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• Can popular films instil carcinophobia? Images of cancer in popular Polish cinema

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  • J. Domaradzki

  - Frontiers in Oncology - Year 2022

  Introduction: Although cancer is currently considered a serious socio-medical challenge and health education in Poland has been positioned as a public health priority, the impact of popular culture on people’s ideas about cancer has been neglected. This study therefore aims to analyse the way popular Polish films portray cancer and the experience of cancer.Material and Methods: Seven popular Polish films featuring cancer...

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• From evil demiurge to caring hero: Images of geneticists in the movies

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  • J. Domaradzki

  - Science as Culture - Year 2023

  Although images of science and scientists depicted in popular culture have been criticized as an exaggeration and fear mongering, the cinema is an important resource that influences individuals’ beliefs about science. Because popular depictions of science play a crucial role in constructing the public’s ‘scientific imaginary’ they constitute an inherent dimension of the social understanding of science and are as important for...

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• Promocja zasobów Pomorskiej Biblioteki Cyfrowej na przykładzie XVIII-wiecznego rękopisu

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  • K. Kokot-Kanikuła
  • A. Sobolewska

  - Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi - Year 2022

  Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie sposobu udostępniania i promocji zbiorów rękopiśmiennych na przykładzie XVIII-wiecznego rękopisu Christiana Gabriela Fishera dostępnego w Pomorskiej Bibliotece Cyfrowej (dalej: PBC). Rękopis ten stał się inspiracją do podjęcia współpracy Biblioteki Politechniki Gdańskiej oraz Instytutu Kultury Miejskiej w Gdańsku. Dzięki wspólnej inicjatywie rozpoczęto prace nad transkrypcją niemieckiego tekstu...

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• Sésame, ouvre-toi: internationalisme phraséologique à contenu universel

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  • P. Golda
  • O. Karabag
  • J. Ryszka

  - Studia Linguistica - Year 2023

  Phraseological units, characterised by their opaque meaning, are the subject of multiple theoretical works. The following article adds to this discussion by providing another interesting example. It analyses the case of the Arabic phraseological unit ‘open sesame’ from the “Ali Baba and the Forty Thievesˮ folk tale, permeating into French, Italian, Polish, Turkish and Japanese – languages distant both linguistically and culturally....

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• Possibility of Using Tea Fungus for Fermentation of Beetroot and Carrot Pomace Beverages

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  • P. Lichocki
  • E. Malinowska-Pańczyk

  - Year 2023

  Fermented beverages obtained from plant-based raw materials are becoming more popular due to their beneficial effects on human health. These include kombucha beverages, which are obtained by fermenting tea brew using the so-called tea fungus, which includes acetic acid bacteria and osmophilic yeast. A consortium of these microorganisms could also be used to prepare functional fermented beverages obtained from extracts of vegetable...

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