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Preparation and some properties of multiblock copoly(amide-b-amide)s
PublicationThe paper concerns the polymers built of oligoamide hard blocks and oligoamide soft blocks (KPAA, formula I). Oligo(laurolactam) (PA12) was used as hard block and the product of reaction of dimerized fatty acid and hexamethylene diamine (PA6,36) was used as a soft one. Effects of molar ratio of these blocks on the following properties of KPAA have been investigated: limiting viscosity number ([2]), degrees of swelling in water...
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Stabilization of N-, N,N-, N,N'-Methylated and Unsubstituted Simple Amidine Salts by Multifurcated Hydrogen Bonds
PublicationIn the light of the usefulness of amidines in medicinal chem., this paper considers the effects on biol. properties and chem. reactivities of org. mols. affected by intramol. interactions. The study of chem. shifts has been an important source of information on the electronic structure of amidine salts and their ability to form non-covalent bonds with nucleic acids. The NMR and IR results demonstrate that hydrogen bonds are...
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Crack Detection in Metallic Surfaces Based on Dumbbell-Shaped Defected Ground Structures in Microstrip Technology
PublicationIn this paper, a novel crack detection sensor using a microstrip loaded with a Dumbbell-Shaped Defected Ground Structure (DS-DGS) is proposed. The sensing element is etched in the ground plane of a microstrip line and it is easy to fabricate. The electromagnetic (EM) field of the microstrip couples to the DS-DGS, thus demonstrating a bandstop behavior. It is shown that in the presence of a crack in a metallic surface underneath the...
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Bearing capacity of working platform using distinct layout optimization method
PublicationBearing capacity of the working platforms from sandy soil resting on NC and OC clays was analyzed using LimitState GEO program. Different failure modes are considered using distinct layout optimization (DLO) method, which forms the upper bound solution of limit state analysis. Different mechanisms of failure were observed as a function of the platform thickness, angle of internal friction of the platform material and undrained...
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High-temperature heat pumps – potential technology for heat recovery and production of process heat
PublicationIn the paper, the high temperature vapour compressor based heat pump with a selection of working fluids, both perspective and ecological ones, is considered. Such system is not yet commercially available on the market and in author’s opinion it has significant potential for various applications. In the presented analysis it was assumed that the heat source has a temperature of 50oC and the temperature lift is 60, 80 and 100K respectively....
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Digital harmonic analysis of cadmium ion reduction on a dropping mercury electrode
PublicationBadano redukcję jonów kadmu na rtęciowej elektrodzie kroplowej. Jako pobudzenie zastosowano sinusoidalny sygnał napięciowy nałożony na liniowo zmieniający się potencjał dc. Przeprowadzono analizę czasowo-częstotliwościową prądu polarograficznego dla reakcji redukcji jonu kadmu na rtęciowej elektrodzie kroplowej. Klasyczna transformacja Fouriera prowadzi do dekompozycji prądu polarograficznego na składowe harmoniczne. Harmoniczne...
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The role of trade in intra industry productivity growth - the case of old and new European Union countries.
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of trade in productivity growth in a sample of 30 sectors in 25 EU countries in the period of rapid East–West integration (1995–2007). Shift-share analysis is used to show that changes in value added per hour worked in these countries appear to be mainly due to positive developments (rising productivity) within single industries and only to a lower extent result from a shift towards...
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Analysis of pounding between adjacent buildings founded on different soil types
PublicationEarthquake-induced pounding was experienced in many previous earthquakes and it was found to be a critical issue. This study investigates the effect of pounding between buildings founded on the same and different soil types. Three 3-D buildings with 4, 6 and 8 storeys were considered in this study. Three pounding scenarios were taken into account, i.e. pounding between 4-storey and 6-storey buildings, between 4-storey and 8-storey...
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Polyester-urethanes modified with gelatine for tissue scaffolds
PublicationNovel aliphatic PU foams, modified with gelatine, were obtained in a one-step polymerization process. Hard segments were obtained from 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and chain extenders 1,4-butanediol (BDO) or 2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol (TG), soft segments were obtained from poly(ethylene-buthylene adipate) (EBO) polyol. We examined the PU foams for their sorption capability in canola oil, saline (0.9% NaCl water...
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The influence of a change in the meniscus cross-sectional shape on the medio-lateral translation of the knee joint and meniscal extrusion
PublicationObjective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of a change in the meniscus cross sectional shape on its position and on the biomechanics of a knee joint. Methods One main finite element model of a left knee joint was created on the basis of MRI images. The model consisted of bones, articular cartilages, menisci and ligaments. Eight variants of this model with an increased or decreased meniscus height were then...
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Application of time-frequency methods for analysis of dynamic silo flow
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwość stosowania metod czasowo-częstotliwościowych w analizie dynamicznego przepływu materiału sypkiego w silosie. W pracy omówiono wyniki FT (Fourier Transform), STFT (Short Time Fourier Transform) oraz WT (Wavelet Transform)
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Guessing Intrinsic Forwarding Trustworthiness of Wireless Ad Hoc Network Nodes
PublicationA novel node misbehavior detection system called GIFTED is proposed for a multihop wireless ad hoc network (WAHN) whose nodes may selfishly refuse to forward transit packets. The system guesses the nodes’ intrinsic forwarding trustworthiness (IFT) by analyzing end-to-end path performance rather than utilizing unreliable and incentive incompatible low-layer mechanisms. It can work with occasional IFT jumps, directional antennae,...
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The labor market in industrial cluster analysis
PublicationThe paper offers a description of methodologies used in industrial cluster analysis in conjunction with the labor market analysis. The author explores many tools utilized in cluster identi-fication: quantitative methods (LQ, shift-share), qualitative methods (MSQA) and mixed tools (cluster analysis in conjunction with discriminant analysis, spider diagram, GEM model, ne-twork analysis). Each tool is described in terms of its connection...
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An Intergrated Model of Motion, Steering, Positioning and Stabilization of an Unmanned Autonomous Maritime Vehicle
PublicationIn the paper the aim of an interdisciplinary research is presented. The research method is introduced. An object the unmanned autonomous maritime vehicle is briefly described. The key research problem concerns a combined model of the vehicle motion including the loads of lift and hydrodynamic nature. The model takes into account the gravity and displacement forces, resistance and thrust forces, lift and other hydrodynamic forces....
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Fast Low-fidelity Wing Aerodynamics Model for Surrogate-Based Shape Optimization
PublicationVariable-fidelity optimization (VFO) can be efficient in terms of the computational cost when compared with traditional approaches, such as gradient-based methods with adjoint sensitivity information. In variable-fidelity methods, the directoptimization of the expensive high-fidelity model is replaced by iterative re-optimization of a physics-based surrogate model, which is constructed from a corrected low-fidelity model. The success...
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Determining the noise impact on hearing using psychoacoustical noise dosimeter
PublicationThis research study presents the designed noise dosimeter based on psychoacoustical properties of the human hearing system and, at the same time. evaluation of time and frequency characteristics of noise. The designed noise dosimeter enables assessing temporary threshold shift (TTS) in critical hands in real time. In this way it is possible monitoring the hearing threshold shift continuously for people who stay in the harmful noise...
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Comparative analysis of three‐phase dual active bridge converter with different transformer topology and modern universal control for DC microgrids
PublicationThe presented work discusses issues related to the use of modern multiphase topologies of Dual Active Bridge (DAB)-type converters. Converters of this type are widely used in most DC microgrid applications. The introduction emphasizes a comparative analysis between single-phase and multi-phase DAB topologies within high-power DC microgrids, delving into their respective advantages, drawbacks, design procedures, and considerations...
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Thermoplastic polyurethanes derived from petrochemical or renewable resources: A comprehensive review
PublicationThermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) materials are obtained by the reaction of polyol (ether-, ester-, and carbonate-based diols with average molecular weight in the range from 1,000 to 3,000 g/mol) with aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanates. Synthesized materials consist of the hard and soft segments which are separated in different level. All mechanical and thermal properties of TPUs depend on the chemical structure of used monomers,...
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Degradation of stiffness of building columns exposed to bending and impact load during ground motions
PublicationThe safety of civil engineering structures under external loads, including ground motions, is one of the issues related to the idea of sustainable society. The earthquake-induced soft-storey failure is a typical type of damage observed in buildings due to seismic excitation. The failure of an intermediate soft storey of a structure results in large vertical impact loading acting on the lower floors due to the fall of the upper...
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A Measurable Selector in Kadison’s Carpenter’s Theorem
PublicationWe show the existence of a measurable selector in Carpenter’s Theorem due to Kadison. This solves a problem posed by Jasper and the first author in an earlier work. As an application we obtain a characterization of all possible spectral functions of shift-invariant subspaces of L 2 (R d ) and Carpenter’s Theorem for type I ∞ von Neumann algebras.
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Determination of electrode impedance by means of exponential chirp signal.
PublicationPrzedstawiona została nowa metoda pomiaru impedancji elektrodowej. Jako pobudzenie zastosowany został niestacjonarny sygnał napięciowy, którego częstotliwość jest ekspotencjalną funkcją czasu. Zastosowanie zmodyfikowanej któtko-czasowej transformaty Fouriera (STFT) w analizie napięciowego pobudzenia i odpowiedzi prądowej pozwala na otrzymanie widma impedancyjnego.
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[Soft Skills] Writing grant application
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: soft skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku, Prowadzący: mgr Renata Downar-Zapolska Liczba godzin: 5 Forma zajęć: {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: soft skills Obligatory course for 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher: mgr Renata Downar-Zapolska Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours Course type: {mlang}
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[soft skills] Intellectual property protection
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: wszystkie dyscypliny Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku Prowadzący: dr Justyna Pawłowska, Rzecznik patentowy na PG Liczba godzin: 5 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: all disciplines Obligatory course for 1st-year PhD students Academic teacher: Justyna Pawłowska, PhD, Patent Attorney at GUT Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours Course type: lecture {mlang} Soft skills Area...
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[Soft Skills] Writing grant application
e-Learning CoursesWriting grant application, 5 h., Teacher: Renata Downar-Zapolska, GUT Schedule: 20 & 21 April 2022, time: 15:45-18:00
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[Soft Skills] Basic didactic methods
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: soft skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku, Prowadzący: dr hab. Astrid Męczkowska-Christiansen Liczba godzin: 15 Forma zajęć: {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: soft skills Obligatory course for 1st-year PhD students Academic teacher: dr hab. Astrid Męczkowska-Christiansen Total hours of training: 15 teaching hours Course type: {mlang}
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[Soft Skills] Basic didactic methods
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: wszystkie dyscypliny Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku Prowadzący: Liczba godzin: 15 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: all disciplines Obligatory course for 1st-year PhD students Academic teacher: Total hours of training: 15 teaching hours Course type: lecture {mlang} Soft skills Area I - didactic skills
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[Soft Skills] Intellectual Property Protection
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Soft Skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I roku Prowadzący: Justyna Pawłowska, PhD, Rzecznik Patentowy PG Liczba godzin: 5 {mlang} {mlang en} Soft Skills Obligatory course for 1st -year PhD students Academic teacher: Justyna Pawłowska, PhD, Rzecznik Patentowy PG Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours {mlang}
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[Soft Skills] Writing grant application
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: soft skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku, Prowadzący: mgr Renata Downar-Zapolska Liczba godzin: 5 Forma zajęć: online Data:15.06.2023 {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: soft skills Obligatory course for 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher: mgr Renata Downar-Zapolska Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours Course type: online Date: 15.06.2023 {mlang}
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[Soft Skills] Commercialization of scientific outcomes
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Soft Skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku Prowadzący: Agnieszka Krawczyk-Kłos, Damian Kuźniewski Liczba godzin: 5 {mlang} {mlang en} Soft Skills Obligatory course for 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher: Agnieszka Krawczyk-Kłos, Damian Kuźniewski Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours {mlang}
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[soft skills] Commercialization of scientific outcomes
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: wszystkie dyscypliny Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku Prowadzący: Damian Kuźniewski, Agnieszka Krawczyk-Kłos, Centrum Transferu Wiedzy i Technologii na PG Liczba godzin: 5 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: all disciplinesObligatory course for the 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher: Damian Kuźniewski, Agnieszka Krawczyk-Kłos, Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer...
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[Soft Skills] Workshop in research ethics
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: Wszystkie dyscypliny Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów III roku Prowadzący: Liczba godzin: 5 Forma zajęć: warsztaty {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: All disciplines Obligatory course for 3rd year PhD students Academic teacher: Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours Course type: workshops {mlang}
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[Soft Skills] Commercialization of scientific outcomes
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Soft Skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku Prowadzący: Agnieszka Krawczyk-Kłos, Damian Kuźniewski Liczba godzin: 5 {mlang} {mlang en} Soft Skills Obligatory course for 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher: Agnieszka Krawczyk-Kłos, Damian Kuźniewski Total hours of training: 5 teaching hours {mlang}
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Study on the time-frequency analysis of nonstationary, electrochemical and corrosion processes
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwości zastosowania czasowo-częstotliwościowych metod analizy sygnałów do badania niestacjonarnych procesów elektrochemicznych, chemicznych i korozyjnych. Wnikliwej analizie z wykorzystaniem metod STFT, rozkładu Wignera-Ville'a oraz przekształceń z klasy Cohena poddano rejestry oscylacji chemicznych, elektrochemicznych i rejestry korozji wżerowej.
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Tomasz Wąsowicz dr hab.
PeopleTomasz Wąsowicz's research was first related to high-resolution atomic spectroscopy and focused on measurements and analysis of the transition probabilities of the forbidden lines, the hyperfine and isotopic structure of spectral lines of heavy elements, Stark effect in the helium atom. Tomasz Wąsowicz currently studies physicochemical processes occurring during interactions of various forms of radiation with atoms and molecules...
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Determination of eight artificial sweeteners and common Stevia rebaudiana glycosides in non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages by reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry.
PublicationThe method for the determination of acesulfame-K, saccharine, cyclamate, aspartame, sucralose, alitame, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, neotame and five common steviol glycosides (rebaudioside A, rebaudioside C, steviol, steviolbioside and stevioside) in soft and alcoholic beverages was developed using high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry with electrospray ionisation (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS). To the best of...
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Influence of the femoral offset on the muscles passive resistance in total hip arthroplasty
PublicationBackground Soft tissue tension is treated as a crucial factor influencing the post-THA dislocation. The femoral offset is regarded as one of the major parameters responsible for the stabilization of the prosthesis. It is unclear which soft tissue is mostly affected by the offset changes. Methods A finite element model of the hip was created. The model comprised muscles, bones, a stem, the acetabular component and a liner. The muscles...
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Tuning of the plasmon resonance location in Au nanostructures coated with a ultrathin film of Al2O3 – Optical measurements and FDTD simulations
PublicationThe Au nanostructures have been coated with an ultra-thin films of amorphous aluminium oxide. Optical absorption spectra show the influence of the thickness of Al2O3 on plasmon resonance wavelength. The observed red-shift of the resonance location with the increase of the thickness of the Al2O3 film, can be explained by the change in the dielectric function of this film. It allows control of the optical spectra of the coated particles....
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Identification of defected sensors in an array of amperometric gas sensors
PublicationPurpose Amperometric gas sensors are commonly used in air quality monitoring in long-term measurements. Baseline shift of sensor responses and power failure may occur over time, which is an obstacle for reliable operation of the entire system. The purpose of this study is to check the possibility of using PCA method to detect defected samples, identify faulty sensor and correct the responses of the sensor identified as faulty. Design/methodology/approach In...
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Design and material selection for a patient transport device in field hospitals
PublicationACKGROUND: A major cause of patient and hospital worker injuries occurs transferring patients between two planes. The main aim of this paper was to propose a design of patient’s lift and transfer apparatus for use in field hospitals. The assumption was to design lightweight, durable and ergonomic device using innovative material. The authors concentrated on partial elimination of manual lifting in order to device could work both...
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The influence of drying parameters on wood properties
PublicationThe influence of drying conditions on wood properties is presented. The classical approach was used to determine energetic effects (cutting forces and cutting power) of wood sawing process on the basis of the wood specific cutting resistance, material constant. Before mashining wood material (soft and hard) was dryied at various conditions using air at 25oC, air-steam meaxture at 80oC and steam at 110oC.
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Economic growth, structural change and quality upgrading in New Member States
PublicationThe purpose of this research is to present the recent developments concerning structural change and productivity growth in New Member States and the role played in such process by country specific factors. We focus on ten countries (NMS-10) which joined the EU in 2004 and analyze productivity dynamics of their labor structures between the years 1995 and 2005 in a comparative setting versus EU-15 economies. NMS-10 have gone through...
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Joint Analysis of National Eco-Efficiency, Eco-Innovation and SDGs in Europe: DEA Approach
PublicationThe growing complexity and intertwining of different socio-economic issues both in individual countries and internationally mean that single-theme analyses do not consider all the relationships and thus have cognitive limitations. Therefore, studies that combine several research areas are increasingly common in the literature to clarify the connections and relationships. In this study, considering the sequential nature of the...
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Low-frequency noise in Au-decorated graphene–Si Schottky barrier diode at selected ambient gases
PublicationWe report results of the current–voltage characteristics and low-frequency noise in Au nanoparticle (AuNP)-decorated graphene–Si Schottky barrier diodes. Measurements were conducted in ambient air with addition of either of two organic vapors, tetrahydrofuran [(CH2)4O; THF] and chloroform (CHCl3), as also during yellow light illumination (592nm), close to the measured particle plasmon polariton frequency of the Au nanoparticle...
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A Method for Underwater Wireless Data Transmission in a Hydroacoustic Channel under NLOS Conditions
PublicationWireless data transmission in the hydroacoustic channel under non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation conditions, for example, during a wreck penetration, is difficult to implement reliably. This is mostly due to the multipath propagation, which causes a reduction in the quality of data reception. Therefore, in this work an attempt has been made to develop a reliable method of wireless underwater communication test it under the NLOS...
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The Motion Analysis of Attacus Atlas Rigid Wing
PublicationThe remarkable aerodynamic efficiency of flapping insect wings has fascinated researchers for many years. Butterfly wings are distinguished by a much larger lifting surface, and thus, a different style of flapping flight. The considerations described in the article are an introduction to a fully flexible analysis of the wing in motion. The study of the rigid wing gives the basic knowledge necessary in the further process. The yaw,...
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Bicycle Traffic Model for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
PublicationModelling tools and transport models are required to assess the impact of measures for the effective planning of cycling routes in cities. This paper presents the methodology for developing a four-stage macroscopic model of bicycle traffic for the city of Gdynia, and its use in planning new bicycle routes, considering a modal shift. The model presented in this paper allows for the evaluation of the influence of the characteristics...
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Density functional LCAO calculations of vibrational modes and phonon density of states in the strained single-layer phosphorene
PublicationThe paper presents an investigation of phosphorene under axial strain on the phonon density of states and vibrational modes. The studies were performed by means of density functional theory (DFT) within the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO). The strained models were constructed using optimised supercell techniques. The vibrational mode spectra were estimated for strains applied for both the zigzag and armchair directions...
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Comparison of Doppler Effect Estimation Methods for MFSK Transmission in Multipath Hydroacoustic Channel
PublicationUnderwater wireless communication remains a challenging topic, particularly for applications such as wreck penetration where multipath and Doppler effects are very intense. These effects are becoming even more difficult to mitigate for fast data transmission systems that utilize wideband signals. Due to the low propagation speed of acoustic wave in the water, there is a significant difference between the Doppler shift for lower...
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Modelling of Graphene Field-Effect Transistor for lectronic sensing applications
PublicationA top-gated Graphene Field-Effect Transistor (GFET) suitable for electronic sensing applications was modelled. The applied simulation method reproduces correctly the output transfer GFET characteristics and allows to investigate doping effect caused by different physical, chemical or biological factors. The appearance of additional charge in the system results in the shift of the current-voltage characteristic. This feature could...
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DSP techniques in wow defect evaluation
PublicationReferat przedstawia dwie metody określania przebiegu pasożytniczego drżenia dźwięku. Obie wykorzystują analizę pasożytniczych artefaktów. Wybrane artefakty to: przydźwięk sieciowy i wysokoczęstotliwościowy prąd podkładu. Precyzyjny przebieg zniekształcenia kołysania oblicza się wykorzystując informacje zawarte w widmie sygnałów, a uzyskane poprzez STFT lub modelowanie AR. Referat zawiera opis eksperymentów i uzyskane wyniki.