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Lee, J.K.W. (author), Tan, B. (author), Kingma, B.R.M. (author), Haman, F. (author), Epstein, Y. (author)Exposure to extreme environmental heat or cold during military activities can impose severe thermal strain, leading to impairments in task performance and increasing the risk of exertional heat (including heat stroke) and cold injuries that can be life-threatening. Substantial individual variability in physiological tolerance to thermal stress...article 2023
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de Vries, H. (author), Oldenhuis, H. (author), van der Schans, C. (author), Sanderman, R. (author), Kamphuis, W. (author)The emergence of wearable sensor technology may provide opportunities for automated measurement of psychophysiological markers of mental and physical fitness, which can be used for personalized feedback. This study explores to what extent within-subject changes in resting heart rate variability (HRV) during sleep predict the perceived mental and...article 2023
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de Bruin-Hoegée, J.M. (author), Lamriti, L. (author), Langenberg, J.P. (author), Olivier, R.C.M. (author), Chau, L.F. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), Noort, D. (author), van Asten, A.C. (author)The continuing threats of military conflicts and terrorism may involve the misuse of chemical weapons. The present study aims to use environmental samples to find evidence of the release of such agents at an incident scene. A novel approach was developed for identifying protein adducts in plants. Basil (Ocimum basilicum), bay laurel leaf (Laurus...article 2023
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van Diggelen, J. (author), Metcalfe, J.S. (author), van den Bosch, K. (author), Neerincx, M. (author), Kerstholt, J. (author)Following the rapid rise of military Artificial Intelligence (AI), people have warned against mankind withdrawing from the immediate war-related events resulting in the “dehumanization” of war (Joerden, 2018). The premise that machines decide what is destroyed and what is spared, and when to take a human life, would be deeply morally...article 2023
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Veraar, R.G. (author), Oosthuisen, R. (author), Andersson, K. (author)Ramjet propulsion for gun-launched projectiles has received substantial attention since the invention of the ramjet engine concept in 1913. After the second World War, projectiles using solid fuel gained interest due to their inherent simplicity and robustness. Throughout the world, research and development programs have been and still are being...article 2022
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Karakitsios, S. (author), Maggos, T. (author), Busker, R.W. (author), Armand, P. (author), Bartzis, J.G. (author)The overarching objective of the ERNCIP “Detection of Indoor Airborne Chemical & Biological Agents” Thematic Group (TG) is to strengthen resilience of critical infrastructure against airborne CB threats by improvement of detection capabilities. The subsidiary aim of the research described in this technical report is to develop knowledge on the...report 2022
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Hof, T. (author), Zuidema, P.M. (author), Pennings, H.J.M. (author)Quitting Basic Military Training (BMT) is a problem in the Dutch Armed Forces. Previous research focused on physical factors. Yet, contemporary research focuses on psychosocial characteristics, study skills, and quality of life factors associated with recruits’ intention to quit BMT. We combined several factors to identify the key factors...article 2022
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Haman, F. (author), Kingma, B.R.M. (author), Simonelli, G. (author), Castellani, J.W. (author), Blondin, D.P. (author)Abstract nr I033. Part of special issue: Proceedings of the MQ Military Biomarkers Symposium 2022.article 2022
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Kingma, B.R.M. (author), Haman. F., (author), Nybo, L. (author)Abstract nr I034. Part of special issue: Proceedings of the MQ Military Biomarkers Symposium 2022.article 2022
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Gusatu, L.F. (author), Zuidema, C. (author), Faaij, A. (author)Growing EU energy ambitions in the North Sea region are urging for an accelerated deployment of large-scale renewable energy (RE) infrastructure, with offshore wind farms (OWF) playing an essential role. However, implementing the current EU targets is limited by the competing spatial claims between existing sea uses and OWFs and uncertainties...article 2022
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Efficiency of three cooling methods for hyperthermic military personnel linked to water availabilityKlous, L. (author), van Diemen, F. (author), Ruijs, S. (author), Gerrett, N. (author), Daanen, H. (author), de Weerd, M. (author), Veenstra, B. (author), Levels, K. (author)Purpose: Three feasible cooling methods for treatment of hyperthermic individuals in the military, that differed considerably in water volume needed (none to ~80 L), were evaluated. Methods: Ten male soldiers were cooled following exercise-induced hyperthermia (rectal temperature (Tre) ∼39.5 °C) using ventilation by fanning (1.7 m s−1),...article 2022
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Linssen, L. (author), Landman, A. (author), van Baardewijk, J.U. (author), Bottenheft, C. (author), Binsch, O. (author)Real-time physiological stress monitoring would be a relevant addition to virtual reality (VR) training for high-risk professions, such as the military. VR is highly suitable for the implementation of such monitoring due to the controlled environment and the already used wearables. However, physiological stress measurements suffer from...article 2022
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Schadd, M.P.D. (author), Sternheim, A.M. (author), Blankendaal, R.A.M. (author), van der Kaaij, M. (author), Visker, O.H. (author)With recent technological advances, commanders request the support of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled systems during mission planning. Future AI systems may test a wide range of courses of action (COAs) and use a simulator to test each COA’s effectiveness in a war game. The COA’s effectiveness is however dependent on the commanders’ intent....article 2022
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Campioni, L. (author), Wissingh, B. (author), Tortonesi, M. (author), Suri, N. (author), Stefanelli, C. (author)The characteristics of tactical network environments pose a severe challenge to information sharing. In particular, the Distributed, Intermittent, and Limited (DIL) nature of these networks require specifically designed communication protocols capable of efficiently exploiting the scarce network resources to offer reliable communication. While...conference paper 2022
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van der Eerden, F. (author), van den Berg, F. (author), van Heijningen, A. (author)Noise contours around military training areas are calculated by using: a) the measured source strength for the impulsive sources and b) the calculated sound propagation using a representative set of meteorological situations. For high-energy impulsive sounds the source strength is measured at distances beyond 100 meters, where peak levels are...conference paper 2022
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Frommholz, D. (author), Kuijper, F. (author), Bulatov, D. (author), Cheung, D. (author)This paper discusses a rapid workflow for the automated generation of geospecific terrain databases for military simulation environments. Starting from photogrammetric data products of an oblique aerial camera, the process comprises deterministic terrain extraction from digital surface models and semantic building reconstruction from 3D point...conference paper 2022
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Heras, M.L.G. (author), Garcia, A.C. (author), Soriano, J.C. (author), De La Haba, J.L.G. (author), Le Roy-Naneix, I. (author), Kemkemian, S. (author), Thorsell, M. (author), Brandfass, M. (author), Brouard, P. (author), Boman, T. (author), Durst, S. (author), Nanni, A. (author), De Wit, J.J.M. (author), Calfa, U. (author), Sakalas, M. (author)The project European active electronically scanned array with Combined Radar, Electronic Warfare (EW) and Communications (COMMs) functions for military applications, called CROWN, was launched in July 2021 under the European program of Preparatory Action for Defence Research (PADR) and Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Call. It responds to the...conference paper 2022
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Binsch, O. (author), Bottenheft, C. (author), Landman, A. (author), Roijendijk, L. (author), Vermetten, E.H.G.J.M. (author)The current study explores whether different stressors in a virtual reality (VR) military training scenario cause increases in physiological stress. This would validate the use of VR simulation for stress training, as well as the physiological monitoring of trainees for educational purposes. Military cadets (n = 63) performed a patrol scenario ...article 2021
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Gijsbertse, K. (author), Linssen, L. (author), Woering, A. (author), Catoire, M. (author)Background. Soldiers are required to conduct tasks and operations in physically demanding situations, where the ability to move (mobility) quickly is important to lethality and survivability. This study employed a specially designed suit to try to isolate the main mass property characteristics of personal protective clothing/equipment (PPCE)...article 2021