Exploring the antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of two Iranian medical-grade kinds of honey on multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Mustafa Riyadh Alshaybawee, Shahrzad Asgari, Paria Ghadersoltani, Ahmadreza Mehrabian, Parastoo Saniee

“…The results of honey tests correspond to the normal range (natural Honey) in the Council of the European Union. Based on the evaluation and compliance with the medical grade criteria including authenticity, health, qualities well botanical origin mentioned honey is classified in medical grade. …”
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THE COLLABORATIVE DESIGNING OF A PERSONALIZED HYBRID LMS USING A VIRTUAL MACHINE IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT by Lina Čeponienė, Péter Galambos, Tamás Haidegger, Dariusz Mikulowski, Branislav Mišota, Oliver Moravcik, Enikő Nagy, Mariya P. Shyshkina, Pavel Smolka, Stefan Svetsky

“…In the academic environment, so-called learning management systems (LMSs), especially Moodle in the European Union, have proven suitable for the processing of educational content under e-Learning. …”
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Huella de carbono y huella energética del etanol anhidro producido en una mini destilería “minidest” en origen by R. Bongiovanni, L. Tuninetti

“…La huella de carbono significa una reducción del 76% con respecto al combustible fósil de referencia de la Directiva 2018/2001 de la Unión Europea (European Union, 2018). Se detectaron hotspots ambientales en la producción primaria y en destilería, y se realizaron análisis de sensibilidad.…”
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The Relationship Between Mindset and Poverty Levels in Kisinga Sub-County Kasese District by Kambere, Roggers

“…There is a challenge of farming systems whereby farmers since the majority of respondents spend much of their attention on food production just for home consumption and therefore they produce less for the markets that can help them generate some money that can help to meet the basic needs, poor finance policies in rural areas. European Union policies on agriculture should be followed since agricultural policy plays an important role in supporting the income of small and medium-size enterprises that are very important in the EU agricultural production. …”
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Tradition and Development of Lithuanian Terminology by Antanas Smetona

“…Unfortunately, against the background of the general equality of the languages of the European Union, the language of science is increasingly becoming English, and the number of scientific publications in Lithuanian is decreasing. …”
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WORLD EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF FOOD SECURITY by Yuliya Pustovit, Olena Dragan, Alina Berher

“…The study systematises the strategic directions of state regulation of food security in foreign countries (in particular, the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Union) in accordance with the directions of state regulation of the agricultural sector, state social policy and social support of the population, and state regulation of product quality. …”
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Estimation of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospital admissions in five European countries: a modelling studyResearch in context by Caroline Klint Johannesen, David Gideonse, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Toni Lehtonen, Ombeline Jollivet, Rachel A. Cohen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, María Herrero-Silvestre, Mónica López-Lacort, Rolf Kramer, Thea K. Fischer, Terho Heikkinen, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, Michiel van Boven, Harish Nair, Hanna Nohynek, Anne Teirlinck, Louis Bont, Peter Openshaw, Andrew Pollard, Veena Kumar, Elizabeth Begier, Jim Janimak, Jenny Hendrix, Rolf Kramer, Alejandro Orrico Sánchez, Eva Molero

“…This Joint Undertaking receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and EFPIA.…”
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SMART SPECIALISATION AS A BASIC COMPONENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Olena Guzenko, Svitlana Nikolaichuk, Dmytro Ivanenko

“…The European Union plays a pivotal role in supporting all regions and Member States to enhance their potential for innovation, competitiveness and sustainable development and growth. …”
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How can cervical screening meet the needs of vulnerable women? A qualitative comparative study with stakeholder perspectives from seven European countries by Partha Basu, Martin McKee, Adriana Băban, Marc Bardou, Ana Fernandes, Margarida Teixeira, Rebecca Moore, Nuno Lunet, David Ritchie, Romeu Mendes, Eric Lucas, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Rosa Legood, Berit Andersen, Diana Taut, Keitly Mensah, João Firmino-Machado, Mariana Amorim, Mette Tranberg, Laura Bonvicini, Anneli Uusküla, Pia Kirkegaard, Paola Mantellini, Ines Baia, Liu Sun, Lise Rochaix, Camilla Fiorina, Luca Ghirotto, Anna Tisler, Firmino Machado, Rikke Buus Bøje, Raquel Rico Berrocal, Noemi Auzzi, Kerli Reintamm, Yulia Panayotova, Tatyana Kotzeva, Anna Foss, Rachel Greenley, Letizia Bartolini, Giusy Iorio, Cláudia Gouvinhas, Florian Nicula, Alexandra Tolnai, Vanessa Moore, Isabel Mosquera Metcalfe, Violette Delisle, Irina Todorova, Helena Ros Comesana, Meritxel Mallafré-Larrosa, Ginevra Papi, Nicoleta-Monica Pașca, Christiane Dascher-Nadel, Olivra Djuric

“…Objective This study explored and compared stakeholder perspectives on enhancements to cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women across seven European countries.Design In a series of Collaborative User Boards, stakeholders were invited to collaborate on identifying facilitators to improve cervical cancer screening.Setting This study was part of the CBIG-SCREEN project which is funded by the European Union and targets disparities in cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women (www.cbig-screen.eu). …”
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Effective gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy achieved with minimal lentiviral genomic integrations by Lucas Tricoli, Sunetra Sase, Julia L. Hacker, Vi Pham, Maxwell Chappell, Laura Breda, Stephanie N. Hurwitz, Naoto Tanaka, Carlo Castruccio Castracani, Amaliris Guerra, Zhongqi Hou, Lars Schlotawa, Karthikeyan Radhakrishnan, Matthew Hogenauer, Aoife Roche, John Everett, Frederic Bushman, Peter Kurre, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, Laura A. Adang, Adeline L. Vanderver, Stefano Rivella

“…Our top-performing vector (EA1) showed at least 4× more ARSA activity than the currently US and European Union (EU)-approved vector and a superior ability to secrete vesicle-associated ARSA, a critical modality to transfer functional enzymes from microglia to oligodendrocytes. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

“…This work, undertaken by the Working Group (WG) on International Collaborations at the European Network of Pediatric Research at the European Medicines Agency (Enpr-EMA) aims to describe the research ethics review requirements including any pediatric specific requirements, as well as current or upcoming changes across six jurisdictions – the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Canada, Japan, and Australia.MethodsAn open questionnaire developed by the WG and directed at both the Competent Authorities (CA) and the national pediatric clinical trial networks arranged by jurisdictions.ResultsA synopsis of the current regulatory requirements covers centralized versus independent review, comparisons between investigator initiated and industry sponsored clinical trials, timelines, review board members requirements and the consenting/assent process for clinical trial (CT) applications, application submission processes and application requirements for each of the six jurisdictions. …”
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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

“…The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for assessing a young person’s readiness for transition, and their outcomes at the transfer boundary.Design MILESTONE prospective study.Setting Eight European Union (EU) countries participating in the EU-funded MILESTONE study.Participants The first phase (MILESTONE validation study) involved 100 adolescents (pre-transition), young adults (post-transition), parents/carers and both CAMHS and AMHS clinicians. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The quality of housing is a key factor in living standards and wellbeing, as well as an integral element of social integration, yet in 2014 a total of 7.8% of young people in the European Union (aged between 15 and 29) were in severe housing need, 25.7% of the young people in the EU lived in overcrowded households, and 13.6% lived in households that spent 40% or more of their equivalised disposable income on housing (Eurostat 2016). …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The quality of housing is a key factor in living standards and wellbeing, as well as an integral element of social integration, yet in 2014 a total of 7.8% of young people in the European Union (aged between 15 and 29) were in severe housing need, 25.7% of the young people in the EU lived in overcrowded households, and 13.6% lived in households that spent 40% or more of their equivalised disposable income on housing (Eurostat 2016). …”
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