Slovak National Museum

To assess the dynamics in blood concentrations of vitamins (A, B6, B12, D, E,), trace elements such as selenium, magnesium, zinc, and iron (transferrin), and metabolite homocysteine during pregnancy and postpartum. Cross-sectional, national cohort study conducted between January and June 2024. Slovakia. Pregnant and postpartum women. From venous blood and capillary dry blood spot micronutrients were analysed using standard biochemical and biophysical methods. Group differences in blood micronutrient levels across pregnancy and postpartum. Our findings reveal significant differences in maternal micronutrient levels across pregnancy and postpartum. While some nutrients, including vitamin D and folate, remained relatively stable, others such as vitamin A, B12, iron and zinc were observed at lower levels, and vitamin E at higher levels during pregnancy. Vitamin E levels in the 3rd trimester frequently exceeded reference values for the general adult population, whereas zinc levels were significantly lower postpartum. We observed high prevalence of vitamin B12 and iron deficiencies, as indicated by transferrin saturation, particularly in the 3rd trimester. Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent throughout pregnancy and postpartum. Finally, our analysis demonstrated that dried blood spot (DBS) technology provides comparable results to venous blood analysis for measuring vitamin A, D and homocysteine levels.

International scientific conference Topical issues of social science under martial law in Ukraine : conference proceedings (March 27–28, 2024 Oradea, Rumunia). Riga, Latvia : Baltija Publishing, 2024. 216 pages.

Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, where the Seminar for Musicology was also established. The latter created a professional base for the development of Slovak music-historical research, especially for heuristics and for the preservation of extant music-historical sources from several places of present-day Slovakia.

Abstract In study are presented data of the insectivores (Eulipotyphla from three families, i.e., Erinaceidae, Soricidae and Talpidae) specimens deposited in the collection of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov (SMB), Slovakia. In total, data of 469 individuals from twenty-eight sites of eastern Slovakia were evaluated. This collection includes individuals collected in various places and times mainly from northeastern Slovakia. Individuals were acquired in 1956–1982, but mainly in 1956 (n = 150, 31.9%) and 1979 (n = 107, 22.8%). Moreover, one specimen of the Miller’s water shrew (Neomys anomalus) had signs of „melanism“, i.e., the dorsal side (back) was velvety black and a ventral (abdominal) side was the gray-black with a touch of silver.

Pompeian bronze vessels of Chancellor K

Finds from the Teplica castle.e Teplica castle near the village of Sklené Teplice is one of the less known medieval castles in the central Pohronie region.So far it hasn't been the subject of thorough archaeological excavations, but we just have some nds from conducted survey.Its origin presumably dates back to 13 th or 14 th century, although there are no genuine written sources con rming it.e castle was most intensively inhabited notably in the second half of the 15 th century, as documented from original sources dating back to that period.Back then it was under the control of the Brotherhood (Hussite warriors) led by Ján Jiskra of Brandýs.It is con rmed also by archaeological and numismatic nds, incl.the late Gothic seal presented in this paper.

Zbojnckym piesam ako vraznmu nru slovenskho folklru venovali bdatelia na Slovensku pomerne vek pozornos. Texty a meldie zbojnckych piesn s bohato dokumentovan v poetnch zbierkach piesn,

Known Plecoptera data published from Azerbaijan are critically reviewed. New records of 28 species are enumerated on the basis of specimens collected between 2017 and 2019, among them 16 are new for the fauna of Azerbaijan. Nemoura irani Aubert, 1964 is new for the whole Caucasian region, Leuctra sanainica Zhiltzova, 1960 and Plesioperla sakartvella (Zhiltzova, 1956) are new for the Greater Caucasus. The female and larva of an unknown Protonemura Kempny, 1898 species, collected in the Talysh Mts, are illustrated and described under temporary name Protonemura sp. AZE-1. A new species of Protonemura, collected both in the Azerbaijan and Georgian areas of the Greater Caucasus, will be formally described in a further paper. A male Protonemura specimen was found to be infected by mermithid worms, morphological lesions are illustrated and commented; this is the second documented case of mermithid infection in stoneflies. Subspecies level identity of Azerbaijani populations of Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) proved to be problematic, morphological characters of the specimens are illustrated. Synonymy of Isoperla caucasica Balinsky, 1950 and I. pulchra Balinsky, 1950 under I. bithynica (Kempny, 1908) is disputed, the two names are combined under I. grammatica (Poda, 1761) sensu lato.

Estimation of the catchment area of a karst spring is not possible in all areas for various reasons. The Slovak Karst is protected by the highest degree of protection and karst springs are used as a source of drinking water for the second largest city in Slovakia, Košice. From this reason, no results on ionic runoff or chemical denudation have been published from this area and the most appropriate way to obtain information about the denudation rate is to determine the ionic runoff. This paper provides an overview of ionic runoff results based on sampling and analysis of karst water from six springs in the period November 2013–October 2016 (three hydrological years) and periodic measurements. Springs have significantly fluctuated flow rates from 0 L/s in summer and autumn up to 192 L/s, and episodic events during the snow melting and heavy rain in the spring of 2013 are also known (more than 380 L/s). The total value of ionic runoff for the area of 40,847 m3/y.km2 is comparable with the Vracanska Plateau in Bulgaria, which lies at a similar altitude and with a similar amount of precipitation.