Phytopreparations, in addition to the pharmacological activity and positive effects on health, can lead to side effects, toxic effects, allergic reactions, as well as the interaction of conventional and herbal medicines. Despite this, there is a generally positive attitude that herbal medicines and herbal dietary supplements are safe and harmless t...

By Snježana Mirković, Slobodan Janković, Jelena Džudović, Vladimir Gužvić

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and academic burnout in medical students in Iran. The relationship between PsyCap and academic burnout is not, however, clearly investigated in the clinical education. This analytical study was conducted on 172 medical students of a major medical ...

By Mostafa Rad, Nematullah Shomoossi, Mohammad Hassan Rakhshani, Marzieh Torkmannejad Sabzevari

High risk Hodgkin lymphoma patients may occasionally have borderline characteristics similar to gray zone lymphomas and T-cell/histiocyte rich B cell lymphomas. These entities require different and more aggressive treatment modalities. Aggressive behavior is often associated with disturbances caused by Epstein Barr virus, or immune evasion caused b...

By Goran Marjanović, Olivera Simonović

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of an adapted basketball training program on the cardiorespiratory fitness and sport skills performance of adolescents with mental retardation (MR). Fifty adolescents with mild MR who participated in this study were divided in two groups. Experimental group (n = 25; mean ± SD age: 15.7 &plu...

By Miodrag Kocić, Ivana Bojić, Marko Aleksandrović, Aleksandar Ignjatović, Dragan Radovanović

The aim of the paper was to evaluate the surgical outcome in patients with spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after surgical intervention, in respect to the initial clinical conditions, age, sex, hemispheric side and anatomic localization of ICH. Thirty-eight surgically treated patients with spontaneous supratentorial intrace...

By Vladimir Rendevski, Dragan Stojanov, Boris Aleksovski, Ana Mihajlovska Rendevska, Aleksandar Chaparoski, Doga Ugurlar, Vasko Aleksovski, Natalija Baneva, Icko Gjorgoski

So far, some prospective metal-based anti-malarial drugs have been developed. The mechanochemical synthesis and characterization of Zn (II) complex with amodiaquine and its anti-malarial efficacy on Plasmodium berghei-infected mice and safety evaluation were described in this study. Solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis and characterization of Zn ...

By Rotimi Olusanya Arise, Sunday-Nwaso Elizabeth, Samuel Tobi Farohunbi, Mikhail Olugbemiro Nafiu, Adedibu Clement Tella

Testicular microlithiasis is a condition characterized by the ultrasonographic findings with multiple microliths, with the prevalence of 0.6% to 9%. This is a condition of unknown etiology; however, in many cases it may be associated with cryptorchidism, Klinefelter syndrome, Down syndrome, varicocele, testicular torsion and male pseudohermaphrodit...

By Goran Savić, Vladimir Vasić, Milan Petrović, Jovan Petrović, Dragoslav Bašić, Jovan Hadži-Đokić

Papillary carcinoma of the breast is an extremely rare form of breast carcinoma in males. We report a case of an 83-year-old man who presented with a retroareolar palpable mass, associated with bloody nipple discharge. Cytological characteristics were rare clusters and papillary formations with enlarged hyperchromatic nuclei, surrounded by erythroc...

By Vuka Katić, Danijela Radojković, Zoran Radovanović, Ivan Nagorni, Andrija Jović, Maja Nedić

In the pediatric age group, most cases of syncope represent benign, neutrally-mediated alterations in vasomotor tone. Due to the global cerebral hypoperfusion, syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness followed by spontaneous recovery and/or a state of presyncope, including dizziness, lightheadedness, pallor, diaphoresis and palpitati...

By Ljiljana Pejčić, Marija Ratković Janković, Radmila Mileusnić-Milenović, Karin Vasić, Ivana Nikolić

Academic achievement is one of the most important concepts in the field of education. Although emotional intelligence, as a key factor in academic achievement, has been studied in various studies, yet the results obtained are not in harmony with each other and the topic is yet under debate. In order to fill in this informational vacuum, the present...

By Hossein Ranjbar, Seyed Hossein Khademi, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab