Processing differences between Serbian prepositions and nouns were investigated in two lexical decision experiments. The outcome of the experiments indicate that processing of nouns presented in their citation form is affected primarily by the amount of information (bits) derived from noun's probability. Processing of prepositions appeared to be more complex because, in addition to probability of preposition, processing latency is also affected by number of syntactic functions/meanings carried by a given preposition and number of congruent noun cases. None of these factors per se is correlated with processing latencies. However, when combined into a single unit (expressed in bits) significant proportion of processing latency variability has been accounted for. It was shown that prepositions are processed faster than nouns of equivalent frequency and equivalent length. We conclude this on the basis of the observed differences in slope from linear regression, but also on the basis of differences in averaged RTs for the two word types.

Data from numerous pathohistological, histochemical, immunohistochemical and biochemical studies of the otosclerotic tissue in the otic capsule are reviewed and correlated systematically in order to get more complete insight of the local cellular and molecular events in otosclerosis and to derive the basic knowledge from them. The following parameters are focused: sites and distribution of the otosclerotic foci, classification of the local events in otosclerosis, active and inactive otosclerotic foci, osteoid cells, enzyme activity of the otosclerotic foci and perilymph, components of the bone inorganic constituents and matrix. Characteristic morphologic changes and microscopic appearance of the otosclerotic foci are defined as well as the metabolic processes and enzyme disbalances of the disorder with respect to the phase of the otosclerotic bone resorption and formation. The authors specially stress the necessity of constant monitoring and critical evaluation of both the research data and the general concepts in the multifactorial field of otosclerosis.

Organizirani uzgoj Holstein pasmine konja u Križevcima pocinje 1980 godine uvozom originalnih Holstein kobila i pastuha iz Njemacke. Od tog vremena pa do danas u stajama ove ergele uzgojeno je nekoliko generacija vrsnih Holstein konja. Holstein konj danas predstavlja vodecu uzgojnu sportsku pasminu u Hrvatskoj. U razdoblju od 1991 godine do 2001 godine u rasplodu je bilo 16 kobila i 6 pastuha. Najveci broj potomaka potjece od pastuha Calypsa i Amadeusa. Tih 16 kobila oždrijebilo je ukupno 26 muskih i 18 ženskih potomaka. Cetiri kobile pobacile su po jedno ždrijebe, a jedna kobila trojke. Prosjecno trajanje graviditeta je 333 dana. Najkraca gravidnost trajala je 304, a najdulja 370 dana.

Auf dem Gestut der Wirtschaftshochschule in Križevci zuchtet man seit 22 Jahren Holsteinerstuten. In den ersten 10 Jahren befanden sich 22 und wahrend der nachsten 12 Jahre 18 Stuten in der Zucht. Wahrend dieser Zeit gab es insgesamt 131 Lebendgeburten, genauer gesagt 59 Stutfohlen (45, 03%) und 72 Hengstfohlen (54, 96%). Bei insgesamt 10 Stuten kam es zu einem Trachtigkeitsabbruch (jeweils ein Abort bei jeder Stute). Jeder Abort fand in der zweiten Graviditatshalfte statt. In 6 Fallen wurde nur eine Frucht abgestosen (60%), dreimal handelte es sich um einen Zwillingsabort (30%) und einmal um einen Drillingsabort (10%). Alle Zwillinge, wie auch eins von den verworfenen Drillingen waren Stutfohlen (77, 78%). Auf diesem Gestut werden alle Stuten am 16. und 40. Tag post conceptionem vaginoskopisch, rektal und mithilfe eines Ultraschallgerates auf eine Trachtigkeit hin untersucht. Nach der Feststellung einer Graviditat beobachtete man die Stuten bis zum Geburtstermin oder Abort. Bei keinem der genannten Aborte war die Ursache infektioser Natur.