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  • Structural analysis of a wheeled tractor oriented towards damage diagnostics

    Publikacja
    • R. Michalski
    • J. Gonera
    • M. Janulin
    • R. Arendt

    - Rok 2012

    This study analyses the structure of a wheeled tractor whith the aim of evaluating the available options for diagnosing four types of defects affecting the vehicle's functions, exhaust gas emissions, engine performance and safety.

  • Co stymuluje rozwój współczesnej teleinformatyki i jakie są istotne kierunki tego rozwoju?

    Publikacja
    • J. Woźniak
    • J. M. Batalla
    • A. Bęben
    • M. Natkaniec
    • Z. Piotrowski
    • K. Szczypiorski

    - Przegląd Telekomunikacyjny + Wiadomości Telekomunikacyjne - Rok 2022

    Corocznie dokonuje się oceny stanu sztuki i tendencji w rozwoju światowej telekomunikacji i (tele)informatyki przywołując „mierzalne” i „niemierzalne” zmiany. W artykule przedstawiono charakter tych zmian oraz wskazano wyzwania badawcze i wdrożeniowe istotne dla rozwoju tych dyscyplin. Zaprezentowano i scharakteryzowano ewolucję infrastruktury sieciowej prowadzącą do sieci programowalnych SDN (Software Defined Network) oraz wykorzystania...

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  • Methodology of Selecting the Hadoop Ecosystem Configuration in Order to Improve the Performance of a Plagiarism Detection System

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2018

    The plagiarism detection problem involves finding patterns in unstructured text documents. Similarity of documents in this approach means that the documents contain some identical phrases with defined minimal length. The typical methods used to find similar documents in dig- ital libraries are not suitable for this task (plagiarism detection) because found documents may contain similar content and we have not any war- ranty that...

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  • Asynchronous Charge Carrier Injection in Perovskite Light-Emitting Transistors

    Publikacja

    - Advanced Electronic Materials - Rok 2023

    Unbalanced mobility and injection of charge carriers in metal-halide perovskite light-emitting devices pose severe limitations to the efficiency and response time of the electroluminescence. Modulation of gate bias in methylammonium lead iodide light-emitting transistors has proven effective in increasing the brightness of light emission up to MHz frequencies. In this work, a new approach is developed to improve charge carrier...

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  • Chitosan-based electrospun nanofibers for encapsulating food bioactive ingredients: A review

    Publikacja

    - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES - Rok 2023

    Today, society has been more aware of healthy food products and related items containing bioactive compounds, which potentially contribute to human health. Unfortunately, the long-term stability and bioactivity of biologically active compounds against environmental factors compromise their target and effective action. In this way, lab-designed vehicles, such as nanoparticles and nanofibers, provide enough properties for their preservation...

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  • Shaking table experimental study on the effectiveness of polymer bearings for seismic isolation of structures

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2010

    Seismic isolation has been recognised to be a very effective way of protecting structures from damage during earthquakes. It allows us to extend the natural period of the structure and therefore avoid resonance with the ground motion. Moreover, by increasing damping in the isolation devices, more energy can be dissipated and thus the structural response can be further reduced. The aim of this paper is to show the results of the...

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  • Badania eksperymentalne strefy przypodporowej żelbetowych belek częściowo sprężonych

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2010

    This project refers to the study the shear zone, under full and partial prestressing in comparison to beams with passive reinforcement.For comparison, variable parameters have been determined:- a/d (from 1,5 to 3,5) - it's shear span to effective depth of the beam . Assuming constant geometrical quantities, "a" is variable.- 26 beams had no vertical shear reinforcement, and the other 26 had closed stirrups.- prestressing intensity...

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

    Publikacja

    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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  • BACTERIAL INACTIVATION VIA LASER-DRIVEN GOLD NANOPARTICLE HEATING: SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2024

    This study utilizes CFD technique to simulate the inactivation of E. coli bacteria within a microfluidic chamber, employing gold nanoparticles irradiated by a laser beam. Employing a single-phase model, the presence of bacteria is considered by treating thermal properties in the governing equations as effective, combining those of water and bacteria using established correlations from scientific literature. The conversion of light...

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  • A New Method of the Load Compensation Use During Creation of Post Blackout Start-up Path in Power System

    Publikacja

    In the paper a new method of effective use of load compensation during creation of post blackout start-up path is proposed. Theoretical assumptions and simulation results of an investigation are presented. An experiment performed in the Polish Power System is also described. This experiment proved that the method proposed by the authors is advisable. The method may be utilized by power system operators for power system restoration...

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  • Doskonalenie procesu zarządzania zespołem w oparciu o zróżnicowanie typów MBTI

    Artykuł dotyczy możliwości praktycznego wykorzystania koncepcji MBTI w procesie zarządzania zespołami. Zaprezentowano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na osobach aktywnych zawodowo, które wzięły udział w analizie typów MBTI. Główna rekomendacja wynikająca z przeprowadzonych analiz dotyczy wykorzystania koncepcji MBTI do efektywnego zarządzania psychologicznym zróżnicowaniem zespołu.

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  • Igor Garnik dr inż.

    Jest absolwentem Wydziału Elektroniki Politechniki Gdańskiej (1992). Z Politechniką Gdańską związany zawodowo od 1997 roku – zatrudniony najpierw jako asystent w Zakładzie Ergonomii i Eksploatacji Systemów Technicznych na Wydziale Zarządzania i Ekonomii, a następnie – po uzyskaniu stopnia doktora w 2006 roku jako adiunkt. W latach 2009–2015 pełnił funkcję koordynatora Bałtyckiego Festiwalu Nauki na Wydziale Zarządzania i Ekonomii....

  • Dobór usług w środowiskach agentowych

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2009

    Przetwarzanie wszechobecne (ang. pervasive computing) zakłada zanurzenie użytkowników w przestrzeni inteligentnej, której elementami stają się przedmioty i urządzenia powszechnego użytku. W swoich założeniach przestrzeń ta ma dopasowywa się do użytkownika w sposób w pełni automatyczny, jednakże aby tak było, potrzebna jest seria nierzadko złożonych interakcji na styku użytkownik-przestrzeń inteligentna.Model agentowy, którego...

  • Tuning matrix-vector multiplication on GPU

    A matrix times vector multiplication (matvec) is a cornerstone operation in iterative methods of solving large sparse systems of equations such as the conjugate gradients method (cg), the minimal residual method (minres), the generalized residual method (gmres) and exerts an influence on overall performance of those methods. An implementation of matvec is particularly demanding when one executes computations on a GPU (Graphics...

  • Efficient signal processing in spectroscopic optical coherence tomography

    Spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (SOCT) is an extension of a standard OCT technique, which allows to obtain depth-resolved, spectroscopic information on the examined sample. It can be used as a source of additional contrast in OCT images e.g. by encoding certain features of the light spectrum into the hue of the image pixels. However, SOCT require computation of time-frequency distributions of each OCT A-scan, what is...

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  • From Linear Classifier to Convolutional Neural Network for Hand Pose Recognition

    Publikacja

    Recently gathered image datasets and the new capabilities of high-performance computing systems have allowed developing new artificial neural network models and training algorithms. Using the new machine learning models, computer vision tasks can be accomplished based on the raw values of image pixels instead of specific features. The principle of operation of deep neural networks resembles more and more what we believe to be happening...

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  • Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring with Raman spectroscopy: prospects for device miniaturization

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2015

    The number of patients with diabetes has reached over 350 million, and still continues to increase. The need for regular blood glucose monitoring sparks the interest in the development of modern detection technologies. One of those methods, which allows for noninvasive measurements, is Raman spectroscopy. The ability of infrared light to penetrate deep into tissues allows for obtaining measurements through the skin without its...

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  • A multi-agent method for periodicity detection in distributed events

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2015

    Multi-agent systems working in constantly changing environments may be challenged by instantaneous unavailability of their autonomous agents caused e.g. by limited computing resources. A new method of self-organization of distributed service components is proposed, suitable for multi-agent systems. This method relies on particular agents carrying out separate analyzes of their individual processing loads or other specific events....

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  • Cognitive Systems, Concepts, Processes, and Techniques for the Age of Industry 4.0

    Publikacja

    - CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS - Rok 2021

    The aim of this Guest Edition of Cybernetics and Systems is to present a wide-ranging scale of concepts and processes being currently researched, developed, and evaluated in real life settings in anticipation of incoming Industry 4.0 era. With the fourth industrial revolution expectation, the broad spectrum of cognitive approaches have emerged as an attempt to mimic and augment, in some way, human intelligence. Intelligence, in...

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  • Development of Domain-Specific Solutions within the Polish Infrastructure for Advanced Scientific Research

    Publikacja
    • J. Kitowski
    • P. Bała
    • A. Czyżewski
    • Ł. Dutka
    • R. Kluszczyński
    • J. Kotus
    • P. Kustra
    • N. Meyer
    • A. Milenin
    • Z. Mosurska... i 5 innych

    - Rok 2013

    The Polish Grid computing infrastructure was established during the PL-Grid project (2009-2012). The main purpose of this Project was to provide the Polish scientists with an IT basic platform, allowing them to conduct interdisciplinary research on a national scale, and giving them transparent access to international grid resources via international grid infrastructures. Currently, the infrastructure is maintained and extended...

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  • An Approach to Bass Enhancement in Portable Computers Employing Smart Virtual Bass Synthesis Algorithms

    Publikacja

    The aim of this paper is to present a novel approach to the Virtual Bass Synthesis (VBS) algorithms applied to portable computers. The developed algorithms are related to intelligent, rule-based setting of synthesis parameters according to music genre of an audio excerpt and to the type of a portable device in use. To find optimum synthesis parameters of the VBS algorithms, subjective listening tests based on a parametric procedure...

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  • Computational issues of solving the 1D steady gradually varied flow equation

    In this paper a problem of multiple solutions of steady gradually varied flow equation in the form of the ordinary differential energy equation is discussed from the viewpoint of its numerical solution. Using the Lipschitz theorem dealing with the uniqueness of solution of an initial value problem for the ordinary differential equation it was shown that the steady gradually varied flow equation can have more than one solution....

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  • Development and tuning of irregular divide-and-conquer applications in DAMPVM/DAC

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2002

    This work presents implementations and tuning experiences with parallel irregular applications developed using the object oriented framework DAM-PVM/DAC. It is implemented on top of DAMPVM and provides automatic partitioning of irregular divide-and-conquer (DAC) applications at runtime and dynamic mapping to processors taking into account their speeds and even loads by other user processes. New implementations of parallel applications...

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  • Highly efficient maximum power point tracking control technique for PV system under dynamic operating conditions

    Publikacja
    • S. K. R. Moosavi
    • M. Mansoor
    • M. H. Zafar
    • N. M. Khan
    • A. Mirza
    • N. Akhtar

    - Energy Reports - Rok 2022

    The application of small-scale electrical systems is widespread and the integration of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control for Photovoltaic systems with battery applications further enhances the techno-economic feasibility of renewable systems. For this purpose, a novel MPPT control system using Dynamic Group based cooperation optimization (DGBCO) algorithm is utilized for PV systems. The population in the DGBCO is divided...

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  • Kamila Kokot-Kanikuła mgr

    Kamila Kokot-Kanikuła pracuje w Bibliotece Politechniki Gdańskiej w Sekcji Budowy Zbiorów Cyfrowych i Multimedialnych na stanowisku starszego bibliotekarza. Jest absolwentką Instytutu Historycznego oraz Informacji Naukowej i Bibliotekoznawstwa na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim. Główne kierunki zainteresowań to starodruki, biblioteki cyfrowe, repozytoria instytucjonalne, Otwarte Zasoby Edukacyjne, Open Access i Open Data. W bibliotece...

  • International Conference on Green, Pervasive and Cloud Computing (International Conference on Grid and Pervasive Computing)

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  • Structure-Property Relationship and Multiple Processing Studies of Novel Bio-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers

    Currently, the growing demand for polymeric materials has led to an increased need to develop effective recycling methods. This study focuses on the multiple processing of bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (bio-TPUs) as a sustainable approach for polymeric waste management through mechanical recycling. The main objective is to investigate the influence of two reprocessing cycles on selected properties of bio-TPUs....

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  • Remediation of soils on municipal rendering plant territories using Miscanthus × giganteus

    Publikacja

    - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH - Rok 2023

    Phytoremediation, as a cost-effective, highly efficient, environmentally friendly, and green approach, gained attention to the removal of metals, including heavy metals, from contaminated soils. The toxic nature of heavy metals can have an adverse effect on human health and the ecosystem, and their removal remains a worldwide problem. Therefore, in this study, a field experiment was carried out to evaluate the potential of Miscanthus × giganteus...

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  • The issue of uncertainty of visual measurement techniques for long distance measurements based on the example of applying electric traction elements in diagnostics and monitoring

    Publikacja

    - MEASUREMENT - Rok 2018

    Rail transport is the most economical and energy-effective in the field of land transport, in particular electrified. In order to ensure efficient and reliable operation of electrified rail transport, the issues of monitoring and diagnostics of the traction infrastructure and vehicles are extremely important. The most critical point in the transmission of electric energy to the vehicle is the sliding contact of the current collector...

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  • On the Bending of Multilayered Plates Considering Surface Viscoelasticity

    Publikacja

    We discuss the bending resistance of multilayered plates taking into account surface/interfacial viscoelasticity. Within the linear surface viscoelasticity we introduce the surface/interfacial stresses linearly dependent on the history of surface strains. In order to underline the surface viscoelasticity contribution to the bending response we restrict ourselves to the elastic behaviour in the bulk. Using the correspondence principle...

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  • Estimation of the uncertainty of the AC/AC transducer output voltage

    The paper presents a methodology for estimating uncertainty of voltage transducers processing function, on the example of CYVS411D07 voltage transducers. The analysis was conducted using the method based on the GUM Guide propagation of uncertainty law and the determination of the coverage factor based on the effective number of degrees of freedom (t-Student distribution). The paper also presents example evaluation results of measured...

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  • TOXIC GASES IDENTIFICATION USING SINGLE ELECTROCATALYTIC SENSOR RESPONSES AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

    The need for precise detection of toxic gases drives development of new gas sensors structures and methods of processing the output signals from the sensors. In literature, artificial neural networks are considered as one of the most effective tool for the analysis of gas sensors or sensors arrays responses. In this paper a method of toxic gas components identification using a electrocatalytic gas sensor as a detector and an artificial...

  • Analytical Steady-State Model of the Pipeline Flow Process

    Publikacja

    The paper addresses the issue of modeling the flow process in transmission pipelines. A base model used for numerical simulation is introduced. Under certain assumptions concerning steady state analysis, the differential equations describing the process are solved analytically for two cases: zero and nonzero inclination angle α. These equations describe a constant flow rate and a corresponding distribution of the pressure along...

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  • Preparation and characterization of asphaltene based adsorbents for gas-solid adsorption systems

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2022

    The dissertation presents results of the experimental research on asphaltene-based adsorbents (support coated with asphaltene layer) for gas-solid adsorption systems, with special reference to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) removal from gas streams. Analysis of gas adsorption properties revealed that asphaltenes isolated from oxidized bitumen have strong affinity toward VOCs. Interactions with target gas molecules, and selectivity...

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  • Organizational IT Competency, Knowledge Workers and Knowledge Sharing

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2019

    IT competency plays a vital role in knowledge management processes. Information technology affects an organization’s ability to store and recall knowledge that has been made explicit through codification, including different forms such as written documents, reports, presentations, patents, formulas, etc. This study aims to measure the influence of a company’s IT competency dimensions such as IT-knowledge,...

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  • EVALUATION OF 3D MODEL OF REBAR FOR QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS

    Publikacja
    • A. H. Qureshi
    • W. S. Alaloul
    • A. Murtiyoso
    • S. J. Hussain
    • S. Saad
    • V. K. Oad

    - Rok 2022

    The construction industry practices and processes are evolving constantly, and with the emergence of Industry 4.0, the use of technologies is expanding. Construction progress monitoring is an essential project lifecycle process; project success and timely completion are linked with effective progress monitoring operations and adopted tools. In the domain of automated construction progress monitoring, 3D modeling techniques have...

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  • Project-Based Learning as a Method for Interdisciplinary Adaptation to Climate Change—Reda Valley Case Study

    Publikacja

    The challenges of the global labour market require university authorities to extend traditional forms of education into more innovative and effective solutions. Project-based learning (PjBL) is one of highly effective methods for acquiring knowledge and teaching “soft” skills to future employees. This article describes an experimental use of PjBL at a university with a long history of teaching based on traditional methods—the Gdansk...

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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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  • Nitrofurazone Removal from Water Enhanced by Coupling Photocatalysis and Biodegradation

    Publikacja

    - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES - Rok 2021

    (1) Background: Environmental contamination with antibiotics is particularly serious because the usual methods used in wastewater treatment plants turn out to be insufficient or ineffective. An interesting idea is to support natural biodegradation processes with physicochemical methods as well as with bioaugmentation with efficient microbial degraders. Hence, the aim of our study is evaluation of the effectiveness of different...

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  • Persistent homology as a new method of the assessment of heart rate variability

    Publikacja

    - PLOS ONE - Rok 2021

    Heart rate variability (hrv) is a physiological phenomenon of the variation in the length of the time interval between consecutive heartbeats. In many cases it could be an indicator of the development of pathological states. The classical approach to the analysis of hrv includes time domain methods and frequency domain methods. However, attempts are still being made to define new and more effective hrv assessment tools. Persistent...

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  • Application of quartz crystal microbalance and dynamic impedance spectroscopy to the study of copper corrosion inhibitors

    The study investigates the application of Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (DEIS) and Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) techniques to examine the corrosion inhibition of copper by Benzotriazole and Sodium Folate in a 0.1 M NaCl solution. DEIS, an advanced version of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), allows for real-time monitoring of non-stationary electrochemical systems,...

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  • Kultura jakości, doskonałości i bezpieczeństwa w organizacji

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2019

    Kultura jakości, bezpieczeństwa oraz doskonałości to ważne, kategorie zasobów każdej organizacji, decydujące o jej niepowtarzalności. Kształtują one nie tylko tożsamość danej organizacji, ale także mają wpływ na jej zdolność do spełniania potrzeb różnych grup interesariuszy oraz na szeroko rozumianą reputację na rynku. Każda z tych kultur wyraża się poprzez swoiste założenia, normy, wartości oraz artefakty. Stanowią one fundament...

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  • Direct algorithm for optimizing robust MPC of drinking water distribution systems hydraulics

    Publikacja

    Model-based predictive control is an effective method for control the large scale systems [1]–[6], [8], [16], [17]. Method is based on on-line solution of the control task over the control horizon using current and past measurements, as well as the system model. Only a first element of calculated control sequence is applied to the plant. At the next sampling instant, based on new process output measurements, control procedure is...

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  • Dynamic ranking of cloud providers

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2012

    The paper focuses on how to create an effective dynamic ranking service for IaaS,PaaS and SaaS cloud providers. It considers building of a quality model for thispurpose along with definition of quality measurement procedures. The paper discussesseveral techniques known from already existing price comparison engines that couldbe modified and adopted for comparison of cloud providers. Furthermore, a tech-nique for filtering measured...

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  • Enhanced trap-assisted recombination in organic semiconductors

    Publikacja

    An analytical model to describe the interaction of excitons and charge transfer states with deep traps is formulated for the case of molecular materials. Here, we have considered the influence of a trap-assisted recombination on this phenomenon. The final expression for the effective recombination rate has been derived from the Shockley–Read–Hall theory and kinetic equations which characterize different photophysical processes....

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  • High temperature corrosion and corrosion protection of porous Ni22Cr alloys

    In this work corrosion kinetics of the porous IN625 alloy is studied in the temperature range of 700 °C – 800 °C in air and humidified hydrogen for up to 1000 hours. Moreover, an effective and simple method of reducing corrosion rates of porous alloys by the infiltration of the rare earths elements is shown. Modification by the yttrium containing precursor reduces the corrosion rate by a factor of 50 in air at 700 °C so that the...

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  • The Impact of Organizational Culture on Bicycle Commuting Frequency: The Research Based on Example of Three IT companies

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2015

    This chapter describes a study on work-related factors affecting employees’ decision on bicycle commuting. Employees’ transport choices are related to organizational culture. This chapter refers to E. Schein’s definition of organizational culture model. The study was made in order to determine the impact of specific levels of organizational culture on the transport behavior of employees. It is based on a survey performed in three...

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  • Water uptake analysis of acceptor-doped lanthanum orthoniobates

    In this work, lanthanum orthoniobates doped with either antimony, calcium, or both have been synthesized and studied. The water uptake of the investigated materials has been analyzed by means of thermogravimetric studies. The results show the difference between the thermodynamics of hydration between the lanthanum orthoniobate system and other proton conducting ceramics. The relation between the water uptake and effective acceptor...

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  • Influence of Property Division on the Technical Condition of a Building

    Publikacja

    In this article, the correlation between a technical condition of a building and property division is analyzed and assessed. In the course of the usage of a building, the process of its degradation and the increase in the demands of property occupants can be observed. There is a direct connection between the difficult technical condition of a building and the fragmentation of the ownership structure. Although not considered in...

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  • 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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