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Heat production by beetles feeding on cadavers

In the paper published in Frontiers in Zoology (https://rdcu.be/cTJ0n) Szymon Matuszewski and Anna Mądra-Bielewicz described the way in which necrophagous beetles Necrodes littoralis (Silphidae) produce heat on cadavers. Both adult and larval beetles form greasy feeding matrix, in which heat is produced. The matrix formed by adult beetles improves thermal ...

Application of cellular reporter biosensors in the ecotoxicology of cyanobacteria

Threats associated with phenomenon of the so-called cyanobacteria blooms are more and more commonly monitored, however, new and more precise methods allowing for their early and quick detection are still being developed. Among of novel methods the application of cellular reporter biosensors is getting growing attention. Therefore, the aim of ...

Status and trends of mercury pollution of the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems in Poland

The results presented in the study shows that low level of mercury in the environment is safe for human health. However, systematic and thoughtful monitoring is necessary, as it would allow the prediction of the consequences of climate change on the Hg cycle in the environment.

Religious values and family upbringing as antecedents of food waste avoidance

Consumer intention to avoid food waste is determined by various socio-demographic and psychographic/psychological factors. While many of these factors have been well studied, some remain under-researched. This is the case for religious values and family upbringing that may represent strong antecedents of personal norms towards food waste avoidance. This study ...

Implementing network approaches to understand the socioecology of human-wildlife interactions

Balasubramaniam K, Kaburu, S, Marty P, Beisner B, Bliss-Moreau E, Arlet ME, Ruppert N, Ismail A, Anuar Mohd Sah S, Mohan L, Rattan S, Kodandaramaiah U, McCowan B. 2021. Implementing social network analysis to understand the socio-ecology of wildlife co-occurrence and joint interactions with humans in anthropogenic environments. Journal of ...

DOES THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RUN SIMILARLY IN ALL CITIES, OR DIFFERENTLY?

The aim of the study, the results of which were presented in an article titled. "Cities in the epidemic, the epidemic in cities: Reconstruction of COVID-19 development in Polish cities," published in the journal Cities, was to (1) determine the course of the infection process and its variation over time ...

Emognition dataset

Together with the Emognition team of scientists from the Wroclaw University of Technology, Prof. Lukasz Kaczmarek and Dr. Maciej Behnke have published another psychophysiological database on emotions. The article was published in Scientific Reports.

Positive emotions not as positive as assumed

Together with a team of researchers from Stanford University and the University of Amsterdam, Prof. Lukasz Kaczmarek and Dr. Maciej Behnke have published another meta-analysis on the psychophysiological functions of positive emotions. The article was published in Emotion Review.

R-loops at microRNA encoding loci promote co-transcriptional processing of pri-miRNAs in plants

Emotion norms for 6000 word meanings with a mapping to the Polish wordnet

The publication is one of the results of the project "Sentimenti - emotion analyzer for Polish texts" financed by the EU Intelligent Development Operational Program, realized with the participation of AMU employees.