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A Linear Method for Shape Reconstruction based on the Generalized Multiple Measurement Vectors ModelSun, S. (author), Kooij, B.J. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author), Jin, T. (author)In this paper, a novel linear method for shape reconstruction is proposed based on the generalized multiple measurement vectors (GMMV) model. Finite difference frequency domain (FDFD) is applied to discretized Maxwell’s equations, and the contrast sources are solved iteratively by exploiting the joint sparsity as a regularized...journal article 2018
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Hanea, A.M. (author), Nane, G.F. (author), Wielicki, B.A. (author), Cooke, R.M. (author)Probabilistic thinking can often be unintuitive. This is the case even for simple problems, let alone the more complex ones arising in climate modelling, where disparate information sources need to be combined. The physical models, the natural variability of systems, the measurement errors and their dependence upon the observational period...journal article 2018
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Kourmouli, A. (author), Valenti, M. (author), van Rijn, E. (author), Beaumont, H.J.E. (author), Kalantzi, Olga Ioanna (author), Schmidt-Ott, A. (author), Biskos, G. (author)The use of disc diffusion susceptibility tests to determine the antibacterial activity of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) is questionable because their low diffusivity practically prevents them from penetrating through the culture media. In this study, we investigate the ability of such a test, namely the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion test, to...journal article 2018
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Vargas Luna, A. (author), Crosato, A. (author), Anders, Niels (author), Hoitink, Antonius J.F. (author), Keesstra, Saskia D. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)The prediction of the morphological evolution of renaturalized streams is important for the success of restoration projects. Riparian vegetation is a key component of the riverine landscape and is therefore essential for the natural rehabilitation of rivers. This complicates the design of morphological interventions, since riparian vegetation...journal article 2018
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Baar, A.W. (author), de Smit, Jaco (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author), Kleinhans, Maarten G. (author)Large-scale morphology, in particular meander bend depth, bar dimensions, and bifurcation dynamics, are greatly affected by the deflection of sediment transport on transverse bed slopes due to gravity and by secondary flows. Overestimating the transverse bed slope effect in morphodynamic models leads to flattening of the morphology, while...journal article 2018
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Coerver, Hubertus M. (author), Rutten, M.M. (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author)A big challenge in constructing global hydrological models is the inclusion of anthropogenic impacts on the water cycle, such as caused by dams. Dam operators make decisions based on experience and often uncertain information. In this study information generally available to dam operators, like inflow into the reservoir and storage levels,...journal article 2018
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Lu, X. (author), Chen, B. Y. (author), Tan, V. B.C. (author), Tay, T. E. (author)The cohesive element has been widely employed to model delamination and matrix cracking in composite materials. However, an extremely fine mesh along the potential crack path is required to achieve accurate predictions of stresses within the cohesive zone. A sufficient number of cohesive elements must be present within the cohesive zone ahead...journal article 2018
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Garufo, A. (author), Carluccio, G. (author), Freeman, Joshua R. (author), Bacon, David R. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author), Linfield, Edmund H. (author), Davies, Alexander G. (author), Neto, A. (author)This second part of two papers' sequence presents the experimental validation of the Norton equivalent circuit model for pulsed photoconductive antennas (PCAs) provided in the first paper of the sequence. To this goal, different prototypes of photoconductive antenna sources have been manufactured and assembled. The average powers radiated and...journal article 2018
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Garufo, A. (author), Carluccio, G. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author), Neto, A. (author)A novel equivalent circuit for pulsed photoconductive sources is introduced for describing the coupling between the photoconductive gap and the antenna. The proposed circuit effectively describes the mechanism of feeding the antenna by the semiconductor when this latter is illuminated by a laser operating in a pulsed mode. Starting from the...journal article 2018
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Khalilnezhad, H. (author), Popov, M. (author), van der Sluis, L. (author), Bos, Jorrit A. (author), Ametani, Akihiro (author)Energization overvoltages are among the severest overvoltages stressing insulations of EHV power system components. Since these overvoltages have a statistical nature, the insulation level should be determined with the use of a statistical approach by which the distribution of overvoltages is calculated. Literature has properly studied the...journal article 2018
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Neto, A. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author), Freni, Angelo (author)In this paper, the portion of the incident field that can be received by an antenna is investigated: the observable field. This field can be estimated relying only on the volume allocated to the antenna and thus independently of the specific antenna geometry. The observable field is composed by a single spherical wave that first converges...journal article 2018
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Farle, A.M. (author), Krishnasamy, J. (author), Turteltaub, S.R. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)A wedge loaded testing methodology to determine the fracture energy and strength of (semi-) brittle (metallo-)ceramics is presented. The methodology combines a tailored specimen geometry and a comprehensive finite element analysis based on cohesive zone modelling. The use of a simulation-based approach to extract both fracture strength and...journal article 2018
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Qiao, Tiezhu (author), Chen, Lulu (author), Pang, Y. (author), Yan, Gaowei (author)Infrared and visible light image fusion technology is a hot spot in the research of multi-sensor fusion technology in recent years. Existing infrared and visible light fusion technologies need to register before fusion because of using two cameras. However, the application effect of the registration technology has yet to be improved. Hence, a...journal article 2018
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Zhan, X. (author), Liu, Chuang (author), Zhou, Ge (author), Zhang, Zi-Ke (author), Sun, Gui-Quan (author), Zhu, Jonathan J. H. (author), Jin, Zhen (author)The interaction between disease and disease information on complex networks has facilitated an interdisciplinary research area. When a disease begins to spread in the population, the corresponding information would also be transmitted among individuals, which in turn influence the spreading pattern of the disease. In this paper, firstly, we...journal article 2018
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Boatemaa, L. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)This work explores the possibility of using embedded micron-sized Ti particles to heal surface cracks in alumina and to unravel the evolution of the crack filling process in case of pure solid-state oxidation reactions. The oxidation kinetics of the Ti particles is studied and the results are applied in a simple model for crack-gap filling....journal article 2018
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- Rezaei, J. (author), Kadziński, Miłosz (author) contribution to periodical 2018
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Kuipers, T. (author), Elkhuizen, W.S. (author), Verlinden, J.C. (author), Doubrovski, E.L. (author)This work presents a halftoning technique to manufacture 3D objects with the appearance of continuous grayscale imagery for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printers. While droplet-based dithering is a common halftoning technique, this is not applicable to FDM printing, since FDM builds up objects by extruding material in semi-continuous paths....journal article 2018
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van Gent, I. (author), la Rocca, G. (author), Hoogreef, M.F.M. (author)This paper proposes a new format to store and exchange multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) systems. Here, the generic term MDO system refers to the set of disciplinary tools, their exchanged data and process connections that, all together, define an MDO computational setup. In the process leading to the formal specification of such a...journal article 2018
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STAPP: SpatioTemporal Analysis of Plantar Pressure Measurements using Statistical Parametric MappingBooth, Brian G. (author), Keijsers, Noël L.W. (author), Sijbers, Jan (author), Huysmans, T. (author)<br/>Background<br/><br/>Pedobarography produces large sets of plantar pressure samples that are routinely subsampled (e.g. using regions of interest) or aggregated (e.g. center of pressure trajectories, peak pressure images) in order to simplify statistical analysis and provide intuitive clinical measures.<br/><br/>Research Question<br/><br/>We...journal article 2018
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Tan, M. (author), Chen, C. (author), Chen, Z. (author), Janjic, Jovana (author), Daeichin, V. (author), Chang, Z.Y. (author), Noothout, E.C. (author), van Soest, G. (author), Verweij, M.D. (author), de Jong, N. (author), Pertijs, M.A.P. (author)This paper presents an area- and power-efficient application-specified integrated circuit (ASIC) for 3-D forward-looking intravascular ultrasound imaging. The ASIC is intended to be mounted at the tip of a catheter, and has a circular active area with a diameter of 1.5 mm on the top of which a 2-D array of piezoelectric transducer elements is...journal article 2018