Institutional framework for quality and safety assurance of aquaculture products in Bosni And Herzegovina

One of the major characteristics of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) aquaculture production is its long tradition. However, the war that happened in B&H (1992-1995) resulted in destruction of the most of the production infrastructure. Since then, modern !sh production and processing facilities have been reestablished and trade in !sh and !sh products has recommenced. Further expansion of the B&H aquaculture has been o"cially identi!ed as an important source of overall agriculture development, as well as the key sector able to ful!ll the international, particularly the European Union (EU) requirements for trade, faster than other sectors in B&H agriculture. During the negotiation of export license to the EU, the proper authorities, in particular the State Veterinary O"ce of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SVO) of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MoFTER), and other stakeholders identi!ed the lack of capacity in ful!lling some of the EU requirements on aquatic animal health management and food safety issues. In order to overcome the problem, the SVO and the MoFTER asked for FAO assistance, which resulted in o"cial approval of the FAO project “Strengthening capacity on aquaculture health management in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. In this paper authors present institutional framework for quality and safety assurance of aquaculture products in B&H as a part of mentioned problems

Contributing Factors to the Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, (auto) immune disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Quality of life (QoL) refers to the perception of an individual's life in the context of the system of culture and values in which they live. Aim: Th

Electrocardiographic changes in acute intracerebral hemorrhage

There is an intimate relationship between brain and cardiac function not only in healthy, but even more in patients with cerebrovascular disorders. In this article we present the kinds of ECG changes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage in regard to the localisation of the cerebral lesion. The study group consisted of 34 patients (15 males and 19 females) of average age 66 years (range 52 to 81). There were 20 patients with the internal capsule hemorrhage, 9 with temporoparietal hemorrhage, and 5 with massive hemispheric hemorrhage. ECG changes were evaluated during the first 48 hours from admission in the ICU and shortly before discharge. The most common ECG abnormalities associated with central lesions that we found were: prolongation of the Q-T interval in 18 patients, elevated, peaked, or notched T waves in 18 patients and ST segment depression in 11 patients. The most frequent ECG changes that we registered among rhythm and conduction disturbances were: narrow-QRS tachycardia with regular rhythm; 14 patients with sinus tachycardia and 2 patients with paroxysmal reentrant tachycardia; narrow-QRS tachycardias with irregular rhythm; 1 patient with atrial fibrillation, and 6 patients with incomplete / partial left bundle branch block (LBBB). ECG changes in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage are frequent and somehow depend on the side and localization of the brain lesion