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Innovative optimization algorithm of variable speed pumps in district heating systems.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono innowacyjny algorytm matematyczny optymalizacji pracy pomp zmienno prędkościowych w systemach ciepłowniczych. Algorytm wykorzystuje procedurę iterecyjnego wyznaczania parametrów pracy pomp, których charakterystyki są linearyzowane odcinkami w układzie dwóch współrzędnych. Do rozwiązania modelu całkowitoliczbowego zaproponowano wykorzystanie systemu GAMS. W pracy przedstawiono podstawy metodologiczne i...
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An Innovative Floating System with a Savonius Rotor as a Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine
PublicationIn this project, an innovative wind turbine was designed for a floating plant. A large Savonius rotor was replaced with a double-rotor wind turbine implemented as a horizontal-axis turbine. This double rotor was positioned on the tip of a thrust plate and fixed to the deck of a catamaran. Simple 2D numerical simulations were performed to confirm the effectiveness of the concept. An analysis of the floating system configuration...
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Innovative system for energy collection and management integrated within a photovoltaic module
PublicationThe dynamic development of battery technology and design based on the flow of lithium ions, mainly driven by the needs of the automotive industry, leads to the conclusion that these batteries are becoming a more viable alternative to traditional lead-acid batteries. Their use is driven by the ability to quickly charge and discharge, a higher durability, maintenance-free operation, much smaller dimensions and lighter weight. The...
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Innovative method of localization airplanes in VCS (VCS-MLAT) distributed system
PublicationThe article presents the concept and the structure of the localization module. The prototype module is the part of the VCS (VCS-MLAT) localization distributed system. The device receives the audio signal transmitted in airplanes band (118 MHz – 136 MHz). Received data with the timestamps are send to the main server. The data from multiple devices estimates the localization of the airplane. The main aim of the project is the analysis...
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Innovative Gathering and Energy Management System Integrated within PV Module
PublicationThe dynamic development of battery technology and design based on the flow of lithium ions, mainly driven by the needs of the automotive industry leads to the Conclusion That they are becoming a more viable alternative to traditional lead-acid batteries. Their use is driven by the ability it quickly charge and discharge times higher durability, maintenance-free operation and much smaller dimensions as well as weight. The emergence...
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From Creative Thinking Techniques to Innovative Design Solutions - The Educators' Perspective
PublicationThe article presents a structure and basic tasks of a new original academic course, which was inaugurated in 2015 at the Faculty of Architecture in Gdańsk University of Technology and organized for the first year students of Spatial Planning.The title of the course was ‘Garden Cities and the Gardens in the Cities. A Course with Elements of Training Creativity’. The aim of the course was to encourage the participants to develop...
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EXCHANGE TRADED COMMODITIES AS A CATEGORY OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS ON EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS
PublicationThe article presents the main features of one category of innovative financial products – exchange traded commodities (ETCs) and results of the analysis of the European market for ETCs. ETCs are products listed and traded on the stock exchanges and they offer investors returns based on various assets (commodities or currencies). In contrast with the most widely recognized exchange traded funds (ETFs), ETCs are structured as debt...
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AN EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AN INNOVATIVE VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE
PublicationThis paper introduces the innovative modification of the Savonius wind turbine being able to significantly increase efficiency in comparison with the classic design. This innovative design is equipped with a stator directing the flow. The presence of the stator increases the active surface area and generates higher torques acting on a shaft. Additionally, it makes it possible to take better advantage of wind energy and compensate...
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Properties of an innovative multi-functional finish for the improvement of indoor air quality
PublicationDue to lifestyle changes, people spend most of their time indoors at present; thus, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a matter of utmost importance. Multi-functional and innovative finishes can help to passively improve the IAQ, benefitting the health and comfort of occupants. For this study, reference and pre-mixed commercial mortars are compared to a new multi-functional hydraulic lime mortar for indoor finishes, in which conventional...
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The transfer of names in various translations of brothers Grimm’s "Rumpelstilzchen"
PublicationVarious scholars point out the transfer of proper nouns as a difficulty. This paper examines the transfer of names in twenty‑one translations of the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale originally titled Rumpelstilzchen. The article analyses English,Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, and Japanese editions of this originally German story. The analysis focuses on the true name of a title dwarf and other names provided by the Queen....
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Hysteresis curves for some periodic and aperiodic perturbations in gases
PublicationEvolution of sound in a medium whose properties irreversibly vary in the course of wave propagation, is studied. For example, a gas that is a particular case of a Newtonian fluid is considered. Hysteresis curves, pictorial representations of irreversible attenuation of the sound energy, in the plane of thermodynamic states are plotted. The irreversible losses in internal energy are proportional to the total attenuation and depend...
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Features of Nonlinear Sound Propagation in Vibrationally Excited Gases
PublicationWeakly nonlinear sound propagation in a gas where molecular vibrational relaxation takes place is studied. New equations which govern the sound in media where the irreversible relaxation may take place are derived and discussed. Their form depends on the regime of excitation of oscillatory degrees of freedom, equilibrium (reversible) or non-equilibrium (irreversible), and on the comparative frequency of the sound in relation to...
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Electron diffision coefficients in triatomic gases measurements and model
PublicationPraca zawiera porównanie współczynników dyfuzji elektronów w gazach trójatomowych (N2O, C2O) zmierzonych w doświadczeniu ze współczynnikami wyznaczonymi numerycznie z wykorzystaniem równania Boltzmanna oraz z zastosowaniem metody Monte Carlo. Przedstawiona procedura pozwala zweryfikować przekroje czynne na zderzenia elektronów z drobinami gazów.
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Hazardous gases detection by fluctuation-enhanced gas sensing
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono układ pomiarowy oraz metodę za pomocą której można jednym rezystancyjnym czujnikiem gazów wykrywać dwa gazy: amoniak i siarkowodór. Podano wskaźnik jaki pozwala dokonać detekcji tych gazów już przy stężeniach rzędu pojedynczych ppm. Przebadano także powtarzalność wyników pomiarów w kilku egzemplarzach czujników.
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Lossless Compression of Binary Trees with Correlated Vertex Names
PublicationCompression schemes for advanced data structures have become the challenge of today. Information theory has traditionally dealt with conventional data such as text, image, or video. In contrast, most data available today is multitype and context-dependent. To meet this challenge, we have recently initiated a systematic study of advanced data structures such as unlabeled graphs [1]. In this paper, we continue this program by considering...
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Application of crowdfunding to video game projects financing
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Zero-Visibility Cops and Robber Game on a Graph
PublicationWe examine the zero-visibility cops and robber graph searching model, which differs from the classical cops & robber game in one way: the robber is invisible. We show that this model is not monotonic. We also provide bounds on both the zero-visibility copnumber and monotonic zero-visibility copnumber in terms of the pathwidth.
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Bringing Common Sense to WordNet with a Word Game
PublicationWe present a tool for common sense knowledge acquisition in form of a twenty questions game. The described approach uses WordNet dictionary, which rich taxonomy allows to keep cognitive economy and accelerate knowledge propagation, although sometimes inferences made on hierarchical relations result in noise. We extend the dictionary with common sense assertions acquired during the games played with humans. The facts added to the...
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Wireless Multihoming Modeled as a Multi-WLAN Game
PublicationZbadano strategie wieloetapowe dostępu do medium transmisyjnego oparte na tzw. wypłatach wirtualnych, biorąc pod uwagę wybór sieci lokalnej oraz stopień agresji konfiguracji protokołu MAC. Zakładano obecność stacji-agresora o idealnie predykcyjnej strategii dostępu. Wykazano możliwość zniechęcania takiego agresora za cenę niewielkiego spadku wydajności sieci.
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Assessing Word Difficulty for Quiz-Like Game
PublicationMappings verification is a laborious task. Our research aims at providing a framework for manual verification of mappings using crowdsourcing approach. For this purpose we plan on implementing a quiz like game. For this purpose the mappings have to be evaluated in terms of difficulty to better present texts in respect of game levels. In this paper we present an algorithm for assessing word difficulty. Three approaches...
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Game Theory Analysis of Bidding for a Construction Contract
PublicationThe authors are concerned with a bidding problem. There are two companies (P1 and P2) bidding for a highway construction project. In order to be more competitive, P1 considers buying a new gravel pit near the construction site. The basic cost of the pit is known to both companies. However, there is also an additional, hidden, cost (C) known only to P1. P2 is uncertain whether the hidden cost is C = 0 or C = x. P1 plans to bid for...
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Concept description vectors and the 20 question game
PublicationKnowledge of properties that are applicable to a given object is a necessary prerequisite to formulate intelligent question. Concept description vectors provide simplest representation of this knowledge, storing for each object information about the values of its properties. Experiments with automatic creation of concept description vectors from various sources, including ontologies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and unstructured...
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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Aging
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FAMILY INVOLVEMENT AND INNOVATION IN FAMILY ENTERPRISES
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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Aging
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Species in the wild: a typology of innovation ecosystems
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Innovative Behaviour of High-Tech Internationalized Firms: Survey Results from Poland
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An Innovative Decision Support System to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Urban Areas
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Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles
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Innovative Energy-Saving Propulsion System for Low-Speed Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles
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Innovative management of IT projects with the use of the agent-based approach on the basis of intelligent agents
PublicationProject management is one of the major challenges for the modern economy. Dynamic changes in the structures of organizations which form the core of the economy imply changes in both management processes and structures. One element of these changes is a new approach to the manufacturing of modern and rapidly changing products (due to changing market requirements). As part of these changes, traditional organizational structures are...
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Innovative e-learning approach in teaching based on case studies - Innocase project
PublicationThe article presents the application of innovative e-learning approach for the creation of case study content. Case study methodology is becoming more and more widely applied in modern education, especially in business and management field. Although case study methodology is quite well recognized and used in education, there are still few examples of developing e-learning content on the basis of case studies. This task is to be...
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Innovative Bidirectional Isolated High-Power Density On-Board Charge for Vehicle-to-Grid
PublicationThis paper deals with developing and implementing a bidirectional galvanically isolated on-board charger of a high-power density. The power density of the new charger was 4 kW/kg and 2.46 kW/dm3, and the maximum efficiency was 96.4% at 3.4 kW. Due to the requirement to achieve a high-power density, a single-stage inverter topology was used. Regarding switching losses, due to the topology of the circuit with so-called hard switching,...
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Effect of Vascular Lumen Reduction on the Performance and Energy Consumption of an Innovative Implantable LVAD
PublicationThis paper presents the results of a study on the effect of vascular lumen reduction on the performance of an innovative implantable LVAD (left ventricular assist device). It details the pressures in the individual cardiac chambers as a function of device frequency. In addition, mass flow rates and energy consumption of the device are examined, varying with lumen reduction and operating frequency. While the lumen reduction of the...
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Implementation Of The Innovative Radiolocalization System VCS-MLAT (Voice Communication System Multilateration)
PublicationIn the article the concept of the radiolocalization subsystem of the VHF communication for aviation VCS-MLAT (Voice Communication System – Multilateration) is presented. The distributed localization system can estimate the position of the aircraft using the audio signals from aircraft transmitters in the VHF band (118-136 MHz). This paper shows initial verification of the possibility to use voice airband communication to estimate...
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COMPLEXITY OF INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS: THE CASE OF SYNTHETIC EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS IN EUROPE
PublicationThe aim of the text is the presentation of the most important categories of exchange traded funds (ETFs) – physical and synthetic ones. A theoretical part of the text includes an overview of the main features of ETFs, the presentation of differences between physical and synthetic funds and the main risks posed by both types to their users and the whole financial systems. An empirical part focuses on the European market. Time span...
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What Skills for Multi-Partner Open Innovation Projects? Open Innovation Competence Profile in a Cluster Ecosystem Context
PublicationIndustry 4.0 and the turbulent environment have rendered increasing interest in open inno- vation that extends from the bilateral transmission of expertise to multilateral platform collaborations. Open innovation ventures are seen as intricate collaborations that require the commitment of numer- ous partners during the lifetime of the project. In order to examine the specific competence of open innovation teams, we set the research...
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Nondestructive Testing of the Miter Gates Using Various Measurement Methods
PublicationWhen any problems related to civil engineering structures appear, identifying the issue through the usage of only one measuring method is difficult. Therefore, comprehensive tests are required to identify the main source. The strains and displacement measurements, as well as modal identification, are widely used in the nondestructive testing of structures. However, measurements are usually carried out at several points and confirm...
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Contact problems in lock gates in view of investigation and field experience
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono ogólny przegląd zagadnień kontaktowych zamknięć wodnych. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na siły kontaktowe, zagadnienia trybologiczne i inne o dużym znaczeniu mające wpływ na projektowanie i eksploatację elementów kontaktowych i na całość elementów kontaktowych zapewniających stateczność całego układu zamknięć wodnych. Podano wyniki badań w laboratorium symulujących pracę zamknięć. Zaproponowano nowe rozwiązania...
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Computer-assisted enzyme engineering by modification of tunnels, channels and gates
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The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Process Gases within the Biowaste Compost
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Analytical techniques used in monitoring of atmospheric air andstack gases
PublicationPrzedstawiono klasyfikację metod i technik analitycznych wykorzystywanych w badaniach powietrza atmosferycznego i gazów odlotowych. Przedstawiono również typowe urządzenia wykorzystywane na etapie pobierania próbek.
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Prototype of electrochemical sensor for measurements of volatile organic compounds in gases
PublicationThe paper presents a laboratory prototype of an electrochemical sensor for measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in gases, utilizing ionic liquids and commercial screen printed electrodes by DropSens. The following ionic liquids have been tested as the electrolyte and redox reaction environment: 1-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium dicyanoamide ([BMIM][N(CN)2]), 1-octyl, 3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([OMIM][BF4]),...
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Standing Waves in a Rectangular Resonator Containing Acoustically Active Gases
PublicationThe distribution of perturbations of pressure and velocity in a rectangular resonator is considered. A resonator contains a gas where thermodynamic processes take place, such as exothermic chemical reaction or excitation of vibrational degrees of a molecule’s freedom. These processes make the gas acoustically active under some conditions. We conclude that the incident and reflected compounds of a sound beam do not interact in the...
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Organizational innovativeness and coopetition: a study of video game developers
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Inorganic membrane: a game changer for gas separation and purification
PublicationThis review explores the advancements and remaining challenges in inorganic membrane science, particularly focusing on their potential for industrial applications. It delves into the fundamental principles of inorganic membrane design, fabrication, and characterization techniques. The review also critically analyzes key challenges faced by inorganic membranes, such as physical aging, plasticization, defective formation, and fouling....
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Game theory, as a way for integrating of ship control systems
PublicationReferat przedstawia koncepcję wykorzystania algorytmów zastosowanych w teorii gier do zintegrowania układów sterowania statków, takich jak układ sterowania kursu i trajektorii statku, układ sterowania napędu statku, układ sterowania stabilizacji kołysań bocznych statku, itp. Jest to koncepcja oryginalna.
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Game-based Sprint retrospectives: multiple action research
PublicationIn today’s fast-paced world of rapid technological change, software development teams need to constantly revise their work practices. Not surprisingly, regular reflection on how to become more effective is perceived as one of the most important principles of Agile Software Development. Nevertheless, running an effective and enjoyable retrospective meeting is still a challenge in real environments. As reported by several studies,...
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Application of Game Theory to Conflict Management in a Construction Contract
PublicationInterest has recently grown in the application of game theory (GT) to solve a number of diverse problems in the field of construction. The use of GT by a general contractor (GC) of construction works to indicate the best strategy leading to winning court proceedings in a situation of conflict with investor (IN), has not been investigated until now. Thus the aim of this paper is to indicate the optimal strategy from the GC viewpoint...
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Game with a Purpose for Verification of Mappings Between Wikipedia and WordNet
PublicationThe paper presents a Game with a Purpose for verification of automatically generated mappings focusing on mappings between WordNet synsets and Wikipedia articles. General description of idea standing behind the games with the purpose is given. Description of TGame system, a 2D platform mobile game with verification process included in the game-play, is provided. Additional mechanisms for anti-cheating, increasing player’s motivation...