Gender equality together with the empowerment of women and girls through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is one of the critical enablers of sustainable development. This article aims to give a comprehensive overview of the main international and EU (European Union) strategic documents focused on bridging the digital gender gap. Overview of activities toward digital gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been presented too.

This study is the first report on the mtDNA diversity in the Roma population from Bosnia. The main aim of this study was to analyse the mtDNA diversity in the studied population, evaluate the genetic relations with other European Roma populations, and analyse the influences of the Roma gene flow on the mitochondrial profile of the Roma from northeastern Bosnia. MtDNA variability in the analysed population has been studied by means of hypervariable segment I and II (HVSI/II) of the control region sequencing and analysis of restriction fragment-length polymorphisms of the coding region. Our results show that genetic structure of the Roma from northeastern Bosnia has a combination of lineages of three main layers: specific founder of Indian origin (M5a1 and M35b) and founder non-M lineages of Indian/European origin (H7a, X2b and X2d) and lineages of European/Middle East origin (H, H1, H11a, V, T2b, K1b and W). The distribution of the haplogroups in the gene pool of the comparative European Roma populations indicates the separate origin of the Bosnian Roma and the Bulgarian Vlax and Croatian Vlax Roma. The data suggest that mitochondrial gene pool of the Roma population from northeastern Bosnia might be a consequence of early parting and the later different migration routes that are part of their demographic history. Our data confirm the high genetic heterogeneity of the Roma populations that can be shaped by effects of genetic drift, isolation and low effective population size, and this correlates with the migratory history of the Roma.

Abstract This article presents a new approach to detect coiled coil and leucine zipper (L-Zip) motifs in protein sequences. The approach is based on protein scale calculation and sequence analysis. For this purpose, the wavelet-based local extrema extraction is employed, and window-based variations of local extrema afterward. This, in turn, provided a way to distinguish coiled coil subsequences and potential L-Zip motifs. The approach is validated on carefully chosen protein sequences that return inconclusive results within known frameworks for L-Zip detection, for example, 2ZIP. The results show that this new approach represents an improvement over previously presented approaches.

Accurate and easy to perform high voltage circuit breakers condition assessment is of crucial importance for the reliability of the overall power system. This paper presents the concept of the designed and developed embedded and handheld system for the timing measurement of the high voltage circuit breaker performed in online mode with the focus on the "first-trip" test.

One of the effective strategies for increasing reliability of the distribution networks is to perform a faster fault localization. The common techniques for accelerating the process of finding the faults are based on application of fault locators and fault passage indicators. The goal of this study is to assess the performance of both techniques, either considered separately or in combination with each other. Since the performance of both concepts depends on various stochastic variables, a comprehensive assessment methodology developed in this paper is based on the non-sequential Monte Carlo simulation.

In this paper a methodology for determining proper number and positions of fault passage indicators (FPIs) in medium voltage distribution networks with installed fault locators (FLs) is proposed and discussed. The main goal is to achieve the techno-economic balance, by obtaining maximum improvement of the reliability indices while using the minimum number of FPIs. The method is verified by Monte Carlo simulation on a real combined urban/rural distribution network in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The purpose of the simulation tests is to assess performance of the proposed methodology, as well as to discuss the results and propose potential actions required to improve their reliability for several possible scenarios: the use of FLs only, the use of FPIs only and the combined use of FLs and FPIs.

ORcid: Emir Becirovic, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4134-987X • Ammar Brkic, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-3670 Esad Brkic, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-328X • Amira Kusljugic, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-4615 Edita Sijercic, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-7226 • Hazim Tulumovic, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-5576 Denis Mrsic, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6736-9561 • Daniela Loncar, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8186-1766

2Univerzitet of Tuzla, School of Medicine, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina KeYWORdS: myocardial infarction, exercise training, cardiovascular rehabilitation. citAtiON: Cardiol Croat. 2018;13(11-12):416. | https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.416 *AddReSS fOR cORReSpONdeNce: Emir Bećirović, JZU Univerzitetski klinički centar Tuzla, Klinika za interne bolesti, Prof. dr Ibre Pasica, 75 000 Tuzla, Bosnia i Herzegovina. / Phone: +387-61-876-152 / E-mail: becirovic.emir@live.com ORcid: Emir Becirovic, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4134-987X • Ammar Brkic, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-3670 Esad Brkic, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-328X • Tarik Brkic, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2054-2571 Ermina Mujanovic, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8154-586X • Amir Becirovic, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7012-8064 Semir Hadzic, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3308-8331 • Amila Jasarevic, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4861-6683 Majda Skokic, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5913-1863 • Esref Becirovic, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3759-7878

Clinical diagnosis of early melanoma (Breslow thickness less than 0.8 mm) is crucial to disease-free survival. However, it is subjective and can be exceedingly difficult, leading to missed melanomas, or unnecessary excision of benign pigmented skin lesions. An objective technique is needed to improve the diagnosis of early melanoma. We have developed a method to improve diagnosis of (thin) melanoma, based on Raman spectroscopy. In an ex vivo study in a tertiary referral (pigmented lesions) centre, high-wavenumber Raman spectra were collected from 174 freshly excised melanocytic lesions suspicious for melanoma. Measurements were performed on multiple locations within the lesions. A diagnostic model was developed and validated on an independent data set of 96 lesions. Approximately 60% of the melanomas included in this study were melanomas in situ. The invasive melanomas had an average Breslow thickness of 0.89 mm. The diagnostic model correctly classified all melanomas (including in situ) with a specificity of 43.8%, and showed a potential improvement of the number needed to treat from 6.0 to 2.7, at a sensitivity of 100%. This work signifies an important step towards accurate and objective clinical diagnosis of melanoma and in particular melanoma with Breslow thickness <0.8 mm.

BACKGROUND Gradient and coil systems, pulse sequence design, and imaging parameters, as well as different scanners, can influence apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two different field strengths on the reproducibility of mean absolute ADC measurements in various primary and secondary brain tumors. METHODS Fifty patients with histologically proven brain tumors were prospectively examined on two MR scanners from the same vendor, with different field strengths-1.5T and 3T-on the same day. Absolute ADC values were compared using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test. Inter-scanner agreement between two different fields in the same tumor was examined using correlation coefficients, and the discrepancy between the highest and the lowest mean absolute ADC values between scanners was tested using a one-way analysis of variance. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference between mean absolute ADC values obtained on 1.5T and 3T scanners for all patients and all brain tumor types. The intratumoral difference in ADC values, averaged from two scanners in the same tumor type, ranged from 1.58 to 4.5% for 1.5T, and from 1.18 to 4.37% for 3T.Inter-scanner agreement was high, and the kappa coefficient ranged from 0.88 to 0.99, with no significant difference between obtained values on different field strengths. CONCLUSION Based on the results obtained in our study, there is no significant difference between mean absolute ADC values measured in various primary and secondary brain tumors at different field strengths (1.5 and 3.0T MR systems), in the same patient, and in the same tumor, measured on the same day.