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Model of a Maturity Capsule in Managing IT Projects
PublicationThe main purpose of this article is to present a report on the development of a model of information technology management (MITM). This model is an answer to the need to support decision making in the selection of methods and information technologies. This article presents a multisequential model (MSM) of technology selection and a model for initial processing procedures (IPP) necessary for the MITM model. The presentation of the...
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Redefining quality and organizational maturity in 21st century
PublicationThe article presents new tendencies in quality management approach in the opinion of the one of the best known European quality expert Professor John Oakland
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JUST CULTURE MATURITY QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION IN A POLISH HOSPITAL
PublicationPurpose: (To present the results of the statistical validation of just culture maturity questionnaire (JCMQ), used to recognize the maturity level of JC among nurses in the hospital in Poland. Methodology: (The case study and 5-stage research with the use of a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with 28 statements, distributed among nurses. The results were statistically processed with Statistica 13.1 software. Findings: We confirmed...
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The Use of an Ontotrigger for Designing the Ontology of a Model Maturity Capsule
PublicationThe aim of this work is to give the definition and present the possibility of applying (introduced and defined here) ontotriggers to design the ontology of a maturity capsule used in the assessment of IT projects. The complexity of designing ontology processes raises the question of whether there is a need for designing ontologies in a situation where it is possible to map them. The work is divided into four main parts. The first...
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Learning from Mistakes. A Study on Maturity and Adaptability to Change
PublicationLearning culture matters; company culture must support continuous improvement. Organizational learning is a process of identifying and modifying mistakes that result from interactions between co-workers. The article aims to explore the learning power via errors, using the level of organizational maturity as a moderator. Companies need to know how organizational maturity may moderate the adaptability to change via the acceptance...
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Maturity curve for estimating the in-place strength of high performance concrete
PublicationThe paper presents the maturity curve for estimating the in-place early-age compressive strength of concrete. The development of appropriate maturity curve is a complex process. It is important to correctly determine the datum temperature and activation energy, which can be obtained in mortar tests. This paper describes an investigation of the accuracy of the maturity method to estimate the strength when different way to rate constant...
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Maturity Mismatch in the Polish Banking System and its Impact on the Economy
PublicationIn the article maturity mismatch in the Polish banking system is estimated based on the publicly available data. Then the impact on the economy is discussed. Based on Polish central bank’s data it may be estimated that between 1996 and 2012 the maturity gap increased significantly – average residual maturity of assets exceeds 6 years in 2012 (less than 2 years in 1996), while that of liabilities remains below 1 year. The gap...
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Wisdom from Experience Paradox: Organizational Learning, Mistakes, Hierarchy and Maturity Issues
PublicationOrganizations often perceive mistakes as negligence and low-performance indicators, yet they can be a precious learning resource. However, organizations cannot learn from mistakes if they have not accepted them. This study aimed to explore how organizational hierarchy and maturity levels influence the relationship between mistakes acceptance and the ability to change. A sample composed of 380 Polish employees working in knowledge-driven...
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The Maturity Level of Quality Management and Medical Service Improvement by Wielkopolska District Hospitals
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Sweet Cherry Skin Colour Measurement as an Non-Destructive Indicator of Fruit Maturity
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Assessment of the Small Enterprise’s Maturity to Improvement Projects Based on the Lean Six Sigma Concept
PublicationThis paper explores the methodology to assess the maturity of small enterprise of building masonry sector to implement integrated approach of Lean Six Sigma. For this purpose survey data from senior managers were used. Quantitative method of the case organization’s needs and capabilities in the scope of Lean Six Sigma project implementation was applied. The value of maturity indicator for Lean Six Sigma projects dedicated to the...
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HOW TO ASSESS THE MATURITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES TO LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECTS
PublicationThis article describes the considerations for the implementation of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology in small and medium-sized enterprises. Pilot research was conducted in Polish and French SMEs (nine Polish and nine French enterprises from the service and production sectors) referring to the context of the implementation and application of the Lean Six Sigma concept. The studies led to the identification of the motives, needs,...
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Assessment of the Small Enterprise’s Maturity to Improvement Projects Based on the Lean Six Sigma Concept
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Hybrid Approach in Project Management - Mixing Capability Maturity Model Integration with Agile Practices
PublicationThis paper introduces an idea of hybrid approach in managing software development projects. The main goal of this research is to prove that it is possible to design consistent method for managing software development projects which is based on different corporate standards and methods. Authors also want to show that this new hybrid approach is beneficial for IT organization, triggers synergy effects and brings software development...
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Impact of the Kanban Maturity Model on a Team’s Agile Transformation: Tripling Throughput and Elevating Quality in Three Months
PublicationAgile transformations have been a significant challenge since the beginning of the agile movement, with numerous researchers and practitioners suggesting various structured approaches and guidelines. The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) is a relatively new approach that focuses on assessing the current maturity level of an organisation, with an emphasis on a spectrum of Kanban practices. This paper presents the initial results of applying...
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Young shoots of red cabbage are a better source of selected nutrients and glucosinolates in comparison to the vegetable at full maturity
PublicationCruciferous vegetables are a valuable source of ingredients with health benefits. The most characteristic compounds of cruciferous vegetables with identified anticancer properties are glucosinolates. Young shoots and sprouts of red cabbage are becoming a popular fresh food rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds. The objective of this research was to determine, for the first time in a comprehensive approach, whether young shoots...
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Are raw materials or composting conditions and time that most influence the maturity and/or quality of composts? Comparison of obtained composts on soil properties
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The influence of harvest maturity and basic macroelement content in fruit on the incidence of diseases and disorders after storage of the ‘Ligol’ apple cultivar
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Dermal microvessel density and maturity is closely associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia and accumulation of advanced glycation end products in adult patients with type 1 diabetes
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Grzegorz Zieliński dr inż.
PeopleAuthor of over 100 scientific publications (both in Polish and English) in the field of service management, entity improvement, including medical entities. Scientific and research interests include areas related to the maturity and excellence of enterprises in various aspects of their activities. He participated in research projects of the National Science Center and projects implemented by international consortia under the European...
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Project Team Management Supported by an Agent-Based Model
PublicationThis work is a continuation of a series of works about research into the use of multi-agent systems to support IT project management. Previous studies have shown the possibility of using a multi-agent in order to optimize management decisions concerning the selection of methods for project implementation. It was noted that the project manager's decisions are influenced by three fundamental parameters: the entropy of the project,...
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Wyznaczanie wytrzymałości betonu na podstawie funkcji dojrzałości wg amerykańskiej normy ASTM C1074-11
PublicationArtykuł poświęcono wyznaczaniu wytrzymałości betonu na podstawie funkcji dojrzałości wg normy ASTM C1074-11 (ang. Maturity Method). Metoda bazuje na rejestracji zmian tem - peratury w trakcie hydratacji dojrzewającego betonu. Wartykule zaprezentowano procedurę badawczą służącą wyznaczeniu funk - cji dojrzałości dla wybranej mieszanki betonowej oraz zależności wytrzymałość-dojrzałość. Celem badań jest wyznaczanie zmian w czasie...
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The Rule-Based Model of Negentropy for Increasing the Energy Efficiency of the City’s Digital Transformation Processes into a Smart City
PublicationThe aim of the article is to build a rule-based model (RMFDN) for increasing the energy efficiency of Smart Cities’ digital transformation processes. The problem that arises during the implementation of digital transformation processes concerns the measures that should be assigned to estimate the duration of the digital transformation. Previous studies of digital transformation have been based on the analysis of design processes...
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Isothermal Calorimetry and Compressive Strength Tests of Mortar Specimens for Determination of Apparent Activation Energy
PublicationThe hydration process of cementitious materials involves a thermally activated reaction that depends on the composition of the mixture and the curing temperature. The main parameter affecting the temperature variation of cast-in-place concrete is the apparent activation energy, which can be used for the efficient prediction of the temperature evolution and maturity index of hardening concrete. This paper discusses two methods to...
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The effect of environmental turbulence on cyber security risk management and organizational resilience
PublicationEven though there is a plethora of research on the role of environmental turbulence in organizational performance in general, little attention has been paid to the effect of environmental turbulence on cyber security risk management and further - organizational resilience. Drawing on the resource-based view and contingency theory, this study investigates how technological and market turbulence influence organizational cyber security...
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The culture of excellence and its dimensions in higher education
PublicationPurpose To recognize the existing state of knowledge on a culture of excellence (CoE) in higher education institutions (HEIs) and to define the CoE in HEI and the dimensions that make up that culture. A subsidiary goal is to propose a qualitative tool to measure CoE maturity. Design/methodology/approach The study was based on the qualitative method, the preferred reporting system of systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA)....
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Prediction of cast-in-place concrete strength of the extradosed bridge deck based on temperature monitoring and numerical simulations
PublicationThe work is devoted to the implementation of a monitoring system for high performance concrete embedded in the span of an extradosed bridge deck using a modified maturity method augmented by numerical simulations conducted by the authors’ FEM code. The paper presents all research stages of bridge construction and considers the conclusions drawn from the results of laboratory tests, field measurements, and numerical calculations....
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Simulation of the IT Service and Project Management Environment
PublicationThe authors of this paper present a simulation of the socio-technical system in which teams of students – regarded as low-maturity organizations – were given a task to utilize the (relatively) mature technologies that support IT project and service management. The experiment consisted of the following phases: teams formation, introduction to technologies used during the simulation, performing a set of reactive and proactive service...
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Ontologically Aided Rule Model for the Implementation of ITIL Processes
PublicationThe implementation of ITIL processes in IT organizations can be seen as a set of interdependent projects. The sequence of the ITIL implementation relies on such parameters as scope, depth, the capability of processes and the maturity of the organization. These factors can form common patterns of ITIL implementation that might be expressed as rules. Also-to semantically reinforce such a model in its predictiveness and replicativeness-the...
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CMMI - an Assurance of Transferability of Knowledge andProjects in a Distributed Enterprise
PublicationCMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integrated)is a reference model fordefining and performing processes in software and systems engineeringorganizations.An organization implementing CMMI,among other things,assures thatacit knowledge is properly externalized into formal knowledge.This externalization gives an organization opportunity to assure that knowledge and development projects are easily transferable across adistributed enterprise...
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Wykładnicze równanie Arrheniusa jako funkcja dojrzałości twardniejącego betonu
PublicationPoprawne określenie funkcji dojrzałości dla mieszanki betonowej warunkuje powodzenie szacowania wytrzymałości na ściskanie na bazie pomiarów temperatury in situ. W artykule omówiono zastosowanie równania Arrheniusa do opisu funkcji dojrzewania twardniejącego betonu. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na zależności szybkości zachodzenia reakcji w odmiennych warunkach temperaturowych. Przedstawiono wyniki własnych badań na kostkach zaprawy...
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Assessment of preparedness for Lean Six Sigma projects in small and medium-sized organizations
PublicationThe article presents a proposal for the maturity indicator of Lean Six Sigma projects within the framework of the original comprehensive methodology of Lean Six Sigma implementation dedicated to the SME sector. The indicator allows an LSS project to be matched to the real needs and preparedness of any small or medium-sized organization. The indicator was designed as a result of pilot research conducted in Polish and French SMEs...
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Smart Cities Concept - Readiness of City Halls as a Measure of Reaching a Smart City Perception
PublicationThe article presents a proposal for a new approach to the assessment of Smart Cities: testing the readiness of city halls to a Smart City. The approach is the result of two-year studies involving ten major city halls. Readiness is compared with the previously used Smart City assessment methods: rankings or ISO standards. The relationship between readiness and organization maturity was also presented. The key role of city halls...
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Model oceny dojrzałości przedsiębiorstw do zastosowania zwinnych metodyk zarządzania projektami IT
PublicationDysertacja koncentruje się na budowie modelu, który ocenia gotowość przedsiębiorstw do wdrożenia zwinnych metodyk zarządzania projektami IT. Analizuje istniejące metody oceny dojrzałości projektowej i wprowadza własny model, biorąc pod uwagę krytyczne czynniki sukcesu i skuteczność zwinnych metod. Rozprawa zawiera badania literaturowe, empiryczne studium przypadku oraz weryfikację i rekomendacje modelu, dostarczając wglądu w praktyczne...
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Total mercury and methylmercury (MeHg) in braised and crude Boletus edulis carpophores during various developmental stages
PublicationWe collected and processed Boletus edulis (King Bolete) carpophores grouped in four batches based on their developmental stage (button stage, young—white, large—white, and large—yellow). The study aimed, for the first time, to examine the B. edulis content and effect of braising and to estimate the intake of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) from a single meal based on whole (wet) weight (ww) and dry weight (dw). In...
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Networkig activities of general judiciary - from theory to practice
PublicationOver the last three decades, networks - as a field of research - have acquired a significant place among management sciences. Unfortunately, in the judiciary they have become a subject of more careful analyses only recently, which resulted in a large discrepancy of knowledge - both in theory and in its practical adaptation for the needs of the courts. In order to fill this cognitive gap, an attempt was made to identify levels of...
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Managing Quality Contests Based on Excellence Model at the Local Level. Selected Conditions and Problems – Case Study
PublicationThe aim of this article was to present characteristic phenomena accompanying competitions for quality awards based on the use of the organizational excellence models implemented at the regional level. Typical problems were identified, the understanding of which allows for a better use of the idea of excellence to raise the overall level of maturity of organizations aspiring to quality awards at every level. The results of self-assessment...
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Abdominal pregnancy - Female, 32 - Tissue image [9020730024812721]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Fetal membranes - Female, 34 - Tissue image [5040730020288361]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Placenta - Female, 34 - Tissue image [5040730020285941]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Placenta - Female, 29 - Tissue image [5040730020287721]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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Abdominal pregnancy - Female, 32 - Tissue image [9030730013509521]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Placenta - Female, 29 - Tissue image [5040730020287221]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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Abdominal pregnancy - Female, 32 - Tissue image [9020730024812521]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Fetal membranes - Female, 34 - Tissue image [504073002028671]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Placenta - Female, 29 - Tissue image [5040730020283181]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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Twin pregnancy - Female, 33 - Tissue image [6090730014731211]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: VS200 Olympus slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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Twin pregnancy - Female, 33 - Tissue image [6090730014733281]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: VS200 Olympus slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Placenta - Female, 34 - Tissue image [5040730020289511]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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PLACENTA, Placenta - Female, 34 - Tissue image [5040730020287531]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of PLACENTA tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.