1. Decoding anxiety : a scoping review of observable cuesUrška Smrke, Izidor Mlakar, Ana Dimič, Leon Žužek, Nejc Plohl, 2024, pregledni znanstveni članek Opis: Background: While anxiety disorders are one of the most prevalent mental diseases, they are often overlooked due to shortcomings of the existing diagnostic procedures, which predominantly rely on self-reporting. Due to recent technological advances, this source of information could be complemented by the so-called observable cues – indicators that are displayed spontaneously through individuals’ physiological responses or behaviour and can be detected by modern devices. However, while there are several individual studies on such cues, this research area lacks a synthesis. In line with this, our scoping review aimed to identify observable cues that offer meaningful insight into individuals’ anxiety and to determine how these cues can be measured. Methods: We followed the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews. The search string containing terms related to anxiety and observable cues was entered into four databases (Web of Science, MEDLINE, ERIC, IEEE). While the search – limited to English peer-reviewed records published from 2012 onwards – initially yielded 2311 records, only 33 articles fit our selection criteria and were included in the final synthesis. Results: The scoping review unravelled various categories of observable cues of anxiety, specifically those related to facial expressions, speech and language, breathing, skin, heart, cognitive control, sleep, activity and motion, location data and smartphone use. Moreover, we identified various approaches for measuring these cues, including wearable devices, and analysing smartphone usage and social media activity. Conclusions: Our scoping review points to several physiological and behavioural cues associated with anxiety and highlights how these can be measured. These novel insights may be helpful for healthcare practitioners and fuel future research and technology development. However, as many cues were investigated only in a single study, more evidence is needed to generalise these findings and implement them into practice with greater confidence. Ključne besede: anxiety, observable cues, digital biomarkers, scoping review, physiological cues, behavioural cues Objavljeno v DKUM: 07.02.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 0
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2. Unlocking the power of socially assistive robotic nurses in hospitals through innovative living lab methodologyUmut Arioz, Božidar Bratina, Izidor Mlakar, Nejc Plohl, Suzana Uran, Igor Robert Roj, Riko Šafarič, Valentino Šafran, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: co-creation, stakeholder engagement, socially assistive humanoid robots, living lab, hospital care Objavljeno v DKUM: 03.02.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 2
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4. Preverjanje aktivnosti bakterije Clostridioides difficile v kompostu : Magistrsko deloDunja Asanovic, 2024, magistrsko delo Opis: Clostridioides difficile (v nadaljevanju C. difficile) je anaerobna, po Gramu pozitivna bakterija, ki se zaradi prilagajanja na neugodne okoljske razmere preoblikuje v spore. Spore so zelo odporne in omogočajo dolgoročno preživetje v različnih okoljskih nišah, kot so zemlja, kompost in voda. Genomske študije so pokazale, da se populacija C. difficile diferencira in jo je mogoče razdeliti v več kladov (filogenetskih skupin): klade od 1 do 5 in divergentne klade od C-I do C-V. Sevi iz divergentnih kladov se genotipsko zelo razlikujejo od sevov iz kladov 1–5 in jih pogosteje najdemo v okolju, čeprav so bili opisani primeri okužb s sevi iz divergentnih kladov. Sevi iz kladov 1–5 so prisotni pri ljudeh, živalih in v različnih naravnih okoljih. Veliko raziskav o aktivnosti C. difficile je narejenih na obeh gostiteljih, človeku in živali. V okviru magistrskega dela smo z gojitvenimi metodami skušali preveriti prisotnost aktivnih oblik C. difficile v okolju izven gostitelja. Gojenje smo uporabili za preverjanje rasti C. difficile v nadzorovanih pogojih, tj. v vzorcih komposta. V magistrsko delo smo vključili tri kompostnike z različnih lokacij. Prisotnost C. difficile smo potrdili v enem. Ta kompost smo uporabili za pripravo mikrokozmov in spremljanje rasti C. difficile. Dobljeni rezultati potrjujejo postopno rast C. difficile v mikrokozmosih, s čimer smo prvi pokazali, da se lahko bakterija C. difficile razmnožuje v kompostu. Ključne besede: C. difficile, kompost, vzorčenje, spore, divergentni sevi, ne divergentni sevi Objavljeno v DKUM: 28.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 4
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5. Reasons for Facebook usage : data from 46 countriesMarta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Małgorzata Dobrowolska, Katarzyna Pisanski, Anna Oleszkiewicz, Toivo Aavik, Grace Akello, Charlotte Alm, Naumana Amjad, Maja Zupančič, Tina Kavčič, Bojan Musil, Nejc Plohl, Afifa Anjum, Kelly Asao, Chiemezie Atama, Derya Atamtürk Duyar, Richard Ayebare, Mons Bendixen, Aicha Bensafia, Boris Bizumic, Mahmoud Boussena, David M. Buss, Marina Butovskaya, Seda Can, Katarzyna Cantarero, Antonin Carrier, Hakan Cetinkaya, Daniel Conroy-Beam, Marco A. C. Varella, Rosa M. Cueto, Marcin Czub, Daria Dronova, Seda Dural, Izzet Duyar, Berna Ertugrul, Agustín Espinosa, Ignacio Estevan, Carla S. Esteves, Tomasz Frackowiak, Jorge Contreras-Graduño, Farida Guemaz, Ivana Hromatko, Chin-Ming Hui, Iskra Herak, Jas L. Jaafar, Feng Jiang, Konstantinos Kafetsios, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Nicolas Kervyn, Nils C. Köbis, András Láng, Georgina R. Lennard, Ernesto León, Torun Lindholm, Giulia Lopez, Mohammad Madallh Alhabahba, Alvaro Mailhos, Zoi Manesi, Rocío Martínez, Sarah L. McKerchar, Norbert Meskó, Girishwar Misra, Hoang Moc Lan, Conal Monaghan, Emanuel C. Mora, Alba Moya Garófano, George Nizharadze, Elisabeth Oberzaucher, Mohd S. Omar Fauzee, Ike E. Onyishi, Baris Özener, Ariela F. Pagani, Vilmante Pakalniskiene, Miriam Parise, Farid Pazhoohi, Mariia Perun, Annette Pisanski, Camelia Popa, Pavol Prokop, Muhammad Rizwan, Mario Sainz, Svjetlana Salkicević, Ruta Sargautyte, Susanne Schmehl, Oksana Senyk, Rizwana Shaikh, Shivantika Sharad, Franco Simonetti, Meri Tadinac, Truong Thi Khanh Ha, Trinh Thi Linh, Karina Ugalde González, Nguyen Van Luot, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Luis D. Vega, Gyesook Yoo, Stanislava Yordanova Stoyanova, Zainab F. Zadeh, 2020, drugi znanstveni članki Ključne besede: online social networks, Facebook, cross cultural psychology, cross cultural differences, human sex differences, age differences, motives Objavljeno v DKUM: 27.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 3
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6. Vloga ultrazvoka pljuč in bioimpedance pri kritično bolnih z akutno ledvično odpovedjo in bolnikih s končno ledvično odpovedjo na dializiŽana Bogdanoski, Bor Daković, 2024, končno poročilo o rezultatih raziskav Opis: Tekočinsko ravnovesje pri bolnikih z ledvično odpoved ocenjujemo na podlagi kliničnih meril (zastoj nad pljuči, periferni edemi, telesna teža), dodatno pa lahko uporabimo različne diagnostične metode, kot so ultrazvok (UZ) pljuč, bioimpedančna spektroskopija (BIS), rentgenogram prsnega koša, meritve centralnega venskega tlaka in določanje serumske ravni možganskega natriuretičnega peptida. Ocena tekočinske preobremenitve je lahko nenatančna zaradi precejšnjih omejitev vseh navedenih metod. Pri bolnikih s kronično ledvično boleznijo na hemodializi pogosto uporabimo kombinacijo kliničnega pristopa, UZ pljuč ter BIS. O vlogi navedenih metod pri kritično bolnih z akutno ledvično odpovedjo (ALO) je znanega zelo malo, zato smo se odločili za izvedbo raziskave, katere namen je bil ugotoviti uporabnost in vlogo UZ pljuč in BIS za oceno tekočinskega ravnovesja pri kritično bolnih z ALO v letih 2022 in 2023. Ključne besede: akutna ledvična odpoved, hipervolemija, ultrazvok pljuč, bioimpedanca, dializa Objavljeno v DKUM: 24.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 5
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7. An end-to-end framework for extracting observable cues of depression from diary recordingsIzidor Mlakar, Umut Arioz, Urška Smrke, Nejc Plohl, Valentino Šafran, Matej Rojc, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Because of the prevalence of depression, its often-chronic course, relapse and associated disability, early detection and non-intrusive monitoring is a crucial tool for timely diagnosis and treatment, remission of depression and prevention of relapse. In this way, its impact on quality of life and well-being can be limited. Current attempts to use artificial intelligence for the early classification of depression are mostly data-driven and thus non-transparent and lack effective means to deal with uncertainties. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an end-to-end framework for extracting observable depression cues from diary recordings. Furthermore, we also explore its feasibility for automatic detection of depression symptoms using observable behavioural cues. The proposed end-to-end framework for extracting depression was used to evaluate 28 video recordings from the Symptom Media dataset and 27 recordings from the DAIC-WOZ dataset. We compared the presence of the extracted features between recordings of individuals with and without a depressive disorder. We identified several cues consistent with previous studies in terms of their differentiation between individuals with and without depressive disorder across both datasets among language (i.e., use of negatively valanced words, use of first-person singular pronouns, some features of language complexity, explicit mentions of treatment for depression), speech (i.e., monotonous speech, voiced speech and pauses, speaking rate, low articulation rate), and facial cues (i.e., rotational energy of head movements). The nature/context of the discourse, the impact of other disorders and physical/psychological stress, and the quality and resolution of the recordings all play an important role in matching the digital features to the relevant background. In this way, the work presented in this paper provides a novel approach to extracting a wide range of cues relevant to the classification of depression and opens up new opportunities for further research. Ključne besede: digital biomarkers of depression, facial cues, speech cues, language cues, deep learning, end-to-end pipeline, artificial intelligence Objavljeno v DKUM: 17.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 1
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8. Fatigue analysis of axisymmetric chiral cellular structures made out of 316L stainless steelŽiga Žnidarič, Branko Nečemer, Nejc Novak, Srečko Glodež, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Abstract In the proposed study, the fatigue analysis of an axisymmetric chiral cellular structure and its modified form, made of stainless steel 316L, is carried out. The main goal of the original structure geometry was to absorb as much mechanical energy as possible with its auxetic behaviour. However, it was found through testing that its response could be improved by modifying the thickness of the struts through the structure. Representative models for the original and modified geometries were generated using a script adapted for this numerical simulation. Three different types of displacement in the shape of sine waves were used to load the structures. A hexagonal mesh was assigned and determined by convergence analysis. An existing material model with the necessary LCF parameters was assigned in the computational analyses. The data from multiple simulations were recorded and presented in graphs that showed how the fatigue life of the structures changed depending on the level of strain. We also analysed stresses and plastic deformations that occur in the structures. The results showed that, despite a better stress distribution, the fatigue life of the optimised structure was shorter in all cases. Ključne besede: cellular structures, chiral structures, fatigue, strain-life approach, numerical analysis Objavljeno v DKUM: 10.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 4
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9. Razvoj aktivnog turizma u destinaciji Cazin - primjer tematske pješačke staze "Stazom kestena" : diplomsko delo visokošolskega strokovnega študijaAlmaida Mizić, 2024, diplomsko delo Opis: Diplomska naloga se osredotoča na razvoj aktivnega turizma v občini Cazin, s posebnim poudarkom na oblikovanju tematske pohodniške poti z imenom "Pot kostanja". Cilj raziskave je bil preučiti potencial tega območja za razvoj novega turističnega produkta, ki bi lahko obogatil turistično ponudbo in pritegnil večje število obiskovalcev. Naloga analizira trenutne razmere v Cazinu, vključno z naravnimi viri, kot so kostanjevi gozdovi, ki so prepoznani kot ključna ekološka in ekonomska komponenta regije. Prav tako obravnava prednosti in izzive aktivnega turizma, s poudarkom na trajnostnem razvoju in ohranjanju naravne dediščine. Primerjalna analiza tematskih poti v Bosni in Hercegovini ter Sloveniji je omogočila vpogled v dobre prakse, ki jih je mogoče uporabiti pri razvoju poti v Cazinu. Poleg tega so rezultati raziskave, vključno s fokusnimi skupinami in intervjuji z lokalnim prebivalstvom, pokazali, da obstaja velik interes za to pobudo, vendar je potrebna dodatna vlaganja v infrastrukturo in izobraževanje. Zaključno naloga podaja smernice za prihodnji razvoj aktivnega turizma v Cazinu, poudarjajoč pomembnost vključevanja trajnostnih praks za zagotovitev dolgoročnega uspeha projekta. Ključne besede: aktivni turizem, tematska peš pot, Cazin, trajnostni razvoj, kostanjev gozd Objavljeno v DKUM: 07.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 4
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10. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Slovenian version of the Core outcome measures index for low back painMatevž Topolovec, David Vozlič, Nejc Plohl, Rok Vengust, Miha Vodičar, Anne Frances Mannion, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Background:To conduct a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) in the Slovenian language, for use in patients with low back pain.
Methods:The English version of COMI was translated into Slovene following established guidelines. Three hundredfifty-three patients with chronic low back pain were recruited from the Orthopedic clinic department of a tertiary care teaching institution. Data quality, construct validity, responsiveness, and test-retest reliability of the COMI were assessed.
Results: The questionnaire was generally well accepted with no missing values. The majority of items exhibited only mild ceiling effects (below 20.0%) and some what more prominent floor effects, which were similar to previousstudies (4.5-78.8%). Correlations with Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were high (= 0.76 between overall COMI andODI scores), suggesting that the Slovene version of COMI had high construct validity. Additionally, the Slovene version of COMI successfully captured surgical patients' improvement in their low back problem after surgery(overall COMI score change: Z =9.34,p< .001, r =0.53) and showed acceptable test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.86).
Conclusions:The Slovene version of COMI showed good psychometric properties, comparable to those of previously tested language versions. It represents a valuable instrument for the use in future domestic and multicenter clinical studies. Ključne besede: low back pain, validation, core outcome measures index, cross-cultural adaptation, Slovenia Objavljeno v DKUM: 27.12.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 3
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