Introduction: Lumbar pain syndrome is the most common cause of temporary work disability in people under 45 years of age. The aim of this study was to detect the frequency of acute and chronic lumbar painsyndrome in people of both gender, different age structures, different occupations and in active working population, and to determine the efficiency of trunk stabilizing exercises in its treatment.Methods: We analyzed 27 patients with acute and 33 patients with chronic lumbar pain syndrome from 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2012 which undergone trunk stabilizing exercises. We evaluated and scored 0 to 5the condition of respondents before treatment and after the treatment.Research results: The mean score of condition of respondents with acute lumbar pain syndrome before therapy is 2.96, whereas after treatment is 4.71. The mean score of condition of respondents with chroniclumbar pain syndrome before therapy is 3.76, whereas after treatment is 4.63.Conclusion: Treatment with trunk stabilizing exercises performed in the clinic "Praxis” leads to improved scores of condition of respondents after treatment.

It has been noted that without the appropriate adverbial modification some passive participles are not acceptable in the attributive position in English: e.g. *a found suitcase, *a killed young man, *a built apartment block, as opposed to some passive participles that are not subject to this restriction: e.g. an abandoned village, a complicated man, the needed discipline. The assumption that identification of categorial status can be better seen at the level of larger constituents, has led us to propose some distributional diagnostic tests to confirm whether they retain their verbal force or have achieved their adjectival status in English, when used in the attributive position. Since their morphological form has not proved to be reliable for identification of their category, we have proposed to test them by classifying the types of adverbs enabling some of the passive participles to be used attributively. Given that the same adverbs can modify both, adjectives and verbs, we have focused on the classification of degree adverbs pre-modifying passive participles attributively used. The tests proposed in this paper may show that the open class degree adverbs that modify passive participles in both, attributive and predicative distribution do not fall into the single class but split up into the subclasses: degree adverbs/intensifiers and adverbs of measure/quantity modifying passive participles in attributive and predicative function, respectively. Since passive participles, too, may have different interpretation and either adjectival or verbal/passive reading when used as attributes, the open class degree adverbs are tested at the level of participial phrase used attributively within the NP. The examples were compared with the translation equivalents in BCS to see whether the same constraint affects passive attributes in BCS. Keywords: degree adverbs, intensifiers, adverbs of quantity/ measure, passive participles, complementary distribution

Introduction: This study was performed to establish a baseline value of micronucleus frequency in buccal cells and to estimate the impact of the most common factors (sex and age, and smoking) on micronucleus and degenerative nuclear alteration frequencies in the sample of healthy Bosnian subjects.Methods: The Buccal Micronucleus Cytome (BMCyt) assay, based on scoring not only micronucleus frequency but also other genome damage markers, dead or degenerated cells, provides a measure of cytotoxic and genotoxic effects.Results: Our results showed the baseline buccal micronucleus frequency was 0.135% or 1.35‰, as well as positive correlations between micronucleus frequencies and formations of degenerative nuclear alterations (nuclear buds, karyolytic and karyorrhectic cells). The number of micronuclei in buccal cells was significantly higher in females than in males. There was positive association between the age and frequency of analysed cytogenetic biomarkers. Buccal cell micronuclei and degenerative nuclear alternations were more frequent among cigarette smokers than non-smokers and significantly higher in female smokers than in male smokers. Cytogenetic damages showed significantly positive correlation between intensity of smoking and the number of nuclear alterations. The years of smoking had a significant influence not only on the number of nuclear alterations but also in micronuclei and nuclear buds in buccal cells.Conclusions: The sex influences the number of micronuclei in human buccal cells. The ageing increased the number of micronuclei and other biomarkers of DNA damage. The cigarette smoking significantly increases the frequencies of micronuclei and nuclear buds, pyknotic, karyolytic and karyorrhectic cells.

This article presents a survey of model-driven techniquesfor data model synthesis. During an extensive research,we identified more than 70 research papers in the field andmore than 15 different graphical notations used for the sourcemodel representation.We have classified the proposed approachesinto four distinct groups: function-oriented, process-oriented,communication-oriented and goal-oriented. Their contributionsare presented in chronological order and evaluated based onseveral main criteria. Although the idea of model-driven designof the data model is more than 25 years old, the survey showsthe richness and diversity of ideas, but only a small number ofimplemented automatic generators.

The NPK nutrients uptake in the production of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) irrigated with different water quality (fresh and saline water of 4 dS/m) has been analyzed in the experiment conducted in the greenhouse of Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari. The highest nitrogen (N) consumption was observed 10 weeks after transplantation, while the highest consumption of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) was recorded 12 and 8 weeks after transplantation, respectively. The highest concentration of N in vegetative part was obtained in cauliflower under saline water irrigation (3.5%), while in the fresh water treatment concentration of N was 3.2%. The phosphorus uptake was significantly affected under saline irrigation practice with respect to the fresh water being with total P uptake value corresponding to about 61% of the its uptake under the fresh water treatment. Irrigation with the salinity level of 4 dS/m resulted in significant increase in the accumulated salts in soil being with an electric conductivity (EC) value 17% greater than the one where fresh water was practiced. Evolution of chloride (Cl - ) and its average values during the whole cropping period indicate that Cl - behaved in a manner identical to the one characterizing the EC parameter. This proves that Cl - concentration in the soil can be taken as a measure

Tipicni proizvodi su jos iz predbiblijskog vremena smatrani kulturnim blagom naroda i država o cemu svjedoce nađeni zapisi na vise geografskih lokacija. Kao takvi su se stitili legalnim sredstvima adekvatnim vremenu i prostoru njihovog postojanja. Termin tipicnih proizvoda kao predmeta intelektualnog vlasnistva prvi put je uveden 1883. godine kada je potpisan prvi multilateralni sporazum-Pariska konvencija o zastiti geografskih oznaka. Od tada do danas potpisan je niz dokumenata kojim se regulise pravo raspolaganja i prometovanja tipicnim proizvodima. Sve aktuelne varijacije i podvarijacije nacina zastite geografskih oznaka mogu svrstati zemlje u tri grupe i to: (1) Zemlje koje stite geografske oznake posebnim zakonom tzv. sui generis sistemom, (2) Zemlje koje stite geografske oznake kao trgovacke marke, sertifikacijske marke, kolektivne marke, ili nekim drugim zakonskim sredstvom, (3) Zemlje koje formalno ne prepoznaju i ne stite geografske oznake.  Na globalnom nivou, 111 zemalja, ukljucujuci 27 zemalja EU, stiti oznake geografskog porijekla sui generis sistemom. 56 zemalja stiti geografske oznake putem trgovackih marki, sertifikacijskih marki, ili kolektivnih marki, gdje spadaju Australija, Kanada, Japan i SAD. Veliki broj zemalja pored sui generis sistema ima dodatnu opciju zastite geografskih oznaka kao trgovackih marki kao sto je slucaj Kine.

VEGF-A is the most potent angiogenic factor in tumour angiogenesis. Its effects are mediated via two receptors VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2. Primary aim of our study was to examine the expression of VEGFR-1 in breast cancer and its correlation to VEGF expression, lymph node status, tumour size, histological grade, and hormone receptor status. To examine the VEGFR-1 and VEGF expressions in tumour and surrounding tissue of 51 breast cancer patients, and in healthy breast tissue of 30 benign breast diseases patients, we used three-step immunohistochemical staining. VEGFR-1 and VEGF expressions were significantly increased in breast cancer tumour in relation to surrounding tissue (P < 0.01), and the VEGF expression was significantly increased in lymph node positive breast cancer patients (P < 0.01). VEGFR-1 and VEGF expressions were significantly higher in breast cancer tumour compared with healthy breast tissue (P < 0.01). Significant correlation between VEGF and VEGFR-1 expressions was found (P < 0.05). No significant correlations between VEGF and VEGFR-1 expressions and tumour size, histological grade, and hormone receptor status were found. Increased expression of VEGFR-1 and VEGF in breast cancer tumour and significant correlation between these proteins suggest the possible role of VEGF/VEGFR-1 signalization in breast cancer development, although VEGFR-1 potential prognostic value was not confirmed.

We present a new approach to regularize the displacement field of the accelerated Demons registration algorithm. The accelerated Demons algorithm uses Gaussian smoothing to penalize oscillatory motion in the displacement fields during registration. This regularization approach is often applied and ensures a smooth deformation field. However, when registering images with discontinuities in their motion field such as from organs sliding along the chest wall, the assumption of a smooth deformation field is invalid. In this work, we propose using total variation based smoothing that is known to better retain the discontinuities in the deformation field. The proposed approach is a first step towards automatically recovering breathing induced organ motion with good accuracy.

Catatonia is a rarely reviewed clinical feature of neuropsychiatric (NP) manifestation of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE). It is a state of neurogenic motor immobility, and behavioral abnormality manifested by stupor.

Systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SoJIA) is rare pediatric disease, it accounts for 10% of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The onset of disese can be vary nonspecific and may suggest bacterial or viral infection, malignancy or other rheumatic disease. It is highly characterised by its extra-articular systemic illness features and, in some ways, it resembles a fever of unknown origin. Diagnosis is mostly clinical by using ILAR criteria (International League of Associations for Rheumatology).

Antiphosphospholipid syndrome (APS) secundary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be recognised in children with arterial or venous thrombosis. Amaurosis due to thrombosis of central retinal vene is rarely presenting manifestation of SLE with secondary APS.

Data regarding the safety and efficacy of treatment regimens for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) tends to be from anecdotal, small, uncontrolled, non-randomized case series.

Cervical spine arthritis is a well-recognized complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). It is usually present in patients with more severe disease.