Search results for: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MODELS - Bridge of Knowledge

Search

Search results for: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MODELS

Search results for: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MODELS

  • DIRECTIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND POWER PLANTS OF THE FACULTY OF OCEAN ENGINEERING AND SHIP TECHNOLOGY OF THE GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    Publication

    In this article the short historical outline of the Department of Marine and Land Power Plants of the Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology of the Gdansk University of Technology was introduced. Its activity beginnings, in the post-war history of the University, reach 1952. The leading scientific issues, which have been developed for years in three principal directions: design, manufacture and operation of machines and...

    Full text available to download

  • Technology Transfer

    Publication

    - Substance Use & Misuse - Year 1997

    Full text to download in external service

  • Hybrid model of the evolution of information technology support organisation

    Przedstawiono etapy budowy, weryfikacji i implementacji hybrydowego rozmytego modelu ewolucji organizacji wspomagania IT (information technology).

    Full text to download in external service

  • Enhancing women’s engagement in economic activities through information and communication technology deployment: evidence from Central–Eastern European countries

    This study takes a macro perspective to examine the associations between the economic deployment of information and communication technology (ICT), women’s labor market participation, and economic growth in Central–Eastern European countries between 1990 and 2017. We use data extracted from World Bank Development Indicators, World Development Reports, and the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database. Our methodological framework...

    Full text available to download

  • Derivation of Executable Test Models From Embedded System Models using Model Driven Architecture Artefacts - Automotive Domain

    Publication

    - Year 2006

    The approach towards system engineering compliant to Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) implies an increased need for research on the automation of the model-based test generation. This applies especially to embedded real-time system development where safety critical requirements must be met by a system. The following paper presents a methodology to derive basic Simulink test models from Simulink system models so as to execute them...

    Full text to download in external service

  • A High-Efficient Low-Voltage Rectifier for CMOS Technology

    A new configuration of rectifier suiting CMOS technology is presented. The rectifier consists of only two nchannel MOS transistors, two capacitors and two resistors; for this reason it is very favourable in manufacturing in CMOS technology. With these features the rectifier is easy to design and cheap in production. Despite its simplicity, the rectifier has relatively good characteristics, the voltage and power efficiency, and...

    Full text available to download

  • Symbolic multibody models for digital-twin applications

    Publication
    • N. Docquier
    • K. Lipiński
    • O. Lantsoght
    • S. Timmermans
    • P. Fisette

    - MULTIBODY SYSTEM DYNAMICS - Year 2023

    Symbolic generation of multibody systems equations of motion appeared in the 1980s. In addition to their computational advantage over their numerical counterparts, symbolic models can be very easily and straightforwardly interfaced with a wide range of software environments and hardware devices. These two features place this approach in a pole position to participate and intervene in the design of digital twins for systems such...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Differential models versus neural models in optimisation

    Publication

    - POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - Year 2009

    W pracy porównano zastosowanie modeli różniczkowych i modeli neuronowych dla celów optymalizacji.

  • Flow Process Models for Pipeline Diagnosis

    Publication

    This chapter examines the problem of modeling and parameterization of the transmission pipeline flow process. First, the base model for discrete time is presented, which is a reference for other developed models. Then, the diagonal approximation (AMDA) method is proposed, in which the tridiagonal sub-matrices of the recombination matrix are approximated by their diagonal counterparts, which allows for a simple determination of...

    Full text to download in external service

  • COMPARISON OF TWO MODELS OF CONDENSATION

    Publication

    - Year 2014

    In the low-pressure part of steam turbine, the state path usually crosses the saturation line in penultimate stages. At least last two stages of this part of turbines operate in two –phase region. The liquid phase in this region in mainly created in the process of homogeneous and heterogeneous condensation. Several observations confirm however, that condensation often occurs earlier than it is predicted by theory i.e. before the...

  • A Review of Hyperelastic Constitutive Models for Dielectric Elastomers

    Publication

    - Year 2023

    Dielectric elastomers are smart materials that are essential components in soft systems and structures. The core element of a dielectric elastomer is soft matter, which is mainly rubber-like and elastomeric. These soft materials show a nonlinear behaviour and have a nonlinear strain-stress curve. The best candidates for modelling the nonlinear behaviour of such materials are hyperelastic strain energy functions. Hyperelastic functions...

    Full text to download in external service

  • A review on analytical models of brushless permanent magnet machines

    Publication

    This study provides an in-depth investigation of the use of analytical and numerical methods in analyzing electrical machines. Although numerical models such as the finite-element method (FEM) can handle complex geometries and saturation effects, they have significant computational burdens, are time-consuming, and are inflexible when it comes to changing machine geometries or input values. Analytical models based on magnetic equivalent...

    Full text available to download

  • Application of gaze tracking technology to quality of experience domain

    Publication

    - Year 2010

    A new methodological approach to study subjective assessment results employing gaze tracking technology is shown. Notions of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Quality of Experience (QoE) are shortly introduced in the context of their common application. Then, the gaze tracking system developed at the Multimedia Systems Department (MSD) of Gdansk University of Technology (GUT) is presented. A series of audio-visual subjective...

  • Game-based Sprint retrospectives: multiple action research

    In today’s fast-paced world of rapid technological change, software development teams need to constantly revise their work practices. Not surprisingly, regular reflection on how to become more effective is perceived as one of the most important principles of Agile Software Development. Nevertheless, running an effective and enjoyable retrospective meeting is still a challenge in real environments. As reported by several studies,...

    Full text available to download

  • Methodology for implementing power plant efficiency standards for power generation: potential emission reduction

    Publication
    • T. Mahlia
    • J. Lim
    • L. Aditya
    • T. Riayatsyah
    • A. Pg Abas
    • A. Nasruddin

    - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy - Year 2018

    Some methods of generating power such as power generation through coal, natural gas, oil result in inevitable emissions of greenhouse gases. While power generation is necessary due to its increasing demand, it is important for power companies to generate their power in an efcient manner to reduce its efect on the environment. One of the most efective ways of tackling inefciency issues is through the implementation of efciency standard....

    Full text available to download

  • Diagnostic Models and Estimators for LDI in Transmission Pipelines

    Publication

    This article considers and compares four analytical models of the pipeline flow process for leak detection and location tasks. The synthesis of these models is briefly outlined. Next, the methodology for generating data and diagnosing pipes is described, as well as experimental settings, assumptions and implemented scenarios. Finally, the quality of model-based diagnostic estimators has been evaluated for their bias, standard deviations...

    Full text available to download

  • Model of management of knowledge bases in the information technology evaluation environment

    Publication

    - Year 2008

    The paper presents the model of management of knowledge bases in multi-agent system for evaluation of information technologies (IT_MAS). Such system is being developed in Gdansk Uni-versity of Technology by Information Technology Management Team. Multi-agent system is supposed to support manager level specialists during decision processes when there is identified need to buy or change any information technology. The main goal of...

  • A Perspective on Fast-SPICE Simulation Technology

    Publication

    - Year 2009

    This chapter presents an introduction to the area of accelerated transistor-level (‘fast-SPICE’) simulation for automated verification and characterization of integrated circuits (ICs) from technologist’s perspective. It starts with outlining goals, expectations and typical usage models for fast-SPICE simulators, stressing how they differ from regular SPICE tools. It continues with presenting and classifying core technologies typically...

  • Mathematical Models in Design Process of Ship Bow Thrusters

    Publication

    - Year 2016

    The paper describes an application of simulation models for computer-aided design of ship bow thrusters. Generation of simulation models of ship bow thruster requires development and verifying of mathematical models of system component elements. Using the results of simulation the expert system is able to determine, that the rules of classification societies are met. Design procedures and mathematical models are part of an expert...

  • Mathematical Models in Design Process of Ship Bow Thrusters

    Publication

    - Year 2016

    The presentation is about an application of simulation models for computer-aided design of ship bow thrusters. Generation of simulation models of ship bow thruster requires development and verifying of mathematical models of system component elements. Using the results of simulation the expert system is able to determine, that the rules of classification societies are met. Design procedures and mathematical models are part of an...

    Full text available to download

  • Potential applicability of ontologies for the evaluation of information technology

    Publication

    In this article we present the possibilities of using ontologies as a part of a multi-agent system (MAS) designed for the evaluation of information technologies. This is a part of a broader idea devel-oped by the team of researchers at Gdańsk University of Technology. The article deals with defining ontologies, presenting main technologies for their design and implementation and proposes, initially, domains of the ontologies' interest...

  • Overview of new product development strategies and models

    Publication

    - Catallaxy - Year 2023

    Motivation: The motivation for the overview presented in this article is to provide a starting point for considering whether existing new product development methodology and its level of detail allows product teams to develop high-quality and business-effective product concepts. Aim: The aim of this article is recognise the current state of research into new product development methodology and to present the strategies and models...

    Full text available to download

  • Tip-Based Nanofabrication as a Rapid Prototyping Tool for Quantum Science and Technology

    Publication

    Tip-Based Nanofabication as a Rapid Prototyping Tool for Quantum Science and Technology discusses the development of cantilevered nanotips techniques of quantum devices prototyping and how they evolved from scanning probe microscopy. Also covered are the advantages and future prospects of atomic resolution capability and how to use this enabling technology as a rapid prototyping tool for quantum science and technology.

    Full text to download in external service

  • Quality Assurance of Educational Processes as the Foundation of the Quality Management System in Gdansk University of Technology

    Publication

    - Year 2011

    The paper presents a model of quality management system (QMS) developed by the author in Gdansk University of Technology (GUT). The core of the model is internal quality assurance system of educational processes based on the ENQA guidelines. Next described in the paper steps of GUT QMS development are the implementation of one of the normative QMS models (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025) in selected organizational units of GUT and...

  • Modeling of medium flow processes in transportation pipelines - the synthesis of their state-space models and the analysis of the mathematical properties of the models for leak detection purposes

    Publication

    - Year 2019

    The dissertation concerns the issue of modeling the pipeline flow process under incompressible and isothermal conditions, with a target application to the leak detection and isolation systems. First, an introduction to the model-based process diagnostics is provided, where its basic terminology, tools, and methods are described. In the following chapter, a review of the state of the art in the field of leak detection and isolation...

  • General building technology III

    e-Learning Courses
    • T. Zybała

  • Global Digital Technology Convergence: Driving Diffusion via Network Effects

    Publication

    - Year 2024

    Since the 1970s, we have witnessed unprecedented diffusion of digital technologies in both speed and geographic coverage. These technologies are pervasive and disruptive, and lead to profound shifts and transformations in societies and economies. Many claim that emerging network externalities are the principal phenomenon driving the process of technology diffusion and determining its in-time dynamics. This book analyses the unique...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Intelligent Decision Forest Models for Customer Churn Prediction

    Publication
    • F. E. Usman-Hamzah
    • A. O. Balogun
    • L. F. Capretz
    • H. A. Mojeed
    • S. Mahamad
    • S. A. Salihu
    • A. G. Akintola
    • S. Basri
    • R. T. Amosa
    • N. K. Salahdeen

    - Applied Sciences-Basel - Year 2022

    Customer churn is a critical issue impacting enterprises and organizations, particularly in the emerging and highly competitive telecommunications industry. It is important to researchers and industry analysts interested in projecting customer behavior to separate churn from non‐churn consumers. The fundamental incentive is a firm’s intent desire to keep current consumers, along with the exorbitant expense of gaining new ones....

    Full text available to download

  • A new method of presosns identification based on comparative analysis of 3D face models

    Publication

    - Year 2016

    The article presents the use of modern close range photogrammetry for possessing highly accurate 3D models of the human face (including the ears). Modern methods used to obtain precise data describing the construction of a human face, and even the whole human body, should allow to get finished measurement material in a very short time. Those features belong to the optical scanning technology. Comparative analysis of models of the...

  • Influence of passive house technology on time and cost of construction investment

    Publication

    - Year 2018

    Due to the changes in the energy standards for housing in Poland there are many concerns. Is the standard required by the regulation achievable and if it is, then at what cost? There are many solutions to construct a building in line with the requirements of passive house technology. They are differentiated by price and time required for implementation. This study is based on the solution proposed by one of Polish companies, offering...

    Full text available to download

  • Technology transfer centers as an instrument for the development of technological capabilities

    Publication

    - Year 2016

    Purpose of the article is to show how technology transfer centers (TTCs) can affect the development of technological capabilities as a result of cooperation between the science and business sectors on the example of Polish experiences in this field. Scientific aims: The first scientific aim was to present the role of TTCs in the development of technological capabilities. The second scientific aim was to discuss the research results...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Comparative testing of numerical models of river ice jams

    Publication
    • C. Rick
    • B. Spyros
    • G. Joe
    • H. Dan
    • S. Yuntong
    • M. Jarrod
    • M. Mike
    • S. Jean-Philippe
    • T. Kolerski
    • H. Toa Shen

    - CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING - Year 2011

    Ice processes in general, and ice jams in particular, play a dominant role in the hydrologic regime of Canadian rivers, often causing extreme floods and affecting the life cycle of many aquatic, terrestrial, and avian species. Various numerical models have been developed to help simulate the formation and consequences of these very dynamic and often destructive jam events. To test and compare the performance of existing models,...

    Full text to download in external service

  • USE OF LANGMUIR PROBE IN DIESEL ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH Part I MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY. - Part 1 : MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

    Publication

    - Journal of Polish CIMEEAC - Year 2013

    In the paper, the basic assumptions of diesel engine cylinder system's diagnosing method, based on observation of emerging and moving electric charges of ionized gas in the combustion workspaces, using Langmuir's probe. In the first part of the paper, only the technology of the measurement and results of the preliminary diagnostic tests of laboratory engine Farymann Diesel D10 were presented. The primary purpose of the research...

    Full text available to download

  • State of the art electronic nose technology and future trends

    Publication

    - Year 2010

    This chapter briefly reviews the progress in field of artificial olfaction and demonstrates future trends in electronic nose technology. The discussion about e-nose concern also a big challenge for the pattern recognition (PARC) systems due to several particular problems they involve. Finally, the application of e-nose in different areas of life is given.

  • Rothe’s method for physiologically structured models with diffusion

    Publication

    - Mathematica Slovaca - Year 2018

    We consider structured population models with diffusion and dynamic boundary conditions. The respective approximation, called Rothe’s method, produces positive and exponentially bounded solutions. Its solutions converge to the exact solution of the original PDE.

    Full text to download in external service

  • Ontology-Driven Rule-Based Model for an Extension of Information Technology Infrastructure Library Processes

    Publication

    The aim of this study is to present the stages for building a development model to create information technology (IT) systems for IT service providers. In order to ensure the consistency of the model, a novel solution is proposed where the stages of the model's construction are controlled using ontologies dedicated to the ITIL standard. In this article, a description of models used to assess the provider organization, with particular...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Integrate-and-fire models with an almost periodic input function

    Publication

    - JOURNAL OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS - Year 2018

    We investigate leaky integrate-and-fire models (LIF models for short) driven by Stepanov and μ-almost periodic functions. Special attention is paid to the properties of the firing map and its displacement, which give information about the spiking behavior of the considered system. We provide conditions under which such maps are well-defined and are uniformly continuous. We show that the LIF models with Stepanov almost periodic...

    Full text available to download

  • Dynamic Bankruptcy Prediction Models for European Enterprises

    This manuscript is devoted to the issue of forecasting corporate bankruptcy. Determining a firm’s bankruptcy risk is one of the most interesting topics for investors and decision-makers. The aim of the paper is to develop and to evaluate dynamic bankruptcy prediction models for European enterprises. To conduct this objective, four forecasting models are developed with the use of four different methods—fuzzy sets, recurrent and...

    Full text available to download

  • Identification of models and signals robust to occasional outliers

    Publication

    In this paper estimation algorithms derived in the sense of the least sum of absolute errors are considered for the purpose of identification of models and signals. In particular, off-line and approximate on-line estimation schemes discussed in the work are aimed at both assessing the coefficients of discrete-time stationary models and tracking the evolution of time-variant characteristics of monitored signals. What is interesting,...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Identification of models and signals robust to occasional outliers

    Publication

    In this paper estimation algorithms derived in the sense of the least sum of absolute errors are considered for the purpose of identification of models and signals. In particular, off-line and approximate on-line estimation schemes discussed in the work are aimed at both assessing the coefficients of discrete-time stationary models and tracking the evolution of time-variant characteristics of monitored signals. What is interesting,...

  • Adaption of Open Science Paradigm at Gdańsk University of Technology

    Publication

    - Year 2016

    The paper describes the basic principles standing behind Open Access and will try to dispel the doubts behind them. Further the solution adapted by the Gdańsk University of Technology is presented. Later on the systems that the University uses and means of their integration into a complex Open Science platform are described. Finally the procedures needed to publish a document in the repository alongside the University's policy...

    Full text available to download

  • 4D Models in World Wide Web

    Publication

    - Year 2018

    The paper presents some results of research curried out within the framework of the European project named "Cultural Heritage Through Time" (CHT2). One of the main project aims were to develop a methodology for sharing multi-temporal information via the Internet (webGIS) for remote analysis of structures and landscapes over time. Reported in this paper results are focused on testing two technologies (Hexagon and Esri) for online...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Application of the near-infrared spectroscopy in the pharmaceutical technology

    Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is currently the fastest-growing and the most versatile analytical method not only in the pharmaceutical sciences but also in the industry. This review focuses on recent NIR applications in the pharmaceutical technology. This article covers monitoring, by NIR, of many manufacturing processes, such as granulation, mixing or drying, in order to determine the end-point of these processes. In this...

  • Dariusz Mikielewicz prof. dr hab. inż.

    Professor Dariusz Mikielewicz – born on February 6, 1967. in Gdansk. Here in 1974 he enrolled first to the Elementary School No. 17, and then in the Grammar School No. 5, named after Stefan Żeromski in Gdansk-Oliwa. After graduating from the Secondary School, with honors, in 1985 he successfully passed the entrance exams to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Technical University of Gdansk, where he graduated with a very good...

  • Three-Dimensional Printing of Bone Models

    Publication

    - Year 2021

    The trabecular bone occurs, for example, in the femoral heads. Understanding the phenomenon of bone tissue degeneration can be the basis for the possibility of looking for alternative methods of surgical treatment of bone loss. The paper presents the results of the trabecular bone model, which was produced in additive manufacturing method with fused filament fabrication technology. The verification of the mechanical behavior of...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Launching of steel bridge girder. Application of nonlinear shell models

    Publication

    The paper describes the final technology of launching the steel bridge superstructure. The original technology failed in the first construction stage. Local damage of steel webs caused by plastic buckling stopped the procedure. In the effect of damage a new consulting team was employed to solve the problem and redesign a technology of constructing. The key element of the new solution was developed with great help of non-linear...

    Full text to download in external service

  • Concept for Perfecting the Marketing of New Technologies at Gdańsk University of Technology

    The chapter discusses the problem of improving the use of modern marketing achievements in the development and offering of new technologies, based on the experience of the Gdansk University of Technology (PG). Were discussed the concept, features, benefits and conditions of modern marketing, as well as the essence of the new technologies and ways of transferring them from scientific research units to the economy. Presented past...

    Full text available to download

  • Towards New Mappings between Emotion Representation Models

    Publication

    There are several models for representing emotions in affect-aware applications, and available emotion recognition solutions provide results using diverse emotion models. As multimodal fusion is beneficial in terms of both accuracy and reliability of emotion recognition, one of the challenges is mapping between the models of affect representation. This paper addresses this issue by: proposing a procedure to elaborate new mappings,...

    Full text available to download

  • Uniform Model Interface for Assurance Case Integration with System Models

    Publication

    - Year 2017

    Assurance cases are developed and maintained in parallel with corresponding system models and therefore need to reference each other. Managing the correctness and consistency of interrelated safety argument and system models is essential for system dependability and is a nontrivial task. The model interface presented in this paper enables a uniform process of establishing and managing assurance case references to various types...

    Full text available to download

  • The shape of an ROC curve in the evaluation of credit scoring models

    Publication

    The AUC, i.e. the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, or its scaled version, the Gini coefficient, are the standard measures of the discriminatory power of credit scoring. Using binormal ROC curve models, we show how the shape of the curves affects the economic benefits of using scoring models with the same AUC. Based on the results, we propose that the shape parameter of the fitted ROC curve is reported...

    Full text available to download