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Waste materials assessment for phosphorus adsorption toward sustainable application in circular economy
PublicationPhosphorus is the main determinant of nutrient enrichment in the water bodies. Many resources including nutrients may be shortly exhausted, assuming current consumption. This scenario leads to growing interest in resources recovery and/or reuse, which together with sustainable energy consumption and waste reduction are the main courses of the circular economy. Usage of coagulants in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) does not allow...
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Potentiometric sensor with lipid-polymer membranes for quality assessment of French red wines
PublicationThe quality of wines resulting from vineyard management is important for consumers due to the taste and price of wines. In this work, the quality of red wines of three vintages has been investigated by potentiometric sensors with six all-solid-state electrodes. Two series of experiments were carried out. The first involved a qualitative analysis of wine of different vintages from freshly opened bottles. The second consisted of...
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Experimental ultimate strength assessment of stiffened plates subjected to marine immersed corrosion
PublicationThis study experimentally analyses the impact of marine immersed corrosion degradation on the compressive strength of the stiffened plates where the lower degradation levels were considered. The corrosion degradation test was accelerated by controlling the natural corrosion environmental factors, avoiding applying an electric current. Different groups of corrosion degradation levels and initial plate thicknesses were investigated....
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Greenness assessment of analytical methods used for antibiotic residues determination in food samples
PublicationFood of animal origin plays an important role in ensuring a healthy and sustainable human diet. However, residues of pharmaceuticals, especially antibiotics, can be the cause of many health problems. To protect consumers and improve food quality, analytical methods used to determine contaminants should be simple, selective, and have high throughput and low detection limits. Recently, greenness metric tools have proven useful in...
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FORECASTING EXCHANGE RATES IN THE PROCESS OF THE ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMER RISK BANKRUPTCY IN CENTRAL EUROPE
PublicationThis paper focuses on the issue of forecasting the fluctuation of exchange rates as part of the early warning system against the risk of consumer bankruptcy. The author identified the main macroeconomic factors affecting the level of bankruptcies for households in Poland. The fluctuation of exchange rates, which directly affects the deterioration of the economic situation of borrowers who have opened credit accounts in a foreign...
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Preliminary Results of a System-theoretic Assessment of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships' Safety
PublicationWhile a system‐theoretic approach to the safety analysis of innovative socio‐technical systems gains a growing acceptance among academia, safety issues of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) remain largely unexplored. Therefore, we applied a System‐Theoretic Process Analysis to develop and analyze a preliminary model of the unmanned shipping system in order to elaborate safety recommendations for...
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An investigation on residual stress and fatigue life assessment of T-shape welded joints
PublicationThis paper aims to quantitatively evaluate the residual stress and fatigue life of T-type welded joints with a multi-pass weld in different direction. The main research objectives of the experimental test were to test the residual stress by changing direction along with multiple wielding passes and determine the fatigue life of the welded joints. The result shows that compressive residual stress increases in the sample gradually...
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Assessment of Wooden Beams from Historical Buildings Using Ultrasonic Transmission Tomography
PublicationThe main goal of this study was non-destructive evaluation of wooden elements using ultrasonic waves. The inspection was carried out on wooden beams from a historical object. Elastic wave signals were processed by ultrasonic transmission tomography to obtain imaging of the internal structure of tested elements without disturbing their state and integrity. The focus was on the influence of wood anisotropy on the propagation of ultrasonic...
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Assessment of User Mobility’s Influence on System Loss in Several Body-to-Body Scenarios
PublicationIn this paper, Body-to-Body communications in indoor and outdoor environments for different on-body antenna configurations and different mobility scenarios were studied, based on system loss measurements at 2.45 GHz. The main objective is to properly characterise the influence of the Transmitter-Receiver configuration on system loss and fast fading behaviour, the latter being modelled by the Rice Distribution. Globally, it is observed...
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A comparative performance assessment of a hydrodynamic journal bearing lubricated with oil and magnetorheological fluid
PublicationThis work presents the investigation results of a journal bearing lubricated with magnetorheological fluid that is activated by a local constant magnetic field to vary both the local flow resistance and pressure. The bearing performance is assessed via Finite Element Modelling (FEM) and results are corroborated by experiments. The FEM model uses the Bingham model to describe the fluid film. A dedicated test rig is used to assess...
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An assessment of Islamic banking in Bosnia and Herzegovina – a comparative analysis using the CAMELS approach
PublicationThis paper examines the phenomenon of Islamic banking in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although almost half of the Bosnian population is recognized as Islamic, there is only one bank purely based on Sharia operating in this country. The aim of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the financial standing of this bank and the banking sector in this country and region. The chosen method of analysis is CAMELS which examines...
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Assessment of TFP in European and American higher education institutions – application of Malmquist indices
PublicationIn this study we apply Malmquist methodology, based on the estimation of distance measures through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), to a sample of 500 universities (in 10 European countries and the U.S.) over the period 2000 to 2010 in order to assess and compare their productivity. On average, a rise in TFP is registered for the whole European sample (strongest for Dutch and Italian HEIs), while the productivity of American HEIs...
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Novel ABTS-dot-blot method for the assessment of antioxidant properties of food packaging
PublicationThe new ABTS-dot-blot method for the direct determination of antioxidant activity of active packaging that is in contact with foodstuffs has been developed. The usefulness of the new method was verified with the use of agarose, pork gelatin, bacterial cellulose and cellulose-chitosan films with incorporated standard antioxidant – Trolox or plant phytochemicals derived from three types of berry juices (chokeberry, blue-berried honeysuckle,...
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Challenges of modern assessment of safety of ships in critical conditions. Options for preliminary design
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań na temat zastosowania formalnej metody oceny bezpieczeństwa statków w stanie uszkodzonym w stosunku do obecnej metody, opartej na przepisach zawartych w konwencji SOLAS rozdział II-1, części A, B i B-1. Przedstawiono elementy analizy bezpieczeństwa obejmujące identyfikację zagrożeń i scenariuszy wypadków, ocenę zagrożeń, ocenę ryzyka i kontrolę ryzyka. Podano przykłady obliczeniowe i wnioski praktyczne.
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Accuracy assessment of mobile satellite measurements in relation to the geometrical layout of rail tracks
PublicationThe paper presents the campaigns of mobile satellite measurements, carried out in 2009–2015 on the railway and tram lines. The accuracy of the measurement method has been analysed on the basis of the results obtained in both horizontal and vertical planes. The track axis deviation from the defined geometric shape has been analysed in the areas clearly defined in terms of geometry, i.e. on the straight sections and sections with...
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Microbial and chemical quality assessment of the small rivers entering the South Baltic. Part II: Case study on the watercourses in the Puck Bay catchment area
PublicationDue to its location, Puck Bay is an area particularly vulnerable to pollution of anthropogenic origin. The aim of the study was to assess the water quality of small watercourses entering the inner part of Puck Bay. The paper presents the results of chemical and microbiological analyses of 10 rivers and canals at their estuaries located on the western shore of the internal Puck Bay. The following environmental parameters were analyzed:...
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Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations in dust from various indoor environments in Gdańsk, Poland: Prediction of concentrations in indoor air and assessment of exposure of adults
PublicationMonitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in indoor environments involves the determination of their concentrations in air, airborne particles, and settled dust. Each of these is a source of human exposure to PBDEs. In this study, we attempted to model PBDEs concentrations in various typical indoor environments on the basis of real PBDEs measurements in dust collected from them. The analytical procedure for determining...
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The assessment of microbiological antimicrobial properties of PE film loaded with nanozinc filler
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the results of a single series of determinations of the antimicrobial properties against E. coli and S. aureus of polyethylene films containing the nanozinc filler.
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The results of the assessment of the degree of deacetylation, antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of chitosan materials
Open Research DataDane prezentują wyniki pomiarowe stopnia deacetylacji 5 komerycjnych chitozanów, które przetwarzane dwiema metodami oceniono pod kątem aktywności przeciwdrobnoustrojowej i cytotoksyczności względem modelowej linii fibroblastów mysich L929. Ocenie porównawczej poddano materiały chitozanowe otrzymywane klasyczną metodą rozpuszczania w roztworze...
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Time series analysis and impact assessment of the temperature changes on the vegetation and the water availability: A case study of Bakun-Murum Catchment Region in Malaysia
PublicationThe Bakun-Murum (BM) catchment region of the Rajang River Basin (RRB), Sarawak, Malaysia, has been under severe threat for the last few years due to urbanization, global warming, and climate change. The present study aimed to evaluate the time series analysis and impact assessment of the temperature changes on the vegetation/agricultural lands and the water availability within the BM region. For this purpose, the Landsat data for...
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An incorporation of contemporary daylight assessment methods into architecture and urban planning of residential areas in Poland
PublicationThis paper presents the preliminary results of the ongoing research focusing on daylight design methods for the urban planning of residential areas in Poland. The purpose of this research is to find out if modern daylight performance metrics and design methods can be beneficial to the process of urban residential planning. The paper presents a review of daylight guidelines derived from historic, Polish building regulations. A summary...
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Molecular basis and quantitative assessment of TRF1 and TRF2 protein interactions with TIN2 and Apollo peptides
PublicationShelterin is a six-protein complex (TRF1, TRF2, POT1, RAP1, TIN2, and TPP1) that also functions in smaller subsets in regulation and protection of human telomeres. Two closely related proteins, TRF1 and TRF2, make high-affinity contact directly with double-stranded telomeric DNA and serve as a molecular platform. Protein TIN2 binds to TRF1 and TRF2 dimer-forming domains, whereas Apollo makes interaction only with TRF2. To elucidate...
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Assessment of toxic and endocrine potential of substances migrating from selected toys and baby products
PublicationAnalysis of literature data shows that there is limited information about the harmful biological effects of mixture of compounds from the EDC group that are released from the surface of toys and objects intended for children and infants. One of the tools that can be used to obtain such information is appropriate bioanalytical tests. The aim of this research involved determining whether tests that use living organisms as an active...
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Multivariate analysis of seasonal variation in the composition and thermal properties of butterfat with an emphasis on authenticity assessment
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Psychometric assessment of the Internet Gaming Disorder diagnostic criteria: An Item Response Theory study
PublicationInternet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a tentative disorder in the latest fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). In order to advance research on IGD, the APA has suggested that further research on the nine IGD criteria to investigate its clinical and empirical feasibility is necessary. The aim of the present study was to...
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DEIS assessment of AISI 304 stainless steel dissolution process in conditions of intergranular corrosion
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Performance evaluation of the construction products as a research challenge. Small error – big difference in assessment?
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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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Forms of mercury in the Baltic mussel (Mytilus trossulus): Human and ecosystem health risk assessment
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Assessment of risks introduced to safety critical software by agile practices - a software engineer's perspective
PublicationIn this article we investigate the problem of applying agile practices into safety-critical projects.The goal of our research is to investigate potential benefits from introducing agile practicesinto safety-critical environment and to present a solution providing for balancing agileapproach with more disciplined assurance techniques, bringing the best of the two worlds together.In the article we present the supporting ideas such...
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Application of mechanical Barkhausen noise in assessment of X20 steel properties after heat treatment
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Methodological issues of functional safety and reliability assessment of critical systems in industrial hazardous plants
PublicationThe aim of this article is to identify and discuss some methodological issues that are of interest among functional safety specialists and experts after publication of the second edition of international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511, including the design and implementing the safety-related functions of higher safety integrity levels and protection layers. The basic role of safety-related systems is to reduce effectively and...
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Land cover transitions and changing climate conditions in the Polish Carpathians: Assessment and management implications
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Assessment of phase stability and in vitro biological properties of hydroxyapatite coatings composed of hexagonal rods
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High resolution model for assessment of contamination by chemical warfare agents dumped in the Baltic Sea
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Implementation of the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Model for the Assessment of a Retrofitted Historical Masonry Building
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Application of Navigated Ultrasound for Assessment of the Anterior Pelvic Plane in Patients With Degenerative Hip Diseases
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Assessment of the impact of land use in an agricultural catchment area on water quality of lowland rivers
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Multiaxial fatigue life assessment in notched components based on the effective strain energy density
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The invasive and new non-invasive methods of mammalian oocyte and embryo quality assessment: a review
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Spatial analysis of Critical Infrastructure risk assessment results using a Web-based GIS
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje Sieciowy System Informacji Przestrzennej dla Szacowania i Wizualizacji Infrastruktur Krytycznych i ich Zagrożeń, stworzony dla Urzędu Miejskiego w Gdańsku przez Politechnikę Gdańską. System ten jest przeznaczony do przetwarzania przestrzennego i mapowania wyników różnych analiz Infrastruktur Krytycznych, zaś CARVER2 pełni w nim rolę głównego ''sensora''.
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Assessment of damage due to earthquake-induced pounding between the main building and the stairway tower
PublicationRaporty po trzęsieniach ziemi pokazują, iż występujące podczas wstrząsów sejsmicznych zderzenia pomiędzy sąsiednimi konstrukcjami budowlanymi, lub ich częściami, mogą prowadzić do znacznych uszkodzeń lub nawet całkowitego zniszczenia konstrukcji. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest oszacowanie zakresu i intensywności zniszczeń na skutek zderzeń pomiędzy budynkiem głównym szpitala Olive View a wolnostojącą klatką schodową podczas trzęsienia...
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Analytical aspects of model compounds toxicity assessment using MTT and Microtox bioanalytica assays
PublicationMore and more increased intensity of anthropopressure processes can be observed, among other things, in the release of great quantities of synthetic substances into the environment, including the Endocrine Disrupting Compounds. The effects of the above-mentioned human impact on the environment not only can be noticed in the homeostasis disturbance in ecosystems, but they are also visible with respect to human. The high incidence...
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Influence of Selected Factors on the Survival Assessment and Detection of Giardia intestinalis DNA in Axenic Culture
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Indigenous Perceptions of Factors Influencing Behavioral Intentions Towards Climate Change Mitigation: An Assessment
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Characterization and capacitive performance assessment of potato peels derived salt-induced porous carbons
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An assessment of wastewater pollution, treatment efficiency and management in a semi-arid urban area of Pakistan
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Economic Aspects of Algae Biomass Harvesting for Industrial Purposes. The Life-Cycle Assessment of the Product
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Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Nitrates in Drinking Water Depending on the Source of Its Origin
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Risk Assessment Based on SORA for First Responders and Disaster Management
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