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A study on signal processing methods applied to hearing aids
PublicationThis paper presents a short survey on current technology available in hearing aids with a focus on digital signal processing techniques used. First, factors influencing the hearing aid effectiveness are introduced. Then, examples of the present DSP methods and strategies are provided. Also, a description of current limitations of hearing aids and future trends of development are shown. Finally, the notion of computational auditory...
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The methods of design reliable distributed networks
PublicationOpisano dwie metody projektowania niezawodnych sieci rozległych. W pierwszej metodzie przyjęto, że koszt konstrukcji każdego połączenia jest jednakowy, w drugiej koszty opisuje zadana macierz kosztów. Jako parametr niezawodnościowy przyjęto liczbę niezależnych dróg pomiędzy węzłami sieci. Pierwsza z metod jest metodą dokładną, druga heurystyczną. Zdefiniowano i oceniono błąd metody heurystycznej. Opublikowano wyniki otrzymane...
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Control theory methods in diagnostic system design
PublicationPraca dotyczy zastosowania wybranych metod teorii sterowania do syntezy al-gorytmów detekcji uszkodzeń. Algorytmy takie, stanowiące istotną gałąźwspółczesnej diagnostyki technicznej obiektów dynamicznych, w swej istocieopierają się na rozwiązaniach odpowiednich zadań odpornego wyznaczania wek-torów resztowych, czyli ważonych błędów oszacowań wyjściadanego obiektu dy-namicznego (nadzorowanego procesu). Na treść pracy...
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CONCRETE MIX DESIGN USING ABRAMS AND BOLOMEY METHODS
PublicationOne way to reduce the consumption of cement is to optimize its use. Many known methods of concrete design, based on the Abrams law and the Bolomey method. Therefore, the authors chose those methods for analysis. The concrete composition with the assumed strength class, calculated by any method differs significantly. This applies especially to the cement content, as its content in the composition of concrete varies from 20 to 50%....
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Turbine stage design aided by artificial intelligence methods
PublicationZaproponowano ogólny, wydajny system wspomagania projektowania palisad , stopni i grupy stopni turbinowych. Zastosowane algorytmy wykorzystują algorytmy genetyczne, sieci neuronowe i obliczenia równoległe. Uzyskane rozwiązania projektowe są wysoko zoptymalizowane pod względem sprawności, a czas ich uzyskania jest o kilka rzędów wielkości mniejszy, niż przy zastosowaniu obliczeń CFD.
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On application of some artificial intelligence methods in ship design
PublicationWprowadzenie odrębnego etapu badań własności strukturalnych do analizy i syntezy układów sterowania o złożonej strukturze, umożliwia wyznaczenie i analizę nieprzesuwnych biegunów układów. Te bieguny charakteryzują się zerową wrażliwością na zmianę szeregu parametrów modelu układu.
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A new integrated curriculum for computational methods in mechanics and design
PublicationPrzedstawiono program nowej specjalności na studiach inżynierskich: metody numeryczne w mechanice i projektowaniu, prowadzonej w języku angielskim.
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On application of the Case-Based Reasoning methods in ship automation design
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę wnioskowania na podstawie przypadków oraz dwa przykłady jej zastosowania w projektowaniu statków. Pierwszy przykład dotyczy systemu projektowania koncepcyjnego statku. Drugi przykład odnosi się do projektowania układów automatyki okrętowej. Omówiono szczegółowo problemy doboru funkcji podobieństwa w metodzie wnioskowania na podstawie przypadków.
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Equivalent temperature for design of airport pavements using mechanistic-empirical methods
PublicationThe paper presents implementation of equivalent temperature for design of airport asphalt pavements. The calculation methods of equivalent temperature: the Shell method, the French method and method that use the Asphalt Institute fatique criteria were presented. An example of calculations of equivalent temperature for Gdansk Airport was introduced and discussed. It was shown that methods of calculation of equivalent temperature...
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Design of selective substrates of proteinase 3 using combinatorial chemistry methods
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COMBINING FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETIC ASPECTS OF DAYLIGHTING IN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE WITH THE USE OF DIGITAL DESIGN METHODS
PublicationThe aesthetics of modern architecture should relate to its origins and goals - the environment, function, sustainability and its users. One of the conditions that meet the criteria is the presence of daylight and the use of its potential. The contemporary digital tools that support the design process allow to controlling the use of difficult and capricious materials, such as daylight. They also combine daylighting aspects with...
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PODEJŚCIE WARIANTOWE WE WSTĘPNYM PROJEKTOWANIU STATKÓW Variant methods approach to the preliminary ship design.
PublicationKlasyczna metoda projektowania okrętów jest metodą iteracyjną, bazującą na zgromadzonym doświadczeniu ze statków już zbu-dowanych. Natomiast w przypadku statku całkowicie nowego typu, bez „posagu wcześniejszych doświadczeń”, projektowanie polega na opracowaniu szeregu równoległych, wariantowych rozwiązań z wykorzystaniem optymalizacji. Artykuł wskazuje wybrane metody projektowe wykorzystujące optymalizacje, używane we wstępnym...
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Explicit Size-Reduction-Oriented Design of a Compact Microstrip Rat-Race Coupler Using Surrogate-Based Optimization Methods
PublicationIn this paper, an explicit size reduction of a compact rat-race coupler implemented in a microstrip technology is considered. The coupler circuit features a simple topology with a densely arranged layout that exploits a combination of high- and low-impedance transmission line sections. All relevant dimensions of the structure are simultaneously optimized in order to explicitly reduce the coupler size while maintaining equal power...
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Technology of an adhesive silicone film as drug carrier in transdermal therapy I. Analytical methods used for characterization and design of the universal elastomer layers
PublicationSilicone polymers possess unique properties, which make them suitable for many different applications, for example in the pharmaceutical and medical industry. To create an adhesive silicone film, the appropriate silicone components have to be chosen first. From these components two layers were made: an adhesive elastomer applied on the skin, and a non-adhesive elastomer on the other side of the film. The aim of this study was...
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Simultaneous elimination of Malachite Green, Rhodamine B and Cresol Red from aqueous sample with Sistan sand, optimized by Taguchi L16 and Plackett–Burman experiment design methods
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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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Expert media approach to hearing aids fitting
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano problematykę dopasowania protez słuchu. Przedstawiono system ekspercki, który pozwala na znalezienie charakterystyk aparatu słuchowego adekwatnego do uszkodzenia słuchu. System został oparty o metodę zbiorów przybliżonych i logikę rozmytą.
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Application of hybrid signals processors to speech and hearing aids
PublicationDzięki postępowi w technice Cyfrowych Procesorów Sygnałowych (ang. DSP) stało się możliwe budowanie miniaturowych protez słuchu i mowy. Mimo niewielkich wymiarów procesory te są w stanie wykonywać złożone algorytmy. Ich dodatkową zaletą jest łatwość zmiany oprogramowania, a co za tym idzie łatwość zmiany dziedziny zastosowań. W pracy skupiono się na zagadnieniach związanych z projektowanie i implementacją algorytmów mających zastosowanie...
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Numerical and quantitative analysis of HIV/AIDS model with modified Atangana-Baleanu in Caputo sense derivative
PublicationFractional calculus plays an important role in the development of control strategies, the study of the dynamical transmission of diseases, and some other real-life problems nowadays. The time-fractional HIV/AIDS model is examined using a novel method in this paper. Based on the Atangana-concept Baleanu’s of a derivative in the Caputo sense, the current modified fractional derivative operator uses singular and non-local kernels....
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THE PANTOGRAPH AND ITS GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS - A FORMER POPULAR TOOL FOR COPYING AND SCALING
PublicationDevelopment of digital technology has resulted in significant transformations of designer workshops. Computer applications replaced the previously existing tools and methods for drawing up of projects. Professional, sophisticated drawing instruments and tools for manual plotting, as well as basic drawing aids, have gradually fallen into oblivion and become relicts of a bygone era - the objects of collectors' interest. Gdansk University...
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Daylight Appraisal Classes For Achitecture Students A Survey Combined With A Practical Assessment For Educational Training Recommendations
PublicationThe main objectives of this article are: (i) to present the relations between architecture students' subjective assessment of daylight in classrooms and the objective evaluation of daylit conditions using daylight simulations tools, (ii) to formulate guidelines and recommendations on daylight appraisal methods and tools which may be useful in architectural training. The methodology used includes an evaluation of the results of...
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Train the trainer course
PublicationThis chapter presents the concept, evaluation and evaluation results for the train the trainer. This concept of train the trainers is prepared within Workpackage 5 of EU-funded project: MASTER BSR (Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Programme). Due to the nature of adult learning the content is designed for the use of participatory methods (involved, active). This method uses various techniques of active learning e.g. group work,...
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Engineering Challenges in the Design of Cochlear Implants
PublicationHearing aids such as cochlear implants have been used by both adults and children for a long time. In addition, cochlear implants are used by patients who have severe hearing loss either by birth or after an accident. This paper aims to investigate the engineering challenges bounding the design of cochlear implants and present its possible solution...
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The influence of time of hearing aid use on auditory perception in various acoustic situations
PublicationThe assessment of sound perception in hearing aids, especially in the context of benefits that a prosthesis can bring, is a complex issue. The objective parameters of the hearing aids can easily be determined. These parameters, however, do not always have a direct and decisive influence on the subjective assessment of quality of the patient’s hearing while using a hearing aid. The paper presents the development of a method for...
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Semantics for an Interdisciplinary Computation
PublicationSemantics for an interdisciplinary computation is becoming increasingly difficult to capture while dealing with multi-domain problems. Expertise from Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and other disciplines merges as engineering challenges in modern systems, such as, Cyber-Physical Systems, Smart Cities, and Bionic Systems must be tackled in a methodological manner. In this paper, a paradigm for formalization...
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Pursuing Analytically the Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Auditory Perception in Various Acoustic Situations
PublicationThe paper presents the development of a method for assessing auditory perception and the effectiveness of applying hearing aids for hard-of-hearing people during short-term (up to 7 days) and longer-term (up to 3 months) use. The method consists of a survey based on the APHAB questionnaire. Additional criteria such as the degree of hearing loss, technological level of hearing aids used, as well as the user experience are taken...
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System oceny efektywności użytkowania aparatów słuchowych (Hearing aid use effectiveness evaluation system)
PublicationCelem rozprawy jest opracowanie metody oceny efektywności protezowania słuchu przy użyciu aparatów słuchowych, która pozwoli w łatwy sposób poddawać ocenie korzyść z użytkowania protez słuchowych w najbardziej typowych sytuacjach akustycznych. Przedstawiono genezę podjętych badań i na tej podstawie zaproponowano cele i tezy rozprawy doktorskiej. W pracy w pierwszej kolejności zawarto przegląd dotyczący rodzajów ubytku słuchu...
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Hybrid design approach in education using a progressive rule-based digital design development. Sopot College experiences.
PublicationBudynek sam w sobie może być uznany za hybrydę inżynierii i Beaux-Arts. Obecnie istnieje wiele narzędzi, które mogą pomóc architektom w opracowaniu i optymalizowu ich innowacyjnych koncepcje. Artykuł opisuje projekt hybrydowego podejścia opartego na połączeniu tradycyjnej architekturze i Komputerowego projektowania na podstawie programu studiów w Sopocie College, Wydział Architektury. Artykuł bada dziedzinie współpracy i interakcji...
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Deduplication of Tracked Objects Position Data at Single Observation Point of a Vessel Monitoring System
PublicationVessel Monitoring System (VMS) play a major role in safety navigation. In most cases they are based on two data sources, namely Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA). Integration of data obtained from these sources is an important problem, which needs to be solved in order to ensure the correct performance of a given VMS. In this paper basic functions which should be implemented in a tracked...
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Behavior Analysis and Dynamic Crowd Management in Video Surveillance System
PublicationA concept and practical implementation of a crowd management system which acquires input data by the set of monitoring cameras is presented. Two leading threads are considered. First concerns the crowd behavior analysis. Second thread focuses on detection of a hold-ups in the doorway. The optical flow combined with soft computing methods (neural network) is employed to evaluate the type of crowd behavior, and fuzzy logic aids detection...
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Synthesis and Testing of BCZY/LNZ Mixed Proton–electron Conducting Composites for Fuel Cell Applications
PublicationA composite of BaCe0.6Zr0.2Y0.2O3–δ and Li2O:NiO:ZnO was investigated for fuel cell applications. The composite was successfully synthesized and its phase stability was confirmed at temperatures up to 900 °C. The influence of sintering and pressing aids on density was also investigated. Electrical properties were measured. DC electrical conductivity was about 8•10-4 S/m at 845 K. Open circuit voltage measurements in wet hydrogen...
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Deduplication of Position Data and Global Identification of Objects Tracked in Distributed Vessel Monitoring System
PublicationVessel monitoring systems (VMS) play a very important role in safety navigation. In most cases, their structure is distributed and they are based on two data sources, namely Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA). Such approach results in several objects identification and position data duplication problems, which need to be solved in order to ensure the correct performance of a given VMS....
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Survey on fuzzy logic methods in control systems of electromechanical plants
PublicationРассмотрены алгоритмы управления электромеханическими системами с использованием теории нечеткой логики, приводятся основные положения их синтеза, рассматриваются методы анализа их устойчивости на основе нечетких функций Ляпунова. Эти алгоритмы чаще всего реализуются в виде различных регуляторов, применение которых целесообразно в системах, математическая модель которых не известна, не детерминирована или является строго нелинейной,...
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Inhibiting activity of HIV-1: protease, reverse transcriptase and integrase all together by novel compounds using computational approaches (flexible and rigid docking)
PublicationAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, is one of the most challenging diseases in recent decades. Nevertheless the shortcomings of chemical drugs such as toxicity, lack of curative effects, the search for more potent anti-HIV agents have been focused in our study. In current study, novel scaffold was designed having a benzyl and imidazole in it which are very...
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Desmuramylopeptydy - struktura i aktywność biologiczna = Desmuramylpeptide - structure and biological activity
PublicationWśród fragmentów bakteryjnych ścian komórkowych, ktore wzbudzają duże zainteresowanie, są tak zwane desmuramylopeptydy. Są to cząsteczki nie zawierające reszty kwasu muraminowego. W niniejszym artykule opisano desmuramylopeptydy, które z uwagi na swoje właściwości farmakologiczne, takie jak stymulowanie niespecyficznej odporności przeciwbakteryjnej, aktywność przeciwwirusową i przeciwnowotworową oraz synergistyczne oddziaływanie...
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in environmental samples
PublicationToxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that has capacity to infect warm-blooded animals. Human toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic, whereas severe complications may occur in immunocompromised patients (e.g. AIDS) or in case of congenitalinfection. One of the sources of acquiring human toxoplasmosis is ingestion of T. gondii oocysts. It is known that newly infected cats can shed millions of oocysts into the environment,...
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Influence of dopants on structure of polycrystalline bismuth niobate
PublicationBismuth niobate (BiNbO4) has attracted attention as a low-fired ceramics with promising microwave application potential. BiNbO4 ceramics was fabricated by mixed oxide method and sintered at temperature T<1000˚C. As the sintering aids a small amount of CuO oxide was used. The crystalline structure of the ceramic samples was examined by X-ray diffraction method at room temperature. The Rietveld refinement method was used for analysis...
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Synthesis and antitumor activity of conjugates of muramyldipeptide or normuramyldipeptide with hydroxyacridine/acridone derivatives
PublicationOpisano syntezę analogów MDP oraz nor-MDP modyfikowanych w części peptydowej pochodnymi hydroksyakrydyny/akrydonu i dwóch analogów modyfikowanych pochodnymi 1-nitro-9-hydroksyetylo(propylo)aminoakrydyny. Tylko związki zawierające pochodne 1-nitro-9-hydroksyetylo(propylo)aminoakrydyny wykazały wysoką aktywność cytotoksyczną badaną na 60 liniach ludzkich komórek nowotworowych, na nowotwór prostaty i AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL). Związek...
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Introduction to the special issue on machine learning in acoustics
PublicationWhen we started our Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Machine Learning in Acoustics” in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, our ambition was to invite papers in which machine learning was applied to all acoustics areas. They were listed, but not limited to, as follows: • Music and synthesis analysis • Music sentiment analysis • Music perception • Intelligent music recognition • Musical source separation • Singing...
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E-experiments in physics. Proper business process management, collaborative development process and project management guidance – remedy for avoiding the main IT project’s failure
PublicationOnly a few of learning aids and simulations of physical phenomena allow for building interactive experiments; experiments similar to those that should be conducted in physics laboratories at schools. Group of staff from Gdansk University of Technology decided to fill this market niche by designing and constructing a set of virtual experiments – so called e-experiments. To avoid common problems that a lot of IT products brought...
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Good practices in requirements, project and risk managment in educational IT projects
PublicationOne can find many learning aids and simulations of physical phenomena on the market - provided as a standalone application or as part of an educational package. However, only a few of them allow for the building of interactive experiments: experiments similar to those that should be conducted in physics laboratories at schools. Gdańsk University of Technology decided to fill this market niche by designing and constructing a set...
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Zakażenia o etiologii Candida spp. - epidemiologia, leczenie, diagnostyka
PublicationInfekcje wywoływane przez grzyby z rodzaju Candida są poważnym problemem klinicznym. LIczba zakażeń szpitalnych spowodowanych przez te drobnoustroje wzrosła dziesięciokrotnie w przeciągu ostatnich 20 lat. Spowodowane jest to poprzez coraz częstsze wystawianie populacji na działanie czynników spprzyjających rozwojowi tego typu infekcji. Wśród nich znajduje się leczenie: antybiotykami, steroidami, cytostatykami oraz lekami immunosupresyjnymi....
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Combining MUSHRA Test and Fuzzy Logic in the Evaluation of Benefits of Using Hearing Prostheses
PublicationAssessing the effectiveness of hearing aid fittings based on the benefits they provide is crucial but intricate. While objective metrics of hearing aids like gain, frequency response, and distortion are measurable, they do not directly indicate user benefits. Hearing aid performance assessment encompasses various aspects, such as compensating for hearing loss and user satisfaction. The authors suggest enhancing the widely used...
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Comparative molecular dynamics study of dimeric and monomeric forms of HIV-1 protease in ligand bound and unbound state
PublicationHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease (HIV-1 PR) is a viral-encoded enzyme that forms a homodimer. HIV-1 PR is essential for replication and assembly of the virus and inactivation of HIV-1 PR enzyme causes production of immature, noninfectious viral particles and thus HIV-1 PR is an attractive target in anti-AIDS drug design. In our current work, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) calculations (500 ns) for two different...
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Stability analysis of single-walled carbon nanotubes embedded in winkler foundation placed in a thermal environment considering the surface effect using a new refined beam theory
PublicationThis article is devoted to investigate the stability of different types of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) such as zigzag, chiral, and armchair types which are rested in Winkler elastic foundations exposing to both the low and high temperature environments. Also, the Surface effects which include surface energy and surface residual stresses, are taken into consideration in this study. It may be noted that the surface energy...
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Extended Reflexive Ontologies for the Generation of Clinical Recommendations
PublicationDecision recommendations are a set of alternative options for clinical decisions (e.g., diagnosis, prognosis, treatment selection, follow-up, and prevention) that are provided to decision makers by knowledge-based Clinical Decision Support Systems (k-CDSS) as aids. We propose to follow a ‘‘reasoning over domain’’ approach for the generation of decision recommendations by gathering and inferring conclusions from production rules....
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Amino Acid and Peptide‐Based Antiviral Agents
PublicationA significant number of antiviral agents used in clinical practice are amino acids, short peptides, or peptidomimetics. Among them, several HIV protease inhibitors (e. g. lopinavir, atazanavir), HCV protease inhibitors (e. g. grazoprevir, glecaprevir), and HCV NS5A protein inhibitors have contributed to a significant decrease in mortality from AIDS and hepatitis. However, there is an ongoing need for the discovery of new antiviral...
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Gender and Digital Divide - Information and Communication Technologiesand their Impact on Equality
PublicationIn the entire Europe more women than men graduate from tertiaryeducation institutes. However, they are underrepresented in scientific and engineering disciplines. Women researchers still constitute a minority in the Government and Higher Education Sectors. A number of industry reports highlight a low number of women in IT occupations49. This has led to a variety of public policy measures, such as subsidies on community provision,...
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Trust-Based Model for the Assessment of the Uncertainty of Measurements in Hybrid IoT Networks
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to introduce a NUT model (NUT: network-uncertainty-trust) that aids the decrease of the uncertainty of measurements in autonomous hybrid Internet of Things sensor networks. The problem of uncertainty in such networks is a consequence of various operating conditions and varied quality of measurement nodes, making statistical approach less successful. This paper presents a model for decreasing the uncertainty...
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Modelowanie losowych imperfekcji geometrycznych przestrzennych konstrukcji metalowych
PublicationImperfekcje geometryczne zbiorników, silosów i powłok siatkowych mogą znaczą-co wpłynąć na ich nośność, a więc powinny być one uwzględniane w obliczeniach komputerowych i w procesie projektowania. Wykazano, że przy podstawowych obcią-żeniach, działających na tego typu konstrukcje, tj. podciśnieniu oraz naporu wiatru i śniegu (w przypadku powłok siatkowych), wykazują wyraźne różnice w porównaniu z analogicznymi wynikami dla tych...