Basic Medical Sciences

Head of Department

• Prof. Gordana Starčević-Klasan, PhD, MD
  • consultations: by appointment
  • e-mail: gordanask@uniri.hr

Deputy Head of Department

• Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD
  • consultations: Monday 10–11
  • e-mail: zeljko.jovanovic@uniri.hr

Secretary

• Vera Vizintin
  • Tel.: +385 51 554 944
  • e-mail: vera.vizintin@uniri.hr

• Prof. Daniela Malnar, PhD, MD
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: daniela.malnar@uniri.hr
• Prof. Gordana Brumini, PhD (Physics and Chemistry Teacher)
  • consultations: Tuesday 12–13
  • email: gordana.brumini@uniri.hr
• Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD (Biology)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: sandrakp@uniri.hr
• Prof. Dražen Kovač, PhD, MD
  • consultations: Monday 12–13 at the Department of Pathology and Cytology
  • email: drazen.kovac@uniri.hr
• Prof. Ines Mrakovčić-Šutić, PhD, MD
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: ines.mrakovcic.sutic@uniri.hr
• Assoc. Prof. Tanja Grubić Kezele, PhD, MD
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: tanja.grubic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Assoc. Prof. Ksenija Baždarić, PhD (Psychology)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: ksenija.bazdaric@uniri.hr
• Assoc. Prof. Dražen Lušić, PhD (Sanitary Engineering)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: drazen.lusic@uniri.hr
• Assoc. Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD (Mathematics and Physics)
  • consultations: Monday 13–14
  • email: andrica.lekic@uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Aleksandra Stevanović, PhD (Psychology)
  • Head of the Graduate Study Programme Nursing – Promotion and Protection of Mental Health
  • consultations: Friday 12–14 at the Clinic for Psychiatry, 3rd floor, therapist office 3
  • email: aleksandras@uniri.hr
• Lecturer Stella Lampret Puž, MSc (Informatics – Education)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: stella.lampret.puz@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Sanda Tamarut, MSc (Sanitary Engineering)
  • consultations: Tuesday 14–15, with prior email notice
  • email: sanda.tamarut@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Lejla Jelovica, MSc (Mathematics and Physics Education)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: lejla.jelovica@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Ivana Sović, MSc (Physiotherapy), Teaching Assistant
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: ivana.sovic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Tamara Crnko, PhD (Cultural Studies)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: tamara.crnko@uniri.hr
• Jelena Haramija, LLB
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: jelena.haramija@uniri.hr

• Assist. Prof. Irena Brčić Karačonji, PhD (Medical Biochemistry), ERT
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: ibrcic@imi.hr
• Assist. Prof. Suzana Jonovska, PhD, MD (Specialist in Psychiatry)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: suzana.jonovska@uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Karin Kuljanić, PhD (Psychology)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: kkuljanic@uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Mandi Orlić Bachler, PhD (Mathematics and Informatics)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: mandi.orlic@tvz.hr
• Assist. Prof. Nives Radošević Quadranti, PhD, MD
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: nives.radosevic.quadranti@uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Igor Pasković, PhD
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: paskovic@iptpo.hr
• Lecturer Nikola Babić, MSc (Psychology)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: nikobab@gmail.com
• Lecturer Ivana Guščić, MSc
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: iguscic@gmail.com
• Lecturer Ivan Šimac, MSc (Nursing)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: simac.ivan94@gmail.com
• Lecturer Mirjana Pernar, MSc (Psychology)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: mirjana.pernar@uniri.hr
• Lecturer Davorka Jakšić, MSc (Pharmacy Specialist)
  • consultations: by appointment
  • email: davorka.jaksic@bolnica-karlovac.hr

• 2020
• Pičuljan A, Šustić M, Brumini G, Kuharić J, Šustić A. Reliability of B-line quantification by different-level observers and a software algorithm using point-of-care lung ultrasound. J Clin Monit Comput. 2020 Dec;34(6):1259-1264. doi: 10.1007/s10877-019-00440-7. Epub 2019 Dec 10. PMID: 31823209
• Madarevic, Tomislav; Buterin, Antea; Jelicic, Josko; Sirola, Luka; Vuckovic, Darinka. Functional recovery after two-stage short-interval revision of chronic periprosthetic knee joint infection // International Orthopaedics, 44 (2020), 000, 5. doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04566-1
• Klančnik, Anja; Gobin, Ivana; Jeršek, Barbara; Smole Možina, Sonja; Vučković, Darinka; Tušek Žnidarič, Magda; Abram, Maja. Adhesion of Campylobacter jejuni Is Increased in Association with Foodborne Bacteria // Microorganisms, 8 (2020), 201, 14. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8020201
• Livio R, Ptiček L, Fajdetić G, Tralić-Kulenović V, Klobučar M, Kraljević Pavelić S, Perić M, Čipčić Paljetak H, Verbanac D, Starčević K (2020). Green synthesis and biological evaluation of 6-substituted-2-(2-hydroxy/methoxy phenyl)benzothiazole derivatives as potential antioxidant, antibacterial and antitumor agents. Bioorganic Chemistry 95:103537.
• Matulja D, Kolympadi Markovic M, Ambrožić G, Laclef S, Kraljević Pavelić S*, Marković D (2020). Secondary Metabolites from Gorgonian Corals of the Genus Eunicella: Structural Characterizations, Biological Activities, and Synthetic Approaches. Molecules, 25:129.
• Sinan KI, Saftić L, Peršurić Ž, Kraljević Pavelić S, Etienne QK, Marie Carene Nancy Picot-A, Marie Carene N, Mahomoodally MF, Zengin G (2020). A comparative study of the chemical composition, biological and multivariate analysis of Crotalaria retusa L. stem barks, fruits, and flowers obtained via different extraction protocols. South African Journal of Botany, 128:101-108.
• Rep V, Piško M, Šimek H, Mišetić P, Grbčić P, Padovan J, Gabelica Marković V, Jadreško D, Pavelić K, Kraljević Pavelić S, Raić-Malić S* (2020). Purine and Purine Isostere Derivatives of Ferrocene: An Evaluation of ADME, Antitumor and Electrochemical Properties. Molecules 25(7):1570.
• Jakopovic B, Horvatic A, Klobučar M, Gelemanovic A, Grbčić P, Oršolić N, Jakopovich I, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2020). Treatment With Medicinal Mushroom Extract Mixture Inhibits Translation and Reprograms Metabolism in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Animal Model as Evidenced by Tandem Mass Tags Proteomics Analysis. Frontiers in Pharmacology 11:1202.
• Čoklo M, Rešetar D, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2020). Modulation of Gut Microbiota in Healthy Rats after Exposure to Nutritional Supplements. Gut Microbes 12(1):1-28.
• Klobučar M, Dević Pavlić S, Car I, Smiljan Severinski N, Tramišak Milaković T, Radojčić Badovinac A, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2020). Mass spectrometry-based glycomic profiling of the total IgG and total proteome N-glycomes isolated from follicular fluid. Biomolecular Concepts 11:153–171.
• Ibrahime Sinan K, Saftić Martinović L, Peršurić Ž, Kraljević Pavelić S, Grbčić P, Matulja D, Katinan Etienne O, Fawzi Mahomoodally M, Lobine D, Behl T, Zengin G (2020). Metabolite characterization, antioxidant, anti-proliferative and enzyme inhibitory activities of Lophira lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay extracts. Industrial Crops and Products 158:112982.
• Jakopovic B, Oršolić N, Kraljević Pavelić S (2020). Antitumor, immunomodulatory and antiangiogenic efficacy of medicinal mushroom extract mixtures in advanced colorectal cancer animal model. Molecules, 25, 50054.
• Kraljević Pavelić S*, Micek V, Bobinac D, Bazdulj E, Gianoncelli A, Krpan D, Žuvić M, Eisenwagen S, Stambrook PJ, Pavelić K (2020). Treatment of osteoporosis with a modified zeolite shows beneficial effects in an osteoporotic rat model and a human clinical trial. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 246(5):529–537.
• Peršurić Ž, Saftić Martinović L, Malenica M, Gobin I, Pedisić S, Dragovic Uzelac V, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2020). Assessment of the bioactivity and phenolic composition of ethanol extracts of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels. Molecules, 25(24):5916.
• Lekić A, Mance D. Miskoncepcije i stavovi o fizici kod studenata fizioterapije. Medicina Fluminensis. 2023;59(1):48-59.
• Rončević-Gržeta I, Pernar M, Petrić D. Grupna psihodinamička psihoterapija u liječenju graničnog poremećaja osobnosti. Psihoterapija. 2020;Vol.34 No.1:3-30.
• Doko T, Salaric I, Bazdaric K. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Croatian Health Studies Students – A Single Center Cross-Sectional Study. Acta Med Acad. 2020;49(3):240-248. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.313. PMID: 33781067.
• Lucijanić J, Baždarić K, Librenjak D, Lucijanić M, Hanževački M, Jureša V. A validation of the Croatian version of Zarit Burden Interview and clinical predictors of caregiver burden in informal caregivers of patients with dementia: a cross-sectional study. Croat Med J. 2020;61(6):527-537. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2020.61.527. PMID: 33410300; PMCID: PMC7821365.
• Vrkić I, Hebrang Grgić I, Stojanovski J, Baždarić K. Razlike u otvorenosti i dijeljenju znanstvenih radova na Sveučilištu u Rijeci. Bosniaca; 2020:25. (accepted for publication)” (ESCI, Q4, citations: 0/WoSCC; paper type: original scientific paper)
• Bazdaric K, Smart P. ESE and EASE call for high standards of research and editing. European Science Editing 2020;46:e53230. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2020.e53230 (editorial)
• Bazdaric K. European Science Editing is in full open access now. European Science Editing 2020;46:e50566. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2020.e50566. (editorial)
• Letica-Crepulja M, Stevanović A, Protuđer M, Grahovac Juretić T, Rebić J, Frančišković T. Complex PTSD among treatment-seeking veterans with PTSD. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2020;11(1):1716593. doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1716593
• Beljan, Karmen; Jovanović, Željko. Važnost promicanja tjelesne aktivnosti i pravilne prehrane u očuvanju i unaprjeđenju zdravlja // World of Health, 3 (2020), 53-58
• Jurica K, Benković V, Sikirić S, Brčić Karačonji I, Kopjar N. The effects of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) water leaf extract and arbutin upon kidney function and primary DNA damage in renal cells of rats. Nat Prod Res. 2020;34:2354-7.
• Kopjar N, Fuchs N, Brčić Karačonji I, Žunec S, Katić A, Kozina G, Lucić Vrdoljak A. High doses of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol might impair irinotecan chemotherapy: A review of potentially harmful interactions. Clin Drug Investig. 2020;40:775-87.
• Pizent A, Lazarus M, Kovačić J, Tariba Lovaković B, Brčić Karačonji I, Živković Semren T, Sekovanić A, Orct T, Branović-Čakanić K, Brajenović N, Jurič A, Miškulin I, Škrgatić L, Stasenko S, Mioč T, Jurasović J, Piasek M. Cigarette smoking during pregnancy: Effects on antioxidant enzymes, metallothionein and trace elements in mother-newborn pairs. Biomolecules. 2020;10:892.
• Jurica K, Benković V, Sikirić S, Kopjar N, Brčić Karačonji I. Liver function and DNA integrity in hepatocytes of rats evaluated after treatments with strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) water leaf extract and arbutin. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2020;43:127-37.
• Jurič A, Gašić A, Brčić Karačonji I, Jurica K, Milojković-Opsenica D. The phenolic profile of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey. J Serbian Chem Soc. 2020;85:1011-9.
• 2021
• Raljević D, Peršić V, Markova-Car E, Cindrić L, Miškulin R, Žuvić M, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2021). Study of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in a cohort of myocardial infarction patients with coronary artery disease. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 21:188.
• Ptiček L, Hok L, Petra G, Filip T, Mario C, Kari R, Kraljević Pavelić S, Vianello R, Racane L (2021). Amidino substituted 2-aminophenols: Biologically important building blocks for the amidino-functionalization of 2-substituted benzoxazoles. Org. Biomol. Chem. 19, 2784-2793.
• Pavelić K, Kraljević Pavelić S, Brix B, Goswami N (2021). A perspective on COVID-19 management. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(8):1586.
• Bistrović Popov A, Vianelo R, Grbčić P, Sedić M, Kraljević Pavelić S, Pavelić K, Raić-Malić S (2021). Novel bis- and mono-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine and purine derivatives: synthesis, computational analysis and antiproliferative evaluation. Molecules, 26:3334.
• Grbčić P, Fučkar Čupić D, Gambieri T, Kraljević Pavelić S, Sedić M (2021). Proteomic Profiling of BRAFV600E Mutant Colon Cancer Cells Reveals the Involvement of Nucleophosmin/c-Myc Axis in Modulating the Response and Resistance to BRAF Inhibition by Vemurafenib. IJMS 22, 6174.
• Peršurić Ž, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2021). Bioactives from Bee Products and Accompanying Extracellular Vesicles as Novel Bioactive Components for Wound Healing. Molecules 26:3770.
• Przykaza K, Nikolaichuk H, Kozub A, Tomaszewska-Gras J, Peršurić Ž, Kraljević Pavelić S, Fornal E (2021). Newly marketed seed oils. What we can learn from the current status of authentication of edible oils. Food Control 130:108349.
• Curiel D, Kraljević Pavelić S, Kovačev A, Miotti C, Rismondo A. Marine Seagrasses Transplantation in Confined and Coastal Adriatic Environments: Methods and Results. Water 13(16):2289.
• Šafranko S, Stanković A, Hajra S, Kim HJ, Strelec I, Dutour-Sikirić M, Weber I, Herak Bosnar M, Grbčić P, Kraljević Pavelić S, Széchenyi A, Mishra YK, Jerković I*, Jokić S* (2021). Preparation of Multifunctional N-doped Carbon Quantum Dots from Citrus clementina Peel: Investigating Targeted Pharmacological Activities and the Potential Application for Fe3+ Sensing. Pharmaceuticals 2021, 14(9), 857.
• Matulja D, Grbčić P, Bojanić K, Topić Popović N, Čož-Rakovac R, Laclef S, Kraljević Pavelić S*, Marković D*, Šmuc T, Jović O (2021). Chemical Evaluation, Antioxidant, Antiproliferative, Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Activities of Organic Extract and Semi-purified Fractions of the Adriatic Sea Fan, Eunicella cavolini. Molecules, 26:5751.
• Erceg N, Jelovica L, Hrepić Z, Mešić V, Karuza M, Aviani I. University students’ conceptual understanding of microscopic models of electrical and thermal conduction in solids. Eur J Phys. 2021;42(4):045702.
• Erceg N, Jelovica L, Hrepić Z, Mešić V, Karuza M, Aviani I. Konceptualne poteškoće vezane uz električnu vodljivost čvrstih tvari. Zbornik radova 15. hrvatskog simpozija o nastavi fizike, Zagreb, Hrvatska. 2021;125-130.
• Jelovica L, Erceg N. Motivacija učenika za učenje fizike. Zbornik radova međunarodne znanstvene konferencije 12. Dani osnovnih škola – krug od znanosti do učionice, Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu, Hrvatska. 2021.
• Jelovica L, Erceg N. Kvalitativne i kvantitativne metode istraživanja u edukacijskoj fizici. Zbornik radova 15. hrvatskog simpozija o nastavi fizike, Zagreb, Hrvatska. 2021;131-137.
• Lekić A, Mance D. Miskoncepcije i stavovi o fizici kod studenata fizioterapije. Medicina Fluminensis. 2023;59(1):48-59.
• Krolo N, Kadum F, Jurjević N, Štimac B, Lekić A, Dvornik Š, Ružić A, Zaputović L, Zaninović Jurjević T. Prevalence of sideropenia and sideropenic anemia in patients hospitalized for heart failure. In: Metra M, ed. Abstracts of the Heart Failure 2021 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021;23(Suppl. S2):189-190. Online Congress: European Society of Cardiology, 2021. pp. 189-190. doi:10.1002/ejhf.2297
• Mance D, Lekic A. Obrazovanje i stavovi o fizici. U: Poljak N, Pećina P, Matejak Cvenić K, ur. XV. hrvatski simpozij o nastavi fizike: zbornik radova. XV hrvatski simpozij o nastavi fizike; 2021 April 7-8; Split: Hrvatsko fizikalno društvo; 2021. p. 277-283. https://digitalna.nsk.hr/?pr=iiif.v.a&id=601606
• Lucijanić J, Baždarić K, Lucijanić M, Maleković H, Hanževački M, Jureša V. Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Informal Caregivers of Dementia Patients in Zagreb, Croatia, a Cross Sectional Study. Psychiatr Danub. 2021;33(Suppl 13):189-198. PMID: 35150485.
• Salarić I, Karmelić I, Lovrić J, Baždarić K, Rožman M, Čvrljević I, Zajc I, Brajdić D, Macan D. Salivary melatonin in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):13201. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92649-3. PMID: 34168230; PMCID: PMC8225878.
• Baždarić K, Vrkić I, Arh E, Mavrinac M, Gligora Marković M, Bilić-Zulle L, Stojanovski J, Malički M. Attitudes and practices of open data, preprinting, and peer-review – A cross sectional study on Croatian scientists. PLoS One. 2021;16(6):e0244529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244529.
• Bazdaric K, Sverko D, Salaric I, Martinović A, Lucijanic M. The ABC of linear regression analysis: What every author and editor should know. European Science Editing 2021;47. DOI: 10.3897/ese.2021.e63780.
• Staraj Bajčić T, Sorta-Bilajac Turina I, Baždarić K. Risk Perception Towards Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV, Cyberochondria and Health Literacy at the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic. Infektološki glasnik [Internet]. 2020 [accessed 08.05.2021.];40(4):129-133. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.4.
• Salarić I, Tikvica Medojević D, Baždarić K, Kern J, Miličević A, Đanić P, Biočić J, Macan D. Primary School Teachers’ Knowledge on Tooth Avulsion. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2021;55(1):28-36. doi: 10.15644/asc55/1/4.
• Wager E, Kleinert S; CLUE Working Group. Cooperation & Liaison between Universities & Editors (CLUE): recommendations on best practice. Res Integr Peer Rev. 2021;6(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s41073-021-00109-3.
• Marsh J, Bazdaric K. Climate change and health: the role of journals and editors. European Science Editing 2021;47:e75635. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2021.e75635. (editorial)
• Fernandes S, Portugal P, Mullins L, Letica Crepulja M, Stevanović A, Frančišković T, Silva RA. Family Caregiver Support – A facilitator to Empower Family Caregivers. Eur J Public Health. 2021;31(s2). doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab120.076
• Letica-Crepulja M, Stevanović A, Grković J, Rončević-Gržeta I, Jovanović N, Frančišković T. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and coping with the lockdown among help-seeking veterans before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Croat Med J. 2021 Jun 30;62(3):241-249. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2021.62.241
• Ajduković D, Rezo Bagarić I, Bakić H, Stevanović A, Frančišković T, Ajduković M. Mental health status and risk factors during Covid-19 pandemic in Croatia’s adult population. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2021;12(1). doi:10.1080/20008198.2021.1984050
• (ADJUST Study Consortium) Lotzin A, Krause L, Acquarini E, Ajdukovic D, Ardino V, Arnberg F, … Stevanovic A, … et al. Risk and protective factors, stressors, and symptoms of adjustment disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic – First results of the ESTSS COVID-19 pan-European ADJUST study. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2021;12(1). doi:10.1080/20008198.2021.1964197
• Golčić M, Tomaš I, Stevanović A, Golčić G, Dobrila-Dintinjana R, Erić S, Šambić-Penc M, Baretić Marinac M, Gović-Golčić L, Majnarić T. Smoking Cessation after a Cancer Diagnosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in the Setting of a Developing Country. Clin Pract. 2021 Aug 10;11(3):509-519. doi: 10.3390/clinpract11030067. PMID: 34449569; PMCID: PMC8395437.
• Milanović, Marija; Jovanović, Željko. Kontrola djetetova ponašanja u ordinaciji dentalne medicine // Paediatria Croatica, 65 (2021), 3; 136-142. doi: 10.13112/PC.2021.23
• Jelena, Andesilić; Željko, Jovanović; Karmen, Beljan; Nives, Radošević Quadranti. Integration of a child with celiac disease into a preschool institution // Archives of Disease in Childhood, 106(Suppl 2):A1 (2021), 218-218. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-europaediatrics.272
• Jurič A, Zandona A, Tariba Lovaković B, Rašić D, Pizent A, Kozina G, Katalinić M, Lucić Vrdoljak A, Brčić Karačonji I. Cytotoxic, genotoxic, and oxidative stress-related effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and phencyclidine (PCP) in the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2021;72:333-42.
• Jurica K, Brčić Karačonji I, Lasić D, Bursać Kovačević D, Putnik P. Unauthorized food manipulation as a criminal offense: Food authenticity, legal frameworks, analytical tools and cases. Foods. 2021;10:2570.
• Jurič A, Brčić Karačonji I, Kopjar N. Homogentisic acid, a main phenolic constituent of strawberry tree honey, protects human peripheral blood lymphocytes against irinotecan-induced cytogenetic damage in vitro. Chem Biol Interact. 2021;349:109672.
• Jurica K, Brčić Karačonji I. Obična planika (Arbutus unedo L.). Hrvatska pčela. 2021;140:320.
• Brčić Karačonji I. Arbutus i krvna slika. Hrvatska pčela. 2021;140:121-2.
• Frank Radosevic S, Starcevic-Klasan G. Utjecaj vježbanja na snagu stiska šake i antropometrijske karakteristike kod žena u menopauzi – longitudinalna studija. Medicina Fluminensis. 2021;57(4):407-414.
• 2022
• Mežnarić, Silvestar; Brčić Karačonji, Irena; Crnković, Goranka; Lesar, Andrija; Pavlešić, Tomislav; Vučković, Darinka; Gobin, Ivana. Combined inhibitory effect of fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey and probiotic bacteria Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on the growth of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium // Antibiotics, 11 (2022), 2; 145, 13. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11020145
• Kraljević Pavelić S*, Krpan D, Žuvić M, Eisenwagen S, Pavelić K (2022). Clinical parameters in osteoporosis patients supplemented with PMA-zeolite at the end of 5-year double-blinded clinical trial. Front Med, 9:870962.
• Kraljević Pavelić S*, Saftić Martinović L, Simović Medica J, Žuvić M, Perdija Ž, Krpan D, Eisenwagen S, Orct T (2022). Clinical evaluation of a defined Zeolite-Clinoptilolite supplementation effect on the selected blood parameters of patients. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022;9:851782.
• Sumara A, Stachniuk A, Montowska M, Kotecka-Majchrzak K, Grywalska E, Mitura P, Saftić Martinović L, Kraljević Pavelić S, Fornal E (2022). Comprehensive Review of Seven Plant Seed Oils: Chemical Composition, Nutritional Properties, and Biomedical Functions. Food Reviews International, 2022, 38, 1–12.
• Bistrović Popov A, Meščić Macan A, Jakopec S, Prpić H, Harej Hrkać A, Kraljević Pavelić S, Raić-Malić S (2022). Green solvent-free synthesis of new N-heterocycle-L-ascorbic acid hybrids and their antiproliferative evaluation. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 14(16):1187-1202.
• Pavlešić P, Saftić Martinović L, Peršurić Ž, Maletić E, Žulj Mihaljević M, Stupić D, Andabaka Ž, Grgić Z, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2022). From the Autochthonous Grape Varieties of the Kastav Region (Croatia) to the Belica Wine. Food Technology & Biotechnology, 60(1):11-20.
• Jelovica L, Erceg N, Bilušić A. Application of the Arduino platform in education – determination of the specific heat capacity of water. Proceedings of the American Association of Physics Teachers – Summer Meeting 2022, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 2022;99-100.
• Tamarut S, Lampret Puž S, Štrucelj H. Analiza broja završnih i diplomskih radova studenata Fakulteta zdravstvenih studija Sveučilišta u Rijeci u Institucijskom repozitoriju Dabar za razdoblje 2018.-2021. godine. World of Health. 2022;5:40-45.
• Pernar M. Il controtransfert nel lavoro con pazzienti psicotraumatizzati. Psicoobjectivo. Franco Angeli. 2022;XLII(3):129-140.
• Karmelić I, Salarić I, Baždarić K, Rožman M, Zajc I, Mravak-Stipetić M, Bago I, Brajdić D, Lovrić J, Macan D. Salivary Scca1, Scca2 and Trop2 in Oral Cancer Patients – A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study. Dent J (Basel). 2022;10(4):70. doi: 10.3390/dj10040070.
• Letica-Crepulja M, Stevanović A, Palaić D, Vidović I, Frančišković T. PTSD Symptoms and Coping with COVID-19 Pandemic among Treatment-Seeking Veterans: Prospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2022 May 11;11(10):2715. doi:10.3390/jcm11102715
• Lotzin A, Krause L, Acquarini E, …. Stevanovic A, …. ADJUST study consortium. Risk and protective factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic – findings from a pan-European study. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2022;13(2). doi: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2138099
• Zlatović, Sonja; Orlić Bachler, Mandi. WHICH OF THE ONLINE ELEMENTS OF OUR TEACHING SHOULD BE KEPT AFTER THE PANDEMIC // Proceedings of INTED2022 Conference. Valencia: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2022. pp. 7422-7431
• Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Marohnić, Luka; Kovačić, Bojan. On online self-checkers of knowledge from the introductory mathematical subject in the 1st semester of undergraduate professional studies in electrical and civil engineering // EDULEARN22 Proceedings. International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2022. pp. 6154-6159. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2022.1450
• Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Kovačić, Bojan. O nekim metodičkim problemima u obradi standardizacije normalne slučajne varijable // Math.e, 42 (2022), 1; 1-11
• Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Kovačić, Bojan; Gukov, Ema. O jednom zadatku s državne mature – problem optimizacije površine trokuta // Acta Mathematica Spalatensia. Series Didactica, 5 (2022), 5; 1-11. doi: 10.32817/amssd.5.1
• Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Marohnić, Luka; Kovačić, Bojan. ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ OPINION ON ONLINE CLASSES AND EXAMS AT FOUR PROFESSIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES // ISCSS Conference Proceedings 2021. 2021. pp. 345-352
• Marohnić, Luka; Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Kovačić, Bojan. O nekim zadacima grafičkoga tipa iz vjerojatnosti i statistike // Acta Mathematica Spalatensia. Series Didactica, 4 (2021), 4; 43-60. doi: 10.32817/amssd.4.4.3
• Smirčić, A; Lovrinov, T; Jovanović, Ž. Razvoj i validacija GC-MS metode za određivanje utjecaja uređaja izvantjelesne membranske oksigenacije (ECMO) na promjenu koncentracije rokuronijeva bromida u plazmi // Medicina Fluminensis, 58 (2022), 3; 271-282. doi: 10.21860/medflum2022_281001
• Gudeljević, Marija; Jovanović, Željko. Navike i stavovi o prehrani maturanata Medicinske škole // Journal of Applied Health Sciences, 8 (2022), 1; 83-96. doi: 10.24141/1/8/1/8
• Koporčić, Valentina; Jovanović, Željko. Navike, znanje i stavovi o spolnosti adolescenata Brodsko-posavske županije // Journal of Applied Health Sciences, 8(1) (2022), 97-108. doi: 10.24141/1/8/1/9
• Bebek Markovinović A, Brčić Karačonji I, Jurica K, Lasić D, Skendrović Babojelić M, Duralija B, Šic Žlabur J, Putnik P, Bursać Kovačević D. Strawberry tree fruits and leaves (Arbutus unedo L.) as raw material for sustainable functional food processing: A review. Horticulturae. 2022;8:881.
• Piletić K, Kovač B, Planinić M, Vasiljev V, Brčić Karačonji I, Žigon J, Gobin I, Oder M. Combined biocidal effect of gaseous ozone and citric acid on Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formed on ceramic tiles and polystyrene as a novel approach for infection prevention and control. Processes. 2022;10:1788.
• Jurič A, Huđek Turković A, Brčić Karačonji I, Prđun S, Bubalo D, Durgo K. Cytotoxic activity of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey, its extract, and homogentisic acid on CAL 27, HepG2, and Caco-2 cell lines. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2022;73:158-68.
• Kowalczyk T, Merecz-Sadowska A, Picot L, Brčić Karačonji I, Wieczfinska J, Śliwiński T, Sitarek P. Genetic manipulation and bioreactor culture of plants as a tool for industry and its applications. Molecules. 2022;27:795.
• Mežnarić S, Brčić Karačonji I, Crnković G, Lesar A, Pavlešić T, Vučković D, Gobin I. Combined inhibitory effect of fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey and probiotic bacteria Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on the growth of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium. Antibiotics. 2022;11:145.
• Brčić Karačonji I, Jurica K, Gašić U, Dramićanin A, Tešić Ž, Milojković Opsenica D. Comparative study on the phenolic fingerprint and antioxidant activity of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) leaves and fruits. Plants. 2022;11:25.
• 2023
• Ramić, Dina; Gobin, Ivana; Vučković, Darinka; Planinić, Ana; Brčić Karačonji, Irena; Smole Možina, Sonja. Fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey inhibits growth and adhesion of Campylobacter jejuni in vitro // Applied Sciences (Basel), 13 (2023), 12735, 12. doi: 10.3390/app132312735
• Dolanc I, Ferhatović Hamzić L, Orct T, Micek V, Šunić I, Jonjić A, Jurasović J, Missoni S, Čoklo M, Kraljević Pavelić S* (2023). The impact of the long-term clinoptilolite administration on the concentration profile of metals in rodent organisms. Biology, 12:193.
• Iris Car, Antje Dittmann, Marko Klobučar, Petra Grbčić, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić*, Mirela Sedic* (2023). The secretome features associated with the development of resistance to vemurafenib in BRAFV600E mutated colon cancer cells. Biology 12:608–629.
• Rumenka Markoska, Ranko Stojković, Marko Filipović, Mladenka Jurin, Vedrana Špada, Ivna Kavre Piltaver, Krešimir Pavelić, Dean Marković, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić* (2023). Study of zeolite clinoptilolite D-glucose adsorption properties in vitro and in vivo. Chemico-Biological Interactions 382:110641.
• Krešimir Pavelić, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, Aleksandar Bulog, Andrea Agaj, Barbara Rojnić, Miroslav Čolić, Dragan Trivanović (2023). Nanoparticles in Medicine: Current Status in Cancer Treatment. Int J Mol Sci. 24:12827.
• Iris Car, Antje Dittmann, Olga Vasieva, Luka Bočkor, Petra Grbčić, Nikolina Piteša, Marko Klobučar, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, Mirela Sedić* (2023). Ezrin inhibition overcomes acquired resistance to vemurafenib in BRAFV600E-mutated colon cancer and melanoma cells in vitro. Int J Mol Sci. 24:12906.
• Jelovica L, Alajbeg A. An Overview of the Characteristics of a Modern School. Croat J Educ. 2023;25(3):1001-1031.
• Jelovica L, Erceg N, Bilušić A. Application of the Arduino Computer Platform as a Multimeter in Education. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2023© in the context of The 27th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics: IMSCI 2023, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2023;422-428.
• Jelovica L. Physics Course at the Undergraduate Study of Radiological Technology. World of Health. 2023;6(1):65-71.
• Erceg N, Jelovica L, Mešić V, Nešić Lj, Poljančić Beljan I, Nikolaus P. Causes of the shortage of physics teachers in Croatia. Educ Sci. 2023;13(8):788-805.
• Lekić A, Mance D. Miskoncepcije i stavovi o fizici kod studenata fizioterapije. Medicina Fluminensis. 2023;59(1):48-59.
• Lekić A, Mance D. Miskoncepcije i stavovi o fizici kod studenata fizioterapije. Medicina Fluminensis. 2023;59(1):48-59.
• Golenko D, Arh E, Bazdaric K. Opinion on open-science practices and the importance of scientists’ information literacy skills in context of open science at the University of Rijeka, Croatia – a cross-sectional study. European Science Editing 2023;49:e106656. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2023.e106656.
• Lucijanic J, Hanzevacki M, Bazdaric K, Jurin I, Lucijanic M. Vaccine uptake in caregivers family members and patients with dementia and relationship with severity of dementia and caregiver burden: a cross-sectional study. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023;35(7):1565-1569. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02443-6.
• Duić D, Bartolac A, Baždarić K. Ispitivanje povezanosti terapije Ayres senzoričke integracije (ASI®) uz terapijskog psa (AAT) i stupnja potrebne podrške djetetu prema Međunarodnoj klasifikaciji funkcioniranja, onesposobljenosti i zdravlja (MKF). Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti. 2023;9(2):195-211. https://doi.org/10.24141/1/9/2/9
• Protuđer M, Stevanović A, Letica-Crepulja M. Sexual Dysfunctions among Veterans with and without PTSD. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jun 27;11(13):1861. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11131861.
• Uremović, Boris; Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Čačić Ptičar, Marija. Projektiranje fasadnih panela pomoću generatora pseudoslučajnih brojeva // Acta Mathematica Spalatensia. Series Didactica, 6 (2023), 35-54. doi: https://doi.org/10.32817/amssd.6.3
• Banov, Reni; Benković, Martina; Orlić Bachler, Mandi. Metoda bisekcije primjenom Maxima računalne aplikacije // Acta Mathematica Spalatensia. Series Didactica, 6 (2023), 115-128. doi: https://doi.org/10.32817/amssd.6.8
• Orlić Bachler, Mandi; Kaliman, Zoran. O površini bicentričnog četverokuta // Acta Mathematica Spalatensia. Series Didactica, 6 (2023), 99-114. doi: https://doi.org/10.32817/amssd.6.7
• Miletic, Bojan; Roeschel, Anna; Jovanovic, Zeljko; Courteney, Udo. Acute dyspnea following knee joint total endoprosthesis – a diagnostic surprise // World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 7 (2023), 4; 1-4. doi: https://doi.org/10.18502/fem.v7i4.14478
• Jovanović, Željko; Karmel, Sara. Neki čimbenici utjecaja na nedovoljno prijavljivanje sumnji na nuspojave cjepiva // Paediatria Croatica, 67 (2023), 3-4; 65-70. doi: 10.13112/PC.2023.11
• Lulić Drenjak, Jasna; Vlahović, Hrvoje; Jovanović, Željko. Would students want more sports and more participation in sports activities at the University of Rijeka? // 1st International Scientific Conference 4 Healthy Academic Society: Proceedings / Ćurković, Sanja; Jovanović, Željko (eds.). Rijeka: Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka, 2023. pp. 91-96
• Jovanović, Željko; Čokrlija, Ornela. Javnozdravstveni značaj pretilosti kod djece i adolescenata // Unapređenje kvalitete života djece i mladih / Nikolić, Milena; Vantić-Tanjić Medina (eds.). Tuzla: Association for Support and Creative Development of Children and Youth and Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla, 2023. pp. 131-143
• Žunec S, Brčić Karačonji I, Čatalinac M, Jurič A, Katić A, Kozina G, Micek V, Neuberg M, Lucić Vrdoljak A. Effects of concomitant use of THC and irinotecan on tumour growth and biochemical markers in a syngeneic mouse model of colon cancer. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023;74:98-206.
• Ramić D, Gobin I, Vučković D, Planinić A, Brčić Karačonji I, Smole Možina S. Fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey inhibits growth and adhesion of Campylobacter jejuni in vitro. Appl Sci. 2023;13:12735.
• Piasek M, Škrgatić L, Sulimanec A, Orct T, Sekovanić A, Kovačić J, Katić A, Branović Čakanić K, Pizent A, Brajenović N, Jurič A, Brčić Karačonji I, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Tariba Lovaković B, Lazarus M, Stasenko S, Miškulin I, Jurasović J. Effects of maternal cigarette smoking on trace element levels and steroidogenesis in the maternal–placental–fetal unit. Toxics. 2023;11:714.
• Jurič A, Tariba Lovaković B, Zandona A, Rašić D, Češi M, Pizent A, Neuberg M, Canjuga I, Katalinić M, Lucić Vrdoljak A, Rešić A, Brčić Karačonji I. The effects of ketamine on viability, primary DNA damage, and oxidative stress parameters in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2023;74:106-14.
• Jurič A, Tariba Lovaković B, Lazarus M, Petrinec B, Širić I, Brčić Karačonji I. Development of a solid phase microextraction method for the determination of nicotine in dried mushrooms. Anal Methods. 2023;15:4980-6.
• Jurič A, Brčić Karačonji I, Gašić U, Milojković Opsenica D, Prđun S, Bubalo D, Lušić D, Vahčić N, Kopjar N. Protective effects of Arbutus unedo L. honey in the alleviation of irinotecan-induced cytogenetic damage in human lymphocytes—An in vitro study. Int J Mol Sci. 2023;24:1903.
• Bebek Markovinović A, Milošević S, Teslić N, Pavlić B, Putnik P, Brčić Karačonji I, Jurica K, Lasić D, Bursać Kovačević D. Development of a pressurized green liquid extraction procedure to recover antioxidant bioactive compounds from strawberry tree fruit (Arbutus unedo L.). Plants. 2023;12:2006.
• Marijančić V, Grubić Kezele T, Peharec S, Dragaš-Zubalj N, Pavičić Žeželj S, Starčević-Klasan G. Relationship between Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, Spinal Curvatures, Endurance and Balance of the Trunk Muscles – Extended Physical Health Analysis in Young Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Oct 18;20(20):6938. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20206938.
• Zec L, Starčević-Klasan G. Gustoća kosti i biokemijski pokazatelji koštane pregradnje kod žena u menopauzi. World of Health. 2023;(6):39-43.
• 2024
• Matulja D, Grbčić P, Matijević G, Babić S, Bojanić K, Laclef S, Vrček V, Čož-Rakovac R, Kraljević Pavelić S, Marković D (2024). Synthesis and Biological Evaluations of Granulatamide B and its Structural Analogues. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 10.2174/0109298673272687231226111132.
• Čolić M, Kraljević Pavelić S, Peršurić Ž, Agaj A, Bulog A, Pavelić K (2024). Enhancing The Bioavailability and Activity of Natural Antioxidants with Nanobubbles and Nanoparticles. Redox Report 29(1):2333619.
• Zukić S, Osmanović A, Harej A, Kraljević Pavelić S, Špirtović-Halilović S, Veljović E, Roca S, Trifunović S, Završnik D, Maran U (2024). Data driven modelling of substituted pyrimidine and uracil-based derivatives, and validation with newly synthesized and antiproliferative evaluated compounds. IJMS, 25:9390.
• Jelovica L, Erceg N, Mešić V, Aviani I. Students’ understanding of microscopic models of electrical and thermal conductivity: Findings within the development of a multiple-choice concept inventory. Educ Sci. 2024;14(3):275-301.
• Miletić B, Sutter Y, Starčević-Klasan G, Courteney U, Jelovica L, Lekić A, Šegulja S. Malnutrition among the older adult: an additional challenge for the rehabilitation team – insights of a small population of Switzerland. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1436566.
• Jelovica L, Erceg N. Research on conceptual understanding of thermodynamic and transport phenomena of solids – microscopic models of electrical and thermal conductivity. Book of Extended Abstracts of the 4th World Conference on Physics Education: Embracing Changes Together. 2024;264-266.
• Miletić B, Sutter Y, Starčević-Klasan G, Courteney U, Jelovica L, Lekić A, Šegulja S. Malnutrition among the older adult: an additional challenge for the rehabilitation team – insights of a small population of Switzerland. Frontiers in Public Health. 09 July 2024;Vol 12: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436566
• Bošković S, Lekić A, Vlahović H. Procjena socioemocionalnog razvoja dojenčadi u Primorsko-goranskoj županiji. Paediatr Croat. 2024;68:1-12. – corresponding author
• Brusić J, Grubešić A, Jarić F, Vučković T, Lekić A, Šustić A, Protić A. Use of CPAP ventilation in non-ICU wards may Influence outcomes in patients with severe respiratory COVID-19. Medicina. 2024;60:582. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60040582
• Kosić M, Malnar D, Lekić A. A Study of 60 Patients with Low Back Pain to Compare Outcomes Following Magnetotherapy, Ultrasound, Laser, and Electrotherapy with and without Lumbosacral Kinesiotherapy. Med Sci Monit. 2024;30:e943732. https://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.943732
• Lekić A, Mance D. Miskoncepcije i stavovi o fizici kod studenata fizioterapije. Medicina Fluminensis. 2023;59(1):48-59.
• Staraj Bajcic T, Sorta-Bilajac Turina I, Lucijanic M, Sinozic T, Vuckovic M, Bazdaric K. Cyberchondria, Health Literacy, and Perception of Risk in Croatian Patients with Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV—A Cross-Sectional Study. Epidemiologia. 2024;5(3):525-538. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5030036
• Baždarić K, Marsh J, Nicholas D. Introducing the EASE Interactive Checklist for Submitting Authors. European Science Editing 2024;50:e129735. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2024.e129735. (editorial)
• Vuckovic M, Bazdaric K, Salibasic A, Loncar V, Slivsek G, Segulja S, Sorta-Bilajac Turina I. Effects of Nordic Walking on Functional Capacity of Women Cohort with Breast Cancer. Curr Oncol. 2024;25;31(6):2974-2984. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31060226.
• Jovanović, Željko; Pešut, Sara; Miletić, Bojan. Comparison of perception of stress and consumption of anxiolytics in hospital and out-hospital conditions: a cross-sectional study // Frontiers in Public Health, 1 (2024), 1; 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1339246
• Lipić, Antonija; Miletić, Bojan; Jovanović, Željko. The importance of informing about the preventive program for early detection of prostate cancer – a preliminary pilot study // Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, 1 (2024), 4; 100055-5. doi: 10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100055
• Jovanović, Željko; Spevan, Marija; Bošković Sandra; Švaljug Deana; Miletić Bojan. Health Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Study in Croatia // COVID, 4 (2024), 7; 998-1011. doi: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/7/69#
• Jovanović, Željko; Šarić, Maja; Miletić, Bojan. The Physical Activity and Dietary Habits of Nursing Students // Medical Research Archives, 12 (2024), 1; 1-7. doi: 10.18103/mra.v12i1.4911
• Tariba Lovaković B, Rašeta D, Lazarus M, Jurica K, Živković Semren T, Jurič A, Dramićanin A, Petrinec B, Bulog A, Brčić Karačonji I. Elemental and radiological characterisation of Arbutus unedo L. leaves and tea: Impact of preparation method on nutritional risk/benefit. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2024; in press
• Repac Antić D, Kovač B, Kolenc M, Brčić Karačonji I, Gobin I, Petković Didović M. Combinatory effect of nitroxoline and gentamicin in the control of uropathogenic Enterococci infections. Antibiotics. 2024;13:829.
• Milošević S, Bebek Markovinović A, Teslić N, Mišan A, Pojić M, Brčić Karačonji I, Jurica K, Lasić D, Putnik P, Bursać Kovačević D, Pavlić B. Use of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent (NADES) as a green extraction of antioxidant polyphenols from strawberry tree fruit (Arbutus unedo L.): An optimization study. Microchem J. 2024;200:110284.
• Katić A, Brčić Karačonji I, Micek V, Želježić D. Endocrine-disrupting effects of transplacental and translactational exposure to tembotrione on hormone status in Wistar rat offspring at different developmental stages: A pilot study. Toxics. 2024;12:533.
• Benković V, Vuković D, Đelatić I, Popović V, Jurica K, Knežević F, Brčić Karačonji I, Lucić Vrdoljak A, Kopjar N. Effects of strawberry tree water leaf extract and arbutin on biochemical markers and DNA integrity in brain cells of Lewis rats. Toxics. 2024;12:595.
• Jurič A, Brčić Karačonji I, Žunec S, Katić A, Gašić U, Milojković Opsenica D, Kopjar N. Protective role of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey against cyto/genotoxic effects induced by ultraviolet B radiation in vitro. J Api Res. 2024;63:513-22.
• Benković V, Tkalčec I, Knežević A, Jurica K, Knežević F, Brčić Karačonji I, Kopjar N. Effects of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) aqueous leaf extract and arbutin on PK-15 and HepG2 cells. Toxics. 2024;12:628.
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Tariba Lovaković B, Smoljo I, Jurič A, Orct T, Sekovanić A, Brajenović N, Brčić Karačonji I, Pehnec G, Lovrić M, Pleština M, Šprajc E, Lovković S, Jurasović J. Metal(loid)s, phthalate esters and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Croatian natural mineral waters: Regulatory compliance and associated health risk. Environ Technol Innov. 2024;34:103570.
• Bebek Markovinović A, Brdar D, Putnik P, Bosiljkov T, Durgo K, Huđek Turković A, Brčić Karačonji I, Jurica K, Pavlić B, Granato D, Bursać Kovačević D. Strawberry tree fruits (Arbutus unedo L.): Bioactive composition, cellular antioxidant activity, and 3D printing of functional foods. Food Chem. 2024;433:137287.
• Miletic B, Sutter Y, Starčević-Klasan G, Courteney U, Jelovica L, Lekić A, Šegulja S. Malnutrition among the older adult: an additional challenge for the rehabilitation team – insights of a small population of Switzerland. Front Public Health. 2024 Jul 9;12:1436566. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436566.
• Peharec M, Peharec S, Srhoj-Egekher V, Jerković R, Girotto D, Starčević-Klasan G. The Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon in Patients with Radiculopathy and Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2024 Apr 19;9(2):77. doi: 10.3390/jfmk9020077.

2019 – 2023

Associate Lejla Jelovica, Lecturer, MSc in Mathematics and Physics Education, on the UNIRI-plus project 2018: Research on Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Microscopic Models in Thermodynamics and the Development of Contemporary Methodological Tools, University of Rijeka, Croatia; Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Nataša Erceg, PhD
Project member: Assist. Prof. Mandi Orlić Bachler, PhD

Project type: Scientific research projects
Project title: Formal Reasoning and Semantics
Project duration: 01 December 2017 – 30 November 2022
Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Tin Perkov, PhD (Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb)
Funding source: Croatian Science Foundation
Project code: UIP-2017-05-9219

“Development and Improvement of Study Programmes in Line with the Croatian Qualifications Framework (CROQF) at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula” for the Nursing programme, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula; European Social Fund of the European Union: 2019–2022; Project team member: Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD

Project leader Assist. Prof. Irena Brčić Karačonji, PhD: “Biological Effects of Strawberry Tree Honey (Arbutus unedo L.) on Tumour and Healthy Human Cells”, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Foundation (2020–2021)

Project leader Assist. Prof. Irena Brčić Karačonji, PhD: “Chemical and Radiological Characterisation of Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo L.)”, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb (multi-annual programme funding of the Ministry of Science and Education) (2020–2021)

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2022 – 2023

Centre of Excellence for Marine Bioprospecting – BioProCro, EU Structural and Investment Funds within the Operational Programme “Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014–2020”, Call: Top Research of Scientific Centres of Excellence KK.01.1.1.01 (project coordinator IRB-Zagreb; Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD – Work Package Co-leader), 2017–2023

“SASPAS – Safe Anchoring and Seagrass Protection in the Adriatic Sea”, INTERREG V-A Italy; Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD – Work Package Leader for UNIRI, 2019–2022

University support for scientific research uniri-biomed-18-133: “Isolation and Characterisation of Secondary Metabolites from Marine Organisms of the Adriatic Sea and Evaluation of Their Biological Potential In Vitro”, Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD – Project Leader, completed 2023

Associate Assoc. Prof. Ksenija Baždarić, PhD on the project: Research on Knowledge and Attitudes of University of Rijeka Students on Dietary Supplements (uniri-iskusni-biomed-23-136), Project Leader: Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD, ongoing

“Teaching Critical Thinking in Science through Nanolearning and Virtual Exchange Principles – NANO-THINK”, ERASMUS-EDU-2023-VIRT-EXCH; Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD – Project Leader, ongoing

Project title: Karst Modelling with Public Health and Socio-Economic Implications
Project duration: 2020–2023
Funding source: UNIRI
Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Diana Mance, PhD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD

Project leader Assoc. Prof. Ksenija Baždarić, PhD: Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Open Science Tools in Biomedicine (uniri-biomed-18-99), completed

ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Programme HealthComm+: “Mastering Health Communication in the Era of Misinformation”; 2024; Co-leader: Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD

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2024 – 2025

University support for scientific research uniri-iskusni-biomed-23-136: Research on Knowledge and Attitudes of University of Rijeka Students on Dietary Supplements, Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD – Project Leader, ongoing

Project team member Prof. Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, PhD: “Inno-Collab” (ID 101217473), submitted to the EU funding programme HORIZON (HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-03-01 ERA Talents); Project leader: Scientific Research Institute Verlab for Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices and Artificial Intelligence

MSE NPOO.C3.2.R3-I1.05.0110: Proof of Innovative Concept: Scrotal Support in Surgical Treatment of the Perineal Region (2023–2026); Project Leader: Prof. Gordana Starčević-Klasan, PhD

UNIRI INOVA project: “Scrotal Surgical Support” (2023–2024); Project Leader: Prof. Gordana Starčević-Klasan, PhD

UNIRI research project: “Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Its Impact on Quality of Life in Women” (UNIRI biomed 18-283-1455) (2018–2023); Project Leader: Prof. Gordana Starčević-Klasan, PhD

UNIRI plus project: “Functional Assessment in Patients with Non-specific Low Back Pain in Diagnostics, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation” (Uniri-pr-biomed-19-8-7069) (2018–2021); Project team member: Prof. Gordana Starčević-Klasan, PhD

REMCO – Upskilling Counselling Workers for Remote, Online Services Provision (Erasmus+)
Project number: 2021-1-AT01-KA220-VET-000028037
Duration: 01 December 2021 – 31 May 2024
Funded by: European Commission
Project leader: Prof. Tanja Frančišković, PhD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Aleksandra Stevanović, PhD

AHEADinVET – mentAl HEalth AmbassaDors in VET institutions (Erasmus+)
Project number: 2022-1-AT01-KA220-VET-000088070
Duration: 01 November 2022 – 30 April 2025
Funded by: European Commission
Project leader: Prof. Tanja Frančišković, PhD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Aleksandra Stevanović, PhD

UNIRI Brine: Professional and Peer Support for Ensuring the Wellbeing of University of Rijeka Students
Duration: January 2024 – December 2025
Funded by: University of Rijeka
Coordinator: Student Counselling Centre, Prof. Sanja Smojver Ažić, PhD (Project Leader)
Partner: Faculty of Health Studies, Assist. Prof. Aleksandra Stevanović, PhD (Coordinator)

Associate Lejla Jelovica, Lecturer, MSc in Mathematics and Physics Education, on the UNIRI experienced researchers project 2023: Research on Perspectives of Primary School Physics Teaching in Conditions of a Shortage of Qualified Teachers in the Republic of Croatia, University of Rijeka, Croatia; Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Nataša Erceg, PhD

Project title: Clinical Significance of Multifunctional Matrix Metalloproteinases, Their Tissue Inhibitors and Immune Response in Neoplastic and Destructive Tissue Disorders
Duration: 2024–2025
Funding source: UNIRI
Project leader: Prof. Ines Mrakovčić-Šutić, PhD, MD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD

Project title: Dynamics of Groundwater Exchange in Sensitive and Protected Areas
Duration: 2024–2025
Funding source: UNIRI
Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Diana Mance, PhD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD

Project title: Microplastics in Different Environmental Components
Duration: 2023–2024
Funding source: UNIRI
Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Diana Mance, PhD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD

Project title: Interaction of Innate Immune Cells and Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in Professional Sport, Tissue Remodelling and Angiogenesis
Duration: 2019–2024
Funding source: UNIRI
Project leader: Prof. Ines Mrakovčić-Šutić, PhD, MD; Associate: Assist. Prof. Andrica Lekić, PhD

UNIRI INOVA project: “Scrotal Surgical Support” (2023–2024); Project team member: Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD

ERASMUS+ SPORT EPIK, “Education, Prevention, Intervention Kit” (2023–2025); Project team member: Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD

ERASMUS-EDU-2023-VIRT-EXCH: “Teaching Critical Thinking in Science through Nanolearning and Virtual Exchange Principles – NANO THINK” (2023–2026); Project team member: Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD

MSE NPOO.C3.2.R3-I1.05.0110: Proof of Innovative Concept: Scrotal Support in Surgical Treatment of the Perineal Region (2023–2026); Project team member: Assoc. Prof. Željko Jovanović, PhD

Project leader Assist. Prof. Irena Brčić Karačonji, PhD: “Pilot Project for Monitoring Intoxication with Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances”, Croatian Institute of Public Health (2024–2026)

Project leader Assist. Prof. Irena Brčić Karačonji, PhD: “Informing Beekeepers for High-Quality Propolis (InfoBeePro)”, Hrvatska elektroprivreda d.d. (2024–2025)Project leader Assist. Prof. Irena Brčić Karačonji, PhD: “Investigation of Toxic Effects of New Psychoactive Substances Using Biochemical and Molecular Biology Methods”, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb (multi-annual programme funding of the Ministry of Science and Education) and University North, Koprivnica (2020–2024)