Seventy percent of radionuclides discharged during the Chernobyl disaster were deposited in Belarus. Besides causing radioactive contamination, the tragedy at Chernobyl exposed some of the socio-cultural characteristics, such as mass dependency on strong patronage of the state, that buttress the political institutions of that country. On the basis of a literature review, a specialist on Belarus...

J. Tiedau, V. S. Shchesnovich, D. Mogilevtsev, V. Ansari, G. Harder, T. Bartley, N. Korolkova and Ch. Silberhorn Applied Physics, University of Paderborn, Warburgerstrasse 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany; Centro de Ciencias Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo Andre, SP, 09210-170 Brazil; Institute of Physics, Belarus National Academy of Sciences, F.Skarina Ave. 68, Minsk 220072...

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X iv :q ua nt -p h/ 03 01 17 6v 1 3 1 Ja n 20 03 A projection operator technique for solution of relativistic wave equation on non-compact group: the case of a charged vector-boson Halina V. Grushevskaya and Leonid I. Gurskii 1 Physics Department, Belarusian State University, 4 Fr. Skorina Av., 220050 Minsk, Belarus 2 Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio electronics, 6 P. Brovka...

In Belarus the spread of syphilis has been on the increase since 1988, and the incidence reached its peak in 1996 with 209.7 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. During the following years the incidence has reduced, but still remains high with 41 cases in 2004. In the years 1996-2004 all together 4239 pregnant women infected with syphilis were registered in Dermatovenereological Dispensaries in Belar...

S. Dymkou, E. Rogers, M. Dymkov, K. Ga lkowski, D. H. Owens 1 ITMS, Ballarat University, Australia. 2 Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. [email protected] 3 Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus. 4 Institute of Control and Computation Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, Poland. ...

Yu. Loiko, C. Serrat, R. Vilaseca, V. Ahufinger, J. Mompart, and R. Corbalán Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain Institute of Molecular and Atomic Physics, Nationa...

The performance of three serological tests manufactured in Belarus for the diagnosis of syphilis, i.e. a microprecipitation reaction (MPR) and two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were compared with internationally recognized assays, namely the rapid plasma reagin test and the Treponema pallidum passive particle agglutination assay (TPPA). Sera from 392 consecutive patients attending...

Based on data from five cross-sectional household surveys conducted during 19962007, this study provides initial results of an analysis of self-perceived health in Belarus. The findings suggest that there has been a compression of morbidity. Selfperceived health has been improving steadily for both sexes and at all ages. Despite this notable improvement, Belarus still remains far behind Western...

There is a variety of inconsistencies in the differences in alcohol use and related problems between male and female genders. This study was aimed at analyzing the gender differences in alcohol use and related problems among university students in Minsk, Belarus. A total of 465 male (average age of 21) and 1030 female (average age of 20.5) students from four major universities in Minsk, Belarus...