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  • The value of independent investigations within integrated transport safety systems

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    The importance of independent investigations into the causes of transport accidents is still underestimated in poland in the same way as the right of society to adequate information on safety. Meanwhile international experience shows that they can effectively improve safety by reducing the costs, enhancing the transfer of safety lessons between different modes of transport, facilitating the advancement of new and innovative investigation...

  • Current trends in solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibre catings

    This critical review presents information on known and innovative approaches to the manufacture of fibre coatings used in solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The properties, advantages and drawbacks of the different types of commercially available SPME fibre coatings are discussed in detail, as are those of novel types of coatings and the methodologies of their preparation. The applications of fibre coatings in the solid-phase...

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  • Basic Hand Gestures Classification Based on Surface Electromyography

    This paper presents an innovative classification system for hand gestures using 2-channel surface electromyography analysis. The system developed uses the Support Vector Machine classifier, for which the kernel function and parameter optimisation are conducted additionally by the Cuckoo Search swarm algorithm. The system developed is compared with standard Support Vector Machine classifiers with various kernel functions. The average...

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  • Strain gauges monitoring of arch bridge over the Vistula river in Toruń during construction

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    In 2013 one of the biggest Polish road bridges over the Vistula was built in Torun. Considering the use of original engineering solutions and innovative assembly it was decided on monitoring of strain gauges and assessment of building’s behaviour during its construction. The research was aimed at determining the degree of strain and the assessment of proper work of main arch girders during assembly phases. This work presents the...

  • Towards 5G — Cloud-based Radio Access Networks

    In the paper a general concept of the 5G network architecture is presented as well as system requirements having impact on innovative solutions in the 5G network are highlighted. A major part of the paper is both presentation and discussion of the problem of Cloud Radio Access Network introduction for public networks in which the cell and resource virtualisation will be implemented. On the other hand, the problem of resource virtualization...

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  • The analysis of the conditions for best practices’ transfer

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    One of the tasks of the Project Partners was identifying best practices in strengthening the economic activity of women and older people in the context of developing the competitiveness and innovation of SMEs, as well as determining the possibilities and conditions of their transfer. Transfer in this case is understood as the implementation of selected and described solutions in enterprises and public organizations from all the...

  • Mapping negative unintended consequences of disruptive technologies use in smart cities

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    - Year 2021

    Smart cities governance (SCG) consists of both to foster technology-enabled innovation, and to utilize disruptive technologies (DT) outcomes and impacts to increase public value of urban services. Despite widespread discussion of DT benefits, scientific literature identifies multiple determinants of unintended negative consequences (UC) of DT deployment in smart city initiatives. By considering UC as the negative aspects resulting...

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  • Multibeam Echosounder and LiDAR in Process of 360-Degree Numerical Map Production for Restricted Waters with HydroDron

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    - Year 2018

    In order to increase the safety of inland navigation and facilitate the monitoring of the coastal zone of restricted waters, a model of multi-sensory fusion of data from hydroacoustic and optoelectronic systems mounted on the autonomous survey vessel HydroDron will be developed. In the research will be used the LiDAR laser scanner and multibeam echosounder. To increase the visual quality and map accuracy, additionally side scan...

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  • Role of research and development in internationalization of high-tech firms: Empirical results from Poland

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    The article focuses on the significance of research and development (R&D) in driving the internationalization of Polish high-tech firms. R&D is essential for businesses to remain competitive and adapt their products to the specific requirements of different markets. The study aims to investigate the relationship between R&D and the internationalization process of high-tech firms based in Poland, with a focus on the innovation context....

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  • Are creative users more apt in reusing and adopting Open Government Data (OGD)? Gender differences

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    • C. H. Alexopoulos
    • S. Saxena
    • N. Rizun
    • R. Matheus
    • M. Janssen

    - Thinking Skills and Creativity - Year 2024

    Open Government Data (OGD) has been considered as a potent instrument for value creation and innovation by a range of stakeholders. Given that individual ingenuity is a function of individual and environmental factors, it is important to understand how the OGD adoption and usage is a factor of creative performance behaviors (CPB), viz., Problem Identification (PI), Information Search (IS), Idea Generation (IG) and Idea Promotion...

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  • Towards Compact City 2.0 – Gdańsk-Osowa district case study, proposal no 1, February 2022

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    The data presents results of work within the participatory planning process: Towards Compact City – Gdańsk-Osowa district case study, proposal no 1, from February 2022. The result/ aim of the process was to present the new, innovative design visions for the area located in Gdańsk-Osowa district in the context of land use plan. The participatory methodology...

  • Towards Compact City 2.0 – Gdańsk-Osowa district case study, proposal no 4, February 2022

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    The data presents results of work within the participatory planning process: Towards Compact City – Gdańsk-Osowa district case study, proposal no 4, from February 2022. The result/ aim of the process was to present the new, innovative design visions for the area located in Gdańsk-Osowa district in the context of land use plan. The participatory methodology...

  • Towards Compact City 2.0 – Gdańsk-Osowa district case study, proposal no 5, February 2022

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    The data presents results of work within the participatory planning process: Towards Compact City – Gdańsk-Osowa district case study, proposal no 5, from February 2022. The result/ aim of the process was to present the new, innovative design visions for the area located in Gdańsk-Osowa district in the context of land use plan. The participatory methodology...

  • Paweł Szczepankowski dr hab. inż.

  • Homocitrate synthase gene as a new molecular target in diagnostics of Candida spp. infections

    New potential molecular target which will be investigated during this research (homocitrate synthase gen) is the innovative target other than ribosomal DNA. This gene encodes enzyme present only in fungi and some Archaea what significantly increases specificity. It also reduces risk of contamination or influence of other factors (reaction with other DNA present in sample derived from bacteria or host cells) what excludes false...

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  • Several notes on technical modernization of a historical building

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    - Year 2013

    This paper describes methods and means used during the renovation process of several elements of a building – the assembly hall, inner courtyards and attics of the main building at Gdansk University of Technology, both in design and construction domains. A tissue of a historic building required special approach to these tasks, with special emphasis on good recognition of problems, careful planning and consistent implementing of...

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  • Annotating Words Using WordNet Semantic Glosses

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    - Year 2012

    An approach to the word sense disambiguation (WSD) relaying onthe WordNet synsets is proposed. The method uses semantically tagged glosses to perform a process similar to the spreading activation in semantic network, creating ranking of the most probable meanings for word annotation. Preliminary evaluation shows quite promising results. Comparison with the state-of-theart WSD methods indicates that the use of WordNet relations...

  • Development of Technical Creativity Featuring Modified TRIZ-AM Inventive Principle to Support Design for Additive Manufacturing

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    - JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN - Year 2022

    he design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) processing was introduced to fully utilise the design freedom provided by additive manufacturing (AM). Consequently, appropriate design methodologies have become essential for this technology. Recently, many studies have identified the importance of DFAM method utilisation to produce AM parts, and TRIZ is a strategy used to formalise design methodologies....

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  • Optimization of Train Energy Cooperation Using Scheduled Service Time Reserve

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    - ENERGIES - Year 2021

    The main aim of the paper was to develop an innovative approach to the preliminary estimation possibility of train energy cooperation based on data from timetables, without traction calculations. The article points out the need to strive for sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. It was pointed out that rail transport using electric traction is one of the more ecological branches of transport. It also offers a number...

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  • Towards Carbon Neutral Settlements. The Importance of Early-Stage Urban and Energetic Optimizations

    The aim of the research was to verify the essence of interdisciplinary energy optimizations in earlystage urban design process. A further aim was to the find most optimal design variant and scenario in terms of urban energy efficiency for the future development in Nowy Port, located in Gdansk, Poland - a place requiring complex revitalization. The research combined qualitative and quantitative approaches; an urban design layer...

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  • An Optimal Power Point Tracking Algorithm in a Solar PV Generation System

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    - Acta Energetica - Year 2019

    The non-linearity in I-V characteristics of a PV panel requires to be operated at knee point to extract maximum power. In order to operate the panel at optimal point, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm is employed in the control structure. The main objective of MPP tracking is to keep the operation at knee point of I-V characteristics under varying condition of temperature and solar insolation. Under non uniform solar...

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  • Full-scale CFD simulations for the determination of ship resistance as a rational, alternative method to towing tank experiments

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    Results of ship resistance predictions obtained from towing tank experiments are affected by the method used to extrapolate from a model scale to a ship scale. Selection of method to determine a form factor is subjective and the extrapolation method is accurate for typical hull forms. For innovative hull forms the proper method for calculating the form factor is questionable. Moreover, the influence of the extrapolation method...

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  • Improving medical experts’ efficiency of misinformation detection: an exploratory study

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    • A. Nabożny
    • B. Balcerzak
    • M. Morzy
    • A. Wierzbicki
    • P. Savov
    • K. Warpechowski

    - WORLD WIDE WEB-INTERNET AND WEB INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Year 2022

    Fighting medical disinformation in the era of the pandemic is an increasingly important problem. Today, automatic systems for assessing the credibility of medical information do not offer sufficient precision, so human supervision and the involvement of medical expert annotators are required. Our work aims to optimize the utilization of medical experts’ time. We also equip them with tools for semi-automatic initial verification...

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  • Impact of ITS services on the safety and efficiency of road traffic

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    - MATEC Web of Conferences - Year 2017

    This paper describes the project entitled: “Impact of the use of Intelligent Transport Systems on the level of road safety” (agreement no. DZP/RID-I-41/7/NCBR/2016), implemented as part of the Road Innovations Development (RID) programme, funded by the National Centre for Research and Development and the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA). The project is run by a consortium comprising the Motor Transport...

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  • The Russian Federation in European Union Programmes

    Since the early 1990s, the European Union has been supporting socio-economic transformations in the former Soviet Union states, including the Russian Federation. Initially, this assistance was provided in the framework of the TACIS Programme, offering long-term, non-repayable aid. In 1991–2006 Russia received EUR 2.7bn for the restructuring of the state enterprise sector, establishment of private companies, state administration...

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  • Evaluation of the Macro- and Micro-Economic Factors Affecting the Financial Energy of Households

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    - ENERGIES - Year 2021

    This paper is an evaluation of the common macro-economic, micro-economic, and social factors affecting households’ financial situations. Moreover, the author’s objective was to develop a fuzzy logic model for forecasting fluctuations in the number of nonperforming consumer loans in a country using the example of Poland. This study represents one of the first attempts in the global literature to develop such a forecasting model...

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  • Embedded system using Bluetooth Low Energy sensors for smart farming applications

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    • A. Dworzańska
    • J. Komińczyk

    - Year 2020

    The main goal of this Bachelor of Engineering project titled Embedded system using Bluetooth Low Energy sensors for smart farming applications is to create a prototype of a system consistent with Agriculture 4.0 concept using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. Developed solution shall be easy in implementation and its main functionality shall be periodic gathering of data from environmental sensors...

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  • ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ КОНТАКТЫ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНА И ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО СОЮЗА

    После получения независимости в начале 90-х годов XX в. Республика Азербайджан подписала более пятидесяти договоров с международными организациями. В 1991 г. государство установило контакты с Европейским союзом в ходе реализации проектов в рамках программы TACIS, предназначенной для стран СНГ. Экономические контакты между партнерами активизировались, благодаря подписанию и вступлению в силу в 1999 г. Соглашения о партнерстве и...

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  • Mobile Systems (Portable, Handheld, Transportable) for Monitoring Air Pollution

    The monitoring and analysis of atmospheric air pollutants is a rapidly developing branch of analytical chemistry. The in situ analysis of atmospheric air quality using mobile instrumentation is becoming routine. The article provides information on devices used in various kinds of mobile laboratories. It reviews the portable gas chromatographs and handheld devices used for detecting and determining specific harmful substances in...

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  • New approach to railway noise modeling employing Genetic Algorithms

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    Main goal of this paper was to describe an innovative method of noise prediction based on Genetic Algorithms. First part of the paper addresses the problem of growing noise, mainly in the context of a unified method for measuring noise. Further, Genetic Algorithms are described with regards to their fundamental features. Further a description is provided as to how Genetic Algorithms were used in the area of noise modeling. Next...

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  • Collaboration within the Automotive Value Chain

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    • A. Szerenos
    • A. Maciocha

    - Year 2007

    The paper describes new approach to supply chain management in the North American automotive industry, in part influenced by the Japanese model. To survive and prosper all automotive suppliers must face major challenges in supporting their customers including delivering innovative ideas, technology and quality with increasing speed, participating in every aspect of product development and producing entire systems. The authors describe...

  • Sound Art and Architecture: New Horizons for Architecture and Urbanism

    The article discusses the crossroad between art and architecture. It sketches out the theoretical and practical aspects of involving art into architecture and multisensory dimensions of space. The analysis is based on examples of innovative experimental activities for architecture: educational projects such as workshops, seminars and courses, combining art and architecture, with special emphasis on sound art, and the consequences...

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  • Mobile Offloading Framework: Solution for Optimizing Mobile Applications Using Cloud Computing

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    Number of mobile devices and applications is growing rapidly in recent years. Capabilities and performance of these devices can be tremendously extended with the integration of cloud computing. However, multiple challenges regarding implementation of these type of mobile applications are known, like differences in architecture, optimization and operating system support. This paper summarizes issues with mobile cloud computing and...

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  • New model of cooperation between logistics center and maritime container terminal

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    - Year 2018

    The following article presents the innovative concept of logistics centers called “port-centric logistics”, which finds close co-operation with maritime container port. This concept can reduce the costs of logistics operations. In the first part the author focuses on describing the specifics of logistics centers. The following parts include characteristic of “port-centric logistics” concept. The last part of the paper contains...

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  • Research of the changeability of the vessels traffic intensity of inland waterways – case study for Lower Vistula

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    - Year 2018

    The article presents an analysis of the changeability of traffic intensity of inland waterway vessels in the Vistula Delta. The concept of traffic intensity was defined, traffic flows and disturbances were identified in the studied area. The characteristics of the inland waterway traffic model are presented. The results of the analysis indicate the need to carry out modernization of inland waterways for the needs of inland waterway...

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  • Mobile Laser Scanning Calibration on a Marine Platform

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    The article describes the method of calibration of the Riegl VMZ-400 mobile scanning system on a floating platform and an experiment aimed at conducting measurements from a previously calibrated instrument. The issue of factors affecting the quality of measurements was discussed. Mobile laser scanning is an increasingly popular measurement solution, but it is still innovative on a European scale. The use of a floating platform...

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  • Preliminary Results of a System-theoretic Assessment of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships' Safety

    While a system‐theoretic approach to the safety analysis of innovative socio‐technical systems gains a growing acceptance among academia, safety issues of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) remain largely unexplored. Therefore, we applied a System‐Theoretic Process Analysis to develop and analyze a preliminary model of the unmanned shipping system in order to elaborate safety recommendations for...

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  • Krzysztof Malik prof. dr hab.

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    Krzysztof Malik, professor of economics, heads the Department of Economics, Finance, Regional and International Research at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Opole University of Technology. Prof. Malik conducts research on the regional economy, development strategy, knowledge transfer and specialization of regional development, economic evaluation of regional public programmes and policies. He is the author and co-author...

  • Computer Supported Analysis of the Human Body Surface Area

    Recent scientific studies show the growing importance of the coefficients: BSA and TBSA, as an alternative to the widely used BMI. The relevant indicators are widely used in medicine, including such areas as: the treatment of burns, chemotherapy, dermatology and toxicology; as benchmarks when calculating doses of drugs and fluids. The particular problems concerning this subject are: the change of the reference parameter value which...

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  • Zachowania przedsiębiorcze a otoczenie instytucjonalne - mechanizmy

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    In this paper the ways in which entrepreneurial behaviour is manifested in insti-tutional contexts of different quality is presented. Taken the assumption of Baumol that the supply of entrepreneurs in each economy is constant, and that there are changes in the share of productive and unproductive entrepreneurship in this supply, it is emphasized that the quality of institutional framework determines the outco-mes of entrepreneurship...

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  • Systematics of intelligent transport systems services

    Recent years have seen a more intensified deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Polish cities. Work is also underway on the implementation of ITS on the national roads within the National Traffic Management System (KSZR). The research project RID-4D (part of Road Innovations), is designed to fill the gap, which is the lack of systematics of ITS services in Poland. The paper presents a proposal of ITS services systematics,...

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  • Massive Open Online Courses: strategies and research areas

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    • J. Murphy
    • N. Sabatini
    • A. Williams
    • P. Ryan
    • L. Cantoni
    • L. Horton-tognazzini

    - Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education - Year 2014

    The latest education revolution, the massive open online courses (MOOCs), is gaining momentum, accolades, and participation across industry and academia. These learning laboratory behemoths host and assess tens to hundreds of thousands of students in a single class, for free. Similar to their scope, MOOCs’ short- and long-term educational implications seem massive. Immediate MOOC educational outcomes vary widely from roaring successes...

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  • The best practices transfer part I

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    This expertise describes the possibilities of best practices implementation. These examples of best practices concern to improve the women’ entrepreneurship and were identified at the earlier stage of the project. One of the areas of activity within the QUICK IGA project was the selection of best practices related to strengthening the economic activity of women in the context of developing the competitiveness and innovation of...

  • IDEA SMART CITY W KONTEKŚCIE ROZWOJU PRZEDSIĘBIORCZOŚCI NA PRZEDMIEŚCIACH

    Smart City Concept in the Context of Enterpreneurship Development in Suburban Areas. Supporting innovation and knowledge within economic development, these are the goals of public managers, enthusiasts of the Smart City concept. It is questioned whether this concept is the best solution for regional development and efficient support to local entrepreneurship based on SMEs (small and medium enterprises). Moreover, the results of...

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  • Identification of ship’s hull mathematical model with numerical methods

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    - Year 2023

    The modern maritime industry is moving toward the development of technology that will allow for full or partial autonomy of ship operation. This innovation places high demands on ship performance prediction techniques at the design stage. The researchwork presented in the article is related to the design stage of the ship and concerns methods for prognosis and evaluation of the specific operational condition of the ship, namely...

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  • How Swiss Watchmaking Brands are Communicating Made in Switzerland

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    - Year 2023

    Country-of-origin indications, also called “made in” labeling [35], are utilized in marketing strategies by companies to distinguish themselves from others, trying to associate their products with positive characteristics [9]. Swiss watchmaking companies have an iconic status that is essential to their reputation - mainly due to their high quality, precision, innovation, and craftsmanship [7]. They are also using country-of-origin...

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  • Patrycja Klimas dr hab.

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    Patrycja Klimas is an associate professor at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business in the Department of Advanced Research in Management. As a researcher, she researches within strategic management, focused on inter-organizational cooperation and coopetition considered under dyads, networks, and different types of ecosystems. Based on her research mainly on the aviation and the video game industry, she published several papers...

  • LoCaGas seed money Low Calorific Gas for Green Power Production

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    Project manager: dr inż. Robert Aranowski   Financial Program Name: Europejska Współpraca Terytorialna i Europejski Instrument Sąsiedztwa

    Project realized in Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology according to STHB.02.02.00-22-S166/21-00 agreement from 2022-04-19

  • Auditory Display Applied to Research in Music and Acoustics . Obrazowanie dźwiękowe w muzyce i akustyce.

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    This paper presents a relationship between Auditory Display (AD) and the domains of music and acoustics. First, some basic notions of the Auditory Display area are shortly outlined. Then, the research trends and system solutions within the fields of music technology, music information retrieval and music recommendation and acoustics that are within the scope of AD are discussed. Finally, an example of AD solution based on gaze...

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  • Concept of managing quality in baking industry, in vector representation

    The author introduced an innovative metrisable method of describing a manufacturing process. The idea of vector structure of a manufacturing process allows to formulate quantitative relations between the activity of input streams, elements of product quality, and measurable effects of losses. The structure was basis for the formulation of the concept of the process of managing product quality in the baking industry in a vector...

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