E. Kardas, Z. Skuza Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Czestochowa, Poland The paper analyses the quality of raw materials used in the production of blast furnace pig iron. The ferruginous sinter and pellets are the basic raw materials used in the process. The paper presents the impact of those raw materials quality on the effective...

A sandstone outcrop exposed to freshwater seepage supports a diverse assemblage of photosynthetic microbes. Dominant taxa are two cyanophytes (Oscillatoria sp., Rivularia sp.) and a unicellular green alga (Palmellococcus sp.). Less abundant taxa include a filamentous green alga, Microspora, and the desmid Cosmarium. Biologic activity is evidenced by measured levels of chlorophyll and lipids. Bi...

– To reduce predation risk, animals must employ effective predator-detection strategies. Many species rely on prior experience, or learning, to detect predation risk, but this strategy is ineffective when exposed to an unfamiliar potential predator. Many species, however, exhibit an innate response to potential predator species but to our knowledge, no studies have examined the response of bird...

Ground-feeding birds are considered important in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii because they serve as indicators of soil contamination by oocysts, and birds of prey are indicators of T. gondii prevalence in rodents and other small mammals. Cats excrete environmentally resistant oocysts after consuming tissues of T. gondii -infected birds. In the present study, sera and tissues from 382 w...

The synergetic utilization of ferruginous gibbsite ores (Al-Fe ores) and manganese (Mn-Fe by the carbothermic co-reduction roasting–magnetic separation process was proposed as an innovative green for recovery valuable metal elements Mn, Fe Al from these ores. In this paper, a ferromanganese crude alloy with 72.47% 10.19% Mn high 85.89% prepared, which produces acceptable feed to produce steels ...