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Götz, Paula (author), Auping, Willem L. (author), Hinrichs-Krapels, S. (author)Background: Health systems worldwide struggled to obtain sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic due to global supply chain disruptions. Our study’s aim was to create a proof-of-concept model that would simulate the effects of supply strategies under various scenarios, to ultimately help...journal article 2024
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Ipaki, Bahram (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Merrikhpour, Zahra (author), Faregh, Seyed Ali (author)BACKGROUND: The Quick Exposure Check (QEC) assesses four major body parts and engages users in assessing some physical interactions relevant to design in task analysis. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we investigated the application of QEC as the ergonomic intervention to detect pre-production ergonomic design faults in the apple sorting machine by...journal article 2023
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Robertson, L.A. (author)In the 300 years since Van Leeuwenhoek died, some of the details around his life and his work have provided material for discussion or dispute. As archives and libraries are being scanned and technology improves, information is becoming more readily available. This review therefore aims to take a new look at some of those discussions, and Van...review 2023
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Rashidi, A. (author), Zamani, M. (author), Mondal, Tanmay (author), Hosseini, Seyedsina (author), Laursen, Kjeld (author), Corbet, Brian (author), Moradi, Farshad (author)This letter presents an ultrasonically powered dual-wavelength optogenetic device that targets simultaneous excitation and inhibition of neural activities, or in a broader sense, optical stimulation in two distinct wavelengths for targeting different populations of neurons. This can be applied to a variety of neurological disorders. The...journal article 2023
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Burgos Gajardo, L.A. (author), Taneja, P. (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author)There is a global trend of automation of container terminals. However, there is a lack of literature to guide automation projects for brownfield terminals. Therefore, the experiences and lessons learnt from historical brownfield automation of container terminals are a valuable source of information to guide future projects. This paper describes...journal article 2022
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Dangal, S. (author), Faludi, Jeremy (author), Balkenende, R. (author)The Circular Economy Action Plan adopted by the European Commission aims to keep value in products as long as possible through developing product-specific requirements for durability and repairability. In this context, various scoring systems have been developed for scoring product repairability. This study assessed the objectivity and...journal article 2022
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Jovanova, J. (author), van den Bos, W. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Design of floating terminals requires integrated approach as it requires multi-machine systems. Master students in mechanical engineering from Multi-machine engineering track at TU Delft were assigned design of floating terminals as part of their Integration Project course. Each of seven student groups designed a specific piece of port...conference paper 2022
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Rodríguez, Ariel Antonio (author), Escanilla, David Eduardo (author), Caroca, Luis Alberto (author), Albornoz, Christian Eduardo (author), Marshall, Paulina Andrea (author), Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Lee, Wonsup (author), Viviani, Carlos (author), Castellucci, Héctor Ignacio (author)BACKGROUND: An appropriate match between a product and its end-users requires anthropometric data, which show variations among different countries. Proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) fit is key for safety and comfort. Chile had no head and facial anthropometric data available in order to design face/head PPE. OBJECTIVE: To describe...journal article 2022
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Prot, T.J.F. (author), Korving, L. (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), Goubitz, K. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)The presence of soluble iron and phosphorus in wastewater sludge can lead to vivianite scaling. This problem is not often reported in literature, most likely due to the difficult identification and quantification of this mineral. It is usually present as a hard and blue deposit that can also be brown or black depending on its composition and...journal article 2021
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Robertson, P.D. (author), Sterke, F. (author), van Weteringen, Willem (author), Arezzo, Alberto (author), Mintz, Yoav (author), Nickel, Felix (author), Horeman, T. (author)Background<br/>During laparoscopy, the abdominal cavity is insufflated with carbon dioxide (CO2) that could become contaminated with viruses and surgical smoke. Medical staff is potentially exposed when this gas leaks into the operating room through the instruments and past trocar valves. No detailed studies currently exist that have quantified...journal article 2021
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Fransen, M.P. (author), Langelaar, Matthijs (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Developments in discrete element modelling (DEM) enable detailed modelling of granular flows in bulk handling equipment (BHE) but due to the computational expense of DEM, wide use in analysing equipment performance is not yet feasible. Metamodels are a viable option to effectively use DEM in analysing BHE performance. Metamodels are able to...journal article 2021
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van Kol, T.V. (author), Jovanova, J. (author), Mohajeri, M. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)The advances of mechatronic system design and system integration have shown improvements in functionality, performance and energy efficiency in many applications across industries, from autonomous ground vehicles and drones to conveyor belts. This trend has been adopted in some industries more than others. The design of equipment to handle...conference paper 2021
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Jovanova, J. (author), van den Bos, W. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Design of floating terminals requires integrated approach as it requires multi-machine systems. Master students in mechanical engineering from Multi-ma-chine engineering track at TU Delft were assigned design of floating terminals as part of their Integration Project course. Each of seven student groups designed a specific piece of port...conference paper 2020
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Shi, Jiachen (author), Cong, Lin (author), Yang, Fan (author), Wang, T. (author), Tan, Le (author), Yu, Meng (author)Polyurethane-bound porous mixture (PPM) is a new type of pavement material that has shown some potential for overcoming common asphalt mixtures mechanical failures. However, little research has been done on its skid resistance performance. This work presents a comparative study of the skid resistance development between PPM and asphalt...journal article 2020
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Oosting, R.M. (author), Ouweltjes, Koen (author), Hoeboer, M.D.B. (author), Hesselink, Larissa (author), Madete, J.K. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Groen, R. S. (author), Wauben, L.S.G.L. (author), Dankelman, J. (author)To comply with the large global need for surgery, surgical equipment that fits the challenging environment in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) should be designed. The aim of this study is to present a context-specific design of an electrosurgical unit (ESU) and a monopolar handheld to improve global access to surgery. This paper...journal article 2020
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Peters, O.A.J. (author)Dry transporting large heavy floating structures has been an important development in the innovative history of Heavy Marine Transport. This is done by carrying these type of cargoes on the deck of Heavy Transport Vessels. Loading and discharge is preformed by submerging the transport vessel, and positioning the cargo above the deck using tugger...doctoral thesis 2019
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Oosting, R.M. (author), Wauben, L.S.G.L. (author), Mwaura, Salome W. (author), Madete, J.K. (author), Groen, Reinou S. (author), Dankelman, J. (author)Background & Objective: The need for surgery is currently not met in Sub-Saharan Africa, requiring both extra workforce and surgical equipment. Currently, there is a gap in the availability of surgical equipment which, among others, limits the provision of safe surgery. To design strategies to increase availability, the use of surgical...journal article 2019
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Bhandia, R. (author), Cvetkovic, M. (author), de Jesus Chavez, Jose (author), Palensky, P. (author)Key contributor to normal power grid operations is optimal working of the various power grid equipment/apparatus. Nonoptimal operation of any of this equipment causes power quality problems which can pose great risk to the stability of the grid. Damaged or partially damaged equipment leaves characteristic signatures in the form of current and...conference paper 2019
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Lommen, S.W. (author), Mohajeri, M. (author), Lodewijks, G. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Purpose: The development of bulk material handling equipment can be accelerated and made less expensive when testing of virtual prototypes is adopted. However, the modelling of a grab unloader requires a large volume (77 m3) of iron ore pellets, making the computational costs prohibitive. This paper investigates the extent to which the...journal article 2019
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Inland waterway terminal yard configuration contributing to sustainability: Modeling yard operationsWiercx, Max (author), van Kalmthout, Martijn (author), Wiegmans, B. (author)In order to encourage a substantial shift from highly polluting freight transport by road to more sustainable Inland WaterWay (IWW) transport, one of the possible options is to optimize handling activities at Inland Waterway Terminals (IWTs). Therefore, this research focused on efficiencies of IWTs and possible improvements by analyzing the...journal article 2019