Background/Aim: There is strong epidemiological and clinical evidence that components of the cardiovascular system are adversely affected by particulate air pollutants through the generation of inflammation and oxidative stress.Emodin (1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthraquinone), which is commonly found in the roots of rhubarb plant, has strong antioxi
Background: The phenomenon of smoking among schoolchildren has been observed to stem from lenient attitudes of teachers towards smoking.Smoking, a health hazard, proven over years of research, leads to increase in morbidity and mortality rates.This study determined the role of school policies and teacher attitudes towards the perception and adoptio
The main topic of this work focuses on the semantic, historical and spatial documentation of Minor Historical Centres (MHC) with a focus on (semi-abandoned alpine) hamlets.The key point is the possibility to standardise spatial information in the domain of MHC and their related cultural, architectural, built and landscape heritage.This work analyse
Objective/Context: This paper analyzes factors related to political incentives for public organizations to cease operations.It suggests that political turnover has a negative effect on the duration of these types of entities.However, this effect differs according to the size of the governing coalition.Methodology: Semi-parametric models and Cox reg