University of Zenica (Serbo-Croatian: Univerzitet u Zenici) is a public university located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 2000, when faculties in Zenica decided to separate from the University of Sarajevo.
This paper examines the principles governing evidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina's criminal procedure, highlighting its unique blend of civil and common law influences. It explores the acquisition, presentation, and evaluation of evidence, emphasizing transparency, fairness, and human rights protection. By analyzing domestic laws and international standards, the study addresses challenges in balancing criminal justice and individual liberties. Beyond its relevance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, this analysis contributes to broader legal scholarship, offering insights into the evolution of modern criminal procedure.
Salivary gland tumors are a rare and highly heterogeneous group of neoplasms with diverse histopathological features, biological behavior, and clinical outcomes. Most arise in the parotid gland, where benign lesions predominate, whereas tumors of the sublingual and minor salivary glands have a substantially higher probability of malignancy. Clinical presentation ranges from slowly enlarging painless masses to aggressive lesions associated with pain, facial nerve dysfunction, local invasion, and distant metastases. Diagnosis integrates clinical examination, imaging, fine-needle aspiration cytology, selected core needle biopsy, and histopathological evaluation supported by immunohistochemistry and molecular testing. Surgery remains the cornerstone of treatment, with postoperative radiotherapy used for adverse pathological features. Advances in molecular pathology have identified recurrent alterations that refine diagnosis and enable biomarker-directed treatment in selected advanced cancers. This review summarizes current concepts in epidemiology, classification, diagnosis, treatment, molecular pathology, and multidisciplinary management of salivary gland tumors.
Austenitic stainless steels are among the most widely used types of stainless steel. The most commonly used grades are the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 300 series of alloys. Starting from the basic 304 alloy (Fe-19Cr-10Ni), molybdenum is added to improve resistance to pitting (2-3 wt.% in the case of type 316 and 3-4 wt.% in type 317). Sensitisation due to chrome depletion during welding and other heat treatments, and the possible resultant intergranular corrosion, can be avoided through the use of low-carbon grades (304L, 316L, 317L, in which carbon is limited to 0.03 wt.% max.) or by adding titanium (type 321) or niobium and tantalum (type 347) to precipitate carbon at higher temperatures. The addition of chrome also imparts greater oxidation resistance, whilst nickel improves the ductility and workability of the material at room temperature. In this paper, pitting corrosion of austenitic stainless steels, specifically low-carbon types 317L and 304L, was investigated. The research results are presented in the form of cyclic potentiodynamic polarization curves. The results prove that the intensity of pitting corrosion of the tested austenitic stainless steels decreases by lowering the temperature of the 1.5% NaCl solution and the presence of molybdenum in the composition of steel type 317L.
Estmating the risk to pulic health from heavy metals can help solve the basic questions about the potential dangers of exposure to them. This is the first study aimed to assess the health risk for the residents of the municipality of Zenica, on the land closest to the steel industry by examining the heavy metals Zn, Ni, Pb, Cd, Cr and Cu in the soil and plant cultivars corn and chard that could be used for the potential remediation of such soil. With the calculated data for HQ and HI, the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk for adults and children were estimated, based on heavy metals in the selected topsoil and plants, which are usually grown in the area of interest, through different ways of their intake. The results showed that there is an unacceptable risk for children and adults due to long-term consumption of investigated plant cultivars from soil contaminated with heavy metals. Constant monitoring and measures to reducing the heavy metal pollution, primarily Cd, Pb and Cr, are necessary in the lands of the municipality of Zenica. Special caution is required for residents who intend to grow plant cultivars near steel industry
Thoracic corpectomy (TCo) and vertebral body reconstruction (TCVBR = Thoracic corpectomy and vertebral body reconstruction) is a critical surgical procedure addressing severe thoracic spinal pathologies stemming from trauma, infection, tumor, or degenerative disease. Its primary goals are to restore spinal alignment, decompress neural elements, and ensure mechanical stability. This meta-analysis systematically evaluates the clinical presentation, etiologies, and outcomes of TCVBR. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase, encompassing publications from 1995 to March 2025. Studies including adult patients undergoing thoracic corpectomy with TCVBR were eligible if they reported outcomes such as kyphotic angle correction, neurological status, pain scores, or complication rates. Data from cohort studies were analyzed using random-effects models, while case reports/series were descriptively analyzed. This meta-analysis included 17 studies (1995–2023), comprising a pooled cohort of 649 patients (359 male, 289 female). The mean patient age was 54.97 years, with a mean follow-up of 19.88 months. Etiologies included malignancy (58
