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Flexible syngas-biogas-hydrogen fueling spark-ignition engine behaviors with optimized fuel compositions and control parameters
PublicationThis paper presents the results research on the optimal fuel compositions and the control parameters of the spark ignition engine fueled with syngas-biogas-hydrogen for the purpose of setting up a flexible electronic control unit for the engine working in a solar-biomass hybrid renewable energy system. In syngas-biogas-hydrogen mixture, the optimal content of hydrogen and biogas is 20% and 30%, respectively. Exceeding these thresholds,...
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Coupled elasto-plastic-damage model with non-local softening enhanced by viscosity to describe dynamic concrete behaviour
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano model do opisu betonu podczas dynamicznego obciążenia. Przyjęto model sprężysto-plastyczny z degradacją sztywności i nielokalnym osłabieniem rozszerzony o lepkość. Obliczenia MES dla elementów betonowych pod obciążeniem dynamicznym o różnej prędkości obciążenia porównano z doświadczeniami.
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Enhanced coupled elasto-plastic-damage models to describe concrete behaviour in cyclic laboratory tests: comparison and improvement.
PublicationArtykuł omawia różne modele połączone sprężysto-plastyczne z degradacją sztywności do opisu zachowania się betonu pod obciążeniem cyklicznym. Modele zostały rozszerzone o długość charakterystyczną mikrostruktury w do opisu lokalizacji odkształceń. Wykonano obliczenia MES dla ściskania i zginania. Zaproponowano własny ulepszony model.
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Single-phase product obtained via crude glycerine depolymerisation of polyurethane elastomer: structure characterisation and rheological behaviour
PublicationPolyurethane recycling is a topic of growing interest due to the increasing amount of polyurethanewaste. The main purpose of polyurethane feedstock recycling is to recover the starting polyol, a valuable material. In thiswork, amethod of polyurethane thermo-chemical recycling, glycerolysisbymeansof crude glycerine, is proposed. Themaineffort is focusedonthe employment of crude glycerine without purification from biodiesel production...
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Investigation of the electrochemical behaviour of AA1050 aluminium alloy in aqueous alkaline solutions using Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
PublicationThe paper presents the electrochemical behaviour of aluminium alloy AA1050 in aqueous alkaline media in the pH range 14–8.5. Electrochemical study was applied in order to obtain comprehensive information on the mechanism and kinetics of the process of anodic dissolution of aluminium, supplemented by monitoring of surface topography using an electron microscope. The corrosion rate of AA1050 increases with increasing concentration...
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Synthetic lipopeptides as potential topical therapeutics in wound and skin care: in vitro studies of permeation and skin cells behaviour
PublicationSeveral Gly-His-Lys analogues were obtained to investigate their antimicrobial properties. Three lipophilic analogues with the structure numbering 1b, 2b, 4b, exhibit significant effect against bacteria and were selected for in vitro evaluation of skin cells behaviour. In the present studies, an in vitro model of wound repair, proliferative cell staining, and tracking of living cells were used. Cell proliferation and cell migration,...
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Modelling of Objects Behaviour for Their Re-identification in Multi-camera Surveillance System Employing Particle Filters and Flow Graphs
PublicationAn extension of the re-identification method of modeling objects behavior in muti-camera surveillance systems, related to adding a particle filter to the decision-making algorithm is covered by the paper. A variety of tracking methods related to a single FOV (Field of Vision) are known, proven to be quite different for inter-camera tracking, especially in case of non-overlapping FOVs. The re-identification methods refer to the...
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Interactions between polyphenolic antioxidants quercetin and naringenin dictate the distinctive redox-related chemical and biological behaviour of their mixtures
PublicationFood synergy concept is suggested to explain observations that isolated antioxidants are less bioactive than real foods containing them. However, mechanisms behind this discrepancy were hardly studied. Here, we demonstrate the profound impact of interactions between two common food flavonoids (individual: aglycones quercetin—Q and naringenin—N− or their glycosides rutin—R and naringin—N+ vs. mixed: QN− and RN+) on their electrochemical...
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Novel Cast Polyurethanes Obtained by Using Reactive Phosphorus-Containing Polyol: Synthesis, Thermal Analysis and Combustion Behaviors
PublicationPhosphorus-containing polyol applications in polyurethane synthesis can prevent volatilization of flame retardants and their migration on the surface of a material. In this work, novel cast polyurethanes were prepared by a one-step method with the use of different amounts of phosphorus-containing polyol, 4,4′–diphenylmethane diisocyanate and 1,4-butanediol. The chemical structure, thermal, physicochemical and mechanical properties...
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The experimental and numerical investigation of fracture behaviour in PMMA notched specimens under biaxial loading conditions – Tension with torsion
PublicationThis paper presents the results of experimental fracture test of flat PMMA specimens under biaxial loading condition tension with torsion (proportional). The specimens were made in two thicknesses: 5 and 15 mm and were weakened with V-type edge notches with different root radii: 0.5; 2 and 10 mm. Thanks to the ARAMIS 3D 4 M non-contact vision system, measurement of the elongation and twist angle were recorded. During experimental...
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Influence of retrogression and reaging (RRA) heat treatment on microstructure, mechanical and chemical behaviour of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy
PublicationBadano metodą stałego wolnego rozciągania w wodzie morskiej wpływ czasu i temperatury nawrotu oraz powtórnego starzenia na czas do zniszczenia, energię zniszczenia, przewężenie i odkształcenie. Stwierdzono ogólnie niewielki wpływ, przy czym wzrostowi odporności na korozję naprężeniową towarzyszył spadek właściwości mechanicznych. Obserwowane zmiany właściwości przypisano zmianom struktury dyslokacyjnej i mikrostruktury.
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The effect of water immersion ageing on low-velocity impact behaviour of woven aramid-glass fibre/epoxy composites.
PublicationPorównano dynamiczne przebiegi obciążeń i odkształceń w próbie udarowej ze spadajacą masą dla płytek z kompozytu epoksydowego zbrojonego tkaniną hybrydową aramidowo szklaną lub warstwami tkanin aramidowej i szklanej w stanie suchym i po ekspozycji w wodzie. Wyniki eksperymentalne porównano z przewidywniami teoretycznymi. Uzyskano dobrą zgodność.
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Thermal behaviour of vanadium xerogel powder and V2O5 nanorods under helium atmosphere
Open Research DataThe DataSet contains the results of the thermal behavior of the vanadium xerogel powder and V2O5 nanorods obtained at 650C. The information about xerogel powder and V2O5 nanorods synthesis is described in the Journal of Nanomaterials.
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Selection of physiological parameters for optoelectronic system supporting behavioral therapy of autistic children
PublicationIn this article the procedure of selection of physiological parameters for optoelectronic system supporting behavioral therapy of autistic children is proposed. Authors designed and conducted an experiment in which a group of 30 health volunteers (16 females and 14 males) were examined. Under controlled conditions people were exposed to a stressful situation caused by the picture or sound (1kHz constant sound, which was gradually...
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In vivoevaluation of the CB1allosteric modulator LDK1258 reveals CB1-receptor independent behavioral effects
PublicationIn the present study, we examined whether LDK1258, which produces strong CB1receptor allosteric effects ininvitroassays, would elicitin vivoeffects consistent with allosteric activity. In initial studies, LDK1258 reducedfood consumption and elicited delayed antinociceptive effects in the chronic constrictive injury of the sciaticnerve (CCI) model of neuropathic pain, which unexpectedly emerged 4 h post-injection. UPLC-MS/MS analysisquantified...
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Current Psychology Letters : Behaviour, Brain & Cognition
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International Journal of Organizational Behaviour And Management Perspectives
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International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction
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Journal of Politeness Research: Language, Behaviour, Culture
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Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets
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Type A Behavior Pattern, Impulsiveness, Risk Propensity, and Empathy as Predictors of Dyspnea and Number of Infections in Men with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Textural Characteristics of Resorcinol—Formaldehyde Resin and Temperature Behavior of Bound Water Affected by Co-Adsorbed Trifluoroacetic Acid or Pyridine in Weakly Polar Organic Media
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The role of fluids in high-pressure polymorphism of drugs: different behaviour of β-chlorpropamide in different inert gas and liquid media
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Computational simulations of concrete behaviour under dynamic conditions using elasto-visco-plastic model with non-local softening
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Friction and wear behaviour of self mated DLC and DLC-W coatings in water or salt in water solution lubricated sliding
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań powłok ceramicznych DLC oraz DLC z wolframem (DLC-W) nałożonych na podłoże ze stali nierdzewnej,przy tarciu ślizgowym , w modelowym skojarzeniu o styku konforemnym (płaskie czoło obracającej się względem swojej osi tulei - powierzchnia płaska). Badania prowadzono stosując smarowanie wodą destylowaną albo wodnym roztworem soli - NaCl. Wyznaczano współczynniki tarcia oraz intensywność zużywania ceramicznej...
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Brain circuit imprints of developmental 17α-Ethinylestradiol exposure in guppies (Poecilia reticulata): Persistent effects on anxiety but not on reproductive behaviour
PublicationThe effects of endocrine disruptors may vary with the timing of exposure. The physiological implications of adult exposure are present during and shortly after exposure while embryonic exposure can imprint changes manifested in adulthood. In this study, guppy (Poecilia reticulata) embryos were exposed to 2 and 20 ng/L of 17α-ethinylestradiol during development via the mother and reared in clean water from gestation until 6 months...
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Finite element investigations of granular material behaviour during cyclic wall shearing under a constant normal stiffness condition
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numnerycznej analizy zachowania sie materiałów granulowanych podczas cyklicznego ścinanai wzdłuz szorstkiej ściany z warunkiem stałej sztywności normalnej. Obliczenia wykonano przy zastosowaniu metody elementów skończonych i mikropolarnego nodelu hipopalstycznego. Obliczenia wykonano dla róznych sztywności, początkowych wskaźników porowatości i sredniej średnicy ziarna. Wyniki numeryczne porównano...
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Computational simulations of concrete behaviour under dynamic conditions using elasto-visco-plastic model with non-local softening.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki obliczeniowych symulacji zachowania betonu w warunkach dynamicznych stosując sprężysto-lepko-plastyczny model z nielokalnym osłabieniem. Wykonano obliczenia dla ściskania jednoosiowego, rozciągania jednoosiowego i zginania. Dla dużych prędkości obciążenia uwzględniono fragmentację materiału. Wyniki porównano z doswiadczeniami.
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Polymer journal bearings behaviour research under limited lubrication and cooling conditions conducted on high torque test rig
PublicationPolymer journal bearings are frequently used as a water-lubricated bearings of small marine units’ propeller shafts . Choice of these bearings is based on their simple construction and relatively low purchase and maintenance costs. Although properly designed and installed water lubricated bearings may well last for over a decade, rapid wear or failure of these bearings can be observed...
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Sustainable synthesis of cyclic carbonates from bio‐based polyether polyol: the structure characterization, rheological behaviour and thermal properties
PublicationThe cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides represents a green efficient method to form bis(cyclic carbonate)s. The main purpose of the work reported in this paper was to examine the effect of the gas flow rate (20, 40, 60 and 100 mL min–1) during carbonation on the conversion yield, chemical structure, rheological behaviour and thermal properties of the prepared compounds. A series of new bis(cyclic carbonate)s was obtained from bio‐based...
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Influence of gas turbine controller adjustment on propulsion system behaviour in high sea conditions. Part 2. The simulation investigations.
PublicationDo badań przyjęto układ napędowy okrętowy z turbinami gazowymi napędzającymi poprzez przekładnię mechaniczną zębatą śrubę okrętową o zmiennym skoku.Przy użyciu programu komputerowego Matlab i jego nakładki Simulink wykonano symulację dynamiki układu napędowego statku pracującego na wzburzonym morzu.Zbadano wpływ nastaw i typu regulatora na pracę układu. Porównano nastawy układu regulacyjnego układu napędowego dla pracy...
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It is not OK but it works – unproductive entrepreneurship, the case of Poland
PublicationThe concept of unproductive entrepreneurs was introduced to science by Baumol, who pointed out the differences in business output between countries. Unproductive behaviour of entrepreneurs is often a consequence of ineffective institutions used by entrepreneurs for rent seeking. The aim of this article is to examine subjective norms (S.N.) and attitudes regarding specified types of unproductive entrepreneurship, which in many cases...
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Children's Awareness of Healthy Behaviours - validity of Beauty & Health and Dietary Knowledge & Habits Scales
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Body Dissatisfaction, Restrictive, and Bulimic Behaviours among Young Women: A Polish–Japanese Comparison
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Indigenous Perceptions of Factors Influencing Behavioral Intentions Towards Climate Change Mitigation: An Assessment
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Health Behaviours and the Literacy of Future Healthcare Professionals
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Health Behaviours and Literacy of Future Healthcare Professionals
PublicationOur everyday behaviours in life can positively and negatively impact our health, thus cumulatively shaping our lifestyles as more or less healthy. These behaviours are often determined by our knowledge, literacy, motivations and socioeconomic backgrounds. The authors aimed to assess health behaviours and explore variables that may affect persons studying to become future healthcare professionals in Poland. This study was conducted...
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Zbigniew Sikora prof. dr hab. inż.
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Dynamic Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Aw 5005 Undergoing Interfacial Friction and Specimen Configuration in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar System at High Strain Rates and Temperatures
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Highly Oriented Zirconium Nitride and Oxynitride Coatings Deposited via High‐Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering: Crystal‐Facet‐Driven Corrosion Behavior in Domestic Wastewater
PublicationHerein, highly crystalline ZrxNy and ZrxNyOz coatings are achieved by the deposition via high‐power impulse magnetron sputtering. Various N2 and N2/O2 gas mixtures with argon are investigated. The chemical composition and, as a result, mechanical properties of the deposited layer can be tailored along with morphological and crystallographic structural changes. The corrosion resistance behavior is studied by potentiodynamic measurements...
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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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Monitoring strategy for industrially contaminated rivers - A study of all year round behaviour of Klodnica river catchment, upper Silesia, Poland
PublicationThe study was undertaken to thoroughly characterise the contamination of water in industrially influenced river Klodnica, in order to explore monitoring strategies in case of limited analytical capacity. Statistical analysis undertaken after a short study was found to be helpful in reducing monitoring efforts in the future.Klodnica river is located within area of dominating coal mining, metallurgy, and additionally being influenced...
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Influence of gas turbine controller adjustment on ship propulsion system behaviour in rough sea conditions. Part 2. The simulation investigations.
PublicationPrzedstawiono model dynamiki układu napędowego okrętowego, wykorzystując metodę elementów skończonych. Układ napędowy składa się z dwóch turbin gazowych napędzających poprzez przekładnię mechaniczną zębatą pędnik o nastawnym skoku. W symulacji układu napędowego zadawano wymuszenia wartością zadaną nastaw prędkości na regulatorze oraz wymuszenia od falowania morza w zależności od stanu morza. Przedstawiono wyniki takich symulacji.
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Józef Pacyna prof. dr hab. inż.
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An assessment of health status and health behaviours in adolescents: main points and methods of the SOPKARD-Junior programme.
PublicationThe study involved preparing and implementing a model of screening assessments for adolescents and comparison of anthropometric examinations between the population of the SOPKARD-Junior programme and representative sample of Polish children in the same years.Additionally, data concerning attendance rates for particular examinations carried out under SOPKARD-Junior programme were presented.Revier2,comment 1
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Effect of Porosity on the Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Friction-Stir-Welded Spark-Plasma-Sintered Aluminum Matrix Composites with Bimodal Micro- and Nano-Sized Reinforcing Al2O3 Particles
PublicationThe thermo-mechanical behavior of nanosized Al2O3 particles reinforcing aluminum was analyzed in the present paper. The material was prepared by spark plasma sintering and friction stir welding. The thermal stresses affecting the composite behavior during welding were modeled through COMSOL MultiPhysics, and the results were validated by the analyses of the composites’ mechanical properties. The spark-plasma-sintered materials...
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Adsorption behavior and corrosion inhibitive characteristics of newly synthesized cyano-benzylidene xanthenes on copper/sodium hydroxide interface: Electrochemical, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical studies
PublicationElegant process for synthesis of 3-(7H-dibenzo[c,h]xanthen-7-yl)benzaldehyde (3), as new starting material to create a set of novel xanthene analogues, 2-(3-(7H-dibenzo[c,h]xanthen-7-yl)benzylidene)malononitrile (4), 3-(3-(7H-dibenzo[c,h]xanthen-7-yl)phenyl)-2-cyanoacrylic acid (5), and Ethyl-3-(3-(7H-dibenzo[c,h]xanthen-7-yl)phenyl)-2-cyanoacrylate (6), was achieved starting with available materials under mild conditions. Various...
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International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics
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Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
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Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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