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Zweerink, K.A. (author)In this study, the transformation of the form of nine cities in the Randstad between 1250 and 1940 in relation to changes in infrastructure is central, namely Utrecht, Dordrecht, Leiden, Haarlem, Delft, Gouda, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Within this time span three periods of great spatial dynamics are identified, namely the period 1240...doctoral thesis 2017
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Anvarifar, F. (author)Multifunctional use of flood defences is proposed in the Netherlands to increase the synergy between flood protection and urbanism and to enhance the cost-effectiveness of flood protection. Once a multifunctional flood defence is constructed, it will become technically and financially hard to modify and adjust the system configuration. Such an...doctoral thesis 2017
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Root, B.C. (author)In the last decade, the gravity field of the Earth has been observed with increased coverage due to dedicated satellite missions, which resulted in higher resolution and more accurate global gravity field models than were previously available. These models make it possible to study large scale processes such as solid Earth deformation after...doctoral thesis 2017
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Liu, Y. (author)A better understanding of the wear mechanism of materials is essential to selecting suitable materials to prolong service time and reduce costs. Wear resistance is not an intrinsic material property but a response to a system including multiples parameters determined by the material, the counter body, the load condition, and the environment....doctoral thesis 2017
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Ouyang, X. (author)Fillers, such as limestone or quartz powder, are used as a replacement of Portland cement. Their application can make concrete more environment friendly and possibly cheaper. Additions of limestone or quartz powder have been reported to exert a limited chemical effect on cement hydration. The main quasi-chemical effect of added limestone and...doctoral thesis 2017
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Michelis, Theodorus (author)The research presented in this thesis focuses on boundary layer separation and, more specifically, on the related physical mechanisms, such as laminar to turbulent transition, with a vision towards effective separation control. The work is divided in three parts, each corresponding to a different separation scenario. The supporting data is...doctoral thesis 2017
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- Cervantes, O. (author), Ellu, C. (author), Sol, D. (author), Agugiaro, G (author), Zlatanova, S. (author), Laurini, R (author), Coors, V (author), Rumor, M (author) contribution to periodical 2017
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Lenz, Thomas (author), Hummel, Regina (author), Katsouras, Ilias (author), Groen, W.A. (author), Nijemeisland, M. (author), Ruemmler, Robert (author), Schäfer, Michael K.E. (author), de Leeuw, D.M. (author)Recently reported piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) measurements have proposed that porcine aortic walls are ferroelectric. This finding may have great implications for understanding biophysical properties of cardiovascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis. However, the complex anatomical structure of the aortic wall with different...journal article 2017
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Suarez Mendez, C.A. (author), Ras, C. (author), Wahl, S.A. (author)Background: Natural and industrial environments are dynamic with respect to substrate availability and other conditions like temperature and pH. Especially, metabolism is strongly affected by changes in the extracellular space. Here we study the dynamic flux of central carbon metabolism and storage carbohydrate metabolism under dynamic feast...journal article 2017
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van Daal-Rombouts, P.M.M. (author)This thesis deals with real time control (RTC) in urban wastewater systems, where<br/>urban wastewater systems are defined as a combination of combined sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Urban wastewater systems discharge, through combined sewer over flows (CSOs) and WWTP effluent, onto the receiving waters. Receiving waters...doctoral thesis 2017
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Zlopasa, J. (author)Nature displays a multitude of fascinating materials, from beautiful colors of butterfly wings to the toughness of mullosc shells, which are formed in mild enviornmental conditions with commonly occuring materials, such as chitosan or calcium carbonate. These composite materials display an intricate interplay of biopolymers and minerals forming...doctoral thesis 2017
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Matthes, Sigrun (author), Grewe, V. (author), Dahlmann, Katrin (author), Frömming, Christine (author), Irvine, Emma (author), Lim, Ling (author), Linke, Florian (author), Lührs, Benjamin (author), Owen, Bethan (author), Shine, Keith (author), Stromatas, Stavros (author), Yamashita, Hiroshi (author), Yin, F. (author)Comprehensive assessment of the environmental aspects of flight movements is of increasing interest to the aviation sector as a potential input for developing sustainable aviation strategies that consider climate impact, air quality and noise issues simultaneously. However, comprehensive assessments of all three environmental aspects do not yet...journal article 2017
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Linés, Clara (author), Werner, Micha (author), Bastiaanssen, W.G.M. (author)The implementation of drought management plans contributes to reduce the wide range of adverse impacts caused by water shortage. A crucial element of the development of drought management plans is the selection of appropriate indicators and their associated thresholds to detect drought events and monitor the evolution. Drought indicators...journal article 2017
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van der Wal, W. (author), Ijpelaar, Thijs (author)Models for glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) routinely include the effects of meltwater redistribution and changes in topography and coastlines. Since the sediment transport related to the dynamics of ice sheets may be comparable to that of sea level rise in terms of surface pressure, the loading effect of sediment deposition could cause...journal article 2017
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Melton, Emily Denise (author), Sorokin, Dimitry Y. (author), Overmars, Lex (author), Lapidus, Alla L. (author), Pillay, Manoj (author), Ivanova, Natalia (author), del Rio, Tijana Glavina (author), Kyrpides, Nikos C. (author), Woyke, Tanja (author), Muyzer, Gerard (author)Dethiobacter alkaliphilus strain AHT1<sup>T</sup> is an anaerobic, sulfidogenic, moderately salt-tolerant alkaliphilic chemolithotroph isolated from hypersaline soda lake sediments in northeastern Mongolia. It is a Gram-positive bacterium with low GC content, within the phylum Firmicutes. Here we report its draft genome sequence, which...journal article 2017
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van der Stam, W. (author), Gudjónsdóttir, S. (author), Evers, W.H. (author), Houtepen, A.J. (author)Control over the doping density in copper sulfide nanocrystals is of great importance and determines its use in optoelectronic applications such as NIR optical switches and photovoltaic devices. Here, we demonstrate that we can reversibly control the hole carrier density (varying from >10<sup>22</sup> cm<sup>-3</sup> to intrinsic) in...journal article 2017
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Multifunctional flood defenses protect areas against flooding, but<br/>serve other functions as well. Although these types of defenses<br/>can be seen almost everywhere, they pose special technical and<br/>governance challenges.<br/><br/>This book is about a unique interdisciplinary research program<br/>developed to tackle some of the issues...book 2017
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Roos, C. (author)We deal with a recently proposed method of Chubanov [A polynomial projection algorithm for linear feasibility problems. Math. Program. 153 (2015), pp. 687–713] for solving linear homogeneous systems with positive variables. Some improvements of Chubanov's method and its analysis are presented. We propose a new and simple cut criterion and...journal article 2017