Publications by authors named "W J Kowalczyk"

Enhancing plant productivity and mitigating the impact of environmental stressors require a thorough understanding of phytomonitoring and physiological features indicative of plant health. This study delves into the response of cucumber plants to phosphorus deficiency employing diverse tools to identify key indicators and unravel the underlying mechanisms. Under phosphorus deficiency, a rapid response in older leaves was observed through the analysis of chlorophyll and carotenoid content.

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Asthma underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis remain significant problems for healthcare systems worldwide and indicate considerable pain points with current guidelines and diagnostic methods; therefore, new, targeted approaches seem crucial. This study introduces a novel spirometry-based approach using digital tools for objective asthma diagnosis support. This was a single-centre (Warsaw Medical University, Poland) prospective cohort study.

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Brain metastases (BM) are the most common intracranial malignancies. They are responsible for death as well as impairment of quality of life and cognitive function. In some cases, BMs can cause intracranial hemorrhage, which is not only responsible for the acute onset of either a new focal neurological deficit or worsening of a preexisting focal deficit but also poses a new challenge in treatment planning and clinical management.

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Background: Black women experience a higher prevalence of poor asthma outcomes and physical inactivity than their White counterparts. Black women comprise a particularly vulnerable group of patients with asthma, with some of the highest rates of asthma in adults, high health care use (emergency department visits and hospitalizations), and the highest crude asthma mortality rate of all race or ethnicity groups. Despite recommendations to engage in regular physical activity, fewer than 15% of Black women meet the 2008 National Physical Activity Guidelines, the lowest of all racial subgroups of adults.

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Article Synopsis
  • Employees of uniformed services (EoUS) were found to have significantly higher cardiovascular risk factors compared to controls, including blood pressure, cholesterol, and BMI.
  • A study conducted in Gdańsk, Poland, involving 1138 EoUS and 263 controls revealed that EoUS had more instances of high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, and a higher percentage of smokers, particularly in younger ages.
  • The calculated ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular events was also higher in the EoUS group, indicating a greater overall risk for cardiovascular issues among this population.
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