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Fountoukis, C. (author), Butler, T. (author), Lawrence, M.G. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Visschedijk, A.J.H. (author), Charalampidis, P. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)We use a 3-D regional chemical transport model, with the latest advancements in the organic aerosol (OA) treatment, and an updated emission inventory for wood combustion to study the organic aerosol change in response to the replacement of current residential wood combustion technologies with pellet stoves. Simulations show a large decrease of...article 2014
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Verhoeckx, K.C.M. (author), van Broekhoven, S. (author), den Hartog-Jager, C.F. (author), Gaspari, M. (author), de Jong, G.A.H. (author), Wichers, H.J. (author), van Hoffen, E. (author), Houben, G.F. (author), Knulst, A.C. (author)Scope: Due to the imminent growth of the world population, shortage of protein sources for human consumption will arise in the near future. Alternative and sustainable protein sources (e.g. insects) are being explored for the production of food and feed. In this project, the safety of Yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor L.) for human consumption...article 2014
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Phillipson, F. (author)Electricity and telecommunication network providers operate in a turbulent period. The market is open for competition and the customer demand is changing tremendously, facing the network providers with a huge challenge. In this thesis efficient algorithms are developed for tactical planning of those networks. These algorithms generate fairly...doctoral thesis 2014
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Baumans, V. (author), van Loo, P.L.P. (author)Housing systems for captive animals have often been designed on the basis of economic and ergonomic considerations, such as equipment, costs, space, workload, ability to observe the animals and to maintain a certain degree of hygiene, with little or no consideration for animal welfare. Environmental refinement can be defined as any modification...article 2013
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de Kluizenaar, Y. (author), Gidlöf-Gunnarsson, A. (author), Botteldooren, D. (author), Bockstael, A. (author), Janssen, S.A. (author), Vos, H. (author), van den Berg, F. (author), Salomons, E.M. (author)In urban areas, road traffrc noise is a dominant source of environmental noise and a major cause of noise annoyance and disturbed sleep. It has been hypothesized that respondents highly exposed to noise at multiple sides of their dwelling, may be expected to be worse off than respondents with the same exposure at the most exposed side, but also...conference paper 2013
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Jacobs, J.H. (author), Fuertes, E. (author), Krop, E.J.M. (author), Spithoven, J. (author), Tromp, P. (author), Heederik, D.J.J. (author)Objectives: To describe associations among swimming, respiratory health, allergen sensitisation and Clara cell protein 16 (CC16) levels in Dutch schoolchildren. Trichloramine levels in swimming pool air were determined to assess potential exposure levels. Methods: Respiratory health and pool attendance information was collected from 2359...article 2012
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Adan, O.C.G. (author), Samson, R.A. (author)The mere facts that some 25% of social housing (i.e. more than 14 million units) in the 27 member states of the European Union is suffering from dampness and molds (Bonnefoy et al. 2003) and that approximately 4.6 million of current US asthma cases are estimated to be attributable to dampness and molds exposure (Mudarri and Fisk 2007) underline...bookPart 2011
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Dusseldorp, E. (author), Conversano, C. (author), van Os, B.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Additive models and tree-based regression models are two main classes of statistical models used to predict the scores on a continuous response variable. It is known that additive models become very complex in the presence of higher order interaction effects, whereas some tree-based models, such as CART, have problems capturing linear main...article 2010
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Pham, T.M. (author), Hagman, B. (author), Codita, A. (author), van Loo, P.L.P. (author), Strömmer, L. (author), Baumans, V. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The impact of invasive experimental procedures on perceived stress and pain may be dependent on both physical and social environmental conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a physically and a socially enriched environment on the need for pain relief following painful experimental procedures. A non-invasive method to...article 2010
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Sebastian, R. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)During the design phase, decisions aremade that affect, on average, 70% of the life-cycle cost of a building. Therefore, collaborative design relying on multidisciplinary knowledge of the building life cycle is essential. Building information modelling (BIM) makes it possible to integrate knowledge from various project participants that...article 2010
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Kroesen, M. (author), Molin, E.J.E. (author), Miedema, H.M.E. (author), Vos, H. (author), Janssen, S.A. (author), van Wee, B. (author), TNO Bouw en ondergrond (author)This study assesses the effects of aircraft noise on residential satisfaction, an important indicator of subjective well-being. A structural equation model is specified that estimates the relationships between objective variables, noise annoyance variables and residential satisfaction. Secondary data-analysis is used to estimate the model. The...article 2010
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Baumans, V. (author), van Loo, P.L.P. (author), Pham, T.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Rats and mice are the most commonly used species as laboratory animal models of diseases in biomedical research. Environmental factors such as cage size, number of cage mates and cage structure such as environmental enrichment can affect the physiology and behavioural development of laboratory animals and their well-being throughout their lives....article 2010
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- Sebastian, R. (author), Brouwer, J. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author) conference paper 2009
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Janssen, S.A. (author), Vos, H. (author), Eisses, A.R. (author), Pedersen, E. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)There are indications that, given a certain level of noise exposure, the expected annoyance by wind turbine noise is higher than that by noise from other sources such as industrial noise or transportation noise. The aim of the present study was to establish the exposure-response relationship between wind turbine noise exposure and the expected...conference paper 2009
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Morel, K.P.N. (author), Eikelenberg, N.L.W. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Quality Function Deployment is proposed as an effective design method to integrate ergonomics needs and comfort into hand tool design because it explicitly addresses the translation of customer needs into engineering characteristics. A crucial step during QFD concerns the linking of engineering characteristics to customer needs in the House of...article 2009
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Galanti, F.M.B. (author), Koopman, A. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Vibration insulation of buildings is often achieved by introducing springs in the foundation. It can be a very effective measure, especially against vibration induced noise, but also a very costly one. There is a need for less costly measures which, although less effective, may achieve the required vibration reduction. For a specific case such...conference paper 2009
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Peters, R.J.B. (author), Beeltje, H. (author), van Delft, R.J. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)The exposure to some chemicals can lead to hormone disrupting effects. Presently, much attention is focused on so-called xeno-estrogens, synthetic compounds that interact with hormone receptors causing a number of reactions that eventually lead to effects related to reproduction and development. The current study was initiated to investigate the...article 2008
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Jonker, J.H. (author), Kodde, M.J. (author), Bakker, K.J. (author), TNO Bouw en ondergrond (author)The Netherlands is a small country with limited space for further urban development. Further the number of inhabitants is still growing which means a further need for houses, roads and additional workspace. The combination of the above means a densification in the build up areas. Conventional solutions may take too much space; new alternatives...article 2008
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Loftness, V. (author), Hakkinen, B. (author), Adan, O. (author), Nevalainen, A. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Background: The elements that contribute to a healthy building are multifactorial and can be discussed from different perspectives. Objectives: We present three viewpoints of designing a healthy building: the importance of sustainable development, the role of occupants for ensuring indoor air quality, and ongoing developments related to indoor...article 2007