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Yakaboylu, O. (author), Harinck, J. (author), Smit, K.G. (author), De Jong, W. (author)The supercritical water gasification process is an alternative to both conventional gasification as well as anaerobic digestion as it does not require drying and the process takes place at much shorter residence times; a few minutes at most. The drastic changes in the thermo-physical properties of water from the liquid state to the supercritical...journal article 2014
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Teixeira de Freitas, S. (author), Sinke, J. (author)This paper introduces a new type of peel tests dedicated to composite bonding: Composite Peel Tests. This test is inspired on the standard floating roller peel test widely used for metal bonding. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of the Composite Peel Test to assess interface adhesion in composite bonded structures. To this...journal article 2015
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Shao, W. (author), Bogaard, T.A. (author), Bakker, M. (author), Greco, R. (author)The effect of preferential flow on the stability of landslides is studied through numerical simulation of two types of rainfall events on a hypothetical hillslope. A model is developed that consists of two parts. The first part is a model for combined saturated/unsaturated subsurface flow and is used to compute the spatial and temporal water...journal article 2015
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Legrand, S. (author), Vanmeert, F. (author), Van der Snickt, G. (author), Alfeld, M. (author), De Nolf, W. (author), Dik, J. (author), Janssens, K. (author)The development of advanced methods for non-destructive selective imaging of painted works of art at the macroscopic level based on radiation in the X-ray and infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum are concisely reviewed. Such methods allow to either record depth-selective, element-selective or species-selective images of entire...journal article 2014
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Karimi, P. (author), Bastiaanssen, W.G.M. (author), Sood, A. (author), Hoogeveen, J. (author), Peiser, L. (author), Bastidas Obando, E. (author), Dost, R. (author)Water Accounting Plus (WAC) is a framework that summarizes complex hydrological processes and water management issues in river basins. The framework is designed to use satellite-based measurements of land and water variables and processes as input data. A general concern associated with the use of satellite measurements is their accuracy. This...journal article 2015
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Sarna, K. (author), Russchenberg, H.W.J. (author)A method for continuous observation of aerosol–cloud interactions with ground-based remote sensing instruments is presented. The main goal of this method is to enable the monitoring of cloud microphysical changes due to the changing aerosol concentration. We use high resolution measurements from lidar, radar and radiometer which allow to collect...journal article 2015
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Dong, J. (author), Van Driel, W. (author), Zhnag, G. (author)This paper describes a new design concept of automatically diagnosing and compensating LED degradations in distributed solid state lighting (SSL) systems. A failed LED may significantly reduce the overall illumination level, and destroy the uniform illumination distribution achieved by a nominal system. To our knowledge, an automatic scheme to...journal article 2011
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Visser, M.C. (author), Gattol, V. (author), Van der Helm, R. (author)Traditionally, marketing of sustainable products addresses green buyers, thus missing out on the mainstream consumers and volume necessary to cover the potentially higher cost of more sustainable materials. However, how to effectively communicate more sustainable products to mainstream consumers and to increase their buying intention is still...journal article 2015
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Junicke, H. (author), Abbas, B. (author), Oentoro, J. (author), Van Loosdrecht, M. (author), Kleerebezem, R. (author)Identification of individual biomass concentrations is a crucial step towards an improved understanding of anaerobic digestion processes and mixed microbial conversions in general. The knowledge of individual biomass concentrations allows for the calculation of biomass specific conversion rates which form the basis of anaerobic digestion models....journal article 2014
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Vollebergh, M.A. (author), Lips, E.H. (author), Nederlof, P.M. (author), Wessels, L.F.A. (author), Wesseling, J. (author), Van de Vijver, M.J. (author), De vries, E.G.E. (author), Van Tinteren, H. (author), Jonkers, J. (author), Hauptman, M. (author), Rodenhuis, S. (author), Linn, S.C. (author)Introduction: BRCA-mutated breast cancer cells lack the DNA-repair mechanism homologous recombination that is required for error-free DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) may cause hypersensitivity to DNA DSB-inducing agents, such as bifunctional alkylating agents and platinum salts. HRD can be caused...journal article 2014
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An integrated approach for efficient biomethane production from solid bio-wastes in a compact systemWang, H. (author), Tao, Y. (author), Temudo, M. (author), Schooneveld, M. (author), Bijl, H. (author), Ren, N. (author), Wolf, M. (author), Heine, C. (author), Foerster, A. (author), Pelenc, V. (author), Kloek, J. (author), Van Lier, J.B. (author), De Kreuk, M.K. (author)Background Solid bio-wastes (or organic residues) are worldwide produced in high amount and increasingly considered bioenergy containers rather than waste products. A complete bioprocess from recalcitrant solid wastes to methane (SW2M) via anaerobic digestion (AD) is believed to be a sustainable way to utilize solid bio-wastes. However, the...journal article 2015
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Pasma, J.H. (author), Engelhart, D. (author), Maier, A.B. (author), Aarts, R.G.K.M. (author), Van Gerven, J.M.A. (author), Arendzen, J.H. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Meskers, C.G.M. (author), Van der Kooij, H. (author)Objectives System identification techniques have the potential to assess the contribution of the underlying systems involved in standing balance by applying well-known disturbances. We investigated the reliability of standing balance parameters obtained with multivariate closed loop system identification techniques. Methods In twelve healthy...journal article 2016
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Fleerkotte, B.M. (author), Koopman, B. (author), Buurke, J.H. (author), Van Asseldonk, E.H.F. (author), Van der Kooij, H. (author), Rietman, J.S. (author)Background There is increasing interest in the use of robotic gait-training devices in walking rehabilitation of incomplete spinal cord injured (iSCI) individuals. These devices provide promising opportunities to increase the intensity of training and reduce physical demands on therapists. Despite these potential benefits, robotic gait-training...journal article 2014
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Nillesen, A.L. (author)This paper describes an integral approach to flood-risk protection and spatial design that allows for an active involvement of landscape architects and urban designers in the allocation of flood-risk interventions within the Dutch Delta. The Dutch Rijnmond–Drechtsteden area is used as a case study to demonstrate how choices regarding the scale...journal article 2014
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Mitigation of Humic Acid Inhibition in Anaerobic Digestion of Cellulose by Addition of Various SaltsAzman, S. (author), Khadem, A.F. (author), Zeeman, G. (author), Van Lier, J.B. (author), Plugge, C.M. (author)Humic compounds are inhibitory to the anaerobic hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass. In this study, the impact of salt addition to mitigate the inhibitory effects of humic compounds was investigated. The experiment was conducted using batch tests to monitor the anaerobic hydrolysis of cellulose in the presence of humic acid. Sodium, potassium,...journal article 2015
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Mulder, G. (author), Olsthoorn, T.N. (author), Al-manmi, D.A.M.A. (author), Schrama, E.J.O. (author), Smidt, E.H. (author)Observations acquired by Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission indicate a mass loss of 146 ± 6 mm equivalent water height (EWH) in northern Iraq between 2007 and 2009. These data are used as an independent validation of lake mass variations and a rainfall-runoff model, which is based on local geology and climate conditions....journal article 2015
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Gao, H. (author), Hrachowitz, M. (author), Fenicia, F.F. (author), Gharari, S. (author), Savenije, H.H.G. (author)Although elevation data are globally available and used in many existing hydrological models, their information content is still underexploited. Topography is closely related to geology, soil, climate and land cover. As a result, it may reflect the dominant hydrological processes in a catchment. In this study, we evaluated this hypothesis...journal article 2014
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Dekker, M.C. (author), Van Lochem, A.J. (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author)A healthy work-to-rest ratio during computer work can be an important part of successful preventive workrelated upper limb disorders (WRULD) intervention. Existing break software applications designed to realise such a work-to-rest ratio often possess product features that limit their functionality. Most applications focus on physical relaxation...journal article 2015
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Charriere, M.K.M. (author), Bogaard, T.A. (author)Every year, in all mountainous regions, people are victims of avalanches. One way to decrease those losses is believed to be informing about danger levels. The paper presents a study on current practices in the development of smartphones applications that are dedicated to avalanche risk communication. The analysis based on semi-structured...journal article 2015
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Geraldes, C.F.G.C. (author), Djanashvili, K. (author), Peters, J.A. (author)Recently, many research activities in medical diagnosis have been devoted to molecular imaging with MRI. A key issue is the evaluation of molecular targets that allow the early detection and characterization of diseases and the assessment of the effects of therapy. The majority of the current targeting vectors are peptides and proteins; reports...journal article 2010