USPOREDBA HRVATSKOG I MAKEDONSKOG MEDLJIKOVCA

The aim of this research was to compare physicochemical characteristics of honeydew honeys originating from Croatia and Macedonia. 11 samples of Macedonian and 17 samples of Croatian honeydew honey were collected during the harvest season 2005 and 2006, respectively. All collected samples were subjected to the melissopalynological analysis, and afterwards physicochemical characteristics were determined. In comparison with Croatian samples, the samples of Macedonian honeydew honey show statistically significant higher electrical conductivity, prolin content, free and total acidity, glucose and sucrose, as well as fructose and glucose content (F + G), and lower specific rotation, almost negative values. Croatian samples have higher content of maltose (with celobiose and trehalose) and raffinose, until melezitose (with erlose) content in both sample groups is low.Zadatak ovog istraživanja bio je usporedba fizikalno-kemijskih parametara medljikovca podrijetlom iz Hrvatske i Makedonije. Prikupljeno je 11 uzoraka proizvedenih u Makedoniji 2005. i 17 uzoraka proizvedenih u Hrvatskoj 2006. godine. Po provedenoj melisopalinološkoj analizi, određeni su fizikalno-kemijski parametri uzoraka. U usporedbi s hrvatskim uzorcima, makedonski uzorci pokazuju statistički značajno višu električnu provodnost, udio prolina, slobodnu i ukupnu kiselost, udio glukoze i saharoze, udio fruktoze i glukoze (F + G), te nižu specifičnu rotaciju, uglavnom negativnu. Hrvatske uzorke karakterizira viši udio maltoze (sa celobizom i trehalozom) i rafinoze, dok je udio melecitoze (sa erlozom) u obje skupine uzoraka nizak

With food to health : proceedings of the 10th International scientific and professional conference

Proceedings contains 13 original scientific papers, 10 professional papers and 2 review papers which were presented at "10th International Scientific and Professional Conference WITH FOOD TO HEALTH", organised in following sections: Nutrition, Dietetics and diet therapy, Functional food and food supplemnents, Food safety, Food analysis, Production of safe food and food with added nutritional value

Diagnostic value of noninvasive comprehensive morphological and functional assessment of coronary artery disease

Background/Aim. Recently adopted technique, Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography (TDE) enables the estimate of functional significance of coronary luminal narrowing. A multi-slice computed coronary angiography (MSCT), as one of the most important noninvasive methods, offers us a quite precise visualization of morphological characteristics of atherosclerotic changes in coronary arteries. We have tried to evaluate the most reliable noninvasive approach aimed at the detection of major stenosis on the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the right coronary artery (RCA). Methods. This study involved 84 patients, with the previously detected atherosclerotic lesions on the LAD and/or RCA by MSCT. The coronary flow reserve (CFR) assessment by TDE with adenosine was obtained in LAD (n = 75); RCA (n = 61), resulting in 136 vessels subjected to the analysis. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) was performed in all patients within 24 to 48 hours after the CFR as a reference technique. Results. The Cochrans Q test proved a significant statistical difference among these techniques in detection of a significant stenosis on the LAD and RCA (p 0.05). The main discrepancies in results among the CFR, ICA and MSCT were noticed concerning intermediate and severe stenosis on the MSCT. The MSCT had a diagnostic accuracy for the LAD 66.67%, for the RCA 75.%, the CFR had for the LAD 90% and for the RCA 81.67%, in detection of significant stenosis. Where the consensus was reached between both techniques, diagnostic accuracy was improved for the LAD 97.33% and the RCA 90 %. Conclusion. Comprehensive noninvasive evaluation of both anatomical and functional imaging in coronary diseases makes the optimal approach for precise, noninvasive assessment of the coronary artery lesions in the coronary arteries