Students’ view of Quantum Information Technologies, part 2

The aim of the paper is to show how graduatedengineering students in classical ICT view practically the advent ofthe QIT. The students do their theses in El.Eng. and ICT and wereasked how to implement now or in the future the QIT in theircurrent or future work. Most of them have strictly defined researchtopics and in some cases the realization stage is advanced. Thus,most of the potential QIT application areas are defined and quitenarrow. In such a case, the issue to be considered is theincorporation of QIT components and interfaces into the existingICT infrastructure, software and hardware alike, and propose asolution as a reasonable functional hybrid system. The QITcomponents or circuits are not standalone in most cases, theyshould be somehow incorporated into existing environment, with ameasurable added value. Not an easy task indeed. We have toexcuse the students if the proposed solutions are not ripe enough.The exercise was proposed as an on-purpose publicationworkshop, related strictly to the fast and fascinating developmentof the QIT. The paper is a continuation of publishing exercises withprevious groups of students participating in QIT lectures

Modern microbiological methods in diagnosis of adverse reactions after BCG vaccination. Case reports

The attenuated bacilli Calmett-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is administered worldwide to prevent tuberculosis and is considered to have an excellent safety profile. In Poland, since 1955 BCG mass vaccination shave been compulsory. More than 95% new borns and 80% of older children of the population have been vaccinated. Complications of vaccination are uncommon. Although BCG has been used safely for many years, it can cause disease in humans, especially those with cellular immunodeficiencies. The risks associated with BCG vaccination include local complications, extraregional localized disease, and disseminated BCG disease. Identification of M. bovis BCG in laboratory is a very difficult process. Routine identification of mycobacterial isolates inclinical laboratories involves culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex which includes M.tuberculosis, M.bovis, M.africanum and M.microti and the vaccine strain M.bovis BCG. Most laboratories cannot quickly differentiate between BCG and other members of M.tuberculosis complex and some cases of BCG complications in children may be considered and treated as tuberculosis. Because of difficulties in proper identification of BCG strains isolated from the patients,the prevalence of BCG infections is not know exactly. Knowledge of BCG infection would be of particular interest to the clinician responsible for the therapy. We describe the several methods using in mycobacterial laboratory for identification and suggest th emodern algorithm of BCG strains identification including mycolic acids profileby HPLC and 14C PZA resistance methods. The methods allowed us fast and accurate identify M.bovis BCG infection in 5 children which have been described in our paper. Preliminary diagnosis for four children among five tested was tuberculosis. One immunocompromised HIV negative child died, one still excrets BCG bacilli. To our knowledge, this is the first report of BCG complication (AEFI) in Polish children in which HPLC and 14 C PZA methods have been used for rapid identification of M.bovis BCG in fectionand/orcomplication. Pneumonol. Alergol. Pol. 2004, 72, 505:51

Overview of Software Agent Platforms Available in 2023

Agent-based computing remains an active field of research with the goal of building (semi-)autonomous software for dynamic ecosystems. Today, this task should be realized using dedicated, specialized frameworks. Over almost 40 years, multiple agent platforms have been developed. While many of them have been “abandoned”, others remain active, and new ones are constantly being released. This contribution presents a historical perspective on the domain and an up-to-date review of the existing agent platforms. It aims to serve as a reference point for anyone interested in developing agent systems. Therefore, the main characteristics of the included agent platforms are summarized, and selected links to projects where they have been used are provided. Furthermore, the described platforms are divided into general-purpose platforms and those targeting specific application domains. The focus of the contribution is on platforms that can be judged as being under active development. Information about “historical platforms” and platforms with an unclear status is included in a dedicated website accompanying this work

Comparison of antioxidant activities of fractionated extracts from seedlings and herb of Chelidonium majus L. using DPPH, ABTS and FRAP methods

Introduction: Our study is a part of a trend of studies on the antioxidative properties of Chelidonium majus extracts or their fractions suggesting that antioxidant activities may depend on total flavonoid and/or alkaloid contents

Studies in History of Polish State and Law Vol. XX : Research on the development of political and legal institutions

Tytuł finansowany przez: Krakowską Akademię im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego, Uniwersytet im. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Uniwersytet Gdański, Uniwersytet Warszawsk