AbstractPart VIII consists of abstracts from the following articles:COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PORTALS FOR LEARNING ORGANIZATIONSA STUDY OF THE ALIGNMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN’S BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSMODELING AIR TRAFFIC LANDING SEQUENCES AND CONTROL: A SIMULATIONTHE STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN SINGAPOREORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTS ON KNOWLEDGE SHARINGLEARNING IN PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATIONSAPPLYING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS TO KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTTACIT KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION VIA TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN NETWORKSHOW DOES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INFLUENCE THE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT PROCESS?A MEASUREMENT MODEL FOR ASSESSING THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMYTRAVERSING THE FUTURE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM): AN EMERGING THEME IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH?PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS: LEVERAGING AN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMMANAGING KNOWLEDGE IN GENERAL PRACTICE SURVEYING FIRMS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN SME AND LARGE FIRMSAN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF A CORPORATE E-LEARNING PORTALIMPROVING UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIPS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A PILOT STUDYKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: SOME METHODOLOGICAL REMARKSTHE ROLE OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE PROCESS OF A COMPANY’S KNOWLEDGE CREATIONBUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES: DETERMINING WHAT INFORMATION PATIENTS REALLY WANTUTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF THE PHILIPPINE NARSTHE LEARNING SPACE OF THE SERVICE FIRM AND ELEMENTS IN THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIAN SERVICE FIRMSKNOWLEDGE SHARING ENABLERS: A REVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES AND PRACTICESKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: FROM PRODUCTIVY GAINS TO STRATEGIC ADVANTAGEDEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: A CASE STUDYAPPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE NETWORK BASED FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM FOR MODEL RECONSTRUCTION IN REVERSE ENGINEERINGREVAMPING UNIVERSITIES-KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: A MEANS TO EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCEINTELLIGENT KNOWLEDGE RETRIEVAL THROUGH COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE SHARINGGLOBALIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR HRDCONVERSION OF A HETEROGENEOUS EDUCATION SYSTEM (HEES) INTO A HOMOGENEOUS EDUCATION SYSTEM (HOES) BY USE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY: AN INVESTIGATION OF CULTURAL INFLUENCESSUPPORTING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE: A RIPPLE DOWN RULES APPROACH TO CALL CENTRE MANAGEMENTTHE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA’S POST LIBERALISATION ERAA KM AND E-LEARNING BASED ARCHITECTURE: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR SMESMODELING A SIMPLIFIED KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BETWEEN DONOR AND HOME PARTNERSKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE INDIAN CORPORATE SECTOR: AN EMPIRICAL STUDYKNOWLEDGE SHARING IN THE ASIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SECTORA MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM FOR SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION

UDK 630*54:582.475(497.6) Značajne šumovite nepokrivene površine u Bosni i Hercegovini obrađivale su se sastojine smreke, bijelog i crnog bora. U posljednje vrijeme nije uspostavljen znanstveni pristup gospodarenju, pa su u upotrebi inozemne tablice prinosa (Shober, 1975.; Frauendorfer, 1954.). Upotreba tih tablica nije ispravna zbog različitih karakteristika štanda i mnogih drugih čimbenika. Radi utvrđivanja poreznih osnova za plansko i racionalno gospodarenje ovim sastojinama provedeno je ispitivanje njihovih razvijenih, strukturnih i proizvodnih karakteristika. Prvi zadatak u ovom istraživanju, nakon procjene zemaljskih podataka, je definiranje rasporeda klasa mjesta. Cilj ovog rada je razviti dispoziciju krivulja prosječno visinskih klasa lokaliteta, odnosno relativnih visinskih klasa lokaliteta jednodobnih sastojina crnog bora na karbonatnoj podlozi u Bosni

We have studied the electronic states in 1-5 layers thick Ag films on V(100), by means of ab initio density functional calculations. Due to the mismatch of the electronic structure of Ag and V, quantum well states of both sp and d character localized on Ag films are formed. We find that the hybridization of the Ag quantum well states with the V orbitals is nevertheless important, and must be taken into account in order to fully understand the observed properties, in particular the energies and the dispersion of the photoemission peaks in ARPES experiments. We also discuss the character of the states on the first Ag layer with energies around the Fermi level which contribute dominantly to the tunneling current in STM experiments. We find that these states are largely localized on the Ag overlayers, which explains the appearance of standing waves around impurities which are observed in STM.

A series of bimetallic Al2O3-supported Rh-Ge catalysts was prepared by surface redox reactions under controlled hydrogen atmosphere. The surface properties of these catalysts were probed via in-situ FTIR spectroscopic studies of adsorbed CO and were compared to those of monometallic Rh catalysts that had undergone similar treatments. The results indicate that Ge addition results in the formation and stabilization of smaller rhodium ensembles at the expense of larger Rh0 surfaces. A charge-transfer mechanism from Ge to Rh is also inferred by the IR results for the high Ge loading samples. Air exposure of the catalysts leads to an irreversible segregation of the two metals and formation of large Rh crystallites.

Brunkow exercises starting with dynamic contraction of hands and feet with fixed point on the wrist or/and heal. Dynamic contraction from the beginning, transferring through kinetic chain, leads to isometric contraction of the group of muscles, which has to be included in the exercise. Starting positions determine the group of muscles to be trained. The purpose of this study is to investigate influence of Brunkow exercises on spinal motion improvement and pain relief and to evaluate use of Brunkow exercises, as a routine method for lower back pain in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Centres. Thirty-four patients with symptoms of low back pain were included in study. Patients received a mean of 14.9 treatments with standard deviation of 8.96. All patients were assessed before and after the treatment for spinal mobility and flexibility as well as pain intensity. All parameters for spinal movements showed statistically significant improvement in patients with low back pain who practiced Brunkow exercise program at the end of treatment in relations to pre-treatment values, with significant difference of p<0.01 for all motions. Pain was reduced on VAS for X=1.,7 with S.D. 1.97. Difference Test was t=6.020 with significant difference p<0.01. Flexibility of spine increased, so average difference in values before and after treatment for Shober test was 0.5 cm with SD 0.65. Difference test was t=3.794 with significant difference p<0.01. Brunkow exercises for low back pain are beneficial treatment for increasing flexibility and mobility of spine and improving the pain.

Falls are the leading accidental cause of death among elderly people in their homes. Falls and their consequences are the primary reason in 40% of admissions to hospitals for people older than 65 years. The study population consisted of 77 randomly selected patients of both genders older then 65 years. Each patient was tested in his/her home and was completely informed about the methodology and the goals of investigation. Based on the exclusion criteria, three patients were excluded from the study, which means the investigation was conducted on 27 males (35.06%) and 50 females (64.94%) with the average age being 71.23 +/- 5.63 years. For each patient, a specially prepared questionnaire about risk factors was filled in. The sum of affirmative answers represented a relative index of fall risk. All patients were evaluated through Folstein's Mini-Mental State Examination Test that is suitable for on-sight use in patient's home. The score value over 20 excludes dementias, delirium, schizophrenia and affective disorders. Considering the values of the risk factor, scores obtained by the questionnaire and MMSE test scores, statistically significant differences were found between males and females (p < 0.005, respectively p < 0.01), "fallers" and "non-fallers" (p < 0.001, respectively p < 0.01), while considering the relation to the way of living (alone or with family), there were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05).

Classical works dealing with the possibility of mother-child incompatibility with regard to basic ABO blood groups give contradictory conclusions. Bioreproductive and population-genetic indicators have been studied in a sample of live births and in two pregnancy samples with different "a priori" and "a posteriori" risk assessment. The analysis points out that ABO blood groups can influence fertility of different parental pairs, and consequently--assessment of the individual pregnancy risk.

Bcl-2, the protein product of the Bcl-2 gene, is a member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins that play a crucial role in a complex mechanism of apoptosis. It was recently proposed that bcl-2 could inhibit cancer progression. In this study, we evaluated the expression patterns of Bcl-2, estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR) in 71 primary invasive breast carcinomas and their association with other clinicopathological parameters. Samples from 71 patients with invasive breast cancer with follow-up ranging from 4-103 months (median 57 months) were included in the study. Forty-six patients (66%) obtained a complete response, while 5 (9%) were considered non-responders during the follow up period of 103 months. Eighteen (25%) patients died, 15 (21%) from primary disease and 3 (4%) from other disease. In unvaried analysis, tumor size (<2 cm), lymph node (<4 lymph nodes), hormonal status and Bcl-2 expression are correlated with longer overall (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS). Patients with 4 or more positive axillary lymph nodes had significantly shorter OS (p=0.01) and RFS (p=0.009). Higher expression of Bcl-2 was associated with longer OS (p=0.02) and RFS (p=0.03), and this result were independent of axillary lymph nodes and tumor size in Cox multivariate analysis.

Interferons belong to the group of the regulatory glycoproteins, of low molecular mass. They are the products of infected cell-genome, but not virus, as a consequence of the cause answer by different inductors. Human IFN are divided on the sequence of amino-acids into three groups: Alpha, Beta and Gamma interferons. Recently are discovered new types of IFNs: Omega and Tau, but bigger than alpha molecules. Also, has been performed the division into two types: I and II. Besides the antiviral and antiproliferative effects, they have also the effect in the treatment of malignant diseases, and act protectively against the radiation.

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in blood pressure regulation not only in the state of rest, but also during physical exercise. The aim of this study was to estimate the serum ACE activity in response to acute dynamic exercise. The study involved a group of young, healthy, male volunteers (average 22 years of age). Exercise testing was carried out on ergometer bicycle according to the protocol of individually adjusted continuous, constant workload (3 W/kg). The activity of ACE in serum was measured in venous blood, in the period of rest, in 4th, 8th and 12th minute of exercise and 1st, 3rd and 6th minute of recovery by spectrophotometric method. Marked inter-individual differences in basal serum ACE activity were determined (range 8, 31-63, 72 U/L). Serum ACE activity did not significantly vary during exercise and in the period of recovery. Systolic blood pressure changed during exercise compared to values during rest period in accordance with the applied type of dynamical exercise. Diastolic blood pressure did not vary considerably during exercise. Statistically significant correlation between mean arterial blood pressure and ACE activity in the serum was not found. The lack of increase of ACE activity in the serum, in spite of changes in blood pressure values, most likely shows the presence of alternative ACE independent pathway involved in the production of vasoactive substances that have important role in the regulation of cardiovascular system response to acute dynamic exercise.