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Methodology for incorporating the human and organizational factors inqualitative and quantative risk assessments
PublicationZaproponowano metodykę systematycznego uwzględniania czynników ludzkich i organizacyjnych w jakościowych i ilościowych modelach ryzyka stosując hierarchiczne diagramy wpływu (HID). Współczynniki wagowe i skalowe czynników wpływu w HID określone są odpowiednio na podstawie wiedzy ogólnej i audytu danego systemu. Metodykę zaimplementowano w programie komputerowym zaprojektowanym do obliczeń złożonych HID
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Risk analysis and functional safety assessment with regard to human andorganisational factors
PublicationReferat poświęcono wybranym zagadnieniom analizy ryzyka i zarządzania bezpieczeństwem funkcjonalnym systemów związanych z bezpieczeństwem. Systemy takie, zawierające coraz częściej jednostki programowalne, są potencjalnie narażone na błędy człowieka, które mają swoje źródło w uchybieniach organizacyjnych. W procesie analizy ryzyka takich systemów proponuje się stosować metody jakościowe i ilościowe. Potencjalne błędy człowieka...
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Factors determining the production testing of high reliability interference supressor capacitors.
PublicationPrzyjęto nieliniowości i właściwości szumowe kondensatora jako kryteria selekcji kondensatorów przeciwzakłóceniowych na klasy o zróżnicowanej niezawodności. Poprawia to proces oceny jakości kondensatorów o podwyższonej niezawodności. Przedstawiono zastosowanie technik pomiaru nieliniowości i szumów w systemie do produkcyjnego testowania kondensatorów przeciwzakłóceniowych o podwyższonej niezawodności. Przytoczono wybrane wyniki...
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Examination of the factors influencing binaural rendering on headphones with the use of directivity patterns
PublicationThis paper presents a study on the influence of the directional sound sources with the use of the directivity patterns. This contribution also includes a comparison to the work done by Wendt et al., where several directivity pattern designs used to gradually control the auditory source distance in a room were showed. While the tests of Wendt et al. were done by auralizing source and room using a loudspeaker ring in an anechoic...
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Study of the influence of thermal factors on the welding process of polyethylene gas pipelines,
PublicationA one-dimensional calculation scheme is proposed with the help of which it is possible to determine and set the technological parameters with the accuracy to be realized in production conditions: the temperature of the heating element and the heating time, which allows maximum mechanization of the technological operations of polyethylene gas pipelines welding. The numerical value of the coefficient of temperature for polyethylene...
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Exploring the influence of personal factors on physiological responses to mental imagery in sport
PublicationImagery is a well-known technique in mental training which improves performance efficiency and influences physiological arousal. One of the biomarkers indicating the amount of physiological arousal is skin conductance level (SCL). The aim of our study is to understand how individual differences in personality (e.g. neuroticism), general imagery and situational sport anxiety are linked to arousal measuring with SCL in situational...
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QRS Morphology-Based EDR Signal—Factors Determining its Properties
PublicationRespiration-induced signals contain a clinically significant information. It could be obtained utilizing both direct and indirect methods. ECG-Derived Respiration (EDR) method is the latter one. However, in this case, two approaches could be distinguished. First one is based on determining changes in the morphology of QRS complexes while the second one is based on the Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) mechanism. The former approach...
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A model of damaged media used for describing the process of non-stationary creep and long-term strength of polycrystalline structural alloys
PublicationThe main laws of the processes of creep and long-term strength of polycrystalline structural alloys are considered. From the viewpoint of continuum damaged media (CDM), a mathematical model is developed that describes the processes of viscoplastic deformation and damage accumulation under creep. The problem of determining material parameters and scalar functions of the developed constitutive relations based on the results of specially...
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Modification of gradient HPLC method for determination of small molecules' affinity to human serum albumin under column safety conditions: Robustness and chemometrics study
PublicationIn the early stages of drug discovery, beyond the biological activity screening, determining the physicochemical properties that affect the distribution of molecules in the human body is an essential step. Plasma protein binding (PPB) is one of the most important investigated endpoints. Nevertheless, the methodology for measuring %PPB is significantly less popular and standardized than other physicochemical properties, like lipophilicity....
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF RUBBER BUMPERS INFLUENCE ON THE COLLIDING STEEL STRUCTURES
PublicationProblem of collisions of neighbouring structures is one of the important issues related to the safety of civil engineering structures. The safety and reliability of steel structures under impact loading is among a number of different aims during the design state. The aim of this paper is to present the results of numerical investigation of dynamic behavior of closely-separated steel structures under seismic excitation. Modal and transient...
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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics EE Msc sem. I r.a. 22/23
e-Learning CoursesBasic definitions. Physical properties of liquids. Forces acting on fluids. Hydrostatics - basic equations. Pressure on a flat and curved wall. Buoyancy. Archimedes' law. Balance of submerged bodies. The balance of floating bodies. Hydrodynamics. Hydrodynamic quantities. Continuity equation for the liquid stream. Bernoulli equation. Basic laws of hydrodynamics. Equation of mass behavior, preservation of the amount of motion, Bernoulli's...
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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics EE Msc sem. I r.a. 23/24
e-Learning CoursesBasic definitions. Physical properties of liquids. Forces acting on fluids. Hydrostatics - basic equations. Pressure on a flat and curved wall. Buoyancy. Archimedes' law. Balance of submerged bodies. The balance of floating bodies. Hydrodynamics. Hydrodynamic quantities. Continuity equation for the liquid stream. Bernoulli equation. Basic laws of hydrodynamics. Equation of mass behavior, preservation of the amount of motion, Bernoulli's...
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Machine-Learning Methods for Estimating Performance of Structural Concrete Members Reinforced with Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
PublicationIn recent years, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) in reinforced concrete (RC) members have gained significant attention due to their exceptional properties, including lightweight construction, high specific strength, and stiffness. These attributes have found application in structures, infrastructures, wind power equipment, and various advanced civil products. However, the production process and the extensive testing required for...
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Effects of Bromine Doping on the Structural Properties and Band Gap of CH3NH3Pb(I1–xBrx)3 Perovskite
PublicationAn experimental and theoretical study is reported to investigate the influence of bromine doping on CH3NH3Pb(I1−xBrx)3 perovskite for Br compositions ranging from x = 0 to x = 0.1, in which the material remains in the tetragonal phase. The experimental band gap is deduced from UV−vis absorption spectroscopy and displays a linear behavior as a function of bromine concentration. Density functional theory calculations are performed...
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Structural and luminescence investigation of GeO2-PbO-Bi2O3-SrF2 glasses doped with Eu3+, Tb3+ and Tm3+ ions
PublicationThe GeO2-PbO-Bi2O3-SrF2 (GePbBiSr) glass systems doped with Eu3 +, Tb3 +, Tm3 + and triply-doped with Eu3 +/Tb3 +/Tm3 + ions were successfully synthesized. Their structural and luminescent properties have been investigated with various techniques. Obtained results indicate that these glass systems are suitable materials for the RE3 + ions hosts. RE3 + ions can be excited by single UV light wavelength (355/378/395 nm) and simultaneously...
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Potential Alternative to Styrene–Butadiene–Styrene for Asphalt Modification Using Recycled Rubber–Plastic Blends
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Influence of mechanochemical and microwave modification on ion-exchange properties of tin dioxide with respect to uranyl ions
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Odour Nuisance at Municipal Waste Biogas Plants and the Effect of Feedstock Modification on the Circular Economy—A Review
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Synthesis and Modification by Carbonization of Styrene–Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate–Lignin Sorbents and their Sorption of Acetylsalicylic Acid
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Germination improvement of fenugreek seeds with cold plasma: Exploring long-lasting effects of surface modification
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Hydrothermal modification of wheat starch part 1. Effect of particle size on the viscosity of formed pastes
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Hydrothermal modification of wheat starch. Part 2. Thermal characteristics of pasting and rheological properties of pastes
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Diamond surface modification following thermal etching of Si supported hydrogenated diamond films by DBr
PublicationZbadano, wykorzystując spektroskopię oscylacyjną (HREELS - High Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy) modyfikacje chemiczne powierzchni wodorowanego diamentu, umieszczonego na podkładzie krzemowym i wystawionego na działanie DBr a następnie podgrzanego do temp. powyżej 600 st.K. Przedstawiona procedura powoduje tworzenie się węglika krzemu SiC na powierzchni warstwy diamentowej, co jest widoczne na widmie HREEL jako dwa...
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pH-Induced modification to stratum corneum lipids investigated using thermal, spectroscopic, and chromatographic techniques
PublicationZbadano jakim zmianom jakościowym i ilościowym ulegają indywidualne klasy lipidów w Stratum Corneum (tkanka rogowa skóry) pod wpływem środowiska o zmiennym pH.
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A simple modification to improve the accuracy of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme quantitative polymerase chain reaction
PublicationDNA digestion with endonucleases sensitive to CpG methylation such as HpaII followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) quantitation is commonly used in molecular studies as a simple and inexpensive solution for assessment of region-specific DNA methylation. We observed that the results of such analyses were highly overestimated if mock-digested samples were applied as the reference.We determined DNA methylation levels in several...
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Modification of the operating point of residual current transformers for high frequency earth fault currents detection
PublicationFor protection against electric shock in low voltage systems residual current devices are commonly used. However, their proper operation can be interfered when earth fault current with high frequency components occurs. Serious hazard of electrocution exists then. One of the most important element of residual current devices is a residual current transformer with iron core. Tripping characteristic of residual current devices strictly...
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Evaluation of the Cathodic Electrodeposition Effectiveness of the Hydroxyapatite Layer Used in Surface Modification of Ti6Al4V-Based Biomaterials
PublicationThe important issue associated with the design and the fabrication of the titanium and titanium alloy implants is the increase of their biointegration with bone tissue. In the presented paper, the research results concerning the conditions used in the cathodic deposition of hydroxyapatite on the surface Ti6Al4V substrates primarily modified by the production of TiO2 nanoporous coatings, TiO2 nanofibers, and titanate coatings, are...
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A significance of multi slip condition for inclined MHD nano-fluid flow with non linear thermal radiations, Dufuor and Sorrot, and chemically reactive bio-convection effect
PublicationThe aim of this research is to discuss the significance of slip conditions for magnetized nanofluid flow with the impact of nonlinear thermal radiations, activation energy, inclined MHD, sorrot and dufour, and gyrotactic micro motile organisms over continuous stretching of a two-dimensional sheet. The governing equations emerge in the form of partial differential equations. Since the resultant governing differential equations...
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Valuable natural products from marine and freshwater macroalgae obtained from supercritical fluid extracts
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Supercritical fluid extraction of algae enhances levels of biologically active compounds promoting plant growth
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ICTP concentration in cervical-vaginal fluid as a potential marker of membrane collagen degradation before labor
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Aerodynamic shape optimization by variable-fidelity computational fluid dynamics models: a review of recent progress
PublicationA brief review of some recent variable-fidelity aerodynamic shape optimization methods is presented.We discuss three techniques that—by exploiting information embedded in low-fidelity computationalfluid dynamics (CFD) models—are able to yield a satisfactory design at a low computational cost, usu-ally corresponding to a few evaluations of the original, high-fidelity CFD model to be optimized. Thespecific techniques considered here...
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Systematic and Selection Criteria for ORC System Working Fluid Used for a Determined Amount of Excessive Energy
PublicationPoprawa sprawności energetycznej procesów technologicznych stanowi obecnie - obok ograniczenia emisji gazów cieplarnianych i wykorzystania alternatywnych źródeł do produkcji energii - najważniejszy element idei zrównoważonego rozwoju. Niniejsza praca wychodzi naprzeciw rynkowym oczekiwaniom. wskazując możliwości wpisania się w ten trend. W procesach technologicznych ciepło odpadowe stanowi nie zawsze do końca rozwiązany problem....
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The Perception of an Entrepreneur’s Structural, Relational and Cognitive Social Capital among Young People in Poland - An Exploratory Study
PublicationThe goal of the current paper is to verify how an entrepreneur’s structural, relational and cognitive social capital levels are perceived by young people in Poland. The research involved a group of 374 undergraduate business students from a Polish university as participants. Participants completed a survey on entrepreneurial cognitions. It was found that participants assess the level of an entrepreneur’s social capital as relatively...
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Modal Adjustment of Rayleigh Based Structural Damping and Coordinate-Partitioning Algorithm Dedicated to Frictionless Contact Constraints between Multibody System and Structure Modelled with Finite Elements
PublicationThe paper presents a dedicated numerical algorithm. The algorithm is advantageous during investigations of the dynamics of a hybrid multibody / finite-elements system. We focus our attention on interactions resulting from mechanical contact. Pointwise contact connects a vertex of the multibody structure and a surface of the elastic reference body. Instead of a positive value of the relative penetration factor, constraint equations...
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Structural and magnetic properties of Cu-alloyed FePd films
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Structural analysis and predicting effects of natural mutations on telomerase
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A Review: Structural Shape and Stress Control Techniques and their Applications
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Electrical and structural properties of Nb-doped SrTiO3 ceramics
PublicationPrzebadano wpływ zawartości niobu na strukturę i własności elektryczne tytanianu strontu. Zbadany został wpływ warunków redukcji i porowatości na właściwości materiału. Za optymalne uznano domieszkowanie niobem w wysokości 2% molowych.
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Structural and Electrical Properties of STF Materials for SOFC Applications
PublicationW tym artykule przedstawiono badania tytanian strontu domieszkowanego żelazem. Synteza dwuetapowa była niezbędna do uzyskania czystego fazowo proszku o pożądanych właściwościach. Przewodnictwo elektryczne wykazało właściwości typu zero-TCR dla składu STF35. Poziom przewodnictwa elektrycznego różnił się o więcej niż jeden rząd wartości dla wytworzonych materiałów. Reaktywność chemiczną między YSZ i STF badano w zakresie temperatur...
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Elastic wave propagation software in structural health monitoring
PublicationW pracy omówiono program do analizy propagacji fal spręzytsych w lementach konstrukcji z uszkodzeniami, oraz omówiono mozliwości jego wykorzystania do monitorowania stanu konstrukcji.
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Structural stability of invariant sets of vibro-impact systems
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Towards homoscedastic nonlinear cointegration for structural health monitoring
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Nanometer structural columns and frustration of magnetic ordering inNb12O29
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Structural properties of superconducting PrBa2Cu3O7−δ single crystals
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Application of structural dynamic methods in diagnosis of historic buildings
PublicationPraca prezentuje różnego rodzaju badania diagnostyczne wykonane dla dwóch obiektów historycznych. Analizy oparto na drganiach budowli pomierzonych podczas wymuszeń środowiskowych. Opisano sposób identyfikacji parametrów modalnych przy zastosowaniu teorii korelacyjnej, przykładową metodologię określania parametrów posadowienia oraz wykrywania uszkodzeń w konstrukcjach. Zaprezentowano wyniki otrzymane dla badanych obiektów wraz...
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Hydrogen degradation of structural steels in technical hydrocarbon liquids
PublicationDla stali stopowych przeprowadzono badania absorpcji wodoru, mechaniczno-korozyjne przy stałej małej prędkości odkształcania, przy stałym obciążeniu i przy obciążeniu cyklicznie-zmiennym. Środowiskiem było paliwo kotłowe, przepracowany olej mineralny oraz gliceryna. Stwierdzono, iż pochłonięty wodór nie powoduje przedwczesnego zniszczenia stali poddanych działaniu stałego obciążenia ponizej granicy plastyczności oraz, że zaabsorbowany...
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Two-particle entropy and structural ordering in liquid water
PublicationEntropies of simple point charge (SPC) water were calculated over the temperature range 278-363 K using the two-particle correlation function approximation. Then, the total two-particle contribution to the entropy of the system was divided into three parts, which we call translational, configurational, and orientational. The configurational term describes the contribution to entropy, which originates from spatial distribution of...
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Nanometer structural columns and frustration of magnetic ordering in Nb12O29
PublicationDyskutowana jest synteza i właściwości magnetyczne tlenku niobu Nb12O29. Polimorfizm Nb12O29 przejawia się występowaniem dwóch faz: jednoskośnej i ortorombowej. Pomiar podatności magnetycznej pokazuje, że faza jednoskośna wykazuje antyferromagnetyczne przejście ok. 12K.
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Structural and spectroscopic analysis of a new family of monomeric diphosphinoboranes
PublicationWe present a series of amino- and aryl(diphosphino)boranes R2PB(R’’)PR’2, where R2P, R’2P = tBu2P, tBuPhP, Ph2P, Cy2P, and R’’ = iPr2N, Ph, which were obtained via the metathesis reaction of iPr2NBBr2 or PhBBr2 with selected lithium phosphides. The structures of isolated diphosphinoboranes were characterized in the solid state and in solution by means of X-ray diffraction and NMR spectroscopy, respectively. The utility of these...