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Effect of Soybean or Linseed Oil With RRR-D-α-Tocopherol or Dl-α-Tocopherol Acetate on Quality Characteristics and Fatty Acid Profile of Turkey Meat
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Functional safety and cyber security analysis for life cycle management of industrial control systems in hazardous plants and oil port critical infrastructure including insurance
PublicationThis report addresses selected methodological aspects of proactive reliability, functional safety and cyber security management in life cycle of industrial automation and control systems (IACS) in hazardous plants and oil port critical installations based on the analysis of relevant hazards / threats and evaluation of related risks. In addition the insurance company point of view has been also considered, because nowadays the insurer,...
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ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE
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Nicole Nawrot dr inż.
PeopleDr. Eng. Nicole Nawrot has been employed at the Department of Sanitary Engineering since 2016. In 2021, she obtained a PhD in the field of engineering and technical sciences in the discipline of environmental engineering, mining and energy. Doctoral thesis entitled "Heavy metals in urban retention tanks bottom sediments: distribution, source tracking, and evaluation of phytostabilization adaptability and performance of P. australis...
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The mechanism of grouting action under the base of bored pile
PublicationThe grouting under the base of bored pile is carried out in order to reduce pile settlement and improve its bearing capacity. The principal aim of grouting is to introduce an initial force between the soil and the pile base. In non-cohesive soil, the grouting can also enlarge the pile base area and therefore improve the base resistance. The example of static load tests on instrumented bored piles installed with and without grouting...
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Parametry mechaniczne platformy roboczej na podstawie badań DMT
PublicationNośność platformy roboczej określana jest w sposób analogiczny do nośności podłoża uwarstwionego, w którym warstwa wierzchnia zbudowana z gruntu niespoistego spoczywa na słabonośnym podłożu z gruntu spoistego. Badanie DMT wykorzystano do wyznaczenia parametrów wytrzymałościowych podłoża (kąta tarcia wewnętrznego warstwy górnej i wytrzymałości na ścinanie bez odpływu podłoża słabonośnego) oraz do wyznaczenia modułu odkształcenia...
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Random field model of foundations at the example of continuous footing
PublicationThe purpose of the paper is to indicate an efficient method of foundation settlement analysis taking into account the variability of soil properties. The impact of the random variable distribution (Gauss or Lognormal) describing soil stiffness on foundation deposits was assessed. The Monte Carlo simulation method was applied in the computations. The settlements of the strip foundation with the subsoil described by a single random...
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Geotechnics 2023/2024
e-Learning CoursesThe course is divided into two parts: 1) Interpretation of in-situ tests and their application to foundation design 2) Soil models, interpretation of laboratory tests and their application to numerical analysis in geotechnics
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Assessment of toxic and endocrine potential of substances migrating from selected toys and baby products
PublicationAnalysis of literature data shows that there is limited information about the harmful biological effects of mixture of compounds from the EDC group that are released from the surface of toys and objects intended for children and infants. One of the tools that can be used to obtain such information is appropriate bioanalytical tests. The aim of this research involved determining whether tests that use living organisms as an active...
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Grzegorz Horodecki dr inż.
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Ecological and Health Effects of Lubricant Oils Emitted into the Environment
PublicationLubricating oils used in machines with an open cutting system, such as a saw or harvester, are applied in forest areas, gardening, in the household, and in urban greenery. During the operation of the device with an open cutting system, the lubricating oil is emitted into the environment. Therefore, the use of an oil base and refining additives of petroleum origin in the content of lubricants is associated with a negative impact...
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Application of Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsion Carrying Size-Defined Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized by Non-thermal Plasma for the Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines Migration and Apoptosis
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Towards a modification of a regulatory framework aiming at bunker oil spill prevention from ships - A design aspect of bunker tanks vents location guided by CFD simulations
PublicationAlthough accidental bunker oil spills at seaway are relatively rare events, they can be pose real threat to the natural marine environment. One of the reasons for the bunker spill to occur is a design failure; one of the ways it can demonstrate is an improper location or height of vent heads, leading to a bunker oil discharge during heavy rolling, due to sloshing phenomenon. Design of a ship and her systems is guided by various...
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Otrzymanie tłuszczu smażalniczego na drodze enzymatycznego przeestryfikowania oleju rzepakowego i łoju wołowego. Obtaining of frying fat by enzymatic interesterification of rapeseed oil and tallow.
PublicationTłuszcz strukturyzowany otrzymywano na drodze enzymatycznego przeestryfikowania mieszaniny oleju rzepakowego i łoju wołowego (4:6 w/w). Określano stabilność termooksydatywną triacylogliceroli wyizolowanych z poszczególnych surowców, z mieszaniny wyjściowej oraz z produktów enzymatycznego przeestryfikowania. Badano takie wyróżniki jak: okres indukcji -(met.DSC)-, zawartość frakcji polarnej -(met. chromatografii kolumnowej) i E%1cm...
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Laboratory assessment of permeability of sand and biopolymer mixtures
PublicationLaboratory assessment of permeability of sand and biopolymer mixtures. This research presents a method of creating seepage barriers in a sandy soil using biopolymer additives (biosubstance), which consist of polysaccharides and water. Polysaccharides strongly interact with water to produce a viscous suspension. The paper aims to investigate the infl uence of a biosubstance employed in a highly permeable sandy soil. Amount of the...
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Numerical Modeling of Cone Penetration Test in Slightly Overconsolidated Clay with Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Formulation
PublicationIn this paper the results of the cone penetration test (CPT) modeling with the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) formulation provided by Abaqus software package have been presented. The study compares the cone resistance and sleeve friction obtained in numerical analysis with values measured in soundings performed in the uniform layer of clayey soil in the Koszalin area. The clay layer was found to be slightly overconsolidated...
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Maria Jolanta Milewska prof. dr hab. inż.
PeopleMaria Jolanta Milewska, po ukończeniu Technikum Chemiczno-Mechanicznego w Wąbrzeźnie (specjalizacja: przetwórstwo tworzyw sztucznych) kontynuowała naukę na Wydziale Chemicznym Politechniki Gdańskiej. W 1979 r. zdobywa tytuł mgr inżyniera na kierunku Chemia, o specjalizacji Lekka Synteza Organiczna. Studium Doktoranckie PG ukończyła w 1984 r. W 1983 r została zatrudniona na macierzystym wydziale w Katedrze Chemii Organicznej, początkowo...
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JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
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Zastosowanie elementów "węzłowych" do budowy modelu 3D cewki giętkiej w programie polowym OPERA 3D = Application of "nodal" elements for creation of a 3D model of a flexible coil in the program Opera 3D
PublicationNiniejsza praca jest kontynuacją serii artykułów dotyczących modelowania 3D uzwojenia maszyn elektrycznych z cewkami giętkimi. Istotnym problemem dotyczącym modelowania takiego uzwojenia jest zmienność kształtu przekroju poprzecznego zwłaszcza w części czołowej. Powoduje to problemy w utworzeniu uzwojenia bez konfliktów wymiarowych (nie przenikanie się wierzchołków, przyleganie boków cewek, odpowiednie położenie). Niektóre programy...
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Stability Assessment of Coastal Cliffs Incorporating Laser Scanning Technology and a Numerical Analysis
PublicationWe investigated the cli coast in Jastrzebia Gora, Poland. The measurements that were taken between 2014 and 2018 by applying terrestrial, mobile, and airborne laser scanning describe a huge geometric modification involving dislocations in a 2.5 m range. Dierential maps and a volumetric change analysis made it possible to identify the most deformed cli’s location. Part of the monitoring of coastal change involved the measurement...
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Phytoplankton communities of polar regions–Diversity depending on environmental conditions and chemical anthropopressure
PublicationThe polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic) constitute up to 14% of the biosphere and offer some of the coldest and most arid Earth's environments. Nevertheless several oxygenic phototrophs including some higher plants, mosses, lichens, various algal groups and cyanobacteria, survive that harsh climate and create the base of the trophic relationships in fragile ecosystems of polar environments. Ecosystems in polar regions are characterized...
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Ionic liquid-assisted sol-gel synthesis of Fe2O3-TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol a under UV illumination: Modeling and optimization using response surface methodology
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in environmental samples
PublicationToxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that has capacity to infect warm-blooded animals. Human toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic, whereas severe complications may occur in immunocompromised patients (e.g. AIDS) or in case of congenitalinfection. One of the sources of acquiring human toxoplasmosis is ingestion of T. gondii oocysts. It is known that newly infected cats can shed millions of oocysts into the environment,...
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An integrated geotechnical and geophysical investigation of landslide in Chira town, Ethiopia
PublicationLandslides pose a significant threat to infrastructure, property, and human lives in many regions worldwide, including Chira town in Ethiopia. This study presents an integrated geotechnical and geophysical investigation aimed at identifying the contributing factors to landslides in Chira town, Ethiopia, with a focus on a recent landslide event. The methodology employed a combination of geotechnical and geophysical techniques to...
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Dagmara Lisman PhD
PeopleScientist, biologist, forensic geneticist. She completed her master's studies at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, at the Faculty of Biology, and obtained a doctoral degree in forensic genetics at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin. Currently, he works as an assistant at the Department of Forensic Medicine of the same university. Her research, conducted at the Department of Forensic Genetics at...
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New Trends in Sample Preparation Techniques for the Analysis of the Residues of Pharmaceuticals in Environmental Samples
PublicationPharmaceutical residues in the environment is a field of special interest due to the adverse effects to either human health or aquatic and soil environment. Pharmaceuticals have been already detected in underground, surface and wastewaters, soils, manure and sediments. The growing awareness of environmental pollution arising from human activity forces the need for their comprehensive determination. Environmental samples are complex...
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Vibro piles performance prediction using result of CPT
PublicationVibro piles belong to the group of full displacement piles with an expanded base, characterised by a very high load capacity, especially in non-cohesive soils. The problem is to adopt a reliable method for the determination of full load–settlement (Q–s) curve. A frequent difficulty is the determination of the load capacity limit based on the static load test because the course of the load–settlement curve is of a linear nature....
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Hydraulic conductivity of a biopolymer treated sand
PublicationThis paper presents results of laboratory assessment of creating seepage barriers in a sandy soil using biopolymer additives (bio substance), which consist of polysaccharides and water. Polysaccharides strongly interact with water to produce a viscous suspension. The aim of the conducted work was to investigate the influence of a biosubstance employed in a highly permeable sandy soil. The amount of the biopolymer used in a sample...
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Stability analysis of a road scarp in the Carpathian Mountains and methods of its protection
PublicationThe purpose of the study was to analyse the stability of a road scarp endangered by a landslide and to consider some measures for its stabilization. The potential landslide could unfavourably alter the shape of the slope, thus a religious sanctuary situated above the slope. The present research has resulted in suggestions of possible protection methods, namely, drainage, soil nailing, installation of piles, supporting the scarp...
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The impact of lipophilicity on environmental processes, drug delivery and bioavailability of food components
PublicationLipophilic properties of the compound allow to predict its fate in living organisms and to propose the models of chemicals transport and accumulation in the ecosystem. Lipophilicity is also useful as the characteristic of chemicals in respect to their optimal attributes for specific biological and non-biological tasks. The lipophilicity descriptors define the potency of endo- and xenobiotics to metabolic transformations and their...
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A multi-analytical approach to the characterization of natural organic dyestuffs and inorganic substrates present in the 19th-century artistic oil paints manufactured by a French art materials supplier Richard Aines
PublicationThis paper presents a comprehensive analysis of artistic paints produced in the 19th century by a French art materials supplier Richard Ain`es. Improved mild extraction with hydrofluoric acid enabled the observation of intact organic dyes. Reversed-phase liquid chromatography with diode-array and mass spectrometry detection was utilised for the identification of 35 dyes present in yellow and red paint samples, and in selected plant...
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Immunoanalityka – użyteczne podejście analityczne w badaniach środowiska
PublicationWażnym krokiem w rozwoju bezpośrednich metodyk analitycznych było opracowanie technik immunoanalitycznych. Początkowo znalazły one zastosowanie praktyczne w analityce medycznej a później także w analityce środowiskowej. Dzięki temu możliwe jest ilościowe oznaczenie stosunkowo szerokiego spektrum ksenobiotyków w próbkach charakteryzujących się złożonym składem matrycy bez praco- i czasochłonnego etapu przygotowania tych próbek do...
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CPTU/DMT control of heavy tamping compaction of sands
PublicationHeavy tamping compaction method in cohesionless alluvial soil was evaluated with CPTU and DMT tests. Some examples of interpretation of soundings in pre-treated and compacted sands are given. The compaction work was performed in two stages. Compaction control was performed after each stage of tamping. Additional tests were performed two weeks after the compaction works completion to study the set-up effect. While typical increase...
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Evaluation of the influence of grapevine growing conditions on wine quality
PublicationScientists are increasingly interested in the viticulture concept of terroir, which states that unique properties of wine are strictly related to the environmental conditions under which grapes are cultivated. The aim of the research was to compare the parameters characterizing wines produced in Poland, such as pH, conductivity, total organic carbon (TOC), and concentration of anions (F−, Cl−, NO2−, NO3−, PO43−, SO42−). It was...
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DredgDikes Dredged Materials in Dike Construction - Implementation in the SBR using Geosynthetics and Soil Improvement
ProjectsProject realized in Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering according to WTPB.02.01.00-56-012/10 agreement
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Przyczółki mostowe z konstrukcją odciążającą z gruntu zbrojonego geosyntetykami
PublicationPrzegląd najważniejszych cech geotekstyliów i wyrobów pokrewnych, zastosowanych do budowy bloków odciążających ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ich wytrzymałości długo i krótkookresowej oraz reologii. Określenie obciążeń działających na konstrukcję gruntową współpracującą z przyczółkiem; obciążenia normowe i rzeczywiste. Obliczenia konstrukcji z gruntu zbrojonego współpracującej z przyczółkiem
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Technological aspects of manufacturing polymer packaging materials degradable in seawater environment
PublicationIn recent years, the number of polymer materials used in the food packaging market was growing extremely fast. This contributed to depletion of non-renewable resources and more intense degradation of the environment due to resistant polymer. Therefore, such a dramatic situation has forced researchers to look for biodegradable materials, decomposable under action of microorganism. Currently, only a small number of researches examine...
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OIL & GAS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-REVUE DE L INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE
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Subsoil degradation effect in reliability analysis of the jack-up platform structure
PublicationStructural reliability analysis is considered, by FORM and SORM applied to a certain idealized soil-platform structure interaction problem due to cyclic water wave and wind loads. Wave and wind loads are random variables, whereas dead load is deterministic. Load parameters are typical for storm conditions in the Baltic Sea. The soil-structure interaction is idealized as a set of linear translational and rotational springs. Due...
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New concept of drilling auger for displacement pile installation
PublicationIn 2020, a new version of the screw displacement auger for pile installation in soil was developed and patented in Poland. It was named DPDT (Displacement Pile Drilling Tool). The general aim of its development was to reduce the soil resistances to the auger during screwing into the ground while maintaning a good load-bearing capacity for the screw displacement piles. The “DPDT-Auger” prototype was tested as a scaled-down model...
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Uwodornienie oleju sojowego i rzepakowego na katalizatorach miedziowych promotorowanych niklem i tlenkiem glinu. Hydrogenation of soybean and rapeseed oil with copper catalysts activated with nickel and aluminium oxide
PublicationBadano nowy typ katalizatorów miedziowych promotorowanych niklem, o stosunku Cu do Ni w granicach od 1:0,0036 do 1:0,018 w?w, osadzonych na Al2O3, przeznaczonych do selektywnego uwodornienia kwasu linolenowego w olejach roślinnych. Uwodornienie prowadzono w laboratoryjnym reaktorze typu "dead end" na oleju sojowym i rzepakowym, a kontakty mieszane - w stęż. 0,5% i 1% Cu. Na podstawie badań stwierdzono, że promotorowanie znacząco...
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Can matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD) be more simplified? Application of solventless MSPD sample preparation method for GC–MS and GC–FID analysis of plant essential oil components
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Analiza i ocena smarności olejów w ujęciu energetycznym i działania układu tribologicznego = Analysis and evaluation of oil lubricity from the viewpoint of energy apects and of the tribological system action
PublicationBased on measurement results, an interpretation is presented of the tribological system boundary layer action in the form of a four-ball tester friction node. The evaluation was performed of the boundary layer action understood as transfer of energy Ep resulting from loading the tribological system in a determined time t with work Lp, which may lead to breaking the boundary layer. That energy and time are the values unequivocally...
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Understanding the early-stage release of volatile organic compounds from rapeseed oil during deep-frying of tubers by targeted and omics-inspired approaches using PTR-MS and gas chromatography
PublicationDuring deep-frying, a plethora of volatile products is emitted with the fumes. These compounds could act as oil quality indicators and change the indoor air composition leading to health risks for occupants. The presented experiments focus on deep-frying of different tubers in rapeseed oil at different frying temperatures. Here, two scenarios for real-time monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using proton transfer reaction...
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Porównanie przebiegu enzymatycznej hydrolizy oleju rzepakowego i strukturyzowanych lipidów zawierających kwas behenowy. The comparision on the course of enzymatic hydrolysis of rapeseed oil and structured lipids containing behenoic acid.
PublicationPorównywano przebieg enzymatycznej hydrolizy oleju rzepakowego i strukturyzowanych lipidów zawierających kwas behenowy (C22:0). Hydroliza prowadzona była w obecności lipazy trzustkowej, w warunkach stymulujących proces trawienia. Stwierdzono, że olej rzepakowy hydrolizowany jest znacznie szybciej niż strukturyzowane lipidy z kwasem behenowym.
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Bioactive and biodegradable cotton fabrics produced via synergic effect of plant extracts and essential oils in chitosan coating system
PublicationFunctional antibacterial textile materials are in great demand in the medical sector. In this paper, we propose a facile, eco-friendly approach to the design of antibacterial biodegradable cotton fabrics. Cotton fiber fabrics were enhanced with a chitosan coating loaded with plant extracts and essential oils. We employed Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV–Vis spectrophotometry, optical...
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Variability in macroelement content in the aboveground part of Helianthus tuberosus L. at different nitrogen fertilization levels
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The speciation of organotin compounds in sediment and water samples from the port of Gdynia
PublicationOrganotin compounds (OTC) are toxic towards all living organisms. The application of organitin-based antifouling systems is becoming the main source of OTC in the ocean. Harbor sediments and water contain large deposits of organotin compounds due to application of antifouling systems in the shipping industry. OTC contamination presents a potential risk to the marine environment. Sediment and water samples were collected in 2009...
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Bacteriophage-mediated reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis in swine slurry
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Mathematical Modelling and Effect Size Analysis in Support of Searching for the Proteomic Signature of Radiotherapy Toxicity
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