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Generation of the vorticity Mode by Sound in a Relaxing Maxwell Fluid
PublicationPraca dotyczy nowej teorii akustyki nieliniowej badającej związki modu akustycznego z modem wirowym w płynach z relaksacją maxwellowską. Wyprowadzone zostało równanie ewolucyjne dla modu wirowego wywołanego dźwiękiem, które można stosować zarówno do dźwięków okresowych, jak i aperiodycznych. Przedstawiono przykłady generacji modu wirowego w płynie maxwellowskim z relaksacją wywołanego okresową i aperiodyczną falą dźwiękową.
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Acoustic heating produced in the thermoviscous flow of a bingham plastic
PublicationThis study is devoted to the instantaneous acoustic heating of a Bingham plastic. The model of the Bingham plastic's viscous stress tensor includes the yield stress along with the shear viscosity, which differentiates a Bingham plastic from a viscous Newtonian fluid. A special linear combination of the conservation equations in differential form makes it possible to reduce all acoustic terms in the linear part of of the final equation...
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Cement composites with expanded graphite as resistance heating elements
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Occurrence of aspartyl proteases in brine after herring marinating
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Creating a modern educational system based on IT competence centers
PublicationThis article indicates the need to support University Competence Centers. These are specialized cen-ters which aim to support teaching and the development of the latest software technologies, educating students, PhD students and scientific workers and also raising the competitiveness of the university on the higher education market. The article presents the characteristics of: IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM Rational Requirements...
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The methylome and transcriptome of fetal skin: implications for scarless healing
PublicationAim: Fetal skin is known to heal without scarring. In mice, the phenomenon is observed until the 16–17 day of gestation – the day of transition from scarless to normal healing. The study aims to identify key methylome and transcriptome changes following the transition. Materials & methods: Methylome and transcriptome profiles were analyzed in murine dorsal skin using microarray approach. Results & conclusion: The genes associated...
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More Just Measure of Fairness for Sharing Network Resources
PublicationA more just measure of resource distribution in computer networks is proposed. Classic functions evaluate fairness only “on average”. The proposed new fairness score function ensures that no node is left without resources while on average everything looks good. It is compared with well-known and widely adopted function proposed by Jain, Chiu and Hawe and another one recently proposed fairness function by Chen and Zhang. The function...
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HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMPS – PERSPECTIVE HEATING SYSTEMS?
PublicationIn the paper presented are authors own concepts of high temperature compressor heat pumps for the utilisation of medium and low temperature sources of heat. Working fluids for use in high temperature heat pumps are discussed, as well as the criteria for their selection. Analyses are presented for the production of in the upper steam source at 130 °C. One-stage systems and cascade systems were analyzed. An analysis of the coefficient...
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CSR in Family Business- Ethnocentric Meaning Socially Responsible?
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to provide framework and key issues relevant for research on social responsibility of family business. From providing two theoretical approaches towards social responsibility such as social capital concept commenting on the familiness as a family firm resource and capability; and the stakeholder theory we move to the state of the art of family business. Then, we discuss heterogeneity among family firms...
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Friction and Lubrication of Large Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearings
PublicationFluid film bearings have been extensively used in the industry because of their unbeatable durability and extremely low friction coefficient, despite a very low coefficient of friction dissipation of energy being noticeable, especially in large bearings. Lubricating systems of large tilting pad thrust bearings utilized in large, vertical shaft hydrogenerators are presented in this paper. A large amount of heat is generated due...
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A new diagnostic method for evaluation of cardiosurgery wound healing
PublicationOne of important and still unsolved problems in medicine is the question of objective and quantitative evaluation of post-surgery wound healing. The aim of this research is to analyse possibility and value of using the newly elaborated infrared imaging procedure – Active Dynamic Thermography (ADT) – for quantitative description of wound healing processes in cardiosurgery. Both, classical thermal figures of merit as well as ADT...
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The use and development of e-learning systems in educational projects
PublicationThe article introduces the problem of usage and development of e-learning systems among Polish universities. Easily accessible internet and IT development led to changes in education. Through the use of IT tools, e-learning has become an increasingly popular form of education. Presently, majority of Polish universities use an e-learning system of their own choosing designed to support the didactic processes. The goal of the article...
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Computer-assisted assessment of learning outcomes in the laboratory of metrology
PublicationIn the paper, didactic experience with broad and rapid continuous assessment of students’ knowledge, skills and competencies in the Laboratory of Metrology, which is an example of utilisation of assessment for learning, is presented. A learning management system was designed for manage, tracking, reporting of learning program and assessing learning outcomes. It has ability to provide with immediate feedback, which is used by the...
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Problems of construction projects regarding historic road bridges
PublicationThe paper describe the comparison of different approaches to reconstruction and the problems in the selection of implementation for a historic bridge over the Vistula River in Tczew. A compromise reconstruction is shown, taking technical, historical and aesthetic aspects into account, as well as needs of the local community.
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An advanced Thermal-FSI approach to flow heating/cooling
PublicationActually, two-way thermal-energy exchange between working fluid and solid material of a casing is a leading problem for modern – semi automatic – design techniques. Many questions should be solved, especially, the turbulent mode of thermal energy transport both in fluid and solid, should be re-examined and reformulated from the primary principles. In the present paper, a group of researchers from Energy Conversion Department of...
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INVESTIGATION OF JOURNAL SLIDE BEARINGS UNDER THE ANGLE OF THEIR FUNCTIONING
PublicationPaper presents the structure and principle of operation of a stand for measurements of influence of the lubrication method and process on functioning of journal slide bearings in their various technical states. Measurements performed on the stand make it possible to take advantage of the new method of evaluating the influence of physical and chemical properties of lubricating oil on the coefficient of friction in the mixed friction...
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Human subarachnoid space width oscillations in the resting state
PublicationAbnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulsatility has been implicated in patients suffering from various diseases, including multiple sclerosis and hypertension. CSF pulsatility results in subarachnoid space (SAS) width changes, which can be measured with near-infrared transillumination backscattering sounding (NIR-T/BSS). The aim of this study was to combine NIR-T/BSS and wavelet analysis methods to characterise the dynamics of the...
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Blended Learning Model for Computer Techniques for Students of Architecture
PublicationAbstract: The article summarizes two-year experience of implementing hybrid formula for teaching Computer Techniques at the Faculty of Architecture at the Gdansk University of Technology. Original educational e-materials, consisting of video clips, text and graphics instructions, as well as links to online resources are embedded in the university e-learning educational platform. The author discusses technical constraints associated...
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Robust and Efficient Machine Learning Algorithms for Visual Recognition
PublicationIn visual recognition, the task is to identify and localize all objects of interest in the input image. With the ubiquitous presence of visual data in modern days, the role of object recognition algorithms is becoming more significant than ever and ranges from autonomous driving to computer-aided diagnosis in medicine. Current models for visual recognition are dominated by models based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), which...
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Social Learning in Cluster Organizations and Accumulation of Technological Capability
PublicationThe purpose of the paper is to present how members of cluster organizations perceive their role in the accumulation of technological capability through social learning. The paper presents the results of a qualitative study of four cluster organizations. The theoretical foundation of the study are the communities of practice and the organizational inertia theories. The study indicates that the dynamics of technological capability...
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Training of Deep Learning Models Using Synthetic Datasets
PublicationIn order to solve increasingly complex problems, the complexity of Deep Neural Networks also needs to be constantly increased, and therefore training such networks requires more and more data. Unfortunately, obtaining such massive real world training data to optimize neural networks parameters is a challenging and time-consuming task. To solve this problem, we propose an easy-touse and general approach to training deep learning...
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The use of machine learning for face regions detection in thermograms
PublicationThe aim of this study is to analyse the methods of detecting characteristic points of the face in thermographic images. As part of the implementation an extensive analysis of scientific publications covering similar issues both for the analysis of images made in visible light and thermographic images was carried out. On the basis of this analysis, 3 models were selected and then they were implemented and tested on the basis of...
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Detecting Lombard Speech Using Deep Learning Approach
PublicationRobust Lombard speech-in-noise detecting is challenging. This study proposes a strategy to detect Lombard speech using a machine learning approach for applications such as public address systems that work in near real time. The paper starts with the background concerning the Lombard effect. Then, assumptions of the work performed for Lombard speech detection are outlined. The framework proposed combines convolutional neural networks...
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Edge-Computing based Secure E-learning Platforms
PublicationImplementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in E-Learning environments have brought up dramatic changes in the current educational sector. Distance learning, online learning, and networked learning are few examples that promote educational interaction between students, lecturers and learning communities. Although being an efficient form of real learning resource, online electronic resources are subject to...
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Creating Polish space language dictionary - lessons learned
PublicationPolish space industry suffers from lack of space vocabulary. Since joining European Space Agency in 2012, the sector has expanded rapidly now employing over 1000 specialists focusing mainly on space sustainability, space debris detection and tracking, robotics and propulsion systems. The Polish Space Agency together with The Polish Committee for Standardization have committed to creating the first lexicon of space language, along...
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How Machine Learning Contributes to Solve Acoustical Problems
PublicationMachine learning is the process of learning functional relationships between measured signals (called percepts in the artificial intelligence literature) and some output of interest. In some cases, we wish to learn very specific relationships from signals such as identifying the language of a speaker (e.g. Zissman, 1996) which has direct applications such as in call center routing or performing a music information retrieval task...
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Research and applications of active bearings: A state-of-the-art review
PublicationControllable/active bearings are mainly associated with active magnetic bearings (AMBs), whereas active bearing control is also found in many types of bearings, e.g. fluid, gas and hybrid bearings. The article presents a review of the literature describing the structure and results of studies of active bearings. Active control brings a number of benefits resulting in the fact that their use as a support for rotors becomes increasingly...
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Stosunek pracy a leasing pracowniczy(agencje pracy tymczasowej).
PublicationW obecnie obowiązujacym sytstemie prawa pracodawca ma do wyboru szereg podstaw nawiązania stosunku prawnego w oparciu,o który dochodzi do zatrunienia pracowników.Oczywiście najwazniejsze z punktu widzenia osoby zatrudnionej są regulowane kodeksem pracy.Podmiot zatrudniający coraz częściej jednak dokonuje wyboru innych podstaw i metod zatrudnienia,choć nie zawsze czyni to w sposób prawidłowy.Niewątpliwie wybór podstawy zatrudnienia...
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Endoscopy images classification with kernel based learning algorithms.
PublicationPrzedstawiono zastosowanie algorytmów opartych na wektorach wspierających zbudowanych na dwóch różnych funkcjach straty do klasyfikacji obrazów endoskopowych przełyku. Szczegółowo omówiono sposób ekstrakcji cech obrazów oraz algorytm klasyfikacji. Klasyfikator został zastosowany do problemu rozpoznawania zdjęć guzów złośliwych i łagodnych.
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Machine learning system for estimating the rhythmic salience of sounds.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono badania dotyczące wyszukiwania danych rytmicznych w muzyce. W pracy przedstawiono postać funkcji rankingujacej poszczególnych dźwięków frazy muzycznej. Opracowano metodę tworzenia wszystkich możliwych hierarchicznych struktur rytmicznych, zwanych hipotezami rytmicznymi. Otrzymane hipotezy są następnie porządkowane w kolejności malejącej wartości funkcji rankingującej, aby ustalić, która ze znalezionych...
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E-learning course "International comparative studies on SMEs"
PublicationProjekt Leonardo da Vinci "International comparative studies and course development on SMEs" został zainspirowany poprzednim projektem LdV "A European Diploma in SME Management". Bazując na poprzednich doświadczeniach projektowych zaproponowano opracowanie struktur dla opisania narodowych systemów małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw (ang. SME Small Media Enterprises) przy wykorzystaniu dostępnych krajowych danych. Udowodniono, że...
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E-learning w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach
PublicationW rozdziale przedstawiono podstawowych zagadnienia e-learningu w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach oraz przykłady realizowanych projektów.
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Unique performance aspects of PTFE-Lined thrust bearings
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono korzyści płynące z zastępowania tradycyjnych stopów łożyskowych przez warstwy ślizgowe wykonane z kompozytów na bazie PTFE. Kompozytowe warstwy ślizgowe są coraz częściej stosowane w dużych łożyskach hydrogeneratorów o pionowych wałach. W pracy omówiono także aspekty stosowania takich łożysk związane z ich charakterystycznymi cechami.
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Geothermal heating plant with a combustion engine heat pump.
PublicationPrzedstawiono koncepcję ciepłowni geotermalnej zagospodarowującej zasoby energii zawarte w nisko i średniotemperaturowej wodzie termalnej. W tym celu zaproponowano zastosowanie pompy grzejnej napędzanej silnikiem spalinowym.
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On measurements applied in scientific researches of microwave heating processes
PublicationPrzedstawiono trudności techniczne wykonywania pomiarów w systemach gdzie stosuje się duże poziomy mocy mikrofalowej. Omówiono zasadę pracy do badania procesu grzania mikrofalowego oraz wybrane problemy występujące przy realizacji takiego systemu. Uzasadniono celowość prowadzenia przedstawionych rodzajów pomiarów w badaniach procesów grzania mikrofalowego materiałów.
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Errors caused by microwave part of the microwave heating system
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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The Application of Fluidic Sealing in Shrouded Gas Turbine Blades
PublicationThis paper presents a study conducted on a new gas turbine designed to limit leakage in the labyrinth seal. The slots in the fin are used to generate a bypass flow, which obstructs the flow in the gap above the fin. The method was tested numerically and experimentally beforehand using a simplified model without rotation or blade passages. In this paper, the validation of the method using a model of a turbine stage is shown. Reynolds-averaged...
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Fatigue test bearings with geometrically modyfied sliding surface.
PublicationW artykule uzasadniono celowość wprowadzenia nowego łóżyska testowego do badań wytrzymałości zmęczeniowej materiałów łożyskowych. Przedstawiono wstępne wyniki badań łożysk o zmodyfikowanej geometrii powierzchni ślizgowej i porównano otrzymane wyniki testów przeprowadzonych przy użyciu o standartowej geometrii.
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Research work on water lubricated polymer hydrodynamic bearings.
PublicationW pierwszej części artykułu w skrócie omówiono stanowisko badawcze na którym przeprowadzono eksperyment. W drugiej części opisano symulowane warunki pracy łożyska i zaprezentowano wyniki badań. Z przeprowadzonej analizy rezultatów wynika, że jest możliwe uzyskania tarcia płynnego w okrętowym łożysku wału śrubowego z polimerową panwią smarowanym wodą.
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Seamless roaming between UMTS and IEEE 802.11 networks.
PublicationW artykule opisano metody przełączania pomiędzy systemami UMTS i sieciami standardu IEEE 802.11 - wykorzystującymi protokół MIP. Zaproponowano parametry i ........związane z przełączeniami połączeń, pozwalające na zwiększenie efektywności pracy systemów końcowych, uzyskujących dostęp do Intrnetu za pomocą wspomnianych wyżej systemów. Propozycje zostały zweryfikowane metodami symulacyjnymi, z wykorzystaniem symulatora NS-2.
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Operation of slide journal bearings in unsteady energetic description.
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano interpretację wartościującą działania, które (podobnie jak przedstawione mechanice klasycznej działania Hamiltona i Maupertiusa oraz działanie wynikające ze zmiany pędu ciała) jest rozpatrywane jako wielkość fizyczna o jednostce miary zwanej dżulosekundą [dżulsekunda]. Przedstawiono propozycję ilościowej interpretacji działania dowolnego poprzecznego łożyska ślizgowego, w którym zachodzą oddziaływania energetyczne...
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Learning from Mistakes. A Study on Maturity and Adaptability to Change
PublicationLearning culture matters; company culture must support continuous improvement. Organizational learning is a process of identifying and modifying mistakes that result from interactions between co-workers. The article aims to explore the learning power via errors, using the level of organizational maturity as a moderator. Companies need to know how organizational maturity may moderate the adaptability to change via the acceptance...
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Relating Information Culture to Information Policies and Management Strategies
PublicationBusiness and information managers have struggled to meet several challenges in aligning information strategies and business cultures. The consequences of a misalignment or misfit of strategy and culture are well known in business literature, and better guidance on how to better align strategy and culture is needed. This means expanding the puzzle to align business and information cultures, align business and information strategies,...
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The Cultures of Knowledge Organizations: Knowledge, Learning, Collaboration (KLC)
PublicationThis book focuses on seeing, understanding, and learning to shape an organization’s essential cultures. The book is grounded on a fundamental assumption that every organization has a de facto culture. These “de facto cultures” appear at first glance to be serendipitous, vague, invisible, and unmanaged. An invisible and unrecognized de facto culture can undermine business goals and strategies and lead to business failures. The authors...
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INVESTIGATION OF THE LOMBARD EFFECT BASED ON A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH
PublicationThe Lombard effect is an involuntary increase in the speaker’s pitch, intensity, and duration in the presence of noise. It makes it possible to communicate in noisy environments more effectively. This study aims to investigate an efficient method for detecting the Lombard effect in uttered speech. The influence of interfering noise, room type, and the gender of the person on the detection process is examined. First, acoustic parameters...
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Assessing the attractiveness of human face based on machine learning
PublicationThe attractiveness of the face plays an important role in everyday life, especially in the modern world where social media and the Internet surround us. In this study, an attempt to assess the attractiveness of a face by machine learning is shown. Attractiveness is determined by three deep models whose sum of predictions is the final score. Two annotated datasets available in the literature are employed for training and testing...
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Federated Learning in Healthcare Industry: Mammography Case Study
PublicationThe paper focuses on the role of federated learning in a healthcare environment. The experimental setup involved different healthcare providers, each with their datasets. A comparison was made between training a deep learning model using traditional methods, where all the data is stored in one place, and using federated learning, where the data is distributed among the workers. The experiment aimed to identify possible challenges...
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Musical Instrument Identification Using Deep Learning Approach
PublicationThe work aims to propose a novel approach for automatically identifying all instruments present in an audio excerpt using sets of individual convolutional neural networks (CNNs) per tested instrument. The paper starts with a review of tasks related to musical instrument identification. It focuses on tasks performed, input type, algorithms employed, and metrics used. The paper starts with the background presentation, i.e., metadata...
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Classifying Emotions in Film Music - A Deep Learning Approach
PublicationThe paper presents an application for automatically classifying emotions in film music. A model of emotions is proposed, which is also associated with colors. The model created has nine emotional states, to which colors are assigned according to the color theory in film. Subjective tests are carried out to check the correctness of the assumptions behind the adopted emotion model. For that purpose, a statistical analysis of the...
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The Development of a Conceptual Framework for Knowledge Sharing in Agile IT Projects
PublicationOrganizations must adapt their resources to meet the challenges associated with changes in the work environment in order to remain competitive in the information era. Several research findings identify knowledge sharing as a means for an organization to improve its competitiveness. Knowledge sharing can be defined in a variety of ways, but it essentially refers to the exchange of knowledge from an information giver to an information...