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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
Publikacja3-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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Anomalous anisotropy of deuterium-grown boron-doped diamond and the role of boron-tetramers in the Mott-Insulator transition
Dane BadawczeWe show anisotropy in the superconductivity for boron-doped diamond thin films prepared with Microwave Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition using deuterium-rich plasma. This anomalous phase transition is linked with the emergence of boson quantum entanglement states behaving as a bosonic insulating state. Here, we show that the superconducting...
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Data for systematic review on interversions reducing car use
Dane BadawczeThis dataset contains search strategies, bibliographic information and data synthesis performed for a systematic literature review to provide a comprehensive and unbiased summary of the available evidence concerning car use-reducing interventions employed and their effectiveness. ‘Intervention’, for this study purposes, is defined as “any policy, program,...
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Towards Contactless, Hand Gestures-Based Control of Devices
PublikacjaGesture-based intuitive interactions with electronic devices can be an important part of smart home systems. In this paper, we adapt the contactless linear gesture sensor for the navigation of smart lighting system. Set of handled gestures allow to propose two methods of active light source selection, continuous dimming, and turning on and off based on discrete gestures. The average gesture recognition accuracy was 97.58% in the...
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Cyanogenic Compounds and Estrogen Disruptors
PublikacjaBalanced diet consists largely of plants containing cyanogenic compounds in the form of the more common cyanogenic glycosides and sometimes lipids. Maize, wheat, rye, apples, barley, oats, sugar cane and yet many other plants consumed by humans contain cyanogenic compounds. However the risk of poisoning is negligible as it is very easy to remove the toxic HCN by grinding and drying in air or soaking in water and an additional...
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Poultry meat freshness assessment based on the biogenic amines index
PublikacjaIn order to safeguard the well-being of the consumers, it is important to accurately determine the shelf life of poultry and poultry-based products. In this work, it was evaluated whether the measurement of the concentration of cadaverine, putrescine, histamine and tyramine can be used to assess the shelf-life of poultry meat stored in the different types of the containers. Based on the results it can be concluded that the collective...
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Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom Pyramid Concept Revisited in the Context of Deep Learning
PublikacjaIn this paper, the data, information, knowledge, and wisdom (DIKW) pyramid is revisited in the context of deep learning applied to machine learningbased audio signal processing. A discussion on the DIKW schema is carried out, resulting in a proposal that may supplement the original concept. Parallels between DIWK pertaining to audio processing are presented based on examples of the case studies performed by the author and her collaborators....
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Young shoots of red cabbage are a better source of selected nutrients and glucosinolates in comparison to the vegetable at full maturity
PublikacjaCruciferous vegetables are a valuable source of ingredients with health benefits. The most characteristic compounds of cruciferous vegetables with identified anticancer properties are glucosinolates. Young shoots and sprouts of red cabbage are becoming a popular fresh food rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds. The objective of this research was to determine, for the first time in a comprehensive approach, whether young shoots...
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Ocena wpływu dodatku oliwy z oliwek na degradację termiczną rafinowanego oleju rzepakowego
PublikacjaTłuszcze jadalne to ważny składnik diety człowieka. Mają one znaczący wpływ na prawidłowe funkcjonowanie ludzkiego organizmu. Podczas smażenia olej podlega przemianom chemicznym, dlatego spożywane tłuszcze powinny charakteryzować się jak największą stabilności oksydacyjnej. Celem prowadzonych badań było określenie jakości olejów rzepakowego, mieszanego oraz rafinowanej oliwy z oliwek, pochodzących z rynku krajowego. Podczas badań...
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Badania jakości wód butelkowanych: wyzwania i problemy
PublikacjaWoda ma niezwykle istotny wpływ na funkcjonowanie organizmu ludzkiego. Jest ona m. in. istotnym uzupełnieniem diety w brakujące w makro- oraz mikroelementy. Zrozumienie potencjalnych pożytecznych i szkodliwych skutków ich wpływu staje się ważnym aspektem przy wyborze wody mineralnej. Znaczącą rolę w tej kwestii odgrywają regulacje prawne oraz wymagania, które są podstawą do klasyfikacji wód dostępnych na rynku. Stale rosnąca popularność...
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Genotoxic properties of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates present in Brassica vegetables
PublikacjaThe bioactive phytochemicals found in Brassica vegetables, in this number glucosinolates (GLS), as well as products of their degradation such as isothiocyanates (ITC) and indoles, are regarded as the most promising chemopreventive compounds. These secondary metabolites display stron antibiological activity and constitute defence system preventing the development of agrophages attacking Brassica plants. Such properties suggest...
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Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approach
PublikacjaNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. As the social and economic costs of NCDs have escalated, action is needed to tackle important causes of many NCD’s: low physical activity levels and unhealthy dietary behaviours. As these behaviours are driven by upstream factors, successful policy interventions are required that encourage healthy dietary behaviours, improve physical activity levels and...
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The influence of position of the post or its absence on the performance of the cable barrier system
PublikacjaRoad safety barriers are used to increase safety in potentially dangerous places on the roads. They are designed and installed on the roads to prevent any vehicle from getting outside the travelled way or from entering the opposite lane of the road. Barriers, which are used on European roads, have to undergo full scale crash tests according to the EN 1317 standards. Nowadays as a supplement to real crash tests, numerical simulations...
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Young Shoots of White and Red Headed Cabbages Like Novel Sources of Glucosinolates as Well as Antioxidative Substances
PublikacjaMost literature data indicate that the diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of developing chronic non-communicable diseases and cancer. Brassica vegetables are almost exclusively synthesizing glucosinolates. Glucosinolates are higher in sprouts than in mature plants, being related to the activity of the specific myrosinase involved in the degradation of glucosinolates during developmental stages. This study compares the...
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Skutki zanieczyszczenia środowiska związane z generowaniem energii
PublikacjaNa całym świecie (dane z 2020 roku) spalanie paliw kopalnych takich jak węgiel, ropa naftowa i gaz ziemny dostarczyło ok. 84% całej zużywanej energii pierwotnej. W przypadku Polski konwencjonalne źródła energii stanowiły ponad 93%. Gigantyczne zużycie konwencjonalnych paliw powoduje wielkie straty w środowisku, objawiające się m.in. skażeniem powietrza, które stanowi największe środowiskowe zagrożenie dla zdrowia ludzi na świecie...
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Praktyka wykonywania pomiarów instalacji fotowoltaicznych prowadząca do określenia rzeczywistego stanu technicznego
PublikacjaPraca przedstawia zasady wykonywania pomiarów instalacji fotowoltaicznych wg normy PN-EN 62446-1. Proponowany w normie zakres podstawowy pozwala tylko na ocenę bezpieczeństwa pracy instalacji. Dopiero zakres dodatkowy umożliwia uzyskanie informacji o referencyjnych mocach zainstalowanej elektrowni, jej sprawności, a nawet jednorodności poszczególnych ogniw fotowoltaicznych. Załączone przykłady pomiarów czystych i zabrudzonych paneli...
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Bioaccumulation of metals in tissues of marine animals, Part II - metal concentrations in animal tissues
PublikacjaThe 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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Prebiotics and probiotics in food
PublikacjaNowadays, food is not only used to satisfy hunger and is a source of nutrients, but is also considered a factor that directly affects human health. Consumers are looking for high-quality products that contain bioactive ingredients that affect the proper functioning of the body and good mood. Functional foods, which must exhibit health benefits when consumed as part of a balanced diet, are becoming increasingly popular among health-conscious...
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918 The role of patients and doctors in making decisions about the choice of the kind of adjuvant treatment in early breast cancer
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Do we know more about hypertension in Poland after the May Measurement Month 2017?—Europe
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Amigdalina - lek przeciwnowotworowy czy trucizna?
PublikacjaChoroby nowotworowe, w wyniku których umiera rocznie średnio 96 tys. Polaków stanowią drugą najważniejszą przyczynę zgonów w Polsce. W walce z rakiem, oprócz tradycyjnych metod leczenia, równie ważna jest profilaktyka, która polega na upowszechnianiu wiedzy na temat czynników ryzyka nowotworów, wyeliminowania palenia papierosów i przestrzegania właściwej diety. Coraz większe zainteresowanie w walce z chorobami nowotworowymi wzbudza...
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Turmeric nanofiber-encapsulated natural product formulation act as a phytogenic feed additive—A study in broilers on growth performance, biochemical indices of blood, and E. coli in cecum
PublikacjaA phytogenic feed additive (PFA) formulation was prepared with bioactive molecules—curcuminoids, gingerol, and carvacrol by encapsulating in nanofiber isolated from turmeric spent (turmeric nanofiber, TNF). This formulation was completely characterized by scanning electron microscope, ultra performance liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography and evaluated for its efficacy. PFA-encapsulated TNF (PFA@TNF) considerably increased...
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Meat freshness classification using ultra-fast gas chromatography
PublikacjaMeat constitutes an important component of human diet. In order to ensure that it is safe to consume, it is important to be able to determine whether a particular sample is fresh. To this end, an analysis of the headspace of pork, beef, and poultrywas performed over a period of seven days using ultra-fast gas chromatography. Compounds that may possibly be used as indicators of spoilage were identified. Based on the obtained results...
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Trends in edible vegetable oils analysis. Part A. Determination of different components of edible oils - a review
PublikacjaPrezentowana publikacja przeglądowa omawia aktualne podejście do oznaczania związków zawartych w olejach roślinnych. W ciągu ostatniej dekady zwraca się zdecydowanie większą uwagę na dietę uwzględniając oleje i tłuszcze jako źródła zdrowej energii. Jednym z głównych problemów związanych z tłuszczami są reakcje utleniania, których konsekwencją może być znaczne obniżenie wartości odżywczych olejów roślinnych. Publikacja przedstawia...
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Poultry meat freshness evaluation using electronic nose technology and ultra-fast gas chromatography
PublikacjaTo ensure that chicken meat products are safe to consume, it is important to be able to reliably determine its shelf-life. To assess the applicability of ultra-fast gas chromatography and electronic nose technology in evaluation of poultry, an analysis of the headspace of ground chicken meat samples refrigerated over a period of 7 days was performed. Chemometric techniques were used to mine additional information from a multiparametric...
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A framework for automatic detection of abandoned luggage in airport terminal
PublikacjaA framework for automatic detection of events in a video stream transmitted from a monitoring system is presented. The framework is based on the widely used background subtraction and object tracking algorithms. The authors elaborated an algorithm for detection of left and removed objects based on mor-phological processing and edge detection. The event detection algorithm collects and analyzes data of all the moving objects in...
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Data for meta-analysis on interversions reducing car use
Dane BadawczeThis dataset contains the results of a meta-analysis of reported interventions reducing car use. To standardise intervention effects reported in different scales, the Hedges’ g effect size measure was used (ratio of raw difference in samples’ means and pooled standard deviation). The standardised studies outcomes, along with overall outcome, were...
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Washboarding during cutting on frame sawing machines II. Experimental study of the saw blade behaviour
PublikacjaPraca jest swego rodzaju suplementem do referatu przedstawianego na 15th Inernational Wood Machining Seminar w Los Angeles, CA, USA. Opisano uzyskane wyniki badań doświadczalnych prowadzonych w oparciu o plan badań Hartley`a.Czynnikami badanymi były: naprężenia napinające brzeszczotu piły, częstotliwość skoków ramy piłowej oraz wysokość cięcia przedmiotu obrabianego. Czynnikami wynikowymi były: wysokość sfalowania powierzchni oraz...
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INDICES FOR ASSESSING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD FROM FUTURE SHIP SCRAPPING PROCESS, DETERMINABLE IN SHIP DESIGN STAGE
PublikacjaThis paper shortly presents the issue of utilization of ships after their withdrawal from service. Information on number of floating units liquidated in previous years was presented. Hazards to the environment , health and life of workers employed in the Far East ship scrapping yards operating on the beaches, were indicated. Then, the most important rules which have to make the ship recycling process safe were referred to. This...
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Koncepcja systemu wspomagania decyzji nawigatora statku opartego na ewolucyjnym planowaniu manewrów antykolizyjnych
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia koncepcję systemu wspomagania decyzji nawigatora statku opartego na wątkach badań prowadzonych wcześniej przez autora. System będzie rozszerzał funkcjonalność systemów dotychczasowych o możliwość szczegółowego planowania bezpiecznej trajektorii statku na wodach zamkniętych, z dużą liczbą statków obcych i ograniczeniami toru wodnego. Artykuł zawiera dyskusję możliwych podejść do planowania manewrów, optymalizacji...
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Antioxidants: a premature scientific hypothesis that reshuffled the traditional food pyramid
PublikacjaAntioxidants present in substantial amounts in foods, plant-based products in particular, have been suggested as chemopreventive agents that can curb the development of undesirable health effects caused by oxidative stress simply by enriching diet in such compounds. This idea has been enthusiastically accepted by consumers, as well as food and pharmaceutical industry, and created great demand for products containing antioxidant...
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Svalbard reindeer as an indicator of ecosystem changes in the Arctic terrestrial ecosystem
PublikacjaOver the years, noticeable effort has been directed towards contaminant determination in multiple biotic samples collected from the inhabitants of the Arctic. Little consideration has been given to polar herbivores, however, especially those from the European parts of the Arctic. To provide a broader perspective, we aimed to decipher trace element concentration in hairs of the key species in the Arctic, namely the Svalbard reindeer...
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'21/'22 Fakty i mity na temat żywności – od historii, która zabija po kanapowców-smartfonowców [PG_00057828]
Kursy OnlineOd koczownictwa po GMO. 200 tysięcy lat bez lodówki. Głód i niewłaściwe odżywianie się - najwięksi ludobójcy w dziejach człowieka. Funkcjonowanie i rozwój ludzkości możliwy dzięki owocom największej rewolucji w swoich dziejach: rolnictwa. Przemiany gospodarcze, społeczne, polityczne, obyczajowe, etyczne, które następowały wraz z rozwojem rolnictwa. Technologiczny aspekt rozwoju produkcji żywności. Wykwintna kuchnia francuska...
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Fracture surface topography investigation and fatigue life assessment of notched austenitic steel specimens
PublikacjaThe objectives of this study were to investigate the fracture surface topography of X8CrNiS18-9 austenitic stainless-steel specimens for different loadings and notch radii and to supplement the knowledge about the fracture mechanisms for fatigue performance. Cases with three different values of the notch radius ρ and the stress amplitude σa were analysed. The fracture topographies were quantified by the areas over their entire...
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Analysis of volatile fraction of hybrid fruit pulp using Proton Transfer Reaction - Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
PublikacjaFruits and vegetables are important ingredients in human diet. Because of this, it is very important to know their exact composition and to control their quality. Based on the aroma of food products, it is possible to pre-evaluate their quality and freshness. The aim of this work was to characterize the volatile fraction of the hybrid fruit ‘sweetie’ using the modern analytical device PTR-TOFMS. Hybrid fruit samples are human-made...
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Effect of conventional cooking on changes in the contents of basic composition and glucosinolates in kale
PublikacjaBrassica vegetables have been strongly recommended as part of human diet because of its high content of bioactive sulphur compounds, eg glucosinolates. The nutrient and health promoting compounds in kale are significantly affected by traditional cooking. The study investigated changes in the levels of dry mass, ash, fat, total protein, dietary fibre as well as total and individual glucosinolates in the kale due to the traditional...
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Chemical Quality of Bottled Waters: A Review
PublikacjaBottled water has become very popular for quenching thirst and as a dietary (mineral) supplement. Theplethora of natural mineral waters precludes any unequivocal system of classification, which makes it difficult for theconsumer to choose a water with properties that suits him/her exactly. The ever-increasing popularity of bottled watersmeans that it is of the utmost importance to determine not only their mineral content, but above...
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Streaming Real-time Data in Distributed Dispatcher and Teleinformation Systems for Visualization of Multimedia Data of the Border Guard
PublikacjaSurveillance of the sea borders is a very important task for the Border Guard. Monitoring of country maritime border is an important task of the Border Guard. This task can be facilitated with the use of the technology enabling gathering information from distributed sources and its supervision and visualization. This task can be accomplished using a technology that allows to collect information from distributed sensors of different...
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Mikrofiltrowany koncentrat soku brzozowego jako innowacyjny, trwały środek spożywczy o wysokiej wartości odżywczej
PublikacjaIntroduction. The forest environment becomes an increasingly popular place of obtaining raw materials, and one of the most promising product is birch sap. The market for bottled birch sap in Poland is monotonous, relying exclusively on pasteurized, acidified and sweetened drinks. A chance to change this situation is to develop a birch sap concentrate obtained by reverse osmosis. It has a sweet taste desired by consumers and particularly...
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The impact of addition of olive oil on thermal degradation of refined rapeseed oil
PublikacjaFats are an important component of the everyday diet and have a significant impact on the proper functioning of human organism. However, during the process of frying chemical transformations take place in the oil; hence fats characterised by high oxidative stability should be given preference. The aim of this work was to determine the quality of rapeseed oil, blended oil, and refined olive oil, all sourced from the domestic market....
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Electronic noses: Powerful tools in meat quality assessment
PublikacjaMain factors that are considered by consumers when choosing meat products are colour and aroma, of which the latter is a more reliable indicator of quality. However, a simple sensory evaluation of hedonistic qualities is often not sufficient to determine whether protein is past its shelf life, and consumption of spoiled meat can lead to serious health hazards. Some volatile compounds can be used as spoilage indicators, and so a...
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On-line assessment of oil quality during deep frying using an electronic nose and proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry
PublikacjaWe describe a novel method for the quality assessment of oil utilized for deep frying. The method is based on the analysis of frying fumes using a custom electronic nose. The quality score could be obtained after less than 3 min of analysis and without interrupting the frying process or sampling the oil directly. The obtained results were correlated with the peroxide value using a multivariate linear regression model. The most...
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Rapid Evaluation of Poultry Meat Shelf Life Using PTR-MS
PublikacjaThe use of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for freshness classification of chicken and turkey meat samples was investigated. A number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were selected based on the correlation (> 95%) of their concentration during storage at 4 °C over a period of 5 days with the results of the microbial analysis. In order to verify if the selected compounds are not sample-specific, a number...
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Direct determination of cadaverine in the volatile fraction of aerobically stored chicken breast samples
PublikacjaTo supplement the currently used methods for poultry meat shelf life assessment, it might be necessary to develop a technique for rapid headspace analysis of volatiles with no prior sample preparation step. Biogenic amines, in particular cadaverine, are considered meat spoilage indicators. Described in this article are the results of a preliminary investigation of the applicability of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry...
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Badanie zmian składu fitokompleksu i właściwości przeciwutleniających owoców aronii czarnoowocowej (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott) i wiciokrzewu sinego (Lonicera caerulea L.) pod wpływem przetwarzania
PublikacjaW ostatnich latach coraz większą uwagę przywiązuje się do poszukiwania naturalnych składników diety, których regularne spożywanie może mieć znaczenie dla ochrony organizmu ludzkiego przed różnymi chorobami. Wysokimi właściwościami prozdrowotnymi charakteryzują się owoce bogate w antocyjany, do których należą m.in. aronia czarnoowocowa (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott) i wiciokrzew siny (Lonicera caerulea L.), zwany także jagodą...
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Characterization of metabolites in different kiwifruit varieties by NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy
PublikacjaIt is known from our previous studies that kiwifruits, which are used in common human diet, have preventive properties of coronary artery disease. This study describes a combination of 1H NMR spectroscopy, multivariate data analyses and fluorescence measurements in differentiating of some kiwifruit varieties, their quenching and antioxidant properties. A total of 41 metabolites were identified by comparing with literature data...
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Superconductivity in the intermetallic compound Zr5Al4
PublikacjaPolycrystalline Zr5Al4 was synthesized using the arc-melting method. Powder X-ray diffraction confirms the previously reported crystal structure of the Ti5Ga4-type P63/mcm with lattice parameters: a = 8.4312(6) A , and c = 5.7752(8) A . Electrical resistivity and low-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate that Zr5Al4 exhibits superconducting behavior below 2 K. The normalized heat capacity jump at Tc= 1.82 K...
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Antimicrobal and ostheointegration activity of bone cement contains nanometals
PublikacjaPurpose: One of the major problems in bone surgery are infections – especially thoseoccurring in the course of the operating on the patients with lowered immunity system,because they carry the danger of complications. In the Mechanical Department of TechnicalUniversity of Gdansk, there has been carried the research with the use of bone cement andmetal nanoparticles.Design/methodology/approach: The bone cement was used without supplement...
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The conception of energetic investigations of the multisymptom fatigue of the simple mechanical systems' constructional materials
PublikacjaThe article presents the basic assumptions of the research project aimed, as the main scientific purpose, an identification of the slow-changeable energy processes surrounding the high-cycle fatigue of constructional materials within the plain mechanical system, especially the marine one, for diagnostic purposes. There is foreseen an application of alternative diagnostic methods based on energetic observations of the multi-symptom,...
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The role of stakeholders on rejection of bankruptcy applications in the case of “poverty” of the estate: A Polish case study
PublikacjaThe aim of this article is to supplement the Law and Economics area of science with regard to the scope of the ex ante effectiveness of bankruptcy law using the example of Poland. Bankruptcy law is effective in the ex ante stage when it eliminates from the market insolvent entrepreneurs who cannot even afford to cover the costs of bankruptcy proceedings. In these cases, the bankruptcy court should dismiss the petition for bankruptcy...