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The Pantheon of Polish Culture (1953–1961) by Xawery Dunikowski – Between Artistry and Sculpture Dependent on Ideology The text describes the post-war series of portrait sculptures by Xawery Dunikowski – which not often are a subject of substantial analysis – in which the artist refers to his pre-war Wawel Heads (1925–1928). The extended approach to the artistic merit of the work (style) has been augmented with its contextual setting (the circumstances of its creation, ideological references) to indicate the significant formal and thematic ambivalence of the cycle as well as its multifaceted quality. In his sculpted heads Dunikowski manifests his curiosity as to the human individual, artistically reinterpreting the peculiarly Olympian, deified representatives of communism. Above all, it confirms the stylistic autonomy of the Pantheon, which dominates over ideological dependencies. At the same time Dunikowski attests to his undisputed craftsmanship as the doyen of Polish sculpture – the insightful realist and muckraker.

This paper indicates the main risks connected with virtual currencies and shows what was the New York regulatory response to them. Because some time has passed since the adoption of the appropriate laws, the effect of the regulation could be also assessed. Based on described research, a thesis is put forward that even an onerous regulation of virtual currency in certain jurisdiction shall not kill this financial innovation there. Therefore, states should regulate crypto-assets to attract the industry which currently have a huge potential to growth.

The classicist, Christianized iteration of the myth of Phaedra demonstrates the particular nature of the tensions between Christian metaphysics and social morality. Based on the Pascal’s paradox of the right-eous sinner. Racines Phèdre not only represents a certain historical, Jansenist system of values, but also makes it possible to see anew the aporias that have characterized Christian ethics until the present day: its deep anti-politics, the problematic relationship between erotic love, “mercy” and righteousness, the ambivalence of the virtue of temperance, or the connection between metaphysical purity and impersonal order.

Smart information and communication technologies are finding their way into public administration. Today, there are numerous initiatives in the public sector, promising a new model for the public services: smart government. In this article, we seek to identify success factors for smart government initiatives. We provide a selected review of the current literature on the motivations, goals, and processes behind smart government so as to provide a conceptual and analytical basis for the analysis. Based on desk research, interviews, and workshops, our qualitative analysis reveals institutional (political commitment, clear governance, legal agility, digital awareness, and IT infrastructure), organizational (structure and processes, capabilities, values, and human resources), and leadership/strategy success factors that must be considered when implementing smart government initiatives. We discuss our findings and conclude by emphasizing the limitations as well as implications for praxis and future research.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of article is to analyse the professional situation of technical university graduates in Poland, focusing on the gender as the key impact factor. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The research problem was to examine the in­fluence of gender on the employee’s professional situation among technical university graduates in Poland. Empirical data was gained as a result of six annual quantitative research projects, con­ducted in the years 2012‑2017 on a total sample of almost 8000 respondents. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: Firstly, the method of empirical research and hypoth­eses were described.Secondly, the relation of gender and the situation in the Polish labor market was presented and then the situation of technical university graduates within the contemporary la­bor marketwere outlined. Finally, there was a presentation of research results and summary with recommendations. RESEARCH RESULTS: The results confirm the influence of gender on the employee’s profession­al situation, which is worse for women, also in the case of technical university graduates. Women fared worse than men i.a. in terms of the percentage of working individuals, the length of the pe­riod of searching for employment upon graduation and they were paid less than men. Neverthe­less, it should be emphasized that the situation of both the women and the men surveyed can be described as favourable. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: It can be hoped that the dif­ferences will be reduced. The changes should focus primarily on two key areas: the amount of re­muneration received and the nature of the workplace.

This paper presents a fast time-domain data analysis method for one- and two-dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, assuming Lorentzian lineshapes, based on an adaptive spectral decomposition. The latter is achieved through successive filtering and decimation steps ending up in a decomposition tree. At each node of the tree, the parameters of the corresponding subband signal are estimated using some high-resolution method. The resulting estimation error is then processed through a stopping criterion which allows one to decide whether the decimation should be carried on or not. Thus the method leads to an automated selection of the decimation level and consequently to a signal-adaptive decomposition. Moreover, it enables one to reduce the processing time and makes the choice of usual free parameters easier, comparatively to the case where the whole signal is processed at once. The efficiency of the method is demonstrated using 1-D and 2-D 13C NMR signals.

Rail axles are large-size parts produced in large batches. Currently, these parts are produced by metal forming techniques such as rotary forging, open die forging with hydraulic presses and open die hammer forging (minimum ram weight: 3 Mg). Nevertheless, not only are the above methods far from being efficient, they also lack accuracy (open die forging). As a result, new techniques for producing rail axles are constantly developed. One of such alternative techniques is based on the use of cross wedge rolling (CWR), which is the subject of the present study. An innovative roll design for producing rail axles by CWR is proposed. The rolls are provided with three pairs of wedge tools that act simultaneously on the workpiece and form the part in one revolution of the rolls, i.e., during 20 s. The numerical modelling of a CWR process with the proposed roll design reveals that the solution can be used to produce railway axles with the desired geometry. This technique, however, requires relatively high loads and torques. To decrease the force parameters, the forming process was modified and ran in two operations. The first operation consists in forming the central step of the workpiece while the other one involves the formation of steps on the ends of the workpiece. The results of the new simulation show a significant decrease in the loads and torques, which is caused, among others, by reducing the nominal diameter of the rolls from 1600 mm to 1200 mm. The numerical findings can be used to design a rolling mill for producing rail axles.

The classicist, Christianized iteration of the myth of Phaedra demonstrates the particular nature of the tensions between Christian metaphysics and social morality. Based on the Pascal's paradox of the righteous sinner. Racines Phèdre not only represents a certain historical, Jansenist system of values, but also makes it possible to see anew the aporias that have characterized Christian ethics until the present day: its deep anti-politics, the problematic relationship between erotic love, "mercy" and righteousness, the ambivalence of the virtue of temperance, or the connection between metaphysical purity and impersonal order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]