MMSL, 2017 (vol. 86), issue 4
THE 93rd SEASON OF OUR FACULTY JOURNAL: A FOREWORD BY PROF. PAVEL BOSTIK, M.D., Ph.D., DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF MILITARY HEALTH SCIENCESLetter to the editor
Pavel Boštík
MMSL 2017, 86(4):142-143 
Dear readers,you have been reading the last issue of this year of the scientific journal Military Medical Science Letters -MMSL, which represents the scientific publishing platform of the Faculty of Military Health Sciences. Our journal is unique not only due to its specialization on the biomedical research primarily pertaining to the military area, but also due to its uninterrupted history since 1925. History this long is unusual for a scientific journal even within the European or worldwide comparison.
EDITORIALAnnouncement
Jan Korábečný
MMSL 2017, 86(4):144
First of all, I would like to thank you for expressed favour during the year 2017. This applies not only to all the readers but also to all authors who actively contributed in 2017. In this year, we faced several fundamental changes in the Military Medical Science Letters. Firstly, after several years being solely focused on accepting articles in English we also started publishing articles in Czech. Secondly, our website (mmsl.cz) is out-of-date and we expect running a new website soon...
THE CENTRAL ROLE OF GLUCOSE IN METABOLISM AND NUTRITION OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTSReview article
Pavel Skořepa, Ondřej Sobotka, Joao Fortunato, Vladimír Bláha, Jan M. Horáček
MMSL 2017, 86(4):145-157 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2017.026
To carry out the physiological functions and maintaining human life requires the regular supply of essential nutrients in the form of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. These macronutrients not only provide energy for metabolic role, but also act as an important structural or signal molecules. Glucose is the main carbohydrate in mammals, almost all dietary carbohydrates are converted to glucose, which is essential, not only for the intermediate metabolism. Specific changes in metabolism occur in critical ill patient. Autonomic nervous system together with hormone production play essential role in maintaining adequate glucose metabolism in the critical...
VIRAL HEPATITIS E - STILL A LOT OF UNKNOWNSReview article
Hana Střítecká, Vanda Boštíková
MMSL 2017, 86(4):158-162 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2017.027
Hepatitis E virus is responsible for epidemics and also endemics of this kind of diseases in humans, through waterborne, foodborne and zoonotic transmissions. A lot of aspects of VHE pathogenesis, replication, and immunological responses remain unknown up to this time. The virus is an extremly understudied but on other hand important human pathogen.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SURGERY OF THE HANDReview article
Pavel Maňák
MMSL 2017, 86(4):163-166
The circumstances of the WW II, paradoxically, contributed to the development of modern surgery of the hand, when General Norman T. Kirk, the US Army Surgeon General at that time, initiated establishment of centers for treatment of war hand injuries. Concurrently, he asked Sterling Bunnell, the author of the book Surgery of the hand, to train specialists in order to diminish number of disabled persons due to hand injuries. In 1946, nine leaders of those centers were among others who established the American Society of Hand Surgery, while Sterling Bunnell became its first President. Bunnell's influence exceeded the American continent noticeably. Some...
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PROTECTION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLICReview article
Pavla Rožánková
MMSL 2017, 86(4):167-173 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2017.029
Together with the protection of the sick and wounded in armed conflicts, rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) provide protection to medical facilities and personnel. Despite universal acknowledgement of these rules, their violations occur regularly. Causes of these violations are numerous and complex, however, in order to be respected, IHL rules need to be in the first place implemented within domestic legislations of individual states. Specific measures to be taken are to a certain extent left up to discretion of every state concerned. This article examines existing legislation and measures adopted in this context by the national authorities...
11th FACULTY CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS IN POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ - 3. 10. 2017Meeting abstracts
Jan Korábečný
MMSL 2017, 86(4):174-187
Altogether 32 doctoral degree students presented their work at the 11th faculty conference this year. The lectures were divided into four thematic sections. In the first section of epidemiology and medical microbiology, five students presented. In the second section of infectious biology and military radiobiology, 13 students attended. In the section of preventive medicine, military surgery and military internal medicine, we the audience was presented with six contributions. There were eight participants in the last section of toxicology. The eleventh year of the faculty conference fulfilled our expectations, the students demonstrated their readiness...
FIRST AID IN BATTLE FIELD 2017Announcement
Jiří Néma, Lenka Čechová
MMSL 2017, 86(4):188-189
17th CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY OF MILITARY PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS AND VETERINARIANS, CZECH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION J. E. PURKINJELetter to the editor
Jan M. Horáček
MMSL 2017, 86(4):190-191
13th HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION FORUM 2018Announcement
Klára Kubelková
MMSL 2017, 86(4):192
Slavonice, Czech Republic, April 16th - 19th, 2018. The conference fee: 3 000,- CZK. Accommodation: Hotel Besidka, Hotel Arkada and Hotel Dania. Contact to organizer: Klara Kubelkova, Ph.D. FoMHS, UoD, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Tel: +420 973 255 193, klara.kubelkova@unob.cz.