Rational use of available land is of great importance for the economic development of every society, especially considering the fact that soil is the primary production resource, thereby placing an even greater importance on its protection and conservation, but also on the correct use of it. This paper focuses on the municipality of Bužim, located in the north/western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the soil suitability for the purposes of corn cultivation were assessed and examined by using the FAO (1976) methodology of AEZ (agroecological zoning), which uses input data such as soil characteristics, climate change, relief patterns of the investigated area, and the requirements of the agricultural crops. Within the municipality of Bužim, 13,026.27 ha of the land is used for agricultural purposes. In regards with the corn, one distinguishes between two categories ofsoil suitability: the suitable classes (S1, S2, S3), which occupy more than 43.44% of the land surface, and the unsuitable class (the N class), which only occupies 0.94% of the land surface. Thus, it can be concluded that conditions necessary for corn do exist within the municipality of Bužim, in the form of land resources, and higher yields can be achieved by implementing landscaping measures and introducing new corn varieties in accordance with the latest scientific and expert achievements.

Objetivo: Avaliar qualidade de vida, ansiedade, depressão e desesperança em casais submetidos a avaliação/tratamento em serviço público de Reprodução Humana no Brasil. Método: Todos os casais estiveram em avaliação e tratamento para fertilização de setembro de 2014 a julho de 2015 foram entrevistados. Os instrumentos utilizados foram a Escala de Ansiedade e Depressão Hospitalar (HAD), o Fertility Quality of Life tool e a Escala de Desesperança de Beck. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 272 participantes (57,4% mulheres). Foram encontrados 20,9% de sintomas de ansiedade, 12,2% de depressão e 18,4% de desesperança no grupo. Os resultados mostraram que os baixos índices nas subescalas Emocional e Mente/Corpo estavam relacionados aos sintomas depressivos em mulheres, enquanto a relação com a depressão centrava-se na subescala Mente/Corpo. Nas mulheres, os baixos índices foram encontrados nas subescalas Emocional e Mente/Corpo relacionados com a desesperança, enquanto nos homens as subescalas Mente/Corpo e Tolerabilidade mostraram-se significativamente comprometidas. Conclusões: A experiência do casal pode se tornar um fator de risco maior aos danos na qualidade de vida durante o tratamento, o que aumenta a possibilidade de um impacto significativo na saúde física e mental do casal.

Cytogenetic testing plays a major role in the diagnosis of different types of lymphadenopathies, assessment of survival prognosis, but also in the selection of adequate therapeutic strategies. Reports on aggressive head and neck lymphomas combining (cyto)genetics with pathology are rare, also lacking in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of this retrospective study was to provide all chromosome aberrations data recorded in the group of patients diagnosed with malignant head and neck lymphadenopathy, and to analyze advantages and disadvantages of bone marrow (BM) cytogenetics analysis. Out of 819 patients who underwent cytogenetic analysis of BM in five years’ time spread, chromosomal abnormalities were analysed in 54 karyotypes of patients with clinically suspected head and neck lymphadenopathy. We recorded 66,6% Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 26% Hodgkin lymphoma, 3,7% Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and 3,7% Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Chromosomal abnormalities in the karyotype were detected in 32 (59.2%) of a total of 54 patients. A normal karyotype was observed in 14 (26%) patients. In 8 (14.8%) subjects, it was not possible to perform cytogenetic analysis. The results of this research are representative in a term of the karyotype characteristics of patients with head and neck lymphoma. This is the first work of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina and will continue through a multicenter study in order to characterise the diagnostic and prognostic significance of cytogenetic abnormalities in lymphoma patients.

This paper was based on the fact that educators’ social communicative competences are insufficiently discussed in professional literature, and that there is no research instrument testing them. Therefore, the goal of this paper was to develop and then empirically validate the Scale for the Assessment of Educators’ Social Communicative Competences. The first version of the instrument consisted of the following subscales: Nonviolent Communication, Self-Awareness, Awareness of Others, Self-Management-Emotion Regulation, Self-Esteem, Nonviolent Conflict Resolution. The initial version of the scale contained 70 items. The instrument was applied to a sample of 243 respondents, educators from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and psychometric validation was carried out, which included an item analysis, a factor analysis to check the validity and reliability of the measuring instrument. Eventually, an instrument consisting of 32 items was obtained. The following 6 factors were confirmed: Nonviolent Communication, Self-Awareness, Awareness of Others, Self-Management-Emotion Regulation, Self-esteem and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution. The reliability of all the subscales except for the Self-Awareness subscale was found to be satisfactory: Non-violent Communication (5 items; α=.697), Self-Awareness (6 items; α=.487), Awareness of Others (4 items; α=.804), Self-Management-Regulation of Emotions (5 items; α=.817), Self-Esteem (7 items; α=.701), Nonviolent Conflict Resolution (5 items; α=.771). It was concluded that the developed research instrument intended for the assessment of educators’ social communicative competences has satisfactory characteristics.

Rad obrađuje problematiku otvorenosti šuma mrežom primarne šumske prometne infrastrukture te dinamiku građenja, održavanja i rekonstrukcije šumskih cesta u Federaciji BiH od 2005. do 2020. godine. Otvorenost šuma u Federaciji BiH još je značajno ispod potrebne minimalne (15 m/ha za brdsko-planinska područja) za racionalno gospodarenje šumskim resursima. Građenje je novih šumskih cesta imperativ za šumarske tvrtke, međutim dinamika izgradnje novih cesta daleko je ispod potrebne razine. Također, rekonstrukcija postojećih šumskih cesta koje su većinom građene 70-ih i 80-ih godina prošloga stoljeća, a čija nosivost nije usklađena sa zahtjevima suvremenih kamionskih skupova, gotovo pa u potpunosti izostaje. Jedan od osnovnih problema za provođenje predmetne analize jest prikaz podataka šumarskih poduzeća u Federaciji BiH, koja rekonstrukciju, održavanje i redovitu sanaciju daju kao jedan podatak, zbog čega realne pokazatelje stvarno izvršenih radova za pojedinačne vrste radova nije moguće na pravi način opisati. Uz kvantitativne podatke koji su dani u radu, također su iskazani i financijski pokazatelji planiranih i realiziranih radova.

Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803) lives in two watercourses, namely Subotica (Sana) and Toplik (Tilava). The influence of the ecological conditions of these rivers on individuals of this species is analyzed based on 22 morphometric parameters. The assessment of abiotic conditions was done through the measurement of physical and chemical water parameters and the analysis of the composition of phytobenthos and macrozoobenthos. Sampling was carried out in June, September, and October 2021. Water quality at the investigated localities (on the basis of abiotic and biotic parameters) is oligo to betamesosaprobic. A total of 37 crayfish were analyzed (20 from Subotica and 17 from Toplik). Female crayfish have shown significant differences in the head width (HEW) and abdominal thickness (ABH). Males differed significantly in a number of parameters, including the weight (W), head shape (HEL and HEW), rostrum length (ROL), carapace width (CPW), and abdominal shape (ABH and ABL). Higher values of the indicated parameters have been found in the males from the Subotica River. The obtained results are influenced by different ecological conditions of their habitats. The Subotica River is a larger watercourse in the lowland belt with a large number of microhabitats, and the Toplik is a small river in the mountain belt, with uniform sediment and a small number of ecological niches of the analyzed species. The general ecological conditions in the water of both watercourses are also affected by aquaculture facilities, where wastewater has a direct influence on the distribution of Austropotamobius torrentium individuals in the watercourses of the Subotica and Toplik Rivers. For more detailed and complete data, it is necessary to analyze a larger number of individuals in both populations, and to include additional morphometric-meristic parameters and molecular-genetic analyses.

Molds are often found in patients with pre-existing asthma, when they can be the cause of worsening asthma and even death. However, they can also represent a risk factor for the development of asthma in a previously healthy person. The most allergenic molds causing respiratory diseases are: Aspergillus, Alternaria, Penicillium and Cladosporium with an emphasis on Aspergillus in patients with asthma. In order to be inhaled their spores must be ≤5 µm in size. Germination of inhaled mold spores in the lungs is related to Th2 and Th17 pathways, as well as activation of the innate immune system, but also could promote sensitization to allergens of other mushrooms, as well as allergy to pollens and dust mites. Sensitization rates in asthma patients range from 5-50% of patients. Molds can act as internal or external sources of respiratory allergens depending on the climatic conditions. The diagnosis of fungal allergy is complicated by the fact that patients with mold allergy are often polysensitized to pollen as well. Therefore, a good allergic anamnesis and clinical picture play a key role. Regarding diagnostic procedures, the most important are serum fungal-specific IgE or precipitins, total IgE, IgG against suspected fungus, peripheral blood eosinophils and fungal-specific skin prick tests. The role of antifungal therapy in severe asthma remains unclear. Further research is needed to better define the potential utility of antifungal drugs in patients with asthma and mold sensitization or allergy to identify drugs and populations of patients who would benefit from such treatment. There is also insufficient evidence for the safety and efficacy of allergen immunotherapy in mold-sensitive patients. About 70% of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma with sensitization or allergy to Aspergillus and Penicillium could benefit with Mepolizumab therapy. On the other side, measures to avoid mold still remain key factor in therapy.

Efficient movements require intact motor and cognitive function. There is a growing literature on motor-cognitive interventions to improve the overall quality of life of healthy or diseased older people. For such interventions, novel technological advances are crucial not only in terms of motivation but also to improve the user experience in a multi-stimuli world, usually offered as a mixture of real and virtual environments. This article provides a classification system for movement-related research dealing with motor-cognitive interventions performed in different extents of a virtual environment. The classification is divided into three categories: (a) type of digital device with the associated degree of immersiveness provided; (b) presence or absence of a human-computer interaction; and (c) activity engagement during training, defined by activity >1.5 Metabolic Equivalent of task. Since virtual reality (VR) often categorizes different technologies under the same term, we propose a taxonomy of digital devices ranging from computer monitors and projectors to head-mounted VR technology. All immersive technologies that have developed rapidly in recent years are grouped under the umbrella term Extended Reality (XR). These include augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and VR, as well as all technologies that have yet to be developed. This technology has potential not only for gaming and entertainment, but also for research, motor-cognitive training programs, rehabilitation, telemedicine, etc. This position paper provides definitions, recommendations, and guidelines for future movement-related interventions based on digital devices, human-computer interactions, and physical engagement to use terms more consistently and contribute to a clearer understanding of their implications.

The largest seismic event ever recorded on Mars, with a moment magnitude of 4.7 ± 0.2, is the first event to produce both Love and Rayleigh wave signals. We measured their group velocity dispersion between about 15 and 40 s period and found that no isotropic depth‐dependent velocity model could explain the two types of waves wave simultaneously, likely indicating the presence of seismic anisotropy. Inversions of Love and Rayleigh waves yielded velocity models with horizontally polarized shear waves traveling faster than vertically polarized shear waves in the top 10–25 km. We discuss the possible origins of this signal, including the preferred orientation of anisotropic crystals due to shear deformation, alignment of cracks, layered intrusions due to an impact, horizontal layering due to the presence of a large‐scale sediment layer on top of the crust, and alternation of sedimentation and basalt layers deposits due to large volcanic eruptions.