Nie ma szans na to, żeby w polskich warunkach zużycie energii elektrycznej spadało. Jeśli utrzyma się obecna tendencja rozwoju gospodarczego, a przyjmuje się, że wzrost PKB o 1% zwiększa wzrost zapotrzebowania na energię elektryczną o 0,7%, to w 2020 r. będzie ono wyższe o 50%.
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There is no chance for a drop of electrical energy consumption in polish conditions. We can assume that increase of the gross domestic product by 1% increases the demand for the electrical energy by 0,7%; so, if the actuel tendency of the economic growth will remain, the energy demand in the year 2020 will be greater by 50%.
Discussing the matter of sociotechnics I would like to note that I will mainly concentrate on various approaches of the same problem. What interests me the most is the answer to the question of why social engineering, which is, after all, the result of a wide scientific reflection, creatively developed on the Polish scientific ground, currently was relegated solely and not only on the canvas of the common knowledge to issues purely political. At the same time, I will try to indicate those elements which, in my opinion, contributed to uniquely identifying sociotechnics with political power. The assumption implies a thorough analysis of at least Polish literature and fundamentally determines descriptive nature of the entire study. Emphasizing the importance of linguistic purism in the social sciences I should clarify that the subject of further deliberation will be sociotechnics which is sometimes identified with social engineering. Personally, I separate these two concepts. Social engineering is the science which task is to select the appropriate measures. The most frequently they are associated with the appropriate values and/or help to achieve them. Social engineering is therefore the procedure for the selection of appropriate sociotechnical measures. Sociotechnics, in turn, is a collection of techniques and knowledge of cause-andeffect chains of human behaviors and attitudes, which control system, influencing controlled system use it in order to achieve marked out by social engineering goals.
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Obierając za przedmiot rozważań socjotechnikę władzy, pragnę zwrócić uwagę, że w głównej mierze będę poruszał się w otoczeniu różnych ujęć tego samego problemu. Nurtującym mnie zagadnieniem jest bowiem odpowiedź na pytanie, dlaczego socjotechnika, która jest przecież efektem szerokiej refleksji naukowej, twórczo rozwijanej również na polskim gruncie naukowym, obecnie sprowadzona została wyłącznie – i to nie tylko na kanwie wiedzy potocznej – do zagadnień stricte politycznych? Jednocześnie starał się będę wskazać te elementy, które w moim przekonaniu przyczyniły się do jednoznacznego utożsamiania socjotechniki z władzą (polityczną). Tak poczynione założenie zakłada gruntowną analizę przynajmniej polskiej literatury przedmiotu i w zasadniczy sposób determinuje deskryptywny charakter całego opracowania. Akcentując wagę puryzmu językowego w naukach społecznych winien jestem wyjaśnienie, iż przedmiotem dalszych rozważań będzie socjotechnika, która niekiedy utożsamiana jest z inżynierią społeczną. Osobiście rozdzielam te dwa pojęcia. Inżynieria społeczna to nauka, której zadaniem jest dobieranie odpowiednich środków (socjotechnicznych). Najczęściej są one powiązane z odpowiednimi wartościami i/lub dopomagają w ich osiągnięciu. Inżynieria społeczna jest więc de facto procedurą doboru odpowiednich środków socjotechnicznych. Socjotechnika z kolei stanowi zbiór technik i wiedzy o łańcuchach przyczynowo-skutkowych zachowań i postaw ludzkich, którymi system sterujący, oddziałując na system sterowany posługuje się, aby osiągnąć wytyczone przez inżynierię społeczną cele.
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Power distributions can be characterized by equalities involving three moments of order statistics. Similar equalities involving three moments of k-record values can also be used for such a characterization. The case of samples with random sizes is also considered.
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A review of Krzysztof Pałecki’s latest monograph “Theory of Power”. The conception of the work, its original composition expressed in the structure, as well as distinctive features distinguishing the work on the Polish publishing market are discussed. Elements making the work difficult to perceive (the use of bullet points, the lack of a clearly marked ending) are also pointed out. The work is worth reviewing due to its innovative contribution to the social sciences, especially in considering the theory of power.
Cavitation has been widely used in wastewater degradation, material synthesis and biomedical field under dual-frequency acoustic excitation. The applications of cavitation are closely related to the power (i.e. the rate of internal energy accumulation) during bubble collapse. The Keller–Miksis equation considering liquid viscosity, surface tension and liquid compressibility is used to describe the radial motion of the bubble. The model is built in predicting the power during bubble collapse under dual-frequency acoustic excitation. The influences of parameters (i.e. phase difference, frequency difference, and amplitude ratio) on the power are investigated numerically. With the increase of phase difference, the power can be fluctuated in a wide range at all conditions. Three typical characteristics of the power appear under the effects of frequency difference and amplitude ratio. With the increase of amplitude ratio, if the frequency difference is small, the power has two maximum values; and if the frequency difference is medium, there is a maximum value. Otherwise, the power monotonously decreases. The results can provide theoretical references for the selections of experimental parameters of sonoluminescence and sonochemistry in the dual-frequency acoustic field.
The project aims at applying qualitative and quantitative methods to create a model of the international balance of power in 2050. This allows to create more accurate forecasts of future security environment development and its implications. For the purpose, the authors use a computational model developed by Professor Mirosław Sulek, the Polish pioneer of powermetrics research. Fundamentals of the interdisciplinary model can be found in international relations theories, security studies methods, cybernetics and physics. The authors are directly involved in developing this field of research and their intention is to share initial results of their work.
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between short sprint time (5 m) and strength metrics of the countermovement jump (CMJ) using a linear transducer in a group of trained athletes. Twenty-five male, trained subjects volunteered to participate in the study. Each volunteer performed 3 maximal CMJ trials on a Smith machine. Peak instantaneous power was calculated by the product of velocity taken with the linear transducer. For sprint testing, each subject performed three maximum 5 m sprints. Only the best attempt was considered in both tests. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients between 5 m sprint performance and strength metrics of the CMJ were generally positive and of clear moderate to strong magnitude (r = -0.664 to -0.801). More noticeable was the significant predictive value of bar displacement time (r= ~0.70) to sprint performance. Nevertheless, a non-significant predictive value of peak bar velocity and rate of force development measurements was found. These results underline the important relationship between 5 m sprint and maximal lower body strength, as assessed by the force, power and bar velocity displacement. It is suggested that sprinting time performance would benefit from training regimens aimed to improve these performance qualities.
The paper describes use at computer simulation methods for the design of system to improve in quality matters. It focuses mainly on systems diodes and thyristors converters. The simulation results are exemplified their industrial applications. At the end of the paper is an example of AC – DC converter pickup with three – phase mains current sinusoidal. The results of simulation made it possible to build high – power devices (600 kW).
In respect for the tentative ways of knowing critical pedagogy, I choose not to define the notion, but rather discuss it from my point of view. It is easier to begin by discussion on what critical pedagogy is not: Critical pedagogy is not prescriptive way of teaching. It is not teacher-proof because it invites teachers to make their own decisions. It is expected to be student-centered but does not prioritize that the student has more to say than the teacher. It is respectful of different traditions, different ways of seeing the world. I would say that critical pedagogy is couched in literacies and, in a non-academic sense, it is couched in the notion of Paulo Freire’s notion of reading the world... the word becomes less important than the world, once one understands the world, cultures, societies, people actually do read the word better. For the purpose of this essay, I embed quotes from Freire’s work to include his voice within the text. There’s no such thing as neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom. - Richard Shaull, Foreword in Paulo Freire, 1972
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The main topic of the paper is determination power parameters of constant-speed engines designed with small volume cylinders. These spark-ignition engines are equipped with simple carburettor with main circuit for full load and in some cases with idle circuit for unloaded modes. The absence of additional acceleration circuits cause considerable decrease of torque in engine's characteristic under low engine speed. It determines the common acceleration method as unsuitable for its utilisation.
The article discusses the most important issues related to using military power. The author emphasizes the importance of military power both in the history of international relations and in the contemporary world. He also devotes a lot of space to analyzing broadly understood usefulness of military power.
The Freedom Union was a liberal democratic political party based on the Solidarity trade union movement. It was founded in 1994 out of the merger of the Democratic Union and the Liberal Democratic Congress. The leaders of The Freedom Union had a huge influence on policy in free and democratic Poland. In 2001 some members of the party decided to move to join the new Civic Platform. In 2005 the Freedom Union’s leadership founded the social-liberal Democratic Party. The article is about The Freedom Union in Oswiecim, where the party was authentic in power.
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This paper is an analysis of the category of power in Michel Foucault’s philosophy. In the whole work of the philosopher it is definitely abused and often used as a hyperbole or a metaphor only, not as a specific social relation. I argue that especially in Foucault’s writings of 1970s the category of power is used not only as a hypothesis, but also as a justification, which makes much of Foucault’s interesting analysis only a postmodern narrative. In this respect philosophy of Foucault remains Hegelian, trying to enclose the rich experience of European modern culture in one mind, with one superior rule.
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The focus of the paper is to indicate a new division of the functions of the European state. The assumption is that mere self-attribution of certain functions by individual states does not determine the actual possibility of their realization in the contemporary world. Numerous tasks of the state in Europe today require international cooperation. The role of the state and its powers must therefore be redefined in the near future. A balance of the functions and dysfunctions of the state presented in the paper is a suggested way of defining the authority and power of the state in an international context.
The chosen currency regime places a state within the international economic order. Therefore, the exchange rate is a key to creating an internal financial system and opening it up to foreign participants. In this paper we would like to show the differences between China and the USA and examine their impact on potential changes on the distribution of power in the international system. We will also try to prove that this field is a missing link in preventing the final launching of a symmetrical bipolar system which will finally force China to accept the rules of a Washington Consensus instead of following its own patterns. The case study method will be used in order to compare market data and assess the role of currencies for the given model.
This study aimed to investigate the kinematic and kinetic changes when resistance is applied in horizontal and vertical directions, produced by using different percentages of body weight, caused by jumping movements during a dynamic warm-up. The group of subjects consisted of 35 voluntary male athletes (19 basketball and 16 volleyball players; age: 23.4 ± 1.4 years, training experience: 9.6 ± 2.7 years; height: 177.2 ± 5.7 cm, body weight: 69.9 ± 6.9 kg) studying Physical Education, who had a jump training background and who were training for 2 hours, on 4 days in a week. A dynamic warm-up protocol containing seven specific resistance movements with specific resistance corresponding to different percentages of body weight (2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%) was applied randomly on non consecutive days. Effects of different warm-up protocols were assessed by pre-/post- exercise changes in jump height in the countermovement jump (CMJ) and the squat jump (SJ) measured using a force platform and changes in hip and knee joint angles at the end of the eccentric phase measured using a video camera. A significant increase in jump height was observed in the dynamic resistance warm-up conducted with different percentages of body weight (p<0.05). On the other hand, no significant difference in different percentages of body weight states was observed (p>0.05). In jump movements before and after the warm-up, while no significant difference between the vertical ground reaction forces applied by athletes was observed (p>0.05), in some cases of resistance, a significant reduction was observed in hip and knee joint angles (p<0.05). The dynamic resistance warmup method was found to cause changes in the kinematics of jumping movements, as well as an increase in jump height values. As a result, dynamic warm-up exercises could be applicable in cases of resistance corresponding to 6-10% of body weight applied in horizontal and vertical directions in order to increase the jump performance acutely.
Josef Šafařík’s philosophising reflects an important stage in our nation’s cultural development. The article seeks to trace the distinctive trait of his reflections, his positing of contrasting polarities. Such polarities present not only the motivational contrasts of human behaviour but also the possibility of application to the chronology of history. It is precisely this context of historical interpretation – presented most fully in Šafařík’s life-work, On the Way to the Last – which may in retrospect offer an in¬sight into the very nature of the polar articulation of Šafařík’s thought.
The article above attempts to clarify relation between notions of sovereignty and reason of state. Both notions refer to the same matter – state. Author explicates an argument according to which state sovereignty in international relations depends on its amount of power while reason of state is a demand of permanent enlargement of state’s power. Implementation of reason of state leads to increase and enhancement of state sovereignty.
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The article deals with the analysis of the attempts of the central government of Ukraine to inspire Jewish card in the political crisis of late 2013 – early 2014.The author analyzes its initiatives on the use of anti-Semitic insinuations to discredit and suppress opposition, cancellation of the presidential elections and examines the position of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine in the Revolution of honor and dignity.
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