A CONCEPTUAL REPLICATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPHOON EYE EFFECT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PETRINJA EARTHQUAKE IN CROATIA

A conceptual replication of the Psychological Typhoon Eye effect in the aftermath of the Petrinja earthquake in Croatia

Background The Psychological Typhoon Eye (PTE) effect refers to the observation that those living in the epicenters of natural disasters or public emergencies exhibit lower levels of psychological distress than those living further away.The effect has been described in the aftermath of multiple public emergencies, including the 2008 Wenchuan earthq

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Comparative Analysis of High-Intensity versus Low-to-Moderate Intensity Statin Therapy in Patients Undergoing Rotational Atherectomy for Calcified Coronary Artery Disease

(1) Background: Moderate-intensity statin therapy, when compared to high-intensity statin therapy in Asian populations, has shown no significant difference in cardiovascular prognosis in small studies.The aim of this study was to compare the prognosis of patients based on statin intensity following rotational atherectomy (RA) during high-complexity

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Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact

In conditions of the single monetary policy and the custom congratulations banner decentralised fiscal policy in the European Monetary Union (EMU) it is necessary for the coordination of macroeconomic policy to be strengthened.The Treaty on European Union imposes conditions that relate to the size of the budgetary deficit and the public debt as cri

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Cloning and characterization of the mouse Mcoln1 gene reveals an alternatively spliced transcript not seen in humans

Abstract Background Mucolipidosis type IV (MLIV) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder characterized by severe neurologic and ophthalmologic abnormalities.Recently the MLIV gene, MCOLN1, has been identified as a new member of the transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channel superfamily.Here we report the cloning and characteriza

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