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Heringa, P.W. (author)Does distance matter for collaborative knowledge production? This question has intrigued scholars and policy makers for a long time. Distance does not only have a geographical dimension, but also an organisational, cognitive and social dimension. These dimensions feature prominently in the national and transnational research policies of the past...doctoral thesis 2015
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Groenesteijn, L. (author)Performing knowledge work often involves prolonged sitting in a limited number of positions with little physical effort. This can lead to discomfort in the neck and shoulder region, and health problems in the back and neck. Subsequently, it can affect job performance adversely. In this PhD project is the influence of different seat design...doctoral thesis 2015
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Knol, A.H. (author), Lekkerkerker-Teunissen, K. (author), Van Dijk, J.C. (author)Drinking water companies more and more implement Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) in their treatment schemes to increase the barrier against organic micropollutants (OMPs). It is necessary to decompose the excessive hydrogen peroxide after applying AOP to avoid negative effects in the following, often biological, treatment steps. A drinking...journal article 2015
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- Pei, F. (author) doctoral thesis 2015
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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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De Winter, J.C.F. (author), Dodou, D. (author)It is known that statistically significant (positive) results are more likely to be published than non-significant (negative) results. However, it has been unclear whether any increasing prevalence of positive results is stronger in the "softer" disciplines (social sciences) than in the "harder" disciplines (physical sciences), and whether the...journal article 2015
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De Groot, T.H. (author)The spectrum of threats imposed upon modern society has drastically widened in the last decades. One of the required security means is sensor systems. There exist many types of sensors and their capabilities vary, but some of them are reconfigurable and able to provide many functions. Such sensors provide at different time instances a wide range...doctoral thesis 2015
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Mulder, F.M. (author)The invention provides an electrolytic cell 10 for the production of ammonia (NH3), comprising an electrolytic cell unit 100 comprising a first electrode 110, a second electrode 120, and an electrolyte 133, further a voltage generator 210, a supply 220 of a dinitrogen comprising fluid 221, and a supply 230 of a water comprising fluid 231. The...patent 2015
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Correia Rodrigues, H.R. (author)Nitric oxides (NOx) are formed as a byproduct of combustion and contribute to ground-level ozone formation and the creation of conditions harmful for human health. In response to air pollutant emissions regulations, technologies for controlling NOx formation for a entire spectrum of fuels ranging from gaseous, liquid, coals, biomass and residue...doctoral thesis 2015
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Liu, Y. (author), Salemink, H.W.M. (author)A highly sensitive sensor design based on two-dimensional photonic crystal cavity is demonstrated. The geometric structure of the cavity is modified to gain a high quality factor, which enables a sensitive refractive index sensing. A group of slots with optimized parameters is created in the cavity. The existence of the slots enhances the light...journal article 2015
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Purkiani, K. (author), Becherer, J. (author), Flöser, G. (author), Gräwe, U. (author), Mohrholz, V. (author), Schuttelaars, H.M. (author), Burchard, H. (author)Stratification and destratification processes in a tidally energetic, weakly stratified inlet in the Wadden Sea (south eastern North Sea) are investigated in this modeling study. Observations of current velocity and vertical density structure show strain-induced periodic stratification for the southern shoal of the tidal channel. In contrast to...journal article 2015
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Perkó, Z. (author)This thesis presents novel adjoint and spectral methods for the sensitivity and uncertainty (S&U) analysis of multi-physics problems encountered in the field of reactor physics. The first part focuses on the steady state of reactors and extends the adjoint sensitivity analysis methods well established for pure neutron transport problems to...doctoral thesis 2015
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Den Ouden, D. (author)Steels with higher strength and better formability are increasingly required by the automotive industry because they can provide higher safety, reduce energy consumption and thus lead to a better environmental protection. To meet these requirements, it is a sustainable effort for steel industry to develop high strength formable steels. One of...doctoral thesis 2015
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Kim, S.H. (author), Park, J. (author), Joo, C. (author), Kim, D. (author), Ha, T. (author)RecA proteins form a long stable filament on a single-stranded DNA and catalyze strand exchange reaction. The stability of RecA filament changes dramatically with pH, yet its detailed mechanism is not known. Here, using a single molecule assay, we determined the binding and dissociation rates of RecA monomers at the filament ends at various pH....journal article 2015
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Gransden, D.I. (author), Burkhard Bornemann, P. (author), Rose, M. (author), Nitzsche, F. (author)A problem arises from combining flexible rotorcraft blades with stiffer mechanical links, which form a parallel kinematic chain. This paper introduces a method for solving index-3 differential algebraic equations for coupled stiff and elastic body systems with closed-loop kinematics. Rigid body dynamics and elastic body mechanics are...journal article 2015
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- Bennekom, S.M. (author), Doubrovski, E.L. (author) patent 2015
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Astafyeva, E. (author), Zakharenkova, I. (author), Doornbos, E.N. (author)By making use of multiple ground-based and spaceborne instruments, we study ionospheric and thermospheric behavior during the moderately intense geomagnetic storm of 29–31 August 2004 (minimum Dst excursion of ?128?nT). Although this storm was far from the strongest in solar cycle 23, it provoked quite interesting effects in the ionosphere, such...journal article 2015
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- Voskuijl, M. (author) patent 2015
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Laczny, C.C. (author), Sternal, T. (author), Plugaru, V. (author), Gawron, P. (author), Atashpendar, A. (author), Margossian, H.H. (author), Coronado, S. (author), Van der Maaten, L.J.M. (author), Vlassis, N. (author), Wilmes, P. (author)Background: Metagenomics is limited in its ability to link distinct microbial populations to genetic potential due to a current lack of representative isolate genome sequences. Reference-independent approaches, which exploit for example inherent genomic signatures for the clustering of metagenomic fragments (binning), offer the prospect to...journal article 2015
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Hoogeveen, J. (author), Faures, J.M. (author), Peiser, L. (author), Burke, J. (author), Van de Giesen, N.C. (author)GlobWat is a freely distributed, global soil water balance model that is used by FAO to assess water use in irrigated agriculture; the main factor behind scarcity of freshwater in an increasing number of regions. The model is based on spatially distributed high resolution datasets that are consistent at global level and calibrated against values...journal article 2015