33 research outputs found
The Sub-BioMon: Developing and testing approaches to monitor subterranean biodiversity in karst
No full textSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS IN ROMANIA-REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IPA CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME
No full textThis research paper is based on the analysis of the sustainability aspects in cross-border cooperation programmes. The importance of this research topic consists in presenting if the implementation of the activities of the projects submitted under cross-border cooperation programmes is based on the sustainability aspects. In this matter, the article will present theoretical aspects of sustainable development, territorial cohesion and cross-border development and focuses on practical questions related to sustainability aspects in the case of the Romania – Republic of Serbia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme. One of the main challenges of the cross-border area is also environmental challenges. Sustainable development is represents the fundamental objective of the European Union and refers to the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development. Countries cannot develop without existing cooperation between them, therefore EU policy is based on economic, social and territorial cohesion. Methodologically, the research is based on identifying of appropriate theoretical concepts corresponding to the chosen theme, collecting and processing data. The paper concludes with answers to key questions related to the integration of sustainable development aspects in cross-border cooperation programmes and projects. The results of the research have implications that could contribute to the current problem of absorption rate of EU funds, offering information about IPA cross-border cooperation programmes and increasing the capacity of potential applicants to elaborate and implement projects for obtaining and using financial EU funds. The added value of the paper results from the fact that EU financing is a topical issue of great interest to European and national level. To the best of our knowledge, this topic has not yet been researched within the national literature. The author contributed by performing methodology of qualitative research, a study case regarding the Romania-Republic of Serbia IPA CBC Programme, which can be very useful for a better understanding of the European Union financial allocations through cross-border cooperation programmes
Predictors of response to prefabricated foot orthoses or rocker-sole footwear in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis
No full text© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (1st MTPJ OA) is a common and disabling condition commonly managed with footwear and orthotic interventions. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with a successful treatment response in people with 1st MTPJ OA provided with prefabricated orthoses or rocker-sole footwear as part of a randomised clinical trial. Methods: People with 1st MTPJ OA (n = 88) who participated in a randomised trial were allocated to receive prefabricated foot orthoses (n = 47) or rocker-sole footwear (n = 41) and completed a baseline questionnaire including information on demographics, anthropometrics, general health, pain characteristics (including the Foot Health Status Questionnaire [FHSQ] and Foot Function Index [FFI] ) and perceptions of the interventions, and a clinical assessment of foot posture, range of motion, radiographic severity and in-shoe plantar pressures. Adherence was documented using diaries. At 12 weeks, participants documented their perception of improvement on a 15-point scale. Those reporting at least moderate improvement on this scale were classified as ‘responders’. Results: There were 29 responders (62%) in the orthoses group and 16 responders (39%) in the rocker-sole group. In the orthoses group, responders had greater baseline pain severity while walking, a higher FFI difficulty score, and wore their orthoses more frequently. In the rocker-sole group, responders had a higher FFI stiffness score and greater radiographic severity. However, the accuracy of these variables in identifying responders in each group was modest (62 and 53%, respectively). Conclusion: The response to prefabricated orthoses or rocker-sole footwear in people with 1st MTPJ OA is related to measures of increased pain and disease severity. However, the overall classification accuracy associated with these factors is not sufficient for identifying individuals who are most likely to benefit from these interventions. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN1261300124578
Haematologia
No full text1990 / 1. szám
Ujhelyi, E. - Illei, G. - Bohm, U. - Füst, G. - Dierich, M. M. - Szelényi, J. - Merétey, K. - Hofbauer, J. - Hollán, S. R.: E. coli antibodies do not cause false-positivity in recombinant anti-HTV assay
Choudhuri, U. - Adams, J. A. - Byrom, N. - McCarthy, D. M. - Barrett, J.: 1,25-Dihydroxy-vitamin D3 induces normal mononuclear blood cells to differenciate in the direction of monocyte-macrophages
Vedovato, M. - Salvatorelli, G. - De Paoli Vitali, E. - Farinelli, A. - Limone, G. L. - Panzavolta, R.: Serum erythropoieting activity following kidney transplantation
Jacobs, P. - Martell, R. W. - Wilson, E. L.: Chemotherapy of adult acute nonlymphoblastic leukaemia
Jacobs, P. - King, H. S. - Dent, D. M.: Combination chemotherapy for advanced diffuse large cell lymphoma. The adverse effects of bone marrow invasion, gastrointestinal tract involvement or high bulk disease
Orfao, A. - Gonzales, M. - San Miguel, J. F. - Tomas, J. F. - Canizo, M. C. - Lopez-Berges, M. C. - Moraleda, J. M. - Lopez Borrasca, A.: Surface phenotype and immunoglobulin levels in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Selypes, A. - László, A. - Virág, I.: Whole blood suspension culture method for chromosome examination of a patient with Ph-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia
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Announcement
1990 / 2. szám
Sokol, R. J.: Changes in nucleolar morphology during macrophage development in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a morphometric study
Hassan, H. T. - Zyada, L. E. - Rees, J. K. H. - Ragab, M. H.: The effect of monocytic involvement of hyperaldolasaemia in patients with acute myelonenous leukaemia
Carulli, G. - Baicchi, U. - Marini, A. - Vaglini, F. - Grassi, B. - Ambrogi, F.: Phytohaemagglutinin-induced neutrophil aggregation in patients affected by chronic myeloproliferative diseases
Bányai, Anikó - Pálóczi, Katalin - Csipő, I. - Csongor, J. - Szegedi, Gy.: Complement-mediated immune complex solubilization and precipitation inhibition in sera of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Moncharmont, P. - Juron-Dupraz, F. - Rigal, D. - Vignal, M. - Meyer, F.: Haemolytic disease of two newborns in a rhesus anti-e alloimmunized woman. Review of literature
Eliopoulos, G. - Meletis, J. - Fessas, P. - Anagnou, N. P.: Defective CSA-dependent granulopoiesis in patients with chronic drug-induced netropenia
Magyarlaki, T. - Losonczy, H. - Pár, A.: Comparison of some lymphocyte markers in B-cell chronic lyphocytic leukaemia and systemic Lupus Erythematosus (The B lymphocyte subset)
Maria Podolak-Dawidziak: Does human bladder carcinoma cell line 5637-conditioned medium supplement the growth of megakaryocyte colonies (CFU-Mk) in cultures of human cone marrow?
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1990 / 3. szám
Hollán, Susan: How T cells talk to target cells
Thambypillai, V. - Staehr-Johansen, K.: Policies on iron in Denmark
Altankov, G. - Kostadinov, A. - Marinova, L.: Fibronectin and the adhesive properties of rat lymphocytes obtained from different peripheral lymphoid tissues
Léránt, I. - Kovács, T. - Papp, B. - Mandl, J. - Lambin, P. - Machovich, R.. Interaction of thrombin with endothelial cells in the presence of fibrinogen and A2-macroglobulin
Grabarczyk, Maria - Kopeć-Szlęzak, Joanna - Szczepáńska, Izabella - Woźniak, Jolanta - Podstawka, Urszula: The effect of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) on blood cells, kidney and liver tissues in rabbits
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1990 / 4. szám
Chwiecko, M. - Pawlowska, D. - Holownia, A. - Farbiszewski, R.: Ethanol decreases the level of sulfhydryl compounds in red blood cells and changes their hematological pattern in rats
Zeher, M. - Pálóczi, K. - Szegedi, Gy.: Activation antigens in patients with Sjögren's syndrome
Pálóczi, K. - Natonek, K. - Mód, A. - Poros, A. - Földi, J. - Magyar, M. - Mihalik, R. - Szelényi, J. - Benczur, M. - Hollán, S. R.: Clinical value of cytomorphologic, immunologic and cytogenetic investigations of acute leukaemias
Stela, R. - Berceanu, S. - Munteanu, N. - Ursea, C. - Motoiu, I. - Moraru, I.: Hairy cell leukemia. Immunological study
Bjermer, L. - Athlin, L. - Sondell, K. - Erikkson, S. - Norberg, B.: Distribution and scatter of yeast cell phagocytosis by human monocytes in an improved glass surface assay
Szekeres, E. - Monostori, E. - Andó, I. - Petri, I.: Efficient cell mediated lysis of human erythrocyte target cells in mediated by human glycophorine. A specific murine monoclonal antibody
Casado, A. - Casado, C. - Hors, P.: Serum cholinesterase variant in Spanish blood donors
Altankov, G. - Serafimov-Dimitrov, V.: Adhesive properties of blood cells
Index to Volume 23
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Adam und Eva in der byzantinischen und abendländischen Kunst des Mittelalters
No full textThe pictorial art of the Church, as a spiritual product of the Christian civilisation, has continually received great influences from its ecclesiastical tradition and it was defined by its formal aesthetical standards and its iconographic preferences. A more nuanced reading of the parallels can be attained by placing the images in their visual context, which would allow a better appreciation of the meanings within. The biblical story of Adam and Eve, which is the theme of the following thesis, reflects the differentiation between the Eastern and the Western understanding of the events of the history of the holy Oikonomia, a point, which is the major ground for the development of the relative pictorial motifs. The protoplasts are the protagonists from their creation and life in paradise, the fall and expulsion until their resurrection through Christ. Their story is visualised in a number of scenes and episodes, having thus their original sin and resurrection for specific reasons centralised. This doctoral thesis attempts to collect as many parallels of the scenes is possible, trying to collate the Eastern with the Western visual approach in a deductive way, in order to reach our constructive conclusions and make available the combination of the art, theology and liturgy in the scenes of Adam and Eve in Genesis and in Resurrection (Anastasis). The reading we tried to perform was based upon the specific iconographical elements, which were worth to be commented. Our aim was to detect the direct bond between the production of art and the relevant patristic and apocryphal writings or even the theological theories, by quoting texts from the ecclesiastical literature, as well as the liturgical praxis.Die kirchliche Kunst hat als geistiges Produkt der christlichen Kultur stets unter dem Einfluss der kirchlichen Tradition gestanden und wurde durch ihre formalen ästhetischen Standards und ihre ikonographische Auswahl bestimmt. Eine genauere Bestimmung der Parallelen kann erreicht werden, indem man die Bilder in ihren visuellen Kontext stellt, was zu einem besserem Verständnis ihrer Inhalte führt. Die biblische Geschichte von Adam und Eva, welche das Thema unserer Arbeit ist, reflektiert das differenzierte Verständnis der Heilsgeschichte (Oikonomia) in Ost und West, welche die Hauptursache für die Entwicklung der entsprechenden Bildmotive ist. Die Stammeltern sind die Protagonisten dieser Geschichte seit der Schöpfung und dem Leben im Paradies, sowie Sündenfall und Vertreibung, bis zu ihrer Auferweckung durch Christus. Ihre Geschichte wird in einer Reihe von Szenen und Episoden visualisiert, wobei die Ursünde und die Auferstehung aus besonderen Gründen im Mittelpunkt stehen. Diese Dissertation versucht, so viele wie mögliche Gemeinsamkeiten der Darstellung herauszuarbeiten, um so in deduktiver Weise den visuellen Zugang des Ostens und des Westens in Beziehung zu setzen, um zu konstruktiven Ergebnissen zu kommen und eine Verbindung von Kunst, Theologie und Liturgie in den Darstellungen von Adam und Eva in der Genesis und der Anastasis, am Anfang und am Ende also, herzustellen. Unsere Untersuchung basiert auf den spezifischen ikonographischen Elementen, die wir kommentieren. Unser Ziel war es, die unmittelbare Verbindung zwischen der künstlerischen Darstellung und den entsprechenden patristischen oder apokryphen Schriften oder sogar den theologischen Theorien zu ermitteln, indem wir Texte aus der kirchlichen Literatur, aber auch aus der liturgischen Praxis heranzogen. Wir versuchten die Beteiligung der Stammeltern Adam und Eva im Genesis-Zyklus und der Anastasis-Szene in Beziehung zu setzen, deren Darstellungsnormen zur Gänze auf der Heilsverheissung Gottes basieren. So besteht unsere Dissertation aus zwei Teilen: Genesis und Anastasis (Abstieg in den Hades), sowie einem Anhang, welcher die Überschrift „Die Bildsprache der Geschichte der Stammeltern“ trägt, der Bibliographie und einer Liste der verwendeten Abbildungen
The political economy of transformation in Romania, 1989-2001
No full textThe end of communism in Central and Eastern Europe and the choice for a market
economy and democracy by these societies was the beginning of a vast process of change
that affected all aspects of social life. In spite of the simultaneity of these changes, and the
general realisation that integrative approaches are needed to do justice to this complexity,
most scholarly analyses remain confined within existing disciplinary boundaries such as
Economics and Politics. In this thesis, reflexive theories in Economics, Politics and
International Political Economy are used to derive a set of working hypotheses about the
relationships between the economic and political spheres, domestic and international.
These hypotheses are then used to illuminate the empirical case of marketisation in
Romania. The dominant neo-Iiberal explanations about the meaning and direction of postcommunist
changes created a hierarchy of performance (i.e. conformity with the neoliberal
ideals) between the countries of CEE. In this reading, Romania was a laggard in
'transition' and this was attributed to the incomplete democratisation of the political
system and the neo-comrnunist and nationalistic ideology of the 1990-6 governments.
The analysis proposed in this thesis challenges this simplistic explanation and the content
and pace of economic reforms in Romania are linked to four factors. These are the fragile
political consensus around reform; the structural power of industrial interests and their
ability to co-opt factions of the political elite; the weak institutional basis; and the cultural
gap between the expectations of the public and the requirements of a market economy
Intraoperative transfusion practices in Europe
No full text© 2016 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia.Background: Transfusion of allogeneic blood influences outcome after surgery. Despite widespread availability of transfusion guidelines, transfusion practices might vary among physicians, departments, hospitals and countries. Our aim was to determine the amount of packed red blood cells (pRBC) and blood products transfused intraoperatively, and to describe factors determining transfusion throughout Europe. Methods: We did a prospective observational cohort study enrolling 5803 patients in 126 European centres that received at least one pRBC unit intraoperatively, during a continuous three month period in 2013. Results: The overall intraoperative transfusion rate was 1.8%; 59% of transfusions were at least partially initiated as a result of a physiological transfusion trigger- mostly because of hypotension (55.4%) and/or tachycardia (30.7%). Haemoglobin (Hb)- based transfusion trigger alone initiated only 8.5% of transfusions. The Hb concentration [mean (sd)] just before transfusion was 8.1 (1.7) g dl-1 and increased to 9.8 (1.8) g dl-1 after transfusion. The mean number of intraoperatively transfused pRBC units was 2.5 (2.7) units (median 2). Conclusions: Although European Society of Anaesthesiology transfusion guidelines are moderately implemented in Europe with respect to Hb threshold for transfusion (7-9 g dl-1), there is still an urgent need for further educational efforts that focus on the number of pRBC units to be transfused at this threshold
Regime maintenance in post-Soviet Kazakhstan: the case of the regime and oil industry relationship (1991-2005)
No full textThe main aim of this thesis is to investigate the ways in which the authoritarian regime in post-Soviet Kazakhstan maintained itself in power from 1991 until 2005. This study endeavours to uncover the palette of the regime’s methods by analysing the ways in which it went about controlling the oil industry – an industry with which the political and economical future of Kazakhstan is inseparably intertwined. The empirical section of this study investigates the interplay between the regime and the actors located in and around two cores: the National Oil Company and the oil-rich areas. This thesis focuses in particular on instances where players involved with the oil industry, whether directly or indirectly, attempted to challenge the regime’s authority in those two centres either due to greed or grievances. It is argued that these moments of crisis reveal the regime’s maintenance techniques, and can precipitate the deployment of new methods of maintenance in response to them. In order to account for the techniques that the Kazakh ruling regime applied in structuring its relationships with the oil industry, this thesis shifts the emphasis from the prevalent zhuz-horde, tribe, and clan-based approaches to Kazakh politics towards formal (corporatism) and informal (patron-client) mechanisms of control
Elevating fungal care: bridging Brazil’s healthcare practices to global standards
No full textBrazil faces unique challenges in managing invasive fungal infections (IFIs) due to diverse ecosystems, a rural workforce, and prevalent health conditions. In Europe, IFIs are primarily associated with transplantation, intensive care, and chronic diseases. Inspired by initiatives in the Caribbean and Latin America in 2019, efforts to map global diagnostic and treatment resources expanded to Africa, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. This study conducts a comparative analysis, mainly drawing data from Brazil and Europe, to investigate IFI epidemiology and management. Data were collected through online surveys distributed to Brazilian and European institutions, with collaborations from scientific organizations. Surveys covered institutional profiles, IFI diagnoses, accessibil ity to diagnostic techniques, and antifungal drugs. A comparative survey involving 96 Brazilian and 388 European institutions revealed variations in the perception and practices related to fungal pathogens. Differences in ranking and prevalence were observed, along with variations in diagnostic procedures, fluorescence dye usage, culture practices, antifungal medication availability, and technological approaches. Europe exhibited higher utilization rates for molecular diagnostic approaches, including PCR tests, and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) was more widespread in Europe compared with Brazil, indicating substantial differences in understanding and managing fungal infections. Customized IFI management is crucial, considering regional differences and addressing technological gaps like underutilized PCR. The study advocates for increased international collaboration, targeted training, and enhanced resources to foster a unified global approach in preventing, diagnosing, and treating IFI
Ventilation strategies and risk factors for intraoperative respiratory critical events and postoperative pulmonary complications in neonates and small infants: a secondary analysis of the NECTARINE cohort☆
No full textBackground: Optimal ventilation strategies and use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) in neonates and small infants undergoing anaesthesia remain unclear. We examined the association of perioperative ventilation strategies and administration of NMBAs on respiratory adverse events in the NEonate-Children sTudy of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE) cohort. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of NECTARINE, which included infants up to 60 weeks' postmenstrual age undergoing anaesthesia for surgical or diagnostic procedures. The primary endpoint was the association between ventilation mode and intraoperative respiratory adverse events. Secondary endpoints were use of NMBA, and 30-day postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Results: The dataset comprised 5609 patients undergoing 6542 procedures. Pressure-controlled ventilation was the primary ventilation modality, accounting for 52.4% (n=3428) of cases. The incidence of intraoperative respiratory critical events was 20.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 19.7–21.7%), while PPCs were observed in 17% of cases (95% CI 16.0–18.1%). Preanaesthesia respiratory conditions and NMBA use after tracheal intubation were associated with higher incidence of PPCs. Of the children receiving NMBAs, reversal was reported in 29.8%. The absence of reversal was associated with a higher incidence of PPCs, with a relative risk of 1.50 (95% CI 1.17–1.93). Conversely, NMBA reversal was associated with a reduced relative risk of 0.43 (95% CI 0.26–0.70). Conclusions: Regardless of ventilation strategy used, mechanical ventilation and baseline respiratory conditions were risk factors for a greater incidence of adverse respiratory events and PPCs. Reversal of NMBAs before tracheal extubation was significantly associated with reduced PPCs in neonates and should be routine clinical practice. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02350348)
