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Determination of EC50 toxicity data of selected heavy metals toward heterocypris incongruens and their comparison to "direct-contact" and microbiotests
PublicationW artykule omówiono czułość organizmu Heterocypris incongruens wobec metali ciężkich. Pomimo iż test Ostracodtoxkit F jest dostępny hadlowo na rynku od wielu lat to brak jest danych na temat czułości i selektywności tego organizmu, a dane na ten temat są niezbędne podczas interpretowania wyników oznaczeń toksyczności chronicznej próbek gleb i osadów. Wyniki LC50 oraz EC50 zostały też porównane z danymi innych handlowo dostępnych...
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Biomagnification of mercury in trophic relation of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and fish in the Vistula Lagoon, Poland
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki oznaczeń rtęci całkowitej w wybranych tkankach kormorana czarnego oraz tkankach wybranych gatunków ryb. W badaniach wykorzystano technikę zimnych par spektrometrii absorpcji atomowej (CVAAS). Stwierdzono korelacje między poziomami zawartości rtęci w poszczególnych tkankach kormorana. Obliczono wartosci współczynnika biowzmocnienia dla każdego rodzaju badanych próbek.
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Influence of water salinity on corrosion risk - the case of the southern Baltic Sea coast.
PublicationWater corrosivity in Gdansk Bay, Poland, the southern part of the Baltic Sea, was investigated. The analysed region is heavily industrialized, and the coastline is very diverse. Twenty-seven test points along the coastline were selected. Water parameters such as salinity, total dissolved solids content, resistivity, conductivity, oxygenation, pH and corrosion rate were determined. The results of the investigation are presented....
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A comprehensive review of climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation on environmental and natural calamities in Pakistan
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Estimating the pollution characteristics and health risks of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in urban-industrial soils in the Indus basin, Pakistan
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Is the soil quality monitoring an effective tool in consumers’ protection of agricultural crops from cadmium soil contamination?—a case of the Silesia region (Poland)
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Incorporating Iris, Fingerprint and Face Biometric for Fraud Prevention in e-Passports Using Fuzzy Vault
PublicationA unified frame work which provides a higher security level to e-passports is proposed. This framework integrates face, iris and fingerprint images. It involves three layers of security: the first layer maps a biometric image to another biometric image which is called biostego image. Three mapping schemes are proposed: the first scheme maps single biometric image to single biostego image, the second scheme maps dual biometric images...
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Analysis of the Ways to Identify Rail Running Surface Defects by Means of Vibration Signals
PublicationTh e article discusses a preliminary concept of a method enabling the identifi cation of chosen rail running surface defects, such as squats, spalling, and running surface defects, by analysing the parameters of vibration signals. It features a description of the methodology of the conducted tests, the scope thereof, and the selection of the measurement points with specifi c defect types. Th e article covers selected results of...
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Detection and Imaging of Debonding in Adhesive Joints of Concrete Beams Strengthened with Steel Plates Using Guided Waves and Weighted Root Mean Square
PublicationStrengthening of engineering structures is an important issue, especially for elements subjected to variable loads. In the case of concrete beams or slabs, one of the most popular approaches assumes mounting an external reinforcement in the form of steel or composite elements by structural adhesives. A significant disadvantage of adhesive joints is the lack of access to the adhesive film for visual condition assessment, thus, there...
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Small city and a bridge. Landscape perspective
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to present the problems connected with the location of big infrastructure objects; like bridges; in close neighbourhood to the small cities located in valuable environment and landscape; and the ways to minimize the potential threats. The case study of the small town Wyszogrod in central Poland will be presented to illustrate the values of the environment and landscape; which could have been easily destroyed...
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Wpływ drążenia pionowego w silikatowych elementach murowych na nośność kotew wklejanych
PublicationThe article is showing results of measurements of the effectiveness of the assembly anchor of inmates glued in in sunk vertically lime-sandy blocks. Examinations were performed for cases of the assembly anchor in different fragments of blocks: in part fullwall, in an axis of symmetry and on the edge of the aperture vertical. An influence of the location of places of settling was examined anchor to the way of the forming of uniting...
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Bending Moment Control and Weight Optimization in Space Structures by Adding Extra Members in the Optimal Locations
PublicationThis paper investigates the reduction of bending moment in critical members by adding some extra members in the optimum location. Instead of enlarging the size of members to resist the moment, eight additional members are added in the optimum location to reduce the bending moment in the critical members. The total weight of the proposed structure with extra members is less than that of the original structure that resists the induced...
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A method of risk and safety assessment during the ship salvage using the hazard, release and consequence analysis = Metoda oceny ryzyka i bezpieczeństwa w czasie ratowania statku uszkodzonego przy użyciu analizy zagrożeń, uwolnień i konsekwencji wypadku
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metody oceny bezpieczeństwa statków w stanie uszkodzonym proponowane przez IMO. Przedstawiono proponowaną metodę oceny bezpieczeństwa statku w stanie uszkodzonym. Opisano podstawowe elementy analizy ryzyka wraz z modelem ryzyka nieprzetrwania katastrofy przez statek.
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Locating and Identifying Ferromagnetic Objects
PublicationThe new non-iterative method of determining the dipole moment and location is presented in this paper. The algorithm of an object's localization and identification was achieved by using numerical calculations and approximation method. The arbitrary shapes of an object were assumed in the identification algorithm - axially symmetric spheroid (a prolate and an oblate). Several examples of localization and identification of an object's...
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Locating and Identifying Ferromagnetic Objects
PublicationThe new non-iterative method of determining the dipole moment and location is presented in this paper. The algorithm of an object's localization and identification was achieved by using numerical calculations and approximation method. The arbitrary shapes of an object were assumed in the identification algorithm - axially symmetric spheroid (a prolate and an oblate). Several examples of localization and identification of an object's...
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Shaping the new face of the Imperial Shipyard in Gdańsk
PublicationThe main purpose of the article is to present the transformation process of the urban complex known as the Imperial Shipyard in Gdańsk. Its rich history and interesting location on the waterfront of the city as well as its proximity to the very centre makes this area a much sought-after location for the new urban development project, which is part of the wider new district in the city centre of Gdańsk – the Young City. The article...
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A Probe into the Corrosion Behavior of a WE43B Magnesium Alloy in a Simulated Body Fluid using Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
PublicationWE43B is one of the newest Mg alloys with practical application in biomedical implant technology. This work attempts to scrutinize the corrosion characteristics of WE43B alloy in a simulated body fluid (SBF) at a typical body temperature. The dynamic-electrochemical impedance spectroscopy with the capacity to track changes on surfaces in a dynamic corrosive system is used in combination with other classical techniques namely, linear...
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Shrinking-shifting and amplifying-shifting device using transformation optics
PublicationBased on transformation optics (TO), this paper uses geometric divisions and linear coordinate transformations to design “shrinking-shifting—and reshaping”, and “amplifying-shifting—and reshaping” devices. The proposed devices can reshape the sizes and locations of the wrapped-objects inside the core-region. The shrinking-shifting device shrinks the larger object into a smaller one and shifts it to different location, whereas the...
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Modeling of event trees for the rapid scenario development
PublicationThe paper concerns the safety of ships in abnormal/damage conditions. Some conclusions following from the research associated with development of a method for safety assessment of ships in abnormal/damage conditions is presented in the paper. The method called SSAMADC (Ship Safety Assessment Method in Abnormal/Damage Conditions) is a risk-based method and is connected with application of the quantitative risk assessment QRA approach....
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Tracking body movement for radio channel measurements in BAN with indoor positioning system
PublicationThis paper presents indoor positioning system based on inertial navigation with additional distance measurements using UWB modems and map matching to increase accuracy and eliminate position drift. Such system may be used to track position of human body during radio channel measurements for body area networks. Performance of proposed system and limitations caused by inertial navigation are briefly described.
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Microseismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracturing - Data Interpretation Methodology With an Example from Pomerania
PublicationMicroseismic monitoring is a method for localizing fractures induced by hydraulic fracturing in search for shell gas. The data is collected from an array of geophones deployed on the surface or underground. Ground vibrations are recorded and analysed for fracture location, magnitude and breakage mechanism. For successful microseismic monitoring one need a velocity model of underlying formations. The model is further tuned with...
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System of monitoring of the Forest Opera in Sopot structure and roofing
PublicationThe authors present a solution realized in Forest Opera (name in Polish: Opera Leśna) in Sopot (Poland) in connection with the modernization and construction of a new roof. The complicated structure of the roof of the facility and the used covering in form of membrane made of technical fabric required (for security reasons) to install the unit of devices allowing for the continuous geodetic monitoring of the facility. Monitoring...
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Load capacity of steel-aluminium brackets under static and cyclic laboratory tests
PublicationThe aim of the research is the laboratory investigation of steel-aluminium brackets employed to fasten lightweight curtain walls to building facilities. Static pressure, suction forces, and cyclic loads parallel to end plates (horizontal – to simulate wind influence) were applied in the study. The steel-aluminium brackets were tested on a reinforced concrete substrate made of C30/37 concrete class to simulate the real working conditions....
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The Finite Elements Method application to assesment the impact of turbulence generated by wind turbines on their lacation inclose proximity of overhead high voltage power transmissionlines
PublicationThe paper presents selected aspects of construction of wind turbines location concerning aerodynamic impact on power lines. Reaserch is based on the source data concerning the aerodynamic impact of a wind farm consisting of 8 turbines and 400 kV power line, an analysis of the possibility of wind farm locating in the immediate vicinity of the line was carried out. There are serious problems with locating higher capacity wind farms...
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Installation of GNSS receivers on a mobile railway platform – methodology and measurement aspects
PublicationDetermining the course of a railway track axis using satellite methods relies on ensuring the precise assembly of GNSS receivers in dedicated measuring devices. Depending on the number of receivers, solutions that are based on placing the apparatus directly above the railway track axis (as well as in eccentric positions) are used to indirectly obtain data to form the basis of the desired results. This publication describes the...
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The analysis of tram tracks geometrical layout based on Mobile Satellite Measurements
PublicationIn this article, the results of the research in a field of which uses active global navigation satellite system (GNSS) geodetic networks for the inventory of geodetic geometric tram tracks are presented. The applied measurement technique has been adapted for the designing of the geometric layout of tram tracks. Several configurations of receivers and settings of an active GNSS networks with the objective to increase the accuracy...
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Analysis of the possibilities in railways shape assessing using GNSS mobile measurements
PublicationIn recent years, a dynamic development of satellite positioning techniques using both static and mobile GNSS coordinates register mode can be observed. In addition, still developing Real-time GNSS Networks, post-processing algorithms and another measurement signal analysis algorithms, make the satellite measurements increasingly used in railway industry sector. In the article the possibilities which follows from the mobile satellite...
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THE APPLICATION EFFECTS OF CONTINUOUS SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS OF RAILWAY LINES
PublicationThe paper presents results of satel lite surveying of the railway's rout es, which have been conducted just after starting in Poland (in 2008) the Active Geodesy Network ASG-EU POS. Afterwards it was possible to effectively utilize the GNSS survey ing results for the inventory of the (exploring) railways in service. Already at the beginning of 2009, the research team from Gdansk University of Technology and Naval Academy in Gdynia,...
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Museum Institutions in Monuments - Positive and Negative Aspects of Adaptation: The New Amber Museum and Museum of Science in Gdansk, Poland
PublicationThe issue of the creation and location of new museums is a current topic. The decision of where and how to create new museum facilities will impact successful function in the future. Museums are either located in newly designed buildings or in existing buildings. In general, existing buildings adapted for museum use are either formally under conservational protection or not. With regard to museum location in preserved monuments,...
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AngioScore: An artificial intelligence tool to assess coronary artery lesions
PublicationThe functionality scope of the AngioScore tool in semi-automatic assessment of stenoses according to the SYNTAX scale was presented. An evaluation of the preliminary accuracy of AngioScore in lesion assessment was performed.
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Landscape, EIA and decision-making. A case study of the Vistula Spit Canal, Poland
PublicationAlthough landscapes are often considered public goods, they frequently receive inadequate attention in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), particularly in Poland. This neglect often leads to visible degradation during investment processes. This article examines the case of the Vistula Spit Canal, currently the largest engineering project under construction in Poland. We analysed whether the conclusions drawn in the EIA report,...
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Health outcomes of road-traffic pollution among exposed roadside workers in Rawalpindi City, Pakistan
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Asynchronous Method of Simultaneous Object Position and Orientation Estimation with Two Transmitters
PublicationThis paper proposes an object location method for all types of applications, including the Internet of Things. The proposed method enables estimations of the position and orientation of an object on a plane or in space, especially during motion, by means of location signals transmitted simultaneously from two transmitters placed on the object at a known distance from each other. A mathematical analysis of the proposed method and...
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Techniki audytowania zabezpieczeń sieci bezprzewodowej z wykorzystaniem systemów klasy grid
PublicationZaprezentowano efektywne zasady weryfikacji zabezpieczeń sieci bezprzewodowych z wykorzystaniem oprogramowania Back/Track w dystrybucji systemu Linux. Omówiono algorytmy RC4, MIC i AES, które wspierają techniki zabezpieczeń WEP, WPA i WPA2 wchodzące w skład protokołu IEEW 802.11. Zamieszczano także opis wykorzystania systemu rozproszonego Comcute o architekturze typu grid do prowadzenia audytu bezprzewodowej sieci.
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Examining the Impact of Distance Between VSL Road Signs on Vehicle Speed Variance
PublicationVariable speed limit (VSL) is an intelligent transportation system (ITS) solution for traffic management. The speed limits can be changed dynamically to adapt to traffic conditions such as visibility and traffic volume, curvature, and grip coefficient of the road surface. The VSL traffic sign location problem and attempts to solve it using computer simulation are presented in this paper. Experiments on a selected road segment,...
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Scoring ofsolventsusedinanalyticallaboratoriesbytheirtoxicological and exposurehazards
PublicationGreen analyticalchemistry,althoughawellrecognisedconcept,stilllacksreliableenvironmentalimpact assessment procedures.Thisarticledescribesscoringofsolvents,frequentlyusedinanalyticallabora- tories, withCHEMS-1model.Themodelusestoxicologicalandexposuredatatocalculatehazardvalues relatedtotheutilisationofsolvents. The originalmodelwasmodified toincorporatehazardsrelatedtothevolatilityofchemicals.The scoring ofhazardvaluesshowedthatpolarsolventsarelesshazardous.Thescoringresultswereapplied to...
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Modelling an accelerometer for robot position estimation
PublicationThe article describes a new model of a MEMS accelerometer for usage in inertial measurement units (IMU). Such units allow to measure orientation and location of the sensor/system and therefore can be applied for systems positioning. The main purpose of the paper is to model pertinent accelerometer functions substantial in determination of the location of the sensor by means of double integration of acceleration. The model takes...
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Syntetyczne wskaźniki oceny stanu toru
PublicationJakość geometryczna toru analizowana jest w różnych celach, a dane podlegają różnemu stopniowi agregacji. Pojedyncze nierówności toru analizowane są zazwyczaj z uwagi na bezpieczeństwo i służą do planowanie napraw w krótkich terminach. Natomiast agregacja pomierzonych parametrów pozwala na planowanie robót w terminach średniookresowych i budowę modeli predykcji. W artykule przedstawiono zagregowane wskaźniki jakości geometrycznej...
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AGREEprep – Analytical greenness metric for sample preparation
PublicationThis work proposes for the first time, a metric tool that gives prominence to sample preparation. The developed metric (termed AGREEprep) was based on 10 categories of impact that were recalculated to 0 e1 scale sub-scores, and then used to calculate the final assessment score. The criteria of assessment evaluated, among others, the choice and use of solvents, materials and reagents, waste generation, energy consumption, sample...
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Generalized adaptive comb filter with improved accuracy and robustness properties
PublicationGeneralized adaptive comb lters can be used to identify/track parameters of quasi-periodically varying systems.In a special, signal case they reduce down to adaptive comblters, applied to elimination or extraction of nonstationarymulti-harmonic signals buried in noise. We proposea new algorithm which combines, in an adaptive way, resultsyielded by several, simultaneously working generalizedadaptive comb lters. Due to its highly...
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Influence of magnetic field on wear in high frequency reciprocatingsliding contacts
PublicationResults of experimental studies concerning the influence of permanent magnetic field on wear of dry sliding contact operating at short stroke and high frequency are presented. It was found that horizontal magnetic field with different orientations relative to the sliding direction is affecting performance of the contact. The increase in frequency of sliding reduces accumulated mass loss and lowers the surface roughness of the wear...
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Resonance in Rectangular Microstrip Structure Loaded with a Pseudochiral Medium Layer
PublicationA rectangular microstrip structure with multilayer substrate containing dielectric and pseudochiral medium layers is studied in this paper. The effect of Omega medium layer location in the substrate and its thickness on the complex resonant frequency of the rectangular microstrip structure is investigated.
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Quasi-ciągły pomiar geometrii rozjazdów kolejowych
PublicationW czasie budowy nowych torów i rozjazdów kolejowych, jak również w procesie ich utrzymania, należy wykonać odpowiednie pomiary i ocenić stan geometrii badanej infrastruktury. Pomiary te mogą być wykonane z wykorzystaniem jednego z trzech systemów pomiarowych: pojazdami pomiarowymi, maszynami do budowy i utrzymania lub urządzeniami lekkimi i ręcznymi. W artykule przedstawiona została metoda pomiarów szerokości toru i przechyłki...
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Analytical design method for widening the intertrack space
PublicationThe paper involved the issue of arching of the railway turnouts. This is an issue which is given relatively less attention to scientific and research activities. Reference has been made to the book by Wladyslaw Rzepka, under the title „Curved turnouts in plan and profile”, which has been used in Poland for more than 50 years as the main source of information relating to the turnouts on the curve. The book is a compilation of elaborations...
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Arching of railway turnouts by analytical design method
PublicationThe paper involved the issue of arching of the railway turnouts. This is an issue which is given relatively less attention to scientific and research activities. Reference has been made to the book by Wladyslaw Rzepka, under the title „Curved turnouts in plan and profile”, which has been used in Poland for more than 50 years as the main source of information relating to the turnouts on the curve. The book is a compilation of elaborations...
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Tyre/road noise measurements on ISO tracks using the modified CPX method
PublicationTyre rolling noise test method specified in the UNECE Regulation 117 is directly used in the Tyre Labelling Directive. Noise level specified on EU Tyre Label of each new tyre available on the European market was determined based on vehicle coast-by noise measurements performed on the standard reference road surface proscribed in the ISO 10844:2014. Available data from investigations by the vehicle and tyre industry and results...
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Approaching Secure Industrial Control Systems
PublicationThis study presents a systematic approach to secure industrial control systems based on establishing a business case followed by the development of a security programme. To support these two fundamental activities the authors propose a new method for security cost estimation and a security assessment scheme. In this study they explain the cost evaluation technique and illustrate with a case study concerning the assessment of the...
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Analysing and processing of geotagged social media
PublicationThe use of location based data analysing tools is an important part of geomarketing strategies among entrepreneurs. One of the key elements of interest is social media data shared by the users. This data is analysed both for its content and its location information, the results help to identify trends represented in the researched regions. In order to verify the possibilities of analysing and processing of geotagged social media...
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The influence of historical conditions on time and cost of construction project
PublicationConducting construction works in a building or in an area entered in the historic register is associated with the contracting authority's risk of incurring higher than planned costs of works, as well as delays in their implementation. In many cases, these deviations are completely independent of contracting authority and contractor. The aim of this article is to indicate the reasons for cost and time changes in the construction...
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Prototype and design of six axis robotic manipulator
PublicationThe paper presents a design of six axis manipulator. The design consists of specially designed solutions for housing, planetary gearboxes and electronics. The manipulator is controlled by a supervisory control system. The use of a series of measuring elements allows to track the current position of each axis and use this to create a cascade control loop with velocity and acceleration feed-forward. The implemented control algorithm...