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Mechanisms of azole resistance among clinical isolates of Candida glabrata in Poland
PublicationCandida glabrata is currently ranked as the second most frequently isolated aetiological agent of human fungal infections, next only to Candida albicans. In comparison with C. albicans, C. glabrata shows lower susceptibility to azoles, the most common agents used in treatment of fungal infections. Interestingly, the mechanisms of resistance to azole agents in C. albicans have been much better investigated than those in C. glabrata....
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COMPARISON OF THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF THE SELECTED BIOMATERIALS FOR FRICTION COMPONENTS IN ORTHOPEDIC ENDOPROSTHESES
PublicationRosnące z każdym rokiem zapotrzebowanie na endoprotezy stawów ortopedycznych przy jednoczesnym dążeniu do zwiększenia ich trwałości i wyeliminowania negatywnych skutków ubocznych produktów zużycia, które mogą wywoływać proces zapalny w tkankach determinuje potrzebę poszukiwania nowych biomateriałów, bądź metody modyfikacji ich powierzchni. Nadrzędnym celem prowadzonych przez nas badań było oszacowanie intensywności zużycia ściernego...
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Rolling Resistance And Tire/Road Noise on Rubberized Asphalt Pavement In Poland
PublicationThe paper presents results of tire/road noise and rolling resistance measurements performed on stone-matrix asphalt (SMA) that contains rubberized asphalt developed and produced by the company in Poland. Bituminous binder was modified with polymer and additive of crumb rubber. First observations of asphalt mixture with the new kind of modified bitumen used on the field section are presented. Rolling resistance of passenger car...
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Rolling resistance and tyre/road noise on rubberised asphalt pavement in Poland
PublicationThe paper presents results of tyre/road noise and rolling resistance measurements performed on stone mastics asphalt (SMA) that contains rubberised asphalt, developed and produced by a refinery in Poland. Bituminous binder was modified with polymer and addition of crumb rubber. The first observations of asphalt mixture with the new kind of modified bitumen used on the field section are presented. Rolling resistance of passenger...
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Thin-walled cross section shape influence on steel member resistance.
PublicationThis work describes why trending thin-walled technology is achieving popularity in steel construction sector. A purpose of this article is to present the influence of the cold-formed element cross-section shape on an axial compression and a bending moment resistance. The authors have considered four different shapes assuming constant section area and thickness. Calculations were based on three different steel grades taking into...
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Assessment of crack resistance of ship steels according to SEP 1390 standard
PublicationThe aim of the study was to evaluate the weldability of E36 nd NVE-36 steels by bending test according to SEP 1390. In the case of the specimen from E36 steel 9 external cracks were found, 5 of which were stopped in the fusion line and 4 in heat affected zone. In the case of the specimen from NVE-36 steel 8 external cracks were found, 4 of which were stopped in the fusion line and 4 in heat affected zone. Results of bending test...
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The relationships between asphalt mix rutting resistance and MSCR test results
PublicationW publikacji przedstawiono badania wpływu rodzaju asfaltu na odporność i deformacje. Wykazano, że w przypadku betonów asfaltowych jest lepsza korelacja pomiędzy cechami asfaltów a odpornością na deformacje niż w przypadku mieszanek mineralno-asfaltowych o nieciągłym uziarnieniu.
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Influence of the femoral offset on the muscles passive resistance in total hip arthroplasty
PublicationBackground Soft tissue tension is treated as a crucial factor influencing the post-THA dislocation. The femoral offset is regarded as one of the major parameters responsible for the stabilization of the prosthesis. It is unclear which soft tissue is mostly affected by the offset changes. Methods A finite element model of the hip was created. The model comprised muscles, bones, a stem, the acetabular component and a liner. The muscles...
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TIRE/ROAD NOISE AND TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE ON PROTOTYPE PERS SURFACE
PublicationPoroelastic road surfaces are characterized by low noise of tires running on them.Road pavements of this type are promising solution to problems related to traffic noise in cities and on rural roads. Some technical problems still have to be solved, in particular regarding durability and skid resistance on wet surface. Ongoing and planned works are to contribute to create a quiet, durable and safe road surface, which will become...
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Impact resistance of plain and twill fabric in GFRP measured by active thermography
PublicationThis paper discusses the impact resistance of glass-fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites depending on the type of reinforcement – plain or twill weave. The values of impact energy were: 3J, 10J and 15J. Specimens featuring twill weave transferred higher force during the impact as compared with plain weave specimens. It was observed that an increase of impact energy was accompanied by an increase of the disproportion in...
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Effect of annealing temperature on slurry erosion resistance of ferritic X10CrAlSi18 steel
PublicationIn the present work, the slurry erosion tests were carried out to investigate the influence of heat treatment on slurry erosion process of ferritic X10CrAlSi18 stainless steel using a slurry pot test rig. X10CrAlSi18 stainless steel was tested in as-received condition and after annealing at three different temperatures: 600°C, 800°C and 1000°C. Degradation of materials due to slurry erosion depends on many factors connected with...
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Transport deficiency is the molecular basis of Candida albicans resistance to antifungal oligopeptides
Publication(FMDP), an inhibitor of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase, exhibited growth inhibitory activity against Candida albicans, with minimal inhibitory concentration values in the 0.05–50 mg/L range. Uptake by the peptide permeases was found to be the main factor limiting an anticandidal activity of these compounds. Di- and tripeptide containing FMDP (F2 and F3) were transported by Ptr2p/Ptr22p peptide transporters (PTR) and FMDP-containing...
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Improved jamming resistance using electronically steerable parasitic antenna radiator
PublicationThis paper presents an idea of using an Electronically Steerable Parasitic Antenna Radiator (ESPAR) for jamming suppression in IEEE 802.11b networks. Jamming (intentional interference) attacks are known to be effective and easy to perform, which may impose connectivity problems in applications concerning Internet of Things (IoT). In our paper, theoretical considerations are presented and the results of experiments performed in...
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Study on deformed steel columns subjected to impact load due to soft-storey failure in buildings during earthquakes
PublicationThe so called soft-storey failure is one of the most typical types of damage induced in buildings as the result of earthquake excitation. It has been observed during ground motions that the failure of an upper soft storey of a structure results in large vertical impact load acting on the lower floors. If the resistance of the structural members of the lower storeys is not sufficient it may further lead to progressive collapse of...
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Evaluation of pounding effects between reinforced concrete frames subjected to far-field earthquakes in terms of damage index
PublicationIn this paper, three different damage indexes were used to detect nonlinear damages in two adjacent Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures considering pounding effects. 2-, 4- and 8-story benchmark RC Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs) were selected for this purpose with 60%, 75%, and 100% of minimum separation distance and also without any in-between separation gap. These structures were analyzed using the incremental dynamic analysis...
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Effective Gap Size Index for Determination of Optimum Separation Distance Preventing Pounding between Buildings during Earthquakes
PublicationSeismic excitations may lead to collisions between adjacent civil engineering structures causing major damage. In this paper, an effective equation for calculating the gap size index is proposed so as to provide the optimum separation distance preventing structural pounding during different earthquakes. Evaluation of the best prediction of the required separation distance between two adjacent buildings was carried out by using...
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Emerging linezolid-resistant, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from a patient of a haematological unit in Poland.
PublicationOksazolidynowy antybiotyk, linezolid, jest stosowany w terapii infekcji powodowanych przez różne Gram-dodatnie bakterie, włączając w to vankomycyno-oporne enterokoki (VRE). Praca pokazuje po raz pierwszy w Polsce izolację szczepu Enterococcus faecium (LRVREF)opornego na linezolid oraz vankomycynę. Stosując techniki PCR-RFLP regionu rDNA i allelo specyficzny PCR domeny V regionu 23S rDNA wykazano obecność mutacji G2576U, identyfikowanej...
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Pounding Between Superstructure Segments in Multi-Supported Elevated Bridge with Three-Span Continuous Deck Under 3D Non-Uniform Earthquake Excitation
PublicationReports after severe ground motions show that the earthquake-induced structural pounding may lead to significant damage in elevated bridges. The aim of this paper is to analyse pounding between superstructure segments of a highway elevated bridge with three-span continuous deck under 3D non-uniform earthquake excitation, which is induced by spatial seismic effects related to the propagation of seismic wave. The conditional stochastic...
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MOCS-based optimum design of TMD and FTMD for tall buildings under near-field earthquakes including SSI effects
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Incremental dynamic analysis and fragility assessment of buildings founded on different soil types experiencing structural pounding during earthquakes
PublicationThe effect of the soil type on buildings experiencing pounding during earthquakes is investigated in this study using the incremental dynamic analysis and fragility assessment methods. Three 3-D structures with different number of storeys (4, 6 and 8) were considered in this study. Three pounding scenarios between these three buildings were taken into account, i.e. pounding between 4-storey and 6-storey buildings, between 4-storey...
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Verification of Formulas for Periods of Adjacent Buildings Used to Assess Minimum Separation Gap Preventing Structural Pounding during Earthquakes
PublicationInsufficient separation distance between adjacent buildings may lead to serious damages during earthquakes due to structural pounding. The best way to prevent collisions is to provide sufficiently large separation distance between the structures. In this paper, the periods of two closely-spaced linear and nonlinear buildings have been investigated so as to accurately assess the minimum in-between separation gap. A new equation...
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Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus in patients with atopic dermatitis: a reason for increasing resistance to antibiotics?
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Corrosion resistance of sintered duplex stainless steels in the salt fog spray test
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Overcome the tumor immunotherapy resistance by combination of the HDAC6 inhibitors with antitumor Immunomodulatory agents.
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Mechanical Properties and Sliding Wear Resistance of Suspension Plasma Sprayed YSZ Coatings
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Maximizing Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review of Advanced Resistance Training Techniques and Methods
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The effect of nanomaterials on thermal resistance of cement-based composites exposed to elevated temperature
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The Erosion Resistance and Microstructure Evaluation of Laser Surface Alloyed Sintered Stainless Steels
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Physicochemical Properties and Digestion Resistance of Acetylated Starch Obtained from Annealed Starch
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Diversity of fecal coliforms and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in wastewater treatment model plant
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Can Gram-Negative Bacteria Develop Resistance to Antimicrobial Blue Light Treatment?
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Influence of spatial structures of 316L stainless steel on its cavitation erosion resistance
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Cobalt Base Clad Layer Resistance On The Corrosion Under Low Sulfur Preassure
PublicationNapawane laserowo warstwy ze stopu kobaltu, zostały poddane siarkowaniu przy niskich ciśnieniach cząstkowych w temperaturze 800 stopni celsiusza prze 24 godziny. Uzyskano warstwę zgorzeliny zróżnicowaną w zależności od zastosowanego ciśnienia. W obu jednak przypadkach podobne były zmiany zachodzące w warstwie po zgorzeliną - degradacja węglików i intensywna korozja wzdłuż granic dendrytów.
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Influence of laser remelting at cryogenic conditions on corrosion resistance of non-ferrous alloys
PublicationCelem nadtapiania laserowego elementów wytwarzanych z stopów aluminium, miedzi i tytanu jest uzyskanie wysokiej twadrości i odporności na korozję dla wydłużenia okresu ich eksploatacji w rezultacie ich szybkiej krystalizacji. Końcowa mikrostruktura, skład fazowy i właściwości wymienionych stopów zależą od parametrów obróbki laserowej oraz budowy wykresów równowagi fazowej. W artykule przedstawiono wpływ laserowego nadtapiania...
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Diversity of fecal coliforms and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in wastewater treatment model plant.
PublicationThe occurrence of resistance patterns among wastewater fecal coliforms was determined in the study. Susceptibility of the isolates was tested against 19 antimicrobial agents: aminoglycosides, aztreonam, carbapenems, cephalosporines, b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitors, penicillines, tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and fluoroquinolones. Additionally the removal of resistant isolates was evaluated in the laboratory-scale...
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Atimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus spp. in Muncipal wasterwater Treatment Plant - Model Study
PublicationIn this study the removal of resistant Enterococcus spp. was evaluated using the laboratory-scale wastewater treatment model plant (M-WWTP), designed as a multiphase (anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic) system (Q = 27 dm3 per day) and continuously supplied with the wastewater obtained from the full-scale WWTP, after grid. The activated sludge from the secondary clarifier was recirculated to the anaerobic chamber (with the ratio equal...
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A new scuffing shock test method for the determination of the resistance to scuffing of coated gears
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Resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. to selected antimicrobial agents present in municipal
PublicationIn this study, the susceptibility to erythromycin (E) and to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (SXT) among isolates of Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli was tested, respectively. Both fecal indicators were detected and isolated from raw(RW) and treated wastewater (TW) as well as from samples of activated sludge (AS) collected in a local wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Biodiversity of bacterial community in AS was also monitored...
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The mechanism of overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) of fungi by amphotericin B and its derivatives
PublicationPrzeprowadzono badania porównawcze w celu określenia aktywności i cytotoksyczności amfoterycyny B (AmB) i jej pochodnych wobec standardowego szczepu S. cerevisiae i jego transformantów zawierających geny C. albicans kodujące białka oporności wielolekowej (MDR) typu ABC i MFS. Pochodne AmB: amid 3-dimetyloaminopropylowy amfoterycyny B oraz ester metylowy N-metylo-N-D-fruktopiranozylo-amfoterycyny B wykazały efekt fungistatyczny...
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Resistance noise in tio2-based thin film gas sensors underultraviolet irradiation
PublicationBadano możliwości wykorzystania fluktuacji rezystancji w cienkich warstwach TiO2 do wykrywania gazów. Pomiary przeprowadzono, gdy próbka była oświetlona promieniowaniem ultrafioletowym o długości 370nm, w obecności gazu H2S. Stwierdzono, że fluktuacje rezystancji są indukowane promieniowaniem ultrafioletowym i pozwalają na wykrycie obecności H2S w stężeniu do 1.5 ppm.
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Experimental studies on specific cutting resistance while cuttingwith narrow-kerf saws
PublicationBadania eksperymentalne właściwego oporu skrawania zostały wymuszone poprzez pojawienie się nowych technologii przecinania za pomocą cienkich pił. W przeprowadzonym eksperymencie wartościami wejściowymi były: rozwarcie całkowite ostrzy (rzaz), posuw na ostrze oraz grubość brzeszczotu piły. W ten sposób, oprócz zmian całkowitego przekroju warstwy skrawanej uwzględniano również wpływ warunków tarcia pomiędzy brzeszczotem piły, ścianami...
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Fatigue resistance investigation of the mb46 plain bearings under conditions of dynamic loadings
PublicationOdporność materiału łożyskowego MB46 na pęknięcia zmęczeniowe badano na stanowisku SMOK, w którym generowane jest zmienne jednokierunkowe obciążenie badanego łożyska. Materiał łożyskowy MB46 składa sie z warstwy brązu CuPb22Sn 3 spiekanego na taśmie stalowej, stanowiącej podłoże. Na warstwę brązu nałożona jest galwanicznie cienka warstwa stopu SnCu6 stanowiąca powłokę. Każde z badanych łożysk poddawane było 20-godzinnemu testowi...
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Cavitation erosion of some laser-produced iron-base corrosion-resistance alloys
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania kawitacyjne stali C45, X20Cr13 oraz X5CrNi18-10 po laserowym stopowaniu ich warstwy wierzchniej proszkami Mn, Cr, Ni, Si, Ti, Co, Al, Mo, B. Badania kawitacyjne prowadzono na stanowisku z wirującą tarczą. Zniszczenia powierzchni w okresie inkubacji oceniano metodą optyczną. Przedstawiono związek pomiędzy uzyskaną mikrostrukturą obrabianej warstwy i jej odpornością kawitacyjną.
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Relationship between microstructure of laser alloyed of C45 steel and its cavitation resistance.
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania odporności kawitacyjnej stali C45 po laserowym stopowaniu jej powierzchni proszkami Mn., Ni, Cr, Nb, Mo, Co. Stwierdzono, że warstwa wierzchnia posiada wyższą odporność kawitacyjną jeśli w jej mikrostrukturze występuje pewna ilość austenitu zwiększająca podatność do wzmacniania odkształceniowego.
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Relationship between microstructure of laser alloyed C45 steel and its cavitation resistance.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania wpływu laserowo kształtowanej mikrostruktury na stali C45 po stopowniu różnymi kompozycjami proszków metali na własności kawitacyjne warstwy wierzchniej. Badania prowadzono w początkowym stadium erozji kawitacyjnej. Stwierdzono, że lepszą odporność kawitacyjną osiąga się gdy mikrostruktura jest podatna do umacniania odkształceniowego np. w obecności pewnej ilości austenitu w strukturze.
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Influence of laser beam machining on the cavitation resistance of Fe-Cr-Co clad.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wpływ laserowego nagrzewania bezzmiany stanu skupienia i laserowego przetapiania napoin ze stopu Fe-Cr-Co na ich odporność kawitacyjną. Badania kawitacyjne prowadzono na stanowisku z wirującą tarczą. Plastyczne odkształcenia powierzchni określano za pomocą analizy obrazów erodowanych powierzchni. Uzyskane rezultaty wskazują, że laserowo obrabiane powierzchnie miały różną podatność do plastycznego odkształcania...
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Relationship between cavitation resistance of laser produced alloys and their ability to work hardening
PublicationBadano odporność kawitacyjną laserowo wytworzonych stopów na stalach konstrukcyjnych i ich związek ze zdolnością do umacniania się pod wpływem działania obciążeń kawitacyjnych. Wykazano, że mikrotwardość powierzchni wykazuje monotoniczną zależność z odpornością kawitacyjną i zdolnością do umacniania.
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Iterative‐recursive estimation of parameters of regression models with resistance to outliers on practical examples
PublicationHere, identification of processes and systems in the sense of the least sum of absolute values is taken into consideration. The respective absolute value estimators are recognised as exceptionally insensitive to large measurement faults or other defects in the processed data, whereas the classical least squares procedure appears to be completely impractical for processing the data contaminated with such parasitic distortions. Since...
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Comparison of corrosion resistance of al-alloys by means of dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
PublicationPrzeprowadzono badania metodą dynamicznej elektrochemicznej spektroskopii impedancyjne stopów 1100 i 5162. Zaproponowano zastępcze modele elektryczne opisujące zachowanie się stopów w warunkach ekspozycji w roztworach zawierających wysokie stężenie jonów chlorkowych. Wyznaczono zmiany podstawowych parametrów elektrycznych układów zastępczych od potencjału. Stwierdzono wyższą podatność na korozję stopu 5162 w porównaniu ze stopem...
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Assessment of crack resistance of S355J2+N steel according to SEP 1390 standard
PublicationThe aim of the study was to evaluate the weldability of S355J2+N steel by bending test according to SEP 1390. In the specimen from S355J2+N steel 3 external cracks were found, 1 of which were stopped in the fusion line and 2 in heat affected zone. Results of bending test for investigated grade of steel are positive.