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Simulation model for assessment of IMS-based NGN call processing performance
PublicationIn current telecommunications it is assumed that demands of information society for quickly delivered services will be satisfied by Next Generation Network (NGN) architecture, which includes IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) elements. To guarantee Quality of Service (QoS), proper design and dimensioning of NGN is absolutely necessary, for which appropriate models have to be proposed. As NGN architecture is very complicated, the most...
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Assessment of absorbability of seamless flux cored wires stored in extreme conditions
PublicationWater absorption tests by gravimetric method of three specimens of seamless rutile flux cored wires for flux cored arc welding were carried out. Examined wires are characterized by varied absorbability (Wg is ranged from 0.03 to 0.11% after 200 h of moisturizing).
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Piezoelectric Transducer for Mechanical Assessment of Soft Tissues. Concept, Implementation and Analysis
PublicationThe main goal of this work was following: preparation of a new concept, implementation and analysis of the piezoelectric resonant sensor/actuator for measuring the aging process of human skin. The research work has been carried out in the framework of cooperation between the INP-ENSEEIHT-LAPLACE, Toulouse, France, and at the Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Research Group of...
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Assessment of crack resistance of ship steels according to SEP 1390 standard
PublicationThe aim of the study was to evaluate the weldability of E36 nd NVE-36 steels by bending test according to SEP 1390. In the case of the specimen from E36 steel 9 external cracks were found, 5 of which were stopped in the fusion line and 4 in heat affected zone. In the case of the specimen from NVE-36 steel 8 external cracks were found, 4 of which were stopped in the fusion line and 4 in heat affected zone. Results of bending test...
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Mesh dependence study for numerical assessment of hydrodynamic characteristics of windsurfing fin
PublicationThe presented research aims to assess the drag coefficient and lift coefficient versus angle of attack curves for windsurfing fin. Special attention in the research was being paid to the evaluation of the stall angle value. The angle of incidence for which the stall occurs was searched, and the sensitivity of the solution for the mesh resolution was studied. The mesh resolution sensitivity analysis was done by systematically decreasing...
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Design of experiments approach for ultimate strength assessment of corroded stiffened plates
PublicationThe impact of corrosion degradation on the ultimate strength of stiffened plates subjected to compressive loading is investigated. The DoE technique is used considering different plate and column slenderness ratios and corrosion severity. The FE method, considering geometrical and material nonlinearities, is employed. A two-stage corrosion degradation model is adopted. Firstly, a uniform thickness loss is adopted to reflect the...
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The assessment of renewable energy in Poland on the background of the world renewable energy sector
PublicationThe issues of the article are associated with the development of the renewable energy source (RES) sector in the world and in Poland. The subject is undoubtedly connected with the problem of the energy transformation taking place in most countries nowadays. Energy transformation processes are mainly associated with an increase in the share of energy production from RES and increased awareness of energy use by end consumers. This...
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Assessment of Citizens’ Actions against Light Pollution with Guidelines for Future Initiatives
PublicationDue to the wide reach of media reports about scientific research and technological tools such as the world wide web (WWW), the Internet, and web browsers, citizens today have access to factual information about the negative impact of artificial light at night (ALAN) on their dark skies, and their health and well-being. This means they can now make educated decisions and take the necessary steps to help protect themselves and their...
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Structural Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Beams Incorporating Waste Plastic Straws
PublicationThe behavior of reinforced concrete beams containing fibers made of waste plastic straws (WPSs) under the three point bending test is examined. The effect of WPS fiber addition on the compressive and split tensile strength is reported. Four concrete mixes were prepared. The control mix PS-0 had a proportion of 1 cement: 1 sand: 2 coarse aggregate and a water cement ratio of 0.4. In the other three mixes PS-0.5, PS-1.5 and PS-3,...
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Assessment of Fuel Cells’ State of Health by Low-Frequency Noise Measurements
PublicationWe proposed applying low-frequency (flicker) noise in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells under selected loads to assess their state of health. The measurement set-up comprised a precise data acquisition board and was able to record the DC voltage and its random component at the output. The set-up estimated the voltage noise power spectral density at frequencies up to a few hundred mHz. We observed the evolution of the electrical...
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Trust-Based Model for the Assessment of the Uncertainty of Measurements in Hybrid IoT Networks
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to introduce a NUT model (NUT: network-uncertainty-trust) that aids the decrease of the uncertainty of measurements in autonomous hybrid Internet of Things sensor networks. The problem of uncertainty in such networks is a consequence of various operating conditions and varied quality of measurement nodes, making statistical approach less successful. This paper presents a model for decreasing the uncertainty...
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A Assessment of Management Efficiency in Local Administrative Offices: Case Study Poland
PublicationThe analysis of management efficiency is an important element in evaluating the functioning of public administration from an economic point of view. In order to achieve greater efficiency of the management process, and thus the quality in public administration, it is important to analyze and evaluate its elements. Modern research usually covers individual elements, parts of the management process. However, the current study proposes...
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The Opening of Central and Eastern European Countries to Free Trade: A Critical Assessment
PublicationThree decades after the fall of the Berlin wall and one and a half decades after the Big Bang enlargement of the European Union (2004-2007), we revisit contrasting narratives about the benefit of both free trade and the EU enlargement for Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. We distinguish old, pre-2004 EU countries from CEE countries that joined the EU in 2004-2007, as well as from the CEE countries that have not become...
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Quantitative Risk Assessment in Construction Disputes Based on Machine Learning Tools
PublicationA high monetary value of the construction projects is one of the reasons of frequent disputes between a general contractor (GC) and a client. A construction site is a unique, one-time, and single-product factory with many parties involved and dependent on each other. The organizational dependencies and their complexity make any fault or mistake propagate and influence the final result (delays, cost overruns). The constant will...
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Assessment of OpenMP Master–Slave Implementations for Selected Irregular Parallel Applications
PublicationThe paper investigates various implementations of a master–slave paradigm using the popular OpenMP API and relative performance of the former using modern multi-core workstation CPUs. It is assumed that a master partitions available input into a batch of predefined number of data chunks which are then processed in parallel by a set of slaves and the procedure is repeated until all input data has been processed. The paper experimentally...
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The role of heterotrophic plate count bacteria in bottled water quality assessment
PublicationThe ever-growing popularity of bottled water is the result of many factors. One of the most relevant is the widespread belief that bottled water is safer for drinking than tap water. In fact many literature sources describe the rapid growth of the amounts of microorganisms in bottled water samples following the bottling process. The main purpose of this article is to collect the information on the factors which may affect this...
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Assessment of the Bulgarian Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Impact on the Receiving Water Bodies
PublicationDeterioration of water quality is a major problem world widely according to many international non-governmental organizations (NGO). As one of the European Union (EU) countries, Bulgaria is also obliged by EU legislation to maintain best practices in assessing surface water quality and the efficiency of wastewater treatment processes. For these reasons studies were undertaken to utilize ecotoxicological (Microtox®, Phytotoxkit...
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Safety assessment of a concrete viaduct damaged by vehicle impact and an evaluation of the repair
PublicationDamage to lower parts of viaducts caused by impact from under-passing high vehicles is relatively frequent. One such incident, in which a viaduct was damaged by the impact from a truck with an improperly assembled hydraulic crane, is considered in this work. The analysis is based on a detailed object damage evaluation, 3D laser scanning, and numerical simulations. The aim of the study is to accurately model the vehicle impact into...
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Assessment of dynamic characteristics of thin cylindrical sandwich panels with magnetorheological core
PublicationBased on the equivalent single-layer linear theory for laminated shells, free and forced vibrations of thin cylindrical sandwich panels with magnetorheological core are studied. Five variants of available magnetorheological elastomers differing in their composition and physical properties are considered for smart viscoelastic core. Coupled differential equations in terms of displacements based on the generalized kinematic hypotheses...
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Enriching the Context: Methods of Improving the Non-contextual Assessment of Sentence Credibility
PublicationThis paper presents several methods of automatic context enrichment of sentences that need to be evaluated, tagged or fact-checked by human judges. We have created a corpus of medical Web articles. Sentences from this corpus have been fact-checked by medical experts in two modes: contextually (reading the entire article and evaluating sentence by sentence) and without context (evaluating sentences from all articles in random order)....
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The Application of Risk Analysis in the Assessment and Management of Road Safety in Road Tunnels
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Mariusz Kaczmarek dr hab. inż.
PeopleReceived M.Sc., Eng. in Electronics in 1995 from Gdansk University of Technology, Ph.D. in Medical Electronics in 2003 and habilitation in Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering in 2017. He was an investigator in about 13 projects receiving a number of awards, including four best papers, practical innovations (7 medals and awards) and also the Andronicos G. Kantsios Award and Siemens Award. Main research activities: the issues...
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Indirect Determination of MCPD Fatty Acid Esters in Lipid Fractions of Commercially Available Infant Formulas for the Assessment of Infants’ Health Risk
PublicationMCPD esters are intensively investigated food lipid contaminants for over a decade. Concern related to their presence in various types of food products is related to the fact that possible free MCPD release from its esterified form during digestion may lead to elevated daily intake of these toxicants.Special attention should be devoted into powdered infant formulas, which contain significant amounts of refined vegetable oils, likely...
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Evaluation of the potential of Microwave Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectrometry for trace elements leaching assessment from the concrete matrix with sewage sludge ash additives
PublicationThe management of ash generated during the thermal utilization of sewage sludge is a significant environmental problem requiring an effective technological solution. One alternative way to dispose of sewage sludge is to bind it in concrete as a substitute for part of the aggregate. The properties of the C-S-H phase enable effective immobilization of harmful substances that sewage sludge contains. The amount of individual compounds...
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Pain assessment and management in children in the postoperative period: A review of the most commonly used postoperative pain assessment tools, new diagnostic methods and the latest guidelines for postoperative pain therapy in children
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OCCUPATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT USING THE RISK SCORE METHOD DURING GEODETIC MEASUREMENTS
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Application of Hybrid FEM-DIC Method for Assessment of Low Cost Building Structures
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Te use of acoustic emission for assessment of the oil lubricity in a four-ball tester
Publicationin view of the increased dynamic and temperature load in the compression-ignition engine tribological systems, particular attention is drawn to the problem of such lubrication of the friction nodes that after breaking the boundary layer it could be restored without any wear occurring. therefore, an idea has been devised of introducing to friction nodes, with the lubrication oils, of new substances (operational preparations) modifying...
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Static headspace sampling and solid-phase microextraction for assessment of edible oils stability
PublicationStatyczna analiza fazy nadpowierzchniowej i mikroekstrakcja do fazy stacjonarnej z fazy nadpowierzchniowej zostały zastosowane do oznaczenia niskocząsteczkowych aldehydów - markerów procesu utleniania olejów roślinnych. Zoptymalizowano parametry izolacji i ekstrakcji analitów dla obu technik. Wyznaczono granice oznaczalności i wykrywalności oraz powtarzalność dla badanych związków. Obie metody zastosowano w analizie próbek olejów...
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Life Cycle Cost Assessment and the Optimum Design of Timber Roofs for Sustainable Construction
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Assessment of the physical fitness of road cyclists in the step and ramp protocols of the incremental test
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Advanced Assessment of the Endogenous Hormone Level as a Potential Biomarker of the Urogenital Tract Cancer
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Towards the development of a system-theoretic model for safety assessment of autonomous merchant vessels
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Theoretical and experimental assessment of parameters for the non-linear viscoelastic model of structural pounding
PublicationZjawisko zderzeń pomiędzy sąsiednimi konstrukcjami budowlanymi podczas trzęsień ziemi jest w ostatnim czasie intensywnie badane z wykorzystaniem różnych modeli numerycznych siły zderzenia w czasie kontaktu. Wyniki badań eksperymentalnych pokazują, iż nieliniowy model lepko-sprężysty jest najdokładniejszy wśród modeli stosowanych do analizy. Model ten zdefiniowany jest poprzez dwa parametry: liczbę tłumienia zderzenia oraz parametr...
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A model for performance assessment of damaged ships when using the risk-based method
PublicationW pracy omówiono metody oceny bezpieczeństwa statków w stanie uszkodzonym w warunkach operacyjnych. Przedstawiono metodę oceny bezpieczeństwa statków w stanie uszkodzonym opartą na analizie ryzyka. Przedstawiono model oceny zachowania się statku w stanie uszkodzonym, który jest oparty na tak zwanym quasi-dynamicznym modelu zatapiania statku. Omówiono elementy związane z analizą ryzyka i ocena bezpieczenstwa statków.
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Loads of ship main diesel engine in the aspect of practical assessment of its operation
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono koncepcję metody pozwalającej na ocenę działania silnika pracującego na obciążeniu częściowym. Do określenia istniejącego zapasu parametrów użytkowych silnika oraz związanych z degradacją jego stanu technicznego dodatkowych kosztów ponoszonych przez użytkownika wykorzystane zostało wartościujące (ilościowe) ujęcie działania interpretowanego jako pewna wielkość fizyczna.
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Assessment of flexural beam behaviour theories used for dynamics and wave propagation problems
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono i porównano teorie belek zginanych począwszych od teorii elementarnych, aż do teorii wyższych rzędów. Przedstawiono krzywe dyspersi dla poszczególnych teorii i na ich podstawione oszacowano zakres stosowalności danej teorii.
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A model for performance assessment of damaged ships when usig the risk-based method
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje elementy badań związanych z rozwojem metody i modelu do oceny bezpieczeństwa statków i obiektów oceanotechnicznych w stanie uszkodzonym. Przedsawiono podejście do oceny bezpieczeństwa statków i obiektów oceanotechnicznych,składające się z dwóch części: oceny zachowania się obiektów oraz oceny ryzyka. Głównym problemem zaprezentowanym w arytkule jest ocena ocena zachowania się statków i obiektów oceanotechnicznych...
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Risk factors assessment and risk prediction models in lung cancer screening candidates
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Assessment of Water Needs of Grapevines in Western Poland from the Perspective of Climate Change
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Assessment of the Reliability of Wind Farm Device on the Basis of Modeling Its Operation Process
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Issue of Assessment of the Strong Electromagnetic Pulses Impact on the Functioning of Selected Electronic Devices
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Needs assessment of people 75+ living in a nursing home or family home environment
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Uric acid and xantine-oxidase inhibitors in patients with gout: A re-assessment and an update
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Assessment of health risks associated with the consumption of wastewater-irrigated vegetables in urban areas
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Application of Landsat 8 imagery to regional-scale assessment of lake water quality
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Deis assessment of intergranular corrosion process proceeding on AISI 304 stainless steel
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowe podejście do badania mechanizmu i intensywności korozji międzykrystalicznej. Badania przeprowadzono przy wykorzystaniu techniki dynamicznej elektrochemicznej spektroskopii impedancyjnej (DEIS), która pozwala na jednoczesne rejestrowanie chwilowych zmian impedancji oraz prądu stałego badanego układu. Tym samym możliwe jest otrzymanie z jednego pomiaru informacji dotyczących zarówno mechanizmu korozji międzykrystalicznej,...
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Concept for interpretation and assessment of slide bearings operation in Diesel enfines in probabilistic approach
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano interpretację wartościującą działania, które (podobnie jak przedstawione w mechanice klasycznej działania Hamiltona i Maupertiusa oraz działanie wynikające ze zmiany pędu ciała) jest rozpatrywane jako wielkość fizyczna o jednostce miary zwanej''dżulosekundą''. Przedstawiono propozycję ilościowej interpretacji działania dowolnego poprzecznego łożyska ślizgowego, w którym zachodzą oddziaływania energetyczne...
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Assessment of preparedness for Lean Six Sigma projects in small and medium-sized organizations
PublicationThe article presents a proposal for the maturity indicator of Lean Six Sigma projects within the framework of the original comprehensive methodology of Lean Six Sigma implementation dedicated to the SME sector. The indicator allows an LSS project to be matched to the real needs and preparedness of any small or medium-sized organization. The indicator was designed as a result of pilot research conducted in Polish and French SMEs...
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Assessment of the potential for dredged material dispersal from dumping sites in the Gulf of Gdańsk
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