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Defence in depth conception in nuclear power plants and requirements for instrumentation and control systems
PublicationThe aim of this article is to identify and discuss some issues of the safety systems’ design for nuclear power plants equipped with the light water reactors using a defence in depth (D-in-D) conception. Because the functional safety solutions play nowadays an important role for the risk control, the basic requirements for the instrumentation and control systems are specified with regard to relevant international standards. For...
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Developing a methodology for model tests of floating platforms in a towing tank of low depth
PublicationThe paper presents two ways to mooring model of semi-submersible platform for research in the small depth towing pool. The tested model was made in the likeness of 1:100 Thunder Horse platform moored in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1,920 m. Its mooring system consisted of 16 semi-taut mooring lines (chain-wire-chain) spaced Star-shape and attached at the bottom to the suction piles. The tests were performed in the towing pool...
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Thermal Image Processing for Respiratory Estimation from Cubical Data with Expandable Depth
PublicationAs healthcare costs continue to rise, finding affordable and non-invasive ways to monitor vital signs is increasingly important. One of the key metrics for assessing overall health and identifying potential issues early on is respiratory rate (RR). Most of the existing methods require multiple steps that consist of image and signal processing. This might be difficult to deploy on edge devices that often do not have specialized...
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Computer-Aided Detection of Hypertensive Retinopathy Using Depth-Wise Separable CNN
PublicationHypertensive retinopathy (HR) is a retinal disorder, linked to high blood pressure. The incidence of HR-eye illness is directly related to the severity and duration of hypertension. It is critical to identify and analyze HR at an early stage to avoid blindness. There are presently only a few computer-aided systems (CADx) designed to recognize HR. Instead, those systems concentrated on collecting features from many retinopathy-related...
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Developing Methodology for Model Tests of Floating Platforms in Low -Depth Towing Tank
PublicationThe paper presents two different methods of physical modeling of semi-submersible platform mooring system for research in low depth towing tank. The tested model was made in the scale of 1:100 resembling the "Thunder Horse" platform moored in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1,920 m. Its mooring system consisted of 16 semi-taut mooring lines (chain-wire-chain) spaced starshape and attached at the bottom to suction piles. The tests...
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THE EFFECT OF NOTCH DEPTH ON CTOD VALUES IN FRACTURE TESTS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS
PublicationIn elements of steel structures working at low temperatures, there is a risk of appearance of brittle fracture. This risk is reduced through the use of certified materials having guaranteed strength at a given temperature. A method which is most frequently used to determine brittle fracture toughness is the Charpy impact test, preformed for a given temperature. For offshore structures intended to work in the arctic climat e, the...
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An in-depth look at the tire rubber hardness influence on tire/road noise measurements
PublicationWhen assessing the acoustic quality of a road pavement with the close-proximity (CPX) or the on-board sound intensity (OBSI) method, the rubber hardness of the reference tire substantially affects the measurement. Practical experience shows that measurement tires can get significantly harder within a single measurement season. This is why one would like to normalize measurements to a reference rubber hardness. The recently published...
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Technology Concept of TLP Platform Towing and Installation in Waters with Depth of 60 m
PublicationThe article is part of the design and research work conducted at the Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, in cooperation with a number of other research centres, which concerns offshore wind farms planned to be built in the Polish zone of the Baltic sea in the next years. One of most difficult tasks in this project is building suitable foundations for each power unit consisting of a...
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Fading Characteristics for Dynamic Body-to-Body Channels in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
PublicationThis paper presents an analysis of the fading characteristics in dynamic body-to-body channels, based on measurements performed at 2.45 GHz in indoor and outdoor environments. The statistical analysis of the small- and large-scale fading shows that the Nakagami Distribution is the best model for the former and the Log-Normal one for the latter. An important influence of body shadowing...
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The Weather as an Indicator for Decision-Making Support Systems Regarding the Control of Cutworms in Beets and Cereal Leaf Beetles in Cereals and Their Adoption in Farming Practice
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Comprehensive exploration of technological tensioning effects in welded thin plate girders: an in-depth investigation
PublicationThin-walled plate girders are widely used in structures and construction due to their effectiveness in transferring loads. The permanent deformations of the girder lead to a lack of stability, which necessarily leads to its replacement. Replacing permanently deformed thin-walled load-bearing structures requires large financial outlays. Technological prestressing is one of the most effective methods for studying and treating permanent...
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SEI Growth and Depth Profiling on ZFO Electrodes by Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
PublicationZnFe2O4 (ZFO) Li-ion batteries (LIBs) represent a reliable, affordable, and safe energy storage technology for use in portable application. However, current LIB active materials (graphite, lithium/transition metal spinel or layered oxides, olivine structures) can store only limited energy since they rely on insertion storage based on solid-state host-guest interactions. Moreover, performances and durability of the cells are strongly...
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CNN Architectures for Human Pose Estimation from a Very Low Resolution Depth Image
PublicationThe paper is dedicated to proposing and evaluating a number of convolutional neural network architectures for calculating a multiple regression on 3D coordinates of human body joints tracked in a single low resolution depth image. The main challenge was to obtain a high precision in case of a noisy and coarse scan of the body, as observed by a depth sensor from a large distance. The regression network was expected to reason about...
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Karhunen-Loeve-based approach to tracking of rapidly fading wireless communication channels
PublicationWhen parameters of wireless communication channels vary at a fast rate, simple estimation algorithms, such as weighted least squares (WLS) or least mean squares (LMS) algorithms, cannot estimate them with the accuracy needed to secure the reliable operation of the underlying communication systems. In cases like this, the local basis function (LBF) estimation technique can be used instead, significantly increasing the achievable...
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Fast Fading Characterization for Body Area Networks in Circular Metallic Indoor Environments
PublicationWith the increasing development of 5G and Body Area Network based systems being implemented in unusual environments, propagation inside metallic structures is a key aspect to characterize propagation effects inside ships and other similar environments, mostly composed of metallic walls. In this paper, indoor propagation inside circular metallic structures is addressed and fast fading statistical distributions parameters are obtained...
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Hospital chaplains facing the pandemic. A qualitative study
PublicationThe article explores hospital chaplains perspective on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the provision of spiritual care in Poland. Semi-structured interviews with sixteen hospital chaplains providing spiritual care in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic were performed. Six main themes emerged during the interviews: chaplains' experience of the pandemic, chaplaincy during the outbreak, patients' needs, health professionals...
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Facing the brainstorming theory. A case of requirements elicitation
PublicationKnowledge is still considered to be power and its externalization makes it possible for others to use that power. In this paper, we examine the theory of brainstorming, and the claim by father Alex Osborn that in a group session an individual can think of twice as many ideas than working alone. In the context of requirements elicitation, we performed an experiment on a “nominal” and a “real” group of participants, following a procedure...
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OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
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An in-depth study of the Barkhausen emission signal properties of the plastically deformed Fe-2%Si alloy
PublicationZbadana została korelacja między natężeniem emisji magnetoakustycznej a natężeniem mechanicznego efektu Barkhausena dla próbek ze stali P91 mających różną mikrostrukturę na skutek plastycznego płynięcia w temperaturze pokojowej lub na skutek przyspieszonego pełzania w temperaturze 773K pod naprężeniem 290 KPa. Zakres deformacji plastycznej dla pierwszego zestawu próbek wynosił od 2% do 10,5% a dla drugiego od 0,85% do 10%. Oba...
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Phyto-mediated photocatalysis: a critical review of in-depth base to reactive radical generation for erythromycin degradation
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Stereo vision with Equal Baseline Multiple Camera Set (EBMCS) for obtaining depth maps of plants
PublicationThis paper presents a method of improving the estimation of distances between an autonomous harvesting robot and plants with ripe fruits by using the vision system based on five cameras. The system is called Equal Baseline Multiple Camera Set (EBMCS). EBMCS has some features of a camera matrix and a camera array. EBMCS is regarded as a set of stereo cameras for estimating distances by obtaining disparity maps and depth maps. This...
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Nitrogen removal in vertical flow constructed wetlands: influence of bed depth and high nitrogen loadings
PublicationThe aim of the study was to evaluate the nitrogen removal and its effects on the plant’s growth and leaves morphology. using two subsurface vertical flow (VF bed), with different depths (0.24 m2 × 0.70 m; 0.24 m2 × 0.35 m) and nitrogen load increments. The VF bed were planted with Vetiveria zizanioides, filled with light expanded clay aggregates (Leca®NR 10/20) and fed in parallel mode with synthetic wastewater. High ammonium nitrogen...
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The Influence of the Depth of Cut in Single-Pass Grinding on the Microstructure and Properties of the C45 Steel Surface Layer
PublicationThe paper contains the results of a metallographic examination and nanoindentation test conducted for the medium carbon structural steel with low content of Mn, Si, Cu, Cr, and Ni after its grinding to a depth ranging from 2 μm to 20 μm, at constant cutting speed (peripheral speed) of vs = 25 ms−1 and constant feed rate of vft = 1 m/min. Applied grinding parameters did not cause the surface layer hardening, which could generate...
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Deep neural networks for human pose estimation from a very low resolution depth image
PublicationThe work presented in the paper is dedicated to determining and evaluating the most efficient neural network architecture applied as a multiple regression network localizing human body joints in 3D space based on a single low resolution depth image. The main challenge was to deal with a noisy and coarse representation of the human body, as observed by a depth sensor from a large distance, and to achieve high localization precision....
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Fading Analysis in Off-Body Channels in a Straight Metallic Corridor in a Passenger Ferry Environment
PublicationThis paper presents a fading analysis for Body Area Networks off-body communications at 2.45 GHz in a passenger ferry environment. The results are based on measurements performed for dynamic scenarios in a straight metallic corridor. Two components, extracted from instantaneous system loss values, have been analysed: small- and large-scales fading, separately for each scenario. Well-known probability distribution functions have...
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Force transfer and stress distribution in short cantilever deep beams loaded throughout the depth with a various reinforcement
PublicationDeep beams used as the main reinforced concrete structural elements which taking over the load and stiffening construction are often found in high-rise buildings. The architecture of these buildings is sometimes sophisticated and varied, arouse the admiration of the majority of recipients, and thus causing an engineering challenge to correctly design the structural system and force transfer. In such structures is important to shape...
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The In-Depth Studies of Pulsed UV Laser-Modified TiO2 Nanotubes: The Influence of Geometry, Crystallinity, and Processing Parameters
PublicationThe laser processing of the titania nanotubes has been investigated in terms of morphology, structure, and optical properties of the obtained material. The length of the nanotubes and crystallinity, as well as the atmosphere of the laser treatment, were taken into account. The degree of changes of the initial geometry of nanotubes were checked by means of scanning electron microscopy, which visualizes both the surface and the cross-section....
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Multisine impedimetric monitoring with an in-depth distribution of relaxation times analysis of WE43 and AZ31 magnesium alloys corrosion
PublicationThis research aims to develop and utilize an impedance-based tool for monitoring non-stationary electrochemical processes, coupling the multisinusoidal perturbation signal approach and distribution of relaxation times (DRT) analysis for the first time. The approach was used to distinguish independent processes occurring at the surface of AZ31 and WE43 Mg alloys undergoing corrosion in Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution at 37 °C. We...
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The Protein Folding Problem
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Wireless paging system
PublicationAssistance to patients at hospitals and nursing homesoften encounters problems related to obtaining information onthe current needs of the patient. Traditionally, patient informshospital stuff by wire and wireless paging systems. WirelessPaging Systems allow one to overcome the limitations of theirwire counterparts, which include high installation costs (cabling)and lack of patient mobility. The main difference betweenpresented...
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Leading across cultures
Publicationrozdział przedstawia rozróżnienie pomiędzy przywództwem globalnym, a międzynarodwym w świetle koncepcji kładących nacisk na postrzeganie liderów przez podwładnych. zaprezentowane są kompetencje potrzebne do pełnienia roli globalnego lidera oraz propozycja dobrych praktyk organizacji związanych z zarządzaniem managerami pracującymi w krajach odmiennych kulturowo od ich kultury macierzystej. rozdział zawiera opis przypadku, który...
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Analyses of wave records from the Southern Baltic Sea with the emphases on large wave events
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki analizy pomiarów szeregów czasowych falowania uzyskanych z boi pomiarowych Waverider, umieszczonych w kilku miejscach linii brzegowej Morza Bałtyckiego. Celem badań było wskazanie okresów i regionów możliwego pojawiania się fal maksymalnych. Rozważano wpływ czasu trwania sztormu i kierunku wiatru na powstawanie pojedynczych oraz grup fal ekstremalnych.
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Epilepsy and hypertension: The possible link for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy?
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Evolutionary benefits of personality traits when facing workplace bullying
PublicationFacing workplace bullying negatively affects physical and mental health, and consequently quality of life and well-being. Personality traits that can help an individual survive and reproduce entail more benefits than costs. Building on two evolutionary theories, Life History Theory and Costly Signaling Theory, this study aims to provide novel insights into how and why personality traits are associated with facing workplace bullying...
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Preliminary performance evaluation of a high resolution small animal PET scanner with monolithic crystals and depth-of-interaction encoding
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Magnetic signature reproduction of ferromagnetic ships at arbitrary geographical position, direction and depth using a multi-dipole model
PublicationThe reproduction of magnetic signatures is an important issue concerning the safety of ship traffic, as well as the identification and classification of vessels. Moreover, military applications of magnetic signatures and their reproduction refer to the activation or protection against activation of magnetic naval mines. Previous works on this subject focused on recording and replicating the signatures under the same conditions...
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Bereavement-Journal of Grief and Responses to Death
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Fast Fading Influence on the Deep Learning-Based LOS and NLOS Identificationin Wireless Body Area Networks
PublicationIn the article, the fast fading influence on the proposed DL (Deep Learning) approach for LOS (Line-of-Sight) and NLOS (Non-Line-of-Sight) conditions identification in Wireless Body Area Networks is investigated. The research was conducted on the basis of the off-body communication measurements using the developed mobile measurement stand, in an indoor environment for both static and dynamic scenarios. The measurements involved...
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Code Obfuscation. Where is it Heading?
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Medical decision making in hypertension
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Falling accident risk in Poland.
PublicationFor the last few years we observe optimistic tendencies in traffic risk development in Poland the number of fatalities decreases about 10% per year, bringing Poland closer to European Union standards. Nevertheless in 2001 we observed the unexpected, and bigger than forecasted, casualty reduction. The reason was the economic downturn suffered across the country, resulting in reduced demand for transportation. The danger lies in...
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Falling accident risk in Poland.
PublicationFor the last few years we observe optimistic tendencies in traffic risk development in Poland - the number of fatalities decreases about 10% per year, bringing Poland closer to European Union standards. Nevertheless in 2001 we observed the unexpected, and bigger than forecasted, fatality reduction. The reason was the economic downturn suffered across the country, resulting in reduced demand for transportation. The danger lies in...
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Framing the Temporal Dimensions of a Brand
PublicationDrawing on existing research dealing with time in brand and brand management, this paper aims at providing a comprehensive and coherent framework of some time-related concepts, with a special emphasis on what happens when a brand reaches the senescence stage. In addition, it strives to consider what happens when a brand becomes long-lived enough, looking at the brand’s customer base. While undoubtedly time affects customers’ age...
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Verification of the exponential model of body temperature decrease after death in pigs
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Temozolomide and sorafenib as programmed cell death inducers of human glioma cells
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Neural network model of ship magnetic signature for different measurement depths
PublicationThis paper presents the development of a model of a corvette-type ship’s magnetic signature using an artificial neural network (ANN). The capabilities of ANNs to learn complex relationships between the vessel’s characteristics and the magnetic field at different depths are proposed as an alternative to a multi-dipole model. A training dataset, consisting of signatures prepared in finite element method (FEM) environment Simulia...
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Identification of High-Risk Stage II Colorectal Tumors by Combined Analysis of the NDRG1 Gene Expression and the Depth of Tumor Invasion
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Interplay between Selected Chemical and Biochemical Soil Properties in the Humus Horizons of Grassland Soils with Low Water Table Depth
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The effect of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) steaming process on the colour change versus depth of tested wood layer
PublicationThe results of experimental research on the colour changes of beech wood at different depths of the tested layer are presented. Beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) dried in a conventional kiln was tested. Half of the wood samples were steamed prior to the drying process. Colour changes were measured at various depths after the face milling process was used to remove the material to expose to the deeper surface. The colour changes were...
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Cell Death and Disease
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