Social work for critical peace: a comparative approach to understanding social work and political conflict - Campbell J, Ioakimidis V, Maglajlic RA.
This paper uses a case study approach to explore issues of social work policy and practice in three sites of political conflict in Europe: Northern Ireland; Bosnia and Herzegovina; and Cyprus. It begins with a review of the international literature on soci... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Narrated silence in sexual scripts of war rape survivors: hidden transmission of violent sexual patterns - Mo čnik N.
This paper introduces the concept of narrated silence among rape survivors from the Bosnian war to argue how supposedly unique survivors' responses have in fact empowered the understanding of sexuality and existing sexual scripts. By using excerpts from sc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Researchers Discover What Became of a Lost Continent, Now Hidden Under the Adriatic Sea
Researchers with Utrecht University in the Netherlands have uncovered what became of a lost continent that broke off from Africa and wedged itself under Europe, creating mountain ranges that span across 30 different countries from Spain to Iran.
“What we have studied is the very complex history of the geology of the Mediterranean region,” Utrecht professor Douwe van Hinsbergen, the lead researcher on the project, tells TIME. Researchers had already known for decades that a continent created the mountain ranges of Europe and the Middle East. “What that continent might have looked like, however, was until n...
Source: TIME: Science - September 25, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Madeleine Carlisle Tags: Uncategorized adriatic sea europe geology onetime Science Source Type: news
To destroy a people: sexual violence as a form of genocide in the conflicts of Bosnia, Rwanda, and Chile - Sitkin RA, Lee BX, Lee G.
Throughout history, attacks on women have been common during armed conflict. Frequently military forces have viewed sexual violence as a spoil of war, a punishment to defeated populations, or as the deviance of rogue soldiers. However, conflicts in which s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Helping or harming? NGOs and victims/-survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Clark JN.
Drawing on the author's previous and current fieldwork in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) and interactions with several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), this article asks whether some organizations that seek to help and support victims/-survivors of conflic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Report warns of major air pollution in Bosnian city of Tuzla
Environmental groups have called for urgent measures to combat air pollution in the central Bosnian city of Tuzla, saying dust concentration far exceeds legal limits and causes premature deaths (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Bosnian city of Mostar awash in trash amid landfill protest
Uncollected thrash is piling up on the streets of the southern Bosnian city of Mostar _ one of the Balkan nation's main tourist destinations _ since residents begun blocking access to the city's sole landfill, insisting that it poses serious risks (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Language wars: the 19 greatest linguistic spats of all time
Words are ever evolving – but not without controversy. From creative applications of an apostrophe to the overuse of literally, what makes you rage?What is it about language that gets people so hot under the collar? That drives them to spend hours arguing with strangers on the internet, to go around correcting misspelt signs in the dead of night, or even to threaten acts of violence? The languages we speak are central to our sense of self, so it is not surprising that their finer points can become a battleground. Passionate feelings about what ’s right and wrong extend from the use of “disinterested” to what gay pe...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 17, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Shariatmadari Tags: Language Science George Bush Donald Trump France Richard Nixon New Zealand Bosnia-Herzegovina Turkmenistan Belgium UK news Source Type: news
Predictors of posttraumatic growth among conflict-related sexual violence survivors from Bosnia and Herzegovina - Anderson K, Delic A, Komproe I, Avdibegovic E, van Ee E, Glaesmer H.
BACKGROUND: Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) was committed on a large scale against women across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) during the 1990's war, and research has shown both negative and positive psychosocial outcomes following such acts of inter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Epidemiological features of human cases after bites/scratches from rabies-suspected animals in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Uzunovi ć S, Skomorac M, Bašić F, Mijač-Musić I.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the epidemiological features of patients and animals after bites/scratches from rabies-suspected animals in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. METHODS: Data from all patients (and the causative animals) admitted t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Suicide risk among U.S. peacekeepers serving in the Bosnia/Kosovo Theater, 1996-2002 - Bullman T, Schneiderman A.
This study compared the risk of suicide through December 2014 among 70,608 veterans who deployed as peacekeepers to Bosnia/Kosovo between 1996 and 2002 to that of 141,715... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Over 30 Injured in Fire at Migrant Center in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A fire engulfed a migrant center in northwestern Bosnia on Saturday, injuring 32 people and forcing some to jump out the windows to escape the blaze, police said.
The blaze erupted early in the morning in the center in Velika Kladusa, which hosts some 500 migrants who have become stuck in the impoverished Balkan country while trying to move toward wealthier nations in Western Europe.
The blaze likely started accidently from a cooking device, said local police spokesman Ale Siljdedic.
It spread swiftly, sending the migrants fleeing the building, with some jumping to safety out the windo...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - June 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: International News Source Type: news
11th Croatian Cochrane Symposium (CroCoS)
The 8th May was a hub of excitement at the University of Split School of Medicine as members ofCochrane Croatia were getting ready to host their 11th Annual Croatian Cochrane Symposium. This year ’s CroCoS was co-organised with the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty of the University of Split, represented by Assist. Prof. Darko Hren.Thanks to collaboration between Prof. Ana Maru šić, Research Coordinator for Cochrane Croatia, and member of Cochrane’s Scientific Committee, and Howard White, CEO ofCampbell Collaboration, the 11th Croatian Cochrane Symposium was dedicated to systematic reviews in the social scienc...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 13, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
SEC details Fresenius ’ $231m FCPA settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today detailed the more than $231 million that Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) agreed to pay to resolve self-reported violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
In its release, the SEC said that it found that Germany-based Fresenius engaged in misconduct in Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Angola, Turkey, Spain, China, Serbia, Bosnia, Mexico, and eight countries in the West African region. The agency added that the misconduct occurred “against a backdrop where the company failed to have sufficient internal accounting controls.”
The company made improper paymen...
Source: Mass Device - April 1, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Featured Legal News Fresenius Source Type: news
“We expect respect” say migrants and refugees
Bihac/Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA –“We still risk our lives,” said Hatidza*, a 26-year-old migrant transiting through Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Last time when we tried to pass the border, you could see the footsteps of wolves and bears. Some migrants and refugees were killed by bears. By now we have tried three times to pass the border unsuccessfully.”Hatidza is a member of the Ahwazis minority group in Iran. She and her brother fled the country after their father was murdered and their family was threatened. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: zerzan Source Type: news
