We examined dermatoglyphics of children in three Albanian and one Roma population sample (collected from 641 individuals from the Albanian populations and 226 individuals from the Roma population of both sexes). We compared Albanian and Roma populations based on four finger (whorl, radial and ulnar loop, and arch) and thirteen palmar traits (pattern frequencies in the Thenar/I interdigital area, II, III, and IV interdigital area, Hypothenar and axial »t« triradius position). The differences between the populations were more evident for palmar traits. In our study the Albanian and the Roma populations showed the best separation when finger and palmar traits are separately analyzed. As expected, the Albanian and the Roma populations separated in statistical analyses of most traits; the main reason for this is the different origins of two ethnic groups. The observed difference also indicates a low level of admixture between the Albanians and the Roma despite them living beside one another for several centuries.

Background and Objectives: Patient satisfaction with health care can influence health care-seeking behavior in relation to both minor or major health problems or influence communication and compliance with medical advice, which is especially important in emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it is important to continually monitor patient satisfaction with provided care and their dynamics. The aim of this study was to assess patient satisfaction with health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the adult population of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H) and compare it with levels of satisfaction in the same population before the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A representative, population-based survey was implemented in the adult population of the FB&H using the EUROPEP instrument, which measures satisfaction with health care using 23 items. The sample included 740 respondents who were 18 years or older residing in the FB&H and was implemented in December 2020. All data were collected using a system of online panels. The survey questions targeted the nine months from the beginning of the pandemic to the time of data collection, i.e., the period of March to December 2020. Results: The mean composite satisfaction score across all 23 items of the EUROPEP tool was 3.2 points in all age groups; the ceiling effect was 22% for the youngest respondents (18–34 years old), 23% for 35–54 years old, and 26% for the oldest group (55+), showing increasing satisfaction by age. The overall composite score for both females and males was 3.2. The ceiling effect was higher in those with chronic disease (29% vs. 23% in those without chronic disease). The composite mean score for respondents residing in rural vs. urban areas was 3.2 with a ceiling effect of 22% in rural and 24% in urban residents. When comparing mean composite scores surveyed at various points in time in the FB&H, it was found that the score increased from 3.3 to 3.5 between 2011 and 2017 and dropped again to 3.3 in this study. Despite these observations in the overall trends of satisfaction scores, we note that no statistically significant differences were observed between most of the single-item scores in the stratified analysis, pointing to the relative uniformity of satisfaction among the analyzed population subgroups. Conclusions: The rate of satisfaction with health care services in the FB&H was lower during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to 2011 and 2017. Furthermore, while an increasing trend in satisfaction with health care was observed in the FB&H during the years prior to 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to the reversal of this trend. It is important to further monitor the dynamics of patient satisfaction with health care, which could serve as a basis for planning, delivering, and maintaining quality services during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.

Over 700 bike-sharing systems are currently in operation worldwide, and the number of systems has grown quickly in recent years. Rwanda's bike-sharing system has only recently begun operations and has encountered numerous challenges. The current study used an Ordinal Priority Approach (OPA) to examine these challenges and provide an acceptable strategy for overcoming them. Five strategies have been established. These strategies are prioritized using four criteria. The results indicate that “theft” and “damage of some bikes when being returned” are the most critical challenges while the first alternative “improving the current bike infrastructure to better serve the bike share system” is the appropriate strategy to overcome these challenges for a successful operation of the bike share system. Taking into account the findings, recommendations were provided to help local administrative bodies handle these challenges.

Steel X8CrNiS18-9 (standard EN 10088-3: 2005) is the most commonly used from the group of austenitic stainless steel in terms of machinability. The content of sulphur present in the steel from 0,15 to 0,35% has the exclusive task to improve the machinability. However, while sulphur improves machinability it simultaneously reduces the resistance of steel to corrosion but also affects the decrease in mechanical properties particularly steel toughness. Due to its harmful effect on the steel, as well as the fact that the non-metallic inclusions are insufficiently tested for this type of high-alloy steel the aim of this study is to determine the appropriate microalloying possibility to modify the non-metallic inclusions. The aim of this work is that explore the influence of boron, zirconium, and tellurium on the impact toughness of the mentioned steel. Change of impact toughness, depending on the chemical composition of the steel is simulated with the Matlab program.

Sulphur in steel is an undesirable element because it lowers all technological and uses values of steel products. During the steelmaking process, the desulphurization process depends on the thermodynamic conditions, the used desulphurizes, and the stability of the formed sulphides. The desulphurization technology in the production of low-carbon steel in a protective atmosphere, with the addition of synthetic slag and strong desulphurizing agents with additional argon blowing, is presented in this paper. The reduction of sulphur content achieved in the induction furnace is an important contribution to the technology of the production of low-carbon steels.

Ozimica, Eranthis hyemalis (L.) Salisb. (Ranunculaceae), je rana proljetnica koja naseljava vlažna staništa umjerenokontinentalne Evrope. Smatra se rijetkom u Sloveniji i Hrvatskoj, dok u drugim zemljama regiona ima statuskritično ugrožene vrste. Ciljevi rada su: 1. revidiranje distribucijske mape za ozimicu u Bosni i Hercegovini(BiH), 2. opis novih nalazišta vrste. Revidirana mapa je urađena u QGIS ver. 3.4. na osnovu 19 georeferenciranihpodataka iz literature te podataka o novim i potvrđenim nalazištima u BiH. Primjerci sa novih nalazišta suherbarizirani i deponovani u Herbarijumu Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu (SARA). Staništa na novim lokalitetimasu analizirana metodom Ciriško-monpelješke škole. Distribucijska mapa ozimice implicira zastupljenostvrste isključivo u crnomorskom slivu, u dolinama Bosne i Vrbasa sa novim lokalitetima u Brezi i Donjoj Gračanici.Na novim nalazištima su konstatovane vrste koje indiciraju nitrifikaciju i/ili šumski fitoklimat. Zbog specifičnefenologije, ozimica je dug period bila zanemarena od strane botaničara u BiH te je početkom 90-ih čak proglašena nestalom u divljini. Novi lokaliteti i potvrda za ranija nalazišta impliciraju potrebu za sistematskim istraživanjima u slivovima Vrbasa i Bosne, kako bi se utvrdilo tačno područje distribucije ozimice u BiH te na taj način dao doprinos u procjeni njenog konzervacijskog statusa na nacionalnom nivou. 

Cadastral data can be used for different purposes because it represents important data created in different time periods. Analog cadastral maps like parts of the cadastral register offer graphical data about the locations of the watermills. On the cadastral maps are written a year of the creation of the graphic representation. The year of creation of the plan and the black color of the symbol of the watermill means that it was built before of survey. In the paper, the depictions of watermills in the settlements of Kasapovići and Isakovići in the municipality of Novi Travnik on the cadastral maps of the old and new survey and some historical data were analyzed. Some of the watermills existed on the terrain, but they were not registered in the cadastral register. The locations where watermills exist and where existed were explored. Additional information about watermills collected on the terrain as well as from individual residents of the mentioned settlements was given.

Dudanov park nalazi se sa sjeverne strane naselja Kaštel Kambelovac. Početkom 19. stoljeća park su podigli članovi obitelji Dudan nasuprot obiteljske palače. Arhivska građa o izvornom uređenju perivoja nije pronađena. Sukladno austrijskoj izmjeri iz prve polovice 19. stoljeća, osim agrikulturnih posjeda u neposrednoj blizini palače, obitelj je posjedovala i reprezentativni perivoj karakteristične ortogonalne postave šetnih staza. Uređenje zapuštenog Dudanovog parka (površine 5915 m2) iz 2021. godine bio je veliki iskorak u hortikulturnom uređenju Kaštel Kambelovca. Cilj rada bio je ispitati aspiracije korisnika novoobnovljenog Dudanovog parka. Osim navedenog u radu je izvršena inventarizacija postojeće i obnovljene vegetacije. Rad je proširen analizom dostupne literature, austrijskog katastra i recentnog projekta obnove. Rezultati anketnog ispitivanja su pokazali da je posljednja rekonstrukcija parka ispunila cilj - park je postao često korišteno javno mjesto građana Kaštel Kambelovca i drugih posjetitelja. Usporedbom stanja na terenu i projektne dokumentacije, utvrđeno je da je osnova parka s njegovim sadržajima izvedena prema projektnoj dokumentaciji. Vizualnim pregledom je ustanovljeno da je park vrlo dobro održavan. Taksonomskom analizom obuhvaćeno je 45 svojti gdje dominiraju kritosjemenjače s podjednakom zastupljenošću grmolikih formi i stabala.

Šuma ima važnu ulogu u regulisanju vodnog režima, odnosno prevenciji pojave poplava i bujičnih tokova, što zavisi od vrste drveća koje sačinjavaju sastojinu, stepena sklopa, starosti i strukture sastojine. U ovom radu istraživan je uticaj strukturne izgrađenosti sastojine na vodni režim na primjeru šumske kulture bijelog bora (Pinus sylvestris L.) na krečnjacima u jugozapadnoj Bosni i Hercegovini. U šumskoj kulturi bijelog bora postavljena je eksperimentalna ploha 50x50 metara na kojoj je izvršen potpuni premjer svih taksacijskih elemenata. Pored toga u različitim uvjetima stepena sklopa postavljeni su kišomjeri  pomoću kojih je utvrđivana količina oborina koja dospije do površine šumskog tla. Kišomjeri su postavljeni i na otvorenoj površini u neposrednoj blizini šumske kulture. Istraživanja su pokazala da se sa povećanjem broja stabala na jedinici površine i veće sklopljenosti sastojine povećava zadržavanje oborinske vode u krošnjama stabala i do 30%. U sastojini bijelog bora je utvrđeno 720 stabala po hektaru dok bi za optimalnu intercepciju taj broj trebao biti oko 1.400. Međutim, povećanje broja stabala unutar sastojine se može negativno odraziti na stabilnost sastojine. Kod većeg broja stabala unutar sastojine konkurencija je veća, stabla se suše, vitkost stabala je veća i dolazi do preloma ili izvala stabala. Četrdestogodišnja sastojina bijelog bora je na površini tla formirala šumsku stelju koja ima preko 4 puta veću apsolutnu suhu masu od mase suhe materije pokrova na otvorenoj površini. Istraživanja su pokazala da u skopljenoj sastojini bijelog bora na tlo dospije manja količina oborinske vode, ali da šumska tla imaju bolju sposobnost infiltracije, zadržavanja i ravnomjernog rasporeda vode kroz duži vremenski period. Uzgojnim zahvatima u sastojini može se i sa manjim brojem stabala na jedinici površine postići isti efekat intercepcije ukoliko se potiče bolji razvoj krošnji stabala.

The subject of the research is the analysis of the change in land cover in the area of Babin do on Bjelašnica mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the period after 1995, throughout the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina, visible spontaneous spatial planning contributed to significant changes in the land cover. The research aims to determine changes in coverage and land use that happened in the last few decades in the researched area. The analysis of land cover changes in the research area was performed for the period from 2000 to 2018. Due to the lack of data resulting from insufficient spatial resolution of CLC, vectorization of spatial infrastructure elements from available remote sensing images was additionally carried out. This procedure implied a detailed land cover change analysis visible from the topographic map at a scale of 1:25:000 and relevant Google Earth images. Research on the topic was conducted through several phases. The first part of the paper refers to determining the geographical location of the research area and defining all its components. The second part of the paper deals with a detailed analysis of all categories of land cover in the last twenty years. The third part of the paper involves a comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative indicators of land cover in the research area. The complete procedure of the analysis was performed using GIS, where the corresponding databases were created and a cartographic visualization for the investigated area was performed. The results of the conducted research point to the conclusion that significant changes in land cover have occurred in the Babin do in the analyzed period, which is particularly pronounced in sports and recreation areas, as a result of the development of the tourism industry. In the last part of the paper, conclusions are given regarding the changes and causes of changes of the land coverage in the analyzed area, with recommendations for further activities.