As a Balkan peninsula country regionally threatened by the instability of security, Albania made an effort to upgrade its state's security alliances in region. In June 1992, started apply for membership NATO. This step recognizes as first former state become most significant Trans-Atlantic alliance. Afterward, took role NATO's representative uphold peace and stability. Inexact period, states ha...

After the establishment of communist regime in Albania, many Albanian students, mainly males, went to study Mecca Revolution—the Union Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). Many them fell love there and married girls who returned with tiny Balkan country build socialism their husbands. These women were considered as missionaries helping Albania a future. In 1960, however, position changed when lead...

This paper used publicly available data, such as the analysis of 103 court cases to make a profile those convicted for cannabis cultivation in Albania. There are multiple reports on drugs and organized crime Albania which provide information seizures illicit substances, law enforcement operations criminal groups. Reports position Albanian groups international drug market. However, there is litt...

The development of the electricity sector in Albania continues to be fenced by high rates inefficiencies, insufficient security supply, low rate RES investment including wind power plants and need further unbundle liberalise energy market following adoption legal basis, GHG credits is inevitable. A lot issues are set face challenges transition, oriented Albanian government’s endeavor maintain a...

Cases of immigrant families affected by IBD have rarely been reported and seem to be of exceptional interest towards a better understanding of disease aetiopathogenesis. The first case of Crohn's disease in a family of immigrants from Albania to Greece with three offspring is described herein. A family with three children, one 22 year-old male and two 18-year-old twin females immigrated from so...

The atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Albania was investigated by using a carpet-forming moss species (Hypnum cupressiforme) as bioindicator. Sampling was done in the dry seasons of autumn 2010 and summer 2011. Two different sampling schemes are discussed in this paper: a random sampling scheme with 62 sampling sites distributed over the whole territory of Albania and systematic samplin...

Background: It is suggested that hyperthyroidism protects against thyroid malignancy. It was suggested that the incidence of malignancy is lower in toxic multinodular goiters than in non-toxic multinodular goiters. Recent studies show controversies. Material and methods: The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and type of thyroid carcinoma in toxic and nontoxic multinodular goiter i...

The objectives of the present study were to assess the occurrence of human adenoviruses (HAdVs) in paediatric patients with gastroenteritis in Albania and to characterize HAdV strains. Faecal specimens from children admitted with acute gastroenteritis to the Paediatric Hospital in Tirana were screened for HAdV, using broad-range primers targeting the hexon gene, in combination with species-spec...

Objective To determine the dental caries experience and treatment needs among 5-year-olds in Albania. Research Design This cross sectional study was conducted in 2015 by using a cluster sampling technique. The dmft was used to assess dental caries experience and caries prevalence as percentages of children with dmf⟩0. Caries treatment needs were assessed with dt/dmft x 100, missing teeth with...