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Subramanian, S.S. (author)Carbon dioxide (CO2) electrolysis is an attractive technology for the production of valueadded products and hydrocarbons, establishing a route for leveraging renewable energy sources in the synthesis of fuels and chemicals. Considerable progress has been made in the past decade in advancing CO2 electrolyzers towards commercial scales, however...doctoral thesis 2024
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Owen, C.C. (author)The imminence of anthropogenic climate change has motivated a global energy transition towards sustainable power generation. Offshore wind—an important contributor to the energy transition—is expanding, not only in turbine size and number of installations, but also into regions with harsher environmental conditions. One of those conditions in...doctoral thesis 2024
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Wesdorp, J.J. (author)The growing understanding of the physics of superconductor-semiconductor nanostruc- tures is a key driver for the development of emerging quantum technologies. The elemen- tary excitations of these hybrid nanostructures are Andreev bound states. To further our knowledge about their intricate physics, new tools must be used to study them. This...doctoral thesis 2024
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Dundulis, Tomas (author)The concept of Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) aircraft holds great promise in achieving the goals outlined in Flightpath 2050. This involves utilizing electricity to power propellers and enhancing overall flight performance through interactions between the wings and propellers. This thesis investigates the stability and control aspects of...master thesis 2024
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Volkers, Bas (author)Individualizing mechanical ventilation treatment regimes remains a challenge in the intensive care unit (ICU). Reinforcement Learning (RL) offers the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce mortality risk, by optimizing ventilation treatment regimes. We focus on the Offline RL setting, using Offline Policy Evaluation (OPE), specifically...master thesis 2024
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van Muijen, Maarten (author)This thesis explores sustainable and economically viable decarbonization pathways for the European ammonia industry. Through literature reviews, expert interviews, and detailed analyses, it addresses the industry's need to transition while maintaining competitiveness. Findings suggest that options like Autothermal Reforming (ATR) with Carbon...master thesis 2024
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Amaldi, Emilio (author)Galaxy clusters are some of the largest known structures in the universe. Studying them observationally and theoretically can provide a lot of information on how these clusters form and are structured. One way to study them is through the so-called Sunyaev-Zel’dovich (SZ) effect, which is an interaction between the cosmic...bachelor thesis 2024
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van Lierde, Simon (author)Despite The Hague's historically mild climate, it is experiencing rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, resulting in a growing demand for space cooling. However, there is a significant gap in research and sustainable policies to address this demand in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. While studies have examined the...master thesis 2024
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Rosenberg, Sofie (author)In recent years, shopping malls are facing an increasing amount of vacancy problems, due to the rise in online shopping. The research within this project looked into the visitors’ perspective concerning the functional, architectural, identifiable and social values of three shopping malls in the Netherlands. The outcome of the research shows that...master 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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Xu, Yanghui (author), Ou, Q. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Liu, G. (author), Lompe, K.M. (author)Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are attracting increasing attention due to their persistence and potential ecological risks. This review critically summarizes the effects of photo-oxidation on the physical, chemical, and biological behaviors of MNPs in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The core of this paper explores how photo-oxidation...review 2024
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Mendoza Lugo, M.A. (author), Nogal Macho, M. (author), Morales Napoles, O. (author)Around the world, an increasing amount of bridge infrastructure is ageing. The resources involved in the reassessment of existing assets often exceed available resources and many bridges lack a minimum structural assessment. Therefore, there is a need for comprehensive and quantitative approaches to assess all the assets in the bridge network to...journal article 2024
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Tao, Y. (author)The causal impact of the built environment on travel behaviours is a subject of debate. This debate especially concerns the independent effect of the built environment on the observed travel patterns after taking into account residential self-selection arising from pre-existing travel-related attitude. This study argues that travel attitude...journal article 2024
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Bufalari, G. (author), den Besten, J.H. (author), Kaminski, M.L. (author)The response of maritime structures can be multiaxial, involving predominant mode-I and non-negligible mode-III components. Adopting a stress distribution formulation based effective notch stress as fatigue strength parameter for mixed mode-{I, III} multiaxial fatigue assessment purposes, a mode-I equivalent von Mises type of failure...journal article 2024
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Zhang, F. (author), Wu, Z. (author), Wang, Jianlin (author), Wu, Zhenduo (author), Zhao, C. (author), Eijt, S.W.H. (author), Schut, H. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)Recently, the all-d-metal Ni(Co)MnTi based Heusler compounds are found to have a giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE) near room temperature and manifest different functionalities like multicaloric effects, which can be employed for solid-state refrigeration. However, in comparison to other traditional Heusler compounds, the relatively large...journal article 2024
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Lai, J. (author), Huang, B. (author), You, X. (author), Maschek, M. (author), Zhou, Guofu (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)The Fe<sub>2</sub>P type Mn–Fe–P–Si alloys exhibit a giant magneto-elastic first-order transition, but the large hysteresis limits their performance. Crystal structure evolution and magnetocaloric performance were investigated by varying the Mn and Fe contents at a constant V substitution of 0.02 in Fe<sub>2</sub>P-type (Mn<sub>1.17-x</sub>Fe...journal article 2024
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Alcañiz Moya, A. (author), Monaco, N. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Ziar, H. (author)The growing global energy demand increases the need for renewable energy sources. This increase requires land to be occupied, competing with other activities such as agriculture and residency. In such a situation, renewable energy sources expand to other environments like the ocean. However, this new scene poses some challenges, such as the...journal article 2024
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Hoepers, Taiane Regina (author), Leithold, Juliana (author), Monteiro, Michel Marques (author), Corzo Perez, Gerald A. (author), Fernandes, Cristovão V. Scapulatempo (author), Zevenbergen, C. (author), Santos, Daniel Costa dos (author)In response to pressing global challenges like climate change, rapid population growth, and an urgent need for sustainable infrastructure, cities face an immediate and crucial necessity to transition swiftly toward an integrated approach to managing urban water resources. This shift is not merely an option but an imperative, driven by the...journal article 2024
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Khossossi, N. (author), Singh, Deobrat (author), Essaoudi, Ismail (author), Ahuja, Rajeev (author), Ainane, Abdelmajid (author)Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, renowned for their potential high energy density, have attracted attention due to their use of earth-abundant elements. However, a significant challenge lies in developing suitable materials for both lithium-based anodes, which are less prone to lithium dendrite formation, and sulfur-based cathodes. This...journal article 2024
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Kumar, Abhinav (author), Gupta, Ankit (author), Anupam, K. (author), Wagh, Vivek Pratap (author)In most of developing countries across the world, pavement design is still based on an empirical approach that may result in premature failure or overdesigned pavements. A shift from an empirical to a semi-mechanistic or mechanistic approach is the need of modern time. In this regard, computational tools such as finite element (FE) are being...journal article 2024