The study aimed to assess the suitability of slow-release fertilizers in cultivation of napa cabbage in the integrated production system. The objective was realized on the basis of a strict field experiment set up on soil with granulometric composition of light loam. The dose of fertilizer was the first experimental factor, and the fertilizer application was the second factor. The slow-acting fertilizer was applied under each plant during planting of seedlings and in the second variant. The fertilizer was applied in the row, about 5 cm under the seedling root level. On the basis of the results obtained in the experiments, the indices showing nitrogen fertilization efficiency were calculated Fertilization significantly modified the quantity of obtained yield. In the control, without mineral fertilization, the crop yield was 23.32 Mg ha -1 . The largest yield was 52.27 Mg ha -1 . Larger yields and more advantageous productive and environmental efficiency were obtained in objects with row application of fertilizer. The most advantageous agronomic efficiency and nitrogen recovery efficiency were obtained in the combination of 400 kg ha -1 of slow-acting fertilizer with traditional supplementary PK fertilizers in the case of point application of fertilizers. In the case of row fertilizer application, it is possible to use 50% more of the fertilizer dose without compromising the quality of the crop. Higher doses of free-acting fertilizers increased the standard deviation of the mass of cabbage, which is not desirable for production. The results show that under conditions of low mineral content in the soil, the slow-acting fertilizers can be used at a low level.

Accession to the European Union was one of more important factors determining the scale and rate of changes in the agricultural sector in Central and East European countries in the years 2004-2016. Actions of the European Union arising from the functioning of the Common Agricultural Policy and instruments associated therewith (mainly in the form of structural funds) provided the countries entering the Community after 2004 with a wide range of benefits. Those benefits included a reduction in the number of farms, an increase in the average size of farm, improvement of farm technical equipment, an increase in the exports of agricultural commodities, intensification of organic production, restructuring the markets for agricultural products and services, improvement of living conditions of rural population. The changes observed in the last 12 years did not have a uniform character or rate, which is associated with a distinct variety in level of social and economic development and in environmental conditions of the so-called eastern countries of the Old Continent, that is the

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The present study is the first attempt to assess if shear wave elastography (SWE) of lacrimal glands can be used to support the diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome. Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) not only manifests itself as a "sicca syndrome", characterized by ocular and oral dryness, but also includes a variety of extraglandular manifestations. As a result, appropriate diagnosis of pSS still poses a challenge. The current classification criteria for pSS include only functional tests (Schirmer's test and ocular staining score, or van Bijsterfeld score) for eye assessment. Among imaging diagnostic methods there is still a lack of simple, non-invasive and quantitative method that would support the diagnosis of pSS.According to the results that were obtained in our study, SWE of lacrimal glands can become a reliable additional examination tool that can contribute to the diagnosis of pSS.