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Zheng, Chaolei (author), Jia, Li (author), Menenti, M. (author), Hu, Guangcheng (author), Lu, Jing (author), Chen, Qiting (author), Jiang, Min (author), Mancini, Marco (author), Corbari, Chiara (author)Improving irrigation water management is a key concern for the agricultural sector, and it requires extensive and comprehensive tools that provide a complete knowledge of crop water use and requirements. This study presents a novel methodology to explicitly estimate daily gross and net crop water requirements, actual crop water use, and...journal article 2024
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Hurtado-Gallego, Juan (author), van der Poel, S. (author), Blaschke, Matthias (author), Gallego, Almudena (author), Hsu, C. (author), López-Nebreda, Rubén (author), Mayor, Marcel (author), Pauly, Fabian (author), Agraït, Nicolás (author), van der Zant, H.S.J. (author)Break-junction techniques provide the possibility to study electric and thermoelectric properties of single-molecule junctions in great detail. These techniques rely on the same principle of controllably breaking metallic contacts in order to create single-molecule junctions, whilst keeping track of the junction's conductance. Here, we compare...journal article 2024
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Klein, R.B. (author), Sanderse, B. (author)A novel hyper-reduction method is proposed that conserves kinetic energy and momentum for reduced order models of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The main advantage of conservation of kinetic energy is that it endows the hyper-reduced order model (hROM) with a nonlinear stability property. The new method poses the discrete...journal article 2024
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Hulikal Chakrapani, T. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author), Moultos, O. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author)Thermodynamic factors for diffusion connect the Fick and Maxwell-Stefan diffusion coefficients used to quantify mass transfer. Activity coefficient models or equations of state can be fitted to experimental or simulation data, from which thermodynamic factors can be obtained by differentiation. The accuracy of thermodynamic factors determined...journal article 2024
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Eenkhoorn, C. (author), Goos, T.G. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Franx, Arie (author), Eggink, Alex J. (author)Introduction: In clinical practice, fetal heart rate monitoring is performed intermittently using Doppler ultrasound, typically for 30 minutes. In case of a non-reassuring heart rate pattern, monitoring is usually prolonged. Noninvasive fetal electrocardiography may be more suitable for prolonged monitoring due to improved patient comfort and...journal article 2024
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Zhai, X. (author), Wang, Weiming (author), Chen, Falai (author), Wu, J. (author)Recent years have seen a growing interest in topology optimization of functionally graded microstructures, characterized by an array of microstructures with varying volume fractions. However, microstructures optimized at slightly different volume fractions do not necessarily connect well when placed adjacently. Furthermore, optimization is...journal article 2024
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Valle Marchante, N. (author), Haverkort, J.W. (author)The high mass transfer to or from gas-evolving electrodes is an attractive feature of electrochemical reactors, which can be partly attributed to the large convective flows that arise due to the buoyancy of bubbles. We derive exact analytical expressions for mass transfer coefficients for the case of constant gas flux boundary conditions. For...journal article 2024
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Chen, J. (author), Dwarka, V.N.S.R. (author), Vuik, Cornelis (author)The Helmholtz equation is related to seismic exploration, sonar, antennas, and medical imaging applications. It is one of the most challenging problems to solve in terms of accuracy and convergence due to the scalability issues of the numerical solvers. For 3D large-scale applications, high-performance parallel solvers are also needed. In this...journal article 2024
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Bugeat, B. (author), Boldini, P.C. (author), Hasan, A.M. (author), Pecnik, Rene (author)This paper addresses the stability of plane Couette flow in the presence of strong density and viscosity stratifications. It demonstrates the existence of a generalised inflection point that satisfies the generalised Fjørtoft criterion of instability when a minimum of kinematic viscosity is present in the base flow. The characteristic scales...journal article 2024
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van Buuren, Michiel M.A. (author), Ahedi, Harbeer (author), Arbabi, Vahid (author), Arden, Nigel K. (author), Cicuttini, Flavia (author), Cootes, Timothy F. (author), Crossley, Kay (author), Felson, David (author), Kluzek, Stefan (author), Lane, Nancy E. (author), Lynch, John A. (author), Nelson, Amanda E. (author), Weinans, Harrie (author), Agricola, Rintje (author)Purpose Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. Lack of effective therapies may reflect poor knowledge on its aetiology and risk factors, and result in the management of end-stage hip OA with costly joint replacement. The Worldwide Collaboration on OsteoArthritis prediCtion for the Hip (World COACH)...journal article 2024
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Zhang, H. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author), Bueno Lopez, J. (author), Freni, Angelo (author)Photoconductive antennas (PCAs) are promising candidates for sensing and imaging applications. In recent years, our group has investigated their properties under pulsed laser illumination in transmission using a time-domain (TD) Norton equivalent circuit. Here, we extend this analysis to the link between a photoconductive source and a...journal article 2024
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Zhao, Jian (author), Kang, Jin (author), Cao, Xiaofeng (author), Bian, Rui (author), Liu, G. (author), Hu, Shengchao (author), Wu, Xinghua (author), Li, Chong (author), Wang, Dianchang (author), Qi, Weixiao (author), Huang, Cunrui (author), Liu, Huijuan (author), Qu, Jiuhui (author)The first pandemic wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced a considerable increase in several antivirals and antibiotics in surface water. The common symptoms of COVID-19 are viral and bacterial infections, while comorbidities (e.g., hypertension and diabetes) and mental shock (e.g., insomnia and anxiety) are nonnegligible....journal article 2024
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Rahimi, E. (author), Zhang, K. (author), Kosari, A. (author), Van den Steen, Nils (author), Homborg, A.M. (author), Terryn, H.A. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Gonzalez Garcia, Y. (author)Utilizing a dedicated micro-sized three-electrode cell, this study systematically investigates early-stage electrochemical properties and corrosion behavior of pure iron under single droplets. Various volumes and NaCl concentrations were considered during the evaporation-driven shape and concentration evolution of single droplets. The...journal article 2024
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van Trigt, B. (author), Goethem, Jeffrey van (author), van den Bekerom, Michel (M P.J.). (author), Veeger, H.E.J. (author), Hoozemans, Marco (M J.M.). (author)Background: In baseball, repetitive pitching leads to medial elbow injuries, particularly to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). To prevent pitchers from UCL injuries, it is important to quantify the response to elbow stress. Repetitive elbow external valgus torque and muscular fatigue induced by repetitive pitching could affect markers of...journal article 2024
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Zhao, Z. (author), Huang, J. (author), Chen, Lydia Y. (author), Roos, S. (author)Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are increasingly adopted by the industry to synthesize realistic images using competing generator and discriminator neural networks. Due to data not being centrally available, Multi-Discriminator (MD)-GANs training frameworks employ multiple discriminators that have direct access to the real data....conference paper 2024
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Andreadis, Georgios (author), Mulder, Joas I. (author), Bouter, P.A. (author), Bosman, P.A.N. (author), Alderliesten, T. (author)The transformation model is an essential component of any deformable image registration approach. It provides a representation of physical deformations between images, thereby defining the range and realism of registrations that can be found. Two types of transformation models have emerged as popular choices: B-spline models and mesh models....conference paper 2024
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Kuai, H. (author), Civera, M. (author), Coletta, G. (author), Chiaia, B. (author), Surace, C. (author)In structural engineering, offshore structures are undoubtedly among the most exposed to the effects of harsh environmental conditions. The external conditions of these semi-immersed systems involve complex combinations of wave and wind loads. The operating conditions are also unique because oil production platforms are subjected to repeated...journal article 2024
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Sun, Yubo (author), Mohan, Manu K. (author), Dai, Xiaodi (author), Zhang, Yiyuan (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)The proper control of the rheological performance of silicate-based alkali-activated slag (AAS) mixtures is problematic, as the conventional superplasticizers become less effective in alkaline media. Nevertheless, several methods have been proposed to improve the workability of silicate-activated AAS, such as by extending the mixing time, and...journal article 2024
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Noh, Brayden (author), Wani, Omar (author), Dunne, K.B.J. (author), Lamb, Michael P. (author)Lateral migration of meandering rivers poses erosional risks to human settlements, roads, and infrastructure in alluvial floodplains. While there is a large body of scientific literature on the dominant mechanisms driving river migration, it is still not possible to accurately predict river meander evolution over multiple years. This is in part...journal article 2024
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Prakash, Suriya (author), Perrin, H.R.L. (author), Botto, L. (author)Particles trapped at a fluid-fluid interface by capillary forces can form a monolayer that jams and buckles when subject to uniaxial compression. Here we investigate experimentally the buckling mechanics of monolayers of millimeter-sized rigid plates trapped at a planar fluid-fluid interface subject to uniaxial compression in a Langmuir...journal article 2024