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22. Vplivi emisij iz termoelektrarne Šoštanj na smrekove gozdove v Šaleški doliniMarijan Kotar, Ivan Kolar, 1996, original scientific article Abstract: Raziskava obravnava smrekove gozdove, ki so pod neposrednim emisijskim vplivom termoelektrarne Šoštanj, in sicer tiste predele, kjer je bila povprečna osutost krošenj v letu 1988 od 26% - 60%. V 15 naključno izbranih ploskvah je povprečna osutost krošenj v letu 1994 ocenjena z 19,3% do 37,0%. Zaradi osutosti krošenj so zmanjšani širina branike, temeljnični prirastek in lesna proizvodnja. Tekoči volumenski prirastek se je zaradi osutosti krošenj vobdobju 1989 - 1993 zmanjšal za 11%, v obdobju 1984 - 1988 pa za 19%
Keywords: tekoči volumenski prirastek, propadanje gozdov, onesnaženost ozračja
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23. Differences in ratio of carbon stable Isotopes among barley grain milling fractions with various concentrations of beta-glucansTom Levanič, Blaž Cigić, Mateja Germ, Ivana Polišenská, Kateřina Vaculová, Igor Pravst, Darja Kocjan Ačko, Ivan Kreft, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: The grains of three barley varieties were milled and sieved to obtain respective milling fractions with a content of beta-glucans (b-G) from 1.4 to 10.7%. The enriched fraction obtained by the extraction and precipitation contained 24.7% of b-G. The differences between the ratio of stable C carbon isotopes were established. Milling fractions with coarse particles had more beta-glucans and a more negative ratio of δ 13C isotope in comparison to the respective intact barley grain. However, the enriched fraction had a less negative isotope ratio. So, it is not expected that the deviation from the stable isotope ratio of grain in milling fractions is the result of the content of b-G, but it depends on other barley grain constituents. In different parts of barley grain, there are substances with different stable isotope ratios, and by milling and sieving, they are assorted to the same milling fraction with most of the b-G. The method for determining the ratio of a stable carbon isotope in diverse barley grain fractions, applied in this investigation, is potentially opening the possibility for an additional method of screening the concentration of bioactive constituents in barley grain.
Keywords: beta-glucans, starch, barley, stable isotopes, nutrition, milling
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24. Antifungal effect of polymethyl methacrylate resin base with embedded Au nanoparticlesIvan Marić, Anamarija Zore, Franc Rojko, Andrijana Sever Škapin, Roman Štukelj, Aleksander Učakar, Rajko Vidrih, Valentina Veselinović, Marijan Gotić, Klemen Bohinc, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: Full and partial restorations in dentistry must replicate the characteristics of the patient’s natural teeth. Materials must have good mechanical properties and be non-toxic and biocompatible. Microbes, which can form biofilms, are constantly in contact with restorations. In this study, we investigate how well Candida albicans adheres to a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin base with gold (Au) nanoparticles. We synthesized Au nanoparticles and characterized them. The average size of Au nanoparticles embedded in PMMA was 11 nm. The color difference ∆E between PMMA and PMMA/Au composites was 2.7 and was still esthetically acceptable to patients. PMMA/Au surfaces are rougher and more hydrophilic than pure PMMA surfaces, and the isoelectric point of both types of surfaces was 4.3. Above the isoelectric point, PMMA/Au surfaces are more negatively charged than PMMA surfaces. The added Au nanoparticles decreased the tensile strength, while the hardness did not change significantly. Adhesion measurements showed that PMMA surfaces modified with Au nanoparticles reduced the extent of microbial adhesion of Candida albicans.
Keywords: fungal adhesión, C. albicans, polymethyl methacrylate resin, Au, surface properties, composites
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25. Radial increment of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Is under a strong impact of climate in the continental biogeographical region of CroatiaTom Levanič, Damir Ugarković, Ivan Seletković, Mladen Ognjenović, Mia Marušić, Robert Bogdanić, Nenad Potočić, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is an important component of forests in the alpine and continental biogeographical regions of Croatia. This study aimed to (1) analyze the long-term response of beech to climate, (2) identify potentially critical climatic conditions that could negatively affect the radial increment (RI) and vitality of beech, and (3) evaluate differences in the response of beech between the two biogeographical regions in Croatia. We used the 16 × 16 km Croatian ICP Forests Level 1 network. On a total of 25 plots, we cored between 5 and 24 trees for dendrochronological analysis. Tree-ring widths (TRW) were measured and standardized using cubic spline. TRW chronologies for the two regions were calculated and correlated to the temperature and precipitation data and Standardized Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) using bootstrapped correlations. Continental region precipitation from April to August and alpine region precipitation from June to August were significantly important for RI. Temperature was less important for RI than precipitation in both regions, but the importance of the negative impact of above-average temperatures in the continental region and the positive impact of above-average precipitation in the alpine region has increased over the last two decades. A comparison with the 3-month SPEI confirmed the significant influence of high temperatures and the lack of precipitation in August on the RI of beech trees in both regions.
Keywords: climate change, tree growth, forest productivity, drought, European beech
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26. Residual compressive behavior of self-compacting concrete after high temperature exposure - influence of binder materialsMarija Jelčić Rukavina, Ivan Gabrijel, Ivanka Netinger Grubeša, Ana Mladenovič, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation of the compressive behavior of highstrength self-compacting concrete exposed to temperatures up to 600 C. Ten different concrete compositions were tested, in which part of the cement (by weight) was replaced by three different mineral additives (5–15% metakaolin, 20–40% fly ash and 5–15% limestone). The stress–strain curves, compressive strength, modulus of elasticity and strain at peak stress were evaluated from uniaxial compression tests. Scanning electron microscope micrographs were also taken to evaluate the damage caused by the high temperatures. A sharp decrease in mechanical properties and an increase in peak strain were observed already after 200 C for all mixes tested. The different mineral additives used in this study affected the variations of residual compressive strength by 24% and peak strain by 38%, while the variations of residual modulus elasticity were 14%. Comparing the obtained results with the recommendations for compressive strength given in regulatory code EN 1992-1-2 for high strength concrete, it can be concluded that the strength loss observed in EN 1992-1-2 at temperatures up to 400 C is too conservative. The Popovics model for the relationship between stress and strain provided a good approximation for the experimentally determined stress–strain curves at different temperatures.
Keywords: self-compacting concrete, mineral additives, high temperatures, residual mechanical properties, open access
Published in DiRROS: 28.04.2023; Views: 361; Downloads: 175
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27. Phytochemicals and their correlation with molecular data in micromeria and Clinopodium (Lamiaceae) taxaDario Kremer, Valerija Dunkić, Ivan Radosavljević, Faruk Bogunić, Daniella Ivanova, Dalibor Ballian, Danijela Stešević, Vlado Matevski, Vladimir Ranđelović, Eleni Eleftheriadou, Zlatko Šatović, Zlatko Liber, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: A study of the phytochemical and molecular characteristics of ten Micromeria and six Clinopodium taxa (family Lamiaceae) distributed in the Balkan Peninsula was carried out. The phytochemicals detected in essential oils by gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and molecular data amplified fragment length polymorphism were used to study the taxonomic relationships among the taxa and the correlations between phytochemical and molecular data. STRUCTURE analysis revealed three genetic groups, while Bayesian Analysis of Population Structure grouped the studied taxa into 11 clusters nested in the groups obtained by STRUCTURE. Principal components analysis performed with the 21 most represented compounds in the essential oils yielded results that were partly consistent with those obtained by STRUCTURE and neighbour-joining analyses. However, their geographic distributions did not support the genetic grouping of the studied taxa and populations. The Mantel test showed a significant correlation between the phytochemical and genetic data (r = 0.421, p < 0.001). Genetic distance explained 17.8% of the phytochemical distance between populations. The current taxonomic position of several of the studied taxa is yet to be satisfactorily resolved, and further studies are needed. Such future research should include nuclear and plastid DNA sequences from a larger sample of populations and individuals.
Keywords: AFLP, Balkan peninsula, BAPS, essential oils, Mantel test, PCA, structure
Published in DiRROS: 08.03.2023; Views: 414; Downloads: 201
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28. Gene sequence variation data for the publication "Synchronous effective population size changes and genetic stability of forest trees through glacial cycles" : version 1.0Tanja Pyhäjärvi, Francesca Bagnoli, Katharina Budde, Stephen Cavers, Sandra Cervantes, Benjamin Dauphin, Bruno Fady, Patricia Faivre-Rampant, Santiago C. González-Martínez, Delphine Grivet, Felix Gugerli, Véronique Jorge, Chedly Kastallya, Martin Lascoux, Isabelle Lesur Kupin, Pascal Milesi, Dario I. Ojeda, Sanna Olsson, Lars Opgenoorth, Sara Pinosio, Christophe Plomion, Christian Rellstab, Odile Rogier, Simone Scalabrin, Ivan Scotti, Giovanni G Vendramin, Marjana Westergren, 2023, complete scientific database of research data Abstract: This dataset contains the gene sequence variation data (vcf files and their tbi index files) of seven forest tree species used in the manuscript "Synchronous effective population size changes and genetic stability of forest trees through glacial cycles". For each species, between 411 and 651 genotyped trees are included, sampled across Europe in at least 20 locations. Several versions are provided. Species included: Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica, Populus nigra, Quercus petraea, Pinus pinaster, Betula pendula
Keywords: gene sequence, variation data, data set
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29. Communication plan : Forest in women’s hands (Fem4Forest)Amina Trle, Ajla Dorfer, Tina Jemec, M. Handlos, Kathrin Böhling, Maja Merc Kiš, Lesya Loyko, Jelena Nedeljković, Ramona Scriban, Petra Palátová, Ivan Paligorov, 2020, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: Forests in women's hands, Fem4Forest, role of women, communication plan
Published in DiRROS: 07.02.2023; Views: 372; Downloads: 110
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