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SEEIIST – a new research facility for tumor treatment and biomedical investigations with proton and ion beams
ConclusionsThis infrastructure is unique for Europe and will attract researchers from all European countries to perform their investigations. (Source: Health and Technology)
Source: Health and Technology - April 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

BBIBP-CorV vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 in patients aged 60 years and older during the Delta-dominant period in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a test-negative case-control study
In this study, we estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of complete primary series BBIBP-CorV vaccine against COVID-19 in patients aged 60 years and older, during the Delta-dominant period, using a test-negative case-control design. Surveillance sites were 11 primary health care centers (PHC) collecting patient data from October 1, 2021, to January 4, 2022, retrospectively according to a common protocol. In total, we included 1711 participants in the analysis: 933 cases and 778 controls. Of the 933 cases, 508 (54.4 %) had mild and 425 (45.6 %) had moderate to severe disease presentation. We observed no effectiveness aga...
Source: Vaccine - April 21, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sanjin Musa Lore Merdrignac Sinisa Skocibusic Rozalija Nedic Seila Cilovic-Lagarija Esther Kissling Source Type: research

Problematic Smartphone Use among Young People and the Use of Additional Social Networking Software —an Example from Bosnia and Herzegovina
AbstractThe aim of the article is to reveal the level of problematic smartphone use (PSU) among young people, with an additional aim being to diagnose the level of use of applications offering ready access to popular social networks (SNS —e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest). The text fills a gap related to the scale and mechanisms of PSUs. The research was conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2022, and is the first study of its kind in the country. A total of 1,024 young people participated in the study (age r ange 14–19 years; Female 627, Male 397). From the data collected, it was noted that: 1) L...
Source: Child Indicators Research - April 17, 2024 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Seroprevalence of leptospirosis among stray dogs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This study aimed to assess seroprevalence of leptospirosis and to identify the most common reactive serovars and risk factors for seropositivity in apparently healthy stray dogs of unknown vaccination status in the Sarajevo region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Positive microscopic agglutination test titres (≥ 1:25) were detected in 3.87% (156/4028) of samples and most of the sera reacted against one serovar (85.9%). Dogs were most commonly reactive to Canicola (40.4%) and Hardjo (33.3%), followed by Pomona (15.4%) Tarassovi (14.7%), Icterohaemorrhagiae (8.3%), Grippotyphosa (5.8%), Bratislava (1.3%) and Saxkoebing (0.6%). D...
Source: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases. - April 10, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Zinka Maksimovi ć Senka Babi ć Amir Zahirovi ć Maid Rifatbegovi ć Source Type: research

Diversity of Trichinella species in carnivores from Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, domestic and wild carnivores represent a significant driver for the transmission and ecology of zoonotic pathogens, especially those of parasitic aetiology. Nevertheless, there is no... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - March 23, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Jasmin Omeragi ć, Naida Kapo, Vedad Škapur, Ćazim Crnkić, Šejla Goletić, Adis Softić and Teufik Goletić Tags: Research Source Type: research

Long-term remote sensing-based methods for monitoring air pollution and cloud cover in the Balkan countries
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32982-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe use of remote sensing and GIS methodology has accelerated the processing of data on pollution, but has also raised a question about the accuracy of the same. The research focuses on four main air pollutants (CO, NO, SO2, O3), the data on which were obtained from satellite images of Landsat 8 and Landsat 9, for the period 2000-2020. The data on relative cloudiness were obtained from the database CHELSA (Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas) for the period 1980-2010. All the data were fur...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - March 21, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aleksandar Valjarevi ć Source Type: research

Moving forward after the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned in primary care from the multi-country PRICOV-19 study
CONCLUSION: Policymakers, primary care associations, and the broader healthcare system are urged to collaboratively take responsibility and increase support for GP practices to enhance their resilience, adaptability, and capacity to deliver safe and equitable healthcare during future crises.PMID:38511848 | DOI:10.1080/13814788.2024.2328716 (Source: European Journal of General Practice)
Source: European Journal of General Practice - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sara Willems Pierre Vanden Bussche Esther Van Poel Claire Collins Zalika Klemenc-Ketis Source Type: research