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Trust and distrust in electoral technologies: what can we learn from the failure of electronic voting in the Netherlands (2006/07)
PublikacjaThis paper focuses on the complex dynamics of trust and distrust in digital government technologies by approaching the cancellation of machine voting in the Netherlands (2006-07). This case describes how a previously trusted system can collapse, how paradoxical the relationship between trust and distrust is, and how it interacts with adopting and managing electoral technologies. The analysis stresses how, although...
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Dis/Trust and data-driven technologies
PublikacjaThis concept paper contextualises, defines, and systematises the concepts of trust and distrust (and their interrelations), providing a critical review of existing literature so as to identify gaps, disjuncture, and continuities in the use of these concepts across the social sciences and in the context of the consolidation of the digital society. Firstly, the development of the concept of trust is explored by looking at its use...
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OVERALL SET OF BANDSAW TEETH VERSUS METHODS OF MEASUREMENTS
PublikacjaThis article deals with the impact of the manual methods of measurement on the overall set measurement results. It describes the results of the measurement of bandsaw teeth kerf with the use of a micrometer and a digital calliper. It is commonly known that the cutting process causes the wear of cutting tools. The wear of the cutting edge depends on the cutting conditions as well as on the mechanical properties of the processed...
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A new concept of contemporary marketing
PublikacjaPurpose: This conceptual paper aims to propose a new concept of marketing that responds well to the needs of a changing world, taking into account the continuous development of the service economy and the revolution in the development of the Internet and related tools. Methodology/Approach: The proposed concept is based on well-researched theories: service marketing, experience marketing, relationship marketing and digital marketing...
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Assessment of E-government inclusion policies toward seniors: A framework and case study
PublikacjaDigital exclusion of seniors covers both social and technical drivers that affect the magnitude of this phenomenon. It arises from the fear of technology, reduced manual and mental abilities, socio-economic status, and also the mismatch between the technological environment and the needs of the elderly. The consideration of the needs of seniors are mainly implemented through social policies while the provision of government services...
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Distributed Detection of Selected Features in Data Streams Using Grid-class Systems
PublikacjaThis chapter describes basic methodology of distributed digital signal processing. A choice of distributed methods of detection of selected features in data streams using grid-class systems is discussed. Problems related to distribution of data for processing are addressed. A mitigating method for data distribution and result merging is described.
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Unlocking creativity with new technologies
PublikacjaArtificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, Internet of Things and digital twins are just a few concepts related to the fourth industrial revolution that is happening right before our eyes. The key question asked by managers in the aerosol sector recently is: what does all this new technology mean to me?
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Asynchronous phase-location system
PublikacjaThis paper presents concept and implementation of digital phase-location system, designed as a navigational aid for marine applications. The main feature of the proposed system is the ability to work in both synchronous mode, with one master station and set of slave stations synchronised with master, and in asynchronous mode with independent clocking of all stations.
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Is data management a new “digitisation”? A change of the role of librarians in the context of changing academic libraries’ tasks
PublikacjaAcademic libraries’ tasks have been evolving over the years. The changes have been stimulated by appearing of electronic resources, automated library systems, digital libraries and Open Access (OA) repositories. Librarians’ tasks and responsibilities in the academic environment have been evolving in accordance with new tasks they were expected to assume. A few years ago there was a discussion during which an attempt was made to...
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Open Innovation Competence for a Future-Proof Workforce: A Comparative Study from Four European Universities
PublikacjaDigital transformation is a key driving force of open innovation to capture and transfer knowledge inside and outside of a company’s bounds. New challenges in organizing multiple knowledge flows imply the need for increased competences related to this paradigm of future employees. In this article, we organize and aggregate the competencies required for open innovation collaboration and develop a competence profile that organizes...
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Phase-difference positioning in asynchronous system
PublikacjaThis paper presents concept and implementation of digital positioning system based on phase difference measurements, designed as a navigational aid for marine applications. Main feature of proposed system is the ability to work in both synchronous mode, with one master station and set of slave stations synchronized with master, and in asynchronous mode with independent clocking of all stations.
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Guido: a musical score recognition system
PublikacjaThis paper presents an optical music recognition system Guido that can automatically recognize the main musical symbols of music scores that were scanned or taken by a digital camera. The application is based on object model of musical notation and uses linguistic approach for symbol interpretation and error correction. The system offers musical editor with a partially automatic error correction.
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Research and Analysis of Accuracy of Location Estimation in Inertial Navigation System
PublikacjaIn the article the research and analysis of digital signal processing and its influence on accuracy of location estimation in developed inertial navigation system was presented. The purpose of the system is to localize moving people in indoor environment. During research a measuring unit for recording selected movement parameters was made. In the article were also described author’s inertial navigation algorithms.
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Knowledge-Based Virtual Modeling and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes for Industry 4.0
PublikacjaABSTRACT Industry 4.0 aims at providing a digital representation of a production landscape, but the challenges in building, maintaining, optimizing, and evolving digital models in inter-organizational production chains have not been identified yet in a systematic manner. In this paper, various Industry 4.0 research and technical challenges are addressed, and their present scenario is discussed. Moreover, in this article, the novel...
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Can the Pandemic Be a Catalyst of Spatial Changes Leading Towards the Smart City?
PublikacjaThe worldwide spread of Covid‐19 infections has had a pervasive influence on cities and the lives of their residents. The current crisis has highlighted many urban problems, including those related to the functionality of urban structures, which directly affect the quality of life. Concurrently, the notion of “smart cities” is becoming a dominant trend in the discourse on urban development. At the intersection of these two phenomena,...
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Assessing the failure of Open Government Data initiatives in Brazil
PublikacjaWhile assessing the potential of a particular digital innovation initiative, especially when it has implications for a range of societal stakeholders, it becomes pertinent to understand the possible bottlenecks in its acceptability as well. In this regard, the present study seeks to understand how the Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives in Brazil are being confronted with bottlenecks in terms of their execution and acceptability....
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BETWEEN IDEA AND INTERPRETATION - DESIGN PROCESS AUGMENTATION
PublikacjaThe following paper investigates the idea of reducing the human digital intervention to a minimum during the advanced design process. Augmenting the outcome attributes beyond the designer's capabilities by computational design methods, data collection, data computing and digital fabrication, altogether imitating the human design process. The primary technical goal of the research was verification of restrictions and abilities used...
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Application of Reverse Engineering Technology in Part Design for Shipbuilding Industry
PublikacjaIn the shipbuilding industry, it is difficult to create CAD models of existing or prototype parts, especially with many freeform surfaces. The paper presents the creation of the CAD 3D model of a shipbuilding component with the application of the reverse engineering technology. Based on the data obtained from the digitization process, the component is reconstructed in point cloud processing programs and the CAD model is created....
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Implementation of discrete convolution using polynomial residue representation
PublikacjaConvolution is one of the main algorithms performed in the digital signal processing. The algorithm is similar to polynomial multiplication and very intensive computationally. This paper presents a new convolution algorithm based on the Polynomial Residue Number System (PRNS). The use of the PRNS allows to decompose the computation problem and thereby reduce the number of multiplications. The algorithm has been implemented in Xilinx...
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Programming Geometry as a Creative Play with Architectural Form
PublikacjaIn the twenty-first century "programming" is the key word that opens unprecedented opportunities for design and materialization of geometrically complex architectural objects. From the digital designer perspective programming geometry can be seen as a creative play with a form and a process of generation/exploration as well as the possibility of applying the computing power as a co-designer in the process of finding solutions for...
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The OptD-multi method in LiDAR processing
PublikacjaNew and constantly developing technology for acquiring spatial data, such as LiDAR (light detection and ranging), is a source for large volume of data. However, such amount of data is not always needed for developing the most popular LiDAR products: digital terrain model (DTM) or digital surface model. Therefore, in many cases, the number of contained points are reduced in the pre-processing stage. The degree of reduction is determined...
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DSPElib - biblioteka C++ do szybkiej implementacji wieloszybkościowych algorytmów przetwarzania sygnałów
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono opracowaną bibliotekę C++, DSPElib – Digital Signal Processing Engine library, pozwalającą na prostą i szybką implementację wieloszybkościowych algorytmów przetwarzania sygnałów zawierających sprzężenia zwrotne, a co za tym idzie na szybkie prototypowanie tego typu algorytmów i włączanie ich do autonomicznych aplikacji przeznaczonych na platformę Windows lub Linux.
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Path Loss Measurements in Wideband Radio Link Designed for Maritime Environment
PublikacjaIn the article, the research and analysis of path loss in designed and evaluated digital radio link for high-speed data transmission in maritime environment is presented. Collected samples of received signal were used to determine the mean path loss and its standard deviation. Measuring campaign was carried out in a real maritime conditions. The mean value of path loss reached 126 dB on a distance of 11.16 km.
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Automatic audio-visual threat detection
PublikacjaThe concept, practical realization and application of a system for detection and classification of hazardous situations based on multimodal sound and vision analysis are presented. The device consists of new kind multichannel miniature sound intensity sensors, digital Pan Tilt Zoom and fixed cameras and a bundle of signal processing algorithms. The simultaneous analysis of multimodal signals can significantly improve the accuracy...
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Visualization of events using various kinds of synchronized data for the Border Guard
PublikacjaSTRADAR project is dedicated to streaming real-time data in a distributed dispatcher and teleinfor-mation system of the Border Guard. The Events Visualization Post is a software designed for simultaneous visualization of data of different types in BG headquarters. The software allows the operator to visualize files, images, SMS, SDS, video, audio, and current or archival data on naval situation on digital maps. All the visualized...
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Review and comparison of smoothing algorithms for one-dimensional data noise reduction
PublikacjaThe paper considers the choice of parameters of smoothing algorithms for data denoising. The impact of the window size on smoothing accuracy was analyzed. The parameters of denoising filters were selected with respect to the meansquare error between the computed linear regression and the noisy signal. Finally, we have compared mean, median, SavitzkyGolay, Kalman and Gaussian filter algorithms for the data from the digital sensor....
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Can augmented democracy fulfil the ideal of deliberative democracy?
PublikacjaNew technologies can broaden the scope of human limits. We can fly to the moon thanks to rocket science, we can communicate with each other by mobile phones and WiFi and we can exceed human life with medical equipment like pacemakers. But there are aspects of our life that still are very distrustful of implementing new technology into functioning. An example of such a field of our everyday life is...
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Structured deformation of granular material in the state of active earth pressure
PublikacjaThe paper focuses on the ability of granular materials to undergo structured deformation by analysing the data from the retaining wall model tests and discrete element simulations. The structured deformation means the movement of a granular material which produces a stable, regular pattern of multiple shear bands. The paper's primary purpose is to study this kind of deformation for the selected data representing the state of active...
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Verification and Benchmarking in MPA Coprocessor Design Process
PublikacjaThis paper presents verification and benchmarking required for the development of a coprocessor digital circuit for integer multiple-precision arithmetic (MPA). Its code is developed, with the use of very high speed integrated circuit hardware description language (VHDL), as an intellectual property core. Therefore, it can be used by a final user within their own computing system based on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)....
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Modeling an Industrial Revolution: How to Manage Large-Scale, Complex IoT Ecosystems?
PublikacjaAdvancements around the modern digital industry gave birth to a number of closely interrelated concepts: in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT), System of Systems (SoS), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Digital Twins and the fourth industrial revolution, everything revolves around the issue of designing well-understood, sound and secure complex systems while providing maximum flexibility, autonomy and dynamics. The aim of the...
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Using MusicXML to evaluate accuracy of OMR Systems
PublikacjaIn this paper a methodology for automatic accuracy evaluation in optical music recognition (OMR) applications is proposed. Presented approach assumes using ground truth images together with digital music scores describing their content. The automatic evaluation algorithm measures differences between the tested score and the reference one, both stored in MusicXML format. Some preliminary test results of this approach are presented...
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Miasta wiedzy - wyzwaniem dla nowych funkcji aglomeracji polskich
PublikacjaGospodarka oparta na wiedzy (knowledge economy) zmiania glowne funkcje rozwoju miast. Istniejace aglomeracje przeksztalcaja sie w miasta wiedzy (sciece cities), co kreuje srodowisko dla innowacyjnych produktow, procesow i technologii. Powstaje miasto informacyjne (digital city). Artykul prezentuje studium przypadku Gdanskiego Obszaru Metropolitarnego skomponowanego z instytucji badawczych, parkow technologicznych, inkubatorow i...
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Możliwości wykorzystania technologii zarządzania prawami autorskimi w systemach zdalnego nauczania
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono istniejące koncepcje zabezpieczania danych multimedialnych oraz opisano zasady działania systemów DRM (Digital Rights Management) zarządzania prawami autorskimi, mającymi na celu zapewnienie twórcy utworu w postaci elektronicznej sprawowania kontroli nad zdalną kopią utworu, zwłaszcza jego nieautoryzowanego rozpowszechniania. W pracy wskazano konieczność i możliwości wykorzystania DRM w systemach e-learning.
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Contactless hearing aid designed for infants
PublikacjaIt is a well known fact that language development through home intervention for a hearing-impaired infant should start in the early months of a newborn baby's life. The aim of this paper is to present a concept of a contactless digital hearing aid designed especially for infants. In contrast to all typical wearable hearing aid solutions (ITC, ITE, BTE), the proposed device is mounted in the infant's bed with any parts of its set-up...
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Hybrid‐mode single‐slope ADC with improved linearity and reduced conversion time for CMOS image sensors
PublikacjaIn the paper, a single‐slope analog‐to‐digital converter (ADC) for integrated CMOS image sensor applications with an improved technique of conversion has been proposed. The proposed hybrid‐mode ADC automatically uses one of the following conversion techniques: time based (i.e. PWM) or voltage based (i.e. single‐slope). During the ADC operation, the clock frequency and reference voltage are modified in order to reduce the conversion...
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Trust and Distrust in e-Democracy
PublikacjaIn the digital government research literature, the concept of trust is typically used as a precondition for the adoption of digital technology in the public sector or an outcome of a roadmap leading up to such adoption. The concept plays a central role in many decisions linked to the planning, adoption and management of the public sector technology. In contrast, the concept of distrust is almost neglected in such literature but,...
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Security of Cryptocurrencies: A View on the State-of-the-Art Research and Current Developments
Publikacja[Context] The goal of security is to protect digital assets, devices, and services from being disrupted, exploited or stolen by unauthorized users. It is also about having reliable information available at the right time. [Motivation] Since the inception in 2009 of the first cryptocurrency, few studies have been undertaken to analyze and review the state-of-the-art research and current developments with respect to the security...
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Teaching architectural history through virtual reality
PublikacjaThe impact of implementing 3D models and virtual reality in teaching the theory of architecture and architectural history is the theme of this article. Virtual reality and easy-to-use 3D tools allow a whole historic object to be visualised. As a result, there is social and economic pressure to modernise present educational methods using this technology. Therefore, the authors have focused their research on an issue of significance...
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Experimental Designs of Mass Customized Passive Single-family Houses - Prospects and Limitations
PublikacjaAbstract The article deals with case studies of selected architectural designs of the past fifteen years the authors of which intended to rethink both the typology and the means of constructing single family houses. The analysis covers contemporary design issues such as variation, curvilinearity, customization, digital manufacturing and ecological concerns. The purpose behind the research was to establish in what way new design...
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Sample Rate Conversion Based on Frequency Response Masking Filter
PublikacjaThe sample rate conversion with high resampling ratios requires low-pass digital filters with very narrow transition band which results in high computational complexity and makes filter design problematic. Therefore in this work we propose to use the FRM method, which breaks the filter with a narrow transition band into a group of filters with reduced design requirements. These decreases the number of non-zero coefficients and...
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Effect of GIS parameters on modelling runoff from river basin. The case study of catchment in the Puck District
PublikacjaThe study was preceded to check the impact of the adopted digital elevation model resolution on the determination of catchment parameters and the further influence of the received information on calculations related to the hydrograph at the closing point of the basin after a synthetic 100-year precipitation episode. The study area are river basins located in the Puck commune convoying water directly to the Puck Bay. These studies...
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BADANIE JAKOŚCI TRANSMISJI W SYSTEMACH RADIOFONII CYFROWEJ DAB I DAB+
PublikacjaW dobie mediów cyfrowych kluczowym elementem jest dostarczanie treści wysokiej jakości. Wśród systemów radiofonii cyfrowej do najpopularniejszych należą standardy DAB i DAB+ (Digital Audio Broadcasting). Przy konfiguracji multipleksu ważne jest właściwe zarządzanie zasobami w ramach pojedynczego kanału radiowego. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań subiektywnych, dotyczących jakości transmisji w systemach DAB i DAB+, przeprowadzonych...
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A study on signal processing methods applied to hearing aids
PublikacjaThis 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...
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The Multiplatform Environment for Simulation and Features Estimation of Mixed-Signal Devices
PublikacjaThe use of simulation laboratories is gaining popularity in thedomains of engineering programs. However, the experience in teaching showsthat the simulation itself is not very effective in didactic processes. Teachingprocesses in thefield of specialist subjects, designed for students of technicaluniversities, should be based on direct operations performed by the student onreal devices. At the same time, at the later stages of didactic...
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Risking It All or Here Comes the Flood
PublikacjaThe professional reality is interdisciplinary! When city transformation and evolution starts, what are the tools for successful strategies for urban interventions? How does digital planning for digital fabrication processes look like? How dedicated are the new professionals? And how does this all influence the future of bridge design? More than 60 students representing various disciplines of built environment and working together...
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Trust and Distrust in e-Democracy
PublikacjaIn the digital government research literature, the concept of trust is typically used as a precondition for the adoption of digital technology in the public sector or an outcome of a roadmap leading up to such adoption. The concept plays a central role in many decisions linked to the planning, adoption and management of the public sector technology. In contrast, the concept of...
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An Ultra-Low-Energy Analog Comparator for A/D Converters in CMOS Image Sensors
PublikacjaThis paper proposes a new solution of an ultra-low-energy analog comparator, dedicated to slope analog-to-digital converters (ADC), particularly suited for CMOS image sensors (CISs) featuring a large number of ADCs. For massively parallel imaging arrays, this number may be as high as tens-hundreds of thousands ADCs. As each ADC includes an analog comparator, the number of these comparators in CIS is always high. Detailed analysis...
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Laboratory stand for wideband analysis radiocommunication signals
PublikacjaA laboratory stand for wideband analysis radiocommunication signals is presented in the paper. The stand is designed for signals acquisition in wide spectrum and research a field of digital signal processing. Procedures used for simultaneous acquiring many frequency channels in selected wide band are described. The method of detection of direct sequence spread spectrum signals (DS SS) which power spectral density is lower than...
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Multidisciplinary approach to the assessment of historic structures based on the case of a masonry bridge in Galicia (Spain)
PublikacjaThe paper presents a general method to evaluate a masonry structure with a complex geometry and unknown material properties. This multidisciplinary approach integrates close range digital photogrammetry,ground probing radar (GPR) and finite elements analysis (FEM) to analyse a masonry bridge. The resulting information from photogrammetry and radar is applied to define a 3D model, which is then used to simulate the behaviour of...
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Laboratory Stand for Wideband Analysis Radiocommunication Signals
PublikacjaA laboratory stand for wideband analysis radiocommunication signals is presented in the paper. The stand is designed for signals acquisition in wide spectrum and research a field of digital signal processing. Procedures used for simultaneous acquiring many frequency channels in selected wide band are described. The method of detection of direct sequence spread spectrum signals (DS SS) which power spectral density is lower than...