Influence of ICT on Working Style Used Within Frames of Lifelong Education

The development of technique and technology significantly influences the shaping of business activities in all fields of human work. Therefore new professions are being developed that consequently require new combinations of knowledge, skills and competencies. Final and by all means the most important consequence is a strong need for constant learning and supplementary knowledge. Perhaps it is too bold to say that comprehensive professional education no longer exists. Although the need for continuous education cannot be observed as a novelty, its importance however is more pronounced. The influence of ICT on profession and working activities can be expressed in different modes. It is indisputable that at present ICT plays an important role in education as well as in performing daily business activities. This paper indicates a tendency of blurring the distinction between ICT application in education and work, during working life and a possible need for education supported by ICT in postwork period. The hypothesis of this research lies in analysing the style of performing working assignments and the need for constant supplementary knowledge – a Lifelong Education

Literary Games in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey was Jane Austen\u27s first completed novel, published posthumously only in 1818. At first sight this “literary toddler”, compared to her other five major novels, may seem as a less successful combination of a Gothic pastiche, social satire and romance. Yet, modern literary criticism has shown that there are deeper coded meanings underlying the surface of the literal representation of this text that is possible to interpret from, for example, psychological or feminist perspectives. This article focuses on the dual nature of the discourse in Northanger Abbey, which is autoreferential and referential at the same time, as well as on numerous metafictional elements and on the examples of explicit or coded citations, all of which reveal a very modern, metapoetic aspect of the novel. If we read Northanger Abbey as a novel about the novel as a genre, its conventions and artificiality, the ways in which it is written and read, i.e. as a novel about the text, the writer and the reader, and their relationship, we can say that it represents Jane Austen\u27s ars poetica of fiction

Basics of Voice Dysfunction – Etiology and Prevention of Voice Damage

Voice is one of the most important means of communication and as such should be taken care of. The etiology of voice disorders is diverse. Due to the development of the society we live in, way of life, environmental factors, and exposure to pharmacological agents as well as demands we make towards our voice, there is a substantial growth in the number of people with voice disorders. We tasked ourselves to find out if it is possible to enlighten people on the importance of voice, to motivate them to take care of it, to notice the changes in its quality and eventually ask for help. We assessed in which measure do we understand the importance of a healthy voice, and do we know which is the most important factor that adds to its decline. For a long number of years voice therapists and other experts in the voice disorder field have been discussing the optimal voice impostation as well as vocal exercises and methods behind voice recovery. They have all come to the same conclusion that phonation is dependant on the sort of the voice disorder and the patient motivation. We wanted to go one step further and investigate, dependence of voice quality and the damage etiology (organic – functional), which are the predominant causes, what are the factors that account for the damage and how the disorder motivates the patient and therefore influences the rehabilitation success rate

Importance of Correct Therapeutic Procedure Selection in Voice Recovery

Psychological and physical patient state as well as the influence of other social factor is of great influence voice rehabilitation. A team of experts in the field of voice and its function are involved in voice therapy. Our research was focused on the succefulness of voice recovery depending on the patient vocal disorder approach. We made a comparison of two methods: RVT and Accent method. We attempted to evaluate clinically relevant voice disorders in relation to certain vocal methods, we propose that a lot can be learned about voice trough therapeutic procedures, which can also be used to enhance the practical application of vocal methods and raise the level of success in dealing with people that suffer from voice pathology

The Incidence of Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Osijek-Baranja County – An Epidemiological Study

The aim of this study is to show the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in Osijek Baranja County, Eastern Croatia, in period from 2004 to 2009. This is the first report of epidemiological features of squamous cell skin carcinoma in this region. In this period we registred 469 patients with SCC of the skin, from which 237 females (50.5%) and 232 males (49.5%). World age-standardised rates (ASRW per 100,000) incidence in this period was 11.8/100,000 (16.8/ 100,000 for men and 9.0/100,000 for women). SCC of the skin occur in elderly commonly after 70 years. Most common localization is on the photoexposed areas, for example head, neck and backs of the hands. These localization varied in males and females (in females 2.5 times more in the nose area than males while 6 times more on the ear). The relation between photoexposed and photo non-exposed areas is 5:1. These results will serve as reference for studying the patterns of descriptive epidemiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in the Osijek-Baranja County and the surrounding region

The Incidence of Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Osijek-Baranja County – An Epidemiological Study

The aim of this study is to show the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in Osijek Baranja County, Eastern Croatia, in period from 2004 to 2009. This is the first report of epidemiological features of squamous cell skin carcinoma in this region. In this period we registred 469 patients with SCC of the skin, from which 237 females (50.5%) and 232 males (49.5%). World age-standardised rates (ASRW per 100,000) incidence in this period was 11.8/100,000 (16.8/ 100,000 for men and 9.0/100,000 for women). SCC of the skin occur in elderly commonly after 70 years. Most common localization is on the photoexposed areas, for example head, neck and backs of the hands. These localization varied in males and females (in females 2.5 times more in the nose area than males while 6 times more on the ear). The relation between photoexposed and photo non-exposed areas is 5:1. These results will serve as reference for studying the patterns of descriptive epidemiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in the Osijek-Baranja County and the surrounding region

Basics of Voice Dysfunction – Etiology and Prevention of Voice Damage

Voice is one of the most important means of communication and as such should be taken care of. The etiology of voice disorders is diverse. Due to the development of the society we live in, way of life, environmental factors, and exposure to pharmacological agents as well as demands we make towards our voice, there is a substantial growth in the number of people with voice disorders. We tasked ourselves to find out if it is possible to enlighten people on the importance of voice, to motivate them to take care of it, to notice the changes in its quality and eventually ask for help. We assessed in which measure do we understand the importance of a healthy voice, and do we know which is the most important factor that adds to its decline. For a long number of years voice therapists and other experts in the voice disorder field have been discussing the optimal voice impostation as well as vocal exercises and methods behind voice recovery. They have all come to the same conclusion that phonation is dependant on the sort of the voice disorder and the patient motivation. We wanted to go one step further and investigate, dependence of voice quality and the damage etiology (organic – functional), which are the predominant causes, what are the factors that account for the damage and how the disorder motivates the patient and therefore influences the rehabilitation success rate

Epidemiologic Data of Malignant Melanoma in Osijek-Baranya County (Eastern Croatia) During the Period of 2000–2008

During the past several decades there has been a substantial increase in the incidence of malignant melanoma worldwide. The highest incidences were reported in New Zealand and Australia. In Europe the northern countries generally have a higher incidence. The aim of this retrospective study was to provide the incidence and mortality for all patients with malignant melanoma diagnosed in Osijek-Baranya County, Eastern Croatia, during 2000–2008. In the past 30 years in the Republic of Croatia the incidence of melanoma increased by 337%. During the period of 2000–2006 in Osijek-Baranja County, the incidence of melanoma increased by 13%. The incidence of melanoma increases with age, but in past decades melanoma is more often diagnosed in people aged 25–40. The mortality between 2000 and 2008 increased by 18%. The incidence of melanoma generally increases equally in men and women. The most common localization of skin melanoma in males was trunk and in females the lower extremities. Presently, in Osijek-Baranya County melanoma is 15th on the list of malignant tumors and represent 2% of all malignant tumors. In New Zealand, Australia and European northern countries mortality is reduced, as result of earlier diagnosis and education of risk groups. Unfortunately, in Osijek-Baranya County, in a comparison with these countries, the mortality is higher although incidence is the same or lower

Voice Rehabilitation of Broca\u27s Aphasia Following Total Laryngectomy

Total laryngectomy, as a consequence of carcinoma of the larynx, results in loss of speech function. Cerebrovascular stroke is the leading cause of reduced speech production ability, and thereby communication difficulties. The case is presented of a 60-year-old male patient who suffered stroke five years after a total laryngectomy. Speech rehabilitation was hampered due to the depressive state of the patient. Although contraindicated, the secondary voice prosthesis was implanted. Only at that moment the patient showed willingness and motivation for speech rehabilitation. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate that not all neurological disorders are contraindicated for implantation of voice prostheses

Bilateral Laryngoceles in Association with Squamos Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Coexistence of laryngoceles and laryngeal carcinoma is still being debated, and there are several suggested theories about the pathophysiological relationship between these two entities. We present the case of a 66-year-old male patient with bilateral laryngomucoceles and laryngeal squamos cell carcinoma. A systematic hystological examination of whole organ sections showed that the submucosal spreading of cancer around the saccular necks on both sides caused stenosis which probably created a one-way valve mechanism allowing air to enter the saccule but not to exit. Progression of the tumor completely obstructed the laryngeal opening, leading to glandular secretion stagnation and formation of laryngomucoceles