The Landscape Form of the Metropolis

UrbanismArchitectur

Production of propylene carbonate from carbon dioxide and propylene oxide with MgO as a heterogeneous catalyst

DelftChemTechApplied Science

Smart Phones for a Smart City: Requirements for Context Aware Mobile Application for Landscape and Urban Planning

Technologies collecting location-based data in the real world have advantagesover traditional methods for landscape perception research. Thepossibility to relate geo-referenced responses of inhabitants to the physicaland social data in expert GIS databases can lead to new insights into thedifference between laymen and expert opinions and may result in adjustmentsof policy forming. To date, the use of Social Sensing in Landscapeperception and valuing is limited. This research presents the set of requirementsfor a mobile application for landscape and urban planning, discussessome of the main challenges, and concludes that a number of evaluatedexisting mobile applications just partly meet those requirements.Landscape ArchitectureAlgorithmicsInteractive IntelligenceSystem Engineerin

Kansrijke scenario’s Waalblok

Polder Het Waalblok ligt in de gemeente Westland tussen de kern van ’s-Gravenzande en de kust. De polder heeft een oppervlakte van 55 ha, waarvan het grootste gedeelte in gebruik is, en in de toekomst ook blijft, voor de glastuinbouw. Op dit ogenblik vinden er diverse herstructureringsinitiatieven in de glastuinbouw plaats. De telers in het gebied hebben toegezegd mee te werken aan de uitvoering ervan. Hiervoor is een gebiedsproces in gang gezet, waarbij tuinders, LTO, gemeente en hoogheemraadschap betrokken zijn. Genoemde partijen zetten in op de gezamenlijke oplossing van de opgaven in het gebied

Propaan dehydrogenering

DelftChemTechApplied Science

Biomass burning combustion efficiency observed from space using measurements of CO and NO2 by the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI)

The global fire emission inventories depend on ground and airborne measurements of species-specific emission factors (EFs), which translate dry matter losses due to fires to actual trace gas and aerosol emissions. The EFs of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) can function as a proxy for combustion efficiency to distinguish flaming from smoldering combustion. The uncertainties in these EFs remain large as they are limited by the spatial and temporal representativeness of the measurements. The global coverage of satellite observations has the advantage of filling this gap, making these measurements highly complementary to ground-based or airborne data. We present a new analysis of biomass burning pollutants using space-borne data to investigate the spatiotemporal efficiency of fire combustion. Column measurements of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) are used to quantify the relative atmospheric enhancements of these species over different fire-prone regions around the world. We find spatial and temporal patterns in the classCombining double low linespan classCombining double low lineratio that point to distinct differences in biomass burning behavior. Such differences are induced by the burning phase of the fire (e.g., high-temperature flaming vs. low-temperature smoldering combustion) and burning practice (e.g., the combustion of logs, coarse woody debris and soil organic matter vs. the combustion of fine fuels such as savanna grasses). The sampling techniques and the signal-to-noise ratio of the retrieved <span classCombining double low signals were quantified with WRF-Chem experiments and showed similar distinct differences in combustion types. The TROPOMI measurements show that the fraction of surface smoldering combustion is much larger for the boreal forest fires in the upper Northern Hemisphere and peatland fires in Indonesia. These types of fires cause a much larger increase (3 to 6 times) in <span classCombining double low lineinline-formula relative to span classCombining double low lineinline-formula than elsewhere in the world. The high spatial and temporal resolution of TROPOMI also enables the detection of spatial gradients in combustion efficiency at smaller regional scales. For instance, in the Amazon, we found higher combustion efficiency (up to 3-fold) for savanna fires than for the nearby tropical deforestation fires. Out of two investigated fire emission products, the TROPOMI measurements support the broad spatial pattern of combustion efficiency rooted in GFED4s. Meanwhile, TROPOMI data also add new insights into regional variability in combustion characteristics that are not well represented in the different emission inventories, which can help the fire modeling community to improve their representation of the spatiotemporal variability in EFs.Atmospheric Remote Sensin

EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research

Falls are under-recognized as adverse drug events. Healthcare professionals are reluctant to withdraw fall-risk-increasing medications. The EuGMS Task and Finish group on fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) proposes in this paper its recommendations on dissemination of knowledge about, management of, and future research on FRIDs. Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among both physicians and older people, including caregivers, concerning the role of medication as a risk factor. In the present statement, the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Task and Finish group on fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), in collaboration with the EuGMS Special Interest group on Pharmacology and the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Geriatric Medicine Section, outlines its position regarding knowledge dissemination on medication-related falls in older people across Europe. The EuGMS Task and Finish group is developing educational materials to facilitate knowledge dissemination for healthcare professionals and older people. In addition, steps in primary prevention through judicious prescribing, deprescribing of FRIDs (withdrawal and dose reduction), and gaps in current research are outlined in this position paper.Applied Ergonomics and Desig

Hydrothermal activity along a strike-slip fault zone and host units in the São Francisco Craton, Brazil – Implications for fluid flow in sedimentary basins

This study combines multiscale analyses of geological, fault, fracture, and stable isotope data to investigate strike-slip deformation and channeling of hydrothermal fluids along the Cafarnaum fault and calcite veins at different distances from the fault, which is a structure in the São Francisco Craton, northeastern Brazil. Meteoric fluids with δD values near −45‰ and δ18O values near −6.5‰ and temperatures at 40–70 °C precipitated as calcite veins in the host carbonate units. The Cafarnaum fault, a N-S-striking vertical, ~170 km long fault zone, juxtaposes Neoproterozoic carbonate rocks in the western block and Mesoproterozoic siliciclastic rocks in the eastern block. A zone of restraining bends occurs at the central part of the fault, whereas termination zones of horsetail geometry occur at both ends of the Cafarnaum fault. These zones are marked by NW-SE-striking extensional faults that are oblique to the main N-S-striking fault zone, where hydrothermal deposits occur. The zone of influence of the Cafarnaum fault is ~ 20 km wide around the main fault. The fault formed during the Brasiliano orogeny (740–560 Ma) after Neoproterozoic carbonate platform deposition. In contrast with the host units, fluids along the fault zone originated in deeper levels of the crust and show much lower δ18O values, indicating higher crystallization temperatures. These fluids caused brecciation in the Neoproterozoic carbonate host rocks, whereas a subsequent decrease in fluid pressure and cooling near the surface resulted in the precipitation of a hydrothermal paragenesis in veins, also affecting the host rock.Accepted Author ManuscriptApplied Geolog

Landscape Architecture at TU Delft 1973-2011: Ter gelegenheid afscheid Prof. Dr. Clemens Steenbergen

Het is haast onmogelijk om de werkzame jaren van Prof. Dr. Clemens Steenbergen hier op de TU Delft in het kort samen te vatten. Dit is een persoonlijk boek van collega's, medewerkers en studenten ter gelegenheid van zijn afscheid op 15. December 2011.UrbanismArchitectur

Implementation of an Ultra-short-stay Program After Breast Cancer Surgery in Four Hospitals: Perceived Barriers and Facilitators.

Item does not contain fulltextBACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators that professionals see when implementing a program incorporating ultra-short hospital admission in the treatment of breast cancer. Such an intervention is an essential step when designing a strategy for implementation of a care program that is different from established daily routines. METHODS: In a prospective quasi-experimental study qualitative data were collected from four hospitals in the Netherlands between January 2005 and July 2006. Potential barriers and facilitators for successful implementation were extracted from detailed notes of all contacts between the researchers and each participating hospital. Subsequently, these items were categorized according to themes. RESULTS: Over 40 items were identified. Most barriers concerned organizational and program-related aspects, whereas the most common facilitators addressed organizational issues. Six of the 29 study recommendations were perceived as impeding or facilitating. Thirty of the 40 barriers were mentioned in one hospital only. Several key factors were found that determine the success of implementation of an ultrashort-stay program. Provision of care in the home setting should be assured. Policy makers and insurance companies should acknowledge that multidisciplinary care teams and teams integrating primary and secondary care fulfill important roles in delivering continuity of care. Specific strategies should be set out to convince everybody in the organization about the new ideas, particularly the minority of people who do not agree with the plans. CONCLUSIONS: A set of barriers and facilitators for implementation of the program was described that may be used by any professional preparing to perform breast cancer surgery in an ultrashort-stay facility. The systematic approach that led to this set may be used by any healthcare professional concerned with implementation and consolidation of innovative programs in healthcare in order to enhance the effectiveness of the chosen strategy