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The Geography of Childhood and Affective Archetypes: A DiscursiveMythological Approach to the Representations of Serbia in British and American Interwar Travel Accounts

One of the key representations of Serbia between the two world wars in British and American travel accounts is the one about a child. Set in the context of Orientalism and postcolonial tradition this representation is u…

The Travelling of Slavs and Through the Slavic Worlds

The Journey Towards the Trouts: Put na Plitvice by Adolf Veber Tkalčević. The Text-Formative Role of Culinary Motifs

Adolfo Veber Tkalčević (1825-1889) a Croatian philologist, writer, passionate traveler and a Catholic clergyman is the author of the first Croatian account of the travel to the Croatian "Lake District" Put na Plitvice (…

India in the Imagination of 20th and 21st Century Croatian Literature

The purpose of this paper is to study perceptions of India in three literary works, from the 20th and 21st century. The first part looks into the tenets of postcolonial theory and literary imagology as a possible method…

Polotsk, Vilnius, Moscow… Poetic and Biographical Wanderings of Oleg Minkin

In the context of the ideas of geopoetics, the article examines the images of three cities-Polotsk, Vilnius, Moscow-in the work of the famous Belarusian poet Oleg Minkin. Poems from two poetic cycles are analyzed: Гарад…

Easternisation and Enlightenment. Larry Wolff, Marquis de Ségur and the Younger Europe

The article describes two accounts of Poland and the culture of its people. The first of these dates from 1784 and was written by the Marquis de Ségur, a French diplomat travelling to St Petersburg. The second, from 184…

Slavs on Steamships. Steamship Travels between Europe and Asia, 1869-1890

This article examines diverse travel narratives about steamship voyages to Asia in the first two decades after the opening of the Suez Canal, with special focus on journeys through the Suez Canal, Red Sea, and Indian Oc…

Ballads and Legends: Media Transformations of Canonical Narratives in Polish and Czech Culture

The paper presents a comparative interpretation of recent Czech and Polish transmediations of canonical literary texts and architexts: ballads by K. J. Erben and Polish legends and folk tales, which are generally regard…

Protective Role of Magnetic Treatments for Seeds and Sea Water on Germination of Triticum Aestivum L. (Wheat)

Objectives. The present study was conducted to evaluate whether treating sea water or seeds with a magnetic field (14500 Gaus) can improve the germination growth of three cultivars wheat plant Triticum aestivum L. Metho…

Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Pump During the Fasting Month of Ramadan among Patients in Libya

Background and aims. Insulin pump has proved to be an effective way to administer insulin in patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus and it's the most effective way to control blood glucose level with the lowest rate of h…

Expression of CEA, CA125 and P16INK4A in the Normal Breast, Fibroadenoma and Invasive Adenocarcinomas of the Breast

Aims. The incidence rate of breast cancer is higher in developed countries and it varies greatly with race and ethnicity. The p16INK4A, a tumor suppressor gene, CA125, a gene involved in the arrest of the cell cycle and…

Effect of hyperglycemia on serum uric acid levels - A real world comparative study

Objective: - To determine the relationship between hyperglycaemia and uric acid levels. Material and methods:- Patients, with known diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance/newly detected patients of diabetes treated on O…

The Commitment of Healthcare Workers to the WHO Infection Control Principles in Tripoli, Libya

Background and objective. It is well known that health facilities are the most common places for infection and the healthcare workers are a major reason to limit its spread. Thus, all health care workers should have ade…

Switching of Prescription Drugs to OTC Status at Benghazi Private Pharmacies

Background and objective. Over-the-counter drug (OTC) is a drug that is sold without a prescription to treat minor illnesses. The use of OTC medications has been repeatedly reported worldwide. This OTC use is increasing…

Evaluation of Changes in Renal Function of Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar

Preeclampsia is a multifactorial condition characterized by a constellation of signs and symptoms, including the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria during the last trimester of pregnancy. Women with preeclampsia…

A Systematic Mapping Study on Web services Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures

Web Services (WS) Technology during the past few years for heterogeneous systems integration, has become the reference architecture for those systems. Since it is extremely important nowadays for companies to make appli…

A Note on Fractional Double Natural Transform

In this article, we present a definition of fractional double Natural transform of order α, 0<α≤1, for fractional differentiable functions. Some essential properties of fractional double Natural transform are determined…

Survey of Wild Trees and Shrubs in Eastern Region of Libya and Their Economical Value

The aim of the present study was to identify the wild trees and shrubs among the diverse flora of Eastern region ecosystem that are used economically and therapeutically. Current data revealed that the total number of w…

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency; The Conventional and non-Conventional Fertility Options

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as the cessation of normal ovarian function before the age of 40 years. It is associated with amenorrhea, signs of estrogen deficiency, and infertility. Furthermore, impa…

The Perceptions and knowledge of Physiotherapist regarding exercise and joint health in India

BACKGROUND: A physiotherapist plays a key role in assessing, monitoring, educating and prescribing exercise for RA. A few previous surveys across the goble emphasized on the lack of evidence to guide physiotherapist rec…

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Influence of low, medium and high BMI on hand grip strength among community dwelling elderly population

ABSTRACT: - Aim of the study is to find out the influence of low, medium and high body mass index on hand grip strength among community dwelling elderly population. Methodology: - This was an observational cross-section…

Comparison of Gait parameters among the adults (18-24) with and without flatfoot - A Cross sectional study

Background: Flat foot is a common deformity in which the medial longitudinal arch is eliminated or reduced, subtalar joint is pronated and the calcaneus achieves valgus position under- weight bearing conditions. Any fee…

Evaluation of recovery of oxygen saturation and rate of perceived exertion in different body positions after submaximal exercise test in normal healthy individual

Background: Oxygen saturation is the fraction of oxygen saturated hemoglobin relative to total hemoglobin in blood. Normal oxygen saturation level in humans are 95-100 percent. Breathlessness is an unpleasant sensation…

Perception of Physiotherapy students on virtual classes

Background- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian governments had issued stay-at-home directives, and as a result, colleges and universities have been shut down across the world. The major response to the pandemic has bee…