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Using terrestrial laser scanning in inventorying of a hybrid constructed wetland system
PublicationThe goal of this paper was to evaluate the possibility of using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) for inventorying of a hybrid constructed wetland (CW) wastewater treatment plant. The object under study was a turtle-shaped system built in 2015 in Eastern Poland. Its main purpose is the treatment of wastewater from theMuseumand Education Centre of Polesie National Park. The study showed that the CW system had been built in compliance...
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Experimental Research on the Energy Efficiency of a Parallel Hybrid Drive for an Inland Ship
PublicationThe growing requirements for limiting the negative impact of all modes of transport on the natural environment mean that clean technologies are becoming more and more important. The global trend of e-mobility also applies to sea and inland water transport. This article presents the results of experimental tests carried out on a life-size, parallel diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system. The eciency of the propulsion system was...
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NEW CONCEPT OF HYBRID PROPULSION WITH HYDROSTATIC GEAR FOR INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
PublicationThe article presents the development of author’s concept of a diesel/hydraulic propulsion system for inland watercraft. Due to specific nature of vessel navigation on rivers, classical propulsion systems with shaft lines can be effectively replaced by systems with hydraulic power transmission. A solution is also presented of a hybrid design with extra electric port having the form of a pumping system driven from a battery of accumulators....
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Comparison of Properties of the Hybrid and Bilayer MWCNTs—Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Ti Alloy
PublicationCarbon nanotubes are proposed for reinforcement of the hydroxyapatite coatings to improve their adhesion, resistance to mechanical loads, biocompatibility, bioactivity, corrosion resistance, and antibacterial protection. So far, research has shown that all these properties are highly susceptible to the composition and microstructure of coatings. The present research is aimed at studies of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in three different...
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50’ Sail Catamaran with Hybrid Propulsion, Design, Theoretical and Experimental Studies
PublicationThe development of modern lithium batteries and propulsion systems now allows the use of complex propulsion systems for vessels of various sizes. As part of the research and implementation project, a parallel hybrid drive system was designed, built and then tested in the laboratory. The experimental studies conducted allowed for the measurements of power, fuel consumption and electric power distribution in various operating modes...
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An interactive system for remote modeling and design validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems
PublicationAbstract: A multi-functional demonstrator of the interactive system is presented. The demostrator enables modeling, monitoring and design validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems assisted by fuel cells and thermoelectric generators, as well as experimentation and scientific research. A block diagram of the system is presented and the selection of its components is discussed. Availability of the system via Ethernet or GSM...
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An interactive system for remote modeling and design validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems
PublicationIn the paper a multi-functional demonstrator of the interactive system designed to modeling, monitoring and validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems assisted by fuel cells and thermoelectric generators is presented. The purpose of this paper is to report the system solution expressed in the form of a block diagram. Technical parameters of demonstrator components such as: silicon photovoltaic modules, fuel cells, thermoelectric...
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Reliable routing and resource allocation scheme for hybrid RF/FSO networks
PublicationSignificant success of wireless networks in the last decade has changed the paradigms of communication networks design. In particular, the growing interest in wireless mesh networks (WMNs) is observed. WMNs offer an attractive alternative to conventional cable infrastructures, especially in urban areas, where the cost of new installations is almost prohibitive. Unfortunately, the performance of WMNs is often limited by the cluttered...
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Resonance Frequency Calculation of Spherical Microstrip Structure Using Hybrid Technique
PublicationIn this paper the spherical microstrip structure is considered. The structure is composed of a metallic patch with an arbitrary shape placed on a dielectric coated metallic sphere. In the analysis the hybrid technique is utilized. In this approach the finite-difference technique is applied in a cavity model to determine the current basis functions on the patch. Next, using method of moments, the resonance frequency of the structure...
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Hybrid fuzzy-ontological project framework of a team work simulation system
PublicationThe aim of this article is to present the project framework for constructing a Software Process Simulation Modeling (SPSM) system. SPSM systems can be used as a virtual environment for the selection of methods and tools of project management in IT support organizations. The constructed system simulates the Scrum methodology, including the management processes and the project roles. For the implementation of Scrum processes, the...
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Hybrid technique for the analysis of circular waveguide junctions loaded with ferrite posts
PublicationThis study presents a hybrid technique for the analysis of circular waveguide junctions loaded with axially symmetrical ferrite posts of irregular shape. The method is based on a combination of the finite-difference frequency- domain technique with a mode-matching technique. The proposed approach is validated by comparing the presented results with numerical ones obtained from commercial software. The application of a cylindrical...
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Computational Model of Time for Stiff Hybrid Systems Applied to Control Synthesis
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Determination of Local Dye Concentration in Hybrid Porous Silica Thin Films
PublicationThe idea of determination of local dye concentration in a nanoporous matrix is proposed based on donor − acceptor energy transfer. The method was tested for a Rhodamine 110 − Rhodamine 101 system in silica and methylated silica nanolayers. Evaluation of acceptor (Rhodamine 101) local concentration was carried out by comparing the results of Monte Carlo simulation of energy transfer from donor (Rhodamine 110) to acceptor (Rhodamine...
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ENERGY EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HYBRID CONVERSION OF INLAND PASSENGER VESSEL
PublicationThe development and growing availability of modern technologies, along with more and more severe environment protection standards which frequently take a form of legal regulations, are the reason why attempts are made to find a quiet and economical propulsion system not only for newly built watercraft units, but also for modernised ones. Correct selection of the propulsion and supply system for a given vessel affects significantly...
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Parallelization of large vector similarity computations in a hybrid CPU+GPU environment
PublicationThe paper presents design, implementation and tuning of a hybrid parallel OpenMP+CUDA code for computation of similarity between pairs of a large number of multidimensional vectors. The problem has a wide range of applications, and consequently its optimization is of high importance, especially on currently widespread hybrid CPU+GPU systems targeted in the paper. The following are presented and tested for computation of all vector...
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Calculation of Resonance in Planar and Cylindrical Microstrip Structures Using a Hybrid Technique
PublicationA hybrid technique was employed for the analysis of the resonance frequency of thin planar and cylindrical microstrip structures with the patches of arbitrary geometry. The proposed technique utilizes a combination of Galerkin’s moment method and a finite-element method (FEM). In this approach, an FEM is adopted to calculate the patch surface current densities, and a method of moments is utilized to calculate the resonance frequencies...
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A hybrid approach to optimization of radial inflow turbine with principal component analysis
PublicationEnergy conversion efficiency is one of the most important features of power systems as it greatly influences the economic balance. The efficiency can be increased in many ways. One of them is to optimize individual components of the power plant. In most Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems the power is created in the turbine and these systems can benefit from effective turbine optimization. The paper presents the use of two kinds...
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Exfoliated graphite with spinel oxide as an effective hybrid electrocatalyst for water splitting
PublicationThe aim of the conducted research was to develop hybrid nanostructures formed from MnCo2O4 and exfoliated graphite. Carbon added during the synthesis allowed for obtaining a well-distributed MnCo2O4 particle size with exposed active sites contributing to the increased electric conductivity. The influence of the weight ratios of carbon to a catalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions was investigated. The new bifunctional...
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Spectrum Sensing Based on Hybrid Spectrum Handoff in Cognitive Radio Networks
PublicationThe rapid advancement of wireless communication combined with insufficient spectrum exploitation opens the door for the expansion of novel wireless services. Cognitive radio network (CRN) technology makes it possible to periodically access the open spectrum bands, which in turn improves the effectiveness of CRNs. Spectrum sensing (SS), which allows unauthorized users to locate open spectrum bands, plays a fundamental part in CRNs....
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Hybrid evolutionary partitioning algorithm for heat transfer enhancement in VLSI circuits
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawiono metodę pozwalającą na polepszenie transferu ciepła z układu scalonego do otoczenia poprzez zwiększenie liczby połączeń zewnętrznych, co pozwoliło na polepszenie przewodności cieplnej układu scalonego. Dla osiągnięcia tego celu opracowano nowy, hybrydowy, ewolucyjny algorytm podziału (ang. Hybrid Evolutionary Partitioning Algorithm - HEPA). Obliczenia przeprowadzone dla wybranych przykładów testowych...
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Removal and retention of selected heavy metals in components of a hybrid wetland system
PublicationProwadzone badania z określeniem możliwosci retencjonowania metali ciężkichw systemie hybrydowej oczyszczalni hydrofitowej. Wykazano, że znaczna rete- ncja tych pierwiastków następowała w wyniku sorpcji. Przeprowadzona ekstra- kcyjna analiza sekwencyjna wykazała, że Pb2+ i Cu2+ zostały zakumulowane w połączeniach trwałych i nie powinny ulegać wymywaniu z oczyszczalni. Nato- miast Cd2+ wskutek sorpcji we frakcjach labilnych może...
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Effect of contactless hybrid current limiter on voltage dips in power system
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono działanie hybrydowego niskonapięciowego ogranicznika prądu zwarciowego, składającego się z ultraszybkiego bezpiecznika, tranzystora mocy i warystora. W szczególności omówiono możliwości polepszenia jakości dostarczanej do odbiorców energii elektrycznej. Zastosowanie hybrydowego ogranicznika prądu znacznie ogranicza czasy trwania zapadów napięcia w systemie elektroenergetycznym. Obliczenia wykonano przy...
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Efficient analysis of waveguide componets using a hybrid PEE-FDFD algorithm.
PublicationZaproponowano przyspieszenie analizy podzespołów falowodowych poprzez połączenie metody różnic skończonych w dziedzinie częstotliwości FDFD oraz rozwinięcia w funkcje własne PEE. Proponowane sformułowanie pozwala jawnie zdefiniować operator macierzowy dla zadanego problemu. Proponowana technika została zaprezentowana zarówno dla problemów własnych jak i układów z pobudzeniem.
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Evolutionary - fuzzy hybrid system of steering the moveable object in dynamic environment
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Effect of contactless hybrid current limiter on voltage dips in power system.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono działanie hybrydowego niskonapięciowego ogranicznika prądu zwarciowego, składającego się z ultraszybkiego bezpiecznika, tranzystora mocy i warystora. W szczególności omówiono możliwości polepszenia jakości dostarczanej do odbiorców energii elektrycznej. Zastosowanie hybrydowego ogranicznika prądu znacznie ogranicza czasy trwania zapadów napięcia w systemie elektroenergetycznym. Obliczenia wykonano przy...
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Hybrid analysis of microwave components in cylindrical coordinates with function expansion in subdomains.
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano wydajną metodę przyspieszenia analizy FDTD, poprzez podział dziedziny obliczeniowej i zastosowanie różnych algorytmów w różnych elementach dziedziny. Zaproponowano uniwersalną metodę łączenia techniki PEE (Partial Eigenfunction Expansion)i niezmodyfikowanej FDTD w jednej analizie. Uzyskano redukcję liczby zmiennych oraz wydłużenie kroku czasowego.
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Hierarchical dynamic hybrid models for aided design of ship power subsystems.
PublicationRozważa się wielopoziomowe modele systemu energetycznego statku. Elementy systemu są modelowane z użyciem ciągłych zmiennych stanu i uwzględnieniem zerowego związku przyczynowo-skutkowego. Poziom pierwszy opisuje wzajemne związki modeli zerowego poziomu, poziom drugi reprezentuje powiązania modeli pierwszego poziomu itd. W ten sposób opisuje się modele elementów zespołów i podsystemów. Każdy z modeli może być hybrydowym modelem...
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Fabrication and properties of hybrid SiCp-Cf/Al composite for tribological applications
PublicationPrzedstawiono sposób otrzymywania i właściwości kompozytu o osnowie siluminu AlSi7Mg ze wzmocnieniem cząstkami SiC otrzymywanego przez infiltrację pod ciśnieniem preformy z ciągłych włókien węglowych. Otrzymano znaczne zwiększenie koncentracji SiC (do 45%) w stosunku do kompozytów Al/SiC odlewanych grawitacyjnie (ok 15-25%).
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Multi-source-supplied parallel hybrid propulsion of the inland passenger ship STA.H. Research work on energy efficiency of a hybrid propulsion system operating in the electric motor drive mode
PublicationIn the Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, design has recently been developed of a small inland ship with hybrid propulsion and supply system. The ship will be propelled by a specially designed so called parallel hybrid propulsion system. The work was aimed at carrying out the energy efficiency analysis of a hybrid propulsion system operating in the electric motor drive mode and at...
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Characterization of home-made and regional fruit wines by evaluation of correlation between selected chemical parameters
PublicationSince the last decade of the 20th century, there has been rising interest in the production of fruit wines, as evidenced by the high number of published papers and books covering this matter. When aiming to produce quality fruit wines, it is essential to evaluate the analytical parameters of the beverage. In this context, there are a large number of analyses for the evaluation of wines and fruit wines. This article characterizes...
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Predictive Capacity of Rainfall Data to Estimate the Water Needs of Fruit Plants in Water Deficit Areas
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The influence of street conditions on sea buckthorn fruit quality and content of micro- and macronutrients in berries and in soil
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FERTILIZER CONTAINING 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID AFFECTS SOUR CHERRY FRUIT QUALITY AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Investigations of changes in the arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) structure, size and composition during the fruit ripening process
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Characterization of Selected Jackfruit Germplasm Accessions for Fruit Shape Through Morphological and Marker Based Assay
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Effect of long-term cold storage on physicochemical attributes and bioactive components of kiwi fruit cultivars
PublicationVarious kiwi fruit cultivars, bred in Korea, were kept in cold storage for 8–24 weeks for possible increase of their quality. Firmness significantly decreased at initial time in all cultivars.The rate of softeningwas the slowest in “Hayward”, followed by “Hort16A”, “Haenam”, “Daheung”, “Bidan”, “Hwamei”, and “SKK 12”. Sensory value increased with decreasing of firmness. Soluble solids content increased with storage time while acidity gradually...
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Blue-berried honeysuckle a promising cancer preventing fruit; Polish genotypes as a source of bioactive phytochemicals
PublicationFrom the ancient times, plants containing health-oriented compounds in their matrices are used in the treatment of different complaints and diseases. One of these groups are plant secondary metabolites (PSM), especially phenolic compounds, terpenes and terpenoids. A large number of PSM exhibit cytotoxicity against a variety of tumor cells, as well as cancer preventive and anticancer efficacy in preclinical animal models. For this...
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COMPOSITION OF BIOACTIVE SECONDARY METABOLITES AND MUTAGENICITY OF SAMBUCUS NIGRA L. FRUIT AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF RIPENESS
PublicationThe relationship between the content of bioactive compounds and mutagenic activity of elderberry fruit at different stages of ripeness was investigated. Signifi cant differences in the antioxidant profi les (TLC, HPLC with post-column derivatization) and antioxidant activity (ABTS, DPPH, and FC tests) were observed for studied elderberry extracts. The more ripen the fruit at the time of harvest were, the higher the content of...
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Characterization of Bioactivity of Selective Molecules in Fruit Wines by FTIR and NMR Spectroscopies, Fluorescence and Docking Calculations
PublicationFourier transform infrared (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopies were applied to characterize and compare the chemical shifts in the polyphenols’ regions of some fruit wines. The obtained results showed that FTIR spectra (1800–900 cm−1) and 1H NMR (δ 6.5–9.3 ppm) of different fruit wines can be used as main indices of the year of vintage and quality of fruit wines. In addition to the classical determination...
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X-ray diffraction spectra of nitrogen-doped carbon in hybrid materials containing praseodymium oxide
Open Research DataX-ray powder diffraction patterns of samples were carried out by Philips X’Pert diffractometer, which was radiated by graphite monochromatized Cu Kα (l equal 1.540598). The operating voltage was maintained at 40 kV, the current was maintained at 30 mA and analyzed in the range from 20° to 90°. The data presented confirmed the presence of the PrBSCF...
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Real estate investment trusts in Turkey: Structure, analysis, and strategy
PublicationPurpose-Aim of this study is to make the determinations related to the problems mentioned in the REIT sector in Turkey, to offer a solution for this issue, and to ensure the classification in the sector by adhering to the financial data of the REITsMethodology-Financial data set of the REITs was firstly standardized by using median instead of mean. Then, the scoring was performed according to defined coefficients....
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Continuous-time delay system identification insensitive to measurement faults
PublicationW pracy wykorzystuje się algorytmy identyfikacji do estymacji parametrów systemów ciągłych z opóźnieniem. Zastosowanie filtrów całkujących ze skończonym horyzontem obserwacji pozwala przekształcić równanie różniczkowe opisujące system ciągły do użytecznej postaci regresyjnej z czasem dyskretnym. Uzyskany w ten sposób i zachowujący oryginalną parametryzację model dyskretny daje się identyfikować stosując klasyczną metodę najmniejszych...
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Evolutionary benefits of personality traits when facing workplace bullying
PublicationFacing workplace bullying negatively affects physical and mental health, and consequently quality of life and well-being. Personality traits that can help an individual survive and reproduce entail more benefits than costs. Building on two evolutionary theories, Life History Theory and Costly Signaling Theory, this study aims to provide novel insights into how and why personality traits are associated with facing workplace bullying...
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Analysis of selected fluids for use in micro-CHP for domestic applications
PublicationW pracy przeanalizowano 4 płyny, etanol, SES36, R141b oraz R134a celem ich zastosowania w domoych mikrosiłowniach. Najlepszym płynem okazuje się być alkohol etylowy oraz SES36.
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Selection of Sorbents for Removing Operating Fluids at the Vehicle Dismantling Station
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Ecosensitivity and genetic polymorphism of somatic traits in the perinatal development of twins
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Homoclinic and Heteroclinic Orbits for a Class of Singular Planar Newtonian Systems
PublicationThe study of existence and multiplicity of solutions of differential equations possessing a variational nature is a problem of great meaning since most of them derives from mechanics and physics. In particular, this relates to Hamiltonian systems including Newtonian ones. During the past thirty years there has been a great deal of progress in the use of variational methods to find periodic, homoclinic and heteroclinic solutions...
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Spinning Fluids Reactor: A new design of a gas – liquid contactor
PublicationCurrent trends in chemical reactor design are based on adapting these to the requirements of a particular chemical process. Processes involving reactions between the gas and liquid phase in particular require precise adjustment of all parameters. The common denominator for most modern design solutions is enhancement of the mass transfer area and the overall volumetric mass transfer coefficient. Gas – liquid contactors evolved from...