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  • Active management of equipment cooling in hoteling data centers

    Hoteling data centers are designated for housing computing and storage units of many, usually small customers, as opposed to traditional data centers supporting own computing and storage resources of a bigger company. One of the services to be provided to consumer’s equipment is cooling. Cooling in data centers is prevalently achieved by circulating air in computer room. Efficient cooling requires delivering cold air from central...

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  • Chromogenic macrocyclic derivatives of azoles - synthesis and properties,

    New azocrown ethers comprising imidazoles in the macrocycle have been synthesized. Imidazole, 2-methyl-, 4-methyl-, and 4-phenylimidazole were incorporated to form macrocyclic units by coupling with the appropriate bis-diazonium salts. The syntheseswere performed under high dilution conditions. The X-ray structure of a water adduct of the 21-membered crown ether derivative of 4-methylimidazole 8 has been solved. Metal...

  • Azomacrocyclic derivatives of imidazole: synthesis, structure, and metal ion complexation properties

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    New azocrown ethers comprising imidazoles in the macrocycle have been synthesized. Imidazole, 2-methyl-, 4-methyl-, and 4-phenylimidazole were incorporated to form macrocyclic units by coupling with the appropriate bis-diazonium salts. The syntheseswere performed under high dilution conditions. The X-ray structure of a water adduct of the 21-membered crown ether derivative of 4-methylimidazole 8 has been solved. Metal...

  • Degree product formula in the case of a finite group action

    Let V, W be finite dimensional orthogonal representations of a finite group G. The equivariant degree with values in the Burnside ring of G has been studied extensively by many authors. We present a short proof of the degree product formula for local equivariant maps on V and W.

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  • Performance Analysis and Quantification of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3)

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    - Year 2023

    Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) information play a vital role in everyday life of common persons. People greatly rely on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-enabled applications for navigation to reach their desired destination. However, GNSS navigation performance is highly degraded in urban environments due to the high probability of signal interruption, multipath (MP), and/or non-line-of-sight (NLOS) signal...

  • Impedance investigations of amperometric gas sensor containing aprotic solvent

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    Skonstruowany został amperometryczny czujnik gazowy w układzie trójelektrodowym ze złotą elektrodą roboczą bezpośrednio napyloną na membranę Nafionową. W publikacji przedstawiono wyniki badań charakterystyk czujnika do oznaczania ditlenku siarki wypełnionego elektrolitem zawierającym różne względne zawartości DMSO/H2O. Wyniki badań impedancyjnych zostały przeanalizowane w oparciu o zaproponowany elektryczny układ zastępczy.

  • Jacek Namieśnik prof. dr hab. inż.

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    Scientific discipline: chemistryRector in 2016-2019 He was born on 10 December, 1949 in Mogilno. He graduated in 1972 at the Faculty of Chemistry at Gdańsk University of Technology, obtaining a master's degree in chemical engineering. In 1972 he started working at Gdańsk University of Technology, where in 1978 he defended his doctoral thesis and in 1985 he completed his habilitation. He was appointed an associate professor in 1991...

  • On aspects of tensile structures analysis.

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    W pracy dokonano omówienia podstawowych aspektów analizy konstrukcji napiętych. Przedstawiono krótki rys historyczny tego typu konstrukcji, zwracając uwagę m.in. na konstrukcje membranowe, cięgnowe, pneumatyczne.

  • Analiza porównawcza sposobów wyznaczania obciążeń wiatrem na podstawie norm projektowych i analizy przepływu CFD

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    W pracy poruszono tematykę wykorzystania analizy przepływu CFD do wyznaczania obciążeń wiatru na konstrukcje. Przedstawiono analizę trzech modeli budynków o dachu dwuspadowym o różnych kątach nachylenia, dla których dokonano porównania wielkości współczynników parcia z wynikami dostępnymi w literaurze. Obliczenia analityczne wykonano zgodnie z normą z PN-EN 1991-1-4, natomiast obliczenia numeryczne wykonano w programie R-Wind Simulation....

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  • Hydrogen degradation of high-strength weldable steels in sea-water

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    - Year 2003

    W artykule przedstawiono ocenę podatności stali o wysokiej wytrzymałości oraz ich złączy spawanych na kruchość wodorową. Wykonano próby powolnego rozciągania na stalach gatunku 17HMBVA i 14HNMBCu oraz ich złączach spawanych, w środowisku wody morskiej, przy polaryzacji katodowej. Wykonano badania elektrochemiczne przenikania wodoru przez membrany pobrane z rożnych obszarów złączy spawanych.

  • Mechanical compatibility of implants used in hernia repair with abdominal wall

    The paper deals with a membrane model of a synthetic surgical mesh for treatment of abdominal hernia. The authors analyse the compatibility of two implant types with the human wall: Dualmesh Gore and Proceed. The finite element method is applied to simulate tjhe behavior of the proposed model. Due fact that recurrences are usually caused by connection failure, this study is focused on reaction forces in supports representing the...

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  • Potentiometric Solid-Contact Multisensor System for Simultaneous Measurement of Several Ions

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    The design and performance of potentiometric multisensor system made in solid-contact technology is described. Both, the measuring electrodes as well as the reference electrode are in a compact cell. The system allows for simultaneous measurement of various ions. The characteristics of the electrodes for Na+, K+ and Ca2+ ions were determined using the designed system and compared with ISEs of the same membrane composition in classical...

  • Utilization of ionic liquids for the enrichment of biogas

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    This article discusses the dependence of biogas composition on organic feed material. High amounts of CO2 decrease the calorific value of biogas. Several technologies are reviewed which can be used to increase the calorific value. Special emphasis is laid on ionic liquids as a new absorbing material. ILs have a number of advantages due to their unique properties such as: low melting point, high thermal conductivity, no flammability,...

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  • Recognition and sensing of anions

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    Molecular ion recognition is one of the most intensively studied areas of supramolecular technology. The reason for this is the essential role that ions play in many biological as well as industrial processes. On the other hand, however, it has been proved that ions can have a negative impact on human health and the environment. For these reasons, it is extremly important to develop rapid and simple methods allowing the determination...

  • Difference functional inequalities and applications.

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    The paper deals with the difference inequalities generated by initial boundary value problems for hyperbolic nonlinear differential functional systems. We apply this result to investigate the stability of constructed difference schemes. The proof of the convergence of the difference method is based on the comparison technique, and the result for difference functional inequalities is used. Numerical examples are presented.

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  • Modeling of active fiber Bragg grating underwater acoustic sensor.

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    - Year 2004

    W pracy przedstawiono wyniki modelowania nowego typu przetwornika hydroakustycznego wykorzystującego światłowodową siatkę Bragga. Siatka ta, domieszkowana jonami pierwiastków ziem rzadkich, pracuje jako laser z rozłożonym sprzężeniem zwrotnym, co pozwala na znaczne zwiększenie czułości tego prztwornika w porównaniu z rozwiązaniami wykorzystującymi siatki pasywne. W celu uzyskania równomiernego rozkładu naprężeń siatki zastosowano...

  • Seiberg-Witten invariants the topological degree and wall crossing formula

    Following S. Bauer and M. Furuta we investigate finite dimensional approximations of a monopole map in the case b 1 = 0. We define a certain topological degree which is exactly equal to the Seiberg-Witten invariant. Using homotopy invariance of the topological degree a simple proof of the wall crossing formula is derived.

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  • Największe osiedle mieszkaniowe międzywojennego Gdańska - stan obecny i perspektywy zachowania

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    - Year 2014

    Zaprezentowane przykłady budynków modernistycznych pochodzą z największego gdańskiego osiedla mieszkaniowego z okresu dwudziestolecia międzywojennego – Osiedla Kościuszki. W analizowanym zespole zabudowy przeważa architektura mieszkaniowa wielorodzinna w zabudowie ciągłej. Chociaż charakteryzuje ją prostota i zharmonizowanie form, to poszczególne grupy budynków tworzące samodzielne podjednostki osiedla różnią się sposobem opracowania...

  • Największe osiedle mieszkaniowe międzywojennego Gdańska - stan obecny i perspektywy zachowania

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    - Year 2017

    Zaprezentowane przykłady budynków modernistycznych pochodzą z największego gdańskiego osiedla mieszkaniowego z okresu dwudziestolecia międzywojennego – Osiedla Kościuszki. W analizowanym zespole zabudowy przeważa architektura mieszkaniowa wielorodzinna w zabudowie ciągłej. Chociaż charakteryzuje ją prostota i zharmonizowanie form, to poszczególne grupy budynków tworzące samodzielne podjednostki osiedla różnią się sposobem opracowania...

  • High resolution X-ray diffractometry and reflectometry of semiconductor nano- and micro- structures based on X-ray refractive optics

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    - Year 2017

    In this thesis proposed, discussed and studied novel synchrotron X-ray diffractometry and reflectometry methods based on a refractive optics. The experimental results obtained from the ID06 beamline at ESRF, Grenoble, France are presented and analyzed in this work to demonstrate a high angular and space resolution in addition to the opportunity to manage in situ and on operando experiments with the help of proposed X-ray optical...

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  • Przemysław Kalitowski dr inż.

    Przemyslaw Kalitowski (born 26 July 1991) currently works at the Gdansk University of Technology in Gdansk, Poland. He acts as the Professor's Assistant at the Department of Rail Transportation and Bridges. In 2015 he started PhD studies at the Department of Rail Transportation and Bridges. He has over 4 years experience in static and dynamic analysis of structures - primarily with FEM programs. The scope of analysis are mainly...

  • Open smart glasses development platform for AAL applications

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    - Year 2017

    This paper describes an open platform for multi sensory electronic glasses that supports new and enhanced methods for intelligent interaction with patients, with smart objects, or to be used as new data input modalities like proximity sensor or smart textile interfaces. All the activities have been developed, investigated and evaluated within EU CHIST-ERA eGlasses project...

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  • The data exchange between smart glasses and healthcare information systems using the HL7 FHIR standard

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    - Year 2016

    In this study we evaluated system architecture for the use of smart glasses as a viewer of information, as a source of medical data (vital sign measurements: temperature, pulse rate, and respiration rate), and as a filter of healthcare information. All activities were based on patient/device identification procedures using graphical markers or features based on visual appearance. The architecture and particular use cases were implemented...

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  • Feasibility Study for Food Intake Tasks Recognition Based on Smart Glasses

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    - Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics - Year 2015

    In this exploratory study 13 adult test subjects have performed different food intake tasks while wearing a three axis accelerometer mounted at a temple of glasses. Two different algorithms for task recognition have been applied and compared. The retrospective data processing leads to better task recognition results when the frequency range of 50 Hz to 100 Hz is analysed within accelerometer signal recordings. A straightforward...

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  • Interactions with recognized patients using smart glasses

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    - Year 2015

    Recently, different smart glasses solutions have been proposed on the market. The rapid development of this wearable technology has led to several research projects related to applications of smart glasses in healthcare. In this paper we propose a general architecture of the system enabling data integration for the recognized person. In the proposed system smart glasses integrates data obtained for the recognized patient from health...

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  • Cognitive decline in Huntington's disease expansion gene carriers

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    • V. Baake
    • R. Reijntjes
    • E. Dumas
    • J. Thompson
    • R. Roos

    - CORTEX - Year 2017

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  • Interactions with recognized objects

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    - Year 2014

    Implicit interaction combined with object recognition techniques opens a new possibility for gathering data and analyzing user behavior for activity and context recognition. The electronic eyewear platform, eGlasses, is being developed, as an integrated and autonomous system to provide interactions with smart environment. In this paper we present a method for the interactions with the recognized objects that can be used for electronic...

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  • Badania właściwości nowego amperometrycznego czujnika ditlenku siarki.

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    Zaprojektowany i wykonany został nowy, amperometryczny czujnik ditlenku siarki, wyposażony w elektrodę roboczą ze złota napylonego bezpośrednio na powierzchnię membrany oddzielającej komórkę elektrokatalityczną czujnika od otoczenia. Sygnał czujnika, związany z reakcją elektrodową utleniania ditlenku siarki, jest proporcjonalny do stężenia SO2. W tej pracy przedstawiono rezultaty badań czujnika z membranami z mikroporowatego Teflonu...

  • Application of a cationic surfactant in the multichanel taste sensor

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    Substancje należaće do czterech klas smaku były badane za pomocą pięciokanałowego sensora smaku składającego się z elektrod z membranami polimerowo-lipidowymi. Wykazanano, że elektroda zbudowana z membrany polimerowej zawierajacej kationowy surfaktant może byc z powodzeniem zastosoana w sensorze smaku do rozpoznania napojów składających sie głównie z sacharozy i kwasu cytrynowego produkowanych przez rózne firmy.

  • A XAS study of a highly diluted Pt electrocatalyst operating in PEM fuel cells

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    - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS - Year 2009

    We present an X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) study of a low Pt content catalyst layer(Pt loading 0.1 mg c2) operating at the cathode of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell(PEMFC). This catalyst is based on the use of a mesoporous inorganic matrix as a support forthe catalyst Pt nanoparticles. Due to the high Pt dilution, in situ measurements of itsstructural properties by XAS are challenging and suitable experimental strategies...

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  • Dynamics of mechanical model of implant-tissue system in ventral hernia repair

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    The paper deals with a finite element modelling of implants in the problem of ventral hernia repair. The synthetic mesh implanted in the abdomen during surgery is here modelled as a membrane structure. Thesystem undergoes the internal abdominal pressure that occurs during the postoperative cough, the load identified in the literature as the main cause of the connection failure and hernia recurrence. The model can be used to estimate...

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  • Application of Impedance Spectroscopy for Bi1−xNdxFeO3 Ceramics Characterization

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    - MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM - Year 2012

    In the present paper the synthesis conditions for fabrication of Bi1−xNdxFeO3 ceramics are reported. The single phase polycrystalline samples of Bi1−xNdxFeO3 were prepared by standard solid state reaction method from the mixture of oxides viz.: Bi2O3, Fe2O3 and Nd2O3. The samples were characterized by impedance spectroscopy in the frequency range 10Hz – 1MHz at room temperature.

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  • Recent steel structures in Poland - the selected projects

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    - Year 2016

    The paper presents selected examples of recently completed steel structures in Poland. These are roofs over sport stadiums, construction of public buildings and bridges. Described examples do not exhaust the acquis in the field of steel constructions in Poland. The authors, however, may hope that the presented con-structions represents current achievements in Poland in the field of steel structures.

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  • Analysis of graphene multi-strip planar guiding structures with the use of spectral domain approach

    Spectral domain approach is modified and used to analyze some simple structures containing graphene strips. The modification is simple and concerns the Green’s function only. Moreover, the method is combined with the recently published root finding algorithms, which significantly improve the efficiency of the analysis. The results obtained for a simple guiding structure is verified and the field displacement effect is confirmed.

  • Cylindroma of skin - Female, 64 - Tissue image [4120730022887301]

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    This is the histopathological image of SKIN tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.

  • Cylindroma of skin - Female, 64 - Tissue image [4120730022882961]

    Open Research Data

    This is the histopathological image of SKIN tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.

  • Influence of fasteners and connections flexibility on deflections of steel building including the stressed skin effect

    The paper presents the analysis of the influence of fasteners and connections flexibility on displacements of symmetrical single-bay pitched-roof steel building, including trapezoidal cladding acting as a diaphragm. The purpose of the article was to compare numerical models with and without taking into consideration fasteners and connections flexibility in order to observe the differences in transverse stiffness of the building...

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  • Influence of sheet/purlin fasteners spacing on shear flexibility of the diaphragm

    The paper presents the influence of sheet/purlin fasteners location (in reference to trapezoidal profile cross section) on shear flexibility of the cladding acting as a diaphragm. Analytical procedures were presented and their limitations were discussed. Next, selected schemes of fasteners location, known from engineering practice, but not included in European codes and recommendations, were analysed numerically in order to observe...

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  • Stability of trusses with linear elastic side-supports

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    The present research is devoted to study of a lateral buckling of truss with linear elastic side supports. The elastic support reaction in relation to force in compressed chord and coefficient of buckling length related to side support distance are also calculated. The effect of slope of side support on limit force is also considered. The nonlinear analysis of two roof trusses are carried out. The results are compared to design...

  • Validation of atmospheric aerosols sampling in equivalent fractions

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    • C. M. Oliveira
    • M. F. G. Camões
    • P. Bigus
    • A. A. Fachado
    • R. J. N. Bettencourt da Silva

    - Year 2013

    Physical properties and chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols are of extreme importance, in many fields of interest, namely the Environment even with legal implications. Atmospheric sampling poses inherent problems with consequent demands on sampling optimisation, with sampling strategies requiring validation. In this work a study was conducted aiming at validating the collection of atmospheric aerosols in equivalent fractions....

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  • 3D Monitoring - Identification of measurement problems at larger movements of the tracked points

    Authors identified the problems associated with the determination of the controlled points coordinates by use of automated Total Station placed behind transparent barrier. Important thing in the mentioned analysis was a large change of controlled points position and not stable Total Station’s stand (because of stand’s thermal drift). This two elements, combined with measurement made through glass plate determine the need for impact...

  • Properties of LiMnBO3 glasses and nanostructured glass-ceramics

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    • P. Michalski
    • A. Gołębiewska
    • J. Trebosc
    • O. Lafon
    • T. Pietrzak
    • J. Ryl
    • J. Nowiński
    • M. Wasiucionek
    • J. Garbarczyk

    - SOLID STATE IONICS - Year 2019

    Polycrystalline LiMnBO3 is a promising cathode material for Li-ion batteries. In this work, we investigated the thermal, structural and electrical properties of glassy and nanocrystallized materials having the same chemical composition. The original glass was obtained via a standard melt-quenching method. SEM and 7Li solid-state NMR indicate that it contains a mixture of two distinct glassy phases. The results suggest that the...

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  • Piezoresponse force microscopy and dielectric spectroscopy study of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 thin films

    Research on synthesis, characterization and determination of processing – structure – property relationships of commercially important ferroelectric thin films has been performed. The sol-gel-type solution deposition technique was applied to produce good quality thin films of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST60/40) chemical composition on the stainless steel substrates. The thin films were characterized in terms of their microstructure, crystal...

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  • Synthesis, thermal, structural and electrical properties of vanadium-doped lithium-manganese-borate glass and nanocomposites

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    • A. Jarocka
    • P. Michalski
    • J. Ryl
    • M. Wasiucionek
    • J. Garbarczyk
    • T. Pietrzak

    - IONICS - Year 2020

    A glassy sample with a nominal formula LiMn1−3x/2VxBO3 (where x = 0.05) was synthesised using the melt-quenching method. Material was characterised by differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffactometry (XRD) at room temperature and as a function of temperature (HT-XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), impedance spectroscopy (IS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Dependences of glass transition and crystallisation...

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  • A Wideband Channel Model for Body Area Networks in Circular Metallic Indoor Environments

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    - IEEE Access - Year 2021

    In this paper, the wideband characterization of the propagation channel in circular metallic indoor environments is addressed, regarding Body Area Networks and 5G small cells, an analytical model for the dependence of the mean delay and the average delay spread on the circle radius, the working frequency and the distance between the transmitter and the receiver being proposed. The derivation of the model is initially done analytically,...

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  • Modeling of active fiber Bragg grating sensors

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    - Year 2005

    W artykule omówiono działanie przetwornika hydrofonu wykorzystującego profilowaną membranę sprzężoną z aktywną światłowodową siatką Bragga. W wyniku modelowania, wykonanego Metodą Elementów Skończonych, stwierdzono występowanie gradientów naprężeń wzdłuż siatki. Opracowano program do modelowania pasywnych i aktywnych światłowodowych siatek Bragga wykorzystujący metodę modów sprzężonych. Przedstawiono charakterystyki widmowe pasywnych...

  • Zminiaturyzowane czujniki potencjometryczne jako detektory do elektroforezy kapilarnej

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    - Elektronika : konstrukcje, technologie, zastosowania - Year 2008

    Wykorzystanie czujników potencjometrycznych jako detektorów w chromatografii cieczowej (LC) i elektroforezie kapilarnej (CE), będące interesującym rozwiązaniem nie jest praktycznie stosowane. Przeprowadzono elektroforezę kapilarną związków z grupy leków antyhistaminowych i antydepresantów stosując jako zminiaturyzowany czujnik potencjometryczny elektrodę metaliczną z polimerową membraną pozostającą w bezpośrednim kontakcie z powierzchnią...

  • Zastosowanie analizy wielokryterialnej do oceny i wyboru rozwiązania pokrycia dachowego

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    Celem artykułu jest wskazanie optymalnego rozwiązania materiałowego do wykonania pokrycia dachowego w budynku biurowym. Wykorzystując wywiady z ekspertami oraz badania ankietowe, dokonano oceny trzech wariantów materiałowych. W badaniu zastosowano analizę wielokryterialną MCE z uwzględnieniem jedenastu kryteriów oceny. Badania wskazały, iż najkorzystniejszym rozwiązaniem jest zastosowanie membrany EPDM. Pomimo największych nakładów...

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  • Bifurcation of equilibrium forms of an elastic rod on a two-parameter Winkler foundation

    We consider two-parameter bifurcation of equilibrium states of an elastic rod on a deformable foundation. Our main theorem shows that bifurcation occurs if and only if the linearization of our problem has nontrivial solutions. In fact our proof, based on the concept of the Brouwer degree, gives more, namely that from each bifurcation point there branches off a continuum of solutions.

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  • Constructive entanglement test from triangle inequality

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    - Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical - Year 2014

    We derive a simple lower bound on the geometric measure of entanglement for mixed quantum states in the case of a general multipartite system. The main ingredient of the presented derivation is the triangle inequality applied to the root infidelity distance in the space of density matrices. The obtained bound leads to entanglement criteria with a straightforward interpretation. The proposed criteria provide an experimentally accessible,...

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