Arhiva Ulcinj

Islam Qerimi

The purpose of this article is to discuss the application of some special institutes of Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini in contemporary law of Albanians. Traditionally, this kanun has had and still remains to have impact in all fields of the life of Albanians. In other words, the application of this kanun still challenge the modern legal system as a consequence that people continue to solve their misunderstandings based on this kanun. Through this article is aimed to be made clear the written customary law and to be pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of its application and the connection with some rules of public (criminal) law and private (civil) law.Svrha je ovog rada rasprava o primjeni nekih posebnih pravnih instituta Kanuna Lekë Dukagjina u suvremenom albanskom pravu. Tradicionalno, ovaj Kanun imao je, i još uvijek ima, utjecaj na svim područjima života Albanaca. Drugim riječima, primjena Kanuna još je izazov suvremenom pravnom sustavu jer narod nastavlja rješavati svoje prijepore temeljem Kanuna. Cilj ovog rada je objasniti pisano običajno pravo, istaknuti prednosti i mane njegove primjene kao i vezu s nekim pravilima javnog (kaznenog) i privatnog (građanskog) prava.Der Schwerpunkt dieses Beitrags liegt auf der Anwendung von gewissen Sonderinstituten wie Kanun von Lekë Dukagjini im zeitgenössischen Recht Albaniens. Traditionell habe das Institut auf alle Lebensbereiche der Albaner bis heute Einfluss ausgeübt. Mit anderen Worten, fordert seine Anwendung das moderne Rec

Nikolaos Mavropoulos

In the wake of the Unification, the Italian expansionist designs were aimed, as expected, towards Africa. The fear of French aggression on the coast of North Africa drove Rome to the camp of the Central Powers, a diplomatic event of colossal importance for Europe\u27s historical evolution until the First World War. The disturbance of the Mediterranean balance, when France occupied Tunisia and Britain Cyprus and Egypt, caused stress, anxiety and confusion among the statesmen of Italy, a fact which is reflected in their subsequent erroneous choices. The frustrations, the inability to find a colony in proximity to Italy\u27s geographical area and the diplomatic defeats led Rome by inference to the Red Sea and Eritrea.U jeku talijanskog ujedinjenja, talijanski ekspanzionistički nacrti bili su, kako se i očekivalo, usmjereni prema Africi. Strah od francuske agresije na obali sjeverne Afrike odveo je Rim na stranu Centralnih sila, što je bio diplomatski događaj od kolosalnog značaja za povijesni razvoj Europe do Prvoga svjetskog rata. Poremećaj mediteranske ravnoteže, kada je Francuska okupirala Tunis, a Britanija Cipar i Egipat, izazvao je nervozu, tjeskobu i zbunjenost među talijanskim državnicima, što se odrazilo na njihove kasnije pogrešne odluke. Frustracije, nemogućnost pronalaska kolonije u blizini talijanskog zemljopisnog područja i diplomatski porazi vodili su Rim do Crvenog mora i Eritreje. Napetost o sigurnosti i ravnoteži na Mediteranu, britanska suradnja, francusko riv

Dauti, Daut

Abstract This thesis is based on a wide range of primary and secondary sources and explores British policy towards the development of the Albanian national movement and the parallel demise of the Ottoman Empire. It pursues three major objectives. Firstly, it argues that during the period under discussion (1876-1914) Britain had only a limited involvement in the Albanian Question because of a lack of any major interest in Albania. This changed only during the various political crises and wars in the Balkans. In the context of such events, the British aimed to maintain the status quo in the region and secure their interests in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, mainly by preserving Ottoman rule. There was a significant difference between Liberal, Gladstonian views towards the Balkans and Albania, and Conservative views, which were mainly created by Disraeli. British Liberalism had a long-standing influence on the way the Ottomans and the Albanians were viewed and showed partiality towards Christians in the region. The Albanians did not fit neatly into this Liberal framework, namely due to their multi-religiosity and a certain liberal partiality towards Christians. Secondly, this thesis argues that although Albanian nationalism was born in the early nineteenth century, it only grew significantly after 1878 as a result of the changes that were introduced by the San Stefano Treaty and the Congress of Berlin. Given the weakening of the Ottoman Empire, Albanian nationalis

Elic M Weitzel Erina Baci Daniel Plekhov

As tribal social structures have long been prevalent in our species, understanding the drivers of tribal demography is of great importance. Here, we explore the potential effects of several geographic factors on population size among early 20th century northern Albanian tribes.Through a model comparison analysis of population data from forty-six tribes, we investigate how tribal population size was influenced by slope, net primary productivity, water availability, number of neighboring tribes, and distance to urban centers. Our results suggest that while slope and the number of neighboring tribes are the best available predictors, their overall ability to predict Albanian tribal population size in the early 20th century is poor. An unexplored factor such as tribal wealth (in terms of land, livestock, infrastructure, or marriage alliances) could be a more important driver of population size, but it is perhaps most likely that decades of conflict in the late 19th and early 20th centuries reshaped the demographic landscape of northern Albania and obscured any pre-existing geographic influences on tribal demography

Edita Bekteshi

In the last decade, many studies have focused their attention on the status of English in different countries, world English(es), and the usage of English. Nevertheless, none of the study was conducted in Kosovar context in the Balkan’s, although the position of English in Kosovo is extremely important. Therefore, this paper aims to review other studies and to shed light on the abovementioned issue by discussing and reflecting on national, historical, social, political, educational, cultural, and economic issues that contribute to the use of English language in everyday Kosovar lives. Taking into consideration historical points of views, the English-speaking counties’ impact in Kosovo’s independence, the high level of penetration of English loanwords, and Kosovars’ aspiration to accept and integrate these loanwords, it can be understood the high regard for English language among Albanian/Kosovar society which has also affected the everyday communication and lexis in different fields which is evident in different group ages, especially young adults. However, educational factors play the most important part in English learning. The institutional support in enhancing pedagogical practices, continuous teacher training programs, provision of desired books, native teacher mobility are considered to be the main factors that contribute to authentic English language acquisition

Baldzieva, Sanja, Daneva Markova, Ana, Janevska, Vesna

Вовед: Автозомно рецесивнa полицистична болест на бубрезите (ARPKD) е ретко нарушување, кое се јавува кај 1: 20,000 живородени деца. Може да настане фетална смрт поради тежок олигохидрамнион, или неонатална смрт поради белодробна инсуфициенција.Целта на презентацијата на случајот е да се поентира важноста на ултразвучна дијагностика што е можно порано во бременоста,за правилна одлука на родителите и гинекологот.Методи:Во овој случај се користени како методи-ултразвук,инвазивна дијагностика-амниоцентеза и хорионбиопсија, хситопатолошка анализа и PCR амплификација и секвенционирање на PKHD1 ген во крв од родители, плодова вода и хорионски ресички.Резултати:Пациенткана 29 годишнавозраст, четвртабременост, пр етходнидветерминскипородувањасоЦарскирез при што обете новородени се починати во неонатален период и дадени на обдукција. Добиен обдукционен наод во прилог на автозомна рецесивна полицистична бубрежна болест(ARPKD).По вториот обдукционен наод, родителите се испитувани за носителство на мутација во PKHD1 генот, каде што потврдено е дека двајцата се носители на ова мутација.Третата бременост завршено со индуциран абортус бидејќи на амниоцентеза потврден фетус кој хомозигот за ARPKD. Во четвртата бременост направена хорионбиопсија и утврден фетус кој е хетерозигот за ARPKD и бременоста успешно е завршена со вијабилен плод.Заклучок:Навремената интервенција на гинекологот може да превенира неповолни ефекти царски рез кај плодови во термин кои пото

Ênio Aloisio Fonda

Depois de ter alinhado num roteiro histórico as origens e o devir da diáspora judaica em Roma (1), será de grande interêsse seguir também os testemunhos sôbre a atitude que o mundo romano assumiu em face desses orientais que perfaziam, em Roma, um núcleo religioso à parte.

Zejnullahi, Veton

Albanians of Montenegro as an integral and indivisible part of the Albanian nation in its land in Montenegro constitute 4. 91% of the total population of the state. The Albanian population in Montenegro is characterized by a powerful diaspora primarily located in the United States of America, and after the war in Kosovo many Albanian citizens from there settled in Kosovo looking for a better life. Although a small percentage in number compared with other nations, Albanians in Montenegro have played an important role in political life and for the future of the state. We must ascertain role and the importance of the Albanian vote in the referendum organized for secession of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia, which was decisive in achieving the final result in favor of independence. Albanians were the first nation who formed their own political parties, thus supporting Montenegro to become a multiparty state. During the war for the liberation of Kosovo, Albanians in Montenegro played a tremendous role ranging from financing, direct participation in the war, especially in accommodating, hospitality of Kosovo Albanian IDPs in their private home, public buildings, and mosques. The same roles played also the Bosnians population living in Montenegro. Albanian political organization starts with political pluralism and there currently operate several political parties but also the National Council of Albanians. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2s5p27

Sowa, Wojciech

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

University for Business and Technology - UBT

UBT Annual International Conference is the 12th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent advancements in different research fields, and provide them with a unique forum to share their experiences. It is also the place to support the new academic staff for doing research and publish their work in international standard level. This conference consists of sub conferences in different fields like: Art and Digital Media Agriculture, Food Science and Technology Architecture and Spatial Planning Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment Computer Science and Communication Engineering Dental Sciences Education and Development Energy Efficiency Engineering Integrated Design Information Systems and Security Journalism, Media and Communication Law Language and Culture Management, Business and Economics Modern Music, Digital Production and Management Medicine and Nursing Mechatronics, System Engineeri

SOWA, Wojciech

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Chipurovski, Igor, Ivchev, Jovan, Stojanoski, Ivica

Objective: To assess the effect of preserving the internal sphincter on urine continence in patients who have gone through radical prostatectomy due to prostate cancer. Materials and methods: Open retropubic prostatectomy has been performed on 69 patients in our Urology department, of whom 44 patients were treated with careful preservation of the internal sphincter mechanism on the bladder neck, and a control group of 25 patients who didn’t have preserved internal sphincter. Retrospectively, we used the standardized international questionnaires, ICIQ-UI-SF and IIEF-5, which were translated and adapted. All of the patients were operated in the period 2014-2015. Results: Patients who had preserved inner sphincter mechanism and bladder neck during their radical prostatectomy, achieved continence much sooner, but the rate of continence in both groups after 12 months remained unchanged. The grade of incontinence till the 9-th month postoperatively was evidently lower in the examined group. The rate of anastomotic stricture and erectile dysfunction remained unchanged. Conclusion: The remains of the internal sphincter makes passive closing mechanism that helps the continence in the patients till the distal sphincter takes over the control which happens much later in the postoperative period. Key words: Incontinence, radical prostatectomy, inner sphincte

Dimova, Gabriela, Gligorievski, Antonio, Ivanovski, Sasho

Background/Aim: Gastrointestinal tract malignancies account for over 25% of all cancer incidence worldwide. Radiologic imaging’s goal is to detect them in early stage. Multidetector CT is considered as the preferred imaging modality for colorectal cancer staging and follow-up, providing a global one-session staging method. Methods: We conducted a prospective study at the Department of Radiology, Clinical Hospital in Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia from januar 2023 till december 2023, in which we included 43 patients aged between 30-80 years old with primary tumors originating from the gastrointestinal tract and synchronous metastases in the liver. During the study, two CT examinations were performed. The first examination was done at the beginning of the disease diagnosis, and the second one followed a year later. Both examinations were performed with post-contrast series, in arterial, venous and late phase. Results: At the first CT scan, liver metastases from GIT origin in relation to the density of computed tomography in the venous phase all changes were shown as hypodense. At the second CT scan in the venous phase 33 changes were shown as hypodense. Conclusion: On the first CT examination, we obtained a 100% representation of liver metastases in the venous phase, while on the second CT examination taking into account the seven deceased patients, the percentage decreased to 84.9%. When it comes to imaging the liver and extrahepatic illness (bo

Grčić, Mirko

The paper deals with the historical-geographical analysis of Ptolemy's maps known as Table V and Table IX. The maps were found in the "Urbinas Manuscript" of Ptolemy's work "Geography", which originated in the first half of the 2 nd century AD, so it is accepted that the maps are from that period also. On the Fifth Map the western part of the Balkan Peninsula was presented, and on the Ninth Map the area of the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, in the pre-Roman and early Roman era. On maps and in the text, which serves as an explanation of the maps, there are plenty of data from topography and ethnography, and astronomical positions for more places. The data on the maps are not always consistent with the information in the text. Although there are also false geographical representations, these maps were ahead of their time in terms of cartogra-phic methodology, geographical precision and toponomy. For over a millennium, this Ptolemy's work was lost and unknown in Europe, and when it was found in the 15th century, it significantly affected the Renaissance of geography and cartography, and the Renaissance of scientific thought in general. In this paper, the author deals with features and content analysis and identification of toponyms that have been presented on these maps, which have been aged more than two thousand years.Rad se bavi istorijsko-geografskom analizom Ptolemejevih karata poznatih pod nazivom Tabula V i Tabula IX. Karte su nađene u prilogu "Urbinskog rukopisa"

Egro, Dritan

Ankara : The Department of History, Bilkent University, 2003.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Bilkent University, 2003.Includes bibliographical references leaves [315]-345.This dissertation provides a detailed picture of the religious situation in Albanian lands before the Ottoman conquest and analyzes the conditions upon the establishment of Ottoman rule and the initial stages of Islaınllslamization in that area. A complex approach is necessary to find the roots and to understand the phenomenon of the massive conversion of Albanians to Islam throughout the Ottoman period. The lack of a "national" church, the weak organisation of the Christian churches after the Ottoman conquest, and the establishment of Ottoman rule with a great measure of finality, were the most important factors which caused the gradual process of massive conversion to Islam.Egro, DritanPh.D

Dimitrova Radojicic, Daniela, Tatesi, Bekim, Tatesi, Ermira

На глобално ниво, се проценува дека има 36 милиони луѓе кои се слепи, 216,6 милиони со умерено до тешко оштетување на видот и 188,5 милиони имаат мало оштетување на видот. Една од најчестите причини за оштетување на видот е некорегираната рефрактивна грешка. Истражувањата покажуваат дека приближно 2,3 милијарди луѓе во светот имаат рефрактивно оштетување, но само 1,8 милијарди луѓе имаат пристап до офталмолошки преглед и ефективен третман. Со цел да се анализира застапеноста на рефрактивните грешки кај децата на училишна возраст, во ова истражување беа формулирани следните истражувачки прашања: Каква е застапеноста на рефрактивните грешки, кои рефрактивни грешки се најзастапени и дали постои семејна историја кај децата со рефрактивни грешки? Рефрактивната грешка е важна причина за оштетување на видот и слепило ширум светот што може да се спречи. Во моментов, преваленцијата на миопија го привлекува светско внимание бидејќи многу студии известуваат за драматично зголемување во последните 20 години. Раното откривање и лекување на рефрактивните грешки е важно за да се спречи трајно оштетување на видот кај децата. Дијагнозата и третманот на овие грешки е релативно едноставна и е еден од најлесните начини за намалување на оштетениот вид

Zdenka Janeković-Römer

Novotkriveni autograf Filipa de Diversi, kodeks u koji je prepisivao poslanice Sv. Jeronima, Sv. Augustina i drugih, donosi važne nove biografske i bibliografske podatke o njemu. Saznajemo da je 1455. godine još bio živ i boravio u Veneciji. Obiman kodeks (278 folija) sačuvan je u knjižnici earla od Leicestera, Holkham Hall u Engleskoj. Članak donosi popis svih poslanica prepisanih u kodeks, s bibliografskim podacima.A recently discovered autograph by Philippus de Diversis (Filippo de Diversi), codex in which he copied the epistles of St Jerome, St Augustine and others, casts new light upon his life and work. Until now little has been known about Diversi’s life after 1444, yet at this moment we know for certain that in 1455 he was still living in Venice. He was no longer a teacher but worked as a magistrate in Padua. Then, at a fairly advanced age, he copied selected epistles of the church fathers ‘for his own use’, as he describes in the closing part of the text. Under the title Extracts from s. Hieronymus and others, 1455. Holkham Ms. 131. 81 extracts with illuminated borders and initials. Written by Philippus de Diversis de Quartigianis, of Lucca, at Venice, the voluminous text (278 folios) is kept at the rich library of the Earl of Leicester in Holkham Hall in England. The codex contains eighty-one epistles: fifty-one written by St Jerome, seventeen by St Augustine, two by Origen (in Jerome’s translation) and Damascenus, and one by Volusius, Marcellinus, Longinus, Epiphan

Gjonbalaj, Shpresa Tolaj

This analytical view, which outlines the artistic scope of Academic Rexhep Ferri, consists with the treatment of the creative profile of this multi dimensional personality who by virtue of the expressive figurative language, rightly distinguished as one of the most original painters of the nationwide space. Painter of concrete and abstract expression, as well as real and imaginary, through the associative figure (by masterfully integrating all these elements into a whole brings authentic art, authentic style - totally Ferrian.Purpose: Work intends to offer comprehensive information on artist's creativity, who thanks to the modernist figurative expression,, creativity, innovation, sensibility, specific conception, reached the highest peaks of figurative art not only in Kosovo but also in the former Yugoslavia and the international arena. Therefore, considering high artistic position of rexhep Ferri, the main purpose of this review is exactly knowledge of the broad public with the essential creative values of this author.Methodology: As regards to the research aspect, we say that are used usual methods of research. The view is based on primary and secondary sources, direct analysis of the creative artist's opus, monographs, catalogs, journalistic articles, as well as other material and other publications, which point out the artistic achievements of Academician Rexhep Ferri.Results: This work testifies the creativity of Ferri through all his creative stages which necessarily le

Filipovski, Vanja, Jasar, Dzengis, Krsteska, Blagica

Objective: Colorectal carcinoma is the third most common malignancy in the world with the leading cause of a cancer related mortality. The aim of this retrospective single center study was to determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on diagnosis and stage in presentation of colorectal carcinoma. Methods: We analyzed 264 surgically treated patients for colorectal carcinoma in the Clinical Hospital Acibadem Sistina in Skopje in the period of 2018-2020. All cases were diagnosed by light microscope and analyzed according to TNM Classification for malignant tumors, UICC, 8edition. Results: A total of 112 patients underwent surgery for colorectal carcinoma before the pandemic period (2018-2019) and 152 patients in the pandemic period (2019-2020).There was a significant increasing rate of advanced stage (IIIB, IIIC, IVA, IVB) colorectal cancer in the pandemic period. Conclusion: Although new studies are ongoing to evaluate the impact of COVID19 in different countries, in our study patients presented with more advanced stage of the disease

Kamceva, Gordana, Nikolov, Sashko, Zdravkovska, Milka

Introduction: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is widespread globally, affecting 113 million people aged 40 and older. The prevalence of PAD increased by 72% from 1990 to 2019, considering a 45% growth rate in the world population. Preventing major amputations should always be a cornerstone in treatment. Objective: To protect patients with PAD, we must evaluate the arterial and superficial venous system so we can prevent future adverse complications. We present a study in which patient with severe peripheral arterial disease and insufficient superficial venous system, has undergo for sclerosing the superficial veins that leads to improved peripheral arterial circulation through the formation of a completely new arterial collateral network for revascularization of the lower extremities, as evidenced by examining arterial flow before and after intervention

Miloseva, Lence, Sabani, Suzana

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that represents a clinical syndrome that consists of psychological symptoms and behavioral changes. Findings from worldwide research and literary sources point to the connection between sociodemographic characteristics and schizophrenic disorders. Goal: To analyze the role that sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, marital status, educational degree, employment and social status) in patients with acute and chronic diagnoses of schizophrenia. Method: This research represents a retrospective and prospective study, based on the data collected from patients that have been and are still being treated in the Psychiatric Hospital “Skopje” in Skopje. This was done thanks to the official approval and cooperation of the management team of the hospital. The data is collected from 2387 patients with chronic and acute conditions of the illness. These patients were hospitalized in the period between January 2019, to December 2022, and they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia according to the International Classification of Illness (ICD). The identity of the patients is protected and their data were collected and analyzed using identification codes. The statistical analysis of the data was done using the software SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science, version 20). Results: The total number of patients who received treatment for schizophrenia during the time period 2019- 2022 is 2387 patients. The first

Miloseva, Lence, Simonovska, Valentina, Zeqiri, Besim

ABSTRACT Introduction: Mental health is a state of mental well-being enabling people to cope with life’s stresses, realize their potential, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. Risks of mental health disorders can manifest at all stages of life, but those that occur during developmentally sensitive periods, especially early childhood, are harmful. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to give a complete overview of the incidence of mental illness in children and school children and youth in the Skopje region for the year 2021 in the outpatient - polyclinic activity. Research methodology: As a working material, a standard summary report on the established morbidity in the primary health care offices of small, school children and youth was used. The social-medical work method and descriptive statistics methods were used. Results and discussion: In 2021, in health institutions (practices) that provide health care for small and school children in the area of Skopje region, there were reports of disorders from 249 practices that examined small children and 137 practices for school children. A total of 462,895 visits were made in these clinics. In the structure of the total determined morbidity, mental disorders in young children amount to 0.55%. The distribution of mental disorders in this group of children is the highest (1.27%) in males aged 5-6 years. The number of disorders of the “Disorders in psychological development” group

De la Cruz Palma, Óscar

L'actitud que manté Ramon Llull davant les fonts àrabs és un progrés en termes històrics. Els seus escrits ofereixen una actitud racionalista i discursiva que parteix de reconèixer la part de veritat continguda en els missatges de l'Alcorà, és a dir, un cert punt d'unió. Només calia corregir, educar amb lectures útils i correctes, tolerar la diversitat i la diferència, que és, precisament, una de les categories aristotèliques, una propietat de la Natura i, en fi, un tret positiu del món, de la ciutat del món que Llull va somiar. Llull, de tant en tant, omplia el seu got amb l'aigua de les fonts islàmiques, amb les quals podia confirmar les veritats cristianes.The attitude that Ramon Llull keeps in front of the Arab sources is a progress in historical terms. His writings offer a rationalistic and discursive orientation which starts to recognize the part of truth contained in the messages of 'Quran, that is to say, a certain point of contact. It was only necessary to correct, to bring about with useful and right readings, to tolerate the diversity and the difference, which is exactly one of the Aristotelian categories, a property of the Nature and, finally, a positive trait of the world, of the city of the world that Llull dreamed

Çabej, Eqrem

Burda, Ervis

Honors (Bachelor's)Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REES)University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/91824/1/eburda.pd

Pop-Kostova, Ankica, Ruskovska, Tatjana

Background: Patients with COVID-19 can develop abnormal inflammatory response, which can progress to multiorgan failure and death, with a higher prevalence observed in men. Besides, recent research suggests a complex interaction between viral infections and vitamin D. Aims: This study evaluates sex differences of vitamin D status, circulating enzymes and biomarkers of inflammatory response at the time of diagnosis of COVID-19, depending on severity of disease the patients develop. Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted from September to December 2020. Patients (n = 115) were divided in two groups: Group A- asymptomatic or mild cases (36 men and 19 women; mean age 53.3 ± 1.4 y.) and Group B- patients who develop moderate or severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization (38 men and 22 women; mean age 56.1 ± 1.3 y.). Results: Patients of Group B had almost two-fold lower circulating 25(OH)D concentrations than patients of Group A (Group A: 61.6 ± 1.9 nmol/L; Group B: 32.2 ± 1.4 nmol/L; p < 0.001). Within Group A, the only parameter with a statistically significant sex difference was ferritin (p < 0.01). Within Group B, in addition to ferritin (p < 0.05), we observed a pronounced and statistically highly significant sex difference in circulating 25(OH)D concentrations (men: 35.8 ± 1.7 nmol/L; women: 26.0 ± 1.7; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that inadequate vitamin D status is associated with the development of moderate or severe COVID-19

Cockova Morarcalieva, Anita, Dimitrov, Gligor, Kotlarova-Poposka, Simonida

Objective: To establish the efficacy of single topical 85% trichloroacetic acid (TCA) treatment of the subclinical Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections of the uterine cervix. Methods: This is a retrospective study including patients with HPV infection of the uterine cervix established by HPV DNA PCR assay. All the patients were treated with 85% TCA, applied topical and treatment response was followed up by HPV DNA PCR assay in various groups of patients, two, three, four, six and twelve months after the treatment with TCA. Remission was defined as complete clearance of HPV. Results: In total, 173 patients with HPV specific type were included in the study. Unfortunately 70 patients didn’t return for following check up after the treatment and in 103 patients follow up HPV DNA PCR was made, which showed that 70 of them had complete HPV clearance. In addition, 68% and 33 patients were confirmed as positive, 32% and 10 of the HPV positive group still had the same type of HPV, 30% and 23 of them were typed with new type of HPV, 70%. Conclusion: A single treatment of topical TCA for subclinical HPV infections is associated with high HPV clearance, especially two, three and four months after the treatment. The HPV clearance six and twelve months after the treatment, decreases progressively. This gives us the right to think of TCA as an effective agent for subclinical HPV infection treatment. Key words: human papillomavirus, trichloroacetic acid, cervical i

Lambertz, Max

Miloseva, Lence, Zeqiri, Besim

Background: Improving the articulation of children with permanent or profound hearing loss does not come with cochlear implantation alone. Coherent, careful, and comprehensive rehabilitation is required to achieve complete success. Objective: This study aims to show that rehabilitation is important for improving the articulation of children with a cochlear implant. Material and methods: This study is a prospective and interventional clinical study involving 12 children with a cochlear implants from different socio-economic families. Results: In first-born pediatric patients with CI after rehabilitation, less voice disorders and less voice deviations were detected compared to second-borns. All the second-born children were found to have very poor language production, language comprehension, and vocabulary significantly below their age and poor articulation, that is severe voice disorder. The degree of a voice disorder is lower in children who went to rehabilitation for a longer period. Apart from weekly rehabilitation treatment frequencies, no other characteristics of the pediatric CI patients included in the study showed significance for predicting rehabilitation impact on articulation. Conclusion: The results do not confirm a significant rehabilitation impact on the articulation of pediatric patients with CI. Key words: children, patients, cochlear implant, rehabilitation, articulation

Leka, Silvana

Do we still treat the sea as a break, as a barrier or an opportunity relating to the culture of tradition and the modern present culture? In the present article, I argue the significance of the sea’s existence, try to show on which kind of texts we rely on to construct the concept of continuity of the maritime culture in Albanian no written oral tradition literature and on the literary artistic work of literature with an author. Although we inherit a rich ethnological culture, associated with the visual perception and opposition between the sea, the seascape and inner landscape or mountains, the presence of the theme and sea itself in Albanian written culture has left behind a certain set of cultural myths, among them, lack of marine memory in Albanians culture. What further scientific myths were and are still persistent enough to survive on this topic? Through this article, I am not inquiring to seek out a path to replace the early myths of the past with new myths or to re-mythologize the latest relationship of modern Albanian literature to the sea. Speaking about continuity I try to show that this relationship continues as historical memory of the community, as well as it survived in the ethnos culture and enriches with the literary works of the modern authors of today.Keywords: maritime culture, the memory of the community, concept of continuity, opposition sea-mountain, new myths / re-mythologize.