THE EFFECT OF AGE ON RESULTS OBTAINED BY MARES DURING STATIONARY AND FIELD PERFORMANCE TESTS CONDUCTED IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 2001-2010

The study encompassed a population of noble mares, assessed in Poland during performance tests. The statistical analysis pertained to results obtained by warmblood mares within a period of 10 years. Performance tests were conducted in II systems: field and stationary. The analysis encompassed 1490 mares, each of which participated in at least one performance test. The conducted study revealed statistically significant differences between average results obtained by 2-3 year-old mares and 4-year-olds only in the free jumping and rideability categories – in favor of 4-year-old mares. No statistically significant differences were noted between average scores for: walk, trot and gallop. The study did not reveal the impact of age on final scores for warmblood mares for the following traits during performance tests: walk, trot and gallop. Age did impact the results of: free jumping and rideability. The authors believe that the horses’ natural gait (its movements since infancy) is determined genetically and does not depend on age or length of training

THE USE OF GONIOMETRY IN EQUESTRIAN AND CYNOLOGICAL SPORTS

Methods of mapping and measuring an animal’s gait have found an application in equestrian and cynological sports. One of the key elements of diagnosing a dog or horse’s gait is an assessment of movement range in individual joints. Digital image registration, frame-by-frame analysis of all phases (steps) enables researchers to pinpoint abnormalities in the way an animal moves. Goniometry, the measurement of angles between bones connected by joints, assumes values for intervals defined for species and anatomic structures. Properly functioning joints allow an animal to shift its weight onto individual body parts without any effort. A proper gait not only testifies that an animal has good utility value for sports, but is also a key economic aspect taken under consideration when evaluating animals for breeding purposes

THE EFFECT OF THE BREED OF WARMBLOOD MARES ON RESULTS OBTAINED DURING STATIONARY AND FIELD PERFORMANCE TESTS IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 2001-2010

The aim of the research was to determine the effect of breed on results obtained by warmblood mares during stationary and field performance tests. Research encompassed results obtained by 1490 mares participating in stationary and field performance tests in Poland in the years 2001-2010. The population was comprised of 17 breeds. Name abbreviations are displayed in Table 1. As a result of significant differences in the number of individual animals comprising each breed and in order to maintain the comparability of results, the entire population was divided into four breed groups: Half-Blood, Greater Poland, Lesser Poland and foreign breeds. Minimal and maximum score ranges were shown, as well as mathematical averages (MA) and standard deviation (SD) in the studied population. Statistical differences between average utility point values obtained by the horse breeds were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test

THE USE OF GONIOMETRY IN EQUESTRIAN AND CYNOLOGICAL SPORTS

Methods of mapping and measuring an animal’s gait have found an application in equestrian and cynological sports. One of the key elements of diagnosing a dog or horse’s gait is an assessment of movement range in individual joints. Digital image registration, frame-by-frame analysis of all phases (steps) enables researchers to pinpoint abnormalities in the way an animal moves. Goniometry, the measurement of angles between bones connected by joints, assumes values for intervals defined for species and anatomic structures. Properly functioning joints allow an animal to shift its weight onto individual body parts without any effort. A proper gait not only testifies that an animal has good utility value for sports, but is also a key economic aspect taken under consideration when evaluating animals for breeding purposes

Verification of Michael Leiter's Model- the relationship between burnout syndrome and mismatch to work. Occupational group: nurses.

Przedmiotem niniejszych badań była próba odpowiedzi na pytania dotyczące zależności pomiędzy obszarami niedopasowania jednostki do środowiska pracy, a trzema osiowymi wymiarami wypalenia zawodowego. Celem badania było określenie, w jakim stopniu czynniki organizacyjne mogą być odpowiedzialne za wypalenie w grupie zawodowej pielęgniarek. Badanie miało charakter kwestionariuszowy. Do badania został wykorzystany kwestionariusz Kwestionariusz Wypalenia Zawodowego Maslach Burnout Inventory- General Survey (MBI-GS) oraz Kwestionariusz Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) do pomiaru subiektywnej oceny pracownika dotyczącej jego środowiska pracy w sześciu obszarach niedopasowania jednostki do pracy. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone na próbie 66 pielęgniarek. Wyniki badania pozwoliły uzyskać odpowiedzi na postawione pytania badawcze. Okazało się, że wyczerpanie emocjonalne można tłumaczyć poprzez wpływ niedopasowania do środowiska pracy w obszarach: obciążenie pracą, sprawiedliwość oraz wartości. Cynizm wyjaśniają obszary: sprawiedliwość oraz wartości, natomiast na poczucie braku efektywności zawodowej mają wpływ relacje ze współpracownikami oraz nagrody.The purpose of this study was to answer a number of questions concerning the relationship between the areas of mismatch to work and the three axial dimensions ofthe burnout syndrome. The aim of the study was to determine the extent to which organizational factors might be responsible for burnout in the occupational group of nurses. Maslach Burnout BurnoutInventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) and Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) were used in this study. The study was conducted on a sample of 66 nurses. The results made it possible to find answers for the research questions. It was discovered that exhaustion can be explained by the influence of the mismatch in the areas of work: workload, fairness and values. Cynicism is explained by the areas of fairness and values, whereas community and reward influence the professional efficacy