69 research outputs found
A real-time service system in the cloud
No full textRecently, we have witnessed unprecedented use of cloud computing and its services. It is influencing the way software is built, as well as company' resources such as servers, workstations or generally hardware are used. This paper aims to examine the benefits of cloud usage to support real-time service systems, using the Salesforce platform. First, we explore the meaning and the role of cloud computing for the real-time service systems efficient functioning. Then, we build a service management platform for the Polish Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA), based on a real-time system located in the cloud. This way, PBSA managers are able to complete their tasks in this system on-demand. Moreover, it is set up as a private cloud to grant access only to the snooker organization employees.Poniszewska-Maranda, A (reprint author), Lodz Univ Technol TUL, Inst Informat Technol, Lodz, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Family in Africa – (Not) a Safe Haven from Human Trafficking
No full textInstytucja rodziny nie zawsze jest miejscem, w którym ofiara handlu ludźmi otrzyma pomoc, schronienie i wsparcie. Zmiany cywilizacyjne spowodowały, że instytucja rodziny w Afryce (zwłaszcza w Afryce Wschodniej) często przyczynia się do sprzedaży jej członków. Autor przytacza przykłady najczęstszych aktów sprzedania ofiar do pracy niewolniczej przy aktywnym udziale rodziny w Afryce Wschodniej.In this paper, the author argues that due to several changes in our society, families (especially in East Africa) have started playing a negative role in the process of human trafficking. Therefore, families are no longer protecting its members when exposed to trafficking but rather becoming an impediment to successful counter-trafficking action. The author presents scenarios where families not only do not support victims but actively participate in trafficking them
Building the past, forgetting the future: Is Poland a historical knowledge based society?
No full textThe article attempts to analyze the public debate in a present day Poland focused on the country's recent history and memory (or memories). The author believes that among other lines dividing Polish society, the cultural line separating opposing “communities of memory” is of special importance. The political and public life of the country is facing a paradox: the media and several political leaders view the past as the last potential platform for a national unity and a source of commonly shared values and ideas. They treat the past as the support for gaining publicity and political capital. But this past orientation causes further division and conflict since, instead of a single past, participants in the public discourse view several competing pasts. The author proposes two ideal types of historical narratives in Poland: national and civic. Turning points, the pantheon of heroes, and modes of narration are sometimes mirror images of one another. Since recently the “national” paradigm is prevalent the author believes that the new European identity (or plurality of collective identities) of Poland can be successfully built only on a civic, not a national, platform of historical narrative.
Kurti praeitį, pamiršti ateitį: ar Lenkijos visuomenė grindžiama istoriniu pažinimu?
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Straipsnyje apmąstoma nūdienėje Lenkijoje vykstanti viešoji šalies istorijos ir atminties (atminčių) diskusija. Autoriaus manymu, šiandienėje lenkiškoje kultūroje atsiranda itin svarbus „atminties bendruomenių“ fenomenas. Šalies politiniame ir viešajame gyvenime iškilo tam tikras paradoksas: paskiri žiniasklaidos ir politikos atstovai praeitį supranta kaip vienintelį galimą tautinės vienybės ir tautinių vertybių pamatą ir šaltinį. Senosios tradicijos čia traktuojamos kaip galimybė siekti viešumo ir politinio kapitalo. Ši pozicija iš esmės prieštarauja kitai, kuri viešajame diskurse praeitį traktuoja kaip daugybę tarpusavyje besivaržančių praeičių. Straipsnio autorius skiria du idealius istorinių naratyvų šiuolaikinėje Lenkijoje tipus – tautinį ir pilietinį. Herojų panteonas ir tam tikri naracijos būdai neretai gali būti suprantami kaip vieni kitų veidrodiniai atspindžiai. Dabartinė „tautinė“ paradigma yra itin plačiai paplitusi, todėl, autoriaus manymu, naujojo Lenkijos europietiškojo tapatumo (ar kolektyvių tapatybių daugumos) pamatu gali tapti ne tautinis, o pilietinis istorinis naratyvas.
Reikšminiai žodžiai: pilietinis švietimas, kolektyvinė atmintis, istorinė politika, socialinė atmintis, tautą formuojantis viešasis diskursas.
First Published Online: 14 Oct 201
Rodzina w Afryce − (nie)bezpieczne schronienie przed handlem ludźmi
No full textIn this paper, the author argues that due to several changes in our society, families (especially in East Africa) have started playing a negative role in the process of human trafficking. Therefore, families are no longer protecting its members when exposed to trafficking but rather becoming an impediment to successful counter-trafficking action. The author presents scenarios where families not only do not support victims but actively participate in trafficking them.Instytucja rodziny nie zawsze jest miejscem, w którym ofiara handlu ludźmi otrzyma pomoc, schronienie i wsparcie. Zmiany cywilizacyjne spowodowały, że instytucja rodziny w Afryce (zwłaszcza w Afryce Wschodniej) często przyczynia się do sprzedaży jej członków. Autor przytacza przykłady najczęstszych aktów sprzedania ofiar do pracy niewolniczej przy aktywnym udziale rodziny w Afryce Wschodniej
The Beginning of British Post-war Belarusian Studies
No full textThe initial period of British Belarusian studies was significantly different from the process of
formation of research on Belarus in the United States. There was no intervention of special
services; the state and political establishment of the kingdom showed no interest in Belarusian
issues. In such a situation, the first works on Belarusian history in the UK were prepared by
representatives of the insignificant Belarusian emigrant diaspora. The inspirer and organizer,
as well as the author of historical publications, was the president of the Belarusian Central
Rada, appointed to this post at the end of 1943 by the Nazis in occupied Minsk, Radoslaw Ostrowski.
Radoslaw Ostrowski’s collaborationist track record is considerable. This includes the
creation of civil administration bodies in Minsk, Briansk, Smolensk, Mogilev; the formation
of Belarusian military units to fight partisans; cooperation with the CIA in post-war Germany
with projects to prepare an anti-Soviet underground in Belarus, and more. Ostrowski considered
the “Bolshevik Moscow” to be the “mortal enemy” of Belarus, which, in his assessment,
did not want to see the Belarusian people free at any time. That was the reason for an explicitly
anti-Russian attitude in all the London publications prepared by Radoslaw Ostrowski and his
son Viktor, who was arrested in the fall of 1939 in Vilnius by the NKVD and sentenced to
8 years of camps, joined the army of General Anders, which at the end of the war was transferred
to England and demobilized here.The article was prepared with the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project
No. 20-59-00001/20 “Modern foreign historical Belarusian studies: Тhe evolution of methodological approaches
and assessments”
Classification of objects in images based on various object representations
No full textObject recognition is a hugely researched domain that employs methods derived from mathematics, physics and biology. This thesis combines the approaches for object classification that base on two features – color and shape. Color is represented by color histograms and shape by skeletal graphs. Four hybrids are proposed which combine those approaches in different manners and the hybrids are then tested to find out which of them gives best results.Mail the author at radoslaw.cichocki(at)gmail.co
Realizacja prawa mężów zaufania do rejestracji prac obwodowych komisji wyborczych w kontekście prawnej ochrony danych osobowych
No full textThis paper will examine the scope of application of electoral law instruments ensuring the protection of personal data. At the end, the author formulates postulates to amend the law with regard to the examined issues.W niniejszym artykule zostanie zbadany zakres zastosowania instrumentów prawa wyborczego zapewniających ochronę danych osobowych. W zakończeniu autor formułuje postulaty dokonania zmiany prawa co do badanych kwestii
The analysis of carsharing market in Polish cities
No full textPurpose: The aim of this paper is to show the development of car sharing in Polish cities. The main focus was put on the demand on this sort of services and the range of cars offered as a part of these services. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research study covers changes in the car sharing market in Poland. The author concentrates on core criteria, such as rental prices, vehicle types, location, and the system of renting and returning vehicles. The study employs a comparative analysis. Findings: When analyzing car sharing services in Poland, one should keep in mind the fact that it is a new profile of activity, still under development. Therefore, companies are not willing to share information which may be unfavorable and could generate negative opinions about the service. Practical Implications: One of the key concerns of the urban transport system in Poland is increasing access to automobiles. Car sharing as an element of the sharing economy lowers car ownership rates, which contributes to a reduction of car traffic and noise volumes, an increase in parking spots availability, and cleaner air. Originality/Value: Subject literature rarely mentions car sharing in Poland; it is scarce and usually consists in journal and news articles, typically online.peer-reviewe
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