Search results for: Bernard Tschumi
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Morphology and properties of nanotubular oxide layer on the Ti13Zr13Nb alloy
PublicationThe Ti13Zr13Nb alloy in solid and porous form was oxidised. The constant voltage 20 V, oxidation time 0.5 and 1 h, and 1 M H3PO4 (orthophosphoric acid) with addition of HF (hydrofluoric acid) as a test solution were applied. SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) examinations of surface, EDS (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) chemical analysis, nanohardness and nano-scratch tests, and corrosion potentiokinetic tests at various...
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Klimat i oceanografia przełomu jury i kredy zachodniej Tetydy
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Surface layers analysis of bronze artifacts by means of laser spectroscopy techniques
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Wpływ dodatku odcieków ze składowisk odpadów komunalnych na efektywność pracy komunalnej oczyszczalni ścieków: badania modelowe
PublicationW pracy badano wpływ dodatku odcieków ze składowisk odpadów komunalnych na efektywność oczyszczania ścieków z komunalnej oczyszczalni. Badania prowadzone były w skali laboratoryjnej w układzie A2/O, który zapewnia usuwanie związków azotu i fosforu. Układ typu A2/O, składał się z następujących po sobie komór: beztlenowej, anoksycznej i tlenowej. Czas zatrzymania w poszczególnych komorach wynosił odpowiednio: 3,5h w komorze beztlenowej,...
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Application of Impedance Spectroscopy for Bi1−xNdxFeO3 Ceramics Characterization
PublicationIn 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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Functionalization of indium-tin-oxide electrodes by laser-nanostructured gold thin films for biosensing applications
Publicationof a relatively large area formed by pulsed laser nanostructuring of thin gold films arereported and discussed. The SEM inspection of modified electrodes reveals the presence of the nearlyspherical and disc-shaped particles of dimensions in the range of 40–120 nm. The NP-array geometry canbe controlled by selection of the laser processing conditions. It is shown that particle size and packingdensity of the array are important factors...
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Extended phase diagram of RNiC2 family: Linear scaling of the Peierls temperature
PublicationPhysical properties for the late-lanthanide-based RNiC2 (R = Dy, Ho, Er, and Tm) ternary compounds are reported. All the compounds show antiferromagnetic ground state with the Néel temperature ranging from 3.4 K for HoNiC2 to 8.5 K for ErNiC2. The results of the transport and galvanomagnetic properties confirm a charge density wave state at and above room temperature with transition temperatures TCDW = 284, 335, 366, and 394 K for...
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Intermetallic disordered magnet Gd2Pt1.1Ge2.9 and its relation to other AlB2 -type compounds
PublicationThe intermetallic germanide Gd 2 Pt 1.1 Ge 2.9 was synthesized using an arc-melting method. The crystal structure was characterized using powder x-ray diffraction, revealing a disordered ternary AlB 2 -type structure (space group P 6 / m m m , No. 191) with lattice parameters a = 4.2092 ( 1 ) Å and c = 4.0546 ( 2 ) Å . Physical properties were investigated by magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements, which...
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Biometric identity verification
PublicationThis chapter discusses methods which are capable of protecting automatic speaker verification systems (ASV) from playback attacks. Additionally, it presents a new approach, which uses computer vision techniques, such as the texture feature extraction based on Local Ternary Patterns (LTP), to identify spoofed recordings. We show that in this case training the system with large amounts of spectrogram patches may be difficult, and...
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Empirical Probability Distributions with Unknown Number of Components
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Modeling human thinking about similarities by neuromatrices in the perspective of fuzzy logic
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Relay-aided Wireless Sensor Network Discovery Algorithm for Dense Industrial IoT utilizing ESPAR Antennas
PublicationIndustrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applicationsrequire reliable and efficient wireless communication. Assumingdense Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) operating in a harshenvironment, a concept of a Time Division Multiple Access(TDMA) based WSN enriched with Electronically SteerableParasitic Array Radiator (ESPAR) antennas is proposed andexamined in this work. The utilized...
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Assessment of the Current Potential of Hydropower for Water Damming in Poland in the Context of Energy Transformation
PublicationThe present paper indicates that hydropower, including small hydropower plants (SHPs), may play a very important role in Poland’s energy transformation in the near future. The development of SHPs may also increase water resources in the steppe Poland. Additionally, the aim of the present research is to conduct the PEST analysis of SHPs in Poland, taking into account the SHP potential. For the first time, maps showing the power...
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How to Meet the Green Deal Objectives—Is It Possible to Obtain 100% RES at the Regional Level in the EU?
PublicationThe subject matter discussed in the article concerns the problem of the energy transformation of the European Union (EU) countries. In the case of the EU, the energy transformation has specific characteristics due to formal legal and institutional provisions. This means that the member states are obliged to implement the adopted Community Energy Strategy, which was defined under the European Green Deal. According to the EU policy,...
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Thermal Buckling Analysis of Circular Bilayer Graphene sheets Resting on an Elastic Matrix Based on Nonlocal Continuum Mechanics
PublicationIn this article, the thermal buckling behavior of orthotropic circular bilayer graphene sheets embedded in the Winkler–Pasternak elastic medium is scrutinized. Using the nonlocal elasticity theory, the bilayer graphene sheets are modeled as a nonlocal double–layered plate that contains small scale effects and van der Waals (vdW) interaction forces. The vdW interaction forces between the layers are simulated as a set of linear springs...
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La 15 Nb x Ge 9 : a superstructure of the Mn 5 Si 3 structure type with interstitial Nb atoms
PublicationThe crystal structure and elementary properties of La15NbxGe9 are reported. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction,from a crystallite with only 0.12 Nb/formula unit, reveals that this compound, although transition metal deficient, crystallizes in a hexagonal “15-1-9”-like structure type, space group P63mc (no. 186) with lattice parameters a = b = 15.5017(2) Å, c = 6.9173(2) Å. The physical properties were examined by specific heat and resistivity...
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Zasobniki energii oraz dwukierunkowe przekształtniki energoelektroniczne jako podstawa systemu zarządzania energią (SEMS)
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Temperature distribution in laser-clad multi-layers
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono porownanie rezultatów numerycznej symulacji rozkładu temperatur w warstwach nakładanych laserowo z wynikami pomiarów doświadczalnych. Otrzymano bardzo dobrą zgodność wyników co pozwala wnioskować, że przedstawiony model numeryczny może służyć jako efektywne narzędzie wstępnego doboru parametrów procesu laserowego nakładania warstw.
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Wear Resistance Enhancement of Al6061 Alloy Surface Layer by Laser Dispersed Carbide Powders
PublicationIn this paper, results of the experimental study on improving wear resistance in sliding friction of Al-based alloy are presented. The technique used involves the formation of a metal matrix composite (MMC) in the alloy surface layer by laser dispersion of carbide powders such as WC, TiC and SiC. For WC and TiC MMC surface coatings fabricated under conditions typical for most of the technologically relevant solid-state lasers (wavelength...
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Bernard Kilarski
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Daylighting Education in Practice Verification of a new goal within a European knowledge investigation
PublicationTwo independent surveys were conducted in 2017 and in 2018 among architecture students across Europe to investigate their knowledge on daylighting and the impact of that knowledge on the visual perception of daylit spaces. A total of 600 responders were involved. This paper presents findings from the second survey, which was distributed in six European countries. Based on the findings from the first survey, a new goal was set for...
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C-reactive protein as a diagnostic and prognostic factor of endometrial cancer
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Influence of landfill leachate on municipal wastewater treatment - model plant(WWTP-MP)
PublicationAbstract In the current study, wastewater treatment model plant (WWTP-MP) was used to investigate the possibilities of landfill leachate co-treatment together with municipal wastewater. The WWT-MP, designed as an A2O multiphase system, was fed with the raw municipal wastewater (from the WWTP Gdańsk "Wschód'', Qav.=82x103 m3/d) with increasing, from 1 to 5 % (vol.), quantity of landfill leachate (collected from Gdańsk landfill ''Szadółki")....
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Nitrogen removal in two technologies of wastewater treatment
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono problematykę usuwania związków azotu ze ścieków w świetle wymogów prawnych Polski i Unii Europejskiej. Problem został scharakteryzowany w odniesieniu do dwóch typów oczyszczalni ścieków - pracujących w całkowicie różnych skalach: dużej oczyszczalni ścieków miejskich Gdańska (Oczyszczalnia ścieków ''Wschód'') oraz oczyszczalni hydrofitowych, przeznaczonych do oczyszczania względnie niewielkich objętości ścieków...
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Antimicrobial resistance of fecal indicators in disinfected wastewater
PublicationThe main objective of the study was to assess the potential of three systems (UV irradiation, ozonation, and micro/ultrafiltration) operated in a pilot scale in removal of antimicrobial-resistant fecal bacteria from secondary effluent of the local wastewater treatment plant (700,000 population equivalent). The effectiveness of the processes was analysed using the removal ratio of fecal indicators (Escherichia coli and Enterococcus...
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Zastosowanie ultrafiltracji do dezynfekcji i doczyszczania ścieków oczyszczonych = Ultrafiltration process in disinfection and advanced treatment of tertiary treated wastewater
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań nad ultrafiltracją komunalnych ścieków oczyszczonych. Ustalono, że ultrafiltracja jest skuteczną metodą dezynfekcji. W permeacie obserwowano jedynie pojedyncze komórki bakterii wskaźnikowych. Proces ultrafiltracji umożliwia dalszą poprawę parametrów fizyczno-chemicznych ścieków oczyszczonych. Najlepiej usuwane były mętność oraz fosfor ogólny, dobre efekty uzyskano w usuwaniu ChZT oraz BZT5, w...
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Combinated treatment of landfill leachates with wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR)
PublicationSanitary landfill leachates are treated usually by multistage systems using physical, chemical and biological processes. One of the most economic and efficient method is combined treatment of landfill leachates with municipal wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR. The main advantage of such co-treatment is that landfill leachates variability (in quality and quantity) do not influence the effectiveness of biological processes....
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Bernd Markert prof.
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Leonard Henryk Rozenberg dr hab. inż.
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(Di-tert-butylphosphanyl)bis(diphenylphosphanyl)phosphane
PublicationCentralny atom fosforu ma konfigurację piramidalną. Wiązania P-P w tytułowym związku wykazują charakter wiązania pojedynczego.
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Reactions of tBu2P-PLi-P(tBu)2 with [(Et3P)2MCl2] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt). Synthesis and properties of [(1,2-h-tBu2P=P-P(tBu)2)M(PEt3)Cl] (M=Ni, Pd)
PublicationtBu2P-PLi-P(tBu)2*2THF reaguje z [(Et3P)2MCl2] (M = Ni, Pd) dając odpowiednio [(1,2-h-tBu2P=P-P(tBu)2)Ni(PEt3)Cl] i [(1,2-h-tBu2P=P-P(tBu)2)Pd(PEt3)Cl]. Związek tBu2P-PLi-P(tBu)2 utlenia się i ligand tBu2P-P-P(tBu)2 przyjmuje w produktach strukturę bocznie związanego kationu z krótkim wiązaniem P-P. Reakcja ze związkami platyny nie dała oczekiwanych produktów.
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Oxidative Dimerisierung von Phosphanen und Hinweise auf das intermediare Auftreten des Phosphinophosphinidens tBu2P-P in Reaktionen von [(eta^5^-C5H5)2TiCl2] und [(eta^5^-C5H5)(eta^5^-C5Me5)TiCl2] mit tBu2P-P(SiMe3)Li und tBu2P-P(Li)-P-tBu2. Bildung von Titan(III)- Fulvalen-Komplexen.
PublicationReakcja dichlorku tytanocenu z tBu2P-P(Li)-P-tBu2 albo tBu2P-P(SiMe3)Li prowadzi do kompleksów Ti(III). Jednocześnie grupy fosfanowe dimeryzują dając (tBu2P)2P-P(P-tBu2)2 lub (tBu2P-PSiMe3)2. Znaleźliśmy produkty, które sugerują przejściowe występowanie tBu2P-P.
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Cutting model parameters from frame sawing of natural and impregnated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
PublicationIn this paper, absolute and density normalized cutting model parameters of natural and impregnated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) are shown and a method for the calculation of their corresponding material properties in the principal material directions of wood is presented. The parameters were determined from measurements of cutting power on a sash gang saw, and are in detail the fracture toughness and the shear yield strength...
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Comparison of the fracture toughness of pine wood determined on the basis of orthogonal linear cutting and frame sawing
PublicationIn this paper, the values of the fracture toughness of Scots pine determined by cutting tests are presented. The cutting tests were carried out using the samples of Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) from Pomeranian Region, Poland. These experiments were carried out on two research stands: orthogonal linear cutting tests were conducted using the microtome instrument and the frame saw PRW-15M was used for sawing tests. The values...
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Deformacje filtracyjne i ich oddziaływanie na osiadanie podłoża na przykładzie zabytkowego obiektu sakralnego
PublicationW artykule omówiono studium przypadku wykorzytując dane dotyczzące pęknięć i deformacji w zabytkowym budynku oraz przecieków wody w jego podłozu. Przedstawiono charakterytykę deformacji filyracyjnych gruntu z uwagi na jego rodzaj i przyczynę. Na podstawie danych z monitoringu poziomu wody gruntowej w okolicach obiketu przeanalizowano przecieki i wyznaczono strefy w których przekroczone zostało kryterium inicjacji procesu deformacji...
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Settlement of a historic building due to seepage-induced soil deformation
PublicationThe research paper reviews issues associated with the impact of groundwater flow on soil characteristics and parameters, hence, the entire structure of a building set on it. Water seepage through the ground, building subsoil or structural elements of buildings made of soil affects the soil skeleton and may lead to changes in the arrangement of individual grains relative to each other, i.e., a modified soil structure. Soil solid...
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Elimination of the chemical and microbiological pollutants in the modernized watewater treatment plant ''Wschód'' in Gdańsk.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki 2 letnich, kompleksowych badań efektywności zanieczyszczeń chemicznych, mikrobiologicznych i parazytologicznych w zmodernizowanej oczyszczalni ścieków ''Wschód'' w Gdańsku. Oceniono wpływ funkcjonowania układu generowania lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych na skuteczność usuwania związków biogennych oraz jego oddziaływanie na eliminację zanieczyszczeń biologicznych z oczyszczonych ścieków
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The complete list of two-dimensional rotation-symmetric number-conserving septenary cellular automata
Open Research DataThis dataset contains a complete list of all 30144 two-dimensional rotation-symmetric number-con-serving cellular automata with the state set {0,1,2,3,4,5,6} based on adjacent cells only, i.e. with the von Neumann neighborhood. The detailed definitions and the method of enumerating are given in the paper:
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Indoor atmospheric degradation of historical metal objects studied by spectroscopic techniques
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Tracing the latest Jurassic–earliest Cretaceous paleoenvironment evolution in swell carbonate facies: a case study of the High-Tatric succession (Central Western Carpathians, Tatra Mts, Poland)
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Energetic density of states in copper phthalocyanine studied by modulated photocurrent method
PublicationPrzy pomocy metody modulowanych fotoprądów określono różniczkowy i całkowy rozkład stanów pułapkowych w naparowanej ftalocyjaninie miedzi w koplanarnej konfiguracji elektrod próbki.
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Modulated photocurrents in amorphuous solids uner varius experimwntal conditions
PublicationPodobno przybliżone wzory opisujące modulowane fotoprądy mierzone w słaboprzewodzących próbkach o kanapkowym układzie elektrod. Pokazano wpływ zapełnienia pułapek, głębokości absorpcji światła i dyfuzji w próbce na teoretyczne przebiegi fotoprądów. Zamieszczono przykładowe krzywe fotoprądów, zmierzone w poli(N-winylokarbazolu) i otrzymane na ich podstawie energetyczne rozkłady gęstości pułapek dla dziur.
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Removal of indicator bacteria from treated wastewater using physical and chemical methods. Pilot plant study.
PublicationEven after highly efficient biological processes the effluents from wastewater treatment plants may contain significant number of fecal bacteria, from 104 to 106 CFU/100 mL. Since no standards are set on the bacteriological quality of treated wastewater in Poland the elimination of bacterial contaminants is not a priority in wastewater treatment policy. Thus microbiological hazards become particularly significant in the situation...
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Zastosowanie mikrofiltracji do doczyszczania komunalnych ścieków oczyszczonych
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań w skali ułamkowo technicznej nad mikrofiltracją komunalnych ścieków oczyszczonych. Ustalono, że mikrofiltracja jest skuteczną metodą dezynfekcji oraz poprawia parametry fizyczno-chemiczne ścieków oczyszczonych. W permeacie obserwowano jedynie pojedyncze komórki bakterii wskaźnikowych. Spośród parametrów fizyczno-chemicznych najlepiej usuwane były: zawiesina, mętność oraz fosfor ogólny, dobre efekty...
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Renewable Energy in the Pomerania Voivodeship—Institutional, Economic, Environmental and Physical Aspects in Light of EU Energy Transformation
PublicationIn the era of globalization and rapid economic growth, affecting most world economies, increased production and consumption are leading to higher levels of energy production and consumption. The growing demand for energy means that energy resources from conventional sources are not sufficient; moreover, its production generates high costs and contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases and waste. In view of the above, many...
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A Comparability of Renal Length and Volume Measurements in MRI and Ultrasound in Children
PublicationIntroduction: Despite the significant increase in use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children, there is still a lack of normal reference values of renal size in this method and reference values are being interpolated from the ultrasound (US) studies. The study provides comparative analysis of agreement in renal length and volume measurements between MRI and ultrasound. Materials and Methods: Ninety-three children with a...
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A RECONNAISSANCE-SCALE GIS-BASED MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE BIOCHAR USE: POLAND AS A CASE STUDY
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Effect of cobalt addition on the corrosion behaviorof near equiatomic NiTi shape memory alloy in normal saline solution: electrochemical and XPS studies
PublicationThe electrochemical and corrosion (uniform and localized) behavior of a binary Ni52Ti48 shape memory alloy (SMA) and two ternary Ni52Ti48-xCox (x = 1.5 and 4.0 wt.%) SMAs were studied. Measurements were conducted in 0.9% NaCl solution at 37 oC employing various electrochemical methods. These include: linear polarization resistance (LPR), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), chronoamperometry and dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy...
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The Eastern Battery in Świnoujście, Poland - history and architecture of a Prussian coastal fort from the 19th century
PublicationThe article describes the history, architecture and development of the Eastern Battery (also known as the Gerhard Fort) – one of three remaining coastal forts in Świnoujście (former Swinemünde) located in northern Poland, by the Baltic Sea. The research is mostly based on historical cartographic material and architectural plans verified during field studies. This data served to create a digital model – one of the results of the...
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The effect of polyamide PA12 and polyester PBT blocks' lengths on the structure and propertries of multiblock terpoly(amide-block-ester-block-amide) (TPAEA)
PublicationThe ternary multiblock system terpoly(amide-b-ester-b-amide) (TPAEA) of the chemical structure: poly[(oligoamide-6.36)-block-(tetramethylene terephthalate)-block-laurolactam)] -(PA6.36-b-PBT-b-PA12)n- has been obtained (Table 1). In this system the third component (PBT block here), characterized with the proper molecular weight, is dissolved in hard phase of PA12 blocks and partially dissolved in soft phase of PA6.36. The effects...