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U Bosni i Hercegovini još uvijek ne postoji organizacija koja se javno i isključivo bavi poboljšanjem života lezbejki, kroz pravo, kulturu ili neki treći način. Zbog toga, sve što Fondacija CURE radi, kroz svoj feminističko-aktivistički način djelovanja, putem obrazovnih, umjetničko-kulturnih i istraživačkih programa za lezbejke, biseksualne i trans žene zavređuje pažnju, jer djeluje politički i sa jasnim s ciljem doprinosa društvenim promjenama. U ovoj analizi se kroz istraživanje etnografskih činjenica koje su lezbejke, biseksulane i trans žene željele da podijele, došlo se do informacija koje su postale izvori znanja.
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There are not many scientists who have managed to lay the foundations for an entire scientific field. And there are certainly not many who have achieved such a feat in this country. Therefore great respect is due Gregor Johann Mendel, considered the founder of genetics, who worked for most of his life in the Augustinian monastery at Old Brno and, on the basis of his experimental work, formulated the laws of heredity that are now called by his name throughout the world. However, Mendel was a much more interdisciplinary scientist, involved in many different fields. In addition to conducting thousands of challenging experiments investigating the inheritance of individual traits in peas, Mendel was also interested in meteorology, beekeeping and breeding. In addition, he also served as a priest, abbot of the St. Thomas Monastery, and even as a bank director. We can hardly imagine such a wide range of activities among contemporary scientists.
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Johann was born on 20 July 1822 in Hynčice, Silesia, into the family of German-speaking small farmers Anton and Rosina Mendel. He had an older and a younger sister (two of this other sisters died early in childhood). • From an early age, the boy was very curious. He found many stimuli in his father’s orchard and apiary. Already at elementary school, his teacher noticed his unusual interest in learning. From this time, his life took a course different from that which one might expect from his family background...
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From the very first stages of planning the project to study the genome of Gregor Johann Mendel, it was clear that if Mendel’s remains were found in the tomb, it would not be possible to unequivocally identify them without a reference genetic material. The Augustinian tomb at the Brno Central Cemetery, where Gregor Johann Mendel is buried, has been used for more than 150 years, and the coffins are placed there more or less anonymously, and not in any order.
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The archaeological research during the exhumation of the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel was carried out by a team of archaeologists from Archaia Brno in cooperation with the Department of Archaeology and Museology of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University. The two institutions had cooperated on several previous projects. The exhumation of human skeletal remains has become an almost daily practice for Archaia’s employees since the establishment of the company’s Brno office. Over the quarter of a century of its existence, it has recovered the remains of thousands of buried individuals on many occasions, mostly as part of rescue archaeological excavations in Brno carried out in connection with various construction activities that disrupted prehistoric and early medieval burial sites or high medieval or modern cemeteries. Specific burial sites such as ossuaries, church crypts and mass graves have also been investigated in recent decades (Holub et al., 2006; Merta & Sedláčková, 2013; Zůbek, 2013, 2018; Živný, 2010). However, the research in retrieving the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel was exceptional in two ways. Unlike these other activities, this project took place on the grounds of a functioning cemetery and its subject was the remains of a known person, compared to the prior exhumations from the graves of multitudes of nameless deceased.
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The identification of the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel was a crucial step in the research on his skeletal remains. No details were known about the burial of his remains in the tomb. The only established fact was that his coffin with his remains was buried in this location. In order to be sure that we were really examining the remains of Gregor Johann Mendel, his remains had to be identified by all available means. Archaeologically, based on the order and the position of the coffin in the tomb. Anthropologically, by comparing the biological parameters of the remains found in the coffin that was assumed to be his with known facts from his life. Most important, however, was genetic identification, which can identify an individual with a probability approaching 100%.
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Gregor Johann Mendel’s (GJM) DNA analyses were based on material which was obtained in cooperation with the Laboratory of Biological and Molecular Anthropology of the Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University (LBMA). They consisted of samples from the personal items in the Gregor Johann Mendel Museum collection and in the Abbey, as well as material obtained directly from the remains removed from the Augustinian tomb at the Brno Central Cemetery.
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The direct examination of the skeletal remains in the laboratories of Masaryk University was completed on 3 November 2021. The skeletal remains of all the members of the Order of St. Augustine exhumed from the section of the tomb where Gregor Johann Mendel was buried were returned to the Order on that day. The remains were transported from the MU campus in Brno-Bohunice to the St. Thomas Abbey, where in the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady they were placed in new, smaller coffins made of dark wood with a light cross and the names of the deceased. Further scientific research was carried out using only previously collected samples of biological material and data obtained during the anthropological and genetic analyses.
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As demonstrated by the results of several studies, the population does not form a homogeneous unit in terms of migration behaviour. Preferences of individual population groups may differ significantly, manifested by different choices of migration destinations, such as the type of territory or the distance involved. The contribution focuses on analysing and identifying the principal processes and trends of internal migration within the Czech Republic after 1989, emphasising the specifics of migration behaviour of different population groups depending on gender, age, education and reasons for moving, and their changes over time. The analysis used an anonymised database of internal migration between municipalities in the Czech Republic from 1991 to 2019. Based on the available data in each year, the population groups were analysed by gender, age, education, and reasons for moving. The primary results of the analysis have demonstrated that the average distance of migrations has decreased, despite a slight increase halfway through the period, and is shorter today than it was in the early 1990s. The results apply to all age groups and both genders, whereas the average distance moved is higher for men throughout the period and in most age groups. The conclusions of other studies have confirmed that the moving distance increases with education and with certain reasons for moving, such as changing the workplace or studies. On the other hand, residential or family reasons are characterised by shorter migration distances.
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the longevity economy in terms of two critical demographic trends – one is related to the increasing number of older people worldwide, and the other is associated with the lengthening of human life (a.k.a. longevity) driven by advancement in medicine and health care. Both trends have a profound impact on the economy and society. Based upon demographic statistics and other relevant economic data, the paper will bring to the attention selected age-related issues such as labor market and retirement, productivity, consumption, finance, etc. By investigating these issues, busting myths about older persons and their negative impact on the economy along the way, we are considering this cohort of people to be a resource, not a burden to the economy and society, providing that government becomes more proactive in designing policies that are inclusive and supportive of older people. The same holds for the business sector when considering the goods and services provided for older people and by older people. Acknowledging the potential of older people, one can consider longevity beneficial to current and future economic prosperity.
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The paper poses the following research question: Can palladium be part of a stock portfolio to diversify, hedge, reduce risk, or increase return? If so, which of the above can be applied? Since the paper is part of the broader research on various possibilities of retirement investments, the analysis is conducted in the long run. It aims to show that not only gold or silver can be helpful in retirement portfolio management but also less appreciated kinds of precious metals like palladium. Usually, scientific papers are devoted to one of the two most popular metals, i.e., gold or silver, and the authors treat others concisely. The strength of this paper is that palladium is studied in detail and not just as one of many precious metals. As a result, the paper gives a new insight into long-term investments.
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The aging population and older entrepreneurs represent society’s greatest demographic and social changes. The older population today is much more vital and educated, and they have more community-funded educational opportunities than in the past. Their experience from previous jobs and the expertise they have gained throughout their working lives give them a boost and a belief in success. Although researchers are interested in this topic, there is a lack of an overview of the work published over the past decade and guidelines for future research. This paper aims to identify and systematize the knowledge of scholars who have researched entrepreneurship among older adults using mixed methods that will provide a complete picture of this topic. One of the assumptions in this paper was that the primary goal of market implementation of an entrepreneurial idea among older people is usually not related to earnings but to the need to continue being useful to their family and society. Some start their entrepreneurial activities later because they finished their professional career earlier or are unemployed. However, some want to realize their dreams that they could not have realized during their working life. The study’s limitations are a small number of papers published on this topic and the availability of the papers, as many of them are not freely available.
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As the global population is aging and there are no signs of a trend reversal, research on senior entrepreneurship is emerging and becoming more eminent in scientific literature. On the practical side, policymakers are attempting to better utilize the under-represented senior entrepreneurs for economic growth and development. One promising way to achieve this goal is to better understand why some senior entrepreneurs establish and manage high-technology firms. On such a basis, several studies have been published that represent the first steps toward understanding such a complex matter. This chapter is part of the research stream that explores the relationship between senior and technology entrepreneurship. It does so by looking at the specific entrepreneurial context present in Slovenia and Croatia. Using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey data, ordered logistic regression analysis shows that senior entrepreneurship is not a significant antecedent of technology entrepreneurs. In addition, among the significant predictors, managerial skills and fear of failure have discrepant effects on technology entrepreneurship. Despite the inherent limitations of the dataset, the general conclusion about the importance of context in the development of senior entrepreneurship and technology entrepreneurship is valid. Subsequent research can test the hypotheses presented in this chapter in other contexts and develop theories about why the observed effects differ from a macro and micro perspective.
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According to the latest census of 2021, 22.45% of the population of the Republic of Croatia is 65 years and older. This age structure is fully in line with the trends on the global market. The question arises as to whether the trends in tourism for the elderly in the Republic of Croatia follow the global trends. The available time of the elderly population opens up significant opportunities for the tourism and vacation sector. The question is to what extent the older population segment is recognized as a segment with the potential for developing a specific marketing strategy and whether these data can extend the tourist season in the Republic of Croatia and/or offer new products intended primarily for this market segment. The first part of the paper gives a scientific overview of research in the field of tourism of the elderly population. Based on the analysis of the conducted research, a questionnaire was developed, the research was conducted, and the applicability of the research on the territory of the Republic of Croatia was checked. Finally, concluding thoughts are made on how travel agencies and hotels should deal with the elderly population as a potentially increasingly important market segment.
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According to the latest research, the number of users of digital technologies, the Internet, and social networks grows yearly. Among them are many older people. In January 2023, there were 5.16 billion Internet users worldwide, 64.4% of the global population. Of this total, 4.76 billion, or 59.4% of the world’s population, were social media users (Statista, 2023). The number of Internet users aged 50 to 64 in Croatia from 2014 to 2022 has grown from 31% to 59%. Statista (2012) states that “the European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals a disparity between the Internet usage of people from different age groups. Although present in most countries, this disparity differs widely in its severity. In 2020, 99% of users in Croatia between 16 and 24 years used the Internet daily. Furthermore, 98% of people between the age of 25 and 34 used the Internet daily, according to the survey. Ninety-two percent of people between 35 and 44 also use the Internet daily. The share of people between 45 and 54 and between 55 and 64 were lower than among the other age groups, with 80% of the first and 59% of the oldest age group using the Internet daily.” With the significant and rapid increase in Internet users, there is also the question of their knowledge of the functioning of media and digital technologies, which is related to issues of digital and media literacy, which is becoming one of the essential topics in the 21st century. Therefore, the present article deals with the habits of people of the third age using digital technologies. It is based on research in which people aged 60 to 85 were examined by an online survey from March 15 to April 23, 2023. The research was carried out with the help of Matica umirovljenika Hrvatske and other institutions and associations for older people. One hundred forty-seven respondents participated in the research, who answered questions related to the level of their technical (digital) competencies related to the use of digital media technologies, and to questions related to the level of media and information literacy among citizens of the third-age of life in the Republic of Croatia.
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The new media age and contemporary media platforms have raised the valorization of youth and the term “anti-age” to a new level. It is suspected that external factors such as the images shown in the media, the possibility of photo editing, and the unrealistic presentation of one’s appearance on social platforms are responsible for the increasing presence of anxiety disorders related to the fear of aging. This type of anxiety disorder is often referred to in academic literature as gerontophobia, gerascophobia, and midorexia. This research examines the contribution of the media and social networks to aging anxiety in women aged 30 to 50 years. The paper also explores the influence of the media and social networks on hostility toward the elderly, or gerontophobia. Fear of aging, gerascophobia, and midorexia as pressures to maintain a constant appearance of physical youth, regardless of age, were also examined. For this work, a pilot study was conducted with two focus groups. This pilot study is the basis for a survey to be conducted as part of future research that would explain the relationship between cultural and aesthetic standards set by modern media and the increase in anti-aging pressures on women.
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This paper is a message to all to ensure that older people can age with dignity and equality in a healthy environment. Let us change the views and thoughts about aging to promote healthy aging and improve the lives of older people. Our society is living faster and the population is aging at a galloping pace. Are their needs being met, and to what extent? Do they have access to all the resources necessary for a dignified life? What are the barriers that prevent their full participation in society? The answers should be sought globally, in their communities and families! Let us raise our voices and adapt the communities physically and economically to the elderly! Talk about preventing ageism in the media, which is according to research, more biased toward younger people. How can the gap between younger people and “OK Boomers”, a famous example of ageism, be bridged internationally? Let us look at social isolation, ignorance, and activities through data collection, definition of goals, and outcomes in the in-home care setting. Ask yourself: What have I done about the above? This paper aims to raise awareness and encourage reflection on stereotypes, prejudices, and discriminatory behaviors related to ageism and aging that we all face.
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A network is a collection of points joined in pairs by lines. In graph theory, the points are called vertices, and the lines are called edges. Also, a network is a representation that reduces some systems to an abstract structure containing only the required properties we want to provide. Vertices and edges in a network can be labeled with additional information, such as names or weights, which determine the system more precisely. This paper reviews the application of graph theory and mathematical methods to model biological networks and to study the aging process. Aging is a complex phenomenon that occurs at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels, and understanding the mechanisms that drive aging requires a system-level approach. Biological networks, including protein-protein interaction networks, genetic regulatory networks, and metabolic networks, play a critical role in aging. Graph theory provides a powerful tool for modeling and analyzing complex networks, and mathematical methods can be used to simulate the dynamics of these networks during aging.
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The aging of the world’s population is an issue of concern to people worldwide. Therefore, in our paper, starting from theology, we will try to explain why our population is getting older. At the same time, we will attempt to give some solutions to reduce the aging of the population. The starting point for our analysis, and thus the methodology of the paper, will be the theological analysis of selected parts of the Bible that can shed some light on the problem of population aging. In addition to biblical texts, our paper will use insights from other theological disciplines such as pastoral theology. Hence, we believe that the cause of population aging is first of all the state of mind of a nation. Aging is a self-explanatory sociological phenomenon that greatly affects people’s spirituality.
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