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Integrated Experimental and Theoretical Approach for Efficient Design and Synthesis of Gold-Based Double Halide Perovskites
PublicationApplied cutting-edge electronic structure and phonon simulations provide a reliable knowledge about the stability of perovskite structures and their electronic properties, which are crucial for design of effective nanomaterials. Gold is one of the exceptional elements, which can exist both as a monovalent and a trivalent ion in the B site of a double perovskite such as A2BI BIIIX6. However, until now, electronic properties of Cs2AuI AuIIIX6...
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Cyclodextrin polymers as efficient adsorbents for removing toxic non-biodegradable pimavanserin from pharmaceutical wastewaters
PublicationPresence of even small amount of active pharmaceutical ingredients in the environment carries risks tohuman and animal health, presenting an important issue. The paper presents issues related to the newdrug - pimavanserin (PMV). Biological treatment efficiency of pimavanserin (PMV) was evaluated usinglab-scale Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR). It has been shown to have a negative effect on aquatic or-ganisms by classifying it as...
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Cost-Efficient Bi-Layer Modeling of Antenna Input Characteristics Using Gradient Kriging Surrogates
PublicationOver the recent years, surrogate modeling has been playing an increasing role in the design of antenna structures. The main incentive is to mitigate the issues related to high cost of electromagnetic (EM)-based procedures. Among the various techniques, approximation surrogates are the most popular ones due to their flexibility and easy access. Notwithstanding, data-driven modeling of antenna characteristics is associated with serious...
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Cost-Efficient EM-Driven Size Reduction of Antenna Structures by Multi-Fidelity Simulation Models
PublicationDesign of antenna systems for emerging application areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), fifth generation wireless communications (5G), or remote sensing, is a challenging endeavor. In addition to meeting stringent performance specifications concerning electrical and field properties, the structure has to maintain small physical dimensions. The latter normally requires searching for trade-off solutions because miniaturization...
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Efficient RSS-Based DoA Estimation for ESPAR Antennas Using Multiplane SDR Calibration Approach
PublicationIn this paper, we have introduced a new method to improve overall efficiency of direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation scheme relying on received signal strength (RSS) values measured at the output port of electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna. The proposed approach uses software-defined radio (SDR) setup and power pattern cross-correlation (PPCC) estimator involving multiple calibration planes. By placing...
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Approximate analytical boundary conditions for efficient finite difference frequency domain simulations in cylindrical coordinates
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano prostą technikę analizy rezonatora otwartego. Algorytm łączy w sobie metodę różnic skończonych i rozwinięć funkcyjnych , umożliwiając implementację warunków brzegowych symulujących otwartą przestrzeń. Metoda testowana była w analizie rezonatorów o różnych wymiarach,a otrzymane wyniki dobrze zgadzały się z rezultatami innych metod.
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A novel method for archiving multibeam sonar data with emphasis on efficient record size reduction and storage
PublicationOver the past few years considerable advances in sonar technology, spatial positioning capabilities and computer processing power have lead to significant improvements in mapping, imaging and technologies of seafloor exploration. Recently, modern multibeam echosounder systems (MBES) capable of recording backscatter data for the whole water column, not just for the seabed, have become available thus providing data allowing for...
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Efficient Multiscale Finite Difference Frequency Domain Analysis Using Multiple Macromodels with Compressed Boundaries
PublicationW niniejszym artykule zaprezentowany został nowatorski pomysł na zmniejszenie numerycznej złożoności metody różnic skończonych przy użyciu wielu makromodeli. Skuteczność techniki macromodelingu zależy od liczby portów modelu. Aby zwiększyć efektywność algorytmu, próbki pola na granicy makromodeli są zastępowane przez amplitudy wielomianów Legendre'a. Przedefiniowanie problemu w taki sposób powoduje znaczną redukcję czasu analizy....
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Efficient production of the Toxoplasma gondii GRA6, p35 and SAG2 recombinant antigens and their applications in the serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis
PublicationSkonstruowano system ekspresji rekombinantowych białek antygenowych GRA6, p35 i SAG2 Toxoplasma gondii. Uzyskano miligramowe ilości białek fuzyjnych po zastosowaniu jednoetapowego oczyszczania z wykorzystaniem metody chromatografii metalopowinowactwa. Przydatność otrzymanych antygenów do konstrukcji serologicznego testu diagnostycznego oszacowano z wykorzystaniem testu ELISA, w którym zastosowano 99 surowic pobranych od pacjentów...
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Convenient and efficient N-methylation of secondary amines under solvent-free ball milling conditions
PublicationIn the present work, we report the development of a rapid, efcient, and solvent-free procedure for the N-methylation of secondary amines under mechanochemical conditions. After optimization of the milling parameters, a vibrational ball mill was used to synthesize 26 tertiary N-methylated amine derivatives in a short time of 20 min (30 Hz frequency) and high yields ranging from 78 to 95%. An exception was compounds having a hydroxyl...
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Efficient Usage of Dense GNSS Networks in Central Europe for the Visualization and Investigation of Ionospheric TEC Variations
PublicationThe technique of the orthogonal projection of ionosphere electronic content variations for mapping total electron content (TEC) allows us to visualize ionospheric irregularities. For the reconstruction of global ionospheric characteristics, numerous global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers located in different regions of the Earth are used as sensors. We used dense GNSS networks in central Europe to detect and investigate...
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Heat transfer enhancement of modular thermal energy storage unit for reversible heat pump cooperation
PublicationThe following article presents experimental comparison research on a hexagonal shelland-tube latent thermal energy storage (TES). Such shape of a shell was deliberately chosen instead of a cylindrical one due to its high modularity and with intent for future applications in automobiles (EV and PHEV) air conditioning systems (HVAC). Two geometries of helical coils, acting as tubes, were studied in this article. One was a simple...
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ENERGY ANALYSIS OF THE PROPULSION SHAFT FATIGUE PROCESS IN A ROTATING MECHANICAL SYSTEM PART II IDENTIFICATION STUDIES – DEVELOPING THE FATIGUE DURABILITY MODEL OF A DRIVE SHAFT
PublicationThe article presents a continuation of research carried out concerning identification of energy consequences of mechanical fatigue within a propeller shaft in a rotating mechanical system, while working under conditions of the loss of the required alignment of shaft lines. Experimental research was carried out on a physical model reflecting a full-sized real object: i.e., the propulsion system of the ship. It is proven, by means...
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Small wood waste fired combined heat and power plant. Possible use of wood biomass for the generation of electric and heat energy as an alternative to fossil fuels
PublicationThis article discusses the possibility of burning wood biomass instead of fossil fuels in boilers. It describes the properties of wood biomass, including the variation of its calorific value depending on the moisture content of wood. The article proposes several variants of a combined heat and power plant (CHP) system burning wood biomass for the generation of electric and heat energy, using the energy contained in exhaust gases...
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Interactions of protons with furan molecules studied by collision-induced emission spectroscopy at the incident energy range of 50–1000 eV
PublicationInvestigations of the ion-molecule reactions provide insight into many fields ranging from the stellar wind interaction with interstellar media, up to medicine and industrial applications. Besides the applications, the understanding of these processes is itself a problem of fundamental importance. Thus, interactions of protons with the gas-phase furan molecules have been investigated for the first time in the energy range of 50–1000...
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Analysis of the possibility of increasing thermal-electric energy conversion ratio in CHP units based on micro gas turbine
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to analyze the possibility of increasing thermal energy to electricity conversion efficiency in combined heat and power (CHP) units based on micro gas turbine during low heat demand periods. At the beginning sustainable development postulates under power engineering are explained. Next micro CHP as part of distributed generation idea is presented. The main part of the article is based on results of thermodynamic...
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Fatigue life prediction of notched components under size effect using strain energy reformulated critical distance theory
PublicationNotch and size effects show significant impact on the fatigue performance of engineering components, which deserves special attention. In this work, a strain energy reformulated critical distance theory was developed for fatigue life prediction of notched components under size effect. Experimental data of different notched specimens manufactured from GH4169, TC4, TC11 alloys and low carbon steel En3B were used for model validation...
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Fragmentation of Tetrahydrofuran Molecules by H+, C+, and O+ Collisions at the Incident Energy Range of 25–1000 eV
PublicationWe have studied fragmentation processes of the gas-phase tetrahydrofuran (THF) molecules in collisions with the H+, C+, and O+ cations. The collision energies have been varied between 25 and 1000 eV and thus covered a velocity range from 10 to 440 km/s. The following excited neutral fragments of THF have been observed: the atomic hydrogen H(n), n = 4–9, carbon atoms in the 2p3s 1P1, 2p4p 1D2, and 2p4p 3P states and vibrationally...
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ALTERNATIVE, DIRECT SYNTHESIS METHOD OF THE CERAMIC SOLID SOLUTIONS BASED ON BaTiO3 THROUGH A HIGH ENERGY BALL MILLING
PublicationPolycrystalline samples BaTiO3 and the solid solutions Ba0.9Sr0.1TiO3, Ba0.9Sr0.1Ti0.9Sn0.1O3, Ba0.9Sr0.1Ti0.8Sn0.2O3 were obtained by means of a mechanochemical treatment based on the high-energy ball milling technique and next a high temperature solid state reaction method. The influence of synthesis condition on microstructural, dielectric and ferroelectric properties of obtained solid solutions were investigated. The structure...
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Nuclear magnetic shielding constants of Dirac one-electron atoms in some low-lying discrete energy eigenstates
PublicationWe present tabulated data for the nuclear magnetic shielding constants (σ) of the Dirac one-electron atoms with a pointlike, motionless and spinless nucleus of charge Ze. Utilizing the exact general analytical formula for σ derived by us (Stefańska, 2016) valid for an arbitrary discrete energy eigenstate, we have computed the numerical values of the magnetic shielding factors for the ground state and for the first and the second...
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Charge Transfer, Complexes Formation and Furan Fragmentation Induced by Collisions with Low-Energy Helium Cations
PublicationThe present work focuses on unraveling the collisional processes leading to the fragmentation of the gas-phase furan molecules under the He+ and He2+ cations impact in the energy range 5–2000 eV. The presence of different mechanisms was identified by the analysis of the optical fragmentation spectra measured using the collision-induced emission spectroscopy (CIES) in conjunction with the ab initio calculations. The measurements of...
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Dendron to Central Core S1–S1 and S2–Sn (n>1) Energy Transfers in Artificial Special Pairs Containing Dendrimers with Limited Numbers of Conformations
PublicationTwo dendrimers consisting of a cofacial free-base bisporphyrin held by a biphenylene spacer and functionalized with 4-benzeneoxomethane (5-(4-benzene)tri-10,15,20-(4-n-octylbenzene)zinc(II)porphyrin) using either five or six of the six available meso-positions, have been synthesized and characterized as models for the antenna effect in Photosystems I and II. The presence of the short linkers, -CH2O-, and long C8H17 soluble side...
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A dual-control strategy based on electrode material and electrolyte optimization to construct an asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy density
PublicationMetal-organic frames (MOFs) are regarded as excellent candidates for supercapacitors that have attracted much attention because of their diversity, adjustability and porosity. However, both poor structural stability in aqueous alkaline electrolytes and the low electrical conductivity of MOF materials constrain their practical implementation in supercapacitors. In this study, bimetallic CoNi-MOF were synthesized to enhance the electrical...
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Energy conversion in systems-contained laser irradiated metallic nanoparticles - comparison of results from analytical solutions and numerical methods
PublicationThis work introduces the theoretical method of metallic nanoparticles’ (NPs’) heat and mass transfer where the particles are coated on a surface (base), together with considering the case wherein nanoparticles move freely in a pipe. In order to simulate the heat transfer, energy and radiative transfer equations are adjusted to the considered issue. NPs’ properties are determined following the nanofluidic theories, whereas absorption...
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Energy Efficiency in the Industry 4.0 Era: Attributes of Teal Organisations
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The quantum free energy barrier for hydrogen vacancy diffusion in Na3AlH6
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A Decision Support System for the Planning of Hybrid Renewable Energy Technologies
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Energy Level Structure of Bi3+ in Zircon and Scheelite Polymorphs of YVO4
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Spectroscopic properties and energy level location of Eu2+ in Sr2Si5N8 phosphor
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Sustainability: myth, reality, future–planning and renewable energy management
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Luminescence and energy-storage properties of Pr3+-doped YAlO3 crystals
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Modelling of energy flow in mechatronic systems. A bond graph approach
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono w sposób jednoliy modelowanie systemów mechatroniki metodą grafów wiązań (GW) w aspekcie symulacji przepływu energii. Omówiono ogólne założenia modelowania w ujęciu GW. Modelowanie przepływu energii rozważano na przykładzie napędu pojazdu hybrydowego PH-MAK.
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Vibrational excitation of tetrahydrofuran by electron impact in the low energy range
PublicationWzbudzenie oscylacyjne cząsteczki tetrahydrofuranu w zderzeniach z elektronami przeprowadzone było w zakresie energii 5-14 eV w szerokim kącie rozproszenia (20°-180°). Pomiary funkcji wzbudzenia oscylacyjnego modów rozciągających w grupie CH2 (wiązania C-H) wykazują obecność struktur dla energii 6.0, 7.9 i 10.3 eV, którym można przypisać formowanie się stanów rezonansowych jonów ujemnych cząsteczki. W pracy wyznaczono także różniczkowy...
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Energy-time method for assesment of main diesel engine operation
PublicationW publikacji przedstawiono rozwinięcie prezentowanej w literaturze metody ilościowej oceny działania na przykładzie okrętowego silnika głównego z zapłonem samoczynnym. Według tej interpretacji, działanie silnika może zostać przedstawione jako wielkość fizyczna. W tym aspekcie, na przykładzie wybranego układu funkcjonalnego, silnika dokonano oceny przydatności tej wielkości do opisu własności niezawodnościowych tego układu.
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Obtaining ionic forces by the total-energy tight-binding method
PublicationZastosowanie metody ciasnego wiązania w sformułowaniu nieortogonalnym do obliczania sił atomowych w symulacji metodą dynamiki molekularnej pozwala na stworzenie modelu charakteryzującego się lepszą przenośnością, w porównaniu z potencjałami empirycznymi, którymi posługuje się tradycyjna dynamika molekularna. W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono szczegółowo sposób obliczenia pochodnych elementów macierzy Hamiltona i macierzy nakładania...
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Predicaments for the growth of the production subsector of the electric energy industry in Poland
PublicationPrzedstawiono uwarunkowania rozwoju elektroenergetyki w Polsce. Określono priorytety polityki energetycznej a w szczególności zagadnienia rozwoju podsektora wytwarzania. Przedstawiono ogólną ocenę i perspektywy rozwoju krajowej elektroenergetyki w okresie do 2030 r.
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Modelling of energy flow in electrical machines. A bond graph approach
PublicationPrzedstawiono w ujęcia grafów wiązań model przepływu energii/mocy w maszynach elektrycznych pracujących w hybrydowych systemach przetwarzania energii. Jako przykład do rozważań przyjęto system napędu trakcyjnego pojazdów hybrydowych.
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Autonomous Energy Matching Control in an LLC Induction Heating Generator
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Spectral Wave Energy Dissipation due to Under-Ice Turbulence
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Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Loosening of Revision Hip Prosthesis
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AI-Based Computational Model in Sustainable Transformation of Energy Markets
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YSO, LSO, GSO and LGSO. A study of energy resolution and nonproportionality
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Cam mechanism designing with account of the technological load and energy costs
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JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS L.) AS ENERGY RAW MATERIAL
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Chestnut-Derived Activated Carbon as a Prospective Material for Energy Storage
PublicationIn this work, we present the preparation and characterization of biomass-derived activatedcarbon (AC) in view of its application as electrode material for electrochemical capacitors. Porouscarbons are prepared by pyrolysis of chestnut seeds and subsequent activation of the obtainedbiochar. We investigate here two activation methods, namely, physical by CO2and chemical usingKOH. Morphology, structure and specific surface area (SSA)...
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Thermal Energy Storage with PCMs in Shell-and-Tube Units: A Review
PublicationThe paper presents a survey of the experimental and numerical studies of shell-and-tube systems in which phase change material (PCM) is used. Due to the multitude of design solutions for shell-and-tube systems, the emphasis is placed on double-tube (DT), triplex-tube (TT), and multitube (MT) units. Additionally, only single-pass systems are considered. Particular attention is paid to the method of heat transfer intensification....
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Space and High Energy Experiments Advanced Electronic Systems 2012
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Metrological Aspects of Accelerator Technology and High Energy Physics Experiments
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Electronic excitation energy migration in partly ordered polymeric films
PublicationWieloetapowa migracja energii pomiędzy podłużnymi fluoroforami (karbocyjaniny) w osiowo rozciąganych foliach polimerowych była studiowana na podstawie pomiarów anizotropii emisji i symulacji Monte Carlo. W przeciwieństwie do układów nieuporządkowanych pokazano eksperymentalnie, że stężeniowa depolaryzacja fluorescencji w osiowo orientowanych foliach jest ekstremalnie słaba, mimo tego, że zachodzi zjawisko migracji energii. Opierając...
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The high-energy critical minimum in elastic electron scattering by argon.
PublicationZostało zbadane położenie wysokoenergetycznego minimum krytycznego w rozpraszaniu elektronów na argonie. W celu przeprowadzenia dyskusji zachowania się czynnego przekroju różniczkowego w okolicy minimum krytycznego przeprowadzono analizę położenia minimum zarówno dla energii, jak i kątów.