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Gonçalves, M. (author), Coimbra Cardoso, C.M. (author), Badke-Schaub, P.G. (author)Inspiration is a widely recognized phenomenon in everyday life. However, researchers still know very little about what the process of inspiration entails. This paper investigates designers’ approaches when selecting inspirational stimuli during the initial phases of a design process. We conducted a think-aloud protocol study and interviews with...journal article 2016
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Martins, A (author), Albertson, C. (author), McGlinchey, C. (author), Dik, J. (author)Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie (1942–1943) was examined using Macro X-Ray Fluorescence mapping (MA-XRF) to help characterize the artist’s materials and understand his creative process as well as the current condition issues of the painting. The presence and distribution of key chemical elements was used to identify the main pigments in...journal article 2016
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Martins, A (author), Coddington, J (author), Van der Snickt, G (author), van Driel, B.A. (author), McGlinchey, C. (author), Dahlberg, D. (author), Janssens, K (author), Dik, J. (author)Jackson Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948 painting was investigated using in situ scanning macro-x-ray fluorescence mapping (MA-XRF) to help characterize the artist’s materials and his creative process. A multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) approach was used to examine the hyperspectral data and obtain distribution maps and...journal article 2016
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Alderliesten, R.C. (author)The appropriateness of some common similitude principles with respect to describing and predicting fatigue damage propagation is discussed. Linear elastic fracture mechanics have provided a basis to describe damage growth using stress intensity factors or strain energy release rates, both related to the work of Griffith and Irwin. The fatigue...journal article 2016
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Stouffs, R.M.F.A. (author)A description grammar, in conjunction with a shape grammar, serves to generate verbal descriptions of designs, next to the spatial descriptions. These verbal descriptions can also assist in guiding the generative process. This paper presents a general notation for descriptions and description rules that accounts, extensively if not entirely, for...journal article 2016
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Camere, S. (author), Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (author), Bordegoni, M (author)Moving from conceptual design intentions to the materialization in product sensory qualities can be challenging. For Experience-driven designers this transition can be even more difficult, as they need to move from the abstract level of user experience to the concrete level of product features. In this paper, we suggest an approach to...conference paper 2016
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Koirala, B.P. (author), Chaves Avila, J.P. (author), Gomez, T. (author), Hakvoort, R.A. (author), Herder, P.M. (author)Integrated community energy systems (ICESs) are emerging as a modern development to re-organize local energy systems allowing simultaneous integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and engagement of local communities. Although local energy initiatives, such as ICESs are rapidly emerging due to community objectives, such as cost and...journal article 2016
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Lu, Y. (author), Dong, J. (author), Steele-Dunne, S.C. (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author)Surface heat fluxes interact with the overlying atmosphere and play a crucial role in meteorology, hydrology, and climate change studies, but in situ observations are costly and difficult. It has been demonstrated that surface heat fluxes can be estimated from assimilation of land surface temperature (LST). One approach is to estimate a neutral...journal article 2016
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Wang, J. (author), Aubry, P.J. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)A novel approach to full-polarimetric short-range imaging with rotating arrays is proposed. Instead of taking advantage of all four possible combinations of the polarizations of transmit and receive antennas as in the typical full-polarimetric imaging systems, the suggested antenna array acquires three different co-polarized measurements at...journal article 2016
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Smeur, E.J.J. (author), Chu, Q. P. (author), de Croon, G.C.H.E. (author)Incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion is a sensor-based control approach that promises to provide high-performance nonlinear control without requiring a detailed model of the controlled vehicle. In the context of attitude control of micro air vehicles, incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion only uses a control effectiveness model and uses...journal article 2016
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Papadakis, V. (author), Muller, B. (author), Hagenbeek, M. (author), Sinke, J. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Nowadays, the application of glass-fibre composites in light-weight structures is growing. Although mechanical characterizations of those structures are commonly performed in testing, chemical changes of materials under stresses have not yet been well documented. In the present work coupon tests and Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) have been used to...conference paper 2016
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Post, W. (author), Bose, R.K. (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)This work reports on the healing of early stage fatigue damage in ionomer/nano-particulate composites. A series of poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) zinc ionomer/Fe3O4 nanoparticle composites with varying amounts of ionic clusters were developed and subjected to different levels of fatigue loading. The initiated damage was healed upon localized...journal article 2016
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Panichella, A. (author), Alexandru, Carol V. (author), Panichella, Sebastiano (author), Bacchelli, A. (author), Gall, Harald C. (author)Research has yielded approaches to predict future defects in software artifacts based on historical information, thus assisting companies in effectively allocating limited development resources and developers in reviewing each others' code changes. Developers are unlikely to devote the same effort to inspect each software artifact predicted...conference paper 2016
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Jazizadeh, F. (author), Taleghani, M. (author)Urban facilities are major contributors to annual energy consumption and therefore, evaluating their energy efficiency and retrofit planning play a major role in achieving sustainability goals. For urban facilities, such as buildings, energy performance audits could be conducted by detailed evaluation at building level. However, at urban...journal article 2016
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Philipsen, R.M. (author), Morales-Espana, G. (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author), De Vries, Laurens (author)In order to cope with fluctuations and uncertainty, power systems rely on contracted reserves. The day-ahead Unit Commitment (UC) is the short-term planning process which is commonly used to schedule these resources at minimum cost, while operating the system and units within secure technical limits. This paper shows through the evaluation of...conference paper 2016
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Hensen, B.J. (author), Kalb, N. (author), Blok, M.S. (author), Dréau, A.E. (author), Reiserer, A.A. (author), Vermeulen, R.F.L. (author), Schouten, R.N. (author), Markham, M. (author), Twitchen, D.J. (author), Goodenough, K.D. (author), Elkouss Coronas, D. (author), Wehner, S.D.C. (author), Taminiau, T.H. (author), Hanson, R. (author)The recently reported violation of a Bell inequality using entangled electronic spins in diamonds (Hensen et al., Nature 526, 682–686) provided the first loophole-free evidence against local-realist theories of nature. Here we report on data from a second Bell experiment using the same experimental<br/>setup with minor modifications. We find a...journal article 2016
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Sinnige, T. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Eitelberg, G. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)This paper presents an experimental assessment of the working principles of pylon trailing-edge blowing for the mitigation of the interaction between a pusher propeller and its associated pylon. The experiments were performed at the Large Low-Speed Facility of the German–Dutch wind tunnels (DNW–LLF), using a powered propeller model and an...journal article 2016
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Sinnige, T. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Eitelberg, G. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)Pylon-mounted pusher propellers suffer from installation effects due to the interaction between the pylon and the propeller. The impact of angular inflow on these installation effects was quantified at the Large Low-Speed Facility of the German-Dutch wind tunnels (DNW-LLF). Particle-image-velocimetry measurements showed that the pylon wake's...conference paper 2016
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Sinnige, T. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Eitelberg, G. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)The aerodynamic interaction e_ects characteristic of pusher propellers were studied at the Large Low-Speed Facility of the German{Dutch wind tunnels (DNW-LLF). A propeller model was positioned downstream of a pylon equipped with a trailing-edge blowing system. Surface-pressure transducers integrated into the propeller blades con_rmed the local...conference paper 2016
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Storm, S.T.H. (author), Kohler, P (author)Proponents of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) emphasize its prospective economic benefits, with economic growth increasing due to rising trade volumes and investment. Widely cited official projections suggest modest GDP gains after about a decade, varying from between 0.003% to 0.08% in the European Union and between 0.03%...report 2016