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  • Financial Markets and Bankruptcy Systems: Is there a Relationship?

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    - European Research Studies Journal - Year 2021

    Purpose: Filling the cognitive gap in the theory of ex-post transaction costs, i.e., at the stage of enforcing market transactions by examining the relationship between friendliness/severity of the bankruptcy and restructuring law towards debtors, the level of development of financial markets, the effectiveness of the judicial system and the rate of debt recovery. Design/Methodology/Approach: In the research, the following methods...

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  • Independent dynamics of low, intermediate, and high frequency spectral intracranial EEG activities during human memory formation

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    - NEUROIMAGE - Year 2021

    A wide spectrum of brain rhythms are engaged throughout the human cortex in cognitive functions. How the rhythms of various frequency ranges are coordinated across the space of the human cortex and time of memory processing is inconclusive. They can either be coordinated together across the frequency spectrum at the same cortical site and time or induced independently in particular bands. We used a large dataset of human intracranial...

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  • Quantum structure in competing lizard communities

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    - ECOLOGICAL MODELLING - Year 2014

    Almost two decades of research on applications of the mathematical formalism of quantum theory as a modeling tool in domains different from the micro-world has given rise to many successful applications in situations related to human behavior and thought, more specifically in cognitive processes of decision-making and the ways concepts are combined into sentences. In this article, we extend this approach to animal behavior, showing...

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  • Place attachment, place identity and aesthetic appraisal of urban landscape

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    As the aesthetic of the Polish cities became a topic of wider discussions, it is important to detect the potentialrole of human-place relations. Two studies (N = 185 & N = 196) were conducted to explore the relationship betweenplace attachment, place identity and appraisal of urban landscape. Satisfaction with urban aesthetic was predicted by twodimensions of place attachment (place inherited and place...

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  • Integrating modelling, simulation and data management tools to create a planning support system for the improvement of air quality by urban planning solutions

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    - Year 2023

    The urbanization pressure requires urban planners, designers, and policy makers to be more responsive to the challenges related to improving the quality of the urban environment and the living conditions of the inhabitants. One of the many environmental issues that need to be taken into account is urban air pollution. As the process of urban ventilation and air pollution dis-persion is significantly affected by the urban layout,...

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  • Strategies for achieving energy neutrality in biological nutrient removal systems - a case study of the Slupsk WWTP (northern Poland)

    The paper presents a model-based evaluation of technological upgrades on the energy and cost balance in a large biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in the city of Slupsk (northern Poland). The proposed upgrades include chemically enhanced primary sludge removal and reduction of the nitrogen load in the deammonification process employed for reject water treatment. Simulations enabled to estimate the increased...

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  • The influence of historical conditions on time and cost of construction project

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    - Year 2018

    Conducting construction works in a building or in an area entered in the historic register is associated with the contracting authority's risk of incurring higher than planned costs of works, as well as delays in their implementation. In many cases, these deviations are completely independent of contracting authority and contractor. The aim of this article is to indicate the reasons for cost and time changes in the construction...

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  • Geographical and chronological knowledge in teaching the history of architecture

    The subject of this article is the analysis of examination results from the course, the History of Polish Architecture. These Bachelor studies present the political, economic and cultural issues of medieval and early modern architecture, and their changes over time. Basic knowledge of the administrative division and historical regions is needed for a proper understanding of the regional diversity of cultural heritage monuments...

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  • Market Regeneration in Line with Sustainable Urban Development

    This article presents the study of the optimal design solutions for regeneration of marketplaces. It examines the design variants for the revitalisation of the marketplace, in particular, investment in their modernisation in order to find the most optimal model for transforming these public spaces to have a significant impact on the city’s development. The research is a comparative analysis of the implementation of regeneration...

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  • Energy recovery effectiveness in trolleybus transport

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    - ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH - Year 2014

    Nowadays the issue of electric energy saving in public transport is becoming a key area of interest whichis connected both with a growth in environmental awareness of the society and an increase in the pricesof fuel and electricity. One of the possibilities to reduce energy consumption in urban public transport isto increase the extent of regenerative braking energy utilization. This can be achieved by its accumulationin the supercapacitors...

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  • Strategies for Achieving Energy Neutrality in Biological Nutrient Removal Systems – a Case Study of the Slupsk WWTP (northern Poland)

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    The paper presents a model-based evaluation of technological upgrades on the energy and cost balance in a large biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in the city of Slupsk (northern Poland). The proposed upgrades include chemically enhanced primary sludge removal and reduction of the nitrogen load in the deammonification process employed for reject water treatment. Simulations enabled to estimate the increased...

  • Measurement of benzene concentration in urban air using passive sampling

    Abstract The concentration of benzene in urban air in theTri-City area of Poland (Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia, andTczew) was assessed using diffusive passive samplers (Rad-iello). Samples were collected during a four-year monitoringcampaign (2007-2010) at selected monitoring stations man-aged by the Agency of Regional Air Quality Monitoring inthe Gdańsk Metropolitan Area (ARMAAG) Foundation.The performance of the passive samplers was investigatedin...

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  • Balancing Energy Inputs/Outputs and GHG Emissions for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment – a Case Study

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    - Year 2017

    The aim of the study is a model-based evaluation of the selected operating modes and technological upgrades on the energy balance and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a large wastewater treatment plant in the city of Slupsk (northern Poland). The considered scenarios focus on energy savings for aeration, increasing energy recovery via biogas cogeneration and reduction of the CO2 equivalent emission from both direct processes (related...

  • Analiza holenderskich doświadczeń w zakresie logistyki miejskiej

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    - Logistyka - Year 2014

    W artykule dokonano analizy holenderskich doświadczeń w zakresie logistyki miejskiej i organizacji systemu dostaw towarów na przykładzie Utrechtu. Wybór miasta podyktowany był ponad 20 letnim konsekwentnym zaangażowaniem i doświadczeniem w tej dziedzinie. Przedstawiono zmiany w podejściu do problemów miejskiego transportu ładunków z punktu widzenia polityki krajowej oraz przebieg procesu decentralizacji odpowiedzialności na poziom...

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  • Zrównoważona odnowa przestrzeni miejskiej

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    Celem rozprawy doktorskiej jest ocena metod i instrumentów odnowy przestrzeni miejskiej o oddziaływaniu ponadlokalnym i warunkowanych równoważeniem rozwoju oraz porównanie ich wykorzystania w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej. W wyniku badań stworzony został model transformacji przestrzeni miejskiej ze wskazaniem priorytetów działań przestrzennych uwarunkowanych równoważeniem rozwoju w skali regionalnej i lokalnej. Analiza porównawcza...

  • Możliwość i bariery osiedleńcze imigrantów w Gdańsku po 1989r.

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    Osiedlaniem się imigrantów w Gdańsku, powodowały względy ekonomiczne, cywilizacyjne, religijne, polityczne oraz warunki przemian ustrojowych po II wojnie światowej. Istotny wpływ na kształtowanie się relacji między Polakami a imigrantami mają mity i stereotypy, a także komunikacja językowa.

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  • Magdalena Gajewska prof. dr hab. inż.

    Magdalena Gajewska (born   June 1th  1968 in Gdańsk) in 1993 graduated Hydro-Engineering Faculty at Gdańsk University of Technology.   At present she is an assistant professor in the Department of Water and Wastewater Technology at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering GUT. PhD (2001) and habilitation (2013) in the discipline of environmental engineering. In the 2016-2020 term, serves as Vice -dean for science. She...

  • Marcin Kulawiak dr hab. inż.

  • MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING 2021/22 - summer

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kasprzyk
    • M. Gajewska

    The course is dedicated to students at 3 semester of Environmental Engineering. The subject is related to two issues. First is monitoring of the environment- different component of the environment like water, air, soil. Conditions necessary for reliable monitoring and analysis of the results of this monitoring are also discussed. Second is management and covers: Historical development of environmental strategies for protection...

  • MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING 2022/23 - summer

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kasprzyk
    • M. Gajewska

    The course is dedicated to students at 3 semester of Environmental Engineering. The subject is related to two issues. First is monitoring of the environment- different component of the environment like water, air, soil. Conditions necessary for reliable monitoring and analysis of the results of this monitoring are also discussed. Second is management and covers: Historical development of environmental strategies for protection...

  • MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING 2022/23 - winter

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kasprzyk
    • M. Gajewska

    The course is dedicated to students at 3 semester of Environmental Engineering. The subject is related to two issues. First is monitoring of the environment- different component of the environment like water, air, soil. Conditions necessary for reliable monitoring and analysis of the results of this monitoring are also discussed. Second is management and covers: Historical development of environmental strategies for protection...

  • Urban Design Project III 2023/24

    e-Learning Courses
    • J. Martyniuk-Pęczek
    • M. Ahmadi
    • K. van Soelen

    # 15-minute CITY ... Gdynia MaŁy Kack The topic of the course will introduce the issues of building a neighborhood identity in the form of densification development.  The interdisciplinary team of instructors will introduce the issues of shaping urban structures based on contemporary trends in urban design.

  • Management and Environmental Monitoring 2023/2024 - winter

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kasprzyk
    • M. Gajewska

    The course is dedicated to students at 3 semester of Environmental Engineering. The subject is related to two issues. First is monitoring of the environment- different component of the environment like water, air, soil. Conditions necessary for reliable monitoring and analysis of the results of this monitoring are also discussed. Second is management and covers: Historical development of environmental strategies for protection...

  • Management and Environmental Monitoring 2024/2025 - winter

    e-Learning Courses

    The course is dedicated to students at 3 semester of Environmental Engineering. The subject is related to two issues. First is monitoring of the environment- different component of the environment like water, air, soil. Conditions necessary for reliable monitoring and analysis of the results of this monitoring are also discussed. Second is management and covers: Historical development of environmental strategies for protection...

  • CONTRASTING MODERNISMS - ARCHITECTURE OF HARBOUR CITIES GDYNIA AND ALTONA

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    - Year 2016

    The presentation of the exhibition “Architect Gustav Oelsner – Light, Air, Colour,”, which took place in Gdynia 1.04-29.05.2011, showed the clinker architecture of Gustav Oelsner in Altona. As a contrast to the white-plastered architecture of Gdynia, it provided an interesting background for the comparison of two different faces of modernism. The most important feature of the aesthetics of modernism was its cosmopolitan character,...

  • The Revitalization Processes of the Port Structures in Gdynia and Gdansk on the Background of Contemporary Port Changes

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    - Year 2016

    Transformations of the port facilities against the modernization of the port structures are present in many city-port centers since more than 50 years. The modernization taking place in the ports located in Gdynia-Gdansk mainly concerns communication availability and adapted to the multimodal technology of transport and transshipment. Developing specialized tech-terminals serving a specific type of load, causes development of the...

  • SEDIMENT DEPOSITION IN RESERVOIRS IN URBAN BASIN

    In recent years Gdańsk had sustained economic and social losses due to severe flash floods coming down from moraine hills. The first flood occurred in July 2001 and the second in July 2016. Both events were caused by intense and long rainfall characterized by different from each other rain intensity in time. Among other Gdansk’s streams the Oliwski Stream has the most extended flood protection system consist of 15 small retention...

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  • Detection of Alzheimer's disease using Otsu thresholding with tunicate swarm algorithm and deep belief network

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    - Frontiers in Physiology - Year 2024

    Introduction: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder characterized by cognitive and memory dysfunctions. The early detection of AD is necessary to reduce the mortality rate through slowing down its progression. The prevention and detection of AD is the emerging research topic for many researchers. The structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI) is an extensively used imaging technique in detection of AD, because...

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  • THE UNSUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS: A CASE STUDY OF VOLUNTARY COURT NETWORKS

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    - Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska - Year 2020

    Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the problem of sustainability of public-sector 12 organizational networks on the example of common courts and what it implies for further 13 research. Methodology: The study used qualitative research tools in the form of structured 14 interviews. Interviews were conducted with 36 presidents and directors of common courts. 15 After conducting and transcribing each interview, their...

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  • KM Challenges in Small KIBS Companies: Multi-case Analysis in Two Countries

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    - Year 2023

    Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) – i.e. companies like e.g. computer services, consulting, engineering, business communication, and R&D support - are key players in the modern economies. They stimulate the innovativeness of businesses and societies. Their competitiveness is based on knowledge, which is their key production factor and also the kind of “goods” they sell. The large majority of KIBS companies have a small...

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  • The Polish adaptation of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-PL) by W. Schaufeli et al.

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    - Psychiatria Polska - Year 2021

    Aim. The study aimed to present the Polish version of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-PL) by Schaufeli et al. and to assess its validity and reliability. The tool measures the core symptoms of burnout (BAT-C): exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive and emotional impairment, and its secondary symptoms (BAT-S): psychosomatic complaints and psychological distress. Method. The participants were 255 nursing staff members. The construct...

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  • Wisdom in the context of globalization and civilization

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    - Year 2019

    The book seeks to answer the question - what is wisdom and how should it be used in everyday life? A model of wisdom is presented in which wisdom describes three attributes: knowledge, qualifications (skills) and inspirations leading to consciously controlled processes of correct assessment of the situation and the correct choice of solution options in the context of the art of living. For each attribute, we can specify a set of...

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  • Psychological capital and happiness at work: The mediating role of employee thriving in multinational corporations

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    - CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY - Year 2022

    Working in multicultural work environments of multinational corporations (MNCs) creates challenges whose expected impact on happiness is equivocal. In the following paper, we examine the relationship between psychological capital and happiness at work in the specific MNCs’ context. We assume that thriving (eudemonic well-being) at work fosters individuals’ development and enhances their happiness composed of both the affective...

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  • Interpretation and modeling of emotions in the management of autonomous robots using a control paradigm based on a scheduling variable

    The paper presents a technical introduction to psychological theories of emotions. It highlights a usable ideaimplemented in a number of recently developed computational systems of emotions, and the hypothesis thatemotion can play the role of a scheduling variable in controlling autonomous robots. In the main part ofthis study, we outline our own computational system of emotion – xEmotion – designed as a key structuralelement in...

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  • AMO model for neuro-inclusive remote workplace

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    - Personnel Review - Year 2022

    Purpose The aim of this article is to extend current debates on organizational equality, diversity and inclusion to a consideration of neurodivergence in the remote workplace context. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the ability, motivation, and opportunity (AMO) model and an emerging strength-based approach to neurodiversity, this conceptual paper integrates research on neurodiversity at work and remote working to provide...

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  • Smart skills and education in a future economy

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    - e-mentor - Year 2018

    Whether the role of education is to prepare people for employment or to have meaningful lives in general, it will identify and develop skills and competencies, as well as vocational and personal attributes. Skills, such as critical thinking, novel ideation, and complex cognitive and social skills, are areas where humans continue to outperform smart machines. The purpose of this article is to review the skills and competencies that...

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  • SlowSmartOrunia – potencjał miejskiego rolnictwa w rewitalizacji metropolii

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    - Year 2015

    Artykuł odnosi do problematy miejskiego rolnictwa i ogrodownictwa widzianego jako potencjał rewitalizacji miasta. Przedstawiona zostaje koncepcja reinterpretacji strategii SMART w celu uzyskania nowego podejścia do planowania uwzględniającego filozofię SLOW lcity. Opis wyników projektu SLOWSMARTORUNIA dostarcza przykładów sposobu rozumienia nowej strategii.

  • Does the coordinated development of two-way FDI increase the green energy efficiency of Chinese cities? Evidence from Chinese listed companies

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    - Year 2023

    Based on the evidence from listed company microdata and data from 285 cities in China, this paper studies the coordinated development of two-way FDI (CDFDI) in improving green energy efficiency (GEE). In particular, this paper examines the spatial heterogeneity effects of CDFDI on GEE. The results showed that CDFDI had a positive impact on the GEE of local and surrounding cities. Mechanistic examinations show that the effects...

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  • The Indication Methods and Techniques of Urban Light Pollution

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    - Year 2021

    The goal of this study is to review and categorize approaches and methods of facing urban light pollution. Probing various references and documents, the current practice focus on extracting and reviewing different types of urban light pollution detection, survey, and measurement to define a taxonomy of methods by instant comparison. The means of measurement and detecting this pollution include 14 most cited techniques that have...

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  • How Sport Innovations Can Shape Sustainable Cities: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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    Leveraging the potential of sport can play a significant role in shaping cities of tomorrow, generate environmental and social change. The integration of sport into city planning can provide multiple benefits, such as promoting physical activity, health, well-being, and enhancing social cohesion. However to date, there is a lack of research on the potential of sport innovations to enhance the sustainable development of cities....

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  • Enviromental factors az the elements determingthe development of floating homes

    The popularity of Floating Homes in Western Europe and North America is noticeable. The interest in thesefacilities in Poland is also constantly growing. The popularity of Floating Homes is due to climate change, risingland prices and population density in city centers. However, environmental factors play a significant role in theirdevelopment. The publication presents the results of research on the impact of environmental factors...

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  • Potential Application of Solar Energy Systems for Electrified Urban Transportation Systems

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    The paper presents a novel approach toward the use of solar energy systems in public transportation. The concept of energy generation in PV systems for supplying a trolleybus transportation system is proposed for the city of Gdynia (Poland). The suggested way of energy production allows reducing the environmental harm impact of the municipal transportation system. Moreover, the proposed way of green energy use can be a more profitable...

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  • Interference between Land and Sea Logistics Systems. Multifunctional Building System Design Towards Autonomous Integrated Transport Infrastructure

    The research is focused on developing design theory towards efficient multifunctional facilities for logistics supply chains in the contemporary urban city structures. The development of modern systems based on autonomous transport creates new conditions for their management and generates an emerging need to define dedicated functional service structures. An important element of consideration also taken into account is the scenario...

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  • Changing by light - how the lighting of intelligent spaces can influence the urban image

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    - Year 2012

    In the article light will be presented as a tool in the process of transforming the urban space. The reason for this use of light is the commercial aspect of space that forces it to be still competitive and profitable. Such a need gives rise to many innovative solutions in the city space, which allow transmitting information in order to attract human attention, and sometimes make it even possible to involve the user in the interaction...

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  • Information System for Drivers Within the Integrated Traffic Management System - TRISTAR

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    Advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) for drivers are a very important element of modern traffic management. In recent years ITS infrastructure is being developed also in Poland. It allows for delivering to drivers information related to the conditions in the road network through, inter alia, dedicated Variable Message Signs (VMS). Such information enables drivers to take decisions, contributing to improving the efficiency...

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  • Space syntax analysis - methodology of understanding the space

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    - Year 2014

    Nowadays space is considered as a net of connections between different areas. The questions how to delineate its character and how it is possible to objectively compare two spaces is the matter under consideration. This was the reason for creating new theories about the structure of place. "Space syntax analysis" (SSA) or simply "Space Syntax" defines a number of theories and research areas devoted to the analysis of space configuration....

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  • From structures to landscapes – towards re-conceptualization of the urban condition

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    - Year 2017

    This paper presents an original approach towards the phenomena of re-naturalization of cities and indicates its possible consequences for the urban design and planning strategies. It focuses on the ongoing shift “from structures to landscapes” in understanding urban conditions. While modern architecture introduced geomet-ric compositions against the background of nature, early modern theories of architects and sociologists started...

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  • Rola inicjatyw społecznych w ochronie dziedzictwa kulturowego na przykładzie mozaiki Anny Fiszer na ścianie kina Neptun w Gdańsku

    Streszczenie: Rola inicjatyw społecznych w ochronie dziedzictwa kulturowego na przykładzie mozaiki Anny Fiszer na ścianie kina Neptun w Gdańsku. Celem artykułu jest wykazanie roli inicjatyw społecznych w budzeniu poczucia odpowiedzialności za dziedzictwo materialne i kulturowe. Przyjęto założenie, że dla lokalnych społeczności miasto jest przestrzenią pamięci. Nastrój, atmosfera i klimat miejsca to słowa, które określają fizyczny...

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  • Deodorization of model biogas by means of novel non-ionic deep eutectic solvent

    The paper presents new non-ionic deep eutectic solvent (DES) composed of natural and non-toxic components i.e. guaiacol, camphor and levulinic acid in 1:1:3 molar ratio as a promising absorbent for removal of selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including dichloromethane, toluene, hexamethyldisiloxane and propionaldehyde from model biogas. The affi nity of DES for VOCs was determined as vapour-liquid coeffi cients and the...

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  • Sztuka jako wartość w procesie rewitalizacji przestrzeni miejskiej na przykładzie wybranych elewacji Drogi Królewskiej w Gdańsku

    Celem niniejszej publikacji jest zwrócenie uwagi na rewitalizację przestrzeni miejskiej za pomocą elementów artystycznych, występujących w elewacjach architektonicznych Głównego Miasta w Gdańsku. Sztuka, która zaistniała w elewacjach odbudowywanego w latach pięćdziesiątych Głównego Miasta, dzięki gdańskim artystom, zaowocowała nowymi relacjami twórczymi pomiędzy architekturą a sztuką. Ze względu na ograniczone ramy artykułu, przedstawiamy...

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