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Exploring educational traditions and experiences of block residents engaging in urban food self-production: a case study of Urban Living Lab
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The Influence of Nasturtium officinale R. Br. Agar and Agitated Microshoot Culture Media on Glucosinolate and Phenolic Acid Production, and Antioxidant Activity
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Antioxidant, anticancer and hepatoprotective activities of Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne extract as well as α-tocopherol and amygdalin production from in vitro culture
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Cathodic activation of synthesized highly defective monoclinic hydroxyl‐functionalized ZrO2 nanoparticles for efficient electrochemical production of hydrogen in alkaline media
PublicationThe high electrochemical stability of Zirconia (ZrO2) at high potentials strongly suggested it as an alternative to carbon supports, which experience reduced efficiency due to some corrosion problems particularly during prolonged electrocatalysis activity. However, the use of ZrO2 was limited by its low electrical conductivity and surface area. In this work, we developed a methodology for synthesizing monoclinic ZrO2 NPs with increased...
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The production and properties of the secondary metabolites in selected car-nivorous plants = Produkcja i właściwości metabolitów wtórnych wybranych roślin owadożernych
PublicationPięć gatunków roślin owadożernych (Drosera aliciae, D. capensis, D. ramenta-cea, D. rotundifolia oraz Sarracenia psittacina ) zostało zbadanych pod ką-tem produkcji i właściwości metabolitów wtórnych między innymi flawonoidów inaftochinonów. W tym celu rośliny poddano elicytacji in vitro przy użyciuelicytorów abiotycznych - TYTANIT, kwas jasmonowy, BION oraz biotycznych -chityna i Enterobacter sakazaki. Badane związki ekstrahowano...
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Cathodic Activation of Titania-Fly Ash Cenospheres for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Production: A Proposed Solution to Treat Fly Ash Waste
PublicationFly ash (FA) is a waste product generated in huge amounts by coal-fired electric and steam-generating plants. As a result, the use of FA alone or in conjunction with other materials is an intriguing study topic worth exploring. Herein, we used FA waste in conjunction with titanium oxide (TiO2) to create (FA-TiO2) nanocomposites. For the first time, a cathodic polarization pre-treatment regime was applied to such nanocomposites...
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An analysis of the possibilities of increasing the production of electrical energy during the summer season by heat-generation back pressure turbine power units.
PublicationZbadano możliwości podniesienia mocy elektrycznej produkowanej przez przeciwprężne bloki ciepłownicze w sezonie letnim. Zbadano jedną z możliwości polegającą na dochładzaniu wody sieciowej powracającej z aglomeracji miejskiej. Zwrócono uwagę na aspekty techniczne, ekonomiczne i ekologiczne rozważanego rozwiązania.
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Working conditions in small companies in the eyes of the employees. [Warunki pracy w małych firmach w ocenie pracowników]
PublicationThe article presents the results of the study concerning the employees' awareness of working conditions. 157 employees from small production and service companies took part in the research. The research showed differences in the employees' perception of their working conditions. The employees were more often dissatisfied with working conditions than managers. A significant number of respondents (more than 75%) believe that the...
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Nitrogen and phosphorus as the factors affecting ginsenoside production in hairy root cultures of Panax quinquefolium cultivated in shake flasks and nutrient sprinkle bioreactor
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Assessment of the Suitability of Aromatic and High-Bitter Hop Varieties (Humulus lupulus L.) for Beer Production in the Conditions of the Małopolska Vistula Gorge Region
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Nlrp-3-Driven Interleukin 17 Production by γδT Cells Controls Infection Outcomes during Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection
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Gamma irradiation mediated production improvement of some myco-fabricated nanoparticles and exploring their wound healing, anti-inflammatory and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory potentials
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Microbial acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer’s therapy: recent trends on extraction, detection, irradiation-assisted production improvement and nano-structured drug delivery
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Hydrochars as a bio-based adsorbent for heavy metals removal: A review of production processes, adsorption mechanisms, kinetic models, regeneration and reusability of hydrochar
PublicationThe spread of heavy metals throughout the ecosystem has extremely endangered human health, animals, plants, and natural resources. Hydrochar has emerged as a promising adsorbent for removing heavy metals from water and wastewater. Hydrochar, obtained from hydrothermal carbonization of biomass, owns unique physical and chemical properties that are highly potent in capturing heavy metals via surface complexation, electrostatic interactions,...
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First highly effective non-catalytic nitrobenzene reduction in UV/dithionite system with aniline production – Advanced reduction process (ARP) approach
PublicationAdvanced reduction processes (ARPs) are currently intensively investigated as an alternative to Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs). The study presents efficient reduction of nitrobenzene under non-catalytic conditions through reaction with free radicals having reductive potential. Effective conversion of nitrobenzene in a model wastewater solution, was obtained for sodium dithionite (SDT)/ dithionite (DTN). The developed process...
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Working Conditions in the Context of Global Value Chains and Routinisation: An Example of Polish Workers
PublicationThe paper aims to explore the linkages between global production fragmentation, routinisation and the well-being of workers in Poland. In particular, the focus is placed on the selected measures of working conditions, such as the social environment, work intensity, and working time quality to examine their dependence on involvement in international trade and the routinisation level. We merge individual data describing the working...
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Carvacrol as a Stimulant of the Expression of Key Genes of the Ginsenoside Biosynthesis Pathway and Its Effect on the Production of Ginseng Saponins in Panax quinquefolium Hairy Root Cultures
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Abscisic Acid Regulates the 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA Reductase Gene Promoter and Ginsenoside Production in Panax quinquefolium Hairy Root Cultures
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Relationship between copper(ii) complexes with FomA adhesin fragments ofF. nucleatumand colorectal cancer. Coordination pattern and ability to promote ROS production
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The effect of corn or beet pulp silage supplemented diet on production parameters, oxidative stability of muscles and fatty acid composition of abdominal fat in geese
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Author Correction: Decreased integrity of exercise-induced plasma cell free nuclear DNA – negative association with the increased oxidants production by circulating phagocytes
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Hydrophobic PVDF hollow fiber membranes with narrow pore size distribution and ultra-thin skin for the fresh water production through membrane distillation
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Modeling of flow phenomena on the mould plastic interface associated withpolymer injection. Trends Production Technol.**2002 Bd 3 s. 122-137, 11 rys Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Production Science. Gdańsk, April 15th 2002. Ed. D. Spaht. Modelowanie zjawisk zachodzących podczas wtrysku w strefie tworzywo-forma.
PublicationPodczas wtrysku występują w warstwie tworzywa przy ściance formy zjawiska,które są źródłem wad. Opisano powyższe zjawiska oraz zaprezentowano model zachowania się tworzywa w strefie przyściennej z wykorzystaniem symulacji komputerowej procesu wtrysku. Symulację wykonano na komputerach CI TASK przyuzyciu programu FIDAP. Ponadto przedstawiono wyniki badań doświadczalnych w postaci fotografii i profilogramów powierzchni, które...
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Model-based identification of the dominant N2O emission pathway in a full-scale activated sludge system
PublicationActivated sludge models (ASMs), extended with an N2O emission module, are powerful tools to describe the operation of full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Specifically, such models can investigate the most contributive N2O production pathways and guide towards N2O and carbon footprint (CF) mitigation measures. A common practice is to develop and validate models using data from a single WWTP. In this study, a successfully...
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Wage determination, Global Value Chains and role played by wage bargaining schemes: The case of Poland
PublicationThis study examines the linkages between GVC involvement and wages in Poland given different wage bargaining schemes. The analysis is based on microdata from the European Structure of Earnings Survey for Poland combined with sectoral data from the World Input-Output Database. In particular, two measures of GVC involvement were used: the share of foreign value added (FVA) to export and the measure of traditional offshoring. The...
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Within- and between-firm wage inequalities and trade integration in GVC
PublicationThis paper examines between- (inter) and within- (intra) firm wage inequality using rich employer-employee data for 12 European countries. We confirm that much overall wage inequality is observed within sectors and within occupations. The share of the within- and between-firm components in overall wage inequality varies across countries. We estimate the link between involvement in global value chains (GVCs) and wages differentiating...
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A Hierarchical Multiscale Approach to Protein Structure Prediction: Production of Low‐Resolution Packing Arrangements of Helices and Refinement of the Best Models with a United‐Residue Force Field
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Multivariate Optimization of the FLC-dc-APGD-Based Reaction-Discharge System for Continuous Production of a Plasma-Activated Liquid of Defined Physicochemical and Anti-Phytopathogenic Properties
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Effect of the production method on the properties of RS3/RS4 type resistant starch. Part 2. Effect of a degree of substitution on the selected properties of acetylated retrograded starch
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Suitability of biomass from waste wood composites for liquid biofuel production Możliwość wykorzystania biomasy poużytkowych tworzyw drzewnych w technologii ciekłych biopaliw
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Treatment of bitumen post oxidative effluents by sulfate radicals based advanced oxidation processes (S-AOPs) under alkaline pH conditions
PublicationSulfate radicals based Advanced Oxidation Processes (S-AOPs), namely Persulfate and peroxymonosulfate, were used for the treatment of post oxidative effluents from a production of petroleum bitumens under alkaline pH. Studies on the identification and monitoring of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) along with COD, BOD and sulfide ions reduction were performed. Persulfate with a ratio between the oxygen from the oxidant and...
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Possibilities of Production of New Reference Material ? Preparation of Gaseous Standard Mixtures Using Thermal Decomposition of Immobilized Compounds ? the Effect of Selected Parameters on the Amount of Released Analyte
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Methyl jasmonate as a control factor of the synthase squalene gene promoter and ginsenoside production in American ginseng hairy root cultured in shake flasks and a nutrient sprinkle bioreactor
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Examination of the interactions occurring in the gas and liquid phases of atmospheric pressure glow discharge generated in contact with a liquid electrode leading to production of size-defined gold nanostructures
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Production of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles modified by alkanethiol self‐assembled monolayers by direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge generated in contact with a flowing liquid anode
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Direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge generated between a pin-type solid cathode and a flowing liquid anode as a new tool for silver nanoparticles production
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Exploiting the exceptional biosynthetic potency of the endophytic Aspergillus terreus in enhancing production of Co3O4, CuO, Fe3O4, NiO, and ZnO nanoparticles using bioprocess optimization and gamma irradiation
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A novel source of the cardiac glycoside digoxin from the endophytic fungus Epicoccum nigrum : isolation, characterization, production enhancement by gamma irradiation mutagenesis and anticancer activity evaluation
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Negative CO2 Emission Gas Power Plant As Technology for Utilization of Sewage Sludge, Production of Electrical Energy, and CO2 Capture - Case of Chamber Under Transpiration Cooling
PublicationThis work focuses on the concept developed in the nCO2PP project, which aims to demonstrate a technology that allows to achieve negative CO2 emissions through Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) applied to sewage sludge. A feedstock is first gasified, then the resulting syngas is burned in a semi-closed oxy-fuel gas turbine with pure oxygen and water, using the advantages of oxy-combustion, to ease the capture of CO2 in the resulting...
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Possibilities of production of new reference material - preparation of gaseous standard mixtures using thermal decomposition of immobilized compounds - the effect of selected parameters on the amount of released analyte.
PublicationW pracy opisano wyniki badań dotyczących wytwarzania nowego typu bezmatrycowych materiałów odniesienia lotnych związków organicznych. Do otrzymywania lotnych analitów wykorzystano technikę termicznego rozkładu związków powierzchniowych. Badano wpływ parametrów prowadzenia reakcji modyfikacji i termicznego rozkładu otrzymanych związków powierzchniowych na ilość otrzymanego analitu. Wyznaczono powtarzalność i oszacowano niepewność...
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Pilot scale degradation study of 16 selected volatile organic compounds by hydroxyl and sulfate radical based advanced oxidation processes
PublicationThe studies of effective technologies for complete degradation of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are very important due to the high biotoxicity of the VOCs which makes the biological technologies ineffective. It also increases the risk of VOCs emission instead of their treatment when using open air biological technologies. In the present study, different types of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) were investigated for...
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Zastosowanie trendów przełącznikowych w analizie płac realnych w Polsce
PublicationStreszczenie W początkowej części artykułu zostały przedstawione i omówione informacje o poziomie miesięcznych nominalnych płac (WN) oraz indeksie cen dóbr konsumpcyjnych (ICK) w gospodarce polskiej w latach 1995-2015. Następnie opisano poziomy realnych płac (W) wyrażone w cenach roku 2015. Na bazie tych informacji przedstawiono i przedyskutowano zagadnienia dotyczące rocznych przyrostów płac realnych oraz ich rocznych stóp wzrostu....
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Towards sustainable catalyst-free biomass-based polyurethane-wood composites (PU-WC): From valorization and liquefaction to future generation of biocomposites
PublicationA substantial aspect of materials engineering lies in the responsible process of designing polymer-based materials. Due to environmental pollution, excessive consumption of natural resources, and increasing environmental awareness of society, there is a massive need for polyurethane (PU) materials with reduced environmental impact. To date, research on catalyst-free polyurethane-wood composites (PU-WC) has demonstrated a huge potential...
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Macro-nutrients recovery from liquid waste as a sustainable resource for production of recovered mineral fertilizer: Uncovering alternative options to sustain global food security cost-effectively
PublicationGlobal food security, which has emerged as one of the sustainability challenges, impacts every country. As food cannot be generated without involving nutrients, research has intensified recently to recover unused nutrients from waste streams. As a finite resource, phosphorus (P) is largely wasted. This work critically reviews the technical applicability of various water technologies to recover macro-nutrients such as P, N, and...
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Zagospodarowanie proszku krzemowego, wytworzonego z odzyskanych w procesie recyklingu uszkodzonych ogniw modułów fotowoltaicznych = Utilization of silicon powder, recovered in the PV cell's production and recycling processes
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki analizy proszku krzemowego różnego pochodzenia i wskazano możliwości technologiczne zagospodarowania proszku krzemowego: jako podstawowego surowca do produkcji nowych ogniw fotowoltaicznych, jako dodatku do stali stopowych, poprawiających ich własności mechaniczne (twardość, wytrzymałość na rozciąganie, udarność) oraz jako materiału do wytwarzania ceramiki, bazującej na proszkach niemetali.
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Effect of the production method on the properties of RS3/RS4 type resistant starch. Part 1: Properties of retrograded starch (RS3) produced under various conditions and its susceptibility to acetylation
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Method for introducing liquid modifiers into melt-blown nonwovens during their production Metoda wprowadzania modyfikatorów w postaci roztworów do włóknin pneumotermicznych podczas procesu ich wytwarzania
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Working Conditions in Global Value Chains: Evidence for European Employees
PublicationThis article investigates a sample of almost nine million workers from 24 European countries in 2014 to conclude how involvement in global value chains (GVCs) affects working conditions. We use employer–employee data from the Structure of Earnings Survey merged with industry-level statistics on GVCs based on the World Input-Output Database. Given the multidimensional nature of the dependent variable, we compare estimates of the...
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Review of sewage sludge management: standards, regulations and analytical methods
PublicationThis article presents the most popular methods of sewage sludge management and associated unit operations and processes referring to them. The most popular methods are: Reclamation and adaptation of lands to specific needs; plant cultivation not intended for consumption or for production of food; usage in agriculture; usage in building; recovery of phosphorus, rare earth metals or fats and usage in industry; producing combustible...
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Discrimination of workers aged 55+ in companies in Poland
PublicationThe problem of discrimination on the grounds of age in the workplace is particularly topical not only in Poland but also in Europe as a whole. The paper presents the essence of the discrimination and its most common manifestations. The results of own research on the youngPoles' perception of the discrimination on grounds of age in the workplace, intergenerational competition in the labour market and some of the factors shaping...