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Daeichin, V. (author), Bera, D. (author), Raghunathan, S.B. (author), Shabanimotlagh, M. (author), Chen, Z. (author), Chen, C. (author), Noothout, E.C. (author), Vos, H.J. (author), Pertijs, M.A.P. (author), de Jong, N. (author), Verweij, M.D. (author)This paper presents the design, fabrication and characterization of a miniature PZT-on-CMOS matrix transducer for real-time pediatric 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). This 3D TEE probe consists of a 32 × 32 array of PZT elements integrated on top of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). We propose a...journal article 2018
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Callens, S.J.P. (author), Bergsma, O.K. (author)Two-matrix composites combine fibers with two distinct matrices. This is achieved by impregnating fiber bundles with a high-stiffness matrix and embedding the cured bundles in a flexible matrix. Two-matrix composites have been shown to offer unprecedented combinations of transverse flexibility and longitudinal tensile strength, and could offer...journal article 2018
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Wolszczak, W.W. (author), Dorenbos, P. (author)In this article we present a method of characterizing scintillating materials by digitization of each individual scintillation pulse followed by digital signal processing. With this technique it is possible to measure the pulse shape and the energy of an absorbed gamma photon on an event-by-event basis. In contrast to time-correlated single...journal article 2018
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Milchram, C. (author), van de Kaa, G. (author), Doorn, N. (author), Kunneke, R.W. (author)Smart grid technologies are considered an important enabler in the transition to more sustainable energy systems because they support the integration of rising shares of volatile renewable energy sources into electricity networks. To implement them in a large scale, broad acceptance in societies is crucial. However, a growing body of research...review 2018
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Oldenbroek, V.D.W.M. (author), Hamoen, V.C.S. (author), Alva, S. (author), Robledo, C.B. (author), Verhoef, L.A. (author), van Wijk, A.J.M. (author)The world's future energy supply will include intermittent renewable sources, such as solar and wind power. To guarantee reliability of supply, fast-reacting, dispatchable and renewable back-up power plants are required. One promising alternative is parked and grid-connected hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in "Vehicle-to...journal article 2018
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Fonseca, Xavier (author), Lukosch, S.G. (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)This paper provides a general overview on different perspectives and studies on social cohesion, offers a definition of social cohesion that is deeply rooted in current literature, and provides a framework that can be used to characterize social cohesion and help support resilient cities. The framework highlights the factors that play a...journal article 2018
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Vrijdag, A. (author), Boonen, Erik-Jan (author), Lehne, Markus (author)Results of trade-off studies aiming to compare different ship power and propulsion configurations inherently contain uncertainty. This is true for both the technical part and for the financial part of the trade-off study. The technical part typically includes the system characteristics of the vessel as inputs, resulting in predicted fuel...journal article 2018
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Huijgens, L.J.G. (author), Vrijdag, A. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)Regulatory demands on ship designs, such as emission and manoeuvrability requirements, are becoming increasingly stringent, raising the need for advanced methods to predict and assess dynamic propulsion plant behaviour of a new design. At present, model scale experiments and numerical simulations are not able to predict this behaviour in full...conference paper 2018
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Brickwedde, A. (author), Brouwers, N. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Gallego Murillo, Joan Sebastián (author), Fraiture, J.L. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Saccharomyces pastorianus lager brewing yeasts are domesticated hybrids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and cold-tolerant Saccharomyces eubayanus. To understand the contribution of both parental genomes to maltose metabolism in brewing wort, this study focuses on maltose transport in the S. eubayanus type strain CBS 12357<sup>T</sup>/FM1318. To...journal article 2018
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Pay-per-use business models as a driver for sustainable consumption: Evidence from the case of HOMIEBocken, N.M.P. (author), Mugge, R. (author), Bom, Colin A. (author), Lemstra, Hidde-Jan (author)Pay-per-use business models where consumers pay for the unit of service (e.g. a wash) without gaining product ownership are often linked to increased environmental performance. Consumers would become more conscious about consumption patterns and companies would take responsibility for product life cycle issues. Such benefits can only be achieved...journal article 2018
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Singh, A. (author), Strating, Alex T. (author), Romero Herrera, N.A. (author), Mahato, Debotosh (author), Keyson, D.V. (author), van Dijk, Hylke W. (author)Within the areas of distributed, off-grid, and decentralized energy, there is a growing interest in local energy exchanges. A crucial component of an energy exchange is a return provided by an energy-receiver to an energy-giver for the energy provided. The existing energy literature on such returns is primarily limited to monetary returns and...journal article 2018
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Borghi, G. (author), Tabacchini, V. (author), Bakker, P.J. (author), Schaart, D.R. (author)Recently, a monolithic scintillator detector for time-of-flight (TOF)/depth-of-interaction (DOI) positron emission tomography (PET) was developed. It has a detector spatial resolution of ∼1.7 mm full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM), a coincidence resolving time (CRT) of ∼215 ps FWHM, and ∼4.7 mm FWHM DOI resolution. Here, we demonstrate, for the...journal article 2018
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Dash, A. (author), Elsinga, G.E. (author)While laboratory experiments, numerical simulations as well as field tests have underlined the influence of noise barriers in dispersing vehicular emissions and reducing downwind peak concentrations, these pollutants still remain in the atmosphere. Artificial pollutant sinks (for example, particle capturing or toxic gas treating devices)...journal article 2018
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Gomez De Santos, Patricia (author), Cañellas, Marina (author), Tieves, F. (author), Younes, S.H.H. (author), Molina-Espeja, Patricia (author), Hofrichter, Martin (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Guallar, Victor (author), Alcalde, Miguel (author)Propranolol is a widely used beta-blocker that is metabolized by human liver P450 monooxygenases into equipotent hydroxylated human drug metabolites (HDMs). It is paramount for the pharmaceutical industry to evaluate the toxicity and activity of these metabolites, but unfortunately, their synthesis has hitherto involved the use of severe...journal article 2018
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Yin, J. (author), Unal, C.M.H. (author), Schleiss, M.A. (author), Russchenberg, H.W.J. (author)A novel algorithm is put forward to separate radar target and moving clutter based on a combination of the low-rank matrix optimization (LRMO) and the decision tree. Similar to the moving object detection in the field of automated video analysis, the proposed separation method, which is carried out in the range-Doppler domain, makes use of...journal article 2018
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Valk, Laurens (author), Berry, Andrew (author), Vallery, H. (author)Despite the long history of studies on the singularity problem inherent to single-gimbal control moment gyroscopes, few existing gimbal steering laws can both accurately track moments and escape or avoid every type of singularity. The most-referenced steering laws perturb the system suboptimally at every singularity to enforce escape, which...journal article 2018
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Roy, V. (author), Simonetto, A. (author), Leus, G.J.T. (author)We propose a sensor placement method for spatio-temporal field estimation based on a kriged Kalman filter (KKF) using a network of static or mobile sensors. The developed framework dynamically designs the optimal constellation to place the sensors. We combine the estimation error (for the stationary as well as non-stationary component of the...journal article 2018
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Gudjónsdóttir, S. (author), van der Stam, W. (author), Kirkwood, Nicholas (author), Evers, W.H. (author), Houtepen, A.J. (author)Control over the charge density is very important for implementation of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals into various optoelectronic applications. A promising approach to dope nanocrystal assemblies is charge injection by electrochemistry, in which the charge compensating electrolyte ions can be regarded as external dopant ions. To gain...journal article 2018
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Jovic, A. (author), Uto, T. (author), Hei, K. (author), Sancho, Juan (author), Sanchez, Nuria (author), Zinoviev, Kirill (author), Rubio, Jose L. (author), Margallo, Eduardo (author), Pandraud, G. (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author)A highly miniaturized, single-chip, large scanning range MOEMS scanner is demonstrated. This intrinsically-aligned, monolithically integrated device uses small angular displacement to provide a linear scanning range of 2000 μm in the lateral and 1000 μm in the vertical direction, at a working distance of 2 cm, with an average operating power...conference paper 2018
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Knoop, V.L. (author), Daganzo, Carlos F. (author)In urban areas and especially in inner cities, pedestrians crossing the road considerably influence the road traffic flow. For political reasons, priority could be given to pedestrians. A larger number of crossings reduces the pedestrian load per crossing and facilitates both the pedestrian flow and the car flow; the ultimate case is a “cross...journal article 2018