CONSUMPTION PATTERNS BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED TO INPATIENT DRUG DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT: RESULTS OF TWO CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS FROM 2018 AND 2021

BackgroundThe lockdown measures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic could have influenced drug consumption patterns of persons with drug use disorder, especially due to a reduced availability of drugs, an increased consumption of sedating substances as a coping strategy, or a shift to novel psychotropic substances (NPS) associated with an increased drug

Abstract Background Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQDG) is present in the membranes of cyanobacteria and their postulated progeny, plastids, in plants.A cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp.PCC 6803, requires SQDG for growth: its mutant (SD1) with the sqdB gene for SQDG synthesis disrupted can grow with external supplementation of SQDG.However, upon

Whooping cough and diphtheria are vaccine Ice Transport Buckets/Totes preventable diseases.Diphtheria, due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae or Corynebactium ulcerans, two Gram positive bacteria, is a serious upper respiratory tract disease with high morbidity and mortality rates.Vaccination, via an acellular vaccine composed only of purified, detoxif

The UNESCO Convention for the Meat Grinder Parts Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from 2003 was ratified by Poland in 2011.Since then numerous activities have been undertaken to popularise the knowledge of the Convention, its objectives and opportunities of promoting knowledge referring to cultural heritage.In Poland, the Ministry o