AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the possible potential of preschool staff through a newly designed questionnaire and evaluate their role in the prevention of early childhood caries (EEC) in Serbia where extremely high prevalence of this preventable disease was recorded.We preformed a cross-sectional study of 268 preschool staff usi...

By Danijela Jakšić-Gvozdić, Slobodan M. Janković, Danka Pajović, Sandra Vidojević, Srđan Stefanović, Jasmina R. Milovanović

Summary Truck drivers are one of the largest occupational groups in Iran. Evidence from previous studies suggests that working and living conditions on the road engender many concerns for truck drivers, and their families and communities. This research aimed to explore the experiences of Iranian truck drivers regarding life on the road. This qualit...

By Hussein Ranjbar, Hossein Karimi Moonaghi, Abbas Heydari, Seyed Reza Mazlom, Laura Scurlock-Evans, Seyedeh Negar Assadi

Summary The aim of the study was to obtain St. John’s wort herb extract (drug:extract ratio 1:5), in a traditional way, using different solvents (sunflower, olive and palm oils) with or without antioxidants (0,02% alpha-tocopherol and 0,01% butylhydroxyanisol). Their characterization was done (organoleptic features, relative density, refractive ind...

By Ivana Arsić

SummaryIn recent years, results obtained from different studies with large cohorts have revealed a bond between the presence of extensive lymphocytic infiltration and favourable prognostic associations in the early-stage of breast cancer (BC) and high response rates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Examiners used tumors from large cohorts of patients w...

By Ana Cvetanović, Slađana Filipović, Nikola Živković, Miloš Kostić, Svetislav Vrbić, Ivica Pejčić

Abstract The left lung usually has an oblique fissure that divides it into superior and inferior lobes. Some variants in the lobar fissure are well known, but the knowledge of certain uncommon variants will enhance our anatomical understanding and proper identification of the bronchopulmonary segments. Several imaging techniques have been used...

By Atoni Atoni Dogood, Oyinbo Charles Aidemise, Udoye Ezenwa Patrick

Abstract This study was undertaken to determine the antidiabetic and antioxidant effects of oral administration of ethanolic extract of Moringa oleiferaflower on stretozotocin-induced diabetic rats at 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg b.w. Thirty (30) male experimental albino rats were grouped randomly into six groups: groups A, B, and F are the con...

By Rotimi Olusanya Arise, Oluwaseun Ruth Aburo, Samuel Tobi Farohunbi, Adenike Adebola Adewale

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the cases of five patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and to draw attention to the dilemma in the treatment of incontinence on admission of these patients and to present, through a literature review, locations of the surgical treatment. The anal carcinoma is a rare disease which involve...

By Momčilo Stošić, Igor Stojanović, Svetlana Mihajlović, Kosta Zdravković

Abstract Breast involvement by lymphoma is uncommon and poses challenges in diagnosis. Breast involvement by malignant lymphoma, whether primary or secondary, is a rare event. Primary breast lymphomas account for 0.38% - 0.7% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas, 1.7%-2.2% of all extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and only 0.04% - 0.5% of all breast ca...

By Daliborka Marić, Dragan Stojanov, Saša Vujnović, Violeta Kovačević Dragosavljević

AbstractStatins are drugs that are well tolerated, but considering their extensive use, there are still concerns regarding their safety. Knowledge of patients about the side effects of statins has not been adequately studied, although timely recognition of the AES is of vital importance for improving the quality of patient care and reducing morbidi...

By Valentina Opančina, Slobodan Janković, Gordana Stanić, Miljan Opančina

Abstract Topical anesthetic eye drops are used extensively for ophthalmic examinations but self-treatment and non-technical removal of foreign bodies using tetracaine drops can be hazardous. The present study intended to determine the inadmissible uses of anesthetic tetracaine eye drops, manner of drug obtaining and likelihood of the ocular co...

By Ebrahim Shirzadeh, Nematullah Shomoossi, Hasan Abdolahzadeh