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  • The influence of the development of private air communication on the architecture and urban planning of the 21st century

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    In the first part, the article describes the stages of the development of gyroplanes and the influence of wartime policy on the interest in light aircraft. Also presented are links and the possibilities of using gyroplanes in various sectors of the economy. The authors, based on source texts, present the current position of the aviation industry in the Polish economy and attempt to diagnose its development capabilities. As a result,...

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  • The impact of technological and structural changes in the national economy on the labour-capital relations

    The aim of the research presented in this paper is to present the relations between labour and capital in the national economy, resulting from technological and structural changes taking place in the years 1991 to 2008. The structure of the paper is as follows. It first presents the functional determinants for the Polish economy in 1991-2008 affecting the phenomenon subject to study. Then it presents the preliminary analysis of...

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  • The Education of Analytical Chemists in Polish Universities

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    - Year 2013

    Analytical Chemistry plays a very important role in the modern world. The main reasons are; the need of environmental monitoring, quality of food and water control, human health, quality of industrial production control, nanotechnologies and material science. Together with Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry is a fundamental chemical course. The education of Analytical Chemists is...

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  • The accuracy of alternative stock valuation methods – the case of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

    The main aim of this article is to examine the accuracy of different methods of share valuation used by Polish analysts in reports prepared in order to issue recommendations for companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In the literature on the subject, the view which prevails is that the more sophisticated methods, i.e. those taking into account the discounting process, are characterised by higher valuation accuracy. However,...

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  • Przesył energii elektrycznej - potrzeby,progi i bariery

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    • M. Bartosik
    • W. Kamrat
    • M. Każmierkowski
    • W. Lewandowski
    • P. Maciej
    • T. Peryt
    • T. Skoczkowski
    • A. Strupczewski
    • A. Szeląg

    - Przegląd Elektrotechniczny - Year 2016

    W artykule przeanalizowano stan aktualny i kierunki rozwoju krajowego systemu przesy ł owego w kontek ś cie potrzeb gospodarki krajowej. Przedstawiono znaczenie sieci przesy ł owych oraz rol ę operatorów systemu przesy ł owego i systemów dystrybucyjnych w sektorze energetycznym. Oceniono mo ż liwo ś ci rozwoju przy uwzgl ę dnieniu aktualnych prognoz zapotrzebowania na energi ę , wytyczono potencjalne...

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  • The Touristification of Italian Historic City Centres: The Lesson for Central Europe about the Airbnb Eruption

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    - Year 2021

    The unparalleled scale of the recent growth in tourism – the rise of the number of temporary visitors – could not have emerged without the impact on other socio‑economic aspects, namely, a change on the part of the destinations. Especially historic city centres are vulnerable to such an impact that could be manifested through diverse transformations of public space usage, housing market economics, availability of services, employment...

  • Sewage sludge pretreatment by low thermal disintegration for better efficacy of sludge digestion process

    The wastewater water treatment plant (WWTP) sector and it is developing technologies strive to be implement circular economy. The methane production from the sludge digestion process constitute promising source of the renewable energy for WWTP and approaching circular economy assumptions. For this reason, the objective of the study was to examine the modification of sludge characteristics due to the low temperature pretreatment....

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  • Commercial function as a treat to the monument - 25 years of experience in the commercialization of monuments in Gdansk, Poland

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    The principles of the market economy adopted in Poland in the nineties have significantly touched the resources of immovable monuments. As a result, monuments have become a product of culture subject to the rules of the free market; and state ownership, patronage and decision-making practice has now been replaced by private interest. Practical monument use has also changed with the shift in ownership of objects after privatization...

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  • Should Polish banks be domesticated?

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    - Year 2013

    The financial crisis revealed vulnerabilities in the regulation and supervision of the banking system. The overarching goal of the proposal (Bazylea III and CRD IV) is to strengthen the resilience of the EU banking sector. The effects of these regulations will be detrimental to the Polish banking system and economy. This follows from the fact that listed banks in Poland are subsidiaries of international banking groups. The article...

  • Co-Living or a “Sandpit” for Future Entrepreneurs. First Experience from Poland.

    Nowadays, the Western world seems saturated with the myriad of enhancements for entrepreneurship development. Also, in Eastern European countries we observe a growing number of initiatives at different organizational levels, aiming at accompanying potential future entrepreneurs in their efforts. Meanwhile, there is one novelty, never before offered on the Polish market – the first co- -living space, launched in Gdañsk. Therefore,...

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  • The Determinants of False Self-Employment: A Survey of Polish Enterprises

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    The main goal of this article is to advance the emergent research on tax evasion in Poland in the form of false self-employment (FSE), in particular to identify its causes. The dependent character of some self-employed workers is a big problem in the Polish economy, which has been completely unexplored because of the lack of available data. In this article, we use data from a survey of Polish companies. Our empirical results show...

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  • Skills mismatch in the context of technological change

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    - Year 2022

    The main purpose of this dissertation is to assess the perception asymmetry of smart skills and formal education in ICT based economy. In other words, the goal of this research is to assess perceptions of smart skills and competences in the context of technological change from the perspectives of employers and students in Poland. Determining the fore-mentioned relationship gives insight into the hypothetical perception asymmetry...

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  • Janusz Nieznański prof. dr hab. inż.

    Janusz Nieznański born in 1957 in Gdańsk. He received the M.Sc. degree in 1981, the Ph.D. degree in 1990, and the D.Sc. (‘habilitation’) degree in 1999, all from the Gdańsk University of Technology. Since 1981 he has been with the above university, where he is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research and teaching interests include control, diagnostics, modeling and simulation of power electronic converters and...

  • Can Web Search Queries Predict Prices Change on the Real Estate Market?

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    This study aims to explore whether the intensity of internet searches, according to the Google Trends search volume index (SVI), is a predictor of changes in real estate prices. The motivation of this study is the possibility to extend the understanding of the extra predictive power of Google search engine query volume of future housing price change (shift direction) by (i) the introduction of a research approach that combines...

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  • Microwave-assisted preparation of potato starch silicated with silicic acid

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    - CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS - Year 2010

    Application of microwave irradiation for the silication of granular potato starch with silicic acid, and the properties of silicated starch were investigated. Potato starch was esterified on 20 min microwave irradiation of starch with silicic acid, applying the power of 450 or 800Wand, for comparison, on 120 min convectional heating of the reagent blend at 100 ◦C. The degree of esterification and the reaction efficiency did not...

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  • Model of the Internet mortgage market optimization

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    The Internet mortgages are currently a fast growing market, allowing selling mortgages cheaper andfaster than in the traditional methods such as in bank departments.Given the specificity of selling mortgages in the Internet, banks try to sell more mortgages by spendingmore money on advertising and paying higher commission to the brokers selling their products. It is important tooptimise the amounts of money in both sectors (the...

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  • Julita Wasilczuk dr hab.

    Born on 5th of April, 1965 in Gdansk. In 1987-1991 studied the economics of transport, at the University of Gdansk. At 1993 she started to work at the Faculty of Management and Economics. In 1997 received a PhD at the faculty, in 2006 habilitation at the Faculty of Management, University of Gdansk. Since 2009 Associate Professor at Gdansk University of Technology. In 2010-2012 Associate Professor of Humanistic High School at Gdansk. The...

  • Mohammad Hossein Ghaemi dr inż.

    Mohammad Hossein Ghaemi Mohammad Hossein Ghaemi (1967), is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology - WIMiO (till 2020: Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology), Department of Automatics and Marine Energy Engineering. He studied first at Tehran University, where was graduated in the field of Mechanical Engineering (Solid Mechanics). Then he received his MSc degree in the area...

  • Possibilities of using SVC compensators for synchronous generators rotors oscillations damping.

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    - Year 2014

    The article presents the idea of using static var compensators (SVC) for damping generators rotors oscillations. A novel SVC controller structure is proposed to provide better dynamic performance of the power system. A tests results are shown for proposed controller structure, that was carried out in a three-machine power system model as well as in multi-machine model of Polish Power System.

  • Justyna Szostak dr inż.

    I Gdańsk University of Technology: Chair of the Rector’s Internationalization Committee (October 2020 - Present) Erasmus + Coordinator for students and staff members, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics (Mar 2017 - Present) Dean's Proxy for Internationalization, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics (October 2020 - Present) Coordinator of the International Relations Office of the Faculty of Applied Physics and...

  • The impact of addition of olive oil on thermal degradation of refined rapeseed oil

    Fats are an important component of the everyday diet and have a significant impact on the proper functioning of human organism. However, during the process of frying chemical transformations take place in the oil; hence fats characterised by high oxidative stability should be given preference. The aim of this work was to determine the quality of rapeseed oil, blended oil, and refined olive oil, all sourced from the domestic market....

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  • Euro 2012 economic impact on host cities in Poland

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    - Year 2013

    The UEFA European Championship (Euro) is among the world's most important sporting events staged nowadays. Apart from tremendous excitement among football fans, such a major event has a number of other implications, above all of economic nature. This study, as one of the few concerned with the Polish circumstances, is intended to determine what significance should be attributed to stage the Euro 2012 in Polish host cities. aware...

  • Interline power flow controller - properties and control strategy in dynamic states

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    - Year 2005

    High-power electronic converter topologies, in such forms as Unified Power Flow Controllers (UPFC), Static Compensators (STATCOM) and Interline Power Flow Controllers (IPFC), have been used to enhance and optimize the use of transmission facilities, under the concept of a flexible ac transmission system (FACTS). In Europe, the anticipated proliferation of distributed-generation (DG) in the near future, driven by governmental initiatives...

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  • Methodological challenges in social entrepreneurship – on the nexus of economics and management area

    In this paper we make an attempt distinguishing challenges in SE research agenda in Polish and beyond. We identify what can impede the development of this area in Polish discourse These challenges vary in scope. They involve the dilemma between either economics or management as disciplinary settings. Also the understanding of social economy as such determines the chaos. Additionally, divergences in paradigms where researchers situate...

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  • A New Method of the Load Compensation Use During Creation of Post Blackout Start-up Path in Power System

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    In the paper a new method of effective use of load compensation during creation of post blackout start-up path is proposed. Theoretical assumptions and simulation results of an investigation are presented. An experiment performed in the Polish Power System is also described. This experiment proved that the method proposed by the authors is advisable. The method may be utilized by power system operators for power system restoration...

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  • Marta Kuc-Czarnecka dr

    Marta Kuc-Czarnecka is the deputy head of the Department of Statistics and Economics at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdańsk University of Technology. She also serves as the Dean's proxy for AMBA accreditation. She is a co-founder of Rethinking Economics Gdańsk and a member of the Foundation Edward Lipiński for the promotion of pluralism in economic sciences. In 2018-2022, she was Eurofound’s quality of life and...

  • CSR – A FASHION OR REAL COMMITMENT? THE CASE OF POLISH LISTED COMPANIES

    This article, without claiming to be the ultimate reference, aims at assessing the social commitment of the large and solid financially, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Polish companies, on the eve of the implementation of the EU directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information (2014/95/EU). The selected companies seem perfect to form a vanguard of CSR in Poland, but the results of the analysis indicate...

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  • Personal Branding—A New Competency in the Era of the Network Economy. Corporate Brand Performance Implications

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    - Year 2018

    Primary assets of the network economy are information, network, re-lationships, knowledge, and a virtual environment. The competency of personal branding exercised by knowledge workers, also thought of as knowledge producers, is becoming a natural consequence of the business environment where the significance of hierarchies is constantly decreasing. Knowledge workers are powerful as never be-fore and can exist as separate actors...

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  • Innovative activity of SMEs In Poland

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    - Year 2010

    Innovative activity of enterprises is determined by many factors. On one hand, these are external factors creating a sort of innovative climate in the economy, on the other hand - there are many internal factors stimulating or reducing the intensity of innovative activities. What influences the innovativeness of enterprises is the effectiveness of the system supporting innovations, which was stated by for example Pyciński and Żołnierski...

  • Thermoplastic elastomer filaments and their application In 3D printig

    The paper provides an overview on the materials used in the 3D printing technology (the Polish and foreign market) with a particular focus on flexible filaments and their possible application in the industry. There are described the techniques of 3D printing and modern filaments available on the market. There is observed the increase of interest in the production of products from filaments based on thermoplastic elastomers (TPE),...

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  • Exploring the role of social networks among entrepreneurial Polish immigrants

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    - Year 2013

    The paper reports on the explanatory case study among seven Polish enterprising migrants from Aberdeen Scotland. The aim of the paper is to examine role of social support structure and social networks for enterprising Poles. It also attempts to extend of Waldinger et al (2000) ethnic business development model in the context of entrepreneurial strategies taken from by immigrants from their country of origin, claiming that transition...

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  • The Technological Advancement of New Products, Product Newness and Market Information

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    The purpose of this study is to propose product newness and obtaining market information as mediators of the relationship between the technological advancement of a new product and its commercial success. So far, little is known about the mediators of this relationship but knowledge about the factors that strengthen or weaken it is valid, both for the theory and practice of new product management. On the one hand, product newness...

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  • Michał Michna dr hab. inż.

    Michal Michna received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Gdansk, Poland, in 1998 and 2005, respectively. Since 2004, he was employed at the Department of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines of the Gdańsk University of Technology (assistant, assistant professor, senior lecturer). In 2010-2015 he was a deputy of head of the Department of Power Electronics and...

  • Is There any Demand for the Workers Aged 50+ in Poland?

    The process of ageing affects all the European Union Member States, including Poland. According to forecasts by the Central Statistical Office, in 2035, the population of Poland will decrease in relation to 2010 by more than 2 million, and the share of people aged 50+ in the total population will increase from 34.8% to 46.6% (Prognoza ludności 2009). In the context of current and projected demographic changes, a discussion is taking...

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  • The Comparison of the Crypto- and Fiat Currencies’ Exchange Rate Volatility in The Years 2015–2017

    The article describes the issues related to exchange rate volatility of crypto- and fiat currencies. The first part presents the issue of exchange rate volatility as well as methods of its evaluation and criteria of the conducted research. In the next part the author presented the essence of currencies and the main currency i.e. fiat money in the global economy in terms of the volume of transactions on the FOREX market. Then the...

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  • The Impact of Covid-19 on the Performance of Exchange Traded Funds on Developed and Emerging Markets

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    - Year 2021

    In this paper an endeavour was made to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 on the achievement of the investment objectives by selected ETFs in developed and emerging markets. For this purpose, the tracking errors calculated for 18 different ETFs operating on the basis of American, Asian and European stock indexes were analyzed. The time range of the research was selected in such a way as to compare the period before the pandemic(pre-Covid)...

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  • Monika Klimowicz dr hab.

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    I am a political scientist and economist. My professional passion is to plan and effectively implement scientific projects that revolve around the socio-economic aspects of European integration. I have carried out research projects, within national and international research teams, funded by the Polish National Science Centre and the European Commission. The main areas of my studies have been so far innovation in regional development,...

  • MARKAL long-term power generation scenarios for Poland - Concept of the model

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    In this paper we have presented the concept of Polish MARKAL optimization model developed for the needs of power generation scenarios in long-term perspective i.e. by 2040. The depiction of Polish MARKAL with Reference Energy System structure was provided. In addition, basic model assumptions, energy technology database, projections of electricity demand and power plant ageing pathways were presented. Our goal is to test MARKAL...

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  • APPLICATION OF INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY TO NON-CONTACT TESTING OF AD/DC POWER SUPPLY

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    Testing of AC/DC power supplies using the thermography was carried out in order to assess their assembly and operation correctness before launching them on the market. The investigation was carried out for 17 AC/DC power supplies which passed the standard tests (measurements of their basic parameters and characteristics). The investigation consisted of two steps. In the first step the dispersion of temperature on power supply boards...

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  • Cross-border transmission line configuration influence on the electrical power and energy billing process

    In 2015 a connection between the Polish and Lithuanian power systems become fully operational. The connection consists of a 400 kV double circuit transmission line and a back-to-back HVDC substation located on the Lithuanian side. A magnetic couplings between the circuits of the transmission line cause that during power transmission a different values of active power losses are observed in both circuits. This situation may cause...

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  • Theory vs. practice. Searching for a path of practical education

    The introduction of a three-tier model of higher education (the Bologna model) has led to considerable changes in the 1st- and 2nd-tier technical courses at universities. At present, a student with a bachelor’s degree can be employed in his / her profession after completing only 7 semesters of study. A search is under way for methods of combining theoretical knowledge taught at universities with practical knowledge gained afterwards....

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  • Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap Versus Evolving Trade And Labour Market Structures in the EU

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    - Year 2012

    This paper proposes an alternative approach to the empirical study of wage gap between workers with different educational levels in the enlarged EU. The analysis is based on sectoral database, linking labor market statistics and trade data at the level of 12 manufacturing sectors in a group of 20 European countries: selected New Member States (NMS-5) and former EU-15 economies, in the period 1995-2005. The results of the empirical...

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  • Power and energy measurement problems in transmission line between Poland-Lithuania

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    - Year 2016

    The paper discusses problem of power and energy metering in double circuit overhead transmission line. Considerations are based on example of transmission line connecting Polish substation Bis Elk and Lithuanian substation Alytus.

  • Mateusz Kopec Dr hab. inż.

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    Head of the Materials and Structural Testing Laboratory in Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAS and Academic visitor in Imperial College London. Lecturer and Master/PhD students supervisor in Doctoral School of IPPT PAN and TIB PAN, and Imperial College London. Member of Polish Materials Science Society, Member of the Board of Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and Council Member of the European...

  • Market knowledge and new product performance: the mediating effects of new product performance

    Market knowledge is recognised as an important predictor of new product performance, which existing studies have proven. However, a missing link in this relationship is creativity, and specifically, as a natural process in product innovation. This study aims to examine a model that includes two mediating mechanisms between market knowledge scope and two new product outcomes, respectively: a new product’s competitive advantage and...

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  • Strain gauges monitoring of arch bridge over the Vistula river in Toruń during construction

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    In 2013 one of the biggest Polish road bridges over the Vistula was built in Torun. Considering the use of original engineering solutions and innovative assembly it was decided on monitoring of strain gauges and assessment of building’s behaviour during its construction. The research was aimed at determining the degree of strain and the assessment of proper work of main arch girders during assembly phases. This work presents the...

  • Thematic Areas in the Polish Countryside and Their Role in Local Development

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    - Year 2018

    The article defines the phenomenon of space thematisation with regards to rural areas in Poland. The typology of thematic spaces and criteria of their comparative description have been proposed. Thematic villages, home gardens, amusement parks and housing estates have been distinguished. They have been compared in terms of spatial availability, the degree of user participation and the commercial vs. non-commercial creation purpose....

  • A Simulation Model for Risk and Pricing Competition in the Retail Lending Market

    We propose a simulation model of the retail lending market with two types of agents: borrowers searching for low interest rates and lenders competing through risk-based pricing. We show that individual banks observe adverse selection, even if every lender applies the same pricing strategy and a credit scoring model of comparable discrimination power. Additionally, the model justifies the reverse-S shape of the response rate curve....

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  • Evaluation of technical efficiency of heat and electric power generation

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    - Polish Maritime Research - Year 2009

    This paper presents an evaluation of technical efficiency and time-dependent changes in productivity of Polish professional electric power and heat&electric power stations by using Data Envelopment Analysis non-parametric method. The research covered the enterprises whose total available electric power amounted to about 98% of that of all professional thermal electric power stations in this country. The analysis has concerned...

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  • Mobile Networks' Analysis in Terms of QoS Performance Assessment

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    - Year 2023

    Quality of service (QoS) assessment is one of the basic processes carried out by mobile network operators (MNOs) and regulators of the telecommunications market. Usually, professional companies carry out measurements for various country areas and use cases (scenarios). In this paper, we show exemplary measurement results carried out in drive tests in the vicinity of the Polish capital by a professional company. The measurement...

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