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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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Development of a Response Assessment Tool for a Floating Dock System
PublicationDocking operations of ships require a response assessment to ensure structural and personnel safety. Environmental loads and improper ballast adjustments are the main threats to the docking operations. They can cause severe structural damages and stability loss to a floating dock system which includes a floating dock and a docked vessel, even if the velocities of the dock and the vessel are very low during the docking process....
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Predicting the seismic collapse capacity of adjacent structures prone to pounding
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Examples of retrofit of structures on seismic areas by friction pendulum system.
PublicationZastosowanie łożysk wahadłowych, w których dyssypacja energii następuje na skutek tarcia, to jedna z najbardziej obiecujących metod wzmacniania odporności sejsmicznej budowli. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie przykładów zastosowania tej metody do różnych typów konstrukcji budowlanych narażonych na wstrząsy sejsmiczne.
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Peak impact force for seismic retrofit of pounding-prone structures
PublicationCelem artykułu jest wykorzystanie dwuwymiarowych wykresów pokazujących wartość maksymalnej siły zderzenia (spektrów odpowiedzi) do wzmacniania odporności sejsmicznej budowli narażonych na zderzanie się podczas trzęsień ziemi. Wyniki analizy wskazują, iż wykresy takie mogą być bardzo przydatnym narzędziem przy podejmowaniu decyzji dotyczącej wyboru metody wzmacniania.
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Assessment of student language skills in an e-learning environment
PublicationThis article presents the role of various assessment structures that can be used in a VLE. e-Learning language courses offer tutors a wide range of traditional and computer-generated formative and summative assessment procedures and tools. They help to evaluate each student’s progress, monitor their activities and provide varied support, which comes from the tutor, the course structure and materials as well as other participants....
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Organic syntheses greenness assessment with multicriteria decision analysis
PublicationGreen chemistry requires a metrics system that is comprehensive by the criteria included and simple in the application at the same time. We propose the application of multicriteria decision analysis for com- parative greenness assessment of organic synthesis procedures. The assessment is based on 9 criteria (the reagent, reaction efficiency, atom economy, temperature, pressure, synthesis time, solvent, catalyst and reactant) for...
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The Indicators Assessment of Safety and Functionality of Tram Loops
PublicationThe new requirements set for tram loops mean that all stakeholders' expectations regarding their safety and functionality change. This creates a need for new tools for tram loop assessment, which are important interchanges, especially for people living outside the city limits or on their outskirts. The aim of the authors ’research is to create a indicators for assessing the safety and functionality of tram loops. Therefore, the...
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Assessment of the activities of private universities in the context of quality management in 2010
Open Research DataIn all universities, the assessment of the quality is made by the supervisor, the opinion of students and the admission of classes have the greatest impact on the assessment of the quality of education. Subsequent tracking of the student's fate has a slightly smaller impact on the grade. Research also shows that only 4 out of 7 respondents monitor the...
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Assessment of performance of unmanned maritime vehicles (USV, UUV, AUV) by CFD and MES investigation, PG_00053662
e-Learning CoursesThe course entitled "Assessment of Performance of Unmanned Maritime Vehicles" consists of the following problems to be discussed during the lectures (W): - major areas of application of UMV unmanned maritime vehicles, - sea environment, - types of UMV vehicles, - parameters, characteristics and features of UMV vehicles, - research, design, construction, implementation and operation of UMV vehicles, - systems of UMV vehicles...
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Customer Assessment of Brand Valuation and Social Media
PublicationThe research problem engaged in this article is to determine whether contemporary consumers are able to assess brand equity in the overabundance of brands and products with similar features and qualities. The author argues that in the existing circumstances when differences between brands become insignificant the consumer is not capable of assessing their equity adequately. In order to verify the thesis the author has accepted...
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Expert assessment of arguments: a method and its experimental evaluation
PublicationArgument structures are commonly used to develop and present cases for safety, security and other properties. Such argument structures tend to grow excessively. To deal with this problem, appropriate methods of their assessment are required. Two objectives are of particular interest: (1) systematic and explicit assessment of the compelling power of an argument, and (2) communication of the result of such an assessment to relevant...
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Magdalena Rucka prof. dr hab. inż.
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Security Assessment of a Turbo-Gas Power Plant
PublicationCritical infrastructures are exposed to new threats due to the large number of vulnerabilities and architectural weaknesses introduced by the extensive use of information and communication technologies. This paper presents the results of an exhaustive security assessment for a turbo-gas power plant.
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Risk of incorrect pass-fail decisions associated with assessment uncertainty
PublicationA mathematical framework for calculation teacher's and student's risks of incorrect pass-fail decisions under uncertainty of assessment, is presented. The probabilistic model of assessment process is adapted from interdisciplinary probabilistic theory of measurement.
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Quantitative risk assessment of new ship designs in damage conditions
PublicationThe paper is devoted to safety of ships in damage conditions. The novel contribution of the paper is connected with a new Multi-Task ship (MT-ship) design at the preliminary stage of design. There are a few problems at the preliminary stage that should be considered. One problem is connected with if the quantitative risk-based method is a reliable and formal method for safety assessment of such the new design (MT-ship) in damage...
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Dynamic risk assessment in autonomous vehicles motion planning
PublicationArguing that an autonomous mobile system is sufficiently safe to operate in presence of other vehicles and objects is an important element in development of such systems. Traditional approach to assure safety is to distinguish between safe and unsafe area and prevent the autonomous vehicle from entering the unsafe area. The paper presents a model of autonomous vehicle control system which uses risk assessment...
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Peer assessment as a method for measuring harmful internet use
PublicationHarmful Internet use (HIU) describes unintended use of the Internet. It could be both self-harm and harming others. Our research goal is to develop a more accurate method for measuring HIU by this novel peer assessment. As such, it may become, with our call for more research, a paradigm shift supplementing every rating scale or other type of Internet use assessment. In addition to classic statistical analysis, structural equations...
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Review of Cybersecurity Assessment Methods: Applicability Perspective
PublicationCybersecurity assessments are crucial in building the assurance that vital cyberassets are effectively protected from threats. Multiple assessment methods have been proposed during the decades of the cybersecurity field. However, a systematic literature search described in this paper reveals that their reviews are practically missing. Thus, the primary objective of this research was to fulfil this gap by comprehensively identifying...
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A novel architecture for e-learning knowledge assessment systems
PublicationIn this paper we propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. Our research proved that such architecture, while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge assessment products....
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A novel architecture for e-learning knowledge assessment systems
PublicationIn this paper we propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. Our research proved that such architecture, while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge assessment products....
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A novel architecture for e-learning knowledge assessment systems
PublicationAbstract. In this paper we propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. Our research proved that such architecture,while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge assessment...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' assessment of studying - the year 2017
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 2017. The survey was conducted in 2019, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1594 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. assessment of whether...
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Usefulness of the voltamperometric method for assessment of the purity of soil
PublicationThis paper presents a voltammetric analysis of soil. It shows that the voltammetry is a useful method for the assessment of soil contaminated with heavy metal ions. There are two major problems with voltammetry analysis: the diffusion coefficient and the measurement system. The paper contains a short literature study of mathematical equations and a study of differences between soil and water measurements. Suggestions of the solution...
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Marek Pszczoła dr hab. inż.
PeopleI am a Faculty member (Department of Highway and Transportation Engineering) at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland). My main research interests include: low-temperature properties of asphalt mixtures, low temperature cracking assessment of pavement structures, road materials properties, thermal stress analysis, design of pavement structures, airfield design and analysis....
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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 survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' assessment of studying - the year 2018
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 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. assessment of whether...
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Data from the survey on Gdańsk University of Technology graduates' assessment of studying - the year 2016
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 2016. The survey was conducted in 2018, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 1947 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' 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' assessment of studying - the year 2015
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 2015. The survey was conducted in 2017, two years after the respondents obtained graduate status. The research sample included 2553 respondents. The study referred to as i.a. assessment of whether...
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Preliminary safety assessment of Polish interchanges
PublicationInterchanges are a key and the most complex element of a road infrastructure. The safety and functionality of interchanges determine the traffic conditions and safety of the entire road network. This applies particularly to motorways and express-ways, for which they are the only way to access and exchange traffic. A big problem in Poland is the lack of comprehensive tools for designers at individual stages of the design process....
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Smartphones as tools for equitable food quality assessment
PublicationBackground: The ubiquity of smartphones equipped with an array of sophisticated sensors, ample processing power, network connectivity and a convenient interface makes them a promising tool for non-invasive, portable food quality assessment. Combined with the recent developments in the areas of IoT, deep learning algorithms and cloud computing, they present an opportunity for advancing wide-spread, equitable and sustainable food...
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Information technology assessment using a functional prototype of the agent based system
PublicationIn the paper authors present the progress of works related with the agent-based system serving the purpose of information technology assessment. Currently this is a prototype including agents, the knowledge base and the ontology; the domain incorporated by the assessment-enterprise managing technologies with special attention paid to technologies directed to IT projects. In this paper, besides indication of expected functionalities...
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Assessment of the Accuracy of a Virtual Multi-Channel Temperature Measuring Instrument
PublicationThe multi-channel temperature measurement system developed works with NTC thermistors. The article presents the results of theoretical and empirical evaluation of accuracy obtained in measurement channels. The basis for the theoretical assessment is the mathematical model for each of the measurement channels and the characteristics of the system elements included in the circuits of the measurement channel. Two different methods were...
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Systematic Assessment of Product Quality
PublicationThe article describes an innovative metrizable idea for systemic assessments of product quality within the baking industry. Complex product quality analysis requires the employment of metrizability criteria for factors that impact the quality of the product, and these are called determinants. Therefore, such analysis is only possible with the use of systems engineering. A system represents the potential of a manufacturing process,...
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Multi-objective optimization for assessment of topological modification in UWB antennas
PublicationThis paper addresses an issue of systematic and rigorous assessment of effects of topological modifications on the performance of compact UWB antennas. Application of fast surrogate-assisted multi-objective optimization procedures allows us for obtaining, in a practically acceptable timeframe, a set of designs representing the best possible trade-offs between conflicting objectives (here, antenna size minimization and reduction...
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Non-Destructive Assessment of Masonry Pillars using Ultrasonic Tomography
PublicationIn this paper, a condition assessment of masonry pillars is presented. Non-destructive tests were performed on an intact pillar as well as three pillars with internal inclusions in the form of a hole, a steel bar grouted by gypsum mortar, and a steel bar grouted by cement mortar. The inspection utilized ultrasonic stress waves and the reconstruction of the velocity distribution was performed by means of computed tomography. The...
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Standards on Cyber Security Assessment of Smart Grid
PublicationSecurity evaluation of communication systems in smart grid poses a great challenge to the developers and operators. In recent years many new smart grid standards were proposed, which paradoxically results in the difficulty in finding a relevant publication in this plethora of literature. This paper presents the results of a systematic analysis which aimed at addressing this issue by identifying standards that present sound security...
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Modeling of a rock fall using the discrete element method and study of the seismic signal
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono opis fal sejsmicznych, zastosowanie dyskretnej metody elementów do opisu obrywu skalnego, opis programów obliczeniowych oraz obliczenia numeryczne wg. podanych programów obliczeniowych.
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Mathematical Modelling of a Seismic Isolation System to Protect Structures during Damaging Earthquakes
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Modeling of a rock fall using the discrete element method and study of the seismic signal
PublicationMechanizm dużego spadającego bloku skalnego lub lawiny pozostaje nadal słabo rozpoznany zarówno w zakresie pęknięć jak i procesów propagacji. Jedynie ilościowe dane, które aktualnie są mierzone i uchwytne podczas spadania skały, zarejestrowane są jako sejsmiczne sygnały przez szereg sejsmografów. Właściwości sygnału (amplituda, trwanie, częstotliwość) są wyraźnie powiązane z cechami spadania (masa, wysokość spadania, odległość...
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Response of high voltage disconnector under seismic excitation - experimental and numerical study
PublicationThe efficiency of the energetic infrastructure system is a very import safety issue in the region experienced by the ground motion. The aim of the present paper is to show the results of the experimental and numerical study focused on the earthquake-induced response of the high voltage disconnector, which is an important element of energetic network. First, the impact tests as well as the sweep-sine shaking table tests were conducted....
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Supporting Cybersecurity Compliance Assessment of Industrial Automation and Control System Components
PublicationThe chapter presents a case study demonstrating how security requirements of an Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) component can be represented in a form of Protection Profile that is based on IEC 62443 standards and how compliance assessment of such component can be supported by explicitly representing a conformity argument in a form based on the OMG SACM meta-model. It is also demonstrated how an advanced argument...
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Safety PL - a support tool for Road Safety Impact Assessment
PublicationPublished on 19 November 2008, the European Union's Directive 2008/96/EC is one of the most important EU documents setting out a road safety orientation, in particular, road infrastructure safety management. It identifies four main areas of activity: road safety impact assessment, road safety audit, ranking of high accident concentration sections and network safety ranking and road infrastructure safety inspection. The Directive...
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An Integrated Approach to an Assessment of Bottlenecks for Navigation on Riverine Waterways
PublicationWater transport, both sea and inland, is the cheapest, least invasive, and safest option for non-standard loads; hence, it is important to increase the percentage share of inland waterway transport on the rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Transporting cargo is particularly difficult on shallow waterways because rivers overloaded with sediment determine the vertical parameters on inland waterways. A ship’s safe manoeuvrability...
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Application of physicochemical data for water-quality assessment of watercourses in the Gdansk Municipality (South Baltic coast)
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Laboratory assessment of permeability of sand and biopolymer mixtures
PublicationLaboratory assessment of permeability of sand and biopolymer mixtures. This research presents a method of creating seepage barriers in a sandy soil using biopolymer additives (biosubstance), which consist of polysaccharides and water. Polysaccharides strongly interact with water to produce a viscous suspension. The paper aims to investigate the infl uence of a biosubstance employed in a highly permeable sandy soil. Amount of the...
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Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
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Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
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