1,418 multiple sclerosis cases, 1,238 of whom were born in Northern Ireland, were analysed. A detailed study was made of the 783 cases born in Northern Ireland from 1901 to 1925. These cases were studied in relation to all live births that occurred in the administrative areas of the province during the period. The results showed a constant *case-rate over the years studied, and a remarkable def...

We present experimental evidence from a bilingual city in Northern Italy on whether the language spoken by a partner in a prisoner’s dilemma game affects behavior and leads to discrimination. Running a framed field experiment with 828 sixto eleven-year old primary school children in the city of Meran, we find that cooperation generally increases with age, but that the gap between cooperation am...

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are important agents of meningoencephalitis in humans in the city of Belém. This clinical data suggests that the region may be a highly endemic area for the pathogenic Cryptococcus species within the state of Pará (PA), Northern Brazil. Preliminary analysis of 11 environmental samples from the city of Belém showed two positive locations, including...

INTRODUCTION The first renal transplant was performed in Northern Ireland in 1968. From 1968-1990 a total of 618 transplants were carried out on 535 patients at the Renal Unit, Belfast City Hospital. This report analyses various factors affecting recipient and donor, to determine how these factors have changed during the

Declan P. Prendergasta,∗, M. Isla Hallidaya,∗∗, Neil V. McFerrana, Martin Curranb, Brian McIhattonb, Derek Middletonb, Mark T. Foxa and Andrew Wallacea Centre for Peptide and Protein Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, N. Ireland Northern Ireland Histocompatability and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Blood Transfusion Building, B...

Here, we present the complete genome sequences of two Zika virus (ZIKV) strains, EcEs062_16 and EcEs089_16, isolated from the sera of febrile patients in Esmeraldas City, in the northern coastal province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, in April 2016. These are the first complete ZIKV genomes to be reported from Ecuador.

OBJECTIVE To explore differences in the prevalence of outdoor food advertising, and the type and nutritional content of advertised foods, according to an area-based marker of socio-economic position (SEP) in a city in Northern England. DESIGN All outdoor advertisements in the city were identified during October-December 2009, their size (in m2) estimated and their location determined using a ...

BACKGROUND The fertility experience in Iran suggests that the family planning programs had an effective role in the fertility reduction. This study aimed to specify patterns of marriage in Iran and especially in a northern city of Iran and to investigate the association between patterns of marriage and contraceptive use before first pregnancy and current contraceptive use. METHODS In this cro...

Danica Mauz, Randall L. Jensen, Falk Naundorf , Chris Richter, Manfred Vieten Division of Sport Science, University of Konstanz, Germany Dept. Health Physical Education Recreation, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, USA Institute for Applied Training Science, Leipzig, Germany School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web...

* Nation Region City Literature Initiative (if applicable) 1 Financial Services Andorra Andorra la Vella Govern d'Andorra. Andorra Pla Estratègic. February 1993. [Cluster Mention.] Andorra Pla Estratègic 2 Shopping Tourism Andorra Govern d'Andorra. Andorra Pla Estratègic. February 1993. [Cluster Mention.] Andorra Pla Estratègic 3 Defense Equipment Australia Northern Adelaide 4 Heavy Industry Au...