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Vibration testing in buildings and safety of their operation
PublicationThe paper presents the issue of vibrations in residential buildings located near roads. It describes the measurement methodology and criteria for assessing the impact of vibrations generated by passing trucks. The article specifies a method to establish the impact on the operation of the examined facilities and it promotes the idea of employing a Bayesian network to determine probabilistically the level of risk to single-family...
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Survival time prognosis under a Markov model of cancer development
PublicationIn this study we look at a breast cancer data set of women from Pomerania region collected in year 1987-1992 in the Medical University of Gdańsk. We analyze the clinical risk factors in conjunction with Markov model of cancer development. We evaluate Artificial Neural Network (ANN) survival time prediction via a simulation study.
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Mountain pass type periodic solutions for Euler–Lagrange equations in anisotropic Orlicz–Sobolev space
PublicationUsing the Mountain Pass Theorem, we establish the existence of periodic solution for Euler–Lagrange equation. Lagrangian consists of kinetic part (an anisotropic G-function), potential part and a forcing term. We consider two situations: G satisfying at infinity and globally. We give conditions on the growth of the potential near zero for both situations.
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The effectivness of fault detection in common rail injectors examination methods
PublicationThe article presents the effectiveness tests of fault detection in common rail injectors. 40 injectors with different wear levels were tested. Testing was made on two test benches of a completely different design. Research includes comparison of accuracy, reproducibility and testability to detect specific defects. A device was created for visualization of the fuel injector spraying steam.
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SAMOCHÓD SPORTOWY DUOMOTO NAPĘDZANY DWOMA SILNIKAMI SPALINOWYMI
PublicationPrzedstawiono zaprojektowany i zbudowany przez zespół czterech dyplomantów Wydziału Mechanicznego Politechniki Gdańskiej samochód sportowy napędzany dwoma silnikami. Jeden z nich umieszczono z przodu pojazdu. Przekazuje on moment obrotowy na koła osi przedniej poprzez zespolony układ napędowy. Drugi silnik, usytuowany ztyłu pojazdu, w identyczny sposób przekazuje moment napędowy na koła osi tylnej....
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Photomonitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step1; stage from July 2020 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents photomonitoring (visual documentation report in the form of photographs) of activities carried out as a part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the “Polanki” market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district documented in July 2020 year, during the 1st step of the monitoring. The monitoring...
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Photomonitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step1; stage from August 2020 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents photomonitoring (visual documentation report in the form of photographs) of activities carried out as a part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the “Polanki” market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district documented in August 2020 year, during the 1st step of the monitoring. The monitoring...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step1; stage from July 2020 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2020 year - step 1, stage from July 2020. The monitoring...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step2; stage from June 2021 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2021 year - step 2, stage from June 2021.The monitoring...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step2; stage from September 2021 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2021 year - step 2, stage from September 2021.The monitoring...
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Photomonitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step1; stage from October 2020 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents photomonitoring (visual documentation report in the form of photographs) of activities carried out as a part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the “Polanki” market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district documented in October 2020 year, during the 1st step of the monitoring. The monitoring...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step2; stage from October 2021 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2021 year - step 2, stage from October 2021.The monitoring...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step2; stage from July 2021 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2021 year - step 2, stage from July 2021.The monitoring...
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Photomonitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step1; stage from September 2020 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents photomonitoring (visual documentation report in the form of photographs) of activities carried out as a part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the “Polanki” market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district documented in September 2020 year, during the 1st step of the monitoring. The...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step2; stage from May 2021 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2021 year - step 2, stage from May 2021.The monitoring...
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Monitoring of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the "Polanki" market and its direct neighbourhood, in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district, step2; stage from August 2021 year.
Open Research DataThe data presents tabular monitoring lists (quantitative and qualitative documentation report in the form of tables) of activities carried out as part of prototyping and implementation of the pilot project in the area of the Polanki market and its immediate vicinity in the Gdańsk-Oliwa district in 2021 year - step 2, stage from August 2021.The monitoring...
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Improvement of derivatized amino acid detection sensitivity in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography by means of acid-induced pH-mediated stacking technique
PublicationDerivatization is a frequently used sample prepara-tion procedure applicable to the enhancement of analyte de-tection sensitivity. Amino acids mostly require derivatization prior to electrophoretic or chromatographic analysis, especial-ly if spectrophotometric detection is used. This study presents an on-line preconcentration technique for derivatized amino acids. The sensitivity of the method was improved by the utilization of...
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Efficient model order reduction for FEM analysis of waveguide structures and resonators
PublicationAn efficient model order reduction method for three-dimensional Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis of waveguide structures is proposed. The method is based on the Efficient Modal Order Reduction (ENOR) algorithm for creating macro-elements in cascaded subdomains. The resulting macro-elements are represented by very compact submatrices, leading to significant reduction of the overall number of unknowns. The efficiency of the model...
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Innovative cold-formed GEB section under compression
PublicationCold-formed steel sections extensively affect the modern steel construction industry. Not only are they used as secondary elements like purlins or sheeting, but also they can serve as primary load-bearing members in fabricated steel panels and trusses. A new cross-section called shortly a GEB may serve as that member. However, its existence of the metal building structures industry depends on the exact, optimal dimensional parameters...
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Friction and Lubrication of Large Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearings
PublicationFluid film bearings have been extensively used in the industry because of their unbeatable durability and extremely low friction coefficient, despite a very low coefficient of friction dissipation of energy being noticeable, especially in large bearings. Lubricating systems of large tilting pad thrust bearings utilized in large, vertical shaft hydrogenerators are presented in this paper. A large amount of heat is generated due...
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Project-Based Collaborative Research and Training Roadmap for Manufacturing Based on Industry 4.0
PublicationThe importance of the economy being up to date with the latest developments, such as Industry 4.0, is more evident than ever before. Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 principles requires close cooperation of industry and state authorities with universities. A paradigm of such cooperation is described in this paper stemming from university partners with partly overlapping and partly complementary areas of expertise in manufacturing....
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The database of normal RR-intervals of length up to 512 of 41 patients at rest hospitalized due to the episode of acute ischemic stroke
Open Research DataThis dataset contains the data that was a basis for the results discussed in the paper “Persistent homology as a new method of the assessment of heart rate variability” by Grzegorz Graff, Beata Graff, Paweł Pilarczyk, Grzegorz Jabłoński, Dariusz Gąsecki, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Plos One (2021), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253851.
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The database of normal RR-intervals of length up to 512 of 46 healthy subjects at rest
Open Research DataThis dataset contains the data that was a basis for the results discussed in the paper “Persistent homology as a new method of the assessment of heart rate variability” by Grzegorz Graff, Beata Graff, Paweł Pilarczyk, Grzegorz Jabłoński, Dariusz Gąsecki, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Plos One (2021), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253851.
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WSPÓŁCZESNE OCHŁODZENIE REJONU SZETLANDÓW POŁUDNIOWYCH I PÓŁNOCO-ZACHODNICH KRAŃCÓW PÓŁWYSPU ANTARKTYCZNEGO
PublicationThe paper discusses changes of hydro-climatic conditions occurring in the South Shetland Islands and in NW parts of the Antarctic Peninsula in the 1979–2016 years period. These changes are important for evaluation of the transformation of marine and coastal ecosystems. The general feature of these changes was a transition from the strong warming phase to the cooling phase, which took place around the year 2000. The paper presents...
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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ENTERPRISES IN KAZAKHSTAN AS AN EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONALIZATION PATTERNS IN THE AREA OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION.
PublicationThe article aims to show the specificity of the internationalization of Kazakh enterprises, in particular, the pace, scope, intensity, and forms of their internationalization in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The EEU is a relatively young grouping that was established in 2015 by the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation. EEU creators try to give...
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SUBSOIL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VISTULA RIVER DIKES
PublicationThe results of CPTU tests are used to determine the strength parameters of a dike subsoil. Stress state and stress history of the subsoil under the flood embankment was evaluated with CPTU and DMT tests. Normally consolidated soil was found under the central part of the dike, while the subsoil near the dike toe is found to be overconsolidated. Due to consolidation the undrained shear strength of the subsoil under the central part...
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Analysis of abrasive particle trajectories during single-sided lapping process with driven conditioning ring
PublicationIn this paper new kinematics systems were studied for a single lapping process. In order to ensure the constant profile wear of the tool a standard kinematic system can be changed. Lapping is carried out by applying loose abrasive grains between two surfaces and causes a relative motion between them. The result is a finish of multi-directional lay. During process, the mechanism of surface formation are decisively affected by a...
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Determination of selected chemical parameters in surface water samples collected from the Revelva catchment (Hornsund fjord, Svalbard)
PublicationSurface water samples (river and lake) were collected from the Revelva catchment every summer from 2010 to 2013. This study concerns importance of the use of some analytical techniques for pollutants and parameters deter- mination in Arctic environmental samples based on the example of total organic carbon, phenols, and formaldehyde determination and measurement of pH and electrical conductivity parameters. Significant...
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POSSIBILITY OF ASSESSMENT OF OPERATION OF SLIDING BEARINGS IN PISTON-CRANK MECHANISMS OF DIESEL ENGINES WITH REGARD TO LOAD AND TIME OF CORRECT WORK OF THE BEARINGS BY APPLYING ACOUSTIC EMISSION AS A DIAGNOSTIC SIGNAL
PublicationAbstract: The paper presents a possibility of determining (assessing) operation of sliding bearings with multilayer bushings in crank-piston mechanisms of diesel engines. Properties of load and wear, particularly fatigue and abrasive, are characterized in general. Acoustic emission as a diagnostic signal was proved to be useful for detection of the wear of sliding and barrier layers. Results of measurements of acoustic emission...
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Teaching civil engineering in English at Gdansk University of Technology
PublicationThe effects of globalization, as well as many possibilities of easy and cheap ways of travelling, have led to the increase in number of different types of university studies conducted in English. This paper describes advantages and disadvantages after seven years of experience of conducting three-semester MSc Studies in Civil Engineering in English at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. The studies started in 2009 after a...
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S-Shaped Suppression of the Superconducting Transition Temperature in Cu-Intercalated NbSe2
Publication2H-NbSe2 is the prototype and most frequently studied of the well-known transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) superconductors. As 2H-NbSe2 is widely acknowledged as a conventional superconductor, its transition temperature to the superconducting state (Tc) is 7.3 K, a Tc that is substantially higher than those seen for the majority of TMDCs, where Tc values between 2 and 4 K are the norm. Here we report the intercalation of Cu...
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Efficiency evaluation of graduation process in Australian public universities
PublicationFirst-year attrition and on-time graduation are key challenges for contemporary universities, which determine their efficiency. Based on the benefit of the doubt approach, this study reports the efficiency of the graduation process in 37 Australian public universities. The super-efficiency model extended by restrictions on virtual weights is used. The proposed model considers the attrition rate and the on-time graduation rate separately...
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Using FreeFEM open software for modelling the vibrations of piezoelectric devices
PublicationModelling vibrations of piezoelectric transducers has been a topic discussed in the literature for many decades. The first models - so-called one-dimensional - describe the vibrations only near operating frequency and near its harmonics. Attempts to introduce two-dimensional models were related to the possibility of one transducer working at several frequencies, including both thickness vibrations and those resulting from the transducer...
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Effects of laser pulse duration in two-photon vision threshold measurements
PublicationPulsed near-infrared (NIR) light sources can be successfully applied for both imaging and functional testing of the human eye, as published recently1. These two groups of applications have different requirements. For imaging applications, the most preferable is invisible scanning beam while efficiently visible stimulating beam is preferable for functional testing applications. The functional testing of human eye using NIR laser...
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Countries with the highest and the lowest electricity consumption per capita in 1998, kWh / c
Open Research DataFor several years, domestic electricity consumption has been growing (the average annual growth rate of electricity consumption for 2005-2010 is 2.75%). The increase in demand for electricity is related to the continuous development of the Polish economy, the enrichment of society and the growing, year by year, industrial production. It should be noted...
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Ischemic stroke in general practice - risk factors, prognosis - prospective single center study
PublicationBackground. Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in Poland, in the European Union and in the United States. Awareness related to the risk factors, particularly the modifiable ones, is of crucial importance in general practice and may improve early and long-term prognoses. Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors and half-year survival rate in patients with ischemic stroke...
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Influence of laser melting on surface layer properties of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V
PublicationIn time of rapid technology and medicine progress, implants are becoming more widely used in the human body, ranging from dental implants, stabilizing plates, screws, orthopaedic prostheses. For example, there are many types of hip prostheses used for hip replacement as well as various types of materials used for these orthopaedic prostheses. Properties of titanium alloys used in hip prostheses combined with good strength properties,...
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Flood Modelling and Risk Analysis of Cinan Feizuo Flood Protection Area, Huaihe River Basin
PublicationThis study evaluated multiple aspects of flood risks and effects on the Cinan Feizuo flood protection area in the Huaihe River basin. Flooding remains a leading problem for infrastructure, especially in urban, residential areas of the region. Effective flood modeling for urbanized floodplains is challenging, but MIKE (ID-2D) is paramount for analyzing and quantifying the risk in the vulnerable region. The Saint-Venant equation...
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Wpływ strat mechanicznych w siłowniku teleskopowym zespołu zagęszczającego w pojeździe do usuwania odpadów z pojemników na skuteczność prasowania odpadów
PublicationHydraulic telescopic cylinders are used to power the moving wall of rear loader garbage trucks equipped with the traditional "sweep and slide" system. As the garbage compression force is directly dependent on the resistance force of the moving wall, losses in the hydraulic telescopic cylinder influence the compaction process. Taking them into account in the control system may improve the operation of the compaction...
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Improved RSS-Based DoA Estimation Accuracy in Low-Profile ESPAR Antenna Using SVM Approach
PublicationIn this paper, we have shown how the overall performance of direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation using lowprofile electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna, which has been proposed for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, can significantly be improved when support vector machine (SVM) approach is applied. Because the SVM-based DoA estimation method used herein relies solely...
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Review of the Complexity of Managing Big Data of the Internet of Things
PublicationTere is a growing awareness that the complexity of managing Big Data is one of the main challenges in the developing feld of the Internet of Tings (IoT). Complexity arises from several aspects of the Big Data life cycle, such as gathering data, storing them onto cloud servers, cleaning and integrating the data, a process involving the last advances in ontologies, such as Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Resource Description...
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Virtual Engineering Objects (VEO): Designing, Developing and Testing Models
PublicationIn this article, the development and implementation of the concept of Virtual Engineering Object (VEO) is described. A VEO is a computerized real world representation of an engineering object. VEO will act as a living representation of the object capable of adding, storing, improving and sharing knowledge through experience, in a way similar to an expert of that object. In this paper, it is shown through test models how the concept...
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The Decisional DNA-Based Smart Bike for Internet of Things
PublicationIn this paper, we introduce a novel application of the Internet of Things, the Decisional DNAbased Smart Bike. The Decisional DNA is a domain-independent, flexible and standard knowledge representation structure; it allows its domains to acquire and store experiential knowledge and formal decision events in an explicit way. By using Decisional DNA, the sensor-equipped bicycle is able to learn its user’s weight, riding habits, etc....
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The Application of the IODA Document Architecture to Music Data
PublicationThis paper is concerned with storing music data with the use of document architecture called Interactive Open Document Architecture (IODA). This architecture makes it possible to create documents which are executable, mobile, interactive and intelligent. Such documents consist of many files that are semantically related to each other. Semantic links are defined in XML files which are a part of a document. IODA documents with music...
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The clamping selection method to reduce the vibration of large-size workpieces during the face milling process
PublicationThe article introduces a method for selecting the best clamping conditions to obtain vibration reduction during milling of large-size workpiece. It is based on experimental modal analysis performed for a set of assumed, fixing conditions of a considered workpiece to identify Frequency Response Functions (FRFs) for each tightening torque of the mounting screws. Simulated plots of periodically changing nominal cutting forces are...
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Employee benefits in comparision to the personal payroll fund in 2017-2019 on given example
Open Research DataIn modern employee relations, employers offer employees a whole range of benefits, which usually are required by the relevant regulations on the part of the employer, which serve to create appropriate working conditions.
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Idea urbanistyczna Juliana Rummla i jej wpływ na międzywojenne plany Gdyni = The Urban Idea of Jukiab Rummel and Its Influence on the Interwar Plans of Gdynia
PublicationJulian Rummel nie był ani architektem ani urbanistą. Był inżynierem budowy okrętów, działaczem gospodarczym, jednym w wielkich orędowników budowy portu i miasta Gdyni oraz współtwórcą polskiej polityki morskiej II Rzeczypospolitej. W połowie 1924 roku, kiedy rozpoczęto w Gdyni przebudowę otwartego zaledwie rok wcześniej Portu Tymczasowego na wielki, uniwersalny port stały, Julian Rummel był pierwszym którzy zwracali uwagę na pilną...
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M2M communications system proposal for maritime applications
PublicationThis article describes the proposal to use the M2M communication to enhance the safety of people, ships and other marine infrastructure, in broadly defined marine systems. In addition, there are numerous examples of planned solutions to be implemented in the near future as well as new services. The proposal for M2M communication system architecture is described below. In addition, the use of the STRUGA system radio interface as...
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O-substituted tetrahydroxamate derivatives of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene as receptors for transition and heavy metal cations
PublicationTetrasubstituted O-hydroxamate derivatives of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene were applied as active materials in ion-selective membrane electrodes and were tested towards Pb-selectivity. The electrodes gave near-Nernstian characteristics for Pb2+ cations. The selectivity coefficients were determined. The influence of plasticizer on the electrode behaviour was studied. The dependence of the chemical structure on selectivity coefficients...
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Ultra-Wideband Vivaldi Antenna with an Integrated Noise-Rejecting Parasitic Notch Filter for Online Partial Discharge Detection
PublicationPower transformers and gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) play crucial roles in electrical power grids. However, they may suffer from degradation of insulation material due to wear and tear, leading to their imminent failure. Partial discharges (PDs) are an initial sign of insulation materials degradation which emit signals spanning various physical domains, including electromagnetic. PDs are temporally narrow, high-frequency, stochastic...