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  • Geographic information system for remote integration of diverse under-water acoustic sensor data

    Maritime and port areas throughout the world are exposed to many different hazards, like pollution, terrorism and natural disasters. Early detection, identification and preparation of appropriateesponse strategies is especially important in the case of semi-enclosed basins like the Baltic Sea, mainly due to the marine ecosystems' continuous absorption of pollutants including oil, heavy metals and chemicals. Many of those agents...

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  • The site at the cape Zidine in Lopar in the context of coastal residential and commercial complexes of Rab Island

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    - Rok 2021

    Since 2013, the “Archaeological topography of the island of Rab” project has approached the island’s archaeology holistically and interdisciplinary, tackling all periods and archaeological evidence present on the island. Nevertheless, mostly due to a large amount of new data, a significant segment of research is devoted to Roman residential and production complexes, located either in the island’s fields or along the coast. Thus,...

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  • EFFICIENCY OF GAS MIXTURES DETECTION BY RESISTIVE GAS SENSORS

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    - Rok 2014

    Resistive gas sensors are very popular and are commonly used to detect various gases and their mixtures. Their main disadvantage is very limited selectivity. Practical use of gas sensors in environmental applications (e.g., in sewage systems to protect workers, in air conditioning systems to monitor atmosphere quality) requires determination of concentration of a few mixed gases at the same time. We would like to present recent...

  • Structural and electrochemical heterogeneities of boron-doped diamond surfaces

    This brief review is focussed on the recent progress in studies of the heterogeneous electrochemical behaviour of various boron-doped materials extending from zero-dimensional particles through polycrystalline or nanostructured three-dimensional surfaces. A boron-doped diamond reveals large heterogeneities induced by numerous factors, inter alia multi-faceted crystallinity, inhomogeneous boron concentration, sp2/sp3-carbon ratio,...

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  • Novel MNZ-type microwave sensor for testing magnetodielectric materials

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    - Scientific Reports - Rok 2020

    A novel microwave sensor with the mu-near-zero (MNZ) property is proposed for testing magnetodielectric material at 4.5 GHz. The sensor has a double-layer design consisting of a microstrip line and a metal strip with vias on layers 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed sensor can detect a unit change in relative permittivity and relative permeability with a difference in the operating frequency of 45 MHz and 78 MHz, respectively....

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  • Microscale diamond protection for a ZnO coated fiber optic sensor

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    - Scientific Reports - Rok 2020

    Fiber optic sensors are widely used in environmental, biological and chemical sensing. Due to the demanding environmental conditions in which they can be used, there is a risk of damaging the sensor measurement head placed in the measuring field. Sensors using nanolayers deposited upon the fiber structure are particularly vulnerable to damage. A thin film placed on the surface of the fiber end-face can be prone to mechanical damage...

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  • Nanolayers in Fiber-Optic Biosensing

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    - Rok 2018

    In this chapter, fiber-optic sensors based on nanolayers or thin films and their ability to perform biophotonic measurements is presented. In the last decade, fiber-optic sensors have gained popularity as biosensing devices. This has been made possible because of the design and the integration of new materials in fiber-optic technology. Nanolayers and thin films made from various materials such as nanodiamond (NCD), boron-doped...

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  • Methods for quality improvement of multibeam and LiDAR point cloud data in the context of 3D surface reconstruction

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    Point cloud dataset is the transitional data model used in several marine and land remote-sensing applications. During further steps of processing, the transformation of point cloud spatial data to more complex models containing higher order geometric structures like edges and facets may be possible, if an appropriate quality level of input data is provided. Point cloud datasets usually contain a considerable amount of undesirable...

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  • Efficient Usage of Dense GNSS Networks in Central Europe for the Visualization and Investigation of Ionospheric TEC Variations

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    - SENSORS - Rok 2017

    The technique of the orthogonal projection of ionosphere electronic content variations for mapping total electron content (TEC) allows us to visualize ionospheric irregularities. For the reconstruction of global ionospheric characteristics, numerous global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers located in different regions of the Earth are used as sensors. We used dense GNSS networks in central Europe to detect and investigate...

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  • Properties of Thermally Dewetted Thin Au Films on ITO-Coated Glass for Biosensing Applications

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    - PLASMONICS - Rok 2017

    Noble metal nanostructures are object of great interest due to their unique optical and electronic properties exploited in nanotechnology, medicine, biochemistry, and surface-enhanced spectroscopies. In this work, the Au nanoparticle (NP) structures for application in biosensing obtained by dewetting are investigated in dependence on their preparation conditions. Structures are produced from thin Au films (5–30 nm) sputtered onto...

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  • Using Principal Component Analysis and Canonical Discriminant Analysis for multibeam seafloor characterisation data

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    The paper presents the seafloor characterisation based on multibeam sonar data. It relies on using the integrated model and description of three types of multibeam data obtained during seafloor sensing: 1) the grey-level sonar images (echograms) of seabed, 2) the 3D model of the seabed surface which consists of bathymetric data, 3) the set of time domain bottom echo envelopes received in the consecutive sonar beams. The classification...

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  • Effect of Nb and Al on in vitro dissolution behavior and structure of Na2O-MgO CaO-P2O5 glasses

    In vitro dissolution, structure, and thermal properties of the glass series Na2O-MgOsingle bondCaOsingle bondNb2O5 -Al2O3-P2O5 were studied. The dissolution behavior in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) confirmed the potential bioactive properties of tested glasses. The dissolution process was found to depend on the Al, Nb, and Mg contents. Al, respectively, suppresses the Nb and accelerates the Mg release process from the glasses....

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  • Safety Assessment of Tram Stops

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    - Journal of KONBiN - Rok 2019

    The safety of public transport stops is the subject of numerous studies in large agglomerations around the world. This is due to the fact that it is a passenger exchange zone where collisions and accidents involving people getting on or off public transport vehicles most often occur. For this reason, the purpose of the article is to present the results of the safety assessment of the stop zones for two selected tram lines in Wroclaw....

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  • Quantitative Storytelling in the Making of a Composite Indicator

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    - Social Indicators Research - Rok 2020

    The reasons for and against composite indicators are briefly reviewed, as well as the available theories for their construction. After noting the strong normative dimension of these measures—which ultimately aim to ‘tell a story’, e.g. to promote the social discovery of a particular phenomenon, we inquire whether a less partisan use of a composite indicator can be proposed by allowing more latitude in the framing of its construction....

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  • Rewitalizacja przestrzeni w kontekście zrównoważonego rozwoju - potencjał zielonych dachów

    The revitalization of space in the context of sustainable development – potential of green roof. The article shows the need to take into account the principles of sustainable development in the field of the revitalization of space, and point out green roofs as a tool in this process. It is presented in the light of the green city concept, and the criteria of the European Green City Index. The article shows the ecological, social...

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  • Computing methods for fast and precise body surface area estimation of selected body parts

    Currently used body surface area (BSA) formulas give satisfactory results only for individuals with typical physique, while for elderly, obese or anorectic people accurate results cannot be expected. Particularly noteworthy are the results for individuals with severe obesity (body-mass index greater than 35 kg/m2), for which BSA estimation errors reached 80%. The main goal of our study is the development of precise BSA models for...

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  • HOW TO ASSESS THE MATURITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES TO LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECTS

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    This article describes the considerations for the implementation of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology in small and medium-sized enterprises. Pilot research was conducted in Polish and French SMEs (nine Polish and nine French enterprises from the service and production sectors) referring to the context of the implementation and application of the Lean Six Sigma concept. The studies led to the identification of the motives, needs,...

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  • Collagen and hyaluronic acid hydrogel in water-in-oil microemulsion delivery systems

    The efficacy of microemul-sion in dermal and transdermal delivery of active ingredients. Here, we assessed the water-in-oilmicroemulsion capacity to incorporate two natural polymers, i.e. collagen and hyaluronic acid withlow and high molecular weight. Systems were extensively characterized in terms of conductivity, phaseinversion studies, droplet diameter, polydispersity index and rheological properties. The results of thisresearch...

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  • Analiza Globalnego Indeksu Terroryzmu Państw Europejskich

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    - Rok 2017

    W referacie przytoczono doniesienia raportu Global Terrorism Index 2016 [1] w odniesieniu do sytuacji państw Europejskich. Raport ten publikowany jest co roku przez Instytut Ekonomii i Pokoju (ang. Institute for Economics and Peace). W raporcie tym realizowana jest analiza światowych tendencji i modeli związanych z terroryzmem. Niestety, doniesienia raportu opublikowanego na początku bieżącego roku są zatrważające, zwłaszcza w...

  • ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSE IN POLAND

    The paper presents the research results of field measurements campaign of natural ventilation performance and effectiveness in a residential building. The building is located in the microclimate whose parameters differ significantly in relation to a representative weather station. The measurement system recorded climate parameters and the physical variables characterizing the air flow in the rooms within 14 days of the winter season....

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  • Greening procedures and analytical parameters. The polychlorinated naphthalenes analysis in complex matrices as proof of concept

    Due to the complexity of analytical procedures employed for the determination of wide spectrum of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), it is important to consider the green character of the applied protocols and propose the greenest solutions. In this review, the green aspects of several analytical procedures used for the determination of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) (as a representatives of POPs) in different types of...

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  • Paweł Tysiąc dr inż.

    dr inż. Paweł Tysiąc   Urodził się 25 marca 1992 w Gdańsku. Po ukończeniu Gimnazjum nr 32 uczęszczał do VIII Liceum Ogólnokształcącego im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Gdańsku, klasy o profilu matematyczno-geograficznym, uzyskując w 2011 roku świadectwo dojrzałości. Następnie w latach 2011-2016 kontynuował naukę na Wydziale Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska Politechniki Gdańskiej. Ukończył studia I stopnia w specjalności Geodezja...

  • POPRAWA OBIEKTYWNYCH WSKAŹNIKÓW JAKOŚCI MOWY W WARUNKACH HAŁASU

    Celem pracy jest modyfikacja sygnału mowy, aby uzyskać zwiększenie poprawy obiektywnych wskaźników jakości mowy po zmiksowaniu sygnału użytecznego z szumem bądź z sygnałem zakłócającym. Wykonane modyfikacje sygnału bazują na cechach mowy lombardzkiej, a w szczególności na efekcie podniesienia częstotliwości podstawowej F0. Sesja nagraniowa obejmowała zestawy słów i zdań w języku polskim, nagrane w warunkach ciszy, jak również w...

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  • Wavelet transform analysis to assess oscillations in pial artery pulsation at the human cardiac frequency

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    • P. J. Winklewski
    • M. Gruszecki
    • J. Wolf
    • E. Świerblewska
    • K. Kunicka
    • M. Wszędybył-Winklewska
    • W. Gumiński
    • J. Zabulewicz
    • A. F. Frydrychowski
    • L. Bieniaszewski... i 2 innych

    - MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH - Rok 2015

    Pial artery adjustments to changes in blood pressure (BP)may last only seconds in humans. Using a novelmethod called near-infrared transillumination backscattering sounding (NIR-T/BSS) that allows for the non-invasive measurement of pial artery pulsation (cc-TQ) in humans, we aimed to assess the relationship between spontaneous oscillations in BP and cc-TQ at frequencies between 0.5 Hz and 5 Hz. We hypothesized that analysis of...

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  • Development of fragility curves in adjacent steel moment-resisting frames considering pounding effects through improved wavelet-based refined damage-sensitive feature

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    - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING - Rok 2022

    Fragility curves present useful information related to earthquake-induced probability assessment ‎of steel moment-resisting frames (MRFs) and determine the probability of the damage ‎exceedance at different floor levels of MRFs. The review of the literature shows that most of the ‎previous studies dealing with the fragility curves were based on conventional measures, such as ‎spectral acceleration at the first mode period, peak...

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  • Kinetics of Cross-Linking Reaction of Epoxy Resin with Hydroxyapatite-Functionalized Layered Double Hydroxides

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    - Polymers - Rok 2020

    The cure kinetics analysis of thermoset polymer composites gives useful information about their properties. In this work, two types of layered double hydroxide (LDH) consisting of Mg2+ and Zn2+ as divalent metal ions and CO32− as an anion intercalating agent were synthesized and functionalized with hydroxyapatite (HA) to make a potential thermal resistant nanocomposite. The curing potential of the synthesized nanoplatelets in the...

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  • Multi-instrument analysis of L-band amplitude scintillation observed over the Eastern Arabian Peninsula

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    • A. M. Darya
    • M. M. Shaikh
    • G. Nykiel
    • E. Ghamry
    • I. Fernini

    - ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH - Rok 2024

    The study of scintillation-causing ionospheric irregularities is important to mitigate their effects on satellite communications. It is also important due to the spatial and temporal variability of these irregularities, given that their characteristics differ from one region to another. This study investigates the spatial and temporal characteristics of L1 amplitude scintillation-causing ionospheric irregularities over the Eastern...

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  • Multibeam Sonar Characterisation of Seafloor in the Context of Visualisation and Dissemination of Marine Data

    The paper presents the seafloor characterisation method based on multibeam sonar data. it relies on using three types of multibeam seafloor sensing data: 1) the grey-level sonar images (echograms) of seabed, 2) the 3D model of the seabed surface which consists of high resolution bathymetric data, 3) the set of time domain bottom echo envelopes received in the consecutive sonar beams. The classification is performed by utilisation...

  • Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)/Epoxy Coatings: A Review

    Publikacja
    • F. Seidi
    • M. Jouyandeh
    • M. Taghizadeh
    • A. Taghizadeh
    • H. Vahabi
    • S. Habibzadeh
    • K. Formela
    • M. Saeb

    - Materials - Rok 2020

    Epoxy coatings are developing fast in order to meet the requirements of advanced materials and systems. Progress in nanomaterial science and technology has opened a new era of engineering for tailoring the bulk and surface properties of organic coatings, e.g., adhesion to the substrate, anti-corrosion, mechanical, flame-retardant, and self-healing characteristics. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a subclass of coordinative polymers...

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  • Macrocyclic derivatives of imidazole as chromoionophores for bismuth(III)/lead(II) pair

    18-membered diazomacrocycles with imidazole or 4-methylimidazole residue as a part of macrocycle were used as chromoionophores in bismuth(III) and lead(II) dual selective optodes for the first time. Cellulose triacetate membranes doped with macrocyclic chromoionophores are bismuth(III) and lead(II) selective with color change from orange/red to different shades of blue and violet, respectively. Results obtained for model and real...

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  • Multi-functional sensor based on photonic crystal fiber using plasmonic material and magnetic fluid

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    - OSA Continuum - Rok 2022

    A unique highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber is investigated based on plasmonic material and magnetic fluid (MF) for the simultaneous measurement of temperature and magnetic field sensor. The designed sensor is explored by tracing the different parameters such as birefringence, coupling length, power spectrum, and the peak wavelength of the transmission intensity. The magnetic field and temperature computation are attained...

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  • A method of selecting light sources from night satellite scenes

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    Satellite images carries a lot of data. Very sophisticated methods of analyses may reveal very complicated nature of the observed objects. In case of night images, lights play the role of information sources. In this paper we would like to present results of the research aimed to describe light sources from satellite night images by providing description of their luminosity. The authors point source imaging data from the satellite...

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  • Framework for Structural Health Monitoring of Steel Bridges by Computer Vision

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    - SENSORS - Rok 2020

    The monitoring of a structural condition of steel bridges is an important issue. Good condition of infrastructure facilities ensures the safety and economic well-being of society. At the same time, due to the continuous development, rising wealth of the society and socio-economic integration of countries, the number of infrastructural objects is growing. Therefore, there is a need to introduce an easy-to-use and relatively low-cost...

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  • Programmatic Simulation of Laser Scanning Products

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    - Rok 2018

    The technology of laser scanning is widely used for producing three-dimensional digital representations of geographic features. The measurement results are usually available in the form of 3D point clouds, which are often used as a transitional data model in various remote sensing applications. Unfortunately, while the costs of Light Detection And Ranging scanners have dropped significantly in recent years, they are still considered...

  • An IoT-Based Computational Framework for Healthcare Monitoring in Mobile Environments

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    - SENSORS - Rok 2017

    The new Internet of Things paradigm allows for small devices with sensing, processing and communication capabilities to be designed, which enable the development of sensors, embedded devices and other ‘things’ ready to understand the environment. In this paper, a distributed framework based on the internet of things paradigm is proposed for monitoring human biomedical signals in activities involving physical exertion. The main...

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  • From hobbies, straightforward analysis to serious research – the road to phd degree

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    - Rok 2015

    The illustration of the main articles goal is an example of author's academic career course, the aim of which is to obtain a doctoral degree in the field of geodesy and cartography. Today, the most important thing for the young scientist is the devotion to research in certain field of science, which is interested for the large community of scientists. From a psychological point of view, a unity of interest and experiments must...

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  • Metal nanoparticles-assisted early diagnosis of diseases

    Publikacja
    • M. Jouyandeh
    • S. M. Sajadi
    • F. Seidi
    • S. Habibzadeh
    • M. T. Munir
    • O. Abida
    • S. Ahmadi
    • D. Kowalkowska-Zedler
    • N. Rabiee
    • M. Rabiee... i 4 innych

    - OpenNano - Rok 2022

    Early diagnosis is essential for the effective illness treatment, but traditional diagnostic approaches inevitably have major downsides. Recent advancements in nanoparticle-based biosensors have created new opportunities for accelerating diagnosis. High surface area, exceptional sensitivity, high specificity, and optical characteristics of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles have made it possible to detect a variety of health conditions...

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  • Perfect hashing tree automata

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    - Rok 2008

    We present an algorithm that computes a function that assigns consecutive integers to trees recognized by a deterministic, acyclic, finite-state, bottom-up tree automaton. Such function is called minimal perfect hashing. It can be used to identify trees recognized by the automaton. Its value may be seen as an index in some other data structures. We also present an algorithm for inverted hashing.Przedstawiamy algorytm, który oblicza...

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  • Contaminants in airport runoff water

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    - Rok 2012

    Despite the many positives ensuing from the rapid expansion of the air transport sector, airport operations as a whole are a substantial source of environmental pollution.Increases in aviation developments have serious consequences on the surrounding air, soil and water bodies like lakes, rivers and ground water. The present work deals with the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls...

  • Iterative‐recursive estimation of parameters of regression models with resistance to outliers on practical examples

    Here, identification of processes and systems in the sense of the least sum of absolute values is taken into consideration. The respective absolute value estimators are recognised as exceptionally insensitive to large measurement faults or other defects in the processed data, whereas the classical least squares procedure appears to be completely impractical for processing the data contaminated with such parasitic distortions. Since...

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  • Selecting wells for an optimal design of groundwater monitoring network based on monitoring priority map: A Kish Island case study

    Publikacja
    • H. Amiri
    • S. Azadi
    • S. Javadpour
    • A. A. Naghavi
    • G. Boczkaj

    - Water Resources and Industry - Rok 2022

    This paper presents a novel approach, i.e. a combination of gamma test and monitoring priority map, for optimal design of groundwater monitoring network (GMN) by considering the cumulative effects of industries, human activities, and natural factors on the groundwater quality. The proposed method was successfully applied to design an optimal network for groundwater salinity monitoring on Kish Island, Persian Gulf. The priority...

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  • Towards Synthetic and Balanced Digital Government Benchmarking

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    Reliable benchmarking is essential for effective management of the government digitalization efforts. Existing benchmarking instruments generally fail to support this target. One problem is the diversity of instruments, resulting in a split image of digital progress and adding ambiguity to policy decisions. Another problem is disconnect in assessing progress between digital and traditional “analog” governance, lending support to...

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  • Markowitz’s portfolio theory – optimal length of estimation window for gold and the biggests companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

    The following article is dedicated to the construction of an investment portfolio consisting of 3 investments from the Polish capital market found in the WIG20 index and from investment in gold. The purpose of the study was to determine the optimal length of the estimation window for building a portfolio with minimal risk and maximum efficiency. The length of the estimation window was also assessed in terms of the rate of return...

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  • Hydrogen direct reduction and reoxidation behaviour of high-grade pellets

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    High grade pellets with basicity index close to 0.5 were directly reduced in pure hydrogen atmosphere. The reduction experiments were performed in the temperature range 800 e1000 C at the pressure of 8 bar. The pellets internal structure was analysed through micro tomography observations in the unreduced and reduced conditions. After reduction, the pellets showed a variation of porosity up to more than 15% with a remarkable change...

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  • Optimal placement of IMU sensor for the detection of children activity

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    - Rok 2022

    In this paper an investigation to determine the optimal placement of IMU sensors for the purpose of children characteristic activity detection is presented. The article compares four different placement of two IMU sensors on human body. Ten healthy volunteers participated within the study. Data were collected firstly from two wireless 9-axial IMU sensors placed at the left and right wrists, then sensors were placed at lower back...

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  • On a comparison principle and the uniqueness of spectral flow

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    - MATHEMATISCHE NACHRICHTEN - Rok 2022

    The spectral flow is a well-known quantity in spectral theory that measures the variation of spectra about 0 along paths of selfadjoint Fredholm operators. The aim of this work is twofold. Firstly, we consider homotopy invariance properties of the spectral flow and establish a simple formula which comprises its classical homotopy invariance and yields a comparison theorem for the spectral flow under compact perturbations. We apply...

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  • Network design for surface water quality monitoring in a road construction project using Gamma Test theory

    Publikacja
    • S. Azadi
    • H. Amiri
    • M. G. Mooselu
    • H. Liltved
    • R. Castro-Muñoz
    • X. Sun
    • G. Boczkaj

    - Water Resources and Industry - Rok 2021

    Road construction has a negative environmental impact on the surrounding aquatic environment, requiring the continuous monitoring of surface water quality. Here, optimization of the water quality monitoring network (WQMN) is an essential step in supporting the sustainable development of road construction projects. This study introduces Gamma Test theory (GTT) as a practical method for optimizing the WQMN of surface waters during...

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  • Probabilistic Methods in Reliability Assessment of Engineering Lightweight Structures

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    - Rok 2018

    The paper considers the probability-based analysis of structural safety measures. Two different numerical examples of representative lightweight structures are considered – a submerged truss tower supporting an offshore platform, and an overhead power line support truss tower. On the basis of these examples, the importance of a motivated selection of analysis method and a proper choice of the number of important variables is shown....

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  • Implementation of the FOPID Algorithm in the PLC Controller - PWR Thermal Power Control Case Study

    In the paper authors describe proposition of design and verification procedures of the discrete Fractional Order PID (FOPID) algorithm for control of the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) thermal power near its nominal operating point. The FOPID algorithm synthesis consists of: off-line optimal tunning of its parameters in continuous time-domain with LQ (Linear Quadratic) performance index and simplified models of nuclear reactor...

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  • Fractographic-fractal dimension correlation with crack initiation and fatigue life for notched aluminium alloys under bending load

    Publikacja
    • W. Macek
    • D. Rozumek
    • S. Faszynka
    • R. Branco
    • S. Zhu
    • R. Masoudi Nejad

    - ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS - Rok 2023

    In this study, fatigue fracture surfaces of aluminium alloy 2017-T4 notched specimens were investigated under cyclic bending to find an alternative failure loading index.. The surface topographies were measured on the entire fracture area with an optical profilometer for different loading conditions. Fatigue crack initiation life Ni and total fatigue life Nf were examined using standard surface topography parameters (such as, root...

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