Onesnaženost zraka v urbanih območjih je pomemben dejavnik kakovosti življenja, nesporen pa je tudi vpliv kakovosti zraka na zdravje ljudi. Med pomembna onesnaževala urbanega ozračja že desetletja ...uvrščamo dušikov dioksid (NO2), po letu 2000 pa se vse več raziskav posveča tudi črnemu ogljiku (BC). V prispevku predstavljamo stacionarne in mobilne meritve črnega ogljika ter stacionarne meritve dušikovega dioksida v urbanem območju na dveh primerih. V prvem primeru gre za ugotavljanje vpliva ceste na kakovost zraka v neposredni okolici vrtca in nekdanje osnovne šole na Lavrici, v drugem primeru pa so prikazani rezultati meritev črnega ogljika na cestnem omrežju Kranja v gosti prostorski mreži.
Uvod: Vse pogosteje zaznavamo različne težave z načinom prehranjevanja pri otrocih. Otroci med 10. in 14. letom intenzivno rastejo in se razvijajo. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti vpliv izbirčnosti ...v prehrani otrok na njihovo prehranjenost v omenjeni starosti.Metode: Uporabljena je bila presečna opisna raziskava. Zajet je bil priložnostni vzorec osnovnošolcev zadnjega triletja. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 62 (49,2 %) učencev moškega in 64 (50,8 %) učencev ženskega spola zadnjega triletja ene izmed osnovnih šol v Sloveniji. Za zbiranje podatkov smo uporabili anketni vprašalnik, pridobili pa smo tudi podatke o telesni masi in višini. Uporabili smo opisno in sklepno statistiko (dvostranski test ANOVA).Rezultati: 37 (53,6 %) deklet in 28 (44,4 %) fantov je trdilo, da so izbirčni. Z dvostranskim testom ANOVA smo ugotovili, da obstaja povezava med izbirčnostjo in prehranjenostjo (p = 0,014). Pri dekletih je vidno večje odstopanje od prehranjenosti kot pri fantih.Diskusija in zaključek: Izbirčno prehranjevanje je v današnjem času zelo pogost problem, saj se je v njem prepoznala skoraj polovica vključenih učencev. Izbirčnost ima lahko negativne posledice v odrasli dobi. V starosti 10–14 let se ustvarjajo prehranjevalne navade, ki so lahko prisotne celotno življenje, zato je bistveno, da delujemo preventivno in s tem preprečimo negativne posledice. V prihodnosti bi bilo treba raziskovanje usmeriti v preventivne dejavnosti in promocijo zdravega prehranjevanja.
Clinical dietitians play a crucial role in the nutritional support of patients at risk of malnutrition in primary care settings. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of an individualized ...nutritional intervention on clinically relevant outcomes for patients with chronic disease at nutritional risk.
A longitudinal evaluation study was conducted in two Slovenian primary health centres. We used pre-test and post-test design. Patients with chronic disease were screened using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool and additional risk factors (≥70 years and BMI <22 kg/m
; lower food intake in the last five days). Patients at nutritional risk were referred to a clinical dietitian for individual nutritional intervention. The effect of the nutritional intervention was assessed six months after the patients' first visit with a clinical dietitian.
The sample included 94 patients. Nutritional risk was reduced significantly in high-risk and moderate-risk patients. In a subgroup of patients with a MUST score ≥1 (77 patients), body weight, BMI, Fat-Free Mass Index (FFMI), energy intake, and protein intake increased significantly (p<0.001). At the same time, the phase angle significantly increased (p<0.001), but there were no statistically significant changes in the improvement of grip strength. In a subgroup of patients with MUST score 0 (17 patients), we observed an increase in their median daily energy intake (p<0.001) and median protein intake (p=0.003).
Nutritional intervention delivered by a clinical dietitian improved patients' nutritional intake and nutritional and functional status.
As a by-product or material used in various industries crystalline silica contaminates the air many occupational settings. If its fine particles are inhaled, they are deposited in the lungs and may ...cause the development of silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. The goal of this study was to estimate occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in Slovenia and the associated health risks. To do that, we ran two cross-sectional studies, one to determine the number of workers at risk of occupational exposure to RCS in Slovene industries and the other to determine and classify changes in the lung radiographs of glass factory workers exposed to RCS, as a means to infer health risks for other RCS exposed workers in Slovenia. However, the first study shows that official public data on occupational exposure to silica in Slovenia are unreliable and incomplete and that company representatives strongly underestimate occupational exposure to silica. Measurements of total and silica dust are made by 8.3 % and 1.8 % of companies working with silica, respectively. The second study shows that about a third of the exposed workers had lung changes associated with silicosis. We have failed to achieve the goal of our study, as the obtained data are grossly underestimated and unreliable, but it has opened our eyes as to what needs to be improved. All companies need to systematically be informed about occupational health risks, field inspections need to be consistent, regular, and intensified, and health surveillance of all exposed workers implemented regularly.
Portalna hipertenzija je posledica različnih bolezenskih stanj organov in žilja, ki sodelujejo v portalnem krvnem obtoku. Različnim bolezenskim stanjem so skupni zapleti, ki se pojavijo. V dobi novih ...preiskovalnih metod za zgodnje odkrivanje obstoja portalne hipertenzije se postavlja vprašanje mesta, ki naj bi ga imela ultrazvočna preiskava na tem diagnostičnem področju. Članek poizkuša izluščiti prednosti in uporabnost ultrazvočne preiskave na področju diagnosticiranja portalne hipertenzije, kakor tudi opozoriti na področja, kjer preiskava kot diagnostična metoda ni več uporabna.
Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent public health problem with osteoporosis-related fractures that account for high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, prevention strategies and early detection of ...osteoporosis should be carried out in primary gynaecological care units, so as to substantially reduce the risk of fractures and allow the best treatment option for a particular woman.
From 2002 to 2011, we recruited 2956 women. Of the total number of women, we additionally extrapolated 1274 women aged 60-75 years, assumingly, the group of women at higher risk of osteoporosis. Demographic and anthropometrical data as well as the information regarding risk factors for osteoporosis were collected using a questionnaire.
The odds ratio for osteoporosis increased by 8% (p=0.001) with each additional year of life. The OP prevalence increased with age from 24.9% in 60-64 years to 37.4% in 70-75 years. In non-smokers the odds ratio for osteoporosis was 0.424, which was statistically significant (p<0.05). BMI <18.5 increased the odds ratio for osteoporosis by 2 times, which was not statistically significant. In women 60-75 years old (N=1274), the risk of fractures increased with increasing age, considering previous fractures in the last 5 years (p<0.001), hip fracture (p=0.001), wrist fracture (p=0.002) and observed height loss (p<0.001). Hormone therapy (HT) use decreased the prevalence of OP by 25% in comparison with non-users.
Primary care gynaecologist with a DXA centre has every opportunity for a holistic approach to the management of postmenopausal women, including the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Expanding and building on the measures included in the original 1994 volume, Communication Research Measures II: A Sourcebook provides new measures in mass, interpersonal, instructional, and ...group/organizational communication areas, and highlights work in newer subdisciplines in communication, including intercultural, family, and health. It also includes measures from outside the communication discipline that have been employed in communication research.
The measures profiled here are "the best of the best" from the early 1990s through today. They are models for future scale development as well as tools for the trade, and they constitute the main tools that researchers can use for self-administered measurement of people's attitudes, conceptions of themselves, and perceptions of others. The focus is on up-to-date measures and the most recent scales and indexes used to assess communication variables.
Providing suggestions for measurement of concepts of interest to researchers; inspiring students to consider research directions not considered previously; and supplying models for scale developers to follow in terms of the work necessary to produce a valid and reliable measurement instrument in the discipline, the authors of this key resource have developed a significant contribution toward improving measurement and providing measures for better science.
Part I
Measurement Trends and Issues
Measurement in Family Communication – Elizabeth E. Graham & Joseph P. Mazer
Measurement in Organizational and Group Communication – David R. Seibold
Measurement in Health Communication – Nichole Egbert & Rebecca B. Rubin
Measurement in Instructional Communication – Rebecca B. Rubin
Measurement in Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Communication – David R. Seibold, Rebecca B. Rubin, & Alan M. Rubin
Measurement in Interpersonal Communication -- Elizabeth E. Graham & Scott Titsworth
Measurement in Mass Communication – Elizabeth M. Perse
Part II
Measure Profiles
Affectionate Communication Index
Attachment Style Measure
Aukland Individualism and Collectivism Scale
Child-Parent Communication Apprehension
Cognitive Elaboration Scale
Communication Functions Questionnaire
Communicative Response to Romantic Jealousy Scale
Family Communication Standards Instrument
Group Development Questionnaire
Humor Orientation Scale
Individuals’ Criteria for Telling Family Secrets
Intercultural Development Inventory
Interpersonal Communication Competence Scale
Interpersonal Dominance Instrument
Learner Empowerment
Listening Styles Profile
Marital Opinion Questionnaire
Measure of Source Credibility
Medical Communication Competence Scale
Normative Message Processing Scale
Organizational Assimilation Index
Organizational Dissent Scale
Organizational Listening Survey
Organizational Reputation Scale
Organizational Temporality Scale
Organizational-Public Relationship Scale
Patient Self-Advocacy Scale
Perceived Message Sensation Value Scale
Perceived Power Measure
Perceived Teacher Confirmation Scale
Perceptions of Television Reality
Personal Report of Marital Virtues Scale
Presence Questionnaire
Reactance Restoration Scale
Relational Distance Index
Relational Maintenance Strategy Measure
Relational Uncertainty Measure
Reticence Scale
Revised Family Communication Pattern Instrument
Revised learning Indicators Scale
Risk Behavior Diagnosis Scale
Sad Film Scale
Self-Assessment Manikin
Self-Construal Scales
Sexual Harassment Proclivity Index
Small Group Relational Satisfaction Scale
Small Group Socialization Scale
Social Presence Scale
Socio-Communicative Style
Student Motives to Communicate Scale
Teacher Misbehaviors Scale
Television Addiction Scale
Television Mediation Scale
Third Person Effect
Topic Avoidance
Willingness to Censor Survey
Part III
Measures Imported from Related Disciplines – Alan M. Rubin
Aggression, Hostility, and Anger
Anxiety
Locus of Control
Loneliness
Need for Cognition
Personality Traits
Self-Esteem
Sensation Seeking
Shyness and Sociability
Social Desirability
Author Index
Subject Index
Rebecca B. Rubin (Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1975) is Professor Emerita at Kent State University (Ohio, USA), having served as Director of the KSU Communication Research Center and Graduate Coordinator of the School of Communication Studies. Her areas of expertise include interpersonal relationship development, communication competence assessment, instructional communication, and the interface of personal and mediated communication. Besides having written or edited several books and chapters—including Volume I of Communication Research Measures: A Sourcebook--and serving recently as the Educational Communication Area Editor of the International Encyclopedia of Communication, Becky’s research has been published in many communication journals, placing her as one of the most prolific researchers in the discipline.
Alan M. Rubin (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is Professor Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the School of Communication Studies at Kent State University (Ohio, USA). He has studied the uses and effects of the media, including news and entertainment, personal and mediated communication, and newer communication technologies. In addition to books and chapters, he has published in such journals as the Journal of Communication (JOC), the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (JOBEM), Human Communication Research , and Communication Research. He is past editor of the JOC and JOBEM, and has served on numerous editorial boards and as a consultant to media, industry, and education. He is a Fellow of the International Communication Association and received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Broadcast Education Association.
Elizabeth E. Graham (Ph.D. Kent State University, 1987) is a professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University (USA). She teaches courses in interpersonal communication, research methods, and statistics on the undergraduate and graduate level. Her research interests include communication in families experiencing transition, change, and reconfiguration. In addition to contributing to the first volume of the Research Measures: A Sourcebook, her research has been published in Communication Monographs, Communication Education, Communication Quarterly, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Research Reports, and Communication Reports . She also serves on several editorial boards. Until recently, Beth was the University Ombuds at Ohio University.
Elizabeth M. Perse (Ph.D., Kent State University, 1987) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Delaware, Newark (USA). She is currently researching and teaching mass communication theory and the uses of newer communication technologies. She has been identified as a prolific researcher in Communication, having published one scholarly book, two textbooks, and more than 50 journal articles and book chapters. Her research has been published in such journals as Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Reports, Journalism Quarterly, and Health Communication. Betsy serves on several editorial boards and is a past Chair of the Mass Communication Division of NCA.
David R. Seibold (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1975) is Professor of Communication (Division of Social Sciences), and Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Management Practice (College of Engineering), at the University of California, Santa Barbara (USA). Author of more than 100 publications on organizational communication, group processes, and interpersonal influence, his scholarship has appeared in all of the major journals in communication and in venues across nearly a half-dozen disciplines. He has received numerous research and teaching awards, and in 2006 was elected a Distinguished Scholar in the National Communication Association. A former chair of interpersonal, group and organizational communication divisions in the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association, Dave also is a past editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research and serves on the boards of many other journals. He also has consulted widely with many more than 75 business, government, and health organizations.
This article describes expert opinion and expert reports commonly requested by courts and lawyers in those technical disciplines related to real estate, within the framework of the current Spanish ...legislation. As established in Spanish Civil Code Article 348 "property means the right to possess, enjoy and dispose of anything of value with no limitations other than those established by law. In addition, the owner is entitled to claim property ownership as its holder and its possessor". This regulation has resulted in many litigation proceedings in Spain. Performance appraisal reports can be of aid to non-judicial experts and lawyers in relation to technical issues and can at times be decisive.
V besedilu so obravnavani procesi oblikovanja in preoblikovanja udornic v neposrednem zaledju izvirov Ljubljanice pri Vrhniki. Podrobneje so proučene značilnosti in mehanizmi oblikovanja ilovnatih ...uravnav v dneh udornic. Uravnave v dneh udornic so posledica sedimentacije ilovnatega materiala iz poplavne vode, ki je ob višjih nivojih piezometra zapolnjevala dna udornic. Globina ilovnatih zapolnitev, ki večinoma presega globino 30 metrov, je bila ugotovljena z uporabo metode električne upornosti tal.
SI: Geodetske metode so eden od možnih načinov za ugotavljanje stabilnosti geotehničnih objektov. Spremljanje premikov geotehničnih objektov je zaradi velikosti objektov in pričakovanih premikov ...nekoliko specifično. Pričakovana velikost premikov določa potrebno natančnost določitve premikov, velikost objekta pa določa metodo geodetske izmere. V osnovi izbiramo med terestričnimi metodami in metodami GNSS (globalni navigacijski satelitski sistem. Ker za izvajanje geotehničnih meritev ni ustrezne zakonske podlage, predstavljamo posebnosti posameznih metod in navajamo splošna priporočila za izvedbo geodetskih postopkov pri spremljanju premikov geotehničnih objektov. Priporočila so namenjena projektantom geotehničnih objektov in izvajalcem geodetskih del ter investitorjem, ki jim lahko olajšajo nadzor nad izvajanjem geotehničnih projektov.ENG: Geodetic methods are one of the possible means of determining the stability of geotechnical objects. The determination of the displacements of the geotechnical objects is specific due to the size and the expected displacements. The expected size of the displacement determines the necessary precision of the displacement determination, whereas the size of the object determines the method of the geodetic measurement. We choose either the terrestrical or the GNSS methods. There is no relevant legal framework for geotechnical measurements. For this reason,we present the characteristics of the single methods and suggest general recommendations regarding the implementation of the geodetic procedures when monitoring the displacements of the geotechnical objects. The recommendations are intended for geotechnical engineers planning the geotechnical objects and the operators of geodetic measurements and investors. The recommendations the facilitate supervision of the geotechnical projects.
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