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Shajahan, M.T. (author), Schouten, T.D. (author), Kaveripuram Ramasamy, S.R. (author), van Rhee, C. (author), Keetels, G.H. (author), Breugem, W.P. (author)A common way to transport solids in large quantities is by using a carrier fluid to transport the solids as a concentrated solid/liquid mixture or slurry through a pipeline. Typical examples are found in dredging, mining and drilling applications. Dependent on the slurry properties and flow conditions, horizontal slurry pipe flow is either in...journal article 2024
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Hamm, Andrea (author), Shibuya, Yuya (author), Cerratto Pargman, Teresa (author), Bendor, R. (author), Raetzsch, Christoph (author), Hendawy, Mennatullah (author), Rehak, Rainer (author), Klerks, Gwen (author), Schouten, Ben (author), Brodersen Hansen, Nicolai (author)Civic tech, also referred to as digital civics in HCI, designates efforts to use technology to bring together citizens, bring governments closer to citizens, or improve public service infrastructure. Such sociotechnical encounters are meant to address public needs and increase interactions and information flows between citizens and/or...journal article 2024
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Cop, Christopher P. (author), Jakubowski, Kristen L. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Koopman, Bart (author), Perreault, Eric J. (author), Sartori, Massimo (author)Objective: Accurate estimation of stiffness across anatomical levels (i.e., joint, muscle, and tendon) in vivo has long been a challenge in biomechanics. Recent advances in electromyography (EMG)-driven musculoskeletal modeling have allowed the non-invasive estimation of stiffness during dynamic joint rotations. Nevertheless, validation has...journal article 2024
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Geelen, J.E. (author), van der Helm, F.C.T. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Mugge, W. (author)Human hands are complex biomechanical systems that allow for dexterous tasks with many degrees of freedom. Coordination of the fingers is essential for many activities of daily living and involves integrating sensory signals. During this sensory integration, the central nervous system deals with the uncertainty of sensory signals. When...journal article 2023
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Roelofs, Jolanda M.B. (author), Zandvliet, Sarah B. (author), Schut, I.M. (author), Huisinga, Anouk C.M. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Hendricks, Henk T. (author), de Kam, Digna (author), Aerden, Leo A.M. (author), Bussmann, J.B.J. (author), Geurts, Alexander C.H. (author), Weerdesteyn, Vivian (author)Background: After mild stroke persistent balance limitations may occur, creating a risk factor for fear of falling, falls, and reduced activity levels. Objective. To investigate whether individuals in the chronic phase after mild stroke show balance and gait limitations, elevated fall risk, reduced balance confidence, and physical activity...journal article 2023
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van Oorschot, Janneke (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author), Rijken, Bart (author), Witteveen, Pieter (author), Blok, Merlijn (author), Schouten, Nico (author), van der Voet, Ester (author)Buildings are an important part of society's environmental impacts, both in the construction and in the use phase. As the energy performance of buildings improve, construction materials become more important as a cause of environmental impact. Less attention has been given to those materials. We explore, as an alternative for conventional...journal article 2023
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van’t Veld, Ronald C. (author), Flux, Eline (author), van Oorschot, Wieneke (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), van der Krogt, Marjolein M. (author), van der Kooij, H. (author), Vos-van der Hulst, Marije (author), Keijsers, Noël L.W. (author), van Asseldonk, Edwin H.F. (author)Background: Spasticity, i.e. stretch hyperreflexia, increases joint resistance similar to symptoms like hypertonia and contractures. Botulinum neurotoxin-A (BoNT-A) injections are a widely used intervention to reduce spasticity. BoNT-A effects on spasticity are poorly understood, because clinical measures, e.g. modified Ashworth scale (MAS),...journal article 2023
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van der Voort, Sebastian R. (author), Incekara, Fatih (author), Wijnenga, Maarten M.J. (author), Kapsas, Georgios (author), Schouten, J.W. (author), French, P.J. (author), Niessen, W.J. (author), Smits, M. (author), Klein, Stefan (author)BACKGROUND: Accurate characterization of glioma is crucial for clinical decision making. A delineation of the tumor is also desirable in the initial decision stages but is time-consuming. Previously, deep learning methods have been developed that can either non-invasively predict the genetic or histological features of glioma, or that can...journal article 2023
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Sharifi, S. (author), Luft, F. (author), de Boer, L. (author), Buijink, A. W.G. (author), Mugge, W. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Heida, T. (author), Bour, L. J. (author), van Rootselaar, A. F. (author)Tremor is thought to be an effect of oscillatory activity within the sensorimotor network. To date, the underlying pathological brain networks are not fully understood. Disentangling tremor activity from voluntary motor output and sensorimotor feedback systems is challenging. To better understand the intrinsic sensorimotor fingerprint...journal article 2022
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van der Kooij, H. (author), Fricke, Simone S. (author), Van 't Veld, Ronald C. (author), Prieto, Ander Vallinas (author), Keemink, Arvid Q.L. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Van Asseldonk, Edwin H.F. (author)Knowledge on joint impedance during walking in various conditions is relevant for clinical decision-making and the development of robotic gait trainers, leg prostheses, leg orthotics and wearable exoskeletons. Whereas ankle impedance during walking has been experimentally assessed, knee and hip joint impedance during walking have not been...journal article 2022
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Schouten, D.G.M. (author), Deneka, Agnes A. (author), Theune, Mariët (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Cremers, Anita H.M. (author)People of low literacy could benefit from automated support when learning about societal participation. We design an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) ‘coach’ that can provide effective learning support to low-literate learners, develop a prototype virtual learning environment, and evaluate this prototype with low-literate end users. First,...journal article 2022
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Klerks, Gwen (author), Slingerland, G. (author), Kalinauskaite, Indre (author), Brodersen Hansen, Nicolai (author), Schouten, Ben (author)Social sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic in design practice, calling for more contextual perspectives on the process of design for social sustainability. This paper presents a retrospective case study analyzing the design process of a serious game which aimed to empower teenagers to organize events to strengthen...journal article 2022
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Cop, Christopher P. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Koopman, Bart (author), Sartori, Massimo (author)The simultaneous modulation of joint torque and stiffness enables humans to perform large repertoires of movements, while versatilely adapting to external mechanical demands. Multi-muscle force control is key for joint torque and stiffness modulation. However, the inability to directly measure muscle force in the intact moving human prevents...journal article 2022
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van den Berg, Boudewijn (author), Manoochehri, M. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), van der Helm, F.C.T. (author), Buitenweg, Jan R. (author)Recent studies have established the presence of nociceptive steady-state evoked potentials (SSEPs), generated in response to thermal or intra-epidermal electric stimuli. This study explores cortical sources and generation mechanisms of nociceptive SSEPs in response to intra-epidermal electric stimuli. Our method was to stimulate healthy...journal article 2022
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van der Cruijsen, J. (author), Dooren, R.F. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Oostendorp, Thom F. (author), Frens, Maarten A. (author), Ribbers, G.M. (author), van der Helm, F.C.T. (author), Kwakkel, Gert (author), Selles, R.W. (author)Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising tool to improve and speed up motor rehabilitation after stroke, but inconsistent clinical effects refrain tDCS from clinical implementation. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the need for individualized tDCS configurations in stroke, considering interindividual variability in...journal article 2022
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van 't Veld, Ronald (author), Flux, Eline (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), van der Krogt, Marjolein (author), van der Kooij, H. (author), Van Asseldonk, Edwin H.F. (author)People with spasticity, i.e., stretch hyperreflexia, have a limited functional independence and mobility. While a broad range of spasticity treatments is available, many treatments are invasive, non-specific, or temporary and might have negative side effects. Operant conditioning of the stretch reflex is a promising non-invasive paradigm with...journal article 2021
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Muurling, Marijn (author), Lötters, Freek J.B. (author), Geelen, J.E. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Mugge, W. (author)Introduction: Sensorimotor control can be disturbed because of pain and trauma. There is scarce comprehension about which component of the sensorimotor system would benefit the most from treatment in distal radius fracture (DRF). Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the sensorimotor control of subjects with...journal article 2021
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Veld, Ronald C.Van T. (author), Asseldonk, Edwin H.F.Van (author), van der Kooij, H. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author)Motorized assessment of the stretch reflex is instrumental to gain understanding of the stretch reflex, its physiological origin and to differentiate effects of neurological disorders, like spasticity. Both short-latency (M1) and medium-latency (M2) stretch reflexes have been reported to depend on the velocity and acceleration of an applied...journal article 2021
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van de Ruit, M.L. (author), Mugge, W. (author), Cavallo, Gaia (author), Lataire, John (author), Ludvig, Daniel (author), Schouten, A.C. (author)Accurate and swift tuning of joint impedance is crucial to perform movement and interaction with our environment. Time-varying system identification enables quantification of joint impedance during movement. Many methods have been developed over the years, each with their own mathematical approach and underlying assumptions. Yet, for the...journal article 2021
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Schouten, T.D. (author), van Rhee, C. (author), Keetels, G.H. (author)In dredging applications, deep sea mining and land reclamation projects typically large amounts of sediments are transported through pipes in the form of hyper concentrated (40% sediment or more) sediment-water mixtures or slurries. In this paper it is investigated how well a generic Euler-Euler CFD-model is capable to model velocity,...journal article 2021