Comparative Analysis of Anthocyanins and Vitamin C Content, Antioxidant Potential, and Antimicrobial Activity of Eight Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) Varieties Juices.

This study aimed to compare the juices of eight black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) varieties: Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond, Bona, Čačanska crna, Öyebin, Silmu, Tsema, and Titania. The comparison focused on their dominant anthocyanin content, vitamin C levels, and their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

Polymorphisms in toll-like receptor 3 and 4 genes as prognostic and outcome biomarkers in melanoma patients.

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors, and in the setting of rising incidence and mortality, there is an urgent need to identify new prognostic markers. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), are aberrantly expressed in numerous cancers, including melanoma. TLR signaling provides a microenvironment that is involved in antitumor immune response, chronic inflammation, cancer cell proliferation and evasion of immune destruction.

Does Shoot Age Influence Biological and Chemical Properties in Black Currant ( L.) Cultivars?

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of shoot age on the biological and chemical properties of 13 black currant cultivars with different origins and ripening times. Phenological observations together with examined pomological and chemical characteristics were studied in two consecutive years at the experimental field near Belgrade, Serbia. The total content of phenols was estimated spectrophotometrically by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, while quantitative analysis of anthocyanin and flavonols aglycones was performed using a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method.

GLI-1 polymorphisms of Hedgehog pathway as novel risk and prognostic biomarkers in melanoma patients.

In adult organisms, deregulation of the sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway is significantly correlated with different malignancies. Currently, data associating genetic polymorphisms in the SHH pathway with melanoma are scarce and largely unknown. The objective of our study was to elucidate an association between gene polymorphisms in the SHH pathway and prognosis of melanoma skin cancer patients.

Surface enlargement of a new arterialised venous flap by the surgical delay method.

Background/aim: The delay method is a surgical, pharmacological and combined method that includes two or more time separated phases, which gives bigger flap surface. In our research we explored the possibility of flap surface enlargement in a new arterialised venous flap (AVF) on an experimental rabbit ear model by the delay surgical method. The aim of this research was to establish vitality surface of our AVF and to maintain the difference in flap vital surface between AVF flaps, with or without performing the delay surgery method.

Clinical aspects of reconstruction of the lower third of the leg with fasciocutaneous flap based on peroneal artery perforators.

Background/aim: Fasciocutaneous flaps are tissue flaps that include the skin, subcutaneous tissue and underlying fascia, and are based on the septocutaneous system of blood vessels. They have a number of characteristics that give them an advantage in many cases, especially in treatment of lower extremity defects. The aim of this study was to clinically analyse the outcomes of patients surgically treated with a.

Surgical anatomy and histology of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle for blepharoptosis correction.

Background/aim: The detailed knowledge of the architecture of the upper eyelid is very important in numerous upper eyelid corrective surgeries. The article deals with the detailed anatomy of the major components of the upper lid, which are commonly seen in surgical practice.

Methods: This study was conducted on 19 human cadavers (12 adults and 7 infants) without pathologic changes in the orbital region and eyelids.

Biochemical properties of the fresh and frozen black currants and juices.

Thirteen black currant varieties (Ribes nigrum L.) cultured in Serbia were characterized for their pomological properties and chemical composition (total phenolics, total anthocyanins, anthocyanin aglycones, sugars, and vitamin C). The average amount of vitamin C varied from 122.

Epidemiology of nosocomial colonization/infection caused by Acinetobacter spp. in patients of six surgical clinics in war and peacetime.

Background/aim: Acinetobacter spp. has emerged as nosocomial pathogen during the past few decades in hospitals all over the world, but it has increasingly been implicated as a serious nosocomial pathogen in military hospitals. The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the surveillance data on Acinetobacter nosocomial colonization/infection (NCI) collected during the wartime with the data collected in peacetime.

Biochemical properties of red currant varieties in relation to storage.

Eleven red currant varieties (Ribes rubrum L.) cultured in Serbia were evaluated for some of their biochemical properties such as total phenolics, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, invert sugar, soluble solid content, and acidity. The average amount of ascorbic acid varied from 50.

Surgical site infections in a tertiary health care center: prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with the development of surgical site infections (SSIs) using the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS).

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary health care center. Infection control personnel collected general and health care related data about patients.

Principles of surgical treatment of congenital, developmental and acquired female breast asymmetries.

Background/aim: There is a natural asymmetry in normal female brests. When the difference in the shape, size or position of the breast and nipple-areola complex is visible, surgical correction is the only treatment option and presents one of the greatest challenges for a plastic surgeon. Based on the Nahai classification presented in details, the aim of the study was to present the possibilities of plastic surgery to correct primary (congenital), secondary (developmental) and tertiary (acquired) brest asymmetries.

[Fasciocutaneous perforators of the lower leg--anatomic study and clinical significance].

Background/aim: Soft tissue defects of the lower leg, especially in its distal third, still remain a challenging problem in reconstructive surgery. The aim of this study was to examine septocutaneous system of lower leg vascularization, quantitatively and qualitatively, which is the basis of fasciocutaneous and neurocutaneous flaps.

Methods: Septocutaneous systems a.