Disease Surveillance Networks Melinda Moore*, Katherine C. Bond, Louise Gresham, Mark Rweyemamu, A. Mushtaque R. Chowdhury and Silvia Bino RAND Corporation, Washington, D.C., United States; Former Associate Director for Health, Rockefeller Foundation Southeast Asia and Africa Regional Offices, United States; Fondation Merieux USA, Inc., United States; SACIDS at Sokoine University of Agriculture...

Abstract The aim and scope of this article is the analysis two landmark cases European Court Justice, which have helped shape law rights with regards to Commercial more specifically on market competition. aims highlight significance judgements implications importance they hold toward EU candidate countries, through case Albanian legal framework will focus practical effect degree legislation app...

Relevant chorological notes of genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) for the flora Balkans are provided, with an emphasis on Albania and adjacent countries (North Macedonia Montenegro). Our findings include new national species records and/or confirmations Albania, Montenegro North (C. agastachys, C. atrata, curvula, demissa, hispida, parviflora), as well other interesting rare endangered in castroviejoi...

For a very long time, Albania has had one of the highest levels of fertility in Europe: in 2002 the total fertility rate of 2.2 children per woman was the highest in Europe. Although this current level is high, the country has experienced a rapid fertility reduction during the last 50 years: a TFR decline from 7 to 2.2. This reduction has occurred in the absence of modern contraception and abor...

Micromus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793) (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) is reported from Albania for the first time. With three figures.

Abstract This chapter investigates the influence of World Bank in formulation Social Health Insurance law Albania. Findings suggest that case Albania, although external was not able to determine policy choice, it did, however, some extent, shape formulation. The offered its expertise and assistance formulating details related defining parameters future contributory system. Another important fin...

Methods This is an observational prospective cohort study. Population is composed of adults hospitalized in ICU of the Service of Burns near University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania for 5 years(2010-2015).Patients are grouped according glucose values on three categories: Patients with Euglycemia ( 80-120 mg/dL), Moderate Hyperglycemia (121-180 mg/dL) and Critical Hyperglycemia (> 180 mg/dL )...

The structure of the paper is based on two reviews that deal consistently with the main issues on poverty and environment. These reviews are Markandya (1999) and Ekbom and Bojö (1999). Both studies review the main poverty and environment issues, trying to identify the main links and pathways between both. This paper integrates both pieces of research, adding, when available, additional informat...

A joint common course has been created as a result of a project of the “Stability Pact of South-Eastern Europe” and DAAD. It has been conducted in Novi Sad, Serbia, with graduate students, and in Tirana, Albania, with master students by teachers from Berlin and Novi Sad. In this paper, similar methods used in each of these courses, and outcomes reached by students are presented and compared wit...

This paper evaluates the usefulness of neural networks in GDP forecasting. It is focused on comparing a neural network model trained with genetic algorithm (GANN) to a backpropagation neural network model, both used to forecast the GDP of Albania. Its forecasting is of particular importance in decision-making issues in the field of economy. The conclusion is that the GANN model achieves higher ...