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This paper is a continuation of the research on reinforcement of masonry walls using a combination of metal frames and mechanical dampers. This paper analyzes a single metal frame with and without reinforcement with mechanical dampers in order to have a clearer insight into the behavior of individual reinforcement components. It presents an overview of the basic characteristics of mechanical dampers, their configuration and combinations with metal frame, and special emphasis is placed on their earthquake behavior. The results of the numerical analysis for a single metal frame were obtained using two modern software packages, ABAQUS and SAP2000. After the results of the individual metal frame were obtained, the metal frame was strengthened by applying mechanical dampers and analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the issue of the domestic violence, from the perspective of the Islamic teachings, with special accent on the avoidance of this phenomenon, by referring to basic sources of the Islamic religion. In this paper the correct understanding of the religious provisions, is emphasized as a very serious and powerful initiator of the avoidance of the domestic violence, as the domestic violence is seen as very serious and complex issue, especially, when this implies religious texts, which should be interpreted in the general spirit of the Islamic religion, for a happy marital life and social cohesion. This paper defines the "domestic violence" in scope of the Islamic religion, especially; it treats it as light of the sacred religious texts and general principles of the Islamic teachings, because this field is the battlefield of the professional debate on the attitude of the religion towards these phenomena. In this paper, the avoiding of the domestic violence is treated, with inclusion of the following aspects: FAMILY RAPORTS BUILD WITH KINDNESS, through, harmony and understanding between the spouses, designing the family as warm nest, where the person finds his rest, security and comfort, the determination of the kindness in the family as standard of the evaluation of the role of the person in the family and society, installation of patience in the marital relations. PROHIBITION OF THE VIOLENCE: according to Islam, in the book of God-Quran and in the legacy of the Prophet of the God-Sunnah, the principle of the prohibition of the violence of all kinds and forms is adopted. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS: Islam gives rights to every party, both male and female; these rights have a divine origin, as the message on their rights, as well as the protection of these rights, came to the mankind through the revelation of God, to the man. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author deals with the issue of the role of notaries in the protection of economic security at the micro level. The paper aims to show in what consist the protection of economic security at the micro level by the activities of notaries, and whic activities the notary contributes to increasing the protection of economic security at the micro level. For this purpose, the author first points out different definitions of economic security, making a distinction between economic security at the macro and micro level, while in the second part of the paper deals with the issue of protection of economic security through the activities of notaries. Also, the author points out the relationship between legal and economic security in terms of the role of notaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper, by collecting and structuring the data found in the relevant literature, reveals the historical progress of the Quraysh dialect of Arabic versus other dialects, namely lists and analyzes the various factors that led to its culmination, that classical Arabic, that of today and the linguistic identity of the Arabs in general, to be dominated and standardized by and with the Quraysh dialect. Revealing the diversity of factors found - seven of them, this paper proves that the status of the Quraysh dialect is not the result of a political imposition, but a natural reality of the multifaceted development of the Quraysh tribe and dialect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the center of the work is the italian writer Antonio Catalfamo. The paper focuses on the study and analysis that the students of the Master of Intercultural and Tourist Communication made of his poetic collection "La rivolta dei demoni ballerini" to realize the review of the poetic collection. The paper talks about the readings that the poet has made, about the influences that he has had from philosophers, writers, sociologists and critics. Reading the critique highlights the originality of the poet Antonio Catalfamo on the one hand and the intertextuality of his works not only with Sicilian writers, but with many other previous and contemporary poets. The paper brings in the second part the students' comments presented in a work shop about the work where they discussed and debated about the poems read. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper examines the miniature votive vessels from the Illyrian shrine in Vilina Cave above the source of the Ombla near Dubrovnik. The excavations done by Dubrovnik Museums in 2014 and 2015 found a total of at least 45 miniature vessels of at least six different shapes. They all belong to local, hand-made prehistoric pottery. They are mostly low quality pottery, with coarse fabric and abundant inclusions of calcite and limestone. The shapes and decorations of some miniature vessels imitate the original normal-sized vessels, making it possible to date them on the basis of their typological and formal characteristics. However, most miniature vessels have very simple shapes and no decorations, so they can be dated only indirectly, by considering them in the context of the shrine, where all the other finds have been dated to the end of the 5th and the entire 4th century BC. The miniature vessels examined in this paper can be compared to other sites with a similar context and function, primarily the Iron Age shrines in the wider area, Greece, and the Italian peninsula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Among the numerous causes of conflicts in today’s security environment, conflicts over various values occupy an important place in the security agenda. Experience and researches so far, show that these conflicts initiate a different, very sensitive way of reacting between the conflicting parties. This, in turn imposes a necessity of comprehensive as well as cautious approach in their management and resolution. Given the fact that the value system is being formed throughout life, both through broader cultural and social influences and through our own experience, the paper explores the role of identity in conflicts over various values. Specifically, the research focus is based on the analysis of situations, reasons and ways in which identity can be a cause or trigger for the emergence or escalation of the so-called identity-based conflict. In this context, the paper specifically explores the impact and role that identity can play at different stages in conflicts over various values, with a particular focus on conflicts with ethnic-identity characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Europe’s worst security crisis in decades - has prompted the EU to make unprecedented decisions on EU security, defence and enlargement. For the first time, decisions have been made to deliver deadly weapons to a third country and decisions to strengthen defence co-operation amid a new perception of the threat. The 2001 Temporary Protection Directive, which grants temporary residence to Ukrainian refugees, was activated for the first time. The overwhelming support for the UN resolution condemning the Russian invasion clearly proves that countries around the world see the invasion as an attack on global norms. However, policy makers in certain countries are managing the crisis in terms of their national interest. This paper will analyse the differences in regional and national attitudes regarding the events in Ukraine, ie geopolitical, economic and security factors that influence decision-making to deal with the Ukrainian crisis. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Europe’s worst security crisis in decades - has prompted the EU to make unprecedented decisions on EU security, defence and enlargement. For the first time, decisions have been made to deliver deadly weapons to a third country and decisions to strengthen defence co-operation amid a new perception of the threat. The 2001 Temporary Protection Directive, which grants temporary residence to Ukrainian refugees, was activated for the first time. The overwhelming support for the UN resolution condemning the Russian invasion clearly proves that countries around the world see the invasion as an attack on global norms. However, policy makers in certain countries are managing the crisis in terms of their national interest. This paper will analyse the differences in regional and national attitudes regarding the events in Ukraine, ie geopolitical, economic and security factors that influence decision-making to deal with the Ukrainian crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to show how the Greek Great Idea came about, as well as the impact it had on Greek society, science, foreign policy, as well as on the building up of nationalism. The full text of the speech made by Ioannis Kolettis on January 14, 1844 is provided in one section of this paper. It is our belief that it should be published for the sake of the past, the present, and the future. Kolettis, originally an Aromanian from Epirus, then a part of the Ottoman state, was a highly influential politician in independent Greece. He participated in the building of the institutions of the new state. His speech was allegedly not meant to inflame Greek nationalism and reinforce aspirations for territorial expansion of the first independent and Orthodox state in the Balkans. What Kolettis wanted to get across was that all those who participated in the uprising of 1821, regardless of whether they were born in the territory of the new state or in the Ottoman Empire, had the right to Greek citizenship. However, the words he used in the speech, especially the term “The Great Idea” (Μεγάλη ιδέα), led to a flare-up of nationalism and a change in the views of the past, especially on the issue of ancient Macedonia and Byzantium, as well as to a public display of territorial claims to the neighbouring Ottoman state. His speech became a guide for the future foreign and national policy of the Kingdom of Greece. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent decades, the concept of place attachment has attracted considerable attention from scientists who deal with spatial transformations, with the thematic focus on modernization, globalization, or transition. This paper, therefore, aims to examine how this concept has been researched in the Republic of Croatia and what conclusions can be drawn from it. Based on the review of relevant literature, the paper deals with three topics in particular. Firstly, the findings of research that assessed the importance that Croatian citizens attach to different levels of territorial belonging are interpreted. This way, an insight is gained into the Croatian citizens' commitment to the local level compared to the national and supranational level. The results of a study that indicate different implications of belonging to the local environment in different Croatian regions are presented, as well as of research that shows there is a significant share of respondents who express disengaged attachment as a form of territorial identity. Secondly, various factors that have been proven to influence the expression of place attachment are considered. At the same time, certain differences between emotional and functional place attachment are found, and the concept of the hometown is discussed in detail. Finally, the relationship between migration, place attachment and the concept of multiple belongings is discussed. These topics were researched on the one hand, on youth populations, and on the other hand, on the examples of second homes. Based on the presented findings, four conclusions are made, according to which emotional place attachment is considerably expressed in Croatia, but also that emotional belonging is usually accompanied by a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the local environment or fear of the future. Furthermore, some findings indicate the manifestation of multiple belongings, while the formed typologies of place attachment and territorial identities indicate different scopes and meanings that are attached to the concept at the local level. It is believed that the presented results significantly contribute to the understanding of the social and identity significance of a place and also enable a better understanding of the social transformations that the Republic of Croatia went through in the post-communist period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to investigate the growth dynamics of 20 larger Croatian cities, macro-regional and regional centres, in order to indicate changes in their competitiveness. The analyses were carried out for three relevant periods: the period of growth before the global recession (2001-2008), the period of the global recession (2009-2014) and the recovery period of the Croatian economy (2015-2019). Employment is one of the most important indicators of economic growth, so employment dynamics data were used in the analyses. The paper points to differences in employment growth of individual Croatian cities compared to the national average and seeks to determine whether this growth is the result of the action of structural (exogenous) factors or local (endogenous) factors. Therefore, a shift-share analysis was carried out, resulting in calculations of the regional, structural, and local factors. It found that in the years before the recession, larger cities had on average much stronger employment growth than the Croatian average. In the pre-recession period, the local factor played an extremely important role in shaping employment growth; in most cities, it was more significant than the structural factor. When the recession hit, larger cities saw a drop in employment of about the same intensity as at the state level, while in the post-recession period they had a slightly slower recovery compared to the Croatian average. In the recession period, there was a sharp decline in the local competitiveness of cities, whose significant recovery in the post-recession period has so far been absent. The number of cities that are above the national average in terms of employment dynamics was decreasing. Above-average growth was achieved during all three relevant periods only Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik and Varaždin. In all three periods, Split, Zadar, Slavonski Brod and Varaždin had local competitive advantages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sixty years have passed since the foundation and the first publishing of the Metalurgija Journal with Scientifi c, as well as Professional Papers and Contributions from the area of basic, applicable and developing researching in Metallurgy and boundary metallurgy areas. The goal of the Article in Croatian and English language is give whole the description history, organizations of Journal activities and achiewements of Journal from 1962 since 2022 y, with this including List of Boards and Coworkers, were publishing total papers 3 008 ie. 2 721 Scientific and Technical and 287 Contributions, total 3 575 Authors and Co-authors from over 40 Countries. On the occasion of this Anniversary, separately with thanks for Privates, Institutions etc. for dedicated eff ort have managed to overcome many technical, organizational and financial problems encountered over past Years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sufism in relation to culture and civilization is one of the controversial issues among contemporary researchers. In this paper, after presenting the current controversial ideas on this topic in Iran and the key role of Sufis in the development of thoughts, culture, and Islamic civilization as well as condidering the manifestations of the new civilization and concepts in Iran in the Qajar era, the authors of the present paper discussed Sufi masters’ approach towards the culture and new civilization, as well as their related issues, which could be helpful in perceiving the relation between Sufism, culture, and civilization. Thus, in the current paper, the socio-cultural viewpoints of Nur Alishah Gunabadi as one of the great Sufi masters of Nimatullahi Sufi Order in Qajar era about the culture and new civilization, along with their related matters, were investigated. The researchers also pointed out some views of Sultan Alishah, who was Nur Alishah Gunabadi’s father and Sufi predecessor. Consequently, Nur Alishah as a jurist mystic, who had comprehended the new culture and civilization, adjusted the religious viewpoints and circumstances of the new civilization to the cultural affairs of the new era with fidelity to genuine Islamic teachings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper approaches freight and passengers fleets, affected by naval gigantism, to investigate its energetic and environmental effects. Among the emerging trends, we encounter the increase of the installed power and, more relevantly, of the transport capacity of the ships. The result is a decrease of the specific power, particularly in the last 20 years. In the same period, an increase of the performances of ships in terms of environmental and energetic sustainability is ongoing. A further acceleration in this direction could come from the introduction of less pollutant fuels and renewable energies. It is a pillar for the development of future sustainable fleets, with relevant emerging investigation needs. In this context, the paper proposes a synthetic approach, combining dimensions and environmental performances of ships, tested on container and cruises fleets in operation in selected worldwide most frequented locations. The results could be useful to check effective policies, basing on emerging technologies and implementation of new rules and regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is an evident lack of research in the field of geodiversity valorization, which has resulted in the neglect of its scientific values, as well as insufficient development of geotourism. The aim of this paper is to valorize selected geomorphological sites in Blidinje Nature Park, considering their geotourism value. The applied methodological concept was created as a result of an analysis of existing methodological templates of geodiversity valorization, where the criteria for the assessment of basic, additional, conservation, and tourism value were combined. In this regard, one of the objectives of the paper is to contribute to a better understanding and application of methodological concepts of tourism valorization, especially within protected nature areas. During the research, 44 sites were singled out and, based on the results of the preliminary assessment, a list was created with a total of 23 sites that were valorized of which eight stood out with a higher than average mark. The results of this research indicate the potential for the development of the geotourism supply of Blidinje Nature Park, for which the basis should be the best-rated geomorphological sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents structural features and the process and intensity of landscape changes in the Central Lika Region of Croatia, in the transitional, post-socialist and post-war periods (1980–2012). The aim of this paper is to analyse regularities and interrelations between the changes in structural features and the intensity of the processes that cause change. By using GIS spatial analysis methods, the shape, position, and condition of landscape patches were defined for each year. The diachronicprocess analysis, with the application of a specially-developed index — the Landscape Development Index (di) — made it possible to determine the intensity of development of individual landscape elements. The landscape was observed using the concept of Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) and, for this purpose, data from the CORINE Land Cover database were used for 1980 and 2012. The results showed fragmentation and an increase in the number and complexity of patches, as well as a decrease of the core patch area. Consequently, the increase of the share of edge areas has increased vulnerability to external influences and changes. Applying the Landscape Development Index (di) showed advantages compared to a standard comparison of the two conditions or synthetic indices, enabling the intensity of each observed phenomenon/process to be determined, and allowing for deeper spatial and temporal analysis as well as better understanding of landscape development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The globalization of geospatial data and geodetic reference frames is important for the overall development of both national and global economies. In accordance with the needs for defining a general geodetic reference frame, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution "Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development (GGRF)" in 2015. The European Union member states have addressed the issue by adopting joint directives, recommendations and other acts to adapt national laws. Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighboring countries, non-EU member states, have enacted appropriate legislation and decisions to adapt to the globalization of spatial data and reference frames. Therefore, the Federal Administration for Geodetic and Property Affairs (FGU) has undertaken certain activities in order to establish a new geodetic reference frame through changes in legislation, renewal and establishment of new reference systems and measurements. The paper will discuss the existing geodetic reference frame and the activities of the FGU on the introduction of new geodetic datums and map projections in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ghana is a country exceptionally rich in geologic mineral resources with contrasting topographic relief and varied geophysical setting. This paper evaluated the geological and geophysical setting of Ghana with a special focus on the impact of the geologic setting and topography on gravity. Specifically, it assessed how variations in geology, topography, landscapes and the environment control the geophysical parameters and how these vary among the major regions of the country - the Volta Basin, Northern Plains, Ashanti-Kwahu (Kumasi) and Coastal Plains in the Accra surroundings. Previous studies utilizing traditional Geographic Information System (GIS) approaches have documented the geologic evolution of Ghana evolved as a part of the West African Craton. As a contribution to the existing research, this paper presents a regional analysis of Ghana by integrated mapping of geology, geophysics and topography of the country. The technical approach of this research focuses on utilizing the console-based scripting cartographic toolset Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) integrated with QGIS for processing and mapping the datasets: General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), Earth Gravitational Model 2008 (EGM-2008), gravity grids. The theoretical background is based on the geologic research of West Africa supported by high-resolution data. The paper defines a conceptual cartographic framework for integrated geologic and geophysical visualization in a regionalscale mapping project on Ghana. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Learning is nothing but remembering. The ruin is the veiled memory of the past reality, its essence. Buildings tend to lose their shape due to ongoing wear as textures finishes lead to a new plastic expression, in an uncontrolled and random process that introduces new esthetic vision and interpretation. All the unfinished or incomplete stimulates our imagination mentally insinuating the presence of the fragmented object in its origin. This paper takes the form of a dissertation on the concept of "ruin" and its evolution in the Western thinking, being a reflection on the representation of the architectural remains of the past and their changes from an esthetic point of view: from their representation as a symbolic object, to their transformation as an element of scientific research; from the actual ruin to the invented one; from the harmony-creating ruin in nature to the one generating unease and distress.; from the ruin that shows us the capacity for analysis and study, to the current one, which faces us to our own capacity for destruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La Ilustración Española y Americana (1869-1921) was the main illustrated weekly newspaper of the last quarter of the nineteenth century in Spain. Its pages, as well as those of its equals in Europe, were filled with engravings and, later, with photomechanical prints of pictures of contemporary events, discoveries, and national and foreign works of art and architecture. Compositions of various images in a plate were one of the main strategies adopted by this newspaper to inform graphically and were also used in the representation of architecture and cities. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate, through the visual analysis of some of these compositions, that they were a relevant tool in the presentation of architecture to the great public, incorporating some of the characteristics of the 'sequential image', allowing the reader to embark on an architectural journey and globally understand complex spaces just by browsing the page. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To build the Baptism Portal it was necessary to make a series of drawings on the surface of the ashlar stones. Known as monteas, these drawings survived for over five hundred years but during the latest restoration most of them were lost or become practically illegible due to the cleansing of the stone and the use of a device to keep birds away. This paper discusses the data obtained from studies carried out prior to the restoration and reconstructs the monteas. It therefore documents and sheds light on these drawings, while simultaneously expanding the catalogue of these forms of graphic expression that have been identified at Seville Cathedral since the 1980s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theory of selective exposure maintains that individuals tend to choose news media outlets that are consistent with their beliefs. This paper examines selective exposure when there is public debate on the tensions between national identities, specifically, the debate between supporters of the independence of Catalonia and those opposed to it. The results showed that there was a strong correlation between position on independence and choice of television channel in Catalonia. Another determining factor was language. It was also noted that the degree of selective exposure intensified slightly at specific times when social polarisation increased throughout the period studied (2015-2020). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to determine the influence that the state of the economy had on the electoral behaviour of Andalusians in the regional election held on 2 December 2018. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the perception that Andalusians had of the economic situation and whether this determined their electoral response to a minority parliamentary government, sustained with the support of the Ciudadanos party. Both our findings and the subsequent results in the 2018 Andalusian Parliament election showed a clear erosion of the support for the incumbent PSOE party, as well as for the main opposition party (PP). Ciudadanos, which had acted as support party, doubled its electoral base and improved its results, as did Vox. They were the only two parties to improve their previous electoral results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses the transdisciplinarity between the fields of knowledge and the contribution of visual arts to teaching natural sciences. The author’s own video artwork Evolutions in 3 Lessons is presented, in which stories related to the theory of evolution and colonialism are intertwined, seeking to offer a complex view of the relationship between white humans, non-white humans and non-human animals. It is concluded that the teaching of science allied to the sensitive perception provided by art can contribute to the constitution of a plural world in which respect for otherness and communication between the fields of knowledge occur in a more integral and collaborative way, without ceasing to the complexities of each area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the school material culture of Lyceu Maranhense is analyzed, aiming to understand the dynamics of teaching and the treatment given to school objects according to the discourses, considering the imposed school and teaching model. It is based on the theoretical-methodological assumptions of cultural history, to capture tension as a form, device, structure and frequency of instituted norms/recurrent practices, in addition to the adaptations of subjects that oppose imposition strategies and appropriation tactics of ergological equipment. It is concluded that the pedagogical practice, in this institution, is decisively influenced by European centers and that the material school culture is a participant in all these contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper aims to discuss neoliberal think tanks’ role in higher education from the case study of the Mises Brasil Institute (IMB). In general, think tanks aim to cultivate and disseminate neoliberal thought. In the last fifteen years, they have been intensifying their performance in higher education and academia. The study mapped how these think tanks act in these fields, discussing the case of the Mises Brasil Institute. The IMB has been creating a research community around the Austrian School of Economics and trying to influence the teaching, research, and extension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we point out the importance of problematizing current technologies from the philosophers Gilbert Simondon and Yuk Hui who alert us to the urgency of a technological thinking that is directed towards an education of technology against alienations that arises from positions that dissociate culture, technology and nature. With the aim of thinking about other alternatives against technological alienation, we approach some ideas about technological education, technical culture and post-human. Simondon makes us think about the operationalities of how machines work and the values they allude, Hui urges us on a new program of technological knowledge based on his concepts of cosmotechnics and technodiversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This bibliographic paper aims to reflect on incorporating recent history in Chilean school education based on educational policies and scientific literature on the subject. The theoretical proposals formulated by Tuithof et al. (2021) and Villalón-Gálvez and Zamorano-Vargas (2018) are examined to explore the obstacles that history educators face when teaching the subject. Three characteristics of the historiographical field Stand out: contemporaneity, historical sources, and conception of history related to teaching objectives identified in the teacher’s thinking from different perspectives of history teaching. Finally, teachers face challenges linked to the teaching of recent history due to their beliefs and knowledge on this subject, as well as to their citizenship experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the perspective of education workers from several campuses of the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina - IFSC), this paper seeks to analyze the factors that involve school dropout or the permanence of students in Professional and Technological Education (Educação Profissional e Tecnológica - EPT). Developed as a case study from a dialectical perspective, the research, with a qualitative approach, highlighted the different perspectives of workers on the multiple and complex motivators of dropping out or staying at school. It revealed the fragmentation, the individualization, the blaming of its subjects; the existence of specific actions to support permanence and the absence of evaluations and interventions aimed at modifying the dual and excluding structure of EPT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper problematizes the operation of bio-ecopolitical strategies that mobilize security and the concept of gender to regulate populations. The strategies, which belong to global program documents issued by two international authorities – the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) –, operate for the security of a sustainable future on the planet. Based on tools of Michel Foucault’s biopolitics and of ecopolitics, this study highlights women as a vulnerable population in environmental programs as shown by statistics and the concern for the future on the planet. Attention is paid to the way in which gender and environmental relations are developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How can Biology teaching rewrite life’s logic from the relationship with beings that do not generate any ethical appeal? Is it possible to produce queer worlds in the ethical space of nature? How to perform an ecological poetics of intimacy in Biology teaching? How to love in times of radical ecological transformation? These issues are discussed in this paper from a non-disciplinary approach to explore the teaching of Biology as the art of cultivating tangled stories, in which alien beings have the potential to disturb the overwhelming stories of tragedy that orbit around Anthropos with disquieting and generative reports of an aberrant interspecies love. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering that museums are spaces of constant choice between what and how to display the collection, this paper presents the history of the construction of a museum artifact at the Museum of Biodiversity of the Cerrado, which stresses the relationship between culture and nature in a science museum. Among some of the results, it discusses and suggests the concept of immersion artifact as a specificity among museum artifacts, seeking its potentialities and limitations in representations and expository narratives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the archaeological find of a medieval sword recovered from the riverbank deposits of the Voglajna near Bežigrad, northeast of Celje (Slovenia). The relatively well-preserved sword with a length of 95.2 cm and a mass of 765 g is part of the original collection of the Celje Regional Museum, to which it came before 1889. The shape and metric characteristics of the blade with a relatively wide fuller (Oakeshott’s Type X or Geibig’s Variant 5b) and the hilt with a short, straight crossguard and almond-shaped/lenticular pommel (Geibig’s combination Type 16 / Var. I (16-15-9-12)) show it to be an early example of swords with pommels of Oakeshott’s Type A, dating to the 11th or the first half of the 12th century. One side of the blade bears the remains of a 20 cm long sequence of inlaid iron marks, which remain indecipherable due to corrosion. The harmony of the parts seems to indicate a preserved original design, presumably produced by one of the sword workshops on the Middle Rhine. The findspot of the sword in the vicinity of Bežigrad, a topographically exposed and strategically important promontory near the intersection of the routes connecting Styria and Carniola, alerts to the possible existence of a military post that supplemented the control functions of the presumed early stronghold of the Margraves of the Savinja March on Zgornji (Stari) Grad in Celje. The find context of the sword places it in the predominant category of water finds, but the internal evidence (condition after conservation) of the weapon and the available data on the particular circumstances of the find do not provide sufficient support to explain the background of its sinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents three new absolute dates for the central grave of mound XI (K) at the Paulje necropolis in the lower Drina valley. Also, we present the results of FTIR spectroscopy for the amber finds from the 4 mounds in the necropolis, including mound XI (K). In general the results confirm the earlier assumed chronology of the site - the 14C AMS dates fit the timeframe – the central grave fits ideally the previous timeframe for the Brezjak culture, i.e. the 15th and 14th century BC, and all of the amber samples are definitely of Baltic origin. These two facts clearly suggest that the amber finds from the lower Drina could mark one of the earliest appearances of Baltic amber in the Central Balkans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the results of the rescue archaeological excavations at the prehistoric stone mound in Drinovci (Grude Municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). The excavations documented a total of five graves that can be placed within two time horizons: the prehistoric (graves 1, 2, 5) and the medieval (graves 3, 4). Grave 1, while badly damaged, was the only one with any finds: a tendril made of spirally coiled double (“infinite”) gold wire, and a deformed specimen with the same typological characteristics in its immediate vicinity. They are the oldest known and published gold finds from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The best analogies to the gold objects from Drinovci come from the middle and early stages of the Late Bronze Age in a wider Central European area. These widely distributed objects show that this cultural region, or its local elites, participated in the already active supra-regional network of exchange and communication. Moreover, the excavations in the space between the graves found potsherds of prehistoric features, largely devoid of narrowly identifiable typological elements. The area of the excavated mound was again used as a burial site in the late Middle Ages, which is a welldocumented but unfortunately still poorly researched practice of this cultural region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Istrian Peninsula is rich in mineral resources, primarily carbonate and siliceous sedimentary rocks, which are inextricably linked by a process called silicification. Due to their hardness and conchoidal fracture, siliceous sedimentary rocks (cherts) are very suitable for knapping tools, therefore the knowledge about the location of chert deposits was very important for prehistoric communities in Istria. In this paper, we will present basic data on primary and secondary chert deposits in the Croatian part of the Istrian Peninsula, visual and mechanical characteristics of the collected samples, as well as micropetrographic characteristics determined using a binocular polarizing microscope. We will present data on the geological age of the host rock in which cherts were recorded. We will mention the terminological issues in the archaeological literature and raise the issue of research into the provenance of Istrian chert, that is, the possibility of identifying the raw material from different deposits on the Peninsula. We will also mention the archaeological sites where the presence of Istrian raw materials was recorded. Artifacts and cores used to knap flakes and blades were also found and recorded on some of the surveyed chert deposits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Communicative competencies are of great importance to the medical profession, hence the teaching of them has been continuously expanded in recent years at many German medical schools. While individual courses on communicative competencies have already been established in the curricula, there remains, in part, a lack of longitudinal anchoring over the entire course of medical study. In 2008 theMedical FacultyMannheimbegan implementing a longitudinal curriculum for communicative competencies. This paper outlines the general and phase-specific success factors in this process and gives practical recommendations and tips based on the personal experiences of the authors and the existing literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We all know that the ḥadiths used various means of inference in terms of accepting and rejecting the ḥadiths and the jarḥ and taʿdīl of the narrators. They have certain methods, just like in other branches of sciences, that they put forward for the criticism of ḥadiths in terms of script and text. Among the sciences that emerged in this context, there are ḥadith methodology, jarḥ and taʿdīl, the science of ʿilal al-ḥadith and other sciences specific to the field. However, a group of contemporary researchers has tried to criticize these efforts to evaluate the efforts of the ḥadiths in this way. One of the issues that are the focus of criticism is the methods of muḥaddith in jarḥ and taʿdīl. These contemporary researchers claimed that the studies of the ḥadiths on this issue, which they approached critically, were inadequate and superficial, that they were affected by fruitless debates, and that they submitted to the pressures of the political authority that caused them to make wrong conclusions. To reach the reality, this paper will shed the light on these claims, review them, and examine their credibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within a global context, the increase in migrations in different regions of the world during this century has led to an increment in academic production on migration. The aim of this article is to analyze the autonomy of migration from the approaches of two of its greatest exponents, Mezzadra and De Genova, who investigate migration's political condition, addressing the relationships of mutual influence between migrants, borders, and the State. The contribution of this paper is to show how this theoretical approach focuses on two fundamental processes to understand migration. On the one hand, it refers to the actions, strategies, and practices of those involved in shaping cross-border migration. On the other hand, it considers the role of States and borders as legal-political and historical constructs in shaping international (often irregular) migratory flows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses the subjective identity processes produced in the transnational migration experience through the concept of interstitial identities. To illustrate the uses of this concept, a case built from life stories, in-depth interviews, and photo stories is analyzed. Thus, Maria is identified, a skilled Brazilian immigrant in Santiago de Chile, who chooses to descend from the upper to low socioeconomic class in the destination country to construct herself as the subject of her history. In addition, it reflects on the processuality of their identities and on the identity negotiations that she establishes in the interstice between different cultural configurations she relates transnationally, in which gender and class are relevant categories. Finally, it is concluded that thinking about the migratory experience from interstitial identities does not allow to build identity typologies but to explore the articulations between subject and culture in migration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses the spatial layout and possibilities of the antifascism tangible heritage for memorial tourism development in the municipalities and towns of Southern Istria. In the first half of the 20th century, the antifascist struggle in Istria was a crucial part of several political turning points. Those historical turning points had far-reaching consequences and, for the most part, were marked by armed conflicts, individual and mass human casualties and terror over the population. The motive of travel in memorial tourism here is to visit the places where these tragic events occurred and commemorate the victims. The aim of the research was to determine the geographical distribution of the antifascism tangible heritage in Southern Istria and their suitability for the development of memorial tourism. An additional objective was to propose thematic routes of memorial tourism in Southern Istrian municipalities and towns. Methods of analyses of historical research, fieldwork, participant observation, spatial and GIS analysis were used. The survey indicated that six South Istrian municipalities and two towns have 167 well-preserved and marked tangible antifascism monuments. The largest number of monuments are located in the central district of the city of Pula. The main contribution of this article was to provide re-evaluation of antifascism tangible heritage as the potential resource for the memorial tourism development as the innovation in the tourism supply of Istria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The topic of this research is crafts in the city of Zagreb, with special emphasis on traditional and artistic crafts. The main objective of this paper is to analyse the extent to which they are recognizable by the citizens of Zagreb, as well as to emphasize their potential for the development of the cultural and creative tourism. The research was conducted in two stages in 2021. The first stage consisted in the mapping of traditional and artistic craft businesses and vacant commercial property in the city centre, and the second stage included an online questionnaire survey on a purposive sample of 179 citizens of Zagreb. In order to understand the topic of research better, additional four semi-structured interviews with selected traditional and artistic craftspeople were conducted. Research shows that the majority of respondents consider traditional crafts an important part of Zagreb's cultural identity. Furthermore, the majority of respondents believe that traditional craft businesses and their products are not promoted enough in public. Crafts represent valuable tangible and intangible heritage of the City of Zagreb and have a potential for the development of cultural tourism of Zagreb. In this sense, and following the example of similar tourist tours in the world, a craft tour could be designed based on the work of traditional and artistic craftsmen of Zagreb, with the possibility of visiting their workshops and participating in the process of making products or their parts. This would be in line with the increasing demand and desire of modern tourists to be active participants and co-creators of experience rather than just be observers of the heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a systematic review of scientific articles on friendship and character education (CE) published between 2007 and 2021. It seeks to identify the dominant theories from which CE is approached, how friendship is understood in the studies, and what specific relationship is built between friendship and character; in other words, the extent to which it is posited that friendship can be harnessed to acquire virtues. Results indicate a prevalence of a psychological approach to CE, linked to an instrumentalist perspective on friendship, which associates it with certain benefits. However, this approach is closely followed by a philosophical–moral view that understands friendship as a good in itself and, consequently, highlights its humanizing potential. The Aristotelian framework for understanding friendship and character stands out within this approach. The relationship between friendship and character in the selected articles is explored through 5 categories that emerged in the analysis: 1) friendship for character; 2) character for friendship; 3) friendship and transgressions; 4) teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the influence of friendship; and 5) analysis of programmes that include friendship in the curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seventy-five years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights promoted a vision of education “directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms" (United Nations, 1948, 26.2). In 2015, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took this further, stating in SDG 4 that “the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required by citizens to lead productive lives, make informed decisions and assume active roles locally and globally in facing and resolving global challenges can be acquired through education for sustainable development and global citizenship education” (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO], 2016, p. 14). What might the adoption of this educational mission involve for higher education? And what does it mean in a challenging global context following the COVID pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine? This paper argues that the current global tumult should catalyse reflection as to the purpose and content of higher education. It focuses on the importance of education for “values and attitudes”, emphasized as an essential component of global citizenship and leadership education in the rubric of SDG 4. It proposes a return to the philosophical categories of “character” and “virtue”, arguing that the societal orientation of global universities and their aspiration “to educate the citizens and citizen-leaders for our society” (Harvard College, 2022) necessitates a renewal of theoretically rigorous, pedagogically effective, and practically relevant character education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Support for character education has been gaining momentum in recent years, invariably in educational circles across the Anglosphere. This paper distinguishes between good character and buen carácter and highlights the distinctive features of the two meanings attributed to good character, particularly in Spanish. It undertakes a philological, philosophical and psycho-pedagogical analysis to this end. Moreover, it draws a distinction between temperament and good character and stresses the importance of developing a higher standard for good character, both for oneself and for those in whose hands educational responsibilities are placed. For this purpose, it considers the main human qualities at the heart of of good character based on a trascended reading of one of the most prominent representations of Spanish culture, The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the prominent commentators from the Nīshāpūr region is al-Bajalī (d. 282/896). Although he is a remarkable source of tafsīr studies in the region, one of the things that makes al-Bajalī important is that he made the distinction between tafsīr and ta’wīl. Although the tafsīr examples conveyed from him show that he interpreted the Qur’ān from beginning to end, these examples are also suitable for the tafsīr-ta’wīl distinction he defined. This article examines his biography, his distinction between tafsīr and ta’wīl and his style of tafsīr as well as his effect on the history of tafsīr after him. In this context, it is understood that he was originally from Kūfa, was brought to Nīshāpūr by the Governor of Khorāsān, and was engaged in the tafsīr there until his death. He used the Qur’ān, narrations and linguistics as a source in the tafsīr, but it was stated that the hierarchy of all the evidence between them was not clear enough. In this paper, it has been revealed that he criticizes and approves the previous commentators and narrators, makes choices among the views, and with his own opinions he puts forward, he is a source for later commentators in the history of tafsīr. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: This paper explores the assessment value of pathological condition of serum adiponectin (APN) and amylin in primary osteoporosis (POP) and their correlation with bone metabolism indexes. Methods: From January 2019 to June 2021, 79 cases of POP patients were selected as the research objects. A test of the patients’ bone density was conducted, and clinical grading of POP was via T value (normal, mild, moderate, severe). The analysis of the assessment value of pathological condition of serum APN and amylin for POP and their association with bone metabolism indexes in patients was performed. Results: APN and amylin in patients were declined with POP’s aggravation. APN of 5.15 mg/mL or less and amylin of 15.38 pmol/L or less were risk factors influencing the aggravation of pathological condition of POP (P<0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of combined detection of APN and amylin to assess the severity of POP was elevated vs. alone test of amylin (P<0.05). 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH) D) and total type 1 procollagen amino-terminal propeptide (t-PINP) in patients were descended with the aggravation of pathological condition of osteoporosis (P<0.05). At the same time, no distinct differences were presented in the three groups of type I collagen hydroxyl terminal peptide b degradation product (b-CTX) and N-terminal osteocalcin (N-MID) (P>0.05). APN, amylin, 25- (OH)D, b-CTX, and t-PINP were negatively linked with POP clinical grade (P<0.05). APN and amylin were associated with 25-(OH) D, b-CTX, t-PINP (P<0.05), and APN and amylin were not linked with N-MID (P>0.05). Conclusions: Serum APN and amylin are provided with evaluation values for the severity of POP and are associated with bone metabolism in patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Turin-Lyon railway line was completed in 1871. Its first part, between Turin and Chambéry, was previously planned by the Kingdom of Sardinia – which ended in 1861 with the unification of Italy – to connect the Piedmont region to the Savoy region, in particular with Chambéry, ancient capital of Duchy of Savoy. However, today the railway line shows relevant operating problems, due to the high sum of grade and curve resistance. A new line, whose most important section is the Fréjus base tunnel (Fig. 1), is under construction. This paper analyses the competitiveness of the new Turin-Lyon line in the complete framework of rail connections between Italy and the rest of Europe via the Alpine passes. To this end, firstly a great part of European rail network was modelled, with particular detail for the railway lines across the Alps. Three different scenarios were considered: ‘current’, in which only railway lines currently in operation are included; ‘project’, in which railway lines under construction are also considered; ‘future’, in which planned railway lines, but not yet under construction, are also included. In particular only the new base tunnel, between Bussoleno and St. Jean de Maurienne, was considered in the ‘project’ scenario, while the entire new Turin-Lyon line was considered in the ‘future’ scenario. Afterwards, the current freight demand, among European regions, which pertain to Alpine pass railway lines, was calculated using a multi-regional input-output model. Subsequently, a forecast of the freight demand was made for the year 2030, ‘project’ scenario, and 2050, ‘future’ scenario. Finally, the freight transport demand was assigned to the study network by a Probit model, in order to calculate the freight flows on the various Alpine railway passes in the different scenarios considered. This analysis shows that on the future new Fréjus railway line there will be a significant increase in freight flows, until reaching, in the ‘future’ scenario, freight flows comparable to those of the Gotthard and Brenner, albeit lower. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mathematical elements of maps, in addition to the methods of presenting content with cartographic symbols and the criteria of cartographic generalization, are the most important elements of modern ground plan view maps. At the same time, on maps for orienteering disciplines, which are the most internationally unified maps in the world, the mathematical basis is not defined in very detailed specifications. In this paper, we describe the background and reasons for the apparent insignificance of mathematical content in orienteering maps, and on the example of the analysis of selected maps of Croatia and Slovenia, we determine in which period and to what extent mathematical elements were present on the maps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of the State Border Geoinformation System of the Republic of Croatia (SBGiS), based on opensource technologies, has facilitated and accelerated the storage, processing, handling, analysis and visualization of large amounts of spatial data used in open border issues, as well as standard affairs on maintaining the regulated state border of the Republic of Croatia. Centralized data storage and their spatial visualization through an interactive map allows citizens to see the situation at the state border in real time, which significantly increases the safety of movement in the border zone, but also aids in the prevention of state border breaches. The SBGiS is the only system that has been established not only for maintaining a regulated state border but also for resolving border disputes and delimitation procedures. At the end of the paper, a proposal for future system upgrades is given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]