University of Rijeka

Optimisation and Application of Kinetic Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters Aimed at Powering Autonomous Sensors

Piezoelectric energy harvesters, characterised by design simplicity, robustness, high energy density and conversion efficiency, as well as scalability, are a viable choice for transducing ubiquitous kinetic energy in a reliable and stable electrical energy source aimed at powerin...

Discordance between symptomatic, echocardiographic and renal trajectories after SGLT2 inhibitor initiation in heart failure: a landmark analysis of the prospective CaRD registry

Objectives To quantify the concordance and stability of symptomatic, echocardiographic and renal trajectories after sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) initiation and examine their association with subsequent events.Methods This day-210 landmark analysis included 61...

Superficial Temporal Artery Access for Angiography in a Patient With Leriche Syndrome, Subclavian Artery Occlusions, Multiple Acute Arterial Thromboses, and Heart Failure

Despite significant progress in revascularization techniques, the vascular approach itself can still be a challenge in complex polyvascular disease. In this case report, we describe the feasibility of a potentially underutilized alternative vascular approach in a patient with mul...

Medicine Inventories and Practices of Self-Medication in Households of Medical and Pharmacy Students at the University of Rijeka, Croatia: A Cross-Sectional Study with Implications for Healthcare Professions Education

Background/Objectives: Self-medication and keeping medicine inventory in households are common practices, even among healthcare professionals and healthcare professions students. Despite their knowledge of appropriate medicine use and storage, these practices are not always respo...

Continuous reference curves for hematology and biochemistry analytes in pregnancy – a prospective study

OBJECTIVES: Pregnancy involves dynamic metabolic changes that cannot be accurately interpreted using population reference intervals (RI). The aim was to develop continuous reference curves for common hematology and biochemistry laboratory analytes in pregnancy and to assess their...