{"title":"Initial Verification of an Application for the Calculation of Technological Parameters During Production of Trimix Mixture","authors":"Budych Piotr, Ole Adam","doi":"10.2478/phr-2021-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0007","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The paper presents the results of an engineering thesis carried out at the Department of Underwater Works Technology of the Naval Academy in Gdynia. The subject of the thesis was to improve calculations during the production of a trimix mixture based on a previously produced nitrox mixture. This was done by developing a dedicated computer application. The article describes the reasons for using artificial breathing mixes, an application developed as part of the thesis and the method of its initial verification along with the directions for further research activities.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"75 1","pages":"7 - 14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49609703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Łukasz Świerszcz, A. Roszkowska, K. Ruszel, Marta Wójciak-Czuła, A. Borzęcki, B. Nieradko-Iwanicka, P. Siermontowski
{"title":"Effect of Lambda-Cyhalothrin - An Insecticide from the Group of Synthetic Pyrethroids - on the Concentrations of NF-ĸB and VEGFR2 in the Liver of Albino Swiss Mice as Markers of its Damage","authors":"Łukasz Świerszcz, A. Roszkowska, K. Ruszel, Marta Wójciak-Czuła, A. Borzęcki, B. Nieradko-Iwanicka, P. Siermontowski","doi":"10.2478/phr-2021-0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background: Lambda-cyhalothrin (LCH) is a one of the type II synthetic pyrethroids which is widely used in veterinary medicine and in agriculture to protect crops from pest insects. In previous studies, there are few reports about the influence of pyrethroids on the liver and its damage. Analyzing numerous publications, nuclear factor-ĸB (NF-ĸB) and vascular endothelial growth factor 2 (VEGFR2) seem to be sensitive indicators of microdamages occurring at the cellular level in the liver. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of subacute poisoning with LCH on the concentration of NFĸB and VEGFR2 in the livers. Methods: The experiment was carried on 32 Albino Swiss mice (16 females and 16 males). The animals were divided into 4 groups. Controls received canola oil, the rest received LCH orally in oil at a dose of 2 mg/kg bw for 7 days. The NF-ĸB and VEGFR2 were mesuredin mice livers with ELISA kits. Results: The mean NF-ĸB concektration in control femals’ livers was 3.27ng/mL and after LCH it was 6.12ng/mL (p<0.05). In control males it was 5.49ng/mL and it did not significantly differ after LCH when it was 5.27ng/mL. The mean VEGFR2 in control females was 84.28ng/mL and after LCH it was 173.81ng/mL (p<0.05). In control males it was 170.61ng/mL and after LCH 170.06ng/mL. Conclusion:The NF-ĸB and VEGFR2 can be used as markers of liver damage after subacute poisoning with LCH on female mice. Females are more sensitive to LCH than males.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"75 1","pages":"57 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48646679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kur Jarosław, Igliński Piotr, Galant Grzegorz, Mioduchowska Monika
{"title":"Biofouling on an Offshore Rig in the Baltic Sea","authors":"Kur Jarosław, Igliński Piotr, Galant Grzegorz, Mioduchowska Monika","doi":"10.2478/phr-2021-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0010","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Biofouling is called “lessons from nature”. Currently, governments and industry spend more than 5.7 billion USD annually to control unwanted marine biofouling, aquatic flora and fauna on submerged construction leading to various technical, economical, and ecological problems. In turn, the Baltic Sea is defined as a “time machine” for the future coastal ocean, as processes occurring in the Baltic Sea are related to future changes. Our study describes the biofouling community at 12 sites located at different depths on the legs of the “Baltic Beta” oil platform that resulted in finding a maximum of 1,300 individuals on 400 cm2. We analyzed: spatial distribution of dominant marine organisms living on a steel platform surface, their abundance and mass. Our work showed no significant difference in the benthic samples mass among different depths or cardinal directions of the rig columns. Our research can help to predict offshore biofouling on other devices in the Baltic Sea, to control invasive species and to estimate environmental load.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"75 1","pages":"41 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45174534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mass Occurrences of Millipedes in Times of Global Climate Change","authors":"B. Nieradko-Iwanicka, Monika Jung","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0025","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract There had been recorded a rise in global average temperature by 1.5°C since pre-industrial times. It promotes the spread of diseases carried by vectors and mass occurrence of arthropods. Millipede can carry infectious agents, invade homes and farms, cause skin irritation in case of exposure to their excretions.The aim of the study was to find information about mass appearances of millipedes and identify the places and periods where it happens. A systematic review of publications available in online scientific databases and the library of the Medical University of Lublin was performed. As many as 5 reports about mass occurrence of millipede were from Japan, 3 from Brazil, 3 from Australia 2 from Germany and Hungary, and single publications from Romania, Norway, Poland and Madagascar. In Japan the 8-year periodicity of millipede outbreaks was observed. Japan and Australia encounter problems at railway due to these organisms. In other countries they are nuisance to people when they enter their dwellings and pose a burden in farming and gardening therefore mechanical, chemical and biological methods of millipede control are tested. On the other hand millipede help in composting organic waste. In conclusion: global climate change is accompanied by an increase in frequency of mass occurrences of millipedes.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"81 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48448104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of a Carbon Dioxide Measurement System to Control the Process of Obtaining Breathing Air for Hyperbaric Oxygen Conditions","authors":"A. Woźniak","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0020","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Maintaining a stable carbon dioxide content in the process of producing breathing air is important both for the safety of divers performing underwater work and for avoiding financial losses resulting from poor product quality. This paper deals with the implementation of safety measurement systems for online control of the breathing air production process. On the basis of a qualified control system, the capability of the rationalised process was assessed, identifying both its current status and its potential for improvement in terms of eliminating defects caused by excessive carbon dioxide content. For process reasons, the effectiveness of online process monitoring was evaluated against the previously used periodic sample control by means of laboratory methods of instrumental analysis. The analysis was conducted at KTPP AMW1 for the compressed air supply system of the DGKN - 1202 complex.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"7 - 26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41995174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on Underwater Directional Swimming Skills of Divers","authors":"B. Filipek","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The article presents the results of research on the application of a physical exercise programme to improve the underwater orientation of military divers. The research was carried out on a group of 120 soldiers, some of whom (the study group) underwent additional training for 3 months. During the underwater straight-line swimming test in poor visibility conditions, the test group achieved statistically significantly better results than the control group. The test consisted in measuring the angle of deviation of the diver’s route from the given straight line.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"53 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43775024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Loss of Technical and Functional Properties of Elements of Diving Equipment Whilst in Use","authors":"Zbigniew Talaśka","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0021","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The author undertakes to systematise and compare various types of losses of the technical and functional properties of equipment related to diving with other areas of human activity in which technical equipment is used. The basis for this is the extensive literature describing, inter alia, the issues of wear and tear of machine parts, their damage, failures, etc. a phenomena occurring in the “life” of virtually every technical object. The specificity of diving techniques makes it a relatively little analysed segment of activity from the perspective of exploitation. Based on the analysis of publications and own materials, the author has reviewed and matched them in terms of similarity of loss of technical and functional properties of various elements of diving technology in relation to the divisions and criteria used in generally understood utilisation.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"27 - 46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44406458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewa Mańka, Bartosz Skuratowicz, S. Kwiatek, Maciej Krupowies, Karolina Sieroń
{"title":"„Cardiovascular Top Three” - Can Patients with the Most Common Cardiovascular Conditions Become Candidates for Recreational Scuba Diving?","authors":"Ewa Mańka, Bartosz Skuratowicz, S. Kwiatek, Maciej Krupowies, Karolina Sieroń","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0022","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes are some of the most common conditions among the population. An ever-increasing number of recreational divers forces us to consider the impact on unprepared diving patients with cardiovascular diseases, in whom profound changes occur during the dive. People in at-risk groups should have a medical check-up before diving to minimise the risk of possible complications.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"47 - 52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47988261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality and Quantity Assessment of Groundwaters in the Vicinity of Kutno with Respect to Potability. Part II","authors":"Patryk Tomasz Kubiak, P. Siermontowski","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0024","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study presents the characteristics of drinking water sources and subsequently performs an analysis of the deviations from the norm in terms of ions of iron, manganese, ammonia, sodium, chlorides as well as other factors affecting the quality of drinking water in the years 2015 - 2017 occurring in individual water intake points in the Kutno district.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"73 1","pages":"59 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44892598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selected Risks of the Decompression Process, Part II: Analysis of Selected Types of Risk","authors":"R. Kłos","doi":"10.2478/phr-2020-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The safe transition from a higher pressure atmosphere to a lower pressure atmosphere is accomplished by planning the decompression process, typically through changes in pressure and/or composition of the breathing mix in a function of time. However, the decompression process is affected by a much greater number of inherent factors than changes in pressure and composition of the breathing mix. Their values should be kept within certain ranges, however, there are circumstances when it is not possible to maintain control over them. In this situation, they become elements of the residual risk of the decompression process. The safety of decompression should be ensured, inter alia, by analysing the residual risk for each execution of the decompression process.","PeriodicalId":40385,"journal":{"name":"Polish Hyperbaric Research","volume":"72 1","pages":"7 - 28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43824790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}