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Circulation of Enteric Viruses in Tirana, Albania: Situation Ten Years After the First Study
No full texta variety of enteric bacteria, viruses and protozoa are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. to understand the evolution of gastroenteritis in albania, in terms of distribution of
aetiological pathogens, a one-year observational study was repeated in 2017, ten years after the first
study performed in 2007.
the data still show a clear circulation of viruses that cause gastroenteritis. compared to the previous
study in 2007, the data from the 2017 study showed the incidence of norovirus and adenovirus were
significantly higher (p value <0.05), while rotavirus was verified at a similar incidence rate
molecular characterization of norovirus GII strains identified in Albania
No full textNoroviruses (NoVs) are considered as the leading
cause of diarrheal diseases in all groups of
age. In the last decade the number of NoV outbreaks
worldwide is increasing. Data published
by the systems of NoV surveillance show the
GII.4 strain as the human predominant genotype
circulating worldwide and new genetic
variants of GII.4 were associated with epidemic
events. In Albania the economy transformation
has damaged significantly the environment and
a large circulation of enteric viruses was
reported in the past with the presence of NoV
among the genotyped strains. This study aimed
to characterize, by molecular analysis, the NoV
GII strains detected in Albania during two time
periods: in 2010 from the outbreak occurred in
Ballsh and in 2002–2003 from sporadic cases of
diarrhoea. A total of 21 Nov GII strains were
characterized. The NoV GII.4 was genotyped
more frequently and it was related closely to
the pandemic variants recorded in GenBank.
During 2002–2003, six NoV GII recombinant
strains have been characterized
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
[Newspaper Clipping: Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin #1]
No full textNewspaper article titled "Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin." The article states that author Richard J. Whalen concluded "that there is circumstantial evidence to support the theory of a second assassin in the shooting of President John F. Kennedy.
Also By The Same Author: AKTiveAuthor, a Citation Graph Approach to Name Disambiguation
No full textThe desire for definitive data and the semantic web drive for inference over heterogeneous data sources requires co-reference resolution to be performed on those data. In particular, name disambiguation is required to allow accurate publication lists, citation counts and impact measures to be determined. This paper describes a graph-based approach to author disambiguation on large-scale citation networks. Using self-citation, co-authorship and document source analyses, AKTiveAuthor clusters papers, achieving precision of 0.997 and recall of 0.818 over a test group of eight surname clusters
John F. Kennedy telegram to Roosevelt
No full textJersey Homesteads (later the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers, many of whom had emigrated from Europe. President John F. Kennedy sent a telegram to the citizens of Roosevelt, New Jersey, apologizing for not being able to attend the memorial dedication in honor of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Jersey Homesteads became Roosevelt in 1945 in honor of the president.) President Kennedy expressed his gratitude to the people of Roosevelt for constructing the memorial, and commented that it will serve as a constant reminder of Roosevelt's good works
Iron deficiency anemia and feeding practices in Albanian children
No full textIron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional problem of humans. In northern Albania, nutritional deficiencies are widespread among children but there is a lack of biochemical data. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence rate of the iron deficiency anemia in a sample of northern Albanian children. A group of 112 children aged 6-60 months, recruited during the routine vaccinations, was enrolled in a cross-sectional health examination survey that included venou blood measurements of iron status. The survey was conducted during 2000 in Lezha District. The mean age was 17.1 +/- 10 months, the majority of the children were living in rural areas (61%), 47.8% were female. The mean level of hemoglobin was lower than the reference value (10.3 +/- 1.1). Iron deficiency Anemia occurred in 47 children (47%) and more likely during the first year of the life (51%). Fifty seven children were fed with whole cow's milk, among them 44 were IDA. The risk value to be anemic or iron deficient for infants aged 6 to 12 months that were fed with whole cow's milk before the fourth months of life was high (OR = 6.2 (C.L.1.0-38)). In conclusion, the high prevalence of IDA and the relationship with early feeding of whole cow's milk suggest to consider iron deficiency in infancy and childhood in Albania as an important nutritional public health problem and to implement strategies for his detection, treatment and prevention
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