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Impact response of two-layered grouted aggregate fibrous concretecomposite under falling mass impact
PublicationTwo-layered Grouted Aggregates Fibrous Concrete Composite (TGAFCC) is a new category concrete which became popular recently and attracted the attention of researchers globally. Recent studies indicated that TGAFCC has notable improvement in mechanical properties, which has been sufficiently documented. However, the impact behaviour of TGAFCC when combined with Glass Fibre Mesh (GFM) and Textile Fibre Mesh (TFM) is still unexplored....
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Increased inspiratory resistance affects the dynamic relationship between blood pressure changes and subarachnoid space width oscillations
PublicationBackground and objective Respiration is known to affect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) movement. We hypothesised that increased inspiratory resistance would affect the dynamic relationship between blood pressure (BP) changes and subarachnoid space width (SAS) oscillations. Methods Experiments were performed in a group of 20 healthy volunteers undergoing controlled intermittent Mueller Manoeuvres (the key characteristic of the procedure...
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A comprehensive review of open data platforms, prevalent technologies, and functionalities
PublicationOpen data can play a crucial role in different sectors of the world,such as government, science, research, technology, culture, andfinance. There are several necessary measures that every organiza-tion needs to consider before opening data. There are three majorsteps to opening the data: (1) Preparation stage, and (2) launchingthe open data initiative (3) In this case, the feedback mechanismstudy such as expand and sustain stage,...
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Programmable feedforward linearized CMOS OTA for fully differential continuous-time filter design
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę linearyzacji wzmacniacza transkonduktancyjnego (OTA) CMOS z zastosowaniem sprzężenia w przód. Wzmacniacz zbudowany jest z użyciem prostych par różnicowych, wzmacniacza w pętli sprzężenia zwrotnego do samoregulacji transkonduktancji wzmacniaczy oraz liniowej rezystancji odniesienia (R). W wyniku uzyskano znaczną linaryzację charakterystyk przejściowych wzmacniacza OTA. Symulacje komputerowe SPICE...
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Comments on Identification and Determination of Volatile Chloroorganic Compounds in Crude Oil at Trace Level = Komentarz na temat identyfikowania i oznaczania śladowych ilości lotnych związków chloroorganicznych w ropie naftowej
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwości i ograniczenia w stosowaniu techniki GC-ECD i GC-MS do identyfikacji i oznaczania śladowych stężeń związków chloroorganicznych w destylatach z ropy naftowej (frakcjach wrzących do 200oC). Przedyskutowano także procedury rutynowo stosowane w rafineriach do oznaczania zawartości chloru organicznego. Należą do nich metodyki oparte na spalaniu próbki i oznaczaniu wybranych produktów mineralizacji za...
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Pre-swirl energy saving device in marine application
PublicationThis paper covers topics of energy saving device (ESD) with application to marine propulsors. The form of ESD, considered in this paper, consists of fixed lifting foils mounted in front of the screw propeller (the pre-swirl stator/guide vanes). An algorithm for designing propulsion systems, consisting of guide vanes and screw propeller, is presented. The proposed method relies on hybrid lifting line (guide vanes)-lifting surface...
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System awaryjnego odstawienia instalacji na przykładzie morskiej platformy wydobywczej
PublicationW artykule opisano system awaryjnego odstawienia instalacji, będący rozwiązaniem technicznym realizującym wyłączenie procesu technologicznego i bezpieczne jego izolowanie w sytuacjach nienormalnych w celu zredukowania prawdopodobieństwa wystąpienia zdarzenia awaryjnego o poważnych skutkach. Podstawowym celem systemu ESD jest ochrona personelu i środowiska. Zarysowana został analiza bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego takiego systemu...
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High Speed Milling vibration surveillance with optimal spindle speed based on optimal speeds map
PublicationThe paper presents the method of the surveillance of the self-excited chatter vibration. At first, the workpiece modal parameters are estimated based on experimental data which leads to verification of computational model. Then, for selected surface points optimal spindle speeds are calculated. By considering sufficient amount of points it is possible to build a map of optimal spindle speeds. Experimental results show that this...
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Selected elements of the payment cards system in Poland
PublicationThe following article describes the current situation of the selected elements of the payment cards system in Poland. The first part of the paper include the most common definition as well as the abbreviated history of payment cards implementation in Poland. Next, the author presents the key numbers related to the nowadays situation on the market together with benefits of using the payment cards in the whole economic system. At...
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Social entrepreneurship and its hybridity determining resource challenges and chances
PublicationIn this conceptual paper, the author aims to grasp what are the particular challenges and opportunities in social entrepreneurship, in terms of resource access and mobilization, considering the hybrid nature of social enterprise. To this end, the author points to the nature of hybridity and discusses what advantages and disadvantages are inherent in financial, human and physical resources access for social enterprises as hybrid...
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Fractional problems with advanced arguments
PublicationThis paper concerns boundary fractional differential problems with advanced arguments. We investigate the existence of initial value problems when the initial point is given at the end point of an interval. Nonhomogeneous linear fractional differential equations are also studied. The existence of solutions for fractional differential equations with advanced arguments and with boundary value problems has been investigated by using...
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On domination multisubdivision number of unicyclic graphs
PublicationThe paper continues the interesting study of the domination subdivision number and the domination multisubdivision number. On the basis of the constructive characterization of the trees with the domination subdivision number equal to 3 given in [H. Aram, S.M. Sheikholeslami, O. Favaron, Domination subdivision number of trees, Discrete Math. 309 (2009), 622–628], we constructively characterize all connected unicyclic graphs with...
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Wyznaczanie optymalnej krzywizny toru zwrotnego w rozjazdach dla kolei dużych prędkości na podstawie analizy dynamicznej
PublicationW artykule została przedstawiona analityczna metoda wyznaczania krzywizny toru zwrotnego rozjazdu kolejowego posiadającego na swojej długości odcinki zmiennej krzywizny. Taki rozjazd jest dedykowany w głównym stopniu kolejom dużych prędkości. Rozpatrzono dwa odrębne przypadki obejmujące liniowy przebieg krzywizny oraz przebieg nieliniowy, w postaci wielomianowej. Uzyskane rozwiązania problemu pozwalają na przyjmowanie dowolnych...
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Efficiency of exciton splitting in organic photovoltaic cells within EQE spectrum
PublicationThe paper presents a procedure of estimating the efficiency of exciton splitting at ED/EA interface. The procedure consists in evaluation of splitting of excitons into electron-hole pairs on the basis of the external quantum efficiency spectra of planar cells and spectra of absorbance of active organic layers. The fitting parameters are the exciton splitting probabilities at ED/EA interface. The presented procedure was applied...
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Determination of carbonyl compounds in distilled alcoholic beverages using gas chromatography and head-space solid phase microextraction. Oznaczanie związków karbonylowych w napojach alkoholowych z użyciem chromatografii gazowej i mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej z fazy nadpowierzchniowej
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania nad opracowaniem procedury oznaczania związków karbonylowych z użyciem mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej w wersji analizy fazy nadpowierzchniowej (HS-SPME), chromatografii gazowej z detekcją wychwytu elektronów(GC-ECD) oraz derywatyzacji pentafluorobenzylohydroksyloaminą (PFBHA). Opisano wpływ parametrów: temperatury, mieszania, czasu ekspozycji włókna, dodatku soli, stężenia alkoholu. Opracowaną...
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Wybrana metoda badania i oceny jakości realizacji usług VoIP.
PublicationPrzedstawiono syntetyczną metodę badania i oceny jakości realizacji usługi transmisji głosu w sieci IP opracowana przez ITU-T. Metoda zwana E-model jest narzędziem wspomagającym planowanie transmisji en-to-end dla usługi telefonicznej. Parametrami wejściowymi E-modelu są informacje o terminach użytkowników oraz o elementach pośredniczących w sieci, co umożliwia oszacowanie wpływu poszczególnych składników na wynikowa jakość...
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Endoscopic Videos Deinterlacing and On-Screen Text and Light Flashes Removal and Its Influence on Image Analysis Algorithms' Efficiency
PublicationIn this article, deinterlacing and removing on- screen text and light flashes methods on endoscopic video images are discussed. The research is intended to improve disease recognition algorithms' performance. In the article, four configurations of deinterlacing methods and another four configurations of text and flashes removal methods are described and examined. The efficiency of endoscopic video analysis algorithms is measured...
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Previous Opinions is All You Need - Legal Information Retrieval System
PublicationWe present a system for retrieving the most relevant legal opinions to a given legal case or question. To this end, we checked several state-of-the-art neural language models. As a training and testing data, we use tens of thousands of legal cases as question-opinion pairs. Text data has been subjected to advanced pre-processing adapted to the specifics of the legal domain. We empirically chose the BERT-based HerBERT model to perform...
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Topology Discovery of Hierarchical Ethernet LANs without SNMP support
PublicationThis paper presents an algorithm that allows for discovery of layer-2 hierarchical Ethernet network topology using agents running on selected end nodes. No SNMP, MIB, hardware, firmware, or operating system-level software modification is required. The method is based on transmission of customized Ethernet frames among installed software agents. It can be used to discover the topology of LAN or one VLAN segment as long as no MAC...
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On relations between gradient and classical equivariant homotopy groups of spheres
PublicationWe investigate relations between stable equivariant homotopy groups of spheres in classical and gradient categories. To this end, the auxiliary category of orthogonal equivariant maps, a natural enlargement of the category of gradient maps, is used. Our result allows for describing stable equivariant homotopy groups of spheres in the category of orthogonal maps in terms of classical stable equivariant groups of spheres with shifted...
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Infinite chromatic games
PublicationIn the paper we introduce a new variant of the graph coloring game and a new graph parameter being the result of the new game. We study their properties and get some lower and upper bounds, exact values for complete multipartite graphs and optimal, often polynomial-time strategies for both players provided that the game is played on a graph with an odd number of vertices. At the end we show that both games, the new and the classic...
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Ella4Life virtual assistant - user centered design strategy - evaluation following labolatory tests
PublicationIn the paper, we summarize the evaluation of Anne4Care system after laboratory tests. A group of end users, seniors over 55 years of age, rated a virtual assistant by completing a questionnaire. The objectives of the pilot evaluations are mainly to assess the feasibility, usability, acceptance and functionality of the system and the ability of the potential target user to use the system and receive valuable information from it...
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Reception of Terrestrial DAB+ and FM Radio with a Mobile Device: A Subjective Quality Evaluation
PublicationNowadays, terrestrial broadcasting enables to receive content anytime and everywhere. People can obtain information both with a portable or desktop receiver, which include pocket-sized devices as well as high-end Hi-Fi equipment, not to mention car audio systems. Numerous manufacturers include FM-compatible chipsets in a variety of user equipment (UE), including mobile phones. However, digital radio signal processing modules, such...
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Pesticides in rain and roof runoff waters from an urban region
PublicationThe levels of organonitrogen, organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides were monitored in rain and roof runoff waters in Gdask (Poland) over a period of 6 months (October 2000 - March 2001). Buildings included in the study were of different ages, and covered with a variety of roofing materials. Samples were collected during the precipitation events. Pesticides were determined by gas chromatography combined with NPD and ECD...
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Automated detection of pronunciation errors in non-native English speech employing deep learning
PublicationDespite significant advances in recent years, the existing Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) methods detect pronunciation errors with a relatively low accuracy (precision of 60% at 40%-80% recall). This Ph.D. work proposes novel deep learning methods for detecting pronunciation errors in non-native (L2) English speech, outperforming the state-of-the-art method in AUC metric (Area under the Curve) by 41%, i.e., from...
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Effect of Vascular Lumen Reduction on the Performance and Energy Consumption of an Innovative Implantable LVAD
PublicationThis paper presents the results of a study on the effect of vascular lumen reduction on the performance of an innovative implantable LVAD (left ventricular assist device). It details the pressures in the individual cardiac chambers as a function of device frequency. In addition, mass flow rates and energy consumption of the device are examined, varying with lumen reduction and operating frequency. While the lumen reduction of the...
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Why do G-quadruplexes dimerize through the 5’-ends? Driving forces for G4 DNA dimerization examined in atomic detail
PublicationG-quadruplexes (G4) are secondary structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acid sequences and shown to exist in living cells where they participate in regulation of gene expression and chromosome maintenance. G-quadruplexes with solvent-exposed guanine tetrads show the tendency to associate together through cofacial stacking, which may be important for packaging of G4-forming sequences and allows for the design of higher-order...
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Wpływ udziału użytkownika na jakość użytkową w projektach informatycznych.
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki badań przeprowadzonych wśród 30 uczestników projektów informatycznych, reprezentujących różnorodne przedsiębiorstwa. Uzyskane dane zostały poddane analizie ilościowej z wykorzystaniem metody chi^2, której zadaniem było ocena stopnia korelacji występującego pomiędzy udziałem użytkowników końcowych, a jakością użytkową produktu. Wyniki badań skupiają się wokół poszukiwań rozwiązania problemu określanego...
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Effect of Maximal Apnoea Easy-Going and Struggle Phases on Subarachnoid Width and Pial Artery Pulsation in Elite Breath-Hold Divers
PublicationPurpose: The aim of the study was to assess changes in subarachnoid space width (sas-TQ), the marker of intracranial pressure (ICP), pial artery pulsation (cc-TQ) and cardiac contribution to blood pressure (BP), cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) and cc-TQ oscillations throughout the maximal breath hold in elite apnoea divers. Non-invasive assessment of sas-TQ and cc-TQ became possible due to recently developed method based on...
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Hałaśliwość silników asynchronicznych – podstawy nowych hipotez
PublicationArtykuł zawiera nowe spojrzenie na hałas emitowany przez silniki asynchroniczne. Poprzez wykonane badania akustyczne z analizami widmowymi określono związki przyczynowo-skutkowe powstawania drgań i hałasu przy zasilaniu sieciowymch i przekształtnikowym. Na podstawie wyznaczonych charakterystyk kierunkowych ciśnienia akustycznego silników sformułowano hipotezę, że rola tarcz łożyskowych w emitowaniu hałasu przez silnik może być...
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Molecular detection of Candida krusei
PublicationThe species identification of fungi belonging to genus Candida is an important issue as this genus becomes the emerging problem of nosocomial infections. As Candida krusei presents intrinsicresistance to the fluconazole that is the drug of the first choice in case of invasive candidiasis the PCR identifying the DNA of C. krusei was elaborated. The analytical sensitivity of the assay on spiked blood samples was estimated at 3-5...
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Propagation analysis of the point-to-point radio links operating in the band
PublicationThe theoretical possibilities of utilizing the EHF-band frequencies for point-to-point short range communications have been discussed. The most important factors that affect propagation attenuation in this band have been briefly described, as well as relevant mathematical formulas that allow for numerical analysis of these phenomena. After that, a research have been carried out in which the authors have analyzed propagation losses...
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Processing of Marine Satellite Data in WEB-BASED GIS
PublicationGIS systems are important modern word. They allow to quickly analyse and corelate various data bound to their geographical context. The paper describes Web-base GIS with ability to integrate and analyse data from many sources such as: satellite imagery, threat simulation models, marine vessels Automatic Identification System, raster and vector topographic charts. Some details of system architecture and implementation are presented...
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Design of a 3.3V four-quadrant analog CMOS multiplier
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono dwa czterokwadrantowe mnożniki analogowe CMOS pracujące przy napięciu zasilania 3.3V. Układy wykorzystują tranzystory MOS pracujące zarówno w zakresie nasycenia jak i w zakresie triodowym. Wyniki symulacji komputerowych pokazują, że współczynnik zawartości harmonicznych (THD) sygnału wyjściowego jest mniejszy niż 0.75% dla sygnału wejściowego o amplitudzie 1V o częstotliwości 10MHz. Pasmo 3dB układu wynosi...
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Numerical Studies on Propellers in Open Water and behind Hulls aiming to support the Evaluation of Propulsion Tests
PublicationA RANS based numerical analysis of propellers can contribute considerably to our understanding of propeller/hull interaction. It may also allow for a review of scaling procedures on results from experimental fluid dynamics (EFD). Using various RANS codes (Fluent, CFX, STAR-CCM+ and FreSCo+) on common test cases the authors first focused on propeller open water (POW) calculations. Next we simulated the propeller hull interaction...
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Meat freshness classification using ultra-fast gas chromatography
PublicationMeat constitutes an important component of human diet. In order to ensure that it is safe to consume, it is important to be able to determine whether a particular sample is fresh. To this end, an analysis of the headspace of pork, beef, and poultrywas performed over a period of seven days using ultra-fast gas chromatography. Compounds that may possibly be used as indicators of spoilage were identified. Based on the obtained results...
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ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY OF TREND REMOVAL METHODS
PublicationThe paper presents a method of processing measurement data due to remove slowly varying component of the trend occurring in the recorded waveforms. Comparison of computational complexity and trend removal efficiency between some commonly used methods is presented. The impact of these procedures on probability distribution and power spectral density is shown. Effectiveness and computational complexity of these methods depend essentially...
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PROBLEMS OF EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF COEFFICIENTS OF THE WEAR OF SHIP PIPING SYSTEMS
PublicationThe article presents series of considerations relating to experimental evaluation of the reliability of ship piping systems. The aim of this study is to attempt to answer the following questions: What should be the tested element? How to choose the diameter of the tested item? What should be the result of measurements and calculations? How to measure? How to choose the duration of the test? How to choose the sample size and elaborate...
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Political relations between Poland and the Republic of Azerbaijan
PublicationPoland was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan. However, the political co-operation between the two countries was established only at the end of the last decade of the 20th century, during the presidency of Aleksander Kwaśniewski. The next Polish president – Lech Kaczyński – intending to diversify the energy sources, maintained political relations between Poland and the Republic...
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Properties of chitosan/CuNPs coatings electrophoretically deposited on TiO2 nanotubular oxide layer of Ti13Zr13Nb alloy
PublicationCoatings based on chitosan/CuNPs (chit/CuNPs) were obtained by a one-step electrophoretic deposition (EPD) on nanotubular oxide layer of Ti13Zr13Nb alloy. The deposition was carried out for 1 min applying voltages of 10 and 20 V with and without the addition of dispersing agent (Polysorbate 20) to the suspension. The coatings obtained for the lower voltage were more uniform than for the higher voltage. By adding a dispersing agent,...
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A quaternion-based modified feistel cipher for multimedia transmission
PublicationIn this paper a quaternion-based modified Feistel Cipher is proposed. The algorithm is based on the scheme proposed by Sastry and Kumar (2012). Our algorithm uses special properties of quaternions to perform rotations of data sequences in 3D space for each of the cipher rounds. The plaintext (image in gray-tone) is divided into two square matrices of equal size which consist of Lipschitz quaternions. A modular arithmetic was implemented...
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Performance Analysis of Convolutional Neural Networks on Embedded Systems
PublicationMachine learning is no longer confined to cloud and high-end server systems and has been successfully deployed on devices that are part of Internet of Things. This paper presents the analysis of performance of convolutional neural networks deployed on an ARM microcontroller. Inference time is measured for different core frequencies, with and without DSP instructions and disabled access to cache. Networks use both real-valued and...
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Power Surge Compensator based on a Four Level Diode Clamped Inverter for ship application. Average model
PublicationPaper presents continuous average value model of Power Surge Compensator based on a Four Level Diode Clamped Inverter with super capacitor as a energy storage device. This conditioner is design for power surge or fluctuation elimination, by compensating it with energy stored in ESD. Continuous average value model of multilevel S-PWM has been presented also. Summary of raised problem is a simulation model made in PowerSim Psim 8...
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Katedra Inżynierii Drogowej. Zakład Budowy Dróg.
PublicationDepartment of Highway Engineering is divided into two divisions: Road Construction Division and Traffic Engineering Division. The head of Road Construction Division is Prof. J. Judycki. There are nine members of division: professor, three PhD, two MSc, two technicians and secretary. The main areas of research activities are: analysis of flexible, semi-rigid and rigid pavements, resistance of asphalt pavement to permanent deformation,...
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Nowe protokoły transportowe w sieciach IP. Analiza porównawcza wybranych mechanizmów w protokołach SCTP i QUIC
PublicationZestaw protokolarny TCP/IP opisuje podstawową koncepcję organizacji pracy Internetu. Z tej racji jest przedmiotem zainteresowania oraz stałych analiz zarówno operatorów, użytkowników, jak też badaczy zagadnień sieciowych, a wreszcie i projektantów, by reagować na pojawiające się nowe potrzeby. Działania takie, przynajmniej częściowo, są wymuszane zarówno przez wymagania nowych multimedialnych aplikacji - na najwyższym poziomie...
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Industry-level analysis of COVID-19’s impact in emerging markets – evidence from Pakistan
PublicationPurpose – The main purpose of this study is to evaluate COVID-19’s impact on the emerging stock markets. Design/methodology/approach – To evaluate the influence of COVID-19, this study uses a novel method of event study methodology to measure the impact of COVID-19 on emerging stock markets. The research’s sample includes a total of 79 firms from 26 industries that are included in the KSE-100 Index from the Pakistan Stock Exchange....
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The Influence of Drying Temperature on Color Change of Hornbeam and Maple Wood Used as Surface and Inner Layers of Wood Composites
PublicationThe thermal treatment of wood changes its structure due to the degradation of wood polymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin), so the physical properties of wood are either improved or degraded. Color changes apply not only to natural wood, but also to such wood composites for which some amount of glue is used in their construction (e.g., plywood, blockboard or laminboard). This article is focused on the analysis of hornbeam...
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Hybrid systems using hydrodynamic cavitation/ultrasound/Fenton processes for effective treatment of wastewater
PublicationThe present situation of rapid growth in industrialization generates complex recalcitrant pollutants that are challenging to degrade by conventional wastewater treatment processes. The new generation pollutants such as non-metals in cosmetics or household cleaning chemicals and radioactive compounds which are recalcitrant are the emerging threat to the ecosystem. The headstrong micro and macro pollutants present in wastewater are...
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Post‐Second World War Reconstruction of Polish Cities: The Interplay Between Politics and Paradigms
PublicationBy the end of the Second World War, many of the Polish cities—and especially their historic centres—were in ruins. This was caused by both bombings and sieges conducted by the Nazis and Soviets. The particular group of cities is associated with former German lands—now called the “Recovered Territories”—which were incorporated into the borders of Poland as compensation for its Eastern Borderlands lost to the Soviet Union. These...
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Inhibiting activity of HIV-1: protease, reverse transcriptase and integrase all together by novel compounds using computational approaches (flexible and rigid docking)
PublicationAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, is one of the most challenging diseases in recent decades. Nevertheless the shortcomings of chemical drugs such as toxicity, lack of curative effects, the search for more potent anti-HIV agents have been focused in our study. In current study, novel scaffold was designed having a benzyl and imidazole in it which are very...