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Witte, J.P.M. (author), Zaadnoordijk, W.J. (author), Buyse, J.J. (author)Since the nineteen fifties, groundwater levels in the Netherlands dropped more than as simulated by hydrological models. In the rural sandy part of the Netherlands, the difference amounts to approximately 0.3 m on average. The answer to the question of what or who caused this ‘background decline’ of groundwater tables may have juridical and...article 2019
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Fockens, T.W.H. (author), Zwamborn, A.P.M. (author), Leferink, F. (author)Radio noise of man-made origin has been measured and studied since the 50s of the past century. From that time on, especially in the last two decades, the electromagnetic environment has changed due to the wide spread and increasingly complicated electronic and computing equipment in domestic and work premises. Not only the character of man-made...article 2019
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Witte, J.P.M. (author), Zaadnoordijk, W.J. (author), Buyse, J.J. (author)Since the nineteen fifties, groundwater levels in the Netherlands dropped more than as simulated by hydrological models. In the rural sandy part of the Netherlands, the difference amounts to approximately 0.3 m on average. The answer to the question of what or who caused this 'background decline' of groundwater tables may have juridical and...article 2019
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la Gasse, L.C. (author), Steenbergen, R.D.J.M. (author), Allaix, D.L. (author)Traffic load models like in the Eurocode and other design standards are mostly calibrated using traffic load measurements at heavily loaded highway locations. Therefore application of these models to existing bridges in the urban road network often leads to unnecessary strengthening. Direct measurement data for this road network are currently...article 2019
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Madadi, B. (author), van Nes, R. (author), Snelder, M. (author), van Arem, B. (author)This paper presents a bi-level model to optimize automated-vehicle-friendly subnetworks in urban road networks and an efficient algorithm to solve the model, which is relevant for the transition period with vehicles of different automation levels. We formulate the problem as a network design problem, define solution requirements, present an...article 2019
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Wehn, U. (author), Montalvo, C. (author)The urgent need for innovation to address multifaceted and intertwined water-related challenges is becoming increasingly clear, acknowledged and responded to with cumulating sources and amounts of funding. Nevertheless, the water sector has been claimed to be less innovative than other sectors. This Special Volume on the dynamics of water...article 2018
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Saad, E. (author), Hindriks, K.V. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author)Task allocation and management is crucial for human-robot collaboration in Urban Search And Rescue response efforts. The job of a mission team leader in managing tasks becomes complicated when adding multiple and different types of robots to the team. Therefore, to effectively accomplish mission objectives, shared situation awareness and task...conference paper 2018
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Li, H. (author), Meier, F. (author), Lee, X. (author), Chakraborty, T. (author), Liu, J. (author), Schaap, M. (author), Sodoudi, S. (author)Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Urban Pollution Island (UPI) are two major problems of the urban environment and have become more serious with rapid urbanization. Since UHI and UPI can interact with each other, these two issues should be studied concurrently for a better urban environment. This study investigated the interaction between the UHI and...article 2018
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Ruiz-Constán, A. (author), Ruiz-Armenteros, A.M. (author), Martos-Rosillo, S. (author), Galindo-Zaldívar, J. (author), Lazecky, M. (author), García, M. (author), Sousa, J.J. (author), Sanz de Galdeano, C. (author), Delgado-Blasco, J.M. (author), Jiménez-Gavilán, P. (author), Caro-Cuenca, M. (author), Luque-Espinar, J.A. (author)This research underlines the need to improve water management policies for areas linked to confined karstic aquifers subjected to intensive exploitation, and to develop additional efforts towards monitoring their subsidence evolution. We analyze subsidence related to intensive use of groundwater in a confined karstic aquifer, through the use of...article 2018
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Dankers, A.C.A. (author), Kuper, C.F. (author), Boumeester, A.J. (author), Fabriek, B.O. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Gröllers-Mulderij, M. (author), Tromp, P. (author), Nelissen, I. (author), Zondervan-Van Den Beuken, E.K. (author), Vandebriel, R.J. (author)Exposure of humans to metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) occurs mainly via air, and inhaled metal oxide NPs may generate inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the proinflammatory potential of six metal oxide NPs (CeO2, Mn2O3, CuO, ZnO, Co3O4 and WO3; 27–108 μg ml−1) using human primary 3-dimensional airway epithelium (MucilAir™)...article 2018
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Glasius, M. (author), Hansen, A.M.K. (author), Claeys, M. (author), Henzing, J.S. (author), Jedynska, A.D. (author), Kasper-Giebl, A. (author), Kistler, M. (author), Kristensen, K. (author), Martinsson, J. (author), Maenhaut, W. (author), Nøjgaard, J.K. (author), Spindler, G. (author), Stenström, K.E. (author), Swietlicki, E. (author), Szidat, S. (author), Simpson, D. (author), Yttri, K.E. (author)Sources of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) in atmospheric aerosols (carbonaceous aerosols) were investigated by collection of weekly aerosol filter samples at six background sites in Northern Europe (Birkenes, Norway; Vavihill, Sweden; Risoe, Denmark; Cabauw and Rotterdam in The Netherlands; Melpitz, Germany) during winter 2013....article 2018
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Quak, H.J. (author), Nesterova, N.N. (author)The city logistics system faces serious challenges in the near future, such as zero-emission transport in city centers and the decarbonization of urban freight transport to meet the climate agreements. The city logistics system is in itself a very heterogenous system with many different types and forms of logistics operations. The use of battery...conference paper 2018
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LaCroix, G. (author), Koch, W. (author), Ritter, D. (author), Gutleb, A.C. (author), Larsen, S.T. (author), Loret, T. (author), Zanetti, F. (author), Constant, S. (author), Chortarea, S. (author), Rothen-Rutishauser, B. (author), Hiemstra, P.S. (author), Frejafan, E. (author), Hubert, P. (author), Gribaldo, L. (author), Kearns, P. (author), Aublant, J.M. (author), Diabaté, S. (author), Weiss, C. (author), de Groot, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)In vitro air–liquid interface (ALI) cell culture models can potentially be used to assess inhalation toxicology endpoints and are usually considered, in terms of relevancy, between classic (i.e., submerged) in vitro models and animal-based models. In some situations that need to be clearly defined, ALI methods may represent a complement or an...article 2018
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Mamali, D. (author), Mikkilä, J. (author), Henzing, B. (author), Spoor, R. (author), Ehn, M. (author), Petäjä, T. (author), Russchenberg, H. (author), Biskos, G. (author)Long-term measurements of PM2.5 mass concentrations and aerosol particle size distributions from 2008 to 2015, as well as hygroscopicity measurements conducted over one year (2008–2009) at Cabauw, The Netherlands, are compiled here in order to provide a comprehensive dataset for understanding the trends and annual variabilities of the...article 2018
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Calvert, S.C. (author), Taale, H. (author), Snelder, M. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)In a bid to cost-effectively tackle congestion, traffic management is often seen as a key option to utilise road capacity. Prior to the application of traffic management measures, a-priori analysis allows the effectiveness of measures to be judged and where necessary adapted. However, current approaches do this without considering the effects of...article 2018
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Wang, Y. (author), Correia, G. (author), de Romph, E. (author), Santos, B.F. (author)This study uses mobile phone data to understand mobility patterns in a country, with limited mobility data, in order to give advice about decisions on how to design the national and regional road network. Our method consists of three parts: (1) filtering mobile phone traces to derive mobility patterns, (2) building an adapted formulation of the...article 2018
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ten Brink, H. (author), Henzing, B. (author), Otjes, R. (author), Weijers, E. (author)The visibility on New Year's nights in the Netherlands is low during stagnant weather. This is due to the scattering and absorption of light by the aerosol-smoke from the fireworks. We made an assessment of the responsible aerosol-species. The investigation took place during the New Year's night of 2009. Measurements were made at a regional site...article 2018
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van Gijlswijk, R.N. (author), van Eijk, E. (author), van Kempen, E.A. (author), Ligterink, N.E. (author), Cox, E.P. (author)Het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) heeft de taak om de effecten van het Nationale Klimaatakkoord te evalueren. Een belangrijk deel van de CO2-reducerende maatregelen heeft betrekking op de verduurzaming van het personenwagenpark. Het zuiniger maken van auto’s met verbrandingsmotor en de ingroei van nulemissievoertuigen, waaronder batterij...report 2018
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Hiemstra, P.S. (author), Grootaers, G.G. (author), van der Does, A.M. (author), Krul, C.A.M. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)The epithelium that covers the conducting airways and alveoli is a primary target for inhaled toxic substances, and therefore a focus in inhalation toxicology. The increasing concern about the use of animal models has stimulated the development of in vitro cell culture models for analysis of the biological effects of inhaled toxicants. However,...article 2018
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