Are recycled and low temperature asphalt mixture more sustainable

Innovations are necessary to achieve reduction of both CO2 emissions and use of fossil materi-als during construction and maintenance of roads. To enable selection of promising innovations and to facili-tate material selection in green procurement, quantitative tools to assess both life cycle costs and environmen-tal impacts are used. In this...

Set-up for establishing residual service-life monitoring of bearing capacity and road design of Dutch highways

Predictors of hpv vaccination uptake: A longitudinal study among parents

To assess among parents longitudinal predictors of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake for their daughters, random samples of parents were identified via municipal services and sent baseline questionnaires in June 2009 and follow-up questionnaires in November 2011 after their uptake decision. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis...

Parental decisional strategies regarding HPV vaccination before media debates: A focus group study

Before the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, decisional strategies and factors that could guide HPV vaccination intentions were explored. The authors conducted 4 focus group discussions with 36 parents of children 8-15 years of age. Three groups consisted primarily of Dutch parents and 1 group of only Turkish parents....

The use of electrochemical measurement techniques towards quality control and optimisation of corrosion properties of thermal spray coatings

Metal spray coatings are ever more recognised as a possible superior means of corrosion protection in many environments. Extended service life combined with little or no maintenance provides interesting opportunities for both environmentalists and corrosion engineers. Although many successful applications of corrosion protection using thermal...

Electrochemical methods for characterisation of thermal spray corrosion resistant stainless steel coatings

The use of thermal spray stainless steel coatings for protection of low alloyed steels against different types of corrosion is limited due to high porosity levels and oxide inclusions. In this paper electrochemical methods like corrosion potential monitoring and cyclic voltammetry are reported to monitor the corrosion resistance of thermal spray...