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Klenk, M.B.O.T. (author)Empirical moral psychology is sometimes dismissed as normatively insignificant because it plays no decisive role in settling ethical disputes. But that conclusion, even if it is valid for normative ethics, does not extend to bioethics. First, in contrast to normative ethics, bioethics can legitimately proceed from a presupposed moral...review 2020
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Mercuur, R.A. (author), Dignum, M.V. (author), Jonker, C.M. (author)Evidence-driven agent-based modeling plays a useful part in understanding social phenomena. By integrating social-cognitive theories in our agent models, we bear evidence from social and psychological studies on our models for human decision-making. Social practice theory (SPT) provides a socio-cognitive theory that emphasizes three...review 2020
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Puetz, Hendrik (author), Puchľová, Eva (author), Vranková, Kvetoslava (author), Hollmann, F. (author)Enzymatic methods for the oxidation of alcohols are critically reviewed. Dehydrogenases and oxidases are the most prominent biocatalysts, enabling the selective oxidation of primary alcohols into aldehydes or acids. In the case of secondary alcohols, region and/or enantioselective oxidation is possible. In this contribution, we outline the...review 2020
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Šavija, B. (author)Additive manufacturing has been a topic of interest in the construction industry for the past decade. 3D printing of concrete structures promises great improvements in construction efficiency, waste reduction, and shape optimization. Another field where additive manufacturing offers opportunities is on the material level of cementitious...review 2020
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Niquice, Celma (author), Marques Arsenio, A. (author), Brito, R.M.C.L. (author), van Lier, J.B. (author)This review identifies the potentials and constraints of using (partially) treated or blended wastewater for irrigation in order to assess the potentials in the context of cities in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Less than 5% of the wastewater produced in the region is being treated. Nonetheless, untreated...review 2020
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Jenkins, K.E.H. (author), Spruit, S. (author), Milchram, C. (author), Höffken, Johanna (author), Taebi, B. (author)Many academic approaches that claim to consider the broad set of social and ethical issues relevant to energy systems sit side-by-side without conversation. This paper considers three such literatures: Value Sensitive Design, Responsible Research and Innovation and the Energy Justice framework. We argue that whilst definitions of these...review 2020
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Peters, J.A. (author)Manganese ferrite nanoparticles are superparamagnetic and have very high saturation magnetization, which makes them candidates for application as MRI contrast agents. Because these nanoparticles are very effective enhancers of transverse relaxation, they are particularly suitable as negative (T<sub>2</sub>-weighted) contrast agents. The...review 2020
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Vos, H.J. (author), Voorneveld, J.D. (author), Groot Jebbink, Erik (author), Leow, Chee Hau (author), Nie, Luzhen (author), van den Bosch, Annemien E. (author), Tang, Meng Xing (author), Freear, Steven (author), Bosch, Johan G. (author)Cardiac function and vascular function are closely related to the flow of blood within. The flow velocities in these larger cavities easily reach 1 m/s, and generally complex spatiotemporal flow patterns are involved, especially in a non-physiologic state. Visualization of such flow patterns using ultrasound can be greatly enhanced by...review 2020
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Moghadasi, Hesam (author), Malekian, Navid (author), Saffari, Hamid (author), Mirza Gheytaghi, Amir (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Pool boiling is an effective heat transfer process in a wide range of applications related to energy conversion, including power generation, solar collectors, cooling systems, refrigeration and air conditioning. By considering the broad range of applications, any improvement in higher heat-removal yield can ameliorate the ultimate heat usage...review 2020
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Zeng, Tao (author), Chen, Guohua (author), Yang, Yunfeng (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Zhao, Yixin (author), Liu, Xia (author)The increasing demand for chemical products has driven the construction and development of chemical industrial areas, or so-called 'chemical industrial parks' (CIPs), but this has intrinsically raised the risk of major accidents. Therefore, it is significant and urgent to summarize the state of art and research needs in the field of CIP...review 2020
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Jensen, Per Anker (author), van der Voordt, Theo (author)Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how facilities management (FM) and corporate real estate management (CREM) can add value to organisations by contributing to improved productivity of knowledge workers, and to explore interrelationships between productivity, employee satisfaction and other value parameters. Design/methodology/approach:...review 2020
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van Altena, V.P. (author), Krans, Jan (author), Bakker, Henk (author), Stoter, J.E. (author)The appearance of ουδα » αν in the table of nations (Acts 2:9-11) has troubled interpreters for centuries. Several scholars have proposed to emendate the text. The argumentations for such conjectures vary in elaboration and support. This article gives a diachronic overview of the conjectured emendations. It concludes with an evaluation of the...review 2020
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Boyce, William Paul (author), Lindsay, Anthony (author), Zgonnikov, A. (author), Rañó, Iñaki (author), Wong-Lin, Kong Fatt (author)Multimodal integration is an important process in perceptual decision-making. In humans, this process has often been shown to be statistically optimal, or near optimal: sensory information is combined in a fashion that minimizes the average error in perceptual representation of stimuli. However, sometimes there are costs that come with the...review 2020
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Anyansi, C.A. (author), Straub, Timothy J. (author), Manson, Abigail L. (author), Earl, Ashlee M. (author), Abeel, T.E.P.M.F. (author)Metagenomic sequencing is a powerful tool for examining the diversity and complexity of microbial communities. Most widely used tools for taxonomic profiling of metagenomic sequence data allow for a species-level overview of the composition. However, individual strains within a species can differ greatly in key genotypic and phenotypic...review 2020
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French, P.J. (author)In-vivo sensors yield valuable medical information by measuring directly on the living tissue of a patient. These devices can be surface or implant devices. Electrical activity in the body, from organs or muscles can be measured using surface electrodes. For short term internal devices, catheters are used. These include cardiac catheter (in...review 2020
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de Kruijff, R.M. (author)A recent addition to the treatment options in external beam therapy, so-called FLASH radiotherapy, shows remarkable healthy-tissue-sparing properties in a number of pre-clinical studies without impacting the overall treatment efficacy. Its potential in clinical applications is attracting a great deal of interest in the medical community. The...review 2019
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Milchram, C. (author), Märker, Carolin (author), Schlör, Holger (author), Kunneke, R.W. (author), van de Kaa, G. (author)The current transition towards low-carbon energy systems does not only involve changes in technologies but is also shaped by changes in the rules and regulations (i.e., the institutions) that govern energy systems. Institutional change can be influenced by changes in core values - normative principles such as affordability, security of supply...review 2019
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Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz (author), Caradot, Nicolas (author), Cherqui, Frederic (author), Leitão, Joao P. (author), Langeveld, J.G. (author), Scholten, L. (author), Lepot, M.J. (author), Stegeman, B. (author), Clemens, F.H.L.R. (author)Sewer asset management gained momentum and importance in recent years due to economic considerations, since infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation directly represent major investments. Because physical urban water infrastructure has life expectancies of up to 100 years or more, contemporary urban drainage systems are strongly influenced...review 2019
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Lam, K.L. (author), Zlatanovic, L. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author)Recovering resources from wastewater systems is increasingly being emphasised. Many technologies exist or are under development for recycling nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater to agriculture. Planning and design methodologies are needed to identify and deploy the most sustainable solutions in given contexts. For the...review 2020
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Marsden, S.R. (author), Mestrom, L. (author), McMillan, D.G.G. (author), Hanefeld, U. (author)The enzymatic synthesis of esters and peptides is unfavoured in aqueous solvent systems due to competing hydrolysis. This can be overcome by using energy rich substrate analogues: elimination of a good leaving group temporarily establishes more favourable equilibrium conditions, allowing for (nearly) complete conversion. While kinetically...review 2019