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Measurement of the Development of a Learning IT Organization Supported by a Model of Knowledge Acquisition and Processing
PublicationThe paper presents a model of knowledge acquisition and processing for the development of learning organizations. The theory of a learning organization provides neither metrics nor tools to measure its development The authors' studies in this field are based on their experience gathered after projects realized in real IT organizations. The authors have described the construction of the model and the methods of its verification...
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Simulation model for assessment of IMS-based NGN call processing performance
PublicationIn current telecommunications it is assumed that demands of information society for quickly delivered services will be satisfied by Next Generation Network (NGN) architecture, which includes IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) elements. To guarantee Quality of Service (QoS), proper design and dimensioning of NGN is absolutely necessary, for which appropriate models have to be proposed. As NGN architecture is very complicated, the most...
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Prediction of Processor Utilization for Real-Time Multimedia Stream Processing Tasks
PublicationUtilization of MPUs in a computing cluster node for multimedia stream processing is considered. Non-linear increase of processor utilization is described and a related class of algorithms for multimedia real-time processing tasks is defined. For such conditions, experiments measuring the processor utilization and output data loss were proposed and their results presented. A new formula for prediction of utilization was proposed...
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Distributed MIND - A New Processing Model Based on Mobile Interactive Documents
PublicationObliczenia w trybie zespołowym pozwalają na integrację działań ludzi i agentów systemowych w otwartym środowisku rozproszonym w celu rozwiązywania problemów formułowanych dynamicznie w trakcie pracy systemu. Problemy te najczęściej nie mają charakteru algorytmicznego, tzn. generowane rozwiązania nie mogłyby zostać wyliczone w skończonej liczbie kroków na podstawie danych charakteryzujących uczestników obliczeń. Autorzy proponują...
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Processing data on sea bottom structure obtained by means of the parametric sounding
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to analyze data obtain during sounding of the Gdansk Bay by means of the parametric sonar. The accuracy of the sea bottom structure investigation needs the correct configuration of research equipment and the proper calibration of peripheral devices (GPS, heading sensor, motion sensor MRU-Z and navigation units) which provide necessary data to bathymetrical measurement system enabling its work with whole...
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Processing data on sea bottom structure obtained by means of the parametric sounding
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to analyze data obtained during sounding the Gdansk Bay sea bed by means of the parametric echo-sounder. The accuracy of the sea bottom structure investigation needs correct configuration of research equipment and proper calibration of peripheral devices (GPS, heading sensor, MRU-Z motion sensor and navigation instruments which provide necessary data to bathymetrical measurement system, enabling its work...
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A Workflow Application for Parallel Processing of Big Data from an Internet Portal
PublicationThe paper presents a workflow application for efficient parallel processing of data downloaded from an Internet portal. The workflow partitions input files into subdirectories which are further split for parallel processing by services installed on distinct computer nodes. This way, analysis of the first ready subdirectories can start fast and is handled by services implemented as parallel multithreaded applications using multiple...
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Processing of acoustical data in a multimodal bank operating room surveillance system
PublicationAn automatic surveillance system capable of detecting, classifying and localizing acoustic events in a bank operating room is presented. Algorithms for detection and classification of abnormal acoustic events, such as screams or gunshots are introduced. Two types of detectors are employed to detect impulsive sounds and vocal activity. A Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier is used to discern between the different classes of...
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PERFORMANCE OF ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS IN LARGE BOWEL VIDEOS PROCESSING
PublicationComputer-assisted endoscopy is a rapidly developing eld of study. Many image anal- ysis algorithms exist, achieving very high rates of eciency at processing single endoscopic images. However, most of them were never tested in processing real-life endoscopic videos. In the article such tests of 16 endoscopy image analysis algorithms are presented and dis- cussed. Tests were performed on two real-life endoscopic videos of a human...
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Using Rule-Based System for Monitoring Marine Navigation Data Processing
PublicationProcessing marine navigational data requires sophisticated software solutions. Typically, specialized tools called processors are analyzing raw data from different sensors. It becomes important to create the monitoring software that is able to validate and verify processing components integrated into the final system. Drools®business rule management platform provides a core business rules engine, web authoring and rules management...
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Processing, mechanical and thermal behavior assessments of polycaprolactone/agricultural wastes biocomposites
PublicationIn this paper, brewer’s spent grain (BSG) was applied as potential lignocellulose biofiller in biocompos-ites based on polycaprolactone (PCL). The PCL/BSG biocomposites filled with varying content of biofillerswere prepared via low-temperature melt-compounding. These conditions allow limiting thermal degra-dation of used biofillers during processing. The influence of biofiller content (ranging from 25 to 200parts by weight on 100...
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Estimation of the uncertainty of the LEM CV 3-500 transducers processing function
PublicationThe paper presents the methodology for estimating uncertainty of a voltage transducer processing function based on the example of LEM CV 3-500 transducer. The analysis was performed using the method based on the GUM Guide propagation of uncertainty law and the Monte Carlo numerical method. The article also presents a comparative analysis of the results of a voltage measurement evaluation done using the Monte Carlo simulation method,...
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CMOS implementation of an analogue median filter for image processing in real time
PublicationAn analogue median filter, realised in a 0.35 μm CMOS technology, is presented in this paper. The key advantages of the filter are: high speed of image processing (50 frames per second), low-power operation (below 1.25 mW under 3.3 V supply) and relatively high accuracy of signal processing. The presented filter is a part of an integrated circuit for image processing (a vision chip), containing: a photo-sensor matrix, a set of...
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Reliable Document-Centric Processing in Loosely Coupled Email-Based Systems
PublicationEmail is a simple way to exchange digital documents of any kind. The Mobile INteractive Document architecture (MIND) enables self-coordination and self-steering of document agent systems based on commonly available email services. In this paper, a mechanism for providing integrity and reliability of such an email based agent system is proposed to cope with message soft or hard bounces, user interrupts, and other unexpected events....
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Usage of the Gstreamer framework for generation, analysis, processing and visualization of sonar signal
PublicationIn this paper a novel method of the bearing estimation in a passive sonar system with a towed array is introduced. The classical approach of the bearing estimation based on the spatial spectrum is extended by using the synchrosqeezing method that is a part of the reassignment method introduced by Kodera et al. The usage of this method leads to the precise bearing estimation. The proposed method requires a relatively small amount...
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Probe signal processing for channel estimation in underwater acoustic communication system
PublicationUnderwater acoustic communication channels are characterized by a large variety of propagation conditions. Designing a reliable communication system requires knowledge of the transmission parameters of the channel, namely multipath delay spread, Doppler spread, coherence time, and coherence bandwidth. However, the possibilities of its estimation in a realtime underwater communication system are limited, mainly due to the computational...
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Processing and structure–property relationships of natural rubber/wheat bran biocomposites
PublicationIn this work, wheat bran was used as cellulosic filler in biocomposites based on natural rubber. The impact of wheat bran content [ranging from 10 to 50 parts per hundred rubber (phr)] on processing, structure, dynamic mechanical properties, thermal properties, physico-mechanical properties and morphology of resulting biocomposites was investigated. For better characterization of interfacial interactions between natural rubber...
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Wind Turbines Modeling as the Tool for Developing Algorithms of Processing their Video Recordings
PublicationIn the real world, many factors exist disturbing observation of the examined phenomena and causing various noises and distortions in recorded signals. It very often makes it difficult or even impossible to optimize various signal processing algorithms, through finding appropriate parameters. In this paper, we show an application, that retrieves wind turbine rotor speed from recorded video. Next, we describe the process of reduction...
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Data Acquisition and Processing for GeoAI Models to Support Sustainable Agricultural Practices
PublicationThere are growing opportunities to leverage new technologies and data sources to address global problems related to sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity loss. The emerging discipline of GeoAI resulting from the convergence of AI and Geospatial science (Geo-AI) is enabling the possibility to harness the increasingly available open Earth Observation data collected from different constellations of satellites and sensors...
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Wind Turbines Modeling as the Tool for Developing Algorithms of Processing their Video Recordings
PublicationIn the real world, many factors exist disturbing observation of the examined phenomena and causing various noises and distortions in recorded signals. It very often makes it difficult or even impossible to optimize various signal processing algorithms, through finding appropriate parameters. In this paper, we show an application, that retrieves wind turbine rotor speed from recorded video. Next, we describe the process of reduction...
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Methodology for Processing of 3D Multibeam Sonar Big Data for Comparative Navigation
PublicationAutonomous navigation is an important task for unmanned vehicles operating both on the surface and underwater. A sophisticated solution for autonomous non-global navigational satellite system navigation is comparative (terrain reference) navigation. We present a method for fast processing of 3D multibeam sonar data to make depth area comparable with depth areas from bathymetric electronic navigational charts as source maps during...
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Vehicle Detection with Self-Training for Adaptative Video Processing Embedded Platform
PublicationTraffic monitoring from closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on embedded systems is the subject of the performed experiments. Solving this problem encounters difficulties related to the hardware limitations, and possible camera placement in various positions which affects the system performance. To satisfy the hardware requirements, vehicle detection is performed using a lightweight Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), named...
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Eco-Friendly Ether and Ester-Urethane Prepolymer: Structure, Processing and Properties
PublicationThis study concerns bio-based urethane prepolymers. The relationship between the chemical structure and the thermal and processing parameters of bio-based isocyanate-terminated ether and ester-urethane prepolymers was investigated. Bio-based prepolymers were obtained with the use of bio-monomers such as bio-based diisocyanate, bio-based polyether polyol or polyester polyols. In addition to their composition, the bio-based prepolymers...
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Evaluation of the Impact of Different Types of Uncoupling on the Processing Capacity of Hump Yards
PublicationThe paper considers the issue of evaluating the impact of different types of uncoupling to increase the processing capacity of hump yards to ensure high technical-economic indicators in the conditions of limited capital funds. Moreover it describes the mathematical formulation of the sorting slide. For the mathematical formulation, the sorting slide is taken as a surface that is uniquely projected onto a horizontal plane. Based...
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PROCESSING, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF RECYCLED LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE STREAMS
PublicationThe recycling of plastics is currently one of the most significant industrial challenges. Due to the enormous amounts of plastic wastes generated by various industry branches, it is essential to look for the potential methods of their utilization. Nevertheless, for the efficient application of recycled materials it is crucial to analyze their performance. Therefore, in presented paper we investigated the processing (melt flow index),...
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Procesing the complex signal in the acoustic processor of a sonobuoy system
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metody cyfrowego przetwarzania sygnału kompleksowego w procesorze akustycznym systemu radiohydroboi. Omówiono ogólną postać systemu oraz sygnału kompleksowego. Opisano dwie alternatywne metody przetwarzania sygnału: pierwszą w dziedzinie czasu, drugą w dziedzinie częstotliwości. Zaprezentowano schematy blokowe algorytmów obu sposobów przetwarzania. Omówiono problemy praktycznej realizacji poszczególnych...
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Assessment of image processing methods for the determination of propagation of squat-type defects in rails
PublicationWe demonstrate the idea of squat-type defect measurement in the rail and the concept of tracking of the defect development using the techniques of image acquisition and image processing as well as the methods of metric spaces. We introduce the concepts of a set diameter δ(A) and the metric ρ1, which come from the properties of plane figures, to compare and to observe the development of the defects. We characterize the feasibility...
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Optimizing the computation of a parallel 3D finite difference algorithm for graphics processing units
PublicationThis paper explores the possibilities of using a graphics processing unit for complex 3D finite difference computation via MUSTA‐FORCE and WENO algorithms. We propose a novel algorithm based on the new properties of CUDA surface memory optimized for 2D spatial locality and compare it with 3D stencil computations carried out via shared memory, which is currently considered to be the best approach. A case study was performed for...
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Extracting concepts from the software requirements specification using natural language processing
PublicationExtracting concepts from the software require¬ments is one of the first step on the way to automating the software development process. This task is difficult due to the ambiguity of the natural language used to express the requirements specification. The methods used so far consist mainly of statistical analysis of words and matching expressions with a specific ontology of the domain in which the planned software will be applicable....
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A Solution to Image Processing with Parallel MPI I/O and Distributed NVRAM Cache
PublicationThe paper presents a new approach to parallel image processing using byte addressable, non-volatile memory (NVRAM). We show that our custom built MPI I/O implementation of selected functions that use a distributed cache that incorporates NVRAMs located in cluster nodes can be used for efficient processing of large images. We demonstrate performance benefits of such a solution compared to a traditional implementation without NVRAM...
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Impact of Shifting Time-Window Post-Processing on the Quality of Face Detection Algorithms
PublicationWe consider binary classification algorithms, which operate on single frames from video sequences. Such a class of algorithms is named OFA (One Frame Analyzed). Two such algorithms for facial detection are compared in terms of their susceptibility to the FSA (Frame Sequence Analysis) method. It introduces a shifting time-window improvement, which includes the temporal context of frames in a post-processing step that improves the...
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DATABASE AND BIGDATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF AIS MESSAGES IN THE NETBALTIC RESEARCH PROJECT
PublicationA specialized database and a software tool for graphical and numerical presentation of maritime measurement results has been designed and implemented as part of the research conducted under the netBaltic project (Internet over the Baltic Sea – the implementation of a multi-system, self-organizing broadband communications network over the sea for enhancing navigation safety through the development of e-navigation services.) The...
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Elimination of Impulsive Disturbances From Archive Audio Signals Using Bidirectional Processing
PublicationIn this application-oriented paper we consider the problem of elimination of impulsive disturbances, such as clicks, pops and record scratches, from archive audio recordings. The proposed approach is based on bidirectional processing—noise pulses are localized by combining the results of forward-time and backward-time signal analysis. Based on the results of specially designed empirical tests (rather than on the results of theoretical analysis),...
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Architecture for Aggregation, Processing and Provisioning of Data from Heterogeneous Scientific Information Services
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Interfacial properties of PET and PET/starch polymers developed by air plasma processing
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The Use of Effective Microorganisms as a Sustainable Alternative to Improve the Quality of Potatoes in Food Processing
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EIGHT OLD CULTIVARS OF APPLE TREES – AN EVALUATION OF THEIR POTENTIAL FOR USE BY THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY
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The effect of structural material on the properties of post-coagulation sludge for fish processing wastewater
PublicationPrzeprowadzono badania unieszkodliwiania osadów pokoagulacyjnych powstających w czasie oczyszczania ścieków z przetwórstwa rybnego. Osady pokoagulacyjne charakteryzują się wysokim stopniem uwodnienia oraz podatnością na zagniwanie. Do poprawy właściwości osadów wybrano metodę mieszania ich z materiałami strukturotwórczymi: kredą podwęglową, torfem, trocinami oraz bentonitem. W mieszaninach oznaczano zmiany zawartości suchej masy,...
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Processing of polymer‐derived, aerogel‐filled, SiC foams for high‐temperature insulation
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Teleportation seen from spacetime: on 2-spinor aspects of quantum information processing
PublicationZastosowanie formalizmu 2-spinowego do kwantowego przetwarzania informacji zilustrowane przykładem teleportacji i relatywistycznej korelacji błędu.
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Architecture of Request/Response and Publish/Subscribe System Capable of Processing Multimedia Streams
PublicationAnaliza ''w locie'' (ang. on-the-fly) strumieni multimedialnych, zawierających wysokiej jakości dane obrazu i dźwięku, wciąż stanowi wyzwanie dla projektantów oprogramowania. Praca przedstawia architekturę systemu zdolnego do przetwarzania w czasie rzeczywistym strumieni multimedialnych przy użyciu komponentów działających w architekturze Publish/Subscribe oraz Request/Response, korzystających z możliwości Java Multimedia Framework...
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Architecture of Request/Response and Publish/Subscribe System Capable of Processing Multimedia Streams
PublicationAbstrakt Analiza ''w locie'' (ang. on-the-fly) strumieni multimedialnych, zawierających wysokiej jakości dane obrazu i dźwięku, wciąż stanowi wyzwanie dla projektantów oprogramowania. Praca przedstawia architekturę systemu zdolnego do przetwarzania w czasie rzeczywistym strumieni multimedialnych przy użyciu komponentów działających w architekturze Publish/Subscribe oraz Request/Response, korzystających z możliwości Java Multimedia...
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The Research into the Effect of Conditions of Combined Electric Powered Diamond Processing on Cutting Power
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Research of Influence Electric Conditions Combined ElectroDiamond Processing by on Specific Consumption of Wheel*
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Methods of Assessing Odour Emissions from Biogas Plants Processing Municipal Waste
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Processing and thermal characterization of polymer derived SiCN(O) and SiOC reticulated foams
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Colorimetric study of the post-processing effect due to pulsed laser cleaning of paper.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań procesu oczyszczania papieru implulsami laserowymi o różnej długości fali. Oceny dokonywano na podstawie pomierzonych wartości parametrów kolorymetrycznych. Badania obejmowały próbki papieru o różnym wieku.
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The utilization of sludge generated in coagulation of fish processing wastewater for liquid feed production
PublicationWykorzystano koagulację do wydzielenia ze ścieków z przemysłu rybnego białek i tłuszczów. Uzyskany osad pokoagulacyjny dodawano do produkcji rybnych hydrolizatów białkowych. Zmodyfikowano proces wytwarzania rybnych hydrolizatów z wykorzystaniem kwasów siarkowego (VI) oraz ortofosforowego (V).
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Measurements of Two-phase Flows in Pipelines Using Radioisotopes and Statistical Signal Processing
PublicationThis paper presents an application of radiotracers and gamma absorption method in two-phase flow measurements in pipelines. Two different methods were implemented to analysis of acquired signals. Investigated methods are based on the cross-correlation function and the phase of the cross-spectral density distribution. The examples presented in the article illustrate the application of the radioisotopes to evaluation of liquid-gas...
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Intelligent Audio Signal Processing − Do We Still Need Annotated Datasets?
PublicationIn this paper, intelligent audio signal processing examples are shortly described. The focus is, however, on the machine learning approach and datasets needed, especially for deep learning models. Years of intense research produced many important results in this area; however, the goal of fully intelligent signal processing, characterized by its autonomous acting, is not yet achieved. Therefore, a review of state-of-the-art concerning...