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Rząd I, Stapf A, Kornaś SA, Dzika E, Sałamatin R, Kaczmarek A, Kowal J, Wajdzik M, Zalewski K. Intestinal Helminth Communities of Grey Partridge Perdix perdix and Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus in Poland. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11123396. [PMID: 34944174 PMCID: PMC8698192 DOI: 10.3390/ani11123396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The presence of intestinal parasites such as nematodes, cestodes, and trematodes is a serious problem for programmes for the conservation of partridges and pheasants, mainly involving the breeding of these birds and their release into the natural environment. These parasites can cause disease in these birds, whether farmed or free-living. The aim of this study was to describe the morphology of parasitic worms in the partridge, native to Poland, and the introduced pheasant, and to determine the level of infection of these birds with intestinal parasitic worms. The study showed that partridges are infected with several helminth species that had not previously been recorded in this species in Poland. Pheasants are more often infected by intestinal nematodes than are partridges. These worms can negatively affect the condition of partridges and increase their risk of infection with pathogenic protozoa. The results of parasitological examination should be used to develop programmes for diagnosis and monitoring of parasitic infections in order to keep flocks free of parasites. Abstract The aim of this study was to describe the morphology and means of identification of helminths in native partridges (65) and introduced pheasants (32) in Poland and to determine the level of intestinal infection of these birds by helminths using parasitological and ecological indices. The birds were acquired during the hunting season in the years 2015–2017. Nematodes, Capillaria phasianina, cestodes, Railietina friedbergeri, and one trematode, Brachylaima sp. were recorded for the first time in partridges in Poland. Our findings indicate that parasites are more prevalent in pheasants (prevalence 70.4%) than in partridges (prevalence 50.0%). The component community and infracommunity of parasites of partridges are more diverse (Simpson’s diversity index: 0.63 and mean Brillouin diversity index: 0.10 ± 0.17) and less dominated by a single parasite species (Capillaria sp., Berger-Parker dominance index: 0.53) than the pheasant parasite community (Simpson’s diversity index: 0.07, mean Brillouin diversity index: 0.005 ± 0.02, dominant species Heterakis gallinarum, Berger-Parker dominance index: 0.96). There were statistically significant differences between partridges and pheasants in the Brillouin diversity index and in the prevalence of Heterakis gallinarum (55.6% in pheasants vs. 19.0 in partridges). There were significant differences between wild and farmed partridges in the prevalence of infection by Capillaria sp. (4.3% vs. 37.5%) and H. gallinarum (39.1 vs. 6.2%). In conclusion, the pheasant was shown to be a reservoir, carrier, and shedder of nematodes, which may increase the risk of infection in partridges.
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- Izabella Rząd
- Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, ul. Wąska 13, 71-415 Szczecin, Poland
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Centre, University of Szczecin, ul. Wąska 13, 71-415 Szczecin, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sport Science in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, ul. Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland;
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Welfare, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Agriculture, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 31-059 Kraków, Poland; (S.A.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Żołnierska 14 c, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of General Biology and Parasitology, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Chałubińskiego 5, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland;
- Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, ul. Kazimierza Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, ul. Kazimierza Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Welfare, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Agriculture, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 31-059 Kraków, Poland; (S.A.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Forest Biodiversity, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture, Al. 29-Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 1a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
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Budny M, Zalewski K, Stolarski MJ, Wiczkowski W, Okorski A, Stryiński R. The Phenolic Compounds in the Young Shoots of Selected Willow Cultivars as a Determinant of the Plants' Attractiveness to Cervids (Cervidae, Mammalia). Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:612. [PMID: 34356467 PMCID: PMC8301130 DOI: 10.3390/biology10070612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study examined the phenolic acids, flavonoids, and salicylates contents in young, 3-month-old shoots (including the leaves) of willow (Salix spp.). The cultivars were selected based on experiments carried out previously in Poland on fodder and energy willows. It was found, using the HPLC-MS/MS method, that the willow cultivars analyzed from three experimental plots, contained nine different phenolic acids, five salicylates and nine flavonoids, including four flavanols (quercetin, kaempferol, taxifolin and isorhamnetin), two flavanones (prunin, naringenin), two flavones (luteolin, apigenin) and one flavan-3-ol (catechin). The contents of individual compounds were not identical and depended on the cultivar from which they were isolated. The S. laurina 220/205 and S. amygdalina Krakowianka contained the greatest amounts of phenolic acids. The lowest quantities of these compounds were found in the S. viminalis Tur, S. pantaderana and S. cordata clone 1036. The highest concentration of flavonoids in young stems was found in S. fragilis clone 1043. The S. purpurea clone 1131 contained the highest amounts of salicylic compounds. Based on the results obtained from all experimental plots, it was shown that there is a negative correlation between the extent of browsing damage and the content of helicine and salicin from the group of salicylic compounds. A similar analysis between the phenolic acid concentration and the degree of willow browsing showed a positive correlation, especially between ferulic, trans-cinnamic, and synapinic acid. A negative correlation was found between the concentration of protocatechic acid content and browsing by cervids.
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- Maciej Budny
- Polish Hunting Association, Research Station, Sokolnicza St. 12, 64-020 Czempiń, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego St. 1a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 3, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Group of Chemistry and Biodynamics of Food, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of Entomology, Phytopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 3, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego St. 1a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
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Zalewski K, Lahuta LB, Martysiak-Żurowska D, Okorski A, Nitkiewicz B, Zielonka Ł. Effect of Exogenous Application of Methyl Jasmonate on the Lipid and Carbohydrate Content and Composition of Winter Triticale ( Triticosecale Wittm.) Grain and the Severity of Fungal Infections in Triticale Plants and Grain. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:5932-5939. [PMID: 30994341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Kernels of winter triticale ( Triticosecale Wittm. cv. Dinaro) were analyzed. In the autumn of 2015, the effect of methyl jasmonate (MJ) on the germination of triticale kernels and the development of triticale seedlings was analyzed in a laboratory before kernels were sown in experimental plots. Kernels harvested from plots in August 2016 were analyzed to determine their lipid and carbohydrate content and composition and the severity of fungal infections. Triticale grain was harvested at full maturity. The plots were sprayed with MJ at concentrations of 10-6 to 10-3 M in the stem elongation stage (200 L/ha) and in the early milk stage (300 L/ha). Other preventive treatments, fungicides, pesticides, or foliar fertilizers were not applied. Lipids of triticale kernels contained 20 fatty acids (FAs) with the highest proportion of linoleic acid. Methyl jasmonate did not exert a significant effect on the FA composition of kernel lipids treated with the plant hormone during the growing season. Statistical analysis did not reveal significant ( p < 0.05) differences in the total content of soluble carbohydrates in control kernels and in the kernels collected from triticale plants treated with MJ. Methyl jasmonate applied at a concentration of 10-3 M in BBCH stages 54 and 73 reduced the prevalence of stem base, leaf, and spike diseases. However, the severity of grain infections caused by mycotoxin-producing fungi increased in treatments where MJ was applied at a concentration of 10-5 M relative to the control treatment. The study describes the results noted in naturally infected plants and provides valuable inputs for agricultural practice, but further research is required to validate the presented findings.
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- Kazimierz Zalewski
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology , University of Warmia and Mazury , 10-719 Olsztyn , Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology , University of Warmia and Mazury , 10-719 Olsztyn , Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Technology and Biotechnology of Food , Gdańsk University of Technology , 80-233 Gdansk , Poland
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- Department of Entomology, Phytopathology and Molecular Diagnostics , University of Warmia and Mazury , 10-727 Olsztyn , Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology , University of Warmia and Mazury , 10-719 Olsztyn , Poland
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- Department of Veterinary Prevention and Feed , University of Warmia and Mazury , 10-718 Olsztyn , Poland
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Kowalewska M, Fatalska A, Olędzki J, Goryca K, Bakuła-Zalewska E, Rusetska N, Kowalik A, Wroblewska A, Zalewski K, Domański D. PO-512 Protein markers of progression risk in patients with squamous cell vulvar carcinoma. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.1013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Stukan M, Zalewski K, Mardas M, Filarska D, Szajewski M, Kmieć A, Bińkowska P, Pietrzak-Stukan M, Dudziak M, Grabowski JP, Eskander RN, Greimel E. Independent psychometric validation of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Endometrial Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-EN24). Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2017; 27. [PMID: 28058740 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The endometrial cancer (EC)-specific Quality of Life module of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ-EN24), was developed and validated in one study. We independently validated and assessed the psychometric properties of the instrument. Two hundred and eight women with EC before surgery, during adjuvant treatment and follow-up; in three different cancer centres completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EN24. The questionnaire's completion rate was 100%, except sexuality items, that were answered by 35% of patients. All item-scale correlations for the multi-item scales exceeded the .4 criterion and correlated well with their own scale, while correlations with the other scales were low. The internal consistency of all multi-item scales were satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from .77 to .97). Discriminance for single-item scales was low. The QLQ-EN24 module discriminated well between clinically different patients, and there were no differences in quality of life questionnaire scales between patients with body mass index ≤30 when compared to those with >30. This validation study supports the reliability, as well as convergent and divergent validity of the EORTC QLQ-EN24. The module is a useful instrument for the assessment of QOL in patients with EC. However, data concerning sexuality should be interpreted with caution.
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- M Stukan
- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, Gdynia, Poland.,Medicover Outpatient Clinic, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Holycross Cancer Centre, Kielce, Poland.,Clinical Department of Obstetrics, Female Diseases and Gynaecological Oncology, II Medical Faculty, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Gdynia Oncology Centre, Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Propaedeutics of Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.,Department of Surgical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Gdynia Oncology Centre, Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Gynaecology, Charite-University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of California Irvine Medical Centre, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Twardoń J, Zalewski W, Nowicki T, Dębski B, Dejneka G, Mrowiec J, Zalewski K. The investigation of correlation among selected biochemical parameters and vital signs in dairy herd to design the bio-cybernetic dairy cow model. Pol J Vet Sci 2016; 19:685-695. [PMID: 28092602 DOI: 10.1515/pjvs-2016-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The paper presents investigations of the relationship between the biochemical parameters and vital signs in dairy cows. We analyzed the welfare and functioning of a dairy herd using biochemical parameters and vital signs. Life and biochemical parameters were examined. In the model indicators useful for monitoring the herd are: the age of the cows, the number of cows' lactating, daily amount of received milk, length of lactation period for cows in the herd, the length of inter-calving period for cows, the number of days to effective insemination, the amount of protein in the feed, the level of β-oxidation in leucocytes, glucose transport through red blood cells and plasma insulin. Based on the results the mathematical model was designed allowing the presentation of a cybernetic model of cow's organism. There was constructed a multi-equation model which determined the relationships between the selected variables describing the state of dairy cows in the herd and variables that characterize their welfare with its statistical verification.
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Mardas M, Stelmach-Mardas M, Zalewski K, Grabowski JP, Czapka-Matyasik M, Steffen A, Boeing H, Mądry R. Influence of body weight changes on survival in patients undergoing chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:1986-1992. [PMID: 27249596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Epithelial ovarian cancer is a highly fatal gynecologic malignancy with a poor prognosis. Therefore, identification of new modifiable prognostic factors is important. Due to the fact that the effect of body weight changes during chemotherapy for EOC is still not very well known we aimed to describe, considering evidence, role of body weight changes in relation to survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between October 2014 and August 2015 we systematically searched the following databases: Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and EMBASE to identify the studies describing the influence of body weight changes on survival in patients undergoing chemotherapy for EOC. RESULTS We identified 601 potentially relevant publications, however finally only one article was included for data extraction and analysis. The overall survival in the selected paper was significantly associated with body weight changes during the first-line chemotherapy. Nevertheless, no influence on progression free survival was found. CONCLUSIONS The analyzed data provides initial evidence, showing poorer overall survival associated with body weight loss and improved overall survival associated with body weight gain during primary chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer. Prospective and retrospective trials are an urgent calling to confirm this conclusion.
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- M Mardas
- Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan University of Life Science, Poznan, Poland.
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Dmitryjuk M, Zalewski K, Raczkowski M, Żółtowska K. Composition of fatty acids in the Varroa destructor mites and their hosts, Apis mellifera drone-prepupae. Ann Parasitol 2015; 61:21-26. [PMID: 25911034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The fatty acid (FA) profile of lipids extracted from the Varroa destructor parasitic mite and its host, drone-prepupae of Apis mellifera, was determined by gas chromatography (GC). The percentages of saturated fatty acids (SFAs), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were generally similar in parasites and their hosts. Fatty acids were arranged in the following descending order based on their content: MUFAs (ca. 52-55%), SFAs (ca. 41%) and PUFAs (ca. 3%). The predominant fatty acids were oleic acid (46% in mites, 44% in prepupae) and palmitic acid (23% and 30%, respectively). Varroa parasites differed from their hosts in the quantity of individual FAs and in their FA profiles. Three PUFAs noted in the host were not observed in parasitic mites, whereas the presence of C21:0, C24:0 and C22:1 FAs was reported in mites, but not in drones.
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- Małgorzata Dmitryjuk
- Department of Mechatronics and IT Education, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Słoneczna 46A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Mechatronics and IT Education, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Słoneczna 46A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Mechatronics and IT Education, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Słoneczna 46A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Mechatronics and IT Education, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Słoneczna 46A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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Panasiewicz G, Zamojska A, Bieniek M, Fijolek E, Zalewski K, Saveljev A, Szafranska B. First genomic sequences of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein in the Eurasian, Asian badger and the raccoon dog. Reprod Biol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2013.01.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zalewski K, Nitkiewicz B, Lahuta LB, Głowacka K, Socha A, Amarowicz R. Effect of jasmonic acid-methyl ester on the composition of carbohydrates and germination of yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus L.) seeds. J Plant Physiol 2010; 167:967-973. [PMID: 20417986 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Revised: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Mature seeds of yellow lupine contained sucrose, raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs), and galactosyl cyclitols as major soluble carbohydrates. The study showed that RFOs dominated in lupine seeds (16% DW). The disappearance of both types of alpha-d-galactosides in germinating lupine seeds was strongly inhibited by the presence of jasmonic acid-methyl ester (JA-Me) at a concentration of 10(-3)M in the incubation medium. JA-Me inhibited the activity of alpha-D-galactosidase (fraction I) during seed germination. Anatomical studies of lupine roots have shown certain cell structure differences between control and JA-Me-treated seedlings. The cross-sections of plant roots treated with JA-Me showed a characteristic folding of the cell walls in all root tissues, starting from the rhyzodermis, cortex and vascular cylinder. In water-treated (control) plants, the cell walls were rounded with no folding.
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- Kazimierz Zalewski
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
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Martysiak-Żurowska D, Zalewski K, Kamieniarz R. Unusual odd-chain and trans-octadecenoic fatty acids in tissues of feral European beaver (Castor fiber), Eurasian badger (Meles meles) and raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 153:145-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Revised: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Falandysz J, Taniyasu S, Yamashita N, Rostkowski P, Zalewski K, Kannan K. Perfluorinated compounds in some terrestrial and aquatic wildlife species from Poland. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2007; 42:715-9. [PMID: 17473997 DOI: 10.1080/10934520701304369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) at 1.6-39 ng/g ww and 4.8-200 pg/mL, respectively, perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) at 0.06-0.28 ng/g ww and<0.05-1.8 pg/mL, and perfluorodecanoate (PFDA) at 0.13-0.57 ng/g ww and 0.05-1.8 pg/mL, were detected in all specimens of European Beaver's (Castor fiber) liver as well as in whole blood of Cod (Gadus morhua), Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca), Eider Duck (Sommateria mollisima), Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), Razorbill (Alca torda), Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) sampled in Poland. At smaller concentrations and at less frequency was perfluorononanoate (PFNA) at 0.05-1.4 ng/g ww and<0.2-2 pg/mL, perfluorohexanoate (PFHxA) at 0.03-0.23 ng/g ww and<0.05-0.69 pg/mL, while perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS) at 0.05-4.3 pg/mL and perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetate (PFOSA) at 0.1-13 pg/mL were also found in Cod as well as in molluscivorous diving-ducks and fish-eating birds but not in Beaver, while perfluoroheptanoate (PFHpA) at<0.05-0.74 pg/mL was found only in Cod.
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- J Falandysz
- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, University of Gdansk, Poland.
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Falandysz J, Szymczyk-Kobrzyńska K, Brzostowski A, Zalewski K, Zasadowski A. Concentrations of heavy metals in the tissues of red deer (Cervus elaphus) from the region of Warmia and Mazury, Poland. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 22:141-9. [PMID: 15824004 DOI: 10.1080/02652030500047273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cadmium, lead, copper and zinc were quantified using a validated ICP/MS method in the tissues and organs of 82 specimens of red deer of different sexes and ages, which had been hunted at the Great Lakes Land region in the north-eastern of Poland in 2000-01. Copper and zinc occurred in liver, kidney and muscle tissue of red deer at concentrations of 6.4-29, 3.3-7.2 and 1.9-6.4, and of 19-43, 17-41 and 19-64 mg kg(-1), respectively, which are considered typical for the species, age and gender compared with values noted for some other wild and domestic ruminant species elsewhere. For cadmium and lead, the concentrations decreased in the order kidney > liver > muscle tissue, with overall means of 2.2, 0.19, and 0.10, 0.31, and 0.26, 0.22 mg kg(-1) wet weight, respectively. The cadmium content of the kidney of a proportion of red deer sampled exceeded the legal tolerance limits set in Poland. The means (but not individual animal data) obtained for cadmium in kidney and liver correlated (0.99) with the age of red deer. Also, the lead content of the muscle meat of red deer for many carcasses exceeded the legal limit, which was probably due to contamination from the fine dust particle remains from the lead bullets used.
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- J Falandysz
- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Bierla JB, Gizejewski Z, Leigh CM, Ekwall H, Söderquist L, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Zalewski K, Breed WG. Sperm morphology of the eurasian beaver,Castor fiber: An example of a species of rodent with highly derived and pleiomorphic sperm populations. J Morphol 2007; 268:683-9. [PMID: 17492780 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The structural organization of the spermatozoon from the Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber (Family: Castoridae), was determined and compared to that of other sciuromorph rodents. The beaver spermatozoon has a head, which is variable in form but usually paddle-shaped, with a small nucleus and very large acrosome, and a tail that is relatively short compared to that of most other rodents. Transmission electron microscopy indicates that in most testicular spermatozoa the acrosome projects apically, although in a few it becomes partly flexed. During the final stages of maturation, however, the acrosome becomes highly folded so that the apical segment comes to lie alongside part of the acrosome that occurs lateral to the nucleus, with, in some cases, fusion taking place between the outer acrosomal membranes. The sperm nucleus is wedge-shaped, being broader basally and narrowing apically with an occasional large nuclear vacuole occurring. This spermatozoon structure is markedly different from that found in the other species of Geomyoidea, which is the sister group of the Castoridae. The findings thus emphasize the highly divergent nature of the beaver spermatozoon and demonstrate that, within the proposed Infraorder Castorimorpha, very large differences in sperm structure have evolved.
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- Joanna B Bierla
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw Agricultural University, Warsaw, Poland
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Falandysz J, Taniyasu S, Yamashita N, Jecek L, Rostkowski P, Gulkowska A, Mostrag A, Walczykiewicz B, Zegarowski L, Falandysz J, Zalewski K. [Perfluorinated chemicals in the environment, food and human body]. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig 2006; 57:113-24. [PMID: 17044304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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Some data on production, toxicity, properties, uses, analytics as well as an environmental occurrence of PFCs in Poland are reviewed. In total 16 fluorochemicals were detected in surface water (Radunia River and Gulf of Gdańsk), beaver's liver (Warmia and Mazury region), cod and eider duck blood (Gulf of Gdańsk), young cattle blood (County of Stezyca) and human blood (Gdańsk Coast; donors which declared elevated Baltic fish intake) in Poland. In blood of the Gdańsk Coast inhabitants PFHxS, PFOS, PFOSA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUnDA and PFDo-DA were found. In surface water for the first time were found fluorochemicals such as PFBuS, PFOcDA, PFBA and PFPeA, while in beavers' liver also PFTeA and N-Ethyl FOSA.
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- Jerzy Falandysz
- Zakład Chemii Srodowiska i Ekotoksykologii Uniwersytet Gdański 80-952 Gdańsk, ul. Sobieskiego 18.
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Basilev S, Bates BD, Baum R, Betts RR, Białas A, Bindel R, Bogucki W, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Ceglia M, Chang YH, Chen AE, Coghen T, Conner C, Czyz W, Dabrowski B, Decowski MP, Despet M, Fita P, Fitch J, Friedl M, Gałuszka K, Ganz R, Garcia E, George N, Godlewski J, Gomes C, Griesmayer E, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halik J, Halliwell C, Haridas P, Hayes A, Heintzelman GA, Henderson C, Hollis R, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Johnson E, Kane J, Katzy J, Kita W, Kotuła J, Kraner H, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, LawV C, Lemler M, Ligocki J, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey A, Mülmenstädt J, Neal M, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Patel M, Pernegger H, Plesko M, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Ross D, Rosenberg L, Ryan J, Sanzgiri A, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Scaduto J, Shea J, Sinacore J, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Stephans GS, Steinberg P, Straczek A, Stodulski M, Strek M, Stopa Z, Sukhanov A, Surowiecka K, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FL, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B, Zalewski K, Zychowski P. Charged-particle multiplicity near midrapidity in central Au+Au collisions at sqrt[SNN]=56 and 130 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:3100-3104. [PMID: 11019276 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.3100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present the first measurement of pseudorapidity densities of primary charged particles near midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 56 and 130 GeV. For the most central collisions, we find the charged-particle pseudorapidity density to be dN/deta|(|eta|<1) = 408+/-12(stat)+/-30(syst) at 56 GeV and 555+/-12(stat)+/-35(syst) at 130 GeV, values that are higher than any previously observed in nuclear collisions. Compared to proton-antiproton collisions, our data show an increase in the pseudorapidity density per participant by more than 40% at the higher energy.
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- B B Back
- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4843, USA
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Jakubowski M, Zalewski K. Muffelwild in Masuren — Erfolge und Misserfolge bei der Einbürgerung. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02240663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In order to control the growth of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae during cultivations, a fully-automated sampling and analysing system has been developed. Based on the microscopic appearance of cells, a detailed characterization of yeast suspensions from the bioreactor is available, presenting data of current cell concentrations, distributions of process-dependent cell structures and parts of cells containing vacuoles. This measuring system combines quantitative and qualitative analysis methods in a digital image processing technique, which offers the possibility of on-line estimation of cell development that approximates real-time. Perturbations within the process are detectable in time and regulative actions can be done without any delay.
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- K Zalewski
- Institute of Biotechnology, Technical University Berlin, Germany
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Welbel L, Zalewski K. [ECG picture in the course of treatment of schizophrenia with phenothiazine derivatives]. Psychiatr Pol 1971; 5:49-54. [PMID: 5551991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Zalewski K. [Intravital diagnosis of perforation of the ventricular septum in the course of myocardial infarct in a 45-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus]. Wiad Lek 1970; 23:445-8. [PMID: 5439266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Steffen E, Zalewski K. [Long standing tachycardia (supraventricular) diagnosed as a complication of myocardial infarction in a patient with a fragment of a bullet in the heart]. Wiad Lek 1967; 20:675-9. [PMID: 6061240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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