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  • Selective jamming of OFDM transmission in NB-IoT radio interface

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    - Rok 2023

    The paper presents the concept of smart jamming, which involves selective interference aimed at critical components of the OFDM signal. Research verifying the feasibility of this type of electronic attack are described. A realized testbed for jamming real NB-IoT signals in a downlink is presented. The test results demonstrate the feasibility of realizing selective jamming and its greater effectiveness compared to barrage interference.

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  • Recent Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites: Unveiling the Frontier of Shape Memory and Self-Healing Properties—A Comprehensive Review

    Publikacja
    • H. Jamil
    • M. Faizan
    • M. Adeel Ahmad
    • T. Jesionowski
    • G. Boczkaj
    • A. Balčiūnaitė

    - MOLECULES - Rok 2024

    Shape memory and self-healing polymer nanocomposites have attracted considerable attention due to their modifiable properties and promising applications. The incorporation of nanomaterials (polypyrrole, carboxyl methyl cellulose, carbon nanotubes, titania nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, mesoporous silica) into these polymers has significantly enhanced their performance, opening up new avenues for diverse applications. The...

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  • Robust output prediction of differential – algebraic systems – application to drinking water distribution system

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    The paper presents the recursive robust output variable prediction algorithm, applicable for systems described in the form of nonlinear algebraic-differential equations. The algorithm bases on the uncertainty interval description, the system model, and the measurements. To improve the algorithm efficiency, nonlinear system models are linearised along the nominal trajectory. The effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated on...

  • Extraction of antenna pattern from near field antenna measurements distorted by undesired emission

    In this paper authors present experimental correction of antenna pattern obtained from near field measurements when they are distorted by determined electromagnetic emission. Such situation may be met e.g. when feeding or supply subsystem interacts with antenna radiation pattern due to self-emission. Presented results of experiments show effectiveness of extraction of antenna pattern utilizing near field antenna measurements.

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  • Detection of the Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Signals with BPSK Modulation

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    - POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - Rok 2011

    This paper presents a method of the DS CDMA signals with BPSK modulation detection through the examination of the enhanced signal spectrum density. On the base of experiments carried out on the real radio communication signals the impact of a narrowband emission occurring in the examined frequency band on the detection process effectiveness was shown. The results of the experiment aimed at the detection of the satellite navigation...

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  • Application of the LifeRoSE method in funcionality evaluation of road safety equipment

    The article presents a mathematical model of the life cycle estimation method of road safety equipment. Then the model was adjusted to estimate the life cycle costs of the chosen horizontal road marking. Using the LCC method, the functionality of the horizontal marking was evaluated in terms of efficiency, durability and economic effectiveness. The article also presents the impact of selected factors on the life cycle costs of...

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  • Potentiometric Oxygen Sensor with Solid State Reference Electrode

    The concentration or the partial pressure of oxygen in an environment can be determined using different measuring principles. For high temperature measurements of oxygen, ceramic-based sensors are the most practical. They are simple in construction, exploration and maintenance. A typical oxygen potentiometric sensor consists of an oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte and two electrodes deposited...

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  • It is not OK but it works – unproductive entrepreneurship, the case of Poland

    The concept of unproductive entrepreneurs was introduced to science by Baumol, who pointed out the differences in business output between countries. Unproductive behaviour of entrepreneurs is often a consequence of ineffective institutions used by entrepreneurs for rent seeking. The aim of this article is to examine subjective norms (S.N.) and attitudes regarding specified types of unproductive entrepreneurship, which in many cases...

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  • Numerical evaluation of dynamic response of an experimentally tested base-isolated and fixed-base steel structure model

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    Seismic isolation is recognized as one of the most popular and effective methods of protecting structures during earthquake. The present paper is focused on the comparison be-tween the dynamic responses of buildings with fixed and isolated bases exposed to seismic exci-tations. The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a simplified base isolation numerical modelling technique using the linear springs. One-storey...

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  • Corrosion hazards and inhibitor protection in the seawater injection system on the Baltic sea rig

    Oil extraction efficiency in LOTOS Petrobaltic Company is increased by means of injection of seawater into an oilfield aquifer, which is implemented on the Baltic Beta rig, operating on the Baltic Sea. Operational experience has shown a significant degree of corrosion aggressiveness in the injected water, which necessitates frequent repairs of the seawater injection installation. Evaluation of the corrosion phenomena is crucial...

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  • Guided wave propagation in debonding detection in CFRP-reinforced steel plate-like structures

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    - OCEAN ENGINEERING - Rok 2024

    The present study investigates the guided wave propagation in multilayered steel specimens reinforced with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) through theoretical, numerical, and experimental means. The effectiveness of externally bonded reinforcement (EBR) relies heavily on the bonding quality between the CFRP and the substrate. Premature debonding, a prevalent and hazardous defect, can arise from suboptimal manufacturing processes,...

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  • Comparison of perforator location in dynamic and static thermographic imaging with Doppler ultrasound in breast reconstruction surgery

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    - Rok 2016

    This paper co mpares the effectiveness of the dTnorm and t90_10 parametrizations in dynamic thermography for imaging location of perforators in TRAM flaps in the intraoperative period. The results were compared with the location detected in a Doppler ultrasound examination. Cold and heat stimulation was used in dynamic thermography. Additionally, these results were compared with static...

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  • Real-time speech-rate modification experiments

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    An 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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  • Modal FEM Analysis of Ferrite Resonant Structures

    The finite-element method (FEM) is applied for modal analysis of ferrite-loaded spherical resonators. To improve the efficiency of the numerical calculations, the body-of-revolution (BOR) technique is utilized. Due to the frequency-dependent ferrite permeability, FEM leads to a nonlinear eigenvalue problem that is challenging to solve. To this end, Beyn’s method is proposed. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is confirmed...

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  • Control System Design for Dynamic Positioning using Vectorial Backstepping

    The problem of synthesis a dynamic positioning system for low frequency model of surface vessel was considered in this paper. The recursive vectorial backstepping control design was used to keep a fixed position and heading in presence of wave disturbances. The passive observer was introduced to smooth the measurements and to estimate the velocities needed for the control algorithm. The computer simulation results were given to...

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  • Implementing Integrated Territorial Investments

    The chapter presents the first experiences related to the implementation of the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI). In the case of the Pomeranian region in Poland, this process was associated with the creation of a broad partnership and bottom-up approach to the development strategy programming for Urban Functional Areas. In this paper, we try to assess the effectiveness of this process, by defining its strong points and bottlenecks,...

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  • VIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS OF FOOTBRIDGE WITH USE OF ROTATION SENSOR

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    The benefits of the additional measurement of rotational degrees of free-dom on the performance of the vibration diagnosis of bridges are studied in this paper. The common vibrational diagnostics that uses translational degrees of freedom is extended by measurements of rotations. The study is curried out on a footbridge and the presence of damage as well as its location and size is determined with use of FEM updating procedure....

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  • Selected Propagation Models Modification for Application in Container Terminal

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    It 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...

  • Comparison of thresholding algorithms for automatic overhead line detection procedure

    The article presents an overview of the thresholding algorithms. It compares the algorithms proposed by Pun, Kittler, Niblack, Huang, Rosenfeld, Remesh, Lloyd, Riddler, Otsu, Yanni, Kapur and Jawahar. Additionally, it was tested how the tuning of the Pun, Jawahar and Niblack methods affects the thresholding efficiency and proposed a combination of the Pun algorithm with a priori algorithm. All presented algorithms have been implemented...

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  • The Method of Finding the Optimal Spindle Speed When Milling Flexible Details

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    The paper presents a new method of vibration reduction during milling of flexible details. The method consists in selecting the optimal spindle speed, based on the natural frequency of the workpiece. For this purpose, an original method was created, which is based on minimizing the work of cutting forces in the direction of the depth of cutting. The effectiveness of the method has been proved by comparing the RMS values of vibration...

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  • Empirical Adjustment of the Selected Propagation Models for Application in the Peculiar Environment of the Container Terminal

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2012

    It is important to look for any propagation model that could be useful for designing mobile radio systems in container terminal environment. 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 has proved effectiveness of adjustment by increasing...

  • Detection of Delamination in Laminate Wind Turbine Blades Using One-Dimensional Wavelet Analysis of Modal Responses

    This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of a nondestructive diagnostic technique used to determine the location and size of delamination in laminated coatings of wind turbine blades. This is realized based on results of numerical and experimental investigations obtained by the use of the finite element method (FEM) and laser scanning vibrometry (LSV). The proposed method is based on the one-dimensional continuous wavelet transform...

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  • Application of Thermo-chemical Technologies for Conversion of Associated Gas in Diesel-Gas Turbine Installations for Oil and Gas Floating Units

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    - Polish Maritime Research - Rok 2019

    The paper considers the issue of thermo-chemical recovery of engine’s waste heat and its further use for steam conversion of the associated gas for oil and gas floating units. The characteristics of the associated gas are presented, and problems of its application in dual-fuel medium-speed internal combustion engines are discussed. Various variants of combined diesel-gas turbine power plant with thermo-chemical heat recovery are...

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  • In Vitro Biological Characterization of Silver-Doped Anodic Oxide Coating on Titanium

    Publikacja
    • O. Oleshko
    • I. Liubchak
    • Y. Husak
    • V. Korniienko
    • A. Yusupova
    • T. Oleshko
    • R. Banasiuk
    • M. Szkodo
    • I. Taranets
    • A. Kazek-Kęsik... i 2 innych

    - Materials - Rok 2020

    Despite the high biocompatibility and clinical effectiveness of Ti-based implants, surface functionalization (with complex osteointegrative/antibacterial strategies) is still required. To enhance the dental implant surface and to provide additional osteoinductive and antibacterial properties, plasma electrolytic oxidation of a pure Ti was performed using a nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-based Ag nanoparticles (AgNP)-loaded calcium–phosphate...

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  • An Intelligent Approach to Short-Term Wind Power Prediction Using Deep Neural Networks

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    - Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research - Rok 2023

    In this paper, an intelligent approach to the Short-Term Wind Power Prediction (STWPP) problem is considered, with the use of various types of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). The impact of the prediction time horizon length on accuracy, and the influence of temperature on prediction effectiveness have been analyzed. Three types of DNNs have been implemented and tested, including: CNN (Convolutional Neural Networks), GRU (Gated Recurrent...

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  • Znaczenie i dynamika efektuacji w działaniach zespołów projektowych IT

    Cel: Celem opracowania jest sprawdzenie, na ile wdrażanie zasad efektuacji jest korzystne dla efektywności zespołów projektowych pracujących nad innowacyjnymi rozwiązaniami i czy wpływa na ich satysfakcję. Metodyka badań: Badania ilościowe zrealizowano w studenckich zespołach projektowych z branży IT, opracowujących rozwiązania na zlecenie interesariuszy zewnętrznych. Do pomiaru zmiennych wykorzystano autorskie kwestionariusze....

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  • Neutral earthing reactor protection

    The IEEE and CIGRE recommend protection systems for high voltage shunt reactors. Unfortunately the recommendations do not include guidelines for the protection of neutral earthing reactors, which are often connected to shunt reactors to increase the effectiveness of single pole auto-reclosing. The paper discusses earthing reactor protection issues with particular emphasis on the detection of internal faults. An analysis carried...

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  • Experimental tests of reinforced concrete deep-beams

    The paper presents results of experimental research of the reinforced concrete deep beam with a spatial arrangement. Tested structural elements consist of the cantilever deep beam loaded on the height and transverse deep beam with hanging on it another one. The analysis includes crack morphology, effort of steel and load distribution. The article verified effectiveness of two different kind of reinforcement in both tested deep...

  • Utility analysis and rating of energy storages in trolleybus power supply system

    Publikacja

    The article discusses two energy storage applications in power supply system of public electrified transport. The first application aims at reducing the peak power of the traction substation. The second application increases effectiveness of using solar power plant to cover partial power demand of traction supply system. These two applications were discussed and analyzed based on trolleybus supply system in Gdynia, where most measurements...

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  • Smart Cities Concept: Smart Mobility Indicator

    Publikacja

    - CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS - Rok 2019

    This work attempts to analyze problems resulting from the lack of possibility to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of “Smart Mobility” solutions, which represent one of the cornerstones of Smart Cities, from the point of view of city hall offices. The work presents existing Smart Mobility evaluation solutions, discusses their drawbacks, and then proposes a new indicator. The final part of the work presents assumptions...

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  • Instruments shaping sustainable mobility of urban residents

    Publikacja

    - Torun Business Review - Rok 2016

    Urban development increases the demand for efficient, fast, safe ecological transport. Extensive development of urban transport system, in particular transport infrastructure, changed the point of view about transport needs. Research on the effectiveness of transport systems for years accompanied the study of mobility. The development of modern technology, the need to increase efficiency of transport and increase environmental...

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  • Analysis of degaussing process of ferromagnetic objects

    Results of the analytical and numerical analysis of the degaussing process phenomena of ferromagnetic objects were presented in this paper. The screening effectiveness of the electromagnetic field of magnetic screens in most cases depends on thickness, conductivity, magnetic permeability of the screen and angular frequency of degaussing currents. The magnetic field inside thin-layer ferromagnetic object was presented in this paper....

  • The International Mercury Cartel, 1928–1954: Controlling Global Supply

    Publikacja

    - Business History Review - Rok 2015

    This article describes the features of the international mercury marketduringthe firsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Itanalyzes the various market agreements made, their effectiveness, and their consequences. The period studied is little understood, although it was one in which mercury production greatly increased. It was also one that saw persistent efforts at market manipulation, owing to a series of agreements between Spanish and...

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  • Wpływ drążenia pionowego w silikatowych elementach murowych na nośność kotew wklejanych

    Publikacja

    The article is showing results of measurements of the effectiveness of the assembly anchor of inmates glued in in sunk vertically lime-sandy blocks. Examinations were performed for cases of the assembly anchor in different fragments of blocks: in part fullwall, in an axis of symmetry and on the edge of the aperture vertical. An influence of the location of places of settling was examined anchor to the way of the forming of uniting...

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  • Is Digitalization Improving Governance Quality? Correlating Analog and Digital Benchmarks

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    The digitalization of public governance and the resulting concept of electronic governance is a characteristic feature of contemporary information society. Both can be defined as the process and outcome of digital transformation: transformation of the “analog” version of governance into “digital” governance. Measuring both versions of governance against typical performance measures of efficiency, effectiveness, equity, openness...

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  • Formation of Porous Structure of the Metallic Materials Used on Bone Implants

    Research on improvement of structure and fabrication methods of the bone implants are carried out for many years. Research are aimed to shape the structures, that will have a Young's modulus value similar to the value of the human bones Young's modulus. Depending on theporosity, Young's moduli can even be tailored to match the modulus of bone closer than solid metals can, thus reducing the problems associated with stress shielding...

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  • Jednoelektronowy atom Diraca w słabym polu magnetycznym

    Publikacja

    W rozprawie przedstawiono opis wpływu zewnętrznego stałego, słabego, jednorodnego pola magnetycznego na jednoelektronowy atom Diraca. Wykorzystując funkcje gęstości ładunku elektrycznego oraz gęstości prądu elektrycznego, rozważono procesy indukowania się w atomie dodatkowych elektromagnetycznych momentów multipolowych. Dokonano analizy indukowanego momentu dipolowego, w wyniku której uzyskano wyrażenie dla magnetyzowalności atomu....

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  • Protection of Pedestrians as the Key Action for Implementing - Poland’s Vision Zero

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    - Rok 2015

    WHO reports show that pedestrians account for 10 to 70% of total road crash fatalities. In Poland, pedestrians also represent a significant road safety problem. For many years, pedestrian collisions have accounted for approx. 30% of total road crashes with more than 30% of pedestrians killed. Therefore, pedestrian safety has been one of Poland’s main objectives in its road safety programs implemented over the past 20 years. The...

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  • Outsourcing w wybranych podmiotach leczniczych województwa pomorskiego.

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2020

    Celem badawczym, przyjętym w niniejszej pracy jest identyfikacja procesów zlecanych na zewnątrz w badanej populacji wraz z czynnikami warunkującymi ich skuteczność. Celem utylitarnym jest opracowanie narzędzia umożliwiającego dobór dostawców oraz ocenę procesów poddanych outsourcingowi. W rozdziale pierwszym pracy omówiono pojęcie outsourcingu oraz jego wykorzystanie w zarządzaniu procesami organizacji. Zidentyfikowano również...

  • Fuzzy Methods and Models for a Team-Building Process

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2014

    This chapter contains an introduction to fuzzy-logic model-based approaches for a team-building process. Such appraches allow extending typical recruiting practice and selection processes to enable a wider and more precise assessment of a new team and/or existing team members, taking into account both their hard and soft skills. Moreover, as effectiveness of teams depends on the interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence...

  • Knowledge representation of motor activity of patients with Parkinson’s disease

    An approach to the knowledge representation extraction from biomedical signals analysis concerning motor activity of Parkinson disease patients is proposed in this paper. This is done utilizing accelerometers attached to their body as well as exploiting video image of their hand movements. Experiments are carried out employing artificial neural networks and support vector machine to the recognition of characteristic motor activity...

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  • A study on signal processing methods applied to hearing aids

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2016

    This paper presents a short survey on current technology available in hearing aids with a focus on digital signal processing techniques used. First, factors influencing the hearing aid effectiveness are introduced. Then, examples of the present DSP methods and strategies are provided. Also, a description of current limitations of hearing aids and future trends of development are shown. Finally, the notion of computational auditory...

  • Economical methods for measuring road surface roughness

    Two low-cost methods of estimating the road surface condition are presented in the paper, the first one based on the use of accelerometers and the other on the analysis of images acquired from cameras installed in a vehicle. In the first method, miniature positioning and accelerometer sensors are used for evaluation of the road surface roughness. The device designed for installation in vehicles is composed of a GPS receiver and...

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  • Wstępne badania technologii spawania złączy narożnych ze stali niskoweglowej i nierdzewnej o grubości g=6mm i g=10mm

    Celem pracy był dobór parametrów spawania dla spoin narożnych o grubości 6mm i 10mm próbek wykonanych ze stali niskowęglowej S355 i stali nierdzewnej - typu 304 (X6CrNI18-10). Złącza były spawane laserowo, jednostronnie z pełnym przetopem a powierzchnie lica i grani zapewniają uzyskanie szczelności przylegającego elementu uszczelniającego. Próbki zostały dostarczone przez Zleceniodawcę. Próby zostały przeprowadzone na stanowisku...

  • Eye tracking within near-to-eye display

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2015

    In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of the gaze interaction within near-to-eye display. The practical aspect of the paper is about combining an eye tracker with smart glasses. Presented research is related with the eGlasses project, which is focused on the development of an open platform in the form of multisensory electronic glasses and related interaction methods. One of the implemented interaction methods is the one...

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  • Improvement of Imperfect String Matching Based on Asymetric n-Grams

    Publikacja

    Typical approaches to string comparing treats them as either different or identical without taking into account the possibility of misspelling of the word. In this article we present an approach we used for improvement of imperfect string matching that allows one to reconstruct potential string distortions. The proposed method increases the quality of imperfect string matching, allowing the lookup of misspelled words without significant...

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  • A Method and Device for 3D Recognition of Cutting Edge Micro Geometry

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    - Drvna Industrija - Rok 2014

    A very useful method was successfully applied in the investigation of tools for machining wood and wood based composites. It allows scanning of the cutting edge micro geometry in three dimensions and reproducing it in a virtual space as a 3D surface. The application of the method opens new possibilities of studying tool wear by scanning, including the calculation of volume loss and other analysis of tool wedge geometry along and...

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  • State of the art in the field of emission reduction of sulphur dioxide produced during coal combustion

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    - CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Rok 2017

    The need for clean coal technologies to reduce the adverse environmental impact of coal combustion products has been grounded. The article deals with information concerning present and future technologies, directed towards the struggle against air pollution by SO2, produced during coal combustion. Their classification and critical rating from economical and technological points of views (including those developed by authors) have...

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  • Standard Compliance Framework for effective requirements communication

    Standard Compliance Framework (SCF) is a framework, which supports application of standards at the stages of achieving, assessing and maintaining the compliance. It uses Trust Case language to develop argument structures demonstrating compliance with standards. The paper presents how SCF is applied to increase effectiveness of requirements communication. Relevant mechanisms of the framework are thoroughly described referring to...

  • Evaluation of a sat-type fairness mechanism implemented in a dual-ring network

    The fairness problem was presented. Popular fairness concepts and measures were shown. The RPR fairness mechanism and the SAT mechanism were described. A modification of the SAT algorithm, adapted to the possibilities of Ethernet cards used for implementation of a dual-ring RPR-based network, was proposed. Performance of the proposed modification was measured. Jain's and Chen's fairness indexes were calculated. Effectiveness comparison...