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Bacterial strains colonizing the sensor electrodes of a continuous glucose monitoring system in children with diabetes
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Programmable feedforward linearized CMOS OTA for fully differential continuous-time filter design
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę linearyzacji wzmacniacza transkonduktancyjnego (OTA) CMOS z zastosowaniem sprzężenia w przód. Wzmacniacz zbudowany jest z użyciem prostych par różnicowych, wzmacniacza w pętli sprzężenia zwrotnego do samoregulacji transkonduktancji wzmacniaczy oraz liniowej rezystancji odniesienia (R). W wyniku uzyskano znaczną linaryzację charakterystyk przejściowych wzmacniacza OTA. Symulacje komputerowe SPICE...
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Bidirectional voting and continous voting concepts as possible use of Internet in democratic voting process
PublicationDemocracies need elections for choosing their authorities and governments.This process has many factors that shape today's procedures. However, the Internet is a medium that may change possibilities and elections. The main issue is concern on how changes may influence the whole democratic process. this paper shows two possible ideas - that of bidirectional voting and continous voting., and considers possible reasons for introducing...
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Application of the short time Fourier transformation to the continuous frequency method of measurement of electrode impedance
PublicationPrzedstawiona została nowa metoda pomiaru impedancji elektrodowej. Wykorzystuje ona jako pobudzenie niestacjonarny sygnał napięciowy, którego częstotliwość jest liniową funkcją czasu. Zastosowanie transformacji STFT do analizy napięciowego sygnału pobudzenia i odpowiedzi prądowej umożliwia wyznaczenie widma impedancyjnego. Dokładność otrzymywanych wartości impedancji uwarunkowana jest wielkością okna i zastosowanej funkcji analizującej.
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A field programmable analog array for CMOS continuous-time OTA-C filter applications
PublicationW artykule opisano programowalny wzmacniacz transkonduktancyjny oraz konfigurowalny blok analogowy CAB składający się ze wzmacniacza transkonduktancyjnego, kluczy oraz programowalnego kondensatora. Z bloków CAB można zbudować uniwersalne, programowalne filtry. Wzmacniacz transkondukancyjny został przesymulowany oraz wykonany w technologii CMOS. Wyniki pomiarów pokazują, że transkonduktancja wzmacniacza może być przestrajana ponad...
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Experimental investigations of damage evolution in concrete during bending by continuous micro-CT scanning
PublicationThe paper describes experimental investigation results of fracture in notched concrete beams under quasi-static three-point bending. To visualize 3D fracture in concrete under bending, an extended X-ray micro-computed tomography system was used, i.e. the tomography system SkyScan 1173 was connected to the loading machine ISTRON 5569. This combined system enabled to shot images of deforming concrete beams during a continuous deformation...
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Wybrane problemy plastyczności w płaskim ośrodku mikropolarnym
PublicationW pracy analizuje się sprężysto-plastyczny płaski ośrodek mikropolarny. Do rozwiązań równań plastyczności wykorzystuje się technikę Closest Point Projection Method. Przedstawiono przykład numeryczny w płaskim stanie naprężenia, zasygnalizowano problem lokalizacji w zadaniach z osłabieniem materiału.
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Geometrically nonlinear FEM analysis of 6-parameter resultant shell theory based on 2-D Cosserat constitutive model
PublicationWe develop the elastic constitutive law for the resultant statically and kinematically exact, nonlinear, 6-parameter shell theory. The Cosserat plane stress equations are integrated through-the- thickness under assumption of the Reissner-Mindlin kinematics. The resulting constitutive equations for stress resultant and couple resultants are expressed in terms of two micropolar constants: the micropolar modulus Gc and the micropolar...
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Non-standard contact conditions in generalized continua: microblock contact model for a Cosserat body
PublicationGeneralized continuum theories involve non-standard boundary conditions that are associated with the additional kinematic variables introduced in those theories, e.g., higher gradients of the displacement field or additional kinematic degrees of freedom. Accordingly, formulation of a contact problem for such a continuum necessarily requires that adequate contact conditions are formulated for the additional kinematic variables and/or...
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Bulk linearized CMOS differential pair transconductor for continuous-time OTA-C filter design
PublicationIn this paper, the MOS differential pair driven simultaneously from gates and bulk terminals is described. An approximated analytical solution of the voltage to current transfer function has been found for the proposed circuit. Four possible combinations of gate and bulk connections of the input signal are presented. Basing on the configuration giving the best linearity, the operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) has been designed...
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Continuous Monitoring of Thermooxidative Degradation Products of Polystyrene by Membrane Extraction with Sorbent Interface and Gas Chromatography
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Prospective assessment of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy in young children with type 1 diabetes
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Investigations of methods to measure longitudinal forces in continuous welded rail tracks using the tamping machine.
PublicationPraca przedstawia w sposób poglądowy próby znalezienia efektywnej metody określania sił podłużnych w szynach toru bezstykowego. Szczególną uwagę poświęcono metodzie wymuszonych przemieszczeń poprzecznych. Podstawowym stwierdzeniem z przeprowadzonych własnych badań była konieczność odejścia od podnoszenia odłączonego od podkładów odcinka szyny i skoncentrowanie się na przemieszczeniach poprzecznych; doprowadziło to koncepcji zastosowania...
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Static renewal and continuous-flow calibration of two types of passive samplers for the monitoring of pharmaceuticals in wastewater
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Nocturnal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Decreases Daytime Sympathetic Traffic in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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High step-up continuous input current LCCT-Z-source inverters for fuel cells
PublicationFalowniki typu Z (ZSI) przeznaczone są do układów wymagających szerokiej zmiany wzmocnienia napięciowego, np. w energetyce odnawialnej. Ostatnio zaproponowano w literaturze zmienione struktury - falowniki typu Trans-Z (TZSI) oraz typu T (TSI) - w których dzięki zastosowaniu dławików sprzężonych uzyskano lepsze wzmocnienie niż w ZSI. W tym artykule przedstawiono ideę rozszerzonej struktury TZSI. Zaproponowano dwie nowe struktury...
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Diagnostics of civil engineering structures with use of continuous fiber optic sensors based on Brillouin scattering
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Evolution of charge density wave order in continuous solid solutions Lu(Ni1-xCox)C2
PublicationPseudo-ternary solid solutions, Lu(Ni1-xCox)C2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1), were studied by means of powder X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis as well as electrical resistivity and heat capacity measurements. The crystal structure of the Lu(Ni1-xCox)C2 series, as investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction, is of structure type CeNiC2, space group Amm2, Pearson symbol oS8. The structural analysis reveals a non-monotonous evolution,...
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Continuous blood pressure monitoring by photoplethysmography - signal preprocessing requirements based on blood flow modelling
PublicationObjective. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of the signal sampling frequency and low-pass filtering on the accuracy of the localisation of the fiducial points of the photoplethysmographic signal (PPG), and thus on the estimation of the blood pressure (i.e. the accuracy of the estimation). Approach. Statistical analysis was performed on 3,799 data samples taken from a publicly available database. Four PPGfiducial...
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O zbieżności rozwiązań w nieliniowym mikropolarnym ośrodku sprężysto-plastycznym - zastosowanie elementów skończonych wyższego rzędu.
PublicationEfekty lokalizacji w nieliniowym geometrycznie sprężysto-plastycznym mikropolarnym ośrodku z osłabieniem materiału. Hipotezy Hubera-Misesa-Hencky’ego i Druckera-Pragera. Rozwiązanie równań sprężysto-plastycznych przy użyciu algorytmu powrotnego. Opis zastosowanych elementów skończonych. Przykłady numeryczne obliczeń w geotechnice.
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Exposure to non-continuous rotating magnetic field induces metabolic strain-specific response of Komagataeibacter xylinus
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Investigation of volatile low molecular weight compounds formed during continuous reclaiming of ground tire rubber
PublicationGround tire rubber was thermo-mechanically reclaimed at different temperature conditions (80, 120, 160 °C) using a co-rotating twin screw extruder. The progress of ground tire rubber reclaiming was evaluated with specific mechanical energy, sol fraction and thermogravimetric analysis. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including volatile sulfur compounds (VCSs) released from ground tire rubber and ground tire rubber after reclaiming...
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PUB073 Lung Cancer Screening with LDCT – Results of a Small Cohort Continual Monitoring (Pilot Silesian Study)
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Experiments on Preserving Pieces of Information in a Given Order in Holographic Reduced Representations and the Continuous Geometric Algebra Model
PublicationGeometric Analogues of Holographic Reduced Representations (GAc, which is the continuous version of the previously developed discrete GA model) employ role-filler binding based on geometric products.Atomic objects are real-valued vectors in n-dimensional Euclidean space and complex statements belong to a hierarchy of multivectors. The property of GAc and HRR studied here is the ability to store pieces of information in a given...
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Schemes of transmission of classical information via quantum channels with many senders: Discrete- and continuous-variable cases
PublicationSuperadditivity effects in the classical capacity of discrete multiaccess channels and continuous variable (CV) Gaussian MACs are analyzed. Several examples of the manifestation of superadditivity in the discrete case are provided, including, in particular, a channel which is fully symmetric with respect to all senders. Furthermore, we consider a class of channels for which input entanglement across more than two copies of the...
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Fifth-order low-pass CMOS OTA-C continuous-time filter with on-chip automatic tuning
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono budowę operacyjnego wzmacniacza transkonduktancyjnego (OTA) zasilanego napięciem stałym 2.8-4.5V wykonanego w technologii CMOS0.8um n-well. Wzmacniacz ten wykorzystano do budowy dolnoprzepustowego filtru czasu ciągłego typu OTA-C piątego rzędu. W układzie scalonym umieszczono także blok automatycznego dostrajania częstotliwości odcięcia filtru. Przedstawiono wyniki symulacji komputerowych (modele MOS BSIM3v3)...
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Robust continuous-time controller design via structural Youla-Kučera parameterization with application to predictive control.
PublicationPraca dotyczy projektowania ciągłoczasowego sterowania liniowymi układami SISO o niepewnych parametrach w celu uzyskania nominalnej i odpornej stabilności oraz nominalnej i odpornej jakości regulacji. Specyficzne zastosowanie koncepcji parametryzacji Youli-Kučery (YK) prowadzi do nowego zastosowania obserwatorowych struktur sterowania. Metoda ta została połączona z nominalną strategią uogólnionego sterowania predykcyjnego CGPC,...
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Resistant to correlated noise and outliers discrete identification of continuous non-linear non-stationary dynamic objects
PublicationIn this article, specific methods of parameter estimation were used to identify the coefficients of continuous models represented by linear and nonlinear differential equations. The necessary discrete-time approximation of the base model is achieved by appropriately tuned FIR linear integral filters. The resulting discrete descriptions, which retain the original continuous parameterization, can then be identified using the classical...
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Resistant to correlated noise and outliers discrete identification of continuous non-linear non-stationary dynamic objects
PublicationIn this study, dedicated methods of parameter estimation were used to identify the coefficients of continuous models represented by linear and nonlinear differential equations. The necessary discrete-time approximation of the base model is achieved by appropriately tuned FIR linear integral filters. The resulting discrete descriptions, which retain the original continuous parameterization, can then be identified using the classical...
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Modelling of reinforced concrete beams under mixed shear-tension failure with different continuous FE approaches
PublicationW artykule omówiono wyniki modelowania numerycznego MES zachowania się wysokich belek żelbetowych podczas zniszczenia mieszanego ścinanie-rozciąganie. Obliczenia wykonano stosując różne modele dla betonu rozszerzone o długość charakterystyczną mikrostruktury w oparciu o teorie nielokalna. Otrzymano dobrą zgodność z wynikami doświadczalnymi.
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Comparison of continuous and discontinuous constitutive models to simulate concrete behaviour under mixed mode failure conditions
PublicationW artykule porównano modele MES ciągłe i nieciągłe do symulacji zachowania betonu w warunkach mieszanego zniszczenia. W ramach modeli ciągłych zastosowano modele sprężysto-plastyczne oraz modele z redukcją sztywności sprężystej i nielokalnym osłabieniem. W ramach modeli nieciągłych zastosowano XFEM. Przedmiotem obliczeń były strefy lokalizacji i rysy w warunkach mieszanego zniszczenia wg testu doświadczalnego Nooru-Mohameda.
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Investigations on fracture in reinforced concrete beams in 3-point bending using continuous micro-CT scanning
PublicationThis study explores a fracture process in rectangular reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to quasi-static three-point bending. RC beams were short and long with included longitudinal reinforcement in the form of a steel or basalt bar. The ratio of the shear span to the effective depth was 1.5 and 0.75. The focus was on the load–deflection diagram and crack formation. Three-dimensional (3D) analyses of the size and distribution...
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Modelling reinforced concrete beams under mixed shear-tension failure with different continuous FE approaches
PublicationThe paper presents quasi-static numerical simulations of the behaviour of short reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement under mixed shear-tension failure using the FEM and four various constitutive continuum models for concrete. First, an isotropic elasto-plastic model with a Drucker-Prager criterion defined in compression and with a Rankine criterion defined in tension was used. Next, an anisotropic smeared crack...
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DYNAMICS OF CONTINUOUS DISCRETE AND IMPULSIVE SYSTEMS-SERIES B-APPLICATIONS & ALGORITHMS
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Non-linear static stability of bi-layer carbon nanosheets resting on an elastic matrix under various types of in-plane shearing loads in thermo-elasticity using nonlocal continuum
PublicationIn this research, the shear and thermal buckling of bi-layer rectangular orthotropic carbon nanosheets embedded on an elastic matrix using the nonlocal elasticity theory and non-linear strains of Von-Karman was studied. The bi-layer carbon sheets were modeled as a double-layered plate, and van der Waals forces between layers were considered. The governing equations and boundary conditions were obtained using the first order shear...
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Advantages of continuous Fenton reaction over the traditional batch process in wastewater treatment in a single and two-step mode
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Design and optimization of IIR digital filters with non-standard characteristics using continuous ant colony optimization algorithm
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę projektowania i optymalizacji stabilnych filtrów cyfrowych IIR o niestandardowych charakterystykach amplitudowych, przy zastosowaniu ''mrówkowego'' algorytmu optymalizującego ACO. W proponowanej metodzie (nazwanej ACO-IIRFD), wprowadzono dynamiczne zmiany parametrów. Dzięki tym zmianom parametrów filtru cyfrowego możliwe jest uzyskanie małych odchyłek charakterystyk między założonymi i aktualnymi....
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Noise Analysis of Continuous GPS Time Series of Selected EPN Stations to Investigate Variations in Stability of Monument Types
PublicationThe type of monument that a GPS antenna is placed on plays a significant role in noise estimation for each permanent GPS station. In this research 18 Polish permanent GPS stations that belong to the EPN (EUREF Permanent Network) were analyzed using Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE). The antennae of Polish EPN stations are placed on roofs of buildings or on concrete pillars. The analyzed data covers a period of 5 years from 2008...
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Semi-continuous production of the anticancer drug taxol by Aspergillus fumigatus and Alternaria tenuissima immobilized in calcium alginate beads
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Discrete identification of continuous non-linear and non-stationary dynamical systems that is insensitive to noise correlation and measurement outliers
PublicationThe paper uses specific parameter estimation methods to identify the coefficients of continuous-time models represented by linear and non-linear ordinary differential equations. The necessary approximation of such systems in discrete time in the form of utility models is achieved by the use of properly tuned `integrating filters' of the FIR type. The resulting discrete-time descriptions retain the original continuous parameterization...
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Extending Continuous Integration with Post-mortem Debug Automation of Unhandled Exceptions Occurred in Kernel or User Mode Applications
PublicationThe paper proposes extension of the Continuous Integration practices with debug automation of unhandled exceptions. Goal of this improvement is to reduce the amount of redundant work when inspecting hundreds of failed tests from possibly the same reason, and to decrease time necessary to provide a fix to the codebase. The suitable CI infrastructure is proposed and an automatic method how to eliminate duplicated bugs is discussed....
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Ammonia amendment promotes high rate lactate production and recovery from semi-continuous food waste fermentation
PublicationIn this study, a reliable approach using ammonia nitrogen was proposed to increase lactate production during semi-continuous food waste (FW) fermentation under mesophilic conditions. Both free ammonia nitrogen (FAN) and ammonium ion (NH4+-N) were present in mesophilic reactors, with a wide FAN/NH4+-N ratio variation due to the intermittent pH control. The investigation of responsible mechanisms revealed that the increased production...
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Nonlinear strain gradient and micromorphic one-dimensional elastic continua: Comparison through strong ellipticity conditions
PublicationWe discuss the strong ellipticity (SE) conditions for strain gradient and micromorphic continua considering them as an enhancement of a simple nonlinearly elastic material called in the following primary material. Recently both models are widely used for description of material behavior of beam-lattice metamaterials which may possess various types of material instabilities. We analyze how a possible loss of SE results in the behavior...
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Multiple output differential OTA with linearizing bulk-driven active-error feedback loop for continuous-time filter applications
PublicationA CMOS circuit realization of a highly linear multiple-output differential operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) has been proposed. The presented approach exploits a differential pair as an input stage with both the gate and the bulk terminals as signal ports. For the proposed OTA, improved linearity is obtained by means of the active-error feedback loop operating at the bulk terminals of the input stage. SPICE simulations...
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Membrane extraction with sorbent interface-gas chromatography as an effective and fast means for continuous monitoring of thermal degradation products of polyacrylonitrile
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Population pharmacokinetics of standard-dose meropenem in critically ill patients on continuous renal replacement therapy: a prospective observational trial
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Continuous three-dimensional radiation dosimetry in tissue-equivalent phantoms using electron paramagnetic resonance in L -α-alanine
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Air Pollution Research Based on Spider Web and Parallel Continuous Particulate Monitoring—A Comparison Study Coupled with Identification of Sources
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A continual model of a damaged medium used for analyzing fatigue life of polycrystalline structural alloys under thermal–mechanical loading
PublicationThe main physical laws of thermal–plastic deformation and fatigue damage accumulation processes in polycrystalline structural alloys under various regimes of cyclic thermal–mechanical loading are considered. Within the framework of mechanics of damaged media, a mathematical model is developed that describes thermal–plastic deformation and fatigue damage accumulation processes under low-cycle loading. The model consists of three...