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Opis: Background Matrix‑assisted laser desorption/ionization time‑of‑flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‑TOF MS) pro‑ tein profiling has emerged over the last decade as a method of choice for species identification of many medically important arthropods. However, the influence of intraspecific variability on the performance of this popular technique has seldom been tested. This study provides the first standardized comparison of different geographical popula‑ tions of Phlebotomus perniciosus, a vector of Leishmania infantum and Toscana virus in the western Mediterranean, by MALDI‑TOF MS protein profiling. Methods Phlebotomus perniciosus males were collected in five countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croa‑ tia) that represent most of its distribution in Europe. All samples were trapped, stored and processed according to a highly standardized protocol to avoid effects other than geographical origin on their protein spectra acquired by MALDI‑TOF MS protein profiling. The obtained protein spectra were compared with laboratory‑reared specimens of Ph. perniciosus. Results Twenty‑two analysed specimens from five geographical populations provided protein spectra that were highly similar, species‑specific and clustering according to their quality. No grouping according to geographical origin was observed, and the protein spectra of field‑collected specimens showed similar composition and complexity to spectra from Ph. perniciosus laboratory colony‑reared in captivity for several decades. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate that in samples of a same sex, with the same collection method and storage time, MALDI‑TOF MS protein profiling does not reflect the geographical origin of analysed specimens, confirming the value of this technique for high‑fidelity and reproducible species identification of sand flies regardless of their geographical origin.
Ključne besede: intraspecific geographical variability, Phlebotomus perniciosus, MALDI-TOF
Objavljeno v RUP: 29.06.2026; Ogledov: 175; Prenosov: 5
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Opis: The migration of mineral oils from recycled paper and cardboard packaging to food has raised increasing con- cerns in recent years. In addition to mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH), polyolefin oligomeric hydrocarbons (POH), a class of synthetic hydrocarbons derived from the polymerization of olefins such as ethylene and propylene, and often analytically mistaken for MOH, also pose a risk. POH can migrate from plastic materials into food, espe- cially those made with polyolefins like polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), which are widely used in food packaging (films, trays, containers, etc.). Several solutions have been proposed, and others are still under development to address this issue. Currently, the most promising approach is the introduction of polymeric materials as a barrier to prevent the migration of these contaminants. The primary aim of this review is to provide an updated overview of the migration of MOH and POH from conventional packaging materials into foods, the parameters influencing this process, recent advances in innovative eco-sustainable barrier materials, and the testing methods used to measure their migration. Special attention is given to biopolymers, as they enhance the sustainability of paper and cardboard packaging while maintaining their recyclability.
Ključne besede: mineral oil hydrocarbons, polyolefin oligomeric saturated hydrocarbons, food packaging, sustainability, barrier materials
Objavljeno v RUP: 26.06.2026; Ogledov: 170; Prenosov: 11
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Opis: Let Γ denote a finite, bipartite, connected graph with vertex set X. Fix x ∈ X and let ε ≥ 3 denote the eccentricity of x. For mutually distinct scalars {θ ∗ i }ε i=0 define a diagonal matrix A∗ = A∗(θ ∗ 0 , θ ∗ 1 , . . . , θ ∗ ε ) ∈ Mat X (R) as follows: for y ∈ X set (A∗)yy = θ ∗ ∂(x,y), where ∂ denotes the shortest path-length distance function of Γ. We say that A∗ is a dual adjacency matrix candidate of Γ with respect to x if the adjacency matrix A ∈ Mat X (R) of Γ and A∗ satisfy A3 A∗ − A∗ A3 + (β + 1)(A A∗ A2 − A2 A∗ A) = ρ(A A∗ − A∗ A) for some scalars β, ρ ∈ R. In this paper, we investigate when bipartite graphs that admit a dual adjacency matrix candidate also admit a uniform structure (in the sense of Terwilliger [6]). To do that, we first define a weakly uniform structure by slightly relaxing the conditions of uniform structure. The main result of this paper is that Γ admits a dual adjacency matrix candidate with respect to x if and only if Γ admits a weakly uniform structure with respect to x whose parameters satisfy some additional conditions. In particular, for β = 2, the weakly uniform structure is indeed a uniform structure.
Ključne besede: uniform property, dual adjacency matrix, Q-polynomial property
Objavljeno v RUP: 18.06.2026; Ogledov: 254; Prenosov: 8
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Opis: How long visitors spend viewing artworks, often referred to as dwell time, has long been studied in museology as a potential behavioral indicator of engagement. However, dwell time may encode both genuine preference and situational factors such as fatigue, and disentangling these signals for computational modeling has received limited attention. This study investigates whether dwell time can serve as a valid preference indicator for implicit user modeling and whether incorporating it can improve artwork recommendation. Using the BIRD dataset, which includes eye-tracking data for extracting dwell times and explicit preferences from 51 museum visitors, we report three main findings. First, visitors spend significantly longer (9.27 seconds on average) viewing artworks they like, with a large effect size (Cohen’s d = 1.47). Second, we confirm the museum fatigue phenomenon, the progressive decline in visitor attention throughout a visit, observing a 34% reduction in dwell time from visit start to end. Third, we evaluate collaborative filtering approaches and find that while purely implicit models using dwell time alone perform near-chance level, a hybrid approach that uses dwell time to compute item similarities while predicting preferences from explicit likes achieves the best performance (AUC-ROC = 0.755, AP = 0.522). These findings suggest that dwell time provides complementary information to explicit feedback and can enhance museum recommendation systems when appropriately integrated.
Ključne besede: implicit, user modeling, recommender systems, artwork, museum
Objavljeno v RUP: 09.06.2026; Ogledov: 275; Prenosov: 23
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Opis: Personalized news systems often adapt ranking to user preferences, which can reinforce selective exposure. We investigate an alterna- tive personalization strategy: stance-aware incentive shaping. In- stead of modifying content ranking, we use a minimal per-topic stance user model to adapt reward gradients, awarding more points for engaging with counter-attitudinal content. In a between-subject experiment (� = 98), we compare a non- adaptive baseline with two adaptive incentive framings (levels vs. leaderboards). Stance-aware gamification increased behavioral en- gagement (clicks and time), while subjective engagement and com- prehension did not differ reliably. Only the level-based framing produced significant pre–post increases in stance change and open- minded thinking, with effects varying by topic. We position stance-aware incentive shaping as a lightweight user-model intervention that adapts motivational feedback rather than ranking, offering an alternative pathway for diversity-aware personalization in recommender systems.
Ključne besede: information systems, recommender systems, personalization, human-centered computing, user studies
Objavljeno v RUP: 05.06.2026; Ogledov: 247; Prenosov: 10
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