the covert and clear rivalry of russia and us after the cold war era has continued by now. the countries that have independent forms of russia were one of the basic centers of rivalry between the two states. for us influence in the countries is in its great and long strategic interest that has tried to influence the nato. but at the other hand, the manner of us is known as a threat for russia a...

only faces almost insurmountable problems as it tries to form a new government, it also faces many serious health issues including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Surveillance data from the Ukrainian STD Center from January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1995, were analyzed on the basis of reports received through 1997. In western Europe, the incidence of syphilis and gonorrhea declined fr...

BACKGROUND The paper presents the results of community consultations about the health needs and healthcare experiences of the population of Ukraine. The objective of community consultations is to engage a community in which a research project is studying, and to gauge feedback, criticism and suggestions. It is designed to seek advice or information from participants directly affected by the stu...

, newly elected ukrainian parliament still unable to make any definite decision concerning possible head of ukrainian security service. Who comes to us with a sword dies from the sword. 1. Why ukrainian parliament decides the question of NATO membership 2. Who is responsible 3. Ukraine is a slavic country 4. Some further perspectives The following brief survey may be considered as some comments...

Ukraine is once again at a political crossroads. Like many of the world’s troubled nations, its presentday borders refl ect historical events that paid little attention to the national identities of those involved, such as the westward expansion after World War 2 into what had been Polish territory, and Nikita Khrushchev’s unexpected 1954 gift from Russia to Ukraine of Crimea. Just like Russia ...

The recent tobacco excise tax increase and economic crisis reduced cigarette affordability in Ukraine dramatically. Using survey data from Stakhanov (n = 1691), eastern Ukraine, we employed logistic regression analysis to examine whether socio-economic status was associated with the continuation of smoking in this environment in 2009. Low education (in women) and ownership of household assets (...

This paper is part of a series describing systems for the provision of oral health care in countries that surround or are near to the Black Sea. It starts by outlining the country and its population structure. It then provides a description of the general and oral public and private health care systems in Ukraine. It describes the dental workforce (dentists, oral hygienists, dental specialists ...

Our survey of private manufacturing firms finds the size of hidden “unofficial” activity to be much larger in Russia and Ukraine than in Poland, Slovakia and Romania. A comparison of cross-country averages shows that managers in Russia and Ukraine face higher effective tax rates, worse bureaucratic corruption, greater incidence of mafia protection, and have less faith in the court system. Our f...

References Conclusion Methods Nowadays thyroid disease found in 50% of the adult population and 80% of the elderly population of Ukraine [1]. Growing prevalence of endocrine system disease (+9.11%) is an important medical and social problem in Ukraine. During the period 2006-2010 there was increase in the proportion of endocrine disease in total disease prevalence of 4.39% in 2006 to 4.43% in 2...