• Volatile organic compounds in motor vehicle interiors under various conditions and their effect on human health 

  Verner, Jan; Sejkorová, Marie; Veselík, Petr (Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, 2020-05-17)

  The aim of this paper is to estimate the mass concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene (B), toluene (T), ethylbenzene (E) and m-, p-, o-xylenes (X) inside of the driver-compartment of motor ...

• Cargo securing – comparison of the selected trucks 

  Vlkovský, Martin; Veselík, Petr (Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport, 2020-12-08)

  The paper deals with a comparison of shocks (values of acceleration coefficients and inertial forces) of two types of vehicles (T-810 and T-815 MK IV) during transport experiments on a motorway. The measurement was performed ...

• Investigation of structure of AlN thin films using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy 

  Dallaev, Rashid; Papež, Nikola; Sobola, Dinara; Ramazanov, Shihgasan; Sedlák, Petr (Elsevier, 2020-02-19)

  This study focuses on structural imperfections caused by hydrogen impurities in AlN thin films obtained using atomic layer deposition method (ALD). Currently, there is a severe lack of studies regarding the presence of ...

• Blastfurnace Hybrid Cement withWaste Water Glass Activator: Alkali–Silica Reaction Study 

  Kalina, Lukáš; Bílek, Vlastimil; Bradová, Lada; Topolář, Libor (MDPI, 2020-08-17)

  Hybrid systems represent a new sustainable type of cement combining the properties of ordinary Portland cement and alkali-activated materials. In this study, a hybrid system based on blast furnace slag and Portland clinker ...

• Enhancing Security of Health Information Using Modular Encryption Standard in Mobile Cloud Computing 

  Shabbir, Maryam; Shabbir, Ayesha; Iwendi, Celestine; Javed, Abdul Rehman; Rizwan, Muhammad; Herencsár, Norbert; Lin, Jerry Chun-Wei (IEEE, 2021-01-07)

  Despite the numerous and noticeable inherited gains of Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) in healthcare, its growth is being hindered by privacy and security challenges. Such issues require the utmost urgent attention to realize ...

• A chemometric-assisted voltammetric analysis of free and Zn(II)-loaded metallothionein-3 states 

  Peris-Díaz, Manuel David; Richtera, Lukáš; Zítka, Ondřej; Krężel, Artur; Adam, Vojtěch (Elsevier, 2020-08-31)

  We focused on the application of mass spectrometry and electrochemical methods combined with a chemometric analysis for the characterization of partially Zn(II)-loaded metallothionein-3 species. The results showed decreased ...

• Co(II)-Based single-ion magnets with 1,1 '-ferrocenediyl-bis(diphenylphosphine) metalloligands 

  Hrubý, Jakub; Dvořák, Dalibor; Squillantini, Lorenzo; Mannini, Mateo; van Slageren, Joris; Herchel, Radovan; Nemec, Ivan; Neugebauer, Petr (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-09-07)

  Herein, we report on investigations of magnetic and spectroscopic properties of three heterobimetallic Fe(ii)-Co(ii) coordination compounds based on the tetracoordinate {CoP2X2} core encapsulated by dppf metalloligand, ...

• Classically determined effective Delta K fails to quantify crack growth rates 

  Vojtek, Tomáš; Pokorný, Pavel; Oplt, Tomáš; Jambor, Michal; Náhlík, Luboš; Herrero, Diego; Hutař, Pavel (Elsevier, 2020-08-01)

  Decomposition of the resistance to fatigue crack growth into the intrinsic and extrinsic component is very important for understanding of fatigue failure mechanisms, relation to microstructure and modelling of residual ...

• Using Cerenkov radiation for measuring the refractive index in thick samples by interferometric cathodoluminescence 

  Stöger-Pollach, Michael; Löffler, Stefan; Maurer, Niklas; Bukvišová, Kristýna (Elsevier, 2020-07-01)

  Cathodoluminescence (CL) has evolved into a standard analytical technique in (scanning) transmission electron microscopy. CL utilizes light excited due to the interactions between the electron-beam and the sample. In the ...

• Chemical Microrobots as Self-Propelled Microbrushes against Dental Biofilm 

  Villa, Katherine; Viktorová, Jitka; Plutnar, Jan; Ruml, Tomáš; Hoang, Lan; Pumera, Martin (Cell Press, 2020-09-23)

  Mouths offer the perfect environments for microbial cell formation, promoting the growth of biofilms, for example, on teeth. Dental biofilm exhibits strong resistance to antibiotics and is a cause of many dental diseases. ...

• Mixed-mode crack propagation in a semi-circular disc under bending made of an environmental-friendly concrete 

  Malíková, Lucie; Miarka, Petr; Šimonová, Hana (Elsevier, 2020-12-01)

  The paper is devoted to investigations on the crack deflection angle under mixed-mode loading conditions. Several semi-circular disc configurations with an inclined crack under three-point bending are suggested and its ...

• Impact of sonochemical synthesis condition on the structural and physical properties of MnFe2O4 spinel ferrite nanoparticles 

  Yadav, Raghvendra Singh; Kuřitka, Ivo; Vilčáková, Jarmila; Jamatia, Thaiskang; Machovský, Michal; Škoda, David; Urbánek, Pavel; Masař, Milan; Urbánek, Michal; Kalina, Lukáš; Havlica, Jaromír (ELSEVIER, 2020-03-01)

  Herein, we report sonochemical synthesis of MnFe2O4 spinel ferrite nanoparticles using UZ SONOPULS HD 2070 Ultrasonic homogenizer (frequency: 20 kHz and power: 70 W). The sonication time and percentage amplitude of ultrasonic ...

• The effect of thermal treatment on ac/dc conductivity and current fluctuations of PVDF/NMP/[EMIM][TFSI] solid polymer electrolyte 

  Sedlák, Petr; Gajdoš, Adam; Macků, Robert; Majzner, Jiří; Holcman, Vladimír; Sedláková, Vlasta; Kuberský, Petr (Springer Nature, 2020-12-03)

  he experimental study deals with the investigation of the effect of diverse crystallinity of imidazolium ionic-liquid-based SPE on conductivity and current fluctuations. The experimental study was carried out on samples ...

• How the Supramolecular Nature of Lignohumate Affects Its Diffusion in Agarose Hydrogel 

  Klučáková, Martina; Kalina, Michal; Enev, Vojtěch (MDPI, 2020-12-10)

  Lignohumate, as an industrially produced analog of natural humic substances, is studied from the point of view of its diffusion properties. This work focuses on its permeation ability, important in agricultural and ...

• Preparation and characterisation of organic UV filters based on combined PHB/liposomes with natural phenolic compounds 

  Pavelková, Renata; Matoušková, Petra; Hoová, Julie; Pořízka, Jaromír; Márová, Ivana (Elsevier, 2020-10-01)

  In this study preparation and characterization of new UV-protecting systems based on liposomes/polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) with encapsulated coffee extracts are presented. Green and roasted coffee extracts with high phenolics ...

• Patterns of diffusion kurtosis changes in Parkinson's disease subtypes 

  Minsterová, Alžběta; Klobušiaková, Patrícia; Pieš, Adrián; Galáž, Zoltán; Mekyska, Jiří; Nováková, Ľubomíra; Elfmarkova, Nela; Rektorová, Irena (Elsevier, 2020-10-19)

  Background: Diffusion kurtosis imaging has been applied to evaluate white matter and basal ganglia microstructure in mixed Parkinson's disease (PD) groups with inconclusive results. Objectives: To evaluate specific patterns ...

• Deeper below the surface – transcriptional changes of selected Clostridium beijerinckii NRRL B-598 genes induced by butanol shock 

  Patáková, Petra; Kolek, Jan; Jurečková, Kateřina; Branská, Barbora; Sedlář, Karel; Vasylkivska, Maryna; Provazník, Ivo (John Wiley & Sons, 2020-12-14)

  The main bottleneck in the return of industrial butanol production from renewable feedstock, by acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation by clostridia, such as Clostridium beijerinckii, is the low final butanol concentration. ...

• Deposition of Tetracoordinate Co(II) Complex with Chalcone Ligands on Graphene 

  Hrubý, Jakub; Vavrečková, Šárka; Masaryk, Lukáš; Sojka, Antonín; Navarro Giraldo, Jorge Andres; Bartoš, Miroslav; Herchel, Radovan; Moncol, Ján; Nemec, Ivan; Neugebauer, Petr (MDPI, 2020-11-01)

  Studying the properties of complex molecules on surfaces is still mostly an unexplored research area because the deposition of the metal complexes has many pitfalls. Herein, we probed the possibility to produce surface ...

• Hippocampal Neurons’ Alignment on Quartz Grooves and Parylene Cues on Quartz Substrate 

  Slavík, Jan; Čmiel, Vratislav; Hubálek, Jaromír; Yang, Yi; Ren, Tian-Ling (MDPI, 2020-12-30)

  Alignment and patterning of neurons have great importance in some research fields, especially for regenerative medicine and for the formation of artificial neural networks. Alignment of neurons on quartz grooves and parylene ...

• Characterization of Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Electrospun Fibers Doped by Carbon Flakes 

  Kaspar, Pavel; Sobola, Dinara; Částková, Klára; Knápek, Alexandr; Burda, Daniel; Orudzhev, Farid; Dallaev, Rashid; Tofel, Pavel; Trčka, Tomáš; Grmela, Lubomír; Hadaš, Zdeněk (MDPI, 2020-11-24)

  Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a modern polymer material used in a wide variety of ways. Thanks to its excellent resistance to chemical or thermal degradation and low reactivity, it finds use in biology, chemistry, and ...

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