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Zakres kognicji sądu w postępowaniu o wydanie wyroku łącznego. Glosa do postanowienia Sądu Najwyższego z 25.02.2020r., IV KK 78/19

2021

The commentary discusses the scope of the court's jurisdiction in the proceedings to issue a cumulative judgment. The author agrees with the Supreme Court's view that, in its cumulative judgment, a court should neither assess whether individual penalties imposed under separate judgments are correct, nor should it analyse the extent of culpability and the social harm caused by the acts. This is because the court's rulings on those matters, which are contained in the individual convicting judgments, are fina/ and binding. In the proceedings on issuing a cumulative judgment, the court only rules on what the cumulative pena/ty, which will ultimately be enforced, will be, white considering the i…

PROTEOMIC SIGNATURE OF BREAST CANCER TISSUES FOR PATIENTS STRATIFICATION

2012

Spatial conflicts betweem modernizations of railway lines and natural values A case study of Poznań - Szczecin railway line

2017

One of the most intensive processes in the development of Polish transport infrastructure is currently modernizing main national railway lines. One of them is the railway line between Poznan and Szczecin. During the realization of such projects there occur conflicts in fulfilling different ecosystem functions by landscapes. On the basis of the theory of ecosystem services these conflicts should be solved, and potential projects – optimized. The study evaluates natural values of the areas adjacent to the railway line Poznań - Szczecin within a zone of 250 m, and also identifies areas with varying conflict degrees for the realization of the modernization project. The most important areas of h…

Current Social and Rangeland Access Trends among Pastoralists in the Western Algerian Steppe

2021

International audience; In the western Algerian steppe, the public authorities have carried out actions aimed at rural development (agricultural development programs) and combating desertification (grazing reserves) to counter the significant and rapid loss of vegetation cover of pastures by overgrazing, and the consequent impacts on local livelihoods. In the Rogassa area, these actions have impacted land tenure and the ancestral and collective way of land use and access. These changes have caused transformations in lifestyle and pasture management. This research aims to characterize how such changes are affecting local pastoralists and what their perceptions are about them. A selective sam…

First insights into female sperm storage duration in tardigrades.

2022

Female sperm storage is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom and it has been shown to be linked to several evolutionary processes, from postcopulatory sexual selection to dispersal. Here we report, for the first time, long-term sperm storage in females of the tardigrade Macrobiotus polonicus. Females, isolated after a short contact with a male, were able to use the stored sperm for up to 5 weeks (mean of 2 weeks), which translates to a considerable proportion of female post-mating longevity under controlled laboratory conditions (60% on average). Our study provides the first insights into the duration of sperm storage, an underexplored feature of the reproductive biology of tardigrades. Additio…

Conservation of traditional rural biotopes in Finland : a social-ecological approach

2018

This research focuses on conservation of traditional rural biotopes, which are biodiverse meadows and wood-pastures that are dependent on management through grazing or mowing. These low-intensity management actions have become rare as a result of agricultural modernisation. I have utilised a social-ecological approach in order to seek for the most critical factors hindering conservation of traditional rural biotopes in Finland. I also explore practical solutions that have the potential to improve their conservation status. The coverage of traditional rural biotopes has faced severe habitat loss during the last 150 years. This has led to endangerment of several habitat types and species that…

Current agri-environmental policies dismiss varied perceptions and discourses on management of traditional rural biotopes

2017

Traditional rural biotopes (TRBs) are threatened habitats that host significant biodiversity and several ecosystem services, and depend on active management such as low-intensity grazing. The current study explores private landowners’ decision-making on TRB management and abandonment within a social-ecological system framework. We provide insight into supporting resilience of TRB systems in the face of agricultural modernization. Using a mixed methods approach with content analysis and Q analysis, we demonstrate that TRB management fosters cultural, biological, aesthetic, and utilitarian values. These are reflected in different ways through conservationist's, profit-oriented farmer's, lands…

Séminaire d'actualisation des connaissances des auditeurs de l'IHEDN des 22 et 23 juin 2007 : "la dangerosité du monde"

2007

Tree species influences diversity of ground-dwelling insects in afforested fields

2015

Abstract Impaired natural ecosystems, such as agricultural lands, are restored toward original or other target stage. Because the long agricultural history has changed the physical, chemical and biological features of the soil, afforested fields can harbor novel species assemblages and interactions. Our overall aim was to quantify the diversity of ground beetles and ants in early successional afforested fields. In a large scale field experiment, we compared plots that had been afforested 25 years ago by planting monocultures of birch, pine or spruce trees. A total of 4080 carabid individuals representing 41 species, and 131,933 ant individuals representing 15 species were recorded. Both the…

Risk map of transmission of urogenital schistosomiasis by Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) (Mollusca Gastropoda, Bulinidae) in Spain and Portugal

2019

Mapa del riesgo de contraer schistosomiasis urogenital provocada por Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) (Mollusca Gastropoda, Bulinidae) en España y Portugal Se da a conocer el mapa de la distribución geográfica de Bulinus truncatus en España y Portugal en el que se recopilan las localidades históricas y actuales, que coincide con el mapa del riesgo de contraer schistosomiasis urogenital provocada por este caracol de agua dulce. Se revisan las muestras de esta especie depositadas en el Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona y en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid, así como datos propios, incluidas algunas aportaciones inéditas. Este mapa permitirá conocer el área óptima de esta especi…