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Technological, Marketing and Complementary Competencies Driving Innovative Performance of Slovenian Manufacturing Firms
Authors: Rajkovič Tanja , Prašnikar Janez 
Published: August 2009

Technological, Marketing and Complementary Competencies Driving Innovative Performance of Slovenian Manufacturing Firms
The paper discusses innovative performance of firms and underlying competencies, namely technological, marketing and complementary. Competencies are regarded as networks of various capabilities and other firm assets and can be used for cross-industry comparisons. The study is based on a survey carried out among 50 established Slovenian manufacturing companies addressing competencies which they employ in their 65 distinct product lines. Three distinct segments of firms are established based on innovative performance indicators. Used are techniques of multivariate statistics, including cluster analysis and analysis of variance. The results imply that the most innovative firms simultaneously develop technological, marketing and complementary competencies. The implications of our findings are valuable to the firms aligning their competencies with their strategy, as well as to policy makers in technology following countries.
Some Aspects of the Health-Care Institutions Management in Slovenia
Authors: Vadnjal Jaka , Bernik Jurij , Baričič Andrej 
Published: August 2009

Some Aspects of the Health-Care Institutions Management in Slovenia
Not much has research has so far been done into the peculiarities of health-care organization management. The motivation was to explore the possible perspectives of the health-organization management system in comparison to other business forms. The hypotheses were tested through a questionnaire that was mailed to managers in health-care institutions. It has been confirmed to a certain degree that managers with a medical training background have different managerial scopes, oriented more to their own profession, including economics of their organization, need for enhanced knowledge and, their managerial style. The implications of the study are at two levels. The future design of training programs for top and middle management institutions will be influenced by the results and findings. At the other level, the implications are expected to arouse interest in the field of multidisciplinary education course design as well as some providing possible background for development of business consulting services in the field.
Information-Communication Technology (ICT) in our Lives: the Interplay of ICT and Romantic Relationships
Authors: Pagon Milan , Bizjak Uroš 
Published: August 2009

Information-Communication Technology (ICT) in our Lives: the Interplay of ICT and Romantic Relationships
Relationships among different aspects of romantic relationship quality, the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT), characteristics of a relationship, demographics, and personality were examined on a sample of 407 students in the Republic of Slovenia. The findings suggest that the most important factor in determining the quality of a romantic relationship is companionship (joint activities of a romantic couple). Romantic couples who generally spent more time in joint activities also spent more time using ICT in maintaining their romantic relationship. The usage of ICT in a romantic relationship itself does not influence the quality of that relationship. The general usage of ICT, however, deteriorates the quality of the romantic relationship. Once we take into account the impact of companionship, personality variables do not provide any unique contributions to romantic relationship quality.
The Relevance of Systems Methodologies in the Development of Organizational Systems
Authors: Kljajić Miroljub 
Published: August 2009

The Relevance of Systems Methodologies in the Development of Organizational Systems
The relationship between systems development and systems methodologies is discussed in this paper. As the measure of system development on the macro level, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is assumed to be the consequence of systems Research and Development (R&D), which is estimated indirectly by the number of published articles in the last 40 years. It was supposed that profit and governmental organizations are systems comprised of Production, Management and Information Systems (IS), and that their quality performance is related with its income generation, which in the future would impact the overall GDP of a country. Under such view, we also assume that such organizational processes are qualitatively improved by the application of knowledge generated by research publications, and in this study, we research for the specific case of the Systems Approach (SA), Systems Engineering (SE), Operational Research (OR), Information Systems Development (ISD) and Simulation, as the research topics for coping with organizational improvement. We looked for the articles containing the afore-mentioned variables as topic keywords, which indicate sufficient correlations with GDP and carrying information on sustainable development. We found a positive trend in the evolution of research methodologies, such as SE, ISD and OR, towards a Systems Approach and Simulation as a holistic methodology. As a result, we have proved the dynamic hypothesis of a high correlation between GDP of Top 10 + Slovenia and R&D expressed by the above-mentioned variables.
Heuristic Approach to Inventory Control with Advance Capacity Information
Authors: Jakšič Marko , Rusjan Borut 
Published: August 2009

Heuristic Approach to Inventory Control with Advance Capacity Information
There is a growing trend of information sharing within modern supply chains. This trend is mainly stimulated by recent developments in information technology and the increasing awareness that accurate and timely information helps firms cope with volatile and uncertain business conditions. We model a periodic-review, single-item, capacitated stochastic inventory system, where a supply chain member has the ability to obtain advance capacity information (‘ACI’) about future supply capacity availability. ACI is used to reduce the uncertainty of future supply and thus enables the decision-maker to make better ordering decisions. We develop an easily applicable heuristic based on insights gained from an analysis of the optimal policy. In a numerical study we quantify the benefits of ACI and compare the performance of the proposed heuristic with the optimal performance. We illustrate the conditions in which the procedure is working well and comment on its practical applicability.
Selection Criteria for Six Sigma Projects in Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
Authors: Gošnik Dušan , Hohnjec Matej 
Published: August 2009

Selection Criteria for Six Sigma Projects in Slovenian Manufacturing Companies
Researches reveal that successful six sigma implementation is related to proper six sigma project prioritisation and selection. This research is limited to the selection of six sigma projects in some manufacturing companies in Slovenia. The purpose of this study is to identify what criteria are considered for prioritisation and selection of six sigma projects and how six sigma projects are selected. A research sample is limited by the number of companies which have implemented six sigma so far. The results indicate that Slovenian manufacturing organisations tend to select six sigma projects based on criteria such as customer satisfaction, connection with a business strategy financial benefits, and growth of the organisation. Several tools and techniques such as quality cost analysis, brainstorming and interviews are used to identify and prioritise projects. Identification of the most commonly used criteria to select six sigma projects can help practitioners to select projects based on multiple criteria by using tools and techniques identified in this study. This topic has not been applied in the field of Slovenian manufacturing companies and thus it presents the first study in this field in Slovenia.
Description of Third Instar Larvae of Terellia Colon and T. Virens (Diptera, Tephritidae)
Authors: Korneyev S. 
Published: August 2009

Description of Third Instar Larvae ofTerellia ColonandT. Virens(Diptera, Tephritidae)Third instar larvae of T. colon (Meigen, 1826) and T. virens (Loew, 1846) are described and figured for the first time based on material from Kyiv Region (Ukraine).
Description of A New Spider Species of The Genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) From Pakistan
Authors: Ovtchinnikov S. , Ahmad B. , Inayatullah M. 
Published: August 2009

Description of A New Spider Species of The Genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) From Pakistan
Gnaphosa pakistanica Ovchinnikov, Ahmad et Inayatullah, sp. n. from Pakistan is described. Comments on the other two species recorded from Pakistan are given.
A New Water Mite (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Sperchontidae) From The Himalaya Mountains (Nothern India)
Authors: Pešić V. , Gerecke R. 
Published: August 2009

A New Water Mite (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Sperchontidae) From The Himalaya Mountains (Nothern India)A water mite Sperchon ivonae Pesic et Gerecke, sp. n. (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Sperchontidae) from a stream in the Himalaya Mountains (Himachal Pradesh State, Northern India) is described. Type material is deposited in the collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel.
Ecological Characteristic of Calanoids (Copepoda, Calanoida) of the Inland Waters of Ukraine
Authors: Samchyshyna L. 
Published: August 2009

Ecological Characteristic of Calanoids (Copepoda, Calanoida) of the Inland Waters of UkraineThe article presents analyze of known published data and own observations on ecology of freshwater and brackish calanoid copepods of fauna of Ukraine. The briefly characteristic of main types of waterbodies inhabited by calanoids is given. The relation of species to the important ecological factors of water environment like temperature, habitat permanence, salinity, pH, current, suspended matters, and interaction with other hydrobionts is analyzed.
A New Species of the Genus Pseudotorymus (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) From Crimea
Authors: Zerova M. , Seryogina L. 
Published: August 2009

A New Species of the Genus Pseudotorymus (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) From Crimea
Pseudotorymus juniperi Zerova, sp. n. is described and compared with similar species of Pseudotorymus. The new species is reared from cecidomyiid galls on Juniperus excelsa.
New and Little-Known Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) from Europe
Authors: Kameneva E. 
Published: August 2009

New and Little-Known Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) from EuropeNew and Little-Known Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) from Europe. Kameneva E. P.— Improved keys to European species ofTetanopsandUlidiaare provided. The shape of projections of the phallus glans is found to be essential to distinguish species in the genusUlidia. Ulidia erythrophthalma(Meigen, 1826),U. albidipennisLoew, 1845,U. nigripennisLoew, 1845,U. parallelaLoew, 1845 andU. atrataLoew, 1868 are shown to be separate species and redescribed with the use of genitalic characters. The following synonymy is established:Homalocephala albitarsisZetterstedt, 1838 =Ortalis diopsidesWalker, 1849, syn. n. =Ortalis costalisWalker, 1849, syn. n.Homalocephala apicalis(Wahlberg, 1838) =Psairoptera bisetaFrey, 1909, syn. n. =Psairoptera similisCresson, 1924, syn. n.;Homalocephala mamaeviKrivosheina et Krivosheina, 1995 is recorded for the first time from Europe (Austria, Sweden).Euxesta stigmatiasLoew, 1873 is recorded for the first time in the Palaearctic Region based on a single unintentionally introduced specimen from Bulgaria. New finds of other ulidiid species in European countries are listed. Several species previously known only from Europe are recorded from Asia.
Dynamics of Infection with Strongylidae of the Przewalski Horse (Equus Przewalskii) Population in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Authors: Zvegintsova N. , Zharkikh T. , Yasynetska N. 
Published: August 2009

Dynamics of Infection with Strongylidae of the Przewalski Horse (Equus Przewalskii) Population in the Chernobyl Exclusion ZoneDynamics of Infection with Strongylidae of the Przewalski Horse (Equus przewalskii) Population in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Zvegintsova N. S., Zharkikh T. L., Yasynetska N. I.— In 1998 and in 1999, several Przewalski horses (PH) from the Reserve Askania Nova were transferred to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), a free-roaming breeding population was therefore established. Parasitological monitoring of the population was carried out between 1998 and 2006. Before the transportation, PHs were dewormed with Albendazole. On arrival, the PHs were placed in large pasture enclosures for acclimatization, where they were kept between a few weeks and eight months before releasing into the wild. Besides PHs, some domestic working horses were kept in the enclosures. After transportation to CEZ, the level of infection with intestinal helminths in PHs increased. Probably, it was due to the following factors: 1) larvae of helminthes, which survived in intestines after deworming, developed, 2) the pasture in acclimatization enclosures was contaminated with parasites, as PHs shared the enclosures with domestic horses. Over the first three years, the prevalence of Strongylidae were 98.8%, the mean intensities varied from 248.0 ± 51.3 to 612.0 ± 278.2 eggs per gram faeces (epg). A mean intensity in bachelor males was higher than in members of harem groups, as the bachelors had closer contacts with domestic horses. After domestic horses had been transferred outside of CEZ in 2001, the overall intensity in PHs has progressively decreased. During 2004-2006, the mean intensity became stable with range 80.9 ± 25.5 to 138.9 ± 33.2 epg, with prevalence of 93.1%. In 3.5% of faecal samples,Parascaris equorum(Ascarididae) were found; a mean intensity was 29.0 ± 10.7 epg. A few eggs ofAnoplocephala perfoliata(Anoplocephalidae) were found in three samples only. Due to negligible contamination of pastures excluded from farming industry long ago, there are comparatively low levels of infection in the free-roaming PHs. The present level of infection is considered harmless to the horses as clinical symptoms of helminthoses were never noticed.
The Variability of Exoskeleton Elements in Polyplacocystis Ambigua (Protista, Centrohelida)
Authors: Gaponova L. , Dovgal I. 
Published: August 2009

The Variability of Exoskeleton Elements inPolyplacocystis Ambigua(Protista, Centrohelida)The Variability of Exoskeleton Elements inPolyplacocystis ambigua(Protista, Centrohelida). Gaponova L. P., Dovgal I. V.— Article dealt with the investigation of variability of the scales of periplast inPolyplacocystis ambigua(Penard, 1904). New quantative character of periplast scale (wide of rim) was introduced. Renewed diagnosis ofP. ambiguawhere the quantative characteristics of perilpast scales are taken into account is given.
Goodayia Rostellatum Gen. N., Sp. N. (Protozoa) - A Monothalamous Foraminiferan from the Black Sea
Authors: Sergeeva N. , Anikeeva O. 
Published: August 2009

Goodayia RostellatumGen. N., Sp. N. (Protozoa) - A Monothalamous Foraminiferan from the Black SeaGoodayia rostellatumgen. n., sp. n. (Protozoa) - a Monothalamous Foraminifera from the Black Sea. Sergeeva N. G., Anikeeva O. V.-Goodayia rostellatumgen. n., sp. n. is described from the open slope of the Black Sea along the northwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula (160 m water depth). The test of this very delicate, organic-walled, monothalamous (single-chambered) foraminifer is elongated and becomes wider from the middle to the apertural end. Test wall consists of two layers, and the protoplasm is separated from the inner layer by a more or less distinct space. The protoplasm is finely granular, homogeneous, without foreign inclusions. The single terminal apertural structure has an asymmetric, beak-like shape with the aperture located under the beak. The nucleus is situated more or less in the middle of the test. The shape and size of the test, the presence of two membranes, and the single terminal aperture are the features reminiscent of the generaGloiogullmiaandRhynchogromia.However, the new genus has significant differences from these taxa, notably the absence of any foreign mineral or organic particles adhering to the test wall, and the beak-shaped apertural structure.
Extra Upper Premolars in a Specimen of Myotis Blythii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)
Authors: Ghazali M. 
Published: August 2009

Extra Upper Premolars in a Specimen ofMyotis Blythii(Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)Extra Upper Premolars in a Specimen ofMyotis blythii(Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Ghazali M. A.— A case of extra upper premolars is described in a specimen ofMyotis blythiifrom Kerch peninsula (Ukraine, Crimea). Additional teeth are situated near the third premolars from both sides of the jaw. Giving into account their size and position it was supposed that they appear as a result of complete splitting of the third premolar primordium.
New Species of the Chalcidoid Wasps of the Families Eurytomidae and Torymidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Iran
Authors: Zerova M. , Seryogina L. , Karimpour Yu. 
Published: August 2009

New Species of the Chalcidoid Wasps of the Families Eurytomidae and Torymidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Iran
Three new species of the Family Eurytomidae (Eurytoma lactucae Zerova, sp. n.; Bruchophagus trjapitzini Zerova, sp. n.; Nikanoria shohadae Zerova, sp. n.) and two species of Family Torymidae (Glyphomerus flavabdomen Zerova, sp. n.; Cryptopristus salviae Zerova, sp. n.) are described from Iran; ten palearctic species from the same Families are indicated for Iranian fauna for the first time (Eurytoma abdita Zerova, E. calicotomae Zerova, Eurytoma robusta Mayr, Bruchophagus astragali Fedoseeva, Adontomerus impolitus Askew et Nieves, Exopristoides hypecoi Zerova et Stojanova, Exopristus trigonomerus Ruschka, Idiomacromerus papaveris (Förster), Glyphomerus aylax Stojanova, Pseudotorymus militarsis (Boheman).
Tetrix Tuerki (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae): Distribution in Ukraine, Ecological Characteristic and Features of Biology
Authors: Pushkar T. 
Published: August 2009

Tetrix Tuerki (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae): Distribution in Ukraine, Ecological Characteristic and Features of Biology
The presence of Tetrix tuerki (Krauss, 1876) in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains and Transcarpathian Region nowadays is confirmed. Three different morphological forms of T. tuerki are distinguished based on the wings and prothorax lengths: brachypterous, mesopterous and macropterous forms. Only two forms of adults (mesopterous and brachypterous) and the larvae of middle and the last instars hibernate. Adults of macropterous individuals of T. tuerki appear in June, developing from the hibernated larvae. Some larvae of T. tuerki are emerged from eggs and become the adults at the same year, transforming mesopterous and brachypterous forms. In spring T. tuerki (brachypterous and mesopterous individuals) lives on sandy-pebble alluvion of mountain river coasts, but in summer it (macropterous individuals) prefers alluvions near the middle part of the river far from its coasts. All three morphological forms of T. tuerki inhabit the middle flows of mountain rivers and the foothills outside a mountain system; brachypterous and mesopterous individuals are widespread in the upper reaches and in the lower flows of mountain rivers where alluvions are rare. Body length of specimens of T. tuerki, inhabiting upper and lower flows mountain rivers are smaller then in other river sides. Vibratory signals of T. tuerki are described for the first time and the oscillograms of the vibratory signals are provided.
Formation of Pattern and Diagnostic Instar Features of the Head in Caterpillars from Genus Peridea (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae)
Authors: Dolinskaya I. 
Published: August 2009

Formation of Pattern and Diagnostic Instar Features of the Head in Caterpillars from Genus Peridea (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae)
Pattern and colouration of caterpillar head of all larval instar of 7 species from genus Peridea Stephens, 1828 are studied. Formation of caterpillar head pattern in ontogenesis is discussed. Diagnostic characters, both specific and larval instars, are recorded for the first time. Key to species according to larval instars is given. Evidently, only larvae of the 1st instar demonstrate different directions in the pattern formation. This characteristic can be used for clearing of taxonomic relations in the genera and on the earliest ontogenetic stages (1st larval instar) only. In the following (2nd-5th) instars, the pattern became more or less of the same type. It depends on stripes shape or colouration only and can serve as good specific diagnostic character. To determine larval instar, both width of the head capsule and head pattern should be taken into account.
A Review of Fruit Flies of the Genus Rhagoletis (Diptera, Tephritidae) of Iran and Bordering Countries, with the Key to Species
Authors: Namin S. , Rasoulian G. 
Published: August 2009

A Review of Fruit Flies of the Genus Rhagoletis (Diptera, Tephritidae) of Iran and Bordering Countries, with the Key to Species
The genus Rhagoletis Loew includes many economically important pests of fleshy fruits. Six species of this genus occurring in Iran and bordering countries are briefly reviewed, and a key to species is provided. Rhagoletis flavicincta Enderlein is recorded for the first time from Iran.
Life Cycle of the Trematode Neodiplostomum oriolinum (Diplostomatidae) under Natural Conditions in Primorye Region (Russia)
Authors: Besprozvannykh V. 
Published: August 2009

Life Cycle of the Trematode Neodiplostomum oriolinum (Diplostomatidae) under Natural Conditions in Primorye Region (Russia)
The life cycle and developmental stages of the trematode Neodiplostomum oriolinum Oschmarin, 1963 are described. It was experimentally established that under natural conditions of Primorye Region, the first intermediate hosts of this trematode are snails Polypylis semiglobosa, Helicorbis sujfunensis, and the second are tadpoles of Rana dybowskii. Adult worms were developed in chicken and rat. Based on comparative morphological analysis of adult worms developed under experimental conditions and data given in P. G. Oshmarin (1963) paper it is assumed that N. oriolinum and N. paraoriolinum Oschmarin, 1963 are synonyms.
A New Amphipod Species Echinogammarus karadagiensis sp. n. (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) from Crimean Coasts (Black Sea).
Authors: Grintsov V. 
Published: August 2009

A New Amphipod Species Echinogammarus karadagiensis sp. n. (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) from Crimean Coasts (Black Sea).
Echinogammarus karadagiensis Grintsov, sp. n. (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) is described and illustrated based on specimens collected from the pebble-sand beach on Crimean coasts (0 m) (Black Sea). Morphological and ecological data are given.
New Collembola Species from the Floodplain Forests of the Transcarpathian Lowland (Ukraine)
Authors: Kaprus' I. , Tsalan J. 
Published: August 2009

New Collembola Species from the Floodplain Forests of the Transcarpathian Lowland (Ukraine)As a result of an ecological study of the springtails communities of floodplain oak forests (Transcarpathian Lowland),Spinonychiurus epaphiusKaprus' et Tsalan, sp. n. andTetracanthella pericarpaticaKaprus' et Tsalan, sp. n. are collected and described.S. epaphiussp. n. belongs to species group of Onychiuridae with abdominal sternum III, divided into two subsegments. AT. pericarpaticasp. n. new species is distinguished among similar taxa by reduced chaetotaxy of body.
The Discovery of the Intermediate Host for the Trematode Moliniella anceps (Trematoda, Echinostomatidae) in Ukraine
Authors: Kudlai O. 
Published: August 2009

The Discovery of the Intermediate Host for the Trematode Moliniella anceps (Trematoda, Echinostomatidae) in Ukraine
The freshwater molluscs Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) are first reported as intermediate hosts of the trematode Moliniella anceps (Molin, 1859) Hübner, 1939, the parasite of meadow birds (Rallidae), in Ukraine (Dneprodzerzhynsk Reservoir, Poltavska oblast). Description and figure of metacercariae are provided.