Establishing of the correlation coefficient between results of heat of hydration semi-adiabatic and isothermal method

Podstawowym celem pracy była próba określenia współczynnika korelacji pomiędzy wynikami badań ciepła hydratacji cementów wykonanych metodą izotermiczną i metodą semiadiabatyczną według PN-EN 196-9. Należy zaznaczyć, że taka korelacja istnieje dla wyniku badania ciepła hydratacji po 41 godzinach metodą semiadiabatyczną według PN-EN 196-9 i wyniku badania po 168 godzinach metodą rozpuszczania według PN-EN 196-8. Badania porównawcze ciepła hydratacji metodą izotermiczną i semiadiabatyczną według PN-EN 196-9 oraz próba określenia współczynnika korelacji pomiędzy tymi metodami prowadzono na wybranych cementach przemysłowych, zróżnicowanych z uwagi na rodzaj i ilość dodatku do cementu oraz stopień rozdrobnienia cementu. Współczynniki korelacji pomiędzy metodą semiadiabatyczną i izotermiczną obliczono i wyrażono jako stosunek ilości wydzielonego ciepła z kalorymetru semiadiabatycznego do ilości wydzielonego ciepła z kalorymetru izotermicznego, dla danego rodzaju cementu i dla danego okresu hydratacji. Porównując współczynniki korelacji badanych cementów, należy podkreślić ich zróżnicowanie dla poszczególnych rodzajów cementów. Wielkość współczynnika korelacji dla cementów portlandzkich CEM I i cementów portlandzkich wieloskładnikowych CEM II maleje z czasem hydratacji. W przypadku cementu hutniczego CEM III obserwujemy wzrost wielkości współczynnika korelacji w przedziale czasowym ok. 24–48 godzin.The main goal of this work was the determination of the correlation coefficient, between results of the heat of hydration measurements carried out using isothermal method and semi-adiabatic method according to PN-EN 196-9. It should be underlined, that that correlation exists for results of heat of hydration after 41 hours semi-adiabatic method according to PN-EN 196-9 and solution method after 168 hours according to PN-EN 196-8. The comparative studies of heat of hydration by isothermal method and semi-adiabatic method according to PN-EN 196-9 and the determination of the correlation coefficient, between these methods, were carried out with using of the selected industrial cements differentiated by their type, the content of cement addition and its degree of fineness. The correlation coefficients between semi-adiabatic and isothermal methods were calculated and expressed as the ratio of the cumulated heat of hydration from semi-adiabatic calorimeter to the cumulated heat of hydration from isothermal calorimeter, for particular cement and hydration period. Comparing the correlation coefficients of studied cements, their differentiation for particular cement types should be underlined. The value of the correlation coefficient for Portland cements CEM I and Portland cements with additions CEM II decreases over the hydration time. However, in the case of blast-furnace cement, the increase of the correlation coefficient value in time interval about 24–48 hours is observed

SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Cancer Treatment—Mechanisms of Action and Emerging New Perspectives

A new group of antidiabetic drugs, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2 inhibitors), have recently been shown to have anticancer effects and their expression has been confirmed in many cancer cell lines. Given the metabolic reprogramming of these cells in a glucose-based model, the ability of SGLT-2 inhibitors to block the glucose uptake by cancer cells appears to be an attractive therapeutic approach. In addition to tumour cells, SGLT-2s are only found in the proximal tubules in the kidneys. Furthermore, as numerous clinical trials have shown, the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors is well-tolerated and safe in patients with diabetes and/or heart failure. In vitro cell culture studies and preclinical in vivo studies have confirmed that SGLT-2 inhibitors exhibit antiproliferative effects on certain types of cancer. However, the mechanisms of this action remain unclear. Even in those tumour cell types in which SGLT-2 is present, there is sometimes an SGLT-2-independent mechanism of anticancer action of this group of drugs. This article presents the current state of knowledge of the potential mechanisms of the anticancer action of SGLT-2 inhibitors and their possible future application in clinical oncology

First absolute chronologies of neolithic and bronze age settlements at Lake Ohrid based on dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating

Specialized and systematic underwater fieldwork at the prehistoric site of Ploča Mičov Grad at Gradište (North Macedonia) on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid was undertaken in 2018 and 2019. It has substantiated the archeological site’s outstanding preservation condition, and furthermore proven the numerous construction timbers’ suitability for dendrochronological analysis. Dendrochronological analysis on archaeological timbers was applied, combined with radiocarbon dating. Bayesian radiocarbon modeling allowed to ‘wiggle match’ the dendrochronological mean curves, i.e. allowed the precise chronological anchoring of ‘floating’ tree-ring sequences. Furthermore, radiocarbon dates of plant remains from the site’s main archaeological layer are statistically evaluated. Based on the new findings, the strikingly high density of wooden piles at the site can be attributed to several construction phases of Neolithic (middle of 5th millennium BC) and Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC: 1800, 1400 and 1300 BCE) settlements. Intense settlement activity is furthermore evidenced by a cultural layer of mainly organic material under the lakebed up to 1.7 m in thickness, which accumulated during the Neolithic occupation of the bay in the middle of the 5th millennium BC. The presented research enables precise absolute dating of a series of settlement phases at Ploča Mičov Grad from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, and hence provides important reference points for an absolute chronological framework for the prehistory of the southwestern Balkans. The investigations underline the potential of future research on waterlogged prehistoric settlements in the region