122 research outputs found
EUROPEAN UNION INTEGRATION PROCESS AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR KOSOVO
No full textEuropean integration is process that has rules which must be followed from all aspirant countries, as well as with a great dedication to the process. Kosovo and its integration into the European Union, has in front very difficult road to be passed. Main objectives of Kosovo is being member of European Union. To achieve that, threshold mentioned in articles 49 and 6 of European Union Treaty should be passed. Being part of European Union, Kosovo must respect all principles mentioned in article 6.
Function of rule of law system is very important for economic development of Kosovo and its integration in European Union. Even there exists commitment from Governmental institutions of Kosovo for empowering rule of law, problems and challenges that Kosovo faces in this field are complex and much more in number, and much more must be invested in all types of resources in order to achieve requested corrections. Legal system of Kosovo still can be described as one of the most complex systems and that represents obstructions for security and legal clearance. As multidimensional process, complex and dynamic, integration process is based in the fact that even European Union together with its institutional structures are in ongoing reforms. Reforms process is requested for the reason of continuously integrations processes of new countries in European Union structures. European Union today faces big challenges, in one side there is challenge of democratic, politic and economic control of candidate countries and in other side internal reforms for its own structures. Today, very important issue of Kosovo is European Integration process. Based in main objectives and achievements that Kosovo has made in this direction, large institutional commitment exists for this process. Especially there are many economic challenges for Kosovo including implementation of CEFTA Agreement, as pre-entrance instrument in European Union
Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, and High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein in Diabetic Patients with Helicobacter pylori in Kosovo
No full textHelicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative spiral-shaped bacterium that infects from 30% to 50% of the world’s population and it is one of the most important in dyspeptic syndrome causes of gastritis and peptic ulcer. H. pylori is one of the most common chronic bacterial infections especially in the development countries because the socioeconomic contribute to chronic disease. The infection induces an acute polymorphonuclear infiltration in the gastric mucosa. Infection with H. pylori has been epidemiologically linked to some extra digestive conditions, including ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), and others. The patients with DM are at risk for H. pylori infection, since they have coupled susceptibility of to a wide range of infections as a result of chronic elevation of blood glucose level and impairment of immune functions. Chronic inflammation is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, because inflammation, vascular injury and thrombosis are considered to cause atherosclerosis. The risk of cardiovascular events is associated with increased levels of the acute phase proteins, C-reactive protein (CRP), and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), a major pro-inflammatory cytokine is produced in a variety of tissues, including activated leukocytes, adipocytes, and endothelial cells. CRP is the principal downstream mediator of the acute phase response and is primarily derived through IL-6-dependent hepatic biosynthesis. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), as an important inflammatory factor, has been shown to play a central role in the pathogenesis of diabetes. CRP and IL-6 were determinant of risk for the development of type 2 DM in apparently healthy middle-aged women. Since the prevalence of infected persons with H. pylori in Kosovo is high, the aim of this study was the evaluation of cytokines (IL1, TNF-α) and CRP in diabetic type 2 patients with positive H. pylori
Examining Subjective Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis. The viral outbreak may trigger long term lasting consequences on mental health status and well-being of citizens. This pandemic also presents an opportunity to identify the most vulnerable subgroups and improve the quality of mental health services delivered, while increasing coverage of vulnerable populations by expanding to innovative platforms. This study aims to examine the vulnerable groups at higher risk of showing symptoms of mental health illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts on risky health behaviors in the Canadian population, as well as its relationship with economic concerns indicators. A unit increase in the individuals who have financial impact concerns is associated with a decrease of one fifth of the standard deviation of the Self Perceived Mental Health (SPMH) score, and a decrease one half of the standard deviation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) score. My results also suggest that youth, women, and those currently absent from work are among the most vulnerable subgroups. On average, women are reportedly associated with a decrease of one fourth of a standard deviation on the SPMH score and a decrease of one fourth of a standard deviation on the GAD score. Rates of frequency of risky health behaviors have also risen steadily, with those showing increased frequencies in alcohol consumption were associated with 3.1% more likely to report poor mental health status, and 6.5% fair mental health. In addition, a unit increase in the alcohol consumption respondents is 7.9% less likely to report excellent mental health status. providing evidence for government interventions to prevail such behaviors on targeted vulnerable cohorts
PAST AND PRESENT LAND TENURE SYSTEMS IN ALBANIA: PATRILINEAL, PATRIARCHAL, FAMILY-CENTERED
No full textThis paper attempts to evaluate whether Albanian rural social structure has changed to the extent that individual rights and protection of those rights have become important policy questions. If the evaluation suggests that rural Albanians retain the set of family-oriented norms and beliefs that are based primarily on patriarchalism and patrilineal inheritance, we must address the following questions: How appropriate is the mixture of western law that emulates individualistic notions of property rights with the customary family-tenure system of rural Albania? What are the likely problems that could emerge during the transition given a potential conflict between family notions of ownership and individual notions of ownership? This paper discusses five broad issues: the contemporary importance of family ownership, the role of the patriarch, the contemporary inheritance procedures, the vulnerability of specific groups of women, and the structure of the Albanian family. Keywords: Land tenure -- Albania Right of property -- Albania Inheritance and succession -- Albania Albania -- Social conditionsLand tenure -- Albania, Right of property -- Albania, Inheritance and succession -- Albania, Albania -- Social conditions, Land Economics/Use,
Association of Chrono-Nutritional Profiles with Weight Loss and Comorbidity Remission After Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Severe Obesity
No full textBackground/Objectives: A disruption of eating habits is related to obesity and obesity-related complications (ORCs), including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We previously described chrono-nutritional profiles considering the eating habits of patients with severe obesity during the 24 h cycle. Our present study aims to determine, first, whether belonging to a specific eating profile is associated with greater or lesser weight loss in patients with obesity who have undergone bariatric surgery, and second, whether chrono-nutritional profiles are associated with the remission of ORCs after surgery. We also investigated whether there were differences between the original baseline profile and the new profile derived from the 24 h recall on dietary patterns. Methods: The study included 75 patients with obesity who had undergone bariatric surgery and were followed up for a period of 36 +/- 11 months. Data were collected from patients' medical records and telephone interviews. R software (v4.4.0; R Core Team, 2024) was used. Results: Significant weight loss from baseline was observed at follow-up for all profiles (p < 0.0001); however, there were no significant differences in weight loss % among profiles. Using a linear regression model, Profile 3 (characterized by irregular eating patterns) demonstrated less weight loss at follow-up compared to other profiles (p = 0.0487). There was a significant remission of ORCs from baseline to follow-up, but there were no significant differences among profiles. Conclusions: Chrono-nutritional profiles may play a role in weight regulation in patients with severe obesity who are candidates for bariatric surgery. Further studies with a larger sample size are needed
A Core National Security Interest: Framing Atrocities Prevention
No full textThis essay analyzes President Barack Obama’s communication strategies in his speeches and presidential statements concerning threats of mass atrocities in Libya, Syria, and Iraq from 2011 through 2015. It examines how he has used three rhetorical “frames” to explain events in these countries and to advocate specific U.S. policy responses: the “legalistic” (or “liberal internationalist”), the “moralistic,” and the “security” frame. Obama utilized primarily the legalistic frame to justify U.S. military intervention in Libya in 2011, and he relied mainly on the security frame (focusing on terrorist threats against U.S. nationals) to justify the deployment of U.S. military forces against ISIL in Iraq and Syria in 2014−2015. Obama’s rhetorical framing of the violence perpetrated by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad since 2011 has been less consistent. Hardly ever in these speeches did Obama suggest that mass atrocities per se constituted a threat to U.S. national security—despite the declaration in Obama’s 2011 Presidential Study Directive on Mass Atrocities that “preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest” of the United States. Utilizing an approach to linguistic analysis developed by Roman Jakobson, the paper shows how Obama has employed rhetorical devices that emphasize the boundaries between the “in-group” of the American national community and the “out-groups” in other countries who are threatened by mass atrocities. Because members of an in-group are typically depicted as warranting greater concern than members of out-groups, Obama’s assignment of victimized communities to out-group status has effectively justified inaction by the U.S. government in the face of genocidal violence
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The Role of Executive Functions for Overcoming Misconceptions through Structure-Mapping in Mathematics Classrooms
No full textComparing different student solutions to a single instructional problem is a key recommended pedagogical tool in mathematics and for inducing conceptual change. However, these instructional comparisons can overload children’s cognitive resources, and may be more demanding for some children than others. In my dissertation, I examine the relations between individual differences in children’s cognitive resources and their thinking and learning from instructional comparisons. Individual differences in children’s resource capacities provide a useful lens for understanding the contributions of cognitive mechanisms in learning from comparisons. Manipulating the kinds of instructional representations and sequence of presentations provide further insights on how to best manage students’ limited processing resources. The dissertation has three main chapters. The first discusses a novel methodology for deriving causal relationships through stimuli in which the complexity of everyday classrooms is held constant. The second describes Experiment 1, which tested the role of visual representations when learning from comparing three solution strategies (one incorrect and two correct). In this experiment, fifth graders watched a mathematics video-lesson on ratio edited to either: a) present solutions only orally; b) present only the most recent solution visually; and c) present all solutions visually. Visual representations served as a double-edged sword, where simultaneous presentations led to durable, conceptual understanding, whereas presenting solutions sequentially as in condition b) led to the poorest learning outcomes possibly reflecting limitations in cognitive resources. This result is further examined in the third chapter, which reports on Experiment 2. This experiment replicates only condition b) of Experiment 1, where solutions strategies were presented sequentially, but with a larger sample of fifth graders who were also administered four cognitive measures. The results of Experiment 2 reflect a positive relationship between children’s learning and their cognitive control capacities. Finally, the theoretical and practice relevant implications of these results and future directions are discussed
Effects of Chrononutritional Patterns on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Severe Obesity
No full textreservedIntroduction: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease which increases the risk of many non-communicable diseases. Until now the main focus has been on what and how much to eat but the timing of eating is as important for metabolism. Chrono-nutrition is an emerging field that explains how circadian rhythms, nutrition, and health interact.
Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to observe how different chrono-nutritional patterns affect weight loss and comorbidity remission in patients who underwent bariatric surgery.
Materials and methods: This retrospective study included 75 patients who underwent bariatric surgery at the University Hospital of Padova 36 ±11 months ago. Data were collected from the patient’s medical records in the hospital’s database and from telephone interviews. R software (v4.4.0; R Core Team, 2024) was used in order to handle data, build clusters and check for correlations.
Results: The most frequent clusters are Cluster 2 and Cluster 4, with 33 patients each, together accounting for 88% of the population (44% each).
Statistical analysis showed that there is a significant weight loss from baseline at follow-up for all clusters, but there was not a significant difference in weight loss among clusters. However, Cluster 3 had a lower weight loss compared to other Clusters.
There was a significant remission of comorbidities from baseline to follow-up. Patients in Cluster 3 had a higher prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and OSA, while patients belonging to cluster 1 had the highest prevalence for dyslipidemia and MACE.
There was a significant difference in Epworth values between Cluster 2 (regular eating pattern) and Cluster 4 (irregular eating pattern).
Age and alcohol were the only variable that had a statistically significant effect, with age increasing the risk for hypertension and dyslipidemia and alcohol reducing the risk for dyslipidemia.
Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of chrono-nutritional patterns in patients with severe obesity following bariatric surgery.
The lower weight loss in Cluster 3, characterized by irregular eating patterns, suggests that chrono-nutrition may play a role in weight regulation.
On the other hand, the significant difference in Epworth scores between Cluster 2 characterized by a regular eating pattern and Cluster 4 characterized by an irregular eating pattern demonstrates the important impact of chrono-nutritional analysis in patients with obesity.
Key words: obesity, chrono-nutrition, metabolic effects, bariatric surgeryIntroduction: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease which increases the risk of many non-communicable diseases. Until now the main focus has been on what and how much to eat but the timing of eating is as important for metabolism. Chrono-nutrition is an emerging field that explains how circadian rhythms, nutrition, and health interact.
Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to observe how different chrono-nutritional patterns affect weight loss and comorbidity remission in patients who underwent bariatric surgery.
Materials and methods: This retrospective study included 75 patients who underwent bariatric surgery at the University Hospital of Padova 36 ±11 months ago. Data were collected from the patient’s medical records in the hospital’s database and from telephone interviews. R software (v4.4.0; R Core Team, 2024) was used in order to handle data, build clusters and check for correlations.
Results: The most frequent clusters are Cluster 2 and Cluster 4, with 33 patients each, together accounting for 88% of the population (44% each).
Statistical analysis showed that there is a significant weight loss from baseline at follow-up for all clusters, but there was not a significant difference in weight loss among clusters. However, Cluster 3 had a lower weight loss compared to other Clusters.
There was a significant remission of comorbidities from baseline to follow-up. Patients in Cluster 3 had a higher prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and OSA, while patients belonging to cluster 1 had the highest prevalence for dyslipidemia and MACE.
There was a significant difference in Epworth values between Cluster 2 (regular eating pattern) and Cluster 4 (irregular eating pattern).
Age and alcohol were the only variable that had a statistically significant effect, with age increasing the risk for hypertension and dyslipidemia and alcohol reducing the risk for dyslipidemia.
Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of chrono-nutritional patterns in patients with severe obesity following bariatric surgery.
The lower weight loss in Cluster 3, characterized by irregular eating patterns, suggests that chrono-nutrition may play a role in weight regulation.
On the other hand, the significant difference in Epworth scores between Cluster 2 characterized by a regular eating pattern and Cluster 4 characterized by an irregular eating pattern demonstrates the important impact of chrono-nutritional analysis in patients with obesity.
Key words: obesity, chrono-nutrition, metabolic effects, bariatric surger
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Historical Events in Korça Region after the Declaration of Independence until the end of World War I
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The paper reflects political, economic, social activities and aspects of Korça during the period of the study.This period is special and important in the history of the Korça region and the Albanian state. During this period were launched the institutions of public life, founded in the form of governance, which included a series of economic activities for Korça based on creating new contemporary legislation increasing the institutions’ role in relation to the previous tradition; building up a modern national educational institution in order to change the mentality of the people, basically oriented to the western countries’ policy. There are described the key moments of political, economic, social and cultural life of the Prefecture’ people of Korça.The main aim and objective of the study has to familiarize the reader with the Korça region people role in the political, social, economic, during 1912-1920 ‘s, and the efforts of this population for freedom and independence and national unity.The most outstanding personalities in the different fields of the life in Korça region in local and national level are recorded, showing their role in certain moments of these developments.The important place has taken the attempts of Greeks for annexation of Korça region using the different political, diplomatic and military means, but there were also the wishes of the population of Korça to be part of Albania. The ability of Korça citizens for selfgovernance is clearly expressed during WWI when the “Autonomous Republic of Korça” government was founded.</jats:p
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