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1. Site-selective cavity readout and classical error correction of a 5-bit atomic register

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Hu, Beili, Sinclair, Josiah, Bytyqi, Edita, Chong, Michelle, Rudelis, Alyssa, Ramette, Joshua, Vendeiro, Zachary, and Vuletić, Vladan

Subjects
Quantum Physics, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

Optical cavities can provide fast and non-destructive readout of individual atomic qubits; however, scaling up to many qubits remains a challenge. Using locally addressed excited-state Stark shifts to tune atoms out of resonance, we realize site-selective hyperfine-state cavity readout across a 10-site array. The state discrimination fidelity is 0.994(1) for one atom and 0.989(2) averaged over the entire array at a survival probability of 0.975(1). To further speed up array readout, we demonstrate adaptive search strategies utilizing global/subset checks. Finally, we demonstrate repeated rounds of classical error correction, showing exponential suppression of logical error and extending logical memory fivefold beyond the single-bit idling lifetime., Comment: BH and JS contributed equally to this work

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2024

5. Towards an Interoperability Roadmap for the Energy Transition

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Reif, Valerie, Strasser, Thomas I., Jimeno, Joseba, Farre, Marjolaine, Genest, Oliver, Gyrard, Amélie, McGranaghan, Mark, Lipari, Gianluca, Schütz, Johann, Uslar, Mathias, Vogel, Sebastian, Bytyqi, Arsim, Dornmair, Rita, Corusa, Andreas, Roy, Gaurav, Ponci, Ferdinanda, Dognini, Alberto, and Monti, Antonello

Subjects
Computer Science - Other Computer Science
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Smart grid interoperability is the means to achieve the twin green and digital transition but re-mains heterogeneous and fragmented to date. This work presents the first ideas and corner-stones of an Interoperability Roadmap for the Energy Transition that is being developed by the Horizon Europe int:net project. This roadmap builds on four cornerstones that address open interoperability issues. These are a knowledge base to address the lack of convergence among existing initiatives, a maturity model and a network of testing and certification facilities to ad-dress the lack of practical tools for the industry, and a governance process to address the gap between standards-related approaches of Standards Development Organisations and Research and Innovation projects. A community of practice will be set up to ensure the continuity of the ongoing activities related to smart grid interoperability. To outlive the duration of the int:net project, the aim is to formalise the community of practice as a legal entity., Comment: 12. (Hybrid) Symposium Communications for Energy Systems (ComForEn 2023)

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2023
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6. Degradation of Ta$_2$O$_5$ / SiO$_2$ Dielectric Cavity Mirrors in Ultra-High Vacuum

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Rudelis, Alyssa, Hu, Beili, Sinclair, Josiah, Bytyqi, Edita, Schwartzman, Alan, Brenes, Roberto, Zhitomirsky, Tamar Kadosh, Schleier-Smith, Monika, and Vuletić, Vladan

Subjects
Physics - Optics, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

In order for optical cavities to enable strong light-matter interactions for quantum metrology, networking, and scalability in quantum computing systems, their mirrors must have minimal losses. However, high-finesse dielectric cavity mirrors can degrade in ultra-high vacuum (UHV), increasing the challenges of upgrading to cavity-coupled quantum systems. We observe the optical degradation of high-finesse dielectric optical cavity mirrors after high-temperature UHV bake in the form of a substantial increase in surface roughness. We provide an explanation of the degradation through atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), selective wet etching, and optical measurements. We find the degradation is explained by oxygen reduction in Ta$_2$O$_5$ followed by growth of tantalum sub-oxide defects with height to width aspect ratios near ten. We discuss the dependence of mirror loss on surface roughness and finally give recommendations to avoid degradation to allow for quick adoption of cavity-coupled systems.

Published
2023

7. An Eastern Europe and Middle East multinational expert Delphi consensus study on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip before walking age

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Ömeroğlu, Hakan, Yüksel, Selcen, Demir, Pervin, Alexiev, Venelin, Alsiddiky, Abdulmonem, Anticevic, Darko, Bozinovski, Zoran, Bytyqi, Cen, Cosma, Dan, Dučić, Siniša, Hegazy, Abdelsalam, Kanashvili, Bidzina, Koloyan, Garen, Metaxiotis, Dimitris, Şenaran, Hakan, Shahcheraghi, Gholam-Hossain, Shitrit, Reuven, and Yazici, Muharrem

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2024
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8. Using ARIMA and ETS models for forecasting water level changes for sustainable environmental management

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Tropikë Agaj, Anna Budka, Ewelina Janicka, and Valbon Bytyqi

Subjects
Water level, Time series models, Land use, Estimate, Medicine, Science
Abstract

Abstract It is vital to provide useful hydrological forecasts for urban and agricultural water management, hydropower generation, flood protection and management, drought mitigation and alleviation, and river basin planning and management, among other things. This paper introduces a simple and flexible hydrological time series forecasting framework. Predicting water levels is crucial, given the need for sustainable environmental management. The prognosis should be reasonable to persuade individuals to take proper precautions. While many methods have been developed to predict water levels, here the effectiveness of two approaches to predicting river water levels was assessed. For this purpose, nine years of data were used, which were divided into input data (2014–2021) and validation data (2022), on water levels in the Morava e Binçës river for the Vitia station, in the form of monthly time series records, to identify the best model among those used and to identify the information necessary for water resource management and hazard control. Models Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average(ARIMA) and Error Trend and Seasonality, or Exponential Smoothing (ETS), were examined using the R package to determine the most accurate. The results indicate the applicability of both models, as evidenced by the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and the Mean Absolute Error (MAE). The predictive analysis based on historical water levels allowed the identification of distinct periods characterized by high and low water levels between 2022 and 2024, which is important for the area in question due to the numerous flood events occurring here.

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2024
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9. Perforated Cecal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma with Heterotopic Ossification: A Case Report

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Merita Hashani and Arjeta Podrimaj-Bytyqi

Subjects
tumor heterotopic ossification, osseous metaplasia, cecal carcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, tumor perforation, Medicine
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Heterotopic ossification, also termed osseous metaplasia, is a known pathological condition of bone formation in extraskeletal sites. Its widespread occurrence in tumors is infrequent and the presentation in neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract is very rare. Previous studies described different subtypes of benign and malign gastrointestinal tumors exhibiting areas of stromal osseous metaplasia. The relevance of its presence in the stroma of epithelial tumors, as well as the pathogenesis, remains still unknown. We report a case of mucinous carcinoma with osseous metaplasia. The tumor was located in the cecum and was composed of atypical epithelial glands, pools of extracellular mucin, calcifications, necrosis, and stromal osseous metaplasia. Metaplastic bone fragments histologically displayed a benign appearance. The tumor was staged as advanced and presented with perforation. Perforated colorectal carcinoma is frequently presented as an emergency case, and prompt surgical management is imperative.

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2024
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10. Bubbling insights: unveiling the true sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway by Starmerella bombicola

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Sophie L. K. W. Roelants, Stijn Bovijn, Elvira Bytyqi, Nicolas de Fooz, Goedele Luyten, Martijn Castelein, Thibo Van de Craen, Zhoujian Diao, Karolien Maes, Tom Delmulle, Maarten De Mol, Sofie L. De Maeseneire, Bart Devreese, and Wim K. Soetaert

Subjects
Starmerella bombicola lactone esterase, Biosurfactants, Glycolipids, Bolaform sophorolipids, Lactonic sophorolipids, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Fuel, TP315-360
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Abstract Background The yeast Starmerella bombicola is renowned for its highly efficient sophorolipid production, reaching titers and productivities of (over) 200 g/L and 2 g/(L h), respectively. This inherent efficiency has led to the commercialization of sophorolipids. While the sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated a few years ago, in this study, it is revisited and true key intermediates are revealed. Results Recently, Starmerella bombicola strains developed and evaluated in the past were reevaluated unveiling unexpected findings. The AT enzyme encoded in the sophorolipid biosynthetic gene cluster is the only described enzyme known to acetylate sophorolipids, while the SBLE enzyme encoded by the SBLE gene is described to catalyze the conversion of (acetylated) acidic sophorolipids into lactonic sophorolipids. A double knockout of both genes was described to result in the generation of bolaform sophorolipids. However, new experiments performed with respective S. bombicola strains Δsble, Δat Δsble, and ∆at revealed inconsistencies with the current understanding of the SL pathway. It was observed that the ∆sble strain produces mainly bolaform sophorolipids with higher acetylation degrees instead of acidic sophorolipids. Furthermore, the ∆at strain produces predominantly bolaform sophorolipids and lactonic sophorolipids with lower acetylation degrees, while the ∆at ∆sble strain predominantly produces bolaform sophorolipids with lower acetylation degrees. These results indicate that the AT enzyme is not the only enzyme responsible for acetylation of sophorolipids, while the SBLE enzyme performs an intramolecular transesterification reaction on bolaform glycolipids instead of an esterification reaction on acidic sophorolipids. These findings, together with recent in vitro data, led us to revise the sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway. Conclusions Bolaform sophorolipids instead of acidic sophorolipids are the key intermediates in the biosynthetic pathway towards lactonic sophorolipids. Bolaform sophorolipids are found in very small amounts in extracellular S. bombicola wild type broths as they are very efficiently converted into lactonic sophorolipids, while acidic sophorolipids build up as they cannot be converted. Furthermore, acetylation of sophorolipids is not exclusively performed by the AT enzyme encoded in the sophorolipid biosynthetic gene cluster and acetylation of bolaform sophorolipids promotes their transesterification. These findings led to the revision of the industrially relevant sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway.

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2024
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11. Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability determinants: a panel ARDL evidence for EU Countries

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Bytyqi Ardita, Abazi-Alili Hyrije, and Hadzimustafa Shenaj

Subjects
economic growth, environmental sustainability, ardl, sustainable development, Industries. Land use. Labor, HD28-9999
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Economic growth and environmental sustainability nowadays are considered to be of particular importance, so understanding the main contributing factors is very important as well. This paper aims to examine the common determinants of economic growth and environmental sustainability, inspect the relationship between these key elements, and check their significance in economic growth and environmental sustainability. With data from EU member states for a period of ten years (2011-2020) the panel autoregressive distributed lag technique (ARDL) is used for the aim of this paper. Common determinants such as recycling and environmental taxes were found to be the major contributors to economic growth in the long run. Recycling is found to be a major contributor to environmental sustainability as well, however, environmental taxes are detected to have a negative impact on environmental sustainability in the long run, but none of these determinants have any impact in the short run.

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2024
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12. Evaluation of amino acid composition in different types of meat and plant-based burger patties

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Kaltrina BERISHA, Zsuzsanna MEDNYÁNSZKY, Altin BERISHA, Tamara TARI, and Hysen BYTYQI

Subjects
human nutrition, essential amino acids, proteins, meat substitutes, plant-based burger patties, nutrition value, Agriculture
Abstract

The study examined the protein content and amino acid composition of various commercially available plant-based and meat-based burger patties. The aim of this study was to determine whether plant-based burger patties meet the requirement for essential amino acid content in the human diet. Amino acid profiles were determined using the Amino Acid Analyzer and FAO/WHO guidelines were considered for essential amino acid requirements. In this study, the protein content and amino acid composition of various meat-based burger patties (ABB), including chicken, pork and beef, and plant-based burgers (PBB) were analysed. The results showed that among the plant-based samples, PBB 4 had the highest protein content (24.81 g / 100 g), which was almost equal to that of ABB 1 (26.48 g / 100 g). The most abundant amino acids detected were Glu, Asp, Leu, Lys, Arg, Ser, Pro and Gly, with samples PBB 6, PBB 3 and ABB 1 having the highest concentrations. PBB 1 stood out as a valuable protein source with the highest content of essential amino acids (400.08 mg/g protein) among the plant-based burger patties. Some plant-based burger patties were deficient in essential amino acids, with PBB 3 and PBB 4 having the highest deficiency. The practical value of this study is that it helps people to make informed dietary choices.

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2024
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15. Estimation of Spatiotemporal Changes of Land Cover in Llapi River Catchment (Northeastern Part of Kosova)

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Valbon Bytyqi, Besarta Ibrahimi, and Tropikë Agaj

Subjects
llapi river catchment, land use / land cover, agricultural land, soil resources, kosovo, Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering, TD1-1066, Environmental engineering, TA170-171
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Aim of the study: In recent decades, Kosovo in general and the Llapi River catchment in particular have experienced landscape transformation, which resulted in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes, mainly in the flat terrains where most of country’s population is concentrated. Other landscapes have experienced changes too, but on a smaller scale. The aim of the present study was to identify landscape transformation and driving forces behind it. Material and methods: Spatiotemporal changes of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) were recorded using GIS techniques. Land Cover data from Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) with spatial resolution 100 m for three different years: 2000, 2006 and 2018 were analysed. DEM with 10 m spatial resolution was used to estimate slope steepness and catchment altitude. Population data for settlements inside the Llapi River catchment, represented in features, were imported from the Statistical Agency of Kosovo, and those data include population numbers for official censuses between 1948 until 2011, whereas ArcMap 10.8 environment was used for analysis. Results and conclusions: With GIS technique in analysing Land Use and Land Cover data (LULC) and other open source data, we found that agricultural land have decreased in area, by as much as 9.53%, while the increase of artificial surface was 160.87%. Expressed in absolute values, total size of agricultural areas in 2000 amounted to 37,827 ha, while in 2018, this amounted to 34,334 ha, which is 0.3 ha per capita less than European average. In order to protect agricultural land, zoning and land use plans should be implemented.

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2024
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16. Spatio-temporal distribution of renewable freshwater resources and their availability in Kosovo—an analysis from the Eastern Region

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Valbon Bytyqi and Tropikë Agaj

Subjects
Continental climate, fluctuations, Falkenmark Wate, Geography (General), G1-922
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The study aims to analyze the availability of renewable freshwater resources and their spatiotemporal distribution in the Eastern Region of Kosovo (ERK). As a crucible resource for agricultural, industrial, and commercial activities, water scarcity will lead to water shortages. Kosovo is a landlocked country, and ERK is the most important region for industrial activities (coal, mines) and agricultural use (plains). Located in continental climate conditions, surrounded by middle to high-altitude mountains, the region does not have a favorable spatio-temporal distribution of freshwaters. The determination of the water resources is based on the amount of surface runoff, which being divided per capita, gives indications of the water resources of a region (catchment). For our aims, main river discharge and population statistics are used to analyze the spatiotemporal distribution and availability of renewable freshwater in ERK. Falkenmark Freshwater Indicator with 1.483 m³/capita/year shows that ERK lies under water scarcity, and existing water reservoirs offer low security for water withdrawals, and further reservoirs would prevent water scarcity in the region.

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2024
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17. A rare clinical presentation of pedunculated superficial angiomyxoma in the anal canal: A case report

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Arjeta Podrimaj-Bytyqi and Merita Hashani

Subjects
Medicine (General), R5-920
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Superficial angiomyxoma is an infrequent benign soft tissue tumor, clinically presented as slow-growing, painless cutaneous, or subcutaneous mass. It is mostly described in middle aged population with preference location in trunk, head, neck, and genitalia. Herein, we report a rare growth variant of a solitary superficial angiomyxoma with uncommon site of occurrence in a 39-year-old female. Pedunculated superficial angiomyxoma originating in anal canal is extremely rare. Histological features of the lesion comprising of spindle-shaped and stellate cells dispersed in myxoid stroma and prominent thin-walled blood vessels defined the diagnosis of superficial angiomyxoma. Tumor cells with immunohistochemistry analysis showed positivity for vimentin and CD34 and negativity for S100, while Ki-67 showed a low proliferation index. The recurrence of superficial angiomyxoma is previously described, but in our case no signs of recurrence were seen in follow-up for a period of 6 months. Superficial angiomyxoma should be considered as differential diagnosis with other polypoid or nodular masses in anal canal.

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2024
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18. Sex dependence of postoperative pulmonary complications – A post hoc unmatched and matched analysis of LAS VEGAS

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Kroell, Wolfgang, Metzler, Helfried, Struber, Gerd, Wegscheider, Thomas, Gombotz, Hans, Hiesmayr, Michael, Schmid, Werner, Urbanek, Bernhard, Kahn, David, Momeni, Mona, Pospiech, Audrey, Lois, Fernande, Forget, Patrice, Grosu, Irina, Poelaert, Jan, van Mossevelde, Veerle, van Malderen, Marie-Claire, Dylst, Dimitri, van Melkebeek, Jeroen, Beran, Maud, de Hert, Stefan, De Baerdemaeker, Luc, Heyse, Bjorn, Van Limmen, Jurgen, Wyffels, Piet, Jacobs, Tom, Roels, Nathalie, De Bruyne, Ann, van de Velde, Stijn, Leva, Brigitte, Damster, Sandrine, Plichon, Benoit, Juros-Zovko, Marina, Djonoviċ-Omanoviċ, Dejana, Pernar, Selma, Zunic, Josip, Miskovic, Petar, Zilic, Antonio, Kvolik, Slavica, Ivic, Dubravka, Azenic-Venzera, Darija, Skiljic, Sonja, Vinkovic, Hrvoje, Oputric, Ivana, Juricic, Kazimir, Frkovic, Vedran, Kopic, Jasminka, Mirkovic, Ivan, Karanovic, Nenad, Carev, Mladen, Dropulic, Natasa, Saric, Jadranka Pavicic, Erceg, Gorjana, Dvorscak, Matea Bogdanovic, Mazul-Sunko, Branka, Pavicic, Anna Marija, Goranovic, Tanja, Maldini, Branka, Radocaj, Tomislav, Gavranovic, Zeljka, Mladic-Batinica, Inga, Sehovic, Mirna, Stourac, Petr, Harazim, Hana, Smekalova, Olga, Kosinova, Martina, Kolacek, Tomas, Hudacek, Kamil, Drab, Michal, Brujevic, Jan, Vitkova, Katerina, Jirmanova, Katerina, Volfova, Ivana, Dzurnakova, Paula, Liskova, Katarina, Dudas, Radovan, Filipsky, Radek, el Kafrawy, Samir, Abdelwahab, Hisham Hosny, Metwally, Tarek, Abdel-Razek, Ahmed, El-Shaarawy, Ahmed Mostafa, Hasan, Wael Fathy, Ahmed, Ahmed Gouda, Yassin, Hany, Magdy, Mohamed, Abdelhady, Mahdy, Mahran, Mohamed, Herodes, Eiko, Kivik, Peeter, Oganjan, Juri, Aun, Annika, Sormus, Alar, Sarapuu, Kaili, Mall, Merilin, Karjagin, Juri, Futier, Emmanuel, Petit, Antoine, Gerard, Adeline, Marret, Emmanuel, Solier, Marc, Jaber, Samir, Prades, Albert, Krassler, Jens, Merzky, Simone, de Abreu, Marcel Gama, Uhlig, Christopher, Kiss, Thomas, Bundy, Anette, Bluth, Thomas, Gueldner, Andreas, Spieth, Peter, Scharffenberg, Martin, Thiem, Denny Tran, Koch, Thea, Treschan, Tanja, Schaefer, Maximilian, Bastin, Bea, Geib, Johann, Weiss, Martin, Kienbaum, Peter, Pannen, Benedikt, Gottschalk, Andre, Konrad, Mirja, Westerheide, Diana, Schwerdtfeger, Ben, Wrigge, Hermann, Simon, Philipp, Reske, Andreas, Nestler, Christian, Valsamidis, Dimitrios, Stroumpoulis, Konstantinos, Antholopoulos, Georgios, Andreou, Antonis, Karapanos, Dimitris, Theodoraki, Kassiani, Gkiokas, Georgios, Tasoulis, Marios-Konstantinos, Sidiropoulou, Tatiana, Zafeiropoulou, Foteini, Florou, Panagiota, Pandazi, Aggeliki, Tsaousi, Georgia, Nouris, Christos, Pourzitaki, Chryssa, Bystritski, Dmitri, Pizov, Reuven, Eden, Arieh, Pesce, Caterina Valeria, Campanile, Annamaria, Marrella, Antonella, Grasso, Salvatore, De Michele, Michele, Bona, Francesco, Giacoletto, Gianmarco, Sardo, Elena, Sottosanti, Luigi Giancarlo Vicari, Solca, Maurizio, Volta, Carlo Alberto, Spadaro, Savino, Verri, Marco, Ragazzi, Riccardo, Zoppellari, Roberto, Cinnella, Gilda, Raimondo, Pasquale, La Bella, Daniela, Mirabella, Lucia, D'antini, Davide, Pelosi, Paolo, Molin, Alexandre, Brunetti, Iole, Gratarola, Angelo, Pellerano, Giulia, Sileo, Rosanna, Pezzatto, Stefano, Montagnani, Luca, Pasin, Laura, Landoni, Giovanni, Zangrillo, Alberto, Beretta, Luigi, Di Parma, Ambra Licia, Tarzia, Valentina, Dossi, Roberto, Sassone, Marta Eugenia, Sances, Daniele, Tredici, Stefano, Spano, Gianluca, Castellani, Gianluca, Delunas, Luigi, Peradze, Sopio, Venturino, Marco, Arpino, Ines, Sher, Sara, Tommasino, Concezione, Rapido, Francesca, Morelli, Paola, Vargas, Maria, Servillo, Giuseppe, Cortegiani, Andrea, Raineri, Santi Maurizio, Montalto, Francesca, Russotto, Vincenzo, Giarratano, Antonino, Baciarello, Marco, Generali, Michela, Cerati, Giorgia, Leykin, Yigal, Bressan, Filippo, Bartolini, Vittoria, Zamidei, Lucia, Brazzi, Luca, Liperi, Corrado, Sales, Gabriele, Pistidda, Laura, Severgnini, Paolo, Brugnoni, Elisa, Musella, Giuseppe, Bacuzzi, Alessandro, Muhardri, Dalip, Gecaj-Gashi, Agreta, Sada, Fatos, Bytyqi, Adem, Karbonskiene, Aurika, Aukstakalniene, Ruta, Teberaite, Zivile, Salciute, Erika, Tikuisis, Renatas, Miliauskas, Povilas, Jurate, Sipylaite, Kontrimaviciute, Egle, Tomkute, Gabija, Xuereb, John, Bezzina, Maureen, Borg, Francis Joseph, Hemmes, Sabrine, Schultz, Marcus, Hollmann, Markus, Wiersma, Irene, Binnekade, Jan, Bos, Lieuwe, Nijbroek, Sunny, Boer, Christa, Duvekot, Anne, ’t Veld, Bas in, Werger, Alice, Dennesen, Paul, Severijns, Charlotte, De Jong, Jasper, Hering, Jens, van Beek, Rienk, Ivars, Stefan, Jammer, Ib, Breidablik, Alena, Hodt, Katharina Skirstad, Fjellanger, Frode, Avalos, Manuel Vico, Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke, Andersson, Elisabeth, Shafi-Kabiri, Amir, Molina, Ruby, Wutai, Stanley, Morais, Erick, Tareco, Glória, Ferreira, Daniel, Amaral, Joana, de Lurdes Goncalves Castro, Maria, Cadilha, Susana, Appleton, Sofia, Parente, Suzana, Correia, Mariana, Martins, Diogo, Monteirosa, Angela, Ricardo, Ana, Rodrigues, Sara, Horhota, Lucian, Grintescu, Ioana Marina, Mirea, Liliana, Grintescu, Ioana Cristina, Corneci, Dan, Negoita, Silvius, Dutu, Madalina, Garotescu, Ioana Popescu, Filipescu, Daniela, Prodan, Alexandru Bogdan, Droc, Gabriela, Fota, Ruxandra, Popescu, Mihai, Tomescu, Dana, Petcu, Ana Maria, Tudoroiu, Marian Irinel, Moise, Alida, Guran, Catalin-Traian, Gherghina, Iorel, Costea, Dan, Cindea, Iulia, Copotoiu, Sanda-Maria, Copotoiu, Ruxandra, Barsan, Victoria, Tolcser, Zsolt, Riciu, Magda, Moldovan, Septimiu Gheorghe, Veres, Mihaly, Gritsan, Alexey, Kapkan, Tatyana, Gritsan, Galina, Korolkov, Oleg, Kulikov, Alexander, Lubnin, Andrey, Ovezov, Alexey, Prokoshev, Pavel, Lugovoy, Alexander, Anipchenko, Natalia, Babayants, Andrey, Komissarova, Irina, Zalina, Karginova, Likhvantsev, Valery, Fedorov, Sergei, Lazukic, Aleksandra, Pejakovic, Jasmina, Mihajlovic, Dunja, Kusnierikova, Zuzana, Zelinkova, Maria, Bruncakova, Katarina, Polakovicova, Lenka, Sobona, Villiam, Novak-Supe, Barbka, Pekle-Golez, Ana, Jovanov, Miroljub, Strazisar, Branka, Markovic-Bozic, Jasmina, Novak-Jankovic, Vesna, Voje, Minca, Grynyuk, Andriy, Kostadinov, Ivan, Spindler-Vesel, Alenka, Moral, Victoria, Unzueta, Mari Carmen, Puigbo, Carlos, Fava, Josep, Canet, Jaume, Moret, Enrique, Nunez, Mónica Rodriguez, Sendra, Mar, Brunelli, Andrea, Rodenas, Frederic, Monedero, Pablo, Martinezv, Francisco Hidalgo, Temino, Maria Jose Yepes, Simon, Antonio Martínez, de Abajo Larriba, Ana, Lisi, Alberto, Perez, Gisela, Martinez, Raquel, Granell, Manuel, Vivo, Jose Tatay, Ruiz, Cristina Saiz, de Andrés Ibañez, Jose Antonio, Pastor, Ernesto, Soro, Marina, Ferrando, Carlos, Defez, Mario, Alvares-Santullano, Cesar Aldecoa, Perez, Rocio, Rico, Jesus, Jawad, Monir, Saeed, Yousif, Gillberg, Lars, Hedenstierma, Göran, Bengisun, Zuleyha Kazak, Kazbek, Baturay Kansu, Coskunfirat, Nesil, Boztug, Neval, Sanli, Suat, Yilmaz, Murat, Hadimioglu, Necmiye, Senturk, Nuzhet Mert, Camci, Emre, Kucukgoncu, Semra, Sungur, Zerrin, Sivrikoz, Nukhet, Ozgen, Serpil Ustalar, Toraman, Fevzi, Selvi, Onur, Senturk, Ozgur, Yildiz, Mine, Kuvaki, Bahar, Gunenc, Ferim, Kucukguclu, Semih, Ozbilgin, Şule, Maral, Jale, Canli, Seyda, Arun, Oguzhan, Saltali, Ali, Aydogan, Eyup, Akgun, Fatma Nur, Sanlikarip, Ceren, Karaman, Fatma Mine, Mazur, Andriy, Vorotyntsev, Sergiy, Rousseau, Guy, Barrett, Colin, Stancombe, Lucia, Shelley, Ben, Scholes, Helen, Limb, James, Rafi, Amir, Wayman, Lisa, Deane, Jill, Rogerson, David, Williams, John, Yates, Susan, Rogers, Elaine, Pulletz, Mark, Moreton, Sarah, Jones, Stephanie, Venkatesh, Suresh, Burton, Maudrian, Brown, Lucy, Goodall, Cait, Rucklidge, Matthew, Fuller, Debbie, Nadolski, Maria, Kusre, Sandeep, Lundberg, Michael, Everett, Lynn, Nutt, Helen, Zuleika, Maka, Carvalho, Peter, Clements, Deborah, Creagh-Brown, Ben, Watt, Philip, Raymode, Parizade, Pearse, Rupert, Mohr, Otto, Raj, Ashok, Creary, Thais, Chishti, Ahmed, Bell, Andrea, Higham, Charley, Cain, Alistair, Gibb, Sarah, Mowat, Stephen, Franklin, Danielle, West, Claire, Minto, Gary, Boyd, Nicholas, Mills, Gary, Calton, Emily, Walker, Rachel, Mackenzie, Felicity, Ellison, Branwen, Roberts, Helen, Chikungwa, Moses, Jackson, Clare, Donovan, Andrew, Foot, Jayne, Homan, Elizabeth, Montgomery, Jane, Portch, David, Mercer, Pauline, Palmer, Janet, Paddle, Jonathan, Fouracres, Anna, Datson, Amanda, Andrew, Alyson, Welch, Leanne, Rose, Alastair, Varma, Sandeep, Simeson, Karen, Rambhatla, Mrutyunjaya, Susarla, Jaysimha, Marri, Sudhakar, Kodaganallur, Krishnan, Das, Ashok, Algarsamy, Shivarajan, Colley, Julie, Davies, Simon, Szewczyk, Margaret, Smith, Thomas, Fernandez-Bustamante, Ana, Luzier, Elizabeth, Almagro, Angela, Melo, Marcos Vidal, Fernando, Luiz, Sulemanji, Demet, Sprung, Juraj, Weingarten, Toby, Kor, Daryl, Scavonetto, Federica, Tze, Yeo, Vermeulen, Tom D., Hol, Liselotte, Swart, Pien, Mills, Gary H., Putensen, Christian, Serpa Neto, Ary, Vidal Melo, Marcos F., Hollmann, Markus W., Gama de Abreu, Marcelo, Schultz, Marcus J., Hemmes, Sabrine N., and van Meenen, David M.

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2024
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20. Associations of intraoperative end–tidal CO2 levels with postoperative outcome–secondary analysis of a worldwide observational study

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Kroell, Wolfgang, Metzler, Helfried, Struber, Gerd, Wegscheider, Thomas, Gombotz, Hans, Hiesmayr, Michael, Schmid, Werner, Urbanek, Bernhard, Kahn, David, Momeni, Mona, Pospiech, Audrey, Lois, Fernande, Forget, Patrice, Grosu, Irina, Poelaert, Jan, van Mossevelde, Veerle, van Malderen, Marie-Claire, Dylst, Dimitri, van Melkebeek, Jeroen, Beran, Maud, de Hert, Stefan, De Baerdemaeker, Luc, Heyse, Bjorn, Van Limmen, Jurgen, Wyffels, Piet, Jacobs, Tom, Roels, Nathalie, De Bruyne, Ann, van de Velde, Stijn, Leva, Brigitte, Damster, Sandrine, Plichon, Benoit, JurosZovko, Marina, Djonovic-Omanoviċ, Dejana, Pernar, Selma, Zunic, Josip, Miskovic, Petar, Zilic, Antonio, Kvolik, Slavica, Ivic, Dubravka, Azenic-Venzera, Darija, Skiljic, Sonja, Vinkovic, Hrvoje, Oputric, Ivana, Juricic, Kazimir, Frkovic, Vedran, Kopic, Jasminka, Mirkovic, Ivan, Karanovic, Nenad, Carev, Mladen, Dropulic, Natasa, Saric, Jadranka Pavicic, Erceg, Gorjana, Dvorscak, Matea Bogdanovic, Mazul-Sunko, Branka, Pavicic, Anna Marija, Goranovic, Tanja, Maldini, Branka, Radocaj, Tomislav, Gavranovic, Zeljka, Mladic-Batinica, Inga, Sehovic, Mirna, Stourac, Petr, Harazim, Hana, Smekalova, Olga, Kosinova, Martina, Kolacek, Tomas, Hudacek, Kamil, Drab, Michal, Brujevic, Jan, Vitkova, Katerina, Jirmanova, Katerina, Volfova, Ivana, Dzurnakova, Paula, Liskova, Katarina, Dudas, Radovan, Filipsky, Radek, El Kafrawy, Samir, Abdelwahab, Hisham Hosny, Metwally, Tarek, Abdel-Razek, Ahmed, El-Shaarawy, Ahmed Mostafa, Hasan, Wael Fathy, Ahmed, Ahmed Gouda, Yassin, Hany, Magdy, Mohamed, Abdelhady, Mahdy, Mahran, Mohamed, Herodes, Eiko, Kivik, Peeter, Oganjan, Juri, Aun, Annika, Sormus, Alar, Sarapuu, Kaili, Mall, Merilin, Karjagin, Juri, Futier, Emmanuel, Petit, Antoine, Gerard, Adeline, Marret, Emmanuel, Solier, Marc, Jaber, Samir, Prades, Albert, Krassler, Jens, Merzky, Simone, de Abreu, Marcel Gama, Uhlig, Christopher, Kiss, Thomas, Bundy, Anette, Bluth, Thomas, Gueldner, Andreas, Spieth, Peter, Scharffenberg, Martin, Thiem, Denny Tran, Koch, Thea, Treschan, Tanja, Schaefer, Maximilian, Bastin, Bea, Geib, Johann, Weiss, Martin, Kienbaum, Peter, Pannen, Benedikt, Gottschalk, Andre, Konrad, Mirja, Westerheide, Diana, Schwerdtfeger, Ben, Wrigge, Hermann, Simon, Philipp, Reske, Andreas, Nestler, Christian, Valsamidis, Dimitrios, Stroumpoulis, Konstantinos, Antholopoulos, Georgios, Andreou, Antonis, Karapanos, Dimitris, Theodoraki, Kassiani, Gkiokas, Georgios, Tasoulis, Marios-Konstantinos, Sidiropoulou, Tatiana, Zafeiropoulou, Foteini, Florou, Panagiota, Pandazi, Aggeliki, Tsaousi, Georgia, Nouris, Christos, Pourzitaki, Chryssa, Bystritski, Dmitri, Pizov, Reuven, Eden, Arieh, Pesce, Caterina Valeria, Campanile, Annamaria, Marrella, Antonella, Grasso, Salvatore, De Michele, Michele, Bona, Francesco, Giacoletto, Gianmarco, Sardo, Elena, Giancarlo, Luigi, Sottosanti, Vicari, Solca, Maurizio, Volta, Carlo Alberto, Spadaro, Savino, Verri, Marco, Ragazzi, Riccardo, Zoppellari, Roberto, Cinnella, Gilda, Raimondo, Pasquale, La Bella, Daniela, Mirabella, Lucia, D’antini, Davide, Pelosi, Paolo, Molin, Alexandre, Brunetti, Iole, Gratarola, Angelo, Pellerano, Giulia, Sileo, Rosanna, Pezzatto, Stefano, Montagnani, Luca, Pasin, Laura, Landoni, Giovanni, Zangrillo, Alberto, Beretta, Luigi, Di Parma, Ambra Licia, Tarzia, Valentina, Dossi, Roberto, Sassone, Marta Eugenia, Sances, Daniele, Tredici, Stefano, Spano, Gianluca, Castellani, Gianluca, Delunas, Luigi, Peradze, Sopio, Venturino, Marco, Arpino, Ines, Sher, Sara, Tommasino, Concezione, Rapido, Francesca, Morelli, Paola, Vargas, Maria, Servillo, Giuseppe, Cortegiani, Andrea, Raineri, Santi Maurizio, Montalto, Francesca, Russotto, Vincenzo, Giarratano, Antonino, Baciarello, Marco, Generali, Michela, Cerati, Giorgia, Leykin, Yigal, Bressan, Filippo, Bartolini, Vittoria, Zamidei, Lucia, Brazzi, Luca, Liperi, Corrado, Sales, Gabriele, Pistidda, Laura, Severgnini, Paolo, Brugnoni, Elisa, Musella, Giuseppe, Bacuzzi, Alessandro, Muhardri, Dalip, Gecaj-Gashi, Agreta, Sada, Fatos, Bytyqi, Adem, Karbonskiene, Aurika, Aukstakalniene, Ruta, Teberaite, Zivile, Salciute, Erika, Tikuisis, Renatas, Miliauskas, Povilas, Jurate, Sipylaite, Kontrimaviciute, Egle, Tomkute, Gabija, Xuereb, John, Bezzina, Maureen, Borg, Francis Joseph, Hemmes, Sabrine, Schultz, Marcus, Hollmann, Markus, Wiersma, Irene, Binnekade, Jan, Bos, Lieuwe, Boer, Christa, Duvekot, Anne, In’t Veld, Bas, Werger, Alice, Dennesen, Paul, Severijns, Charlotte, De Jong, Jasper, Hering, Jens, van Beek, Rienk, Ivars, Stefan, Jammer, Ib, Breidablik, Alena, Hodt, Katharina Skirstad, Fjellanger, Frode, Avalos, Manuel Vico, MellinOlsen, Jannicke, Andersson, Elisabeth, Shafi-Kabiri, Amir, Molina, Ruby, Wutai, Stanley, Morais, Erick, Tareco, Gloria, Ferreira, Daniel, Amaral, Joana, de Lurdes Goncalves Castro, Maria, Cadilha, Susana, Appleton, Sofia, Parente, Suzana, Correia, Mariana, Martins, Diogo, Monteirosa, Angela, Ricardo, Ana, Rodrigues, Sara, Horhota, Lucian, Grintescu, Ioana Marina, Mirea, Liliana, Grintescu, Ioana Cristina, Corneci, Dan, Negoita, Silvius, Dutu, Madalina, Garotescu, Ioana Popescu, Filipescu, Daniela, Prodan, Alexandru Bogdan, Droc, Gabriela, Fota, Ruxandra, Popescu, Mihai, Tomescu, Dana, Petcu, Ana Maria, Tudoroiu, Marian Irinel, Moise, Alida, Guran, Catalin-Traian, Gherghina, Iorel, Costea, Dan, Cindea, Iulia, Copotoiu, Sanda-Maria, Copotoiu, Ruxandra, Barsan, Victoria, Tolcser, Zsolt, Riciu, Magda, Moldovan, Septimiu Gheorghe, Veres, Mihaly, Gritsan, Alexey, Kapkan, Tatyana, Gritsan, Galina, Korolkov, Oleg, Kulikov, Alexander, Lubnin, Andrey, Ovezov, Alexey, Prokoshev, Pavel, Lugovoy, Alexander, Anipchenko, Natalia, Babayants, Andrey, Komissarova, Irina, Zalina, Karginova, Likhvantsev, Valery, Fedorov, Sergei, Lazukic, Aleksandra, Pejakovic, Jasmina, Mihajlovic, Dunja, Kusnierikova, Zuzana, Zelinkova, Maria, Bruncakova, Katarina, Polakovicova, Lenka, Sobona, Villiam, Novak-Supe, Barbka, Pekle-Golez, Ana, Jovanov, Miroljub, Strazisar, Branka, Markovic-Bozic, Jasmina, Novak-Jankovic, Vesna, Voje, Minca, Grynyuk, Andriy, Kostadinov, Ivan, Spindler-Vesel, Alenka, Moral, Victoria, Unzueta, Mari Carmen, Puigbo, Carlos, Fava, Josep, Canet, Jaume, Moret, Enrique, Nunez, Monicá Rodriguez, Sendra, Mar, Brunelli, Andrea, Rodenas, Frederic, Monedero, Pablo, Martinez, Francisco Hidalgo, Temino, Maria Jose Yepes, Simon, Antonio Martínez, de Abajo Larriba, Ana, Lisi, Alberto, Perez, Gisela, Martinez, Raquel, Granell, Manuel, Vivo, Jose Tatay, Ruiz, Cristina Saiz, de Andrés Ibañez, Jose Antonio, Pastor, Ernesto, Soro, Marina, Ferrando, Carlos, Defez, Mario, Alvares-Santullano, Cesar Aldecoa, Perez, Rocio, Rico, Jesus, Jawad, Monir, Saeed, Yousif, Gillberg, Lars, Bengisun, Zuleyha Kazak, Kazbek, Baturay Kansu, Coskunfirat, Nesil, Boztug, Neval, Sanli, Suat, Yilmaz, Murat, Hadimioglu, Necmiye, Senturk, Nuzhet Mert, Camci, Emre, Kucukgoncu, Semra, Sungur, Zerrin, Sivrikoz, Nukhet, Ozgen, Serpil Ustalar, Toraman, Fevzi, Selvi, Onur, Senturk, Ozgur, Yildiz, Mine, Kuvaki, Bahar, Gunenc, Ferim, Kucukguclu, Semih, Ozbilgin, Şule, Maral, Jale, Canli, Seyda, Arun, Oguzhan, Saltali, Ali, Aydogan, Eyup, Akgun, Fatma Nur, Sanlikarip, Ceren, Karaman, Fatma Mine, Mazur, Andriy, Vorotyntsev, Sergiy, Rousseau, Guy, Barrett, Colin, Stancombe, Lucia, Shelley, Ben, Scholes, Helen, Limb, James, Rafi, Amir, Wayman, Lisa, Deane, Jill, Rogerson, David, Williams, John, Yates, Susan, Rogers, Elaine, Pulletz, Mark, Moreton, Sarah, Jones, Stephanie, Venkatesh, Suresh, Burton, Maudrian, Brown, Lucy, Goodall, Cait, Rucklidge, Matthew, Fuller, Debbie, Nadolski, Maria, Kusre, Sandeep, Lundberg, Michael, Everett, Lynn, Nutt, Helen, Zuleika, Maka, Carvalho, Peter, Clements, Deborah, Creagh-Brown, Ben, Watt, Philip, Raymode, Parizade, Pearse, Rupert, Mohr, Otto, Raj, Ashok, Creary, Thais, Chishti, Ahmed, Bell, Andrea, Higham, Charley, Cain, Alistair, Gibb, Sarah, Mowat, Stephen, Franklin, Danielle, West, Claire, Minto, Gary, Boyd, Nicholas, Mills, Gary, Calton, Emily, Walker, Rachel, Mackenzie, Felicity, Ellison, Branwen, Roberts, Helen, Chikungwa, Moses, Jackson, Clare, Donovan, Andrew, Foot, Jayne, Homan, Elizabeth, Montgomery, Jane, Portch, David, Mercer, Pauline, Palmer, Janet, Paddle, Jonathan, Fouracres, Anna, Datson, Amanda, Andrew, Alyson, Welch, Leanne, Rose, Alastair, Varma, Sandeep, Simeson, Karen, Rambhatla, Mrutyunjaya, Susarla, Jaysimha, Marri, Sudhakar, Kodaganallur, Krishnan, Das, Ashok, Algarsamy, Shivarajan, Colley, Julie, Davies, Simon, Szewczyk, Margaret, Smith, Thomas, Fernandez-Bustamante, Ana, Luzier, Elizabeth, Almagro, Angela, Melo, Marcos Vidal, Fernando, Luiz, Sulemanji, Demet, Sprung, Juraj, Weingarten, Toby, Kor, Daryl, Scavonetto, Federica, Tze, Yeo, Nasa, Prashant, van Meenen, David M.P., Paulus, Frederique, de Abreu, Marcelo Gama, Bossers, Sebastiaan M., Schober, Patrick, Schultz, Marcus J., Neto, Ary Serpa, and Hemmes, Sabrine N.T.

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2025
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21. The role of law enforcement agencies in fighting cybercrime in Kosovo: The need to adapt to new trends

Author

Vilard Bytyqi

Subjects
cybersecurity strategy, law enforcement agencies, preventing cybercrime, fighting cybercrime, Law, Cybernetics, Q300-390
Abstract

Dealing with threats and real risks to cybersecurity that are produced by cybercrime necessarily imposes the construction of a strategic approach at the national and cross-national levels. Despite the fact that Kosovo has built strategies for dealing with cybersecurity, there is still no accurate data regarding the ability of institutional mechanisms to respond in a proportional and effective manner to cybersecurity threats posed by cybercrime. This paper highlights the strategic treatment of cybersecurity and cybercrime, namely the strategic objectives and activities for their fulfillment, as well as critically analyzing the legal rules that are applied in the context of preventing and fighting cybercrime, focusing on the role, responsibilities, and functions of law enforcement agencies for preventing and fighting cybercrime. This paper also analyzes the strategic objectives and the action plan envisaged by the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2023-2027, which for the first time gives special importance to the inclusion of the private sector in the national network to protect against cyber attacks. The importance of the standards of the Budapest Convention is also addressed, and an assessment is made regarding the extent of the inclusion of these standards by the state of Kosovo.

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2024
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22. Prevalence of Antibiotic Prescription in Primary Healthcare Settings in the Municipality of Prishtina, Kosovo

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Valon Krasniqi, Elton Bahtiri, Flaka Pasha, Vjollca Zeqiri, Sami Uka, Peter Zarb, Lul Raka, Hasime Qorraj Bytyqi, and Blana Krasniqi

Subjects
antibiotic prescription, primary healthcare, antibiotic resistance, kosovo, Medicine
Abstract

Background: Antibiotics remain among the most prescribed drugs in primary healthcare, contributing to increased antibiotic resistance in the community and prevailing as an emerging global health concern. We aimed to quantify the prevalence and quality of antibiotic prescription in primary healthcare settings in the Municipality of Prishtina to identify targets for quality improvement. Methods and Results: This study represents a population-based, retrospective cohort, including data from eight randomly selected family medical centers in the Municipality of Prishtina. Each 150th patient on medical records was assessed for demographic data, diagnosis (ICD-10), antibiotic prescription, antibiotic class, and antibiotic form. In total, the study included 1614 cases reviewed. The antibiotic prescription rate was 16%. The health condition for which most of the cases received antibiotics was J18 - Pneumonia, unspecified organism (67%), followed by J03 - Acute tonsillitis (54%), J42 - Unspecified chronic bronchitis (46%), and N39 - Other disorders of the urinary system (43%) Broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as co-amoxiclav (17.7%), amoxicillin (16.5%), and ceftriaxone (12.6%), featured among the most routinely prescribed antibiotics. The antibiotic prescription rate was the highest for cases in the 3-5 age group, of whom 27% received an antibiotic prescription. In 73% of cases, oral antibiotics were prescribed, 69% of which belong to the WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) essential medicines list. Only 18% of antibiotics were prescribed with their generic names. Conclusion: The prevalence of antibiotic prescription in primary healthcare settings in Prishtina is moderately low. These data cannot be extrapolated to other municipalities in Kosovo or other countries due to different organizational levels. High antibiotic prescription rates for young age groups, prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and high rates of parenteral antibiotics were identified as targets for quality improvement.

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2024
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23. Optimizing Gravitational-Wave Detector Design for Squeezed Light

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Richardson, Jonathan W., Pandey, Swadha, Bytyqi, Edita, Edo, Tega, and Adhikari, Rana X.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

Achieving the quantum noise targets of third-generation detectors will require 10 dB of squeezed-light enhancement as well as megawatt laser power in the interferometer arms - both of which require unprecedented control of the internal optical losses. In this work, we present a novel optimization approach to gravitational-wave detector design aimed at maximizing the robustness to common, yet unavoidable, optical fabrication and installation errors, which have caused significant loss in Advanced LIGO. As a proof of concept, we employ these techniques to perform a two-part optimization of the LIGO A+ design. First, we optimize the arm cavities for reduced scattering loss in the presence of point absorbers, as currently limit the operating power of Advanced LIGO. Then, we optimize the signal recycling cavity for maximum squeezing performance, accounting for realistic errors in the positions and radii of curvature of the optics. Our findings suggest that these techniques can be leveraged to achieve substantially greater quantum noise performance in current and future gravitational-wave detectors., Comment: Matches version accepted in PRD

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2022
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26. Types of Mathematical Tasks Used in Secondary Classroom Instruction

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Berisha, Valbona and Bytyqi, Ruzhdi

Abstract

This study examined the quality and types of mathematical tasks used for classroom instruction in an upper secondary school -- gymnasium. All the mathematical tasks presented in nine different school classrooms during the first semester of the school year 2018/2019 were analysed against a 5D analytical framework. The dimensions of the individual task analysis were contextual features; the answer forms required; forms of presentation; types of required mathematical activity and cognitive demands involved. Performed analysis gived perspective on the learning opportunities offered in classroom instruction for building mathematical competencies specified in the current state education curriculum. The results indicate that the selection of tasks was not in accordance with the curriculum requirements. Mostly, teachers used close-ended, non-applicative, lower-level cognitive tasks presented in symbolic form, promoting operations and calculations as a central activity. These types of tasks are usually associated with knowledge and skills of lower orders. In this case, classroom instruction had low potential and very little room left to build a significant portion of competencies and learning outcomes of higher orders.

Published
2020

31. Prototype Softmax Cross Entropy: A New Perspective on Softmax Cross Entropy

Author

Bytyqi, Qendrim, Wolpert, Nicola, Schömer, Elmar, Schwanecke, Ulrich, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gade, Rikke, editor, Felsberg, Michael, editor, and Kämäräinen, Joni-Kristian, editor

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2023
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32. Adherence to interferon β treatment in Kosovan multiple sclerosis registry

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Blerim Myftiu, Edmond Komoni, Edita Malazogu, Fisnik Jashari, Shpresa Beqiri Rashiti, Melihate Pushka, Adnan Biqku, Syzana Aliçkaj Prebreza, Valbona Rrahmani Spanca, Jehona Rrustemi Bytyqi, Nexhmedin Shala, and Afrim Blyta

Subjects
β interferon, DMTs, multiple sclerosis, adherence rate, Medicine
Abstract

Background. Because of side effects, adherence to the treatment with β interferons in multiple sclerosis (MS) is low, leading to decreased treatment efficacy. This can be challenging, especially in healthcare systems where these medications are the only therapeutic option for the treatment of MS. Materials and Methods. The number of missed doses was calculated as a difference between the number of doses a patient had to withdraw from the treatment start to the cut-off date and the real number of doses taken from the MS unit. Missed doses were compared to gender, age, time since the diagnosis, time from the diagnosis to the treatment start, clinical type of MS, expanded disability status scale (EDSS), and duration of the treatment. Results. The adherence rate during the follow-up period was 73.8%. Patients above 40 years of age (P

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2024
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33. Local-Area-Learning Network: Meaningful Local Areas for Efficient Point Cloud Analysis

Author

Bytyqi, Qendrim, Wolpert, Nicola, and Schömer, Elmar

Subjects
Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Science - Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing
Abstract

Research in point cloud analysis with deep neural networks has made rapid progress in recent years. The pioneering work PointNet offered a direct analysis of point clouds. However, due to its architecture PointNet is not able to capture local structures. To overcome this drawback, the same authors have developed PointNet++ by applying PointNet to local areas. The local areas are defined by center points and their neighbors. In PointNet++ and its further developments the center points are determined with a Farthest Point Sampling (FPS) algorithm. This has the disadvantage that the center points in general do not have meaningful local areas. In this paper, we introduce the neural Local-Area-Learning Network (LocAL-Net) which places emphasis on the selection and characterization of the local areas. Our approach learns critical points that we use as center points. In order to strengthen the recognition of local structures, the points are given additional metric properties depending on the local areas. Finally, we derive and combine two global feature vectors, one from the whole point cloud and one from all local areas. Experiments on the datasets ModelNet10/40 and ShapeNet show that LocAL-Net is competitive for part segmentation. For classification LocAL-Net outperforms the state-of-the-arts.

Published
2020

34. Educational Success in a New Democracy: Modeling University Student Persistence and Completion in Kosovo

Author

Barnhardt, Cassie L., Halilaj, Fatos, Bytyqi, Hysen, and Stroup, Nicholas R.

Abstract

In the context of a new democracy, the success of Kosovo university students is crucial to improving the material conditions and long-term stability of the youth in the country. Using the burgeoning data infrastructure from the public higher education sector, this analysis utilizes a sample of 67,618 to examine college student persistence and degree completion from 32 faculties. Findings demonstrate that persistence and completion are highly gendered phenomena, and that completion is largely dependent on a student's major field of study.

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2022
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36. Anatomy of the Leg

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Ballis, Rosa, Shabani, Bujar H., Bytyqi, Dafina, Ballis, Rosa, Shabani, Bujar H., and Bytyqi, Dafina

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2022
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38. Anatomy of the Hip

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Ballis, Rosa, Shabani, Bujar H., Bytyqi, Dafina, Ballis, Rosa, Shabani, Bujar H., and Bytyqi, Dafina

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2022
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39. Towards an interoperability roadmap for the energy transition.

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Valerie Reif, Thomas I. Strasser, Joseba Jimeno, Marjolaine Farre, Olivier Genest, Amélie Gyrard, Mark F. McGranaghan, Gianluca Lipari, Johann Schütz, Mathias Uslar, Sebastian Vogel, Arsim Bytyqi, Rita Dornmair, Andreas Corusa, Gaurav Roy, Ferdinanda Ponci, Alberto Dognini, and Antonello Monti

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2023
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40. Reducing STEM test anxiety through classroom mindfulness training for lower secondary school children: a pilot study

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Zamira Hyseni Duraku, Jon Konjufca, Linda Hoxha, Artë Blakaj, Blerinë Bytyqi, Erona Mjekiqi, and Shkurtë Bajgora

Subjects
Mindfulness, STEM, test anxiety, lower secondary school, students, sex, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, The family. Marriage. Woman, HQ1-2044
Abstract

ABSTRACTAlthough mindfulness is effective in reducing anxiety, research on its impact on test anxiety among lower secondary school children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related disciplines is limited. Using a one-group pre – post-test research design, this pilot study evaluated the impact of classroom mindfulness meditation training on test anxiety in STEM-related disciplines with 197 sixth-grade students (54.3% boys, aged 10–12 years) from public schools in Kosovo. Mindfulness training significantly decreased students’ test anxiety levels in STEM-related disciplines. Mindfulness helped students calm down, reduced their academic anxiety, and increased their self-esteem. A significant decrease in test anxiety among participants who reported that the training improved their self-esteem and reduced their academic anxiety and stress was ascertained. Regarding sex differences, meditation activities significantly decreased test anxiety scores among girls. Mindfulness training can be employed as a stress-reduction strategy that can be easily incorporated into classroom pedagogy.

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2023
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46. Hamstring Harvest

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Ballis, Rosa, Shabani, Bujar H., Bytyqi, Dafina, Ballis, Rosa, Shabani, Bujar H., and Bytyqi, Dafina

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2022
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50. European genetic resources conservation in a rapidly changing world: three existential challenges for the crop, forest and animal domains in the 21st century

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European Commission, Bojkovski, Danijela [0009-0001-9491-0181], Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher [0000-0001-7969-1673], Bozzano, Michele [0000-0003-1577-6509], Hiemstra, S. J. [0000-0002-8634-3658], Kraigher, Hojka [0000-0001-5696-2178], Laloë, Denis [0000-0001-8359-0760], Restoux, Gwendal [0000-0001-7771-9476], Sharrock, Suzanne [0000-0001-5212-2956], Sturaro, Enrico [0000-0001-9508-5622], van Hintum, Theo [0000-0003-4953-4700], Westergren, Marjana [0000-0002-4204-0161], Maxted, Nigel [0000-0002-2112-0947], Alía Miranda, Ricardo [0000-0002-9426-0967], Bytyqi, Hysen [0000-0001-7352-695X], Castellanos Moncho, Montserrat [0009-0008-3845-6173], Dorđević-Milošević, Suzana [0000-0003-2401-8742], Esposito, Edoardo [0000-0003-2414-6488], Farsakoglou, Anna Maria [0000-0002-1906-2813], Gandini, G. [0000-0003-1049-967X], Hermanowicz, Ewa [0000-0002-8941-7114], Honkatukia, Mervi [0000-0003-4839-2931], Kreft, Ivan [0000-0003-3339-8476], Lovrić, Nataša [0000-0002-5107-9260], Magos Brehm, Joana [0000-0002-6444-6488], Martín-Collado, Daniel [0000-0002-2087-961X], Niggli, Claudio [0000-0002-4164-9194], Notivol, Eduardo [0000-0003-4272-4536], Raggi, Lorenzo [0000-0003-0484-8669], Rusanen, Mari [0000-0002-2207-6984], Sonnenschein, Katja K. [0000-0001-6248-9559], Tixier-Boichard, M. [0000-0001-5944-7884], Trudic, Branislav [0000-0003-0385-547X], Ureña, Luis Pablo [0000-0001-8861-1452], Sustar Vozlic, Jelka [0000-0003-0998-9890], Wolter, Frank [0000-0002-4470-606X], Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72], Lefèvre, François, Bojkovski, Danijela, Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher, Bozzano, Michele, Charvolin-Lemaire, Eléonore, Hiemstra, S. J., Kraigher, Hojka, Laloë, Denis, Restoux, Gwendal, Sharrock, Suzanne, Sturaro, Enrico, van Hintum, Theo, Westergren, Marjana, Maxted, Nigel, Alía Miranda, Ricardo, Bytyqi, Hysen, Castellanos Moncho, Montserrat, Cvelbar, Joži J., Dorđević-Milošević, Suzana, Esposito, Edoardo, Farsakoglou, Anna Maria, Fernández Martín, Jesús, Gandini, G., Hermanowicz, Ewa, Honkatukia, Mervi, Kreft, Ivan, Lovrić, Nataša, Magos Brehm, Joana, Martín-Collado, Daniel, Niggli, Claudio, Notivol, Eduardo, Raggi, Lorenzo, Rusanen, Mari, Schröder, Stefan, Smith, Paul P., Sonnenschein, Katja K., Tixier-Boichard, M., Trudic, Branislav, Ureña, Luis Pablo, Sustar Vozlic, Jelka, Walshe, Sharon, Woelders, Henri, Wolter, Frank, European Commission, Bojkovski, Danijela [0009-0001-9491-0181], Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher [0000-0001-7969-1673], Bozzano, Michele [0000-0003-1577-6509], Hiemstra, S. J. [0000-0002-8634-3658], Kraigher, Hojka [0000-0001-5696-2178], Laloë, Denis [0000-0001-8359-0760], Restoux, Gwendal [0000-0001-7771-9476], Sharrock, Suzanne [0000-0001-5212-2956], Sturaro, Enrico [0000-0001-9508-5622], van Hintum, Theo [0000-0003-4953-4700], Westergren, Marjana [0000-0002-4204-0161], Maxted, Nigel [0000-0002-2112-0947], Alía Miranda, Ricardo [0000-0002-9426-0967], Bytyqi, Hysen [0000-0001-7352-695X], Castellanos Moncho, Montserrat [0009-0008-3845-6173], Dorđević-Milošević, Suzana [0000-0003-2401-8742], Esposito, Edoardo [0000-0003-2414-6488], Farsakoglou, Anna Maria [0000-0002-1906-2813], Gandini, G. [0000-0003-1049-967X], Hermanowicz, Ewa [0000-0002-8941-7114], Honkatukia, Mervi [0000-0003-4839-2931], Kreft, Ivan [0000-0003-3339-8476], Lovrić, Nataša [0000-0002-5107-9260], Magos Brehm, Joana [0000-0002-6444-6488], Martín-Collado, Daniel [0000-0002-2087-961X], Niggli, Claudio [0000-0002-4164-9194], Notivol, Eduardo [0000-0003-4272-4536], Raggi, Lorenzo [0000-0003-0484-8669], Rusanen, Mari [0000-0002-2207-6984], Sonnenschein, Katja K. [0000-0001-6248-9559], Tixier-Boichard, M. [0000-0001-5944-7884], Trudic, Branislav [0000-0003-0385-547X], Ureña, Luis Pablo [0000-0001-8861-1452], Sustar Vozlic, Jelka [0000-0003-0998-9890], Wolter, Frank [0000-0002-4470-606X], Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72], Lefèvre, François, Bojkovski, Danijela, Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher, Bozzano, Michele, Charvolin-Lemaire, Eléonore, Hiemstra, S. J., Kraigher, Hojka, Laloë, Denis, Restoux, Gwendal, Sharrock, Suzanne, Sturaro, Enrico, van Hintum, Theo, Westergren, Marjana, Maxted, Nigel, Alía Miranda, Ricardo, Bytyqi, Hysen, Castellanos Moncho, Montserrat, Cvelbar, Joži J., Dorđević-Milošević, Suzana, Esposito, Edoardo, Farsakoglou, Anna Maria, Fernández Martín, Jesús, Gandini, G., Hermanowicz, Ewa, Honkatukia, Mervi, Kreft, Ivan, Lovrić, Nataša, Magos Brehm, Joana, Martín-Collado, Daniel, Niggli, Claudio, Notivol, Eduardo, Raggi, Lorenzo, Rusanen, Mari, Schröder, Stefan, Smith, Paul P., Sonnenschein, Katja K., Tixier-Boichard, M., Trudic, Branislav, Ureña, Luis Pablo, Sustar Vozlic, Jelka, Walshe, Sharon, Woelders, Henri, and Wolter, Frank

Abstract

Even though genetic resources represent a fundamental reservoir of options to achieve sustainable development goals in a changing world, they are overlooked in the policy agenda and severely threatened. The conservation of genetic resources relies on complementary in situ and ex situ approaches appropriately designed for each type of organism. Environmental and socioeconomic changes raise new challenges and opportunities for sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources. Aiming at a more integrated and adaptive approach, European scientists and genetic resources managers with long experience in the agricultural crop, animal and forestry domains joined their expertise to address three critical challenges: (1) how to adapt genetic resources conservation strategies to climate change, (2) how to promote in situ conservation strategies and (3) how can genetic resources conservation contribute to and benefit from agroecological systems. We present here 31 evidence-based statements and 88 key recommendations elaborated around these questions for policymakers, conservation actors and the scientific community. We anticipate that stakeholders in other genetic resources domains and biodiversity conservation actors across the globe will have interest in these crosscutting and multi-actor recommendations, which support several biodiversity conservation policies and practices.

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2024

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