55 research outputs found
Predicting sports betting outcomes
No full textV diplomski nalogi se ukvarjamo z napovedovanjem rezultatov košarkarskih tekem. Želimo si ustvariti napovedni model, ki bo dovolj natančen, da bomo z njim lahko zaslužili denar na športnih stavnicah. Ena tekma v redni sezoni lige NBA je en učni primer. Vsak primer ima več atributov, ki opisujejo nasprotujoči ekipi. Preizkusili smo veliko statističnih atributov, za katere smo verjeli, da so pomembni za napoved zmagovalca. Preizkusili smo različne napovedne modele, ki bodo vračali verjetnost domače in verjetnost gostujoče zmage. Vrnjene verjetnosti bomo uporabili za analizo tveganja. Najboljši model smo uporabili na stavnicah in izmerili potencialni dobiček. Ugotovitve te diplomske naloge bi bile lahko koristne tudi na drugih področjih, ki se ukvarjajo s tveganjem in napovedovanjem prihodnosti. Rezultati te naloge niso popolni, v zaključku smo omenili še možne izboljšave.We wish to build a model, which could predict the outcome of basketball games. The goal was to achieve an sufficient enough accuracy to make a profit in sports betting. One learning example is a game in the NBA regular season. Every example has multiple features, which describe the opposing teams. We tried many methods, which return the probability of the home team winning and the probability of the away team winning. These probabilities are used for risk analysis. We used the best model in hypothetical sports betting and measured potential net profit. The results are not perfect, so we mentioned possible improvements. I think that a lot of the ideas could also be of use in other fields, which deal with risk and predicting the future
From "reformed communist" to nation’s "reconciler" - the political career and ambitions of Borut Pahor (1986-2011)
No full textČlanek obravnava politično kariero Boruta Pahorja od njegovih prvih korakov ob vstopanju v komunistično partijo do trenutka, ko je predčasno zaključil mandat predsednika vlade Republike Slovenije. Preučujoč pisano paleto medijskih objav, od spletnih člankov do intervjujev ter gostovanj v razvedrilnih oddajah, avtor prepoznava v Pahorjevem političnem delovanju določene stalnice, ki ga kot posameznika postavljajo v edinstven, a tudi izstopajoč položaj v sicer dokaj polarizirani slovenski politični krajini. Tudi ali prav zaradi te njegove pregovorne drugačnosti so se, ugotavlja avtor, njegova prizadevanja po povezovanju obeh nasprotujočih se političnih bregov izkazala kot dokaj neuspešna, a vendar dovolj všečna za večinski del javnosti, kar že več kot dve desetletji dokazujejo številne raziskave javnega mnenja in ne nazadnje dejstvo, da gre za najbolj »trofejnega« politika v zgodovini Republike Slovenije.The article discusses Borut Pahor’s political career from his first steps when entering the Communist Party to the moment he prematurely ended his mandate as the prime minister of the Republic of Slovenia. By studying a wide range of media reporting, from online articles and interviews to appearances in entertainment shows, the author discerns certain constants in Pahor’s political engagements that put him, as an individual, in a unique as well as outstanding position in the otherwise rather polarised Slovenian political landscape. Due to his proverbial differentness or exactly because of it, his efforts to bring together both opposing political camps, as noted by the author, have been fairly unsuccessful but still appealing to the majority of the public, as demonstrated by numerous public opinion polls in the last two decades as well as the fact that he is the most “trophy- -winning” politician in the history of the Republic of Slovenia
Ugotavljanje stopnje razdrobljenosti kmetijskih zemljišč v različnih sistemih poljske razdelitve v Sloveniji
No full textThe author evaluates the dependence on spatial and size dismemberment of agricultural land to the field distribution systems with different stalistical methods and patterns.Avtor ugotavlja po različnih statističnih metodah in vzorcih odvisnost velikostne in prostorske razdrobljenosti zemljišč od sistemov poljske razdelitve
Matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2, 3 and 9 functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms in idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion
No full textARTICLE
Matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2, 3 and 9
functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms
in idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion
Nina Pereza
a
, Sas
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a Ostojic
́
a,
*
, Marija Volk
b
, Miljenko Kapovic
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a
,
Borut Peterlin
b
a
Department of Biology and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka,
Croatia;
b
Institute of Medical Genetics, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, UMC Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana,
Slovenia
*
Corresponding author.
E-mail address:
[email protected]
(S Ostojic
́).
Nina Pereza, MD, is a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka. She works at the Department
of Biology and Medical Genetics and her main interest of research is reproductive genetics, especially genetic
causes associated with idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion.
Abstract
Idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion (IRSA) has been associated with abnormalities in the remodelling of endome-
trial extracellular matrix, as well as aberrant matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) gene expression in endometrium of IRSA women and
chorionic villi of IRSA concepti. This study investigated the association of five functional MMP gene promoter polymorphisms (MMP1
1607 1G/2G, MMP2
735 C/T, MMP2
1306 C/T, MMP3
1612 5A/6A and MMP9
1562 C/T) with IRSA. A total of 149 couples with
at least three consecutive IRSA and 149 fertile couples were included in a case–control study. Genotype analysis was performed
using PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism. Statistically significant differences were found in distributions of MMP2
735
CT (chi-squared 10.21,
P
= 0.006; OR 2.15, 95% CI 1.34–3.45,
P
= 0.001), and MMP9
1562 CC (chi-squared 9.06,
P
= 0.010; OR 2.21,
95% CI 1.30–3.80,
P
= 0.004) between IRSA women and controls. Combined analysis of MMP gene polymorphisms did not increase
their predictive value. There were no statistically significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies of any polymorphism
between IRSA men and controls. MMP2
735 C/T and MMP9
1562 C/T functional gene polymorphisms might be associated with
an increased risk of IRSA in women
COMPARISON OF SOLUTIONS FOR ADVANCED CYBER THREATS PROTECTION
No full textCilj diplomske naloge je pregled naprednih spletnih groženj in opredelitev potencialnih rešitev, ki nas pred njimi ščitijo.
Prikazali smo, kaj opredeljuje napredne trajne grožnje in zakaj klasične varnostne rešitve, ki statično, na podlagi podpisov, analizirajo programsko kodo, niso več kos novim kibernetskim grožnjam. Napredne trajne grožnje in ostale usmerjene napade smo predstavili, prikazali delovanje in izpostavili potencialne posledice, ki jih lahko povzročijo.
Prikazali smo različne pristope, ki nudijo dinamično pregledovanje spletnega prometa ob različnem času in na različnih mestih omrežja. Izpostavili smo tehnologijo t.i. peskovnika, ki analizira neznane datoteke in ocenjuje njihovo stopnjo ogrožanja na podlagi obnašanja v emuliranem / navideznem okolju. Ker tehnologija peskovnika ni nezmotljiva, smo prikazali tudi nekaj tehnik izmikanja.
Diplomska naloga nudi tudi kratek pregled komercialnih rešitev ter njihovo primerjavo glede na tri glavne skupine kriterijev: funkcionalnost, strategijo in prisotnost na trgu.
Zaključili smo, da popolne obrambe pred usmerjenimi napadi nikoli ne bomo mogli doseči. Za zmanjšanje uspešnosti naprednih spletnih groženj smo predlagali povečanje zavedanja, zagotovitev sredstev za tehnologijo in človeške vire ter poglobitev znanja.The aim of this thesis is to provide an overview of advanced cyber threats and identify the potential solutions that might offer a reliable protection against such threats.
The author defined the concept of advanced cyber threats and demonstrated why nowadays the traditional security solutions that are signature-based and analyse software code statically are no longer a match for new cyber threats. This thesis presents advanced persistent threats and other targeted attacks and their operation, highlighting the potential consequences that may ensue.
The thesis looks at various approaches which provide a dynamic inspection of internet traffic at different points in time and in different network locations. The author highlighted so-called sandbox technology, which enables an analysis of unknown files and an assessment of their threat level based on their behaviour in an emulated/virtualised environment. Since the sandbox technology is not infallible, the author also presented several evasion techniques.
In addition, the work at hand includes a brief overview of commercial solutions and their comparison based on three main groups of criteria: functionality, strategy and market presence.
The conclusion of the work is that a perfect and complete protection against targeted attacks can never be achieved. In order to reduce the effectiveness of advanced online threats the author proposes to provide additional funding for technology and human resources, increase awareness, and to enhance knowledge
Digitalno podajanje zgodbe
No full textThis paper compars two media capable of transferring the ideas of the author to the audience. First is the traditional media for storytelling - a printed bookand the second is the digital media for which the author presents a case that it is a storytelling media that allows for a new and different was of presenting a story - a computer game. With provided history of computer game development and a direct comparison of Gibson\u27s novel Neuromancer and its conversion into a graphical adventure computer game, the author of the paper presents the different possibilities and limitations of each medium.V magistrskem delu avtor primerja dva medija, ki lahko prenašata zamisli avtorja ciljnemu občinstvu. Prvi je tradicionalni medij pripovedništva - natisnjena knjigadrugi pa je digitalni medij, za katerega avtor dokaže, da je lahko samostojen medij, ki na nov in drugačen način omogoča podajanje zgodbe - računalniška igra. S podanim pregledom razvoja računalniških iger in neposredno primerjavo Gibsonovega romana Neuromancer (Neuromant) ter njegovo pretvorbo v računalniško igro žanra grafične pustolovščine avtor te naloge predstavi različne možnosti in omejitve vsakega izmed obeh medijev
The protection and exploitation of copyrighted works in education and the consequences of their violations
No full textUstvarjalne dosežke je treba zavarovati in primerno nagraditi ter ljudi tako stimulirati k nadaljnjemu ustvarjanju. Avtorsko in sorodne pravice v Republiki Sloveniji ureja Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah. Na osnovi zakona se ustvarjalna dela, tudi s področja izobraževanja, uvrščajo med avtorska dela. Avtorskopravno varstvo vključuje stvaritve s področja književnosti, znanosti in umetnosti, ki so na kakršenkoli način izražene. Vsako avtorsko delo mora izpolnjevati pet osnovnih predpostavk. Te predpostavke so, da mora delo biti stvaritev, biti mora s področja književnosti, znanosti ali umetnosti, biti mora rezultat duhovnega izražanja, kar pomeni, da se morajo v njem odražati avtorjeve misli in občutki, izraženo mora biti na način, ki je človeku zaznaven, in mora biti individualno. Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah navaja odprto listo primerov, ki so najbolj tipični za avtorska dela. Na področju izobraževanja poznamo avtorska dela, ki jih v času izobraževanja ustvarijo učenci in študenti, in tista, ki jih za namene poučevanja ustvarijo učitelji in profesorji. Na nižjih stopnjah izobraževanja, na primer v osnovnih in srednjih šolah, je bolj malo del, ki bi kazala tolikšno mero ustvarjalnosti, da bi lahko izpolnjevala osnovne predpostavke avtorskega dela, na univerzah pa se od študentov zahteva, da za namene študija ustvarijo dela, ki pogosto izpolnjujejo vse predpostavke. Tipični primeri takih del so diplomska in magistrska dela ter doktorske disertacije. Na drugi strani pa so tista avtorska dela, ki jih ustvarijo profesorji za namene poučevanja, najbolj tipični primer tega pa so predavanja. Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah govorjena dela in s tem predavanja izrecno uvršča med avtorska. Pri delih profesorjev se pojavijo tudi vprašanja, ali so izpitna vprašanja avtorska dela. Pri vseh delih je treba paziti, da kroga avtorskih del ne širimo umetno, ne smemo pa jih avtomatično izločiti. Zaradi tega bo treba v vsakem posameznem primeru ocenjevati izpolnjenost osnovnih predpostavk avtorskega dela. Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah za namene izobraževanja določa izjeme od avtorske pravice. Uporaba avtorskih del je za namene izobraževanja prosta in avtorjevo dovoljenje za uporabo ni potrebno. Ob takšni uporabi pa je treba navesti vir in avtorstvo dela, saj se v nasprotnem primeru znajdemo na področju kršitev avtorskih pravic. Pri omejitvah gre za iskanje ravnotežja med interesi avtorja in družbenimi interesi do pretoka informacij in dostopa do znanja. Omejitve so dopustne le v razumni meri in v okviru predvidenega namena, primeri pa morajo biti določeni z zakonom. Prosta uporaba za namene pouka študentom dopušča uporabo avtorskih del, ne da bi se ti morali veliko ukvarjati z avtorskih pravom. Države članice Evropske unije pa ne določajo enakih omejitev avtorske pravice za namene izobraževanja, kot jih določa slovenski avtorski zakon.Creative achievements need to be protected and appropriately rewarded for the purpose of stimulating people to continue creating. Copyright and related rights in the Republic of Slovenia are regulated by the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The law classifies creative works, including works in the field of education, as author\u27s works. Copyright protection includes works from the fields of literature, science and art that are in any way expressed. Each author\u27s work must meet five basic criteria. These criteria are that the work must be a creation, it must be from the field of literature, science or art, it must be the result of spiritual expression, which means that it must reflect the author\u27s thoughts and feelings, it must be expressed in a way perceivable by man and must be individual. The Copyright and Related Rights Act lists an open list of cases that are most typical for copyrighted works. In the field of education, we know authorial works created by students during education and those created by teachers and professors for teaching purposes. At lower levels of education, such as primary and secondary schools, there are fewer works that show a degree of creativity to meet the basic criteria of copyright work, but universities on the other hand require students to create works for study purposes that often meet all the criteria of the author\u27s work. Typical examples of such works are graduation theses, master\u27s theses and doctoral dissertations. On the other hand, there are authorial works created by professors for teaching purposes and the most typical representative are lectures. The Copyright and Related Rights Act explicitly classifies spoken works and therefore lectures as copyrighted works. Concerning the works of professors also arise questions whether the examination questions are author\u27s works. With all works we must be careful not to artificially expand the circle of authorial works, but not to exclude them automatically. Therefore, in each individual case, it will be necessary to assess the fulfilment of the basic criteria of the author\u27s work. The Copyright and Related Rights Act provides exceptions to copyright for educational purposes. The use of copyrighted works is free for educational purposes and the author\u27s permission for use is not required. In such use it is necessary to state the source and authorship of the work, because otherwise we find ourselves in the field of copyright infringement. Copyright exceptions are about finding a balance between the author\u27s interests and social interests for information flow and access to knowledge. Copyright exceptions are permitted only to a reasonable extent and within the intended purpose and cases must be determined by law. Free use for teaching purposes allows students to use copyrighted works without having to deal with copyright. However, the Member States of the European Union do not all set the same restrictions on copyright for educational purposes as determined by Slovenian copyright law
Our victims define our borders : commemorating Yugoslav partisans in the Italo-Yugoslav borderland
No full textFirst Published April 19, 2017This article is part of the special section titled From the Iron Curtain to the Schengen Area, guest edited by Wolfgang Mueller and Libora Oates-Indruchova.This article discusses local cultures of remembrance of Yugoslav partisans fallen during World War II in Trieste, now part of Italy, and investigates the role of memory activists in managing vernacular memory over time. The author analyses the interplay between memory and the production of space, something which has been neglected in other studies of memory formation. On the basis of local newspaper articles, archival material, and oral interviews, the essay examines the ideological imprint on the local cultural landscape, contributing to a more complex understanding of memory engagement. The focus is on grassroots initiatives rather than state-sponsored heritage projects. This article argues that memory initiatives are not solely the outcome of national narratives and top-down ideological impositions. It shows that official narratives have to negotiate with vernacular forms of memory engagement in the production of a local mnemonic landscape
Towards a low-cost mobile subcutaneous vein detection solution using near-infrared spectroscopy
No full textExcessive venipunctures are both time- and resource-consuming events, which cause anxiety, pain, and distress in patients, or can lead to severe harmful injuries. We propose a low-cost mobile health solution for subcutaneous vein detection using near-infrared spectroscopy, along with an assessment of the current state of the art in this field. The first objective of this study was to get a deeper overview of the research topic, through the initial team discussions and a detailed literature review (using both academic and grey literature). The second objective, that is, identifying the commercial systems employing near-infrared spectroscopy, was conducted using the PubMed database. The goal of the third objective was to identify and evaluate (using the IEEE Xplore database) the research efforts in the field of low-cost near-infrared imaging in general, as a basis for the conceptual model of the upcoming prototype. Although the reviewed commercial devices have demonstrated usefulness and value for peripheral veins visualization, other evaluated clinical outcomes are less conclusive. Previous studies regarding low-cost near-infrared systems demonstrated the general feasibility of developing cost-effective vein detection systemshowever, their limitations are restricting their applicability to clinical practice. Finally, based on the current findings, we outline the future research direction
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