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Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance
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Journal of Organizational Effectiveness-People and Performance
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International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
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CCF Transactions on High Performance Computing
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Hybrid electrode materials for fast performance devices
PublicationEnergy storage devices such as Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors and other types of the electrochemical capacitors require chemically stable, non-soluble, electrochemically active electrode materials compatible with appropriate electrolytes. Factors which determine their applicability are derived from so called electrochemical window of electroltes, nature of charge accumulation and their kinetics. On the other hand technological...
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Experimental validation of the rolling resistance measurement method including updated draft standard
PublicationThe main objective of ROSANNE is the harmonisation and standardisation of the measurement of skid resistance, noise emission and rolling resistance of road pavements. Regarding rolling resistance characterisation, a draft for standardization of a harmonized procedure for classification of road surfaces across Europe has been prepared within WP3 (deliverable 3.5). The procedure deals with the direct measurement on real roads of...
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Possibilities of the performance improvement of the aero- and marine propulsion units equipped with combustion piston engines
PublicationWithin the paper there have been presented the authors' opinions concerning possibilities and needs of the performance optimization of the aero- and marine units powered by piston engines both of ''classic'' and contemporary construction. There have been also discussed the reserves contained within combustion piston engines which enable its performance improvement (the power and specific fuel consumption) as well as the fulfillment...
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Optimal control of 2-wheeled mobile robot at energy performance index
PublicationThe paper presents the application of the optimal control method at the energy perfor- mance index towards motion control of the 2-wheeled mobile robot. With the use of the proposed method of control the 2-wheeled mobile robot can realise effectively the desired trajectory. The problem of motion control of mobile robots is usually neglected and thus performance of the realisation of the high level control tasks is limited.
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Performance of Passive and Active Balancing Systems of Lithium Batteries in Onerous Mine Environment
PublicationTo use lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs in the supply systems of any electric mining equipment and/or machines, the required conditions of work safety must be met. This applies in particular to coal mines endangered by fire and/or explosion. To meet the spark-safety conditions, the cells (together with the battery management system—BMS) must be isolated from the influence of the environment, and therefore placed in special...
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Performance Analysis of the "Intelligent" Kirchhoff- Law - Johnson-Noise Secure Key Exchange
PublicationThe Kirchhoff-law - Johnson-noise (KLJN) secure key distribution system provides a way of exchanging theoretically secure keys by measuring random voltage and current through the wire connecting two different resistors at Alice’s and Bob’s ends. Recently new advanced protocols for the KLJN method have been proposed with enhanced performance. In this paper, we analyze the KLJN system and compare with the „intelligent” KLJN (iKLJN)...
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The Weather as an Indicator for Decision-Making Support Systems Regarding the Control of Cutworms in Beets and Cereal Leaf Beetles in Cereals and Their Adoption in Farming Practice
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Acute Effects of Caffeinated Chewing Gum on Volleyball Performance in High-Performance Female Players
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The new method of ZnIn2S4 synthesis on the titania nanotubes substrate with enhanced stability and photoelectrochemical performance
PublicationThe new method of ZnIn2S4 synthesis on the titania nanotubes substrate with enhanced stability and photoelectrochemical performance
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Performance analysis of data transmission in MC-CDMA radio interface with turbo codes
PublicationMulti-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) technique is a combination of two radio access techniques: CDMA and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing and has the advantages of both techniques. The paper presents the design of transmitter and receiver for MC-CDMA radio interface. It also presents encoders and decoders of turbo codes which were used in simulation of the MC-CDMA technique. Two turbo codes with 8-state...
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Natural ventilation performance of family building in cold climate during windy days
PublicationAdequately designed natural ventilation is the cheapest and easiest way to effectively remove indoor pollutants and keep the fresh air inside a building. A prediction of performance and effectiveness of ventilation in order to determine the design of a ventilation system can provide real and long term cost savings. The paper presents results of performance (air change rate ACH) and effectiveness (CO2 concentration in the breathing...
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Performance of the flat plate solar collector operated with water-Al2O3 nanofluid
PublicationThis paper shows the experimental results of the performance a flat plate solar collector with water-Al2O3 nanofluid as a working fluid. The weight fractions of nanoparticles were 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.4%. The volume flow rate of nanofluid varied from 60 l/h to 170 l/h. The results show that application of nanofluids instead of pure water resulted in higher efficiency of the tested flat plate solar collector for given range of thermal...
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TR-Based Antenna Design with Forward FD: The Effects of Step Size on the Optimization Performance
PublicationNumerical methods are important tools for design of modern antennas. Trust-region (TR) methods coupled with data-efficient surrogates based on finite differentiation (FD) represent a popular class of antenna design algorithms. However, TR performance is subject to FD setup, which is normally determined a priori based on rules-of-thumb. In this work, the effect of FD perturbations on the performance of TR-based design is evaluated...
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Application and evaluation of M-EPDG for performance analysis of Polish typical flexible and rigid pavements
PublicationThe main goal of the paper is to implement and evaluate the M-EPDG and the software AASHTOware to analyse the performance of new flexible and rigid pavements designed according to the Polish catalogues, which are comparable with analogous catalogues used in other European countries. For this purpose the site-specific inputs for Poland were determined and described in the paper as well as compared to the default input data used...
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Performance of acicular grindable thermocouples for temperature measurements at sliding contacts
PublicationThe present study investigates the performance of acicular grindable thermocouples based on a constantan wire / steel hollow cylinder construction. The experiments showed that the measuring junction electrical resistance, temperature–voltage characteristic, measuring junction rise time and signal noise standard deviation of the acicular thermocouples are comparable to those of conventional J-type thermocouples with bare wire diameter...
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Recent Advances in Performance-Driven Surrogate Modeling of High-Frequency Structures
PublicationDesign of high‐frequency structures, including microwave and antenna components, heavily relies on full‐wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation models. Their reliability comes at a price of a considerable computational cost. This may lead to practical issues whenever numerous EM analyses are to be executed, e.g., in the case of parametric optimization. The difficulties entailed by massive simulations may be mitigated by the use of...
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LDPC Codes performance investigation
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Performance Modeling and Prediction of Real Application Workload in a Volunteer-based System
PublicationThe goal of this paper is to present a model that predicts the real workload placed on a volunteer based system by an application, with incorporation of not only performance but also availability of volunteers. The application consists of multiple data packets that need to be processed. Knowing the computational workload demand of a single data packet we show how to estimate the application workload in a volunteer based system. Furthermore,...
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Justyna Płotka-Wasylka dr hab. inż.
PeopleUrodziła się w Słupsku (24.03.1986).W 2005 roku ukończyła I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana II Sobieskiego w Wejherowie i rozpoczęła studia na Wydziale Chemicznym Politechniki Gdańskiej. Po ich ukończeniu w 2010 rozpoczęła pracę naukową na tej uczelni, uzyskując w 2014 roku stopień doktora nauk chemicznych. Tematem jej rozprawy doktorskiej, wykonywanej pod kierunkiem prof. Marka Biziuka oraz dr Caluma Morrisona (Uniwersytet w...
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Normalized Partial Scattering Cross Section for Performance Evaluation of Low-Observability Scattering Structures
PublicationThe development of diffusion metasurfaces created new opportunities to elevate the stealthiness of combat aircraft. Despite the potential significance of metasurfaces, their rigorous design methodologies are still lacking, especially in the context of meticulous control over the scattering of electromagnetic (EM) waves through geometry parameter tuning. Another practical issue is insufficiency of the existing performance metrics,...
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Running performance of an aerodynamic journal bearing with squeeze film effect
PublicationResults of theoretical and experimental studies concerning the performance of an aerodynamic journal bearing of which running is assisted by squeeze film ultrasonic levitation (SFUL) are presented in this paper. The SFUL mechanism not only can separate journal from the bearing at the start and stop phases of operation but also can significantly contribute to the dynamic stability of the bearing when it runs at speed. Computer calculations...
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A Centralized Reputation System for MANETs Based on Observed Path Performance
PublicationA reputation system for MANETs is described that attempts to deduce nodal trustworthiness (forwarding behaviour) from observed end-to-end path performance. The trustworthiness deduction algorithm produces interval estimates and works well if node misbehaviour is not selec-tive with respect to traversing paths. Nodal reputation levels are next calculated in the spirit of generous tit-for-tat so as to best reflect momentary nodal...
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Performance and Power-Aware Modeling of MPI Applications for Cluster Computing
PublicationThe paper presents modeling of performance and power consumption when running parallel applications on modern cluster-based systems. The model includes basic so-called blocks representing either computations or communication. The latter includes both point-to-point and collective communication. Real measurements were performed using MPI applications and routines run on three different clusters with both Infiniband and Gigabit Ethernet...
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A method for assessing hazards, risks and safety of damaged ships at sea
PublicationPrzedstawiono wybrane problemy związane z metodą oceny bezpieczeństwa statków, opartej na ocenie zachowania się statku i ocenie ryzyka, w warunkach eksploatacyjnych. Omówiono zakres oceny bezpieczeństwa i analizy ryzyka w odniesieniu do zagadnienia zachowania się statku uszkodzonego na morzu. Analiza ryzyka oparta jest na zastosowaniu elementów Formalnej Oceny Bezpieczeństwa FSA. Opisano główne kroki analizy ryzyka. Podano podstawowe...
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Methods for verification safety integrity level in control and protection systems
PublicationW artukule przedstawiono podstawowe oraz zaawansowane ilościowe metody weryfikacji poziomów nienaruszalności bezpieczeństwa SIL w systemach sterowania i zabezpieczeń. Metody te zawierają analizę wrażliwości i niepewności modeli probabilistycznych tych systemów. Pod uwagę wzięte zostały także uszkodzenia o wspólnej przyczynie. Zaprezentowane zostały wyniki analiz oraz zalety ich stosowania.
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Selected developments within ship safety equipment for saving lives
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono aktualny rozwój nowych metod i urządzeń do bezpiecznej ewakuacji ludzi ze statków, zwłaszcza z dużych pasażerskich, zabierających na pokład łącznie do 5 tysięcy osób.
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Preparation and implementation of the National Road Safety Programme GAMBIT 2005
PublicationKrajowy Program BRD GAMBIT 2005 jest spójny z najwazniejszymi dokumentami dotyczącymi rozwoju systemu transportu w Polsce (Polityka Transportowa, Strategia Rozwoju Transportu). Jest też spójny z III Planem BRD Unii Europejskiej. Program ten daje możliwość zintensyfikowania działań prewencyjnych, prowadzonych w celu ochrony zycia i zdrowia uczestników ruchu drogowego. Efektem tego programu będzie uratowanie życia kilkunastu tysiącom...
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System-theoretic approach to safety of remotely-controlled merchant vessel
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On fatigue safety of metallic elements under static and dynamic loads.
PublicationGłównym celem monografii było wyznaczenie współczynników bezpieczeństwa i kryteriów projektowych z uwzględnieniem wpływu obciążeń statycznych oraz naprężeń średnich i resztowych na wytrzymałość zmęczeniową przy obciążeniach okresowych i/lub stochastycznych. Uzyskano to za pomocą wyznaczonych naprężeń równoważnych i równania Soderberga. Otrzymano kryteria w postaci zamkniętej i zgodnej z wzorem Milesa na trwałość zmęczeniową oraz...
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Designing control and protection systems with regard to functional safety aspects.
PublicationZaproponowano zintegrowane podejście w ocenie bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego systemów E/E/PE. Niepewność probabilistycznych miar ryzyka dla elektrycznych, elektronicznych i programowalnych elektronicznych systemów jest reprezentowana za pomocą przedziałów, które są porównywane z przedziałowymi kryteriami probabilistycznymi zdefiniowanymi dla tych systemów przez normę IEC 61508, w postaci czterech poziomów nienaruszalności bezpieczeństwa...
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Adaptation of various persons' identification techniques as a solution for security and safety
PublicationPrzedstawiono różne metody identyfikacji osób w oparciu o ich cechy biometryczne w zastosowaniu do bezpieczeństwa i zabezpieczeń. Takimi biometrycznymi cechami mogą być właściwości fizjologiczne jak odciski palców, kształt dłoni, właściwości tęczówki jak również cechy behawioralne jak sposób pisania lub wypowiadania się.
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Conception of taking decisions with regard to reliability and safety of combustion engines
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono jedną z najprostszych sytuacji decyzyjnych, która może pojawić sie w czasie eksploatacji silników spalinowych. Zaproponowano możliwość podejmowania decyzji w takiej sytuacji. Wynika z niej, że nawet w złożonej sytuacji decyzyjnej rozpatrywanie oczekiwanych konsekwencji umożliwia bardzo łatwe przyporządkowanie każdemu rodzajowi decyzji, pojedynczej liczby oznaczającej wartość oczekiwaną konsekwencji. Umożliwia...
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LRIT - a novel system of vessels monitoring for maritime security and safety
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono propozycję architektury przyszłego, globalnego systemu monitorowania statków LRIT (Long Range ship's Identification and Tracking) podlegających konwencji SOLAS. Przedstawiono i scharakteryzowano poszczególne komponenty systemu ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem aspektów radiokomunikacyjnych.
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Innovative method for utilization of wastewater for security and safety in rural areas
PublicationIn the rural areas building of sewerage systems and central wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) often brings too high costs, due to high distances from one farm to another and terrain configuration. Individual treatment systems for each farm are a good solution. The teratment wetlands for nine individual farms were constructed in Kaszubian Lake District in summer and autumn 2009. Three configurations of reed beds were chosen. In...
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A risk-based method for ship safety assessment at the preliminary designstage
PublicationPraca zawiera wyniki badań dotyczących opracowania metody do analizy bezpieczeństwa statku w warunkach krytycznych. Metoda oparta jest na podejściu systemowym do oceny bezpieczeństwa, formalnej ocenie bezpieczeństwa FSA i hydromechanice okrętu. Podano przykłady oceny ryzyka utraty statku w warunkach krytycznych.
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Human and organizational factors in risk analysis and safety management of azardous
PublicationArtykuł porusza aktualne kwestie dyskutowane podczas warsztatów na temat czynników ludzkich i organizacyjnych w analizie ryzyka i zarządzaniu bezpieczeństwem instalacji przemysłowych wysokiego ryzyka. Zauważa się rosnącą świadomość, że eksploatacja złożonego systemu wyposażonego w środki bezpieczeństwa oraz redundancyjne układy zabezpieczeń i sterowania, zawierające jednostki programowalne, może spowodować większe uzależnienie...
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Safety of computer control systems: challenges and results in software development.
PublicationArtykuł dokonuje przeglądu wybranych wyników dotyczących poprawy bezpieczeństwa komputerowych systemów sterowania. Dyskusja pokrywa szeroki zakres aspektów dotyczących procesu wytwarzania takich systemów. W szczególności omówiono zagadnienia dotyczące różnorodności oprogramowania, oprogramowania off-the-shelf, analizy typów awarii i ich efektów oraz formalizacji procesu wytwórczego.
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Layers of protection analysis in teh context of functional safety management
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Analysis of tank safety with propane-butane on LPG distribution station
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Effect of the Cavitation Generation Unit Structure on the Performance of an Advanced Hydrodynamic Cavitation Reactor for Process Intensifications
PublicationThe advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactors (ARHCRs) that appeared recently have shown obvious advantages compared with conventional devices in process intensifications. In ARHCRs, the cavitation generation unit (CGU) located on the rotor and stator basically determines their performance. For the first time, the present study investigated the effect of the CGU structure on the performance of a representative ARHCR...
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Tribological performance of PTFE-metal binary coatings in rolling/sliding contact
PublicationTribological performance of surface coatings with embedded PTFE reservoirs in rolling/sliding contact is reported. Using two different coating materials and two shapes and patterns of PTFE reservoirs test samples in the form of discs were prepared and tested in a four-ball contact configuration under loads corresponding to nominal contact pressure of 0.5 and 1.0 GPa. It was found that one coating, namely aluminium-bronze with embedded...
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Extended investigation of performance-energy trade-offs under power capping in HPC environments
Publication—In the paper we present investigation of performance-energy trade-offs under power capping using modern processors. The results are presented for systems targeted at both server and client markets and were collected from Intel Xeon E5 and Intel Xeon Phi server processors as well as from desktop and mobile Intel Core i7 processors. The results, when using power capping, show that we can find various interesting combinations of...
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Performance Evaluation of the Parallel Codebook Algorithm for Background Subtraction in Video Stream
PublicationA background subtraction algorithm based on the codebook approach was implemented on a multi-core processor in a parallel form, using the OpenMP system. The aim of the experiments was to evaluate performance of the multithreaded algorithm in processing video streams recorded from monitoring cameras, depending on a number of computer cores used, method of task scheduling, image resolution and degree of image content variability....
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Development and performance analysis of a novel multiphase doubly-fed induction generator
PublicationThis paper presents the research into the design and performance analysis of a novel five-phase doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG). The designed DFIG is developed based on standard induction motor components and equipped with a five-phase rotor winding supplied from the five-phase inverter. This approach allows the machine to be both efficient and reliable due to the ability of the five-phase rotor winding to operate during...
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Performance of microbial fuel cells operated under anoxic conditions
PublicationNowadays, microbial fuel cells (MFC) stand up as a promising renewable energy source. Due to the ability of the MFC to oxidize a wide spectrum of substrates, wastewater seems to be one of the most interesting fuels. Unfortunately, wastewater could contain electron acceptors such as nitrate, which could interfere with the electrical performance of the MFC. In this work, the influence of oxidised nitrogen forms on the electricity...