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Peng, Q. (author), Vermolen, F.J. (author)Skin contraction is an important biophysical process that takes place during and after recovery of deep tissue injury. This process is mainly caused by fibroblasts (skin cells) and myofibroblasts (differentiated fibroblasts which exert larger pulling forces and produce larger amounts of collagen) that both exert pulling forces on the...journal article 2022
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Termos, Ali (author), Yorke-Smith, N. (author)At a geographical and strategic confluence, the ancient city of Beirut, Lebanon, has witnessed crises from natural and human causes over the centuries. The modern urban and peri-urban development is a result of neo-classical economics, laissez-faire regulations, and complex socio-political structures. This article considers the contemporary...journal article 2022
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Jarne Ornia, D. (author), Zufiria, Pedro J. (author), Mazo, M. (author)Collaborative multiagent robotic systems, where agents coordinate by modifying a shared environment often result in undesired dynamical couplings that complicate the analysis and experiments when solving a specific problem or task. Simultaneously, biologically inspired robotics rely on simplifying agents and increasing their number to obtain...journal article 2022
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Mrozek, Michal (author), Sirenko, M. (author), Foks-Ryznar, Anna (author), Sawicki, Bartosz (author)The paper presents a web-based system designed to visualize a simulation of ca. 500,000 residents of a city during the COVID-19 outbreak. Each agent's infection status and mobility are presented in the time scale. The main effort was to ensure simplicity from the user's perspective and smooth operation on various client devices. The full range...conference paper 2022
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Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Schleich, Joachim (author), Guetlein, Marie Charlotte (author), Faure, Corinne (author), Bouwmans, I. (author)In this paper, we link findings from a demographically representative discrete choice experiment (DCE) in eight European countries on the adoption of smart thermostats with an agent-based model (ABM) in a methodologically consistent way. We employ the ABM to simulate the diffusion pattern of smart thermostats until 2030 and to examine the...journal article 2022
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Taberna, A. (author), Filatova, T. (author), Roventini, Andrea (author), Lamperti, Francesco (author)By 2050 about 80% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Cities offer spatial economic advantages that create agglomeration forces and innovation that foster concentration of economic activities, but for historic reasons cluster along coasts and rivers that are prone to climate-driven flooding. To explore tradeoffs between...conference paper 2022
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Fouladvand, J. (author), Verkerk, D. (author), Nikolic, I. (author), Ghorbani, A. (author)Energy communities are gaining momentum in the context of the energy transition. Given the distributed and collective action nature of energy communities, energy security of these local energy systems is more than just security of supply and related to issues such as affordability and acceptability of energy to members of the community. We build...conference paper 2022
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McKenzie, R. (author), Keizer, Emma M. (author), Vink, J.N.A. (author), van Lopik, Jasper (author), Büke, F. (author), Kalkman, Vera (author), Fleck, Christian (author), Tans, S.J. (author), Brouns, S.J.J. (author)While CRISPR-Cas defence mechanisms have been studied on a population level, their temporal dynamics and variability in individual cells have remained unknown. Using a microfluidic device, time-lapse microscopy and mathematical modelling, we studied invader clearance in Escherichia coli across multiple generations. We observed that CRISPR...journal article 2022
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Fouladvand, J. (author), Ghorbani, A. (author), Sarı, Yasin (author), Hoppe, T. (author), Kunneke, R.W. (author), Herder, P.M. (author)In community energy systems, the energy demand of a group of households is met by collectively generated electricity and heat from renewable energy sources. What makes these systems unique is their collective and collaborative form of organization and their distributed energy generation. While these features are crucial to the resilience of...journal article 2022
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Kreulen, Kurt (author), de Bruin, B. (author), Ghorbani, A. (author), Mellema, René (author), Kammler, Christian (author), Vanhee, Loïs (author), Dignum, Frank (author), Dignum, Virginia (author)Since its first appearance in Wuhan (China), countries have been employing, to varying degrees of success, a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions aimed at limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 within their populations. In this article, we build on scientific work that demonstrates that culture is part of the explanation for the observed...journal article 2022
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Savin, Ivan (author), Creutzig, Felix (author), Filatova, T. (author), Foramitti, Joël (author), Konc, Théo (author), Niamir, Leila (author), Safarzynska, Karolina (author), van den Bergh, Jeroen (author)Ambitious climate mitigation policies face social and political resistance. One reason is that existing policies insufficiently capture the diversity of relevant insights from the social sciences about potential policy outcomes. We argue that agent-based models can serve as a powerful tool for integration of elements from different disciplines....journal article 2022
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van der Horst, Didier (author)The major international airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, is redesigning its security checkpoints for 2024, for which a novel type of security checkpoint configuration is considered. In this redesign, one seeks to find the optimal checkpoint configuration; however, this remains non-trivial. The checkpoint configuration problem requires a...master thesis 2021
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Köstler, Klemens (author)In this paper, we propose and analyze a q-learning-based approach for allocation of operators to security teams in order to improve operational efficiency of an airport security checkpoint. The research is composed of two parts. First, we develop an agent-based model capable of simulating an airport security checkpoint. Second, we introduce...master thesis 2021
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Groot, Mira (author)Research background<br/>Plastic debris in the environment consists primarily of plastic consumer waste. One of its leading causes is the lack of waste collection systems in developing countries. Actions need to be taken to overcome this issue, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) seems to be an effective solution for encountering plastic...master thesis 2021
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Van Damme, Elvira (author)Accidents in buildings happen frequently and if people are not evacuated in time, this can have major consequences. The behaviour of building occupants is one of the most critical determinants herein. <br/>Evacuation behaviour consists of two phases: the response phase and the evacuation movement phase. During the response phase, a building...master thesis 2021
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Peng, Q. (author)Burns and other skin traumas occur at various intensities regarding the depth and area of the skin, as well as the involvement of the different skin layers. Worldwide, an estimated six million patients need hospitalisation for burns annually. Furthermore, most severe burn injuries will develop morbidity and unaesthetic scars like contractures...doctoral thesis 2021
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Gorter, Chris (author)Good supply strategy that can improve the logistical chain involves taking into account the complexity that a specific good is situated in. This research takes improving the bicycle supply chain within the Netherlands armed Forces as a use case. Aside from the goals for the use case of bicycles, the aim was also to fill the knowledge gap of...master thesis 2021
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Wiegel, Erik (author)With an increased population, many housing markets are experiencing a shortage, but the ability to resolve this through building new houses is limited. Demand in a housing market is caused not only by households without a house but also by those who are unsatisfied with their current housing. In the Netherlands, the housing market is unique...master thesis 2021
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Timmers, Samuel (author)The IPCC report of August 2021 calls for an immediately reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Without changing the world’s diets, even if we stop all fossil fuel emissions today, we would still not be able to maintain global warming below 1.5°C. The EU has set out their strategy for reducing agricultural emissions in the Farm to Fork Strategy,...master thesis 2021
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Hommes, Jim (author)The European Green Deal states that the European Union will have to cut 55% of carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels and implement a share of at least 40% of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector by 2030, compared to levels of 1990. While renewable energy technologies are effective in cutting CO2 levels, they also bring challenges like...master thesis 2021