Intellectual Capital and Disclosure Practices of Miscellaneous Industries: Evidence from Cable Companies in Indonesia

The important role of intellectual capital for value creation has led many companies to disclose their intellectual capital information in annual reports. This study aims to provide, via content analysis, an overview of the disclosure and presentation of intellectual capital information in the annual reports of cable companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015. This study found that structural capital is the most common category of intellectual capital disclosed in the annual reports. In addition, most intellectual capital disclosures are discursive, with positive and past-oriented information. However, there is no systematic framework for disclosing intellectual capital information in annual reports. Disclosures made do not have a special pattern and are still random. This finding may contribute to an understanding of how companies communicate intellectual capital information for their own benefit, as well as the benefit of stakeholders, customers and employees.

Taxonomic and geographic bias in 50 years of research on the behaviour and ecology of galagids

Identifying knowledge gaps and taxonomic and geographic bias in the literature is invaluable for guiding research towards a more representative understanding of animal groups. Galagids are nocturnal African primates and, for many species, detailed information on their behaviour and ecology is unavailable. To identify gaps and bias in the literature we reviewed published peer-reviewed research articles on galagid behaviour and ecology over a 50-year period from January 1971 to December 2020. Using the Web of Science and Google Scholar databases, we identified 758 articles, assessed 339 full texts for eligibility and included 211 in the review. Species of Otolemur have been extensively researched in comparison to other genera (78.2% of studies; Euoticus: 13.3% of studies; Galago: 66.4% of studies; Galagoides: 20.9% of studies; Paragalago: 22.3% of studies; Sciurocheirus: 15.2% of studies). The most common category of research was physiology (55.0% of studies), followed by behavioural ecology (47.4% of studies), and fewer studies were on genetics and taxonomy (16.1% of studies) and habitat and distribution (14.2% of studies). Text mining revealed that the word ‘behaviour’ was the most common word used in abstracts and keywords, and few words were related to ecology. Negative binomial regression revealed that mean body mass and geographic range size were significant positive predictors of the total number of scientific outputs on each species. Research on wild populations was carried out in only 24 (60%) of the 40 countries galagids are thought to inhabit. Studies were undertaken in locations with lower mean annual temperatures and higher human population densities over warmer and less populated areas. We encourage a more equal sampling effort both taxonomically and geographically that in particular addresses the paucity of research on smaller species and those with restricted ranges. Research on in situ populations, especially in warmer and remote areas, is urgently needed, particularly in West, Central and some Southern African countries.

Learning exceptions to the rule in human and model via hippocampal encoding

Category learning helps us process the influx of information we experience daily. A common category structure is “rule-plus-exceptions,” in which most items follow a general rule, but exceptions violate this rule. People are worse at learning to categorize exceptions than rule-following items, but improved exception categorization has been positively associated with hippocampal function. In light of model-based predictions that the nature of existing memories of related experiences impacts memory formation, here we use behavioural and computational modelling data to explore how learning sequence impacts performance in rule-plus-exception categorization. Our behavioural results indicate that exception categorization accuracy improves when exceptions are introduced later in learning, after exposure to rule-followers. To explore whether hippocampal learning systems also benefit from this manipulation, we simulate our task using a computational model of hippocampus. The model successful replicates our behavioural findings related to exception learning, and representational similarity analysis of the model’s hidden layers suggests that model representations are impacted by trial sequence: delaying the introduction of an exception shifts its representation closer to its own category members. Our results provide novel computational evidence of how hippocampal learning systems can be targeted by learning sequence and bolster extant evidence of hippocampus’s role in category learning.

Glial Tumors

Glial tumors are primary brain and spinal cord tumors arising from supporting cells of the central nervous system, including oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells. Collectively, glial tumors are the most common category of primary brain tumors. They may be infiltrative or well circumscribed. Prognosis ranges from surgical cure to survival of less than 2 years, depending on tumor type. Age is the strongest risk factor for glioma in adults, with incidence rates increasing from a low of 3.2 per 100,000 person-years among persons age 20 to 34 years to a high of 19.3 per 100,000 person-years among those age 75 to 84 years.

DIAGNOSTICS OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE BASIC CONCEPTIN THE GERMAN LINGUISTIC CULTURE (BASED ON THE BODY OF ORAL TEXTS AND DATA OF THE ASSOCIATIVE EXPERIMENT)

Постановка задачи. Основной задачей исследования является установление динамики содержания базисного концепта Sicherheit (безопасность) в немецкой лингвокультуре. В качестве методов исследования авторы обращаются к анализу дефиниций толковых словарей, анализу сочетаемости исследуемого слова, контекстному анализу, свободному ассоциативному эксперименту. На основе разработанной модели значения авторы сопоставляют лексикографические данные и ассоциативное поле слова-стимула Sicherheit (безопасность) . Результаты. На основе сопоставления полученных данных авторы отмечают, что интегративные признаки, выделенные в сочетаемости лексем и признаки, выделенные в ассоциативном эксперименте, в значительной мере совпадают (‘источники безопасности’, ‘безопасная ситуация в мире / национальная безопасность’, ‘комфорт, стабильность’, ‘личные эмоциональные концепты’, ‘объект / предмет защиты’), хотя и различны в количественном значении. При этом сочетаемость лексемы позволяет говорить о недоверии к возможности стабильной и безопасной ситуации в целом. Однако данные свободного ассоциативного эксперимента, напротив, свидетельствуют об исключительно положительном отношении к исследуемому концепту. Согласно данным корпуса наиболее распространенной категорией является категория уверенность , которая представлена в ассоциативном эксперименте единичной реакцией. Наибольшее количество реакций ассоциативного эксперимента представляют Sicherheit как чувство защищенности от разного вида опасности. Выводы. Для носителей немецкой лингвокультуры концепт Sicherheit (безопасность) понимается как чувство защищенности от опасности, которое могут гарантировать индивиду семья или государственные органы. Гарантом безопасности выступают деньги. Для достижения безопасности необходимо соблюдение различных правил и мер безопасности. Statement of the problem. The aim of the article is to establish the dynamics of the content of the basic concept Sicherheit ( safety ) in German linguistic culture. As the main research methods, the authors turn to the analysis of definitions of explanatory dictionaries, the analysis of the compatibility of the studied word, context analysis, free associative experiment. On the basis of the developed model of meaning, the authors compare the lexicographic data and the associative field of the stimulus word Sicherheit ( safety ). Results. Based on the comparison of the obtained data, the authors note that the integrative features identified in the compatibility of lexemes and the features identified in the associative experiment largely coincide (‘sources of security’, ‘safe situation in the world / national security’, ‘comfort, stability’, ‘personal emotional concepts’, ‘object of protection’, although they are different in quantitative meaning. At the same time, we note that the compatibility of the lexeme allows us to speak of mistrust of the possibility of a stable and safe situation as a whole. However, the data of the free associative experiment, on the contrary, allow us to speak about an extremely positive attitude to the concept under study. According to the corpus, the most common category is the category of confidence, which is represented in the associative experiment by a single reaction. The largest number of reactions in the associative experiment represent Sicherheit as a feeling of protection from various types of danger. Conclusion. For representatives of the German linguistic culture, the concept of Sicherheit ( safety ) is understood as a sense of security from danger, which can be guaranteed to an individual by the family or government authorities. Money is the guarantor of security. To achieve safety, it is necessary to comply with various safety rules and measures.

EP.TH.26Identification of Common Themes from Never Events Data Published by NHS England

Background Never events (NEs) are serious clinical incidents that cause potentially avoidable harm and impose a significant financial burden on healthcare systems. The purpose of this study was to identify common never events. Methods We analysed the NHS England NE data from 2012 to 2020 to identify common never events category and themes. Results We identified 51 common NE themes in 4 main categories out of a total of 3247 NE reported during this period. Wrong-site surgery was the most common category (n = 1307;40.25%)) followed by retained foreign objects (n = 901;27.75%); wrong implant or prosthesis (n = 425;13.09%); and non-surgical/infrequent ones (n = 614;18.9%). Wrong-side and wrong tooth removal were the most common wrong-site NE accounting for 300 (22.95%) and 263 (20.12%) incidents, respectively. There were 197 (15%) wrong-site blocks, 125 (9.56%) wrong procedures, and 96 (7.3%) wrong skin lesions excised. Vaginal swabs were the most commonly retained items (276;30.63%) followed by surgical swabs (164;18.20%) and guidewires (152;16.87%). There were 67 (7.44%) incidents of retained parts of instruments and 48 (5.33%) retained instruments. Wrong intraocular lenses (165;38.82%) were the most common wrong implants followed by wrong hip prostheses (n = 94;22.11%) and wrong knees (n = 91;21.41%). Non-surgical events accounted for 18.9% (n = 614) of the total incidents. Misplaced naso-or oro-gastric tubes (n = 178;29%) and wrong-route administration of medications were the most common events in this category (n = 111;18%), followed by unintentional connection of a patient requiring oxygen to an air flow-meter (n = 93;15%). Conclusion This paper identifies common NE categories and themes. Awareness of these might help reduce their incidence.

Positive body image among Polish elite athletes

Background: This study aimed to analyze factors differentiating body appreciation among Polish elite athletes. Material and Methods: Participants were athletes, both men and women (N=408), who completed questionnaire BAS-2. Results: In general, men had a better perception of their body than women (p<0.01). Higher appreciation of the body was visible among women sprinters, opposite to volleyball players (p <0.03). Indirect competition for women was connected to higher body appreciation (p<0.05). Gender and individual/team sport also significantly differentiated appreciation of the body (p<0.02). Furthermore, training frequency in a week differentiated body appreciation (p<0.03), as well as characteristic of sports performance [indoor sports, and higher in water sports (p<0.02)]. Conclusions: Results suggest that not only the common category of the sport type – aesthetic, technical, strength – differentiates the body image. Equally important for differences in body appreciation is also gender, sport discipline, and background of sport training: frequency per week, the character of competition (direct-indirect), individual/non-individual competition, or characteristic of sports performance.

Concrete Seawalls: Load Considerations, Ecological Performance, Durability, and Recent Innovations

Increasing frequency of extreme weather events, driven by climate change, has resulted in an increasing demand for coastal structures to protect and stabilize shorelines. Concrete seawalls are a common category of coastal protection structures, designed with the primary objectives of absorbing wave action, preventing coastline erosion, and alleviating flooding. Much research has been carried out on improving the seawall performance. This work is a review of the current state-of-the-art in concrete seawalls focusing on design aspects including wave loading and innovative seawall designs, ecological considerations, and durability aspects. Wave loads on seawalls have received significant attention; however, their quantification remains a challenging task especially for novel designs. Drawing inspiration from natural shorelines, modification of surface complexity at a multitude of scales can improve the otherwise poor ecological performance of seawalls. The corrosion of the steel is a major durability concern, and the use of non-corrosive reinforcement can increase seawall durability towards corrosion. Examples of innovative seawall designs and systems which have the capability to outperform conventional seawalls are discussed. Advances in structural design, ecological engineering, and infrastructure materials science will drive the development of multi-functional seawalls which are sustainable, durable, and resilient.

On the Appropriateness of Using the Concept of «Competitiveness»

Changes happening in the internal and external business environment in the 21st century intensify the need for improving approaches to the evaluation of effectiveness of economic entities on different levels of economic analysis: micro, meso and macro. Although there is a significant theoretical background, the most common category for an assessment of the condition of an economic entity in the economic theory is «competitiveness», which was proposed by Adam Smith. Starting from the second half of the 20th century, specialists have been using this term for characterizing efficiency of individuals, cities, industries, regions and countries. Today, academics have developed unique ideas about the content of this category: methods of assessment of the reached level; factors which influence the category on different levels of economic analysis. However, the paradox is that the theoretical foundation cannot solve practical problems and answer relevant questions. In the article, the authors try to show that making the term «competitiveness» unified is unreasonable, it is based on factual material and opinions of national and foreign researchers. The authors formulate a hypothesis about the necessity of terminological disintegration while making multiple factor analysis: identifying independent groups of phenomena all of which are responsible for a specific condition type of a subject / object.

Analysis of interaction risks of patients with polypharmacy and the pharmacist interventions performed to solve them—A multicenter descriptive study according to medication reviews in Hungarian community pharmacies

Objective The study examined the Drug-Related Problems (DRPs) of patients with polypharmacy in 78 Hungarian community pharmacies, especially the interaction risks in terms of their clinical severity. Also, the objective was to analyze pharmacists’ interventions to solve the identified interaction risks. Methodology The research was carried out in the framework of the training of specialist pharmacists at Semmelweis University, with the participation of 78 graduated pharmacists with the collaboration of 98 GPs. A total of 755 patients participated in pharmaceutical counseling which meant a medication review process. DRPs were uniformly categorized and the interventions were recorded by pharmacists, while a detailed analysis of interaction risks was performed by authors. Results A total of 984 DRPs were registered. The most common category of DRPs was the "non-quantitative safety problems" (62.6%). Interaction risk was the most common cause of DRPs (54.0%). The highest proportion of interaction risks were between two prescription drugs (66.7%). In 30.7% of interaction risks’ cases, there was not known negative outcome. In contrast, it was recommended to modify the therapy in 14.9% of interaction risks. Acetylsalicylic acid (22.8%), acenocoumarol (17.7%), and diclofenac (13.9%) were the most common active substances which caused serious interaction risks. A total of 599 pharmacist interventions were used to solve the 531 interaction risks. Pharmacists notified the GPs about the problem in 28.4% of cases and they intervened without the GP in 63.1% of cases, most often with patient education (27.4%). Conclusion Medication review by community pharmacists is required for the safe medicine using of patients with polypharmacy, as a significant number of DRPs have been recorded. The incidence of interaction risks stood out. It is essential to develop a pharmaceutical guideline to properly classify the clinical relevance of interaction risks (e.g. according to high-risk active substances) and to increase the collaboration with GPs.