On the Relationships between Decision Management and Performance Measurement

Decision management is of utmost importance for the achievement of strategic and operational goals in any organisational context. Therefore, decisions should be considered as first-class citizens that need to be modelled, analysed, monitored to track their performance, and redesigned if necessary. Up to now, existing literature that studies decisions in the context of business processes has focused on the analysis of the definition of decisions themselves, in terms of accuracy, certainty, consistency, covering and correctness. However, to the best of our knowledge, no prior work exists that analyses the relationship between decisions and performance measurement. This paper identifies and analyses this relationship from three different perspectives, namely: the impact of decisions on process performance, the performance measurement of decisions, and the use of performance indicators in the definition of decisions. Furthermore, we also introduce solutions for the representation of these relationships based, amongst others, on the DMN standard.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad BELI (TIN2015-70560-R)Junta de Andalucía P12-TIC-1867Junta de Andalucía P10-TIC-590

Clinical characteristics of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, evaluation of the effectiveness of therapy in combination with palivizumab vaccination

The article deals the clinical manifestations of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, its diagnosis and treatment with an assessment of effectiveness, specific prevention of respiratory syncytial infection.В статье рассмотрены клинические проявления бронхолегочной дисплазии, ее диагностика и лечение с оценкой эффективности, специфическая профилактика респираторно- синцитиальной инфекции

Efficacy and safety of rociletinib versus chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC: the results of TIGER-3, a phase 3 randomized study

Introduction: The TIGER-3 (NCT02322281) study was initiated to compare the efficacy and safety of rociletinib, a third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that targets EGFR T790M and common EGFR-activating mutations, versus chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC who progressed on first- or second-generation EGFR TKIs. Methods: Patients with advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC with disease progression on standard therapy (previous EGFR TKI and platinum-based chemotherapy) were randomized to oral rociletinib (500 or 625 mg twice daily) or single-agent chemotherapy (pemetrexed, gemcitabine, docetaxel, or paclitaxel). Results: Enrollment was halted when rociletinib development was discontinued in 2016. Of 149 enrolled patients, 75 were randomized to rociletinib (n = 53: 500 mg twice daily; n = 22: 625 mg twice daily) and 74 to chemotherapy. The median investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS) was 4.1 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.6-5.4) in the rociletinib 500-mg group and 5.5 months (95% CI: 1.8-8.1) in the 625-mg group versus 2.5 months (95% CI: 1.4-2.9) in the chemotherapy group. An improved PFS was observed in patients with T790M-positive NSCLC treated with rociletinib (n = 25; 500 mg and 625 mg twice daily) versus chemotherapy (n = 20; 6.8 versus 2.7 mo; hazard ratio = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.28-1.07, p = 0.074). Grade 3 or higher hyperglycemia (24.0%), corrected QT prolongation (6.7%), diarrhea (2.7%), and vomiting (1.3%) were more frequent with rociletinib than chemotherapy (0%, 0%, 1.4%, and 0%, respectively). Conclusions: Rociletinib had a more favorable median PFS versus chemotherapy but had higher rates of hyperglycemia and corrected QT prolongation in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC who progressed on previous EGFR TKI. Incomplete enrollment prevented evaluation of the primary efficacy end point

Определение внеклеточного миокардиального матрикса методом двухэнергетической мультиспиральной томографии: систематический обзор с метаанализом

Background. The amount of extracellular myocardial matrix is a non-invasive tool for quantitative assessment of myocardial fibrosis. MRI with late gadolinium-enhancement is considered to be the “Gold standard” of non-invasive practice.  Dual Energy computed tomography is a new non-invasive approach for detection of myocardial fibrosis and its prognostic value remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to summarize all available data and to study prognostic value of DECT for the detection of fibrotic changes in myocardium.Methods. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, SCOPUS and Web of Science for cohort studies up to October 2021 that reported myocardial extracellular volume fraction quantification using contrast enhanced dual energy CT or/and MRI with delayed enhancement.Results. Eleven studies met eligibility criteria. A systematic analysis demonstrated the difference in extracellular volume fraction in patients with fibrotic and inflammation changes of the myocardium, as well as good comparability between DECT and MRI. The value of extracellular volume fraction in myocardium with fibrotic or inflammatory changes was higher than in healthy tissue, which makes it possible to use the ECV as a non-invasive marker of myocardial fibrosis.Введение. Неинвазивное измерение внеклеточного миокардиального матрикса (ВММ) является перспек тивным инструментом для количественной оценки фиброзной ткани в миокарде. “Золотым стандартом” неинвазивного определения принято считать магнитно-резонансную томографию (МРТ) с отсроченным контрастированием. Двухэнергетическая мультиспиральная компьютерная томография (ДЭКТ) является новым способом вычисления ВММ и ее прогностическая ценность по сравнению с другими методами при фиброзе различной этиологии остается неясной.Цель исследования: обобщение имеющихся данных и изучение прогностической ценности ДЭКТ для диагностики рубцовых изменений миокарда у взрослых пациентов.Материал и методы. Проводился систематический поиск опубликованных исследований в базах данных MEDLINE, EMBASE, Библиотеки Cochrane, SCOPUS и Web of Science, оценивающих измерение ВММ по данным двухэнергетической МСКТ и МРТ при фиброзе миокарда любой этиологии. В результате для метаанализа было отобрано 13 статей.Результаты. Представленные исследования продемонстрировали отличие показателя ВММ у пациентов с фиброзом или воспалением миокарда, а также хорошую сопоставимость результатов ДЭКТ и МРТ. Значение ВММ в участках с рубцовыми и воспалительными изменениями было выше, чем в неизмененном миокарде.Заключение. Отличие значения ВММ у пациентов с фиброзом миокарда различной этиологии и здоровых лиц позволяет использовать показатель ВММ по данным ДЭКТ в качестве неинвазивного маркера миокардиального фиброза

Сосудистые кальцинаты молочной железы как проявление системного атеросклероза

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are socially significant diseases and one of the main causes of death among women. There are no effective and uniform screening methods to prevent the prevalence and mortality of CVD. Breast artery calcifications may be one of the available tools for CVD risk stratification. The pathogenesis of calcification of the middle vessel wall, known as Mönckeberg's arteriosclerosis, is different from the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis that coronary arteries. However, research data supports a correlation between breast artery calcifications and risk factors for CVD. These factors include coronary atherosclerosis, detected by CT-coronarography.Purpose. To assess the prevalence of breast arterial calcification and to determine the association with cardiovascular risk factors, coronary artery calcification, atherosclerosis of brachiocephalic arteries and visceral branches of the abdominal aorta.Material and methods. 21 patients were hospitalized in the cardiology department. The patients underwent digital mammography to detect breast arterial calcifications. All patients also underwent CT coronary angiography with angiography of the abdominal aorta.Results. The use of the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney W-test with an abnormal distribution showed a correlation between the breast arterial calcifications and the calcium index (p = 0.0028), coronary artery stenosis (p = 0.040), calcification of the thoracic aorta wall (p = 0.035) and stenosis of the visceral branches of the abdominal aorta (p = 0.037).Conclusions. The breast arterial calcifications correlates with a more frequent detection of calcifications in the walls of the coronary arteries and a higher calcium index.Сердечно-сосудистые заболевания (ССЗ) относятся к социально значимым заболеваниям и являются одной из основных причин смертности среди женщин. Отсутствие эффективных и унифицированных методов скрининга препятствует уменьшению заболеваемости и распространенности ССЗ и смертности от них. Сосудистые кальцинаты в молочной железе могут стать одним из доступных инструментов страти фикации риска ССЗ. Патогенез кальциноза средней оболочки артерий, известный как артериокальциноз Менкеберга, отличается от патогенеза атеросклероза интимы, возникающего в коронарных артериях. Тем не менее исследования подтверждают корреляцию между сосудистыми кальцинатами в молочной железе и факторами риска ССЗ. К таким факторам относится атеросклероз коронарных артерий, выявляемый с помощью КТ-коронарографии.Цель работы: изучение связи сосудистых кальцинатов в молочной железе с факторами риска сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, атеросклерозом коронарных артерий, брахиоцефальных артерий и висцеральных ветвей брюшной аорты.Материал и методы. 21 пациентка, находящаяся на стационарном лечении в отделении кардиологии, была обследована на наличие сосудистых кальцинатов в молочных железах с помощью цифровой маммографии. Также всем пациенткам была выполнена КТ-коронарография с ангиографией брюшной аорты.Результаты. Применение W-критерия Уилкоксона–Манна–Уитни при ненормальном распределении показало взаимосвязь между наличием сосудистых кальцинатов в молочной железе и кальциевым индексом (р = 0,0028), стенозами коронарных артерий (р = 0,040), кальцинозом стенки грудной аорты (р = 0,035) и стенозами висцеральных ветвей брюшной аорты (р = 0,037).Заключение. Наличие кальцинатов в стенках сосудов молочных желез коррелирует с более частым выявлением кальцинатов в стенках коронарных артерий и более высоким кальциевым индексом

Analysis of the demand for video lectures in the discipline “Polyclinic Therapy”

Purpose — to analyze the annual dynamics of students’ views of video lectures on the discipline “Polyclinic Therapy”.Цель — проанализировать годовую динамику просмотров студентами видеолекций по дисциплине «Поликлиническая терапия»

Soil loss on the arable lands of the forest-steppe and steppe zones of European Russia and Siberia during the period of intensive agriculture

An assessment of the total soil loss from cultivated land was undertaken for the Chernozems–Kastanozems belt of European Russia and Siberia, based on the results of the National Soil Survey for administrative regions and the detailed study of three sentinel catchments, located in different parts of the Russian Plain. The soil profile truncation method was used to assemble data on soil erosion for the period of intensive agriculture, which ranged in duration between 110 and 230 years for the different parts of the sentinel study catchments and which had mean durations of 50–220 years for the total area of arable land comprising the administrative regions of Russia. The average value of the mean annual erosion rate for all regions of European Russia was estimated at 0.5 mm yr−1 for Chernozems and 0.4 mm yr−1 for Kastanozems, equivalent to ~6 t ha−1 yr−1 and ~4.8 t ha−1 yr−1, respectively. The total volume of soil eroded on arable lands during the period of ploughing, in the Chernozems–Kastanozems soil belt of Russia, amounted to 33.4 × 109 m3 (excluding sediment re-de-position on the arable land). The topography of arable slopes and the erosion index of precipitation are the critical factors determining the differences in the rates of soil loss, both at the level of small catchments and at regional level, while the duration of the ploughing period does not significantly affect the proportion of eroded land. The contribution of wind erosion to soil loss of the study regions located in the dry steppe zone is identified. It was established that the values of soil erosion rates obtained using the soil profile truncation method are in good agreement with the evaluation of soil erosion rates compiled during long-term monitoring of soil loss using runoff plots. Our rates of soil loss do not agree with recent estimates based on the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) for some administrative regions of European Russia with significant wind erosion