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Decrease in Photovoltaic Module Efficiency Due to Deposition of Pollutants
PublicationThe deposition of pollutants on the surface of photovoltaic (PV) modules reduce the efficiency that can be achieved in given climatic conditions. This results in the loss of energy yield obtained from the solar installation. A number of factors determine the scale of this problem. The first of these is the amount of impurities deposited, the associated amount of precipitation, and the speed and direction of the wind. A second aspect...
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Development and tuning of irregular divide-and-conquer applications in DAMPVM/DAC
PublicationThis work presents implementations and tuning experiences with parallel irregular applications developed using the object oriented framework DAM-PVM/DAC. It is implemented on top of DAMPVM and provides automatic partitioning of irregular divide-and-conquer (DAC) applications at runtime and dynamic mapping to processors taking into account their speeds and even loads by other user processes. New implementations of parallel applications...
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Exploring the Prevalence of Anti-patterns in the Application of Scrum in Software Development Organizations
PublicationThe paper presents a survey-based study that aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-patterns in the Scrum software development methodology. A total of 35 anti-patterns were selected from the literature review, and 42 respondents indicated whether they had encountered each anti-pattern in their organizations. The study found that``Unfinished Tasks'' was the most prevalent anti-pattern, highlighting the importance of proper planning...
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Very accurate time propagation of coupled Schrödinger equations for femto- and attosecond physics and chemistry, with C++ source code
PublicationIn this article, I present a very fast and high-precision (up to 33 decimal places) C++ implementation of the semi-global time propagation algorithm for a system of coupled Schrödinger equations with a time-dependent Hamiltonian. It can be used to describe time-dependent processes in molecular systems after excitation by femto- and attosecond laser pulses. It also works with an arbitrary user supplied Hamiltonian and can be used...
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Characteristics of Propagation Conditions in the Container Terminal Environment
PublicationIn the paper a characteristics of propagation conditions in the container terminal environment is presented. The investigated environment is characterized on the example of Gdansk Deepwater Container Terminal in Poland. An empirical propagation model for path loss calculation in mobile radio links in a container terminal environment is presented.
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Modelling Long‐Term Transition from Coal‐Reliant to Low‐Emission Power Grid and District Heating Systems in Poland
PublicationEnergy systems require technological changes towards climate neutrality. In Poland, where the power system is dominated by outdated coal-fired power plants, efforts to minimize the environmental impact are associated with high costs. Therefore, optimal paths for the development of the energy sector should be sought in order to achieve ambitious long-term strategic goals, while minimizing the negative impact on the consumers’ home...
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The Mechanism of a Retro-Diels–Alder Fragmentation of Luteolin: Theoretical Studies Supported by Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry Results
PublicationThe mechanisms of retro-Diels–Alder fragmentation of luteolin are studied theoretically using the Density Functional Theory method (B3LYP hybrid functional) together with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set and supported by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) results. The reaction paths leading to the formation of 1,3A and 1,3B fragment ions observed as the main spectral features in the ESI-MS spectrum are described...
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Heptaene macrolides biosynthesis by Streptomyces species
PublicationPolyene macrolides are one of the groups of secondary metabolites, generated by microorganisms belonging to the Streptomyces genus. These compounds, containing 3 - 7 conjugated double bonds systems in their molecules exhibit high antifungal activity against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens with heptaenes demonstrating the highest antifungal potential. At the large extent, efficiency of biosynthesis of these natural products...
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Resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. to selected antimicrobial agents present in municipal
PublicationIn this study, the susceptibility to erythromycin (E) and to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (SXT) among isolates of Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli was tested, respectively. Both fecal indicators were detected and isolated from raw(RW) and treated wastewater (TW) as well as from samples of activated sludge (AS) collected in a local wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Biodiversity of bacterial community in AS was also monitored...
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Structural and dynamic insights on the EmrE protein with TPP+ and related substrates through molecular dynamics simulations
PublicationEmrE is a bacterial transporter protein that forms an anti-parallel homodimer with four transmembrane helices in each monomer. EmrE transports positively charged aromatic compounds, such as TPP+ and its derivatives. We performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of EmrE in complex with TPP+, MeTPP+, and MBTPP+ embedded in a membrane. The detailed molecular properties and interactions were analysed for all EmrE-ligand complexes....
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Primary degradation of antidiabetic drugs
PublicationType 2 diabetes is a chronic disease affecting a large portion of the world population and is treated by orally administered drugs. Since these drugs are often taken in high doses and are excreted unchanged or partially metabolised many of them are nowadays detected in surface waters or wastewater treatment plants effluents. Unmetabolised antidiabetics or some of their transformation products retain their pharmacological activity,...
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EASY ACCESS TOOL FOR SMALL INTERFERING RNA (siRNA) DATA
PublicationFor many decades it was an accepted dogma of molecular genetics that the expression of genes is a “one-way-road” leading only in one direction from DNA to RNA to proteins. Recent discoveries in modern molecular genetics have challenged this dogma showing that specific RNA molecules play a central role in controlling the activity of genes by changing the structure of DNA sequences, targeting other RNAs for degradation or blocking...
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Impedance spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool of degradation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells = Spektroskopia impedancyjna jako narzędzie diagnostyczne degradacji tlenkowych ogniw paliwowych
PublicationTlenkowe ogniwa paliwowe SOFC sa obecnie bliskie komercjalizacji. Wiedza na temat mechanizmów degradacji ogniw paliwowych jest niezbędna do dalszej poprawy ich działania. Spektroskopia impedancyjna jest skutecznym narzędziem diagnostycznym. Pozwala ona na wskazanie który element ogniwa SOFC ulega pogorszeniu oraz pozwala poznać dokładniej naturę procesu degradacji. W tej pracy degradacja ogniwa SOFC została zbadana przy użyciu...
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Mechanism of the Reaction of Amines with 5-[(Aryl- or Alkylamino)hydroxymethylene]-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-diones in the Presence of Chlorotrimethylsilane (Me3SiCl);
PublicationAddition of chlorotrimethylsilane (Me3SiCl) to the mixture of a carbamoyl‐substituted Meldrum's acid, i.e., a 5‐[(arylamino)hydroxymethylene]‐2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione of type 1 and a secondary amine as nucleophile strongly accelerated the rate of their reaction. The reason for this phenomenon observed, during our previous research, remained, however, unclear. To elucidate the mechanism of this reaction, we assumed and...
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Koncept ekologicznie przyjaznego masowca „Gary Muwalt” napędzanego siłą wiatru
PublicationW artykule przeanalizowano możliwości, jakie niesie wykorzystanie siły wiatru we współczesnym transporcie morskim na przykładzie ekologicznego masowca z napędem żaglowym. W tym celu dokonano analiz oporowych przy użyciu metod CFD oraz analizy ekonomicznej na podstawie danych rynkowych. Jest to wstęp do dalszych prac, mających na celu stworzenie nowoczesnej jednostki ograniczającej emisję szkodliwych substancji do atmosfery oraz...
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Określenie zawartości lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych (LKT) w odciekach pochodzących z mikrobiologicznej degradacji monosacharydów
PublicationOkreślenie zawartości lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych (LKT) w odciekach pochodzących z mikrobiologicznej degradacji monosacharydów. Milena Jabłońska, Maria Rybarczyk, Marta Wisielewska, Marek Lieder Politechnika Gdańska, Wydział Chemiczny, Katedra Technologii Chemicznej Zawartość lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych (LKT) w metabolitach pochodzących z mikrobiologicznego ogniwa paliwowego (MFC – Microbial Fuel Cell) świadczy o rozkładzie...
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The Interaction of Heptakis (2,6-di-O-Methyl)-β-Cyclodextrin with Mianserin Hydrochloride and Its Influence on the Drug Toxicity
PublicationOne tetracyclic antidepressant, mianserin hydrochloride (MIA), has quite significant side effects on a patients’ health. Cyclodextrins, which are most commonly used to reduce the undesirable features of contained drugs within their hydrophobic interior, also have the potential to alter the toxic behavior of the drug. The present paper contains investigations and the characteristics of interaction mechanisms for MIA and the heptakis...
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The reliability of tree and star networks
PublicationThis paper investigated the reliability of tree and star networks. Following measures of network reliability are assumed: the expected number of nodes, that can communicate with the central node; the expected number of node pairs, that are connected by a path through the central node; the expected number of node pairs communicating.
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Techniki śródoperacyjnego monitorowania EKG
PublicationZ badania EKG lekarze uzyskują szereg cennych informacji niezbędnych do prawidłowego podejmowanie ważnych decyzji terapeutycznych. EKG stało się pierwszym parametrem monitorowanym standardowo i w sposób ciągły podczas znieczulenia. Współczesna technika umożliwia nie tylko ciągłe monitorowanie zapisu EKG, a także transmisję danych on-line do dowolnego miejsca w szpitalu, i ich cyfrową rejestrację. Najistotniejszym kryterium przydatności...
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Potassium trimethylsilanolate-mediated conversion of dialkyl phosphonates to their anhydrous potassium monoalkyl phosphonates under mild, non-aqueous conditions
PublicationPrzedstawiona została metoda syntezy bezwodnych soli potasowych fosfonianów monoalkilu z odpowiednich fosfonianów dialkilu w reakcji z trimetylosilanolanem potasu w bezwodnym eterze i chlorku metylenu. Metoda ta może być również stosowana dla makrocyklicznych kaliks[4]arenów z wbudowanymi grupami fosfonowymi na górnej obręczy; preferowanym rozpuszczalnikiem jest w tym przypadku bezwodny THF. Zaletą opisanej metody są łagodne warunki...
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DATA INTEROPERABILITY AND THE OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM: ROLES AND RESEARCH AREAS
PublicationSustainability and value-creation are considered important parameters to measure the success of an open data system. Unfortunately, existing open data systems are not meeting their promises to achieve a sustainable and value-based open data system. Van Loenen et al. (2021) proposed a sustainable and value-creating open data ecosystem. According to their study, the open data ecosystem needs to be user-driven, inclusive, circular,...
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Framework for gamification of specialized subjects within engineering studies
PublicationGamification is a relatively new term forged along with the occurrence of new information technology, especially easy access to internet and smartphones. Gamification is a use of game mechanics, to modify the behavior of people in non-games situations to increase the involvement of individuals. The method is based on the pleasure that comes from overcoming the obstacles to reach next achievable level, which consists of challenges,...
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Survey on opportunities and barriers in lighting controls
PublicationThis report summarizes a survey performed in eight countries on the status quo of daylight and electric lighting control systems. Feedback from more than 100 international experts (building / facility managers and planers) was evaluated. The aim of the survey was to identify the perception of the different possibilities of the current lighting control solutions and the expectations about the control systems. The survey aims to...
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Cloning, expression, purification and characterization of recombinant trehalose synthase from Deinococcus radiodurans.
PublicationTrehalose (α-D-glucopyranosyl-1,1-α-D-glucopyranoside) is a nonreducing disacharide in which the two glucose molecules are linked trough a α-1,1-glycosidic bond. Trehalose is readily hydrolyzed to glucose and can be used as a reserve of that sugar in the cell. The presence of trehalose was found in the cells of fungi and yeasts, bacteria, nematodes, insects, eggs, pupae and some plants. The characteristics of trehalose make it...
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PRZYCZEPY DO BADANIA OPORU TOCZENIA OPON DO SAMOCHODÓW OSOBOWYCH
PublicationPrzedstawiono doświadczenia Zespołu Pojazdów Katedry Konstrukcji Maszyn i Pojazdów Wydziału Mechanicznego Politechniki Gdańskiej dotyczące urządzeń badawczych (przyczep) do pomiaru oporu toczenia opon do samochodów osobowych i nawierzchni drogowych. Opisano przyczepy pomiarowe tego typu. Pomiary oporu toczenia opon samochodowych wymuszane są koniecznością osiągania przez pojazd jak największej swojej sprawności...
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State of the art and prospects of methods for determination of lipophilicity of chemical compounds
PublicationLipophilicity of the compounds is useful to (i) explain their distribution in biological systems, which is different in plant and in animal organisms, (ii) predict the possible pathways of pollutant transport in the environment, and (iii) support drug discovery process and select optimal composition in terms of bioactivity and bioavailability. The lipophilic properties can be determined by two main approaches, experimental, which...
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Photoconversion of carbon dioxide to methane and light hydrocarbons
PublicationFotokonwersja ditlenku węgla do lekkich węglowodorów jest czystym i przyjaznym dla środowiska procesem, pozwalającym na obniżenie emisji CO2 przy jednoczesnym generowaniu paliwa. Badanie efektywności procesu fotokonwersji CO2 prowadzono w obecności promieniowania UV-Vis, pary wodnej oraz fotokatalizatorów Ag-TiO2, Au-TiO2, Ag/Au-TiO2 otrzymanych w mikroemulsji woda/AOT/cykloheksan. Najwyższą aktywność w procesie fotoredukcji...
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Energetyczne wykorzystanie biomasy
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono energetyczne wykorzystanie biomasy jako alternatywy dla paliwa pierwotnego. Szczególną uwagę poświecono rodzajom, właściwościom i sposobom przygotowania biomasy do procesu spalania.Spalanie stanowi najstarszy sposób pozyskiwania energii z biomasy,jednak ze względu na technologiczno-ekonomiczne aspekty częściej wykorzystywany jest proces współspalania. Wzrost proekologicznej świadomości i rozwój lokalnego...
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Pyrolysis as an alternative for combustion of waste
PublicationProces pirolizy polega na rozkładzie materii organicznej w podwyższonej temperaturze w warunkach beztlenowych, dlatego może być on stosowany jako alternatywa lub uzupełnienie dla procesu spalania. Piroliza pozwala na uzyskanie substancji chemicznych z polimerów naturalnych i syntetycznych. W umiarkowanej temperaturze (300 - 500 ° C), można uzyskać wysokiej wydajności frakcji ciekłej, natomiast wysokie temperatury sprzyjają powstawaniu...
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PROBLEMATYKA WYZNACZANIA WARTOŚCI OPAŁOWEJ MODYFIKOWANYCH PALIW ŻEGLUGOWYCH
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono krótką charakterystykę modyfikowanych paliw żeglugowych wprowadzanych na rynek przez koncerny paliwowe PKN ORLEN S.A., LOTOS Asfalt Sp. z o.o. oraz STENA OIL (Szwecja) oraz ich podstawowe własności fizykochemiczne. Zwrócono szczególną uwagę na odpowiedni dobór lepkości paliwa zasilającego silnik okrętowy, który determinuje właściwy przebieg procesu spalania oraz odpowiednie warunki smarowania par precyzyjnych...
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Analiza możliwości usprawnienia organizacji przewozów kurierskich o zróżnicowanym zasięgu przestrzennym na przykładzie powiatu nidzickiego
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwości poprawy efektywności przewozów kurierskich na przykładzie danych pochodzących z firmy Siódemka S.A, dotyczących obsługi powiatu nidzickiego. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują na możliwości osiągnięcia wymiernych efektów w postaci redukcji przebytego przez kuriera dystansu, co przekłada się na oszczędności w postaci niższego zużycia paliwa oraz oszczędności czasowych. Problemem jest możliwość praktycznego...
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Yields and Time-of-Flight Spectra of Neutral High-Rydberg Fragments at the K Edges of the CO2 Molecule
PublicationWe have studied the production of neutral fragments in high-Rydberg (HR) states at the C 1s and O 1s edges of the CO2 molecule by performing two kinds of experiments. First, the yields of neutral HR fragments were measured indirectly by ionizing such fragments in a static electric field and by collecting resulting singly charged positive ions as a function of the photon energy. Such measurements reveal not only excitations below...
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Modeling the Structure, Dynamics, and Transformations of Proteins with the UNRES Force Field
PublicationThe physics-based united-residue (UNRES) model of proteins ( www.unres.pl ) has been designed to carry out large-scale simulations of protein folding. The force field has been derived and parameterized based on the principles of statistical-mechanics, which makes it independent of structural databases and applicable to treat nonstandard situations such as, proteins that contain D-amino-acid residues. Powered by Langevin dynamics...
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Redefiniowanie przestrzeni medycznej = Redefining healthcare space
PublicationSzpital jest obiektem publicznym, budynkiem-miastem, jego architektura nakierowana jest na realizację procesu leczenia i zdrowienia, a jednocześnie formuje przestrzenne ramy mikrokosmosu interakcji społecznych rozgrywających się pomiędzy pacjentami i personelem, gośćmi i „mieszkańcami”. Współcześnie w podejściu do rozumienia czym jest szpital - a zatem również do kształtowania architektury obiektów medycznych - można zauważyć dwa...
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Analiza Niezawodności Człowieka w Ramach Funkcji związanych z Bezpieczeństwem w Przykładowej Instalacji
PublicationW analizie bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego systemów sterowania i zabezpieczeń należy określić wymagany poziom nienaruszalności bezpieczeństwa SIL w procesie analizy ryzyka, a następnie zweryfikować ten poziom stosując odpowiednie metody modelowania probabilistycznego. Działania człowieka mogą mieć istotny wpływ na realizację funkcji bezpieczeństwa. Wpływ ten ocenia się na podstawie wyników analizy niezawodności człowieka HRA. W niniejszym...
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A note on polynomial algorithm for cost coloring of bipartite graphs with Δ ≤ 4
PublicationIn the note we consider vertex coloring of a graph in which each color has an associated cost which is incurred each time the color is assigned to a vertex. The cost of coloring is the sum of costs incurred at each vertex. We show that the minimum cost coloring problem for n-vertex bipartite graph of degree ∆≤4 can be solved in O(n^2) time. This extends Jansen’s result [K.Jansen,The optimum cost chromatic partition problem, in:...
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Large thermo-elastic displacement and stability FEM analysis of multilayered plates and shells
PublicationThe paper concerns the load capacity analysis of thermally loaded multilayered plates and shells. The multilayered body is treated as an equivalent single layer whose kinematics is consistent with first order shear deformation theory. The authors focus on the thermo-elastic stability problem of the thin-walled structures. The equilibrium paths are traced with the use of Riks-Wempner-Ramm algorithm. By making use of the Tsai-Wu...
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Proton transfer reactions for ionized water clusters
PublicationCalculations of formation energies of the ionized water clusters and energies of reactions between small (including less than eight water molecules) neutral and positively ionized water clusters are presented. Moreover, we discuss some reaction paths between neutral and positively charged dimers, trimers and tetramers and proton transfer reactions (PTR) between cyclic clusters and H3O+ ions which can appear in beam experiments...
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Detection of debonding in reinforced concrete beams using ultrasonic transmission tomography and hybrid ray tracing technique
PublicationThis paper concerns inspection of reinforced concrete elements, with particular emphasis on assessing the quality of the adhesive connection between steel and concrete. A novel theoretical model was developed to determine the paths of transmitted, refracted and reflected elastic waves as well as a creeping wave propagated along the inclusion surface. Imaging the internal structure of tested beams was based on wave propagation measurements...
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Examination of epigenetic inhibitor zebularine in treatment of skin wounds in healthy and diabetic mice
PublicationDNA methyltransferase inhibitor zebularine was proven to induce regeneration in the ear pinna in mice. We utilized a dorsal skin wound model to further evaluate this epigenetic inhibitor in wound healing. Full-thickness excisional wounds were made on the dorsum of 2 and 10-month-old healthy BALB/c and 3 and 8-month-old diabetic (db/db) mice, followed by topical or intraperitoneal zebularine delivery. Depending on the strain, age,...
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Regulation of the First Committed Step in Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Catalyzed by LpxC Requires the Essential Protein LapC (YejM) and HslVU Protease
PublicationWe previously showed that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) assembly requires the essential LapB protein to regulate FtsH-mediated proteolysis of LpxC protein that catalyzes the first committed step in the LPS synthesis. To further understand the essential function of LapB and its role in LpxC turnover, multicopy suppressors of ΔlapB revealed that overproduction of HslV protease subunit prevents its lethality by proteolytic degradation...
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Singlet oxygen-dominated peroxymonosulfate activation by layered crednerite for organic pollutants degradation in high salinity wastewater
PublicationAdvanced oxidation processes have been widely studied for organic pollutants treatment in water, but the degradation performance of radical-dominated pathway was severely inhibited by the side reactions between the anions and radicals, especially in high salinity conditions. Here, a singlet oxygen (1O2)-dominated non-radical process was developed for organic pollutants degradation in high salinity wastewater, with layered crednerite...
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Polish internet mortgage market: towards fully developed fuzzy model
PublicationThe first part of the paper consists of introduction describing the Polish Internet Mortgage Market. Later there is presented the idea of the rule based model which may be used on this market. Next step consists of fuzzyfication of the model. This process begins with the initial set of variables which was used previously for the rule based model of the same market. As numerous aspects of the market cannot be presented in the crisp...
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Application tool for IP QoS network design
PublicationDespite the fact that differentiated-service-aware network implementation has been a widely discussed topic for quite some time, network design still proofs nontrivial. Well developed software could put an end to network designer's problems. This chapter describes work, which has been aimed at creating a comprehensive network design tool, offering a fair range of functionality and high reliability. The presented tool is able to...
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Support for Employees with ASD in the Workplace Using a Bluetooth Skin Resistance Sensor–A Preliminary Study
PublicationThe application of a Bluetooth skin resistance sensor in assisting people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), in their day-to-day work, is presented in this paper. The design and construction of the device are discussed. The authors have considered the best placement of the sensor, on the body, to gain the most accurate readings of user stress levels, under various conditions. Trial tests were performed on a group of sixteen...
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Architectural education and digital tools: the challenges and opportunities
PublicationEnriching architectural education with digital tools is the subject of this article. Such tools can create, support and visualise architecture. The focus in this article is on an interdisciplinary approach to media architecture (allowing variable visual content of architectural objects) and interactivity (user-space communication), revealing new possibilities in terms of human perception. The results of a survey on media architecture...
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Mathematical modeling of hydrogen production performance in thermocatalytic reactor based on the intermetallic phase of Ni3Al
PublicationThe main goal of the following work is to adjust mathematical modelling for mass transfer, to specific conditions resulting from presence of chemical surface reactions in the flow of the mixture consisting of helium and methanol. The thermocatalytic devices used for decomposition of organic compounds incorporate microchannels coupled at the ends and heated to 500 oC at the walls regions. The results of the experiment were compared...
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Crowdsourcing-Based Evaluation of Automatic References Between WordNet and Wikipedia
PublicationThe paper presents an approach to build references (also called mappings) between WordNet and Wikipedia. We propose four algorithms used for automatic construction of the references. Then, based on an aggregation algorithm, we produce an initial set of mappings that has been evaluated in a cooperative way. For that purpose, we implement a system for the distribution of evaluation tasks, that have been solved by the user community....
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Designing intranet portals as electronic workplaces
PublicationThis paper highlights the most important requirements for developing intranet portals, especially in the areas of user interface ergonomics and usability. In specifying relevant usability requirements both perspectives are considered: of company employees and of executives. Best practices are reviewed, regarding successes and failures in intranet absorption, basing on the results on recent research in a number of surveyed Polish...
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Acoustic Processor of the MCM Sonar
PublicationThis paper presents the concept of an acoustic processor of the mine countermeasure sonar. Developed at the Department of Marine Electronics Systems, Gdansk University of Technology, the acoustic processor is an element of the MG-89, a modernised underwater acoustic station. The focus of the article is on the modules of the processor. They are responsible for sampling analogue signals and implementing the algorithms controlling...