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Structural investigations of the Al2O3 ultra thin films
Open Research DataUltra-thin layers of Al2O3 were deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) (Beneq TFS 200 ALD system). This method provides precise thickness control down to a single atomic layer. The precursors used were trimethylaluminum (Sigma-Aldrich) and purified water. The deposition of the atomic layer was carried out at 200 °C. Samples with a thickness of 2...
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Biological and mechanical properties of bone cement with nanoarticles - in vitro and in vivo research
PublicationDespite antibiotic preventive treatment both before and after implant implementation, the risks of infection are real. These infections develop at the implant surface a few months after inserting them into the body. To prevent the development of bacteria and reduce the risk of infection, implants coated with nanoparticles are used. The Mechanical Department of the Technical University of Gdansk carries out research into using bone...
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Efficient Complex Root Finding Algorithm for Microwave and Optical Propagation Problems
PublicationArticle relates to the use of innovative root finding algorithm (on a complex plane) to study propagation properties of microwave and optical waveguides. Problems of this type occur not only in the analysis of lossy structures, but also in the study of complex and leaky modes (radiation phenomena). The proposed algorithm is simple to implement and can be applied for functions with singularities and branch cuts in the complex plane...
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Extraction of antenna pattern from near field antenna measurements distorted by undesired emission
PublicationIn this paper authors present experimental correction of antenna pattern obtained from near field measurements when they are distorted by determined electromagnetic emission. Such situation may be met e.g. when feeding or supply subsystem interacts with antenna radiation pattern due to self-emission. Presented results of experiments show effectiveness of extraction of antenna pattern utilizing near field antenna measurements.
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Biomechanics of the medial meniscus in the osteoarthritic knee joint
PublicationBackground. Increased mechanical loading and pathological response of joint tissue to the abnormal mechanical stress can cause degradation of cartilage characteristic of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Despite osteoarthritis is risk factor for the development of meniscal lesions the mechanism of degenerative meniscal lesions is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of the study is to investigate the influence of medial compartment knee OA...
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Two-Row ESPAR Antenna with Simple Elevation and Azimuth Beam Switching
PublicationIn this letter, we propose a two-row electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna designed for direction of arrival (DoA) estimation in Internet of Things (IoT) applications relying on simple microcontrollers. The antenna is capable of elevation and azimuth beam switching using a simple microcontroller-oriented steering circuit and provides 18 directional radiation patterns, which can be grouped in 3 distinctive...
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A Low-Profile 3-D Printable Metastructure for Performance Improvement of Aperture Antennas
PublicationIn order to increase the radiation performance of aperture-type antennas, this paper demonstrates a low-profile, planar, single-layer, three-dimensional (3-D) printable metastructure. The proposed hybridized metastructure is highly transparent as it is made out of novel hybrid meta-atoms having transmission coefficient magnitudes greater than -0.72 dB and fully complies with the near-field phase transformation principle. The hybridized...
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TOWARDS EXPLAINABLE CLASSIFIERS USING THE COUNTERFACTUAL APPROACH - GLOBAL EXPLANATIONS FOR DISCOVERING BIAS IN DATA
PublicationThe paper proposes summarized attribution-based post-hoc explanations for the detection and identification of bias in data. A global explanation is proposed, and a step-by-step framework on how to detect and test bias is introduced. Since removing unwanted bias is often a complicated and tremendous task, it is automatically inserted, instead. Then, the bias is evaluated with the proposed counterfactual approach. The obtained results...
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Entanglement-redistribution boxes
PublicationWe establish a framework to study the classical-communication properties of primitive local operations assisted by classical communication which realize various redistributions of entanglement, like, e.g., entanglement swapping. On the one hand, we analyze what local operations and how much classical communication are needed to perform them. On the other hand, we investigate whether and to what extent such primitives can help to...
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The use of HPLC-Q-TOF-MS for comprehensive screening of drugs and psychoactive substances in hair samples and several “legal highs” products
PublicationNon-targeted screening of drugs present in herbal products, known as “legal high” drugs and in hair as a biological matrix commonly used in toxicological investigations was accomplished with the use of high pressure liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF-MS). In total, 25 and 14 therapeutical drugs and psychoactive substances/metabolites were detected in investigated hair samples...
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Surface Structure of Components Created by Stereolitography
PublicationStereolithography is an additive rapid prototyping method. This method is based on the principle of solidifying a liquid photopolymer (resin) by laser radiation. Models obtained with this method are characterized by a specific surface structure called “stairstep effect”. It causes that, the surface should be processed by additional finishing (postprocessing). To minimize the additional machining process, the model should be set...
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Alternative Energy: Photovoltaic Solar Cells
PublicationSolar radiation is a fuel for photovoltaic cells and modules, which are a source of electric energy. Viable solar technologies that have been developed in the past are starting to be adopted on a broader and more meaningful global scale across different sectors with ever-increasing market penetration. In this entry, a brief overview of the material properties relevant to solar cell operation, the structure of the solar cell, and electrical...
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Rapid and simplified synthesis of [ 18 F]Fluoromisonidazole and its use in PET imaging in an experimental model of subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Electron scattering on N2O - from cross section to diffusion coefficients.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów współczynników transportu: stosunek współczynnika dyfuzji w kierunku prostopadłym do pola elektrycznego do ruchliwości, stosunek współczynnika dyfuzji podłużnej do ruchliwości oraz prędkość dryfu elektronów w funkcji zredukowanego pola elektrycznego. Współczynniki zmierzono metodą Townsenda-Huxley´a a prędkość dryfu otrzymano wykorzystując metodę Bradbury - Nielsena. Zmierzone współczynniki...
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Dissociative excitation of carbon disulfide by electron impact.
PublicationZbadano wzbudzenie dysocjacyjne cząsteczek dwusiarczku węgla w zderzeniach z elektronami prowadzące do utworzenia rodników CS w stanie wzbudzonym A1Pi.Wyznaczono energię progu wzbudzenia dysocjacyjnego oraz obsadzenie poziomów oscylacyjnych v=0 i 1 rodnika CS.
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Fluorescence emission of carbon disulfide in low energy electron collision.
PublicationZbadano widma emisyjne dwusiarczku węgla w zakresie widmowym od 235 nm do575 nm wzbudzane zderzeniami elektronów o energii 9.7eV I 15eV. W otrzymanych widmach największe natężenie miały pasma pochodzące z dysocjacji cząsteczek dwusiarczku węgla.
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Cross section calculations for electron scattering from DNA and RNA bases.
PublicationPoliczono różniczkowy i scałkowany przekrój czynny na rozproszenie sprężyste elektronów (w przybliżeniu atomów niezależnych) na uracylu, cytozynie, guaninie, adeninie i tyminie w zakresie energii od 50-4000 eV. W przybliżeniu modelu BEB policzono również przekroje czynne na jonizację tych molekuł.
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Measurements of absolute total cross sections for electron scattering fromtriatomic polar molecules: SO2 and H2S.
PublicationZmierzono całkowity przekrój czynny na rozproszenie elektronów na SO2 i H2S.Pomiary przeprowadzono na zmodyfikowanym spektrometrze elektronów pracującym w oparciu o metodę transmisyjną.
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Relativistic theory of photoionization of one electron systems: an eigen channel R-matrix approach.
PublicationPrzedstawiono zastosowanie metody kanałów własnych R-macierzy do opisu procesu fotojonizacji relatywistycznych układów jednoelektronowych.
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Relation ship between electron scattering grand total and ionization totalcross section.
PublicationZaproponowano funkcję wiążącą całkowity przekrój czynny i jonizacyjny przekrój czynny na rozpraszanie elektronów na prostych drobinach węglowodorowych i perfluorowanych. Posługując się znalezioną relacją wyznaczono przekroje czynne dla kilku związków fluoru i wodoru.
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Generalized Zero Range Potentials and Multichannel Electron Molecule Scattering.
PublicationZagadnienie o rozpraszaniu elektronów na molekułach rozwiązuje się w sposób jawny w modelu potencjałów o zerowym promieniu. Uwzględniając stany wzbudzone wprowadzamy potencjał macierzowy. Dla przykładu stanów wibracyjnych e+H_2 porównujemy wyniki obliczeń przekrojów czynnych z innymi (ab initio) oraz z doświadczeniem.
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Critical minima in elastic scattering of electrons from Ar and Zn.
PublicationDokonano obliczeń różniczkowych przekrojów czynnych na sprężyste rozpraszanie elektronów na atomach argonu i cynku. Otrzymane minimum krytyczne z tych przekrojów porównano z niedawno otrzymanymi danymi doświadczalnymi.
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Relativistic multiconfiguration method in low energy scattering of electrons from xenon atoms.
PublicationPo raz pierwszy dokonano obliczeń różniczkowych przekrojów czynnych na sprężyste rozpraszanie elektronów na atomach ksenonu przy użyciu relatywistycznej wersji metody wielokonfiguracyjnej.
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High-accuracy computation of hard X-ray focusing and imaging for refractive optics
PublicationA mathematical apparatus for solving problems of X-ray wave propagation through complex optical systems, when the lens thickness can change with jumps, is developed and presented. The developed method is based on the use of the superposition of oriented Gaussian beams, which satisfy the Helmholtz equation with high accuracy. The wave propagation in air and through kinoform and ordinary lenses is considered. Focusing and imaging...
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Highly porous nanoberyllium for X-ray beam speckle suppression
PublicationThe speckle suppressor device containing highly porous nanoberyllium is proposed for manipulating with the spatial coherence length and removing undesirable speckle structure during the imaging experiments. We report a special device called the speckle suppressor, which contains the highly porous nanoberyllium plate, compacted from both sides by two beryllium windows. By insertion the speckle suppressor in the X-ray beam it allows...
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Reactions of methyl radicals with silica supported silver nanoparticles in aqueous solutions
PublicationSilica supported silver nanoparticles (Ag°–SiO2 –NCs, NCs=nanocomposites) suspended in aqueous solutions are efficient catalysts for the dimerization of methyl radicals to produce ethane, while bare silica is quite inert towards the interaction with methyl radicals. In the presence of small amounts of ethanol adsorbed on the SiO2 surface, the reaction path with methyl radicals is changed and methane is formed as the major product.
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Measurements of differential cross sections in the backscattering region
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono przegląd technik eksperymentalnych umożliwiających detekcję elektronów rozproszonych w przedziale dużych kątów rozproszenia, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem techniki lokalnego pola magnetycznego. Przedstawione zostały wyniki pomiarów i obliczeń teoretycznych różniczkowych przekrojów czynnych dla dużych kątów rozproszenia elektronów na atomach gazów szlachetnych i małych molekuł.
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Motion of electrons in a hypocycloidal monochromator
PublicationBadano zachowanie elektronów w monochromatorze hipocykloidalnym, wykorzystującym jednorodne pole magnetyczne i pole elektryczne o symetrii walcowej. Wyprowadzone zostały równania ruchu elektronów przy założeniu zaniedbywanego wpływu efektów brzegowych oraz zbadano wpływ parametrów monochromatora na tory ruchu elektronów.
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Performance of a fuel cell optimized for in situ X-ray absorption experiments
PublicationKomercyjna komórka ogniwa paliwowego typu PEM została zmodyfikowana w celu realizacji pomiaru XAS w warunkach pracy ogniwa. Modyfikacja komórki miała na celu optymalizację jej parametrów pod kątem eksperymentu XAS realizowanego w modzie transmisyjnym i fluorescencyjnym, poprzez minimalizację absorpcji komórki, przy zachowaniu jej parametrów elektrochemicznych. W pracy zostały zaprezentowane szczegóły techniczne komórki a jej efektywność...
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CALIBRATION OF LOW ENERGY X-RAY EXPERIMENTAL SETUP WITH STRONGLY FILTERED BEAM USING DATA FROM A SEMICONDUCTOR AND A THERMOLUMINESCENT DETECTORS
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The thermoluminescence glow curve and the deconvoluted glow peak characteristics of erbium doped silica fiber exposed to 70–130 kVp x-rays
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IMAGING OF PROTON BRAGG PEAKS IN LiF
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LITHIUM FLUORIDE CRYSTALS AS FLUORESCENT NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS
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Properties of lithium aluminate for application as an OSL dosimeter
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Structure of single KL0–, double KL1–, and triple KL2 − ionization in Mg, Al, and Si targets induced by photons, and their absorption spectra
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Application of low-cost Gallium Arsenide light-emitting-diodes as kerma dosemeter and fluence monitor for high-energy neutrons
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Dosimetric features of strontium orthosilicate (Sr2SiO4) doped with Eu2+
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Characteristics of a new polymer gel for high-dose gradient dosimetry using a micro optical CT scanner
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3D Dosimetry Study of 188Re Liquid Balloon for Intravascular Brachytherapy Using BANG Polymer Gel Dosemeters
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A high-accuracy complex-phase method of simulating X-ray propagation through a multi-lens system
PublicationThe propagation of X-ray waves through an optical system consisting of many X-ray refractive lenses is considered. For solving the problem for an electromagnetic wave, a finite-difference method is applied. The error of simulation is analytically estimated and investigated. It was found that a very detailed difference grid is required for reliable and accurate calculations of the propagation of X-ray waves through a multi-lens...
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Dissociation energies of protonated water clusters
PublicationRelative abundances of positively ionized water clusters formed in a low-pressure electrical discharge as function of reduced electric field were obtained by using drift cell and quadrupole mass spectrometer. It was noticed that some clusters say with n = 4 were more abundant than others, at comparable drift conditions. Dissociation energies have been derived from equilibrium conditions for relative clusters abundances. The Hartree-Fock...
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Oriented Gaussian beams for high-accuracy computation with accuracy control of X-ray propagation through a multi-lens system
PublicationA highly accurate method for calculating X-ray propagation is developed. Within this approach, the propagating wave is represented as a superposition of oriented Gaussian beams. The direction of wave propagation in each Gaussian beam agrees with the local direction of propagation of the X-ray wavefront. When calculating the propagation of X-ray waves through lenses, the thin lens approximation is applied. In this approximation,...
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Numerical model of human head phantom to ensure dosimetry of dose components for boron neutron capture therapy
PublicationExtremely important aspects of the boron neutron capture therapy are, first of all, administering to the patient a boron compound that selectively reaches the neoplastic cells, and in the second step, the verification of the irradiation process. This paper focuses on the latter aspect, which is the detailed dosimetry of the processes occurring after the reaction of thermal neutrons with the boron-10 isotope. The results of computer...
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Using Synchronously Registered Biosignals Dataset for Teaching Basics of Medical Data Analysis – Case Study
PublicationMedical data analysis and processing strongly relies on the data quality itself. The correct data registration allows many unnecessary steps in data processing to be avoided. Moreover, it takes a certain amount of experience to acquire data that can produce replicable results. Because consistency is crucial in the teaching process, students have access to pre-recorded real data without the necessity of using additional equipment...
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Tailoring diamondised nanocarbon-loaded poly(lactic acid) composites for highly electroactive surfaces: extrusion and characterisation of filaments for improved 3D-printed surfaces
PublicationA new 3D-printable composite has been developed dedicated to electroanalytical applications. Two types of diamondised nanocarbons - detonation nanodiamonds (DNDs) and boron-doped carbon nanowalls (BCNWs) - were added as fillers in poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based composites to extrude 3D filaments. Carbon black served as a primary filler to reach high composite conductivity at low diamondised nanocarbon concentrations (0.01 to 0.2...
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SPACIAL FORM DESIGN scale 1:1
e-Learning CoursesBrief description: The subject matter of the spatial form design classes is transformation. First, a black square becomes a flat graphic composition, which is then converted to color. The final stage of the transformation process is a spatial object, which is by assumption devoid of any utilitarian functions. Course content / classes schedule: 1. Graphic. The task is to create an achromatic flat composition in the contrast...
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Sequences of internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 2 of psychrotolerant pigment-producing yeast-like fungi
Open Research DataDNA encoding ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 fragments of psychrotolerant pigment-producing yeast-like fungi named Red, Pink and Black were PCR amplified using ITS1 5' TCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGG 3' and ITS4 5’ TCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC 3’ primers and sequenced by Sanger method using the same primers.
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Numerical simulation of cold flow and combustion in a swirl stabilized combustor
PublicationA numerical simulation model was developed to investigate the cold flow and combustion using Ansys FLUENT 2021R1. The governing equations were solved using the pressure-based method, and pressure–velocity coupling was performed using the SIMPLE method. To model the turbulent process, the RSM model was used. Non-premixed model is chosen to solve the chemical kinetics between fuel and oxigen. Radiation heat transfer was calculated...
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Robustness Analysis of a Distributed MPC Control System of a Turbo-Generator Set of a Nuclear Plant – Disturbance Issues
PublicationTypically, there are two main control loops with PI controllers operating at each turbo-generator set. In this paper, a distributed model predictive controller with local quadratic model predictive controllers for the turbine generator is proposed instead of a set of classical PI controllers. The local quadratic predictive controllers utilize step-response models for the controlled system components. The parameters of these models...
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Adjusted SpikeProp algorithm for recurrent spiking neural networks with LIF neurons
PublicationA problem related to the development of a supervised learning method for recurrent spiking neural networks is addressed in the paper. The widely used Leaky-Integrate-and-Fire model has been adopted as a spike neuron model. The proposed method is based on a known SpikeProp algorithm. In detail, the developed method enables gradient descent learning of recurrent or multi-layer feedforward spiking neural networks. The research included...