Self-perception of Physical Appearance in Adolescents: Gender, Age and Ethnic Aspects
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):73-81.ABSTRACTThe study used cross-sectional data of 462 girls and 372 boys of Russian ethnicity and 90 Kalmyk girls 12-17-year-olds. In both groups children were examined by the same researchers according to the same research protocol. All of the observations have been performed in agreement with bioethical procedures; protocols of consent were filled either by the subject (elder children) or by his/her parent(s). Standing height, weight, body circumferences and skinfolds thickness were taken on each individual according to the standard technique. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated. In Arkh...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Elena Godina Liudmila Zadorozhnaya Source Type: research
Are Patients Ready for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Family Physicians - A Croatian Study
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):83-90.ABSTRACTDiscrimination and harassment of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) physicians from their colleagues and superiors are known. However there is little knowledge about the patients’ attitudes and discrimination toward physicians. A cross sectional Internet survey was conducted in urban Croatian regions. The participants were asked to answer questions regarding their socio-demographic status, the Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men Scale (ATLG), and whether they would refuse to see a LGB physician and, if so, why. Of the 1004 participants, 8.8% said they would refuse a male GB phy...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Igor Grabovac Jadranka Mustajbegovi ć Milan Milo šević Source Type: research
Czech contributions to searching for starting points of transculturality
This study concerns with defining and classifying particular attempts to find outlines of transculturality in the Czech surroundings. It makes efforts especially to characterize the so called Hradec Králové school of transculturality, which it reduces into two dominating different streams: the socio-cultural and the metaphysical stream. The study divides the socio-cultural ways of transculturality into three central models: the nihilistic, the symbolical and the humanitarian-psychological model. The metaphysical stream is then divided into the biblically anthropological and the historically contextual model.PMID:29139281...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Frantisek Burda Source Type: research
Genetic Structure of an Isolated Rural Population in North Albania Evaluated Through Isonymic Method
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):99-103.ABSTRACTThe genetic structure of a rural isolated population living in Kukës District in northern part of Albania, was analyzed through the surnames distribution. The data suitable for this analysis were obtained from Electoral Register (2009) offered by Central Election Commission of Albania. In order to estimate the population diversity, the information from the populations of 10 administrative units (communes) for a total of 1768 surnames belonging to 39571 individuals was used. Indicators of genetic structure such as Fisher’s α, an estimate of surname diversity and coefficient o...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ilia Mikerezi Muhamir Shyqeri Source Type: research
Is sports choice and participation related to 2D:4D? A study among adult male students in Wroc ław, Poland
This study cross-sectional study investigated the relationship of 2D:4D with team based- or individual sports. The participants were 421 Polish male students with a mean (+SD) age of 19.78 (+0.79) years. Among them, 139 were engaged in sports and 282 were not. Mean 2D:4D in each hand of individual sporting group was significantly lower than the team sports- and no sports groups. Participants not involved in any sports had the highest mean 2D:4D value. However, the team sportsmen’s 2D:4D did not differ from the non sporting group. Prenatal testosterone exposure might have implication in sports choice and participation.PMI...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Slawomir Koziel Marek Kociuba Zofia Ignasiak Raja Chakraborty Source Type: research
Menstrual Changes in Body Composition of Female Athletes
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):111-22.ABSTRACTThe aim of the study was to determine whether the tendencies and scope of changes in body mass, body composition and body girths across the menstrual cycle were similar or different in women of different body build. Anthropometric examinations were carried out in a group of 40 naturally regularly menstruated females practicing team sports (aged 19-21, B-v 169.3+/-6.4 cm, body mass 59.6+/-7.0 kg), in the follicular, periovulatory and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. The phases were determined on the basis of data from two consecutive menstrual cycles taking into account the ...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Aleksandra Jadwiga Stacho ń Source Type: research
Histopathological Changes in Tracheal Mucosa Following Total Laryngectomy
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):123-6.ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to determine the long term histopathologic changes in tracheal mucosa after a total laryngectomy , and to find out the relationship between the progression of histopathologic changes in tracheal mucosa and the duration of breathing through the tracheostomy. Tracheal mucosal biopsies were taken from a total of 35 patients, of both sexes, who underwent a total laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma at least one year prior. Histologic specimens of tracheal mucosa were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined under light microscopy. Almost all of the pa...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marinela Rosso Drago Prgomet Ksenija Marjanovi ć Silvija Pu šeljić Robert Ti ćac Ivan Mihaljevi ć Source Type: research
Prevalence of epilepsy in Podgorica, Montenegro
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):127-32.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to assess for the first time the prevalence of epilepsy in the capital of Montenegro and to describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of the disorder. A door-to-door screening was performed on population of 6 randomly selected areas of Podgorica (capital of Montenegro) using validated screening questionnaire. In phase 1, the screening by questionnaire of 4007 individuals identified 307 suspected cases of epilepsy. Four of them dropped out of further investigation just before entering the phase 2. In phase 2, the remaining 303 suspected cases...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sanja Vodopic Slavica Vujisic Source Type: research
First report on PVL-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of SCCmec type V, spa type T441 in Croatia
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):133-7.ABSTRACTThe aim of the study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology of community- associated MRSA in Primorsko-Goranska County of Croatia during a six-year period(2001-2007). In period from 2001 and 2007, 46 MRSA isolates were collected in Rijeka, strains were subjected to susceptibility testing according to CLSI guidelines, mecA gene detection and SCCmec typing as well as detection of PVL. Strains were typed by Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) and spa typing. All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, linezolid, mupirocin, nitrofurantoin, only one strain was resistant to ...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ana Budimir Brigita Ti ćac Tomislav Rukavina Maja Farka š Smilja Kaleni ć Source Type: research
Treatment of Severe Acquired Haemophilia A with Immunosuppressive Agent: A Case Report of One Patient
This report present one patient treated with immunosuppressive regimens. The most effective fi rst-line treatment for the eradication of factor VIII autoantibodies is the combination of steroides and cyclophosphamide.PMID:29139630 (Source: Collegium Antropologicum)
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Željka Škunca Ana Planinc Peraica Source Type: research
Historical Overview of the Human Population-Genetic Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Small Country, Great Diversity
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):145-9.ABSTRACTModern Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multinational and multi-religious country, situated in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula in South-eastern Europe. According to recent archaeological fi ndings, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been occupied by modern humans since the Palaeolithic period. The structure of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s human populations is very complex and specifi c, due to which it is interesting for various population-genetic surveys. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been the focus of bio-anthropological and population genetics studies since the 19th centu...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Lejla Lasi ć Jasmina Hindija Čakar Gabrijela Radosavljevi ć Belma Kalamuji ć Naris Pojski ć Source Type: research
The Partnership of Public Health and Anthropology
Coll Antropol. 2016 Jun;40(2):151.ABSTRACTPublic health focuses on health of the population and it is concerned with threats to health based on population health analysis. Anthropology covers most aspects that concern human beings. Both sciences converge on community and this fact represents a foundation for the partnership between public health and anthropology. Biological/medical anthropology is one of the highly developed fi elds of anthropology and the most important for public health.PMID:29139632 (Source: Collegium Antropologicum)
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marjetka Jelenc Source Type: research
Intercultural Contact and Multilingualism in an Intimate Relationship in the Austro-Hungarian Littoral
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):159-64.ABSTRACTThe paper presents a case study of multilingualism in private correspondence in turn-of-the-century Austro-Hungarian Istria. Language attitudes and use of German, Italian and Slovenian are analyzed, with results indicating the compatibility of national feelings with an appreciation of multilingualism, as well as the important role that intimate intercultural relationships play in this regard in a culturally mixed region.PMID:29139633 (Source: Collegium Antropologicum)
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Anja Ivekovi ć Martinis Source Type: research
Separated Children ’s Migration in the Mediterranean Sea. An Ethnohistorical Perspective
Coll Antropol. 2016 Sep;40(3):165-9.ABSTRACTIn the imaginary of Italian people, the Island of Lampedusa (Italy) has always been considered a paradise destination for summer holidays. The beauty of this small island at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, far from big harbors and cities, with its rich biodiversity and unspoilt nature, has made it a national and international tourist attraction. However, in recent years its name become associated with scenes of tragic, desperate journeys made by people of different origins trying to reach Europe from North African coasts. This shift exists not only in Italian people’s perce...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Elisabetta Di Giovanni Source Type: research
Roman Military Medicine and Croatian Archaeological Perspectives
This article offers a general examination of the sources responsible for understanding Roman military medicine, starting with literal and epigraphical sources all the way to archaeological remains consisting of hospitals, the infrastructure of military garrisons and small medical tools. Given that not one of the literary sources does not directly mention the medical personnel within the various military units, epigraphical discoveries widely represent the main source of our knowledge on the subject. On the other hand, the archaeological exploration of military garrisons offers proof of the medical care of Roman soldiers. I...
Source: Collegium Antropologicum - November 16, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marijan Cesarik Nikola Cesarik Darko Duplan čić David Štrmelj Source Type: research
