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  • Port-Based Modelling of Distributed-Lumped Parameter Systems

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    There in the paper is presented an uniform, port-based approach to modelling of both lumped and distributed parameter systems. Port-based model of the distributed system has been defined by application of bond graph methodology and distributed transfer function method (DTFM). The approach proposed combines versatility of port-based modelling and accuracy of distributed transfer function method. The concise representation of lumped-distributed...

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  • Decisional DNA based embedded systems: a new perspective

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    - SYSTEMS SCIENCE - Year 2010

    Omówiono nowe kierunki i perspektywy badań w zakresie systemów podporządkowanych opartych na decyzyjnym DNA.

  • Agent-based social network as a simulation of a market behaviour

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    - Year 2010

    Recent years and the outbreak of world's economic crisis in 2008 proved the crucial importance of reliable analysis of market dynamics. However, werarely apply models of proper detail level (the global prosperity forecast of 2007 can be seen as a grim proof). The behaviour of individuals and companies is far from being ideal and rational. Many claims that the economic paradigm of rational expectations (coming from J. Muth and R....

  • Quality of Resilience in IP-based Future Internet Communications

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    - Year 2011

    Internet Przyszłości (zwany również Internetem 3.0 czy też NGN) jest następnym krokiem ewolucji Internetu. Prace badawcze związane z nową architekturą obejmują szerokie spektrum zagadnień, a zwłaszcza: architekturę sieci (protokoły), technologie sieciowe, aplikacje, itd. W tym artykule zakładamy wykorzystanie koncepcji Differentiated Services (DiffServ). W szczególności, proponujemy podejście ochrony zróżnicowanej ruchu. Jest ono...

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  • Project Team Management Supported by an Agent-Based Model

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    This work is a continuation of a series of works about research into the use of multi-agent systems to support IT project management. Previous studies have shown the possibility of using a multi-agent in order to optimize management decisions concerning the selection of methods for project implementation. It was noted that the project manager's decisions are influenced by three fundamental parameters: the entropy of the project,...

  • Creating a modern educational system based on IT competence centers

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    This article indicates the need to support University Competence Centers. These are specialized cen-ters which aim to support teaching and the development of the latest software technologies, educating students, PhD students and scientific workers and also raising the competitiveness of the university on the higher education market. The article presents the characteristics of: IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM Rational Requirements...

  • Hybrid biobattery based on arylated carbon nanotubes and laccase

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    - BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY - Year 2011

    Jednościenne nanorurki węglowe modyfikowano resztami antracenu i antrachinonu Otrzymany materiał posłużył do modyfikacji elektrody węglowej w celu jej zastosowania do redukcji tlenu w bioogniwie paliwowym. Nanorurki z aromatycznymi grupami zwiększyły powierzchnię elektrody oraz przyczyniły się do zwiększenia bezpośredniego przeniesienia elektronów. Grupy arylowe mogą wnikać do hydrofobowej kieszeni enzymu, w której znajduje się...

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  • FFT spectrum based matching algorithm for activedynamic thermography

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    - QIRT Journal - Year 2010

    In Active Dynamic thermography (ADT) sequences of consecutive temperature distributions are analyzed. In biomedical applications of ADT, the problems of a patient's movements in front of a thermal camera should be eliminated before data analysis. Complete mechanical stabilization of the patients is impossible due to natural voluntary and involuntary moves caused by pulse breathing, etc. This paper presents a simple and efficient...

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  • On Configurability of Distributed Volunteer-Based Computing in the Comcute System

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    - Year 2012

    The chapter proposes additional solutions that can be implemented within the Comcute system to increase its configurability. This refers to configuration of the reliability level in the W and S server layers, static or on-the-fly data partitioning and integration, configuration of the system for processing in the data streaming fashion, extending the system for selection of a project that the client wants to contribute to, ease...

  • Lexicon Based Algorithm for Domain Ontology Merging and Alignment

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    More and more systems contain some kind of knowledge describing their field of operation. Such knowledge in many cases is stored as an ontology. A need arises for ability to quickly match those ontologies to enable interoperability of such systems. The paper presents a lexicon based algorithm for merging and aligning of OWL ontologies. The proposed similarity levels are being presented and the proposed algorithm is being described....

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  • Port-based approach to distributed transfer function method

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    In the paper there is presented an uniform, port-based approach to modeling of both lumped and distributed parameter systems. Port-based model of distributed system has been defined by application of distributed transfer function method (DTFM). The approach proposed combines versatility of port - based modeling and accuracy of distributed transfer function method. It enables to formulate appropriate input data for computer analysis...

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  • Fourier based stabilization of thermal images in dynamic thermography

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    - Year 2010

  • A Clustering-Based Methodology for Selection of Fault Tolerance Techniques

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    Development of dependable applications requires selection of appropriate fault tolerance techniques that balance efficiency in fault handling and resulting consequences, such as increased development cost or performance degradation. This paper describes an advisory system that recommends fault tolerance techniques considering specified development and runtime application attributes. In the selection process, we use the K-means...

  • Interoperability Description of Web Services Based Application Servers

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    - Year 2012

    Web services standards were designed to enable interoperability of heterogeneous application servers in the Service Oriented Architecture. Although the standards proved to be highly successful, there are still difficulties in effective services integration. The paper presents a methodology that enables description of application servers interoperability in order to improve the service integration process. The methodology proposes...

  • Hybrid battery based on arylated carbon nanotubes and laccase

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    - BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY - Year 2012

    Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were covalently modified with anthracene and anthraquinone and used for the construction of cathodes for biocatalytic reduction of dioxygen. The nanotubes with aromatic groups casted onto the electrode increased the working surface of the electrode and enabled efficient direct electron transfer (DET) between the enzyme and the electrode. The aryl groups enter the hydrophobic pocket of the...

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  • Experience based enhanced decision support for business processes

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    - Year 2012

    Przedstawiono koncepcje wspomagania procesow biznesowych poprzez wprowadzneie do modelu zbioru doswiadczen.

  • Hybrid biobateryy based on arylated carbon nanotubes and laccase

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    - BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY - Year 2012

    Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were covalently modified with antracene and antraquinone and used for the construction of cathodes for biocatalytic reduction od dioxygen. The nanotubes with aromatic groups casted onto the electrode increased the working surface of the electrode and enabled efficient direct electron tarnsfer (DET) between the enzyme and the electrode. the aryl groups enter the hydrophobic pocket of the T1...

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  • Naval mine detection system based of FPGA circuit

    Electrochemical processes take place in a metal object immersed into sea water even if an anticorrosive coating is applied [1]. As a result, flowing field appears around the object. There are naval mines between many other objects situated in the sea. Naval mines can be put in the seabed in order to be more difficult to detect by sonars. Such a mine is located on the line demarking two environments of different electrical conductivity....

  • Multiscalar Model Based Control Systems for AC Machines

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    - Year 2011

    Contents of the Chapter: Nonlinear transformations and feedback linearization. Models of the squirrel cage induction machine: Vector model of the squirrel cage induction machine. Multiscalar models of the squirrel cage induction machine.Feedback linearization of multiscalar models of the induction motor.Models of the double fed induction machine: Vector model of the double fed induction machine. Multiscalar model of the...

  • Novel Inhibitor-Based Therapies for Thyroid Cancer—An Update

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    - International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Year 2021

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  • Local basis function estimators for identification of nonstationary systems

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    The problem of identification of a nonstationary stochastic system is considered and solved using local basis function approximation of system parameter trajectories. Unlike the classical basis function approach, which yields parameter estimates in the entire analysis interval, the proposed new identification procedure is operated in a sliding window mode and provides a sequence of point (rather than interval) estimates. It is...

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  • MACHINE LEARNING–BASED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LATERAL ALLOPHONES

    Automatic classification methods, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), the k-nearest neighbor (kNN) and selforganizing maps (SOMs), are applied to allophone analysis based on recorded speech. A list of 650 words was created for that purpose, containing positionally and/or contextually conditioned allophones. For each word, a group of 16 native and non-native speakers were audio-video recorded, from which seven native speakers’...

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  • Road Restraint Systems as a Basis for Roadside Safety Improvement

    Roadside-related crashes occur when vehicles run off the road. The majority of the crashes have severe outcomes, especially when an object is hit (tree, pole, supports, front wall of a culvert, barrier). These accidents represent app. 19% of all of Poland's road deaths. Roadside crashes involve: hitting a tree, hitting a barrier, hitting a sign or utility pole, vehicle roll-over on the roadside, vehicle roll-over on a slope and...

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  • Novel cast polyetherurethanes based on dispersed polymeric polyols

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    - POLYMER TESTING - Year 2018

    Our study was focused on obtaining polyetherurethanes synthesized with using polymeric polyether based polyols differing in dispersed copolymer content (10, 20 and 40 wt%). The polyetherurethane materials were synthesized via two step method. The influence of different polymeric polyether based polyols on the chemical structure, morphology, mechanical and thermal properties of the obtained polyetherurethanes was investigated. The...

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  • Biopolymer based nanomaterials in drug delivery systems: A review

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    - Materials Today - Year 2018

    Drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to achieve a higher therapeutic effects of a pharmaceutical drug or natural compound in a specific diseased site with minimal toxicological effect and these systems consists of liposomes, microspheres, gels, prodrugs and many. Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing multi-disciplinary science that ensures the fabrication of the polymers to nanometer scale for various medical applications. Uses...

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  • Electromagnetic-based derivation of fractional-order circuit theory

    In this paper, foundations of the fractional-order circuit theory are revisited. Although many papers have been devoted to fractional-order modelling of electrical circuits, there are relatively few foundations for such an approach. Therefore, we derive fractional-order lumped-element equations for capacitors, inductors and resistors, as well as Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws using quasi-static approximations of fractional-order...

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  • Hydro Lubricants: Water-based lubricants for hydropower applications

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    • W. Litwin
    • V. Balasubramaniam
    • E. von Hoersten
    • S. Martin
    • K. Marius

    - Year 2018

    Several different base oil types exist in the market including mineral and synthetic oils (e.g. polyalphaolefins, ester, polyglycol, etc.) and are currently widely in use. Although synthetic oils have drawn great attention over the past few decades in terms of their tribological benefits, mineral oils are still widely used in hydropower applications due primarily to their low cost and easy miscibility with other oils. However,...

  • Towards Contactless, Hand Gestures-Based Control of Devices

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    Gesture-based intuitive interactions with electronic devices can be an important part of smart home systems. In this paper, we adapt the contactless linear gesture sensor for the navigation of smart lighting system. Set of handled gestures allow to propose two methods of active light source selection, continuous dimming, and turning on and off based on discrete gestures. The average gesture recognition accuracy was 97.58% in the...

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  • Gas sensors based on conducting polymers-recent developments

    This work discusses sensing performance dependence of PEDOT polymer and its composites on the counter ions used in the polymerization process. The sensors based on PEDOT-RGO composite show reversible response to NO2, while on PEDOT/LiClO4 irreversible. As a result, PEDOT-RGO could be used as a typical gas sensor, while sensor based PEDOT/LiClO4 could be used as an integrating gas sensor, also known as an accumulating gas sensor....

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  • Ultrasonic Tomography of Brick Columns Based on FEM Calculations

    Ultrasonic tomography is one of the most developed method of non-destructive testing. Despite being used mainly in medicine, it is becoming more and more popular as a method for monitoring of structural elements. It allows to examine the internal structure and technical condition of the tested element. This paper investigates the influence of crosssectional geometry on an obtained tomographic image. Wave propagation signals were...

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  • An electronic nose based on the semiconducting and electrochemical gas sensors

    The practical application of human nose for fragrance recognition is severely limited by the fact that our sense of smell is subjective and gets tired easily. Consequently, there is a significant need for an instrument that can be a substitution of the human sense of smell. Development of an electronic nose devices is an active area of research starting from pioneering research of Dodd and Persuad in the mid-1980s. Such systems...

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  • Versatile pattern recognition system based on Fisher criterion

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    - Year 2003

    Zaprezentowano system rozpoznawania obrazów w postaci bitmap. Zaimplementowany algorytm ekstrakcji cech jest uniwersalny i może być używany do różnych obrazów. Cały system bazuje na kryterium Fishera.

  • Electron diffision coefficients in triatomic gases measurements and model

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    - Year 2003

    Praca zawiera porównanie współczynników dyfuzji elektronów w gazach trójatomowych (N2O, C2O) zmierzonych w doświadczeniu ze współczynnikami wyznaczonymi numerycznie z wykorzystaniem równania Boltzmanna oraz z zastosowaniem metody Monte Carlo. Przedstawiona procedura pozwala zweryfikować przekroje czynne na zderzenia elektronów z drobinami gazów.

  • Electrical properties of polymer humidity sensor based on polyethyleneimine.

    W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań amperometrycznych właściwości czujników wilgotności na bazie PEI. Pokazano, że przepływ prądu jest wynikiem reakcji elektrodowej na anodzie.

  • Local basis function method for identification of nonstationary systems

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    - Year 2024

    This thesis is focused on the basis function method for the identification of nonstationary processes. The first chapter describes a group of models that can be identified using the basis function method. The next chapter describes the basic version of the basis function method, including its algebraic and statistical properties. The following section introduces the local basis function (LBF) method: its properties are described...

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  • Extraction of music information based on artifical neutral networks

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    - Year 2003

    W artykule przedstawiono założenia systemu automatycznego rozpoznawania muzyki. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych eksperymentów w artykule przedstawiono efektywność zaimplementowanych algorytmów w zależności od sposobu opisu danych muzycznych. Zaimpementowany system jest oparty o sztuczne sieci neuronowe.

  • NMR-Based Structural Insight into DNA G-Quadruplex

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    - Year 2024

    Emerging as a promising area in anticancer research, noncanonical DNA structures such as G-quadruplexes are studied using NMR spectroscopy. NOESY spectra reveals crucial interactions between ligands and G-quadruplexes, helping to understand non-covalent binding mechanisms. This knowledge is essential for rational drug design targeting these structures.

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  • Shell with random geometric imperfections simulation-based approach

    Przedstawiono analizę powłok z losowymi imperfekcjami. Zastosowano nieliniowe geometrycznie i materiałowo modele. Geometryczne imperfekcje opisano za pomocą pojedynczych zmiennych oraz pól losowych. Wykorzystano metodę Monte Carlo i metodę elementów skończonych. Zbadano wpływ różnych rozkładów prawdopodobieństwa imperfekcji geometrycznych na probabilistyczny rozkład nośności granicznej powłok. Zastosowane rozkłady ekstremalne imperfekcji...

  • Saint-Venant torsion based on strain gradient theory

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    In this study, the Saint-Venant torsion problem based on strain gradient theory is developed. A total form of Mindlin's strain gradient theory is used to acquire a general Saint-Venant torsion problem of micro-bars formulation. A new Finite Element formulation based on strain gradient elasticity theory is presented to solve the Saint-Venant torsion problem of micro-bars. Moreover, the problem is solved for both micro and macro...

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  • Bimodal Emotion Recognition Based on Vocal and Facial Features

    Emotion recognition is a crucial aspect of human communication, with applications in fields such as psychology, education, and healthcare. Identifying emotions accurately is challenging, as people use a variety of signals to express and perceive emotions. In this study, we address the problem of multimodal emotion recognition using both audio and video signals, to develop a robust and reliable system that can recognize emotions...

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  • Challenges and Possibilities of Deep Eutectic Solvent-Based Membranes

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    • R. Cabezas
    • E. Zurob
    • B. Gomez
    • G. Merlet
    • A. Plaza
    • C. Araya-Lopez
    • J. Romero
    • F. Olea
    • E. Quijada-Maldonado
    • L. Pino-Soto... and 2 others

    - INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH - Year 2022

    Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are a category of a new class of solvents that can overcome some of the main drawbacks of typical solvents and ionic liquids (ILs). DES have been widely investigated and applied by the research community in several applications since their invention. Over the past years, the use of DES has been directed to the production of new materials and items for new products and processes. This is the case for...

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  • Evaluation of Path Based Methods for Conceptual Representation of the Text

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    Typical text clustering methods use the bag of words (BoW) representation to describe content of documents. However, this method is known to have several limitations. Employing Wikipedia as the lexical knowledge base has shown an improvement of the text representation for data-mining purposes. Promising extensions of that trend employ hierarchical organization of Wikipedia category system. In this paper we propose three path-based...

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  • The Decisional DNA-Based Smart Bike for Internet of Things

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    - Year 2014

    In this paper, we introduce a novel application of the Internet of Things, the Decisional DNAbased Smart Bike. The Decisional DNA is a domain-independent, flexible and standard knowledge representation structure; it allows its domains to acquire and store experiential knowledge and formal decision events in an explicit way. By using Decisional DNA, the sensor-equipped bicycle is able to learn its user’s weight, riding habits, etc....

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  • ECG-based prediction of ventricular fibrillation by means of the PCA

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    - Year 2014

    A Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a death resulting from cardiac failure with no significant symptoms earlier than one hour before occurrence. It is the cause of for approximately 400000 deaths per year in United States and millions of deaths worldwide. The proposed system, including two-stage algorithm and wearable diagnostic device allows for SCD risk estimation and continuous monitoring of high risk patients. A single channel...

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  • Small Antenna Design Using Surrogate-Based Optimization

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    In this work, design of small antennas using efficient numerical optimization is investigated. We exploit variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) simulations and the adaptively adjusted design specifications (AADS) technique. Combination of these methods allows us to simultaneously adjust multiple geometry parameters of the antenna structure of interest in a computationally feasible manner, leading to substantial reduction of the...

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  • Processing of Marine Satellite Data in WEB-BASED GIS

    GIS systems are important modern word. They allow to quickly analyse and corelate various data bound to their geographical context. The paper describes Web-base GIS with ability to integrate and analyse data from many sources such as: satellite imagery, threat simulation models, marine vessels Automatic Identification System, raster and vector topographic charts. Some details of system architecture and implementation are presented...

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  • Digital Fingerprinting based on Quaternion Encryption for Image Transmission

    In this paper a new digital fingerprinting scheme for images is proposed. A proposed method is based on quaternion encryption with Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode of operation. Quaternions are hyper-complex numbers of rank 4 and thus often applied to mechanics in three-dimensional space. The encryption algorithm is designed for grey-tone images. For purpose of encryption, the algorithm uses the rotation of data vectors presented...

  • Bio-based semi-aromatic polyesters for coating applications

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    • E. Gubbels
    • J. P. Drijfhout
    • C. Posthuma-van Tent
    • L. Jasińska-Walc
    • B. A. J. Noordover
    • C. E. Koning

    - PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS - Year 2014

    Linear and branched bio-based semi-aromatic (co)polyesters were evaluated as resins for solvent-basedand powder coatings. Dimethyl-2,5-furandicarboxylate (DMF), 2,3-butanediol and various multifunc-tional comonomers were used to synthesize amorphous hydroxyl-end-capped (co)polyesters. The resinswere cross-linked using the -caprolactam blocked trimer of isophorone diisocyanate. Both the solvent-based and powder coatings proved to...

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  • Radiosensitization of DNA in presence of Pt(II)-based compounds

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    - EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D - Year 2014

    X-ray irradiation of plasmid DNA in presence of platinum (II)-based compounds was carried out in order to assess the radiosensitization capabilities of these drugs. In present investigations pBR322 plasmid DNA was used to monitor the effectiveness of chosen compounds in inducing strand breaks. Samples were incubated in the presence of potential radiosensitisers: platinum (II) bromide and cis-diamminedibromoplatinum (II). The results...

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  • Rigid polyurethane foams from a polyglycerol-based polyol

    Rigid polyurethane foams (rPUs) were synthesized by replacing 35 and 70 wt.% of petrochemical polyol with polyglycerol. Two types of polyglycerol with different molecular weights and hydroxyl numbers were used to obtain new ‘‘green’’ polyurethane–polyglycerol foams. The foams were prepared by a single step method for the ratio of NCO/OH groups equal to 2. rPUs synthesized with polyglycerol showed regular cellular structure, with...

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