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“Isn’t it a bit frightening?” – experiencing the contact with the dead
Get PDFPrispevek z antropološkega vidika obravnava človekovo doživljanje stika z umrlimi, pri čemer to razume kot spontani stik živih posameznikov z umrlimi osebami v različnih pojavnih oblikah – od pomenljivo »resničnih« sanj o umrlih in mentalnega komuniciranja z njimi do čutnih in drugih zaznavanj pokojnikov. Avtorica glede na lastno terensko raziskavo in nekatere tuje študije o posmrtnih stikih prevprašuje splošno razširjeno prepričanje, da so stiki z umrlimi bolj ali manj strašljiva in nezaželena izkušnja. Na podlagi prvoosebnih pričevanj predstavi paleto raznolikih odzivov pričevalcev na taka doživetja in ugotavlja, da sta strah in odpor v trenutku izkušnje najmanj pogosta odziva na stik z umrlimi.This paper explores the personal experience of contact with the dead from an anthropological perspective, defining such contact as spontaneous interactions between living individuals and the dead. These encounters can manifest in various forms, ranging from meaningful dreams and mental communication with the dead to sensory and other perceptions of the deceased. The author challenges the prevalent notion that contact with the dead is inherently frightening and unwelcome, drawing on her own fieldwork as well as relevant studies on afterlife communication. Through the presentation of first-person testimonies, the paper highlights the wide range of reactions to such experiences and demonstrates that fear and rejection are, in fact, among the least common responses to encounters with the dead
Ivan Žolger: ustavni pravnik – minister brez listnice – delegat
Get PDFDer Untersteirer Ivan Žolger (1867–1925) gehörte zur jenen intellektuellen bürgerlichen Elite, die sich in der späten Habsburgermonarchie herausgebildet hatte und nach deren Zusammenbruch in den neuen Nationalstaaten führend behaupten konnte. Žolger blieb bis zum Ende der Monarchie als einziger Südslawe und Slowene im Ministerrang (ohne Portefeuille) der Dynastie und dem Kaiserstaat loyaldanach stellte er sein Wissen und seine Loyalität in den Dienst des neuen SHS-Staates bzw. des Königreiches der Serben, Kroaten und Slowenen, vertrat im Rahmen der jugoslawischen Delegation Slowenien auf der Friedenskonferenz in Paris, war der erste jugoslawische Vertreter beim Völkerbund in Genf sowie Mitglied des Ständigen Internationalen Gerichtshofs in Den Haag. Auch das Privatleben von Žolger kann als Beispiel für die Transformation herangezogen werden: Als Sohn eines slowenischen Bauern ehelichte der Jurist die Tochter eines vermögenden, zum Katholizismus konvertierten, Fabrikanten, mit der er drei Kinder hatte und Slowenisch als Familiensprache in Wien und Maribor praktizierte.Spodnještajerec Ivan Žolger (1867-1925) je spadal k intelektualni meščanski eliti, ki se je izoblikovala v pozni Habsburški monarhiji in se je po njenem razpadu uveljavila kot vodilna v novih nacionalnih državah. Večjezični ustavni pravnik in univerzitetni profesor si je kot visoki državni uradnik pridobil veliko teoretičnega znanja o naravi državnosti in se dobro zavedal krhkosti državnih tvorb. Do konca monarhije je kot edini Slovenec in južni Slovan na položaju ministra (brez listnice) ostal do konca monarhije zvest habsburški dinastiji in Avstriji, po razpadu pa je svoje znanje in zvestobo namenil novi Državi SHS oziroma Kraljevini SHS. V okviru jugoslovanske delegacije je na mirovni konferenci v Parizu zastopal Slovenijo, bil prvi jugoslovanski predstavnik pri Ligi narodov v Ženevi in član Stalnega sodišča za mednarodno pravo v Haagu. Tudi Žolgerjevo zasebno življenje je primer transformacije: kot sin slovenskega kmeta se je poročil s hčerko bogatega, spreobnjenega industrialca in si ustvaril družino ter na Dunaju in v Mariboru kot družinski jezik uporabljal slovenščino
Normativi za izvedbo nadstandardnih gojitvenih in varstvenih ukrepov za odstranjevanje oziroma zadrževanje širjenja ITVR v gozdu
No full textDigital PCR for the characterization of reference materials
Get PDFWell-characterized reference materials support harmonization and accuracy when conducting nucleic acid-based tests (such as qPCR)digital PCR (dPCR) can measure the absolute concentration of a specific nucleic acid sequence in a background of non-target sequences, making it ideal for the characterization of nucleic acid-based reference materials. National Metrology Institutes are increasingly using dPCR to characterize and certify their reference materials, as it offers several advantages over indirect methods, such as UV-spectroscopy. While dPCR is gaining widespread adoption, it requires optimization and has certain limitations and considerations that users should be aware of when characterizing reference materials. This review highlights the technical considerations of dPCR, as well as its role when developing and characterizing nucleic acid-based reference materials
Multisensory mechanisms of gait and balance in Parkinson\u27s disease
Get PDFUnderstanding the neural underpinning of human gait and balance is one of the most pertinent challenges for 21st-century translational neuroscience due to the profound impact that falls and mobility disturbances have on our aging population. Posture and gait control does not happen automatically, as previously believed, but rather requires continuous involvement of central nervous mechanisms. To effectively exert control over the body, the brain must integrate multiple streams of sensory information, including visual, vestibular, and somatosensory signals. The mechanisms which underpin the integration of these multisensory signals are the principal topic of the present work. Existing multisensory integration theories focus on how failure of cognitive processes thought to be involved in multisensory integration leads to falls in older adults. Insufficient emphasis, however, has been placed on specific contributions of individual sensory modalities to multisensory integration processes and cross-modal interactions that occur between the sensory modalities in relation to gait and balance. In the present work, we review the contributions of somatosensory, visual, and vestibular modalities, along with their multisensory intersections to gait and balance in older adults and patients with Parkinson\u27s disease. We also review evidence of vestibular contributions to multisensory temporal binding windows, previously shown to be highly pertinent to fall risk in older adults. Lastly, we relate multisensory vestibular mechanisms to potential neural substrates, both at the level of neurobiology (concerning positron emission tomography imaging) and at the level of electrophysiology (concerning electroencephalography). We hope that this integrative review, drawing influence across multiple subdisciplines of neuroscience, paves the way for novel research directions and therapeutic neuromodulatory approaches, to improve the lives of older adults and patients with neurodegenerative diseases
