As in the most parts of Europe, Spanish flu with its mortality appeared in the south of the Magraviate of Istria in September of 1918, having the peak of the second wave in October and waning at the ...end of the December of 1918. The objective of this paper was to explore whether patients of Provincial hospital of Pula, were hospitalised and diagnosed with both Spanish flu and any mental illness, simultaneously or consequently. Hospital registers for the period 1918–1920 reveal no such cases. Lower relevance of mental disorders, administrative omission in diagnoses recording, higher level of diagnostical threshold for mental disorders, and somatisation of mental disorders could explain the lack of connectedness between the two types of illnesses.
Objective:
To investigate how much the IMRaD structure of diploma theses defended in graduate Study of Dental Medicine at University of Split School of Medicine is compatible with that of the ...original research articles, considering the proportions of IMRaD sections – Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion.
Materials and methods:
150 diploma theses defended between 2016 and 2021 were collected from the Digital Academic Archives and Repositories (DABAR) and compared with 150 original research articles published in five dental scientific journals during the same period. The length of each IMRaD section in diploma theses and original research articles was measured using the Word Count in MS Office Word and expressed as the number of words. The overall length of IMRaD structure was calculated by adding the length of each IMRaD section. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression.
Results:
On average, the overall length of IMRaD structure of diploma theses was longer than that of the original research articles. On average, the longest section in diploma theses was the Introduction (occupied almost 50% the overall length of IMRaD structure). In the average original research article, the Introduction section occupied about 15% of the overall length of IMRaD structure, while the Discussion was the longest section. The highest correlation with the overall length of IMRaD structure in diploma theses was found for Introduction (R=0.82; R2=0.67; P<0.001). In original research articles, the Discussion section was most highly correlated with the overall length of IMRaD structure (R=0.62; R2=0.38; P<0.001).
Conclusion:
The IMRaD structure of diploma theses defended in graduate Study of Dental Medicine in Split differs from the structure of original research articles published in dental scientific journals. Diploma theses have a comparatively longer introduction and shorter discussion section than original research articles.
U radu se analizira pojava španjolske gripe 1918. i 1919. među civilnim stanovništvom Pule, što je moguće rekonstruirati zahvaljujući matičnim knjigama umrlih Pule, bolničkom registru civilne bolnice ...i onodobnom tisku. Pojava i tijek pandemije u Puli podudarat će se s uobičajenim europskim trendom, što znači da će se svojim morbiditetom pojaviti krajem kolovoza 1918., mortalitetom u rujnu, vrhunac doživjeti u listopadu iste godine, te pokazati svoj dobni trend smrti koji je navodio izrazito stradavanje najvitalnijeg segmenta društva iz dobne skupine od 16 do 40 godina. Putem podataka iz matičnih knjiga i ocrtane mreže pulskih ulica socijalno izdiferenciranih pulskih kvartova, u radu se problematizira također i socioekonomska komponenta pandemije te navodi na zaključak da je na primjeru Pule mortalitet od španjolske gripe mogao biti socioekonomski uvjetovan, tj. brojem je više stradalo ljudi u kvartovima koji su nudili skromnije stambene uvjete i u kojima su živjeli ljudi nižeg ekonomskog standarda i slabijih higijenskih navika.
Hrvatski list koji je kao dnevnik na hrvatskom jeziku u Puli izlazio od 1. srpnja 1915. do 18. prosinca 1918., između ostalih vijesti sredinom i u drugoj polovici 1918. donosi izvješća o španjolskoj ...gripi. Sporadični članci govore o pojavi i kretanju španjolske gripe u Europi, broju oboljelih u određenim europskim gradovima, pojavi gripe u Puli, značajkama same bolesti, preporučenim mjerama zaštite, zatvaranju škola zbog zaraze, te objavljuje osmrtnice stradalih od španjolske gripe. Putem analize objavljenih članaka dolazi se između ostaloga do odgovora koliko je španjolska gripa zastupljena u listu u odnosu na druge teme, kakav je bio odnos stanovnika prema novoj bolesti, kakvo je bilo znanje o profilaksi i liječenju gripe, jesu li članci u Hrvatskom listu pandemiju prikazivali na sličan način kao i listovi u sjevernoj Hrvatskoj i je li valna distribucija gripe koja je na području Hrvatske primjetna, istovremeno zorno popraćena i u puljskom listu.
To evaluate liver stiffness (LS) by real-time two-dimensional shear wave elastography (RT 2D-SWE) and to assess its correlation with the mean arterial pressure (MAP) in patients on maintenance ...hemodialysis (MHD). The secondary aim was to identify biological and biochemical parameters associated with elevated LS.
This study enrolled patients treated with MHD in the Split University Hospital from December 2017 through February 2018. LS was measured after a HD session using RT 2D-SWE. Mean arterial pressure was measured before RT-2D-SWE was performed.
The study enrolled 47 patients with the mean±standard deviation age of 68.48±14.33 years. Arterial hypertension was diagnosed in 70.2% of patients. Liver stiffness >7 kPa, suggesting clinically relevant fibrosis, was found in 59.5% of patients. Arterial pressure was significantly correlated with LS (ρ=0.38, P=0.008). C-reactive protein (ρ=0.548, P=0.023), parathyroid hormone (ρ=0.507, P=0.038), and total bilirubin (ρ=0.423, P=0.020) were correlated with elevated LS.
Mean arterial pressure is correlated with increased LS in patients on MHD. Our results emphasize the importance of proper regulation of arterial blood pressure and indicate that LS should always be interpreted in combination with laboratory parameters. Further prospective studies with larger series are needed.
Celotno besedilo
Dostopno za:
DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Objective: To determine the association of short-term blood pressure variability (BPV) with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDDF) in patients with arterial hypertension. Design and method: A ...retrospective analysis of data from outpatient department of the Institute of cardiovascular diseases of Vojvodina during 2020 was conducted. NYHA I patients, with treated arterial hypertension and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, without diagnosed cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus were included. Indices of short-term BPV standard deviation (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV), and average real variability (ARV) of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) during 24 h, daytime and nighttime were calculated from 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. LVDDF was determined according to the 2016 recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. Results: The study included 108 patients, mean age 60.74 ± 13.20 years, 55 (50.9%) were male. 71 (65.7%) patients had preserved diastolic function, 27 (25%) had stage I DDF, 7 (6.5%) stage II DDF, and stage III DDF 2 (2.8%). There were statistically significant higher daytime diastolic BP AVR with higher LVDDF stages (p = 0.014). Daytime diastolic BP AVR was the independent predictor of LVDDF presence (OR 1.32 95% CI (1.074–1.623); p = 0.008), independent predictor of e’septal velocity < 0.07m/s or e’lateral velocity< 0.1m/s (OR 1.29 95% CI (1.04–1.60); p = 0.020), and the only predictor of TR velocity > 2.8m/s (OR 1.47 95% CI (1.10–1.96); p = 0.009). No examined indices were ssociated with LA Volume index> 34 ml/m2 and E/e’> 14. Conclusions: In the examined group of patients with arterial hypertension, daytime diastolic BP AVR was the independent predictor of left ventricular DDF presence, which may suggest that daytime diastolic BP variability could be important for development of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
Geographic isolation, altitude, climate, landscape and habitat are significant predictors of butterfly diversity in mountain ecosystems. Their diversity and its dependence on altitude, aspect ...(compass bearing) and biogeographic characteristics of the butterflies were surveyed on the karst mountain Biokovo in southern Croatia. The results affirm that there is a high diversity of butterflies in the study area and the species composition and biogeographic elements are more dependent on altitude than aspect of the mountain. The present study indicates that climate, relief and habitat preferences strongly influence the biogeographic features of species and the relationship between species richness per site and altitude, aspect and the altitude-aspect interaction. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
PDF
