Publications by authors named "J W Nowicki"
Increasing plastic waste generation has become a pressing environmental problem. One of the most produced waste plastics originates from post-consumer packaging, of which PET constitutes a significant portion. Despite increasing recycling rates, its accumulation has created a need for the development of new recycling methods that can further expand the possibilities of recycling.
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- Charles Darwin suggested that empathy-like traits are common across species, a claim that has faced skepticism due to difficulties in studying emotions scientifically and a lack of research on non-mammals.
- Recent findings on pair bonding mimetic poison frogs offer partial support for this theory, showing that male stress hormone levels are linked to their female partners' emotional states.
- This connection is specific to female partners and is not affected by other confounding factors, highlighting the need for more research on empathy in non-mammalian species to further validate Darwin's hypothesis.
Apart from basic roles such as supporting the body, protecting internal organs, and storing calcium, the skeletal system also performs hormonal functions. In recent years, several reports have been published on proteins secreted by bones and their impact on the homeostasis of the entire body. These proteins include fibroblast growth factor 23, sclerostin, lipocalin 2, and osteocalcin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension remains a significant concern in public healthcare systems, including daily practices of emergency departments (ED).
Aim: We aimed to characterize patients admitted to an ED for elevated blood pressure (BP) and to identify factors leading to hospitalization.
Methods: This retrospective analysis included all patients admitted to an ED in a tertiary hospital in 2022 due to an acute BP rise without hypertensive emergencies.
Dural arteriovenous fistulas may have insidious clinical presentations and are often challenging to diagnose. A small number of cases have been associated with perimedullary venous congestion and cord oedema, mimicking common pathologies, such as cervical myelopathy. We describe a case report of a patient presenting with a constellation of symptoms and radiological signs mimicking C5/6 cervical myelopathy secondary to disc herniation.
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