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Conditional Value-at-Risk Vs. Value-at-Risk to Multi-Objective Portfolio Optimization
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Atomic Force Microscope data post-processing algorithm for higher harmonics imaging
PublicationPrevious works have proved that higher harmonics topography imaging using atomic force microscope (AFM) can significantly enhanced its measurement capabilities. Integrated tools dedicated to most of microscopes allow to visualize the investigated surface only by one selected harmonic. Because of the different characteristics of a sample, scanning tip and the environment, appropriate harmonic selection is time consuming and requires...
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Measurement of efficiency education in public higher education institutions not subject to the supervision of the ministry of science and higher education in Poland
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Systems of Public Higher Education in Poland and Germany. Evidence from Institution Level Data
PublicationThe chapter presents a comparative analysis of public higher education systems (HES) in Germany and Poland. Instead of limiting our study to macro indicators such as gross expenditure on higher education or R&D as per cent of GDP, we draw on the evidence based on micro data especially collected for this study and concerning individual higher education institutions (HEIs). Comparative analysis is based on a sample of 71 public...
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Value of Age Diversity – Declarations and Practice in Polish Organizations
PublicationThe present article relates to management of age diverse teams in organisations and enterprises located in Poland. Managing diversity is an active and conscious process leading not only to a lack of discriminatory conduct but above all to making full use of the potential of the team. The potential resulting from the diversity of knowledge, skills and experience. The diversity of the age of the team members is in fact a differentiation...
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Investigating Analytics Dashboards’ Support for the Value-based Healthcare Delivery Model
PublicationImproving the value of care is one of the essential aspects of Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) model today. VBHC is a new HC delivery model which is centered on patient health outcomes and improvements. There is anecdotal evidence that the use of decision aid tools like dashboards can play a significant role in the successful implementation of VBHC models. However, there has been little or no systematic studies and reviews to establish...
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Personal Brand Value and Social Media, the Top Football Players’ Case
PublicationPersonal branding valuation and social media usage are new and empirically unexplored areas of research. The aim of the presented study is to determine how social media performance and sentiment are related to the value of a personal brand. Based on an example of 100 most valuable football players, in reference to transfermarkt.com and the sentione.com (sentiment analysis), the author points out the strongest...
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Chain Action - How Do Countries Add Value Through Digital Government?
PublicationThis study examineshow countries develop and benefit from Digital Government(DG).The literature proposes various conceptualizations of the value-adding logic of DG, but the benchmarking practice is not respondingto such proposals.For instance, the United Nations’E-Government Surveycombines the readiness and uptake indicatorsand failsto cover any impactindicators;thus,its diagnostic valueis limited. To overcome...
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On the differential effect of temperature on the Nusselt-Rayleigh relationship in free convection
PublicationThe aim of and inspiration behind this paper was to explain the reasons, also observed by other researchers, of the discrepancy in the results of experimental free convection, which for small Rayleigh and Nusselt numbers in the initial phase of research can sometimes reach several hundred percent. These discrepancies decrease with increasing heating power and plate surface temperature, in proportion to the increase in Ra and Nu,...
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The structure of 50(2Bi2O3-V2O5)-50SrB4O7 measured with X-ray diffraction method during heating
Open Research DataThe structure changes of 50(2Bi2O3-V2O5)-50SrB4O7 glass occurred during increase in temperature was measured by XRD.
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Optical and photoelectrochemical characterization of pulsed laser deposited Bi4V2O11, BICUVOX, and BIZNVOX
PublicationThin layers of three compounds from the BIMEVOX family (Bi4V2O11, Bi2V0.9Cu0.1O5.35, and Bi2V0.9Zn0.1O5.35) were prepared via pulsed laser deposition technique on quartz, silicon, and platinum foil and tested as photoanodes for water photooxidation. The film formation, as well as the crystallization upon heating, was characterized using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The optical properties were investigated using spectroscopic...
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Waste Tyres Pyrolysis for Obtaining Limonene
PublicationThis review deals with the technologies of limonene production from waste tyre pyrolysis. Thermal decomposition is attractive for tackling the waste tyre disposal problem, as it enables both: energy to be recovered and limonene to be obtained. This material management recycling of tyres is environmentally more beneficial than the burning of all valuable products, including limonene. Given this recoverability of materials from waste...
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Influence of process of straightening ship hull structure made of 316L stainless steel on corrosion resistance and mechanical properties
PublicationThe 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, for architectural elements, and many others. The chemical composition of corrosion-resistant...
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Cooperation of ORC installation with a gas boiler as a perspective co-generation system for households
PublicationThis paper reports tests of an innovative micro-CHP unit prototype, consisting of a traditional gas boiler and organic Rankine cycle (ORC), which incorporates original system components such as an axial vapour microturbine, evaporator and condenser. The system co-generates heat and electricity for a single household or a group of households. Electricity is only a by-product during production of heat. While testing the prototype,...
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Assessment of Corrosive Behaviour and Microstructure Characterization of Hybrid Friction Stir Welded Martensitic Stainless Steel
PublicationThis study examined the effect of induction heating on the microstructure and corrosion characteristics of hybrid friction stir welded AISI 410 stainless steel. Five joints have been produced with different friction stir welding parameters like welding speed, spindle speed, plunge depth, and induction power. Their microstructures were evaluated using a scanning electron microscope, and chemical composition was examined using...
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CEE Trade in Services: Value-Added Versus Gross Terms Approaches
PublicationThis article assesses the impact of the determinants of service exports in both value-added terms and gross terms for seven Central Eastern European economies in 1995–2011. The results confirm the importance of increasing labor productivity and highly skilled and medium-skilled workers in the growth of trade in services. Exports of services are also supported by linkages between domestic services, especially business services,...
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Problems in designing and operating the functional safety solutions of higher integriity levels
PublicationThe aim of this article is to identify and discuss some problems that have been encountered in designing and operating the functional safety solutions of higher safety integrity levels (SIL 3 and SIL 4) in the light of analyses outlined in a new version of the international standard IEC 61508:2010. Examples of such solutions are the electric / electronic / programmable electronic systems (E/E/PESs) and the safety instrumented systems...
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Enhancing Customer Engagement in Social Media with AI – a Higher Education case study
PublicationPurpose. The study aims to demonstrate the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) and examples of tools based on it in the process of enhancing (building, measuring, and managing) customer engagement (CE) in social media in the higher education industry. CE is one of the current essential non-financial indicators of company performance in Digital Marketing strategy. The article presents a decision support system (DSS) based...
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Acoustic heating in a weakly dispersive fluid flow
PublicationZbadano specyficzną rolę dyspersyjnych własności płynu w generacji ogrzewania przez straty energii fali akustycznej. Przedstawiono ilustracje zaistniałego ogrzewania powstającego na skutek przejścia dwoch typów fal - impulsowej i stacjonarnej.
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Utulization of biomass for heating purposes in pomeranian region
PublicationW publikacji przedstawiono analizę potencjału użycia odnawialnych źródeł energii do produkcji ciepła w regionie pomorskim. Każde miasto regionu zostało oszacowane pod względem potencjału użycia odnawialnych źródeł energii. Dwa obszary miejskie cechują się tym, że mają potencjał pokrycia swojego zapotrzebowania na ciepło tylko ze słomy, czyli możemy rozpatrywać produkcję ciepła z kotłów opalanych słomą jako 100% potencjalne zapotrzebowanie...
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Measurement accuracy of the system to control the microwave heating.
PublicationPrzedstawiono skrótowo zasadę pracy i konstrukcję systemu do badań naukowych procesów grzania mikrofalowego. Wyprowadzono wyrażenie opisujące wartość średniokwadratową błędu pomiaru energii mikrofalowej i przeanalizowano składowe błędu pomiaru powodowane przez rzeczywiście występujące w układzie pomiarowym parametry techniczne jego części mikrofalowej.
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Heating of fuse - elements in transient and steady - state
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki obliczeń numerycznych nagrzewania topików bezpieczników w stanach nieustalonych i ustalonych i wykonanych w pakiecie FLUX 2D. W obliczeniach uwzględniono nagrzewania całej wkładki bezpiecznikowej. Do analizy wybrano temperaturę w przewężeniu topika. W wyniku przeprowadzonych badań stwierdzono, że przy obliczaniu parametrów przedłukowych należy uwzględniać przewodzenie ciepła w topiku oraz brać pod uwagę zmienną...
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Analysis of resistive and inductive heating of railway turnouts
PublicationElektryczne ogrzewanie rozjazdów kolejowych jest istotnym problemem technicznym i ekonomicznym. Z tych względów potrzebne są badania w celu optymalizacji systemu ogrzewania rozjazdów kolejowych. W artykule przedstawiono analizę porównawczą strat energii podczas ogrzewania rozjazdów kolejowych z wykorzystaniem dwóch różnych metod. Analiza ogrzewania rozjazdów przeprowadzono w programie ANSYS.(Analiza oporowego i indukcyjnego nagrzewania...
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Effect of the inclination angle of the condenser on the heat transfer coefficient value – experimental study
PublicationWhen considering problem of the condensation of the refrigerant in a flow inside channel, one needs to pay attention to the shape of its cross-section, the hydraulic diameter, the channel length as well as the orientation of the channel axis in space (horizontal, vertical, inclined). This paper presents an experimental study concerning the effect of the inclination angle of the condenser with a single coil pipe on the heat transfer...
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Symmetrical women have higher potential fertility
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Access to Higher Education: the Adult Learners' Perspective
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Higher-Order Spectra in Nanoparticle Gas Sensors.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań rezystancji fluktuacji w rezystancyjnych sensorach gazu wykonanych z nanocząstek Pdx(WO3)1-x dla x=0.01 oraz x=0.12. Rozkład prawdopodobieństwa obserwowanych fluktuacji wskazywał na występowanie składowej o rozkładzie różnym od rozkładu normalnego. Do jego scharakteryzowania wykorzystano spektra wyższych rzędów oraz ich przekroje.
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The culture of excellence and its dimensions in higher education
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Multimedia in teaching economics and management in higher education.
PublicationNowadays, the use of multimedia teaching materials at universities makes a standard practice. However their saturation is still quite low comparing to the expectations of students - the main consumers of the information contained therein. This article will present the results of research conducted among students of Management and Engineering Management carried at the Technical University of Gdańsk. Some students of Computer Science...
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Nanotechnology for Enhancement of Food Value
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Boundary value problems for ODEs.
PublicationPrzedmiotem badań są problemy brzegowe dla równań różniczkowych zwyczajnych.W zależności od parametru lambda [występującego w warunku brzegowym] zdefiniowano ciągi monotoniczne i stosując metodę kwasi linearyzacji pokazano,że przy pewnych założeniach ciągi te są zbieżne do jedynego rozwiązania problemu brzegowego i jest to zbieżność kwadratowa. W pracy zawarte są pewne rozważania dotyczące brzegowych nierówności różniczkowych.
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Higher Responsiveness to Rosuvastatin in Polygenic versus Monogenic Hypercholesterolemia: A Propensity Score Analysis
PublicationBackground: The monogenic defect in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is detected in ∼40% of cases. The majority of mutation-negative patients have a polygenic cause of high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C). We sought to investigate whether the underlying monogenic or polygenic defect is associated with the response to rosuvastatin. Methods: FH Individuals were tested for mutations in LDLR and APOB genes. A previously established LDL-C-specific...
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Trade in value added of countries involved in TTIP: EU-USA comparison
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to present key facts concerning trade in the value added of those countries participating in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In particular, we describe how involvement in global production networks (GPN) varies across EU countries with respect to the United States.
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Professional prospects of polish logisticians in the light of the higher education: students’ opinion research.
PublicationThe paper focuses on a topic concerning the students’ professional future. Students more often and more are prepared to leave the labor market. In addition to the ongoing higher education they get their education at a variety of courses and trainings; they increase their skills in workshops or attend internships and practices to become attractive candidates for the job in the eyes of a potential employer. At this point a number...
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Wage determination, Global Value Chains and role played by wage bargaining schemes: The case of Poland
PublicationThis study examines the linkages between GVC involvement and wages in Poland given different wage bargaining schemes. The analysis is based on microdata from the European Structure of Earnings Survey for Poland combined with sectoral data from the World Input-Output Database. In particular, two measures of GVC involvement were used: the share of foreign value added (FVA) to export and the measure of traditional offshoring. The...
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On well-posedness of the first boundary-value problem within linear isotropic Toupin–Mindlin strain gradient elasticity and constraints for elastic moduli
PublicationWithin the linear Toupin–Mindlin strain gradient elasticity we discuss the well-posedness of the first boundary-value problem, that is, a boundary-value problem with Dirichlet-type boundary conditions on the whole boundary. For an isotropic material we formulate the necessary and sufficient conditions which guarantee existence and uniqueness of a weak solution. These conditions include strong ellipticity written in terms of higher-order...
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The role of the One-Belt One-Road initiative in China's exports and global value chains
PublicationResearch background: China is regarded as the “world factory” highly involved in international trade and plays an increasingly important role in the global value chains (GVC). Additionally, the “One-Belt One-Road” (OBOR) initiative was proposed by the Chinese government to further promote China in the international market. Purpose of the article: The article explores the role of the OBOR in China’s exports and global value...
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Preparation and characterisation of solution-cast Nafion membrane
PublicationNafion is a commercial name for a perfluorosulfonic polymer, which has been developed in 1962 by Dupont de Nemours. This polymer consists of a polytetrafluoroethylene backbone and regular spaced long perfluorovinyl ether pendant side chains terminated by a sulfonate ionic group. These sulfonate groups are responsible for cation-exchange properties of Nafion. Thanks to the ion-exchange properties, water permeability, good chemical,...
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Pipeline System for Heat Transportation from Nuclear Power Plant – an Optimizing Approach
PublicationOver the last few years heat piping insulation technology and pump systems efficiency have been significantly improved. Reduced thermal losses encourage heat transportation over long distances. It provides an opportunity for increasing thermodynamic efficiency of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) that are often located in rural areas because of safety issues. It can be achieved by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation, as heat produced...
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Real-time simulator of agricultural biogas plant
PublicationThis article presents a real-time simulator of an agricultural biogas plant. The project contains biogas and biomass circuits simulation, as well as heating circuit simulation with a complete control system and visualization interface of the whole process. The software tool used to simulate the plant work is CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), which enables a user to create and test simulation objects based on fundamental physical...
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THE THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE SZEWALSKI HIERARCHIC VAPOUR CYCLE COOPERATED WITH THE SYSTEM OF HEAT RECOVERY
PublicationIn this paper, thermodynamic analysis of the Szewalski hierarchic vapour cycle cooperated with the system of heat recovery from exhaust gases are presented. According to that purpose, the CFM (Computation Flow Mechanics [1,3]) approach has correctly been used. The whole system consists of the first traditional steam cycle, the second organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and system of heat recovery with use of water with temperature 90...
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Hydrogen production from ethanol In nitrogen microwave plasma At atmospheric pressure
PublicationHydrogen seems to be one of the most promising alternative energy sources. It is a renewable fuel as it could be produced from e.g. waste or bio-ethanol. Furthermore hydrogen is compatible with fuel cells and is environmentally clean. In contrast to conventional methods of hydrogen production such as water electrolysis or coal gasification we propose a method based on atmospheric pressure microwave plasma. In this paper we present...
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Will NILM Technology Replace Multi-Meter Telemetry Systems for Monitoring Electricity Consumption?
PublicationThe estimation of electric power utilization, its baseload, and its heating, light, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) power component, which represents a very large portion of electricity usage in commercial facilities, are important for energy consumption controls and planning. Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) is the analytical method used to monitor the energy and disaggregate total electrical usage into appliance-related...
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Thermomagnetic behavior of a semiconductor material heated by pulsed excitation based on the fourth-order MGT photothermal model
PublicationThis article proposes a photothermal model to reveal the thermo-magneto-mechanical properties of semiconductor materials, including coupled diffusion equations for thermal conductivity, elasticity, and excess carrier density. The proposed model is developed to account for the optical heating that occurs through the semiconductor medium. The Moore–Gibson–Thompson (MGT) equation of the fourth-order serves as the theoretical framework...
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On Solvability of Boundary Value Problems for Elastic Micropolar Shells with Rigid Inclusions
PublicationIn the framework of the linear theory of micropolar shells, existence and uniqueness theorems for weak solutions of boundary value problems describing small deformations of elastic micropolar shells connected to a system of absolutely rigid bodies are proved. The definition of a weak solution is based on the principle of virial movements. A feature of this problem is non-standard boundary conditions at the interface between the...
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Bee Bread Exhibits Higher Antimicrobial Potential Compared to Bee Pollen
PublicationThis study aimed at investigation of the antimicrobial potential of ethanolic extracts of bee bread (BB) and bee pollen (BP) and suspensions of these products in MHB (Mueller Hinton Broth). We covered 30 samples of BP and 19 samples of BB harvested in Polish apiaries. Slightly lower activity was observed against Gram-negative bacteria compared to Gram-positive staphylococci. BB extracts exhibited higher inhibitory potential with...
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Higher harmonics of the intensity modulated Photocurrent/Photovoltage spectroscopy response - a tool for studying photoelectrochemical nonlinearities
PublicationIn this work, a higher harmonic analysis (HHA) of the intensity modulated photocurrent/photovoltage (IMPS/IMVS) spectroscopy data is proposed as a potent tool for studying nonlinear phenomena in photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic systems. Analytical solutions of kinetic equations were constructed for cases of single and double resonance accounting for various sources of higher harmonics. These sources correspond to the physical...
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Higher responsiveness to rosuvastatin in polygenic versus monogenic hypercholesterolaemia: a propensity score analysis
PublicationBackground The underlying monogenic defect in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can be detected in ∼40% of cases. The majority of mutation-negative patients have a polygenic cause of high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) due to having inherited a greater than average number of common LDL-C raising single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Purpose We sought to investigate, whether the monogenic or polygenic defect in FH is associated with...
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The influence of inflation pressure and ambient temperature on the value of the truck tires rolling resistance
PublicationThe articlediscusses the effect of inflation pressure and the ambient temperature on the value of the rolling resistance of truck tires which directly translates into fuel consumption. For this purpose, a series of measurements was made at two ambient temperatures (at 25°C and -15°C), using different pumping pressures.
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The impact of China’s One-Belt One-Road initiative on international trade and global value chains
PublicationThis study examines the potential effects of China’s ‘One-Belt One-Road’initiative (OBOR) on trade flows and global value chain (GVC) connections.The empirical analysis is based on the augmented trade gravity model, which comprises 186 economies and 199 of their partners from 2000 to 2018. We also estimate the gravity model for involvement in GVC (domestic value added in intermediate exports, foreign value added in exports, and...