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Item type:Publication, African L0a mtDNA haplogroup in Republic of Macedonia(Elsevier B.V., 2017-12); ; ; ; Mitochondrial DNA analysis from individuals from Republic of Macedonia as one of the south-eastern European countries showed that the phylogenetic characteristics of Macedonian population are similar as in other Europen countries, sharing west Eurasian haplogroups, predominantly European haplogroup H. Macedonian population is multiethnic and some of this ethnic groups have specific mtDNA haplogroup traced to their origin. In this article we present first finding of an African haplogroup L0a in orthodox Macedonian. From the published data it is evident that most likely L lineages arrived in Europe in rather recent historical times, what for today’s Republic of Macedonia from historical point of view could be in the last 2500 years. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Some Aspects of Women’s Health in Republic of Macedonia(Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, 2022-10-12); ; ; ; INTRODUCTION: Sex and gender “matters” in terms of the health status as well as a result of both biological and gender-related differences. Thus, sex must be considered in all aspects and all levels of biomedical research.AIM: This study aims to analyze sex- and gender-based differences in Republic of Macedonia through analysis of some aspects of mortality, the knowledge, and attitudes related to women’s health.METHODS: Analysis of the general and age-standardized mortality patterns and computer-assisted personal interview composed on different topics including women’s health for the period of 2017–2020 were used.RESULTS: Age-standardized mortality rates (all-causes of death, circulatory and respiratory diseases, and neoplasms) are prevalent and higher in the male population in Republic of Macedonia. A significantly higher all-cause mortality trend for both sexes was found in 2020 making this year hardly comparable with the previous years. A decreasing trend of malignant neoplasms rate of female genital organs and an increasing trend of breast cancer mortality is observed. The majority of the respondents (50.6%) rated their current health status as excellent with a statistically significant difference between the age and ethnical groups. One-third of the respondents reported regular physical activity, mostly on a daily basis. The majority (39.3%) are overweight and 27.5% belongs to the obesity Class I without a significant difference in terms of ethnicity. Respondents (27%) reported that have high blood pressure, 20.2% vaginal infections, 19.9% allergies, heart issues 15.1%, anemia 11.7%, while diabetes and cancer 8.5% and 2.5%, respectively. The youngest and oldest age groups of Albanian women are the least informed about the early detection procedures of malignant compared to Macedonian women and other ethnic groups.CONCLUSIONS: Analyzing some aspects of women’s health in Republic of Macedonia through the mortality and knowledge and attitudes of Macedonian women, we provide some further evidence for the development and implementation of targeted interventions and policies aimed to reduce the sex- and gender-based health inequalities in the country. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Particulate matter measurements in Macedonia for health impact assessment(Book of abstracts of the 22nd European Aerosol Conference, France Tours 2016, 2016); ; - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Assessing environmental and health risks from chemicals in Republic of Macedonia(Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy, 2016); The paper presents the current status of the contaminated sites in Republic Macedonia including policy aspects. Special emphasize has been put on the most dangerous site of the ex chemical plant near the capital city of Skopje. The Republic of Macedonia faces similar problems in the environmental sector to those of many other former command economies in Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, inadequate solid waste management and numerous industrial hotspots (including historical industrial pollution sites) have in some cases led to threatened public health with environmental implications. The lack of suitable infrastructure hampers adequate waste disposal in general and disposal of hazardous waste in particular. There is only one licensed (though not acquiscompliant) landfill in the country compared to around a thousand illegal dumps; there are no incineration (except for medical waste), no composting and few recycling facilities. Hazardous waste is exported in accordance with the Basel Convention. A register and maps for pollutants and polluting substances for solid and hazardous waste and waste waters were completed in September 2005. Decades of industrialization and extensive exploitation of natural resources have left certain number of areas heavily polluted in the country. Since independence no significant concrete investments in this regard have taken place for the protection of the environment. As a result many uncontrolled municipal, as well as industrial landfills and wild dumps proliferated. With regard to economic activities contributing to soil contamination expressed in percentage, the highest share belongs to mining and metallurgy with 31.25%, followed by organic chemical industry with 12.5% and oil refining and leather manufacturing industry with 6.25% (2). There are many barriers in the management of the hot spots such are: no official National Strategy for remediation of contaminated sites; no specific law on soil protection; lack of technical guidelines for investigation of contamination, human health and/or environmental risk assessment and prioritizing the need of actions and management of contaminated sites; insufficient institutional capacity for contaminated site management; no permanent intergovernmental or inter-institutional coordination bodies established for the coordination of contaminated sites management, with the consequence of improper inspection on site - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Assessing Health Impact of Air Pollution in Macedonian Cities(Biomedical Research Network, LLC, 2018-10-15); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Quality in Macedonia(Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, 2020-10); BACKGROUND: Faced with the novel coronavirus outbreak (2019-nCoV), various urgent and coordinated actions have been taken worldwide to reduce spread of the disease. Slowing down economic activities, transportation, restrictions of the human public gatherings, and interaction resulted with a tremendous decline in air pollutant concentration especially in nitrogen dioxide, registered by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency satellites. AIM: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdown conditions on the air quality in selected cities in Macedonia. METHODS: Daily mean concentration of the particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and carbon monoxide measured in the national air quality monitoring network, was analyzed separately comparing following periods: past week of February 2020 to the end of May 2020 with the same period in 2017–2019. Depending on the data distribution, parametric independent-samples t-test or nonparametric Mann–Whitney U-test was run to determine if there were differences in the pollutants concentration during the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 period. RESULTS: Implementation of strict restrictions of the movement along with reduced economic activities and vehicular transport, led to notable decrement of air pollutant concentrations. We have found an evident decrease in the concentration levels of all pollutants measured during COVID-19 period in 2020, compared to those from 2017 to 2019 with exceptions for PM2.5 in Kumanovo and carbon monoxide in Skopje (7% and 3% higher concentration). The most notable decrement was for NO2, with a concentration 5–31% lower during COVID-19 period. CONCLUSIONS: Although beneficial to human health, there is a need to assess economic implications of the lockdown that could have a negative impact on the health as well. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Strategy for Developing a Smoking Cessation Program in Macedonia(E-Cronicon, 2020); ; ; - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Functional Foods in Macedonia: Consumers’ Perspective and Public Health Policy(ID Design 2012/DOOEL Skopje, 2013-12-15); ; - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Nutritional status and growth parameters of school-age Roma children in the Republic of Macedonia(2011-06); ;