AIM Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a considerable burden especially for millions of young adults and disadvantaged people worldwide. The TB incidence and notification rates are good indicators of TB situation in a country. Our aim was to compare TB incidence and notification rates in Kosovo and in seven other Balkan countries. METHODS Retrospective epidemiologic analysis of published data ...

The aim of this paper is to assess how inflation affects the financial performance businesses operating in Kosovo. More precisely, impact and profit tax on profitability analysed, as well relationship between with level, tax, net wages level GDP Kosovo for period 2018 - 2021. In study, quantitative approach was applied descriptive verification method used research method. Analyses performed inc...

A large outbreak of tularemia occurred in Kosovo in the early postwar period, 1999-2000. Epidemiologic and environmental investigations were conducted to identify sources of infection, modes of transmission, and household risk factors. Case and control status was verified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, and microagglutination assay. A total of 327 serologically confirmed cas...

Objective. The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of PUs, the distribution of PUs, common injuries contributing to the occurrence of PUs in patients admitted to the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Kosovo for surgical interventions of PUs, localization of PUs in body, the topical treatment of pressure ulcers before surgical intervention, the methods of surgica...

Morphological aspect of tracheal preparations and pulmonary tissue was studied in vitro. Th e material was obtained from autopsy of newborns that died from diff erent causes. Examinations were made in different gestational periods (immature - weeks; premature - weeks; mature > weeks). Material for examination was obtained up to  hours after death. Pulmonary and tracheal tissue was in...

Migrations of population have been an integral part of the society throughout history. Countries with low levels of economic development like Kosovo are emigration countries, while immigration countries are those countries that have developed economies and social and political stability. Kosovar emigration until the beginning of the second half of the 20th century was individual migration (male...

The purpose of this article is to measure Turkey's soft power in Kosovo. activities Kosovo have been described the literature, but they not measured. Qualitative research method was used study and a survey conducted collect data. institutions that implement expressed, hypothesis Turkish cultural activities, political values foreign policy produce capability has tested. As result findings obtain...

During the recent conflict in Yugoslavia, depleted uranium rounds were employed and were left in the battlefield. Health concern is related to the risk arising from contamination of areas in Kosovo with depleted uranium penetrators and dust. Although chemical toxicity is the most significant health risk related to uranium, radiation exposure has been allegedly related to cancers among veterans ...

The report presents key data on Kosovo refugees in Albania during the 1999 crisis in Kosovo. In a three-month period, from March through May 1999, Albania received, accommodated, and cared for 479,223 officially registered refugees from Kosovo (FR Yugoslavia). Many foreign governmental and non-governmental organizations helped the Albanian government during the crisis. The Government cooperated...

  ABSTRACT   Background : The application of DU emanation for first time contaminated certain areas in the south west region of Iraq after the second Gulf war (1991). These contaminated areas were discovered in 1994. Radioactive contamination was detected using the nuclear enterprise PCM5/1 in soil samples collected from two regions near by grazing lands. This study was done for assessment of D...