ENGLESKE KONSTRUKCIJE S ČESTICAMA I PRIJEDLOZIMA KOJI OZNAČAVAJU SMJER: PRIJEVODNI OBRASCI U POLJSKOM

In this paper, I argue that expressing English constructions lexicalising Path in Motion events in Polish may present problems – for non-native students of English and for translators – because of different lexicalisation patterns based on speech habits built upon an inflected language. I show a series of examples of English utterances with constructions denoting Path through satellites (which are verb particles) and through prepositional phrases, rendered into Polish. I have structured them according to four main ways of translating such constructions that are consistently followed by Polish translators, which I have labelled ‘patterns’ of translation. The objective of presenting those patterns is to bring certain regularities related to using English constructions with particles and prepositions to the attention of both students and translators in Poland and other Slavic speaking communities.U prilogu se tvrdi da se pri prijevodu engleskih konstrukcija koje leksikaliziraju putanju u događajnoj shemi kretanja u poljskom mogu pojaviti poteškoće kod učenika engleskog jezika i prevoditelja zbog različitih obrazaca leksikalizacije u flektivnom jeziku. Prikazuje se niz engleskih iskaza s konstrukcijama koje označavaju putanju pomoću satelita (koji su glagolske čestice) i prijedložnih izraza te njihovi prijevodi na poljski. Pokazuje se da poljski prevoditelji konzistentno rabe četiri glavna načina prevođenja takvih rečenica, tj. četiri glavna prijevodna obrasca. Ukazuje se na određene pravilnosti glede porabe engleskih konstrukcija s česticama i prijedlozima koje bi mogle biti od koristi kako studentima tako i prevoditeljima u Poljskoj i drugim zajednicama slavenskog govornog područja

Uptake and release of double-walled carbon nanotubes by mammalian cells

Efforts to develop carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as nano-vehicles for precise and controlled drug and gene delivery, as well as markers for in vivo biomedical imaging, are currently hampered by uncertainties with regard to their cellular uptake, their fate in the body, and their safety. All of these processes are likely to be affected by the purity of CNT preparation, as well as the size and concentration of CNTs used, parameters that are often poorly controlled in biological experiments. It is demonstrated herein that under the experimental conditions of standard transfection methods, DWNTs are taken up by cultured cells but are then released after 24 h with no discernable stress response. The results support the potential therapeutic use of CNTs in many biomedical settings, such as cancer therapy

Kinetic viscoelasticity modeling applied to degradation during carbon–carbon composite processing

Kinetic viscoelasticity modeling has been successfully utilized to describe phenomena during cure of thermoset based carbon fiber reinforced matrices. The basic difference from classic viscoelasticity is that the fundamental material descriptors change as a result of reaction kinetics. Accordingly, we can apply the same concept for different kinetic phenomena with simultaneous curing and degradation. The application of this concept can easily be utilized in processing and manufacturing of carbon–carbon composites, where phenolic resin matrices are cured degraded and reinfused in a carbon fiber bed. This work provides a major step towards understanding complex viscoelastic phenomena that go beyond simple thermomechanical descriptors.United States. Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (Joint U.S.-Greece Program

In vitro and in vivo studies on biocompatibility of carbon fibres

In the present study we focused on the in vitro and in vivo evaluation of two types of carbon fibres (CFs): hydroxyapatite modified carbon fibres and porous carbon fibres. Porous CFs used as scaffold for tissues regeneration could simultaneously serve as a support for drug delivery or biologically active agents which would stimulate the tissue growth; while addition of nanohydroxyapatite to CFs precursor can modify their biological properties (such as bioactivity) without subsequent surface modifications, making the process cost and time effective. Presented results indicated that fibre modification with HAp promoted formation of apatite on the fibre surface during incubation in simulated body fluid. The materials biocompatibility was determined by culturing human osteoblast-like cells of the line MG 63 in contact with both types of CFs. Both tested materials gave good support to adhesion and growth of bone-derived cells. Materials were implanted into the skeletal rat muscle and a comparative analysis of tissue reaction to the presence of the two types of CFs was done. Activities of marker metabolic enzymes: cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) and acid phosphatase were examined to estimate the effect of implants on the metabolic state of surrounding tissues. Presented results evidence the biocompatibility of porous CFs and activity that stimulates the growth of connective tissues. In case of CFs modified with hydroxyapatite the time of inflammatory reaction was shorter than in case of traditional CFs

Localized mixed-valence and redox activity within a triazole-bridged dinucleating ligand upon coordination to palladium

The new dinucleating redox-active ligand (LH4), bearing two redox-active NNO-binding pockets linked by a 1,2,3-triazole unit, is synthetically readily accessible. Coordination to two equivalents of PdII resulted in the formation of paramagnetic (S=inline image ) dinuclear Pd complexes with a κ2-N,N′-bridging triazole and a single bridging chlorido or azido ligand. A combined spectroscopic, spectroelectrochemical, and computational study confirmed Robin–Day Class II mixed-valence within the redox-active ligand, with little influence of the secondary bridging anionic ligand. Intervalence charge transfer was observed between the two ligand binding pockets. Selective one-electron oxidation allowed for isolation of the corresponding cationic ligand-based diradical species. SQUID (super-conducting quantum interference device) measurements of these compounds revealed weak anti-ferromagnetic spin coupling between the two ligand-centered radicals and an overall singlet ground state in the solid state, which is supported by DFT calculations. The rigid and conjugated dinucleating redox-active ligand framework thus allows for efficient electronic communication between the two binding pockets

ON SELECTED METHODS OF NUMERICAL DIFFERENTIATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF CYLINDRICAL PRESSURE COURSE DIFFERENTIATION

Summary. The work describes the basics of processing courses aimed at differentiating them numerically. The most frequently applied methods of numerical differentiation have been classified and analyzed. The first is the application of a numerical differentiation estimator and the smoothing filter; the second -approximation of the differentiated course in the area of an independent variable, for which a derivative is being determined; and the determination of the derivative in an analytical way. Methods have been compared according to the explicitness criterion of solving the task of numerical differentiation.. The considerations have been illustrated with examples of differentiating the course of cylindrical pressure and their analysis

Pylek traw [Poaceae] w powietrzu Sosnowca w latach 1997-2006

The article presents the analysis results of the grass pollen seasons from 1997 to 2006 in Sosnowiec. The research was carried out by means of the volumetric method with the use of a Burkard device. The duration of the pollen seasons was determined by means of the 98% method. The influence of meteorological conditions on the starting date and duration of the grass pollen seasons has been estimated in the article. The beginning of the pollen seasons was recorded between 23 April and 23 May. It has been demonstrated that the average duration of the pollen season amounted to 138 days. The period of maximum concentrations was recorded in June and the first half of July. The highest daily concentration was found in 2000 (495 grains in m³) and the highest annual sums in 2002 and 2000. The daily concentration distribution curve has shown three peaks. The highest values were recorded from 7 am until 11 am, from 13 pm until 17 pm and from 19 pm until 21 pm. It has been found that there is a significant influence of weather conditions (temperature, precipitation and relative humidity) on the beginning and duration of the pollen seasons and the period of maximum concentrations.Praca przedstawia wyniki analizy sezonów pylenia traw w latach 1997-2006 w Sosnowcu. Badania prowadzono metodą wolumetryczną aparatem typu Burkard. Długość sezonów pyłkowych wyznaczono metodą 98%. W pracy oceniono wpływ warunków meteorologicznych na termin rozpoczęcia i długość sezonów pyłkowych traw. Początek sezonów pyłkowych rejestrowano między 23.04-23.05. Wykazano że średnia długość sezonu pyłkowego wynosiła 138 dni. Najwyższe stężenie dobowe stwierdzono w 2000 roku (495 ziarn w m³), najwyższe sumy roczne w 2002 i 2000 roku. Okres maksymalnych stężeń notowano w czerwcu i pierwszej połowie lipca. Badania rytmiki dobowej pyłku traw wykazały najwyższe wartości pomiędzy 7⁰⁰-11⁰⁰, 13⁰⁰-17⁰⁰ i 19⁰⁰-21⁰⁰