UDK: 582.711.71:547.56 Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Rosa canina fruit extracts obtained with five different extraction systems were investigated. Extractions were done with water, and aqueous 50% methanol, 50% ethanol, 80% methanol and 80% ethanol. Antioxidant activity was investigated with DPPH, ABTS and FRAP methods using Trolox as a standard. The highest level of phenols (78.83 mg GAE/g), phenolic acids (11.21 mg CAE/g), and proanthocyanidins (29.12 mg CE/g) were found for 50% methanol extract. The highest flavonoid content (1.163 mg RE/g and 0.675 mg QE/g) was determined for 50% ethanol extracts and antocyanin content (0.139 mg CGE/g) for 80% methanol extract. The lowest level of phenols (35.89 mg GAE/g), phenolic acids (4.55 mg CAE/g) and proanthocyanidins (11.93 mg CE/g) had 80% ethanol extract. Flavonoid content (0.341 mg RE/g and 0.214 mg QE/g) was the lowest in water extract and anthocyanidin content (11.93 mg CE/g) in 50% ethanol extract. Antioxidant activity for DPPH was in a range 255.62-407.82 µmol TE/g, for ABTS 312.06-616.10 µmol TE/g and for FRAP 349.33-690.37 µmol TE/g with lowest values for 80% ethanol extract and highest values for 50% methanol extract. Phenols and proanthocyanidins showed high positive correlation with antioxidant activity for DPPH (r2 =0.927-0.9621), ABTS (r2 =0.980-0.9935) and FRAP (r2 =0.9352-0.9633). No correlation was observed for flavonoid and anthocyanidin content with antioxidant activity.

UDK: 582.916.16:547.56             547.56:543.42 Total contents of phenols, flavonoids, phenolic acids and proanthocyanidins have been determined in methanolic extracts of Fraxinus ornus L. and Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsch. leaves and branches bark.  DPPH and FRAP assay were used in the determination of antioxidant capacity. F. ornus leaves had higher contents of flavonoids (13.08 mg RE g-1 DW) and proanthocyanidins (7.29 mg LCE g-1 DW) while the bark had higher contents of phenols (56.47 mg GAE g-1 DW), phenolic acids (14.32 mg CAE g-1 DW) and coumarins (94.81 mg CE g-1 DW). F. pennsylvanica leaves were richer in contents of phenols (25.73 mg GQE g-1 DW), flavonoids (2.87 mg CE g-1 DW and 5.13 mg RE g-1 DW), phenolic acids (14.60 mg CAE g-1 DW) and coumarins (20.01 mg CE g-1 DW) while the bark had more proanthocyanidins (6.88 mg CE g-1 DW). F. ornus leaves had lower contents of phenolic acids (11.09 mg CAE g-1 DW) than F. pennsylvanica leaves. Also, F. pennsylvanica bark had higher contents of flavonoids (1.25 mg RE g-1 DW) and proanthocyanidins (6.88 mg CE g-1 DW) than F. ornus bark. Antioxidant capacity for both species was higher for the leaves than the bark. Generally, F. ornus had better antioxidant capacity than F. pennsylvanica. Very high correlations were found between antioxidant capacity and phenols (r2= 0.9361-0.9805), flavonoids (r2= 0.9358-0.9876) and coumarins (r2= 0.9661-0.9938) in leaves. In bark, correlations were found for phenols (r2= 0.9744-0.9796) and coumarins (r2= 0.9757-0.9911).

Abstract Pojskic, H, Sisic, N, Separovic, V, and Sekulic, D. Association between conditioning capacities and shooting performance in professional basketball players: an analysis of stationary and dynamic shooting skills. J Strength Cond Res 32(7): 1981–1992, 2018—Little is known about the influence of conditioning capacities on shooting performance in basketball. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between different conditioning capacities and shooting performance in professional basketball players. In this investigation, we examined 38 males (all perimeter players; height: 185.5 ± 6.73 cm; mass: 78.66 ± 10.35 kg). Conditioning capacities were evaluated by tests of muscular strength, aerobic endurance, jumping and throwing capacities, sprinting speed, preplanned agility, anaerobic endurance, and fatigue resistance. Shooting performance was evaluated using game statistics, as well as 6 tests of shooting performance performed in controlled settings: (a) 3 tests of static (i.e., nonfatigued) shooting performance (standardized execution of 1- [S1], 2- [S2] and 3-point shots [S3] in stationary conditions), and (b) 3 tests of dynamic (i.e., fatigued) shooting performance (standardized execution of 1- [D1], 2- (D2), and 3-point shots [D3] in dynamic conditions). All 3 dynamic shooting tests and the S1 test were significantly (p ⩽ 0.05) correlated with corresponding game statistics. Multiple regression indicated that conditioning capacities were significantly related to D1 (R2 = 0.36; p = 0.03), D2 (R2 = 0.44; p = 0.03), S3 (R2 = 0.41; p = 0.02), and D3 (R2 = 0.39; p = 0.03) tests. Players with a higher fatigue resistance achieved better results on the D1 test (&bgr; = −0.37, p = 0.03). Preplanned agility (&bgr; = −0.33, p = 0.04), countermovement jump (&bgr; = 0.42, p = 0.03), and fatigue resistance (&bgr; = −0.37, p = 0.02) were significant predictors of D2 performance. The countermovement jump (&bgr; = 0.39, p = 0.04), medicine ball toss (&bgr; = 0.34, p = 0.04), and anaerobic endurance (&bgr; = 0.46, p = 0.04) predicted the results of D3 performance. Jumping, throwing, and anaerobic endurance capacities were good determinants of the skill of dynamic shooting over a long distance. These findings emphasize the importance of explosive power and anaerobic capacity as determinants of shooting performance in high-level basketball players.

Introduction: The academic community of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is represented by four Academies, which include eminent personalities in the field of medical sciences (Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Department for Medical Sciences (ANUBiH), Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska (ANURS), Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in BiH (HAZU B&H), and the Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AMNuBiH)). Aim: To present scientometric analysis of members of the medical sphere of the ANUBiH, ANURS, HAZU B&H and AMNuBiH, to evaluate members and their scientific rating. Material and methods: The work has an analytical character and presents analysis of the data obtained from the Scopus database. Results are shown through number of cases, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, median and interquartile range, with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: The analysis showed a significant correlation between the Academy and the country of origin of the academician. In AMNuBiH and ANUBiH are mainly represented academics originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ANURS, 71.4% of the members, are academics with background from Serbia. There is no significant correlation between the observed parameters (Scopus parameters–number of papers, H index, number of citations) according to memberschip in Academies. By analyzing the correlation between the country of residence, the number of papers, H index and the number of citations, it has been shown that the correlation is significant between the state and the number of papers, but not the other two observed parameters. Conclusion: Criteria for admission to main academic communities are highly questionable, as this analysis showed. Progress in the academic hierarchy must be more stringent, and the criteria must be set to the highest possible level, as this is the only path which leads to progress.

This year is anniversary of 25 years from establishing the first Cathedra of Medical informatics at Bosnia and Herzegovinian universities (Figures 1, 2, 3). From long time this exam was one of basic in biomedical curricula, but during last 5 years it was changed and modified at different school years regarding modifying all curricula at Faculty of medicine within Bologna model of education, followed proposals some groups of university and faculty managers. This year’s (2016/2017) Medical Informatics was listened to at IV semester and XI semester of school years for students who studied in Bosnian language and at IV semester for students who studied in English language.

All of these centuries-old records contain enormous treasures, and the modern medicine is increasingly searching for the sources of natural remedies. The Franciscans should be credited for carefully collecting the methods folk treatment and passed them on to future generations. In the words of Br. Marko Karamatić: „The fact that the Friars were engaged in healthcare, that they became the first graduate doctors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that they wrote” herbal manuals „ and other medical records, is the result of historical opportunities in these areas, and this activity became one of the most important tasks for the Franciscans. They performed their duties regardless of the circumstances.

145 EUGENE GARFIELD (1925–2017) Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) is an American scientist, one of the founders of bibliometrics and scientometrics (13). He received a PhD in Structural Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1961. Dr. Garfield was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), which was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He founded the ISI in 1960 and developed an indexing system for science literature, based on the analysis of citations used within a given work. Works earn an “impact factor,” a measure of citations to other science journals that serves as an indicator of their importance in the field. The more citations in reputable journals, the higher the impact factor. The ISI sold subscriptions to their publication the Science Citation Index, and over time grew to include the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI). These databases now form the foundation of the online research tool called the Web of Knowledge. He is responsible for many innovative bibliographic products, including Current

On July 5th passed away academician professor Jana Zvarova, one of pioneers and one of most influential Medical informatics scientist and expert in Europe and in the world. Professor Jana Zvarova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. After graduating in mathematics in 1965 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague she has been working with several faculties of Charles University in Prague. She completed external doctoral studies under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Albert Perez, member of IFIP. He brought her attention to the field of Medical informatics and opened the contacts with founders of IMIA. Jana Zvárová founded the Medical informatics section of the Czech Society of biomedical engineering and Medical informatics in the year 1978. The same year, she received Ph.D. scientific degree at Charles University in Prague. She passed the habilitation at Charles University in 1991 and she was nominated by the president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel as Full Professor at Charles University in Prague in 1999. She reached the highest Czech scientific degree, Doctor of Sciences in 1999 at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

Introduction: This paper presents mobile application implementing a decision support system for acid-base disorder diagnosis and treatment recommendation. Material and methods: The application was developed using the official integrated development environment for the Android platform (to maximize availability and minimize investments in specialized hardware) called Android Studio. Results: The application identifies disorder, based on the blood gas analysis, evaluates whether the disorder has been compensated, and based on additional input related to electrolyte imbalance, provides recommendations for treatment. Conclusion: The application is a tool in the hands of the user, which provides assistance during acid-base disorders treatment. The application will assist the physician in clinical practice and is focused on the treatment in intensive care.

The Arab cultural heritage was an era of invaluable preservation and development of numerous teachings, including biomedical sciences. The golden period of Arab medicine deserves special attention in the history of medicine and pharmacy, as it was the period of rapid translation of works from Greek and Persian cultures into Arabic. They preserved their culture, and science from decay, and then adopted them to continue building their science on theirs as a basis. After the fall of Arabian Caliphate, Arabian pharmacy, continued to persevere, and spread through Turkish Caliphate until its fall in the First World War. That way, Arabian pharmacy will be spread to new areas that had benefited from it, including the area of occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because of the vast territorial scope of the Ottoman Empire, the focus of this paper is description of developing pharmacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the time of Ottoman reign.