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Algoritmically improved microwave radar monitors breathing more acurrate than sensorized belt
PublicationThis paper describes a novel way to measure, process, analyze, and compare respiratory signals acquired by two types of devices: a wearable sensorized belt and a microwave radar-based sensor. Both devices provide breathing rate readouts. First, the background research is presented. Then, the underlying principles and working parameters of the microwave radar-based sensor, a contactless device for monitoring breathing, are described....
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Algorytm detekcji wąskopasmowych interferencji międzysystemowych ukrytych w paśmie pracy systemu LTE
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano algorytm detekcji wąskopasmowych interferencji międzysystemowych w sygnale w ł ączu w dół sieci LTE. Zaproponowany algorytm detekcji interferencji bazuje na analizie zmienności faz konstelacji symboli OFDM w czasie. Artykuł zawiera także porównanie efektywności detekcji interferencji z metodą znaną z literatury.
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Algorytm mrówkowy do zarządzania zasobami sprzętowymi chmury obliczeniowej w przypadku różnych kategorii usług
PublicationZarządzanie chmurą obliczeniową odbywa się na dwóch poziomach: zarządzanie żądaniami klientów chmury oraz zarządzanie jej infrastrukturą, na której te usługi są realizowane. Analizując standardy dotyczące zarządzania usługami, w niniejszym rozdziale skoncentrowano się na drugim poziomie zarządzania, którego głównym celem jest efektywne wykonanie wskazanej usługi (lub usług) na dostępnych zasobach sprzętowych, tak by spełnione zostały...
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Algorytmy wykrywania struktury sieci Bayesa z danych w ocenie ryzyka powstawania uszkodzeń budynków na terenach górniczych
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Alignment of the Sternum and Sacrum as a Marker of Sitting Body Posture in Children
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Alignment of the Sternum and Sacrum as a Marker of Sitting Body Posture in Children
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Alkali-activated slag (AAS) and OPC-based composites containing crumb rubber aggregate: Physico-mechanical properties, durability and oxidation of rubber upon NaOH treatment
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Allergic inflammation in lungs and nasal epithelium of rat model is regulated by tissue-specific miRNA expression
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Allobetulin
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Alternative Solutions for Small Hydropower Plants
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Altruism, egoism, and the wealthy. Review of a book: Beth Breeze (2021). In defence of philanthropy. Newcastle upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing (pp. 181)
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Ambulatory pulse pressure and its contributors in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
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AMMI Analysis of the Effects of Different Insecticidal Treatments against Agrotis spp. on the Technological Yield from Sugar Beet
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AMO model for neuro-inclusive remote workplace
PublicationPurpose The aim of this article is to extend current debates on organizational equality, diversity and inclusion to a consideration of neurodivergence in the remote workplace context. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the ability, motivation, and opportunity (AMO) model and an emerging strength-based approach to neurodiversity, this conceptual paper integrates research on neurodiversity at work and remote working to provide...
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An accurate assignment test for extremely low‐coverage whole‐genome sequence data
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An Adaptive Network Model Simulating the Effects of Different Culture Types and Leader Qualities on Mistake Handling and Organisational Learning
PublicationThis paper investigates computationally the following research hypotheses: (1) Higher flexibility and discretion in organizational culture results in better mistake management and thus better organizational learning, (2) Effective organizational learning requires a transformational leader to have both high social and formal status and consistency, and (3) Company culture and leader's behavior must align for the best learning effects....
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An analysis of observability and detectability for different sets of measured outputs - CSTR case study
PublicationA problem of proving the observability/detectability at a given measured output for non-linear biochemical systems has been addressed in this paper. A theory of indistinguishable state trajectories has been used to prove the properties of the observability or detectability of this system. It is related to taking system dynamics into consideration depending on initial conditions and the impact of inputs taking into account a given...
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An Analysis of Sustainability Reporting Practices of the Global Airline Industry
PublicationSustainability reporting (SR) has become a standard practice for many organisations worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to explore and develop our understanding of the global airline industry’s SR practices. Content analysis was employed to map which reporting frameworks the global commercial airline industry has recently used to report their non-financial impacts. Additionally, comparisons were made in the application of SR...
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An analytical four-layer horizontal electric current dipole model for analysing underwater electric potential in shallow seawater
PublicationThe paper presents a new analytical four‑layer (air–water–bottom–non‑conductive layer) horizontal electric dipole model which allows an accurate approximation of ship’s Underwater Electric Potential (UEP) from a sufficient depth in shallow coastal marine waters. The numerical methods, usually Finite Element Method (FEM) or Boundary Elements Method (BEM), are typically used to estimate the electric field and the distribution of...
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An automatic selection of optimal recurrent neural network architecture for processes dynamics modelling purposes
PublicationA problem related to the development of algorithms designed to find the structure of artificial neural network used for behavioural (black-box) modelling of selected dynamic processes has been addressed in this paper. The research has included four original proposals of algorithms dedicated to neural network architecture search. Algorithms have been based on well-known optimisation techniques such as evolutionary algorithms and...
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An Empirical Study on the Impact of Gender on Mobile Applications Usability
PublicationIn the area of broadband wireless Internet, mobile applications have already replaced their desktop equivalents and are recognized as valuable tools for any size of businesses and for private use. With the emergence of millions of apps, the quality of their interaction with the user remains an open question for software vendors. While female and male requirements and preferences are not always similar, to the best of our knowledge,...
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An experimental investigation of the influence of plasticity on creep degradation rate
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An Extended Control of the Input Angle for Matrix Converters Connected with the Non-Unity Power Factor Loads.
PublicationThis paper proposes a novel PWM modulation algorithm for Multiphase Conventional Matrix Converters (MCMC), with 3 inputs and k outputs, using the transfer function of the load angle. The proposed approach extends the range of power angle control at the input during the operation with a maximum voltage transfer ratio. The proposed concept is based on the Direct Analytic Voltage PWM (DAV--PWM) modulation with an elliptical trajectory...
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An In Vitro Anticancer, Antioxidant, and Phytochemical Study on Water Extract of Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet and H. Perrier
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An Innovative Antenna Array with High Inter Element Isolation for Sub-6 GHz 5G MIMO Communication Systems
PublicationA novel technique is shown to improve the isolation between radiators in antenna arrays. The proposed technique suppresses the surface-wave propagation and reduces substrate loss thereby enhancing the overall performance of the array. This is achieved without affecting the antenna’s footprint. The proposed approach is demonstrated on a four-element array for 5G MIMO applications. Each radiating element in the array is constituted...
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An innovative method of measuring the extension of the piston rod in hydraulic cylinders, especially large ones used in the shipbuilding and offshore industry
PublicationThe article presents the results of selected works related to the wider subject of research conducted at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding at the Gdańsk University of Technology, regarding designing various on board devices with hydraulic drive for ships and other offshore facilities. One of the commonly used these mechanisms are hydraulic actuators with the measurement of the piston rod extension. The issue...
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An insight into craft activities in rural areas of Dalmatia province - first data on iron working at the Roman settlement in Lopar (Island of Rab)
PublicationWithin multidisciplinary research carried out at Podšilo bay in Lopar on the island of Rab (north-eastern Adriatic), on the bases of movable finds and, possibly, geophysical measurements, evidence of ironworking has been detected within a Roman rural site where ceramic building materials production was ascertained before. Preliminary analyses of several samples of slug, iron objects and nearby collected minerals support the...
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An integrated approach to optimization of fermentation conditions for bioethanol production from local leftover Injera waste using central composite design
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An Investigation of the Thermal Transitions and Physical Properties of Semiconducting PDPP4T:PDBPyBT Blend Films
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An investigation on residual stress and fatigue life assessment of T-shape welded joints
PublicationThis paper aims to quantitatively evaluate the residual stress and fatigue life of T-type welded joints with a multi-pass weld in different direction. The main research objectives of the experimental test were to test the residual stress by changing direction along with multiple wielding passes and determine the fatigue life of the welded joints. The result shows that compressive residual stress increases in the sample gradually...
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An isogeometric finite element formulation for boundary and shell viscoelasticity based on a multiplicative surface deformation split
PublicationThis work presents a numerical formulation to model isotropic viscoelastic material behavior for membranes and thin shells. The surface and the shell theory are formulated within a curvilinear coordinate system,which allows the representation of general surfaces and deformations. The kinematics follow from Kirchhoff–Love theory and the discretization makes use of isogeometric shape functions. A multiplicative split of the surface...
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An isogeometric finite element formulation for frictionless contact of Cosserat rods with unconstrained directors
PublicationThis paper presents an isogeometric finite element formulation for nonlinear beams with impenetrability constraints, based on the kinematics of Cosserat rods with unconstrained directors. The beam cross-sectional deformation is represented by director vectors of an arbitrary order. For the frictionless lateral beam-to-beam contact, a surface-to-surface contact algorithm combined with an active set strategy and a penalty method...
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An MOR Algorithm Based on the Immittance Zero and Pole Eigenvectors for Fast FEM Simulations of Two-Port Microwave Structures
PublicationThe aim of this article is to present a novel model-order reduction (MOR) algorithm for fast finite-element frequency-domain simulations of microwave two-port structures. The projection basis used to construct the reduced-order model (ROM) comprises two sets: singular vectors and regular vectors. The first set is composed of the eigenvectors associated with the poles of the finite-element method (FEM) state-space system, while...
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An observability and detectability analysis for non-linear uncertain CSTR model of biochemical processes
PublicationThe problem of proving observability/detectability properties for selected non-linear uncertain model of biochemical processes has been addressed in this paper. In particular, the analysis of observability/detectability in the face of parametric and unstructured uncertainty in system dynamics transformed into unknown inputs, and unknown initial conditions has been performed. Various sets of system measured outputs were taken into...
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An optimal designed experiment for the alkaline hydrolysis of feather keratin
PublicationFeathers, burdensome waste from the poultry industry, can be a cheap source of keratin, a protein with excellent physico- chemical, biological, and mechanical properties. Acid and alkaline hydrolyses are usually adopted for isolation of keratin from its natural resources. This study aimed at assessing the statistically significant effect of input variables in the alkaline hydrolysis of keratin from chicken feathers on the process...
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An optimal form of the finite element mass matrix in the analysis of longitudinal vibrations of rods
PublicationIn this paper, an attempt is made to find the optimal form of the mass matrix of a rod finite element, which allows one to obtain the smallest errors in the longitudinal frequency determination of natural vibrations of any boundary conditions within the whole range of determined frequencies. It is assumed that the mass matrix can be treated as a linear combination of the consistent and diagonal matrices. Based on analytical considerations,...
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AN OVERVIEW OF HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT BASED UPON NANOPARTICLES INFLUENCED BY INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD WITH SLIP CONDITION VIA FINITE ELEMENT STRATEGY
PublicationThe mathematical model of heat generation and dissipation during thermal energy transmission employing nanoparticles in a Newtonian medium is investigated. Dimensionless boundary layer equations with correlations for titanium dioxide, copper oxide, and aluminium oxide are solved by the finite element method. Parameters are varied to analyze their impact on the flow fields. Various numerical experiments are performed consecutively...
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An Overview of Pest and Disease Occurrence in Organic Pome Fruit Orchards in Europe and on the Implementation of Practices for Their Control
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An Overview of Treatment Approaches for Octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine (HMX) Explosive in Soil, Groundwater, and Wastewater
PublicationOctahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine (HMX) is extensively exploited in the manufacturing of explosives; therefore, a significant level of HMX contamination can be encountered near explosive production plants. For instance, up to 12 ppm HMX concentrations have been observed in the wastewater effluent of a munitions manufacturing facility, while up to 45,000 mg/kg of HMX has been found in a soil sample taken from...
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An unusual case of CTEPH treated by BPA in a patient with a single lung after cancer surgery
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An unusual case of gastrointestinal obstruction caused by bladder enlargement
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An updated method identifying collision-prone locations for ships. A case study for oil tankers navigating in the Gulf of Finland
PublicationTo ensure the risk level associated with continuously increasing maritime traffic through particularly sensitive sea areas remains at acceptable level, a periodic risk assessment needs to be carried out by the relevant authorities. As a part of such assessment, allowing for proactive countermeasures to mitigate risk, the frequency of accidents is estimated along with the assessment of geographical locations where the accidents...
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Analityka związków chemicznych z grupy bisfenoli w próbkach o skomplikowanym składzie matrycy, w tym pochodzenia biologicznego
PublicationBisfenol A jest substancja produkowaną globalnie na ogromną skalę. Używany jest w produkcji opakowań do żywności, papieru termalnego, wypełnień dentystycznych i całej gamy innych przedmiotów, z którymi człowiek ma na co dzień kontakt. Ze względu na stosunkowo dobrze poznane mechanizmy jego szkodliwego działania, zarówno w kontekście zdrowia ludzkiego jak i dobrostanu ekosystemów, przemysłowe zastosowanie tego związku podlega szeregowi...
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Analiza doświadczalna wpływu średnicy pręta na przyczepność w teście pull-out
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano analizę doświadczalną przyczepności, która miała na celu ocenę wpływu średnicy pręta na przyczepność w probie pull-out. Ponadto zweryfikowano wybrane modele analityczne wyznaczające wytrzymałość przyczepności w stosunku do otrzymanych rezultatów z testów. Z wykonanej analizy wynika, że średnica pręta istotnie wpływa na zachowanie przyczepności. Przytoczone modele w rożnym stopniu zbieżności oszacowują...
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ANALIZA EFEKTYWNOŚCI METOD GŁĘBOKIEGO UCZENIA W ODBIORZE SYGNAŁÓW GMSK
PublicationSztuczna inteligencja odnajduje coraz szersze zastosowanie we współczesnej radiokomunikacji, choć głównie w ujęciu badawczym. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia przegląd i ewaluację metod z obszaru głębokiego uczenia umożliwiających detekcję sygnałów z modulacją GMSK (ang. Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying) w kanale AWGN. Badane modele porównane zostały z optymalnym detektorem pracującym zgodnie z regułą największej wiarygodności MLSE (ang....
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Analiza jakości transmisji treści audio-wideo w symulowanym łączu telekomunikacyjnym z wykorzystaniem techniki OFDM
PublicationWdrożenie niezawodnego systemu komunikacji audio-wideo przynosi wiele korzyści. Z uwagi na fakt, że ilość dostępnego pasma stale się kurczy, badacze koncentrują się na nowatorskich metodach transmisji. Obecnie technika OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) jest szeroko stosowana zarówno w mediach przewodowych, jak i bezprzewodowych. W pracy przedstawiono badania jakości QoS (Quality of Service) symulowanego łącza transmisji...
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ANALIZA METOD SYNCHRONIZACJI W SIECI NB-IOT
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano przegląd i analizę metod synchronizacji odbiornika w sieci NB-IoT. Zaimplementowano trzy metody synchronizacji, a ich porównania dokonano na bazie rzeczywistych sygnałów NB-IoT wygenerowanych przy użyciu testera radiokomunikacyjnego w wyizolowanym i emulowanym środowisku propagacyjnym.
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Analiza możliwości rozwoju Mieszkalnych Obiektów Pływających (MOP) w aspekcie czynników środowiskowych
PublicationW publikacji przestawiono wyniki badań dotyczących możliwości rozwoju Mieszkalnych Obiektów Pływających (MOP), popularnie nazywanych Domami Na Wodzie (DNW) z uwzględnieniem wpływu czynników środowiskowych. Badanie potencjalnych kierunków rozwoju MOP w aspekcie czynników środowiskowych przeprowadzone zostało z zastosowaniem metody Scenariuszy Stanów Otoczenia dla scenariusza optymistycznego, pesymistycznego i najbardziej prawdopodobnego....
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Analiza następstw potencjalnej awarii wanty mostu podwieszonego w Bydgoszczy
PublicationMost Uniwersytecki został zamknięty po siedmiu latach od oddania do użytkowania. Powodem były widoczne gołym okiem objawy znacznego przeciążenia w obrębie zakotwień. Krytyczne elementy konstrukcji mostu zostały wzmocnione i przywrócono go do ruchu. W artykule przedstawiono nieliniowe analizy statyczne i dynamiczne wykonane na modelu MES, prezentujące cztery scenariusze przebiegu zachowania konstrukcji po utracie nośności mocowania...
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Analiza porównawcza sposobów wyznaczania obciążeń wiatrem na podstawie norm projektowych i analizy przepływu CFD
PublicationW pracy poruszono tematykę wykorzystania analizy przepływu CFD do wyznaczania obciążeń wiatru na konstrukcje. Przedstawiono analizę trzech modeli budynków o dachu dwuspadowym o różnych kątach nachylenia, dla których dokonano porównania wielkości współczynników parcia z wynikami dostępnymi w literaurze. Obliczenia analityczne wykonano zgodnie z normą z PN-EN 1991-1-4, natomiast obliczenia numeryczne wykonano w programie R-Wind Simulation....