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Fermentative Conversion of Two-Step Pre-Treated Lignocellulosic Biomass to Hydrogen
PublicationFermentative hydrogen production via dark fermentation with the application of lignocellulosic biomass requires a multistep pre-treatment procedure, due to the complexed structure of the raw material. Hence, the comparison of the hydrogen productivity potential of different lignocellulosic materials (LCMs) in relation to the lignocellulosic biomass composition is often considered as an interesting field of research. In this study,...
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A distillery by-product as an external carbon source for enhancing denitrification in mainstream and sidestream treatment processes
PublicationThe use of fusel oil as an 'alternative' carbon source for denitrification in the mainstream and sidestream treatment processes was studied. Research comprised two kinds of batch experiments as well as acclimation of process biomass to external carbon sources. In the conventional nitrate utilization rate (NUR) measurements (one-phase experiments with non-acclimated biomass), the NUR with fusel oil was 1.4-1.7 g N/(kg VSS•h which...
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Composition of fatty acids in selected sorts of biscuits, offered for children
PublicationThe fatty acid (FA) composition, especially total trans-fatty acids (TFA) content in 12 assortments of biscuits offered for children, produced by four different companies, were determined by gas chromatography. Total fat content of the biscuit samples ranged from 2.2 to 22.8 g/100 g of product. The major FAs were palmitic C16:0, oleic C18:1, and linoleic C18:2 acids. Depending on the biscuit type, the total saturated fatty acids...
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The microbial and sensory quality of mackerel hot smoked in mild conditions
PublicationThe quality indices of Atlantic mackerel, hot smoked at core temperature not exceeding 60°C, containing 14–27 g salt and 580–670 g water per kg meat, was determined just after smoking and during storage. The aerobic plate count after smoking, chilling and packing in cardboard boxes was 0–12 cfu/25 cm2of the skin of the smoked fish and 10–240 cfu/g of flesh. It was 1.9 log cycle lower than that in the frozen raw material. At 2°C,...
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[Rozdział] 1. Metale ciężkie w środowisku jako problem ogólnoeuropejski
PublicationMetale ciężkie stanowią poważne zagrożenie środowiska ze względu na ich toksyczne oddziaływanie na poszczególne elementy środowiska i bioakumulację w łańcuchu pokarmowym zwierząt i ludzi. Celem pracy jest przedstawienie zanieczyszczenia środowiska rtęcią, ołowiem i kadmem jako problemu o znaczeniu ogólnoeuropejskim, a nie ważnym tylko w skali lokalnej. Metale ciężkie emitowane do atmosfery w jednej części Europy są transportowane...
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Social Capital, Human Capital, Tacit Knowledge, and Innovations: A Polish-US Cross-Country Study
PublicationThis study measures the relationship between human and social capital (internal and external) and tacit knowledge sharing's influence on innovativeness among knowledge workers employed in Polish (n=1050) and US (n=1118) organizations. The structural equation modeling method revealed that internal social capital matters more for organizational innovativeness in the US. In Poland, both external and internal were important. Specifically,...
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Tacit knowledge acquisition & sharing, and its influence on innovations: A Polish/US cross-country study
PublicationThis study measures the relationship between tacit knowledge sharing and innovation in the Polish (n=350) and US (n=379) IT industries. Conceptually, the study identifies the potential sources of tacit knowledge development by individuals. That is, the study examines how “learning by doing” and “learning by interaction” lead to a willingness to share knowledge and, as a consequence, to support process and product/service innovation....
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The influence of IT-competency dimensions on job satisfaction, knowledge sharing and performance across industries
PublicationPurpose – Technology makes knowledge management easier. Knowledge sharing is essential for organizational development. Job satisfaction fosters knowledge sharing. Hence, this study aims to develop an understanding of the mutual relationship between knowledge sharing and job satisfaction when both are predicted by information technology (IT)-competency dimensions such as IT-operations, IT-knowledge and IT-infrastructure in the context...
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Cavitation erosion of steels processed by CO2 laser beams of various parameters.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ parametrów przetapiania stali za pomocą wiązki lasera CO2 na jej własności kawitacyjne. Do badań użyto stali 45, 2H13 i OH18N9. Wyniki badań wskazują na znaczny wpływ parametrów przetapiania na poziom odporności kawitacyjnej stali.
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Badania naprężeń własnych laserowo przetapianej stali X20Cr13 pod wpływem kawitacji.
PublicationPraca prezentuje badania wpływu obciążeń kawitacyjnych przetapianej laserowo stali X20Cr13 na wielkość naprężeń własnych. Do wyznaczania wielkości naprężeń własnych zastosowano metodę zautomatyzowanej interferometrii siatkowej.
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Cavitation erosion of some alloys manufactured on steel and iron surfaces by laser beam.
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania odporności kawitacyjnej stali węglowej 45 odpornej na korozję 2H13 i technicznego żelaza po ich obróbce laserowej. Warstwę wierzchnią wybranych stali wzbogacono w różne pierwiastki stopowe i badano odporność kawitacyjną na stanowisku z wirującą tarczą. Stwierdzono niską odporność kawitacyjną dla warstw o obniżonej zdolności do utwardzania pod wpływem obciążeń kawitacyjnych oraz silną zależność odporności...
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Cavitation resistance of OH18N9 steel alloyed with vaidus amount of TiC or Mn by means of laser beam. XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers and High Power Lasers.
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania odporności kawitacyjnej stali OH18N9T po laserowym stopowaniu jej powierzchni węglikiem TiC oraz manganem. Wykazano, że wzbogacenie obrabianej stali manganem powoduje przemiany fazowe pod wpływem działania obciążeń kawitacyjnych, co przyczynia się do wzrostu odporności kawitacyjnej. Wzmacnianie stali węglikiem TiC powoduje natomiast zanik zdolności stali do wzmacniania odkształceniowego.
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Some coatings of high cavitation resistance produced by CO2 laser beam. XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers and High Power Lasers.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań odporności kawitacyjnej stali 2H13, 45 i żelaza Armco po laserowym stopowaniu ich powierzchni różnymi kompozycjami proszków Co, Mo, Ni, Mn i Cr, Ti. Wykazano różne własności kawitacyjne otrzymanych warstw w zależności od otrzymanej mikrostruktury.
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Cavitation erosion of chromium-manganese and chromium-cobalt coatings processed by laser beam
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań erozji kawitacyjnej napoin wykonanych za pomocą elektrod chromowo-manganowych i chromowo-niklowych oraz obrobionych wiązką lasera CO2 o mocy 1000 W. Próbki poddawano obciążeniom kawitacyjnym na stanowisku z wirującą tarczą. Zaobserwowano wzrost odporności kawitacyjnej napoin, w których dokonano przetopienia ich powierzchni promieniowaniem lasera.
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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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Dependence of cavitation performance of superficial iron alloys on the sub-strate
PublicationWykazano zależność odporności kawitacyjnej laserowo wytworzonych i elektrodąotuloną napawanych powłok od rodzaju podłoża. Napoiny wykonywano na stali 45, 2H13, 0H18N9 i na żelazie Armco.
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Organizational IT Competency, Knowledge Workers and Knowledge Sharing
PublicationIT competency plays a vital role in knowledge management processes. Information technology affects an organization’s ability to store and recall knowledge that has been made explicit through codification, including different forms such as written documents, reports, presentations, patents, formulas, etc. This study aims to measure the influence of a company’s IT competency dimensions such as IT-knowledge,...
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A multi‐industry and cross‐country comparison of technology contribution to formal and informal knowledge sharing processes for innovativeness
PublicationThe study explores the impact of organizational information technology (IT) competency on knowledge sharing, both explicit and tacit, in the context of innovativeness of products and processes. Knowledge sharing is then assessed in terms of tacit-to-explicit conversion and the impact of both types of knowledge on organizational innovation. Both process (internal) and product/service (external) innovation are included. As an extension,...
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The influence of hard segment crosslinking on the morphology and mechanical properties of segmented poly(ester-urethanes)
PublicationPrównano właściwości i morfologie usieciowanych trójmetylolopropanem (TMP) i nieusieciowanych poliestrouretanów formowanych reaktywnie. W nieusieciowanych poliestrouretanach stwierdzono za pomocą AFM obecność agregacji domen segmentów sztywnych o wymiarze 70-380 nm. W usieciowanych poliuretanach zaobserwowano jedynie jednolicie rozmieszczone domeny segmentów sztywnych wielkości 20 nm. Właściwości mechaniczne wyraźnie różniły się,...
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How Does International Competitiveness Affect Economic Development? A Two-Phase Hypothesis
PublicationThis paper analyses the impact of international competitiveness on economic development, based on the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) and GDP/capita of 125 countries during the period 2007-2010. The results reveal two phases of the evolution of competitiveness. When GCI < 4.5 (on 1-7 scale), any improvement of a country’s competitiveness affects current development more than future development. When...
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Spiral Search Grasshopper Features Selection with VGG19-ResNet50 for Remote Sensing Object Detection
PublicationRemote sensing object detection plays a major role in satellite imaging and is required in various scenarios such as transportation, forestry, and the ocean. Deep learning techniques provide efficient performance in remote sensing object detection. The existing techniques have the limitations of data imbalance, overfitting, and lower efficiency in detecting small objects. This research proposes the spiral search grasshopper (SSG)...
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Two-photon double ionization of atoms in attosecond x-ray radiation fields
PublicationWe consider two-photon double ionization of helium with 100, 200, and 400 eV excess energy for the two ejected electrons, corresponding to photon energies of 89.5, 139.5, and 239.5 eV, respectively. We focus on the case of ultrashort pulses (two oscillations of the field) and develop an approach to calculate the two-photon transition matrix elements within the lowest order of the time-dependent perturbation theory. One of the...
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Persistence of bacteriophage T4 in a starved Escherichia coli culture: evidence for the presence of phage subpopulations
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A note on the strength and minimum color sum of bipartite graphs
PublicationSiłą grafu G nazywamy najmniejszą liczbę całkowitą s, taką że istniej pokolorowanie grafu G, o minimalnej sumie przy użyciu kolorów {1,...,s}. W pracy pokazano, że w grafach dwudzielnych stopnia D zachodzi oszacowanie s <= ceil(D/2) + 1. Z obserwacji tej wynika algorytm wielomianowy do obliczania siły i sumy chromatycznej w grafach dwudzielnych stopnia co najwyżej 4.
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The equivariant spectral flow and bifurcation of periodic solutions of Hamiltonian systems
PublicationWe define a spectral flow for paths of selfadjoint Fredholm operators that are equivariant under the orthogonal action of a compact Lie group as an element of the representation ring of the latter. This G-equivariant spectral flow shares all common properties of the integer valued classical spectral flow, and it can be non-trivial even if the classical spectral flow vanishes. Our main theorem uses the G-equivariant spectral flow...
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Application of analytical methods for the determination of bioactive compounds in some berries
PublicationFluorometry, ESI-MS, FTIR, and radical scavenging assays were used for characterization of bioactive compounds and the levels of their antioxidant activities. Polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and ascorbic acid and the level of antioxidant activity of water extracts of “Murtilla-like” [Myrteola nummularia (Poiret) Berg.], and other widely consumed berries were determined and compared. The contents of bioactive compounds and...
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Electrochemical detection of bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on gold electrode modified with DAL-PEG-DK5-PEG-OH - Antimicrobial peptide conjugate
PublicationThis work describes fabrication of gold electrodes modified with peptide conjugate DAL-PEG-DK5-PEG-OH that enables ultra-sensitive detection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) isolated from the reference strain of Escherichia coli O26:B6. The initial step of the established procedure implies immobilization of the fully protected DAL-PEG-DK5-PEG-OH peptide on the surface of the gold electrode previously modified by cysteamine. Then side...
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Maximizing Bio-Hydrogen and Energy Yields Obtained in a Self-Fermented Anaerobic Bioreactor by Screening of Different Sewage Sludge Pretreatment Methods
PublicationEgypt faces significant challenges in managing its sewage sludge generated in large quantities from wastewater treatment plants. This study investigates the feasibility of utilizing sewage sludge as a renewable resource for hydrogen production through anaerobic digestion at the 100 L bioreactor level. Hydrogen is considered a promising alternative energy source due to its high energy content and environmental benefits. To optimize...
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Ocena badań kinetycznych procesu usuwania azotu z odcieków w procesie nitryfikacji–denitryfikacji w reaktorze typu SBR
PublicationIstotnym źródłem azotu dopływającego do części biologicznej komunalnychoczyszczalni ścieków są odcieki pochodzące z beztlenowych komór fermentacji osadu.Ilościowo odcieki te stanowią zaledwie 1-2% dopływu ścieków do oczyszczalni, ale ładunekazotu kierowany wraz z nimi do ciągu głównego może wynosić nawet 10-30% ogólnegoładunku azotu. Dzięki zastosowaniu wydzielonych systemów oczyszczania odciekówmożliwe jest usunięcie nawet 90%...
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Ocena badań kinetycznych procesu usuwania azotu z odcieków w procesie nitryfikacji–denitryfikacji w reaktorze typu SBR
PublicationIstotnym źródłem azotu dopływającego do części biologicznej komunalnychoczyszczalni ścieków są odcieki pochodzące z beztlenowych komór fermentacji osadu.Ilościowo odcieki te stanowią zaledwie 1-2% dopływu ścieków do oczyszczalni, ale ładunekazotu kierowany wraz z nimi do ciągu głównego może wynosić nawet 10-30% ogólnegoładunku azotu. Dzięki zastosowaniu wydzielonych systemów oczyszczania odciekówmożliwe jest usunięcie nawet 90%...
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Dissociation of furan-2-carboxylic acid by low energy electrons
PublicationElectron attachment to molecular target can lead to a variety of negative fragment ions. We experi- mentally probe the main dissociative electron attachment channels in furan-2-carboxylic acid (C3H3O2 − COOH) - a molecular target composed of two important structural units: a furan ring and a carboxylic group. In our studies we utilise nearly mono-energetic electrons at electron energies from 0 eV up to 15 eV. Our detection setup...
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Dissociation energies of protonated water clusters
PublicationRelative abundances of positively ionized water clusters formed in a low-pressure electrical discharge as function of reduced electric field were obtained by using drift cell and quadrupole mass spectrometer. It was noticed that some clusters say with n = 4 were more abundant than others, at comparable drift conditions. Dissociation energies have been derived from equilibrium conditions for relative clusters abundances. The Hartree-Fock...
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Salinity enhances high optically active L-lactate production from co-fermentation of food waste and waste activated sludge: Unveiling the response of microbial community shift and functional profiling
PublicationLactic acid (LA), a versatile platform molecule, can be fermented from organic wastes, such as food waste and waste activated sludge. In this study, an efficient approach using salt, a component of food waste as an additive, was proposed to increase LA production. The LA productivity was increased at 10 g NaCl/L and optical pure L-lactate was obtained at 30 g NaCl/L. The enhancement of LA was in accordance with the increased solubilization...
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Structurally well-defined functionalized polyolefins and graft copolymers thereof as bitumen modifiers
PublicationHere we demonstrate the application of hydroxyl-functionalized propylene-based copolymers, poly(propylene-co-1-hexene-co-10-undecen-1-ol) (FPP) and poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (SMA) graft copolymers derived thereof, poly(propylene-co-1- hexene-graft-styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (FPP-g-SMA) as bitumen modifiers. The FPP samples were synthesized via solution copolymerization, while FPP-g-SMA products were obtained via transesterification...
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Stabilizing lactate production through repeated batch fermentation of food waste and waste activated sludge
PublicationBio-valorization of organic waste streams, such as food waste and waste activated sludge, to lactic acid (LA) has recently drawn much attention. It offers an opportunity for resource recovery, alleviates environmental issues and potentially turns a profit. In this study, both stable and high LA yield (0.72 ± 0.15 g/g total chemical oxygen demand) and productivity rate (0.53 g/L•h) were obtained through repeated batch fermentation....
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The application of Monod equation to denitrification kinetics description in the moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)
PublicationIn this paper, the kinetic constants Vmax and KCOD occurring in the Monod equation, which describe the denitrification process in the moving bed, are determined. For this purpose, a laboratory moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) was used. The filling of the reactor consisted of EvU Perl carriers. The experiment was carried out with an excess of nitrate, and denitrification rate was dependent on the concentration of external organic...
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Chromatic cost coloring of weighted bipartite graphs
PublicationGiven a graph G and a sequence of color costs C, the Cost Coloring optimization problem consists in finding a coloring of G with the smallest total cost with respect to C. We present an analysis of this problem with respect to weighted bipartite graphs. We specify for which finite sequences of color costs the problem is NP-hard and we present an exact polynomial algorithm for the other finite sequences. These results are then extended...
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Remarks on the convergence of an iterative method of solution of generalized least squares problem
PublicationW pracy przedstawiona jest metoda iteracyjna znajdowania regularyzowanego (w sensie Tichonowa) rozwiązania układu równań Ax=b z dowolną macierzą A. Dla danej liczby alfa i wektora g daje ona ciąg przybliżeń zbieżny do rozwiązania (w sensie najmniejszych kwadratów) tego układu. Rozwiązanie to minimalizuje odległość zbioru wszystkich rozwiązań średniokwadratowych układu Ax=b od wektora g. Podane zostało również oszacowanie szybkości...
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Pomiary ilości wodoru dyfundującego w stopiwie elektrod celulozowych i zasadowych
PublicationW artykule scharakteryzowano technologię wytwarzania złączy poprzecznych rurociągów energetycznych w aspekcie kontroli ilości wodoru dyfundującego. Oznaczono zawartość wodoru dyfundującego w stopiwie dla złączy wielościegowych wykonanych elektrodami o otulinie celulozowej i zasadowej. Ustalono, że po wykonaniu 4 ściegów ilość wodoru dyfundującego spada z około 40 ml/100 g do poziomu 12 ml/100 g i zaproponowano wyjaśnienie mechanizmów...
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Mercury content in beetroot and beetroot-based dietary supplements
PublicationTotal mercury (THg) concentrations in fifty-four beetroot-based DSs and seven lots of conventional and organic beetroots (divided into unpeeled, peeled, and skins) were determined by direct thermal decomposition-gold amalgamation cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry. The analytical procedure was optimised and validated. The recovery (%) for Hg was 101.9 and 92.73 in BCR-463 and DOLT 4, respectively. The intermediate precision...
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Przemiany azotu organicznego w komunalnych oczyszczalniach ścieków
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono przemiany koloidalnego i rozpuszczonego azotu organicznego w komorach osadu czynnego czterech komunalnych oczyszczalni ścieków zlokalizowanych w Polsce północnej. Średnie stężenia DON i CON w ściekach oczyszczonych mechanicznie zmieniały się w zakresie 1,8-2,9 g N/m3 oraz 7,6-13,6 g N/m3, co stanowiło odpowiednio 4,9-8,3% oraz 16,6-41,1% azotu organicznego. W ściekach oczyszczonych biologicznie zaobserwowano...
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Composite Materials Based on Polymer-Derived SiCN Ceramic and Disordered Hard Carbons as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
PublicationNew composite materials based on polymer-derived SiCN ceramics and hard carbons were studied in view of its application as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Two kinds of composites were prepared by pyrolysis of the preceramic polysilazane (HTT1800, Clariant) at 1000 °C in Ar atmosphere mixed with hard carbons derived from potato starch (HC_PS) or with a hard carbon precursor, namely potato starch (PS), denoted as HTT/HC_PS and...
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Recovery of Anammox Biomass at Short Hydraulic Retention Time in a MBR Reactor
PublicationThe anammox system has been consider as an economical option for treating high concentration of nitrogen and poor in biodegradable orgaednic carbon wastewaters. This process is attractive option compared with conventional nitrogen removal because it provides a significant saving in aeration and organic addition for denitrification. The anammox technology has been applied mostly for concentrated nitrogenous wastewater containing...
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Exploring synergistic effects in physical-chemical activation of Acorus calamus for water treatment solutions
PublicationThe research proposed a novel method of obtaining sorption material from readily available Acorus calamus bio- mass through a combination of physical and chemical activation processes. The material with the highest specific surface area (1652 m2 g−1) was obtained by physical activation with CO2, followed by chemical activation with KOH. Reversing the order of activation methods resulted in a lower specific surface area (1014 m2...
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NMR study of the complexes of tris(oxaalkyl) borates with SbCl5
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Accumulation of volatile constituents in agar and bioreactor shoot cultures of Verbena officinalis L.
PublicationIn vitro shoot cultures of common vervain (Verbena officinalis L., Verbenaceae) were established and evaluated for essential oil content. The shoots were maintained as stationary microshoot culture, grown on Schenk–Hildebrandt medium supplemented with 9.84 µM of 2-isopentenyladenine and 1.0 µM of thidiazuron. The shoots were further adapted to grow in two temporary immersion bioreactors (RITA and Plantform), using Schenk–Hildebrandt...
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The thermostability, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of some vegetables subjected to different durations of boiling: investigation in vitro
PublicationThis research was performed in order to compare the water and acetone extracts of raw and boiled for 10, 20, 40 and 60 min Korean lotus roots (KLR) and Polish white onion (PWO) in the contents of theirbioactive compounds, antioxidant activity and thermostability.It was found that polyphenols (mg GAE/g), flavanols (mg GAE/g), flavonoids (mg CE/g), anthocyanins (mg CGE/kg) and tannins (mg CE/g) in water extract of raw lotus roots...
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Selectivity Tuning by Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADESs) for Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Cytinus hypocistis—Studies of Antioxidative, Enzyme-Inhibitive Properties and LC-MS Profiles
PublicationIn the present study, the extracts of Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L using both traditional solvents (hexane, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, ethanol, ethanol/water, and water) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) were investigated in terms of their total polyphenolic contents and antioxidant and enzyme-inhibitive properties. The extracts were found to possess total phenolic and total flavonoid contents in the ranges of 26.47–186.13...
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Blue-berried honeysuckle a promising cancer preventing fruit; Polish genotypes as a source of bioactive phytochemicals
PublicationFrom the ancient times, plants containing health-oriented compounds in their matrices are used in the treatment of different complaints and diseases. One of these groups are plant secondary metabolites (PSM), especially phenolic compounds, terpenes and terpenoids. A large number of PSM exhibit cytotoxicity against a variety of tumor cells, as well as cancer preventive and anticancer efficacy in preclinical animal models. For this...
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The use of HPLC-Q-TOF-MS for comprehensive screening of drugs and psychoactive substances in hair samples and several “legal highs” products
PublicationNon-targeted screening of drugs present in herbal products, known as “legal high” drugs and in hair as a biological matrix commonly used in toxicological investigations was accomplished with the use of high pressure liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF-MS). In total, 25 and 14 therapeutical drugs and psychoactive substances/metabolites were detected in investigated hair samples...