Background Pediatric respiratory allergies are increasing problem in Armenia being underestimated according to official reports. “Allergic Sensitization and Diseases in Armenian Children” study has been conducted to assess the prevailing sensitizations to inhalant allergens of Armenia using the standardized panel and method of PEP study (Pan-European standard Skin prick test study) conducted by...

This paper examines the European Union’s interaction with civil society organizations in Armenia through the European Neighbourhood Policy as a potential example of normative socialization. Through examining the EU’s interaction with domestic NGOs in Armenia, this paper offers an evaluation of the socialization mechanism coupled with a general critique of the EU’s democratization policy in rela...

We investigated associations between familism, parent-adolescent relationships, and developmental outcomes for a sample of 97 Armenian adolescents in immigrant families. Our results suggested that adolescents emphasizing family needs over their own were more likely to report conformity to parents’ wishes, respect for parental authority, and disclosure to parents about activities. Familism was a...

A population of Crepis pannonica, growing in the Hosrov reserve in Armenia, at the southem limit ofthe species ' area, has been investigated over a period ofmore than 20 years. An extraordinary chromosomal polymorphism has been detected by the study of root tip mitoses ofseedlings. 40 different chromosome complement variants were found, including a full range of aneuploids, B-chromosomes, struc...

Methods We observed 2300 patients with FMF (1408 boys and 892 girls; mean age: 8.86±0.29) in the National Pediatric Centre for FMF. Diagnosis of FMF was based on Tel-Hashomer criteria and MEFV genetic analysis. The epilepsy was diagnosed based on clinical manifestations (>2 unprovoked epileptic seizures),neurological history, exam, EEG and MRI. The statistical analysis was performed using Epi-I...

N D E X O F U N D E R G R A D U A T E P R O G R A M S A Aboriginal Communities, Middle School Education in (Certificate) [Education] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Aboriginal Education for Certified Teachers (Certificate) [Education] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Aboriginal Literacy Education (Certificate) . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Accoun...

In the case of the Armenian Genocide, action and inaction and the weighing of costs and benefits led to the massive destruction of Armenians during WWI. The Turkish government’s racial discrimination against the Armenians drove them to politically and violently eradicate the Armenians within the Ottoman Empire. The benefit for the Turks from having separatist policies was establishing a pure Tu...

Languages are often categorized as having either predictable (fixed or quantity-sensitive) or non-predictable stress. Despite their name, fixed stress languages may have exceptions, so in fact, their stress does not always appear in the same position. Since predictability has been shown to affect certain speech phenomena, with additional or redundant acoustic cues being provided when the lingui...