Necessary forms of inclusion support for persons with cerebral palsy, hearing impairment and other associated difficulties

Persons with cerebral palsy, hearing impairment and other associated difficulties need various forms of support. Support for these persons is inadequate, both due to the insufficient number of services provided by the system and largely due to the poor socio-economic status of these persons. The consequence of insufficient support, especially in the early period, is inadequate education and rehabilitation, which ultimately affects the social inclusion of these persons. The aim of the study is to examine the necessary types of support for persons with cerebral palsy, hearing impairment and other associated difficulties and to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in the representation of the required types of support between cantons. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 respondents, persons with cerebral palsy, hearing impairment and other associated difficulties from four cantons of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Each canton consisted of one subsample of respondents. The results of the study showed that in addition to the existing support, 7.66% of persons with cerebral, hearing impairment and other associated difficulties need additional forms of support. Additional types of support mentioned by the respondents are: physical therapy (27.50%), more treatments (5.83%), professional help (5.00%), special education help (2.50%), school assistant help (3.33%), socialization (1.66%), all forms of support (8.33%), help from a speech therapist (11.66%), help from a psychologist (5.83%) and more socializing (5.00%). Respondents from all cantons need all these types of support and there is no statistically significant difference between cantons

Human health risk assessment of lead in nectarines

The aim of the paper was to determine the level of soil contamination with lead and perform risk assessment by calculating the Hazard Quotient Index (HQI). The research was carried out during 2015 and 2016 at three locations in Herzegovina (Mostar, Čapljina, and Stolac), where nectarine cultivars ('Big Top' and 'Caldesi 2000') were cultivated. At the Mostar and Čapljina locations, the total content of lead in the soil exceeded MPC values in both years of research. Estimated daily intake (EDI) and estimated weekly intake (EWI) values of lead in the studied nectarine varieties showed no acute or chronic risk for human health

Human Health Risk Assessment of Cadmium from Cattle Meat and Offal in Central Bosnia Canton

The aim of this study was to determine the levels of cadmium in cattle meat and offal on the area of Central Bosnia Canton and to estimate the level of population exposure to cadmium through consumption of cattle meat and offal. Fifty samples were analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, out of which twenty samples of kidney tissue, twenty samples of liver tissue and ten samples of muscle tissue. Determined cadmium levels in cattle kidney varied between 0.088 and 4.493 mg/kg, while cadmium levels in liver were determined in the range from 0.016 to 0.206 mg/kg. The mean value of cadmium in kidney was 0.750 mg/kg, while the mean value of cadmium in liver was 0.076 mg/kg. Cadmium levels in muscle tissue were less than 0.008 mg/kg in all analysed samples. In three samples of kidney (15% of the analysed) cadmium levels exceeded maximum permitted level, while no such case was found for liver and muscle tissue. Estimated weekly intake of cadmium due to the consumption of cattle meat is 1.74 x 10-3 mg/kg body weight. Weekly intake of cadmium by consuming cattle kidney is 9.08 x 10-3 mg/kg body weight, whereas weekly intake of cadmium via cattle liver is 1.23 x 10-3 mg/kg body weight. The intake of cadmium due to the consumption of cattle meat and offal in the examined population is within the tolerable weekly intake. Exposure to cadmium from cattle meat in the examined population does not pose a risk for health