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Використання методу визначення ноцицептивного флексорного рефлексу у пацієнтів з головним болем напруження
Authors: Romanenko Yu.I.
Published: February 2020

Актуальність. Головний біль напруження (ГБН) — найпоширеніший у популяції тип головного болю, що виникає майже у 80 % населення. Недавній аналіз тягаря різних форм ГБ показав, що ступінь дезадаптації і соціально-економічних збитків, пов’язаних із ГБН, більше, ніж при мігрені. Мета дослідження: вивчити характеристики ноцицептивного флексорного рефлексу (НФР) у пацієнтів з головним болем напруження. Матеріали та методи. Обстежено 108 пацієнтів (55 чоловіків, 53 жінки, медіана віку: Ме (Q1–Q3) = 40,50 (31,00–49,75) року), із діагнозами: «частий епізодичний головний біль напруження» (ЕГБН) (група I, n = 64) та «хронічний головний біль напруження» (ХГБН) (група II, n = 44). Було проведено клініко-неврологічне обстеження; для оцінки суб’єктивної вираженості болю використано метод візуальної аналогової шкали (ВАШ), для якісної характеристики болю — больовий опитувальник Мак-Гілла; визначено НФР (поріг болю (ПБ), поріг рефлексу (ПР), співвідношення «поріг болю/поріг рефлексу» (ПБ/ПР)). Результати. Щодо інтенсивності ГБ за ВАШ, то пацієнти суттєво не відрізнялися, показник був у межах помірного. Показник ПБ у групі I становив Ме (Q1–Q3) = 7,6 (6,03–9,55), у групі II — 7,25 (5,93–8,20), у групі здорових досліджуваних — 8,95 (8,1–9,6) мА. Показник ПР становив 9,6 (8,03–10,68) мА, 8,80 (7,05–10,65) і 10,3 (9,78–11,1) мА відповідно. Співвідношення ПБ/ПР — 0,85 (0,76–0,94), 0,80 (0,76–0,86) і 0,88 (0,81–0,91) відповідно. Виявлено вірогідне зниження в групі I показника ПР, у групі II — показників ПБ та співвідношення ПБ/ПР порівняно з групою здорових досліджуваних, відмінностей за цими показниками між пацієнтами груп I і II, групи I і контрольної групи не виявлено. В групі I виявлено статистично значущий негативний кореляційний зв’язок між показником ПБ та ранговим індексом болю (РІБ) для сенсорної шкали (r = –0,721, р = 0,008), показником ПР та РІБ для сенсорної шкали (r = –0,624, р = 0,03), показником ПБ/ПР та інтенсивністю болю за евалюативною шкалою (r = –0,817, р = 0,001). Висновки. Порівняно зі здоровими досліджуваними пацієнти з ЕГБН мають вірогідно нижчі значення показника ПР, хворі з ХГБН — показників ПБ та співвідношення ПБ/ПР. Для оцінки функціональної активності ноцицептивної та антиноцицептивної систем, виявлення схильності до хронізації ГБ доцільно використовувати методику визначення НФР.
Вибрані матеріали науково-практичної конференції «Молодіжна анестезіологічна конференція — Тріщинські читання» (16–19 жовтня 2019 року, м. Київ, Україна)
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Published: February 2020

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Неінвазивні методи рефлексотерапії: обґрунтування та доцільність у клінічній практиці
Authors: Kovalenko O.Ye. , Rubanista M.Ye.
Published: February 2020

Стаття продовжує цикл публікацій, присвячених пам’яті фундатора рефлексотерапії (РТ) в Україні — професора Мачерет Євгенії Леонідівни з нагоди її 90-річчя. У статті розглядаються актуальні питання медичної реабілітації хворих у клінічній практиці, де провідна увага приділяється методам РТ, сама назва яких має походження від слова «рефлекс». Констатовано загальновизнану пріоритетність давньосхідної медицини як основи РТ, де класичними методами є акупунктура і припікання. Водночас зроблено огляд історичних фактів щодо використання рефлекторних методів у широкому розумінні цього поняття на території України та у вжитку слов’янських народів. На основі здійсненого огляду вітчизняної та зарубіжної літератури й особистого досвіду представлено наукове обґрунтування дії методів РТ. Нейрофізіологічні аспекти полягають у трирівневому впливі на спінальному, стовбуровому, таламокортикальному рівнях центральної нервової системи. Саногенетичні аспекти РТ значною мірою пояснюються феноменом нейропластичності. Заразом згадуються новітні дані щодо виявленої анатомічної структури — первино-васкулярної системи, яка пояснює наявність енергетичних каналів і їх зв’язків (Stefanov M., Potroz M., Kim J.). Головний акцент у статті робиться на неінвазивних методах РТ, тобто способах впливу на точки та рефлексогенні зони, що не порушують шкірний покрив, серед яких точковий та вакуумний масажі, вакуумпунктура, натискування на точки (шіатсу), прогрівання моксами (цзю-терапія), поверхнева голкоаплікація багатоголчастими різнометалевими та полімерними аплікаторами, мей-хуа-чжень тощо. Подано інформацію стосовно менш відомих як неінвазивна РТ методів, за яких рефлекторна відповідь організму забезпечується шляхом стимуляції рецепторів органів чуття (арома-, світло-, смако-, звукотерапія). Пропонується авторська класифікація неінвазивних методів РТ. Акцентується увага на перспективах подальшого впровадження методів неінвазивної РТ у загальноклінічну та неврологічну практику, що базується на її перевагах (ефективність, технічна та матеріальна доступність, майже відсутність протипоказань, можливість широкого вибору одного з методів, а також виконання як лікарем, медичним працівником середньої ланки, так і безпосередньо самими хворими).
Інформаційне забезпечення доказового ведення пацієнтів з ураженнями кістково-м’язової системи в первинній ланці охорони здоров’я
Authors: Povoroznyuk V.V. , Puzanova O.G.
Published: February 2020

Актуальність. Ефективність медичної допомоги залежить від якості її ресурсного забезпечення і дотримання засад доказової медицини. Мета дослідження — характеристика інформаційного забезпечення доказового ведення в первинній ланці пацієнтів з ураженнями кістково­м’язової системи. Матеріали та методи. Упродовж 2009–2019 рр. з використанням методів інформаційного аналізу, експертних оцінок і статистичного аналізу досліджено комп’ютерні метабази даних доказової медицини, настанови Американської і Канадської робочих груп з профілактики та медико­технологічні документи МОЗ України. Результати. Встановлено високу інтенсивність створення кохрейнівських оглядів з питань кістково­м’язових уражень (до 16 на рік), їх високий рейтинг (від 20 до 33,3 % найпопулярніших на веб­сайті Кохрейнівського співробітництва щодо нейропатичного болю і фіброміалгії), можливість швидкого пошуку 785 оглядів на цьому веб­сайті та в Кохрейнівській бібліотеці за 40 темами категорій «ревматологія» та «ортопедія і травма», 27 % з них російською мовою. Стабільними перевагами бази даних TRIP є доступність найновіших доказів і їх розширеного пошуку; первинній ланці присвячено 130 документів, із яких 4 (3,1 %) — м’язово­скелетному болю. Більше доказів для первинної ланки містить EvidenceAlerts — 13 259, з них щодо кістково­м’язових уражень — 140 (1,1 %). Провідною темою Американської і Канадської робочих груп виявилася профілактика переломів у дорослих, що підтверджено їх настановами зі скринінгу на остеопороз, консультувань щодо падінь, вживання вітаміну D і кальцію. Кістково­м’язових уражень стосуються 6 з 93 (6,5 %) настанов і 3 зі 123 (2,4 %) уніфікованих протоколів, затверджених МОЗ України в 2012–2017 рр., і 165 із 962 (17,2 %) нових протоколів, 98,8 % яких містять розділи «Травматологія», «Ортопедія», «Ревматологія». Їх частка перевищила частку хвороб кістково­м’язової системи в структурах поширеності хвороб у населення України (5,4 %) і населення працездатного віку (5,6 %). Висновки. Кістково­м’язові хвороби, біль і переломи належать до провідних і популярних тем Кохрейнівського співробітництва, веб­сайт якого є джерелом доказів, корисним насамперед для науковців, поряд із Кохрейнівською бібліотекою, TRIP, EvidenceAlerts. Інформаційне забезпечення спеціалістів первинної медичної допомоги України з питань кістково­м’язових уражень базується на поодиноких уніфікованих і 165 нових протоколах, що мають бути використані під час безперервної професійної освіти. Покращенню здоров’я населення сприятиме розробка програми профілактики переломів у дорослих з урахуванням змісту Кохрейнівської бібліотеки та настанов Американської і Канадської робочих груп з профілактики, що є корисними перш за все для управлінських і наукових кадрів.
Захворювання кістково-м’язової системи та вік (Міжнародна науково-практична конференція, 21–22 жовтня 2019 р., м. Київ, Україна)
Authors: Kuprinenko N.
Published: February 2020

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Подходы к планированию деятельности учреждения здравоохранения в соответствии со стандартом «quality menegement systems – en iso 9001:2015 for healthcare»
Authors: Shekera O. G. , Krut A. G. , Horachuk V. V.
Published: February 2020

Цель исследования: усовершенствовать подходы к планированию деятельности учреждения здравоохранения в соответствии с требованиями международного стандарта «Quality management systems - EN ISO 9001: 2015 for healthcare». Задачи исследования: провести анализ требований международного стандарта «Quality management systems - EN ISO 9001: 2015 фор healthcare» и разработать подходы к методическому обеспечению процесса планирования. Материалы и методы. Проанализированы научные источники (4 ед.), стандарт (1 ед.), нормативно-правовые акты (2 ед.). Использовались системный подход, системный и контент-анализ, графический метод. Результаты. Установлено, что планирование деятельности учреждения здравоохранения, в соответствии с требованиями стандарта «Quality манаґемент systems - EN ISO 9001: 2015 for healthcare», заключаются в принятии стратегического решения по планированию системы управления качеством на основе процессного подхода. В дальнейшем следует определить политику и целевые показатели процессов в соответствии с характеристиками качества медицинской помощи: соответствие потребностям пациента, доступность, непрерывность, эффективность, результативность, беспристрастность, оказание на основе научно обоснованных знаний, ориентированность на пациента на основе персонифицированного подхода и осознанного согласия, привлечение пациента к планированию и выполнению медицинских мероприятий, безопасность. Далее определяются меры по достижению целей, распределению ответственности полномочий работников в процессах, где они есть соисполнителями, планированию ресурсного обеспечения, мониторингу, оценке, внутреннему аудиту процессов и системы управления качеством, улучшению качества. Текущее и оперативное планирование обеспечивается путем декомпозиции стратегических планов на тактические и оперативные. Выводы. Требования стандарта «Quality management systems - EN ISO 9001:2015 for healthcare» позволяют усовершенствовать подходы к планированию деятельности учреждения здравоохранения на системном уровне на основе процессного подхода.
Клинико-эпидемиологические особенности субклинического гипотиреоза у молодых людей
Authors: Kukharchuk H. M.
Published: February 2020

Актуальность. В статье представлен анализ данных литературы и результаты собственных ретроспективных исследований по распространению и клинических особенностей субклинического гипотиреозу (СГ). Цель исследования: оценить и проанализировать клинико-эпидемиологические особенности субклинического гипотиреоза у лиц молодого возраста, проживающих в Киевской области. Материалы и методы. Для решения поставленной цели был проведен отбор больных с аутоиммунным тиреоидитом, которые имели однотипные базовые признаки. По результатам комплексного обследования 114 пациентов было создано 2 группы в зависимости от тиреоидной дисфункции и характерных для аутоиммунного тиреоидита изменений тиреотропного гормона и свободного тетрайодтиронина. Первая группа - 94 пациента с субклиническим гипотиреозом, вторая группа - 20 пациентов в стадии эутиреоза, третью группу - группу сравнения составили 20 практически здоровых лиц. Средний уровень тиреотропного гормона в первой группе составляет 7,62±0,91 μИU/MI, во II группе - 2,32±1,22 μИU/MI, а в III группы 1,83±1,11μИU/MI, соответственно. Методология исследования основана на системном подходе и анализе с использованием методов семантического оценивания научных документов и сравнения. Результаты. В результате исследования было выявлено, что среди обследованных жителей Киевской области, которые имеют СГ, наибольшее количество проживает в Васильковском районе - 19 (20,21 %), Броварском районе - 16 (15,95 %) и 12 (12,76 %) - в Барышевском районе. Проанализировав клинико-эпидемиологические особенности субклинического гипотиреоза у лиц молодого возраста, у пациентов I группы наиболее частыми жалобами были: общая слабость (52,12 %), быстрая утомляемость (50,0 %), увеличение массы тела (32,98 %) и выпадение волос (30,85 %). Среди других жалоб 45,74% составляли нарушение менструального цикла, возможны перепады АД и «комок» в горле. Во II группе обследованных при первичном обращении вышеуказанные жалобы были у 10 (20,0 %) пациентов и у 3 (15,0 %) пациентов III группы. Выводы. По последним данным, практически вся территория Украины находится в зоне йододефицита, что проявляется различными формами нарушения функции щитовидной железы. Врачу общей практики - семейной врачу следует иметь настороженность относительно наличия у пациентов молодого возраста минимальных изменений.
Особенности клинического течения, диагностики и прогнозирования остеоартроза при различных вариантах полиморфизма гена рецептора витамина D
Authors: Tereshkin K. I. , Cherkashina L. B. , Komissarova O. S. , Smolina L. A.
Published: February 2020

По результатам углубленного клинического обследования 96 пациентов было выяснено, что преобладали больные с гомозиготным генотипом ВВ, частота которых выявлена достоверно более высокой, чем гомозигот с генотипом bb и генотипом Bb (соответственно, 45,8±5,1 %, 19,8±4,1 % и 34,4±4,8 %, р <0,05). Отсутствие нарушений структурно-функционального состояния костной ткани (СФС КТ) зарегистрировано у 37,5±4,9 % обследованных с ОА, включая 27,2 % гомозигот BB, 68,4 % гомозигот bb и 30,3 % гетерозигот, а наличие в генотипе аллели В увеличивает относительный риск формирования более выразительного поражения суставного хряща. Обобщенный анализ показателя тяжести остеоартроза (W,%) и его составляющих у пациентов с различными вариантами полиморфизма гена VDR обнаружил достоверно более высокий уровень проявлений боли среди гомозигот по второй аллели, по сравнению с гомозиготами по первому аллели (соответственно, 52,3±4,3 % и 39,7±2,9 %, р <0,05), а также проявлений скованности (соответственно, 57,1±4,6 % и 36,2±3,7 %, р <0,05). У гомозигот по второй аллели также диагностированы достоверно более выразительные ограничения повседневной активности (соответственно, 54,2±4,4 % и 44,3±4,3 %, р <0,05). Пациенты с критически чрезмерной массой тела (МТ) в наибольшей степени (более 45,0 %) были представлены гомозиготами по второй аллели; гомозиготы по второй аллели также достоверно преобладали и среди лиц с ожирением (ОЖ) I ст. (соответственно, 15,6±3,7 % и 16,7±3,8 %). Общие закономерности содержания гормона апелина в сыворотке крови у больных ОА в зависимости от индекса МТ и варианта полиморфизма гена VDR характеризуются тем, что в случае гомозиготности bb, при нарастании массы тела, содержание апелина растет, тогда как при гомозиготности по BB при росте ИМТ – высокий уровень содержания апелина не изменяется. Взаимосвязь между полиморфизмом гена VDR и стадией ОА (как рентгенологический эквивалент тяжести процесса) характеризовался преобладанием у гомозиготных по аллели ВВ и гетерозиготных пациентов более тяжелых рентгенологических проявлений поражения суставного хряща.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Relapse
Authors: Asih Putu Parmi
Published: February 2020

The patient is a 27-year-old married male, who does not work. Since contracting the tuberculosis (TB) illness, the patient complained of feeling tired and weak so he decided to stop working. The patient usually feels that rest helps the healing process of the pain and by not working, they feel more focused on the treatment of the disease because it requires them to go to the Puskesmas every day to get treatment. The patient’s wife works as a rice trade worker. The patient has a 3.5-year-old daughter. The patient originally came from the Karangasem Regency, Tulamben, which is included in the red zone of the eruption of Mount Agung. So actually, this patient is a refugee. But he did not complete the documents as a refugee, so the patient did not get the recognized rights as a refugee like getting free medical treatment. The patient who does not have the Indonesia Health Card/Kartu Indonesia Sehat (KIS) is considered to not have any health insurance and is included in the lowest economic status.
Romanian Prime Minister Gheorghe Tătărescu in the Capitals of the Little Entente: Belgrade (1936) and Prague (1937)
Authors: Cîrstea Marusia
Published: February 2020

The present article presents certain aspects of the relations between Romania, the Czech Republic and Yugoslavia in the interwar period. The fourth decade of the last century in particular was extremely rich in political, diplomatic and military events. Within this international context, Romanian Prime Minister Gheorghe Tătărescu (1934-1937) sought to establish bilateral contacts – with the great powers of Europe, but mainly with the members of the Little Entente – meant to both strengthen bilateral relations and clarify the states’ perspective on the events in progress.

During his visits to Belgrade and Prague – as emerges from the press of the time – Gheorghe Tătărescu permanently advocated maintaining the status-quo and the political, economic and military cooperation between the states of the Little Entente.
From Socialist Modernization to Chinese Dream
Authors: Stevanović Olga
Published: February 2020

Book review :

Mitrović, Dragana. 2019. From Socialist Modernization to Chinese Dream. Belgrade: Institute for Asian Studies, 306 p.
Military Interventions As Omitted Variable Of Inversed Democratic Peace: An Empirical Evidence
Authors: Korać Srđan , Stekić Nenad
Published: February 2020

The paper examines the relationship between military interventions and democratisation processes which took place in targeted states. While many researchers try to identify relationship between the regime type and countries’ war proneness, the authors of this paper put these two variables in a reversed order. To test this so-called “inversed democratic peace” thesis based on an argument that an ongoing war is likely to lead to democratisation, we focus our analysis on the US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and FR Yugoslavia (Kosovo). We deploy three variables: 1) Foreign policy similarity, to determine whether the intervening actor (USA) had similar or different foreign policy goals at the beginning of interventions; 2) Political regime similarity, to indicate whether there were any deviations in the quality of political regime between the intervening state and the target country, as indicated by the democratic peace postulates; 3) military interventions (independent variable). Foreign policy score includes S score dataset developed by Curtis S. Signorino and Jeffrey M. Ritter (1999), while for the political regime quality, the authors deploy Polity IV data. Statistical analysis including Pearsonʼs correlation, logistic regression and descriptive statistics, will be presented for specific dyad level in three specifically designated models. The authors conclude that it is more likely that military interventions affect further democratisation of the targeted post-conflict societies, if observed in a short term rather than in longitudinal domain, while the foreign policy similarity (with the United States) positively correlates in cases with more successful democratisation process.
Dilemmas about the scope of the Act on Prevention of Domestic Violence from a human rights perspective
Authors: Simović Darko
Published: February 2020

The adoption of the Act on Prevention of Domestic Violence was driven by the creation of a more effective legal framework for the protection of victims of domestic violence, and, therefore, also by the alignment of the legal system of the Republic of Serbia with international obligations. The main novelties include multi-sectoral cooperation and primarily preventive nature of the law. However, from its very adoption, it has been pointed to its noticeably repressive character, as well as to provisions with potentially harmful impacts. Hence, this paper represents a contribution to the discussion on the importance and scope of the solutions provided for in the Act on Prevention of Domestic Violence. On the one hand, it points to major novelties intended to contribute to a more effective prevention of domestic violence. On the other hand, it questions the constitutionality and appropriateness of some of the legal solutions, arguing that, in particular respects, the lawmaker had to use a wiser and more subtle approach to conceptualising the provisions of this law.
A NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR CHOOSING ACTUATORS OF CABLE-SUSPENDED PARALLEL ROBOTS
Authors: Filipović Mirjana , Kevac Ljubinko
Published: February 2020

A novel methodology for choosing actuators of a CPR system was defined. This methodology was based on a novel procedure for analysis and synthesis of the workspace of Cable-suspended parallel robot, CPR system. Besides the kinematic and dynamic models of the CPR system, this procedure includes the complete mathematical model of the actuator as well. On this basis, this procedure presents a novel solution for the analysis and synthesis of CPR system’s workspace. When using the proposed methodology for choosing actuators of a CPR system, user and designer together define the corresponding technical requirements, one of them being the relative size of the feasible work space of the CPR system. Based on these requirements, the developed methodology tests available actuators from its data base and extracts the useful ones for the predefined specific purpose. The purpose of this research is to interconnect theoretical contributions from CPR system’s modelling and needs of the user and designer during their practical implementation. For this purpose, a user friendly program package called PPACM was generated. The program package PPACM and obtained results were validated through the presentation of several case studies.
SCRIPT FILES APPROACH IN THE POWER QUALITY EVENTS GENERATION
Authors: Živanović Dragan , Simić Milan , Denić Dragan , Kokolanski Živko
Published: February 2020

Generation of typical power quality (PQ) events, based on Script files and virtual instrumentation, is presented in this paper. Such approach provides definition and generation of three-phase voltage signals with various PQ events defined according to relevant international quality standards. Using of Script files enables easy and flexible generation of long-time voltage signals with complex PQ disturbances, according to the predefined test algorithms and scenarios. Detailed front panels and block diagrams of developed virtual instrument for signal generation are described in the paper. As specific examples, generated signals defined using the Script files are presented. Experimental confirmation of described software supported method is performed using the three-phase PQ analyzer Fluke 435. Some specific test waveforms and obtained experimental results are shown.
INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR SELF-ASSEMBLY
Authors: Manojlović Jelena
Published: February 2020

What is nanoscience? What is nanotechnology? What is so special about nanoscale? These questions are only a few important to discuss, in order to understand the nanoworld. We describe nanoscience and nanotechnology introducing the basic ideas of the new technology that can significantly change our lives. Nanoworld is invisible to the naked eye, and with many unusual properties of material. It has been observed that nanoscale numerous properties such as melting point, electrical conductivity, or chemical reactivity, change as a function of the size of the sample, and many nanomaterials have been produced. Special attention in this paper is focused on the formation of self-assembled monolayers. This process is described as the creation of organic thin films of nanometer thickness and it is an emerging area of materials chemistry, utilized in many applications.
IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN INTELLIGENT CONTROL METHODS WITHIN THE CONTROL SYSTEMS STUDY MODULE
Authors: Milojković Marko , Antić Dragan , Milovanović Miroslav , Mitić Darko
Published: February 2020

This paper presents an innovative project “Implementation of Modern Intelligent Control Methods within the Study Module Control Systems” which is selected to be financed by Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. The project is part of a public call for projects “Development of Higher Education” and it will be realized during a school year 2018/2019. In this paper, the main goals of the project are presented and project activities and expected results are defined. Finally, three courses which are selected to be innovated through the project activities are presented in the terms of lecture topics and teaching methods.
THE ROLE OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABLE. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND SLOVAK
Authors: Gregová Renáta , Panocová Renáta
Published: February 2020

The placement of the syllable boundary in consonant clusters occurring word-medially is a perennial problem in phonological theory. The comprehension of the syllable as the “smallest binding unit of language” (Pauliny 1979: 101), as the unit necessary for the understanding of the phonological structure of the language, enables us to determine the boundaries of syllables on the basis of contrasts between the neighbouring phonemes in the syllable. The degree of contrast depends on the distinctive features of the given phonemes. To evaluate this approach, distinctive features of phonemes from two different languages – English and Slovak – were delimited according to two distinctive features theories – Feature Geometry and synthetic phonological theory. The sample analysis of the English and the Slovak words with word-medial consonant clusters indicates the validity of this approach for the demarcation of the syllable boundary in polysyllabic words.
COLLABORATIVE STORY WRITING FOR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Lazarević Nina
Published: February 2020

Development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in the constraints of the classroom faces many obstacles: not just formal, in terms of the choice of approaches, material and assessment, but also ethical and value-related. Building intercultural awareness in future teachers is equally important, as they should be prepared not only for the intercultural classroom, but for the imminent diversity that any classroom encompasses: ethnic, socioeconomic, gender, learner style. One of many techniques that have been used in the ICC classroom is cooperative story writing. The collaborative project was done by the American and Serbian university students, the former starting the stories and working under the instruction of Professor Kenneth Cushner, an intercultural communication specialist, and the latter finishing them. The jointly written stories showed that both students were up to a degree stereotypical in their understanding of the other culture, but were at the same aware of the steps that had to be taken to improve intercultural communication. A small-scale study is used to show how the learners’ understanding of culture may be enhanced, with a special focus on how future English language teachers might benefit from it.
INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN URBAN RESIDENTIAL PLACES AND THEIR RESIDENTS IN THE PROSE OF GREEK POST-WAR NOVELIST ANDREAS FRANGIAS
Authors: Kostic-Pahnoglu Tamara
Published: February 2020

Andreas Frangias is one of the most important Greek post-war writers. He published four novels that cover the second half of the 20th century. Three of the four novels take place in the urban surrounding of a big city that could be any European city of the same period, which makes them and their messages universal. The aim of this paper is to examine if and in what way the cities and the houses influence their inhabitants and if and how the inhabitants influence the houses. These interconnections obviously occupied the attention of Frangias, since even the titles of the first two novels announce them. We will examine the condition of people and their houses, as well as the whole city in three important after-war periods for Greece – immediately after WWII, after the civil war of 1945-49 and in the ’80s, when the whole society was already overwhelmed with a consumerist mentality and strongly controlled by the invisible authority. It is of our interest to find out which influences are stronger and more evident. Do the psychological and emotional condition and the economical situation of the inhabitants influence their surroundings, do their surroundings influence them or are both of these true? Are these influences the same in each period? What are the messages or perhaps warnings that Frangias might have wanted to pass on to us through these interconnections?
A COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC INVESTIGATION OF ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS RELATED TO PLANTS
Authors: Milošević Ivan , Vesić Pavlović Tijana
Published: February 2020

The focus of the paper is on the semantics of English phrasal verbs whose constituent verb is related to the concept of plants. The investigated set of verbs includes twenty-two phrasal verbs featuring the particles out, off, up, through, in and away. The analysis is conducted in the framework of cognitive semantics, which states that the meaning of phrasal verbs can be analysed in view of their constituent particles and the interplay between the verb meaning and the particle senses. It is concluded that the general meaning of the examined phrasal verbs is a result of different spatial configurations underlying the conceptual-semantic structure of the constituent particles, while their specific meanings are motivated by different conceptual metonymies stemming from the constituent verb. Numerous abstract meanings are additionally derived via various submetaphors of the basic metaphor complex abstract systems are plants embedded in the conceptual framework of the constituent verbs.
LEADERSHIP IN A CONTEMPORARY SPORTS ORGANIZATION
Authors: Životić Dragan , Ilić Radovan , Veselinović Jovan , Bačevac Srećko
Published: February 2020

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of characteristics, factors and organizational performance of the leadership in the narrative manner. We live in a time of rapid, increasingly dramatic, far more complex and unpredictable changes, which have a significant effect on behavior, business and management in organizations. Such processes are most commonly referred to as “hyperchange”, “hypercompetition”, and “hyperturbulence”. These processes take place in the period which is referred to the terms as “digital revolution”, “information era”, “digital economics”, “internet economics”, “net economics”, “knowledge economy/knowledge society”, “postindustrial society”, “age of discontinuity”, “time of uncertainty”, “third wave”, etc. The responses to the rapid change in the environment in which sports organizations perform their business and have wider social mission, and which are increasingly discontinuous in their character, seek from managers to be transformational leaders. This implies that leaders have the capability to create a vision, mission, policy and strategy and their implementation, achieving a much greater overall value for consumers and large transformational shifts in the short term. In the environment which is more dynamic, unpredictable, or insecure, leadership change has become a more critical aspect of leadership study. Modern leadership concepts focus on the leadership that organizations and individuals need. The idea of a shared leadership, virtual, transformational and one that is based on elements of emotional intelligence, obtains the right of citizenship and becomes the dominant field of research in the field of modern corporate governance.
DEVELOPING SOCIAL COMPETENCIES OF PUPILS THROUGH WORKSHOPS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES
Authors: Jevtić Bisera , Đorić Gorana , Milošević Danijela
Published: February 2020

The aim of the study is to determine and develop the social competences of elementary school age pupils in physical education classes, through workshops. The center of the author's interest is an introduction with opinions and behavioral patterns according to differences, based on defined criteria and indicators of measurement. It is pointed out that there is the necessity of taking active roles by all participants of the school community in acquiring new competencies in order to cultivate and respect the principles of differences in classes of physical education. The study offers new experience about utilization of the workshop method, forms, and techniques, as well as the possibilities of raising awareness and behavior change when it comes to discriminatory behavior of pupils through physical culture. This also provides the opportunity for further examination of the workshop method in order to implement it in the teaching of physical education.
TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL ANALYSIS OF GOAL SCORING PATTERNS IN THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP IN RUSSIA
Authors: Vergonis Alexandros , Michailidis Yiannis , Mikikis Dimitrios , Semaltianou Eleni , Mavrommatis George , Christoulas Kosmas , Metaxas Thomas
Published: February 2020

The aims of this research are to record and analyze the goals scored during the 64 matches in the 21st World Cup in Russia in 2018, to highlight those factors that are directly related to the teams’ effectiveness in scoring, to record the goals approved after the use of the new technologies, video assistant referee and goal line technology, as well as their effect on the outcome of the game. Chi-square and univariate general linear methods were used for the data analysis. Statistical difference is observed in the number of goals scored between the two halves (X²=8.699, p<0.005). A comparable percentage of scoring in most of the periods with exceptions of the periods in over time, the period 16th to 30th min, the addition time of the first and second half and the period 76th to 90th min of the game is determined (p<0.01). The teams that scored first won 71.4% matches, lost 9.5% and had a tie 19% of the matches (X²=42.000, p<0.001). Most of the goals were scored following a corner kick (24), penalty (22) and free kick scored non-directly (16), which were significantly different from free kick scored directly (6) and throw in (2) (X²=26.857, p<0.001). 19 goals were scored from cross, 19 from a long-range shot (8 of them with the “inner foot”), 18 from a forward pass and 12 from cutback. Statistical differences between the first four groups and all of the others are determined (X²=27.818, p<0.01). Significant differences were found between the goals that “began” from the offensive third, the middle and the defensive third (X²=73.645, p<0.001). 58.9% of the goals are scored following positional play, which is significantly different compared to counter attack (29.5%) and direct play (11.6%) (X²=32.611, p<0.001). Over 59 goals were scored from “the inner part of the foot” or “place”, and 31 from header, which were significantly different from the other types of shot (X²=89.254, p<0.001).
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN AND SERBIAN FOOTBALL CLUBS
Authors: Radaković Milan , Smajić Miroslav , Parčina Ivana , Petrović Miloš
Published: February 2020

The aim of this paper is to present guidelines and perspective on observing objective circumstances and subjective factors which explain why European and Serbian two football clubs which have won most trophies, are where they are today. The sample of the analysis consists of six top European clubs and two of the most successful football clubs from Serbia. Football club ownership structures primarily depend on the government arrangement, i.e. the legislative norms of the state in which they exist. Football clubs in Serbia function as civic organizations. A comparative analysis of European and Serbian clubs has been conducted, by using the generally accepted Polonsky model of sports organizations.  It is easily applicable to football as well, and it is about 12 factors that influence one sports, in this case, football organization. As in many spheres, Serbian best clubs are far behind European standards. Sports success in qualifications for the European competitions and sporadic participation are more the result of sports performances and team strength than their organization and structure. While European football is becoming one of the most important elements of the economy and the society, contributing to improvement and changing cities, regions or countries, Serbian football is primarily a burden and an expense for the economy and the society.
THE STABILITY OF THE ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVE STRUCTURE AND ITS OPERATIONALIZATION WITH THE SCALE MOP2002
Authors: Franceško Mirjana , Nedeljković Jasmina , Kosanović Branislav
Published: February 2020

The objective of this paper is to test the stability of construct characteristics and the factorial structure of the achievement motive and the psychometrical characteristics of the instrument MOP 2002. The analyses are performed on the sample comprising 2846 examinees of different gender and of different educational profile. The sample has been collected during the period of 15 years in a transitional social context. The instrument MOP 2002 is applied, it contains 55 items and has a form of five-level scale. The results of factor analysis have shown that the instrument is multi-dimensional and consist of four factors: competing with others, persistence in realizing goals, realizing goals as source of satisfaction and orientation towards planning. All of these factors are, among others, important for successful participation in the competitive sport. By factor analysis of the second order it is established that the instrument has a unique object of measuring and satisfactory psychometrical characteristics proven stable during 15 years of application on heterogeneous samples of examinees.
MAINTENANCE OF WORK EQUIPMENТ BASED ON VIBRATION DIAGNOSIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMPLOYEES’ SAFETY
Authors: Janković Žarko , Mišić Milan , Cvetković Miljan
Published: February 2020

Maintenance of work tools and equipment is one of the major measures that can significantly affect the safety and health of employees. However, if we do not pay enough attention to this problem, the consequences could be improper functioning of the equipment, which, due to failure can cause the breakdown and employees’ injuries. For this reason, the paper pays special attention to preventive maintenance and failure analysis of vital parts, equipment and tools. In addition to the concept of preventive maintenance, which is given importance in the work, this paper focuses on the concept of equipment maintenance based on reliability. Several examples of improper maintenance of equipment and failures that can lead to serious consequences for both employees and have been presented here.
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Authors: Milenović Miodrag , Živković Snežana , Veljković Milan
Published: February 2020

In this paper, we discuss how natural environment affects mental health and how urban environment impacts on stress levels. The first part of the paper clarifies terminology used in discussing mental health, natural environment and the relationship between humans and natural environment. The second part deals with basic mechanisms of the impact of natural environment on mental health; it also discusses studies of the positive impact of nature on mental health. The third part presents Forest Therapy (Shinrin-yoku) and discusses how urban life contributes to high levels of stress.The paper suggests that being surrounded by nature can improve health. Even short-term exposure of senses is beneficial for mental health. Nature improves general mood, mental abilities and increases body vitality. The effects of green areas are particularly important because their natural vibrations benefit human natural vibrations. It has been shown that ‘imitating’ nature by creating visuals and emulating nature's scents or sounds can improve human psycho-physical health and the quality of life.
GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES IN THE RECOVERY FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: CASE STUDY AND GRADING SYSTEM APPLICATION FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Castrica Marta , Ratti Sabrina , Milicevic Vesna , Colavita Giampaolo , Ranghetti F. , Lucchini Marko , Malaguti Giuliana , Balzaretti Claudia M.
Published: February 2020

The no profit organizations manage food under the respect of the EU food safety rules. The EU food safety legislation provides the application of simplified procedures considering the level of complexity of each charitable organization (COs) and encourages the elaboration of Good Hygiene Practices Manuals (GHP) according to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004. Recently, a study conducted by the working group of the Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety (University of Milan), has focused on the application of a new inspection-scoring model based on the use of a checklist. Checklist was elaborated taking into account the Manual of good practices for COs, validated by the Italian Ministry of Health. The aim of the checklist has been to verify the suitability to the sanitary hygiene requirements of the COs. (The GHP manual is available at http://cdn. bancoalimentare.it/sites/bancoalimentare.it/files/manualecaritasbanco_eng_007.pdf
ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLIANCE OF THE MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE WESTERN BALKANS AND THE EU
Authors: Zivkovic Nenad , Milosevic Rade , Vranjanac Žarko , Vasovic Dejan , Stevic Snezana
Published: February 2020

From a global perspective, the negative consequences of the medical waste impact on human health and the environment are becoming increasingly intensified nowadays. On the one hand, these consequences are manifested as infections, injuries and diseases, while on the other hand they cause soil, water and air contamination with pollutants from medical waste. The aim of this paper is to define the principles of a medical waste management programme within medical institutions. By analysing the previous research on medical waste, the paper gives a systematic presentation of the definition, classification and labelling of medical waste, as well as the ecotoxicological risk to the environment and health, thus creating a basis for reviewing the strategies of the management program for this type of waste. Based on the analysis of the available data on generated medical waste in a given territory, the measures of adequate medical waste management can be applied with the aim of eliminating or minimizing the negative consequences of this waste on human health and the environment. A comparative qualitative analysis of medical waste was conducted in the paper. In addition, applying the analysis of the potential methods of medical waste treatments indicated the importance of selecting strategies for medical waste management, which was observed from several perspectives. The defined principles for the implementation of a medical waste management programme represent the key result of this study. The paper provides an overview of the tools for drafting the waste management plan, as well as an example of a diagram intended to support the decision-making on the treatment methods to be used in the absence of appropriate regional infrastructures.
High Gain DC-DC Converter with Enhanced Adaptive MPPT for PV Applications
Authors: Sunddararaj Suvetha Poyyamani , Ramalingam Seyezhai
Published: February 2020

The increasing demand for electricity has pushed more effort to focus on renewable energy sources to satisfy the consumer. The renewable energy sources are playing a major role in the generation of electricity. Out of all the renewable energy sources, solar has emerged as one of the best sources of energy since it is clean, inexhaustible and eco-friendly. However, the voltage generated by the solar cell is not sufficient for any consumer load and it is also variable. Therefore, it is necessary to implement DCDC converters for regulating and improving the output voltage of the solar panel. In order to extract the maximum output from the PV (Photovoltaic) panel, a comparative analysis of various MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) algorithms is proposed in this paper. The proposed enhanced adaptive P&O (Perturb and Observe) algorithm is modeled and implemented with a high gain DC-DC converter. The converter investigated in this paper consists of a single power electronic switch (MOSFET) for its operation, which leads to reduction of switching and conduction losses. The proposed converter has less ripple content and a high conversion ratio. A simulation study of the proposed power electronic converter powered by PV source is carried out in MATLAB/SIMULINK and the results are validated using an experimental setup.
Wind Potential Assessment Analysis of Jhampir, District Thatta Sindh, Pakistan
Authors: Ahmad Aftab , Husssain Mangi Fareed , Fazlani Yasir , Chachar Athar , Khan Kashif
Published: February 2020

Wind potential analysis is analyzing how much wind energy is available in particular region. It is most important step because the economics of project depends on the site wind resources. Wind plant depends on the variation of long-term mean wind speed and other characteristics which vary from a distance to distance. This study discusses the wind speed characteristics and wind potential analysis using three years 2014-2016 wind data of Jhampir located in district Thatta, situated in the Southeast of Sindh province. The numerical Weibull distribution approach is used to estimate parameters. The correct estimation of wind parameters and class is essential before developing any wind project in the region. The data used in this study is measured at 80 m height. The region is classified as from class 1-7. The results show that monthly mean speed values lie between 4.79-10.96 m/s. The annual mean scale and shape parameters lie in the range of 7.42-7.59. The wind power density was found in a range of 303.31355.64. This study is related to the decision-making process on a significant wind project in Thatta or nearby region. The stable wind energy pattern is observed in the region for harnessing wind energy almost throughout the year. The Weibull probability density curves also indicate a trend of a boost in the chances of observing wind from 2014-2016.
An Evaluation Model for Measuring the Usability of Mobile Office Applications through User Interface Design Metrics
Authors: Nosheen Mariam , Sayed Zahwa , Malik Muhammad Saad , Fahiem Muhammad Abuzar
Published: February 2020

Usage of mobile devices and particularly smart phones has seen an enormous hike due to the advancement of mobile phone technology in recent times. People of different age groups, one way or the other, are now connected to different mobile phone applications, such as, Social Networking, Chatting, VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) applications, Gaming etc. This rapid advancement has made it necessary for user interface designers of mobile applications to design user friendly interfaces for their applications, so that users can interact and use those applications with ease irrespective of their location. Usability plays a vital role for measuring the usefulness of such applications. After examining different experimental studies on usability assessment techniques imparted by various research workers, it has been determined that there is still a great deal of requirement where application designers have to guarantee more adept and improved usability of offline mobile applications, such as, Conversion Apps, offline encyclopedia, Translation apps, business use applications (office applications) etc. The primary objective of this study is to render a model for usability metrics of measuring the usability of office applications for smart phones. The effectiveness, usefulness and reliability of the proposed model is measured through two office applications named Office Suite Pro7 for Android and Office 365 for Windows 8 touch screen Smartphone.The results of usability testing and t-test show the significance of the proposed approach. The model in this study will enable the application designers to guarantee a more adept and enhanced usability of office applications for smart phones during the designing stage.