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Institute for Social Studies
Institute for Philosophical Studies
Institute for Linguistic Studies
Institute for Kinesiology Research
Laboratory IKARUS
Institute for Oliveculture
Laboratory of the Institute for Oliveculture
Institute for Historical Studies
Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies
Law Institute
Centre for Mediterranean Cultures
Centre for Venetian History and Cultural Heritage
Center for IT and Infrastructural Support to Research
Centre for Cooperation with China
Centre for Project Management
Mediterranean Health Centre
ANNALES ZRS, Scientific Publishing House of ZRS Koper
Researchers of the Institute for Social Studies are able to combine mutual diversities in a constructive manner and provide a critical response to the current social issues. We share an uncompromising commitment to the scientific ethics and strive towards international exchange and academic cooperation.
The Institute for Social Studies has evolved from the Institute for Mediterranean Humanities and Social Studies, established in 2001 as the first institute launched by the Science and Research Centre. As an interdisciplinary institute, we combine sociology, media studies, cultural studies, anthropology and social geography. The main research areas of the Institute include ethnic and intercultural studies, migration, minority issues, areas of cultural contact, various aspects of everyday life and family life, human rights, marginalised groups and other topics.
Competences and achievements
The researchers of the Institute undertake both basic and applied research projects, produce scientific and expert reports, organize scientific and expert meetings and take part in national and international research projects. In terms of methodology and research, the Institute closely collaborates with the Public Opinion Research Centre at the Science and Research Centre Koper.
In the academic context, the goal of the Institute is to develop and include topics in the field of social sciences (and humanities) that have not found their space in the wider society, to critically reflect on the current social events and to analyse topics related to the multicultural areas. Additionally, the vision of the Institute is to become the foremost interdisciplinary institute covering issues related to the intercultural contact in Slovenia and in the wider region. In the future, the Institute intends to achieve greater international involvement, expand the network of international partner institutions and strengthen links to the economic sector.
Head: Mateja Sedmak, PhD, Principal Research Associate
Email: izds@zrs-kp.si
Mateja Sedmak, PhD
Principal Research Associate
mateja.sedmak@zrs-kp.si
Lucija Dežan,
Young Researcher
lucija.dezan@zrs-kp.si
Barbara Gornik, PhD
barbara.gornik@zrs-kp.si
Blaž Lenarčič, PhD
blaz.lenarcic@zrs-kp.si
Zorana Medarić, MSc
Senior Professional Research Assistant
Deputy Head of Institute
zorana.medaric@zrs-kp.si
Ksenija Perković, PhD
ksenija.perkovic@zrs-kp.si
Maja Zadel, PhD
maja.zadel@zrs-kp.si
Areas of Cultural Contact in Integration Processes (P6-0279)
The study of concomitant processes of social and spatial convergence and divergence is becoming the key factor for the comprehension of possibilities of horizontal as well as vertical integration in Europe, as well as limiting and accelerating factors and elements of the newly established European paradigm "unity in diversity". The research program aims at the study of complex problems identified by means of a combined and coordinated approach implemented by internationally renowned domestic researchers of political geography, linguistics, social sciences, and humanities. Special emphasis is laid on the area of contact of major European cultural and language domains; i.e., the Romance, Slavonic and Germanic domains, that only interact and coexist in Slovenia. Based on the example of Slovenia and its contact areas, a new integration model is being developed, examining comparative development possibilities for horizontal and vertical integration processes in the future united Europe. Within a wider, political-geographical, framework, the research program concentrates on the typology of border areas, the degree of the functional and socio-cultural integration of the border population, forms of institutionalised cross-border integration, and the degree of harmony between social and spatial planning in the case of upper Mediterranean areas – from the three-border area of Austria, Italy and Slovenia, to the Istrian three-border area of Slovenia, Italy and Croatia. Further aims are the study of elements and factors that limit or promote cross-border communication and integration, the position and role of local communities and minorities for intercultural and functional social integration, and the effects of the implementation and dissolution of borders on society and its space after Slovene entry into the EU. Moreover, comparative studies of processes and problems of border and contact areas at the Slovene and wider European levels are studied, particularly in relation to the western European practice of institutional integration, central European functional cross-border integration, and open issues in connection with contact areas of potential conflict in southeastern Europe. In addition, problems of spatial deconcentration and decentralization as well as sustainable spatial development that contribute to the development of a more appropriate spatial organization and spatial policies at the national and transnational levels are studied. Social and linguistic case studies focus on problems of language practice, identity, education, and intercultural communication as a factor for the comprehension of the social and cultural extension of language contacts and intercultural connections. Furthermore, potentials for intercultural empathy as a means for the prevention of nationalism, tensions and incomprehension between ethnic groups are researched. The program also aims at deepening the socio-linguistic, pedagogical and didactic aspects of language practices and policies, the question of the complexity of languages exposed to everyday contacts with the neighbouring environment, and problems of language interference in areas of cultural contact. This provides a framework for the research of dialectological aspects in the area of Romance-Slavonic contact in relation to new language and communication practices, educational models in areas of cultural contact, the integrational role of schools, socio-psychological aspects of monolingual and bilingual language practices, and attitudes toward and the appreciation of various languages and cultures in contact areas. A general aim of the research program is the development of Slovenia and Slovene areas of social and cultural contact into a model of European integration, preserving the identities of national environments and developing internationally comparative and interrelated research programs.
Code number ARRS: P6-0279
Period: 1. 1. 2014–31. 12. 2019
Project leader: PhD Milan Bufon, Principal Research Fellow
Head of the project: Science and Research Centre Koper
Institute of ZRS Koper: Institute for Social Studies
Substantive Representation of Youth in Representative Bodies (J5-8241)
Modern democracies are closely related to the principle of representation. Representatives of the people, being individuals or institutions, should reflect the will of the people and organise their activity accordingly. As we have witnessed in the last few years, modern representative democracy is facing numerous challenges and criticisms, all of which have some connection to the question of the quality of representation. Trust in representative institutions as well as satisfaction with the functioning of democracy are extremely low, in some countries even reaching critical levels. Under the strain of this decline of trust in political representatives and institutions of democracy, it is no surprise to hear emerging voices questioning the validity of the contemporary form of representative democracy and even the concept of representative democracy itself. Nevertheless, citizens overwhelmingly still perceive democracy as the best form of government, which indicates the need to improve the current form and make it more responsive to the needs of citizens. Hence, the focus of contemporary debates should be centred around the quality of the current form of political representation, along with considerations of its vulnerability. This is in line with the evidence of misrepresentation of the citizenry in parliaments. The population most affected by this problem and also most hostile to this image of democracy is youth – a population with less than 2 per cent of representatives in national parliaments. The main challenge therefore entails the question of how members of parliament (MPs) understand and perceive their representational roles and, conversely, how citizens perceive MPs' roles and behaviour. This project shall address two dimensions of representation; the style and focus of observed political representatives, which both have an impact on the characteristics and quality of representation as observed by citizens, primarily youth. Yet it seems more appropriate to talk about role-switching for representatives since they are not necessarily loyal to merely one style and focus of representation but self-perceive their roles as variable. In that sense, the issue of the determinants of those role-takings is crucially important. This research project aims to address the key issues of political representation and the problem of the transmission of citizens' preferences to MPs and the question of the constraints citizens' preferences may impose on MPs and their behaviour. We believe it is vital to identify the characteristics of representational roles (in terms of the style and focus of representation) and their determinants in order to combat the crisis of political representation. This may be achieved by implementing the first systematic and in-depth, face-to-face survey conducted among deputies of the National Assembly. Such research will be the first focused and all-embracing step in tackling the crisis of representative democracy in Slovenia. By performing an analysis of available secondary data, we initially aim to detect the main patterns of distrust across time as well as identify parts of the electorate that reveal the lowest trust in the parliament and satisfaction with democracy. This will serve as the basis for public opinion research conducted on the population of youth aged between 15 and 30 that will be proceeded by in-depth interviews with young individuals in order to gain a comprehensive insight into their standpoints and values. This study aims to provide a set of recommendations to address the identified shortcomings: a) a set of institutional changes (structure); and b) a set of recommendations targeting behavioural changes (agency) and ways to induce them.
Code number ARRS: J5-8241
Period: 1. 5. 2017–30. 4. 2020
Project leader: PhD Deželan Tomaž
Head of the project: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
FINISHED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Slovenian Neighbouring Countries as the Content of the Curriculum of Primary and Secondary Schools in Slovenia (V5-1709)
The aim of the research project "Slovenian Neighbouring Countries as the Content of the Curriculum of Primary and Secondary Schools in Slovenia" is to present an analytical overview of how Slovene minority language communities settled along the Italian, Croatian and Hungarian neighbouring border areas are treated and presented through the prism of content defined by curricula in primary and secondary schools with respectively Slovene, Italian and Hungarian language. The findings of the research will introduce curricular renovation and implementation of changes in those primary and secondary schools curricula. In addition to the editing of the final proposal of curricular changes, the survey data of a sample made up both by school and the out-of-school population will analyse the knowledge about the Slovenian minority community and the views on the common Slovenian cultural space. Partners in the project (ZRS Koper, INV in Ljubljana and SLORI in Trieste) will collaborate in the implementation procedures further with the Office for Slovenians Abroad, the National Education Institute, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, and cultural societies and organisations in the Slovenian minority environment.
Code number ARRS: V5-1709
Identification, Classification and Potential Development of Social Tourism Products in Slovenia, Oriented Towards Senior Programmes (V5-1512)
The main objective of the project Identification, classification and potential development of social tourism products in Slovenia, was oriented towards senior programmes is to promote the increase of the competitiveness of Slovenian tourism in the field of the social tourism product development. Social tourism is also consistent with the principles of sustainable tourism development and brings numerous economic and social benefits for individuals and society as a whole. Since the potentials of social tourism in Slovenia are not sufficiently exploited, the aims of the project were (1) to analyse the situation in the field of social tourism in Slovenia, and (2) to analyse the developmental needs and potentials required in the field of social tourism product development in Slovenia, (3) to formulate proposals for systemic measures of sector policies, which will serve as a base for the development of competitive social tourism products and services in Slovenia, (4) to develop a prototype portal supporting the development and promotion of social tourism, and finally (5) to inform and disseminate the project results. The work methods that will be used in the project are, in addition to the analysis of literature, research and strategic documents, also a) semi-structured interviews with key representatives of social tourism in Slovenia – a qualitative research method, and b) an online survey distributed among the representatives of the tourist economy – a quantitative research method.
Period: 1. 10. 2015–30. 9. 2017
Project leader: PhD Emil Juvan
Head of the project: Faculty of Tourism Studies – Turistica, University of Primorska
Slovenians Socializing Between the Physical Space and Cyberspace (Z5-4059)
The proposed study will be the first on Slovene and international levels to comprehensively analyse the influences of Internet services on the socialisation of individuals both in physical and cyberspace. The key idea of the project is based on the premise that – compared to previous social forms – the specificity of contemporary relations and processes lies in the interlacement and interdependence of physical space and cyberspace. This is precisely the point that marks the originality of the proposed project, as in this study the relations and processes taking place in cyberspace and those occurring in physical space will be treated equally, whereas research practice to date has in most cases drawn a relatively sharp distinction between social dynamics occurring in physical space and its cyberspace counterpart, interpreting the former as real and the latter as imaginary or unreal. A type of such dynamics is the socialisation defined by the physical closeness of individuals, which in the circumstances of today's society, characterised by the intertwining of physical and cyberspace or territorially independent activity of the agents, is no longer essential. In this sense the key objective of the project will be an analysis of the relationship between social activities of individuals in physical and cyberspace and consequently the establishment of basic characteristics of socialisation between individuals in contemporary society. At the same time, the study will test whether the use of World Wide Web services has a positive or negative influence on the social activities of the users in physical space. The socialisation of individuals will thus be set theory- and concept-wise in the paradigm of today's society, which is increasingly passing from a territory- to network-based organisation. The contribution of the project proposed is also manifest and important from methodological and epistemological points of view, since it will adjust and improve the existing quantitative measuring instruments that gauge the "old" forms of social activities to suit the conditions governing contemporary society. In its further development of the basic topic, the study will also contribute to the understanding of the operation of today's society, particularly in terms of interpersonal communication and networking between agents.
With the project proposed being a basic research study, we can principally expect it to enable the implementation of scientific findings in social development planning. Seeing that Internet services will be one of the subjects of intensive research, it should be pointed out that the results will to some extent also benefit the developers of such applications intended for communication between users. In this context the purpose of the study is particularly relevant from the point of view of integrating social aspects into the field of information science.
Code number ARRS: Z5-4059
Project leader: PhD Blaž Lenarčič, Research Fellow
Head of the project: Science and Research Centre, University of Primorska
Multicultural European Regions between Social and Spatial Convergence and Divergence (J6-3605)
The study of concurrent processes of social and spatial convergence and divergence was one of the key factor in understanding the possibility of not only horizontal, but also vertical integration in Europe, and thereby of the hindering and promoting elements and factors of the new European paradigm "unity in diversity." The research project was focused on a comparative coverage of European border and multicultural regions, where the processes of social and spatial convergence and divergence were most pronounced, enabling the development of potential conflict and co-existential social relations, as well as "open" and "closed" spatial policies. In this sense, the aim of the project was to develop a new integration model through understanding and directing the prospects of development in multicultural and border regions, a model that would check – based on the example of Slovenia and its contact areas – the comparative development possibilities for horizontal and vertical integration processes in the future united Europe.
Within a wider political-geographic framework and based on a special methodology, developed by the project leader, the research examined in detail the typology of border areas, the degree of functional and sociocultural integration among the border population, the forms of institutional cross-border cooperation, and the degree of consistency between social and spatial planning on the example of Slovene and other analogous European multicultural areas. The project examined the elements and factors promoting or hindering cross-border communication and integration, and within this frame also the position and role of local communities and minorities in intercultural and functional social cooperation. In addition, the project dealt with the impacts of establishment and elimination of border barriers on society and space in the period following Slovenia's entering into the European Union and the Schengen area, while also conducting comparative studies of processes and problems of border and contact areas on Slovene and broader European levels, especially in relation to the western European practice of institutional integration, central European functional cross-border cooperation and the still unsolved problems of contact areas of potential conflict in south-eastern Europe. Further on, problems concerning spatial deconcentration and decentralisation as well as sustainable spatial development were examined. This contributed to the development of a more efficient organisation of space for the purposes of cross-border planning and more adequate spatial policies on national and transnational levels, taking into consideration the problems of spatial organisation in implementing European cross-border cooperation programmes. Subsequently, probe studies examined the problems of migration, identity and intercultural communication as factors in understanding social and cultural dimensions in multicultural and border regions, and finally, the potential of intercultural connections and social integration.
ONGOING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
Keep me safe
Keep me safe: supporting youth peer development tackling sexual abuse
Erasmus+ Youth
National Agency of the project holder: UK British Council, in partnership with Ecorys
Partner organisations:
Rinova Ltd., London (UK)
Science and Research Centre Koper (Slovenia)
Hope for Children UNCR Policy Centre (Cyprus)
Eurocircle Association (Francija)
Sdrudzenie Znam i Moga (Bolgarija)
Sosu Ostjylland (Danska)
London Youth (Velika Britanija)
Project start: 01. 04. 2019
Project holder: RINOVA LIMITED
Project leader at ZRS Koper: Blaž Lenarčič, PhD, Research Fellow
Participating institute ZRS Koper: Institute for Social Studies
MiCREATE – Migrant Children and Communities in a Transforming Europe
European Commission: HORIZON 2020. SC6-CHANGING WORLD. Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies.
Grant Agreement number: 822664
The overall objective of the project is to stimulate the inclusion of diverse groups of migrant children by adopting a child-centred approach to their integration at the educational and policy level. Stemming from the need to revisit the integration policies on the one hand and consistent with the specific focus of the call on the other hand, the research project aims at comprehensive examination of contemporary integration processes of migrant children in order to empower them. The project starts from the fact that European countries and their education systems encounter manifold challenges due to growing ethnic, cultural, linguistic diversity and thereby aims at:
1) Identifying existing measures for the integration of migrant children at the regional and local level through secondary data analysis;
2) Analysis of the social impacts of these integration programmes through case studies in ten countries applying qualitative and quantitative child-centred research;
3) Development of integration measures and identification of social investment particularly in educational policies and school systems that aim to empower children.
The project is problem-driven and exploratory at the same time. Its exploratory part mainly concerns a child-centred approach to understanding integration challenges, migrants' needs and their well-being. However, the findings of the open-ended exploratory research will be used in an explicitly problem-driven way – with an aim to stimulate migrant inclusion, to empower migrant children and build their skills already within the (participatory) research. This will be done through the activities of the Integration Lab and Policy Lab, where children's voices, fieldwork and desk research findings will be translated into practices and measures for educational professionals and practitioners as well as into a child-centred migrant integration policy framework to stimulate social inclusion and successful management of cultural diversity.
The Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
Hellenic Open University (Greece)
CNRS (France)
CESIE (Italy)
DYPALL Network: Developing Youth Participation at Local Level (Portugal)
The Peace Institute (Slovenia)
University of Ljubljana Faculty of Computer and Information Science (Slovenia)
Syddansk Universitet (Denmark)
Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
Stowarzyszenie Interkulturalni (Poland)
Universität Wien (Austria)
Udruga Centar za mirovne studije (Croatia)
Faculty of Design, Associated member of University of Primorska (Slovenia)
Project duration: 1. 1. 2019 – 31. 12. 2021
Project holder: ZRS Koper, Slovenia
Project leader at ZRS Koper: Mateja Sedmak, PhD, Principal Research Fellow
BASE - Migrant and refugee child-friendly support services in cases of sexual-based violence
BASE – Migrant and refugee child-friendly support services in cases of sexual-based violence
Programme: European Commission: "Rights, Equality & Citizenship" (RDAP-GBV-AG-2017)
Project start: 1. 1. 2019
Project holder: Hope for Children, CRC Policy Center, Cyprus
Migrant and refugee child-friendly support services in cases of sexual and gender-based violence (BASE) addresses the need to counteract gender-based-violence (GBV) against refugee/migrant girls through the development and sustainability of strategies to nurture inclusive communication and a culture of trust between support service professionals, victims, families and communities, thus preventing victim re-traumatization and encouraging reporting of GBV. The project contributes to the development and sustainability of inclusive support services in cases of GBV against girls by Empowering migrant/refugee women as cultural advisors; builds the capacity of professionals to communicate and address their needs and their families'; supports & promotes intersectional cooperation; raises awareness on the problem, its consequences and on the provision of support
Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper (Slovenia)
ABIF (Austria)
KMOP (Greece)
Rinova (United Kingdom)
APODA (Portugal)
GAF (Bulgaria)
REMix - The university as an advocate for responsible education about migration in Europe
REMix – The university as an advocate for responsible education about migration in Europe
Programme: Erasmus+
Project start: 1. 10. 2018
Project holder: Háskólinn á Akureyri, Iceland
Project leader at ZRS Koper: Barbara Gornik, PhD, Assistant with Doctorate
REMix focuses on the social, educational and intellectual role of the European university as an agent advocating for inclusion, equality and social justice in matters relating to migration. The engagement of universities in public contemporary debates plays an important role in shaping student's understanding of societal matters and democratic and civic engagement. The main objectives of the project are:
To strengthen the role played by the university in advocating for constructive, responsible and inclusive education about migration in Europe.
To facilitate and improve the possibilities for immigrants and refugees to have access to higher education.
To encourage European universities to provide a rational vehicle for contributions to the knowledge and the informed debate around migration.
The project addresses the specific need to engage university students in reflection on the important societal issues of migration and inclusion. It proposes to create an innovative interactive course for university students in several European universities; the format of the course allows students at the transnational level to interact and work with each other and stimulate cross-cultural discussions and experiences. Project targets and involves three groups of individuals within the project: (1) students and future researchers and practitioners who get to develop cross-cultural skills and a sensitivity to diversity by taking the course; (2) migrants in European countries who will profit from the exchange of ideas about best practices to welcome them at the university and (3) university teachers learning to collaborate across Europe in order to develop a common course on migration.
Háskólinn á Akureyri (Iceland)
Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Greece)
Universidade da Madeira (Portugal)
ARMES progetti (Italy)
Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
FINISHED INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
INTEGRA - Cross-border network for migrant women: social integration, sexual and reproductive health
Cross-border network for migrant women: social integration, sexual and reproductive health
Programme: Interreg V-A Italija-Slovenija 2014-2020
Project start: 14. 2. 2018
Project holder: Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Italy
Due to the proximity of the "Balkan Paths" the research area (FVG & Slovenian Coastal area and Inner Carniola) faces the growth in the number of immigrants from the Middle East and Africa. The presence of women from very different cultures brings new challenges related to integration at all institutional levels. The project addresses the less research topic of protecting the sexual and reproductive health of migrant women coming from cultures with strong patriarchal patterns. Firstly, the assessment of the phenomenon will be done by using interdisciplinary approach (medicine, anthropology, sociology, demography etc.). This will be followed by the development of guidelines for health and social workers. In addition, training for social and health professionals is foreseen to address the problems of intercultural communication and, in particular, medical training of health professionals on the treatment of migrants, even in difficult cases such as female genital mutilation. The project will be carried out in the cross-border area for two reasons: migration is a phenomenon affecting the border areas and another reason being the exchange of good practices and the formulation of common guidelines. Italian healthcare institutions have many experiences with the care of immigrants from countries of Asia and Africa, while such patients in Slovenia are a new phenomenon, as Slovenian health structures have so far faced problems mostly with the sexual and reproductive health of women, especially from the countries of the former Yugoslavia.
Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Trieste (Italy)
JudEx+: Towards a justice suitable for children in cases of sexual violence against children
Program: EC – "Rights, Equality & Citizenship" (JUST/2014/RCHI/AG/PROF/7036)
Period: 1. 10. 2015 – 30. 9. 2017
Head of the project: Hope for Children, UNCRC Policy Center, Cyprus
Head of the project at ZRS Koper: PhD Mateja Sedmak, Principal Research Fellow
JudEx+ was a project focused on supporting a positive judicial experience for children victims of sexual violence. The project aimed to improve the child's experience when entering the judicial system in cases of sexual violence against children by improving the skills of professionals involved in representing children in judicial proceedings through trainings which take into consideration children's rights, their developmental needs, and social background in countries where the Lanzarote Convention has been ratified.
Univerza na Primorskem, Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče (Slovenia)
Frederick University (Cyprus)
RINOVA (UK)
Know and Can (Bulgaria)
Folkuniversitetet (Sweden)
MinAs - In Whose Best Interest? Exploring Unaccompanied Minor's Rights Through the Lens of Migration and Asylum Procedures
MinAs – In Whose Best Interest? Exploring Unaccompanied Minor's Rights Through the Lens of Migration and Asylum Procedures
Programme: European Commission: (DG HOME/2013/CFP/PPUAM Unacompanied Minors)
Duration: 15. 6. 2014 – 15. 12. 2015
Project holder: University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre
Project leader: Mateja Sedmak, PhD, Principal Research Fellow
The project »In whose best interests? Exploring unaccompanied minors' rights through the lens of migration and asylum processes (MinAs)« was a research project carried out in four European Countries (Slovenia, Austria, France and United Kingdom) in the period from June 2014 to December 2015. The project was financed by European Commission and its main aim was to locate and suggest better solution regarding procedures and protection measures of unaccompanied minors (UAM).
The project examined UAM's reception, protection, asylum and return procedures and focuses on: 1) The concept of best interest of the child (BIC) and 2) The formal processes of best interest determination (BID).
Univerza na Primorskem, Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče (Slovenija)
University of Brighton (Great Britain)
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France)
Slovenska Filantropija (Slovenia)
Inštitut Republike Slovenije za socialno varstvo (Slovenia)
Universität Wien, Institut für Politikwissenschaft (Austria)
Intercultural connecting on the wings of stories
The aim of the project was to encourage cooperation between different cultures through fairy tales as the bearers of cultural identity and thus mean of intercultural dialogue.
The project aimed to contribute to intercultural connecting, reducing prejudices and stereotypes, developing intercultural competences and mutual respect and understanding while raising awareness on the meaning and benefits of intercultural dialogue and coexistence amongst preschool and school children. In the scope of the project we prepared workshops and presentations at elementary school, secondary schools and kindergartens, booklet of folk stories, and ensured media coverage on the subject.
Commissioned by: Ministry of the Interior
Period: 6. 1. 2015 – 30. 6. 2015
Head of the project: Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče, Univerza na Primorskem
SOS - STRESS, ABSENCE, DISTRESS: Establishing and Protecting a Healthy Work Environment as the Key to Company Success
SOS – STRESS, ABSENCE, DISTRESS: Establishing and Protecting a Healthy Work Environment as the Key to Company Success
The " SOS " project came from the actual needs of companies and non-metallic and timber industry concerning the problem of stress, burn, absenteeism, reduced productivity (presentism), fluctuation and the reconciliation of work and family life.
The aim of this study was to identify key factors and the effects of stress and burnout in the workplace in Slovenian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Findings of the research were followed by recommendations for reducing stress at work and strengthening level of awareness of the importance of health and healthy working environment among employees, employers and policy makers.
The overall objective of the project was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all the above factors in order to prepare expert guidelines, strategies and approaches to effective integrated prevention and resolution of issues in the respective fields and, consequently, to more effective protection of health, work environment and overall work process.
Programme: Javni razpis za sofinanciranje projektov socialnih partnerjev na področju izboljšanja delovnega okolja
Evaluation of bibliographic indicators of scientific performance acording to the ARRS (in Slovene).
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The Western New York Charter School Coalition on Monday urged the State Legislature to increase the cap on charter school licenses.
At a news conference outside Tapestry Charter School, North and Franklin streets, the group voiced its support of Gov. George E. Pataki's proposal to raise the cap to 250, from its present level of 100. The cap has nearly been reached, meaning that the creation of new charter schools is in jeopardy.
"Charter schools have fulfilled their promise to children -- to improve academic outcomes and provide them with additional choice within the public school system," said Gary Stillman, chief executive officer of the Niagara Charter School. "A reform this successful requires we have more charter schools so more children can benefit."
The charter school cap is part of the ongoing state budget deliberations in Albany.
People with insurance through Independent Health will soon be able to use the Lifetime Health Medical Group medical centers in Buffalo and Rochester, officials announced.
The agreement will expand Independent Health's physician network to include the doctors who work at Lifetime's centers. The change will take effect when the Lifetime physicians are credentialed to provide care to Independent Health members, a process to be completed over the next several weeks.


The cutoff to reserve your hotel accommodations for #HCH2019 through our room block is April 23. We recommend making your reservation as soon as possible to take advantage of our special conference rate. All conference sessions and events will happen at the Grand Hyatt Washington—if we are sold out for a night, we hope you will consider coming back for the remaining nights to maximize your networking opportunities! If you have any difficulty in securing your reservation, please contact Cecilia Teichert.


Fusion centers operate as state and major urban area focal points for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between federal; state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT); and private sector partners.
Fusion centers are information sharing hubs that provide comprehensive and appropriate access, analysis, and dissemination that no other single partner can offer.
Independence from federal partners allows fusion centers to provide partners with a unique perspective on threats to their state or locality, contributing to the national threat picture.
Fusion centers are the primary conduit between frontline personnel, state and local leadership, and the rest of the Homeland Security Enterprise, filling a significant security gap identified by the 9/11 Commission.
Because state and major urban area fusion centers are locally owned and operated, the relationship between the National Network and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—as well as other homeland security partners—is a truly collaborative partnership.
DHS is committed to maturing its relationship with fusion centers and enhancing information sharing across the homeland security enterprise. As part of this commitment, DHS manages the Fusion Center Performance Program (FCPP) which is designed to evaluate the capability and performance of the National Network. The FCPP also helps DHS and other federal partners to improve the quality and effectiveness of Federal government support to fusion centers.
Beyond the FCPP, DHS, along with other federal partners, also provides significant resources to fusion centers through training, technical assistance, information systems access, guidance, and other support.
The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) deploys field personnel—to include Intelligence Officers (IOs), Reports Officers (ROs), and Regional Directors (RDs)—nationwide in support of state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector (SLTTP) partners. I&A Field Personnel support these partners by facilitating the intelligence cycle at the local level and fostering information sharing between all homeland security stakeholders. Field Personnel provide intelligence collection and reporting; integrated intelligence analysis; threat sharing and reporting; and overall engagement with their SLTTP and fusion center partners.
I&A has also deployed the Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) to over 70 fusion centers. HSDN enhances the ability of SLTT partners to receive federally generated classified threat information. Fusion centers can also leverage DHS—vis-à-vis their Mission Advocates or I&A's deployed Field Personnel—to obtain access and use of the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) for specific mission needs.
In coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), DHS has conducted hundreds of training and technical assistance workshops and exchanges on topics including risk analysis, security, and privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties since 2007.
Fusion Centers' Support of National Strategies and Guidance: A comprehensive list of national security strategies and information sharing initiatives as well as details on the critical role fusion centers play in supporting these strategies to achieve a more secure Homeland.
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You and I are taken into the desert in our own time and we are tested. Faith is a serious commitment. Faith in this God of our ancestors, the God of Moses, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God of the early apostles and followers of Jesus—this is a strong faith! The challenge to each of us today is the same: are you willing to obey this God and to do His will.


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NEW REPORT SHOWS ORGANIC IMPORTS TO EU27 DROPPED LAST YEAR
TOPICS EUROPE ORGANIC & WELLNESS
Organic imports into the European Union fell slightly last year, according to a report released by the 27-member bloc's executive branch.
The briefing paper from the European Commission said that 2.79 million tonnes of organic agri-food products were imported by the EU in 2020, a 1.9% drop on the previous year's figure of 2.85 million tonnes.
All the decrease was accounted for by organic commodities, because imports of all other categories of organic produce – including processed products and fish – remained flat or increased.
"Fruit and vegetables is the largest group of imported organic product categories, with 1.29 million tonnes imported in 2020 (46% of total organic imports)," the briefing paper stated.
"The largest share is composed by tropical fruit, nuts and spices (65% of organic fruit and vegetables) which include mainly bananas (81% of tropical fruit)."
The Netherlands was the biggest importer, followed by Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. Among the top five importers to the EU were Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Peru, which sold nuts, spices and tropical fruit in large amounts.
China and Ukraine were also in the top five, with the former sending oil cakes, which are often used in animal feed.
"For some of the product categories, organic imports are estimated to represent a significant share of total imports," the report said.
The briefing paper highlighted olive oil, for which almost one sixth of imports were organic, although for most food categories, organic produce accounted for less than 5% of the total, and for meat products the organic share was "close to zero".
Aside from its organic imports, the EU has set a target that 25% of its farmland should be organic by 2030, a tripling of the current figure.
Although organic sales in the bloc jumped four-fold between 2000 and 2019, they still only make up 4% of total food turnover.
Click here to read more about the global organic produce market
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GREEN BOY GROUP JOINS FORCES WITH BOOMERANG TO LAUNCH NEW PLANT-BASED PROTEIN POWDER RANGE
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Sanjay Gupta Separates Facts From Fiction On Coronavirus – Part 1
As the virus spreads, so does misinformation.
Dr. Oz shares the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, and CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reveals that up to 60% of America will be infected with COVID-19 within a year. Learn about Dr. Gupta's new coronavirus podcast.
Race To A Vaccine : The Truth Where We Are On A Vaccine As Numbers Skyrocket
Reopening America – A Risk Assessment Guide to Help You Safely Navigate the New Normal
What Is Contact Tracing? Should I Be Worried About My Personal informations?
What Restaurants Will Look Like After Coronavirus
What Is Happy Hypoxia? The Mysterious Coronavirus Effect Baffling Doctors
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Nurses Tell It Like It Is On The Front Line – Part 2
Nurses Tell It Like It Is On The Front Lines – Part 1
jay double U says:
gupta is the best
If your parents cared for you
Care for them
Even if they didn't care for you
If you have the opportunity to do so, care for them
One day you will be older, once again, unable to care for yourself
Who will care for you??
What goes around comes back around
Melanie Dawson says:
Abu Huraira I agree but also struggle because my mom could have cared less about me. She threw me out of the house at 16. I finished high school in spite of her, sleeping on a friend's parents couch. Now she needs me and it's hard to forget how she treated me. But I do things for her and I will be there if she needs me because it's the right thing to do. Karma.
Anna Paulikonis says:
@Melanie Dawson God Bless You .
@Melanie Dawson May god blessed you always!
Legend Music says:
I don't care about my parents. My mom is gone and my dad gave up on me after she passed.
Lex Beltran says:
@Legend Music Have you tried to reconcile with your Dad?
Zbigniew Brezinsky says:
But MERS caused outbreak in Saudi Arabia, where the weather is hot all the year around !
Karlene Davies says:
A very informative watch by two of America's most trusted doctors.
AkSevda 35Un1977 says:
God be with you innocent American people. Good luck from Türkiye…
THISWORLDIS CRAZY says:
Jean Archer says:
Kanka 😀
You stay safe and healthy
angeleyes4488 says:
Thank you. Good luck Turkey and everyone else.
Ocean Flower says:
🙏 same to you 🙏
Elizabeth Coats says:
You need to investigate Taiwan to see what they have done to protect their citizens. Their infection has remained in double digits even though the are right next door to China!
adonna price says:
Elizabeth Coats Great personal protection equipment.
Ken Li says:
They have this thing called universal Healthcare.
A Holtz says:
Excellent episode, thanks
Carolyn R says:
***Attention Hoarders***
Stop taking ALL the BABY wipes! Those of us with actual babies NEED them.
Blue September says:
Sunshine 11:11 I believe it. I only had a pack from bjs from a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully shipments come in soon. The trucks are still running. I have a box of rags I wouldn't be averse to using. My mom did that for me as a baby, so it might be back to the "old" way I guess.
Roberto Cendejas says:
No offense but as Mexican American our parents and grandparents didn't have wipes and they did great looking for other methods.
Sunshine 11:11 says:
@Roberto Cendejas I think we're just trying to make a point that people are going so crazy over this that they're taking more than what they need and they really just need to calm down and have a level head this way hopefully people can start to get out of panic mode.
Euphoric Rain says:
Carolyn R people are scared shitless. They think we will be on lockdown and short on food and supplies. Worse than Italy. Many have babies and want to hoard a year's supply.
@Euphoric Rain Yes that's true. But reality is that we will most definitely be on lockdown. I have received the same answer from several people who I am close with who happen to work for the government.
Atom Smith says:
Do your homework. The mutated L strain is more aggressive, due to better protein locking.
Normally viruses do mutate to a more benign form, IF the onset of symptoms is rapid and very aggressive. Does not hold here.
Fomite transmission likely responsibile for less than 1% of cases. It's a respiratory virus, aerosolizes when u talk, breathe. U think this rate of infection comes from hand into mouth lol. It spreads like influenza.
Atom Smith do you have scientific literature or even videos from experts on this topic? I heard the same though. Also what happens to those that are infected long term? Does it break out again at different times etc?
Carol Benson says:
Wow…scary. Hong Kong Flu in late 60s was the same but it went slowly away even with no isolation or shutting down everything. God is in control for sure.
Ceren Şahinoğlu says:
People of the present century! Calamities are always the result of treachery and the cause of reward. Divine Determining dealt a blow and issued its decree.
With which of your actions did you cause both Divine Decree and Determining so that they decreed this calamity and gave you a beating?
The error of the majority is always the cause of general disasters.
Marissa L. says:
Good info.
I've been using paper towels or tissues for the past 25 years or so and since the advent of cell phones, I've been cleaning or disinfecting it bcuz on your phones gets oil residue from your own skin. When I took microbiology for nursing school. The instructor made us watch a video on how germs get passed around by people; for instance how far a sneeze or coughs can travel in the air etc. So ever since then, I've been proactive on being clean and washing my hands. I've trained my husband and child about the importance of not touching our faces etc. So this is nothing new to me. I pride on myself for being fastidious in being clean 😊🙌🙏🏻
Ruby Arias says:
I'm the same way, except my husband and kids don't listen to me.
Ruby Arias lol, yes so true.
Lisa Holte, Your Access To The Red Carpet! says:
My question is why the hell several viruses outbreak keep coming from a China!!! These repeated patterns need to stop.
Mostly because they eat weird animals. 🤷♀🤷♀ and raw stuff. 😢
They have these wet markets, animals that are kept in barbaric conditions that produce new viruses
mamaknows says:
@Lex Beltran the animals are many times slaughtered right there, blood drained and sliced into pieces while the rest of the poor caged animals already tremendously stressed look on. Barbaric is understatement.
N V says:
Cause China is nasty AF!!!! They have been poisoning the whole world with not only the toxic sh$t that they make but also these viruses. This coronavirus started last year but people didn't know what it was. And when the Chinese whistleblower, the doctor who actually said that he will share what's going on with rest of the world, the Chinese government killed him. True facts!
876ME says:
If experts predicted this based on what was happening in China, then why is China allowed to continue to put the whole world at risk with their disgustingly non-existent health practices?!?
Patricia O'Donnell says:
Especially since this isnt the first time its happened!!
876ME Yes. People beyotch about our president, when 95% of all these viruses come from gross a$$ China. China has been killing us with their toxic everything- SARS, bird flu, pig flu, alongsham ( tick) virus,………corona virus.
Survived Swine flu in 2009. lost 13 kg in 7 days, n got immunity problems 😢.. not taking chances on coved-19.. staying home forever!
Be safe people!❤
You are a tough cookie, stay safe
That swine had me knocked out and I was super healthy then.
Did it have long-term effects? 😔
Ocean Flower no
AnnInTheMitt says:
hope the media will put pressure on China to end their brutal live animal wet markets. Not only is the live market cruel to animals, it spreads viruses to humans.
Chuck Anya says:
Gods punishment due to the mistreatment of wildlife.
Grace Kasal says:
The problem as I understand that it is not just China that has these Wet Markets. Undercover investigators have found that they exist in other Asian countries like Cambodia, Thailand, and Hong Kong to mention a few.
The sooner the better
Yes!!! Its disgusting on all levels
@Grace Kasal
I stated that below in a second comment. Brutal wet markets happen in other countries as well.
tyamada21 says:
A piece from a new book titled Saved By The Buddha Within – all the answers are revealed in it, including a dream the author had while in the UK back in 1976 that predicted all that is now happening with the virus – and what may be to come…
THROUGHOUT the 1970s and 80s, I was led to believe that, in order to practice Nichiren's Buddhism correctly and to receive benefits, one needs to attend meetings and belong to an organisation. I've since discovered through experience that this isn't the complete truth – anyone, regardless of whether they're a 'member' of a group or not, can benefit from their own personal and individual practice. That's because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what some scientists are now referring to as the unified field of consciousnesses. In other words, it's the essence of all existence and non-existence – the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the actual creator of everything that exists now, ever existed in the past, or will exist in the future – right down to the minutest particles of dust – each being an individual ripple or wave. The big difference between chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a 'middleman' to connect us to our state of inner enlightenment, we're able to do it ourselves. That's because chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo allows us to tap directly into our enlightened state by way of this self-produced sound vibration.
'Who or What Is God?' If we compare the concept of God being a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to the teachings of Nichiren, it makes more sense to me that the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people perceive to be God, is the fantastic state of enlightenment that exists within each of us. Some say that God is an entity that's beyond physical matter – I think that the vast amount of information continuously being conveyed via electromagnetic waves in today's world gives us proof of how an invisible state of God could indeed exist. For example, it's now widely known that specific data relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects – including an instant global awareness of something or a mass emotional reaction. It's also common knowledge that these invisible waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars – none of which is possible without a receiver to decode the information that's being transmitted. Without the receiver, the data would remain impotent. In a very similar way, we need to have our own 'receiver' switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our own life, all other life and what everything else in existence is. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach into the core of our enlightenment and keep it switched on. That's because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what scientists now refer to as the unified field of consciousnesses.
To break it down – Myoho represents the Law of manifestation and latency (Nature) and consists of two alternating states. For example, the state of Myo is where everything in life that's not obvious to us exists – including our stored memories when we're not thinking about them – our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they're dormant – our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma – and more importantly, our enlightenment. The other state, ho, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes evident to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory – whenever we experience or express our emotions – or whenever a good or bad cause manifests as an effect from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it merely means that it's come out of the state of Myo (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ho (manifestation). It's the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing.
The second law – Renge – Ren meaning cause and ge meaning effect, governs and controls the functions of Myoho – these two laws of Myoho and Renge, not only function together simultaneously but also underlie all spiritual and physical existence.
The final and third part of the tri-combination – Kyo, is the Law which allows Myoho to integrate with Renge – or vice verse. It's the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects all Life and matter – as well as the past, present and future. It's also sometimes termed the Universal Law of Communication – perhaps it could even be compared with the string theory that many scientists now suspect exists.
Just as the cells in our body, our thoughts, feelings and everything else is continually fluctuating within us – all that exists in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux – constantly controlled by these three fundamental laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of Myo and ho in a single moment of time than it would ever be possible to calculate or describe. And it doesn't matter how big or small, famous or trivial anything or anyone may appear to be, everything that's ever existed in the past, exists now or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of the Laws 'Myoho-Renge-Kyo' – the basis of the four fundamental forces, and if they didn't function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. That's because all forms of existence, including the seasons, day, night, birth, death and so on, are moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation – rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two fundamental states of Myo and ho in absolute accordance with Renge – and by way of Kyo. Even stars are dying and being reborn under the workings of what the combination 'Myoho-Renge-Kyo' represents.
Nam, or Namu – which mean the same thing, are vibrational passwords or keys that allow us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with 'Myoho-Renge-Kyo'. On a more personal level, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it's the causes that we've made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives – as well as the environment from moment to moment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is spinning, and chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo for a minimum of, let's say, ten minutes daily to start with, any of us can experience actual proof of its positive effects in our lives – even if it only makes us feel good on the inside, there will be a definite positive effect. That's because we're able to pierce through the thickest layers of our karma and activate our inherent Buddha Nature (our enlightened state). By so doing, we're then able to bring forth the wisdom and good fortune that we need to challenge, overcome and change our adverse circumstances – turn them into positive ones – or manifest and gain even greater fulfilment in our daily lives from our accumulated good karma. This also allows us to bring forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that's preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we indeed are – regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexuality. We're also able to see and understand our circumstances and the environment far more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. As I've already mentioned, everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect – the 'actual-proof-strength' resulting from chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo always depends on our determination, sincerity and dedication. For example, the levels of difference could be compared to between making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, or producing a great song, and so on. Something else that's very important to always to respect and acknowledge is that the Law (or if you prefer God) is in everyone and everything.
NB: There are frightening and disturbing sounds, and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It's the emotional result from any noise or sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day, we are producing a sound vibration that's the password to our true inner-self – this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on various things – such as your fears and desires etc. The best way to get the desired result when chanting is not to view things in a conventional way – rather than reaching out to an external source, we need to reach into our own lives and bring our needs and desires to fruition from within – including the good fortune and strength to achieve any help that we may need.
Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo also reaches out externally and draws us towards, or draws towards us, what we need to make us happy from our environment. For example, it helps us to be in the right place at the right time – to make better choices and decisions and so forth. We need to think of it as a seed within us that we're watering and bringing sunshine to for it to grow, blossom and bring forth fruit or flowers. It's also important to understand that everything we need in life – including the answer to every question and the potential to achieve every dream – already exists within us.
CAUSE AND EFFECT – KARMA – REAPING WHAT WE SOW – THIS TIME WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICES LEFT THAN TO 'CHANGE' AND RESPECT ALL LIFE… BECAUSE LIFE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE FINAL SAY, NO MATTER HOW SMART AND POWERFUL WE MAY THING WE ARE…
Black Berry lady says:
You & I don't have all the answers concerning this virus…Its New to everyone But God almighty….Justvtry to do our best not to Catch & spread it & pray that God almighty will help us…That's all we can do…You dont know about it either….God can stop it or allow it to continue, we're doing the best we can, go pray…So much talking about something none of us Truly understand…Why not hush & pray.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽☕☕
It's warm weather in Australia 🇦🇺 so why are people there still getting the virus? People need to take life one day at a time.
Legend Music exactly. Same with Saudi A. etc. the theory w warm weather was proven wrong already I thought at least


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Khosravi R, Malekian M, Hemami M-R, Silva TL, Brito JC
The Goitered Gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa, is the most widespread gazelle species in the Middle East and central Asia inhabiting desert and semi-desert habitats. Today it is threatened and its geographic range and population size have experienced significant decline in the last decades. In Iran, the remnant populations are confined to fragmented habitats. We aimed to characterise genetic diversity and phylogenetic status of the populations of Goitered Gazelle in Central Iran and to evaluate the potential effect of a historic population bottleneck on the genetic variation of today's population. We used noninvasive sampling to uncover structure and level of genetic variation in a fragment of the cytochrome-b gene from 170 samples. Genealogical analyses were performed using HKY+I model and phylogenetic trees reconstructed using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood. We found extremely low levels of genetic variation, with altogether only five haplotypes in samples from different populations. Overall haplotype diversity was 0.081 and nucleotide diversity 0.0003. The mean observed mismatch between any two sequences was 0.093 with the largest peak for small numbers. The mismatch distribution fit the model of population expansion and suggested that gazelles had experienced a sudden expansion. An unrooted median-joining network analysis of mtDNA haplotypes showed a star-like structure which few mutations steps separating the haplotypes from other regions. Our findings strengthen the urgency of preserving the species' genetic diversity to prevent local extinction.
Journal: Zoology in the Middle East


when offa poly utme commence pls or when are they going to be selling their post utme form and how much is it please?
FEDERAL POLY OFFA PART-TIME ADMISSION!!! Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates into 2 years of 6 semesters Part-time programmes leading to the award of ND and HND. Please visit www.fpo.edu.ng for more details. Thanks.


Reading headlines about the economy in Italy these days might make the leap into an independent creative living seem all the more daunting, but who says you have to go it alone? Since 2009, the Etsy Italia Team has been gathering members locally in order to give some well-needed guidance through the Etsyverse, helping make entrepreneurship a reachable reality.
Easily said, but consider the first challenge the team has faced: the English-Italian language barrier. The team took the matter into their own hands and translated over 100 FAQs, creating their own system to get organized. Their hard work served as the prime inspiration for Etsy's community translation project. We're proud to announce that the Italian translation team — consisting of folks from the Etsy Italia Team, the Made in Italy Team, and other Italian-speaking Etsy members — will soon be the first to have fully translated the site into another language as an entirely voluntary community effort, supported by Etsy's tools.
Through initiative, cooperation, and well-organized effort, the EIT has created a name for Etsy in their country. The team has established itself as a firm point of reference in Italy's handmade world and is often approached and invited to attend fairs and events throughout the country — rather than Etsy itself. Check out their stall at Abilmente, Italy's renowned craft fair — on TV even!
This November will see the team participating at Open Design Italia's "Made to Measure" Fair in Venice. The event, where carefully selected vendors exhibit their designs, focuses not only on the end products, but also aims to explore how the thought process behind manufacturing is just as integral to the aesthetics and sustainability of a design.
We are all the more excited to report that through the team's engagement, Etsy will be represented at a panel discussion at the fair about small-scale production and distribution of design products in today's world.
While today's manufacturing world seems to often focus on dog-eat-dog strategies to stay competitive, the Etsy Italia Team's success relies instead on the strong support its members show for one other.
Etsy is proud to support the Etsy Italia Team's participation in Open Design Italia's "Made to Measure" Event in Venice, November 23-25 and panel discussion about self-production and distribution in today's world. Check out Open Design Italia's website, swing by the fair to view a selection of fine design, high-five the Etsy Italia Team, and come listen to the panel discussion!
Viva Italia!!! Che bello leggere questa articolo - conosco molta gente super creativa in Italia. Specialmente a Firenze dove ho visuto per 7 anni piu o meno 7 anni fa! Il tempo vola. Bravi!
Congratulations to the translation team for their fantastic efforts! Well done!
Very inspiring, and I love that there are Etsy communities in all parts of the world. I also hope this inspites teams in other countries (psst, Mexico!) to strenghten their teams.
That is so great to hear! Yeah Etsy!!!
Love to hear this! Reaching out to all areas of the world in all languages!
Congrats! What a cool story. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats to our fantastic team!
our beloved team**thanks to everyone!
WOW! :D Go team! :) This is sooo great!!
YAAAAY! :D I can't wait for Open Design Italia!
This is really inspiring! :) Good luck to everyone on the team!
Love EIT <3 Made of wonderful people, capable of great efforts!
YAYYYYYYYY!!! So proud to be a part of this GREAT Team ! Thank you for sharigng and Gooooooooo Eit !!!!!
Great EIT!!!!!!I love this wonderful Team!!!
I'm really proud to be part of EIT! It's a super friendly and helpful team! I love it and its members!
Fantastico team alla conquista del mondo!!!!
Proud to be part of the EIT. Proud of all its great achievements. Proud to be Italian!
wow, it is amazing to see you here! :) Congrats!
Proud to be part of EIT!!! Go go go Italy! Can't wait to see Etsy entirely translated in Italian. Who would have thought years ago that this would happen?! Endless happiness guys!!!
A great team with great people and artists! So proud to be an EIT's member!
Congrats to our team!!! :) Terrific!!
Great! Thank you very much and congrats!
What an inspiring team effort! Thanks for sharing!
Bravissimi EIT! Every single word is true: team members strive and reach goals through mutual support, EIT is the best moral booster you can meet in Etsy! Congrats.
That's our girls! Congrats to all the team: these talented ladies have passion and love for what they do, and their hard work deserve every possibile success!
Proud to be a member (not very active...) of this great team! Thank you for support!
This is the real team and italian spirit! So proud to collaborate with this! W l'Italia!!!
Hoooooooooray! :D Yes, I'm proud to be a part of EIT! Go EIT, go!
Sempre più bravi siamo! I love etsy and etsy Italia team!
I love EIT!!! Thank you Etsy and everyone!!
Fantastico l'articolo è il team!!! Great the article and the team!
Grande lavoro!! Complimenti! Evviva EIT!
Great team and great people :) Evviva!!!
This team is a real inspiration! You should all be so proud of yourselves.
EIT is not only a team, but a big heart! Thank you!!!
Bravo Etsy Italia!! Buonissimo lavoro!
We are great! I love EtsyItaliaTeam!
I would like to thanks eit to give me the news of Open Design Italia. I passed the selection, and so I will be there, my stand is the number 66!
Power! I love you EtsyItalia!!!
True inspiration! I applaud each and every one of you! Rock on Etsy Friends!
Congratulations on all you accomplishments and thank you for such an inspiring story!
Amazing, truly inspiring, good luck for continued success!
We are so prod to be part of this great Team! Congrats!!!
this is so great! It's great to read and know that etsy teams all over are supporting each other and helping other crafters to succeed!
Amazing Team... amazing people to share ideas with! Thanks!
this is great, thank you EIT!! proud to be in!!!
it is really nice to see there are communities out there who have the opportunity to create localized support for their members. However, is this going to be launched by Etsy for all countries or just some of them?
Auguri a tutti! Well done!
I am glad to see teams get out there to support those in need!!!
Indeed inspiring. Maybe we can create an Etsy Greek Team as well!!!!
Yeah!!! Contests love love love Italy!
Congrats to our team!!! Proud to be Italian! Proud to sell on Etsy!
Love love love it!! And I'm so happy I was one of the pioneer of the EIT in 2009, before my little one and when I own Giusypatch etsy shop. Love you EIT!!!
Bear Stitches is thrilled about Etsy Italia! We love Italy and proud to be of our Italian heritage : ) So much so that we have a line of fabric featuring Venice and Pisa!
amazing example & really inspiring for us, being a brand new team!
Congratulazioni per la determinazione e i traguardi ragiunti!! Evviva l'italia, you girls & guys(?) rock!
Well done, congrats for your hard work!
Cari italiani Io vorrei sapere se il vintage e molto populare in Italia. Visto che Io amo la gioelleria e cerco sempre da compare pezzi in argento dagli anni sessanta e settanta dall Italia. Voi siete famosi per il disegno e spero di avere contatto con voi. P.s amo molto Montalbano al tv esiste ancora al tv in Italia. Please visit my shop to see the kind of items I like o sell.
Congrats to Team Italia!!! We have been to your country and it is amazing!!!
Siete grandi! Un successo super meritato! Evviva l'artigianato italiano!
wonderful story! I love it. Best of luck to you all!
Very Cool. Wish the Germans had this much going on.
I'm proud to be a part of Etsy and all the teams connecting. We need an "Exchange Program"!! Switch teams in each country! Learn and teach!
grande squadra. Veramente in gamba!! Complimenti e grazie per il lavoro svolto!
grazi team :), is a wonderful thing! you finally expecting!
This is a great team GO TEAM!
What an inspiring story!!! Wonderful to see creativity in craft promoted and respected as much as fine art.
Sono felice di questo traguardo!!! Complimenti al team italiano !!
Complimenti a tutte le persone coinvolte in questo grande successo! Fantastic cooperation!
Wonderful. So inspiring. Go Etsy Italia!!
Come si fa ad entrare a far parte di questa community? Io ho aperto il mio shop da pochi giorni...Mi accogliete?
Viva la creatività made in italy!!!!
From Greece with my love....viva Italia!!
Come dice Valentina: "Viva" la creatività italiana!!..
super :) keep up the good work!
Congrats, great article, keep up the great work!
wow, it is amazing :) Congrats!
Congratulations for the translation done, a great work!


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We celebrate the history and contributions that African Americans have given to our country. We also honor the trail blazers who forged the way for the freedoms of many.
by Jocelyn Cardoza
Rosa Parks stood up for herself by refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. She helped Martin Luther King free black people, and she was brave enough to sit in the front of the bus. She fought for civil rights, and she believed that everyone should be treated the same and have freedom.
She was known as "the mother of the civil rights movement. She fought through her life of racial equality and women's rights. All she wanted was freedom for black people and she wanted everyone to be treated equally.
by Heidi Fernandez
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin's birthday is in January 21's. It's a public holiday, it's a day off for the general population and schools and most businesses are closed. It's a day that they promote equal rights for all the Americans regardless of their background. He was important civil rights activists. He was leader of movement to end racial segregation in the United States. One of his most famous address was "I have a Dream" speech. He became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Assassinated in 1968.
Black History Salute
Music from and inspired by artists who performed at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969.
The Forgotten Forerunners
"Mo Rocca tells the stories of three remarkable people who changed history - but whose names you probably never heard. They are the pioneers before the pioneers. Before Rosa Parks, there was Elizabeth Jennings. Before Jackie Robinson, there was Moses Fleetwood Walker."
Mobituaries Podcast
DHS Clubs and Activities
DHS Tennis- Practice beginning January 14th from 4-5:30 (looking for boys!)
DHS Cheer- Cheer Competition February 23rd
DHS Skills USA-
DHS Mariachi- February 14th Music Dept. Event
JROTC- competition in Las cruces Feb 23rd
Child Development- Going to My Little School and working with the kids.
GRADS- Santa Fe 4th and 5th for the legislative session
Pro Start- boot camp 4th and 5th at NMSU.
National Honor Society - judged science fair projects at Memorial Elementary and Red Mountain Middle School - assisted with Spelling Bee on 2/4 - Memorial
2/9 - assisted with dinner at the Cancer Ball
Time for the fourth annual Valentine's Day LIMERICKS OF LOVE competition!!
Pen your most romantic thoughts in LIMERICK format. It can be a single LIMERICK or several LIMERICKS together to form a narrative.
Sign your LIMERICK OF LOVE indicating it is your original work.
Turn your LIMERICK OF LOVE into the special LOVE box located inside InformationNation!
Feel free to enter more than one LIMERICK OF LOVE.
Deadline for entries: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Prizes awarded: Thursday, February 14, 2019
For guidance in writing a limerick and several excellent LIMERICK examples, click on the google search link below.
HAPPY WRITING...!!
What's Happenin'at DHS?
Photos courtesy of
David Monjaras
Student Art Show
By Anyssa MAESE
Teachers say goodbye to DHS Campus as they move into the newly remodeled Hofacket Campus.
When word spread that Deming, New Mexico was getting a new high school, many individuals were filled with excitement and joy as they were ready to see Deming grow with the times. A new high school was being built filled with the latest technology, amazing architecture, and over fifty new classrooms ready to be filled with new memories. Parents were in awe as they saw blueprints and heard others talk about the future of this school. Students were excited to step foot into a new building filled with so many neat tools and cool collaboration spaces. Teachers were relieved as they finally got to advance in the world as they entered rooms filled with the newest technologies and amazing layouts. It all seemed good. It all seemed like this was exactly what everyone wanted, as there was a little something for everyone, and it does, but one thing is in fact missing.
When the time came to start moving out of the old high school into the new high school, majority of the teachers were excited to start a new school year off within a new environment. Sounds good, right? New year, year school. Well, unfortunately some classrooms weren't quite fully developed yet. These classrooms that were still under construction were the bigger classrooms: Culinary Arts, Sculpture, JROTC, Health Care, etc. These teachers and classrooms were asked to reside in the old main campus until the rooms were ready to be filled with students and materials. To these teachers, another five months in the old campus wasn't going to do any harm as most of them have been there for at least twenty years.
Now, the time spent in old main is coming to an end, as the last five classrooms located in old main, move over to the new school and complete the transition.
As I previously mentioned, many teachers were extremely happy and relieved to move into a school new, while to some, losing the old high school meant losing memories and parts of them that have grown while they have resided within the old campus. These teachers have taught in their classroom for at least twenty years as I mentioned earlier, and as cliché as it might sound, they have made their mark on each of those classrooms creating memories that will last a lifetime and stick with them as they continue to grow in their new work spaces. For teachers like Mrs. Mary Anderson, and Mr. Jesse Kriegel, losing their classroom means a lot more to them as they were once students sitting in the exact room as they now teach in.
Mrs. Anderson, who teaches health car science and Skills USA, has been teaching for 45 years in the old main campus. She has moved around and about, from portables to parts of the science building, but she has loved every second that she has spent there. She was once a student that resided in the classroom as she now teaches in. One of Mr. Kriegels favorite memories was in fact being a student who once sat in the same classroom he now teaches in as well. What exactly is he going to miss most? "I think I'm going to miss the fineness and environment they have created over the past 30 years. Paintings on the walls, flavor this room has…". Ms. Munoz said that the classroom she is currently in was the first classroom she ever taught in and she has had so many great laughs doing projects and caterings. These teachers are incredibly excited for what the new classrooms have to offer to both them and their students, but it's obvious that the connections both individuals have with their old classrooms is simply irreplaceable.
When word spread that Deming, New Mexico was getting a new high school, many individuals were filled with excitement and joy as they were ready to see Deming update with the times. Parents, students and teachers were all filled with excitement and joy as a new high school was exactly what Deming needed. Although losing the old high school means losing outdated classrooms and interesting smelling hallways,
the one thing students and teachers alike will never forget is the memories that were made within those very classrooms and halls. Moving the last five classrooms in the old campus over to the new school may not seem like a big deal to some, but to others, this is the end of an era.
What's Happening in our Classes?
immigration in the united states
by: Claritza rangel
Immigration remains to be an important focus here in The United States. During a recent research by the Census Bureau, they were able to determine that over the past ten years the arrival of immigrants into the States has dramatically increased as to any time period. It is estimated by the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the countries security from any threats and border control, that a number of about 11.3 million immigrants entered the country since the early 2000's, only 1.8 million were legal entries. Many Americans make the issue a to be a great problem for the country and for the security of our nation, but is it really? The question I ask myself is "Is immigration as bad as many say it is?"
Although the majority of immigrants that enter the U.S don't have much schooling and live in poverty, they in fact do work. It is estimated that 67% of them are in the workforce, 28% are not working but seeking further education and the 5% left isn't in the workforce. The Center of Immigration Studies has said that the claim "they are taking our jobs" referring to immigrants taking American citizens jobs is false. This is because only 6 out of 474 occupations are mainly taken by immigrants. Besides the jobs that immigrants are mainly employed are: agriculture, housekeeping, construction, janitors, and other blue-collar occupations. The thing is, why are so many American citizens complaining if 98.73% of the jobs are still available. Recently, since the rate of deportation increased, a farmer in California struggled to find workers for his avocado farm to harvest and pick up the products. When he posted up 'help wanted' signs no one showed up. Now, where are all those people that claimed their jobs were being taken?
The Welfare program in the department of Government Benefits recently has reported that "Immigrants are less likely to consume welfare benefits and, when they do, they generally consume a lower dollar value of benefits, than native-born Americans". So, when people say that immigrants are taking all their benefits I say they are really helping this economy. Immigrants have made a significant change in the United States. For example, they are helping the economy by paying taxes. According, to The Institute on Taxation and Economy Policy; 11 million illegal immigrants payed $11.64 billion in state and local taxes. Immigrants are also acquiring higher education and getting jobs that also bring money into the country. As mentioned before 28% of those not working are studying for white-collar jobs.
Now concerning the issues as to why we should allow immigrants and refugees to enter the United States, we must point out there are events in history that have proved the Americans to be colonizers and invaders of a land that was not theirs. Why should we not allow people that are running away from famine, war, poverty, and persecution to a country that is considered to be "The land of the free" and "a land of opportunity". We are supposed to be considerate of others and share what we have. Isn't it natural to escape a circumstance that puts us in danger? Isn't that what happened to the pilgrims, when they felt in danger to practice the religion they wanted on their own country? So, why are we so ignorant to the fact that these people don't do any harm or disrupt the peace this country?
When it comes to the security of the country we must look at facts:60% of mass shootings in the country have been by white Americans, as well with murders and homicides. According to
Migration Policy, an agency that reports immigration statistics and news. Of the 153 reports of mass shootings none of those where carried out by black men, women, or undocumented immigrants. It is a huge stereotype to categorize immigrants as rapist, murderers, slothful, and ignorant. It is ironic how immigrants travel thousands of miles to come into the Unites States to escape malice that happens in their birth nations to come here where the situation concerning shootings, racism, slothfulness, and politics is even worst. Believe it or not the circumstance is even worst in our country but we are just to blind to see it.
Immigration is an issue that should be reviewed by those who we call "the leaders of our country". It time for us, Americans, to consider the fact that immigration is not a bad thing to have in our country. We benefit from them while they are here. We need to come together as a country and the get rid of the feeling of 'authority' and 'entitlement' that follows us and have a pure and understanding heart to those our 'brothers and sisters' that are in desperate need of our helping hands.
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Donald Trump Visits
El Paso Texas In push for border wall
By Anyssa Maesse
On Monday February 11, Trump held his first rally of the year in El Paso, TX. Trump decided to hold his rally in El Paso, TX in order to support his idea of the border wall due to the close proximity of Juarez, Mexico.
Trump took the podium to talk about his border wall and the deal negotiators in congress have reached regarding the budget and the government shutdown. Congress stated that a deal had been reached to keep the government open past Friday which was good news to some.
Trump had previously threatened to call a national emergency as a way of speeding up congress' decision for the funding on the wall. After stating this Trump then stated, "Just so you know, we're building a wall anyway." Outsiders are saying that "Trump is unlikely to find as much money through that route, and the approach with certainly draw legal challenges…"
President Trump believes that the building of a border wall will lessen crime, sex trafficking, drugs, and many other things while others believe the border wall will not lessen any of the crime, but instead force migrants to take a longer journey into the United States leading to other issues.
Some saw this presidential rally as the presidents first publicity stunt for his 2020 election. President Trump only took time to address one potential rival, Beto O'Rourke, who was also having a competing rally in El Paso on the same day.
Beto O'Rourke is a possible 2020 presidential candidate who is planning on going against current president Donald Trump in more ways than one. He stated that if given the chance, he would tear down the border barrier in El Paso. "Absolutely I'd take the wall down" he told news reporters. Beto O'Rourke had more than 10,000 people in attendance at his rally.
Beto and Trump have very differing points of view when it comes to the wall. Beto believes the El Paso is one of the safest cities but not due to the border wall, whereas Trump took to his audience to say, "They are full of crap when they say it hasn't made a big difference."
Both Donald Trump and Beto O'Rourke have different opinions on the future of our country but only time will tell just how things work out.
What's happenin?
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Where does your food come from? If you've taken a trip to the Hunter Farm you'd know that all our food comes from the farm. They actually have a program for school students in the Charlotte area to come to the farm, milk a cow, feed sheep and pick pumpkins. If I was a kid, this would be an awesome little field trip.
We visited the farm in early October and thought we'd show you a few highlights from the trip in this short video update from the Hunter farm.
Where is the Hunter Farm Located?
The farm is located in Weddington, NC just south of the 485 loop in Charlotte. The following map shows the approximate location.
How do I book a school group through Hunter Farms?
Rob Nelson: Rob is both a marine biologist and filmmaker by training. He has been an active guiding force in Untamed Science since the idea to teach and inspire first occurred to Rob. He now leads the pod-casting efforts, world biomes site, and biodiversity pages. He also stars as an on-camera personality in many of the episodes of the new Bio-Adventures DVD that is being produced with Pearson Publishing. Rob is an active Scuba Diver and Extreme Sports junkie … more on Rob.