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  • Deep CNN based decision support system for detection and assessing the stage of diabetic retinopathy

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    - Year 2018

    The diabetic retinopathy is a disease caused by long-standing diabetes. Lack of effective treatment can lead to vision impairment and even irreversible blindness. The disease can be diagnosed by examining digital color fundus photographs of retina. In this paper we propose deep learning approach to automated diabetic retinopathy screening. Deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) - the most popular kind of deep learning algorithms...

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  • Social media for e-learning of citizens in smart city

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    - Year 2018

    The rapid development of social media can be applied for citizens’ e-learning in a smart city. Big cities have to cope with several open issues like a growing population or a traffic congestion. Especially, a home and public space is supposed to be used in more efficient way. Sustainable homes and buildings can be planned with using some modern techniques. Even currently, there is a huge problem with a lack of key resources like...

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  • The Urban Mentoring as a New Method of Participatory Urban Planning in Poland

    Twenty-five years after the return of democracy and the beginning of basing the country's economy on neoliberal developmental paradigm, Poland adopted the regulations regarding management of urban policy, which had been wait for over a decade (accession to the EU). The National Urban Policy as well as the Act on revitalization have defined, in a modern manner, the field of cooperation between the local government, the administration...

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  • L'industria e la Storia. La lezione di Giorgio Mori

    The wide contribution of Giorgio Mori for a better understanding of the long-term historical relationships between history and industry is the focus of this chapter. By analysing the long list of books and articles written all along his scientific and academic life it is possible to trace a sort of fil rouge that permits to appreciate the huge effort made by this scholar in offering a fresh and never banal interpretation of the...

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  • Aquaponics Based Artificial Biosphere Included in Architecture: From Mitigation of Negative Impacts to Positive Added Values of Urban Spatial Structures on Local, Regional and Global Scale

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    - Year 2015

    Technologies may appear faster than spatial planning can afford it. Alt hough applying new technologies solve particular problems, it may also create new ones. Many negative consequences of implementing new technologies are visible a fter years or decades – they accumulate until the need of solving them. According to The Hannover Principles (McDonough & Braungart 2013) one should, by example not think about...

  • How Integration of a Brain-Machine Interface and Obstacle Detection System Can Improve Wheelchair Control via Movement Image

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    • T. Kocejko
    • N. Matuszkiewicz
    • J. Kwiatkowski
    • P. Durawa
    • A. Madajczak

    - SENSORS - Year 2024

    This study presents a human-computer interaction combined with a brain-machine interface (BMI) and obstacle detection system for remote control of a wheeled robot through movement imagery, providing a potential solution for individuals facing challenges with conventional vehicle operation. The primary focus of this work is the classification of surface EEG signals related to mental activity when envisioning movement and deep relaxation...

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  • The fracture behaviour of notched PMMA specimens under simple loading conditions – Tension and torsion experimental tests

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    This paper presents the results of experimental testing of flat PMMA specimens during uniaxial loading conditions. Two separate tests were conducted: tensile and torsion. The specimens were weakened with V-type edge notches with different root radii: 0.5; 2 and 10 mm. The specimens were made in two thickness variants: 5 and 15 mm. Monotonic tensile and torsion tests were carried out while keeping the averaged strain rate constant,...

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  • Light box for investigation of characteristics of optoelectronics detectors

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    In this paper, a light box for investigation of characteristics of optoelectronic detectors is described. The light box consists of an illumination device, an optical power sensor and a mechanical enclosure. The illumination device is based on four types of high-power light emitting diodes (LED): white light, red, green and blue. The illumination level can be varied for each LED independently by the driver and is measured by optical...

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  • Application of Smart IoT Technology in Project Management Scenarios

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    • K. Rasheed
    • S. Ammad
    • A. Y. Said
    • M. Balbehaith
    • V. K. Oad
    • A. Khan

    - Year 2023

    The report presents a low-cost and flexible solution to control and monitor home and industrial appliances. The popularity of automation devices has increased greatly in recent years due to higher affordability and simplicity through IoT phone and tablet connectivity. For this purpose, we have developed the IoT Outlet: a stand-alone communication unit, used to connect outlets to the internet. The IoT Plug is a power switch which...

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  • Marek Czachor prof. dr hab.

  • Układ kompensacji wpływu wzniesienia oraz przyspieszenia w przyczepie do badania oporu toczenia

    W artykule przedstawiono metodę pomiaru współczynnika oporu toczenia przy wykorzystaniu przyczepy opracowanej w Zakładzie Pojazdów na Politechnice Gdańskiej. Następnie omówiono opatentowany układ bezwładnościowy do korekcji wpływu wzniesienia oraz metodę korekcji wpływu przyspieszenia wzdłużnego. W dalszej części przedstawiono przykładowe wyniki obrazujące pomiar współczynnika CRR na wzniesieniu przy zmiennej prędkości.

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  • Multiple Group Membership and Collective Action Intention

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    - Year 2022

    Datasets from two studies conducted in Poland on the relation between identity fusion, group identification, multiple group membership, perceived injustice, and collective action intention. The presented studies, in the context of protests against attempts to restrict abortion law, were conducted to examine the link between belonging to multiple groups, group efficacy & identification, perceived injustice and collective...

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  • Human capital quality indicators for measuring regional knowledge economy advances

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    Building Knowledge Economies (KE) is a long-term process. However, civilizational and technological changes together with EU's Lisbon Strategy help in creating solutions that may speed up economical growth of countries and their regions. This seems to be a very important issue, as during last two centuries history shown, that wisdom and human invention and innovation are the most important factor driving economical growth. In this...

  • Polacy w życiu kulturowym Kanady

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    Kanada znana Polakom głównie z powieści Arkadego Fidlera "Kanada pachnąca żywicą" jest również jednym z najczęściej wybieranych przez imigrantów krajem osiedlenia. Liczbę diaspory polskiej w Kanadzie szacuje się na około 1 milion osób. Początki pojedynczego osadnictwa polskiego na terenach dzisiejszej Kanady sięgają XVII w. Przez wieki Polacy wpisali się w dziedzictwo kulturowe Kanady, zaznaczająć swoją obecność w życiu ekonomicznym,...

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  • On the influence of the acceleration recording time on the calculation of impact severity indexes

    The paper concerns with the analysis of normative requirements pertaining to experimental setup of a crash test and its numerical modelling. An overview of parameters describing the collision of a vehicle with a road restraining system is presented. A short description of a concrete road safety barrier is presented. A brief description of numerical modelling procedures for crash tests is given as well. The parametric influence...

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  • Radio Link Measurement Methodology for Location Service Applications

    The aim of this paper is the methodology of measurements executed in a radio link for the realization of radiolocation services in radiocommunication networks, particularly in cellular networks. The main results of the measurements obtained in the physical layer of the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) are introduced. A new method for the utilization of the multipath propagation phenomenon to improve the estimation...

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  • Malware - a survey on threats and mitigation techniques

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    - Year 2015

    This paper presents up-to-date knowledge related to malware – malicious software. Firstly the definitions are presented and discussed briefly. Next, the paper presents a bit of motivation along with the malware fighting objectives. Malware poses an emerging threat in accordance to smart grids in general and advanced metering infrastructure in particular. The discussion is then directed towards known taxonomy along with a new proposal...

  • Ship Dynamic Positioning Based on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control

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    - Year 2023

    The presented work explores the simulation test results of using nonlinear model predictive control algorithm for ship dynamic positioning. In the optimization task, a goal function with a penalty was proposed with a variable prediction step. The results of the proposed control algorithm were compared with backstepping and PID. The effect of estimation accuracy on the control quality with the implemented algorithms was investigated....

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  • Special Issue "Applications of Finite Element Modeling for Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems"

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    - Applied Sciences-Basel - Year 2021

    Numerical modeling is very important in today's engineering because, among other things, it reduces the costs associated with prototyping or predicting the occurrence of potentially dangerous situations during operation in certain defined conditions. Different methods have so far been used to implement the real structure into the numerical version. The most popular have been variations of the finite element method (FEM). The aim...

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  • Dynamic Signature Vertical Partitioning Using Selected Population-Based Algorithms

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    - LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE - Year 2021

    The dynamic signature is a biometric attribute used for identity verification. It contains information on dynamics of the signing process. There are many approaches to the dynamic signature verification, including the one based on signature partitioning. Partitions are the regions created on the basis of signals describing the dynamics of the signature. They contain information on the shape of the signature characteristic of a...

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  • Inverse Analysis as a Key Element of Safety Assessment under the Snow Load For The Large Suspension Roofs Structure

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    The paper presents a concept and realization of monitoring system for the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow. The idea of the system lies in fusion of structure monitoring with a calibrated numerical FEM model [1]. The inverse problem is solved. On the base of measured selected displacements, the numerical FEM model of the structure combined with iterative method, develops the current snow load distribution. Knowing the load, we can calculate...

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  • Bazy danych w zarządzaniu TSL (Transport, Spedycja, Logistyka) W_L, (PG_00056159)

    e-Learning Courses
    • P. Strąkowska
    • T. Niksa-Rynkiewicz
    • J. Kozak

    Celem utworzenia kursu jest umożliwienie studentom korzystania z przygotowanych dla nich materiałów. W trakcie przedmiotu student zapoznaje się z możliwościami wykorzystania programów i dostępnych w nich procedur na zajęciach laboratoryjnych które umożliwiają: projektowanie systemów wiedzy,  tworzenie relacyjnych baz danych,  tworzenie prostych zapytań sql za pomocą kwerend, tworzenie formularzy oraz raportów umożliwiających...

  • Fuel, Oils and Greases, W, E, sem.03, zimowy 22/23

    e-Learning Courses
    • P. Bzura

    Division and origin of fuels. Fossil energy resources in Poland and in the world. Production and structure of fuel consumption. Main directions of crude oil processing. Classification and physical properties of gaseous and liquid fuels - natural gas, gasoline, kerosene, diesel oil, heating oil. Classification and characteristic indicators of solid fuels - hard coal, lignite, peat. Fuel contaminants and methods of their removal....

  • Universal autonomous control and management system for multipurpose unmanned surface vessel

    The paper presents design, structure and architecture of the Universal Autonomous Control and Management System (UACAMS) for multipurpose unmanned surface vessel. The system was designed, installed and implemented on the multipurpose platform - unmanned surface vessel named HydroDron. The platform is designed to execute hydrographic survey missions with multi-variant configuration of the survey system (payload? ) including multi-beam...

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  • Equivalent standard manoeuvres for pod-driven ships

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    Procedures for carrying out the manoeuvring tests presented in International Maritime Organisation (IMO) resolution MSC.137(76) are based on the capabilities of ships with conventional steering-propulsion systems. Therefore they do not correspond to ships with other steering-propulsion devices, like pod drives. IMO is aware of this shortcoming and for ships with non-conventional steering and propulsion system may permit the use...

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  • Evaluation of possibilities in identification and susceptibility testing for Candida glabrata clinical isolates with the Integral System Yeast Plus (ISYP)

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    - ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA - Year 2014

    The aim of this study was to evaluate possibilities of correct identification and susceptibility testing of C. glabrata clinical isolates with Integral System Yeast Plus (ISYP). For species identification, as the reference method, API Candida test and species-specific PCR reactions were used. The potential of antifungal susceptibility testing by the ISYP test was compared with the Sensititre Yeast One. Whilst the reference methods...

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  • Quality Analysis of Audio-Video Transmission in an OFDM-Based Communication System

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    - Year 2022

    Application of a reliable audio-video communication system, brings many advantages. With the spoken word we can exchange ideas, provide descriptive information, as well as aid to another person. With the availability of visual information one can monitor the surrounding, working environment, etc. As the amount of available bandwidth continues to shrink, researchers focus on novel types of transmission. Currently, orthogonal frequency...

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  • Jerzy Konorski dr hab. inż.

    Jerzy Konorski received his M. Sc. degree in telecommunications from Gdansk University of Technology, Poland, and his Ph. D. degree in computer science from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. In 2007, he defended his D. Sc. thesis at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology. He has authored over 150 papers, led scientific projects funded by the European Union,...

  • The method of analysis of damage reinforced concrete beams using terrestial laser scanning

    The authors present an analysis of the possibility to assess deformations and mechanisms of destructing bent reinforced concrete beams using the terrestrial laser scanning. As part of the experiments carried out at the Regional Laboratory of Construction of the Concrete Structures Division of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty at Gdansk University of Technology, the reinforced concrete beams were subjected to destruction...

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  • Wodór jako paliwo cz. 1

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    W artykule przedstawiono wodór jako nowoczesny nośnik energii oraz jego zastosowanie techniczne w ujęciu konwersji energii. Przybliżono jego odkrycie, właściwości oraz jego wykorzystanie od odkrycia do współczesności. Dokonano opisu budowy i zasady działania ogniw paliwowych. Omówiono ich podział przedstawiając zalety i wady każdego rozwiązania oraz ich zastosowanie techniczne w zależności od typu ogniwa.

  • Approaching Secure Industrial Control Systems

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    This study presents a systematic approach to secure industrial control systems based on establishing a business case followed by the development of a security programme. To support these two fundamental activities the authors propose a new method for security cost estimation and a security assessment scheme. In this study they explain the cost evaluation technique and illustrate with a case study concerning the assessment of the...

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  • TRAVELLING WAVES FOR LOW–GRADE GLIOMA GROWTH AND RESPONSE TO A CHEMOTHERAPY MODEL

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    - International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science - Year 2023

    Low-grade gliomas (LGGs) are primary brain tumours which evolve very slowly in time, but inevitably cause patient death. In this paper, we consider a PDE version of the previously proposed ODE model that describes the changes in the densities of functionally alive LGGs cells and cells that are irreversibly damaged by chemotherapy treatment. Besides the basic mathematical properties of the model, we study the possibility of the...

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  • An Improvement of Global Complex Roots and Poles Finding Algorithm for Propagation and Radiation Problems

    An improvement of the recently developed global roots finding algorithm has been proposed. The modification allows to shorten the computational time by reducing the number of function calls. Moreover, both versions of the algorithms (standard and modified) have been tested for numerically defined functions obtained from spectral domain approach and field matching method. The tests have been performed for three simple microwave...

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  • Importance of model tests in design and operation of watercraft for example CTO

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    Ship Hydromechanics Division is a specialized research and development department of Ship Design and Research Centre conducting tests and research in the field of hydromechanics, connected with design and operation of ships and other floating structures, in scope of: predictions, numerical analyses, designs of - hull shape optimized with respect to the ship’s functions with the application of modern design tools, screw propellers...

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  • Emulator and simulator of Terma SCANTER and ARPA radar data server

    The software solutions presented in this paper generate real-time data compatible with ARPA radar standard as well as Terma SCANTER 2001 radar cooperating with Video Distribution and Tracking (VDT) server. Two different approaches to this problem are considered: emulation based on the data captured from real devices and simulation of objects on the sea. For both of them architecture, implementation details and functional test results...

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  • The 12 principles of green analytical chemistry and the SIGNIFICANCE mnemonic of green analytical practices

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    - TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY - Year 2013

    The current rapid development of green analytical chemistry (GAC) requires clear, concise guidelines in the form of GAC principles that will be helpful in greening laboratory practices. The existing principles of green chemistry and green engineering need revision for their use in GAC because they do not fully meet the needs of analytical chemistry. In this article we propose a set of 12 principles consisting of known concepts...

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  • Depth Determination Accuracy of the Modified Prony Method in a Swath Mapping Application

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    - Year 2018

    This article presents the performance of the modified Prony method in a swath mapping application. Depth determination accuracy is assessed by processing raw signal acquired by an EdgeTech 6205 swath bathymetry system over flat seafloor. An updated version of the method, proposed previously by the authors, is used to determine the number of signal echoes. The number of signal echoes is essential for performing the low-rank approximation...

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  • Evolutionary Ship Track Planning within Traffic Separation Schemes – Evaluation of Individuals

    The paper presents an extended version of the author’s Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories method. The method plans safe tracks of all ships involved in an encounter including speed reduction manoeuvres, if necessary, and taking into account Rule 10 of COLREGS, which specifies ships’ behaviour within Traffic Separation Schemes governed by IMO. The paper focuses on the evaluation phase of the evolutionary process and shows...

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  • Apparent molar volumes, expansibilities, and isentropic compressibilities of selected electrolytes in methanol

    Densities of solutions of sodium bromide, sodium perchlorate, sodium tetraphenylborate, and tetraphenylphosphonium bromide in methanol at the temperatures ranging from 283.15 to 313.15 K have been measured. Ultrasound velocities for the above systems at T = 298.15 K have been determined. From the obtained data, the partial molar volumes and the partial molar isentropic compressibilities for electrolytes in solution have been estimated....

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  • Applying Fuzzy Logic of Expert Knowledge for Accurate Predictive Algorithms of Customer Traffic Flows in Theme Parks

    This study analyzes two forecasting models based on the application of fuzzy logic and evaluates their effectiveness in predicting visitor expenditure and length of stay at a popular theme park. The forecasting models are based on a set of more than 600 decision rules constructed in the form of a complex series of IF-THEN statements. These algorithms store expert knowledge. A descriptive instrument that records the individual visitor's...

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  • Social Entrepreneurship through Cooperatives: Founder Insights

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    • B. Huybrechts
    • T. Nelson
    • D. Nelson
    • G. Trasiani
    • K. Harris
    • R. Pashov
    • M. Starnawska
    • G. Esposito
    • A. Carobolante
    • F. Dufays
    • N. O’Shea

    - Year 2013

    In this research we are interested in how social entrepreneurs think about their organizational creation process in the context of cooperatives, and how cooperatives conceptualize and actualize their ‘care for community’ social principles. In this interface of organizational purpose and form, we find a variety of interesting issues presented by our interview sample of founders of young, global organizations from six nations. Discussing...

  • ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR COUNTRY STRATEGIC LEVEL

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    - Year 2013

    Strategic road safety programmes setting out long-term visions and road infrastructure development plans must be based on road safety forecasts and an understanding of the long-term impact of different measures on road safety. The objective of this paper is to discuss a concept of road safety management for an area of a selected country because there are no simple tools of road safety management for the development and implementation...

  • Agnieszka Pladzyk dr hab. inż.

    Agnieszka Pladzyk, born in 1973 in Pisz, graduated in 1998 in Biotechnology from the Faculty of Chemistry GUT. Her MSc thesis entitled Production of recombinant human calcitonin in bacterial system and its purification with the use of metal affinity chromatography was done under the supervision of professor Józef Kur. In 2003 she defended the PhD with distinctions and her PhD thesis entitled Cobalt tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolates...

  • Three-dimensional visualization and measurement of conformal dose distributions using magnetic resonance imaging of bang polymer gel dosimeters

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    • G. Ibbott
    • M. Maryanski
    • P. Eastman
    • S. Holcomb
    • Y. Zhang
    • R. Avison
    • M. Sanders
    • J. Gore
    • M. Maryański

    - International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics - Year 1997

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  • Wpływ właściwości cieczy hydraulicznej na wartość skoków ciśnienia w komorach pomp tłoczkowych osiowych

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    - Year 2018

    Publikacja dotyczy badań skoków ciśnienia w komorach roboczych pomp tłoczkowych osiowych. Skupiono się w nim na wpływie właściwości cieczy hydraulicznej na wartość skoków ciśnienia. Przeanalizowano wpływ takich parametrów jak: -gęstość, -lepkość, -ściśliwość, -zapowietrzenie. Do określenia wpływu właściwości cieczy na skoki ciśnienia wykorzystano badania laboratoryjne i symulacje komputerowe.

  • Natalia Sokół dr inż.

    BACKGROUND       Master of Science in Light and Lighting (2008-2009/11) The UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of the Built Environment, London, UK, www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk       MA Degree in Interior Architecture (1999-2004), The Academy of Fine Arts, Poznan, Poland, www.uap.edu.pl       MA Degree in Art Education (1997-2002), Academy of Fine Arts, Poznan, Poland, www.uap.edu.pl MAIN RESEARCH AREAS ·         ...

  • Kompensacja skoków ciśnienia w pompie tłoczkowej o zmiennej wydajności z rozrządem krzywkowym

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    - Year 2018

    Przedmiotem rozprawy doktorskiej jest opis matematyczny, badania i symulacja mechanizmu kompensacji skoków ciśnienia w pompie tłoczkowej z rozrządem krzywkowym typu PWK. W rozprawie przedstawiono istniejące rozwiązania konstrukcyjne pomp tłokowych, kładąc szczególny nacisk na przedstawienie stosowanych w nich mechanizmów rozrządu i kompensacji skoków ciśnienia. Ponadto szczegółowo opisano budowę i zasadę działania pompy PWK będącej...

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  • Być czy mieć? Hierarchia kapitałów w wybranych przedsiębiorstwach ICT na Pomorzu

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    Prezentowany artykuł stanowi podsumowanie pierwszej, początkowej fazy konstruowania koncepcji wykorzystującej przekształconą teorię kapitałów Pierre’a Bourdieu w analizie działań przedsiębiorstw. Jej sednem jest podział dostępnych przedsiębiorstwom zasobów na cztery podstawowe typy odpowiadające wyróżnionym typom kapitału, a więc: kapitałowi ekonomicznemu, społecznemu, kulturowemu i symbolicznemu oraz założenie, zgodnie z którym...

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  • EVALUATION OF 3D MODEL OF REBAR FOR QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS

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    • A. H. Qureshi
    • W. S. Alaloul
    • A. Murtiyoso
    • S. J. Hussain
    • S. Saad
    • V. K. Oad

    - Year 2022

    The construction industry practices and processes are evolving constantly, and with the emergence of Industry 4.0, the use of technologies is expanding. Construction progress monitoring is an essential project lifecycle process; project success and timely completion are linked with effective progress monitoring operations and adopted tools. In the domain of automated construction progress monitoring, 3D modeling techniques have...

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  • Teleportation of geometric structures in 3D

    The simplest quantum teleportation algorithms can be represented in geometric terms in spaces of dimensions 3 (for real state vectors) and 4 (for complex state vectors). The geometric representation is based on geometric-algebra coding, a geometric alternative to the tensor-product coding typical of quantum mechanics. We discuss all the elementary ingredients of the geometric version of the algorithm: geometric analogs of states...

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