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The preparation and evaluation of core-shell magnetic dummy-template molecularly imprinted polymers for preliminary recognition of the low-mass polybrominated diphenyl ethers from aqueous solutions
PublicationThe design, preparation process, binding abilities, morphological characteristic and prospective field of application of dummy-template magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (DMMIP) for preliminary recognition of the selected low-mass polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE-47 and PBDE-99) from aquatic environment were investigated. The surface of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanopowder (50-100 nm particles size) was modified with tetraethoxysilane...
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Leveraging food waste for electricity: A low-carbon approach in energy sector for mitigating climate change and achieving net zero emission in Hong Kong (China)
PublicationIn recent years, food waste has been a global concern that contributes to climate change. To deal with the rising impacts of climate change, in Hong Kong, food waste is converted into electricity in the framework of low-carbon approach. This work provides an overview of the conversion of food waste into electricity to achieve carbon neutrality. The production of methane and electricity from waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion are...
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Low-cost and reliable geometry scaling of compact microstrip couplers with respect to operating frequency, power split ratio, and dielectric substrate parameters
PublicationA technique for rapid re-design of miniaturised microstrip couplers with respect to operating conditions as well as material parameters of the dielectric substrate is proposed. The dimension scaling process is based on a set of pre-optimised reference designs, obtained for an equivalent circuit model of the coupler at hand. The reference designs are utilised to construct an inverse surrogate model which – upon suitable correction...
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Low-Cost and Highly-Accurate Behavioral Modeling of Antenna Structures by Means of Knowledge-Based Domain-Constrained Deep Learning Surrogates
PublicationThe awareness and practical benefits of behavioral modeling methods have been steadily growing in the antenna engineering community over the last decade or so. Undoubtedly, the most important advantage thereof is a possibility of a dramatic reduction of computational expenses associated with computer-aided design procedures, especially those relying on full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations. In particular, the employment of...
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Low-cost multiband compact branch-line coupler design using response features and automated EM model fidelity adjustment
PublicationDesign closure of compact microwave components is a challenging problem because of significant electromagnetic (EM) cross-couplings in densely arranged layouts. A separate issue is a large number of designable parameters resulting from replacement of conventional transmission line sections by compact microstrip resonant cells. This increases complexity of the design optimization problem and requires employment of expensive high-fidelity...
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Encapsulation of Amikacin into Microparticles Based on Low-Molecular-Weight Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(lactic acid-co-polyethylene glycol)
PublicationThe aim of this study was to fabricate novel microparticles (MPs) for efficient and long-term delivery of amikacin (AMI). The emulsification method proposed for encapsulating AMI employed low-molecular-weight poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(lactic acid-co-polyethylene glycol) (PLA−PEG), both supplemented with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The diameters of the particles obtained were determined as less than 30 μm. Based on an in-vitro...
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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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Power grid frequency measurement in LabVIEW environment using the least mean squares method to signal phase approximation in the presence of noise
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Problems of the starting and operating of hydraulic components and systems in low ambient temperature (Part II)
PublicationPodczas rozruchu zespołów hydraulicznych w warunkach szoku termicznego dochodzi do dynamicznej zmiany wymiarów elementów tych zespołów. Odkształcenia elementów powodują zmianę efektywnego luzu między współpracującymi elementami. Na zmiany luzu ma pływ między innymi: różnica temperatur pomiędzy gorącym olejem a zimnym zespołem hydraulicznym, natężeniem przepływu czynnika roboczego, konstrukcji zespołu, rodzaju materiału i kształtu...
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Determination of ability of machines with hydraulic drive during start-up in low ambient temperatures
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono sposoby określania zdatności maszyn z napędem hydraulicznym podczas rozruchu w niskich temperaturach otoczenia. Przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych i symulacji komputerowej nagrzewania się układów maszyny roboczych i zespołów hydraulicznych podczas rozruchu w warunkach szoku termicznego.
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Economic growth and role of medium and low tech industries versus high tech industries
PublicationRozdział w monografii stanowiący kompleksową analizę wpływu oraz roli sektora niskich oraz średnich technologii we wzroście gospodarczym. Rola tych 2 sektorów jest przeciwstawiona roli sektora wysokich technologii we wzroście gospodarczym. Autorzy przeprowadzają analizę dla krajów OECD.
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Combustion of low calorific fuel at room and high temperature and at different oxygen content in the oxidizer
PublicationPraca przedstawia wyniki badań spalania paliwa niskokalorycznego powstałego w wyniku gazyfikacji biomasy. Badania prowadzono w temperaturze pokojowej oraz w warunkach typowych dla technologii HiTAC, tj. w temperaturze powyżej samozapłonu paliwa i przy różnej zawartości tlenu w utleniaczu. Wykazano możliwość wykorzystania technologii HiTAC do spalania takich paliw.
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Problems of the starting and operating of hydraulic components and systems in low ambient temperature (Part I)
PublicationW artykule przestawnie są problemy rozruchu i działania zespołów i układów hydraulicznych w niskich temperaturach otoczenia. Z tych powodów autor przebadał hydrauliczne zespoły i układy w warunkach szoku termicznego (oziębione zespoły zasilano gorącym czynnikiem roboczym). Określono parametry rozruchu w tych warunkach kilku zespołów oraz układów hydraulicznych, przy których ich eksploatacja jest bezpieczna. Badania eksperymentalne...
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Chemistry induced by low-energy electrons in condensed multilayers of pure small organic acids
PublicationPrzedstawiono reakcje indukowane przez niskoenergetyczne elektrony (0.7 - 20 eV) w kondensowanych warstwach kwasu mrówkowego (HCOOH), częściowo deuterowanego kwasu octowego (CH3COOD) oraz kwasu trifluorooctowego (CF3COOD).
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Spectral analysis of nonstationary low-frequency magnetic-field emissions from ship's power
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Design and Simulation Verification of Low Power Wireless Charging Battery System for Electric Bicycle
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Low-Field NMR Study of Shortcake Biscuits with Cricket Powder, and Their Nutritional and Physical Characteristics
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Low Field NMR Studies of Wheat Bread Enriched with Potato Juice During Staling
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Microstructural evolution of 6061 aluminium alloy subjected to static and dynamic compression at low temperature
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In situ insight into the low-temperature promotion of ZIF-67 in electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction
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Low-temperature synthesis of zeolite from perlite waste — Part II: characteristics of the products
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Low temperature CVD growth of graphene nano-flakes directly on high K dielectrics
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Fiber - optic low-coherence tomography system for visualization of internal structure of ceramic materials
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono światłowodowy system dwuwymiarowej wizualizacji niejednorodnych struktur warstw ceramicznych. Omówiono projekt i fizyczną realizację układu wykorzystującego optyczną, niskokoherentną reflektometrię optyczną, która umożliwia niedestrukcyjne obrazowanie wewnętrznych struktur różnych materiałów. W pracy przedstawiono przykładowe wyniki pomiarów wewnętrznych warstw LSFO.
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Blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol lowering for prevention of strokes and cognitive decline
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Hydrothermal dewatering of low-rank coals: Influence on the properties and combustion characteristics of the solid products
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Influence of hydrothermal treatment on selenium emission-reduction and transformation from low-ranked coal
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Damage to Model DNA Fragments from Very Low-Energy (<1 eV) Electrons
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Low temperature removal of SO2 traces from air by MgO-loaded porous carbons
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Waste tire rubber as low-cost and environmentally-friendly modifier in thermoset polymers – A review
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Initial Stages of Angiosperm Greening Monitored by Low-Temperature Fluorescence Spectra and Fluorescence Lifetimes
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Response of a New Low-Coherence Fabry-Perot Sensor to Hematocrit Levels in Human Blood
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Thermomechanical reclaiming of ground tire rubber via extrusion at low temperature: Efficiency and limits
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Measurement of selected characteristics of low-coherence optical signal sources for optical coherence tomography
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The effect of a low ambient temperature on the cold-start emissions and fuel consumption of passenger cars
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Universal Modular Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator for Small Low-Head Hydropower Plants
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Low-Loss Mechanically Tunable Resonator and Phase Shifters in Groove Gap Waveguide Technology
PublicationThis research is focused on the design and realization of high-performance high-power variable phase shifters in groove gap waveguide technology. Specifically, it is shown that the unique characteristic of groove gap waveguides, which is its proper operation without the need for electrical connection between the top and bottom sections of the waveguide, can be used to design mechanically tunable devices. Using the proposed method,...
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Uniform sampling in constrained domains for low-cost surrogate modeling of antenna input characteristics
PublicationIn this letter, a design of experiments technique that permits uniform sampling in constrained domains is proposed. The discussed method is applied to generate training data for construction of fast replacement models (surrogates) of antenna input characteristics. The modeling process is design-oriented with the surrogate domain spanned by a set of reference designs optimized with respect to the performance figures and/or operating...
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Domain segmentation for low-cost surrogate-assisted multi-objective design optimisation of antennas
PublicationAbstract: Information regarding the best possible design trade-offs of an antenna structure can be obtained through multiobjective optimisation (MO). Unfortunately, MO is extremely challenging if full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation models are used for performance evaluation. Yet, for the majority of contemporary antennas, EM analysis is the only tool that ensures reliability. This study introduces a procedure for accelerated...
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Normalized Partial Scattering Cross Section for Performance Evaluation of Low-Observability Scattering Structures
PublicationThe development of diffusion metasurfaces created new opportunities to elevate the stealthiness of combat aircraft. Despite the potential significance of metasurfaces, their rigorous design methodologies are still lacking, especially in the context of meticulous control over the scattering of electromagnetic (EM) waves through geometry parameter tuning. Another practical issue is insufficiency of the existing performance metrics,...
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Speed observer of induction machine based on backstepping and sliding mode for low‐speed operation
PublicationThis paper presents a speed observer design based on backstepping and slidingmode approaches. The inputs to the observer are the stator current and thevoltage vector components. This observer structure is extended to the integra-tors. The observer stabilizing functions contain the appropriate sliding surfaceswhich result from the Lyapunov function. The rotor angular speed is obtainedfrom the non‐adaptive formula with a sliding...
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Waste tire rubber as low-cost and environmentally-friendly modifier in thermoset polymers – a review
PublicationNowadays, waste tire rubber (WTR) management is a growing and serious problem. Therefore, research works focused on the development of cost-effective and environmentally-friendly methods of WTR recycling are fully justified. Incorporation of WTR into polymer matrices and composite materials attracts much attention, because this approach allows sustainable development of industrially applicable waste tires recycling technologies....
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Low cost real time UAV stereo photogrammetry modelling technique – accuracy considerations
PublicationThe paper presents accuracy considerations regarding three 3D modelling techniques. The tested new consumer type stereo camera (ZED 3D Stereolabs) has been implemented info an aerial mapping system, on board micro air vehicle MAV) and tested object has been mapped using a real-time photogrammetry with original real-time software application. The evaluated results has been compared with model gained with a state of art unmanned...
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Design and optimization of a novel miniaturized low-profile circularly polarized wide-slot antenna
PublicationThis paper presents a novel structure of a compact circularly polarized (CP) antenna. CP is obtained using a parasitic quasi-rectangular strip placed coplanar to the feedline. A ground plane perturbation combined with the asymmetric geometry of the coplanar waveguide ground planes is utilized to excite additional CP modes. All antenna dimensions are rigorously optimized to achieve the best possible performance in terms of the impedance...
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Low-energy electron scattering from molecular hydrogen: Excitation of the X1Σg+ to b3Σu+ transition
PublicationWe present time-of-flight differential cross-section measurements and convergent close-coupling calculations of differential cross sections for the electron-impact excitation of the X 1 g + → b 3 u + transition in molecular hydrogen. A part of this work was recently published [M. Zawadzki et al., Phys. Rev. A 97, 050702(R) (2018)]. In this work, agreement between theory and experiment is excellent overall, and marks a transition...
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Microemulsion Delivery Systems with Low Surfactant Concentrations: Optimization of Structure and Properties by Glycol Cosurfactants
PublicationExtensive use of microemulsions as delivery systems raises interest in the safe ingredients that can form such systems. Here, we assessed the use of two glycols, i.e., propylene glycol and pentylene glycol, and their mixtures to manipulate the properties and structure of microemulsions. Obtained systems with glycols were extensively characterized in terms of capacity to incorporate water phase, droplet size, polydispersity, structure...
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An automated, low-latency environment for studying the neural basis of behavior in freely moving rats
PublicationBackground Behavior consists of the interaction between an organism and its environment, and is controlled by the brain. Brain activity varies at sub-second time scales, but behavioral measures are usually coarse (often consisting of only binary trial outcomes). Results To overcome this mismatch, we developed the Rat Interactive Foraging Facility (RIFF): a programmable interactive arena for freely moving rats with multiple feeding...
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The effect of low energy impact on the tensile strength of coated and uncoated glass particulate composites.
PublicationPrzedstawiono model teoretyczny pozwalający przewidywać poudarową wytrzymałość na rozciąganie w funkcji parametrów materiałowych i budowy kompozytu. Określono eksperymentalnie poudarową wytrzymałość na ściskanie kompozytów zbrojonych ciągłym włóknem szklanym w osnowie żywicy epoksydowej napełnianej mikrokulkami szklanymi w celu obniżenia skłonności do powstawania dużych zniszczeń przy udarze o niskiej energii. Wyniki eksperymentalnie...
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Random components influence on the values characterising periodic disturbances in low voltage supply lines.
PublicationAnalizowano wpływ składowych losowych na wielkości charakteryzujących zaburzenia okresowe w napięciu zasilania na przykładzie współczynnika zawartości harmonicznych (THD). Zaprezentowano sposób wyznaczania niepewności pomiaru współczynnika THD, uwzględniający występowanie korelacji pomiędzy składową podstawową i kolejnymi harmonicznymi napięcia sieci a także między poszczególnymi harmonicznymi. Przedstawiono analizę wyników z pomiarów...
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1.2V low-power four-quadrant CMOS transconductance multiplier operating in saturation region.
PublicationW pracy opisano niskomocową strukturę układową liniowego transkonduktancyjnego mnożnika czteroćwiartkowego pracującego w zakresie nasycenia. Układ analizowano z uwzględnieniem standardowego 0,35-mikrometrowego procesu CMOS. Przeprowadzone symulacje przy pomocy programu SPICE wykazały wysoką liniowość w odniesieniu do obu wejść sterujących X, Y. Np. dla sygnału harmonicznego 1 MHz; 0,3Vp-p na wejściu Y uzyskano zniekształcenia...
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MPEG-7-based low level descriptor effectiveness in the automatic musical sound classification.
PublicationCelem referatu jest określenie, które z parametrów opisowych MPEG-7 są najbardziej przydatne w klasyfikacji dźwięków instrumentów muzycznych. Określana jest wysokość dźwięku a następnie wyznaczane są wartości parametrów zawartych w standardzie MPEG-7. Otrzymany wektor parametrów poddawany jest analizie statystycznej w celu wyeliminowania danych nadmiarowych. Do celów automatycznej klasyfikacji i testów zaprojektowano dwa systemy...