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Titanium Scaffolds – Hopes and Limitations
PublikacjaThe state-of-art on titanium scaffolds is briefly reviewed. The real hopes from medicine associated with scaffolds are indicated. The limitations of different scaffolds associated with their mechanical, chemical and biological properties are discussed. The great importance of titanium scaffolds is demonstrated as the materials of high biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, fair mechanical properties and important biological...
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Ligation Mediated PCR methods, their possibilities and limitations
PublikacjaThe application of molecular diagnostics for bacterial strain typing or identifying bacteria at the strain level is of particular importance at present. However, among the many genotyping methods that are currently available, no single one is universally ideal. In this article, we thus review the Ligation Mediated PCR group methods as prospects from which to choose. We discuss different strategies for selecting the amplified PCR...
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A mobile hospital – its advantages and functional limitations
PublikacjaThe idea of a mobile hospital is not entirely new – the need for their use, ranging from military field hospitals to the charity or mass disaster tent cities, shows how much they are needed. While these cases can be reduced to a portable ambulatory unit with a limited scope of outpatient medical activities, a fully functional hospital is a system with a high degree of complexity far exceeding a regime of compact objects. Solutions...
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Maxwell's approach to effective conductivity and its limitations
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Capabilities and limitations of the disabled in remote access to information
PublikacjaArtykuł poświęcony jest możliwościom zdalnego dostępu do źródeł informacji przez osoby niepełnosprawne. Przedstawia urządzenia i aparaty umożliwiające grupom osób niepełnosprawnych najłatwiejsze w ich sytuacji psychofizycznej sposoby zdalnego dostępu do Centrum Informacyjnego, precyzyjnego określenia potrzebnej informacji, jej odbiorze i zapisu odpowiedzi z punktu widzenia dysfunkcji organizmu inwalidy proszącego o informację.
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Limitations of DSC-MRI for quantitative brain perfusion.
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia ograniczenia metody DSC-MRI w ilościowej ocenie przepływów mózgowych. W zakresie pięciu różnych grup zagadnień przeprowadzono testy symulacyjne oraz obliczenia na podstawie badań fantomowych i in-vivo. Pokazano i omówiono wyniki badań.
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Tripping limitations of residual current devices in photovoltaic installations
PublikacjaIn electrical installations with photovoltaic sources of energy, earth fault current may comprise alternating current component and direct current component. The waveform shape of this earth fault current mainly depends on the point of the fault and the properties of a photovoltaic power electronics converter. The waveform shape of the current influences operation of protection devices, especially tripping threshold of residual...
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Theoretical opportunities and actual limitations of pH gradient HPLC
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The Practice of Dyadic Interviewing: Strengths, Limitations and Key Decisions
PublikacjaDyadic interviews, in which two participants are interviewed together, are becoming more popular in qualitative research, but are much less discussed in the methodological literature than individual and group forms. In this article, we consider the nature and value of dyadic interviews, recognizing them as active, relational encounters, shaped by what all parties bring to them, and infused with issues of power. Drawing on our research...
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Limitations of Emotion Recognition in Software User Experience Evaluation Context
PublikacjaThis paper concerns how an affective-behavioural- cognitive approach applies to the evaluation of the software user experience. Although it may seem that affect recognition solutions are accurate in determining the user experience, there are several challenges in practice. This paper aims to explore the limitations of the automatic affect recognition applied in the usability context as well as...
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Technical Limitations in Merging Secular and Sacred Functions in Monumental Churches
PublikacjaThe abandonment of churches and their adaptation for secular purposes is a current subject in Europe and worldwide. Most cases involve objects that were desacralized and then rebuilt as a whole object for alternative functions. Thus far, the merging of secular and sacred functions in one monumental Catholic church has not raised any issues. The paper describes the case of St. Catherine’s Church in Gdansk, Poland, where sacred function...
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Reclaiming ground tire rubber at low temperatures: benefits and limitations
PublikacjaLower extrusion temperatures during rubber reclamation lead to a reduction in toxic degradation products and improve the mechanical properties of vulcanizates, at the expense of reduced processability.
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Limitations of WSSUS modeling of stationary underwater acoustic communication channel
PublikacjaPerformances of underwater acoustic communication (UAC) systems are strongly related to specific propagation conditions of the underwater channel. Due to their large variability, there is a need for adaptive matching of the UAC systems signaling to the transmission properties of the channel. This requires a knowledge of instantaneous channel characteristics, in terms of the specific parameters of stochastic models. The wide-sense...
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Microwave treatment in waste rubber recycling – recent advances and limitations
PublikacjaEnvironmentally-friendly microwave heating is increasingly used in polymer chemistry and technology. The selectivity and highly efficiency in the heat transfer present a huge advantage in systems based on recycling, improving their productivity and economic competitiveness. In case of the industrial recycling of waste rubbers, especially end-of-life tires, microwave-induced devulcanization and pyrolysis are nowadays considered...
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Test limitations induced by fault-driven instability of analog circuits.
PublikacjaCelem pracy jest ocena ograniczeń testowania uszkodzeń parametrycznych wynikajacych z utraty stabilności przez testowany układ analogowy. Zastosowano metody zapożyczone z teorii sterowania: liniową transformacje frakcyjną i analizę metodą strukturalnych wartości szczególnych. Przykładowej analizie poddano filtr typu leapfrog. Do obliczeń wykorzystano środowisko Matlab/Simulink. Wyniki obliczeń wykazały dużą podatność testowanego...
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Commercial systems for automatic detection of events. Features, limitations and potential solutions
PublikacjaVideo Content Analysis (VCA). Motion detection. Example of complex VCA system. Commercial VCA systems and their applications. Limitations and problems. Possible solutions.
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Limitations of Emotion Recognition from Facial Expressions in e-Learning Context
PublikacjaThe paper concerns technology of automatic emotion recognition applied in e-learning environment. During a study of e-learning process the authors applied facial expressions observation via multiple video cameras. Preliminary analysis of the facial expressions using automatic emotion recognition tools revealed several unexpected results, including unavailability of recognition due to face coverage and significant inconsistency...
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BPM challenges, limitations and future development directions – a systematic literature review
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Gelatin nanofibers: Recent insights in synthesis, bio-medical applications and limitations
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Participatory projects in urban area – opportunities and limitations on the example of 2013 Podwórkowa Rewolucja
PublikacjaParticipatory projects implemented in urban space have a group of supporters and opponents. The aim of this article is to define the possibilities and limitations of this type of spatial activities on the example of the 2013 Podwórkowej rewolucji in the development of the Edukacja obywatelska w działaniu project in cooperation with the Social Innovation Foundation and its Neighborhood House - the Gościna Przystań, where the inhabitants...
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State of the art in sample preparation for human breast milk metabolomics—merits and limitations
PublikacjaHuman breast milk (HBM) contains metabolites that are diverse in chemical structure and concentration. These metabolites range from high-abundance to low-abundance compounds and from polar to nonpolar. This complex nature of HBM makes HBM samples difficult to analyze, especially in global metabolomic studies for the determination and characterization of complete sets of metabolites. In this review, the state of the art in sample...
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Biomarkers of alcohol consumption in body fluids - possibilities and limitations of application in toxicological analysis
PublikacjaEthyl alcohol is the most popular legal drug, but its excessive consumption causes social problems. Despite many public campaigns against alcohol use, car accidents, instances of aggressive behaviour, sexual assaults and deterioration in labor productivity caused by inebriated people is still commonplace. Fast and easy diagnosis of alcohol consumption is required in order to introduce proper and effective therapy, and is crucial...
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Waste tire rubber devulcanization technologies: State-of-the-art, limitations and future perspectives
PublikacjaWaste tires management is a serious and global environmental problem. Therefore, searching for low-cost and industrial-scale applicable tire recycling methods is gaining more and more attention. Waste tire rubber is valuable source of secondary raw materials for the circular economy and current trends indicate that application of waste rubbers during manufacturing value-added products should increase in near future. Sustainable...
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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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Overview of current communication systems for security forces. Features, limitations and potential solutions
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Clinical Application of Bioextracts in Supporting the Reproductive System of Animals and Humans: Potential and Limitations
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Limitations of the Chladni patterns method for determination of circular saw blade critical rotational speeds
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych pił tarczowych z zastosowaniem figur Chladniego do wyznaczania obrotowych prędkości krytycznych pił tarczowych. Otrzymane wyniki wykazały, że w przypadku pił tarczowych o bardziej skomplikowanej budowie z długimi szczelinami, figury Chaldniego opisują postaci drgań, definiują częstotliwości rezonansowe. Jednakże, nie są one przydatne do wyznaczania obrotowych prędkości krytycznych...
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Limitations of Integrative Passive Samplers as a Tool for the Quantification of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment – A Critical Review with the Latest Innovations
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Editorial: Social, technological and health innovation: Opportunities and limitations for social policy, health policy, and environmental policy
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Modelling assisted phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals – Main opportunities, limitations, decision making and future prospects
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Advantages and limitations of classic and 3D QSAR approaches in nano-QSAR studies based on biological activity of fullerene derivatives
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A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN 3D PRINTING FOR CONSTRUCTION: CURRENT STATE, BENEFITS, LIMITATIONS, AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
PublikacjaThe agenda of Industry 4.0 strongly affects design and construction at all its phases, and three-Dimensional Printing (3DP) is an essential part of it. The emerging technology has the potential to become a more valid and accepted form of construction. This research is based on a literature review regarding the relationships between the concepts of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and energy efficiency for 3DP in construction research...
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Thermal Instability of Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents and Its Influence on Their Toxicity─Important Limitations of DESs as Sustainable Materials
PublikacjaDeep eutectic solvents (DESs) have become a hot topic in many branches of science due to their remarkable properties. They have been studied in a wide variety of applications. In particular, choline chloride (ChCl)-based DESs are one of the most commonly used representatives of these fluids. Nevertheless, in order to apply DESs in some fields, it is essential to guarantee their stability, reusability, and biocompatibility. In this...
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Scope and limitations of the synthesis of functionalized quinolizidinones and related compounds by a simple precursor approach via addition of lithium allylmagnesates to 2-pyridones and RCM as key steps
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MEMS Modeling in the Context of Inertial Navigation
PublikacjaUnderwater navigation is a research topic current undertaken in many areas of underwater research. The article presents an analysis resulting from MEMS modelling in the context of inertial navigation. The ideal approach was confronted with its limitations, but a non-linear approach, close to the real one, was also presented. Both models were compared in the context of inertial navigation. Random disturbances and their impact on linear...
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Experiments with the Universal Constructor in the DigiHive Environment
PublikacjaThe paper discusses the performance and limitations of the universal constructor embedded in the DigiHive environment and presents the result of two simulation experiments showing the possibility of workaround the limitations.
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Selected Problems of Experimental Testing Marine Stern Tube Bearings
PublikacjaThis paper presents typical methods for conducting experimental tests on main shaft slide bearings. There are described their possible testing capabilities, advantages, drawbacks and limitations. Various testing methods were analyzed to find a solution able of providing a wide range of possible investigations at possibly acceptable limitations.
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Exploring the Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities of Collaborative Business Intelligence
PublikacjaIn traditional business intelligence (BI) settings, the collective decision-making process is often hindered by the absence of knowledge and expertise exchange among various stakeholders, as well as lack of information sharing. The study delves into the concept of Collaborative BI, which aims to overcome these limitations by promoting collaboration, business networking, knowledge sharing, and improved communication among stakeholders....
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Verification of the compatibility of TOC, TOKC duct silencers with selected EN standards
PublikacjaThe TOC and TOKC ventilation silencers tested during the a.m. procedures are compatible with selected standards to the extents and classes as stated above without further limitations.
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Executing Multiple Simulations in the MERPSYS Environment
PublikacjaThe chapter investigates the steps necessary to perform a simulation instance in the MERPSYS environment and discusses potential limitations in case when vast numbers of simulations are required. An extended architecture is proposed which includes a JMS-based simulation queue and multiple distributed simulators, overcoming the potential bottlenecks. The chapter introduces also methods for preparing suites of multiple simulations...
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Quasi-Static Response
PublikacjaConcern for the quasi-static response of ship and offshore structures, as required for safety and serviceability assessments. Attention shall be given to uncertainty quantification of quasi-static load and response analysis approaches, and their limitations, including exact and approximate methods for derivation of different acceptance criteria.
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PBDEs in environmental samples: Sampling and analysis
PublikacjaThe paper reviews the subject literature concerning analytical procedures routinely sed for monitoring polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in environmental samples. It describes and summarizes subsequent stages of analytical procedure including sample collection and preparation, extraction, clean-up and final determination. Different approaches with their advantages and limitations are presented. Special attention is drawn to...
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Portable Raman spectrometer - design rules and applications
PublikacjaRaman spectroscopy has become more popular due to its new prospective field applications in forensic sciences, war against terrorism, environment protection and other field chemical analysis. Raman spectrometers can be miniaturised to portable devices and their price is decreasing due to development of optoelectronics components. Unfortunately, this technology has still numerous limitations that influence their design and limit...
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Ampacity of power cables exposed to solar radiation – recommendations of standards vs. CFD simulations
PublikacjaThe aim of the paper is to evaluate the ampacity of a low-voltage single power cable according to: 1) recommendations of the standard IEC 60287, 2) a Computational Fluid Dynamics method, implemented in Ansys software; and comparison of the results obtained for these two cases. Moreover, limitations of recommendations of the above mentioned standard are indicated.
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Application of RCD and AFDD in low-voltage electrical installations for protection against fire
PublikacjaThe paper presents the principles of application of residual current devices (RCDs) in protection against fire. The permissible rated residual operating current of RCDs is discussed. Limitations in the operation of RCDs in this type of protection are indicated. A new type of a protective device against fire – arc fault detection device (AFDD) – is described.
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Path dependence, modularity and the offshoring of (some) physician services
PublikacjaThis paper integrates ideas from modularity and path dependency to explain the potential for and limitations of the offshoring of high value added physician services. While not all medical services are amenable to offshoring, a growing number of physician activities can be viewed as modular components which, at least technically, could be performed remotely. As a result, the presumption that concerns for efficiency dictate how...
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Using Different Information Channels for Affect-Aware Video Games - A Case Study
PublikacjaThis paper presents the problem of creating affect-aware video games that use different information channels, such as image, video, physiological signals, input devices, and player’s behaviour, for emotion recognition. Presented case studies of three affect-aware games show certain conditions and limitations for using specific signals to recognize emotions and lead to interesting conclusions.
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Database of speech and facial expressions recorded with optimized face motion capture settings
PublikacjaThe broad objective of the present research is the analysis of spoken English employing a multiplicity of modalities. An important stage of this process, discussed in the paper, is creating a database of speech accompanied with facial expressions. Recordings of speakers were made using an advanced system for capturing facial muscle motion. A brief historical outline, current applications, limitations and the ways of capturing face...
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The significance of proximity in cluster initiatives
PublikacjaPurpose – The main aim of this paper is to analyse relations between geographical and competence proximity and development of cooperation in cluster initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – The research was based on an original theoretical concept referring to the trajectory of development of cooperative relations in cluster initiatives. The research was carried out in mid-2017, in four purposefully selected clusterinitiatives....
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Enhancing Performance of Switched Parasitic Antenna for Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks
PublikacjaThis paper presents an Electronically Steerable Parasitic Array Radiator (ESPAR) antenna with enhanced performance of estimating the incoming signal direction. Designed antenna is dedicated for 2.4 GHz ISM applications with emphasis on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). The limitations of the existing design approach are illustrated, as well as perspectives and challenges of the proposed solution in relation to the localization in...