1. A perspective on the potential of using marine organic fertilizers for the sustainable management of coastal ecosystem servicesIraj Emadodin, Thorsten Reinsch, Ana Rotter, Martina Orlando-Bonaca, Friedhelm Taube, Jamileh Javidpour, 2020 Opis: Agricultural production is predicted to double during the next century. To ensure food security in response to global population growth is a challenge and will require strategies that mitigate associated environmental damage in ways consistent with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. One possible approach is to utilize organic fertilizers from marine sources to improve soil structure by enhancing activities of soil organisms and restoring essential plant nutrients to the soil. Here we identify opportunities to develop organic fertilizers from two types of materials of marine origin: seagrass wrack and jellyfish biomass. Seagrass wrack often occurs as undesirable waste material on beaches. In many coastal areas around the world jellyfish bloom presents a nuisance because of negative impacts on marine ecosystem productivity. Several investigations have reported that organic fertilizers produced from seagrass and jellyfish could enhance coastal ecosystem services by reducing pollution, and by improving soil health and quality. Recent research indicates that seagrass litter improves soil water holding capacity and the nutritional value of crops; moreover, it can be used as multi-functional fertilizer, due to its content of valuable macro- and microelements. The application of jellyfish fertilizer increases soil contents of organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and enhances the growth and survival of seedlings significantly. In this overview we describe novel approaches regarding the utilization of seagrass and jellyfish as sources of fertilizer, and experimental studies on the influences of marine organic fertilizers on soil restoration, and implications for coastal management.
Ključne besede: seagrass, jellyfish, soil ecosystem, sustainable agriculture, soil fertility, blue economy
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2. Myocardial strain imagingOtto A. Smiseth, Oliver Rider, Marta Cvijić, Ladislav Valkovič, Espen W. Remme, Jens-Uwe Voigt, 2025 Opis: Myocardial strain imaging by echocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a powerful method to diagnose cardiac disease. Strain imaging provides measures of myocardial shortening, thickening, and lengthening and can be applied to any cardiac chamber. Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography is the most widely used clinical strain parameter. Several CMR-based modalities are available and are ready to be implemented clinically. Clinical applications of strain include global longitudinal strain as a more sensitive method than ejection fraction for diagnosing mild systolic dysfunction. This applies to patients suspected of having heart failure with normal LV ejection fraction, to early systolic dysfunction in valvular disease, and when monitoring myocardial function during cancer chemotherapy. Segmental LV strain maps provide diagnostic clues in specific cardiomyopathies, when evaluating LV dyssynchrony and ischemic dysfunction. Strain imaging is a promising modality to quantify right ventricular function. Left atrial strain may be used to evaluate LV diastolic function and filling pressure.
Ključne besede: cardiac magnetic resonance, cardiomyopathy, myocardial function, myocardial work, speckle-tracking echocardiography, strain
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4. Emerging therapies and new directions in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertensionGrzegorz Kopec, Andris Skride, Egle Ereminiene, Iveta Šimkova, Roxana Enache, Miroslav Samaržija, Barbara Salobir, Pavel Jansa, 2025 Opis: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and progressive disease with limited survival prospects under currently available therapies. Since the 2022 edition of the European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society guidelines on pulmonary hypertension, substantial clinical evidence has emerged, supporting a new treatment algorithm for PAH as presented at the 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension 2024 and the following proceeding papers. Key updates include the introduction of sotatercept as a second-line therapy leading to a revised definition of maximal medical therapy now encompassing agents from four therapeutic groups (phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors/soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators, endothelin receptor antagonists, prostacyclin pathway agents, and sotatercept), instead of three (phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors/soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators, endothelin receptor antagonists, prostacyclin pathway agents). Other novelties include the elimination of a distinct pathway for patients with cardiopulmonary comorbidities in favor of an individualized approach, a reduction in the initial patient assessment risk categories from three to two, and a follow-up interval shortened from 3–6 months to 3–4 months post-treatment initiation. This review presents these advancements and emphasizes the need for their widespread implementation in clinical practice. At the end, we present new opportunities and challenges in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in eight Central and Eastern European countries.
Ključne besede: activin signaling inhibitors, novel therapies, risk assessment, treatment strategy, sotatercept
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5. Dataset of xylem and phloem traits of Fraxinus ornus, Quercus pubescens and Ostrya carpinifolia from Podgorski Kras (Slovenia) in the period 2019-2021Jožica Gričar, Klemen Eler, Saša Ogorevc, Debojit Chanda, Sarkiri Kro, Mohendra Thapa, Polona Hafner, Peter Prislan, 2025 Ključne besede: raziskovalni podatki
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9. Myocardial strain imagingOtto A. Smiseth, Oliver Rider, Marta Cvijić, Ladislav Valkovič, Espen W. Remme, Jens-Uwe Voigt, 2025 Opis: Myocardial strain imaging by echocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a powerful method to diagnose cardiac disease. Strain imaging provides measures of myocardial shortening, thickening, and lengthening and can be applied to any cardiac chamber. Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography is the most widely used clinical strain parameter. Several CMR-based modalities are available and are ready to be implemented clinically. Clinical applications of strain include global longitudinal strain as a more sensitive method than ejection fraction for diagnosing mild systolic dysfunction. This applies to patients suspected of having heart failure with normal LV ejection fraction, to early systolic dysfunction in valvular disease, and when monitoring myocardial function during cancer chemotherapy. Segmental LV strain maps provide diagnostic clues in specific cardiomyopathies, when evaluating LV dyssynchrony and ischemic dysfunction. Strain imaging is a promising modality to quantify right ventricular function. Left atrial strain may be used to evaluate LV diastolic function and filling pressure.
Ključne besede: cardiac magnetic resonance, cardiomyopathy, myocardial function, myocardial work, speckle-tracking echocardiography, strain
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