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Offshoring and outsourcing in Visegrad countries, Advantages and disadvantages.
PublicationOutsourcing and offshoring are getting more and more popular in the “new EU” coun-tries. They constitute very attractive venues for more developed EU countries to outsource or offshore their business activities. Authors of the article have investigated the advantages and disadvantages of locating outsourcing activities in each of the Visegrad (V4) countries. The authors have studied macroeconomic factors based on the reports of...
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Reasons for the discontinuation of therapy of personal insulin pump in children with type 1 diabetes
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Indeks nazwisk [Index of persons]
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‘Personas for lighting’. Three methods to develop personas for the indoor lighting environment
PublicationThe objective of this research is to describe and compare three different methods of generating ‘persona for lighting’ to envision users’ behaviour within the lighting environment. ‘Personas’ are used to represent typical users, highlighting their needs, perspectives, and expectations to aid user-centric design approaches. The researchers looked for the most useful method of shaping ‘personas for lighting’ to learn about users’...
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Craving sensation in the assessment of alcohol-dependent persons
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Integrated Care Implementation in Central and Eastern Europe – Perspective from 9 CEE Countries
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Monitoring of a bathing person
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono koncepcję i wstępne wyniki układu pozwalającego na monitorowanie stanu i aktywności osoby kąpiącej się. Zaprezentowany system pozwala na wykrycie osoby kąpiącej się w wannie, analizę jej aktywności oraz detekcję stanów potencjalnie niebezpiecznych. W artykule pokazano metodę pomiaru, dokonano analizy czułości, zaprezentowano prototyp układu pomiarowego i wyniki wstępnych pomiarów.
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Persons' identification techniques based on characteristic features of face
PublicationIstnieje wiele metod identyfikacji osób opartych na ich cechach charakterystycznych. Metody te ograniczone są poprzez warunki, w których zdjęcie zostało wykonane jak na przykład oświetlenie. Autorzy artykułu proponują zastosowanie rozmytych reguł decyzyjnych oraz skonstruowanie miary podobieństwa na podstawie względnych odległości pomiędzy niezmienniczymi w czasie cechami charakterystycznymi twarzy do usunięcia ograniczeń istniejących...
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Adaptation of various persons' identification techniques as a solution for security and safety
PublicationPrzedstawiono różne metody identyfikacji osób w oparciu o ich cechy biometryczne w zastosowaniu do bezpieczeństwa i zabezpieczeń. Takimi biometrycznymi cechami mogą być właściwości fizjologiczne jak odciski palców, kształt dłoni, właściwości tęczówki jak również cechy behawioralne jak sposób pisania lub wypowiadania się.
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Elderly persons professional activity - substantive issues and methodical challenges
PublicationPopulation ageing and mass withdrawal of persons around retirement age from the labour market constitutes a serious threat for European Union economy, especially in the so-called new member states. The coming years are expected to bring a considerable increase in public spending on pensions and health care, as well as changes in the structure and size of consumer demand and an increase in the number of socially excluded individuals....
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A review of guidance on immunization in persons with defective or deficient splenic function
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Elderly persons professional activity - substantive issues and methodical challenges
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Elderly persons professional activity - substantive issues and methodological challenges
PublicationPopulation ageing in Europe and mass withdrawal from professional activity leads to a number of adverse phenomena, such as increased public spending, reduced consumer demand and the growing problem of social exclusion. The study focuses on the problems of population ageing in Europe as well as on the feasible steps that may be taken with a view to professional activation of the elderly. The first part is concerned with the trends...
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Arterial hypertension as a factor in the choice of conflict resolution strategies by the older persons
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The digital divide and the issue of participation of persons aged 50+ in the Polish labour market
PublicationThe main objective of this article is to present the debate on the level of digital literacy of people aged 50+ and the consequences of deficits in this area. Due to the limited scope of the report, particular attention is paid to the impact of low IT skills of people aged 50+ on their situation in the labour market.
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The pH Value as a Factor Modifying Bacterial Colonization of Sinonasal Mucosa in Healthy Persons
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The notion of ''the person'' in A-T. Tymieniecka's anthropological thought
PublicationW artykule, pt. "The Notion of "Humanity" in Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka's Anthropological Thought"("Pojęcie "człowieczeństwa" w Anny - Teresy Tymienieckiej antropologicznej myśli") przedstawiłem pojęcia "człowieczeństwa" w myśli antropologicznej filozofki. Usiłowałem pokazać, że Tymieniecka podnosi "człowieczeństwo" ludzkiego bytu na "wyższy" poziom. Następnie wskazałem, że filozofka pojmuje "człowieczeństwo" w obrębie...
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Detection of person presence and its activity in the bathtub
PublicationA practical application of a bioimpedance technique for a detection of a bathing person is presented in the paper. It addresses the possibility of supervising people in the bathtub without voiding of their intimacy. The measurement system installed in a fiber-glass or a plastic bathtub is able to detect a presence of the bathing person, to estimate its activity and thus to detect potentially dangerous events. In the paper a principle...
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Respiratory signal of bathing person - preliminary study
PublicationThe scope of this paper is analysis of applicability of modern biomedical acquisition system installed in bathtub towards reception of respiratory signals of bathing person. An analysis of the possibility of such measurement is shown as well as preliminary results.
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Suicidal thoughts in persons treated for alcohol dependence: The role of selected demographic and clinical factors
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Female entrepreneurship - on the nexus of person and context - merging pigeonholes
PublicationPoprzez opisową analizę przypadku, autor proponuje połączenie osobowego podejścia do przedsiębiorczości kobiet, które wywodzi się z psychologii z podejściem kontekstualnym, pochodzącym z ujęcia socjologicznego. Praca kończy się wnioskiem, iż przedsiębiorczość jest zjawiskiem zbyt złożonym, aby analizować je jedynie w kategoriach nauk ekonomicznych.
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Procedura powiadamiania o śmierci pacjenta —“In Person, In Time…”
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Tymieniecka's conception of ''the moral sence''in the life of the human person
PublicationW artykule, pt. "Tymieniecka's Conception of "the Moral Sense" in the Life of the Human Person" ("Tymienieckiej koncepcja "moralnego sensu" w życiu ludzkiej osoby") pokazałem, że koncepcja ta przybliża nas do znaczącego novum, którym jest zmysł moralny. Następnie pokazałem, że filozofka odkrywa jego obecność w oszacowującym procesie ze strony osoby ludzkiej. Z kolei uwypukliłem znaczenie "doświadczenia...
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Matching trajectory of a person to a map in inertial navigation system
PublicationPaper describes the method of matching, to a map, trajectories of a person walking indoors, obtained from inertial navigation module. General principle of matching algorithm based on particle filtering is presented. Method of detecting particle collisions is described as well. The last chapter provides test results of map matching related to a true trajectory.
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Hybrid System for a Person Tracking in Harsh Indoor Environments
PublicationIn the article, the prototype of a system for a person tracking in a harsh indoor environment, especially when no other commercially available radiolocalization system can be used, was briefly described. The prototype realizes the data fusion, i.e. combines data from inertial and environmental sensors and radio distance measurements to estimate the position of a moving person. It is worth noting that the concept and practical realization...
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USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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Liveness measurements using optical flow for biometric person authentication
PublicationAutomatyczne rozpoznawanie twarzy jest jedną z najpopularniejszych technik biometrycznych, jednak nawet najdokładniejsze algorytmy identyfikacji okażą się bezużyteczne, jeśli będzie można je oszukać, np. używając zdjęcia zamiast rzeczywistej osoby. Dlatego też odpowiedni pomiar żywotności jest niezwykle istotny. W pracy zaprezentowano metodę, która jest w stanie rozróżnić pomiędzy sekwencjami wideo pokazującymi żywe osoby oraz...
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Reasons for Implementing Movement in Kinetic Architecture
PublicationThe paper gives insights into different forms of movement in contemporary architecture and examines them based on the reasons for their implementation. The main objective of the paper is to determine: the degree to which the complexity of kinematic architecture results from functional and spatial needs and what other motivations there are. The method adopted to investigate these questions involves theoretical studies and comparative analyses...
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Multidimensional attitudes scale toward persons with disabilities: factor and exploratory analysis for a Ukrainian version (MAS-UA)
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Certification system of persons responsible for functional Safety = System certyfikacji osób odpowiedzialnych za bezpieczeństwo funkcjonalne
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Role of method of implementing multi-factorial falls prevention in nursing homes for elderly persons. The EUNESE project
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Electrodes array for contactless ECG measurement of a bathing person - a sensitivity analysis
PublicationAn applicability of a remote (contactless) electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements in a bathtub is presented in the paper. Possibility of ECG measurements in shallowly filled tube with a water was examined. A bathing person was, both, sitting and lying during experiments performed. The problem became non-trivial when the bathing person was moving in reference to a fixed set of electrodes and located at the longer walls of the bathtub....
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Thin layer headspace gas chromatography for biological monitoring of persons exposed to volatile organohalogen compounds from water
PublicationCelem pracy było zbadanie możliwości wykorzystania analizy fazy nadpowierzchniowej nad cienką warstwą cieczy z samoczynną generacją ciekłego sorbentu (TLHS)do izolacji i wzbogacania THM w próbkach moczu i krwi ludzkiej. Umożliwiło to następnie wykorzystanie prostej techniki bezpośredniego nastrzyku próbki do kolumny chromatografu gazowego, wyposażonego w detektor wychwytu elektronów (DAI-GC-ECD).Przy pomocy tak opracowanej metody...
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BODYGUARD PROFESSION A GUIDE TO THE ART OF PERSONAL PROTECTION
PublicationThe book "Bodyguard Profession: A Guide to the Art of Personal Protection" is a comprehensive guide that introduces readers to the intricacies of professional personal protection. The author thoroughly discusses both the physical and psychological aspects of a bodyguard's work, covering elements such as stress management, self-defense techniques, and the use of modern technology in VIP protection. The guide presents...
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Information Systems, Business and Law - Lessons Learnt
PublicationReferat prezentuje badania na styku wytwarzania systemów informatycznych, procesów biznesowych i powiązanych z nimi regulacji prawnych. Zawiera on opis doświadczeń wynikających z zastosowania zintegrowanej metody analizy technicznej i prawnej podczas wytwarzania systemu ochrony własności intelektualnej. Przedstawione doświadczenia i powiązane analizy mogą być przydatne podczas tworzenia taksonomii zagadnień na styku systemów informatycznych,...
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Multimodal Surveillance Based Personal Protection System
PublicationA novel, multimodal approach for automatic detection of abduction of a protected individual, employing dedicated personal protection device and a city monitoring system is proposed and overviewed. The solution is based on combining four modalities (signals coming from: Bluetooth, fixed and PTZ cameras, thermal camera, acoustic sensors). The Bluetooth signal is used continuously to monitor the protected person presence, and in case...
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The Hidden Local Debt – Reasons, Effects, Countermeasure
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Emotion Monitor - Concept, Construction and Lessons Learned
PublicationThis paper concerns the design and physical construction of an emotion monitor stand for tracking human emotions in Human-Computer Interaction using multi-modal approach. The concept of the stand using cameras, behavioral analysis tools and a set of physiological sensors such as galvanic skin response, blood-volume pulse, temperature, breath and electromyography is presented and followed...
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Adaptive Personal Tuning of Sound in Mobile Computers
PublicationAn integrated methodology for enhancing audio quality in mobile computers is presented. The key features are adaptation of the characteristics of their acoustic track to changing acoustic conditions of the environment and to users’ individual preferences. Signal processing algorithms are introduced that concern: linearization of frequency response, dialogue intelligibility enhancement, and dynamics processing tuned up to the users’...
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Personal adaptive tuning of mobile computer audio
PublicationAn integrated methodology for enhancing audio quality in mobile computers is presented. The key features are adaptation of the characteristics of the acoustic track to the changing conditions and to the user's individual preferences. Original signal processing algorithms are introduced, which concern: linearization of frequency response, dialogue intelligibility enhancement and dynamics processing tuned up to the user's preferences....
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Hard lessons learned: delivering usability in IT projects
PublicationEffective project management requires the development of a realistic plan which aims to ensure the success of the project and ultimately deliver a high quality product to customers. However, experience shows that the majority of software vendors managing projects suffer from numerous problems to provide usability in IT solutions and complete a project in a given time with success. In this paper we discuss, analyze and synthesize...
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Mathematical modelling: Lessons from composite indicators
PublicationWe discuss here composite indicators as mathematical models, which can be looked at through the lenses of the five rules discussed in this volume. Composite indicators sit between analysis and advocacy, and their use has social and political implications. For this reason, the lenses of the manifesto can be used to build them better, to make them more transparent, as well as to inspect incumbent indicators for methodological or...
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Long Distance Vital Signs Monitoring with Person Identification for Smart Home Solutions
PublicationAbstract— Imaging photoplethysmography has already been proved to be successful in short distance (below 1m). However, most of the real-life use cases of measuring vital signs require the system to work at longer distances, to be both more reliable and convenient for the user. The possible scenarios that system designers must have in mind include monitoring of the vital signs of residents in nursing homes, disabled people, who...
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Person Tracking in a Ferry Environment Using Ultra-Wide Band Radio Interface
PublicationThis article presents research and analysis of effectiveness of tracking moving people in an environment of passenger ferry, using measurements of propagation time of ultra-wide band radio signal (UWB - Ultra-Wide Band). Constructed measurement stand and results of measurements carried out in a real propagation conditions were shortly discussed.
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Personal bankruptcy prediction using machine learning techniques
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Lessons learned in a decade: Medical‐toxicological view of tattooing
PublicationTattooing has been part of the human culture for thousands of years, yet only in the past decades has it entered the mainstream of the society. With the rise in popularity, tattoos also gained attention among researchers, with the aim to better understand the health risks posed by their application. 'A medical-toxicological view of tattooing'-a work published in The Lancet almost a decade ago, resulted from the international collaboration...
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Personal bankruptcy prediction using machine learning techniques
PublicationIt has become crucial to have an early prediction model that provides accurate assurance for users about the financial situation of consumers. Recent studies have focused on predicting corporate bankruptcies and credit defaults, not personal bankruptcies. Due to this situation, the present study fills the literature gap by comparing different machine learning algorithms to predict personal bankruptcy. The main objective of the...
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Personal branding of artists and art-designers: necessity or desire?
PublicationPurpose Personal branding becomes a new in-demand skill for all professionals today. To be well-known helps to achieve success in the networked business environment. Personal relationships and a good reputation in the reality of network economy help young artists and art designers move up the career ladder. This paper aims to discuss a problem of artists who often find it difficult to define their artistic and self-distinction...
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Sources and reasons for applying the violence in the family: experience of Poland
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Delivering Usability in IT Products: Empirical Lessons from the Field
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