The Development of Logistics Activities of Freight–Forwarding Company

The article deals with the issues of logistic approach to the organization of the freight-forwarding company, in particular the reorientation of the company as a logistic level 2PL provider to technology providing 3PL level services. The results of the calculation of the economic benefits of implementing 3PL technology as an example of a particular company are given

The Development of Logistics Activities of Freight–Forwarding Company

The article deals with the issues of logistic approach to the organization of the freight-forwarding company, in particular the reorientation of the company as a logistic level 2PL provider to technology providing 3PL level services. The results of the calculation of the economic benefits of implementing 3PL technology as an example of a particular company are given

Criminal Justice and Suicide Outcomes with Indiana's Risk-Based Gun Seizure Law

This article examines the application and effectiveness of a 2006 Indiana law designed to prevent gun violence by authorizing police officers to separate firearms from persons who present imminent or future risk of injury to self or others, or display a propensity for violent or emotionally unstable conduct. A court hearing is held to determine ongoing risk in these cases; a judge decides whether to return the seized firearms or retain them for up to five years. The study examines the frequency of criminal arrest as well as suicide outcomes for 395 gun-removal actions in Indiana. Fourteen individuals (3.5%) died from suicide, seven (1.8%) using a firearm. The study population's annualized suicide rate was about 31 times higher than that of the general adult population in Indiana, demonstrating that the law is being applied to a population genuinely at high risk. By extrapolating information on the case fatality rate for different methods of suicide, we calculated that one life was saved for every 10 gun-removal actions, similar to results of a previous study in Connecticut. Perspectives from key stakeholders are also presented along with implications for gun policy reform and implementation

Rare liver tumour - epithelioid haemangioendothelioma: a case report

Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Sniedze Laivacuma et al., published by Sciendo.Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular soft tissue malignant tumour with unknown etiology; the estimated prevalence of EHE is less than one in 1 million. A 56-year-old man was admitted in our department due to pain in the right side of the abdomen lasting for two years and weight loss up to 10 kg. Since 2012, the patient underwent lung and abdominal CT scanning as well as biopsy, however the diagnosis was challenging. In 2015, repeated abdominal CT scanning and a liver core biopsy was performed. The epithelioid haemangioendothelioma was diagnosed based by histopathological examination with subsequent radiological and clinical correlation. Therefore, accurate histopathological examination with radiological and clinical correlation is essential in the diagnosis of epithelioid haemangioendothelioma.publishersversionPeer reviewe

Environmental risk factors in hospital suicide.

Suicide of hospitalized patients is the most common sentinel event reviewed by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Shorter lengths of stay, sicker patients, and higher patient to staff ratios challenge the ability of the hospital to maintain safety. Risk factors associated with the physical environment of the inpatient psychiatric unit, cited as the most common root cause of inpatient suicide, may be neglected because evaluation of these factors is generally not included in medical education and training. Minimization of fixtures that can facilitate strangulation and other high risk aspects within the hospital environment is an important element in the prevention of suicide on psychiatric units

What is compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures

The importance of compassion is widely recognized and it is receiving increasing research attention. Yet, there is lack of consensus on definition and a paucity of psychometrically robust measures of this construct. Without an agreed definition and adequate measures, we cannot study compassion, measure compassion or evaluate whether interventions designed to enhance compassion are effective. In response, this paper proposes a definition of compassion and offers a systematic review of self- and observer-rated measures. Following consolidation of existing definitions, we propose that compassion consists of five elements: recognizing suffering, understanding the universality of human suffering, feeling for the person suffering, tolerating uncomfortable feelings, and motivation to act/acting to alleviate suffering. Three databases were searched (Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Medline) and nine measures included and rated for quality. Quality ratings ranged from 2 to 7 out of 14 with low ratings due to poor internal consistency for subscales, insufficient evidence for factor structure and/or failure to examine floor/ceiling effects, test–retest reliability, and discriminant validity. We call our five-element definition, and if supported, the development of a measure of compassion based on this operational definition, and which demonstrates adequate psychometric properties

Analyzing ETF Flows through the lens of factor models

I investigate the relationship between ETF flows and a number of explanatory variables, focusing on smart-beta funds. Among these, I make a sample of funds following Momentum, Quality, Volatility, Growth, and Value factors, aiming to explain how different factors affect flows into these very different strategies. Flow is defined as the change in number of shares outstanding and variables such as returns, fees, turnover, and more are used as explanatory variables. I draw on the research of Kalaycioglu (2004), Ivanov (2014), and Clifford (2014) to find relevant variables to regress against and build on their models by assessing the significance of the variables they used in the context of the 5 groups of ETFs outlined above. I document a steady positive flow into ETFs and find that many of the funds studied are more passive than they would claim. Through a number of panel regressions on fund data, I find evidence of return chasing, with past returns having the greatest impact on momentum funds and the least impact on growth funds. I find that this is likely a result of investors’ search for skilled managers as funds which follow their specified factor closely get higher flows in the long term. Lagged returns appear more significant in explaining flows than current returns. In performing a factor analysis, I use 3, 4, and 5-factor models and find that the lagged factor loadings have a higher impact on flows than current-month loadings. In addition, all the funds considered do seem to be following the factors they claim, with significant results across the board when using returns as the dependent variable in the regressions. A negative relationship between fund flows and fees is documented on longer time scales such as 3 and 5 years but is harder to see over shorter periods. All of the funds in my sample turn out to be more passive than expected