Methods At its beginning, this prospective study included 75 patients treated for severe
injuries at surgical intensive care units in the Clinical Center of Serbia. All subjects fulfilled the …

Introduction. Sleep disorders and psychological disturbances are common in end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) patients. However, despite their frequency and importance, such …

We assessed the relationship between the serum levels of antibodies against double-stranded
DNA (dsDNA), C1q, nucleosomes, histones, C3 and C4 complement components with …

Background: Decreased activity of serum desoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) has been reported, but its role as a biomarker in SLE is still …

The aggregation behavior of particles in nonpolar media is studied with time-resolved light
scattering. At low surfactant concentrations particles are weakly charged and suspensions …

The reactions of Pt(II) complexes, cis-[Pt(NH 3 ) 2 Cl 2 ], [Pt(terpy)Cl] + , [Pt(terpy)(S-cys)] 2+ ,
and [Pt(terpy)(N7-guo)] 2+ , where terpy=2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, S-cys=l-cysteine, and N7…

Nurses who work in hemodialysis (HD) are considered highly susceptible to burnout due to
their close relationship with incurable patients and handling sophisticated machinery. A total …

Objectives: Headache is among most frequently encountered neurological symptom during
hemodialysis (HD), but still under investigated in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The aim of …

Regular training has been claimed to increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes and,
consequently, augments the resistance to oxidative stress; however, large volumes of training …

The problem of proteinuria was recognised twenty-four hundred years ago, when Hippocrates
noted the association between “bubbles on the surface of the urine” and kidney disease1, …