Characteristics of physicochemical properties of cultivars and new cultivar lines of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

Celem pracy było porównanie właściwości fizykochemicznych odmian i nowych linii odmianowych komosy ryżowej. Materiałem badawczym były nasiona trzech odmian komosy ryżowej: Faro, Titicaca, Pinio oraz trzech linii odmianowych S1, S2 i S3. Przeprowadzono oznaczenia charakteryzujące wybrane właściwości fizykochemiczne. Stwierdzono, że badane odmiany i linie odmianowe cechują się zróżnicowanymi właściwościami fizykochemicznymi. Mogą stanowić źródło wartościowego białka i polifenoli. Odmiana Faro oraz linia S1 mogą być wykorzystane w przemyśle farmaceutycznym z uwagi na wysoką zawartość saponin. Odmiana Tiricaca jest obiecującym surowcem dla przemysłu spożywczego.The aim of this study was to compare physicochemical properties of cultivars and new cultivar lines of quinoa. Seeds of three varieties of quinoa: Faro, Titicaca, Puno and three cultivar lines S1, S2 and S3 were taken as experimental material. Assays characterizing selected physicochemical properties were performed. Based on the obtained results ts it was found that the tested varieties and cultivar lines are characterized by diverse physicochemical properties. They can be used as a valuable source of protein and polyphenols. Faro variation and the line S1 may be applied in pharmaceutical industry due to their high content of saponins. Titicaca is promising raw material for food industry

Increased prevalence of overweight and obesity among Polish children age 14-18 between 2001 and 2013 from Krakow, Poland - a cross-sectional study

Introduction: So far, very little data on pediatric obesity has been published in Poland, although the problem seems to be growing.Objective: To investigate present prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren using CDC (Center of Disease Control and Prevention) criteria in Krakow and to compare how it has changed between the years 2001 and 2013. Our aim was to establish the magnitude of this rising problem within the last decade.Materials and methods: The study was conducted in two phases. In 2001, height and weight of the group of schoolchildren were obtained. Twelve years later, children in the same age, attending the same schools, were measured and weighed. Using the collected data, BMI (kg/m2) was calculated in order to acquire BMI percentile. BMI cutoffs referential for Polish population were used.Results: Using the CDC criteria to diagnose children as obese or overweight, the authors determined that the prevalence of overweight, including obesity was 10.8% in 2001 and changed to 15.1% in 2013 (p=0.0054). The percentage of obese children increased from 2.0% to 4.8% (p=0.0012). The occurrence of overweight and obesity has increased among girls (p=0.0025; p=0.0112 respectively) while among the group of boys, it did not change. The factors associated with excess weight were: male sex (OR=1.48; 95%CI=1.13-1.95) and second phase of the study (OR= 1.48; 95%CI=1.13-1.95).Conclusion: Our study indicated that the prevalence of obesity and overweight among adolescents in Krakow rose within the last decade. The rising problem affected females more than males. Despite that, excess weight is still more frequent among males than females

True and Fair View or rzetelny i jasny obraz1? A survey of polish practitioners

Abstract The ongoing harmonisation processes with the European market (EC regulation 2002 on the application of International Accounting Standards, hereafter IAS) drive reforms in the Polish accounting framework. In 2000, the Accounting Act introduced significant changes to the 1994 Accounting Act, its predecessor. New accounting terminology and provisions based on the IAS framework were introduced and a substantial number of existing regulations modified. This paper outlines recent developments in Polish accounting and discusses their implications for the realisation of the True and Fair View construct (hereafter TFV). Legal changes (de jure analysis) are confronted with the insights from an exploratory study on the local operationalisation of the TFV construct. The questionnaire survey with Polish practitioners was conducted in the years 2000 and 2001. Then, follow-up interviews were carried out in order to validate the questionnaire data categorisation. Insights from the study raise issues of the (un)transferability of constructs such as the TFV across languages and culture though there is emerging evidence indicating that the current regulatory framework putatively supports the TFV concept. In practice, there appears to be a lack of consensus in translation and grammatical construction of the TFV concept, revealing a general local unfamiliarity with the substance of this ‘Western’-originated and constructed predominantly in the British and American context construct. The paper concludes that a Polish equivalent for the TFV as a multifaceted construct, a derivative of a hybrid experience, cannot be realised outside the localised Central and Eastern European reality in which it is situated, despite the new Europe discourse.

The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice: Evidence from Polish Companies

Capital structure, Static trade-off, Pecking order, Financing choices, G32,