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Juices from untypical edible fruits as acidity regulators for food industry. Verification of health promoting properties. Comparison with typical acidity regulators.
PublicationNowadays all kind of food additives, and among them acidity regulators, have become necessary components of most food products. Their role is lengthening shelf-life, improving the sensory properties and protecting food products from microbial contaminations. However, despite advantages, there are also some undesirable effects of use of food additives that have raised public concern recently. Therefore, food industry considers the...
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Oznaczanie pozostałości pestycydów w próbkach żywności w wykorzystaniem metodyki QuEChERS = QuEChERS approach for the determination of pesticide residues in food matrixes
PublicationBez wątpienia, wartym uwagi podejściem do problemu oznaczania pestycydów, ze względu na różnorodność tej grupy związków, jest zastosowanie metodyk oznaczania pozostałości (multi-residue methods - MRMs). Niestety, w literaturze naukowej można znaleźć stosunkowo niewiele informacji na temat takiego podejścia do oznaczania pozostałości pestycydów w próbkach żywności. Stąd próba przybliżenia czytelnikom kilku najistotniejszych, zdaniem...
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Comparison of efficiency of different sorbents used during clean-up of extracts for determination of polychlorinated biphenyls and pesticide residues in low-fat food
PublicationOkreślono przydatność i zakres zastosowania kolumienek sorpcyjnych zawierających złoża różnych sorbentów wykorzystywanych do oczyszczania ekstraktów z żywności o zawartości do 20 % tłuszczu z wykorzystaniem techniki ekstrakcji do fazy stałej (SPE). Udowodniono, że zastosowanie kolumienek sorpcyjnych zawierających złoże żelu krzemionkowego modyfikowanego fazą aminopropylową, tlenku glinu bądź krzemianu magnezu do oczyszczania ekstraktów...
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Juices from untypical edible fruits as acidity regulators for food industry. Verification of health promoting properties. Comparison with typical acidity regulators
PublicationThe purpose of this work was to verify possibility of using juices from selected fruits characterized by the high antioxidant potential as natural acidity regulators with improved nutritional properties. The tested fruits included: mirabelle plum, sea buckthorn, lemon and blueberry honeysuckle.The potentiometric titration was used to compare the effiacy of the juices as acidity regulators with citric acid, a widely used acidity...
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Technika mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej (SPME) w badaniach analitycznych żywności. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) in food analysis-review
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono studium literaturowe dotyczące zastosowania technik SPME, jako metody izolacji i wzbogacania zanieczyszczeń, związków zapachowych i smakowych oraz dodatków funkcjonalnych z próbek żywności. Przedstawiono także czynniki wpływające na efektywność procesu mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej, wybrane chromatogramy obrazujące ten wpływ oraz tabelaryczne zestawienie przykładów zastosowań SPME do badań żywności.
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Ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvent-based liquid–liquid microextraction for simultaneous determination of Ni (II) and Zn (II) in food samples
PublicationA new approach was developed for the simultaneous pre-concentration and determination of Ni (II) and Zn (II) in food samples. This method is based on ultrasound-assisted liquid–liquid micro extraction using hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (DES) and 1,10-phenanthroline as chelating agent. The effect of several parameters, such as pH, selection and volume of DES, amount of chelating agent, time of sonication and centrifugation,...
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Non-disjoint Decomposition Using r-admissibility and Graph Coloring and Its Application in Index Generation Functions Minimization
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Molecular simulations study of ligand-release mechanism in an odorant-binding protein from the southern house mosquito
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Cannabinoid CB1 antagonists and dopamine antagonists produce different effects on a task involving response allocation and effort-related choice in food-seeking behavior
PublicationW przeprowadzonych badaniach iniekcja antagonistów dopaminy (DA) szczurom powoduje znaczny spadek użycia siły przez zwierzęta w poszukiwaniu żywności i jednoczesny wzrost spożycia jedzenia laboratoryjnego. Przeciwnie, iniekcja antagonisty AM4113 lub odwrotnego agonisty AM251 receptora CB1 powoduje zmniejszenie ilości jedzenia granulek, ale nie wpływa na zwiększenie konsumpcji jedzenia laboratoryjnego. Efekty wywierane na zwierzęta...
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Distinction of clenbuterol intake from drug or contaminated food of animal origin in a controlled administration trial – the potential of enantiomeric separation for doping control analysis
PublicationThe differentiation of clenbuterol abuse and unintentional ingestion by contaminated meat is crucial with respect to the valuation of an adverse analytical finding in human sports doping control. The proportion of the two enantiomers of clenbuterol may serve as potential discriminating parameter. For the determination of the individual enantiomers, specific methods were developed and validated for the different matrices under investigation...
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The relationship between phytochemical composition and biological activities of differently pigmented varieties of berry fruits; Comparison between embedded in food matrix and isolated anthocyanins.
PublicationThe aim of this research was to correlate the composition of phenolic compounds and bioactivities (antioxidant, cytotoxic, antigenotoxic, and influence on selected enzymatic activities) exhibited by extracts from differently pigmented raspberry (yellow and red), grape (white and red), mulberry (white and black), and currant (white, red, and black) varieties. It was presumed that phytocomplexes of the same species will be similar...
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Assessment of the effect of vegetation on the transition of the flood wave using hydraulic 2D models
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Moisture content during and after high- and normal-temperature drying processes of wood
PublicationThe aim of the article is to present the results of moisture content of wood during and after the high-temperature steam and air–steam mixture drying processes and after an open air-drying process. The knowledge of moisture content changes of wood in the process of its drying is one of the important parameters to economy drying process and to keep the quality of dried wood. Wood samples, namely, spruce (Picea abies K.) and beech...
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The lasting traditions of activities in the field of wood technology researches at the Gdansk University of Technology
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawiono sylwetki ludzi z Politechniki Gdańskiej, którzy odeszli, jednakowoż, których działalność była znacząca w obszarze drzewnictwa i mechanicznej technologii drewna.
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Application of the simplified models to inverse flood routing in upper Narew river(Poland)
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono rozwiązanie zagadnienia odwrotnej transformacji przepływów z zastosowaniem uproszczonych modeli. Zastosowano model fali kinematycznej oraz równanie retencji. W pierwszym przypadku równanie całkowano w kierunku malejącego czasu zaś w drugim w kierunku przeciwnym do przepływu. Wykazano, że obydwa podejścia są równoważne. Modele zastosowano dla górnego odcinka Narwi.
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The content of high-intensity sweeteners in different categories of foods available on the Polish market
PublicationThe objective of this study was to measure the concentrations of nine high-intensity sweeteners (acesulfame-K, aspartame, alitame, cyclamate, dulcin, neohesperidin DC, neotame, saccharin and sucralose) in different categories of food available on the Polish market. Over 170 samples of different brands of beverages, yoghurts, fruit preparations, vegetable preserves and fish products were analysed using an analytical procedure based...
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Liquefaction of alder wood as the source of renewable and sustainable polyols for preparation of polyurethane resins
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XRF analysis of heavy metals contents in oak wood (Quercur robur L.)
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Bipolar mood disorders among Polish psychiatric outpatients treated for major depression
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Experimental study of flow pattern and heat transfer during steam drying of wood
PublicationBadania wysokotemperaturowego suszenia drewna zostały zainspirowane koniecznością instensyfikacji wymiany ciepła i masy na potrzeby przemysłu drzewnego, a w szczególności meblarskiego, w zakresie doskonalenia metod suszenia drewna, modelowania intensyfikacji wymiany ciepła i masy w elementach suszonych, opracowania ekologicznych i energooszczędnych systemów suszarniczych, ochrony środowiska związanej z racjonalnym zużyciem energii,...
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Mechanical Properties and Strength Reliability of Impregnated Wood after High Temperature Conditions
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The diagnostic ambiguity of the impact test in empirical research of circular saw blades for wood
PublicationZachowanie piły podczas pracy – zarówno w trakcie przecinania, jak i na biegu luzem – zależy w dużym stopniu od konstrukcji piły i częstotliwości własnych narzędzi, które można określać doświadczalnie za pomocą testu harmonicznego bądź impulsowego. Wyniki badań wykazały, że ten ostatni nie gwarantuje prawidłowego przypisania częstotliwości charakterystycznych widma do odpowiadających im rzeczywistych postaci drgań wynikającym z...
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Sawing Processes as a Way of Determining Fracture Toughness and Shear Yield Stresses of Wood
PublicationA new computational model, based on fracture mechanics, was used to determine cutting forces. Unlike traditional computing methods, which depend on many coefficients reflecting the machining of solid wood, the new model uses two main parameters: fracture toughness and shear yield stresses. The aim of this study was to apply this new method to determine these parameters for the tooth cutting edge principal positions and longitudinal...
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MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF A FLOOD WAVE PROPAGATION ON THE KACZA RIVER IN GDYNIA IN NORTHERN POLAND
PublicationKacza river is located in northern Poland in the neighborhood of the Gulf of Gdansk and the Baltic Sea. A Kacza having length of 15 km and catchment area of 53 km2 collects the water into the Gulf mostly from inhabited and forested areas within the administrative boundaries of the city of Gdynia. On the 14th and 15th of July 2016 in northern Poland on the large area of Tri-City agglomeration (Gdynia, Gdansk and Sopot) total daily...
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THE EFFECT OF DRYING INTENSITY ON THE COLOR CHANGES OF PINE WOOD (PINUS SYLVESTRIS L.)
PublicationThe effect of the selection of drying process parameters on the color change of Scots pine wood (Pinus Sylvestris L.) is presented. In this work the experimental studies have been performed. The research focused on the influence of drying intensity on the changes of color after drying process. Intensity of drying process was determined on the basis of the average drying gradient. To determine the color of wood before and after...
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Tensile and Flexural Behavior of Nanoclay Wood-Plastic Composite
PublicationIn this study, the effect of wood powder and nanoclay particle content on composites’ mechanical behavior made with polyethylene matrix has been investigated. The wood flour as a reinforcer made of wood powder was at levels of 30, 40, and 50 wt.%, and additional reinforcement with nanoclay at 0, 1, 3, and 5 wt.%. Furthermore, to make a composite matrix, high-density polyethylene was used at levels of 70, 60, and 50% by weight....
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Liquefaction of alder wood as the source of renewable and sustainable polyols for preparation of polyurethane resins
PublicationLiquefaction of wood-based biomass gives different polyol properties depending on the reagents used. In this article, alder wood sawdust was liquefied with glycerol and poly(ethylene glycol) solvents. Liquefaction reactions were carried out at temperatures of 120, 150 and 170 °C. The obtained bio-polyols were analyzed in order to establish the process efficiency, hydroxyl number, acid value, viscosity and structural characteristics...
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Oxygen vacancy-enriched V2O5·nH2O nanofibers ink for universal substrates-tolerant and multi means-integratable NH3 sensing
PublicationUniversal substrates-tolerant and multi means-integratable ammonia (NH3) sensing is highly desired in future Internet of Things in environmental monitoring, food security and early diagnosis of human diseases, however, is still less than satisfactory. Here, an oxygen vacancy-governed NH3 sensing has been developed with V2O5·nH2O nanofibers (NFs) ink, via combined thermal decomposition of ammonium metavanadate and dilution. As-obtained...
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Labile and stable mercury in Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) from the southern Baltic Sea – Considerations for a role of non-native species in the food web
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Small Polymeric Toys Placed in Child-Dedicated Chocolate Food Products—Do They Contain Harmful Chemicals? Examination of Quality by Example of Selected VOCs and SVOCs
PublicationThis study was focused on child-dedicated chocolate food products that contain a plastic package with a small toy inside (also known as chocolate eggs). Three types of these products that are commercially available on the Polish market, with different prices, chocolate composition, and main types of polymers used in the toy manufacturing process, were investigated. The polymers were identified using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR)...
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Leveraging food waste for electricity: A low-carbon approach in energy sector for mitigating climate change and achieving net zero emission in Hong Kong (China)
PublicationIn recent years, food waste has been a global concern that contributes to climate change. To deal with the rising impacts of climate change, in Hong Kong, food waste is converted into electricity in the framework of low-carbon approach. This work provides an overview of the conversion of food waste into electricity to achieve carbon neutrality. The production of methane and electricity from waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion are...
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Charakterystyka wybranych tłuszczów użytych w gastronomii do głębokiego smażenia. Characteristics of selected fats used in catering industry for deep frying of food stuffs.
PublicationW wybranych losowo próbach tłuszczów smażalniczych z gastronomii oznaczono skład kwasów tłuszczowych, Liczbę Kwasową, Liczbę Anizydynową, Liczbę Nadtlenkową oraz zawartość i skład frakcji polarnej. Nie znaleziono korelacji pomiędzy stopniem nienasycenia badanych tłuszczów smażalniczych (LJ) i badanymi wyróżnikami jakości.
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Analyses of the effect of tooth rake angle and friction conditions upon the shear angle in the cutting zone during wood sawing. - [Chapter III]W : Wood machining and processing - product and tooling quality development
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono analizy wpływu wartości kąta natarcia piły i warunków tarcia na zmiany kata ścinania w strefie skrawania podczas przecinania drewna. W obliczeniach numerycznych kąta ścinania wykorzystywano podejście oparte o współczesną mechanikę pękania. Obliczenia prowadzono dla próbek z drewna dębu, jesionu po modyfikacji termicznej jak również dla drewna niemodyfikowanego. Dla drewna jesionowego modyfikowanego termicznie...
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Influence of high temperature air-steam mixture application on time wood drying process
PublicationThe results of influence gas-steam mixture drying process on time wood drying process are presented. Wood species, namely oak (Quercus L.), beech (Fagus L.), pine (Pinus L.) and spruce (Picea K.) from the northern part of Pomerania region in Poland, were subject of air-steam mixture drying process. Main focus of those tests was to shorten the time of drying process and afterward to check properties of wood.
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New approaches to cutting resistance estimation of wood cutting process with circular-saw blades
PublicationTheoretical and experimental determination of values of cutting resistance belongs to the basic and simultaneously the most developed field of mechanics of this process. Energetic effects of wood sawing process are mainly calculated on the basis of the specific cutting resistance which, in wood cutting, is a function on a lot of factors. In this paper new method for calculation of cutting resistance is described. The latter method...
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Does the decline of red wood ants after clear-cutting favour epigeic arthropods?
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Particulate Matter Production of Small Heat Source Depending on the Bark Content in Wood Pellets
PublicationWood pellets as biofuel are more and more used in small heat sources in Europe. Standard wood pellets are produced from wood sawdust without bark. The paper deals about the impact of bark in wood pellets on their properties and combustion process. Special attention in this work is paid to production of particulate matter during combustion of wood pellets depending on bark content. There were experimentally produced spruce wood...
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Increasing the Seismic Resistance of Wood-frame Buildings by Applying PU Foam as Thermal Insulation
PublicationWood-frame buildings are very common in regions that are exposed to earthquakes. Most of residential buildings are constructed using this technology; therefore, the seismic resistance of them is really essential in order to prevent human losses and structural damage. The aim of the present article is to show the results of the detailed numerical FEM analysis focused on the seismic behaviour of the wood-frame house with different...
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MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF FLOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF GDAŃSK, ORUŃSKI STREAM CASE STUDY
PublicationAim of the study This study analyses the efficiency of flood protection in a small urban catchment, based on a system of small reservoirs. Material and methods To assess the flood routing and surge reduction, a mathematical model of the river catchment was implemented. This was a lumped hydrological model, based on the SCS-CN method. Channel routing was performed, using kinematic wave equation. The sub-catchments have been determined...
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Computationally Effcient Solution of a 2D Diffusive Wave Equation Used for Flood Inundation Problems
PublicationThis paper presents a study dealing with increasing the computational efficiency in modeling floodplain inundation using a two-dimensional diffusive wave equation. To this end, the domain decomposition technique was used. The resulting one-dimensional diffusion equations were approximated in space with the modified finite element scheme, whereas time integration was carried out using the implicit two-level scheme. The proposed...
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Change in Heavy Metals Concentrations in Sediments Deposited in Retention Tanks in a Stream after a Flood
PublicationOur paper presents the results of heavy metal (HM) (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd) content in bottom sediments from retention tanks along Oliwa Stream in Gdańsk, Poland, before a flood (BF) and after a flood (AF) 14-15 July 2016. The flood had a huge impact on the quality of bottom sediments and their displacement. The concentrations of HM differed significantly for research series conducted 3 months BF and 8 months AF. The concentration of Cu...
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Influence of wood steam drying process on fracture toughness and shear yield strength determination
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań wiązkości (energii właściwej na tworzenie nowej powierzchni) oraz naprężeń ścinających w strefie skrawania drewna dębowego i sosnowego na podstawie mocy skrawania przy przecinaniu piłami. Badane drewno było wcześniej suszone w specjalnej eksperymentalnej suszarni w otoczeniu pary. Zaobserwowano, że tego typu suszenie powoduje znaczne skrócenie czasu suszenia, jednakże, wspomniane właściwości mechaniczne...
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Potential threat to Polish lakes and reservoirs from contamination by objects of environmental flood risk
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The Comparative Analysis of the Adaptability Level of Municipalities in the Nysa Kłodzka Sub-Basin to Flood Hazard
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More wood, less chips: an effect of the cirular saw's rim speed on the kerf width
PublicationWartości przemieszczeń poprzecznych piły tarczowej zależą od jej prędkości obrotowej. Wykazano, że podczas zmieniania predkości obrotowej piły wystepują obszary pracy, w których przemieszczenia piły są niewielkie. Wartości te moga być wykorzystywane do optymalizacji procesu cięcia, gdyż wystepuje ścisła zależność pomiędzy obrotami piły i wielkością rzazu. Badania prowadzono na typowej pilarce tarczowej przy cięciu drewna bukowego....
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Free surface flow modeling in numerical estimation of flood risk zones: a case study
PublicationNa przykładzie doliny Wisły w Warszawie przedstawiono metodę wyznaczenia stref zagrożenia powodziowego. Symulowana numerycznie powódź wywołana została potencjalnym przerwaniem obwałowania rzeki w okolicach Saskiej Kępy. Do obliczeń zastosowano opracowany w Katedrze Hydrotechniki Wydziału Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska Politechniki Gdańskiej model dwuwymiarowego, płaskiego przepływu wody ze swobodną powierzchnią.
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The Use of Wood Chips for Revitalization of Degraded Forest Soil on Young Scots Pine Plantation
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Subclinical Mood and Cognition Impairments and Blood Pressure Control in a Large Cohort of Elderly Hypertensives
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Selected mechanical properties of steam kiln-dried wood determined on the basis of cutting power
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki wiązkości oraz naprężeń granicznych przy ścinaniu drewna suszonego z użyciem pary wodnej na podstawie zmierzonych wartości mocy skrawania. Badaniom poddawano próbki dębowe oraz sosnowe pochodzące z północnych regionów Pomorza. Wykazano, że przyspieszone suszenie drewna z użyciem pary wywołuje obniżenie badanych właściwości mechanicznych, które wyznaczano z wykorzystaniem współczesnej mechaniki pękania.
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Interaction Between Storm Water Conduit And Surface Flow For Urban Flood Inundation Modelling
PublicationRapid development of urban areas always comes with great side effects. One of them is the occurrence of urban floods. Growth of impervious surfaces in cities leads to increasing run-off values. This together with difficulties connected with sewage modernization in cities marks urban inundations as being one of the most important issues concerning urban water. Accurate prediction of a phenomenon is difficult as it is highly dependent...