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Modeling of the Two-Dimensional Flow Caused by Sea Conditions and Wind Stresses on the Example of Dead Vistula
PublicationThe article presents the results of two-dimensional modeling of flows caused by the sea conditions and wind stresses on the example of Dead Vistula. Based on the available bathymetric data, a numerical model of the river section was created, which was supplemented with data on the position of the water table depending on hydrometeorological conditions. To describe the flow field in steady conditions, a simplified model of two-dimensional...
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Scaled agile framework. Dealing with software process‐related challenges of a financial group with the action research approach
PublicationThis article reports on a domain-specific software development venture at Nordea. We explore organizational constraints, challenges, and corrective actions undertaken when scaling the agile development approach of their Core Banking Platform program. The fit and required customizations of the rather complex and rigid SAFe framework in a policy-heavy financial institution are audited against the organic growth of the program. In...
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Variations of Ship’s Deck Elevation Due to Stochastic Process of Containers Loading
PublicationThe stochastic process of container loading is described in the paper with special emphasis to ship motion when she is lying at a quay. The 3 DOF system was applied to describe rolling, pitching and heaving of a vessel which may cause a significant variations of momentary deck elevation. The realistic range of such variations are assessed for a variety of cargo locations on-board and a phase shift between two independent gantries...
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An Influence of Factors of Flow Condition, Particle and Material Properties on Slurry Erosion Resistance
PublicationThe degradation of materials due to slurry erosion is the serious problem which occurs in the power industries. The paper presents actual knowledge about an influence of individual factors connected with flow conditions, particles and material properties on the slurry erosion resistance. Among the factors connected with operating conditions, an influence of impact angle, and velocity of impact, particle concertation and liquid...
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A role of an Enterprise Identification Card in a building process of water tourist investments
PublicationAn essential element of a building process for water tourist investments in Poland is a document called the Enterprise Identification Card. It is required for the investments, which are classified according to the Regulation [1] as the ones that could potentially impact the environment. It is assumed that KIP is there to protect the environment against the excessive human interference and it just provides the guidelines regarding...
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Electrochemical degradation of textile dyes in a flow reactor: effect of operating conditions and dyes chemical structure
PublicationIn this study, electrochemical oxidation of five azo dyestuffs (Yellow D-5GN, Red D-B8, Ruby F-2B, Blue D-5RN, Black DN), that are widely used in the textile industry, was investigated in a flow reactor. BDD electrode with a high boron doping level (C/B = 10 000) was prepared and used. Two configurations of reactor were considered, i.e., one with the undivided cell, and the other with the cell divided by anodic and cathodic compartments....
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RESIDENTIAL FUNCTION IN MULTI-CRITERIA MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING SYSTEM DESIGN PROCESS
PublicationThe paper presents the multi-criteria approach in the design process of residential structure as a part of a multifunctional building system. The purpose of work was to broaden the field of multifunctional building system design process. Background for the presented work is to define the direction of architectural growth of the modern city center area where actually are built complex and large capacity structures with a great impact...
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Economics and organization of investment process - sem.8 - 2023/24
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Extraction and evaluation of gas-flow-dependent features from dynamic measurements of gas sensors array
PublicationGas analyzers based on gas sensors are the devices which enable recognition of various kinds of volatile compounds. They have continuously been developed and investigated for over three decades, however there are still limitations which slow down the implementation of those devices in many applications. For example, the main drawbacks are the lack of selectivity, sensitivity...
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Flow cytometric approach to evaluate the impact of hydro-technical concrete compounds’ release to the freshwater microbiome
PublicationThe aim of this research was to test the potential of applying a flow cytometric procedure to evaluate the impact of concrete compounds’ release to the freshwater microbiome. Cells from the collected samples were stained with a fluorogenic redox indicator dye that measures the redox potential of microbial cells. This novel approach was combined with the assessment of microorganisms’ penetration into the internal structures of concrete...
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Practical aspects of Flow Thinning optimization
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Complexity of a classical flow restoration problem
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Isotropic damage in viscoplastic flow conditions
PublicationMechanika zniszczenia jest obecnie jedną z ważniejszych gałęzi mechaniki ciał stałych. Jest cały czas rozwijającą się dziedziną nauki, która znalazła swoje zastosowania w problemach inżynierskich. W artykule zaprezentowano podstawowe informacje na temat lepkoplastyczności i jej zastosowania, koncepcję mechanicznej reprezentacji zniszczenia przez zmienną D, koncepcję naprężeń efektywnych, równania opisujące zniszczenie oraz lepkoplastyczny...
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The wastewater flow through trickling filters.
PublicationFiltry zraszane projektowane są głównie w oparciu o wytyczne techniczne. W pracy zaproponowano metodę o charakterze strukturalnym. Pokazano sposób określania miarodajnego czasu przebywania cieczy w układzie i powiązania go z kinetyczną charakterystyką procesu oczyszczania ścieków.
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Flow Control Algorithm for UMTS HSDPA
PublicationHSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) jest istotnym etapem ewolucji systemu UMTS. Pozwala na transmisję do użytkownika z prędkością dochodzącą do 14.4 Mbit/s; aby to umożliwić, wprowadzono w wersji 5 UMTS szereg nowych mechanizmów w warstwie fizycznej oraz MAC. W tej pracy przedstawiono szczegółową analizę jednego z nowych mechanizmów - algorytmu kontroli natężenia ruchu między MAC-hs i MAC-d. Zaproponowano nowy, efektywny...
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Some solutions of unsteady flow in bioreactor.
PublicationCzas regeneracji chrząstki stawowej po urazie jest długotrwały. Czasem tkanka nie regeneruje się. Dlatego też przeszczepy odgrywają bardzo ważną rolę. Najlepsze efekty hodowli tkanek zaobserwowano w bioreaktorach wykonujących ruch obrotowy i zapewniających nieustalony charakter przepływu ciecy odżywczej. Dlatego tematem niniejszego artykułu są pewne metody i rozwiązania nieustalonego przepływu cieczy w warstwie przyściennej hodowanej...
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Dryout in annular flow - theoretical analysis
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano model kryzysu wrzenia w przepływie pierścieniowym, obowiązujący dla wysokich wartości stopnia suchości i stanowiący modyfikację wcześniejszej wersji modelu zaproponowanego przez Sedlera i Mikielewicza. Model ten uwzględnia bilans masy w filmie cieczowym i bilans masy dla kropel cieczy w rdzeniu przepływu oraz zawiera dodatkowy człon odpowiedzialny za odparowanie filmu na ściance kanału. Rozwiązanie układu...
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Modelling of heat transfer in flow boiling
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zagadnienia związane z modelowaniem wrzenia w przepływie w kanałach o małej średnicy. Przedstawiono modyfikację rozwijanej przez autorów korelacji umożliwiającej wyznaczanie współczynnika przejmowania ciepła podczas wrzenia w przepływie.
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Application of tomography to granular silo flow.
PublicationPublikacja zawiera opis wyników badań doświadczalnych nad efektami dynamicznymi podczs opróżniania silosów z zastosowaniem tomografii pojemnościowej.
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Smart Innovation Engineering System - A Tool for Facilitating Product Innovation Process
PublicationFor the survival and prosperity of the manufacturing unit, entrepreneurs need to find out new ideas that can be implemented in the products leading to innovation. The current study employs a systematic approach for product innovation. In this approach past experiences based on innovation decisions are stored and recalled during the innovation problem solving process. Implementing this system in the process of product innovation...
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Improving all-reduce collective operations for imbalanced process arrival patterns
PublicationTwo new algorithms for the all-reduce operation optimized for imbalanced process arrival patterns (PAPs) are presented: (1) sorted linear tree, (2) pre-reduced ring as well as a new way of online PAP detection, including process arrival time estimations, and their distribution between cooperating processes was introduced. The idea, pseudo-code, implementation details, benchmark for performance evaluation and a real case example...
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FLUID BED COATING OF MINITABLETS AND PELLETS WITH OPTIMIZATION OF THE PROCESS BASED ON TAGUCHI METHOD
PublicationSmall particles like pellets are coated in fluid bed systems. This method can be also feasible for minitablets but the selection of optimal process parameters is complicated. The aim of the research was to optimize the coating process for minitablets and to compare the conditions required for pellets. Minimum fluidization velocities (umf) for 2.0 and 2.5 mm minitablets and 0.7-0.8 mm or 1.0-1.25 mm pellets were determined experimentally....
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Acoustic emission studies of the 7075 aluminium alloy pitting corrosion process
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the cyclic polarization studies and corresponding acoustic emission measurements, revealing the pitting corrosion process of the passive layer at the surface of the 7075 aluminum alloy in the borate buffer with different chloride ions concentrations, in the range between 0.05 and 25 mM.
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of pre- PXBS (0 h) and PXBS during the crosslinking process (24 h–288 h)
Open Research DataThe goal of this research was developing biodegradable and biocompatibile xylitol-based copolymers with improved mechanical properties, and investigating the change in their thermal and chemical properties withprogress of the cross-linking process. Using a raw material of natural origin such as xylitol, a prepolymer wasobtained by esterification and...
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Method of Decision-Making Logic Discovery in the Business Process Textual Data
PublicationGrowing amount of complexity and enterprise data creates a need for novel business process (BP) analysis methods to assess the process optimization opportunities. This paper proposes a method of BP analysis while extracting the knowledge about Decision-Making Logic (DML) in a form of taxonomy. In this taxonomy, researchers consider the routine, semi-cognitive and cognitive DML levels as functions of BP conceptual aspects of Resources,...
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A Framework for Enhancing Supplier Selection Process by Using SOEKS and Decisional DNA
PublicationAbstract. Supplier selection process is one of the significant stages in supply chain management for industrial manufactured products. It plays an integral role in the success of any manufacturing organization and is an important part starting right from selecting raw material to dispatch of finished products. This paper contributes to enhance the supplier selection process by proposing a multi-criteria decision making framework...
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Impact of Energy Slope Averaging Methods on Numerical Solution of 1D Steady Gradually Varied Flow
PublicationIn this paper, energy slope averaging in the one-dimensional steady gradually varied flow model is considered. For this purpose, different methods of averaging the energy slope between cross-sections are used. The most popular are arithmetic, geometric, harmonic and hydraulic means. However, from the formal viewpoint, the application of different averaging formulas results in different numerical integration formulas. This study...
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Study of the process of biofilm formation by UPEC DR14 in the M9+0,5% casamino acids+0,2% glycerol medium
Open Research DataBiofilm formation is a direct reaction of bacteria to environmental factors. In order to determine the influence of the medium composition on the ability of DR14 on biofilm production, we cultured bacteria under the following conditions: LB medium, M9 medium + 0,2% glucose, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids + 0,2% glycerol, M9 + 0,5%...
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Study of the process of biofilm formation by UPEC IH11128 in the M9+0,5% casamino acids+0,2% glucose medium
Open Research DataBiofilm formation is a direct reaction of bacteria to environmental factors. In order to determine the influence of the medium composition on the ability of IH11128 on biofilm production, we cultured bacteria under the following conditions: LB medium, M9 medium + 0,2% glucose, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids + 0,2% glycerol, M9 +...
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Study of the process of biofilm formation by UPEC DR14 in the M9+0,5% casamino acids+0,2% glucose medium
Open Research DataBiofilm formation is a direct reaction of bacteria to environmental factors. In order to determine the influence of the medium composition on the ability of DR14 on biofilm production, we cultured bacteria under the following conditions: LB medium, M9 medium + 0,2% glucose, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids + 0,2% glycerol, M9 + 0,5%...
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Study of the process of biofilm formation by UPEC IH11128 in the M9+0,5% casamino acids+0,2% glycerol medium
Open Research DataBiofilm formation is a direct reaction of bacteria to environmental factors. In order to determine the influence of the medium composition on the ability of IH11128 on biofilm production, we cultured bacteria under the following conditions: LB medium, M9 medium + 0,2% glucose, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids, M9 + 0,5% casamino acids + 0,2% glycerol, M9 +...
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All-gather Algorithms Resilient to Imbalanced Process Arrival Patterns
PublicationTwo novel algorithms for the all-gather operation resilient to imbalanced process arrival patterns (PATs) are presented. The first one, Background Disseminated Ring (BDR), is based on the regular parallel ring algorithm often supplied in MPI implementations and exploits an auxiliary background thread for early data exchange from faster processes to accelerate the performed all-gather operation. The other algorithm, Background Sorted...
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How to Design Affect-aware Educational Systems – the AFFINT Process Approach
PublicationComputer systems, that support learning processes, can adapt to the needs and states of a learner. The adaptation might directly address the knowledge deficits and most tutoring systems apply an adaptable learning path of that kind. Apart from a preliminary knowledge state, there are more factors, that influence education effectiveness and among those there are fluctuating emotional states. The tutoring systems may recognize or...
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Design process as complex system
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Models in the Research Process of Psoriasis
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Emotions in the software development process
PublicationThis paper presents the results of a survey on the experience of emotions in the work of software developers. Quantitative analysis revealed information about emotions affecting programmers, their frequency and impact on their performance. The concept of emotional risk to productivity was also presented. It allows to choose the emotional states, which should be avoided. Furthermore, all collected data were analyzed with information...
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KM supported process improvement
PublicationThe corporate universe nowadays is full of change initiatives andimprovement philosophies. However,only few have proved successful enough to be integrated into regular operations a worldwide leading companies.In this context Six Sigma projects and Lean action workouts emerge as he most effective practices.In this paper we argue that there is a considerable potential to enhance them using Knowledge Management methodology and benefit...
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Process Control in Food Fermentation
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Productivity of wood cutting process
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono analizę przykładowej linii przecinania drewna. Produktywność linii oceniono na podstawie stopnia wykorzystania przecinarki i faktycznej prędkości przecinania.
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Multiscale model for blood flow after a bileaflet artificial aortic valve implantation
PublicationCardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in the world, mainly due to atherosclerosis and its consequences. The article presents the numerical model of the blood flow through artificial aortic valve. The overset mesh approach was applied to simulate the valve leaflets motion and to realize the moving mesh, in the aortic arch and the main branches of cardiovascular system. To capture the cardiac system’s response...
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Turbulence model evaluation for numerical modelling of turbulent flow and heat transfer of nanofluids
PublicationIn this work, Nusselt number and friction factor are calculated numerically for turbulent pipe flow (Reynolds number between 6000 and 12000) with constant heat flux boundary condition using nanofluids. The nanofluid is modelled with the single-phase approach and the simulation results are compared with experimental data. Ethylene glycol and water, 60:40 EG/W mass ratio, as base fluid and SiO2 nanoparticles are used as nanofluid...
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Influence of high temperature air-steam mixture application on time wood drying process
PublicationThe results of influence gas-steam mixture drying process on time wood drying process are presented. Wood species, namely oak (Quercus L.), beech (Fagus L.), pine (Pinus L.) and spruce (Picea K.) from the northern part of Pomerania region in Poland, were subject of air-steam mixture drying process. Main focus of those tests was to shorten the time of drying process and afterward to check properties of wood.
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The Optical Coherence Tomography and Raman Spectroscopy for Sensing of the Bone Demineralization Process
PublicationThe presented research was intended to seek new optical methods to investigate the demineralization process of bones. Optical examination of the bone condition could facilitate clinical trials and improve the safety of patients. The authors used a set of complementary methods: polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) and Raman spectroscopy. Chicken bone samples were used in this research. To stimulate in laboratory...
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Spectroscopic study of atmospheric pressure 915 MHz microwave plasma at high argon flow rate
PublicationIn this paper results of optical emission spectroscopic (OES) study of atmospheric pressure microwave 915 MHz argon plasma are presented. The plasma was generated in microwave plasma source (MPS) cavity- resonant type. The aim of research was determination of electron excitation temperature Texc gas temperature Tg and electron number density ne. All experimental tests were performed with a gas flow rate of 100 and 200 l/min and...
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Reliability and efficiency of pollution removal during long-term operation of a one-stage constructed wetland system with horizontal flow
PublicationThe paper presents the results of a study of the reliability and efficiency of pollutant removal during long term operation of a one-stage constructed wetland system with horizontal flow. The flow rate of the wastewater treatment plant was 1.2 m3·d-1 during the research period. Physical and chemical analyses of raw wastewater and treated effluent were carried out in the years 1997–2010 (14 years). During this study period, 56 series...
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The Possibilities of Improving the Fatigue Durabilityof the Ship Propeller Shaft by Burnishing Process
PublicationHeavily loaded structural elements operating in a corrosive environment are usuallyquickly destroyed. An example of such an element is a ship propeller operating in a seawaterenvironment. This research presents a fatigue resistance test performed on elements operating inseawater. Different processing parameters applied on the samples in particular were compared withthe specimens whose surface had been burnished differently and...
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An overview of the strategies for the deammonification process start-up and recovery after accidental operational failures
PublicationThe deammonification process has been universally acknowledged as an energy-efficient technology for sewage disposal. In contrast with traditional biological nitrogen removal technology, the deammonification process is able to remove ammonia from wastewater with the simplest nitrogen removal process because of its advantages of lower operating expenses, no organic carbon consumption, lower biomass production, lower carbon dioxide...
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Selected Aspect of IT Tools Application in Process Improvement in Industrial Laundry Services
PublicationThe laundry services sector in Poland is growing dynamically and currently has around 13,000 enterprises, mainly micro, small and medium size. The increasing competitiveness of this industry, causes more emphasis on solutions that can in-crease the efficiency of laundry processes and thereby strengthen the market position. One of the methods that can be used for this purpose is Lean Six Sigma, aided by specialized computer software....
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Expert systems in assessing the construction process safety taking account of the risk of disturbances
PublicationThe objective of the paper is to present the issue of safety manage-ment during the construction process. Threats in the form of disturb-ances may occur in the preparatory phase, during the execution of the construction project and also during its operational use. The arti-cle presents the concept of applying the methodology based, among others, on Learning Bayesian Networks, Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine,...