The impact of various ecological factors, biogeographical position and both former and current anthropogenic activity in Plitvice Lakes National Park greatly influenced the development of different ...habitat types, including forest clearings. Due to the insufficient knowledge of this habitat type, based primarily on general descriptions within the National Habitat Classification of the Republic of Croatia (NN 27/2021, NN 101/2022), this paper deals with presenting their vegetational and structural characteristics in the national park area. The following taxonomic keys were used to determine plant species: Tutin et al. (1964-1980), Pignatti (1982), Javorka and Csapody (1991) and Martinčič et al. (1999). Furthermore, scientific nomenclature of plant species was conducted using Flora Croatica Database (Nikolić 2012), while threat status was aligned by the Red Book of Vascular Flora of Croatia (Nikolić and Topić 2005). Also, protection level was adjusted according to the Regulation on strictly protected species (NN 144/2013, NN 73/2016). Spectrum of life forms and chorological types were aligned according to Pignatti (2005). Vegetation was studied in accordance with the principles of the Braun-Blanquet approach (Braun-Blanquet 1964). Together with the basic parameters of the selected plots, the research also included the collection of structural parameters of forest clearings according to Medak et al. (2023). Based on conducted research, a total of 98 plots of forest clearing habitats were established with a total of five different forest clearing communities. The largest number of forest clearing communities belonged to Salicetum capreae, followed by Eupatorietum cannabini, Atropetum bella-donae, Telekium speciosae and Rubetum idaei. A total of 257 species of vascular plants were identified in the area and classified into 60 families. The most represented family was Asteraceae, while the highest relative representation of life-forms belonged to hemicryptophytes (H). Furthermore, the most represented chorologycal type in the area was Eurasian (20.6%). The habitat type contained a total of 11 strictly protected (SZ), 6 nearly threatened (NT), 3 vulnerable (VU), 2 data-deficient (DD) and 4 endemic species. In addition, the largest number of plots had an anthropogenic origin, irregular type (shape), occupied a small area (less than 1000 m2) and were located along the edges of both forests and forest roads. The results of this paper represent the first vegetational and structural data of forest clearings in the national park area which contribute to an expansion of our knowledge and understanding of this habitat type, and form a starting point for the necessary future research.
We analyze atmospheric conditions conducive for a meteotsunami event that occurred in the Adriatic on 25 June 2014. This was the most intensive of a series of meteotsunami events which occurred in ...the Mediterranean and Black Seas during 23–27 June 2014 period. Considerable sea-level oscillations were observed in several eastern Adriatic harbors with a maximum wave height of around 3 m and period of approximately 20 min observed in Vela Luka harbor, Korčula Island, Croatia. Observational analysis of the event utilizes available in situ and remote sensing measurements. For a more detailed insight into the structure of the atmosphere we reproduced the event with the WRF model configured at a sub-kilometer grid spacing. Observational and simulated data both demonstrate that sea-level oscillations in Vela Luka harbor were caused by rapid air–pressure perturbations with amplitudes of up to 4 hPa and a maximal rate of air pressure change above 2 hPa/5 min. Around the time pressure perturbations affected the area, pressure distribution was affected by both convection and internal gravity waves, with both wave-CISK and wave duct promoting maintenance of pressure perturbations. This makes the 2014 Adriatic event the first known meteotsunami event in the Mediterranean and Black Seas during which both of these maintenance mechanisms acted jointly. Finally, simulations performed in this event represented meteotsunami-related pressure perturbations at the adequate time and location, which is a step forward in the ability of atmospheric models to assist early warning meteotsunami systems for the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.
In the scope of this research, the petrographic and geochemical analyses of clastic sedimentary rocks from the St. Barbara, copper and iron ore mine in Rude near Samobor, have been made, aiming to ...classify and determine the provenance and environment of formation of clastic sedimentary rocks, as well as the influence of hydrothermal fluids on their properties. Eight samples were collected in total from different locations in the mine. Six of those samples have been studied in detail. The results showed structural and geochemical variability and uneven hydrothermal alteration intensity in the samples. Based on petrographic analyses, three rocks are classified as sublithoarenite, quartz arenite and quartz greywacke. Three of the samples are classified as ore breccia, ore sandstone, and ore silt-sandstone due to the pronounced hydrothermal alterations and ore mineralisation. Comprehensively, petrographic and geochemical analyses indicate that the source rocks of the investigated clastic sedimentary rocks were felsic (La/Sc = 0.9-6.2; Th/Sc = 1.3-2.4), most probably sedimentary, possibly resedimented rocks. The extent of source rock weathering was very high (Chemical Index of Alteration CIA = 52.1 - 81.3 %) and the geotectonic position of the sedimentary basin was very likely to be at the passive continental margin.
The use of metaphors often characterizes contemporary public discourses on various issues. By the same token, metaphors have been used extensively in the discourse on the COVID-19 pandemic. This ...paper examines the WAR metaphor as a framing and rhetorical device with distinct persuasive potency within the Croatian sociocultural context. The analysis shows that militaristic metaphors were omnipresent in the Croatian public discourse at the beginning of the pandemic. Their dual role, explanatory and persuasive, was instrumental in convincing the public to understand the pandemic and accept the restrictive mandates put in place.
Metafore se često upotrebljavaju u suvremenim javnim diskursima o različitim temama, pa tako i u diskursu o pandemiji virusa COVID-19. Prema rezultatima dosadašnjih istraživanja (Bates 2020, Semino 2021, Wicke and Bolognesi 2020), u javnom diskursuo pandemiji koronavirusa najbrojnije su ratne metafore, koje su tema ovog rada. U radu su prikupljeni metaforički jezični izrazi iz izvorišne domene rata korišteni u dnevnim novinama za vrijeme prvog vala pandemije te je analiziran njihov retorički persuazivni potencijal u hrvatskom sociokulturnom kontekstu. Kvalitativna analiza korpusa temelji se na Charteris-Blackovom (2011) trodijelnom pristupu koji obuhvaća identifikaciju, interpretaciju i objašnjenje metafora. Cilj je utvrditi koji su se metaforički jezični izričaji iz domene rata koristili u hrvatskom javnom diskursu o pandemiji te objasniti zašto su se koristili i na koji način su oblikovali percepciju javnosti. Rezultati analize potvrdili su sveprisutnost ratnih metafora u hrvatskom javnom diskursu na početku pandemije koronavirusa. Njihova dvostruka uloga, kao sredstva za tumačenje i uvjeravanje, bila je ključna u oblikovanju mišljenja javnosti o pandemiji i prihvaćanju nametnutih restriktivnih mjera.
The purpose of this study is to identify data from the financial reportsof NGOs that influence donors’ willingness to donate. Using logistic regression,the authors attempt to identify the accounting ...measures associatedwith donations among the NGOs in our sample. The study included a sampleof 2,981 NGOs in Croatia that use a double-entry accounting system. Theresults show that several accounting variables have an impact on donations,including organizational size, volunteer staff, revenue concentration,government grants, business-like income, debt ratio and adequacy of equity.The study has some limitations. First, the sample covered mainly largeCroatian NGOs. Second, by design, the focus was on a broad sample whichincludes different types of organizations, so there is the possibility that theeffects of organizational and financial characteristics on donations are notequal across the sample of different types of organizations. This study helpsto fill the gap in the literature on this topic by examining the relationshipbetween information from NGOs financial reports and giving behaviour. This study also presents new empirical findings from a large sample studyfrom Croatia with a different institutional background. Research results providenew insights into how financial disclosure can meet the needs of donors.
Ovaj članak istražuje reakcije ulagača na objavu tromjesečne dobiti za kompanijesa Zagrebačke burze. Empirijsko istraživanje temeljeno na studiji događajai 409 opservacija potvrđuje da investitori reagiraju na objavu tromjesečne dobiti,dok Friedmanov test ukazuje da su reakcije najčešće na objave dobiti iz drugogtromjesečja (Q2). Pojava abnormalnih standardiziranih povrata na dan objave sugerirada hipoteza efikasnih tržišta u polujakom obliku ne vrijedi za hrvatsko tržištekapitala. Štoviše, postoje dokazi o postupnoj prilagodbi cijena dionica nakondana objave dobiti. Longitudinalna analiza za razdoblje 2010-2022. pokazala jeda su reakcije ulagača stabilne te da nema trenda rasta ili pada standardiziranihabnormalnih povrata. Ocijenjeni regresijski model otkrio je da nekoliko karakteristikakompanije utječe na informacijski sadržaj tromjesečne dobiti. Varijablaiznenađenja dobiti pozitivno utječe na standardizirane abnormalne povrate, dokvarijable veličina kompanije i objava gubitka negativno utječu na standardiziraneabnormalne povrate. Rezultati istraživanja potvrđuju regulatorima tržišta kapitalapraktične koristi od tromjesečnog financijskog izvještavanja, listanim kompanijamada mogu koristiti tromjesečne financijske izvještaje za smanjenje informacijskeasimetrije, a ulagačima da nakon objave tromjesečne dobiti postoji mogućnostostvarenja abnormalnih povrata. Ograničenje ovog istraživanja je relativno maliuzorak u usporedbi sa sličnim istraživanjima. Nalazi o sporoj prilagodbi cijenadionica nakon dana objave dobiti mogu biti dovedeni u pitanje zbog objave drugihcjenovno osjetljivih informacija. Neka buduća istraživanja mogla bi poboljšatinalaze korištenjem dodatnih nezavisnih varijabli, kao što su analize menadžmentai predviđanja analitičara, što bi moglo baciti novo svjetlo na sadržaj tromjesečnedobiti na Zagrebačkoj burzi.
Environments polluted with excessively high levels of antibiotics released from manufacturing sites can act as a source of transferable antibiotic resistance (AR) genes to human commensal and ...pathogenic bacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate AR of bacteria isolated from the Sava river sediments (Croatia) at the discharge site of effluents from azithromycin production compared to those from the upstream site and isolates collected in Croatian hospitals. A total of 228 environmental strains of azithromycin-resistant bacteria were isolated and identified, with 124 from the discharge site and 104 from the upstream site. In addition, a total of 90 clinical, azithromycin-resistant streptococcal and staphylococcal isolates obtained from the Croatian Reference Center for Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance were analyzed. PCR screening of isolates on 11 relevant macrolide-resistance genes (MRGs) showed that discharge isolates had greater detection frequencies for 4 gene targets (ermB, msrE, mphE and ermF) compared to upstream isolates. Among clinical isolates, the most frequently detected gene was ermB, followed by msrD, mefE and mefC. The discharge site demonstrated a greater abundance of isolates with co-occurrence of two different MRGs (predominantly msrE-mphE) than the upstream site, but a lower abundance than the clinical sources (most commonly msrD-mefE). The simultaneous presence of three or even four MRGs was specific for the discharge and clinical isolates, but not for the upstream isolates. When MRG results were sorted by gene mechanism, the ribosomal methylation (erm) and protection genes (msr) were the most frequently detected among both the discharge and the clinical isolates. Following sequencing, high nucleotide sequence similarity was observed between ermB in the discharge isolates and the clinical streptococcal isolates, suggesting a possible transfer of the ermB gene between bacteria of clinical and environmental origin. Our study highlights the importance of environmental bacterial populations as reservoirs for clinically relevant macrolide-resistance genes.
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•Higher prevalence of macrolide-resistance genes in discharge vs upstream isolates•The ermB gene was the most prevalent among discharge and clinical isolates.•High macrolide levels seem to favor acquiring multiple MRGs.•Possible transfer of ermB gene among environmental and clinical bacteria•Environmental bacteria are reservoirs for clinically relevant MRGs.
All municipalist initiatives are confronted with what Marx called the ‘state machinery’: an ensemble of apparatuses protecting the status quo of capitalist accumulation. It is difficult for ...municipalist movements to sustain their momentum of storming the city halls in the face of this reality. Looking at Barcelona En Comú (Barcelona in Common) and Zagreb Je NAŠ! (Zagreb Is Ours!), the article discusses what experiences municipalist actors gain when inspecting the state machinery close up. We identify the traces they leave on the materiality of the (local) state: organising participation as conflict, scandalising the serving of particularistic interests, and confronting sexist behaviour within the masculine apparatuses. Nevertheless, the examples illustrate the systemic inertia of the hegemonically programmed state apparatuses and the difficulties of breaking with neoliberal and masculinist policies.
Research Note: The Tourism–Growth Nexus in Croatia Payne, James E.; Mervar, Andrea
Tourism economics : the business and finance of tourism and recreation,
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This empirical study examines the tourism-led growth hypothesis for Croatia using quarterly data from 2000:1 to 2008:3. The Toda– Yamamoto long-run causality tests reveal positive unidirectional ...causality from real GDP to international tourism revenues, as well as positive unidirectional causality from real GDP to the real effective exchange rate. Thus, the results lend support for the economic-driven tourism growth hypothesis.
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