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Investigating trip and parking characteristics of hospitals: A case study from Tri-City, Poland
PublicationThis research aims to investigate public hospitals’ trip and parking characteristics based on the study conducted in Poland in September 2021 on the example of the Tri-City agglomeration. The main objective of the research was to build models of the relationship between the number of trips during peak transport hours and the number of beds. The second research element was the analysis of transport behavior in these areas. The research...
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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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Impact of Work on the Well-Being of Police Officers and Firefighters
PublicationWork is one of the most important spheres of human functioning and has a significant impact on individual overall well-being. The purpose of this study is to assess the positive and negative impact of the work of police officers and firefighters on their well-being in different spheres of life. In particular, the study examines the relationship between the type of occupation and the elements that generate a feeling of well-being,...
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Activity and discrimination against women in the labour market in the countries of Baltic Sea Region
PublicationAn increasing participation of women in the labour market seem to be a key to overcome the problems of the EU labour market and to achieve the objectives of Strategy Europe 2020. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to identify differences in the situation of women in the labour market in selected countries such as those in the Baltic Sea region and to attempt to verify the hypothesis of the existence of discrimination against...
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Application of theory of semi-Markov processes to determining distribution of probabilistic process of marine accidents resulting from colission of ships
PublicationIn this paper is presented possible application of the theory of semi-Markov processes to elaborating an eight-state model of the process of occurrence of serviceability state and unserviceability states of sea-going ships making critical manoeuvres during their entering and leaving the ports. In the analysis it was taken into account that sea-going ships are in service for a very long time t (t → ∞). The model was elaborated to...
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Badanie sieci świadomości sytuacyjnej dla infrastruktury elektroenergetycznej
PublicationWspółczesne systemy elektroenergetyczne są narażone na nowe rodzaje zagrożeń. Są one spowodowane lukami w zabezpieczeniach oraz słabościami architektonicznymi związanymi z szerszym zastosowaniem technologii teleinformatycznych (ICT) w tych systemach. Połączenie sieci elektroenergetycznych z Internetem naraża je na nowego rodzaju niebezpieczeństwa, takie jak ataki APT (ang. Advanced Persistent Threats) lub rozproszona odmowa usługi...
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Platform governance for sustainable development: Reshaping citizen-administration relationships in the digital age
PublicationChanging governance paradigms has been shaping and reshaping the landscape of citizen-administration relationships, from impartial application of rules and regulations by administration to exercise its authority over citizens (bureaucratic paradigm), through provision of public services by administration to fulfil the needs of citizens (consumerist paradigm), to responsibility-sharing between administration and citizens for policy...
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Semantic modeling of contextual augmented reality environments
PublicationDespite significant progress in the field of augmented reality (AR), regarding both hardware and software, there is still a lack of universal models and methods that would enable building ubiquitous AR systems that could be used anywhere and anytime, covering different application areas. This dissertation describes a new approach to building AR systems, called the Contextual Augmented Reality Environment (CARE). The CARE approach...
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Settlement Networks in Polish Spatial Development Regional Plans
PublicationIn 1999, ten years after the great political changes in Poland, 16 self-governed regions (in Polish: voivodeship) were created. According to Polish law, voivodeship spatial development plans, or regional plans in short, determine basic elements of the settlement network. No detailed regulations indicate the specific elements of the settlement network or what features of these elements should be determined. For this reason, centres...
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Assessing climate change threats and urbanization impacts on surface runoff in Gdańsk (Poland): insights from remote sensing, machine learning and hydrological modeling
PublicationThis study investigates the impacts of Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes and climate change on surface runoff in Gdańsk, Poland, which is crucial for local LULC planning and urban flood risk management. The analysis employs two primary methodologies: remote sensing and hydrological modeling. Remote sensing was conducted using Google Earth Engine and Land Change Modeler in IDRISI Terrset software to analyze historical (1985–2022)...
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Energy-Efficient Joint User and Power Allocation in 5G Millimeter Wave Networks: A Genetic Algorithm-Based Approach
PublicationReducing power consumption is a pivotal challenge in 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) networks due to the density of the base stations (BSs) in these networks. In this paper, we focus on the joint user and power allocation problem in 5G mmWave networks, aiming to minimize power consumption while maintaining the user Quality of Service (QoS), considering the BSs switching on/off strategy. Initially, we formulate the problem as an Integer...
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Influence of Asphalt Binder on the Compactability of Asphalt Mixtures Using Locking Point
PublicationCompaction is an important process for the asphalt mixture service life. A properly compacted mixture is crucial for long-lasting pavement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of asphalt binders on the compactability of the asphalt mixtures by utilizing the concept of the locking point. To achieve this objective, two compaction methods (impact and gyration), different temperatures and asphalt content, and...
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User Authentication by Eye Movement Features Employing SVM and XGBoost Classifiers
PublicationDevices capable of tracking the user’s gaze have become significantly more affordable over the past few years, thus broadening their application, including in-home and office computers and various customer service equipment. Although such devices have comparatively low operating frequencies and limited resolution, they are sufficient to supplement or replace classic input interfaces, such as the keyboard and mouse. The biometric...
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Spatio-Temporal Validation of GNSS-Derived Global Ionosphere Maps Using 16 Years of Jason Satellites Observations
PublicationExisting ionospheric models perform very well in mapping the calm state of the ionosphere. However, the problem is accurately determining the total electron content (TEC) for disturbed days. Knowledge of the exact electron density is essential for single−frequency receivers, which cannot eliminate the ionospheric delay. This study aims to investigate temporal and spatial variability in the distribution of TEC based on differences...
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Integration of electric vehicle into smart grid: a meta heuristic algorithm for energy management between V2G and G2V
PublicationRecently, Electric Vehicles (EV) have been providing fast response and substantial progress in the power generation model. Further, EVs are exploited as adaptable Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) and show a promising performance in ancillary service markets to increase the demand of Smart Grid (SG) integration. The expansion of Vehicle-to-Grid concept has created an extra power source when renewable energy sources are not available....
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Dworzec kolejowy - jaki był, jaki jest i jaki być powinien
PublicationJeśli pasażerski transport kolejowy nie ma być traktowany w Polsce jedynie jako transport niszowy, musi się zmienić filozofia myślenia nie tylko w zakresie modernizacji linii kolejowych, zakupu nowego taboru i kształtowania przyjaznych podróżnym rozkładów jazdy, ale również w kierunku poprawy jakości miejsc oczekiwania na pociągi oraz warunków przesiadki z jednych na inne środki transportu. Wzorem innych krajów winien być w Polsce...
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Reinforced Secure Gossiping Against DoS Attacks in Post-Disaster Scenarios
PublicationDuring and after a disaster, the perceived quality of communication networks often becomes remarkably degraded with an increased ratio of packet losses due to physical damages of the networking equipment, disturbance to the radio frequency signals, continuous reconfiguration of the routing tables, or sudden spikes of the network traffic, e.g., caused by the increased user activity in a post-disaster period. Several techniques have...
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COOPERATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND EXTERNAL COMPANY IN ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY USING INNOVATIVE MEASURING TECHNOLOGY
PublicationArchitectural inventories are the main field for using innovative technology ( remote sensing). The main purpose of using ie. Laser scanning or photogrammetry is to capture all of the important details of structure. Regarding the extents of inventory works, it may only apply to external details, such as facades, supporting structures and surroundings, whilst in terms of advanced inventory, the building's interior is also expected...
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Information-driven network resilience: Research challenges and perspectives
PublicationInternet designed over 40 years ago was originally focused on host-to-host message delivery in a best-effort manner. However, introduction of new applications over the years have brought about new requirements related with throughput, scalability, mobility, security, connectivity, and availability among others. Additionally, convergence of telecommunications, media, and information technology was responsible for transformation...
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Subjective quality evaluation of 8- and 10-bit MP4-coded video sequences from Netflix
PublicationRecently, many researchers have been intensively conducting quality of service (QoS), quality of experience (QoE), and user experience (UX) studies in the field of video analysis. This paper is intended to make a new, complementary contribution to this field. Currently, streaming platforms are key products in relation to delivering video content online. Most often, they include the MP4 video format, which is most widely utilized...
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Metallurgical characterization and high-temperature tensile failure of Inconel 617 alloy welded by GTAW and SMAW—a comparative study
PublicationTwo types of the weld joint of Inconel 617 alloy were produced using gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) processes with ERNiCrCoMo-1 filler metal and ENiCrCoMo-1 electrode, respectively. The weld metal showed the segregation of the principle alloying elements like Mo and Cr along the inter-dendritic spaces, triggering the formation of secondary phases. The microstructure characterization of the...
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Accessibility to urban green spaces: A critical review of WHO recommendations in the light of tree-covered areas assessment
PublicationEasy accessibility of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) is essential to the quality of life in urban areas. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations focus on spatial access to UGSs, define as accessible those larger than 0.5 ha situated up to 300 m of residential areas, and disregard the social significance of smaller green spaces. This paper assesses the extent to which the WHO recommendations permit the identification of locations...
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Bridge Non-Destructive Measurements Using a Laser Scanning during Acceptance Testing: Case Study
PublicationOwing to the recent proliferation of inventory works on roads and railways, bridge acceptance tests have increased exponentially. These tests’ results are often misinterpreted owing to the use of various measuring equipment types, rendering integrated interpretation problematic. It is also problematic that adjusting the measurement method is difficult when the structure’s response to load is uncertain. Therefore, it is important...
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Monolithic vs. Microservice Architecture: A Performance and Scalability Evaluation
PublicationContext. Since its proclamation in 2012, microservices-based architecture has gained widespread popularity due to its advantages, such as improved availability, fault tolerance, and horizontal scalability, as well as greater software development agility. Motivation. Yet, refactoring a monolith to microservices by smaller businesses and expecting that the migration will bring benefits similar to those reported by top global companies,...
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Is Digitalization Improving Governance Quality? Correlating Analog and Digital Benchmarks
PublicationThe digitalization of public governance and the resulting concept of electronic governance is a characteristic feature of contemporary information society. Both can be defined as the process and outcome of digital transformation: transformation of the “analog” version of governance into “digital” governance. Measuring both versions of governance against typical performance measures of efficiency, effectiveness, equity, openness...
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When Does Automation in Government Thrive or Flounder?
PublicationGovernment organizations worldwide are harvesting the transformative potential of digital technologies to automate interactions with citizens, businesses, and each other. Automation can bring benefits, such as an increase the efficiency of government operations, quality of government decisions, and convenience of government-citizen interactions. It can also produce adverse outcomes, such as compromising social value for economic...
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Fatigue Damage Evolution in SS316L Produced by Powder Bed Fusion in Different Orientations with Reused Powder Feedstock
PublicationBackground Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Melting (LPBF-M) is considered economically viable and environmentally sustainable because of the possibility of reusing the residual powder feedstock leftover in the build chamber after a part build is completed. There is however limited information on the fatigue damage development of LPBF-M samples made from reused feedstock. Objective In this paper, the stainless steel 316 L (SS316L)...
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Historic railway stations, documentation and revitalization of the railway infrastructure facilities - protection of cultural and social heritage
PublicationThe article presents problems of documentation and adaptation of buildings which constitute the cultural heritage of the railway infrastructure facilities in Pomerania in Poland. Shows the potential and possibilityto be adopted for various purposes. This problem affects many sites and buildings, railway stations, railway warehouses, residential buildings, technical buildings, water towers, trackman shelters, bridges, viaducts,...
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Klaudia Skelnik dr
Peopledr Klaudia Skelnik Prodziekan Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Gdańsku, doktor nauk społecznych w dyscyplinie nauki o bezpieczeństwie, absolwent studiów MBA zarządzanie bezpieczeństwem, mgr politologii w specjalizacji ustrojowo-samorządowej, posiadająca podyplomowe wykształcenie wyższe w zakresie prawa Unii Europejskiej, Edukacji dla bezpieczeństwa, Bezpieczeństwa i Higiena Pracy oraz szereg kursów i szkoleń...
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TDOA versus ATDOA for wide area multilateration system
PublicationThis paper outlines a new method of a location service (LCS) in the asynchronous wireless networks (AWNs) where the nodes (base stations) operate asynchronously in relation to one another. This method, called asynchronous time difference of arrival (ATDOA), enables the calculation of the position of the mobile object (MO) through the measurements taken by a set of non-synchronized fixed nodes and is based on the measurement of...
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Nowa metoda diagnostyki stanu technicznego nakładek stykowych
PublicationThe current collection system, which consists of the overhead contact line and a current collector, is particularly important in electric rail vehicles, where their reliability is concerned. Faultless current collection is conditioned not only by suitable construction of these elements but also by their proper maintenance. Retaining permanent electrical contact is essential in DC systems, where current demand is relatively high. In...
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Searching for innovation knowledge: insight into KIBS companies
PublicationPurpose – The paper analyzes the patterns of research of “innovation knowledge” (i.e. knowledge that can result in introducing innovations in the company that can be observed in KIBS (Knowledge-Intensive Business Services) companies. Particularly, it identifies and classifies the possible approaches adopted by companies on the basis of two dimensions: the intensity/proactivity of search efforts, and the source primarily used. Design/methodology/approach...
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PROBABLE RAINFALL IN GDAŃSK IN VIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PublicationOne of the manifestations of climate changes is the occurrence of a greater number of precipitation events, characterized by greater rain intensity that affects the economic stability of cities. Gdańsk is an example of a city in which such events have occurred since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Due to the altitude differences in the area of Gdańsk city (between –2 m and 180 m a.s.l.), the occurrence of extreme atmospheric...
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Has EGNOS its own place in maritime navigation?
PublicationGNSS (in fact it usually means GPS) is at the moment the fundamental means of positioning for any variants of navigation. However some attributes of it can be not sufficient for every users or in some tasks, so there are any cases when this system needs support. From the mariner point of view pure GPS properties perfectly fulfils expectations of sailors at the open sea, however there are lot of cases, when accuracy of the system...
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Jaroslaw Spychala dr
PeopleOprócz bardzo dobrego wykształcenia osoba posiada również wieloletnie doświadczenie zawodowe, które jest poświadczeniem tego, że potrafi wykorzystać swoją wiedzę teoretyczną w praktycznych działaniach. Doświadczenie zawodowe jest bardzo bogate i rozbudowane. Ze względu na nabyte całkiem nowe umiejętności zwiększa się atrakcyjność doświadczonego pracownika. Są to między innymi kreatywne myślenie, zorientowanie na cel, odporność...
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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG POLISH EMPLOYEES OF UNIFORMED SERVICES
PublicationObjectives: Employees of uniformed services (EoUS) were screened for cardiovascular risk factors. Material and Methods: A total of 1138 EoUS (age M±SD 49.9±6.0 years) and 263 controls (age M±SD 54.4±9.7 years) under the care of the cardiology clinic in Gdańsk, Poland,were included in the study. Medical history and blood samples were collected, and a physical examination was performed. Ten-year cardiovascular risk of death was...
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Badanie metod i projektowanie usług lokalizacyjnych w sieciach radiokomunikacyjnych
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wybrane problemy lokalizowania obiektów w sieciach radiokomunikacyjnych, w tym komórkowych. W pierwszej kolejności zostały przedstawione nowe zasady budowy i działania systemu wywołania w niebezpieczeństwie na morzu, z wykorzystaniem infrastruktury sieci komórkowej. Na podstawie zebranych danych pomiarowych w warunkach morskich została opracowana nowa, bardziej dokładna metoda estymacji położenia terminala...
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Duże zbiory danych w zdalnej diagnostyce medycznej z wykorzystaniem technik głębokiego uczenia,
PublicationW ostatnim czasie obserwujemy tendencję globalnego starzenia się i znaczących zmian struktur demograficznych na całym świecie. Zgodnie z raportem przedstawionym przez Moody Investors Service, przewiduje się, iż do 2030 roku liczba znacząco-starzejących się krajów wzrośnie z 3 do 34. Światowy proces starzenia się społeczeństw doprowadził do wzrastających oczekiwań wobec starszych osób do pozostania niezależnymi. W związku z tym...
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Marek Czachor prof. dr hab.
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A demand for innovation support in samll and medium-sized enterprises in the baltic sea region
Publicationthe aim of the expertise is to analyze the actual demand of smes from the baltic sea region for innovation support. the results of the conducted study can help formulate recommendations designed to increase innovation and competitiveness of smes in the baltic sea region in the future. research activities of this study include: the evaluation of innovation level of the baltic sea region enterprises (type and intensity of implemented...
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System informacji geograficznej i techniki obrazowania satelitarnego w zastosowaniu do analizy i wizualizacji infrastruktur krytycznych i ich zagrożeń
PublicationW chwili obecnej faktem jest występowanie zarówno coraz liczniejszych zdarzeń katastroficznych powodowanych przez siły przyrody, jak też nieustanny wzrost intensywności ataków terrorystycznych na obiekty publiczne i przemysłowe. Zagrożenia tego rodzaju stają się coraz poważniejsze w odniesieniu do wielu, także tych uważanych do tej pory za bezpieczne rejonów świata, w tym Europy i Polski. Sytuacja taka wymaga podejmowania zdecydowanych...
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Opóźnienie efektywne i jego zastosowanie do sterowania ruchem w sieciach pakietowych
PublicationW rozprawie doktorskiej przeanalizowano problem zapewnienia gwarancji jakości usług (Quality of Service, QoS) w sieciach pakietowych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem usług o ściśle określonych wymaganiach opisujących opóźnienie pakietów i jego zmienność w sieciach z agregacją strumieni, takich jak np. sieć IP QoS z Differentiated Services (DiffServ) realizująca schemat obsługi Expedited Forwarding Per Hop Behavior (EF PHB) lub sieć...
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FOODINTEGRITY Ensuring the Integrity of the European food chain
ProjectsProject realized in Department of Colloid and Lipid Science according to 613688 agreement from 2016-03-27