Differencies in the Level of Knowledge on Cervical Cancer among Health Care Students, Midwives and Patients in Serbia

Antic, Ljiljana Gojko,Djikanovic, Bosiljka Svetozar,Antic, Dragan Zivojin,Aleksopulos, Hristos Georgios,Trajkovic, Goran Zivojin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.7

Background: Level of midwife knowledge is particularly important because of their role in the cervical cancer prevention programme. The aim of this study was to examine differences in the level of knowledge among health care students, midwives and women in the general population of Serbia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional approach was used with health care students of the medical shool, midwives in their practice, and women visiting a chosen general practitioner as respondents. Results: In comparison with the students and midwives, women had lower level of knowledge of causative agents of the cervical cancer, genital warts, HPV types, screening for cervical cancer as well as about the target population for vaccine and its role. Differences in the numbers of right answers of respondents were statistically significant (p<0.001). Four or more correct answers were obtained from 22.7% women, 35.3% from midwives and 83.8% from students. Conclusions: Midwives should improve their own level of knowledge related to preventive practice for cervical cancer, as well as their personal compliance with recommended practices, in order to be qualified and credible promoters of cervical cancer control among women in Serbia.

Differencies in Risk Factors for Cervical Dysplasia with the Applied Diagnostic Method in Serbia

Antic, Ljiljana Gojko,Vukovic, Dejana Srboljub,Vasiljevic, Mladenko Drago,Antic, Dragan Zivojin,Aleksopulos, Hristos Georgios Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.16

Background: In the etiology of cervical cancer not only HPV infection is important, but also other factors such as demographic influences andsexual and reproductive health attitudes, as well as others related to preventive measure usage (or non usage). The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with cervical dysplasia in asymptomatic women who were examined by routine cytology and cervical biopsy for early detection of cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: Socio-demographic and other characteristics were obtained from medical files of 85 examinees with pathologic cytologic findings (Pap test) and histopathologic (HP) findings after biopsy. Results: ccording to the Pap test result, a greater probability for development of cervical dysplasia was noted with examinees having a larger number of sexual partners (OR= 5.01, 95% CI 1.04-24.10), and those who are afraid of the Pap finding. Risk factors for development of cervical dysplasia according to the bioptic finding were early beginning with sexual activities, presence of any STD in personal medical history and fear of the Pap test finding. Conclusions: The only risk factor found to be important for both methods was fear of the Pap testing finding.

Development of a Risk Index for Prediction of Abnormal Pap Test Results in Serbia

Vukovic, Dejana,Antic, Ljiljana,Vasiljevic, Mladenko,Antic, Dragan,Matejic, Bojana Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.8

Background: Serbia is one of the countries with highest incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in Central and South Eastern Europe. Introducing a risk index could provide a powerful means for targeting groups at high likelihood of having an abnormal cervical smear and increase efficiency of screening. The aim of the present study was to create and assess validity ofa index for prediction of an abnormal Pap test result. Materials and Methods: The study population was drawn from patients attending Departments for Women's Health in two primary health care centers in Serbia. Out of 525 respondents 350 were randomly selected and data obtained from them were used as the index creation dataset. Data obtained from the remaining 175 were used as an index validation data set. Results: Age at first intercourse under 18, more than 4 sexual partners, history of STD and multiparity were attributed statistical weights 16, 15, 14 and 13, respectively. The distribution of index scores in index-creation data set showed that most respondents had a score 0 (54.9%). In the index-creation dataset mean index score was 10.3 (SD-13.8), and in the validation dataset the mean was 9.1 (SD=13.2). Conclusions: The advantage of such scoring system is that it is simple, consisting of only four elements, so it could be applied to identify women with high risk for cervical cancer that would be referred for further examination.

The Development of the Components of the Length Measurement Concept in the Procedure of Measurement Using a Ruler

( Milica D. Antic ),( Olivera J. Đokic ) 한국수학교육학회 2019 수학교육연구 Vol.22 No.4

The research related to testing pupils’ achievement in the field of Measurement and Measure in initial teaching of geometry points to an insufficient adoption of the basic components of the length measurement concept among pupils. In order to discover the cause, we looked at the basic components on which the procedure of measuring length using a ruler is based, highlighted the possibilities of introducing the procedure in measuring length, and determined pupils’ achievement during the procedure of measuring length using a ruler. The research sample consisted of 145 pupils, out of which 72 were the 2^nd grade pupils and 73 were the 4th grade pupils. A descriptive method was applied in the research. The technique we used was testing, and for the statistical data processing we used a χ² test. The results of the research show that, when drawing a straight line of a given length using a ruler, there is no statistical difference in achievement between the 2^nd and 4^th grade pupils, nor in the pupils’ knowledge regarding drawing a ruler independently, while drawing a straight line of a given length using a “broken” ruler 4^th grade pupils are statistically better. The results of the research indicate that pupils’ achievement is better in doing standard tasks than in non-standard ones, given that the latter require conceptual knowledge. The components of the concept of length measurement using ruler have not been sufficiently developed yet, and these include: zero-point, partitioning a measured object in a series of consecutive measurement units and their iteration. We shed more light on the critical stage in the procedure of length measurement - the transition from non-standard to standard units and the formation of the length measurement scale. For further research, we propose to look at the formation of the concept of length measurement using the ruler through all its components and their inclusion in the mathematics curriculum, as well as examining the correlation of pupils’ achievement in the procedure of measuring length with their achievement in measuring area (and volume).

Three-dimensional two-pion source image from Pb+Pb collisions at s_NN=17.3 GeV: New constraints for source breakup dynamics

NA49 Collaboration,Alt, C.,Anticic, T.,Baatar, B.,Barna, D.,Bartke, J.,Betev, L.,BiaBkowska, H.,Blume, C.,Boimska, B.,Botje, M.,Bracinik, J.,Buni, P.,Cerny, V.,Christakoglou, P.,Chung, P.,Chvala, O.,C North-Holland Pub. Co 2010 Physics letters: B Vol.685 No.1

Source imaging methodology is used to provide a three-dimensional two-pion source function for mid-rapidity pion pairs with p<SUB>T</SUB><70 MeV/c in central (0-7%) Pb + Pb collisions at s<SUB>NN</SUB>=17.3 GeV. Prominent non-Gaussian tails are observed in the pion pair transverse momentum (outward) and in the beam (longitudinal) directions. Model calculations reproduce them with the assumption of Bjorken longitudinal boost invariance and transverse flow blast-wave dynamics; they also yield a proper time for breakup and emission duration for the pion source.

68Ga-DOTATATE Avid Metastatic Vertebral Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Setting of von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

Mayank Patel,Abhishek Jha,Tatjana Antic,Sarah M. Nielsen,Jane E. Churpek,Alexander Ling,Karel Pacak 대한핵의학회 2022 핵의학 분자영상 Vol.56 No.5

Although rare, a metastatic renal cell carcinoma could present with 68Ga-DOTATATE avidity. A 66-year-old man with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) presented with 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake in the pancreatic head, splenic hilar region, and multiple osseous sites, including the right lateral portion of the T9 vertebrae. Biopsy of the T9 lesion confirmed metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Various VHL-associated cancers may display 68Ga-DOTATATE avidity, which can change and guide clinical decisions for the patient.

The possibilities for application of STEP-NC in actual production conditions

Dejan Lukic,Sasa Zivanovic,Jovan Vukman,Mijodrag Milosevic,Stevo Borojevic,Aco Antic 대한기계학회 2018 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.32 No.7

With the rapid advancement of internet technologies (IT) and computer numerical control (CNC) technologies, the production environment has significantly changed in the last two decades. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 6983 (Gcode), which is still being used as a link between computer aided design/computer aided process planning/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAPP/CAM) and CNC system, represents an obstacle for the full integration of design and manufacturing. The result of efforts to eliminate these obstacles and shortcomings of developed standards for data exchange and sharing is the development of (STEP-ISO 10303) standard, as well as its extension to numerical control STEP-NC. This paper shows the current possibility of implementing STEPNC in integration of computer aided technologies CAx and CNC systems in actual production conditions. Two scenarios represent a new approach to programming CNC machine tools using the STEP-NC protocol, which is explained in detail with IDEF0 diagrams, with defining necessary equipment and software. Implementation of the STEP-NC protocol described by the integration definition for function modeling (IDEF0) methodology was experimentally verified on specific examples for both scenarios, with the application of available CAD/CAM systems and the STEP-NC machine software, as well as appropriate virtual and physical CNC machine tools.