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Cuellar Lopez, J.S. (author), Smit, G. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author), Breedveld, P. (author)In developing countries, prosthetic workshops are limited, difficult to reach, or even non-existent. Especially, fabrication of active, multi-articulated, and personalized hand prosthetic devices is often seen as a time-consuming and demanding process. An active prosthetic hand made through the fused deposition modelling technology and fully...journal article 2018
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Sakes, A. (author), Hovland, Kevin (author), Smit, G. (author), Geraedts, Jo M.P. (author), Breedveld, P. (author)In current bipolar electrosurgical instruments, a high frequency electrical sinusoidal wave is passed through the patient's body from an active electrode to the return electrode to cut, coagulate, or desiccate tissues. Even though current bipolar electrosurgical instruments have proven effective in minimizing blood loss, advancement is needed...journal article 2018
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Smit, H. (author), Muche, Rahel (author), Ahlers, Rhodante (author), van der Zaag, P. (author)To understand why soil erosion is persistent despite three decades of massive investments in soil conservation, this paper explores how drainage and soil conservation change a hill slope in the Choke Mountains. By paying close attention to the practices that reshape the hill, we account for the active roles of people and material flows in...journal article 2017
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Rijnsdorp, D.P. (author), Smit, Pieter B. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author), Reniers, A.J.H.M. (author)Wave-induced currents are an ubiquitous feature in coastal waters that can spread material over the surf zone and the inner shelf. These currents are typically under resolved in non-hydrostatic wave-flow models due to computational constraints. Specifically, the low vertical resolutions adequate to describe the wave dynamics – and required to...journal article 2017
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Henselmans, P.W.J. (author), Gottenbos, Stefan (author), Smit, G. (author), Breedveld, P. (author)Follow-the-leader propagation allows for the insertion of flexible surgical instruments along curved paths, reducing the access required for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Currently, the most promising follow-the-leader instruments use the alternating memory method containing two mechanical memory-banks for controlling the...journal article 2017
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Smit, Daan (author), Spruit, Edward (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Tuijthof, G.J.M. (author), Hamming, J (author), Horeman, T. (author)Background Visual force feedback allows trainees to learn laparoscopic tissue manipulation skills. The aim of this experimental study was to find the most efficient visual force feedback method to acquire these skills. Retention and transfer validity to an untrained task were assessed. Methods Medical students without prior experience in...journal article 2017
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ten Kate, J (author), Smit, G. (author), Breedveld, P. (author)Goal: This paper aims to provide an overview with quantitative information of existing 3D-printed upper limb prostheses. We will identify the benefits and drawbacks of 3D-printed devices to enable improvement of current devices based on the demands of prostheses users. Methods: A review was performed using Scopus, Web of Science and websites...journal article 2017
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Noorbergen, Lars J. (author), Abels, H.A. (author), Hilgen, Frederik J. (author), Robson, Brittany E. (author), de Jong, Edwin (author), Dekkers, Mark J. (author), Krijgsman, Wout (author), Smit, Jan (author), Collinson, Margaret E. (author), Kuiper, Klaudia F. (author)Fluvial systems in which peat formation occurs are typified by autogenic processes such as river meandering, crevasse splaying and channel avulsion. Nevertheless, autogenic processes cannot satisfactorily explain the repetitive nature and lateral continuity of many coal seams (compacted peats). The fluvial lower Palaeocene Tullock Member of...journal article 2017
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Latkowski, S (author), Hänsel, A. (author), Van Veldhoven, P. J. (author), D’Agostino, D. (author), Rabbani-Haghighi, H. (author), Docter, B. (author), Bhattacharya, N. (author), Thijs, P. J A (author), Ambrosius, H. P M M (author), Smit, M (author), Bente, E.A.J.M. (author)We present a widely tunable extended cavity ring laser operating at 2 μm that is monolithically integrated on an indium phosphide substrate. The photonic integrated circuit is designed and fabricated within a multiproject wafer run using a generic integration technology platform. The laser features an intracavity tuning mechanism based on...journal article 2016
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- Latkowski, S. (author), Hansel, A. (author), Bhattacharya, N. (author), De Vries, T. (author), Augustin, L. (author), Williams, K. (author), Smit, M. (author), Bente, E. (author) journal article 2015
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Fimberger, M. (author), Tsekmes, I.A. (author), Kochetov, R. (author), Smit, J.J. (author), Wiesbrock, F. (author)Poly(2-nonyl-2-oxazoline)80-stat-poly(2-dec-9?-enyl-2-oxazoline)20 and poly(2-dec-9?-enyl-2-oxazoline)100 can be synthesized from the cationic ring-opening polymerization of monomers that can be derived from fatty acids from renewable resources. These (co)poly(2-oxazoline)s can be crosslinked with di- and trifunctional mercapto compounds using...journal article 2015
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Kleppe, M. (author), Kraima, A.C. (author), Kruitwagen, R.F.P.M. (author), Van Gorp, T. (author), Smit, N.N. (author), Van Munsteren, J.C. (author), De Ruiter, M.C. (author)Objective: In ovarian cancer, detection of sentinel nodes is an upcoming procedure. Perioperative determination of the patient’s sentinel node(s) might prevent a radical lymphadenectomy and associated morbidity. It is essential to understand the lymphatic drainage pathways of the ovaries, which are surprisingly up till now poorly investigated,...journal article 2015
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Smit, P.B. (author), Janssen, T.T. (author), Herbers, T.H.C. (author)Refractive focusing of swell waves can result in fast-scale variations in the wave statistics because of wave interference, which cannot be resolved by stochastic wave models based on the radiative transport equation. Quasi-coherent statistical theory does account for such statistical interferences and the associated wave inhomogeneities, but...journal article 2015
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Tsekmes, I.A. (author), Morshuis, P.H.F. (author), Smit, J.J. (author), Kochetov, R. (author)In this study, epoxy-cubic boron nitride composites are fabricated, and their dielectric response is investigated. They exhibit the same trend as epoxy composites reinforced with other filler types. Thus, at low filler concentrations, they exhibit a lower relative permittivity than neat epoxy. As the fill grade further increases, the relative...journal article 2015
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De Bakker, A.T.M. (author), Herbers, T.H.C. (author), Smit, P.B. (author), Tissier, M.F.S. (author), Ruessink, B.G. (author)A high-resolution dataset of three irregular wave conditions collected on a gently sloping laboratory beach is analyzed to study nonlinear energy transfers involving infragravity frequencies. This study uses bispectral analysis to identify the dominant, nonlinear interactions and estimate energy transfers to investigate energy flows within the...journal article 2015
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Clifford, E. (author), Coakley, D. (author), Curry, E. (author), Degeler, V. (author), Costa, A. (author), Messervey, T. (author), Van Andel, S.J. (author), Van de Giesen, N. (author), Kouroupetroglou, C. (author), Mink, J. (author), Smit, S. (author)WATERNOMICS focuses on the development of ICT as an enabling technology to manage water as a resource, increase end-user conservation awareness and affect behavioral changes. Unique aspects of WATERNOMICS include personalized feedback about end-user water consumption, the development of systematic and standards-based water resource management...journal article 2014
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Snik, F. (author), Rietjens, J.H.H. (author), Apituley, A. (author), Volten, H. (author), Mijling, B. (author), Di Noia, A. (author), Heikamp, S. (author), Heinsbroek, R.C. (author), Hasekamp, O.P. (author), Smit, J.M. (author), Vonk, J. (author), Stam, D.M. (author), Van Harten, G. (author), De Boer, J. (author), Keller, C.U. (author)To assess the impact of atmospheric aerosols on health, climate, and air traffic, aerosol properties must be measured with fine spatial and temporal sampling. This can be achieved by actively involving citizens and the technology they own to form an atmospheric measurement network. We establish this new measurement strategy by developing and...journal article 2014
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Haverkate, L. (author), Smit, G. (author), Plettenburg, D.H. (author)Study Design: Experimental trial. Background: The functional performance of currently available body-powered prostheses is unknown. Objective: The goal of this study was to objectively assess and compare the functional performance of three commonly used body-powered upper limb terminal devices. Methods: Twenty-one able-bodied subjects (n=21, age...journal article 2014
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Smit, G. (author), Plettenburg, D.H. (author), Van der Helm, F.C.T. (author)Rejection rates of upper limb prostheses are high (23-45%). Amputees indicate that the highest design priority should be reduction of the mass of the prosthetic device. Despite all efforts, the mass of the new prosthetic hands is 35-73% higher than that of older hands. Furthermore current hands are thicker than a human hand, they operate slower...journal article 2014
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Smit, G. (author), Plettenbrug, D.H. (author), Van der Helm, F.C.T. (author)Background: Cosmetic gloves that cover a prosthetic hand have a parasitic positive stiffness that counteracts the flexion of a finger joint. Objectives: Reducing the required input torque to move a finger of a prosthetic hand by compensating the parasitic stiffness of the cosmetic glove. Study design: Experimental, test bench. Methods: The...journal article 2014