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Effects of Sterilization Methods on Different 3D Printable Materials for Templates of Physician-Modified Aortic Stent Grafts Used in Vascular Surgery—A Preliminary Study
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TiO2 nanotube arrays-based reactor for photocatalytic oxidation of parabens mixtures in ultrapure water: Effects of photocatalyst properties, operational parameters and light source
PublicationSelf-organized TiO2 nanotubes as immobilized photocatalysts were evaluated in detail for the photocatalytic degradation of parabens mixtures from ultrapure water. This kind of approach can be a very suitable option for emerging contaminants degradation considering the possibility of the catalyst reuse and recovery which will be simpler than when catalytic powders are used. The anodization method was applied for the TiO2 nanotubes...
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Joint experimental and theoretical study on low-energy elastic electron scattering by gaseous alkynes: Differential cross sections, shape resonances, and methylation effects
PublicationA detailed comparison of experimental and theoretical elastic cross sections for low-energy electron scattering by ethyne, taken earlier in our group by Gauf et al. [Phys. Rev. A 87, 012710 (2013)], and some of its methylated derivatives, propyne, and the isomers 1-butyne and 2-butyne, taken here, are presented. The present differential cross sections were measured at incident electron energies ranging from 1 eV to 30 eV and...
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Post-critical buckling of truncated conical carbon nanotubes considering surface effects embedding in a nonlinear Winkler substrate using the Rayleigh-Ritz method
PublicationThis research predicts theoretically post-critical axial buckling behavior of truncated conical carbon nanotubes (CCNTs) with several boundary conditions by assuming a nonlinear Winkler matrix. The post-buckling of CCNTs has been studied based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam model, Hamilton’s principle, Lagrangian strains, and nonlocal strain gradient theory. Both stiffness-hardening and stiffness-softening properties of the nanostructure...
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Numerical investigations of micropolar effects in granular materials undercyclic shearing. Numeryczne badania efektów mikropolarnych w materiałach granulowanych podczas cyklicznego ścinania.
PublicationOmówiono wpływ cyklicznego ścinania na lokalizację odkształceń stycznych w materiałach granulowanych. Obliczenia wykonano metodą elementów skończonych na bazie mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego dla wąskiej warstwy piasku. Obliczenia wykonano dla dużej amplitudy ścinania i różnych początkowych zagęszczeń piasku.
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ANALYZING TITLES OF ECONOMY NEWS TO UNDERSTAND IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ECONOMICAL SITUATION
PublicationCovid-19 affected the whole world in a short time, causing serious panic and uncertainty in society. Because it was an unprecedented disease, the medical community has worked hard to find out how to deal with it, and it continues to do so. The rapid spread of the disease, the shortage of hospital capacity and the increase in deaths drove the whole world to a closure, so to speak. In this time period, life in the world came to a...
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Application of 2D RST method for spatial distribution of annual precipitation determination in the Upper Vistula Basin | Zastosowanie metody 2D RST do opracowania rozkładu przestrzennego rocznych sum opadów atmosferycznych w Dorzeczu Górnej Wisły
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SENSORY GARDENS INCLUSIVELY DESIGNED FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED USERS.
PublicationThis paper discusses the design of sensory gardens, created especially to provide for the needs of sight impaired children and youth. These gardens should be inclusively available to general public. A sensory garden may have both therapeutic and educational effects. The research findings concerning therapeutic effects of contact with nature on children and youth are reviewed. The design problems related to providing a space for...
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SUPPORT FOR OLDER ADULTS DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC – HOW DID LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE POMERANIAN REGION RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE?
PublicationThe COVID-19 pandemic, apart from health threats, has shown the problem of older adults’ social isolation and loneliness in aging societies that has been progressing for several decades. Older adults’ singularisation, loosening family relations, diminishing families’ caring potential, caused that during the lockdown, many older adults – without the neighbours’ or NGOs’ support or the activities undertaken by local authorities –...
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The condition of economies. Do most valuable global brands matter?
PublicationResearch background: Brands are considered to be the most valuable asset of a company. Some of them achieve spectacular global results. The significance of global brands is proved by the fact that their value is often greater than the sum of all company’s net assets. Purpose of the article: The aim of this article is to highlight that brand value does not only create company’s value, but also leverages economies. The Authors claim...
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<p>Potential effects of microbial air quality on the number of new cases of diabetes type 1 in children in two regions of Poland: a pilot study</p>
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Assessing agri-environmental schemes for semi-natural grasslands during a 5-year period: can we see positive effects for vascular plants and pollinators?
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Effects of black cohosh extract on body weight gain, intra-abdominal fat accumulation, plasma lipids and glucose tolerance in ovariectomized Sprague–Dawley rats
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<p>Virucidal Action Against Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus and Immunomodulatory Effects of Nanoformulations Consisting of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Loaded with Natural Prodrugs</p>
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Promising effects of xanthine oxidase inhibition by allopurinol on autonomic heart regulation estimated by heart rate variability (HRV) analysis in rats exposed to hypoxia and hyperoxia
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EFFECTS OF DOPING ON STRUCTURE AND PHASE TRANSITION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON CONDUCTOR LaNb1-xMxO4-σ (M=As, Sb, V, Ta AND X=0,05 TO 0,3)
PublicationIn this work synthesis of lanthanum orthoniobate has been done. Doping by arsenic, antimony, vanadium or tantalum in 5% to 30% have been introduced. The relationship between doping type and percentage and structural properties of the material have been investigated.
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Acute Effects of High Doses of Caffeine on Bar Velocity during the Bench Press Throw in Athletes Habituated to Caffeine: A Randomized, Double-Blind and Crossover Study
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Effects of independent magnetic fields in the very low frequency range elf generated by selected elements of an electric traction unit on the ambient environment and electronic systems
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Synergistic effects of biochar and processed fly ash on bioavailability, transformation and accumulation of heavy metals by maize (Zea mays L.) in coal-mining contaminated soil
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Contrasting effects of biochar, compost and farm manure on alleviation of nickel toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to plant growth, photosynthesis and metal uptake
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Capacity and pressure calculations in hip joint for periodic stochastic effects. Obliczanie ciśnienia i nośności w stawie biodrowym dla periodycznych stochastycznych efektów.
PublicationPraca przedstawia konkretne wyniki numeryczne wartości ciśnienia i sił nośnych dla hydrodynamicznego smarowania stawu biodrowego człowieka w okresowym ruchu nieustalonym z uwzględnieniem stochastycznie zmiennej wysokości szczeliny stawu przy założeniu, że współpracujące powierzchnie głowy kostnej i panewki są całkowiecie oddzielone od siebie warstwą synowialnej cieczy smarującej. Smarowanie powierzchni stawowych odbywa się tu na...
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Industry-level analysis of COVID-19’s impact in emerging markets – evidence from Pakistan
PublicationPurpose – The main purpose of this study is to evaluate COVID-19’s impact on the emerging stock markets. Design/methodology/approach – To evaluate the influence of COVID-19, this study uses a novel method of event study methodology to measure the impact of COVID-19 on emerging stock markets. The research’s sample includes a total of 79 firms from 26 industries that are included in the KSE-100 Index from the Pakistan Stock Exchange....
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The Hanseatic City Challenge
EventsSee more at www.hanseaticcitychallenge.com
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Manufacturing Engineering, PG_00050286, DaPE, 2023, s. zimowy (Archiwizowany 2023-11-02)
e-Learning CoursesAcquainting with basic manufacturing techniques in terms of technological effects and properties of the workpiece surface layer. Analysis of manufacturing costs, designing the technological process.
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Movement perception with the use of a motorized delta armrest and virtual reality
PublicationIn this paper we present a combination of neuroscience experiments with the use of a parallel armrest robot to study the effects of temporal delays and spatial biases on the movement perception. A dedicated armrest to guide and manipulate the arm has been developed for these experiments. It is a three-degree-of-freedom Delta structure. In combination with a virtual reality application, the movement perception has been evaluated....
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Public spaces connecting cities. Green and Blue Infrastructures potential.
PublicationA city fragmentation causes a lot of negative effects in urban environment such as: disconnecting the environmental, functional and compositional relations, a loss of urban compactness, chaotic development, visual chaos, a domination of technical landscape, reduction of security. This is why one of main challenges for urban planners is to connect the fragmented structures by creating friendly, attractive and safe public space....
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Light formed through urban morphology and different organism groups: First findings from a systematic review
PublicationThe prevailing implementation and usage of contemporary lighting technologies and design practices in cities have created over-illuminated built environments. Recent studies indicate that exposure to electric lighting effects formed through spatial characteristics has visual, physiological, and behavioural effects on both humans and non-humans, such as wildlife. In order to gain a better understanding of the impact that electric...
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Area-Averaged Surface Moisture Flux over Fragmented Sea Ice: Floe Size Distribution Effects and the Associated Convection Structure within the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
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Correction: Wilk et al. “The Effects of High Doses of Caffeine on Maximal Strength and Muscular Endurance in Athletes Habituated to Caffeine” Nutrients, 2019, 11(8), 1912
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Effects of Interferon �-1a and Interferon �-1b Monotherapies on Selected Serum Cytokines and Nitrite Levels in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study
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A comparison of the effects of monotherapy with rosuvastatin, atorvastatin or ezetimibe versus combination treatment with rosuvastatin-ezetimibe and atorvastatin-ezetimibe on the integrity of vascular endothelial cells damaged by oxidized cholesterol
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Mitotic catastrophe followed by necrosis versus pro-survival autophagy - two opposite cellular effects triggered upon C-1311 treatment in MCF-7 cells
PublicationPrzeprowadzone badania miały na celu określenie zdolności imidazoakrydonu C-1311 do indukcji katastrofy mitotycznej, nekrozy i autofagii w komórkach ludzkiego raka piersi MCF-7. Wszystkie eksperymenty przeprowadzone zostały przy stężeniu hamującym proliferację komórek nowotworowych w 80%. Wykazano, że pochodna C-1311 powoduje przejściową akumulację komórek MCF-7 w fazie G2 cyklu życiowego (59% po 48 godz. inkubacji) z równoczesnym...
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Comparative effects of biochar-nanosheets and conventional organic-amendments on health risks abatement of potentially toxic elements via consumption of wheat grown on industrially contaminated-soil
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Effects of renal sympathetic denervation on blood pressure and glycaemic control in patients with true resistant hypertension: results of Polish Renal Denervation Registry (RDN-POL Registry)
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Synergistic effects and mechanisms of hydroxyl radical-mediated oxidative degradation of sulfamethoxazole by Fe(II)-EDTA catalyzed calcium peroxide: Implications for remediation of antibiotic-contaminated water
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Effects of Ni-NCAL and Ni–Ag electrodes on the cell performances of low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells with Sm0.2Ce0·8O2-δ electrolyte at various temperatures
PublicationThree low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells are built using Sm0.2Ce0·8O2-δ (SDC) as the electrolyte. Cell A is symmetrical and features Ni–LiNi0.8Co0·15Al0·05O2 (Ni–NCAL) electrodes, Cell B comprises a Ni–NCAL anode and a Ni–Ag cathode, and Cell C is fabricated using a Ni–NCAL cathode and a Ni–Ag anode. The ohmic resistance and polarization resistance (Rp) of Cells B and C are significantly higher than those of Cell A. The reduction...
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Piotr Krajewski dr
PeoplePiotr Krajewski is a librarian at the Library of Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) and a PhD student at the Medical University of Gdańsk. His research interests focus on the standardization of the e-resources usage data and Open Access publishing, especially the role of institutional repositories in the development of the OA initiative and the phenomenon of “predatory publishers”. He works at Scientific and Technical Information...
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A dipole-driven path for electron and positron attachments to gas-phase uracil and pyrimidine molecules: a quantum scattering analysis
PublicationElectron and positron scattering processes in the gas-phase are analysed for uracil and pyrimidine molecules using a multichannel quantum approach at energies close to threshold. The special effects on the scattering dynamics induced by the large dipole moments in both molecules on the spatial features of the continuum leptonic wavefunctions are here linked to the possible bound states of the Rydberg-like molecular anions or ‘positroned’...
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Transformation of the countryside into an open-air museum as a way to rescure its spatial layout and to improve the quality of live = Przekształcenie wsi w muzeum na wolnym powietrzu jako sposób ratowania jej układu przestrzennego i poprawy jakości życia mieszkańców
PublicationSince the first open-air museums until today, the exposition subject-matter has been specialized (ethnographic, archeological, industrial and technical skansens). But idea of the existence of such objects remains unchanged. Still, the goal is to show the collection of wooden buildings in the environment as close to their origin as possible or in the home environment. These distinguish the skansens and make them different then municipal...
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Zmiany przestrzenne w miastach wywołane pandemią COVID-19 a przestrzenny wymiar rewitalizacji.
PublicationThe COVID-19 pandemic affects every aspect of the modern world on a global and local scale. Part of the fight against the virus was, among other things, limiting the possibility of movement. In cities, this has resulted in a focus on the spatial aspects of the urbanized environment. The article aims to analyse spontaneous actions taken in cities to mitigate the effects of a pandemic concerning strategic activities...
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Is mesh fixation necessary in laparoendoscopic techniques for M3 inguinal defects? An experimental study.
Publicationrepairs, in case of large direct hernias (M3) mesh fixation is recommended to reduce recurrence risk. Despite lack of highquality evidence, the recommendation was upgraded to strong by expert panel. The authors conducted a research experiment to verify the hypothesis that it is possible to preserve the mesh in the operating field in large direct hernias (M3) without the need to use fixing materials. Method The authors conducted...
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Use of Near Infrared Transillumination/Back Scattering Sounding (NIR-T/BSS) to assess effects of elevated intracranial pressure on width of subarachnoid space and celebrovascular pulsation in animals
PublicationW pracy dokonano ocenę zmiany szerokości przestrzeni podpajęczynówkowej i tętnienia naczyń mózgowych w czasie chwilowego zwiększenia ciśnienia śródczaszkowego u królików doświadczalnych. Badania zostały przeprowadzone przy wykorzystaniu metody transiluminacji w bliskiej podczerwieni z rozpraszaniem zwrotnym NIRT-BSS.
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Differential and Overlapping Effects of 20,23(OH)2D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 on Gene Expression in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes: Identification of AhR as an Alternative Receptor for 20,23(OH)2D3
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Effects of interactions between variation in dopaminergic genes, traumatic life events, and anomalous self-experiences on psychosis proneness: Results from a cross-sectional study in a nonclinical sample
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Spatio-temporal filtering for determination of common mode error in regional GNSS networks
PublicationThe spatial correlation between different stations for individual components in the regional GNSS networks seems to be significant. The mismodelling in satellite orbits, the Earth orientation parameters (EOP), largescale atmospheric effects or satellite antenna phase centre corrections can all cause the regionally correlated errors. This kind of GPS time series errors are referred to as common mode errors (CMEs). They are usually...
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Katarzyna Merkel dr hab.
PeopleOver the past 15 years, my work has mainly been related to the study of liquid crystal compounds with a diverse structure (discotic, dendrimeric, banana, bimedogenic, uniaxial and biaxial nematics and smectics) as well as polymeric materials (biopolymers, nano-composites) and biological materials. My work concerned mainly the issues of organization, observation of orientation effects, studying the dynamics of molecular processes...
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Absorbciâ vodoroda i povedenie vodoroda v slaâh titanovyh silavov s modificirovannoj poverhnost''û = Hydrogen absorption and hydrogen effects in the modified surface layers of Ti alloys
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono rezultaty badań absorpcji wodoru w stopach tytanu ze zmodyfikowaną za pomocą metod multipleksowych powierzchnią. W wyniku badań stwierdzono, iż po nadtapianiu laserowym w warunkach kriogenicznych, stopy tytanu wykazuja najwyższą zdolność absorpcji wodoru w wytworzonej warstwie wierzchniej.
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Effects of three-month feeding high-fat diets with different fatty acid composition on kidney histology and expression of genes related to cellular stress and water-electrolyte homeostasis in mice
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Intensity Ratio of Kβ/Kα in Selected Elements from Mg to Cu, and the Chemical Effects of Cr Kα1,2 Diagram Lines and Cr Kβ/Kα Intensity Ratio in Cr Compounds
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Effects of Post-Harvest Elicitor Treatments with Ultrasound, UV- and Photosynthetic Active Radiation on Polyphenols, Glucosinolates and Antioxidant Activity in a Waste Fraction of White Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PublicationBiosynthesis of phytochemicals in leaves of Brassica can be initiated by abiotic factors. The aim of the study was to investigate elicitor treatments to add value to waste of cabbage. A leaf waste fraction from industrial trimming of head cabbage was exposed to UV radiation (250–400 nm, 59 and 99 kJ m-2, respectively), photosynthetic active radiation (PAR, 400–700 nm, 497 kJ m-2), and ultrasound in water bath (35 kHz, at 15, 30...