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Augmenting digital documents with negotiation capability
PublicationActive digital documents are not only capable of performing various operations using their internal functionality and external services, accessible in the environment in which they operate, but can also migrate on their own over a network of mobile devices that provide dynamically changing execution contexts. They may imply conflicts between preferences of the active document and the device the former wishes to execute on. In the...
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Digital Government and Administrative Burden Reduction
PublicationAdministrative burden represents the costs to businesses, citizens and the administration itself of complying with government regulations and procedures. The burden tends to increase with new forms of public governance that rely less on direct decisions and actions undertaken by traditional government bureaucracies, and more on government creating and regulating the environment for other, non-state actors to jointly address public...
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Digital government evolution: From transformation to contextualization
PublicationThe Digital Government landscape is continuously changing to reflect how governments are trying to find innovative digital solutions to social, economic, political and other pressures, and how they transform themselves in the process. Understanding and predicting such changes is important for policymakers, government executives, researchers and all those who prepare, make, implement or evaluate Digital Government decisions. This...
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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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Quality control procedures in Pomeranian Digital Library
PublicationThis paper concerns a quality control in digital libraries projects. At first, general goals of such projects are presented together with some restrictions concerning non-commercial projects. Then some quality factors for digital objects are presented. Finally, a quality control model for Pomeranian Digital Library (PDL) is proposed. The model assumes three levels of quality control and takes into account specific features of PDL....
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Digital technologies and women's empowerment – casting the bridges
PublicationThis work briefly discusses the nexuses between digital technology development and adoption across societies, and its potential impact on overall welfare through women’s economic empowerment. In the first section it sets out the context and background. Next, Section 2 demonstrates the state of access to and the use of digital technologies across the world. Section 3 intends to trace the causal links and channels of digital technologies'...
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Digital Public Service Innovation: Framework Proposal
PublicationThis paper proposes the Digital Public Service Innovation Framework that extends the "standard" provision of digital public services according to the emerging, enhanced, transactional and connected stages underpinning the United Nations Global e-Government Survey, with seven example "innovations" in digital public service delivery -- transparent, participatory, anticipatory, personalized, co-created, context-aware and context-smart....
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The development of an underwater telephone for digital communication purposes
PublicationThe underwater telephone HTL-10 has been designed to provide voice and data communication between helicopter and submarines using acoustic waves. It works in a half-duplex mode and uses analogue power-efficient modulation in the form of a single side-band, suppressed carrier, in a wide range of frequencies. It generates the transmitted signal, and processes the received signals. It is implemented with the use of digital signal...
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Digital Control System of the Wavemaker in the Towing Tank
PublicationThe paper describes a digital control system of the rigid flap wavemaker in a towing tank in CTO S.A. Ship Design and Research Centre. The control system is based on an 8-bit AVR microcontroller and consists of two cascading PID controllers. The digital system replaced the previous analogue system from 1974 and has been integrated with the existing sensors and actuators of the wavemaker. The new control system allows to obtain...
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The Digital Tissue and Cell Atlas and the Virtual Microscope
PublicationWith the cooperation of the CI TASK (Center of lnformatics Tri-Citry Academic Supercomputer and network) and the Gdańsk University of Technology, the Medical University of Gdańsk undertook the creation of the Digital Tissue and Cell Atlas and the Virtual Microscope for the needs of the Bridge of Data project. In the beginning, an extensive collection of histological and cytological slides was carefully selected and prepared by...
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Application of Maximum-Length Sequences to impulse response measurement of hydroacoustic communications systems
PublicationThere is a growing interest in digital transmission of telemetry data on ultrasonic waves. The dependence of signal attenuation on squared frequency, specific to the hy-droacoustic systems, induces problems that do not exist in monochromatic, narrowband radio communications systems. For adapting the transmission parameters to current propagation conditions, a precise knowledge of instantaneous changes of channel performances is...
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Approximation of Fractional Order Dynamic Systems Using Elman, GRU and LSTM Neural Networks
PublicationIn the paper, authors explore the possibility of using the recurrent neural networks (RNN) - Elman, GRU and LSTM - for an approximation of the solution of the fractional-orders differential equations. The RNN network parameters are estimated via optimisation with the second order L-BFGS algorithm. It is done based on data from four systems: simple first and second fractional order LTI systems, a system of fractional-order point...
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Which digital games are appropriate for our children?
PublicationChapter contains advice on which digital games are accessible for children with diverse impairments. It providess a process for choosing the device, the game and adjusting it. It might be of use for therapists, techers and caregivers.
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Digital Government as Implementation Means for Sustainable Development Goals
PublicationOne of the challenges for implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the measurement of indicators that represent progress towards such goals. Measuring such progress enables data-driven decision-making and management of SDG-relevant projects and strategies. The premise of this research is that measuring such indicators depends on measuring so-called means of implementation, i.e. activities that directly contribute to...
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Digital phase-location system for marine applications
PublicationThis paper presents concept and implementation of digital phase-location system, designed as a navigational aid for marine applications. Main feature of proposed system is the ability to work in both synchronous mode, with one master station and set of slave stations synchronized with master, and in asynchronous mode with independent clocking of all stations.
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Data visualization of marine objects on digital maps
PublicationThe paper presents the implementation of two multithreaded applications for data visualization of marine objects written in C#, designed to run on operator consoles with 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 OS. The article describes the most important functionality and features of the developed C# .NET user controls for data visualization on digital maps and in the configurable tables.
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE EVOLUTION OF DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS OF EXHIBITION SPACE ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE MUSEUM'S BUILDING
PublicationThe paper deals with the architecture of museums as dependent on the ways of lighting the exhibition space. The work focuses on the analysis of the influence of daylighting systems on shaping the museum's architecture in the period from the Renaissance to modern times. The method of work includes studying literature and the case study of the objects characteristic of the presented concepts and lighting systems. The results of the...
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Online Sound Restoration for Digital Library Applications
PublicationA system for sound restoration was conceived and engineered having the following features: no special sound restoration software is needed to perform audio restoration by the user, the process of restoration employs automatic reduction of noise, wow and impulse distortions performed in the online mode, no skills in digital signal processing from the user are needed. The principles of the created system and its features as well...
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Digital Photogrammetry in the Analysis of the Ventricles' Shape and Size
PublicationThis article presents spatial analyzes conducted to assess the potential of ReMake software to be used for medical purposes, with emphasis on the analysis of the shape and dimensions of the ventricles. To achieve this goal, the length of the sections measured with the ReMake and Image Master programs have been compared. RMS error was on the level of 1.2 mm. In addition to indicating the appropriateness of using this software, there...
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Querying the digital database of musical documents
PublicationW rozdziale zaprezentowano program Melody Explorer służący do formułowania zapytań dla bazy danych dokumentów muzycznych. Przedstawiono problemy związane z konwersją informacji wprowadzanych przez użytkownika na zapis nutowy. Zaproponowano ulepszenia istniejących rozwiązań mające na celu poprawę dokładności i stabilności systemu. Oprócz cyfrowego zapisu dźwięku również podany przez użytkownika rytm melodii wykorzystywany jest do...
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Digital Fashion Competences: A Longitudinal Study
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Decisional DNA applied to digital TV
PublicationPrzedstawiono nowoczesną koncepcje integracji decyzyjnego DNA z telewizją cyfrową w celu pozyskiwania wiedzy o oglądalności poszczególnych programów.
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The development of Decisional DNA digital TV
PublicationZaproponowano koncepcje opartej na wiedzy i doswiadczeniu telewizji cyfrowej z wbudowanym decyzyjnym DNA.
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Digital document life cycle development
PublicationPrzedstawiono model DDLC wytwarzania interaktywnych dokumentów cyfrowych z ich pierwowzorów papierowych. Model DDLC opracowany w ramach 5 PR UE IST-2002-33441 MEMORIAL wyróżnia 6 faz i odpowiednie grupy funkcjonalności narzędzi do ich realizacji. Cykl wytwarzanie realizuje politykę całkowitej kontroli jakości, wykorzystującej specjalnie opracowaną metodę Visual GQM.
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On using digital photos in a structure rehabilitation.
PublicationPraca dotyczy metody optycznego pomiaru ugięć w konstrukcjach inżynierskich na podstawie fotografii cyfrowych.
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Architectural education and digital tools: the challenges and opportunities
PublicationEnriching architectural education with digital tools is the subject of this article. Such tools can create, support and visualise architecture. The focus in this article is on an interdisciplinary approach to media architecture (allowing variable visual content of architectural objects) and interactivity (user-space communication), revealing new possibilities in terms of human perception. The results of a survey on media architecture...
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Verification of a Novel Method of Detecting Faults in Medium-Voltage Systems with Covered Conductors
PublicationThis paper describes the use of new methods of detecting faults in medium-voltage overhead lines built of covered conductors. The methods mainly address such faults as falling of a conductor, contacting a conductor with a tree branch, or falling a tree branch across three phases of a medium-voltage conductor. These faults cannot be detected by current digital relay protection systems. Therefore, a new system that can detect the...
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When digital government matters for tourism: a stakeholder analysis
PublicationDespite the importance of governance processes for destination management and the impact of digital technology on such processes, surprisingly little academic research has explored the use of digital technology to transform public governance in the tourism sector. This conceptual paper fills this gap by conducting a digital government stakeholder analysis for the tourism sector using the digital government evolution model as its...
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Digital transformation and economic growth - DESI improvement and implementation
PublicationThe paper aims to improve the methodology of the Digital Economic and Society Index (DESI), the European Commission’s newest index to assess the development of the digital economy. In particular, we investigate whether methodological changes to the structure of DESI improve its ability to capture the digital transformation of EU economies. Using the sensitivity- based analysis, we check whether the selection of weights of individual...
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DoA Estimation Using Reconfigurable Antennas in Millimiter-Wave Frequency 5G Systems
PublicationTo achieve low latency and high throughputs, future 5G systems will have to utilize complex antenna systems able to provide beamforming and direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation capabilities. Most of the concepts available in the literature rely on analog or digital beamforming, which is well developed and can be used both at a base station and in a user terminal. However, in applications, in which...
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Digitalization of Building Site Management in the Construction Industry
PublicationWith Industry 4.0, a digital transformation has started in the construction industry. However, 4.0 technologies have difficulties in the integration of digital systems due to the diversity and complexity of the processes in the construction industry. Multidisciplinary work in architectural projects and the need for high productivity require digital renovation planning in the construction industry. The application of the technologies...
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Digital Audio Broadcasting or Webcasting: A Network Quality Perspective
PublicationIn recent years, many alternative technologies of delivering audio content have emerged, with different advantages and disadvantages. In this paper pros and cons of digital audio broadcasting and webcasting transmission techniques in a network quality perspective are described. A case study of user expectations with respect to currently available services is analyzed, and the perceived quality of real digital broadcasted and webcasted...
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Semantic Driven Table Understanding in Born-Digital Documents
PublicationThis paper presents a new approach to table understanding, suitable for born-digital PDF documents. Advance beyond the current state of the art in table understanding is provided by the proposed reverse MVC method, which takes advantage of only partial logic structure loss (degradation) in born-digital PDF documents, as opposed to unrecoverable loss (deterioration) taking place in scan based PDF documents.
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Reliable Document-Centric Processing in Loosely Coupled Email-Based Systems
PublicationEmail is a simple way to exchange digital documents of any kind. The Mobile INteractive Document architecture (MIND) enables self-coordination and self-steering of document agent systems based on commonly available email services. In this paper, a mechanism for providing integrity and reliability of such an email based agent system is proposed to cope with message soft or hard bounces, user interrupts, and other unexpected events....
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Digital Fingerprinting based on Quaternion Encryption for Image Transmission
PublicationIn this paper a new digital fingerprinting scheme for images is proposed. A proposed method is based on quaternion encryption with Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode of operation. Quaternions are hyper-complex numbers of rank 4 and thus often applied to mechanics in three-dimensional space. The encryption algorithm is designed for grey-tone images. For purpose of encryption, the algorithm uses the rotation of data vectors presented...
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In-ADC, Rank-Order Filter for Digital Pixel Sensors
PublicationThis paper presents a new implementation of the rank-order filter, which is established on a parallel-operated array of single-slope (SS) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The SS ADCs use an “on-the-ramp processing” technique, i.e., filtration is performed along with analog-to-digital conversion, so the final states of the converters represent a filtered image. A proof-of-concept 64 × 64 array of SS ADCs, integrated with MOS...
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Implementation of the digital receiver in multibeam long-range sonar
PublicationThe article presents the implementation of a digital receiver in multibeam long - range sonar. Developed by the authors of the article, the implementation was part of sonar modernisation on large Polish Navy ships. The article explains the structure of the receiver, its design details and requirements affecting the architecture. The technical solutions regarding the equipment and signal processing algorithms for determining receiving...
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Network effects—do they matter for digital technologies diffusion?
PublicationPurpose The main research target of this paper is to capture the network effects using the case of mobile cellular telephony, identified in European telecommunication markets, and its determinants enhancing the process of digital technologies diffusion. Design/methodology/approach This research relies on panel and dynamic panel regression analysis. The empirical sample covers 30 European countries, and the period for the analysis...
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Problems with microprocessor voltage-to-frequency and frequency-to-voltage converters implementation
PublicationThe article presents the problems of digital voltage-to-frequency and frequency-to-voltage processing. Transducer systems implemented in microprocessor technology are presented, the timing of signals and functioning algorithms are discussed. An analysis of processing errors has been performed and the results of experimental studies of realized systems are presented.
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Digitalization and digital skills development patterns. Evidence for European countries
PublicationThis chapter contextualizes the digitalization process and the digital skills concept. It discusses the very process of technology diffusion, emphasizing several unique features of digital technologies that make them globally available. Next, it turns to the digital skills concept, clarifying how and why they reshape the societal and economic landscape. It also briefly addresses the digital divide and skill-biased technological...
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Digital hearing aid with time and spectral transposition.
PublicationNastępstwem uruchomienia w Polsce, prowadzonych na szeroką skalę, badań przesiewowych słuchu jest konieczność zaoferowania pomocy osobom cierpiącym na niedosłuch poprzez leczenie i protetykę słuchu. Tymczasem, aktualnie oferowane rozwiązania aparatów słuchowych nie są w stanie sprostać niektórym specjalistycznym potrzebom aparatowania, m. in.: najmłodszych dzieci, osób pracujących w hałasie, pilotów wojskowych oraz osób korzystających...
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New digital aids for pateints after laryngectomy
PublicationPowrót do prawidłowej komunikacji z otoczeniem pacjentów po laryngektomii jest możliwy poprzez wykształcenie zastępczej mowy przełykowej lub gardłowej a w pozostałych przypadkach, kiedy się to nie udaje, poprzez zastosowanie elektronicznych protez (wibratorów szyjnych) wprowadzających w drgania tkanki dna jamy ustnej i szyi. Nawet, gdy dochodzi do wykształcenia mowy zastępczej, jakość mowy artykułowanej przełykowo jak i artykułowanej...
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Digital techniques for noise reduction in CCD detectors
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Remote current measurement with FPGA digital processing
PublicationThe work presents an implementation of a modular measurement and control systemthat controls variants of mains supply of 230V electrical equipment. The system allowsto supervise power consumption in the office electronic equipment. The system detectsthe instant of the reduced power consumption by a device and makes possible itsswitch-off in order to reduce energy cost. The current is measured with integratedcurrent/voltage converters....
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Decomposing Cavities in Digital Volumes into Products of Cycles
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Workload Assessment Predictability for Digital Human Models
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Digital mono-pulse method in cylindrical antena.
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje metodę poprawy dokładności namiaru w wielowiązkowym sonarze z anteną cylindryczną. Metoda oparta jest na metodzie monopulsowej, wykorzystywanej w radarach i sonarach. Metoda zapewnia dobrą dokładność namiaru dla pojedynczego impulsu sondującego. Jedyna modyfikacja w stosunku do metody oryginalnej polega na wytworzeniu dwóch odchylonych wiązek i wykonaniu prostych obliczeń. Symulacja komputerowa dowodzi , że uzyskanie...
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RESTful atomic services for distributed digital libraries
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A digital cartographic source for numerical models in hydrology
PublicationAutorzy prowadzą analizę wykorzystania i przydatności cyfrowych danych kartograficznych w rozwiązywaniu przestrzennych zagadnień hydrologicznych. Szczególne znaczenie dla prowadzonych analiz mają DTM i DEM. Są one źródłem bezpośrednich wielkości wejściowych modelu hydrologicznego i dodatkowo pozwalają na szersze możliwości prezentacji otrzymanego rozwiązania.
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Evaluation of semantic and social technologies for digital libraries
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki eksperymentu mającego na celu ocenę efektywności wykorzystywania semantycznych bibliotek cyfrowych, w których projekcie uwzględniono wiedzę z zakresu budowy i funkcjonowania sieci społecznych. Stwierdzono, że zarówno satysfakcja wykorzystywania tak zaprojektowanych bibliotek, ale także efektywność znajdowania dzięki nim właściwych rozwiązań, jest wyższa niż w biblitekach nie uwzględniających tego czynnika.