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Twenty-four hour and early morning blood pressure control of olmesartan vs. ramipril in elderly hypertensive patients
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Oxidation, Glycation, and Carbamylation of Salivary Biomolecules in Healthy Children, Adults, and the Elderly: Can Saliva Be Used in the Assessment of Aging?
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Low symptomatic COVID-19 in an elderly patient with follicular lymphoma treated with rituximab-based immunotherapy: A case report
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Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Reduces Healing Time of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: A Prospective Observational Study
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The unrecognized and untapped potential of workers aged >=50 years: myth or fact, a study of the situation of the elderly workers in Poland
PublicationThe authors carried out a comparative analysis and quantitative synthesis of the results of primary research from Polish research centers on Polish employers' assessment of workers aged 50 years old and more and the possibilities and conditionsof using the potential of this group in enterprises.
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Improving evolutionary multi-objective optimisation using genders [Usprawnienie ewolucyjnej wielokryterialnej optymalizacji poprzez zastosowanie rodzajników]
PublicationW rozwiązywaniu wielkowymiarowych problemów wielokryterialnej optymalizacji za pomocą obliczeń ewolucyjnych (EMO) koncepcja dominacji w sensie Pareto nie jest efektywna. Dlatego w pracy rozważa się nowe podejście do rozwiązywania zadań wielokryterialnej optymalizacji metodą EMO, w którym wprowadza się pojęcie rodzajników genetycznych w celu rozróżnienia rozmaitych grup kryteriów oraz związanych z nimi subkryterialnych rozwiązań...
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Wykorzystanie metody Neldera-Meada do identyfikacji wartości parametrów niequasi-statycznego modelu małosygnałowego tranzystora MOS
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano wyniki zastosowania metody sympleksu Neldera-Meada do ekstrakcji wartości parametrów niequasi-stycznego modelu małosygnałowego tranzystora MOS. Przedstawiono równoważny elektryczny schemat zastępczy i model matematyczny nowego modelu małosygnałowego MOSFETa dla częstotliwości mikrofalowych. Opisano zaimplementowany algorytm i otrzymane rezultaty badań.
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Preparation and characterization of dummy-template molecularly imprinted polymers as potential sorbents for the recognition of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PublicationThe main aim of this work was to conduct the preliminary/basic research concerning the preparation process of a new dummy molecularly imprinted polymer (DMIP) materials. Developed DMIPs were proposed as a sorption material in solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique for recognition of selected low mass polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) e PBDE-47 and PBDE-99. Four new DMIPs were synthesized employing bulky polymerization technique...
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Safety and outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in patients older than 60: a case-control study
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Perspective Chapter: Reducing the Social Inequality Gaps in Older Ages in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Static in vitro digestion model adapted to the general older adult population: an INFOGEST international consensus
PublicationUnderstanding the mechanisms of food digestion is of paramount importance to determine the effect foods have on human health. Significant knowledge on the fate of food during digestion has been generated in healthy adults due to the development of physiologically-relevant in vitro digestion models. However, it appears that the performance of the oro-gastrointestinal tract is affected by ageing and that a model simulating the digestive...
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Cations of amino acid alkyl esters conjugated with an anion from the group of NSAIDs – As tunable pharmaceutical active ionic liquids
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in raw milk from different animal species and in infant formula. Occurrence and risk assessment
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Molecular structures and supramolecular architectures of two chromogenic 13-membered azobenzocrown ethers with a peripheral hydroxyl group in the benzene ring.
PublicationOkreślono strukturę krystaliczną dwóch pochodnych 13-członowego eteru azobenzokoronowego z peryferyjną grupą hydroksylową, metodą analizy rentgenostrukturalnej monokryształów. W stanie stałym 13-członowy eter azobenzokoronowy zawierający grupę OH jako podstawnik w pierścieniu aromatycznym w pozycji para do grupy azowej występuje w formie chinono-hydrazonu. Forma ta stabilizowana jest przez silne wewnątrzcząsteczkowe wiązanie wodorowe....
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Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust samples collected in air conditioning filters of different usage – method development
PublicationThis study presents the results of studies aimed at the development of an analytical procedure for separation, identification, and determination of PBDEs compounds in dust samples collected from automotive cabin air filters and samples collected from filters installed as part of the air purification system in academic facilities. Ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid phase extraction (UA-dSPE) was found to perform better in terms...
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Depressive symptoms in elderly people participating in University of the Third Age and residents of Nursing Homes: The role of optimism and acceptance of passing
PublicationThe elderly age group needs particular support in preventing development of depressive symptoms, among others, due to the prospect of passing. This group is heterogenous in terms of characteristics of ways of spending leisure time, which, as an important aspect of everyday life affecting the quality of interpersonal relationships and well-being, might be related to the level of their depressive symptoms. The aim of this study...
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Supramolecular structures of bis-thionooxalamic acid esters derived from (±)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine and (±)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine
PublicationZsyntezowano dwa racemiczne estry kwasu bis(tiooksamowego) i zbadano ich sposób upakowania w sieci krystalicznej. Analiza rentgenograficzna monokryształów badanych związków wykazała, że organizują się one w jednowymiarowe struktury, które tworzone są przez molekuły o przeciwnej chiralności, połączone za pomocą trójcentrowych wiązań wodorowych C=S...NH...O=C. Powstające agregaty są dodatkowo stabilizowane przez słabe oddziaływania...
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FIMA, the questionnaire for health-related resource use in the elderly population: validity, reliability, and usage of the Polish version in clinical practice
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Microstructural behavior of water-in-oil emulsions stabilized by fatty acid esters of propylene glycol and zinc fatty acid salts
PublicationZbadano wpływ składu emulgatorów acylopropylenoglikolowych, modyfikowanych mydłami cynku, na charakter przemian strukturalnych jakim ulegają emulsje W/O stabilizowane przez takie emulgatory. Badano zarówno etap emulgowania jak i mikrostrukturę oraz właściwości reologiczne otrzymanych emulsji.
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Esters of p-nitrophenol in synthesis of 1-N-monoamide and 1,7-bis-N,N-amide derivatives of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane
PublicationW artykule opisana została synteza acylowych pochodnych 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyklododekanu przy pomocy estrów aktywnych. W bezpośredniej reakcji estrów 4-nitrofenylowych z cyklenem prowadzonej w bardzo łagodnych warunkach otrzymano pochodne mono i dipodstawienia z bardzo dobrymi wydajnościami. Zbadano również wpływ różnych parametrów na dystrybucję produktów.
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Cross-linking of sodium caseinate-structured emulsion with transglutaminase alters postprandial metabolic and appetite responses in healthy young individuals
PublicationThe physico-chemical and interfacial properties of fat emulsions influence lipid digestion and may affect postprandial responses. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of the modification of the interfacial layer of a fat emulsion by cross-linking on postprandial metabolic and appetite responses. A total of fifteen healthy individuals (26·5 (sem 6·9) years and BMI 21·9 (sem 2·0) kg/m2) participated in a cross-over...
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Procedure for and results of simultaneous determination of aromatic hydrocarbons and fatty acids methyl esters in diesel fuels by high performance liquid chromatography
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono taki sposób modyfikacji metody EN-12916 /ASTM D-6591, który zapewnia jednoczesne oznaczenie poszczególnych grup węglowodorów aromatycznych, całkowitej zawartości węglowodorów poliaromatycznych oraz zawartości FAME w oleju napędowym. Stosuje się nadal detektor refraktometryczny i elucję n-heptanem, jednak przepływ zwrotny eluentu jest wykonywany po elucji policyklicznych węglowodorów aromatycznych. Dodatkowo...
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Facilitated transport of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) across polymer inclusion membranes doped with imidazole azocrown ethers
PublicationZbadano transport jonów Pb(II), Cd(II) i Zn(II) przez polimerowe membrany inkluzyjne (PIM) przy użyciu imidazolowych azokoron. Badanie prowadzono dla wodnych roztworów azotanów metali o c(Me)=0,001M i pH=5,0. Polimerowe membrany inkluzyjne otrzymywano z trójoctanu celulozy (nośnik), plastyfikatora i jonoforu (jeden z imidazolowych eterów koronowych z ugrupowaniem azowym). Badane azokorony różniły sięmiejscem podstawienia imidazolu...
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The impact of the Government Program for Social Participation of Senior Citizens (ASOS) on social activation of the elderly in Poland: Findings from a qualitative study
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Determination of 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD esters in edible oils, fish oils and lipid fractions of margarines available on Polish market
Publication3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) and 2-monochloropropane-1,3-diol (2-MCPD) are intensively investigated food contaminants, which recently emerged as a serious problem within the discovery of high levels of their fatty acid esters in lipid samples. In order to monitor the concentrations of mentioned toxicants in edible oils and fats, several analytical methods have been developed so far. This paper presents the screening research...
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Indirect Determination of MCPD Fatty Acid Esters in Lipid Fractions of Commercially Available Infant Formulas for the Assessment of Infants’ Health Risk
PublicationMCPD esters are intensively investigated food lipid contaminants for over a decade. Concern related to their presence in various types of food products is related to the fact that possible free MCPD release from its esterified form during digestion may lead to elevated daily intake of these toxicants.Special attention should be devoted into powdered infant formulas, which contain significant amounts of refined vegetable oils, likely...
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Occurrence and levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in house dust and hair samples from Northern Poland; an assessment of human exposure
PublicationPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are among most ubiquitous compounds to be found in indoor environment and ingestion of household dust is considered an important route of exposure to PBDEs, especially in toddlers and young children. The present work reported concentration levels of PBDE congeners (PBDE-28, -47, -99, -100, -153, -154, -183 and -209) in hair and dust samples from selected households from Northern Poland. The...
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Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) as simple and useful sample preparation technique for determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust
PublicationIn the present study a novel analytical procedure for the determination of polybrominated diphenylethers in dust samples was developed.The main aim of the research was the selection of the optimum conditions of the matrix solid-phasedispersion before thefinal determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in dust samples. In order toassess the best usefulness of this technique, a favourable ratio of sample amount to the mass ofdispersing...
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Human movement analysis in evaluation of the risk of falls in younger and older workers while wearing protective footwear
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Evaluation of protective footwear fit for older workers (60+): A case study using 3D scanning technique
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COMPARISON OF SELECTED MORPHOLOGICAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF BLOOD IN A GROUP OF OLDER LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS AND UNTRAINED MEN
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Met and unmet care needs of older people with dementia living at home: Personal and informal carers’ perspectives
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Outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy in patients older than 60 years: a multicenter matched case-control study
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Convenient Synthesis of Functionalized Unsymmetrical Vinyl Disulfides and Their Inverse Electron-Demand Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction
PublicationThe simple, convenient, and efficient methods for the preparation of unsymmetrical vinyl disulfides with additional functional groups under mild conditions with moderate to high yields were designed. The developed methods include the reaction of S-vinyl phosphorodithioate with thiotosylates or S-vinyl thiotosylate with thiols. The designed methods allow for the synthesis of unsymmetrical vinyl disulfides with additional functionalities...
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Ordines Militares Colloquia Torunensia Historica. Yearbook for the Study of the Military Orders
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Example of Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm with Nelder–Mead Method for Flow Improvement in Axial Last Stage of Gas–Steam Turbine
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Example of Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm with Nelder–Mead Method for Flow Improvement in Axial Last Stage of Gas–Steam Turbine
PublicationThis article focuses principally on the comparison baseline and the optimized flow efficiency of the final stage of an axial turbine operating on a gas–steam mixture by applying a hybrid Nelder– Mead and the particle swarm optimization method. Optimization algorithms are combined with CFD calculations to determine the flowpaths and thermodynamic parameters. The working fluid in this study is a mixture of steam and gas produced...
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Synthesis and properties of azobenzocrown ethers with pi-electron donor, or pi-electron donor and pi-electron acceptor group(s) on benzene rings
PublicationZsyntezowano nowe etery azobenzokoronowe o różnej wielkości makropierścienia i z różnymi podstawnikami w resztach benzenowych. Korony te posiadają w pierścieniach benzenowych, w pozycji para do grupy azo grupy funkcyjne o charakterze π-elektronodonorowym lub π-elektronoakceptorowym. Zbadano zdolność kompleksowania jonów metali przez te korony, w roztworze, metodą spektrofotometrii UV-vis. Ustalono strukturę 19-członowego eteru...
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Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in house dust using standard addition method and gas chromatography with electron capture and mass spectrometric detection
PublicationMonitoring of the environmental fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) involves determination of their concentration in air, airborne particles and settled dust. This requires the implementation of appropriate analytical tools like measuring instruments, reference materials and analytical procedures. In this study an analytical procedure was developed for determining PBDEs in samples with a complex matrix composition. The...
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Improvement of Attention, Executive Functions, and Processing Speed in Elderly Women as a Result of Involvement in the Nordic Walking Training Program and Vitamin D Supplementation
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Synthesis of thiol derivatives of azobenzocrown ethers. The preliminary studies on recognition of alkali metal ions by gold nanoparticles functionalized with azobenzocrown and lipoic acid
PublicationThe article presents the synthesis of novel 13- and 16-membered azobenzocrown derivatives with peripheral thiol moieties and preliminary studies assessing their possible application in plasmonic sensors based on gold nanoparticles. The effect of the length of the chain connecting the macrocycle with the thiol group and the effect of the presence of the additional functional compound,...
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Increased inspiratory resistance alters the cardiac contribution to the dynamic relationship between blood pressure and pial artery pulsation oscillations in healthy subjects
PublicationThere is increasing evidence that heart performance directly influences cerebral perfusion. We hypothesised that increased inspiratory resistance will affect the cardiac contribution to the relationship between blood pressure and pial artery pulsation oscillations.
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Novel fast analytical method for indirect determination of MCPD fatty acid esters in edible oils and fats based on simultaneous extraction and derivatization
PublicationA novel method for indirect determination of MCPD esters levels in lipid samples has been developed. The method is based on combination of extraction and derivatisation in the same sample preparation step. It is achieved by the application of diethyl ether as extraction solvent for isolation of released from esterified forms analytes from water phase and dilution solvent for solid PBA – derivatisation agent. It is a noteworthy...
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Emotional Distress Associated with Surgical Treatment and its Relationship with Coping Profiles Among Chronically ill Older Patients
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SUPPORT FOR OLDER ADULTS DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC – HOW DID LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE POMERANIAN REGION RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE?
PublicationThe COVID-19 pandemic, apart from health threats, has shown the problem of older adults’ social isolation and loneliness in aging societies that has been progressing for several decades. Older adults’ singularisation, loosening family relations, diminishing families’ caring potential, caused that during the lockdown, many older adults – without the neighbours’ or NGOs’ support or the activities undertaken by local authorities –...
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Application of safirinium N-hydroxysuccinimide esters to derivatization of peptides for high-resolution mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, and fluorescent labeling of bacterial cells
PublicationMass spectrometry methods are commonly used in the identification of peptides and biomarkers. Due to a relatively low abundance of proteins in biological samples, there is a need for the development of novel derivatization methods that would improve MS detection limits. Hence, novel fluorescent N-hydroxysuccinimide esters of dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridin-2-ium carboxylates (Safirinium P dyes) have been synthesized. The...
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The Arctic mutation alters helix length and type in the 11–28 β-amyloid peptide monomer—CD, NMR and MD studies in an SDS micelle
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Application potential of dummy molecularly imprinted polymers as solidphase extraction sorbents for determination of low-mass polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil and sediment samples
PublicationDespite the introduction of restrictive regulations in the USA and the European Union, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are still found in various types of environmental and biological samples at significant concentration levels. The presence of these persistent organic pollutants in the environment raises important issues because of their negative impact on immunological and neurological systems, and on the hormonal balances...
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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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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER TUTORING IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING BASIC ASTRONOMICAL CONCEPTS AMONG OLDER PRESCHOOLERS AND YOUNGER PUPILS. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
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