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Spriggs, A.M.S. (author), Rotman, Robin (author), Trauth, Kathleen (author)Environmental justice – the concept that environmental amenities and burdens should be shared equitably among all races and socioeconomic classes – has gained diplomatic traction internationally, and political traction domestically in the United States, in recent years. In this paper, we focus on developing federal policy relevant to...journal article 2024
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Ton, D. (author), De Bruyn, Menno (author), Van Hagen, Mark (author), Duives, D.C. (author), van Oort, N. (author)Mobility patterns and transport systems have been heavily impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public transport is impacted heavily, as governments worldwide advised against using it. This paper presents the data collection effort initiated by NS (Dutch Railways) and Delft University of Technology to capture changes in travel behavior,...journal article 2024
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Lepri, M. (author), Bacciu, Davide (author), Della Santina, C. (author)This letter concerns control-oriented and structure-preserving learning of low-dimensional approximations of high-dimensional physical systems, with a focus on mechanical systems. We investigate the integration of neural autoencoders in model order reduction, while at the same time preserving Hamiltonian or Lagrangian structures. We focus on...journal article 2024
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Wilde, N. (author), Smith, Stephen L. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author)When designing a motion planner for autonomous robots there are usually multiple objectives to be considered. However, a cost function that yields the desired trade-off between objectives is not easily obtainable. A common technique across many applications is to use a weighted sum of relevant objective functions and then carefully adapt the...journal article 2024
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van Schaik, L. (author), Duives, D.C. (author), Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S. (author), Hoekstra, Jan Willem (author), Daamen, W. (author), Gavriilidou, A. (author), Krishnakumari, P.K. (author), Rinaldi, M. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Physical distancing has been an important asset in limiting the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to assess compliance with physical distancing and to evaluate the combination of observed and self-reported data used. This research shows that it is difficult to operationalize new rules, that context affects...journal article 2024
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de Koster, P.B.J. (author), Wahls, S. (author)Lax-integrable partial differential equations (PDEs) can by definition be described through a compatibility condition between two linear operators. These operators are said to form a Lax pair for the PDE, which itself is usually nonlinear. Lax pairs are a very useful tool, but unfortunately finding them is a difficult problem in practice. In...journal article 2024
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Linear Time-Varying Parameter Estimation: Maximum A Posteriori Approach via Semidefinite ProgrammingVakili, S. (author), Khosravi, M. (author), Mohajerin Esfahani, P. (author), Mazo, M. (author)We study the problem of identifying a linear time-varying output map from measurements and linear time-varying system states, which are perturbed with Gaussian observation noise and process uncertainty, respectively. Employing a stochastic model as prior knowledge for the parameters of the unknown output map, we reconstruct their estimates...journal article 2024
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Livadariu, Ioana (author), Elmokashfi, Ahmed (author), Smaragdakis, G. (author)During the last ten years, thousands of kilometers of submarine cables have been rolled out to connect regions around the globe and improve intercontinental connectivity. However, while it is relatively easy to get information about the frequent roll-outs of these cables, it is challenging to translate these developments into network information...journal article 2024
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Kekkonen, H.N. (author)Mathematics and crochet might not appear the most likely pairing for most people. However, crocheting is an inherently mathematical process. You can create various shapes using stitches with different heights and increasing or decreasing the number of stitches in certain places. Crochet also makes it possible to create many shapes that are very...journal article 2024
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Blom, Y. (author), Vogt, M.R. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Lead halide perovskites are a promising class of materials for solar cell applications. The perovskite bandgap depends on the material composition and is highly tunable. Opto-electrical device modelling is commonly used to find the optimum perovskite bandgap that maximizes device efficiency or energy yield, either in single junction or multi...journal article 2024
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Zhu, Yonghan (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Pu, Chengyan (author)Acceptance by customers is key to the success of shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs). However, only a small group of early technology-savvy customers currently use such vehicles, while the general population does not. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, Theory of Perceived Risk, and perceived threat of unemployment...journal article 2024
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Zielhuis, M.R.P. (author), Sleeswijk Visser, F. (author), Andriessen, Daan (author), Stappers, P.J. (author)Collaborative research projects are great opportunities for the involved design professionals to learn. Many design professionals join in such collaborations to contribute with their existing professional expertise, but also to further develop and extend that expertise. However, learning by individuals is usually not the main aim, and we lack...journal article 2024
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Ding, Sophie Weiyi (author), Pingault, B.J. (author), Shao, Linbo (author), Sinclair, Neil (author), Machielse, Bartholomeus (author), Chia, Cleaven (author), Maity, Smarak (author), Lončar, Marko (author)Efficient generation, guiding, and detection of phonons, or mechanical vibrations, are of interest in various fields, including radio-frequency communication, sensing, and quantum information. Diamond is a useful platform for phononics because of the presence of strain-sensitive spin qubits, and its high Young's modulus, which allows for low...journal article 2024
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Gzyl, Stefan (author)This article examines the caretaking practices of vacant domestic spaces amid a migratory crisis and generalized collapse. Caracas is conceptualized as a ‘city of aftermath’, where the material residues of modernity are reconfigured in response to the logic of crisis and the needs of migrants, re-signifying spaces and extending their life...journal article 2024
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Jain, A. (author), Marykovskiy, Yuriy (author), Metrikine, A. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author)Railway transition zones (RTZs) are regions where abrupt track stiffness changes occur that may lead to dynamic amplifications and subsequent track deterioration. The design challenges for these zones arise due to variations in material properties in both the depth (trackbed layers composed of different materials) and longitudinal directions of...journal article 2024
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Palensky, P. (author), Mancarella, Pierluigi (author), Hardy, Trevor (author), Cvetkovic, M. (author)Energy system integration promises in-creased resiliency and the unlocking of synergies, while also contributing to our goal of decarbonization. It is enabled by both old and new technologies, glued together with data and digital services. Hydrolyzers, heat pumps, distributed renewable generation, smart buildings, and the digital grid edge...journal article 2024
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Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author), Merrell, William J. (author)The authors provide a valuable review of coastal defense megaprojects with storm surge barriers in the United States over the past decades. This review comes at an important moment: an increasing number of coastal regions are considering such solutions. Examples from the original paper are Houston, Miami, New York, Boston, and Norfolk in the US,...journal article 2024
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Shrestha, S. (author), Dekker, J. (author), Gerritsma, M.I. (author), Hulshoff, S.J. (author), Akkerman, I. (author)In this paper, we build on the work of Hughes and Sangalli (2007) dealing with the explicit computation of the Fine-Scale Greens’ function. The original approach chooses a set of functionals associated with a projector to compute the Fine-Scale Greens’ function. The construction of these functionals, however, does not generalise to arbitrary...journal article 2024
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Mazzi, Caio Torres (author), Ndubuisi, G.O. (author), Avenyo, Elvis (author)Using the South African Revenue Service and National Treasury firm-level panel data for 2009–2017, this paper investigates how trade related to the global value chain (GVC) affects the performance of manufacturing firms in South Africa. The paper uses extant classifications of internationally traded products to identify different categories...journal article 2024
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Kraaijeveld, E. (author), Rijsdijk, S. (author), van der Poel, S. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Rabaey, K. (author), van Halem, D. (author)The mechanisms and by-product formation of electrochemical oxidation (EO) for As(III) oxidation in drinking water treatment using groundwater was investigated. Experiments were carried out using a flowthrough system, with an RuO <sub>2</sub>/IrO <sub>2</sub> MMO Ti anode electrode, fed with synthetic and natural groundwater containing As(III)...journal article 2024