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Atlas Banskobystrického kraja (tematický atlas)
(Belianum. Vydavateľstvo Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici, 2026-10-26) Hrdý, Tomáš; Škodová, Martina
Vo svojich piatich kapitolách vás atlas prevedie históriou, prírodou, demografiou či potenciálom Banskobystrického kraja. Pomocou pútavej infografiky zaujme aj najväčšieho odporcu čítania kníh. Tento atlas je totiž viac než len kniha. Je to moderná učebná pomôcka, ktorá vás uchváti. Doslova vás vytrhne spoznávať okolitú krajinu priamo tam, kde sa nachádza - vonku. Vďaka boundom, hrám vytvoreným na skutočných miestach Banskobystrického kraja, sa budete môcť o tom, čo čítate, ísť priamo do terénu aj presvedčiť. A keď sa vám nebude chcieť nikam chodiť, nechajte Banskobystrický kraj prísť k vám, napríklad pomocou virtuálnej reality. Na konci každej kapitoly vás čakajú úlohy na upevnenie získaných poznatkov. Nie sú to nudné slovné úlohy či bezduché otázky, ale výzvy, ktoré preveria vaše nižšie aj vyššie kognitívne procesy, vyskúšajú nielen vašu pamäť, ale rozvinú vašu tvorivosť a nápady. Atlas Banskobystrického kraja je preto učebným textom, po ktorom chce siahnuť každý súčasný učiteľ, každý študent a každý žiak. Je inovatívnou učebnou pomôckou, ktorá sa s pokorou no odhodlane pokúsi riešiť súčasné výzvy učiteľa, študenta aj žiaka.
Multifunctionality of grassland soils: opportunities and challenges
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute : Basel, 2026) Kanianska, Radoslava; Kizeková, Miriam
Grasslands are very diverse and their global distribution is determined by the climate, mainly the temperature and precipitation. FAO [1] reported that in 2023, meadows and pastures globally covered 3200 million ha. They are found on all continents except Antarctica, on a wide range of soil types. Temperate grasslands include Eurasian steppes, North American prairies, the pampas lowlands of South America, and Patagonian steppe. Tropical and subtropical savannas occur in Africa and Australia, in the north of South America, in the south of Northern America, and in South Asia and Southeast Asia. These natural grass biomes are under permanent anthropogenic pressure around the world. They are often replaced by intensive agricultural systems [2] and are used as arable land. One of the reasons or this is their high-quality soil, which develops during soil-forming processes thanks to the accumulation of high-quality organic material provided by dead grass bodies. Grasses are generally rich in structural (sugar and starches) and non-structural (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, etc.) carbohydrates and contain less protein, minerals, vitamins, and fats in comparison to legumes [3]. They are an excellent prerequisite for high-quality organic matter composition such as that found in the most productive soils on Earth, Chernozems, which only develop in forest–steppe zones [4]. However, grasslands around the world are found on different types of soils, of varying quality, also due to dynamic land use changes. The increased demand for food and fodder results in intensive land utilization. Forests are often being converted into grasslands and pastures, causing significant modifications in soil properties, as reflected in the performance of ecosystem functions and services.
Besides productive functions, grassland soils contribute to a wide range of functions and ecosystem services, including regulating, supporting, and cultural services. They act as carbon sinks [5], contribute to water retention and regulation [6], maintain biogeochemical cycles [7], and are also of major relevance to biodiversity [8].
Despite their importance, grasslands are experiencing widespread and accelerating degradation due to global environmental changes [9], and the percentage of protection for this biome is lower than for all other biomes [10].
Scientists and experts in the field of grasslands are making efforts to increase awareness of the values they offer to humanity, provide new knowledge and improve grasslands’ management. They point out their variability, aiming to improve understanding of nutrient cycles and their productivity with the help of sustainable management. They highlight the role of grasslands in dealing with climate change and other environmental risks. Increasing attention is also dedicated to new, less explored areas, such as the role of grassland soils’ microbiome and its contribution to the provision of ecosystem services.
Cross-national pilot evaluation of an innovative outdoor-integrated sel program on preschool children’s perceived prosocial behavior and self-reported psychosomatic complaints
("Az-buki" National Publishing House : Sofia, 2026) Fedorko, Vladimír; Rochovská, Ivana
This cross-national pilot study evaluated an outdoor-integrated Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program across nine preschool sites in Slovakia, Spain, and Malta using a two-wave unlinked pre-post design analyzed as independent cross-sectional samples at the group level. Children’s perceived prosocial behavior (teacher and parent ratings; QSPBPCH) and self-reported psychosomatic complaints (SCL) were assessed in parallel. Scoring followed established protocols (available-case means; reverse-coded items), with QSPBPCH demonstrating adequate-to-excellent reliability and SCL moderate reliability. Site fixed-effects ordinary least squares models with site-clustered standard errors indicated a directionally positive POST shift in perceived prosocial behavior and a small, nonsignificant negative shift in psychosomatic complaints; inference prioritized wild cluster bootstrap-t given nine clusters. Standardized mean differences were positive for prosocial behavior – largest in Spain and among Maltese teachers – and small negative for psychosomatic complaints. Site-level changes were negatively but imprecisely associated. In the absence of person-level linkage and experimental condition indicators, findings are interpreted as directional differences rather than causal effects. Overall, implementation coincided with favorable shifts in adult-perceived prosocial behavior without systematic change in psychosomatic complaints.
Vision restoration to people with long-term blindness using the brain-computer interface technology: A sociotechnical research framework to improve usefulness for users
(Dove Medical Press : Londýn, 2026) Smutný, Zdeněk; Hudec, Milan; Kožuh, Ines
Invasive and non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) represent a promising technology for treating various diseases and disabilities. BCI-based invasive solutions also include visual prostheses. Currently, there is rapid development of cortical prostheses and bold statements, eg, about the potential of Neuralink’s experimental neuroprosthetic Blindsight to restore vision. However, questions arise about the usefulness of such solutions for people with long-term blindness, considering other compensatory aids and referring to the empirical basis of cases where vision has been successfully restored surgically in the past. These cases reveal that biological restoration of sight does not guarantee functional vision. Moreover, technological limitations, such as low-resolution phosphene-based vision, individual variability or postoperative complications, reduce usability and usefulness for potential users. Therefore, we draw on literature on visual prostheses, documented cases of vision restoration, and employ a sociotechnical approach used in design science to discuss aspects that influence the usefulness of the vision restoration to people with long-term blindness, with emphasis on cortical prostheses. This approach emphasises the need to include or inscribe social values into designed BCI solutions to reveal what people with blindness need and what can be achieved with current technology. Research on user values and needs must shape the visual prostheses design, and their functions must be helpful to the user and synergistically complement his or her sociotechnical context (eg, interacting with other used aids and smart environments, or supporting needed social skills). Sociotechnical research can guide iterative design, improve future user acceptance and adoption, align prosthetic development with real-life needs, and prevent users from reverting to life with blindness due to cognitive overload or poor functional adaptation. Thus, we call for systematic and long-term sociotechnical research, which is lacking in this area. For this purpose, a relevant sociotechnical research framework and future research agenda are presented.
Central Europe’s geopolitical position in the context of contemporary anti-Americanism and pro-Russian narratives
(Vysoká škola bezpečnostného manažérstva v Košiciach, 2026) Kazanský, Rastislav; Musladin, Marijana
This article examines Europe’s geopolitical position through the prism of Central Europe, with particular attention to the contemporary spread of anti-Americanism and pro-Russian narratives. It argues that Central Europe should be understood not as a fixed or uniform geopolitical actor, but as a historically contingent and strategically contested space situated between Western and Eastern centres of power. Drawing on geopolitical theory and the historical development of the region after the Second World War, the article analyses the conceptual ambiguity of geopolitics, the instability of Central Europe as a political construct, and the persistent competition of major powers over the region. The study further shows that the post-1989 expectation of durable peace and stable integration into Euro-Atlantic structures has been profoundly challenged by Russia’s actions in Crimea in 2014 and its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. These developments have returned Central Europe to the centre of strategic rivalry. The article concludes that Europe’s contemporary geopolitical condition is increasingly shaped by narrative competition, renewed great-power politics, and the vulnerability of Central Europe to external pressure, making the region once again a critical testing ground for the future balance of power in Europe.