Krakow Cardiovascular Research Institute

The Paradox of Medical Education: Lifestyle and the Sense of Self-Efficacy and Locus of Health Control Among Medical Students in the Eastern Borderlands of the European Union

Abstract Aim This cross-sectional study evaluated health behaviors, diet, physical activity, and psychological determinants (self-efficacy, life satisfaction, health locus of control) among medical and health sciences students across seven EU borderland countries to investigate t...

Integrating behavioural economics and sustainability criteria into real estate decision-making: evidence from Generation Z consumer

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the evolving residential preferences of Generation Z (Gen Z) consumers in the context of global urban transformations and socio-economic uncertainty. This study examines the role of rational and behavioural considerations in shaping preferen...

RED-S IN ENDURANCE ATHLETES — SKELETAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHRONIC LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY

Background. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is an increasingly recognized health problem among endurance athletes. The main mechanism leading to the development of RED-S is low energy availability (LEA), resulting from insufficient energy intake in relation to exercis...

Readiness Is Not Leverage: Latent-Field Geometry as Spatial Decision Support in Sustainable Regeneration

A key aspect of sustainability is regenerating inhabited urban areas without demolishing them, since this helps retain the embodied carbon and spatial capital built up in existing buildings while preventing the displacement that results from clearing land. In this approach, which...

Adrenal incidentalomas: 1 mg dexamethasone test result in the context of cardiometabolic risk

Mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) is the most common hormonal abnormality in adrenal incidentalomas. The 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) with a cutoff of 1.8 µg/dL is used to exclude hypercortisolism, yet some “non-functioning” tumors may secrete cortisol at con...

Fault‐Tolerant Quantum Simulation of the Pauli‐Breit Hamiltonian for Ab Initio Hybrid Quantum‐Classical Molecular Design With Applications to Photodynamic Therapy

ABSTRACT Relativistic spin effects are driving subtle molecular processes ranging from intersystem crossing in photodynamic therapy to spin‐mediated catalysis and high‐resolution spectroscopy. These effects can be described by the Pauli‐Breit Hamiltonian, which extends the nonrel...

Methane Capture and Hydrogen Production from Coal Mine Methane: A Sustainable Path for Energy Transition

Methane emissions from coal mines pose significant environmental and operational challenges. Methane can be released from coal seams and surrounding rock layers as a result of mining operations. These emissions pose environmental risks and can lead to fire and explosion hazards....