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‘Green’ multi - residue methods for the determination of high importance currently used pesticides in environmental samples
PublicationThe purpose of the research has been to develop and apply ‘green’ analytical methodologies to control and monitor the level of currently used pesticides from different chemical groups in aqueous samples. For extraction of analytes solid - phase microextraction (SPME) and dispersive liquid - liquid microextraction (DLLME) have been applied and compared. For SPME, commonly used materials for coating fibers include: polydimethylsiloxane...
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Determination of free tyrosine in equestrian supplements by LC–MS/MS and comparison of its quantity with total free amino acids content in view of doping control
PublicationThe reports on the probable beneficial impact of tyrosine (TYR) supplementation on performance enhancement have contributed to the growth of interest in TYR in equestrian sports field and related industries, such as the manufacture of dietary and nutritional supplements. In this study, the first attempt to the assessment of horses exposure to TYR during nutritional supplementation was demonstrated by quantification of unbound TYR...
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FFT analysis of temperature modulated semiconductor gas sensor response for the prediction of ammonia concentration under humidity interference
PublicationThe increasing environmental contamination forces the need to design reliable devices for detecting of the volatile compounds present in the air. For this purpose semiconductor gas sensors, which have been widely used for years, are often utilized. Although they have many advantages such as low price and quite long life time, they still lack of long term stability and selectivity. Namely, environmental conditions have significant...
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Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents: case study on the Kłodnica sediments
PublicationSurface active agents (surfactants) are a group of chemical compounds, which are used as ingredients of detergents, cleaning products, cosmetics and functional products. After use, wastes containing surfactants or their degradation products are discharged to wastewater treatment plants or directly into surface waters. Due to their specific properties of SAAs, compounds are able to migrate between different environmental compartments...
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Wielopoziomowy przekształtnik trakcyjny SiC z izolacją od sieci 3kV DC realizowaną za pomocą transformatorów 30kHz do napędów EZT
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono wielopoziomowy izolowany kaskadowy przekształtnik DC-AC z tranzystorami SiC MOSFET 1,2kV, przeznaczony do napędów elektrycznych zespołów trakcyjnych (EZT). Zaproponowana konstrukcja przekształtnika, przeznaczonego do pracy przy zasilaniu z sieci trakcyjnej 3kV DC, spełnia założenia energoelektronicznego transformatora trakcyjnego (z ang. Power Electronic Traction Transformer). Budowa modułowa z niskonapięciowych...
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Detekcja pięciolinii metodą lokalnego rzutowania
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono istniejące podejścia do detekcji pięciolinii, będącej podstawowym etapem segmentacji w procesie rozpoznawania notacji muzycznej. Przedstawiony został również własny algorytm detekcji pięciolinii, bazujący na rzutowaniu poziomym w lokalnych oknach, analizie tak powstałych histogramów (rzutów) oraz aproksymacji linii pięciolinii krzywymi drugiego stopnia. Przeprowadzone badania potwierdziły wysoką skuteczność...
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Simulation and experiment of radiating slot in a ground-plane of microstrip junction
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania numeryczne oraz eksperymentalne szczeliny promieniującej umieszczonej w płaszczyźnie masy złącza mikropaskowego. Złącze mikropaskowe składa się z linii mikropaskowej oraz rozwartego na końcu sęka. Szczelina umieszczona jest równolegle do linii mikropaskowej.
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Experimental Research on the Energy Efficiency of a Parallel Hybrid Drive for an Inland Ship
PublicationThe growing requirements for limiting the negative impact of all modes of transport on the natural environment mean that clean technologies are becoming more and more important. The global trend of e-mobility also applies to sea and inland water transport. This article presents the results of experimental tests carried out on a life-size, parallel diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. The eciency of the propulsion system was...
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The influence of polymer bearing material and lubricating grooves layout on wear of journal bearings lubricated with contaminated water
PublicationThe goal of the present paper is to investigate wear properties of journal sliding bearing operating in the conditions of contaminated water lubrication. Several bearing materials and bearing sleeve designs (differing in the axial grooves position and their shape) were tested experimentally under typical operating conditions in a dedicated test rig, which was equipped with a lubricating system, enabling lubrication with contaminated...
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Lower rim substituted p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene; Part 14. Synthesis, structures and binding studies of calix[4]arene thioamides
PublicationA number of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene thioamides were synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR and elemental analysis. Compounds 1-5 are O-substituted derivatives with -CH2-C(=S)-N-X groups, where NX = morpholidyl, NEt2, NHC2H4Ph, NHCH2Ph and NHEt,respectively. The X-ray structures of the ligands 1, 3, 5 and of the complex 3Pb(ClO4)2, (compound 6), are presented and their slightly distorted cone conformation is established. The...
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A Novel Synthesis Technique for Microwave Bandpass Filters with Frequency-Dependent Couplings
PublicationThis paper presents a novel synthesis technique for microwave bandpass filters with frequency-dependent couplings. The proposed method is based on the systematic extraction of a dispersive coupling coefficient using an optimization technique based on the zeros and poles of scattering parameters representing two coupled resonators.The application of this method of synthesis is illustrated using two examples involving four and five-pole...
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Strong Monogamies of No-Signaling Violations for Bipartite Correlation Bell Inequalities
PublicationThe phenomenon of monogamy of Bell inequality violations is interesting both from the fundamental perspective as well as in cryptographic applications such as the extraction of randomness and secret bits. In this article, we derive new and stronger monogamy relations for violations of Bell inequalities in general no-signaling theories. These relations are applicable to the class of binary output correlation inequalities known as...
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Optimization of chip removing system operation in circular sawing machine
PublicationThe paper presents the optimization of the wood chips removing system in the sliding table saw. Chips are generated during the cutting of the material. The attention was focused on the upper casing of mentioned system. The methodical experimental studies of the pressure distribution inside the casing during the wood chip removing operation for the selected rotational speed of saw blade with a diameter of 300 mm and 450 mm were...
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Investigation of the temperature modulation parameters on semiconductor gas sensor response
PublicationIn this work we present the results of the investigation of the sensing properties of semiconductor gas sensors with a sinusoidally modulated temperature in the presence of synthetic air (SA) and three volatile air pollutants, i.e. NH3, NO2 and SO2. The measurements were performed for different average sensor heater temperatures and the amplitude of the modulation signal. In addition, the extraction of features from the sensor...
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Texture Features for the Detection of Playback Attacks: Towards a Robust Solution
PublicationThis paper describes the new version of a method that is capable of protecting automatic speaker verification (ASV) systems from playback attacks. The presented approach uses computer vision techniques, such as the texture feature extraction based on Local Ternary Patterns (LTP), to identify spoofed recordings. Our goal is to make the algorithm independent from the contents of the training set as much as possible; we look for the...
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Case studies of resonance phenomena in high voltage overhead power lines with shunt reactors
PublicationMisguided design of the towers of power transmission lines can lead to serious problems such as voltage asymmetry, overvoltages, electric arc extinction difficulties or resonance – in case of double circuit line with shunt reactors. The paper points out those threats on example of 400 kV double circuit overhead transmission line with shunt reactors.
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Nonreciprocal components using junction of a ferrite coupled microstrip lines
PublicationW oparciu o wyniki modelowania numerycznego zbadano efekty niewzajemne występujące w złączach ferrytowych linii sprzężonych. Opracowano metodyki projektowania złączy w technice linii mikropaskowej dla realizacji ferrytowych układów niewzajemnych. Przeprowadzono symulację parametrów transmisyjnych szeregu układów niewzajemnych wykonanych techniką zintegrowaną.
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Square-wave propagation along coupled coplanar transmission line.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki modelowania propagacji fali prostokątnej w układzie sprzężonych linii koplanarnych z uziemionym centralnym paskiem. Przeanalizowano napięcia przesłuchów na bliskim i dalekim końcu linii sprzężonych wykazując poprawę zgodności wyników modelowania i eksperymentu przy uwzględnieniu propagacji wielomodowej.
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Proces konwersji biomasy lignocelulozowej na drodze hydrolizy zasadowej i utleniania
PublicationDo najbardziej nowoczesnych i przyszłościowych metod chemicznych obróbki wstępnej masy lignocelulozowej zalicza się wykorzystanie ozonu. Ozon w znacznym stopniu degraduje ligninę, ale nie narusza struktury celulozy i hemicelulozy, która w rezultacie pozostaje dostępna do bezpośredniego kontaktu z enzymami i mikroorganizmami. Ozonoliza to możliwość prowadzenia procesu w warunkach temperatury i ciśnienia otoczenia. Nie ma miejsca...
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Zjawisko przesłuchu w wieloprzewodowych prowadnicach koplanarnych
PublicationCelem pracy jest analiza zjawiska przesłuchu na bliskim i dalekim końcu sprzężonych linii koplanarnych (ang. Coupled Coplanar Waveguides C-CPW) i sprzężonych linii koplanarnych z centralnie umieszczonym uziemionym paskiem (ang. Coupled Coplanar Waveguides with central Grounded Strip C-CPWGS) o skończonej długości przy pobudzeniu falą prostokątną. Wymagało to stworzenia modeli numerycznych rozpatrywanych prowadnic i poddania ich...
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Treatment of the three strip coplanar lines on the ferrite
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania koplanarnej linii paskowej złożonej z trzech pasków umieszczonych na podłużnie magnesowanym podłożu ferrytowym. W analizie badanej linii zastosowano metodę spektralną oraz metodę rodzajów sprzężonych. Współczynniki sprzężenia żyromagnetycznego oraz charakterystyki dyspersyjne zostały określone przy użyciu obu metod.
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PCR-ELISA: inexpensive alternative to quantitative PCR
PublicationPCR-ELISA (polymerase chain reaction-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay), a combination of PCR and ELISA methods, has been used since late 1980s. The technique is based on specially labelled DNA fragments which are captured by specific DNA sequences and detected by antibodies. The whole procedure of PCR-ELISA is divided into three steps: DNA extraction, PCR reaction and detection by ELISA. The method has been found as very specific...
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Examining Influence of Distance to Microphone on Accuracy of Speech Recognition
PublicationThe problem of controlling a machine by the distant-talking speaker without a necessity of handheld or body-worn equipment usage is considered. A laboratory setup is introduced for examination of performance of the developed automatic speech recognition system fed by direct and by distant speech acquired by microphones placed at three different distances from the speaker (0.5 m to 1.5 m). For feature extraction from the voice signal...
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MACHINE LEARNING APPLICATIONS IN RECOGNIZING HUMAN EMOTIONS BASED ON THE EEG
PublicationThis study examined the machine learning-based approach allowing the recognition of human emotional states with the use of EEG signals. After a short introduction to the fundamentals of electroencephalography and neural oscillations, the two-dimensional valence-arousal Russell’s model of emotion was described. Next, we present the assumptions of the performed EEG experiment. Detail aspects of the data sanitization including preprocessing,...
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Application of deep eutectic solvents in analytical sample pretreatment (update 2017–2022). Part A: Liquid phase microextraction
PublicationSustainable development in all branches of human activity has become an unequivocal necessity in the last two decades, and green chemistry goes hand in hand with it. Various ways have been proposed in analytical chemistry to meet the current requirements of green chemistry. One such approach is the research of new reagents and solvents for analytical purposes. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) began being investigated and used in analytical...
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Isocyanate-Free Polyurethanes
PublicationIsocyanate-free polyurethanes (also called non-isocyanate polyurethanes, or NIPUs) are alternatives to the conventional (commercially used) polyurethanes synthesized using di- or polyisocyanates, polyols, and chain extenders with low molecular weight. The major routes of NIPUs’ synthesis involve polyaddition of cyclic carbonates and di- or polyamines, polycondensation of carbamates, and diols. The most important intermediates are...
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Analiza zagrożeń od słupa energetycznego 110 kV i słupa trakcji PKP w przypadku wystąpienia przepięć atmosferycznych i łączeniowych
PublicationW ekspertyzie analizowano skutki występowania przepięć atmosferycznych w pobliskiej linii trakcji PKP oraz linii energetycznej 110 kV na obszarze Polskiej Kolei Metropolitalnej z torami zlokalizowanymi na murze oporowym M – 1 na wysokości stacji Gdańsk Zaspa zaraz za wiaduktem kolejowym usytuowanym nad torami PKP.
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Some remarks on the design of microstrip to coplanar line transformer.
PublicationPrzedyskutowano technikę projektowania transformatora standardu umożliwiającego współpracę linii mikropaskowej i linii koplanarnej. Jako sekcję pośrednią wykorzystano uziemiony falowód koplanarny (conductor backed coplanar waveguide). Dokonano oceny różnych profili sekcji pośredniej w oparciu o szereg symulacji elektromagnetycznych, jak i pomiarów charakterystyk transmisji wykonanych modeli transformatorów.
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A review of phosphorus recovery methods at various steps of wastewater treatment and sewage sludge management. The concept of “no solid waste generation” and analytical methods
PublicationPhosphorus deposits around the world are rapidly depleting, therefore phosphorus recovery methods are gaining more and more interest both in science and industry. This article presents the main methods of phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge. The described approaches are divided in two groups: phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge and leachate, and recovery of phosphorus from sewage sludge ashes. The latter seems to have more...
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Greener organic solvents in analytical chemistry
PublicationThe paper presents the most recent advances in analytical applications of greener organic solvents. Substitution of problematic solvents with more benign organic ones is much easier than shifting to technique applying alternative solvents, such as ionic liquids or supercritical fluids. In the area of liquid chromatography greener mobile phases, much attention is given to application ethanol or acetone instead of acetonitrile. Solvent-based...
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The response of human colon cancer cells to C-1748 (4-methyl-1-nitroacridine derivative) treatment
PublicationPrzeprowadzone badania miały na celu określenie wpływu pochodnej 4-metylo-1-nitroakrydyny C-1748 na komórki ludzkiego raka okrężnicy HCT8 oraz HT29. Komórki obu linii, traktowane badanym związkiem, ulegały przede wszystkim apoptozie, przy czym liczba komórek apoptotycznych była znacznie większa w przypadku linii HCT8. Ponadto, proliferacja części komórek HCT8, została zahamowana w wyniku uruchomienia procesu starzenia, czego nie...
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Eliminacja strat pracy maszyn w procesach aparaturowych
PublicationW niniejszym artykule zostały przedstawione wyniki badań w zakresie eliminacji strat maszyn występujące na linii produkcyjnej w procesach aparaturowych u producenta farb proszkowych przedsiębiorstwa X. Dodatkowo autorzy zaproponowali własne metody organizacyjne , które zasadniczo zmniejszą straty maszyn na linii produkcyjnej i spowodują większą niezawodność parku maszynowego.
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Sierpinski Monopole Antenna - Uniplanar Feeding Technique.
PublicationPrzedstawiono różne techniki zasilania monopolowych anten fraktalnych typu Sierpinskiego. Zaproponowano nowe sposoby zasilania: poprzez linię współosiową ze zmodyfikowaną rozszerzoną płaszczyzną masy oraz poprzez linię współosiową i falowód koplanarny. W obu przypadkach możliwa była znaczna miniaturyzacja struktury. Wykonane i przebadane prototypy anten potwierdziły przydatność przedstawionych rozwiązań.
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Badania eksperymentalne i symulacyjne dynamiki modelowego odcinka sieci trakcyjnej
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono główne założenia i strukturę opracowanego modelu matematycznego odcinka kolejowej górnej sieci trakcyjnej, opartego na metodzie energetycznej Lagrange’a. W celu wyznaczenia wybranych parametrów modelu, jak również dla oceny stopnia zgodności odwzorowania przez utworzony program symulacyjny stanów statycznych i dynamicznych sieci zbudowano laboratoryjny model odcinka sieci jezdnej z użyciem rzeczywistych jej...
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Potential Application of Solar Energy Systems for Electrified Urban Transportation Systems
PublicationThe paper presents a novel approach toward the use of solar energy systems in public transportation. The concept of energy generation in PV systems for supplying a trolleybus transportation system is proposed for the city of Gdynia (Poland). The suggested way of energy production allows reducing the environmental harm impact of the municipal transportation system. Moreover, the proposed way of green energy use can be a more profitable...
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Monitoring of CRT by means of impedance multiple measurements - simulation studies
PublicationCardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a very promising treatment for patients with congestive heart failure. An Impedance Cardiography (ICG) is used for evaluation of heart mechanical activity. A simulation study with the use of a FEM model was performed. The developed realistic model of the thorax, based on CT data obtained from examination of a 68-year-old man, consisted of 212 000 tetrahedral elements. Different configurations...
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Lower Rim Substituted p-tert-Butyl-Calix[4]arene. Part 16. Synthesis of 25, 26, 27, 28-tetrakis(piperidinethiocarbonylmethylene)-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene and its interaction with metal ions
PublicationThe synthesis, characterisation and X-ray crystal structures of p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arenethioamide L and its complex with lead L-Pb2+ is reported. The cation-binding properties in solution have been assessed by liquid-liquid extraction of the metal picrates from water into dichloromethane and by stability constants determination in acetonitrile using UV-absorption spectrophotometry or potentiometry. The compound was used as active...
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Statistically efficient smoothing algorithm for time-varying frequency estimation
PublicationThe problem of extraction/elimination of a nonstationary sinusoidal signal from noisy measurements is considered. This problem is usually solved using adaptive notch filtering (ANF) algorithms. It is shown that the accuracy of frequency estimates can be significantly increased if the results obtained from ANF are backward-time filtered by an appropriately designed lowpass filter. The resulting adaptive notch smoothing (ANS) algorithm...
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Pesticide residues levels in honey from apiaries located of Northern Poland
PublicationConcentration levels of 30 pesticide residues were measured in honey samples collected from apiaries in northern part of Poland (Pomerania) using method based on the QuEChERS extraction followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with electron spray ionization (LC-ESI-MS/MS). In 29% of the samples were found positive for at least some of the target compounds. Concentration of bifenthrin, fenpyroximate, methidathion,...
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Determination of pharmaceuticals in fish: method optimization and occurrence in different species from Mediterranean rivers
PublicationThe multi-residue analytical method developed, based on accelerated solvent extraction, gel permeation chromatography purification and UPLC-MS/MS analysis allowed the simultaneous determination of 21 pharmaceuticals. Recoveries obtained for most of the target compounds were higher than 50%. The application of UPLC-MS/MS operating in the MRM mode, with two transitions monitored for each compound, provided good sensitivity and selectivity....
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Determination of Terpene Profile in Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) with Use of HS-SPME/GCxGC-TOFMS Method
PublicationFresh fruits and products made of them, especially fruit juice, provide the basic energetic substances (simple and complex sugars) and are a source of health beneficial vitamins, macro and microelements, antioxidants and compounds which are classified together with essential oils (for example terpenes), which positively affect human s health. The terpenes profile of cape gooseberry was determined by headspace solid--phase microextraction...
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Determination of 3,4-methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (MDPB) in blood. A case report
PublicationSynthetic drugs, known as ‘‘legal highs’’, are still very popular on black market. The determination of their composition are required in courts of law and also to understand what potential users may be subjected to. The interest of new cathinones, e.g. MDPBP, is in view of psychoactive effects that they cause and that, in many cases, they are not controlled by law. The case outlined here concerns 19 years-old man, who was found...
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Experimental analysis of chip removing system in circular sawing machine
PublicationPaper presents analysis of the process of removing the wood chips generated during the cutting of the material on the circular sawing machine. The attention is focused on the upper cover of the chip removing system. Within the framework of the work a systematic experimental study of pressure distribution in the cover during operation of the selected rotational speed of saw blade with a diameter of 300 mm and 450 mm was carried...
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Current trends in analytical strategies for determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in samples with different matrix compositions – Part 1.: Screening of new developments in sample preparation
PublicationPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous compounds in the environment. Restrictions on the use of PBDEs introduced at the beginning of the 21st century have not eliminated these highly persistent and bioaccumulative compounds from the environment. Despite many existing regulations to control and phase out, extensive research on PBDEs is still necessary to fully evaluate the hazard their create to the environment. In...
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Transmission parameters of underwater communication channels
PublicationThe underwater environment is tough and demanding as a communication channel for ultrasonic signals. The channel transmission characteristics in marine and inland waters depend much on local bathymetry and changing weather conditions. The architecture and performance of a reliable underwater acoustic communication (UAC) system should allow real-time adaptation of its transmission parameters to a large variety of possible channel...
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Management of low-temperature heat source by ORC aided by additional heat source
PublicationIn the paper presented is a concept to utilize waste heat from the power plant with the aid of the low-temperature ORC cycle. The ORC system is heated from two heat sources, the first one being the flow rate of waste heat obtained from the exhaust gases. Subsequently, the working fluid in the cycle is additionally heated by the condensing steam from the low pressure turbine extraction points increasing in such way the level of...
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Greening procedures and analytical parameters. The polychlorinated naphthalenes analysis in complex matrices as proof of concept
PublicationDue to the complexity of analytical procedures employed for the determination of wide spectrum of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), it is important to consider the green character of the applied protocols and propose the greenest solutions. In this review, the green aspects of several analytical procedures used for the determination of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) (as a representatives of POPs) in different types of...
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Biometric identity verification
PublicationThis chapter discusses methods which are capable of protecting automatic speaker verification systems (ASV) from playback attacks. Additionally, it presents a new approach, which uses computer vision techniques, such as the texture feature extraction based on Local Ternary Patterns (LTP), to identify spoofed recordings. We show that in this case training the system with large amounts of spectrogram patches may be difficult, and...
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Ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvent-based liquid–liquid microextraction for simultaneous determination of Ni (II) and Zn (II) in food samples
PublicationA new approach was developed for the simultaneous pre-concentration and determination of Ni (II) and Zn (II) in food samples. This method is based on ultrasound-assisted liquid–liquid micro extraction using hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (DES) and 1,10-phenanthroline as chelating agent. The effect of several parameters, such as pH, selection and volume of DES, amount of chelating agent, time of sonication and centrifugation,...
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Theoretical and experimental treatment of a microstrip coupled ferrite line circulator.
PublicationArtykuł opisuje wyniki badań teoretycznych i eksperymentalnych cyrkulatora realizowanego w technice sprzężonych ferrytowych linii mikropaskowych. W stosunku do wcześniejszych metod zastosowano do realizacji układu strukturę linii mikropaskowych w których ferryt położony jest na górze mikropaska. Struktura umożliwiła zmniejszenie strat układu w stosunku do wcześniej przyjętych technologii.