(1) Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Science, Planets and Comets, Göttingen, Germany (joshir@mps.mpg.de), (2) Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (brigitte.knapmeyer-endrun@uni-koeln.de), (3) Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (vandriel@erdw.ethz.ch), (4) Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (savas.ceylan@erdw.ethz.ch), (5) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA (mark.p.panning@jpl.nasa.gov)

This study analyzes the impact of conventional index (SASX-30) on Islamic index (SASE-BBI) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the study are used daily index observations spanning in a period from October 2016 until May 2018. The data is obtained from the Sarajevo Stock Exchange database. Vector Auto-regression analysis (VAR) and Impulse response functions are used in order to estimate the impact. The results show that there is a significant negative impact of conventional index volatility (SASX-30) on Islamic index volatility (SASX-BBI) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Learning outcomes The teaching objectives of the case study are to provide students with an understanding of how strategic marketing tools are applied in an international marketing context and how brands, especially brands that come from emerging markets, are introduced and managed within modern versus traditional trade (e.g. ethnic shops). Case overview/synopsis This case illustrates the challenges and opportunities related to the introduction of a brand to a new market wherein the product (traditional coffee), although part of a very well-developed product category (coffee), may have been new to consumers in the new market. The brand itself, Zlatna džezva, is a flagship brand in its home country (Bosnia and Herzegovina) within a developing market. However, both the brand and the traditional coffee experience are relatively unknown to other markets. The case study focuses on Vispak’s CEO and CMO who are contemplating their next business move in the new market. Finally, the Dutch market and consumers are presented to facilitate the process of segmentation, targeting and positioning for students. The case study concludes with a task and dilemma for managers of the company. Complexity academic level This case could be used in a variety of undergraduate level classes, depending on what the instructor wishes to emphasize. The authors use the case for following courses: principles of marketing, marketing management and international marketing. In all courses, the case is allowing students to obtain the greater overview of the scope of the strategic marketing decision-making. Before starting with case analysis, students should have some familiarity with central marketing issues and concepts, specifically related to analysis of environment, segmentation-targeting-positioning, product and brand management. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS: 8: Marketing.

The presented study focuses on the impact analysis of a specific training programme primarily focusing on plyometric exercises for the lower limb explosive power, and the selected parameters of swimming turns. The tested set consisted of performance swimmers (n = 20, men n = 12 and women n = 8) in the average age of 17.3 years, average height of 174.2cm, and average weight of 65.8kg. The tested set was divided into two smaller sets. The experimental set (n = 10) used the training process as an extra experimental factor and the supervision set (n = 10) carried out only the main contents of the training process. The specific training schedule was applied during the period of 8 weeks, three times a week for 20 minutes. The effectiveness of the experimental factor was tested through a selected set of tests, focusing primarily on the lower limb explosive power. Three of the tests were conducted on the dryland using the Myotest machine: T1 – Squat jump (SJ), T2 – Countermovement Jump (CMJ) and T3 – Plyometric jump (PJ). The tests conducted in the swimming pool were: T4 – max. length of floating up after the push off from the turning wall, and T5 – the length of push off after 25m of breaststrokes in the maximum speed with a push off from the wall of maximum floating up. The results pointed out a proportionally higher increase in the experimental set, in which the average percentile improvement of the jump height amounted to 17.7% in T1 (the changes in the supervision set were 0.7%); in T2 the jump height was increased by 22% (the changes in the supervision set were 0.6%); in T3 the time of contact increased by 18.5% (the supervision set showed a decrease by 1.2%), T4 by 14.9% (the changes in the supervision set were 4.1%) and in T5 by 22.7% (the changes in the supervision set were 11.0%). Kendall correlation coefficient (r), pointed out the average value of the correlation coefficient between the experimental factor and the individual tests as follows: T1: r = 0.39, p<0.05; T2: r = 0.41, p<0.05; T3: r = 0.43, p<0.05, T4: r = 0.38, p<0.05 a T5: r = 0.41, p<0.05. In conclusion, practice, improvement, and affectivity of the swimming turn can affect the swimmers’ performance in races and improve it.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) there are no available data on permanent losses of agricultural land and it is evident that all the research and professional and scientific literature still uses the information of annual land loss in the amount of 3,000 ha which, according to the available references, has been in use since 1977 (Resulović, 1977-2010). The subject of this scientific research is to investigate changes in the use of agricultural land in BiH, sectoral policies and factors affecting these changes as well as the quality of official data on land and land use change. Analyzed as part of this research were three sets of data: statistical data (1961-1991), cadastral records (1973-1991) and CORINE data on land cover changes (2000-2018). Researches have shown that trends in changes in total agricultural land by all categories of use were not linear and were considerably affected by the socioeconomic development and sectoral policies. This study has shown that total agricultural land, according to statistical records from 1961-1991, was reduced by 101,222 ha (3,374 ha/yr). Within the category of arable land, the biggest permanent losses were recorded in cropland and gardens, amounting to 207,823 ha or 6,927 ha/yr, while in some other categories within the arable land an increase was recorded. According to cadastral records for the period 1973-1991, the total decrease of agricultural land amounts to 58,186 ha (3,232 ha/yr). According to CORINE data, the reduction of agricultural land in the period 20002018 is 14,152 ha or 786 ha/yr.

OBJECTIVES Staphylococcus aureus (SA) represents one of the most important microorganism that is part of the normal microflora of humans, but in certain conditions can cause very serious infections. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for a wide spectrum of nosocomial and community associated infections worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine community acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA), as well as the frequency of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types in isolates obtained from outpatients in the region of 700,000 people (Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Methods: Our investigation included phenotypic and genotypic markers such as antimicrobial resistance, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), SCC typing, and PVL detection. RESULTS Antimicrobial susceptibility: all MRSA isolates were resistant to the β-lactam antibiotics tested, and all isolates were susceptible to trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole, rifampicin, fusidic acid, linezolid, and vancomycin. After the PFGE analysis, the isolates were grouped into five similarity groups: A-E. The largest number of isolates belonged to one of two groups: C - 60% and D - 27%. In both groups C and D, SCCmec type IV was predominant (60% and 88.8%, respectively). A total of 24% of the isolates had positive expression of PVL genes, while 76% showed a statistically significantly greater negative expression of PVL genes. CONCLUSIONS Using combination techniques, we were able to investigate the origin and genetic background of the strains. PFGE analysis revealed two large, genetically related groups of strains consisting of 87 isolates. Our results suggest failure to apply the screening policy, and a lack of knowledge about multiresistant MRSA strains. This study showed the local epidemiological situation which should be the basis of antimicrobial empiric therapy for non-hospitalized patients.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide and, despite continuous advances, better diagnostic and prognostic tools, as well as therapy, are needed. The human transcriptome, which is the set of all RNA produced in a cell, is much more complex than previously thought and the lack of dialogue between researchers and industrials and consensus on guidelines to generate data make it harder to compare and reproduce results. This European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action aims to accelerate the understanding of transcriptomics in CVD and further the translation of experimental data into usable applications to improve personalized medicine in this field by creating an interdisciplinary network. It aims to provide opportunities for collaboration between stakeholders from complementary backgrounds, allowing the functions of different RNAs and their interactions to be more rapidly deciphered in the cardiovascular context for translation into the clinic, thus fostering personalized medicine and meeting a current public health challenge. Thus, this Action will advance studies on cardiovascular transcriptomics, generate innovative projects, and consolidate the leadership of European research groups in the field. COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding organization for research and innovation networks (www.cost.eu).

The research is devoted to substantiation of measures for improvement of state financial policies and administrative decision-making aimed at enhancement of financial and credit provision of the grain market development.Realizing modernization of the grain market infrastructure requires substantial financial resources. Their mobilization under the modern conditions can be fulfilled exclusively by the state which is capable of leveraging the influence of public administration. The scientific results of the conducted research made it possible to give reasons for the measures, adequate in the current context, to improve financial policy and administrative decision-making designed to optimize the financial and credit provision of the grain market and stimulation of the socio-economic development of the country on the whole. The proposals are recommended for implementation of the monetary, budget, tax, investment, insurance policies; they are oriented to create institutions of development within the framework of application of the program-target method, and are characterized by a rational combination of the state impact and market self-regulation measures.Presently, a pressing need arises for provision of the agro-industrial complex with a sufficient amount of inexpensive credit resources. An important factor of this, with reference to monetary policy implementation, is interaction of the National bank of Ukraine with the government in the course of coordination of monetary tools application, in the first place, interest rates, volumes of target purposes of refinancing, and open-market transactions. One of the measures for stimulation of credit proposals for agricultural producers on behalf of the bank system was supposed to be creation of the State land bank. A significant development factor for the country’s grain market could also be establishment of the State development bank of Ukraine which would become an internal credit issuer and a financial agent of the state.Taking into account that rural investments are of social significance as well, it is necessary to invest both public and private funds. One of state investment policy components is encouragement of private investment growth. The flow of private investments into production, transport, storage, and processing infrastructure also affects the prospects of grain market development. Creating incentives for attraction of private investments can be realized through public-private partnership as one of the systems of interaction between the state and business most common in the economically advanced countries.The issue of raising the efficiency of financial resources allocated by the state for the support of agricultural producers is coming to the forefront. For this purpose, it is essential to carry on improvement of certain components of the insurance process in the agriculture of Ukraine.

ABSTRACT This paper is focused on the first and second level vulnerability assessment of Surf riding/Broaching and Pure Loss of Stability Criteria according to IMO second generation intact stability criteria. The calculations are performed for the semi-displacement twin-screw round-bilge hull form model D1 of the Systematic Series D. This model has hull form and service speed representative of corvettes built in 90-ties. The considered loading condition is obtained from Italian Navy ships statistics. Both criteria are analysed for different operational characteristics to evaluate the speed limits where the ship is not vulnerable. Model D1 is found to be vulnerable to both failure modes at service speed. Performing 2nd level of both criteria ‘safe’ speed is around 19 knots for surf-riding and around 15, 5 knots for pure loss. The obtained results are commented and compared against similar ships from the relevant state of the art papers.