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  • Marketing a społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu – sprzeczne idee?

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    Negatywny wizerunek marketingu postrzeganego jako koncepcja kreująca nowe potrzeby i nakłaniająca klientów do zwiększania konsumpcji spowodował, że marketing wydaje się być sprzeczny z ideą rozwoju zrównoważonego i społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu. W artykule przedstawiono rozważania czy rzeczywiście tak jest i czy stosowanie działań marketingowych jest rozbieżne z celami rozwoju zrównoważonego . Stwierdzono, że realizowanie...

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  • Magdalena Ciesielska dr inż.

    Magdalena Ciesielska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Informatics in Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland. She holds a PhD in Business Economics and Management. Her areas of research and expertise are interdisciplinary and include governance and management of digital government at national, sectoral and local level, open data, digital inclusion, and contribution...

  • Flame-Retardant Polymer Materials Developed by Reactive Extrusion: Present Status and Future Perspectives

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    • H. Vahabi
    • F. Laoutid
    • K. Formela
    • M. Saeb
    • P. Dubois

    - Polymer Reviews - Year 2022

    The development of flame retardant polymer materials has two roots, one in materials design, and the other in materials processing. Over recent decades, different types and classes of flame retardant polymer materials have been commercialized to meet safety requirements in the construction, automotive, and coatings industries. In the vast majority of cases, the design and fabrication of new materials presenting low fire hazards...

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  • Edible dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata) as human food – A comprehensive review

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    • S. A. Siddiqui
    • K. Asante
    • N. Ngah
    • Y. Saraswati
    • Y. Wu
    • M. Lahan
    • O. Aidoo
    • I. Fernando
    • S. Povetkin
    • R. Castro Munoz

    - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed - Year 2024

    The rapid growth of the human population leads to a big concern about the food y and demand worldwide. However, due to the reduction in global arable land area, humans need to find alternative food sources to fulfil their needs. Consequently, edible insects have been identified as a promising solution to ameliorate food security and increase global nutrition. Among more than 2,100 identified edible insect species, dragonflies and...

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  • Implementation of daylight design strategies in urban planning - barriers to application in Poland

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    - Year 2015

    This paper reflects on studies done in the area of daylight design methods with regard to principles that can be applied in architecture and urban planning strategies. The paper addresses barriers to the application of new daylight design methods in urban planning, and in particular discusses current Polish building regulations in the context of daylight design. The results of the pilot study carried out among 82 participants show...

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  • Innovative Railway Stations

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    In relation to modern demographic trends, evolving technologies and environmentfriendly solutions increases the potential of rail considered as sustainable form of public transport. Contemporary tendencies of designing railway stations in Europe are focused on lowering energy consumption and reducing carbon emission. The main goal of the designers is to create a friendly and intuitive space for its users and at the same time a...

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  • Low speed permanent magnet synchronous generator for vertical axis wind turbine

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    The paper presents design process and tests of a prototype low speed permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) dedicated for the innovative vertical-axis wind turbine. The rated data of the designed generator are following: power - 15 kVA, voltage - 400 V (Y), rotation speed - 93.75 rpm. The design assumptions, chosen results of the design process and experimental tests of the prototype PMSG are presented. The considered PMSG...

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  • Tomasz Maria Boiński dr inż.

    I’m associated with the University since the year 2000 when I started my studies in Computer Science on the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics. After graduating with honors in 2005, I applied for doctoral studies. During his studies and immediately afterward I was involved in cooperation with Hogart from Warsaw, in the implementation of business solutions in Gdynia company Elektronika SA (Infor FMS SunSystems)...

  • Current Status, Barriers and Development Perspectives for Circular Bioeconomy in Polish South Baltic Area

    The following article presents the current legal situation in Poland as well as in the European Union. Data on biomass production in the Polish South Baltic area were analyzed, along with an indication of the key sectors for the development of bioeconomy. Presentation of the current state of biomass management was made and areas necessary for development were indicated to facilitate the sustainable management of biomass and waste...

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  • Fabrication and Characterization of Green Polyurethane Foams with Enhanced Vibration Damping Capability

    Over the past decades, there has been an intensive development of the technologies and innovations aimed at increasing the quality of life. This development largely concerns the comfort of use of everyday products that, among others, are products of the automotive, construction, or furniture industries. Considering the increase in the comfort of using products such as cars, houses, and flats, one of the comfort features of their...

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  • New light on the photocatalytic performance of NH4V4O10 and its composite with rGO

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    - Scientific Reports - Year 2023

    Solar-driven photocatalysis has shown great potential as a sustainable wastewater treatment technology that utilizes clean solar energy for pollutant degradation. Consequently, much attention is being paid to the development of new, efficient and low-cost photocatalyst materials. In this study, we report the photocatalytic activity of NH4V4O10 (NVO) and its composite with rGO (NVO/rGO). Samples were synthesized via a facile one-pot...

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  • Sample Preparation in Foodomics: Miniaturized Solid-Phase Extraction

    Analytical chemists face a challenge to bring comprehensive information on a given food and biological sample by using the best available analytical techniques and meet the requirements of sustainable development and green chemistry at the same time. A key objective of this chapter is to review selected literature data on the utilization of solid-phase extraction techniques with special attention to their miniaturized modes in...

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  • Zagospodarowanie akwenów wodnych zgodnie z zasadami zrównoważonego rozwoju na przykładzie koncepcji otwarcia rekreacyjno-turystycznego drogi wodnej Górnej Wisły

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    - Year 2016

    W referacie przedstawiono kwestię istotności prawidłowego gospodarowania akwenami wodnymi. Analizie porównawczej poddano autorski projekt turystyczno-rekreacyjnego wykorzystania Górnej Wisły z zasadami zrównoważoianego rozwoju. Projekt ten zakładał zagospodarowanie akwenu wodnego na cele aktywności lokalnych mieszkańców i turystów co jest zgodne z planami rozwoju dróg wodnych w Polsce.

  • Process Engineering in Circular Economy

    e-Learning Courses
    • J. Mąkinia

    Kurs jest przeznaczony dla doktorantów szkoły doktorskiej w dyscyplnach: inżynieria lądowa i transport (SzD), III stopnia, stacjonarne inżynieria środowiska, górnictwo i energetyka (SzD), III stopnia, stacjonarne   The course is addressed to PhD students of the doctoral school in disciplines: civil engineering and transport environmental engineering, mining and power engineering Course type: lecture Total hours of...

  • [ILiT, IŚGiE] Process engineering in circular economy - Nowy

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    • J. Mąkinia

    Kurs jest przeznaczony dla doktorantów szkoły doktorskiej w dyscyplnach: inżynieria lądowa i transport (SzD), III stopnia, stacjonarne inżynieria środowiska, górnictwo i energetyka (SzD), III stopnia, stacjonarne The course is addressed to PhD students of the doctoral school in disciplines: civil engineering and transport environmental engineering, mining and power engineering Course type: lecture Total hours of...

  • [ILiT, IŚGiE] Process engineering in circular economy 20/21 Summer

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    • J. Mąkinia

    Kurs jest przeznaczony dla doktorantów szkoły doktorskiej w dyscyplnach: inżynieria lądowa i transport (SzD), III stopnia, stacjonarne inżynieria środowiska, górnictwo i energetyka (SzD), III stopnia, stacjonarne The course is addressed to PhD students of the doctoral school in disciplines: civil engineering and transport environmental engineering, mining and power engineering Course type: lecture Total hours of...

  • Systemy Smart Cities - studium przypadku

    The paper presents the architecture of an enterprise service bus used in the construction of information systems processing large amounts of data for decision-making needs at the City Hall in Gdańsk. The key concept of processes of bus development involves installation of developing environment, database connection, flow mechanisms and data presentation. The issue was supported by models such as KPI (Key Processes Identifier) and...

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  • Spatiotemporal Assessment of Satellite Image Time Series for Land Cover Classification Using Deep Learning Techniques: A Case Study of Reunion Island, France

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    • N. N. Navnath
    • K. Chandrasekaran
    • A. Stateczny
    • V. M. Sundaram
    • P. Panneer

    - Remote Sensing - Year 2022

    Current Earth observation systems generate massive amounts of satellite image time series to keep track of geographical areas over time to monitor and identify environmental and climate change. Efficiently analyzing such data remains an unresolved issue in remote sensing. In classifying land cover, utilizing SITS rather than one image might benefit differentiating across classes because of their varied temporal patterns. The aim...

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  • Bimodal Emotion Recognition Based on Vocal and Facial Features

    Emotion recognition is a crucial aspect of human communication, with applications in fields such as psychology, education, and healthcare. Identifying emotions accurately is challenging, as people use a variety of signals to express and perceive emotions. In this study, we address the problem of multimodal emotion recognition using both audio and video signals, to develop a robust and reliable system that can recognize emotions...

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  • Implementation of IMS/NGN Transport Stratum Based on the SDN Concept

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    - SENSORS - Year 2023

    The paper presents the development and verification of software and a testbed aiming to demonstrate the ability of two telecommunication network concepts—Next Generation Network (NGN) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)—to cooperate. The proposed architecture includes components of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) in its service stratum and of the SDN (controller and programmable switches) in its transport stratum, providing...

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  • State of Development of Intelligent Transport Systems Services on National Roads in Poland

    In recent years we can see intensifying implementation of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) measures in Polish cities and on national roads. The architecture of the National Traffic Management System (KSZR) will enable the implementation of a uniform, integrated and intelligent ICT system to launch ITS systems that are the most important for drivers and the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA). This paper...

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  • Fire Protection and Materials Flammability Control by Artificial Intelligence

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    - FIRE TECHNOLOGY - Year 2022

    Fire safety has become a major challenge of materials developers because of the massive production of organic materials, often combustibles, and their use for different purposes. In this sense, fire safety is critically considered in the development of engineering materials [1, 2]. The multiplicity of parameters contributing to the development of formulation of flame-retardant materials from one side and the sustainability concerns...

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  • HYDROSTATIC THRUST BEARING WITH REDUCED POWER LOSSES

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    - TRIBOLOGIA - Year 2018

    In many cases in rotating machinery, axial load is carried by tilting pad thrust bearings which have been developed since the beginning of 20th century. For high reliability and simplicity, most commonly the bearings are bath lubricated. In the times of sustainable development, however, minimization of friction losses becomes an important criterion for machinery assessment, and a strategic goal of their development. Performed calculations,...

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  • Next generation ITS implementation aspects in 5G wireless communication network

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    - Year 2017

    In the paper the study of Intelligent Transportation systems implementation in the 5G wireless communication network is presented. Firstly, small-cell concept in Ultra Dense Heterogeneous network was analyzed. Secondly, the 5G network requirements were presented which are important from the point of view of transportation systems development. Next, the study on the 5G network architectures proposals dedicated to the ITS systems...

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  • Structure-Property Relationship and Multiple Processing Studies of Novel Bio-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers

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    Currently, the growing demand for polymeric materials has led to an increased need to develop effective recycling methods. This study focuses on the multiple processing of bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (bio-TPUs) as a sustainable approach for polymeric waste management through mechanical recycling. The main objective is to investigate the influence of two reprocessing cycles on selected properties of bio-TPUs....

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  • An advanced synergy of partial denitrification-anammox for optimizing nitrogen removal from wastewater: A review

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    - BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY - Year 2023

    Anammox is a widely adopted process for energy-efficient removal of nitrogen from wastewater, but challenges with NOB suppression and NO3− accumulation have led to a deeper investigation of this process. To address these issues, the synergy of partial denitrification and anammox (PD-anammox) has emerged as a promising solution for sustainable nitrogen removal in wastewater. This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent developments...

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  • Redevelopment of Gdynia waterfront - students' imagination

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    - Year 2014

    The article presents the ideas of Gdynia waterfront redevelopment, proposed by students of the Faculty of Architecture, as diploma works. Gdynia is often a subject of diploma works - as a city of many needs, opportunities and challenges. It gives students the wide range of possibilities to create attractive, modern and unique development – concerning different functions, forms and meanings. Students works have been presented regarding...

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  • Environmentally friendly polymer-rubber composites obtained from waste tyres: A review

    The paper is transdisciplinary. The complex overview on changes in policy and approach to waste tyres that leads to both solving environmental problem of post consumer tyres and creating environmentally friendlier novel materials are presented. It is shown that in the world, the amount of polymer wastes increases every year. Most of them are in the form of post-consumer tyres. Recycling and recovery of such tyres is a serious environmental...

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  • Konstrukcje morskich farm wiatrowych – wyzywanie dla projektantów

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    Pozyskanie energii wiatru jest jednym z najbardziej obiecujących źródeł energii odnawialnej. W artykule przestawiono zagadnienia związane z rozwojem energetyki wiatrowej, w tym budową morskich farm wiatrowych. W szczególności zaś zaprezentowano podstawy energetyki wiatrowej, stan aktualny i perspektywy rozwoju morskich farm wiatrowych, elementy konstrukcyjne morskich turbin wiatrowych oraz infrastrukturę przesyłania energii na...

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  • Introduction to the RSC Advances themed collection on nano and microscale modifications of biomaterials

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    The dramatically increasing development of novel biomaterials, their manufacturing techniques, and surface modications, as well as their application in in vivo tests and clinical trials, is evident. It is interesting to note in what a relatively short time the well-known long-term implants have become medical standard: titanium dental implants started in 1965, and total hip arthroplasty (not very successful) was rst attempted...

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  • Uniqueness or uniformity - studies of media architecture

    A development of media architecture is presented in light of to such phenomena as aesthetization, consumerism and digitization. This article deals with media architecture in commercial spaces. Media solutions impact on the architectural skin, making it into visible and dynamic points of the image of a post-modern city. This article presents the specificity of media solutions, depending on the function of commercial activity buildings...

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  • Ferrofluids based analytical extractions and evaluation of their greenness

    Ferrofluids are stable dispersions of magnetic nanoparticles in a carrier liquid. They have attracted considerable attention in analytical extractions as they combine fluid-like properties with magnetic character, providing magnetic control over the extraction process. The synthesis of ferrofluids is very straightforward, and it generally involves the preparation of magnetic nanoparticles, their coating, and then mixing in a suitable...

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  • Logistical Aspects of Energy Conversion Efficiency in Marine Steam Power Plants in Off-Design Conditions

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    - Logistyka - Year 2014

    The paper presents logistical aspects of energy conversion efficiency in off-design conditions. The main part of the article is based on results of thermodynamic calculation for large propulsion steam turbine under partial loads. Calculations are made on extended mathematical model of two proposed steam turbine thermodynamic cycles using Stodola’s cone law. The conclusion based on calculation re-sults contains importance of off-design...

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  • Opportunities and shortcomings of ionic liquids in single-drop microextraction

    The synergistic combination of ionic liquids (ILs) and single-drop microextraction (SDME) involves a powerful coupling toward the development of sustainable analytical methodologies. This overview provides a survey of the literature regarding the IL-SDME, including a database on relevant physicochemical properties of ILs for their application in SDME, the strategies implemented to combine IL-based SDME methods efficiently with...

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  • Anna Danuta Dettlaff dr inż.

    She received her Master of Science degree in engineering with honours in 2013 at the Gdańsk University of Technology at the Department of Analytical Chemistry. In 2013-2017, she was a PhD student in the field of Chemical Technology at Faculty of Chemistry. Her doctoral dissertation was entitled “Nanocomposites based on conducting polymer and carbon materials for supercapacitor application”. In 2015, she was doing a three-month...

  • Recent applications and future prospects of magnetic biocatalysts

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    • R. L. F. Melo
    • M. B. Sales
    • V. d. C. Bizerra
    • P. G. d. S. Junior
    • A. L. G. Cavalcante
    • T. M. Freire
    • F. S. Neto
    • M. Bilal
    • T. Jesionowski
    • J. M. Soares... and 2 others

    - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES - Year 2023

    Magnetic biocatalysts combine magnetic properties with the catalytic activity of enzymes, achieving easy recovery and reuse in biotechnological processes. Lipases immobilized by magnetic nanoparticles dominate. This review covers an advanced bibliometric analysis and an overview of the area, elucidating research advances. Using WoS, 34,949 publications were analyzed and refined to 450. The prominent journals, countries, institutions, and...

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  • Green analytical chemistry metrics: A review

    Green analytical chemistry encourages reducing the use of toxic chemicals/reagents, using energy-efficient equipment, and generating minimal waste. The recent trends in analytical method development focus on the miniaturization of the sample preparation devices, the development of solventless or solvent-minimized extraction techniques, and the utilization of less toxic solvents. The twelve principles of GAC serve as a basic guideline...

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  • Advances in olfaction-inspired biomaterials applied to bioelectronic noses

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    - SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL - Year 2018

    Among all the senses, olfactory system of mammals is the least characterised as far as the mechanisms of odour identification are concerned. The results of recent investigations allow better understanding of the operation mechanism of the sense of smell. Progress in this field is crucial for the development of sensor technology based on olfaction-inspired biomaterials, which simulate the olfactory system of the biological counterparts....

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  • Morphology, Thermo-Mechanical Properties and Biodegradibility of PCL/PLA Blends Reactively Compatibilized by Different Organic Peroxides

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    - Materials - Year 2021

    Reactive blending is a promising approach for the sustainable development of bio-based polymer blends and composites, which currently is gaining more and more attention. In this paper, biodegradable blends based on poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) were prepared via reactive blending performed in an internal mixer. The PCL and PLA content varied in a ratio of 70/30 and 55/45. Reactive modification of PCL/PLA...

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  • Sustainability of Cluster Organizations as Open Innovation Intermediaries

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    The purpose of the paper is to identify the most important open innovation practices used by cluster organizations (COs). To reflect these practices, the paper uses the concept of the trajectory of relationship development in COs, applied in the Interizon cluster organization. Additionally, this paper introduces the potential sustainability-related implications of open innovation adoption in cluster organizations. An in-depth direct...

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  • Ukrainian Market of Electrical Energy: Reforming, Financing, Innovative Investment, Efficiency Analysis, and Audit

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    - ENERGIES - Year 2021

    The aim of this research is to determine the influence of electrical energy market regulation reform in Ukraine on the competitive environment, the reproduction processes of financial and innovative support, and the energy efficiency of the national economy. The authors have put forward and verified the hypothesis that, under conditions of institutional maturity of the Ukrainian electrical energy market, its liberalization and...

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  • Wastewater reuse in agriculture: Prospects and challenges

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    - ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH - Year 2023

    Sustainable water recycling and wastewater reuse are urgent nowadays considering water scarcity and increased water consumption through human activities. In 2015, United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (UN SDG6) highlighted the necessity of recycling wastewater to guarantee water availability for individuals. Currently, wastewater irrigation (WWI) of crops and agricultural land appears essential. The present work overviews...

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  • Determining an Architectural Character for Durban Residential Streetscapes

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    • L. du Plessis

    - Year 2024

    In the current global context and in consideration of the Sustainable Development Goals, there is a strong need for urban densification. However, this development is also driven by processes linked to the idea of capitalism and 'economic growth'. Such development often leads to the loss of the 'genius loci' of a place and sometimes even overlooks the fact that the quality of the built environment greatly influences the health and...

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  • Devices for the production of reference gas mixtures

    For many years there has been growing demand for gaseous reference materials, which is connected with development in many fields of science and technology. As a result, new methodological and instrumental solutions appear that can be used for this purpose. Appropriate quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) must be used to make sure that measurement data are a reliable source of information. Reference materials are a significant...

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  • Renewable Resources for Polyurethanes and Polyurethane Composites: A Review

    Each year, more than two million tons of polyurethane is produced in the EU by reacting isocyanates with polyols made from fossil fuel. In addition, there are appreciable quantities of petroleum based functional additives applied in the industry nowadays for both polyols and polyurethane materials. It is therefore of key importance to develop sustainable economically viable polyols with enhanced functionalities, and thereby reducing...

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  • NEW EXPERIENCES IN DIKE CONSTRUCTION WITH SOIL-ASH COMPOSITESAND FINE-GRAINED DREDGED MATERIALS

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    The supporting structure inside a coastal dike is often made of dredged non-uniform sand with good compaction proper-ties. Due to the shortage of natural construction material for both coastal and river dikes and the surplus of different processed mate-rials, new experiments were made with sand-ash mixtures and fine-grained dredged materials to replace both dike core and dikecover materials resulting in economical, environmentally...

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  • An interactive system for remote modeling and design validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems

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    - MICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL - Year 2014

    In the paper a multi-functional demonstrator of the interactive system designed to modeling, monitoring and validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems assisted by fuel cells and thermoelectric generators is presented. The purpose of this paper is to report the system solution expressed in the form of a block diagram. Technical parameters of demonstrator components such as: silicon photovoltaic modules, fuel cells, thermoelectric...

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  • Model of a Maturity Capsule in Managing IT Projects

    The 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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  • Musical Instrument Tagging Using Data Augmentation and Effective Noisy Data Processing

    Developing signal processing methods to extract information automatically has potential in several applications, for example searching for multimedia based on its audio content, making context-aware mobile applications (e.g., tuning apps), or pre-processing for an automatic mixing system. However, the last-mentioned application needs a significant amount of research to reliably recognize real musical instruments in recordings....

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  • Developing a cycling subsystem as part of a sustainable mobility strategy: the case of Gdansk

    Modal share is an important component in developing sustainable transport within a city. In recent years, many cities have set modal share targets for balanced and sustainable transport modes: 30% of public transport and 30% of non-motorized (cycling and walking) modes. Gdansk strategic documents have set similar goals with some actions already taken towards those goals. The cycle network is increasing popular. Gdansk’s cycling...

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