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Montesquieu hypothesis and football: players from hot countries are more expressive after scoring a goal

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Sorokowski P., Sorokowska A., Onyishi I. E., Szarota P.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2013

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vol. 44

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issue 4

421-430

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Analysis of sportsmen behavior enabled the authors to conduct simultaneous analysis of emotional expression of people from many distinct countries and cultures. In the study, participants from Nigeria and Poland watched all the goals scored in group matches of the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups and assessed the emotions players expressed after scoring each goal on three scales (happiness, anger, and excitement). Based on the assessment of the participants, emotional expression of football players from 51 countries was analyzed. Basing on “Montesquieu hypothesis”, it was shown that players born in warmer climates (controlling for HDI of their country) express more excitement and happiness after scoring a goal. Further cross-cultural differences were also found. The results are discussed in context of previous cross-cultural studies regarding emotional expression.

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The impact of temperature and photosynthetically active radiation on the growth and pigments concentration in Baltic picocyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.

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Śliwińska-Wilczewska S., Cieszyńska A., Latała A.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae

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2017

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The experiments on three Baltic picocyanobacterial strains of Synechococcus (BA-120 – red strain, BA-124 – green strain and BA-132 – brown strain) were conducted at four scalar irradiances in Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) and four temperature levels. The main aim of this work was to estimate the effect of environmental conditions (temperature and PAR) on cell concentration and photosynthetic pigments (Chlorophyll a – Chl a and Carotenoids – Car) contents. The ranges of PAR and temperatures were 10, 100, 190, 280 μmol m-2 s-1 and 10, 15, 20, 25ºC, respectively. The experiment was carried in a medium of salinity of 8. The number of Synechococcus sp. cells was determined using a BD Accuri™ C6 flow cytometer. The pigments contents were determined by a spectrophotometric method. In this work, it was found that elevated intensity and temperature have, on average, a positive effect on cell concentration for Synechococcus sp. The highest cells concentrations were noted at the highest PAR (280 µmol m-2 s-1) and the highest T (25ºC) for green and brown strains (BA-124 and BA-132, respectively) and at 190 µmol m-2 s-1 and 25ºC for red strain (BA-120). Comparing the strains at each PAR level and temperature, the highest cell concentration was noted in green strain (36·106 cell ml-1), while the lowest was observed in red strain (8·106 cell ml-1). In general, in the two strains of Synechococcus (BA-120 and BA-132), the highest Car and Chl a contents were observed at the lowest light intensity and the highest temperature. On the other hand, Car and Chl a maximum content in BA-124 were noted at the lowest light and temperature. The experiments on Synechococcus strains demonstrated their high capacity to acclimate to a wide range of PAR and temperature levels. The three strains of Synechococcus showed adaptation capabilities, since they were able to change the composition of their photosynthetic pigments to use light quantity better and to protect the cells from the unfavourable effect of elevated light and temperature.

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Don Juan und kalte Liebe

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Szczepaniak M.

Studia Germanica Posnaniensia

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2015

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issue 36

73-86

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The present article is an attempt to use the metaphorical category of temperature in the interpretation of literary creations of love in two different cultural contexts: against the background of the emotional culture of the inter-war period as well as of the present time. The analysis focusses on two literary texts: Don Juan kommt aus dem Krieg (1936) by Ödön von Horváth as well as Don Juan de la Mancha (2007) by Robert Menasse, which encourage to reflect on remarkable transformations of the culture of love and the positioning of both men and women within the new emotional styles.

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Warming and cooling of the Earth's climate and their causes

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Boryczka J., Szmajda D.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2006

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vol. 12

31-41

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The progressing wanning of the Earth's climate is mainly caused by natural factors, that is, the increasing solar activity and the decreasing volcanic activity on the Earth. The aspects which testify to the predominance o f natural factors include: synchronous changes in the average air temperature in the Northern Hemisphere in the years 1856-2002, the average consecutive 11-year Wolf numbers and the location of the mass centres o f the four largest planets. Natural causes o f the climate warming are corroborated by the synchronicity o f changes in the carbon dioxide concentration and paleotemperature in the last 450,000 years, revealed on the basis o f an analysis o f the ice core in Antarctica. Periods o f climate warming occur every 100,000 years and are caused by an increased solar radiation in high latitudes, resulting from changes in the Earth's orbit and the inclination of the Earth axis (according to the popular Milanković theory).

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The influence of cloudiness on air temperature and precipitation on the territory of Poland (1951-2000)

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Żmudzka E., Owsiński J.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2008

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vol. 13

89-103

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Analysis of time series was performed of cloudiness, air temperature and precipitation for the years 1951-2000, the data used representing lowland Poland. The properties of the temporal course of these elements of climate and the interrelations between their variability in time have been determined. The strength of dependence of precipitation and temperature upon the magnitude of cloudiness in the annual cycle has been assessed with the linear correlation coefficient. The essential climate-forming role of cloudiness has been confirmed. The magnitude of cloudiness over Poland explains up to 70% of variability of temperature and precipitation. These interrelations are the strongest in the warmer half of the year. Atmospheric circulation and cloudiness explain up to 85% of variability of the climate elements studied.

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Temperaturen des Begehrens als konventionelle Metaphern im Hard-Core-Liebesroman

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Pokrywka R.

Studia Germanica Posnaniensia

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2015

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issue 36

159-174

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The paper focuses upon the latest adult romance novels that appeared after Fifty Shades of Grey, anal-yses their stylistic dimensions and argues with the essay Hard-Core Romance by Eva Illouz. At first the genre is defined, above all on the basis of its medial presence (chapter 1. Genre). Furthermore tempera-ture metaphors in two representative texts of the genre (E.L. James Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day Bared to You) are analyzed as stylistic (chapter 2. Conventional Temperature Metaphors) as well as rhetorical artifacts (chapter 3. Rhetoric of Metaphor). In conclusion the question of language in the novels and its usefulness in the task described by Illouz is raised (chapter 4. A New Love Order?). The new adult romance novel seems to be a conventional cultural text of little rhetorical power, thus unable to carry important social ideas.

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Climate of the Europe. Past, present, future

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Boryczka J., Stopa-Boryczka M., Mikulska M.

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development

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2004

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vol. 11

101-118

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The advancing warming of Earth climate has largely been influenced by natural causes, i.e. increased Solar activity and decreasing volcanic activity on Earth. It still remains unknown which part of the warming process results from the increased amount of Solar energy reaching Earth surface, and which is being caused by the anthropogenic part of atmosphere's greenhouse effect. The facts speaking in favour of natural factors include synchronic changes of mean air temperature on the Northern hemisphere between 1856 - 2002, mean consecutive 11-year Wolf numbers, and the location of mass centres of the four biggest planets in our Solar system. The theory of natural causes of climate warming is also backed by synchronic changes in carbon dioxide concentration and paleotemperature within the last 160,000 years and 450,000 years, recreated based Antarctica ice cores. Warmings occur every 100,000 years. They are triggered by increased Solar radiation in large geographic latitudes resulting from changes in Earth orbit and Earth axis slant (according to the already accepted Milankovic theory). “Parallelism” of changes in CO2 concentration and paleotemperture shows that the atmospheric content of carbon dioxide is shaped by the amount of Solar radiation reaching Earth - through shifts in ocean waters temperature. It is more credible to claim that “CO2 concentration in atmosphere rises along with the amount of Solar radiation reaching Earth surface (i.e. when it is warmer).”

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Selected Problems of Goods Warehousing

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Szymonik A.

Logistics and Transport

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2018

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vol. 37

95-102

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This article contains information related to selected factors affecting the warehousing of goods. Physicochemical parameters such as temperature, humidity, sunlight, air that have influence (positive or negative) on the goods and people in the warehouse are identified. The next part of the article presents devices for measuring and controlling the listed parameters, with special emphasis on the CO2 and oxygen.

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Case-crossover design: Air pollution and health outcomes

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Szyszkowicz M., Tremblay N.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2011

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vol. 24

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issue 3

249-255

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate variants of case-crossover design for assessing correlations between counts of health events over time and exposure to ambient air pollution. For illustrative purposes, daily emergency department (ED) visits for depression among females were considered. Materials and Method: Ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) was used as a principal ambient air pollutant. In addition, sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO) were considered. Different configurations of the control periods (every 1, 2, …, 10 days) and different forms (linear, natural splines) of meteorological factors in the applied conditional logistic regression models were used. The sequence of overlapping age intervals was defined ([0, 19], [1, 20], and so on) and each age group was analyzed separately. The results for the defined age sequences allow identifying age ranges in which the effects are strongest. Results: Consequently, for example, different age ranges for patients for which ED visits for depression were correlated with NO₂ and SO₂ were identified. This age-interval difference explains the very often observed phenomenon whereby two air pollutants used in one model may not show correlations with health outcomes. In this situation they affect separate age groups. The results also show dependency on number-defined control periods for the applied case-crossover technique. The opposite statistical conclusions may be generated by using different control schemas. Conclusions: The results support the hypothesis that ED visits for depressive disorder may be correlated with exposure to ambient air pollution.

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Zarządzanie ryzykiem w systemach intelligent manufacturing z zastosowaniem analizy bayesowskiej

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Miczka M.

Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie

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2016

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issue 1(949)

107-121

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Głównym celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie zarysu nowoczesnej metodyki prognozowania i analizy ryzyka procesu produkcyjnego oraz cech charakterystycznych pomiarów dokonywanych podczas trwania procesu hutniczego. Metodyka oparta jest na reprezentacji systemu dynamicznego w przestrzeni stanu oraz na wnioskowaniu bayesowskim. Pozwala to przede wszystkim uchylić założenie o stałości szacowanych parametrów, prowadzić analizę dla całości rozkładu statystycznego oraz uwzględnić tzw. informację a priori, czyli pochodzącą spoza zbioru danych. Praca ma charakter przeglądowy i stanowi podstawę do dalszych badań, które dotyczą wdrożenia koncepcji intelligent manufacturing w polskich przedsiębiorstwach przemysłowych.

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The article presents the range of modern methods used to forecast and conduct risk analysis of the production process and the characteristics of the measurements taken during the steel production process. The methodology is based on the state space representation of a dynamic system and Bayesian inference. The methodology enables us to reject the assumption of constant estimated parameters, analyse the statistical distribution of the whole and take into account a priori information, which is to say outside the dataset. The article is a review and the basis for further studies that include implementation of the concept of intelligent manufacturing in Polish industrial enterprises.

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Słona, wielka, modra – obraz wody w polskich szantach

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Pięcińska A.

Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska, sectio FF – Philologia

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2015

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vol. 33

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issue 1

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The aim of this paper is to present some profiles of the concept of water at the backdrop of the linguistic image of the world methodology. The analyses have proved that water in the sailors’ songs has the color, taste (usually salty) and the temperature (most often it is cold). It is able to produce sounds, among which some are typically human ones like the laugh, cry or singing. Water is translucent and horizontally expansive. It has its depth and it might be regarded as one of the borderlines that mark the area of the sailor’s universe. In the texts of Polish shanties not only the typical linguistic contexts are being livened but also the original ones that are based on the unique experience of sailing.

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Niniejszy artykuł wpisuje się w nurt badań nad językowym obrazem świata i dotyczy wybranych profili pojęcia „woda” w polskich szantach. Analizy zebranego materiału wykazują, iż woda w żeglarskich piosenkach ma barwę, smak (najczęściej słony) i temperaturę (zwykle niską). Wydaje dźwięki – w tym także jak człowiek śmieje się, płacze i śpiewa. Cechuje ją przejrzystość i rozległość w płaszczyźnie poziomej. Ma również głębię oraz jest jedną z granic wyznaczających przestrzeń świata żeglarzy. W szantach aktualizowane są zarówno konteksty obecne w języku ogólnym, jak i te, które wynikają ze specyficznego doświadczenia żeglugi.

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Goethes „Erlkönig” als kalter Verführer in transmedialen Umsetzungen

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Aadam J.

Studia Germanica Posnaniensia

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2015

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issue 36

125-138

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The article analyses the presentation of the Erlkönig as a cold seducer in transmedia. In this context, not only the famous ballad of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1782 is regarded, but also transformations in arts, illustrations and especially in film are analysed. Within this regard the violent and coldblooded attitude of the Erlkönig towards the child is focused. In the center of the analysis is the recitation and reception of Goethe’s ballad in Andrew Birkin’s Stefan Zweig-adaptation Burning Secret from 1988. The film expands the poetic source by exposing subtexts such as homoerotic, when the baron von Hau-enstein is presented as a cold seducer like the Erlkönig, who attracts the young Edmund. At the same time Birkin adds another interpretation of the ballad, which doesn’t explain the death of the child as something physical, but as an initiation of becoming an adult and the included desires.

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Montesquieu hypothesis and football: players from hot countries are more expressive after scoring a goal

The impact of temperature and photosynthetically active radiation on the growth and pigments concentration in Baltic picocyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.

Don Juan und kalte Liebe

Warming and cooling of the Earth's climate and their causes

The influence of cloudiness on air temperature and precipitation on the territory of Poland (1951-2000)

Temperaturen des Begehrens als konventionelle Metaphern im Hard-Core-Liebesroman

Climate of the Europe. Past, present, future

Selected Problems of Goods Warehousing

Case-crossover design: Air pollution and health outcomes

Zarządzanie ryzykiem w systemach intelligent manufacturing z zastosowaniem analizy bayesowskiej

Słona, wielka, modra – obraz wody w polskich szantach

Goethes „Erlkönig” als kalter Verführer in transmedialen Umsetzungen