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Introduction:In their Chronic Care Model, the World Health Organisation states that people with chronic disorders and their families should be informed about the expected course, potential complications, and effective strategies to prevent complications and manage symptoms. Physiotherapists are a key professional group involved in the triage, assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions of persons with a bleeding disorder (PWBD). Nevertheless, recent reports describe access to physiotherapy for those with these conditions is only sometimes available.Aim: Access to high quality individualised physiotherapy should be ensured for all PWBD, including those with mild and moderate severities, male and female, people with von Willebrand Disease (vWD) and other rare bleeding disorders. Physiotherapy should be viewed as a basic requisite in their multidisciplinary care.Methods/ results: Following a series of meetings with physiotherapists representing the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD) and PWBD representing the European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) and a review of This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

Purpose. More efficient production of hydrocarbons from weakly consolidated sandstone reservoirs using improved method. Modification of the equipment according to the geological characteristics of the reservoir and the mode of production.Methods. Perforation is performed with two different types of charges (DP & BH), after that the modified gravel pack equipment is run in hole.Findings. The combination of double perforation and the application of modified gravel pack allows for more efficient hydrocarbons production from weakly consolidated reservoir without occurrence of sand in the flow, thus extending the production life of the oil and gas field with this type of problem in production.Originality. Application of improved method in hydrocarbon production from weakly consolidated reservoirs, which has shown improvement of production parameters. Practical implications.The technical and economic indicators of this method show the feasibility of its application to weakly consolidated reservoirs, allowing higher production of wells, thereby increasing the profitability of the field, and thus its lifetime. It is applicable to all weakly consolidated reservoirs, with proper design of gravel pack and analysis of geological properties of reservoirs.

The aim of this paper is to explore the frequency of experiences of discrimination and violence among persons with various types of disabilities, investigate the correlation of these topics with particular sociodemographic characteristics and with the level of happiness and life satisfaction, and identify which one of the various personal well-being domains is particularly connected with discrimination and violence. The empirical study was conducted among 684 persons with various types of disabilities in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. The results indicate a high percentage of experienced discrimination and violence in all groups of respondents, especially the deaf and those hard of hearing. Both topics are negatively correlated with the level of personal happiness, life satisfaction and all domains of personal well-being. It was found that the frequency of these experiences is related to younger age, and to lower income and poor economic status. The results point to the need for a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive engagement on reducing discrimination and violence over persons with disabilities.