Introduction: A bone fracture is a break in the continuity of bone tissue, caused by the action of an external or internal force on the bone. Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries among athletes. Physically active people who participate in activities that require jumping, changing direction, and turning have an increased risk of ankle sprains. Ankle sprains and the repetitive trauma often associated with this condition can lead to long-term disability, lost time from activity, and financial burdens for athletes. Methods: The work is non-experimental (qualitative research), i.e. a review of scientific literature. The search included an overview of the relevant databases: Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar, Research Gate. The literature review includes 4 randomized clinical trials and 1 randomized single-blind trial. The mentioned databases were searched with the help of keywords: athletes, injury, ankle joint, rehabilitation. Results: Through a scientific review of the literature, the results of the significance and productivity of the application of rehabilitation in athletes with an ankle injury are presented. The results include the presentation and analysis of five published scientific papers in the period 2018-2020. The studies used for this review were published in India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, United States, Austria. Conclusion: By reviewing the scientific literature, it can be concluded that there are improvements in the quality of life of athletes after an ankle injury. The greatest improvements were noted in strength, balance and functional task performance. The application of the rehabilitation program plays an important role in reducing pain and stabilizing the knee joint.

A research study was conducted on a sample of 110 male and female participants aged 11 and 12 years (±1.2 years) to compare two different methods for identifying spinal deformities. The aim was to determine which of the two methods is better and more applicable in practical school conditions. The methods compared were Napoleon Wolanski's method with 8 variables and the 3D method from Contemplas GmbH TEMPLO General Motion, assessed with a total of 11 variables. By analyzing the table of central dispersion parameters of body posture according to Napoleon Wolanski's method, the participants were classified into 5 groups based on the results. Participants with scores up to 8 points were considered to have good posture, while those with scores from 9 to 16 points were treated as having poor posture. The research revealed that a total of 66 out of 110 participants had poor posture, accounting for 60%. Results from the Contemplas method showed deviations from proper posture in almost all variables. The analysis indicated significant deviations in shoulder rotation, pelvic rotation, sagittal distances, and flexion/extension variables. Overall, the results demonstrated a high prevalence of body deformities in 11- and 12-year-old students. Analyzing the results of both methods for determining body deformities, it can be confidently stated that the frequency of body deformities in students aged 11 and 12 is significantly high. Napoleon Wolanski's method identified that 60% of participants had some form of spinal deformity, while the Contemplas method showed more pronounced results, with some variables indicating deformations in 80-85% of participants. Despite providing more detailed information about students' posture, the Contemplas method is less applicable in practical school conditions due to its significant cost. Therefore, Napoleon Wolanski's method remains indispensable in school settings.

Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament injury is an injury that occurs in both sexes and in the population of all ages. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a very strong internal ligament of the knee, whose injuries occur frequently in athletes (professional and recreational) and after which the recovery is very long and complicated. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a standardized rehabilitation program after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction based on the time required for rehabilitation in athletes and recreational athletes. Methods: Research is designed as prospective study. The research was conducted in Polyclinic FM Sarajevo over a period of 10 months, starting in June 2018 and ending in March 2019. The collection of data required for the study was carried out using a form prepared for the analysis of patients included in the study. Results: Thirty-six people participated in the study, divided into two groups. In the first group, 52.8% belonged to recreational athletes, while in the second group, 47.2% belonged to athletes. At the end of the study, the flexion value in both studied groups was 120º. At the end of the study, the percentage of subjects with correct extension of the injured limb was 94.7% of recreational athletes and 64.7% of athletes. Of the total number of respondents included in this study, 33% were soccer players, 14% were basketball players, and 53% were recreational athletes. Conclusion: Based on the research results, it was confirmed that early rehabilitation after the established rehabilitation treatment program is shorter in recreational athletes than in professional athletes.

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between vertical jump height and negative block performance of elite male volleyball players in the positions of spiker and middle player. Twenty-two players, 10 middle players and 12 spikers, aged 25-30 years, playing in professional volleyball league in Turkey participated in the study. During 15 training matches, vertical jump distances were recorded with VERT belt and negative block performances (-) ineffective block and (=) erroneous block percentages) were recorded with Data Volley4 software. Since the data did not show normal distribution as a result of normality analysis performed in SPSS 25 program, the relationship between the variables was determined by Spearman correlation analysis. As a result of the analysis, there was no correlation between the average jump height of the middle players and their block error percentages, while there was a strong positive significant correlation in ineffective block percentages. There was a strong positive correlation between the vertical jump height of the spikers and their ineffective block percentage, while there was a strong negative correlation in their block error percentage. As the vertical jump height of the middle players and spikers increased, ineffective block percentage increased. It can be said that as the vertical jump height of the spikers increases, the block error percentage decreases, while the vertical jump height of the middle players does not affect the block error percentage.

Radiation and nuclear security and safety represent regulated and controlled area. First of all, because of the common importance for humanity. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an established legal, i.e. institutional framework, but due to the decentralized complex system, it is unclear whether CBRN teams have been formed, what tasks and roles they perform and whether the procedure is uniform. In this research, the main focus is on the analysis of the complexity of the system, and the role of the State Regulatory Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety as a central authority and the Federal Administration of Civil Protection as a lower entity body in training and equipping teams for incident situations related to CBRN materials. The research is of empirical character and qualitative design. With this research we will show the level of equipment of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina including measures and activities that are undertaken to prevent events and incidents in the broadest view, which will indicate recommendations for improving the preparedness and performance of institutions in preventing extraordinary events and incident situations.

Osvrt na knjigu The Height of Prophet Adam: At the Crossroads of Science & Scripture Muntasira Zamana

Physical inactivity and obesity are growing concerns, negatively impacting the general population. Moderate physical activity is known to have a beneficial anti-inflammatory effect. N-glycosylation of immunoglobulin G (IgG) reflects changes in the inflammatory potential of IgG. In this study, GlycanAge index of biological age (GlycanAge), one of the first commercially used biomarkers of aging, was employed to assess effects of exercise intensity in three different groups of athletes: professional competing athletes, regularly moderate active individuals and newly involved recreational individuals, compared to the group of inactive individuals. GlycanAge was significantly lower in the active group compared to the inactive group (β = -7.437, p.adj = 7.85E-03), and nominally significant and increased in professional athletes compared to the active group (β = 7.546, p = 3.20E-02). Competing female athletes had significantly higher GlycanAge comparing to active females exercising moderately (β = 20.206, p.adj = 2.71E-02), while the latter had significantly lower GlycanAge when compared with the inactive counterparts (β = -9.762, p.adj = 4.68E-02). Regular, life-long moderate exercise has an anti-inflammatory effect in both female and male population, demonstrated by lower GlycanAge index, and it has great potential to mitigate growing issues related to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, which are relentlessly increasing world-wide.

This paper deals with the analysis of the main devices of lexical cohesion used in Arabic political discourse. We carry out the analysis applying Halliday and Hasan’s theoretical framework of cohesion. The data of the analysis consists of the inaugural speeches of two presidents of Egypt, Morsi and el-Sisi. The main goal of the research is to determine the types and function of lexical cohesion, to mark cohesive mechanisms in political speeches, and to confirm the hypothesis that the type of text and its function can indicate the extent to which certain types of cohesive ties will be used. The results of the study reveal that inaugural speech appears as a persuasive discourse and an argumentative space of dominant use of repetition, to a lesser extent synonymy, hyponymy, meronymy, antonymy and collocation, with the goals of highlighting topical issues of national relevance and promoting a certain ideology.

We will present the possibilities of application and development, especially in the field of embedded systems, its interaction with other IoT components, the security aspects of individual components, as well as the domain of their interaction. In embedded systems, we will present new technologies such as fuzzy logic, application possibilities in embedded systems, and machine learning, as application possibilities through the implementation of machine learning. Then we will describe some more examples of the application of fuzzy logic, the automatic control of certain functions in cameras, as well as the defuzzification process, and the possibility of application in security cameras. In embedded systems, we will present the basic aspects of optimization and security, both in everyday applications and in interaction with other components of IoT technologies. The paper shows how security, reliability, and cost estimates affect the implementation phases and the final use of embedded systems, through examples of their application in industry. Security and data protection is shown through the construction of the mentioned devices, their application, but also different encryption methods, permissions, security devices at the network level, as well as implemented IoT technologies. Application examples are focused on the real segment, both in the field of transport, multimedia, design, and in the field of industrial application possibilities.

One of the key issues for concrete structures exposed to weathering, besides all other loads, is durability of concrete. The most exposed concrete structures are stadiums. Destruction mechanisms for concrete structures defined by EN 1504 are: mechanicalactions, chemical action, physical action, corrosion of reinforcement and fire. In this paper, the tests conducted on the case study stadium "Rodjeni" in the city of Mostar, are presented. The stadium consists of three grandstands, built in different periods, but with concrete of the same quality and class. North grandstand is 17 years old, west grandstand is 14 years old, and east grandstand was built in 2022. A series of in-situ tests to evaluate mechanical and durability properties were implemented, primarily on north and west grandstand. In addition to in-situ tests, laboratory tests were conducted on the same concrete, to evaluate mechanical and durability properties in laboratory conditions. These results are compared and presented in this paper.

<p>Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a problem that arose simultaneously with the beginning of their use and on a global level represents one of the biggest threats to public health. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the emphasis of the medical and pharmaceutical public is on Gram-negative bacteria, especially enterobacteria, which show resistance to most, and some to all, available antibiotics. Treatment of infections caused by multiresistant bacteria is a big challenge for clinicians. Although bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a global problem, resistance rates vary significantly from country to country, and when it comes to hospital pathogens, from institution to institution. Monitoring antibiotic resistance in one&rsquo;s own environment is one of the first steps in the prevention and control of infections caused by multiresistant bacteria.</p>

PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration (PLAN) comprises three diseases with overlapping features: infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD), atypical neuroaxonal dystrophy (atypical NAD), and PLA2G6-related dystonia-parkinsonism. INAD is an early onset disease characterized by progressive loss of vision, muscular control, and mental skills. The prevalence of PLA2G6-associated diseases has not been previously calculated. To provide the most accurate prevalence estimate, we utilized two independent approaches: database-based approach which included collecting variants from ClinVar, Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) and high confidence predicted loss-of-function (pLoF) from gnomAD (Rare Genomes Project Genetic Prevalence Estimator; GeniE), and literature-based approach which gathered variants through Mastermind Genomic Search Engine (Genomenon, Inc). Genetic prevalence of PLAN was calculated based on allele frequencies from gnomAD, assuming Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. In the PLA2G6 gene, our analysis found 122 pathogenic, 82 VUS, and 15 variants with conflicting interpretations (pathogenic vs VUS) between two approaches. Allele frequency was available for 58 pathogenic, 42 VUS, and 15 conflicting variants in gnomAD database. If pathogenic and/or conflicting variants are included, the overall genetic prevalence was estimated to be between 1 in 987,267 to 1 in 1,570,079 pregnancies, with the highest genetic prevalence in African/African-American (1 in 421,960 to 1 in 365,197) and East-Asian (1 in 683,978 to 1 in 190,771) populations. Our estimates highlight the significant underdiagnosis of PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration and underscores the need for increased awareness and diagnostic efforts. Furthermore, our study revealed a higher carrier frequency of PLA2G6 variants in African and Asian populations, stressing the importance of expanded genetic sequencing in non-European populations to ensure accurate and comprehensive diagnosis. Future research should focus on confirming our findings and implementing expanded sequencing strategies to facilitate maximal and accurate diagnosis, particularly in non-European populations.

The aim of the study was to use a multi-criteria decisionmaking method to make a rational choice for a new location for the distribution centre of agricultural products in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically in five populated areas. The required criteria were selected based on experiences from previous research in this field, and decision-makers involved in the selection were engineers and technologists from the company in question. The results indicate that the criteria of construction cost and market connectivity gained the greatest importance, and Brčko was chosen as the location for the future distribution centre among the five populated areas. Additionally, the successful application of the used multi-criteria decision-making method, in this case, the CoCoSo method, was demonstrated. This could lead to improvements in making future business decisions within this economic sector.