Changes in Blood Pressure After Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise in Young Healthy People- Influence of Body Composition
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):177-81.ABSTRACTAmount of change in blood pressure after exercise is related to risk of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in the amount of change of blood pressure after exercise among people with different morphological characteristics, especially with differences in percent of body fat. 30 healthy subjects (15 males and 15 females) aged 25-30 years were included in the study. They were measured for weight and height, and their body composition was assesed by bioelectrical impendance device GAYA 357. Blood pressure wa...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Neboj ša Nešić Erna Davidovi ć Cvetko Vesna Šeper Source Type: research
Effects of Trigeminal Nerve Dysfunction in Various Types of Headaches
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):183-8.ABSTRACTHeadaches are one of the most common ailments in modern society, leading to severe diminishing of general activities and they result in significant impact on the patient's quality of life. Blink reflex is an objective neurophysiological method for determining the status of the trigeminal system, facial nerve and the lateral part of medulla oblongata. The aim of this study was to examine the connection between trigeminal nerve dysfunction and various types of headaches using functional electrophysiological assessment of blink reflex tests in patients and controls. The sample compr...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marijan Cesarik Iris Zavoreo Lucija Zadro-Matovina Milan Papi ć Vanja Ba šić Kes Source Type: research
Differences in Movement of Temporomandibular Joints in Athletes With and Without Orofacial Injuries
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):189-93.ABSTRACTAll sporting activities have an associated risk of orofacial injuries due to falls, collisions with players, devices, and hard surfaces. The purpose of this investigation was to determine is there alteration of condylar path and frontal guidance values in athletes with and without orofacial injuries. The sample consists of 34 athletes who were divided into two groups (Control and Examines group). "Control group" consists of 11 athletes without data of macrotrauma of the stomatognatic system (athletes who didn’t get blow to the face). The second group is "Examines group" witch ...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Nikolina Le šić Davor Seifert Miroslav Ze čić Hrvoje Pezo Source Type: research
Diversity of Y-chromosomal and mtDNA Markers Included in Mediscope Chip within Two Albanian Subpopulations from Croatia and Kosovo: Preliminary Data
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):195-8.ABSTRACTThe aim of this preliminary study is to analyze genetic specificity of Kosovo Albanians comparing with neighboring populations using new genetic tool - MEDISCOPE gene chip, to investigate the feasibility of this approach. We collected 37 DNA samples (9 Croats, 17 Albanians from Croatia and 11 Albanians from Kosovo) from unrelated males born in Croatia and Kosovo. Additionally, samples were expanded with female individuals and mtDNA analysis included a total of 61 samples (15 Croats, 23 Albanians from Croatia and 23 Albanians from Kosovo). This pilot study suggests that the usage ...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Miran Čoklo Dubravka Hava š Auguštin Jelena Šarac Natalija Novokmet Jo ško SIndik Ana Perini ć Lewis Mateja Zaj ć Petranovic Lejla Kova čević Mulahasanović Elza Khusnutdinova Serghey Litvinov Sara Haydar Corinne Lautier Christophe Normand Redha Source Type: research
Transnational and Intercultural Practices in the Adriatic Littoral of the Late Habsburg Empire
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):199-210.ABSTRACTThe paper describes the strategy of an interdisciplinary project on the patterns of transnational interactions and mobility that shaped intercultural dialogue in the south-eastern periphery of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire. Methodologically, it is structured around three interconnected analytic levels of institutions, associations and everyday life, that are mutually constitutive, and the exploration of three dimensions characterizing social spaces: social practices in different domains of life, symbolic system (focusing on language) and the use of artifacts, or material lif...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Anita Sujold žić Source Type: research
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) as a Marker of Clinical Disorders
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):211-8.ABSTRACTSex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is an important protein, not only for transporting sex steroids which is its primary role, but with the discovery of a specific receptor that binds SHBG, a novel approach regarding classic ‘free-hormone hypothesis’ should be implemented. Research in SHBG gene and it expression has been done, as well as cellular signaling that controls it. It provides significant knowledge of the impact of certain well –defined cellular level signaling pathways and how they affect the level of SHBG production. Moreover, new insights have proven that SHBG i...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marina Šprem Goldštajn Karlo Toljan Franjo Grgi ć Ivana Jurkovi ć Dinka Pavi čić Baldani Source Type: research
Matrilineal Heritage in Southern Iberia Reveals Deep Genetic Links between Continents
In conclusion, this research contributes to our knowledge of processes that have shaped the recent human genetic history in the Mediterranean and, more specifically, of the population dynamics that the inhabitants of southern Iberia have experienced with respect to other neighbouring North African populations.PMID:29139642 (Source: Collegium Antropologicum)
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Candela L Hern ández Rosario Calder ón Source Type: research
The remote isolate of the Croatian littoral – 50 years of research on the island of Susak with new insights into its genetic diversity
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):11-8.ABSTRACTThis paper presents a review of the 50-year long anthropological and epidemiological research of the Susak population. Island of Susak is an example of extreme genetic isolate, with a very low level of heterozygosity and a significantly high level of inbreeding, due to the practice of endogamy. Its specific features have put the island in the focus of diverse research during the last five decades and in this study we additionally present new insights into the island’s maternal genetic heritage. For this purpose, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup diversity was defined based on...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jelena Šarac Source Type: research
Body Image Issues In Lithuanian Magazines Aimed For Children And Adolescents In Relation To Body Mass Index And Body Size Perception Of 16-19 Y. Old Girls During The Last 15 Years
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):19-.ABSTRACTMass media plays an important role in forming body image and makes the significant impact on body size perception in children and adolescents. The aim of present study was to reveal trends in depiction of body image cues in Lithuanian magazines aimed for children and adolescents in relation to changes of real body mass index (BMI) and body size perception of 16-19 y. old girls in the year 2000 and the 2015. Three popular journals published both in the year 2000 and the 2015, were chosen for in-depth analysis of their contents (the periodicity of different topics was counted and com...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Janina Tutkuviene Agne Misiute Ieva Strupaite Gintare Paulikaite Erika Pavlovskaja Source Type: research
Finger Length Ratio and Body Composition In Chuvashians
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):25-30.ABSTRACTVery few studies that evaluated the association between fi nger length ratio and body composition in adult population showed very diverse results. We carried out a radiographic study on a large population sample who had participated in a Chuvashian skeletal aging study investigating different aspects of skeletal aging. The aims of this study were to evaluate the association between 2D:4D ratio and various indices of body composition in Chuvashian males and females. The study sample included 802 males (mean age 46.98±17.10 years) and 783 females (mean age 48.65±16.62 years). Sin...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Leonid Kalichman Valery Batsevich Eugene Kobyliansky Source Type: research
Physical Fitness And Digit Ratio (2D:4D) In Male Students From Wroc ław, Poland
This study indicated towards possibility that an association between low 2D:4D and sport and athletic achievement and also physical performances were due to, at least in part, the action of prenatal testosterone. Further studies are required to investigate the relationship of fitness parameters with digit ratio and ultimately with prenatal testosterone exposure.PMID:29139646 (Source: Collegium Antropologicum)
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Slawomir Koziel Marek Kociuba Mail Raja Chakraborty Zofia Ignasiak Source Type: research
Is Increased Facial Asymmetry Associated With The Use Of Hormonal Contraceptive Among Polish Young Women In Wroclaw?
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):39-43.ABSTRACTFluctuating asymmetry (FA) is the small random deviations from a perfect bilateral symmetry in a morphological trait. It is considered as an indicator of biological quality and developmental stability of individual. Adverse environmental conditions and high levels of sex steroids may increase FA. Symmetry in women was found to be related with phases of the menstrual cycles (MC). This cross sectional study aimed to compare facial symmetry between women using and not using hormonal contraceptives with reference to the phases of their fertile and non-fertile phases of MC. Participan...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Slawomir Koziel Raja Chakraborty Dariusz Danel Krzysztof Borys ławski Source Type: research
Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ornamental Traditions in the Eastern Adriatic Coast and Hinterland
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):45-59.ABSTRACTArchaeological finds of personal ornaments reveal not only behavioural patterns of the society they belong to, but also their forms of manifestations indicate connections, contacts and communication paths, exchange networks and movements of prehistoric populations. This paper advances the current knowledge regarding ornamental traditions in Eastern Adriatic area during Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods. Thirteen prehistoric sites from this area have yielded more than thousand finds of ornamental assemblage, making Eastern Adriatic coast and hinterland fruitful area f...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Barbara Cvitku šić Source Type: research
Construction of the Questionnaire on Foreign Language Learning Strategies in Specific Croatian Context
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):61-71.ABSTRACTLearning strategies are special thoughts or behaviours that individuals use to understand, learn or retain new information, according to the point of view of O’Malley & Chamot. The other view, promoted by Oxford, believes learning strategies are specific actions taken by the learner to make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, and more transferrable to new situations of language learning and use. The use of appropriate strategies ensures greater success in language learning. The aim of the research was to establish metric characteristics of the Questionnaire on learning...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Nikolina Bo žinović Jo ško Sindik Source Type: research
Metrically adjusted questionnaires can provide more information for scientists- an example from the tourism
Coll Antropol. 2017 Mar;41(1):73-9.ABSTRACTThe article deals with the issue of research methodology, illustrating the use of known research methods for new purposes. Questionnaires that originally do not have metric characteristics can be called »handy questionnaires«. In this article, the author is trying to consider the possibilities of their improved scientific usability, which can be primarily ensured by improving their metric characteristics, consequently using multivariate instead of univariate statistical methods. In order to establish the base for the application of multivariate statistical procedures, the main i...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jo ško Sindik Maja Miljanovi ć Source Type: research
