ZASTOSOWANIE CZUJNIKA BIOLOGICZNEGO BAZUJĄCEGO NA POWIERZCHNIOWYM REZONANSIE PLAZMONU (SPR) UŻYWAJĄCEGO ELIPSOMETRII SPEKTROSKOWPOWEJ

The work is focused on the possibility to use spectroscopic ellipsometer in biosensor application. Operation of the ellipsometer is enhanced by the feature of TIRE (Total Internal Reflection Ellipsometry). The principal goal is to detect analytes in aqueous solutions at low concentrations below 0.1 nmol/l.Praca koncentruje się na możliwości wykorzystania elipsometrii spektroskopowej w aplikacjach czujnika biologicznego. Działanie elipsometru potęguje cechy TIRE (ang. Total Internal Reflection Ellipsometry). Głównym celem jest wykrywanie składników czy substancji chemicznych w roztworze wodnym przy niskich stężeniach poniżej 0,1 nmol / l

PENETRAČNÝ ODPOR PÔDY NA CELOROČNE VYUŽÍVANOM HORSKOM PASIENKU HOVÄDZÍM DOBYTKOM

In the year 2006 we investigated mechanical compaction of soil on the mountain pasture (altitude 920 m). Penetration resistance was researched on the compacted places, by cattle hoofs (breed Charolais), which were compared with unmanaged place after deforested. We investigated, that penetration resistant increasing with depth. However intensive increase of compaction was registered exclusively into certain depth. Soil compaction of unmanaged place and cutting - grazing place had high signifi cation of lower penetration resistant (MPa) to compare with place year-long used by grazing.V roku 2006 sme skúmali mechanické utlačenie pôdy na horskom pasienku (920 m n. m.). Penetračný odpor sme zisťovali na stanovištiach utlačených chodidlami hovädzieho dobytka (Charolais) a porovnávali sme ich s nevyužívanými plochami po odlesnení. Zistili sme, že penetračný odpor s hĺbkou rastie. Avšak intenzívny nárast utlačenia bol zaznamenaný iba do určitej hĺbky. Zhutnenie pôdy nevyužívanej plochy a plochy kosenej a pasenej dosahovalo vysoko preukazne nižší penetračný odpor v MPa v porovnaní s celoročne využívanou plochou pasením

Assessing genetic resources of summer truffle in Slovakia

A study of summer truffle genetic resources, their description and evaluation of economically important traits in Slovak natural truffiéres started since 2005. Draft of national descriptor list has been developed to manage truffle genetic resources collected in the information system "Tuber Aestivum/ Uncinatum Phenotype Data" (TAUPD). Revision was performed in TAUPD to increase effectiveness of truffle breeding process

Biochar Substrates and their Combination with Fertilization as a Factor Affecting the Changes in pH and Surface Charge of Soil Particles in Soils with Different Texture

In 2017 the field experiments were established at two localities of the South-west Slovakia (1 Dolná Streda: sandy Arenosol and 2 Veľké Úľany: loamy Chernozem). The experiments involved biochar substrates (1 BS1 mix biochar, sheep manure and 2 BS2 mix biochar, sheep manure and digestate) in two application doses (10 and 20 t ha-1), which were applied independently compared with the unfertilized control (Co-NF) and combined with additional fertilization versus the fertilized control (Co-F), in order to verify their impacts on the changes of soil properties. In the spring and autumn of 2018–2020, within these experiments the soil samples were taken to determine the range of effect of the tested biochar substrates (BS) and also their combination with fertilization (F) on the changes of soil pH and surface charge of soil particles in the soils different in texture. The results pointed out the fact that a more significant effect of tested BS on soil pH was detected in sandy soil than loamy soil. In sandy soil, only the application of BS2 in doses 10 and 20 t ha-1 statistically significantly increased the soil pH in H2O in comparison with Co-NF. The application BS1 + F in dose 10 t ha-1 and BS2+F in dose 20 t ha-1 statistically significantly increased pH in KCl compared with Co-F. The fertilization to BS eliminated the considerable decrease of the soil pH in H2O both soils. In sandy soil, pH was substantially regulated by the content of alkali cations themselves in BS; however, in loamy soil, it occurred as a result of the increase of the content of soil organic carbon after the application of BS (R2 = 0.339), but also BS + F (R2 = 0.468). In sandy soil, the application of BS itself, owing to the change of the surface charge, influenced predominantly the sorption of anions. Conversely, the additional fertilization to BS treatments had an impact on the sorption of cations. In loamy soil, the application of BS and BS + F as a result of the change of surface charge did not have any significant effect on the total soil sorption

How Fertilisation Affects Distribution Of Carbon And Nutrients In Vineyard Soil?

The effect of fertilisation on C and N, P, K nutrients distribution in the Rendzic Leptosol in locality Nitra-Dražovce was studied. We evaluated the following treatments of fertilisation: (1) G (non-fertilised), (2) FYM (farmyard manure – dose 40 t/ha), (3) G+NPK3 (grass + 3rd intensity of fertilisation for vineyards), and (4) G+NPK1 (grass + 1st intensity of fertilisation for vineyards). The soil samples were taken in spring during the years 2008–2015. Obtained results showed that the content of organic carbon (Corg) decreased in the following order: G+NPK1 > FYM > G > G+NPK3 and content of total nitrogen (Nt) decreased in the following order: FYM > G+NPK3 > G+NPK1 > G. The application of NPK in the 1st intensity of fertilisation for vineyards and added FYM build up a Corg at an average rate of 370 and 229 mg/kg/year, respectively. On the other hand, contents of Nt due to fertilisation declined in FYM, G+NPK3 and G+NPK1 at an average rate of 53, 22 and 20 mg/kg/year, respectively. Available P and K contents were also increased after the fertilisation of FYM and NPK. Added fertilisers (G+NPK3) significantly build up a P at an average rate of 10.2 mg/kg/year

PENETRATION RESISTANCE OF SOIL ON THE YEAR-LONG USING MOUNTAIN PASTURE BY THE CATTLE

In the year 2006 we investigated mechanical compaction of soil on the mountain pasture (altitude 920 m). Penetration resistance was researched on the compacted places, by cattle hoofs (breed Charolais), which were compared with unmanaged place after deforested. We investigated, that penetration resistant increasing with depth. However intensive increase of compaction was registered exclusively into certain depth. Soil compaction of unmanaged place and cutting - grazing place had high signifi cation of lower penetration resistant (MPa) to compare with place year-long used by grazing

Optimization of Fabrication Process for SiON/SiOx Films Applicable as Optical Waveguides

In this paper, the analysis of silicon oxynitride (SiON) films, deposited utilizing the plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process, for optical waveguides on silicon wafers is presented. The impact of N2O flow rate on various SiON film properties was investigated. The thickness and refractive index were measured by micro-spot spectroscopic reflectometry and confirmed by spectroscopic ellipsometry. The chemical composition of SiON films was analyzed using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). The surface roughness was analyzed using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Increasing the N2O flow rate during deposition caused the deposition rate to increase and the refractive index to decrease. By changing the flow rate of gases into the chamber during the PECVD process, it is possible to precisely adjust the oxygen (O2) ratio and nitrogen (N2) ratio in the SiON film and thus control its optical properties. This was possibility utilized to fabricate SiON films suitable to serve as a waveguide core for optical waveguides with a low refractive index contrast

Electronic structure of UV degradation defects in polysilanes studied by Energy Resolved - Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

The white photo luminescence after UV degradation in long wavelength range 400-600 nm was examined on the prototypical polysilane, poly[methyl(phenyl)silane], using both photoluminescence spectroscopy and a new method of Energy Resolved - Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (ER-EIS). Two groups of defect states, situated at approximately 440 nm (Delta E-1 = 2.8 eV with respect to electron transport energy) and 520 nm (Delta E-2 = 2.4 eV with respect to electron transport energy) were found by both spectroscopic methods. The white radiative recombination is ascribed to the recombination from trapping sites following the extreme energy migration. The forming of the crosslinking and bridging defects after photochemical scission of Si-Si via the series of various kinds of intermediates is feasible (-silyl R3Si -380 nm, silylene Si2H4 - 480 nm, silene and silylsilylene -550 nm emissions). On the grounds of the IR absorption spectroscopy results we suppose the presence of the bonding by methylene bridging and carbosilane unit Si-CH2-Si creation after Si-Si Si sigma sp3 bond scission. The ER-EIS method turned out to be extremely suitable for elucidation of the electronic structure and its changes in organic semiconductors due to its great resolving power and wide range both in the energy and the density of electronic states. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.Slovak Research and Development Agency [APVV-0096-11]; Scientific Grant Agency VEGA [1/0501/15, 2/0165/13