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Eberbach, M.C. (author), Huinink, H.P. (author), Shkatulov, A.I. (author), Fischer, H.R. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author)The hydration of salts has gained particular interest within the frame of thermochemical energy storage. Most salt hydrates expand when absorbing water and shrink when desorbing, which decreases the macroscopic stability of salt particles. In addition, the salt particle stability can be compromised by a transition to an aqueous salt solution,...article 2023
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de Koning, M.C. (author), Ma, K. (author), van Grol, M. (author), Iordanov, I. (author), Kruijne, M.J.L. (author), Idrees, K.B. (author), Xie, H. (author), Islamoglu, T. (author), Bross, R.P.T. (author), Farha, O.K. (author)In the case of an incident with nerve agents, the timely and ready detection and identification of such a substance on suspected surfaces is essential. However, the detection of low levels of nerve agents on a surface is a considerable challenge for conventional detection equipment, especially with VX, a highly toxic nerve agent with low...article 2022
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BuendDia, V.G. (author), Podilchak, S.K. (author), Liberto, S. (author), Walkinshaw, T. (author), Constantinides, C. (author), Anagnostou, D.E. (author), Goussetis, G. (author), Vorst, M.V.D. (author)A miniaturized planar Yagi-Uda antenna for integration with PicoSats or other SmallSat missions is proposed. Miniaturization techniques, such as meandering and 1-D artificial dielectric concepts to reduce the guided wavelength, are employed to overcome space constraints imposed by the SmallSat footprint while still maintaining good performance...article 2022
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Barciela-Rial, M. (author), Vardon, P.J. (author), van Kessel, T. (author), Griffioen, J. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)Progressively, more dredged sediments are being reused for engineering projects. For example, the Marker Wadden is a new wetland constructed in lake Markermeer, the Netherlands, with dredged cohesive sediments originating from the bed of the lake. Such dredged sediments are often dominated by cohesive sediment particles with varying amounts of...article 2022
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Mazur, N. (author), Salviati, S. (author), Huinink, H. (author), Fina, A. (author), Carioso, A. (author), Fisher, P. (author), Adan, O. (author)Thermochemical heat storage (TCHS) in salt hydrates attracts increasing interest due to the high energy density combined with loss-free storage. Strontium bromide hexahydrate (SBH), and composites thereof, are often suggested as suitable materials for this application. Although many aspects of SBH composites have been thoroughly investigated,...article 2022
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van Soestbergen, M. (author), Herrmann, A. (author), Erich, S.J.F. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author)The diffusivity of substances, such as moisture, through polymer composites is often described by an effective macroscopic quantity, even though microscopically the diffusivity might be far from uniform. In this work, we study the theoretical example of a permeable matrix containing equal-sized impermeable spheres. We assume that, due to...article 2021
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Thurkow, M. (author), Kirchner, I. (author), Kranenburg, R. (author), Timmermans, R.M.A. (author), Schaap, M. (author)Particulate matter (PM) remains as one of the most relevant air-quality concerns in urban environments. The Berlin agglomeration area is still affected by exceedances of the daily limit value of the PM concentration, especially during wintertime PM episodes. In this study, we present test-case studies with the LOTOS-EUROS CTM to improve the...article 2021
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Bex, G.J.P. (author), Ingenhut, B.L.J. (author), ten Cate, T. (author), Sezen, M. (author), Ozkoc, G. (author)The use of recycled polymers in 3D printing technologies has recently become a promising research topic because of the global concerns on plastic waste pollution and an increase in awareness of sustainability and circularity. In order to unlock the potentials of 3D printing beyond prototyping purposes, continuous fiber-embedded fused filament...article 2021
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Cani, D. (author), van der Waal, J.C. (author), Pescarmona, P.P. (author)A series of photocatalysts consisting of C- and N-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles highly dispersed and firmly embedded at the surface of a silica matrix were prepared using a novel synthesis method in which activated carbon has a double role: it acts as support for depositing the TiO2 nanoparticles and as hard template for generating...article 2021
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Kim, Y. (author), Kim, Y. (author), Hwang, J. (author), van den Broek, T.J. (author), Oh, B. (author), Kim, J.Y. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Bouwman, J. (author), Kwon, O. (author)Oxidative stress aggravates the progression of lifestyle-related chronic diseases. However, knowledge and practices that enable quantifying oxidative stress are still lacking. Here, we performed a proof-of-concept study to predict the oxidative stress status in a healthy population using retrospective cohort data from Boramae medical center in...article 2021
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Gomarasca, S. (author), Peeters, D.M.J. (author), Atli-Veltin, B. (author), Dransfeld, C. (author)Understanding the three-dimensional variability of unidirectional composites is relevant to the material per formance and the development of advanced material modelling strategies. This work proposes a new method ology for the characterization of unidirectional composites, showcased on carbon fibre/poly(ether-ether-ketone) tapes. Three...article 2021
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Maderer, L. (author), van der Knaap, F.G.P. (author)The KM3NeT neutrino telescope, currently under construction, consists of two detectors in the Mediterranean Sea, ORCA and ARCA, both using arrays of optical modules to detect the Cherenkov light produced by charged particles created in neutrino interactions. Although originally designed for neutrino oscillation and astrophysical research, this...conference paper 2021
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van den Dries, M.A. (author), Lamballais, S. (author), El Marroun, H. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Spaan, S. (author), Ferguson, K.K. (author), Longnecker, M.P. (author), Tiemeier, H. (author), Guxens, M. (author)Background: Prenatal exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides associate with impaired neurodevelopment in humans and animal models. However, much uncertainty exists about the brain structural alterations underlying these associations. The objective of this study was to determine whether maternal OP pesticide metabolite concentrations in urine...article 2020
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Zebregs, M. (author), Mayer, A.E.H.J. (author), van der Heijden, A.E.D.M. (author)In this comparative study, a solid composite, AN/HTPB-based propellant was prepared by conventional processing in a mechanical mixer and by applying an advanced processing technique relying on resonant acoustic mixing (RAM). After curing of the propellants, cross-sections were prepared and characterized by scanning electron microscopy. Also the...article 2020
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Sherstoboeva, M.V. (author), Bavykina, A.V. (author), Bolgaru, K.A. (author), Maksimov, Y.M. (author), Sastre, F. (author), Skvortsova, L.N. (author)Photocatalytic activity of metal-ceramic composites synthesized by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) is investigated in the processes of degradation of diclofenac (DCF). Optical properties of the composites were studied, and the band gaps of ceramic matrix semiconducting components were calculated from the absorbance spectra. The...article 2020
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van Kempen, S.E. (author), Khanbareh, H. (author), Groen, P. (author), Hol, J.M.A.M. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)A novel method based on the Virtual Particle Mori–Tanaka (VPMT) is developed to predict the effective electro-elastic properties, d33 and g33, of structured piezoelectric particulate composites with improved accuracy by means of a single parameter related to the spatial distribution of imperfectly aligned rod-like PZT particles. The VPMT method...article 2020
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Stuber, V.L. (author), Mahon, T.R. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Groen, P. (author)Polymer-piezoceramic composites have drawn a lot of attention for sensor and energy harvesting applications. Poling such materials can be difficult due to the electric field getting mostly distributed over the low dielectric constant matrix. During this process, the electrical matrix conductivity plays a vital role. This work shows how two...article 2020
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Memelink, R. (author), Bongers, A. (author), Pasman, W. (author), van Rijmenam, M. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Verlaan, G. (author), de Vogel Van den Bosch, J (author), Weijs, P.J.M. (author)Objectives. Weight loss is a key element in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), but also a risk factor for lean mass (LM) loss in older adults. We evaluated whether a whey protein drink enriched with leucine and vitamin D preserved LM during 3-month lifestyle intervention and whether effects sustained during 6 months follow-up...article 2020
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Stevens, G.W.J.M. (author), Veldkamp, C. (author), Harakeh, Z. (author), Laninga-Wijnen, L. (author)Although there are theoretical reasons to expect an association between ethnic minority status and popularity, research on this topic is scarce. Therefore, this association was investigated including the moderating role of the ethnic classroom composition and the mediating role of aggression. Data from the longitudinal Dutch SNARE (Social...article 2020