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Assali, S. (author), Lähnemann, J. (author), Vu, TTT (author), Jöns, K.D. (author), Gagliano, L (author), Verheijen, M. A. (author), Akopian, N. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Haverkort, J. E.M. (author)One of the major challenges in the growth of quantum well and quantum dot heterostructures is the realization of atomically sharp interfaces. Nanowires provide a new opportunity to engineer the band structure as they facilitate the controlled switching of the crystal structure between the zinc-blende (ZB) and wurtzite (WZ) phases. Such a...journal article 2017
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Elucidating the microbial community associated with the protein preference of sludge-degrading wormsde Valk, S.L. (author), Feng, C. (author), Khadem, A.F. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author)Sludge predation by aquatic worms results in an increased sludge reduction rate, which is mainly due to the specific removal of a protein fraction from the sludge. As microorganisms play an essential role in sludge hydrolysis a better understanding of the microbial community involved in the worm predation process will provide more insight...journal article 2017
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Baas, P. (author), van de Wiel, B.J.H. (author), van der Linden, S.J.A. (author), Bosveld, F. C. (author)The performance of an atmospheric single-column model (SCM) is studied systematically for stably-stratified conditions. To this end, 11 years (2005–2015) of daily SCM simulations were compared to observations from the Cabauw observatory, The Netherlands. Each individual clear-sky night was classified in terms of the ambient geostrophic wind...journal article 2017
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Porter, Emily (author), Hamdar, Samer H. (author), Daamen, W. (author)This paper presents an integrated modelling framework to capture pedestrian walking behaviour in congested and uncongested conditions. The framework is built using a combination of concepts from the Social Force model (basic one-to-one interaction), behavioural heuristics (physiological and cognitive constraints), and materials science (multi...journal article 2017
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Kawale, D. (author), Bouwman, G.W. (author), Sachdev, S. (author), Zitha, P.L.J. (author), Kreutzer, M.T. (author), Rossen, W.R. (author), Boukany, P. (author)Molecular conformations of individual polymers during flow through porous media are directly observed by single-DNA imaging in microfluidics. As the Weissenberg number increases during flow (Wi > 1), we observe two types of elastic instabilities: (a) stationary dead-zone and (b) time-dependant dead-zone washing. When stretched polymer chains...journal article 2017
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Bangira, T. (author), Alfieri, S.M. (author), Menenti, M. (author), van Niekerk, Adriaan (author), Vekerdy, Zoltán (author)The Caprivi basin in Namibia has been affected by severe flooding in recent years resulting in deaths, displacements and destruction of infrastructure. The negative consequences of these floods have emphasized the need for timely, accurate and objective information about the extent and location of affected areas. Due to the high temporal...journal article 2017
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Roobavannan, M (author), Kandasamy, J (author), Pande, S. (author), Vigneswaran, S (author), Sivapalan, M (author)This study is focused on the water-agriculture-environment nexus as it played out in the Murrumbidgee River Basin, eastern Australia, and how coevolution of society and water management actually transpired. Over 100 years of agricultural development the Murrumbidgee Basin experienced a “pendulum swing” in terms of water allocation, initially...journal article 2017
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Ouyang, X. (author), Koleva, D.A. (author), Ye, G. (author), van Breugel, K. (author)A complete understanding of the mechanisms upon which a filler acts in a cement-based material, e.g. as a C–S–H nucleation and/or growth-inducing factor, is of high importance. Although various studies report on accelerated cement hydration in the presence of fillers, the reason behind these observations is not completely understood yet. This...journal article 2017
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Xie, Dongfeng (author), Pan, Cunhong (author), Wu, Xiuguang (author), Gao, Shu (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author)We investigate the morphological responses of the Hangzhou Bay, China, located immediately south of the Changjiang Estuary, to the drastic reduction of the sediment load from the Changjiang River and the large-scale coastal embankment schemes over past decades. The spatial patterns of deposition and erosion, sediment volume changes, and the...journal article 2017
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Ye, Liang-Cheng (author), Dias Rodrigues, J.F. (author), Lin, H.X. (author)In 2011 China initiated policies to promote the adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) using feed-in tariff (FIT) policies. Since then the PV domestic market expanded substantially. In the past six years, the FIT policies were updated (adjustment of tariff levels, division of three FIT regions, setting of installation quotas) to address emerging...journal article 2017
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Monecke, Katrin (author), Meilianda, Ella (author), Walstra, D.J.R. (author), Hill, Emma M. (author), McAdoo, Brian G. (author), Qiu, Qiang (author), Storms, J.E.A. (author), Masputri, Aisha Sri (author), Mayasari, Cut Deasy (author), Nasir, Muhammad (author), Riandi, Indra (author), Setiawan, Agus (author), Templeton, Caroline K. (author)We model postseismic changes to the shoreline of West Aceh, Indonesia, a region largely affected by the December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and ensuing Indian Ocean tsunami, using a cross-shore morphodynamic model. Subsidence of 0.5–1.0 m and tsunami scouring during the 2004 event caused the complete destruction of the beach and the...journal article 2017
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Post, W. (author), Kersemans, M. (author), Solodov, I. (author), Van Den Abeele, K. (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)A comparative study is performed on the monitoring of delamination healing in CFRP-ionomer sandwich composites by non-destructive techniques and destructive compression testing. Artificial delaminations of various areal dimensions and nature were introduced during production of the composites. The extent of the delamination and the healing...journal article 2017
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Romanelli, G (author), Mignone, Andrea (author), Cervone, A. (author)Pulsed fusion propulsion might finally revolutionise manned space exploration by providing an affordable and relatively fast access to interplanetary destinations. However, such systems are still in an early development phase and one of the key areas requiring further investigations is the operation of the magnetic nozzle, the device meant to...journal article 2017
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Wang, W. (author), Rans, C.D. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)This paper proposes an analytical model for predicting the non-symmetric crack growth and accompanying delamination growth in FMLs. The general approach of this model applies Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics, the principle of superposition, and displacement compatibility based on the understanding of deformation behaviour in eccentrically...journal article 2017
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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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Yu, W. (author), Hong, V.W. (author), Ferreira, Carlos (author), van Kuik, G.A.M. (author)The Blade Element Momentum model, which is based on the actuator disc theory, is still the model most used for the design of open rotors. Although derived from steady cases with a fully developed wake, this approach is also applied to unsteady cases, with additional engineering corrections. This work aims to study the impact of an unsteady...journal article 2017
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Kraaikamp, C. (author), Langeveld, Niels (author)In this paper we consider continued fraction (CF) expansions on intervals different from [0,1]. For every x in such interval we find a CF expansion with a finite number of possible digits. Using the natural extension, the density of the invariant measure is obtained in a number of examples. In case this method does not work, a Gauss–Kuzmin...journal article 2017
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Mastromarino, S. (author), Seibert, AF (author), Hashem, E. (author), Ciccioli, A. (author), Prieur, Damien (author), Scheinost, Andreas C. (author), Stohr, S. (author), Lajarge, P (author), Boshoven, JG (author), Robba, D. (author), Ernstberger, M (author), Bottomley, D. (author), Manara, D (author)Solid/liquid equilibria in the system UO<sub>2</sub>–ZrO<sub>2</sub> are revisited in this work by laser heating coupled with fast optical thermometry. Phase transition points newly measured under inert gas are in fair agreement with the early measurements performed by Wisnyi et al., in 1957, the only study available in the literature on the...journal article 2017
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Mitici, M.A. (author), Goseling, Jasper (author), van Ommeren, Jan Kees (author), de Graaf, Maurits (author), Boucherie, Richard J. (author)We present a tandem network of queues 0 , ⋯ , s- 1. Customers arrive at queue 0 according to a Poisson process with rate λ. There are s independent batch service processes at exponential rates μ<sub>0</sub>, ⋯ , μ<sub>s</sub> <sub>-</sub> <sub>1</sub>. Service process i, i= 0 , ⋯ , s- 1 , at rate μ<sub>i</sub> is such that all customers of...journal article 2017
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de Athayde Costa e Silva, M. (author), Cordeiro Guerrieri, D. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This paper presents the results of design, manufacturing and characterization of Vaporizing Liquid Microthrusters (VLM) with integrated molybdenum heaters and temperature sensing. The thrusters use water as the propellant and are designed for use in CubeSats and PocketQubes. The devices are manufactured using silicon based MEMS (Micro Electro...journal article 2017