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Free Satellite Imagery for Monitoring Reclaimed Sulphur Mining Region Tarnobrzeg, Poland
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REAL-TIME VOICE QUALITY MONITORING TOOL FOR VOIP OVER IPV6 NETWORKS
PublikacjaThe primary aim of this paper is to present a new application which is at this moment the only open source real-time VoIP quality monitoring tool that supports IPv6 networks. The application can keep VoIP system administrators provided at any time with up-to-date voice quality information. Multiple quality scores that are automatically obtained throughout each call reflect influence of variable packet losses and delays on voice...
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Will NILM Technology Replace Multi-Meter Telemetry Systems for Monitoring Electricity Consumption?
PublikacjaThe estimation of electric power utilization, its baseload, and its heating, light, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) power component, which represents a very large portion of electricity usage in commercial facilities, are important for energy consumption controls and planning. Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) is the analytical method used to monitor the energy and disaggregate total electrical usage into appliance-related...
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Non-Contact Monitoring of ECG in the Home Environment—Selecting Optimal Electrode Configuration
PublikacjaCapacitive electrocardiography (cECG) is most often used in wearable or embedded measurement systems. The latter is considered in the paper. An optimal electrocardiographic lead, as an individual feature, was determined based on model studies. It was defined as the possibly highest value of the R-wave amplitude measured on the back of the examined person. The lead configuration was also analyzed in terms of minimizing its susceptibility...
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A Diagnostic Method Based on Deflection Analysis for Monitoring Post-elastic Response of Beams
PublikacjaA non-destructive diagnostic method based on deflection analysis for monitoring the post-elastic response of beams was developed, and a diagnostic indicator was proposed. The indicator was defined as the second moment of the normalised curvature function about the mid-span, where the curvature was computed from the normalised deflection function. Elastic reference values of the indicator were computed for simply supported beams...
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Method of Monitoring of the Grinding Process with Lapping Kinematics Using Audible Sound Analysis
PublikacjaUtilising microphones as audible sound sensors for monitoring a single-side grinding process with lapping kinematics is presented in the paper. The audible sound generated during grinding depended on the cutting properties of electroplated tools with D107 diamond grains and different thicknesses of the nickel bond. The tool wear affected the obtained technological effects such as material removal rate and the surface roughness...
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Instantaneous impedance monitoring of synergistic effect between cavitation erosion and corrosion processes
PublikacjaThe most common method of determination of cavitation erosion resistance as well as the magnitude of erosion-corrosion synergistic interaction is based on the weight loss measurements. Nondestructive characterization of installations elements is in most cases impossible to perform. Also, such a measurement does not include local types of failure or alteration of operating conditions. There is an urge to elaborate a method for monitoring...
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Assessment and Optimization of Air Monitoring Network for Smart Cities with Multicriteria Decision Analysis
PublikacjaEnvironmental monitoring networks need to be designed in efficient way, to minimize costs and maximize the information granted by their operation. Gathering data from monitoring stations is also the essence of Smart Cities. Agency of Regional Air Quality Monitoring in the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area (pol. ARMAAG) was assessed in terms of its efficiency to obtain variety of information. The results on one-month average concentrations...
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Microseismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracturing - Data Interpretation Methodology With an Example from Pomerania
PublikacjaMicroseismic monitoring is a method for localizing fractures induced by hydraulic fracturing in search for shell gas. The data is collected from an array of geophones deployed on the surface or underground. Ground vibrations are recorded and analysed for fracture location, magnitude and breakage mechanism. For successful microseismic monitoring one need a velocity model of underlying formations. The model is further tuned with...
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MONTE CARLO MODELING OF OPTICAL SENSOR FOR POST-OPERATIVE FREE FLAP MONITORING
PublikacjaAfter a preliminary study of the currently employed methods in vitality monitoring of the tissue flaps (TRAM, DIEP, SIEA), a usefulness of optical techniques is discussed. It seems that one of the most promising in monitoring tissue flaps blood flow is a near infrared spectrometry (NIRS). However, a special design of a measurement sensor has to be developed. First, basing on the literature study an optical “window” is characterized....
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Simultaneous opto-electrochemical monitoring of carbamazepine and its electro-oxidation by-products in wastewater
PublikacjaThe growing human impact on aquatic environments, due to the extensive use of pharmaceuticals and the release of persistent pollutants, makes it necessary to implement new widespread methods for the characterisation and quantification of such contaminants and relative degradation products. Carbamazepine, 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide, (CBZ) is a widely used anti-epileptic drug, characterised by its limited removal by conventional...
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System for monitoring road slippery based on CCTV cameras and convolutional neural networks
PublikacjaThe slipperiness of the surface is essential for road safety. The growing number of CCTV cameras opens the possibility of using them to automatically detect the slippery surface and inform road users about it. This paper presents a system of developed intelligent road signs, including a detector based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and the transferlearning method employed to the processing of images acquired with video...
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Fast Antenna Optimization Using Gradient Monitoring and Variable-Fidelity EM Models
PublikacjaAccelerated simulation-driven design optimization of antenna structures is proposed. Variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) analysis is used as well as the trust-region framework with limited sensitivity updates. The latter are controlled by monitoring the changes of the antenna response gradients. Our methodology is verified using three compact wideband antennas. Comprehensive benchmarking demonstrates its superiority over both...
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Folding‐upon‐repair DNA nanoswitches for monitoring DNA repair enzymes activity
PublikacjaWe demonstrate here a new class of DNA‐based nanoswitches that, upon enzymatic repair, could undergo a conformational change mechanism leading to a change in fluorescent signal. Such folding‐upon‐repair DNA nanoswitches are synthetic DNA sequences containing O6‐methyl‐guanine (O6‐MeG) nucleobases and labelled with a fluorophore/quencher optical pair. The nanoswitches are rationally designed so that only upon enzymatic demethylation...
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Sensorless Fault Detection of Induction Motor with Inverter Output Filter
PublikacjaThe paper presents the problem of monitoring and fault detection of a sensorless voltage inverter fed squirrel cage induction motor with LC filter. The detection is based on load torque estimation of the investigated torque transmission system. The load torque is calculated besides the computation of other variables that are mandatory for sensorless drive operation such as rotor flux and speed. The implemented LC filter smooths...
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TensorHive: Management of Exclusive GPU Access for Distributed Machine Learning Workloads
PublikacjaTensorHive is a tool for organizing work of research and engineering teams that use servers with GPUs for machine learning workloads. In a comprehensive web interface, it supports reservation of GPUs for exclusive usage, hardware monitoring, as well as configuring, executing and queuing distributed computational jobs. Focusing on easy installation and simple configuration, the tool automatically detects the available computing...
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Performance measurements and optimization of visualization of routes traveled in the distributed dispatcher and teleinformation system for visualization of multimedia data for the Border Guard
PublikacjaMonitoring of country maritime border is an important task of the Border Guard. This activity can be enhanced with the use of the technology enabling gathering information from distributed sources, processing of that information and its visualization. The system presented in the paper is an advancement of the previously developed distributed map data exchange system. The added functionality allows to supplement the map data with...
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Failure Monitoring and Condition Assessment of Steel-Concrete Adhesive Connection Using Ultrasonic Waves
PublikacjaAdhesive bonding is increasingly being incorporated into civil engineering applications. Recently, the use of structural adhesives in steel-concrete composite systems is of particular interest. The aim of the study is an experimental investigation of the damage assessment of the connection between steel and concrete during mechanical degradation. Nine specimens consisted of a concrete cube and two adhesively bonded steel plates...
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Ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis as a tool for monitoring methanogenic archaea changes in an anaerobic digester
PublikacjaThe applicability of a newly-designed PCR primer pair in examination of methanogenic Archaea in a digester treating plant biomass was evaluated by Ribosmal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (RISA). To find a suitable approach, three variants of RISA were tested: (1) standard, polyacrylamide gel-based, (2) automated, utilized capillary electrophoresis (GA-ARISA), and (3) automated microfluidics-based (MF-ARISA). All three techniques yielded...
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Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to monitoring discharging process of nickel/metal hydride battery
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Measurement system for nonlinear surface spectroscopy by atomic force microscopy for corrosion processes monitoring
PublikacjaIn addition to traditional imaging the surface, atomic force microscopy (AFM) enables wide variety of additional measurements. One of them is higher harmonic imaging. In tapping mode the nonlinear contact between tip and specimen results in higher frequency vibrations. More information available from the higher harmonics analysis proves to be helpful for more detailed imaging. Such visualization is especially useful for heterogeneous...
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Novel condition monitoring of induction motor bearings via motor current signature analysis
PublikacjaThe paper authors are researching the assessment of bearing conditions in induction motors. The methods developed by the authors are based on measurements and analysis of the motor supply current, which is particularly attractive in the absence of access to the engine. The article provides an overview of selected methods of induction motor bearings diagnostic based on Motor Current Signature Analysis (MCSA). However, there is no...
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Determination of COD Fractionation as a Key Factor for Appropriate Modelling and Monitoring of Activated Sludge Processes
PublikacjaAn operation of wastewater treatment plant is usually controlled by global parameters such as flow, solids retention time, sludge age, concentration of ammonia and dissolved oxygen, etc. It is considered that, together with the chemical and biological oxygen demand (COD and BOD), those parameters indirectly exhibit the effectiveness of activated sludge processes. Especially the BOD indicate the amount of organic pollution that...
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DiSTFAG method robust to gross errors in monitoring displacements and strains in unstable reference systems
PublikacjaThe DiSTFA method (Displacements and Strains using Transformation and Free Adjustment) was presented in Kamiński (2009). The method has been developed for the determination of displacements and strains of engineering objects in unstable reference systems, as well as for examining the stability of reference points. The DiSTFAG (Gross errors) method presented in the paper is the extension of the DiSTFA method making it robust to...
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Application of electronic nose to effectiveness monitoring of air contaminated with toluene vapors biofiltration process
PublikacjaThe research presents the application of electronic nose (combined with MLR model) to on-line effectiveness monitoring of biofiltration of air contaminated with hydrophobic, odorous compound (toluene vapors). The research was conducted using two-section biotrickling filter inhabited by Candida environmental isolates. Gas chromatography was used as the comparative technique to obtain reliable quantification of toluene concentration...
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Monitoring of lysozyme thermal denaturation by volumetric measurements and nanoDSF technique in the presence of N-butylurea
PublikacjaThe results of thermal studies of denaturation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) in water and an aqueous solution of N-butylurea (BU) are presented. High-precision densimetric measurements were used to characterize and analyze the changes of the specific volume, v, during temperature elevation. The temperature of the midpoint of protein denaturation was also determined by nanoDSF technique (differential scanning fluorimetry). The...
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Aptamer based tools for environmental and therapeutic monitoring: A review of developments, applications, future perspectives
PublikacjaNucleic acids in the form of aptamers play a growing and significant role in the targeted and rapid analysis of environmental sample composition and medical analyses. In this paper, the review of both aptamers synthesis methods as well as application of these short chain oligonucleotides (with critical comments on their strong and weak features) are given. The first ones include: systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment...
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The electrochemical determination of isatin at nanocrystalline boron-doped diamond electrodes: stress monitoring of animals
PublikacjaUltra-thin nanocrystalline boron-doped diamond electrodes (B:NCD) were used for the electrochemical determination of isatin in dog urine samples using cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry in a phosphate buffer saline, pH = 7.2. No additional modification or pretreatment of the electrode surface was required in this approach, being of high importance for the facile detection procedure. The increase of the peak current...
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In-situ monitoring of electropolymerization processes at boron-doped diamond electrodes by Mach-Zehnder interferometer
PublikacjaIn this work, the Mach-Zehnder interferometer was designed to monitor the electrochemical processes conducted at boron-doped diamond electrode surface. The diamond electrodes were synthesized via Microwave Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition on optical grade quartz glass. The achieved transmittance in working are of diamond electrodes reached 55 %. A cage system-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer was used which allowed the...
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Policy Monitoring on Accessible Technology for Inclusive Education – Research Findings and Requirements for a Software Tool
PublikacjaStatistics about disabled people usually do not receive as much attention as statistics highlighting other socio-economic problems. However, such statistics is important due to its actual weight.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 15% of the world population, meaning one billion people, live with disabilities, and 80% of them live in developing countries. UNESCO claims that 90% of the children with disabilities...
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Monitoring górnej sieci trakcyjnej z wykorzystaniem bezprzewodowej sieci sensorowej – węzeł pomiarowy
PublikacjaWraz ze wzrostem prędkości pojazdów trakcyjnych rośnie potrzeba utrzymania sieci trakcyjnej w odpowiednim stanie technicznym. Konieczny jest ciągły monitoring i diagnostyka pozwalające wykrywać zjawiska pogarszające jakość odbioru energii z sieci trakcyjnej. Jedną z metod jest umieszczenie czujników przyspieszenia na górnej sieci trakcyjnej. Analiza przebiegu tej wielkości fizycznej pozwoli określić stan układu sieć jezdna - odbierak...
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Monitoring. Wybrane problemy związane z oceną stanu cięgien wielosplotowych w mostach
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono wyniki analiz prowadzonych przy opracowaniu architektury monitoringu mostu podwieszonego przez Wisłok w Rzeszowie. Dokonano tam klasyfikacji zmian, jakimi konstrukcja podlega w czasie i wykonano szereg obliczeń pozorujących uszkodzenia w linach podwieszenia. Wnioski opracowane w wyniku analizy mają charakter uniwersalny i mogą być wykorzystane przy opracowaniu systemu monitoringu mostów, w których zastosowano...
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Monitoring of Selected CBRN Threats in the Air in Industrial Areas with the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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Condition monitoring and fault detection in wind turbines based on cointegration analysis of SCADA data
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On Cointegration Analysis for Condition Monitoring and Fault Detection of Wind Turbines Using SCADA Data
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Condition monitoring of wind turbines based on cointegration analysis of gearbox and generator temperature data
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Monitoring of deep foundation deflection in model experiments by means of a magnetic method: theoretical study.
PublikacjaZaproponowano oryginalną nieinwazyjną metodę pomiaru ugięcia pali bocznie obciążonych niespoistymi i małospoistymi gruntami suchymi lub wilgotnymi. Metoda ma zastosowanie do pomiaru ugięcia pali i ścian szczelnych oraz określania położenia innych fundamentów lub elementów zagłębionych w gruncie.
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Perspectives on developing an automated monitoring system for the EBPR process - experiences from a pilot WWTP.
PublikacjaZaburzenia procesu biologicznego usuwania fosforu (BUF) są często spowodowane rozcieńczeniem ścieków w wyniku dopływu wód opadowych. Podobne efekty zaobserwowano w trakcie serii badań przeprowadzonych w pilotowej oczyszczalni ścieków Hanower-Gummerwald. Celem tych badań było określenie maksymalnej przepustowości hydraulicznej obiektu. Wyniki badań zostały wykorzystane do opracowania systemu automatycznego monitoringu procesu BUF...
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Novel method of initiation stage of stress corrosion cracking monitoring with respect to marine constructions
PublikacjaKorozja konstrukcji morskich i jednostek pływających stanowi bardzo ważny problem w odniesieniu do aspektów bezpieczeństwa, gdyż w całym okresie eksploatacji narażone są na działanie bardzo agresywnego środowiska i innych czynników eksploatacyjnych. W rezultacie prowadzi to do niespodziewanych kolizji i wypadków. Praca przedstawia zastosowanie dynamicznej elektrochemicznej spektroskopii impedanycjnej (DEIS) do badania inicjacji...
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N-way modelling of sediment monitoring data from Mar Menor lagoon, Spain
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono zastosowanie modelowania typu Tucker3 dla danych pochodzących z monitorowania chemizmu osadów obszaru laguny Mar Menor w Hiszpanii. Celem badania jest modelowanie i interpretacja frakcjonowania metali ciężkich w materii zawieszonej i frakcjach osadów wynikających z procesów sedymentacyjnych. Modelowanie ma na celu oszacowanie ryzyka środowiskowego ponieważ działalność ludzka ma znaczny wpływ na stan laguny....
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Cameras, microphones, and data storage in current monitoring systems.Technology trends, problems and potential solutions
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Monitoring parametrów technicznych odbieraków prądu w warunkach ruchowych na linii kolejowej
PublikacjaOpracowany w Katedrze Inżynierii Elektrycznej Transportu Politechniki Gdańskiej układ monitoringu parametrów technicznych odbieraków prądu pozwala wykryć ich niesprawność w warunkach ruchowych na linii kolejowej. Ocenę stanu technicznego oparto na pomiarze i analizie uniesienia dynamicznego przewodów sieci jezdnej w momencie przejścia odbieraka pojazdu przez punkt pomiarowy. Przekroczenie granicznej wartości uniesienia, wynikające...
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Monitoring of essential and toxic elements in multi-ingredient food supplements produced in European Union
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Use of Bioluminescence for Monitoring Brown Coal Mine Waters from Deep and Surface Drainage
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Monitoring of odour nuisance on the adjacent areas to the landfill using fast GC and sensory analysis
PublikacjaThe paper shows the results of investigation on classification of the atmospheric air samples collected in a vicinity of the landfill during August and September period have been presented. The studies was conducted by the use of Fast GC HERACLES II from AlphaMOS company and sensory analysis. About 86% of the atmospheric air samples ollected were classified correctly using PCA and LDA. Based on a classification of the atmospheric...
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Simple gait parameterization and 3D animation for anonymous visual monitoring based on augmented reality
PublikacjaThe article presents a method for video anonymization and replacing real human silhouettes with virtual 3D figures rendered on a screen. Video stream is processed to detect and to track objects, whereas anonymization stage employs animating avatars accordingly to behavior of detected persons. Location, movement speed, direction, and person height are taken into account during animation and rendering phases. This approach requires...
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Deduplication of Position Data and Global Identification of Objects Tracked in Distributed Vessel Monitoring System
PublikacjaVessel monitoring systems (VMS) play a very important role in safety navigation. In most cases, their structure is distributed and they are based on two data sources, namely Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA). Such approach results in several objects identification and position data duplication problems, which need to be solved in order to ensure the correct performance of a given VMS....
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Deduplication of Tracked Objects Position Data at Single Observation Point of a Vessel Monitoring System
PublikacjaVessel Monitoring System (VMS) play a major role in safety navigation. In most cases they are based on two data sources, namely Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA). Integration of data obtained from these sources is an important problem, which needs to be solved in order to ensure the correct performance of a given VMS. In this paper basic functions which should be implemented in a tracked...
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Monitoring działania wzmocnienia gruntu pod nasypem drogowym za pomocą sztywnych kolumn
PublikacjaOpis systemu pomiarowego zainstalowanego w kolumnach betonowych wzmacniających słabe podłoże gruntowe pod nasypem drogowym. Wstępne przedstawienie przykładowych wyników pomiarów. Problematyka niedokładności i odchyleń pomiarowych oraz sposób ich interpretacji.
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Development of a simple biogas analyzer module (BAM) for real-time biogas production monitoring
PublikacjaAnaerobic digestion (AD) relies on the cooperation of specific microbial communities, making it susceptible to process disruptions that could impact biogas production. In this regard, this study presents a technological solution based on the Arduino platform, in the form of a simple online monitoring system that can track the produced biogas profile, named as biogas analyzer module (BAM). The applicability of the BAM focused on...