Background: The association of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is very common. Objectives: to find out whether there is a difference in clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of diagnosed PTB in diabetic patients comparing to PTB patients without diabetes mellitus. Methods: Clinical symptoms, radiographic appearance of extensive forms of PTB as well as treatment outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis were reviewed in 97 diabetic patients and compared to 97 patients affected only by PTB. Results: Cough was the most common symptom in both groups, but with significant difference in the favour of diabetic patients (p Conclusions: More severe clinical presentation and lower TB treatment cure rate were registered in diabetic patients comparing to non-diabetics.

The selection of the appropriate apple varieties is one of the most important decisions in orchards establishing. The paper gives the methodology for estimating the most suitable varieties of apples when establishing orchards according to modern market demands. This methodology is based on the DEX method for hierarchy-based multi-criteria decision making. The model developed in this paper was applied on four apple varieties, whereby an expert evaluation was used. The experts included in evaluation are from the Fruit Federation of Integral Fruit Production in Laktasi, where panel research was used. Fruit varieties that were observed are: Top Red, Idared, Gala and Golden Delicious because they are the most commonly planted in the orchards at the area of Northwest B&H. The basic advantage of this model is simple application. With visual characteristics of the DEXi program tool and graph radar it is easier to see the good and bad sides of the technological and economic features of the each analyzed apple varieties. The results of the model shows that the Top Red variety is “best” suited for establishing a new orchard, while Idared is rated as "good". The other two varieties used in this model are rated as "medium". For the final selection of apple varieties, it is necessary to carry out an analysis on a single micro-location where all the characteristics of the area should be taken into account.

Cold War, mentioning several important events such as the Cuban missile crisis, the Soviet leadership’s anti-Western campaigns and the erection of the Berlin Wall. The case of the spy in question is an important one. His trial and verdict served as a precedent for other legal cases, some involving Nazi party members, as the Soviet government was found to have the main responsibility for the assassinations, while the agent was merely seen as an accessory to murder. In addition to the legal implications of the case, the agent’s confessions about the Soviet secret missions deeply affected Western views of the Soviet Union and attitudes towards the d etente era. Both books are highly recommended to those who are interested in the question of how postcommunist societies deal with their own past. ‘Collaborator’ may hold a pejorative meaning in many languages but the authors of the books under review do not fall prey to lazy oversimplifications in discussing ‘collaborators’ and their deeds. They carefully emphasise the political and social structure that shaped individual and collective agency, raising important questions about motivations for collaboration and transitional justice in the post-Cold War era.

Abstract In this note, we develop a novel algorithm for generating random numbers from a distribution with a probability density function proportional to and Our algorithm is highly efficient and is based on rejection sampling where the envelope distribution is an appropriately chosen beta distribution. An example application illustrating how the new algorithm can be used to generate random correlation matrices is discussed.

Chris Boshoff, Senior Vice President of Immuno-Oncology, Translational and Early Development at Pfizer, and colleagues Samra Turajlic and Charles Swanton from the Francis Crick Institute and University College London give us their personal point of view on new insights and future therapeutic approaches for renal cancer.

Ovaj je članak sažetak izvješća koje je napravljeno za LUCIDE (Languages in Urban Contexts: Integration and Diversity in Europe; Jezici u urbanim kontekstima: integracija i raznolikost u Europi) projekt i mrežu. Projekt je financiran iz Programa Europske unije za cjeloživotno učenje 2011.-2014., temeljem prikupljenih primarnih i sekundarnih podataka. Ovaj se sažetak fokusira na višejezičnost u osnovnoškolskom obrazovanju. Cjelovito izvješće govori o višejezičnosti u nekoliko ostalih područja: javnoj, gospodarskoj, privatnoj sferi te urbanim prostorima (dostupno na: www.urbanlanguages.eu) S obzirom na veličinu, stanovništvo i složenost Londona u radu je posebna pažnja usmjerena na lokalnu jedinicu (od postojeće 33): grad Westminster koji je zemljopisno srce ove metropole. Westminster je na mnogo načina predstavnik jezičnih trendova u Londonu. To pokazuje neke od najistaknutijih obilježja višejezičnosti Londona, kao što je izvanredna lingvistička raznolikost sa širokom rasprostranjenošću jezika, pri čemu niti jedan jezik nije dominantan. Cilj ovog istraživanja je stjecanje uvida u iskustva višejezičnih učenika u Londonu s obzirom na obrazovnu praksu i relevantne politike. Primarne podatke prikupio je tim od četiri istraživača koji su konzultirali 82 stručnjaka relevantna za identificirana područja prakse. Korištene su metode intervjuiranja i anketiranja. Uzorkovanje je svrhovito obuhvaćalo relevantne struke: obrazovanje, socijalni rad, javne službe, policiju i financije te stručnjake iz poslovnog sektora. Teorijski okvir za razvoj ovog pristupa je tipologija uporabe jezika koja razlikuje: simboličku, pragmatičnu i autoritativnu primjenu jezika.

There is considerable evidence that a person’s gait is affected by cognitive load. Research in this field has implications for understanding the relationship between motor control and neurological conditions in aging and clinical populations. Accordingly, this pilot study evaluates the cognitive load based on gait accelerometry measurements of the walking patterns of ten healthy individuals (18–35 years old). Data points were collected using six triaxial accelerometer sensors and treadmill pressure reports. Stride and window extraction methods were used to process these data points and separate into statistical features. A binary classification was created by using logistic regression, support vector machine, random forest, and learning vector quantization to classify cognitive load vs. no cognitive load. Within and between subjects, a cognitive load was predicted with accuracy values ranged of 0.93–1 by all four models. Various feature selection methods demonstrated that only 2–20 variables could be used to achieve similar levels of accuracies. Coupling sensors with machine learning algorithms to detect the most minute changes in gait patterns, most of which are too subtle to identify with the human eye, may have a remarkable impact on the potential to detect potential neuromotor illnesses and fall risks. In doing so, we can open a new window to human health and safety prevention.

Sindrom profesionalnog sagorijevanja,kao psihološki sindrom, uveden jeu psihološku literaturu i klasifikacijskepreglede sedamdesetih godina prošlogstoljeća i od tada su izvršena brojnaistraživanja prisustva simptoma ovogsindroma u raznim pomažućim profesijama.Ovo empirijsko istraživanje bavise profesionalnim sagorijevanjem u nastavničkojprofesiji, a obuhvata mjerenjeizraženosti tri skupine simptoma:emocionalne iscrpljenosti (EE), depersonalizacije(DP) i osjećaja profesionalnekompetentnosti (PA). Istraživanje jeobavljeno na uzorku od 353 nastavnikaosnovnih i srednjih škola standardiziranimUpitnikom profesionalnog sago-rijevanja (MBI). Testiranje značajnostirazlika između aritmetičkih sredina ukupnogrezultata na svakoj od tri subskalevršena je s obzirom na spol, školskuspremu, vrstu posla, vrstu škole i godineradnog iskustva ispitanika, kao kriterijskevarijable. Ni po jednom od ovih kriterijanisu se pokazale značajnim razlikearitmetičkih sredina na skali PA, dokse statistički značajnom pokazala razlikana dimenziji EE jedino s obzirom navrstu nastave i godine radnog iskustva.Na dimenziji depersonalizacije (DP) pokazalase statistički značajnom razlikaaritmetičkih sredina po svakom od kriterijaosim s obzirom na radno iskustvoispitanika.

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the substations grounding systems is to ensure integrity of substations equipment and safety of personnel in and outside of substation at the maximum fault currents. To meet safety requirements, grounding system should have a low as possible resistance. In order to achieve low resistance, grounding systems are designed in a way to achieve as large as possible contact surface between the grounding system conductors and the surrounding soil. On the other hand, cost – efficiency of the proposed solution must be taken into account. Therefore, to meet the technical criteria on the one hand and economic criteria on the other hand, grounding systems are composed from large number of horizontal, vertical and inclined galvanic connected unisolated conductors that in most practical cases form complex geometries. Additionally, soil in which grounding systems are placed is almost always composed of a number of layers with different electric conductivity. In this paper, numerical model based on the indirect boundary element method is presented for calculation of grounding system parameters placed into the vertically layered soil.