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Project management as a component of talent management programmes
Authors: Pancewicz Mikołaj
Published: February 2024

The aim of the article is to explore the poorly researched phenomenon of the use of projects as a talent development tool within talent management programmes. The author conducted a literature scoping review to examine the state of knowledge on the use of projects and project management in talent management programmes. The author identified 7 articles that address the research question. The literature review confirmed that the phenomenon exists, but it is poorly researched. Factors influencing the effectiveness and efficiency of using projects in talent management were identified, conclusions were drawn regarding the potential impact of talent management on projects carried out within talent management programmes and a preliminary conceptualization of the relationships between projects and talent management programmes was presented. This study may serve as a basis for planning field studies exploring talent management programmes that use projects as one of the tools for employee development.
Exploring the drivers of business model innovation and its significance for performance in high-tech sectors
Authors: Ciszewska-Mlinarič Mariola , Elleuch Khalil , Wójcik Piotr
Published: February 2024

Business model innovation (BMI) has emerged as a vital determinant for the organization’s success and survival. This study explores the external (technological turbulence and market dynamism) and internal (knowledge management culture and inbound open innovation) antecedents of BMI and its effect on firm performance on a sample of high-tech companies from Poland (n=160). We find that external antecedents and inbound open innovation are positively related to BMI and that BMI positively affects company performance. This study contributes to the extant literature by emphasizing the role of organizational propensity to conduct open innovation, revealed by building strong ties with external parties and relying on their innovation through proactive search for external ideas, technological knowledge, and products.
Response to "How to Cure Family Disturbance": Lily Pincus, Martin Buber, and Projective Identification
Authors: Nyberg Viveka
Published: February 2024

The meeting between Lily Pincus and Martin Buber and their lively discussion about projective identification is described. Enid Balint and her colleague Lily Pincus, both welfare workers, brought a social work ethos and sensibility to the work of the early Family Discussion Bureau. The legacy of the centrality of social work in the organisation now named Tavistock Relationships has been highly significant. Social workers have continued to play an important role in developing the theory and practice of couple psychotherapy in the organisation.
Brief Intervention With a Chinese Couple
Authors: Scharff David E.
Published: February 2024

I present a brief intervention with a Chinese couple that illustrates the impact of Chinese culture and its current rapid evolution on the couple's struggle to build their marriage. Each member of the couple was idealised and pampered as a child, but with opposite effects: the wife became unable to care for herself, while the husband became so focused on his career that he ignored the gnawing effects of his own dependency. When he reached out to other women to care for him during his wife's pregnancy, the ensuing crisis brought them to seek consultation. The rigidity experienced during the first days of the intervention yielded unexpectedly in the last two days, promoting a new-found sense of hope in the couple and in the therapists.
Does Oedipus Never Die? The Grandparental Couple Grapple With “Oedipus”
Authors: Wrottesley Catriona
Published: February 2024

This paper offers thoughts about the grandparental couple relationship, viewed through a British object relations lens. Following from Dicks's perception of the "joint marital personality" (Dicks, 1967), it argues for the importance of attending to the grandparental couple relationship as "single object" (Frisch & Frisch Desmarez, 2010, p. 325): the quality of the affective link between this couple, and of the link they form with the younger parental couple and grandchildren play an important part in the well-being of the entire family and of subsequent generations. The internal parental couple object is examined as a vehicle of transgenerational transmission of couple dynamics, and illustrations of how "ghost" couples from previous generations make their presence felt, are given. As the paper's title seeks to convey, our struggle with oedipal issues persists throughout life and these issues never die. The oedipal situation comes to the fore transgenerationally with the birth of the first grandchild. Oedipal anxieties are stirred, to be engaged with or avoided. This paper maintains that becoming a grandparental couple is ideally an active, conscious, and ongoing process. The concept of "transageing" (Moglen, 2008) is drawn on to argue that the grandparental couple's relationship may be enriched if they are able to reconnect internally with earlier experiences in life, as a couple, and as individuals.
Corruption. Aberration or an Inevitable Part of The Human Condition? Insights from a ‘Tavistock’ Approach
Authors: Sher Mannie
Published: February 2024

This paper describes the interconnectedness of corruption at three levels: the intra-psychic, the relational and the societal, that is, developing ideas of corruptibility in the individual, in the family, and in the organisation and society. This thesis is built on the notion of human development that moves from states of undifferentiated fusion between self and object, in which high levels of persecutory anxiety are experienced, to states of thoughtful-ness and consideration of others and a sense of being in touch with reality, to states of being urged back to phantasies of being in possession of unlimited wealth through a corrupted sense of entitlement. The role of leadership in corruption is described in the evolution of processes of moving away from caution and valuing others, towards the excitement of narcissistic and omnipotent gratification.
The Leadership Challenge: Rediscovering the Voice of Reason
Authors: Piterman Hannah
Published: February 2024

In this paper, I argue that the idealisation of the market economy has perverted the spirit of competition, rendering it uncontained, without boundary, and devoid of superego. I refer to this idealised state as the dark side of competition. It is underpinned by a culture of rationalism untempered by reflexivity, which has occurred by stealth, gradually enveloping parts of western capitalist society in a belief system and behaviours which are regressive and which have seen an increasing split between reality and fantasy. Narrow success indicators have rewarded an adolescent notion of masculinity, manifested in excessive heroics, toughness, and risk taking that has led to corporate collapses unprecedented in recent times. Aggressive and exclusionary dynamics have seen the repudiation of the feminine, with the resulting loss of capacity for reason, moderation, and boundary. A fine balance has been tipped, and the fragility of the system exposed.
An Introduction to Tavistock-Style Group Relations Conference Learning
Authors: Shapiro Edward , Carr A.
Published: February 2024

The authors outline the process of systems learning through participation in Tavistock-style group-relations conferences. Focusing on issues of design, basic underlying concepts, selected comments from members, and steps involved in grasping systems dynamics, they offer both background for and summary of the learning opportunities derived from these working conferences. The paper is designed for those individuals considering conference attendance or reflecting on their conference experience.
Race and Gender Dynamics as an Organisational Defence against Anxiety within a Specialist Multi-Disciplinary Child and Family Assessment Service
Authors: Stevenson Stuart
Published: February 2024

The article discusses the complex dynamics of difference operating within the context of a new service that had been set up by a group of black child protection experts with a specialism in working with black children and families who had been brought before the courts due to incidents of child abuse and neglect. Although expanding at an impressive rate the organisation was seriously struggling to understand the graveness of the situation of it not having established an appropriate business infrastructure, which was essential in order for it to survive.

The organisation was caught up in a complex and highly defended social defence system/psychic retreat that struggled to take in appropriate inputs which was jeopardising its future. The inputs of outsiders had become symbolically equated with conquest and colonisation. The organisation struggled to recognise necessary differences and was overly attached to notions of sameness that extended not only to race and gender but also in terms of roles within the organisation and the inputs of consultants.

The threat of resignation by the only male director brought the organisation into crisis that enabled it to allow input, thereby installing a symbolic law of the father that enabled sufficient ability to symbolise and movement out of a basic assumption paranoid-schizoid culture that was less dominated by symbolic equations into a more mature, depressive work group that was able to rise to Oedipal demands and, therefore, more able to appreciate difference, accountability and dependency.
Juego sensoperceptivo: estrategia didáctica – pedagógica orientada al desarrollo del equilibrio, las habilidades motrices, intelectuales y el aprendizaje en estudiantes de básica elemental (Sub-nivel 2)
Authors: Velastegui López Luis Efraín , Solís López Daniela Elizabeth , Gavilanes Cordones Verónica Fernanda , Portero Aponte Jacqueline Alejandra
Published: February 2024

Introducción:  El Ministerio de Educación mediante el currículo incluye actualizaciones curriculares, para garantizar el desarrollo integral del niño, comprometiendo a los educadores en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje a través de juegos sensoperceptivos, estrategias, y métodos que potencien el equilibrio y el movimiento, considerando que se debe mejorar la movilidad, las capacidades manuales y habilidades motoras. Objetivo:  determinar la importancia del juego sensoperceptivo: estrategia didáctica – pedagógica orientada al desarrollo del equilibrio, las habilidades motrices, intelectuales y el aprendizaje en estudiantes de Básica Elemental (Sub-nivel 2) en la Escuela de Educación General Básica Manuela Espejo. Metodología:  adquiere un enfoque cualitativo, con un diseño no experimental, junto con el alcance descriptivo. La técnica aplicada fue la observación el instrumento fue validado mediante el programa estadístico SPSS para una mejor veracidad en el momento de efectuar la recolección de datos numéricos. Resultados: se estableció que la aplicación de juegos sensoperceptivos en Básica Elemental (Sub-nivel 2) es poco utilizada por las educadoras a pesar de sus ventajas, factor que afecta a la postura del cuerpo, el desarrollo del equilibrio, las habilidades motrices, intelectuales y el aprendizaje. Conclusión: Se diagnosticó las dificultades en el desarrollo del equilibrio, las habilidades motrices, intelectuales y el aprendizaje en estudiantes de Básica Elemental (Sub-nivel 2) en la Escuela de Educación General Básica Manuela Espejo. Por tanto, se establece que en el sistema formativo la implementación de estrategias y actividades lúdicas permitirán lograr mejores resultados en el rendimiento académico, la toma de decisiones, solución de problemas y trabajo en equipo. Área de estudio general: Didáctica. Área de estudio específica: estrategias lúdicas.
Estudio retrospectivo de los grados histopatológicos de las neoplasias mamarias en perras domésticas
Authors: Cabascango Martínez Lucía Vanessa
Published: February 2024

Las características epidemiológicas y clínico-patológicas de las neoplasias mamarias en perras domésticas es información valiosa para analizar el comportamiento de la enfermedad y son un recurso potencial para promover avances en las neoplasias mamarias. El objetivo de este trabajo investigativo fue valorar y analizar la clasificación de los grados histopatológicos en las diversas neoplasias mamarias en las perras domésticas e identificar los factores potenciales de riesgo como la edad, raza, nutrición y la falta de esterilización y como estos factores influyen en la aparición de las neoplasias mamarias y el tiempo de sobrevida de los pacientes. Los tumores más frecuentes fueron el Adenoma complejo, el Tumor mixto benigno, el Carcinoma complejo y el Carcinoma tipo mixto. Las razas afectadas con mayor frecuencia fueron el Poodle, Cocker Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier, Pastor Alemán y sólo el Cocker, el Labrador mostraron mayor riesgo. En general, los datos indican que las neoplasias mamarias afectan sobre todo a hembras enteras, adultas mayores de 8 años de diversas razas; cursa con mortalidad alta y sobrevida corta en pacientes con tumor maligno de gran tamaño; sin embargo, las razas más afectadas no necesariamente son las más predispuestas. Además los factores de la alimentación y no esterilización temprana juegan un papel importante en la presencia de las neoplasias mamarias en perras domésticas.
Comorbilidad del sobrepeso y la obesidad en perros y gatos
Authors: Cabascango Martínez Lucía Vanessa
Published: February 2024

El sobrepeso y la obesidad son las enfermedades nutricionales más comunes en perros y gatos. La gran diferencia entre el sobrepeso en mascotas y humanos es que los animales no tienen la facultad de controlar su peso. Dependen única y exclusivamente de lo que les sirva su dueño. A partir del año edad es fundamental proporcionarles la dieta recomendada para su edad, especie y raza. De lo contrario, les llevaremos al sobrepeso, y de ahí a la obesidad. La obesidad se define como un exceso de grasa corporal suficiente como para producir enfermedad. Cuando el animal consume más calorías que las que gasta, la grasa se acumula en el cuerpo. En perros, el sobrepeso comienza cuando el animal sobrepasa entre un 15 y un 30% el peso establecido como normal para la raza. A partir de un 30%, estaríamos hablando de obesidad. En el caso de los gatos se considera que presentan sobrepeso cuando superan en más del 10% su “peso ideal”, y son obesos cuando lo supera en un 20%. La salud y la longevidad se ven afectados por los depósitos excesivos de grasa en el cuerpo. Las enfermedades asociadas con la obesidad y el sobrepeso, incluyen desordenes ortopédicos traumáticos o degenerativos, enfermedad cardiovascular que se manifiesta con insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva, intolerancia al ejercicio y al calor, predisposición a la diabetes mellitus, hipertensión, hiperlipidemias, carcinoma de células transicionales en vejiga y compromiso de la función inmune. Por otra parte, la obesidad y el sobrepeso aumentan el riesgo de sufrir tumores mamarios, y esto relacionado no solo con la obesidad sino con el consumo de comida casera y de carnes roja. Con esta revisión bibliográfica de literatura se busca reunir y resumir información científica, actualizada y específica acerca de las patologías que se asocian a la obesidad y el sobrepeso en perros y gatos, con la finalidad de comprender la fisiología de la patología y como el profesional Médico Veterinario puede intervenir oportunamente para controlar estos trastornos asociados a la nutrición de las mascotas.
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS: PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFICIENCY
Authors:   Mykhailo Tuhan-Baranovskyi Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade, Shulzhenko I. V.
Published: February 2024

Objective. The objective of the article is the study of the problem of implementation and effectiveness of social assistance provided to internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Methods. Solving the set tasks is carried out using such methods as the analysis and generalization of scientific, popular scientific literature and legal acts that provide certain material benefits to internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Results. The author substantiates and analyzes the effectiveness of social assistance provided to internally displaced persons and proposes to apply certain changes and additions to the current legislation, which regulates the procedure for calculating, determining and paying social assistance to internally displaced persons in Ukraine, namely to cancel certain norms that deprive internally displaced persons of their right to receive social assistance. First, to cancel Part 3 of Clause 7 of the Procedure for Providing Accommodation Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 20, 2022 No. 332 "Some Issues of Payment of Accommodation Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons", which provides grounds for refusing to provide social assistance to an internally displaced person if such person has funds in the deposit bank account(s) in the total amount exceeding UAH 100,000. Secondly, to cancel Part 4 of Clause 7 of the "Procedure for providing accommodation assistance to internally displaced persons", approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 20, 2022 No. 332 "Some issues of payment of accommodation assistance to internally displaced persons", which provides grounds for refusing provision of social assistance to an internally displaced person, execution by such person of a transaction for the purchase of non- cash and/or cash foreign currency (except currency received from charitable organizations or purchased for payment of medical (including rehabilitation, prosthetics) social and/or educational services), as well as bank metals for a total amount exceeding UAH 100,000. Thirdly, to cancel part 2 of paragraph 1 of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "Some issues of support for internally displaced persons" No. 709 of July 11, 2023, which provides that the reason for refusing to provide social assistance to an internally displaced person is the departure of such a person abroad. In author’s opinion, such regulations firstly bring a negative economic effect, and secondly, they deprive internally displaced persons of material support in a very difficult time for them.
PSYCHOLOGISM IN THE WORKS OF S. LENZ ("THE OLDEST WOMAN")
Authors:   Mykhailo Tuhan-Baranovskyi Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade, Revutska S. K. , Stadniichuk S. V. ,   Mykhailo Tuhan-Baranovskyi Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade
Published: February 2024

Objective. The objective of the article is to identify and characterise the peculiarities of the forms and types of psychologism in the works of S. Lenz translated into Ukrainian (on the basis of “The Oldest Woman” translated by Volodymyr Vasyliuk). Methods. The main scientific results are obtained through a component analysis of the manifestations of the psyche of the characters in the story "The Oldest Woman". The main attention is paid to the psychoanalytic interpretation of emotions, states, feelings of the main character, and the means of expressing the psychological character of the work. Results. In national literary studies, the works of the twentieth-century German writer S. Lenz have not often been the object of attention, although the themes and issues of this writer's works are quite relevant. The problem of the psychologism of S. Lenz's short fiction, his mastery of depicting the psyche and psychology of the characters in his works has been touched upon tangentially in academic works. In “The Oldest Woman”, the organisation of the text plays an important role in achieving psychologicalism. The psychological tension is maintained by an inexplicable dramatic change in the main character's state and moods. For the character of the short story "The Oldest Woman", the decisive feeling is fear. Such a contrast in the tone of the narrative also creates a considerable psychological tension both in the text itself and for the reader. Because of the fear of losing her pension, the woman completely and consciously changes her lifestyle. At first, due to the enthusiastic description at the beginning of the novel, it does not occur to the reader that someone like Birta could be afraid of anything. The author does not reveal the reasons for Birta's frailty until the end of the novel. In addition, the description of the protagonist's states, moods, and feelings is constantly accompanied by a vivid artistic detail, which sometimes reveals the essence of the experience. The narrator in the work helps the reader create a psychological portrait of the characters, revealing their characteristics, thoughts, and aspirations. Particularly valuable are the statements and comments on the characterisation of Birt. The reader's perception and understanding of the character's character and main experiences is based on the narrator's vision of her: he shares his admiration for the physical strength of 92-year-old Birta and creates an image of a strong and unwavering, physically enduring woman, which he supports throughout the text with comments, encouragements to the reader to think, imagine, etc.
Santa Isabel Atlas Cantonal
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Bravo-López Paúl Esteban , Delgado-Inga Víctor Omar ,   Universidad del Azuay, Delgado-Pinos Omar Andrés ,   Universidad del Azuay, Galindo-Peñaherrera Carlos Ricardo ,   Universidad del Azuay, Martínez-Gavilanes Julia Margarita ,   Universidad del Azuay, Ochoa-Arias Paúl ,   Universidad del Azuay, Tenesaca-Pacheco Jheimy Lorena ,   Universidad del Azuay, Tenezaca-Pacheco Carlos Rodrigo ,   Universidad del Azuay, Toledo-López Edgar Alejandro ,   Universidad del Azuay, Ávila-Pozo Luis Angel ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: February 2024

Los orígenes de Santa Isabel corresponden a la época Cañari, en lo que hoy es la parroquia Cañaribamba, luego se la conoció como Chaguarurco del kichwa chawar o penco y urku que significa cerro. Por su parte, Yunguilla proviene del kichwa yunka que significa caliente, abrigado. Santa Isabel, es reconocida oficialmente como cantón desde el 20 de enero de 1945. Esta publicación, forma parte de la serie de Atlas Cantonales de nuestra región, que la Universidad del Azuay pone a disposición de la sociedad, con la aspiración de facilitar una visión sistémica del territorio desde diversas perspectivas que aporten al conocimiento y apreciación de este. 140 páginas ISBN: 978-9942-645-31-9 e- ISBN: 978-9942-645-32-6
Efficacy and Rapidity of Potassium Hydroxide Mount and Modified Chicago Sky Blue 6B Stain with Potassium Hydroxide in Fungal Keratitis Detection
Authors: Warnnissorn Prateep , Sawatdiwithayayong Jeerawat , Surit Phrutthinun
Published: February 2024

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and rapidity of direct microscopic detection of fungal elements from corneal ulcers between 10% potassium hydroxide (KOH) and 1% Chicago Sky Blue 6B (CSB) in 10% KOH (CSB-KOH).Methods: Thirty patients with clinically suspected fungal keratitis were recruited. Participants with impending corneal perforation were excluded. Two slides were smeared with corneal ulcer scrapings from the ulcer’s edge and base for comparison of fungal staining solutions. One slide was infused with KOH, and the other slide was filled with CSB-KOH. Additional scraping was collected for inoculation on Sabouraud dextrose agar for fungal culture. The sensitivity, specificity and rapidity of both stainings were analyzed.Results: The sensitivity of fungal culture, KOH, and CSB-KOH were 43.75% (95% confidence interval [CI], 19.75%–70.12%), 62.50% (95% CI, 35.43%–84.80%), and 87.50% (95% CI, 61.65%–98.45%), respectively. The specificity were 100% (95% CI, 69.15%–100%) of both stainings and fungal culture which analyzed from 16 fungal keratitis cases by laboratory and clinical diagnosis. Mean CSB-KOH examination time was quicker than KOH with the mean time difference of 5.6 minutes (95% CI, 3.22–7.98 minutes) and p-value < 0.001.Conclusions: CSB-KOH was more effective and faster than KOH in detecting fungal elements from corneal ulcers. Therefore, CSB-KOH may be beneficial in diagnosing fungal keratitis and preventing blindness. Moreover, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first use of CSB stain in fungal keratitis detection.
Vitreous Opacity Following Intravitreal Brolucizumab Injection: A Case Series Review
Authors: Lee Kook Hyung , Lee Sung Chul , Lee Min Woo
Published: February 2024

Purpose: To investigate cases of vitreous opacity (VO) similar to asteroid hyalosis (AH) after intravitreal brolucizumab injection.Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted to identify cases showing VO similar to AH among patients who received intravitreal brolucizumab injections at our retinal clinic from January 2022 to January 2023.Results: A total of 220 brolucizumab injections were administered at our hospital. VO, showing yellow-white brilliant reflective particles, was found in six patients (2.7%). When VO occurred, all patients complained of floaters, although none of them complained of other symptoms including decreased visual acuity, pain, or conjunctival redness. The mean number of brolucizumab injections was 2.57 ± 2.38. No significant visual impairment was observed while VO was present. VO improved in all cases, and four cases improved without any treatment. The mean interval from onset to disappearance of VO was 8.0 ± 3.1 weeks.Conclusions: VO, similar to AH, can occur with a relatively high probability after intravitreal brolucizumab injections. Patients complained of severe floaters, but VO was not accompanied by other symptoms including vision impairment, injection, and pain. The VO disappeared after approximately 4 to 14 weeks. In case that other inflammatory findings are not severe, close follow-up without treatment may be sufficient. If a patient complains of floaters after an intravitreal brolucizumab injection, close fundus observation is necessary to evaluate the VO.
The Intervening Influence of Internal Controls on the Relationship Between Board Practices and Performance of Government Owned Entities in Kenya
Authors: Oyugi Fredrick Otieno , Iraya Cyrus , Onsomu Zipporah , Odock Stephen
Published: February 2024

There is a growing public debate on the role of boards in government-owned entities due to poor performance, corporate scandals, and increased corruption. Good board practices and internal controls, including enterprise risk management, are crucial for enhancing performance. Research findings on their impact have been contradictory. However, improving transparency, accountability, and adherence to governance frameworks can positively influence performance. Addressing governance issues is crucial to mitigate resource mismanagement and corruption, leading to better overall performance. The objective was to determine relationships among board practices, internal controls, and government-owned entities’ performance. Data was collected from 153 properly completed questionnaires out of the 157 returned, representing 65.38% of the entire population of 234 government-owned entities. The findings established that internal controls positively and significantly intervened in the relationship between board practices and performance. Implementing good board practices and internal controls promotes accountability and transparency, leading to enhanced organizational performance. Government-owned entities should prioritize implementing effective board practices and internal controls to enhance their overall performance.
New Required Characteristics for Entrepreneurs Trans-COVID-19 Vis-a-Vis Pre-COVID-19
Authors: Castro-Gonzáles Segundo , Pérez Ramírez Rafael , Haddock Jorge
Published: February 2024

This qualitative systematic study analyzes the entrepreneur concept and its transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study reports the results of a metasearch of keywords such as entrepreneurial traits, entrepreneur’s characteristics, business adaptations due to COVID-19, COVID-19 protocols, management responses to COVID-19, and entrepreneurship during COVID-19, among others. It has fulfilled the objective of confirming the presence of an adaptation and transformation process of the skill set and traits of a successful entrepreneur Trans-COVID-19 vis-a-vis Pre-COVID-19. Prevalent characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic include adaptability, technological knowledge, creativity, innovation, ability to network, and creating new relationships. These characteristics suggest avenues for further investigation. Research opportunity lies in examining potential shifts in strategic orientations that may arise from the post-traumatic effects on organizations due to the profound changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the recognition of these new traits and shifts in managerial paradigms during the Trans-COVID-19 period raises significant questions about potential changes in academic processes aimed at developing future entrepreneurs.
A Practical Approach to Incorporating ESG Risk Into Equity Valuation
Authors: Hoelscher Seth A. , Sappington Caleb , Stros Liam R.
Published: February 2024

The rise in the capital allocated and investor focus attributed to ESG investing over the past several years has been significant. However, the current literature is not settled regarding the value that ESG risk measures and reporting has on investments and valuations. If this risk is essential, then this risk should be incorporated to account for the presence or the lack of ESG-related risk in valuation models. However, with the relative newness and difficulty of quantifying ESG risk, there is little practical guidance on incorporating this risk into valuation estimates. We provide evidence that ESG-related risk scores are positively associated with the cost of equity. Building upon that result, we operationalize the positive relationship to adjust the cost of equity in free cash flow to equity valuation models. Firms with higher ESG risk have a higher required return, while firms with lower ESG risk have a lower discount rate. Our approach is a practical guide for investors and analysts to account for ESG risk adjustments in valuation models.
Aplicação de curativos de celulose bacteriana na cicatrização de feridas crônicas e complexas: Tendências e perspectivas
Authors: Palácio Sarah Brandão , Penello Simone Oliveira , Monteiro Caroline Tavares da Mota , Marchetti Raquel Cristina Henriques , Graeff Alexandre de Arruda , Paiva Marcela Jaqueline Braga de , Mahnke Layla Carvalho , Pinto Flávia Cristina Morone , Teixeira Marco Carneiro
Published: February 2024

Este estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão narrativa da literatura dos mais recentes estudos e avanços tecnológicos relacionados às aplicações biomédicas de curativos compostos por biopolímero de celulose bacteriana (CB) na cicatrização de feridas crônicas e complexas. A CB pode ser produzida em larga escala através de processo de fermentação por bactérias específicas. As fibrilas de celulose formam uma rede altamente porosa, semelhante à estrutura da matriz extracelular de tecidos, além de possuírem características físico-químicas favoráveis para aplicações como curativos. Recentes estudos têm demonstrado a importância e o interesse na incorporação de ativos farmacêuticos tanto de origem sintética quanto natural, com objetivo de conferir propriedades farmacológicas específicas à estrutura destas matrizes poliméricas. A versatilidade físico-química da CB permite que este material seja funcionalizado e modificado através de diversas técnicas, ex situ e in situ, para obter novos materiais híbridos e com propriedades funcionais para diferentes aplicações biomédicas. Dentre os ativos farmacêuticos incorporados em matriz de CB para aplicação em feridas crônicas e complexas, destacam-se os ativos antissépticos e antimicrobianos; os antiinflamatórios de fontes naturais, bem como os fatores de crescimento. Outra estratégia que tem se demonstrado promissora é a aplicação de células-tronco mesenquimais e componentes de seu secretoma na matriz polimérica da CB. Sendo assim, esta revisão traz luz aos últimos avanços tecnológicos referentes às diferentes formas de funcionalização de curativos baseados em CB voltados ao tratamento de feridas crônicas e complexas.
Possibilidades de Tratamento em Hipomineralização Molar Incisivo (HMI)
Authors: Zachi Dayse Tatyele Ramalho Silva , Machado Lívia Siqueira , Oliveira Evelyn Carmo , Borges Tássia , Villibor Fernanda Fresneda
Published: February 2024

A Hipomineralização Molar Incisivo (HMI) é um defeito no desenvolvimento do esmalte de origem sistêmica, há uma desarmonia nas células formadoras de esmalte, durante o pré natal, natal ou pós natal, resultando em desmineralização do esmalte dentário. Os tratamentos propostos variam e vão de acordo ao grau e localização da HMI, podendo ser voltado para a prevenção, reabilitação e até mesmo a extração do elemento dentário. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever as possibilidades de tratamentos disponíveis para a HMI, auxiliando o cirurgião dentista na decisão do tratamento indicado para cada grau de HMI, através de uma revisão de literatura. Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa da literatura, através de artigos selecionados por meio de consultas às bases de dados Google Acadêmico e National Library of Medicine (PubMed), empregando 16 artigos, publicados nos idiomas português e inglês, que demonstraram as possibilidades de tratamentos disponíveis em casos de HMI. Conforme estudos realizados nesta pesquisa, observaram-se dezoito distintos métodos que podem ser utilizados para tratamento em pacientes com HMI, os métodos mais utilizados foram: agentes dessensibilizantes e remineralizantes, verniz fluoretado, selantes ionoméricos, selantes resinosos, restaurações com resina composta, microabrasão e exodontia. Os tratamentos disponíveis vão desde a prevenção e controle da dieta, até a exodontia, em casos severos onde não há possibilidade de tratamento. É necessário o acompanhamento periódico dos pacientes com HMI, dessa forma o profissional proporcionará uma melhor qualidade de vida aos pacientes afetados por esta condição.
Análise do tratamento das fraturas supracondilianas do úmero pediátrico em um hospital de referência
Authors: Campos Ana Helena Prado Santana , Santos Isadora Azarias , Souza Rafael Chaves , Monteiro Aécio Freire , Cruz Mário Augusto Ferreira
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Avaliar o perfil de tratamento das fraturas supracondilianas do úmero pediátrico em um hospital de referência do Nordeste brasileiro. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo observacional retrospectivo dos dados dos pacientes que foram atendidos em uma unidade de referência de urgência e emergência pediátrica do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), no período de julho de 2022 a junho de 2023. Foram incluídos no estudo os pacientes menores de 13 anos que receberam o diagnóstico de fratura supracondiliana do úmero. Resultados: foram avaliados 197 pacientes com idade média de 5,4 anos. Desses, 88 pacientes foram submetidos a procedimento cirúrgico (44,6%), com idade média de 5,3 anos no momento da cirurgia e predileção pelo sexo masculino (54,5%). Dos pacientes operados, 10 (11,5%) tiveram que ser submetidos a redução aberta para adequado posicionamento da fratura. O principal padrão de fixação da amostra foi a fixação com fios de Kirschner cruzados (65,9%) e a maioria das fixações foi realizada utilizando-se 2 fios de Kirschner (76,5%). Observou-se uma associação estatisticamente significativa entre a gravidade da fratura (tipo III e IV de Gartland) e a realização de redução aberta. Nenhum caso operado do tipo II apresentou complicações, enquanto 3 casos do tipo III e 2 casos do tipo IV apresentaram complicações. Conclusão: os dados obtidos estão alinhados com a literatura mundial, exceto pela menor frequência de abordagem cirúrgica geral e maior frequência de fixação cruzada no presente estudo.
Óbitos por causas externas em mulheres no Piauí
Authors: Martins Hafra Kelly Pessoas , Oliveira Ingred Mellyne Lima , Oliveira Cristiana Pacífico , Torres Kelúria Brito Honório , Costa Ozirina Maria da , Costa Conceição de Maria , Martins José Victor da Costa
Published: February 2024

Este estudo tem como objetivo descrever os óbitos por causas externas que afetaram mulheres no estado do Piauí. Foi utilizado as fichas de doenças e agravos de notificação do SINAN como fonte de dados, focalizando os óbitos por causas externas, no período de janeiro de 2013 a dezembro de 2022. As variáveis coletadas abrangem características sociodemográficas (idade, sexo, cor da pele, escolaridade) e informações sobre os óbitos pelos grandes grupos do CID 10 (Acidente de transporte, outras causas externas de lesão acidental e agressões) bem como o local da ocorrência (Hospitalar, via pública e domicílio). Como maior número de óbitos foi o ano de 2021 com 463 mortes, entre o quesito idade prevalece 80 anos ou mais, bem como a raça parda quanto ao tipo se classificação acidente de transporte, outras causas externas de lesão acidental e agressão e a via de ocorrência via pública, hospital seguido por domicílio. Em suma, as conclusões apontam para a complexidade e diversidade das causas externas de óbitos entre mulheres, destacando a importância de estratégias multidisciplinares, políticas públicas eficazes e intervenções específicas para diferentes grupos populacionais.
Gestão democrática e participativa: Uma necessidade nas escolas públicas estaduais da Sede do Município de Alto Alegre – Roraima – Brasil
Authors: Pereira Marta da Silva
Published: February 2024

Este artigo teve como objetivo analisar a importância de uma gestão democrática e participativa que possibilite os princípios de cidadania no contexto escolar das Escolas Públicas Estaduais da sede no Município de Alto Alegre, Roraima, Brasil. Identificando sua contribuição como proposta e estratégia relevante e significativa no processo de ensino e aprendizagem. A organização, a gestão, a estrutura física e os materiais são as garantias do processo de ensino e aprendizagem, assim como um ensino de qualidade e o cumprimento do calendário escolar. Na gestão democrática, há necessidade de anular a centralização de tomadas de decisões do gestor na comunidade escolar. O mesmo traz uma visão da gestão escolar, ressaltando as políticas públicas pertinentes. Utilizou-se abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa e método hermenêutico em um estudo sobre o papel do gestor escolar. O mesmo traz discussão, análise e apresentação dos resultados obtidos, através dos Instrumentos de Coleta de Dados – ICD, definindo na visão dos participantes o que é ser uma gestão democrática e participativa, apontando a função do gestor escolar e sua contribuição para a melhoria da educação. Como resultado, conclui-se que em uma liderança eficaz, é necessário que o gestor conheça as teorias, práticas e competências. Neste sentido, na gestão participativa no âmbito escolar, o gestor tem que buscar estratégias para acontecer efetivamente à participação de todos que fazem o processo educacional, e não deixar de relacionar a teoria com a prática e refletir sobre as ações desenvolvidas no âmbito da escola.
Escore SYNTAX e microalbuminúria em pacientes com síndrome coronariana aguda
Authors: Pressuto Karen Mariano de Alencar , Silva Junior Delcio Gonçalves da , Rocha Neto Alfredo Moreira da , Marques Neto Alexandrino
Published: February 2024

Objetivos: O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a microalbuminúria (MAU) em pacientes não diabéticos com síndrome coronariana aguda (SCA) internados no Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian, submetidos a estratificação de risco invasiva através de cineangiocoronariografia, correlacionando sua dosagem com a gravidade das lesões coronarianas calculadas pelo escore SYNTAX. Metodologia: Estudo observacional, prospectivo, incluindo pacientes não diabéticos, acima de 18 anos, com SCA, submetidos a coleta de urina para dosagem de MAU antes do cateterismo cardíaco ou em até 24 horas da admissão hospitalar, durante o período de maio a dezembro de 2023. Pacientes com taxa de filtração abaixo de 30 mL/min/1,73 m² e submetidos a intervenção coronariana percutânea ou revascularização do miocárdio anteriormente foram excluídos do estudo. Resultados: Foram analisados 20 pacientes, 55% do sexo masculino com média de idade de 61,2 anos (± 12,6). Hipertensão arterial sistêmica e dislipidemia foram as comorbidades mais prevalentes (65%). Infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM) sem supradesnivelamento do segmento ST e IAM com supradesnivelamento do segmento ST foram responsáveis por 80% dos pacientes com SCA. A prevalência maior de acometimento de vasos coronarianos foi de vaso único e vaso triplo, cada um correspondendo a 30%, e o SYNTAX médio calculado foi de 12 (± 13,2). O valor médio de MAU foi de 197,4 (negativo) e a correlação entre o SYNTAX e as taxas de MAU não foi significativa (p=0,112; r=-0,377). Conclusão: Não foi observada relação estatisticamente relevante entre os valores de MAU e a gravidade das lesões coronarianas calculadas pelo escore de SYNTAX.
Qualidade do sono e atividade diária: O que os pacientes com Acidente Vascular Cerebral têm a nos dizer?
Authors: Farias Kelly Soares , Oliveira Débora Carvalho de , Campos Tania Fernandes
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: avaliar o padrão de atividade dos pacientes com Acidente Vascular Cerebral de acordo com a qualidade do sono. Metodologia: A amostra foi constituída por 10 pacientes (3 mulheres e 7 homens; idade média de 51±6 anos) e 10 indivíduos saudáveis (3 mulheres e 7 homens, idade média de 52±7 anos). Avaliação foi realizada pelo Índice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburgh e pela Actigrafia durante 7 dias consecutivos. Para análise estatística, utilizou-se o teste t’Student não-pareado e a ANOVA de medidas repetidas. Resultados: Observou-se uma discrepância estatisticamente significativa no nível de atividade diária entre pacientes e indivíduos considerados saudáveis, na qual, os pacientes demonstraram um nível reduzido de atividade física (pacientes = 6463±8639 counts, saudáveis = 13465±13646 counts, p < 0,0001). Adicionalmente, a qualidade do sono apresentou-se comprometida no grupo de pacientes em comparação aos indivíduos saudáveis (6±4 vs 4±2; p = 0,044). Estes resultados sugerem uma correlação entre o nível de atividade física diária e a qualidade de sono, onde pacientes com um sono insatisfatório apresentaram um padrão de atividade mais fragmentado dentro do ciclo completo de 24 horas. Tal achado pode indicar implicações negativas na sincronização do ritmo circadiano, em particular no contexto da recuperação pós-AVC. Conclusão: os dados enfatizam a importância de uma abordagem de cuidado multiprofissional para promover a melhoria da saúde desses indivíduos. Este modelo de cuidados está alinhado com o que é propugnado pela Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde, indicando um direcionamento para tratamentos que visem a reabilitação holística do paciente.
Interdecadal variabilities in growth and temperature trajectories of Trachurus japonicus juveniles: 1960s-1970s versus 2000s-2010s
Authors: Takahashi M , Higuchi T , Shirai K , Ito Si , Yoda M
Published: February 2024

Changes in the distribution range and timing of life events in fish in response to warming oceans have been reported in several marine ecosystems. However, few studies have demonstrated the impact of increasing temperature on the individual growth and thermal trajectories of fish. We examined the growth and temperature trajectories of juvenile Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus in the western waters off Kyushu, Japan, based on growth increments and high-resolution isotopic analyses of archived otoliths between the 1960s-1970s and 2000s-2010s. T. japonicus juveniles in the 2000s-2010s hatched from February to April, whereas juvenile hatching in the 1960s-1970s ranged from March to May, corresponding to earlier spawning in recent decades. The otolith radius from the nucleus to specific dates represents the somatic growth trajectory of the fish: this distance was larger from April to August in the 2000s-2010s than that in the 1960s-1970s, indicating that earlier hatching in the 2000s-2010s resulted in a larger body size throughout life than in the 1960s-1970s. The trajectories of the oxygen stable isotope ratios in otoliths showed that the temperatures experienced by the fish from spring to summer were comparable between the study periods. Our results suggest that warming during late winter in recent decades has resulted in earlier spawning and occurrence of T. japonicus juveniles, resulting in the fish experiencing comparable thermal conditions between the 2 study periods. The phenological shift in spawning seemed to be recorded in individual growth and the temperature trajectories in the otoliths of T. japonicus.
A rapid prediction method of broadband noise of single-stage fans
Authors:   Turbomachinery Aerodynamics and Acoustics Lab (TAAL), School of Power and Energy,Northwestern Polytechnical University, Zhao Xinyu , Tong Hang ,   Turbomachinery Aerodynamics and Acoustics Lab (TAAL), School of Power and Energy,Northwestern Polytechnical University, Qiao Weiyang ,   Turbomachinery Aerodynamics and Acoustics Lab (TAAL), School of Power and Energy,Northwestern Polytechnical University
Published: February 2024

A fast broadband noise prediction method was developed for the fan. The main purpose is to quickly obtain the broadband noise spectrum and characteristics of the fan after obtaining the aerodynamic characteristics. The broadband noise model of the fan in this paper is a semi-analytical model based on the steady Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes equation (RANS), which extracts the upstream blade wake turbulence information of the sound source through the steady Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) calculation results, and then couples the turbulence information with the analytical model to quickly predict the fan broadband noise level. In this paper, the established fast broadband noise prediction model is introduced, and then, the analytical method part of the broadband noise model is verified by the experimental data of an annular cascade acoustic experimental platform. Finally, the predicted and evaluated aerodynamic performance and acoustic performance of a single-stage axial fan is carried out by using the established fast broadband noise prediction model. The results show that the distribution of upstream turbulence of the sound source is directly related to the secondary flow of the upstream blades. In addition, when the actual operating state of the fan deviates from the design operating state, the level of broadband noise increases significantly, the sound power level (PWL) of broadband noise increases by up to about 5 dB above 5 kHz for NPU-Fan.