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Financial markets diffusion patterns. The case of Mexican investment funds
PublicationExchange traded funds (ETFs) are one of the most influential financial innovations, reshaping the investment funds market in many countries, including Mexico. Due to their similar investment objectives, ETFs are considered substitutes for mutual funds. The aim of the article is to provide an in-depth insight into the issues associated with the development of financial markets in Mexico...
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The Successful Case of Social Cooperative 50+ as an Example of Value Creation
PublicationThe article presents the successful case of social cooperative 50+ as an Example of Value Creation. Authors discuss an idea of social enterprises and social cooperatives and success factors of them.
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The Towers of Hanoi as a Cyber-Physical System Education Case Study
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Comparative conformance cases for monitoring multiple implementations of critical requirements
PublicationThe paper presents the concept and the mechanism of comparative conformance cases which support conformance monitoring in situations where a standard or other set of requirements are being implemented at multiple sites. The mechanism is enabled by NOR-STA services which implement the TRUST-IT methodology and are deployed in the cloud in accordance with the SaaS model. In the paper we introduce the concept of comparative conformance...
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Adaptive filtering approach to dynamic weighing: a checkweigher case study
PublicationDynamic weighing, i.e., weighing of objects in motion, with out stopping them on the weighing platform, allows one to increase the rate of operation of automatic weighing systems used in industrial production processes without compromising their accuracy. The paper extends and compares two approaches to dynamic weighing, based on system identification and variable-bandwidth filtering, respectively. Experiments, carried on a conveyor...
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Port hinterland connections: a comparative study of Polish and Belgian cases
PublicationW badaniu zastosowano podejście porównawcze - zestawiono symulację oddziaływania na zaplecze lądowe dwóch różnych europejskich obszarów portowych: Antwerpii (Belgia) oraz aglomenracji Gdańska i Gdyni (Polska. Oba ośrodki posiadają ważne powiązania drogowe z zapleczem ladowym, z którym próbują konkurować inne formy transportu towarowego. Niemniej, port w Antwerpii jest już jednym z wiodących portów na kontynencie, podczas gdy porty...
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Representing Process Characteristics to Increase Confidence in Assurance Case Arguments
PublicationAn assurance case is a structured, evidence-based argument demonstrating that a safety or other quality objective of a high integrity system is assured. Assurance cases are required or recommended in many industry domains as a means to convince the regulatory bodies to allow commissioning of such system. To be convincing, an argument should address all potential doubts and thus cover numerous additional issues, including the processes...
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Analysis of the Impact of Charging Electric Cars on the Power System Load
PublicationThe paper presents ways of integrating electric cars with the power system. In connection with this, daily load curves in the average working day have been developed in the G2V (Grid-to-Vehicle) and V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) variants. The G2V solution consists in unidirectional energy flow from the power system to a vehicle’s battery. The V2G solution consists in bi-directional energy exchange between the power system and electric...
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Full Network Coverage Monitoring Solutions – The netBaltic System Case
PublicationThis paper defines the problem of monitoring a specific network, and more precisely – part of reporting process, which is responsible for the transport of data collected from network devices to station managers. The environment requires additional assumptions, as a specific network related to the netBaltic Project is to be monitored. Two new monitoring methods (EHBMPvU and EHBMPvF) are proposed, which priority is full network coverage....
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On application of the Case-Based Reasoning methods in ship automation design
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę wnioskowania na podstawie przypadków oraz dwa przykłady jej zastosowania w projektowaniu statków. Pierwszy przykład dotyczy systemu projektowania koncepcyjnego statku. Drugi przykład odnosi się do projektowania układów automatyki okrętowej. Omówiono szczegółowo problemy doboru funkcji podobieństwa w metodzie wnioskowania na podstawie przypadków.
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Building ethics online course - australian and polish case study
PublicationPrzedstawiono koncepcje i metody tworzenia szkolenia internetowego przez zespół międzynarodowy. Zaprezentowano zawartość szkolenia i metody oceny uczestników. Dla zainteresowanych udostępniono szkolenie na stronach internetowych Centrum Edukacji Niestacjonarnej Politechniki Gdańskiej.
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Innovation in the strategies of Polish provinces - a comparative study of selected cases
PublicationMany strategic management theorists and practitioners believe that the implementation of innovation is one of the key factors determining the company success and show the relationship between long-term innovation strategy and business development strategy. It has also been claimed that similar strategies should be developed for each unit of public administrationMinistry of Economy has set National Development Strategy 2007-2015...
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Rebuilding Bailey Bridge to Bridge With Bascule Span – A Case Study
PublicationThe structural analysis of a road foldable prefabricated steel Bailey- type bridge located over the Tuga River in Żelichowo, Poland is performed in this paper. Interesting and untypical bridge redevelopment performed made it possible to lift the middle foldable bridge span by approximately 4.0 m concerning the existing state. The paper begins with a survey of literature carried out on the investigations of foldable Bailey-type...
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Extension of selected ADFA construction algorithms to the case of cyclic automata.
PublicationW niedawnym artykule Rafael Carrasco i Mikel Forcada przedstawiają przyrostowy algorytm dodawania słów do minimalnego, acyklicznego automatu skończonego. Ten algorytm jest uogólnieniem przyrostowego algorytmu tworzenia acyklicznych deterministycznych automatów skończonych (ADFAs). Przedstawiamy podobne uogólnienia dwóch innych algorytmów tworzenia ADFAs. Chociaż te ougólnienia zostały już opublikowane w maju i czerwcu 2004 r.,...
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Case Study of Stray Current Corrosion of Tall Ship Mast
PublicationNowadays, in the present technical civilization there are numerous complex technical systems that may generate various hazards. Large transport units like ships can be considered as the most dangerous systems. Therefore, it is important to eliminate all possible hazards, especially for ship crewmembers. Destruction of ship structural components caused by vast corrosion is one of these hazards. Usually, its activity leads to a decrease...
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Towards Safety Case Integration with Hazard Analysis for Medical Devices
PublicationSafety case is one of system safety lifecycle products and should be consistent with other lifecycle products like hazard analysis results. In this paper we present a method of safety case integration with hazard tables based on the use of parametrized argument patterns. We describe a hazard table metamodel, a safety argument pattern and a mechanism of pattern instantiation using a linking table which represents references to system...
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Concrete versus green corridors in road planning. Gdansk case
PublicationThe aim of an article is to present the threats which may be caused by the construction of the transit road inside the city structure, and some mitigation measures aiming to eliminate or minimize environmental and landscape damages and social problems. Theoretical guidelines and conclusions will be followed by the example illustrating the problem. As an answer, some guidelines enabling sustainable road planning will be presented....
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Street Art and Urban Regeneration. Case Study Gdansk and Rome.
PublicationStreet art plays an important role in urban planning as a transforming engine to regenerate the public spaces and in the processes of participation. The article analyzes two main topics. The first one focuses on the urban serving as a support for spatial and cultural strategies in urban redevelopment projects. The second one is related to the potential of micro urban interventions as a strategy for a wider involvement of inhabitants...
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MOOCs in SP4CE - case studies (Strategic Partnership for Creativity and Entrepreneurship)
PublicationSP4CE stands for Strategic Partnership for Creativity and Entrepreneurship project which has been funded with support from the European Commission under the ERASMUS+ Programme in the period 1st September 2014 - 31st August 2017. The main purpose of SP4CE project is to design innovative e-learning tools for collaboration between students, enterprises and teachers. It concentrates on identifying users’ needs and supports the development...
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Uniform Model Interface for Assurance Case Integration with System Models
PublicationAssurance cases are developed and maintained in parallel with corresponding system models and therefore need to reference each other. Managing the correctness and consistency of interrelated safety argument and system models is essential for system dependability and is a nontrivial task. The model interface presented in this paper enables a uniform process of establishing and managing assurance case references to various types...
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Equivalence scales based on stochastic indifference criterion : the case of Poland
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia koncepcję stochastycznych skał ekwiwalentności (SES), która bazuje na kryterium stochastycznej indyferencji. SES jest dowolną funkcją, która transformuje rozkład wydatków określonej grupy gospodarstw domowych w taki sposób, że wynikowy rozkład jest stochastycznie indyferentny wobec rozkładu wydatków grupy gospodarstw odniesienia. Kryterium stochastycznej indyferencji jest także wykorzystane dla opracowania metody...
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NEIGHBOURHOOD SPORT AS A TOOL OF URBAN REGENERATION - A WARSAW CASE STUDY
PublicationThere are many connections between sport and urban regeneration. They can be observed while organizing top-down projects, such as sporting mega-events. But sport and urban renewal can also be linked within bottom-up sport initiatives, ones that relate mostly to physical recreation or sport for all. The main goals of physical activity is caring for health, improving fitness, practicing hobbies, and achieving social integration....
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A model-based approach to analysis of security protocols - a case study
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia zintegrowane środowisko analizy protokołów bezpieczeństwa. Środowisko zostało oparte o znaną metodę formalną CSP oraz wspierające ją narzędzia: Casper oraz FDR. Integralną częścią opisywanego środowiska jest pół-formalne zorientowane obiektowo podejście do modelowania protokołów kryptograficznych, ich kontekstu aplikacyjnego oraz wymagań bezpieczeństwa. Modelowanie obiektowe zostało oparte o język UML oraz...
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The contribution of tire/road noise to the overal noise of cars and motocycles
PublicationOmówiono wływ hałasu opon i hałasu jednostki napędowej na całkowity hałas generowany przez pojazd. Zaprezentowano opracowany w Katedrze pojazdów i Maszyn Roboczych PG program VENOM do symulacji halasu pojazdów w ruchu drogowym. Przy pomocy tego programu określono wpływ zmiennych warunków ruchu drogowego na hałas generowany przez pojazd. Uwzględnioino przyspieszanie na poszczególnych biegach, hamowanie z różnymi prędkościami oraz...
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Harmonization and Quality Assurance of Income and Wealth Data: The Case of LIS.
PublicationComparability of concepts in survey data harmonization is essential for scientific analyses. LIS – also known as the Luxembourg Income Study or LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg – acquires and harmonizes income and wealth microdata to provide the scientific community with a comparable database that is unique in the world in its growing temporal and geographic breadth. Over many decades, scholars worldwide have used the...
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A framework for risk matrix design: A case of MASS navigation risk
PublicationRisk matrix, a tool for visualizing risk assessment results, is essential to facilitate the risk communication and risk management in risk-based decision-making processes related to new and unexplored socio-technical systems. The use of an appropriate risk matrix is discussed in the literature, but it is overlooked for emerging technologies such as Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). In this study, a comprehensive framework...
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Superconductivity–Electron Count Relationship in Heusler Phases─the Case of LiPd2Si
PublicationWe report superconductivity in the full Heusler compound LiPd2Si (space group Fm3̅m, No. 225) at a critical temperature of Tc = 1.3 K and a normalized heat capacity jump at Tc, ΔC/γTc = 1.1. The low-temperature isothermal magnetization curves imply type-I superconductivity, as previously observed in LiPd2Ge. We show, based on density functional theory calculations and using the molecular orbital theory approach, that while LiPd2Si...
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The retrofitting of ships by applying retractable bow hydrofoils: a case study
PublicationIncreasing environmental requirements and a relatively long ship life of 30 years mean more attention is needed to retrofit existing ships. One possibility is using hydrofoils to reduce the ship’s resistance and improve comfort and safety in rough sea conditions. This study investigates the influence of retractable bow hydrofoils on the seakeeping performance and operational conditions of a selected case study vessel (V-shaped...
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Flood Security Strategy - Case Studies from Gdańsk Region
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Evaluating the Cost of Personnel Activities in Cybersecurity Management: A Case Study
PublicationThe methods of cybersecurity costs' evaluation are inclined towards the cost of incidents or technological acquirements. At the same time, there are other, less visible costs related to cybersecurity that require proper recognition. These costs are associated with the actions and the time spent by employees on activities connected to cybersecurity management. The costs form a considerable component of cybersecurity expenditures,...
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Determinants of judges’ career choices and productivity: a Polish case study
PublicationThe goal of this paper is to identify factors which affect judges’ productivity and career choice motives with the view of increasing judicial efficiency. Specifically, the investigation focuses on such aspects as judges’ remuneration, promotion, threat of judgment revocation, service/mission, periodic assessment, the threat of a complaint about protracted proceedings or of disciplinary proceedings, the threat of destabilization...
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Implementation of International Standards of Fiscal and Monetary Transparency - Case of Poland
PublicationResearch background: Financial managers, investors, lenders, counterparties and citizens should have useful, reliable, timely, complete, comparable, readable information on fiscal and monetary policy. The actions taken and instruments used by fiscal and monetary authorities have an important impact on economic conditions. Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to assess Poland's compliance with international standards...
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Economic situation perception and the growth plans of microenterprises, case of Poland
PublicationNumerous scientific studies provide information on the impact of the environment on the launch, operation and growth of businesses. Reflections on the environment can result from two perspectives: the objective and the subjective one. The first relates to the economic analysis and/or sociological research, whereas the second relies on the perception of the environment by the interested parties themselves. While analysing companies...
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Marine traffic risk modelling – an innovative approach and a case study
PublicationThis paper presents a model to analyse the risk of two common marine accidents: collision and grounding. Attention is focused on oil tankers since they pose the highest environmental risks. A case study in selected areas of the Gulf of Finland in ice-free conditions is presented. The model utilizes a formula for risk calculation that considers both the probability of an unwanted event and its consequences. The model can be decomposed...
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Multiple Cues-Based Robust Visual Object Tracking Method
PublicationVisual object tracking is still considered a challenging task in computer vision research society. The object of interest undergoes significant appearance changes because of illumination variation, deformation, motion blur, background clutter, and occlusion. Kernelized correlation filter- (KCF) based tracking schemes have shown good performance in recent years. The accuracy and robustness of these trackers can be further enhanced...
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Study on applicability of two modal identification techniques in irrelevant cases
PublicationStudy on applicability of two modal identification techniques in irrelevant cases is made in this paper. The following techniques are considered: Peak Picking based on correlation analysis (PP-CA), dedicated for ambient vibrations and Eigensystem Realization Algorithm (ERA), formulated for free decay vibrations investigation. Irrelevant cases are found when analyzed signals are different than recommended to a given technique. The...
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CSR – A FASHION OR REAL COMMITMENT? THE CASE OF POLISH LISTED COMPANIES
PublicationThis article, without claiming to be the ultimate reference, aims at assessing the social commitment of the large and solid financially, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Polish companies, on the eve of the implementation of the EU directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information (2014/95/EU). The selected companies seem perfect to form a vanguard of CSR in Poland, but the results of the analysis indicate...
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IS THE REGIONAL DIVERGENCE A PRICE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONVERGENCE? THE CASE OF THE VISEGRAD GROUP
PublicationThe main goal of this article is to verify whether the Visegrad Group countries are achieving social convergence at national level at the expense of internal divergence. For this purpose, the existence of social beta-, sigma- and gamma-convergence at national and regional level was tested. The author of this article decided to tackle the convergence problem since there is a high risk that countries are trying to catch up at...
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Experimental study and numerical optimization of tensegrity domes – A case study
PublicationThe paper deals with the design, experimental analysis and numerical optimization of tensegrity dome models. Two structures are analyzed – a Geiger system dome (preliminary dome), with PVC-U bars and PA6/PP/PET tendons and a Fuller system dome (target dome), with wooden bars and steel cables as tendons. All used materials are experimentally tested in terms of Young's modulus and yield stress values, the compressed bars are also...
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Polish waterfront in the process of transformation: The case of Elbląg port city
PublicationThe topic of waterfront transformation is a vast and challenging issue, which in small and medium-sized cities is still unexplored. With growing global interest in the matter of regeneration of city-water relationship and increasing public awareness of the value of waterfront public spaces, actions to transform abandoned waterfront areas have been undertaken in many Polish port cities. City of Elbląg, located in northern Poland,...
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Classification of Landscape Physiognomies in Rural Poland: The Case of the Municipality of Cekcyn
PublicationThis article presents a methodology and the results of the classification of the rural landscapes physiognomies conducted on the study area located in the municipality of Cekcyn, Poland. The study aimed to develop a landscape identification method that would combine natural, cultural, and visual criteria with which to implement the provisions of the European Landscape Convention. The realization of the European Landscape Convention...
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Hold-Up Problems in International Gas Trade: A Case Study
PublicationThe infrastructure required for international natural gas trade is considerable, which often leads to hold-up problems and supply disruptions. This study discusses disruptions of gas supply from Algeria, Indonesia, Russia, and Turkmenistan since the early 1980s. The novelty of this study is its focus on the issues related to transit countries, which are rarely considered in the literature. The results of the study classify supply...
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Accident susceptibility index for a passenger ship-a framework and case study
PublicationThe continuous monitoring and assessment of operational vulnerability and accident susceptibility of passenger ships is crucial from the perspective of ship and passenger safety. Despite the existing solutions for vulnerability monitoring, stemming mainly from watertight door operations, a comprehensive framework for accident susceptibility assessment and monitoring is missing in the literature. Therefore, this paper offers a...
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SUICIDES FOR ECONOMIC REASONS AS A MEASURE OF THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY: THE CASE OF POLAND
PublicationSuicides are a phenomenon observed in many countries. The causes of a decision so drastic as far as consequences are concerned include i.a. economic reasons. The question arises whether the changing number of suicides reflects the state of the economy. The direct link between the state of the economy and suicides has not been sufficiently studied so far. The authors of this article attempted to identify the links between selected...
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Multi-Channel Virtual Instrument for Measuring Temperature—A Case Study
PublicationThe article presents the hardware and software configuration of the developed multi-channel temperature measurement system as well as calibration procedures and measurement results verifying the properties of measurement channels. The system has been developed and dedicated primarily for measuring the temperature distribution in a laboratory model simulating underground power lines. With the adopted configuration of the analog...
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Paweł Ziemiański dr
PeoplePaweł Ziemiański - assistant professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdańsk University of Technology. His research interests concern entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial intentions, and the dark side of entrepreneurship. He also conducted research regarding psychological aspects of exercising power in organizations. In teaching, he is interested in developing and using case studies. He took part in the training...
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CAD/CAE Applications in Mill’s Design and Investigation
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RDE Testing of Passenger Cars: The Effect of the Cold Start on the Emissions Results
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Annual variation in prey composition of domestic cats in rural and urban environment
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Nonfatal and fatal intoxications with pure caffeine – report of three different cases
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