Extreme weather layer method for implementation of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation: Case study Słupsk.

One of the most severe climate risks that is expected to affect all regions is related to stormwater. Climate models, constructed based on long-term trends, show that extreme weather events such as storms, cloudbursts and a large rise in sea level will be significant in the coming decades. Moreover, even the frequency and intensity of "normal" rainfall events, such as microbursts, are expected to be remarkably higher than today in some regions.

Tracking Fluorescent Dye Dispersion from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles continue to gain popularity and their use for collecting image data and recording new phenomena is becoming more frequent. This study presents an effective method for measuring the concentration of fluorescent dyes (fluorescein and Rhodamine WT) for the purpose of providing a mathematical dispersion model. Image data obtained using a typical visible-light camera was used to measure the concentration of the dye floating on water.

Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea).

Background: This paper analyzes the impact of changes in fertilization on crop yields and the runoff of nutrients from a small agricultural catchment (176 km) to a shallow bay, using the SWAT model. Puck Bay is part of the Gulf of Gdansk and belongs to the Baltic Sea. The whole area of Puck Bay (364 km) is protected (Natura 2000) yet despite this it suffers from eutrophication problems due to the relatively minimal depth and difficult water exchange.

The influence of selected ω-mercaptocarboxylate ligands on physicochemical properties and biological activity of Cd-free, zinc‑copper‑indium sulfide colloidal nanocrystals.

In this work core/shell cadmium-free zinc‑copper‑indium sulfide ZnCuInS/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) originally stabilized with hydrophilic alkanethiol were modified with 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) or 6-mercaptohexanoic acid (MHA) via two-step ligand exchange method. The obtained QDs were further characterized by TEM, UV Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Both types of QDs were non-toxic in a wide range of concentrations.

Studies on effectiveness of PTT on 3D tumor model under microfluidic conditions using aptamer-modified nanoshells.

Herein, we present the research focused on the synthesis and application of aptamer-modified gold nanoshells for photothermal therapy (PTT). NIR-absorbing hollow gold nanoshells were synthetized and conjugated with anti-MUC1 aptamer (HGNs@anti-MUC1). MUC1 (Mucin 1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein, which is overexpressed in a variety of epithelial cancers (eg.