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Effects of CO2 and Nd:YAG Laser Remelting of the Ti6Al4V Alloy on the Surface Quality and Residual Stresses
PublicationThe titanium alloys are materials susceptible to tribological wear and the laser treatment can be applied in surface treatment processes to obtain for example higher hardness level. From the other side, it is important to take into consideration, that hardness increase that can be connected with cracks . The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of different lasers and the process parameters on the form and level...
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Investigation of Air Quality beside a Municipal Landfill: The Fate of Malodour Compounds as a Model VOC
PublicationThis paper presents the results of an investigation on ambient air odour quality in the vicinity of a municipal landfill. The investigations were carried out during the spring–winter and the spring seasons using two types of the electronic nose instrument. The field olfactometers were employed to determine the mean odour concentration, which was from 2.1 to 32.2 ou/m3 depending on the measurement site and season of the year. In...
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Analytical procedures for quality control of pharmaceuticals in terms of residual solvents content: Challenges and recent developments
PublicationResidual solvents play an important role in the synthesis of drugs and in product formulations. In addition, they pose a serious problem, that is toxicity, as many of them exhibit toxic or environmentally hazardous properties. Therefore, constant monitoring of quality control is needed. In this study, we present an overview of regulatory and general methods described by various pharmacopoeias. Then, the most commonly used methodologies...
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Review on friction stir welding of dissimilar magnesium and aluminum alloys: Scientometric analysis and strategies for achieving high-quality joints
PublicationMagnesium and aluminum alloys continually attract interest as lightweight structural materials for transport applications. However, joining these dissimilar alloys is very challenging. The main obstacle that hinders progress in dissimilar Mg-Al joining is the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs). As a solid-state joining technique, FSW is an excellent candidate to attenuate the deleterious IMC effects in dissimilar...
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Effective Air Quality Prediction Using Reinforced Swarm Optimization and Bi-Directional Gated Recurrent Unit
PublicationIn the present scenario, air quality prediction (AQP) is a complex task due to high variability, volatility, and dynamic nature in space and time of particulates and pollutants. Recently, several nations have had poor air quality due to the high emission of particulate matter (PM2.5) that affects human health conditions, especially in urban areas. In this research, a new optimization-based regression model was implemented for effective...
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Rating by detection: an artifact detection protocol for rating EEG quality with average event duration
PublicationQuantitative evaluation protocols are critical for the development of algorithms that remove artifacts from real EEG optimally. However, visually inspecting the real EEG to select the top-performing artifact removal pipeline is infeasible while hand-crafted EEG data allow assessing artifact removal configurations only in a simulated environment. This study proposes a novel, principled approach for quantitatively evaluating algorithmically...
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Nontoxic Goiter (NTG) and Radioiodine: What Do Patients Think About It? Quality of Life in Patients with NTG Before and After 131-I Therapy
PublicationObjective Despite numerous publications regarding nontoxic goiter (NTG) treatment and an increasing interest in patients’ quality of life, few studies present the outcome of 131-I treatment from the patients’ perspective. Our study’s main aim was to verify whether there is any improvement in life quality following 131-I treatment. Materials and methods Thirty-five patients with NTG qualified to participate in the study. All patients...
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The effect of paleo-environment on hydrocarbon generation potential: Example from Vaca Muerta Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina
PublicationA 137-m continuous core from the Jurassic-Early Cretaceous marine derived oil shale with the maturity Ro about 0.7 %, representing the oil window in the Vaca Muerta Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina, was examined using geological, mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemistry techniques. Three distinct intervals were identified within the core: the upper carbonate-rich section with intense bioturbation, indicating dysoxic to...
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Integration of Geographic Information Systems for Monitoring and Dissemination of Marine Environment Data
PublicationZastosowanie Systemów Informacji Przestrzennej (GIS) do celu monitorowania i wizualizacji różnych procesów środowiska morskiego jest dziedziną badaną od końca XX wieku. W ostatnich latach rozwój szerokopasmowego dostępu do Internetu oraz dostępność klastrów obliczeniowych pozwalają na wykonywanie czasochłonnych i wymagających operacji, takich jak analizy przestrzenne, w sposób zdalny. Jakkolwiek do tej pory sieciowe Systemy Informacji...
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Use of Satellite Data in Monitoring of Hydrophysical Parameters of the Baltic Sea Environment
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Degradation of Gel-Coat Layer in Glass/Polyester Laminate in Seawater Environment
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DRinK: A Defense Strategy of Cooperative Wireless Terminals in a Wireless Multihoming Environment
PublicationZ uwagi na brak kontroli administracyjnej nad terminalami bezprzewodowymi w środowisku dołączenia do wielu sieci lokalnych terminal egoistyczny może dążyć do maksymalizacji własnej funkcji użyteczności, związanej z długoterminową średnią wartością uzyskiwanej przepływności. Przyjmując podejście wzorca zachowań proponuje się wbudowanie w protokół terminala nieegoistycznego odpowiedniej strategii obronnej. Strategia taka, pod nazwą...
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The verification of the estimation of transport and sorption parameters in the MATLAB environment. Column test
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Mercury in various components of the environment (Gulf of Gdańsk, southern Baltic Sea)
PublicationTotal mercury concentration was determined monthly form January 2012 to May 2013 in the water (microlayer and the surface), plankton, epilithon, epiphyton, benthos and sediment. The study was conducted in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Gdańsk. The abundance and biomass of plankton, benthos; the concentration of suspended particulate matter, particulate organic carbon and nitrogen; δ13C and δ15N in the suspended matter; sediment...
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Site environment type – The main factor of urban road dust toxicity?
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A model of occurrence of the situations endangering inland waterways passanger ships and the environment
PublicationZaproponowano czterostanowy semimarkowski model pojawiania się sytuacji zagrażających pasażerskim statkom śródlądowym. Model ten został opracowany w formie semimarkowskiego procesu dyskretnego w stanach i ciągłego w czasie, którego wartościami są rodzaje stanów, interpretowanych jako sytuacje: normalna, skomplikowana, niebezpieczna oraz awaryjna. Zobrazowano przykładową realizację procesu zmian sytuacji, jakie mogą pojawić się...
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A Prototype of Educational Agent in Distance Learning Environment - Virtual Student Assistant
PublicationW zdalnym nauczaniu pojawia się wiele systemów wspierających, z których niezwykle ciekawym przykładem są agenty edukacyjne. Wśród wielu rodzajów agentów edukacyjnych wyróżnia się osobistych asystentów, których rolą jest organizacyjna pomoc osobie zdobywającej wiedzę. Artykuł jest poświęcony zaimplementowanemu na Wydziale ETI Politechniki Gdańskiej prototypowi agenta edukacyjnego o nazwie WAS (Wirtualny Asystent Studenta). Pokazana...
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Elastic protection coasting for ship tanks to increase environment protection level
PublicationW opracowaniu przedstawiono ideę nowego rozwiązania dla podniesienia bezpieczeństwa zbiorników paliwowych statków, polegającą na wprowadzeniu do zbiornika drugiej - elastycznej bariery ochronnej opartej na warstwie wypełniacza.
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New propagation model for wireless monitoring systems in the container terminal environment
PublicationW artykule został poddany analizie problem szacowania tłumienia propagacyjnego na obszarze terminala kontenerowego. Została opisana kampania pomiarowa, której rezultatem było opracowanie nowego modelu propagacyjnego dla łącza radiowego pracującego w warunkach LOS i NLOS.
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Annual variation in prey composition of domestic cats in rural and urban environment
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Synthesis of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles through a photomediated reaction in an aqueous environment
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The use of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) in bridges as a favourable solution for the environment
PublicationThe purpose of this article is to show the modern engineering, in which sustainability and taking care of ecology play a significant role. The authors are focused on FRP composite materials and their applications in civil engineering. Case studies showing renovation and design of new bridges with the use of FRP are presented and discussed to clarify benefits, which this solution provides. Main advantages of FRP materials in comparison...
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Parallelization of large vector similarity computations in a hybrid CPU+GPU environment
PublicationThe paper presents design, implementation and tuning of a hybrid parallel OpenMP+CUDA code for computation of similarity between pairs of a large number of multidimensional vectors. The problem has a wide range of applications, and consequently its optimization is of high importance, especially on currently widespread hybrid CPU+GPU systems targeted in the paper. The following are presented and tested for computation of all vector...
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Physical crosslinking of hyaluronic acid in the presence of phospholipids in an aqueous nano-environment
PublicationHyaluronic acid and phospholipids are two components in the synovial joint cavity that contribute to joint lubrication synergistically. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed and hydrogen bonds in hyaluronic acid were analyzed to identify specific sites that are responsible for its physical cross-linking. Two molecular masses of hyaluronic acid, 10 kDa and 160 kDa, were considered. We use molecular dynamics simulations and...
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Binary Mixtures of Selected Bisphenols in the Environment: Their Toxicity in Relationship to Individual Constituents
PublicationBisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most popular and commonly used plasticizer in the industry. Over the past decade, new chemicals that belong to the bisphenol group have increasingly been used in industrial applications as alternatives to BPA. Nevertheless, information on the combined effects of bisphenol (BP) analogues is insufficient. Therefore, our current study aimed to find the biological response modulations induced by the...
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Water-mediated influence of a crowded environment on internal vibrations of a protein molecule
PublicationThe influence of crowding on the protein inner dynamics is examined by putting a single protein molecule close to one or two neighboring protein molecules. The presence of additional molecules influences the amplitudes of protein fluctuations. Also, a weak dynamical coupling of collective velocities of surface atoms of proteins separated by a layer of water is detected. The possible mechanisms of these phenomena are described....
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A Test-Bed Analysis of Simultaneous PMIPv6 Handover in 802.11 WLANs Environment
PublicationProviding mobility in access networks is a challenge that we have to deal with. Due to networks’ convergence and migration to all-IP networks, mobility management at the network layer is required. However, there is a need for cooperation mechanisms between the network layer and lower layers to support multimedia services and make handover more efficient. This paper presents experimental research on simultaneous handover performance...
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Runtime Visualization of Application Progress and Monitoring of a GPU-enabled Parallel Environment
PublicationThe paper presents design, implementation and real life uses of a visualization subsystem for a distributed framework for parallelization of workflow-based computations among clusters with nodes that feature both CPUs and GPUs. Firstly, the proposed system presents a graphical view of the infrastructure with clusters, nodes and compute devices along with parameters and runtime graphs of load, memory available, fan speeds etc. Secondly,...
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Production, Transformation and Determination of Volatile Fatty Acids in Farm Animals and the Environment
PublicationThe paper is a critical discussion of the production, transportation and determination of volatile fatty acids in rumens of ruminants. The odor nuisance of the emission of VFAs, often accompanied by volatile nitrogen- and sulfur-organic compounds from animal farming is also discussed.
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Qualitative and quantitative mechanisms in managing IT projects in concur-rent engineering environment
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wprowadzenie do twardych i miękkich moetod modelowania. Nastepnie wprowadzono czytelnika do obszaru inżynierii równoległej (współzadaniowej). Całość zaproponowano jakośrodowisko wspomagania decyzji w procesach zarządzania złożonymi międzynarodowymi projektami badawczymi w obszaru Information Technology.
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Detection of corrosion process in marine environment by means of acoustic emission technique
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwość detekcji procesu korozyjnego nieniszczącą metodą emisji akustycznej konstrukcji metalowych pracujących w środowisku wody morskiej. Pewną alternatywą wobec technik elektrochemicznych w monitorowaniu korozji zaproponowano nieniszczącą technikę emisji akustycznej. Emisja akustyczna znana jako zjawisko fizyczne i technika pomiarowa znalazły zastosowanie w detekcji korozji obiektów morskich. W związku...
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Degradacja związków organicznych w środowisku. Degradation of organic compounds in the environment
PublicationZwiązki organiczne w zależności od elementu środowiska, w jakim występują (gleba, osady denne, wody powierzchniowe i gruntowe), mogą ulegać - pod wpływem rozmaitych procesów chemicznych, fizycznych, biologicznych czy też foto-chemicznych - różnorakim przemianom. Przedstawiono drogi degradacji wybranych trwałych zanieczyszczeń organicznych w różnych warunkach. Omówiono problem pojawiania się produktów pośrednich w czasie degradacji...
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PCA application in assessment of fertilizer plant impact on different components of environment
PublicationW pracy podjęto próbę oceny wpływu Gdańskich Zakładów Nawozów Fosforowych "Fosfory" S.A. na najbliższe środowisko. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki świadczące o jakości różnych komponentów środowiska na terenie objętym wpływem zakładu. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki oznaczeń 44 pierwiastków w 46 próbkach gleb i traw pobieranych na terenie fabryki oraz w bezpośrednim sąsiedztwie. 37 z 44 oznaczonych pierwiastków użyto do wykonania analiz...
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Application of INAA in assesment of phosphatic fertilizer plant impact on the adjacent environment
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na terenie GZNF "Fosfory" S.A. i wokół fabryki. Oznaczono szerokie spektrum pierwiastków w próbkach gleby, trawy, fosforytów, potrójnego superfosfatu, Amofoski i soli potasowej. Podjęto próbę oceny wpływu GZNF "Fosfory" na otaczające je środowisko. Badania przeprowadzono w ramach projektu UE "Fertilizers and Health" ICA2-CT-2000-10025, w którym brały udział: Holandia, Rosja, Uzbekistan,...
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Evolutionary - fuzzy hybrid system of steering the moveable object in dynamic environment
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Pylenie metalu w środowisku rafineryjnym = Metal dusting in refinery environment
PublicationPrzedstawiono niektóre wyniki pierwszego etapu pracy zaprojektowanej w celu określenia mechanizmu pylenia stali 9Cr-1Mo w środowisku pieców Platformingu CCR oraz wpływu dodatku siarki w środowisku na degradację mikrostruktury stali w zaawansowanym etapie pylenia.
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Application of passive sampling technique in monitoring research on quality of atmospheric air in the area of Tczew, Poland.
PublicationThis paper presents the results of atmospheric air quality research in Tczew (adjacent to the Vistula River) on the content of BTEX compounds. Analytical procedure applied during the sampling of the analytes from the air used the passive sampling technique (diffusive passive sampler, Radiello®). For determination of BTEX compounds in atmospheric air, two-stage thermal desorption technique combined with gas chromatography (TD-GC-FID)...
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Ewa Marjańska dr inż.
PeopleEwa Marjańska works as an assistant professor at the Gdańsk University of Technology, at the Faculty of Management and Economics. She received her doctorate in the field of commodity science. Her scientific interests focus primarily on the methods of quantitative measurements of quality, including food quality analysis and quality management systems, as well as on the quality of higher education. She is the author of papers published...
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Improving the Quality of Magnetic Signature Reproduction by Increasing Flexibility of Multi-Dipole Model Structure and Enriching Measurement Information
PublicationThe paper presents the construction of a multi-dipole model that allows reproducing magneticsignatures of ferromagnetic objects. The virtual object used in the paper is an ellipsoid, which is the sourceof synthetic data. To make the situation more realistic, noise is added to the synthetic data. Two significantimprovements compared to previous work are presented. Three-axial magnetometers are introduced insteadof uniaxial magnetometers....
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JOURNAL OF FOOD QUALITY
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The application of magnetic fluids in sealing nodes designed for operation in difficult conditions and in machines used in sea environment
PublicationPresented in article MF seals are being researched for sea technology purposes due to their excellenttightness and low resistance of motion. These features are most valuable for ring propellers and ship'smain propeller shaft. There are more reasons why technologists payf significant attention for various MFseals applications in their difficult operating conditions. For instance, an advanced pumping systemsare designed with contactless...
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The application of magnetic fluids in sealing nodes designed for operation in difficult conditions and in machines used in sea environment
PublicationPresented in article MF seals are being researched for sea technology purposes due to their excellent tightness and low resistance of motion. These features are most valuable for ring propellers and ship's main propeller shaft. There are more reasons why technologists payf significant attention for various MFseals applications in their difficult operating conditions. For instance, an advanced pumping systems are designed with contactless...
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Quality of Resilience in IP-based Future Internet Communications
PublicationInternet Przyszłości (zwany również Internetem 3.0 czy też NGN) jest następnym krokiem ewolucji Internetu. Prace badawcze związane z nową architekturą obejmują szerokie spektrum zagadnień, a zwłaszcza: architekturę sieci (protokoły), technologie sieciowe, aplikacje, itd. W tym artykule zakładamy wykorzystanie koncepcji Differentiated Services (DiffServ). W szczególności, proponujemy podejście ochrony zróżnicowanej ruchu. Jest ono...
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TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE ON TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS QUALITY
PublicationGlobal warming makes it necessary to reduce energy consumption, which in the case of motor vehicles, is connected, among other things, with reduction of resistive forces acting on a vehicle during its motion. One of the most important components of those forces is rolling resistance, which is very difficult to measure, especially in road conditions. The article deals with issues related to the influence of the thermal state of...
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Reliability of quality forecast for hybrid metal-working machinery
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QUALITY OF SWEET POTATO AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR FOOD PROCESSING
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Helicopter Intelligence in Hover Quality Improvement of the Fuzzy Regulator
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Process management methodology for quality systems of small organizations
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono najważniejsze elementy metodyki wdrażania zorientowanych procesowo systemów zarządzania jakością wg normy ISO 9001. Zaprezentowano przykład struktury procesów systemu jakości oraz prosta metodę opisu procesów (przewodnik procesu). Omówiono założenia metodyki oraz wybrane sposoby nadzorowania procesów. W podsumowaniu wskazano korzyści płynące ze stosowania metody w małych organizacjach.
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The role of process approach in quality systems of small firms
PublicationW opracowaniu przedstawiono znaczenie orientacji procesowej w systemach zarządzania jakością ze szcególnym uwzględnieniem mniejszych organizacji. Zaprezentowano wyniki badań potwierdzających znaczący wpływ podejścia procesowego na skuteczność sytemów jakości. Przedstawiono też kluczowe problemy i oczekiwania sektora MŚP odnośnie do wdrażania zorientowanych procesowo systemów zarzadzania jakością.
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The critical factors of landfill fire impact on air quality
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