Ruđer Bošković Institute

Catalytic Protocolfor the Construction of SpirofluorenylIndenes and Evaluation of Their Structural and Photophysical Properties

Abstract The spirofluorenyl indenes are unexplored constituents of the spirofluorene family. This is primarily because of the lack of synthetic protocols that offer both structural diversity and ease of preparation. To bridge this gap, this work presents a simple method that util...

Substrate-Independent Intelligence in Autonomous Robotics: From Embodied Cognition to Anorganic Reasoning

In modern times we are more and more challenged by the emergence of new technologies penetrating our everyday life. However, for good or bad, the human imagination, and the need for creation, were always the strongest developmental forces. Regarding the extremely fast proliferati...

Candidate Biological Indicators of Occupational Stress in Healthcare Workers: Heart Rate, Free Triiodothyronine and HDL Cholesterol—A Cross-Sectional Study

Background/Objectives: Healthcare staff, especially nurses, face high occupational stress, yet objective biological indicators that complement self-report are not well established. We examined whether metabolic, hormonal and physiological markers act as indicators of stress and r...