27 research outputs found
Equality hypocrisy, inconsistency, and prejudice: The unequal application of the universal human right to equality
No full textIn addition, the author note should have included a license statement, which is provided in this correction.] In Western culture, there appears to be widespread endorsement of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which stresses equality and freedom). But do people really apply their equality values equally, or are their principles and application systematically discrepant, resulting in equality hypocrisy? The present study, conducted with a representative national sample of adults in the United Kingdom (N = 2,895), provides the first societal test of whether people apply their value of “equality for all” similarly across multiple types of status minority (women, disabled people, people aged over 70, Blacks, Muslims, and gay people). Drawing on theories of intergroup relations and stereotyping we examined, relation to each of these groups, respondents’ judgments of how important it is to satisfy their particular wishes, whether there should be greater or reduced equality of employment opportunities, and feelings of social distance. The data revealed a clear gap between general equality values and responses to these specific measures. Respondents prioritized equality more for “paternalized” groups (targets of benevolent prejudice: women, disabled, over 70) than others (Black people, Muslims, and homosexual people), demonstrating significant inconsistency. Respondents who valued equality more, or who expressed higher internal or external motivation to control prejudice, showed greater consistency in applying equality. However, even respondents who valued equality highly showed significant divergence in their responses to paternalized versus nonpaternalized groups, revealing a degree of hypocrisy. Implications for strategies to promote equality and challenge prejudice are discussed
Srpske vojne muzike u zemljama saveznika u Velikom ratu (1916-1918)
No full textThis paper results from research of archival collections and periodicalson orchestras and prominent musicians of Serbian Army in the Great War. An author extensively considers organization, conception and achievements of the military division orchestras/bands of the Kingdom of Serbia in the Great War. Most prominent orchestra of Serbia Army, Music of the Royal Guard and their conductor, composer Stanislav Binički, successfully toured France in September 1916. Author also examines the dynamic concert activities of the Music of the Cavalry Division conducted by Dragutin F. Pokorni in North Africa. Aforementioned orchestra has established a network of fans from the Allied countries, mostly elite members of the French and British troops etc., and societies of Algeria and Tunisia. The paper also touches upon the work of the remaining seven military bands of the Serbian army and the prisoners' orchestra called Slovene-Serbian Music settled in Corfu (Greece). An authors' approach to Serbian military music in WWI was based on observation of three main functions of the military music in the context of the Great War: as a part of cultural diplomacy, promotion of national identity and construction of collective memory. An author raises the important hypothesis that rich activity of orchestras and bands of Serbian Army in WWI facilitate their professionalization in the encounter with other cultures and by performing in front of the different structure of audience and critic
Mass spectrometry analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls: chemical ionization and selected ion chemical ionization using methane as a reagent gas
No full textIn the present paper a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer, coupled with a gas chromatograph, was used to compare the electron impact ionization (EI) and chemical ionization (Cl) technique, in terms of their selectivity in polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) quantitative analysis. The experiments were carried out with a modified Varian SATURN III quadrupole ion-storage mass spectrometer equipped with Varian waveform generator, coupled with a gas chromatograph with DB-5 capillary column. The disadvantage of using EI in the analysis of PCBs congeners is the extensive fragmentation of the molecular ion. The main fragmentation pattern recorded in the EI mass spectra of PCBs was the loss of a chlorine atom from the molecular ion. Therefore the fragment-ion signal overlapped with the molecular-ion cluster of lower mass congener. The fragmentation reactions of PCBs are suppressed if methane is used as a reagent gas for chemical ionization, but fragment ions are also present in the spectrum as an obstruction for quantitative analysis. The most selective method for PCBs quantitative analysis appears to be Cl with mass-selected C2H5+ ions from methane, which results in a mass spectrum with a negligible amount of fragment ions
Relationship between Azithromycin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Unvaccinated Patients With COVID-19 and Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease (vol 12, e028939, 2023)
No full textIn the article by Maria Bergami et al, “Relationship Between Azithromycin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Unvaccinated Patients With COVID-19 and Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease,” which published online July 14, 2023 (J Am Heart Assoc. 2023;12:e028939. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028939) and appeared in the July 18, 2023 issue of the journal, a correction was needed. The incorrect academic degree was provided for author Natalia Fabin. The author’s degree has been corrected as follows: Natalia Fabin, MD. The authors regret the error. The correction has been made to the current online version of the article, which is available here: https://www. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.028939
Gender differences in case fatality rates of acute myocardial infarction in Serbia
No full textWe sought to investigate sex differences in clinical characteristics, treatment and in in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in Serbia. From October 2010 to September 2013, a total of 2348 patients have been hospitalized and received medical treatment for STEMI in 19 hospitals, referring data to the International Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Transitional Countries (ISACS-TC) registry. There were 773 women and 1575 men. Women were older than man, with a higher prevalence of family history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes. They were less likely to be smokers and more likely to have a prior angina and history of heart failure. Fewer women than men presented within 2 h from symptom onset (P = 0.005). They presented more with Killip class ≥2 than men (P = 0.004). A significantly lower proportion of women was treated with aspirin (91.3% vs 94.3%, P = 0.007), clopidogrel (88% vs. 91%, P = 0.02), heparins (61.6% vs. 66.5%, P = 0.01) and primary percutaneous coronary interventions (62.1% vs. 69.7%, P < 0.001). The in-hospital mortality was significantly higher for women than for men (13.2% vs. 6.4%, P < 0.001). After adjustment for any confounders, women showed an increased risk of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio: 1.97, 95% confidence interval: 1.28-3.01, P = 0.002). Several factors contribute to the excess in-hospital case fatality rates in Serbian women. Most notably disparities in medical treatment appear to play a crucial role. © 2013 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2013
Clinical profile of patients with no-reperfusion therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia
No full textThere is little information about coronary reperfusion therapy patterns in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the former federal states of Yugoslavia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical profile and mortality of patients who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of STEMI, but did not receive reperfusion therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. This was an observational study using registry data from the International Survey of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Transitional Countries (ISACS-TC; ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01218776) on 633 STEMI patients admitted to 14 hospitals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (both Republic Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Serbia from October 2012 to September 2013. Of these, 61 (9.6%) received fibrinolytic therapy (Group A), almost exclusively with streptokinase (79.3%), 402 (63.5%) underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; Group B), and 170 (26.9%) received no-reperfusion therapy (Group C). In Groups A, B, and C, mean age was 60.3, 60.5, and 69.1 years, respectively. Patients in Group C were more likely to present after 12 h from symptoms onset (61.3 vs. 13.6% in Group A, and 13.4% in Group B). After adjustment for risk factors and clinical presentation, female sex, age, diabetes, prior MI, and symptom onset-to-presentation time after 12 h were all independent variables associated with no-reperfusion therapy. There was a significantly reduced in-hospital mortality in patients who received reperfusion therapy with fibrinolysis or primary PCI (odds ratio: 0.27, 95% confidence interval: 0.09-0.76, P = 0.01). The majority of STEMI patients from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia undergo reperfusion therapy with fibrinolysis or primary PCI. More than one-fourth of the patients do not received any reperfusion therapy. Reperfusion therapies are applied to relatively lower risk patients. More elderly and diabetics should be considered for such strategies. © 2013 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2013
Determination of selected pesticides in environmental water by employing liquid-phase microextraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
No full textAn optimised extraction and cleanup method for the analysis of pesticide in natural water samples is presented. Sixteen pesticides of different polarity and from the different chemical classes (organophosphates, triazines, benzimidazoles, carbamates, carbamides, neonicotinoides, methylureas, phenylureas and benzohydrazides), most frequently used in Serbia, were selected for the analysis. Liquid-phase microextraction in a single hollow fibre (HF-LPME) has been applied for sample preparation. The concentrations of pesticides were determined using HPLC-MS/MS method with electrospray ionisation. The extraction behaviour and selection of the experimental conditions was predicted based on log D and pK (a) values of targeted pesticides, which were calculated applying the computer software ACD/Labs PhysChem Suite v12. The influence of the donor pH and concentration of pesticides, organic phase composition as well as the extraction time on the extraction efficiency was investigated. Optimum extraction conditions were evaluated with respect to the investigated parameters of the extraction. The extraction method was validated for 10 out of 16 studied pesticides. Linear range of the pesticides was 0.1-5 A mu g L(-1) with the correlation coefficient from 0.991 to 0.9998, and the relative standard deviation for three standard measurements was between 0.2 and 11.8%. The limits of detections ranged from 0.026 to 0.237 A mu g L(-1) and the limits of quantifications from 0.094 to 0.793 A mu g L(-1). The optimised two-phase HF-LPME method was successfully applied for determination of moderately polar as well low-polar pesticides in the environmental water samples.6th International Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Oct 04-08, 2009, Athens, Greec
Validation of chromatographic analysis
No full textThe parameters for the development of a chromatographic (HPLC) method and its validation are discused in the paper. Chromatographic analysis involves a multi-step procedure consisting of sample collection, pretreatment instrumental measurements and data processing. Emphasize was placed on the instrumental part of the analysis presuming that the contributions of the other variables were minor. The roles of precision, accuracy, detection limit, quantification limit, specificity, selectivity, range, linearity and robustness, as well as system suitability in the analytical application of chromatography were described. Recommendations for the validation of these parameters according to ICH and FDA guidelines are given. The criteria of validation described above can be almost completely applied to other instrumental chromatographic techniques such as GC, GC-MS, HPTLC, etc
Production of activated carbon derived from waste hemp (Cannabis sativa) fibers and its performance in pesticide adsorption
No full textThe main objective of this work was to find optimal production parameters for the preparation of activated hemp fibers (ACh) with good adsorption properties toward pesticides. In order to examine the role of manufacturing parameters on ACh surface characteristics, activation process of carbonized hemp fibers was investigated by temperature programmed reaction and evolved gaseous products of activation were monitored by mass spectrometry. ACh samples were characterized by BET surface area, scanning electron microscopy and temperature-programmed desorption. KOH activation induces the reduction of oxygen groups existing on the carbonized hemp fiber surface and the formation of the more stable, predominantly anhydride groups, while porosity development correlates with both H-2 and CO, evolved during the activation, and increases with carbonization and activation temperature. Finally, the highest efficiency in pesticides removal was achieved by carbonization of waste hemp fibers and activation at 900 degrees C with KOH/carbonized material ratio of 2/1. High efficiency in pesticides removal indicates that activated hemp fibers could be successfully used as a sorbent in water purification. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
