Marin Barleti University

Stress and Periodontal Disease: Reflections on the Integration of Stress and Lifestyle Management into Routine Periodontal Disease Prevention

This narrative review examines the role of psychological stress in periodontal disease and evaluates the evidence supporting stress-informed lifestyle and behavioural interventions within a proposed theoretical framework for stress reduction/regulation. The framework includes slo...

Compatible Seismic Retrofitting of a Traditional Albanian Stone Tower Using Internal Textile-Reinforced Mortar Strengthening

Most of the existing tradition of stone masonry towers is unique and irreplaceable in terms of Albanian traditional vernacular architecture. As most of them are situated in earthquake regions, the performance of unreinforced stone masonry is at risk. The brittleness of the materi...

Compatible Seismic Retrofitting of a Traditional Albanian Stone Tower Using Internal Textile-Reinforced Mortar Strengthening

Most of the existing tradition of stone masonry towers is unique and irreplaceable in terms of Albanian traditional vernacular architecture. As most of them are situated in earthquake regions, the performance of unreinforced stone masonry is at risk. The brittleness of the materi...