Neurosurgery during the Greco-Italian War (World War II): the management of war-related head injuries at the Italian field hospital of Sinanaj in Albania - Franzini A, Rossini Z, Tropeano MP, Picozzi P, Servadei F, Pessina F.
During the Greco-Italian War (World War II [WWII], 1940-1941), an Italian field hospital was set up in Sinanaj, Albania. The hospital's military surgeons carefully collected information about the characteristics and management of patients with war-related ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton: ‘Our universe is one tiny grain of dust in a beautiful cosmos’
As her new book on the origins of the universe is published, the Albanian-American scientist explains how her work on multiverse theory influenced Stephen Hawking, and how Soviet rule shaped her hunger for knowledgeLaura Mersini-Houghton was born in Albania and grew up under a totalitarian communist regime which, until its collapse in 1991, cut the country off from the rest of the world. Influenced by her father, Nexhat Mersini, a mathematician, she developed a keen interest in physics and, in 1994, won a Fulbright scholarship to study in the US. Her first book,Before the Big Bang, describes her quest to illuminate the ori...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Killian Fox Tags: Astronomy Space Physics Science Science and nature books Culture Source Type: news
Truss and Sunak face Tory hustings after both say Covid lockdown went too far – as it happened
Latest updates: Tory leadership frontrunner reacts to Sunak comments, saying school closures went too far; pair meet Tory members in NorwichSunak says it was a mistake to ‘empower scientists’ during Covid pandemicLee Cain, who was director of communications in Downing Street during the early phase of the Covid crisis, says Rishi Sunak ’s comments about the lockdown policy (see9.22am and 9.47am) are “simply wrong”.But Sunak is not saying lockdown should not have happened, as Cain suggests. He is just saying that it was implemented too rigidly, and perhaps for too long, and that more consideration should have been ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah (now) and Andrew Sparrow (earlier) Tags: Politics UK news Conservatives Conservative leadership Rishi Sunak Liz Truss UK cost of living crisis Boris Johnson Coronavirus Dominic Cummings Brexit Priti Patel Albania Migration Immigration and asylum Science Source Type: news
Psychometric properties of the Albanian version of Olweus Bullying Questionnaire-Revised - Danuza T, Masten R.
The study examined the validity of the scores produced by the Albanian version of the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire-Revised (OBQ-R), a self-reported measure for assessing the phenomena of bullying among school students. A sample of third to ninth grade stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Albania to end virus restrictions before summer vacations
Albanian authorities have decided to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions before the summer vacation season (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
If we can farm metal from plants, what else can we learn from life on Earth? | James Bridle
There is so much intelligence on this planet other than ours. Realising that will be key to adapting to climate breakdownFor the past couple of years, I ’ve been working with researchers in northern Greece who are farming metal. In a remote, beautiful field, high in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, they are experimenting with a trio of shrubs known to scientists as “hyperaccumulators”: plants which have evolved the capacity to thrive in natural ly metal-rich soils that are toxic to most other kinds of life. They do this by drawing the metal out of the ground and storing it in their leaves and stems, where it can be ha...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: James Bridle Tags: Plants Wildlife Animals World news Environment Science Biology Climate crisis Source Type: news
Measurements of injury-related outcomes: statistical and analytical data from Albania - Belba MK, Deda LN, Belba GP.
Numerous burn mortality indicators and prognostic scores are necessary to classify with priorities severely burned patients in order to predict outcome. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate mortality predictors on admission, in order to determine Letha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
The Albania earthquake of 2019: causes of damage to the buildings and its social consequences - Çoni (Kacollja) D, Madhi A.
On 26 November 2019, the city of Durres in Albania was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale with an intensity of 8-9, killing 51 people in total. Some buildings were destroyed, causing fatalities, while many other buildings suffered seri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
One shot at a time: Albania battles the vaccine skeptics
Albanian medical staff have launched a nationwide campaign taking medical teams door to door to convince unvaccinated people to get their shots against COVID-19 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
COVID-19 vaccination: resources for children and young people, UK Health Security Agency (updated 9th November 2021)
Information for eligible children and young people on COVID-19 vaccination.
9 November 2021Added links to an audio and British Sign Language video version of the COVID-19 vaccination: a guide for eligible children and young people aged 12 to 17.
13 October 2021Added link to Albanian translation for ' a guide for eligible children and young people aged 12 to 17 ' leaflet. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 vaccination: resources for children and young people, UK Health Security Agency (updated 13th October 2021)
Information for eligible children and young people on COVID-19 vaccination.
13 October 2021Added link to Albanian translation for ' a guide for eligible children and young people aged 12 to 17 ' leaflet.
12 October 2021Added links to braille and translations of the COVID-19 vaccination: a guide for eligible children and young people aged 12 to 17 leaflet. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Latest: Vaccines to be required for Albania lawmakers
Albania's Parliament has decided to make the coronavirus vaccination mandatory for all lawmakers (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Albania CPD [2022-2026] (DP/FPA/CPD/ALB/5)
Available LanguagesEnglishPortal Upload fileENG_DP.FPA_.CPD_.ALB_.5 - Albania CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf314.24 KBAvailable LanguagesFrenchPortal Upload fileFR_DP.FPA_.CPD_.ALB_.5 - Albania CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf323.75 KBAvailable LanguagesSpanishPortal Upload fileES_DP.FPA_.CPD_.ALB_.5 - Albania CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf304.42 KBSaidTue, 09/14/2021 - 10:44 (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - September 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Said Source Type: news
For Afghan Refugees, a Mix of Luxury and Trauma at Albania ’s Beach Resorts
Albania, which has committed to taking in up to 4,000 refugees from Afghanistan, is housing several hundred in resorts on the Adriatic coast. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Correlates of lifetime physical abuse among schoolchildren aged 15 years in post-communist Albania - Qirjako G, Dika Q, Mone I, Dra çini X, Kuneshka L, Roshi E, Burazeri G.
AIM: Our aim was to assess the prevalence and correlates of lifetime physical abuse among schoolchildren in Albania, a post-communist country in South Eastern Europe which is currently undergoing a rapid socioeconomic transition. METHODS: The third... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
