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Piezoelectric Transducer for Mechanical Assessment of Soft Tissues. Concept, Implementation and Analysis
PublikacjaThe main goal of this work was following: preparation of a new concept, implementation and analysis of the piezoelectric resonant sensor/actuator for measuring the aging process of human skin. The research work has been carried out in the framework of cooperation between the INP-ENSEEIHT-LAPLACE, Toulouse, France, and at the Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Research Group of...
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Virtual immersive environments
PublikacjaYet a higher level of active systems may be achieved when users are fully immersed in an interface which is a 3D computer generated virtual world and can interact with surrounding objects of that world as they were in a real one. This is the issue covered by Chapter 7. Interaction in such a world is both multidimensional and multimodal, with the possibility of free movement of the user in any direction and the simultaneous stimulation...
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The resilient city in architectural engineering education: a joint design studio between Gdańsk and Chalmers universities of technology
PublikacjaChallenges to society, such as those posed by climate change require a new approach to the education of the engineer-architect. Contemporary solutions should serve future generations and that is why the idea of the resilient city should be discussed and implemented, both in theory and in practice. It is necessary to teach students to design urban structures in such a way that they are resilient to dynamically changing conditions....
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Design of Resilient Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Systems
PublikacjaVehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have recently gained noticeable attention due to advantages in improving road traffic safety, shaping the road traffic and providing infotainment opportunities to travellers. However, transmission characteristics following from the IEEE 802.11p standard and the high mobility of VANET nodes remarkably reduce the lifetime, reach and capacity of wireless links, and often lead to simultaneous disruptions...
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Public Participation practice versus economic pressure: transformation of the Gdansk Coastal Strip
PublikacjaThe paper focuses on the issue of public participation in the areas that are particularly sensitive to the transformation processes based on the case study of Gdańsk Coastal Strip. Moreover the article presents the outcome of an innovative attempt at promotion of public participation introduced in university education that was built on the experiences gathered during elaboration of the pro publico bono project of the Coastal Strip...
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The Bridge of Data Project Objectives
PublikacjaOpen Research Data (ORD) is one of the emerging trends for researchers across the globe. However, it has to be stressed that the level of implementation and awareness of ORD varies between countries. Many initiatives have been created in Polish scientific institutions to support the process of opening publications. These are mainly Open Access (OA) repositories, implementing the so-called green road of OA. However, only a few universities...
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Sound engineering as our commitment to its creators in Poland
PublikacjaSound engineering is an interdisciplinary and rapidly expanding domain. It covers many aspects, such as sound perception, studio and sound mastering technology, music information retrieval including content-based search systems and automatic music transcription frameworks, sound synthesis, sound restoration, electroacoustics, and other ones constituting multimedia technology. Moreover, machine learning methods applied to the topics...
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What is the future of digital education in the higher education sector? An overview of trends with example applications at Gdańsk Tech, Poland
PublikacjaUniversities worldwide recognise the need to adapt to changes in society, the economy and the way young people prefer to learn. Additionally, the impetus to improve the digital approach in higher education intensifies as educational institutions have to remain competitive with commercial providers of education. Following the latest technological trends and implementing strategies to develop new digital solutions helps to improve...
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Genetic Programming for Interaction Efficient Supporting in Volunteer Computing Systems
PublikacjaVolunteer computing systems provide a middleware for interaction between project owners and great number volunteers. In this chapter, a genetic programming paradigm has been proposed to a multi-objective scheduler design for efficient using some resources of volunteer computers via the web. In a studied problem, genetic scheduler can optimize both a workload of a bottleneck computer and cost of system. Genetic programming has been...
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Robotics in architectural education
PublikacjaRobotics rapidly is becoming an important part of architectural design at all stages, from early conceptual work to construction. In this article is presented the present state of the art in the field related to architectural education, from computer numerical control (CNC) milling tools, through drones to multi-axis robotic arms. Professionals involved in modern design techniques often use them to create precise, complex forms...
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Ideas of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) in architectural education
PublikacjaThe New European Bauhaus (NEB) is an interdisciplinary project initiated by the European Commission in 2020 [1], based on three values: sustainability, beauty and community (social inclusion). Its aim is to support the European Green Deal programme [2] by accelerating the transformation of various economic sectors, including construction, to improve the quality of people’s lives and protect the natural environment. Even though...
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Image projection in Immersive 3D Visualization Laboratory
PublikacjaIn recent years, many centers in the world attempted to build a virtual reality laboratory. The main idea of such laboratory is to allow the user to “immerse” into and move in a computer-generated virtual world. In the paper, the underlying principles of the system of virtual reality (VR) are described. The selected implementations constructed by the research centers of the world are also presented. The cave automatic virtual environment...
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Acceptance Testing of Software Products for Cloud-Based On-Line Delivery
PublikacjaSoftware products intended for on-line delivery by distributors serving an open community of subscribers are developed in a specific life-cycle model, in which roles of the major stakeholders are strongly separated, unlike in any other software development model known in software engineering. Its specificity underlines the fact that a distributor of the final product, responsible for its acceptance for publication and delivery...
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Comparison of Classification Methods for EEG Signals of Real and Imaginary Motion
PublikacjaThe classification of EEG signals provides an important element of brain-computer interface (BCI) applications, underlying an efficient interaction between a human and a computer application. The BCI applications can be especially useful for people with disabilities. Numerous experiments aim at recognition of motion intent of left or right hand being useful for locked-in-state or paralyzed subjects in controlling computer applications....
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Authenticity of Architectural Heritage in a Rebuilt City. Comments to Vaclav Havel’s Impression after His Visit in Gdansk in 2005
PublikacjaThere is no doubt that authenticity is a cardinal feature of architectural heritage and should be protected in the same way as historical and cultural value of monuments or their integrity. Sometimes, one decides to reconstruct a destroyed historical building due to important emotional, scientific, artistic or political reasons (e.g. the Zwinger Palace in Dresden or the Royal Castle in Warsaw). However, the solution which should...
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Overcoming Phobias: Harnessing the Power of Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy
PublikacjaThe goal of the chapter was to review the different therapeutic techniques used in the treatment of various forms of phobias, with particular emphasis on virtual reality treatment. We define different types of phobias, including social ones. We also describe treatment techniques – adopted from behavioral therapy – which have been developed to aid the treatment of phobias. Particular emphasis has been placed on the flooding, implosive...
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Utilization of fuzzy rules in computer character animation
PublikacjaThe chapter presents a method for automatic enhancement of computer character animation utilizing fuzzy inference. First the user designs a prototype version of animation, with keyframes only for important poses, roughly describing the action. Then animation is enriched with new motion phases calculated by the fuzzy inference system using descriptors given by the user. Various degrees of motion fluency and naturalness are possible...
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Engendering responsibility in architecture students through real planning for a tram depot in Gdańsk
PublikacjaApart from technical competencies, the profession of architect requires specific social competencies: understanding the user’s needs, ability to diagnose social problems, negotiating and understanding the impact of construction investments on society and the environment. The architect plays a significant role in the collective effort to create spatial order. This is why it is important to include these social competencies in the...
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Behaviour of steel columns under impact
PublikacjaOne of import issues related to the idea of sustainable society is the safety of civil engineering structures. The safety and reliability of steel structures under impact loading is among a number of different aims during the design state. The aim of this paper is to present the results of investigation focused on dynamic behaviour of steel columns under impact loading. Modal and transient dynamic analyses using Finite Element...
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ANALYSIS OF THE LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY OF A HYDRODYNAMIC WATER-LUBRICATED BEARING IN A HYDROELECTRIC POwER PLANT
PublikacjaThe paper presents an analysis of the load-carrying capacity of a historic hydrodynamic water-lubricated radial bearing of an unconventional segment design installed in the Braniewo Hydroelectric Power Plant. The aim of the calculations was to determine whether the bearing operates in the conditions of hydrodynamic or mixed lubrication, as well as to establish the optimal geometry of the axial grooves allowing for the highest load-carrying...
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OSC - domain oriented ontology creation system
PublikacjaOntologies are, as part of semantic web, a basic component to enrich content available in the Internet with a meaning understandable for computers. In this publication an architecture and functionality of a domain oriented web portal for collaborative creation and storage of ontologies is presented. The system is being created by Gdańsk University of Technology Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics faculty's Department...
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Green Analytical Chemistry: Summary of Existing Knowledge and Future Trends
PublikacjaAnalysis of recent publications in green analytical chemistry shows the current trends and future needs in this area. The main issues are related with search for cheaper, more efficient, more accurate, greener and miniaturized alternatives. Miniaturization is perhaps, the most notable current trend in analytical chemistry. Rapid developments and improvements in instrumentation have led to impressive range of benchtop technology...
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Artificial intelligence support for disease detection in wireless capsule endoscopy images of human large bowel
PublikacjaIn the work the chosen algorithms of disease recognition in endoscopy images were described and compared for theirs efficiency. The algorithms were estimated with regard to utility for application in computer system's support for digestive system's diagnostics. Estimations were achieved in an advanced testing environment, which was built with use of the large collection of endoscopy movies received from Medical University in Gdańsk....
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Mentor&Student Research Lab – Urban Transformations – Introduction
PublikacjaMentor&Student Research Lab - "Urban Transformations" is a common initiative of the members of Gdańsk University of Technology student research club, Urban Revolution Laboratory and the International Society of City and Regional Planners ISOCARP. The aim of the event was to promote collaboration of professionals and the students in the area of research on the city and the region. During three months’ Workshop five groups leaded...
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URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS
PublikacjaMentor&Student Research Lab is a common initiative of the members of Gdańsk University of Technology student research club, Urban Revolution Laboratory LEM-ur and International Society of City and Regional Planners ISOCARP. The aim of the event was to promote collaboration of professionals and the student in the area of research on the city and the region. During three months' Workshop five groups leaded by ISOCARP Mentors performed...
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A repeated game formulation of network embedded coding for multicast resilience in extreme conditions
PublikacjaComputer networks and data sharing applications are vital for our current society and fundamental for any available ICT solution, so that networking is considered as one of the key critical infrastructures and its correct behavior should be always enforced, even in case of disasters or severe execution conditions. Resilience is a strongly demanding nonfunctional requirement for current computer networks, and one of the key factors...
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Biometric identity verification
PublikacjaThis chapter discusses methods which are capable of protecting automatic speaker verification systems (ASV) from playback attacks. Additionally, it presents a new approach, which uses computer vision techniques, such as the texture feature extraction based on Local Ternary Patterns (LTP), to identify spoofed recordings. We show that in this case training the system with large amounts of spectrogram patches may be difficult, and...
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ANALYSIS OF BEARING CLEARANCE AND WIDTH OF OIL GROOVE ON CHARACTERISTIC OF FLUID FILM IN HYDRODYNAMIC MAIN CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS
PublikacjaAbstract Paper represents analysis of influence of oil groove width and bearing clearance on characteristics of oil film in hydrodynamic journal main crankshaft bearing. Analysis was performed in purpose to define influence of bearing clearance and dimensions of oil groove on static characteristics and manufacturability of half shelf bearings in industrial high-volume production. Computer simulations was made using ARTbear program...
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The reliability of tree and star networks.
PublikacjaOne of the important parameters characterizing the quality of computer networks is the network's reliability with respect to failures of the communication links and nodes. This chapter investigated the reliability of tree and star networks. The tree and star topology is used in centralized computer networks. In centralized computer networks all communication must take place through some central computer. Following measures of network...
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Wsparcie rzeczywistości wirtualnej dla projektów realizowanych w ASP w Gdańsku / Virtual reality support for the projects carried out in the AFA in Gdańsk
PublikacjaLaboratorium Zanurzonej Wizualizacji Przestrzennej (LZWP) jest unikatowym w skali kraju miejscem, gdzie w grupie kilku osób można wspólnie eksplorować świat iluzji. Na takie doświadczenie pozwalają znajdujące się tam jaskinie rzeczywistości wirtualnej (ang. Cave Automatic Virtual Environment, CAVE) umożliwiające uczestnikom eksperymentu wniknięcie w środowisko zarówno kreowane komputerowo, jak i stanowiące cyfrową kopię realnego...
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How Can We Identify Electrophysiological iEEG Activities Associated with Cognitive Functions?
PublikacjaElectrophysiological activities of the brain are engaged in its various functions and give rise to a wide spectrum of low and high frequency oscillations in the intracranial EEG (iEEG) signals, commonly known as the brain waves. The iEEG spectral activities are distributed across networks of cortical and subcortical areas arranged into hierarchical processing streams. It remains a major challenge to identify these activities in...
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Metody sztucznej inteligencji do wspomagania bankowych systemów informatycznych
PublikacjaW pracy opisano zastosowania nowoczesnych metod sztucznej inteligencji do wspomagania bankowych systemów informatycznych. Wykorzystanie w systemach informatycznych algorytmów ewolucyjnych, harmonicznych, czy sztucznych sieci neuronowych w połączeniu z nowoczesną technologią mikroprocesorową umożliwiają zasadniczy wzrost konkurencyjności banku. Dlatego w pracy omówiono wybrane zastosowania bankowe ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem zbliżeniowych...
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Eye-Gaze Tracking-Based Telepresence System for Videoconferencing
PublikacjaAn approach to the teleimmersive videoconferencing system enhanced by the pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, controlled by the eye-gaze tracking system, is presented in this paper. An overview of the existing telepresence systems, especially dedicated to videoconferencing is included. The presented approach is based on the CyberEye eye-gaze tracking system engineered at the Multimedia Systems Department (MSD) of Gdańsk University of Technology...
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Experimental research of the stability of steel cylindricalshell subjected to circumferential compression
PublikacjaAt the Department of Metal Structures Gdańsk University of Technology, experiments have been performed on the stability of shell of steel cylindrical models. The experiments have been carried on a test bench built at the Department. The design based on other test benches which were created in the past by other scientists, where modernized by the courtesy of companies that offer modern solutions. The test bench enables to generate...
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The Innovative Faculty for Innovative Technologies
PublikacjaA leaflet describing Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology. Multimedia Systems Department described laboratories and prototypes of: Auditory-visual attention stimulator, Automatic video event detection, Object re-identification application for multi-camera surveillance systems, Object Tracking and Automatic Master-Slave PTZ Camera Positioning System, Passive Acoustic Radar,...
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Cognitum Ontorion: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning System
PublikacjaAt any point of human activity, knowledge and expertise are a key factors in understanding and solving any given problem. In present days, computer systems have the ability to support their users in an efficient and reliable way in gathering and processing knowledge. In this chapter we show how to use Cognitum Ontorion system in this areas. In first section, we identify emerging issues focused on how to represent and inference...
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Applications of Immersive 3D Visualization Lab
PublikacjaThe paper presents Immersive 3D Visualization Lab (at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics at Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland) and its applications prepared after its launch in December 2014. The main device of the lab is a virtual reality cubic cave with six screen-walls, where a person can navigate in virtual space using different controllers. The most sophisticated controller is a freely rotating...
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Innovative Solutions for Immersive 3D Visualization Laboratory
PublikacjaThe paper presents results of the work concerning the technical specification of Immersive 3D Visualization Laboratory to be opened in late summer 2014 at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics at Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland. The person immersed in VR space will be placed in a transparent sphere with a diameter of over 10 feet, supported on rollers and equipped with a motion tracking system....
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Computer-Aided Design of Railroad Horizontal Arc Areas in Adapting to Satellite Measurements
PublikacjaThis paper presents a method of designing railway sections located in horizontal arcs. The adopted procedure is universal, i.e., it creates the possibility of varying both the type and the length of the assumed transition curves. This means that the applied analytical formulas apply to the boundary conditions of the transition curves and all of the simplifications widely existing in common algorithms have been eliminated. The presented...
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Ocena kształtu geometrycznego torów tramwajowych na podstawie pomiarów satelitarnych
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono ocenę możliwości wykorzystania dwusystemowych fazowych odbiorników GNSS (GPS/Glonass) dla realizacji pomiaru inwentaryzacyjnego linii tramwajowych. Opisano przebieg pomiarów przeprowadzonych na terenie Gdańska i uzyskane wyniki. Wykazano, że dla obszarów miejskich zastosowanie rozwiązań GNSS w oparciu o lokalną stację referencyjną może być alternatywnym podejściem względem pomiarów opartych o sieć ASG-EUPOS...
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Designing Emergency-Medical-Service Helicopter Interiors Using Virtual Manikins
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Automated network control and supervision
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono ogólne problemy związane z postępem w zakresie integracji systemów informatycznych w elektroenergetyce. Podano zasady budowy struktury systemów sterowania i nadzoru.
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Optimal linear control theory in power system application
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono syntezę stabilizatora systemowego przy wykorzystaniu metodyki Hinf. Zaprojektowany regulator umożliwia uzyskanie lepszych rezultatów w porównaniu z regulatorem odniesienia w szerokim zakresie zmian punktu pracy.
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Gender Disparity in the FinTech Sector: Systematic Literature Review
PublikacjaThe main objective of this chapter is to identify research areas of FinTech activity in which gender disparity has been observed. In addition, we shall identify how the development of FinTech reduces the gender gap. A systematic literature review using the PRISMA concept is the preferred research method. Publications were searched in the following databases: Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar using the formula “FinTech AND...
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L'industria e la Storia. La lezione di Giorgio Mori
PublikacjaThe wide contribution of Giorgio Mori for a better understanding of the long-term historical relationships between history and industry is the focus of this chapter. By analysing the long list of books and articles written all along his scientific and academic life it is possible to trace a sort of fil rouge that permits to appreciate the huge effort made by this scholar in offering a fresh and never banal interpretation of the...
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Coherent-wave Monte Carlo method for simulating light propagation in tissue
PublikacjaSimulating propagation and scattering of coherent light in turbid media, such as biological tissues, is a complex problem. Numerical methods for solving Helmholtz or wave equation (e.g. finite-difference or finite-element methods) require large amount of computer memory and long computation time. This makes them impractical for simulating laser beam propagation into deep layers of tissue. Other group of methods, based on radiative...
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ZARZĄDZANIE ZESPOŁEM WIRTUALNYM JAKO WYZWANIE DLA LIDERA ZESPOŁU
PublikacjaRozdział dotyczy zarządzania zespołem wirtualnym, który charakteryzuje się rozproszeniem członków zespołu oraz współpracą za pośrednictwem technologii informacyjnej. Tak funkcjonujące zespoły nakładają na lidera dodatkowe wyzwania związane z koniecznością kompensowania braku bezpośredniego kontaktu oraz samodzielnością poszczególnych osób w zespole. Przedstawiono najważniejsze zadania, które podnoszą efektywność zarządzania zespołem...
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Przestrzeń publiczna a przemiany miasta
PublikacjaPraca składa się z dwunastu rozdziałów. Pierwsza część ma charakter wprowadzający do problematyki przestrzeni publicznej. W rozdziale drugim autorka przywołuje wybrane i ważne dla przedmiotu badań koncepcje teoretyczne oparte na modelu wieloparadygmatycznym. Rozdział trzeci osnuty jest wokół antycznego wzorca przestrzeni publicznej, który ze względu na niezwykłe bogactwo rozwiązań w tym zakresie wywodzi się właśnie z tego pnia....
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Smart Innovation Engineering Using Set of Experience and Decisional DNA
PublikacjaKnowledge-based Engineering Systems are founded upon integration of knowledge into computer systems and are one of the core requirements for the future Industry 4.0. Since the fourth industrial revolution is passing through the developing phase, implementation of Cyber-Physical Production Systems require more realistic approach. Knowledge Management and Knowledge Engineering plays an important role in manufacturing industries facing...
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The Bridge to Knowledge – Open Access to Scientific Research Results on Multidisciplinary Open System Transferring Knowledge Platform
PublikacjaThe European policy of Open Access to scientific research is now one of the key issues discussed in public debates on the future development of scientific communication. The implementation of Open Access tools has significant impact on scientific and economic growth. On the one hand, Open Access accelerates disseminating new research findings and facilitates recognition of authors on a more global scale. On the other hand, Open...