<p style="text-align: justify;">As the result of combustion process in boilers of the Thermal Power Plant &bdquo;Kakanj&ldquo;, flue gases develop, which are undesirable for the environment, for people living in the plant neighborhood and for flora and fauna. In order to perform environmental protection a lot of efforts and organizational activities should be put in action and significant resources should be made available. Flue gases from the plant boilers are filtered and discharged in the environment after passing flue channels and the chimney. The Thermal Power Plant &bdquo;Kakanj&ldquo; has used 300-meter chimney for flue gases discharge for a long time. During the<br />overhaul of block 7 and reconstruction of 300-meter chimney in period September-December 2014, it was necessary to redirect the flue gases from blocks 5&amp;6 to the 100-meter chimney. This task required certain reconstruction of existing installation and calculation of 100-meter chimney capability. The performed flue channels reconstruction and calculation of operating parameters of 100-meter chimney are presented in this paper.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">In this paper, the possibility of proportioning self-compacting concrete with high volume calcareous fly ash (W) for precast elements has been investigated. So far, numerous mix design methods for self-compacting concrete have been developed, so as the most appropriate method in this investigation, the UCL method was chosen. In the first phase, the preliminary tests were conducted on the mortar mixtures using mini slump cone and mini V-funnel, and thereafter the optimal mixture composition was defined. In the second phase, self-compacting concrete mixture was prepared and tested. In the end, based<br />on the defined recipe, the precast elements were made and their properties were tested. On the basis of the examinations, it was found that it is possible to obtain high quality self-compacting concrete by using the relatively simple procedure according to the UCL method.</p>

Islamske finansije su napravile znaĉajan napredak na meĊunarodnim finansijskim trţistima. Evidentno je da su danas islamske finansije prisutne u vise od 75 zemalja sirom svijeta, posebno u muslimanskim zemljama. U pogledu finansijske infrastrukture, Malezijski islamski finansijski sistem je istovremeno, i velik, i u procesu kontinuiranog rasta. Na trţistu su prisutni razni investitori s islamskim bankama, prvenstveno investicionim bankama. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati konceptualno razumijevanje rasta islamskih finansija u Maleziji, analizirajuci trenutni i buduci razvoj. Uĉesce u procesu islamskih finansija zahtijeva razvoj sveobuhvatnog islamskog finansijskog sistema, adekvatne finansijske infrastrukture kao sto je: sirok spektar proizvoda, zakonska regulativa, niske takse, jeftini uvjeti poslovanja, visoki standardi etike poslovanja, i prihvatljivi uvjeti ţivota. TakoĊer je potrebno prisustvo edukovanog ljudskog kapitala koji ce doprinijeti daljem razvoju. Ovaj rad ima za cilj prikazati platformu razvoja islamskih finansija u Maleziji.

Iako mlada institucija, islamsko bankarstvo sve vise postaje globalistiĉki proces sa izraţenim ten-dencijama daljeg rasata. Islamsko bankarstvo ima svoje specifiĉnosti koje se oĉituju u modelima finansiran-ja. Rad analizira praktiĉne aspekte islamskih finansija i alternative koje nudi menadţerima u korporativnom sektoru u iznalaţenju modela finasiranja, tj. musareka, mudaraba, opadajuca musareka, idţara, selem i istisna. U radu se daje kratak prikaz specifiĉnosti modela finansiranja, beskamatnih finansija i stvaranje ravnoteţe u drustvu.

Objective - We aim to emphasize the importance of extensive endocrine workup in cases of pituitary masses. Case report - We report on a case of pituitary thyrotrophic hyperplasia in a 12-year-old girl who was thought to have a pituitary macroadenoma with suprasellar extension. The main complaint was headache, while other symptoms of hypothyroidism were present, but weren't recognised. Hormonal testing revealed low total thyroxine (<12.8 nmol/l) and high TSH (310.5 mIU/l) levels, and hyperprolactinemia (prolactin level at 1680 mIU/l). Based on the clinical history, laboratory data, and MRI, a diagnosis of pituitary hyperplasia secondary to primary hypothyroidism, consequent to chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, was made. Therapy with levothyroxine was initiated at 50 I¼g/day and gradually increased to 75 I¼g daily. After three months of thyroxine replacement, she was clinically and biochemically euthyroid. A follow-up MRI, 4 months after thyroxine replacement was initiated, showed complete resolution of the mass, and normal pituitary gland. Conclusion - Primary hypothyroidism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pituitary masses. Multidisciplinary assessment in these cases will help to avoid delays in diagnosis and prevent unnecessary surgery.

David B. Shires (1931–2011) David Shires was Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhouaie University, Canada (1-3). Dr. Shires has practiced medicine in Africa, United Kingdom and United States and has been a resident in Canada for the past 20 years. His early work includes development of a computerized medical record system for the Apollo astronauts. Dr. Shires was elected President of the International Medical lnformatics Association (IMIA) in 1980, and holds Honorary Fellowship, in IMIA as well as the British Computer Society. In 1983 in Paris, he received the Silver Core award for meritorious services to international computing by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). In 1974 he published a book on Computer Technology called “Computer Technology in the Health Sciences” and in 1986 he co-authored “Family Medicine: A Guidebook for Practitioners of the Art”. David B. Shires assumed the IMIA presidency in 1980, one year after the transition from TC4. During his term (1980-1983), Shires reached agreements with the regional group for Central and South America, known as IMIA-LAC (Latin American Countries), and the most populous country in the world, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), making them active participating members in IMIA. Shires saw IMIA as a family, within which “the then USSR and Eastern Bloc countries as well as other countries such as Cuba, could indulge in animated and mutually productive discussions with their western counterparts with each respecting the other’s political differences.” IMIA worked to become meaningful to developing countries and forged new bonds with the World Health Organization. In 1992, Shires reflected that “IMIA has grown considerably in reputation, recognition and credibility in the ten years since I left the presidency, largely due to the continuing hard work of Presidents Peterson, Kaihara and Willams.” Today IMIA reflects Shires’ goal for his presidency in its international constituency, which goes “beyond the Europe–North America-Japan axis to much greater world vision.” Today, the IMIA family includes a newly invigorated African region (HELINA) and is well on its way to facilitating the establishment of a Middle East Region. (MedInfo 1983: Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Introduction: The most common clinical sign in pediatric cardiology is a heart murmur (organic and inorganic). Organic are sign of heart disease, while inorganic (basically divided into accidental and functional) murmurs occur on anatomically healthy heart. Aim: To determine the justification of the application of the methods of cardiac treatment. Patients and methods: Study included 116 children aged from 1 to 15 years, who were referred due to cardiac treatment to Pediatric Clinic, of Sarajevo University Clinical Center. Results: The first group consisted of children with innocent heart murmur, 97 (53 males). The second group consisted of patients with organic murmur, 19 (13 males). The average age of the first group was 7.69 (1.01–15.01) years old, and of the second group 3.15 (1.01- 8.06) years old, and there is a significant difference between these two groups (p <0.001). Medical history questions about potentially harmful habits of mother in pregnancy, found significant differences in the frequency of the existence of habits between the first and second groups of subjects (14.44% vs. 85.1%, p = 0.013). The values of the pulse of patients showed statistically significant difference (p = 0.012). The most common place of the murmurs’ appearance is the second left intercostal space. In the first group, the most common were vibratory (32.3%) and ejection (31.9%) and in the second the most common were holosystolic (73.7%) murmur. Analyzing the R/S ratio of V1, a significant difference among the two groups was found (mean 0.78 vs. the values for 1.45, p = 0.003). There is a significance in terms of developed hypertrophy of the heart cavities (BVH) between the two groups. The most common accidental murmur was classic vibratory Still’s murmurs (55.43%) and the most common congenital heart defects was ASD (36.8%). Conclusions: A heart murmur itself, should not be the purpose of auscultation. One of the tasks of pediatricians, pediatric cardiologists in particular would be to improve auscultation, as a sovereign method of heart murmurs assessment. Heart murmur assessment should be adapted to recognize whether heart murmur is innocent, or there is suspected or probable congenital heart defect.