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Oxidative DNA Damage in Blood of CVD Patients Taking Detralex
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Screening for Antagonistic Yeasts to Manage Alternaria spp. in Organic Farming
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Biofilms in the gravity sewer interfaces: making a friend from a foe
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The Role of Greenery and Traffic Calming Measures in Planning of Road Infrastracture
PublicationThe role of greenery and traffi c calming measures in road infrastructure planning. The “life” of a town is connected with its infrastructure. So it is that, apart from serving their principal function, motorways, roads, airports and other facilities which make transport possible largely determine contemporary urban design. To achieve balanced forms of urban infrastructure that ensure comfort, safety and spatial order, it is necessary when...
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An Innovative Approach to the Forecasting of Energetic Effects While Wood Sawing
PublicationIn the classical approach, energetic effects (cutting forces and cutting power) of wood sawing process are generally calculated on the basis of the specifi c cutting resistance, which is in the case of wood cutting the function of more or less important factors. On the other hand, the cutting forces (power) problem may be tackled with an innovative, up-to-date fundamental analysis of the mechanics of sawing based on modern fracture mechanics....
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Electromagnetic properties of a dielectric slab with an embedded silver nanowire grating
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Numerical study of lasing modes of periodically structured active nanowires
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Electromagnetic characterization of a silver nanowire grating embedded into a dielectric slab
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Caring for patients with Huntington disease – A survey of caregivers’ experiences and views
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From evil demiurge to caring hero: Images of geneticists in the movies
PublicationAlthough images of science and scientists depicted in popular culture have been criticized as an exaggeration and fear mongering, the cinema is an important resource that influences individuals’ beliefs about science. Because popular depictions of science play a crucial role in constructing the public’s ‘scientific imaginary’ they constitute an inherent dimension of the social understanding of science and are as important for...
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Managing Delays in Construction Projects Aiming at Cost Overrun Minimization
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Respiratory system modelling and simulation basing on the forced oscilation technique
PublicationConventional methods of testing lung functioning demand a specific respiratory action of the patient. In contrast, the forced oscillation technique (fot) provides measurements obtained with a minimal cooperation of the subject. The aim of this study is to verify the usefulness of the forced oscillation technique modelling in respiratory system diagnosing. in order to do it two models of fot measurements have been considered: the...
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Efect of ageing on microstructure and impact properties of 9Cr-1Mo steel
PublicationBadano wpływ długotrwałego starzenia na mikrostrukturę i właściwości udarnościowe trzech przemysłowych wytopów stali typu 9Cr-1Mo. Wczesniejsze badania wykazały, że w stali 9Cr-1Mo starzonej w 550C przez 10 000 godzin występuje kruchość odpuszczania, a przy dłuższych czasach ekspozycji tworzy się krucha faza Lavesa (FeCr)2Mo na granicach ziaren. Powoduje to wzrost teperatury przejściowej kruchości oraz spadek energii łamania powyżej...
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Selected developments within ship safety equipment for saving lives
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono aktualny rozwój nowych metod i urządzeń do bezpiecznej ewakuacji ludzi ze statków, zwłaszcza z dużych pasażerskich, zabierających na pokład łącznie do 5 tysięcy osób.
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Multi-criterion, evolutionary and quantum decision making in complex systems
PublicationMulti-criterion, evolutionary and quantum decision making supported by the Adaptive Quantum-based Multi-criterion Evolutionary Algorithm (AQMEA) has been considered for distributed complex systems. AQMEA had been developed to the task assignment problem, and then it has been applied to underwater vehicle planning as another benchmark three-criterion optimization problem. For evaluation of a vehicle trajectory three criteria have...
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The original method of cutting power forecasting while wood sawing
PublicationEfekty energetyczne procesu przecinania drewna piłami (siły skrawania i moc skrawania) przy klasycznym podejściu do zagadnienia są określane na podstawie wartości właściwego powierzchniowego oporu skrawania. Z drugiej strony siły skrawania można rozważać z punktu widzenia współczesnej mechaniki pękania. Prognozowanie wartości kąta ścinania z zastosowaniem modeli uwzględniających wiązkość materiału obrabianego, ścinanie w płaszczyźnie...
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Evolutionary benefits of personality traits when facing workplace bullying
PublicationFacing workplace bullying negatively affects physical and mental health, and consequently quality of life and well-being. Personality traits that can help an individual survive and reproduce entail more benefits than costs. Building on two evolutionary theories, Life History Theory and Costly Signaling Theory, this study aims to provide novel insights into how and why personality traits are associated with facing workplace bullying...
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Experimental and numerical identification of corrosion degradation of ageing structural components
PublicationThe study presents experimental and numerical identification of corrosion degradation of thin-walled structural components employing guided wave propagation. The steel structural components are subjected to through-thickness varying corrosion degradation levels. The developed approach using the non-destructive guided wave-propagation quantifies the equivalent average corrosion degradation level by exploring a limited number of...
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Building federation of digital libraries basing on concept of atomic services
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EMPIRICAL ASSESMENT OF THE MAIN DRIVING SYSTEM OF THE CIRCULAR SAWING MACHINE
PublicationThe producers of panel saws tend to improve sawing accuracy and minimise a level of vibrations, to increase their competitiveness at the market. Mechanical vibrations in the main saw driving system, which level depend on a plethora independent factors, may really affect sawing accuracy and general machine tool vibrations. The objective of the research was to explore vibrations signals of the main spindle system, and to extract...
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From evil demiurge to caring hero: images of geneticists in the movies
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Parental experiences and needs of caring for a child with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
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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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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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Building Dedicated Project Management Process Basing on Historical Experience
PublicationProject Management Process used to manage IT project could be a key aspect of project success. Existing knowledge does not provide a method, which enables IT Organizations to choose Project Management methodology and processes, which would be adjusted to their unique needs. As a result, IT Organization use processes which are not tailored to their specific and do not meet their basic needs. This paper is an attempt to fill this...
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DECISION - MAKING IN VIRTUAL SOFTWARE TEAMS USING CLOUD PLATFORMS
PublicationSoftware development projects are usually realized by traditional or virtual IT teams using computing clouds. Team collaboration requires decision - making regarding essential aspects of a project progress. The article concerns methods of decision – making process in the case of traditional and virtual teams’ work. The research results conducted in a group of IT specialists are presented, and to analyze their preferences in decision-making...
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ANALYSIS OF CLIMATIC ZONES IN POLAND WITH REGARD TO ASPHALT PERFORMANCE GRADING
PublicationTowards the end of the last century a new system of bitumen grading was developed and implemented as part of the American Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). Its aim was to better adjust the testing methods and requirements for road bitumens to the actual conditions in which those bitumens serve in road pavements. Currently in Poland, similarly as in the other EU countries, road bitumens are tested and classified with regard...
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On some approaches to cutting power estimation while wood sawing
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawiono i porównano metody, które mogą być stosowane do szacowania mocy skrawania przy przecinaniu drewna na pilarkach tarczowych. Przy klasycznym podejściu efekty energetyczne procesu przecinania drewna piłami są obliczane na bazie właściwego powierzchniowego oporu skrawania. W internecie dostępne są narzędzia do określania mocy skrawania w postaci oprogramowania dostępnego on-line, przykładowo "Horsepower...
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Wood structure constraints on sawing accuracy with narrow-kerf saws
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono analizę przyczyn i przykłady niedokładności przecinania wynikających z lokalnych zmian struktury drewna.
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Fibre Bragg Grating pressure transducer using a profiled membrane.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowatorską konstrukcję podwodnego światłowodowego przetwornika ciśnienia, w którym elementem czujnikowym jest światłowodowa siatka Bragga. W omawianym przetworniku siatka Bragga jest zapisana w światłowodzie domieszkowanym pierwiastkami ziem rzadkich i pracuje jako pompowany optycznie laser z rozłożonym sprzężeniem zwrotnym. Dzięki zastosowaniu profilowanej membrany uzyskuje się jednorodny rozkład naprężeń...
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Modeling of active fiber Bragg grating underwater acoustic sensor.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki modelowania nowego typu przetwornika hydroakustycznego wykorzystującego światłowodową siatkę Bragga. Siatka ta, domieszkowana jonami pierwiastków ziem rzadkich, pracuje jako laser z rozłożonym sprzężeniem zwrotnym, co pozwala na znaczne zwiększenie czułości tego prztwornika w porównaniu z rozwiązaniami wykorzystującymi siatki pasywne. W celu uzyskania równomiernego rozkładu naprężeń siatki zastosowano...
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Nonlinear rate dependent model of high damping rubber bearing.
PublicationCelem artykułu jest analiza nieliniowego modelu łożyska wykonanego z wysokotłumiącej gumy, który symuluje pracę urządzenia pod zadanym obciążeniem. Parametry modelu dobrane są na podstawie wyników badań eksperymentalnych. Wyniki pracy pokazują, iż analizowany model umożliwia symulację zachowania się łożyska w szerokim zakresie odkształceń
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Clamping precision of a cilcular saw blade on a spindle of a sawing machine
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono analizę dokładności mocowania piły tarczowej na wrzecionie pilarki, w której uwzgledniono jedynie tolerancje wykonania układu wrzeciona pilarki i piły tarczowej.
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Dimensional accuracy and roughness of lamellas when sawing frozen wood
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ obniżania temperatury drewna sosnowego (-5°C i -20°C) i prędkości posuwu na dokładność wymiarową deszczułek oraz chropowatość powierzchni po przecinaniu. Badania prowadzono na pilarce ramowej wielopiłowej PRW15M z użyciem cienkich pił z ostrzami stellitowanymi. Otrzymywane wyniki odnoszono do wyników przecinania drewna o temperaturze +18°C. Profil grubości określano metodą kontaktową z pomiarem ciągłym na długości...
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Conception of taking decisions with regard to reliability and safety of combustion engines
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono jedną z najprostszych sytuacji decyzyjnych, która może pojawić sie w czasie eksploatacji silników spalinowych. Zaproponowano możliwość podejmowania decyzji w takiej sytuacji. Wynika z niej, że nawet w złożonej sytuacji decyzyjnej rozpatrywanie oczekiwanych konsekwencji umożliwia bardzo łatwe przyporządkowanie każdemu rodzajowi decyzji, pojedynczej liczby oznaczającej wartość oczekiwaną konsekwencji. Umożliwia...
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Timing diagrams functionalities in information systems modeling with UML 2
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje aktualną klasyfikację diagramów interakcji języka UML 2 i przedstawia właściwości nowego diagramu tj. diagram harmonogramowania. W artykule omówiono ich istotę oraz podstawowe i zaawansowane kategorie ich modelowania. Diagram ten umożliwia reprezentowanie na osi czasu zmian dopuszczalnych stanów klasyfikatorów uczestniczących w interakcji. Możliwość harmonizacji linii zmian stanów dla większej liczby klasyfikatorów...
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Selective jamming of OFDM transmission in NB-IoT radio interface
PublicationThe paper presents the concept of smart jamming, which involves selective interference aimed at critical components of the OFDM signal. Research verifying the feasibility of this type of electronic attack are described. A realized testbed for jamming real NB-IoT signals in a downlink is presented. The test results demonstrate the feasibility of realizing selective jamming and its greater effectiveness compared to barrage interference.
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Technology adoption review for ageing well: analysis of technical solutions
PublicationWhile several technological solutions are available for older adults to improve their wellbeing and quality of life, little is known about the gaps between the needs, provided solutions, and their adoption from a more pragmatic perspective. This paper reports on reviewing existing technological solutions for older adults, which span the work life, life in the community, and wellbeing at home. We analyzed 50 different solutions...
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Topological Behaviour of Solutions of Vibro-Impact Systems in the Neighborhood of Grazing
PublicationThe grazing bifurcation is considered for the Newtonian model of vibro-impact systems. A brief review on the conditions, sufficient for the existence of a grazing family of periodic solutions, is given. The properties of these periodic solutions are discussed. A plenty of results on the topological structure of attractors of vibro-impact systems is known. However, since the considered system is strongly nonlinear, these attractors...
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A Critical Reanalysis of Uncontrollable Washboarding Phenomenon in Metal Band Sawing
PublicationThe article analyzes the cutting process of hard bars. Investigations conducted in industrial conditions demonstrated the presence of surface errors in the machined workpieces in the form of washboard patterns. The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of cutting on band sawing machines with different band saw blades. The cutting processes were conducted on three different horizontal band sawing machine types. Analyzed...
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Cognitive motivations and foundations for building intelligent decision-making systems
PublicationConcepts based on psychology fit well with current research trends related to robotics and artificial intelligence. Biology-inspired cognitive architectures are extremely useful in building agents and robots, and this is one of the most important challenges of modern science. Therefore, the widely viewed and far-reaching goal of systems research and engineering is virtual agents and autonomous robots that mimic human behavior in...
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Transient response of oscillated carbon nanotubes with an internal and external damping
PublicationThe present works aims at modeling a viscoelastic nanobeam with simple boundary conditions at the two ends with the introduction of the Kelvin-Voigt viscoelasticity in a nonlocal strain gradient theory. The nanobeam lies on the visco-Pasternak matrix in which three characteristic parameters have a prominent role. A refined Timoshenko beam theory is here applied, which is only based on one unknown variable, in accordance with the...
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Element analysis of bee-collected pollen and bee bread by atomic and mass spectrometry – Methodological development in addition to environmental and nutritional aspects
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Characterization of Highly Filled Glass Fiber/Carbon Fiber Polyurethane Composites with the Addition of Bio-Polyol Obtained through Biomass Liquefaction
PublicationThis work aims to investigate the process of obtaining highly filled glass and carbon fiber composites. Composites were manufactured using previously obtained cellulose derived polyol, polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (pMDI). As a catalyst, dibutyltin dilaurate 95% and Dabco® 33-LV were used. It was found that the addition of carbon and glass fibers into the polymer matrix causes an increase in the mechanical properties...
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The impact of precipitation and external carbon source addition on biological nutrient removal in activated sludge systems – experimental investigation and mathematical modeling
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine the effects of chemical precipitation and addition of external carbonsources on the denitrification capability and enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) interactions atthe ‘Wschod’ WWTP (600,000 PE) in Gdansk (northern Poland). For this purpose, different kinds of batch experimentswere carried out with the settled wastewater (without pretreatment and after coagulation-flocculation)and...
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Geo-location of the commune of an IP user
PublicationThis paper describes a system of geo-location of an IP user that would enable VoIP users to call 112. Basic requirement is fast (under 50ms) determination of the commune of the subscriber. To obtain as accurate information as possible aggregation of several methods was proposed: using a database of locations of IP ranges created by specialized companies, traceroute using history of user locations to assume his current one.It is...
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SAWING PROCESS AS A NEW ALTERNATIVE WAY OF DETERMINING SOME WOOD PROPERTIES
PublicationCutting forces (power) could be considered from a point of view of modern fracture mechanics. The developed cutting model, derived from fracture mechanics, includes work of separation (fracture toughness) in addition to plasticity and friction, and also dullness of the cutting edge described by the cutting edge radius. Moreover, forecasting of the shear plane angle for the cutting models, broaden possibilities of energetic effects...
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Possibilities of using SVC compensators for synchronous generators rotors oscillations damping.
PublicationThe article presents the idea of using static var compensators (SVC) for damping generators rotors oscillations. A novel SVC controller structure is proposed to provide better dynamic performance of the power system. A tests results are shown for proposed controller structure, that was carried out in a three-machine power system model as well as in multi-machine model of Polish Power System.
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Rating mathematical models for first-pass of tracer in pCT lung studies
PublicationThis paper presents a comparison of model based on the Gauss function and the most commonly used Gamma-variate model in perfusion computed tomography (pCT) lung studies. It also verifies whether used model affects value of blood volume parameter. Three mean concentration-time curves were created from actual pCT measurements: arterial input function, blood vessels in lungs and lung parenchyma. On the basis of these mean curves we...
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Analysis of the applicability of laser scanning to making an inventory of swimming pool facilities
Publication3D scanning can be used in many branches of economy, e.g. reverse and prototype engineering, industrial design, quality control, pros-thetics, orthodontics, archiving of historic objects and archeological findings, examination of a scene of crime, making films and comput-er games. The technology of terrestrial laser scanning has a bright fu-ture as we are living in the time of blooming measurement tech-niques, which can provide...