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Arsenic-Based Warfare Agents: Production, Use, and Destruction
PublicationSince the beginning of time, civilizations have looked for more creative ways to dominate and defeat their enemies. The rapid development of the chemical industry just before the Second World War started the era of modern chemical weapon production based on poisons, including toxic arsenic compounds. This paper provides a detailed overview of the production, usage and destruction of this dangerous chemical weapon. Milestones include:...
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Thermally tuneable optical and electrochemical properties of Au-Cu nanomosaic formed over the host titanium dimples
PublicationAu-Cu nanostructures offer unique optical and catalytic properties unlike the monometallic ones resulting from the specific interaction. Among others, they have the ability to exhibit surface plasmon resonance, electrochemical activity towards the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction (OER, HER) as well as improved photoresponse in relation to monometalic but those properties depend highly on the substrate where bimetallic structures...
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Partially prestressed concrete beams with bonded and unbonded strands
PublicationThis article relate the tests of partially prestressed concrete beams. There is presented the research programme - geometry of elements, method of loading, the materials and variables. There have been shown preliminary test results of prestressed concrete elements with bonded and unbonded strands, and compared to the test results of R.C. beam.
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Polish internet mortgage market: towards fully developed fuzzy model
PublicationThe first part of the paper consists of introduction describing the Polish Internet Mortgage Market. Later there is presented the idea of the rule based model which may be used on this market. Next step consists of fuzzyfication of the model. This process begins with the initial set of variables which was used previously for the rule based model of the same market. As numerous aspects of the market cannot be presented in the crisp...
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Effect of Compounding Conditions on Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of High Density Polyethylene/Ground Tire Rubber Blends
PublicationSearching for new and cost-effective methods of waste rubber recycling is a subject of research in many scientific centers in the world. In this paper there are presented results of the research of the extrusion process of cheap and environmentally friendly thermoplastic compositions containing 50 % wt. of masses of ground tire rubber (GTR). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the mixing conditions and...
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Airfoil Design Under Uncertainty Using Non-Intrusive Polynomial Chaos Theory and Utility Functions
PublicationFast and accurate airfoil design under uncertainty using non-intrusive polynomial chaos (NIPC) expansions and utility functions is proposed. The NIPC expansions provide a means to efficiently and accurately compute statistical information for a given set of input variables with associated probability distribution. Utility functions provide a way to rigorously formulate the design problem. In this work, these two methods are integrated...
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Deep eutectic solvents – A new platform in membrane fabrication and membrane-assisted technologies
PublicationDeep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a new class of solvents that can offset some of the primary drawbacks of typical solvents and ionic liquids (ILs). Since DESs fall into the guidelines of “Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry”, their implementation in several types of applications has exponentially increased over the last years. The usage of DESs has been directed to the designing, manufacture and purification of new materials...
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A review on computer‐aided chemogenomics and drug repositioning for rational COVID ‐19 drug discovery
PublicationApplication of materials capable of energy harvesting to increase the efficiency and environmental adaptability is sometimes reflected in the ability of discovery of some traces in an environment―either experimentally or computationally―to enlarge practical application window. The emergence of computational methods, particularly computer-aided drug discovery (CADD), provides ample opportunities for the rapid discovery and development...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - tensile test of water cooled materia
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - tensile test of reference material materia (transverse direction)
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - tensile test of reference material materia (longitudinal direction)
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - microstructure of naturally colled material
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - microstructure of water cooled material
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - microstructure of reference material
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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Straightening of ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel - tensile test of naturally cooled material
Open Research DataThe AISI 316L type steel belongs to the group of chromium-nickel stainless steels. They are determined according to European standards as X2CrNiMo17-12-2 and belong to the group of austenitic stainless steels. Steels of this group are used for elements working in seawater environments, for installations in the chemical, paper, and food, industries,...
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The OpenMolcas Web: A Community-Driven Approach to Advancing Computational Chemistry
Open Research DataThe developments of the open-source OpenMolcas chemistry software environment since spring 2020 are described, with a focus on novel functionalities accessible in the stable branch of the package or via interfaces with other packages. These developments span a wide range of topics in computational chemistry and are presented in thematic sections: electronic...
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Chemistry and Nanochemistry 2023
e-Learning CoursesWe start from General Chemistry, including: calculus in chemistry, bonds, balancing the chemical reactions, redox reactions, electrochemistry, pH, acids, bases, salts, oxides, organic molecules, and many informations about synthesis, analysis and applications in nanochemistry.
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' assessment of studying - the year 2013.
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ assessment of studying. The research refers to graduates from the year 2013. The survey was conducted in 2015, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1777 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. assessment of whether...
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Data from the research into the opinions of foreign graduates at the Gdańsk University of Technology
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology foreign graduates’ motivation to study abroad, criteria for choosing a place to study, assessment of satisfaction with graduating, professional careers, assitional activities undertaken during studies and socio-demographic characteristics . The research was conducted over...
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Data from the survey on additional activities undertaken during studies by foreign graduates of Gdańsk University of Technology
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology foreign graduates on additional activities undertaken during studies. The research was conducted over a four-month period, from December 2019 to March 2020, using the Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI). The research sample included 142 respondents. The study concerned...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' assessment of studying - the year 2014
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ assessment of studying. The research refers to graduates from the year 2014. The survey was conducted in 2016, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 2004 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. assessment of whether...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ competencies assessment by entrepreneurs
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) graduates’ competencies assessment by entrepreneurs. The survey was conducted in 2017. The research sample included 102 respondents representing various firms from Pomeranian Voivodship. The study concerned i.a. assessment of GUT graduates' preparation for the requirements...
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Nuclear Power Plant Steam Turbine - Modeling for Model Based Control Purposes
PublicationThe nature of the processes taking place in a nuclear power plant (NPP) steam turbine is the reason why their modeling is very difficult, especially when the model is intended to be used for on-line optimal model based process control over a wide range of operating conditions, caused by changing electrical power demand e.g. when combined heat and power mode of work is utilized. The paper presents three nonlinear models of NPP steam...
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Performance and Emission Modelling and Simulation of Marine Diesel Engines using Publicly Available Engine Data
PublicationTo analyse the behaviour of marine diesel engines in unsteady states for different purposes, for example to determine the fuel consumption or emissions level, to adjust the control strategy, to manage the maintenance, etc., a goal-based mathematical model that can be easily implemented for simulation is necessary. Such a model usually requires a wide range of operating data, measured on a test stand. This is a time-consuming process...
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A novel hybrid adaptive framework for support vector machine-based reliability analysis: A comparative study
PublicationThis study presents an innovative hybrid Adaptive Support Vector Machine - Monte Carlo Simulation (ASVM-MCS) framework for reliability analysis in complex engineering structures. These structures often involve highly nonlinear implicit functions, making traditional gradient-based first or second order reliability algorithms and Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) time-consuming. The application of surrogate models has proven effective...
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Sensorless Control of Polyphase Induction Machines
PublicationThe basics of transformations of polyphase systems into orthogonal systems are explained. Vector models of induction machines in orthogonal planes are analysed and multiscalar models for rotor flux and main flux together with stator current are presented. A speed observer based on an extended model of the induction machine for selected variables is applied in the control system for the induction machine. On the basis of the model...
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Globalisation and world economic poverty: The significance of hidden dimensions
PublicationThe aim of our research is to examine how individual dimensions of globalization affect economic poverty in the World. for this, regression models are estimated with FGT0 or FGT1 poverty measures as dependent variables and KOF indices of globalization as despendent variables. The poverty indices are estimated for 119 countries' income didtributions assuming log-normality and using Gini estimates from the WID2 database and GDP/capita...
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Highly crystalline colloidal nickel oxide hole transport layer for low-temperature processable perovskite solar cell
PublicationHighly crystalline NiOX usually requires high annealing temperature (>300 °C) which is incompatible with flexible substrate and might consume high amount of energy. Herein, we demonstrate a facile emulsion process to synthesize highly crystalline, low temperature deposition (<150 °C) and solution processable NiOx nanoparticles (NPs) as a hole transport layer for the perovskite solar cells (PVSCs)....
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Synteza bezczujnikowego sterowania maszyną indukcyjną klatkową zasilaną z falownika prądu
PublicationSynteza bezczujnikowego sterowania maszyną indukcyjną klatkową zasilaną z falownika prądu stanowi cel niniejszej monografii. Praca zawiera podstawowe informacje na temat modelowania układu napędowego z maszyną indukcyjną klatkową zasilaną z falownika prądu. Przedstawiono informacje na temat linearyzacji nieliniowych obiektów. Na pod-stawie metody syntezy strukturalnej opracowano nowe transformacje do postaci zmien-nych multiskalarnych,...
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Zhila Honarmandrad PhD student
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Excitation of Non-Wave Modes by Sound of Arbitrary Frequency in a Chemically Reacting Gas
PublicationThe nonlinear phenomena in the field of high intensity sound propagating in a gas with a chemical reaction, are considered. A chemical reaction of A → B type is followed by dispersion and attenuation of sound which may be atypical during irreversible thermodynamic processes under some conditions. The first and second order derivatives of heat produced in the chemical reaction evaluated at the equilibrium temperature, density and...
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Cross-linking of sodium caseinate-structured emulsion with transglutaminase alters postprandial metabolic and appetite responses in healthy young individuals
PublicationThe physico-chemical and interfacial properties of fat emulsions influence lipid digestion and may affect postprandial responses. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of the modification of the interfacial layer of a fat emulsion by cross-linking on postprandial metabolic and appetite responses. A total of fifteen healthy individuals (26·5 (sem 6·9) years and BMI 21·9 (sem 2·0) kg/m2) participated in a cross-over...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' professional careers - the year 2018
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ professional careers, from the year 2018. The survey was conducted in 2020, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 727 respondents. The study concerned i.a. the percentage of people working among graduates of the...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' professional careers - the year 2013.
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ professional careers, from the year 2013. The survey was conducted in 2015, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1777 respondents. The study concerned i.a. the percentage of people working among graduates of the...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' professional careers - the year 2017
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ professional careers, from the year 2017. The survey was conducted in 2019, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1594 respondents. The study concerned i.a. the percentage of people working among graduates of...
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Data from the survey on motivation to study abroad and criteria for choosing a place to study for foreign graduates of Gdańsk University of Technology
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology foreign graduates’ on motivation to study abroad and criteria for choosing a place to study. The research was conducted over a four-month period, from December 2019 to March 2020, using the Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI). The research sample included 142 respondents....
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' professional careers - the year 2014
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ professional careers, from the year 2014. The survey was conducted in 2016, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 2004 respondents. The study concerned i.a. the percentage of people working among graduates of the...
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Determinanty zakupu usług ubezpieczeniowych przez osoby powyżej 50. roku zycia
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy usług ubezpieczeniowych oraz determinant korzystania z tych usług przez osoby powyżej 50. roku życia. Mimo że popyt na usługi ubezpieczeniowe wśród osób w tym wieku jest mniejszy niż wśród osób młodszych, można wyodrębnić w tej grupie mniejsze grupy istotnie zróżnicowane pod względem potencjalnego popytu. W celu wyodrębnienia tych grup oraz zidentyfikowania pozostałych powodów determinantów korzystania z ubezpieczeń...
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of pre- PXBS (0 h) and PXBS during the crosslinking process (24 h–288 h)
Open Research DataThe goal of this research was developing biodegradable and biocompatibile xylitol-based copolymers with improved mechanical properties, and investigating the change in their thermal and chemical properties withprogress of the cross-linking process. Using a raw material of natural origin such as xylitol, a prepolymer wasobtained by esterification and...
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Electrical conductivity relaxation measurements - water uptake of BaCe0.6Zr0.2Y0.1Tb0.1O3-δ
Open Research DataFor Electrical Conductivity Relaxation (ECR) measurements, platinum reversible electrodes were applied in a four-probe arrangement and the BaCe0.6Zr0.2Y0.1Tb0.1O3-δ sample was measured in the ProboStat™ measurement system. The ECR measurements were performed in air in the temperature range of 450-800 ℃ after switching water partial pressure between...
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An investigation on the role of GMA grafting degree on the efficiency of PET/PP-g-GMA reactive blending: morphology and mechanical properties
PublicationGlycidyl methacrylate (GMA) has been grafted on polypropylene (PP) with the aid of styrene (St) comonomer, by changing dicumyl peroxide initiator content, GMA level, and St concentration. The performance of the resulting PP-g-GMA reactive material towards static and dynamic mechanical properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was monitored in terms of grafting reaction variables and compatibilizer content. Fourier transform...
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The Efficiency of Public and Private Higher Education Institutions in Poland
PublicationChanges introduced to Poland’s education system in 2011 and 2014 amid efforts to adjust it to the needs of the labour market had an effect on the country’s institutions of higher learning. This paper provides an analysis of the efficiency of public and private Polish universities and examines the impact of selected factors in the years that followed. To estimate this efficiency, a Banker, Charnes and Cooper (BCC) model of the...
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The influences of the information and communication technology on the structural changes of Japanese energy sectors from 1985 through 2005: a statistical analysis
PublicationThe purpose of this study is to analyse the influences of information and communication technology (ICT) on the structural changes of Japanese energy sectors from 1985-2005. In this study, ICT is represented by two explanatory variables, namely: 1) computers, main parts and accessories; 2) telecommunications equipment. We employ a statistical tool in investigating the influences quantitatively, namely constrained multivariate regression...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' qualifications development - the year 2018
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ qualifications development. The research refers to graduates from the year 2018. The survey was conducted in 2020, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 727 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. to examine...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' qualifications development - the year 2013.
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ qualifications development. The research refers to graduates from the year 2013. The survey was conducted in 2015, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1777 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. to examine...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' qualifications development - the year 2014
Open Research DataThe dataset includes data from the survey on the Gdańsk University of Technology graduates’ qualifications development. The research refers to graduates from the year 2014. The survey was conducted in 2016, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 2004 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. to examine...
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Snow Cover Studies: a Review on the Intensity of Human Pressure
PublicationSnow cover should be treated as a highly dynamic medium. A variety of physical and chemical processes interact to alter its chemical composition and affect the metamorphism of its individual crystals and layers; this, in turn, has a direct influence on their mutual adhesion, and ultimately on the stability of the entire snow cover. The literature data here reported provide basic information on the forms of solid precipitation,...
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Hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties of pollutants as a factor influencing their redistribution during snowpack melt
PublicationGlaciers accumulate organic pollutants delivered by snow. However, our understanding of the exact dynamics of organic pollutants in the snowpack relies primarily on laboratory experiments and mathematical models. To fill the gap related to the detailed field data, we have conducted observations of melting snow profiles in two locations and three different stages of melting on one High Arctic glacier, as well as in superimposed...
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From polymer waste to potential main industrial products: Actual state of recycling and recovering
Publicationlastics have become widely used materials in everyday life due to their special properties such as durability, easy processing, light-weight and low-cost of production. However, because of their stable and non-biodegradable nature, postconsumer plastics become an issue to the environment. The growing amounts of waste are generated, as plastic products are commonly used only once before disposal. The alternatives of practical techniques...
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Initial Considerations
PublicationChemical processes have made use of a wide number of volatile organic solvents due to their efficiency in countless unit operations. The increasing knowledge on the environmental, health, and safety hazards associated to their use has significantly contributed to the search for greener alternatives. The primary purpose of this book is to provide an overview of alternative solvents with reduced issues that have successfully replaced...