University of Split

The main goal of the research is to improve the search and rescue system at sea, especially the part related to the early detection of man at sea. Today's primary equipment for surviving in sea, required by SOLAS, is life jackets that is equipped with a whistle and a light. However, already today there are non SOLAS solutions that offer special transmitters that can help in fast and efficient finding, but they are mostly not standardized, and the equipment is relatively expensive.

This team explores new technologies and their application in the areas of maritime affairs and transportation. These technologies, include 3D printing for design and production of spare parts, thermographic camera applied in surveillance and increased safety of maritime transport, application of IT technology in maritime affairs, sensory fusion and signal processing within the emerging technology of autonomous ships.

The main topic of this research group is awareness of importance of oral health care in general population. Current research lines include dental trauma knowledge (school teachers, students, parents), dental caries prevention knowledge (students, Women during pregnancy, parents), prevention of oral diseases (pediatrics, parents).

http://www.mefst.unist.hr/research/research-groups-and-laboratories/breastfeeding-medicine/4981

http://www.mefst.unist.hr/research/research-groups-and-laboratories/neuroscience-and-sleep/5062

1. Basic research of respiratory and cardiovascular systems and mechanisms of hypoxia- or hypercapnia-induced respiratory neuroplasticity (animal in vivo research).

The scopes of research include spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric methods for the determination of antioxidative potential of different substrates including in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo samples like human blood (plasma, serum), tissues (animal, human) and different herbals. Recent research by this group has been focused on skin models of damages (mechanical, UV, chemical) and on various treatment potential of different substances for skin.

The main scope of our research is to evaluate the new emerging method of pain monitoring in ophthalmological practice. Our research is conducted in collaboration with prof.Hanne Storm from University of Oslo,Norway, School of Medicine who has developed the skin conductance pain monitoring device and prof.Goran Petrovski, from University of Oslo, Oslo University hospital- Department of Ophthalmology and Centre for eye research.

First identified genetic variants for most thyroid hormones/antibodies have been recently published by our research group. For now, only 5.34% of genetic variance has been explained for parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels while calcitonin and osteocalcin, which together with PTH regulate blood calcium homeostasis, have not been analysed on a genome-wide level. Prediction analyses have gained increasing significance over the last few years. The aim of such analyses is to predict the value of a quantitative trait based on genetic and environmental parameters.

http://www.mefst.unist.hr/research/research-groups-and-laboratories/laboratory-for-early-human-development-5047/5047

http://www.mefst.unist.hr/research/research-groups-and-laboratories/laboratory-for-biochemistry/4975