Publications by authors named "Katarzyna Skibinska"
Objectives: This study investigates the relationship between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), BMI before labor, and weight gain during pregnancy with the incidence of cesarean delivery (CD) in dinoprostone-induced labor versus spontaneous labor.
Material And Methods: This retrospective analysis was carried out at the Jagiellonian University Hospital's Obstetrics and Perinatology Department, encompassing term singleton pregnancies from May 2019 to February 2021. BMI was categorized following WHO guidelines.
The development in the field of nanomaterials has resulted in the synthesis of various structures. Depending on their final applications, the desired composition and therefore alternate properties can be achieved. In electrochemistry, the fabrication of bulk films characterized by high catalytic performance is well-studied in the literature.
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- The study involves creating zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films doped with germanium (Ge) using atomic layer deposition (ALD), which enhances their conductivity by increasing the carrier concentration.
- Doped ZnO films display better optical properties, such as higher transmittance and lower reflectance, making them promising for opto-electronic uses; the doping causes a blue shift in the band gap due to the Burstein-Moss effect.
- Surface analysis shows that Ge substitutes Zn in the wurtzite structure, and higher Ge concentrations lead to more oxygen vacancies, which negatively affect the electrical properties of the films.
Objectives: Labor induction is one of the most common procedures in modern obstetrics. One in five pregnant women and 30-40% of women delivering vaginally undergo this procedure. If the cervical status is unfavorable, a ripening process is used prior to induction to shorten the duration of oxytocin administration and maximize the possibility of vaginal birth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmerging manufacturing technologies make it possible to design the morphology of electrocatalysts on the nanoscale in order to improve their efficiency in electrolysis processes. The current work investigates the effects of electrode-attached hydrogen bubbles on the performance of electrodes depending on their surface morphology and wettability. Ni-based electrocatalysts with hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanostructures are manufactured by electrodeposition, and their surface properties are characterized.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a dinoprostone vaginal insert for labor induction in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compared to patients with other induction causes.
- It analyzed outcomes such as natural childbirth rates, timing of birth after dinoprostone administration, neonatal health indicators, and reasons for Cesarean sections.
- Results showed similar rates of natural childbirth and timely births in both groups, but differences in Cesarean section reasons, particularly concerning labor progression and risks of fetal asphyxia, highlighting distinct challenges in GDM cases.
In the paper, the mechanism of the process of the Rh(III) ions adsorption on activated carbon ORGANOSORB 10-AA was investigated. It was shown, that the process is reversible, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorous anodic alumina oxide (AAO) obtained via two-step anodization is a material commonly used as a template for fabricating 1D nanostructures. In this work, copper and cobalt-iron 1D nanocones were obtained by an electrodeposition method using AAO templates. The templates were produced using two-step anodization in HCO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The lateral circumflex femoral artery one of the most favoured donor-site for a wide array of free flaps including either cutaneous, fascial and muscle components or a combination thereof. Here, we provide evidence on the safe use of the free vastus lateralis muscle flap and its feasibility for optimal soft tissue coverage of the weight-bearing foot.
Methods: Eighteen consecutive patients with soft tissue defects of the heel (n = 3, 16.