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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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

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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch

1 Contents
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch
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2 Editorial
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch
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3 Hunting for New Particles
Michał Turała , Agnieszka Zalewska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 4-7
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Abstract

CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Located near Geneva as a common project of twelve European countries, it is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
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Michał Turała
Agnieszka Zalewska
4 Sharing the Earth
Michał Gromadzki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 8-11
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Abstract

Humans are not the owners of the Earth. Rather, we can call ourselves the keepers of the planet. Such global management requires special tools - the "Natura 2000" is a good example.
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Michał Gromadzki
5 Time of the Gypsies
Lech Mróz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 12-15
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Abstract

Studying the long history of the Gypsies on Polish territory refutes the commonly- held stereotypes about this ethnic minority, and can aid in overcoming them.
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Lech Mróz
6 Deep Seismic X-ray
Aleksander Guterch , Marek Grad
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 16-19
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The past 7 years have been a time of unprecedented projects in the field of geophysics. Massive seismic experiments have made Central Europe the most thoroughly investigated region in the world. Many scientists believe this is the beginning of a new geology.
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Aleksander Guterch
Marek Grad
7 People in Motion
Marek Kupiszewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 20-22
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Abstract

In the time of European integration, population dynamics forecasts have to account for the increasing role of migration on the regional, country-wide, and continental level.
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Marek Kupiszewski
8 Lead-Free Solders
Władysław Gąsior , Leszek Zabdyr , Paweł Zięba
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 23
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Abstract

The ecological agencies have begun sounding the alert to stop the accumulation of "poisonous" electronic scrap, by introducing new lead-free materials for soldering, plus legal regulations to ban the use of lead-bearing materials.
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Władysław Gąsior
Leszek Zabdyr
Paweł Zięba
9 Plants Instead of Coal
Stanisław Jeżowski , Katarzyna Głowacka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 24-25
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Abstract

During the past two centuries, humans have switched from plant-derived energy materials to coal and oil. But as we gradually exhaust our supplies of such fossil fuels, the time for renewable energy sources is approaching.
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Stanisław Jeżowski
Katarzyna Głowacka
10 The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System
Krzysztof Ziołkowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 26-28
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Abstract

Studying the origin of our own Solar System will lead us to better understand the conditions under which planets similar to the Earth might be formed.
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Krzysztof Ziołkowski
11 Keeping Fraud in Check
Barbara Kunicka-Michalska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 29
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Abstract

In the run-up to EU accession, Polish researchers are closely reviewing existing domestic regulations on corruption, financial crime and fraud.
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Barbara Kunicka-Michalska
12 For Peace and Freedom
Agata Roćko
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 30-31
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Abstract

In the eastern borderlands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century, there were certain aristocratic courts that implemented and developed modern European social thought and ideas, setting examples in the fields of economy, science, culture, and art. The Szczorse palace was one such center.
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Agata Roćko
13 How to Bomb Cancer?
Adam J. Zięcik , Monika Kaczmarek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 32-33
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Abstract

Most peptide hormones bind to specific molecules on a cell's surface. Biotechnology offers some clues about how we can use this "key-lock" interaction to defeat cancer.
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Adam J. Zięcik
Monika Kaczmarek
14 Size Matters in the Fjords
Jan Marcin Węsławski , Sławomir Kwaśniewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 34-35
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Abstract

A recent examination of the biodiversity and food web in Svalbard suggests that climate warming will have a negative impact on the occurrence of large marine carnivores (seabirds and sea mammals) and will favor smaller carnivores (fish).
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Jan Marcin Węsławski
ORCID: ORCID
Sławomir Kwaśniewski
15 Polish Borders, EU Borders
Hanna Bojar
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 36-37
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Poland's eastern border will soon become the European Union's eastern frontier, thereby increasing the distance between cross-border neighbors and hampering the development of mutual contacts.
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Hanna Bojar
16 Relieve the Pain
Barbara Przewłocka , Ryszard Przewłocki , Jerzy Wordliczek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 38-40
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Abstract

Trauma, infections or diabetes can result in nerve damage, leading to neuropathic pain. Even morphine cannot relieve such patients from their suffering. New methods and therapies are in urgent need.
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Barbara Przewłocka
Ryszard Przewłocki
Jerzy Wordliczek
17 Europe: the Presence of Culture
Marek Kołakowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 42-44
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Marek Kołakowski
18 Focus on Trees and Shrubs
Andrzej Lewandowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 46-47
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Abstract

Because of the longevity and diversity of trees, dendrological studies often take many years. Research in Kórnik has been underway since 1926.
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Andrzej Lewandowski
19 Reversing the Brain Drain
Jacek Kuźnicki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 48-49
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Abstract

Our Institute is one of the few sites in Europe where an "American dream" can be achieved in research. The idea was to create an institute open to international scientific competition.
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Authors and Affiliations

Jacek Kuźnicki
20 Taking Science Public?
Jan Strelau
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2004 | Nr 2 (2) 2004 EUResearch | 50
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Jan Strelau

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