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PCR detection of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
PublicationScopulariopsis brevicaulis is known as a most common etiological factor of the mould toenail infections. There are also reports indicating that S. brevicaulis could cause organ and disseminated infections. Nowadays microscopic observations from the direct sample and culture are crucial for the appropriate recognition of the infection. In this paper is presented a PCR-based method for S. brevicaulis detection. The specificity of...
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Stability investigation of the PCM nanocomposites
PublicationIn present study was showed the results of research the stability of nanoPCMs in terms of types and concentrations of surfactant used. For stearic acid has been added PVP or oleic acid in concentrations of 0%, 5% and 10%. Nanoparticles TiO2 and Al-2O3 in concentration of 1% were chosen to be researched in this test. The mixing of nanocomposites has been done in an ultrasonic scrubber in which the samples were placed for 45 mins....
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Stability Investigation of the PCM Nanocomposites
PublicationEnsuring the stability is a key issue to be solved for the technical application of nanocomposites. In this work, fatty acid P1801 served as base phase change material (PCM)P1801, and its main ingredients are palmitic acid (58%) and stearic acid (38%). Titania (TiO2) and alumina (Al2O3) with mass concentrations of 1% and 5% were selected as nanoparticles, while polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or oleic acid (OA) with mass concentrations...
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A comparative evaluation of PCR ribotyping and ERIC PCR for determining the diversity of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates
PublicationW pracy porównano dwie metody stosowane do badania różnorodności genetycznej drobnoustrojów. Modelem do badań była grupa 62 klinicznych izolatów bakterii P. aeruginosa. Zdecydowanie wyższy potencjał różnicujący stwierdzono w przypadku metody ERIC PCR, której zastosowanie pozwoliło na wyodrębnienie 36 różnych genotypów. W przypadku rybotypowania wyróżniono tylko 9 genotypów.
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Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern in Admiralty Bay as a result of untreated wastewater discharge: Status and possible environmental consequences
PublicationConsidering how the impact of human activity in Antarctica is growing, the aim of this study was to conduct the first assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), other emerging contaminants (ECs), and antibiotic resistance genes present in the western shore of the Admiralty Bay region of King George Island. In total, more than 170 substances were evaluated to assess the potential environmental risks they pose...
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Optimised five-hour multiplex PCR test for the detection of Tinea ungium: performance in a routine PCR laboratory
PublicationWe recently published the development of a 5-hour multiplex PCR test for the detection of dermatophyte nail infection. We have optimized this test by inclusion of an inhibition control and evaluated the test in a routine laboratory when compared to the conventional microscopy and culture. A total of 109 clinical samples received at the mycology reference lab at Statens Serum Institute were included. The samples were divided equally...
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Optimized 5-hour multiplex PCR test for the detection of tinea unguium: performance in a routine PCR laboratory
PublicationWe recently reported the development of a 5-hour multiplex PCR test for the detection of tinea unguium and the optimization of this test by the inclusion of an inhibition control. Here we report the performance of this procedure as used in a routine clinical laboratory as compared to conventional microscopy and culture-based techniques performed in a mycology reference laboratory. We found in processing 109 samples that 22 (20.2%)...
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DDLMS PCR double digestion Ligation Mediated Suppression PCR - a new technique for bacterial specific differentiation
PublicationA new diagnostic kit for K. oxytoca specific differentiation based on ddLMS PCR (ang. double digest ligation Mediated PCR) technique is shown. As a species-specific DNA fragment pehX gene, encoding the enzyme polygalactouronase, was chosen. The genome sequence of K. oxytoca is digested with two endonucleases: AclI and BclI which cut DNA before and after pehX gene. The polymorphic DNA fragments are ligated with AclI-end-specific...
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PCR test for Microsporum canis identification
PublicationMicrosporum canis, for which the natural hosts are cats and dogs, is the most prevalent zoophilic agent causing tinea capitis and tinea corporis in humans. We present here a diagnostic PCR test for M. canis, since its detection and species identification is relevant to the choice of treatment and to the understanding of a probable source of infection. An M. canis-specific PCR was evaluated using 130 clinical isolates of dermatophytes...
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PCA based Fault Tolerant MPC
PublicationThis chapter presents a Fault Tolerant - Model Predictive Control (FT-MPC) schemes for sensor faults accommodation. A Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) Unit, which is an integral part of FT-MPC system, is based on the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method. Introduced approach enables efficient bias and drift faults accommodation in single, as well as simultaneous faults case. Simple simulation exercise is presented.Rozdział...
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Absencja chorobowa - szacunek niewytworzonego PKB
PublicationKoszty pośrednie spowodowane absencją chorobową bądź prezenteizmem pracowników są sporadycznie uwzględniane w polskich analizach ekonomicznych. Nie szacuje się wielkości utraconego PKB na skutek chorób, przedwczesnych zgonów, długiego dochodzenia do zdrowia oraz nie uwzględnia w wycenach farmakoekonomicznych. Brakuje jednolitej metodologii obliczania kosztów pośrednich. Celem opracowania jest oszacowanie, ile gospodarka narodowa...
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Modified DNA polymerases for PCR troubleshooting
PublicationPCR has become an essential tool in biological science. However, researchers often encounter problems with difficult targets, inhibitors accompanying the samples, or PCR trouble related to DNA polymerase. Therefore, PCR optimization is necessary to obtain better results. One solution is using modified DNA polymerases with desirable properties for the experiments. In this article, PCR troubleshooting, depending on the DNA polymerase...
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The construction and use of a PCR internal control
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Molecularly imprinted polymers based on deep eutectic solvents as a greenest materials for selective extraction of emerging contaminants from complex samples
PublicationSome of the reagents applied in the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) may impact on health and the environment. Thus, a new generation of promising green chemicals are nowadays introduced and investigated, including deep eutectic solvents (DESs). DESs seems to be a reasonable choice as they are characterized as non-toxic, low cost, easy to prepare and biodegradable chemicals. This review presents the information...
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PCR and real-time PCR approaches to the identification of Arthroderma otae species Microsporum canis and Microsporum audouinii/Microsporum ferrugineum
PublicationObjectives The identification of species in the Arthroderma otae complex is essential to determine the origin of infection and to eliminate the risk of transmission. Microsporum canis is a zoophilic species, whereas Microsporum audouinii and Microsporum ferrugineum are anthropophilic species. In this paper, we propose alternative methods that permit species-specific identification of both anthropophilic and zoophilic members of...
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Evolution of models for sorption of PAHs and PCBs on geosorbents.
PublicationWiedza o tym gdzie są zlokalizowane zanieczyszczenia obecne w osadzie oraz z jaką siłą związane są one z osadem jest niezbędna do oszacowania stopnia i skuteczności procesów remediacjyjnych oraz określenia dostępności, mobilności i toksyczności osadów. Dlatego, aby zrozumieć i poznać procesy zachodzące w tak skomplikowanej matrycy, jaką stanowią osady denne/gleby konstruowane są teoretyczne modele matematyczne opisujące prawdopodobny...
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Diagnostic PCR assay for Microsporum and Trichophyton infections
PublicationWe have previously described a highly sensitive 5-hour PCR test for the rapid diagnosis of onychomycosis which detects any dermatophyte and species-identify T. rubrum from patient specimens. We have subsequently developed and evaluated new PCR tests for detection of Trichophyton and Microsporum canis/audouinii infections.58 dermatophyte isolates (21) Microsporum spp. (4 different species), 35 Trichophyton spp (10 different species)...
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Ligation Mediated PCR methods, their possibilities and limitations
PublicationThe application of molecular diagnostics for bacterial strain typing or identifying bacteria at the strain level is of particular importance at present. However, among the many genotyping methods that are currently available, no single one is universally ideal. In this article, we thus review the Ligation Mediated PCR group methods as prospects from which to choose. We discuss different strategies for selecting the amplified PCR...
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Sources and Fate of PAHs and PCBs in the Marine Environment
PublicationThe assessment of a hazard resulting from the pollution of the environment by chemical compounds is in principle limited to the determination of their concentrations in its various compartments. But for solving many problems in this context, knowledge of the emission sources, transport pathways, and sites of deposition is of great benefit. By far the largest amounts of pollutants, regardless of where they were discharged, end up...
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Transport and speciation of PAHs and PCBs in a river ecosystem
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki oznaczania polichlorowanych bifenyli i wielopierścieniowych węglowodorów aromatycznych w wodzie i osadzie dennym pochodzącym z Odry. Uzyskane rezultaty dotyczące specjacji sugerują, że: polichlorowane bifenyle są adsorbowane słabiej na zawiesinie i ich transport w środowisku rzecznym odbywa się zarówno na zawiesinie, jak i w fazie rozpuszczonej; wielopierścieniowe węglowodory aromatyczne są silnie adsorbowane...
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Chemometric modeling of aquatic toxicity of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in Dugesia japonica and its interspecies correlation with daphnia and fish: QSTR and QSTTR approaches
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The New LM-PCR/Shifter Method for the Genotyping of Microorganisms Based on the Use of a Class IIS Restriction Enzyme and Ligation Mediated PCR
PublicationThis study details and examines a novel Ligation-Mediated - Polymerase Chain Reaction (LM-PCR) method. Named the LM-PCR/Shifter, it relies on the use of a Class IIS restriction enzyme giving restriction fragments with different 4 base, 5' overhangs, this being the Shifter, and the ligation of appropriate oligonucleotide adapters. A sequence of 4-base, 5' overhangs of the adapter and a 4-base sequence of the 3' end of the primer(s)...
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Oznaczanie analitów z grupy WWA i PCB w próbkach wody. Źródła błędów, identyfikacja i oszacowanie ich wielkości.
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Analytical progress on emerging pollutants in the environment: An overview of the topics
PublicationThis overview discusses the ideas behind a collection of articles by invited authors on a diverse range of complex chemical mixtures and analytical methods which represent some of the most relevant and interesting issues on emerging contaminants of environmental health concerns. These chemicals, including those in high volume production, are released on an ongoing basis as a result of various human activities. Moreover, these emerging contaminants...
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Ecotoxicological equilibria of triclosan inMicrotox, XenoScreen YES/YAS, Caco2, HEPG2 and liposomal systems are affected by the occurrence of other pharmaceutical and personal care emerging contaminants
PublicationContaminants of emerging concernmay be considered as any chemicals or factorswhose unintended continuous release and persistence in the environmentmay lead to any observable undesirable response of living beings. Still not much is known on reciprocal toxicological impact of given chemicals when present in binary or more complex mixtures. In thiswork, an attemptwas thus undertaken to study the impact of butylparaben,methylparaben and...
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Dioxins and PCBs in ostrich meat and eggs: levels and implications
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DSC coupled with PCA as a tool for butter authenticity assessment
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in bottom sediments: Identification of sources
PublicationPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can enter the environment from various sources. They are synthetic chemicals and as such are present in the environment mainly as mixtures containing various amounts of PCB congeners. It is therefore difficult to pinpoint the source of PCB emissions into the environment and the pathways along which they migrate there. The situation is different where locating the emission sources of polycyclic aromatic...
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ECG-based prediction of ventricular fibrillation by means of the PCA
PublicationA Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a death resulting from cardiac failure with no significant symptoms earlier than one hour before occurrence. It is the cause of for approximately 400000 deaths per year in United States and millions of deaths worldwide. The proposed system, including two-stage algorithm and wearable diagnostic device allows for SCD risk estimation and continuous monitoring of high risk patients. A single channel...
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Real-Time PCR: molecular technique of many applications
PublicationReal-Time PCR is a sensitive DNA amplification technique initially applied in genetics and molecular biology. It enables in vivo copying of the selected DNA fragment (flanked by two primers) by the thermostable polymerase (in the presence of magnesium ions and deoxynucleotide triphosphates) and simultaneous measurement of the fluorescence. For one or more specific sequences in a DNA sample, real-time PCR enables both detection...
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MultiRegional PCA for leakage detection and localisation in DWDS - approach
PublicationMonitoring is one of the most important parts in advanced control of complex dynamic systems. Information about systems behavior, including failures indicating, enables for efficient control. The chapter describes an approach to detection and localisation of pipe leakage in Drinking Water Distribution Systems (DWDS) representing complex and distributed dynamic system of large scale. Proposed MultiRegional Principal Component Analysis...
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PRZYDATNOŚĆ DIAGNOSTYCZNA REAKCJI PCR W ROZPOZNAWANIU BORELIOZY
PublicationBorelioza jest wieloukładową chorobą wywoływaną przez bakterie zaliczane do kompleksu Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Wektorem przenoszącym infekcję są kleszcze z rodzaju Ixodes, które zakażają kolejnych żywicieli krętka podczas spożywania ich krwi. Zróżnicowany przebieg boreliozy uniemożliwia jej rozpoznanie na podstawie objawów klinicznych. W związku z tym diagnostyka choroby z Lyme opiera się głównie na metodach laboratoryjnych,...
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The New LM-PCR/Shifter Method for the Genotyping of Microorganism
PublicationTechniques relies on the ligation of appropriates adapters (LM-PCR) as AFLP, PCR MP and ADSRRS are successfully used for epidemiological studies for prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. In this study we propose a new method, called the LM-PCR/Shifter, based on the use of a Class IIS restriction enzyme giving restriction fragments with different 4 base 5' overhangs (Shifter) and the ligation of appropriate oligonucleotide...
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Interspecific and intraspecific variation in organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls using non-destructive samples from Pygoscelis penguins
PublicationAs humans are present in Antarctica only for scientific and tourism-related purposes, it is often described as a pristine region. However, studies have identified measurable levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in the Antarctic region. These are highly toxic anthropogenic compounds with tendency to travel long distances and reach remote environments, where...
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Do morphometric parameters and geological conditions determine chemistry of glacier surface ice? Spatial distribution of contaminants present in the surface ice of Spitsbergen glaciers (European Arctic)
PublicationAbstract The chemism of the glaciers is strongly determined by long-distance transport of chemical substances, and their wet and dry deposition on the glacier surface. This paper concerns spatial distribution of metals, ions, and dissolved organic carbon, as well as the differentiation of physicochemical parameters (pH, electrical conductivity) determined in ice surface samples collected from four Arctic glaciers during the summer...
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Isotope shifts of multipole lines of Pb I and Pb II
PublicationStudies of isotope shifts of three multipole lines between levels of the ground configuration 6s26p2 of Pb I, i.e.: 461.9 nm(1S0→3P1), 531.5 nm(1S0→3P2) and 733.2 nm(1D2→3P1), as well as 710.2 nm line (6s26p2P3∕2→6s26p2P1∕2) of Pb II are presented. We determined the isotope shifts between four stable isotopes: 204, 206, 207, 208. By the use of King plot analysis we were able to separate the mass and the field shifts. We found that...
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Ewaluation of a PCR Melting Profile technique for bacterial strain differentiation
PublicationBadano przydatność techniki PCR MP w efektywnym typowaniu szczepów w badaniach epidemiologicznych zakażeń szpitalnych. Technika oparta jest na użyciu niskiej temperatury denaturacji podczas LM PCR. Badaniu zostały poddane izolaty Escherichia coli pochodzące od pacjentów Szpitala Klinicznego w Gdańsku. Wykazano, że technika jest szybka, o wysokim potencjale różnicującym i bardzo dobrej powtarzalności i może być zastosowana w badaniach...
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Leakage detection and localisation in drinking water distributionnetworks by MultiRegional PCA
PublicationMonitoring is one of the most important steps in advanced control of complex dynamic systems. Precise information about systems behaviour, including faults indicating, enables for efficient control. The paper describes an approach to detection and localisation of pipe leakage in Drinking Water Distribution Systems (DWDS) representing complex and distributed dynamic system of large scale. Proposed MultiRegional Principal Component...
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Wykorzystanie reakcji PCR do badania charakterystycznych obszarów genomu
PublicationW pracy zostały opisane metody wykorzystujące technię PCR do długo- i krótkoterminowych badań epidemiologicznych. Typowanie szczepów oparte jest na analizie fragmentów genów, bądź całego genomu w zależności od potrzeby posiadania potencjału różnicującego metody. Przez ostatnie 30 lat rozwijały się nie tylko metody badawcze, doszło również do rozwoju międzynarodowych baz danych i przepływu informacji o obecnych sytuacjach epidemiologicznych...
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The Effect of Nanosilica on the Mechanical Properties of polymer-Cement Composites (PCC)
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Applications of sample preparation techniques in the analysis of pesticides and PCBS in food
PublicationPestycydy oraz anality z grupy polichlorowanych bifenyli (PCB), można znaleźć w żywności w niewielkich stężeniach, jednak ich zdolność do kumulacji i toksyczność powodują konieczność oznaczanie tych związków w żywności. Analiza próbek żywności pod kątem obecności pestycydów i analitów z grupy PCB przysparza wiele trudności ze względu na specyfikę przygotowania próbki w oparciu o wieloetapowe operacje oczyszczania próbki zawierającej...
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Detection of sulfonamide resistance genes via in situ PCR-FISH
PublicationDue to the rising use of antibiotics and as a consequence of their concentration in the environment an increasing number of antibiotic resistant bacteria is observed. The phenomenon has a hazardous impact on human and animal life. Sulfamethoxazole is one of the sulfonamides commonly detected in surface waters and soil. The aim of the study was to detect sulfamethoxazole resistance genes in activated sludge biocenosis by use of...
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Analysis of thoracic regional impedance changes using PCA approach
PublicationA multichannel impedance and one lead electrocardiographic recording system has been developed. The impedance measurement unit is built using a four-electrode technique. It consists of a sinusoidal, 40 kHz, current source and five measurement channels. Circumferential current electrodes have been located at a neck and an abdomen. Voltagemeasurement disk electrodes formed five two-electrode measurement ports. The impedance change...
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Diagnostyka i identyfikacja procesu przy użyciu AdMS-PCA
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy diagnostyki i identyfikacji procesu przy użyciu adaptacyjnego, wieloskalowego rozszerzenia PCA - Adaptive Multiscale Principal Component Analysis (AdMS-PCA). Przeprowadzona została analiza własności AdMS-PCA istotnych dla diagnostyki i identyfikacji. Zauważono wadę części adaptacyjnej metody, która ogranicza jej praktyczne zastosowanie. Zaproponowano modyfikację poprzez wprowadzenie algorytmu nadzorującego adaptację....
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Aproksymacja zmian stężenia znacznika w badaniach pCT płuc
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano nową metodę aproksymacji zmian stężenia znacznika w badaniach pCT płuc. Zmiany stężenia znacznika są skanowane z częstotliwością kilkakrotnie większą niż częstotliwość oddechu. Metoda opiera się na spostrzeżeniu, że częstotliwość występowania pików na krzywych zmian stężenia znacznika jest równa częstotliwości oddechu badanego. Zaprezentowano przykładowe dopasowanie funkcji regresji w postaci krzywej Gaussa...
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Tomografia perfuzyjna pCT w diagnostyce cukrzycowej mikroangiopatii płucnej
PublicationNiniejsza rozprawa jest poświęcona zagadnieniom diagnostyki mikroangiopatii płucnej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem perfuzyjnej tomografii komputerowej (pCT). Retinopatia, nefropatia i neuropatia są znanymi powikłaniami cukrzycy. Mało poznany jest wpływ cukrzycy na funkcjonowanie układu oddechowego. Obecnie stosowana metoda diagnostyki cukrzycowej mikroangiopatii płucnej ma ograniczoną wiarygodność. W rozprawie została przedstawiona...
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Thermal energy storage using stearic acid as PCM material
PublicationThis work presents an experimental study of thermal energy storage by use of PCM. The aim of the study was to establish the influence of different inlet temperature of heat transfer fluid (HTF) and different Reynolds number of HTF on intensity of charging process. The PCM used in this study was stearic acid and water was used as HTF. A copper helical coil mounted in cylindrical container served as a heat transfer surface.
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Wybrane aspekty zużycia ostrzy skrawających wykonanych z PcBN
PublicationObróbka materiałów twardych związana jest z obróbką materiałów o twardości powyżej 50 HRC. Obróbka ta może być obróbką wykończeniową ze względu namożliwość osiągnięcia wysokiej jakości i dokładności przedmiotów obrabianych po tejoperacji. Obróbka materiałów w stanie twardym lub utwardzonym związana jest z zastosowaniem specjalnych narzędzi, które są wykonane z nowych materiałów, takich jak PcBN. W artykule zaprezentowano wybrane...
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Solar light driven degradation of textile dye contaminants for wastewater treatment – studies of novel polycationic selenide photocatalyst and process optimization by response surface methodology desirability factor
PublicationThe unplanned anthropogenic activities and raced industrial revolution detrimentally causes serious threat to terrestrial and aquatic life. A high discharge of wastewater from industries using dyes affects living organisms and the environment. This paper presents studies on polycationic selenides (PCS) synthesized by hydrothermal methods for photocatalytic degradation of dyes. The synthesized PCS were confirmed by various characterization...
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Eine Eeue Technik zur Präzisen Rissfortschrittsmessung im DCB oder im Keilversuch = A novel technique for precise crack length measurement in the DCB or wedge test
PublicationDiverse methods have been tried to study crack length, most basic relying on direct, or microscopic, observation of the crack tip position. Optical correlation, both lasermoiré and speckle interferometry, a single strain gauge and displacement sensorshave also been employed. Crack length measurement is, however, delicate. We present a novel method making use of strain gauges attached to one of the adherends.