• Virological aspects of non-human primates or swine-to human xenotransplantation 

  Mazurkiewicz, Natalia; Nowak, Agnieszka; Hryhorowicz, Magdalena; Zeyland, Joanna; Lipiński, Daniel; Słomski, Ryszard (Lodz University Press, 2019-02-01)

  There are a number of human diseases, which can lead to organ failure. The consequence is often the need for a transplant. The number of performed operations is very low due to the shortage of organs for transplantation. ...

• The spread of alien species along the touristic routes of the Słowiński National Park 

  Krzyżanowska, Anastazja; Tomczyk, Przemysław Piotr; Pruszkowska-Przybylska, Paulina; Zielińska, Katarzyna Maria (Lodz University Press, 2019-02-01)

  Touristic routes have a great meaning for the spread of alien species through the protected areas like national parks. The aim of the study was to assess the spread of the chosen species along the different kinds of touristic ...

• The use of in vitro assays for the assessment of cytotoxicity on the example of MTT test 

  Twarużek, Magdalena; Zastempowska, Ewa; Soszczyńska, Ewelina; Ałtyn, Iwona (Lodz University Press, 2019-02-01)

  In recent years, biological tests have been developed based on cell cultures and successfully used to the hygienic assess of a variety of samples. In vitro assays become the complement of conventional chemical methods. ...

• Biodegradation of 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid by Phanerochaete chrysosporium 

  Madaj, Rafał; Kalinowska, Halina; Sroczyński, Witold; Szeląg, Jakub; Sobiecka, Elżbieta (Lodz University Press, 2019-02-01)

  Despite intensive efforts put on prevention of environment pollution by nitroaromatic compounds, these xenobiotics have not been eliminated from the biosphere. The physicochemical properties make nitroaromatics extremely ...

• Understanding cannabinoid receptors: structure and function 

  Andrzejewska, Angelika; Staszak, Klaudia; Kaczmarek-Ryś, Marta; Słomski, Ryszard; Hryhorowicz, Szymon (Lodz University Press, 2019-02-01)

  The endocannabinoid system (ECS) consists of the endocannabinoids, cannabinoid receptors and the enzymes that synthesize and degrade endocannabinoids. The whole EC system plays an important role in the proper functioning ...

• The Adaptive Market Hypothesis and the Day‑of‑the‑Week Effect in African Stock Markets: the Markov Switching Model 

  Obalade, Adefemi A.; Muzindutsi, Paul Francois (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  In line with the Adaptive Market Hypothesis (AMH), the objective of this study is to investigate how the day‑of‑the‑week (DOW) effect behaves under different bull and bear market conditions in African stock markets, and ...

• A Comparative Analysis of Fiscal Policy Changes in Selected European Union Countries outside the Eurozone 

  Szymańska, Agata (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The aim of this article is to investigate the fiscal policy changes in six Central and Eastern European countries outside the Eurozone: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The analysis covers ...

• The Role of Exchange Rates in the Stock Price Development of Chemical Companies in the Visegrad Four Countries 

  Šimáková, Jana; Rusková, Nikola (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The aim of the paper is to evaluate the effect of exchange rates on the stock prices of companies in the chemical industry listed on the stock exchanges in the Visegrad Four countries. The empirical analysis was performed ...

• The Attitudes of the European Union and China Towards Foreign Direct Investment: Implications for Bilateral Relations 

  Witkowska, Janina (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The aim of this paper is to discuss new trends that have occurred in the policies of the EU and China towards foreign direct investment (FDI), to examine some implications of the EU‑China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment ...

• Bank Capital and Profitability: An Empirical Study of South African Commercial Banks 

  Nyoka, Charles (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  Bank capital is a principal aspect of regulation and will determine how long a bank remains in business from a regulatory point of view. Prior research on the relationship between capital and profitability has largely ...

• Reserve Currency Status as a Safe Asset Determinant. Empirical Evidence from Main Public Issuers in the Period 2005–2017 

  Bogołębska, Joanna; Feder‑Sempach, Ewa; Stawasz‑Grabowska, Ewa (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  Safe assets are recognized as being the cornerstone of contemporary financial systems. Due to financial globalization and massive international capital flows, they transformed into global safe assets, meaning that both ...

• Regulations for Returning Labour Migrants to Ukraine: International Background and National Limitations 

  Dluhopolskyi, Oleksandr; Zatonatska, Tetiana; Lvova, Ielyzaveta; Klapkiv, Yuriy (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The current situation on the Ukrainian labour market is not only characterised by a high rate of unemployment, but also by low‑wage jobs with relatively severe requirements from potential employers. The intensive labour ...

• Balkan Candidate Countries Running for Fiscal Consolidation: Legal Frameworks vs. Economic Results 

  Maksimovska Stojkova, Aleksandra; Nesovska Kjoseva, Elena; Stojmenovska, Irena (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The subject of this paper is four Balkan countries (Albania, Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro) that are determined to join the European Union. More particularly, it looks at their work towards accomplishing the political, ...

• The Effects of Selected Macroeconomic Variables on Tourism Demand for the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic from Germany, Poland, Austria, and Slovakia 

  Jeřábek, Tomáš (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  International tourism is one of the most important sectors of the open economy. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects that income as gross domestic product, tourism price as the real exchange rate, and travel ...

• Prawo do wypoczynku osób pracujących na własny rachunek – uwagi de lege ferenda 

  Barwaśny, Mateusz (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The subject of this study is the issue related to the right to rest of the self-employed. The current provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997 in this matter are not unambiguous and they ...

• Filozofia tzw. ochrony osób pracujących na zasadach cywilnoprawnych 

  Musiała, Anna (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The study pertains to the common misconception of an issue that is fundamental for the labour law, namely the problem of the legal grounds for employment. It is about what actually determines the choice of these grounds, ...

• Koncepcja umowy o dzieło twórcze. Analiza krytyczna 

  Duraj, Tomasz (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The author of the study makes critical evaluation of the concept of a contract for specific creative (artistic) work that has been in force for some time in judicial decisions. Its essence consists in limiting the scope ...

• Uznanie za pracownika osoby zatrudnionej na podstawie umowy cywilnoprawnej 

  Świątkowski, Andrzej Marian (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The author presents unified concept of worker in the UE employment law. It includes all groups of active population who perform dependent, personally and economically, during the certain period of time services for and ...

• O zakresie podmiotowym prawa pracy z perspektywy koncepcji work-life balance 

  Pietras, Aleksandra (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  In Poland, a significant number of people employed on a legal basis other than the employment relationship, carry out work in the conditions of economic dependence. On the other hand, there is a departure from the classical ...

• Umowy prawa cywilnego jako podstawa zatrudnienia – wybrane zagadnienia 

  Ludera-Ruszel, Agata (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  This paper offers an analysis of the selected issues of employment under civil law contracts. Due to the differences existing in the national legislation between employee and non-employee employment the use of civil law ...

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