The legal nature of e-petitions

An e-petition (online petition or internet petition) is one of the most popular ways for civil society to interact with public authorities. It is no accident that the number of countries implementing this e-democracy tool is increasing. The institution of electronic petition has its own peculiarities in each country where it has been introduced: different forms, subjects, filing procedures and legal consequences. The common feature is that the e-petition is an independent form of direct democracy through which citizens participate in the management of public affairs. The article investigates the place of e-petitions in the system of direct democracy forms, analyzes practices of using the institution of electronic petitions, shows the establishment of the institution of e-petitions in Ukraine, reveals the concepts and features of online petitions, and highlights the problems of implementing the right to electronic petition in Ukraine

Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis: the problem of the syntropy of comorbid pathology

The association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis and their synergistic role has been recognized for centuries. The purpose of the analytical review of available scientific sources was to generalize information on the epidemiology of dia­betes mellitus and tuberculosis; to assess the prognostic effect of diabetes on the incidence of tuberculosis and to predict the main risks for pharmacological correction of two diseases

Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis: the problem of the syntropy of comorbid pathology

Резюме. Асоціація між цукровим діабетом і туберкульозом та їх синергічна роль визнані протягом століть. Метою аналітичного огляду доступних наукових джерел було узагальнити відомості щодо епідеміології цукрового діабету та туберкульозу, оцінити прогностичний вплив порушень вуглеводного обміну на частоту розвитку маніфестного туберкульозу і спрогнозувати основні ризики щодо ефективної фармакологічної корекції подвійного захворювання. Резюме. Ассоциация между сахарным диабетом и туберкулезом и их синергическая роль признаны на протяжении столетий. Целью аналитического обзора доступных научных источников было обобщение сведений по частоте эпидемиологии сочетания сахарного диабета и туберкулеза, оценка прогностического влияния сахарного диабета на частоту и развитие туберкулезной инфекции и прогнозирование основных рисков фармакологической коррекции сочетанного заболевания. Abstract. The association between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis and their synergistic role has been recognized for centuries. The purpose of the analytical review of available scientific sources was to generalize information on the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis; to assess the prognostic effect of diabetes on the incidence of tuberculosis and to predict the main risks for pharmacological correction of two diseases