Antecedents and outcomes of consumer environmentally friendly attitudes and behaviour

With the intensification of problems relating to the environment, a growing number of consumers are becoming more ecologically conscious in their preferences and purchases of goods. This paper presents the results of a study conducted among 500 Cypriot consumers, focusing on the factors that shape consumer environmental attitudes and behaviour, as well as on the resulting outcomes. The findings confirmed that both the inward and outward environmental attitudes of a consumer are positively influenced by his/her degree of collectivism, long-term orientation, political involvement, deontology, and law obedience, but have no connection with liberalism. The adoption of an inward environmental attitude was also found to be conducive to green purchasing behaviour that ultimately leads to high product satisfaction. On the other hand, an outward environmental attitude facilitates the adoption of a general environmental behaviour, which is responsible for greater satisfaction with life. The findings of the study have important implications for shaping effective company offerings to consumers in target markets, as well as formulating appropriate policies at the governmental level to enhance environmental sensitivity among citizens

STRAIN ELASTOGRAPHY EFFICIENCY FOR THYROID GLAND CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Present study is based on diagnosis results of 61 patients with focal lesions in thyroid gland. In our paper we applied ultrasonic scanner Toshiba Aplio 500 with strain elastography function. All patients were indicated fine-needle aspiration biopsy and cytological examination of biopsy specimen. All patients were divided into two groups. The first group contained 19 patients with thyroid gland cancer, in the second group there were 42 patients with colloid cellular goiter. To assess results of strain elastography we applied scale Ueno with modification С. Asteria. After processing received results we had following data: focal lesions, valued in 3 and 4 points, were qualified properly in 15 patients, foci with 1 and 2 points were correct in 37 patients. Diagnostic efficiency for thyroid gland cancer diagnosis was: sensitivity – 78.9%, specificity – 88.1%, accuracy – 85.2%

Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis in young patients with coronary artery disease using a non-invasive biomarker

Aim. To develop a combined biomarker for non-invasive diagnostics of the severity of coronary artery (CA) atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and in those without clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis under 50 years of age using structural and functional parameters of large arteries and the lipid profile.Material and methods. A total of 92 patients with CAD and 28 healthy ones were included. Depending on the results of coronary angiography, patients with CAD were divided into 3 groups: without hemodynamically significant stenosis (HSS) (HSS1<50%, n=30), with HSS of one CA (HSS1>50%, n=37), with HSS of 2 and more CA (HSS2>50%, n=25). The subjects underwent a biochemical blood test, carotid duplex ultrasound, volumetric sphygmography.Results. In individuals with HSS1<50%, lipid metabolism disorders were diagnosed in 63,3% (n=19), in HSS1>50% group — 78,4% (n=29), in HSS2>50% group — 92% of cases (n=23) (p1-3<0,05). Carotid intima-media thickness exceeding the threshold level was found in 40% of patients with HSS1<50%, in 51% of patients with HSS1>50% and 64% of patients with HSS2>50% (p1-3<0,05). According to the results of volumetric sphygmography, the severity of CA atherosclerosis was associated with a higher pulse wave velocity and L-/CAVI1.At the next stage, a complex parameter for predicting coronary atherosclerosis (CA biomarker) was developed, including sex, structural and functional indicators of the arteries (intima-media thickness, в-stiffness index, L-/CAVI1) and biochemical parameters (total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins). In healthy people, the level of CA biomarker was 2,7 (95% CI, 2,3-3,9); in patients with CAD with any degree of CA lesion — 6,4 (95% CI, 5,2-9,6). The CA biomarker threshold of 5 points with a sensitivity of 87,5% and a specificity of 90,5% was determined as the optimal cut-off point; area under the curve — 0,965 (95% CI, 0,943-0,987) (p<0,0001).Conclusion. In patients with CAD, the presence and degree of coronary atherosclerosis are associated with the deterioration of most structural and functional artery parameters. The developed complex CA biomarker is of interest for non-in-vasive screening of preclinical CA atherosclerosis in patients with a low relative risk

Benchmarking ten codes against the recent GSI measurements of the nuclide yields from [sup 208]Pb, [sup 197]Au, and [sup 238]U + p reactions at 1 GeV/nucleon

A qualitative and quantitative comparison of the recent GSI measurements of the nuclide yields from {sup 208}Pb and {sup 238}U at 1 GeV/nucleon and {sup 198}Au at 800 MeV/nucleon interactions with protons with the codes LAHET (with both ISABEL and Bertini options), CEM95, CEM97, CEM2k, CASCADE, CASCADE/INPE, YIELDX, HETC, and INUCL is presented. The predictive power of these codes is reasonable for nuclides in the near spallation region but is worse for deep spallation and much worse in the fission region. None of these codes agree well with the data in the whole mass region of product nuclides and all must be improved to become reliable tools for accelerator-driven applications

Corrigendum: The effect of azoximer bromide (Polyoxidonium®) in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease (COVID-19): an open-label, multicentre, interventional clinical study

The authors wish to make the following corrections to their article: Efimov SV, Matsiyeuskaya NV, Boytsova OV, et al. Corrigendum: The effect of azoximer bromide (Polyoxidonium®) in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease (COVID-19): an open-label, multicentre, interventional clinical study. Drugs in Context 2021; 10: 2021-11-1. DOI: 10.7573/dic.2020-11-

Gender-Age Distribution of Patients with COVID-19 at Different Stages of Epidemic in Moscow

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic around the world and in Russia remains a major event of 2020. All over the world, research is being conducted to comprehensively study the patterns and manifestations of the epidemic  process. The main quantitative characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics among the population, based on the data of official monitoring over the current situation, play an important role in the development of  the epidemiological surveillance system.The aim of this study is to explore the peculiarities of age-gender distribution of COVID-19 patients in Moscow.Material and methods. The data related to the epidemiological characteristics of age-gender structure of COVID-19 patients in Moscow between March 19, 2020 and April 15, 2020, at different stages of the  epidemic were retrospectively analyzed.Results and discussion. The mean age of COVID-19 patients in Moscow was 46,41±20,58 years. The gender ratio (male/female) among the patients was 52.7/47.3 %, wherein the indicators varied depending upon the  age. Male/female ratio in the age group “under 39” stood at 53.7/46.3 %, and “over 40 years of age” – at  39.3/60.7 %. The predominant age range among male cases was 19 to 39 years old – 35.4 %, while among female patients – 40–59 years (36.5 %). The age distribution of patients in Moscow is indicative of the fact that COVID-19 is a disease that primarily affects older age groups. The age structure of all COVID-19 cases during the observation period is characterized by predominance of adult patients over 19 years of age – 92,7 % (92,6–92,8 %), the share of patients aged 40–59 years is 35,7% (35,5–35,9 %). The differences in the age distribution in males and females are as follows: in the male cohort, the age groups 19–39 years old and 40–59 years old prevail – 35.4 % (35.1–35.7 %) and 34.9 % (34.6–35.2 %), respectively. The age group 40–59 years old – 36.5 % (36.3–36.8%) dominates in the female cohort