Population comparison of facial soft tissue thickness.

The thickness of the face's soft tissue has been widely measured through different populations around the world. In this study, we gathered and compared multiple measurements including our study group. We set the variables and included studies in which only females with normal values of BMI, age from 18 to 30years old were studied, and we included research with more than 10 study participants.

Fluorine and Bromine Dual-Doped Nanoporous Carbons: Preparation and Surface Chemistry Studies.

A novel method for the concurrent introduction of fluorine and bromine into the surface of nanoporous activated carbon (NAC) is evaluated. According to the method, the preheated NAC was treated with 1,2-dibromotetrafluoroethane at elevated temperatures (400-800 °C). Potentiometric and elemental analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and F solid-state NMR were used to study the NAC microstructure and changes in surface chemistry.

Occurrence of butyrylcholinesterase polymorphisms in patients undergoing surgery in Slovakia.

Background: Post-operative residual curarization is a persisting problem, characterized by muscle fatigue, exhaustion or paresis, caused by the use of neuromuscular blocking agents with prolonged postoperative effect. Genetically, determined changes in cholinesterase activity can be a major reason for persistent muscle blockade after administration of muscle relaxants.

Methods: Regarding the subsistence of polymorphisms in the plasma cholinesterase gene causing change in enzyme activity and metabolism of applied drugs, we investigated the frequency of two polymorphisms known to reduce its activity significantly in patients undergoing surgery.

Self-assessed competence of final-year nursing students.

Aim: To examine the overall level of self-assessed competence of final-year nursing 'bachelors' degree students in the Czech Republic. In addition, the study aimed at the factors associated with the students' level of competence.

Design: A cross-sectional observational study.

Nursing students' perceived stress and clinical learning experience.

Background: Stressors among nursing students arise from both academic activities and clinical placement. Understanding how nursing students perceive academic and clinical stressors and the clinical learning environment could help develop useful approaches to reducing levels of stress and contribute to the maintenance of a good learning environment. There is a paucity of studies that investigated associations between the clinical learning environment and the stress of nursing students.

Cluster Modeling of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems for Integration Support.

Many organizations around the world recognize the complementarity of public and environmental health and focus their attention on the effective management of both health and environmental risks. For this purpose, they often use the international standards ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. However, when a company intends to implement multiple standards simultaneously, the challenge of overlapping increases.

Ankylosing spondylitis on unidentified individual from early modern times found in reformed church (Silická Brezová, Slovakia): a case-based review.

The grave situated in the central part of the reformed church in Silická Brezová in Slovakia contained the human skeletal remains of one individual. The aim of this study was to confirm the presence of ankylosing spondylitis on these skeletal remains. Determine the sex, age at death, stature, and ancestry of the individual by anthropological methods, and also record and identify other pathological manifestations of diseases.

CER 1 gene polymorphism in postmenopausal Roma and non-Roma Slovak women in connection with osteoporosis.

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between the rs74434454 polymorphism of the CER1 gene and selected biochemical, densitometric and anthropometric markers in Slovak postmenopausal women of two ethnic groups: Roma and non-Roma.

Subjects And Methods: The scientific study included 303 postmenopausal women of the non-Roma and Roma populations who were divided into two groups based on densitometric measurements: control group (CG) and osteoporotic group (OG). Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood using a commercial NucleoSpin® Blood kit following a standard protocol.

Differences in Perceived Occupational Stress by Demographic Characteristics, of European Emergency Medical Services Personnel during the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic-An International Study.

Objectives: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought commercial, social, and economic consequences in every country that has experienced substantial SARS-CoV-2 infection rates. The complete change in the environment that took place due to the outbreak of the pandemic can lead to stressful situations, especially among healthcare personnel.

Material And Methods: The research were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic between the 27 March 2020 and the 20 April 2020.

Impact of land use on soil function and bacterial community in the Brazilian savanna.

Land use systems have a great impact on soil function and microbial diversity in tropical soils. Our study aimed to evaluate soil biochemical indicators and community composition and to assess the relationship between soil biochemical and microbial indicators and bacterial diversity of three agroecosystems (pine forest, soya and sugarcane) and native Cerrado forest in the Brazilian savanna. Soil biochemical indicators (soil organic matter and enzymes) and high-throughput sequencing of 16S rDNA were performed in two topsoil depths (0-5 cm and 5-10 cm).

Prediction Model of the Resulting Dimensions of Welded Stamped Parts.

The combination of stamping and subsequent welding of components is an important area of the automotive industry. Stamping inaccuracies affect the final size of the stamping and the welded part. In this article, we deal with a specific component that is produced by such a procedure and is also a common part of the geometry of a car.

Oral health status of 6- and 12-year-old children of Roma origin from Eastern Slovakia: a pilot study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical effect of untreated dental caries in Roma children from eastern Slovakia using dmft/DMFT index and SiC index, association between dental caries development and oral hygiene, dietary habits and preventive dental care.

Methods: Dental caries were assessed by recording the dmft index (for primary dentition) and the DMFT index (for permanent dentition) that are used to assess the state of teeth, which expresses the current state of teeth or its development in an individual or the entire population. The SiC index was calculated as the mean dmft of one-third of the population with highest caries scores.

Relationships between Perceived Stress, Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders in University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Socio-Economic Dimension.

The objective of the study was to examine the effects of perceived stress on depression and subsequently to examine the effects of depression on alcohol use disorders. The data were obtained by an electronic questionnaire survey during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ( = 1523 Slovak university students). Descriptive, regression, and correlation analysis were used in the analytical processing, while the analyses included students' scores in three diagnostic tools (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ 9), and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)), as well as gender and income characteristics.

Fatal injuries and economic development in the population sample of Central and Eastern European Countries: the perspective of adolescents.

Objectives: Researches consider the young generation (adolescents) to be the population group whose mortality from injury has the lowest effect on economic growth. The objective was to evaluate the relations between economic indicators and preventable injury mortality in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), with a primary focus on adolescents.

Methods: The analyses included health indicators of preventable injury mortality and economic indicators that represent human development and economic growth in the CEECs from 1990 to 2016.

In the foothill zone- (Karaman 1922), in the lowland zone- (Drensky, 1928): Myth or reality?

The status of golden loaches (genus ) in the region of Central Europe and Balkans is still ambiguous. The greatest controversy is caused by species and . Both species are characterized by a wide spectrum of morphological variability and overlapping of distinguishing features, which then lead to difficulties in their determination.

Gender Inequalities in Health and Their Effect on the Economic Prosperity Represented by the GDP of Selected Developed Countries-Empirical Study.

The objective is to evaluate the relations between gender health inequalities and economic prosperity in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The groups included health indicators in the specification of men, women and gender inequalities: life expectancy, causes of mortality and avoidable mortality. The variable determining the economic prosperity was represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The Circular Model in Disposal with Municipal Waste. A Case Study of Slovakia.

Mineral resources are life and driving force of the European Union. It is gaining awareness not only in the EU dependent on imports, but also in the world. In the context of the growing population and the growing demands of economies for natural resources, this type of material management has a significant negative impact on the environment.

Temporal and dynamic changes in plantar pressure distribution, as well as in posture during slow walking in flat and high-heel shoes.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the differences in plantar pressure distribution and in posture during slow and very slow walking on the treadmill in flat and high-heeled shoes.

Methods: The Pedar-X® (Novel, Munich, Germany) measuring insoles were used to measure the plantar pressure distribution and to assess temporal parameters during walking on the treadmill with the speed v1 = 0.97 ms-1 and v2 = 0.

Factor analysis, validity of the perceived implicit rationing of nursing care instrument and prevalence and patterns of unfinished nursing care in Slovakia.

Aim: The aim of the study was to adapt and validate the perceived implicit rationing of nursing care instrument in the Slovak nurse work environment and to evaluate the prevalence of unfinished nursing care in acute care hospitals.

Background: The measurement of unfinished nursing care could be assumed as a proxy indicator of nurse staffing adequacy or higher risk of adverse events.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used.

Benchmark of different charges for prediction of the partitioning coefficient through the hydrophilic/lipophilic index.

A few different theoretical methods for assigning the partial atomic charges were benchmarked for calculation of the hydrophilic/lipophilic index (HLI). The coefficients were selected to produce the best correlation of the HLI values with the experimental octanol-water partition. Different parameters were checked in calculations of partial charges to get the best performance of the HLI values obtained.