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A Review of Emotion Recognition Methods Based on Data Acquired via Smartphone Sensors
PublicationIn recent years, emotion recognition algorithms have achieved high efficiency, allowing the development of various affective and affect-aware applications. This advancement has taken place mainly in the environment of personal computers offering the appropriate hardware and sufficient power to process complex data from video, audio, and other channels. However, the increase in computing and communication capabilities of smartphones,...
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DOP and Pseudorange Error Estimation in Mobile GNSS Systems for Android OS Applications
PublicationIn the near past, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) were only offered for a narrow group of recipients. Nowadays, thanks to mobile devices, they are available to anyone and everywhere. Personal navigation, searching for POI (Point of Interest), etc., had become a basic essential activity. Thanks to the widespread and availability of smartphones each user can obtain information considering his or her location even in an...
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The Association Between Religion and Healthcare Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Conscience Clause. A Preliminary Study From Poland
PublicationObjectives: This study was designed to determine the relationship between religion and healthcare practitioners’ attitudes towards conscience clauses in Poland.Methods: We developed a survey assessing impact of religion on attitudes healthcare professionals towards the conscience clause. These questions were explored using a sample of 300 Polish healthcare professionals.Results: The results indicate that religiosity...
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Microgrid Energy Management System
PublicationIn the era of rapid development of "green energy” and storage devices, microgrids implemented in line with the concept of distributed generation can be an effective form of power management. There is a need for an efficient, optimal and reliable control of the combined infrastructure. The article presents a flexible, configurable microgrid's resources control system, which executes the task of meeting the electricity demand of...
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New Method for Increasing Precision of Position Estimation in Hybrid Inertial Navigation System
PublicationIn article new method for increasing precision of position estimation by using inertial navigation in hybrid localization system with reduced number of reference nodes for radio distance measurements was presented. Measuring campaign using developed measuring stand were carried out to verify precision of position estimation of moving person in indoor environment.
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Model rozwoju kompetencji kierowniczych w małych firmach informatycznych
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono wyniki badania nad rozwojem kompetencji kierowniczych w małych firmach IT. Omówiono badania ankietowe służące określeniu ważności poszczególnych kompetencji z modelu ICB organizacji IPMA dla małych firm. Na podstawie wyników ankiet wyróżniono trzy klasy ważności kompetencji kierowniczych dla typowej małej firmy IT, którą scharakteryzowano. Opracowana klasyfikacja może być podstawą rozwiązania doradczego...
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Obszary doskonalenia jakości obsługi pacjentów na przykładzie gabinetów lekarzy rodzinnych
PublicationW niniejszym rozdziale zaprezentowano możliwość identyfikacji kluczowych obszarów mających wpływ na doskonalenie jakości obsługi pacjentów, na przykładzie najczestszej specjalizacji występującej w publicznej opiece zdrowotnej, jaką są lekarze rodzinni. W rozdziale zaprezentowano charakterystyke obszarów z uwzglednieniem różnych podejść. Tego typu analizy wraz z uwzględnieniem pacującego w przychodni personelu pozwoliły na jednoczesną...
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A telemedical and an outpatient thoracic impedance measurements - a validation algorithm of the electrodes placement
PublicationThis paper presents the algorithm for validation of electrodes locations for the thoracic impedance measurements. In particular the presented algorithm was designed to perform the telemetric sleep apnea monitoring. One of the problems, during the clinical tests of a developed device, was to preserve the repeatability of measurements. It strongly depended on the appropriate electrodes placement on the examined person’s thorax. It...
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Dochody gospodarstw domowych i ich determinanty – zróżnicowanie regionalne w UE
PublicationCelem niniejszego opracowania jest ustalenie skali regionalnego zróżnicowania dochodów gospodarstw domowych w UE oraz korelacji pomiędzy wybranymi wielkościami ekonomicznymi a dochodami do dyspozycji uzyskiwanymi przez gospodarstwa domowe w przeliczeniu na 1 mieszkańca. Analizy dokonano w oparciu o dane publikowane przez Eurostat dla 2013 r. z podziałem na regiony NUTS 2, wykorzystując współczynnik korelacji Pearsona jako miarę...
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Marketingowe aspekty kształtowania centrum logistycznego
PublicationScharakteryzowano centrum logistyczne i proces jego kształtowania. Omówiono marketingowe aspekty projektowania centrum logistycznego, w tym określenie partnerów, ich potrzeb oraz decyzji dotyczących profilu i zakresu działalności. Wymieniono marketingowe aspekty budowy centrum logistycznego, w tym kształtowanie personelu, pozyskanie poparcia jego budowy, przygotowanie i wdrożenie zintegrowanych instrumentów marketingowych, budowanie...
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Generalized Euler method for nonlinear first order partial differential equations.
PublicationKlasyczne rozwiązania nieliniowych równań różniczkowych cząstkowych pierwszego rzędu są aproksymowane w tej pracy za pomocą rozwiązań quasiliniowych układów równań różnicowych. Podstawowa idea pracy jest oparta na teorii charakterystyk. Podane są warunki wystarczające dla zbieżności metody. Dowód stabilności schematu różnicowego wykorzystuje metodę porównawczą z nieliniowymi oszacowaniami typu Perrona dla danych funkcji.Podane...
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Psychosocial risks associated with the profession of train driver
PublicationExcellent competencies as well as a good physical and mental health are required in train drivers’ profession. Despite the changes in the structure of employment the train drivers above 46 years and job tenure longer than 30 years are the largest group. The generation gap is becoming more pronounced, and its fulfilment will not be easy. It is related not only to training of new personnel but also promotion of healthy work environment...
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The Bridge to Knowledge – Open Access to Scientific Research Results on Multidisciplinary Open System Transferring Knowledge Platform
PublicationThe European policy of Open Access to scientific research is now one of the key issues discussed in public debates on the future development of scientific communication. The implementation of Open Access tools has significant impact on scientific and economic growth. On the one hand, Open Access accelerates disseminating new research findings and facilitates recognition of authors on a more global scale. On the other hand, Open...
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Zdrowie fiskalne jednostek samorządu terytorialnego
PublicationCel – Celem artykułu jest określenie istoty i determinant zdrowia fiskalnego jednostek samorządu terytorialnego (JST) w Polsce oraz zakresu jego pomiaru i oceny. Metoda badań – Wykorzystano analizę deskryptywną, analizę porównawczą oraz wnioskowanie indukcyjne i dedukcyjne. Wyniki – W krajowej literaturze przedmiotu poświęcono wiele uwagi problematyce kondycji finansowej i stabilności finansowej JST, ale słabo rozpoznana jest problematyka zdrowia...
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The newest researches and applications of treatment wetlands in sewage sludge management
PublicationIn the paper the newest researches and applications of treatment wetlands conducted by re-searchers of Civil and Environmental Faculty are presented. Among others it was proved that this technology could be successfully implemented for highly polluted wastewater treatment. Within the research project two multistage treatment wetlands, one for landfill leachate and the second for reject water from digested sewage sludge centrifugation,...
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The Spatial Structure of Suburban Zones in Selected Entrepreneurship Nets of the Tricity Metropolitan Area
PublicationThe chapter describes spatial structures and forms of Polish suburban zones shown on the example of two selected towns in the Trojmiasto Metropolitan Area (TMA). The description of the spatial characteristics in the urban sprawl, with focus on the entrepreneurships nests is illustrated by the choice of typological features, such as: form, land use, density. Suburbanisation is described to be global, however one can observe individual...
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Doskonalenie procesu zarządzania zespołem w oparciu o zróżnicowanie typów MBTI
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy możliwości praktycznego wykorzystania koncepcji MBTI w procesie zarządzania zespołami. Zaprezentowano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na osobach aktywnych zawodowo, które wzięły udział w analizie typów MBTI. Główna rekomendacja wynikająca z przeprowadzonych analiz dotyczy wykorzystania koncepcji MBTI do efektywnego zarządzania psychologicznym zróżnicowaniem zespołu.
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Towards Digital Anti-Corruption Typology for Public Service Delivery
PublicationDigital anti-corruption refers to a family of digital technology tools that are used to fight corruption. Many such tools have not performed well in practice due to their non-alignment with forms of corruption they are supposed to fight against and persistence of corruption-enabling conditions. The aim of this paper is to contribute to filling this gap by offering a typology of digital anti-corruption in public service delivery...
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QRS Morphology-Based EDR Signal—Factors Determining its Properties
PublicationRespiration-induced signals contain a clinically significant information. It could be obtained utilizing both direct and indirect methods. ECG-Derived Respiration (EDR) method is the latter one. However, in this case, two approaches could be distinguished. First one is based on determining changes in the morphology of QRS complexes while the second one is based on the Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) mechanism. The former approach...
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Religious social action and its organizational profiles
PublicationPurpose Social action implemented by the Church via its affiliated entities, foundations and associations may be viewed as a uniform activity. In reality, however, several organizational profiles exist that depend on the origin of these organizations (lay or religious), the scope of their activities (local or general) and their dependence on resources (whether from public administration or civil society). The paper aims to discuss...
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Depressive symptoms in elderly people participating in University of the Third Age and residents of Nursing Homes: The role of optimism and acceptance of passing
PublicationThe elderly age group needs particular support in preventing development of depressive symptoms, among others, due to the prospect of passing. This group is heterogenous in terms of characteristics of ways of spending leisure time, which, as an important aspect of everyday life affecting the quality of interpersonal relationships and well-being, might be related to the level of their depressive symptoms. The aim of this study...
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Advanced Monte Carlo simulator of the polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography systems
PublicationSimulations of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems using the Monte Carlo method is a widely explored research area. However, there are several difficulties that need to be overcome in order to properly model the OCT imaging with the Monte Carlo algorithm. First of all, the temporal and the spatial coherence of the scattered light need to be considered, since OCT is based on the interference phenomenon. For the same reason,...
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Technical Engine for Democratization of Modeling, Simulations, and Predictions
PublicationComputational science and engineering play a critical role in advancing both research and daily-life challenges across almost every discipline. As a society, we apply search engines, social media, and se- lected aspects of engineering to improve personal and professional growth. Recently, leveraging such aspects as behavioral model analysis, simulation, big data extraction, and human computation is gain- ing momentum. The nexus...
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PLC-based Implementation of Stochastic Optimization Method in the Form of Evolutionary Strategies for PID, LQR, and MPC Control
PublicationProgrammable logic controllers (PLCs) are usually equipped with only basic direct control algorithms like proportional-integral-derivative (PID). Modules included in engineering software running on a personal computer (PC) are usually used to tune controllers. In this article, an alternative approach is considered, i.e. the development of a stochastic optimizer based on the (μ,λ) evolution strategy (ES) in a PLC. For this purpose,...
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Rehabilitation device supporting active and passive upper limb exercises
PublicationThis article presents a mechatronic solution for rehabilitation devices supporting active and passive exercises in persons with motor dysfunctions of the upper limbs in the area of the elbow and shoulder joints. A planar positioner integrated with original software and a control system, served as the basis for creating the present solution. Bellman’s programming method was applied to optimize the motion trajectory of the planar...
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A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN SYNCOPE PATIENTS
PublicationSyncope phenomena is an abrupt and transient loss of consciousness leading to interruption of awareness of one’s surroundings and falls with risk of injury. Syncope is often followed by complete and usually rapid spontaneous recovery. It is said that half of all individuals experience syncopal event at least once during their life. The condition can occur at any age and happens in people with and without other medical problems....
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The Imaging of Gdansk Bay Seabed by Using Side Sonar
PublicationThis paper is mainly aimed at presentation of an impact of environmental conditions on imaging accuracy by using hydro-acoustic systems in waters of a high non-uniformity of spatial distribution of hydrological parameters. Impact of refraction on erroneous estimation of range, in case of wave radiation into water under a large angle, like in side sonars or multi-beam echo-sounders, is especially important. In this paper seasonal...
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Female entrepreneurship in transitional economies: the case of Poland
PublicationPolska przeszła skomplikowaną drogę przemian gospodarczych by ostatecznie wstąpić do UE. Jednę z sił, pomocnych na tej drodze była i jest przedsiębiorczość. Autorzy podjęli się charakterystyki przedsiębiorczości kobiet w okresie transformacji, porównując ją z przedsiębiorczością w pozostałych 15 krajach UE (przed akcesją Polski). Wykorzystano do tego badania przeprowadzone w 1992, 1999 i 2004 wśród przedsiębiorców regionu gdańskiego....
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The study of acoustic climate of the Southern Baltic
PublicationThis paper presents the statistical characteristics of seawater properties, which are necessary for predicting the propagation of acoustic waves in selected areas of the Baltic Sea. The statistics were elaborated based on long-term measurements of vertical distributions of sound speed, temperature, and salinity, and the nonlinearity parameter B/A. Nonlinear properties of the environment are considered, in connection...
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Uniwersalny Kontroler Radiowy w systemie STRADAR
PublicationOpisano praktyczne rozwiązanie uniwersalnego kontrolera radiowego UKR – jednego z podstawowych elementów funkcjonalnych systemu STRADAR – który obsługuje sensory wykorzystywane na granicy morskiej państwa. Jest on także odpowiedzialny za komunikację personelu Straży Granicznej. UKR ma dwie wersje, jedną mobilną – na jednostki pływające, pojazdy lądowe i jednostki latające, drugą stacjonarną – na stałe punkty obserwacyjne rozmieszczone...
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Sytuacje traumatyczne w pracy funkcjonariuszy Służby Więziennej
PublicationBezpośredni kontakt ze skazanymi czyni pracę personelu więziennego niebezpieczną i stresującą. Celem artykułu była analiza sytuacji zagrażających, pojawiających się w więzieniu, mogących wywołać u funkcjonariuszy ostrą reakcję stresową, zespół stresu ostrego (ASD) i zaburzenie po stresie traumatycznym (PTSD). Sytuacje te związane są z przemocą wewnętrzną, jak i skierowaną ze strony więźniów do funkcjonariuszy. Przedstawiono sposoby...
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Generalized Euler method for first order partial differential functional equations
PublicationW pracy prezentowana jest nowa klasa metod numerycznych dla nieliniowych równań różniczkowo funkcyjnych pierwszego rzędu.Rozwiązania klasyczne zagadnień początkowo brzegowych przybliżane są w tej pracy przez rozwiązania odpowiedniego układu quasilininowego równań różnicowych. Podajemy kompletną analizę zbieżności metod i pokazujemy na przykładach, iż nowa metoda jest zauważalnie lepsza niż klasyczne schematy różnicowe. Dowód stabilności...
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Computational simulation of motion of a rescue module during its launching from ship at rough sea
PublicationThis paper is a continuation of the work titled : “A comp utational model for simulation of motion of rescue module during its launching from stern ramp of a ship at rough sea”. It presents results of computer simulations of motion of a rescue module with embarked persons during its launching on rollers along stern ramp of a ship at rough sea. The simulations were conducted for a selected ship fitted with a launching ramp , for...
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Implicit difference methods for first order partial differential functional equations
PublicationW pracy prezentowana jest nowa klasa metod numerycznych dla quasiliniowych równań różniczkowo funkcyjnych pierwszego rzędu. Są to schematy różnicowe uwikłane względem zmiennej czasowej. Podana jest pełna analiza zbieżności rozważanych metod uwikłanych oraz przykład numeryczny pokazujący, że klasa tych metod jest szersza niż klasa schematów jawnych. Dowód stabilności opiera się na technice porównawczej z nieliniowym oszacowaniem...
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Determinants of the incidence of non-academic staff in European and US HEIs
PublicationIn this article, we contribute to the scant literature covering quantitative studies on the determinants of the non-academic staff incidence in higher education institutions by analysing how the proportion of non-academic staff is related to key features such as size, prestige, year of foundation and financial structure of universities. We apply nonlinear regression analysis to compare HEIs across Europe and the USA, taking into...
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Portable raman spectrometer for maritime security applications
PublicationThe fast identification of explosives, narcotics and other chemicals carried on board of ships or transported in containers to the harbors is an important problem of maritime security. Raman spectroscopy is widely used for fast identification of various chemicals. Continuous progress in the field of photonics has resulted in commercial availability of low-power compact Raman spectrometers which can be integrated into portable systems....
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Implicit difference methods for quasilinear differential functional equations on the Haar pyramid
PublicationW pracy prezentowana jest klasa metod numerycznych dla quasiliniowych równań różniczkowo funkcyjnych pierwszego rzędu. Metody numeryczne są uwikłane względem zmiennej czasowej. Istnienie rozwiązania przybliżonego wykazane zostało przy użyciu nierówności różnicowych. Dowód stabilności bazuje na technice porównawczej z nieliniowym oszacowaniem typu Perona dla funkcji danych. Przedstawione zostały również przykłady numeryczne.
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PROBLEM RUCHU SMS A2P - JEGO ANALIZA I SPOSOBY ROZWIĄZANIA
PublicationRuch SMSowy typu A2P (Application to Person) jest dla operatorów źródłem problemów, które objawiają się dla jednych w postaci strat, a dla innych nieuprawnionymi zyskami. W artykule omówiono ten problem od strony technicznej, tzn. gdzie leży jego przyczyna i jak można przeciwdziałać temu zjawisku i mieć jednocześnie z tego tytułu korzyści.
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Medical Image Dataset Annotation Service (MIDAS)
PublicationMIDAS (Medical Image Dataset Annotation Service) is a custom-tailored tool for creating and managing datasets either for deep learning, as well as machine learning or any form of statistical research. The aim of the project is to provide one-fit-all platform for creating medical image datasets that could easily blend in hospital's workflow. In our work, we focus on the importance of medical data anonimization, discussing the...
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Coherent-wave Monte Carlo method for simulating light propagation in tissue
PublicationSimulating propagation and scattering of coherent light in turbid media, such as biological tissues, is a complex problem. Numerical methods for solving Helmholtz or wave equation (e.g. finite-difference or finite-element methods) require large amount of computer memory and long computation time. This makes them impractical for simulating laser beam propagation into deep layers of tissue. Other group of methods, based on radiative...
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Effective Collaboration of Entrepreneurial Teams—Implications for Entrepreneurial Education
PublicationIn the situation of a permanent change and increased competition, business ventures are more and more often undertaken not by individuals but by entrepreneurial teams. The main aim of this paper is to examine the team principles implemented by eective entrepreneurial teams and how they dier in nascent and established teams. We also focused on the relationship between the implementation of these rules by entrepreneurial team members...
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Digital Innovations and Smart Solutions for Society And Economy: Pros and Cons
PublicationRecent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) may involve significant potential threats to personal data privacy, national security, and social and economic stability. AI-based solutions are often promoted as “intelligent” or “smart” because they are autonomous in optimizing various processes. Be-cause they can modify their behavior without human supervision by analyzing data from the environ-ment, AI-based systems may be...
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Modelling Of Commercial Websites. A New Perspective On Usability And Customer Relation
PublicationFrom an economic point of view, a critical aspect of online services is their ability to retain customers. The aim of presented study was the use of a layered model VIPR (Visual - Interaction - Process - Relation ) for commercial services online. The indicator of trust and establishing lasting relationships were assessment achieved from experienced users of commercial online services (n = 207), obtained by means of Web Credibility...
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Feminidad online:¿ ni feminista ni auténtica?
PublicationMucho se ha escrito sobre internet y sus múltiples y diversos impactos sobre la vida de las personas, la economía, la política o cualquier otro ámbito de la sociedad. Evidentemente, lo relacionado con los modos de expresar las relaciones de género en entornos digitales no ha quedado al margen de esta espiral analítica. De hecho, ha generado una abundante literatura que cubre múltiples subtemas, incluyendo aspectos tan diversos...
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Skłonność do rywalizacji a intencje przedsiębiorcze – o różnicach międzypłciowych
PublicationAccording to the person-environment fit model people are more inclined to choose particular careers paths over other depending on their individual characteristics. They are also more likely to be satisfied with a career path that matches their characteristics and less likely to experience negative consequences including strain. In previous research several characteristics of entrepreneurs which differentiate them from non-entrepreneurs...
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Koszty eksploatacyjne sprężarek chłodniczych
PublicationWielkością charakteryzującą efektywność sprężarki przy uwzględnieniu jej pracy przy zmiennych parametrach otoczenia jest europejski wskaźnik sezonowej efektywności energetycznej ESEER (European Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio). Wskaźnik ten obliczany jest z uwzględnieniem zmiany temperatury otoczenia, zapotrzebowania wydajności chłodniczej oraz czasu pracy sprężarek w ciągu roku. W artykule przedstawiono przykład doboru sprężarek...
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Systems, environments, and soliton rate equations: A non-Kolmogorovian framework for population dynamics
PublicationSoliton rate equations are based on non-Kolmogorovian models of probability and naturally include autocatalytic processes. The formalism is not widely known but has great unexplored potential for applications to systems interacting with environments. Beginning with links of contextuality to non- Kolmogorovity we introduce the general formalism of soliton rate equations and work out explicit examples of subsystems interacting with...
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Professor Jan Kruszewski-Majewski (1929-2012)
PublicationIn this obituary, we present the life and achievements of an outstanding Polish scientist, Professor Jan Kruszewski-Majewski, who passed away in 2012. Professor Jan Kruszewski-Majewski was one of the pioneers in introducing modern numerical methods in mechanics. He created and developed an original, Polish method of modellings called the rigid finite element method. He was ont only an outstanding scientist, but also a person of...
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Laboratory station for research of the innovative dry method of exhaust gas desulfurization for an engine powered with residual fuel
PublicationContemporary methods of exhaust gas desulfurization in marine engines are all expensive methods (4-5 million euro). This is, among other reasons, due to the limited market audience, but primarily due to the monop-olized position of manufacturers offering fabrication and assembly of this type of marine ship installations. Proposed as part of a research project financed by the Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Maritime...
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A system of visualization of operational situation on digital maps for mobile units of the Border Guards
PublicationBorder guards have to be equipped with technology enabling a communication, an acquisition, an exchange, and a visualization of data in different operational situations. This also applies to the staff, which is located on mobile units such as ground vehicles, aircrafts and vessels. Within the project realized for the Polish Border Guard and financed by The National Centre for Research and Development, a system was designed and...