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A Historical Overview of Transnational Migration Patterns from Turkey to Poland
Full text linkMiReKoc Working Paper Series 01/2024 Immigration from Turkey to Poland is increasingly gaining attention in the academic realm. The influx of Turkish immigrants to Poland in the 1970s marked a relatively new phenomenon compared to migration processes from Turkey to other European countries. The mobility of Turkish immigrants to Poland primarily stems from economic reasons, a phenomenon that can be thoroughly elucidated through the lenses of “micro theories of neoclassical economics,” “migration systems theory,” and “network theory” (Karaköse, 2022, 2-22).National Science Centre of the Republic of Poland, DEC-22021/43/O/HS2/00410,
the Polish National Agency for AcademicExchange (NAWA) Preludium Bi
Social Welfare, Interventionism, and Indeterminacy: In Defense of Rothbard
Full text linkThis research was funded in whole or in part by the National Science Centre, Poland, grant number 2020/39/B/HS5/00610. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC-BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission.The present paper argues that Rothbard’s economic case against the state is more robust than suggested by his critics. The charge that it might be anemic is based on the suggestion that we can say literally nothing about the way governmental acts bear on social utility. Contra this supposition we submit that Rothbard’s critics missed the fact that the effects of governmental interventions might be actually indeterminate in two ways: weakly or strongly. If the indeterminacy involved in his welfare theory is weak, then his economic criticism of the state is more robust than envisaged by these authors. To the effect that this indeterminacy is indeed weak we advance the following reasons: Rothbard’s understanding of the Unanimity Rule; the avoidance of the contradiction allegedly committed by Rothbard over one and the same page of his famous essay; his economic criticism of interventionism being better aligned with his overall ethical anti-governmental stance; the principle of charitable reading, which cuts across all of the previously stated reasons. If our arguments count for something, then we are warranted in claiming that Rothbard is indeed able to say something about social utility under interventionism. And if so, then his criticism of interventionism should be viewed as robust rather than anemic.National Science Centre/Narodowe Centrum Nauki
This research was funded in whole or in part by the National Science Centre, Poland, grant number 2020/39/B/HS5/00610. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC-BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission
Osseous pendants from Spiginas and Donkalnis as instigators of a discussion on technological traditions, intergroup exchange and mobility in the early and middle Holocene in Central and Northeastern Europe.
Full text linkThis article attempts to verify the possibility of studying the mobility patterns of prehistoric communities based on the technological features of the artefacts, identified through traceological analyses. The research subject were animal tooth pendants from several dozen key early and middle Holocene hunter-gatherer-fishers sites in Central and Northeastern Europe. The starting point for the studies was traceological research conducted on a collection of pendants from Mesolithic burials at Spiginas (grave 4) and Donkalnis (graves 2, 4, and 5) in Lithuania. These results were compared with the findings, as yet largely unpublished, from microscopic tests conducted by the authors on 12 collections of artefacts from major early and middle Holocene sites in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia together with literature information about collections from other sites in these areas, and from sites in Russia, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Results were used to examine ways in which cord attachment areas were prepared in animal tooth pendants in Central and Northeastern Europe. In this regard, three major technological traditions were distinguished in the region which allows analysis of intercultural influences and the flow of people
in the early and middle Holocene. An important part of this study involved co-ordinating the results of the technological analyses of the pendants from Spiginas and Donkalnis with the findings of stable isotope ratio measurements (87Sr/86Sr) conducted on the human remains from these cemeteries. Both research tools have been shown to be complementary in the context of research related to the mobility of early Holocene groups.This research was funded by the National Science Centre Poland,
project no. 2021/43/B/HS3/0050
Renewable energy transition in Europe in the context of renewable energy transition processes in the world. A review
Full text linkBoth the global and European energy sectors have been undergoing a deep transition for several years, associated with a reduction in the overall share of conventional coal-based energy in favor of new technologies, especially energy from renewable sources (RES). This transition is moving from centralized production towards distributed technologies and from providing only energy to end users towards combining innovative products and services with it. Electricity consumers are becoming prosumers connected to the grid and generating an increasing amount of energy. The original goal of decision-makers was to stop global warming and improve air quality. After Russia's aggression of Ukraine in 2022, the EU transition efforts accelerated, and concerns about the climate were joined by issues related to energy security. After the painful experiences of the last several months, Europe wants to become independent from energy raw materials and their unstable suppliers as soon as possible, securing markets against price fluctuations, blackmail and unfair practices of some sellers. The aim of the article is to describe the current situation of energy and heat production from RES in selected countries in the aspect of contemporary energy transition (ET) processes. The achievement of the goal made it possible to present the European RES market in 2022, discuss the actions taken by European countries towards decarbonization and propose recommendations for the further development of the renewable energy market. The ET in Europe has been going on for over a dozen years, although there are countries, such as Norway, that use almost 100 % of renewable energy, as well as those that still largely use conventional fuels, such as Poland. In European countries, the energy mix of renewable energy, energy storage and green hydrogen should be developed. Green hydrogen produced in the electrolysis process from surplus renewable energy is an energy carrier with versatile applications both in the energy sector and in European industry.UM
Experiencing timelessness and the phenomenology of temporal flow
Full text linkPhilosophical Psychology, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2024.2444508Our conscious experience seemingly involves the subjective sense or feeling of the passage of time. However, in recent years, several authors have denied that such an aspect or feature of experience can be found. If the experience of the flow of time exists, it remains elusive and intangible. My aim here is to try to pin it down. For this purpose, I will investigate acute disturbances of normal temporal experience that accompany deep meditative and psychedelic states. I will argue that these experiences of altered temporality provide phenomenal contrast cases to ordinary passage phenomenology, allowing us to establish the existence of the latter and making it amenable to theorizing
Succession of the One-off Cash Benefit Payable to a Siberian Deportee. Commentary on the Judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court (WSA) in Gdańsk of 11 May 2021, II SA/Gd 39/21
No full textScoring Health Behaviors of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
No full textBackground and Objectives: Millions of people worldwide suffer from diabetes. The ever-increasing number of patients poses a huge challenge to healthcare systems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lifestyle and self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes patients using the Healthy Lifestyle and Self-Monitoring Questionnaire. Material and Methods: The analyses conducted were based on data collected using the Polish version of the Healthy Lifestyle and Self-Control Questionnaire among 104 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who were treated at the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. The in-house study also included an analysis of the relationship between lifestyle habits and disease acceptance and chronic disease functioning. Results: Respondents scored statistically significantly higher for the Healthy Lifestyle and Self-Monitoring Questionnaire than the norms assume, and the largest differences were observed in terms of the healthy dietary choices subscale (t = 8.07; p < 0.05). Only for the subscale of organized exercise were no statistically significant differences found (t = 0.50; p = 0.620). Conclusions: Type 2 diabetes is one of the diseases in which lifestyle not only contributes to its development but is also associated with its course and treatment outcomes. Reinforcing a health-promoting lifestyle is one of the cornerstones of treating patients with type 2 diabetes
Order-specific removal of nonlinearity from Optical Coherence Tomography signals
No full textWe present two neural networks: one capable of processing a raw spectrum into an A-scan with the second-order nonlinearity removed and another for processing a raw spectrum into an A-scan with the third-order nonlinearity removed. An algorithm is also proposed to enable to use these networks in a sequence for removal of both nonlinearities. The presented approaches allow for either independent switching off of each order or the simultaneous removal of all orders, offering a tool for analysing the effects of each nonlinearity order individually or simply for performing all-depth, blind OCT data linearisation.Horizon Europe, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, SEQUOIA project, under Grant Agreement No. 10107006
Advantages and limitations of using positively frequency correlated light in quantum optical coherence tomography
No full textSpontaneous-Parametric-Down-Conversion-produced photons, which are positively correlated in frequency, possess properties favorable in the context of Fourier-domain Quantum Optical Coherence Tomography (Q-OCT). These include the ease of generation and a high number of anti-diagonals needed for efficient artefact removal. On the other hand, a small diagonal width leads to a reduced axial resolution of the resultant images. The spectral characteristics of such light is analyzed both theoretically and experimentally and its validity for Q-OCT imaging discussed.Horizon Europe, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, SEQUOIA project, under Grant Agreement No. 10107006
The Application of Pyrolysis Biochar Obtained from Waste Rapeseed Cake to Remove Copper from Industrial Wastewater: An Overview
Full text linkPyrolysis is a thermochemical technology for converting biomass into energy and chemical products consisting of bio-gas, bio-oil, and biochar. Several parameters influence the process efficiency and properties of pyrolysis products. These include the type of biomass, biomass preliminary preparation, gaseous atmosphere, final temperature, heating rate, and process time. This manuscript provides a general summary of the properties of the pyrolytic products of waste rapeseed cake, with particular emphasis on the sorption properties of biochar. Biochar, produced by the pyrolysis process of biomass, is emerging as a powerful tool for carbon sequestration, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and purifying water from contaminants such as potentially toxic elements and antibiotics. The review found that the biochar obtained as a result of pyrolysis of chemically modified waste rapeseed cake is characterised by its excellent sorption properties. The obtained sorbents are characterised by sorption capacity relative to the copper(II) ion, ranging from 40 mg·g−1 to 100 mg·g−1, according to the pyrolysis conditions and chemical modification method. The purified pyrolysis gas obtained in the high-temperature process can be used to generate heat and energy. Bio-oil, with its significant combustion heat of 36 MJ·kg−1, can be a source of environmentally friendly green biofuel.UMK