Correlation of pre-existing comorbidities with disease severity in individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 virus.

Shortly after the first publication on the new disease called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), studies on the causal consequences of this disease began to emerge, initially focusing only on transmission methods, and later on its consequences analyzed in terms of gender, age, and the presence of comorbidities. The aim of our research is to determine which comorbidities have the greatest negative impact on the worsening of the disease, namely which comorbidities indicate a predisposition to severe Covid-19, and to understand the gender and age representation of participants and comorbidities. The results of our study show that the dominant gender is male at 54.

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELS FOR ESTIMATION OF ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY AND MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY IN THE PROXIMITY OF OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINE.

This paper considers the application of artificial neural network (ANN) models for electric field intensity and magnetic flux density estimation in the proximity of overhead transmission lines. Specifically, two distinct ANN models are used to facilitate independent estimation of electric field intensity and magnetic flux density in the proximity of overhead transmission lines. The considered ANN approach is systematically evaluated under different scenarios.

Water Pipe as Growing Public Health Challenge Among School Children in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Introduction: The water pipe is a form of tobacco smoking that recently become very popular among youth in many countries all over the globe.

Aim: To highlight recent data collected through Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) 2019, related to knowledge, attitudes and behavior of school children and youth to water pipe consumption.

Methods: The GYTS questionnaire for the Federation of BiH 2019 contained 60 multiple-choice questions.

The Effectiveness of Leaflets and Posters as a Health Education Method.

Introduction: Health education is a process of acquiring knowledge and skills in order to improve the health of the individual and the community. It is considered the most effective, most economical and most rational aspect of health care and health culture.

Aim: To provide data on the effectiveness of printed health-educational materials.

Infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus infection) and chronic hepatitis.

Aim To describe a case of an eight-year-old boy with chronic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hepatitis with incipient cirrhosis, rarely found in practice. Methods The diagnosis was based on findings of specific IgG serum antibodies and EBV positive liver biopsy. Other etiologies of hepatitis were excluded: autoimmune hepatitis, viral hepatitis A, B, or C, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), adenovirus infection, toxoplasma infection.

Tobacco and alcohol usage as risk factors of non-communicable diseases among students of Zenica University (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Aim To establish the presence of two risk factors, smoking and alcohol use, for non-communicable diseases among students at the University of Zenica. Methods The research was conducted at eight schools of the University of Zenica in the academic year 2016/2017 during the period from 1 December 2016 to 15 February 2017. The study involved 600 students 19-29 years of age (all years of study).

Analysis of Food Toxin Trends in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Over Five Years Period.

Introduction: Alimentary toxoinfections represent a significant public health problem. Globalization of the market and food production, significant impoverishment of a large part of the population, and traditional approach with food preparation and consumption, cause a significant increase in the rates of population infections around the world. The epidemiological surveillance of the illness occurrence plays a significant role in monitoring and controlling the population's burden of diseases caused by unhygienically prepared and stored food.