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Who cares for the environment? Pro-environmental and political opinions in relation to basic psychological needs. A person-centered approach
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Green aspects of sample preparation - a need for solvent reduction
PublicationWzrastające zainteresowanie ochroną środowiska zmusza chemików, łącznie z chemikami analitykami, do modyfikacji chemicznej aktywności w taki sposób aby była ona prowadzona zgodnie z zasadami zielonej chemii. W artykule przedstawiono przegląd problemów zielonej chemii w dziedzinie przygotowania próbek do analizy, koncentrując się szczególnie na zaletach tzw. bezrozpuszczalnikowych technik przygotowania próbek. Przedstawiono techniki...
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Ascorbate and glutathione metabolism in embryo axes and cotyledons of germinating lupine seeds
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Partial characterization of indigo (Polygonum tinctorium Ait.) plant seeds and leaves
PublicationThe aim of this study was to assess the contents of indigo's bioactive compounds, its antioxidant and anticancer activities in acetone, hexane and DMSO extracts and to compare the overall bioactivity with another more used medicinal plant named prolipid. It was found that the contents of the bioactive compounds in the studied extracts from different parts of indigo plant varied (P < 0.05): the significantly highest content of polyphenols...
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Advanced Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Behavior Structural Materials Including Dynamic Conditions of Fracture for Needs of Designing Protective Structures
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Emotion Recognition - the need for a complete analysis of the phenomenon of expression formation
PublicationThis article shows how complex emotions are. This has been proven by the analysis of the changes that occur on the face. The authors present the problem of image analysis for the purpose of identifying emotions. In addition, they point out the importance of recording the phenomenon of the development of emotions on the human face with the use of high-speed cameras, which allows the detection of micro expression. The work that was...
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Do we need a new classification of parotid gland surgery?
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Water need of energy crops - one of the environmental problems in Poland
PublicationPraca przedstawia politykę państwa polskiego dotyczącą energetyki odnawialnej, wraz z instrumentami prawnymi i finansowymi. Polityka energetyczna musi być skoordynowana z gospodarką wodną. Potrzeby wodne roślin energetycznych są wprawdzie 2-3 krotnie niższe niż w Europie Południowej, tym niemniej co najmniej 600 mm w sezonie wegetacyjnym jest wymagane do wzrostu i plonowania roślin energetycznych, a więc zasilanie z opadów atmosferycznych...
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Protection and viability of fruit seeds oils by nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) nanosuspensions
PublicationIn this paper, we focused on the development of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) for dermal application. The NLC matrix was designed as a protective reservoir of biological active compounds that naturally occur in domestic fruit seed oils. Over the years, emulsions, as a popular physicochemical form of personal care products, were refined in order to obtain the best possible penetration into the skin of any bioactive compound...
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Impact of selected drugs and their binary mixtures on the germination of Sorghum bicolor (sorgo) seeds
PublicationThe aim of this study was to assess the toxicological potential of binary drug mixtures and individual drugs under different pH conditions with different inorganic ion additions on the germination of Sorghum bicolor (sorgo) seeds. To assess whether the given drug mixtures were more phytotoxic than the individual compounds, concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) approaches were applied to estimate the predicted...
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On Alternative Approaches to Design of Corporate Feeds for Low-Sidelobe Microstrip Linear Arrays
PublicationTwo design approaches, illustrated by simulations and measurements, aiming at a systematic computer-aided design of printed circuit feeds for low-sidelobe microstrip antenna arrays are described. The novelty of these approaches resides in identification of the optimal feed architectures with subsequent simulation-based optimization of the feed and array aperture dimensions. In this work, we consider microstrip corporate feeds realizing...
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A comparative study of water distribution and dehydrin protein localization in maturing pea seeds
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Differential response of antioxidative enzymes in embryonic axes and cotyledons of germinating lupine seeds
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Peptomeric analogues of trypsin inhibitor SFTI-1 isolated from sunflower seeds
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Changes in the macrocomponents and microstructure of white bean seeds upon mild hydrothermal treatment
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The Characterization of Ground Raspberry Seeds and the Physiological Response to Supplementation in Hypertensive and Normotensive Rats
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Wheat Bread with Grape Seeds Micropowder: Impact on Dough Rheology and Bread Properties
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The influence of selenium addition during seeds' germination on the biological properties of obtained sprouts
PublicationSelenium plays a vital role in human body, because in the form of aminoacids (Se-methionine, Se-cysteine) it is found in the active centres of over 25 enzymes, including those regarded as 'cytoprotective'. Unfortunatelly, its daily intake in Poland and other European countries is lower than predicted by dietary recommendations. The consequences of selenium deficiency in diet might be severe, including higher susceptibility to cardio-vascular...
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Amygdalin: Toxicity, Anticancer Activity and Analytical Procedures for Its Determination in Plant Seeds
PublicationAmygdalin (D-Mandelonitrile 6-O--D-glucosido--D-glucoside) is a natural cyanogenic glycoside occurring in the seeds of some edible plants, such as bitter almonds and peaches. It is a medically interesting but controversial compound as it has anticancer activity on one hand and can be toxic via enzymatic degradation and production of hydrogen cyanide on the other hand. Despite numerous contributions on cancer cell lines, the clinical...
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The effects of calcium–silicate–hydrate (C–S–H) seeds on reference microorganisms
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Atmospheric emissions of POPs in Europe - a discussion of existing data and data need
PublicationZaproponowano, aby schematy inwentaryzacji i raportowania emisji w przyszłości były tak dobrane, aby zaspokajały potrzeby zarówno administracji odpowiedzialnej za strategię redukcji emisji jak i naukowców wykorzystujących inwentaryzację emisji na potrzeby dalszych badań naukowych. Stan obecny inwentaryzacji emisji POP oszacowany został jako niezadowalający a dalsze usprawnienia są konieczne dla poprawienia wiarygodności wyników...
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Whither the need and motivation for open government data (OGD) promotional strategies?
PublicationPurpose It has been underscored in the extant literature that open government data (OGD) has not percolated across the length and breadth of any country, let alone the awareness of the OGD among the stakeholders themselves. In this vein, this study aims to underline the reasons as to why OGD promotion merits consideration apart from underlining the manner in which OGD promotion may be done. Design/methodology/approach Based on...
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Previous Opinions is All You Need - Legal Information Retrieval System
PublicationWe present a system for retrieving the most relevant legal opinions to a given legal case or question. To this end, we checked several state-of-the-art neural language models. As a training and testing data, we use tens of thousands of legal cases as question-opinion pairs. Text data has been subjected to advanced pre-processing adapted to the specifics of the legal domain. We empirically chose the BERT-based HerBERT model to perform...
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Do We Need a Lighting Detox for Sustainable Cities in the 21st Century?
PublicationThis article looks at relearning our connection to light and dark in context of sustainability, climate change and urban lighting.
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Do we need a new vaccine to control the re-emergence of pertussis?
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Water Needs of the Ash-Leaved Maple (Acer negundo L.) at the Period Over Three Years after Reclamation in Different Regions of Poland
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The influence of selenium addition during germination of Brassica seeds on health-promoting potential of sprouts
PublicationThe correlation among selenium uptake, the content of bioactive compounds in sprouts, and biological activities triggered in cultured human cells by sprout extracts was investigated. Seeds of Brassica crops and rye were treated with SeO2 water solution. The selenium levels in sprouts increased from 1.0-4.1 to 53.3-382 μg/g dw with no influence on plant physiology according to the indices used. Neither the composition of glucosinolates...
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Efficient long-term conservation of Taraxacum pieninicum synthetic seeds in slow growth conditions
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISINFECTION METHODS ON GERMINATION OF GOJI SEEDS (Lycium barbarum L.) IN IN VITRO CULTURE
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Do we need a catalyst in the determination of dissolved organic carbon in environmental samples?
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Underdiagnosis of Major Depressive Episodes in Hemodialysis Patients: The Need for Screening and Patient Education.
PublicationThis article aims to identify the reasons why patients with major depressive episode (MDE) do not seek treatment for their mental disorder. 89 out of 208 persons screened were diagnosed with major depressive episode using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. 85 individuals with untreated depression filled out the following questionnaires: Beck Depression Inventory, List of Explanations of Well-Being (LEWB), Brief...
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Are vehicles driven in electric mode so quiet that they need acoustic warning signals?
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono i przedyskutowano problematykę znacznej redukcji hałasu emitowanego przez pojazdy z napędem elektrycznym i potencjalnego wzrostu zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego związanego z niezauważaniem takich pojazdów przez pieszych uczestników ruchu. Rozważano konieczność instalowania w takich pojazdach specjalnych sygnałów ostrzegawczych. Zestawiano ilość wypadków z udziałem pieszych i pojazdów poruszających...
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Intelligent Audio Signal Processing − Do We Still Need Annotated Datasets?
PublicationIn this paper, intelligent audio signal processing examples are shortly described. The focus is, however, on the machine learning approach and datasets needed, especially for deep learning models. Years of intense research produced many important results in this area; however, the goal of fully intelligent signal processing, characterized by its autonomous acting, is not yet achieved. Therefore, a review of state-of-the-art concerning...
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Computer-assisted pronunciation training—Speech synthesis is almost all you need
PublicationThe research community has long studied computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) methods in non-native speech. Researchers focused on studying various model architectures, such as Bayesian networks and deep learning methods, as well as on the analysis of different representations of the speech signal. Despite significant progress in recent years, existing CAPT methods are not able to detect pronunciation errors with high...
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New Insight on Water Status in Germinating Brassica napus Seeds in Relation to Priming-Improved Germination
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Impact of Pre-Sowing Red Light Treatment of Sweet Corn Seeds on the Quality and Quantity of Yield
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Fluorescent analogs of trypsin inhibitor SFTI-1 isolated from sunflower seeds-synthesis and applications
PublicationThis article describes the synthesis and enzymatic study of newly synthesized analogs of trypsin inhibitors SFTI-1 that were fluorescent labeled on their N-terminal amino groups. Two fluorescent derivatives of benzoxazole (3-[2-(4-diphenylaminophenyl) benzoxazol-5-yl]-L-alanine[(4NPh(2)) Ph] Box-Ala and 3-[2-(2', 4', 5'-trimethoxyphenyl) benzoxazol-5-yl]-l-alanine-[2,4,5-(OMe)3Ph] Box-Ala) were used as efficient fluorescent labels....
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Chemical composition, antioxidant and anticancer effects of the seeds and leaves and indigo (polygonum tinctorium Ait.) Plant
PublicationSeeds and leaves of indigo (Polygonum tinctorium Ait.) plant were investigated and compared with another medicinal plant named prolipid for their properties such as chemical composition, antioxidant, and anticancer effects by Fourier transform infrared, three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy, and electrospray ionization-MS in negative mode. It was found that polyphenols, flavonoids, and flavanols were significantly higher...
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Effect of Attractants and Micronutrient Biofortification on the Yield and Quality of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) Seeds
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Fatty Acids Composition of Mustard Oil from Two Cultivars and Physico-chemical Characteristics of the Seeds
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Germination improvement of fenugreek seeds with cold plasma: Exploring long-lasting effects of surface modification
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DO WE NEED NAVIER NUMBER? – FURTHER REMARKS AND COMPARISON WITH ANOTHER DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS
PublicationThis paper presents a role of the Navier number (Na-dimensionless slip-length) in universal modelling of flow reported in micro- and nano-channels like: capillary biological flows, fuel cell systems, micro-electro-mechanical systems and nano-electro-mechanical systems. Similar to another bulk-like and surface-like dimensionless numbers, the Na number should be treated as a ratio of internal viscous to external viscous momentum...
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The need for additional mental health support for women in the postpartum period in the times of epidemic crisis
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Endogenous Polyamines and Ethylene Biosynthesis in Relation to Germination of Osmoprimed Brassica napus Seeds under Salt Stress
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Molecular processes induced in primed seeds—increasing the potential to stabilize crop yields under drought conditions
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A comparative study of water distribution, free radical production and activation of antioxidative metabolism in germinating pea seeds
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Dietary Hemp Seeds More Effectively Attenuate Disorders in Genetically Obese Rats than Their Lipid Fraction
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Authenticity Assessment from Sesame Seeds to Oil and Sesame Products of Various Origin by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
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People with diabetes need a lower cut-off than others for depression screening with PHQ-9
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Does the Meeting Centres Support Programme reduce unmet care needs of community-dwelling older people with dementia? A controlled, 6-month follow-up Polish study
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