STUDY OBJECTIVE The long-term psychological effects of war are under appreciated in clinical settings. Describing the postwar psychosocial burden on medical care can help direct public health interventions. We performed an emergency department (ED)-based assessment of the mental health status of ethnic Albanian patients 2 years after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led bombing of Serbia ...

Abstract This paper investigates the reconstruction of Albanian identity in Kosovo after region's transformation to state independence 2008. The cultural environment emerged as a site ethnic appropriation and contestation longstanding interethnic struggles between Albanians Serbs. study examines socio-symbolic linguistic manifestations national Pristina, capital city Kosovo, through lens Lingui...

The article focuses on stateаnd nation-building in the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo. main research question is whether it possible to build effective state institutions within non-consolidated borders after a “remedial secession” relying support international actors. identifies factors that determine this possibility. They are tradition independent political being and power organizat...

The study aimed to investigate the impact of social media marketing on purchase intention among consumers in Kosovo as a transition economy. survey research has been conducted with sample 334 respondents Kosovo, using an online tool for response collection. Structural equation modeling was used assessing proposed theoretical model. bootstrapping technique test hypotheses and mediating effects b...

Abstract. This paper presents a framework for utilizing available open data resources, such as Google Earth Engine, to assess environmental conditions and climate change vulnerability in Kosovo. lays the groundwork academic, government, private sector institutions develop strategies addressing issues Kosovo other developing nations understand extent of occurring. The study demonstrates value su...

Pinus mugo Turra, is a native pine species in central and southern Europe, growing in high mountains area (altitudes 1.800-2.300 m.a.s.l.). In Kosovo, it is one of the native pines too, distributed in high altitudes in the Sharri Mountains and Albanian Alps Mountains. Its populations represent an important wealth of essential oil resources available, which make this species very important in te...

Abstract This article uncovers the nexus between state- and peacebuilding efforts religious violent extremism. Exploring an exemplary lifestory interview with a directly affected individual, makes use of empirical data to inform current theoretical debates on subject. The shows how inefficient state peace building unintendedly lead rise in These errors from international community Kosovo became...

In the following analysis, a much debated topic has been analyzed with regard to remmitances and economic growth in Kosovo. The study is based on time series, quarterly data over period 2010-2021. methodology applied utilization of unrestricted VAR model Granger Causality/Block exogeniety Wald test, order explore direction causality between variables. Results show that there bi-directional remi...

The Yugoslav Republic is only the latest, if arguably the most critical, target of international efforts at rebuilding and upgrading the infrastructure of southeastern Europe. In fact, since the end of the Kosovo conflict, countries in and around the region have, under the umbrella of the Stability Pact, devised plans and allocated funds for significant transportation, energy, and telecommunica...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (C-CHFV) strains were isolated from a fatal case and the attending physician in Kosovo, Yugoslavia. Early, rapid diagnosis of the disease was achieved by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The physician was successfully treated with oral ribavirin. These cases yielded the first genetically studied C-CHFV human isolates in the Balkans.