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Effect of the Road Environment on Road Safety in Poland
PublicationRun-off-road accidents tend to be very severe because when a vehicle leaves the road, it will often crash into a solid obstacle (tree, pole, supports, front wall of a culvert, barrier). A statistical analysis of the data shows that Poland's main roadside hazard is trees and the severity of vehicles striking a tree in a run-off-road crash. The risks are particularly high in north-west Poland with many of the roads lined up with...
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Tools for road infrastructure safety management in Poland
PublicationThe objective of road safety infrastructure management is to ensure that when roads are planned, designed, built and used road risks can be systematically identified, assessed, removed and mitigated. There are a number of approaches to road safety management. European Union Directive 2008/96/EC requires EU member states to use four basic tools of road safety infrastructure management. An overview of the methods in these countries...
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Reactive Energy Billing in Operator Tariffs in Poland
PublicationThe paper describes the current method of reactive energy billing in the tariffs of distribution grid operators in Poland. The current solutions are subject to critical assessment. Issues related to the motivation effect of the current solutions on consumers are analysed. Problems that occur in relation with connecting distributed generators to the distribution grid and challenges related to prosumer billing are indicated.
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Urban dew formation efficiency and chemistry in Poland
PublicationThe measurements of dew formation efficiency and chemistry were performed in Poland in September 2009, as a part of a longer, two-year sampling campaign. Pairs of sites, representing centers of major Polish cities and rural conditions in three different regions, were compared. With the aim to get more detailed landuse-oriented characteristics of dew, two additional sites were set close to Wroclaw. Collection of dew at each site...
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Regional implementation of a road safety observatory in Poland
PublicationThe paper outlines the background and goals of the Road Safety Observatory in the Polish region of Warmia and Mazury. While created it was Poland’s first road safety Observatory, both at the regional and central level. Established in line with the methodology proposed in the European project SafetyNet, together with the planned National Road Safety Observatory it will form part of a Europe-wide network of observatories linked with...
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Threats to Rural Landscape and Its Protection in Poland
PublicationThe article describes the premises and conditions for the implementation of a pro-landscape spatial policy in rural areas in Poland. It presents the erosion of spatial order in a large part of the country’s territory. Firstly, the state of protection of the rural landscape and the legal aspects of shaping the space of rural areas are described. Secondly, the location is depicted, and the main physiognomic and environmental threats...
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Main Outlines of Lightning Research Development in Poland
PublicationThe paper deals with the historical development of lightning protection research, lightning protection ideas and investigations in Poland. The main achievements of lightning research performed at the technical universities in Gdansk, Warsaw and Rzeszow have been characterized. Exemplary main achievements related to natural lightning observations and measurements as well to those performed in laboratory scale tests have been shortly...
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Selected elements of the payment cards system in Poland
PublicationThe following article describes the current situation of the selected elements of the payment cards system in Poland. The first part of the paper include the most common definition as well as the abbreviated history of payment cards implementation in Poland. Next, the author presents the key numbers related to the nowadays situation on the market together with benefits of using the payment cards in the whole economic system. At...
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Discrimination of workers aged 55+ in companies in Poland
PublicationThe problem of discrimination on the grounds of age in the workplace is particularly topical not only in Poland but also in Europe as a whole. The paper presents the essence of the discrimination and its most common manifestations. The results of own research on the youngPoles' perception of the discrimination on grounds of age in the workplace, intergenerational competition in the labour market and some of the factors shaping...
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Revitalization of the historic ex brewery areas in Poland
PublicationArtykuł zawiera analizę możliwości rewitalizacji terenów pobrowarnych w Polsce oraz analizę wpływu jaki działania te wyierają nie tylko na sam rwitalizowany obszar, ale również na tereny sąsiadujace.
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Dew chemistry near a motorway in SW Poland
PublicationW artykule wykazano wpływ bliskości autostrady na wydajność tworzenia się rosy i jej skład chemiczny. Badania przeprowadzono w pobliżu autostrady A4 w Polsce SW. Obszar badań miał charakter lekko pofalowanej równiny intensywnie użytkowanej rolniczo. Do kolekcji osadów wykorzystano płaskie, pasywne kolektory radiacyjne. Dwa z nich (AN i AS) zlokalizowane były w bezpośrednim sąsiedztwie drogi (30 m) po obu jej stronach, natomiast...
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Early urban water management of Gdansk, Poland
PublicationWczesna gospodarka wodą w Gdańsku, warunki powstania, znaczenie historyczne. Rozwój wodociągów i kanalizacji w mieście. Aktualne warunki rozwoju, specyfika Gdańska.
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE GEODETIC NETWORKS IN POLAND
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Informal employment in Poland: an empirical spatial analysis
PublicationThe main goal of our article is to bridge the gap in the regional analysis of informal employment in Poland and in particular to indicate the propensity for informal work in the working-age population, to test if informal activities are typical for marginalized people (less educated, unemployed, older) and to identify the regional and spatial heterogeneity in the propensity. We use data from the ‘Human Capital Balance 2010–2014’...
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Formal Institutions: the Source of Unproductive Entrepreneurship in Poland
PublicationThe purpose of this article is to determine the entrepreneurs' perception of formal institutions in Poland as a source of non-productive behaviours. The research methodology was developed based on many years of the teams' research experience. It involved three stages of research: 1) panel of experts and 2) telephone surveys of 1,612 entrepreneurs in Poland, which were the basis for 3) development of detailed research to be conducted...
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Daylight evaluation for multi-family housing in Poland
PublicationThis PhD dissertation focuses on methods of daylight appraisal useful in the design of the contemporary multifamily housing. The theoretical part of the thesis offers a review of daylight indicators, evaluations methods and tools within the built environment. It covers a review of daylight recommendations found in building standards and other normative documents affecting the design of the residential spaces. A pilot work survey...
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CURRENT SITUATION ON THE POLAND REAL ESTATE MARKET
PublicationIn recent years the polish real estate market has been characterised by a significant increase in supply and demand. This was facilitated by a number of macroeconomic factors. In recent years, housing has been commissioned as 30 years ago. Therefore, the depth analysis issue of the causes and consequences for the Polish economy of these trends is now relevant. Among the reasons are significant economic growth, low interest rates...
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Equivalent temperature for design of asphalt pavements in Poland
PublicationThe paper presents application of equivalent temperature for design of asphalt pavements. The calculation methods of equivalent temperature: the Shell method, the French method, the methods that use the AASHTO and the Asphalt Institute fatigue criteria were presented. The results of calculations of equivalent temperature for Polish climatic conditions were presented and discussed. It was shown that different asphalt pavement design...
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Scenarios in regional planning – theory and practice in Poland
PublicationAbstract. It is important to recognise future conditions in planning because it primes future actions. Scenarios are useful prognostic tools, especially when the social and institutional behaviour plays a crucial role. The aims of the paper are: (1) to indicate the roles and the place of scenarios in the strategic plan building process; (2) to analyse and evaluate the application of scenarios in regional planning in Poland; (3)...
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It is not OK but it works – unproductive entrepreneurship, the case of Poland
PublicationThe concept of unproductive entrepreneurs was introduced to science by Baumol, who pointed out the differences in business output between countries. Unproductive behaviour of entrepreneurs is often a consequence of ineffective institutions used by entrepreneurs for rent seeking. The aim of this article is to examine subjective norms (S.N.) and attitudes regarding specified types of unproductive entrepreneurship, which in many cases...
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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN POLAND - PIONEERS AND INSTITUTIONS
PublicationThe aim of this chapter is to show the history of biomedical engineering education in Poland, from the beginning till today with special task to underline the role of modern information technology. This story is not very old, just around one century, that may be classified into four basic periods related to important historic events. First are the beginnings before the second world war. Then post-war recovery and development of...
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Scenarios in the development strategies of larger cities in Poland
PublicationSummary: Planning prepares decisions and future actions. Therefore, future conditions should be considered in planning, in particular strategic planning, due to its long-term nature. To accomplish this, certain prognostic methods should be applied. A scenario method is seen as one of the most useful prognostic method, especially in cases when social and institutional behaviour plays a crucial role. The aim of the paper is an analysis...
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The sun tracking photovoltaic system in Northern Poland
PublicationPrezentowana fotowoltaiczna instalacja nadążna została umieszczona na dachu budynku Wydziału Chemicznego Politechniki Gdańskiej i składa się z czterech modułów: systemu PV, układu komputerowej kontroli położenia, stacji meteorologicznej, umożliwiającej analizę wpływu warunków atmosferycznych (prędkości i kierunku wiatru, temperatury powietrza, nasłonecznienia) na parametry pracy modułów fotowoltaicznych oraz komputerowego systemu...
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Do inspekcji linii wysokiego napięcia - bezzałogowe pojazdy latające
PublicationPraca przedstawia możliwości zastosowania bezzałogowych pojazdów latających w przemyśle energetycznym. Opisano możliwości i rodzaje bezzałogowych pojazdów latających. Skupiono się na zastosowaniu tych pojazdów w różnych obszarach obsługi linii wysokiego napięcia. Następnie prezentuje się model latającego mini-robota, który zbudowany jest na bazie modelu śmigłowca SST Eagle 2GS firmy Hirobo uzupełnionego odpowiednio w celu umożliwienia...
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Pojazdy zabytkowe a współczesne – pomiary w stacji kontroli pojazdów
PublicationPrzeprowadzone zostały badania układu hamulcowego oraz skuteczności tłumienia zawieszenia ponad 50 pojazdów. Celem pracy było porównanie działania wyżej wymienionych układów w samochodach z różnych lat produkcji oraz zweryfikowanie ich z warunkami technicznymi obowiązującymi podczas przeprowadzania badania technicznego pojazdu w stacji kontroli pojazdów przez diagnostę samochodowego. Układ hamulcowy został zbadany 3 metodami: na...
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New type of repeated Si–C-podand catalysts for solid–liquid phase transfer reactions
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The reaction heats and PM5 semiempirical studies of complexes formed between silicon podand and monovalent cations
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The reaction heats and PM5 semiempirical studies of complexes formed between silicon podand and Li+ cations
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METROPOLITAN AREAS IN CENTRAL POLAND AND THEIR IMPACT ON MIGRATION FLOWS
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Chromium content in the hair of children and students in Southern Poland
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Gender and Job Satisfaction of Information Technology Professionals in Poland
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Energy Transition in Poland—Assessment of the Renewable Energy Sector
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Radar sensors implementation in river information services in Poland
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The survey of wild birds for West Nile virus in Poland
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Changes in the Use of Agricultural Land in Poland and Czech Republic
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Demand for a Housing Offer Addressed to Senior Citizens in Poland
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Water Needs of Willow (Salix L.) in Western Poland
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Application of dynamic factor models for inflation forecasting in Poland
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Estimating and Forecasting GDP in Poland with Dynamic Factor Model
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Environmentally-Safe Cold Recycling of Asphalt Pavements in Poland
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia metodę recyklingu na zimno z zastosowaniem jednoczesnego dodatku cementu portlandzkiego i emulsji asfaltowej. Metoda przydatna do rehabilitacji zniszczonych nawierzchni drogowych. Warstwy po recyklingu charakteryzują się sztywnością i podatnością. Przedstawiono wyniki badań laboratoryjnych i terenowych.
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Effluent dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) studies in Poland
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań prowadzonych w 8 komunalnych oczyszczalniach ścieków w Polsce północnej. Badania obejmowały pomiar stężeń różnych frakcji azotu organicznego po części mechanicznej oraz w odpływie z oczyszczalni, profile podłużne stężeń wewnątrz komór osadu czynnego, a także analizę czyników wpływających na stężenia rozpuszczonego azotu organicznego w odpływie z badanych oczyszczalni.
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FMCW radar implementation in River Information Services in Poland
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Farmers’ knowledge of sustainable potato cultivation techniques in Poland
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Efficiency of the research and development activities of technical universities in Poland
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Biodiversity of Weeds in Fields of Grain in South-Eastern Poland
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International Network Optimization Conference, Warsaw, Poland 2015
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Prevalence of diabetes in Poland: a combined analysis of national databases
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New distributional data on bryophytes of Poland and Slovakia, 9
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Dynamics of development of the largest cities - Evidence from Poland
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New distributional data on bryophytes of Poland and Slovakia, 3
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