Psychological effectiveness of program of development of administrative capabilities of organs’ of internal affairs leaders

Лапчук В. С. Психологічна ефективність програм розвитку управлінських здібностей керівників органів внутрішніх справ України / Лапчук Віталій Степанович, Барко Вадим Іванович // Юридичний бюлетень. - 2016. - Вип. 2. - С. 169-178.У статті розкриваються теоретико-психологічні підходи до розробки програми розвитку управлінських здібностей керівників органів внутрішніх справ і психологічна ефективність такої програми. Розглянута структура управлінських здібностей керівників органів внутрішніх справ, специфіка їх професійної діяльності і зміст професійної ролі. Запропонований оригінальний підхід до побудови програми розвитку управлінських здібностей керівників, у якому розвиток здібностей і особистості розглядається як двоєдиний процес. Програма грунтується на ідеях гуманістичної психології, аналіз її результатів експерименту свідчить про ефективність програми для розвитку мотиваційних, інтелектуальних та особистісних складових управлінських здібностей. Програма може бути використана практичними психологами з метою удосконалення управлінських здібностей керівників органів внутрішніх справ, зокрема, інтелекту, креативності, комунікативних особливостей, лідерських якостей і мотивації.The article is devoted to consideration of theoretical psychological approaches to creation of program of development of administrative capabilities of organs’ of internal affairs leaders and analysis of its effectiveness. The structure of administrative capabilities of organs’ of internal affairs leadersis considered. The original approache to construction of the program of development of administrative capabilities of Police’ leaders, in which development of capabilities and personality is examined as overall process, is suggested. The program is based on the ideas of humanistic psychology and can be used by practical psychologists with the purpose of improvement of basic constituents of administrative capabilities of leaders of organs of internal affairs : intellect, communicative features, leader potential and motivation. On the basis of the offered program of development of administrative capabilities the professionally-psychological training for the listeners of universities of Мinistry of internal affairs of Ukraineis worked out. The results of usage of this training testify to efficiency of the offered theoretical approaches for development of administrative capabilities, personality and professional height of leaders of organs of internal affairs. The program causes considerable cognitive interest of listeners, a desire to active self-developement, assists to effective development of components of administrative capabilities and indexes of personality and professional height of leaders, in particular, self-actualization, reasons of professional activity, level of intellect, divergence thought, communicative capabilities, lself-control and selforganization, leader style, creativity, structure of personality features and other professionally important individually-psychological internalss.В статье раскрываются теоретико-психологические подходы к разработке программы развития управленческих способностей руководителей органов внутренних дел. Рассмотрена структура управленческих способностей руководителей органов внутренних дел, специфика их профессиональной деятельности и содержание профессиональной роли. Предложен оригинальный подход к построению программы развития управленческих способностей руководителей, в котором развитие способностей и личности рассматривается как двуединый процесс. Программа основывается на идеях гуманистической психологии и может быть использована практическими психологами с целью усовершенствования основных составляющих управленческих способностей руководителей органов внутренних дел: интеллекта, креативности, коммуникативных особенностей, лидерских качеств и мотивации

The gut microbiome in dogs with congestive heart failure: a pilot study

Compromised gut health and dysbiosis in people with heart failure has received a great deal of attention over the last decade. Whether dogs with heart failure have a similar dysbiosis pattern to what is described in people is currently unknown. We hypothesised that dogs with congestive heart failure have quantifiable dysbiosis compared to healthy dogs that are similar in sex and age. A total of 50 dogs (15 healthy dogs and 35 dogs with congestive heart failure) were prospectively recruited, and their faecal gut microbiome was assessed using 16S rRNA sequencing (Illumina MiSeq platform). There was no significant change in the microbial diversity and richness in dogs with congestive heart failure. However, there was an increase in abundance of Proteobacteria in the congestive heart failure group (p = 0.014), particularly due to an increase in the family Enterobacteriaceae (p = 0.002) and Escherichia coli (p = 0.033). We conclude that dogs with congestive heart failure have dysbiosis, and we show additional trends in our data suggesting that dogs may have a similar pattern to that described in people. The results of this study provide useful preliminary information and raise the possibility that dogs represent a clinically relevant animal model of dysbiosis in people with heart failure

DAAM is required for thin filament formation and Sarcomerogenesis during muscle development in Drosophila.

During muscle development, myosin and actin containing filaments assemble into the highly organized sarcomeric structure critical for muscle function. Although sarcomerogenesis clearly involves the de novo formation of actin filaments, this process remained poorly understood. Here we show that mouse and Drosophila members of the DAAM formin family are sarcomere-associated actin assembly factors enriched at the Z-disc and M-band. Analysis of dDAAM mutants revealed a pivotal role in myofibrillogenesis of larval somatic muscles, indirect flight muscles and the heart. We found that loss of dDAAM function results in multiple defects in sarcomere development including thin and thick filament disorganization, Z-disc and M-band formation, and a near complete absence of the myofibrillar lattice. Collectively, our data suggest that dDAAM is required for the initial assembly of thin filaments, and subsequently it promotes filament elongation by assembling short actin polymers that anneal to the pointed end of the growing filaments, and by antagonizing the capping protein Tropomodulin

Relations between assemblages of carpological remains and modern vegetation in a shallow reservoir in southern Poland

This paper explores relations between assemblages of carpological remains and vegetation in and around a small, shallow reservoir in southern Poland. The study was conducted from 2006 to 2008. Quantity and distribution of species in the reservoir were recorded annually during the growing season. In October 2008, 40 samples of surface sediment (top 2 cm) were collected along transects at 10 m intervals. Samples of 100 cm3 were prepared for analysis of plant macroremains. Assemblages of carpological remains generally reflect local vegetation well. In some cases, however, even analysis of numerous samples failed to fully capture the species composition or reflect plant ratios in the parent phytocenosis. Reasons for this include factors that affect seed production, transport and fossilization, which differ among species. Among the best-represented macroremains were plants of the rush phytocenosis. In analysed samples, macroremains of 68.8 % of extant rushes were identified. Sixty percent of submerged and floating-leaf taxa were found in carpological samples, whereas 26.7 % of the trees and bushes were represented in sediment deposits. Species composition of phytocenoses in the reservoir and in surrounding areas was best reflected by macroremains from the nearby reed bed. Numbers of diaspores of Mentha aquatica, Hippuris vulgaris and Carex reflected well their relative abundance in phytocenoses. Chara sp., Juncus inflexus and Eupatorium cannabinum were overrepresented, whereas Typha latifolia and Sparganium minimum were poorly represented in relation to contemporary plant cover. There were no diaspores of Phragmites australis, which dominates the contemporary reed bed. Besides the shape of a reservoir, the key factor influencing diaspore numbers is distribution of plant cover. In many cases, single diaspores (Potentilla erecta, Myosotis scorpioides, Lythrum salicaria, Scutellaria galericulata), or higher concentrations (Hippuris vulgaris, Mentha aquatica, Eleocharis palustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Chara sp.) reflected well the location of parent vegetation. The findings indicate that carpological remains in sediments can be an important source of information about plants in and around lakes. They generally reflect well local vegetation and in some cases may be used to identify taxa that dominated in the past

Psychological Profile of Successful Criminal Police Officer

Psychological Profile of Successful Criminal Police Officer / Volodymyr Ostapovich, Vadym Barko, Ivan Okhrimenko, Olena Yevdokimova, Yana Ponomarenko, Kostiantyn Prontenko, Olena Antonova, Ninel Sydorchuk, Oleh Sokolovskyi, Ihor Bloshchynskyi // International Journal of Applied Exercise Physiology. – 2020. – Vol. 9 (3). – P. 120-133.Ostapovich, V., Barko, V., Okhrimenko, I., Yevdokimova, O., Ponomarenko, Y., Prontenko, K., Antonova, O., Sydorchuk, N., Sokolovskyi, O., & Bloshchynskyi, I. (2020). Psychological Profile of Successful Criminal Police Officer. International Journal of Applied Exercise Physiology, 9(3), 120-133. Retrieved from http://www.ijaep.com/index.php/IJAE/article/view/755.Розглянуто психологічні особливості професійної діяльності працівників підрозділів кримінальної поліції України, основні вимоги професії до психологічних характеристик, знань і умінь працівників кримінальної міліції, мотиви професійного вибору, психологічні показання та протипоказання до професійної діяльності. Наголошено, що працівники кримінальної поліції виконують свої обов’язки в складних, а часом і в особливих та екстремальних умовах, тому для ефективного відбору та підготовки кадрів необхідно знати професійно важливі якості працівників кримінальної поліції.The article deals with the psychological peculiarities of professional activity of employees of criminal police units of Ukraine, the basic requirements of the profession for psychological characteristics, knowledge and skills of criminal police officers, motives for professional choice, psychological indications and contraindications to professional activity in position. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the criminal police officers perform their duties in difficult and sometimes in special and extreme conditions, therefore, for the effective selection and training of personnel, it is necessary to know the professionally important qualities (PIQ) of criminal police officers. In order to study the professionally important qualities of police officers a research was conducted during 2018. 350 criminal police officers (298 male policemen, 52 female policemen) from 20 regions of Ukraine took part in it (aged 25 to 42); the special ranks of the respondents are from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel of the police; all police officers were characterized by experts as "successful". Research methods: observations, surveys, interviews with experts, psychological testing, methods of mathematical statistics. The analysis of the average psychological profile of the "successful" criminal police officers’ personality allows characterizing the employees as persons with asthenic type of response, high activity and high level of aspiration, striking emotional reactions, which, at the same time, are sufficiently controlled. Specialists have strength and lability nervous system, a leading style of behavior, the ability to take risks with strong stress resistance. Regarding the motivational sphere, the first place in importance belongs to the motives and values related to the personal self-realization. Тhe criminal police officers’ professional activities are characterized by complexity and emotional tension, occurring in difficult conditions; in order to be successful in performing his/her duties, the police officer must be psychologically prepared for the activity, possess a range of professionally important qualities, knowledge and skills.Рассмотрены психологические особенности профессиональной деятельности работников подразделений криминальной полиции Украины, основные требования профессии к психологическим характеристикам, знаниям и умениям работников криминальной милиции, мотивы профессионального выбора, психологические показания и противопоказания к профессиональной деятельности. Отмечено, что работники криминальной полиции выполняют свои обязанности в сложных, а иногда и в особых и экстремальных условиях, поэтому для эффективного отбора и подготовки кадров необходимо знать профессионально важные качества работников криминальной полиции

Institutional investors and corporate governance

We provide a comprehensive overview of the role of institutional investors in corporate governance with three main components. First, we establish new stylized facts documenting the evolution and importance of institutional ownership. Second, we provide a detailed characterization of key aspects of the legal and regulatory setting within which institutional investors govern portfolio firms. Third, we synthesize the evolving response of the recent theoretical and empirical academic literature in finance to the emergence of institutional investors in corporate governance. We highlight how the defining aspect of institutional investors – the fact that they are financial intermediaries – differentiates them in their governance role from standard principal blockholders. Further, not all institutional investors are identical, and we pay close attention to heterogeneity amongst institutional investors as blockholders