One century is passing by from the foundation of one of the most respected research institutes in the field of animal and human nutrition, the Scottish Institute The Rowett Research Institute (RRI). ...In addition to the exceptional influence on the development of the science of nutrition itself, RRI researchers have been significantly involved in the development of science of nutrition and, particularly, of microbiology related to animal and human nutrition in Slovenia. Since the early 1980s, several Slovenian microbiologists have visited RRI, conducted research and developed personal contacts, some retained for more than 40 years. The cooperation was extremely fruitful, which is reflected through joint scientific publications and their visibility, the implementation of formal and informal research projects, and the collaboration in organization of international scientific symposiums. Slovenian researchers, who visited the RRI, built their own careers on the basis of the acquired knowledge and significantly contributed to the development of microbiology in Slovenia. They importantly participated in the establishment of a university study of Microbiology, which will shortly celebrate its 25th anniversary, and is due to its achievements the pride of Biotechnical Faculty and of University of Ljubljana.
Zanimalo nas je, ali lahko morebitne statistično značilne razlike glede na demografske značilnosti udeležencev kažejo na medgeneracijsko različna dojemanja bivalnega okolja. Za proučevanje smo ...uporabili metodologijo, ki sloni na kvantitativni metodi. Starejši udeleženci raziskave so poročali o večjem zadovoljstvu, večjem občutku družbeno-ekonomske homogenosti soseske, boljših sosedskih odnosih in boljših obcutkih glede vzdrževanja grajenega okolja kot mlajši udeleženci. Zanimivo pa je, da mlajši udeleženci raziskave izražajo višjo stopnjo strinjanja glede vandalizma ter fizičnih in besednih napadov v soseski. Rezultati raziskave so bili v nasprotju s pričakovanji, saj predhodne študije pri starejših prebivalcih v primerjavi z mlajšimi ugotavljajo precej nižje stopnje strinjanja glede zadovoljstva z grajenim okoljem in pomembno višje stopnje glede kriminalitete. Rezultate si razlagamo z ugotovitvami številnih raziskovalcev, skladno s katerimi starejši ljudje še vedno na splošno raje ostarijo v svojem domu, v znanem okolju, saj se pogosto bojijo, da bi zanje prehod v kolektivno ali institucionalno življenjsko okolje neizogibno pomenil izgubo neodvisnosti, kar posledično pomeni, da okolje sprejemajo tako, kot je. V raziskavi ugotavljamo še, da vrsta izkazanih statistično značilnih razlik kaže na to, da bivalno okolje, ki ima velik ucinek na zadovoljstvo in dobro počutje, vendarle ne nudi enake kakovosti grajene socialne infrastrukture prav vsem uporabnikom, ki se ločijo po demografskih razlikah.
•Advantages of integral planning of recreational areas for urban population on both sides of the Italian-Slovenian border.•Landscape ecology findings support the preservation of the spatial ...distribution of key urban green areas.•Urban forests, parks and green corridors form an indispensable pattern of a green urban network connecting both cities.•Old maps and satellite images are suitable tools in defining the primal structure of forests.
The provision of health and well-being is one of the fundamental tasks of urban green infrastructure. This requires a new estimation of the strategic distribution and accessibility of green areas. Gorizia and Nova Gorica are two cities lying next to each other on either side of the border between Italy and Slovenia. Due to political circumstances, they developed independently, which applies to their green areas as well. Urban city areas and other land cover classes were extracted from the CORINE Land Cover map; the digital data were processed using ArcGIS. At the landscape hierarchical level, the importance of natural vegetation remnants was assessed based on current land use maps. Forest patches, hedgerows, remnants of natural vegetation, and spontaneous afforestation on abandoned agricultural lands were detected and delineated using CNES digital images and digital orthophoto images. The green areas positioned in the two interior city areas were delineated separately according to data on the two cities’ green areas. We estimated the forest continuum separately, based on the oldest cartographic sources from the end of the 18th century, the Franziscean cadastre from the early 19th century, and the Italian cadastre from 1940. We estimated the interior or core area of the forest patches based on studies of habitat fragmentation and the depth of the forest edge. Our research theory is based on the proven sustainability of indispensable spatial patterns emerging from landscape ecology that are especially necessary in altered (rural, urban) landscapes. Our results show that the most important pattern of green areas supporting the well-being of both cities’ inhabitants can be achieved by the mutual development of the two major urban forests, each situated in one of the cities, in addition to riparian corridors and bits of nature represented by public parks. Collaborative planning between the two cities would enhance common benefits, including future economic and social influences and innovations.
► Long-term influence of single-tree selection system on forest structure was analysed. ► High variability of harvest intensity during last 130
years was recorded. ► Species mixture was regulated by ...canopy closure, silviculture and SO
2 emissions. ► Improvement of the system is possible by spatiotemporal combination of diverse fellings.
The single-tree selection system is an important option for management of Norway spruce (
Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and silver fir (
Abies alba Mill.) forests because it provides continuous cover, requires low investments for tending, and promotes natural regeneration as well as high stand resistance and elasticity. It is often regarded as a very conservative system that usually results in only minor spatiotemporal changes in forest structure and composition. We studied management history, structural changes, regeneration dynamics, and light climate of a traditional single-tree farmer selection silver fir-Norway spruce forest (site typology
Bazzanio-Abietetum). Stand structure was analyzed on five 0.25
ha permanent plots in 1994, 2001, and 2008. Regeneration density and height growth, forest floor vegetation, and light climate were also assessed on 1.5
×
1.5
m regeneration subplots in 2001 and 2008. Tree cores extracted from dominant trees from both species in two plots were used for reconstructing stand history and age structure of the canopy layer. We documented the forest response to three types of selection management regimes: excessive, normal, and conservative. Excessive management with harvest intensity significantly above the increment was documented until the late 1950s, including two peaks of heavy fellings (diameter limit cut) in the 1880s and 1930s, which favoured establishment of Norway spruce and released regeneration. The period that followed was characterized by normal selection management, but was nevertheless marked by a decline of silver fir as a result of air pollution and several droughts. This led to sanitary fellings that were carried out from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. In the last two decades conservative management followed, which led to suppression and decline of regeneration, especially of Norway spruce, and loss of selection structure. Although we recorded lower regeneration potential of silver fir compared with Norway spruce within the seedling category, silver fir outcompeted Norway spruce within the small-sized tree category (1
cm
<
dbh
⩽
10
cm) because of its superior height growth in low light levels (diffuse light <6%) and occupied a greater share of the canopy. Nevertheless, we anticipate that over the long-term the low light regime will also cause regeneration decline of silver fir and broadleaves. Our research revealed significant structural changes in a single-tree farmer selection forest during the last 150
years. These were a result of variable management regime and environment. A farmer single-tree selection system could better mimic the natural disturbance regime if spatiotemporal combinations of diverse felling regimes would be used.
Eksistencialno navdihnjena lirika na Hrvaškem, v Sloveniji in na Madžarskem
V petdesetih in šestdesetih letih 20. stoletja se je v srednjeevropskem pesništvu pojavila zelo močna literarna smer, ki je ...črpala iz različnih literarnih in filozofskih pogledov Camusa, Sartra in drugih. Medtem ko so zahodni eksistencialisti poudarjali pomen družbene angažiranosti, so se njihovi vzhodni kolegi osredotočali predvsem na ontološka vprašanja in stremeli po literarnem okolju brez vplivov ideologij. Razprava predstavlja liriko treh pesnikov – Edvarda Kocbeka (Slovenija), Slavka Mihalića (Hrvaška) in Jánosa Pilinszkyja (Madžarska) – ter izpostavlja njihove stične točke: ontološko-individualistične teme, izoliranost lirskega subjekta, predmetnost in težnja po depersonalizaciji, svobodni verz ter pesniški jezik, podoben živemu jeziku.
In the 1950s and 1960s, a very influential type of poetry was born in Central Europe that owes a lot to Camus, Sartre et al. While Western existentialists emphasized the need for social engagement, their Eastern colleagues concentrated on ontological questions and tried to create a literary environment isolated from ideological influences. This paper discusses the poetry of Edvard Kocbek (Slovenia), Slavko Mihalić (Croatia) and János Pilinszky (Hungary), whose most important common points are their ontological-individualistic topics, isolation of the lyric subject, the objectivist and depersonalizing tendencies, free verse and a poetic manner of speaking that is very close to live speech.
Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae), with the common name the Asian ambrosia beetle or the granulate ambrosia beetle, originates in tropical and subtropical regions of ...eastern Asia. It is one of the most widespread wood-boring beetles and among these one of the most successful invaders (IPPC 2017). Outside its native habitat, the species is present in Africa (Wood Bright 1992, Atkinson et al. 2000), in Australia (IPPC 2017), on the Pacific Islands (Beaver 1976), in the Americas (Atkinson 1988, Rabaglia et al. 2006, Flechtmann Atkinson 2016, Landi et al. 2017) and in Europe (Pennacchio et al. 2003, Nageleisen et al. 2015, Gallego et al. 2016, Francardi et al. 2017).
Narek in narekanje sta se začela opuščati sredi 19. stoletja. Na srečo je dovolj dokumentirano v zapisih besedil in opisih šeg. Besedila razkrivajo izjemno poetično moč, ki črpa iz izkušenj in ...čustvovanja. Obredna besedila ohranjajo stare mitične poteze (Bela krajina), način izvajanja (Istra) in kažejo na usihanje izvirnih funkcij (Rezija) in so izreden dokument preteklega načina življenja (Prekmurje, Porabje). Sodobni življenjski stili in ideje so zakrile izvirni pomen in smisel žalovanja. Oropani svojega duhovnega pomena so se nekaj časa ohranjali kot družbeni korektiv (revne ženske so bile za narekanje plačane). Danes narekanje nadomeščajo pogrebni govori.
Laments and lamentation began to dwindle in the mid 19th century. Fortunately, they have been documented in the form of recorded texts and descriptions of the custom. The texts reveal surprising poetic intensity, driven by powerful experiences and emotions. The preserved ritual texts with ancient mythological features (Bela krajina), with data on their performance (Istria), and with indications of the deterioration of their original function (Resia) are outstanding documents of a past lifestyle (Prekmurje – Porabje). Modern lifestyles and ideas obscured the original meaning and sense of lamentation. Robbed of its spiritual significance, lamentation was for some time preserved as a social corrective (poor women were paid for it). Nowadays, lamentation is replaced by funeral speeches.
Highlights • Participation in OHCs brings benefits also to health professionals, not only users. • Health professional moderators see themselves as agents of users’ empowerment process/outcomes. • ...Being a health professional moderator can be personally and professionally (dis)empowering. • Participation in OHCs can improve the quality of professional-patient interaction.
Technological, Marketing and Complementary Competencies Driving Innovative Performance of Slovenian Manufacturing FirmsThe paper discusses innovative performance of firms and underlying competencies, ...namely technological, marketing and complementary. Competencies are regarded as networks of various capabilities and other firm assets and can be used for cross-industry comparisons. The study is based on a survey carried out among 50 established Slovenian manufacturing companies addressing competencies which they employ in their 65 distinct product lines. Three distinct segments of firms are established based on innovative performance indicators. Used are techniques of multivariate statistics, including cluster analysis and analysis of variance. The results imply that the most innovative firms simultaneously develop technological, marketing and complementary competencies. The implications of our findings are valuable to the firms aligning their competencies with their strategy, as well as to policy makers in technology following countries.
