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The Efficacious Benefit of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D to Prevent COVID-19: An In-Silico Study Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
PublicationThe environment has rapidly looked at proven specialist task forces in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic to build public health policies and measures to mitigate the effects of emerging coronaviruses. According to the researchers, taking 10 μg of 25-hydroxy vitamin D daily is recommended to keep us safe. There have been several studies recently indicating that there is a reduced risk of contracting Coronavirus by 25-hydroxy...
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Mobility and bioavailability of mercury in sediments of the southern Baltic sea in relation to the chemical fractions of iron: Spatial and temporal patterns
PublicationMarine sediments play a significant role as reservoirs for mercury (Hg), a bioaccumulative toxic pollutant that poses risks to human and ecosystem health. Iron (Fe) has been recognized as an influential factor in the complexation and bioavailability of Hg in sediments. However, limited studies have investigated the interactions between the chemical fractions of these elements in natural settings. This study aims to examine the...
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Modification of cellulosic filler with diisocyanates – volatile organic compounds emission assessment and stability of chemical structure over time
PublicationThis paper investigated the impact of type and content of diisocyanate on the structure of modified cellulose fillers. Four the most popular isocyanates were applied – isophorone, hexamethylene, toluene and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate – at loadings of 1–15 wt%. Chemical structure, and its short-term storage stability, were investigated for eight weeks. Moreover, the main volatile organic compounds detected during modification,...
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Linear antenna microwave chemical vapour deposition of diamond films on long-period fiber gratings for bio-sensing applications
PublicationThe growth processes of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin films on fused silica optical fibers with UV-induced long-period gratings (LPGs) were investigated with regard to biosensing applications. The films were deposited using a linear antenna microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system, which allows for the growth of diamond at temperatures below 350°C. The films exhibited a high refractive index n = 2.32, as...
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Diamond-Phase (Sp3-C) Rich Boron-Doped Carbon Nanowalls (Sp2-C): A Physico-Chemical And Electrochemical Properties
PublicationThe growth of B-CNW with different boron doping levels controlled by the [B]/[C] ratio in plasma, and the influence of boron on the obtained material’s structure, surface morphology, electrical properties and electrochemical parameters, such as -ΔE and k°, were investigated. The fabricated boron-doped carbon nanowalls exhibit activity towards ferricyanide redox couple, reaching the peak separation value of only 85 mV. The flatband...
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The Correlation between Physical Crosslinking and Water-Soluble Drug Release from Chitosan-Based Microparticles
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Crystal structure and physical properties of Mg6Cu16Si7-typeM6Ni16Si7, for M = Mg, Sc, Ti, Nb, and Ta
PublicationW pracy dyskutowana jest synteza i struktura krystalograficzna, określona poprzez proszkową dyfrakcję rentgenowską, dla pięciu związków M6Ni16Si7, gdzie M = Mg, Sc, Ti, Nb, and Ta. Wszystkie te związki krystalizują w strukturze typu Mg6Cu16Si7.
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Impedance spectroscopy of BaTiO3 cubes suspended in lossy liquids as a physical model of two-phase system
PublicationTechniki spektroskopii impedancyjnej zostały wykorzystane do analizy modelu fizycznego w układzie dwufazowym w celu wyznaczanie stałej dielektrycznej dielektryka umieszczonego w cieczy. Badania eksperymentalne przeprowadzono z użyciem BaTiO3 jako materiału dielektrycznego, który został przygotowany jako kostki o jednakowej wielkości 2x2x1 mm3.
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Study of the effect of thermally reduced graphene oxide on the physical and mechanical properties of flexible polyurethane foams
PublicationFlexible polyurethane foams were obtained from a two-component system via the one-step method. The foams were modified with thermally reduced graphene oxide added in the amount equal to 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75 wt%. The morphology, static and dynamic properties, and thermal stability of modified foams were determined. The application of carbon filler resulted in the visible increase in the cell size, apparent density and rigidity of...
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Physical and mathematical modelling of implant-fascia system in order to improve laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia
PublicationThis paper describes an investigation of biomechanical behaviour of hernia repair, which is focused on the selection of safe linking of certain type of implant with fascia in laparoscopic operation. The strength of various fixations of the implant to the fascia is analysed. Methods: The research is based on experimental observations of operated hernia model behaviour during a dynamic impulse load corresponding to post-operative...
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Physical and mechanical properties of rigid polyurethane faoms modified with selected flame retardants or layered silicates
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono charakterystykę pianek poliuretanowych zawierających klasyczne środki uniepalniające oraz nanonapełniacze z grupy glinokrzemianów warstwowych. Zbadano wpływ zarówno nanonapełniaczy na bazie naturalnego montmorylonitu, jak i modyfikowanych glinokrzemianów. Uzyskane spienione poliuretanowe o zmniejszonej palności charakteryzowano z wykorzystaniem różnych technik badawczych, między innymi wykonano badania DMA,...
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Biopolyols obtained via microwave-assisted liquefaction of lignin: structure, rheological, physical and thermal properties
PublicationThe present study examined the application of polyols obtained via microwave-assisted liquefaction of lignin in the production of rigid polyurethane foam. Lignin was liquefed in crude glycerol and 1,4-butanediol at diferent temperatures (130–170 °C), without a catalyst and using various biomass concentrations (15 and 30 wt%). The physicochemical properties, process yield, and FTIR-based identifcation of the obtained polyols were...
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Development of SPME fiber coatings with tunable porosity for physical confinement of ionic liquids as an extraction media
PublicationExtending the use of ionic liquids in sample preparation techniques remains a challenge. This paper presents procedures enabling the easy application of ionic liquids to the SPME technique. For this purpose, two approaches for producing a porous silica coating on a metal rod were investigated. Two silica precursor and porogen systems were used in the research: K2SiO3 + Formamide and Tetramethyl-orthosilicate + Polyethylene oxide....
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Comparison of the Physical and Sensory Properties of Hybrid Citrus Fruit Jaffa® Sweetie in Relation to the Parent Fruits
PublicationIn the presented study, an overall Jaffa sweetie evaluation was made to find a correlation between Citrus grandis Osbeck × Citrus paradisi Macf. and its parent fruits’ (Citrus grandis Osbeck, Citrus paradisi Macf.) properties. Based on the sensory analysis, it was found that the taste and aroma of the new hybrid fruit are close to pummelo. By the use of chromatographic analysis, the selected monoterpenes present in the fruits were...
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Free volume in physical absorption of carbon dioxide in ionic liquids: Molecular dynamics supported modeling
PublicationUnderstanding the mechanisms underlying the carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption in ionic liquids (ILs) is the key to their efficient utilization in industrial flue gas treatment. One of the parameters considered substantially important in the process is the Free Volume. In this study, the Fractional Free Volume (FFV) of 73 ILs was calculated using Molecular Dynamics (MD). A quantitative Structure-Property Relationship (QSPR) study...
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Does the chemical modification of Nystatin A1 affect the drug's ability to overcome the multidrug resistance of fungi?
PublicationAlthough the contemporary medicine keeps moving forward, disseminated infections caused by fungal pathogens are an emerging challenge. The dramatic rise of fungal diseases, especially the most life-threatening systemic mycoses is associated with a permanently growing number of immunodeficient patients. Undoubted difficulties in the treatment of fungal infections are caused by lack of highly effective and selective antifungal drugs,...
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Seashore sediment and water chemistry at the Admiralty Bay (King George Island, Maritime Antarctica) – geochemical analysis and correlations between the concentrations of chemical species
PublicationThis study covers water and sediment chemical characteristics by the western shore of Admiralty Bay (King George Island, Antarctica) in 2016. Chemical processes between sediment and water have been described based on the determination of ions, metals, non-metals, and TOC concentrations. Rock weathering is an important source of Fe, Ni, Co, Al in the seashore area. The PCA shows the impact of acidification in the release metals...
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In silico study on the effects of carbonyl groups on chemical equilibrium of reactions with a polar product occurring under confinement in pores of activated carbons
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Synthesis, Chemical Characterization and Multiscale Biological Evaluation of a dimericcRGD Peptide for Targeted Imaging of αVβ3 Integrin Activity
PublicationCyclic peptides containing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence have been shown to specifically bind the angiogenesis biomarker α V β3 integrin. We report the synthesis, chemical characterization, and biological evaluation of two novel dimeric cyclic RGD-based molecular probes for the targeted imaging of α V β3 activity (a radiolabeled version, 64Cu-NOTA-PEG4-cRGD2, for PET imaging, and a fluorescent version, FITC-PEG4-cRGD2, for in...
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Application of dispersive liquid - liquid microextraction for determination of pesticides from various chemical groups in water samples
PublicationPesticides are a global risk because they move with the wind, rain and sea currents from other regions, which makes getting to places which were never used before. Their presence was detected in all types of water circulating in the ecosystem, which is an easy source of exposure to life and health of all living organisms. Currently, it is considered one of the most dangerous and toxic pollutants, which fate and function is still...
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The role of tungsten in formation of active sites for no SCR on the V-W-O catalyst surface — quantum chemical modeling (DFT)
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Imaging and chemical investigation of silver coating
Open Research DataThe recovery of silver from materials such as plates, still used in clinical radiography [1], or scrap jewelery is still very popular. The subject of the research, part of which was microscopic imaging, was to recreate the behavior of an electrochemically deposited silver coating. The copper electrodes were covered with a layer of silver obtained from...
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Depth chemical profile in a CeIr3 sample
Open Research DataThe polycrystalline sample of CeIr3 used in the present studies was synthesized by arc-melting cerium (4N) and iridium (3N5) in an arc furnace on a water-cooled copper hearth using a tungsten electrode under a high purity argon atmosphere. A piece of zirconium was used as an oxygen getter. First, a button of Ir was prepared by arc-melting the iridium...
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Chemical analysis of the Au-Ag nanoaloys
Open Research DataThe nanostructures of AuAg nanoalloys were prepared by sequential sputtering of gold and silver thin films. Single layer thickness was usually 2.8 nm were deosted by magnetron sputtering method in a Ar plasma. As deposited layers were annealed in Ar atmosphere at 550 degress for 15 minutes. For XPS measurements five samples were selected: pure gold...
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Maternal immune activation leads to age-related behavioral and immunological changes in male rat offspring - the effect of antipsychotic drugs
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Boosting Portland cement-free composite performance via alkali-activation and reinforcement with pre-treated functionalised wheat straw
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Reactivity of bulky aminophosphanes towards small molecules: Activation of dihydrogen and carbon dioxide by aminophosphane/borane frustrated Lewis pairs
PublicationA series of mono- and bisaminophosphanes with formulas R2NPR’R’’ and (R2N)2PR’ (R = iPr, Cy; R’ = Ph, Cy; R’’ = iPr) were characterized by X-ray analysis, NMR spectroscopy and computational methods. The common structural futures of these species are short and polarized PAN bonds, a pyramidal geometry at the P atom and an almost planar geometry at the N atoms. According to DFT calculations, these...
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Interactions between polyphenolic antioxidants quercetin and naringenin dictate the distinctive redox-related chemical and biological behaviour of their mixtures
PublicationFood synergy concept is suggested to explain observations that isolated antioxidants are less bioactive than real foods containing them. However, mechanisms behind this discrepancy were hardly studied. Here, we demonstrate the profound impact of interactions between two common food flavonoids (individual: aglycones quercetin—Q and naringenin—N− or their glycosides rutin—R and naringin—N+ vs. mixed: QN− and RN+) on their electrochemical...
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Tribological Properties of Ni-P/Si3N4 Nanocomposite Layers Deposited by Chemical Reduction Method on Aluminum Alloy AW-7075
PublicationThe article presents the results of tribological tests of Ni-P/Si3N4 nanocomposite and Ni-P nickel layers deposited on the AW-7075 aluminum alloy by chemical reduction method, and the AW-7075 alloy without coating. Nanocomposite layers were produced using Si3N4 siliconnitride in the form of a polydisperse powder whose particle sizes ranged from 20 to 25 nm. The influence of the content of the dispersion phase layer material on...
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Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminium Alloy AA6063-T5 by Vanadates: Local Surface Chemical Events Elucidated by Confocal Raman Micro-Spectroscopy
PublicationChemical interactions between aqueous vanadium species and aluminium alloy AA6063-T5 were investigated in vanadate-containing NaCl solutions. Confocal Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments were utilised to gain insight into the mechanism of corrosion inhibition by vanadates. A greenish-grey coloured surface layer, consisting of V+4 and V+5 polymerized species, was seen to form on the alloy surface, especially on...
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Arsenic concentrations in Baltic Sea sediments close to chemical munitions dumpsites
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Evaluation of Chemical Changes in Laboratory-Induced Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Influence of chemical composition of amide block on the thermal properties and structure of terpolymers
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Chemical and magnetic functionalization of graphene oxide as a route to enhance its biocompatibility
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Development of Chemical Tools to Monitor Human Kallikrein 13 (KLK13) Activity
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Polymer films based on silk fibroin and collagen - the physico-chemical properties
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Ecotoxicity and chemical sediment data classification by the useof self-organising maps
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy przedstawiania nowej interpretacji szacowania jakości osadów. To oryginalne podejście bada powiązania między parametrami ekotoksyczności (ostrej i chronicznej) i składnikami chemicznymi (zanieczyszczenia takie jak polichlorowane bifenyle, pestycydy, wielopierścieniowe węglowodory aromatyczne, metale ciężkie) próbek osadów Jeziora Turawskiego (Polska) poprzez zastosowanie samoorganizujących się map (SOM) wobec badanego...
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Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Analytical Chemical Laboratory: A Practical Approach.
PublicationNowe opracowanie książkowe z zakresu QA/QC to praktyczny podręcznik zarówno dla studentów jak i pracowników laboratoriów. Opisano systemu jakości wyników pomiarów analitycznych i poszczególnych jego składników: spójności pomiarowej, niepewności pomiaru, walidacji procedury analitycznej, materiałów odniesienia i badań międzylaboratoryjnych. Opisano i przedstawiono narzędzia statystyczne służące do obliczania parametrów walidacyjnych,...
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Application of Coordination Compounds with Transition Metal Ions in the Chemical Industry—A Review
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Chemical characterization of dew water collected in different geographic regions of Poland
PublicationOkreślono poziomy stężeń składników śladowych obecnych w próbkach rosy zebranych na terenach wyraźnie różniących się pod względem położenia geograficznego jak również poziomem antropopresji. Próbki rosy były zbierane na terenie ośmiu stacji pomiarowych w cyklu dobowym w okresie od sierpnia 2004 do listopada 2006 roku. W zależności od położenia miejsc zbierania próbek oraz charakteru tła emisji zanieczyszczeń dokonano podziału na...
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Improving of Cherry Fruit Quality and Bearing Regularity by Chemical Thinning with Fertilizer
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Polylactide Films with the Addition of Olive Leaf Extract—Physico-Chemical Characterization
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Exposure status of sea-dumped chemical warfare agents in the Baltic Sea
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Deep sea habitats in the chemical warfare dumping areas of the Baltic Sea
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Application of Chemical Sensors and Olfactometry Method in Ecological Audits of Degraded Areas
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Chemical and thermal stability of core-shelled magnetite nanoparticles and solid silica
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Preliminary studies of the chemical composition and cytotoxic activity of Hottonia palustris herb
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Chemical characterization of dew water collected in different geographic regions of Poland
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań składu chemicznego próbek rosy zebranych na terenie Polski w okresie od 2004 do 2006 roku na terenach: rolniczym (Wrocław, Dziemiany), miejskim w strefie wybrzeża (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot), miejskim, położonym poza strefą wybrzeża (Bytów, Kraków, Mława). Próbki rosy badano w celu uzyskania informacji o składzie jakościowym i ilościowym. Celem badań było dostarczenie informacji o składzie chemicznym (i wybranych...
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Biological fluids as a source of information on the exposure of man to envinonmental chemical agents.
PublicationWiele związków (min. lotne związki chlorowcoorganiczne, metale) ma szkodliwy wpływ na tkanki i narządy organizmu ludzkiego, wywołując nieodwracalne zmiany chorobowe. W celu określenia zagrożenia zawodowego coraz częściej wykonuje się pomiar stężeń substancji chemicznych i ich metabolitów w płynach biologicznych - moczu, krwi, rzadziej w mleku matki, żółci, ślinie, czy też spermie. Aby oznaczyć poziomy tych stężeń, pobrane próbki...