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Urban hydrology 2024/25 (winter)
e-Learning CoursesThe course provides support for teaching the subject of Urban hydrology during the 3rd semester of MSc Studies in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering). The course covers hydrological issues related to urban catchments. Wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu Urban hydrology na kierunku Environmental Engineering (WILiŚ). Przedmiot realizowany na III semestrze studiów II stopnia. Obejmuje zagadnienia...
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Urban hydrology 2022/23 (summer)
e-Learning CoursesThe course provides support for teaching the subject of Urban hydrology during the 3rd semester of MSc Studies in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering). The course covers hydrological issues related to urban catchments. Wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu Urban hydrology na kierunku Environmental Engineering (WILiŚ). Przedmiot realizowany na III semestrze studiów II stopnia. Obejmuje zagadnienia...
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Hydrologia zlewni zurbanizowanej (stc. IŚ IZW) 2023/24
e-Learning CoursesKurs stanowi wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu "Hydrologia zlewni zurbanizowanej", realizowanego na I sem. studiów stacjonarnych II stopnia na WILiŚ, na kierunku Inżynierii Środowiska, specjalność Inżynieria zasobów wodnych.
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Hydraulika I dla IŚ sem.3 (stacj. IŚ 2024/25 ZIMA)
e-Learning CoursesKurs stanowi wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu "Hydraulika I", realizowanego na 3 sem. studiów stacjonarnych I stopnia na WILiŚ, na kierunku Inżynierii Środowiska.
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Seminarium dyplomowe sem.7 IW (WILiŚ IŚ) 2024/25
e-Learning CoursesKurs dedykowany jest Studentom uczestniczącym w zajęciach Seminarium dyplomowego na semestrze 7. studiów inżynierskich na WILiŚ, kierunek IŚ, specj. IW. Z założenia przeznaczony jest przede wszystkim (ale nie jedynie) dla Studentów wykonujących prace dyplomowe w Katedrze Geotechniki i Inżynierii Wodnej i/lub rozważających studiowanie na studiach II st. na specjalności Infrastruktura wodna. Treści zajęć w ramach Seminarium dyplomowego...
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Urban hydrology 2023/24 (summer)
e-Learning CoursesThe course provides support for teaching the subject of Urban hydrology during the 3rd semester of MSc Studies in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering). The course covers hydrological issues related to urban catchments. Wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu Urban hydrology na kierunku Environmental Engineering (WILiŚ). Przedmiot realizowany na III semestrze studiów II stopnia. Obejmuje zagadnienia...
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Detection of UPEC IH11128 ability to form biofilm in a standard congo red (CR) method of colony staining.
Open Research DataA standard method of testing E. coli's ability to form biofilm is based on the analysis of morphologyof bacterial colonies grown on yeast extract/casamino acids (YESCA) nutrient agar medium containing congored (CR) as an indicator dye of ECM production. The CR dye adsorbed from the culture medium bybacteria binds to the components of the ECM, including...
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Ion recognition properties of new pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide bearing propeller-like pendant residues: multi-spectroscopic approach
PublicationThe synthesis and ion binding properties of new amide derived from propeller-like tris(2-pyridyl)amine and 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid chloride were described. Amide binds divalent metal cations: copper(II), nickel(II), zinc(II), and lead(II) in acetonitrile. In acetonitrile:water mixture (9:1 v/v) amide interacts only with copper(II) and nickel(II) cations forming complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry. It was found that the introduction...
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Bioaccumulation of metals in tissues of marine animals, Part II - metal concentrations in animal tissues
PublicationThe bioaccumulation of metals in an animal depends on a multitude of factors: biotic ones, like its body dimensions and mass, age, sex, diet, metabolism and position in the trophic web, as well as abiotic ones such as the distribution of metals in its environment, the salinity, temperature and pH of the water, habitat type, interactions with other metals. But it is diet that has the greatest influence on the accumulation of metals...
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Mechanism of Binding of Antifungal Antibiotic Amphotericin B to Lipid Membranes: An Insight from Combined Single-Membrane Imaging, Microspectroscopy, and Molecular Dynamics
PublicationAmphotericin B is a lifesaving polyene antibiotic used in the treatment of systemic mycoses. Unfortunately, the pharmacological applicability of this drug is limited because of its severe toxic side effects. At the same time, the lack of a well-defined mechanism of selectivity hampers the efforts to rationally design safer derivatives. As the drug primarily targets the biomembranes of both fungi and humans, new insights into the...
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Exploring avian exposure to parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Using the common eider Somateria mollissima in a global context
PublicationCompared to other organic contaminants, birds are rarely studied for their exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), mainly due to their effective metabolization of parent PAHs. However, as some studies suggest, exposure to PAHs may result in adverse health effects including decreased survival, especially following oil spills. In the present study, we analyzed samples from a sea duck, the common eider Somateria mollissima...
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Ekspertyza dotycząca zdiagnozowania przyczyn przelewania się wody i powstania rozlewisk w systemie retencji w postaci ogrodów deszczowych na terenie osiedla ZDROVO, ul. Niepołomicka w Gdańsku
PublicationCelem ekspertyzy jest przedstawienie przyczyn przelewania się wody i powstawania rozlewisk w systemie retencji w postaci ogrodów deszczowych na terenie osiedla ZDROVO przy ul. Niepołomickiej w Gdańsku. Opracowanie zawiera analizę warunków gruntowo-wodnych, analizę przeprowadzonych...
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An Experimental Investigation of Pressure Wave Celerity During the Transient Slurry Flow
PublicationTransportation of slurries in pressure pipelines is an example of a complex flow due to specific parameters of transported medium. For practitioners, the economy of designing and maintenance is usually the most important factor. For this reason, most of hydrotransport installations are fairly simple; however, they become more vulnerable to negative effects of the transient flow which can occur in pressure pipelines. As the consequence,...
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Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic properties of asymmetric schiff bases derived from 2,3-diaminopyridine
PublicationTwo Schiff base derivatives, 4-(2-amino-3-pyridyliminomethyl)phenol (I) and 3-(2-amino-3- pyridyliminomethyl)nitrobenzene (II ), were synthesised and characterised by spectroscopy. The structure of I was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The asymmetric Schiff base derived from 2,3-diaminopyridine selectively recognise transition and heavy metal cations, and some anion. Ligands I and II form stable complexes...
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In Situ Verification of Numerical Model of Water Hammer in Slurries
PublicationThis paper presents a numerical model of transient flow in a pressure slurry pipeline network with verification based on in situ measurements. The model, primarily verified in laboratory conditions, has been extended and applied to the case of a large and complex slurry pipeline network in Poland. In the model, the equivalent density concept was applied. In situ experiments were performed for various unsteady flow episodes, caused by...
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Specific Binding of Cholesterol to the Amyloid Precursor Protein: Structure of the Complex and Driving Forces Characterized in Molecular Detail
PublicationC99 is the C-terminal membrane-bound fragment of the amyloid precursor protein that is cleaved by γ-secretase to release Aβ peptides, the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Specific interactions of C99 with cholesterol have been proposed to underlie the recognized role of cholesterol in promoting amyloidogenesis. By using molecular dynamics simulations, we studied cholesterol binding to C99 in a lipid bilayer. We determined...
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Fizyka Budowli II NS - 2022/2023
e-Learning CoursesKierunek Budownictwo, niestacjonarne, II st. sem. 3
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Projektowanie retencji i odwodnień miejskich IŚ IZW 2024/25
e-Learning CoursesKurs przeznaczony jest dla Studentów II stopnia studiów stacjonarnych na WILiŚ, na kierunku Inżynieria Środowiska specj. Inżynieria zasobów wodnych (sem.II).
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GEODEZYJNE POMIARY SPECJALNE A
e-Learning CoursesTematy wykładów 1. Opracowanie spostrzeżeń geodezyjnych metodą najmniejszych kwadratów błędów,2. Swobodne wyrównanie sieci geodezyjnych, 3. Geodezyjne pomiary przemieszczeń wprowadzenie do zagadnienia, 4. Projektowanie sieci kontrolnej, 5. Wybrane metody pomiarowe stosowane przy wyznaczaniu przemieszczeń, 6. Wybrane zagadnienia z zakresu niezawodności sieci geodezyjnych,7. Wyrównanie sieci geodezyjnych...
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Budownictwo energooszczędne (Kolokwium z wykładów 2023/2024)
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Projektowanie retencji i odwodnień miejskich IŚ IZW 2023/24
e-Learning CoursesKurs przeznaczony jest dla Studentów II stopnia studiów stacjonarnych na WILiŚ, na kierunku Inżynieria Środowiska specj. Inżynieria zasobów wodnych (sem.II).
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The microbial community, its biochemical potential, and the antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp. in Arctic lakes under natural and anthropogenic impact (West Spitsbergen)
PublicationThe sustainable management of small human communities in the Arctic is challenging. In this study, both a water supply system (Lake 1) under the natural impact of a bird-nesting area, and a wastewater receiver (Lake 2) were analysed in the vicinity of the Polish Polar Station on West Spitsbergen. Microbial community composition, abundance and activity were assessed in samples of the treated wastewater, lake water and sediments...
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How proteins bind to DNA: target discrimination and dynamic sequence search by the telomeric protein TRF1
PublicationTarget search as performed by DNA-binding proteins is a complex process, in which multiple factors contribute to both thermodynamic discrimination of the target sequence from overwhelmingly abundant off-target sites and kinetic acceleration of dynamic sequence interrogation. TRF1, the protein that binds to telomeric tandem repeats, faces an intriguing variant of the search problem where target sites are clustered within short fragments...
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Quantitative fluorescent determination of DNA – Ochratoxin a interactions supported by nitrogen-vacancy rich nanodiamonds
PublicationOchratoxin A (OTA) is a hazardous contaminant of a large variety of plant and animal originated food. Herein, we report an interaction of OTA with calf thymus DNA (ct DNA) on the nanodiamond surface. We employed multispectroscopic techniques to elucidate the binding mechanism of OTA with ct DNA. The fluorescence and UV–Vis spectroscopy results show that OTA binds to ds ct DNA and forms complexes. We obtained the binding constants...
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Intracranial electrophysiological recordings from the human brain during memory tasks with pupillometry
PublicationData comprise intracranial EEG (iEEG) brain activity represented by stereo EEG (sEEG) signals, recorded from over 100 electrode channels implanted in any one patient across various brain regions. The iEEG signals were recorded in epilepsy patients (N=10) undergoing invasive monitoring and localization of seizures when they were performing a battery of four memory tasks lasting approx. 1 hour in total. Gaze tracking on the task...
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Induction of immune responses in sheep by vaccination with liposome-entrapped DNA complexes encoding Toxoplasma gondii MIC3 gene
PublicationToxoplasma gondii is a parasite that has been extensively studied due to its medical and veterinary importance in terminating pregnancies. Consequently, a satisfactory vaccine is required to control itsadverse effects on pregnant animals. The microneme protein, MIC3, is a major adhesion protein that binds to the surface of host cells and parasites, and is therefore a potential vaccine against T. gondii.The viability of MIC3 as...
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Role of cholesterol in substrate recognition by -secretase
Publication-Secretase is an enzyme known to cleave multiple substrates within their transmembrane domains, with the amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer’s Disease among the most prominent examples. The activity of -secretase strictly depends on the membrane cholesterol content, yet the mechanistic role of cholesterol in the substrate binding and cleavage remains unclear. In this work, we used all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to examine...
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A Systematic Review for Establishing Relevant Environmental Parameters for Urban Lighting: Translating Research into Practice
PublicationThe application of lighting technologies developed in the 20th century has increased the brightness and changed the spectral composition of nocturnal night-time habitats and night skies across urban, peri-urban, rural, and pristine landscapes, and subsequently, researchers have observed the disturbance of biological rhythms of flora and fauna. To reduce these impacts, it is essential to translate relevant knowledge about the potential...
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HYDRAULIKA II dla IŚ sem.4 (stacj. IŚ 2023/24 LATO)
e-Learning CoursesKurs stanowi wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu "Hydraulika II", realizowanego na 4 sem. studiów stacjonarnych I stopnia na WILiŚ, na kierunku Inżynierii Środowiska.
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Hydraulika dla IŚ sem.3 (stacj. IŚ 2023/24 ZIMA)
e-Learning CoursesKurs stanowi wsparcie dla nauczania przedmiotu "Hydraulika I", realizowanego na 3 sem. studiów stacjonarnych I stopnia na WILiŚ, na kierunku Inżynierii Środowiska.
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Microbiological Survey in Two Arctic Fjords: Total Bacterial Number and Biomass Comparison of Hornsund and Kongsfjorden
PublicationTwo microbiological parameters: total bacterial number (TBN) and biomass (BBM) were studied in two Arctic fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden. Samples were collected from three sampling points in each fjord, from various water depth layers: from the surface to 75 m depth. Total bacterial number and biomass were examined using the DAPI staining and direct count method. The greater amount of bacteria, as well as highest bacterial biomass...
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Microbiological Survey in Two Arctic Fjords: Total Bacterial Number and Biomass Comparison of Hornsund and Kongsfjorden
PublicationTwo microbiological parameters: total bacterial number (TBN) and biomass (BBM) were studied in two Arctic fjords: Hornsund and Kongsfjorden. Samples were collected from three sampling points in each fjord, from various water depth layers: from the surface to 75 m depth. Total bacterial number and biomass were examined using the DAPI staining and direct count method. The greater amount of bacteria, as well as highest bacterial biomass...
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Receptor for advanced glycation end‐products: Biological significance and imaging applications
PublicationThe receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE or AGER) is a transmembrane, immunoglobulin-like receptor that, due to its multiple isoform structures, binds to a diverse range of endo- and exogenous ligands. RAGE activation caused by the ligand binding initiates a cascade of complex pathways associated with producing free radicals, such as reactive nitric oxide and oxygen species, cell proliferation, and immunoinflammatory...
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Mangiferin Affects Melanin Synthesis by an Influence on Tyrosinase: Inhibition, Mechanism of Action and Molecular Docking Studies
PublicationMangiferin is a strong antioxidant that presents a wide range of biological activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, the influence of mangiferin on tyrosinase, an enzyme responsible for melanin synthesis and the unwanted browning process of food. The research included both the kinetics and molecular interactions between tyrosinase and mangiferin. The research proved that mangiferin inhibits tyrosinase...
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Szkolenie CNE: O żarcie i zabawie na zajęciach ze studentami
Events„Dydaktyczne Piątki” w Centrum Nowoczesnej Edukacji: „O wizytach Herkulesa, podręcznikach na wesoło i escape roomach, czyli o żarcie i zabawie na zajęciach ze studentami”
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Marine and Cosmic Inspirations for AI Algorithms
PublicationArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a scientific area that currently sees an enormous growth. Various new algorithms and methods are developed and many of them meets practical, successful applications. Authors of new algorithms draw different inspirations. Probably the most common one is the nature. For example, Artificial Neural Networks were inspired by the structure of human brain and nervous system while the classic Genetic Algorithm...
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Stormwater and snowmelt runoff storage control and flash flood hazard forecasting in the urbanized coastal basin.
PublicationCity of Gdańsk is located in a coastal region where changing climatic conditions increase the frequency of extreme weather events. Developing urbanization affects the hydrology of natural basins by simplification of the drainage system and reduction of infiltration and base flow. Consequently greater runoff rates flow into storm water collection systems, reservoirs and surrounding water bodies. Not only infrastructures of urban...
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Three-dimensional geographically weighted inverse regression (3GWR) model for satellite derived bathymetry using Sentinel-2 observations
PublicationCurrent trends of development of satellite derived bathymetry (SDB) models rely on applying calibration techniques including analytical approaches, neuro-fuzzy systems, regression optimization and others. In most of the cases, the SDB models are calibrated and verified for test sites, that provide favourable conditions for the remote derivation of bathymetry such as high water clarity, homogenous bottom type, low amount of sediment...
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Identification and properties of the psychrophilic bacterium Desulfolatea psychrophila single-stranded DNA binding proteins
PublicationTo study the biochemical properties of SSB from Desulfolatea psychrophila (DpsSSB), we have cloned the ssb genes obtained by PCR and have developed Escherichia coli overexpression systems. The gene consists of an open reading frame of 426 nucleotides encoding SSB protein of 142 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 15.6 kDa and it is the smallest known bacterial SSB protein indentified to date. The amino-acid sequence...
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NEW SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLERS DESIGN FOR OBTAINING TRUE MPP IN PARTLY SHADED PV MODULES
PublicationSoft shading sources such as tree limbs, structural elements of buildings and chimneys, scatter and refract sunlight, significantly reducing the amount of radiation reaching the surface of the module. The hard shadings located directly on the surface (i.e. bird droppings, leaves, snow) tend to stop sunlight completely. These phenomena significantly affects the output characteristics of photovoltaic modules and often contribute...
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Journey towards light – evolutionary adaptations of humans, flora and fauna. Guidelines for safe and healthy illumination
PublicationThe paper examines using relatively recent discoveries on how evolution has embedded within all living organisms a natural sensitivity towards their native environment, in particular luminance levels and specific wavelengths of light. The studies conducted so far indicate that lighting installations that are visible after dark impact on humans, flora and fauna and influence our evolutionary dispositions, possibly with negative...
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Exposure of a small Arctic seabird, the little auk (Alle alle) breeding in Svalbard, to selected elements throughout the course of a year
PublicationThe Arctic marine ecosystem can be altered by processes of natural and anthropogenic origin. Spatio-temporal variation in species exposure to contamination is still poorly understood. Here, we studied elemental concentrations in the non-lethally collected samples from the most numerous seabird in European Arctic, the little auk (Alle alle) nesting in one breeding colony in Svalbard. This seabird spent the breeding season in the...
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The long-term properties of mineral-cement-emulsion mixtures
PublicationThis publication presents evaluation of long-term behavior of mineral-cement-emulsion (MCE) mixtures. MCE mixtures are among the major products of cold recycling of old asphalt pavements. They are composed by binding of the old materials reclaimed from the pavement and new mineral aggregate using two different binding agents – cement and bituminous emulsion. While bituminous emulsion dissolutes and binds materials quite fast, it...
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Novel primosomal protein B from Clostridium pasteurianum
PublicationPriB is a primosomal protein that catalyzes DNA replication in Procaryota. The replication pathway starts with PriA protein - the initiator protein that binds to a DNA replication fork, unwinds double-stranded DNA and role of PriB is to stabilize PriA on the DNA. However there are many biochemical differences in replication mechanism in bacteria and only some of them use PriB proteins. A few of PriB proteins were published and...
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Novel single-stranded DNA-binding protein from psyvhrophilic bacterium Psychrobacter arcticus
PublicationTo study the biochemical properties of SSB from Psychrobacter arcticus (ParSSB), we have cloned the ssb genes obtained by PCR and have developed Escherichia coli overexpression systems. The gene consists of an open reading frame of 642 nucleotides encoding SSB protein of 213 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 22.8 kDa. The amino-acid sequence of ParSSB exhibits 49% identity and 57% similarity to Escherichia coli SSB....
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Structural and dynamic changes adopted by EmrE, multidrug transporter protein—Studies by molecular dynamics simulation
PublicationEmrE protein transports positively charged aromatic drugs (xenobiotics) in exchange for two protons and thus provides bacteria resistance to variety of drugs. In order to understand how this protein may recognize ligands, the monomer and asymmetric apo-form of the EmrE dimer embedded in a heterogeneous phospholipid (POPE + POPG) membrane were studied by molecular dynamics simulations. Dimer is regarded as a functional form of the...
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Novel primosomal protein B from Clostridium pastuerianum
PublicationPriB is a primosomal protein that catalyzes DNA replication in Procaryota. The replication pathway starts with PriA protein - the initiator protein that binds to a DNA replication fork, unwinds double-stranded DNA and role of PriB is to stabilize PriA on the DNA. However there are many biochemical differences in replication mechanism in bacteria and only some of them use PriB proteins. A few of PriB proteins were published and...
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Unraveling the Interplay between DNA and Proteins: A Computational Exploration of Sequence and Structure-Specific Recognition Mechanisms
PublicationMy PhD dissertation focused on DNA-protein interactions and the recognition of specific DNA sequences and structures. I discovered that acidic amino acid residues (Asp/Glu) play a crucial role by exhibiting a preference for cytosine. Their contribution to binding affinity depends on nearby cytosines, balancing electrostatic repulsion with specific interactions. Acidic residues act as negative selectors, discouraging non-cytosine...
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Invasive electrophysiological patient recordings from the human brain during memory tasks with pupilometry (MC_004)
Open Research DataData comprise intracranial EEG (iEEG) brain activity, including electrocorticography (ECoG) signals, recorded from over 100 electrodes implanted in one patient throughout various brain regions. These iEEG signals were recorded in epilepsy patients undergoing invasive monitoring and localization of seizures when they were performing a battery of four...
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Invasive electrophysiological patient recordings from the human brain during memory tasks with pupilometry (MC_005)
Open Research DataData comprise intracranial EEG (iEEG) brain activity, including electrocorticography (ECoG) signals, recorded from over 100 electrodes implanted in one patient throughout various brain regions. These iEEG signals were recorded in epilepsy patients undergoing invasive monitoring and localization of seizures when they were performing a battery of four...