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Selectivity of Pb(II) transport across polymer inclusion membranes doped with imidazole azothiacrown ethers
PublicationMembrany wykonane z trioctanu celulozy zawierające jako jonofor 18 i 21-członowe azotiakorony z resztą imidazolu w makropierścieniu przebadano pod kątem transportu jonów Zn(II), Cd(II) i Pb(II) z wodnego roztworu soli (pH ~5.5, cMe = 0,001 M). W wyniku badań ustalono, że jon Pb(II) może być efektywnie wydzielony z roztworu mieszaniny jonów Pb(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) i Cd(II).Sekwencja selektywności transportu dla 18-członowej...
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Hasse diagram as a green analytical metrics tool: ranking of methods for benzo[a]pyrene determination in sediments
PublicationThis study presents an application of the Hasse diagram technique (HDT) as the assessment tool to select the most appropriate analytical procedures according to their greenness or the best analytical performance. The dataset consists of analytical procedures for benzo[a]pyrene determination in sediment samples, which were described by 11 variables concerning their greenness and analytical performance. Two analyses with the HDT...
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House dust as a source of analytical information on concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) - first approach
PublicationPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are best recognized as flame retardants, were in 2001, by virtue of Stockholm Convention, listed in a group of Persistent Organic Compounds (POPs). Increasing concentration levels of PBDEs, reported in human tissues (e.g., blood, serum, breast milk, etc.) haverecently caught worldwide concern due to their potential tendency to disrupt thyroid hormones, neurobehavioral deficits and endocrine...
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Akustyczny obraz słowa na tle mowy etnicznej [The acoustic image of ethnic speech words]
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Modelling of residential sales price with kriging using different distance metrics in different correlation functions
PublicationThe modelling and estimation of sales prices based on economical conditions are important for housing sector especially in developing countries. Analysts are focused on the subject to analyze price movements and estimate the future trend of the sales prices for housing sector. In this study, we tried to generate a robust and efficient model related to the subject. Firstly, we investigated economic variables affecting housing sales...
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I, Robot: between angel and evil
PublicationThe boosting of most digital innovations within recent technology progress by artificial intelligence (AI) constitutes a growing topic of interest. Besides its technical aspects, increasing research activity may be observed in the domain of security challenges, and therefore of responsibility related to the controlled or hypothetically uncontrolled or autonomous emergence of AI solutions. Consequently, responsibility and ethics...
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Modification of current-voltage characteristics of planar organic systems by nm-thick interlayer
PublicationEffect of nm-thick interlayer of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) or perylene dye (MePTCDI) on current-voltage characteristics of planar organic systems is discussed in the work. The MePTCDI layer strongly limits injection of holes from ITO into CuPc, while CuPc limits injection of electrons from ITO into MePTCDI. In the systems with CuPc/MePTCDI heterojunction an explicit photovoltaic effect occurs.
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Data governance: Organizing data for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
PublicationThe rise of Big, Open and Linked Data (BOLD) enables Big Data Algorithmic Systems (BDAS) which are often based on machine learning, neural networks and other forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As such systems are increasingly requested to make decisions that are consequential to individuals, communities and society at large, their failures cannot be tolerated, and they are subject to stringent regulatory and ethical requirements....
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Methods of quality assessment and analysis of data given in customer service process on example of selected urban communication organization - result of research 2016
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Pyrrole azocrown ethers. Synthesis, complexation, selective lead transport and ion-selective membrane electrode studies
PublicationOtrzymano nowe, 21-członowe, lipofilowe etery koronowe z jednostką pirolową i dwoma grupami azowymi jako składowymi makrocyklu. Właściwości kompleksujące tych nowych oraz dwóch wcześniej otrzymanych makrocykli zbadano w acetonitrylu. Ligandy te zostały użyte jako jonofory w badaniach konkurencyjnego transportu równomolowej mieszaniny jonów metali: Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Ag2+, Pb2+ w układzie woda(pH 4.9)/chloroform/woda(pH...
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Synthesis and electrode properties of 19-membered azo- and azoxycrown ethers. Structure of dibenzo-19-azocrown-7
PublicationW artykule opisano syntezę 19-członowych azo i azoksykoron oraz strukturę dibenzo-19-azokorony-7. Przedstawiono badania elektrodowe niektórych otrzymanych związków. Stwierdzono, że związki są czułe na jony talu (I).
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Selective transport of Pb(II) across polymer inclusion membrane using imidazole azocrown ethers as carriers.
PublicationZbadano selektywność transportu jonów ołowiu(II) z równomolowych roztworów jonów Zn(II), Cd(II) i Pb(II) przez polimerowe membrany inkluzyjne (PIM) zawierające imidazolowe etery azokoronowe.Wykazano, że polimerowe membrany inkluzyjne z imidazolowymi azokoronami wykazują dużą stabilność, zależną w dużym stopniu od rodzaju jonoforu.
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WHY SHOULD WE ADOPT NON-USED ATTICS OF MONUMENTAL SACRAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES FOR SECULAR PURPOSES?
PublicationA motive for adapting the desecrated churches to new purposes is a broadly discussed matter, progressively better investigated and defined. Is it advisable to introduce a new, permanent function, complementary to the sacred one in the historical ecclesial buildings? This paper presents the results of the research on benefits of adapting the non-utilized attics of monumental churches still performing their sacred function, located...
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Zarządzanie tożsamością w organizacjach na różnych poziomach zagregowania
PublicationNiniejszy artykuł stanowi naukową refleksję nad pojęciem tożsamości grupowej, odnoszonej do przedsiębiorstw oraz ich agregatów, określanych przez autorkę mianem „organizacji na wyższych poziomach zagregowania”. Głównym celem artykułu jest przegląd literatury z zakresu tożsamości przedsiębiorstwa, a na tej podstawie próba ustalenia czym jest taka tożsamość i co się na nią składa. Na wstępie autorka przedstawia definicje tożsamości...
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Mapping knowledge risks: towards a better understanding of knowledge management
PublicationThis conceptual paper aims to identify, present, and analyze potential knowledge risks organizations might face. With the growing complexity of organizational environments and the plethora of new knowledge risks emerging, this critical but under-researched field of knowledge management (KM) deserves closer attention. The study is based on a critical analysis of the extant literature devoted to knowledge risks, discusses potential...
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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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Social Entrepreneurship through Cooperatives: Founder Insights
PublicationIn this research we are interested in how social entrepreneurs think about their organizational creation process in the context of cooperatives, and how cooperatives conceptualize and actualize their ‘care for community’ social principles. In this interface of organizational purpose and form, we find a variety of interesting issues presented by our interview sample of founders of young, global organizations from six nations. Discussing...
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Uczelnia organizacją z domieszka turkusu - sznasa czy iluzja?
PublicationPo kilkuletnich dyskusjach nad przyszłym kształtem szkolnictwa wyższego w Polsce, zarówno na poziomie systemowym, jak i instytucjonalnym, w 2018 r. uchwalono ustawę Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym i nauce, zwaną dalej Ustawą (2018). Regulacja ta wraz z pakietem rozporządzeń poszerzyła autonomię uczelni w zakresie organizacyjno-zarządczym, jednocześnie potęgując znaczenie ich rozliczalności. Wzmocnienie władzy rektora spowodowało zmianę...
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Knowledge work and knowledge workers in knowledge-based economy - theoretical considerations
PublicationIt is often claimed that an organization is as good as people working in it and that talented workers are the driving force of an organization. To cope with the growing requirements of knowledge-based economy, organizations need a special type of workers - knowledge workers. This is especially important in organizations building their competitive advantage on innovations and the application of information and communication technologies...
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Preparation and characterization of dummy-template molecularly imprinted polymers as potential sorbents for the recognition of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PublicationThe main aim of this work was to conduct the preliminary/basic research concerning the preparation process of a new dummy molecularly imprinted polymer (DMIP) materials. Developed DMIPs were proposed as a sorption material in solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique for recognition of selected low mass polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) e PBDE-47 and PBDE-99. Four new DMIPs were synthesized employing bulky polymerization technique...
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Cyfrowa analiza mowy etnicznej – ekstrakcja kodu informacji [A digital analysis of ethnic speech – deciphering the information code]
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Kinetics of photoinducet birefringence in the guest-host system of poly(methyl methacrylate)doped with azobenzene-containing crown ethers
PublicationWykazano występowanie fotoindukowanej dwójłomności dla klasy fotoaktywnych eterów koronowych składających się z reszty azobenzenu i giętkiego fragmentu oligo(oksyetylenowego) o różnej długości. Kinetyka fotoindukowanej dwójłomności była badana dla serii tych eterów koronowych rozpuszczonych w matrycy z polimetakrylanu metylu. Oczekiwano, że kształt cząsteczek koron zapewni względną swobodę reorientacji podczas izomeracji, niezależnie...
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New Challenges in Management and Economics in 21st century. Selected studies and examples
PublicationIn Chapter 1 authors describe the method used to assess the level of readiness of an organization to introduce the Lean Six Sigma concept supporting the Quality 4.0 assumptions, which is gaining more and more interest not only in large organizations, but also in the SME sector. Its use will be illustrated by the example of a small service company. Chapter 2 presents the characteristics of blockchain technology applications in the...
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Quality Assurance of Educational Processes as the Foundation of the Quality Management System in Gdansk University of Technology
PublicationThe paper presents a model of quality management system (QMS) developed by the author in Gdansk University of Technology (GUT). The core of the model is internal quality assurance system of educational processes based on the ENQA guidelines. Next described in the paper steps of GUT QMS development are the implementation of one of the normative QMS models (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025) in selected organizational units of GUT and...
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Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting as Post-pandemic Dangers to Knowledge Management
PublicationPurpose: COVID-19 pandemic aftermaths include the emergence of new tendencies, such as the Quiet Quitting, and continuation of trends such as the Great Resignation, both of which have multiple knowledge-related impacts on individual, organizational and even national level. The aim of this paper is to show the mechanisms behind the Quiet Quitting and the Great Resignation from individual and organizational perspectives. Understanding...
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Double Bias of Mistakes: Essence, Consequences, and Measurement Method
PublicationThere is no learning without mistakes. However, there is a clash between‘positive attitudes and beliefs’regarding learning processes and the ‘negative attitudes and beliefs’towardthese being accompanied bymistakes. Thisclash exposesa cognitive bias towardmistakesthat might block personal and organizational learning. This study presents an advanced measurement method to assess thebias of mistakes. The essence of it is the...
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On the possibility of the application of magnetoacoustic emission intensity measurements for the diagnosis of thick-walled objects in the industrial environment
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki pomiarów sygnału emisji magnetoakustycznej (EMA) wykonanych na obiektach grubościennych w środowisku przemysłowym oraz omawia możliwe sposoby jego dalszej analizy. Pomimo tego, ze bezpośredni pomiar sygnału EMA nie pozwala na określenie jego natężenia w artykule wykazano, że możliwa jest separacja użytecznego sygnału od szumów tła albo poprzez analogowe filtrowanie sprzętowe albo poprzez cyfrową analizę...
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A Study on Deformation According to Steel Constraints During Thick-Plate Fillet Welding and Line Heating
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Nonlocal elasticity analysis of moderately thick porous functionally graded plates in a hygro-thermal environment
PublicationThis work performs a novel quasi three-dimensional (3D) bending analysis for a moderately thick functionally graded material (FGM) made of nanoceramics and metal powders, in presence of porosities due to some incorrect manufacturing processes. Such porosities can appear within the plate in two forms, namely, even and uneven distributions. The modeled system assumes a polymer matrix where both shear and transverse factors coexist....
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Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust samples collected in air conditioning filters of different usage – method development
PublicationThis study presents the results of studies aimed at the development of an analytical procedure for separation, identification, and determination of PBDEs compounds in dust samples collected from automotive cabin air filters and samples collected from filters installed as part of the air purification system in academic facilities. Ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid phase extraction (UA-dSPE) was found to perform better in terms...
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Investors are more Sensitive to Information about Financial Rather than Ethical Reputation of a Company: Evidence from an Experimental Study
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in raw milk from different animal species and in infant formula. Occurrence and risk assessment
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Molecular structures and supramolecular architectures of two chromogenic 13-membered azobenzocrown ethers with a peripheral hydroxyl group in the benzene ring.
PublicationOkreślono strukturę krystaliczną dwóch pochodnych 13-członowego eteru azobenzokoronowego z peryferyjną grupą hydroksylową, metodą analizy rentgenostrukturalnej monokryształów. W stanie stałym 13-członowy eter azobenzokoronowy zawierający grupę OH jako podstawnik w pierścieniu aromatycznym w pozycji para do grupy azowej występuje w formie chinono-hydrazonu. Forma ta stabilizowana jest przez silne wewnątrzcząsteczkowe wiązanie wodorowe....
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Tacit knowledge influence on intellectual capital and innovativeness in the healthcare sector: A cross-country study of Poland and the US
PublicationThis study provides empirical proof that whole organizational innovativeness is rooted in tacit knowledge due to its potency of human capital creation and, that a learning culture composed of a learning climate and mistakes acceptance component fosters human capital development. The main practical implication is that if the IC components are externally rather than internally determined in the particular organization embedded in...
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Knowledge sharing and knowledge hiding in light of the mistakes acceptance component of learning culture- knowledge culture and human capital implications
PublicationPurpose: This study examines the micromechanisms of how knowledge culture fosters human capital development. Method: An empirical model was developed using the structural equation modeling method (SEM) based on a sample of 321 Polish knowledge workers employed in different industries. Findings: This study provides direct empirical evidence that tacit knowledge sharing supports human capital, whereas tacit knowledge hiding does...
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Managing Quality Contests Based on Excellence Model at the Local Level. Selected Conditions and Problems – Case Study
PublicationThe aim of this article was to present characteristic phenomena accompanying competitions for quality awards based on the use of the organizational excellence models implemented at the regional level. Typical problems were identified, the understanding of which allows for a better use of the idea of excellence to raise the overall level of maturity of organizations aspiring to quality awards at every level. The results of self-assessment...
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Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) as simple and useful sample preparation technique for determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust
PublicationIn the present study a novel analytical procedure for the determination of polybrominated diphenylethers in dust samples was developed.The main aim of the research was the selection of the optimum conditions of the matrix solid-phasedispersion before thefinal determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in dust samples. In order toassess the best usefulness of this technique, a favourable ratio of sample amount to the mass ofdispersing...
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Facilitated transport of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) across polymer inclusion membranes doped with imidazole azocrown ethers
PublicationZbadano transport jonów Pb(II), Cd(II) i Zn(II) przez polimerowe membrany inkluzyjne (PIM) przy użyciu imidazolowych azokoron. Badanie prowadzono dla wodnych roztworów azotanów metali o c(Me)=0,001M i pH=5,0. Polimerowe membrany inkluzyjne otrzymywano z trójoctanu celulozy (nośnik), plastyfikatora i jonoforu (jeden z imidazolowych eterów koronowych z ugrupowaniem azowym). Badane azokorony różniły sięmiejscem podstawienia imidazolu...
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Occurrence and levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in house dust and hair samples from Northern Poland; an assessment of human exposure
PublicationPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are among most ubiquitous compounds to be found in indoor environment and ingestion of household dust is considered an important route of exposure to PBDEs, especially in toddlers and young children. The present work reported concentration levels of PBDE congeners (PBDE-28, -47, -99, -100, -153, -154, -183 and -209) in hair and dust samples from selected households from Northern Poland. The...
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Microbeam radiation therapy: Tissue dose penetration and BANG-gel dosimetry of thick-beams’ array interlacing
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Drewno w adoptowanym zabytku - studium przypadku. Budynek nr 2 w dawnych koszarach garnizonu we Wrzeszczu
PublicationThe current structure along with adapted listed buildings and surroundings will create "Garrison of Culture".This part of Gdańsk and Wrzeszcz has been reconnected after eight decades of isolation from the city by joining the square area formed by Grunwaldzka, Słowackiego, Chrzanowskiego, Szymanowskiego streets and the city center. It is a project whitch fits into an aspect of revitalisation related to the socio-economic and environmental...
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Overview of Knowledge Management in Occupational Safety, Health, and Ergonomics
PublicationOccupational safety, health, and ergonomics (OSHE) are strategic pillars of contemporary organizations. In order to provide safer workplace, it is vital to manage the organizational knowledge, so that effective decision making along with absolute compliance to standards can be executed. The critical challenge for OSHE in modern industry is management of existing individual knowledge (experience), structure knowledge, and organizational...
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Evaluation of Professional Demands and Financial Reward Through the Perception of Police Managers
PublicationThe aim of the study was to examine the relationship between job demands and salary in the subjective perception of mid-level police managers. An occupational stress model in which effort spent on job demands are not balanced by the received reward, was adopted. The study comprised 51 police officers (4 women). The partial least squares method was used for the analysis, and the SmartPLS 2.0 program was applied. The income and...
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Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in house dust using standard addition method and gas chromatography with electron capture and mass spectrometric detection
PublicationMonitoring of the environmental fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) involves determination of their concentration in air, airborne particles and settled dust. This requires the implementation of appropriate analytical tools like measuring instruments, reference materials and analytical procedures. In this study an analytical procedure was developed for determining PBDEs in samples with a complex matrix composition. The...
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Synthesis and properties of azobenzocrown ethers with pi-electron donor, or pi-electron donor and pi-electron acceptor group(s) on benzene rings
PublicationZsyntezowano nowe etery azobenzokoronowe o różnej wielkości makropierścienia i z różnymi podstawnikami w resztach benzenowych. Korony te posiadają w pierścieniach benzenowych, w pozycji para do grupy azo grupy funkcyjne o charakterze π-elektronodonorowym lub π-elektronoakceptorowym. Zbadano zdolność kompleksowania jonów metali przez te korony, w roztworze, metodą spektrofotometrii UV-vis. Ustalono strukturę 19-członowego eteru...
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Synthesis of thiol derivatives of azobenzocrown ethers. The preliminary studies on recognition of alkali metal ions by gold nanoparticles functionalized with azobenzocrown and lipoic acid
PublicationThe article presents the synthesis of novel 13- and 16-membered azobenzocrown derivatives with peripheral thiol moieties and preliminary studies assessing their possible application in plasmonic sensors based on gold nanoparticles. The effect of the length of the chain connecting the macrocycle with the thiol group and the effect of the presence of the additional functional compound,...
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Etyka marketingu - czy marketing jest etyczny?
PublicationOd jakiegoś czasu pojawiają się krytyczne głosy wobec marketingu, jako działań nieetycznych, wycelowanych przeciwko klientom i społeczeństwu jako całości. Można stwierdzić, że wizerunek marketingu jest w tym kontekście negatywny. Celem artykułu jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie czy marketing jest etyczny. Stwierdzono, że istotą marketingu jest dbanie o dobro interesariuszy przedsiębiorstw oraz łączenie interesu firmy, klientów...
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New trim configurations for laser trimmed thick-film resistors - theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and experimential verification
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowe podejście do korekcji rezystorów warstwowych polegające na wytwarzaniu dodatkowego kontaktu w celu rozszerzenia zakresu korekcji i uproszczenia projektowania. Ponadto zaprezentowano nową szybką metodę wyznaczania charakterystyk korekcyjnych a także weryfikację eksperymentalną. Przedstawiono wyniki w postaci zakresów korekcji i względnych przyrostów rezystancji w funkcji kształtu dodatkowego kontaktu oraz...
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A new hyperbolic-polynomial higher-order elasticity theory for mechanics of thick FGM beams with imperfection in the material composition
PublicationA drawback to the material composition of thick functionally graded materials (FGM) beams is checked out in this research in conjunction with a novel hyperbolic‐polynomial higher‐order elasticity beam theory (HPET). The proposed beam model consists of a novel shape function for the distribution of shear stress deformation in the transverse coordinate. The beam theory also incorporates the stretching effect to present an indirect...
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An enhanced method in predicting tensile behaviour of corroded thick steel plate specimens by using random field approach
PublicationThe present work investigates the possibility of using random field techniques in modelling the mechanical behaviour of corroded thick steel plate specimens. The nonlinear Finite Element method, employing the explicit dynamic solver, is used to analyse the mechanical properties of typical specimens. A material model considering full nonlinearity is used to evaluate the stress-strain response. The influence of major governing parameters...