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Chemokines Profiling of Patients with Preterm Birth
Mediators of Inflammation, 2014 Introduction. Nowadays it is thought that the main cause of premature birth is subclinical infection. However, none of the currently used methods provide effective prevention to preterm labor.
Piotr Laudanski +10 more
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Interactions Between Lightning and Ship Traffic
Earth and Space Science, Volume 10, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023 Abstract It is important to understand connections between society and the natural environment for anticipating hazards and anthropogenic effects on the Earth system. In this study, we conduct a detailed exploration of interactions between oceanic thunderstorms and maritime traffic.
Michael Peterson
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The Paleozoic Hydrocarbon System in the Gotland Basin (Central Baltic Sea) Leaks
Earth and Space Science, Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2023., 2023 Abstract The Baltic Basin is known for its numerous Paleozoic hydrocarbon reservoirs. There is published evidence that hydrocarbons are leaking from the seafloor, however, little is known about the hydrocarbon migration pathways from Paleozoic source and reservoir rocks toward the seafloor and their escape structures. To investigate these processes, we
Arne Warwel +9 more
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Use of graph theory to study connectivity and regionalisation of the Polish urban network
Area, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 290-303, June 2022., 2022 The present shape of the urban settlement network in Poland is influenced by historical factors, above all by the medieval origins of the cities and the period of industrialisation. The use of graph theory and GIS tools made it possible to identify several regional and coherent urban settlement networks in Poland.
Iwona Anna Jażdżewska
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The Selective Closure of Civic Space
Global Policy, Volume 12, Issue S5, Page 23-33, July 2021., 2021 Abstract Scholars and NGOs have been raising alarms about the increasing political restraints that civil society organizations face globally. In this paper, we argue that closure is in fact a selective mechanism: governments attempt to reorganize civic space through a dual process of selective in‐ and exclusion of civil society organizations.
Conny Roggeband, Andrea Krizsán
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Pollen transfer and patterns of reproductive success in pure and mixed populations of nectariferous Platanthera bifolia and P. chlorantha (Orchidaceae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Plant species evolution is driven by many factors that have different roles in space and time. Using different field and laboratory methods, we studied reproductive patterns and their determinants in pure and mixed P. bifolia and P.
Emilia Brzosko +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 10, Page 5265-5280, May 2021., 2021 Comparison of pellet composition of Montagu's Harrier in the 2000s revealed inter‐annual differences in abundance (a) and biomass (b) of prey items. Samples collected in the warmest 2007 [characterized by a higher contribution of of thermophilic prey (insects and amphibians)] clustered in different positions than those collected in 2008 and 2009 ...
Ignacy Kitowski +4 more
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Plant, Soil and Environment, 2007 A direct and secondary effect of liming and organic fertilization on the cadmium content in soil and in vegetables was examined. Celeriac (Apium graveolens L. var.
A. Zaniewicz-Bajkowska +3 more
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THE NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE BIEBŁA RIVER VALLEY AND THE RECORD OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN ITS ALLUVIA - PRELIMINARY RESULTS [PDF]
Acta Geobalcanica, 2021 The studied Biebła river valley is located in NE Poland in the Podlasie Voivodeship. This left tributary of Brzozówka river has very anthropogenic transformed riverbed.
Krzysztof Żurek +4 more
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Acta Agrobotanica, 2012 The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg) is a perennial plant often found in large concentrations in the sward of natural meadows. This species expands quickly, displacing other species.
Jolanta Jankowska +4 more
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