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Manders, A.M.M. (author), Ketzel, M. (author)Air quality in Europe has been considered an issue since the 1950s and has improved considerably over the past decades. Emissions in 2018 were reduced considerably as compared to 2005, with emission reductions of SOx of more than 50%, of NOx of about 40% and of PM10 of about 25%. Nowadays, many areas comply with the limit values of the European...bookPart 2023
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Dietrich, F. (author), Chen, J. (author), Shekhar, A. (author), Lober, S. (author), Krämer, K. (author), Leggett, G. (author), van der Veen, C. (author), Velzeboer, I. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Röckmann, T. (author)Natural gas is considered a bridging technology in the energy transition because it produces fewer carbon emissions than coal, for example. However, when leaks exist, methane is released into the atmosphere, leading to a dramatic increase in the carbon footprint of natural gas, as methane is a much stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide....article 2023
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Eekhout, I. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Pearce, N. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author)Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of occupational exposures on the risk of a positive COVID-19 test, and whether this differed across pandemic waves. Methods Data from 207 034 workers from The Netherlands with test data on COVID-19 from June 2020 until August 2021 were available. Occupational exposure was estimated by using...article 2023
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Begtrup, L.M. (author), Bonde, J.P.E. (author), Coggon, D. (author), Jensen, J.H. (author), Meulengracht Flachs, E. (author), Schlünssen, V. (author), Kolstad, H.A. (author), Albin, M. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Sivesind Mehlum, I. (author), Solovieva, S. (author), Torén, K. (author), Jakobsson, K. (author), Nielsen, C. (author), Nilsson, K. (author), Rylander, L. (author), Vilhelmsson, A. (author), Petersen, K.U. (author), Tøttenborg, S.S. (author)Objective To map the risk of work-related SARS-CoV-2 across occupations and pandemic waves and investigate its impact on morbidity and partner-risk. Methods The cohort includes 2,4 million employees aged 20–69 with follow-up from 2020 through 2021. During this period, 261,203 employees had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test and 4416 were admitted to...article 2023
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Nogueira, L. (author), Dalla Longa, F. (author), Reis, L.A. (author), Drouet, L. (author), Vrontisi, Z. (author), Fragkiadakis, K. (author), Panos, E. (author), van der Zwaan, B. (author)Research and development (R&D) investments foster green innovation, which is key to decarbonize the energy system and attain long-term climate goals. In this paper, we link three integrated assessment models that possess a macroeconomic framework—WITCH, MERGE-ETL, and GEM-E3—with the bottom-up technology-rich energy system model TIAM-ECN, in...article 2023
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Faaij, A.P.C. (author)Biomass use for energy and materials is, on the one hand, one of the key mitigation options to reach the 1.5 ◦C GMT target set in the Paris Agreement, as highlighted by the IPCC and many other key analyses. On the other hand, particularly in parts of the EU, a strong negative connotation has emerged in public debate and EC policy, with a...article 2022
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Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Schlünssen, V. (author), Stokholm, Z.A. (author), Kolstad, H.A. (author), van Veldhoven, K. (author), Basinas, I. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Peters, S. (author)Objective This study aimed to construct a job exposure matrix (JEM) for risk of becoming infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in an occupational setting. Methods Experts in occupational epidemiology from three European countries (Denmark, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom) defined the relevant exposure and workplace characteristics with...article 2022
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Digital Product-Service Systems: The Role of Data in the Transition to Servitization Business ModelsLangley, D.J. (author)The Circular Economy, as a guiding model for business processes, is attracting interest due to its potential for aligning business and societal goals as it offers companies the opportunity to simultaneously focus on economic value creation and on the mitigation of environmental damage. It is becoming increasingly clear that digital technologies...article 2022
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van der Feltz, S. (author), Peters, S. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Schlünssen, V. (author), Stokholm, Z.A. (author), Kolstad, H.A. (author), van Veldhoven, K. (author), Basinas, I. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author)Objectives A COVID-19 Job Exposure Matrix (COVID-19-JEM) has been developed, consisting of four dimensions on transmission, two on mitigation measures, and two on precarious work. This study aims to validate the COVID-19-JEM by (i) comparing risk scores assigned by the COVID-19-JEM with self-reported data, and (ii) estimating the associations...article 2022
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van der Zwaan, B. (author), Detz, R. (author), Meulendijks, N. (author), Buskens, P. (author)Natural gas is a potent greenhouse gas but remains an attractive energy resource for a good number of reasons. Because complementing the use of natural gas with carbon dioxide capture and storage yields several drawbacks, producing synthetic natural gas instead could be an interesting alternative. Methanation is an established and well-known...article 2022
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van Stralen, J. (author), Della Longa, F. (author), Daniels, B.W. (author), Smekens, K.E.L. (author), van der Zwaan, B. (author)This article introduces and describes OPERA, a new technology-rich bottom-up energy system optimization model for the Netherlands. We give a detailed specification of OPERA’s underlying methodology and approach, as well as a description of its multiple applications. The model has been used extensively to formulate strategic policy advice on...article 2021
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van Stijn, J.J. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), van Teije, A. (author), Vethman, S. (author)Increasing automation in the healthcare sector calls for a Hybrid Intelligence (HI) approach to closely study and design the collaboration of humans and autonomous machines. Ensuring that medical HI systems' decision-making is ethical is key. The use of Team Design Patterns (TDPs) can advance this goal by describing successful and reusable...conference paper 2021
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Boehrer, N. (author), Nieuwenhuizen, R.P.J. (author), Dijk, J. (author)Long-range horizontal path imaging through atmospheric turbulence is hampered by spatiotemporally randomly varying shifting and blurring of scene points in recorded imagery. Although existing software-based mitigation strategies can produce sharp and stable imagery of static scenes, it remains highly challenging to mitigate turbulence in scenes...article 2021
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Bertram, C. (author), Riahi, K. (author), Hilaire, J. (author), Bosetti, V. (author), Drouet, L. (author), Fricko, O. (author), Malik, A. (author), Nogueira, L.P. (author), van der Zwaan, B.C.C. (author), van Ruijven, B. (author), van Vuuren, D. (author), Weitzel, M. (author), Dalla Longa, F. (author), de Boer, H.S. (author), Emmerling, J. (author), Fosse, F. (author), Fragkiadakis, K. (author), Harmsen, M. (author), Keramidas, K. (author), Kishimoto, P.N. (author), Kriegler, E. (author), Krey, V. (author), Paroussos, L. (author), Saygin, D. (author), Vrontisi, Z. (author), Luderer, G. (author)The Paris Agreement does not only stipulate to limit the global average temperature increase to well below 2 ◦C, it also calls for ‘making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions’. Consequently, there is an urgent need to understand the implications of climate targets for energy systems and quantify the...article 2021
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Korteling, J.E. (author), Gerritsma, J.Y.J. (author), Toet, A. (author)Cognitive biases can adversely affect human judgment and decision making and should therefore preferably be mitigated, so that we can achieve our goals as effectively as possible. Hence, numerous bias mitigation interventions have been developed and evaluated. However, to be effective in practical situations beyond laboratory conditions, the...article 2021
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Rueda, O. (author), Mogollon, J.M. (author), Tukker, A. (author), Scherer, L. (author)Our carbon-intensive economy has led to an average temperature rise of 1 ◦C since pre-industrial times. As a consequence, the world has seen increasing droughts, significant shrinking of the polar ice caps, and steady sealevel rise. To stall these issues’ worsening further, we must limit global warming to 1.5 ◦C. In addition to the economy’s...article 2021
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van der Zwaan, B. (author), Detz, R. (author), Meulendijks, N. (author), Buskens, P. (author)Natural gas is a potent greenhouse gas but remains an attractive energy resource for a good number of reasons. Because complementing the use of natural gas with carbon dioxide capture and storage yields several drawbacks, producing synthetic natural gas instead could be an interesting alternative. Methanation is an established and well-known...article 2021
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Ennali, Y. (author), van Engers, T. (author)This paper presents an explanatory case study aimed at exploring bias leading to discriminatory decisions generated by artificial intelligence decision making systems (AI-DMS). Particularly machine learning-based AI-DMS depends on data concealing bias emerging from society. This bias could be transitioned to AI-DMS models and consequently lead...conference paper 2021