Epidemiology and Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: Review of Data from Four European Countries by Andreea D. Ceornodolea, Roland Bal, Johan L. Severens

“…In Europe, 1–3% of the population suffers from atrial fibrillation (AF) and has increased stroke risk. …”
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The Relationship between Statin and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ezatollah Memarzadeh, Saeid Heidari-Soureshjani

“…The OR of AMD in those that received statins was 0.92 (95% CI; 0.75–1.13, P=0.440) in case-control studies, 0.95 (95% CI; 0.82–1.09, P=0.458) in cohort studies, 0.951 (95% CI; 0.59–1.53, P=0.831) in cross-sectional studies, 0.94 (95% CI; 0.80–1.10, P=0.468) in North America, 0.81 (95% CI; 0.54–1.21, P=0.308) in Europe, 1.05 (95% CI; 0.94–1.18, P=0.362) in Asia, and 0.52 (95% CI; 0.26–1.04, P=0.125) in Australia. …”
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Global human exposure of atmospheric polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Variation patterns of exposure pathways and phase contributions by Pengtuan Hu, Shimin Zhong, Jin Guo, Mengyao Wang, Shiyu Shi, Donghai Liu, Hao Yu, Fujie Zhu, Yi-Fan Li, Zhiguo Cao

“…The highest daily intake was found in Africa (75.4 pg/(kg·day)), followed by Asia (21.8 pg/(kg·day)), North America (5.38 pg/(kg·day)) and Europe (1.92 pg/(kg·day)). Inhalation pathways dominated human exposure to atmospheric PBDEs. …”
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Ethnic Entrepreneurship of Muslim Diasporas in Western Europe by I. M. Khrustalev

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On the “Periphery” of the Neolithic: hunter-gatherers of Europe by Ekaterina V. Dolbunova, Andrey N. Mazurkevich

“…The article discusses the main components, determining the neolithization process of Eastern Europe, i.e. paleoclimatic triggers, distribution of archaeological cultures and innovations, the appearance of the first pottery as a fundamental criterion, reflecting changes within hunter-gatherer communities and modeling the chronology of this process. …”
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Pedagogical Views and Educational Activities of Ismail Gasprinsky by Мухиддин Хайруддинов

“…Accumulating the achievements of the advanced pedagogical practice of Europe, I. Gasprinsky acted as a spokesman for the need for socio-economic changes in the countries of the East. …”
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Cultural Ambitions of Cities in Central and Eastern Europe in the Light of Two Cities - Tallin and Maribor - Case Studies by Szabolcs Morvay

“…The first city was Sibiu in Romania in Central and Eastern Europe. I examine the impacts of the European Capital of Culture program on the local economy and society in the cities in Central and Eastern Europe.…”
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The Ponto-Caspian and native amphipod life history in the Daugava River, Latvia by Paidere Jana, Brakovska Aija

“…In the freshwaters of Northern Europe, i.e. Latvia, the overall life history of alien Ponto-Caspian amphipods is little known. …”
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Jean-Baptiste Gossé, L’Europe face aux déséquilibres mondiaux : une analyse historique, théorique et empirique by Jean-Baptiste Gossé

“…During the American cycle our model points out that the accumulation of global imbalances is due to the growth strategies of Asia, the OPEC and the United States which implies for Europe: (i) a slowdown in the growth; (ii) an appreciation of the euro; (iii) a weak impact on the current account balance. …”
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Oil Transport Networks in Europe by I. Guliyev

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Crustacean Zooplankton Ingestion of Potentially Toxic <i>Microcystis</i>: In Situ Estimation Using <i>mcyE</i> Gene Gut Content Detection in a Large Temperate Eutrophic Lake by Helen Agasild, Margarita Esmeralda Gonzales Ferraz, Madli Saat, Priit Zingel, Kai Piirsoo, Kätlin Blank, Veljo Kisand, Tiina Nõges, Kristel Panksep

“…In this study, we quantified <i>Microcystis</i>-specific <i>mcyE</i> synthase genes from the gut contents of various cladoceran and copepod taxa to assess the in situ crustacean community and taxon-specific ingestion of potentially toxic <i>Microcystis</i> in Lake Peipsi, a large eutrophic lake in Estonia, Northern Europe. <i>Microcystis</i> cells with <i>mcyE</i> genes were found in all crustaceans examined. …”
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The relationship between physician burnout and quality of healthcare in terms of safety and acceptability: a systematic review by Sarah Bonato, Carolyn S Dewa, Desmond Loong, Lucy Trojanowski

“…Four studies were conducted in North America, four in Europe, one in the Middle East and three in East Asia. …”
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Compounds Involved in the Invasive Characteristics of <i>Lantana camara</i> by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato

“…<i>Lantana camara</i> L. is native to tropical America and has naturalized in many other tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions in Asia, Africa, Oceania, North and South America, and Europe. <i>L. camara</i> infests diverse habitats with a wide range of climatic factors, and its population increases aggressively as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species. …”
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