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Novel analogues of bradykinin conformationally restricted in the C-terminal part of the molecule
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Double amino acid – A novel molecule enabling peptide interpenetrating structures
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Evidence for solid state electrochemical degradation within a small molecule OLED
PublicationAcridone derivative have been synthesised and used as OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) emitters which were found to be electroactive. Electrochemical investigations showed a side reaction takes place inside an active layer which diminished the overall device efficiency. By using a dopant and host active layer architecture, the formation of the by product was removed. The by-product was identified as a σ-dimer formed inside an...
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Tin Oxide Encapsulated into Pyrolyzed Chitosan as a Negative Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries
PublicationTin oxide is one of the most promising electrode materials as a negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries due to its higher theoretical specific capacity than graphite. However, it suffers lack of stability due to volume changes and low electrical conductivity while cycling. To overcome these issues, a new composite consisting of SnO2 and carbonaceous matrix was fabricated. Naturally abundant and renewable chitosan was chosen...
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A study of cavitation erosion resistance of an ion nitrided titanium alloy by means of the vibration and rotating disk methods
PublicationIn this work, a comparative analysis of the cavitation erosion resistance of the Ti– 6.7Al–2.5Mo–1.8Cr–0.5Fe–0.25Si alloy (known as brand VT3-1) before and after lowtemperature ion nitriding is carried out. Two test methods were applied, using vibrative (ASTM G-32) and rotating disk rigs, respectively. The kinetic dependences of the erosive destruction of samples of titanium alloy VT3-1 in the initial state, after ion nitriding...
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Hydroxide ion hydration in aqueous solutions
PublicationHydratacja anionu hydroksylowego w wodnych roztworach wybranych wodorotlenków metali alkalicznych została zbadana przy pomocy spektroskopii oscylacyjnej FTIR HDO izotopowo rozcieńczonej w H2O. Po raz pierwszy zastosowano do badań nad takimi układami ilościową wersję metody widm różnicowych. Pozwoliła ona na wyodrębnienie widma HDO zaburzonej przez substancję rozpuszczoną. Dane spektralne skonfrontowano z optymalnymi strukturami...
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Simultaneous Removal of Al, Cu and Zn Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Ion and Precipitate Flotation Methods
PublicationThis paper presents the results of investigations concerning the simultaneous removal of Al(III), Cu(II), and Zn(II) from dilute aqueous solutions using ion and precipitate flotation methods. The effects of initial solution pH, surface active substance concentration, and the gas velocity on the flotations’ efficiency and course are studied. Experimental results are discussed in terms of physicochemical aspects related to aqueous...
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Ion Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection for Determining Cyanide in Urine and Meconium Samples
PublicationThe parents’ addictions and eating habits have a significant influence on the child’s growth. The first stool of a newborn baby provides a large amount of information about xenobiotics transmitted by the mother’s body. The analytical technique used in the study is ion chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (IC-PAD). The biological samples, which were obtained from women staying in a maternity ward and their partners,...
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Silicon Oxycarbide (SiOC) Ceramic Materials as Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries
PublicationPolymer derived ceramics (PDCs) have attracted attention as alternative anode material for Li-ion batteries. It has been found that ternary SiOC and SiCN ceramics obtained through pyrolysis of various preceramic polymers display high reversible capacities of 500 – 650 mAh/g. In this work we try to correlate the electrochemical performance of polymer derived silicon oxycarbide with its chemical composition and microstructural features....
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Review—Advances in Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries Utilizing Polyoxometalate-Functionalized Nanocarbon Materials
PublicationPolyoxometalates (POMs) are inorganic nanoclusters that consist of oxygen and transition metals. These nanoclusters serve as excellent precursors for creating electrode materials that contain transition metals. Additionally, the interaction between POMs and carbon substrates produces positive synergistic effects. There has been considerable attention on employing POMs and carbon nanostructures (for example carbon nanotubes, graphene,...
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Composites of tin oxide and different carbonaceous materials as negative electrodes in lithium-ion batteries
PublicationAbstract Tin and tin oxide have been considered as suitable materials with high theoretical capacity for lithium ion batteries. Their low cost, high safety and other technical benefits placed them as promising replacements for graphite negative electrodes. The problem to overcome with tin oxide, as well as with other metallic materials, is high volume changes during alloying/dealloying, subsequent pulverization, delamination from...
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Discovery of small-molecule regenerative drugs using a model of complex tissue injury in mice. Transcriptomic responses of neurodevelopmental genes during pharmacologically induced regeneration
PublicationDespite significant development in regenerative medicine, there is a deficit of effective therapies for wound healing and tissue regeneration. Research performed using animal wound models allows for a better understanding of this complex process, searching for compounds with pro-regenerative properties, and assessing their efficacy and safety. Unfortunately, the lack of adequate preclinical models proves to be an issue as no animal...
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Application of analytical procedure based on accelerated solvent extraction and ion chromatography technique for determination of thiocyanate and other inorganic ions in human placenta samples
PublicationExposure of a pregnant woman during pregnancy is a special case of exposure to toxic substances. Samples of placenta collected for the studies had been prepared with the technique of accelerated solvent extraction and later analyzed for the presence of thiocyanate ion and other inorganic ions, with the use of the technique of ion chromatography. The concentration of thiocyanate ion in placenta samples collected from active smokers...
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Ion recognition properties of new pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide bearing propeller-like pendant residues: multi-spectroscopic approach
PublicationThe synthesis and ion binding properties of new amide derived from propeller-like tris(2-pyridyl)amine and 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid chloride were described. Amide binds divalent metal cations: copper(II), nickel(II), zinc(II), and lead(II) in acetonitrile. In acetonitrile:water mixture (9:1 v/v) amide interacts only with copper(II) and nickel(II) cations forming complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry. It was found that the introduction...
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Potentiometric sensor containing set of ion selective electrodes with lipid modified membranes for quality assessment of tested non-alcoholic beverages
PublicationPotentiometric sensors may be a good tool for fast quality control of commercial drinks. In this work, such a sensor, containing a set of ion-selective electrodes with lipid-modified membranes (benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium chloride monohydrate, hexadecylamine, 1-dodecanol, elaidic acid, cholesterol) was used for discrimination and quality control of non-alcoholic beverages, mainly composed of sugar and citric acid. It was found...
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Lignin-based carbon fibers for renewable and multifunctional lithium-ion battery electrodes
PublicationLignin-based carbon fibers (LCFs) from the renewable resource softwood kraft lignin were synthesized via oxidative thermostabilization of pure melt-spun lignin and carbonization at different temperatures from 1000°C to 1700°C. The resulting LCFs were characterized by tensile testing, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and confocal Raman spectroscopy. The microstructure is mainly amorphous carbon with some...
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A method for detecting possible near miss ship collisions from AIS data
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Uncertainty in maritime risk analysis: Extended case study on chemical tanker collisions
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The POCOBIO Database for Computed Scattering Cross-Sections for Positron Collisions with Biomolecular Systems
PublicationThe design of a database for positron interactions with biomolecular systems is outlined. The database contains only scattering cross sections, which are derived from theory. The data model is defined in a very flexible way, which facilitates the usage of weakly bound clusters of molecules and molecular systems with many tautomeric forms.
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Application of fiber optic sensors using Machine Learning algorithms for temperature measurement of lithium-ion batteries
PublicationOptical fiber sensorsusing low-coherence interferometry require processing ofthe output spectrum or interferogramto quickly and accurately determine the instantaneous value of the measured quantity, such as temperature.Methods based on machine learning are a good candidate for this application. The application of four such methods in an optical fiber temperature sensoris demonstrated.Using aZnO-coated...
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Fast dynamics in the optical storage with Langmuira-Blodgett films of a diazocrown ether molecule
PublicationMolekuły z resztą azobenzenu badano z punktu widzenia licznych aplikacji wykorzystujących cykle fotoizomeryzacji trans-cis-trans, wiodących do uporządkowania cząsteczek, a nawet do transportu masy w mikroskali. Ważnym ograniczeniem dla tych materiałów jest powolna dynamika procesu porządkowania, wymagającego molekularnych przekształceń. W tej pracy informujemy o filmach Langmuira-Blodgett (LB) pochodnej eteru azokoronowego (29-membered...
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Convenient Syntheses of N-Methylthioamides: A Migration of the H2S Molecule in the Thioamide-nitrile System
PublicationThe reaction of thioamides with the R1R2N-ZnCl ammoniates leads to N-mono-, N,N'-di-, N,N-disubstituted, and unsubstituted amidines with high concns. of amines in abs. ethanol. The efficient direct formation of the N,N'-dimethylamidine can be explained by a greater reactivity of methylamine compared with dimethylamine. Discovery of a new zwitterion (induced by a carbonyl oxygen) suggests that the stabilization in the thymine...
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A dressing of zero-range potentials and electron-molecule scattering problem at low energies
PublicationTechnika ''ubierania'' jest używana do poprawy modelu potencjału zerowego promienia (ZRP). Rozważamy przekształcenia Darboux zaczynające się od ZRP, wynik ''ubierania'' daje potencjał z niezerowym promieniem, który zależy od parametrów rozwiązania.
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Theoretical Assessment of Excited State Gradients and Resonance Raman Intensities for the Azobenzene Molecule
PublicationThe ground state geometries and vibrational frequencies as well as the excitation energies and excited state gradients of the S 1(nπ*) and S 2(ππ * ) states of trans - and cis -azobenzene are investigated by several DFT methods, namely B3LYP, PBE, M06-2X, CAM-B3LYP, and ω B97X. Excited state properties and in particular gradients are also assessed using the wave function based methods EOM-CCSD and RASPT2/RASSCF. Comparison with...
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Development of an Analytical Protocol for Determination of Cyanide in Human Biological Samples Based on Application of Ion Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection
PublicationA simple and accurate ion chromatography (IC) method with pulsed amperometric detection (PAD) was proposed for the determination of cyanide ion in urine, sweat, and saliva samples. The sample pretreatment relies on alkaline digestion and application of Dionex OnGuard II H cartridge. Under the optimized conditions, the method showed good linearity in the range of 1–100 μg/L for urine, 5–100 μg/L for saliva, and 3–100 μg/L for sweat...
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Hebb–Wagner polarization method for determining the oxygen ion conductivity in barium cerate-zirconate
PublicationIn this work, the partial conductivity of oxygen ions in BaCe0.6Zr0.2Y0.2O3 was studied at different temperatures and water partial pressures. For this purpose, a modified DC Hebb–Wagner polarization method with an electrode blocking for protons and electrons was used. A new type of measuring cell as well as a suitable calculation model were proposed for the determination of partial oxygen ionic conductivity in materials with three...
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The influence of nanostructures size on V2O5 electrochemical properties as cathode materials for lithium ion battery
PublicationIn this paper, V2O5 nanostructures with a size depending on the annealing temperature are successfully synthesized by a sol-gel method. The crystal structure and morphology of samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SEAD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. Electrochemical testing such...
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Exploring ion-ion preferences through structure-property correlations: amino acid-derived, bis(guanidinium) disiloxane salts
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Sulfonamides with hydroxyphenyl moiety: Synthesis, structure, physicochemical properties, and ability to form complexes with Rh(III) ion
PublicationSulfonamides are the first successfully synthesized antimicrobial drugs. The mechanism of sulfonamides’ antimicrobial action involves competitive inhibition of folic acid synthesis and prevention of the growth and reproduction of bacteria. Even though they have been applied in therapy for more than 75 years, sulfonamides are still the drugs of choice for the treatment of various diseases. The aim of this work was to synthesize...
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Dipodal Tetraamide Derivatives of 1,10-Diaza-18-Crown-6 and Alkylmalonic Acids—Synthesis and Use as Ionophores in Ion Selective Membrane Electrodes
PublicationNovel dipodal derivatives of an 18-membered diaza-crown ether with two diamide chains featuring methylmalonic or butylmalonic acid residues were obtained and tested as ionophores in ion-selective plasticized membrane electrodes. The objective of the study was to identify measurement conditions which ensure the most favorable performance for magnesium ion-selective electrodes. The relationship between the molar lipophilic anion...
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Hard carbon derived from rice husk as low cost negative electrodes in Na-ion batteries
PublicationHere, we report the synthesis of hard carbon materials (RH) made from natural rice husk through a single pyrolysis process and their application as an anode in sodium-ion batteries. The studies show that the electrochemical properties of RHs are affected by the treatment temperatures, which determine the materials morphology, in particular, their degree of graphitization and extent of continuous channels (nanovoids). The latter...
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Solid-Contact Ion-Selective Electrodes with Highly SelectiveThioamide Derivatives of p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arene for theDetermination of Lead(II) in Environmental Samples
PublicationThioamide derivatives of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene were used as ionophores in the development of solid-contact ion-selective electrodes based on conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT/PSS) which was synthesized by electrodeposition on the glassy carbon electrodes. The typical ion-selective membranes with optionally two different plasticizers [bis(2-ethylhexyl)sebacate (DOS) and 2-nitrophenyl...
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Determination of thiocyanate (biomarkers of ETS) and other inorganic ions in human nasal discharge samples using ion chromatography
PublicationEnvironmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a mixture of air and tobacco smoke containing more than 4000 chemical substances. In view of the health risks of many of these substances, studies are needed to determine biomarkers of exposure to ETS constituents in people who actively or passively are exposed to the toxic compounds. The methodologies for determining most biomarkers from saliva, urine and blood samples are known, but methods...
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Expert elicitation of a navigation service implementation effects on ship groundings and collisions in the Gulf of Finland
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Rearrangement Collisions in the Schwinger Variational Principle: A Long-Standing Problem in Positron Scattering Physics
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Graffiti saves birds: A year-round pattern of bird collisions with glass bus shelters
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Path planning algorithm for ship collisions avoidance in environment with changing strategy of dynamic obstacles
PublicationIn this paper a path planning algorithm for the ship collision avoidance is presented. Tested algorithm is used to determine close to optimal ship paths taking into account changing strategy of dynamic obstacles. For this purpose a path planning problem is defined. A specific structure of the individual path and fitness function is presented. Principle of operation of evolutionary algorithm and based on it dedicated application...
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Optical activity of the guest azobenzene molecule generated by inclusion complexation with steroidal bile acids.
PublicationZsyntetyzowano krystaliczne kompleksy inkluzyjne azobenzenu z kwasami cholowym i deoksycholowym. Otrzymane związki inkluzyjne poddano badaniom przy wykorzystaniu spektroskopii dichroizmu kołowego w fazie stałej (KBr). Dodatni efekt Cottona, odpowiadający niskoenergetycznemu przejściu elektronowemu n-pi*, skorelowano z helikalnością M,M skręconej cząsteczki azobenzenu. Ponadto w celach porównawczych zmierzono dichroizm kołowy w...
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Cross sections calculations for electron scattering from dimethylamine, NH(CH3)2, molecule
PublicationThe total cross section for single electron-impact ionization and the integral elastic cross section for electron scattering from dimethylamine have been calculated using the binary-encounter-Bethe model and the independent atom method, respectively.
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Electron collisions with methyl-substituted ethylenes: Cross section measurements and calculations for 2-methyl–2-butene and 2,3-dimethyl–2-butene
PublicationWe report electron-scattering cross sections determined for 2-methyl–2-butene [(H3C)HC==C(CH3)2] and 2,3-dimethyl–2-butene [(H3C)2C=C(CH3)2] molecules. Absolute grand-total cross sections (TCSs) were measured for incident electron energies in the 0.5–300 eV range, using a linear electron-transmission technique. The experimental TCS energy dependences for the both targets appear to be very similar with respect to the shape. In each...
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Equilibration Time of Solid Contact Ion-Selective Electrodes
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Efficient reagent immobilization procedure for ion-sensitive optomembranes
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Ionophores in polymeric membranes for selective ion recognition:impedance studies
PublicationW pracy badano dwa typy elektrod: membranowe elektrody jonoselektywne (ISE) oraz elektrody nowego typu all-solid-state (AAS). Elektrody AAS zawierają przewodzącą warstwę polimerową na węglu szklistym lub platynie, na który nałożona jest membrana zawierająca jonofor. Do badań użyto dwa jonofory: p-tert-butylokaliks[4]aren-korona-4 (L1) selektywnie kompleksująca jony Na+ oraz kaliks[4]aren-korona-6 (L2) selektywnie kompleksująca...
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coincidence investigation of inelastic electron-atom collisions with magnetic selection of scattering angle - feasibility study
PublicationOpisana została nowa aparatura do badania zderzeń elektronów z atomami metodą koincydencji z wykorzystaniem techniki lokalnego pola magnetycznego. Połączenie obu metod umożliwia wyznaczenie parametrów koincydencji w pełnym kącie rozproszenia. W pracy zaprezentowano pierwsze widma energii straconej oraz widma koincydencji.
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Wave‐Induced Surge Motion and Collisions of Sea Ice Floes: Finite‐Floe‐Size Effects
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Rapid determination of multiple aminoglycoside antibiotics in veterinary formulations by ion-pair chromatography coupled with evaporative light scattering detection
PublicationA fast and simple method for simultaneous determination of eight aminoglycoside antibiotics using ion-pairing liquid chromatography (IPLC) coupled with evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) has been developed and validated. Separation of amikacin, apramycin, gentamicin (as a sum of gentamicin C1, C2 and C1A), kanamycin A, neomycin B, paromomycin, streptomycin and tobramycin was achieved using C18 column with H2O and MeOH/acetone,...
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Trinuclear Complexes Derived from R/S Schiff Bases – Chiral Single‐Molecule Magnets
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Trinuclear Complexes Derived from R/S Schiff Bases – Chiral Single‐Molecule Magnets
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Diamond-Based Supercapacitors with Ultrahigh Cyclic Stability Through Dual-Phase MnO2-Graphitic Transformation Induced by High-Dose Mn-Ion Implantation
PublicationWhile occasionally being able to charge and dischargemore quickly than batteries, carbon-based electrochemical supercapacitors(SCs) are nevertheless limited by their simplicity of processing, adjustableporosity, and lack of electrocatalytic active sites for a range of redox reactions.Even SCs based on the most stable form of carbon (sp3carbon/diamond)have a poor energy density and inadequate capacitance retention during longcharge/discharge...
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Ion Capacity of Siliceous Sorbents with Surface Polymer Layers Composed of Different Dextran—Triethylenetetraamine Mixtures (Ion Capacity of Sorbents with Surface Polymer Layers)
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