bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identificação de competências necessárias aos médicos da Atenção Primária à Saúde para a entrega de cuidados paliativos ao paciente com insuficiência cardíaca
Authors: Brito Leonardo de Andrade Rodrigues , Abreu Mariana de
Published: December 2022

Introdução: A insuficiência cardíaca (IC) tem prevalência crescente no mundo e já existe maior proporção de pacientes com essa doença necessitando de cuidados paliativos (CP) em relação a outras patologias, como o câncer. Apesar disso, há uma iniquidade na oferta e no reconhecimento da necessidade de CP nos indivíduos com IC. A identificação das competências necessárias para o médico que ofertará esse cuidado é essencial para a melhoria da atenção prestada a esses pacientes. Objetivo: Identificar, por meio de revisão da literatura, as competências requeridas aos médicos da atenção primária para oferecer cuidados paliativos aos pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca. Métodos: Foi utilizado o acrônimo SPIDER para a construção da pergunta e, com base nela, buscou-se identificar as competências necessárias para médicos da atenção primária à saúde na atuação em CP na IC. As bases buscadas foram United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (Lilacs) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline), usando descritores e suas variações registradas, guiados pela pergunta. Nos estudos primários relevantes localizados pela estratégia de busca também se procurou por mais estudos elegíveis nos artigos citados. Resultados: De 127 estudos encontrados, oito foram selecionados para extração de dados e avaliados pela metodologia de síntese temática. A competência mais prevalente nos trabalhos selecionados foi a de ofertar CP ao paciente com IC em estágio avançado. Outras competências apontadas foram coordenar o cuidado e ofertar cuidado multidisciplinar ao paciente com IC. Conclusão: Esta revisão revelou conhecimentos e habilidades requeridos na formação do médico da APS para atingir as principais competências na promoção dos CP ao paciente com IC.
Avaliação do rastreio de retinopatia diabética por meio de uma auditoria clínica em uma Unidade de Atenção Primária à Saúde rural no interior de Minas Gerais
Authors: Oliveira Junior Pedro Paulo de , Castro Fábio Araujo Gomes de
Published: December 2022

Introdução: A retinopatia diabética é uma complicação do diabetes mellitus com grande impacto na saúde, mas seu diagnóstico por oftalmoscopia e a instituição do tratamento precoce comprovadamente reduzem a progressão para a perda visual. No território adscrito pela Unidade de Atenção Primária à Saúde (UAPS) onde realizou-se o presente estudo a equipe médica percebeu uma quantidade significativa de pessoas que não realizam fundo de olho periodicamente. Objetivo: Avaliar a taxa de pessoas adequadamente rastreadas quanto à retinopatia entre os diabéticos tipo 2 dessa localidade rural. Métodos: Este estudo consiste em um relato de experiência da realização de uma auditoria clínica para avaliar a taxa de rastreio de retinopatia entre diabéticos tipo 2 de uma UAPS. Para isso foi gerada uma planilha com os pacientes diabéticos de forma eletrônica pelo prontuário e-SUS, com posterior leitura de prontuário dos últimos dois anos em busca de menção à realização de oftalmoscopia. Resultados: O relatório gerou 3.736 cadastros ativos, dos quais 181 eram diabéticos. Destes, 156 foram selecionados para análise por serem comprovadamente diabéticos tipo 2. A taxa de rastreio nos últimos dois anos foi de 13,4%. Em 61,9% dos casos, a realização de fundoscopia foi realizada na própria UAPS. Conclusão: A auditoria clínica foi uma ferramenta útil para confirmar e delimitar a suspeita de baixa taxa de rastreio de retinopatia diabética. A realização de fundoscopia pelo médico de família e comunidade com treinamento foi uma estratégia que permitiu elevar essa porcentagem.
Effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection during pregnancy in K18-hACE2 transgenic mice
Authors: Kim Byeongseok , Park Ki Hoon , Lee Ok-Hee , Lee Giwan , Kim Hyukjung , Lee Siyoung , Hwang Semi , Kim Young Bong , Choi Youngsok
Published: December 2022

Objective: This study aimed to examine the influence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on pregnancy in cytokeratin-18 (K18)-hACE2 transgenic mice.Methods: To determine the expression of hACE2 mRNA in the female reproductive tract of K18-hACE2 mice, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed using the ovary, oviduct, uterus, umbilical cord, and placenta. SARS-CoV-2 was inoculated intranasally (30 μL/mouse, 1×104 TCID50/mL) to plug-checked K18-hACE2 homozygous female mice at the pre-and post-implantation stages at 2.5 days post-coitum (dpc) and 15.5 dpc, respectively. The number of implantation sites was checked at 7.5 dpc, and the number of normally born pups was investigated at 20.5 dpc. Pregnancy outcomes, including implantation and childbirth, were confirmed by comparison with the non-infected group. Tissues of infected mice were collected at 7.5 dpc and 19.5 dpc to confirm the SARS-CoV-2 infection. The infection was identified by performing RT-PCR on the infected tissues and comparing them to the non-infected tissues.Results: hACE2 mRNA expression was confirmed in the female reproductive tract of the K18-hACE2 mice. Compared to the non-infected group, no significant difference in the number of implantation sites or normally born pups was found in the infected group. SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected in the lungs but not in the female reproductive system of infected K18-hACE2 mice.Conclusion: In K18-hACE2 mice, intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2 did not induce implantation failure, preterm labor, or miscarriage. Although the viral infection was not detected in the uterus, placenta, or fetus, the infection of the lungs could induce problems in the reproductive system. However, lung infections were not related to pregnancy outcomes.
Arqueología visual de la subjetividad rider
Authors:   UCM, DE ANDRÉS ARIAS JUAN
Published: December 2022

Este artículo propone una arqueología visual de la subjetividad rider como producto del capitalismo de plataformas y la silicolonización. Se realiza un análisis descriptivo de dicha subjetividad a partir de cinco pares de imágenes dialécticas —puestas en diálogo—, dividiendo el artículo en cinco partes: se comienza con la descripción del contexto que posibilita dicha subjetividad; seguidamente, se exponen algunos de los rasgos más señalados de su problemática para acabar planteando imágenes y enunciados que remiten a otros escenarios futuros desde los que enmarcar la subjetividad rider contemporánea.
A review of epidemiological studies on neuropsychological effects of air pollution
Authors: Guxens M , Sunyer J
Published: December 2022

The aim of the present review is to provide an update of the epidemiological evidence of the effects of air pollution on neuropsychological development and impairment, as well as of the evidence on individual susceptibility to these effects. Animal studies have shown deposition of ultrafine particles containing metals in olfactory bulb and frontal cortical and subcortical areas, and overexpression of inflammatory responses, white matter lesions and vascular pathology in these areas that could be the basis for functional and structural brain effects. Several observational studies in the general population have observed cognitive deficits and behavioural impairment in children and the elderly. These effects, however, are not conclusive given the limited number of studies, their small size and their methodological constraints.
Extended-criteria donors in lung transplantation in Switzerland: an evaluation of two adapted lung donor scores
Authors: Elmer Andreas , Birrer Matthias , Weiss Julius , Aubert John-David , Benden Christian , Inci Ilhan , Krueger Thorsten , Soccal Paola M. , Immer Franz F.
Published: December 2022

AIM
Various scoring systems aim to assess the quality of organs donated for transplantation on the basis of patient characteristics, clinical examination and laboratory results. How well such scoring systems reflect the practice in lung transplantation in Switzerland has never been studied. Therefore, we evaluated two scoring systems for their ability to predict whether or not donor lungs are accepted by the two Swiss lung transplant centres.

METHODS
We retrospectively analysed patient data of adult deceased organ donors in Switzerland between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2014. Included were all donors from whom at least one organ was transplanted. We evaluated two lung donor quality scores, the multicentre-developed Eurotransplant donor score (EDS), and the single-centre-developed Zurich donor score (ZDS). Both scores were slightly adapted to be applicable to Swiss deceased organ donor data. We evaluated whether these scores can predict whether lungs were transplanted or refused by Swiss transplant centres, using univariate logistic regression. We further assessed their discriminative power by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).

RESULTS
Of the 635 donors included in our analysis, 295 (46%) were accepted as lung donors by one of the two lung transplant centres in Switzerland. Our analysis showed that both scores can predict whether or not a donor lung is likely to be accepted for transplantation in Switzerland. As the score value of a donor increases, the odds of the lung being transplanted significantly decreases (odds ratio [OR] 0.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51–0.65 for the adapted EDS; OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.28–0.43 for the adapted ZDS). This effect is slightly more pronounced in the adapted ZDS than in the adapted EDS. The discriminatory power of the scores from the AUC was 0.719 (95% CI 0.680–0.758) for the adapted EDS, and 0.723 (95% CI 0.681–0.760) for the adapted ZDS, which for both was deemed fair discrimination.

CONCLUSIONS
Both scoring systems are able to predict whether or not donor lungs are accepted by the two Swiss lung transplant centres. As an alternative to adapting an established scoring system, a national lung quality score could be derived de novo. This could be based on a logistic regression analysis including the most relevant donor characteristics. However, such a new score would need to be validated on an independent sample and ideally tested for its predictive value in terms of post-transplantation outcome.
Admission Requirements and Academic Performance of Board vs Non-Board Course in Higher Education Institution
Authors: Barroso Carina Joane Villareal
Published: December 2022

Higher Education Institutions require specific admission criteria to select the best candidates for a particular program. This study aims to assess the admission requirements and academic performance of the board and non-board course learners. Specifically, this quantitative study utilized a descriptive-correlational research design. The data came from randomly selected third-year college students in the different Board and Non-Board programs enrolled in the academic year 2020-2021. There were 286 respondents who took part in the study, 153 from the board course program, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, and 133 from the non-board course program, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. The data revealed that the most number of enrollees in the non-board course, BSIT is from the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) Strand, while most learners from the Board course, BSEE belong to the General Academic Strand (GAS). Further, findings showed that the High-school Grade Point Average and the College Academic Performance of students from the non-board course, BSIT, were moderately correlated, and a similar relationship is observed for the variables College Admission Test and GPA. Meanwhile, for the Board Course, BSEE, admission tests, and high-school GPA are predictors of college academic performance. On the other hand, high-school strands are not predictors of the BSEE student's GPA.  In conclusion, the College admission tests and high-school GPA are essential admission requirements for the board and non-board programs to predict academic performance. However, the high-school strand can be a determining factor for the academic performance for the non-board course, but not for the board course.
IDENTIFIKASI PASIEN COVID-19 BERDASARKAN RIWAYAT KONTAK
Authors: Arifin Zaenal , Fatmawati Baiq Ruli , Zuliardi Zuliardi
Published: December 2022

Background Covid-19 is a disease caused by a new corona virus called SARS-CoV-2. Human cases were first reported in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. Covid-19 has become a pandemic that has spread throughout the world including in Indonesia. The rapid spread of cases can be influenced by the mode of transmission of the virus which can be transmitted through direct contact with people who have been confirmed as Covid-19 or indirect transmission such as by air. The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of Covid-19 patients in Mataram City based on their previous contact history. Research Methods This study is a descriptive study using an observational approach. The sampling technique was carried out by total sampling and a sample of 286 Covid-19 cases was obtained, especially in Mataram City for the period of June 2020. Data collection was carried out through secondary data from the press release of the Covid-19 Task Force for West Nusa Tenggara Province about contact history. Results The study showed that there were 97 patients with Covid-19 in Mataram City who did not have a history of contact with Covid-19 patients (33.9%), 107 people with a history of contact with Covid-19 patients who had not been identified (37.4%). ), contacts with people without symptoms were 2 (0.7%), contacts with people with symptoms were 49 (17.4) and contact history with patients who were confirmed positive for Covid-19 were 31 people (10.8%). Conclusion Based on the results of research on the identification of Covid-19 cases in Mataram City in June 2020, in terms of contact history, it was found that some patients had a history of people who were detected as having Covid-19, whether they had not been identified, people without symptoms, people with symptoms and people who had confirmed Covid-19.
Towards a Green New Deal. Lessons after a lost decade
Authors: Schepelmann Philipp
Published: December 2022

In his essay, the author presents a stock-taking of the debate on Green Deals. The starting point of this personal assessment is a brief outline of the content and impact of a study in which the author and colleagues published a first outline of a “Green New Deal for Europe” as a political response to the 2008 financial crisis. 2008 had been a critical juncture for mainstream economics: however, from the perspective of policy-learning, the period after has been a lost decade. The European Green Deal as presented by the European Commission in 2019 can be perceived as a historic milestone and confirmation of a regime change in mainstream economic policy in which ecological considerations gain in importance. Yet, the Deal suffers from major deficits. In sum, the European Green Deal could be interpreted as an insufficient attempt to take advantage of the rapidly closing windows of opportunity for a peaceful transition towards sustainability. On the eve of a planetary crisis, the governance of economic transitions towards sustainability needs to be improved and accelerated. Reflecting on the 2009 study A Green New Deal for Europe, this essay attempts to draw a few lessons and frugal heuristics for the policy-design of Green Deals.
Behavioral Problems Among Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Children with Good and Poor Metabolic Control During COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Rochmah Nur , Wijani Luh Ayu Asri , Faizi Muhammad , Hisbiyah Yuni , Perwitasari Rayi Kurnia , Utamayasa I Ketut Alit , Kusumastuti Neurinda Permata , Irwanto Irwanto
Published: December 2022

Background: Children with type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) often experience emotional and behavioral problems such as anxiety and depression. Social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic caused social restrictions and limited access to healthcare facilities, which may have worsened the metabolic control. Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the behavioral problems among type 1 diabetes mellitus children with good and poor metabolic control during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in January - August 2021 in the Endocrine Outpatient Clinic of General Hospital Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. Type-1-DM children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups based on metabolic control, including good (HbA1C ≤ 8) and poor (HbA1C > 8). The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) was used as a screening tool with the domain internalizing problems (IP), externalizing problems (EP), and attention problems (AP). The data were analyzed using Pearson or Spearman test with Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 18.0. Results: In this study, 27 subjects (17 boys and 10 girls, aged 12.63 ± 3.39 years) were investigated. Of all subjects, only 8 subjects had good metabolic control during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, 33.3% of the participants had behavioral problems (14.8% IP; 18.5% EP). The frequencies of IP, EP, and AP in the good metabolic control group were 12.5%, 37.5%, and 0%, respectively; while those in the poor metabolic group were 15.8%, 10.5%, and 0%, respectively. There was no significant difference between the good and poor metabolic control groups in terms of behavior problems (P = 1.00, IP; P = 0.14, EP). Conclusions: No significant difference was found between good and poor metabolic control groups (P = 1.00, IP; P = 0.14, EP). However, the frequency of EP was higher in good metabolic control, and the frequency of IP was higher in poor metabolic control.
Investigation of Salivary Biomarkers IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Systematic Review
Authors: Eslami Hosein , Esmaeelzadeh Azad Sahba , Shafiee-Kandjani Ali Reza , Fakhrzadeh Vahid , Tavakoli Fatemeh
Published: December 2022

Context: This systematic review aimed to investigate the salivary biomarkers interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in burning mouth syndrome (BMS) to determine whether proinflammatory cytokines are effective in causing and sustaining pain due to nerve damage and whether some salivary interleukins are elevated in BMS patients. Evidence Acquisition: A systematic review was conducted in Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus from 2000 to 2021. All information was categorized in tables. Results: We found 264 articles in abstract screening. After removing duplicates, 61 articles were selected. Further screening reduced the number of articles to 28. After reviewing the full texts, finally, 15 articles had the inclusion criteria and met the objectives of the present study. Conclusions: Burning mouth syndrome is a chronic disorder with an unknown origin that involves systemic and neuropathic factors. We require further studies due to inconsistent studies and very few clinical trials deciding whether there is an association between IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β and BMS.
Environmental Challenges to the Clinical Supervision of Nursing Instructors
Authors: Rezvani Amin Mehdi , Vanaki Zohreh , Memariean Robabeh
Published: December 2022

Context: Nursing students must have the minimum necessary competencies to enter the nursing profession, and supervision in clinical education is one of the critical strategies to improve students' clinical skills. Clinical supervision in clinical education for nursing students leads to developing the desired standards in patient care. Accordingly, as was the objective of this study, an awareness of the challenges facing nursing instructors' clinical supervision can help improve the effectiveness of clinical supervision. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using a conventional content analysis approach. The participants were 18 individuals, including 11 instructors, three students, and four experienced nurses, who were selected using purposive sampling. The sampling process continued until data saturation. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed via the conventional content analysis approach. Results: Clinical supervision in nursing education is influenced by a non-constructive setting, which is characterized by (1) student overcrowding, (2) clinical education with limited equipment, (3) negative attitudes in the clinical setting, (4) physician-oriented education, and (5) the inefficiency of the education-treatment system to support students. Conclusions: Non-constructive supervisory settings disrupt the instructor's performance as a supervisor and increase the complexity of clinical supervision. Thus, recognizing the challenges in the environment and solving them by educational managers can pave the way for the effective implementation of clinical supervision in nursing education.
Comparison of the Effect of Vaginal Misoprostol with and Without Laminaria on Ripening or Cervical Preparation in the Second Trimester Abortion: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study
Authors: Behnoud Fatemeh , Noori Narjes , Ghasemi Marzieh , Dashipour Alireza
Published: December 2022

Background: Therapeutic abortion in the second trimester of pregnancy is the treatment of choice in cases such as severe anomalies or fetal death, and both medical and mechanical methods are used to prepare the cervix. One of the various medical methods is the use of misoprostol (Miso) and one of the various mechanical methods is the use of laminaria (Lam). Objectives: This study aimed to compare the use of Miso alone and its combination with Lam in therapeutic abortion in the second trimester of pregnancy. Methods: In this clinical trial study, pregnant women between 14 and 20 weeks of gestation who were admitted to Ali-Ibn Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan from July 2019 to September 2020 and were candidates for pregnancy termination due to severe anomalies or fetal death were investigated. After obtaining consent, patients were randomly divided into two groups of 45 receiving Miso alone and Miso + Lam. Then, in addition to demographic variables, the number of hospitalization days, the need for curettage, blood transfusions, analgesics, and the symptoms and complications of drugs were investigated. Results: In this study, none of the demographic factors were significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). However, the need for curettage (P = 0.05), labor time (P = 0.04), and hospitalization days (P = 0.003) in the Miso + Lam group were less than the group of Miso alone. Conclusions: Our results showed that curettage cases, labor duration, and length of hospital stay decreased in the Miso + Lam group.
Price Controls Then and Now: a Comparison of Diocletians’ Edictum de Pretiis Rerum Venalium and the Pricestop Introduced by the Hungarian Government
Authors: Hontvari Tamas
Published: December 2022

To mitigate the domestic effects of the inflationary pressures arising in the global economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and Russio-Ukranian war, the Government of Hungary maximised the price of several goods essential to the population. An early example of this direct intervention into the price-setting mechanism of the markets was the Edict on Maximum Prices (Edictum de Pretiis Rerum Venalium) issued by Diocletian in 301 AD, which-together with Diocletian’s currency reform-tried to solve the enormous inflation that plagued the third-century Roman Empire. The Diocletian edict and the Hungarian government decrees introducing price caps are very similar, both in their root causes, their legal policy aims, their technical solutions, as well as in the sanctions that they impose on those breaching the law. The failure of the Diocletian reforms provides useful lessons for policy-makers today.
Global Trends in Human Resources and Finance Management in the Shared Service Centres
Authors: Čirčová Vanda , Grachová Dagmar
Published: December 2022

Nowadays global economies must face many challenges due to the current trends. To these we can include globalisation, digitalization and mainly pandemic. All these factors influence enterprises all over the world and accelerate in innovations. Moreover, enterprises of all size tend to implement Shared Service Centres into the business strategy. They have realized that this decision may provide numerous advantages to their business, such as increase in the competitiveness, orientation on the primary business activity and consequent overall effectiveness. Consequently, enterprises can contribute to the overall sustainable development since they are innovative. The main objective of this article is to make implications about how the mentioned paradigms increase innovative behaviour of companies and promote sustainable development. In our research we mainly used meta-analyses of the existing data from research of domestic and foreign authors, international institutions, and selected world widely significant SSCs on this topic. We focus on two impacted areas – finance and HR. The research gap and added value of this article is the new view on the business environment from wide scale of areas and the trend of globalisation accelerated with the spread of COVID – 19.
Renewable Energy Sources and Its Impact on Employment in Slovakia
Authors: Barteková Mária , Rybárová Daniela
Published: December 2022

Today, sustainable energy is the centre of attention in climatic change agenda and economic growth, attracting concerns from around the globe about approaches of designing pathways for a sustainable transition of energy and energy transitions are being carried out with different processes. With respect to resources and technologies, different methods of energy production including geothermal energy, wind technology, electricity and salinity gradient technologies, and solar heating and cooling have been considered. Sustainable energy policies also contribute a significant part in energy transitions as they can act as the driving force behind innovations in renewable energy. Additionally, they are a prerequisite in assembling finance that is an essential factor in achieving climate goals. Thus, the use of policies and regulations can have a positive impact on the outcomes of sustainable energy in the long run. The aim of the paper is to assess the impact of renewable energy sources on employment in Slovakia and its sustainability. Results of the regression analysis showed that there is a strong correlation between the overall employment in Slovakia and the employment in Renewable energy sources in Slovakia (0.864).
Consumer Behaviour and Food Consumer Market: The Case study of Slovakia
Authors: Barteková Mária , Štarchoň Peter , Štetka Peter
Published: December 2022

The aim of the research paper is to investigate the influence of relative changes of food prices to the consumer behaviour, to study the peculiarities of the socio-economic aspects of food demand. Consumer markets have a significant share of daily demand. Therefore, the article analyses the behaviour of consumers of agricultural products. It describes many factors that affect consumer behaviour. The research study argues that consumer behaviour is not only affected by price and income factors. There are dozens of external factors that affect consumer behaviour. Several studies have shown that many factors can influence consumer choices, from social factors to psychological factors. The research paper graphically describes consumer behaviour under the influence of these factors and also provides information on per capita consumption and market prices of agricultural products in Slovakia.
The impact of Industry 4.0 on the structure of the workforce in the production and in the logistics
Authors: Rakovská Júlia
Published: December 2022

As a result of the introduction of new technologies, it is now possible to observe changes in the labour market. In this paper, we have tried to analyse the impact of introducing new technologies and innovations on the structure of the labour force in the Slovak Republic. Manual work will be gradually automated with the help of robots. Automatic and programmed production equipment will prevail in production areas. Humans will be the ones who will take over the management and control activities over them. The increase in the number of skilled workers with higher education, combined with the increasing productivity of production, demonstrates the impact of Industry 4.0 elements. It can be expected that further innovative changes will also require higher numbers of more skilled workers. At the same time, other labour market opportunities will have to be found for the less-skilled workers
Corporate Sustainability in the Context of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Authors: Degtiareva Olga , Teleshevska Svitlana
Published: December 2022

The paper emphases the results of research on estimation of corporate sustainability of Ukrainian business that are directly related to targets of the Glasgow Climate Pact 2021. The data were collected with a cross-sectional random sampling of industrial enterprises in Ukraine. The variety of research methods (e.g. abstract-logical method; economic and statistical methods; survey, method of expert assessments; correlation-regression, graphical methods) allowed to propose the adopted methodology for estimation of corporate sustainability. Integrated sustainability index was found to define the level of corporate sustainability as well as a direction for company further development. The research results offer practical implementation for firms’ sustainable development strategy as far as they are operating with strategic gaps and sustainability values while maintaining high market performance.
Priorities of Ukrainian Green economy integration into European environmental policy in the context of Association Agreement
Authors: Verstiak Andrii , Biloskurskyy Ruslan , Verstiak Oksana
Published: December 2022

The present paper investigates opportunities and threats of Ukrainian Green economy integration into European Green Deal policy initiatives in the context of Association Agreement between Ukraine and EU. As environmental aspects are the key part of socio-economic convergence between Ukraine and EU, European Green Deal will be a determinant of Ukrainian Green economy integration into European one. The paper presents research of environmental aspects in Association Agreement as well as Ukrainian Ukraine's involvement in the process of achieving climate-neutral Europe. The set of mechanisms is proposed to improve the implementation of the Association Agreement under the current conditions. Paper also highlights priorities of Ukrainian Green economy integration into European environmental policy.
The Relationship between the Workplace Support Infrastructure and the Role of Satisfaction Nurse Managers and its Moderators
Authors: Jankelová Nadežda , Joniaková Zuzana
Published: December 2022

The orientation of hospital management to the role of nurse satisfaction is important for increasing the quality of health care perceived by patients and is also reflected in many other outputs of health care facilities. The paper explores the moderating effects of work community and prosocial motivation on the relationship between workplace support infrastructure and the role of satisfaction nurse managers. We surveyed 132 head nurses from 5 university hospitals in Slovakia. A series of regression analyzes, and ANOVA analysis of variance were used to verify the formulated hypotheses. Significant but slightly direct effects of the supporting work infrastructure on the roles of satisfaction of head nurses. From these, managerial support has the most significant effect. The moderating effect of the working community is high and significant. The moderating effect of prosocial motivation is significant but low. The importance of managerial support in the role of satisfaction nurses managers with orientation towards building a work community. The prosocial motivation of head nurses has only a low strengthening effect. In the managerial position, it is suppressed by other factors.
The ICOM International museum definition from the perspective of the Czech Republic : results of a questionnaire survey among representatives of the museum community and other related disciplines
Authors: Jagošová Lucie , Kirsch Otakar
Published: December 2022

The significant interest of the Czech (or Czechoslovak) museum sphere in the form and continuous revision of the existing international museum definition was already evident during Jan Jelínek's tenure at the head of ICOM in the 1970s. The effort to get involved in international debates resonates with Czech museum workers, museologists, academics and students even now, especially in connection with the planned revision of the key concept at the Prague meeting of this most important professional museum organization. The attitudes towards the existing and the optimal form of the museum definition were also examined within a local Czech questionnaire survey, which was carried out by Brno museologists in the first half of 2021 in cooperation with the Czech Committee of ICOM and the Czech Association of Museums and Galleries. The paper presents the main outcomes of the research, including the key terms that the museum definition should contain according to representatives of (not only) the museum community.
From the history of the institution of marriage in Moldova in the 17th - beginning of the 19th centuries: conditions for concluding the marriage and the investigation procedure
Authors:   Institute of History, Republic of Moldova, Felea Alina
Published: December 2022

This article examines the research procedure that was mandatory for the conclusion of a matrimonial alliance in Moldova in the XVIIth - the beginning of the XIXth century and which was based on the ascertance of the presence of the necessary conditions for marriage (voluntary agreement of the young people, consent of the parents / relatives of the young people, age allowed for marriage), lack of any kind of impediments and the presence of the wedding authorization act. The country of Moldova, being an Orthodox country, in matters of matrimonial law was guided by Orthodox canon law, according to which in order to conclude a legitimate marriage certain conditions had to be observed. The execution of the investigation procedure was entrusted to the priest.
Romanian refugees of autumn 1916 and the russian military command in Romania: controversial cooperation at the turn of the disaster
Authors:   International Police Academy of the All-Russian Police Association, Russian Federation, Oskin Maxim
Published: December 2022

The participation of the Romanian Kingdom in the First World War in the campaign of 1916 resulted in a heavy military defeat and the loss of the capital and most of the country’s territory. Among the humanitarian consequences, a special place is occupied by the refugee movement, which affected hundreds of thousands of civilians. Due to the fact that the refugees retreated to the north together with the army, their fate was closely intertwined with military operations, including the troops of the Russian ally. The Russian command in 1916 also had to solve the problems of regulating the refugee movement in Romania and organizing assistance to refugees.
Great Britain and the Paris treaty of Bessarabia of October 28, 1922. 100 years after the ratification
Authors:   Institute of History, Republic of Moldova, Cojocaru Gheorghe
Published: December 2022

This article analyzes the position of Great Britain towards the union of Bessarabia with the mother country, Romania, at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920. It is emphasized that English diplomacy firmly supported Romania’s rights over its province between the Prut and Dniester, also formulating certain conditionalities that the Romanian government had to take into account. England had a primary role in the drafting and signing of the Paris Treaty of Bessarabia on October 28, 1920. Among the Great Powers that signed the Treaty, Great Britain was the first to ratify it in 1922, urging the rest of the signatories to follow suit.
¿Cómo entienden las y los docentes su vocación? Implicaciones de la vocación percibida en el desarrollo de la profesión docente
Authors: Sánchez-Suricalday Andrés , García Varela Ana Belén , Castro Martín Benjamín
Published: December 2022

El presente estudio explora cómo perciben las y los docentes la vocación docente, y si esta percepción influye o ha influido en su desarrollo profesional. A través de una investigación cualitativa partiendo de los testimonios de veinte maestros y maestras de Educación Primaria, recogidos a partir de entrevistas y narraciones escritas, se han identificado, utilizando la Teoría Fundamentada, los elementos que configuran el concepto de “vocación docente”. Los resultados incluyen la importancia tanto de la motivación como de la generatividad en el proceso de construcción de la vocación docente. Ambos conceptos tienen un papel muy importante a la hora de elegir la carrera y muestra una relación directa con la valoración de la profesión, con el orgullo de ejercer como docente, y con el desarrollo del autoconcepto y de la autoestima. La vocación docente es un constructo complejo y vivo, conformado por las experiencias personales previas, por la motivación interna y trascendente (o de ayuda). Además, se va transformando, a la vez que el deseo generativo se va haciendo realidad y se convierte en ejercicio generativo. Para que este ejercicio generativo sea satisfactorio, se necesita una formación específica en técnicas y habilidades docentes, pues sin ese tránsito no se puede dar respuesta a los retos de la sociedad actual.
Does Internal Audit Quality Make Difference on Financial Performance?
Authors: ÇAKALI Kaan Ramazan , BALOĞLU Gürol
Published: December 2022

Internal audit quality is one of the most important criteria that determines the level of fulfilment of the responsibilities expected from internal audit function. The aim in this study is to investigate whether performance of internal audit at a certain quality makes a difference in the financial performance of the enterprises. The sample set of the study consists of 21 companies that are successful in the External Quality Assurance Review studies, are awarded in this category by the Institute of Internal Auditing-Turkey. The results show that the internal audit quality in terms of external quality assessment review does not make a difference in the financial performance indicators of enterprises. As far as is known, the study differs in that it uses the external Quality Assurance Review study as an internal audit quality criterion and there is no study on this subject in the national literature.
Aesthetics as First Philosophy
Authors: Van Gerwen Rob
Published: December 2022

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CERDIK Behavior in Elderly with Hypertension During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kurdi Fahruddin , Sunaryo Muhammad Musyafa Fakhurohman , Romadhonia Firda , Amini Diah Ayuningrum , Ramadhan Khoirul
Published: December 2022

The increasing number of elderly people cannot be separated from health problems. The elderly will experience decreased bodily functions due to physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual changes. Hypertension is a state of abnormally high blood pressure, namely systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg which is measured at least on three different occasions. Hypertension is a chronic non-communicable disease (PTM) that can gradually reduce the patient's immune system and is very susceptible to infection, one of which is infection with the COVID-19 virus. Hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic. This type of research is quantitative with a non-hypothetical survey descriptive research design. The population in this study was 20 people with hypertension who live in Sukamakmur Ajung Village, Jember City Regency, using an accidental sample technique. This research tool uses digital tension measurement and CERDIK behavior questions that have been tested for validity (0.635-0.784) and reliability (0.817). The results showed that most had an average age of 64 years, 16 respondents were female, eight did not finish elementary school, and ten respondents worked as laborers. Classification of hypertension stage 1 as many as eight respondents. CERDIK behavior includes: Routine health checks for the majority of 12 respondents, Eliminating cigarette smoke by 14 respondents, Good physical activity by 13 respondents, Good healthy eating patterns by 19 respondents, Good rest by 18 respondents, Good stress management as many as 13 respondents. There needs to be support and monitoring from health workers so that CERDIK behavior can become a culture in treating elderly hypertension.
The effect of dynamic lactic exercises in the maximum oxygen consumption and lay-up shot endurance of under-20 basketball players
Authors: Hashem Nuha Y. , Al Edhary Doaa F. , Radhi Mahmoud N. , Hmeid Mohamed G.
Published: December 2022

The aim of this research was to prepare dynamic lactic exercises and identify their effect on the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and lay-up shot endurance of basketball players under 20 years old. As for the research methodology and its field procedures, researchers used the experimental method through experimental design of study groups with pre and post measurements, as it was appropriate to the nature of the research. The research community was determined by 16 basketball players from the Al-Tadhamun sports club of basketball. We chose a sample of them in a simple and random manner and their number consisted on 12 basketball players under 20 years old. They were divided into two groups (experimental and control) in the simple random way (lottery). We found that the duration of the dynamic lactic exercises, represented by the number of training units, was suitable to develop the experimental research group for the maximal oxygen consumption variable, and the development of the maximum oxygen consumption had a positive impact on the lay-up shot endurance for members of the experimental research group.
Effect of functional exercises on the explosive ability and accuracy of shooting from outside the three-point line in advanced basketball players
Authors: Abood Mustafa A. , Al Abdullah Jamal S. , Midhatee Samer A. Al
Published: December 2022

The field of sports training has been modified in recent years by the revolution of science and the selection of the best and most modern methods that suit the specialized activity. The present study was based on utilizing the modern training methods in the form of functional exercises in the training schedule of the players and to see its impact on the explosive ability and accuracy of shooting from outside the three-point line in advanced basketball players. The present study was conducted on basketball players at Al-Tadamun Sports Club in Najaf Governorate in the sports season 2020-2021 within the time frame of June 2021 to August 2021. A total of 14 students were present in the research community. Participants were randomly allocated into two groups (experimental group and control group). The participants of the experimental group received training using functional exercises, whereas participants of the control group received regular training by the method used by their coach. Based on the findings of the present study, it was concluded that the training of participants of the experimental group with functional exercises contributed to the development of the accuracy of the shooting skill from outside the three-point arc of basketball.
The Psychological Health and Work-Family Balance of Ambulatory Care Nurses in the COVID-19 era: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Girard Ariane , Carrier Jean-Daniel , Poitras Marie-Eve , Cormier Caroline , Lesage Alain , Berbiche Djamal , T. Vaillancourt Vanessa
Published: December 2022

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted nurses’ psychological health and work-family balance, including in ambulatory care settings. The results presented in this article are part of a study aiming to describe and contextualize the psychological health and changes in nurses’ follow-up practices in Quebec (Canada) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: Explore and describe factors that influenced ambulatory care nurses’ psychological health and work-family balance during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Exploratory mixed data cross-sectional study using the SurveyMonkey platform. We collected data from July 2020 to September 2020. The target population comprised all practicing nurses in Quebec whose clinical activities included the follow-up of ambulatory patients, 200 of whom completed the survey.  Results: Multiple linear regression models indicated that anxiety (GAD-7 scores) and depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 scores) were associated with younger age, living alone, worries about transmitting COVID-19, and feeling that one’s work was not coherent with one’s values. Work-family balance was considered more difficult than before the pandemic by 54.5 % of participants. Factors perceived as influencing work-family balance were either related to work conditions (e.g., schedule and time at work, access to work from home, redeployment to another work setting), to family-related responsibilities/tasks or were specific to the pandemic. Discussion and conclusion: Apart from age, the feeling that one’s work was not coherent with their values was the only variable correlated with both GAD-7 and PHQ-9 in multivariate models. Further research should investigate the relationships between sense of coherence, psychological health, and work conditions like schedule flexibility and access to work from home.
Attentes du personnel infirmier de la relève envers l’employeur pour favoriser l’engagement professionnel : un premier jalon pour la conception d’interventions organisationnelles au Québec (Canada)
Authors: Côté Catherine , Beaulieu Marianne , Turcotte Stéphane , Bernier Liliane , Roy Yves , Hardy Marie-Soleil , Truchon Manon , Cantinotti Michael
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Poor work conditions jeopardize the quality of nursing jobs and increase turnover and attrition rates, especially for early career nurses and licensed practical nurses. Understanding perspectives of the nursing staff on work engagement is essential to develop innovative and responsive organizational interventions.

Objectives: 1- Define the expectations of early career nursing staff with respect to their workplace in order to support work engagement 2- Identify priority actions to support work engagement at organizational level.

Methods: A mixed-methods research design based on a conceptual mapping approach was used. Early career nurses and licensed practical nurses (N=14) working in a semi-urban integrated health and social services center in Quebec (Canada) were asked the following question: “What can the workplace do to promote work engagement?” Multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis were used to organize the 49 statements provided by the nursing staff. At the same time, participants prioritized actions by rating the “importance” and “probability of a successful implementation” of each statement.

Results: Nursing staffs’ expectations toward their workplace in order to support work engagement were: attractive working conditions, positive leadership, safe working conditions, professional development opportunities, and personalized career path. More specifically, the priority actions identified were: showing respect, providing a healthy environment and avoiding transfer to unwanted departments.

Discussion and conclusion: The results suggest several actions to promote work engagement of early career nursing staff working in semi-urban settings in Quebec, including providing human and material resources, implementing a positive organizational culture, and exercising benevolent leadership.