In this paper, we describe the early development of CER-10, the first digital computer built in Serbia, honor its inventors, and follow the professional path of its chief designers, prof. Rajko Tomovic and prof. Tihomir Aleksic, who became the first university professor of computer engineering in Serbia. We also give a short overview of CER family of computers that were developed after the CER-...

PURPOSE Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most fatal cancer in females. The objective of this paper was to determine the incidence and mortality trends of OC in central Serbia from 1999 to 2003. METHODS Data about all new cases and deaths of OC were obtained from the Serbian Cancer Registry. Data were analyzed for the central of Serbia which encompasses the territory of Serbia without its northern a...

INTRODUCTION The pharmacists played an important role in the development of biochemistry as applied chemistry in Serbia. What is more, the first seven state chemists in Serbia were pharmacists. State chemists performed the chemical-toxicological analysis as well as some medical and biochemical ones. When it comes to the education of medical biochemists as health workers, the period after the be...

BACKGROUND/AIM According to the number of active smokers, Serbia occupies a high position in Europe, as well as worldwide. More than 47% of adults are smokers according to WHO data, and 33.6% according to the National Health Survey Serbia in 2006. Smoking physicians are setting a bad example to patients, they are uncritical to this habit, rarely ask patients whether they smoke and rarely advise...

BACKGROUND Aujeszky's disease is a viral disease of suids caused by Suid Herpesvirus 1. The disease has worldwide distribution with significant economic impact. In Serbia, there is neither an Aujeszky's disease eradication nor national vaccination programme of domestic pigs. Since clinical symptoms of Aujeszky's disease are not specific, it is important to establish a link between clinical sign...

OBJECTIVES Seasonal fluctuations in mortality are associated with age, outdoor temperature, influenza, health care provision, lifestyle risk factors and economic factors. In the Republic of Serbia almost one half of the Roma population lives in poverty and their housing conditions are very poor. The aim of this paper is to describe and compare excess winter mortality (EWM) in Roma and non-Roma ...

Based on oral history research conducted among networks of blue-collar workers in Belgrade, Serbia, this article develops three interrelated arguments regarding workers' appraisals of the recent past (1980-2014). Firstly, although the tumultuous years of late socialism and post-socialism in Serbia have been represented by scholars as a series of ruptures, I suggest that for blue-collar workers ...

BACKGROUND/AIM The incidence of cervical cancer in Central Serbia has the higher rate as compared with that in other European countries. Considering mortality rate for cervical cancer, the standardized rate in Serbia is 10.1 per 10,000 females, which is the second highest one after that in Romania with 13.0. The aim of this study was to examine application of preventive measures for cervical ca...

on 26 february 2007, the international court of justice issued it's judgment on the application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (bosnia and herzegovina v.serbia and montenegro). the court finds that serbia has not committed genocide, through its organs or persons whose acts engage its responsibility under customary international law, in violation...

Background/Objective: Orphan drugs are medicinal products which treat life-threatening or chronically debilitating diseases which aff ect small patient populations. So far there is a substantial knowledge gap on actual expenditure on orphan drugs in Serbia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide insight into the expenditure trends of orphan drugs in Serbia. Material and methods: Annual...