Publications by authors named "M A Szewczyk"

In addition to the traditional uses of plywood, such as furniture and construction, it is also widely used in areas that benefit from its special combination of strength and lightness, particularly as a construction material for the production of finishing elements of campervans and yachts. In light of the current need to reduce emissions of climate-damaging gases such as CO, the use of lightweight construction materials is very important. In recent years, hybrid structures made of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) and metals have attracted much attention in many industries.

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Friction is an unfavourable phenomenon in deep-drawing forming processes because it hinders the deformation processes and causes deterioration of the surface quality of drawpieces. One way to reduce the unfavourable effect of friction in deep-drawing processes is to use lubricants with the addition of hard particles. For this reason, this article presents the results of friction tests of dual-phase HCT600X+Z steel sheets using the flat die strip drawing test.

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  • Pressure injuries are a major concern in nursing, affecting 5-27% of hospitalized patients and 3-32% in long-term care, highlighting the need for nurses to know how to prevent and treat these injuries.
  • The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of 500 nurses from hospital wards and primary healthcare regarding pressure injury prevention and treatment, using the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test (PZ-PUKT).
  • Results showed that nurses had above-average knowledge with a mean score of 49.6 out of 100, indicating that the PZ-PUKT can help assess and identify knowledge gaps among nursing professionals regarding pressure injuries.
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Skeletal muscle relaxants have their place in everyday use in numerous anesthesiological procedures, such as preparing a patient for surgery, supporting mechanical ventilation, and performing effective intubation. These drugs can be divided, based on their mechanism of action, into depolarizing skeletal relaxants, such as succinylcholine, and non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxants. Non-depolarizing agents are further categorized, based on their structure, into steroidal (eg, rocuronium) and benzylisoquinoline (eg, atracurium) compounds.

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  • Skeletal muscle relaxants are commonly used in anesthesia for surgeries, mechanical ventilation, and intubation, creating a conduction block at the neuromuscular junction.
  • Reversal agents, like neostigmine and sugammadex, help terminate the neuromuscular blockade and prevent residual effects, but their efficacy can be affected by liver and kidney dysfunction.
  • Liver damage, which can stem from various causes including drug toxicity and metabolic disorders, impairs drug metabolism and can lead to systemic complications, ultimately impacting the use of muscle relaxants in patients with liver disease.
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