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Investigation of the Electrokinetic Properties of Paraffin Suspension. 2. In Cationic and Anionic Surfactant Solutions
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Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents: case study on the Kłodnica sediments
PublicationSurface active agents (surfactants) are a group of chemical compounds, which are used as ingredients of detergents, cleaning products, cosmetics and functional products. After use, wastes containing surfactants or their degradation products are discharged to wastewater treatment plants or directly into surface waters. Due to their specific properties of SAAs, compounds are able to migrate between different environmental compartments...
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Three electrode configuration measurements of electrolyte-diffusion barrier-cathode interface
PublicationMeasurements of a system consisting of cathode/doped ceria diffusion barrier/doped zirconia electrolyte were made using two- and three-electrode configuration. Results obtained on a three-electrode measurement configuration were compared with and reflect the results obtained in two-electrode configuration. Three-electrode measurements allowed separating the impact of the symmetrical interface in the investigated system. They also...
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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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Effects of Peripheral Chemoreceptors Deactivation on Sympathetic Activity in Heart Transplant Recipients
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Sulphated TiO2 Reduced by Ammonia and Hydrogen as an Excellent Photocatalyst for Bacteria Inactivation
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Embodying Intelligence in Autonomous Systems with the Use of Cognitive Psychology and Motivation Theories
PublicationThe article discusses, on a certain level of abstraction and generalization, a coherent anthropological approach to the issue of controlling autonomous robots or agents. A contemporary idea can be based on appropriate modeling of the human mind using the available psychological knowledge. One of the main reasons for developing such projects is the lack of available and effective top-down approaches resulting from the known research...
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Activating Public Space: How to Promote Physical Activity in Urban Environment
PublicationPhysical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. The quality and equipment of urban public space plays an important role in promoting physical activity among people (residents, tourists). In order for recreation and sports activities to be undertaken willingly, in a safe and comprehensive manner, certain spatial conditions and requirements must be met. The distinctive feature of contemporary large cities is the...
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THE INFLUENCE OF INTERPERSONAL MOTIVATION ON POLISH CONSUMERS’ ONLINE BRAND-RELATED ACTIVITY
PublicationThe development of social media has a substantial impact on the surge of social engagement of Internet users. It is particularly prominent in the domain of content creation and content sharing. Such communication may contain various references to different products brands and companies. Internet users may refer to them explicitly or brands may be present in the background only. Therefore, it is pivotal for managers and researchers...
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Activation Energy and Inclination Magnetic Dipole Influences on Carreau Nanofluid Flowing via Cylindrical Channel with an Infinite Shearing Rate
PublicationThe infinite shear viscosity model of Carreau fluid characterizes the attitude of fluid flow at a very high/very low shear rate. This model has the capacity for interpretation of fluid at both extreme levels, and an inclined magnetic dipole in fluid mechanics has its valuable applications such as magnetic drug engineering, cold treatments to destroy tumors, drug targeting, bio preservation, cryosurgery, astrophysics, reaction kinetics,...
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Reactivity of bulky aminophosphanes towards small molecules: Activation of dihydrogen and carbon dioxide by aminophosphane/borane frustrated Lewis pairs
PublicationA series of mono- and bisaminophosphanes with formulas R2NPR’R’’ and (R2N)2PR’ (R = iPr, Cy; R’ = Ph, Cy; R’’ = iPr) were characterized by X-ray analysis, NMR spectroscopy and computational methods. The common structural futures of these species are short and polarized PAN bonds, a pyramidal geometry at the P atom and an almost planar geometry at the N atoms. According to DFT calculations, these...
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Boosting Portland cement-free composite performance via alkali-activation and reinforcement with pre-treated functionalised wheat straw
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T cell Activation Is Driven by an ADP-Dependent Glukosinase Linking Enhanced Glycolysis with Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation
PublicationMitochondria-originating reactive oxygen species control T cell receptor (TCR)-induced gene expression. Here, we show that TCR-triggered activation of ADP-dependent glucokinase (ADPGK), an alternative, glycolytic enzyme typical for Archaea, mediates generation of the oxidative signal. We also show that ADPGK is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum and suggest that its active site protrudes toward the cytosol. The ADPGK-driven...
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Biomass-based activated carbons produced by chemical activation with H3PO4 as catalysts for the transformation of α-pinene to high-added chemicals
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Maternal immune activation leads to age-related behavioral and immunological changes in male rat offspring - the effect of antipsychotic drugs
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On the current state of dovetail wall-corner joints in wooden Greek Catholic churches in Polish Subcarpathia with structural and sensitivity analyses
PublicationThis paper describes the current condition of some dovetail joints which form the wall corners of two Greek Catholic churches of wooden construction in Polish Subcarpathia. It also gives the historical background of the sacral architecture of that region. The two structures, which represent the same type of log corner joints are situated in Chotylub and Cewków. The buildings were examined e.g. for damage, wood moisture content,...
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The effect of mixed anionic-cationic films composition on flotation of hydrocarbon particles from water
PublicationBadano adsorpcję dodecylosulfonianu sodowego oraz jednego z bromków alkilo-trimetyloamoniowych z roztworów ich mieszanin na granicach faz woda/powietrze oraz woda/dodekan. Obliczone stężenia powierzchniowe poszczególnych surfaktantów wykorzystano do wyznaczenia składu filmów adsorpcyjnych. Skład filmów anionowo-kationowych był podstawą do przewidywania zmian ładunku elektrostatycznego kropli dodekanu oraz efektywności flotacji...
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Structural and electrical properties of Sr(Ti,Fe)O3-δ materials for SOFC cathodes
PublicationW niniejszym artykule, dwa związki SrTiO3 domieszkowanego Fe przebadano pod względem przydatności na katody w tlenkowych ogniwach paliwowych. SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3 i SrTi0.5Fe0.5O3 zostały przebadane pod względem reaktywności chemicznej z elektrolitem YSZ. Stwierdzono, że przewodnictwo elektryczne tych związków jest stosunkowo niskie: 0,4 S/cm i 2 S/cm odpowiednio dla STF35 i STF50.
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Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents determined in river sediments – the Klodnica catchment
PublicationSurface active agents (SAAs) are specific compounds that contain hydrophilic/ hydrophobic group in their molecules named as amphiphilic structures. According to charge on the hydrophilic part of surfactants they can be classified into three main groups: anionic, cationic and non-ionic compounds. Due to the amphiphilic structure of SAAs they have specific properties (e.g. ability to adsorption at different surfaces, reduction of...
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Static Shape and Stress Control of Trusses with Optimum Time, Actuators and Actuation
PublicationTraditional shape and stress control of structures use many actuators and require enormous time to find reasonable solutions that need designers to input specific target displacement and stress. This study employs a linear technique to static shape and stress control of pin-jointed assemblies as a theoretical advancement to prior works and provides a comparative analysis against previously established works. The study evaluates...
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PtCo cathode electrocatalyst behaviour viewed by in-situ XAFS fuel cell measurements
PublicationW pracy zostały przedstawione wstępne wyniki analizy XAS (X-ray absorption spectroscopy), TEM (transmission electron microscopy) i XRD (X-ray diffraction) nanostruktur PtCo 1:1 (20% fazy metalicznej osadzonej na węglu, Vulcan XC-72) używanych jako elektrokatalizatory w polimerowych ogniwach paliwowych (PEM FC). Pomiary realizowane były również w warunkach pracy ogniwa paliwowego za pomocą specjalnie zoptymalizowanej do pomiarów...
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Evaluation of La0.3Sr0.7Ti1−xCoxO3 as a potential cathode material for solid oxide fuel cells
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Evaluation of Ln2CuO4 (Ln: La, Pr, Nd) oxides as cathode materials for IT-SOFCs
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Diphosphinoboranes as Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pairs: P–B–P Bond Systems for the Activation of Dihydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and Phenyl Isocyanate
PublicationHerein, we present the first example of the activation of small molecules by P-B-P bond systems. The reactivity study involves reactions of two selected diphosphinoboranes, (tBu2P)2BPh (1’) and (Cy2P)2BNiPr2 (2), that differ in terms of their structural and electronic properties for the activation of dihydrogen, carbon dioxide, and phenyl isocyanate. Diphosphinoborane 1’ activates H2 under very mild conditions in the absence of...
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Activation of the C=P bond in phosphanylphosphaalkenes C=P–P bond system) in the reaction with nucleophilic reagents: MeLi, nBuLi and tBuLi
PublicationThree reactions of phosphanylphosphaalkene (1) with nucleophiles were performed to activate the diphosphorus monomer. We observed similar results in the reactions with MeLi and nBuLi, in which the P–P bond is cleavaged and triphosphorus systems [P(Me)2–CH(biph)–CH(biph)–P–(PtBu 2)]- (1a'') and [P(nBu)2–CH(biph)–CH(biph)–P–(PtBu 2)]- (1b''), respectively, are formed depending on the nucleophilic reagent (biph ¼ biphenyl). In the...
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Activation of the Normal Human Skin Cells by a Portable Dielectric Barrier Discharge-Based Reaction-Discharge System of a Defined Gas Temperature
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Csk homologous kinase (CHK), unlike Csk, enhances MAPK activation via Ras-mediated signaling in a Src-independent manner
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Scanning with Laser Beam over the TiO2 Nanotubes Covered with Thin Chromium Layers towards the Activation of the Material under the Visible Light
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The impact of the Government Program for Social Participation of Senior Citizens (ASOS) on social activation of the elderly in Poland: Findings from a qualitative study
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Assessment of the structural evolution of polyimide-derived carbons obtained by phosphoric acid activation using Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy
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Comparative X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy studies of BiFeO3 ceramics prepared by conventional solid-state reaction and mechanical activation
PublicationThe aim of this work was to prepare BiFeO3 by modified solid-state sintering and mechanical activation processes and to investigate the structure and hyperfine interactions of the material. X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy were applied as complementary methods. In the case of sintering, BiFeO3 phase was obtained from the mixture of precursors with 3 and 5 % excess of Bi2O3 during heating at 1023 K. Small amounts of...
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Impedance Evaluation of the Effect of Ru[sub 0.3]Ti[sub 0.7]O[sub 2] on Electrochemical Properties of Polymeric Conducting Electrodes Used in Cathodic Protection
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Sub-lethal photodynamic inactivation renders Staphylococcus aureus susceptible to silver nanoparticles
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Antimicrobials Are a Photodynamic Inactivation Adjuvant for the Eradication of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
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Embodying Intelligence in Autonomous and Robotic Systems with the Use of Cognitive Psychology and Motivation Theories
PublicationThe article discusses, on a certain level of abstraction and generalization, a coherent anthropological approach to the issue of controlling autonomous robots or agents. A contemporary idea can be based on appropriate modeling of the human mind using the available psychological knowledge. One of the main reasons for developing such projects is the lack of available and effective top-down approaches resulting from the known research...
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Fully enzymatic mediatorless fuel cell with efficient naphthylated carbon nanotube-laccase composite cathodes
PublicationAn efficient, mediator-free enzymatic glucose/O2 biofuel cell with an oxygen intensive anode based on glucose dehydrogenase is presented. In the device,the power of the biofuel cell and electrode potentials of each of the enzymatic electrodes were monitored in parallel under the biofuel cell working conditions. The carbon nanotube composite biocathode demonstrates an almost constant electrode potential vs. saturated calomel electrode...
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LaNi1-xCoxO3-δ(x=0.4 to 0.7) cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells by infiltration
PublicationPerformance of LaNi 1-x Co x O 3−δ (LNC) (x=0.4 to 0.7) as a cathode in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is evaluated. Symmetrical cathode/electrolyte/cathode cells for electrochemical testing are prepared by infiltration of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) backbone with LNC solutions. It is showed that the cathode infiltrated with LaNi 0.5 Co 0.5 O 3−δ (LNC155) has the lowest polarization resistance and activation energy, 197 mΩ cm...
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Are the short cationic lipopeptides bacterial membrane disruptors? Structure-Activity Relationship and molecular dynamic evaluation
PublicationShort cationic lipopeptides are amphiphilic molecules that exhibit antimicrobial activity mainly against Grampositives. These compounds bind to bacterial membranes and disrupt their integrity. Here we examine the structure-activity relation (SAR) of lysine-based lipopeptides, with a prospect to rationally design more active compounds. The presented study aims to explain how antimicrobial activity of lipopeptides is affected by...
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Different strategies in actuation of an over-articulated system - a case of a planar waking robot
PublicationPraca prezentuje zagadnienia modelowania dynamiki robotów kroczących. Koncentruje się na zagadnieniach modelowania robotów kroczących i sterowania napędami nadmiarowymi (liczba napędów/silników jest większa niż liczba stopni swobody układu). Napędy nadmiarowe pojawiają się z uwagi na więzy jednostronne występujące w układzie. Dla układów płaskich, po pojawieniu się kontaktu koła i odnóża, układ o sześciu stopniach swobody przechodzi...
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Sympathetic Activation Does Not Affect the Cardiac and Respiratory Contribution to the Relationship between Blood Pressure and Pial Artery Pulsation Oscillations in Healthy Subjects
PublicationUsing a novel method called near-infrared transillumination backscattering sounding (NIR-T/BSS) that allows for the non-invasive measurement of pial artery pulsation (cc-TQ) and subarachnoid width (sas-TQ) in humans, we assessed the influence of sympathetic activation on the cardiac and respiratory contribution to blood pressure (BP) cc-TQ oscillations in healthy subjects. The pial artery and subarachnoid width response to handgrip...
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Activation of N2O and SO2 by the P–B Bond System. Reversible Binding of SO2 by the P–O–B Geminal Frustrated Lewis Pair
PublicationHerein, we present the first transformation of borylphosphine into borylphosphinite using nitrous oxide. Borylphosphine reacts with N2O via insertion of a single oxygen atom into the P−B bond and formation of a P−O−B bond system. Borylphosphine and borylphosphinite capture SO2 and activate it in an irreversible and reversible manner, respectively.
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Dynamic impedance measurements of the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell cathode at various operating temperatures
PublicationThis article discusses the application of impedance analysis for diagnosing the cathode of a direct methanol fuel cell at various operating temperatures. The Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy technique coupled with a linear current scan was applied for this purpose. This technique allowed the observation of changes in the cathode's properties in the fuel cell operating under real working conditions. An equivalent model...
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Effect of cathode materials on the performance of single chamber solid oxide fuel cell and module
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań nad jednokomorowym ogniwem paliwowym. Badane były ogniwa przygotowane z różnymi rodzajami materiałow katodowych oraz określana była wydajność ogniwa. Zbudowano i zbadano moduł ogniwa paliwowego jednokomorowego.
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Fabrication of solid oxide fuel cell supported on speciallyperformed ferrite-based perovskite cathode
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono warunki technologiczne niezbedne do wytworzenia tlenkowego ogniwa paliwowego na elencie nośnym z materiału perowskitowego LSF. Jako elektrolit stosowana była ceramika z tlenku ceru. Między innymi badany były właściwości elektryczne zarówno materiału katodowego jak i ogniwa.
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Temperature and potential-dependent structural changes in Pt cathode electrocatalyst viewed by in situ XAFS
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań widm absorpcji promieniowania rentgenowskiego nano-platyny używanej jako katalizator w katodach polimerowych ogniw paliwowych (PEM FC). Badania XAFS realizowane były w warunkach pracy ogniwa paliwowego. Wysokiej jakości widma, uzyskane za pomocą specjalnie przygotowanej do pomiarów XAFS in situ komórki FC, umożliwiły przeprowadzenie zaawansowanej analizy obrazującej zmiany w lokalnej strukturze...
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Cation-ordered perovskite-type anode and cathode materials for solid oxide fuel cells
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The influence of nanostructures size on V2O5 electrochemical properties as cathode materials for lithium ion battery
PublicationIn this paper, V2O5 nanostructures with a size depending on the annealing temperature are successfully synthesized by a sol-gel method. The crystal structure and morphology of samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SEAD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. Electrochemical testing such...
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Impedance Measurement and Selection of Electrochemical Equivalent Circuit of a Working PEM Fuel Cell Cathode
PublicationThe dynamic impedance analysis of direct methanolfuel cell (DMFC) cathode supplied with pure oxygen is pre-sented. Presented results were obtained during dynamic chang-es of the current density in working fuel cell. Investigation ofthe occurring processes at cathode was carried with dynamicelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy (DEIS). A discussionwas conducted based on the determined correlation parameterχ2. It was shown that...
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The effects of p53 gene inactivation on mutant proteome expression in a human melanoma cell model
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Does motivation matter in evaluation of research institutions? Evidence from Polish public universities
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