Risk Factors For Multiple Sclerosis In Volyn Region (Ukraine)

The prevalence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Volyn Region (101.0 per 100000) is the highest in Ukraine. To study MS risk factors in Volyn Region, special questionnaires were distributed among all MS patients residing in Volyn region. Results were obtained from 227 respondents including 154 women and 73 men of mean age 43±10.6 years. The control group included 105 healthy respondents inhabiting Volyn region.We found associated risk factors for MS to be: mother of Volyn origin, maternal age after 27 years old and paternal age after 29 years old at birth of respondent, subject\u27s born as a third child, brestfeeding for less than one year, living in the zone of industrial pollution, near mobile, TV- and radio re-translators, full traffic automobile roads, time spending outdoors less than one hour in winter and less than eight hours in summer, consumption of fruit and vegetables less than 5 times a week, of beef less than 3 times a week, poultry meet less than 3, berries less than 3, cereals less than 4 times a week, chronic stressful situations in life. Patients with MS more frequently reported AVRI, hepatitis and herpes simplex virus. Among patients with MS there were fewer respondents with history of chickenpox, rubella and DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus), BCG immunizations.Here, we introduced a novel study of MS risk factors within Volyn Region. The Registry established in 2012 is being constantly updated and can be a database for a long-term retrospective study involving a large number of patients

Odrealniony realizm… O „Trzech studiach na temat realizmu” Zbigniewa Herberta

Artykuł jest próbą interpretacji wiersza Zbigniewa Herberta Trzy studia na temat realizmu z tomu Hermes, pies i gwiazda (1957). Utwór ten zbudowany jest z trzech odrębnych całostek prezentujących różne typy realizmu. Wszystkie koncepcje realizmu zostają w wierszu zdemaskowane i zanegowane (odrzucone). Dwie pierwsze zostają odrzucone (podważone) w sposób bezpośredni, natomiast w przypadku trzeciego realizmu posłużył się poeta ironią w jego prezentacji.The article presents an analysis of Zbigniew Herbert’s (1924–1998) poem Trzy studia na temat realizmu (Three Studies on Realism) from a selection Hermes, pies i gwiazda (1957). The poem consists of three thematically separated parts, presenting different types of realism. All the concepts of realism became deconstructed and rejected: the first two were rejected directly, while the third was ironically addressed

Alien Registration- Bobryk, Elizabeth (Portland, Cumberland County)

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Alien Registration- Bobryk, Elizabeth (Portland, Cumberland County)

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