Water for all : Proceedings of the 7th international scientific and professional conference Water for all

The 7th International Scientific and Professional Conference Water for all is organized to honour the World Water Day by the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG), Danube Parks, Croatian Food Agency, Croatian Water, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Department of Chemistry, Nature Park “Kopački rit”, Osijek- Baranja County, Public Health Institute of the Osijek- Baranja County and „Vodovod-Osijek“ -water supply company in Osijek. The topic of World Water Day 2017 was "Wastewater" emphasizing the importance and influence of wastewater treatments on global environment. The international scientific and professional conference Water for all is a gathering of scientists and experts in the field of water management, including chemists, biologists, civil and agriculture engineers, with a goal to remind people about the significance of fresh water and to promote an interdisciplinary approach and sustainability for fresh water resource management. The Conference has been held since 2011. About 300 scientists and engineers submitted 95 abstracts to the 7th International Scientific and Professional Conference Water for all, out of which 33 was presented orally and 62 as posters. 47 full papers were accepted by the Scientific Committee. 38 full papers became the part of the this Proceedings while 9 papers were accepted for publication in Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology and Electronic Journal of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek - e-GFOS

PANDAS SY (PEDIJATRIJSKI AUTOIMUNI NEUROPSIHIJATRIJSKI POREMEĆAJ UDRUŽEN SA STREPTOKOKNOM INFEKCIJOM)

Pedijatrijski autoimuni neuropsihijatrijski poremećaj udružen sa streptokoknominfekcijom (PANDAS) je grupa oboljenja, definisana u skorije vrijeme a koja se manifestujeneurološkim i neuropsihijatrijskim manifestacijama: hiperaktivnost, promjeneraspoloženja, tik, opsesivno-kompulzivni poremećaj, psihoza i dr. Cilj je opisati kliničkemanifestacije, terapijski pristup, laboratorijske analize, klinički tok i ishod kod dječakasa PANDAS sindromom

Quality related pericarp anatomical characteristics of pepper genotypes

Anatomical characteristics affect technological quality and use value of edible fruits. Pepper is one of the most important vegetable species due to it’s high nutritional value, as well as due to it’s multiple uses in human nutrition (like fresh consumption, cooking, pickling) and in industrial processing. Quality requirements and desirable traits depend on the final use of fruits. Anatomical characteristics of fruits of 12 pepper genotypes selected for different purposes (Amfora, Piquillo de Lodosa, Kurtovska kapija, Kalifornijsko čudo - California Wonder, Anita, Šorokšari, Novosađanka, 214/14, Zeleni rotund, HS-2, HS-6, Venčarka) were analyzed. Cross sections of ripe fruits were hand-made and analyzed using light microscopy. Observations and measurements of pericarp parameters were performed using Image Analyzing System Motic. Pepper fruit pericarp was composed of one-layered epidermis, 1-5 layers of collenchyma, vascular bundles and well developed parenchyma, with huge vesicular cells adjecent to endocarp.Published in the journal Botanica Serbica

INFANTILNA FORMA POMPEOVE BOLESTI

Pompeova bolest je rijetko autozomno recesivno nasljedno metaboličko oboljenjeuzrokovano nedostatkom enzima kisele alfa glukozidaze usljed mutacije GAA gena.Karakteriše se nakupljanjem glikogena u lizozomima svih ćelija, posebno ćelija mišića,jetre, srca i mozga. Simptomi bolesti mogu se javiti u različitoj dobi i mogu biti različitetežine, što najviše zavisi od prirode mutacije i rezidualne enzimske aktivnosti. Najteži jeinfantilni oblik kod koga rano nastaju kardiomegalija, hepatomegalija, hipotonija i mišićnaslabosti, i kod koga do smrtnog ishoda dolazi u toku prve godine života. Od 2006.godine dostupno je i odobreno liječenje Pompeove bolesti enzimskom supstitucionomterapijom. Uspješnost ovog vida liječenja najviše zavisi od stadija bolesti u vrijeme započinjaliječenja, genotipa i CRIM statusa. Većinom pacijenti sa CRIM negativnim statusomimaju loš odgovor na liječenje, više komplikacija i samim tim lošiju prognozu.U ovom radu smo prikazali prvi slučaj infantilne forme Pompeove bolesti koju smoliječili enzimskom supstitucionom terapijom u našoj zdravstvenoj ustanovi. Pompeovabolest se kod ovog pacijenta prvo manifestovala hipertrofičnom kardiomiopatijom iimala je brzu progresiju sa razvojem hepatomegalije, teške hipotonije, mišićne slabostii konačno srčane i respiratorne slabosti. Enzimsku supstitucionu terapijou pacijent jepočeo da prima u dobi od 3 mjeseca. Odgovor na terapiju je bio loš i pacijent je umrou dobi od 6 mjeseci.Smatramo da bi prepoznavanje ove bolesti u ranijoj dobi i započinjanje liječenja prijerazvoja kliničkih simptoma vjerojatno dalo bolji rezultat liječenja i produžilo životnivijek oboljelih od Pompeove bolesti

SAY-BARBER-BIESECKER-YOUNG-SIMPSON SINDROM - PRIKAZ SLUČAJA

Sindrom Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson je vrlo rijedak nasljedniporemećaj koji se odlikuje karakterističnim izgledom lica, višestrukim kongenitalnimanomalijama, hipotonijom, problemima hranjenja i globalnim razvojnim zaostajanjem.Uzrokovan je heterozigotnom mutacijom u KAT6B genu i dijeli mnoge fenotipske karakteristikesa genitopatelarnim sindromom, drugim poremećajem povezanim sa ovimgenom. Do sada je u literaturi opisano dvadeset slučajeva ovog sindroma

The Effect of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Wound Biofilms

Biofilm-associated wound infections are a major global health issue, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is among the greatest therapeutic challenges. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy is now being revisited as an alternative treatment for both acute and chronic wounds. However, data supporting the concept of its antibiofilm effect remain limited. Using quantitative biofilm-forming assay and a range of genotypic methods (spa, SCCmec, and agr typing), study authors showed that VAC therapy can significantly prevent biofilm formation (P lt .01) of a range of MRSA wound isolates differing widely in their biofilm-forming abilities and genetic background. The best effect was presented on CC5-MRSA-SCCmecI-agrII, a dominant MRSA clone among wound isolates worldwide. An assessment of effects of different protocols on dressing changes (1 or 2 times per week) demonstrated significantly greater antibiofilm activity (P lt .05) of 3-day dressing changes. These findings support the use of VAC therapy as a topical antibiofilm treatment for the effective management of wound healing