Publications by authors named "S Stankovic"
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- Duckweed is a valuable model for studying plant responses to stress, specifically focusing on how bacterial strains D1-104/3 and C31-106/3 influence growth and stress responses under salt stress (10 and 100 mM NaCl).
- The experiment measured various physiological parameters after 14 days, revealing that both bacterial strains colonized duckweeds and affected growth differently, with C31-106/3 showing a longer doubling time but reducing chlorosis.
- Results indicated that both bacterial strains enhanced antioxidant capacity and reduced oxidative stress, with significant differences in their impacts on proline, chlorophyll, and enzyme activities, particularly at higher salt concentrations.
Background: Recent findings point to the key role of cathepsin S (CTSS) in the survival of malignant cells, as well as the significance of the anti-apoptotic properties of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) that contribute to enhanced cell survival. The purpose of this study is to analyse CTSS as a potential biomarker in lymphoma. Also, in order to better understand the role of CTSS in the origin and development of lymphoma, its association with cystatin C (Cys C), lipids, and inflammatory markers was analysed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFusarium graminearum species complex (FGSC) includes at least fifteen species which are some of the most significant fungi that infect maize in temperate areas (Sarver et al. 2011). Agroecological conditions in Serbia are suitable for the development of infection by members of FGSC and therefore during the period of 1993-2010, maize samples collected from northern Serbia (46°5'55" N, 19°39'47" E) showed typical symptoms of gibberella ear rot.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA growing body of evidence suggests that questionable health behaviors- not following medical recommendations and resorting to non-evidence based treatments-are more frequent than previously thought, and that they seem to have strong psychological roots. We thus aimed to: 1) document the lifetime prevalence of intentional non-adherence to medical recommendations (iNAR) and use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) in Serbia and 2) understand how they relate to 'distal' psychological factors-personality traits and thinking dispositions, and 'proximal' factors-a set of beliefs and cognitive biases under the term 'irrational mindset'. In this preregistered cross-sectional study on a nationally representative sample (N = 1003), we observed high lifetime prevalence of iNAR (91.
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