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People with diabetes need a lower cut-off than others for depression screening with PHQ-9
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The power of personal brand authenticity and identification: top celebrity players’ contribution to loyalty toward football
PublicationPurpose: In the current era of fake news, illusions, manipulations, and other artificial attributes of virtuality and reality, authenticity is a virtue that people highly appreciate. This study examines the influence of the personal brand authenticity of top football players on loyalty to the football discipline in general, via the mediation of personal brand identification. Design: Based on data collected from a convenience sample...
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Detekcja uszkodzeń w kratownicy kompozytowej z zastosowaniem fal giętno-scinających.Damage detection in composite truss by application coupled flexural - shearwaves.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zastosowanie fal spręzystych do detekcji peknięć w kratownicy kompozytowej.
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Comparison of the powers of energy losses in a variable capacity displacement pump determined without or with taking into account the power of hydraulic oil compression
PublicationPowers of energy losses in a variable capacity displacement pump are compared with or without taking into account the power of hydraulic oil compression. Evaluation of power of liquid compression in the pump was made possible by the use of method, proposed by the Author, of determining the degree of liquid aeration in the pump. In the method of determining the liquid aeration in the pump and of powers of volumetric losses of liquid...
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Trust in the source of received information as a factor related to public perception of shale gas drilling
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Belief in the importance of socially responsible behaviors – the significance of trust and personal experiences with COVID-19
PublicationA vast number of studies have shown that trust is related to socially desirable traits and behaviors. In the present research we have investigated the relationship between generalized trust and beliefs about the importance of socially responsible behaviors (SRB) during the pandemic – namely, following the sanitary regime and getting vaccinated. Basing on the previous findings we assumed that trustful people...
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Dempster-shafer theory-based trust and selfishness evaluation in mobile ad hoc networks
PublicationThe paper addresses the problem of selfishness detec-tion in mobile ad hoc networks. It describes an approach based on Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence. Special attention is paid to trust evaluation and using it as a metric for coping with (weighted) recommendations from third-party nodes. Efficiency and robustness of the pre-sented solution is discussed with an emphasis on resil-iency to false recommendations.
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Expedited Design Closure of Antennas By Means Of Trust-Region-Based Adaptive Response Scaling
PublicationIn the letter, a reliable procedure for expedited design optimization of antenna structures by means of trust-region adaptive response scaling (TR-ARS) is proposed. The presented approach exploits two-level electromagnetic (EM) simulation models. A predicted high-fidelity model response is obtained by applying nonlinear frequency and amplitude correction to the low-fidelity model. The surrogate created this way is iteratively rebuilt...
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Expedited Trust-Region-Based Design Closure of Antennas by Variable-Resolution EM Simulations
PublicationThe observed growth in the complexity of modern antenna topologies fostered a widespread employment of numerical optimization methods as the primary tools for final adjustment of the system parameters. This is mainly caused by insufficiency of traditional design closure approaches, largely based on parameter sweeping. Reliable evaluation of complex antenna structures requires full-wave electromagnetic (EM) analysis. Yet, EM-driven...
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The Impact of Direct Normal Irradiation on the Solar Tower Power Plant Performance based on Real and Satellite Data: Analysis on Algerian Regions
PublicationThe present paper presents a deep study on the possibility of implementing Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Algeria for the production of the electrical energy. Indeed, this paper focusses mainly on the main parameters, which can have an important impact on the choice of the location, the dimension and the available thermal energy storage system. In this study, three main parameters are investigate...
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Portico Farmhouses of the Vistula Delta: Architecture, Current State and Finite Element Modelling of Timber Roof Truss under Material and Cross-section Uncertainty
PublicationThe article focuses on the oldest surviving I-type portico houses located in the Vistula Delta, which were built in the 17th and 18th centuries. The study describes the houses’ origins, structure, details of roof structures and technical condition, and it also includes numerical modelling of a roof truss and its mechanical analysis. Numerical models of the roof trusses are defined and analysed by means of the finite element method....
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Asian Powers in Eu Policy
PublicationEU policy towards Japan, China, India and South Korea has evolved. This allows the separation of its three stages: before the EU, early EU and mature EU. The global ambitions of the EU, as expressed, inter alia, for the CFSP, is determined to strengthen cooperation with Asian powers, as well as strategic partnerships. The powerful attributes of the strongest Asian states are varied. On the one hand the many similarities and common...
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Fast EM-driven size reduction of antenna structures by means of adjoint sensitivities and trust regions
PublicationIn this letter, a simple yet robust and computationally efficient optimization technique for explicit size reduction of antenna structures is presented. Our approach directly handles the antenna size as the main design objective, while ensuring satisfactory electrical performance by means of suitably defined penalty functions. For the sake of accuracy, the antenna structure is evaluated using high-fidelity EM simulation. In order...
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Building Confidence and Trust in Ireland's National Maternity Services Workforce –What matters most and how?
PublicationNational surveys on care experiences are increasingly adopted as regulatory mechanisms for improving care quality and increasing public trust in healthcare services. Based on data collected as part of Ireland's 2020 National Maternity Experience Survey, this study investigates care-related factors that contribute most to confidence and trust in the professional workforce (or carers) within Irish maternity services. The survey covered...
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The KLC Cultures Synergy for Organizational Agility. Trust, Risk-Taking Attitude, and Critical Thinking as Moderators
PublicationOrganizational agility is visible in organizational change adaptability, and it is based on the development of dynamic capabilities, strategic sensitivity of leaders, accuracy and timing of decision-making, learning aptitude, flexibility in thinking and acting, and smooth resource flow across organizations, including the knowledge resource. In such a context, this study aimed to expose how the knowledge, learning, and collaboration...
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The response of three colliding models of steel towers to seismic excitation
PublicationA number of past and recent observations have confirmed that collisions between adjacent, insufficiently-separated structures occurring as a result of seismic excitation (structural pounding) may result in serious damage to structural elements and can even lead to their total destruction. This paper summarises the results obtained from a shaking table experimental study which investigated structural pounding between three adjacent...
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The Towers of Hanoi as a Cyber-Physical System Education Case Study
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Data-Centric Dempster-Shafer Theory-Based Selfishness Thwarting via Trust Evaluation in MANETs and WSNs
PublicationPrzedstawiono ramy wymiany informacji reputacyjnej pomiędzy terminalami sieci mobilnej ad hoc lub sensorowej, prowadzące do efektywnej lokalizacji terminali egoistycznych i jednocześnie zapobiegające skutkom fałszywych rekomendacji. Integrację miar zaufania i rekomendacji reputacyjnych oparto na teorii Dempstera-Shafera.
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Effect of User Mobility upon Trust Building among Autonomous Content Routers in an Information-Centric Network
PublicationThe capability of proactive in-network caching and sharing of content is one of the most important features of an informationcentric network (ICN). We describe an ICN model featuring autonomous agents controlling the content routers. Such agents are unlikely to share cached content with other agents without an incentive to do so. To stimulate cooperation between agents, we adopt a reputation and trust building scheme that is able...
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A Novel Trust-Region-Based Algorithm with Flexible Jacobian Updates for Expedited Optimization of High-Frequency Structures
PublicationSimulation-driven design closure is mandatory in the design of contemporary high-frequency components. It aims at improving the selected performance figures through adjustment of the structure’s geometry (and/or material) parameters. The computational cost of this process when employing numerical optimization is often prohibitively high, which is a strong motivation for the development of more efficient methods. This is especially...
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Expedited Design Closure of Antenna Input Characteristics by Trust Region Gradient Search and Principal Component Analysis
PublicationOptimization-based parameter tuning has become an inherent part of contemporary antenna design process. For the sake of reliability, it is typically conducted at the level of full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation models. This may incur considerable computational expenses depending on the cost of an individual EM analysis, the number of adjustable variables, the type of task (local, global, single-/multi-objective optimization),...
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EM-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization of a Generic Monopole Antenna by Means of a Nested Trust-Region Algorithm
PublicationAntenna structures for modern applications are characterized by complex and unintuitive topologies that are difficult to develop when conventional experience-driven techniques are of use. In this work, a method for automatic generation of antenna geometries in a multi-objective setup has been proposed. The approach involves optimization of a generic spline-based radiator with adjustable number of parameters using a nested trust-region-based...
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Optimization of the Hardware Layer for IoT Systems using a Trust Region Method with Adaptive Forward Finite Differences
PublicationTrust-region (TR) algorithms represent a popular class of local optimization methods. Owing to straightforward setup and low computational cost, TR routines based on linear models determined using forward finite differences (FD) are often utilized for performance tuning of microwave and antenna components incorporated within the Internet of Things systems. Despite usefulness for design of complex structures, performance of TR methods...
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Modelowanie kratownicy z kształtowników giętych na zimno z mimośrodami dodatnimi w węźle = Modelling of truss with cold-formed section and positive eccentricyty in the node.
PublicationThe topic of this research is establishing load-carrying capacity of compressed and tensed chords of trusses made of cold-formed open cross-sections. Occurrence of bending in the truss’ chord is the result of specific production technology assumed by the designer and producer of lattice girder’s systems. The aim of this research is to present methodology of conduct while creating numerical models that best depict the behaviour...
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Preliminary Research towards Acute Effects of Different Doses of Caffeine on Strength–Power Performance in Highly Trained Judo Athletes
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Analizy geotechniczne posadowienia budynku wysokościowego Sea Towers w Gdyni
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono sposób analizy współpracy fundamentów budynku zlokalizowanego bezpośrednio przy basenie portowym, o wysokości 141,6 m z podłożem gruntowym, sposób przyjęcia parametrów geotechnicznych i metodyki analiz numerycznych. Uzyskane wyniki prognozy numerycznej porównano z wynikami obserwacji geodezyjnych osiadania budynku.
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Relationships between Linear Sprint, Lower-Body Power Output and Change of Direction Performance in Elite Soccer Players
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Employee Well-being in the Perspective of Positive Psychology and of the Job Demands-Resources Theory. The Role of Trust Within the Organization
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Exploring COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories: Education, Religiosity, Trust in Scientists, and Political Orientation in 26 European countries
PublicationThe COVID-19 virus disseminated globally at an accelerated pace, culminating in a worldwide pandemic; it engendered a proliferation of spurious information and a plethora of misinformation and conspiracy theories (CTs). While many factors contributing to the propensity for embracing conspiracy ideation have been delineated, the foremost determinant influencing individuals’ proclivity towards CT endorsement appears to be their...
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Exploring COVID-19 conspiracy theories: education, religiosity, trust in scientists, and political orientation in 26 European countries
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Reduced-cost constrained miniaturization of wideband antennas using improved trust-region gradient search with repair step
PublicationIn the letter, an improved algorithm for electromagnetic (EM)-driven size reduction of wideband antennas is proposed. Our methodology utilizes variable-fidelity EM simulation models, auxiliary polynomial regression surrogates, as well as multi-point response correction. The constraint handling is implicit, using penalty functions. The core optimization algorithm is a trust-region gradient search with a repair step added in order...
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The reality of the ''Lower'' and the ''Higher'' man within the human being: towards the new type of philosophical anthropology of infrastructures of the personal human being
PublicationW artykule, pt. " The Reality of the "Lower" and the "Higher" Man within the Human Being: Towards the New Type of Philosophical Anthropology of Infrastructures of the Personal Human Being" ("Realność "niższego" i "wyższego" człowieka w obrębie ludzkiego bytu. Ku nowemu typowi antropologii filozoficznej infrastruktur osobowego bytu ludzkiego") usiłowałem pokazać, że realność "niższego" i "wyższego" człowieka w obrębie...
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Geodesic monitoring of tower and mast structures
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono obciążenia jakim są poddawane konstrukcje wieżowe i masztowe. Opisano zakres oraz wymagania dotyczące pomiarów geodezyjnych przeprowadzanych w czasie eksploatacji konstrukcji smukłych. Wskazano metody pomiaru oraz zaprezentowano niektóre sposoby pomiaru w praktyce. Zamieszczono wyniki pomiarów przemieszczeń elektrowni wiatrowej o mocy 2 MW i wysokości elementu wsporczego 80 m oraz zaprezentowano pomiary...
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The Zręb Tower proposals for saving the ruins
PublicationZabytkowa baszta pod Zrębem w latach siedemdziesiątych XX wieku uległa awarii, zawalił się dach oraz częściowo ściany. W pracy przedstawiono propozycje zabezpieczenia budowli przed postępującą destrukcją.
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Trust and distrust in electoral technologies: what can we learn from the failure of electronic voting in the Netherlands (2006/07)
PublicationThis paper focuses on the complex dynamics of trust and distrust in digital government technologies by approaching the cancellation of machine voting in the Netherlands (2006-07). This case describes how a previously trusted system can collapse, how paradoxical the relationship between trust and distrust is, and how it interacts with adopting and managing electoral technologies. The analysis stresses how, although...
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Reduced-cost electromagnetic-driven optimisation of antenna structures by means of trust-region gradient-search with sparse Jacobian updates
PublicationNumerical optimisation plays more and more important role in the antenna design. Because of lack of design-ready theoretical models, electromagnetic (EM)-simulation-driven adjustment of geometry parameters is a necessary step of the design process. At the same time, traditional parameter sweeping cannot handle complex topologies and large number of design variables. On the other hand, high computational cost of the conventional...
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Probabilistic Methods in Reliability Assessment of Engineering Lightweight Structures
PublicationThe paper considers the probability-based analysis of structural safety measures. Two different numerical examples of representative lightweight structures are considered – a submerged truss tower supporting an offshore platform, and an overhead power line support truss tower. On the basis of these examples, the importance of a motivated selection of analysis method and a proper choice of the number of important variables is shown....
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The potential of historical railway infrastructure, possibilities of its adaptation on the examples of railway water towers
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Modelling and Identification of Tower Type Historic Buildings
PublicationW pracy omawia się problemy modelowania i identyfikacji zabytkowych murowanych budowli wieżowych na przykładzie wieży Twierdzy Wisłoujście. Przedstawiono analizę modalną na podstawie dwukierunkowych pomiarów przyspieszeń na 9 poziomach wieży. Wyniki analizy posłużyły do identyfikacji modelu matematycznego budowli w postaci sztywnego bloku na podłożu sprężystym. Wykorzystano hierarchiczną procedurę opartą na analizie wrażliwości.
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Diagnosis of the Vilnius Cathedral Tower by modal analysis
PublicationPraca dotyczy wstępnych badań diagnostycznych dzwonnicy katedralnej w Wilnie. Analiza oparta jest na pomiarach drgań obiektu, wykonanych podczas wymuszeń losowych (ruch uliczny, wiatr etc.) oraz podczas bicia dzwonów. Na ich podstawie określono kilka pierwszych częstości drgań swobodnych wieży. Zaobserwowano znaczne wzmocnienie amplitudy drgań z pierwszą częstością własną w wynikach pomiarów wykonywanych przy biciu dzwonów. Wskazuje...
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On the independence number of some strong products of cycle-powers
PublicationIn the paper we give some theoretical and computational results on the third strong power of cycle-powers, for example, we have found the independence numbers alpha((C^2_10)^⊠3) = 30 and alpha((C^4 _14)^⊠3) = 14. A number of optimizations have been introduced to improve the running time of our exhaustive algorithm used to establish the independence number of the third strong power of cycle-powers. Moreover, our results establish...
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The most competitive manufactured products in the polish export on theeu market
PublicationCelem publikacji jest wyselekcjonowanie najbardziej konkurencyjnych wyrobów przemysłowych w polskim eksporcie przemysłowym na unijny rynek w latach 1995-2003. Analiza została przeprowadzona na bardzo wysokim poziomie dezagregacji danych, co pozwoliło przedstawić listę 10 najbardziej konkurencyjnych artykułow przemysłowych, wywożonych na rynek Unii Europejskiej w badanych latach. NR DOKUM: 76583
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Low-power microwave-induced fabrication of functionalised few-layer black phosphorus electrodes: A novel route towards Haemophilus Influenzae pathogen biosensing devices
PublicationIn this paper, various passivation schemes were applied at few-layer black phosphorus (FLBP) to achieve covalent functionalisation with 4-azidobenzoic acid, improving its electrochemical response intended for analytical and biosensing applications. The thermal and microwave assisted modification procedures in toluene and dime-thylformamide resulted in high reversibility of reactions on functionalised FLBP using a ferricyanide/ferrocya-nide...
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RAILWAY WATER TOWERS OF WESTERN POLAND – HISTORIC NETWORKED ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCE AND ITS TYPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
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Damaged plasticity model - seismic analysis of structure of the Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur) in Malaysia
PublicationThe article presents numerical simulations for the modelling of seismic impact on the structure of Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur) in Malaysia with application of two methods. The Response Spectrum method, in which a spectrum of the structure's responses to an earthquake's impact is generated and the Acceletogram (BETA) method, in which we generate dynamic load in the form of a diagram of the connection between acceleration...
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Impulse Measurements of Tower Earthings of Overhead Transmission Lines
PublicationPrzepisy wymagają okresowego badania uziemień słupów elektroenergetycznych linii przesyłowych. pomiary takie metodami klasycznymi niskiej częstotliwości wymagają odłączania uziomów od konstrukcji słupa, co wiąże się z wyłączaniem linii. wykorzstanie metody udarowej do oceny uziemień nie wymaga odłączania uziomów i może byc przeprowadzane podczas pracy linii.
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GPR investigation of the strengthening system of a historic masonry tower
PublicationIn this paper the condition assessment of the strengthening system of a masonry tower was carried out by the GPR method. The study provided unique experimental data acquired during measurements of the reinforced concrete frame embedded in masonry walls. Conducted numerical and experimental investigations were focused on the phenomenon of the diffraction-refraction scattering of the electromagnetic energy. A hyperbola resulting...
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Cathepsin G activity lowers plasma LDL and reduces atherosclerosis
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Zaufanie w zespołach pracowniczych – czy polskie zespoły są gotowe na empowerment?
PublicationZaufanie jest istotnym elementem klimatu pracy zespołowej i warunkiem budowania efektywnych zespołów, korzystających z potencjału zaangażowanych w realizację celu pracowników. Zaufanie jest też podstawą wdrażania w zespołach zasad empowermentu, rozumianego nie tylko jako przekazanie władzy członkom zespołu, ale również jako zdolność zespołu do przejmowania odpowiedzialności za realizację wybranego celu. W artykule przedstawiono...
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Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Approach In Power System Development
PublicationThe main objective of the research is the verification of the Power Hardware-In-The-Loop (PHIL) approach in power system analysis and design. The premise of the article is that using PHIL approach the performance of the power system in steady and transient state conditions can be analysed in real power system conditions. Models of induction machine were developed and real time simulations were performed. Simulation variables were...