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Determining Information Quality in ICT Systems
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Inspection of circular saw teeth quality
PublicationDokładność geometryczna ostrzy piły tarczowej znacząco wpływa na efekty przecinania i odgrywa znaczacą rolę w ekonomice każdego zakładu przerobu drewna. Ocena jakości piły jest możliwa na bazie monitorowania dokładności geometrycznej każdego ostrza piły. Opracowany do tego celu wizyjny kontroler ostrzy pił tarczowych został przedstawiony w artykule.
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Simple measure of typewriter prints quality
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia opracowaną przez autora metodę określania kształtu zaadaptowaną do szacowania jakości znaków uzyskiwanych na maszynie do pisania. Metoda ta bazuje na statystycznej analizie odwzorowania maksymalnego kwadratu (ang. Maximal Square Map) opisanej w szczegółach w artykule. Metodę opracowano celem szacowania jakości komputerowo wspomaganego pozyskiwania informacji z archiwalnych maszynopisów.
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Quality Modeling in Grid and Volunteer-Computing Systems
PublicationA model of computational quality in large-scale computing systems was presented in the previous chapter of this book. This model describes three quality attributes: performance, reliability and energy efficiency. We assumed that all processes in the system are incessantly ready to perform calculations and that communication between the processes occurs immediately. These assumptions are not true for grid and volunteer computing...
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Improving the quality of speech in the conditions of noise and interference
PublicationThe aim of the work is to present a method of intelligent modification of the speech signal with speech features expressed in noise, based on the Lombard effect. The recordings utilized sets of words and sentences as well as disturbing signals, i.e., pink noise and the so-called babble speech. Noise signal, calibrated to various levels at the speaker's ears, was played over two loudspeakers located 2 m away from the speaker. In...
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Problems of varistor quality assessment during exploitation
PublicationVaristors are commonly used elements which protect power supply networks against high-voltage surges or lightning. Therefore, quality and endurance of these elements is important to avoid losses when an expensive laboratory equipment would not be protected from random overvoltages. Additionally, excessive leakage currents generate serious costs due to high energy consumption. The paper presents shortly properties of varistors that...
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ATTITUDE OF YOUTH TO SELECT SPECIALTY AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION
PublicationThe problems of young people guidance on the choice of profession according to the labour market requirements and the education quality are considered. The problem of youth education and employment is very topical, and in relation to vocational education the main theoretical and practical approaches to its modernization should be changed. The paper is determined the key aspects for choosing the University to receive education and...
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SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF GRAPE WINE
PublicationDevelopment of the domestic grape wine market has been presented. The number of grape wine producing entities, acreage, and volume of production over last five years are presented. The composition of red grape wine has been discussed involving health promoting aspects. Two methods of wine quality determination: analytical and sensory meth ods have been described. Physicochemical parameters influencing wine quali ty (acidity, sweetness)...
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Influence of the jitter buffer on the quality of service VoIP.
PublicationVoIP (Voice over IP) is a modern service with enormous potential for yet further growth. It uses the already available and universally implemented IP transport platform. One significant problem, however, is ensuring the Quality of Service, abbreviated QoS. This paper addresses exactly that issue. In an extensive investigation the influence of jitter buffers on QoS is being examined in depth. Two implementations, namely a passive...
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Communication Platform for Evaluation of Transmitted Speech Quality
PublicationA voice communication system designed and implemented is described. The purpose of the presented platform was to enable a series of experiments related to the quality assessment of algorithms used in the coding and transmitting of speech. The system is equipped with tools for recording signals at each stage of processing, making it possible to subject them to subjective assessments by listening tests or, objective evaluation employing...
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ACTIVATED BIOCHAR AS AN ADSORBENT OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PublicationThe use of biomass, especially waste biomass, as an alternative energy source is a very important issue today. Pyrolysis is a process of thermal degradation of raw material and one of its products is biochar. This product is mainly distinguished by its high carbon content, and by improving its quality through activation, it can be more widely used. Activated biocarbon has a strongly developed surface and porous structure, and as...
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Quality assessment of low voltage surge arresters
PublicationUsers expect reliable operation of the surge arrester during overvoltages, which may originate from a switching process or a lightning discharge. The necessary conditions to guarantee these expectations are: appropriate construction of the surge arrester, its production being maintained in accordance with technical standards, and a positive results of the type test (as well routine and acceptance tests). The recipient, especially...
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Impact of SDN Controller’s Performance on Quality of Service
PublicationSoftware Defined Networking is a paradigm in network architecture; that is quickly becoming commonplace in modern telecommunication systems. It facilitates network customization for the requirements of different applications and simplifies the implementation of new services. Since its proposal, a significant evolution in its functionality has occurred. However, this development brought along problems of efficiency and performance,...
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Quality of graphical markers for the needs of eyewear devices
Publicationin this paper we propose to cast the problem of identification of people, objects or places into an application for smart glasses that decodes information from graphical markers. We focus on analyzing different factors that can have influence on the processes of the automatic recognition of information from a code. The research we present aims at reviewing recognition performances in function of: size of a marker, distance from/to...
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Mathematical models of process quality on the example of the bakery industry
PublicationThis article presents a new approach to quantitative dimensionless assessment of the efficiency and competitiveness of production processes. New concepts of process quality and relative product quality have been introduced. Process quality was expressed in vector and scalar. The process quality vector ono was expressed by the product of reliability by the vector from the sum of three components taking into account the composition...
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QUALITY GAPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS
PublicationThe presented research work relates to the category of quality in higher education. This article aims to present the determinants of the quality of education in the context of international standards. The background of the considerations is the Bologna Declaration and the European Higher Education Area. The results of the research carried out with the use of the nominal group method and the data analysis carried out based on the...
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Quality measure of VoIP services in carrier grade systems
PublicationThis paper describes passive measurement method of VoIP services quality in carrier grade systems, engaging slight system resources. Measurement is based on analyzing quality information in sender and receiver reports in RTCP packets sent by the end points of RTP session. Data is analyzed and stored by Session Boarder Controllers SBC. Objective evaluation of VoIP calls is based on quality information of IP connection and voice...
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Poland: Quality Monitoring of Therapeutic Processes in a Small Treatment Center for Children
PublicationThis article presents the case of the first ISO 9001:2000-certified small healthcare organization (the Center for Therapy and Rehabilitation) providing therapeutic and rehabilitation services for disabled children in Northern Poland. Elements of the process-oriented healthcare quality system implementation, initial benefits, and the organization's quality system structure and process descriptions are described. Particular attention...
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Polymodal Method of Improving the Quality of Photogrammetric Images and Models
PublicationPhotogrammetry using unmanned aerial vehicles has become very popular and is already commonly used. The most frequent photogrammetry products are an orthoimage, digital terrain model and a 3D object model. When executing measurement flights, it may happen that there are unsuitable lighting conditions, and the flight itself is fast and not very stable. As a result, noise and blur appear on the images, and the images themselves can...
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Quality system documentation of smes in process management framework
PublicationThe article presents elements of original methodology of process-oriented quality management system implementation to be applied in small organizations. The primary objective of the paper is to show process based documentation structure of a quality system and simple method of processes control description. Thus, guidelines for preparation of quality system documentation in process management framework, related research results...
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Concept of managing quality in baking industry, in vector representation
PublicationThe author introduced an innovative metrisable method of describing a manufacturing process. The idea of vector structure of a manufacturing process allows to formulate quantitative relations between the activity of input streams, elements of product quality, and measurable effects of losses. The structure was basis for the formulation of the concept of the process of managing product quality in the baking industry in a vector...
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Classification of high-voltage varistors into groups of differentiated quality
PublicationThe research was aimed on defining a factor of quality for high-voltage varistors using Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques, which could be applied during the production testing. The newly proposed parameter Q determined on the basis of the lowest resonant frequency fr measured within the preselected frequency range was taken into account. The parameter Q was defined for ZnO structures after firing, without metallized contacts....
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Indoor air quality in public utility environments-a review
PublicationIndoor air quality has been the object of interest for scientists and specialists from the fields of science such as chemistry, medicine and ventilation system design. This results from a considerable number of potential factors, which may influence the quality of the broadly understood indoor air in a negative way. Poor quality of indoor air in various types of public utility buildings may significantly affect an increase in the...
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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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Improving Objective Speech Quality Indicators in Noise Conditions
PublicationThis work aims at modifying speech signal samples and test them with objective speech quality indicators after mixing the original signals with noise or with an interfering signal. Modifications that are applied to the signal are related to the Lombard speech characteristics, i.e., pitch shifting, utterance duration changes, vocal tract scaling, manipulation of formants. A set of words and sentences in Polish, recorded in silence,...
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The Quality of the Outflow from Conventional WWTPs and Treatment Wetlands
PublicationUntil recently the humic substances were considered to have no negative impact on human health. Therefore elimination of these substances from potable water was only performed due to aesthetic reasons. In the recent years, however, it was found out that humic substances may cause unacceptable smell of water or cumulate toxic substances by complexing metal ions and adsorption of persistent organic pollutants such as pesticides,...
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A proposal for a knowledge market based on quantity and quality of knowledge
PublicationThe paper proposes an autonomous market environment in which it is possible to trade knowledge based on its quantity and quality.
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Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Distillates Using an Electronic Nose
PublicationThe paper presents the application of an electronic nose instrument to fast evaluation of agricultural distillates differing in quality. The investigations were carried out using a prototype of electronic nose equipped with a set of six semiconductor sensors by FIGARO Co., an electronic circuit converting signal into digital form and a set of thermostats able to provide gradient temperature characteristics to a gas mixture. A volatile fraction...
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Research on Quality Requirements of Data Transmission Services in RSMAD
PublicationThe paper presents a results and analysis of research of the quality of service requirements (defined by the QoS attributes) for imaging data transmission services using Radio System for Monitoring and Acquisition of Data from Traffic Enforcement Cameras (in short RSMAD). The paper also presents and discusses results of test on the impact of the size of photos from traffic enforcement cameras on the average transmission time. These...
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Assessment of Supercapacitor’s Quality by Means of Low Frequency Noise
PublicationLow frequency noise is a well-known tool for quality and reliability assessment of electronic devices. This phenomenon is observed in different electrochemical devices as well (e.g., smart windows, electrochemical corrosion processes). Thus, we can assume that the same tool can be used to asses quality of supercapacitors. Their quality is usually determined only by capacitance and/or equivalent series resistance (ESR), or impedance....
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Kontrola i zapewnienie jakości wyników pomiarów analitycznych =Quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA) of analytical results
PublicationWyniki, które winny być źródłem informacji analitycznej, są uzyskiwane w następstwie przeprowadzanych pomiarów. Na tym etapie stosuje się odpowiednie "narzędzia analityczne", które stanowią metodyki analityczne i urządzenia kontrolno-pomiarowe. "Narzędzia" muszą być właściwie przygotowane do pracy, tak aby uzyskiwane wyniki były miarodajne, czyli aby odzwierciedlały w sposób dokładny (jednocześnie precyzyjny i poprawny) rzeczywistą...
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Electronic noses: Powerful tools in meat quality assessment
PublicationMain factors that are considered by consumers when choosing meat products are colour and aroma, of which the latter is a more reliable indicator of quality. However, a simple sensory evaluation of hedonistic qualities is often not sufficient to determine whether protein is past its shelf life, and consumption of spoiled meat can lead to serious health hazards. Some volatile compounds can be used as spoilage indicators, and so a...
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Sound quality metrics applied to road noise evaluation
PublicationRoad noise monitoring systems typically measure sound levels in specific time periods. The more insightful approach suggests to measure also the nature of noise. Sound quality of sounds such as car noise can be objectively evaluated by several parameters. One of them is psychoacoustic annoyance, described by loudness, tone color, and the temporal structure of sound. In this paper the assessment of several sound quality parameters, such...
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Quality prediction of foil capacitors by acoustic emission signals
PublicationJakość i trwałość kondensatorów foliowych jest zależna od ich warunków pracy (np. nadmiarowego napięcia pracy, temperatury, wilgotności) oraz od potencjalnych defektów wprowadzonych na różnych etapach wytwarzania kondensatorów. Nieustanny nacisk na wzrost jakości wytwarzanych elementów przy jednoczesnej redukcji kosztów wytwarzania oznacza, że nowe, tanie i szybkie metody predykcji jakości tych elementów są mocno poszukiwane. W...
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Parametric optimization of hybrid metalworking machinery quality
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Kaizen concept in the process of a quality improvement in the company
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy tematyki doskonalenia jakości, które może być realizowane w przedsiębiorstwie za pomocą koncepcji ciągłego doskonalenia Kaizen. Główny cel artykułu koncentruje się na analizie praktycznego zastosowania koncepcji Kaizen w celu eliminacji marnotrawstwa i ciągłego doskonalenia obszarów działalności przedsiębiorstwa. Rozdział został podzielony na dwie części: teoretyczną i poznawczą. W pierwszej, teoretycznej części,...
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Nonquadratic quality indices in estimation, approximation and control
PublicationZaproponowano wykorzystanie niekwadratowych miar jakości w zagadnieniach estymacji parametrów modeli, aproksymacji funkcji okresowych oraz syntezy układów sterowania. Rozważono funkcje celu w postaci ważonych sum lub całek wartości bezwzględnej błędu predykcji. Ponieważ tego typu wskaźniki jakości są w swoich ekstremach nieróżniczkowalne, zadanie minimalizacji funkcji celu rozwiązano stosując iteracyjny algorytm kolejnych przybliżeń....
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Evaluation of IEEE 802.11E extensions for quality of service
PublicationZaprezentowano założenia wersji "e" standardu 802.11, wspierającej obsługę zróżnicowanych, pod względem potrzeb QoS, strumień ruchu. Przeprowadzono różnorodne badania symulacyjne dla opcji EDCF oraz HCF tego standardu. Wskazano na mankamenty oraz zalety nowych rozwiązań.
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Quality inspection system in flexible manufacturing cell.
PublicationPublikacja dotyczy struktury procesu produkcyjnego w środowisku komputerowo zintegrowanego wytwarzania (computer integrated manufacturing - CIM). Ukazuje ona aspekty kontroli jakości wykonania części na różnych etapach procesu wytwórczego, podkreślając jego istotność. W celu dokonania szczegółowej analizy problemu zebrano dane o jakości wykonania części na poszczególnych poziomach wytwarzania. Analizy dowiodły, że jakość wykonania...
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Passive samplers in indoor air quality control
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań jakości powietrza wewnętrznego w 12 wybranych mieszkaniach usytuowanych na terenie aglomeracji Trójmiejskiej z wykorzystaniem techniki pasywnej (dozymetria pasywna typu permeacyjnego) oraz techniki dynamicznej (rurki sorpcyjne wypełnione sorbentem Tenax TA). Wykorzystując nowe podejście do sposobu kalibracji dokonano monitoringu zarówno poszczególnych lotnych związków organicznych jak i sumarycznej zawartości...
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Potential Methods of Electrochromic Materials Quality Assessment
PublicationPublikacja zawiera potencjalne metody oceny jakości prototypowych maateriałów wykonanych z warstw elektrochromowych. Warstwy te mogą zostać ocenione za pomocą anlizy sygnałów elektrycznych jak również metodami przetwarzania obrazów.
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Paterns of employment quality upgrading in the European Union
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia zmiany jakościowe w strukturze zatrudnienia krajów UE w latach 1970-2005 (goapodarki UE15) oraz 1995-2005 (Nowe Kraje Członkowskie). Analizę oparto o klasyfikację sektorów ze względu na ich poziom technologiczny oraz intensywność wykorzystania umiejętności siły roboczej.
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Sediment-quality assessment by intelligent data analysis
PublicationCoraz powszechniej do oceny jakości próbek środowiskowych osadów wykorzystuje się analizy chemometryczne. Ich głównym zadaniem jest znalezienie zależności pomiędzy wynikami analiz chemicznych oraz oszacowanymi parametrami toksyczności.Zastosowanie chemometrii w ocenie jakości próbek środowiskowych umożliwiłoby zredukowanie kosztów biomonitoringu prowadzonego na badanym obszarze poprzez optymalizację procedury badawczej.
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Quality negotiation mechanism for e-learning platforms
PublicationZarządzanie jakością w aplikacjach działających w środowiskach sieci WEB opiera się na zadaniach związanych z wykrywaniem jakości połączenia klient - serwer oraz na optymalnym przydziale zasobów wedle jakości takowego połączenia. Optymalne zarządzanie jakością zależy od wypracowanego kompromisu pomiędzy jakością łącza a jakości transportowanego łączem zasobu. Artykuł opisuje możliwy do implementacji mechanizm odpowiedzialny za...
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Quality of service in optical burst switched networks
PublicationIn the paper analytical models of two service differentiation schemes for optical burst switched network: extended offset time based and PPS (Preemptive Priority Scheme) are revised. Also accordance of analytical models for those schemes is studied when complete class isolation is assumed. Furthermore authors introduce an analytical model which describes an effective degree of isolation when burst switched network employs both...
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Quality testing methods of foil-based capacitors
PublicationKondensatory foliowe są powszechnie stosowanymi elementami pasywnymi w ukłądach zasilania. Dotychczasowe metody oceny ich jakości są długotrwałe oraz zużywają energię. W pracy przedstawiono propozycje szeregu nowych, bardziej efektywnych metod, które mogą być z sukcesem stosowane podczas ich produkcji.
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Quality of service in optical burst switched networks
PublicationIn the paper analytical models of two service differentiation schemes for optical burst switched network: extended offset time based and PPS (Preemptive Priority Scheme) are revised. Also accordance of analytical models for those schemes is studied when complete class isolation is assumed. Furthermore authors introduce an analytical model which describes an effective degree of isolation when burst switched network employs both...
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The effect of sludge thermal disintegration on quality of effluents
PublicationDezintegracja osadów ściekowych prowadzona jest w celach intensyfikacji procesu fermentacji metanowej oraz poprawy odwadnialności osadów ściekowych. Przedstawiono zmiany jakości cieczy nadosadowej osadów ściekowych poddanych procesowi termicznej dezintegracji. Określono zmiany wartości chemicznego zapotrzebowania na tlen oraz stężenia azotu amonowego, białka, fosforanów oraz lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych.
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Methods of quality characterization of foil-based capacitors
PublicationJakość kondensatorów wykonanych z folii aluminiowej jest zależna od wielu parametrów podczas ich produkcji. Istniejące metody oceny ich jakości nie są doskonałe. Stąd istnieje potrzeba propozycji nowych metod. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań zawartości trzeciej harmonicznej oraz emisji akustycznej występującej pod wpływem naprężenia mechanicznego zwijek foliowych z jakością wytworzenia tych zwijek.
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Advancing Knowledge Quality and Quantity in Knowledge Markets
PublicationZaproponowano modelowe podejscie do oceny jakosci i ilosci wiedzy na powstajacych rynkach wiedzy. Przedstawiony model oparty jest na systemach wieloagentowych.