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Joshi, Amey (author)The light and frequent earthquakes in the north of the Netherlands, particularly in the province of Groningen, have recently exposed the unreinforced masonry structures to seismic activities. Since these structures do not adhere to seismic regulations, they are considered vulnerable to seismicity. The ultimate state capacity of the structures is...master thesis 2023
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Nanninga, Stefanie (author)Floating ice shelves regulate Antarctic ice sheet mass loss by buttressing land ice discharge toward the ocean. Next to basal melting, iceberg calving following the propagation of rifts has the potential to reduce this buttressing effect. However, rift propagation is largely unpredictable and generally not resolved in coarse climate models. The...master thesis 2022
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VanDercreek, Colin (author)<br/>Aerodynamic noise produced by aircraft, wind turbines, and other objects subjected to airflow contribute to environmental noise pollution, which adversely affects human and animal health. Consequently, governments impose restrictions on aircraft and wind turbine noise levels. These restrictions can have an economic impact by limiting...doctoral thesis 2022
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Leermakers, Lauran (author)Due to the demand for renewable energies, gasses likeH2 need to be detected with sensitive, accurate and fast detectors. The US Department of Energy has made a list of requirements that H2 sensors need to fullfill of which the minimum detectable concentration (0.1%) and the reaction time (one second) are challenging for current hydrogen sensors,...master thesis 2022
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Kluba, M.M. (author)The progress in the field of neurostimulation is impressive, both from a technical as well as from a therapeutic point of view. Nowadays, the electrical stimulation of the nervous system can be used to induce or suppress muscle responses. Additionally, it can also influence hearing, vision, immune system response, pain perception, and even...doctoral thesis 2022
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Wang, Luyu (author), Chen, Weizhong (author), Vuik, Cornelis (author)Developing numerical method of fractured porous media is of paramount importance in geoscience applications. Previous studies have revealed that the discrete fractures and cavities as well as the heterogeneity have considerable influences on hydraulic property of porous media. This work presents a numerical investigation on fluid flow in...journal article 2022
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Li, Jian (author), Li, Chenhui (author), Henneken, Vincent (author), Louwerse, Marcus (author), Van Rens, Jeannet (author), Dijkstra, Paul (author), Raz, Oded (author), Dekker, R. (author)The digitization of smart catheters will dramatically increase the demand for reliable and high data transmission in the distal tips. Optical fiber is a good candidate to provide high-speed data transmission. However, the extremely small size of the smart catheter tip, with less than a few millimeters in diameter, hampers the integration of...journal article 2022
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Vesper, J.E. (author), Tietjen, Sebastian C. (author), Chakkingal, M. (author), Kenjeres, S. (author)In the present study, we analyse individual and combined effects of conductive horizontal walls and conductive fins on the natural convection of air in side heated cavities (SHC). The flow and heat transfer are studied for Rayleigh numbers in the range of 10<sup>4</sup>−−10<sup>9</sup>: Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) is conducted for the...journal article 2022
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Arosquipa Nina, Yvan (author), Shi, Rui (author), Wüthrich, D. (author), Chanson, Hubert (author)Self-aerated free-surface flow studies have a more recent history compared to classical fluid dynamics. Traditional velocimetry techniques are adversely affected by the presence of gas–liquid interfaces. In the present study, detailed air-water flow measurements were performed in a highly turbulent free-surface flow, and three velocimetry...journal article 2022
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Maddalena, L. (author), Ouwehand, M. (author), Safdar, H. (author), Carroll, E.C.M. (author)In deep tissue imaging, pulsed near-infrared lasers commonly provide high peak powers needed for nonlinear absorption, but average power and linear absorption can be limiting factors for tissue damage through heat. We implemented intra-cavity dumping within a mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser used for two-photon computer generated holography...journal article 2022
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Michael, Michalis (author), Overend, M. (author)In its simplest form, a Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) consists of a double or triple glazing unit (DGU or TGU) on the inner layer and single glazing on the outer one, forming a sealed non-ventilated cavity with an automated shading device in between. Given its dynamic behaviour, this technology can dynamically control the flow of solar energy...journal article 2022
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Zare Rameshti, Babak (author), Viola Kusminskiy, Silvia (author), Haigh, James A. (author), Usami, Koji (author), Lachance-Quirion, Dany (author), Nakamura, Yasunobu (author), Hu, Can Ming (author), Bauer, G.E. (author), Blanter, Y.M. (author)Cavity magnonics deals with the interaction of magnons — elementary excitations in magnetic materials — and confined electromagnetic fields. We introduce the basic physics and review the experimental and theoretical progress of this young field that is gearing up for integration in future quantum technologies. Much of its appeal is derived...review 2022
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Gülmez, D.E. (author), Sinke, J. (author), Dransfeld, C.A. (author)Discontinuous tape composites have considerable attention due to their high formability and tailorable structures. Despite their advantages, this discontinuity leads to complex structures and makes it difficult to predict their mechanical properties. On the other hand, they have high orientational and dimensional sensitivity, which causes...conference paper 2022
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Barczyk, R.T. (author), Parappurath, Nikhil (author), Arora, S. (author), Bauer, T.A. (author), Kuipers, L. (author), Verhagen, Ewold (author)The introduction of topological concepts to the design of photonic crystal cavities holds great promise for applications in integrated photonics due to the prospect of topological protection. This study examines the signatures of topological light confinement in the leakage radiation of 2D topological photonic crystal cavities. The cavities are...journal article 2022
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Rodenhuis, Stef (author)With the incline of multidrug resistant bacteria due to the widespread use of antibiotics, there has been an ongoing search for a faster and more effective method to test the effect of antibiotics on bacteria. With current techniques for investigation of bacterial resistance requiring a minimum of 24 hours to complete, a new technique is...master thesis 2021
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van Haren, Mick (author)Because of the fortunate absence of great flood events in The Netherlands during the second half of the twentieth century, no physical data was added to the structural understanding of flood fragility on walls. Considering that during the same period the cavity wall became standard in the construction of houses, a certain inconsistency can be...master thesis 2021
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Guo, J. (author)The work in this thesis focuses on potential ways to bring a macroscopic mechanical<br/>resonator in a classical environment into the quantum regime with integrated cavity<br/>optomechanics...doctoral thesis 2021
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Feije, Laurens (author)In order to create a quantum network for distributed quantum computing and secure communication, quantum nodes are required which can share an entangled state. Colour centres in diamond are a very promising set of nodes that can be used to create entanglement between remote locations. A well-studied colour centre in diamond is the Nitrogen...master thesis 2021
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Jakhar, Rishabh (author)The increasing importance of drag reduction in commercial vehicles, traditionally motivated by rising energy costs, and more recently accelerated through policymaking in a bid to reduce emissions, has resulted in the development of increasingly sophisticated add-on aerodynamic devices for the semi-trailer. Of these devices, the greatest uptake...master thesis 2021
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ANAND, ABHIRATH (author)The turbulent boundary layer development under the influence of an air cavity is studied experimentally using planar PIV, with the aim of gaining insight and building upon the flow physics typically encountered in the application of air layer drag reduction. A detection technique based on correlation values is implemented to obtain an...master thesis 2021