The influence of atmospheric circulation on bioclimatic conditions in Lublin (Poland)

This study provides evaluation of the relationship between atmospheric circulation conditions and the frequency of heat/cold stress incidence in Lublin in the years 1951-2010 according to the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). The paper outlines the frequency and conditional probability of heat/cold stress occurrence during particular circulation types and the analysis of the circulation patterns that induce these incidents. The increased wind velocity had a significant effect on forming unfavorable bioclimatic conditions in the winter. Whereas, in summer, heat stress was observed nearly exclusively when high pressure system from the eastern part of Europe induces a slow inflow of very warm air masses from the eastern or southern directions

Qualitative analysis of phospholipids and their oxidised derivatives - used techniques and examples of their applications related to lipidomic research and food analysis.

Phospholipids (PLs) are important biomolecules that not only constitute structural building blocks and scaffolds of cell and organelle membranes but also play a vital role in cell biochemistry and physiology. Moreover, dietary exogenous PLs are characterised by high nutritional value and other beneficial health effects, which are confirmed by numerous epidemiological studies. For this reason, PLs are of high interest in lipidomics that targets both the analysis of membrane lipid distribution as well as correlates composition of lipids with their effects on functioning of cells, tissues and organs. Lipidomic assessments follow-up the changes occurring in living organisms, such as free radical attack and oxidative modifications of the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) build in PL structures. Oxidised PLs (oxPLs) can be generated exogenously and supplied to organisms with processed food or formed endogenously as a result of oxidative stress. Cellular and tissue oxPLs can be a biomarker predictive of the development of numerous diseases such as atherosclerosis or neuroinflammation. Therefore, suitable high-throughput analytical techniques, which enable comprehensive analysis of PL molecules in terms of the structure of hydrophilic group, fatty acid (FA) composition and oxidative modifications of FAs, have been currently developed. This review addresses all aspects of PL analysis, including lipid isolation, chromatographic separation of PL classes and species, as well as their detection. The bioinformatic tools that enable handling of a large amount of data generated during lipidomic analysis are also discussed. In addition, imaging techniques such as confocal microscopy and mass spectrometry imaging for analysis of cellular lipid maps, including membrane PLs, are presented

Health behaviors of people over the age of 65 residing in the home environment

Admission. Lifestyle elements favorably affect health in old age include proper diet and eating habits, the optimal level of physical activity, adequate sleep, satisfying social relationships, skillful use of free time and knowledge of health prevention.Aim of the study. Assessment of health-related behaviors in a group of people over the age of 65 living in the home environment in selected socio-demographic conditions.Material and methods. The study was conducted in February and March 2014. The material consisted of 110 people over 65 years of age. The research method was used in the job diagnostic survey. It was used as a research tool original questionnaire assessing the behavior of seniors in the area: diet, physical activity, sleep and rest, the use of stimulants and sources of stress and ways of coping with stress.Results. The study results, that the majority of respondents eat 4-5 meals a day (50.9%; n = 43). Daily activity declares 29.1% (n = 32) tested. The most popular form of physical activity among respondents over 65 years of age are walking (75.4%; n = 83). Smoke 28.2% (n = 32) tested. In most of the subjects they consume alcohol occasionally (83.6%, n = 92) or several times per week (16.4%, n = 18). Sources of stress in the population of seniors are primarily conflicts in the family (24.5%; n = 27), loneliness (21.8%; n = 24) and financial problems (20%; n = 22).Conclusions. Studies have shown that socio-demographic factors significantly influence health-related behaviors presented by seniors. Assessment of the level and quality of health behavior allows you to make educational activities, care and treatment for people in aging and old age

Effects of Post-Harvest Elicitor Treatments with Ultrasound, UV- and Photosynthetic Active Radiation on Polyphenols, Glucosinolates and Antioxidant Activity in a Waste Fraction of White Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

Biosynthesis of phytochemicals in leaves of Brassica can be initiated by abiotic factors. The aim of the study was to investigate elicitor treatments to add value to waste of cabbage. A leaf waste fraction from industrial trimming of head cabbage was exposed to UV radiation (250–400 nm, 59 and 99 kJ∙m−2, respectively), photosynthetic active radiation (PAR, 400–700 nm, 497 kJ∙m−2), and ultrasound in water bath (35 kHz, at 15, 30 and 61 kJ∙l−1 water), in order to improve nutraceutical concentration. UV was more effective than PAR to increase the level of flavonols (2 to 3-fold higher) and hydroxycinnamate monosaccharides (1 to 10-fold higher). PAR was three times as effective as UV to increase anthocyanins. Interaction of PAR + UV increased antioxidant activity (30%), the content of five phenolics (1.4 to 10-fold higher), and hydroxycinnamic monosaccharides (compared with PAR or UV alone). Indoles were reduced (40–52%) by UV, but the other glucosinolates (GLS) were unaffected. Ultrasound did not influence any parameters. The results are important for white cabbage by-products by demonstrating that UV + PAR can be successfully used as an effectual tool to increase important phenolics and antioxidant activity of waste fraction leaves without an adverse effect on the main GLS.publishedVersio

Thecarer’s burden of an elderly person according functional capacity of an elderly person

Introduction: The Polish society is aging, which means that the number of people over 60 is increasing. Due to the consequences of old age, these people often require care, which to a varying degree is the cause of the carer's burden. Aim: Assessmentthe carer’s burden of an elderly person according functional capacity of an elderly person. Material and methods: A group of 120 carers of the aged from 20 to 87 years old, living in south-eastern Poland in the villages (40%) and in the city (60%) were examined.The Cope questionnaire assessing the carer's burden and the ADL and I-ADL scale was used to collect the data to assess the functional capacity of the pupils. The author's questionnaire was also used. Results: Most carers of the elderly are women (82.5%) who are usually members of the senior family.A significant number of caregivers (94%) observed a negative impact of care on the life situation. Conclusions: Providing care to an elderly person is a source of stress for the caregiver. The degree of relationship affects the perception of the positive value of care by caregivers.The higher I-ADL score obtained by the mentor has a negative impact on the carer's functioning. Carers gain little satisfaction from taking care, but they feel supported in their role

Interactions between bioactive components determine antioxidant, cytotoxic and nutrigenomic activity of cocoa powder extract

Numerous studies have shown, rather disappointingly, that isolated bioactive phytochemicals are not as biologically effective as natural plant products. Such a discrepancy may be explained by the concept of food synergy, which was verified in this research for cocoa extract versus its major components with regard to cancer chemoprevention. The evaluation embraced the relationship between redox properties evaluated in cell-free systems with the aid of free radicals scavenging method and differential pulse voltammetry, and redox associated anticarcinogenic activities (cellular antioxidant activity, cytotoxicity, nutrigenomic activity) in human colon adenocarcinoma cell line exposed to either cocoa powder extract or artificial mixtures of cocoa bioactives at matching concentrations. In contrast to expectations, our results showed that the stepwise enrichment with antioxidants caused no gradual increase in the antioxidant activity of the model mixtures; also, these model mixtures did not reach the reducing potential of cocoa in the cell-free systems or cellular model employed. Further, the biological activities examined in colon adenocarcinoma cells did not alter in a stepwise manner that could reflect the gradual changes in composition of bioactive ingredients. In conclusion, the experiments presented here showed that the growing complexity of a mixture of phytochemicals seems to create a new redox bioactive substance rather than enrich the mixture with new activities, characteristic of the compound added. It follows that no simple, predictable relationship can be expected between the chemopreventive potential and the composition of real food items containing a complicated set of non-toxic redox active ingredients. Our observations suggest that the interactions between different bioactive compounds and food matrix components are cooperating factors determining the final bioactivity of foods

Natural products counteracting cardiotoxicity during cancer chemotherapy: The special case of doxorubicin, a comprehensive review

Cardiotoxicity is a frequent undesirable phenomenon observed during oncological treatment that limits the therapeutic dose of antitumor drugs and thus may decrease the effectiveness of cancer eradication. Almost all antitumor drugs exhibit toxic properties towards cardiac muscle. One of the underlying causes of cardiotoxicity is the stimulation of oxidative stress by chemotherapy. This suggests that an appropriately designed diet or dietary supplements based on edible plants rich in antioxidants could decrease the toxicity of antitumor drugs and diminish the risk of cardiac failure. This comprehensive review compares the cardioprotective efficacy of edible plant extracts and foodborne phytochemicals whose beneficial activity was demonstrated in various models in vivo and in vitro. The studies selected for this review concentrated on a therapy frequently applied in cancer, anthracycline antibiotic—doxorubicin—as the oxidative stress- and cardiotoxicity-inducing agent

Następstwa zdrowotne pracy w narażeniu na leki cytostatyczne w grupie zawodowej pielęgniarek i pielęgniarzy = The health consequences of occupational exposure to cytostatics among nurses

Cieślicka Agnieszka, Gębka Magda, Rząca Marcin, Kocka Katarzyna, Pietraszek Agata, Bartoszek Agnieszka, Charzyńska‑Gula Marianna. Następstwa zdrowotne pracy w narażeniu na leki cytostatyczne w grupie zawodowej pielęgniarek i pielęgniarzy = The health consequences of occupational exposure to cytostatics among nurses. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(9):566-574. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI 1http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.154995http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3882    The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7© The Author (s) 2016;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 05.08.2016. Revised 25.08.2016. Accepted: 21.09.2016.   Następstwa zdrowotne pracy w narażeniu na leki cytostatyczne w grupie zawodowej pielęgniarek i pielęgniarzy The health consequences of occupational exposure to cytostatics among nurses Agnieszka Cieślicka1, Magda Gębka2, Marcin Rząca3, Katarzyna Kocka4, Agata Pietraszek3, Agnieszka Bartoszek4, Marianna Charzyńska-Gula5 1. Blok Operacyjny, Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 4 w Lublinie2. Oddział Chirurgii Naczyniowej, Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego w Lublinie3. Zakład Onkologii, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie4. Zakład Medycyny Rodzinnej i Pielęgniarstwa Środowiskowego, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie5. Wydział Nauk Społecznych i Humanistycznych, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła im. prof. Stanisława Tarnowskiego w Tarnobrzegu  StreszczenieWprowadzenie. Stosowane w leczeniu przeciwnowotworowym leki cytostatyczne działają toksycznie nie tylko na komórki nowotworowe, ale także na zdrowe. Przyjęcie chemioterapii wiąże się z występowaniem u pacjentów licznych, mocno nasilonych objawów niepożądanych. Kontakt z tymi lekami ma także personel. Toksyczne cytostatyki są wchłaniane przez personel drogą wziewną, kontaktową przez skórę, co ma miejsce nie tylko podczas przygotowywania i podawania leków przez personel pielęgniarski ale także przez kontakt z wydzielinami pacjentów. Ich wpływ na zdrowie pielęgniarek i pielęgniarzy nie jest obojętny.Cel. Celem badań było zbadanie następstw zdrowotnych pracy w narażeniu na leki cytostatyczne w grupie zawodowej pielęgniarek i pielęgniarzy.Materiał i metody. Uczestnikami badania były pielęgniarki i pielęgniarze lubelskich szpitali w liczbie 97 osób, podający pacjentom i/lub przygotowujący leki cytostatyczne. Narzędzia badawczym był autorski kwestionariusz ankiety, składający się z 14 pytań.Wyniki. Personel pielęgniarski pracujący w narażeniu na leki cytostatyczne obserwował u siebie następujące objawy: nadmierne łzawienie, suchość spojówek, zaczerwienienie i swędzenie oczu (47%), podrażnienie skóry (44%), podrażnienie błon śluzowych (39%), nasilone wypadanie brwi, rzęs (30%) czy odczuwanie zaburzeń rytmu serca (16%) oraz nudności/wymioty (8%). Nie wszyscy pracownicy stosowali podczas podawania leków środki ochrony osobistej, fartuch flizelinowy- stosowało 64% badanych, maskę na twarz 61% a okulary ochronne 36% badanych.Wnioski. Najwięcej objawów spowodowanych pracą w środowisku chemioterapeutyków występuje u osób z najdłuższym stażem pracy w narażeniu na leki cytostatyczne. liczba podawanych cytostatyków pacjentom tygodniowo istotnie wiąże się ze znacznie  częstszym występowaniem niepokojących zmian w organizmie, wywołanych najprawdopodobniej kontaktem z tymi lekami.Personel pielęgniarski stosuje środki ochrony indywidualnej w sposób niewystarczający.Słowa kluczowe. personel pielęgniarski, cytostatyki, powikłania, narażenie zawodowe SummaryIntroduction. Cytostatics used in cancer treatment are toxic not only for cancerous lesions but also for normal cells. Chemotherapy causes a number of strong adverse reactions experienced by patients. The personnel is also exposed to these drugs. The toxic cytostatics are absorbed by the personnel by inhaling and through contact with the skin, which takes place not only during preparing and administering the medications by nurses, but also through contact with patients' secretions. They have a noticeable impact on nurses' health.Aim. The aim of the survey was to assess the health consequences of occupational exposure to cytostatics among nurses.Material and method. The survey included 97 nurses working in Lublin's hospitals on the preparation and/or administration of cytostatics. A self-designed questionnaire consisting of 14 questions served as the research tool.Results. The nurses exposed to cytostatics demonstrated the following symptoms: excessive lacrimation, dry conjunctivas, eye redness and itching (47%), skin irritation (44%), irritated mucous membranes (39%), increased eyebrow and lash shedding (30%), cardiac arrhythmia (16%), and nausea/vomiting (8%). Not all of the employees used personal protection equipment while administering the drugs; protective non-woven aprons - 64% of the surveyed, face mask - 61%, protective glasses - 36%.Conclusion. The highest number of symptoms caused by contact with chemotherapeutics is observed among people exposed to cytostatics for the longest period of time.The amount of cytostatics administered to patients per week is significantly correlated with the frequency of alarming changes in the nurses' systems, probably caused by contact with the medications.Furthermore, nurses do not make a sufficient use of personal protection equipment.Key words. nurses, cytostatics, complications, occupational exposur

Nawyki żywieniowe i aktywność fizyczna młodzieży szkół ponadgimnazjalnych jako czynniki ryzyka wystąpienia otyłości = School students’ dietary habits and physical activity as a risk factor of the obesity

Kocka Katarzyna, Bartoszek Agnieszka, Fus Małgorzata, Rząca Marcin, Łuczyk Marta, Bartoszek Adrian, Muzyczka Katarzyna, Nowicki Grzegorz, Ślusarska Barbara. Nawyki żywieniowe i aktywność fizyczna młodzieży szkół ponadgimnazjalnych jako czynniki ryzyka wystąpienia otyłości = School students’ dietary habits and physical activity as a risk factor of the obesity. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(7):439-452. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.58452 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3708 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015). 755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2016; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 15.06.2016. Revised 09.07.2016. Accepted: 21.07.2016. Nawyki żywieniowe i aktywność fizyczna młodzieży szkół ponadgimnazjalnych jako czynniki ryzyka wystąpienia otyłości School students’ dietary habits and physical activity as a risk factor of the obesity Katarzyna Kocka1, Agnieszka Bartoszek1, Małgorzata Fus2, Marcin Rząca3, Marta Łuczyk3, Adrian Bartoszek4, Katarzyna Muzyczka1, Grzegorz Nowicki1, Barbara Ślusarska1 1Zakład Medycyny Rodzinnej i Pielęgniarstwa Środowiskowego, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie 2Absolwentka Wydziału Pielęgniarstwa i Nauk o Zdrowiu Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie 3Zakład Onkologii, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie 4Student Wydziału Lekarskiego, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi Słowa kluczowe: nawyki żywieniowe, aktywność fizyczna, otyłość, młodzież. Key words: dietary habits, physical activity, obesity, school students. Streszczenie Wstęp Według raportu na świecie 155 milionów dzieci w wieku szkolnym ma nadmierną masę ciała. Szacuje się, że co piąta osoba populacji rozwojowej w Europie ma nadwagę lub otyłość. Podobnie w Polsce obserwuje się tendencję wzrostową częstości występowania nadmiernej masy ciała u dzieci i młodzieży. Cel Celem badań była analiza nawyków żywieniowych i aktywności fizycznej młodzieży jako czynników ryzyka otyłości. Materiał i metoda Badania przeprowadzono w 2014 roku wśród młodzieży lubelskich szkół średnich. Badaniami objęto 150 osób w wieku 16 - 19 lat. Zastosowaną metodą badawczą był sondaż diagnostyczny. Do zebrania danych, jako narzędzie badawcze wykorzystano autorski kwestionariusz ankiety składający się z 29 pytań. Zgromadzone wyniki badań poddano analizie statystycznej z wykorzystaniem testu Chi2. Wyniki badań Analizując nawyki żywieniowe badanej młodzieży można stwierdzić, że 40,00% badanych nie spożywa regularnie posiłków. Ponad połowa ankietowanych (53,33%) spożywa przekąski pomiędzy głównymi posiłkami, jedynie 10,00% osób zadeklarowało, że nie spożywa produktów typu fast-food. Interpretacja wyników badań własnych dotyczących aktywności fizycznej młodzieży wykazała że, niemal 2/3 ankietowanych (64,67%) odpowiedziało, że czas wolny spędza w bierny sposób oglądając telewizję bądź korzystając z komputera. Wnioski Wśród nawyków żywieniowych sprzyjających otyłości u badanej młodzieży stwierdzono: nieregularne spożywanie posiłków, niedostateczną ilość owoców i warzyw w codziennym jadłospisie oraz spożywanie przekąsek pomiędzy głównymi posiłkami –głównie słodyczy. Stopień aktywności fizycznej badanej grupy jest niezadowalający. Młodzież chętniej wybiera bierne formy spędzania czasu wolnego. Abstract Introduction According to the report of the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) there are 155 milion school students with overweight and obesity in Europe. The same trend towards an increase in it have also been observed in Poland. Aim The aim of this study was to analyse school students` dietary habits and physical activity as a risk factor of the obesity. Material and methods The studies were conducted on the representative, random sample of 150 school students from Lublin secondary school aged 16-19 years in 2014. The date was assessed using a survey questionnaire consist of 29 questions created by the authors. The evaluation of the date was calculated using the a chi-squared test. Results The studies showed that 40% of the school students consumed the meals irregularly. More than half of the school students consumed bad snacks among meals while only 10% did not. The results showed that two thirds of the school students (64.67%) spent their time for leisure in front of the TV or computer. Conclusions The results indicates that dietary habits such as irregularly frequency of the eating, not many fruit and vegetables in the diet as well eating snacks between meals, mainly sweets could increase a risk of obesity Low level of the physical activity among school students was observed. Teenagers are more likely to spend their leisure time inactively

A spread of Typha laxmannii (Typhaceae) in southern Poland

The paper is based on the floristic studies carried out in southern Poland by multi- author team and revision of herbarium material from the genus Typha. The paper presents 19 new localities of Typha laxmannii which spreads throughout Poland. Notes on habitats and a distribution map of the species in Poland are also given. Additionally, an original key to species of the genus Typha, occurring in Poland is included