Fear of needles can significantly limit professional and social functioning of a person, and is highly prevalent in general population (4%). The aim of our study was to reveal risk factors that are associated with fear of needles among healthy university students of medicine and pharmacy. The study was of a cross-sectional type. In total, 301 stude...

By Boban Milovanović, Dušan Tomović, Slobodan M. Janković, Iva Grubor, Ljiljana Nikolić, Miloš Nikolić, Marina Mijajlović, Strahinja Mrvić, Ana Divjak, Andjela Milojević, Jelena Djoković, Andjelka Prokić, Andriana Bukonjić, Marija Sekulić, Vesna Matić, Djordje Vukmirović, Bojan Rakonjac, Tanja Dimitrijević, Nataša Nikolić, Dragutin Jovanović, Jelena Milovanović, Marija Ratković, Nevena Barudžić, Nenad Mladenović, Milan Milutinović, Ana Antanasković, Milena Nikolić

The open field test is being used extensively for the determination of different aspects of animal behaviour for over seventy years. The correlation between different behavioural parameters obtained in this test, although previously studied, is still debatable. Thus, we aimed to analyze and correlate behaviour scores to estimate the importance of i...

By Nikola M. Stojanović, Pavle J. Randjelović, Niko S. Radulović

Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children due to the occurrence of hemorrhagic shock. Hemorrhagic shock and its consequences, anemia and hypovolemia, decrease oxygen delivery, due to which appropriate transfusion and volume resuscitation are critical. Guidelines for massive transfusion, in the pediatric trauma, have not bee...

By Vesna Marjanović, Ivana Budić

Hypertensive disorders represent the most common medical complications of pregnancy, affecting 6 to 8 percent of gestations. They may lead to severe maternal and fetal complications. Several observational studies have highlighted that weight, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, obtained at antenatal visit prior to 16 weeks, may be suitable to st...

By Fabio Angeli, Enrica Angeli, Antonella D’Antonio, Cristina Poltronieri, Giuseppe Ambrosio

Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a common anesthesia-related complication in patients undergoing surgery. This could possibly lead to several clinical consequences, which adversely affect the surgery outcome, particularly in high risk patient. The combination of anesthetic drugs and cold operating room environment are among the most common ...

By Seyed Naser Lotfi Fatemi, Mohammad Reza Armat, Amir Emami Zeydi, Aria Soleimani, Farshad Hasanzadeh Kiabi

Morphological and anatomical characteristics of the tooth are of great importance for clinical dentistry. These aspects of the tooth can be better conceptualized from the perspective of external and internal morphology of dental crowns and roots. The aim of this study was to determine the average total length of the upper first and second premolars...

By Nenad Stošić, Stefan Dačić, Marina Ranđelović, Andrijana Jovančić, Ivana Đorđević, Maja Cvetković, Dušan Ilić, Aleksandra Petrović, Dragica Dačić Simonović

Insulin resistance and β-cell function impairment play a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Insulin signaling is inhibited by fetuin-A, an abundant plasma protein. Fetuin-A is also a candidate marker of the T2DM risk. This case-control study aimed to determine whether fetuin-A serum level is related to insulin resistance, &bet...

By Shatha Rouf Moustafa

This paper establishes a basic framework for addressing the issue of teacher’s role and education in English for Special Purposes (ESP) with an overview of English for Medical Purposes (EMP). The content of an ESP/EMP syllabus is determined by the learners’ reasons for learning English. This has led to a change in the role that teachers...

By Zorica Antić

In 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 who took...

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

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 to describe a...

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