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Is sequential batch reactor an efficient technology to protect recipient against non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol in treated wastewater?
PublicationThe tested facility was a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Swarzewo, where the wastewater treatment takes place in aeration chambers with activated sludge using sequential batch reactors (SBRs). The concentration of the following pharmaceuticals: ibuprofen, paracetamol, flurbiprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, and its metabolites 5OH-diclofenac and 4OH-diclofenac was tested in influents and effluents. Simultaneously, the conventional...
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Comprehensive Comparison of a Few Variants of Cluster Analysis as Data Mining Tool in Supporting Environmental Management
PublicationA few variants of hierarchical cluster analysis (CA) as tool of assessment of multidimensional similarity in environmental dataset are compared. The dataset consisted of analytical results of determination of metals (Na, K, Ca, Sc, Fe, Co, Zn, As, Br, Rb, Mo, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Sm, Hf and Th) in ambient air dried and kept alive, by the means of hydroponics, moss baskets collected in 12 locations on the area of Tricity (Poland)....
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Electoral Turnout and State Redistribution: A Cross-National Study of Fourteen Developed Countries
PublicationThis study explores the relationship between electoral participation and income redistribution by way of social transfers, using data from the European Social Survey, the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, and the Luxembourg Income Study. It extends previous research by measuring the income skew of turnout rather than using average turnout as a proxy for its income bias. We find that, controlling for a number of other variables,...
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Generalized adaptive notch filters with frequency debiasing for tracking of polynomial phase systems
PublicationGeneralized adaptive notch filters are used for identification/tracking of quasi-periodically varying dynamic systems and can be considered an extension, to the system case, of classical adaptive notch filters. For general patterns of frequency variation the generalized adaptive notch filtering algorithms yield biased frequency estimates. We show that when system frequencies change slowly in a smooth way, the estimation bias can...
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Magnetic field microsensor based on GaAs MESFET
PublicationA novel concept of the drain separation design in a horizontally-split-drain GaAs MAGFET sensor, based on epitaxial layer growth, was developed. Proper choice of GaAs/AlAs/GaAs epitaxial layer sequence provided good electrical isolation between the drain regions. The measured leakage current between the drain regions was in the range of nA for up to 2V drain voltage bias difference. Performed analytical and numerical calculations...
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Sposób wytwarzania materiałów poliuretanowych z reaktywnych polioli oraz otrzymywanych z odpadów po przerobie drewna lub odpadów drewnopodobnych
InventionsPrzetwarzanie polioli z biomasy roślinnej i/lub odpadów drewnopodobnych i/lub polioli petrochemicznych, domieszkowanych odpadami drewnianymi i/lub drewnopodobnymi na kompozyt poliuretanowy.
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Flooding Extent Mapping for Synthetic Aperture Radar Time Series Using River Gauge Observations
PublicationThe flooding extent area in a river valley is related to river gauge observations such as discharge and water elevations. The higher the water elevations, or discharge, the larger the flooding area. Flooding extent maps are often derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images using thresholding methods. The thresholding methods vary in complexity and number of required parameters. We proposed a simple thresholding method that...
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The association between irisin and muscle metabolism in different thyroid disorders
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Kontrola procesu wytwarzania biowodoru z gliceryny podczas fermentacji beztlenowej
PublicationProdukcja wodoru z biomasy z wykorzystaniem procesów biologicznych jest korzystną ekonomicznie alternatywą w porównaniu do otrzymywania wodoru np. na drodze zgazowania, pirolizy, czy przez rozkład biomasy w warunkach nadkrytycznych. Wśród biologicznych procesów otrzymywania wodoru, za najbardziej obiecującą uważa się ciemną fermentację wodorową, w której substraty organiczne są przekształcane bez udziału światła przez bakterie...
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Assessment of copper surface coverage with corrosion inhibitor using AFM-based local electrical measurements
PublicationThe paper presents a new method of assessment of metal surface coverage with corrosion inhibitor and thus of inhibitor protective performance. It is based on the atomic force microscopy measurement performed in a contact mode. Apart from topography images the proposed approach allows acquisition of local DC maps and local electrical impedance spectra via application of DC bias voltage or AC perturbation signal between the conductive...
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Industrial wastewater as an external carbon source for optimization of nitrogen removal at the "Wschod" WWTP in Gdansk (Poland)
PublicationCarbon source alternatives for denitrification belong to the highest research area priorities as they allow to optimize N removal within the existing capacities. In particular, some food industry effluents appear to be good candidates for such alternatives due to their high C/N ratios and high content of readily biodegradable organic fraction. The aim of this study was to determine the immediate effects of dosing different types...
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Future opportunities for products derived from black soldier fly (BSF) treatment as animal feed and fertilizer - A systematic review
PublicationThe pursuit of novel food products with good nutritional value for both direct and indirect human consumption is crucial. Given the nutritional benefits of insects and the sustainability of this sort of farming, using them as food for farmed animals is a promising alternative. In this regard, the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is most capable of efficiently converting a wide variety of organic materials, from food waste...
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Physiological response of plants and cadmium accumulation in heads of two cultivars of white cabbage
PublicationRośliny z rodziny Brassicaceae są uważane za przydatne do celów fitoremediacyjnych w związku z tolerancją wysokich stężeń metali ciężkich, które mogą ulec hiperakumulacji w tkankach. Kapusta wydaje się rośliną, która może być wykorzystana jako fitoekstraktorw związku z dużą biomasą skoncentrowaną w główce i techniką uprawy tego warzywa umożliwiającą uzyskanie wysokiej wydajności. W doświadczeniu wazonowym badano reakcję sadzonek...
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Biopolyols obtained via microwave-assisted liquefaction of lignin: structure, rheological, physical and thermal properties
PublicationThe present study examined the application of polyols obtained via microwave-assisted liquefaction of lignin in the production of rigid polyurethane foam. Lignin was liquefed in crude glycerol and 1,4-butanediol at diferent temperatures (130–170 °C), without a catalyst and using various biomass concentrations (15 and 30 wt%). The physicochemical properties, process yield, and FTIR-based identifcation of the obtained polyols were...
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Extractive detoxification of feedstocks for the production of biofuels using new hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents – Experimental and theoretical studies
PublicationThe paper presents a synthesis of novel hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (DESs) composed of natural components, which were used for removal of furfural (FF) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from lignocellulosic hydrolysates. The main physicochemical properties of DESs were determined, followed by explanation of the DES formation mechanism, using 1H NMR, 13C NMR and FT-IR analysis and density functional theory (DFT). The most...
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Cezary Wąs Profesor
PeopleDr. habil. Cezary Was Assistant Professor at the Institute of Art History, University of Wrocław. Curator of the Museum of Architecture (1986-2021). Author of the books: Antynomie współczesnej architektury sakralnej (Antinomies of the Contemporary Sacred Architecture, 2008), Architektura a dekonstrukcja. Przypadek Petera Eisenmana i Bernarda Tschumiego (Architecture and Deconstruction. The Case of Peter Eisenman and Bernard Tschumi,...
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Water needs of Sambucus nigra L. grown in the reclaimed areas in Poland
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Water Needs of the Ash-Leaved Maple (Acer negundo L.) at the Period Over Three Years after Reclamation in Different Regions of Poland
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Water Needs of Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. in the First Three Years of Growing in the Reclamation Plantings in Poland
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Does the Aberrant Expression of CD2 and CD25 by Skin Mast Cells Truly Correlate with Systemic Involvement in Patients Presenting with Mastocytosis in the Skin?
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BuildDigiCraft New MINDSET for high-quality European BAUKULTUR: bridging DIGITAL and CRAFT
ProjectsProject realized in Department of Residential Architecture according to 2019-1-DE01-KA203-005059 agreement from 2019-10-31
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Anatomia fake news – spotkanie z blogerami Crazy Nauka
EventsSpotkanie odbywa się w ramach cyklu #CiekawiNauki. Wstęp wolny, obowiązuje rejestracja na stronie bilety.pg.edu.pl.
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Cuticle hydrolysis in four medically important fly species by enzymes of the entomopathogenic fungusConidiobolus coronatus
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Szkolenie CNE: Wzmocnienie aktywności i kompetencji studenta
Events„Dydaktyczne Piątki” w CNE: „Wzmocnienie aktywności i kompetencji studentów. Metoda (IM)IPITHIA”
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Hydrogen Production from Energy Poplar Preceded by MEA Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
PublicationThe need to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass prior to dark fermentation results primarily from the composition of lignocellulose because lignin hinders the processing of hard wood towards useful products. Hence, in this work a two-step approach for the pre-treatment of energy poplar, including alkaline pre-treatment and enzymatic saccharification followed by fermentation has been studied. Monoethanolamine (MEA) was used as the...
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Determination of COD Fractionation as a Key Factor for Appropriate Modelling and Monitoring of Activated Sludge Processes
PublicationAn operation of wastewater treatment plant is usually controlled by global parameters such as flow, solids retention time, sludge age, concentration of ammonia and dissolved oxygen, etc. It is considered that, together with the chemical and biological oxygen demand (COD and BOD), those parameters indirectly exhibit the effectiveness of activated sludge processes. Especially the BOD indicate the amount of organic pollution that...
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Preliminary Investigation on Rapid Potassium Efflux from Activated Sludge in Response to Use of Peroxyacetic Acid
PublicationPreliminary research on activated sludge potassium efflux (GGKE - glutathione-gated potassium efflux) as a result of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) dosing were performed. Similarily as in case of chlorine dosing the PAA dosing causes initiation of bacteria defense mechanisms, related to the transformations of glutathione tripeptide, resulting in the increase of potassium ions concentration in the activated sludge environment. In the range...
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Some Problems of Heat and Power Distributed Generation Control = Wybrane zagadnienia sterowania automatycznego rozproszonego wytwarzania energii elektrycznej i ciepła
PublicationRozproszone wytwarzanie energii elektrycznej wnosi pewne problemy z punktu widzenia współpracy z zewnętrznym systemem elektroenergetycznym. Wynikają one z koniecznością zapewnienia należytej jakości energii elektrycznej (częstotliwości i napięcia). Są one tym większe im większą moc ma tego rodzaju źródło energii elektrycznej oraz im jest większa zmienność jego mocy. Z tego powodu największe trudności regulacyjne sprawiają farmy...
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The impact of slowly biodegradable organic compounds on the oxygen uptake rate in activated sludge systems
PublicationThe hydrolysis process of slowly biodegradable substrate (Xs) have impact on the efficiencies of nutrient removal in activated sludge systems. Measurement of OUR and corresponding COD is accepted as a very useful tool to reflect the consumption of biodegradable substrates. The influence of the readily biodegradable substrate (Ss) in biological wastewater treatment systems has been extensively investigated, but little is known about...
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The impact of slowly biodegradable organic compounds on the oxygen uptake rate in activated sludge systems
PublicationThe hydrolysis process of slowly biodegradable substrate (Xs) have impact on the efficiencies of nutrient removal in activated sludge systems. Measurement of OUR and corresponding COD is accepted as a very useful tool to reflect the consumption of biodegradable substrates. The influence of the readily biodegradable substrate (Ss) in biological wastewater treatment systems has been extensively investigated, but little is known about...
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Liquefaction of alder wood as the source of renewable and sustainable polyols for preparation of polyurethane resins
PublicationLiquefaction of wood-based biomass gives different polyol properties depending on the reagents used. In this article, alder wood sawdust was liquefied with glycerol and poly(ethylene glycol) solvents. Liquefaction reactions were carried out at temperatures of 120, 150 and 170 °C. The obtained bio-polyols were analyzed in order to establish the process efficiency, hydroxyl number, acid value, viscosity and structural characteristics...
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A fast start-up of the organotrophic anammox process inoculated with constructed wetland sediment
PublicationOrganotrophic anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria can utilize small volatile fatty acids with nitrate as electron acceptors with less energy consumption and no biomass production. To achieve a faster and stable start-up of organotrophic anammox process, in this study, the growth of organotrophic anammox bacteria seeded from hybrid constructed wetland (CW) sediment under different TOC/TN ratios and different chloramphenicol...
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Strategy towards the use of ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis for industrial water recovery and reuse as part of the Green Deal Implementation
PublicationIn line with the European Parliament’s Resolution of February 10th, 2021 on the new action plan for a closed economy, most of the activities undertaken in the wastewater treatment process should focus on the search for new technologies that use wastewater as a source of water and nutrients. The paper reviews the concept of water reuse in industrial installations, with special emphasis on the use of membrane technologies for this...
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Extractive detoxification of hydrolysates with simultaneous formation of deep eutectic solvents
PublicationThe hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass results in the production of so-called fermentation inhibitors, which reduce the efficiency of biohydrogen production. To increase the efficiency of hydrogen production, inhibitors should be removed from aqueous hydrolysate solutions before the fermentation process. This paper presents a new approach to the detoxification of hydrolysates with the simultaneous formation of in-situ deep eutectic...
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Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites
PublicationGiant reed (Arundo donax L.) is a plant species with a high growth rate and low requirements, which makes it particularly interesting for the production of different bioproducts, including natural fibers. This work assesses the use of fibers obtained from reed culms as reinforcement for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix. Two different lignocellulosic materials were used: i) shredded culms and ii) fibers obtained by culms...
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Alternatywne źródła energii
e-Learning CoursesZasoby i charakterystyka odnawialnych źródeł energiiEnergia wodna (energia przepływu wód, energia różnic poziomów wód, energia fal, energia pływów, energia prądów)Energia słoneczna (niskotemperaturowe i wysokotemperaturowe systemy wykorzystania energii słonecznej, systemy aktywne i pasywne, systemy zdecentralizowane, systemy scentralizowane, kolektory słoneczne, ogniwa fotowoltaiczne)Energia wiatrowa (siła nośna, moc elektrowni...
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On adaptive selection of estimation bandwidth for analysis of locally stationary multivariate processes
PublicationWhen estimating the correlation/spectral structure of a locally stationary process, one should choose the so-called estimation bandwidth, related to the effective width of the local analysis window. The choice should comply with the degree of signal nonstationarity. Too small bandwidth may result in an excessive estimation bias, while too large bandwidth may cause excessive estimation variance. The paper presents a novel method...
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Znaczenie potencjału energetycznego osadów ściekowych w aspekcie gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym – przykład oczyszczalni w Gdańsku
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono ciepło spalania, wartość opałową oraz skład pierwiastkowy osadów ściekowych na kolejnych etapach przeróbki w oczyszczalni ścieków "Wschód" w Gdańsku. Osad ściekowy jest cennym źródłem energii. Średnia wartość ciepła spalania (HHV) osadów ściekowych w oczyszczalni ścieków w Gdańsku wynosi 14-15 MJ/kg dla osadów przefermentowanych i 17,5 MJ/kg dla osadów przed fermentacją. Niestety wysoka ich wilgotność,...
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Structure and Randomness in Planning and Reinforcement Learning
PublicationPlanning in large state spaces inevitably needs to balance the depth and breadth of the search. It has a crucial impact on the performance of a planner and most manage this interplay implicitly. We present a novel method \textit{Shoot Tree Search (STS)}, which makes it possible to control this trade-off more explicitly. Our algorithm can be understood as an interpolation between two celebrated search mechanisms: MCTS and random...
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Metodyka rozdzielania i oznaczania lotnych inhibitorów fermentacji w brzeczkach fermentacyjnych ciemnej fermentacji, techniką GC-MS
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono opracowaną w wyniku badań metodykę identyfikacji i oznaczania inhibitorów fermentacji w brzeczkach fermentacji ciemnej z biomasy ligno-celulozowej, z wykorzystaniem ekstrakcji ciecz-ciecz w sprzężeniu z chromatografią gazową ze spektrometrem mas (LLE-GC-MS). W ramach badań dokonano doboru korzystnych warunków ekstrakcji ciecz-ciecz, w tym: pH, objętości rozpuszczalnika ekstrakcyjnego, czasu ekstrakcji oraz warunków...
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Nitrogen transformations and mass balances in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic batch experiments with full-scale biomasses from BNR activated sludge systems.
PublicationThe aim of this study was to investigate nitrogen mass balances occurring inside full-scale BNR activated sludge systems, with special attention to colloidal and dissolved organic nitrogen (CON and DON) transformations. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were carried out using process biomass from two large BNR plants in northern Poland. Two parallel batch reactors were operated in a 3-phase (anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic) cycle....
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Nitrogen transformations and mass balances in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic batch experiments with full-scale biomasses from BNR activated sludge systems.
PublicationThe aim of this study was to investigate nitrogen mass balances occurring inside full-scale BNR activated sludge systems, with special attention to colloidal and dissolved organic nitrogen (CON and DON) transformations. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were carried out using process biomass from two large BNR plants in northern Poland. Two parallel batch reactors were operated in a 3-phase (anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic) cycle....
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Late cultivars of cabbage can better cope with cadmium- involved stress than early one
PublicationThe usefulness of white cabbage (Brassica oleracea ssp. capitata L. f. alba) for phytoremediation of heavy metals (cadmium and zine) due to the rapid growth and a large biomass of its heads has been already described (Bączek-Kwinta et al., 2011. Kusznierewicz et al., 2012). As the photosynthetic apparatus supplies the whole plant with sugars necessary for various physiological processes and, in consequence, results in the yield,...
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HIERARCHICAL CYCLES IN MODERN POWER SYSTEMS – EXERGY ANALYSIS UNDER PART LOADS
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to investigate thermodynamic efficiency of advanced hierarchic power cyclesunder partial loads by using of exergy analyze. Advanced hierarchical power systems arecomposed of few energy conversion cycles, most common are steam and gas cycles in various configurations, but they may contain fuel cells, ORC, lithium bromide absorption chillers and others. Moreover hierarchical cycles can be powered by several...
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Analysis of the impact of wastewater discharge on recipients: synergistic approach
PublicationThe dissertation presents the analysis of chemical and microbial composition of wastewater and examines the impact of wastewater discharge on the environment. Various case studies were analysed: from small settlements in a pristine European Arctic, to large municipal wastewater treatment plants in areas subjected to greater anthropogenic pressure. In order to comprehensively analyse the impact of wastewater discharge on the receiving...
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Chromium (III) removal by perennial emerging macrophytes in floating treatment wetlands
PublicationFloating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are a sustainable solution to treat polluted water, but their role in chromium (Cr(III)) removal under neutral pH conditions remains poorly understood. This study evaluated the potential of FTWs planted with two perennial emergent macrophytes, Phragmites australis and Iris pseudacorus, to remove Cr(III) and nutrients (N and PO4-P) from water containing 7.5 mg/L TN, 1.8 mg/L PO4-P, and Cr(III)...
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Microbial and chemical quality assessment of the small rivers entering the South Baltic. Part II: Case study on the watercourses in the Puck Bay catchment area
PublicationDue to its location, Puck Bay is an area particularly vulnerable to pollution of anthropogenic origin. The aim of the study was to assess the water quality of small watercourses entering the inner part of Puck Bay. The paper presents the results of chemical and microbiological analyses of 10 rivers and canals at their estuaries located on the western shore of the internal Puck Bay. The following environmental parameters were analyzed:...
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Achieving Efficient and Stable Deammonification at Low Temperatures—Experimental and Modeling Studies
PublicationThe short-term effects of temperature on deammonification sludge were evaluated in a laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR). Mathematical modeling was used for further evaluations of different intermittent aeration strategies for achieving high and stable deammonification performance at decreasing temperatures. As for the biomass cultivated at high temperatures (e.g., 30 C), a higher temperature dependency (the adjusted...
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Zaawansowane Architektury Sieci Neuronowych
e-Learning CoursesCelem przedmiotu jest zaznajomienie studentów z zasadami tworzenia własnych architektur sieci neuronowych dostosowanych do zadanego problemu i dostępnych danych poprzez analizę wybranych, istniejących zaawansowanych modeli pojawiających się w literaturze naukowej ostatnich lat. Motywacją do studiowania nietypowych architektur jest to, że odpowiednio dopasowana architektura modelu (a więc prawidłowo narzucone "indukcyjne ukierunkowanie"...