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Plasma-Based Deposition and Processing Techniques for Optical Fiber Sensing
PublicationPlasma-based techniques are widely applied for well-controlled deposition, etching or surface functionalization of a number of materials. It is difficult to imagine fabrication of novel microelectronic and optoelectronic devices without using plasma-enhanced deposition of thin films, their selective etching or functionalization of their surfaces for subsequent selective binding of chemical or biological molecules. Depending on...
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Detection of immunological agent by optical fiber sensor: preliminary study
PublicationThe objective of this study is the application of optical methods for detection of immunological agent concentration. As the agent we used the Cyclaid, produced by Apotex Inc. In this article we investigated different Cyclaid concentrations in water. We used a Fabry-Pérot interferometer working in a reflective mode, the measurements were performed with source with central wavelength λ = 1550 nm. The preliminary investigation have...
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Innovations in family firms: a study of owner-managers’ knowledge development
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International Strategy as the Facilitator of the Speed, Scope, and Scale of Firms’ Internationalization
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Directivity of tire/road noise emission for selected tires and pavements
PublicationPraca pośwoęcona jest kierunkowości emisji hałasu opon i nawierzchni drogowych. Opony są dominującym źródłem haasu w pojaździe poruszającym się w typowych warunkach ruchu drogowego. Hałas ten nie jest bezkierunkowy jak to przyjmuje się w modelach obliczeniowych hałasu. Takie założenia wynikają z ograniczonej dostępności danych dotyczących kierunkowości i mogą prowadzić do niedokładności przy prognozowaniu hałasu drogowego. Praca...
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Mercury emission from coal-fired power plants in Poland
PublicationPrzedstawiono główne źródła emisji rtęci w Polsce. W zwiazku z dużą ilością spalanego węgla, jak również planami na przyszłość węgiel kamienny i brunatny jest i będzie podstawowym źródłem produkcji energii w Polsce. Ponieważ węgiel zawiera rtęć, to podczas spalania węgla rtęć uwalniania jest do atmosfery. Spalanie węgla w elektrowniach jest i będzie w najbliższym czasie głównym źródłem emisji rtęci w Polsce. W pracy opisano metody...
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<title>Fiber optic probe for monitoring of drinking water</title>
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On The Application Of Fiber Optics In The Development Of Sensor Systems Of Intelligent Robots
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Assessment of water quality based on multiparameter fiber optic probe
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Hybrid Integrated Components For Optical Fiber Communication And Instrumentation Systems
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<title>Technology of soft-glass optical fiber capillaries</title>
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Pilot- scale plant for material recycling of whole waste tires
PublicationContinously growing demad for all kinds of vehicles and general tendency to regular exchange of tires are causing growth of scrap tires which need management. A risings of large quantities of used rubber products, especially used tires has been increasing every year in Poland, in 2006 it was 160 thousand. The waste management and recycling of used tires become a major environmental problem. It is worth noticing that tires which...
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Fiber-optic temperature sensor using low-coherence interferometry
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Application of titanium dioxide thin films in fiber optic sensors
PublicationThe advance in the nanotechnology and fabrication of micro- and nanostructures has significant impact on development of new optical sensors. Presented study focuses on the applications of the titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films in fiber optic sensors. The concept of a sensing fiber optic interferometer integrating TiO2 thin film is presented. The cavity of this interferometer is delimited by a 80 nm film fabricated on the end-face...
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Microscale diamond protection for a ZnO coated fiber optic sensor
PublicationFiber optic sensors are widely used in environmental, biological and chemical sensing. Due to the demanding environmental conditions in which they can be used, there is a risk of damaging the sensor measurement head placed in the measuring field. Sensors using nanolayers deposited upon the fiber structure are particularly vulnerable to damage. A thin film placed on the surface of the fiber end-face can be prone to mechanical damage...
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Overhead wires detection by FPGA real-time image processing
PublicationThe paper presents design and hardware implementation of real-time image filtering for overhead wires detection divided on image processing and results presentation blocks. The image processing block was separated from the whole implementation, and its delay and hardware complexity was analysed. Also the maximum frequency of image processing of the proposed implementation was estimated.
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Effects of Storing Flux-Cored Wires under Various Conditions
PublicationWelding processes involving the use of flux-cored wires are becoming increasingly popular, particularly in shipbuilding as well as in off-shore and civil engineering. The article presents characteristics of the welding process, its areas of application as well as advantages and disadvantages (e.g. necessity of ensuring appropriate conditions for the storage of filler metal wires). The satisfaction of quality-related requirements...
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Desiccant cooling system with direct fired biogas reactivitation heater.
PublicationPraca przedstawia możliwości wykorzystania w chłodnictwie i klimatyzacji gazu pochodzącego z biomasy. Spalanie gazu może zapewnić ciepło do zasilania zarówno absorpcyjnych urządzeń chłodniczych, jak i adsorpcyjnych urządzeń klimatyzacyjnych. Przedstawiono bieżące trendy występujące w konstrukcjach adsorpcyjnych urządzeń klimatyzacyjnych.
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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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Time-of-flight fiber optic sensors for strain and temperature measurement
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono światłowodowy sensor czasu przelotu do pomiaru odkształceń i temperatury mogący pracować zarówno w modzie transmisyjnym, jak i odbiciowym. W pomiarach czasu przelotu wykorzystano krótkie impulsy światłowodowe wprowadzane do jednodomowego światłowodu. Pod wpływem czynników zewnętrznych (temperatura, odkształcenie, siła rozciągająca) zmieniała się droga optyczna w światłowodzie, co powodowało zmiany czasu przelotu...
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Reliability-operational analysis of fixed gas fire extinguishing equipment integrated with fire signalling systems
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Synergistic effect of carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes on improving thermal stability and flame retardancy of polypropylene: a combination of a physical network and chemical crosslinking
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Structural Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Beams Incorporating Waste Plastic Straws
PublicationThe behavior of reinforced concrete beams containing fibers made of waste plastic straws (WPSs) under the three point bending test is examined. The effect of WPS fiber addition on the compressive and split tensile strength is reported. Four concrete mixes were prepared. The control mix PS-0 had a proportion of 1 cement: 1 sand: 2 coarse aggregate and a water cement ratio of 0.4. In the other three mixes PS-0.5, PS-1.5 and PS-3,...
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Repeated Projectile Impact Tests on Multi-Layered FibrousCementitious Composites
PublicationThis research aims to experimentally evaluate the behaviour of multi-layered fibrous cementitious composites withintermediate Glass Fibre Meshes (GFM) under repeated projectile load. The impact load was subjected through a convexedge projectile needle at a low velocity on cylindrical specimens of three-layered fibrous cementitious composites, whichhave two different steel fibre distributions. In series A mixtures, a constant steel...
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Attributional and attentional patterns in the perception of ambiguous harmful encounters involving peer and authority figures
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A Low-Cost System for Far-Field Non-Anechoic Measurements of Antenna Performance Figures
PublicationPrototype measurements are the key step in the development of antenna structures. Typically, their far-field characteristics are validated in expensive, dedicated facilities such as open range sites, or anechoic chambers. Despite being necessary for obtaining high-precision data (e.g., for device qualification), the use of costly infrastructure might not be fully justified when the main goal of measurements includes demonstration...
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Membrane-SPME the best 'green' sample preparation technique for the gas chromatographic determination polar organic pollutants in polar media
PublicationOne of the most popular technique for sample preparation, which fulfill requirements of green analytical chemistry, is solid phase microextraction (SPME). Because of the undoubted advantages of SPME technique, solvent-free character of the extraction process and the enormous potential in analytical practice, a series of studies has been undertaken to develop new technical solutions, where improving the sensitivity and the extraction...
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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN INDUSTRIAL PREMISES
PublicationChapter presents different aspects of fire risk assessment in industrial sites
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COMMON FIRE CAUSES IN INDUSTRIAL SITES
PublicationChapter presents common causes of fires in industrial places
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Intensification of fire-fighting wastewater biotreatment
PublicationDuża ilość ścieków pożarniczych powstała w trakcie akcji gaśniczej w jednej z rafinerii w północnej Polsce w 2003 roku. Bakterie wyizolowane ze ścieków pożarniczych dodano do osadu czynnego w celu zintensyfikowania procesów biologicznych. Zbadano efektywność biologicznego oczyszczania tychże ścieków, uwzględniając nitryfikację, w laboratoryjnym reaktorze z osadem czynnym. Ok. 50 % lepszy efekt redukcji ChZT oraz ok. 40 % zmniejszenie...
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The new silica-based coated SPME fiber as universal support for the confinement of ionic liquid as an extraction medium
PublicationThe new silica-based SPME fiber coating is reported for the first time as universal support purposed to confinement of ionic liquid as an extraction medium. Fiber coating was prepared by the sol-gel process, using potassium silicate (K2SiO3) as a precursor and dimethylformamide (DMF) as a pore-forming medium. The concept of synthesis assumes obtaining a solid porous material on the surface of the glass rod and, being characterized...
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Correction: Synergistic effect of carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes on improving thermal stability and flame retardancy of polypropylene: a combination of a physical network and chemical crosslinking
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Design of self-cleaning and self-disinfecting paper-shaped photocatalysts based on wood and eucalyptus derived cellulose fibers modified with gCN/Ag nanoparticles
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Mechanical and radiation shielding properties of concrete reinforced with boron--basalt fibers using Digital Image Correlation and X--ray micro--computed tomography
PublicationThe paper presents experimental investigations of the radiation shielding, mechanical and fracture properties of concrete reinforced with 5 kg/m3 of novel basalt fibers infused with boron oxide (BBF). However, further studies concerning other dosages i.e. 1 kg/m3, 10 kg/m3, 15 kg/m3 and 20 kg/m3 are currently carried out. Experiments with neutron source revealed that addition of BBF as a dispersed concrete reinforcement could improve...
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Internationa;isation of Firms through Networks- Empirical Evidence from Poland
PublicationThe aim of the article is to illustrate the role of netwiorks in the internatiuonalisation process of firms. It discuusses the evolution of academic reseach on firm internationalisation through networks and explains the relationship between network and the international behaviour of firmsas well as presnting the research results.
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The use of thin diamond films in fiber optic low-coherence interferometers”
PublicationIn this paper we present the use of thin diamond films in fiber-optic low-coherence interferometers. Two kinds of diamond surfaces were used: undoped diamond film and boron-doped diamond film. They were deposited on glass plates as well as silicon layers. A conventionally used mirror was used as a reference layer. Diamond films were deposited using Microwave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (μPE CVD) system. Measurements...
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Assessment of absorbability of seamless flux cored wires stored in extreme conditions
PublicationWater absorption tests by gravimetric method of three specimens of seamless rutile flux cored wires for flux cored arc welding were carried out. Examined wires are characterized by varied absorbability (Wg is ranged from 0.03 to 0.11% after 200 h of moisturizing).
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Nonlinear FEM analysis of irregular shells composed of fiber metal laminates
PublicationThe paper deals with the analysis of failure initiation in shells made of Fiber Metal Laminates (FML). The elas-tic material law for orthotropic lamina is stated accounting for asymmetric in-plane stress and strain measures. The asymmetry results from the employed general nonlinear 6-field shell theory where the generalized dis-placements involve the translation and the proper rotation field. The novelty of the presented results...
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Direct shear stress vs strain relation for fiber reinforced composites
PublicationThe majority of fiber reinforced composites exhibit strong non-linear behavior in in-plane shear state. The effect is attributed to the micro-cracks appearing in the matrix and can be modeled on the micro and macro level. In this work the author proposes constitutive laws describing the non-linear in-plane shear response, which can be alternative for the relations commonly considered in the literature. The proposed equations are...
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Fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot sensors – modeling versus measurements results
PublicationThis paper describes how parameters of investigated substances and the fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot sensing interferometer affect the spectrum of the optical radiation at the output of the sensor. First, the modeling of the operation of the sensing interferometer was conducted. Most important parameters and effects that were taken into account are: dependences of the refractive indices of the core and the cladding, as well the mode...
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Calculations of Short-Circuit Current Flows in Earth Wires of HV Lines
PublicationThis paper presents a method which enables calculating flows of short-circuit currents in earth wires of high voltage transmission lines, and its implementation in the form of a computer programme. The algorithm enables performing calculations for a double-fed line and starconnected lines (three terminal lines). The developed programme enables verifying dimensioning of earth wires in the context of their short-circuit thermal withstand...
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Growth Orientation of Women and Men Owners of Micro Firms in the Pomerianian Region
PublicationDespite the fact that research on women’s entrepreneurship has been conducted for many years, still many clear answers to questions about the differences between entrepreneurs of both genders are missing. One of the unresolved issues is the performance of women in entrepreneurship. The aim of the study is to investigate the growth orientation of microenterprises operating in the Pomeranian region in Poland and to compare its level...
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Preliminary studies of seamless flux cored wires stored in extreme conditions
PublicationIn the paper preliminary experimental studies of flux cored wires moisturized under controlled conditions are described. Three seamless wires of different grades have been placed in environmental chamber and moisturized in extremely adverse conditions (temperature T = 60° C, relative humidity H = 90%) for 240 hours. During this time measurements of weight gain and observations of surface of wires have been carried out. Also diffusible...
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Low-Coherence Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensors with Potential Applications as Biosensors
PublicationFiber-optic Fabry-Pérot interferometers (FPI) can be applied as optical sensors, and excellent measurement sensitivity can be obtained by fine-tuning the interferometer design. In this work, we evaluate the ability of selected dielectric thin films to optimize the reflectivity of the Fabry-Pérot cavity. The spectral reflectance and transmittance of dielectric films made of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with...
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Characterization of fatty acids composition in the European beaver (Castor fiber L.).
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zawartość lipidów , klas lipidów i skład kwasów tłuszczowych lipidów ogólnych uzyskanych z różnych tkanek bobra europejskiego (tkanka okołojelitowa, tkanka okołonerkowa, miesień uda, mięsień kreskowy, podskórna tkanka tłuszczowa, ogon). Wykazano różnice w zawartości lipidów i składzie KT w tkankach samic (n=7) i samców (n=3). Wykazano wysokie zawartości nienasyconych KT w tkankach bobrów w porównaniu z tkankami...
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Stabilization of the titanium vibration damping wires in the steam turbine blades system
PublicationPrzedstawiono metody stabilizacji drutów tłumiących w systemie łopatkowym turbin parowych. Na podstawie badań eksperymentalnych mikrostruktury i własności mechanicznych wykazano przydatność metody stabilizacji na gorąco drutów tłumiących wykonywanych ze stopu tytanu WT3-1.
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Familiness and Born Globals: Rapid Internationalisation among Polish Family Firms
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FTIR Study and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
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Quasi-Static and Dynamic Testing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Magnesium Composites
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PROPERTIES OF FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITES WITH CENOSPHERES FROM COAL ASH
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