Publications by authors named "Malgorzata Adamowicz"

Objectives: Older adults are often less accurate than younger counterparts at identifying emotions such as anger, sadness, and fear from faces. They also look less at the eyes and more at the mouth during emotion perception. The current studies advance understanding of the nature of these age effects on emotional processing.

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Background: The paper presents the Nofer Institutes of Occupational Medicine in Łódź's results of the assessment of individual dose equivalents Hp(0.07) of medical staff exposed to X-rays in Poland in 2012. In addition, the collected data was analysed in terms of types of medical units performing medical procedures and the categorization of personnel.

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Background: The aim of the study was to present the results of the interlaboratory comparisons for ring dosimeters and to confirm that the applied method is suitable for measuring the personal dose equivalent H(p)(0.07). In addition, calibration procedures used in dosimetric measurements in persons occupationally exposed to ionizing photon radiation X and gamma were presented.

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Background: The paper presents the results of the determinations of the personal dose equivalent Hp(0.07) received by medical employees of interventional radiology departments occupationally exposed to X and gamma rays in Poland in 2011, performed by the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź. The results were compared with the data collected during the last decade.

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Background: The paper presents the results of the assessment of effective doses received by people occupationally exposed to X and gamma rays in Poland in 2011 provided by the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz. The results were compared with the data collected between 1966-2010.

Materials And Methods: The dosimetric service was provided for people occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation in terms of personal dose equivalent Hp(10).

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Background: The paper presents the results of the measurements of ionizing radiation doses received by people occupationally exposed to X and y rays in Poland 2010 provided by the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź.

Materials And Methods: The personal dose equivalent Hp(10) measurements were performed using the film method while the Hp(0.07) measurements using ring dosimeters with TL detectors according to the accreditation procedures (No.

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