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Wang, Di (author), Ren, Anran (author), Yao, Mingchen (author), Hu, Bin (author), van der Meer, Walter (author), Liu, G. (author)Drinking water biosafety has become an increasing concern for public health. Chlorination is widely used as the main disinfection strategy worldwide but has clear and well-known byproduct issues. The Netherlands has successfully demonstrated unchlorinated approach for almost 20 years but has not been widely adopted by other countries. To...journal article 2024
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Human health risk assessment framework for new water resource recovery-based bio-composite materialsNativio, A. (author), Jovanovic, O. (author), Kapelan, Z. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author)A new type of bio-composite material is being produced from water-recovered resources such as cellulose fibres from wastewater, calcite from the drinking water softening process, and grass and reed from waterboard sites. These raw materials may be contaminated with pathogens and chemicals such as Escherichia coli, heavy metals, and resin...journal article 2024
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França de Mendonça Filho, F. (author), de Vilder, L.H. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)Spalling is the main problem concerning safety in concrete structures under rapid heating. Despite being studied for nearly a century, its prediction remains a challenge. In addition, the main recommendations for its prevention are merely the addition of a fixed amount of polypropylene fibres, without accounting for mix design. This paper...journal article 2024
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Razmi Rad, S. (author), Farah, H. (author), Taale, Henk (author), van Arem, B. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Dedicated Lanes (DLs) have been proposed as a potential alternative for the deployment of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) to facilitate platooning and increase motorway capacity. However, the impact of the presence and utilization policy of such a lane on drivers’ preference to use automation and their behaviour has not yet been...journal article 2024
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Sepehri, A. (author), Tirkolaee, Erfan Babaee (author), Simic, Vladimir (author), Ali, Sadia Samar (author)In the current era emphasizing sustainability and circularity, supply chain network design is a critical challenge for making reliable decisions. The optimization of facility location-allocation inventory problems (FLAIPs) holds the key to achieving dependable product delivery with reduced costs and carbon emissions. Despite the importance of...journal article 2024
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Zhang, H. (author), Fu, Rui (author), Wang, Jianqiang (author), Calvert, S.C. (author), van Lint, J.W.C. (author)The in-vehicle communication provides promising opportunities to improve the road safety and traffic efficiency. Previous studies demonstrated that the professional drivers have better driving skills than the non-professional drivers who allocate more attention to secondary tasks. However, they may not be sensitive to the new in-vehicle...journal article 2024
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Zheng, Kaifeng (author), Feng, Xiaoyang (author), He, Xiaohui (author), Heng, J. (author), Li, Le (author), Wang, Hongfu (author)In order to improve the fatigue resistance of orthotropic steel decks (OSDs), the steel bridge deck was annealed to reduce the welding residual stress of key welds. This work at first presented a systematical review and discussion over the distribution pattern of welding residual stress in OSDs, in accordance with a conceptual analysis...journal article 2024
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XUN, L. (author), Mosleh, Yasmine (author), Sun, Baozhong (author), Pascoe, J.A. (author), Gu, Bohong (author)3-D braided composites are a promising material for manufacturing tubular structures. However, a thorough understanding of their damage mechanisms under torsion is required to maximize their potential applications. The present work constructed a multiscale equivalent model, integrating mesoscopic and homogeneous structures to reveal torsional...journal article 2024
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Ren, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Erkens, S. (author)This study implements molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to explore the atomic-level energy properties of rejuvenated bitumen, considering the influence of different recycling agent (RA) types, dosages and aging levels of bitumen. Moreover, the potential correlations between energy indices and high-temperature performance of rejuvenated bitumen...journal article 2024
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Klemczak, Barbara (author), Gołaszewski, Jacek (author), Cygan, Grzegorz (author), Gołaszewska, Małgorzata (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author), Zhilyaev, D. (author), Koenders, Eduardus A.B. (author)Given the rising popularity of foam concrete (FC) for both structural and insulating purposes, evaluating the feasibility of recycling after its lifespan is crucial in the context of the growing emphasis on sustainable building practices. One approach to recycling FC incorporating microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM) involves...journal article 2024
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Vos, G.M. (author)This thesis deals with multipliers and transference on noncommutative Lp-spaces. It falls within the realm of noncommutative harmonic analysis, i.e. harmonic analysis on noncommutative spaces. Such spaces appear in several areas of mathematics, such as non-abelian groups, quantum groups, noncommutative geometry and the general theory of operator...doctoral thesis 2024
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Mutu, H. (author)The purpose of work presented in this thesis is to investigate whether M5XB2 (M = Fe, Mn,V, Cr and X = Si, P) material system has potential as a room-temperature magnetocaloric application material by studying its crystal and magnetic structure, and magnetocaloric properties.doctoral thesis 2024
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Achterberg, M.A. (author)The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on healthcare systems and everyday life of the majority of the people around the globe. Despite many years of research on network epidemiology, many key aspects of disease transmission and in particular the response of people to the spread of a disease, remain poorly understood. On the basis of...doctoral thesis 2024
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Pezzato, C. (author)In an ever-evolving society, the demand for autonomous robots equipped with human-level capabilities is becoming increasingly imperative. Various factors, such as an aging population and a shortage of labor for repetitive and physically demanding tasks, have underscored the need for capable autonomous robots to assist us in our daily activities....doctoral thesis 2024
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Ganeshpure, D.A. (author)The integration of wind and solar energy through power electronic converters has introduced new challenges to High Voltage (HV) equipment in the electrical power system. Switchgear, cables, and transformers are now subject to higher dV/dt stress and complex wave shapes due to solid-state switching. This poses a threat to the reliability of the...doctoral thesis 2024
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Sousa Pires da Costa Basto, R.M. (author)Over the years, various technologies have been developed to produce and separate advanced biomolecules. These technologies range from complex terpenoids for pharmaceuticals and flavors to commodity chemicals and fuels via the fermentative route. These compounds are often poorly water soluble, phase splitting organic compounds or inhibitory and...doctoral thesis 2024
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LeBlanc, B.P. (author)Society is finally entering a new age of renewable energy development. For the first time it is truly conceivable to power a vast majority of global energy use with a combination of wind, solar, and other forms of low carbon, renewable power. The rise of electrification and so called ”Power to X”, where renewable energy is used to create other...doctoral thesis 2024
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Zhang, H. (author)In recent decades, dielectric lens antennas have been more and more adopted and developed for sensing and imaging applications at sub-millimeter (sub-mm) wavelengths because they can achieve high gain while keeping their physical size and weight acceptable at these wavelengths. More recently, as low-loss and low-cost lens materials have become...doctoral thesis 2024
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Urgilez Vinueza, A.R. (author)Landslide activity in the Andes remains an ongoing natural hazard with significant implications for regional development. Slow-moving landslides, while not typically resulting in catastrophic outcomes, can still cause substantial damage to critical infrastructure, including roads, buildings, crops, and hydropower dams. In southeast Ecuador, slow...doctoral thesis 2024
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Janssen, C. (author)Although social objectives are frequently part of the pursuit of sustainable urban development, how such social sustainability goals can be achieved in urban development practices remains a largely unsolved puzzle. While scholars increasingly acknowledge that urban social sustainability is a plural concept that needs to be specified in...doctoral thesis 2024