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Improving the Legal Regulation of Indirect Judicial Jurisdiction in the Eurasian Economic Union
Authors: Shepovalova O. A. 
Published: April 2024

Free cross-border circulation of court decisions is a necessary condition for successful integration. One of the main obstacles that states face in creating legal regulation in this area is the problem of the admissibility of foreign judicial jurisdiction, or, in other words, indirect judicial jurisdiction. The article discusses options for solving this problem.Aim and tasks. To propose options for improving the legal regulation of indirect judicial jurisdiction in the Eurasian Economic Union.Methods. This work uses both general scientific methods of cognition: analysis and synthesis, and specific scientific ones: formal logical, formal legal, comparative legal, and the method of legal forecasting.Results. Improving the legal regulation of indirect judicial jurisdiction in the Eurasian Economic Union is possible through the conclusion between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union of an international treaty establishing unified criteria for direct judicial jurisdiction and conditioning the acceptability of the jurisdiction of a foreign court on compliance with these criteria. In the event that the competence of a foreign court is not based on the jurisdictional criteria contained in an international treaty, it is proposed to provide for the possibility of recognizing a foreign court decision if two conditions are met: first, there is a close connection between the court and the dispute or approval of the jurisdiction by the defendant; the second is compliance with the rules on exclusive judicial jurisdiction established in the national legislation of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.The author also proposes an option for improving the legal regulation of indirect judicial jurisdiction at the national level, both in the Russian Federation and in other member states of the Eurasian Economic Union. In particular, the option of introducing provisions on indirect judicial jurisdiction into national legislation is being considered, which would condition the acceptability of the competence of a foreign court by observing the criterion of a close connection between the dispute and the court that issued the judicial act, or the approval of its jurisdiction by the defendant, and non-contradiction with the criteria of exclusive judicial jurisdiction.Conclusions. The Eurasian Economic Union needs to create an effective mechanism for the recognition of foreign court decisions, which can be achieved, first of all, by improving the legal regulation of indirect judicial jurisdiction.
A Study of Female Presence in the Audit Process on Audit Quality
Authors: Sun Kevin J. , Zhang Joseph H. 
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACT
In this paper, we conduct a review of the literature on the under-representation of women as audit partners and audit committee chairs, and assess audit quality when they hold these roles. By using the U.S. sample from 2016 to 2019, our analyses show that firms with female audit partners and/or audit committee chairwomen are more likely to have lower discretionary accruals, implement more effective internal controls, and are less likely to misstate financial reports than are all male pairs. Our paper serves as a resource for those seeking to understand gender differences and to use it as a starting point to illuminate the debate on gender-specific outcomes in the auditing service industry.
Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.
JEL Classifications: M14; M42.
DIGIDIA-project: Experiences of video-enabled receptions for prevention of type 2 diabetes
Authors: Airikkala Elisa , Laaksonen Mari , Rintala Tuula-Maria 
Published: April 2024

The time of the COVID-19 epidemic emphasized the need for the development and implementation of remote receptions and digital services, as preventive work was reduced, and people decreased their in-person visits in health care due to fear of infections. In 2020, the diagnoses of type 2 diabetes (T2D) decreased, despite the fact that diabetes is known to be increasing. DIGIDIA (Promoting Digital Skills in the Low Labour Market-Driven Diabetes Patients) project aimed to respond to this need. The project focused on developing digital health competence, health literacy, and practices that enable preparation for future unforeseen events.
The project recruited adults from Tampere who were at risk of T2D, had prediabetes, or recently received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (n=60). Participants were provided with a digital learning environment, workshops, and video-enabled receptions. This article presents the use of video reception and user experiences (n=52) in the project.
The participants appreciated all organized activities. All but one participant felt that video-enabled reception suited them well. The majority of participants (87%) expressed a desire for using video reception again in health care settings. However, it was pointed out that this form of telemedicine might not be suitable for everyone, and concerns about data security were also raised.
As a conclusion, citizens were ready to use video-enabled services in healthcare settings. The use of video receptions should be increased in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The Hillbilly Stereotype in Horror Comics
Authors: Pecina Jozef 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

From William Byrd’s 18th-century “lubbers” of the North Carolina backcountry through the deviant gun-toting hicks with missing teeth from John Boorman’s survival thriller Deliverance (1972) to Darlene Snell from Netflix’s recent crime drama series Ozark (2016), the stereotype of the “hillbilly” has been one of the most pervasive images in American popular culture. This image has been usually associated with mountaineers inhabiting either the Appalachians or the Ozarks, and it has portrayed them as dirty, lazy, ignorant, often mean, violent and dangerous. Since the beginning of the 20th century, it has been popularized by film, music, and, starting with the Depression Era, also by comic strips such as Al Capp’s Li’l Abner, which shaped all subsequent depictions of these mountain folk. This article considers the depiction of hillbillies in comics with a focus on horror comics published by EC in the early 1950s.
Evaluating the current state of Digital Era Governance application in local government units in the Małopolska region
Authors: Wodecka-Hyjek Angelika , Kusa Rafał , Kafel Tomasz 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The study aims to determine the implementation degree of Digital Era Governance (DEG) in selected local government units (LGU) of Małopolskie Voivodeship and to show differences in the effectiveness of digitalisation in LGUs depending on the level of local government, i.e., the county and the municipality. The study employs a model of digital maturity intended specifically for public administration. This model assesses six dimensions of digital maturity, namely, digitalisation-focused management, openness to stakeholders’ (partners’) needs, digital competencies of employees, digitalisation of processes, digital technologies, and e-innovativeness. The study results indicate that the examined local government units in the Małopolska region suffer from a low level of digital maturity. In particular, the results show that the implementation of digital technologies and the digital competencies of staff are the most developed dimensions of digitalisation in the examined local government units. In turn, e-innovation and process digitalisation are the least developed areas and require further improvement. Additionally, digital maturity is lower at the municipal than county level. These findings confirm the thesis that New Public Management affects the development of local government and highlights the increasing role played by Digital Era Governance. In contrast to most studies on public administrations, this study focuses on the local government level. It employs the original model of digital maturity in the field of public administration. This study intends to contribute to the concept of Digital Era Governance by focusing on the digitalisation of LGUs.
Performance evaluation method of the service quality dimensions using Six Sigma metrics, the main components’ quality indicator and the geometric capacity indicator
Authors: Herrera Tomás José Fontalvo , Acosta Roberto Herrera , Maturana Ana Gabriela Banquez 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This research aims to propose an evaluation and monitoring method with the Six Sigma performance metrics, the main component quality indicator, and the geometric capacity indicator to control service quality dimensions. The research was quantitative and evaluative. It was developed using primary historical information on the quality criteria of hotel service in twelve periods of 2019. It was possible to demonstrate that the geometric indicator was the most demanding capacity with a value of 0.91163, followed by the multivariate main components’ indicator with a value of 0.9559, establishing as a relevant finding the integrality of the three performance criteria to evaluate a service. Topics of service quality, Six Sigma metrics, multivariate main component and geometric capacity indicators were addressed as a theoretical foundation. The research provides a unique contribution in the form of an innovative and efficient continuous improvement method, which makes services more reliable and accurate. Univariate and multivariate statistics were intensively used to evaluate and improve the dimensions of a service from different perspectives. This method has not been considered from the same approach despite its great usefulness in quality control.
Gerontechnology ranking using the TOPSIS methods
Authors: Halicka Katarzyna , Gola Arkadiusz 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Population ageing is a major challenge affecting the future of science and technology policy and governance in industrialised societies. In this context, a key element is ensuring adequate protection, safety and care for older people when needed. The solution to enable active and healthy ageing is innovative technologies called gerontechnologies, which support older people. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the systematic analysis and evaluation of gerontechnologies, which requires research in theoretical and empirical aspects. There is a need to focus on developing and supporting gerontechnologies to help older people reach their full potential in different spheres of life. Research should focus on analysing these technologies, their effectiveness and their impact on the quality of life of older people. This paper evaluates, analyses and builds a ranking of several selected technologies: (1) the wheelchair based on artificial intelligence Wheelie7, (2) the humanoid Rudy Robot, and (3) the wristband/watch VitalBand. The research was conducted in Poland. Based on a literature review, the authors identified relevant technologies to improve the quality of life of older people. These technologies were then assessed by people over 40 against various criteria. This age group was chosen because the issues of gerontechnology concern these people now in the context of their parents using the technology and being potential users of gerontechnology in 20–30 years. The study answered the following research questions: (1) What are the criteria for evaluating technologies that enhance the quality of life for older individuals? (2) How were the selected gerontechnologies evaluated? (3) How should the TOPSIS method be applied to build a ranking of gerontechnologies? (4) Which of the selected gerontechnologies was rated the highest by potential users?
May food become medicine - does carp meat have a chance to become a functional food for people with cardiovascular disease?
Authors: Nieradko Agnieszka , Nieradko-Iwanicka Barbara 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Fish consumption is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. The health benefits of fish consumption are attributed to high content of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid. Animal and human studies have demonstrated that n-3 PUFAs improve the function of the normal and damaged endothelium. It is recommended to eat two servings of fish per week.
The aim of the review was to find publications about the nutritional value of carp meat and its possible uses as functional food for patients with cardiovascular disease.
A search for open–access original full texts sin PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline Complete database was performed in June 2022. A total of 490 results were found. Eventually 22 articles were included for systematic review.
Carp consumption improves plasma lipid profile and therefore it could be considered a functional food. Carp meat is rich in essential amino acids too. The carp culture systems decide about PUFA and protein content in the meat. Carp can be cooked as traditional dishes or carp powder can be added to other dishes to enrich their nutritional value. The recommended method of carp meat preparation to preserve its’ nutritional value is oven baking. Carp meat or carp powder can be used as functional food for patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Evolution of Impaired Renal Function in Children After Continent Vesicostomy
Authors: Paunovic Milan , Krstic Zoran , Paunovic Svetlana , Stojanovic Bojan , Stojanovic Milica Dimitrijevic , Pavlovic Mladen , Spasic Marko , Lazic Dejan , Radovanovic Dragce 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether early commencement of clean intermittent catheterisation can improve impaired kidney function in children with continent vesicostomy as well as to analyse the effect of different types of continent vesicostomy and the observed outcome. All children with continent urinary derivation performed at the University Children’s Hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, during the period 1990-2016, were included in this retrospective-prospective study. The participants were divided into three groups with respect to type of continent vesicostomy (appendicovesicostomy, preputial continent vesicostomy, and vesicostomy using distal ureter). Clean Intermittent Catheterisation with continent vesicostomy, oxybutynin, and antibiotic prophylaxis were used in a standard way. Renal function was monitored by the value of glomerular filtration rate taken before the start of the therapy and three years afterward. The significance of differences was tested by the paired-samples t-test and ANOVA test. We analysed 74 patients aged 3 to 10 years (5.5-y average) of which 80% were boys. Renal function improved in 60.5% patients. A highly significant improvement in kidney function three years after the commencement of combined treatment was shown irrespective of the performed method of vesicostomy (p<0.01). Using the ANOVA test, we have proved that there is no difference in the efficiency of therapy between particular groups (p= 0,256). The timely started therapy lead to significant kidney function improvement. The type of continent vesicostomy did not affect kidney function.
Assessment of the Influence of Postdilution Online Hemodiafiltration on the Rate of Removal of Middle Molecular Weight Uremic Toxins
Authors: Nenadovic Marko , Jacovic Sasa , Nikolic Aleksandra , Kostovic Milica , Draskovic Branislava , Jovanovic Milena , Nikolic Tomislav , Petrovic Dejan 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Hemodiafiltration is a method of treatment used to replace kidney function, which effectively removes uremic toxins of middle molecular weight from the blood of patients with the end-stage of chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of postdilution online hemodiafiltration on the degree of β2- microglobulin removal. Thirty patients treated with postdilution online hemodiafiltration were examined. The main parameter for assessing the removal efficiency of uremic toxins of middle molecular weight was the concentration of β2-microglobulin in the serum before and after a single session of postdilution online hemodiafiltration. The following tests were used for statistical analysis: Shapiro-Wilk test, Student’s T test for bound samples and Wilcoxon test. The average total convective volume is 21.38 ± 2.97 liters per session. The reduction index of β2-microglobulin during a single session of postdilution online hemodiafiltration is 70.86 ± 6.87%. The average loss of albumin during a single postdilution online hemodiafiltration is 2.50 ± 0.92 g/4h, and the albumin reduction index is 6.20 ± 2.12%. Postdilution online hemodiafiltration effectively removes β2-microglobulin from the blood of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease. The reduction index of β2-microglobulin is ˜ 71.00% and the loss of albumin is less than 4.0 g/4h. This dialysis modality prevents the development of dialysis-related amyloidosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in the population of patients treated with regular hemodiafiltration.
Oxidative Stress in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Authors: Jovanovic Jovan , Pantic Katarina , Milojevic Dragan , Milojevic Andjela , Canovic Petar , Zaric Milan , Zdravkovic Natasa , Andjelkovic Marija , Ravic Marko , Miloradovic Vladimir 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess and compare the oxidative stress status in STEMI and NSTEMI patients by measuring markers of free radical production and levels of antioxidant. The research was designed as an observational study with a cohort of 83 AMI hospitalized patients divided into a case (STEMI) and control (NSTEMI) group. In the study, we used the data from the patients’ electronic medical records and paper files and two scores (TIMI, and GRACE) analyzed routine biochemical parameters and biochemical assays for ROS. The statistical analysis included descriptive methods, hypothesis testing and bivariate correlation. In our research, the results clearly showed that patients with STEMI had an increased activity of vSOD compared with NSTEMI patients (p<0.01). Also, the levels of TBARS in plasma of patients with STEMI were significantly increased compared to the NSTEMI patients (p<0.01). Importantly, there were no differences between STEMI patients and NSTEMI patients, for the levels of O2
−, H2O2, NO, CAT, GSH. In STEMI patients, we found a positive correlation between TBARS and troponin level and a positive correlation between SOD and troponin level. In addition, our results also showed a positive correlation between AST levels and TBARS and a positive correlation between AST levels and SOD. We also found a positive correlation between GRACE score values and TBARS and SOD. Our study demonstrated that the levels of TBARS and SOD were significantly higher in STEMI patients than in NSTEMI.
Pharmacoeconomic Aspects of Treating Childhood Pneumonia - Cost of Illness Study Based on Data from Serbia
Authors: Kostić Marina J. , Vučković Živan M. , Desnica Jana V. , Knežević Sanja M. , Knežević Jasmina , Janković Slobodan M. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The pharmacoeconomic aspect of the treatment of pneumonia in the pediatric population is scarce analyzed in the countries of the Balkan region. This research aimed to determine the value of total hospital costs of treating childhood pneumonia from the Republic Fund of Health Insurance perspective. This retrospective cost of illness study was performed using the “from the bottom to the top” approach. It included 82 patients with childhood pneumonia who were treated at Clinical for pediatrics at Clinical Centre Kragujevac. The total costs of hospital treatment of pneumonia for the examined population were 4,095,293.73 RSD. The largest share in total hospital costs has the length of patient hospitalization (22%). The median total hospital costs per patient per year amounted to 40,249.91 RSD (4,793.10 - 142,149.63 RSD). Since the main determinants of overall costs of treating childhood pneumonia are the length of stay and noninvasive ventilation rate, therapeutic strategies should provide not only efficient treatment in compliance with current guidelines as also decreasing these determinants to offer a better pharmacoeconomic profile of childhood pneumonia.
“Never enough, never perfect”: Participatory activist practice in the museum
Authors: Sitzia Emilie 
Published: April 2024

AbstractRecent outbursts of activist interventions in museums have put a spotlight on the difficult relationship of cultural spaces with activism as they aspire to be forums, sites for civil, social, and cultural participation (Black, 2005; Byrne, 2018; Janes & Sandell, 2019; Pegno, 2021). On the one hand, museums want to be engaged and relevant, taking part in social dialogue as “agents of change” (Mouffe, 2016; Sandell, 2003). On the other, they often have complex relationships with the activists themselves, especially in the framework of participatory practices (Coffee, 2008; Lorente, 2015). This article focuses on the process of co-creation of an exhibition about the social history of AIDS at the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (the Mucem) in Marseille, France, and explores how this participatory project involving activists can help us better understand the challenges of museum activism. The core question this article addresses is: how did activists experience the co-creation participatory process, and what can the museum learn from it to inform their practice of museum activism?
Austin in the Lab: Empirically reconsidering the constative-performative distinction
Authors: Kornmesser Stephan , Bauer Alexander Max 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Austin’s groundbreaking distinction between constative and performative utterances and his investigation of how to act in saying something initiated a whole new research programme in linguistics and philosophy of language. Within this programme, the arguments and discussions concerning the constative-performative distinction are based on linguistic intuitions. However, generally, they are only based on the respective linguist’s or philosopher’s own intuitions. This fact makes the whole programme seem incomplete because the linguistic intuitions of native speakers should be considered an important contribution which, so far, is mostly missing. With this article, we contribute to closing this gap by empirically investigating native speakers’ linguistic intuitions with respect to the following four aims: Aim 1 is concerned with the question of whether Austin’s criteria for distinguishing between performatives and constatives work. In order to achieve Aim 2, we introduce a new criterion for distinguishing between constatives and performatives, representing what we call the event character of performatives. For Aim 3, we evaluate Austin’s presumably strongest argument to reject the constativeperformative distinction which we call the Constative Expositive Argument. Aim 4 is concerned with the much-discussed question of whether performatives have truth values and, thus, are statements. In order to achieve the four aims, we present the findings of an online study comparing native speakers’ responses to vignettes containing constative or performative utterances.