Catalogue of Knowledge SCIENCE FIRST 001 Overview of Scientific Research and Art Projects of the University of Rijeka 2019 - 2021 19 Catalogue of Knowledge 21 IMPRESSUM PUBLISHER University Of Rijeka Trg braće Mažuranića 10 51000 Rijeka, Croatia FOR THE PUBLISHER Prof. Snježana Prijić - Samaržija, Ph.D., UNIRI Rector EDITOR IN CHIEF Prof. Alen Ružić, M.D., Ph.D., UNIRI Vice - Rector for Science and Arts CONCEPT AND DESIGN mikser EDITORIAL BOARD AND Karmen Pupovac, spec. inf. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Anja Šegulja Nina Kolaković, MAT in English and Croatian Language Edita Petronijević, M. A. EDITIONS Electronic Croatian version, electronic English version printed English version ISBN ISBN 978-953-7720-42-1 CIP The CIP record is available in the computer catalog of the University of Rijeka Library under number 140726070 Rijeka, September 2019 The digital version of the 'Catalogue of Knowledge' is available at the following link www.uniri.hr or on demand at [email protected] This 'Catalogue of Knowledge' contains an overview of the scientific - research and art projects of the University of Rijeka registered in 2018, and approved for institutional funding up to 2021. It includes an overview of projects financed by external, national and international sources in the academic year 2018/2019, as well as projects funded by the University of Rijeka in the period 2019/2020 as part of the Rijeka European Capital of Culture 2020 (ECOC2020), Campus Neighbourhood. The Catalogue of Knowledge is intended for University of Rijeka employees, students, and associates, as well as representatives of other scientific and higher education institutions as part of a presentation by the University of Rijeka. In addition to the three project groups presented in this Catalogue of Knowledge, the University of Rijeka also implements additional program funding lines in order to give a comprehensive boost to scientific - research and artistic productivity. In the moment of printing this issue of the Catalogue of Knowledge, the following tenders are underway: UNIRI - plus projects, i.e. scientific - research projects in young scientific - educational areas, and ZIP UNIRI projects adapted to development priorities and specialized strategic goals of the University of Rijeka constituents. SCIENCE FIRST 004 CATALOGUE OF KNOWLEDGE Content ▼ 007 259 A Word from ECOC2020 Madam Rector Projects, Campus Neighbourhood 009 UNIRI Projects 291 010 Biomedical and Community’s Biotechnical Sciences review 098 Social Sciences 154 Humanities 174 Natural Sciences 199 Technical Sciences 242 Arts 295 List of authors 249 Subsidies 307 List of institutions 006 SEMPER MAGIS A Word from Madam Rector Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Universities are not simply public institutions Ph.D., whose employees engage in research projects. University of Rijeka Madam Universities are the confluence of the most educated Rector people in society, scientists and artists who devote their life experiments to incessant research for the everyday benefit of society. However, we have never been exposed to such movements that disprove or relativize science in favour of pseudo - scientific and dogmatic ideologies, and which are falsely represented as critical or pluralistic. It is not necessary to mystify or romanticise the role of universities and their research, but it is certainly necessary to oppose the nameless and unreasoned culture of ignorance that questions the importance of universities and the sciences. We must never lose sight of Goethe's words: 'There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.' I deeply believe that there is no alternative to science and scientific research. There will be no hope for us should we falter in our belief in the value of education and science, and in the public good that only education and science can bring. If we stop believing, we will lose our greatest fortune in these times of crisis. Disagreement and diversity are an inseparable part of science, and failure is often as important as success. All of us should consider these thoughts chosen from Marcus Aurelius’ 'Meditations'. 'Let us try to be focused on what is ahead of us every minute, with the right fortitude, the will to do good and to be just. Let us not assume that something is impossible if it seems difficult. We can do anything and everything that is not humanly impossible. Should we be warned that we are wrong because we made a mistake or we have a wrong perspective, we should change our attitude. Truth cannot do any harm to anyone, but persistence in self - deception and ignorance can.' 007 228 PROJECTS 008 UNIRI projects UNIRI PROJECTS represent a system of tendering process allowed a convergence fundamental institutional funding of of the institutional terminology in line the University of Rijeka’s research with the valid acts of the University and activities, conducted on a competitive ensured the implementation of a system basis, through the tendering process, of scientific visibility for project and with external independent scientific managers and associates in international evaluation. The terms of the tenders scientific bases. According to their field include all the relevant development of application, the funded projects are policies of the University of Rijeka, divided into natural sciences, technical in line with the Scientific Grant sciences, biomedical and biotechnical Agreement of the University of Rijeka and sciences, social sciences, humanities, the Ministry of Science and Education and arts. There are 228 approved UNIRI of the Republic of Croatia and were projects, and the data presented in this formulated according to the guidelines issue was all generated from project of the relevant institutional bodies: the applications approved for funding. International Scientific Council, the Expert Council for Internationalisation, Research and Projects, the Council for Science and the University of Rijeka Senate. In addition to the scientific relevance of the hypotheses, research plans and the development of the scientific - research teams, the elements of the projects’ contribution to the total institutional development, knowledge transfer, scientific visibility, inclusion and advancement of doctoral students, and compliance with the S3 Strategy of Smart Specialisation have also been evaluated in project applications, as well as creating preconditions and incentives to involve researchers in external competitive sources of science funding. The tendering process was initiated in September 2018 and completed in March 2019, and funding for research projects was granted for a three - year period with an obligation to submit annual reports and evaluation of results, with a one - year period for art projects and subsidies. The 009 UNIRI PROJECTS / Biomedical and Biotechnical Sciences ▼ 013 Bacterial Pathogenesis – from Research to Clinics Locomotor System 014 Morphological and Functional Research of the Iliopsoas 031 The Clinical Significance of Low Level JAK2 V617F Muscle and Deep Back Muscles in Rabbits Mutation in Peripheral Blood: An Examination of and Patients with Lower Back Pain the Effect on Phenotype and Prognosis 015 The Predictive and Prognostic Role of Immune System 032 The Positive Experience of Childbirth and the Use of Cells, PD-1, PDL-1 and Heat Shock Proteins in Non - medication Methods of Labour Pain Relief Patients with Triple Negative, HER-2 Positive and 033 The Neuroprotective Role of Progesterone Receptors Neo - adjuvantly Treated Breast Cancer 034 The Role of Anti - viral NK Cells in the Development of 016 Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Open Science Tools in Diabetic Nephropathy Biomedicine 035 Deciphering the Immunoregulatory Potential of Soluble 017 Arf GTPases in the Regulation of Endosomal Trafficking PVR during Cytomegalovirus Infection 036 High - throughput Analysis of Glycosylation of Plasma, 018 Molecular Biomarkers of Cancerogenesis in Laryngeal Serum and Cell Squamous Epithelial Lesions 037 Identification of New Vps34 Interacting Partners in 019 The Role of Brain - resident CD4+ T Cells in Congenitally Megakaryopoiesis Infected Mice 038 Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients with Type 1 020 Development of New Analytical Methods in the Diabetes Mellitus – The Impact on the Analysis of Imidacloprid Residues and their Development of Disease Complications and Quality Degradation Products in the Olive Orchard Soils of of Life Primorje - Gorski Kotar County 039 The Feasibility of Introducing Synthesised 2D 021 The Prevalence of, and Clinical significance of, Hepatitis Mammography Combined with Tomosynthesis for B Surface Antigen Mutants the National Breast Cancer Screening Programme 022 Biological Monitoring of Volatile Aromatic 040 Craniodentofacial Biometry – 2D and 3D Technology in Hydrocarbons Influence (BTEX) on the Health of Identification, Diagnostics and Treatment the Population of Primorje - Gorski Kotar County 041 An Evaluation of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients 023 The Role of NK Cells in the Control of Urinary Infections with Spondyloarthritis in Adults 042 The Inflammatory Potential of Diet in Obesity and 024 MRI Markers for Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease Associated Metabolic Complications 025 The Role of Recently Discovered Proteases in Colorectal 043 Apoptotic Cell Death in Vascular Disease Cancer Development and Progression 044 Isolation and Characterisation of Secondary Metabolites 026 Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Primary from Marine Organisms of the Adriatic Sea and Health Care - New Interventions Evaluation of their Biological