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The Asian Taenia and the possibility of cysticercosis

2000

In certain Asian countries, a third form of human Taenia, also known as the Asian Taenia, has been discovered. This Asian Taenia seems to be an intermediate between Taenia solium and T. saginata since in morphological terms it is similar to T. saginata, yet biologically, as it uses the same intermediate host (pigs), it is more akin to T. solium. Taenia solium causes human cysticercosis, while T. saginata does not. It is not known whether the Asian taeniid is able to develop to the larval stage in humans or not. The arguments proposed by those authors who consider it unlikely that the Asian Taenia causes human cysticercosis are: (a) its molecular similarities with T. saginata; (b) the absenc…

The effect of 26 versus 29-inch wheel diameter in the transmission of vibrations in cross-country mountain biking.

2021

Vibrations experienced by cyclists can affect their performance and health. We analysed the vibrations transmitted by mountain bike (26 or 29-inch wheels), in a 2,110 m circuit with a sample of 55 cyclists. The results indicate that the 29"-wheel increases speed (

Vitamin A deficiency. New knowledge on diagnosis, consequences and therapy

1989

Due to the rapid development of biochemical analyses in the last 10 years different substances like vitamin A, with an apparent clarified metabolism and action, were re-estimated. As a result, new knowledge was presented which could be essential for human health. Some details and consequences are reviewed in this paper. Marginal deficiency, which also may occur in industrialized nations, cannot be determined with certainty by usual blood analyses. The reasons for marginal deficiency are either different diseases or unbalanced nutrition. From epidemiological research it is argued that low vitamin A intake is associated with a higher incidence of cancer in different tissues. However, vitamin …

Labor Market Flexibility and Unemployment: New Empirical Evidence of Static and Dynamic Effects

2012

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between labor market flexibility and unemployment outcomes. Using a panel of 97 countries from 1985 to 2008, the results of the paper suggest that improvements in labor market flexibility have a statistically and significant negative impact on unemployment outcomes (over unemployment, youth unemployment, and long-term unemployment). Among the different labor market flexibility indicators analyzed, hiring and firing regulations and hiring costs are found to have the strongest effect.

Notes on Afrotropical Cydnidae (Heteroptera) with emphasis on vehicle-mounted net samples and description of a new species from Liberia, West Africa

2019

Notes on the Cydnidae fauna in Liberia, sampled with a vehicle-mounted net, the species taxonomy and general distribution are reported, including the description of Chilocoris elongatus sp. nov. In addition, new country records are provided for Angola, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guine    a-Bissau, Namibia, Niger, Republic of South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. 

Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia: Vol. 29, N 1 (Spring-Summer 2021)  

2021

Financing in SMEs: Case of the Baltic States

2014

Abstract Access to finance represents one of the most significant challenges for SMEs’ entrepreneurs. To ensure SMEs creation, existence and growth it is vitally important to understand the financing needs of SMEs and entrepreneurs, the main obstacles to finance availability and accessibility. The study indicates the difficulties in SMEs financing for the three Baltic States and provides the governments and other stakeholders with a tool to understand SMEs’ financing needs. The study results highlight importance of alternative resources of external financing for small developing countries such as the Baltic ones and the need to support the design and evaluation of policy measures and to mon…

Alteram naturam

2017

Nell’ambito del PRIN 2009, l’Unità dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo ha studiato un’interazione non conflittuale fra città e campagna in specifiche condizioni spaziali, fra Isola delle Femmine e Partinico (Palermo). Sulla scia di una tradizione sviluppata nel XX secolo, in cui l’architettura ha fatto propria la “ingens sylva delle barbarie” (G. Vico) e ne ha introdotto i principi nella costruzione della città, si è esplorato come guidare il processo di rigenerazione dei residui agricoli all’interno del tessuto urbano. La base di partenza scientifica è stata “la città in estensione” descritta da Giuseppe Samonà nel 1976, secondo la quale il controllo della forma è il punto d’incontro di…

Suolo, architettura e paesaggio

2016

Si può immaginare Rural-urban intersections come una discussione sviluppata attorno ad un ampio tavolo sugli esiti di alcune precedenti ricerche svolte dall’autrice. I professori universitari italiani e stranieri, chiamati in causa, rispondono alle domande di Luciana Macaluso tratteggiando un quadro sul grande e sfuggente tema del paesaggio. «La tecnica dell’intervista, nobilitata dall’ambito giornalistico, è divenuta metodo accademico utilizzato nelle scienze sociali, nella storia e in numerose altre discipline; persino la psicoanalisi è basata su uno schema, più elaborato, domanda-risposta. Di solito, è utilizzata per raccogliere informazioni, fornite attraverso una testimonianza orale re…

E-government in Tanzania: Current Status and Future Challenges

2012

Article from the book: Electronic Government. Also available from SpringerLink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33489-4_17 The public sector plays an important role in the economic growth and development of developing countries. The application of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) may help improve the public sector by contributing to new services and processes that address citizens as well as government-to-government services, involve citizens more directly in decisions being made, and contribute to streamlining work processes and standardizations needed to develop a well-functioning public sector. Research focusing on E-government in developing countries is still …