HIV infections remain to be of major public health importance in Europe, with evidence of increasing transmission in several European countries. A total of 25,656 diagnosed cases of HIV infection were reported for 2008 by the countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA); data were not available from Austria, Denmark or Liechtenstein. The highest rates were reported by Est...

Abstract Arguments may sometimes be advanced with a non-standard function. One such function, it is suggested, the expression of identity, practice which play significant role in political representation. This paper sets out to examine number short addresses given at High-Level segment Cop26 conference, are considered contain instances argumentation. Their content analysed and evaluated by mean...

Abstract In the UK 100,000 hernia operations are performed annually – this includes umbilical/epigastric/incisional etc. Options of inguinal repair either open or laparoscopic (TAPP vs TEP). Recurrence rates for Liechtenstein repairs quoted as 5.6%. Median recurrence TAPP 2.3% and TEP 0.6%. However, several meta-analyses comparing TEP/TAPP to found no significant difference in rates. At our tru...

AIM Aim of this study was to evaluate the marginal microleakage of a dental sealant using different pre-treatment techniques of the enamel surface. METHODS Thirty extracted human intact teeth were selected and divided into 3 groups (n = 10) (1: acid etching with 37% orthophosphoric acid - 3M ESPE, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; 2: air abrasion; 3: air abrasion + acid etching). The sealant (Heliose...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of chlorhexidine applications in various forms and concentrations on adhesion and failure modes of metal brackets in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety bovine enamel specimens were allocated to six groups (n=15). Metal brackets were bonded on all specimens after chlorhexidine pre-treatments forming the following groups: (1) untreated specimens (control); (2...

T uberculosis (TB) continues to pose a public-health threat to the people of the member states of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA). EU/EEA countries comprise Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a vital and growing part of any national economies. In common with most large businesses, SMEs have recognized the importance of knowledge management. Using survey data from 219 small and medium-sized enterprises in Austria and Switzerland including Liechtenstein, this paper investigates the use of knowledge processes and knowledge methods for SMEs....

Methods Rheology Discovery DHR-2 rotational rheometer (TA Instruments, USA) was used for investigation of rheological properties of the solutions under steady-state shear deformation. Cone-plate geometry with diameter of 40 mm and the angle at cone tip of 1° was applied. All tests have been carried out at 23 °C. HRSEM and cryo-HRSEM A single fiber was collected onto a specially designed SEM sam...

Traditional component manufacturing systems have been optimized for either small scale craft production or for mass production of a small variety of high volume parts. Trends towards intermediate volumes and larger variety of parts have exposed the need for intelligently embedding flexibility in manufacturing systems and processes. The literature offers only few attempts to value component fabr...