This paper establishes a procedure for numerical analysis of a hip joint using the finite volume method. Patient-specific hip joint geometry is segmented directly from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging datasets and the resulting bone surfaces are processed into a form suitable for volume meshing. A high resolution continuum tetrahedral mesh has been generated, where a sandwich model approach is adopted; the bones are represented as a stiffer cortical shells surrounding more flexible cancellous cores. Cartilage is included as a uniform thickness extruded layer and the effect of layer thickness is investigated. To realistically position the bones, gait analysis has been performed giving the 3D positions of the bones for the full gait cycle. Three phases of the gait cycle are examined using a finite volume based custom structural contact solver implemented in open-source software OpenFOAM.

Industrial heritage has a great importance in development of tourism of Tuzla Canton because this is a region which had well developed industry in the past. Major part of this industry has been destroyed and now can be used for touristic purposes Besides this function, industrial plants can be used for development of culture, education, etc., and we already have such positive examples in wealthier European countries. The aim of the survey was to examine the opinion of tourist agencies, which are providers of tourist services, on further development of tourism in the region of Tuzla Canton, with special emphasis on industrial tourism, because tourist agencies are one of the key factors in creation of tourism development. Methods used for data collecting, processing and analysis are: historical, descriptive, comparative, case study, survey (SPSS version 20). Elements that need improving and further development are highlighted. The research results can help the tourist destination management, in this case TC, but also all segments of the tourism industry of TC, improve their offer and communication with a potential tourism market.

Tuzla Canton (TC) has experienced a certain economic transformation and gradually started turning from an industrial region into a region of tertiary and quaternary activities, also notable in the strategic documents of the Canton. The present research was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013 with the aim of determining the attitudes of employees in the tourism sector of TC regarding the condition, i.e. the prospects of TC tourism. In July of 2012, using a structured questionnaire, persons employed in travel agencies and TC hotels were surveyed in relation to the following issues: what is, in their own opinion, the determining factor for a tourist in choosing a tour package in TC as a destination; how would they assess the tourist’s motives for choosing TC as a destination; how would they characterize (assess) the value factors of the TC tourist offer. The conducted research indicates that employees in the tourism industry have formed perceptions of TC as a tourist destination: it is a destination where tourists feel pleasant and happy to stay at; it has outstanding natural attractions, a welcoming environment and solid accommodation and catering potentials. However, elements that need improving and further development are highlighted as well. Methods used for collecting, processing and analyzing data are: historical, descriptive, comparative. Frequency analysis was conducted using the SPSS statistical program (version 20). The research results can help the tourist destination management, in this case TC, but also all segments of the tourism industry of TC, improve their offer and communication with a potential tourism market.

The paper discusses Sherman Alexie's 2007 novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian within the context of the (de)construction of identity and Otherness of a “new” American Indian in the contemporary world. Through analysis of the American Indian identity and the facets which characterize “Indianness” in Alexie’s Diary, the paper explores a new Indian reality that resists boundaries and singularity in many ways. A great part of that identity is created and presented through Junior and/or Arnold’s language. Abundant with slang terms, occasionally sexually explicit, offensive and racist comments or views packed with metaphorical expressions and underlined with humor and irony, such language contributes significantly to the creation of double identity or multiple identities of a young person. Additionally, there are cartoons, used as a special medium to bridge the gap between the words and the reader offering at the same time a humorous insight into the experience of life. The aim of the paper is to focus on the contrasting identities of the Indian and the White cultures, races and spaces as well as on a concept of a new consciousness about Indian identity and co-existence in the world that is yet to be discovered for Alexie’s post-nomadic Indian. It will also show that the creation of identity of a young person is a multilevel process of growing up and maturity reflected in social, cultural, linguistic and many other dimensions. Keywords: Otherness, “Indianness”, “a part time Indian”, a post-Indian identity, language, slang, humor, cartoons.