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In this paper I will focus on Serbian international cultural policy in relation to Croatia in the first two decades of the 21st century. Aside from giving insight into general circumstances regarding the Serbian cultural sphere after October 2000, I will discuss how tense relations between Serbian and Croatian political elites during the previous decades discouraged more extensive state-supported cultural exchange, and negatively affected the results of such initiatives. Special attention will be given to the project of joint concert seasons of the most prestigious philharmonic orchestras from Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia titled "Pika-Točka-Tačka" (2011-2014) and its various cultural-diplomatic contributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Zrenjski ravnik je kraška uravnava v severni Istri na Hrvaškem, ki ima na severnem in južnem robu obsežna območja ponornega kontaktnega krasa. Vodotoki pritekajo z eocenskih klastičnih kamnin in ponikajo v zakrasele karbonatne kamnine pretežno kredne starosti. Na območju smo opravili morfografsko, morfostrukturno in morfometrično analizo in nato morfogenetsko in morfodinamično interpretacijo. Zaključili smo, da je razvoj kontaktnega krasa potekal vsaj v treh različnih fazah. Najprej je deloval kot korozijska uravnava v plitvem krasu, kasneje je prišlo do tektonskega dviga in antecedentnega vrezovanja vodotokov v korozijsko uravnavo. Šele v zadnji fazi je prišlo do pretočitve površinskih tokov v podzemlje in oblikovanja kontaktnega krasa.

Mesta se zaradi prenaseljenosti, onesnaževanja, hrupa ter drugih ekoloških in družbenih problemov spoprijemajo s čedalje slabšo kakovostjo urbanega življenja, kar zahteva učinkovito načrtovanje njihove prihodnosti. Urbane vizije kot vidik strateškega načrtovanja so lahko izhodišče za radikalno preobrazbo načina, na katerega se kraji razvijajo v mesta prihodnosti, ki uspešno rešujejo trenutne izzive. Članek, ki izhaja iz antropologije prihodnosti in načrtovanja, analizira, kako si mesta zamišljajo svojo prihodnost in kako jo upovedujejo. Primerja vizije osmih slovenskih in hrvaških mest – Ljubljane, Maribora, Kopra, Nove Gorice in Zagreba, Reke, Kutine in Hvara – ter ugotavlja, kako ta razumejo koncept trajnostnega razvoja in upoštevajo njegova načela (gospodarska, okoljska, družbena in kulturna trajnostnost). Diskurzivna analiza razkriva, da vizije pogosto ostajajo deklarativne, z nedefiniranimi elementi trajnostnosti in vrednotami ter da pogosto uporabljajo urbane danosti oziroma naravne in kulturne vire za svoje cilje. Da bi mesta dosegla boljše sodelovanje prebivalcev v soustvarjanju mest prihodnosti, bi vizije morale biti predvsem dolgoročnejše in bolj navdihujoče.

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After the collapse of socialism, Croatia experienced a religious revival and became one of the most religious ex-socialist countries. Religion and religiosity went from a privately tolerated but socially undesirable fact to becoming part of social normalcy, and formal religious socialization became a dominant pattern of raising children. The paper analyzes the relationship between religious socialization in childhood and actual religiosity in student age based on an online survey conducted in 2021 on a sample of students at the University of Rijeka (N=624). The results reveal a departure from the experience of primary socialization, which is dominantly manifested as secularization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Alberto Fortis (1741-1803) was an Italian naturalist who had a wide range of scientific interests, from linguistics and ethnology to geology, geography, and hydrology. This paper reviews the hydrological features Fortis recorded in two of his works, Saggio d'Osservazzioni sopra l'Isola di Cherso ed Osero (1771) and Viaggio in Dalmazia (1774). These works were the result of several of Fortis' travels in the region and were noted in the European scientific literature of the time. Fortis showed the European public the eastern Adriatic coast, a little-known part of Europe at the time, with its great variety of natural features. Despite the rare occurrence of surface water in the karst, Fortis' descriptions of the eastern Adriatic coast contain numerous interpretations of hydrological features. He often demonstrates a remarkable understanding of karst hydrology, even if some of his ideas and explanations are dubious from today's perspective. Although Fortis is not considered a karstologist in the strict sense, his works contain elements of what will later become karstology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is among the most frequently cited tools for measuring safety culture in healthcare settings. Its ambulatory version was used in this study. The aim was to assess safety culture in out-of-hours (OOH) family medicine service and its variation across job positions, regions, and respondents’ demographic characteristic.

The aim was to adapt the Croatian and the Serbian versions of the Oral Health Impact Profile for the edentulous population (OHIP-EDENT-CRO and OHIP-EDENT-SRB).

The doline density and their spatial distribution analysis is one of the methods used for karst relief morphostructural analysis. We present the results of morphometric features, doline spatial distribution and their relationship on Miljevci karst plateau based on digital elevation model (DEM). Altogether, 286 dolines were mapped in the study area. The doline density analysis has been applied. The results show that the doline spatial distribution is clustered. Two larger areas with densities of 30 and 34 dolines/km² are determined. Their distribution along the river canyons could indicate the existence of a palaeodrainage network. The strongest link between the doline density and topography is with inclination and vertical relief dissection, whereas the number of dolines decreases with an increase of slope inclination and relative relief. Such distribution confirms the suitability of karstic plateaus without active drainage for doline formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article compares the position of nobility in Slovenia, Croatia and Slavonia before and after the Great War. The focus is on the transition to the Yugoslav state. The new regime treated the nobility as adversaries in political, social and national respect; noble titles were abolished and landed estates diminished by the land reform. Even though it cherished personal and family ties, the aforementioned nobility did not organise itself in associations, like their counterparts in Austria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of the research was to construct a model for calculating the Tourism Development Index (TDI) at the local level. TDI is based on ten indicators: total number of beds, total number of beds per 100 residents, number of beds in hotels and similar establishments, number of beds in hotels and similar establishments per 100 residents, number of tourist arrivals, number of tourist arrivals per capita, number of overnight stays, number of overnight stays per capita, number of employed in tourism and hospitality and share of employed in tourism and hospitality in total employment. Based on TDI, 556 cities/towns and municipalities were categorised into five classes. Due to the usage of both absolute and relative values, TDI recognises the tourism development better than the previously used indices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the portrayal of the Kolpa as a border river in the leading Slovenian liberal newspaper Slovenski narod from 1868 to 1918. A border river is understood both in terms of the political concept of a border river and in terms of a natural border in a landscape. The differences between these two concepts can occur over long historical periods and can change significantly (e.g. due to floods, changes in the riverbed and the loss or acquisition of the status of a border river). In the period examined, the Kolpa formed an internal border between the Hungarian and Austrian parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. In addition, since the Late Middle Ages it has been a political border between Carniola and Croatia. The article analyzes the following aspects: a) the Kolpa as a border and a political concept, b) the management of the Kolpa (construction and maintenance of bridges, traffic bans, and restrictions), c) the Kolpa as a dangerous river, and d) border disputes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The article presents findings from a study, which investigated the state of library collections and services in Croatian prisons. Methodology: The study was conducted between April and June 2019, with the help of an anonymous survey. The whole population (23 correctional institutions) were included in the study. Valid responses were obtained from 22 institutions. Findings: The paper presents the most recent data about library collections and services of Croatian prison libraries, the organization (funding, collection building, staff, space, programming etc.) and their use. Also, insight into prison staff's perception about the importance of reading and prison libraries in general, is given. Research limitations: These are linked to the difficulties with personal contact with respondents and the limitations that are inherent to the quantitative methodology used. Originality and value: The study presents important findings about the state of prison libraries in Croatia. Based on the comparisons with a previous study and IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners, recommendations are made for the development of Croatian prison libraries according to the international best practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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While the digitalization of the communication environment led to the situation of regulatory imbalance between regulated and financially underfunded media on the one hand and un-regulated and economically strong digital platforms on the other, citizens are receiving more and more information and media or media-like content through platforms. The aim of the study is to examine the responses of media self-regulatory bodies to issues of journalistic ethics and professionalism related to digitalization and the willingness of media self-regulatory bodies and statutory media regulators to co-regulate the digital communication environment. The analysis of codes of ethics and interviews with representatives of media self-regulatory bodies and media regulators from four countries on the territory of ex-Yugoslavia revealed similarities in the adaptation of media self-regulation to the problems of the digital communication environment but did not indicate common views on state intervention and on strengthened collaboration between media self-regulation bodies and media regulators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of our study was to examine the scabies incidence in the Croatian population and to analyse potential related factors.

The paper discusses the marriage and childbearing trends in Croatia and Slovenia from 1985 to 2017. We made a comparative review of several indicators related to marriage and childbearing trends: mean ages of women at first marriage and first childbirth, birth rates, births within and outside marriage, total fertility rate, tempo-adjusted fertility rate, age-specific fertility rates, and marriage rate. The analysis is based on the official statistical data provided by the statistical offices of both countries and Human Fertility Database. Many of the indicators, including the birth rate, total fertility rate and age-specific fertility rate, are somewhat more favourable in Slovenia than in Croatia. One of the major differences between the two countries is that in Slovenia the connection between marriage and childbearing is not as nearly significant as in Croatia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When starting a business, one of the major decisions that need to be made is how such business will be financed. Entrepreneur can consider different possibilities, the most commonly used sources of financing include own resources of entrepreneur(s) and combination of own resource and borrowed resources. Due to legal requirements, in Croatia it is theoretically impossible to start a company without own resources, although it is possible to start a companywith symbolical amount of own resources. For a new company it could be hard to lend money fromfinancial institutions due to the lack of business experience and asset, which could serve as collateral. Considering different available ways of financing new business, the aim of this paper is to analyse how new established Croatian smes are financed. The conducted research has shown that new entrepreneurs are using more borrowed resources to finance their asset compared to own resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Delo Izazovi učenja stranoga jezika u osnovnoj školi, ki ga je uredila Yvonne Vrhovac, skupaj s sodelavkami tudi (so)avtorica prispevkov, je impresivno in poglobljeno delo, ki se nanaša na poučevanje in učenje tujih jezikov v hrvaških osnovnih šolah. Razdeljeno je na osem obsežnih tematskih poglavij.

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The Plitvice Lakes National Park is in the northwestern part of the Dinaric Karst in central Croatia. An important role of the soil in the karst is to purify the waters before they reach the phreatic zone. The soil is also a zone of accumulation, transformation, retardation and dilution of a potential pollutant. Knowing soil mineralogical composition is an important factor in understanding fate and transport of contaminants throughout lakes system. Samples of soil, peat and stream sediment were collected in the Prošće lake catchment and partly in the assumed zone of influence, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis of samples was performed to determine dominant mineral species in samples. XRD analysis showed predominance of lowquartz, which was found in all samples, most often as dominant phase. Dolomite was found in half of the samples, almost always as a significant phase while calcite was dominant phase in one of the samples. In most of the samples, members of the feldspars and chlorites groups, as well as muscovite, were present as minor phases. The absorption bands in the range of 2800-3000 cm-1 due to the organic matter are visible in spectra of all samples. These minerals can enter lakes system by surface waters, primarily streams and overland flow during snow thawing and rain, and also in cases of shore erosion. Terrigenic input in lakes is small but cannot be neglected due to the longlasting preservation efforts of the Prošće Lake recharge area, and the Plitvice Lakes National Park in general, terrigenous intake still does not pose a threat to water quality and tufa production. Considering the analyzed samples and characteristics of detected soil constituents, soils and sediments in the Prošće Lake catchment have the ability to retain and purify water on its way to the lakes. On the other hand, in case of the possible contamination in the recharge area of the lakes system, the pollutants can enter the system adsorbed on the soil particles. Learning more about the soils surrounding lakes gives valuable insight into their possible influence on lakes water chemistry and adds one piece of the puzzle into understanding this kind of a natural phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The contribution presents the Slovenian-Croatian border changes near Gradin or in what were then the municipalities of Gradin, Pregara, and Črnica. Towards the end of the war, the majority of the local population opted for annexation to Slovenia. However, in 1947, when this territory went to Yugoslavia in accordance with the peace treaty with Italy, these towns were annexed to the Buzet district or to the People's Republic of Croatia. The Slovenian population engaged in passive resistance and kept refusing the authority of the Croatian side for a long time. Despite the initial promises that Slovenian police officers and teachers would remain in this area, the former were swiftly replaced, while Slovenian language disappeared from schools after a few years. In June 1955, the majority of the population expressed a wish to be included in the People's Republic of Slovenia, and therefore the Slovenian government proposed to the government of Croatia that the border be changed. The republican governments reached an agreement, which was then implemented in accordance with the constitutional principles, set out in the Yugoslav Constitution. The agreement was first confirmed by the Assemblies of both republics, Croatia and Slovenia, while in March 1956, the ordinance on the alteration of the borders between the republics was also confirmed by the Federal People's Assembly. This was the only example of an alteration of the Slovenian-Croatian border that was confirmed in the manner as prescribed by the Yugoslav Constitution, while the questions involving the other disputed border sections remained unsolved until the independence of both st ates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study reports about antenatal characteristics of Roma minority population. The study was designed to investigate data about health behaviours known to be associated with reproductive outcomes of Roma women that have very good living conditions and relatively high resource availability.

Grobišče Zvonimirovo-Veliko polje v srednji Podravini blizu Virovitice je edino sistematično raziskano grobišče latenske kulture v severni Hrvaški. Na osnovi najdb ga lahko datiramo v fazo LT C2. Poleg bojevniških grobov izstopajo pokopi žensk z značilno nošo in nakitom ter pridano hrano. V tem prispevku sta obravnavana ženska grobova LT 90 in LT 91 s posebnimi predmeti vsakdanje rabe, kot so železni noži, keramična vretenca in železne šivanke, ki kažejo na ženska opravila v gospodinjstvu. Izjemna najdba v grobu LT 91 je še železna igla z živalsko glavico. Podobna je bila odkrita na grobišču Kapiteljska njiva v Novem mestu, v prav tako v ženskem grobu, ki je datiran v LT C1. Železne in bronaste igle s povešeno glavico in gladkim ali tordiranim vratom so bile najdene na območju srednje in vzhodne Evrope v poznolatenskih naseljih. Konec 2. st. pr. n. št. se podobne igle pojavljajo tudi na grobiščih ob Baltiku. Prav tako so znane iz rimske dobe, predvsem iz naselij, redkeje iz ženskih grobov ter izjemoma iz moških. Iglo iz Zvonimirova, najdeno skupaj s keramičnim vretencem v groba LT 91, lahko povezujemo s predenjem oz. pripravo niti za tkanje in jo interpretiramo kot kavelj vretena. S pripravo preje in izdelavo oblačil povezani pridatki v ženskih grobovih v Zvonimirovem so značilni za določen spol in starost, na simbolni ravni pa prikazujejo različne vloge žensk v družini in skupnosti.

Avtorica v svojem prispevku ugotavlja, da so se v šolskem sistemu na Hrvaškem možnosti za učenje slovenskega jezika izboljšale. Predstavlja načine poučevanja slo­venskega jezika v Varaždinski županiji, strukturo učencev, njihove motive za učenje ter odnos učencev in staršev do slovenskega jezika. Pri spraševanju o tem, v kolikšni meri učenje slovenščine v okviru izobraževalnega sistema prispeva k ohranjanju slovenske skupnosti oziroma revitalizaciji jezika, se opira na podatke, v raziskavah zbrane s pomočjo kvantitativnih in kvalitativnih metod. Pokazalo se je, da se večina mladih, ki se slovenščino uči v šoli, opredeljuje za Hrvate, njihovo vstopno znanje jezika pa je šibko.

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