Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
September 2023
Many heavy metals (HMs) are essential micronutrients for the growth and development of plants. However, human activities such as mining, smelting, waste disposal, and industrial processes have led to toxic levels of HMs in soil. Fortunately, many plant species have developed incredible adaptive mechanisms to survive and thrive in such harsh environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedieval cemeteries Klisa-Guca Gora, Alihodze and Glavica-Han Bila located in the Travnik area (Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina) were archaeologically examined in the period 2011-2014, revealing human skeletal remains of 11 individuals in total. Archaeological skeletal samples, previously deposited in Travnik Homeland Museum (Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina) were subjected to genetic analysis. The aim of this research was to test familiar relationship of 11 individuals excavated from three medieval cemeteries and to predict Y-haplogroup for male individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSexual violence represents a widespread social problem associated with serious lifelong consequences. In many cases, an outcome of sexual violence is the victim's unwanted pregnancy, usually ended in an abortion. The objective of this paper is to report five rape cases, including rapes of a minor and young woman, two incest cases and a case of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, where every case resulted in the victim's pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Studies indicate the complex nature of the genetic structure of the European Roma which has been shaped by different effects of their demographic history, while preserving their ancestral Indian origin. The primary aims of this study were to present for the first time the paternal profiles of the Roma from Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the data from Y-chromosome STR loci, identify the components of non-Roma paternal gene flow into the Roma, and evaluate the genetic relationships with other European Roma populations.
Materials And Methods: In this study, 110 DNA samples of unrelated males from Roma populations residing in different regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina were genotyped using the 23 Y-STR loci included in the PowerPlex Y23 system.