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Meulah, Brice (author), Oyibo, P.O. (author), Hoekstra, Pytsje T. (author), Mour, Paul Alvyn Nguema (author), Maloum, Moustapha Nzamba (author), Laclong Lontchi, Roméo Aimé (author), Honkpehedji, Yabo Josiane (author), Bengtson, Michel (author), Hokke, Cornelis (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Introduction<br/>Schistosomiasis is a significant public health concern, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conventional microscopy is the standard diagnostic method in resource-limited settings, but with limitations, such as the need for expert microscopists. An automated digital microscope with artificial intelligence (Schistoscope), offers a...journal article 2024
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Van Der Zee, Sophie (author), Verhoog, Tamarah (author), Post, Theo (author), Garcia-Gomez, Pilar (author), van Raaij, Erik M. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Hunfeld, Nicole (author)Background<br/>The health care sector is among the most carbon-intensive sectors, contributing to societal problems like climate change. Previous research demonstrated that especially the use of personal protective equipment (e.g., aprons) in critical care contributes to this problem. To reduce personal protective equipment waste, new...journal article 2024
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Oyibo, P.O. (author), Agbana, T.E. (author), van Lieshout, Lisette (author), Oyibo, Wellington (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Vdovin, Gleb (author)Traditionally, automated slide scanning involves capturing a rectangular grid of field-of-view (FoV) images which can be stitched together to create whole slide images, while the autofocusing algorithm captures a focal stack of images<br/>to determine the best in-focus image. However, these methods can be timeconsuming due to the need for X-, Y-...journal article 2024
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Hasankhani, M. (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Celik, S (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)As the transition to sustainable energy intensifies, hydrogen emerges as a pivotal medium in mitigating climate change and improving energy security. While its applicability across various sectors is undeniable, its integration into established energy systems presents multifaceted challenges. This study investigates the complexities of...journal article 2024
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Samenjo, K.T. (author), Oosting, R.M. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Healthcare facilities in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa are plagued<br/>with issues of non-functional and obsolete medical devices, which ultimately<br/>end up prematurely disposed of as waste. With increasing healthcare demands,<br/>stopping medical device disposal is imperative. One way to achieve this is<br/>to leverage circular...journal article 2023
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Makau-Barasa, Louise (author), Assefa, Liya (author), Solomon, Jacob (author), A-Enegela, Juliana (author), Damen, James G. (author), Popoola, Samuel (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Vdovin, Gleb (author), Agbana, T.E. (author)In this research, we report on the performance of automated optical digital detection and quantification of Schistosoma haematobium provided by AiDx NTDx multi-diagnostic Assist microscope. Our study was community-based, and a convenient sampling method was used in 17 communities in Abuja Nigeria, based on the disease prevalence information...journal article 2023
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Onasanya, A.A. (author), Bengtson, Michel (author), de Goeje, Ludo (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), van Lieshout, Lisette (author)IntroductionThe INSPIRED project aims to develop inclusive Digital Optical Diagnostic Devices (DODDs) for schistosomiasis, to support disease management by enabling rapid diagnostic results, to improve efficient data management to guide decision-making and to provide healthcare workers with critical health information to facilitate follow-up...journal article 2023
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Hunfeld, Nicole (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), de Zeeuw, S.R.G. (author), Gommers, Diederik (author), Raaij, EM (author)Together we must reduce the impact of the healthcare sector and shift towards a circular economy. This paper describes the shift of three ICU environmental hotspots: gloves, gowns, and CRRT bags.journal article 2023
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van Herpen, Maarten M.J.W. (author), Saadah, Nicholas H. (author), Otieno, Pieter (author), Kiara, Lemmy (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Disease surveillance is essential to enable adequate detection and response to disease outbreaks. Syndromic surveillance is used to augment traditional approaches, especially in community-based surveillance. Here we demonstrate that Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) supported by a mobile phone application can provide community-based syndromic...journal article 2023
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Makau-Barasa, Louise (author), Assefa, Liya (author), Aderogba, Moses O. (author), Bell, David (author), Solomon, Jacob (author), Abba, Abubakar (author), A-Enegela, Juliana (author), Damen, James G. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Community awareness and participation in mass screening is critical for schistosomiasis control. This study assessed the impact of sharing anonymized image-based positive test results on the uptake of screening during community mobilization outreach. We conducted an observational study to compare the population response to standard and image...journal article 2023
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Intriago Zambrano, J.C. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Ertsen, M.W. (author)Smallholder farmers (SFs) are cornerstone actors in eradicating poverty and hunger. Companies have recently focused on SFs as potential customers and suppliers. Several hindrances yet prevent SFs to be commercially viable actors. In this respect, sustainable business models (SBMs) bring opportunities for companies to increase profit, improve...journal article 2023
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Oyibo, P.O. (author), Meulah, Brice (author), Bengtson, Michel (author), Lieshout, Lisette van (author), Oyibo, Wellington (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Vdovin, Gleb (author), Agbana, T.E. (author)Purpose: Automated diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis using digital microscopy images of urine slides is an essential step toward the elimination of schistosomiasis as a disease of public health concern in Sub-Saharan African countries. We create a robust image dataset of urine samples obtained from field settings and develop a two-stage...journal article 2023
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Samenjo, K.T. (author), Ramanathan, Aparna (author), Gwer, Stephen Otieno (author), Bailey, Robert C. (author), Otieno, Fredrick Odhiambo (author), Koksal, Erin (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author), Price, R.A. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Underfunded healthcare infrastructures in low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa have resulted in a lack of medical devices crucial to provide healthcare for all. A representative example of this scenario is medical devices to administer paracervical blocks during gynaecological procedures. Devices needed for this procedure are usually...journal article 2023
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Onasanya, A.A. (author), Bengtson, Michel (author), Agbana, T.E. (author), Oladunni, Opeyemi (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Oladepo, Oladimeji (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Designing new and inclusive diagnostic tools to detect Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to achieve rational disease control requires a co-design process where end-users’ input is important. Failure to involve all potential end-users in new diagnostics for NTDs can result in low use and adoption failure, leading to persistent infection hot...journal article 2023
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Onasanya, A.A. (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Oladunni, Opeyemi (author), Oladepo, Oladimeji (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination by 2030. Achieving disease elimination requires collaboration between stakeholders, country ownership and the involvement of community-level stakeholders. The state of stakeholder relationship determines the ease and timeliness of meeting disease...journal article 2023
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Oyibo, P.O. (author), Jujjavarapu, S. (author), Meulah, Brice (author), Agbana, T.E. (author), Braakman, I.G. (author), van Diepen, Angela (author), Bengtson, M.L. (author), van Lieshout, Lisette (author), Andi, Wellington Oyibo (author), Vdovin, Gleb (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)For many parasitic diseases, the microscopic examination of clinical samples such as urine and stool still serves as the diagnostic reference standard, primarily because microscopes are accessible and cost-effective. However, conventional microscopy is laborious, requires highly skilled personnel, and is highly subjective. Requirements for...journal article 2022
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Samenjo, K.T. (author), Bengtson, Michel (author), Onasanya, A.A. (author), Intriago Zambrano, J.C. (author), Oladunni, Opeyemi (author), Oladepo, Oladimeji (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Urinary schistosomiasis is a waterborne parasitic infection caused by Schistosoma haematobium that affects approximately 30 million people annually in Nigeria. Treatment and eradication of this infection require effective diagnostics. However, current diagnostic tests have critical shortcomings and consequently are of limited value to...journal article 2022
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Sedighiani, K. (author), Traka, K. (author), Roters, Franz (author), Raabe, Dierk (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Diehl, Martin (author)Physics-based crystal plasticity models rely on certain statistical assumptions about the collective behavior of dislocation populations on one slip system and their interactions with the dislocations on the other slip systems. One main advantage of using such physics-based constitutive dislocation models in crystal plasticity kinematic...journal article 2022
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Meulah, Brice (author), Oyibo, P.O. (author), Bengtson, M.L. (author), Agbana, T.E. (author), Laclong Lontchi, Roméo Aimé (author), Adegnika, Ayola Akim (author), Andi, Wellington Oyibo (author), Hokke, C.H. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), van Lieshout, Lisette (author)Conventional microscopy is the standard procedure for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis, despite its limited sensitivity, reliance on skilled personnel, and the fact that it is error prone. Here, we report the performance of the innovative (semi-)automated Schistoscope 5.0 for optical digital detection and quantification of Schistosoma...journal article 2022
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Sedighiani, K. (author), Traka, K. (author), Roters, Franz (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Raabe, Dierk (author), Diehl, Martin (author)High-resolution three-dimensional crystal plasticity simulations are used to investigate deformation heterogeneity and microstructure evolution during cold rolling of interstitial free (IF-) steel. A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)-based spectral solver is used to conduct crystal plasticity simulations using a dislocation-density-based crystal...journal article 2022