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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

The journal content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
ttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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- Nr 4 (12) 2006 Richness
- Nr 3 (11) 2006 Chaos vs. Harmony
- Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force
- Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research
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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 3

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3 Nest of Discord

Dariusz Bukaciński , Monika Bukacińska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 4-7

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Abstract

The ostensible ideal of the "harmonious" family life enjoyed by birds fails to account for the real story: forced compromises and the constant battle by each gender to secure advantages and dominance over the other.

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Dariusz Bukaciński

Monika Bukacińska

4 Shaping Nature

Anna Oleńska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 8-11

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Abstract

Once embellishing nearly every magnate mansion, Baroque gardens are hard to find in their original form in contemporary Poland. Yet the principles by which such gardens were constructed can be experienced thanks to thorough post-war reconstructions in Białystok and Wilanów.

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Anna Oleńska

5 The Very First Diagnosis

Jacek Zaremba

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 12-15

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Prenatal diagnosis makes it possible to begin treating a fetus with a medical condition as early as possible - perhaps even while still inside the mother's womb. In the case of untreatable defects and illnesses, it can enable parents to make a conscious decision about the further course of pregnancy.

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Jacek Zaremba

6 Fullerenes and Nanotubes

Andrzej Huczko

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 16-19

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Nanotechnology is now rising to the fore of the most rapidly-developing fields of research. Nanomaterials frequently manifest new properties that differ from those characteristic for the morphology of bulk solids. Moreover, nanomaterials demonstrate certain micro-scale phenomena that are unknown for microcrystal objects.

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Andrzej Huczko

7 Nature's Vast Variety

Zbigniew Mirek

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 20-24

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The term "biodiversity" has recently risen to the fore, not only in science but also in economics and politics. Maintaining biodiversity has become a universally recognized priority of environmental protection.

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Zbigniew Mirek

8 Enjoying Life

Antonina Ostrowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 25-27

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Sexual interaction represents one of the most important dimensions of interpersonal contacts. Yet sexual needs are unique among mankind's biological needs, in that they are shaped by such powerful cultural and social factors.

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Antonina Ostrowska

9 Life on a Pebble

Piotr Kukliński , David Barnes

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 28-29

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All living organisms face difficult conditions in the Arctic, but those which attempt to survive clutched to seafront stones, where they are lashed by water, wind, and ice, may face the toughest conditions of all.

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Piotr Kukliński

David Barnes

10 The Grotesque in Fresco

Aleksandra Bernatowicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 30-32

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Aleksandra Bernatowicz

11 Seeing the Heart of Language

Maciej Mrozik

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 33-35

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A pioneering research project on Polish Sign Language (PJM) aims to thoroughly study this language's grammar and to develop a dictionary for it, so as to make the world of deaf individuals who use PJM more accessible. Such research is also helping us garner a better understanding of the most elementary mechanisms of the human language faculty.

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Maciej Mrozik

12 Polymers and Medicine

Zbigniew Jedliński

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 36-37

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Synthetic and natural polymers are frequently used in medicine and pharmacology. At the Center of Polymer Chemistry in Zabrze, we have developed an original method for synthesizing a biodegradable and nontoxic nano-polymer that can be used as a carrier to improve the therapeutic properties of medicinal drugs.

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Zbigniew Jedliński

13 The Revival of Ethnic Language

Jadwiga Zieniuk

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 38-39

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The Kashubs, an ethnic group situated in the north of Poland, are developing their cultural tradition and distinct language.

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Jadwiga Zieniuk

14 Spintronics and Algorithms

Piotr Sankowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 40-43

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Piotr Sankowski

15 By Thought and Spectrometer

Teresa Madeyska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 46-47

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Abstract

Geologists' traditional motto - mente et mal/eo, or "by thought and hammer" - remains apt in modern times even though the hammer has been increasingly displaced by state-of-the-art equipment.

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