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The “Communal College:” Cross‐Ethnic Voting Rules and Census Requirements for Dyadic Consociational Democracies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Electoral systems in deeply divided societies are pivotal for peace and stability among ethno‐national groups. Consociationalism and centripetalism are the most widespread approaches from which derive the major incentives for electoral systems in deeply divided, dyadic societies.
Ivan Pepić
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Romance-Croatian ethno-linguistic symbiosis in the toponymy of Istria and North Croatian islands

, 1998
Područje Istre i kvarnerskih otoka najaktivnija je hrvatska jezična i onomastička regija. Više od tisućljeća kontinuiranih romansko-hrvatskih etnojezičnih dodira čini to područje osobito zanimljivim za proučavanje njihovih međujezičnih prožimanja ...
Dunja Brozović Rončević, Brozović Rončević, Dunja   +1 more
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Impact of the introduced small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) on abundance and activity time of the introduced ship rat (Rattus rattus) and the small mammal community on Adriatic islands, Croatia

, 2011
The small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) is one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species (IUCN 2000). It has negative impacts on several small mammals on islands where it was introduced. We assess the abundance of small mammal populations and
Barun, Arijana, Simberloff, Daniel, Arijana Barun, Barun,Arijana, Pascal, Michel, Nikola Tvrtkovic, Michel Pascal, Pascal,Michel, Tvrtkovic,Nikola, Tvrtković, Nikola, Simberloff,Daniel, Daniel Simberloff   +11 more
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Histopathology of the Pterygium in Population on Croatian Island Rab

Collegium antropologicum, 2007
In the 1975-2004 period, 130 cases of pterygium were estimated, 83 males and 47 females, on a small island Rab. Island Rab is located in the north part of the Adriatic sea, which has very high index of sun radiation. Pterygium is usually histopathologically defined as a hyperplasia of conjunctival tissue, elastoid degeneration of subepithelieum and ...
Vojniković, Božidar, Njirić, Sanja, Zamolo, Gordana, Toth, Ivan, Španjol, Josip, Čoklo, Miran   +5 more
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Engagement in early childhood education: A systematic review of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller populations in Europe

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This systematic review focuses on engagement in early childhood education (ECE) within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities. ECE increases lifelong educational success rates along with narrowing poverty and equity gaps. Yet the GRT participation rate in ECE is nearly half that of the majority mainstream population.
Sara Ponce, Jennifer Symonds, Seaneen Sloan, Ryan Alberto Gibbons   +3 more
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Interdependence of Transport Accessibility, Economy and Revitalization of Croatian Islands

, 2001
Autori u radu potvrđuju zakonitost prema kojoj previše starog stanovništva u populaciji usporava gospodarski razvoj, a kada prijeđe polovicu stanovništva područje ili mjesto počinje odumirati.
Stiperski, Zoran, Adolf Malić, Malić, Adolf, Zoran Stiperski, Dražen Kovačević, Kovačević, Dražen   +5 more
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Inbreeding and Learning Disability in Croatian Island Isolates

Collegium antropologicum, 2003
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of learning disability (LD) in isolate populations with different inbreeding coefficients (F). Prevalence of LD and F were determined in 10 villages from five Croatian islands: Brac, Hvar, Korcula, Lastovo and Susak.
Rudan, Igor, Rudan, Diana, Campbell, Harry, Biloglav, Zrinka, Urek, Roman, Padovan, Milko, Sibbett, Lorna, Janićijević, Branka, Smolej-Narančić, Nina, Rudan, Pavao   +9 more
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Traditional Fermented Dairy Products as Reservoirs of Bifidobacterium With Probiotic Potential: From Microbial Diversity to Functional Characterization

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Traditional fermented dairy products (TFDPs) are complex microbial ecosystems that may serve as reservoirs of many microorganisms, including those with probiotic potential such as Bifidobacterium species and lactobacilli. Although bifidobacteria are widely used as probiotic microorganisms in defined formulations, their occurrence, persistence,
Mst. Umme Habiba, Md. Morshedur Rahman, Mary Ann Augustin, Cristian Varela, Helen Morris, Hayriye Bozkurt   +5 more
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CROATIAN ISLANDS AND ISLAND PRODUCTS

, 2016
U ovom se radu govori o važnosti zaštite otočnog kulturnog naslijeđa kroz projekt Hrvatski otočni proizvod s primjerom na otoku Prviću. Jedan od načina kako sačuvati bogato kulturno i povijesno naslijeđe je kroz projekt Hrvatski otočni proizvod, osnovan ...
Nikolina Gaćina, Ana Vlahov, Gaćina, Nikolina, Vlahov, Ana   +3 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 542-559, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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