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  • Perspektywy rozwoju polskich małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw na jednolitym rynku europejskim

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    - Year 2006

    Rozdział dotyczy perspektyw rozwoju polskich MSP na jednolitym rynku europejskim (JRE). Na początku przedstawiony został wpływ JRE na firmy sektora MSP. Następnie Autorka przedstawia i uzasadnia tezę, że kluczowym warunkiem determinującym los każdej firmy na JRE są kompetencje właściciela-menedżera. To kompetencje decydują bowiem o zdolności firmy do internacjonalizacji, modyfikowania strategii, zdolności do rozwoju innowacyjności...

  • Achieving energy neutrality in wastewater treatment plants through energy savings and enhancing renewable energy production

    Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) consume high amounts of energy which is mostly purchased from the grid. During the past years, many ongoing measures have taken place to analyze the possible solutions for both reducing the energy consumption and increasing the renewable energy production in the plants. This review contains all possible aspects which may assist to move towards energy neutrality in WWTPs. The sources of energy...

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  • The Effect of Online Reviews on Consumer-Based Brand Equity: Case-Study of the Polish Restaurant Sector

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    Purpose: This paper focuses on the effects of positive and negative online reviews (eWOM) on the metrics of consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) in the context of the Polish restaurant sector. Methodology: The dedicated online survey was completed by 777 consumers, which we then analyzed with structural equation modeling. Each catering outlet was to allow to order meals online. We used descriptive analysis, confirmatory factor analysis,...

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  • Maillard-reaction (glycation) of biopolymeric packaging films; principles, mechanisms, food applications

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    • W. Zhang
    • M. Azizi-Lalabadi
    • S. Roy
    • S. A. Salim
    • R. Castro Munoz
    • S. M. Jafari

    - TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Year 2023

    Background The biodegradable, biocompatible, sustainable, and renewable nature of biomaterials has led to increased interest in developing biopolymeric food packaging films (BFPFs) with green ingredients and strategies. To enhance the performance of these films, biopolymer molecules can be modified or combined with additives like nanomaterials, cross-linkers, bioactive compounds, and other polymers, particularly with Maillard-reaction...

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  • Green Approaches in Rubber Recycling Technologies: Present Status and Future Perspective

    As a consequence of massive production and consumption of rubbers, rubber blends, and rubber composites for myriad applications, elastomeric products have enormously accumulated and become an environmental threat. The disposal and burning of rubber wastes have been banned because of environmental and economic reasons. By contrast, a great deal of attention has been directed toward strategies enabling recycling and reuse of rubbers....

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  • Numerical and quantitative analysis of HIV/AIDS model with modified Atangana-Baleanu in Caputo sense derivative

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    • M. Farman
    • S. Jamil
    • M. Riaz
    • M. Azeem
    • M. U. Saleem

    - Alexandria Engineering Journal - Year 2023

    Fractional calculus plays an important role in the development of control strategies, the study of the dynamical transmission of diseases, and some other real-life problems nowadays. The time-fractional HIV/AIDS model is examined using a novel method in this paper. Based on the Atangana-concept Baleanu’s of a derivative in the Caputo sense, the current modified fractional derivative operator uses singular and non-local kernels....

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  • Magnetic nanocomposites for biomedical applications

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    • M. Naghdi
    • M. Ghovvati
    • N. Rabiee
    • S. Ahmadi
    • N. Abbariki
    • S. Sojdeh
    • A. Ojaghi
    • M. Bagherzadeh
    • O. Akhavan
    • E. Sharifi... and 6 others

    - ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE - Year 2022

    Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have solved numerous problems related to the repair and regeneration of damaged organs and tissues arising from aging, illnesses, and injuries. Nanotechnology has further aided tissue regeneration science and has provided outstanding opportunities to help disease diagnosis as well as treat damaged tissues. Based on the most recent findings, magnetic nanostructures (MNSs), in particular,...

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  • Multivariate Assessment of Procedures for Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Synthesis for Pesticides Determination in Environmental and Agricultural Samples

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    - Materials - Year 2021

    In the case of quantitative and qualitative analysis of pesticides in environmental and food samples, it is required to perform a sample pre-treatment process. It allows to minimalize the impact of interferences on the final results, as well as increase the recovery rate. Nowadays, apart from routinely employed sample preparation techniques such as solid-phase extraction (SPE) or solid-phase microextraction (SPME), the application...

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  • Comparative Assessment of Bacteriophage and Antibiotic Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

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    - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES - Year 2022

    Problems connected with biofilm-related infections and antibiotic resistance necessitate the investigation and development of novel treatment strategies. Given their unique characteristics, one of the most promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics are bacteriophages. In the in vitro and in vivo larva model study, we demonstrate that phages vB_SauM-A, vB_SauM-C, and vB_SauM-D are effective antibiofilm agents. The exposure...

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  • Mitigating Traffic Remapping Attacks in Autonomous Multi-hop Wireless Networks

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    Multihop wireless networks with autonomous nodes are susceptible to selfish traffic remapping attacks (TRAs). Nodes launching TRAs leverage the underlying channel access function to receive an unduly high Quality of Service (QoS) for packet flows traversing source-to-destination routes. TRAs are easy to execute, impossible to prevent, difficult to detect, and harmful to the QoS of honest nodes. Recognizing the need for providing...

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  • End-of-life management of single-use baby diapers: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects

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    - SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Year 2022

    Single-use baby diapers belongs to an important group of products used in the parenting journey because of their high performance and convenience. Single-use baby diapers are normally thrown away after one-time use, resulting in a waste management problem. The goal of this paper was to better understand main environmental concerns of different types of diapers and address how to reduce them, with a special consideration of waste...

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  • Numbers, Please: Power- and Voltage-Related Indices in Control of a Turbine-Generator Set

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    - ENERGIES - Year 2022

    This paper discusses the proper selection and interpretation of aggregated control performance indices values mirroring the quality of electrical energy generation by a turbine-generator set cooperating with a power system. Typically, a set of basic/classical and individual indices is used in energy engineering to ensure the mirroring feature and is related to voltage, frequency and active or reactive power deviations from their...

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  • Recent Progress on Hydrogen Storage and Production Using Chemical Hydrogen Carriers

    Depleting fossil fuel resources and anthropogenic climate changes are the reasons for the intensive development of new, sustainable technologies based on renewable energy sources. One of the most promising strategies is the utilization of hydrogen as an energy vector. However, the limiting issue for large-scale commercialization of hydrogen technologies is a safe, efficient, and economical method of gas storage. In industrial practice,...

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  • Including the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship Education

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    Pursuing an entrepreneurial career is often rewarding in terms of both economic and psychological outcomes. However, becoming an entrepreneur also has its darker side that affects professional and personal life. Meanwhile, the positivity bias is prevalent in entrepreneurial education and research. It is recognized as emphasizing the advantages of becoming an entrepreneur and giving considerably less attention to potential downsides....

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  • Urban Vegetation in Air Quality Management: A Review and Policy Framework

    Recent episodes of high air pollution concentration levels in many Polish cities indicate the urgent need for policy change and for the integration of various aspects of urban development into a common platform for local air quality management. In this article, the focus was placed on the prospects of improving urban air quality through proper design and protection of vegetation systems within local spatial planning strategies....

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  • Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Visible Light Activity of TiO2 Modified with Halide-Based Ionic Liquids

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    • M. Paszkiewicz-Gawron
    • S. Makurat
    • J. Rak
    • M. Zdrowowicz
    • W. Lisowski
    • A. Zaleska-Medynska
    • K. Ewa
    • P. Mazierski
    • J. Łuczak

    - Catalysts - Year 2020

    Formation of a surface complex between organic molecules and TiO2 is one of the possible strategies for the development of visible light-induced TiO2 photoactivity. Herein, three ionic liquids (ILs) with the same cation and dierent anions (1-butylpirydynium chloride/bromide/iodide) have been applied for the surface modification of TiO2 and to understand the role of anions in visible light-induced activity of ILs-TiO2 systems. Photocatalytic...

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  • Projekt narzędzia typu guide-shoe w ramach Projektu NCBiR - testy otworowe

    Artykuł opisuje przebieg realizacji projektu mającego na celu stworzenie nowego typu narzędzia otworowego. Projekt ten o akronimie „PPPI” realizowany jest w ramach programu strategicznego „Blue Gas” Narodowego Centrum Badań i Rozwoju. Artykuł zawiera podstawowe informacje na temat problemów, którym przeciwdziałać ma projektowane narzędzie, opis wykonanych dotychczas prac oraz wstępne wyniki z przeprowadzonych badań na wywierconych...

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  • Energetyka odnawialna i efektywność energetyczna na terenach portowych – przegląd studiów przypadku europejskich portów

    Porty morskie stanowią istotną siłę napędową lokalnej gospodarki lecz są także źródłem emisji zanieczyszczeń gazowych i hałasu generowanego przez statki, pojazdy i urządzenia portowe. Jednocześnie posiadają potencjał dla działań związanych z redukcją emisji zanieczyszczeń oraz dzięki swojej lokalizacji oraz ekspozycji możliwość wykorzystania odnawialnych źródeł energii. Badania portów prowadzone przez European Sea Ports Organization,...

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  • Predykcyjne sterowanie równoległym filtrem aktywnym ze sprzężeniem od prądu zasilającego

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    - Przegląd Elektrotechniczny - Year 2019

    Artykuł przedstawia nowatorską strategię predykcyjnego sterowania równoległym energetycznym filtrem aktywnym (EFA). Proponowane sterowanie zawiera sprzężenie zwrotne od prądu zasilającego i wiąże zalety sterowania w układzie otwartym oraz zamkniętym – szybkość reakcji na zmianę prądu odbioru i bardzo wysoką skuteczność kompensacji. Wysoka jakość prądu kompensacyjnego wynika również z zastosowania w sterowaniu algorytmów predykcyjnych,...

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  • Toward Mechanosynthesis of Diamondoid Structures: VI. Quantum-Chemical Molecular Dynamics Comparison of Conditions for the STM Tip Driven Mechanosynthesis on Hydrogenated Si(111), Si(110) and Si(100) Surfaces.

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    - Year 2010

    możliwość prototypowania przejściowych generacji nano-urządzeń otrzymanych drogą pozycjonowanej mechanosyntezy za pomocą stm wyposażonego w ostrze typu swcnt są analizowane metodą kwantowo-chemicznej dynamiki molekularnej. proponowana strategia syntezy polega na insercji atomów si oraz cząsteczek sih2 we wiązania si-h na uwodornionej powierzchni si(111), si(110) oraz si(100) kryształu krzemu. rezultaty modelowania sugerują, że...

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  • Biuro Młodych Naukowców – z myślą o młodych naukowcach PG

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    - Pismo PG - Year 2024

    Biuro Młodych Naukowców to jednostka administracji centralnej powstała w lutym 2024 r. z myślą o szerokim wsparciu młodych naukowców Politechniki Gdańskiej. Do zadań Biura należą m.in.: inicjowanie i prowadzenie szeroko rozumianych działań na rzecz młodych naukowców, wsparcie Zespołu Młodych Naukowców, ale także koordynowanie działań zaplanowanych w Strategii HR4R PG oraz innych związanych z utrzymaniem przez Uczelnię wyróżnienia...

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  • Zarządzanie wiedzą pracowników operacyjnych w aspekcie wdrażania zmian zgodnie z koncepcją Lean Manufacturing.

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    - Year 2002

    Koncepcja Lean Manufacturing skupiona jest głównie na optymalizacji procesu wytwórczego. Podstawową rolę w procesie wytwórczym odgrywają pracownicy operacyjni, od których wiedzy i umiejętności zależy jakość realizowanego procesu. Wydobycie ukrytej w nich wiedzy, rozwijanie jej oraz prowadzenie w kierunku realizacji celów przedsiębiorstwa jest elementem kluczowym dla powodzenia transformacji Lean Manufacturing w przedsiębiorstwie....

  • Identyfikacja luk w zarządzaniu wiedzą w uczelni publicznej

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    - Year 2007

    W opracowaniu wskazano, że bariery kulturowe i organizacyjne utrudniające wdrażanie zarządzania wiedzą w uczelni prowadzą do powstania luk na poziomie postrzegania, planowania, wdrażania i strategii zarządzania wiedzą. Posługując się modelem luk zarządzania wiedzą opracowanym przez Lin, Yeh i Tseng podjęto próbę opisu tych luk oraz czynników sprzyjających ich minimalizacji w uczelniach. Zdaniem autora jest to warunek konieczny...

  • Europejskie wyzwania spójności polskiej przestrzeni : regiony, metropolie, transport

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    - Year 2008

    Regiony kreują spójnosc terytorialną Europy. Regionalny system terytorialny ulega transformacji zależnej od procesu równoważenia rozwoju. Strategia rozwoju regionalnego w Europie i w Polsce w powiązaniu z rozwojem przestrzennym. Metropolie i regiony metropolitarne jako wyraz globalizacji. Dwa mechanizmy rozwoju metropolii: interaktywnego oddziaływania kapitałowego i ''rozlewania'' struktur miejskich. Transport jako infrastruktura...

  • Displacement control in PWK-type pumps

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    The most important, strategic goal however is creation of the variable displacement version of the new pump PWK. Thanks to full discharge of it's commutation mechanism from hydrostatic forces the variable pump can be directly controlled by low-energy actuator like proportional electromagnet or stepping motor. It means that costly and complicated hydraulic servomechanism (applied in all present variable displacement pumps) is no...

  • Wodór jako źródło energii - zalety i wady

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    - Year 2022

    W rozdziale przedstawiono wady i zalety zastosowania wodoru jako paliwa w transporcie, w elektroenergetyce i jako paliwa zasilającego kotły grzewcze. Omówiono metody otrzymywania wodoru, kwestie związane z jego przechowywaniem przed transportem, w jego trakcie i w miejscu użycia. Przedstawiono także możli- wość wykorzystania obecnie istniejącej infrastruktury przesyłowej i dystrybucyjnej gazu ziemnego do przesy- łania wodoru. W...

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  • Zróżnicowanie działań w zakresie zarządzania wiekiem

    Artykuł dotyczy problematyki zarządzania wiekiem (ZW), a w szczególności zróżnicowania jego wdrażania w krajach o odmiennych uwarunkowaniach związanych z sytuacją osób starszych na rynku pracy to jest w Szwecji, Niemczech i Polsce. W części empirycznej przedstawiono wyniki badań własnych porównując je z wynikami badań przeprowadzonych w ramach Best Agers Lighthouses – Strategic Age Management for SME in The Baltic Sea Region. Pozwoliło...

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  • Realizacja zadań w grafie przez grupę mobilnych jednostek

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    - Year 2017

    Grupa mobilnych jednostek, nazywanych także agentami, jest umiejscowiona w jednym lub wielu wierzchołkach grafu nazywanych bazami. Stamtąd poruszając się po z góry znanym (offline) lub nieznanym (online) grafie muszą wykonać powierzone im zadanie, takie jak przeszukanie grafu, spotkanie, dekontaminacja grafu czy wybór lidera. Celem jest znalezienie optymalnej, rozproszonej, deterministycznej strategii (sekwencji ruchów jednostek),...

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  • River valley in planning documents. The case of towns in the northern part of Gdansk agglomeration

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    W strukturach zurbanizowanych doliny rzek pełnią funkcję korytarzy ekologicznych - jako element systemu ekologicznego zapewniają połączenie z obszarami zasilającymi. Niektóre z nich mają znaczenie ponadlokalne. Jednocześnie doliny rzek mogą być użytkowane jako przestrzeń integracji i rekreacji lokalnej społeczności. Strategie ochrony i kształtowania powyższych funkcji są ustalane w dokumentach planistycznych różnych szczebli....

  • Con l’introduzione

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    - Year 2022

    Nata nel 1953 con l’obiettivo di portare l’Italia tra le nazioni avanzate anche in campo energetico, Eni rappresenta una delle principali imprese ad aver influenzato l’innovazione economica del Paese. La sua storia, legata a doppio filo alla figura di Enrico Mattei, consente di seguirne le traiettorie di sviluppo e le strategie di internazionalizzazione, nel quadro di un contesto in continua evoluzione. Questo volume ripercorre...

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  • Odnowa modelu biznesu

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    W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań teoretycznych nad istotą odnowy strategicznej biznesu. Odnowę tę oparto na restauracji ciągu zarządzania strategicznego.

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  • Rola centrów językowych w internacjonalizacji szkolnictwa wyższego

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    - Year 2016

    Tekst zawiera przegląd najważniejszych aspektów działania centrów językowych na rzecz umiędzynarodowienia uczelni. Autorki wskazują istotne konteksty europejskie i polskie towarzyszące internacjonalizacji. Właściwym punktem wyjścia do opisania zadań centrów językowych na uczelni jest, zdaniem autorek, kompleksowe opracowanie strategii internacjonalizacji uczelni, precyzyjne określenie ról wszystkich jednostek uczelnianych zaangażowanych...

  • Positive management of the university

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    - Year 2015

    Abstract: The prevailing view held at contemporary Polish universities is that their main goal is to achieve effects measured by indicators, which applies to each element of their mission: education, research and the third mission, whereas the means to accomplish this goal consists of increasing the requirements and motivating by the “carrot and stick” approach. That approach discounts the importance of building a positive relationship...

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  • Managerial Energy in Sustainable Enterprises: Organizational Wisdom Approach

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    - ENERGIES - Year 2021

    The circular economy (CE) as an idea involves applying the concept of sustainable development that has been gaining worldwide support. This shift in perception of energy and resource-use from its linear to circular forms creates a specific business environment, which constitutes the subject of this research. This article aims to analyze the impact of a manager’s energy on organizational wisdom, focusing on its circular business...

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  • Modele relacji między Corporate Social Responsibility a public relations

    Artykuł jest próbą usystematyzowania dotychczasowych rozstrzygnięć dotyczących relacji między CSR [Corporate Social Responsibility] i public relations - występujących tak w literaturze przedmiotu jak i w praktyce organizacji. Autorka prezentuje też własną koncepcję, proponując trzy modele, które opisują i wyjaśniają nie tylko wzajemne relacje między CSR i PR, ale też i wyjaśniają funkcje, jakie nadaje się w organizacjach działaniom...

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  • Frequent Sequence Mining in Web Log Data

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    - Year 2018

    The amount of information available even on a single web server can be huge. On the other hand, the amount of visitors (users) can often reach a number of at least six digits. Users vary in gender, age and education, and in consequence their information needs are different. Moreover, they subconsciously expect to get more adequate content after visiting the first few pages. The scope of this kind of problem relates to the domain...

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  • Alternative treatment approaches of urinary tract infections caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains

    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most widespread and annoying infections affecting millions of people every year annually. The biggest problem of urinary diseases are recurrences, the increasing resistance of uropathogens to commonly used antibiotics, as well as the high health care costs of afflicted persons. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains (UPECs) are the most dominant etiologic agent of community-acquired infections...

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  • GDAŃSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - A CONTINUATOR OF THE LVIV SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTS' EDUCATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY TEACHING

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    The new theory at the time was descriptive geometry, quickly reached the Polish lands. Her first lecture was held at the Warsaw School of Artillery and Engineering in 1809-1812, by a French teacher Jan Joachim Livet (1809-12). The new discipline was quickly adopted in all major centers of Polish science at that time, which include university cities - Warsaw, Krakow, Vilnius and the Krzemienieckie High School, which represent high...

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  • Valorization of Bioplastic Waste: A Review on Effective Recycling Routes for the Most Widely Used Biopolymers

    Plastics-based materials have a high carbon footprint, and their disposal is a considerable problem for the environment. Biodegradable bioplastics represent an alternative on which most countries have focused their attention to replace of conventional plastics in various sectors, among which food packaging is the most significant one. The evaluation of the optimal end-of-life process for bioplastic waste is of great importance...

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  • Composite 2D Material-Based Pervaporation Membranes for Liquid Separation: A Review

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    - MOLECULES - Year 2024

    Today, chemistry and nanotechnology cover molecular separations in liquid and gas states by aiding in the design of new nano-sized materials. In this regard, the synthesis and application of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are current fields of research in which structurally defined 2D materials are being used in membrane separation either in self-standing membranes or composites with polymer phases. For instance, pervaporation...

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  • Multiple Reprocessing of Conductive PLA 3D-Printing Filament: Rheology, Morphology, Thermal and Electrochemical Properties Assessment

    Additive manufacturing technologies are gaining more and more attention, resulting in the development or modification of 3D printing techniques and dedicated materials. On the other hand, economic and ecological aspects force the industry to develop material recycling strategies. In this work, the multiple reprocessing of a commercially available PLA conductive composite with carbon black filler, dedicated to 3D printing, was investigated....

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  • ''Povery islands'' - a study on poverty concentration across nations

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    Poverty problems, its definition and measurement aspects, constitute a broadly identified discussion. However, there are some widely recognized poverty definitions and statistics, but the detailed overview still remains not clearly visible. There are many economies where the poverty problems lie in the very centre of policy makers` strategies. Also there exist many international statistic databases where some poverty data are reviled....

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  • The Corporate Museum: A New Type of Museum Created as a Component of Marketing Company

    A new type of museum appeared – the corporate museum. The museum institution in this instance has been used as a new marketing device for building corporate identity strategies. Their inception is not based on the existing context of a place, but appears to be integrated with the corporate identity program, exposing the company’s values and philosophy. The corporate museums are thematic, commercial buildings, owned by a particular...

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  • Designing with Green and Blue – Climate Adaption Proposals for Lowland Areas of Gdańsk

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    • L. Nyka
    • R. Simões
    • P. R. Garcia
    • J. Rayss

    - Year 2021

    The paper gives insight into issues explored within the framework of the SOS Climate Waterfront workshop that took place in Gdańsk in June 2019. The aim of the study was to propose solutions that will decrease the number of flooding events and span the gap between flood prevention strategies and the provision of other benefits such as ecological, urban, cultural and social. Historical cartography enquiries and research by the design...

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  • Sustainable Investing. Socio-Economic Impacts of Exchange-Traded Funds

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    - Year 2023

    Sustainable Investing: Socio-Economic Impacts of Exchange-Traded Funds examines the social and economic effects of sustainable investing ETFs and their impacts on the global financial system. The book presents the key issues with regard to sustainable investing, discussing exchange-traded funds mechanisms and categories in comparison to competing investment funds. The book outlines the theoretical determinants of ETF markets development...

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  • MXenes Antibacterial Properties and Applications: A Review and Perspective

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    • F. Seidi
    • A. Arabi Shamsabadi
    • M. Dadashi Firouzjaei
    • M. Elliott
    • M. Saeb
    • Y. Huang
    • C. Li
    • H. Xiao
    • B. Anasori

    - SMALL - Year 2023

    The mutations of bacteria due to the excessive use of antibiotics, and generation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria have made the development of new antibacterial compounds a necessity. MXenes have emerged as biocompatible transition metal carbide structures with extensive biomedical applications. This is related to the MXenes’ unique combination of properties, including multifarious elemental compositions, 2D-layered structure,...

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  • Travel agents and destination management organizations: eLearning as a strategy to train tourism trade partners.

    This article offers an overview of the existing online courses run by national destination management organizations (DMOs) in order to better equip travel agents and tour operators in the sales activities of the tourism destinations. These online courses represent one of the B2B offers by DMOs and an interesting opportunity for travel agents, who are trying to find their identity and competitive advantage within the context of...

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  • A strategy for GPS data processing in a precise local network during high solar activity

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    - GPS SOLUTIONS - Year 2003

    This paper presents the analyses connected with reduction of errors from ionospheric refraction using GPS data from local satellite networks. This is particularly essential during rising solar activity. The Bernese GPS Software v. 4.2 was used, as an analytical tool. The test data included measurements from a geodynamic network SUDETES situated in the Sudety Mountains across the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. A local...

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  • Rearrangements of the nitrifiers population in an activated sludge system under decreasing solids retention times

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    - ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH - Year 2022

    Due to the key role of nitrite in novel nitrogen removal systems, nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) have been receiving increasing attention. In this study, the coexistence and interactions of nitrifying bacteria were explored at decreasing solids retention times (SRTs). Four 5-week washout experiments were carried out in laboratory-scale (V=10 L) sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) with mixed liquor from two full-scale activated sludge...

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  • THE EFFECT OF LOG SORTING STRATEGY ON THE FORECASTED LUMBER VALUE AFTER SAWING PINE WOOD

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    The optimal transformation path for the resource is determined by the quality of a log combined with its dimension. The commercial value of derived products is also closely connected with the size and extent of containing wood deficiencies. The results of studies with three diverse strategies for log sorting are presented in the paper. Resource assessment by a worker without extensive experience in sorting logs, the certified grading...

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