University of Silesia in Katowice

| Dr Tomasz Okraska | One of the most interesting differences in the perception of China by the Chinese themselves and by Westerners is related to language issues The meaning of the terms ‘Central State’ or ‘Middle Kingdom,’ which are used at times with regard to this country, is largly not really

| Agnieszka Niewdana | Humans have a huge influence on the quality of water in the environment; by introducing various chemicals into it as well as by interfering with its natural circulation The sources of contamination are not only urbanization, mining, excessive and sometimes inappropriate use of various chemicals, mainly in agriculture,

| Alicja Menżyk | The conviction that the traces revealed during the examination of a suspect or the site of the incident carry a huge information load, a testimony of the committed deeds, is one of the pillars of modern forensic science Traces speak, do not succumb to emotion and prejudice, and

| Tomasz Płosa | According to estimates by the Stuttering Foundation, there are over 70 million stuttering people around the world (about 1% of the total population) In the United States alone, there are 3 million people with this fluency of speech impairment, including famous actors such as Samuel L Jackson, Harvey

What is the article about? Scientists from the University of Silesia in Katowice have developed active substances which may be used for disinfection of most valuable book collections and archives, as well as different surfaces, for example paintings and posters The examined compounds demonstrate antimicrobial properties in relation to specific species of fungi

| Maria Sztuka | On 18th August 2019, when Europe was being scorched by a record heat wave, in Iceland, in the vicinity of Reykjavík, a symbolic “burial” of the Ok Glacier (Okjökull) took place Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir participated in the farewell ceremony, alongside numerous government and UN representatives, scientists,

O czym jest artykuł? Scientists from the University of Silesia in Katowice are developing modern methods for obtaining physically stable amorphous pharmaceuticals, which are more easily absorbed by the body than their equivalents in crystal form The article presents the results of works whose goal was to obtain and patent a highly physically

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | We mostly associate Virtual Reality with entertainment, however, it is more frequently mentioned in the context of various therapies Scientists from the University of Silesia designed special games for rehabilitation which make use of VR technology They are intended for patients needing permanent or temporal rehabilitation of the