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Comparison of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and conventional methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Kosovo

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem worldwide, with the highest mortality occurring in developing countries. The burden of TB in Kosovo is among the highest in Europe.
Rrezarta Bajrami, Gjyle Mulliqi, Arsim Kurti, Greta Lila, Lul Raka   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘The Tragedy of a Small Nation’: Alexander Devine and British Perspectives on the Montenegrin Question, 1918–24

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the pro‐Montenegrin political campaigns of Alexander Devine, a schoolmaster and journalist who became Montenegro's leading British advocate following its incorporation into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War.
ROSS CAMERON
wiley   +1 more source

Applying humanitarian principles within forensic medico‐legal investigations to better support families impacted by the MMIWG2+ crisis

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing public awareness and political attention, the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two‐Spirit People (MMIWG2+) in Canada and the United States remains unresolved. Indigenous families continue to report that the disappearances and deaths of their loved ones are investigated inadequately and without ...
Steff King, Sabine U. Stratton, Gail S. Anderson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Western Balkans as the Frontline of Russian Hybrid Warfare

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hybrid warfare (HW) scholarship acknowledges the phenomenon's contextual and temporal specificity, yet its dominant conceptual framing has generated a literature largely centred on identifying and categorising hybrid activities. This focus has left the contextual vulnerabilities that enable hybrid threats (HTs) and shape an adversary's ...
Vesna Bojicic‐Dzelilovic
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Scenarios for European Rearmament

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has launched a flurry of initiatives to ramp up European defence spending. Efforts to bolster European defence have further intensified in response to the United States' increasingly hostile stance towards its erstwhile European allies.
Mette Eilstrup‐Sangiovanni
wiley   +1 more source

Achalasia-associated superior mesenteric artery syndrome with massive gastric dilatation

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Background: Achalasia and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome are both uncommon gastrointestinal disorders. When they occur together—a rare clinical scenario—they can cause serious complications, including severe gastric distension.
Zaim Gashi, Leutrim Shabani, Endrit Shatrolli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Refugee Policy of the Transit State: The Case of Indonesia

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most studies on transit states emphasise exogenous influences on domestic refugee policymaking, with little consideration of endogenous factors to the state itself. Exploring literature from migration studies, refugee studies and international law studies, we identify and classify nearly identical endogenous and exogenous drivers of refugee ...
Anita Herlina, Kynan Gentry, Kirsten Martinus   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of lignite as the raw material for adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions from aqueous solution [PDF]

Archives of Environmental Protection
The adsorption of two heavy metal ions, lead and cadmium, from an aqueous solution was investigated using Kosovo's lignite as the raw material. The material's properties, including nature, functional groups, surface shape, and charge, were investigated ...
Bashkim Thaçi, Salih Gashi, Fetah Podvorica, Flamur Sopaj, Gentiana Hasani, Albana Veseli, Alexander Prado-Roller   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Imaging Modality on the Detection of Periapical Lesions in Root‐Filled Teeth: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Apical periodontitis is a common finding in root‐filled teeth (RFT) and an important indicator of treatment outcomes. Its reported prevalence may vary depending on the imaging modality used for diagnosis. Objectives To estimate the prevalence of periapical lesions in RFT teeth and to assess the influence of imaging modality on these
Juan J. Segura‐Egea, Carlos Segura‐Raya, Jenifer Martín‐González, Alberto Cabrera‐Fernández, Victoria Areal‐Quecuty, Daniel Cabanillas‐Balsera   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health of Lipjan Convicts: Kosovo Prison House

International Journal of Dentistry, 2018
Objectives. The oral health services of the prison population are considered more complex than those of the general population. The aim of this study was to examine the oral health status (the DMFT index and OHI index) and to evaluate the relation ...
Luljeta Zajmi, Agim Begzati, Milaim Sejdini, Nora Berisha, Lumnije Krasniqi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source