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Don Jurica služi Misu u Pitvama, 2014.
Photo: Vivian Grisogono
„Već nam danima fali taj don Jurica. Ali puno više nedostajat će nam u crkvi jelšanskoj, za oltarom, naročito u ispovjedaonici u kojoj ste ga mogli naći i ‘upotrijebiti’ u svako doba. A nakon odlaska časnih iz Jelse, on je preuzeo i poprilični dio sakristanske službe: otvaranje crkve, regulaciju zvonjave, pripremanje oltara za misu…“, rekao je don Stanko na pogrebu 23.04.2019.
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
A host of eminent scientists have warned politicians, business and community leaders that the UK risks severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.
According to its organisers more than 1,000 corporate bosses, senior civil servants and civic leaders were set to assemble in the Methodist central hall in Westminster for the “first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing” on Thursday morning.
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Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
Trees planted as part of a nature restoration project on Prince William’s land in Dartmoor national park have been deliberately poisoned with herbicide, sparking outrage and a hunt for the culprit.
The willow trees, on Duchy of Cornwall land, were planted as part of a project to stop peat erosion, store carbon and reduce the risk of flooding.
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Councils will end contracts allowing private enforcers to receive 50% to 100% of each fine served
Ministers have signalled an imminent crackdown on so-called “for-profit” litter enforcement arrangements in England, where private firms are paid for each fixed penalty notice issued.
Under long-awaited statutory guidance, councils would have to end contracts that allow private enforcers to receive between 50% to 100% of each fine they serve.
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A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels
Almost 40,000 birds have made their home on a nature reserve created using soil from tunnel excavations for the Elizabeth line.
Three million tonnes of earth were transported from London to Wallasea island in Essex and used to lift the ground level and make wetlands.
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In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
In the Transylvanian village of Pianu de Jos, 51-year-old Dana Chitucescu gathers a sack of empty polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, aluminium cans and glass every week and takes it to her local shop.
Like millions of Romanians across cities and rural areas, Chitucescu has woven the country’s two-year-old deposit return system (DRS) into her routine.
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Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields
The government has ruled out new North Sea oil and gas exploration or lower taxes for fossil fuel companies as it struggles to protect workers from the industry’s collapse.
In a strategy paper, Ed Miliband confirmed the crackdown on new North Sea exploration – although the energy secretary will still allow new offshore fossil fuel projects to move ahead as long as they are linked to existing fields.
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Labor hailed ‘a new era for the environment and productivity’, Greens say they landed ‘some tough blows’ and the Coalition claimed ‘dirty deal’ was done
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Every Tuesday of a parliamentary sitting week, shortly after their regular party-room meeting, the Greens call a press conference in Parliament House’s Mural Hall to offer their take on the news of the day.
Not this week.
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In some of the country’s poorest, driest areas, people rely on water contaminated with arsenic 60 times over safe limits, causing crippling illnesses in families
It’s a cloudy winter’s day in El Chañaral, an old Indigenous Wichi community now inhabited only by the Bustamante family. It lies nine miles from San José del Boquerón and near Piruaj Bajo, in Argentina’s northern Copo department.
As Batista Bustamante and Lidia Cuellar drink matetea, their seven-year-old daughter, Marcela, climbs on to her purple bicycle and heads into the scrubland. She reaches a reservoir – a puddle of greenish-brown water – and pulls a pink pair of scissors from her pocket, which she drives into the earth to extract chunks of mud.
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A series of walking festivals and cultural programmes aim to lure visitors to the Algarve’s woodland interiors and pretty villages to help boost tourism year round
‘I never mind doing the same walk over and over again,” said our guide, Joana Almeida, crouching beside a cluster of flowers. “Each time, there are new things – these weren’t here yesterday.” Standing on stems at least two centimetres tall and starring the dirt with white petals, the fact these star of Bethlehem flowers sprung up overnight was a beautiful testament to how quickly things can grow and regenerate in this hilly, inland section of the Algarve, the national forest of Barão de São João. It was also reassuring to learn that in an area swept by forest fires in September, species such as strawberry trees (which are fire-resistant thanks to their low resin content) were beginning to bounce back – alongside highly flammable eucalyptus, which hinders other fire-retardant trees such as oak. Volunteers were being recruited to help with rewilding.
Visitor numbers to the Algarve are growing, with 2024 showing an increase of 2.6% on the previous year – but most arrivals head straight for the beach, despite there being so much more to explore. The shoreline is certainly wild and dramatic but the region is also keen to highlight the appeal of its inland areas. With the development of year-round hiking and cycling trails, plus the introduction of nature festivals, attention is being drawn to these equally compelling landscapes, featuring mountains and dense woodlands. The Algarve Walking Season (AWS) runs a series of five walking festivals with loose themes such as “water” and “archaeology” between November and April. It’s hoped they will inspire visitors year round, boosting the local economy and helping stem the tide of younger generations leaving in search of work.
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Pacijenti s dijabetesom imaju povećan rizik od komplikacija nakon implantacije koronarnog stenta, tvrde rezultati studije u kojoj je sudjelovalo više od 160.000 pacijenata. Smatra se, da ova studija naglašava važnost prilagođavanja strategija liječenja za ovu specifičnu skupinu pacijenata.
Sojino ulje, najčešće konzumirano ulje za kuhanje u SAD-u i osnovna namirnica prerađene hrane, doprinosi pretilosti, barem kod miševa, putem mehanizma koji znanstvenici sada počinju razumijevati.
Nasljedna hemoragijska telangiektazija (HHT) je drugi najčešći nasljedni poremećaj krvarenja u svijetu, koji pogađa 1 od 3.800 osoba. Njeno obilježje su kronična krvarenja iz nosa, koja se često javljaju uz druga unutarnja krvarenja i vaskularne malformacije koje utječu na kvalitetu života i dugovječnost.
U novom istraživanju američki znanstvenici otkrili su prethodno nepoznatu populaciju cirkulirajućih imunoloških stanica koje igraju ključnu ulogu u fibrozi, nakupljanju ožiljnog tkiva koje može dovesti do zatajenja organa i unakaženja. Smatra se, da rezultati ove studije doprinose razumijevanju procesa zacjeljivanja i mogli bi dovesti do novih strategija za sprječavanje ili liječenje fibroze.
Američki znanstvenici otkrili su da stanice medularnog karcinoma bubrega koriste adaptivni mehanizam nazvan mijeloidna mimikrija kako bi se sakrile od imunološkog sustava i potaknule hiperprogresiju bolesti nakon imunoterapije, ističući specifične ciljeve koji prevladavaju otpornost na liječenje u predkliničkim modelima.
Kako mozak stari, stanice u središnjem živčanom sustavu doživljavaju metaboličku disfunkciju i povećana oksidativna oštećenja. Ovi stanični problemi smanjuju sposobnost održavanja mijelinske ovojnice (zaštitnog omotača oko živčanih vlakana), što dovodi do degradacije bijele tvari povezane sa starenjem.
Međunarodni tim znanstvenika identificirao je prethodno nepoznatu funkciju crijevnog živčanog sustava. Naime, otkrilo se da crijevni živčani sustav igra ključnu ulogu u regulaciji sastava i stabilnosti crijevne barijere. Poremećaj ovog zaštitnog mehanizma može dovesti do razvoja alergija.
Novi predklinički dokazi pokazuju da aminokiselina arginin smanjuje toksične amiloidne strukture i ublažava poremećaje u ponašanju u modelima Alzheimerove bolesti, ističući potencijalni terapijski put koji sada zahtijeva pažljivu procjenu doze i sigurnosti kod ljudi.
Novo istraživanje otkriva da osobe s neliječenom opstruktivnom sleep apnejom imaju veći rizik od razvoja Parkinsonove bolesti. Međutim, one mogu značajno smanjiti spomenuti rizik poboljšanjem kvalitete sna korištenjem kontinuiranog pozitivnog tlaka u dišnim putovima (CPAP).
Rezultati nove studije pokazuju da porast unosa ultraprerađene hrane kod mladih odraslih osoba s anamnezom prekomjerne tjelesne težine ili pretilosti naglo povećava rizik od predijabetesa i čimbenika rizika povezanih s kasnijim razvojem dijabetesa tipa 2.
