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  • Feature extraction in detection and recognition of graphical objects

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    - Year 2022

    Detection and recognition of graphic objects in images are of great and growing importance in many areas, such as medical and industrial diagnostics, control systems in automation and robotics, or various types of security systems, including biometric security systems related to the recognition of the face or iris of the eye. In addition, there are all systems that facilitate the personal life of the blind people, visually impaired...

  • Age management in the Baltic Sea Region

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    - Year 2011

    This chapter takes a broader view on the issues connected with age management. In its first part, some demographic processes in the European Union countries are described. Those processes contribute to the ageing of the society and an increasing need for age management at various levels. Furthermore, situation in selected Baltic Sea Region countries is presented. In the next section, age management from organizational perspective...

  • First-order differential equations with nonlocal boundary conditions

    We study a first-order boundary value problem subject to some boundary conditions given by Riemann-Stieltjes integrals. Using a monotone iterative method, we formulate sufficient conditions which guarantee the existence of extremal or quasi-solutions in the corresponding region bounded by upper and lower solutions of our problems. The case when a unique solution exists is also investigated. Some examples are given to illustrate...

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  • The PolarScreen™ Estrogen Receptor Competitor Assays for determination of estradiol equivalent concentrations (EEQs) in sewage and drinking water samples.

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    Municipal waste waters are one of the main sources of estrogenic compounds in aquatic environments. Feminization of fish downstream of Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs) discharges has been observed worldwide. Some estrogenic chemicals, particularly steroid estrogens, are known to cause disruption of the endocrine system of fishes and abnormalities...

  • Metody sztucznej inteligencji do wspomagania bankowych systemów informatycznych

    W pracy opisano zastosowania nowoczesnych metod sztucznej inteligencji do wspomagania bankowych systemów informatycznych. Wykorzystanie w systemach informatycznych algorytmów ewolucyjnych, harmonicznych, czy sztucznych sieci neuronowych w połączeniu z nowoczesną technologią mikroprocesorową umożliwiają zasadniczy wzrost konkurencyjności banku. Dlatego w pracy omówiono wybrane zastosowania bankowe ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem zbliżeniowych...

  • TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CHEMICAL EMISSIONS OF A MARINE DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST IN OPERATION

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    The article briefly describes the problem of air pollution caused by sea-going ships and the resulting restrictions on the emission of toxic and harmful chemical compounds in the exhaust of marine engines, introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the International Convention for the Prevention of Sea Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). Such emissions provide a significant metrological problem, not only...

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  • Modeling of performance and safety of a multi-task unmanned autonomous maritime vehicle = Modelowanie ruchu i bezpieczeństwa wielozadaniowego bezzałogowego autonomicznego pojazdu wodnego

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    At the beginning of the paper the aim of research is presented. Then the method is introduced. Next, the unmanned autonomous maritime vehicle is briefly described. The following chapter concerns a model of vehicle performance including the ballasting and motion. Some information on an integrated steering, positioning and stabilization system of the vehicle is briefly presented in the paper. Such the system enables to obtain a fully...

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  • Use of LIDAR Data in the 3D/4D Analyses of the Krakow Fortress Objects

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    • E. Głowienka
    • K. Michałowska
    • P. Opaliński
    • B. Hejmanowska
    • S. Mikrut
    • P. Kramarczyk

    - Year 2017

    The article presents partial results of studies within the framework of the international project "Cultural Heritage Through Time" (CHT2). The subject of the study were forts of the Krakow Fortress, which had been built by the Austrians between 1849-1914 in order to provide defence against the Russians. Research works were aimed at identifying architectural changes occurring in different time periods in relation to selected...

  • EU state aid for fisheries and aquaculture in the perspective 2014-2020

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     The dataset encompassed a choice of the most important legal acts, a list of selected Polish bibliography, and some examples of decisions issued by the EC on the topic of state aid for fisheries and aquaculture in Poland and in Germany. The data constitute a description of the basic state aid instruments used in practice in the period 2014-2020 for...

  • BET of TiO2 heated at 400-600 C degrees

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    These data refer to the results of BET surface area of TiO2, which was treated firstly in autoclave at 150 C degrees for 1h (sample marked as A150), then was further heat treated in Ar or H2 at 400-600 C degrees. As a raw material TiO2 was used, which was a semiproduct from the industrial production of titania white by sulphur method. The raw material...

  • Detection of gaseous compounds with different techniques

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    • J. Mikołajczyk
    • Z. Bielecki
    • T. Stacewicz
    • J. Smulko
    • J. Wojtas
    • D. Szabra
    • Ł. Lentka
    • A. Prokopiuk
    • P. Magryta

    - Metrology and Measurement Systems - Year 2016

    Sensing technology has been developed for detection of gases in some environmental, industrial, medical, and scientific applications. The main tasks of these works is to enhance performance of gas sensors taking into account their different applicability and scenarios of operation. This paper presents the descriptions, comparison and recent progress in some existing gas sensing technologies. Detailed introduction to optical sensing...

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  • Metrics for green analytical chemistry

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    Green analytical chemistry, although not being a new concept, does not have a greenness metrics system. Green chemistry metrics are not suitable for analytical procedure assessment because they often refer to the mass of the product. Some efforts have been made to develop suitable metrics for analytical chemistry. Some are simple to use but do not cover all aspects of analytical methods’ environmental impact. Others are more comprehensive...

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  • Numerical modelling of 3D printout using line (1D) elements

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    A proposition of some numerical modelling of the 3D printout is presented in the paper. The proposed model is composed of some 1D elements. The resulting numerical model of the infill consist of beam, spring and rigid elements. Obtained results confirm correctness of the proposed modelling method. Two methods of estimation of the spring parameters are proposed in the paper. In the first method, mechanical properties of the connecting...

  • SHORT REVIEW AND 3-D FEM ANALYSIS OF BASIC TYPES OF FOUNDATION FOR OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES

    Some problems of the foundations of offshore wind turbines are considered in this paper. A short review is presented on the two basic types of foundations, i.e. monopiles and gravity foundations, including their basic features and applications as well as general design considerations. Also, some issues regarding analysis are discussed, including geotechnical problems and modelling techniques. A numerical model of offshores turbine...

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  • Novel analysis methods of dynamic properties for vehicle pantographs

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    - Year 2018

    Transmission of electrical energy from a catenary system to traction units must be safe and reliable especially for high speed trains. Modern pantographs have to meet these requirements. Pantographs are subjected to several forces acting on their structural elements. These forces come from pantograph drive, inertia forces, aerodynamic effects, vibration of traction units etc. Modern approach to static and dynamic analysis should...

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  • First evaluation of wastewater discharge influence on marine water contamination in the vicinity of Arctowski Station (Maritime Antarctica)

    In Antarctica,waste is generatedmainly during scientific research programmes and related logistics. In this study, the impact ofwastewater on the western shore of Admiralty Baywas investigated during austral summer in 2017 and 2019. A range of physicochemical parameters and the presence of selected trace metals, formaldehyde and different groups of surfactants were determined in wastewater coming from Arctowski Station and in nearby coastal...

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  • Assessment of cytotoxic and endocrine potential of selected xenobiotics commonly present in food products

    More and more increased intensity of anthropopressure processes can be observed, among other things, in the release of great quantities of synthetic substances into the environment, including the Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC). A vast number of chemical substances is considered to belong to the this group, including substances which occur naturally in the environment, such as mycotoxins and phytoestrogens, and substances...

  • Drill holes decrease cancellous bone strength: A comparative study of 33 paired osteoporotic human and 9 paired artificial bone samples

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    - PLOS ONE - Year 2020

    This study was designed to compare compressive strength of cancellous bone retrieved from the femoral head in a specimen with and without guide wire hole, with comparison to synthetic bone samples. Femoral heads retrieved from 33 patients who sustained femoral neck fractures and underwent hip arthroplasty were cut into cuboids leaving two matching samples from the same femoral head. Similar samples were prepared from synthetic femurs....

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  • Searching for innovation knowledge: insight into KIBS companies

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    - Year 2015

    Purpose – The paper analyzes the patterns of research of “innovation knowledge” (i.e. knowledge that can result in introducing innovations in the company that can be observed in KIBS (Knowledge-Intensive Business Services) companies. Particularly, it identifies and classifies the possible approaches adopted by companies on the basis of two dimensions: the intensity/proactivity of search efforts, and the source primarily used. Design/methodology/approach...

  • Redesigning Informal Beirut: Shaping the Sustainable Transformation Strategies

    Lebanon is distinguished by its strategic geographical location among the Arab countries. Beirut, as the capital city and the major commercial and cultural centre of the country, is a point of interest for migrants. The region has witnessed many changes since the end of World War II, which have resulted in internal and external conflicts, migrations, the centralization of the country’s economy, etc. Furthermore, the city has witnessed...

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  • Shooting Gas Cylinders to Prevent Their Explosion in Fire

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    Gas cylinders in general, and particularly cylinders containing acetylene, constitute a great potential danger to fire and rescue services involved in salvage operations. Experiments show that gas cylinders with acetylene, oxygen, hydrogen, CNG, LPG or CO2 may blow after short exposition to heat with very destructive effect as fragments of blown cylinder may fly even several hundred meters. In the case of acetylene the explosion...

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  • Sub-national structures matter when evaluating physical activity promotion: Lessons from Germany

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    • S. Forberger
    • P. Gelius
    • S. Messing
    • K. Volf
    • L. Kelly
    • S. J. E. Taylor
    • J. Żukowska
    • J. Lakerveld
    • C. Woods

    - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Year 2020

    Background Public policies are increasingly acknowledged as important part of promoting physical activity (PA). However, especially in states with sub-national administrative structures such as Germany, national and sub-national approaches differ considerably. In Germany, sport for all (SfA) promotion is mostly organized at sub-national level, which is usually not covered in national evaluations. Knowledge of these structures helps...

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  • A telemedical and an outpatient thoracic impedance measurements - a validation algorithm of the electrodes placement

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    - Year 2015

    This paper presents the algorithm for validation of electrodes locations for the thoracic impedance measurements. In particular the presented algorithm was designed to perform the telemetric sleep apnea monitoring. One of the problems, during the clinical tests of a developed device, was to preserve the repeatability of measurements. It strongly depended on the appropriate electrodes placement on the examined person’s thorax. It...

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  • Internationalisation Applied?

    Internationalization becomes no longer a fashion and set of activities conducted by some enthusiasts, but rather a leading topic either in terms of education and research, incorporated into the core missions and strategies of universities and influencing their management. So it is everywhere in the educational world, and so it is in Poland. Declaration of the official statements does not always result in real activities. This paper...

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  • Quality control procedures in Pomeranian Digital Library

    This paper concerns a quality control in digital libraries projects. At first, general goals of such projects are presented together with some restrictions concerning non-commercial projects. Then some quality factors for digital objects are presented. Finally, a quality control model for Pomeranian Digital Library (PDL) is proposed. The model assumes three levels of quality control and takes into account specific features of PDL....

  • Installation of CMC columns in overconsolidated clays

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    - Year 2017

    During rigid inclusions execution in the subsoil some monitoring data are registered by a drilling rig for quality control. The use of these data can improve the design procedure of soil improvement as they can provide some information about the position of bearing strata and the energy necessary to install the column in the ground. In this paper the parameters registered in a drilling machine are described, the installation...

  • Big Data from Sensor Network via Internet of Things to Edge Deep Learning for Smart City

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    - Year 2021

    Data from a physical world is sampled by sensor networks, and then streams of Big Data are sent to cloud hosts to support decision making by deep learning software. In a smart city, some tasks may be assigned to smart devices of the Internet of Things for performing edge computing. Besides, a part of workload of calculations can be transferred to the cloud hosts. This paper proposes benchmarks for division tasks between an edge...

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  • Neural Networks, Support Vector Machine and Genetic Algorithms for Autonomous Underwater Robot Support

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    - Year 2014

    In this paper, artificial neural networks, a classification technique called support vector machine and meta-heuristics genetic algorithm have been considered for development in autonomous underwater robots. Artificial neural networks have been used for seabed modelling as well as support vector machine has been applied for the obstacles classification to avoid some collision problems. Moreover, genetic algorithm has been applied...

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  • Harmony Search to Self-Configuration of Fault-Tolerant Grids for Big Data

    In this paper, harmony search algorithms have been proposed to self-configuration of fault-tolerant grids for big data processing. Some tasks related to big data processing have been considered. Moreover, two criteria have been applied to evaluate quality of grids. The first criterion is a probability that all tasks meet their deadlines and the second one is grid reliability. Furthermore, some intelligent agents based on harmony...

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  • state aid for export activities

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    The dataset encompassed a choice of  the most important legal acts, a list of selected Polish and foreign bibliography, together with a list of important individual EC decisions issued on the topic of state aid for export credits in Poland and some UE countries in the period 2001-2019. Thanks to that the reader gets the possibility do acquire basic...

  • Shannon Capacity and Ramsey Numbers

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    - Year 2011

    Ramsey-type theorems are strongly related to some results from information theory. In this paper we present these relations.

  • SIMULATION OF PROCEED® SURGICAL MESH APPLIED TO VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR

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    In the present research, Proceed® implant is considered. The system is subjected to short-time dynamic pressure load, similar to post-operative cough naturally occurring in human abdomen. The model refers to a clinical case of 5cm of hernia operated by Proceed implant fixed by 15 joints every 3cm around the orifice. The simulations of the implanted mesh are performed by means of the Finite Element Method. The implant is modelled...

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  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance data for the synthesis of esterase cleavable antifungal conjugates containing fatty acids as molecular carriers

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    open access

    NMR data for novel organic compounds - conjugates composed of C2-18 fatty acid (FA)  residues as a molecular carrier and 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) as an active agent, released upon the action of intracellular esterases on the ester bond between FA and “trimethyl lock” intramolecular linker. 

  • On evolutionary computing in multi-ship trajectory planning, Applied Intelligence

    The paper presents the updated version of Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories: a method which applies evolutionary algorithms and some of the assumptions of game theory to solving ship encounter situations. For given positions and motion parameters of the ships,the method finds a near optimal set of safe trajectories of all ships involved in an encounter. The method works in real time and the solutions must be returned...

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  • Multiaxial Fatigue Behaviour of SLM 18Ni300 Steel

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    • R. Branco
    • J. D. Costa
    • J. A. M. Ferreira
    • C. Capela
    • F. Berto
    • W. Macek

    - Structural Integrity - Year 2022

    Fatigue behaviour of SLM 18Ni300 steel under proportional bending-torsion loading is studied. The fatigue tests are conducted under pulsating loading conditions using tubular specimens with a transversal circular hole. Three ratios of the normal stress to shear stress are considered, namely σ/τ=4,σ/τ=2 and σ/τ = 4/3. Crack initiation sites were found for two diametrically opposite points around the hole, whose locations are governed...

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  • Friction and Lubrication of Large Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearings

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    - Lubricants - Year 2015

    Fluid film bearings have been extensively used in the industry because of their unbeatable durability and extremely low friction coefficient, despite a very low coefficient of friction dissipation of energy being noticeable, especially in large bearings. Lubricating systems of large tilting pad thrust bearings utilized in large, vertical shaft hydrogenerators are presented in this paper. A large amount of heat is generated due...

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  • Polyhedral Ramsey Numbers

    Given two polygons or polyhedrons P1 and P2, we can transform these figures to graphs G1 and G2, respectively. The polyhedral Ramsey number Rp(G1,G2) is the smallest integer n such that every graph, which represents polyhedron on n vertices either contains a copy of G1 or its complement contains a copy of G2. Using a computer search together with some theoretical results we have established some polyhedral Ramsey numbers, for example...

  • Multiple Solutions to Third-Order Differential Equations with Derivative Dependence and Deviating Arguments

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    In this paper, we give some new results for multiplicity of positive (nonnegative) solutions for third-order differential equations with derivative dependence, deviating arguments and Stieltjes integral boundary conditions. We discuss our problem with advanced argument α and arbitrary β ∈ C([0,1],[0,1]), see problem (2). It means that argument β can change the character on [0,1], so β can be delayed in some set J ⊂ [0,1] and advanced...

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  • Harmony Search for Data Mining with Big Data

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    - Year 2016

    In this paper, some harmony search algorithms have been proposed for data mining with big data. Three areas of big data processing have been studied to apply new metaheuristics. The first problem is related to MapReduce architecture that can be supported by a team of harmony search agents in grid infrastructure. The second dilemma involves development of harmony search in preprocessing of data series before data mining. Moreover,...

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  • Genetic Programming for Interaction Efficient Supporting in Volunteer Computing Systems

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    Volunteer computing systems provide a middleware for interaction between project owners and great number volunteers. In this chapter, a genetic programming paradigm has been proposed to a multi-objective scheduler design for efficient using some resources of volunteer computers via the web. In a studied problem, genetic scheduler can optimize both a workload of a bottleneck computer and cost of system. Genetic programming has been...

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  • Improving web user experience with caching user interface

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    In human-computer interaction, response time is assumed generally not to exceed significantly 1-2 seconds. While the natural competition in the Internet public Web serving ensures adhering widely to such limits, some Web environments are less competitive and offer much worse user experience in terms of response time. This paper describes a solution to significantly improve user experience in terms of response time with only modification...

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  • Diagnostyka off-line stanu izolacji uzwojeń silników 6 kV z wykorzystaniem obrazowania akustycznego wyładowań niezupełnych

    W zakładach przemysłowych, w których kluczowe procesy produkcyjne są realizowane z wykorzystaniem silników średniego napięcia, dla których diagnostyka izolacji uzwojeń ma istotne znaczenie. W tym celu wykonuje się ocenę porównawczą wyników pomiarów wyładowań niezupełnych (WNZ) wykonywanych dla jednostek tego samego typu, a jej skuteczność w znacznej mierze wynika z wieloletniego doświadczenia diagnosty. Dla opracowania wyników...

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  • 2022-2023 - Assessment of performance of unmanned maritime vehicles (USV, UUV, AUV) by CFD and MES investigation, PG_00053662

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. K. Gerigk

    The course entitled "APofUMV Assessment of Performance of Unmanned Maritime Vehicles (W-lecture) is mainly conducted  for the DAPE Course Students. The lectures (W) are closely connected with the project exercises (P) where some examples for the data designs are conducted. All the AP of UMV lectures are connected with presentation following problems: - major areas of application of UMV unmanned maritime vehicles, - sea environment...

  • state aid for research, development and innovation ( R+D+I)

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    The dataset encompasses a choice of important legal acts, a list of selected Polish bibliography, some important individual EC decisions issued on the topic of state aid for research, development, and innovation during the budgetary periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. Thanks to that the reader gets the possibility to acquire basic knowledge on the abovementioned...

  • state aid for employment of disadvantaged persons

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    open access

    The dataset encompassed a choice of the most important legal acts, a list of selected Polish and foreign bibliography, together with a list of important individual EC decisions issued on the topic of state aid dedicated to including persons with disabilities to the labour market in Poland and some UE countries in the period 2001-2019. Thanks to that...

  • The number of students in public and private universities in 1990-2011

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    From the 2005/2006 academic year - when the number of students reached a record value of 1,953.8 thousand - the number of students is systematically decreasing. Within 5 years, this number decreased by 5.8%, and over the last year, the decrease amounted to 3.1%. These changes are related to the constantly decreasing number of people aged 19-24. Despite...

  • Income tax rates for special activities in Czech Republic

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    open access

    The standard corporate income tax rate is 19%. Since 2015, the tax rates for special activities have changed as follows: the tax rate for pension funds is 0% (with some exemption); The tax regulations define a new so-called "Basic investment fund" and only that particular fund can benefit from the lower tax rate of 5%. Other mutual funds that do not...

  • FTIR in situ - ethylene decomposition on TiO2

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    These data contain FTIR spectra recorded in FTIR spectrometer Nicolet iS50 coupled with High Temperature Chamber "The Praying Mantis". These spectra were measured for TiO2 irradiated by UV and under flowing of ethylene gas diluted in air. FTIR spectra were measured in situ during the photocatalytic process of ethylene decomposition. In order to identify...

  • XLS file with the initial data on the dome's geometry outline

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    This dataset consists of an XLS file with the initial data on the dome's geometry outline.

  • Autodesk AUTOCAD file with the dome's geometry outline

    Open Research Data
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    This dataset consists of an Autodesk AUTOCAD file with the dome's geometry outline.The studies carried out in the "Miniatura 7" scientific grant were devoted to both experimental and theoretical (numerical) measurements executed on a tensegrity dome model (with a Fuller-type grid) to identify the changes in the state of displacements, induced by the...