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Innovative investment funds and stability of financial systems: Nonparametric study of exchange-traded funds in Europe
PublicationThe main aim of the paper is investigation of the potential contribution of exchange-trade funds (ETFs) to the instability of the European financial systems. The paper begins with presentation of the key theoretical concepts with regard to ETFs and financial stability. We discuss the key attributes of ETFs as the innovative category of investment funds, their hypothesized impact on the financial stability as well as briefly describe...
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Long-Term Stability of Benzodiazepines and Z-Hypnotic Drugs in Blood Samples Stored at Varying Temperatures
PublicationBenzodiazepines (BZDs) and Z-drugs are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in the world and are considered standard care for various mental illnesses and for treatment of sleeping and anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasms and epilepsy. Some BZDs are not allowed as pharmaceuticals in many countries, and they are used as "designer benzodiazepines" (DBZDs). All these compounds are typically screened in...
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Enhancement of Thermal Stability, Conductivity and Smoke Suppression of Polyethylene Composites with Exfoliated MoS2 Functionalized with Magnetite
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Multiobjective Water Distribution Systems Control of Pumping Cost, Water Quality, and Storage-Reliability Constraints
PublicationThis work describes a multiobjective model for trading-off pumping cost and water quality for water distribution systems operation. Constraints are imposed on flows and pressures, on periodical tanks operation, and on tanks storage. The methodology links the multiobjective SPEA2 algorithm with EPANET, and is applied on two example applications of increasing complexity, under extended period simulation conditions and variable energy...
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Synthesis, Molecular Structure, Metabolic Stability and QSAR Studies of a Novel Series of Anticancer N-Acylbenzenesulfonamides
PublicationA series of novel N-acyl-4-chloro-5-methyl-2-(R1-methylthio)benzenesulfonamides 18–47 have been synthesized by the reaction of N-[4-chloro-5-methyl-2-(R1-methylthio) benzenesulfonyl]cyanamide potassium salts with appropriate carboxylic acids. Some of them showed anticancer activity toward the human cancer cell lines MCF-7, HCT-116 and HeLa, with the growth percentages (GPs) in the range from 7% to 46%. Quantitative structure-activity relationship...
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Effect of different crystalline structures on W/O and O/W/O wax emulsion stability
PublicationtThe possibility of emulsion stabilization using mineral and vegetable wax particles only (without sur-factant) was investigated. Mineral waxes, paraffin wax and ceresin, and a vegetable wax, carnauba wax,were used. The content of the wax particles and the water to oil proportion were found crucial for thestability of all emulsions. Some emulsions were also produced with a liquid wax (i.e. jojoba oil). Themultiple light scattering...
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Local Structure and Stability of SEI in Graphite and ZFO Electrodes Probed by As K-edge Absorption Spectroscopy
PublicationThe evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) during the first Li uptake in advanced Li-ion electrodes is studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The As atoms present in the electrolyte solution were used as a local probe for monitoring the SEI growth on different electrodes. High-quality As K-edge spectra were collected in fluorescence mode for a set of graphite and carbon-coated ZnFe2O4 electrodes. XAS measurements...
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Comparison of classical Winter's bracing requirements of compressedtruss chord with stability analysis of 3D truss-model
PublicationMost code requirements concerning bracing are based on principles developed by Winter. The present research is devoted tostudy a lateral buckling of truss with linear elastic side supports. The classical Winter's model of truss chord in the case ofout of the truss plane buckling is compared with nonlinear analysis of 3D truss model. Full bracing condition, that permitsthe truss chord to support load level corresponding to an unbraced...
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Studies on fluorene stability in different liquid media. Badania stabilności fluorenu w środowiskach ciekłych.
PublicationPrzedstawiono degradację fluorenu w różnych rozpuszczalnikach (acetonitryl,metanol, woda, DMSO, heksan, cykloheksan). Proces monitorowano przy zastosowaniu techniki HPLC-DAD-MS. Zbadano wpływ światła, bakterii i temperatury.Zidentyfikowano produkty degradacji jakimi okazał się kwas salicylowy oraz g-fluorenon.
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Conception of selecting reliability models for taking operating decisionsrelated to sea-going ship´s systems
PublicationPrzedstawiono możliwości podejmowania decyzji dotyczących sytuacji, gdy decydent dysponuje informacją aprioryczną o stanie technicznym urządzeń, na przykład uzyskaną z badań niezawodności urządzeń niezbędnych do wykonania zadania, wyrażoną w formie prawdopodobieństwa. Do opracowania modelu umożliwiającego podejmowanie takich decyzji eksploatacyjnych wykorzystano elementy bayesowskiej statystycznej teorii decyzji.
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Reliability assessment of an OVH HV power line truss transmission tower subjected to seismic loading
PublicationThe study focuses on the reliability of a transmission tower OS24 ON150 + 10, an element of an OVH HV power line, under seismic loading. In order to describe the seismic force, the real-life recording of the horizontal component of the El Centro earthquake was adopted. The amplitude and the period of this excitation are assumed random, their variation is described by Weibull distribution. The possible space state of the phenomenon...
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A novel hybrid adaptive framework for support vector machine-based reliability analysis: A comparative study
PublicationThis study presents an innovative hybrid Adaptive Support Vector Machine - Monte Carlo Simulation (ASVM-MCS) framework for reliability analysis in complex engineering structures. These structures often involve highly nonlinear implicit functions, making traditional gradient-based first or second order reliability algorithms and Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) time-consuming. The application of surrogate models has proven effective...
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Stability Enhancement of Grid-Connected Wind Power Generation System Using PSS, SFCL and STATCOM
PublicationThe stability related issues may occur in a power system due to disturbances in generating or loading conditions, especially in the presence of distributed generation (DG) based on renewable energy resources (RERs). This paper proposes a novel strategy for the stability enhancement of a wind power generation system (WPGS) by using a combination of three devices, namely, a power system stabilizer (PSS), resistive superconductor...
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A Method for The Assessing of Reliability Characteristics Relevant to an Assumed Position-Fixing Accuracy in Navigational Positioning Systems
PublicationThis paper presents a method which makes it possible to determine reliability characteristics of navigational positioning systems, relevant to an assumed value of permissible error in position fixing. The method allows to calculate: availability , reliability as well as operation continuity of position fixing system for an assumed, determined on the basis of formal requirements - both worldwide and national, position-fixing accuracy....
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Buckling resistance of a metal column in a corrugated sheet silo - experiments and non-linear stability calculations
PublicationThe results of experimental and numerical tests of a single corrugated sheet silo column’s buckling resistance are presented in this study. The experiments were performed in a real silo with and without bulk solid (wheat). A very positive impact of the bulk solid on the column buckling resistance occurred. The experimental results were first compared to the buckling resistance calculated by Eurocode 3 formulae. The comparison revealed that...
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Rapid naming ability and its relationship to reading in Polish-speaking children with dyslexia
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Caring Ability and Professional Values of Polish Nursing Students—A Cross-Sectional Study
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Comprehensive study on graphene hydrogels and aerogels synthesis and their ability of gold nanoparticles adsorption
PublicationGraphene hydrogels were prepared by ascorbic acid-assisted gelation of graphene oxide (GO) aqueous suspensions both in acidic and basic conditions. Different mass ratio of ascorbic acid (AA) to GO was used (namely 20:1 and 10:1). In order to eliminate the influence of AA on the final structure of hydrogels, samples without AA were prepared by a hydrothermal gelation of GO in an autoclave. An in-depth structural characterization...
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Recurrent potential pulse technique for improvement of glucose sensing ability of 3D polypyrrole
PublicationIn this work, a new approach for using a 3D polypyrrole (PPy) conducting polymer as a sensing material for glucose detection is proposed. Polypyrrole is electrochemically polymerized on a platinum screen-printed electrode in an aqueous solution of lithium perchlorate and pyrrole. PPy exhibits a high electroactive surface area and high electrochemical stability, which results in it having excellent electrocatalytic properties. The...
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THE RESEARCH ON EGNOS SYSTEM IN CONTEXT OF THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE SHIP’S HULL SPATIAL ORIENTATION
PublicationThe European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) thanks to geostationary satellites covers an area of whole Europe, including Baltic and North Sea. It allows to fix the coordinates of object position with typical absolute accuracy of 1,5 m. Previous research have shown that relative accuracy is usually higher than absolute one [Nowak A., 2010, Nowak A., 2011], so probably it could be possible to use EGNOS to determine...
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Relationship between cavitation resistance of laser produced alloys and their ability to work hardening
PublicationBadano odporność kawitacyjną laserowo wytworzonych stopów na stalach konstrukcyjnych i ich związek ze zdolnością do umacniania się pod wpływem działania obciążeń kawitacyjnych. Wykazano, że mikrotwardość powierzchni wykazuje monotoniczną zależność z odpornością kawitacyjną i zdolnością do umacniania.
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Comparison of the ability to induce apoptosis by acridine derivatives in solid tumor and leukemia cells
PublicationW pracy wykazano różną wrażliwość komórek nowotworowych do ulegania apoptozie pod wpływem pochodnych akrydyny.
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Whether Carbon Nanotubes Are Capable, Promising, and Safe for Their Application in Nervous System Regeneration. Some Critical Remarks and Research Strategies
PublicationCarbon nanotubes are applied in or considered for different fields of medicine. Among them is the regeneration or rebuilding of nervous system components, which still lack substantial progress; this field is supported by carbon nanotubes to a great extent as the principal material. The limited research on this issue has involved PU/silk/MWCNTs, PCL/silk/MWCNTs, PCL/PGS/CNTs, chitin/CNTs, PGF/CNTs, CNTs/PGFs/PLDLA,MWCNTs chitosan,MWCNTs/PPy,...
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Implementing fermentation technology for comprehensive valorisation of seafood processing by-products: A critical review on recovering valuable nutrients and enhancing utilisation
PublicationFermentation technology is a biorefining tool that has been used in various industrial processes to recover valuable nutrients from different side streams. One promising application of this technique is in the reclamation of nutritional components from seafood side streams. Seafood processing generates significant amounts of waste, including heads, shells, and other side streams. These side streams contain high quantities of valued...
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Fatigue life prediction of notched components under size effect using strain energy reformulated critical distance theory
PublicationNotch and size effects show significant impact on the fatigue performance of engineering components, which deserves special attention. In this work, a strain energy reformulated critical distance theory was developed for fatigue life prediction of notched components under size effect. Experimental data of different notched specimens manufactured from GH4169, TC4, TC11 alloys and low carbon steel En3B were used for model validation...
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Determination of probabilities defining safety of a sea-going ship during performance of a transportation task in stormy weather conditions
PublicationThe paper presents the possibility of applying the theory of semi-Markov processes to determine the limiting distribution for the process of changes of technical states being reliability states of the systems of sea-going ships significantly affecting safety of such ships, which include main engine, propeller and steering gear. The distribution concerns the probabilities of occurrence of the said states defined for a long time...
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A facile preparation method and proof of cycle-stability of carbon-coated metal oxide and disulfide battery materials
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Usability of accident and incident reports for evidence-based risk modeling – A case study on ship grounding reports
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Thermal Barrier Stability and Wear Behavior of CVD Deposited Aluminide Coatings for MAR 247 Nickel Superalloy
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The effect of CeO2 on the thermal stability, structure and thermoluminescence and optically stimulated luminescence properties of barium borate glass
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Sulfonated poly(benzoyl paraphenylene) as a membrane for PEMFC: Ex situ and in situ experiments of thermal and chemical stability
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PAID-PL—The Polish Version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale: Perfect Reliability and a One-Factor Structure
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The IP vs. VDE competition as a key factor determining the stability of the MgBX5 (X = F, Cl) compounds
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Tailoring the Stability of Ti-Doped Sr2Fe1.4TixMo0.6−xO6−δ Electrode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
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Simultaneously improving the thermal stability, flame retardancy and mechanical properties of polyethylene by the combination of graphene with carbon black
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Issues Related to Power Supply Reliability in Integrated Electronic Security Systems Operated in Buildings and Vast Areas
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The Reliability and Exploitation Analysis Method of the ICT System Power Supply with the Use of Modelling Based on Rough Sets
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Issue of reliability–exploitation evaluation of electronic transport systems used in the railway environment with consideration of electromagnetic interference
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Numerical analysis of influence of intermediate stiffeners setting on the stability behaviour of thin-walled steel tank shell
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What are the true volumes of SEGA tumors? Reliability of planimetric and popular semi-automated image segmentation methods
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Self-advocacy of a person with a disability in the dual role of paid worker and volunteer: Theoretical considerations and a case study
PublicationThe changing models of disability influence the way people with disabilities participate in social life, and how they can transform their life and environment. Such participation may take the form of work and volunteering, as well as participation in self-advocacy movements. This paper aims to explore how a woman with hearing impairment perceives her dual role as a regular worker and voluntary self-advocate within one organization...
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Effect of osmolytes on the thermal stability of proteins: replica exchange simulations of Trp-cage in urea and betaine solutions
PublicationAlthough osmolytes are known to modulate the folding equilibrium, the molecular mechanism of their effect on thermal denaturation of proteins is still poorly understood. Here, we simulated the thermal denaturation of a small model protein (Trp-cage) in the presence of denaturing (urea) and stabilizing (betaine) osmolytes, using the all-atom replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. We found that urea destabilizes Trp-cage...
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Friction Tuned Mass Dampers in Seismic-Excited High-Rise Buildings with SSI Effects: A Reliability Assessment
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Effect of metal ions from Ginkgo biloba extracts on the oxidative stability of rapeseed oil and its triacylglycerols
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Investigating the Effect of Aluminum Diethylphosphinate on Thermal Stability, Flame Retardancy, and Mechanical Properties of Poly(butylene succinate)
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GNSS reference solution for permanent sition stability monitoring and geodynamical investigations - the ASG-EUPOS case study
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to present the strategy of determination of the reference solution for the ASG-EUPOS (ActiveGeodetic Network – European Position Determination System) coordinate monitoring system. ASG-EUPOS is a network of permanent GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) stations controlled by the Polish Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography (HOGC), which main role is to realize the ETRS89 (European Terrestrial Reference...
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Stability of softly switched multiregional dynamic output controllers with a static antiwindup filter: A discrete-time case
PublicationThis paper addresses the problem of model-based global stability analysis of discrete-time Takagi–Sugeno multiregional dynamic output controllers with static antiwindup filters. The presented analyses are reduced to the problem of a feasibility study of the Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs), derived based on Lyapunov stability theory. Two sets of LMIs are considered candidate derived from the classical common quadratic Lyapunov...
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DSC and thermal stability investigation of novel poly(ester-ether) glycolsand poly(ester-ether)urethanes.
PublicationOtrzymano serie nowych poli(estro-etero)dioli z kwasu adypinowgo.........
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High level synthesis with adaptive evolutionary algorithm for solving reliability and thermal problems in reconfigurable microelectronic systems.
PublicationPraca dotyczy badań efektywności adaptacyjnego algorytmu ewolucyjnego (AEA)zastosowanego do syntezy wysokiego poziomu układów cyfrowych CMOS w celu zredukowania rozpraszanej przez nie mocy. W wyniku obniżenia poziomu mocy pobieranej przez układ mikroelektroniczny uzyskuje się zmniejszenie szczytowej i średniej temperatury układu scalonego co z kolei prowadzi do wzrostu niezawodności całego systemu. Podczas przeprowadzonych...
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Analysis of the internal shell stability of the cylindrical vertical double-shell tank under the condition of the hydrostatic test
PublicationUtrata stateczności płaszcza wewnętrznego w pionowym stalowym zbiorniku może wystąpić jeżeli podczas próby wodnej słup wody w przestrzeni międzypłaszczowej będzie miał większą wysokość niż w zbiorniku wewnętrznym. W artykule przeprowadzono analizę jaka różnica poziomów wody podczas próby wodnej może zagrażać stateczności płaszcza wewnętrznego w zbiorniku o pojemności od 10000 m3 do 100000 m3.