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Actions of a nitric oxide donor on prostaglandin production and angiogenic activity in the equine endometrium
PublicationNitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in prostaglandin secretion and angiogenesis in the reproductive system. In the present study, the roles of the NO donor spermine NONOate and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF; as a positive control) in prostaglandin production and angiogenic activity of equine endometria during the oestrous cycle were evaluated. In addition, the correlation between NO production...
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Przewodnik Architektoniczny=Architectural Guide=Architekturführer. Gdynia
PublicationGdynia is a unique city that is particularly interesting for architects due to its homogeneous architecture. The city, based on the structure of an earlier fishing village, was entirely designed and built from scratch in the interwar period, as was the case later for cities such as Brasilia and Chandigarh. Today, Gdynia is a modern port town that forms the Tri-City metropolitan area together with Gdańsk, the city of amber, and...
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2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidinium triisopropoxysilanethiolate
PublicationTytułowy związek został otrzymany poprzez reakcję tri-izo-propoksysilanotiolu z 2,2,6,6-tetrametylopiperydyną. Oba fragmenty jonowe powiązane są wiązaniami wodorowymi N-H...S. Strukturę cząsteczkową i krystaliczną wyznaczono posługując się rentgenowską analizą strukturalną.
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HPLC-DAD in identification and quantification of selected coumarins in crude extracts from plant cultures of Ammi majus and Ruta graveolens.
PublicationW pracy opisano wyniki badań nad opracowaniem metody rozdzielania, identyfikacji i oznaczania wybranych kumaryn i funarokumaryn w surowych ekstraktach roślinnych z Ammi majus i Ruta graveolens hodowanych pojedynczo lub w kokulturach. Zbadano przydatność trzech głównych składników eluentu, stosowanych w układach faz odwróconych i różnych programów elucji: woda- acetonitryl(ACN)- metanol (MeOH)- tetrahydrofuran (THF). W optymalnej...
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Formulation of Time-Fractional Electrodynamics Based on Riemann-Silberstein Vector
PublicationIn this paper, the formulation of time-fractional (TF) electrodynamics is derived based on the Riemann-Silberstein (RS) vector. With the use of this vector and fractional-order derivatives, one can write TF Maxwell’s equations in a compact form, which allows for modelling of energy dissipation and dynamics of electromagnetic systems with memory. Therefore, we formulate TF Maxwell’s equations using the RS vector and analyse their...
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Chromium-Catalyzed CO2–Epoxide Copolymerization
PublicationIminopyrrole, aminopyrrole, and aminophosphine ligands were complexed with various chromium sources, producing eight complexes that were tested for their catalytic behavior toward epoxide–CO2 copolymerization. As elucidated by MALDI-TOF-MS, copolymerizations afforded polycarbonates and poly(ether-carbonates) exhibiting linear or cyclic topologies.
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Wybrane problemy geotechniczne na terenach zurbanizowanych na przykładzie Trójmiasta
PublicationWybrane, współczesne problemy geotechniczne na terenach zurbanizowanych, miejskich i poprzemysłowych na przykładzie Trójmiasta. Dwie grupy problemów związane z podłożem oraz z otoczeniem inwestycji. Problemy związane z wodą gruntową i jej przepływem, z zanieczyszczeniami oraz pozostałościami budowlanymi z przeszłości. Sąsiedztwo zabudowy i brak miejsca. Przykłady z zrealizowanych obiektów budowlanych. Europejskie Centrum Solidarności,...
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Próby zastosowania materiałów strukturotwórczych do zagospodarowania osadów pokoagulacyjnych po oczyszczaniu ścieków z przemysłu mięsnego
PublicationPrzeprowadzono próby wykorzystania materiałów strukturotwórczych takich jak: bentonit, trociny, kreda i torf do unieszkodliwienia osadów pokoagulacyjnych powstających w czasie podczyszczania ścieków z ubojni. W mieszaninach osadu z materiałem strukturotwórczym badano zawartość azotu ogólnego Kjeldahla, azotu niebiałkowego oraz uwodnienie.
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Preparation, characterization and anti-colitis activity of curcumin-asafoetida complex encapsulated in turmeric nanofiber
PublicationUlcerative colitis (UC) is a main form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Asafoetida (ASF) and turmeric have traditionally been used for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases, including UC, because ASF is rich in sulfur compounds and turmeric contains curcumin (CUR). Turmeric nanofiber (TNF), the modified cell wall component of turmeric is considered to play important role in the human diet, health and can be used as...
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MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF A FLOOD WAVE PROPAGATION ON THE KACZA RIVER IN GDYNIA IN NORTHERN POLAND
PublicationKacza river is located in northern Poland in the neighborhood of the Gulf of Gdansk and the Baltic Sea. A Kacza having length of 15 km and catchment area of 53 km2 collects the water into the Gulf mostly from inhabited and forested areas within the administrative boundaries of the city of Gdynia. On the 14th and 15th of July 2016 in northern Poland on the large area of Tri-City agglomeration (Gdynia, Gdansk and Sopot) total daily...
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IT Business Standards as an Ontology Domain
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to report a selection of Semantic Web aspects pertaining to ontology development activities in the domain of the IT business standard (TOGAF 9) such as formulating competency questions, conceptualization of the domain, resolution of the source knowledge deficiency and applying common design patterns in the OWL formalization. Authors also try to determine target groups that may benefit from such ontology...
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The structure of the data flow in integrated urban traffic management systems – the case of TRISTAR system
PublicationThe purpose of the article is to offer some insight into the data flow architecture in the Tri-City’s integrated traffic management system called TRISTAR. To that end selected elements of TRISTAR are identified and described as well as the structure for collecting and exchanging data within different sub-systems. Finally, the article highlights how the TRISTAR system can be extended by adding new elements and modules.
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Spatial variability of throughfall in a stand of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) with deciduous admixture as influenced by canopy cover and stem distance
PublicationVegetation cover affects the amount of precipitation, its chemical composition and its spatial distribution, and this may have implications for the distribution of water, nutrients and contaminants in the subsurface soil layer. The aim of this study was a detailed diagnosis of the spatio-temporal variability in the amount of throughfall (TF) and its chemical components in a 72-year-old pine stand with an admixture of oak and birch....
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Biological activity of tuftsin and its two analogues
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania, których celem była ocena wpływu analogów tuftsyny na żywotność mononuklearnych komórek krwi obwodowej (PBMC), limfocytów krwi obwodowej (PBL) i monocytów, ocena wpływu sekrecji czynnika martwicy nowotworu alfa (TNF) i interleukiny 6 (IL6) oraz zbadanie wpływu badanych związków na cytotoksyczność nuturalnych komórek zabójczych (NK).
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Methodological advances for selenium speciation analysis in yeast.
PublicationPrzedstawiono nowe zaawansowane metody specjacji selenu w dodatkach spożywczych. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na przygotowanie próbek odnośnie: frakcjonowania różnych klas związków tworzonych przez selen, rozdzielanie wodnych ekstraktów za pomocą chromatografii wykluczeniowej oraz charakteryzowania rozpuszczalnych w wodzie frakcji proteinowych przy użyciu detektorów MALDI oraz TOF-MS.
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Adaption of Open Science Paradigm at Gdańsk University of Technology
PublicationThe paper describes the basic principles standing behind Open Access and will try to dispel the doubts behind them. Further the solution adapted by the Gdańsk University of Technology is presented. Later on the systems that the University uses and means of their integration into a complex Open Science platform are described. Finally the procedures needed to publish a document in the repository alongside the University's policy...
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PRZEGLĄD METOD WYMIAROWANIA PLATFORM ROBOCZYCH
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wybrane zagadnienia związane z wymiarowaniem platform roboczych, umożliwiających bezpieczne prowadzenie robót geotechnicznych w gruntach słabonośnych. Omówiono dostępne metody wymiarowania (CIRIA, BRE, TWf i T-Value) umożliwiające określenie wymaganej miąższości platformy roboczej. Zwrócono uwagę na korzyści wynikające z zastosowania geosyntetyków w konstrukcji platform.
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Travel Time of Public Transport Vehicles Estimation
PublicationEffective prediction of speed is central to advanced traveler information and transportation management systems. The speed of public transport vehicles is affected by many external factors including traffic volume, organization and infrastructure. The literature presents methods for estimating travel time on sections of a transport network and vehicle arrival at stops, often making use of the AVL (automatic vehicle location). The...
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Discouraging Traffic Remapping Attacks in Local Ad Hoc Networks
PublicationQuality of Service (QoS) is usually provided in ad hoc networks using a class-based approach which, without dedicated security measures in place, paves the way to various abuses by selfish stations. Such actions include traffic remapping attacks (TRAs), which consist in claiming a higher traffic priority, i.e., false designation of the intrinsic traffic class so that it can be mapped onto a higher-priority class. In practice, TRAs...
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Optimization of the Hardware Layer for IoT Systems using a Trust Region Method with Adaptive Forward Finite Differences
PublicationTrust-region (TR) algorithms represent a popular class of local optimization methods. Owing to straightforward setup and low computational cost, TR routines based on linear models determined using forward finite differences (FD) are often utilized for performance tuning of microwave and antenna components incorporated within the Internet of Things systems. Despite usefulness for design of complex structures, performance of TR methods...
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Quality of limes juices based on the aroma and antioxidant properties
PublicationKaffir (Citrus hystrix) and Key (Citrus aurantifolia) limes juices were investigated and compared. Two dimensional gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-TOF-MS) was applied to assess the botanical origin of Kaffir and Key limes juices, based on volatile substances. The biggest differences in the contents of selected terpenes in Kaffir and Key limes occur in chemical compounds such as Limonene,...
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Stable nanoconjugates of transferrin with alloyed quaternary nanocrystals Ag–In–Zn–S as a biological entity for tumor recognition
PublicationOne way to limit the negative effects of anti-tumor drugs on healthy cells is targeted therapy employing functionalized drug carriers. Here we present a biocompatible and stable nanoconjugate of transferrin anchored to Ag-In-Zn-S quantum dots modified with 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (Tf-QD) as a drug carrier versus typical anticancer drug, doxorubicin. Detailed investigations of Tf-QD nanoconjugates without and with doxorubicin...
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Implementing Integrated Territorial Investments
PublicationThe chapter presents the first experiences related to the implementation of the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI). In the case of the Pomeranian region in Poland, this process was associated with the creation of a broad partnership and bottom-up approach to the development strategy programming for Urban Functional Areas. In this paper, we try to assess the effectiveness of this process, by defining its strong points and bottlenecks,...
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Bezpieczeństwo funkcjonalne: określanie wymaganego poziomu nienaruszalności bezpieczeństwa SIL - cz. 2
PublicationBezpieczeństwo funkcjonalne pełni jedną z kluczowych ról w procesie zarządzania bezpieczeństwem w cyklu życia systemu technicznego i dotyczy właściwego projektowania oraz późniejszego utrzymywania systemów technicznych związanych z bezpieczeństwem, wykonanych w technologii E/E/PE (elementy elektryczne / elektroniczne / elektroniczne programowalne) realizujących tzw. funkcje bezpieczeństwa SRF (ang. safety related function).
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ANALYSIS OF POSSIBILITIES FOR THE USE OF VOLUME-DELAY FUNCTIONS IN THE PLANNING MODULE OF THE TRISTAR SYSTEM
PublicationTravel time is a measure commonly used for traffic flow modelling and traffic control. It also helps to evaluate the quality of traffic control systems in urban areas. Traffic control systems that use traffic models to predict changes and disruptions in vehicle flows have to use vehicle speed-prediction models. Travel time estimation studies the effects of traffic volumes on a street section at an average speed. The TRISTAR Integrated...
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Electron-impact dissociation of molecular hydrogen: benchmark cross sections
PublicationWe present a joint experimental and theoretical investigation of a fundamental process in atomic and molecular physics: electron impact excitation of molecular hydrogen’s (H2) most dominant transition (X1Σg+ → b3Σu+). Excitation of this state is by far the main channel that causes the dissociation of H2 into H + H atoms at low energies. The Convergent Close-Coupling (CCC) calculations predicted significant, more than factor of...
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Technologia utylizacji i gospodarczego wykorzystania osadów ściekowych
PublicationOmówiono powstawanie osadów ściekowych w oczyszczalniach ścieków. Podano ilości powstających osadów oraz procesy, jakim są one poddawane. Osady ściekowe posiadają parametry takie jak niski silnie shumifikowany torf albo organiczne osady denne w jeziorach eutroficznych. Osady mogą być wykorzystane do nawożenia gleb albo jako opał. Wskazano na celowość termicznej utylizacji osadów.
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Cluster-spin-glass behavior in new ternary RE2PtGe3 compounds (RE = Tb, Dy, Ho)
PublicationTwo new ternary germanides Tb2Pt1.2Ge2.8, Dy2Pt1.15Ge2.85 and one already known germanium Ho2Pt1.1Ge2.9.were synthesized using an arc melting technique. The obtained samples were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction, which indicated that all of them crystallized in a hexagonal structure with P6/mmm (no. 191) space group. This structure is a disordered variant of the AlB2 aristotype that favors the formation of a spin-glass-like...
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Impact of WDM Network Topology Characteristics on the Extent of Failure Losses
PublicationW artykule dokonano oceny wpływu charakterystyk topologicznych sieci na rozmiar strat po awarii węzła/łącza będącej następstwem ataku. W tym celu wprowadzono współczynnik ATRF. Wyniki badań pokazały, że wykorzystanie standardowej metryki odległości do wyznaczania tras podstawowych prowadzi do istotnego zwiększenia liczby połączeń uszkodzonych w wyniku ataku w porównaniu ze skutkami awarii losowej.
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Module of priorities for public transport vehicles in the TRISTAR system
PublicationOne of the most important elements of the intelligent traffic control systems is the ability to control movement in such a way as to privilege the selected users movement, in particular public transport vehicles. Implemented at the Tri-City the TRISTAR system will also have a module for prioritizing public transport vehicles. The article presents a characteristics of the priority action system: the way of communication with the...
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Hydrogen Production from Energy Poplar Preceded by MEA Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
PublicationThe need to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass prior to dark fermentation results primarily from the composition of lignocellulose because lignin hinders the processing of hard wood towards useful products. Hence, in this work a two-step approach for the pre-treatment of energy poplar, including alkaline pre-treatment and enzymatic saccharification followed by fermentation has been studied. Monoethanolamine (MEA) was used as the...
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Seismic damage diagnosis in adjacent steel and RC MRFs considering pounding effects through improved wavelet-based damage-sensitive feature
PublicationThis paper aims to propose complex Morlet (cmorfb-fc) wavelet-based refined damage-sensitive feature (rDSF) as a new and more precise damage indicator to diagnose seismic damages in adjacent steel and Reinforced Concrete (RC) Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs) assuming pounding conditions using acceleration responses. The considered structures include 6- and 9-story steel and 4- and 8-story RC benchmark MRFs that are assumed to have...
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Hexa(4-methylphenoxy)disiloxane
PublicationTytułowy związek otrzymano jako produkt uboczny w reakcji (p-Tol-O)3SiCl z [PhC(S)S]2Mg*2THF (p-Tol oznacza para-tolil, THF to tetrahydrofuran).Czasteczka posiada symetrię własną -3 i jest przykładem związku o kącie walencyjnym Si-O-Si równym 180 stopni. Omówiono i przedyskutowano rozkład wartości tego kąta w obrębie różnych disiloksanów.
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The influence of new MDP and tuftsin analogs on cytokines levels in experimentally induced sepsis
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ analogów MDP z tuftsyną na poziom cytokin: TNF(alfa), IL6, IL10, INF(gamma). Wszystkie badane związki działały aktywująco na makrofagi narządowe i niezwykle efektywnie na monocyty krwi obwodowej. Na podstawie otrzymanych wyników można stwierdzić, że badane związki są za słabe by mogły działać jako samodzielne terapeutyki. ich zastosowanie w klinice upatruje się raczej w formie adjuwantów.
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ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES MODELING BY BPMN NOTATION
PublicationDepending on the process behavior, available know-how and organizational goals, different techniques and tools can be used for business process modeling. We concentrate on e-commerce, and try to find the best marketing strategy for the sales process improvement. In the paper we present the multilayer approach to define enterprise scenarios. This allows us to collect the suitable knowledge necessary for enterprise analysis and improvement....
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A Review of Antennas for Indoor Positioning Systems
PublicationThis paper provides a review of antennas applied for indoor positioning or localization systems. The desired requirements of thoseantennas when integrated in anchor nodes (reference nodes) are discussed, according to different localization techniques and theirperformance. The described antennas will be subdivided into the following sections according to the nature of measurements:received signal strength (RSS), time of flight (ToF),...
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Rapid Characterization of the Human Breast Milk Lipidome Using a Solid-Phase Microextraction and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Approach.
PublicationHuman breast milk (HBM) is a biofluid consisting of various biomolecules such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals and bioactive substances. Due to its unique and complex composition, HBM provides not only nutritional components required for the growth of the infant, but also additional protection against infections. Global insight into the composition of HBM is crucial to understanding the health benefits infants receive...
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Framework Reuse - Heaven or Hell
PublicationObject-oriented frameworks have almost completely dominated the world of business applications. Frameworks are widely considered to be helpful and are designed to speed up creation of applications. However, when trying to apply a framework for a particular application, it often turns out that this is not as easy as it seemed at the beginning. It takes time to become familiar with the framework, with its concepts and the standard...
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Enhanced gas sensing by graphene-silicon Schottky diodes under UV irradiation
PublicationThe effect of ultraviolet (UV) or blue irradiation on graphene/n-doped silicon Schottky junctions toward gas sensing was investigated. Schottky diodes were subjected to oxidizing nitrogen dioxide (NO2, 1–3 ppm) and reducing tetrahydrofuran (THF, 50–200 ppm), showing significantly different responses observed on the currentvoltage (I-V) characteristics, especially under UV light (275 nm). NO2 affected the resistive part of the forward region...
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Modelling and simulations in time-fractional electrodynamics based on control engineering methods
PublicationIn this paper, control engineering methods are presented with regard to modelling and simulations of signal propagation in time-fractional (TF) electrodynamics. That is, signal propagation is simulated in electromagnetic media described by Maxwell’s equations with fractional-order constitutive relations in the time domain. We demonstrate that such equations in TF electrodynamics can be considered as a continuous-time system of...
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On a matching distance between rooted phylogenetic trees
PublicationThe Robinson–Foulds (RF) distance is the most popular method of evaluating the dissimilarity between phylogenetic trees. In this paper, we define and explore in detail properties of the Matching Cluster (MC) distance, which can be regarded as a refinement of the RF metric for rooted trees. Similarly to RF, MC operates on clusters of compared trees, but the distance evaluation is more complex. Using the graph theoretic approach...
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Badania spektroskopowe wybranych silanotiolanów kobaltu(II)
PublicationPodjęto próby otrzymania i scharakteryzowania tri-tert-butoksysilanotiolanowych kompleksów kobaltu(II), mogących spełnić rolę biomimetyków dla centrów katalitycznych wybranych metaloprotein. Przedstawiono wyniki analizy strukturalnej otrzymanych kompleksów uzyskanych z wykorzystaniem metod spektroskopii UV-vis i FT-IR zarówno dla roztworów jak i w ciele stałym. Skonfrontowano je z danymi uzyskanymi metodą analizy rentgenostrukturalnej...
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Cobalt(II) silanethiolato complexes with dimethylpyridines:crystal structures and spectroscopic studies
PublicationTri-tert-butoksysilanotiolany kobaltu(II) z 2,5-dimetylopirydną, 3,4-dimetylopirydną i 3,5-dimetylopirydną jako dodatkowymi ligandami zostały zsyntetyzowane w reakcji z bimetalicznym [Co{SSi(OtBu)3}(NH3)]2 z odpowiednią pochodną pirydyny. Kompleksy zostały zcharakteryzowane za pomocą rentgenografii strukturalnej, analizy elementarnej, spektroskopii FT-IR oraz UV-vis. Prezentowane kompleksy są cztero- i pięciokoordynacyjne o rdzeniu...
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The immunoregulatory effects of edeine analogues in mice
PublicationZbadano właściwości immunoregulatorowe kilku, otrzymanych na drodze syntezy, uproszczonych analogów peptydowego antybiotyku edeiny w testach in vivo i in vitro z wykorzystaniem modelu mysiego. Jako związek referencyjny zastosowano edeinę B. Otrzymane peptydy wykazywały efekt stymulacyny na proliferację splenocytów z użyciem konkawaliny, podczas gdy zastosowanie mitogenu powodowało hamowanie proliferacji splenocytów. Peptydy hamowały...
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Metody badania form odkształceń stojana maszyn elektrycznych.
PublicationOmówiono podstawy, cechy i zalecenia wykonania klasycznej analizy modalnej,eksploatacyjnej analizy modalnej i najnowszej analizy eksploatacyjnych form odkształceń (ODS FRF) w zastosowaniu do maszyn elektrycznych. Do analizy eksploatacyjnych form odkształceń sformułowano wzór działania na widmach oraz wprowadzono dekompozycję kształtu formy odkształceń. Na podstawie przykładowych badań silnika indukcyjnego małej mocy wykazano różnice...
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Problem oznaczania pozostałości rozpuszczalników organicznych w wybranych produktach spożywczych i farmaceutycznych, cz. II
PublicationW artykule opisano metody stosowane do oznaczania pozostałości rozpuszczalników w próbkach spożywczych i farmaceutycznych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem etapu przygotowania próbki do analizy. Dokładniej opisano technikę analizy fazy nadpowierzchniowej (HS- headspace) i mikroekstrakcję do fazy stacjonarnej (SPME- solid phase microextraction). Oznaczano następujące zanieczyszczenia: węglowodory aromatyczne i alifatyczne (hexan, benzen,...
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Nested Space Mapping Technique for Design and Optimization of Complex Microwave Structures with Enhanced Functionality
PublicationIn this work, we discuss a robust simulation-driven methodology for rapid and reliable design of complex microwave/RF circuits with enhanced functionality. Our approach exploits nested space mapping (NSM) technology, which is dedicated to expedite simulation-driven design optimization of computationally demanding microwave structures with complex topologies. The enhanced func-tionality of the developed circuits is achieved by means...
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Briding the communicational gap between client and software developer
PublicationOften is it the case that people find it difficult to bridge thecommunicational gap between themselves and others. This is something of a problem, to say the least. My aim is to explain and to clarify the reasons behind this and to hopefully overcome any obstacles, to allow for a much smoother and more accurate means of fulfilling client and software developer needs.I have found through my own personal experience something which...
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Authenticity of Architectural Heritage in a Rebuilt City. Comments to Vaclav Havel’s Impression after His Visit in Gdansk in 2005
PublicationThere is no doubt that authenticity is a cardinal feature of architectural heritage and should be protected in the same way as historical and cultural value of monuments or their integrity. Sometimes, one decides to reconstruct a destroyed historical building due to important emotional, scientific, artistic or political reasons (e.g. the Zwinger Palace in Dresden or the Royal Castle in Warsaw). However, the solution which should...
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Cadmium complex possessing simultaneously silanethiolato- and dithiocarbamato-ligands. A novel single-source precursor of cadmium sulfide
PublicationThermal decomposition of suitable coordination compounds may be used as efficient route for fabrication of semiconducting layers. A new potential CdS precursor—a cadmium complex with all-sulfur Cd-coordination sphere [Cd{l-SSi(OBut)3}(S2CNC4H8)]2 (1) —has been prepared and its properties are investigated. The complex was obtained in the reaction between dimeric bis(tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolato) cadmium(II) [Cd{SSi(OBut)3}2]2 and...