Matej Bel University

About: Matej Bel University is a education organization based out in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Tourism & Fuzzy set. The organization has 721 authors who have published 1497 publications receiving 11573 citations. The organization is also known as: Matej Bel & Univerzita Mateja Bela.

Solvatochromic Shifts in UV-Vis Absorption Spectra: The Challenging Case of 4-Nitropyridine N-Oxide.

Abstract: 4-Nitropyridine N-oxide is a well-known molecular probe for which the experimental UV/vis absorption spectrum has been measured in a large number of solvents. Previous measurements and their analyses suggest a dominant role of the solvent hydrogen-bond donation (HBD) capability in the solvatochromic shifts measured for the absorption spectra. Herein, we analyze these solvatochromic effects using a series of complementary approaches, including empirical solvent parameters, high-level calculation of the excited-state dipole and polarizability, several flavors of the polarizable continuum model, as well as dynamics using an effective fragment potential (EFP) description of the solvent molecules. First, applying a recently proposed set of solvent parameters, we show the importance of dispersion interactions for non-HBD solvents. This statement confronts advanced coupled-cluster and multireference calculations of dipole moments and polarizabilities of both the ground and excited states in gas phase. We further...

Efficiency measurement in healthcare work management using Malmquist indices

Abstract: Healthcare management is a very complex problem in each country. There are different conditions as well as economic, health and social bonds in the countries, while a constant emphasis on healthcare system efficiency is the common feature in each country. Specific and current field of healthcare is day surgery. It is less costly and its savings are in the most of rationally functioning economic systems used for financing more complex surgeries. The paper reflects on the above-mentioned aspects and its primary aim is to evaluate the day surgery efficiency during 2009 – 2013 by applying Malmquist indices. So the object of our case study is group of day surgery facilities in Slovak regions. The subject is dynamic data envelopment analysis on basis of Malmquist indices. Results of our case study offer valuable information for health and social policies’ managers, and especially for setting up stabilization and regulation mechanisms in a process of healthcare system development in Slovakia.

Nuclear spin-dependent parity-violating effects in light polyatomic molecules

Abstract: Measurements of nuclear spin-dependent parity-violating effects in small molecules provide a promising route to search for physics beyond the standard model. In this paper, the authors lay out a strategy for the complementary determination of both the anapole moment and contributions due to electron-nucleus interactions, and assess the expected sensitivity of such an experiment.

Individual and institutional determinants of corruption in the EU countries: the problem of its tolerance

Abstract: This paper deals with the problem of corruption, with a focus on both individual and country-specific institutional factors that may affect this problem. We analyse the determinants of the incidence of corruption as well as the tolerance of corruption. We used logit regressions that utilised data derived from Eurobarometer. The results strongly suggest gender, age, and education are important factors. We may say that anti-corruption policy ought to be targeted towards younger, less-educated, self-employed people with no children. On the other hand, a better-educated man in his early 30s seems to be a typical victim of corruption. The same is true for those having problems paying their expenses. Furthermore, contact with public officials appears to be one of the key issues, with Internet-based interactions with the government perhaps serving as the most effective solution to this problem. The rule of law, government effectiveness, and public accountability seem to be other factors that negatively correlate with the level of corruption within a country.