Serbia is a country with diverse karst terrain, full of various surface and underground karst formations.This terrain is one of the factors that influenced the development of cultures and civilizations in this area.Many archaeological findings indicate that prehistoric people found refuge, safety and peace in many caves in present-day Serbia.The na
Medico-legal aspects of digestive endoscopy: Results of a Chilean national survey
Background and study aims: Medical professional liability (MPL) is a Rugby - Accessories significant concern for gastrointestinal physicians, yet there are limited data available from Latin America.We aimed to assess frequency of complaints and lawsuits related to digestive endoscopy among gastrointestinal endoscopists in Chile and to identify asso
Preventing online disinformation propagation: Cost-effective dynamic budget allocation of refutation, media censorship, and social bot detection
Disinformation refers to false rumors deliberately fabricated for certain political or economic conspiracies.So far, how to prevent online disinformation propagation is still a severe challenge.Refutation, media censorship, and social bot detection are three popular approaches to stopping disinformation, which aim to clarify facts, intercept the sp
A Rare Case of Right-Sided Heart Failure after Bentall Procedure
Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta, which are rare and life-threatening complications in cardiovascular surgeries, can be caused by the Bentall procedure.We describe a 44-year-old woman, who had a medical history of acute aortic dissection (Type A) and the Bentall procedure and was admitted because of exertional dyspnea, edema of the lower extr
Cognitive manic symptoms in bipolar disorder associated with polymorphisms in the DAOA and COMT genes.
IntroductionBipolar disorder is characterized by severe mood symptoms including major depressive and manic episodes.During manic episodes, many patients show cognitive dysfunction.Dopamine and glutamate are important for cognitive processing, thus the COMT and DAOA genes that modulate the ZIPPO expression of these neurotransmitters are of interest