Introduction: Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a standard staging procedure in patients with early breast cancer. Aim of the study is a validation procedure of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in our institution and comparison between two mapping techniques isotope mapping and methylene blue dye for lymphatic mapping. Material and methods: The study comprised 75 women with breast cancer of clinical stage T1-2N0M0. We analyzed patients from June, 2010 to March, 2013. In 39 patients, (Group A) lymphatic mapping technique was performed by using the peritumoral injection of 37MBq activity isotope (99m Technetium NANOCIS),and in 36 patients (Group B) mapping technique was performed by using the periareolar injection of 2-4 ml blue dye (Methylene blue 1%). Axillary dissection was performed in both groups after SLNB. Results: Out of 75 patients, sentinel lymph node was identified in 68 (90.7%). Identification rate was similar between the groups 89.7% (Group A), 91.7% (Group B). Accuracy rate was 97% between the groups, that is, Group A 97.1% and Group B 96.9%. In relation to the Group A (90.6%), sensitivity rate was slightly higher in the Group B 91.6%,. False negative rate of SLNB was higher in the Group A (9.1%) in relation to the Group B (8.3%). The average number of sentinel nodes detected in both groups was 1.2. Conclusion: The results of the study confirmed and validated both methods of lymphatic mapping techniques in SLNB. There were no significant statistical differences (p>0.05) in accuracy, sensitivity and false negative rate between these two groups.

With the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Bosnia and Herzegovina encountered Western European social trends, which affected the shaping of musical life physiognomy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. In this extremely intricate relationship between national and pro-European-oriented cultural trends, Serbian composer Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac had a special position as a unique musical phenomenon, since he was a composer whose musical talent imposed itself as an authority in strengthening the national musical expression and serving as a guideline for numerous BH artists.

Tuzla Canton (TC) has experienced a certain economic transformation and gradually started turning from an industrial region into a region of tertiary and quaternary activities, also notable in the strategic documents of the Canton. The present research was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013 with the aim of determining the attitudes of employees in the tourism sector of TC regarding the condition, i.e. the prospects of TC tourism. In July of 2012, using a structured questionnaire, persons employed in travel agencies and TC hotels were surveyed in relation to the following issues: what is, in their own opinion, the determining factor for a tourist in choosing a tour package in TC as a destination; how would they assess the tourist’s motives for choosing TC as a destination; how would they characterize (assess) the value factors of the TC tourist offer. The conducted research indicates that employees in the tourism industry have formed perceptions of TC as a tourist destination: it is a destination where tourists feel pleasant and happy to stay at; it has outstanding natural attractions, a welcoming environment and solid accommodation and catering potentials. However, elements that need improving and further development are highlighted as well. Methods used for collecting, processing and analyzing data are: historical, descriptive, comparative. Frequency analysis was conducted using the SPSS statistical program (version 20). The research results can help the tourist destination management, in this case TC, but also all segments of the tourism industry of TC, improve their offer and communication with a potential tourism market.

Uvod. Rezultati istraživanja uloge i znacaja porodice i bracnog statusa kao protektivnih faktora u odnosu na suicidalnost muskaraca i žena pokazuju da je stopa suicida visa kod razvedenih i udovaca te da je posebno niska kod osoba koje su u braku i imaju djecu. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se ispita povezanost između porodicnih i partnerskih odnosa i prisutnost suicidalnih misli kod osoba razlicitog bracnog statusa. Metode. Uzorak je cinilo 100 muskaraca i žena iz opste populacije, starosti između 18 i 40 godina. Primjenjen je upitnik sociodemografskih podataka, Skala okupljenosti porodice urbane sredine (SOPUS), Skala zadovoljstva seksualnom komunikacijom (SCS) te Skala pozitivnih i negativnih suicidalnih ideja (PANSI). Rezultati. Rezultati pokazuju postojanje znacajne negativne povezanosti između suicidalnih misli i okupljenosti porodice, odnosno zadovoljstva intimnom komunikacijom. Između žena i muskaraca ne postoje znacajne razlike u prisutnosti suicidalnih misli. Prisutnost suicidalnih misli u ovom uzorku bila je najvisa kod slobodnih, a najniža kod razvedenih, ali te razlike nisu statisticki znacajne. Zakljucak. Rezultati potvrđuju znacaj kvaliteta i kvantiteta porodicnih i partnerskih odnosa za zastitu mentalnog zdravlja pojedinca, pri cemu se protektivna uloga ovih odnosa posebno treba isticati i razvijati kod pojave i prisutnosti suicidalnih misli. Neslaganje dobijenih rezultata sa ranijim nalazima istraživanja o povezanosti bracnog statusa i stope suicida ukazuje na potrebu za daljim proucavanjem porodice i bracnih veza i njihove uloge u suicidalnosti.