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Applying the four-capital model to the assessment of regional development in the Lubuskie region of Poland
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Identification of the featured-element in fine road dust of cities with coal contamination by geochemical investigation and isotopic monitoring
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Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review
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Predicting enthalpy of vaporization for Persistent Organic Pollutants with Quantitative Structure–Property Relationship (QSPR) incorporating the influence of temperature on volatility
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Current and future emissions of selected heavy metals to the atmosphere from anthropogenic cources in Europe
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Improvement of photocatalytic activity of silicate paints by removal of K2SO4
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Comparative field test for measurement of PM10 dust in atmospheric air using gravimetric (reference) method and b-absorption method (Eberline FH 62-1)
PublicationThe paper presents the results of a field test carried out in Gdansk region between 01-01-2010 and 31-12-2010 in order to demonstrate equivalence of the Eberline FH 62-1 sampler to the reference gravimetric method of suspended PM10 dust measurement. The differences in PM10 dust concentration provided by both methods have been discussed for different seasons of the year. A method of estimation of the correction factors/correction...
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Current and future emissions of selected heavy metals to the atmosphere from anthropogenic cources in Europe
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki obliczeń emisji As, Cd, Cr, Ni i Pb do powietrza ze źródeł antropogennych w Europie. Obecnie spalanie paliw jest głównym źródłem emisji As, Cd, Cr i Ni (powyżej 50 % ogólnej emisji tych metali), natomiast spalanie benzyny jest głównym źródłem emisji Pb. Zaobserwowano ciągłą redukcje emisji tych metali w Europie w ciagu ostatnich 40 lat. Powiększający się stan wiedzy nt. źródeł, emisji oraz transportu i zachowania...
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Mercury emission from coal-fired power plants in Poland
PublicationPrzedstawiono główne źródła emisji rtęci w Polsce. W zwiazku z dużą ilością spalanego węgla, jak również planami na przyszłość węgiel kamienny i brunatny jest i będzie podstawowym źródłem produkcji energii w Polsce. Ponieważ węgiel zawiera rtęć, to podczas spalania węgla rtęć uwalniania jest do atmosfery. Spalanie węgla w elektrowniach jest i będzie w najbliższym czasie głównym źródłem emisji rtęci w Polsce. W pracy opisano metody...
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Changes of emissions and atmospheric deposition of mercury, lead and cadmium
PublicationPrzedstawiono informacje o zmianach emisji rtęci, ołowiu i kadmu w przeszłości, jak również przedyskutowano poziom aktualnych emisji tych zanieczyszczeń oraz ich scenariusze zmian w przyszłości. Przeanalizowano wpływ różnych parametrów na zmiany emisji w tym stopień implementacji różnych strategii kontroli emisji w Europie. Scenariusze zmian emisji w przyszłości oparte są na scenariuszach rozwoju gospodarczego w poszczególnych...
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Thermal performance of building envelopes with structural layers of the same density: Lightweight aggregate concrete versus foamed concrete
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Global anthropogenic mercury emission inventory for 2000
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono aktualny stan wiedzy na temat globalnej emisji rtęci oraz wyniki inwentaryzacji tej emisji do atmosfery ze źrodeł antropogennych w roku 2000. Największy udział w tej emisji ma spalanie paliw, głównie węgla w energetyce, przemyśle i w paleniskach domowych. Obliczono, że dwie trzecie całkowitej emisji wynoszącej około 2190 ton zostało wyemitowane do atmosfery w roku 2000 z tych własnie źrodeł. Emisja rtęci ze...
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Mapping the spatial distribution of global anthropogenic mercury atmospheric emission inventories
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono procedury zastosowane do przygotowania map emisji rtęci ze źrodeł antropogennych na skale globalna i przedyskutowano wyniki obliczeń przedstawione na tych mapach. Dane o emisji użyte do przygotowania map zostały obliczone i opublikowane przez Pacyna et al. (2006). W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono mapy emsji dla roku 2000 oraz zmodyfikowane mapy emisji dla roku 1995.Mapy z rozkladem emisji w układzie gridów:...
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Exposure to cooking emitted volatile organic compounds with recirculating and extracting ventilation solutions
PublicationEnergy-efficient urban development leads to the compact design of apartments. Recirculating ventilation solutions are an attempt to minimize the space required for ventilation ducting, but more data on their performance are needed. Cooking is a major source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions. It is necessary to assess how well recirculating kitchen hoods perform in reducing the residents' exposure to cooking fumes compared...
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Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bulk precipitation andrunoff waters in an urban region (Poland)
PublicationOznaczono 16 wielopierścieniowych węglowodorów aromatycznych w próbkach opadów atmosferycznych (10 stacji zbierania próbek) i wód spływnych (5 stacji) zbieranych na terenie Trójmiasta. Podjęto próbę ustalenia korelacji pomiędzy stężeniem analitów z grupy WWA i intensywnym ruchem pojazdów mechanicznych oraz sposobem ogrzewania mieszkań w okolicach punktu zbierania próbek.
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Permeation passive sampling as a tool for the evaluation of indoor air quality
PublicationOkreślono stężenie średnie ważone w czasie wybranych lotnych związków organicznych w powietrzu ośmiu pomieszczeniach mieszkalnych na terenie miasta Gdańska. Do pobierania próbek analitów z powietrza wewnętrznego zastosowano permeacyjny dozymetr pasywny typu pudełkowego oraz technikę dynamiczną (urządzenie przepływowe z rurką sorpcyjną). Porównano wyniki uzyskane w wyniku zastosowania w/w technik pobierania próbek analitów.
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Changes in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis protein profile as a reaction of water pollution
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zmiany w profilu białkowym małża Mytilus galloprovincialis jako odpowiedź na zanieczyszczenia wody. Określono pojemność przeciwutleniającą z wykorzystaniem testu TEAC. Stwierdzono różnice w poziomie inhibicji w białku pochodzącym od małży zebranych z regionów zanieczyszczonych w stosunku do małży pochodzących z regionów czystych.Zawartość cynku i kadmu w białkach małży pochodzących z regionów zanieczyszczonych...
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Interspecific distribution and co-associations of chemical elements in the liver tissue of marine mammals from the Polish Economical Exclusive Zone, Baltic Sea
PublicationPrzeprowadzono analizy próbek wątroby ssaków morskich z Polskiej Strefy Ekonomicznej Morza Bałtyckiego w celu oznaczenia szerokiej gamy pierwiastków (mikro- i makroelementy) z wykorzystaniem takich technik analitycznych jak ICP-MS, ICP-AES oraz CV-AAS.Badano zależności pomiędzy zawartością poszczególnych pierwiastków a wiekiem, płcią, miejscem bytowania, sposobem odżywiania i gatunkiem ssaków.
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Properties of an innovative multi-functional finish for the improvement of indoor air quality
PublicationDue to lifestyle changes, people spend most of their time indoors at present; thus, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a matter of utmost importance. Multi-functional and innovative finishes can help to passively improve the IAQ, benefitting the health and comfort of occupants. For this study, reference and pre-mixed commercial mortars are compared to a new multi-functional hydraulic lime mortar for indoor finishes, in which conventional...
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A framework for Air Quality Management Zones - Useful GIS-based tool for urban planning: Case studies in Antwerp and Gdańsk
PublicationThere is a growing recognition of the importance of proper urban design in the improvement of air flow and pollution dispersion and in reducing human exposure to air pollution. However, a limited number of studies have been published so far focusing on the development of standard procedures which could be applied by urban planners to effectively evaluate urban conditions with respect to air quality. To fill this gap, a new approach...
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Clean energy in the European Union: Transition or evolution?
PublicationIn this paper, we analyse two phenomena. First, the relationship between greenhouse gases emission and effectiveness of the European Union energy policies and second the transition from the fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. We run two-step data analysis concerning 25 European Union member states in the period from 1990 to 2018. We use information on greenhouse gases emission, introduction of new energy policies, source...
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Computational and experimental evaluation of view out according to European Standard EN17037.
PublicationThis paper presents an experimental evaluation of view out based on EN17037:2018 Daylight in Buildings within an educational building. The primary motivation to conduct the research was an introduction of a view out appraisal criteria by the mentioned standard. The study gives insights into the following: (i) the use of computational evaluation of an outside view according to the EN17037 criteria (ii) the use of the direct simultaneous...
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NON-LINEAR MASTIC CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON THE MODIFIED MSCR (MULTIPLE STRESS CREEP RECOVERY) TEST
PublicationMastic containing asphalt in its composition is an example of a viscoelastic material. It is an effective binder in asphalt. It consists of a filler (<0.063 mm) and asphalt mixed in the right proportions. Just like in asphalt, its response depends on the temperature level, the load and stress time. Changing the stress stiffness of the mastic affects the non-linear course of the stress-strain relationship. Modelling of the non-linear...
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Biocomposites from recycled resources as candidates for laboratory reference material to validate analytical tools used in organic compounds emissions investigation
PublicationA suitably chosen reference material should meet specific criteria like representing one of the compound classes most commonly occurring in indoor materials as well as having optimal long-term stability during storage and transport to its destination point and having a compact size. The described interdisciplinary pilot research was aimed to develop and characterize a polymer-based candidate for the laboratory reference material...
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Atmospheric deposition in coniferous and deciduous tree stands in Poland
PublicationThe objective of this study was to assess the transformation of precipitation in terms of quantity and chemical composition following contact with the crown layer in tree stands with varied species composition, to investigate the effect of four predominant forest-forming species (pine, spruce, beech, and oak) on the amount and composition of precipitation reaching forest soils, and to determine the sources of pollution in atmospheric...
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Bioassays as one of the Green Chemistry tools for assessing environmental quality: A review
PublicationFor centuries, mankind has contributed to irreversible environmental changes, but due to the modern science of recent decades, scientists are able to assess the scale of this impact. The introduction of laws and standards to ensure environmental cleanliness requires comprehensive environmental monitoring, which should also meet the requirements of Green Chemistry. The broad spectrum of Green Chemistry principle applications should...
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Prenatal exposure to substance of abuse: A worldwide problem
PublicationSubstance abuse during pregnancy is an important public health issue affecting the mother and the growing infant. Preterm labor, miscarriage, abruption and postpartum hemorrhage are obstetric complications which have been associated with women who are dependent on abused substances. Moreover, women are also at an increased risk of medical problems such as poor nutrition, anemia, urinary tract infections as well as sexually transmitted...
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EXAMINING INFLUENCE OF VIDEO FRAMERATE AND AUDIO/VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION ON AUDIO-VISUAL SPEECH RECOGNITION ACCURACY
PublicationThe problem of video framerate and audio/video synchronization in audio-visual speech recogni-tion is considered. The visual features are added to the acoustic parameters in order to improve the accuracy of speech recognition in noisy conditions. The Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients are used on the acoustic side whereas Active Appearance Model features are extracted from the image. The feature fusion approach is employed. The...
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EXAMINING INFLUENCE OF VIDEO FRAMERATE AND AUDIO/VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION ON AUDIO-VISUAL SPEECH RECOGNITION ACCURACY
PublicationThe problem of video framerate and audio/video synchronization in audio-visual speech recognition is considered. The visual features are added to the acoustic parameters in order to improve the accuracy of speech recognition in noisy conditions. The Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients are used on the acoustic side whereas Active Appearance Model features are extracted from the image. The feature fusion approach is employed. The...
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Applying the Lombard Effect to Speech-in-Noise Communication
PublicationThis study explored how the Lombard effect, a natural or artificial increase in speech loudness in noisy environments, can improve speech-in-noise communication. This study consisted of several experiments that measured the impact of different types of noise on synthesizing the Lombard effect. The main steps were as follows: first, a dataset of speech samples with and without the Lombard effect was collected in a controlled setting;...
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Robustness in Compressed Neural Networks for Object Detection
PublicationModel compression techniques allow to significantly reduce the computational cost associated with data processing by deep neural networks with only a minor decrease in average accuracy. Simultaneously, reducing the model size may have a large effect on noisy cases or objects belonging to less frequent classes. It is a crucial problem from the perspective of the models' safety, especially for object detection in the autonomous driving...
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Semantic segmentation training using imperfect annotations and loss masking
PublicationOne of the most significant factors affecting supervised neural network training is the precision of the annotations. Also, in a case of expert group, the problem of inconsistent data annotations is an integral part of real-world supervised learning processes, well-known to researchers. One practical example is a weak ground truth delineation for medical image segmentation. In this paper, we have developed a new method of accurate...
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Rozdział 3.1.1. Przestrzenne formy ochrony przyrody. W: [Praca zbiorowa]Materiały do monografii przyrodniczej regionu gdańskiego. Gdańsk: Marpress **2002 s. 57-66, 4 tab. Tom 8 Diagnoza stanu i koncepcja ochrony środowiska przyrodniczo-kulturowe- go w województwie pomorskim. Diagnosis of natural-cultural environment´scondition and the idea of its protection in Pomeranian Voivodship. Red. A.Kostarczyk, M. Przewoźniak.
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Coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations in optic fibers theory
PublicationIn this paper a detailed derivation and numerical solutions of CoupledNonlinear Schr¨odinger Equations for pulses of polarized electromagnetic wavesin cylindrical fibers has been reviewed. Our recent work has been compared withsome previous ones and the advantage of our new approach over other methods hasbeen assessed. The novelty of our approach lies is an attempt to proceed withoutloss of information within the frame of basic...
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Reliable data-driven modeling of high-frequency structures by means of nested kriging with enhanced design of experiments
PublicationData-driven (or approximation) surrogate models have been gaining popularity in many areas of engineering and science, including high-frequency electronics. They are attractive as a way of alleviating the difficulties pertinent to high computational cost of evaluating full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation models of microwave, antenna, and integrated photonic components and devices. Carrying out design tasks that involve massive...
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Aminy w środowisku - niebezpieczeństwo czy jego naturalny element?
PublicationA lot of amines and their compounds are used in the industry. First of all they are used for the preparation of medicines, plant protection agents, fertilizers and plastics. Amines are also released into the environment as a result of natural biological processes such as the release of certain species of flowers to lure insects, and also biochemical breakdown of amino acids in the protein during decomposition of organic matter. Unfortunately,...
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System information propagation for composite structures
PublicationWe study in details decoherence process of a spin register, coupled to a spin environment. We use recently developed methods of information transfer study in open quantum systems to analyze information flow between the register and its environment. We show that there are regimes when not only the register decoheres effectively to a classical bit string, but this bit string is redundantly encoded in the environment, making it available...
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Reliable testbed for indoor positioning systems
PublicationThis paper proposes a test environment for indoor localization system, based on radio wave propagation prosperities. The following sections presents variety of problems from the assessment of the existing localization system to the analysis of inconveniences which occur when comparison of different localization systems is implemented. The problem is associated with different testing environments presented in published papers is...
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Evaluation of high-frequency roughness measurement errors for composite and ceramic surfaces after machining
PublicationPrecise characterisation of surface topography is of the greatest importance since many factors directly affect the accuracy of the whole measurement process. In this paper, the variety of surface topographies from machined composite and ceramic workpieces was studied with a special emphasis on the measurement results. Surfaces were subjected to the ground diamond, honing and milling processes. Measurement results were analysed...
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PERS - QUIET ROAD SURFACE FOR URBAN AREAS
PublicationTraffic noise is one of the most important environmental problems in densely populated urban areas. At low speeds the tyre/road interaction dominates all other sources. It is anticipated that when electric and hybrid vehicles gain dominance in city traffic, the importance of tyre/road noise will still increase as electric engines are much less noisy than combustion engines. On the other hand, electric and hybrid urban vehicles...
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Comparison of pavement noise properties on selected road sections using different CPX measuring systems: self-powered vehicle and special test trailer
PublicationThe recently published ISO standard intended to measure the noise properties of road surfaces in a standardized method (ISO 11819-2:2017) precisely defines measurement procedure of the influence of road surface on traffic noise. According to it, two types of test vehicles may be utilized: a self-powered vehicle fitted with one or more test tyres and a trailer towed by a separate vehicle with one or more test tyres mounted on the...
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Generic emergence of classical features in quantum Darwinism
PublicationQuantum Darwinism posits that only specific information about a quantum system that is redundantly proliferated to many parts of its environment becomes accessible and objective, leading to the emergence of classical reality. However, it is not clear under what conditions this mechanism holds true. Here we prove that the emergence of classical features along the lines of quantum Darwinism is a general feature of any quantum dynamics:...
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Software Factory project for enhancement of student experiential learning
PublicationProviding opportunities for students to work on real-world software development projects for real customers is critical to prepare students for the IT industry. Such projects help students to understand what they will face in the industry and experience real customer interaction and challenges in collaborative work. To provide this opportunity in an academic environment and enhance the learning and multicultural teamwork experience,...
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Rozdział 2.2.1. Strukturalizacja przyrodnicza obszaru województwa pomors-kiego. W: [Praca zbiorowa] Materiały do monografii przyrodniczej regionu gdańskiego. Gdańsk: Marpress**2002 s. 18-31, 1 rys. Tom 8 Diagnoza stanu i koncepcja ochrony środowiska przyrodniczo-kulturowe- go w województwie pomorskim. Diagnosis of natural-cultural environment´scondition and the idea of its protection in Pomeranian Voivodship. Red. A.Kostarczyk, M. Przewoźniak.
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Rozdział 2.1. Metoda zintegrowanej waloryzacji środowiska przyrodniczo-kul-turowego. W: [Praca zbiorowa] Materiały do monografii przyrodniczej regionu gdańskiego. Gdańsk: Marpress**2002 s. 16-18.Tom 8 Diagnoza stanu i koncepcja ochrony środowiska przyrodniczo-kulturowe- go w województwie pomorskim. Diagnosis of natural-cultural environment´scondition and the idea of its protection in Pomeranian Voivodship. Red. A.Kostarczyk, M. Przewoźniak.
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THE USE OF GREEN LOGISTICS ELEMENTS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF OFFSHORE VESSELS
PublicationThe article is aimed at the presentation referring to the use of green logistics elements during the construction of the offshore vessels in the following aspects: collection, removal and utilisation of any waste that is harmful for natural environment, elimination of the negative impact that such waste can have on natural environment and the search for the optimal solutions as regards these aspects.
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The dimensions of national competitiveness: the empirical analysis based on The World Economic Forum’s data
PublicationThe aim of this research is to determine the minimum number of uncorrelated dimensions which can describe national competitiveness (NC). NC is thought of as the ability of a nation to provide a conducive environment for its firms to prosper. It is shown that the environment affects national productivity catalytically through the interactions with the production factors while itself remaining unchanged. Selected World Economic...
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Wspólnota mieszkańców - passé?
PublicationLocal community - a term associated with the notion of neighbourhood and the quality of living environment - do not seem attractive to architects in Poland nowadays. Following years of collectivism enforced by top-down political decisions, one can currently observe bottom-up movements - attempts of building local communities. This paper presents research of chosen case studies (both Polish and foreign) illustrating the above approach....
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An audio-visual corpus for multimodal automatic speech recognition
Publicationreview of available audio-visual speech corpora and a description of a new multimodal corpus of English speech recordings is provided. The new corpus containing 31 hours of recordings was created specifically to assist audio-visual speech recognition systems (AVSR) development. The database related to the corpus includes high-resolution, high-framerate stereoscopic video streams from RGB cameras, depth imaging stream utilizing Time-of-Flight...
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Deep neural networks for human pose estimation from a very low resolution depth image
PublicationThe work presented in the paper is dedicated to determining and evaluating the most efficient neural network architecture applied as a multiple regression network localizing human body joints in 3D space based on a single low resolution depth image. The main challenge was to deal with a noisy and coarse representation of the human body, as observed by a depth sensor from a large distance, and to achieve high localization precision....