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Change within organizational culture
The paper aims to underline the importance of organizational culture. Although most of the time the culture of a company has an invisible presence, it remains one of the most important parts that forms a company. The paper reflects on how organizational culture can be changed, what are some of the most important facts regarding this process, why is this process so important and how the companyâs activity can be modified and improved. It is important to underline the fact that, at the present moment, organizational culture is a very important issue in the activity of worldwide companies, if we take into consideration the fast changing business environment and the globalization process that is taking place
The spectrum of Azerbaijanâs increasing economy
This paper aims to underline the key measures that Azerbaijan took during the past 20 years in regards to sustainable development. Although the country broke up from the Soviet Union in the 1990s, there has been a particular and precise preoccupation regarding its evolution as a nation. It is important to underline the fact that, in present time, Azerbaijan is an important country in the South Caucasus, which has economic relations with other parties such as the European Union, Turkey, Russia, and others. These relationships are based, mostly, on the fact that Azerbaijan is a reach resource country that supplies many countries with oil and gas
The spectrum of Azerbaijanâs increasing economy
This paper aims to underline the key measures that Azerbaijan took during the past 20 years in regards to sustainable development. Although the country broke up from the Soviet Union in the 1990s, there has been a particular and precise preoccupation regarding its evolution as a nation. It is important to underline the fact that, in present time, Azerbaijan is an important country in the South Caucasus, which has economic relations with other parties such as the European Union, Turkey, Russia, and others. These relationships are based, mostly, on the fact that Azerbaijan is a reach resource country that supplies many countries with oil and gas
Change within organizational culture
The paper aims to underline the importance of organizational culture. Although most of the time the culture of a company has an invisible presence, it remains one of the most important parts that forms a company. The paper reflects on how organizational culture can be changed, what are some of the most important facts regarding this process, why is this process so important and how the companyâs activity can be modified and improved. It is important to underline the fact that, at the present moment, organizational culture is a very important issue in the activity of worldwide companies, if we take into consideration the fast changing business environment and the globalization process that is taking place
Laparoscopic treatment of simple renal cyst
Laparoscopic resection of simple renal cyst is a method of choice (N.A. Lopatkin, 1999; I.
Coman, 2000; R. Boja, 2000; E. Angelescu, 2003), including by excision of symptomatic and
recurrent cysts, as an alternative to open and percutaneous surgery (Z.A. Kadyrov, 2000,).
Laparoscopic treatment of simple renal cysts is a well-standardized urological operation, with
minimal complications and practically no risk of recurrence (Rassweiller, 1998). New technologies of
endoscopic surgery are becoming gradually the gold standard in the treatment of many urological
diseases. Analysis of the treatment results and presentation of own experience in laparoscopic
resection of simple renal cysts. The study was made on the basis of 17 operated patients with simple
renal cyst (5 men and 12 women) during 2009 - 2010 years in the Department of Urology from
Clinical Republican Hospital, Moldova. Patient age ranged from 21 to 65 years (average 48.3 years).
Mandatory screening of the patients included ultrasound and intravenous urography, and in some
cases, CT in the urographyc mode and selective angiography. In 8 (47%) patients the cyst was found
on the left (17,6% - middle segment, 29,5% - upper segment of the kidney), 9 (53%) patients on the
right (17,6% - middle and 35,2% - inferior segment of the kidney). All cysts located at the middle
segment were of lateral location. As a result of instrumental examination were revealed unvascular
liquid formations with a diameter from 5,6 up to 10,5 cm (mean 7.8 cm) with extra renal location.
Laparoscopic resection of renal cysts was implemented in 15 (88,2%) cases. From the total number of
operated patients laparoscopic resection was converted to open surgeiy in 2 (11,8%) cases due to
technical difficulties of laparoscopic resection of renal cysts. From the total number of operations,
simultaneously with laparoscopic resection of renal cysts were performed: in one case (5.9%)
laparoscopic cholecystectomy, in the second case (5,9%) laparoscopic cholecystectomy and
laparoscopic resection of a hydatid cyst of the liver. Hospitalization period of the patients averaged
6.2 days, postoperative period was 2.8 days. The duration of operation ranged from 28 to 62 minutes,
average length - 34.6 minutes. A check up of patients after 3 and 6 months after surgery showed no
recurrence of cysts. Results of treatment of simple renal cysts by laparoscopic surgery are comparable
with open operations, and have such great advantages as: reducing of the length of patientsâ
hospitalization, the lack of postoperative scars, rapid postoperative recovery and earlier return to the
social and working life. Transperitoneal access in laparoscopy allows solving several surgical
problems simultaneously (laparoscopic cholecystectomy, resection of the liver cyst, plastia of the
esophageal hernia, etc.)
Renal Anomalies
This chapter is dedicated to the main renal anomalies detectable by ultrasound. Anomalies of the lower urinary tract will be addressed in a separate chapter. The anomalies presented are renal agenesis, renal development variants, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, multicystic dysplastic kidney disease, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, obstructive cystic dysplasia, pelvis dilatation, renal tumors, and nonchromosomal syndromes associated with renal anomalies. All chapters are structured similar into definition, incidence, pathology, ultrasound findings, differential diagnosis, and clinical facts
Surgical treatment of renal stones by pyelolithotomy
Catedra Urologie Ći Nefrologie ChirurgicalÄ, USMF âN.TestemiĆŁanuâ, SecĆŁia Urologie, IMSP Spitalul Clinic Republican, Al V-lea Congres de Urologie, DializÄ Ći Transplant Renal din Republica Moldova cu participare internaĆŁionalÄ (1-13 iunie 2011)Summary. Objective of the present study was estimation of the efficacy of surgical treatment in renal lithiasis by pyelolithotomy. The study was performed on a group of patients with urolithiasis treated in the Clinic of Urology and Surgical Nephrology, RCH during the years 2009-2010 and included 97 patients, 38 (39.2%) men and 59 (60.8% ) women undergoing surgical treatment by pyelolithotomy. The stone-free rate was of 96.9%, 3 patientsâ residual stones were detected, which were resolved by ESWL. The most common postoperative complications were: fever - 30.9%, extravasation of urine - 27.8%, acute pyelonephritis - 14.4%, sepsis - 4.1%. Conclusion: pielolithotomy is actually surgical technique for treatment of kidney stones. In the absence of modern endoscopic treatment of urolithiasis as NLP, ESWL open surgery remains a successful alternative, with a high rate of âstone freeâ and a minimum recurrence frequency of complications, which differs from international authors
Optimized ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Thymus comosus Heuff. ex Griseb. et Schenk (wild thyme) and their bioactive potential
An optimized ultrasound-assisted extractive method was developed to obtain a polyphenol-enriched extract from
the aerial parts of Thymus comosus Heuff. ex Griseb. et Schenk. Optimization process was conducted based on
Design of Experiment (DoE) principles, determining the influence of three independent variables (time, ultrasound
amplitude, ethanol concentration) on the total phenolic content of the extract (dependent variable).
Additionally, the phenolic composition of the extract was characterized through UHPLC-HRMS, revealing beside
the most abundant flavonoid-type compounds the presence of salvianolic acids C, D and L in high amounts.
Phytochemical profile of the extract was correlated with its antioxidant activity (tested through five complementary
assays) and enzyme-inhibitory potential, showing important antiglucosidase and anticholinesterase
effects. Overall, it was concluded that the developed method is suitable for obtaining a good recovery of both
phenolic and non-phenolic compounds from Thymus comosus aerial parts, and their presence in the optimized
extract is responsible for its pharmacological potential.This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian Ministry of
Education and Research, CNCS â UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P1-
1.1-PD-2019-1245, within PNCDI IIIâ. The authors are grateful to the
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial
support through national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020), and for the contracts of J. Pinela (CEECIND/01011/2018) and L.
Barros (institutional scientific employment program-contract).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Development of an optimized drying process for the recovery of bioactive compounds from the Autumn Fruits of Berberis vulgaris L. and Crataegus monogyna Jacq
Hot air drying has proven to be an efficient method to preserve specific edible plant materials
with medicinal properties. This is a process involving chemical, physical, and biological
changes in plant matrices. Understanding these processes will lead to an improvement in the yields
of bioactive compounds. This study aims to optimize the drying process of two speciesâ fruits used
in folk medicine, Berberis vulgaris and Crataegus monogyna. The optimized extractsâ antioxidant capacity
was assessed using various assays, with the barberry extract showing very good activity
(50.85, 30.98, and 302.45 mg TE/g dw for DPPH, TEAC, and FRAP assays, respectively). Both species
exerted good fungal α-glucosidase inhibitory activity (IC50 = 0.34 and 0.56 mg/mL, respectively) but
no activity on mammalian α-glucosidase. Additionally, this study identified and quantified the
main bioactive compounds. The results presented herein are a breakthrough in industrializing this
drying process. Additional studies are necessary to mechanistically understand the drying process
involved in these plant materials.This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research,
CNCSâUEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-5360.The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT; Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020), the national funding for F.C.T. and P.I. and through the institutional scientific employment program contract for M.I.D., and L.B. The authors are grateful to FEDERâInterreg EspañaâPortugal programme
for financial support through the project TRANSCoLAB 0612_TRANS_CO_LAB_2_P.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
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