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Laser-assisted approach for improved performance of Au-Ti based glucose sensing electrodes
PublikacjaThis paper focuses on the synthesis route and electrochemical properties of electrocatalytic material based on gold nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in a structured titanium template obtained via optimized anodization, chemical etching and laser processing. SEM inspection reveals the presence of Au NPs (60–90 nm in diameter) sited in the titanium foil cavities. Performed electrochemical measurements enable nomination of the set of working...
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Effect of dendrimer-based interlayers for enzyme immobilization on a model electrochemical sensing system for glutamate
PublikacjaIn this paper, we discuss dendrimer usage in enzyme-based electrochemical biosensors, particularly with respect to biomolecule loading on the sensing surface. A novel approach to design bioactive layers with immobilized enzymes for electrochemical biosensors using the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method in combination with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was presented. The gold surface was modified with linear linkers...
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Metal enhanced fluorescence of flavin mononucleotide using new plasmonic platform
PublikacjaNew plasmonic platform was successfully obtained to investigate the increase of fluorescence intensity of a fluorophore in the presence of silver nanoparticles. A flavin mononucleotide, was selected by us as a fluorophore for this study as a very important biological compound playing a key role in many biochemical process. Plasmonic platforms were characterized by means of luminescence spectroscopy. Flavin mononucleotide deposited...
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The role of rewards and demands in burnout among surgical nurses
PublikacjaObjective: Job rewards have both, an intrinsic and an extrinsic motivational potential, and lead to employees’ development as well as help them to achieve work goals. Rewards can balance job demands and protect from burnout. Due to changes on the labour market, new studies are needed. The aim of our study was to examine the role of demands and individual rewards (and their absence) in burnout among surgical nurses. Materials and...
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Neurodiversity and remote work in times of crisis: lessons for HR
PublikacjaPurpose The rich qualitative study builds on 11 semi-structured interviews with nine neurodivergent employees and two business professionals supportive of neurodiversity to understand the lived experiences of dealing with crisis in a remote working environment. Design/methodology/approach The purpose of the reported research is to understand how neurominorities experience remote working in the times of crisis and what the implications...
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Damage repair of the double shell tank
PublikacjaPłaszcz wewnętrzny stalowego zbiornika dwupłaszczowego o pojemności 10000 m3 został zdeformowany w wyniku błędu popełnionego podczas próby wodnej przy odbiorze zbiornika. W referacie omówiono technologię naprawy silnie zdeformowanego płaszcza zbiornika. Stosowano roztłaczanie hydrauliczne, prostowanie mechaniczne i termiczne oraz wymianę najbardziej uszkodzonych blach.
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Wybrane metody przydatne w analizie niezawodności i bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego systemów technicznych.
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono wybrane metody przydatne w analizie niezawodności i bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego systemów technicznych takie jak: metoda FMECA (failure mode, effect and criticality analysis, FTA (fault tree analysis, RBD (reliability block diagram) RCM (reliability centered maintenance, LCC (life cycle cost) i PMO (preventive maintenance optimising.
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Investigations of dissimilar stainless steels welded joints for chemical tankers construction
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia właściwości mechaniczne złączy różnoimiennych stali typu duplex oraz austenitycznej typu 316L otrzymanych za pomocą spawania automatycznego łukiem krytym. Wykazano możliwość wykorzystania wysokowydajnej metody SAW w miejsce dotychczas stosowanych metod GTAW i GMAW do spawania blach zbiorników statków do przewozu chemikaliów.
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Metoda diagnostyki cieplno-przepływowej turbin parowych wykorzystująca elementy algorytmów genetycznych
PublikacjaRozprawa doktorska poświęcona jest opisowi budowania metody diagnostyki cieplno-przepływowej z wykorzystaniem elementów algorytmów genetycznych. Do tworzenia założeń i algorytmów metody posłużono się przykładem funkcjonowania bloku elektrowni kondensacyjnej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem układu łopatkowego turbiny parowej. Celem pracy jest zbudowanie metody diagnostyki cieplno-przepływowej. Zadaniem metody jest przeprowadzenie procesu...
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Modulation of CYP19 expression by cabbage juices and their active components: indole-3-carbinol and 3,30-diindolylmethene in human breast epithelial cell lines
PublikacjaThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of white cabbage and sauerkraut juices of different origin and indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and diindolylmethane (DIM) on expression of CYP19 gene encoding aromatase, the key enzyme of estrogen synthesis.Remarkable differences in the effect on CYP19 transcript and protein level were found between the cab- bage juices (in 2.5-25 mL/L concentrations) and indoles (in 2.5-50 lM doses) in...
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Properties of surface layers of duplex stainless steel after burnishing processes
PublikacjaStress corrosion cracking resistance of cold worked layers of 25 Cr duplex stainless steel grade UR52N+ has been investigated. The surface layers were performed through burnishing treatment. The residual stresses at surface layers were determined using grazing angle incidence X-ray diffraction method (g-sin2 Ψ). Corrosion tests were performed with the use of Slow Strain Rate Test technique in boiling 35% MgCl2 solution. It has...
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NOBLE METAL MODIFIED TiO2 FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC AIR PURIFICATION
PublikacjaTiO2 was surface modified with silver, gold, palladium and platinum ion clusters to improve its photocatalytic activity. The effect of metal content, the kind of dopant used during preparation procedure on the photoactivity were investigated. in toluene removal which was used as a model volatile organic compound. Toluene, at the concentration of about 100 ppm, was irradiated over noble metal modified TiO2 using light-emitting diodes...
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Physical properties of homogeneous TiO2films prepared by high power impulse magnetron sputtering as a function of crystallographic phase and nanostructure
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Sustainability reporting in justice systems: a comparative research in two European countries
PublikacjaPurpose – That on accountability in public organizations is quite an old debate. Its introduction in judicial systems is, however, still viewed with some suspicion, due to its potential trade-off with independence and impartiality. Nevertheless, the need to respond to the demands for greater transparency and accountability has also pushed judicial organizations to establish a dialogue with a wide range of subjects. This study aims...
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Mineral Composition of Dietary Supplements-Analytical and Chemometric Approach
PublikacjaThere is a lack of data on the actual composition and effectiveness of beetroot-based dietary supplements. The research aimed to determine the profile of 22 elements (Na, K, Ca, Mg, P, Fe, As, Se, Zn, Cu, Ag, Co, Ni, Mo, Al, Mn, Sr, Cr, Ba, Li, Pb, Cd) in beetroot and its supplements by the microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES) method. The analytical procedure was optimised and validated. The composition of both...
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Energy consumption estimation of low-power devices using an integrating coulombmeter
PublikacjaThe main problem in designing devices powered with Energy Harvesting is an estimation of energy demand of low-power devices as well as quantity of energy provided by the selected energy transducer in the assumed work conditions. Due to the work characteristic of each block of the device and properties of the measured signal, measurement is not trivial. The paper presents the proposal of the micro-charge measurement device based...
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Surface Roughness Evaluation in Thin EN AW-6086-T6 Alloy Plates after Face Milling Process with Different Strategies
PublikacjaLightweight alloys made from aluminium are used to manufacture cars, trains and planes. The main parts most often manufactured from thin sheets requiring the use of milling in the manufacturing process are front panels for control systems, housing parts for electrical and electronic components. As a result of the final phase of the manufacturing process, cold rolling, residual stresses remain in the surface layers, which can influence...
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Selected Technical Issues of Deep Neural Networks for Image Classification Purposes
PublikacjaIn recent years, deep learning and especially Deep Neural Networks (DNN) have obtained amazing performance on a variety of problems, in particular in classification or pattern recognition. Among many kinds of DNNs, the Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) are most commonly used. However, due to their complexity, there are many problems related but not limited to optimizing network parameters, avoiding overfitting and ensuring good...
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The selected hydrotechnical conditions of the Dnieper – Bug Channel and the Pripyat River in the development of the International Waterway E40
PublikacjaInternational waterway E40 (MDW E40) is included in the network of inland waterways of transnational importance. It is a link between two areas: the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. E40 route runs through three countries: Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. The article presents the results of the study on the analysis of two very important sections of the MDW E40 on the Belarusian section, it is:. the Dnieper – Bug Channel and the Pripy...
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Interpretable Deep Learning Model for the Detection and Reconstruction of Dysarthric Speech
PublikacjaWe present a novel deep learning model for the detection and reconstruction of dysarthric speech. We train the model with a multi-task learning technique to jointly solve dysarthria detection and speech reconstruction tasks. The model key feature is a low-dimensional latent space that is meant to encode the properties of dysarthric speech. It is commonly believed that neural networks are black boxes that solve problems but do not...
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Closing the gap – the opportunity for sustainability and smart transition in the Central and East Europe countries
PublikacjaFor almost half a century the countries of CEE were part of- or were remaining under the influence of- the Soviet Union what caused gaping difference in the starting line towards sustainability. Here the prefabricated concrete blocks of flats were being built at the scale unseen in the western countries. Those buildings, approximately a quarter of the residential market, are in a structurally sound condition to last another five...
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A Generalized Version of the Lions-Type Lemma
PublikacjaIn this short paper, I recall the history of dealing with the lack of compactness of a sequence in the case of an unbounded domain and prove the vanishing Lions-type result for a sequence of Lebesgue-measurable functions. This lemma generalizes some results for a class of Orlicz–Sobolev spaces. What matters here is the behavior of the integral, not the space
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Sphere of interests of econophysics
PublikacjaW niniejszym rozdziale omówiono niektóre zagadnienia, jakimi zajmuje się ekonofizyka. W pracy podano relacje pomiędzy ekonomią i mechaniką, omówiono systemy złożone i model Blacka- Scholesa oraz zajęto się omówieniem modelu wzrostu wartości firm i PKB państw. Ponadto wskazano na problemy, oraz szanse, jakie stoją przed ekonofizyką.
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Overview of the Synthesis and Catalytic Reactivity of Transition Metal Complexes Based on C═P Bond Systems
PublikacjaThis report provides an overview of the use of phosphaalkenes (C=P) in syntheses of various complexes. Going through successive complexes containing the d-block metals, we sought how this area of chemistry was formed over the years. Additionally, this work contains information on the possible coordination types and means of constructing the complexes. In addition, this review reveals the reactivities of phosphaalkene complexes...
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APPLICATION OF ENTROPY-BASED METHODS TO DISTINGUISH HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS WITH NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM FROM PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
PublikacjaIn this paper, we examined whether entropy-based methods are able to differentiate healthy individuals from patients with congestive heart failure. To this aim, we applied two methods: Permutation Entropy and Block Entropy. Long-term ECG recordings (75 000 RR intervals) were analyzed. The results proved that both methods can distinguish those groups on condition that the parameters are appropriately chosen.
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Badania spawalności stali S460N w środowisku wodnym z wykorzystaniem próby Tekken
PublikacjaSpawanie w środowisku wodnym niesie ze sobą wiele problemów, wśród których najważniejszym jest skłonność stali do powstawania pęknięć zimnych. O ile w przypadku spawania na powietrzu istnieje wiele metod zapobiegania tym pęknięciom, o tyle pod wodą zastosowanie tych metod jest ograniczone. Z tego powodu konieczne jest określenie skłonności danego materiału do pękania zimnego. W pracy oceniono spawalność drobnoziarnistej...
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A prototype of electrochemical sensor for measurement of carbonyl compounds in air
PublikacjaThe paper presents the results of investigation on a prototype sensor for measurement of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde in air. Sensitivity, limit of quantification and coefficient of selectivity of the sensor have been determined as a function of membrane thickness and electrode type using square wave voltammetry (SWV) technique. The working and counter electrodes were made of platinum and gold. Ionic liquids 1-hexyl, 3-methylimidazolium...
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Właściwości mechaniczne złączy różnoimiennych stali odpornych na korozję
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia właściwości mechaniczne złączy różnoimiennych stali typu duplex oraz austenitycznej typu 316L otrzymanych za pomocą spawania automatycznego łukiem krytym (SAW). Wykazano możliwość wykorzystania wysokowydajnej metody spawania automatycznego łukiem krytym do łączenia blach zbiorników statków do przewozu chemikaliów. Uzyskano złącza o zadawalających właściwościach mechanicznych spełniających wymagania towarzystwa...
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Light-improved glucose sensing on ordered Au-Ti heterostructure
PublikacjaNon-enzymatic electrochemical platforms sensitive towards glucose presence have attracted a worldwide attention during last decades. We report on influence of solar light onto response of gold-titanium heterostructures prepared via controllable approach. The material based on Au nanoparticles orderly distributed over the structured titanium foil was obtained by electrochemical anodization followed by chemical etching, magnetron...
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Natural radioactivity of solid and liquid phases from shale oil and gas prospection in Pomerania
PublikacjaIonizing radiation intensity data and estimation of equivalent absorbed dose from solid and liquid samples from prospection of shale gas and oil at selected sites in Pomerania are presented. Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) are associated with geological formations or fluids and can be enhanced during oil and gas production. They appear in e.g. drilling cuttings, flow back water, produced water, scale and sludge....
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Modeling Object Oriented Systems via Controlled English Verbalization of Description Logic
PublikacjaThe need for formal methods for Object Oriented (OO) systems resulted in methods like UML and Lepus3 that are de-facto graphical languages equipped with formal tools that are able to handle the design of OO systems. However, they lack precise semantics which might lead to problems, such as inconsistencies or redundancies. On the other hand, to our knowledge, there is no approach that allows one to understand and follow the requirements...
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Classification of Urban Regeneration Participants as a Basis for Identification of Construction Investment's Risk Sources
PublikacjaOn the basis of the conducted research it can be concluded that the majority of the existing urban regeneration problems are revealed by the lack of an in-depth analysis of sources and risk factors. For the above reasons, the subject of this study is classification of urban regeneration's participants as a basis for identification of construction investment's risk sources. The research methodology is based on an in-depth analysis...
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Recycled rubber wastes-based polymer composites with flame retardancy and electrical conductivity: Rational design, modeling and optimization
PublikacjaPolymer recycling techniques experience a maturity period of design and application. Rubbers comprise a high proportion of polymer wastes, highly flammable and impossible to re-melt. Polymer composites based on ground tire rubber (GTR) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) containing carbon black (CB) (1–50 phr), with variable EVA/GTR weight composition (10/90, 25/75, 50/50, 75/25 and 90/10), and processing temperature (Low:...
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Active management of equipment cooling in hoteling data centers
PublikacjaHoteling data centers are designated for housing computing and storage units of many, usually small customers, as opposed to traditional data centers supporting own computing and storage resources of a bigger company. One of the services to be provided to consumer’s equipment is cooling. Cooling in data centers is prevalently achieved by circulating air in computer room. Efficient cooling requires delivering cold air from central...
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OCENA WŁAŚCIWOŚCI STALI STOSOWANEJ W STARYCH OBIEKTACH KOLEJOWYCH
PublikacjaThe scope of the paper is to give an introduction to the assessment subject matter of steel properties used in old railway bridges. The mechanical and chemical properties of construction steel extracted from old steel bridges are generally investigated by tensile tests, impact tests through the Charpy pendulum impact V-notch, and an optical emission spectrometer. Besides descriptions of the tests, the chosen chemical and mechanical...
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Novel single-stranded DNA-binding protein from psyvhrophilic bacterium Psychrobacter arcticus
PublikacjaTo study the biochemical properties of SSB from Psychrobacter arcticus (ParSSB), we have cloned the ssb genes obtained by PCR and have developed Escherichia coli overexpression systems. The gene consists of an open reading frame of 642 nucleotides encoding SSB protein of 213 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 22.8 kDa. The amino-acid sequence of ParSSB exhibits 49% identity and 57% similarity to Escherichia coli SSB....
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Badania naprężeń własnych metodą Barkhausena w blachach płaskich, stosowanych do wytwarzania kształtowników giętych na zimno.
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono badania naprężeń własnych w blachach cienkich przeznaczonych do produkcji kształtowników giętych na zimno. W celu identyfikacji wszystkich naprężeń powstających w procesie produkcji blach i wytwarzania kształtownika, w pierwszym etapie, przeprowadzono badania naprężeń własnych w blachach po procesie ich walcowania i magazynowania. Wyniki przedstawiono w formie map naprężeń.
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Le trasformazioni economiche globali
PublikacjaThe chapter highlights the main economic trasformations of the world economy after the end of Cold War until 2018
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Dynamic Nanoimpedance Characterization of the Atomic Force Microscope Tip-Surface Contact
PublikacjaNanoimpedance measurements, using the dynamic impedance spectroscopy technique, were carried out during loading and unloading force of a probe on three kinds of materials of different resistivity. These materials were: gold, boron-doped diamond, and AISI 304 stainless steel. Changes of impedance spectra versus applied force were registered and differences in the tip-to-sample contact character on each material were revealed. To...
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Insightful Analysis of Phenomena Arising at the Metal|Polymer Interphase of Au-Ti Based Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensitive Electrodes Covered by Nafion
PublikacjaThis paper focuses on the examination of glucose oxidation processes at an electrode material composed of gold nanoparticles embedded in a titanium template. Three dierent conditions were investigated: the chloride content in the electrolyte, its ionic conductivity and the presence of a Nafion coating. The impact of the provided environment on the oxidation reaction was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance...
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Application of industrial waste as a carbon source for biosurfactants production
PublikacjaBiosurfactants are natural surfactants produced by variety of microorganisms. They are very prospective product due to good biodegradability, low toxicity, good physicochemical properties and high efficiency in many applications. Moreover, they are efficient in wide range of pH, temperatures and salinity. However, the production of biosurfactants is very expensive due to high purification cost. This cost can be minimized by application...
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Application of fiber optic sensors using Machine Learning algorithms for temperature measurement of lithium-ion batteries
PublikacjaOptical fiber sensorsusing low-coherence interferometry require processing ofthe output spectrum or interferogramto quickly and accurately determine the instantaneous value of the measured quantity, such as temperature.Methods based on machine learning are a good candidate for this application. The application of four such methods in an optical fiber temperature sensoris demonstrated.Using aZnO-coated...
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Weldability of S460ML High Strength Low Alloy Steel in Underwater Conditions
PublikacjaThe paper presents experimental evaluation of susceptibility of the high strength S460ML steel to cold cracking in the conditions of wet welding with the use of covered electrodes. From the results of Tekken tests it was found out that the investigated steel was characterised, in the conditions of the carried out experiments (underwater wet welding and air welding with rutile electrodes), of high susceptibility to cold cracking....
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Review of historical buildings' foundations
PublikacjaThe paper presents in brief the history of foundation engineering with a particular regard to its development, applied techniques and materials. Different types of old foundations in relation to various soil conditions are considered. Basic methods of preservation of old foundations, with special emphasis given to their faults and advantages are discussed. Finally, some problems of the reuse of pre-existing foundations are raised....
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Identification of the customer meter assignment to phases in LV grid: Selected issues of UPGRID project realization
PublikacjaThe paper presents selected issues on the European UPGRID grant implemented by a consortium of companies from seven European states, including from Poland, on the monitoring and control of low voltage grid using measurement pre-registered data by smart AMI meters. The paper focuses on the issue of lack of information on the assignment of communal meters to individual phases.
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The publication of the European Commission's guidelines in an official language of a new Member State as a condition for their application.Case comment to the order of the Polish Supreme Court of 3 September 2009 (Ref. No. III SK 16/09) to refer a preliminary question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (C-410/99 Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej)
PublikacjaThe case comment concentrates on two issues. In the first place, it contains an analysis of the legal character of the European Commission Guidelines on market analysis and the assessment of significant market power under the Community regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. Secondly, it analyses the consequences of the lack of publication of those Guidelines in Polishlanguage in the Official Journal...
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Controlled English Interface for Knowledge Bases
PublikacjaThis paper describes the approach to interface for OWL Knowledge Bases based on Controlled English that is transformed directly to OWL 2 expressions and back. Two possible modes enable usage of the interface to specify Terminology, World Description as well as Integrity Constrains. Knowledge Base then can be validated against the Integrity Constrains to enable its continuous validation.
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Trustworthy Applications of ML Algorithms in Medicine - Discussion and Preliminary Results for a Problem of Small Vessels Disease Diagnosis.
PublikacjaML algorithms are very effective tools for medical data analyzing, especially at image recognition. Although they cannot be considered as a stand-alone diagnostic tool, because it is a black-box, it can certainly be a medical support that minimize negative effect of human-factors. In high-risk domains, not only the correct diagnosis is important, but also the reasoning behind it. Therefore, it is important to focus on trustworthiness...
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Quantum dots conjugates with unsymmetrical bisacridines enhance cytotoxicity of these antitumor compounds in lung cancer cells and have protecting effects on normal cells
PublikacjaBackground: In recent years, with the rapid development of nanotechnology and its extensive applications in the medicine, nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery have gained a great importance. Spherical semiconductor nanocrystals, frequently called quantum dots (QDs) are very attractive nanomaterials for bioimaging applications and they possess properties as potential candidates for drug carrier. Unsymmetrical bisacridines (UAs),...
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Wpływ kierunku rozchodzenia się fali detonacyjnej oraz współczynnika asymetrii na rozkład prędkości odkształceń w kotlinie walcowniczej podczas asymetrycznego walcowania pasma Al-Cu. The influences of the direction of explosion wave and asymetrical coefficient at the distribution of strain rate in the roll cap of bimetallic plate Al-Cu of rolling process.
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono symulacje komputerowe walcowania blach Al-Cu łączonych wybuchowo. Symulacje przeprowadzono dla procesu walcowania w walcarce o średnicy walców D=150 mm z indywidualnym napędem walców roboczych. W ramach badań numerycznych określony został wpływ kierunku rozchodzenia się fali detonacyjnej na rozkład prędkości odkształcenia w kotlinie walcowniczej asymetrycznie walcowanej blachy bimetalowej Al-Cu.