scholarly journals On the identity of Thymus humifusus var. aureopunctatus (Lamiaceae) and taxonomic notes on the Th. richardii complex

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 139-158
Author(s):  
Llorenç Sáez ◽  
Faruk Bogunić ◽  
Salvatore Cambria ◽  
Jesús Riera ◽  
Sandro Bogdanović
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Balearic Islands

The name Thymus humifusus var. aureopunctatus, described from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is lectotypified, and its taxonomic value is discussed. Thymus richardii subsp. richardii is currently considered an endemic subspecies common to Mallorca (Balearic Islands) and Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Balkan Peninsula. Specimens identified as Th. richardii from both Balearic Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were studied to determine if they are indeed the same taxonomic entity. Detailed micromorphological observations and morphometric analysis, suggest that the Balkan plants (Th. humifusus var. aureopunctatus) and the Majorcan populations (Th. richardii subsp. richardii) are clearly separate entities. For the former name, based on morphological, phytochemical, biogeographical and present results, we propose the subspecific rank, as Th. richardii subsp. aureopunctatuscomb. & stat. nov. Full descriptions of all five subspecies currently accepted within Th. richardii are provided.

scholarly journals To What Extent Did Assumptions About Local Ethnic Identities, Fostered Amongst UN Officials During the Bosnia Mission, Frame Their Policies for the Kosovo Mission?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Bojan Jankovic
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Structural Formation ◽  
Post War ◽  
Complex Relationships

<p>This thesis focuses on the role of an international actor - United Nations (UN) - and its missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMBiH) during 1992-1995 and Kosovo (UNMIK) in the post war conflict period of peace building. It scrutinizes the tenor of UN peace building missions in these territories by analysing the scope of the policies introduced and the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of the international actors' activities during the times of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) before the conflict in Kosovo and Metohija (KiM); and the current situation in these two territories. The thesis will also argue that the ethnic identities played a critical role in relation building between the UN and ethnic groups, where the one ethnic group (Serbs) was recognised as a crucial factor for the conflict's escalation and development. A further focus in this thesis is not only to provide constructive discussion of the ineffectiveness of policies and missions introduced by International Actors (IA) but also to challenge the UN and IA's decision for non-intervention in BiH and to address the consequence of subsequent humanitarian-military intervention in KiM. This paper outlines an analysis of the lack of literature relating to the historical-sociological perspective of the ethnic groups' in BiH. The lack of understanding of the complex relationships among the ethnicities is an additional gap. This is exacerbated by the lack of understanding of the complex relationships among the ethnicities, within itself, as well as the differences among the groups within each ethnic group. It appears that the literature is unable to acknowledge the structural formation of societies in BiH, and to make proper segmentation in understanding the particular group of people (Rex, 2001) as a collection of peoples with different sociological characteristics combined into something called 'ethnicity'. The handicap of such literature leads to the categorisation and generalisation of ethnicities; not at one particular area of an ethnic group's presence but to the generalisation of the peoples' ethnicities (all Serbs are barbarous, similar to the Germans after WWII). This paper argues that such generalisations developed the notion that the particular ethnic group (Serbs) has an 'evil' character, regardless of the territorial occupation (Bosnia as well as Serbia and Diaspora). In addition, the lack of recognising Serbs as a people composed of different individual (local) ethnic groups led to the global generalisation about Serbs. And yet, such generalisations, by the modern western actors, i.e. UN, EU (European Union) and USA (United States of America), led to the employment of negative assumptions about the Serbs which served as a tool for, and added impetus to, the implementation of a strategy to achieve the Western objectives of the devaluation of Serbian dominance in Bosnia and across the Balkan Peninsula. Therefore the quality of literature, in addressing the questions about the conflict in BiH and later KiM, beside its attempts to offer some sustainable answers, remains inadequate and poor. This unsubstantiated position, offered by many involved in former-Yugoslavian conflict discussions, to offer an informed conclusion, persists as a never-ending debate. Yet, the discourse about the guilty factor in BiH and KiM remains in the shape of the 'evil' Serbian nation.</p>

scholarly journals Differences in anthropometric characteristics between young soccer players (U19) members of the best soccer clubs in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
J. Gardasevic ◽  
D. Bjelica ◽  
I. Vasiljevic
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
The Body ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Post Hoc

Background and Study Aim: The aim of this research was to determine the differences between the young soccer players (U19) in terms of anthropometric characteristics and body composition. We considered players of three the most successful clubs in three countries of the southern region of the Balkan Peninsula. Material and Methods: The first sub-sample of the subjects was consisted of 17 players of OFC Titograd from Montenegro of the average age 17.12±.69. The second sub-sample was consisted of 14 players of FC Siroki Brijeg from Bosnia and Herzegovina of the average age of 18.14±.86. The last sub-sample of the examinees was consisted of 15 players of FC Feronikeli from Kosovo of the average age 18.07±.46. Anthropometric characteristics in the body composition were evaluated by a battery of 11 variables. The significance of the differences between the young soccer players in the anthropometric characteristics and variables for assessing body composition were determined by ANOVA and LSD Post Hoc test. Results: The young soccer players of the three mentioned clubs have statistically significant differences by the two variables that estimate the upper leg skinfold and fat percentage. The young soccer players of OFC Titograd are significantly better in variable upper leg skinfold than other players. The young soccer players of FC Feronikeli are significantly better in variable fat percentage than players of OFC Titograd. Conclusions: The results can be useful for coaches of other clubs for making a comparison of their soccer players with the young soccer players in this research.

Predicted spatial distribution of major copper deposits types in southeastern Europe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Camenzuli ◽  
Hartwig E. Frimmel ◽  
Adam Wooldridge
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Porphyry Cu ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Vms Deposits ◽  
Mining History ◽  
The Right

&lt;p&gt;The future search for mineral deposits will focus more and more on discoveries under cover. Indirect methods, such as prospective mapping, help in the early stages of exploration programmes to delineate potential target areas and thus reduce costs. On the Balkan peninsula, copper and gold ores have been mined for thousands of years and it hosts Europe&amp;#8217;s highest concentration of large porphyry Cu (-Au) deposits. Over the last decades, the region&amp;#8217;s mining history was strongly influenced by state-controlled mining under the previous communist regimes and the sudden demise of this mining activity after the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991. Following the shutdown of the mining industry and political, social and ethnic tensions in the years thereafter, the region remained comparatively poorly explored and thus holds a high potential for modern brown- and greenfield exploration. This is exemplified by several new discoveries of porphyry Cu (-Au) deposits, e.g. Kiseljak (Serbia) and Skourries (Greece).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here we report on a regional-scale prospectivity mapping approach applied to the Balkan peninsula, covering Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece. The area of interest (AOI) has an acreage of &gt;1 Mill. km&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;. We modelled the distribution of both porphyry and related epithermal Cu-Au deposits, ophiolite-hosted volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) and sediment-hosted stratiform Cu (SSC) deposits with the help of ESRI ArcGIS. The models used were knowledge-driven and mainly based on Fuzzy overlays using Gamma operator and &amp;#181;-value of 0.975. Areas favourable for porphyry and epithermal Cu-Au deposits follow magmatic arcs that are of Cretaceous and Tertiary age. While the Cretaceous arc has long been known for its fertility, our results suggest that the Tertiary arc is at least as promising. The results were validated by both the magmatic arcs, recommended porphyry Cu tracts and known deposits or occurrences. Our areas of high probability explain 67 % of the 72 existing deposits/occurrences if the location of the latter is considered with a 5 km radius. As the examined VMS deposits are ophiolite-hosted, they are distributed along the ophiolite-bearing tectonic units. Prediction of so-far undefined ophiolites based on lithology lead to a better comparability of prospective areas for VMS deposits throughout the AOI. By validation with locations of existing mines within a radius of 2.5 km, 50% of 16 known deposits lie in areas with a probability of &amp;#8805;0.5. So far no SSC deposits, which constitute the globally second most important source of Cu, have been discovered in the AOI. Our results suggest that areas favourable for SSC deposits might exist in parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the critical geological prerequisites for SSC formation were found in close vicinity. Whether this close spatial relationship, some of which is most likely tectonic, was realized at the right times remains to be investigated.&lt;/p&gt;

Morphological and ecological features of Drusus larvae from the D. bosnicus Group on the Balkan Peninsula with description of the larva of Drusus klapaleki Marinković-Gospodnetić, 1971

Zoosymposia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
MLADEN KUČINIĆ ◽  
ANA PREVIŠIĆ ◽  
SVJETLANA STANIĆ-KOŠTROMAN ◽  
WOLFRAM GRAF ◽  
MILIVOJ FRANJEVIĆ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
Allopatric Distribution

Drusus klapaleki Marinković-Gospodnetić, 1971, is distributed in central Bosnia and Herzegovina and it belongs to the D. bosnicus Group. In the Balkan Peninsula, the D. bosnicus Group consists of 9 taxa with allopatric distribution. This study has 2 objectives. One is to describe the morphological characters of the Drusus klapaleki larva. Another objective is to find certain morphological and ecological features to larvae of the species belonging to the D. bosnicus Group from the Balkan Peninsula.

scholarly journals National and international political mechanisms of suppression of separatism in the Balkan states

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
O. V. Sharan
Keyword(s):  
Federal Republic ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Territorial Integrity ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
New States ◽  
Balkan States ◽  
Mechanism Of Recognition

The article firstly identifies and reveales the essence of national and international political mechanisms of suppression of separatism that have been applied in the Balkan states, in particular, in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The national mechanisms of suppression of separatism include legal, financial, administrative, information mechanisms, and among the international political mechanisms are international legal mechanisms, the mechanism of recognition or non-recognition of the independence of new states, international financial and economic instruments. The study showed the dynamics of the most important events that took place in the Balkans after the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in particular during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991-1995, the Bosnian War in 1992–1995, and during Kosovo’s struggle for independence from Serbia. The revival of separatist movements in the Balkan Peninsula began as a result of the overthrow of the communist regimes and the strengthening of centrifugal tendencies in Central and Eastern Europe in the 90’s of the twentieth century. The interethnic distrust and constant tension became one of the reasons for the beginning of the civil wars in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina after the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Moreover, the article characterized the concept of «Great Albania», which involves the reunification of all the territories where the Albanian ethnic group lives. Several regions of Macedonia, Montenegro, the Epirus region in Greece and Kosovo should be part of the «Greater Albania». Furthermore, the study considers the experience of suppression of separatism of Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the possibility of its use in Ukraine and other countries where separatist tendencies dominate, in order to avoid human victims, preserve territorial integrity and inviolability of borders. Consequently, separatism is a dangerous phenomenon that contains an enormous threat to the national security and territorial integrity, since it is related to the change of borders of the existing states and creation of the new countries on the political map of the world.

scholarly journals Differences in body composition between young soccer players (U19) members of the best soccer clubs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
Jovan Gardasevic ◽  
Dusko Bjelica ◽  
Ivan Vasiljevic ◽  
Bojan Masanovic
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
The Body ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Post Hoc

Background and Study Aim: The aim of this research was to determine the differences between the young soccer players (U19) in terms of anthropometric characteristics and body composition. We considered players of three the most successful clubs in three countries of the southern region of the Balkan Peninsula. Material and Methods: The first sub-sample of the subjects was consisted of 19 players of FC Radnicki from Serbia of the average age 17.84±.37. The second sub-sample was consisted of 19 players of FC Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina of the average age of 17.53±.51. The last sub-sample of the examinees was consisted of 13 players of FC Shkupi from North Macedonia of the average age 18.00±.00. Anthropometric characteristics in the body composition were evaluated by a battery of 11 variables. The significance of the differences between the young soccer players in the anthropometric characteristics and variables for assessing body composition were determined by ANOVA and LSD Post Hoc test. Results: The young soccer players of the three mentioned clubs have statistically significant differences by the two variables that estimate fat percentage and muscle mass. The young soccer players of FC Radnicki are significantly better in variable fat percentage than other players. The young soccer players of FC Skhupi have significantly less muscle mass than other players. Conclusions: The results can be useful for coaches of other clubs for making a comparison of their soccer players with the young soccer players in this research.

scholarly journals PHRASEOLOGISMS WITH ORIENTALISMS DENOTING A PERSON IN THE SPEECH OF BOSNIAN MUSLIMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Ирина Владимировна Кузнецова ◽  
Михаил Сергеевич Хмелевский
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
The South ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Source Language ◽  
Intermediate Language ◽  
Slavic Languages ◽  
Turkish Language

В статье рассматриваются фразеологические единицы боснийского языка с семантически однотипным компонентом-антропонимом ориентального происхождения. Анализируются как устаревшие фразеологизмы, так и активно употребляющиеся в наши дни. Ввиду обширности ориентализмов как особого генетического пласта южнославянской лексики в статье анализируются заимствования, называющие человека по таким параметрам, как интеллект, титул, административные и военные должности, род занятий и т. п., частотно употребляемые в повседневной речи славянских мусульман, проживающих в Боснии и Герцеговине.Заимствованию южнославянскими языками тематически разнообразных ориентализмов способствовали исторические события и языковые контакты. Итог пятивекового господства Османской империи на Балканском полуострове - заимствования из староосманского (старотурецкого) языка, являвшегося как языком-источником, так и (часто) языком-посредником, через который в южнославянские языки-реципиенты вошли арабизмы и персизмы. Помимо арабо-персидских элементов староосманский язык насыщен заимствованиями и из других языков. Под термином «турцизмы» обычно подразумевается лексика из староосманского, а не современного турецкого языка. Ориентальная лексика проникала в языки южных славян в основном через устный разговорный язык. В силу исторических причин наибольшее количество заимствований из турецкого языка в составе фразеологизмов наблюдается в Боснии и Герцеговине.В статье приводятся возможные культурологические и историко-этимологические комментарии к фразеологическим единицам, толкуется значение оборотов и компонентов, входящих в них. Фразеологизмы со структурой сравнения не рассматриваются. The article considers the Bosnian phraseological units with anthroponymic orientalisms. The authors deal with both outdated phraseological units and those that are actively used nowadays. Due to the vastness of orientalisms as a special genetic layer of South Slavic vocabulary, the authors analyze the expressions that denote a person in such aspects as intellect, title, position, occupation and etc., which Slavic Muslims (those living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) frequently use in their everyday speech. Historical events and language contacts contributed to the borrowing of thematically diverse orientalisms by the South Slavic languages. The five-century domination of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Peninsula resulted in borrowings from the Old Ottoman (Old Turkish) language, which became both the source language and (often) the intermediate language through which Arabisms and Persisms entered the South Slavic recipient languages. In addition to the Arab-Persian elements, the old Ottoman language is rich in borrowings from other languages. The term Turkish usually refers to the vocabulary of the old Ottoman rather than the modern Turkish language. Oriental vocabulary penetrated into the languages of the southern Slavs mainly through oral spoken language. Due to historical reasons, the greatest number of borrowings from the Turkish language as a part of phraseological units is observed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In addition to this, the authors give possible cultural, historical and etymological comments on phraseological units; show the meaning of the units and components of phraseological units. Phraseological units with a comparison structure are not considered.

A new species of Genista sect. Spartocarpus (Fabaceae) from Karaman (Turkey)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 371 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
MUHİTTİN DİNÇ ◽  
YAVUZ BAĞCI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Large Genus ◽  
Former Ussr ◽  
A New Species

Genista Linnaeus (1753: 709) is a large genus of spiny and non-spiny shrubs including over 90 species, mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region but also represented throughout most of western and central Europe, and extending to the southeast of the former USSR, Turkey, Syria and North Africa. The genus is usually arranged into three subgenera and 10 sections (Gibbs 1966, 1968). Among these, Genista subg. Spartocarpus Spach (1844: 240) is widespread in the Balkan Peninsula and the eastern Mediterranean, but has a secondary centre in the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, north Africa, and southern Spain (Pardo et al. 2004). According to the most recent generic revision (Gibbs 1966), G. subg. Spartocarpus includes four sections: sect. Spartocarpus, sect. Acanthospartum Spach (1844: 247), sect. Fasselospartum Gibbs (1966: 20) and sect. Cephalospartum Spach (1844: 254).

A new hypogean species of the genus Chaetomargoreicheia Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005 (Carabidae: Scaritinae: Clivinini) from Croatia

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4438 (1) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
SREĆKO ĆURČIĆ ◽  
DRAGAN PAVIĆEVIĆ ◽  
NIKOLA VESOVIĆ ◽  
TONĆI RAĐA
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Deep Layer ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Fourth Author ◽  
The Village ◽  
Established Genus

Chaetomargoreicheia Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005 is a recently established genus of scaritine ground beetles (Bulirsch & Guéorguiev, 2008) (treated by certain authors as a subgenus of the genus Reicheadella Reitter, 1913) (Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005; Balkenohl, 2017) which currently contains two endogean species inhabiting the Balkan Peninsula: Chaetomargoreicheia zoufali (Reitter, 1913) and C. lakotai (Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005) (Balkenohl, 2003, 2017; Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005; Bulirsch & Guéorguiev, 2008). The aforementioned species are montane and inhabit confined geographic areas (Jeannel, 1957; Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005). C. zoufali was found only in the surroundings of the village of Ravno (collected beneath a deep layer of leaf-litter), Mt. Bjelasnica, near Trebinje, E Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), while C. lakotai was found at the entrance of a cave nearby a road (collected under a huge stone), in Mt. Lovćen, near Kotor, S Montenegro (Reitter, 1913; Holdhaus, 1924; Jeannel, 1957; Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005). Chaetomargoreicheia species represent quite rare, stenoendemic taxa, for each of the up-to-now known species only one specimen has been collected by hand so far (Reitter, 1913; Jeannel, 1957; Magrini & Bulirsch, 2005). The fourth author of the current study investigated numerous underground and endogean high-altitude habitats in Dalmatia (Croatia) in the last few years. As a result of the exploration, he has recently collected a small sample of scaritine ground beetles from a cave in S Croatia. After thorough analysis of the sample, we have identified a new Chaetomargoreicheia species. 

scholarly journals Kosaniniella javorensis n. gen., n. sp., from southwest Serbia, with notes on the evolutionary status of Knirschiella Guéorguiev, Cholevidae, Coleoptera

2004 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srecko Curcic ◽  
Miloje Brajkovic ◽  
Bozidar Curcic ◽  
H. Senman ◽  
Slobodan Makarov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Evolutionary Status ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Alpine Orogeny ◽  
Generic Status ◽  
Early Tertiary ◽  
Median Part

A new genus and species of endogen cholevid beetles (Kosaniniella javorensis n. gen., n. sp) has been diagnosed and described from under stones in the valley of Suvodol, village of Debelja, near Nova Varos, Mt. Javor southwestern Serbia. This new genus clearly differs from all other closely related genera in the following correlative traits: Body size presence/absence of eye spots; length of distalmost antennomere; form of antennomere VIII; punctuation of elytra; presence/absence of sutural striae shape of elytra; form of aedeagus; shape of aedeagal sides; shape of parameral apex; form of paramerae; distribution of parameral setae; shape of anterior inner parameral seta; form of median part of copulatory piece length of basal bulbus; and form of spermatheca. Kosaniniella n. gen. belongs to a separate phyletic lineage which includes two other phenetically close genera, Magdelainella Jeannel and Knirschiella Gu?orguiev. The new genus is present in southwestern Serbia only, while Magdelainella inhabits Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Knirschiella is given full generic status in the present paper; its members are known from Albania. The Kosaniniella-Magdelainella-Knirschiella complex is probably of early Tertiary age, its species having originated during the Alpine Orogeny, which affected vast areas of the Balkan Peninsula, including the Dinarids otherwise their terra typica.

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