The Danube barbel, Barbus balcanicus is small rheophilic freshwater fish, belonging to the genus Barbus which includes 23 species native to Europe.In Croatian watercourses, three members of the genus Barbus are found, B.balcanicus, B.barbus and B.plebejus, each occupying a specific ecological niche.This study examined cytochrome b (cyt b), a common
The association between stroke and cancer is well-established.Because of an aging population and longer survival rates, the frequency of synchronous stroke and cancer will become even more common.Different pathophysiologic mechanisms have been proposed how cancer or cancer treatment directly or via coagulation disturbances can mediate stroke.Increa
This paper explores the involvement of metaphor and Blankets allusion in the discursive construction of cross-cultural identity.Cross-cultural identity is regarded as a narrative; as such it is liable to rhetorical analysis and dependent on rhetorical processes for its construction and assimilation.Metaphor is claimed to serve both as an analogy fo
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES:This study is the first to offer an in-depth comparison of elimination testing Hair Permanents with the scoring rule of Arnold & Arnold (hereafter referred to as elimination testing with adapted scoring) and negative marking.As such, this study is motivated by the search for an alternative for negative marking that still d