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Euro 2012 economic impact on host cities in Poland
PublicationThe UEFA European Championship (Euro) is among the world's most important sporting events staged nowadays. Apart from tremendous excitement among football fans, such a major event has a number of other implications, above all of economic nature. This study, as one of the few concerned with the Polish circumstances, is intended to determine what significance should be attributed to stage the Euro 2012 in Polish host cities. aware...
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BET of TiO2 heated at 400-600 C degrees
Open Research DataThese data refer to the results of BET surface area of TiO2, which was treated firstly in autoclave at 150 C degrees for 1h (sample marked as A150), then was further heat treated in Ar or H2 at 400-600 C degrees. As a raw material TiO2 was used, which was a semiproduct from the industrial production of titania white by sulphur method. The raw material...
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The role of robotisation in improving bakery product quality
PublicationThe article aims to present the role of robotisation in increasing bakery product quality, as it is closely linked to machine reliability, as well as hygienic and sanitary conditions. All machines employed in the production process ought to be maintained at full production potential and reliability, which also has a fundamental influence on the final product’s quality. While participating in the 2014-2020 Smart Growth Operational...
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Changes in Manufacturing Industries- an Empirical Verifiction of the Kaldor-Verdoorn Laws
PublicationThis paper focus on showing the importance of manufacturing industry for the growth of selected european countries from a kaldorian perspective. the author discusses and testes two (the first and the second) kaldor-verdoorn laws, which state that manufacturing is the engine of growth (the first law) and that exist positive relation between labour productivity and output in manufacturing industries because of increasing returns...
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METHODS OF TEACHING SPATIAL AND URBAN PLANNING AT GEODESY AND CARTOGRAPHY
PublicationSpatial and town planning is a complex process caused by the interaction between natural and social systems at different temporal and spatial scales. That is the reason, why it is difficult to introduce this subject to students studying disciplines other than spatial or urban planning. The main problem is to define goals, the scope and expected educational effects. The second step is to choose the appropriate teaching and assessment...
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CNC Programming: W/L/P; DaPE; 6th semester, 1st grade, Summer 22/23 (M:320405W0)
e-Learning CoursesDesign and Production Engineering (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology), 1st degree, 6th semester Lectures, laboratories and project exercises
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Towards more inclusive qualitative research: the practice of interviewing neurominorities
PublicationManagement scholars increasingly focus their efforts on the development of neurodivergent human capital and the promotion of inclusive employment and decent work. However, it may be argued that existing research still suffers from the lack of a comprehensive appreciation of what neurominorities may find difficult in the research process or how they interpret what the researchers are doing. In the light of only fragmented advice...
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Modelling of dark fermentation of glucose and sour cabbage
PublicationIn the article, modified Anaerobic Digestion Models 1 (ADM-1) was tested for modelling dark fermentation for hydrogen production. The model refitting was done with the Euler method. The new model was based on sets of differential equations. The model was checked for hydrogen production from sour cabbage in batch and semi-batch in 5 g VSS (volatile solid suspension)/L and at the semi-batch process from glucose at 5 and 10 g VSS/L....
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Data from the Survey on Gdańsk University of Technology Graduates’ Professional Careers
PublicationThe dataset titled Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ professional careers includes data from a survey of Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech) graduates’ professional careers. The survey was conducted in 2017, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 2553 respondents. The study concerned, i.a. the percentage of people working among graduates...
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VERSATILE SPACE OF PERSIAN COURT HOUSE IN ISFAHAN USED AS POLISH CHILDREN HABITAT DURING THE WW2
PublicationDuring WW2 thousands of Polish citizens were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan in the USSRdoomed to exterminating labour. The Polish army was also detained there. The Iranian Shahallowed Polish soldiers and civilians to cross from Russia to Iran. In Isfahan Polish fugitives, mainlychildren, were accommodated in Persian traditional court houses which were converted into theirtemporary habitat, where new...
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Energy Security of Polish Consumers in 2004-2021
Open Research DataEnergy security is one of the most important components of economic security. It is influenced not only by access to energy sources and the economic situation of the state and the individual consumer. In the years 2004–2021, energy security of the individual consumer in the economic dimension significantly improved. This was due to several factors:1....
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Thermal Energy Development in Magnetohydrodynamic Flow Utilizing Titanium Dioxide, Copper Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles: Thermal Dispersion and Heat Generating Formularization
PublicationThe main aim of this article heat transfer in thermal engineering deals with the production, use, transformation, and transfer of thermal energy. Engineering and industrial fields including food packaging, the production of food additives, electronic cooling, microturbines, etc. heavily rely on heat transmission. Due to its intriguing potential in industries like the production of polymers, paper, crystal glass, etc., scientists...
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Synthesis of Trehalose by the Erythritol-Producing Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Co-Displaying Maltooligosyltrehalose Synthase and Maltooligosyltrehalose Trehalohydrolase
PublicationIndustrial trehalose production faces economic challenges with costly enzyme preparations, prompting the exploration of eco-friendly alternatives. Here, we established a coupled functional sugar production line leveraging erythritolproducing cells as an innovative enzyme preparation for trehalose synthesis. The erythritol-producing Yarrowia lipolytica was modified to express a fusion protein consisting of maltooligosyltrehalose synthase...
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Upgrading low value-added activities in global value chains: a functional specialisation approach
PublicationThis paper aims to identify patterns of functional specialisation (FS) in global value chains (GVCs) and determinants of upgrading them for selected Central Eastern European (CEE) economies. By combing the World Input-Output Database with data on occupations, we reveal a new FS pattern among subgroups of CEEs. Poland and Slovakia have an unfavourable GVC position and specialise in low value-added fabrication function. In contrast,...
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Influence of Rock Dust Additives as Fine Aggregate Replacement on Properties of Cement Composites—A Review
PublicationConcrete production consumes enormous amounts of fossil fuels, raw materials, and is energy intensive. Therefore, scientific research is being conducted worldwide regarding the possibility of using by-products in the production of concrete. The objective is not only to identify substitutes for cement clinker, but also to identify materials that can be used as aggregate in mortar and concrete productions. Among the potential alternative...
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CHALLENGES TO NATIONAL ECONOMIES OF SELECTED EU COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN SOCIETY
PublicationThe countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which acceded to the EU in 2004, are facing a great challenge related to transformations in the level and demographic structure of the population. The observed adverse demographic developments require taking decisive actions aimed at curbing the negative trend. The purpose of this paper is to present changes in the level and demographic structure of population and their impact on...
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Polyolefins: from cradle to grave.
e-Learning CoursesThe course will consist of lectures followed by discussions. Using the obtained knowledge, students will be asked to work out a plan selecting catalysts, production process and recycling process for a specific type of polyolefin for a selected application.
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Lean Manufacturing, W, Mechatronika, IDE, sem. 03, letni 23/24 (PG_00062997)
e-Learning CoursesDevelopment of Production Systems and Lean Management. Strategies in Process Optimisation. Analytical Methods. Lean Principles and Lean Methods. Change Management. Roll-out Strategies for Lean Manufacturing. Total productive Management.
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Lean Manufacturing, W, Energetyka, sem. 03, letni 23/24 (PG_00062998)
e-Learning CoursesDevelopment of Production Systems and Lean Management. Strategies in Process Optimisation. Analytical Methods. Lean Principles and Lean Methods. Change Management. Roll-out Strategies for Lean Manufacturing. Total productive Management.
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WIKI-WS as a C2 NIWA Web Service Management Platform
PublicationThe Wiki-WS platform was implemented within the C2 NIWA project for production purposes. Wiki-WS stands for developing, managing and maintaining web services. The production deployment needed implementation of several functional improvements and establishing a strong security 7 safety policy. The WikiWS platform has to be used as an educational environmement for developing web sevices and production environment for execution of...
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Programmes to Combat the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kazakhstan and Ukraine and Unemployment
PublicationThe following article presents economic programmes to combat the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysed programmes were undertaken by the governments of Ukraine and Kazakhstan. They contributed to reducing unemployment in both countries. The findings of Ukrainian researchers focused mainly on estimating losses in the SME sector, especially in the hotel, tourism and transport sectors. Scientific literature in Kazakhstan...
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The future of the logistician education in Poland and Ukraine: comparative analysis of the student’s opinion
PublicationBackground: A professional future is the next logical step after a student completes their chosen degree course. More frequently, even during their studies, young people seek opportunities to participate in various conferences, training courses, internships, work placements, and to travel abroad, etc. All of this has one main goal - to increase the student's attractiveness as a potential employee on the labour market. Thus, it...
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Oxygen sensitivity of hydrogenesis’ and methanogenesis’
PublicationIn the chapter, results of dark fermentation of sour cabbage in presence of oxygen with concentrations 2-9% are presented. The presence of oxygen in such concentration inhibits methanogesis (and methane production more than 2 times) and increases hydrogen production 6 times. It also shortens the fermentation process above 40%.
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Mariusz Juścikowski
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Failures and a concept of corrosion protection system for spiral classifiers at KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ore Concentration Plant
PublicationThe Ore Concentration Plant, where the process of flotation is carried out as well as the final production of copper concentrate, plays a key role in the entire production line of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Majority of operations related to the run-of-mine preparation to copper flotation enrichment are carried out in a water environment. The maintaining of production process continuity requires to pursue minimisation of many production...
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The influence of applying supplementary web plates on structural joint moment resistance and rotational stiffness
PublicationContinual trend to simplify structural elements and find less time-consuming solutions on construction site as well as inevitable increase in labour costs determine for instance elimination of those technological steps that are difficult to automation. Welding additional reinforcements and web stiffeners is a great example of such a step. The method presented in EN 1993-1-8 [8] is a result of long-term studies focused on calculating...
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Elderly persons professional activity - substantive issues and methodological challenges
PublicationPopulation ageing in Europe and mass withdrawal from professional activity leads to a number of adverse phenomena, such as increased public spending, reduced consumer demand and the growing problem of social exclusion. The study focuses on the problems of population ageing in Europe as well as on the feasible steps that may be taken with a view to professional activation of the elderly. The first part is concerned with the trends...
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Education of Logisticians in Poland: Problems and Prospects in Students’ Opinion
PublicationLogistics is one of the key sectors of the Polish economy. Its value reflects not only its own capacity, but also the role it plays in ensuring the proper functioning of the entire economy. The rapid development of the industry and the highest demands on logistics solutions bring to the fore the problem of preparing a new generation of specialists in logistics. That is why the question of compliance to learning expectations of...
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ICT-driven economic and financial development. Analyses of European countries
PublicationICT-Driven Economic and Financial Development: Analyses of European Countries demonstrates the effects of ICT diffusion on economic, social and financial development by examining their impact on the structure and dynamics of national economies. It provides the insight into shifts observed in labour markets, international trade activities productivity factors, education and use of innovative financial products. It combines empirical...
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Price convergence in the EU-an aggregate and disaggregate approach
PublicationThis article examines the price dispersion in the European Union (EU) over 15 years (1990-2005). An extensive overview of the literature offers inconclusive results with the half-lives of price shocks from 2.8 to 282 months. Until now, most of the empirical research has been either micro or macro based. In contrast, we conducted a complex analysis utilizing both aggregate and disaggregate price data. The macro approach is based...
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The convergence of gender wage differences - myth or fact - multi country multi sector analysis
PublicationThe Becker’s theory of discrimination predicts that in the long run the gender wage differences should disappear. In our empirical analysis we verify the testable implications of this mode considering the hypothesis of gender wage gap convergence. The study takes into account 31 sectors in 13 European countries for the period between 1970 and 2005. We distinguish between wages paid to different groups of workers classified according...
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Abilities, Motivations, and Opportunities of Furloughed Employees in the Context of Covid-19: Preliminary Evidence From the UK
PublicationThe Covid-19 global pandemic is a crisis like no other, forcing governments to implement prolonged national lockdowns in an effort to limit the spread of the disease. As organizations aim to adapt and remain operational, employers can suspend or reduce work activity for events related to Covid-19 and claim government support to subsidize employee wages. In this way, some employees are placed on furlough (i.e., temporary unemployment)...
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Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface analysis of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) used for coating of expanded polystyrene spheres (EPS)
Open Research DataData refer to the results of BET surface area of TiO2 and SiO2 powders used for coating of expanded polystyrene spheres. The detailed measurement and equipment data was described in readme BET.txt file.TiO2 was treated firstly in autoclave at 150 C degrees for 1h, then was further heat treated in Ar at 400 C degrees. As a raw material TiO2 was used,...
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Międzynarodowa konkurencyjność produkcji przemysłowej krajów UE 15 w świetle wybranych metod analizy przestrzennej
PublicationPublikacja ma na celu zweryfikowanie hipotezy o istotno¬ści zależności przestrzennych w badaniach międzynarodowej konkurencyjności produkcji. Choć to sekcja produkcji przemysłowej w krajach UE 15 charakteryzuje się dość niskim stopniem koncentracji przestrzennej, to jednak widoczne są istotne statystycznie zależności o charakterze autokorelacji przestrzennej, tj. zauważalna jest tendencja do skupiania się w sąsiedztwie krajów UE...
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Cement kiln dust
PublicationThe volume of cement production in the world has remained at the level of approxi mately 4.1 billion tons/year. The cement production process is energy intensive and is the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide. Therefore, the main activities cement plants are aimed at introducing technologies changes in production of clinkier.The construction industry is responsible for the majority of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere: the...
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OPTIMAL FARM SIZE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE EU: THE CASE OF WHEAT YIELDS
PublicationThe article concentrates on the relationship between the size of a farm and its efficiency in relation to wheat production in the European Union (EU). The issue is not new, however fundamental from the point of view of the agricultural policy, as the appropriate shape of the agrarian structure affects the economic rationality in agriculture and significantly improves the productivity. We analysed data for the period between 2004...
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Environmentally friendly polymer-rubber composites obtained from waste tyres: A review
PublicationThe paper is transdisciplinary. The complex overview on changes in policy and approach to waste tyres that leads to both solving environmental problem of post consumer tyres and creating environmentally friendlier novel materials are presented. It is shown that in the world, the amount of polymer wastes increases every year. Most of them are in the form of post-consumer tyres. Recycling and recovery of such tyres is a serious environmental...
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The concept of streamlining the logistics processs at the company
PublicationThe aim of the article is to present a concept related to the improvement of the logistics process at the company, by the modernisation of the main railway siding of the terminal. The paper present the reasons for the decision that was once made in order to obtain the expected advantages after the modernisation. The comparison of the incurred expenses and the profits that might be gained in the...
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Comprehensive stabilization of all streams of solid residues formed during sewage sludge thermal treatment – Case study
PublicationModern wastewater treatment plants are currently struggling with the problem of processing and ecological management of sewage sludge. Thermal utilization is a frequently used practice of excess sludge utilization especially in large wastewater treatment plants, which seems to be a quite promising concept. However, during thermal treatment, fractions of ashes and dusts are generated. Such wastes, especially the dust fraction, can...
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The potential of raw sewage sludge in construction industry – A review
PublicationExcess sewage sludge produced in any municipal or industrial wastewater treatment plant becomes a serious problem due to its increasing amount. This increase is related to the improvement of treatment technologies, expansion of sewage systems and the development of new industrial plants. The implementation and development of new technologies related to the utilization of sewage sludge is currently based on treating it as a substrate....
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Are raw materials or composting conditions and time that most influence the maturity and/or quality of composts? Comparison of obtained composts on soil properties
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Can a city reach energy self-sufficiency by means of rooftop photovoltaics? Case study from Poland
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Profitable sludge management via novel combined ozone disperser pretreatment coupled with membrane bioreactor for treating confectionary wastewater
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Solvolysis and oxidative liquefaction of the end-of-life composite wastes as an element of the circular economy assumptions
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The use of chain extenders as processing aids in the valorization of single-use polylactide (PLA) products by rotomolding
PublicationBiodegradable plastics in single-use products have increased in popularity as a way to reduce the negative environmental impact of conventional plastics and meet the tightening law regulations. However, their recyclability needs to be assessed, as the environmental behavior of single-use plastics, even if compostable, is not negligible. Polylactide (PLA) is susceptible to thermal, oxidative, hydrolytic, and mechanical degradation...
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Valorization of waste plastics to a novel metal-organic framework derived cobalt/carbon nanocatalyst as peroxymonosulfate activator for antibiotics degradation
PublicationMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with excellent structural properties, exhibit unique advantages as promising catalysts in the degradation of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) by PS-AOPs. Herein, Co-MOF-71 was prepared by hydrothermal method using terephthalic acid (TPA) obtained from the hydrolysis of waste PET plastics as an organic ligand, and the derived cobalt/carbon composite (PETC) was prepared by carbonizing Co-MOF-71...
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A comparative study on geopolymers synthesized by different classes of fly ash after exposure to elevated temperatures
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Performance evaluation of temperature effect on hot in-place recycling asphalt mixtures
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Rheological and aging characteristics of the recycled asphalt binders with different rejuvenator incorporation methods
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Quantifying the effective mobilized RAP content during hot in-place recycling techniques
PublicationThe utilization of in-place recycling techniques is capable of consuming 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Hot in-place recycling (HIR) is one of the promising techniques to rehabilitate the pavements suffering from minor cracking issues through heat scarification, additive injecting, mechanical mixing, and compacting. However, the main concern of using 100% RAP in HIR remains as how much RAP can be activated and mobilized...