CASE MARKING IN ISTRO-ROMANIAN by Ionuț GEANĂ

“…As a member of the so‑called Balkan Sprachbund, IR nouns oppose nominative-accusative to genitive‑dative. …”
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Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes by Matej Šekli

“… The analysis of Old Romance geographical names in early South Slavic confirms that the majority of late Proto-Slavic sound changes were still operative in the period of the earliest Old Romance-Slavic language contacts in the Balkan Peninsula and eastern Alps from the second half of the 6th century and the beginning of the 7th century onwards. …”
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On the Divergence of a Proto-Indo-European Velar Syllabic Nasal in Indo-European Languages by G. M. Telezhko

“…It is shown that the convergence of many closed syllables, ending with nasal consonants, into two kinds of open syllables with nasal vowels contradicts a number of facts of evolution in the opposite direction, e. g., evolution of nasal vowels towards combinations ”a vowel – a nasal consonant“ in Balkan Slavic languages (Bulg. пент ”five“, вънзел ”knot“), as well as to the observed interpretation of Slavic nasal vowels in acts of borrowing by languages without nasal vowels, e. g. …”
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Modelling the wind potential energy for metallurgical sector in Albania by Klodian Dhoska, Elena Bebi, Irida Markja, Parid Milo, Ermil Sita, Serxhi Qosja

“…Based on it, our research work presents the energy efficiency analysis in the Albanian metallurgical sector by focusing on the implementation of wind energy in the above mentioned private metallurgical companies, because adding new generation capacity from Renewable Energy Sources in a context of industrial energy communities, will contribute to improve the security of supply for this industry. The Wind Balkan Atlas, New European Wind Atlas, and Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP) has been used to select the appropriate areas and to develop the wind potential distribution maps, as well as to select the most suitable type of wind turbine based on capacity factors. …”
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Sedation/Anestehesia Experiences During Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure in the Pediatric Patients by Bedih Balkan, Mesut Türk, Döndü Genç Moralar, Selda Yaşaroğlu, Abdulkadir Yektaş, Gülsüm Oya Hergünsel

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RARE COAGULATION DISORDERS. Retrospective analyses of 156 patients in TURKEY by Tunç Fışgın, Can Balkan, Tiraje Celkan, Yurdanur Kılınç, Meral Türker, Çetin Timur, Türkiz Gürsel, Emin Kürekçi, Feride Duru, Alphan Küpesiz, Lale Olcay, Şebnem Yılmaz, Ünsal Özgen, Ayşegül Ünüvar

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Between national memory and oblivion: Monuments to Heroes of the sword József Schweidel in Sombor and Karađorđe Petrović in Belgrade by Milovanović Jovana D.

“…After numerous vicissitudes, the sculptural ornamentation, with Karađorđe at the summit, would finally be inaugurated as part of the ceremony to welcome the return of the Serbian Army from the Balkan Wars in 1913. However, both monuments would prove to be short-lived. …”
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The Gifted Rating Scales-Preschool/Kindergarten Form (GRS-P): A Preliminary Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Two Greek Samples by Maria Sofologi, Georgia Papantoniou, Theodora Avgita, Aikaterina Lyraki, Chrysoula Thomaidou, Harilaos Zaragas, Georgios Ntritsos, Panagiotis Varsamis, Konstantinos Staikopoulos, Georgios Kougioumtzis, Aphrodite Papantoniou, Despina Moraitou

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Decline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years by K. Kolenda, M. Kaczmarski, J. Żurawska, M. Ogielska

“…Additionally, we confirmed the presence of a cryptogenic Balkan water frog, P. kurtmuelleri, which was recently discovered in south-western Poland. …”
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species Honeydew Honey With High Phenolic Contents Cause DNA Damage, Apoptosis, and Cell Death Through Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells by Abdurrahim Kocyigit MD, PhD, Gokhan Aydogdu, Ezgi Balkan MSc, Vildan Betül Yenigun PhD, Eray Metin Guler PhD, Huri Bulut PhD, Fatmanur Koktasoglu PhD, Ahmet Ceyhan Gören PhD, Ali Timucin Atayoglu MD, PhD

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Il traffico illecito di armi: appunti per un’analisi by Monica Massari

“…It emerges from the analysis that arms’ acquisition modalities within the illegal market by organized crime groups foresee the presence of close partnerships and exchange practices with both criminal actors operating in source countries – such as the Balkan area – and with members of the legal world, such as, for example, arms producers and corrupted public officials who can facilitate the transactions. …”
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Kamusal Alanın Kadın Aktörleri: Kurtuluş Savaşı Dönemi Kadınları by Gülcan Işık

“…Bu çalışmada, kadının kamusal alanın aktif bir öznesi olduğu kabulünden hareketle, Kurtuluş Savaşı dönemi Türk kadınlarının cephe gerisinde gösterdikleri faaliyetler, kamusal etkinlikler olarak ele alınmıştır. Balkan ve Birinci Dünya Savaşının getirdiği zorunluluklar neticesinde Türk kadınının statüsünde başlayan zorunlu değişiklikler, Kurtuluş Savaşında en etkin rolüne dönüşmüştür. …”
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Some Thoughts Regarding Research on Local Notions of the Nation in the Valley of the Upper Kolpa/Kupa after Establishment of the Slovenian-Croatian State Border by Duška Knežević Hočevar

“…Among the various explanations on the nature of the border, she recognised two extremes – on the one hand, were supporters of the idea of “Europe without borders”, and on the other hand defenders of the demand for an “impermeable border” against the possible threat from the Balkan area. Similarly, the author recognised opposed views in the clearly contradictory relationship of the border population in the upper Kolpa/Kupa valley towards the new international border. …”
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Chersonesos “Barracks”: A Large Urban Estate of the 1st - 3rd Centuries AD by Serhiy Dyachkov

“…Numerous immigrants from the Balkan and Anatolian provinces of the Roman Empire appeared among the city’s inhabitants. …”
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GIS-Based Assessment of Fire Effects on Flash Flood Hazard: The Case of the Summer 2021 Forest Fires in Greece by Niki Evelpidou, Maria Tzouxanioti, Evangelos Spyrou, Alexandros Petropoulos, Anna Karkani, Giannis Saitis, Markos Margaritis

“…Among the most severe wildland fire events in Greece were those of summer 2021, which were synchronous to the very severe heat waves that hit the broader area of the Balkan Peninsula. More than 3600 km² of land was burnt and a significant amount of natural vegetation removed. …”
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Chemical Profiling, Antiproliferative and Antimigratory Capacity of <i>Haberlea rhodopensis</i> Extracts in an In Vitro Platform of Various Human Cancer Cell Lines by Katerina Spyridopoulou, Sotiris Kyriakou, Angeliki Nomikou, Angelos Roupas, Antreas Ermogenous, Katerina Karamanoli, Daniela Moyankova, Dimitar Djilianov, Alex Galanis, Mihalis I. Panayiotidis, Aglaia Pappa

“…<i>Haberlea rhodopensis</i> is a Balkan endemic plant that belongs to the <i>Gesneriaceae</i> family, and is believed to have medicinal use and health-promoting properties. …”
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New Data on the Occurrence of Scarabaeoid Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Serbia by Adam Byk, Marek Bidas, Tomasz Gazurek, Adam Kwiatkowski, Dawid Marczak, Łukasz Minkina, Radosław Mroczyński, Danuta Pepłowska-Marczak, Saša S. Stanković, Vladimir Žikić, Sebastian Tylkowski

“…Eight species and one subspecies typical for the Balkan Peninsula were also found: Jekelius punctulatus (Jekel, 1866), Pygopleurus apicalis, P. chrysonotus (Brullé, 1832), Onthophagus dellacasai, Chaetonyx robustus robustus Schaum, 1862, Ch. schatzmayri, Omaloplia corcyrae, O. illyrica (Baraud, 1965), and Triodontella dalmatica (Baraud, 1962). …”
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Impact of different sources of precursors on an ozone pollution outbreak over Europe analysed with IASI+GOME2 multispectral satellite observations and model simulations by S. Okamoto, J. Cuesta, M. Beekmann, G. Dufour, M. Eremenko, K. Miyazaki, C. Boonne, H. Tanimoto, H. Akimoto

“…The southern branch encounters ozone precursors emitted over the Balkan Peninsula by wildfires along the coast of the Adriatic Sea and biogenic sources in the inland region of the peninsula. …”
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Do <i>Ganoderma</i> Species Represent Novel Sources of Phenolic Based Antimicrobial Agents? by Milena Rašeta, Jovana Mišković, Eleonora Čapelja, Ewa Zapora, Aleksandra Petrović Fabijan, Petar Knežević, Maja Karaman

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a methodical AM profile of <i>G. pfeifferi</i> and <i>G. resinaceum</i> from the Balkan region including PCA analysis.…”
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Root-Associated Mycobiome Differentiate between Habitats Supporting Production of Different Truffle Species in Serbian Riparian Forests by Žaklina Marjanović, Ali Nawaz, Katarina Stevanović, Elmira Saljnikov, Irena Maček, Fritz Oehl, Tesfaye Wubet

“…Balkan lowlands bordering with the Pannonia region are inhabited by diverse riparian forests that support production of different truffle species, predominantly the most prized white truffle of Piedmont (<i>Tuber magnatum</i> Pico), but also other commercial species (<i>T.…”
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