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Kohannja i vijna: Prostytutka Zosja Angela Cerkvenyka
No full textLiteratura o prvi svetovni vojni je predvsem pričevanje o človeških zločinih proti življenju, morali in dosežkom človeške civilizacije. Vendar so v njej neizogibno prisotne tudi zgodbe o ljubezni, odnosih med moškim in žensko. Obstaja določena vrsta standardnih tem in situacij, ki so značilne tudi za slovensko literaturo. Hkrati pa najdemo dela, ki presegajo običajni kontekst pripovedi o vojni in ljubezni ter ponujajo drugačen, včasih globlji in bolj zapleten pogled na človeško dušo
Afekt in doživljanje intenzivnosti v slovenski literaturi in kulturi na primeru Kurenta
No full textNamen tega prispevka je predstaviti različne načine prikazovanja afektivnosti oz. afekta kot intenzivnosti v ljudskem slovstvu in v literarnih delih slovenskih avtorjev, ki upoštevajo zgodovinski kontekst (Kurent in smrt Franceta Kosmača), poudarjajo pomen rituala (Pust Anje Mugerli) in prikazujejo rekonstruiran pristop, ki temelji na smislu čutnega izkustva (Pijani kurent Franceta Forstneriča).This article presents various ways of depicting affectivity or affect as intensity in folk literature and in literary works by Slovenian authors, which take into account the historical context (Kurent in smrt ‘The Kurent and Death’ by France Kosmač), emphasize the importance of rituals (Pust ‘The Carnival’ by Anja Mugerli), and present a reconstructed approach based on the meaning of sensory experience (Pijani kurent ‘The Drunken Kurent’ by France Forstnerič)
General principles and challenges of public administration organization in Slovenia
No full textSlovenia is a democratic parliamentary republic. Citizens exercise power directly (e.g. referendum) and through elections, in line with the principle of the separation of powers. Power is divided into the legislative (Parliament, which consists of the National Assembly and the National Council), executive (Government and President of the Republic of Slovenia), and judicial branches. Although the President of the Republic is considered the nominal head of executive power, the government is the de facto holder of executive power. The principle of separation of powers is not implemented in a ‘pure’ form due to several elements that disrupt the relations between the different branches of government. There is an imbalance in this relationship favouring the legislature, which is reflected in the significant power of the National Assembly in appointing officials and, conversely, the limited power of the President of the Republic. The state administrative bodies in Slovenia include government offices, various government departments, ministries, and different bodies within ministries and administrative units. The government comprises a President and ministers. Government and state administration are closely related, with the government also serving as the largest body within the state administration in the Republic of Slovenia. The government represents the top of the political executive power structure, while the state administration is the professional part of executive power. State administration, governed by fundamental principles, constitutes a collection of state bodies that develop the professional basis for the government’s political decision-making and directly execute decisions issued by both the government and parliament. Administrative units carry out the tasks of state administration, which must be organized and implemented uniformly across any of the state’s 58 administrative units. In addition to administrative decentralisation through these units, the Constitution guarantees territorial decentralisation through local self-government. Slovenian local self-government has only one level – the municipal level – comprising 212 municipalities. In recent years, Slovenian public administration has faced the following main challenges, which will determine its further development: reform of the salary system, public authority dilemmas, regional establishment, number of municipalities, and financing methods
Plesna vzgoja kot del družboslovnega izobraževanja
No full textMeasurement of formal education success excludes arts education and focuses instead on reading, mathematics and science. In a world filled with differences between people, geography, backgrounds, customs, religions and sense of self, the only subject that approaches this knowledge is social studies. This discipline is not tested in the Programme for International Student Assessment, but is tested tangentially in the United States. In general, consideration of separate subjects in formal schooling does not encourage focus on what creates the holistic human beings who occupy this complex world. Within the United States, social studies emphasises citizenship and participation in democracy. The purpose of this article is to clearly articulate how dance education, a comprehensive education that enables young people to work in and encounter the world around them, can include social studies. An online survey of dance education practitioners results in ideas that cannot be implemented through the efforts of dance education alone, but require education policy decisions to enable implementation.Merjenje uspešnosti formalnega izobraževanja izključuje umetnostno vzgojo ter se namesto tega osredinja na branje, matematiko in na naravoslovje. V svetu, ki ga zaznamujejo razlike med ljudmi, zemljepisnimi značilnostmi, izvori, običaji, verstvi in samopodobami, je edini predmet, ki se približuje temu znanju, predmet družboslovja. Ta sicer ni del mednarodne raziskave PISA (Program za mednarodno ocenjevanje učencev), ampak se v Združenih državah Amerike preverja le posredno. Splošno gledano, razdeljenost predmetov v formalnem izobraževanju ne spodbuja osredinjenosti na tiste vidike, ki prispevajo k oblikovanju celostnega človeškega bitja, ki deluje v tem kompleksnem svetu. V Združenih državah Amerike družboslovje poudarja državljanstvo in aktivno sodelovanje v demokraciji. Namen tega članka je jasno predstaviti, kako lahko plesna vzgoja, celostna oblika izobraževanja, ki mladim omogoča delovanje v svetu in spoprijemanje z njim, vključuje tudi družboslovje. Rezultat spletne ankete med izvajalci plesne vzgoje ponuja zamisli, ki pa jih ni mogoče uresničiti samo s prizadevanji znotraj plesne vzgoje, ampak so za njihovo uvajanje v prakso potrebne odločitve na področju izobraževalne politike
Plavanje proti evropskemu toku
No full textCzechia represents an outlying case of a settlement structure where more than half of the municipalities have under 500 inhabitants but account for only eight percent of the country’s total population. This study analyses the factors behind variability in the amount of liabilities (as a possible indicator of development) in the balance sheets of the more than three thousand smallest Czech municipalities. The results show that the amount of liabilities is strongly positively associated with municipality size, which also explains a negative effect of voter turnout, which decreases with growing local population in the Czech context. Besides the effect of size, there are also constant (albeit much weaker) effects of geographical factors, with higher amounts of liabilities found in larger municipalities in closer vicinity to regional centres and outside structurally disadvantaged regions. This suggests the problem of an ineffective state of local governments in Czechia. Thus, the smallest municipalities with low levels of competitiveness (i.e. citizens’ low willingness to join their local governments) found in peripheral regions or in the peripheries of more developed regions are faced with major developmental problems. An increasing number of municipalities are stagnating due to insufficient funds for their development.Češka predstavlja poseben primer poselitvene strukture, saj ima več kot polovica njenih občin manj kot 500 prebivalcev, pri čemer te občine skupaj predstavljajo le okoli osem odstotkov celotnega prebivalstva države. Namen te študije je analizirati dejavnike, ki vplivajo na variabilnost zneskov obveznosti – razumljenih kot možni kazalnik razvojnega potenciala – v bilancah stanja več kot tri tisoč najmanjših čeških občin. Rezultati analize kažejo, da obstaja močna pozitivna povezanost med višino obveznosti in velikostjo občine. Ugotovitev pojasnjuje tudi negativni vpliv volilne udeležbe, ki praviloma upada z naraščajočim številom prebivalcev. Poleg vpliva velikosti občine imajo opazno, čeprav šibkejšo vlogo tudi geografski dejavniki: višje ravni obveznosti so značilne za večje občine v bližini regionalnih središč in zunaj območij, ki so strukturno zapostavljena. Ti vzorci razkrivajo širši problem neučinkovitosti lokalne samouprave na Češkem. Najmanjše občine, ki jih zaznamuje nizka raven politične konkurenčnosti – tj. nizka pripravljenost prebivalcev za vključevanje v lokalno upravljanje – in ki se nahajajo v perifernih regijah ali na robu razvitih območij, se soočajo z izrazitimi razvojnimi izzivi. Zaradi pomanjkanja dostopa do razvojnih sredstev vse več občin stagnira, kar dolgoročno poglablja regionalne razlike
Predicting the spatio-temporal risk of human tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe by combining hazard and exposure drivers
No full textBackground: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), is a zoonotic disease that can lead to severe neurological symptoms. Given the increasing number of reported human TBE cases in Europe, we developed a spatio-temporal predictive model to infer the year-to-year probability of human TBE occurrence across Europe at the regional and municipal administrative levels. Methods: We derived the distribution of human TBE cases at the regional level during 2017-2022 by using data provided by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and at the municipal level by using data provided by Austria, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia. We modeled the probability of presence of human TBE cases at the regional and municipal levels for the period 2017-2025 with a boosted regression trees model, including covariates that affect both the natural hazard of virus circulation and human exposure to tick bites. Findings: Areas with the highest probability of human TBE infections are located in central-eastern Europe, the Baltic states, and along the coastline of Nordic countries. Our results highlight a statistically significant rising trend in human TBE risk not only in north-western, but also in south-western European countries. Such areas are characterised by the presence of key tick host species, forested areas, intense human activity in forests, steep drops in late summer temperatures and high precipitation amounts during the driest months. The model showed good predictive performance, with a mean AUC of 0.84 (SD = 0.03), sensitivity of 0.83 (SD = 0.01), and specificity of 0.80 (SD = 0.01) at the regional level, and a mean AUC of 0.82 (SD = 0.03), sensitivity of 0.83 (SD = 0.01), and specificity of 0.69 (SD = 0.01) at the municipal level. Interpretation: With ongoing climate and land use changes, the number of human TBE cases is likely to increase and spread into new areas. This highlights the importance of predictive models that can identify potential risk areas to support disease prevention and control efforts by public health authorities. The approach adopted, by fitting a One Health framework and leveraging lagged covaries, enables timely one-year-ahead predictions and enhances our current understanding of TBE risk under a global change scenario
The importance of sex dimorphism in liver metabolism and progressive liver diseases
No full textThe liver is a central metabolic organ with pronounced sex-specific differences shaped by sex hormones, sex chromosome-linked gene expression, ageing, and circadian rhythm. These factors influence disease susceptibility, progression, and treatment response, with notable differences between females and males in the prevalence, severity, and clinical outcomes of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. This condition represents a growing global health burden that can progress to hepatocellular carcinoma, the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Despite this impact, sex remains an underexplored variable in liver research, and the molecular mechanisms by which sex influences disease development remain poorly understood. In this review, we examine the key determinants of sex differences in liver pathogenesis. We highlight the protective role of estrogen signaling in female liver metabolism, the increased vulnerability to disease progression after menopause, and the contribution of circadian regulation to sex-specific outcomes. We further discuss how the lack of systematic inclusion of both sexes in preclinical and clinical studies limits the identification of biomarkers and the development of effective therapeutic interventions. Incorporating sex as a biological variable is therefore essential to improve mechanistic understanding, translational relevance, and the personalization of treatment approaches. Particular emphasis is placed on animal models that reflect sex-specific liver physiology and pathophysiology, as these provide valuable frameworks for studying disease progression and testing targeted interventions. In summary, recognizing and integrating sexual dimorphism in liver metabolism is crucial to advancing prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. Addressing sex differences is critical for developing accurate diagnostic tools and personalized therapeutic approaches, ultimately improving outcomes for both women and men with liver disease
FEMS MICRO Milan 2025 - 11. kongres evropskih mikrobiologov
No full textPoročilo s konference FEMS MICRO MILAN 2025 – 11. kongres evropskih mikrobiologov in vabilo na FEMS-ov kongres leta 2027, ki bo v Ljubljani
Pomembne zabeležke rastlin, alg, gliv in živali za JV Evropo in sosednje regije, 4
No full textIn this article, we present the first records of the bryophyte Schistostega pennata in Central Slovenia. In addition to its typical occurrence on rocky surfaces, Schistostega pennata was observed on bare loose soil. We also report a rare natural aberration of the male meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina subtus-albida. This represents the first record of this aberration for the Balkan Peninsula.V tem članku predstavljamo prve zapise o mahovcu Schistostega pennata v osrednji Sloveniji. Poleg tipičnega pojavljanja na skalnatih površinah je bil Schistostega pennata opažen tudi na goli, rahli prsti. Poročamo tudi o redki naravni aberaciji samca metulja Maniola jurtina subtus-albida. To je prvi zapis te aberacije na Balkanskem polotoku
Well-being of employees with eldercare responsibilitie
No full textSkrb in nega starejših svojcev postajata čedalje pogostejši izziv delovne populacije. Ob tem se pričakuje, da bo število zaposlenih svojcev, ki morajo tovrstne obveznosti usklajevati z delovnimi, naraščalo. Dozdajšnje raziskave so se osredotočale predvsem na negativne izide omenjenega usklajevanja, vezane na blagostanje in zdravje posameznika, pri tem pa so bili prezrti pozitivni izidi ter pogojevalci in posredovalci, ki povečajo verjetnost za take pozitivne izide. V tem preglednem članku so povzeti dejavniki telesnega, socialnega in duševnega blagostanja iz posameznikovega delovnega in zasebnega življenja, osebne lastnosti in sociokulturni kontekst, njihova obravnava pa izhaja iz teorije zahtev in virov in ekološkosistemske teorije. V pregled relevantne literature je bilo vključenih 22 člankov, objavljenih med letoma 2017 in 2024. Iz rezultatov je razvidno, da se zahteve tako v zasebnem življenju kot na delovnem mestu negativno povezujejo z dejavniki blagostanja. Ob tem pa se viri na obeh omenjenih področjih pričakovano pozitivno povezujejo z dejavniki blagostanja. Prispevek obravnava tudi kontekst, v katerem so bile izvedene raziskave ter pogojevalce in posredovalce med omenjenimi dejavniki in izidi ter s tem prispeva k celostnemu razumevanju vpliva na blagostanje zaposlenih z obveznostmi oskrbe in nege starejših svojcev, poleg tega odpira nove priložnosti za raziskovanje te rastoče skupine zaposlenih.Caring for elderly relatives is an increasing challenge for the working population, and the number of employees who must balance such responsibilities with work is expected to grow. Past research has mainly focused on the negative outcomes of this reconciliation, particularly in terms of individual well-being and health, while overlooking potential positive outcomes, as well as the contextual moderators and mediators that influence these effects. To address this gap, the present review synthesizes the antecedents of physical, social, and psychological well-being from both the work and family domains, as well as the role of personality traits and the sociocultural context. These factors are examined through the lens of Demands-Resources Theory and Ecological Systems Theory. A review of relevant literature identified 22 articles published between 2017 and 2024. The results indicate that demands in both work and personal life are negatively associated with well-being indicators. As expected, resources show a positive association with various aspects of well-being. This article also addresses the specific contexts in which studies were conducted, explores contextual moderators and mediators between these factors and outcomes, and contributes to a broader understanding of the well-being of employees with elder care responsibilities. Finally, the review highlights new opportunities for future research on this growing group within the workforce