Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta, 2 School of Social Policy, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 3 Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK, Department of Insurance, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta, Department of Economics, F...

Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta; Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Physiology & Biochemistry, University of Malta, Malta; University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, University Campus, Patras, Greece; Thalassaemia Clinic, Section of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta; Erasmus MC, Department of Cell Biology; Nethe...

September 18-19 2005 MALTA ICBDSR – MALTA, September 2005

Interleavers for Unpunctured Symmetric Turbo Codes Johann A. Bri a Dept. Comms. & Computer Eng. University of Malta Msida MSD 06, Malta E-mail: [email protected] Victor Buttigieg Dept. Comms. & Computer Eng. University of Malta Msida MSD 06, Malta E-mail: [email protected] Abstract | The Turbo code interleaver design problem is considered for relatively large block sizes, where the e ect ...

The Malta Leprosy Eradication Project (MLEP) was proposed in 1971 by Freerksen with the aim of eradicating leprosy in Malta. The project involved re-treatment of all known cases in Malta as of 1972 and all new cases thereafter with a regimen consisting of Isoprodian (a combination of dapsone, prothionamide and isoniazid) and rifampicin for varying intervals depending on the severity of their di...

1 Diabetes & Endocrine Centre, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta 2Department of Medicine, University of Malta, Msida, Malta 3 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Poitiers, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Poitiers, France 4Université de Poitiers, UFR Médecine Pharmacie, Centre d’Investigation Clinique, Poitiers, France 5 CHU de Poitiers, Centre d’Investigation Clinique, Poitiers, France 6 Institut Natio...

By using a globin isoelectric focusing technique. we measured the levels of G’y. Malta-I G’y, and ky globin chains in the hemolysates of an umbilical cord blood of a carrier for hemoglobin F Malta-I (“yl 1 7 HisArg). a G’y variant. Malta-I G’y focused slightly cathodal to $-chains. Malta-I G’y. normal G’y. and ky chains comprised 21.8%. 57.5%. and 20.7% of the total ‘y-chains, respectively. Thu...

By using a globin isoelectric focusing technique. we measured the levels of G’y. Malta-I G’y, and ky globin chains in the hemolysates of an umbilical cord blood of a carrier for hemoglobin F Malta-I (“yl 1 7 HisArg). a G’y variant. Malta-I G’y focused slightly cathodal to $-chains. Malta-I G’y. normal G’y. and ky chains comprised 21.8%. 57.5%. and 20.7% of the total ‘y-chains, respectively. Thu...

The epidemiology and control of Brucella melitensis in Malta was analysed using herd test data made available by the Veterinary Service of Malta. The eradication scheme commenced in 1987 with the introduction of a test and slaughter scheme using the Rose Bengal test. Herds registered with Malta Dairy Products Limited (MDP) showed a herd prevalence of 23% in 1987 which fell to less than 1.5% by ...

backgrounds and aims: healthy milk and dairy products are important in human nutrition  because of the high value of the food. contaminated raw milk is the mainly way of transmition of brucellosis to humans.unpasteurized milk and dairy products can contagion to human and cause mallta fever. so brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease in human and animals especially domestic animals. the aim...