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3. Determining the Provenance of Traded Wildlife in the Philippines.

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Brandis, KJ, Meagher, P, Schoppe, S, Zawada, K, Widmann, I, Widmann, P, Dolorosa, RG, Francis, R, Brandis, KJ, Meagher, P, Schoppe, S, Zawada, K, Widmann, I, Widmann, P, Dolorosa, RG, and Francis, R

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The illegal wildlife trade is a significant threat to global biodiversity, often targeting already threatened species. In combating the trade, it is critical to know the provenance of the traded animal or part to facilitate targeted conservation actions, such as education and enforcement. Here, we present and compare two methods, portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and stable isotope analysis (SIA), to determine both the geographic and source provenance (captive or wild) of traded animals and their parts. Using three critically endangered, frequently illegally traded Philippine species, the Palawan forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), the Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), and the Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensisis), we demonstrate that using these methods, we can more accurately assign provenance using pXRF data (x¯ = 83%) than SIA data (x¯ = 47%). Our results indicate that these methods provide a valuable forensic tool that can be used in combating the illegal wildlife trade.

Published
2023

10. BioTIME: a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Author

Dornelas, M, Antão, LH, Moyes, F, Bates, AE, Magurran, AE, Adam, D, Akhmetzhanova, AA, Appeltans, W, Arcos, JM, Arnold, H, Ayyappan, N, Badihi, G, Baird, AH, Barbosa, M, Barreto, TE, Bässler, C, Bellgrove, Alecia, Belmaker, J, Benedetti-Cecchi, L, Bett, BJ, Bjorkman, AD, Błażewicz, M, Blowes, SA, Bloch, CP, Bonebrake, TC, Boyd, S, Bradford, M, Brooks, AJ, Brown, JH, Bruelheide, H, Budy, P, Carvalho, F, Castañeda-Moya, E, Chen, CA, Chamblee, JF, Chase, TJ, Siegwart Collier, L, Collinge, SK, Condit, R, Cooper, EJ, Cornelissen, JHC, Cotano, U, Kyle Crow, S, Damasceno, G, Davies, CH, Davis, RA, Day, FP, Degraer, S, Doherty, Timothy, Dunn, TE, Durigan, G, Duffy, JE, Edelist, D, Edgar, GJ, Elahi, R, Elmendorf, SC, Enemar, A, Ernest, SKM, Escribano, R, Estiarte, M, Evans, BS, Fan, T-Y, Turini Farah, F, Loureiro Fernandes, L, Farneda, FZ, Fidelis, A, Fitt, R, Fosaa, AM, Daher Correa Franco, GA, Frank, GE, Fraser, WR, García, H, Cazzolla Gatti, R, Givan, O, Gorgone-Barbosa, E, Gould, WA, Gries, C, Grossman, GD, Gutierréz, JR, Hale, S, Harmon, ME, Harte, J, Haskins, G, Henshaw, DL, Hermanutz, L, Hidalgo, P, Higuchi, P, Hoey, A, Van Hoey, G, Hofgaard, A, Holeck, K, Hollister, RD, Holmes, R, Hoogenboom, M, Hsieh, C-H, Hubbell, SP, Huettmann, F, Huffard, CL, Hurlbert, AH, Macedo Ivanauskas, N, Janík, D, Jandt, U, Jażdżewska, A, Johannessen, T, Johnstone, J, Jones, J, Jones, FAM, Kang, J, Kartawijaya, T, Keeley, EC, Kelt, DA, Kinnear, R, Klanderud, K, Knutsen, H, Koenig, CC, Kortz, AR, Král, K, Kuhnz, LA, Kuo, C-Y, Kushner, DJ, Laguionie-Marchais, C, Lancaster, LT, Min Lee, C, Lefcheck, JS, Lévesque, E, Lightfoot, D, Lloret, F, Lloyd, JD, López-Baucells, A, Louzao, M, Madin, JS, Magnússon, B, Malamud, S, Matthews, I, McFarland, KP, McGill, B, McKnight, D, McLarney, WO, Meador, J, Meserve, PL, Metcalfe, DJ, Meyer, CFJ, Michelsen, A, Milchakova, N, Moens, T, Moland, E, Moore, J, Mathias Moreira, C, Müller, J, Murphy, G, Myers-Smith, IH, Myster, RW, Naumov, A, Neat, F, Nelson, JA, Paul Nelson, M, Newton, SF, Norden, N, Oliver, JC, Olsen, EM, Onipchenko, VG, Pabis, K, Pabst, RJ, Paquette, A, Pardede, S, Paterson, DM, Pélissier, R, Peñuelas, J, Pérez-Matus, A, Pizarro, O, Pomati, F, Post, E, Prins, HHT, Priscu, JC, Provoost, P, Prudic, KL, Pulliainen, E, Ramesh, BR, Mendivil Ramos, O, Rassweiler, A, Rebelo, JE, Reed, DC, Reich, PB, Remillard, SM, Richardson, AJ, Richardson, JP, van Rijn, I, Rocha, R, Rivera-Monroy, VH, Rixen, C, Robinson, KP, Ribeiro Rodrigues, R, de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres, D, Rudstam, L, Ruhl, H, Ruz, CS, Sampaio, EM, Rybicki, N, Rypel, A, Sal, S, Salgado, B, Santos, FAM, Savassi-Coutinho, AP, Scanga, S, Schmidt, J, Schooley, R, Setiawan, F, Shao, K-T, Shaver, GR, Sherman, S, Sherry, TW, Siciński, J, Sievers, C, da Silva, AC, Rodrigues da Silva, F, Silveira, FL, Slingsby, J, Smart, T, Snell, SJ, Soudzilovskaia, NA, Souza, GBG, Maluf Souza, F, Castro Souza, V, Stallings, CD, Stanforth, R, Stanley, EH, Mauro Sterza, J, Stevens, M, Stuart-Smith, R, Rondon Suarez, Y, Supp, S, Yoshio Tamashiro, J, Tarigan, S, Thiede, GP, Thorn, S, Tolvanen, A, Teresa Zugliani Toniato, M, Totland, Ø, Twilley, RR, Vaitkus, G, Valdivia, N, Vallejo, MI, Valone, TJ, Van Colen, C, Vanaverbeke, J, Venturoli, F, Verheye, HM, Vianna, M, Vieira, RP, Vrška, T, Quang Vu, C, Van Vu, L, Waide, RB, Waldock, C, Watts, D, Webb, S, Wesołowski, T, White, EP, Widdicombe, CE, Wilgers, D, Williams, R, Williams, SB, Williamson, M, Willig, MR, Willis, TJ, Wipf, S, Woods, KD, Woehler, EJ, Zawada, K, Zettler, ML, Hickler, T, Dornelas, M, Antão, LH, Moyes, F, Bates, AE, Magurran, AE, Adam, D, Akhmetzhanova, AA, Appeltans, W, Arcos, JM, Arnold, H, Ayyappan, N, Badihi, G, Baird, AH, Barbosa, M, Barreto, TE, Bässler, C, Bellgrove, Alecia, Belmaker, J, Benedetti-Cecchi, L, Bett, BJ, Bjorkman, AD, Błażewicz, M, Blowes, SA, Bloch, CP, Bonebrake, TC, Boyd, S, Bradford, M, Brooks, AJ, Brown, JH, Bruelheide, H, Budy, P, Carvalho, F, Castañeda-Moya, E, Chen, CA, Chamblee, JF, Chase, TJ, Siegwart Collier, L, Collinge, SK, Condit, R, Cooper, EJ, Cornelissen, JHC, Cotano, U, Kyle Crow, S, Damasceno, G, Davies, CH, Davis, RA, Day, FP, Degraer, S, Doherty, Timothy, Dunn, TE, Durigan, G, Duffy, JE, Edelist, D, Edgar, GJ, Elahi, R, Elmendorf, SC, Enemar, A, Ernest, SKM, Escribano, R, Estiarte, M, Evans, BS, Fan, T-Y, Turini Farah, F, Loureiro Fernandes, L, Farneda, FZ, Fidelis, A, Fitt, R, Fosaa, AM, Daher Correa Franco, GA, Frank, GE, Fraser, WR, García, H, Cazzolla Gatti, R, Givan, O, Gorgone-Barbosa, E, Gould, WA, Gries, C, Grossman, GD, Gutierréz, JR, Hale, S, Harmon, ME, Harte, J, Haskins, G, Henshaw, DL, Hermanutz, L, Hidalgo, P, Higuchi, P, Hoey, A, Van Hoey, G, Hofgaard, A, Holeck, K, Hollister, RD, Holmes, R, Hoogenboom, M, Hsieh, C-H, Hubbell, SP, Huettmann, F, Huffard, CL, Hurlbert, AH, Macedo Ivanauskas, N, Janík, D, Jandt, U, Jażdżewska, A, Johannessen, T, Johnstone, J, Jones, J, Jones, FAM, Kang, J, Kartawijaya, T, Keeley, EC, Kelt, DA, Kinnear, R, Klanderud, K, Knutsen, H, Koenig, CC, Kortz, AR, Král, K, Kuhnz, LA, Kuo, C-Y, Kushner, DJ, Laguionie-Marchais, C, Lancaster, LT, Min Lee, C, Lefcheck, JS, Lévesque, E, Lightfoot, D, Lloret, F, Lloyd, JD, López-Baucells, A, Louzao, M, Madin, JS, Magnússon, B, Malamud, S, Matthews, I, McFarland, KP, McGill, B, McKnight, D, McLarney, WO, Meador, J, Meserve, PL, Metcalfe, DJ, Meyer, CFJ, Michelsen, A, Milchakova, N, Moens, T, Moland, E, Moore, J, Mathias Moreira, C, Müller, J, Murphy, G, Myers-Smith, IH, Myster, RW, Naumov, A, Neat, F, Nelson, JA, Paul Nelson, M, Newton, SF, Norden, N, Oliver, JC, Olsen, EM, Onipchenko, VG, Pabis, K, Pabst, RJ, Paquette, A, Pardede, S, Paterson, DM, Pélissier, R, Peñuelas, J, Pérez-Matus, A, Pizarro, O, Pomati, F, Post, E, Prins, HHT, Priscu, JC, Provoost, P, Prudic, KL, Pulliainen, E, Ramesh, BR, Mendivil Ramos, O, Rassweiler, A, Rebelo, JE, Reed, DC, Reich, PB, Remillard, SM, Richardson, AJ, Richardson, JP, van Rijn, I, Rocha, R, Rivera-Monroy, VH, Rixen, C, Robinson, KP, Ribeiro Rodrigues, R, de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres, D, Rudstam, L, Ruhl, H, Ruz, CS, Sampaio, EM, Rybicki, N, Rypel, A, Sal, S, Salgado, B, Santos, FAM, Savassi-Coutinho, AP, Scanga, S, Schmidt, J, Schooley, R, Setiawan, F, Shao, K-T, Shaver, GR, Sherman, S, Sherry, TW, Siciński, J, Sievers, C, da Silva, AC, Rodrigues da Silva, F, Silveira, FL, Slingsby, J, Smart, T, Snell, SJ, Soudzilovskaia, NA, Souza, GBG, Maluf Souza, F, Castro Souza, V, Stallings, CD, Stanforth, R, Stanley, EH, Mauro Sterza, J, Stevens, M, Stuart-Smith, R, Rondon Suarez, Y, Supp, S, Yoshio Tamashiro, J, Tarigan, S, Thiede, GP, Thorn, S, Tolvanen, A, Teresa Zugliani Toniato, M, Totland, Ø, Twilley, RR, Vaitkus, G, Valdivia, N, Vallejo, MI, Valone, TJ, Van Colen, C, Vanaverbeke, J, Venturoli, F, Verheye, HM, Vianna, M, Vieira, RP, Vrška, T, Quang Vu, C, Van Vu, L, Waide, RB, Waldock, C, Watts, D, Webb, S, Wesołowski, T, White, EP, Widdicombe, CE, Wilgers, D, Williams, R, Williams, SB, Williamson, M, Willig, MR, Willis, TJ, Wipf, S, Woods, KD, Woehler, EJ, Zawada, K, Zettler, ML, and Hickler, T

Published
2018

11. BioTIME:a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Author

Dornelas, M. (Maria), Antao, L. H. (Laura H.), Moyes, F. (Faye), Bates, A. E. (Amanda E.), Magurran, A. E. (Anne E.), Adam, D. (Dusan), Akhmetzhanova, A. A. (Asem A.), Appeltans, W. (Ward), Arcos, J. M. (Jose Manuel), Arnold, H. (Haley), Ayyappan, N. (Narayanan), Badihi, G. (Gal), Baird, A. H. (Andrew H.), Barbosa, M. (Miguel), Barreto, T. E. (Tiago Egydio), Baessler, C. (Claus), Bellgrove, A. (Alecia), Belmaker, J. (Jonathan), Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (Lisandro), Bett, B. J. (Brian J.), Bjorkman, A. D. (Anne D.), Blazewicz, M. (Magdalena), Blowes, S. A. (Shane A.), Bloch, C. P. (Christopher P.), Bonebrake, T. C. (Timothy C.), Boyd, S. (Susan), Bradford, M. (Matt), Brooks, A. J. (Andrew J.), Brown, J. H. (James H.), Bruelheide, H. (Helge), Budy, P. (Phaedra), Carvalho, F. (Fernando), Castaneda-Moya, E. (Edward), Chen, C. A. (Chaolun Allen), Chamblee, J. F. (John F.), Chase, T. J. (Tory J.), Siegwart Collier, L. (Laura), Collinge, S. K. (Sharon K.), Condit, R. (Richard), Cooper, E. J. (Elisabeth J.), Cornelissen, J. H. (J. Hans C.), Cotano, U. (Unai), Crow, S. K. (Shannan Kyle), Damasceno, G. (Gabriella), Davies, C. H. (Claire H.), Davis, R. A. (Robert A.), Day, F. P. (Frank P.), Degraer, S. (Steven), Doherty, T. S. (Tim S.), Dunn, T. E. (Timothy E.), Durigan, G. (Giselda), Duffy, J. E. (J. Emmett), Edelist, D. (Dor), Edgar, G. J. (Graham J.), Elahi, R. (Robin), Elmendorf, S. C. (Sarah C.), Enemar, A. (Anders), Ernest, S. K. (S. K. Morgan), Escribano, R. (Ruben), Estiarte, M. (Marc), Evans, B. S. (Brian S.), Fan, T.-Y. (Tung-Yung), Farah, F. T. (Fabiano Turini), Fernandes, L. L. (Luiz Loureiro), Farneda, F. Z. (Fabio Z.), Fidelis, A. (Alessandra), Fitt, R. (Robert), Fosaa, A. M. (Anna Maria), Daher Correa Franco, G. A. (Geraldo Antonio), Frank, G. E. (Grace E.), Fraser, W. R. (William R.), Garcia, H. (Hernando), Gatti, R. C. (Roberto Cazzolla), Givan, O. (Or), Gorgone-Barbosa, E. (Elizabeth), Gould, W. A. (William A.), Gries, C. (Corinna), Grossman, G. D. (Gary D.), Gutierrez, J. R. (Julio R.), Hale, S. (Stephen), Harmon, M. E. (Mark E.), Harte, J. (John), Haskins, G. (Gary), Henshaw, D. L. (Donald L.), Hermanutz, L. (Luise), Hidalgo, P. (Pamela), Higuchi, P. (Pedro), Hoey, A. (Andrew), Van Hoey, G. (Gert), Hofgaard, A. (Annika), Holeck, K. (Kristen), Hollister, R. D. (Robert D.), Holmes, R. (Richard), Hoogenboom, M. (Mia), Hsieh, C.-h. (Chih-hao), Hubbell, S. P. (Stephen P.), Huettmann, F. (Falk), Huffard, C. L. (Christine L.), Hurlbert, A. H. (Allen H.), Ivanauskas, N. M. (Natalia Macedo), Janik, D. (David), Jandt, U. (Ute), Jazdzewska, A. (Anna), Johannessen, T. (Tore), Johnstone, J. (Jill), Jones, J. (Julia), Jones, F. A. (Faith A. M.), Kang, J. (Jungwon), Kartawijaya, T. (Tasrif), Keeley, E. C. (Erin C.), Kelt, D. A. (Douglas A.), Kinnear, R. (Rebecca), Klanderud, K. (Kari), Knutsen, H. (Halvor), Koenig, C. C. (Christopher C.), Kortz, A. R. (Alessandra R.), Kral, K. (Kamil), Kuhnz, L. A. (Linda A.), Kuo, C.-Y. (Chao-Yang), Kushner, D. J. (David J.), Laguionie-Marchais, C. (Claire), Lancaster, L. T. (Lesley T.), Min Lee, C. (Cheol), Lefcheck, J. S. (Jonathan S.), Levesque, E. (Esther), Lightfoot, D. (David), Lloret, F. (Francisco), Lloyd, J. D. (John D.), Lopez-Baucells, A. (Adria), Louzao, M. (Maite), Madin, J. S. (Joshua S.), Magnusson, B. (Borgpor), Malamud, S. (Shahar), Matthews, I. (Iain), McFarland, K. P. (Kent P.), McGill, B. (Brian), McKnight, D. (Diane), McLarney, W. O. (William O.), Meador, J. (Jason), Meserve, P. L. (Peter L.), Metcalfe, D. J. (Daniel J.), Meyer, C. F. (Christoph F. J.), Michelsen, A. (Anders), Milchakova, N. (Nataliya), Moens, T. (Tom), Moland, E. (Even), Moore, J. (Jon), Moreira, C. M. (Carolina Mathias), Mueller, J. (Joerg), Murphy, G. (Grace), Myers-Smith, I. H. (Isla H.), Myster, R. W. (Randall W.), Naumov, A. (Andrew), Neat, F. (Francis), Nelson, J. A. (James A.), Paul Nelson, M. (Michael), Newton, S. F. (Stephen F.), Norden, N. (Natalia), Oliver, J. C. (Jeffrey C.), Olsen, E. M. (Esben M.), Onipchenko, V. G. (Vladimir G.), Pabis, K. (Krzysztof), Pabst, R. J. (Robert J.), Paquette, A. (Alain), Pardede, S. (Sinta), Paterson, D. M. (David M.), Pelissier, R. (Raphael), Penuelas, J. (Josep), Perez-Matus, A. (Alejandro), Pizarro, O. (Oscar), Pomati, F. (Francesco), Post, E. (Eric), Prins, H. H. (Herbert H. T.), Priscu, J. C. (John C.), Provoost, P. (Pieter), Prudic, K. L. (Kathleen L.), Erkki, P. (Pulliainen), Ramesh, B. R. (B. R.), Mendivil Ramos, O. (Olivia), Rassweiler, A. (Andrew), Rebelo, J. E. (Jose Eduardo), Reed, D. C. (Daniel C.), Reich, P. B. (Peter B.), Remillard, S. M. (Suzanne M.), Richardson, A. J. (Anthony J.), Richardson, J. P. (J. Paul), van Rijn, I. (Itai), Rocha, R. (Ricardo), Rivera-Monroy, V. H. (Victor H.), Rixen, C. (Christian), Robinson, K. P. (Kevin P.), Rodrigues, R. R. (Ricardo Ribeiro), Rossa-Feres, D. d. (Denise de Cerqueira), Rudstam, L. (Lars), Ruhl, H. (Henry), Ruz, C. S. (Catalina S.), Sampaio, E. M. (Erica M.), Rybicki, N. (Nancy), Rypel, A. (Andrew), Sal, S. (Sofia), Salgado, B. (Beatriz), Santos, F. A. (Flavio A. M.), Savassi-Coutinho, A. P. (Ana Paula), Scanga, S. (Sara), Schmidt, J. (Jochen), Schooley, R. (Robert), Setiawan, F. (Fakhrizal), Shao, K.-T. (Kwang-Tsao), Shaver, G. R. (Gaius R.), Sherman, S. (Sally), Sherry, T. W. (Thomas W.), Sicinski, J. (Jacek), Sievers, C. (Caya), da Silva, A. C. (Ana Carolina), da Silva, F. R. (Fernando Rodrigues), Silveira, F. L. (Fabio L.), Slingsby, J. (Jasper), Smart, T. (Tracey), Snell, S. J. (Sara J.), Soudzilovskaia, N. A. (Nadejda A.), Souza, G. B. (Gabriel B. G.), Souza, F. M. (Flaviana Maluf), Souza, V. C. (Vinicius Castro), Stallings, C. D. (Christopher D.), Stanforth, R. (Rowan), Stanley, E. H. (Emily H.), Sterza, J. M. (Jose Mauro), Stevens, M. (Maarten), Stuart-Smith, R. (Rick), Rondon Suarez, Y. (Yzel), Supp, S. (Sarah), Yoshio Tamashiro, J. (Jorge), Tarigan, S. (Sukmaraharja), Thiede, G. P. (Gary P.), Thorn, S. (Simon), Tolvanen, A. (Anne), Zugliani Toniato, M. T. (Maria Teresa), Totland, O. (Orjan), Twilley, R. R. (Robert R.), Vaitkus, G. (Gediminas), Valdivia, N. (Nelson), Vallejo, M. I. (Martha Isabel), Valone, T. J. (Thomas J.), Van Colen, C. (Carl), Vanaverbeke, J. (Jan), Venturoli, F. (Fabio), Verheye, H. M. (Hans M.), Vianna, M. (Marcelo), Vieira, R. P. (Rui P.), Vrska, T. (Tomas), Vu, C. Q. (Con Quang), Vu, L. V. (Lien Van), Waide, R. B. (Robert B.), Waldock, C. (Conor), Watts, D. (Dave), Webb, S. (Sara), Wesolowski, T. (Tomasz), White, E. P. (Ethan P.), Widdicombe, C. E. (Claire E.), Wilgers, D. (Dustin), Williams, R. (Richard), Williams, S. B. (Stefan B.), Williamson, M. (Mark), Willig, M. R. (Michael R.), Willis, T. J. (Trevor J.), Wipf, S. (Sonja), Woods, K. D. (Kerry D.), Woehler, E. J. (Eric J.), Zawada, K. (Kyle), Zettler, M. L. (Michael L.), Dornelas, M. (Maria), Antao, L. H. (Laura H.), Moyes, F. (Faye), Bates, A. E. (Amanda E.), Magurran, A. E. (Anne E.), Adam, D. (Dusan), Akhmetzhanova, A. A. (Asem A.), Appeltans, W. (Ward), Arcos, J. M. (Jose Manuel), Arnold, H. (Haley), Ayyappan, N. (Narayanan), Badihi, G. (Gal), Baird, A. H. (Andrew H.), Barbosa, M. (Miguel), Barreto, T. E. (Tiago Egydio), Baessler, C. (Claus), Bellgrove, A. (Alecia), Belmaker, J. (Jonathan), Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (Lisandro), Bett, B. J. (Brian J.), Bjorkman, A. D. (Anne D.), Blazewicz, M. (Magdalena), Blowes, S. A. (Shane A.), Bloch, C. P. (Christopher P.), Bonebrake, T. C. (Timothy C.), Boyd, S. (Susan), Bradford, M. (Matt), Brooks, A. J. (Andrew J.), Brown, J. H. (James H.), Bruelheide, H. (Helge), Budy, P. (Phaedra), Carvalho, F. (Fernando), Castaneda-Moya, E. (Edward), Chen, C. A. (Chaolun Allen), Chamblee, J. F. (John F.), Chase, T. J. (Tory J.), Siegwart Collier, L. (Laura), Collinge, S. K. (Sharon K.), Condit, R. (Richard), Cooper, E. J. (Elisabeth J.), Cornelissen, J. H. (J. Hans C.), Cotano, U. (Unai), Crow, S. K. (Shannan Kyle), Damasceno, G. (Gabriella), Davies, C. H. (Claire H.), Davis, R. A. (Robert A.), Day, F. P. (Frank P.), Degraer, S. (Steven), Doherty, T. S. (Tim S.), Dunn, T. E. (Timothy E.), Durigan, G. (Giselda), Duffy, J. E. (J. Emmett), Edelist, D. (Dor), Edgar, G. J. (Graham J.), Elahi, R. (Robin), Elmendorf, S. C. (Sarah C.), Enemar, A. (Anders), Ernest, S. K. (S. K. Morgan), Escribano, R. (Ruben), Estiarte, M. (Marc), Evans, B. S. (Brian S.), Fan, T.-Y. (Tung-Yung), Farah, F. T. (Fabiano Turini), Fernandes, L. L. (Luiz Loureiro), Farneda, F. Z. (Fabio Z.), Fidelis, A. (Alessandra), Fitt, R. (Robert), Fosaa, A. M. (Anna Maria), Daher Correa Franco, G. A. (Geraldo Antonio), Frank, G. E. (Grace E.), Fraser, W. R. (William R.), Garcia, H. (Hernando), Gatti, R. C. (Roberto Cazzolla), Givan, O. (Or), Gorgone-Barbosa, E. (Elizabeth), Gould, W. A. (William A.), Gries, C. (Corinna), Grossman, G. D. (Gary D.), Gutierrez, J. R. (Julio R.), Hale, S. (Stephen), Harmon, M. E. (Mark E.), Harte, J. (John), Haskins, G. (Gary), Henshaw, D. L. (Donald L.), Hermanutz, L. (Luise), Hidalgo, P. (Pamela), Higuchi, P. (Pedro), Hoey, A. (Andrew), Van Hoey, G. (Gert), Hofgaard, A. (Annika), Holeck, K. (Kristen), Hollister, R. D. (Robert D.), Holmes, R. (Richard), Hoogenboom, M. (Mia), Hsieh, C.-h. (Chih-hao), Hubbell, S. P. (Stephen P.), Huettmann, F. (Falk), Huffard, C. L. (Christine L.), Hurlbert, A. H. (Allen H.), Ivanauskas, N. M. (Natalia Macedo), Janik, D. (David), Jandt, U. (Ute), Jazdzewska, A. (Anna), Johannessen, T. (Tore), Johnstone, J. (Jill), Jones, J. (Julia), Jones, F. A. (Faith A. M.), Kang, J. (Jungwon), Kartawijaya, T. (Tasrif), Keeley, E. C. (Erin C.), Kelt, D. A. (Douglas A.), Kinnear, R. (Rebecca), Klanderud, K. (Kari), Knutsen, H. (Halvor), Koenig, C. C. (Christopher C.), Kortz, A. R. (Alessandra R.), Kral, K. (Kamil), Kuhnz, L. A. (Linda A.), Kuo, C.-Y. (Chao-Yang), Kushner, D. J. (David J.), Laguionie-Marchais, C. (Claire), Lancaster, L. T. (Lesley T.), Min Lee, C. (Cheol), Lefcheck, J. S. (Jonathan S.), Levesque, E. (Esther), Lightfoot, D. (David), Lloret, F. (Francisco), Lloyd, J. D. (John D.), Lopez-Baucells, A. (Adria), Louzao, M. (Maite), Madin, J. S. (Joshua S.), Magnusson, B. (Borgpor), Malamud, S. (Shahar), Matthews, I. (Iain), McFarland, K. P. (Kent P.), McGill, B. (Brian), McKnight, D. (Diane), McLarney, W. O. (William O.), Meador, J. (Jason), Meserve, P. L. (Peter L.), Metcalfe, D. J. (Daniel J.), Meyer, C. F. (Christoph F. J.), Michelsen, A. (Anders), Milchakova, N. (Nataliya), Moens, T. (Tom), Moland, E. (Even), Moore, J. (Jon), Moreira, C. M. (Carolina Mathias), Mueller, J. (Joerg), Murphy, G. (Grace), Myers-Smith, I. H. (Isla H.), Myster, R. W. (Randall W.), Naumov, A. (Andrew), Neat, F. (Francis), Nelson, J. A. (James A.), Paul Nelson, M. (Michael), Newton, S. F. (Stephen F.), Norden, N. (Natalia), Oliver, J. C. (Jeffrey C.), Olsen, E. M. (Esben M.), Onipchenko, V. G. (Vladimir G.), Pabis, K. (Krzysztof), Pabst, R. J. (Robert J.), Paquette, A. (Alain), Pardede, S. (Sinta), Paterson, D. M. (David M.), Pelissier, R. (Raphael), Penuelas, J. (Josep), Perez-Matus, A. (Alejandro), Pizarro, O. (Oscar), Pomati, F. (Francesco), Post, E. (Eric), Prins, H. H. (Herbert H. T.), Priscu, J. C. (John C.), Provoost, P. (Pieter), Prudic, K. L. (Kathleen L.), Erkki, P. (Pulliainen), Ramesh, B. R. (B. R.), Mendivil Ramos, O. (Olivia), Rassweiler, A. (Andrew), Rebelo, J. E. (Jose Eduardo), Reed, D. C. (Daniel C.), Reich, P. B. (Peter B.), Remillard, S. M. (Suzanne M.), Richardson, A. J. (Anthony J.), Richardson, J. P. (J. Paul), van Rijn, I. (Itai), Rocha, R. (Ricardo), Rivera-Monroy, V. H. (Victor H.), Rixen, C. (Christian), Robinson, K. P. (Kevin P.), Rodrigues, R. R. (Ricardo Ribeiro), Rossa-Feres, D. d. (Denise de Cerqueira), Rudstam, L. (Lars), Ruhl, H. (Henry), Ruz, C. S. (Catalina S.), Sampaio, E. M. (Erica M.), Rybicki, N. (Nancy), Rypel, A. (Andrew), Sal, S. (Sofia), Salgado, B. (Beatriz), Santos, F. A. (Flavio A. M.), Savassi-Coutinho, A. P. (Ana Paula), Scanga, S. (Sara), Schmidt, J. (Jochen), Schooley, R. (Robert), Setiawan, F. (Fakhrizal), Shao, K.-T. (Kwang-Tsao), Shaver, G. R. (Gaius R.), Sherman, S. (Sally), Sherry, T. W. (Thomas W.), Sicinski, J. (Jacek), Sievers, C. (Caya), da Silva, A. C. (Ana Carolina), da Silva, F. R. (Fernando Rodrigues), Silveira, F. L. (Fabio L.), Slingsby, J. (Jasper), Smart, T. (Tracey), Snell, S. J. (Sara J.), Soudzilovskaia, N. A. (Nadejda A.), Souza, G. B. (Gabriel B. G.), Souza, F. M. (Flaviana Maluf), Souza, V. C. (Vinicius Castro), Stallings, C. D. (Christopher D.), Stanforth, R. (Rowan), Stanley, E. H. (Emily H.), Sterza, J. M. (Jose Mauro), Stevens, M. (Maarten), Stuart-Smith, R. (Rick), Rondon Suarez, Y. (Yzel), Supp, S. (Sarah), Yoshio Tamashiro, J. (Jorge), Tarigan, S. (Sukmaraharja), Thiede, G. P. (Gary P.), Thorn, S. (Simon), Tolvanen, A. (Anne), Zugliani Toniato, M. T. (Maria Teresa), Totland, O. (Orjan), Twilley, R. R. (Robert R.), Vaitkus, G. (Gediminas), Valdivia, N. (Nelson), Vallejo, M. I. (Martha Isabel), Valone, T. J. (Thomas J.), Van Colen, C. (Carl), Vanaverbeke, J. (Jan), Venturoli, F. (Fabio), Verheye, H. M. (Hans M.), Vianna, M. (Marcelo), Vieira, R. P. (Rui P.), Vrska, T. (Tomas), Vu, C. Q. (Con Quang), Vu, L. V. (Lien Van), Waide, R. B. (Robert B.), Waldock, C. (Conor), Watts, D. (Dave), Webb, S. (Sara), Wesolowski, T. (Tomasz), White, E. P. (Ethan P.), Widdicombe, C. E. (Claire E.), Wilgers, D. (Dustin), Williams, R. (Richard), Williams, S. B. (Stefan B.), Williamson, M. (Mark), Willig, M. R. (Michael R.), Willis, T. J. (Trevor J.), Wipf, S. (Sonja), Woods, K. D. (Kerry D.), Woehler, E. J. (Eric J.), Zawada, K. (Kyle), and Zettler, M. L. (Michael L.)

Abstract

Motivation: The BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These data enable users to calculate temporal trends in biodiversity within and amongst assemblages using a broad range of metrics. BioTIME is being developed as a community‐led open‐source database of biodiversity time series. Our goal is to accelerate and facilitate quantitative analysis of temporal patterns of biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Main types of variables included: The database contains 8,777,413 species abundance records, from assemblages consistently sampled for a minimum of 2 years, which need not necessarily be consecutive. In addition, the database contains metadata relating to sampling methodology and contextual information about each record. Spatial location and grain: BioTIME is a global database of 547,161 unique sampling locations spanning the marine, freshwater and terrestrial realms. Grain size varies across datasets from 0.0000000158 km² (158 cm²) to 100 km² (1,000,000,000,000 cm²). Time period and grain: BioTIME records span from 1874 to 2016. The minimal temporal grain across all datasets in BioTIME is a year. Major taxa and level of measurement: BioTIME includes data from 44,440 species across the plant and animal kingdoms, ranging from plants, plankton and terrestrial invertebrates to small and large vertebrates. Software format: .csv and .SQL.

Published
2018

12. BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Author

Dornelas, M., Antão, L. H., Moyes, F., Bates, A. E., Magurran, A. E., Adam, D., Akhmetzhanova, A. A., Appeltans, W., Arcos, J. M., Arnold, H., Ayyappan, N., Badihi, G., Baird, A. H., Barbosa, M., Barreto, T. E., Bässler, C., Bellgrove, A., Belmaker, J., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Bett, B. J., Bjorkman, A. D., Błażewicz, M., Blowes, S. A., Bloch, C. P., Bonebrake, T. C., Boyd, S., Bradford, M., Brooks, A. J., Brown, J. H., Bruelheide, H., Budy, P., Carvalho, F., Castañeda-Moya, E., Chen, C. A., Chamblee, J. F., Chase, T. J., Siegwart Collier, L., Collinge, S. K., Condit, R., Cooper, E. J., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Cotano, U., Kyle Crow, S., Damasceno, G., Davies, C. H., Davis, R. A., Day, F. P., Degraer, S., Doherty, T. S., Dunn, T. E., Durigan, G., Duffy, J. E., Edelist, D., Edgar, G. J., Elahi, R., Elmendorf, S. C., Enemar, A., Ernest, S. K. M., Escribano, R., Estiarte, M., Evans, B. S., Fan, T. Y., Turini Farah, F., Loureiro Fernandes, L., Farneda, F. Z., Fidelis, A., Fitt, R., Fosaa, A. M., Daher Correa Franco, G. A., Frank, G. E., Fraser, W. R., García, H., Cazzolla Gatti, R., Givan, O., Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Gould, W. A., Gries, C., Grossman, G. D., Gutierréz, J. R., Hale, S., Harmon, M. E., Harte, J., Haskins, G., Henshaw, D. L., Hermanutz, L., Hidalgo, P., Higuchi, P., Hoey, A., Van Hoey, G., Hofgaard, A., Holeck, K., Hollister, R. D., Holmes, R., Hoogenboom, M., Hsieh, C. H., Hubbell, S. P., Huettmann, F., Huffard, C. L., Hurlbert, A. H., Macedo Ivanauskas, N., Janík, D., Jandt, U., Jażdżewska, A., Johannessen, T., Johnstone, J., Jones, J., Jones, F. A. M., Kang, J., Kartawijaya, T., Keeley, E. C., Kelt, D. A., Kinnear, R., Klanderud, K., Knutsen, H., Koenig, C. C., Kortz, A. R., Král, K., Kuhnz, L. A., Kuo, C. Y., Kushner, D. J., Laguionie-Marchais, C., Lancaster, L. T., Min Lee, C., Lefcheck, J. S., Lévesque, E., Lightfoot, D., Lloret, F., Lloyd, J. D., López-Baucells, A., Louzao, M., Madin, J. S., Magnússon, B., Malamud, S., Matthews, I., McFarland, K. P., McGill, B., McKnight, D., McLarney, W. O., Meador, J., Meserve, P. L., Metcalfe, D. J., Meyer, C. F. J., Michelsen, A., Milchakova, N., Moens, T., Moland, E., Moore, J., Mathias Moreira, C., Müller, J., Murphy, G., Myers-Smith, I. H., Myster, R. W., Naumov, A., Neat, F., Nelson, J. A., Paul Nelson, M., Newton, S. F., Norden, N., Oliver, J. C., Olsen, E. M., Onipchenko, V. G., Pabis, K., Pabst, R. J., Paquette, A., Pardede, S., Paterson, D. M., Pélissier, R., Peñuelas, J., Pérez-Matus, A., Pizarro, O., Pomati, F., Post, E., Prins, H. H. T., Priscu, J. C., Provoost, P., Prudic, K. L., Pulliainen, E., Ramesh, B. R., Mendivil Ramos, O., Rassweiler, A., Rebelo, J. E., Reed, D. C., Reich, P. B., Remillard, S. M., Richardson, A. J., Richardson, J. P., van Rijn, I., Rocha, R., Rivera-Monroy, V. H., Rixen, C., Robinson, K. P., Ribeiro Rodrigues, R., de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres, D., Rudstam, L., Ruhl, H., Ruz, C. S., Sampaio, E. M., Rybicki, N., Rypel, A., Sal, S., Salgado, B., Santos, F. A. M., Savassi-Coutinho, A. P., Scanga, S., Schmidt, J., Schooley, R., Setiawan, F., Shao, K. T., Shaver, G. R., Sherman, S., Sherry, T. W., Siciński, J., Sievers, C., da Silva, A. C., Rodrigues da Silva, F., Silveira, F. L., Slingsby, J., Smart, T., Snell, S. J., Soudzilovskaia, N. A., Souza, G. B. G., Maluf Souza, F., Castro Souza, V., Stallings, C. D., Stanforth, R., Stanley, E. H., Mauro Sterza, J., Stevens, M., Stuart-Smith, R., Rondon Suarez, Y., Supp, S., Yoshio Tamashiro, J., Tarigan, S., Thiede, G. P., Thorn, S., Tolvanen, A., Teresa Zugliani Toniato, M., Totland, Ø, Twilley, R. R., Vaitkus, G., Valdivia, N., Vallejo, M. I., Valone, T. J., Van Colen, C., Vanaverbeke, J., Venturoli, F., Verheye, H. M., Vianna, M., Vieira, R. P., Vrška, T., Quang Vu, C., Van Vu, L., Waide, R. B., Waldock, C., Watts, D., Webb, S., Wesołowski, T., White, E. P., Widdicombe, C. E., Wilgers, D., Williams, R., Williams, S. B., Williamson, M., Willig, M. R., Willis, T. J., Wipf, S., Woods, K. D., Woehler, E. J., Zawada, K., Zettler, M. L., Dornelas, M., Antão, L. H., Moyes, F., Bates, A. E., Magurran, A. E., Adam, D., Akhmetzhanova, A. A., Appeltans, W., Arcos, J. M., Arnold, H., Ayyappan, N., Badihi, G., Baird, A. H., Barbosa, M., Barreto, T. E., Bässler, C., Bellgrove, A., Belmaker, J., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Bett, B. J., Bjorkman, A. D., Błażewicz, M., Blowes, S. A., Bloch, C. P., Bonebrake, T. C., Boyd, S., Bradford, M., Brooks, A. J., Brown, J. H., Bruelheide, H., Budy, P., Carvalho, F., Castañeda-Moya, E., Chen, C. A., Chamblee, J. F., Chase, T. J., Siegwart Collier, L., Collinge, S. K., Condit, R., Cooper, E. J., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Cotano, U., Kyle Crow, S., Damasceno, G., Davies, C. H., Davis, R. A., Day, F. P., Degraer, S., Doherty, T. S., Dunn, T. E., Durigan, G., Duffy, J. E., Edelist, D., Edgar, G. J., Elahi, R., Elmendorf, S. C., Enemar, A., Ernest, S. K. M., Escribano, R., Estiarte, M., Evans, B. S., Fan, T. Y., Turini Farah, F., Loureiro Fernandes, L., Farneda, F. Z., Fidelis, A., Fitt, R., Fosaa, A. M., Daher Correa Franco, G. A., Frank, G. E., Fraser, W. R., García, H., Cazzolla Gatti, R., Givan, O., Gorgone-Barbosa, E., Gould, W. A., Gries, C., Grossman, G. D., Gutierréz, J. R., Hale, S., Harmon, M. E., Harte, J., Haskins, G., Henshaw, D. L., Hermanutz, L., Hidalgo, P., Higuchi, P., Hoey, A., Van Hoey, G., Hofgaard, A., Holeck, K., Hollister, R. D., Holmes, R., Hoogenboom, M., Hsieh, C. H., Hubbell, S. P., Huettmann, F., Huffard, C. L., Hurlbert, A. H., Macedo Ivanauskas, N., Janík, D., Jandt, U., Jażdżewska, A., Johannessen, T., Johnstone, J., Jones, J., Jones, F. A. M., Kang, J., Kartawijaya, T., Keeley, E. C., Kelt, D. A., Kinnear, R., Klanderud, K., Knutsen, H., Koenig, C. C., Kortz, A. R., Král, K., Kuhnz, L. A., Kuo, C. Y., Kushner, D. J., Laguionie-Marchais, C., Lancaster, L. T., Min Lee, C., Lefcheck, J. S., Lévesque, E., Lightfoot, D., Lloret, F., Lloyd, J. D., López-Baucells, A., Louzao, M., Madin, J. S., Magnússon, B., Malamud, S., Matthews, I., McFarland, K. P., McGill, B., McKnight, D., McLarney, W. O., Meador, J., Meserve, P. L., Metcalfe, D. J., Meyer, C. F. J., Michelsen, A., Milchakova, N., Moens, T., Moland, E., Moore, J., Mathias Moreira, C., Müller, J., Murphy, G., Myers-Smith, I. H., Myster, R. W., Naumov, A., Neat, F., Nelson, J. A., Paul Nelson, M., Newton, S. F., Norden, N., Oliver, J. C., Olsen, E. M., Onipchenko, V. G., Pabis, K., Pabst, R. J., Paquette, A., Pardede, S., Paterson, D. M., Pélissier, R., Peñuelas, J., Pérez-Matus, A., Pizarro, O., Pomati, F., Post, E., Prins, H. H. T., Priscu, J. C., Provoost, P., Prudic, K. L., Pulliainen, E., Ramesh, B. R., Mendivil Ramos, O., Rassweiler, A., Rebelo, J. E., Reed, D. C., Reich, P. B., Remillard, S. M., Richardson, A. J., Richardson, J. P., van Rijn, I., Rocha, R., Rivera-Monroy, V. H., Rixen, C., Robinson, K. P., Ribeiro Rodrigues, R., de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres, D., Rudstam, L., Ruhl, H., Ruz, C. S., Sampaio, E. M., Rybicki, N., Rypel, A., Sal, S., Salgado, B., Santos, F. A. M., Savassi-Coutinho, A. P., Scanga, S., Schmidt, J., Schooley, R., Setiawan, F., Shao, K. T., Shaver, G. R., Sherman, S., Sherry, T. W., Siciński, J., Sievers, C., da Silva, A. C., Rodrigues da Silva, F., Silveira, F. L., Slingsby, J., Smart, T., Snell, S. J., Soudzilovskaia, N. A., Souza, G. B. G., Maluf Souza, F., Castro Souza, V., Stallings, C. D., Stanforth, R., Stanley, E. H., Mauro Sterza, J., Stevens, M., Stuart-Smith, R., Rondon Suarez, Y., Supp, S., Yoshio Tamashiro, J., Tarigan, S., Thiede, G. P., Thorn, S., Tolvanen, A., Teresa Zugliani Toniato, M., Totland, Ø, Twilley, R. R., Vaitkus, G., Valdivia, N., Vallejo, M. I., Valone, T. J., Van Colen, C., Vanaverbeke, J., Venturoli, F., Verheye, H. M., Vianna, M., Vieira, R. P., Vrška, T., Quang Vu, C., Van Vu, L., Waide, R. B., Waldock, C., Watts, D., Webb, S., Wesołowski, T., White, E. P., Widdicombe, C. E., Wilgers, D., Williams, R., Williams, S. B., Williamson, M., Willig, M. R., Willis, T. J., Wipf, S., Woods, K. D., Woehler, E. J., Zawada, K., and Zettler, M. L.

Abstract

Motivation: The BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These data enable users to calculate temporal trends in biodiversity within and amongst assemblages using a broad range of metrics. BioTIME is being developed as a community-led open-source database of biodiversity time series. Our goal is to accelerate and facilitate quantitative analysis of temporal patterns of biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Main types of variables included: The database contains 8,777,413 species abundance records, from assemblages consistently sampled for a minimum of 2 years, which need not necessarily be consecutive. In addition, the database contains metadata relating to sampling methodology and contextual information about each record. Spatial location and grain: BioTIME is a global database of 547,161 unique sampling locations spanning the marine, freshwater and terrestrial realms. Grain size varies across datasets from 0.0000000158 km2 (158 cm2) to 100 km2 (1,000,000,000,000 cm2). Time period and grain: BioTIME records span from 1874 to 2016. The minimal temporal grain across all datasets in BioTIME is a year. Major taxa and level of measurement: BioTIME includes data from 44,440 species across the plant and animal kingdoms, ranging from plants, plankton and terrestrial invertebrates to small and large vertebrates. Software format:.csv and.SQL.

Published
2018

20. ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOEMOTIONAL STATE AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE - PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Author

Bratek, A., Zawada, K., Barczyk, A., Sozańska, E., and Krzysztof Krysta

Subjects
asthma, COPD, anxiety, depression, cognitive functions
Abstract

Background: In the literature we can find examples of comorbidity of the diseases of the respiratory tract and mental disorders. Among them a particularly significant position is occupied by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, which may be accompanied by anxiety, depressive and cognitive symptoms. The present research project was aimed to establish a connection between psycho-intellectual functioning and suffering from the aforementioned diseases. Subjects and methods: The patients were divided into 3 groups. In the asthma group there were 11 people, mean age 54, who met the GINA criteria for asthma. The group of patients with COPD was formed by 12 people, mean age 67. The control group included 13 people, mean age 48. Patients from all the groups underwent spirometry, sputum induction and the following tests: Mini- Mental State Examination (MSSE), Trail Making Test (TMT A and B), Beck Depression Inventory – BDI (Beck et al. 1961) and State- Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults - STAI 1 and 2. Results: In the TMT tests results were the following: We can presume some deficiency when the time required by a patient to complete the task is longer than 78 seconds for Part A and 273 seconds for Part B. In our research the best mean time was obtained in control group (Part A - 30.04 s, Part B – 67.37 s), then in the asthma group (Part A - 35.54 s, Part B – 98.81 s) and in the COPD group (Part A - 42.80 s, Part B – 107.79 s). In our research study the lowest score for the Beck Depression Inventory was obtained in the control group (mean 6.15), then in asthma (mean 9.63) and in COPD (mean 13.61). Results for State-Train Anxiety Inventory were distributed as follows: mean score in the asthma group was 36.48 in Part 1 and 43.27 in Part 2, in the COPD group 36.41 in Part 1 and 42.66 in Part 2 and in the control group 32.61 in Part 1 and 36.75 in Part 2. Conclusions: In our research the level of anxiety and depression measured by self-assessment questionnaires was higher in the study groups than in the control group. Also cognitive functions were worse than in the healthy controls, especially among COPD patients.

Published
2013

22. Canonical gauge-invariant variables for scalar perturbations in synchronous coordinates

Author

Zdzisław Golda, Woszczyna, A., and Zawada, K.

Subjects
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, scalar perturbation, Lifshitz-Khalatnikov propagation equations, Darboux transform
Abstract

Under an appropriate change of the perturbation variable Lifshitz-Khalatnikov propagation equations for the scalar perturbation reduce to d'Alembert equation. The change of variables is based on the Darboux transform., Comment: LaTeX, 9 pages

Published
2005
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27. Structural studies of 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzimidazole derivatives by means of solid-state 13C, 15N NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

Author

Zawada, K., Wolniak, M., Kazimierczuk, Z., and Wawer, I.

Subjects
*BENZIMIDAZOLES, *SOLID state chemistry, *NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy, *DENSITY functionals, *MOLECULAR structure, *PROTEIN kinase CK2, *HYDROGEN bonding
Abstract

Abstract: Tetrabromobenzimidazole derivatives containing sulfur or nitrogen atom in a five- or six-membered saturated ring were synthesized as potential ligands of casein kinase (CK2). Structural data of these compounds are crucial for understanding their inhibitory activity as inhibitors. Solution and solid-state13C NMR spectra were recorded for six compounds, and 15N MAS spectra – for two of them. 13C CPMAS spectra were assigned by comparison with solution data and with the aid of dipolar dephasing and variable contact time experiments. The correctness of assignments of 13C and 15N chemical shifts was verified by GIAO DFT calculations of shielding constants. The differences between the solution and solid-state chemical shift values were explained in terms of intermolecular interactions. The doublet resonances occurring in the solid-state 13C and 15N NMR spectra of N 1,N 2-propylene-2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzimidazole indicate the presence of two molecules in crystallographic unit cell. Shielding constants calculated for a dimer with two N1′N3 hydrogen bonds suggest that the association type does not influence carbon shielding. The coexistence of two tautomers with N1′ce:glyph name="sbnd" />H is less probable. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2009
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28. Spin trapping studies of essential oils in lipid systems

Author

Makarova Katerina, Drązikowska Kinga, Suska Beata, Zawada Katarzyna, and Wawer Iwona

Subjects
spin trapping esr, essential oils, dft calculations, lipids, Science
Abstract

In the present work, we report the results of a spin trapping ESR study of four essential oils widely used for skin care products such as creams and bath salts. The studied essential oils are Rosmarini aetheroleum (rosemary), Menthae piperitae aetheroleum (mint), Lavandulae aetheroleum (lavender), and Thymi aetheroleum (thyme). Fenton reaction in the presence of ethanol was used to generate free radicals. The N-tert-butyl-α-phenylnitrone (PBN) was used as a spin trap. In the Fenton reaction, the rosemary oil had the lowest effect on radical adduct formation as compared to the reference Fenton system. Since essential oils are known to be lipid soluble, we also conducted studies of essential oils in Fenton reaction in the presence of lipids. Two model lipids were used, namely 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC). The obtained results suggested that in the presence of DOPC lipids, the •OH and PBN/•CHCH3(OH) radicals are formed in both phases, that is, water and lipids, and all the studied essential oils affected the Fenton reaction in a similar way. Whereas, in the DPPC system, the additional type of PBN/X (aN = 16.1 G, aH = 2.9 G) radical adduct was generated. DFT calculations of hyperfine splittings were performed at B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)/EPR-II level of theory for the set of c-centered PBN adducts in order to identify PBN/X radical.

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2015
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29. Oxidative stability of the lipid fraction in cookies – the EPR study

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Zawada Katarzyna, Kozłowska Mariola, and Żbikowska Anna

Subjects
cookies, epr spectroscopy, oxidative stability, rosemary, thyme, Science
Abstract

Cookies are a group of convenient food products that are popular among consumers. They may contain high amounts of fats, which can be prone to oxidation. To retard the oxidative deterioration, synthetic and natural antioxidants may be added. Herb and spice extracts can be sources of natural biologically active substances with antioxidant activity. In this work, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to monitor the lipid oxidation in cookies with rosemary and thyme extracts subjected to the storage in elevated temperature. It was shown that thyme extract can be used as a natural antioxidant source for the preparation of bakery products, while the rosemary extract should be used with care in fat-rich products exposed to high temperatures.

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2015
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30. Modern indications for the use of opipramol

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Krysta, K., Murawiec, S., Warchala, A., Zawada, K., Cubała, W. J., Wiglusz, M. S., Katarzyna Jakuszkowiak-Wojten, Krzystanek, M., and Krupka-Matuszczyk, I.

Subjects
opipramol, depression, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders
Abstract

Opipramol is considered as a pharmacological agent that does not fit the classification taking into account the division of antidepressants, antipsychotics and anxiolytics. It has a structure related to tricyclic antidepressants but it has a different mechanism of action, i.e. binding to sigma1 and to sigma2 sites. It has been regarded as an effective drug in general anxiety disorders together with other agents like SSRI`s, SNRI`s, buspirone and pregabalin for many years. It can however also be indicated in other conditions, e.g. it may be used as a premedication in the evening prior to surgery, positive results are also observed in psychopharmacological treatment with opipramol in somatoform disorders, symptoms of depression can be significantly reduced in the climacteric syndrome. The latest data from literature present also certain dangers and side effects, which may result due to opipramol administration. Mania may be induced not only in bipolar patients treated with opipramol, but it can be an adverse drug reaction in generalized anxiety disorder. This analysis shows however that opipramol is an important drug still very useful in different clinical conditions.

32. Development of vocational training systems for patients with intellectual disability in Poland

Author

Krysta, J., Krysta, K., Zawada, K., Cubała, W. J., Wiglusz, M. S., and Katarzyna Jakuszkowiak-Wojten

Subjects
intellectual disability, vocational rehabilitation, employment
Abstract

Background: The problem of employment of people with intellectual disabilities is present in many countries. The literature on this topic draws attention to the fact that the improvement of the situation in this area is conditioned by changes in government policies, practices of employers and adequate preparation to undertake professional duties by persons with intellectual disabilities. Objective: The objective of this review was to explore the changes in vocational rehabilitation forms in Poland. Results: As one of the ways to solve this problem since 1991 in Poland the so called Workshops of Vocational Therapy have been created. According to the regulations the Workshops were designed for adults with intellectual disabilities, aged over 16 years with a total incapacity of gaining an employment, for which occupational therapy was a form of social rehabilitation. The further step in this process was the establishment of Vocational Activation Centers, with which high hopes were associated. They were expected to be an intermediate link in the creation of career paths from rehabilitation forms ultimately to open labor market. In practice it turned out that the creation of these Centers in Poland has been too slow. Conclusions: This raised the necessity to change the attitude from the concept of matching the participant to work and to the new environment, which frequently ends as a trauma, to the concept of matching jobs to people. New initiatives and new rehabilitation programs are developed based on this attitude.

34. Psychological distress and social factors in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease

Author

Zawada, K., Bratek, A., and Krzysztof Krysta

Subjects
asthma, COPD, anxiety, depression
Abstract

Chronic respiratory diseases which embrace asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common in the population. In a large number of cases they are diagnosed very late. Statistics of deaths, especially in the case of COPD, are underestimated because morbidity and mortality can be affected by other comorbid conditions, for example cardiovascular disease. Asthma and COPD impair not only physical functioning of patients but also affect their psychological state. Mood disorders and cognitive function impairment are more often observed in this group than in the general population. It has been proven that the coexistence of psychological dysfunction significantly worsens the functioning of patients (affects, among others, their work, family and social lives) and has an impact on the course of the treatment of the somatic illness. First of all, patients with cognitive deficits have greater problems in applying treatment recommendations. Accordingly, it seems to be important to pay more attention to the problem of mental disorders in patients with obstructive lung diseases. There is a clear need for a multidisciplinary approach that will enable prevention, early detection and effective treatment of the psychological disorders in that group of patients.

35. BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Author

Grace E. Frank, Alecia Bellgrove, Flaviana Maluf Souza, Fakhrizal Setiawan, Vladimir G. Onipchenko, Miguel Barbosa, J. Emmett Duffy, Robert A. Davis, Giselda Durigan, Jan Vanaverbeke, Ricardo Rocha, Ana Paula Savassi-Coutinho, Francis Neat, Emily H. Stanley, Erkki Pulliainen, Vinicius Castro Souza, Stephen F. Newton, N. A. Mil'chakova, Annika Hofgaard, James A. Nelson, Elisabeth J. Cooper, Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi, Sonja Wipf, Anders Enemar, Gabriel Barros Gonçalves de Souza, Claire Laguionie-Marchais, Dušan Adam, Robert N. L. Fitt, Christopher P. Bloch, Claus Bässler, Gediminas Vaitkus, Magdalena Błażewicz, Robert R. Twilley, Richard Condit, B.R. Ramesh, Chaolun Allen Chen, Grace E. P. Murphy, Kevin P. Robinson, Gal Badihi, Lars G. Rudstam, J. Jonathan Moore, David M. Paterson, Sarah R. Supp, Claire E. Widdicombe, Suzanne M. Remillard, Hans M. Verheye, Jill F. Johnstone, Claire H. Davies, Shane A. Blowes, Mark E. Harmon, Rick D. Stuart-Smith, Andrew J. Brooks, Gert Van Hoey, José Eduardo Rebelo, Anna Maria Fosaa, Tim S. Doherty, Jasper A. Slingsby, Francesco Pomati, Raphaël Pélissier, Ward Appeltans, José Manuel Arcos, Phaedra Budy, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Maria Teresa Zugliani Toniato, Anthony J. Richardson, Luiz Fernando Loureiro Fernandes, Christopher D. Stallings, Rowan Stanforth, David J. Kushner, A. A. Akhmetzhanova, Geraldo Antônio Daher Corrêa Franco, Alessandra Fidelis, Elizabeth Gorgone-Barbosa, Dave Watts, S.A. Tarigan, Timothy C. Bonebrake, Kent P. McFarland, Jonathan Belmaker, Shahar Malamud, Kamil Král, John D. Lloyd, Diane M. McKnight, Alessandra Rocha Kortz, Luise Hermanutz, Tore Johannessen, N. Ayyappan, Brian J. Bett, Haley Arnold, Fernando Rodrigues da Silva, Peter L. Meserve, Francisco Lloret, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Michael R. Willig, Linda A. Kuhnz, Esther Lévesque, Kwang-Tsao Shao, Sofía Sal, Robert D. Hollister, Andrew Rassweiler, Christoph F. J. Meyer, Jeffrey C. Oliver, Isla H. Myers-Smith, Graham J. Edgar, Jacek Siciński, Beatriz Salgado, Fábio Venturoli, Matt Bradford, Borgþór Magnússon, Edward Castañeda-Moya, Anne D. Bjorkman, Eric Post, Alain Paquette, Or Givan, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Falk Huettmann, Fábio Lang da Silveira, Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, Thomas J. Valone, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Sinta Pardede, Esben Moland Olsen, Laura Siegwart Collier, Flavio Antonio Maës dos Santos, Andrew H. Baird, Cheol Min Lee, Robert B. Waide, Olivia Mendivil Ramos, David C. Lightfoot, Stefan B. Williams, Ute Jandt, David Janík, Stephen S. Hale, Robin Elahi, Andrew L. Rypel, S. K. Morgan Ernest, Jörg Müller, Gaius R. Shaver, Anna Jażdżewska, José Mauro Sterza, Maarten Stevens, Denise de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres, Dor Edelist, Martha Isabel Vallejo, Michael Paul Nelson, Conor Waldock, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Sally Sherman, Dustin J. Wilgers, Sharon K. Collinge, Kristen T. Holeck, Josep Peñuelas, Douglas A. Kelt, Tiago Egydio Barreto, Faye Moyes, Robert L. Schooley, Peter B. Reich, Jason Meador, Anders Michelsen, J. Paul Richardson, Sara J. Snell, Julio R. Gutiérrez, Chih-hao Hsieh, Gary D. Grossman, Hernando García, Ana Carolina da Silva, Kyle J. A. Zawada, Richard T. Holmes, John C. Priscu, Christine L. Huffard, Christian Rixen, William O. McLarney, Julia A. Jones, Anne Tolvanen, William A. Gould, Maite Louzao, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Donald L. Henshaw, Kathleen L. Prudic, Herbert H. T. Prins, Helge Bruelheide, Catalina S. Ruz, Rui P. Vieira, Gary P. Thiede, Erin C. Keeley, James H. Brown, William R. Fraser, Pieter Provoost, Andrew S. Hoey, Robert J. Pabst, Kerry D. Woods, Fabiano Turini Farah, Nancy B. Rybicki, Sara E. Scanga, Trevor J. Willis, Daniel J. Metcalfe, Mark Williamson, Joshua S. Madin, Tasrif Kartawijaya, Brian J. McGill, Erica M. Sampaio, Shannan K. Crow, Stephen P. Hubbell, Jochen Schmidt, Daniel C. Reed, Steven Degraer, Laura H. Antão, Krzysztof Pabis, Christopher C. Koenig, Fernando Carvalho, Marcelo Vianna, Anne E. Magurran, Marc Estiarte, Rebecca Kinnear, Tracey Smart, Lesley T. Lancaster, Frank P. Day, Natalia Norden, Unai Cotano, Fábio Z. Farneda, Nelson Valdivia, Corinna Gries, Tomasz Wesołowski, Pedro Higuchi, Jungwon Kang, Randall W. Myster, Itai van Rijn, Oscar Pizarro, Michael L. Zettler, Simon Thorn, Thomas W. Sherry, Timothy E. Dunn, Tung-Yung Fan, Susan Boyd, Adrià López-Baucells, Tomáš Vrška, Tory J. Chase, Ruben Escribano, R. Williams, Carolina Mathias Moreira, John F. Chamblee, Con Quang Vu, Halvor Knutsen, Amanda E. Bates, Maria Dornelas, Kari Klanderud, Jorge Yoshio Tamashiro, Tom Moens, Sara L. Webb, Iain Matthews, Carl Van Colen, Chao-Yang Kuo, Caya Sievers, Faith A. M. Jones, Gary Haskins, Eric J. Woehler, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Allen H. Hurlbert, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Pamela Hidalgo, Henry A. Ruhl, Brian S. Evans, Ørjan Totland, Lien Van Vu, Yzel Rondon Súarez, Gabriella Damasceno, Even Moland, John Harte, Andrew Naumov, Ethan P. White, Natália Macedo Ivanauskas, Systems Ecology, International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Oostende, Safety science group, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Institut Français de Pondichéry (IFP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (MEAE), Department of Biology [Pisa], University of Pisa - Università di Pisa, CSIRO Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Canberra] (CSIRO), Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg (MLU), Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea, Royal Belgian Insitute of Natural Sciences, Floresta Estadual Assis, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-CSIC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona [Barcelona] (UAB), National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Polar Oceans Research Group [USA], Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University [Tel Aviv], Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), EWHALE Laboratory of Biology and Wildlife Department, Institute of Arctic Biology-University of Alaska [Fairbanks] (UAF), Laboratory of Polar Biology and Oceanobiology, University of Lódź, Dept Ecol Evol Biol, Univ California SC (EEB-UCSC), University of California [Santa Cruz] (UCSC), University of California-University of California, Département de chimie-biologie & Centre d’études nordiques [CANADA], Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Human Communication Technologies Research Laboratory (UBC), University of British Columbia (UBC), Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Department of Biology [Copenhagen], Faculty of Science [Copenhagen], University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU), Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Marine Research Station, Computer Laboratory [Cambridge], University of Cambridge [UK] (CAM), Aarhus University [Aarhus], Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre for Forest Research (CFR), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), The Centre for Applied Genomics, Toronto, University of Toronto-The Hospital for Sick Children-Department of Molecular Genetics-McLaughlin Centre, Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations (UMR AMAP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica en el Pacífico Sur Oriental (COPAS), Universidad de Concepción [Chile], Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), Penn State System-Penn State System, Department of Biological Science [Tallahassee], Florida State University [Tallahassee] (FSU), Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota [Twin Cities], University of Minnesota System-University of Minnesota System, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Communication Systems Group [Zurich], Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich [Zürich] (ETH Zürich), Academia Sinica, Facultad Ciencias del Mar, universidad catolica del Norte, Marine Biology Section, Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Department of Avian Ecology, Wrocław University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies [Horbat] (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS), European Project: 610028,EC:FP7:ERC,ERC-2013-SyG,IMBALANCE-P(2014), Dornelas, Maria, University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Fish Behaviour and Biodiversity Research Group, University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland, University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences, University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute, University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews. Sediment Ecology Research Group, University of St Andrews. Centre for Higher Education Research, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (MEAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo (USP), Tel Aviv University (TAU), University of California [Santa Cruz] (UC Santa Cruz), University of California (UC)-University of California (UC), University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH), Flødevigen Research Station (IMR), Institute of Marine Research [Bergen] (IMR), University of Bergen (UiB)-University of Bergen (UiB), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université du Québec à Montréal = University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM), The Hospital for sick children [Toronto] (SickKids)-University of Toronto-Department of Molecular Genetics-McLaughlin Centre, Universidad de Concepción - University of Concepcion [Chile], University of Minnesota [Twin Cities] (UMN), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich] (ETH Zürich), Universiteit Gent = Ghent University (UGENT), University of Wrocław [Poland] (UWr), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies [Hobart] (IMAS), University of Tasmania [Hobart, Australia] (UTAS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, University of Toronto-The Hospital for sick children [Toronto] (SickKids)-Department of Molecular Genetics-McLaughlin Centre, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Universiteit Gent = Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Dornelas M., Antao L.H., Moyes F., Bates A.E., Magurran A.E., Adam D., Akhmetzhanova A.A., Appeltans W., Arcos J.M., Arnold H., Ayyappan N., Badihi G., Baird A.H., Barbosa M., Barreto T.E., Bassler C., Bellgrove A., Belmaker J., Benedetti-Cecchi L., Bett B.J., Bjorkman A.D., Blazewicz M., Blowes S.A., Bloch C.P., Bonebrake T.C., Boyd S., Bradford M., Brooks A.J., Brown J.H., Bruelheide H., Budy P., Carvalho F., Castaneda-Moya E., Chen C.A., Chamblee J.F., Chase T.J., Siegwart Collier L., Collinge S.K., Condit R., Cooper E.J., Cornelissen J.H.C., Cotano U., Kyle Crow S., Damasceno G., Davies C.H., Davis R.A., Day F.P., Degraer S., Doherty T.S., Dunn T.E., Durigan G., Duffy J.E., Edelist D., Edgar G.J., Elahi R., Elmendorf S.C., Enemar A., Ernest S.K.M., Escribano R., Estiarte M., Evans B.S., Fan T.-Y., Turini Farah F., Loureiro Fernandes L., Farneda F.Z., Fidelis A., Fitt R., Fosaa A.M., Daher Correa Franco G.A., Frank G.E., Fraser W.R., Garcia H., Cazzolla Gatti R., Givan O., Gorgone-Barbosa E., Gould W.A., Gries C., Grossman G.D., Gutierrez J.R., Hale S., Harmon M.E., Harte J., Haskins G., Henshaw D.L., Hermanutz L., Hidalgo P., Higuchi P., Hoey A., Van Hoey G., Hofgaard A., Holeck K., Hollister R.D., Holmes R., Hoogenboom M., Hsieh C.-H., Hubbell S.P., Huettmann F., Huffard C.L., Hurlbert A.H., Macedo Ivanauskas N., Janik D., Jandt U., Jazdzewska A., Johannessen T., Johnstone J., Jones J., Jones F.A.M., Kang J., Kartawijaya T., Keeley E.C., Kelt D.A., Kinnear R., Klanderud K., Knutsen H., Koenig C.C., Kortz A.R., Kral K., Kuhnz L.A., Kuo C.-Y., Kushner D.J., Laguionie-Marchais C., Lancaster L.T., Min Lee C., Lefcheck J.S., Levesque E., Lightfoot D., Lloret F., Lloyd J.D., Lopez-Baucells A., Louzao M., Madin J.S., Magnusson B., Malamud S., Matthews I., McFarland K.P., McGill B., McKnight D., McLarney W.O., Meador J., Meserve P.L., Metcalfe D.J., Meyer C.F.J., Michelsen A., Milchakova N., Moens T., Moland E., Moore J., Mathias Moreira C., Muller J., Murphy G., Myers-Smith I.H., Myster R.W., Naumov A., Neat F., Nelson J.A., Paul Nelson M., Newton S.F., Norden N., Oliver J.C., Olsen E.M., Onipchenko V.G., Pabis K., Pabst R.J., Paquette A., Pardede S., Paterson D.M., Pelissier R., Penuelas J., Perez-Matus A., Pizarro O., Pomati F., Post E., Prins H.H.T., Priscu J.C., Provoost P., Prudic K.L., Pulliainen E., Ramesh B.R., Mendivil Ramos O., Rassweiler A., Rebelo J.E., Reed D.C., Reich P.B., Remillard S.M., Richardson A.J., Richardson J.P., van Rijn I., Rocha R., Rivera-Monroy V.H., Rixen C., Robinson K.P., Ribeiro Rodrigues R., de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres D., Rudstam L., Ruhl H., Ruz C.S., Sampaio E.M., Rybicki N., Rypel A., Sal S., Salgado B., Santos F.A.M., Savassi-Coutinho A.P., Scanga S., Schmidt J., Schooley R., Setiawan F., Shao K.-T., Shaver G.R., Sherman S., Sherry T.W., Sicinski J., Sievers C., da Silva A.C., Rodrigues da Silva F., Silveira F.L., Slingsby J., Smart T., Snell S.J., Soudzilovskaia N.A., Souza G.B.G., Maluf Souza F., Castro Souza V., Stallings C.D., Stanforth R., Stanley E.H., Mauro Sterza J., Stevens M., Stuart-Smith R., Rondon Suarez Y., Supp S., Yoshio Tamashiro J., Tarigan S., Thiede G.P., Thorn S., Tolvanen A., Teresa Zugliani Toniato M., Totland O., Twilley R.R., Vaitkus G., Valdivia N., Vallejo M.I., Valone T.J., Van Colen C., Vanaverbeke J., Venturoli F., Verheye H.M., Vianna M., Vieira R.P., Vrska T., Quang Vu C., Van Vu L., Waide R.B., Waldock C., Watts D., Webb S., Wesolowski T., White E.P., Widdicombe C.E., Wilgers D., Williams R., Williams S.B., Williamson M., Willig M.R., Willis T.J., Wipf S., Woods K.D., Woehler E.J., Zawada K., Zettler M.L., The Wellcome Trust, European Research Council, and University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity

Subjects
Data Papers, 0106 biological sciences, Range (biology), QH301 Biology, temporal, NERC, Biodiversity, Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 [VDP], BIALOWIEZA NATIONAL-PARK, special, computer.software_genre, [SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, 01 natural sciences, species richness, SDG 15 - Life on Land, biodiversity, Global and Planetary Change, B003-ecology, Database, Ecology, Sampling (statistics), SIMULATED HERBIVORY, supporting technologies, LAND-BRIDGE ISLANDS, [SDV.BV.BOT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics, PE&RC, global, PRIMEVAL TEMPERATE FOREST, Geography, POPULATION TRENDS, turnover, Data Paper, SECONDARY FOREST, Evolution, ESTUARINE COASTAL LAGOON, 010603 evolutionary biology, QH301, [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Ecosystems, Behavior and Systematics, Anthropocene, spatial, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480, species richne, 14. Life underwater, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, NE/L002531/1, ZA4450, Relative species abundance, ZA4450 Databases, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, RCUK, Biology and Life Sciences, DAS, 15. Life on land, DECIDUOUS FOREST, Taxon, Fish, 13. Climate action, MCP, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, LONG-TERM CHANGE, Species richness, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, computer, BIRD COMMUNITY DYNAMICS, VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480
Abstract

Motivation The BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These data enable users to calculate temporal trends in biodiversity within and amongst assemblages using a broad range of metrics. BioTIME is being developed as a community-led open-source database of biodiversity time series. Our goal is to accelerate and facilitate quantitative analysis of temporal patterns of biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Main types of variables included The database contains 8,777,413 species abundance records, from assemblages consistently sampled for a minimum of 2 years, which need not necessarily be consecutive. In addition, the database contains metadata relating to sampling methodology and contextual information about each record. Spatial location and grain BioTIME is a global database of 547,161 unique sampling locations spanning the marine, freshwater and terrestrial realms. Grain size varies across datasets from 0.0000000158 km2 (158 cm2) to 100 km2 (1,000,000,000,000 cm2). Time period and grain BioTIME records span from 1874 to 2016. The minimal temporal grain across all datasets in BioTIME is a year. Major taxa and level of measurement BioTIME includes data from 44,440 species across the plant and animal kingdoms, ranging from plants, plankton and terrestrial invertebrates to small and large vertebrates. Software format .csv and .SQL., Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27 (7), ISSN:1466-822X, ISSN:1466-8238

Published
2018

36. Effect of curcumin on the embryotoxic effect of ethanol in a zebrafish model.

Author

Małkowska A, Makarowa K, Zawada K, Grzelak M, and Zmysłowska A

Abstract

Curcumin, a natural polyphenol found in the turmeric plant, has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It has been widely studied for its potential protective effect against various health conditions, including ethanol-induced malformation. Ethanol exposure during pregnancy can lead to various developmental abnormalities, known as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Due to the high prevalence of FASD and FAS and no effective treatment, it is essential to develop preventive strategies. Recent studies have investigated the potential protective effect of curcumin against ethanol-induced malformation in animal models. This study aimed to examine whether curcumin can reduce the toxic effects of ethanol in zebrafish embryos. The present study showed that pure curcumin applied together with 1.5 % ethanol (v/v) did not lead to a protective effect on ethanol-induced malformations such as disturbances of body length and width or pericardia oedema in growing zebrafish embryos. Moreover, curcumin extract showed a pro-oxidant effect in the Fenton reaction in the presence of ethanol., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

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2024
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37. Effect of different amino acid solutions on the oxidative stability of three different lipid emulsions in all-in-one admixtures.

Author

Rogulska J, Osowska S, Zawada K, and Giebułtowicz J

Subjects
Humans, Emulsions, Oxidative Stress, Malondialdehyde, Aldehydes, Fat Emulsions, Intravenous chemistry, Amino Acids metabolism
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Background and Aim: Lipid peroxidation in parenteral nutrition mixtures is still a challenge. We aimed to evaluate the effect of two different amino acid solutions used in different clinical situations on lipid peroxidation of three different lipid emulsions (Intralipid, ClinOleic, and SMOFlipid) in all-in-one admixtures during 24 h of simulated infusion. The selected amino acid solutions included one used in stable patients and one used in renal insufficiency (Aminomel10E and Nephrotect, respectively)., Methods: Eighteen all-in-one admixtures were prepared. The simulated infusion with light protection was conducted straight after the preparation for 24 h at room temperature. The lipid peroxidation process was evaluated in all-in-one admixtures and the original lipid emulsion by determining the malondialdehyde levels (high-performance liquid chromatography) and conjugated dienes and trienes (ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry)., Results: Malondialdehyde in the original packaging was lower in SMOFlipid (9 µM) compared with Intralipid (27 µM, P = 0.0003) and ClinOleic (25 µM, P = 0.0001). During simulated infusion, ClinOleic showed a significantly lower rate of lipid peroxidation (26% decrease in aldehyde levels) in comparison with Intralipid and SMOFlipid (up to 39% and 31% increase in aldehyde levels, respectively) when the admixture was based on Aminomel10E. In admixtures based on Nephrotect, ClinOleic, and SMOFlipid showed better oxidative stability in comparison with Intralipid. Admixtures based on Nephrotect and Intralipid had higher levels of primary lipid peroxidation products than those based on ClinOleic (P = 0.030) or SMOFlipid (P = 0.071, not significant)., Conclusions: Amino acid solutions influence the rate of lipid peroxidation. The observation should be confirmed in larger studies with different amino acid solutions., (© 2023 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.)

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2023
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38. Determining the Provenance of Traded Wildlife in the Philippines.

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Brandis KJ, Meagher P, Schoppe S, Zawada K, Widmann I, Widmann P, Dolorosa RG, and Francis R

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The illegal wildlife trade is a significant threat to global biodiversity, often targeting already threatened species. In combating the trade, it is critical to know the provenance of the traded animal or part to facilitate targeted conservation actions, such as education and enforcement. Here, we present and compare two methods, portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and stable isotope analysis (SIA), to determine both the geographic and source provenance (captive or wild) of traded animals and their parts. Using three critically endangered, frequently illegally traded Philippine species, the Palawan forest turtle ( Siebenrockiella leytensis ), the Philippine cockatoo ( Cacatua haematuropygia ), and the Philippine pangolin ( Manis culionensisis ), we demonstrate that using these methods, we can more accurately assign provenance using pXRF data (x¯ = 83%) than SIA data (x¯ = 47%). Our results indicate that these methods provide a valuable forensic tool that can be used in combating the illegal wildlife trade.

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2023
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39. C-H Functionalization of Heterocycles with Triplet Carbenes by means of an Unexpected 1,2-Alkyl Radical Migration.

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Empel C, Jana S, Ciszewski ŁW, Zawada K, Pei C, Gryko D, and Koenigs RM

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The C-H functionalization of indole heterocycles constitutes a key strategy to leverage the synthesis of endogenous signaling molecules such as tryptamine or tryptophol. Herein, we report on the photocatalytic reaction of ethyl diazoacetate with indole, which shows an unusual solvent dependency. While C2-functionalization occurs under protic conditions, the use of aprotic solvents leads to a complete reversal of selectivity and exclusive C3-functionalization occurs. To rationalize for this unexpected reactivity switch, we have conducted detailed theoretical and experimental studies, which suggest the participation of a triplet carbene intermediate that undergoes initial C2-functionalization. A distinct cationic [1,2]-alkyl radical migration then leads to formation of C3-functionalized indole. We conclude with the application of this photocatalytic reaction to access oxidized tryptophol derivatives including gram-scale synthesis and derivatization reactions., (© 2023 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)

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2023
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40. Tellurite Glasses from the 70TeO 2 -5XO-10P 2 O 5 -10ZnO-5PbF 2 (X= Pb, Bi, Ti) System Doped Erbium Ions-The Influence of Erbium on the Structure and Physical Properties.

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Pach-Zawada K, Leśniak M, Filipecka-Szymczyk K, Golis E, Sitarz M, Dorosz D, and Filipecki J

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Titanium, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, Ions, Erbium chemistry, Lead
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In this article, we present research on the influence of erbium ions on the structure and magneto-optical properties of 70TeO 2 -5XO-10P 2 O 5 -10ZnO-5PbF 2 (X = Pb, Bi, Ti) tellurite glass systems. Structural changes occurring in the glasses during doping with erbium ions were investigated using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) and Raman spectroscopy. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) method was used to confirm the amorphous structure of the investigated samples. Based on the Faraday effect measurements and calculated values of Verdet constant, the magneto-optical properties of the glasses were determined.

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2023
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41. Products of Bisphenol A Degradation Induce Cytotoxicity in Human Erythrocytes (In Vitro).

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Makarova K, Olchowik-Grabarek E, Drabikowski K, Kurkowiak J, and Zawada K

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Humans, Phenols pharmacology, Erythrocytes metabolism, Benzhydryl Compounds pharmacology, Phenol metabolism, Hydroquinones toxicity, Water Pollutants, Chemical metabolism
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The aim of this work has been to study the possible degradation path of BPA under the Fenton reaction, namely to determine the energetically favorable intermediate products and to compare the cytotoxicity of BPA and its intermediate products of degradation. The DFT calculations of the Gibbs free energy at M06-2X/6-311G(d,p) level of theory showed that the formation of hydroquinone was the most energetically favorable path in a water environment. To explore the cytotoxicity the erythrocytes were incubated with BPA and three intermediate products of its degradation, i.e., phenol, hydroquinone and 4-isopropylphenol, in the concentrations 5-200 μg/mL, for 1, 4 and 24 h. BPA induced the strongest hemolytic changes in erythrocytes, followed by hydroquinone, phenol and 4-isopropylphenol. In the presence of hydroquinone, the highest level of RONS was observed, whereas BPA had the weakest effect on RONS generation. In addition, hydroquinone decreased the level of GSH the most. Generally, our results suggest that a preferable BPA degradation path under a Fenton reaction should be controlled in order to avoid the formation of hydroquinone. This is applicable to the degradation of BPA during waste water treatment and during chemical degradation in sea water.

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2022
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42. Phytochemical Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Lavandula angustifolia and Lavandula x intermedia Cultivars Extracted with Different Methods.

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Dobros N, Zawada K, and Paradowska K

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Lavender is a valuable perennial plant from the Lamiaceae family. It is grown mainly for its essential oil, but it also contains polar bioactive compounds such as polyphenols and coumarins. Their level depends on the species, cultivars, geographical origin, climatic conditions, harvest time and extraction method. The authors investigated the effect of several extraction procedures (maceration, decoction and ultrasound-assisted extraction) applied to three cultivars of Lavandula angustifolia (Betty's Blue, Elizabeth, Hidcote) and two cultivars of Lavandula x intermedia (Grosso, Gros Bleu) on the yield of the polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant activity. HPLC analysis showed the presence of rosmarinic acid (2.52-10.82 mg/g), ferulic acid glucoside (2.94-8.67 mg/g), caffeic acid (1.70-3.10 mg/g), morin (1.02-13.63 mg/g), coumarin (1.01-5.97 mg/g) and herniarin (1.05-8.02 mg/g). The content of phenolic acids and flavonoids was higher in lavender, while the content of coumarins was higher in lavandin in all types of extracts. The antioxidant activity was determined by DPPH-EPR assay for antiradical properties (104.58-206.77 μmol Trolox/g) and FRAP assay for reducing properties (79.21-203.06 μmol Trolox/g). The obtained results showed that the cultivar is the dominant factor differentiating the samples. Still, the extraction method plays an important role in the final bioactive substances content and antioxidant properties of obtained extracts.

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2022
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43. Benchtop X-band electron paramagnetic resonance detection of melanin and Nitroxyl spin probe in zebrafish.

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Makarova K, Zawada K, and Wiweger M

Subjects
Animals, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Free Radicals chemistry, Nitrogen Oxides, Melanins chemistry, Zebrafish
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EPR spectroscopy is a technique that provides direct information about free radicals in biological systems. So far, X-band EPR was seldomly used for in vivo studies as the small resonator size and high power used to detect EPR signals were unsuitable for living organisms. Here, we report new solutions which lift some limitations and make X-band EPR suitable for an in vivo detection of free radicals in zebrafish - a small laboratory animal that is often used as a model for various studies related to free radicals. We designed specially-shaped glass and quartz capillaries to ensure the zebrafish's safety during the experiments. The optimal EPR spectrometer parameters, safe for zebrafish embryos and sufficient to obtain EPR spectrum, were 4 scans by 20s, 100G sweep, and 0.8 mW power. Combining the specially-shaped capillary with a multi-harmonic analyzer for the EPR spectrometer allowed increasing the time up to 16 scans by 11s and lowering the power to 0.25 mW. As a proof of principle, we demonstrate the detection of melanin radicals and the 5-DSA spin probe in zebrafish larvae. As fish survive the EPR scans, the possibility of performing multiple measurements of free radicals in living zebrafish offers new tools for studies aiming to understand redox biology and membrane-dependent functions in both health and disease., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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2022
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44. 3D reactive inkjet printing of aliphatic polyureas using in-air coalescence technique.

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Zawadzki M, Zawada K, Kowalczyk S, Plichta A, Jaczewski J, and Zabielski T

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An in-flight coalescence reactive inkjet printer has been developed to facilitate the in-air collision of two reactive microdroplets. This way precise volumes of reactive inks can be mixed and subsequently deposited on the substrate to produce the desired product by polymer synthesis and patterning in a single step. In this work, we validate the printer capabilities by fabrication of a series of 3D structures using an aliphatic polyurea system (isophorone diisocyanate IPDI and poly(propylene glycol) bis(2-aminopropyl ether) PEA-400). The influence of temperature and ink ratio on the material properties has been investigated. An increase in both IPDI and temperature facilitates the production of materials with higher Young's Modulus E and higher ultimate strength U . The possibility of printing different materials i.e. ductile ( U = 2 MPa, ε B = 450%), quasi-brittle ( U = 14 MPa, ε B = 350%), and brittle ( U = 10 MPa, ε B = 11%) by varying the printing process parameters using one set of inks has been presented. The anisotropy of the material properties arising from different printing directions is at the 20% level., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)

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2022
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45. Caffeine-Cyclodextrin Complexes as Solids: Synthesis, Biological and Physicochemical Characterization.

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Szmeja S, Gubica T, Ostrowski A, Zalewska A, Szeleszczuk Ł, Zawada K, Zielińska-Pisklak M, Skowronek K, and Wiweger M

Subjects
Animals, Caffeine pharmacology, Calorimetry, Differential Scanning, Cyclodextrins pharmacology, Drug Synergism, Embryo, Nonmammalian drug effects, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, X-Ray Diffraction, Zebrafish, Caffeine chemistry, Cyclodextrins chemistry
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Mechanochemical and in-solution synthesis of caffeine complexes with α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins was optimized. It was found that short-duration, low-energy cogrinding, and evaporation (instead of freeze-drying) are effective methods for the formation and isolation of these complexes. The products obtained, their pure components, and their mixtures were examined by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy. Moreover, molecular modeling provided an improved understanding of the association process between the guest and host molecules in these complexes. The complexes were found to exhibit high toxicity in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) embryos, in contrast to pure caffeine and cyclodextrins at the same molar concentrations. HPLC measurements of the caffeine levels in zebrafish embryos showed that the observed cytotoxicity is not caused by an increased caffeine concentration in the body of the organism, as the concentrations are similar regardless of the administered caffeine form. Therefore, the observed high toxicity could be the result of the synergistic effect of caffeine and cyclodextrins.

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2021
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46. Impact of High-Pressure Homogenization Parameters on Physicochemical Characteristics, Bioactive Compounds Content, and Antioxidant Capacity of Blackcurrant Juice.

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Kruszewski B, Zawada K, and Karpiński P

Subjects
Pressure, Antioxidants chemistry, Food Handling, Fruit chemistry, Fruit and Vegetable Juices, Phytochemicals chemistry, Ribes chemistry
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High-pressure homogenization (HPH) is one of the food-processing methods being tested for use in food preservation as an alternative to pasteurization. The effects of the HPH process on food can vary depending on the process parameters used and product characteristics. The study aimed to investigate the effect of pressure, the number of passes, and the inlet temperature of HPH processing on the quality of cloudy blackcurrant juice as an example of food rich in bioactive compounds. For this purpose, the HPH treatment (pressure of 50, 150, and 220 MPa; one, three, and five passes; inlet temperature at 4 and 20 °C) and the pasteurization of the juice were performed. Titratable acidity, pH, turbidity, anthocyanin, vitamin C, and total phenolics content, as well as colour, and antioxidant activity were measured. Heat treatment significantly decreased the quality of the juice. For processing of the juice, the best were the combinations of the following: one pass, the inlet temperature of 4 °C, any of the used pressures (50, 150, and 220 MPa); and one pass, the inlet temperature of 20 °C, and the pressure of 150 MPa. Vitamin C and anthocyanin degradation have been reported during the HPH. The multiple passes of the juice through the machine were only beneficial in increasing the antioxidant capacity but negatively affected the colour stability.

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2021
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47. The Effect of L-Ascorbic Acid and Serum Reduction on Tenogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.

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Bochon K, Zielniok K, Gawlak M, Zawada K, Zarychta-Wiśniewska W, Siennicka K, Struzik S, Pączek L, and Burdzińska A

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Background and Objectives: Despite significant improvement in the treatment of tendon injuries, the full tissue recovery is often not possible because of its limited ability to auto-repair. The transplantation of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is considered as a novel approach in the treatment of tendinopathies. The question about the optimal culture conditions remains open. In this study we aimed to investigate if serum reduction, L-ascorbic acid supplementation or a combination of both factors can induce tenogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived MSCs (ASCs)., Methods and Results: Human ASCs from 3 healthy donors were used in the study. The tested conditions were: 0.5 mM of ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AA-2P), reduced serum content (2% FBS) or combination of these two factors. The combination of AA-2P and 2% FBS was the only experimental condition that caused a significant increase of the expression of all analyzed genes related to tenogenesis ( SCLERAXIS, MOHAWK, COLLAGEN_1, COLLAGEN_3, DECORIN ) in comparison to the untreated control (evaluated by RT-PCR, 5 th day of experiment). Moreover, this treatment significantly increased the synthesis of SCLERAXIS, MOHAWK, COLLAGEN_1, COLLAGEN_3 proteins at the same time point (evaluated by Western blot method). Double immunocytochemical staining revealed that AA-2P significantly increased the extracellular deposition of both types of collagens. Semi-quantitative Electron Spin Resonance analysis of ascorbyl free radical revealed that AA-2P do not induce harmful transition metals-driven redox reactions in cell culture media., Conclusions: Obtained results justify the use of reduced content of serum with the addition of 0.5 mM of AA-2P in tenogenic inducing media.

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2021
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48. Harvest time affects antioxidant capacity, total polyphenol and flavonoid content of Polish St John's wort's (Hypericum perforatum L.) flowers.

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Makarova K, Sajkowska-Kozielewicz JJ, Zawada K, Olchowik-Grabarek E, Ciach MA, Gogolewski K, Dobros N, Ciechowicz P, Freichels H, and Gambin A

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Anthracenes chemistry, Antioxidants pharmacology, Benzhydryl Compounds chemistry, Ethanol chemistry, Humans, Perylene analogs & derivatives, Perylene chemistry, Phenols chemistry, Phloroglucinol analogs & derivatives, Phloroglucinol chemistry, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Poland, Polyphenols pharmacology, Principal Component Analysis, Terpenes chemistry, Antioxidants chemistry, Flavonoids chemistry, Flowers chemistry, Hypericum chemistry, Plant Extracts chemistry, Polyphenols chemistry
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The polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity of hyperforin and hypericin-standardized H. perforatum L. extracts may vary due to the harvest time. In this work, ethanol and ethanol-water extracts of air-dried and lyophilized flowers of H. perforatum L., collected throughout a vegetation season in central Poland, were studied. Air-dried flowers extracts had higher polyphenol (371 mg GAE/g) and flavonoid (160 mg CAE/g) content, DPPH radical scavenging (1672 mg DPPH/g), ORAC (5214 µmol TE/g) and FRAP (2.54 mmol Fe 2+ /g) than lyophilized flowers extracts (238 mg GAE/g, 107 mg CAE/g, 1287 mg DPPH/g, 3313 µmol TE/g and 0.31 mmol Fe 2+ /g, respectively). Principal component analysis showed that the collection date influenced the flavonoid and polyphenol contents and FRAP of ethanol extracts, and DPPH and ORAC values of ethanol-water extracts. The ethanol extracts with the highest polyphenol and flavonoid content protected human erythrocytes against bisphenol A-induced damage. Both high field and benchtop NMR spectra of selected extracts, revealed differences in composition caused by extraction solvent and raw material collection date. Moreover, we have shown that benchtop NMR can be used to detect the compositional variation of extracts if the assignment of signals is done previously.

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2021
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49. The Development and Consumer Acceptance of Functional Fruit-Herbal Beverages.

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Skąpska S, Marszałek K, Woźniak Ł, Szczepańska J, Danielczuk J, and Zawada K

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The development of functional beverages often requires a compromise between the palatability and high content of bio-active compounds. The purpose of this study was to elaborate on the fruit-herbal beverages with defined pro-health functions and evaluate their consumer acceptance. The beverages contained 80% of juices obtained from the fruits of aronia, rugosa rose, acerola, sea buckthorn, and cranberry. Each beverage was supplemented with different plant extracts which enhanced the designed functions of the beverage. The beverages were sweetened with sugar or with steviol glycosides, and were preserved by thermal pasteurization. The main groups of bio-active compounds and antioxidant capacity using ABTS, DPPH, and ORAC methods were analysed before and after pasteurization. The sensory acceptance was tested by 60 adult consumers who assessed the desirability of taste, odour, colour, and overall quality. Each beverage contained substantial amounts of polyphenols, including anthocyanins; rosehip-acerola and sea buckthorn beverages were also sources of vitamin C and carotenoids. All these components were stable under thermal treatment. Rosehip-acerola beverages had the highest antioxidant capacity, which was measured using all three methods exhibited. The highest level of consumer acceptance and willingness to purchase went to aronia beverages, while the sea buckthorn gained the lowest. There was no significant difference between the acceptance of beverages sweetened with sugar and stevia. Women and the 25- to 34-year-old consumer group rated the overall acceptability of the beverages slightly higher, although this was not reflected in their inclination to buy them. Attitude toward proper body mass and health had no influence on overall acceptance and willingness to complete the purchases. The main motivation for purchasing the functional beverages was their sensory acceptance, even if the consumers were informed of their potential health benefits.

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2020
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50. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Anthocyanin-Rich Water-Soluble Aronia Dry Extracts.

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Banach M, Wiloch M, Zawada K, Cyplik W, and Kujawski W

Subjects
Animals, Cell Death drug effects, Interleukin-1beta metabolism, Lipid Peroxidation drug effects, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Malondialdehyde metabolism, Mice, RAW 264.7 Cells, Solubility, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Anthocyanins pharmacology, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology, Antioxidants pharmacology, Photinia chemistry, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Water chemistry
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Aronia fruits contain many valuable components that are beneficial to human health. However, fruits are characterized by significant variations in chemical composition dependent on the growing conditions and harvesting period. Therefore, there is a need to formulate the extracts with a precisely defined content of health-promoting substances. Aronia dry extracts (ADE) were prepared from frozen pomace applying water extraction, followed by purification and spray-drying. Subsequently, the content of anthocyanins, phenolic acids, and polyphenols was determined. The high-quality chokeberry pomace enabled obtaining extracts with anthocyanin content much higher than the typical market standards. Moreover, it was found that the antioxidant capacity of aronia extracts exceeded those found in other fruit preparations. Antioxidant and free-radical scavenging properties were evaluated using a 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy (DPPH-EPR) test and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) assay. The inhibition of lipid peroxidation and the level of inflammatory markers have been also investigated using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264 cells. It was revealed that ADE standardized to 25% of anthocyanins depresses the level of markers of inflammation and lipid peroxidation (Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and malondialdehyde (MDA)) in in vitro conditions. Additionally, it was confirmed that ADE at all analyzed concentrations did not show any cytotoxic effect as demonstrated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay.

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2020
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