1III Psychiatric Clinic, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw Head: prof. dr hab. n. med. M. Jarema 2Department of Affective Disorders Chair of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College Head: prof. dr hab. n. med. D. Dudek 3Department of Psychiatry Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin Head: prof. dr hab. n. med. J. Samochowiec 4Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Ps...

________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Prion protein (PrP) is a membrane glycoprotein whose abnormal form is believed to cause a group of disorders known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), which affect the brain and nervous system of both human beings and animals. The most familiar TSEs are Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in h...

The article describes selected poetry by the Pomeranian diplomat Jurga Valentin Winther (1578–1623), which can be included in inter–genre category of ‘poesis artificiosa’. works discussed include: anagram, chronogram, acrostic, palindrome, ‘versus concordans’, emblem, labyrinth. poetic repertoire clearly shows that while writing, he readily experimented with form, and his searches innovations s...

Blind placement of gastric tubes is commonly done at the bedside, and is associated with significant risk. Inadvertent placement of gastric tubes into the lungs may lead to some dreaded and serious complications including intrapulmonary infusion of fluids, pneumothorax, pneumonitis, hydropneumothorax, bronchopleural fistula, empyema, and pulmonary hemorrhage. Although the reported frequency of ...

The association between breed, gender and age and cardiovascular disorders in the insured dog population in Japan was investigated, using multiple logistic regression analysis and data from 299,555 dogs insured between April 2010 and March 2011. The overall annual prevalence of cardiovascular disorder diagnosis was 2.1%. Using the Miniature Dachshund as the reference breed, Cavalier King Charle...

The development of e-business in SMEs in the European regions needs effective e-adoption models. This paper verifies e-business adoption models for SMEs by collecting and analyzing data in the Pomeranian Region of Poland. The paper consists of five sections. The Introduction discusses the theoretical foundations and purpose of the survey. Section 2 characterizes e-business adoption models. The ...

Validation of MERIS data was performed for Case-2 waters of the Baltic Sea. The area of investigation was focussed on the western part including open sea and discharge areas of the Oder river in the Pomeranian Bight. These activities included an overview about the variation ranges of the different MERIS products, methodical investigations, as well as qualitative and quantitative validations. Pr...

1Synaptic Physiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA 2Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA 3Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China ...