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The newest researches and applications of treatment wetlands in sewage sludge management
PublicationIn the paper the newest researches and applications of treatment wetlands conducted by re-searchers of Civil and Environmental Faculty are presented. Among others it was proved that this technology could be successfully implemented for highly polluted wastewater treatment. Within the research project two multistage treatment wetlands, one for landfill leachate and the second for reject water from digested sewage sludge centrifugation,...
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On the hat problem on a graph
PublicationThe topic of this paper is the hat problem in which each of n players is uniformly and independently fitted with a blue or red hat. Then everybody can try to guess simultaneously his own hat color by looking at the hat colors of the other players. The team wins if at least one player guesses his hat color correctly, and no one guesses his hat color wrong; otherwise the team loses. The aim is to maximize the probability of winning....
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SEI Growth and Depth Profiling on ZFO Electrodes by Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
PublicationZnFe2O4 (ZFO) Li-ion batteries (LIBs) represent a reliable, affordable, and safe energy storage technology for use in portable application. However, current LIB active materials (graphite, lithium/transition metal spinel or layered oxides, olivine structures) can store only limited energy since they rely on insertion storage based on solid-state host-guest interactions. Moreover, performances and durability of the cells are strongly...
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Evaluating the convenience and safety effects of bicycle lanes in Gdańsk
PublicationBicycle lanes are lanes marked on a road and dedicated for exclusive use for cyclists.. Because they combine bike and motor traffic they provide directness and flow. However, a shared use of streets could result in bicycle-car accidents. Following up on the good practice Western countries have in planning cycle infrastructure, Gdańsk has recently introduced bike lanes on a few streets. The aim of the research was to assess the...
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Advanced Control With PLC—Code Generator for aMPC Controller Implementation and Cooperation With External Computational Server for Dealing With Multidimensionality, Constraints and LMI Based Robustness
PublicationThe manufacturers of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) usually equip their products with extremely simple control algorithms, such as PID and on-off regulators. However, modern PLCs have much more efficient processors and extensive memory, which enables implementing more sophisticated controllers. The paper discusses issues related to the implementation of matrix operations, time limitations for code execution within one PLC...
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Combined effect of nitrogen-doped functional groups and porosity of porous carbons on electrochemical performance of supercapacitors
PublicationIn this work, nitrogen-doped porous carbons obtained from chitosan, gelatine, and green algae were investigated in their role as supercapacitor electrodes. The effects of three factors on electrochemical performance have been studied— of the specific surface area, functional groups, and a porous structure. Varying nitrogen contents (from 5.46 to 10.08 wt.%) and specific surface areas (from 532 to 1095 m2g−1) were obtained by modifying...
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Operation of the Hybrid Photovoltaic-Battery System on the Electricity Market—Simulation, Real-Time Tests and Cost Analysis
PublicationThis paper presents research on a hybrid photovoltaic-battery energy storage system, declaring its hourly production levels as a member of a balancing group submitting common scheduling unit to the day-ahead market. It also discusses the variability of photovoltaic system generation and energy storage response. The major research questions were whether the operation of a hybrid photovoltaic-battery energy storage system is viable...
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Analysis of circular polarization antenna design trade‐offs using low‐cost EM‐driven multiobjective optimization
PublicationCircular polarization (CP) antennas are vital components of modern communication systems. Their design involves handling several requirements such as low reflection and axial ratio (AR) within the frequency range of interest. Small size is an important criterion for antenna mobility which is normally achieved as a by‐product of performance‐oriented modifications of the structure topology. In this work, multiobjective optimization...
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Low-cost data-driven modelling of microwave components using domain confinement and PCA-based dimensionality reduction
PublicationFast data-driven surrogate models can be employed as replacements of computationally demanding full-wave electromagnetic simulations to facilitate the microwave design procedures. Unfortunately, practical application of surrogate modelling is often hindered by the curse of dimensionality and/or considerable nonlinearity of the component characteristics. This paper proposes a simple yet reliable approach to cost-efficient modelling...
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Low-Cost and Precise Automated Re-Design of Antenna Structures Using Interleaved Geometry Scaling and Gradient-Based Optimization
PublicationDesign of contemporary antennas is an intricate endeavor involving multiple stages, among others, tuning of geometry parameters. In particular, re-designing antennas to different operating frequencies, makes parametric optimization imperative to ensure the best achievable system performance. If the center frequency at the current design is distant from the target one, local tuning methods generally fail, whereas global algorithms...
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Comparison of different one-parameter damage laws and local stress-strain approaches in multiaxial fatigue life assessment of notched components
PublicationThis paper aims to compare the predictive capabilities of different one-parameter damage laws and local stress-strain approaches to assess the fatigue lifetime in notched components subjected to proportional bending-torsion loading. The tested fatigue damage parameters are defined using well-known stress-based, strain-based, SWT-based and energy-based relationships. Multiaxial cyclic plasticity at the notch-controlled process zone...
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Efficient list cost coloring of vertices and/or edges of some sparse graphs
PublicationRozważane jest kolorowanie wierzchołków i krawędzi grafów w modelach klasycznym, totalnym i pseudototalnym z uwzględnieniem dodatkowego ograniczenia w postaci list dostępnych kolorów. Proponujemy wielomianowy algorytm oparty na paradygmacie programowania dynamicznego dla grafów o strukturze drzewa. Wynik ten można uogólnić na grafy o liczbie cyklomatycznej ograniczonej z góry przez dowolnie wybraną stała.
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Dihydroxyanthraquinones as stable and cost-effective TiO2 photosensitizers for environmental and biomedical applications
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Efficient list cost coloring of vertices and/or edges of bounded cyclicity graphs
PublicationW artykule rozważamy listowo-kosztowe kolorowanie wierzchołków i krawędzi grafu w modelu wierzchołkowym, krawędziowym, totalnym i pseudototalnym. Stosujemy programowanie dynamiczne w celu otrzymania algorytmów wielomianowych dla drzew. Następnie uogólniamy to podejście na dowolne grafy z ograniczonymi liczbami cyklomatycznymi i na ich multikolorowania.
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Efficient list cost coloring of vertices and/or edges of bounded cyclicity graphs
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Efficient List Cost Coloring of Vertices and∕or Edges of Some Sparse Graphs
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Reduced-Cost Constrained Modeling of Microwave and Antenna Components: Recent Advances
PublicationElectromagnetic (EM) simulation models are ubiquitous in the design of microwave and antenna components. EM analysis is reliable but CPU intensive. In particular, multiple simulations entailed by parametric optimization or uncertainty quantification may considerably slow down the design processes. In order to address this problem, it is possible to employ fast metamodels. Here, the popular solution approaches are approximation...
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A Surrounding World Knowledge Acquiring by Using a Low-cost Ultrasound Sensors
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Random Forest Based Power Sustainability and Cost Optimization in Smart Grid
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Random forest based power sustainability and cost optimization in smart grid
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Complixity results on open shop scheduling to minimize total cost of operations
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano serię rezultatów dotyczących złożoności obliczeniowejproblemu szeregowania w systemie otwartym z kryterium łącznego kosztu opera-cji. W ogólności problem jest NP-trudny nawet w przypadku 1-procesorowym.Dlatego zaprezentowano możliwie wiele przypadków szczególnych, które są wie-lomianowe. Są one funkcją długości operacji i struktury grafu konfliktów po-między zadaniami.
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Determination of heat transfer coefficient in evaporator of the organic Rankine cycle using the Wilson method.
PublicationW pracy zastosowano metodę Wilsona do wyznaczania współczynnika przejmowania ciepła. Przedmiotem rozważań jest płytowy wymiennik ciepła pracujący jako parownik w laboratoryjnym stanowisku realizującym obieg ORC. Wykorzystana metoda jest metodą wydajną w przypadku wymienników ciepła o złożonej geometrii i dużej liczbie kanałów, dla których pomiar temperatury ścianki jest niemożliwy, a przez to określenie współczynników przejmowania...
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Design and thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analysis of an organic Rankine cycle for naval surface ship applications
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Effect of sex and menstrual cycle in women on starting speed, anaerobic endurance and muscle power
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Spectral criterion for high-cycle fatigue of metals under multiaxial static and stochastic loading.
PublicationPraca dotyczy oceny zmęczenia metali ciągliwych w złożonych stanach wieloosiowych obciążeń statycznych i dynamicznych, przy założeniu, że składowe naprężenia są stacjonarnymi procesami stochastycznymi, które są stacjonarnie skorelowane i różniczkowalne w sensie średniokwadratowym. Przyjmując, że wartości średnie i gęstości widmowe mocy tych procesów są znane, sformułowano kryterium ograniczonej trwałości zmęczeniowej w dziedzinie...
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High-cycle fatique criterion for anisotropic metals under multiaxial constant and periodic loads
PublicationPrzedmiotem rozważań jest okresowe naprężenie, którego kartezjańskie składowe są dane w postaci szeregów Fouriera. Dla uwzględnienia wpływu składowych stałych zastosowano zmodyfikowaną formułę Soderberga. Zdefiniowano naprężenie równoważne o synchronicznych składowych i sformułowano kryterium ograniczonej trwałości zmęczeniowej. Kryterium to obejmuje warunki wytrzymałości statycznej i bezpieczeństwa zmęczeniowego z zakresie wysokocyklowym...
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Spectral criterion for high-cycle fatigue of anisotropic metals under multiaxial random loads
PublicationPraca dotyczy oceny ograniczonej trwałości zmęczeniowej metali ciągliwych, poddanych wieloosiowym obciążeniom statycznym i dynamicznym. Zakłada się, że kartezjańskie składowe tensora naprężenia są sumą losowych wartości średnich o znanych drugich momentach statystycznych i stacjonarnych procesów stochastycznych o znanych gęstościach widmowych mocy. Przyjmując, że procesy te są stacjonarnie skorelowane, różniczkowalne w sensie średnio-kwadratowym...
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Non-dimensional thermodynamic criterion for selection of dry working fluid for organic Rankine cycle
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono bezwymiarowe kryterium termodynamiczne do selekcji suchych czynników roboczych dla organicznego obiegu Rankina, które umożliwia wstępną selekcję potencjalnych czynników.
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Thermal-hydraulic issues of flow boiling and condensation in organic Rankine cycle heat exchangers
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono szereg zagadnień cieplno-przepływowych podczas wrzenia i kondensacji w przepływie w wymiennikach ciepła obiegu ORC. Uwzględniono przemiany fazowe. Analizowano zagadnienia stabilności pracy wymienników oraz ich dynamikę
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Simulation research on the tool cycle in automated manufacturing system at selected tool duplication levels
PublicationThe paper presents results of the research concerning impact of applied tool exchange rule on the efficiency of an automated manufacturing system. The research consider the tool duplication levels that constrain realisation of a manufacturing process. Presented study was based on the real industrial system data. The operating of the investigated system of manufacture, including tools necessary for its realisation, was modelled...
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Variable-Fidelity Simulation Models and Sparse Gradient Updates for Cost-Efficient Optimization of Compact Antenna Input Characteristics
PublicationDesign of antennas for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications requires taking into account several performance figures, both electrical (e.g., impedance matching) and field (gain, radiation pattern), but also physical constraints, primarily concerning size limitation. Fulfillment of stringent specifications necessitates the development of topologically complex structures described by a large number of geometry parameters that...
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Notch fatigue analysis and life assessment using an energy field intensity approach in 7050-T6 aluminium alloy under bending-torsion loading
PublicationThis paper studies the fatigue crack initiation and fatigue crack propagation of notched cylindrical bars made of 7050-T6 aluminium alloy subjected to multiaxial bending-torsion loading. The sites of crack initiation and the angles of crack initiation were successfully predicted from the distribution of the first principal stress at the notch surface. Fatigue crack initiation lives were computed through the new concept of energy...
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Reduced-Cost Microwave Design Closure by Multi-Resolution EM Simulations and Knowledge-Based Model Management
PublicationParameter adjustment through numerical optimization has become a commonplace of contemporary microwave engineering. Although circuit theory methods are ubiquitous in the development of microwave components, the initial designs obtained with such tools have to be further tuned to improve the system performance. This is particularly pertinent to miniaturized structures, where the cross-coupling effects cannot be adequately accounted...
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Comprehensive Enhancement of Prepolymer-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foams’ Performance by Introduction of Cost-Effective Waste-Based Ground Tire Rubber Particles
PublicationMaterial innovations in polyurethane (PU) foams should ideally combine performance enhancement, environmental impact limitation, and cost reduction. These goals can be achieved by applying recycled or waste-based materials without broader industrial applications, implicating their low price. Herein, from 5 to 20 parts by weight of ground tire rubber (GTR) particles originated from the recycling of postconsumer car tires were incorporated...
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Case study 1.2C: Road infrastructure cost in Poland, Annex to Deliverable D3, Marginal cost case studies for road and rail transport. GRACE. Funded by Sixth Framework Programme.
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Life style and cardiovascular risk factors among students of Wroclaw postgraduate schools
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LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FROM THE ANCIENT HISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY
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Wind and Solar Power Plant End-of-Life Equipment: Prospects for Management in Ukraine
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Limiting futile therapy as part of end-of-life care in intensive care units
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Mental state and quality of life after 10 session whole-body cryotherapy
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Importance of Illness Acceptance Among Other Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Acromegaly
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The Relationship of Purpose in Life and Hope in Shaping Happiness Among Patients with Cancer in Poland
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Self-Concept Clarity and Religious Orientations: Prediction of Purpose in Life and Self-Esteem
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Stiffness assessment of the laminate recovered from end-of-life wind turbine blade
PublicationIn the paper the stiffness parameters of the laminate recovered from an aerodynamic shell of a decommissioned wind turbine blade are evaluated. The aim of the work is to assess selected methods for identifying material data, as well as to estimate the level of stiffness degradation during turbine operation. Several practical identification methods are presented and compared. Two concepts of a single laminate layer are considered,...
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The role of organizational and spouse support in solving work-life conflict among migrants.
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Selected aspects of palliative care and quality of life at the terminal stage of neoplastic disease
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Overcoming “Big Data” Barriers in Machine Learning Techniques for the Real-Life Applications
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Spectral criterion of infinite fatigue life of beams under asymmetric random loads
PublicationRozpatrywana jest trwałość zmęczeniowa belek poddanych stałym i zmiennym obciążeniom osiowym, giętnym i skrętnym o znanych gęstościach widmowych mocy. Założono, że materiał posiada granicę zmęczenia i jest zgodny z modelem Kelvina-Voigta, oraz że składowe naprężenia są stacjonarne, stacjonarnie skorelowane i różniczkowalne w sensie średniokwadratowym. Zdefiniowano naprężenie równoważne i sformułowano kryterium nieograniczonej trwałości...
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Spectral criterion of infinite fatigue life of beams under combined random loads
PublicationRozpatrywana jest trwałość zmęczeniowa belek poddanych zmiennym obciążeniom osiowym, giętnym i skrętnym o znanych gęstościach widmowych mocy i zerowych wartościach średnich. Założono, że materiał posiada granicę zmęczenia i jest zgodny z modelem Kelvina-Voigta, oraz że składowe naprężenia są stacjonarne, stacjonarnie skorelowane i różniczkowalne w sensie średniokwadratowym. Zdefiniowano naprężenie równoważne i sformułowano kryterium...
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Cost‐efficient performance‐driven modelling of multi‐band antennas by variable‐fidelity electromagnetic simulations and customized space mapping
PublicationElectromagnetic (EM) simulations have become an indispensable tool in the design of contemporary antennas. EM‐driven tasks, for example, parametric optimization, entail considerable computational efforts, which may be reduced by employing surrogate models. Yet, data‐driven modelling of antenna characteristics is largely hindered by the curse of dimensionality. This may be addressed using the recently reported domain‐confinement...