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Elastic electron scattering and vibrational excitation of isoxazole molecules in the energy range from 2 to 20 eV
PublicationDifferential cross sections for elastic electron scattering and the excitation of the C-H vibrational modes of isoxazole molecules were measured in the energy range from 2 to 20 eV and over the scattering angle range from 10◦ to 180◦. The cross sections at the scattering angles of and above 90◦ were accessible with the use of a magnetic angle changer. The differential cross sections were integrated to yield integral and momentum...
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Assessment of Electronic Sensing Techniques for the Rapid Identification of Alveolar Echinococcosis through Exhaled Breath Analysis
PublicationHere we present a proof-of-concept study showing the potential of a chemical gas sensors system to identify the patients with alveolar echinococcosis disease through exhaled breath analysis. The sensors system employed comprised an array of three commercial gas sensors and a custom gas sensor based on WO3 nanowires doped with gold nanoparticles, optimized for the measurement of common breath volatile organic compounds. The measurement...
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Low-energy positron scattering from gas-phase benzene
PublicationIn this paper we are presenting calculations of the elastic cross section of positrons with gas-phase benzene for the energy range from 0.25 eV to 9.0 eV. The calculations are done with the molecular R-matrix method for positron-scattering from poly-atomic molecules using a scaling factor to scale the electron-positron interaction. The scaling factor influences the position of the poles of the R-matrix. We adjust the scaling factor...
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Light Symposium. Connecting health research with lighting practice
PublicationThanks to state-of-the-art medical and environmental research, our current understanding about the impact of light and lighting is improving at a rapid rate. While the evolution of lighting technologies offers promising design possibilities, it also poses new challenges to planners and the general public. This is further complicated by the fact that today’s modern indoor lifestyle means we can be completely disconnected from nature...
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Low energy differential elastic electron scattering from acetonitrile (CH3CN)
PublicationMeasurements of elastic differential cross sections for electron scattering from acetonitrile (CH3CN) have been performed utilizing a crossed electron-molecular beam experiment and with the relative flow method, for the incident electron energy range of 0.7 eV–30 eV and the scattering angle range of 10◦–130◦. These differential cross sections have been used to calculate the elastic integral and momentum- transfer cross sections,...
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Joint experimental and theoretical study on electron scattering from titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) molecule
PublicationAbsolute grand-total cross section for electron scattering from titanium tetrachloride, TiCl4, molecule was measured at electron-impact energies ranging from 0.3 to 300 eV, in the linear electron-transmission experiment. The elastic integral, differential, momentum transfer, and total ionization cross sections for TiCl4 molecule were also calculated for low and intermediate collisional energies at the level of various theories. The...
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Upper corporate income tax rates CIT in EU countries (in%).
Open Research DataIn 2000, CIT rates were quite varied; in Ireland and Lithuania it was 24%, and in Germany it was nearly 52%. For all EU countries, the average CIT rate was at the level of 32%, but in the following years the rate decreased to reach the level of around 22.5%. The largest reductions in the CIT rate were introduced by Bulgaria and Germany. Particularly...
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Optimization of thermal backfill configurations for desired high-voltage power cables ampacity
PublicationThe ampacity of high-voltage power cables depends, among others, on their core cross-sectional area as well as thermal resistivity of the thermal backfill surrounding the cables. The cross-sectional area of the power cables’ core is selected according to the expected power to be transferred via the cable system. Usually, the higher the power transfer required, the higher the cross-sectional area of the core. However, the cost of...
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Low-energy positron scattering from gas-phase tetrahydrofuran: A quantum treatment of the dynamics and a comparison with experiments
PublicationIn this paper we report new quantum calculations of the dynamics for low-energy positrons interacting with gaseous molecules of tetrahydrofuran. The new quantum scattering cross sections are differential and integral cross sections at collision energies between 1.0 and 25.0 eV and include a careful treatment of the additional effects on the scattering process brought about by the permanent dipole moment of the target molecule....
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Results after grinding C45 steel
Open Research DataThe database contains results from nanoindenter, scanning microscope and also X-ray diffractometer. To determine the residual stresses and the size of the crystallites in the ferrite grains in the grinded surface layer, the Williamson Hall analysis of the X-ray diffraction patterns was performed. XRD diffraction patterns were also used to perform a...
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Results of OM examination of acrylic bone cements incorporating various components
Open Research DataThe database contains the images of the microstructure of modified bone cements observed on the cross-section with the optical microscope (OM). The following modifications were evaluated: the addition of biodegradable components (including chitosan, cellulose, tricalcium phosphate, polydioxanone or magnesium), the addition of bioactive components (bioglasses)...
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Characteristics of the polarised off-body channel in indoor environments
PublicationThis paper addresses the depolarisation effect in off-body body area networks channels, based on measurements performed at 2.45 GHz in an indoor environment. Seven different scenarios, involving both static and dynamic users, were considered, taking a statistical perspective. The analysis of the cross-polarisation discrimination is performed, as well as the analysis of path loss in co- and cross-polarised channels. Results show...
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The electrochemical response to glassy carbon electrode modification steps towards viral electrochemical immunosensor preparation
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the electrochemical measurements (CV/EIS) carried out for the consecutive steps of the glassy carbon GC electrode functionalization, in separate subfolders, as described. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) was conducted using a Palmsens 4 potentiostat/galvanostat system (Methrom, Autolab, Netherlands) in the standard three-electrode configuration,...
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Low energy inelastic electron scattering from carbon monoxide: I. excitation of the a3Π, a’3Σ+ and AΠ1 electronic states.
PublicationDifferential scattering cross sections for electron excitation of the three lowest excited electron states of carbon monoxide are obtained experimentally using low-energy electron energy-loss spectroscopy and theoretically using the R-matrix method. The incident electron energies range from near-threshold of 6.3 eV to 20 eV. Experimental scattering angles range from 20◦ to 120◦. The normalization of the experimental cross sections...
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Zmiany składu chemicznego wód podziemnych na obszarze Żuław Wielkich w ujęciu historycznym i współcześnie
PublicationBadania hydrogeologiczne Żuław Wielkich koncentrują się na zasoleniu wód podziemnych. Od początku XX wieku do chwili obecnej obserwuje się wysokie stężenia chlorków, jonów amonowych i mineralizacji we wszystkich poziomach wodonośnych. Uznaje się, iż na przeważającym obszarze nie występują tu warstwy wodonośne o znaczeniu użytkowym, a zasoby wód podziemnych Żuław Wielkich są ograniczone. Przeprowadzone...
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The forecasts-based instrument rule and decision making. How closely interlinked? The case of Sweden
PublicationResearch background: The Central Bank of Sweden declared in years 1999–2006 the implementation of the Svensson’s concept of inflation forecast targeting (IFT). It means that the repo rate decision-making process depends on the inflation forecasts. The concept evolved from the strict IFT with the decision-making algorithm called ‘the rule of thumb’ to the flexible IFT. Purpose of the article: The aim of...
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Theoretical and experimental study on scattering of low-energy electrons by dimethyl and diethyl ethers
PublicationWe report a joint theoretical and experimental investigation on low-energy electron scattering by dimethyl and diethyl ethers. The experimental elastic differential cross sections were measured at impact energies from 1 eV up to 30 eV and scattering angle range of 10◦ to 130◦. Theoretical elastic differential, integral and momentum-transfer cross sections are calculated at impact energies up to 30 eV, employing the Schwinger multichannel...
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Thermal properties. DSC analysis of poly(xylitol sebacate-co-butylene sebacate) PXBS.
Open Research DataIn this work, a bio-based copolyester with good mechanical properties was synthesized andcharacterized in terms of structure, main properties and biodegradability Determining the chemicalstructure of such materials is important to understand their behavior and properties. Performingan extraction of insoluble cross-linked polymer using di erent solvents...
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Simulation of signal acquisition from a rotary flowmeter
Open Research DataThe dataset contains results of simulation measuring the flow of homogeneous substances by rotational flow meter: a moment of impulse at the output of flow meter, time between successive pulses, number of pulses counted from standard generator and relative error of measurement.
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Corporate tax rates (2000-2019) - Greece
Open Research DataOver the past twenty years, Greece has changed the statutory corporate tax rate, which in 2000 was 40%. The 2008 tax reform provided for a gradual reduction of the rate by 1% annually over the period 2010-2014 (from 25% to 20%). This dataset contains data on CIT rates in Greece.
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IRR (Irianian Rial) in comparison to the USD (IRR/USD)
Open Research DataCurrent problem of the Iranian economy is unstable exchange rate of Iranian currency Rial (IRR) to the US dollar (USD). Exchange rate was maintained at about 10-12 thousand IRR for 1 USD. However, the impact of sanctions depreciated Rial dramatically. In July 2013, the price of IRR has been reduced from 12 200 to 24 980 IRR/USD. At the same time, the...
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Binary-Encounter Model for Direct Ionization of Molecules by Positron-Impact
PublicationWe introduce two models for the computation of direct ionization cross sections by positron impact over a wide range of collision energies. The models are based on the binary-encounter-Bethe model and take into account an extension of the Wannier theory. The cross sections computed with these models show good agreement with experimental data. The extensions improve the agreement between theory and experiment for collision energies...
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Measurement of the tram rail profile during a year of operation
Open Research DataThe aim of the work was to analyze the wear of rails during operation and to analyze the supplementation of heavy metals in the soil around the tram route, originating from wearing out rails and tram wheels.The dataset contains measurements of rail head coordinates in 9 research sections made in 8 measurement series. The wear of the rails in selected...
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Heat Transfer of the Multicolor-Laser-Sources-Irradiated Nanoparticles in Reference to Thermal Processes
PublicationUnlike the standard materials, metallic nanoparticles offer enhancing the heat convertion rate which implies the maximum and average temperature boost significantly in the considered system. The work’s purpose is to examine heat transfer in the metallic nanoparticles which have been deposited on a glassy substrate, enabling the nanostructures thermoablation. Furthermore, the functionalized substrate is irradiated with multicolor-laser-sources,...
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Electron interactions with Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) titanium(IV) dichloride and difluoride
PublicationWe present a combined experimental and theoretical study of the interaction of electrons with Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) dichloride (Cp∗2TiCl2) and difluoride (Cp∗2TiF2). We report the experimental measurements of partial cross sections for the dissociative electron attachment (DEA) and the electron ionization (EI) mass spectra of isolated molecules. Estimates of the absolute cross sections are done on the basis...
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Proceeds from value added tax to the state budget as a percentage of the revenues (2010-2014)
Open Research DataFrom 1 January 2011, there was a general increase in the rates of tax on goods and services. According to the assumptions, it was temporary, and the amended regulations were to apply until the end of 2013. However, due to government policy, the rate hike was maintained. The changes introduced in 2010 concerned the basic and reduced rates - they were...
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Personal income tax - tax scales in 1992–2019
Open Research DataThe tax rate is the ratio (usually expressed as a percentage) at which a business or person is taxed. There are several methods used to present a tax rate: statory, average, marginal, and effective. These rates can also be presented using different definitions applied to a tax base: inclusive and exclusive.
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Load effect impact on the exploitation of concrete machine foundations used in the gas and oil industry
PublicationMachine foundations is a critical topic in the gas and oil industry, which design and exploitation require extensive technical knowledge. Machine foundations are the constructions which are intended for mounting on it a specific type of machine. The foundation has to transfer dynamic and static load from machine to the ground. The primary difference between machine foundations and building foundations is that the machine foundations...
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SEM images of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi0.30Fe0.70O3-d electrode and CGO-20 substrate in function of sintering temperature
Open Research DataThis dataset contains images of polished cross section of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi0.30Fe0.70O3-d electrode and CGO-20 substrate in function of sintering temperature (800 °C, 900°C and 1000 °C) . Images were obtained using a PhenomXL (Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Netherlands) scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an accelerating voltage...
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SEM images of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3-d electrode and CGO-20 substrate in function of sintering temperature
Open Research DataThis dataset contains images of polished cross section of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3-d electrode and CGO-20 substrate in function of sintering temperature (800 °C, 900°C and 1000 °C) . Images were obtained using a PhenomXL (Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Netherlands) scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an accelerating voltage...
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SEM images of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi1-xFexO3-d electrodes and CGO-20 substrate sintered at 800 °C
Open Research DataThis dataset contains images of polished cross section of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi1-xFexO3-d (x=0.35; 0.50; 0..70) electrodes and CGO-20 substrate sintered at 800 °C. Images were obtained using a PhenomXL (Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Netherlands) scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an accelerating voltage of 12 kV in a high vacuum...
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SEM images of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi0.50Fe0.50O3-d electrode and CGO-20 substrate in function of sintering temperature
Open Research DataThis dataset contains images of polished cross section of symmetrical cell interface with SrTi0.50Fe0.50O3-d electrode and CGO-20 substrate in function of sintering temperature (800 °C, 900°C and 1000 °C) . Images were obtained using a PhenomXL (Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Netherlands) scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an accelerating voltage...
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Digital Gaps and Economic Inequalities in MENA Countries: An Empirical Investigation
PublicationThis research contributes to the present state of the art by examining changes in cross-country inequalities in digital technologies deployment and economic performance. Our empirical target builds on the hypothesis that rapid global diffusion of digital technologies unequivocally leads to gradual eradication of cross-country digital gaps and cross-country inequalities in terms of deployment of ICT; the technology convergence occurs....
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Low energy elastic scattering of electrons from hexafluoropropene (C3F6)
PublicationWe present cross sections from a joint experimental and theoretical study on elastic electron scattering from hexafluoropropene (C3F6) in the gas phase. The experimental results, using low energy electron spectroscopy, were obtained at incident electron energies of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15 and 20 eV, for scattering angles ranging from 10°to 130°. The theoretical method used in the computation of the integral, momentum...
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Histogram of Gradients with Cell Average Intensity for Human Detection
PublicationThe modification of the descriptor in human detector using Histogram of Oriented Gradients and support vector machine is presented. The proposed modification requires inserting the average cell intensitiesresulting with the increase of the length of the descriptor from 3780 to 4200 values, but it is easy to compute and instantly gives 14-26% of miss rate improvement at 10^-4 False Positives Per Window (FPPW). The modification...
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Positron Scattering and Annihilation in Organic Molecules
PublicationIn this paper, we address the problem of connecting positron lifetimes in liquids with collision cross sections in gases. We present the analyses of annihilation lifetime spectra of positrons in the liquid benzene, c-hexane, n-hexane, methanol and ethanol and calculations of scattering cross sections of positrons with benzene and c-hexane in the gas phase.
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60 GHz Microstrip Van Atta Arrays for Millimeter Wave Identification and Localization
PublicationIn this paper performance comparison of co-polarized and cross-polarized microstrip Van Atta arrays working in the 60 GHz frequency range is presented. They can be treated as simple chipless RFID tags with frequency response based identification. Tags with three different nominal resonance frequencies of 57, 62 and 67 GHz are designed by scaling optimized base model. Designed 62 GHz co-polarized and cross-polarized arrays with...
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Low energy inelastic electron scattering from carbon monoxide: II. Excitation of the b3Σ+, j3Σ+, B1Σ+, C1Σ+ and E1Π Rydberg electronic states
PublicationIn this second part of a two part paper (first part: Zawadzki et al (2020 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 53 165201)) we present differential scattering cross sections for excitation of several Rydberg electronic states of carbon monoxide by electron impact. The first part concerned the low-lying valence states of CO. In the present study cross sections are obtained experimentally using low-energy electron energy-loss spectroscopy...
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Changes in school enrollment in 1990-2011 (higher ducation)
Open Research DataThe measure of the universality of education are the enrollment rates. Over the past years, enrollment rates in higher education have more than quadrupled. The gross enrollment rate increased from 12.9% in the academic year 1990/1991 to 53.8% in the academic year 2010/2011, and net - from 9.8% to 40.8%, respectively. The gross enrollment rate is the...
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Percentage of the population over 65 in selected EU countries in 2006 and 2017
Open Research DataUntil the mid-1980s, Poland belonged to the group of countries with a high dynamics of population growth, reaching 0.9% annually. The average value of the population growth dynamics in the 1980s was 0.66%. From the beginning of this century, the growth rate has taken negative values and in the years 2000-2014 it amounted to an annual average of -0.03%.
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2018, part I
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2018 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2020, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1315 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2016, part I
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2016 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2018, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1947 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Dilatometry results of SrTi0.50Fe0.50O3-d powder
Open Research DataThis dataset contains results of dilatometry measurements of SrTi0.50Fe0.50O3-d powder. The investigation of the linear thermal expansion was carried out using a Netzsch DIL402 dilatometer. The SrTi0.50Fe0.50O3-d powder was formed into cylinders and heat up to 1100 °C with a heating rate of 5 °C min−1, dwelled for 15 min, and then cooled at a rate of...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2018, part II
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2018 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2020, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1315 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2016, part II
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2016 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2018, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1947 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2016, part II
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2016 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2018, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1947 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2016, part I
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2016 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2018, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1947 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2018, part II
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2018 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2020, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1315 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender – the year 2018, part I
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' from the year 2018 on their self-assessment of selected digital competencies by gender. The survey was conducted in 2020, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1315 respondents. To summarize, in general, respondents...
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Dilatometry results of SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3-d powder
Open Research DataThis dataset contains results of dilatometry measurements of SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3-d powder. The investigation of the linear thermal expansion was carried out using a Netzsch DIL402 dilatometer. The SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3-d powder was formed into cylinders and heat up to 1100 °C with a heating rate of 5 °C min−1, dwelled for 15 min, and then cooled at a rate of...