1 Institute of Oncology, 6 Plovdivsko Pole, Sofia Darvenitza, Bulgaria 2 Unit of Gene-Environment Interactions, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France, Consultant, Les Collanges, 07240 Saint Jean Chambre, France 3 Laboratoire de Toxicologie et Sécurité Alimentaire, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie, Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, BP 107,...

Levels I. Dimov , Tz. Ostromsky , I. Tzvetanov y and Z. Zlatev z Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str., bl. 25-A, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; e-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] Web site: http://copern.bas.bg y Institute of Economics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 3 Aksakov str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; e-mail: [email protected]...

e-Justice has been under discussion at European level since 2007. The article describes some tools and displays objective criteria for evaluating the WEB-pages of judicial institutions in Bulgaria. А methodology is offered in order to improve the organization and functioning of the judicial institutions. It is used to conduct experimental tests for analysis and assessment of the main characteri...

We describe here a new species of the bovid Criotherium, from the late Miocene of Bulgaria. The genus was previously known to definitely occur only in Samos (Greece) and Kemiklitepe (Western Turkey), with the single species C. argalioides. The new species, C. nikolovi, is more primitive than the latter, although both are probably contemporaneous, suggesting the occurrence of two lineages in the...

Country Highlights give an overview of the health and health-related situation in a given country and compare, where possible, its position in relation with other countries in the region. The Highlights have been developed in collaboration with Member States for operational purposes and do not constitute a formal statistical publication. They are based on information provided by Member States a...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death in Bulgaria. Because of notable differences in mortality rates between Bulgaria and other European countries, we presume a tangible difference in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and an underutilization of evidence-based treatments. In order to determine the quality of care of patients with AMI in Bulgaria, we an...

This paper addresses issues related to the process of restructuring of the Bulgarian economy during the transition period. The analysis, based on the use of input-output tables, reveals various aspects of economic activity in their interconnection. As the economy evolves over time the structure of output changes, reflecting both the changing pattern of demand and advances in technology. Shifts ...

Ozone is one of the main air pollutants with harmful influence over human health. Therefore, predicting the ozone concentration and informing the population when the air quality standards have been exceeded is an important task. In this paper, firstand high-order Gaussian process models for 1-hour ahead prediction of ozone concentration in the air of Bourgas, Bulgaria are identified and verifie...

A. Vassilev* 1, F. Lidon2, P. Scotti Campos3, J. C. Ramalho4, M. G. Barreiro3, I. Yordanov5 1Agricultural University of Plovdiv, Dept. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 12 Mendeleev St., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2Grupo de Disciplinas de Ecologia da Hidrosferat, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2825-114 Caparica, Portugal 3Plant Physiology Department, Estação Agron...

• Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to an increase in bone fragility and the risk of fractures. • In Bulgaria, denosumab 60mg subcutaneous is prescribed for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) by specialists (endocrinologists and rheumatologists) and reimbursed for patients with a T-score ≤ -2.5 at one or m...