Polish Journal Research Articles

Interview with Mariusz Pisarski

Dr Mariusz Pisarski is a hypertext scholar, translator, publisher, the chief editor of "Techsty"---a Polish journal on new media and literature. He teaches creative writing, hypertext, Twine and non-linear storytelling. His translation and media translation projects include Polish editions of Michael Joyce's hypertext fictions, poetry generator "Sea and Spar Between" by Stephanie Strickland and Nick Montfort and "Hegirascope" by Stuart Moulthrop. Recently he has created the online English edition of "Twilight. A Symphony" (2022) by Michael Joyce. His forthcoming publication is "The Challenges of Born-Digital Fiction: Editions, Translations, and Emulations" (co-authored with Dene Grigar) by Cambridge University Press. He is an assistant professor at Chair of Media and Journalism, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Poland and the secretary of Electronic Literature Research Center at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań.

IMPACT OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGE ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF RAW MATERIALS AND BUILDING MATERIALS IN TERMS OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY

Natural radioactivity is present in the human environment to a greater or lesser extent, also in varioustypes of raw or building materials. Monitoring of the concentration of natural radioactive isotopesof potassium 40K, radium 226Ra and thorium 228Th or 232Th in samples of raw and/or constructionmaterials allows assessing the exposure of people to ionizing radiation emitted by these materials.Exceeding the limit value of the radioactive concentration index for raw and/or building materials,defined in the Ordinance of the Council of Ministers (Polish Journal of Laws/Dz.U. No. 33/2021),may result in an effective radiation dose greater than 1 mSv/year – the dose limit for the population.In Poland, pertinent legislation requiring the establishing of the natural radioactivity of raw and/orbuilding materials dates back to the 1970s and has been changed several times by now. However, themost significant changes in the legislation have occurred recently. Due to the obligation of imposingthe application of the provisions of the of European Council 2013/59/EURATOM of 5 December2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against risks arising from exposure to theeffects of ionizing and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/ Euratom, 96/29/Euratom,97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (the so-called BSS version), it was necessary to adopt theamendment to the Atomic Law. The implementation of the BSS Directive in Poland was issued on thebasis of the resolution of the Parliament of June 13, 2019 amending the Atomic Law Act and the FireProtection Act (Polish Journal of Laws/Dz.U. 2019, item 1593). The amendment of the Atomic LawActs led to the harmonisation of regulations on radioactivity in raw and building materials betweenPoland and the Member States. This article presents the impact of an amendment of the AtomicLaw and of the accompanying normative acts on the studies of the natural radioactivity of raw andconstruction materials, using the example of an analysis of the concentration of natural radioactiveisotopes present in the coal combustion products (CCP), i.e. fly ash, slags and ash-slag mixtures.

Praca zdalna po zmianach w Kodeksie pracy

One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the introduction of a remote work system for those employees who could work outside of the workplace. The adoption of such a solution was made possible by the Act of March 2, 2020, on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them, the Polish Journal Of Laws from 2020, item 374, as amended, commonly referred to as anti-COVID, or anti-crisis, shield. A temporary solution designed to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has become, over time, a regular form of work. Therefore, there was a need to regulate the rules of remote work. The Marshal of the Sejm received the draft of the act amending the Polish Labor Code and certain other acts (print no. 2335) concerning precisely remote work. The purpose of this publication is to present the aforementioned draft of the act concerning remote work, as well as an analysis of the provisions introduced in the Polish Labor Code.

Latest bibliometrics of Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Latest bibliometrics of Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Knotting the Note to the Tone

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsWhit Frazier PetersonWhit Frazier Peterson is a lecturer and research associate at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, with interests in African American literature, modernism, Black Speculative Fiction, and the Black esoteric tradition. He has published scholarly articles in Callaloo, The Polish Journal of American Studies, Black Perspectives, and Siècles; he has also published two novels: one set during the Harlem Renaissance and another during the 2008 election cycle.

Przyrodolecznictwo wobec szczepień ochronnych na podstawie publikacji „Przewodnika Zdrowia” (1895–1914)

The article discusses the views of natural medicine advocates regarding smallpox vaccination, based on texts in the popular Polish natural cure magazine ‘Przewodnik Zdrowia’ (‘Health Guide’), published in Berlin in 1895–1914. The article also presents theses and opinions on vaccination in one of the pamphlets issued by the ‘Przewodnik Zdrowia’ publishing house. Advocates of naturopathy in many European countries and the United States formed the backbone of the 19th-century anti-vaccination movement, and strongly opposed vaccination, appealing primarily to health and legal arguments. The article sketches the main lines of argumentation against vaccination, formulated by proponents of naturopathic treatment in the Polish journal, in the context of antivaccination views and movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Happy 25th Anniversary, EurJOC!

Happy 25th Anniversary, EurJOC!

Większe umieralności i śmiertelności z powodu COVID -19 niż z powodu grypy zostały zredukowane przez szczepienia i restrykcje

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Rieske P. Significantly higher death toll along with COVID-19 mortality than influenza have been reduced by vaccination and restrictions. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2023;10(1):32-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2023.125766. APA Rieske, P. (2023). Significantly higher death toll along with COVID-19 mortality than influenza have been reduced by vaccination and restrictions. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, 10(1), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2023.125766 Chicago Rieske, Piotr. 2023. "Significantly higher death toll along with COVID-19 mortality than influenza have been reduced by vaccination and restrictions". Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology 10 (1): 32-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2023.125766. Harvard Rieske, P. (2023). Significantly higher death toll along with COVID-19 mortality than influenza have been reduced by vaccination and restrictions. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, 10(1), pp.32-40. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2023.125766 MLA Rieske, Piotr. "Significantly higher death toll along with COVID-19 mortality than influenza have been reduced by vaccination and restrictions." Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, vol. 10, no. 1, 2023, pp. 32-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2023.125766. Vancouver Rieske P. Significantly higher death toll along with COVID-19 mortality than influenza have been reduced by vaccination and restrictions. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2023;10(1):32-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2023.125766.

The impact of studying on the hippocampal volume in medical students and its correlation with the results of the Final Medical Examination: a single-centre, prospective observational cohort study.

The hippocampus forms part of the limbic system and is involved in the learning process; it is responsible for transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of intensive studying on hippocampal volume and whether this correlates with exam results. The analysis included volunteer final-year medical students who underwent 2 volumetric 3D T1 magnetic resonance imaging scans with an interval of 20 weeks: 19 weeks before and one week after the Final Medi-cal Examination. FreeSurfer software was used to compare the volumes of the whole hippocampus and its subfields between the 2 measurements. We assessed correlations between changes in hippocampal volume and the time students spent studying, between changes in hippocampal volume and the results of the exam, and between time spent studying and exam results. Forty participants (25 women and 15 men; mean age 25 years) were included in the analysis. The right hippocampus presubiculum area increased significantly over the study period (p = 0.029), whereas the volume of the left hippocampus remained unchanged. An increase in the volume of the right hippocampus correlated with longer study time (r = 0.371 in percentage and r = 0.397 in mm3) and better LEK exam results (r = 0.441 in percentage and r = 0.456 in mm3). Our research confirms the role of the hippocampus, particularly the subicular complex, in the process of learning and remembering, and suggest that the plastic abilities of the hippocampus depend on the intensity of learning and translate into better skills.

On the Use of Quantitative Methods in Accounting Research in Poland

This paper presents a review of published accounting research based on quantitative methods originating in Poland between 2010 and 2021. Twenty-one international and national journals were examined, all having “accounting” in their title, as well as the leading Polish journal on accounting research – Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowości (ZTR, Theoretical Journal of Accounting). The principal finding is that Polish authors – especially those using quantitative methods – rarely publish in top accounting journals outside of Poland. They most frequently publish quantitative papers in ZTR, although those papers account for just 5% of the total number of papers published there. The corresponding percentage of quantitative papers is much higher in leading international accounting journals. This paper is presented as a voice in the debate within Polish academia on the development of the accounting discipline.

Bezsenność w Delhi ‒ दिल्ली मेें उनींदे Gagan Gill ‒ गगन गिल

The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series » 2022 » 16 (2/2022) » Bezsenność w Delhi ‒ दिल्ली मेें उनींदे Gagan Gill ‒ गगन गि ल A A A

Editorial announcement on status of Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Editorial announcement on status of Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Methodology of Threat Assessment of Municipalities and Districts

Aim: The aim of the article is to discuss theoretical and practical aspects of the emergence and use of the method of assessment of threat occurring in areas of particular municipalities and districts in the activities of organizational units of the State Fire Service. One of the reasons for returning to this topic is the modification of the method finalized last year, in order to include within it another factor of fire danger, which are non-forest terrestrial eco- systems. Moreover, updates in this area have been made to allow those who have not previously had the opportunity to learn about the subject matter. Introduction: Last year, a new regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of 17 September 2021 on the detailed organization of the national rescue and firefighting system (Polish Journal of Laws: Dz.U. 2021 poz. 1737) came into force. In relation to the content of the previously existing regulation, it has changed the methodology on how to assess the risks that may occur on the area of the district and the province, in which the analysis is subject to risk factors occurring respectively in the areas of individual municipalities, making their subsequent aggregation at the level of the districts. Taking into account the fact that it has been ten years since the original inclusion of this tool in the regulations on the functioning of the national rescue and firefighting system (KSRG), it is considered a good moment to share with the readers some of the author’s reflections on both theoretical and practical aspects of its creation and application in the activities of organizational units of the State Fire Service. Methodology: The paper uses the results of the author’s own work in creating the aforementioned hazard assessment method, based on the theoretical foundation of hazard analysis and risk assessment. Fire experience was also used, including data analysis of incidents that occurred. Conclusions: As a result of the carried out work, a method of assessment of hazards occurring in individual municipalities and districts was created, implemented in 2011, used for the preparation and annual update of district and provincial rescue plans. In practice, its results are directly applicable in the process of determining standards of additional equipment for district and city fire stations of the State Fire Service, requirements for the organization of specialized rescue groups and methodology of building a plan for the network of volunteer fire departments to be included in the national and rescue firefighting system. Ten years of using this method and its recent extension with a new risk factor are the reasons to formulate the thesis that it has been positively verified in terms of practical usefulness of its results. There is also a possibility of its further improvement, e.g. in the context of introducing additional tools that could increase the quality of the obtained results, e.g. enabling its stronger connection with currently available geospatial databases. Keywords: threat assessment, threat levels, national rescue and firefighting system, State Fire Service Type of article: review article

Disruption in Supply Chain due to Covid-19 in Jordanian Economy

Disruption in Supply Chain due to Covid-19 in Jordanian Economy

Przegląd doustnych leków przeciwko COVID-19, zaakceptowanych lub w trakcie akceptacji przez FDA lub EMA

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Lorenz D, Pawliczak R. Oral anti-COVID-19 drugs that were recently evaluated by FDA or EMA: a review. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2022;9(1):33-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.114394. APA Lorenz, D., & Pawliczak, R. (2022). Oral anti-COVID-19 drugs that were recently evaluated by FDA or EMA: a review. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, 9(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2022.114394 Chicago Lorenz, Dorota, and Rafał Pawliczak. 2022. "Oral anti-COVID-19 drugs that were recently evaluated by FDA or EMA: a review". Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology 9 (1): 33-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.114394. Harvard Lorenz, D., and Pawliczak, R. (2022). Oral anti-COVID-19 drugs that were recently evaluated by FDA or EMA: a review. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, 9(1), pp.33-40. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2022.114394 MLA Lorenz, Dorota et al. "Oral anti-COVID-19 drugs that were recently evaluated by FDA or EMA: a review." Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, vol. 9, no. 1, 2022, pp. 33-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.114394. Vancouver Lorenz D, Pawliczak R. Oral anti-COVID-19 drugs that were recently evaluated by FDA or EMA: a review. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2022;9(1):33-40. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.114394.

In response to the article "The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors". Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66.

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Aggarwal A, Bagri N. In response to the article “The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors”. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66. Polish Journal of Radiology. 2022;87(1):232-232. doi:10.5114/pjr.2022.115807. APA Aggarwal, A., & Bagri, N. (2022). In response to the article “The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors”. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66. Polish Journal of Radiology, 87(1), 232-232. https://doi.org/10.5114/pjr.2022.115807 Chicago Aggarwal, Ankita, and Neha Bagri. 2022. "In response to the article “The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors”. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66". Polish Journal of Radiology 87 (1): 232-232. doi:10.5114/pjr.2022.115807. Harvard Aggarwal, A., and Bagri, N. (2022). In response to the article “The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors”. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66. Polish Journal of Radiology, 87(1), pp.232-232. https://doi.org/10.5114/pjr.2022.115807 MLA Aggarwal, Ankita et al. "In response to the article “The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors”. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66." Polish Journal of Radiology, vol. 87, no. 1, 2022, pp. 232-232. doi:10.5114/pjr.2022.115807. Vancouver Aggarwal A, Bagri N. In response to the article “The relationship between renal sinus lipomatosis detected at abdominal computed tomography and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation and metabolic risk factors”. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85: e62-e66. Polish Journal of Radiology. 2022;87(1):232-232. doi:10.5114/pjr.2022.115807.

Przydatność biomarkera DAO w trudnej alergii. Rozważania oparte na typowych przypadkach własnych

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Buczyłko K. Usefulness of DAO biomarker in difficult allergy. Consideration based on own typical cases. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2022;9(4):237-245. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.122003. APA Buczyłko, K. (2022). Usefulness of DAO biomarker in difficult allergy. Consideration based on own typical cases. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, 9(4), 237-245. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2022.122003 Chicago Buczyłko, Krzysztof. 2022. "Usefulness of DAO biomarker in difficult allergy. Consideration based on own typical cases". Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology 9 (4): 237-245. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.122003. Harvard Buczyłko, K. (2022). Usefulness of DAO biomarker in difficult allergy. Consideration based on own typical cases. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, 9(4), pp.237-245. https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2022.122003 MLA Buczyłko, Krzysztof. "Usefulness of DAO biomarker in difficult allergy. Consideration based on own typical cases." Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology, vol. 9, no. 4, 2022, pp. 237-245. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.122003. Vancouver Buczyłko K. Usefulness of DAO biomarker in difficult allergy. Consideration based on own typical cases. Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology. 2022;9(4):237-245. doi:10.5114/pja.2022.122003.

Evaluation of pd-1, pd-l1, and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 expressions together with clinicopathological findings in clear cell, papillary, and chromophobe types of renal cell carcinoma

Our study aimed to determine the expressions of programmed death protein 1 (PD-1), programmed death ligand protein 1 (PD-L1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte- associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) to investigate and compare the differences between early and advanced cases in the 3 most common types of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and reveal their correlations with prognosis and survival. Atotal of 166 RCC cases diagnosed between 2010 and 2019 in our hospital were included. PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4 markers were applied to the paraffin blocks of the cases using an immunohistochemical method, and their expression status was evaluated by distinguishing subtypes in advanced- and early-stage RCCs. It was observed that PD-L1 positivity in the tumour cells, in clear cell RCC, was statistically significantly more frequent in advanced-stage cases compared to early-stage cases. It was concluded that cases with PD-L1 positivity in tumour- infiltrating mononuclear cells (TIMC) in clear cell and chromophobe RCC had ashorter survival. The frequency of perinephritic fat invasion and necrosis was higher in cases with PD-L1 expression in TIMC. We think that PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4 must be considered together in advanced stage RCC for the treatment of both pathway inhibitors. Further large studies will shed light on the immunotherapy options at the advanced stage of all RCC types even in the absence of metastasis.

Treatment of vertebrobasilar system aneurysms: a surgical dead end? - comment on Szmygin et al., Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021.

Treatment of vertebrobasilar system aneurysms: a surgical dead end? - comment on Szmygin et al., Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021.

Environmental Waste Management of Disposable Surgical Coverage

The sustainable direction in the field of patient and medical staff health safety is the use of disposable medical devices, including disposable surgical masks, as recommended by the actual European standard. Disposable surgical coverage is the result of cooperation between medical professional workplaces worldwide and professionals in the area of nonwovens and lamination of material. Various variants were developed, tested and then rejected and then finally reach the material and variant composition. The use of disposable medical devices in healthcare is now a common practice, but also an environmental problem on a global scale. Despite the widespread adoption of this best practice, many healthcare facilities and patients still register resistance and scepticism against this form, actually also in connection with protection against COVID-19. The promoted opinion also by research-confirmed opinion is that the disposable form significantly reduces the amount of regulated medical waste that is generated during surgical procedures, subsequent sterilization and in the framework of protection against COVID-19. At the same time, logistical modeling of the best practice of environmental management in waste management remains a problem for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Polish Journal of Environmental Studies is the property of Scientific Investigation Committee and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)