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Papma, Janne M. (author), Smits, Marion (author), De Groot, Marius (author), Mattace-Raso, Francesco U. S. (author), van der Lugt, Aad (author), Vrooman, Henri A. (author), Niessen, W.J. (author), Koudstaal, Peter J. (author), van Swieten, John C. (author), van der Veen, Frederik M. (author), Prins, Niels D. (author)Objectives: Diminished function of the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) is a typical finding in early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is hypothesized that in early stage AD, PCC functioning relates to or reflects hippocampal dysfunction or atrophy. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between hippocampus function, volume and...journal article 2017
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Oostenbrink, J. (author), Kuipers, F.A. (author)In this paper, we consider the vulnerability of a network to disasters, in particular earthquakes, and we propose an efficient method to compute the distribution of a network performance measure, based on a finite set of disaster areas and occurrence probabilities. Our approach has been implemented as a tool to help visualize the vulnerability...journal article 2017
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Kim, S.H. (author), Ahn, Tak Kyoon (author), Cui, T.J. (author), Chauhan, S. (author), Sung, Jaeyoung (author), Joo, C. (author), Kim, Doseok (author)At the core of homologous DNA repair, RecA catalyzes the strand exchange reaction. This process is initiated by a RecA loading protein, which nucleates clusters of RecA proteins on single-stranded DNA. Each cluster grows to cover the single-stranded DNA but may leave 1- to 2-nucleotide (nt) gaps between the clusters due to three different...journal article 2017
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Souza, Glaucia Mendes (author), Ballester, Maria Victoria R. (author), de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique (author), Chum, Helena (author), Dale, Bruce (author), Dale, Virginia H. (author), Fernandes, Erick C.M. (author), Foust, Tom (author), Karp, Angela (author), Lynd, Lee (author), Osseweijer, P. (author), van der Wielen, L.A.M. (author)Bioenergy has been under intense scrutiny over the last ten years with significant research efforts in many countries taking place to define and measure sustainable practices. We describe here the main challenges and policy issues and provide policy recommendations for scaling up sustainable bioenergy approaches globally. The 2016 Intended...journal article 2017
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Wang, Tianshi (author), Pfeiffer, Tom (author), Wu, Min (author), Wieser, Wolfgang (author), Amenta, Gaetano (author), Draxinger, Wolfgang (author), van der Steen, A.F.W. (author), Huber, Robert (author), Van Soest, Gijs (author)The absorption of nanosecond laser pulses induces rapid thermo-elastic deformation in tissue. A sub-micrometer scale displacement occurs within a few microseconds after the pulse arrival. In this Letter, we investigate the laser-induced thermo-elastic deformation using a 1.5 MHz phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. A...journal article 2017
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Bhaskar, P. (author), Achtstein, A.W. (author), Diedenhofen, S.L. (author), Siebbeles, L.D.A. (author)Trigonal selenium is a semiconducting van der Waals solid that consists of helical atomic chains. We studied the mobility and decay dynamics of excess electrons and holes moving along the selenium chains. Excess charge carriers were generated by irradiation of powdered selenium with 3 MeV electron pulses. Their mobility and decay via trapping...journal article 2017
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Ding, J. (author), Miyazaki, Kazuyuki (author), Johannes Van Der A, Ronald (author), Mijling, Bas (author), Kurokawa, Jun Ichi (author), Cho, Seog Yeon (author), Janssens-Maenhout, Greet (author), Zhang, Qiang (author), Liu, Fei (author), Levelt, Pieternel Felicitas (author)We compare nine emission inventories of nitrogen oxides including four satellite-derived NO<sub>x</sub> inventories and the following bottom-up inventories for East Asia: REAS (Regional Emission inventory in ASia), MEIC (Multiresolution Emission Inventory for China), CAPSS (Clean Air Policy Support System) and EDGAR (Emissions Database for...journal article 2017
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Restrepo Perez, L. (author), John, Shalini (author), Aksimentiev, Aleksei (author), Joo, C. (author), Dekker, C. (author)Using nanopores for single-molecule sequencing of proteins – similar to nanopore-based sequencing of DNA – faces multiple challenges, including unfolding of the complex tertiary structure of the proteins and enforcing their unidirectional translocation through nanopores. Here, we combine molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with single-molecule...journal article 2017
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Lochbihler, K.U. (author), Lenderink, G. (author), Siebesma, A.P. (author)Observations show that subdaily precipitation extremes increase with dew point temperature at a rate exceeding the Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) relation. The understanding of this so-called super CC scaling is still incomplete, and observations of convective cell properties could provide important information. Here the size and intensity of rain...journal article 2017
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Pelupessy, Inti (author), Van Werkhoven, Ben (author), Van Elteren, Arjen (author), Viebahn, Jan (author), Candy, A.S. (author), Zwart, Simon Portegies (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author)In this paper we present the Oceanographic Multipurpose Software Environment (OMUSE). OMUSE aims to provide a homogeneous environment for existing or newly developed numerical ocean simulation codes, simplifying their use and deployment. In this way, numerical experiments that combine ocean models representing different physics or spanning...journal article 2017
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Celis Gil, J.A. (author), Thijssen, J.M. (author)A method is presented for predicting one-particle energies for a molecule in a junction with one metal electrode, using density functional theory methods. In contrast to previous studies, in which restricted spin configurations were analyzed, we take spin polarization into account. Furthermore, in addition to junctions in which the molecule...journal article 2017
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Wu, Y. (author), de Graaf, M. (author), Menenti, M. (author)Global quantitative aerosol information has been derived from MODerate Resolution Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MODIS) observations for decades since early 2000 and widely used for air quality and climate change research. However, the operational MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) products Collection 6 (C6) can still be biased, because of...journal article 2017
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Bykov, D. (author), Konings, R.J.M. (author), Apostolidis, C. (author), Hen, A. (author), Colineau, E (author), Wiss, T (author), Raison, P. (author)A new double neptunium zirconium phosphate of the type MxZr2(PO4)3 (M = Np), crystallizing in the structure type NaZr2(PO4)3 (NZP, NASICON), was synthesized by solid state reactions at high temperatures and characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The Rietveld refinement of the XRD pattern together...journal article 2017
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Vieira Valente, R.D. (author), De Ruijter, Chris (author), Vlasveld, Daniel (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Groen, W.A. (author)Conductive polymer composites have been receiving increased interest both from the scientific community and industry with a special focus on electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications. In this paper, we present the design, EM wave simulation, and validation through S-parameters measurements of an EMI shielding effectiveness (SE...journal article 2017
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Ceperley, Natalie C. (author), Mande, Theophile (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author), Tyler, Scott (author), Yacouba, Hamma (author), Parlange, Marc B. (author)Rain-fed farming is the primary livelihood of semi-arid west Africa. Changes in land cover have the potential to affect precipitation, the critical resource for production. Turbulent flux measurements from two eddy-covariance towers and additional observations from a dense network of small, wireless meteorological stations combine to relate...journal article 2017
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Lv, Leyang (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Xing, Feng (author)Water ingress into cracked concrete structures is a serious problem, as it can cause leakage and reinforcement corrosion and thus reduce functionality and safety of the structures. In this study, the application of water-swelling rubber particles for providing the cracked concrete a self-sealing function was developed. The feasibility of...journal article 2017
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Croxall, K. V. (author), Smith, J. D T (author), Pellegrini, E. (author), Groves, Brent (author), Bolatto, Alberto (author), Herrera-Camus, Rodrigo (author), Sandstrom, K. M. (author), Draine, Bruce (author), Wolfire, M. G. (author), Armus, Lee (author), Boquien, Mederic (author), Brandl, B.R. (author), Dale, Daniel A. (author), Galametz, Maud (author), Hunt, L. K. (author), Kennicutt, R. C. (author), Kreckel, K. (author), Rigopoulou, D. (author), van der werf, p (author), Wilson, C (author)The [C ii] 158 μm fine-structure line is the brightest emission line observed in local star-forming galaxies. As a major coolant of the gas-phase interstellar medium, [C ii] balances the heating, including that due to far-ultraviolet photons, which heat the gas via the photoelectric effect. However, the origin of [C ii] emission remains...journal article 2017
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Kabiri, Y. (author), Ananth, A.N. (author), van der Torre, J. (author), Katan, A.J. (author), Hong, Jin Yong (author), Malladi, S.R.K. (author), Kong, Jing (author), Zandbergen, H.W. (author), Dekker, C. (author)While graphene may appear to be the ultimate support membrane for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging of DNA nanostructures, very little is known if it poses an advantage over conventional carbon supports in terms of resolution and contrast. Microscopic investigations are carried out on DNA origami nanoplates that are supported...journal article 2017
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Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author), van der Veen, C. (author), de Boer, A (author)The loads that are used for the assessment of existing reinforced concrete slab bridges are the self-weight, superimposed loads, and distributed and concentrated live loads. As such, the shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs under a combination of distributed and concentrated live loads is a topic of practical relevance. For slabs...journal article 2017
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Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Raijmaekers, S (author), Nijssen, RPL (author), van der Meer, F.P. (author), Sluys, Lambertus J. (author)In this work, a glass/epoxy material system applied in wind turbine blades was used to evaluate degradation processes induced by water ingression. Composite and neat epoxy specimens were conditioned in demineralised water at 50 °C for 4800 h and tested quasi-statically and in fatigue. Comparing results from mechanical tests in composite...journal article 2017