236 research outputs found
Reconstuction of the spillway on the right hand side of the Prigorica dam
At the beginning of my thesis I presented the reservoir of the object Prigorica dam. In the next part I presented two conceptual solutions of reconstruction of the spillway on the right-hand side slope of the Prigorica dam. I described a possible solution to the sealing wall of the dam using the jet grouting technology.\ud
The first conceptual solution which I presented in my thesis is the reconstruction of the current state of the spillway. The current state is improved by replacing the useless material with a new better material. As the second conceptual solution I presented the reconstruction of the same spillway of the Prigorica dam using roller-compacted concrete technology.\ud
At the end of my thesis I briefly presented the organization of the construction site and a short analysis of the stability of steel reinforced concrete walls which are made as a part of the reconstruction of the spillway at the Prigorica dam. The stability of reinforced concrete walls I checked with a computer program CADAM
Contemporary Treatment of Pneumonias in the Elderly
Upala pluÄa je na Äetvrtome mjestu uzroka
smrti u starijoj životnoj dobi, odnosno u starijih od 65
godina. MeÄu riziÄne Äimbenike u toj životnoj dobi ubrajaju
se popratne kroniÄne bolesti, oslabljen mukocilijarni klirens,
slabljenje opÄe i specifi Äne obrane, uÄestala kolonizacija
nazofarinksa, slabija psihofi ziÄka kondicija te loÅ”e socijalne
i higijenske prilike. KliniÄka slika upale pluÄa u toj dobi
nije uvijek karakteristiÄna. Hipoksemija uzrokovana upalom
pluÄa vrlo brzo mijenja psihofi ziÄku sliku bolesnika, ÄineÄi
ga smetenim ili dezorijentiranim.
MeÄu novostima u lijeÄenju upale pluÄa osoba starije životne
dobi na prvom je mjestu ocjena težine bolesti, odnosno
riziÄnih Äimbenika za nepovoljan ishod. Uz ocjenu težine
bolesti po ameriÄkom sustavu PORT (Pneumonia Outcome
Research Team), u Europi se upotrebljava i britanska ocjena
težine upale pluÄa po sistemu CURB (Confusion, Urea,
Respiratory rate, Blood pressure), koja za osobe starije od
65 godina ima varijantu CURB-65. Ona je jednostavnija, a u
nas se može nazvati SFS-65 i SUFS--65 (Smetenost, Urea,
Frekvencija disanja, SistoliÄki tlak, Starost). Jednostavnost
primjene navedenih postupaka znatno pomaže pri donoŔenju
odluke o lijeÄenju bolesnika kod kuÄe ili u bolnici, odnosno
primjeni lijekova, poglavito antibiotika. U radu je prikazan
praktiÄan algoritam za ambulantno lijeÄenje i lijeÄenje u
bolnici.
Pravilan izbor antibiotika vrlo je važan, a ako popratne
bolesti dopuÅ”taju peroralnu primjenu, bolesnika treba lijeÄiti
kod kuÄe. U starijoj životnoj dobi antibiotici prvog izbora
su najÄeÅ”Äe amoksicilin s klavulanskom kiselinom ili
respiratorni kinolon, jer su vrlo rijetki laki oblici upale
pluÄa bez popratnih kroniÄnih bolesti. Mogu se upotrijebiti
i cefalosporinski antibiotici iz druge ili treÄe generacije. U
posebnim epidemioloŔkim okolnostima i u bolesnika s težom
kliniÄkom slikom preporuÄljivo je dodavati i makrolidni
antibiotik. Isto tako, ako se lijeÄenje teÅ”ke pneumokokne
upale pluÄa provodi penicilinom, korisno je dodati makrolidni
antibiotik. Ako poÄetno lijeÄenje nije dalo zadovoljavajuÄe
rezultate odnosno ako su uzroÄnici pneumonije rijetki i
neoÄekivani, treba se osloniti na dostupne mikrobioloÅ”ke
nalaze.Pneumonia ranks fourth among causes
of death in the elderly, i.e. in patients over 65 years of
age. Risk factors in this age group include accompanying
chronic diseases, compromised mucociliary clearance,
reduced general and specifi c defence mechanisms, frequent
nasopharyngeal colonization, weakened physical and mental
state, as well as poor social and hygienic conditions.
Clinical picture of pneumonia is not always typical. Hypoxia
caused by pneumonia rapidly alters a patientās mental and
physical status.
A new approach introduced in the treatment of pneumonia in
the elderly includes the assessment of disease severity, i.e.
the assessment of risk factors. In addition to the U.S. score
system PORT (Pneumonia Outcome Research Team), the
British score system CURB (Confusion, Urea, Respiratory
rate, Blood Pressure), as well as the CURB-65 version for
people over 65 years of age, is also available. A simple
use of these score systems signifi cantly helps in making
a decision on hospital or outpatient treatment and choice
of medicines, especially antibiotics. This article provides
guidelines for outpatient and hospital treatment.
The proper choice of antibiotics is very important. If
accompanying conditions allow oral use, patients should
be treated at home. Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid or
respiratory quinolones most often represent the antibiotics
of choice in the treatment of elderly patients since less
severe forms of pneumonia without accompanying chronic
diseases have been reported very rarely. Second or third
generation cephalosporin antibiotics can be also used.
The addition of a macrolide antibiotic is recommended in
special epidemiological circumstances and for patients with
a more severe clinical picture, as well as in the treatment
of pneumococcal pneumonia with penicillin. If the initial
therapy does not yield satisfactory results or if causative
agents are rare and unexpected, one should rely on the
available microbiological tests
Transformation between ETRS89 and D48 on a case of parcelling out the plot
My thesis treats the making of expert's detailed report of surveying service of land management and parcelling out the plot. It is all described from the clients order on the surveying enterprise to the delivery of the report to the surveying administration. There are descriptions of single steps and methods on concrete example on how to make the report and what are the reports main components, considering the Law of controlling real estate and Regulations of land management and recording the data in cadastral register. The thesis describes the introduction of the new state coordinate system ETRS89, surveyed coordinates in the new system and the computation of transformation parameters. Transformation parameters have been computed on various surveying nets in need to transform surveyed points from ETRS89 coordinate system to D48/GK coordinate system. Surveyed and transformed points were then compared with points already surveyed in D48/GK coordinate system. The thesis also describes fast static GPS surveying method with executing connection to the permanent GNSS reference station which offers the determination of ETRS89 coordinates in real time
Theft crimes against tourists and visitors in Slovenia
Purpose ā This paper investigates the nature of theft crimes against tourist and visitors in Slovenia. The main objective of the study was to identify the characteristics of theft victims in tourist areas and to analyze the differences in risk between various crime scenes and types of crime.
Design/Methodology ā Using data from police crime statistics and applying a binary logistic regression, we analyzed the relationship between the crime scene and nature of the crime, as well as between the domestic/foreign status of the visitors and type of crime. Since the study uses data from official police database, one of the major challenges was to eliminate crime events from the analysis that occurred outside tourism areas.. This problem was addressed by using geotagged
photos from Flickr platform with different spatial queries.
Findings ā The findings offer evidence indicating that the victimsā backgrounds (status and age group) and accommodation type, determine their vulnerability to certain crimes. The results show that foreign victims are more likely to suffer burglary than their domestic counterparts. In addition, crimes against foreign visitors and tourists are more likely to involve seniors, amount to larger losses, and take place in hotels, motels, and camps. On the other hand, crimes against domestic visitors are more likely to take place during evenings in bars, restaurants, and in vacation homes.
Originality of the research ā This study shows that combining data from different public sources into one analysis allows a more reliable analysis of police crime records
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