Lovro Štefan's research while affiliated with University of Zagreb and other places

... Total score is 37, with a change of ≥ 2 points considered clinically meaningful [19]. To evaluate a possible ceiling effect of these motor function tests, patients with ≥ 500 m in 6MWT [20], ≥60 points in HFMSE score and ≥ 35 points in RULM score were depicted at baseline and at m38. The ability to walk independently was defined according to WHO criteria: taking five steps in upright position with the back straight without any contact with persons or objects [21]. ...

... Makroszinten a sport nemzetgazdasági, valamint a nemzetközi sportesemények gazdasági hatása válik mérhetővé. Mikroszinten a sportszervezetek működésének kérdései jelennek meg, míg a két szint között elhelyezkedő mezoszint a sportágak sajátosságaival, különböző ligák és bajnokságok gazdaságtanával foglalkozik (András, 2003b;Kasović, Škrinjarić, & Štefan, 2020). ...

... The ICC values 16,26,27,38 and Bland-Altman plots 12, 26,38,41 showed good correlation and fair agreement for weight and height measurements between self-reported and direct-measured methods and this concurred with findings from many other countries. Similar results were also found in a separate analysis by sex for ICC and Bland Altman plot where both boys and girls had a good correlation and fair agreement between both weight and height measurement methods. ...

... De manera similar, un estudio realizado en Croacia con 350 estudiantes universitarios (edad promedio 19.81± 1.26) estableció una fuerte asociación inversamente proporcional entre el nivel de actividad física con el peso, el imc y el porcentaje graso. Mientras que existió una relación positiva con el porcentaje de masa corporal, con relación a la dieta mediterránea, los investigadores reportaron una asociación positiva con la masa libre de grasa, solamente en hombres (Štefan, Čule, Milinović, Juranko & Sporiš, 2017). Pese a incrementarse la actividad física principalmente en las fases de intervención y al cambio positivo a nivel antropométrico en casi todos estos indicadores, no se encontró un mejoramiento sustancial de la aptitud física, lo cual pudo ocurrir por: a) falta de hacer metas de cumplimiento en torno a la asistencia al gimnasio; b) falta de automonitoreo sobre el cumplimiento de los planes de entrenamiento; c) enfocarse en las metas de pasos sin tener en cuenta los datos de la primera valoración de la aptitud física; d) diferentes evaluadores con diferente grado de dominio de las pruebas; e) mayor énfasis en el desarrollo de habilidades act sobre los lapsus dietéticos que los relacionados con el ejercicio; f) intereses de actividad física distintos al ejercicio estructurado en un plan de entrenamiento; g) diversos entrenadores con diferentes características que no garantizaran el desarrollo de una relación de confianza para generar adherencia, y h) se requirió conocer la respuesta de los individuos a las intensidades de ejercicio planteadas para ajustar el proceso de dosis-respuesta (Parfitt & Hughes, 2009) o bien para regularse ante un lapsus de actividad física debido a señales de dolor o aburrimiento (Forman, et al., 2016). ...

... The development of the KidMed Test took into consideration aspects sustaining Mediterranean dietary patterns and also those undermining it. A previous study evidenced that KIDMED questionnaire is a reliable instrument for assessing adherence to the Mediterranean diet [16]. The KidMed index ranges from 0 to 12, based on a 16-question test. ...

... [40]. A survey in non-Mediterranean countries with 3071 adolescents showed 13.3% with good MD adherence and poor MD adherence among 39.0% [41]. These data further support the acceptable dietary quality in the present study. ...

... Stipriai dislokuotas lūžis, be žievės kontakto su lūžgaliu, gali būti su rotaciniu poslinkiu metodas. Šio metodo esmė, jog kitaip nei kryžminio perkutaninės osteosintezės Kiršnerio strypais (POKS) metodo atveju, antrasis Kiršnerio strypas į medialinį krumplį veriamas iš lateralinės pusės, todėl alkūninis nervas "nepakimba" ant medialiai įverto strypo, taip sumažinant neurologinių komplikacijų riziką [19][20][21]. Dorgan metodas laikomas sudėtingesniu, nei tradicinis kryžminis POKS metodas, todėl mokslininkų tyrimai buvo nukreipti šio metodo modifikavimui. LSMU Kauno klinikose mokslininkai patvirtino modifikuotą Dorgan metodą (MDM) [22]. ...

... For that reason, it is important to revisit them to expand our knowledge on the situational conditions that affect performance . Despite that, it is a fact that scientific literature on women's basketball is still limited (Conte et al., 2015;Kreivyte et al., 2013;Milanović et al., 2016), although "women's basketball analysis through game-related statistics would seem to be an important area of research" (Gómez et al., 2009, p. 278), even though the evolution of women's basketball has not been falling behind men's basketball. This is corroborated by the fact that a mere 15 months after the first experimental basketball match was played between two classes at Springfield YMCA (21 December 1891), Senda Berenson Abbott organized the first ever match between women's teams in this sport at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, on 22 March 1893 (Simović and Pavlović, 2013). ...

... Alongside with the variables of field goals made and percentage of field goals, free throws made and 2 points made were found significant in the first model, and the percentage of free throws in the second model. The correlations between the shooting parameters and final results have been found in some other studies too (Gómez et al., 2006;Koh, Wang, & Mallett, 2012;Nakić, 2004;Milanović at al., 2016a;Milanović, Štefan, & Škegro, 2016b), while the significance of 2 points made has been found in a study of women's basketball (Gómez et al., 2009). The fact that we extracted the variable of 2 points made as the significant one in terms of the final score could probably be explained by the findings of Oliver (2004) who claims that "in the WNBA the game pace has been getting slower, and efficiency has been getting better, this may be explained because coaches prepare games and competitions with more emphasis on better field-goals selection and better ballhandling skills" (cited in Gómez et al., 2009, pp. ...

... Given the simplified conditions in such tests (e.g., no defending players), it may have been possible to discriminate between players in more categories than in the present study, in which players' performance was assessed in a real basketball game. Further, the analysis of the game-related statistics from international tournaments of youth and senior national teams demonstrated that players on winning teams performed better in shooting than those on losing teams (Csataljay et al., 2009;Lorenzo et al., 2010;Milanovic et al., 2016;Leicht et al., 2017). Studies on national team programs demonstrated that at least 70% of youth basketball players selected for such programs were retained from one year to the next (Kalén et al., 2021). ...