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NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLERS DESIGN FOR OBTAINING TRUE MPP IN PARTLY SHADED PV MODULES
PublicationSoft shading sources such as tree limbs, structural elements of buildings and chimneys, scatter and refract sunlight, significantly reducing the amount of radiation reaching the surface of the module. The hard shadings located directly on the surface (i.e. bird droppings, leaves, snow) tend to stop sunlight completely. These phenomena significantly affects the output characteristics of photovoltaic modules and often contribute...
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Europe, between Mandatory and Voluntary Approach to CSR: Some New Evidence from the Polish Listed Companies
PublicationThis paper aims to explore the relationship between corporate governance rules and application of CSR practices into operations of the top 30 companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Since in Poland, so far, there is no obligation to follow any specific CSR standards or to make disclosures of non-financial, social and environmental information, this is still a fully voluntary approach. At the moment, only some of the companies...
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New bulk liquid membrane oscillator composed of two coupled oscillators with diffusion-mediated physical coupling
PublicationA new type of bulk liquid membrane system, which represents the first example of a bulk liquid membrane oscillator characterised by the presence of two coupled oscillators, is described. When the benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride surfactant undergoes an oscillatory mass transfer through a nitromethane liquid membrane, a new liquid layer (phase X) appears between the membrane and the acceptor phase. Kinetic analysis provides...
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New Technique of preparation of standard gas mixtures needed for validation of analytical procedures used in environmental studies
PublicationStandard gas mixtures are indispensable reference materials for ensuring the reliability of analytical work. Paper presents one novel approach in the field of production of gaseous reference materials based on the application of thermal decomposition process of proper surface compound for obtaining the desired gaseous analyte. The main fields of application of reference materials are presented. The field of application of thermal...
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A New Approach of Solidification Analysis in Modular Latent Thermal Energy Storage Unit Based on Image Processing
PublicationThe solidification process of RT18HC in a cylindrical shell and tube storage unit has been studied using a new methodology based on image processing. The main idea of the algorithm is to label the region of solidification and use statistical functions to calculate the dimensions of the solidification front over time. Said analysis includes two methods. The first method is to measure the solid fraction changes during solidification....
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Pharmacomicrobiomics of cell-cycle specific anti-cancer drugs – is it a new perspective for personalized treatment of cancer patients?
PublicationIntestinal bacteria are equipped with an enzyme apparatus that is involved in the active biotrans-formation of xenobiotics, including drugs. Pharmacomicrobiomics, a new area of pharmacology, analyses interactions between bacteria and xenobiotics. However, there is another side to the coin. Pharmacotherapeutic agents can significantly modify the microbiota, which consequently affects their efficacy. In this review, we comprehensively...
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A New Expression for the 3-D Dyadic FDTD-Compatible Green's Function Based on Multidimensional Z-Transform
PublicationIn this letter, a new analytic expression for the time-domain discrete Green's function (DGF) is derived for the 3-D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) grid. The derivation employs the multidimensional Z-transform and the impulse response of the discretized scalar wave equation (i.e., scalar DGF). The derived DGF expression involves elementary functions only and requires the implementation of a single function in the multiple-precision...
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Reactivity of Phosphanylphosphinidene Complex of Tungsten(VI) toward Phosphines: A New Method of Synthesis of catena-Polyphosphorus Ligands
PublicationThe reactivity of an anionic phosphanylphosphinidene complex of tungsten(VI), [(2,6-i-Pr2C6H3N)2(Cl)- W(η2-t-Bu2P=P)]Li·3DME toward PMe3, halogenophosphines, and iodine was investigated. Reaction of the starting complex with Me3P led to formation of a new neutral phosphanylphosphinidene complex, [( 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3N)2(Me3P)W(η2-t-Bu2P=P)]. Reactions with halogenophosphines yielded new catena-phosphorus complexes. From reaction with...
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New recombinant chimeric antigens, P35-MAG1, MIC1-ROP1, and MAG1-ROP1, for the serodiagnosis of human toxoplasmosis
PublicationThe aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of 3 chimeric Toxoplasma gondii antigens, P35-MAG1,MIC1-ROP1 andMAG1-ROP1, in the serodiagnosis of an acute toxoplasmosis in humans. Proteins were produced as fusion proteins containing His tags ends and then further purified by metal affinity chromatography. Their application for the diagnosis of recently acquired T. gondii infection was tested in IgG and IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent...
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A new quantum-inspired approach to reduce the blocking probability of demands in resource-constrained path computation scenarios
PublicationThis article presents a new approach related with end-to-end routing, which, owing to quantum-inspired mecha-nisms of prediction of availability of network resources, results in improved blocking probability of incoming requests to establish transmission paths. The proposed scheme has been analyzed for three network topologies and several scenarios of network load. Obtained results show a significant (even twofold) reduction of...
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Experimental verification of a new method of loop resistance testing in low voltage systems with residual current devices
PublicationA periodical verification of the effectiveness of protection against electric shock shall be performed in low voltage systems. The scope of this verification includes loop impedance/resistance testing. If a residual current device is installed in a tested circuit, this testing is problematic. A residual current device trips out during the test, because of the high value of measurement current. This precludes the execution of the...
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Ionic liquid as morphology-directing agent of two-dimensional Bi2WO6: New insight into photocatalytic and antibacterial activity
PublicationAn efficient and durable utilization of light to drive photocatalytic reactions still requires the overcoming of barriers. Herein, two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin IL_Bi2WO6 (IL_BWO) photocatalysts were prepared for the first time via ionic liquid-assisted hydrothermal route by adjusting the amount of tetrabutylammonium chloride [TBA][Cl], synthesis temperature and duration. IL played the role of morphology-directing agent given...
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Healthier and Environmentally Responsible Sustainable Cities and Communities. A New Design Framework and Planning Approach for Urban Illumination
PublicationAlthough sustainability and sustainable development are both considered necessary practices in various fields today, a recent analysis showed that the Sustainable Development Goal SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities established by the United Nations does not address urban illumination and its impact. This oversight is of concern because research carried out in the last 20+ years indicates artificial light at night (ALAN)...
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Synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of new anionic iridium(III) complexes and their interaction with biological targets
PublicationThe synthesis and characterisation of new anionic iridium(II) complexes (NH4)2[IrCl4(κ2N,N’-H2biim)]2 · 5H2O (1) and ((CH3)2NH2)[IrCl4(κ2N,N’-PyBIm)] · H2O (2) are presented in this article. Spectroscopic methods (1H, 13C and 15N NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis) were used to characterize these new complexes. Solid-state structural analysis (SC-XRD) of complexes 1 and 2 shows a slightly distorted octahedral geometry of Ir(III) ions, which is...
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NLITED - New Level of Integrated Techniques for Daylighting Education: Preliminary Data on the Use of an E-learning Platform
PublicationProject NLITED – New Level of Integrated Techniques for Daylighting Education - is an educational project for students and professionals. The project's objective is to create and develop an online eLearning platform with 32 eModules dedicated to daylight knowledge. The project also offers e-learners two summer school training where the theory is put into practice. The platform was launched on January 31, 2022. The paper...
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Borrelia burgdorferi BmpA-BBK32 and BmpA-BBA64: New Recombinant Chimeric Proteins with Potential Diagnostic Value
PublicationCurrently, the diagnosis of Lyme disease is based mostly on two-tiered serologic testing. In the new generation of immunoenzymatic assays, antigens comprise whole-cell lysates of members of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) species complex, with the addition of selected recombinant proteins. Due to the high diversity of members of the B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies and the low degree of conservation among the amino acid...
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Negative Poisson’s ratio from pentagons: A new auxetic structure combining three different auxetic mechanisms
PublicationA novel class of two-dimensional auxetic structures based on the pentagon motif is proposed. Their mechanical properties are investigated by combining molecular mechanics simulations with a simple three-parameter mechanical model which assumes perfectly elastic behavior. It is predicted that the proposed structures – termed as double re-entrant honeycomb – may possess unique mechanical characteristics, which include complete and...
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Metabolic Profiles of New Unsymmetrical Bisacridine Antitumor Agents in Electrochemical and Enzymatic Noncellular Systems and in Tumor Cells
PublicationNew unsymmetrical bisacridines (UAs) demonstrated high activity not only against a set of tumor cell lines but also against human tumor xenografts in nude mice. Representative UA compounds, named C-2028, C-2045 and C-2053, were characterized in respect to their physicochemical properties and the following studies aimed to elucidate the role of metabolic transformations in UAs action. We demonstrated with phase I and phase II enzymes...
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New insights of nanomaterials usage toward superhydrophobic membranes for water desalination via membrane distillation: A review
PublicationMembrane distillation (MD) is a promising technology for seawater desalination due to the ability to process high-salinity waters and the ability to be driven by low-grade or waste heat. However, practical applications of MD membranes are limited by the low vapor flux and fouling problem. Recently, there is a growing interest in developing novel MD membrane materials with enhanced hydrophobicity to improve the efficiency of desalination...
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Design of new cholinesterase inhibitors based on phosphorus analogs of tacrine as potential anti-Alzheimer’s disease agents
PublicationBased on the analysis of the determined free binding energy (using the AutoDock Vina 1.1.2 docking program), the most potent cholinesterase inhibitors were selected. Moreover, studies of 3D visualization of the results of molecular modeling led to the identification of potential sites for the interaction of new potential inhibitors with amino acid residues building active sites of investigated cholinesterases.
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The new silica-based coated SPME fiber as universal support for the confinement of ionic liquid as an extraction medium
PublicationThe new silica-based SPME fiber coating is reported for the first time as universal support purposed to confinement of ionic liquid as an extraction medium. Fiber coating was prepared by the sol-gel process, using potassium silicate (K2SiO3) as a precursor and dimethylformamide (DMF) as a pore-forming medium. The concept of synthesis assumes obtaining a solid porous material on the surface of the glass rod and, being characterized...
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The New Test Procedure for Group-Type Composition of Base Oils of Lubricating Oils, Especially Emitted into the Environment
PublicationMineral base oil, a product of multistep fine refining of the relevant fractions from vacuum distillation of crude oil, is a main component of so-called mineral lubricating oils containing aliphatic and alicyclic substituted aromatic hydrocarbons, i.e., derivatives of benzene and biphenyl. Mineral lubricating oil is composed mostly of mineral base oil and a low amount of enriching additives, most often products of advanced organic...
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The Lighting Designer and New Technologies: Lighting for Enhancing Business in Shops & Restaurants – The Do’s & Don’ts of Retail Lighting
PublicationThis paper will address issues of successful retail lighting schemes to make the audience familiar with the Do’s & Don’ts. It will also look into the details of designing lighting particularly for window displays, external shop signage and outdoor terraces of restaurants. A holistic approach to retail lighting will be presented with case studies of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ lighting solutions, mostly from Europe, to underline the impacts...
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New Design of Axial Piston Pump with Displaced Swash Plate Axis of Rotation for Hydro-Mechanical Transmissions
PublicationThis paper presents a prototype design of an axial piston pump with displaced swash plate axis of rotation in two directions of discharge with electronic control intended for installation on a hydraulic-mechanical gearbox dedicated to working machines. The effect of displacement of the swash plate rotation axis on dead space volume and volumetric efficiency is presented. The construction and principle of operation of the capacity...
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A new anisotropic bending model for nonlinear shells: Comparison with existing models and isogeometric finite element implementation
PublicationA new nonlinear hyperelastic bending model for shells formulated directly in surface form is presented, and compared to four existing prominent bending models. Through an essential set of elementary nonlinear bending test cases, the membrane and bending stresses of each model are examined analytically. Only the proposed bending model passes all the test cases, while the other bending models either fail or only pass the test cases for...
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Impact of new, navigable canal through the Vistula spit on the hydrologic balance of the Vistula lagoon (Baltic Sea)
PublicationThe object of research - the Vistula Lagoon is one of the two lagoons on the Polish coast, which is of great importance not only from an economic point of view, but also an environmental one. The purpose of the paper is to provide calculations on the current water balance for the Vistula Lagoon, before and after construction of a canal through the Vistula Spit. This is important because the construction of a new connection between...
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Monitoring of subarachnoid space and cerebrovascular pulsation with near-infrared transillumination/back scattering : new aspects of the method
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano nowe aspekty nieinwazyjnej metody NIRT-BS w zastosowaniu do zapisu zmian szerokości przestrzeni podpajęczynówkowej (SAS) jako źródła informacji o amplitudzie tętnienia naczyń na powierzchni mózgu.
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Lateral diffusion coefficients in membranes measured by resonance energy transfer and a new algorithm for diffusion in two dimentions
PublicationOpisano wyniki pomiarów współczynników dyfuzji w membranach przy wykorzystaniu rezonansowego przekazywania energii wzbudzania. Donorem był kompleks metaloorganiczny renu o czasie życia ok. 3ćs, co pozwalało na pomiary współczynników dyfuzji mniejszych od 10 cm2/s. Zmierzono współczynniki dyfuzji w membranach typu DMPG i DOPC w różnych temperaturach.
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Production of trehalose by intramolecular transglucosylation of maltose catalysed by a new enzyme from Thermus thermophilus hb-8
PublicationThermus thermophilus HB-8 jest źródłem syntazy trehalozy katalizującej konwersję maltozy. Aktywność specyficzna wytwarzania trehalozy w reakcji katalizowanej ekstraktem białek komórkowych wymienionej bakterii wynosi 0,1 U/mg białka i frakcjonowanie białek przez wysalanie siarczanem amonu powoduje około 3,5-krotne zwiększenie aktywności specyficznej. Optymalna temperatura konwersji maltozy wynosi 65 st.C i w 85 st.C zostaje zachowane...
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Dirk Dreheim, Gerald Weber: Form-oriented analysis : a new methodology to model form-based applications
PublicationArtykuł stanowi omówienie nowej metodyki modelowania interfesu użytkownika, przeznaczonej do projektowania aplikacji opartych na pracy z formularzami elektronicznymi. Metodyka ta, przedstawiona w książce Dreheima i Webera, stanowi interesującą notacje graficzną, która umożliwia projektowanie interfejsu użytkownika o wysokich własciwościach ergonomicznych i użytkowych. Szczególnie interesujace sa w tej metodyce możliwości elastycznego...
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Nowe konstrukcje przekładkowe metal-pianka poliuretanowa = New sandwich plate systems metal - PU foam
PublicationWyznaczono statyczne własności mechaniczne przy ściskaniu, rozciąganiu oraz ścinaniu w óżnych kierunkach względem wzrostu piany oraz przy cyklicznych naprężeniach ściskających i ścinających. Stwierdzono różnice własności mechanicznych w zależności od kierunku i formy naprężeń.
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Determination of phenol biodegradation pathways in three psychrotolerant yeasts, Candida subhashii A011, Candida oregonensis B021 and Schizoblastosporion starkeyi-henricii L012, isolated from Rucianka peatland
PublicationIn this study, three psychrotolerant phenol-degrading yeast strains Candida subhashii (strain A011), Candida oregonenis (strain B021) and Schizoblastosporion starkeyi-henricii (strain L012) isolated from Rucianka peatland were examined to determine which alternative metabolic pathway for phenol biodegradation is used by these microorganisms. All yeast strains were cultivated in minimal salt medium supplemented with phenol at 500,...
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Pollutants removal effectiveness in hydrophyte filters with sequential vertical and horizontal flow
PublicationThe object of investigations was the constructed wetland in Wiedersberg in Saxonia in Germany supplied with domestic sewage from 145 inhabitants. The biological part was composed of sequential reed beds with vertical and horizontal flow of sewage. It in one of new solutions, because up till now configuration with vertical bed situated at front of biological part of treatment was applied.The evaluation of object performance was...
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Nowe wyzwania dla architektury krajobrazu - oceny środowiskowe = New challenges for landscape architecture - Environmental Impact Assessments
PublicationArchitektura krajobrazu jest dziedziną, której potencjał w Polsce nie jest odpowiednio wykorzystywany w gospodarowaniu przestrzenią. Tymczasem istnieją narzędzia dające możliwość przełożenia dorobku tej dziedziny na działania praktyczne. Należy do nich system ocen środowiskowych, towarzyszący procesom planistycznym i inwestycyjnym. W Europie w ramach ocen oddziaływania na środowisko (OOŚ) stosowana jest metodologia ocen krajobrazowych...
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A new phosphonium calix[4]arene for selective anion recognition: synthesis and studies in solution and in ion selective electrodes
PublicationZaprezentowana została synteza i charakteryzacja tetra (trifenylofosfoniowego) p-tert-butylkaliks[4]arenu 2. Oddziaływania z anionami były badane z użyciem (1)H oraz (31)P NMR i spektrofotometrii absorpcyjnej UV. Badania wykazały oddziaływania z anionami: CLO4-, I-, oraz SCN-. Selektywność jonoforu 2 badano również w membranowych elektrodach jonoselektywnych (ISE) PCV/o-NPOE. Elektroda zawierająca związek 2 generuje odpowiedź potencjometryczną...
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New trim configurations for laser trimmed thick-film resistors - theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and experimential verification
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowe podejście do korekcji rezystorów warstwowych polegające na wytwarzaniu dodatkowego kontaktu w celu rozszerzenia zakresu korekcji i uproszczenia projektowania. Ponadto zaprezentowano nową szybką metodę wyznaczania charakterystyk korekcyjnych a także weryfikację eksperymentalną. Przedstawiono wyniki w postaci zakresów korekcji i względnych przyrostów rezystancji w funkcji kształtu dodatkowego kontaktu oraz...
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New matrix-free reference materials of volatile compounds - application of glass fibres as support materials for surface compounds
PublicationTechnika termicznego rozkładu związków powierzchniowych, znana od ponad dziesięciu lat, ulega ciągłym udoskonaleniom w celu otrzymywania coraz szerszej gamy wzorców analitycznych występujących na coraz niższych poziomach stężeń. Początkowo w roli nośnika stosowano żel krzemionkowy, który w trakcie dalszych faz rozwoju tej techniki zastąpiono kolejno szkłem porowatym, a następnie włóknem szklanym. W ostatnim czasie uproszczono układ...
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Zagrożenia starych budynków w sąsiedztwie nowej zabudowy = The threat of old buildings security in neighbourhood of new buildings
PublicationNa przykładzie jednego z budynków mieszkalnych, przedstawiono zagrożenia na jakie są narażone stare obiekty w zwartej zabudowie śródmiejskiej, podczas prowadzenia w ich sąsiedztwie prac budowlanych, którym często towarzyszą głębokie wykopy. Powoduje to powstawanie licznych uszkodzeń, uniemozliwiających ich prawidłową eksploatację lub stanowiących nawet zagrożenie bezpieczeństwa.
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A new submerged photocatalytic membrane reactor based on membrane distillation for ketoprofen removal from various aqueous matrices
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Structure and characterization of physicochemical and magnetic properties of new complex containing monobridged oxygen copper(II) dinuclear cation
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Perceived technostress while learning a new mobile technology: Do individual differences and the way technology is presented matter?
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Role of adenylate kinase 4 as a new metabolic regulator of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells under hypoxia
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Green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can effectively remove diclofenac from the water environment – A new perspective on biotransformation
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New diamidequat-type surfactants in fabrication of long-sustained theranostic nanocapsules: Colloidal stability, drug delivery and bioimaging
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Dimethyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silyldiethylamine—A new silylating agent for the derivatization of β-blockers and β-agonists in environmental samples
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A new silylation reagent dimethyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silyldiethylamine for the analysis of estrogenic compounds by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
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New and Old Genes Associated with Primary and Established Responses to Cisplatin and Topotecan Treatment in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines
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Microarray-based detection and expression analysis of new genes associated with drug resistance in ovarian cancer cell lines
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Structural Change in New Member States (1995–2005): Shift–Share Analysis of Productivity Growth and its Determinants
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Structural change in New Member States (1995-2005): shift-share analysis of productivity growth and its determinants
PublicationThe chapter focuses on the latest developments in ten New MemberStates (presented vis-à-vis EU-15countries), seen from the perspective of structural change and quality upgrading of their economic structures. In particular, recently released disaggregated labor statistics are used,allowing to analyse the process of labor reallocation and productivitychanges associated with inter-and intra-industrystructural change. Since the mid-1990s...