izvori autoriteta, Lični interesi, Humanizam, Spiritualnost, Egalitarizam i Nacionalizam. U okviru svakog od ovih faktora, moguće je identifikovati uže stavske dimenzije, kojih ima 12, interpretiranih kao: Religioznost, Tradicionalizam, Sebični hedonizam, Socijalna dominacija, Demokratske vrednosti, Vera u dobru stranu ljudske prirode, Misticizam, Filozofski idealizam, Komunizam, Anomija, Etatizam i Nacionalna privrženost. Kreirana upitnička operacionalizacija ovih stavskih dimenzija pokazuje da skale svake od njih interkoreliraju na interpretivan i zadovoljavajući način, da imaju dobre metrijske karakteristike, uključujući i vremensku stabilnost, kao i da ostavaruju smislene povezanosti sa dimenzijama originalnog američkog modela leksičkih socijalnih stavova...Starting from the lexical paradigm as a reference framework which should ensure comprehensiveness and representativeness of the sample of social attitudes, this research focused on two main objectives. The first was to determine whether sufficiently comprehensive and stable lexical social attitudes can be extracted from the dictionary of the Serbian language. The second objective was to examine whether the established structure of lexical social attitudes goes in favor of the hypothesis proposing the universality or the other arguing their cultural specificity. For this purpose, two studies were carried out in this research. The specific aims of the first study were to create endogenous lexical model of basic social attitudes derived from the dictionary of the Serbian language, and to compare the proposed model with the original American model. This study was carried out in two steps. The first step was related to the definition of the corpus of linguistic descriptors of social attitudes (the terms ending with suffix -ism). By applying the lexical approach methodology, from the Serbian language dictionary, including around 85000 words, 243 descriptors of social attitudes with associated 264 vocabulary definitions were extracted. These 264 definitions of -isms were transformed into questionnaire items, and were electronically administered to the community sample of 1079 respondents (67.7% female, mean age 31.65 years and on average 16 years of formal education). At the same time, SDI- 24, which operationalized four lexical social attitudes in the English-speaking region, i.e., Traditional and religious source of authority, Unmitigated self-interests, Humanism and Spirituality, was applied. The results showed that from the Serbian language dictionary, using methodology based on the lexical paradigm, it was possible to extract the indicators of the social attitudes. They could be reduced to the five or six broad dimensions of social attitudes. However, the six-factor model proved to be optimal in terms of the stability of the structure, relationships with external measures, and its predictive values. These six broad dimensions could be interpreted as Traditional and religious sources of authorities, Selfish interests, Humanism, Spirituality, Egalitarianism and Nationalism. Within each of these factors, it was possible to identify 12 narrow social attitude dimensions, interpreted as: Religiosity, Traditionalism, Selfish hedonism, Social dominance, Democratic values, Faith in the good side of human nature, Mysticism, Philosophical idealism, Communism, Anomie, Etatism, and National adherence. Questionnaire-type operationalisations of these dimensions showed that these dimensions and sub-dimensions correlated in the interpretive and meaningful way, had good psychometric properties, including temporal stability, and were meaningfully related with the dimensions of the original American model of lexical social attitudes..