Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemic and Mental Health Status in the General Adult Population of Serbia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Since its outbreak, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread throughout the world. The Serbian government declared a state of emergency on 15 March 2020, implementing some of Europe's strictest measures to combat the pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the mental health of the general adult Serbian population and to identify associated factors during the state of emergency and lockdown.

Advocacy groups in China's environmental policymaking: Pathways to influence.

Through in-depth and comparative analyses of three policy cases, this study investigates whether citizen and special interest groups in China can affect environmental policymaking and, if so, what are the effective strategies to influence the policy outcomes. Process tracing is used to examine advocates' policy preferences, their lobbying strategies, developments through the process and the final policy outcomes. The findings imply that whereas direct interactions with policymakers are not a necessary condition for advocates to influence decision-making, public campaigns and creating strong public pressure are effective practices that can lead to government responsiveness.

Skin cell protection against UVA by Sideroxyl, a new antioxidant complementary to sunscreens.

Oxidative stress resulting from photosensitized ROS production in skin is widely accepted as the main contributor to the deleterious effects of UVA exposure. Among the mechanisms known to be involved in UVA-induced oxidative damage, iron plays a central role. UVA radiation of skin cells induces an immediate release of iron, which can then act as a catalyst for uncontrolled oxidation reactions of cell components.

Manubrial autograft for anterior cervical fusion.

Anterior cervical fusion is a commonly performed procedure and the most common graft material used is anterior iliac crest autograft. However, this donor site is a source of significant patient discomfort. The author describes the use of tricortical manubrial autograft which provides a surgically convenient donor site with less morbidity than with traditional iliac crest.

Primary pineal and meningeal malignant melanomatosis.

Approximately 300 cases of primary meningeal melanoma have been reported in the literature;(1) eight of these cases had an associated pineal melanoma without additional parenchymal lesions.(2) We present another such case and demonstrate the advantage of magnetic resonance imaging over computed tomography in the early detection of meningeal involvement.