Factor V is the liver-synthesized multidomain glycoprotein encoded by a gene localised on chromosome 1q23. The point mutation 1691G>A in this gene results in formation of an altered protein of V Factor resistant to activated protein C (APC) cleavage. This mutation alone is the most frequent cause of inborn thrombophilia and the most widely acknowledged genetic risk factor for venous thrombosis in a Caucasian population. This study was designed to provide the first estimate of the frequency of the allele 1691A FV in the Bosnian female population. The 1691G>A FV mutation was examined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, in a group of 67 women, mean age of 58.6 years with no history of cardiovascular incident. Our findings revealed an absence of the mutated allele 1691A FV in the studied group. This is the first report on the 1691G>A FV mutation in a population from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Further research is needed to establish prevalence of the mutated allele in the population from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The religious/cultural event Ajvatovica, the most attended Muslim gathering in Europe, provides a vivid example of the “cooperation” that exists between the nation and religion in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Although officially a religious event, it has a special place in the ambiguous nation-building project of BiH, relating specifically to the nation-building process of Bosniaks. In this paper, I will address this religious event in its historical and social context, and point to its significance and symbolism. I will pay particular attention to the attitudes of the socialist authorities towards this event, the motives behind its revival and its context, and the modifications made to it during the 1990s, which were closely related to the social and political changes taking place in BiH.

Este trabalho apresenta as atividades desenvolvidas por alunas do Curso Técnico em Saúde Bucal (TSB), da Escola Técnica de Saúde da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, sob supervisão de professoras deste curso, por meio do projeto Sala de Espera em Odontologia. Destaca-se, neste relato, a importância do espaço da sala de espera, da clínica do Hospital Odontológico da FOUFU/UFU, como um ambiente crítico e reflexivo, que possibilita acolher os usuários do sistema de saúde, atendendo às suas necessidades em serviços e também ao cuidado integral do sujeito.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, which is a cause for more solid tumor-related deaths than all other carcinomas combined. More than 170,000 new cas‐ es are diagnosed each year in the United States alone, of whom ~160,000 will eventually die, accounting for nearly 30% of all cancer deaths (Siegel et al., 2012). The annual incidence for lung cancer per 100,000 population is highest among African Americans (76.1), followed by whites (69.7), American Indians/Alaska Natives (48.4), and Asian/Pacific Islanders (38.4). Hispanic people have much lower lung cancer incidence (37.3) than non-Hispanics (71.9) (CDC, 2010). These results identify the racial/ethnic populations and geographic regions that would benefit from enhanced efforts in lung cancer prevention, specifically by reducing cig‐ arette smoking and exposure to environmental carcinogens.