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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Description

The „Academia” magazine was founded on the initiative of Professor Andrzej B. Legocki, a President of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2003 – 2006. In the beginning it was published only in English as a reply to the growing demand for a current information on the Polish Academy of Sciences` activities, expressed by foreign scientists and Poles living abroad and interested in Polish science.

Since 2005 the magazine is published both in Polish and English.

The „Academia” is an exceptional - on the Polish market - scientific magazine for the general public, propagating achievements of Polish scientists here and abroad. Authors of articles in „Academia” explain their subject in a way that is accessible not only for all sorts of academics but also for students, pupils and all other readers interested in scientific topics for the general public.

ISSN

1731-7401

Publishers

Polish Academy of Sciences

Editorial Staff

Jolanta Iwańczuk (Editor-in-Chief, Earth Sciences)

Daniel Sax (Editor, English-Language Version)

Marcin Pietras (Biological & Agricultural Sciences)

Justyna Orłowska (Journalist)

Andrzej Figatowski (Graphic Designer)

Anna Bielec (Project Coordinator)

Scientific Council

Marek Konarzewski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Chairman)

Dariusz Jemielniak (Deputy Chairman)

Andrzej Buko

Katarzyna Czarnecka

Patrycja Dołowy

Paweł Golik

Janusz Jurczak

Tomasz Kapitaniak

Marek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Nowak

Anna Zawadzka

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences

Communication and Science Information Department

Defilad sq. 1,

00-901 Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: academia@pan.pl

Volumes

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 3

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3 The Petroglyphs' Code

Ewa Kuciewicz , Eliza Jaroni , Michał Kobusiewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 4-8

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Abstract

Rock drawings found in the south Saharan oasis of Dakhleh, dating back some 7 ,500-6,000 years, portray female figures, giraffes being led by rope, and other scenes. The secrets they hold about The secrets they hold about the lives and beliefs of the oasis and Neolithic inhabitants are now is preparing a doctorate being uncovered by an international on Saharan rock art team of researchers.

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Ewa Kuciewicz

Eliza Jaroni

Michał Kobusiewicz

4 Stellar pulses

Michał Bejger

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 9-11

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Atomic clocks can presently measure time with an accuracy down to 10-10 second per day. However, there are certain stars that can easily match them as excellent timekeepers ...

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Michał Bejger

5 100 Years of Bees

Waldemar Celary

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 12-15

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Central European bee species numbers have seen dynamic changes over the past century. Painstaking study and research by entomologists is now seeking to identify the causes for the observed trends and to help rescue unique species of these extraordinary insects.

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Waldemar Celary

6 An Optical Atomic Clock

Piotr Fita , Czesław Radziewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 16-19

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Technological advancement makes the world an increasingly fast-paced place, requiring timekeeping methods with ever greater precision.

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Piotr Fita

Czesław Radziewicz

7 A Time for Trout

Andrzej Ciereszko , Konrad Ocalewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 20-23

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Trout breeding has emerged as a spectacular success in Poland. Advanced technologies have made it possible to alter the gender of fish and to establish special all-female schools.

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Andrzej Ciereszko

Konrad Ocalewicz

8 The rhythm of darkness

Jerzy Z. Nowak , Jolanta B. Zawilska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 24-27

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Nature's own cycles dictate the biological rhythms of all living organisms. A key role in the complex circadian system is played by melatonin, the "hormone of darkness.

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Jerzy Z. Nowak

Jolanta B. Zawilska

9 Madonna of Banganarti

Bogdan Żurawski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 28-31

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The Polish archeological mission working on the "Lower Church" at Banganarti in Sudan has uncovered magnificent medieval wall paintings, including an already-famous icon of the praying Madonna - one of the world's oldest images of the Virgin Mary.

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Bogdan Żurawski

10 Parceling Out Common Land

Włodzimierz Zgliński

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 32-33

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Privatizing and restructuring the state-owned agriculture sector has proven to be a difficult and complex process, with broad political, social, economic and spatial repercussions.

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Włodzimierz Zgliński

11 Latent Life

Paweł Chmielarz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 34-35

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Mighty, robust trees like the chestnut or oak in fact produce surprisingly short-lived seeds. Fortunately, modern cryogenic methods can help prolong their conservation.

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Paweł Chmielarz

12 Looking to the Future

Zdzisław Sadowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 36-37

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Over the next 20 years, Poland's most important developmental objectives should be to create a knowledge-based economy and to curtail the scope of unemployment and poverty.

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Zdzisław Sadowski

13 Digitizing Excavations

Robert Żukowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 38-39

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Drawing up graphical archeołogical documentation is a very time-consuming endeavor, although new applications of digital technologies are now helping to make it much less so - even under adverse field conditions.

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Robert Żukowski

14 The Laboratory of Changes

Piotr Sztompka

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 40-43

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Piotr Sztompka

15 Scholar of Qumran Scrolls

Dariusz Długosz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 46-47

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Though rightfully acclaimed in the world as the devoted researcher of a sensational archeological find - the oldest biblical manuscripts from the Dead Sea, dating back more than 2,000 years - Professor Józef Tadeusz Milik remains relatively little known in Poland. His life and work comprise an extraordinary story, illustrating the kind of contributions Polish researchers have made to world science.

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Dariusz Długosz

16 Unlocking Competitive Technology

Maciej Kowalczyk

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 48-49

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Poland's accession to the EU has focused attention on the need for industry and science to work together - something the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research has always prioritized.

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Maciej Kowalczyk

17 Taking Animals Seriously

Andrzej Elżanowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 1 (13) 2007 Time | 50

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Andrzej Elżanowski