CITY SELF-GOVERNMENT IN RUSSIA AT THE END OF XIX - XXI CENTURIES: PROCESSES OF DECENTRALIZATION AND INTERNAL STRUCTURING

City Self-Government in Russia at the End of XIX - XXI Centuries: Processes of Decentralization and Internal Structuring

The article is devoted to the problem of decentralization of urban self-government in Russia in the XIX - early XXI centuries.Both the practical experience of functioning of intra-urban municipalities (small urban units), and the level of theoretical understanding of the problems of decentralization in different periods of national history are anal

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Stigmatization of men who have sex with men in health care settings in East Africa is based more on perceived gender role-inappropriate mannerisms than having sex with men

Background: Healthcare Workers may stigmatize and discriminate against Men who have Sex with Men in East Africa.Objective: To understand the predictors of abuse and discrimination of sexual minority men in healthcare settings by Healthcare workers in seven cities in Tanzania.Method: In total, 300 sexual minority men over the age of 18 were intervie

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Long Pentraxin 3 as a Broader Biomarker for Multiple Risk Factors in End-Stage Renal Disease: Association with All-Cause Mortality

Persistent inflammation in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is known to underlie read more the progression of chronic kidney disease and to be associated with multiple risk factors including malnutrition, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease (CVD).The acute-phase protein pentraxin 3 (PTX3) has a proven potential as a local inflammator

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Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Dirashe District, Southern Ethiopia

Agegnehu Bante,1 Abera Mersha,1 Azene Tesfaye,2 Behailu Tsegaye,3 Shitaye Shibiru,1 Gistane Ayele,4 Meseret Girma4 1School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia;

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