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Jacobi and gauss-seidel preconditioned complex conjugate gradient method with GPU acceleration for finite element method
PublicationIn this paper two implementations of iterative solvers for solving complex symmetric and sparse systems resulting from finite element method applied to wave equation are discussed. The problem under investigation is a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) discretized by FEM with vector elements of the second order (LT/QN). The solvers use the preconditioned conjugate gradient (pcg) method implemented on Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)...
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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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Glucosinolates from lepidium peruvianum as potential antiamnestic drugs
PublicationLepidium peruvianum (maca) (Brassicaceae) is a naturally occurring plant mainly in the high Andes of Peru. In recent years, it has been intensively researched in terms of its influence on various diseases and towards health improvement. Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable disease that most often affects adults over the age of 60. As since 2003 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not approve any new drug for Alzheimer’s...
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Comparing the permeability of human and porcine small intestinal mucus for particle transport studies
PublicationThe gastrointestinal mucus layer represents the last barrier between ingested food or orally administered pharmaceuticals and the mucosal epithelium. This complex gel structure plays an important role in the process of small intestinal absorption. It provides protection against hazardous particles such as bacteria but allows the passage of nutrients and drug molecules towards the intestinal epithelium. In scientific research, mucus...
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Urinary Tract Infections of Escherichia coli Strains of Chaperone-Usher System
PublicationZakażenia dróg moczowych stanowią bardzo poważny problem zdrowotny i ekonomiczny dotyczący milionów ludzi, każdego roku na całym świecie. Najbardziej rozpowszechnionym czynnikiem etiologicznym tego typu infekcji bakteryjnych, obejmujących górne i dolne drogi moczowe, są szczepy E. coli, reprezentujące około 80% przypadków. Uropatogenne szczepy E. coli produkują kilka czynników urowirulentncyh, które można podzielić na dwa główne...
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Investigation of transverse cracking of asphalt pavements in the north-eastern Poland
PublicationSpękania poprzeczne są jednym z najczęstszych typów uszkodzeń występujących na polskich drogach. Artykuł przedstawia wyniki badań spękań poprzecznych dróg zlokalizowanych w Polsce północno-wschodniej. Na podstawie badań terenowych podjęto próbę wyznaczenia związków pomiędzy częstotliwością spękań, zdefiniowaną indeksem spękań, a wybranymi cechami nawierzchni. Analizowane były następujące cechy nawierzchni: typ podbudowy (podbudowa...
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Podstawy określania współczynników równoważności obciążenia osi do projektowania nawierzchni drogowych
PublicationPraca przedstawia rys historyczny rozwoju charakterystyki obciążenia dróg przez ruch. Omówiono wpływ przyjęcia wielkości obciążenia standardowego osi równoważnej na wyniki analizy ruchu. Przedstawiono metodę doświadczalną AASHTO i współczynniki obliczone według tej metody w przypadku polskich warunków. Podano wzory do obliczeń współczynników dla osi podwójnych i potrójnych. Przedstawiono metodę francuską i jej porównanie z metodą...
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Radiosensitization of DNA in presence of Pt(II)-based compounds
PublicationX-ray irradiation of plasmid DNA in presence of platinum (II)-based compounds was carried out in order to assess the radiosensitization capabilities of these drugs. In present investigations pBR322 plasmid DNA was used to monitor the effectiveness of chosen compounds in inducing strand breaks. Samples were incubated in the presence of potential radiosensitisers: platinum (II) bromide and cis-diamminedibromoplatinum (II). The results...
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Różnicowanie C. albicans i C. dubliniensis w oparciu o polimorfizm genu syntazy homocytrynianowej z wykorzystaniem metody PCR RFLP
PublicationNajczęstszym czynnikiem etiologicznym zakażeń wywołanych przez drożdżaki z rodzaju Candida jest C. albicans. Gatunek ten posiada bardzo zbliżone cechy fenotypowe do C. dubliniensis co często wiąże się z błędną identyfikacją. Skutkuje to wtórnym zakażeniem wywołanym przez współwystepujący gatunek C. dubliniensis, który nabywa oporność na flikonazol stosowany w terapii C. albicans. Celem badań była konstrukcja układu diagnostycznego...
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Wykrywanie zdarzeń drogowych z wykorzystaniem telematyki transportu
PublicationW ostatnich latach na terenie Polski możemy zaobserwować intensyfikację wdrożeń środków i metod Inteligentnych Systemów Transportu. Zaawansowane systemy zarządzania i sterowania ruchem lub ich elementy pojawiają się zarówno na polskich autostradach, jak i w obszarach sieci dróg miejskich. Jedną z funkcji, jaką realizować mogą systemy zarządzania ruchem jest zarządzanie incydentami, którego elementem jest wykrywanie zdarzeń drogowych....
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Zanieczyszczenie obecne w próbkach śniegu pobranego z warstw jako źródło informacji o stanie środowiska w dużej aglomeracji miejskiej = Pollutants present in snow samples collected from various layers of snow cover as a source of information about the state of environment in a big urban agglomeration
PublicationPróbki śniegu pobierano przez okres około miesiąca z 12 miejsc zlokalizowanych na terenie Trójmiasta. Sześć z nich znajdowało się w pobliżu dróg komunikacyjnych o różnym natężeniu ruchu. Każde z nich miało swój punkt odniesienia oddalony od niego o około 200 m. W próbkach śniegu oznaczano pH, przewodność, zawartość wybranych anionów i kationów. Wartości pH wyznaczono przy użyciu elektrody szklanej połączonej z pH/tlenomierzem mikrokomputerowym,...
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Computational methods for calculation of binding free energy for ligand-receptor complexes
PublicationAccurate description of the molecular complexes energetic influence is required for understanding of many biological functions carried out by proteins. Therefore, estimation of binding free energy for ligand-receptor complexes is of highest importance for structure-based ligand design and drug discovery approaches.Experimental methods of determination of difference in Gibbs'es free energy have many limitations. Thus, computational...
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Evaluating and predicting the performance of organic coatings using impedance spectroscopy
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań cyklicznych, sinusoidalnych zmian temperatury na powłokowe systemy ochronne o skrajnie różnych właściwościach antykorozyjnych. Porównano zachowanie nowej powłoki poliestrowej typu "coil-coating" na ocynkowanej stali uprzednio eksponowanej w warunkach atmosferycznych alkidowej powłoki malarskiej na podłożu stalowym. Badania przeprowadzono przy zastosowaniu techniki spektroskopii impedancyjnej. Stwierdzono...
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Recent progress in the development of steroid sulfatase inhibitors – examples of the novel and most promising compounds from the last decade
PublicationThe purpose of this review article is to provide an overview of recent achievements in the synthesis of novel steroid sulfatase (STS) inhibitors. STS is a crucial enzyme in the biosynthesis of active hormones (including estrogens and androgens) and, therefore, represents an extremely attractive molecular target for the development of hormone-dependent cancer therapies. The inhibition of STS may effectively reduce the availability...
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REVIEW OF CURRENT RESEARCH ON CHITOSAN AS A RAW MATERIAL IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
PublicationThree-dimensional (3D) biomaterial manufacturing strategies show an extraordinary driving force for the development of innovative solutions in the biomedical sector, including drug delivery systems, disease modelling and tissue and organ engineering. Due to its remarkable and promising biological and structural properties, chitosan has been widely studied for decades in several potential applications in the biomedical field. However,...
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Simulating Power Generation from Photovoltaics in the Polish Power System Based on Ground Meteorological Measurements—First Tests Based on Transmission System Operator Data
PublicationThe Polish power system is undergoing a slow process of transformation from coal to one that is renewables dominated. Although coal will remain a fundamental fuel in the coming years, the recent upsurge in installed capacity of photovoltaic (PV) systems should draw significant attention. Owning to the fact that the Polish Transmission System Operator recently published the PV hourly generation time series in this article, we aim...
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Inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase as potential antimicrobials or antidiabetics – synthesis and properties
PublicationGlucosamine-6-phosphate synthase (GlcN-6-P synthase) is known as a promising target for antimicrobial agents and antidiabetics. Several compounds of natural or synthetic origin have been identified as inhibitors of this enzyme. This set comprises highly selective L-glutamine, amino sugar phosphate or transition state intermediate cis-enolamine analogues. Relatively low antimicrobial activity of these inhibitors, poorly penetrating...
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Akademia ETI
PublicationArtykuł omawia rozpoczętą w 2008 r. współpracę Wydziału Elektroniki, Telekomunikacji i Informatyki Politechniki Gdańskiej z liceami ogólnokształcącymi Gdańska. Głównym jej celem jest podniesienie poziomu kształcenia uczniów szkół średnich (potencjalnych przyszłych studentów wydziału) oraz umożliwienie rozwoju ich kompetencji w zakresie ICT. Współpraca ta polega przede wszystkim na prowadzeniu przez nauczycieli akademickich zajęć...
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Impact of Shifting Time-Window Post-Processing on the Quality of Face Detection Algorithms
PublicationWe consider binary classification algorithms, which operate on single frames from video sequences. Such a class of algorithms is named OFA (One Frame Analyzed). Two such algorithms for facial detection are compared in terms of their susceptibility to the FSA (Frame Sequence Analysis) method. It introduces a shifting time-window improvement, which includes the temporal context of frames in a post-processing step that improves the...
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Information transfer during the universal gravitational decoherence
PublicationRecently Pikovski et al. (Nat Phys 11:668, 2015) have proposed in an intriguing universal decoherence mechanism, suggesting that gravitation may play a conceptually important role in the quantum-to-classical transition, albeit vanishingly small in everyday situations. Here we analyze information transfer induced by this mechanism. We show that generically on short time-scales, gravitational decoherence leads to a redundant information...
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel analogues of batracylin with synthetic amino acids and adenosine: an unexpected effect on centromere segregation in tumor cells through a dual inhibition of topoisomerase IIa and Aurora B
PublicationIn the search for new anticancer agents we designed and synthesized batracylin derivatives with linking synthetic amino acid side chains of different lengths and adenosine. Unexpectedly, we have found that in water and the culture media adenosine–amino acid–BAT conjugates form supramolecular structures and this prevents these compounds from entering cells. Consequently, these compounds exerted no biological activity when tested...
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Abuse or contamination? Ratio determination of clenbuterol enantiomers to distinguish between doping use and meat contamination
PublicationClenbuterol has been detected in urine of several athletes during routine doping control in the past years. Athletes claimed that the clenbuterol was ingested by eating contaminated meat. Providing analytical prove for this claim is difficult. clenbuterol consists of two enantiomers, R(-) and S(+)-clenbuterol. Currently available human and veterinary preparations were found to consist of a racemic mixture of both enantiomers. When...
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A new assay based on terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism of homocitrate synthase gene fragments for Candida species identification
PublicationCandida sp. have been responsible for an increasing number of infections, especially in patients with immunodeficiency. Species specific differentiation of the Candida sp. is difficult in routine diagnosis. This identification can have a highly significant association in therapy and prophylaxis. This work has shown a new application of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (t-RFLP) method in molecular identification...
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Strategic risk modelling in highway engineering = Modelowanie ryzyka strategicznego w inżynierii drogowej
PublicationRyzyko strategiczne w inżynierii drogowej wybranego kraju związane jest realizacją celów strategicznych funkcjonowania kraju, jakimi są: ochrona życia i zdrowia uczestników ruchu drogowego, ochrona krytycznej infrastruktury i wzmocnienie systemu ratownictwa. Przedstawiono przegląd koncepcji modelowania ryzyka w ruchu drogowym, wykorzystywanych do budowy narzędzi do podejmowania decyzji strategicznych dla potrzeb bezpieczeństwa...
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Self-standing Nanoarchitectures
PublicationDespite there are structures invisible for the human eye, they mastered the world of advanced electronic devices, sensors, novel cosmetics or drugs. When the dimensions of the materials go down to the nanometres scale, their properties change dramatically comparing to the observable objects. Because of their tiny size, they gained the name of nanomaterials but simultaneously their importance has significantly grown up. Nanomaterials...
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Serum lipid profile discriminates patients with early lung cancer from healthy controls
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Panel of serum metabolites discriminates cancer patients and healthy participants of lung cancer screening - a pilot study
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Conjugates of Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin with Cell-Penetrating Peptide Exhibit Antifungal Activity and Mammalian Cytotoxicity
PublicationSeven conjugates composed of well-known fluoroquinolone antibacterial agents, ciprofloxacin (CIP) or levofloxacin (LVX), and a cell-penetrating peptide transportan 10 (TP10-NH2) were synthesised. The drugs were covalently bound to the peptide via an amide bond, methylenecarbonyl moiety, or a disulfide bridge. Conjugation of fluoroquinolones to TP10-NH2 resulted in congeners demonstrating antifungal in vitro activity against human...
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Radiation Therapy–Related Changes in Serum Proteome and Lipidome Are Primarily Associated With a Type of Acute Toxicity: Comparison of Radiation-Induced Effects in Patients Treated Because of Head and Neck Cancer or Prostate Cancer
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Wpływ barier ochronnych na poziom bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego
PublicationWypadki drogowe wciąż stanowią znaczną przyczynę zgonów, dlatego bardzo ważnym jest odpowiednie kształtowanie otoczenia drogi – by mogło ono uzyskać miano „wybaczającego”. Artykuł stanowi wprowadzenie do tematyki drogowych barier ochronnych, i jest częścią pracy dyplomowej realizowanej na Politechnice Gdańskiej, w ramach której autorzy analizują zależności pomiędzy wypadkami a omawianymi urządzeniami BRD. W artykule przedstawiono...
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Clickable polysaccharides for biomedical applications: A comprehensive review
PublicationRecent advances in materials science and engineering highlight the importance of designing sophisticated biomaterials with well-defined architectures and tunable properties for emerging biomedical applications. Click chemistry, a powerful method allowing specific and controllable bioorthogonal reactions, has revolutionized our ability to make complex molecular structures with a high level of specificity, selectivity, and yield...
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Quantum dots conjugates with unsymmetrical bisacridines enhance cytotoxicity of these antitumor compounds in lung cancer cells and have protecting effects on normal cells
PublicationBackground: In recent years, with the rapid development of nanotechnology and its extensive applications in the medicine, nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery have gained a great importance. Spherical semiconductor nanocrystals, frequently called quantum dots (QDs) are very attractive nanomaterials for bioimaging applications and they possess properties as potential candidates for drug carrier. Unsymmetrical bisacridines (UAs),...
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Experimental and Machine-Learning-Assisted Design of Pharmaceutically Acceptable Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Solubility Improvement of Non-Selective COX Inhibitors Ibuprofen and Ketoprofen
PublicationDeep eutectic solvents (DESs) are commonly used in pharmaceutical applications as excellent solubilizers of active substances. This study investigated the tuning of ibuprofen and ketoprofen solubility utilizing DESs containing choline chloride or betaine as hydrogen bond acceptors and various polyols (ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol) as hydrogen bond donors. Experimental...
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Experimental and Machine-Learning-Assisted Design of Pharmaceutically Acceptable Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Solubility Improvement of Non-Selective COX Inhibitors Ibuprofen and Ketoprofen
PublicationDeep eutectic solvents (DESs) are commonly used in pharmaceutical applications as excellent solubilizers of active substances. This study investigated the tuning of ibuprofen and ketoprofen solubility utilizing DESs containing choline chloride or betaine as hydrogen bond acceptors and various polyols (ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol) as hydrogen bond donors. Experimental...
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The Effect of Sterols on Amphotericin B Self-Aggregation in a Lipid Bilayer as Revealed by Free Energy Simulations
PublicationAmphotericin B (AmB) is an effective but toxic antifungal drug, known to increase the permeability of the cell membrane, presumably by assembling into transmembrane pores in a sterol-dependent manner. The aggregation of AmB molecules in a phospholipid bilayer is, thus, crucial for the drug’s activity. To provide an insight into the molecular nature of this process, here, we report an atomistic molecular dynamics simulation study...
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Zarządzanie bezpieczeństwem istniejącej sieci drogowej
PublicationZarządzanie bezpieczeństwem infrastruktury drogowej jest to stosowanie w planowaniu, projektowaniu, budowie i użytkowaniu dróg procedur polegających na systematycznej identyfikacji zagrożeń na drodze, szacowaniu ich ewentualnych skutków dla uczestników ruchu drogowego oraz stosowaniu działań eliminujących zidentyfikowane zagrożenia lub zmniejszających skutki ich występowania mierzone liczbą wypadków, liczbą ofiar rannych i śmiertelnych...
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Ocena wpływu na bezpieczeństwo ruchu drogowego projektów infrastruktury drogowej
PublicationDziałania inżynierskie na rzecz poprawy bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego (brd) podejmowane mogą być na wszystkich etapach przygotowania inwestycji drogowych. Im wcześniejszy etap, tym łatwiej jest usunąć niekorzystne dla brd czynniki zagrożenia. Współczesne podejście do zarządzania bezpieczeństwem drogowym w Polsce staje się coraz bardziej uwarunkowane wymaganiami stawianymi przez Unię Europejską. Stwarza to korzystne warunki tworzenia...
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Degradacja powłokowych systemów ochronnych w zmiennych temperaturach
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań wpływu cyklicznych sinusoidalnych zmian temperatury na powłokowe systemy ochronne o skrajnie różnych właściwościach antykorozyjnych. Porównano zachowanie nowej powłoki poliestrowej typu "coil-coating" na ocynkowanej stali i uprzednio eksponowanej w warunkach atmosferycznych alkidowej powłoki malarskiej na podłożu stalowym. Badania przeprowadzono przy zastosowaniu techniki spektroskopii impedancyjnej....
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HDAC Inhibitors: Innovative Strategies for Their Design and Applications
PublicationHistone deacetylases (HDACs) are a large family of epigenetic metalloenzymes that are involved in gene transcription and regulation, cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, and death, as well as angiogenesis. Particularly, disorders of the HDACs expression are linked to the development of many types of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, making them interesting molecular targets for the design of new efficient drugs...
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Niejednorodność podbudowy z mieszanki moneralno-cementowo emulsyjnej
PublicationW ostatnich latach wzrosła popularność podbudów z mieszanek mineralno-cementowo-emulsyjnych (MCE) ze względu na możliwość ponownego wykorzystania mieszanek mineralno-bitumicznych pochodzących z istniejących nawierzchni. Badania przeprowadzone w trakcie wykonywania podbudów wykazują, że materiał ten jest niejednorodny. Ma to dość duże znaczenie zarówno dla jakości wykonanej warstwy jak i dla określenia trwałości całej konstrukcji...
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Analysis of the Environmental Impact of the Hull Construction of a Small Vessel Based on LCA
PublicationIn recent years, issues related to the impact of human activity on the natural environment have become pressing, and the challenge of global warming necessitates immediate action. To support environmental protection efforts, it has become imperative to adopt a broader perspective when evaluating various products and systems. A valuable tool for such assessments is a life cycle assessment (LCA), which enables a comprehensive analysis...
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Virtual Whiteboard: A gesture-controlled pen-free tool emulating school whiteboard
PublicationIn the paper the so-called Virtual Whiteboard is presented which may be an alternative solution for modern electronic whiteboards based on electronic pens and sensors. The presented tool enables the user to write, draw and handle whiteboard contents using his/her hands only. An additional equipment such as infrared diodes, infrared cameras or cyber gloves is not needed. The user's interaction with the Virtual Whiteboard computer...
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Triazoloacridone C-1305 impairs XBP1 splicing by acting as a potential IRE1α endoribonuclease inhibitor
PublicationInositol requiring enzyme 1 alpha (IRE1α) is one of three signaling sensors in the unfolding protein response (UPR) that alleviates endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in cells and functions to promote cell survival. During conditions of irrevocable stress, proapoptotic gene expression is induced to promote cell death. One of the three signaling stressors, IRE1α is an serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease (RNase) that...
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Biomedical engineering of polysaccharide-based tissue adhesives: Recent advances and future direction
PublicationTissue adhesives have been widely used for preventing wound leaks, sever bleeding, as well as for enhancing drug delivery and biosensing. However, only a few among suggested platforms cover the circumstances required for high-adhesion strength and biocompatibility, without toxicity. Antibacterial properties, controllable degradation, encapsulation capacity, detectability by image-guided procedures and affordable price are also...
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Explicit solvent repulsive scaling replica exchange molecular dynamics ( RS‐REMD ) in molecular modeling of protein‐glycosaminoglycan complexes
PublicationGlycosaminoglcyans (GAGs), linear anionic periodic polysaccharides, are crucial for many biologically relevant functions in the extracellular matrix. By interacting with proteins GAGs mediate processes such as cancer development, cell proliferation and the onset of neurodegenerative diseases. Despite this eminent importance of GAGs, they still represent a limited focus for the computational community in comparison to other classes...
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The occurence and diagnosis of biomarkers of ethyl alcohol consumption
PublicationEthyl alcohol is a legal and a widely available psychoactive drug. However, its excessive consumption causes addiction. This leads to aggressive behaviors, family battery, difficulties in interpersonal relations, legal offences, suicides, car accidents and deterioration in labor productivity, what causes financial problems. Despite many social actions against alcohol consumption, this problem is still unresolved. Therefore, fast...
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Polylysine for Skin Regeneration: A Review of Recent Advances and Perspectives
PublicationThere have been several attempts to find promising biomaterials for skin regeneration, among which polylysine (a homopolypeptide) has shown benefits in the regeneration and treatment of skin disorders. This class of biomaterials has shown exceptional abilities due to their macromolecular structure. Polylysine-based biomaterials can not only be used as tissue engineering scaffolds for skin regeneration, but also as drug carriers...
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Przekrój drogi "2 minus 1" – ocena możliwości zastosowania na drogach samorządowych w Polsce
PublicationOd kilkunastu lat w krajach Europy Zachodniej, a od kilku lat również i Polsce, poszukuje się nowych standardów rozwiązań organizacji ruchu, pozwalających w bezpieczny, funkcjonalny i ekonomiczny sposób organizaować ruch na drogach lokalnych. W Polsce dotyczy to przede wszystkim dróg powiatowych lub gminnych, o niewielkim znaczeniu ruchowym, zlokalizowanych głównie poza obszarami zabudowanymi. Dotychczasowe doświadczenia z kilku...
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Specificity of Infant Digestive Conditions: Some Clues for Developing Relevant In Vitro Models
PublicationDigestion of nutrients is an essential function of the newborn infant gut to allow growth and development and understanding infant digestive function is essential to optimize nutrition and oral drug delivery. Ethical considerations prohibit invasive in vivo trials and as a consequence in vitro assays are often conducted. However, the choice of in vitro model parameters are not supported by an exhaustive analysis of the literature...
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THE PANTOGRAPH AND ITS GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS - A FORMER POPULAR TOOL FOR COPYING AND SCALING
PublicationDevelopment of digital technology has resulted in significant transformations of designer workshops. Computer applications replaced the previously existing tools and methods for drawing up of projects. Professional, sophisticated drawing instruments and tools for manual plotting, as well as basic drawing aids, have gradually fallen into oblivion and become relicts of a bygone era - the objects of collectors' interest. Gdansk University...