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Electrochemical methods for corrosion rate determination under cathodic polarisation conditions - a review. Part I - DC methods
PublicationPrzedstawiono krytyczny przegląd prac dotyczących wykorzystania metod elektrochemicznych stałoprądowych do wyznaczania prądu korozyjnego metali polaryzowanych katodowo. Opisano dotychczasowe sposoby oceny skuteczności ochrony katodowej na podstawie pomiarów krzywych polaryzacji i rezystancji polaryzacyjnej. Scharakteryzowano metody matematyczne i oprogramowanie opracowane do analizy komputerowej krzywych polaryzacji w celu wyznaczenia...
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Autologous Stem Cells Transplants in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Joints Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials
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Lead Airgun Projectiles Inside the Maxillary Sinuses—Therapeutic Approaches through the Years: A Systematic Review of Case Reports
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Extensive dentigerous cyst associated with a maxillary mesiodens in a 55-year-old male – case report and literature review
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Dysfunctional meta-cognitive beliefs mediate the relation between temperament traits and hallucination-proneness in non-clinical population
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Immunochromatografia : przegląd i charakterystyka immunosorbentów oraz metod immobilizacji = Immunochromatography: a review and characterization of immunosorbents and methods of immobilization
PublicationChromatografia immunopowinowactwa (ang. ImmunoAffinity Chromatography, IAC) jest techniką rozdzielania stosowaną do różnorodnych klas związków chemicznych, a także jako dodatkowe narzędzie w badaniach z zakresu biochemii. Kluczowym elementem odpowiedzialnym za wysoce selektywne oddziaływania w IAC jest przeciwciało (ang. antibody, Ab) produkowane przez organizmy żywe w wyniku odpowiedzi immunologicznej i wykazujące specyficzność...
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Przegląd metod oznaczania pozostałości pestycydów w próbkach powietrza = Methods of determination of pesticides residues in atmosphere - a review.
PublicationPestycydy to liczna i chemicznie zróżnicowana grupa związków. Są one powszechnie uŜywane na całym świecie do niszczenia i unieszkodliwiania organizmów niebezpiecznych dla ludzi i produktów. Doochrony produktów i upraw stosuje się pestycydy, które w różny sposób trafiają do atmosfery. Oznaczanie zawartości pestycydów w powietrzu jest niezmiernie waŜne, gdyŜ transport atmosferyczny jest jednymz podstawowych źródeł zanieczyszczenia...
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Low-cost Adsorbents Derived from Agricultural By-products/Wastes for Enhancing Contaminant Uptakes from Wastewater: A Review
PublicationA major threat to the comfort of human life has been imposed by increased industrialization and urbanization. The generation and disposal of huge amounts of toxic materials and pollutants have heavily contaminated our environment. Some Organics such as synthetic dyes (SD) and heavy metals (HM) are becoming increasingly prevalent as the most dangerous pollutants in soil and surface water environments. They are...
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Aeration Process in Bioreactors as the Main Energy Consumer in a Wastewater Treatment Plant. Review of Solutions and Methods of Process Optimization
PublicationDue to the key role of the biological decomposition process of organic compounds in wastewater treatment, a very important thing is appropriate aeration of activated sludge, because microorganisms have to be supplied with an appropriate amount of oxygen. Aeration is one of the most energy-consuming processes in the conventional activated sludge systems of wastewater treatment technology (may consume from 50% to 90% of electricity...
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Chemical surface etching methods for ground tire rubber as sustainable approach for environmentally-friendly composites development– a review
PublicationGround tire rubber (GTR) has been used as a sustainable low-cost modifier in various composites. However, due to the hydrophobic nature of GTR, it is in compatible with most matrices and results in deterioration in both mechanical and physical properties of composites. This necessitates pre-modification of the powdered rubber to improve the interfacial bonding at the rubber-matric interface. The most common GTR modification research...
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Recent progress in ultra-low formaldehyde emitting adhesive systems and formaldehyde scavengers in wood-based panels: a review
PublicationTraditional wood-based panels are produced with synthetic, formaldehyde-based adhesives, commonly made from fossil-derived constituents, such as urea, phenol, melamine, etc. Along with their numerous advantages, such as chemical versatility, high reactivity and excellent adhesive performance, these adhesives are characterized by certain problems, connected with the hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mostly free formaldehyde...
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Pyrolysis Combined with the Dry Reforming of Waste Plastics as a Potential Method for Resource Recovery—A Review of Process Parameters and Catalysts
Publication: Emissions of greenhouse gases and growing amounts of waste plastic are serious environmental threats that need urgent attention. The current methods dedicated to waste plastic recycling are still insufficient and it is necessary to search for new technologies for waste plastic management. The pyrolysis-catalytic dry reforming (PCDR) of waste plastic is a promising pro-environmental way employed for the reduction of both CO2 and...
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Band engineering of BiOBr based materials for photocatalytic wastewater treatment via advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) – A review
PublicationSemiconductor based photocatalysts have been an efficient technology for water and wastewater remediation, addressing the concepts of green chemistry and sustainable development. Owing to narrow and suitable band structure, BiOBr is a promising candidate for efficient wastewater treatment via photocatalysis. Enhancement of photocatalytic properties can be obtained by various techniques like doping, element rich strategy, facet...
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Metal (Mo, W, Ti) Carbide Catalysts: Synthesis and Application as Alternative Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Hydrocarbons—A Review
PublicationDry reforming of hydrocarbons (DRH) is a pro-environmental method for syngas production. It owes its pro-environmental character to the use of carbon dioxide, which is one of the main greenhouse gases. Currently used nickel catalysts on oxide supports suffer from rapid deactivation due to sintering of active metal particles or the deposition of carbon deposits blocking the flow of gases through the reaction tube. In this view,...
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Use of structural equation modeling in quantitative research in the field of management and economics: A bibliometric analysis in the systematic literature review
PublicationPURPOSE: This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of scholarly research focusing on using quantitative methods and particularly structural equation modeling (SEM) in management and economics studies, as well as provide a bibliometric agenda including the time horizon of individual publications, the highest citation rate, geographic and industry areas, methodological context, and keywords. METHODOLOGY: A systematic literature...
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Sample handling and determination of physico-chemical parameters in rime, hoarfrost, dew, fog and cloud water samples - a review
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono różne typy próbników stosowanych do pobierania próbek osadów atmosferycznych (szron, szadź, rosa, mgła i woda z chmur). Zaprezentowano urządzenia o różnym stopniu automatyzacji. W pracy przedstawiono również informacje literaturowe na temat oznaczania parametrów fizyko-chemicznych w próbkach osadów atmosferycznych z zastosowaniem odpowiednich technik pomiarowych.
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The Effectiveness of Semi-Automated and Fully Automatic Segmentation for Inferior Alveolar Canal Localization on CBCT Scans: A Systematic Review
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Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment
PublicationOur review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its deposition in the southern Baltic Sea was followed by a simultaneous decrease in Hg levels in water and marine plants and animals. Hg concentrations in the biota lowered to values that pose no or low risk to wildlife and seafood consumers. However, in the first decade...
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Low-temperature synthesis of zeolite from perlite waste — Part I: review of methods and phase compositions of resulting products
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Przegląd metod oznaczania pestycydów i PCB w żywności. Methods of determination of pesticides and PCB´s in food - review
PublicationPestycydy i PCB występują w różnych elementach środowiska w dość małych stężeniach, ale związki te ulegają kumulacji i stąd są bardzo niebezpieczne dla zdrowia i życia ludzi i zwierząt. Różnorodność matryc i właściwości fizyko-chemicznych tych związków wymaga stosowania wielu metod przygotowania próbek do analizy i oznaczania. Procedura analityczna składa się z kolejnych bardzo ważnych etapów: pobrania i przygotowania próbki do...
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Bodybuilders and high-level meat consumers’ behavior towards rabbit, beef, chicken, turkey, and lamb meat: A comparative review
PublicationIn bodybuilders’ diets, protein plays a crucial role in supporting muscle growth and repairing damaged muscle tissue. These individuals meet their protein needs by combining dietary sources with supplements. Animal-based proteins are often preferred over plant-based proteins because they are believed to better support muscle protein synthesis. This review explores the meat consumption patterns of bodybuilders and high-level meat...
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Future opportunities for products derived from black soldier fly (BSF) treatment as animal feed and fertilizer - A systematic review
PublicationThe pursuit of novel food products with good nutritional value for both direct and indirect human consumption is crucial. Given the nutritional benefits of insects and the sustainability of this sort of farming, using them as food for farmed animals is a promising alternative. In this regard, the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is most capable of efficiently converting a wide variety of organic materials, from food waste...
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Sports Elite Means Vaccine Elite? Concerns and Beliefs Related to COVID-19 Vaccines among Olympians and Elite Athletes
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Road Safety Trends at National Level in Europe: A Review of Time-series Analysis Performed during the Period 2000–12
PublicationThis paper presents a review of time-series analysis of road safety trends, aggregatedat a national level, which has been performed in the period 2000 – 12 and applied to Europeannational data sets covering long time periods. It provides a guideline and set of best practices inthe area of time-series modelling and identifies the latest methods and applications of nationalroad safety trend analysis...
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Preconcentration and Analytical Methods for Determination of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates and Their Degradation Products in Environment: A Review
PublicationFuel oxygenates (FOs) are mainly ethers or alcohols which are added to gasoline either to boost the octane number or to make the fuel burning process more "cleaner" with increasing the oxygen content, or to obtain a combination of both effects. FOs are water soluble with high mobility in the environment which presence even at very low concentrations lower the quality of water making it unsafe or unpleasant due to their objectionable...
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Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) based wastewater treatment - unexpected nitration side reactions - a serious environmental issue: A review
PublicationChemical compounds containing nitro group (nitro-products) are a one of toxic by-products, that can be formed during wastewater treatment processes. In case of presence of nitrite or nitrate ions, the formation of nitro-products during advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) is very common. It is caused by the reactive nitrogen species (RNs) such as nitrate radical (NO3•), nitrite radical (NO2•), nitrogen oxide radical (NO•) and peroxynirite...
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Modeling of Electrodynamic Phenomena in an Ultra-Rapid Inductive–Dynamic Actuator as Applied to Hybrid Short-Circuit Breakers - A Review Study
PublicationThis article is a study of the research development of electrodynamic phenomena occurring in ultra-fast electrodynamic drives. These types of linear drives are among the fastest, not only because of the huge accelerations achieved, but, above all, because of the extremely short reaction time. For this reason, electrodynamic drives are used in hybrid short-circuit breakers. The phenomena occurring in this type of drive are actually...
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A review on application of artificial neural network (ANN) for performance and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with biodiesel-based fuels
PublicationBiodiesel has been emerging as a potential and promising biofuel for the strategy of reducing toxic emissions and improving engine performance. Computational methods aiming to offer numerical solutions were inevitable as a study methodology which was sometimes considered the only practical method. Artificial neural networks (ANN) were data-processing systems, which were used to tackle many issues in engineering and science, especially...
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Thermally activated persulfate-based Advanced Oxidation Processes — recent progress and challenges in mineralization of persistent organic chemicals: a review
PublicationThermally activated persulfate (TAP) finds application in Advanced Oxidation Processes for the removal of pollutants from contaminated water and soil. This paper reviewed the various cases of TAP in the environmental remediation. The pollutants such as individual pharmaceuticals, biocides, cyclic organic compounds, and dyes are considered in this review. It is interesting to note that most of the organic compounds undergo complete...
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How high-tech solutions support the fight against IUU and ghost fishing: a review of innovative approaches, methods, and trends
PublicationIllegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing is a major threat to human food supply and marine ecosystem health. Not only is it a cause of significant economic loss but also its effects have serious long-term environmental implications, such as overfishing and ocean pollution. The beginning of the fight against this problem dates since the early 2000s. From that time, a number of approaches and methods have been developed and reported....
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Review on friction stir welding of dissimilar magnesium and aluminum alloys: Scientometric analysis and strategies for achieving high-quality joints
PublicationMagnesium and aluminum alloys continually attract interest as lightweight structural materials for transport applications. However, joining these dissimilar alloys is very challenging. The main obstacle that hinders progress in dissimilar Mg-Al joining is the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs). As a solid-state joining technique, FSW is an excellent candidate to attenuate the deleterious IMC effects in dissimilar...
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A Review of Recent Advances in Human-Motion Energy Harvesting Nanogenerators, Self-Powering Smart Sensors and Self-Charging Electronics
PublicationIn recent years, portable and wearable personal electronic devices have rapidly developed with increasing mass production and rising energy consumption, creating an energy crisis. Using batteries and supercapacitors with limited lifespans and environmental hazards drives the need to find new, environmentally friendly, and renewable sources. One idea is to harness the energy of human motion and convert it into electrical energy...
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Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Periapical Periodontitis on Two-Dimensional Radiographs: A Retrospective Study and Literature Review
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A systematic review on global pollution status of particulate matter-associated potential toxic elements and health perspectives in urban environment
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Silicon occurrence, uptake, transport and mechanisms of heavy metals, minerals and salinity enhanced tolerance in plants with future prospects: A review
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Integration Data Model of the Bathymetric Monitoring System for Shallow Waterbodies Using UAV and USV Platforms
PublicationChanges in the seafloor relief are particularly noticeable in shallow waterbodies (at depths up to several metres), where they are of significance for human safety and environmental protection, as well as for which the highest measurement accuracy is required. The aim of this publication is to present the integration data model of the bathymetric monitoring system for shallow waterbodies using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and...
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VOF-DEM-FEM combined model of the reef breakwater collapse
PublicationZespolony model numeryczny (metoda modelowania przepływu ze swobodną powierzchnią rozdziału faz ciekłej i gazowej w siatce nieruchomej (ang. Volume of Fluid - VOF, metoda elementów dyskretnych (ang. Distinct Element Method, metoda elementów skończonych (MES)) został wykorzystany do zbadania odkształceń falochronu narzutowego i jego piaszczystego podłoża w wyniku oddziaływania falowania powierzchniowego. Wyniki analizy numerycznej...
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Drainage versus no drainage after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1961 patients
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Recent progress in research on the cutting processes of wood. A review COST Action E35 2004-2008: Wood machining - micromechanics and fracture
PublicationZaprezentowano postępy w badaniach przecinania drewna ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem nowych metod dedykowanych zwiększeniu wydajności materiałowej w tartacznictwie. Zademonstrowano przydatność współczesnej mechaniki pękania do szacowania mocy skrawania dla pił, których wartości rozwarcia są różne od pił użytych w badaniach skrawalnościowych. W tych ostatnich wyznaczano wiązkość materiału obrabianego oraz naprężenia tnące. Badania...
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<title>Non-linear glasses and metaglasses for photonics, a review: Part II. Kerr nonlinearity and metaglasses of positive and negative refraction</title>
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Recent progress in research on the cutting processes of wood. A review COST Action E35 2004–2008: Wood machining – micromechanics and fracture
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Pesticides in precipitation - a review of data from 1975 to 2001 = Stężenia pestycydów w opadach atmosferycznych w latach 1975-2001
PublicationZebrano i opracowano dane literaturowe dotyczące trwałości w środowisku, metodyki analitycznej i przede wszystkim wyników badań pestycydów występujących w próbkach opadów atmosferycznych w różnych regionach. Przeprowadzono analizę danych i przedstawiono stan zanieczyszczenia wód opadowych pestycydami w okresie 1975-2001 na terenie Europy i Ameryki Północnej. Z zebranych danych wynika, że pestycydy występują wszędzie, nie tylko...
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Incidence of Post-operative Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disorder in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Powering the Future by Iron Sulfide Type Material (FexSy) Based Electrochemical Materials for Water Splitting and Energy Storage Applications: A Review
PublicationWater electrolysis is among the recent alternatives for generating clean fuels (hydrogen). It is an efficient way to produce pure hydrogen at a rapid pace with no unwanted by-products. Effective and cheap water-splitting electrocatalysts with enhanced activity, specificity, and stability are currently widely studied. In this regard, noble metal-free transition metal-based catalysts are of high interest. Iron sulfide (FeS) is one...
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Recent progress in research on the cutting processes of wood. A review COST Action E35 2004-2008: Wood machining - micromechanics and fracture
PublicationZaprezentowano postępy w badaniach przecinania drewna ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem nowych metod dedykowanych zwiększeniu wydajności materiałowej w tartacznictwie. Zademonstrowano przydatność współczesnej mechaniki pękania do szacowania mocy skrawania dla pił, których wartości rozwarcia są różne od pił użytych w badaniach skrawalnościowych. W tych ostatnich wyznaczano wiązkość materiału obrabianego oraz naprężenia tnące. Badania...
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How to Improve Physico-Chemical Properties of Silk Fibroin Materials for Biomedical Applications?—Blending and Cross-Linking of Silk Fibroin—A Review
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Obstetric and perinatal outcomes following programmed compared to natural frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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The Use of Titanium 3D Mini-Plates in the Surgical Treatment of Fractures of the Mandibular Condyle: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials
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Hot-Water Immersion (HWI) or Ice-Pack Treatment (IPT) as First Aid for Human Envenomation by Marine Animals? Review of Literature
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Mocz jako źródło informacji o narażeniu zawodowym na metale = Urine as a source of information on occupational exposure to metals- a review
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono informacje na temat możliwości wykorzystywania próbek moczu ludzkiego jako materiału do badań analitycznych ukierunkowanych na uzyskanie informacji o narażeniu zawodowym na metale. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na:-techniki izolacji i wzbogacania metali i ich metabolitów z próbek moczu,-techniki oznaczania metali w otrzymywanych ekstraktach,-zebranie informacji literaturowych odnośnie oznaczanych stężeń metali...