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Transient detection for speech coding applications
PublicationSignal quality in speech codecs may be improved by selecting transients from speech signal and encoding them using a suitable method. This paper presents an algorithm for transient detection in speech signal. This algorithm operates in several frequency bands. Transient detection functions are calculated from energy measured in short frames of the signal. The final selection of transient frames is based on results of detection...
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On Applications of Fractional Derivatives in Electromagnetic Theory
PublicationIn this paper, concepts of fractional-order (FO) derivatives are analysed from the point of view of applications in the electromagnetic theory. The mathematical problems related to the FO generalization of Maxwell's equations are investigated. The most popular formulations of the fractional derivatives, i.e., Riemann-Liouville, Caputo, Grünwald-Letnikov and Marchaud definitions, are considered. Properties of these derivatives are...
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Supramolecular deep eutectic solvents and their applications
PublicationIn recent years, the growing awareness of the harmfulness of chemicals to the environment has resulted in the development of green and sustainable technologies. The compromise between economy and environmental requirements is based on the development of new efficient and green solutions. Supramolecular deep eutectic solvents (SUPRADESs), a new deep eutectic solvent (DES) subclass characterized by inclusion properties, are a fresh...
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On the hat problem, its variations, and their applications
PublicationThe topic of our paper is the hat problem in which each of n players is randomly fitted with a blue or red hat. Then everybody can try to guess simultaneously his own hat color by looking at the hat colors of the other players. The team wins if at least one player guesses his hat color correctly, and no one guesses his hat color wrong; otherwise the team loses. The aim is to maximize the probability of a win. There are known many...
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Applications of Immersive 3D Visualization Lab
PublicationThe paper presents Immersive 3D Visualization Lab (at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics at Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland) and its applications prepared after its launch in December 2014. The main device of the lab is a virtual reality cubic cave with six screen-walls, where a person can navigate in virtual space using different controllers. The most sophisticated controller is a freely rotating...
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Inertial Sensors Applications in Underwater Measurements
PublicationOver the past decades microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) researchers have demonstrated a number of microsensors for almost every possible sensing modality, including attitudes. Current MEMS inertial measurement units (IMU) come in many shapes, sizes, and costs — depending on the application, and performance required. MEMS sensors have proved and demonstrated performance exceeding those of their macroscale counterpart sensors. In...
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Applications of Tensor Analysis in Continuum Mechanics
PublicationA tensor field is a tensor-valued function of position in space. The use of tensor fields allows us to present physical laws in a clear, compact form. A byproduct is a set of simple and clear rules for the representation of vector differential operators such as gradient, divergence, and Laplacian in curvilinear coordinate systems. The tensorial nature of a quantity permits us to formulate transformation rules for its components...
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Polyurethanes for Coating, Adhesives, and Other Applications
PublicationAn interesting group of polyurethane (PU) materials are coatings, adhesives, sealants, and thickeners. A wide base of raw materials and various methods of PU synthesis allows production of materials with a wide range of properties that can be commonly used in many industries. This chapter describes the main types of PU coatings and adhesives and special application PUs and the methods of their production. The materials described...
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Microfluidic devices for photo-and spectroelectrochemical applications
PublicationThe review presents recent developments in electrochemical devices for photo- and spectroelectrochemical investigations, with the emphasis on miniaturization (i.e., nanointerdigitated complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor devices, micro- and nano-porous silicon membranes or microoptoelectromechanical systems), silica glass/microreactors (i.e., plasmonic, Raman spectroscopy or optical microcavities) or polymer-based devices (i.e.,...
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Workflow applications in GridLab and PROGRESS projects
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Applications of the Future Internet Engineering Project
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Homemade Preparations of Natural Biopesticides and Applications
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Filling of carbon nanotubes for bio‐applications
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Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Fenugreek Gum
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Some applications of fractional order calculus
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Laser technology and applications 2012: a preview
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Applications of image registration in parametric imaging
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia możliwości poprawy jakości obrazów parametrycznych przez eliminacje artefaktów ruchowych w sekwencji obrazów. Zaprezentowano multimodalne wizualizacje obrazów oraz przedstawiono wyniki dopasowania różnych obrazów MRI do siebie.
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Applications of computational intelligence techqniues to acoustics
PublicationCelem artykułu jest przegląd wybranych zastosowań metod inteligentnych w akustyce, a w szczególności w szeroko rozumianej inżynierii dźwięku. Przedstawione badania i eksperymenty były prowadzone w oparciu o sztuczne sieci neuronowe, metodę zbiorów przybliżonych, logiką rozmytą, grafy przepływowe Pawlaka oraz algorytmy genetyczne. Rozwiązywane problemy dotyczyły klasyfikacji dźwięków muzycznych, rozpoznawania fraz muzycznych, przetwarzania...
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Applications of image registration in parametric imaging
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki badań z zakresu wykorzystania metod nakładania obrazów w obrazowaniu parametrycznym. Podstawowe zastosowania obejmują korekcję artefaktów ruchowych oraz wizualizację obrazu multimodalnego.
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Novel applications of noise in sensing and communications
PublicationPrzedstawiono zaproponowane w ostatnich latach sposoby wykorzystania szumów do wykrywania gazów, jako źródła informacji o atmosferze otaczającej czujnik. Ponadto, przedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania zjawisk losowych do bezpiecznej komunikacji.
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Some engineering applications of ANN in CAD
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zastosowanie sztucznych sieci neuronowych: dla obliczeń i doboru regulatora pneumatycznego, w optymalizacji pneumatycznych układów napędowych i w optymalizacji systemu amortyzacji siedziska.
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Implicit difference functional inequalities and applications
PublicationKlasyczne rozwiązania problemów początkowych przybliżane są rozwiązaniami uwikłanych metod różnicowych. Wykazana została zbieżność i stabilność uwikłanych schematów. Przy założeniu, że funkcje dane spełniają nieliniowe oszacowanie typu Perrona względem argumentu funkcyjnego, udowodniono stabilność metody uwikłanej, wykorzystując twierdzenie porównawcze dla funkcji spełniających uwikłane nierówności różnicowe typu Volterry.
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New applications of sound and vision engineering
PublicationMultimedia, Sound & Vision Engineering are relatively new fields within the area of science and technology, but teaching and research in this area has been carried out at Gdansk University of Technology (Gdansk, Poland) for nearly 5 decades. Current project carried-out in the Multimedia Systems Department are in the scope of the paper.
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Ferroelectric LTCC tape for piezoelectric applications
PublicationOpisano opracowanie surowej taśmy LTCC do zastosowań piezoelektrycznych. Wybór bazuje na modyfikowanej lantanem kompozycji cyrkoniano-tytanioołowiu (PLZT). Opisano proces produkcji taśmy, wykonanie próbek ceramicznych z użyciem tej taśmy, zastosowane metody pomiarowe oraz dielektryczne i piezoelektryczne parametry wyprodukowanych próbek.
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Influence of Exception Handling on Distributed Applications.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodologię oceny systemów rozproszonych w sytuacji występowania wyjątków i błędów. Analiza jest przeprowadzana przez zidentyfikowanie zmian stanów danych i wyprowadzenie ogólnych charakterystyk systemu. Rozproszone zależności są modelowane przez podstawowe zależności między metodami i złożone zależności występujące w sytemie. Analiza umożliwia odpowiedź na pytanie, jak zależności rozproszone wpływają na...
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Time-of-flight spectroscopy for medical applications.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono korzyści optycznej spektroskopii czasu przelotu, w zastosowaniach medycznych. Przedstawiono także zasadę pomiarów oraz pokazano, jak z danych pomiarowych można wyznaczyć podstawowe parametry optyczne tkanki. Potencjał pomiarowy optycznej spektroskopii czasu przelotu zaprezentowano na przykładzie pomiarów ośrodków silnie rozpraszających światło jakimi są: papier, cicze technologiczne z papierni, wodne roztwory...
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Applications of polarization interferometry in optical sensors
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wybrane realizacje interferometrycznych czujników przesunięcia, wykonanych z elementów optyki objętościowej. Czujniki te, stosowane w technice pomiarowej i mikroskopii, charakteryzują się dużą rozdzielczością i dokładnością pomiaru. Omówiono problemy związane z implementacją tych czujników, wpływające na pogorszenie dokładności pomiaru. Zaprezentowano metody korekcji sygnału wyjściowego, opracowane dla...
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Special discrete-time filters and applications
PublicationCelem monografii jest pokazanie głównych kierunków postepu w zakresie nowych technik projektowania cyfrowych filtrów specjalnych i ich zastosowań. Rodzina filtrów specjalnych skupia sie wokół filtru ułamkowo-opóźniającego, tj. szczególnego interpolatora, którego właściwości można scharakteryzować za pomocą opóźnienia grupowego albo opóźnienia fazowego. W monografii pokazano mechanizm powiązań pomiędzy filtrami specjalnymi, wyjaśniono...
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Applications of soft modelling and intelligent techniques
PublicationW edytorialu omówiono szeroko obecne praktyczne zastosowania modelowania miękkiego oraz technik inteligentnych, rozumianych jako takie techniki, które potrafią wspomagać podejmowanie decyzji w zmiennych warunkach otoczenia.
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Microcapsules and their applications in pharmaceutical and food industry.
PublicationMicroencapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets are surrounded by a coating or embedded in a homogeneous or heterogeneous matrix, to generate small capsules in size range from a few to few thousand micrometers. The material inside the microcapsule is referred to as the core, internal phase, or fill, whereas the wall is sometimes called shell, coating, wall material, or membrane. It has found application in...
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A review of applications of ellipsometry in corrosion research
PublicationElipsometria jest to nieinwazyjna i bardzo dokładna technika pomiarowa znajdująca coraz więcej zastosowań w badaniach korozyjnych. Poglądowo przedstawiono aktualne zastosowania pomiarów elipsometrycznych. Przeglądu dokonano pod kątem przydatności elipsometrii do wyznaczania grubości oraz charakterystyki optycznej cienkich warstewek pasywnych pokrywających powierzchnię różnych metali. Opisano zastosowanie pomiarów elipsometrycznych...
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Polyurethane-based aerogels: Preparation, properties, and applications
PublicationPolyurethane aerogels (PUAs) are interesting materials because of their high porosity, low density, and low thermal conductivity, which result in their application as thermal insulations. PUAs are mainly synthesized using di- and polyisocyanates, diols or polyols, catalysts (tertiary amines and organometallic), and solvents (which are used as reaction medium, purifying of obtained semiproducts). Preparation procedure involves several...
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Friendly Applications: supporting education of children with autism
PublicationFriendly Applications is a project introducing a family of applications supporting education of children with autism at kindergarten level. The applications were developed as a joint initiative of Gdansk University of Technology and Institute for Child Development, which uses the applications in daily educational activities.
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Evaluation of multimedia applications in a cluster oriented environment
PublicationIn the age of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Web and the Internet have changed significantly the way applications are developed, deployed and used. One of recent trends is modern design of web-applications based on SOA. This process is based on the composition of existing web services into a single scenario from the point of view of a particular user or client. This allows IT companies to shorten product time-to-market....
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2D MXene nanocomposites: electrochemical and biomedical applications
PublicationIn recent years, key questions about the interaction of 2D MXene nanomaterials in electrochemical and biomedical applications have been raised. Most research has focused on clarifying the exclusive properties of the materials; however, only limited reports have described the biomedical applications of 2D nanomaterials. 2D MXenes are monolayer atomic nanosheets resulting from MAX phase ceramics. The hydrophilic properties, metallic...
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Intelligent video and audio applications for learning enhancement
PublicationThe role of computers in school education is briefly discussed. Multimodal interfaces development history is shortly reviewed. Examples of applications of multimodal interfaces for learners with special educational needs are presented, including interactive electronic whiteboard based on video image analysis, application for controlling computers with facial expression and speech stretching audio interface representing audio modality....
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Applications for investigating therapy progress of autistic children
PublicationThe paper regards supporting behavioral therapy of autistic children with mobile applications, specifically applied for measuring the child’s progress. A family of five applications is presented, that was developed as an investigation tool within the project aimed at automation of therapy progress monitoring. The applications were already tested with children with autism spectrum disorder. Hereby we analyse children’ experience...
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A Survey on the Datasets and Algorithms for Satellite Data Applications
PublicationThis survey compiles insights and describes datasets and algorithms for applications based on remote sensing. The goal of this review is twofold: datasets review for particular groups of tasks and high-level steps of data flow between satellite instruments and end applications from an implementation and development perspective. The article outlines the generalized data processing pipelines, taking into account the variations in...
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Energy Consumption Modeling in SPMD and DAC Applications
PublicationIn this chapter, we show a study of energy consumption during execution of SPMD and DAC application – the same applications which time of execution we modeled in the previous two chapters. We measured an average power usage at a single node of the GALERA+ cluster during application execution and then we modeled the total energy consumption by the application. Next we simulated the applications using MERPSYS and we compared the...
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Magnetic deep eutectic solvents – Fundamentals and applications
PublicationMagnetic deep eutectic solvents (MDES), a relatively new subclass of conventional deep eutectic solvents (DES) containing additional paramagnetic components in their structure. MDES exhibit a strong response toward external magnetic fields, thus they can improve many industrial and analytical applications. In addition, this new group of solvents present unique physicochemical properties that can be easily tuned by selecting the...
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COMPARISON OF SYSTEM ON CHIP TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
PublicationThe paper presents a review of technologies available for the implementation of digital and mixed signal systems, particularly the system on a chip (SoC) for space applications. The phenomena encountered in the space environment are briefly presented, together with the known solutions, regarding the design of complex electronic systems. The most important norms regarding single die integrated circuits designed for space are also...
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Usability Testing of Mobile Applications: A Methodological Framework
PublicationLess than five percent of all mobile applications have become successful throughout 2023. The success of a new mobile application depends on a variety of factors ranging from business understanding, customer value, and perceived quality of use. In this sense, the topic of usability testing of mobile applications is relevant from the point of view of user satisfaction and acceptance. However, the current knowledge seems to be fragmented,...
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Progress in ATRP-derived materials for biomedical applications
PublicationThe continuing wave of technological breakthroughs and advances is critical for engineering well- defined materials, particularly biomaterials, with tailored microstructure and properties. Over the last few decades, controlled radical polymerization (CRP) has become a very promising option for the synthesis of precise polymeric materials with an unprecedented degree of control over mo lecular architecture. Atom transfer radical...
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Portable Raman spectrometer - design rules and applications
PublicationRaman spectroscopy has become more popular due to its new prospective field applications in forensic sciences, war against terrorism, environment protection and other field chemical analysis. Raman spectrometers can be miniaturised to portable devices and their price is decreasing due to development of optoelectronics components. Unfortunately, this technology has still numerous limitations that influence their design and limit...
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Review: synthetic polymer hydrogels for biomedical applications
PublicationSynthetic polymer hydrogels constitute a group of biomaterials, used in numerous biomedical disciplines, and are still developing for new promising applications. The aim of this study is to review information about well known and the newest hydrogels, show the importance of water uptake and cross-linking type and classify them in accordance with their chemical structure.
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Digital phase-location system for marine applications
PublicationThis paper presents concept and implementation of digital phase-location system, designed as a navigational aid for marine applications. Main feature of proposed system is the ability to work in both synchronous mode, with one master station and set of slave stations synchronized with master, and in asynchronous mode with independent clocking of all stations.
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Recent applications and future prospects of magnetic biocatalysts
PublicationMagnetic biocatalysts combine magnetic properties with the catalytic activity of enzymes, achieving easy recovery and reuse in biotechnological processes. Lipases immobilized by magnetic nanoparticles dominate. This review covers an advanced bibliometric analysis and an overview of the area, elucidating research advances. Using WoS, 34,949 publications were analyzed and refined to 450. The prominent journals, countries, institutions, and...
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A Review: Applications of the Spectral Finite Element Method
PublicationThe Spectral Finite Element Technique (SFEM) has Several Applications in the Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics, which will be Covered in this Review Article. The Spectral Finite Element Method (SFEM) is a Variant of the Traditional Finite Element Method FEM that Makes use of Higher Order Basis Functions (FEM). One of the most Fundamental Numerical Techniques Employed in the Numerical Simulation is the SFEM, which Outperforms...
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Usability of mobile applications: a systematic literature study
PublicationSince the release of the first mobile devices, the usability of on-board applications has been the concern not only of software vendors but hardware manufacturers as well. The academia community later willingly joined the discussion on usability in terms of theory and empirical measurement, having experience and knowledge in desktop settings. At first sight, such a background should guarantee a solid foundation to conduct research...
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MXenes Antibacterial Properties and Applications: A Review and Perspective
PublicationThe mutations of bacteria due to the excessive use of antibiotics, and generation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria have made the development of new antibacterial compounds a necessity. MXenes have emerged as biocompatible transition metal carbide structures with extensive biomedical applications. This is related to the MXenes’ unique combination of properties, including multifarious elemental compositions, 2D-layered structure,...