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Bilska B, Tomaszewska M, Kołożyn-Krajewska D. Food waste in polish households - Characteristics and sociodemographic determinants on the phenomenon. Nationwide research. Waste Manag 2024; 176:30-40. [PMID: 38252988 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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In Poland, to our best knowledge, none of the scientific publications produced to date have addressed the scale of wasted food in households and the impact of sociodemographic and economic factors on this. This study fills this research gap. The study was carried out in 2019 on a nationwide random-quota sample of 500 households, which are representative of all households. The survey was carried out in the respondents' homes for seven consecutive days. It consisted of an interview conducted by an interviewer (Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews method) and a paper diary completed by the respondents themselves. The aim of the study was to present the volume of wasted food, taking five groups into account,and to examine the impact of the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the households and the person responsible for preparing meals on food waste. The results show that one person, on average, wasted 62.6 kg of edible food per year (98.2 kg of edible and inedible parts combined). According to the results, the most discarded food products include fruit and vegetables, bread, dairy products, drinks and juices, and cold cuts. Statistical analysis showed that the level of food waste in Polish households is conditioned by characteristics such as household size (persons), the presence and number of children, monthly income, as well as the characteristics of the person responsible for preparing meals, such as age and employment status.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beata Bilska
- Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159C, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159C, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Nowoursynowska 159C, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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Tomaszewska M, Bilska B, Kołożyn-Krajewska D. The Influence of Selected Food Safety Practices of Consumers on Food Waste Due to Its Spoilage. IJERPH 2022; 19:ijerph19138144. [PMID: 35805802 PMCID: PMC9266427 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Food waste in households is a consequence of the accumulation of improper practices employed by consumers when dealing with food. The survey estimated the impact of practices of Polish respondents, in the context of selected food safety and hygiene issues, on throwing away food due to spoilage. The survey was conducted in 2019, in a random quota-based, nationwide sample of 1115 respondents 18 years old and older. Synthetic indicators (SI) were created to assess the knowledge and practices of Polish adult respondents concerning selected areas of food management and the frequency of throwing food away. Most food products were not thrown away at all or were thrown away occasionally. Regression analysis revealed that the frequency of throwing food away was to the greatest extent related to food spoilage (β = 0.223). Among the five areas of Polish respondents’ practices covered by the analysis, the most conducive to wasting food due to spoilage were improper proceedings with food after bringing it home (β = 0.135; p = 0.000), a failure to ensure proper food storage conditions (β = 0.066; p = 0.030), or inappropriate proceedings with uneaten meals, excluding the food plate (β = 0.066; p = 0.029). To reduce food waste in Polish households, drawing the attention of consumers to the conditions of food storage at home seems appropriate. It is also vital to convince them to use freezing of uneaten food as an effective method of extending the life of food products.
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Wadolowska L, Kostecka M, Kowalkowska J, Jeruszka-Bielak M, Tomaszewska M, Danielewicz A, Hamulka J. Sustainability of a Multi-Component Education Program (ABC of Healthy Eating) after Three Months and Nine Months: The Socioeconomic Context in Improving Nutrition Knowledge in Polish Teenagers. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13051661. [PMID: 34068863 PMCID: PMC8153617 DOI: 10.3390/nu13051661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The study aimed to evaluate the sustainability of a multi-component education (ABC-HEat) program related to healthy nutrition and lifestyle after three months and nine months and to assess the socioeconomic context in improving teenage nutrition knowledge. The study was designed as a clustered, controlled, education-based intervention. A sample was chosen and allocated into either an educated group (under intervention) or a control group (outside of intervention). The study covered 464 11–12-year-old students (educated/control 319/145). In the educated group, data were collected three times: before education, after three months and after nine months to measure the short- and the long-term effects of education, respectively. In the control group, data were collected in parallel. Changes in nutrition knowledge score (NKS, points) by sex, residence, family affluence scale (FAS) were the main outcome measures. The increase in the NKS was significantly higher in the educated group than in the control group—three months after education on average by 1.4 to 2.7 points (all p < 0.001) in the total sample and all subgroups, and nine months after education in rural residents by 2.2 points (p < 0.001) and in the total sample by 0.4 (p < 0.05). In the educated group, the chance of no increase in the NKS was higher in urban than rural residents after three months and nine months (adjusted odds ratios [OR] and 95% Confidence Intervals [95% CI]: 3.63, 1.80–7.31 and 2.99, 1.60–5.59, respectively, both p < 0.001) using the increase in the NKS by ≥4 points as a reference. The multi-component education program improved the nutrition knowledge of teenagers in the short term regardless of socioeconomic variables, but in the long term this effect was visible only in rural residents. It suggests that a special path of nutrition education addressed to urban teens may be required.
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- Lidia Wadolowska
- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Cieszynski 1, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland; (L.W.); (J.K.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences, 15 Akademicka Street, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-814-456-846
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Cieszynski 1, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland; (L.W.); (J.K.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Science (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland; (M.J.-B.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Science (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Pl. Cieszynski 1, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland; (L.W.); (J.K.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Science (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland; (M.J.-B.); (J.H.)
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Bilska B, Tomaszewska M, Kołożyn-Krajewska D, Piecek M. Segmentation of Polish Households Taking into Account Food Waste. Foods 2020; 9:E379. [PMID: 32218365 PMCID: PMC7230927 DOI: 10.3390/foods9040379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Currently, food waste is estimated at more than one-third of all food produced, and the primary responsibility for this phenomenon is attributed to households. Therefore, it seems reasonable to take action to limit food waste and to raise awareness about this link in the chain. To develop and implement educational programs addressed at consumers it is necessary to understand the factors determining food waste in households. Segmentation is a tool that can help effectively reach consumers who are to the greatest extent wasting food which identifies homogeneous clusters of consumers. The aim of this study was to perform segmentation to identify consumer groups with similar behaviors in relation to food, with particular emphasis on food wastage. We carried out segmentation on a representative sample of Polish people over 18 years of age and to identified three clusters of consumers. The three consumer segments diagnosed differed in sociodemographic terms, i.e., number of adults, number of children, subjective assessment of the financial situation, and percentage of spending on food. The segment exhibiting a high frequency of discarding food due to too large package size included single and double households.
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- Beata Bilska
- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02−776 Warsaw, Poland; (M.T.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02−776 Warsaw, Poland; (M.T.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02−776 Warsaw, Poland; (M.T.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Polish Food Technologists’ Society, Nowoursynowska 166C St., 02−787 Warsaw, Poland;
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Tomaszewska M, Bilska B, Kołożyn-Krajewska D. Do Polish Consumers Take Proper Care of Hygiene while Shopping and Preparing Meals at Home in the Context of Wasting Food? Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E2074. [PMID: 32245043 PMCID: PMC7142825 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17062074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The objective of this paper is to evaluate the knowledge and practices of Polish consumers in terms of broadly defined hygiene on food preparation at home. The consequence of improper food handling may be a faster rate of food spoilage. A specially designed questionnaire was used. The study was conducted on a nationwide, random, and representative group of 1115 adult respondents. Segmentation (cluster analysis) of respondents differing in their practice and knowledge of meal preparation and personal hygiene was carried out. Several areas were diagnosed in which the respondents' knowledge and practice were insufficient, such as storage of food products, inappropriate conduct of the thawing process, and heating of dishes. It was found that the best practice and knowledge of the issues discussed were characteristic of unemployed women over 35 years of age (cluster D). They offen gave answers that were significantly different (p < 0.05) from those given by the other clusters. The most limited knowledge and the worst practices were characteristic of mainly men with elementary and secondary education who are a part of the labor force (cluster E and A). The segmentation provided valuable information which indicates that educational programs on food safety need to be further strengthened.
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- Marzena Tomaszewska
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, 159C Nowoursynowska St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (B.B.); (D.K.-K.)
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Zielińska D, Bilska B, Marciniak-Łukasiak K, Łepecka A, Trząskowska M, Neffe-Skocińska K, Tomaszewska M, Szydłowska A, Kołożyn-Krajewska D. Consumer Understanding of the Date of Minimum Durability of Food in Association with Quality Evaluation of Food Products After Expiration. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E1632. [PMID: 32138334 PMCID: PMC7084339 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Food labelled with a "best before" date has a long shelf life. This study aimed to examine the respondents' knowledge and understanding regarding the labelling on food products, as well as to assess the microbiological, physico-chemical and the sensory quality of selected durable food products on and after the date specified by the manufacturer. Two methods were used-a survey and laboratory tests. It was found that the majority of respondents have difficulty distinguishing and understanding the terms on the label and that a significant proportion of the respondents consume food products after the "best before" date. Laboratory tests of milk, pasta, mayonnaise and jam confirmed the microbiological safety of the products even six months after the "best before" date. Other features (texture, colour and sensory quality) slightly changed after one month for milk and mayonnaise (the colour had become more yellow) and after three months for pasta (its hardness had decreased) and jam (it had become browner). The possibilityof extending the "best before" dates of selected durable foods could be considered, which could allow such products to legally be handed over to public benefit organisations, thereby reducing food wastage.
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- Dorota Zielińska
- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Technology and Assessment, Division of Fat and Oils and Food Concentrates Technology, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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- Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159C St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland; (D.Z.); (M.T.); (K.N.-S.); (M.T.); (A.S.); (D.K.-K.)
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Tomaszewska M, Trafialek J, Suebpongsang P, Kolanowski W. Food hygiene knowledge and practice of consumers in Poland and in Thailand - A survey. Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Borkowska A, Bieliński M, Szczęsny W, Szwed K, Tomaszewska M, Kałwa A, Lesiewska N, Junik R, Gołębiewski M, Sikora M, Tretyn A, Akiskal K, Akiskal H. Effect of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism on affective temperament, depression and body mass index in obesity. J Affect Disord 2015; 184:193-7. [PMID: 26093833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Many studies show high prevalence of affective disorders in obese patients. Affective temperament is a subclinical manifestation of such conditions. The 5-HTT gene encoding the serotonin transporter may be involved in both mood and eating dysregulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a polymorphism in the 5-HTT gene on affective temperament types, depressive symptoms and Body Mass Index (BMI) in obese patients. METHODS This study involved 390 patients (237 females, and 153 males) with obesity. The TEMPS-A questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were used to evaluate affective temperaments and prevalence of depression. DNA was obtained for serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) genotyping. RESULTS In obese patients S/S genotype was associated with depressive and L/L with cyclothymic temperament. Subjects with L/L genotype presented significantly higher BMI and greater intensity of depressive symptoms in BDI and HDRS. Females scored higher in anxious and depressive, while males in hyperthymic, cyclothymic and irritable temperaments. Females scored higher in BDI (subjective depression) while males in HDRS (objective depression). LIMITATIONS TEMPS-A, BDI and HDRS are frequently used in studies on affective disorders. However, these methods do not examine all dimensions of mood and personality. CONCLUSIONS In obese patients S allele of 5-HTTLPR was associated with development of depressive temperament while L allele corresponded with greater obesity and prevalence of depression. Different mechanisms may be involved in manifestation of depression in males and females with obesity.
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- A Borkowska
- Chair and Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and General Surgery, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Forsenic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- International Mood Center, Paris, France; International Mood Center, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- International Mood Center, Paris, France; International Mood Center, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Pennbrant S, Tomaszewska M, Lorentzson Penttilä G. Nurses’ experience of caring for palliative-stage patients in a hospital setting in Sweden. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5430/cns.v3n2p97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tomaszewska M, Czekajsa-Chehab E, Olchowik G, Tomaszewski M, Drop A. Fatty foci within the heart and the accompanying changes in the coronary arteries diagnosed in electrocardiogram-gated multislice computed tomography of the heart. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2014; 73:455-61. [PMID: 25448903 DOI: 10.5603/fm.2014.0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of our study was to analyse the relationship between fatty foci within the heart and the accompanying changes in the coronary arteries supplying the relevant heart chambers in a large group of patients referred to multi-slice computed tomography with electrocardiogram-gating examinations (ECG-MSCT) for various clinical reasons. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ECG-MSCT examinations of 1,830 consecutive patients were analysed. The examinations were performed using 8-row (1,015 patients) and 64-row (815 patients) MSCT, in pre- and postcontrast scanning. In the group of patients with fatty foci within the heart the concomitant changes in the coronary arteries were assessed. It was analysed: the type of changes in the arteries; the relationship between the locations of the fatty deposits and the occurrence and type of changes in the coronary arteries. RESULTS In 200 (10.9%) subjects fatty foci within the heart (112 men; 88 women; mean age 57.8) were detected. The distribution of the fat was as follows: right ventricle (RV) - 32.5%, left ventricle (LV) - 22.0%, biventricular - 45.5%. One hundred and seventy-two patients had concomitant changes in the coronary arteries. In patients with normal coronary arteries, significantly more often fatty deposits were localised within RV. Fat was primarily located subendocardially in the LV in patients with atherosclerosis in the left anterior descending artery (p < 0.001), in the right coronary artery (RCA) (p = 0.003), and in the left circumflex artery (LCX) (p < 0.001). Subpericardial locations of fatty deposits in RV significantly correlated with RCA bridging (p < 0.02); the subpericardial location of fat in LV significantly correlated with LCX bridging (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Fatty replacement of the myocardium is common, occurring in up to 10% of diagnosed patients and the majority of this group had concomitant changes in the coronary arteries. However, in the group of patients without changes in the coronary arteries, the fatty deposits locate themselves significantly more frequently within the RV.
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- M Tomaszewska
- 1st Department of Radiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
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Tomaszewski M, Burdan F, Olchowik G, Tomaszewska M. The temperature of caffeine administered during pregnancy and foetal morphometric parameters. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2014. [DOI: 10.5603/fm.2014.0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Grzesińska W, Tomaszewska M, Zalewska M. [Attempt to evaluation of the microbiological purity of dish table subjected to mechanical washing process]. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig 2010; 61:431-434. [PMID: 21446128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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The aim of this work was attempt to assess the microbiological purity of dish table subjected to mechanical cleaning process. The total number of microorganism and the total number of yeast and mould on the surface of flat and deep plates and cups was marked in this experiment. These marks were made immediately after dishwashing process. Residue of dirtying mixture on the surface washed plates were observed. Despite of organic residual remaining after dish washing process, they were characterized by low total number of microorganism (<1 cfu/cm2) and slightly higher (1.94 cfu/cm2 for flat plate and 0.85 cfu/cm2 for deep plate) total number of yeast and mould. In the case of cups, there was no residue of dirtying mixture and number of marked microorganism groups were at a very low level (total number of microorganism--0.04 cfu/cm2, total number of yeast and mould--0.06 cfu/cm2).
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- Wiesława Grzesińska
- Wydział Nauk o Zywieniu Człowieka i Konsumpcji Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warszawa.
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Czekajska-Chehab E, Tomaszewski A, Tomaszewska M, Siek E, Uhlig S, Drop A. ECG-gated multi-slice computed tomography in the detection of atrial septal aneurysms. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2008; 67:126-128. [PMID: 18521811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is an uncommon cardiac abnormality. Clinical manifestation of this abnormality remains unclear: some authors have suggested an association between ASA and arrhythmias or between ASA and cerebral ischaemia. A major role in the diagnosis of ASA to date has been played by transoesophageal echocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography. The purpose of this paper is to present the role of multi-slice computed tomography with ECG gating in the detection and analysis of ASA.
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- E Czekajska-Chehab
- 1st Department of Radiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
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Tomaszewska M, Wilkosc M, Borkowska A. Validation and normalisation data for the Stroop, TMT and N-back tests in the Polish population. Eur Psychiatry 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Jaracz M, Wilkosc M, Bielinski M, Tomaszewska M, Drozdz W, Dabrowiecki S, Junik R, Tretyn A, Borkowska A. Working memory, executive function and depressive symptoms in subjects with pathological obesity. Eur Psychiatry 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.1009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Borkowska A, Jaracz M, Drozdz W, Tomaszewska M, Wilkosc M, Surya N, Dabrowiecki S, Tretyn A, Akiskal H, Junik R. Temps-a scale in patients after surgery operation because of pathological obesity. Eur Psychiatry 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.01.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Drozdz W, Borkowska A, Wilkosc M, Tomaszewska M, Halota W, Pawlowska M, Dybowska D, Rybakowski J. Chronic psychotic disorder and cognitive decline associated with low-dose interferon-α treatment of hepatitis c: A case report. Eur Psychiatry 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.01.1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- M. Tomaszewska
- Institute of Inorganic Chemical Technology, Technical University of Szczecin, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland
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Tomaszewska M, Stork E, Minich NM, Friedman H, Berlin S, Hack M. Pulmonary hemorrhage: clinical course and outcomes among very low-birth-weight infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999; 153:715-21. [PMID: 10401804 DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.7.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical course, neonatal morbidity, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of very low-birth-weight (<1500 g) children who develop pulmonary hemorrhage. DESIGN A retrospective case-control study in which 58 very low-birth-weight infants who developed pulmonary hemorrhage during 1990 through 1994, of whom 29 survived, were each matched to the next admitted infant who required mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome and was of the same sex, race, and birth weight (within 250 g). SETTING A regional tertiary neonatal intensive care unit and follow-up clinic for high-risk infants at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Survival, neonatal morbidity, and neurodevelopmental outcome at 20 months' corrected age. RESULTS Pulmonary hemorrhage occurred in 5.7% of the total population of very low-birth-weight infants. Despite similar severity of lung disease, significantly more infants who developed pulmonary hemorrhage received surfactant therapy compared with controls (91% vs 69%, P = .005). Infants with pulmonary hemorrhage who died had a lower birth weight and gestational age compared with those who survived (766 g vs 1023 g; 25 weeks vs 28 weeks, P<.001) and more received surfactant therapy (100% vs 83%, P = .05). Survivors with pulmonary hemorrhage did not differ significantly from controls in rates of oxygen dependence at 36 weeks corrected age (52% vs 38%), grade 3 to 4 periventricular hemorrhage (28% vs 17%), or necrotizing enterocolitis (3% vs 7%), but tended to have more seizures (24% vs 3%, P = .05), periventricular leucomalacia (17% vs 0%, P = .06), and patent ductus arteriosus (79% vs 55%, P =.09). There were no significant differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 20 months' corrected age, (cerebral palsy, 16% vs 14%; subnormal [<70] Bayley Mental Developmental Index, 59% vs 43%; and deafness, 13% vs 10%). CONCLUSION Although mortality is high, pulmonary hemorrhage does not significantly increase the risk of later pulmonary or neurodevelopmental disabilities among those who survive.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Tomaszewski J, Tomaszewska M. [Various enzymes in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid in children undergoing chlorpromazine treatment]. Pediatr Pol 1978; 53:1169-75. [PMID: 714545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tomaszewski J, Tomaszewska M. [Enzymatic changes during treatment of children with levomepromazine]. Pol Tyg Lek 1978; 33:841-3. [PMID: 683889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tomaszewski J, Tomaszewska M. [Enzymatic pattern of serum and cerebrospinal fluid in children treated with pernazine]. Wiad Lek 1978; 31:511-6. [PMID: 27013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Murray-Prior RB, Tomaszewska M, Stephenson SK, Senior W. Difference in fertility of two lines of mice selected for different body conformation. J Reprod Fertil 1975; 45:399-400. [PMID: 1206636 DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.0450399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Jaklinski A, Tomaszewska M. ["Secondary" disability in the blind]. Acta Med Leg Soc (Liege) 1967; 20:307-9. [PMID: 5633803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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