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Sales Revenues and Corporate Sustainability Performance: an Efficiency Analysis of the 20 Top Companies Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Authors: Matuszewska-Pierzynka Agnieszka 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Research background
Generally, corporate sustainability studies focus on identifying the relationship between corporate sustainability performance and corporate financial performance among different companies without measuring the company’s efficiency based on sustainability pillar scores.

Purpose
The essential aim of this paper is to explain the differentiation of business efficiency in terms of corporate sustainability performance by answering the question of how sustainability pillar scores influence the relative efficiency of a company?

Research methodology
The empirical studies were conducted among the 20 top companies listed on the WSE for the period of 2019–2021 with the use of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

Results
The research hypothesis, which states that more efficient companies are characterized by a higher level of sustainability in all its particular dimensions, cannot be positively verified, because a positive and statistically significant correlation dependence between the average efficiency measure and average sustainability pillar scores existed only for the governance dimension.

Novelty
The estimation of efficiency measure based on corporate sustainability performance has included not only environmental, social and governance dimensions, but also the economic one, which was represented by the long-term returns pillar score.
An Inferential Response of Organizational Culture upon Human Capital Development: A Justification on the Healthcare Service Sector
Authors: Sen Loknath , Kumar Arya , Biswal Saroj Kanta 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Research background
Many studies have declared the influence of organizational culture on the performance of employees, however little attention was given to the correlation of organizational culture and human capital development in the healthcare sector in the Indian context.

Purpose
The current study intends to elucidate the effects that organizational culture has on the development of Human Capital for various healthcare service sector organizations in Odisha.

Research methodology
A total of 300 responses were gleaned from various employees employed in different healthcare service sector organizations operating in the Odisha market. The positive influence of Organizational Culture (OC) was observed on the development of human capital as was found from the results of the data analysis.

Results
From the findings of the study the positive influence of various Reward Systems, Trend towards Participation and Trust was observed on the development of human capital. However, the results of the study showed no significant influence of the dimensions of information systems on the development of human capital.

Novelty
There are no previous studies which have substantiated the positive impacts of Organizational Culture on Human Capital Development (HCD) which were explicit to the Indian healthcare service sector. Furthermore, the findings of this study provide a unique insight into the influences of certain elements of organizational culture upon developing the human capital of healthcare service sector employees in the Indian context.
Diversification of agricultural activity in the territorial breakdown of Lubuskie Province
Authors: Szczuciński Przemysław 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Research background
Each type of administrative unit, including cities, towns and villages, plays a different role in the regional economy. In the case of rural areas, their most important function is agricultural production.

Purpose
This paper offers a contribution to the discussion on the review of the agricultural development strategy for Lubuskie Province. It attempts to present selected characteristics of the agricultural sector in a cross-section of municipalities of Lubuskie Province against the background of the general features of the agricultural sector in the region. Its purpose is to draw the attention of regional authorities and institutions to the heterogeneity of agricultural development within its territory.

Research methodology
The research was conducted using a principal component analysis as one of the methods of the graphical presentation of multivariate data. Data from the National Agricultural Census 2020 was used in the analysis.

Results
The results of the research corroborate the hypothesis of the existence of significant differences in the agricultural sector in the area of the examined rural and urban-rural municipalities in the region, and the need for differentiation of the measures used by the regional authorities to support agriculture in its territorial cross-section.

Novelty
The paper presents the results of a research on the heterogeneity of the development of the agricultural sector in the municipalities of the examined region. Such an analysis has never before been carried out for the province under consideration.
Dendrimers as Antimicrobial Agents in the Central Nervous System Infections. A Review
Authors: Kucková Katarína , Bhide Mangesh 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the central nervous system that affects people all over the world.Streptococcus pneumoniaeandNeisseria meningitidisare the most common pathogens causing meningeal inflammation in Europe. Treatment with standard antibiotics is becoming ineffective, not only due to their inability to cross the blood-brain barrier, but also due to rising antibiotic resistance. As a result, novel therapeutics to combat the infection are required. A promising solution could be therapeutic nanomolecules, such as dendrimers, some of which have antimicrobial properties due to their chemical structure. Additionally, they may be decorated with a suitable therapeutic and central nervous system homing peptides to construct nano-drug delivery systems, which can effectively cross the blood-brain barrier. To synthesize safe dendrimeric nano-drug delivery system it is necessary to select the best dendrimer candidates with antimicrobial activity and to understand pharmacosafety, pharmacokinetics and dynamics. This review provides a brief overview of dendrimers and their antimicrobial properties as they have been studied in relation to the blood-brain barrier and existing antibiotics.
Herd-Level Risk Factors for Lameness, Leg Injuries, Thin Body Condition and Mastitis on Algerian Dairy Farms
Authors: Abdelouahed Kechroud A. , Latifa Merdaci , Kamel Miroud , Eddine Gherissi D. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
This present study aims to investigate the relationship of herd characteristics and management practices with the prevalence of clinical and severe lameness, hock and knee injuries, thin cows, and mastitis at the herd level on Algerian dairy farms. Altogether 1210 dairy cows from 107 farms were examined and the clinical aspects related to studied affections were recorded. Multivariable regression models were built to analyse the relationship between the risk factors and the occurrence of health indicators. Overlay, the health outcomes were multifactorial, with pasture access (P < 0.001), scraping frequency (P < 0.01), and floor regularity (P = 0.05) as the main factors causing lameness. Factors associated with both hock and knee injuries (score ≥ 2) were lower cow number (P < 0.01), more days spent on pasture (P < 0.001), and poorer straw amount for bedding (P < 0.001). Some farming practice, in particular, providing proper amount of concentrate feeds (P < 0.001), higher scraping frequency (P < 0.01), thicker bedding (P < 0.001), and having younger dairy cows (P = 0.058), were associated with a lower within-herd prevalence of thin cows. While, more days on pasture increased the percentage of under-conditioned cows (P < 0.01). The inadequate hygienic conditions of the floor (P < 0.001), improper milking procedures (P < 0.05), and shorter dry period (P < 0.05) increased the clinical mastitis occurrence. Our results highlighted the specific management practices responsible for increasing health risks and provided useful information for the farmers and veterinarians to make preventive and controlling strategies for lameness, leg injuries, low body condition and mastitis on dairy farms.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Pastoralists and Animal Health Workers on Tick-Borne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Nnabuife Henry E. , Matur Bernard M. , Ogo Ndudim I. , Goselle Obed N. , Kamani Joshua , Mwansat Georgina S. , Weka Rebecca , Adedeji Yinka , Osemeka Henry , Amoche Jolly , Egwu Oko K. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Tick-borne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses (SFGR) is a serious disease reported in low income communities of many developed countries. The dearth of information on the existence of SFGR in most developing countries particularly in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) including Nigeria, has been attributed to many factors chiefly amongst which are; poor knowledge of the disease, limitation of diagnostic capacity, leading to misdiagnosis and under reporting of some infectious zoonotic diseases such as SFGR. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pastoralists (livestock farmers) and animal health workers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions/practices towards ticks and tick-borne SFGR affecting livestock in 3 Local Government Areas (LGA): i.e., in Plateau State, Nigeria and including Jos the Capital City of the State. A total of 141 semi-structured questionnaires were administered to respondents including 90 pastoralists and 51 health workers from different veterinary clinics. Interestingly, the pastoralists expressed no knowledge about SFGR, although 61.36 % reported a history of tick infestation. Among the animal health workers, about 76.47 % expressed some knowledge about the disease, but lacked knowledge of the diagnosis of the disease. The findings indicate that there was the need for an increase awareness on SFGR and its predisposing factors among relevant stakeholders in the Plateau State, Nigeria.
Efficiency and safety of Tapentadol with immediate release for postoperative analgesia in cardiac surgery patients
Authors: Sorokina L. S. , Fomina D. V. , Semenkova M. A. , Eremenko A. A. 
Published: June 2023

The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the use of a tablet form of Tapentadol central analgesic for postoperative analgesia in cardiac surgery patients.Materials and methods. In the observational study, the scheme of postoperative analgesia of the tablet form of Tapentadol with immediate release was evaluated. The drug was used in 20 patients after various cardiac surgical interventions. The intensity of the pain syndrome during the patient’s motor activity (cough, deep breath) and at rest was assessed on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS). As an additional objective criterion for the effectiveness of analgesia, the method of incentive spirometry was used. Analgesia was performed for 2 to 4 postoperative days. Basic analgesia: tablet form of Tapentadol of 50 mg 2 times a day. Additional analgesia: Ketoprofen «on demand» intravenously at a dose of 100 mg (depending on the severity of the pain syndrome at VAS > 40 mm). Therapy was started in the ICU, then, continued after transfer to the specialized surgical department.Results. On the second postoperative day, the average pain intensity was higher, within 30 mm of VAS (mild pain), however, 35% of patients had high values (from 50 to 70 mm), and therefore additional Ketoprofen analgesia at a dose of 100 mg was required. In the following postoperative days, after the removal of drains, the average severity of the pain syndrome was lower, within 15–17mm according to VAS and additional anesthesia was not required. The analgesic effect of Tapentadol had a positive effect on the respiratory function with an increase in maximum inspiratory lung capacity (MILC) by 1.5 times from the beginning of the study. Adverse events typical of opioid analgesics, such as nausea, weakness, drowsiness, intestinal paresis, were noted in a minimal number of patients and passed without discontinuation of the drug.Conclusion. The high analgesic effect has been demonstrated, as well as a good safety profile of using the minimum daily dose of the tablet form of the drug Tapentadol in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery.
Personalized prediction of acute kidney injury in patients with pancreatic necrosis
Authors: Lopushkov A. V. , Turovets M. I. , Burchuladze N. Sh. , Popov A. S. , Zyubina E. N. , Spiridonov E. G. , Kandybina I. G. , Vorobyova A. A. , Mikhin I. V. 
Published: June 2023

Relevance. The incidence of acute pancreatitis is growing worldwide, being one of the leading causes of hospitalization in urgent surgery. The most common complication of pancreatic necrosis (PN) in the aseptic phase is acute kidney injury (AKI), which is an independent risk factor for an unfavorable outcome.The objective was to develop a personalized risk model for AKI in the aseptic phase of pancreatic necrosis.Materials and methods. A comparative cohort study of the results of treatment of 502 patients with pancreatic necrosis was conducted. The primary endpoint was considered to be the development of AKI, for the development of a personalized model of the probability of its development in sterile pancreatic necrosis, binary logistic regression analysis was used.Results. A model of independent variables was developed that reliably (p < 0.001) determined that with an increase in age by 1 year, the probability of developing AKI increased by 2.3%, and with a history of chronic kidney disease in a patient – by 3.2 times.The same model demonstrates that the risk of AKI in patients with pancreatic necrosis with an increase in glomerular filtration rate by 1 ml·min–1·1.73 m2 and with the use of balanced crystalloid solutions decreased by 5.0% and 3.0 times, respectively.The specificity of the model was 79.8%, sensitivity – 79.1%.Conclusion. The proposed model makes it possible to reliably predict the individual risk of AKI on the first day of hospitalization.
Epidemiology and outcomes of respiratory distress in newborns
Authors: Aleksandrovich Yu. S. , Temirova J. A. , Vasiliev S. V. , Boronina I. V. , Bykov Yu. V. 
Published: June 2023

Respiratory distress of newborns is one of the most frequent causes of infant admission to intensive care units, the development of severe complications of the neonatal period and lethal outcomes.The objective was to study the epidemiology and outcomes of respiratory distress in newborns requiring intensive care measures.Materials and methods. The design was a retrospective observational study. We examined 180 newborns, the mean weight was 1620 (1075–2197.5) g, and the gestational age was 31.8 (29–34.5) weeks. Apgar score at minute 1 was 5 (4–7) and at minute 5 was 7 (6–7) scores. The duration of artificial lung ventilation was 2 (12.5–242) hours, and the duration of treatment in the NICU was 10 (6–19) days. Lethal outcomes occurred in 6 (3%) cases.Results. The most frequent cause of respiratory distress in newborns was respiratory distress syndrome in newborns (53%). The second place was occupied by asphyxia in childbirth (31%). Intra-amniotic infection was detected in 11 (6%) newborns, and intrauterine pneumonia in 5 (3%) infants. Transient tachypnea was registered in 6 (3%) newborns, and meconium aspiration syndrome – in 8 (4%) patients. In premature infants, the most severe course of respiratory distress was noted in pneumonia and asphyxia, in mature infants – in meconium aspiration syndrome. The maximum duration of intensive care measures was observed in intra-amniotic infection – 16 days and respiratory distress syndrome – 11 days. The outcome in 47% was favorable – complete recovery. Unfavorable outcomes included intraventricular hemorrhage (12%), combination of two or more complications (20%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (5%), and persistent arterial ductus (4%).Conclusion. The outcome of respiratory distress in newborns with adequate assessment of the severity of the condition and timely initiated evidence-based treatment is determined not by the main clinical diagnosis, but by the gestational age and severity of the infant condition at the time of birth.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Cooperatif Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Pemahaman Di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Ainur Rahma , Fadhilaturrahmi Fadhilaturrahmi , Pebriana Putri Hana , Kusuma Yanti Yandri , Mufarizuddin Mufarizuddin 
Published: June 2023

<span lang="EN-AU">Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya hasil keterampilan membaca pemahaman siswa pada materi teks cerita anak di kelas III SDN 013 kumantan. Salah satu solusi untuk mengatasi masalah ini adalah dengan menerapkan model CIRC. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatkan keterampilan membaca pemahaman siswa pada materi teks cerita dengan menerapkan model CIRC pada siswa kelas III SDN 013 Kumantan. </span><span lang="EN-US">Design penelitian menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas, dengan jenis penelitian kualitatif. Subjek pada penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas III SDN 013 Kumantan yang berjumlah sebanyak 9 siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data berupa observasi aktivitas guru dan siswa dan tes membaca pemahaman siswa yang berupa pemberian soal tertulis yang dikerjakan secara individu. </span><span lang="EN-AU">Teknik analisis data yang dikumpulkan dalam penelitian ini adalah perpaduan dari data kuantitatif dan data kualitatif. Data kualiatatif digunakan untuk menganalisis data kemampuan pemecahan masalah selama proses pembelajaran berlangsung. Data kuantitatif dalam penelitian ini adalah nilai tes membaca pemahaman siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan jumlah siswa yang mencapai kriteria ketuntasan minimum (KKM) dan peningkatan nilai rata-rata kelas dan klasikal. nilai rata-rata dan persentasi ketuntasan klasikal siklus I pertemuan I 44,44%, pada siklus I pertemuan II </span><span lang="EN-AU">55,55</span><span lang="EN-AU">% dan siklus II pertemuan I 66,67% pada siklus II Pertemuan II </span><span lang="EN-AU">88,89</span><span lang="EN-AU">%</span><span lang="EN-US">. Kesimpulannya penerapan model pembelajaran CIRC dapat meningkatkan kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa di Sekolah Dasar.</span>
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Snowball Throwing Berbantuan Media Power Point Terhadap Hasil Belajar IPA
Authors: Anadia Putri , Syaflin Sylvia Lara , Hermansah Bambang 
Published: June 2023

<p>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Snowball Throwing berbantuan media power point terhadap hasil belajar IPA kelas V SDN 1 Negeri Pakuan. Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian preetest-posttest control group desaign. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa-siswi SD Negeri 1 Negeri Pakuan dengan jumlah 296 orang , dengan menggunakan sample teknik random sampling, sampel kelas 5A sebagai kelas eksperimen dengan memberikan perlakuan menggunakan model pembelajaran snowball throwing berbantuan media power point dan kelas 5B sebagai kelas kontrol dengan menggunakan pembelajaran konvensional, pengumpulan data menggunakan metode tes dalam bentuk tes essay. Data yang diperoleh menggunakan uji t independent samples test, hasil analisis data diperoleh nilai sig (2-tailed) sebesar 0,000 &lt; 0.05 sehingga ditarik kesimpulan bahwa Ha diterima, berarti ada pengaruh model pembelajaran snowball throwing berbantuan media power point terhadap hasil belajar IPA siswa kelas V SDN 1 Negeri Pakuan. </p>
Cognitive Functioning and Visual System Characteristics in Schizophrenia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Tumova M. A. , Shoshina I. I. , Stanovaya V. V. , Huseinova Z. T. , Fernandes T. P. , Ivanov M. V. 
Published: June 2023

Background: increasing interest in visual disturbances in schizophrenia is connected with the fact that they are a potential biomarker for objectiﬁcation of a mental condition. The nature of the relationship between visual disturbances and higher-level cognitive functions in schizophrenia remains understudied.The aim of the study was to investigate differences in visual information processing between individuals with paranoid schizophrenia and healthy individuals, and to analyze the relationship between visual system characteristics with clinical and cognitive factors.Patients and methods: thirty-three patients with the paranoid form of schizophrenia and 19 healthy subjects were included in the cross-sectional study. Cognitive impairment was assessed using a battery of BACS tests, and the severity of the mental state was assessed using the PANSS scale. Contrast sensitivity characteristics were measured by computer visocontrastometry.Results: the study found that the visual system of persons with schizophrenia is characterized by hypersensitivity in the high and midrange, but decreased sensitivity in the low-frequency range. Decreased sensitivity in the low-frequency range was associated with better cognitive functioning and less pronounced productive symptoms. Medium frequencies at the trend level correlated with the digit sequencing tests, assessing working memory, and verbal ﬂuency, reﬂecting speed of information processing.Conclusions: our ﬁndings expand information on the character of the relationship between contrast sensitivity and cognitive function. The results of study will provide the basis for further research on the development of more effective non-medicinal methods to improve cognitive functioning.
Mental Disorders in Hypo- and Hyperthyroidism: History of the Problem and Some Hypotheses of Potential Psychosomatic Research
Authors: Dmitrenko K. Yu. , Khaikina I. A. , Sadkova O. A. , Fadeev V. V. , Romanov D. V. 
Published: June 2023

Background: the problem of diseases of the thyroid gland (TG) remains relevant. The clinical picture and prevalence of diseases, as a rule, is analysed depending on the nosological form and severity of endocrinopathy. However, the estimated cases of morbidity syndrome on the basis of modern systemic diseases, the alleged reasonable appointment of endocrinopathies with places — the outcome of the syndromic/functional situation of thyroid disease, are divided into suspected either hypo- or hyperthyroidism.Objective: analysis of publications on the birth of diseases in hypo- and hyperthyroidism with the earliest possible search depth (publications since 1835), aimed at identifying current problems and relevant characteristics.Material and method: according to the key features “hypothyroidism”, “hyperthyroidism”, “mental disorders”, “depression”, “anxiety”, “psychosis”, literary sources in the MEDLINE/PubMed Scopus, Google Scientist databases were signiﬁcant and studied.Conclusion: as a result of the analysis of the literature, it was revealed that the number of studies of the prevalence of diseases among the population in thyroid diseases compared to other somatic diseases is small, and many questions about the relationship between mantal diseases and diseases of thyroid glands that are currently unresolved. The thyroid gland is limited to affective and anxiety symptoms/syndromes, and genetic belonging to certain categories (nosogenic, somatogenic, endoform) is not qualiﬁed. At the same time, a number of signiﬁcant aspects of the problem are discussed: “common symptoms” of mental afﬁliation and thyroidopathy, duplicating/ imitating each other; psychopathological prodromes and “masks” of thyroid diseases; stress induction, such as in Graves’ disease; psychopathological disorders, such as non-psychotic and psychotic registries, with analysis of the characteristics of limb features for the use of the thyroid gland.