For the purpose of celebrating the 40th anniversary of Alma Ata declaration, the WHO published a successful model of integrated patient care being performed in Slovenia. After two years, the WHO ...experts evaluated the success in practise during a visit to the Slovenian primary care environment. This report showed that Slovenia was a notable exception regarding developing effective primary care systems. The country has an impressive primary care which performs very well.
In the period 2012-2017 we investigated the occurrence of indigenous species of predatory mites in different cultivated plants in Slovenia. In a comprehensive study we confirmed the occurrence of the ...following predatory mites: Amblyseius andersoni (Chant, 1957), Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans, 1915), Euseius gallicus (Kreiter & Tixier, 2010), Euseius stipulatus (Athias-Henriot, 1960), Kampimodromus abberans (Oudemans, 1930), Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor, 1954), Paraseiulus triporus (Chant & Shaul, 1982) and Phytoseius horridus (Ribaga, 1904). In the paper all seven species are presented, but for the field of biological control A. andersoni, E. gallicus and N. californicus are the most interesting species. The first two of them are already on the List of indigenous organisms for the purpose of biological control, while the third will be placed into it in the near future. All three of them have a great potential in biological control, since they can be found in different host plants
A phytosociological analysis of 46 relevés of mesophilous colline and submontane Fagus sylvatica as well as (or) Carpinus betulus forests was conducted in Slovenian Istria. It was established that ...they are frequently syndynamically interrelated: in places, common hornbeam stands are merely a degradation stage on beech sites, and can be classified into the subassociation Ornithogalo pyrenaici-Fagetum fraxinetosum orni (its locus classicus is in the Goriška Brda Hills) and into the new subassociation Ornithogalo pyrenaici-Carpinetum betuli seslerietosum autumnalis. Compared with similar submontane stands from other parts of the western and southwestern Slovenia they are slightly poorer in species, with fewer diagnostic species of alliances Erythronio-Carpinion, Aremonio-Fagion and Tilio-Acerion, order Fagetalia sylvaticae and class Vaccinio-Piceetea, and with more diagnostic species of the order Quercetalia pubescenti-petraeae. Geographically, they are characterised by the taxon Helleborus odorus subsp. istriacus. Although they cover small areas these forests generate high yields and are therefore important both economically and as biotopes of protected species.
Fitocenološko smo analizirali 46 popisov mezofilnih gozdov bukve in (ali) belega gabra v kolinskem in submontanskem pasu slovenske Istre. Ugotovili smo, da so med seboj pogosto sindinamsko povezani: sestoji belega gabra so ponekod le degradacijska stopnja na bukovih rastiščih, tako da jih lahko uvrstimo v subasociacijo Ornithogalo pyrenaici-Fagetum fraxinetosum orni (ki ima klasična nahajališča v Goriških Brdih) in v novo subasociacijo Ornithogalo pyrenaici-Carpinetum betuli seslerietosum autumnalis. V primerjavi s podobnimi podgorskimi sestoji iz drugih delov zahodne in jugozahodne Slovenije so vrstno nekoliko revnejši, z manjšim deležem diagnostičnih vrst zvez Erythronio-Carpinion, Aremonio-Fagion in Tilio-Acerion, reda Fagetalia sylvaticae in razreda Vaccinio-Piceetea in z večjim deležem vrst reda Quercetalia pubescenti-petraeae. Fitogeografsko jih označuje takson Helleborus odorus subsp. istriacus. Kljub majhnim površinam so ti gozdovi zaradi donosnih rastišč pomembni gospodarsko in zaradi zavarovanih vrst tudi biotopsko.
Managers and Leaders in Organizations of a Post-transition EconomyManagers and leaders are different figures within an organization but are also alike. During different stages of the organizational ...life cycle we sometimes need more manager-oriented people and at other times more leader-oriented people. However most of the time we need them both in order to achieve a balance within the organization. Slovenia is a post-transition economy, facing new challenges and opportunities therefore the need for leader-oriented people is expected to be huge. Nevertheless our research showed that in Slovenian profit and non-profit organizations, upper management positions have been occupied by manager-oriented people but at the same time a balance exists between the two roles. We also found out that managers and leaders perceive the success of their organisations in quite a similar way. An adapted Hickman's questionnaire together with a content analysis of subordinates' comments about how they perceive their organization was used to ascertain the differences between them and their superiors. By knowing how employees perceive their managers and how the latter perceive themselves and their organizations we can develop better approaches to management development in post-transition economies.
Uvod. Podatki iz tujine kažejo, da začnejo kaditi praviloma mladostniki in mladi odrasli. Za Slovenijo imamo o tem malo podatkov. Namen prispevka je prikaz podatkov o starosti ob začetku kajenja in ...razlik v začetku kajenja glede na spol, starostne skupine, izobrazbo, družbeni sloj in geografsko regijo med prebivalci v Sloveniji.
► The study represents one of the first attempts to model natural beech recruitment. ► Forest inventory data were used to develop a two-stage model of beech recruitment. ► Stand variables most ...strongly affected beech recruitment. ► Beech recruited with the highest success in young even-aged and uneven-aged stands. ► Climate variables had significant influence on probability of beech recruitment.
In the study, data from a Slovenian forest inventory (67,563 plots, 200m2 each) were used to develop a two-stage beech recruitment model. In the first stage a probability model of beech recruitment was estimated with binary logistic regression, while in the second stage a conditional model for beech recruitment rate was derived. A tree was classified as recruited if it had crossed a threshold of 10cm in its diameter at breast height. On average, 2.5beechha−1y−1 overgrew the measurement threshold, representing 38% of the total recruitment. High variability in beech recruitment was observed (CV=274%). Among 21 variables selected for possible inclusion into the models, three stand, one site, two climate, two forest management, and one wildlife variable were chosen; eight were included in the probability model, seven in the conditional model, six of which were included in both models. Beech recruitment was negatively related to stand basal area and mean diameter and positively related to the proportion of beech in the stand basal area. Beech recruitment was most successful in young even-aged and uneven-aged stands and on sites of medium productivity. Tree mortality in a stand, resulting mainly from harvesting, was positively related to beech recruitment, while the opposite was true for large ungulate density index. Among climate variables, mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation influenced the probability of beech recruitment, a result that could be useful for exploring the future potential of beech in a changing environment.
Danas uz velike trgovačke lance poznatih svjetskih brandova namještaja i mala nezavisna prodajna mjesta namještaja imaju važnu ulogu na cjelokupnom tržištu namještaja. Vlasnici i prodavači namještaja ...svakodnevno se pokušavaju prilagoditi sve zahtjevnijim željama i potrebama svojih kupaca. Nadalje, pojedina obilježja prodajnih mjesta namještaja mogu utjecati na kupčevu konačnu odluku o kupnji namještaja, što je glavni predmet istraživanja brojnih studija i radova. Nasuprot tome, vrlo je malo radova u kojima je istraživan međusobni utjecaj obilježja prodajnog mjesta namještaja, pa je cilj ovog rada bio istražiti neke od njih (veličinu prodajnog prostora, broj prodavača, veličinu skladišnog prostora i broj dobavljača), utvrditi njihov međusobni utjecaj te ustanoviti postoji li razlika među odabranim obilježjima prodajnih mjesta namještaja u Hrvatskoj, Sloveniji i Slovačkoj.
Ekoinovacije imaju ključno značenje za ekonomsku konkurentnost Europe; okolišno prihvatljive tehnologije pozitivno utječu na poslovanje poduzeća i pridonose stvaranju novih radnih mjesta. ...Istraživanje percepcije i stajališta o ekoinovacijama i ekodizajnu provedena su u 712 slovenskih poduzeća. Istraživanjem su obuhvaćena mikropoduzeća, mala i srednja poduzeća te velike tvrtke. Analiza rezultata ankete pokazala je da je ekodizajn u Sloveniji nedovoljno iskorišten. Samo je oko 50 % od 657 anketiranih tvrki uspostavilo inovativno okruženje za održivi razvoj ili uvelo potpore za ekološke inovacijske procese. Na temelju rezultata istraživanja zaključeno je da daljnji razvoj i promocija ekoinovacija i ekodizajna zahtijevaju opsežne politike na lokalnoj i nacionalnoj razini. Naime, politička rješenja trebaju promicati kombinaciju ekoinovacija i usvajanje novog pristupa dizajnu uzimajući u obzir životni ciklus proizvoda. Takve politike mogu dovesti do razvoja uspješnih inovacija. Ekoinovacije i ekodizajn za slovenska su poduzeća prilika za stvaranje novih tržišta na kojima bi mogli dominirati i napredovati. Nadalje, Slovenija bi mogla postati važan čimbenik u ostvarenju težnje europske unije da postane pametno, održivo i inkluzivno gospodarstvo i da u potpunosti zadovolji ciljeve četiriju ključnih inicijativa strategije „Europa 2020”, a da pritom istodobno pridonosi smanjenju klimatskih promjena.
The aim of the study was to analyse type traits in 1,086 first-calving Cika cows. Statistical model was analysed by GLM procedure in SAS/STAT statistical package, which included the fixed effect of ...scoring year, and age at scoring and days after calving as linear regressions. First-calving cows were on average 126.5 cm high at the withers at the age of 33.9 months, which clearly shows that it belongs to small to medium body sized cattle. The largest proportion of the variability was explained in the measured traits of the body frame (0.14–0.17). The explained proportion of variability among individual traits of autochthonous was between 0.03 and 0.07, while 0.12 in the composite trait of autochthonous. We found out that type traits and therefore the classification of animals were significantly affected at least the following effects: the scoring year, age and stage of lactation. Classification of animals into the appropriate type, should therefore, be carried out after exclusion of the environmental effects. This would give a more accurate classification of Cika first-calving cows.
We conducted a quantitative study of private forest owner management behavior based on face-to-face interviews with 380 randomly selected private forest owners in Slovenia. Forest owners were asked ...to rate the relevance of nineteen factors representing information related to the social, ecological, and economic aspects of decision making based on a five-point Likert scale. This information was consolidated into major categories with Principal Component Analysis. Expectation maximization (EM) clustering was used to build a probabilistic private forest owner decision making typology. Six major categories of information determined 64% of the variability in decision making: non-wood goods and services, forest economics, property administration, optimization of wood production, forest protection, and minimum cutting restrictions. EM clustering revealed two decision making types differing in their attitude towards the total economic value of forests: Materialists, whose decisions are mainly related to the extractive value of forests and Non-materialists, who manage for non-extractive value. Full-time farmers, owners living within 2km of their holdings, and owners who permanently cooperated with the public forest service were much more likely to be Materialists. The uncertainty in private forest owner typology building and the applicability of probabilistic models of private forest owners to end-users is discussed.
► We studied non-industrial private forest owner decision making (DM). ► Expectation maximization clustering enabled a probabilistic DM typology. ► We identified 2 DM types: Materialists (A) and Non-materialists (B). ► Attitude towards the total economic value of forests distinguishes (A) from (B). ► Social status, cooperation to the Forest Service and gender influence the DM type.
