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1. Factors Influencing Health Care Providers Payment Reforms in Central and Eastern European Countries

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Costase Ndayishimiye, Marzena Tambor, Daiga Behmane, Antoniya Dimova, Alina Dūdele, Aleksandar Džakula, Barbora Erasti, Péter Gaál, Triin Habicht, Pavel Hroboň, Liubove Murauskienė, Tamás Palicz, Silvia Gabriela Scîntee, Lenka Šlegerová, Cristian Vladescu, and Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk

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Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have recently implemented reforms to health care provider payment systems, which include changing payment methods and related systems such as contracting, management information systems, and accountability mechanisms. This study examines factors influencing provider payment reforms implemented since 2010 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. A four-stage mixed methods approach was used: developing a theoretical framework and data collection form using existing literature, mapping payment reforms, consulting with national health policy experts, and conducting a comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis included inductive thematic analysis and deductive approaches based on an existing health policy model, distinguishing context, content, process, and actors. We analyzed 27 payment reforms that focus mainly on hospitals and primary health care. We identified 14 major factor themes influencing those reforms. These factors primarily related to the policy process (pilot study, coordination of implementation systems, availability of funds, IT systems, training for providers, reform management) and content (availability of performance indicators, use of clinical guidelines, favorability of the payment system for providers, tariff valuation). Two factors concerned the reform context (political willingness or support, regulatory framework, and bureaucracy) and two were in the actors’ dimension (engagement of stakeholders, capacity of stakeholders). This study highlights that the content and manner of implementation (process) of a reform are crucial. Stakeholder involvement and their capacities could influence every dimension of the reform cycle. The nine countries analyzed share similarities in barriers and facilitators, suggesting the potential for cross-country learning.

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2024
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2. Influence of Amino Acids on Calcium Oxalate Precipitation in Systems of Different Chemical Complexity

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Anamarija Stanković, Nives Matijaković Mlinarić, Jasminka Kontrec, Branka Njegić Džakula, Daniel M. Lyons, Berislav Marković, and Damir Kralj

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calcium oxalate, pathological mineralization, hyperoxaluria, amino acids, Crystallography, QD901-999
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The mechanisms and conditions under which urinary stones, pathological biominerals in the kidneys and bladder, are formed have not yet been fully clarified. This study aims to understand the role of the system complexity and seven different amino acids (alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, serine, cysteine, histidine, and aspartic acid) in the spontaneous precipitation of calcium oxalate. To elucidate these effects, the conditions simulating hyperoxaluria (ci(Ca2+) = 7.5 mmol dm−3 and ci(C2O42−) = 6.0 mmol dm−3) were used for the first time. In this work, systematic research on calcium oxalate precipitation was performed in three systems of different chemical complexities: (a) only calcium and oxalate ions, (b) increased ionic strength, and (c) artificial urine at two initial pHs (pHi = 5.0 and 9.0). In all the investigated systems, the dominant precipitation of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) was observed, except in the artificial urine system at pHi = 9.0, in which a mixture of COM and calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) was obtained. In all the investigated systems, a significant influence of the selected amino acids on the morphology and crystal growth of COM was observed, with more pronounced changes at pHi = 9.0. Overall, polar amino acids and nonpolar phenylalanine inhibit the growth of COM, which is a more pathogenic hydrate form. The artificial urine system proved to be more relevant for the observation of effects relevant to kidney stone formation in the human body.

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2024
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6. Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

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Zhou, Bin, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M, Danaei, Goodarz, Riley, Leanne M, Paciorek, Christopher J, Stevens, Gretchen A, Gregg, Edward W, Bennett, James E, Solomon, Bethlehem, Singleton, Rosie K, Sophiea, Marisa K, Iurilli, Maria LC, Lhoste, Victor PF, Cowan, Melanie J, Savin, Stefan, Woodward, Mark, Balanova, Yulia, Cifkova, Renata, Damasceno, Albertino, Elliott, Paul, Farzadfar, Farshad, He, Jiang, Ikeda, Nayu, Kengne, Andre P, Khang, Young-Ho, Kim, Hyeon Chang, Laxmaiah, Avula, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Margozzini Maira, Paula, Miranda, J Jaime, Neuhauser, Hannelore, Sundström, Johan, Varghese, Cherian, Widyahening, Indah S, Zdrojewski, Tomasz, Abarca-Gómez, Leandra, Abdeen, Ziad A, Abdul Rahim, Hanan F, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M, Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin, Adams, Robert J, Aekplakorn, Wichai, Afsana, Kaosar, Afzal, Shoaib, Agdeppa, Imelda A, Aghazadeh-Attari, Javad, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A, Agyemang, Charles, Ahmad, Noor Ani, Ahmadi, Ali, Ahmadi, Naser, Ahmadi, Nastaran, Ahmadizar, Fariba, Ahmed, Soheir H, Ahrens, Wolfgang, Ajlouni, Kamel, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Alarouj, Monira, AlBuhairan, Fadia, AlDhukair, Shahla, Ali, Mohamed M, Alkandari, Abdullah, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allin, Kristine, Aly, Eman, Amarapurkar, Deepak N, Amougou, Norbert, Amouyel, Philippe, Andersen, Lars Bo, Anderssen, Sigmund A, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza, Ansong, Daniel, Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer, Araújo, Joana, Ariansen, Inger, Aris, Tahir, Arku, Raphael E, Arlappa, Nimmathota, Aryal, Krishna K, Aspelund, Thor, Assah, Felix K, Assunção, Maria Cecília F, Auvinen, Juha, Avdićová, Mária, Azevedo, Ana, Azimi-Nezhad, Mohsen, Azizi, Fereidoun, Azmin, Mehrdad, Babu, Bontha V, Bahijri, Suhad, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Bamoshmoosh, Mohamed, Banach, Maciej, Banadinović, Maja, Bandosz, Piotr, Banegas, José R, Baran, Joanna, Barbagallo, Carlo M, Barceló, Alberto, Barkat, Amina, Barreto, Marta, Barros, Aluisio JD, Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes, Bartosiewicz, Anna, Basit, Abdul, Bastos, Joao Luiz D, Bata, Iqbal, Batieha, Anwar M, Batyrbek, Assembekov, Baur, Louise A, Beaglehole, Robert, Belavendra, Antonisamy, Ben Romdhane, Habiba, Benet, Mikhail, Benson, Lowell S, Berkinbayev, Salim, Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio, Bernotiene, Gailute, Bettiol, Heloísa, Bezerra, Jorge, Bhagyalaxmi, Aroor, Bhargava, Santosh K, Bia, Daniel, Biasch, Katia, Bika Lele, Elysée Claude, Bikbov, Mukharram M, Bista, Bihungum, Bjerregaard, Peter, Bjertness, Espen, Bjertness, Marius B, Björkelund, Cecilia, Bloch, Katia V, Blokstra, Anneke, Bo, Simona, Bobak, Martin, Boeing, Heiner, Boggia, Jose G, Boissonnet, Carlos P, Bojesen, Stig E, Bongard, Vanina, Bonilla-Vargas, Alice, Bopp, Matthias, Borghs, Herman, Bovet, Pascal, Boyer, Christopher B, Braeckman, Lutgart, Brajkovich, Imperia, Branca, Francesco, Breckenkamp, Juergen, Brenner, Hermann, Brewster, Lizzy M, Briceño, Yajaira, Brito, Miguel, Bruno, Graziella, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H Bas, Bueno, Gloria, Bugge, Anna, Burns, Con, Bursztyn, Michael, Cabrera de León, Antonio, Cacciottolo, Joseph, Cameron, Christine, Can, Günay, Cândido, Ana Paula C, Capanzana, Mario V, Čapková, Naděžda, Capuano, Eduardo, Capuano, Vincenzo, Cardoso, Viviane C, Carlsson, Axel C, Carvalho, Joana, Casanueva, Felipe F, Censi, Laura, Cervantes-Loaiza, Marvin, Chadjigeorgiou, Charalambos A, Chamukuttan, Snehalatha, Chan, Angelique W, Chan, Queenie, Chaturvedi, Himanshu K, Chaturvedi, Nish, Chee, Miao Li, Chen, Chien-Jen, Chen, Fangfang, Chen, Huashuai, Chen, Shuohua, Chen, Zhengming, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Cheraghian, Bahman, Cherkaoui Dekkaki, Imane, Chetrit, Angela, Chien, Kuo-Liong, Chiolero, Arnaud, Chiou, Shu-Ti, Chirita-Emandi, Adela, Chirlaque, María-Dolores, Cho, Belong, Christensen, Kaare, Christofaro, Diego G, Chudek, Jerzy, Cinteza, Eliza, Claessens, Frank, Clarke, Janine, Clays, Els, Cohen, Emmanuel, Concin, Hans, Cooper, Cyrus, Coppinger, Tara C, Costanzo, Simona, Cottel, Dominique, Cowell, Chris, Craig, Cora L, Crampin, Amelia C, Crujeiras, Ana B, Cruz, Juan J, Csilla, Semánová, Cui, Liufu, Cureau, Felipe V, Cuschieri, Sarah, D'Arrigo, Graziella, d'Orsi, Eleonora, Dallongeville, Jean, Dankner, Rachel, Dantoft, Thomas M, Dauchet, Luc, Davletov, Kairat, De Backer, Guy, De Bacquer, Dirk, De Curtis, Amalia, de Gaetano, Giovanni, De Henauw, Stefaan, de Oliveira, Paula Duarte, De Ridder, David, De Smedt, Delphine, Deepa, Mohan, Deev, Alexander D, DeGennaro, Vincent Jr, Delisle, Hélène, Demarest, Stefaan, Dennison, Elaine, Deschamps, Valérie, Dhimal, Meghnath, Di Castelnuovo, Augusto F, Dias-da-Costa, Juvenal Soares, Diaz, Alejandro, Dickerson, Ty T, Dika, Zivka, Djalalinia, Shirin, Do, Ha TP, Dobson, Annette J, Donfrancesco, Chiara, Donoso, Silvana P, Döring, Angela, Dorobantu, Maria, Dörr, Marcus, Doua, Kouamelan, Dragano, Nico, Drygas, Wojciech, Duante, Charmaine A, Duboz, Priscilla, Duda, Rosemary B, Dulskiene, Virginija, Dushpanova, Anar, Džakula, Aleksandar, Dzerve, Vilnis, Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Elzbieta, Eddie, Ricky, Eftekhar, Ebrahim, Eggertsen, Robert, Eghtesad, Sareh, Eiben, Gabriele, Ekelund, Ulf, El-Khateeb, Mohammad, El Ati, Jalila, Eldemire-Shearer, Denise, Eliasen, Marie, Elosua, Roberto, Erasmus, Rajiv T, Erbel, Raimund, Erem, Cihangir, Eriksen, Louise, Eriksson, Johan G, Escobedo-de la Peña, Jorge, Eslami, Saeid, Esmaeili, Ali, Evans, Alun, Faeh, David, Fakhretdinova, Albina A, Fall, Caroline H, Faramarzi, Elnaz, Farjam, Mojtaba, Fattahi, Mohammad Reza, Fawwad, Asher, Felix-Redondo, Francisco J, Felix, Stephan B, Ferguson, Trevor S, Fernandes, Romulo A, Fernández-Bergés, Daniel, Ferrante, Daniel, Ferrao, Thomas, Ferrari, Marika, Ferrario, Marco M, Ferreccio, Catterina, Ferreira, Haroldo S, Ferrer, Eldridge, Ferrieres, Jean, Figueiró, Thamara Hubler, Fink, Günther, Fischer, Krista, Foo, Leng Huat, Forsner, Maria, Fouad, Heba M, Francis, Damian K, Franco, Maria do Carmo, Frikke-Schmidt, Ruth, Frontera, Guillermo, Fuchs, Flavio D, Fuchs, Sandra C, Fujita, Yuki, Fumihiko, Matsuda, Furdela, Viktoriya, Furer, Ariel, Furusawa, Takuro, Gaciong, Zbigniew, Galbarczyk, Andrzej, Galenkamp, Henrike, Galvano, Fabio, Gao, Jingli, Gao, Pei, Garcia-de-la-Hera, Manoli, Garcia, Pablo, Gareta, Dickman, Garnett, Sarah P, Gaspoz, Jean-Michel, Gasull, Magda, Gazzinelli, Andrea, Gehring, Ulrike, Geleijnse, Johanna M, George, Ronnie, Ghanbari, Ali, Ghasemi, Erfan, Gheorghe-Fronea, Oana-Florentina, Ghimire, Anup, Gialluisi, Alessandro, Giampaoli, Simona, Gieger, Christian, Gill, Tiffany K, Giovannelli, Jonathan, Gironella, Glen, Giwercman, Aleksander, Gkiouras, Konstantinos, Goldberg, Marcel, Goldsmith, Rebecca A, Gomez, Luis F, Gomula, Aleksandra, Gonçalves, Helen, Gonçalves, Mauer, Gonçalves Cordeiro da Silva, Bruna, Gonzalez-Chica, David A, Gonzalez-Gross, Marcela, González-Rivas, Juan P, González-Villalpando, Clicerio, González-Villalpando, María-Elena, Gonzalez, Angel R, Gorbea, Mariano Bonet, Gottrand, Frederic, Graff-Iversen, Sidsel, Grafnetter, Dušan, Grajda, Aneta, Grammatikopoulou, Maria G, Gregor, Ronald D, Grodzicki, Tomasz, Grosso, Giuseppe, Gruden, Gabriella, Gu, Dongfeng, Guan, Ong Peng, Gudmundsson, Elias F, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Guerrero, Ramiro, Guessous, Idris, Guimaraes, Andre L, Gulliford, Martin C, Gunnlaugsdottir, Johanna, Gunter, Marc J, Gupta, Prakash C, Gupta, Rajeev, Gureje, Oye, Gurzkowska, Beata, Gutierrez, Laura, Gutzwiller, Felix, Ha, Seongjun, Hadaegh, Farzad, Haghshenas, Rosa, Hakimi, Hamid, Halkjær, Jytte, Hambleton, Ian R, Hamzeh, Behrooz, Hange, Dominique, Hanif, Abu AM, Hantunen, Sari, Hao, Jie, Hardman, Carla Menêses, Hari Kumar, Rachakulla, Hashemi-Shahri, Seyed Mohammad, Hata, Jun, Haugsgjerd, Teresa, Hayes, Alison J, He, Yuna, Heier, Margit, Hendriks, Marleen Elisabeth, Henrique, Rafael dos Santos, Henriques, Ana, Hernandez Cadena, Leticia, Herqutanto, Herrala, Sauli, Heshmat, Ramin, Hill, Allan G, Ho, Sai Yin, Ho, Suzanne C, Hobbs, Michael, Holdsworth, Michelle, Homayounfar, Reza, Horasan Dinc, Gonul, Horimoto, Andrea RVR, Hormiga, Claudia M, Horta, Bernardo L, Houti, Leila, Howitt, Christina, Htay, Thein Thein, Htet, Aung Soe, Htike, Maung Maung Than, Hu, Yonghua, Huerta, José María, Huhtaniemi, Ilpo Tapani, Huiart, Laetitia, Huisman, Martijn, Husseini, Abdullatif S, Huybrechts, Inge, Hwalla, Nahla, Iacoviello, Licia, Iannone, Anna G, Ibrahim, Mohsen M, Ibrahim Wong, Norazizah, Ikram, M Arfan, Iotova, Violeta, Irazola, Vilma E, Ishida, Takafumi, Isiguzo, Godsent C, Islam, Muhammad, Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Iwasaki, Masanori, Jackson, Rod T, Jacobs, Jeremy M, Jaddou, Hashem Y, Jafar, Tazeen, James, Kenneth, Jamrozik, Konrad, Janszky, Imre, Janus, Edward, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Jasienska, Grazyna, Jelaković, Ana, Jelaković, Bojan, Jennings, Garry, Jha, Anjani Kumar, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Jimenez, Ramon O, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Joffres, Michel, Johansson, Mattias, Jokelainen, Jari J, Jonas, Jost B, Jørgensen, Torben, Joshi, Pradeep, Joukar, Farahnaz, Jóżwiak, Jacek, Juolevi, Anne, Jurak, Gregor, Jureša, Vesna, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kafatos, Anthony, Kajantie, Eero O, Kalmatayeva, Zhanna, Kalpourtzi, Natasa, Kalter-Leibovici, Ofra, Kampmann, Freja B, Kannan, Srinivasan, Karaglani, Eva, Kårhus, Line L, Karki, Khem B, Katibeh, Marzieh, Katz, Joanne, Kauhanen, Jussi, Kaur, Prabhdeep, Kavousi, Maryam, Kazakbaeva, Gyulli M, Keil, Ulrich, Keinan Boker, Lital, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka, Kelishadi, Roya, Kemper, Han CG, Keramati, Maryam, Kerimkulova, Alina, Kersting, Mathilde, Key, Timothy, Khader, Yousef Saleh, Khalili, Davood, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Kheiri, Bahareh, Kheradmand, Motahareh, Khosravi, Alireza, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Ursula, Kiechl, Stefan, Killewo, Japhet, Kim, Dong Wook, Kim, Jeongseon, Klakk, Heidi, Klimek, Magdalena, Klumbiene, Jurate, Knoflach, Michael, Kolle, Elin, Kolsteren, Patrick, Kontto, Jukka P, Korpelainen, Raija, Korrovits, Paul, Kos, Jelena, Koskinen, Seppo, Kouda, Katsuyasu, Kowlessur, Sudhir, Koziel, Slawomir, Kratenova, Jana, Kriaucioniene, Vilma, Kristensen, Peter Lund, Krokstad, Steiner, Kromhout, Daan, Kruger, Herculina S, Kubinova, Ruzena, Kuciene, Renata, Kujala, Urho M, Kulaga, Zbigniew, Kumar, R Krishna, Kurjata, Pawel, Kusuma, Yadlapalli S, Kutsenko, Vladimir, Kuulasmaa, Kari, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Laatikainen, Tiina, Lachat, Carl, Laid, Youcef, Lam, Tai Hing, Landrove, Orlando, Lanska, Vera, Lappas, Georg, Larijani, Bagher, Latt, Tint Swe, Le Coroller, Gwenaëlle, Le Nguyen Bao, Khanh, Le, Tuyen D, Lee, Jeannette, Lee, Jeonghee, Lehmann, Nils, Lehtimäki, Terho, Lemogoum, Daniel, Levitt, Naomi S, Li, Yanping, Lilly, Christa L, Lim, Wei-Yen, Lima-Costa, M Fernanda, Lin, Xu, Lin, Yi-Ting, Lind, Lars, Lingam, Vijaya, Linneberg, Allan, Lissner, Lauren, Litwin, Mieczyslaw, Lo, Wei-Cheng, Loit, Helle-Mai, Lopez-Garcia, Esther, Lopez, Tania, Lotufo, Paulo A, Lozano, José Eugenio, Lukačević Lovrenčić, Iva, Lukrafka, Janice L, Luksiene, Dalia, Lundqvist, Annamari, Lundqvist, Robert, Lunet, Nuno, Lustigová, Michala, Luszczki, Edyta, Ma, Guansheng, Ma, Jun, Machado-Coelho, George LL, Machado-Rodrigues, Aristides M, Macia, Enguerran, Macieira, Luisa M, Madar, Ahmed A, Maggi, Stefania, Magliano, Dianna J, Magriplis, Emmanuella, Mahasampath, Gowri, Maire, Bernard, Majer, Marjeta, Makdisse, Marcia, Malekzadeh, Fatemeh, Malekzadeh, Reza, Malhotra, Rahul, Mallikharjuna Rao, Kodavanti, Malyutina, Sofia K, Maniego, Lynell V, Manios, Yannis, Mann, Jim I, Mansour-Ghanaei, Fariborz, Manzato, Enzo, Marcil, Anie, Mårild, Staffan B, Marinović Glavić, Mihalea, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Marques, Larissa Pruner, Marrugat, Jaume, Martorell, Reynaldo, Mascarenhas, Luis P, Matasin, Marija, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B, Mathur, Prashant, Matijasevich, Alicia, Matlosz, Piotr, Matsha, Tandi E, Mavrogianni, Christina, Mbanya, Jean Claude N, Mc Donald Posso, Anselmo J, McFarlane, Shelly R, McGarvey, Stephen T, McLachlan, Stela, McLean, Rachael M, McLean, Scott B, McNulty, Breige A, Mediene Benchekor, Sounnia, Medzioniene, Jurate, Mehdipour, Parinaz, Mehlig, Kirsten, Mehrparvar, Amir Houshang, Meirhaeghe, Aline, Meisinger, Christa, Mendoza Montano, Carlos, Menezes, Ana Maria B, Menon, Geetha R, Mereke, Alibek, Meshram, Indrapal I, Metspalu, Andres, Meyer, Haakon E, Mi, Jie, Michels, Nathalie, Mikkel, Kairit, Milkowska, Karolina, Miller, Jody C, Minderico, Cláudia S, Mini, GK, Mirjalili, Mohammad Reza, Mirrakhimov, Erkin, Mišigoj-Duraković, Marjeta, Modesti, Pietro A, Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi, Mohajer, Bahram, Mohamed, Mostafa K, Mohamed, Shukri F, Mohammad, Kazem, Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza, Mohammadi, Zahra, Mohammadifard, Noushin, Mohammadpourhodki, Reza, Mohan, Viswanathan, Mohanna, Salim, Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli, Mohebbi, Iraj, Mohebi, Farnam, Moitry, Marie, Møllehave, Line T, Molnár, Dénes, Momenan, Amirabbas, Mondo, Charles K, Monterrubio-Flores, Eric, Monyeki, Kotsedi Daniel K, Moon, Jin Soo, Moosazadeh, Mahmood, Moreira, Leila B, Morejon, Alain, Moreno, Luis A, Morgan, Karen, Moschonis, George, Mossakowska, Malgorzata, Mostafa, Aya, Mostafavi, Seyed-Ali, Mota, Jorge, Motlagh, Mohammad Esmaeel, Motta, Jorge, Moura-dos-Santos, Marcos André, Mridha, Malay K, Msyamboza, Kelias P, Mu, Thet Thet, Muhihi, Alfa J, Muiesan, Maria L, Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Murphy, Neil, Mursu, Jaakko, Musa, Kamarul Imran, Musić Milanović, Sanja, Musil, Vera, Mustafa, Norlaila, Nabipour, Iraj, Naderimagham, Shohreh, Nagel, Gabriele, Naidu, Balkish M, Najafi, Farid, Nakamura, Harunobu, Námešná, Jana, Nang, Ei Ei K, Nangia, Vinay B, Narake, Sameer, Ndiaye, Ndeye Coumba, Neal, William A, Nejatizadeh, Azim, Nenko, Ilona, Neovius, Martin, Nguyen, Chung T, Nguyen, Nguyen D, Nguyen, Quang V, Nguyen, Quang Ngoc, Nieto-Martínez, Ramfis E, Niiranen, Teemu J, Nikitin, Yury P, Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Nishtar, Sania, Njelekela, Marina A, Noale, Marianna, Noboa, Oscar A, Noorbala, Ahmad Ali, Norat, Teresa, Nordendahl, Maria, Nordestgaard, Børge G, Noto, Davide, Nowak-Szczepanska, Natalia, Nsour, Mohannad Al, Nunes, Baltazar, O'Neill, Terence W, O'Reilly, Dermot, Ochimana, Caleb, Oda, Eiji, Odili, Augustine N, Oh, Kyungwon, Ohara, Kumiko, Ohtsuka, Ryutaro, Olié, Valérie, Olinto, Maria Teresa A, Oliveira, Isabel O, Omar, Mohd Azahadi, Onat, Altan, Ong, Sok King, Ono, Lariane M, Ordunez, Pedro, Ornelas, Rui, Ortiz, Pedro J, Osmond, Clive, Ostojic, Sergej M, Ostovar, Afshin, Otero, Johanna A, Overvad, Kim, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Paccaud, Fred Michel, Padez, Cristina, Pahomova, Elena, Paiva, Karina Mary de, Pająk, Andrzej, Palli, Domenico, Palmieri, Luigi, Pan, Wen-Harn, Panda-Jonas, Songhomitra, Panza, Francesco, Paoli, Mariela, Papandreou, Dimitrios, Park, Soon-Woo, Park, Suyeon, Parnell, Winsome R, Parsaeian, Mahboubeh, Pasquet, Patrick, Patel, Nikhil D, Pavlyshyn, Halyna, Pećin, Ivan, Pednekar, Mangesh S, Pedro, João M, Peer, Nasheeta, Peixoto, Sergio Viana, Peltonen, Markku, Pereira, Alexandre C, Peres, Karen GDA, Peres, Marco A, Peters, Annette, Petkeviciene, Janina, Peykari, Niloofar, Pham, Son Thai, Pichardo, Rafael N, Pigeot, Iris, Pikhart, Hynek, Pilav, Aida, Pilotto, Lorenza, Pitakaka, Freda, Piwonska, Aleksandra, Pizarro, Andreia n, Plans-Rubió, Pedro, Polašek, Ozren, Porta, Miquel, Poudyal, Anil, Pourfarzi, Farhad, Pourshams, Akram, Poustchi, Hossein, Pradeepa, Rajendra, Price, Alison J, Price, Jacqueline F, Providencia, Rui, Puhakka, Soile E, Puiu, Maria, Punab, Margus, Qasrawi, Radwan F, Qorbani, Mostafa, Queiroz, Daniel, Quoc Bao, Tran, Radić, Ivana, Radisauskas, Ricardas, Rahimikazerooni, Salar, Rahman, Mahfuzar, Raitakari, Olli, Raj, Manu, Rakhimova, Ellina M, Ramachandra Rao, Sudha, Ramachandran, Ambady, Ramos, Elisabete, Rampal, Lekhraj, Rampal, Sanjay, Rangel Reina, Daniel A, Rarra, Vayia, Rech, Cassiano Ricardo, Redon, Josep, Reganit, Paul Ferdinand M, Regecová, Valéria, Revilla, Luis, Rezaianzadeh, Abbas, Ribeiro, Robespierre, Riboli, Elio, Richter, Adrian, Rigo, Fernando, Rinke de Wit, Tobias F, Ritti-Dias, Raphael M, Robitaille, Cynthia, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Rodriguez-Perez, María del Cristo, Rodríguez-Villamizar, Laura A, Roggenbuck, Ulla, Rojas-Martinez, Rosalba, Romaguera, Dora, Romeo, Elisabetta L, Rosengren, Annika, Roy, Joel GR, Rubinstein, Adolfo, Ruidavets, Jean-Bernard, Ruiz-Betancourt, Blanca Sandra, Ruiz-Castell, Maria, Rusakova, Iuliia A, Russo, Paola, Rutkowski, Marcin, Sabanayagam, Charumathi, Sabbaghi, Hamideh, Sachdev, Harshpal S, Sadjadi, Alireza, Safarpour, Ali Reza, Safi, Sare, Safiri, Saeid, Saidi, Olfa, Sakarya, Sibel, Saki, Nader, Salanave, Benoit, Salazar Martinez, Eduardo, Salmerón, Diego, Salomaa, Veikko, Salonen, Jukka T, Salvetti, Massimo, Sánchez-Abanto, Jose, Sans, Susana, Santos, Diana A, Santos, Ina S, Santos, Lèlita C, Santos, Maria Paula, Santos, Rute, Saramies, Jouko L, Sardinha, Luis B, Sarganas, Giselle, Sarrafzadegan, Nizal, Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Saum, Kai-Uwe, Savva, Savvas, Sawada, Norie, Sbaraini, Mariana, Scazufca, Marcia, Schaan, Beatriz D, Schargrodsky, Herman, Schipf, Sabine, Schmidt, Carsten O, Schnohr, Peter, Schöttker, Ben, Schramm, Sara, Schultsz, Constance, Schutte, Aletta E, Sebert, Sylvain, Sein, Aye Aye, Sen, Abhijit, Senbanjo, Idowu O, Sepanlou, Sadaf G, Servais, Jennifer, Shalnova, Svetlana A, Shamah-Levy, Teresa, Shamshirgaran, Morteza, Shanthirani, Coimbatore Subramaniam, Sharafkhah, Maryam, Sharma, Sanjib K, Shaw, Jonathan E, Shayanrad, Amaneh, Shayesteh, Ali Akbar, Shi, Zumin, Shibuya, Kenji, Shimizu-Furusawa, Hana, Shin, Dong Wook, Shirani, Majid, Shiri, Rahman, Shrestha, Namuna, Si-Ramlee, Khairil, Siani, Alfonso, Siantar, Rosalynn, Sibai, Abla M, Silva, Caroline Ramos de Moura, Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Simon, Mary, Simons, Judith, Simons, Leon A, Sjöström, Michael, Slowikowska-Hilczer, Jolanta, Slusarczyk, Przemyslaw, Smeeth, Liam, So, Hung-Kwan, Soares, Fernanda Cunha, Sobngwi, Eugène, Söderberg, Stefan, Soemantri, Agustinus, Sofat, Reecha, Solfrizzi, Vincenzo, Somi, Mohammad Hossein, Sonestedt, Emily, Song, Yi, Sørensen, Thorkild IA, Sørgjerd, Elin P, Sorić, Maroje, Sossa Jérome, Charles, Soumaré, Aïcha, Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente, Sparrenberger, Karen, Staessen, Jan A, Starc, Gregor, Stavreski, Bill, Steene-Johannessen, Jostein, Stehle, Peter, Stein, Aryeh D, Stergiou, George S, Stessman, Jochanan, Stieber, Jutta, Stöckl, Doris, Stocks, Tanja, Stokwiszewski, Jakub, Stronks, Karien, Strufaldi, Maria Wany, Suka, Machi, Sun, Chien-An, Sung, Yn-Tz, Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul, Sy, Rody G, Syddall, Holly E, Sylva, René Charles, Szklo, Moyses, Tai, E Shyong, Tammesoo, Mari-Liis, Tamosiunas, Abdonas, Tan, Eng Joo, Tang, Xun, Tanser, Frank, Tao, Yong, Tarawneh, Mohammed Rasoul, Tarqui-Mamani, Carolina B, Taylor, Anne, Taylor, Julie, Tebar, William R, Tell, Grethe S, Tello, Tania, Tham, Yih Chung, Thankappan, KR, Theobald, Holger, Theodoridis, Xenophon, Thijs, Lutgarde, Thinggaard, Mikael, Thomas, Nihal, Thorand, Barbara, Thuesen, Betina H, Timmermans, Erik J, Tjandrarini, Dwi H, Tjonneland, Anne, Toft, Ulla, Tolonen, Hanna K, Tolstrup, Janne S, Topbas, Murat, Topór-Madry, Roman, Tormo, María José, Tornaritis, Michael J, Torrent, Maties, Torres-Collado, Laura, Touloumi, Giota, Traissac, Pierre, Triantafyllou, Areti, Trichopoulos, Dimitrios, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Trinh, Oanh TH, Trivedi, Atul, Tshepo, Lechaba, Tsugane, Shoichiro, Tuliakova, Azaliia M, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Tullu, Fikru, Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Turley, Maria L, Twig, Gilad, Tynelius, Per, Tzourio, Christophe, Ueda, Peter, Ugel, Eunice, Ulmer, Hanno, Uusitalo, Hannu MT, Valdivia, Gonzalo, Valvi, Damaskini, van Dam, Rob M, van den Born, Bert-Jan, Van der Heyden, Johan, van der Schouw, Yvonne T, Van Herck, Koen, Van Minh, Hoang, Van Schoor, Natasja M, van Valkengoed, Irene GM, van Zutphen, Elisabeth M, Vanderschueren, Dirk, Vanuzzo, Diego, Varbo, Anette, Vasan, Senthil K, Vega, Tomas, Veidebaum, Toomas, Velasquez-Melendez, Gustavo, Veronesi, Giovanni, Verschuren, WM Monique, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Victora, Cesar G, Viet, Lucie, Villalpando, Salvador, Vineis, Paolo, Vioque, Jesus, Virtanen, Jyrki K, Visvikis-Siest, Sophie, Viswanathan, Bharathi, Vlasoff, Tiina, Vollenweider, Peter, Voutilainen, Ari, Wade, Alisha N, Walton, Janette, Wambiya, Elvis OA, Wan Bebakar, Wan Mohamad, Wan Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon, Wanderley Júnior, Rildo de Souza, Wang, Ming-Dong, Wang, Ningli, Wang, Qian, Wang, Xiangjun, Wang, Ya Xing, Wang, Ying-Wei, Wannamethee, S Goya, Wareham, Nicholas, Wei, Wenbin, Weres, Aneta, Werner, Bo, Whincup, Peter H, Widhalm, Kurt, Wiecek, Andrzej, Wilks, Rainford J, Willeit, Johann, Willeit, Peter, Williams, Emmanuel A, Wilsgaard, Tom, Wojtyniak, Bogdan, Wong-McClure, Roy A, Wong, Andrew, Wong, Tien Yin, Woo, Jean, Wu, Frederick C, Wu, Shouling, Wyszynska, Justyna, Xu, Haiquan, Xu, Liang, Yaacob, Nor Azwany, Yan, Weili, Yang, Ling, Yang, Xiaoguang, Yang, Yang, Yasuharu, Tabara, Ye, Xingwang, Yiallouros, Panayiotis K, Yoosefi, Moein, Yoshihara, Akihiro, You, San-Lin, Younger-Coleman, Novie O, Yusoff, Ahmad Faudzi, Zainuddin, Ahmad A, Zakavi, Seyed Rasoul, Zamani, Farhad, Zambon, Sabina, Zampelas, Antonis, Zapata, Maria Elisa, Zaw, Ko Ko, Zejglicova, Kristyna, Zeljkovic Vrkic, Tajana, Zeng, Yi, Zhang, Luxia, Zhang, Zhen-Yu, Zhao, Dong, Zhao, Ming-Hui, Zhen, Shiqi, Zheng, Yingfeng, Zholdin, Bekbolat, Zhu, Dan, Zins, Marie, Zitt, Emanuel, Zocalo, Yanina, Zoghlami, Nada, Zuñiga Cisneros, Julio, and Ezzati, Majid

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2021
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7. Assessment of Salt, Potassium, and Iodine Intake in the Croatian Adult Population Using 24 h Urinary Collection: The EH-UH 2 Study.

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Marinović Glavić, Mihaela, Bilajac, Lovorka, Bolješić, Marta, Bubaš, Marija, Capak, Krunoslav, Domislović, Marija, Džakula, Aleksandar, Fuček, Mirjana, Gellineo, Lana, Jelaković, Ana, Josipović, Josipa, Jukić, Tomislav, Juraga, Denis, Pećin, Ivan, Prelević, Vladimir, Radunović, Danilo, Reiner, Željko, Rukavina, Tomislav, Šušnjara, Petar, and Vasiljev, Vanja

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Cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death in Croatia, are linked to the high prevalence of hypertension. Both are associated with high salt intake, which was determined almost two decades ago when Croatian Action on Salt and Health (CRASH) was launched. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate salt, potassium, and iodine intake using a single 24 h urine sample in a random sample of the adult Croatian population and to analyse trends in salt consumption after the CRASH was intensively started. Methods: In this study, we analysed data on 1067 adult participants (mean age 57.12 (SD 13.9), men 35%). Results: Mean salt and potassium intakes were 8.6 g/day (IQR 6.2–11.2) and 2.8 g/day (IQR 2.1–3.5), respectively, with a sodium-to-potassium ratio of 2.6 (IQR 1.8–3.3). We detected a decrease of 17.6% (2 g/day less) in salt consumption compared with our previous salt-mapping study. However, only 13.7% and 8.9% met the WHO salt and potassium recommended targets of 5 g/day and 3.5 g/day, respectively. Salt intake was higher, and potassium ingestion was lower, in rural vs. urban regions and in continental vs. Mediterranean parts of Croatia. Moderate to severe iodine insufficiency was determined in only 3% of the adult participants. Conclusion: In the last fifteen years, salt consumption has been significantly reduced in the Croatian adult population because of the intensive and broad CRASH program. However, salt intake is still too high, and potassium ingestion is too low. Salt reduction programs are the most cost-effective methods of cardiovascular disease prevention and merit greater consideration by the government and health policy makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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9. Genome-Wide Structural Variation Detection by Genome Mapping on Nanochannel Arrays.

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Mak, Angel CY, Lai, Yvonne YY, Lam, Ernest T, Kwok, Tsz-Piu, Leung, Alden KY, Poon, Annie, Mostovoy, Yulia, Hastie, Alex R, Stedman, William, Anantharaman, Thomas, Andrews, Warren, Zhou, Xiang, Pang, Andy WC, Dai, Heng, Chu, Catherine, Lin, Chin, Wu, Jacob JK, Li, Catherine ML, Li, Jing-Woei, Yim, Aldrin KY, Chan, Saki, Sibert, Justin, Džakula, Željko, Cao, Han, Yiu, Siu-Ming, Chan, Ting-Fung, Yip, Kevin Y, Xiao, Ming, and Kwok, Pui-Yan

Subjects
Cell Line, Humans, Microarray Analysis, Chromosome Mapping, Genome, Human, Genomic Structural Variation, biotechnology, genome mapping, structural variation detection, Genome, Human, Developmental Biology, Genetics
Abstract

Comprehensive whole-genome structural variation detection is challenging with current approaches. With diploid cells as DNA source and the presence of numerous repetitive elements, short-read DNA sequencing cannot be used to detect structural variation efficiently. In this report, we show that genome mapping with long, fluorescently labeled DNA molecules imaged on nanochannel arrays can be used for whole-genome structural variation detection without sequencing. While whole-genome haplotyping is not achieved, local phasing (across >150-kb regions) is routine, as molecules from the parental chromosomes are examined separately. In one experiment, we generated genome maps from a trio from the 1000 Genomes Project, compared the maps against that derived from the reference human genome, and identified structural variations that are >5 kb in size. We find that these individuals have many more structural variants than those published, including some with the potential of disrupting gene function or regulation.

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2016

10. Back to People's Health in Croatia – Generating new forms of collective agency

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Snježana Ivčić, Aleksandar Džakula, Damir Martinović, and Valerija Žapčić

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Croatia, public health, comprehensive health care, collective agency, activism, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Sociology (General), HM401-1281
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This paper concerns new forms of collective agency in the area of health care in Croatia from 2015 until 2018. These new forms developed in the midst of the growing privatization and commodification of health care and the simultaneous decrease in the accessibility to health care. Privatization has taken place slowly, but continuously over the last 29 years. The traditional civil society organizations in the field of health care used to be characterized by a narrow set of activities, with vertical structures, and were frequently focused on a single-disease approach and collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry. Such practices produced limited results, hence improved forms of activism emerged. In this research, we illustrate their development using the example of three case studies of collective agency. The first case study is looking at the policy analysis and the activist group started by the Organization for Workers' Initiative and Democratization (OWID); the second one focuses on the informal group of medical students called U3 formed at the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health with the aim of developing critical thinking; and the third case study considers the Karika Association, started as an attempt to rethink health care in the community. The main research methods employed included process tracing analysis and research data comparison aimed at showing the differences between the traditional and the new forms of healthcare activism, in addition to the secondary sources of information such as scientific and professional literature. The results show that the new forms of collective agency in the healthcare area include various groups of citizens not necessarily connected with a specific disease, that they have a horizontal structure and are focused on the healthcare system in general. In conclusion, they represent the beginning of a paradigmatic shift in activism from a single-disease approach towards comprehensive health care that has the potential to deal with the growing issue of commercialization, commodification and inequalities in today's healthcare systems.

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2021

11. Microplastics encapsulation in aragonite: efficiency, detection and insight into potential environmental impacts

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Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives, primary, Marušić, Katarina, additional, Brkić, Antun Lovro, additional, Marcius, Marijan, additional, Aleksandrov Fabijanić, Tamara, additional, Tomašić, Nenad, additional, Selmani, Atiđa, additional, Roblegg, Eva, additional, Kralj, Damir, additional, Stanić, Ivana, additional, Njegić Džakula, Branka, additional, and Kontrec, Jasminka, additional

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2024
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13. Influence of Amino Acids on Calcium Oxalate Precipitation in Systems of Different Chemical Complexity.

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Stanković, Anamarija, Matijaković Mlinarić, Nives, Kontrec, Jasminka, Njegić Džakula, Branka, Lyons, Daniel M., Marković, Berislav, and Kralj, Damir

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ASPARTIC acid, AMINO acids, URINARY calculi, CHEMICAL systems, CRYSTAL morphology, CALCIUM oxalate, PHENYLALANINE
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The mechanisms and conditions under which urinary stones, pathological biominerals in the kidneys and bladder, are formed have not yet been fully clarified. This study aims to understand the role of the system complexity and seven different amino acids (alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, serine, cysteine, histidine, and aspartic acid) in the spontaneous precipitation of calcium oxalate. To elucidate these effects, the conditions simulating hyperoxaluria (ci(Ca2+) = 7.5 mmol dm−3 and ci(C2O42−) = 6.0 mmol dm−3) were used for the first time. In this work, systematic research on calcium oxalate precipitation was performed in three systems of different chemical complexities: (a) only calcium and oxalate ions, (b) increased ionic strength, and (c) artificial urine at two initial pHs (pHi = 5.0 and 9.0). In all the investigated systems, the dominant precipitation of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) was observed, except in the artificial urine system at pHi = 9.0, in which a mixture of COM and calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) was obtained. In all the investigated systems, a significant influence of the selected amino acids on the morphology and crystal growth of COM was observed, with more pronounced changes at pHi = 9.0. Overall, polar amino acids and nonpolar phenylalanine inhibit the growth of COM, which is a more pathogenic hydrate form. The artificial urine system proved to be more relevant for the observation of effects relevant to kidney stone formation in the human body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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14. Health care provider payment schemes across nine Central and Eastern European countries – a comparative analysis

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Ndayishimiye, Costase, primary, Tambor, Marzena, additional, Behmane, Daiga, additional, Dimova, Antoniya, additional, Džakula, Aleksandar, additional, Dūdele, Alina, additional, Erasti, Barbora, additional, Gaál, Péter, additional, Habicht, Triin, additional, Hroboň, Pavel, additional, Murauskienė, Liubovė, additional, Palicz, Tamás, additional, Scîntee, Silvia Gabriela, additional, Šlegerová, Lenka, additional, Vladescu, Cristian, additional, and Dubas-Jakóbczyk, Katarzyna, additional

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2023
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19. Beyond the business-to-client model: how the business-tobusiness model can transform the complex patient care.

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Vočanec, Dorja, Džakula, Aleksandar, and Lončarek, Karmen

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*MEDICAL personnel, *MEDICAL personnel as patients, *HEALTH facilities, *PATIENT-centered care, *MEDICAL technologists, *RADIOLOGIC technologists, *OPERATING room nursing
Abstract

The article discusses the need for a shift from the traditional business-to-client (B2C) model to a business-to-business (B2B) model in healthcare, particularly in the context of complex patient care. The complexity of modern medicine and the fragmentation of care have made it necessary for healthcare professionals to collaborate and communicate directly with each other in real time. The B2B model would facilitate integration, coordination, and collaboration among healthcare providers, leading to improved treatment outcomes for complex patients. This paradigm shift would require healthcare professionals to build business relationships with each other, in addition to their relationship with the patient, and would involve a different type of communication and means. [Extracted from the article]

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2024
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20. Comparison of adolescents with different annual quota of Physical Education classes in anthropometric parameters, physical fitness tests, and grades achievements

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Vedran Džakula, Zvonko Miljković, Leo Pavičić, and Brigita Banjac

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Physical Education, adolescents, academic achievement, anthropometry, fitness test, Sports, GV557-1198.995
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This study compared different groups yearly based on the different annual quota of Physical Education (PE) classes in anthropometric parameters, physical fitness tests, and grades achievements. The study included adolescents from 14 to 18 years of age, at the Croatian Industrial School in Slavonski Brod. They were 225 participants in the 2015-2016 academic year, 213 in 2016-2017, 200 in 2017-2018, and 318 in 2017-2018. Groups were determined yearly by the different annual quota of PE classes (1 or 2 per week) in the teaching program. Anthropometric measures (body height, body weight, BMI), physical fitness tests (standing long jump, sit-ups, run for 1000 m), grade in the PE class, and the general achievement grade at the end of the school year were conducted. Data collected from the 2015-2016 until the 2018-2019 academic year. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences between groups for each school year separately. Results for sit-ups and run for 1000 m test in 2015-2016, BMI in 2018-2019, and the grade of PE class in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic year indicated significant differences between groups (p

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2020
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23. Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

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Zhou, Bin, Bentham, James, Di Cesare, Mariachiara, Bixby, Honor, Danaei, Goodarz, Cowan, Melanie J, Paciorek, Christopher J, Singh, Gitanjali, Hajifathalian, Kaveh, Bennett, James E, Taddei, Cristina, Bilano, Ver, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M, Djalalinia, Shirin, Khatibzadeh, Shahab, Lugero, Charles, Peykari, Niloofar, Zhang, Wan Zhu, Lu, Yuan, Stevens, Gretchen A, Riley, Leanne M, Bovet, Pascal, Elliott, Paul, Gu, Dongfeng, Ikeda, Nayu, Jackson, Rod T, Joffres, Michel, Kengne, Andre Pascal, Laatikainen, Tiina, Lam, Tai Hing, Laxmaiah, Avula, Liu, Jing, Miranda, J Jaime, Mondo, Charles K, Neuhauser, Hannelore K, Sundström, Johan, Smeeth, Liam, Soric, Maroje, Woodward, Mark, Ezzati, Majid, Abarca-Gómez, Leandra, Abdeen, Ziad A, Rahim, Hanan Abdul, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M, Acosta-Cazares, Benjamin, Adams, Robert, Aekplakorn, Wichai, Afsana, Kaosar, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A, Agyemang, Charles, Ahmadvand, Alireza, Ahrens, Wolfgang, Al Raddadi, Rajaa, Al Woyatan, Rihab, Ali, Mohamed M, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Aly, Eman, Amouyel, Philippe, Amuzu, Antoinette, Andersen, Lars Bo, Anderssen, Sigmund A, Ängquist, Lars, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, Ansong, Daniel, Aounallah-Skhiri, Hajer, Araújo, Joana, Ariansen, Inger, Aris, Tahir, Arlappa, Nimmathota, Aryal, Krishna, Arveiler, Dominique, Assah, Felix K, Assunção, Maria Cecília F, Avdicová, Mária, Azevedo, Ana, Azizi, Fereidoun, Babu, Bontha V, Bahijri, Suhad, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Bandosz, Piotr, Banegas, José R, Barbagallo, Carlo M, Barceló, Alberto, Barkat, Amina, Barros, Aluisio J D, Barros, Mauro V, Bata, Iqbal, Batieha, Anwar M, Baur, Louise A, Beaglehole, Robert, Romdhane, Habiba Ben, Benet, Mikhail, Benson, Lowell S, Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio, Bernotiene, Gailute, Bettiol, Heloisa, Bhagyalaxmi, Aroor, Bharadwaj, Sumit, Bhargava, Santosh K, Bi, Yufang, Bikbov, Mukharram, Bjerregaard, Peter, Bjertness, Espen, Björkelund, Cecilia, Blokstra, Anneke, Bo, Simona, Bobak, Martin, Boeing, Heiner, Boggia, Jose G, Boissonnet, Carlos P, Bongard, Vanina, Braeckman, Lutgart, Brajkovich, Imperia, Branca, Francesco, Breckenkamp, Juergen, Brenner, Hermann, Brewster, Lizzy M, Bruno, Graziella, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B(as), Bugge, Anna, Burns, Con, Bursztyn, Michael, de León, Antonio Cabrera, Cacciottolo, Joseph, Cameron, Christine, Can, Günay, Cândido, Ana Paula C, Capuano, Vincenzo, Cardoso, Viviane C, Carlsson, Axel C, Carvalho, Maria J, Casanueva, Felipe F, Casas, Juan-Pablo, Caserta, Carmelo A, Chamukuttan, Snehalatha, Chan, Angelique W, Chan, Queenie, Chaturvedi, Himanshu K, Chaturvedi, Nishi, Chen, Chien-Jen, Chen, Fangfang, Chen, Huashuai, Chen, Shuohua, Chen, Zhengming, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Dekkaki, Imane Cherkaoui, Chetrit, Angela, Chiolero, Arnaud, Chiou, Shu-Ti, Chirita-Emandi, Adela, Cho, Belong, Cho, Yumi, Chudek, Jerzy, Cifkova, Renata, Claessens, Frank, Clays, Els, Concin, Hans, Cooper, Cyrus, Cooper, Rachel, Coppinger, Tara C, Costanzo, Simona, Cottel, Dominique, Cowell, Chris, Craig, Cora L, Crujeiras, Ana B, Cruz, Juan J, D'Arrigo, Graziella, d'Orsi, Eleonora, Dallongeville, Jean, Damasceno, Albertino, Dankner, Rachel, Dantoft, Thomas M, Dauchet, Luc, De Backer, Guy, De Bacquer, Dirk, de Gaetano, Giovanni, De Henauw, Stefaan, De Smedt, Delphine, Deepa, Mohan, Dehghan, Abbas, Delisle, Hélène, Deschamps, Valérie, Dhana, Klodian, Di Castelnuovo, Augusto F, Dias-da-Costa, Juvenal Soares, Diaz, Alejandro, Dickerson, Ty T, Do, Ha T P, Dobson, Annette J, Donfrancesco, Chiara, Donoso, Silvana P, Döring, Angela, Doua, Kouamelan, Drygas, Wojciech, Dulskiene, Virginija, Džakula, Aleksandar, Dzerve, Vilnis, Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Elzbieta, Eggertsen, Robert, Ekelund, Ulf, El Ati, Jalila, Ellert, Ute, Elosua, Roberto, Erasmus, Rajiv T, Erem, Cihangir, Eriksen, Louise, de la Peña, Jorge Escobedo, Evans, Alun, Faeh, David, Fall, Caroline H, Farzadfar, Farshad, Felix-Redondo, Francisco J, Ferguson, Trevor S, Fernández-Bergés, Daniel, Ferrante, Daniel, Ferrari, Marika, Ferreccio, Catterina, Ferrieres, Jean, Finn, Joseph D, Fischer, Krista, Föger, Bernhard, Foo, Leng Huat, Forslund, Ann-Sofie, Forsner, Maria, Fortmann, Stephen P, Fouad, Heba M, Francis, Damian K, Franco, Maria do Carmo, Franco, Oscar H, Frontera, Guillermo, Fuchs, Flavio D, Fuchs, Sandra C, Fujita, Yuki, Furusawa, Takuro, Gaciong, Zbigniew, Gareta, Dickman, Garnett, Sarah P, Gaspoz, Jean-Michel, Gasull, Magda, Gates, Louise, Gavrila, Diana, Geleijnse, Johanna M, Ghasemian, Anoosheh, Ghimire, Anup, Giampaoli, Simona, Gianfagna, Francesco, Giovannelli, Jonathan, Goldsmith, Rebecca A, Gonçalves, Helen, Gross, Marcela Gonzalez, Rivas, Juan P González, Gottrand, Frederic, Graff-Iversen, Sidsel, Grafnetter, Dušan, Grajda, Aneta, Gregor, Ronald D, Grodzicki, Tomasz, Grøntved, Anders, Gruden, Grabriella, Grujic, Vera, Guan, Ong Peng, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Guerrero, Ramiro, Guessous, Idris, Guimaraes, Andre L, Gulliford, Martin C, Gunnlaugsdottir, Johanna, Gunter, Marc, Gupta, Prakash C, Gureje, Oye, Gurzkowska, Beata, Gutierrez, Laura, Gutzwiller, Felix, Hadaegh, Farzad, Halkjær, Jytte, Hambleton, Ian R, Hardy, Rebecca, Harikumar, Rachakulla, Hata, Jun, Hayes, Alison J, He, Jiang, Hendriks, Marleen Elisabeth, Henriques, Ana, Cadena, Leticia Hernandez, Herrala, Sauli, Heshmat, Ramin, Hihtaniemi, Ilpo Tapani, Ho, Sai Yin, Ho, Suzanne C, Hobbs, Michael, Hofman, Albert, Dinc, Gonul Horasan, Hormiga, Claudia M, Horta, Bernardo L, Houti, Leila, Howitt, Christina, Htay, Thein Thein, Htet, Aung Soe, Hu, Yonghua, Huerta, José María, Husseini, Abdullatif S, Huybrechts, Inge, Hwalla, Nahla, Iacoviello, Licia, Iannone, Anna G, Ibrahim, M Mohsen, Ikram, M Arfan, Irazola, Vilma E, Islam, Muhammad, Ivkovic, Vanja, Iwasaki, Masanori, Jacobs, Jeremy M, Jafar, Tazeen, Jamrozik, Konrad, Janszky, Imre, Jasienska, Grazyna, Jelakovic, Bojan, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Johansson, Mattias, Jonas, Jost B, Jørgensen, Torben, Joshi, Pradeep, Juolevi, Anne, Jurak, Gregor, Jureša, Vesna, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kafatos, Anthony, Kalter-Leibovici, Ofra, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi, Kasaeian, Amir, Katz, Joanne, Kauhanen, Jussi, Kaur, Prabhdeep, Kavousi, Maryam, Kazakbaeva, Gyulli, Keil, Ulrich, Boker, Lital Keinan, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka, Kelishadi, Roya, Kemper, Han C G, Kersting, Mathilde, Key, Timothy, Khader, Yousef Saleh, Khalili, Davood, Khang, Young-Ho, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Kiechl, Stefan, Killewo, Japhet, Kim, Jeongseon, Klumbiene, Jurate, Kolle, Elin, Kolsteren, Patrick, Korrovits, Paul, Koskinen, Seppo, Kouda, Katsuyasu, Koziel, Slawomir, Kristensen, Peter Lund, Krokstad, Steinar, Kromhout, Daan, Kruger, Herculina S, Kubinova, Ruzena, Kuciene, Renata, Kuh, Diana, Kujala, Urho M, Kula, Krzysztof, Kulaga, Zbigniew, Kumar, R Krishna, Kurjata, Pawel, Kusuma, Yadlapalli S, Kuulasmaa, Kari, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Lachat, Carl, Landrove, Orlando, Lanska, Vera, Lappas, Georg, Larijani, Bagher, Laugsand, Lars E, Bao, Khanh Le Nguyen, Le, Tuyen D, Leclercq, Catherine, Lee, Jeannette, Lee, Jeonghee, Lehtimäki, Terho, Lekhraj, Rampal, León-Muñoz, Luz M, Levitt, Naomi S, Li, Yanping, Lilly, Christa L, Lim, Wei-Yen, Lima-Costa, M Fernanda, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Lin, Xu, Linneberg, Allan, Lissner, Lauren, Litwin, Mieczyslaw, Lorbeer, Roberto, Lotufo, Paulo A, Lozano, José Eugenio, Luksiene, Dalia, Lundqvist, Annamari, Lunet, Nuno, Lytsy, Per, Ma, Guansheng, Ma, Jun, Machado-Coelho, George L L, Machi, Suka, Maggi, Stefania, Magliano, Dianna J, Majer, Marjeta, Makdisse, Marcia, Malekzadeh, Reza, Malhotra, Rahul, Rao, Kodavanti Mallikharjuna, Malyutina, Sofia, Manios, Yannis, Mann, Jim I, Manzato, Enzo, Margozzini, Paula, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Marrugat, Jaume, Martorell, Reynaldo, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B, Matijasevich, Alicia, Matsha, Tandi E, Mbanya, Jean Claude N, Posso, Anselmo J Mc Donald, McFarlane, Shelly R, McGarvey, Stephen T, McLachlan, Stela, McLean, Rachael M, McNulty, Breige A, Khir, Amir Sharifuddin Md, Mediene-Benchekor, Sounnia, Medzioniene, Jurate, Meirhaeghe, Aline, Meisinger, Christa, Menezes, Ana Maria B, Menon, Geetha R, Meshram, Indrapal I, Metspalu, Andres, Mi, Jie, Mikkel, Kairit, Miller, Jody C, Miquel, Juan Francisco, Mišigoj-Durakovic, Marjeta, Mohamed, Mostafa K, Mohammad, Kazem, Mohammadifard, Noushin, Mohan, Viswanathan, Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd, Møller, Niels C, Molnár, Dénes, Momenan, Amirabbas, Monyeki, Kotsedi Daniel K, Moreira, Leila B, Morejon, Alain, Moreno, Luis A, Morgan, Karen, Moschonis, George, Mossakowska, Malgorzata, Mostafa, Aya, Mota, Jorge, Motlagh, Mohammad Esmaeel, Motta, Jorge, Muiesan, Maria L, Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Murphy, Neil, Mursu, Jaakko, Musil, Vera, Nagel, Gabriele, Naidu, Balkish M, Nakamura, Harunobu, Námešná, Jana, Nang, Ei Ei K, Nangia, Vinay B, Narake, Sameer, Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva Maria, Ndiaye, Ndeye Coumba, Neal, William A, Nenko, Ilona, Nervi, Flavio, Nguyen, Nguyen D, Nguyen, Quang Ngoc, Nieto-Martínez, Ramfis E, Niiranen, Teemu J, Ning, Guang, Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Nishtar, Sania, Noale, Marianna, Noboa, Oscar A, Noorbala, Ahmad Ali, Noorbala, Teresa, Noto, Davide, Al Nsour, Mohannad, O'Reilly, Dermot, Oh, Kyungwon, Olinto, Maria Teresa A, Oliveira, Isabel O, Omar, Mohd Azahadi, Onat, Altan, Ordunez, Pedro, Osmond, Clive, Ostojic, Sergej M, Otero, Johanna A, Overvad, Kim, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Paccaud, Fred Michel, Padez, Cristina, Pahomova, Elena, Pajak, Andrzej, Palli, Domenico, Palmieri, Luigi, Panda-Jonas, Songhomitra, Panza, Francesco, Papandreou, Dimitrios, Parnell, Winsome R, Parsaeian, Mahboubeh, Pecin, Ivan, Pednekar, Mangesh S, Peer, Nasheeta, Peeters, Petra H, Peixoto, Sergio Viana, Pelletier, Catherine, Peltonen, Markku, Pereira, Alexandre C, Pérez, Rosa Marina, Peters, Annette, Petkeviciene, Janina, Pham, Son Thai, Pigeot, Iris, Pikhart, Hynek, Pilav, Aida, Pilotto, Lorenza, Pitakaka, Freda, Plans-Rubió, Pedro, Polakowska, Maria, Polašek, Ozren, Porta, Miquel, Portegies, Marileen LP, Pourshams, Akram, Pradeepa, Rajendra, Prashant, Mathur, Price, Jacqueline F, Puiu, Maria, Punab, Margus, Qasrawi, Radwan F, Qorbani, Mostafa, Radic, Ivana, Radisauskas, Ricardas, Rahman, Mahfuzar, Raitakari, Olli, Raj, Manu, Rao, Sudha Ramachandra, Ramachandran, Ambady, Ramos, Elisabete, Rampal, Sanjay, Reina, Daniel A Rangel, Rasmussen, Finn, Redon, Josep, Reganit, Paul Ferdinand M, Ribeiro, Robespierre, Riboli, Elio, Rigo, Fernando, de Wit, Tobias F Rinke, Ritti-Dias, Raphael M, Robinson, Sian M, Robitaille, Cynthia, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Rodriguez-Perez del Cristo, María, Rodríguez-Villamizar, Laura A, Rojas-Martinez, Rosalba, Rosengren, Annika, Rubinstein, Adolfo, Rui, Ornelas, Ruiz-Betancourt, Blanca Sandra, Horimoto, Andrea R V Russo, Rutkowski, Marcin, Sabanayagam, Charumathi, Sachdev, Harshpal S, Saidi, Olfa, Sakarya, Sibel, Salanave, Benoit, Salazar Martinez, Eduardo, Salmerón, Diego, Salomaa, Veikko, Salonen, Jukka T, Salvetti, Massimo, Sánchez-Abanto, Jose, Sans, Susana, Santos, Diana, Santos, Ina S, dos Santos, Renata Nunes, Santos, Rute, Saramies, Jouko L, Sardinha, Luis B, Margolis, Giselle Sarganas, Sarrafzadegan, Nizal, Saum, Kai-Uwe, Savva, Savvas C, Scazufca, Marcia, Schargrodsky, Herman, Schneider, Ione J, Schultsz, Constance, Schutte, Aletta E, Sen, Abhijit, Senbanjo, Idowu O, Sepanlou, Sadaf G, Sharma, Sanjib K, Shaw, Jonathan E, Shibuya, Kenji, Shin, Dong Wook, Shin, Youchan, Siantar, Rosalynn, Sibai, Abla M, Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Simon, Mary, Simons, Judith, Simons, Leon A, Sjöström, Michael, Skovbjerg, Sine, Slowikowska-Hilczer, Jolanta, Slusarczyk, Przemyslaw, Smith, Margaret C, Snijder, Marieke B, So, Hung-Kwan, Sobngwi, Eugène, Söderberg, Stefan, Solfrizzi, Vincenzo, Sonestedt, Emily, Song, Yi, Sørensen, Thorkild IA, Jérome, Charles Sossa, Soumare, Aicha, Staessen, Jan A, Starc, Gregor, Stathopoulou, Maria G, Stavreski, Bill, Steene-Johannessen, Jostein, Stehle, Peter, Stein, Aryeh D, Stergiou, George S, Stessman, Jochanan, Stieber, Jutta, Stöckl, Doris, Stocks, Tanja, Stokwiszewski, Jakub, Stronks, Karien, Strufaldi, Maria Wany, Sun, Chien-An, Sung, Yn-Tz, Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul, Sy, Rody G, Tai, E Shyong, Tammesoo, Mari-Liis, Tamosiunas, Abdonas, Tang, Line, Tang, Xun, Tanser, Frank, Tao, Yong, Tarawneh, Mohammed Rasoul, Tarqui-Mamani, Carolina B, Taylor, Anne, Theobald, Holger, Thijs, Lutgarde, Thuesen, Betina H, Tjonneland, Anne, Tolonen, Hanna K, Tolstrup, Janne S, Topbas, Murat, Topór-Madry, Roman, Tormo, María José, Torrent, Maties, Traissac, Pierre, Trichopoulos, Dimitrios, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Trinh, Oanh T H, Trivedi, Atul, Tshepo, Lechaba, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Turley, Maria L, Tynelius, Per, Tzourio, Christophe, Ueda, Peter, Ugel, Eunice, Ulmer, Hanno, Uusitalo, Hannu M T, Valdivia, Gonzalo, Valvi, Damaskini, van der Schouw, Yvonne T, Van Herck, Koen, van Rossem, Lenie, van Valkengoed, Irene GM, Vanderschueren, Dirk, Vanuzzo, Diego, Vatten, Lars, Vega, Tomas, Velasquez-Melendez, Gustavo, Veronesi, Giovanni, Verschuren, W M Monique, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Victora, Cesar G, Viet, Lucie, Viikari-Juntura, Eira, Vineis, Paolo, Vioque, Jesus, Virtanen, Jyrki K, Visvikis-Siest, Sophie, Viswanathan, Bharathi, Vollenweider, Peter, Voutilainen, Sari, Vrdoljak, Ana, Vrijheid, Martine, Wade, Alisha N, Wagner, Aline, Walton, Janette, Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon Wan, Wang, Ming-Dong, Wang, Qian, Wang, Ya Xing, Wannamethee, S Goya, Wareham, Nicholas, Wedderkopp, Niels, Weerasekera, Deepa, Whincup, Peter H, Widhalm, Kurt, Widyahening, Indah S, Wiecek, Andrzej, Wijga, Alet H, Wilks, Rainford J, Willeit, Johann, Willeit, Peter, Williams, Emmanuel A, Wilsgaard, Tom, Wojtyniak, Bogdan, Wong, Tien Yin, Wong-McClure, Roy A, Woo, Jean, Wu, Aleksander Giwercman, Wu, Frederick C, Wu, Shou Ling, Xu, Haiquan, Yan, Weili, Yang, Xiaoguang, Ye, Xingwang, Yiallouros, Panayiotis K, Yoshihara, Akihiro, Younger-Coleman, Novie O, Yusoff, Ahmad F, Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli M, Zambon, Sabina, Zdrojewski, Tomasz, Zeng, Yi, Zhao, Dong, Zhao, Wenhua, Zheng, Yingffeng, Zhu, Dan, Zimmermann, Esther, and Zuñiga Cisneros, Julio

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2017
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24. Green Approach in Synthesis of Bio-Inspired Materials

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Anamarija Stanković, Martina Medvidović-Kosanović, Jasminka Kontrec, and Branka Njegić Džakula

Subjects
n/a, Crystallography, QD901-999
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In this Special Issue, we focus on biomineralization/pathological biomineralization systems and the synthesis of bioinspired materials [...]

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2021
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25. Effect of pH and Type of Stirring on the Spontaneous Precipitation of CaCO3 at Identical Initial Supersaturation, Ionic Strength and a(Ca2+)/a(CO32−) Ratio

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Jasminka Kontrec, Nenad Tomašić, Nives Matijaković Mlinarić, Damir Kralj, and Branka Njegić Džakula

Subjects
calcium carbonate, biomineralization, spontaneous precipitation, pH, stirring, calcite, Crystallography, QD901-999
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CaCO3 precipitation is physical-chemical basis of biomineral formation of hard tissue (shells, skeletons) in marine calcifying organisms (=biomineralization). Processes controlling biomineralization are still not fully clarified, so the study of influence of pH on basic processes of CaCO3 precipitation should contribute to better understanding of biomineralization under climate change. This paper reports on the effect of initial pH (pH0) and type of stirring (mechanical and magnetical) on spontaneous precipitation and phase composition, size and morphology of spontaneously precipitated CaCO3 formed at the identical initial supersaturation, ionic strength and a(Ca2+)/a(CO32−) ratio. The initial pH varied in a range 8.50 ≤ pH0 ≤ 10.50 and included values relevant for mimicking the conditions related to biomineralization in marine organisms. In all systems two CaCO3 polymorphs were found: calcite and/or vaterite. The increase of pH0 favoured the formation of rhombohedral calcite no matter the type of stirring. This was exclusively influenced by the systems’ pH0 (other relevant initial parameters were identical). Furthermore, increase of pH0 caused change of vaterite morphology from cauliflower-like spheroids to regular spherulites. The mechanically stirred systems produced larger calcite and vaterite particles and higher content of calcite.

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2021
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27. Društvene i osobne odrednice zdravstvenog stanja i ponašanja žena u Hrvatskoj s posebnim osvrtom na zdravstvenu zaštitu žena domaćica

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Džakula, Aleksandar, Vuletić, Silvije, and dostupno, nije

Subjects
medicine, domaćice, zdravlje žena, zdravstvene potrebe, Hrvatska, WA 300-395 Health Problems of Special Population Groups
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Cilj ovog istraţivanja bio je istraţiti zdravstveno stanje i odrednice zdravlja populacije domaćica u Hrvatskoj. Korišteni su podaci iz istraţivanja „Hrvatska zdravstvena anketa 2003.“ u kojoj je bilo uključeno 9077 ispitanika. Taj populacijski uzorak bio je reprezentativan za populaciju odraslih osoba u Hrvatskoj. TakoĎer su korišteni i javnodostupni demografski i mortalitetni podaci. Prema Popisu stanovnika 2001. godine u Hrvatskoj, u populaciji od 4,437.460 stanovnika bile su 303.374 domaćice. U uzorku ovog istraţivanja od ukupno 6175 ispitanica, 1960 (31,7 posto) svoj je radni poloţaj karakteriziralo kao domaćica. S obzirom na mjesto stanovanja, najveći dio ispitanih domaćica ţivi na selu, njih 53,4 posto. Sveukupno bez ili samo sa završenom osnovnom školom bilo je 74,9 posto domaćica. Domaćice češće ţive u seoskim i prigradskim područjima, imaju niţi stupanj obrazovanja i manja primanja od zaposlenih ţena. Svoj ekonomski poloţaj ocjenjuju lošije nego zaposlene, ali bolje nego nezaposlene ţene. U ocjeni atraktivnosti ţivotnih uloga nisu prepoznate kao atraktivne. Domaćice imaju više stope smrtnosti od kardiovaskularnih bolesti, bolesti pluća te ozljeda nego ostale ţene u populaciji. Rezultati pokazuju veće i statistički značajne vjerojatnosti smrtnosti ţena domaćica od bolesti cirkulacijskoga sustava 1,48 puta, dišnoga sustava 1,50 puta, ozljeda i nesreća 1,29 puta te smrti povezanih s psihičkim bolestima 1,45 puta. MeĎu deset vodećih uzroka smrti prema dijagnozama, statistički značajne razlike izmeĎu domaćica i nedomaćica nisu utvrĎene za uzroke smrti vezane uz dijagnoze zloćudnih novotvorina dojke, zloćudne novotvorine debelog crijeva, zloćudne novotvorine dušnika i pluća te dijabetesa melitusa. Domaćice imaju veće šanse da budu ovisne o duhanu te više dosoljavaju hranu. Pozitivne oblike ponašanje u ovoj populaciji čine veća tjelesna aktivnost te više voća u prehrani. 98 Prehrambene navike pokazuju da domaćice u odnosu na zaposlene ţene koriste više masnoća ţivotinjskog porijekla, više dosoljavaju hranu, ali i jedu više voća. U odnosu na nezaposlene ţene domaćice koriste manje masti ţivotinjskog porijekla, više dosoljavaju hranu te jedu manje voća. Postupkom logističke regresije u populacijama domaćica i nedomaćica analiziran je omjer izgleda za subjektivnu ocjenu tjelesnog i mentalnog zdravlja. U odnosu na nedomaćice bez završene osnovne škole veće izglede za bolje mentalno zdravlje imaju: nedomaćice sa završenom osnovnom školom (1,42 puta), sa završenom srednjom školom (1,69 puta) te nedomaćice sa završenom višom školom (2,22) puta. Za skupinu domaćica ni u jednoj obrazovnoj kategoriji nisu jednoznačno utvrĎeni drukčiji izgledi za bolje mentalno zdravlje. U odnosu na domaćice bez završene osnovne škole veće izglede za bolje tjelesno zdravlje imaju: domaćice sa završenom osnovnom školom (1,63 puta), sa završenom srednjom školom (2,00) puta te domaćice sa završenim fakultetom (4,17 puta). Mjesto stanovanja, odnosno razina urbanizacije, ni kod domaćice niti kod nedomaćice ne mijenja jednoznačno izglede za bolje tjelesno zdravlje. Prikupljeni intervjui pokazuju kompleksnost uloge domaćice. Naime, osim uobičajenih odrednica socioekonomskog poloţaja i zdravlja u ţivotu ţena opće populacije, domaćice se izdvajaju i specifičnostima vezanim uza svoju ulogu. To su isključiva ekonomska ovisnost o suprugu, intenzivan i specifičan odnos s djecom, isticanje vlastite borbe za postignuća u ţivotu, kontradiktoran odnos prema zapošljavanju, specifična uloga domaćica u poslovima vezanim uz kuću (gradnja kuće, sudjelovanje u obiteljskom poslu) te intenzivan odnos s ostalim ukućanima. Ukupno rezultati ukazuju na lošije socioekonomsko i zdravstveno stanje domaćica u odnosu na ostatak ženske populacije., The aim of this study was to investigate health status and determinants of health in the housewife population in Croatia. The data were collected during the Croatian health survey in 2003, and compose representative sample of the Croatian population. Official demographic and mortality data for female population were used from the national census. Out of 4 437 460 citizens, 303 374 were housewives. Out of 6175 women in this study 1960 were housewives, 53,4% of them live in rural areas, whereas 74,9% don't have any or have only primary education. Housewives more often live in rural or suburban settings, have a lower education level and lower income than employed women. Their self assessment of the economic status is worse then of the employed, but better then the unemployed ones. Their position in the society is not recognized as attractive. Mortality rates for cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease and injuries are higher in the housewife than in the non-housewife population. In comparison to non-housewives, housewives have higher chances for death caused by the following causes: 1,48 times for cardiovascular disease, 1,50 times for lung disease, 1,29 due to accidents and 1,45 due to psychiatric disorders. Among ten leading causes of death there are no significant differences between housewives and non-housewives for the cancers (breast, colon, lung), and diabetes. Smoking and higher salt consumption are important health risks for the housewives. Higher physical activity rates and fruit consumption are positive behavioural determinants. In comparison to employed women, housewives eat more animal fats, add more salt to food and eat more fruit. In comparison to unemployed women, housewives eat less animal fat, add more salt to food, and eat less fruit. 101 Logistic regression models were used to analyze socioeconomic determinants for mental and physical health. In comparison to non-housewives without formal education, non-housewives with some degree of education have higher chances for better mental health: with primary school 1,42 times, with secondary school 1,69 times, and with higher education level 2,22 times. Among housewives there is no recognized influence of the observed socioeconomic determinants to the mental wellbeing. In comparison to the housewives without formal education, the housewives with some degree of education have higher chances for better physical health: with primary school 1,63 times, secondary school 2,00 times and with university degree 4,17. There was no clear relation between place of living and better physical health among housewives and non-housewives. Information collected in the interviews show very complex structure of the housewife role. Apart from usually recognized health determinants among general female population, there are many specific factors relevant for housewives. These are: economic relation with employed husband, intensive relations with children, ambivalent attitude to the employment possibilities, specific workload related to the household (family business, house construction) and very intensive relation with other family members. Overall results suggest worse socioeconomic and health status of the housewife population than the general female population in Croatia.

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2023

28. Role of Hydrodynamics, Li+ Addition and Transformation Kinetics on the Formation of Plate-Like {001} Calcite Crystals

Author

Nives Matijaković Mlinarić, Jasminka Kontrec, Branka Njegić Džakula, Giuseppe Falini, and Damir Kralj

Subjects
{001} plane, calcite, lithium ions, kinetic of transformation, stirring effect, calcite formation, Crystallography, QD901-999
Abstract

Plate-like calcite crystals with expressed unstable {001} planes are interesting research model for investigations of interfacial interactions of different additive molecules, but also the crystal growth mechanisms. The aim of this study is to reproducibly prepare a significant amount of well-defined plate-like calcite crystals and to investigate the critical experimental parameters. Thus, in precipitation system c(NaHCO3) = c(CaCl2) = 0.1 mol dm−3, the influence of hydrodynamic parameters (mode of mixing of the reaction components) and a presence of lithium ions Li+ within a wide range of concentrations, 0.0 mol dm−3 < c(Li+) < 1.0 mol dm−3, have been studied. In addition, the kinetics of the solution mediated transformation of the initially formed metastable polymorph, vaterite, were followed in order to reproducibly describe the formation of stable calcite with expressed unstable morphology. The results indicate that the plate-like calcite is formed predominantly when the ultrasound irradiation is applied at c(Li+) ≥ 0.3 mol dm−3. On the other hand, when the magnetic and mechanical stirring are applied at higher Li+ concentrations, truncated rhombohedral crystals in a mixture with plate-like crystals are obtained. It was also found that the Li+ addition significantly prolonged the transformation, mainly by inhibiting the crystal growth of calcite.

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2021
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29. Biochar from Grapevine-Pruning Residues Is Affected by Grapevine Rootstock and Pyrolysis Temperature

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Anđelini, Dominik, primary, Cvitan, Danko, additional, Prelac, Melissa, additional, Pasković, Igor, additional, Černe, Marko, additional, Nemet, Ivan, additional, Major, Nikola, additional, Goreta Ban, Smiljana, additional, Užila, Zoran, additional, Zubin Ferri, Tea, additional, Njegić Džakula, Branka, additional, Petek, Marko, additional, Ban, Dean, additional, and Palčić, Igor, additional

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2023
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31. Whole-genome mutational burden analysis of three pluripotency induction methods

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Kunal Bhutani, Kristopher L. Nazor, Roy Williams, Ha Tran, Heng Dai, Željko Džakula, Edward H. Cho, Andy W. C. Pang, Mahendra Rao, Han Cao, Nicholas J. Schork, and Jeanne F. Loring

Subjects
Science
Abstract

It is feared that reprogramming may introduce DNA mutations. Here Bhutani et al. take three different reprogramming methods and using comparative whole genome analyses do identify nucleotide variations that are different in reprogrammed cells from the original fibroblasts, but none convey oncogenic potential.

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2016
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35. Simplified Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient after Oral Cancer Removal

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Josip Kranjčić, Nikola Džakula, and Denis Vojvodić

Subjects
Mouth Neoplasms, Palatal Obturators, Prosthodontics, Dental Impression Technique, Dentistry, RK1-715
Abstract

The treatment of patients with oral cancer is complex: a multidisciplinary approach needs to be taken and maxillofacial and oral surgeons, an oncologist, a prosthodontist should be included, and a psychologist is often needed. This case report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient after surgical removal of oral cancer with obturator prosthesis. Resection cavity was located in central part of the hard palate and the condition belonged to Aramany class 3 maxillary defects. The two-step impression technique of denture bearing area and the resection cavity was performed. A primary impression- the impression of denture bearing area was made using irreversible hydrocolloid material, while the second impression – the impression of resection cavity was made using condensation silicone material and obturator prosthesis framework. The obturator prosthesis replaced lost teeth, improved oral function and esthetics at minimal costs.

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2016
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37. Children as complex patients.

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Džakula, Aleksandar, Lovrenčić, Iva Lukačević, and Mujkić, Aida

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The article explores the complexities of caring for children with diverse medical, social, and developmental needs, emphasizing the challenges faced by families, healthcare systems, and society in providing comprehensive support. Topics include the multifaceted role of families, the shortcomings of existing healthcare systems, and the need for greater societal and governmental efforts to address the needs of children with complex conditions.

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2024
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38. Health workforce shortage – doing the right things or doing things right?

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Džakula, Aleksandar, Relić, Danko, and Michelutti, Paolo

Subjects
ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION, General Medicine, Hrvatska, zdravstveni radnici
Abstract

Healthcare workforce shortage is a worldwide problem (1). Workforce shortage may be defined as not having the right number of people with the right skills in the right place at the right time, to provide the right services to the right people (2). In this regard, the trends are worrisome, and the situation is getting worse. The consequences are also very consistent – limited care health services and limited quality of health care (1). In short, there is an imbalance between need and supply. The solution: as health care needs increase worldwide, the “production” of personnel must be increased! But is it really that simple? Are the problem and the solution so reciprocal and directly linked?

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2022
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39. Beef Cattle Grazing System in the Republic of Croatia MANUAL FOR CATTLE BREEDERS

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Zagorec Dario, Džakula Rodoljub, and Ivanković Ante

Subjects
Nefertiti, beef cattle grazing system, pasture fattening, cow-calf, cattle breeders
Abstract

Priručnik je nastao kao rezultat rada u provedbi OBZOR 2020 projekta pod nazivom NEFERTITI – Networking European Farms to Enhance Cross Fertilisation and Innovation Uptake through Demonstration, u kojem je Sukladno Ugovoru o financiranju bespovratnih sredstava (Grantm Agreement 772705), kao partner sudjelovalo Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, Uprava za stručnu podršku razvoju poljoprivrede. All informations about the project, goals and activities you can find in the first chapter. More details about all demo events you can find in the second chapter. The third chapter, The cow-calf system, describes breeds, many practical experiences in technology, feeding and accommodation, especially seen from the perspective of a practical breeder. As the NEFERTITI project is international, with the fourth chapter Beef cattle grazing in Europe – experiences and practice we wanted to focus on several topics and practical experiences of breeders from abroad. One of them is how farms that breed cows for calf production, besides fattening their own calves, can increase their income by selling beef directly. The last, fifth chapter Basic data on demo farms in the NEFERTITI project presents every farm we visited, and some production data that can be compared.

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2022
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40. A Qualitative Study on the Position and Role of Volunteers in Integrated Care-An Example of Palliative Care in Croatia

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Dorja Vočanec, Karmen Lončarek, Maja Banadinović, Slavica Sović, and Aleksandar Džakula

Subjects
Volunteers, Croatia, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Palliative Care, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, volunteers, integrated care, palliative care, Humans, Palliative Care / methods, Qualitative Research
Abstract

Volunteers have been present in palliative care since its inception. With the development of palliative care systems, their role and position are changing. Given growing long-term care needs and limited resources in health and social care, volunteers are becoming an important resource in meeting these needs. In Croatia, palliative care has been developing as an integrated care model since 2014. To assess the position and the role of volunteers, we analyzed legislative documents from healthcare and social care and conducted a focus group with volunteers in palliative care. We found that volunteers provide support from the social aspect of care, for the patient and the family. The formal palliative care system involves them as partners in the provision of care, even though this cooperation is informal. The main determinants of their activities are an individualized approach, flexibility, a community presence, and project funding. In conclusion, these determinants allow them to react quickly to identified needs, but with them come some uncertainties of their sustainability. Their activities could indicate what needs to be integrated between health and social care and in what areas. Volunteers both fill in gaps in the system and are ahead of the system, and by doing this they develop new processes around identified unmet needs.

Published
2022

42. A comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania in 2020

Author

Aleksandar Džakula, Maja Banadinović, Iva Lukačević Lovrenčić, Maja Vajagić, Antoniya Dimova, Maria Rohova, Mincho Minev, Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Cristian Vladescu, Dana Farcasanu, Susannah Robinson, Anne Spranger, Anna Sagan, and Bernd Rechel

Subjects
Croatia, Romania, SARS-CoV-2, Health Policy, RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine, COVID-19, Humans, Pandemics, Health services, Bulgaria, HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Abstract

This article compares the health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania from February 2020 until the end of 2020. It explores similarities and differences between the three countries, building primarily on the methodology and content compiled in the COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor (HSRM). We find that all three countries entered the COVID-19 crisis with common problems, including workforce shortages and underdeveloped and underutilized preventive and primary care. The countries reacted swiftly to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, declaring a state of emergency in March 2020 and setting up new governance mechanisms. The initial response benefited from a centralized approach and high levels of public trust but proved to be only a short-term solution. Over time, governance became dominated by political and economic considerations, communication to the public became contradictory, and levels of public trust declined dramatically. The three countries created additional bed capacity for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the first wave, but a greater challenge was to ensure a sufficient supply of qualified health workers. New digital and remote tools for the provision of non-COVID-19 health services were introduced or used more widely, with an increase in telephone or online consultations and a simplification of administrative procedures. However, the provision and uptake of non-COVID-19 health services was still affected negatively by the pandemic. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed pre-existing health system and governance challenges in the three countries, leading to a large number of preventable deaths.

Published
2022

45. Nurse coordinator of care as a facilitator of integration processes in palliative care.

Author

Vočanec, Dorja, Lončarek, Karmen, Sović, Slavica, and Džakula, Aleksandar

Subjects
OCCUPATIONAL roles, MEDICAL quality control, NURSES' attitudes, FOCUS groups, HUMAN research subjects, RESEARCH methodology, MANAGEMENT of medical records, INFORMED consent (Medical law), NURSES, GOVERNMENT policy, PROFESSIONAL competence, RESEARCH funding, INTEGRATED health care delivery, PALLIATIVE treatment
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Aims and objectives: This paper investigates the feasibility and the perception of the nurse's role as the palliative care coordinator. Background: Integrated care is a global imperative in all healthcare improvement processes. Due to Andrija Štampar's success in the organisation of public health services, Croatia today has more than hundred years of experience in care integration. The palliative care system has been continuously developing since 2014 as an integrated care model, with nurses as care coordinators. Methods: The study used a mixed methodology based on pragmatic research principles, including an analysis of strategic and policy documents and reports, and thematic analysis of focus group conducted with palliative care coordinators, following COREQ checklist. Results: Although a legal, professional and financial regulation of nurse coordinators has been achieved, a number of implementation challenges remain. These challenges arise as a result of long‐term fragmentation of the health and social care, and can be found in both horizontal and vertical integration of care, that is in the dimensions of functional, clinical, cultural and social integration. Conclusions: Nurses play a central role in care coordination. Coordination and integration promote professionalisation with clear roles and tasks. However, even with the legal, professional and financial implementation of the nurse coordinator model, it has to be further promoted as an equally important job in the healthcare system, with nurses as competent professionals in charge of care coordination. Relevance to clinical practice: Palliative care provides a range of individualised, coordinated services that meet the medical and non‐medical needs of seriously ill patients. Described model of palliative care in Croatia is particularly important because it was developed as an integrated part of health care (and partly social welfare) system, indicating with the nurse's role as palliative care coordinator that coordination is a continuous process that requires a dedicated professional role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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48. Comparison of adolescents with different annual quota of Physical Education classes in anthropometric parameters, physical fitness tests, and grades achievements

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Brigita Banjac, Zvonko Miljković, Leo Pavičić, and Vedran Džakula

Subjects
Gerontology, lcsh:Sports, anthropometry, fitness test, business.industry, Physical fitness, Physical education, Anthropometric parameters, academic achievement, lcsh:GV557-1198.995, physical education, adolescents, business, Psychology
Abstract

This study compared different groups yearly based on the different annual quota of Physical Education (PE) classes in anthropometric parameters, physical fitness tests, and grades achievements. The study included adolescents from 14 to 18 years of age, at the Croatian Industrial School in Slavonski Brod. They were 225 participants in the 2015-2016 academic year, 213 in 2016-2017, 200 in 2017-2018, and 318 in 2017-2018. Groups were determined yearly by the different annual quota of PE classes (1 or 2 per week) in the teaching program. Anthropometric measures (body height, body weight, BMI), physical fitness tests (standing long jump, sit-ups, run for 1000 m), grade in the PE class, and the general achievement grade at the end of the school year were conducted. Data collected from the 2015-2016 until the 2018-2019 academic year. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences between groups for each school year separately. Results for sit-ups and run for 1000 m test in 2015-2016, BMI in 2018-2019, and the grade of PE class in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic year indicated significant differences between groups (p

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2020

49. Biochar from Grapevine-Pruning Residues Is Affected by Grapevine Rootstock and Pyrolysis Temperature

Author

Dominik Anđelini, Danko Cvitan, Melissa Prelac, Igor Pasković, Marko Černe, Ivan Nemet, Nikola Major, Smiljana Goreta Ban, Zoran Užila, Tea Zubin Ferri, Branka Njegić Džakula, Marko Petek, Dean Ban, and Igor Palčić

Subjects
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Geography, Planning and Development, canes, grapevine, elemental composition, slow pyrolysis, Building and Construction, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Abstract

In recent years, the production and application of biochar as a soil amendment produced from pruning residues has gained attention worldwide. Since the effect of grapevine rootstock type on grapevine-pruning residues used as feedstock for biochar production had not yet been researched, the present research was performed. Two grapevine rootstocks, different in vigor, were selected, with the hypothesis that they would affect their chemical composition and, consequently, the composition of the produced biochar. In this work, grapevine-pruning residues of the indigenous variety “Istrian Malvasia” (Vitis vinifera L.) grafted on 420A and SO4 rootstocks were analyzed and used for biochar production under three peak temperature programs (400 °C, 500 °C, and 600 °C). Higher pyrolysis temperature decreased yield but increased EC, ash, and TC content, as well as the content of most of the studied elements. On the other hand, grapevine rootstock type affected biochar EC, ash content, and specific surface area. Results showed that a more vigorous rootstock affects the produced biochar qualities by enhancing the above-mentioned properties. The present research showed that biochar produced from grapevine-pruning residues, especially at 500 °C or 600 °C, could be a valuable tool for the valorization of this biomass as a soil amendment.

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2023
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50. A new generation of health professionals – ethical dilemmas and challenges.

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Džakula, Aleksandar, Vočanec, Dorja, and Lončarek, Karmen

Subjects
*CAREER development, *MEDICAL personnel, *PHYSICIANS, *YOUNG adults, *MEDICAL care, *PUBLIC health education
Abstract

The article discusses the ethical dilemmas and challenges faced by a new generation of health professionals as they enter medical-oriented schools. Educators must navigate modern advancements in medicine while motivating students to pursue health professions with a focus on patient-centered care. The text emphasizes the importance of shaping future health care workers' values and principles through education, highlighting the impact educators have on guiding the course of their careers. Ultimately, the article underscores the responsibility of educators in shaping the ethical behavior of future health care professionals. [Extracted from the article]

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2024
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