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The main aim of this report was to investigate and compare the response of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and ferritin, two positive acute phase proteins (APPs) which usually show an increase in inflammatory processes, in dogs with pyometra. For this purpose, two different studies were made. In the first one , both proteins were measured together in an APPs profile in 25 dogs with pyometra, 25 dogs with pancreatitis (as an example of a positive inflammatory control group), and in 25 healthy dogs. In the second study, to advance the knowledge of the changes and evolution of serum ferritin and CRP in dogs with pyometra after treatment, the concentrations of both APPs were analyzed in 30 dogs with pyometra at diagnosis and after ovariohysterectomy and in 10 clinically healthy female dogs before and after elective spaying. In both studies, bitches with pyometra showed significant increases in serum CRP, indicating an inflammatory condition, but not in serum ferritin despite being a moderate positive APP. This divergence between the dynamics of these APPs could be a useful tool for the suspicion of cases of canine pyometra.

Professional literature provides various studies discussing gait pathologies depending on the type of nervous system and skeletomuscular system. There are, however, no complex studies discussing aspects of gait, such as walking pace, step length or step duration during the 6-minute walk test in patients with COPD. The objective of this work was, therefore, to analyse the gait of patients with COPD during the 6-minute walk test. It attempted to answer the question how gait parameters change during physical effort in case of patients with COPD. The research included 33 in-patients with COPD (27 males and 6 females), with median age of 65.7 ± 10.4, treated in MSWiA Hospital in Glucholazy. For the purposes of gait analysis, the GaitRite mat was used to measure walking pace, step length and step duration. The mat was 4 meters in length and the active surface consisted of 14 thousand sensors. Pearson’s correlation index and t test were used to calculate the relationships between the tested parameters. The analysis of the results showed that as the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test increased, the pace of walking decreased and the step duration and length significantly increased (p < 0.05). High correlations between the values of gait parameters and distance covered were observed. The research showed statistically significant differences in the values of parameters indicating walk pace, step duration and step length between the first and the last tests.Keywords: gait analysis, 6MWT, COPD.

Przedsiębiorstwa stoją obecnie przed wyzwaniem rosnących oczekiwań ze strony rynku. Wysoki poziom konkurencji, turbulentność otoczenia, wymuszają na organizacjach elastyczne, proklienckie podejście, a także wysoki poziom kreatywności i innowacyjności. Wyższe oczekiwania mają również pracownicy, którzy potrzebują poczucia celowości projektów, wpływu, jak również elastyczności. Praca nad projektami przeobraża się, a obecne trendy wskazują na znaczenie metodyk zwinnych w procesie zarządzania projektami. Kluczem do sukcesu w realizacji projektów w metodyce zwinnej są zmotywowani do realizacji zadań pracownicy. Tworzenie zaangażowanych zespołów opartych na elastyczności, kreatywności i adaptacyjności, stanowi wyzwanie dla organizacji. W opracowaniu analizie poddane zostały koncepcje: zwinnego zarządzania oraz motywowania. Głównym celem niniejszego rozdziału jest próba znalezienia odpowiedzi na pytanie: jak motywować pracowników w zespołach zwinnych?