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Bulk-Surface Modification of Nanoparticles for Developing Highly-Crosslinked Polymer Nanocomposites
PublicationSurface modification of nanoparticles with functional molecules has become a routine method to compensate for diffusion-controlled crosslinking of thermoset polymer composites at late stages of crosslinking, while bulk modification has not carefully been discussed. In this work, a highly-crosslinked model polymer nanocomposite based on epoxy and surface-bulk functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) was developed. MNPs were...
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BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
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The Substantial Improvement of Amphotericin B Selective Toxicity Upon Modification of Mycosamine with Bulky Substituents
PublicationAbstract: Background: It is assumed that the unfavorable selective toxicity of an antifungal drug Amphotericin B (AmB) can be improved upon chemical modification of the antibiotic molecule. Objective: The aim of this study was verification of the hypothesis that introduction of bulky substituents at the amino sugar moiety of the antibiotic may result in diminishment of mammalian vitro toxicity of thus prepared AmB derivatives. Methods:...
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Bulk Solids Handling
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Bulk properties and electronic structure of PuFeAsO
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Bulk properties and electronic structure of PuFeAsO
PublicationW pracy zamieszczone wyniki badań krystalograficznych, pomiarów ciepła właściwego i podatności magnetycznej na nowym związku PuFeAsO. PuFeAsO jest antyferromagnetykiem z T_N = 50 K.
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Phonons in Iron: From the Bulk to an Epitaxial Monolayer
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Buckling of cylindrical silos containing bulk solids.
PublicationOmówiono problem wyboczenia stalowych silosów wypełnionych materiałem sypkim. Obliczenia wykonano dla płaskiego stanu odkształcenia i dla osiowo-symetrycznego. Zachowanie materiału sypkiego było modelowane mikropolarnym hipoplastycznym prawem materiałowym, a zachowanie ścian silosu mikropolarnym sprężysto-plastycznym prawem wg von Misesa. W obliczeniach uwzględniono różne formy imperfekcji na ścianach. Wyniki porównano z silosami...
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The influence of bulk solids on buckling strength of silos.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numerycznej anlizy wyboczenia ścian silosu osiowo-symetrycznego wypełnionego materiałem sypkim. Zachowanie ściany było modelowane mikropolarnym prawem sprężysto-plastycznym, natomiast zachowanie materiału sypkiego mikropolarnym prawem hipoplastycznym. Oszacowano wpływ materiału sypkiego na nośność wyboczenia silosów.
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Oscillatory Phenomena in System with Bulk Luquid Membranes
PublicationOscylatory z grubowarstwowymi membranami ciekłymi zawierające jonowe surfakanty mogą być użyte do modelowania zjawisk oscylacyjnych zachodzących w membranach biologicznych. Stwierdzono, że zmiany temperatury mają silny wpływ na charakterystyki oscylacyjne. Zmienia się częstotliwość oscylacji i ukazują się nowe piki w układach zawierających nitrometan. Zbadano wpływ składu faz wodnych (stężenie surfaktanta i alkoholu) oraz materiału...
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Peptide modification with thiomalonoamide moiety
PublicationAbstract: Meldrum acid derivatives under the thermal decomposition are well known source of ketenes. Recently we investigated chemical properties of thiocarbamolyl meldrum acids. We found that 5-(α-alkylamino- α'-sulfhydryl)methylene Meldrum's acids hated in the presence of amines produce thiomalonamides. We used this reaction to the one pot synthesis of series of short peptides containing thiomalonoamide motif.
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Laser-assisted modification of titanium dioxide nanotubes in a tilted mode as surface modification and patterning strategy
PublicationElectrochemical anodization is regarded as a facile and easily scalable fabrication method of titania nanotubes (TiO2NTs). However, due to the extended duration of calcination and further modifications, much faster alternatives are highly required. As a response to growing interest in laser modification of nanotube arrays, a comprehensive investigation of pulsed-laser irradiation and its effect onto TiO2NT properties has been carried out....
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Effect of outlet velocity of bulk solids on loads in silos
PublicationArtykuł pokazuje wyniki do świadczeń w silosach cylindrycznych z kontrolowanym wypływem. Doświadczenia wykonano z piaskiem. Pokazano wpływ prędkości wypływu na wielkość naporu pomierzonego na ścianie oraz wielkość amplitud.
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Buckling of imperfect silo shells containing bulk solids.
PublicationOmówiono problem wyboczenia stalowych silosów wypełnionych materiałem sypkim. Obliczenia wykonano dla płaskiego stanu odkształcenia i dla osiowo-symetrycznego. Zachowanie materiału sypkiego było modelowane mikropolarnym hypoplastycznym prawem materiałowym, a zachowanie ścian silosu mikropolarnym sprężysto-plastycznym prawe wg von Misesa. W obliczeniach uwzględniono różne imperfekcje na ścianach.
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Influence of bulk solids on the buckling strength of silo shells.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numerycznej nieliniowej analizy wyboczenia powłok silosowych pustych i wypełnionych materiałem sypkim. Obliczenia wykonano dla różnych imperfekcji w powłoce. Wyniki teoretyczne porównano z wynikami doświadczalnymi wykonanymi w Uniwersytecie Karlsruhe.
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Ultimate strength analysis of bulk carriers corrugated bulkheads
PublicationPrzedstawiono rozważania i obliczenia, których celem była ocena jakości standardu wytrzymałości grodzi falistych masowców, wprowadzonego w 1998 r. przez IACS i wdrożonego do konwencji SOLAS. Wykonane nieliniowe obliczenia MES nośności granicznej zginanych fal grodzi wykazują, że standard ten jest zbyt optymistyczny.
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Accuracy improvement of bulk optical polarization interferometric sensors
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono optyczne czujniki wykorzystujące interferometrię polaryzacyjną. Omówiono czynniki obniżające ich dokładność pomiaru. Zaprezentowano metodę obróbki sygnału,która umożliwia częściową eliminację wpływu tych czynników i nową implementację tej metody, wykorzystującą układ analogowy o znacznie zmniejszonej nieliniowości.
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Titania modification for photocatalytic wastewater treatment.
PublicationW celu polepszenia efektywności katalitycznej za pomocą separacji ładunkowe-/n+ TiO2 został zmodyfikowany jonami i klasterami platyny. Badania degradacji z wykorzystaniem promieniowania UV wykazały, że domieszkowanie powierzchniowe (adsorpcja) powoduje znaczne zwiększenie efektywności katalizatora od domieszkowania wewnętrznego
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Computational modelling of the modification of epoxy resins
PublicationSymulacja komputerowa właściwości fizycznych sieci żywic epoksydowych (DGEBA/DDM) modyfikowanych związkami akrylowymi przy użyciu programu Cheops® MillionZillion Software.
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Photovoltaic bulk heterojunctions with interpenetrating network based on semiconducting polymers
PublicationPhotovoltaic cells are supposed to be the most common generators of useful electricity in the nearest future as they utilize inexhaustible carriers of renewable energy called photons. Despite the fact that 95% of worldwide applied photovoltaic devices are based on inorganic semiconductors the area of organic photovoltaics grows successively due to possibility of considerable reduction of manufacturing costs. Since the Heeger's...
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Aggregation of Rhodamine 6G in titanium dioxide nanolayers and bulk xerogels
PublicationNanolayers and bulk xerogels of Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) in titanium dioxide (Rh6G/TiO2) were prepared using the sol–gel method. The spectroscopic and structural properties of these two types of hybrid matrices were studied as a function of dye concentration. In both cases absorption, fluorescence and time resolved emission spectra show the formation of fluorescent aggregates. The observed stronger changes in characteristics of bulk...
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Manufacture of photovoltaic cells with hybrid organic–inorganic bulk heterojunction
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Buckling analyses of cylindrical metal silos containing bulk solids
PublicationThe paper presents quasi-static 3D buckling analysis results of thin-walled cylindrical metal silos with and without bulk solids. The behaviour of the bulk solid was described with a hypoplastic constitutive model. Non-linear analyses with geometric and material non-linearity were performed with a perfect and an imperfect silo shell. Different initial geometric imperfections were considered. The influence of internally stored bulk...
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Effect of boundary conditions in shear testers on properties of bulk solids.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ warunków brzegowych w dwóch różnych aparatach ścinania na wielkość odkształceń i naprężeń. Obliczenia wykonano przy zastosowaniu metody elementów skończonych i mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego.
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Proposition of the steam turbine governor structure modification
PublicationThere is considered the steam turbine governor operation during defense and restoration of the power system. It points out weaknesses of currently used governor structures. The new controller is proposed, that takes advantages of those curently used. The new controller allows for more effective control of the turbine in emergency situations, at frequencies much different from the nominal value.
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Influence of titanium dioxide modification on the antibacterial properties
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Modification of titanium phosphate precipitated from titanylsulfate
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New procedure of silica gel surface modification
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Properties of corn starch subjected hydrothermal modification
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Effect of surface modification on starch biopolymer wettability
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Effect of surface modification on starch/phospholipid wettability
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Real-time speech-rate modification experiments
PublicationAn algorithm designed for real-time speech time scale modification (stretching) is proposed, providing a combination of typical synchronous overlap and add based time scale modification algorithm and signal redundancy detection algorithms that allow to remove parts of the speech signal and replace them with the stretched speech signal fragments. Effectiveness of signal processing algorithms are examined experimentally together...
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Description of the silo flow and bulk solid pulsations detection using ECT
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki zastosowania tomografii pojemnościowej do analizy pulsacji występujących w bezkohezyjnym materiale sypkim podczas opróżniania silosu cylindrycznego. Przeanalizowano wpływ parametrów zmiennych (zagęszczenia początkowego, szorstkości ściany, prędkości opróżniania) na wielkość dynamicznych pulsacji)
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Application of Electrical Capacitance Tomography for bulk solids flow analysis in silos
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki aplikacji metody ECT w analizie przepływów materiałów sypkich, zarówno bezkohezyjnych, jak również kohezyjnych. Omówiono podstawy techniczne metody ECT, przeprowadzono dyskusje parametrów zmiennych (zagęszczenie początkowe, szorstkość ścian).
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Analysis of higher recombination orders in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
PublicationRecently, it has been experimentally demonstrated that an order of nongeminate recombination exceeds two in some types of organic bulk heterojunction donor-acceptor structures. This result is different than for the case of bimolecular recombination described by Langevin theory. Although several theoretical explanations of this effect have been presented, the origin of higher recombination orders is still questionable. In this work,...
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High order of nongeminate recombination in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
PublicationWe analyze high order of nongeminate recombination in organic donor–acceptor bulk heterojunction solar cells. The model of recombination where an exciton annihilates on an electron–hole Langevin bound pair near donor–acceptor interface has been applied in our studies. We obtained satisfactory agreement between experimental results and theoretical calculations for the concentration dependences of several parameters characterizing...
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Controlled oxidation of graphite to graphene oxide with novel oxidants in a bulk scale
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Effect of bulk solid on strength of cylindrical corrugated silos during filling.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki MES dla metalowych silosów z blachy falistej o kształcie cylindrycznym. Obliczenia wykonano podczas stanu napełnienia silosów z uwzględnieniem materiału sypkiego. Materiały sypki został opisany hipoplastycznym modelem konstytutywnym. W obliczeniach wzięto pod uwagę wstępne imperfekcje geometryczne. Wyniki porównano dla silosów pustych. Zaobserwowano pozytywny efekt obecności materiału sypkiego.
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Bulk synthesis and characteristic properties of boron nitride nanostructures: nanocapsules and nanotubes
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The modyfication of the dynamic characteristics of vibratory conveyor
PublicationThe vibratory conveyors are used in the industry for continuous transportation of loose substances on distance up to 20meters. These conveyors are often suspended on expensive and massive frames, which are softly vibroisolated from the ground. As a result, they transfer significant dynamic forces on the ground. In case of 5 - 20 meter-long devices, the biggest construction problems are proper vibrations of the panel caused by bilateral...
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Surface modifications of ti and its alloys
PublicationThis article reviews the various surface modification techniques pertaining to titanium and titanium alloys including physical treatment, mechanical treatment, and chemical and electrochemical treatment. The proper surface modification expands the use of titanium and its alloys in the biomedical field for long-term implants retaining the excellent properties of substrate material and improving the specific surface properties required...
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Modifications of total synthesis of mycophenolic acid
PublicationThe total synthesis of mycophenolic acid (MPA), a potent immunosuppressant, was modified. The obtained mycophenolic acid was suitable for further preparation of new prospective immunosuppressants with improved therapeutic properties.
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Selected Propagation Models Modification for Application in Container Terminal
PublicationIt is particularly important to look for any propagation model that could be useful for designing mobile radio systems in container terminal environment. The selected propagation models have been investigated. The applied research methodology has been described too. Results of the statistical adjustment in terms of signal loss determination in such environment have been analysed. The analysis have proved effectiveness of adjustment...
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Human voice modification using instantaneous complex frequency
PublicationThe paper presents the possibilities of changing human voice by modifying instantaneous complex frequency (ICF) of the speech signal. The proposed method provides a flexible way of altering voice without the necessity of finding fundamental frequency and formants' positions or detecting voiced and unvoiced fragments of speech. The algorithm is simple and fast. Apart from ICF it uses signal factorization into two factors: one fully...
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Modification of cement-ash composites with steel fibre addition
PublicationPraca zawiera wyniki badań kompozytów cementowo-popiołowych, w których popiół zastosowano jako częściowy zamiennik cementu. Do kompozytów dodano niewielkie ilości dwóch rodzajów włókien stalowych. Zbadano właściwości techniczne kompozytów. Wytrzymałości kompozytów cementowo-popiołowych z włóknami stalowymi w stosunku do wytrzymałości kompozytów bez włókien po wszystkich okresach wiązania i twardnienia były wyższe od kilku do kilkudziesięciu...
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Why the Solvation Water around Proteins Is More Dense than Bulk Water
PublicationThe main aim of this work is to propose a rational explanation of the commonly observed phenomenon of increasing water density within solvation shell of proteins. We have observed that the geometry of the water–water hydrogen bond network within solvation layer differs from the one in bulk water, and it is the result of interactions of water molecules with protein surface. Altered geometry of the network reflects changes in the...
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Four-body recombination in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells: an alternative interpretation
PublicationWe demonstrate a new interpretation of the previously reported quadrimolecular recombination in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells. It is suggested that the recently described (Szmytkowski 2012 Phys. Status Solidi RRL 6 300) interaction between exciton and electron–hole Langevin bound pair formed across the donor–acceptor interface is a four-particle process. This is in opposition to the treatment of this effect as a three-particle...
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Why the solvation water around proteins is more dense than bulk water
PublicationThe main aim of this work is to propose a rational explanation of commonly observed phenomenon of increasing water density within solvation shell of proteins. We have observed that geometry of the water-water hydrogen bond network within solvation layer differs from the one in bulk water and it is the effect of interactions of water molecules with protein surface. Altered geometry of the network reflects changes in the structure...
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Buckling analyses of metal cylindrical silos containing bulk solids during filling
PublicationThe paper presents 3D results on stability of thin-walled cylindrical metal silos made of isotropic rolled and corrugated plates containing bulk solids. The behavior of bulk solids was described using a hypoplastic constitutive model. Nonlinear finite element (FE) analyses with both geometric and material nonlinearity were performed with a perfect and an imperfect silo shell wherein initial geometric imperfections were taken into...
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Bulk quantity and physical properties of boron nitride nanocapsules with a narrow size distribution
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Bulk synthesis of carbon-filled silicon carbide nanotubes with a narrow diameter distribution
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On the Mechanism of Coupled Transport of Cu(II) Ions Through Bulk Liquid Membranes.
PublicationTransport jonów Cu(II) przez ciekłe membrany za pomocą 5 - nonylosalicyloaldoksimu jako przenośnika wymaga obecności kompleksu o stosunku metalu do przenośnika 1:2. Zbadano dwie możliwości mechanizmu jego tworzenia. Roztrzygnięcie, który mechanizm jest prawidłowy nie jest możliwe w oparciu jedynie o kinteykę chemiczną.
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Increase of the Photocatalytic Activity of by Carbon and Iron Modifications
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Modifications at the C(5) position of pyrimidine nucleosides
PublicationThis review summarizes the state of knowledge on the chemical methods of C(5)-modifications of uridine and cytidine derivatives and may serve as a useful tool for synthetic chemists to choose an appropriate reaction protocol. The synthesis of 5-substituted uracil derivatives is gaining an increasing interest because of their possible applications in medicine and pharmacy. Modifications at the C(5) position of pyrimidine nucleosides...
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Proposition of aerial laser survey point cloud methodology modification
PublicationW rozdziale monografii autorzy sugerują nowe rozwiązanie - modyfikację metodologii analizy chmury punktów pozyskanej ze skaningu lotniczego w technologii LIDAR. Modyfikacja polega na poprzedzeniu procesu filtracji realizowanego w ETAPIE PRZETWARZANIA WSTĘPNEGO, algorytmem optymalizacji [Błaszczak 2006, Błaszczak, Kamiński 2007]. Głównym celem badań była kontrola wiarygodności i efektywności metodologii opracowania chmury punktów...
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Automatic prosodic modification in a Text-To-Speech synthesizer of Polish language
PublicationPrzedstawiono system syntezy mowy polskiej z funkcją automatycznej modyfikacji prozodii wypowiedzi. Opisane zostały metody automatycznego wyznaczania akcentu i intonacji wypowiedzi. Przedstawiono zastosowanie algorytmów przetwarzania sygnału mowy w procesie kształtowania prozodii. Omówiono wpływ zastosowanych modyfikacji na naturalność brzmienia syntezowanego sygnału. Zastosowana metoda oparta jest na algorytmie TD-PSOLA. Opracowany...
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Hydrothermal, microwave and mechanochemical modification of amorphous zirconium phosphate structure
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Modification of Tin Phosphate Nanoporous Structure under Hydrothermal Conditions
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On the use of instantaneous complex frequency for analysis and modification of simple sounds
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania zespolonej pulsacji chwilowej do analizy i modyfikacji prostych dźwięków. Opisywany algorytm składa się z dwóch kroków: bifaktoryzacji sygnału na obwiednię minimalnofazową i fazor dodatnipskrętny, a następnie estymacja i modyfikacja zespolonej pulsacji chwilowej obu czynników faktoryzacji.
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Modification of titanium dioxide with platinum ions and clusters: application in photocatalysis
PublicationW celu polepszenia właściwości fotokatalitycznych, TiO2 (komercyjny-P25 oraz syntezowany metoda zol-żel) był domieszkowany za pomocą jonów lub klasterów [Pt3(CO)6]62- platyny. Własności fizyczne fotokatalizatorów były badane za pomocą elektronowego mikroskopu transmisyjnego (TEM), dyfraktometru rentgenowskiego (XRD) oraz analizatora powierzchni właściwej (BET). Dyfuzyjna spektrometria odbiciowa (DRS) została zastosowana w celu...
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Oxidative Modification of Proteins in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis with Bacterial Infections
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Computer-assisted enzyme engineering by modification of tunnels, channels and gates
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METHODS OF THE MODIFICATION OF VEGETABLE OILS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BASE OILS
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A few words on the modification of the ruling in the part concerning compensatory damages
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Modification of SiC based nanorods via a hydrogenated annealing process
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Multi-objective optimization for assessment of topological modification in UWB antennas
PublicationThis paper addresses an issue of systematic and rigorous assessment of effects of topological modifications on the performance of compact UWB antennas. Application of fast surrogate-assisted multi-objective optimization procedures allows us for obtaining, in a practically acceptable timeframe, a set of designs representing the best possible trade-offs between conflicting objectives (here, antenna size minimization and reduction...
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Modification of titanium dioxide towards photocatalytic activity in visible light
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Modeling the electrical characteristics of P3HT:PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells: Influence of the interface recombination
PublicationThe interface recombination of charge carriers located in the material with lower permittivity (Szmytkowski 2009 Chem.Phys.Lett. 470 123) has been implemented for the first time to calculate the electrical characteristics of the donor-acceptor P3HT:PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cell. In order to estimate the photocurrent density in this system, a simple analytical formula has been derived. We have obtained a very good agreement...
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Measurement of dynamic pulsations in bulk solid during silo discharging using ECT method
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów pulsacji materiału sypkiego pomieroznych z zastosowaniem metody pomiarowej ECT. Analizę dynamicznych zmian koncetracji przperowadzono dla podstawowych(surowych) danych pomiarowych oraz danych zrekonstruowanych
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Nongeminate recombination in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells: Contribution of exciton–polaron interaction
PublicationA new model to explain nongeminate recombination in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells is presented. We suggest that the annihilation of excitons on charge carriers at the interface between donor and acceptor phases competes with the bimolecular recombination of Coulombically bound electron–hole pairs. The exciton–polaron interaction gives visible contribution to the reduction of Langevin recombination. An analytical formula,...
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Aqueous Mechanical Oxidation of Zn Dust: An Inventive Technique for Bulk Production of ZnO Nanorods
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Determination of bulk solid concentration changes during granular flow in a silo with ECT sensors
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki doświadczeń pomiaru zmian koncentracji materiału granulowanego podczas przepływu silosowego. Zmiany zostały pomierzone przy pomocy tomografu. Doświadczenia wykonano w silosie cylindrycznym dla 2 różnych szorstkości ścian i różnych zagęszczeń suchego piasku.
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Simulation of buckling process of cylindrical metal silos with flat sheets containing bulk solids.
PublicationW artykule symulowano proces wyboczenia w cylindrycznych metalowych silosach z płaskich blach wypełnionych materiałem sypkim. Wykonano analizy nieliniowe stosując MES dla silosów pustych i napełnionych. Zbadano wpływ wstępnych imperfekcji geometrycznych na nośność wyboczeniowo. Wyniki porównano z wynikami doświadczalnymi w Uniwersytecie Karlsruhe.
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Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bulk precipitation andrunoff waters in an urban region (Poland)
PublicationOznaczono 16 wielopierścieniowych węglowodorów aromatycznych w próbkach opadów atmosferycznych (10 stacji zbierania próbek) i wód spływnych (5 stacji) zbieranych na terenie Trójmiasta. Podjęto próbę ustalenia korelacji pomiędzy stężeniem analitów z grupy WWA i intensywnym ruchem pojazdów mechanicznych oraz sposobem ogrzewania mieszkań w okolicach punktu zbierania próbek.
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DNA base modifications in chromatin of human cancerous tissues
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Comparison of various speech time-scale modificartion methods
PublicationThe objective of this work is to investigate the influence of the different time-scale modification (TSM) methods on the quality of the speech stretched up using the designed non-uniform real-time speech time-scale modification algorithm (NU-RTSM). The algorithm provides a combination of the typical TSM algorithm with the vowels, consonants, stutter, transients and silence detectors. Based on the information about the content and...
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Time-domain prosodic modifications for text-to-speech synthesizer
PublicationAn application of prosodic speech processing algorithms to Text-To-Speech synthesis is presented. Prosodic modifications that improve the naturalness of the synthesized signal are discussed. The applied method is based on the TD-PSOLA algorithm. The developed Text-To-Speech Synthesizer is used in applications employing multimodal computer interfaces.
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Experimental examination and modification of chip suction system in circular sawing machine
PublicationThe article presents the results of experimental examination of the wood chip suction system in the existing sliding table saw before and after its modifi cation. The studies focused on the extraction hood of the mentioned system. The methodical experimental research of the pressure distribution inside the hood during wood chip removal for the selected rotational speed of saw blades of 3500 and 6000 min-1 with a diameter of 300...
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A simple modification of PCR thermal profile applied to evade persisting contamination
PublicationThe polymerase chain reaction (PCR), one of the most commonly applied methods of diagnostics and molecular biology has a frustrating downside known as the false positive signal or contamination. Several solutions to avoid and to eliminate PCR contaminations have been worked out to date but the implementation of these solutions to laboratory practice may be laborious and time consuming. A simple approach to circumvent the problem...
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Modification of thermal and rheological characteristics of bitumen by waste PET/GTR blends
PublicationWaste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (wPET)/ground tire rubber (GTR) blends with variable compositions were applied as low-cost modifiers into bitumen and their performance has been evaluated via morphological, thermal and rheological analyses. Depending on the weight ratio of wPET/GTR, dispersion of single/composite domains of waste polymers in the bitumen has promoted the interaction between bitumen and blend components. Fourier...
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Effect of carbon nanotube modification on poly (butylene terephthalate)-based composites
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Surface modification of polypropylene membrane by helium plasma treatment for membrane distillation
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Time-scale modification of speech signals for supporting hearing impaired schoolchildren
PublicationA study of time scale modification algorithmsapplied to hearing impaired schoolchildren supporting ispresented. Variety of algorithms are considered, namely:overlap and add, two variations of synchronized overlapand add, and the phase vocoder. Their effectiveness as wellas real-time processing capabilities are examined.
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Synthesis and modification of reduced graphene oxide aerogels for biofuel cell applications
PublicationWe have carried out the preparation of reduced graphene oxide aerogels using eco-friendly method that is based on the Hummers method of graphite oxidation without the use of NaNO3 that produces toxic gases. To obtain a porous 3D structure of reduced graphene oxide, we performed the hydrothermal reduction at elevated temperature. We also prepared the rGO aerogel/CNT composite using multiwalled carbon nanotubes as linkers. The rGO...
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Modification of Ground Tire Rubber—Promising Approach for Development of Green Composites
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Modification of Titanium (IV) Dioxide with Small Silver Nanoparticles: Application in Photocatalysis
PublicationThe surface of commercial TiO2 compounds (P25 and ST01) has been modified with Ag nanoparticles induced by radiolysis. On P25, the Ag nanoclusters are very small (1−2 nm) and homogeneous in size while on ST01, two populations of nanoparticles are obtained, small nanoparticles (1−2 nm) and larger ones (mean diameter 7 to 12 nm depending on the silver loading). The photocatalytic properties of Ag-modified TiO2 have been studied for...
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Modification of carbon-coated TiO2 by iron to increase adsorptivity and photoactivity for phenol
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Low-temperature air plasma modification of chitosan-coated PEEK biomaterials
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Modification of Ground Tire Rubber—Promising Approach for Development of Green Composites
PublicationGround tire rubber (GTR) was mechano-chemically modified using a road bitumen 100/150 and two types of organic peroxides: di-(2-tert-butyl-peroxyisopropyl)-benzene (BIB) and dicumyl peroxide (DCP). The impact of used additives on reactive sintering efficiency and physico-mechanical properties of modified GTR was investigated using oscillating disc rheometer measurements, followed by tensile tests and swelling behavior studies....
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The effect of thermal modification on the quality of the milled surface of beech and pine wood
PublicationThe article deals with the effect of thermal modification on the quality of the created surface during milling on CNC milling cutters. The quality of the created surface is evaluated based on surface roughness, specifically its roughness parameter Ra. The observed surface is created by a shank cutter with a diameter of 20 mm and three cutting edges in a spiral at a standard speed of 18,000. min-1. The article compares thermally...
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Bulk linearized CMOS differential pair transconductor for continuous-time OTA-C filter design
PublicationIn this paper, the MOS differential pair driven simultaneously from gates and bulk terminals is described. An approximated analytical solution of the voltage to current transfer function has been found for the proposed circuit. Four possible combinations of gate and bulk connections of the input signal are presented. Basing on the configuration giving the best linearity, the operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) has been designed...
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Noncentrosymmetric superconductor with a bulk three-dimensional Dirac cone gapped by strong spin-orbit coupling
PublicationThe layered, noncentrosymmetric heavy element PbTaSe2 is found to be superconducting. We report its electronic properties accompanied by electronic-structure calculations. Specific heat, electrical resistivity, and magnetic-susceptibility measurements indicate that PbTaSe2 is a moderately coupled, type-IIBCSsuperconductor (Tc = 3.72 K, Ginzburg–Landau parameter κ = 17) with an electron-phonon coupling constant of λep = 0.74. Electronic-structure...
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Propulsion and Maneuvering Systems’ Characteristics of the U.S. Flagged Great Lakes Self-Unloading Bulk Carriers
PublicationPaper contains an overview of the propulsion and maneuvering systems’ characteristics of United States flagged Great Lakes self - unloading bulk carriers. A contrast between the importance of the transport task carried by those vessels to their low number and considerable age suggests the need to review and understand their complexity as well as complexity of their operations in order to provide suitable energy- and operational...
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Highly stable CsFAPbIBr perovskite solar cells with dominant bulk recombination at real operating temperatures
PublicationMixed-cation mixed-halide perovskite solar cells have been characterized in DC at different temperatures (from −20 °C up to 50 °C) and the time evolution of the device efficiency has been assessed using different degradation protocols (indoors and outdoors). The completely planar p–i–n structure is ITO/CuNiOx/PTAA/CsFAPbIBr/PCBM/PEI/Ag. Pristine current–voltage characteristics barely show hysteresis, at any temperature. Open circuit...
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Analysis of the image force effects on the recombination at the donor-acceptor interface in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
PublicationWe consider the influence of image force effects on the recombination at the donor-acceptor interface in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells. The conclusion is that the charge carriers of one sign located in the material with lower permittivity recombine at the boundary between donor and acceptor phases. This process competes with the recombination of opposite sign charge carriers, leading to the reduction of the Langevin-type...
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On the tendency of temperature and electric field dependences of interface recombination in P3HT:PCBM organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
PublicationWe demonstrate theoretical explanation of the temperature and electric field dependences of recombination coefficients in an organic P3HT:PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cell. Based onthe model of interface recombination, two analytical formulas describing the relative ratio of the interface (γI ) to the Langevin (γL) recombination coefficients have been derived. Our analysis indicates that the sign of parameters φT and φF determines...
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Analysis of the bulk solid flow during gravitational silo emptying using X-ray and ECT tomography
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów zmian koncentracji piasku bezkohezyjnego zachodzących w prostokątnym modelu silosu opróżnianym grawitacyjnie. Pomiary wykonano z zastosowaniem kontynualnego promieniowania rentgenowskiego oraz z użyciem tomografii pojemnościowej. Badania wykonano dla zróżnicowanego zagęszczenia początkowego piasku oraz różnego stopnia szorstkości ścian. Szczególny nacisk położono na zachowanie sie materiału...
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New bulk liquid membrane oscillator composed of two coupled oscillators with diffusion-mediated physical coupling
PublicationA new type of bulk liquid membrane system, which represents the first example of a bulk liquid membrane oscillator characterised by the presence of two coupled oscillators, is described. When the benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride surfactant undergoes an oscillatory mass transfer through a nitromethane liquid membrane, a new liquid layer (phase X) appears between the membrane and the acceptor phase. Kinetic analysis provides...
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The effect of inorganic nanoparticles (ZnO, Cr2O3, CuO and Ni) and their bulk counterparts on enzyme activities in different soils
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Chemical kinetic approach to the mechanism of coupled transport of Cu(II) Ions through bulk liquid membranes
PublicationW celu lepszego zrozumienia transportu jonów miedzi przez ciekłe membrany zaproponowano schemat kinetyczny na poziomie molekularnym oparty o dwie nastepujące po sobie reakcje odwracalne. Zasegurowano uzywając membrany ciekłej o wysokiej polarności i polaryzowalności oraz szybkiego mieszania mozna zwiekszyć wydajnośc transportu.