Publications by authors named "Zivana Slovic"
Background: The aim of this study was to analyze characteristic and pattern of road traffic injuries in this special aging group, as well to examine the relevance of certain injuries or risk factors to outliving the injuries.
Methods: This epidemiological, analytical, retrospective, autopsy study investigated the road traffic deaths for period between 2001 and 2022. The subjects were divided into two age groups, elderly (65 years and older) and middle aged (16-64 years old).
Bearing in mind that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with a wide range of laboratory abnormalities, the aim of this study was to examine the importance of determining the parameters of oxidative stress and antioxidant protection as well as markers of inflammation and hemostasis in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The study population included 105 patients with severe COVID-19 and 65 healthy control subjects. The parameters of oxidative stress and the activity of enzymes of the antioxidant system were determined from the obtained samples using spectrophotometric methods.
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- - The study compared the effects of storing six different healthy tissue types (brain, heart, lung, liver, spleen, and kidney) at two different temperatures (-20 °C and -150 °C) for three months on tissue histomorphology and DNA quality.
- - Results showed that tissue stored at -150 °C experienced higher levels of histomorphological damage, while tissues at -20 °C maintained better structure and had higher DNA concentration, particularly in liver samples.
- - The findings suggest that storing tissues at -20 °C is just as effective, if not better, for preserving DNA quality and histomorphology compared to the ultra-cold -150 °C storage method.
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- * A study analyzed various volumes of VH from 66 cadavers collected 24-48 hours after death to assess DNA yield and purity using phenol‒chloroform‒isoamyl alcohol (PCI).
- * Results indicated that DNA extracted from VH is reliable for analysis, with concentrations ranging from 6.20 to 609.5 ng/µl and can be stored for up to 6 months without significant degradation.
Background: The objective of this research was to evaluate the occurrence of depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as the level of life contentment and coping mechanisms employed by college students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A total of 588 students of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Higher School of Medicine, Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac, Central Serbia, participated in an online cross-sectional survey in the period September-October 2022. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) was used to measure the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress.
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- The paper investigates how demographic and socioeconomic factors affect dental service usage among Serbian adults, aiming to identify patterns of access to dental care.
- Conducted between October and December 2019, the study analyzed a representative sample of the Serbian population aged 20 and older, in collaboration with national health authorities.
- Results indicated that men, older adults, those with lower educational attainment, divorced or widowed individuals, and unemployed respondents were significantly less likely to use dental healthcare services, highlighting socioeconomic disparities in access to dental care.
Tissue formalin fixation and paraffin embedding (FFPE) is a standard method for long-term preservation and morphological and molecular analysis. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of storage time on the integrity of DNA isolated from three different healthy FFPE tissues. DNA was isolated from FFPE heart, liver and brain tissues obtained from autopsy and archived from 1988 to 2017 using two different methods of DNA isolation: phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol (PCI) and PureLink Genomic DNA Kit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdipokine leptin functions through its transmembrane receptors (LEPR). In many malignant tumors it stimulates the growth, migration and invasion of malignant cells. The aim of our work is to examine the effect of LEPR expression on the clinical-morphological properties of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (cSCC).
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