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Mobility Management Solutions for IP Networks Comparative Analysis of IP-based Mobility Protocols and Handover Algorithms Invited Paper
PublicationA rapid growth of IP-based networks and services hascreated a vast collection of resources and functionalities availableto users by means of a uniform method of access offered by the IPprotocol. At the same time, advances in the design of mobileelectronic devices allowed them to reach a utility levelcomparable to desktop computers, while still retaining theirmobility advantage. Unfortunately, the base IP protocol does notperform...
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THE EFFECT OF THE FRICTION OF THE REFUSE INSIDE THE REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE BODY ON THE WORKING PARAMETERS OF THE COMPACTION MECHANISM
PublicationMechanizm prasujący pojazdu do usuwania odpadów z pojemników (w skrócie PUOP) spełnia dwie funkcje. W pierwszym etapie zagęszcza zebrane z pojemników odpady, a następnie przemieszcza je w głąb skrzyni zbiorczej. Znajo-mość właściwości mechanicznych odpadów znajdujących się wewnątrz skrzyni może w znaczący sposób wpłynąć na poprawę wydajności pojazdu. Celem ba-dań było zwiększenie wydajności PUOP poprzez opracowanie w oparciu...
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Multianalyte Calibration Methods for Potentiometric Integrated Sensors System for Determination of Ions Concentration in a Body Fluids
PublicationIn recent years, integration and miniaturization of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) have brought many benefits resulting in the possibility of simultaneous determination of the ions concentration in a small sample volume. One of the key problems related to the preparation of integrated sensors systems (ISSs) is a calibration procedure due to the necessity to calibrate each particular sensor separately. The main aim of the research...
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Effect of diet on the capacity to remove mercury from the body of a penguin (Spheniscus demersus) living in the ZOO
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Ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol, T-2 and HT-2 toxins – occurrence in food and their effect on the human body
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The impact of resistance exercise range of motion on the magnitude of upper-body post-activation performance enhancement
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Efficacy of the Whole-Body Cryotherapy as Add-on Therapy to Pharmacological Treatment of Depression—A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Arterial stiffness, body fat compartments, central hemodynamics, renal function and left atrial size
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BADANIA I ANALIZA DEPOLARYZACJI FAL RADIOWYCH W SIECIACH WBAN TYPU OFF-BODY
PublicationTechniki telekomunikacyjne stanowią niezwykle istotną część naszego życia. Ich dynamiczny rozwój w ostatnich latach wpłynął na sposób komunikacji pomiędzy ludźmi, a także pomiędzy ludźmi a maszynami. Komunikacja bezprzewodowa przeżywa rozkwit w erze urządzeń mobilnych oraz rozmaitych sensorów.
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INTER-LAYER SHARING OF BACKUP PATH CAPACITIES PROVIDING FAST SERVICE RECOVERY IN IP-MPLS/WDM NETWORKS
PublicationIn this paper, we investigate the issue of providing the transmission continuity in IP-MPLS/WDM networks in the presence of failures of nodes/links. Special focus is put on assuring fast restoration of flows affected after a failure in a scenario assuming sharing the backup path capacities in order to decrease the overall bandwidth consumption. In particular, we propose a new approach to inter-layer sharing of link capacity reserved...
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Proportional-Derivative and Model-based Controllers used for a Serial Type Manipulator in case of a Variable Mass Payload
PublicationIn the paper, numerical analysis of dynamics of a variable mass system is considered. Its reference example is a serial-like manipulator composed of revolute joints and rigid bodies. Payload of its gripper is considered as its variable mass element (mass and inertia irregularly between subsequent payloads). For the rest of the system, inertia parameters are considered as known (precisely identified during the assembling process)....
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Electrochemical simulation of metabolism for antitumor-active imidazoacridinone C-1311 and in silico prediction of drug metabolic reactions
PublicationThe metabolism of antitumor-active 5-diethylaminoethylamino-8-hydroxyimidazoacridinone (C-1311) has been investigated widely over the last decade but some aspects of molecular mechanisms of its metabolic transformation are still not explained. In the current work, we have reported a direct and rapid analytical tool for better prediction of C-1311 metabolism which is based on electrochemistry (EC) coupled on-line with electrospray...
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Forced vibrations in a dynamic system that is damped by a mechanism that trans-pass through its singular position
PublicationIn the paper, vibrations of a hybrid multibody-continuous system are investigated. For all the mechanical devices, effective damping methods are crucial in the design process. To obtain it, installation of viscous dampers or elasto-viscous elements is dominant. In the paper, an alternative method is investigated. It is based on modal disparity. To describe the method briefly, when structural damping is present in continuous systems,...
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Effect of Coating Material Properties on Tilting-pad Thrust Bearing Performance
PublicationPolymer lined tilting-pad bearings demonstrate many advantages over traditional bearing systems. Bearings with a polymer layer in comparison with a babbitted layer show, for example: lower value of friction coefficient (important during start/stops), higher fatigue strength of the coating, better distribution of the load on individual pads due to lower elasticity of the polymers, wider range of operational temperatures or the ability...
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Cluster donation: How medical students bound certain types of tissues and biomedical research and how it affects their willingness to donate.
PublicationAlthough biomedical research requires cooperation with a large number of donors, its success also depends on the input of healthcare professionals who play a crucial role in promoting biomedical research and influencing an individual’s decision to donate one’s biospecimens that are left over after a medical procedure. This work was aimed at investigating the correlation between medical and healthcare students’ willingness to...
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Storm petrels as indicators of pelagic seabird exposure to chemical elements in the Antarctic marine ecosystem
PublicationData on trace element bioavailability in the south-polar marine ecosystem is still scarce, compared to that relating to temperate zones. Seabirds can be used as indicators of ecosystem health and sentinels of environmental pollution, constituting a link between marine and terrestrial environments. Here, we analysed the concentration of 17 elements (with special emphasis on mercury, Hg) in feathers of adults and chicks of two pelagic...
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Natural fish oil improves the differentiation and maturation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells to oligodendrocytes in vitro after interaction with the blood–brain barrier
PublicationThe blood–brain barrier (BBB) tightly controls the microenvironment of the central nervous system (CNS) to allow neurons to function properly. Additionally, emerging studies point to the beneficial effect of natural oils affecting a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes in the human body. In this study, using an in vitro model of the BBB, we tested the influence of natural fish oil mixture (FOM) vs. borage oil...
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Contr-rotating eccentric-mass rotors used as exciters of sinusoidal forces applied to elastically supported bodies
PublicationThe work focuses on aspects of multibody dynamics. Investigated object is a mass driven by rotations of an inertial shaker. Resulting vibrational set consists of two counter-rotating identically-unbalanced rotors. Since the mass centres of the rotors do not coincide with the axes of their rotations, significant centrifugal forces arise during rotations. As both rotors are identically unbalanced, the inter-axial force components...
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Theoretical Encapsulation of Fluorouracil (5-FU) Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy Drug into Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) and Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNT)
PublicationIntroduction: Chemotherapy with anti-cancer drugs is considered the most common approach for killing cancer cells in the human body. However, some barriers such as toxicity and side effects would limit its usage. In this regard, nano-based drug delivery systems have emerged as cost-effective and efficient for sustained and targeted drug delivery. Nanotubes such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) are promising...
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Processing of Polyester-Urethane Filament and Characterization of FFF 3D Printed Elastic Porous Structures with Potential in Cancellous Bone Tissue Engineering
PublicationThis paper addresses the potential of self-made polyester-urethane filament as a candidate for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)-based 3D printing (3DP) in medical applications. Since the industry does not provide many ready-made solutions of medical-grade polyurethane filaments, we undertook research aimed at presenting the process of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filament formation, detailed characteristics, and 3DP of specially...
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Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Laser Surface-Treated Ti13Nb13Zr Alloy with MWCNTs Coatings
Publication: Titanium and its alloys is the main group of materials used in prosthetics and implantology. Despite their popularity and many advantages associated with their biocompatibility, these materials have a few significant disadvantages. These include low biologic activity—which reduces the growth of fibrous tissue and allows loosening of the prosthesis—the possibility of metallosis and related inflammation or other allergic reactions,...
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Phytoecdysteroid containing plants – a source of bioactive compounds with potential anticarcinogenic effects
PublicationEcdysteroids are a group of steroids synthesized in inver- tebrates as molting hormones and also in some plants as secondary metabolites acting as a defense against parasites. These compounds do not naturally occur in mammals and are not structurally related to mammalian steroid hor- mones, consequently do not activate mammalian hormone receptors. Ecdysteroids exhibit very low toxicity to mam- mals and to date no serious side effects...
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Selected adipocytokines in patients with an incidentally discovered pheochromocytoma
PublicationBACKGROUND: Adipose tissue secretes many adipokines and cytokines, which may be an additional risk factor of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in patients with an incidentally discovered pheochromocytoma (PHEO). The aim of the study was to investigate levels of selected adipocytokines in these patients. METHODS: This prospective study included 12 patients with an incidentally discovered PHEO and 18 healthy participants. In...
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Predicting Performance of Lightweight Concrete with Granulated Expanded Glass and Ash Aggregate by Means of Using Artificial Neural Networks
PublicationLightweight concrete (LWC) is a group of cement composites of the defined physical, mechanical, and chemical performance. The methods of designing the composition of LWC with the assumed density and compressive strength are used most commonly. The purpose of using LWC is the reduction of the structure’s weight, as well as the reduction of thermal conductivity index. The highest possible strength, durability and low thermal conductivity...
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Risk Modelling with Bayesian Networks - Case Study: Construction of Tunnel under the Dead Vistula River in Gdansk
PublicationThe process of decision-making in public procurement of construction projects during the preparation and implementation phases ought to be supported by risk identification, assessment, and management. In risk assessment one has to take into account factors that lead to risk events (background info), as well as the information about the risk symptoms (monitoring info). Typically once the risks have been assessed a decision-maker...
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Microorganisms in the air within the Gdańsk-Szadółki landfill and adjacent area in 2016
Open Research DataThe data collection contains the results of microbiological examination of air samples collected at Gdańsk Szadółki Landfill (Poland). The Gdańsk Szadółki Landfill is one of the biggest of facilities of this type in the country. It occupies an area of 75 hectares and serves around 500 thousand of local residents. The landfill receives around 250 million...
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BET specific surface area measurements of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) and gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3) structures
Open Research DataThe BET specific surface area was measured using an N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm (Micromeritics ASAP 2460, Norcross, GA, USA).
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Buck-Boost Inverters with Symmetrical Passive Four-terminal Networks
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Trade-offs in multiparty Bell-inequality violations in qubit networks
PublicationTwo overlapping bipartite binary input Bell inequalities cannot be simultaneously violated as this would contradict the usual no-signalling principle. This property is known as monogamy of Bell inequality violations and generally Bell monogamy relations refer to trade-offs between simultaneous violations of multiple inequalities. It turns out that multipartite Bell inequalities admit weaker forms of monogamies that allow for violations...
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Numerical modeling of force and contact networks in fragmented sea ice
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On the Disaster Resiliency within the Context of 5G Networks : The RECODIS Experience
PublicationNetwork communications and the Internet pervade our daily activities so deeply that we strongly depend on the availability and quality of the services they provide. For this reason, natural and technological disasters, by affecting network and service availability, have a potentially huge impact on our daily lives. Ensuring adequate levels of resiliency is hence a key issue that future network paradigms, such as 5G, need to address. This...
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Gesture Recognition With the Linear Optical Sensor and Recurrent Neural Networks
PublicationIn this paper, the optical linear sensor, a representative of low-resolution sensors, was investigated in the multiclass recognition of near-field hand gestures. The recurrent neural network (RNN) with a gated recurrent unit (GRU) memory cell was utilized as a gestures classifier. A set of 27 gestures was collected from a group of volunteers. The 27 000 sequences obtained were divided into training, validation, and test subsets....
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Neural networks based NARX models in nonlinear adaptive control
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Forecasting demand for products in distribution networks using R software
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Review of Diameter protocol implementations for realization of communication in NGN networks
PublicationIn the paper Diameter protocol as well as its applications in the context of Next Generation Network (NGN) are described. Diameter message content and Attribute-Value Pairs (AVPs) concept are presented. Critical review of open source Diameter implementations is carried out. The performed analysis takes into consideration programming language, availability, support and documentation aspects. Basing on the review project fulfilling...
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Fast Service Recovery under Shared Protection in WDM Networks
PublicationNiniejszy artykuł dotyczy zagadnienia doboru tras przeżywalnych dla ruchu statycznego w zorientowanych połączeniowo sieciach WDM, przy wykorzystaniu idei współdzielonych ścieżek zabezpieczających. Pierwsza część jest poświęcona warunkom koniecznym oraz charakterystykom typowej metody współdzielenia zasobów ścieżek zabezpieczających, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem uzyskiwanej średniej długości ścieżek zabezpieczających oraz wartości...
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Imminent threats analysis and security level evaluation in social networks
PublicationRozprawa doktorska poświęcona jest analizie nadciągających zagrożeń w sieciach społecznych. Dotyczy to takich zjawisk jak spam, phishing, kradzież tożsamości czy ataki na systemy reputacji w serwisach aukcji internetowych. W pracy zaproponowano metodę pozwalającą na wczesne wykrycie zagrożeń w sieciach społecznych w oparciu o zdefiniowane modele zachowań aktorów sieci. Modele zachowań tworzone są za pomocą podgrafów wzorcowych...
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Joint optimization of anycast and unicast flows in survivable optical networks
PublicationZnane z literatury dotychczasowe prace związane z ochroną ruchu przed awarią elementów sieci dotyczą transmisji typu unicast (jeden-do-jednego). Niniejszy artykuł jest pierwszym prezentującym rozwiązanie jednoczesnej ochrony transmisji anycast (jeden-do-jednego-z-wielu) oraz transmisji unicast. Proponowane podejście wykorzystuje model ochrony ścieżki (ang. path protection). Zagadnienie zostało sformułowane w postaci odpowiedniego...
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The structural face of competition, cooperation and coopetition inside business networks
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An SDN-based technique for reducing handoff times in WiFi networks
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Modeling of Wireless Traffic Load in Next Generation Wireless Networks
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Application of Artificial Neural Networks in Investigations of Steam Turbine Cascades
PublicationZaprezentowano wyniki badań numerycznych zastosowania sieci neuronowych przy obliczeniach przepływów w palisadach turbin parowych. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników wykazano, że sieci neuronowe mogą być używane do szacowania przestrzennego rozkładu parametrów przepływu, takich jak entalpia, entropia, ciśnienie czy prędkość czynnika w kanale przepływowym. Omówiono również zastosowania tego typu metod przy projektowaniu palisad, stopni...
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Using neural networks to examine trending keywords in Inventory Control
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Bin-packing based optimisation of EON Networks with S-BVTs
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Protecting Wireless Mesh Networks Against Adverse Weather Conditions
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A practical approach to restoration in survivable IP/WDM mesh networks
PublicationW pracy omówiono warstwową architekturę: IP na optycznej sieci transportowej (OTN). Węzły mają zintegrowaną funkcjonalność: rulerów IP i przełącznic optycznych (OXC). Dopuszcza się możliwość konwersji długości fal na ścieżkach optycznych. Autor rozważa zagadnienie znalezienia ścieżek optycznych o możliwie najniższym koszcie przy spełnieniu ograniczeń przepustowości, wymaganych strumieni zapotrzebowań i zabezpieczonych z góry na...
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Forecasting of currency exchange rates using artificial neural networks
PublicationW rozdziale tym autor przedstawił wyniki swoich badań nad wykorzystaniem sztucznych sieci neuronowych do prognozowania kursu walut (na przykładzie pary walutowej PLN-USD).Głównym celem badań było porównanie skuteczności przewidywania kursu złotówki w latach 1997 - 2005 przy pomocy różnych rodzajów sieci neuronowych.
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Performance analysis of co-existing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks
PublicationPasmo ISM wykorzystywane jest przez wiele różnych technologii transmisji bezprzewodowej. Tym samym pojawiają się problemy związane z zapewnieniem określonej efektywności dla sieci różnych technologii. W artykule analizowano wpływ wzajemnych interferencji nadajników sieci Bluetooth i IEEE802.11b, badano przykładowe scenariusze pracy oraz przedstawiono wyniki badań dotyczących techniki AFH (ang. Adaptive Frequency Hopping).
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Efficient methods for radio location service in cellular communication networks
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono dwie oryginalne metody lokalizowania terminala ruchomego w sieciach komórkowych trzeciej generacji. Metody te podczas estymacji położenia terminala nie wymagają znajomości różnicy czasów w synchronizacji poszczególnych stacji bazowych, przez co są tanie w implementacji. Przedstawiono wyniki badań symulacyjnych zaproponowanych metod.
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Hydraulic transients analysis in pipe networks by the method of characteristics (MOC)
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych i analizy numerycznej zjawiska przepływów nieustalonych w przewodach pojedynczych oraz symulacji numerycznych w sieci pierścieniowej. Model matematyczny stanowi układ dwóch równań różniczkowych cząstkowych typu hiperbolicznego, które rozwiązano za pomocą metody charakterystyk. Badania eksperymentalne przeprowadzono na modelu w skali laboratoryjnej. Uzyskano dobrą zgodność obliczeń...