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Borders of Digital Art in the Context of the Information Society
PublicationThe article shows the relationship between the development of information technologies, the characteristics of the information society and digital art. The broad possibilities of the digital world related to recording, storing and processing data (cyber text, big data, smart services) and the creation of virtual worlds are pointed out. The influence of the development of information technologies on the character of the works of...
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High-temperature heat pumps – new devices for heat recovery and production of technological steam
PublicationIn the paper, the original high temperature compressor based heat pump with a dry working fluid, i.e. the one in which the slope of saturated vapour line is positive, was presented. The objective of the paper is to investigate the possibility of preparation of technological steam with tempperature 120 C from the waste heat resource at temperature of 50 C. Single comppression cycles as well as cascade systems have been considered...
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Symbiosis of Art and Technology – From Renaissance to Interactive Art,
PublicationThe article presents the mutual relations between art and technology from the Renaissance to the interactive art of today. It indicates important factors influencing the possibilities of imaging and interpreting reality by artists, ranging from the development of oil painting techniques, linear perspective, the invention of printing and photography, to achievements related to the development of information technologies (computers,...
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Estimation of Coherence Bandwidth for Underwater Acoustic Communication Channel
PublicationA shallow underwater acoustic communication channel is characterized by strong multipath propagation. The signal reaching the receiver consists of a direct waveform and a number of its delayed and suppressed replica. A significant time dispersion of the transmitted signal and selective fading of its spectrum are observed. Coherence bandwidth defines maximal bandwidth, wherein the channel amplitude characteristic remains constant...
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Badania efektywności energetycznej pompy ciepła typu GEJZER KOMPAKT W 11
PublicationBadania eksperymentalne, analizy teoretyczne oraz weryfikacja klasy energetycznej sprężarkowej pompy ciepła woda-woda typu GEJZER KOMPAKT W 11 w świetle wymagań Dyrektywy Parlamentu Europejskiego
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Analytical studies of spectrum broadcast structures in quantum Brownian motion
PublicationSpectrum broadcast structures are a new and fresh concept in the quantum-to-classical transition, introduced recently in the context of decoherence and the appearance of objective features in quantum mechanics. These are specific quantum state structures, responsible for the objectivization of the decohered state of a system. Recently, they have been demonstrated by means of the well-known quantum Brownian motion model of the recoilless...
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Possibilities of heat transfer augmentation in heat exchangers with minichannels for marine applications
PublicationIn the paper, new trends in development of microchannel heat exchangers are presented. The exchangers developed in this way can be applied in marine applications. Main attention was focused on heat exchangers design with reduced size of passages namely based on microchannels. In our opinion future development of high power heat exchangers will be based on networks micro heat exchangers.
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Determination of dryout localization using a five-equation model of annular flow for boiling in minichannels
PublicationDetailed studies have suggested that the critical heat flux in the form of dryout in minichannels occurs when the combined effects of entrainment, deposition, and evaporation of the film make the film flow rate go gradually and smoothly to zero. Most approaches so far used the mass balance equation for the liquid film with appropriate formulations for the rate of deposition and entrainment respectively. It must be acknowledged...
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Funkcjonowanie publicznego transportu zbiorowego w Obszarze Metropolitalnym Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia
PublicationW zakresie systemów transportu celem nowoczesnych miast jest zbudowanie takich rozwiązań, które by pozwoliły swoim mieszkańcom i innym interesariuszom oszczędzać czas i pieniądze, zwiększyć możliwości wyboru oraz zapewnić poczucie bezpieczeństwa. Służyć temu powinna polityka transportowa przyjęta i wdrażana przez samorządy miast. Powinna być ona spójna nie tylko wewnętrznie ale także spójna i komplementarna z polityką transportową...
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HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMPS – PERSPECTIVE HEATING SYSTEMS?
PublicationIn the paper presented are authors own concepts of high temperature compressor heat pumps for the utilisation of medium and low temperature sources of heat. Working fluids for use in high temperature heat pumps are discussed, as well as the criteria for their selection. Analyses are presented for the production of in the upper steam source at 130 °C. One-stage systems and cascade systems were analyzed. An analysis of the coefficient...
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Probe signal processing for channel estimation in underwater acoustic communication system
PublicationUnderwater acoustic communication channels are characterized by a large variety of propagation conditions. Designing a reliable communication system requires knowledge of the transmission parameters of the channel, namely multipath delay spread, Doppler spread, coherence time, and coherence bandwidth. However, the possibilities of its estimation in a realtime underwater communication system are limited, mainly due to the computational...
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Reasons for Implementing Movement in Kinetic Architecture
PublicationThe paper gives insights into different forms of movement in contemporary architecture and examines them based on the reasons for their implementation. The main objective of the paper is to determine: the degree to which the complexity of kinematic architecture results from functional and spatial needs and what other motivations there are. The method adopted to investigate these questions involves theoretical studies and comparative analyses...
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Utopian Kinetic Structures and Their Impact on the Contemporary Architecture
PublicationThis paper delves into relationships between twentieth century utopian concepts of movable structures and the kinematic solutions implemented in contemporary architectural projects. The reason for conducting this study is to determine the impact of early architectural conceptions on today's solutions. This paper points out close links that stem from the imagination of artists and architects working in 1960s and 70s and the solutions...
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Information transfer during the universal gravitational decoherence
PublicationRecently Pikovski et al. (Nat Phys 11:668, 2015) have proposed in an intriguing universal decoherence mechanism, suggesting that gravitation may play a conceptually important role in the quantum-to-classical transition, albeit vanishingly small in everyday situations. Here we analyze information transfer induced by this mechanism. We show that generically on short time-scales, gravitational decoherence leads to a redundant information...
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Digital microcontroller for sonar waveform generator
PublicationGenerating sounding signals is essential for the operation of active sonar. The system should be highly reliable. This can be achieved through architecture, communication between the devices, and a well-designed and self–testing software. The system presented in the article is responsible for the generation of hydroacoustic sounding signals, and ensures proper interaction between power amplifiers and power supplies. Thanks to its...
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Autonomous pick-and-place system based on multiple 3Dsensors and deep learning
PublicationGrasping objects and manipulating them is the main way the robot interacts with its environment. However, for robots to operate in a dynamic environment, a system for determining the gripping position for objects in the scene is also required. For this purpose, neural networks segmenting the point cloud are usually applied. However, training such networks is very complex and their results are unsatisfactory. Therefore, we propose...
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Training of Deep Learning Models Using Synthetic Datasets
PublicationIn order to solve increasingly complex problems, the complexity of Deep Neural Networks also needs to be constantly increased, and therefore training such networks requires more and more data. Unfortunately, obtaining such massive real world training data to optimize neural networks parameters is a challenging and time-consuming task. To solve this problem, we propose an easy-touse and general approach to training deep learning...
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Autonomous Perception and Grasp Generation Based on Multiple 3D Sensors and Deep Learning
PublicationGrasping objects and manipulating them is the main way the robot interacts with its environment. However, for robots to operate in a dynamic environment, a system for determining the gripping position for objects in the scene is also required. For this purpose, neural networks segmenting the point cloud are usually applied. However, training such networks is very complex and their results are unsatisfactory. Therefore, we propose...
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Fake News: Possibility of Identification in Post-Truth Media Ecology System
PublicationInformation comes as basic good which affects social well-being. A modern society and a modern state – its administration, education, culture, national economy and armed forces – cannot function efficiently without a rationally developed field of information. The quality of the functioning of that system depends on a specific feature of information, that is namely: its reliability which makes it possible for us to evaluate accuracy,...
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Size effect at aggregate level in microCT scans and DEM simulation – Splitting tensile test of concrete
PublicationThe paper describes an experimental and numerical study of size effect on concrete cylindrical specimens in splitting tensile test. Own experimental campaign was performed on specimens with 5 various diameters from D = 74, 105, 150, 192 and 250 mm with hardboard loading strips (distributed load according to standard methods) scaled proportionally to the specimen diameter. The crack opening-control system was applied to obtain the...
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Environmental impact of construction. Methods of conscious shaping architecture in terms of ecological solutions
PublicationShaping an ecologically conscious society is a process that also affects architecture. Currently, designers are eagerly looking for solutions that are beneficial in terms of carbon footprint. For the proper multi-criteria assessment and selection of adequate solutions, it is necessary to use appropriate tools such as, for example, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method or the rules of ecological certification (BREEAM and LEED)....
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Architecture Design of a Networked Music Performance Platform for a Chamber Choir
PublicationThis paper describes an architecture design process for Networked Music Performance (NMP) platform for medium-sized conducted music ensembles, based on remote rehearsals of Academic Choir of Gdańsk University of Technology. The issues of real-time remote communication, in-person music performance, and NMP are described. Three iterative steps defining and extending the architecture of the NMP platform with additional features to...
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Metrisability of managing of stream-systemic processes
PublicationTo achieve the planned goal, in order to properly describe the manufacturing system management, six process stream functions were introduced. Non-dimensional flows of these functions in time can be empirically defined during the manufacturing process. They are interpreted as non-dimensional expenses. Maximum values for these functions in properly-managed processes equal one. Also, a global management function was introduced, being...
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High-efficiency mini and micro heat exchangers for dispersed power generation
PublicationTaking into account the dispersed systems technologies and their development, the ORC systems seem to be promising technology amongst various micro-CHP domestic units (electrical power production below 10 kWe), however practical realization of the ORC cycle in a micro-scale is technically challenging. The system consists in devices such as the vapour generation unit (boiler), expansion device and heat exchangers. Each of them should...
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High-temperature heat pumps – potential technology for heat recovery and production of process heat
PublicationIn the paper, the high temperature vapour compressor based heat pump with a selection of working fluids, both perspective and ecological ones, is considered. Such system is not yet commercially available on the market and in author’s opinion it has significant potential for various applications. In the presented analysis it was assumed that the heat source has a temperature of 50oC and the temperature lift is 60, 80 and 100K respectively....
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Low-energy positron scattering from gas-phase benzene
PublicationIn this paper we are presenting calculations of the elastic cross section of positrons with gas-phase benzene for the energy range from 0.25 eV to 9.0 eV. The calculations are done with the molecular R-matrix method for positron-scattering from poly-atomic molecules using a scaling factor to scale the electron-positron interaction. The scaling factor influences the position of the poles of the R-matrix. We adjust the scaling factor...
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Simulation of Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Transmission System for Reliable Underwater Acoustic Communications
PublicationUnderwater acoustic communication (UAC) system designers tend to transmit as much information as possible, per unit of time, at as low as possible error rate. It is a particularly difficult task in a shallow underwater channel in which the signal suffers from strong time dispersion due to multipath propagation and refraction phenomena. The direct-sequence spread spectrum technique (DSSS) applied successfully in the latest standards...
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Parametric design in architectural education
PublicationEducators dealing with architectural education must anticipate the changes in the discipline and act to prepare students to face the challenges of the future. Therefore, it is necessary to provide them with state-of-the-art knowledge and relevant skills. To achieve that for new design techniques requires education. One new technique is parametric design, which has become one of the commonly used tools in architectural design practice....
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Mechanical and fracture properties of concrete reinforced with recycled and industrial steel fibers using Digital Image Correlation technique and X-ray micro computed tomography
PublicationPaper presents investigation of fracture phenomenon in plain concrete and in concrete reinforced with both recycled steel fibers (RSF) and industrial steel fibers (ISF). The wedge splitting test (WST), which enables stable crack propagation for quasi-brittle materials, was carried out on 75 75 75 mm cube samples. Initially, fracture process zone development was investigated only on the surface of samples using Digital Image Correlation...
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The concept of stream and system reliability on the example of the bakery industry
PublicationThis article presents a new concept of technological system reliability based on the analysis of the relationship of associations of elements of energy streams, matter, information, time and finance. The method of stream specification and the method of determining the reliability values of significant and supporting relationships are given. Relevant relationships between elements of system streams were defined as having one-time...
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Mathematical models of process quality on the example of the bakery industry
PublicationThis article presents a new approach to quantitative dimensionless assessment of the efficiency and competitiveness of production processes. New concepts of process quality and relative product quality have been introduced. Process quality was expressed in vector and scalar. The process quality vector ono was expressed by the product of reliability by the vector from the sum of three components taking into account the composition...
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The influence of robotization on the reliability of the production process in the bakery industry
PublicationThis article presents a new concept of technological system reliability based on the analysis of the relationship of associations of elements of energy streams, matter, information, time and finance. The method of stream specification and the method of determining the reliability values of significant and supporting relationships are given. Relevant relationships between elements of system streams were defined as having one-time...
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Koopetycja w trzech odsłonach
PublicationKsiążka ta, poświęcona dynamicznie rozwijającemu kierunkowi badań nad osobliwym zjawiskiem, jakim jest koopetycja, czyli jednoczesne występowanie konkurowania i współ¬pracy, oferuje wyprawę w nieoczywiste rejony zarządzania, w których wiedza ekspercka w ramach nurtu ekonomicznego spotyka się z poglądami humanistycznymi z ich uniwersa¬lizmami ludzkich niedoskonałości, uparcie objawiających się w środowisku nieustępliwie dążącym...
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Fotodachówka z systemem chłodzenia jako hybrydowy panel fotowoltaiczny – badania eksperymentalne
PublicationPanel fotowoltaiczny w formie dachówki, zbudowany z monokrystalicznych ogniw krzemowych, może tworzyć system solarny dla budownictwa, określany jako technologia Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV). Ze względu na spadek sprawności elektrycznej ogniw fotowoltaicznych wraz ze wzrostem temperatury pracy, poszukuje się metod ich skutecznego chłodzenia. Pozyskane w ten sposób ciepło można dodatkowo wykorzystać w innych procesach,...
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Nowa koncepcja płaszczowo-rurowego wymiennika ciepła z techniką strugową w rurach pęku
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowe podejście do implementacji techniki strugowej w wymiennikach cylindrycznych. Obiektem badań jest opatentowana konstrukcja płaszczowo-rurowego wymiennika ciepła z techniką strugową obecną w rurach pęku. Generatorem strug są perforowane wkłady rurowe, w których średnica pojedynczego otworu wynosi 1.3 mm. Dla poprawy kompaktowości tego wymiennika, perforowane wkłady wykonano w technologii minikanałowej –...
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Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass and Municipal Waste into Useful Energy Using Advanced HiTAG/HiTSG Technology
PublicationAn advanced thermal conversion system involving high-temperature gasification of biomass and municipal waste into biofuel, syngas or hydrogen-rich gas is presented in this paper. The decomposition of solid biomass and wastes by gasification is carried out experimentally with a modern and innovative regenerator and updraft continuous gasifier, among others. A ceramic high-cycle regenerator provides extra energy for the thermal conversion...
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Robotics in architectural education
PublicationRobotics rapidly is becoming an important part of architectural design at all stages, from early conceptual work to construction. In this article is presented the present state of the art in the field related to architectural education, from computer numerical control (CNC) milling tools, through drones to multi-axis robotic arms. Professionals involved in modern design techniques often use them to create precise, complex forms...
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Społeczna odpowiedzialność architektury. Problem dyskryminacji etnicznej na przykładzie Gdańska
PublicationDyskryminacja ze względu na pochodzenie etniczne jest zjawiskiem pojawiającym się w całej Europie, również na terenie Gdańska. Prawie połowa respondentów ankiety przeprowadzonej w Gdańsku zauważa, że głównym powodem dyskryminacji jest odmienne pochodzenie etniczne. Na podstawie dostępnych badań autorzy przybliżają rozmiar zjawiska i jego konsekwencje w kontekście Gdańska. Aspekt historyczny oraz bieżące wydarzenia pozwalają na...
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LCT, PIV and IR Imaging Detection in Selected Technical and Biomedical Applications
PublicationPaper presents the brief summary of the history of Thermochromic liquid crystals (TLC), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Infrared Imaging Themography (IR). Principal methods and tools are described and some examples are presented. With this objective, a new experimental technique have been developed and applied to the study of heat and mass transfer and for biomedical diagnosis. Selected results of experiments using these methods...
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Nałęczów tonie w gęstwinie
PublicationBudynki, ulice, wzniesienia i jary Nałęczowa zanurzone są w gęstwienie drzew, które o każdej porze roku otulają i szczelnie zamykają miasto. Trzeba zapomnieć miejsce kilkuletniego pobytu, by ujrzeć je na nowo. Wówczas długi, wąski korytarz szkoły plastycznej i jego rozgałęzienia naturalnie łączą się z tkanką okolicy. Po latach widzi się tę przestrzeń jako wąską szczelinę albo rodzaj ucha igielnego, przez które trzeba było przejść...
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Complex Predictive Solution for Computerized Processes in Tire Industry
PublicationFollowing increasing market needs of productivity, cost reduction and safety requirements, computerized industry are faced to finding optimum between economic aspects of business and safety-related risk management. Modern factories equipped with computerized processes and extended diagnostic tools to support operator do not often use of all information’s which comes from the equipment. Some of the relations between the events are...
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Investigations of non-uniform structure of the tetacene layer by photoen-hanced current
PublicationBadano stany pułapkujące nośniki w powierzchniowych obszarach warstwy tetra-cenu. W badaniach wykorzystano metodę prądów fotowzmocnionych. Wykazano obe-cność różnych rozkładów energetycznych pułapek przy obu powierzchniach war-stw tetracenu.
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Dependence of the charge carries photogeneration yield on the bimolecular recombination in tetracene layers
PublicationBadano mechanizmy generacji nośników ładunku dwóch znaków w warstwie tetracenu. Rezultaty pomiarów doświadczalnych oraz prowadzona analiza wykazały, że rekombinacja wpływa znacząco na produkcję nośników ujemnych.
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Theoretical analysis of current induced by high-energetic radiation in dielectric materials
PublicationW pracy poddano analizie mechanizmy generacji i rekombinacji nośników ładunku w obecności wysokoenergetycznego promieniowania. Przedstawiono zależności gęstości prądu elektrycznego od natężenia promieniowania i napięcia polaryzujacego próbkę.
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Hydrodynamic model experiments with POD propulsors
PublicationPrzedstawiono serię badań modelowych dwóch pędników podowych. Pędniki te zostały zaprojektowane i zbudowane dla dwóch wersji dużego, załogowego modelu statku przeznaczonego do prób manewrowych. Jedna wersja ma pędnik pojedynczy a drugi układ dwupędnikowy. Obydwa modele były badane w kanale obiegowym. Celem eksperymentu było zmierzenie sześciu składowych siły i momentu hydrodynamicznego na pędniku w funkcji współczynnika posuwu...
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Zastosowanie automatu komórkowego do przepływu materiałów sypkich w silosach
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwość zastosowania aparatu komórkowego do modelowania przepływów silosowych. Wykonano obliczenia dwu- i trójwymiarowe dla różnych rodzajów wkładek silosowych, ścianek szorstkich i gładkich, różnych kształtów silosu, różnej ilości komórek oraz schematów migracji. Obliczenia numeryczne porównano z wynikami doświadczeń.
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Analiza procesu zniszczenia kompozytu warstwowego aramidowo-szklanego przy zginaniu metodą in situ
PublicationPrzeprowadzono badania na zginanie in situ w komorze mikroskopu SEM kompozytów: winyloestrowego zbrojonego tkaniną aramidową i szklaną oraz epoksydowego zbrojonego hybrydową tkaniną aramidowo-szklaną. Otrzymano sekwencję obrazów postępującego zniszczenia laminatów. Określono przyczynę małej wytrzymałości laminatu winyloestrowego w porównaniu z laminatem epoksydowym o zadowalającej wytrzymałości.
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Influence of the wall on vertical bubble motion
PublicationZaprezentowano model siły odpychającej, działającej na kulę podczas przepływu wzdłuż ściany pionowej. Modelowana siła ma charakter okresowy. Uzyskano satysfakcjonującą zgodność pomiędzy zmierzoną i obliczoną wartością tej siły.
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Doskonalenie operatywnej kontroli kosztów metodą budżetowania w jednostkach służby zdrowia.
PublicationKluczowym wymiarem budżetowania działalności jednostek służby zdrowia jest obszar kosztów własnych. Celem uporządkowania bezpośredniej działalności jednostek ujmowanej w kosztach własnych obszar ten wymaga opracowania i stosowania sformalizowanych procedur oraz zaawansowanych narzędzi planowania finansowego. Opracowanie zawiera ocenę przydatności budżetowania w zarządzaniu jednostkami służby zdrowia, a w celu lepszego zrozumienia...
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Oddziaływanie bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych na wysokość stopy oszczędności i inwestycji w gospodarce polskiej.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono kierunki wpływu bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych na gospodarkę i najważniejsze procesy makroekonomiczne. Udokumentowano wpływ inwestycji zagranicznych na poziom inwestycji ogółem, poziom techniczny, innowacyjność i dynamikę eksportu.