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Kapitał psychologiczny a współpraca zawodowa z obcokrajowcami
PublicationOrganizacje nastawione na rozwój odkrywają, że kapitał psychologiczny personelu ogrywa coraz ważniejsza rolę. Kapitał psychologiczny jest karawaną zasobów: skuteczności, elastyczności, nadziei i optymizmu, które wspierając się wzajemnie skutkują efektywnym funkcjonowaniem w pracy. Wielokulturowe środowisko pracy w swej naturze jest pełne specyficznych wymagań, które wymagają dodatkowych wysiłków. Jednak pozytywne efekty tej pracy...
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Next Generation Digital
PublicationThe paper outlines the major objectives of the MENAID research project, eimed at novel architectures of digital documents. Such documents will enable reduction of information overflow and strain, a major threat to the growth of a digital society. They will be forward compatible, technology neutral and lightweight, allowing workers of network organizations to use personal devices of any type.
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Smart Document-Centric Processing of Human Oriented Information Flows
PublicationUsually people prefer to focus on creative rather than repetitive and schematic work patterns. Still, they must spend a lot of time complying with the procedures, selecting the information they receive and repeatedly restoring the previous state of work. This paper proposes the Mobile INteractive Document architecture (MIND) - a document-centric uniform interface to provide both effective communication of content and coordination...
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LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FROM THE ANCIENT HISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY
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Liquid–phase microextraction: A review of reviews
PublicationSample preparation is an important step in chemical analysis. It is generally done to deal with problems associated with the nature of the matrix, low analyte concentrations in real samples or analyte features incompatible with the instrumentation. Classical methods of extraction consume large volumes of hazardous solvents and other reagents and are not in line with the recent emergence of green analytical chemistry. Liquid-phase...
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Adopting Collaborative Games into Agile Software Development
PublicationAlthough the emergence of agile methods has triggered a growing awareness that social factors have a crucial impact on the success of software projects, neither the Scrum Guide nor the Agile Manifesto prescribe techniques that aid the human side of software development. To address this challenge, we enriched the Scrum process with a set of collaborative games. Collaborative games refer to techniques inspired by game play, but designed...
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Advances in mass spectrometry for iron speciation in plants
PublicationIron is an important nutrient essential for plants and critical for human health. The state-of-the art of methods for iron speciation in cereal grains and plant fluids is critically reviewed. Particular attention is given to the latest developments in the coupling of HPLC with the parallel ICP MS and electrospray ionization (ESI) MS/MS detection, usually QTOF MS or Q-Orbitrap MS, for the identification and quantification of iron...
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Planning a Cost-Effective Delay-Constrained Passive Optical Network for 5G Fronthaul
PublicationWith the rapid growth in the telecommunications industry moving towards 5G and beyond (5GB) and the emergence of data-hungry and time-sensitive applications, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are faced with a considerable challenge to keep up with these new demands. Cloud radio access network (CRAN) has emerged as a cost-effective architecture that improves 5GB performance. The fronthaul segment of the CRAN necessitates a high-capacity...
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Modern Material Solutions Applied in Pediatric Facilities
PublicationNew tendencies in forming of the health services functional buildings’ systems shaped along with the emergence of caring for patient’s mental condition in medical sciences. The interior design harmonized with the medical function became an incredibly important feature. This opened up new opportunities for the architecture of health care facilities. A positive architecture’s impact on the user’s well-being is remarkably important...
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Possibilities of applying standard tools of promotion in place marketing
PublicationThe purpose of this article is to present the tools of promotion that can be used by local government units in the developing and implementing of marketing strategies. The article evaluates a set of four basic tools of promotion comprising advertising, public relations and publicity, sales promotion and personal selling. This group was supplemented by direct marketing, presented from the point of view of communication via the Internet.
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Zastosowanie silników Stirlinga w mikroukładach kogeneracyjnych
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zalety i wady wykorzystania silników Stirlinga w mikroukładach kogeneracyjnych, a także wyniki własnych badań eksperymentalnych (charakterystyki sprawnościowe i emisyjne) modułu 24V DC WhisperGen Personal Station PPS16-24MD z generatorem elektrycznym o mocy 800 W i wydajności cieplnej 5.5 kW.
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From flow to jamming: Lattice Gas Automaton simulations in granular materials
PublicationWe introduce the first extension of a Lattice Gas Automaton (LGA) model to accurately replicate observed emergent phenomena in granular materials with a special focus on previously unexplored jamming transitions by incorporating gravitational effects, energy dissipation in particle collisions, and wall friction. We successfully reproduce flow rate evolution, density wave formation, and jamming transition observed in experiments....
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To Survive in a CBRN Hostile Environment: Application of CAVE Automatic Virtual Environments in First Responder Training
PublicationThis paper is of a conceptual nature and focuses on the use of a specific virtual reality environment in civil-military training. We analyzed the didactic potential of so-called CAVE automatic virtual environments for First Responder training, a type of training that fills the gap between First Aid training and the training received by emergency medical technicians. Since real training involves live drills based on unexpected situations,...
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Towards Understanding the Health Aspects of the Processing of Lignocellulosic Fillers
PublicationHealth and safety issues should be addressed during the development and investigation of the industrial processes. In order to develop a sustainable process and fully evaluate its benefits and drawbacks for its optimization, it is crucial to determine its impact on the surrounding environment. This study aimed to assess the emission of volatile organic compounds during the modification of lignocellulosic fillers with passive dosimetry....
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Edukacja jako niezbędny element w budowaniu przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstw
PublicationWysoko wykwalifikowana kadra oraz nieustanne podnoszenie kwalifikacji pracowników staje się najistotniejszym elementem budowania przewagi konkurencyjnej na rynku. W artykule pokazano, jak kształtuje się zjawisko kształcenia personelu w Polsce na tle krajów Unii Europejskiej. Z przedstawionej analizy wynika, że budowanie Europejskiego Społeczeństwa Wiedzy w Polsce wymaga jeszcze wielu nakładów i zmian.
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Optymalizacja procesu aparaturowego wytwarzania farb proszkowych
PublicationGłównym założeniem artykułu jest optymalizacja procesu aparaturowego wytwarzania farb proszkowych w przedsiębiorstwie X. Autorzy przeprowadzili mapowanie strumienia wartości VSM oraz zaproponowali własne rozwiązanie umożliwiające eliminację najistotniejszych zakłóceń, których przyczyna wynika głównie z pracy personelu obsługującego aparaturową linię produkcyjną. Na końcu wskazano udoskonalenia w zakresie rozwoju czynnika ludzkiego...
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Measurement system based on USB Z-Wave controller
PublicationA wireless measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard is presented in this paper. The system is composed of a U SB Z-Stick Gen5 controller connected to a Personal Computer and a Fibaro controller FGRGBWM-441. Operation of the system is controlled by software written in C++ using OpenZWave library. Some metrological aspects of the system are evaluated: accuracy, linearity, resolution and frequency of voltage measurements.
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Process of Medical Dataset Construction for Machine Learning-Multifield Study and Guidelines
PublicationThe acquisition of high-quality data and annotations is essential for the training of efficient machine learning algorithms, while being an expensive and time-consuming process. Although the process of data processing and training and testing of machine learning models is well studied and considered in the literature, the actual procedures of obtaining data and their annotations in collaboration with physicians are in most cases...
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Virtual spring damper method for nonholonomic robotic swarm self-organization and leader following
PublicationIn this paper, we demonstrate a method for self-organization and leader following of nonholonomic robotic swarm based on spring damper mesh. By self-organization of swarm robots we mean the emergence of order in a swarm as the result of interactions among the single robots. In other words the self-organization of swarm robots mimics some natural behavior of social animals like ants among others. The dynamics of two-wheel robot...
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Selected aspects of the surface quality of the wooden elements after planing
PublicationThe quality of the surface of wooden elements, that have been planed, has got a crucial meaning in the whole production process flow, since the obtained effects affect the quality of wooden surface after painting. The emergence of defects in most cases causes need to qualify workpiece as a scrap part or additional work activity must be done. In the paper selected results of the investigation of the effect of the cutting tool wear...
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The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland
PublicationThe chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile...
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The Impact of Information and Communications Technology on the Rise of Urban Social Movements in Poland
PublicationThe chapter examines the relationship between the use of Information and Communications Technology (ITC) and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The aim is to investigate how and to what extent a growing body of smaller activist groups use opportunities provided by the ITC to achieve their political objectives. The research results indicate that Web-based media have helped to raise the profile of...
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Three-dimensional representation of geographic data in a Web-based GIS
PublicationPresenting geographic data in a web environment has been a long standing problem. For many years the low performance of web browsers has limited the visualization of spatial data to only two dimensions. More recently, the introduction of open standards for 3D acceleration of web applications sparked the emergence of new methods of presenting three-dimensional data in a web browser without using third-party extensions. However,...
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Impact of AI-Based Tools and Urban Big Data Analytics on the Design and Planning of Cities
PublicationWide access to large volumes of urban big data and artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools allow performing new analyses that were previously impossible due to the lack of data or their high aggregation. This paper aims to assess the possibilities of the use of urban big data analytics based on AI-related tools to support the design and planning of cities. To this end, the author introduces a conceptual framework to assess the...
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CyberEye: New Eye-Tracking Interfaces for Assessment and Modulation of Cognitive Functions beyond the Brain
PublicationThe emergence of innovative neurotechnologies in global brain projects has accelerated research and clinical applications of BCIs beyond sensory and motor functions. Both invasive and noninvasive sensors are developed to interface with cognitive functions engaged in thinking, communication, or remembering. The detection of eye movements by a camera offers a particularly attractive external sensor for computer interfaces to monitor,...
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Development of globalization in culture on the example of Europe
PublicationThis article attempts to reflect on the consequences of cultural globalization i.e. the opporturnities and threats that exist it brings with it for existing local cultures. As we know, The processes of globalization contribute to the emergence of any, often contradictory phenomena in the field of culture which influence the existing local cultural systems in various ways. It is assumed that the most important consequence of cultural...
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Ecology In Tribology: Selected Problems of Eliminating Natural Oil-Based Lubricants from Machine Friction Couples
PublicationThe elimination of mineral oil-based lubricants from machines has multiple beneficial effects on the natural environment. Firstly – these lubricants are a direct threat to the environment in the event of leaks; secondly – their elimination reduces the demand for crude oil from which they are obtained. In addition, in many cases, e.g. when replacing traditional lubricants with water, friction losses in the bearings can also be reduced...
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The Determinants of False Self-Employment: A Survey of Polish Enterprises
PublicationThe main goal of this article is to advance the emergent research on tax evasion in Poland in the form of false self-employment (FSE), in particular to identify its causes. The dependent character of some self-employed workers is a big problem in the Polish economy, which has been completely unexplored because of the lack of available data. In this article, we use data from a survey of Polish companies. Our empirical results show...
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Civil liability for artificial intelligence products versus the sustainable development of CEECs: which institutions matter?
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to conduct a meta-analysis of the EU and CEECs civil liability institutions in order to find out if they are ready for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race. Particular focus is placed on ascertaining whether civil liability institutions such as the Product Liability Directive (EU) or civil codes (CEECs) will protect consumers and entrepreneurs, as well as ensure undistorted competition. In line with the...
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The complete lists of 1D reversible number-conserving cellular automata with radius one of up to 7 states
Open Research DataThis dataset contains complete lists of all one-dimensional reversible number-conserving k-ary cellular automata with radius one of up to 7 states, i.e. with state sets {0,1}, {0,1,2}, {0,1,2,3}, {0,1,2,3,4}, {0,1,2,3,4,5} and {0,1,2,3,4,5,6}.
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Performance Characteristics of a Micro-turbine, International
Publication. In the paper a design of a multi-stage micro-turbine with partial admission of all the stages is described in detail and the results of particular experimental investigations and numerical calculations are shown, followed by conclusions. The co-generative micro-power plant with the HFE7100 as a working medium was designed and built for experimental investigations. The values of the main cycle parameters were as follows:- heat...
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Using the Fingerprinting Method to Customize RTLS Based on the AoA Ranging Technique
PublicationReal-time Locating Systems (RTLSs) have the ability to precisely locate the position of things and people in real time. They are needed for security and emergency applications, but also for healthcare and home care appliances. The research aims for developing an analytical method to customize RTLSs, in order to improve localization performance in terms of precision. The proposed method is based on Angle of Arrival (AoA), a ranging...
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Performance Characteristics of a Micro-Turbine
PublicationIn the paper a design of a multi-stage micro-turbine with partial admission of all the stages is described in detail and the results of particular experimental investigations and numerical calculations are shown, followed by conclusions. The co-generative micro-power plant with the HFE7100 as a working medium was designed and built for experimental investigations. The values of the main cycle parameters were as follows:heat output:...
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Changes in the structure of Armenia’s labour resources between 1993 and 2020
PublicationThe article characterises the structure of Armenia’s labour resources in the period between1993 and 2020. It aims to assess the changes on the Armenian labour market by means of a deductive analysis of historical data and observation of changes in the structure of resources based on generally available macroeconomic data. The authors evaluate these processes against the background of demographic and economic changes, by presenting...
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HCI-Based Wireless System for Measuring the Concentration of Mining Machinery and Equipment Operators
PublicationMaintaining stable and reliable working conditions is a matter of vital importance for various companies, especially those involving heavy machinery. Due to human exhaustion, as well as unpredicted hazards and dangerous situations, the personnel has to take actions and wisely plan each move. This paper presents a human–computer interaction (HCI)-based system that uses a concentration level measurement function to increase the safety...
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Multimedialny system nadzoru dla straży granicznej – projekt STRADAR
PublicationSTRADAR jest systemem nadzoru przeznaczonym do wspierania działań operacyjnych morskiej straży granicznej, umożliwiającym zbieranie, przetwarzanie i udostępnianie informacji i danych pochodzących z takich sensorów, jak radary, kamery wideo, AIS, GPS, aparaty fotograficzne oraz z połączeń audio, wiadomości SMS, plików i notatek. Informacje te mogą być udostępniane na bieżąco oraz archiwalnie z synchronizacją zdarzeń lub bez synchronizacji....
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System awaryjnego odstawienia instalacji na przykładzie morskiej platformy wydobywczej
PublicationW artykule opisano system awaryjnego odstawienia instalacji, będący rozwiązaniem technicznym realizującym wyłączenie procesu technologicznego i bezpieczne jego izolowanie w sytuacjach nienormalnych w celu zredukowania prawdopodobieństwa wystąpienia zdarzenia awaryjnego o poważnych skutkach. Podstawowym celem systemu ESD jest ochrona personelu i środowiska. Zarysowana został analiza bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego takiego systemu...
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Trust, Tacit Knowledge Sharing, Project Performance and their Managerial Implications
PublicationTacit Knowledge Sharing is increasingly attracting the attention of scientists and managers intrigued by their potential application for creating innovative solutions. Project management as a set of methodologies and best practices need to be charged by knowledge. The research problem tackled in this article refers to a current managerial problem regarding tacit knowledge sharing execution in project based organizations. The objective...
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Kształcenie międzynarodowych inżynierów spawalników w politechnice gdańskiej
PublicationPrzedstawiono genezę i tryb powołania oraz sposób działania Ośrodka kształcenia personelu spawalniczego akceptowanego przez Międzynarodowy Instytut Spawalnictwa. Opisano system kształcenia oparty o zunifikowane programy nauczania realizowane w ramach studiów stacjonarnych i niestacjonarnych oraz na studiach podyplomowych dwóch poziomów. Zaprezentowano osiągnięcia ośrodka; ilości uczestników kształcenia oraz jakość kształcenia ocenioną...
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Wpływ rozwiązań architektonicznych oraz technologicznych na użytkownaie budynku i bezpieczeństwo w laboratoriach mikrobiologicznych
PublicationBudynki laboratoriów są obiektami budowlanymi, podlegającym szczególnym rygorom funkcjonalnym i prawnym. Podczas ich użytkowania powstają zagrożenia zarówno dla zdrowia personelu pracującego w laboratorium, jak i ryzyko powstania niewiarygodnych wyników przeprowadzonych badań. W procesie projektowania laboratoriów decydującą rolę odgrywają powiązania technologiczne wynikające z założeń programowych oraz ukształtowanie przestrzeni,...
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Katedra Technologii Zabezpieczeń Przeciwkorozyjnych, działalność dydaktyczna
PublicationW Katedrze Technologii Zabezpieczeń Przeciwkorozyjnych prowadzone są studia inżynierskie, magisterskie oraz doktoranckie. Oferta dydaktyczna obejmuje dwa kierunki dyplomowania: Technologia Zabezpieczeń Przeciwkorozyjnych oraz Inżynieria Korozyjna. Poza regularnymi studiami w Katedrze są realizowane studia podyplomowe oraz kursy zawodowe. Na Wydziale Chemicznym Politechniki Gdańskiej działa Zespół Certyfikacji Personelu w zakresie...
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Crossover from charge density wave stabilized antiferromagnetism to superconductivity in Nd1−xLaxNiC2 compounds
PublicationThe path from the charge density wave antiferromagnet NdNiC2 to the noncentrosymmetric superconductor LaNiC2 is studied by gradual replacement of Nd by La ions. The evolution of physical properties is explored by structural, magnetic, transport, magnetoresistance, and specific heat measurements. With the substitution of La for Nd, the Peierls temperature is gradually suppressed, which falls within the BCS mean-field relation for...
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Objectivity in the non-Markovian spin-boson model
PublicationObjectivity constitutes one of the main features of the macroscopic classical world. An important aspect of the quantum-to-classical transition issue is to explain how such a property arises from the microscopic quantum theory. Recently, within the framework of open quantum systems, there has been proposed such a mechanism in terms of the so-called spectrum broadcast structures. These are multipartite quantum states of the system...
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New skills for architects: 3D scanning for an immersive experience in architectural education
PublicationThe authors of this article explore the integration of remote sensing techniques, specifically laser scanning and photogrammetry, as well as immersive visualisation via different methods applied to architectural design processes, and its potential impact on the professional development of future architects. The study demonstrates the value of extending the architectural design process into the interdisciplinary field of geomatics...
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Subjective Quality Evaluation of Underground BPL-PLC Voice Communication System
PublicationDesigning a reliable voice transmission system is not a trivial task. Wired media, thanks to their resistance to mechanical damage, seem an ideal solution. The BPL-PLC (Broadband over Power Line – Power Line Communication) cable is resilient to electricity stoppage and partial damage of phase conductors. It maintains continuity of transmission in case of an emergency situation, including paramedic rescue operations. These features...
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Preferred Benchmarking Criteria for Systematic Taxonomy of Embedded Platforms (STEP) in Human System Interaction Systems
PublicationThe rate of progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has significantly increased over the past ten years and continues to accelerate. Since then, AI has made the leap from research case studies to real production ready applications. The significance of this growth cannot be undermined as it catalyzed the very nature of computing. Conventional platforms struggle to achieve greater performance...
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Identification of Public Service Logic (PSL) and Public Service Motivation (PSM) elements in Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives
PublicationWhile previous research on Open Government Data (OGD) has primarily focused on reuse and adoption, this study aims to explore the implications of the Public Service Logic (PSL) and Public Service Motivation (PSM) dimensions in the context of OGD initiatives. This study is contextualized in Tanzania wherein the OGD initiatives are at an evolving stage. For the present study, the perspectives of the 15 public officials involved in...
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Photonic sensor to detect rapid changes in CRP levels
PublicationOne of the most important biomarkers used to determine inflammation is C-reactive protein (CRP). Its level, when it is within the range that does not define inflammation, informs about the risk of cardiovascular events. If the norm is exceeded and inflammation is detected in the body, CRP level can increase 1000 times within a few hours. The type of infection can also be determined based on the level of elevated CRP. All this makes...
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Model rozwoju kompetencji kierowniczych w małych firmach informatycznych
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono wyniki badania nad rozwojem kompetencji kierowniczych w małych firmach IT. Omówiono badania ankietowe służące określeniu ważności poszczególnych kompetencji z modelu ICB organizacji IPMA dla małych firm. Na podstawie wyników ankiet wyróżniono trzy klasy ważności kompetencji kierowniczych dla typowej małej firmy IT, którą scharakteryzowano. Opracowana klasyfikacja może być podstawą rozwiązania doradczego...
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Obszary doskonalenia jakości obsługi pacjentów na przykładzie gabinetów lekarzy rodzinnych
PublicationW niniejszym rozdziale zaprezentowano możliwość identyfikacji kluczowych obszarów mających wpływ na doskonalenie jakości obsługi pacjentów, na przykładzie najczestszej specjalizacji występującej w publicznej opiece zdrowotnej, jaką są lekarze rodzinni. W rozdziale zaprezentowano charakterystyke obszarów z uwzglednieniem różnych podejść. Tego typu analizy wraz z uwzględnieniem pacującego w przychodni personelu pozwoliły na jednoczesną...