1. Environmental hazard of polypropylene microplastics from disposable medical masks : acute toxicity towards Daphnia magna and current knowledge on other polypropylene microplasticsAnita Jemec Kokalj, Andraž Dolar, Damjana Drobne, Marjan Marinšek, Matej Dolenec, Luka Škrlep, Gregor Strmljan, Branka Mušič, Andrijana Sever Škapin, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the use of disposable plastics, including medical masks, which have become a necessity in our daily lives. As these are often improperly disposed of, they represent an important potential source of microplastics in the environment. We prepared microplastics from polypropylene medical masks and characterised their size, shape, organic chemical leaching, and acute toxicity to the planktonic crustacean Daphnia magna. The three layers of the masks were separately milled and characterised. Each of the inner frontal, middle filtering, and outer layers yielded different types of microplastics: fibres were obtained from the inner and outer layer, but irregular fragments from the middle layer. The shape of the obtained microplastics differed from the initial fibrous structure of the intact medical mask layers, which indicates that the material is deformed during cryo-milling. The chemical compositions of plastics-associated chemicals also varied between the different layers. Typically, the inner layer contained more chemicals related to antimicrobial function and flavouring. The other two layers also contained antioxidants and their degradation products, plasticisers, cross-linking agents, antistatic agents, lubricants, and non-ionic surfactants. An acute study with D. magna showed that these microplastics do not cause immobility but do physically interact with the daphnids. Further long-term studies with these microplastics are needed using a suite of test organisms. Indeed, studies with other polypropylene microplastics have shown numerous adverse effects on other organisms at concentrations that have already been reported in the environment. Further efforts should be made to investigate the environmental hazards of polypropylene microplastics from medical masks and how to handle this new source of environmental burden.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, plastics-associated chemicals, Daphnia magna, fibres, fragments, nanofibres, polypropylene microplastics, single-use plastic
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3. EditorialSaša Pišot, 2021, preface, editorial, afterword Keywords: sport, kinesiology, pandemics, coronavirus, Covid-19, restricitive measures, research
Published in DiRROS: 02.03.2023; Views: 168; Downloads: 56
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4. How well did the healthcare system respond to the healthcare needs of older people with and without dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic : the perception of healthcare providers and older people from the SI4CARE Project in the ADRION RegionStella Fragkiadaki, Dionysia Kontaxopolou, Darja Šemrov, Simon Colnar, Mitja Luštrek, Bojan Blažica, Vlado Dimovski, Sokratis G. Papageorgiou, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: One major challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic was the limited accessibility to healthcare facilities, especially for the older population. The aim of the current study was the exploration of the extent to which the healthcare systems responded to the healthcare needs of the older people with or without cognitive impairment and their caregivers in the Adrion/Ionian region. Data were collected through e-questionnaires regarding the adequacy of the healthcare system and were anonymously administered to older individuals and stakeholder providers in the following countries: Slovenia, Italy (Calabria), Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia. Overall, 722 older people and 267 healthcare stakeholders participated in the study. During the COVID-19 pandemic, both healthcare stakeholders and the older population claimed that the healthcare needs of the older people and their caregivers increased dramatically in all countries, especially in Italy (Calabria), Croatia and BiH. According to our results, countries from the Adrion/Ionian regions faced significant challenges to adjust to the special needs of the older people during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was possibly due to limited accessibility opportunities to healthcare facilities. These results highlight the need for the development of alternative ways of providing medical assistance and supervision when in-person care is not possible.
Keywords: healthcare system responses, COVID-19 pandemic, older people, cognitive impairment, dementia, caregivers, telemedicine, healthcare challenges, accessibility, Slovenia, Italy, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro
Published in DiRROS: 01.02.2023; Views: 232; Downloads: 94
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5. Rak jajčnikov - novosti : ginekološki simpozij2022, proceedings of peer-reviewed scientific conference contributions (domestic conferences) Abstract: Rak jajčnikov je najpogostejši vzrok smrti pri ženskah, ki zbolijo za ginekološkimi raki. Za večino obolelih z napredovalim rakom je bolezen usodna. Razlog za to je slaba prepoznavnost bolezni v zgodnjih stadijih, ko je zdravljenje učinkovito.
Keywords: ginekološki raki, klinična slika, laparoskopija, sledenje pacientov, etiologija, imunoterapija, intraperitonealna kemoterapija, COVID-19, zborniki, elektronske knjige
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6. Sprememba cen žagarskih proizvodov v novembru : zabeležili smo tako zvišanja kot znižanja cen glede na avgust letosŠpela Ščap, Peter Prislan, 2021, professional article Keywords: Slovenija, cene, žagan les, iglavci, konstrukcijski les, nekonstrukcijski les, epidemije, Covid-19
Published in DiRROS: 12.11.2022; Views: 186; Downloads: 56
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7. Stanje na trgu okroglega lesa in lesnih proizvodov v Sloveniji v letih 2020 in 2021Špela Ščap, Nike Krajnc, Darja Stare, Tomaž Remic, 2021, professional article Keywords: Slovenija, okrogli les, trg, lesni proizvodi, gozdarstvo, epidemije, Covid-19, poraba
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8. Kaj prinaša sedmi paket ukrepov za omilitev posledic drugega vala epidemije COVID-19 lastnikom gozdov?Nike Krajnc, 2021, professional article Keywords: gozdarstvo, gozdovi, zakonodaja, ukrepi, lastniki gozdov, Covid-19, epidemije, posledice
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10. Trg lesa v času COVID-19Špela Ščap, Darja Stare, Nike Krajnc, 2020, professional article Keywords: Slovenija, gozdarstvo, okrogli les, les za kurjavo, žagarstvo, trg, epidemije, Covid-19
Published in DiRROS: 16.09.2022; Views: 241; Downloads: 68
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