The number of space objects monitored by USSPACECOM up to geostationary altitudes is on the order of 10,000. These objects need to be larger than 10 to 30 cm in order to be operationally trackable and identifiable. At present, the only nations with an operational space surveillance capability, and with a routinely updated space object catalog, are the USA and Russia. For several applications, E...

The interest in recovery and reuse by sludge fractionation has increased in recent years, largely due to environmental and political considerations. This article is a survey of the status concerning phosphorus recovery, looking into national policies and experiences in different European countries to find different factors influencing the development of phosphorus recovery. The ambivalence of s...

This paper focuses on individual and country-level circumstances shaping friendships between young and old to gain insight into conditions for intergenerational solidarity. Using European Social Survey data, findings show that relatively few people have cross-age friendships (18% of the young and 31% of the old). As predicted by the “meeting principle”, individuals who operate in settings where...

EDCTP was established by the European Union in 2003. The first EDCTP program ran until 2015 and focused on HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. It supported numerous clinical trials that aimed to have a significant impact on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these diseases. In light of significant unmet medical needs, the scope of EDCTP was extended in 2014, now covering neglected infec...

This paper present lease agreement regulations in selected European countries. The lease agreement has a long history and now is one of the main ways to manage agricultural lands in Europe. The analysis of individual regulations, which has been done, indicates that this agreement is very important to build social relations in agriculture and society. This article provides an analysis of the leg...

The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between immigrants and the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in 11 European countries. We examine differences in functional ability, disability, disease presence and behavioral risk factors, for immigrants and non-imm...

l Social security costs are rising (as a result of inflation, high unemployment rates, aging populations, and program liberalizations) at the same time as economic growth in these countries is declining; and l Cost control should be intensified in the areas of health care, benefit indexing, and program administration, while a reexamination of financing mechanisms is necessary to ensure a stable...