Search Results - "SAPUNAR, Damir"

Acceptance of a systematic review as a thesis: survey of biomedical doctoral programs in Europe by Puljak, Livia, Sapunar, Damir

“…Systematic reviews (SRs) have been proposed as a type of research methodology that should be acceptable for a graduate research thesis. The aim of this study…”
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Switching Rat Resident Macrophages from M1 to M2 Phenotype by Iba1 Silencing Has Analgesic Effects in SNL-Induced Neuropathic Pain by Gheorghe, Roxana-Olimpia, Grosu, Andreea Violeta, Magercu, Melania, Ghenghea, Mihail-Sebastian, Zbarcea, Cristina Elena, Tanase, Alexandra, Negres, Simona, Filippi, Alexandru, Chiritoiu, Gabriela, Gherghiceanu, Mihaela, Dinescu, Sorina, Gaina, Gisela, Sapunar, Damir, Ristoiu, Violeta

“…Resident macrophages from dorsal root ganglia are important for the development of traumatic-induced neuropathic pain. In the first 5–7 days after a traumatic…”
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Web-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Knowledge of Systematic Reviews Among Health Science Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial by Krnic Martinic, Marina, Čivljak, Marta, Marušić, Ana, Sapunar, Damir, Poklepović Peričić, Tina, Buljan, Ivan, Tokalić, Ružica, Mališa, Snježana, Neuberg, Marijana, Ivanišević, Kata, Aranza, Diana, Skitarelić, Nataša, Zoranić, Sanja, Mikšić, Štefica, Čavić, Dalibor, Puljak, Livia

“…Background Lack of knowledge of systematic reviews (SRs) could prevent individual health care professionals from using SRs as a source of information in their…”
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Failure of action potential propagation in sensory neurons: mechanisms and loss of afferent filtering in C‐type units after painful nerve injury by Gemes, Geza, Koopmeiners, Andrew, Rigaud, Marcel, Lirk, Philipp, Sapunar, Damir, Bangaru, Madhavi Latha, Vilceanu, Daniel, Garrison, Sheldon R., Ljubkovic, Marko, Mueller, Samantha J., Stucky, Cheryl L., Hogan, Quinn H.

“…Key points The peripheral terminals of sensory neurons encode physical and chemical signals into trains of action potentials (APs) and transmit these trains to…”
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Creating an online educational intervention to improve knowledge about systematic reviews among healthcare workers: mixed-methods pilot study by Krnic Martinic, Marina, Malisa, Snjezana, Aranza, Diana, Civljak, Marta, Marušić, Ana, Sapunar, Damir, Poklepovic Pericic, Tina, Buljan, Ivan, Tokalic, Ruzica, Cavic, Dalibor, Puljak, Livia

“…Abstract Background Lack of knowledge about systematic reviews (SRs) could prevent individual healthcare workers (HCWs) from using SRs as a source of…”
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Predictors of attrition and academic success of medical students: a 30-year retrospective study by Maslov Kruzicevic, Silvija, Barisic, Katarina Josipa, Banozic, Adriana, Esteban, Carlos David, Sapunar, Damir, Puljak, Livia

“…To determine attrition and predictors of academic success among medical students at University of Split, Croatia. We analysed academic records of 2054 students…”
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Improving completion rates of students in biomedical PhD programs: an interventional study by Viđak, Marin, Tokalić, Ružica, Marušić, Matko, Puljak, Livia, Sapunar, Damir

“…Analysis of graduation success at the University of Split School of Medicine PhD programs conducted in 2011 revealed that only 11% of students who enrolled and…”
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Intraganglionic AAV6 results in efficient and long-term gene transfer to peripheral sensory nervous system in adult rats by Yu, Hongwei, Fischer, Gregory, Ferhatovic, Lejla, Fan, Fan, Light, Alan R, Weihrauch, Dorothee, Sapunar, Damir, Nakai, Hiroyuki, Park, Frank, Hogan, Quinn H

“…We previously demonstrated safe and reliable gene transfer to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) using a direct microinjection procedure to deliver recombinant…”
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Overactive bladder symptoms in patients undergoing rigid and flexible cystoscopy by Saratlija Novakovic, Zana, Puljak, Livia, Sapunar, Damir, Remzi, Mesut, Fajkovic, Harun, Resch, Irene, Abufaraj, Mohammad, Riedl, Claus, Engelhardt, Paul, Hübner, Wilhelm, Breinl, Eckart, Duvnjak, Mario, Seklehner, Stephan

“…Purpose To evaluate overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in patients undergoing diagnostic cystoscopy. Overall changes in the entire study population were…”
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Assessing the quality and completeness of reporting in health systems guidance for pandemics using the AGREE-HS tool by Ursić, Luka, Žuljević, Marija F, Vuković, Miro, Bralić, Nensi, Roje, Rea, Matas, Jakov, Mijatović, Antonija, Sapunar, Damir, Marušić, Ana

“…BackgroundDuring health emergencies, leading healthcare organisations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Centre for Disease Control and…”
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Efficacy and safety of pulsed radiofrequency as a method of dorsal root ganglia stimulation for treatment of non-neuropathic pain: a systematic review by Vuka, Ivana, Došenović, Svjetlana, Marciuš, Tihana, Ferhatović Hamzić, Lejla, Vučić, Katarina, Sapunar, Damir, Puljak, Livia

“…We systematically reviewed the evidence on the efficacy and safety of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) targeted pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) versus any comparator for…”
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Detection of neuropathic pain in a rat model of peripheral nerve injury by HOGAN, Quinn, SAPUNAR, Damir, MODRIC-JEDNACAK, Ksenija, MCCALLUM, J. Bruce

“…Behavioral criteria that confirm neuropathic pain in animal injury models are undefined. Therefore, the authors sought clinically relevant measures that…”
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Depression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in dorsal root ganglion neurons after spinal nerve ligation by Kojundzic, Sanja Lovric, Puljak, Livia, Hogan, Quinn, Sapunar, Damir

“…The enzyme calcium/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is associated with memory and its α isoform is critical for development of activity‐induced…”
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The business process management software for successful quality management and organization: case study from the University of Split School of medicine by Sapunar, Damir

“…Objective. Our aim was to describe a comprehensive model of internal quality management (QM) at a medical school founded on the business process analysis (BPA)…”
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Behavioral Changes Following Experimentally-Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats by Banozic, Adriana, Grkovic, Ivica, Puljak, Livia, Sapunar, Damir

“…Rats with experimentally-induced acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have proven to be a clinically relevant model for visceral pain. As there are no behavioral…”
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Postlaminectomy Stabilization of the Spine in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain Reduces Pain-Related Behavior by BUSIC, Zeljko, KOSTIC, Sandra, KOSTA, Vana, CARIJA, Robert, PULJAK, Livia, SAPUNAR, Damir

“…Spine deformity and pain-related behavior after laminectomy with and without spine stabilization were investigated. We tested hypothesis that spine…”
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Distinct membrane effects of spinal nerve ligation on injured and adjacent dorsal root ganglion neurons in rats by SAPUNAR, Damir, LJUBKOVIC, Marko, LIRK, Philipp, MCCALLUM, J. Bruce, HOGAN, Quinn H

“…Painful peripheral nerve injury results in disordered sensory neuron function that contributes to the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain. However, the relative…”
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Apoptosis and active caspase-3 expression in human granulosa cells by Glamoclija, Violeta, Vilović, Katarina, Saraga-Babić, Mirna, Baranović, Anamarija, Sapunar, Damir

“…To document the expression of activated forms of caspase-3 in human granulosa cells. Laboratory study. In vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory of the Split…”
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Painful peripheral nerve injury decreases calcium current in axotomized sensory neurons by MCCALLUM, J. Bruce, KWOK, Wai-Meng, SAPUNAR, Damir, FUCHS, Andreas, HOGAN, Quinn H

“…Reports of Ca(2+) current I(Ca) loss after injury to peripheral sensory neurons do not discriminate between axotomized and spared neurons. The spinal nerve…”
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Management of teaching processes using Share point platform: A case study from the University of Split School of Medicine by Sapunar, Damir

“…Objective. To develop a software tool that will combine teaching timetables with the generation of reports on teaching load. Methods. The University of Split…”
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