Postoperative delirium is defined as an acute state of confusion that develops within hours or days after surgical intervention. With the global aging of the world population, the number of geriatric patients who will undergo surgery is on a steady rise, increasing therefore the possibility of postoperative delirium. The primary aim of this study w...

By Marija Stošić, Velimir Perić, Jelena Živadinović, Aleksandar Kamenov, Vladimir Stojiljković, Dragan Milić, Milan Lazarević, Aleksandar Nikolić, Dalibor Stojanović, Mlađan Golubović

Understanding the mechanisms and classification of drug interactions can significantly reduce the occurrence of adverse effects and improve compliance. The drug selection process is complex and involves the patient's individual condition, physiological status, use of other drugs, and co-existing illnesses. It is particularly challenging to choose a...

By Sanja Stanković, Nikola Stefanović, Maša Jović, Radmila Veličković-Radovanović

Pregnancy is one of the most important and enjoyable but often one of the most stressful periods in a woman's life. The most common fears that occur in this period of life are related to the health of the baby, the course of pregnancy, and childbirth. In order to get more information about the health status of a baby, there are a lot of prenatal di...

By Marija Vukelić-Nikolić, Jasmina Popović

Various psychological factors that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic could contribute to the development of chronic emotional stress which is the biggest contributor to the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). This research aimed to evaluate the corellation between TMD and COVID-19 pandemic among students. The authors conducted the s...

By Mirjana Bošković, Konstansa Lazarević, Nikola Milošević

Laryngectomy is a surgical procedure for the removal of the larynx, either entirely (total laryngectomy) or partially (partial laryngectomy). Rehabilitation of laryngectomy patients is a complex process that involves physical, psychological, and social aspects. To improve the quality of life of laryngectomy patients, rehabilitation consists of seve...

By Dina Rujević, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić

Voice is an acoustic phenomenon that must be viewed multidimensionally. In the quantitative assessment of voice characteristics, the use of acoustic parameters becomes a necessary method of analysis. The aim of the paper is to examine whether there are differences in the acoustic parameters of the voice (the average value of the fundamental frequen...

By Ivana Ilić-Savić, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić

Chronic apical periodontitis represents dynamic continuation of the presence of endodontic infection in the root canal system of the tooth, when the innate and acquired immune responses are activated and various cells and inflammatory mediators are recruited, which cause the consequent destruction of periapical tissues and the development of periap...

By Jelena Popović, Tatjana Cvetković, Tanja Džopalić, Aleksandar Mitić, Marija Nikolić, Radomir Barac, Nenad Stošić, Antonije Stanković

The internal carotid artery (ICA) is a paired artery that primarily supplies the anterior two-thirds of the brain, the pituitary gland, the eye structures, and some other cranial structures. The ICA variations or abnormalities have been more or less described; especially, bilateral ICA hypoplasia (ICAH) was a very rare description that inspired aut...

By Ljiljana Vasović, Ana Mrkaić, Miracle Wangsuwana, Dimitrije Đorđević, Milena Trandafilović

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is one of the key tumor markers of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and a guideline for the choice of therapeutic procedures. The research aims to evaluate the methods used in the investigation of EGFR variants in NSCLC cell lines and combined research (NSCLC cell lines and patient samples) in the last deca...

By Jovana Todosijević-Jovanović, Jasmina Obradović

Microencapsulation technology can be used for the protection of Alpha-tocopherol from degradation in unfavorable environments and enhancement of bioavailability and shelf-life of vitamin E. The aim of this study was the synthesis and characterization of alginate microparticles for the oral delivery of a-tocopherol. Four different formulations of Al...

By Milja Živković, Ana Barjaktarević, Marina Tomović, Anđela Uštević