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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2014 NetherlandsPublisher:Elsevier BV Francesca Verones; Francesca Verones; Peter Bayer; Stefanie Hellweg; Oliver Schwab; Oliver Schwab; Ronnie Juraske;In industrialized countries, large amounts of mineral wastes are produced. They are re-used in various ways, particularly in road and earth constructions, substituting primary resources such as gravel. However, they may also contain pollutants, such as heavy metals, which may be leached to the groundwater. The toxic impacts of these emissions are so far often neglected within Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of products or waste treatment services and thus, potentially large environmental impacts are currently missed. This study aims at closing this gap by assessing the ecotoxic impacts of heavy metal leaching from industrial mineral wastes in road and earth constructions. The flows of metals such as Sb, As, Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, V and Zn originating from three typical constructions to the environment are quantified, their fate in the environment is assessed and potential ecotoxic effects evaluated. For our reference country, Germany, the industrial wastes that are applied as Granular Secondary Construction Material (GSCM) carry more than 45,000 t of diverse heavy metals per year. Depending on the material quality and construction type applied, up to 150 t of heavy metals may leach to the environment within the first 100 years after construction. Heavy metal retardation in subsoil can potentially reduce the fate to groundwater by up to 100%. One major challenge of integrating leaching from constructions into macro-scale LCA frameworks is the high variability in micro-scale technical and geographical factors, such as material qualities, construction types and soil types. In our work, we consider a broad range of parameter values in the modeling of leaching and fate. This allows distinguishing between the impacts of various road constructions, as well as sites with different soil properties. The findings of this study promote the quantitative consideration of environmental impacts of long-term leaching in Life Cycle Assessment, complementing site-specific risk assessment, for the design of waste management strategies, particularly in the construction sector.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2008 NetherlandsPublisher:Oxford University Press (OUP) Jack van de Vossenberg; Marc Strous; Boran Kartal; Markus Schmid; Jayne E. Rattray; Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté; Mike S. M. Jetten; Mike S. M. Jetten; Laura van Niftrik;pmid: 18081590
Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria are detected in many natural ecosystems and wastewater treatment plants worldwide. This study describes the enrichment of anammox bacteria in the presence of acetate. The results obtained extend the concept that the anammox bacteria can be enriched to high densities in the presence of substrates for heterotrophic growth. Batch experiments showed that among the tested biomass, the biomass from the Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' enrichment culture oxidizes acetate at the highest rate. Continuous cultivation experiments showed that in the presence of acetate, ammonium, nitrite and nitrate, Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' out-competed other anammox bacteria. The results indicated that Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' did not incorporate acetate directly into their biomass. Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' exhibited the common characteristics of anammox bacteria: the presence of an anammoxosome and ladderane lipids and the production of hydrazine in the presence of hydroxylamine. Interestingly, the biofilm aggregates of this species showed strong autofluorescence. It is the only known anammox species exhibiting this feature. The autofluorescent extracellular polymeric substance had two excitation (352 and 442 nm) and two emission (464 and 521 nm) maxima.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2009 NetherlandsPublisher:The Royal Society Both, C.; Turnhout, C.A.M., van; Bijlsma, R.G.; Siepel, H.; Strien, A.J., van; Foppen, R.P.B.;pmid: 20018784
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One consequence of climate change is an increasing mismatch between timing of food requirements and food availability. Such a mismatch is primarily expected in avian long-distance migrants because of their complex annual cycle, and in habitats with a seasonal food peak. Here we show that insectivorous long-distance migrant species in The Netherlands declined strongly (1984–2004) in forests, a habitat characterized by a short spring food peak, but that they did not decline in less seasonal marshes. Also, within generalist long-distance migrant species, populations declined more strongly in forests than in marshes. Forest-inhabiting migrant species arriving latest in spring declined most sharply, probably because their mismatch with the peak in food supply is greatest. Residents and short-distance migrants had non-declining populations in both habitats, suggesting that habitat quality did not deteriorate. Habitat-related differences in trends were most probably caused by climate change because at a European scale, long-distance migrants in forests declined more severely in western Europe, where springs have become considerably warmer, when compared with northern Europe, where temperatures during spring arrival and breeding have increased less. Our results suggest that trophic mismatches may have become a major cause for population declines in long-distance migrants in highly seasonal habitats.
Proceedings of the R... arrow_drop_down Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010License: taverneData sources: University of Groningen Research PortalProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2009 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Royal Society Data Sharing and AccessibilityData sources: CrossrefProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: Europe PubMed CentralProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesJournalData sources: Microsoft Academic Graphadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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more_vert Proceedings of the R... arrow_drop_down Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010License: taverneData sources: University of Groningen Research PortalProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2009 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Royal Society Data Sharing and AccessibilityData sources: CrossrefProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: Europe PubMed CentralProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesJournalData sources: Microsoft Academic Graphadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2011 NetherlandsPublisher:SAGE Publications Zoethout, R.W.M.; Iannone, R.; Bloem, B.R.; Palcza, J.; Murphy, G.; Chodakewitz, J.; Buntinx, A.; Gottesdiener, K.; Marsilio, S.; Rosen, L.; Dyck, K. van; Louis, E.D.; Cohen, A.F.; Schoemaker, R.C.; Tokita, S.; Sato, N.; Koblan, K.S.; Hargreaves, R.H.; Renger, J.J.; Gerven, J.M.A. van;Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder. Animal studies show that histaminergic modulation may affect the pathological processes involved in the generation of ET. Histamine-3 receptor inverse agonists (H3RIA) have demonstrated attenuating effects on ET in the harmaline rat model. In this double-blind, three-way cross-over, single-dose, double-dummy study the effects of 25 mg of a novel H3RIA (MK-0249) and a stable alcohol level (0.6 g L−1) were compared with placebo, in 18 patients with ET. Tremor was evaluated using laboratory tremorography, portable tremorography and a clinical rating scale. The Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ) and a choice reaction time (CRT) test were performed to evaluate potential effects on sleep and attention, respectively. A steady state of alcohol significantly diminished tremor as assessed by laboratory tremorography, portable tremorography and clinical ratings compared with placebo. A high single MK-0249 dose was not effective in reducing tremor, but caused significant effects on the LSEQ and the CRT test. These results suggest that treatment with a single dose of MK-0249 does not improve tremor in alcohol-responsive patients with ET, whereas stable levels of alcohol as a positive control reproduced the commonly reported tremor-diminishing effects of alcohol.
Radboud Repository arrow_drop_down Journal of PsychopharmacologyArticle . 2012Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Article . 2012Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Leiden University Scholarly Publications RepositoryArticle . 2012Data sources: Leiden University Scholarly Publications Repositoryadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2018 NetherlandsPublisher:Elsevier BV Authors: Weerts, Kyra; Vermeulen, Walter; Witjes, Sjors;Addressing corporate impacts on the sustainability of society entails a dynamic capability and management of organisational change. Although the integration of Corporate Sustainability into the corporate culture involves both the physical and social dynamics of business activities, scientific research has been mostly focusing on interventions in the physical dynamics. This article focuses on interventions in the social dynamics, by analysing literature from environmental sciences on optimising social interventions aiming for the integration of Corporate Sustainability into the corporate culture on the one hand and literature written by successful Corporate Sustainability change agents from industry on the other hand. We use the three perspectives of organisational culture change by Martin (1992) to compare the analysis of scientific and practical literature. By reflecting upon practical and theoretical advances, this research identified practical grounded learnings on Corporate Sustainability integration contributing to both society and science that give input for improvements of research on the integration of Corporate Sustainability. We conclude that where Corporate Sustainability scholars tend to focus on one specific Corporate Sustainability integration approach, the change agents intuitively apply what is best in their specific situations, resulting in a mix of approaches. Consequently, the combative attitude of scholars is not very fruitful. Moreover, all three perspectives on changing organisational culture could be seen in both scientific as well as practical literature as developmental stages of the transformation process. Consequently, including the time dimension in Corporate Sustainability integration research enables a longitudinal analysis to capture social interventions. We, therefore, stress the need for more longitudinal transdisciplinary research approaches aimed at enhanced understanding of how culture at different organisational levels may affect the success of the integration of Corporate Sustainability into the corporate culture.
Journal of Cleaner P... arrow_drop_down Journal of Cleaner ProductionArticle . 2018Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Journal of Cleaner ProductionArticle . 2018 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: Crossrefadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2014 NetherlandsPublisher:Wiley T. Martijn Bezemer; Simon Jeffery; Jan Willem van Groenigen; Liesje Mommer; Liesje Mommer; Tess F. J. van de Voorde;doi: 10.1890/13-0578.1
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Biochar (pyrolyzed biomass) amendment to soils has been shown to have a multitude of positive effects, e.g., on crop yield, soil quality, nutrient cycling, and carbon sequestration. So far the majority of studies have focused on agricultural systems, typically with relatively low species diversity and annual cropping schemes. How biochar amendment affects plant communities in more complex and diverse ecosystems that can evolve over time is largely unknown. We investigated such effects in a field experiment at a Dutch nature restoration area.In April 2011, we set up an experiment using biochar produced from cuttings collected from a local natural grassland. The material was pyrolyzed at 400°C or at 600°C. After biochar or residue (non‐pyrolyzed cuttings) application (10 Mg/ha), all plots, including control (0 Mg/ha) plots, were sown with an 18‐species grassland mixture. In August 2011, we determined characteristics of the developed plant community, as well as soil nutrient status.Biochar amendment did not alter total plant productivity, but it had a strong and significant effect on plant community composition. Legumes were three times as abundant and individual legume plants increased four times in biomass in plots that received biochar as compared to the control treatment. Biomass of the most abundant forb (Plantago lanceolata) was not affected by biochar addition. Available phosphorous, potassium, and pH were significantly higher in soils that received biochar than in Control soils. The rate of biological nitrogen fixation and seed germination were not altered by biochar amendment, but the total amount of biological N fixed per Trifolium pratense (red clover) plant was more than four times greater in biochar‐amended soil.This study demonstrates that biochar amendment has a strong and rapid effect on plant communities and soil nutrients. Over time these changes may cascade up to other trophic groups, including above‐ and belowground organisms. Our results emphasize the need for long‐term studies that examine not only the short‐term effects of biochar amendment, but also follow how these effects evolve over time and affect ecosystem functioning.
Ecological Applicati... arrow_drop_down Ecological ApplicationsArticle . 2014 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Wiley Online Library User AgreementData sources: Crossrefadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2016Publisher:Elsevier BV Authors: Guzay Pasaoglu; Ghassan Zubi; Nicolás Pardo; Rodolfo Dufo-López;Abstract While in the developed countries electrification is paving the way for progress and prosperity, nowadays electricity is still not accessible for about 18% of the world’s population. Lack of power grids is the main reason that prevents millions in remote areas in developing countries from using electricity for the daily basic needs. PV systems provide an effective solution for these regions, but affordability remains an issue. This barrier can be widely overcome on the short term by limiting PV power supply to very high added value applications and by properly exploiting innovations, especially in energy efficiency and cost reductions. Additional to that, the long-term perspectives of off-grid PV are very favourable based on its ongoing technological improvements and cost reductions. This paper studies four off-grid PV cases of which each could cover a combination of basic energy needs regarding light, cooking, food conservation and electronic appliances. Case I considers a system that supplies power for LED lamps and electronic devices. Accordingly, Case II adds a fridge and Case III an electric rice cooker to Case I, while Case IV adds both. The paper elaborates on available technologies and future developments regarding all components in order to assess the long term evolution and potential of these applications, most specifically how their affordability would evolve over time. The modelling and optimization of the four cases are performed using the software iHOGA, which is an efficient tool to provide the lowest cost solution for off-grid PV systems. The use of iHOGA for the four cases and the installation years 2020, 2030 and 2040, taking thereby into account different developing regions, provide an evolutionary techno-economic assessment of these applications and a clear picture about the developments to be expected from off-grid PV in general.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 2020 NetherlandsPublisher:EDP Sciences Yandri, E.; Setyobudi, R. Hendroko; Susanto, H.; Abdullah, K.; Nugroho, Y. Adhi; Wahono, S. Krido; Wijayanto, F; Nurdiansyah, Y.;The purpose of this study is to conceptualize Indonesia’s ICT-based energy security tracking system with detailed indicators of renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) from the smart city extension. The opportunities for improvement to the energy security system is still wide open with the support of advances in information and communication technology (ICT) to integrate the internet and smart grid. The method refers to five main dimensions: availability, efficiency, affordability, sustainability, and governance. Then, how to link the concept of energy security with detailing indicator of RE and EE to the smart city. Empirically, energy security is a function of availability, efficiency, affordability, sustainability, and governance. The most important dimension is the Government (Go) to realize the interconnectivity and the information. If the Go has been realized, the other four dimensions will be easily obtained. With the development of ICT, the energy security status will certainly be more easily accessed anytime and anywhere by the stakeholders. The concept of a smart city usually integrated with the ICT infrastructure, especially for monitoring, management and decision-making tool. This research provides an overview of how the concept of energy security system is closely related to the implementation of the smart grid.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2018 NetherlandsPublisher:Elsevier BV Giorgio Belluardo; Roberto Galleano; Willem Zaaiman; Mauro Pravettoni; Martin Halwachs; Raffaele Fucci; Alexander Drobisch; Matthias Friederichs; Erik Haverkamp; Alexander Phinikarides; Gabi Friesen;handle: 2066/199855
Abstract Latest trends in the photovoltaic sector see the use of innovative photovoltaic technologies with extended spectral responsivity ranging from 300 to 1200 nm for non-concentrating terrestrial applications, and to 1800 nm for concentrating PV and space applications. As a consequence, an update of the IEC 60904-9 standard is ongoing with a definition of new spectral ranges for the assessment of the spectral match. This poses new challenges to laboratories and research centers on whether or not they still are able to accurately measure the spectral mismatch of their sun simulator in the newly-defined spectral regions. Prior to that, there is a need to understand if the commercially available spectroradiometers are ready to extend their measurement range as prescribed by the forthcoming new standard. This paper analyses two options for an extension of the spectrum characterisation of solar simulators to 300–1200 nm and compares them in terms of spectral match of global normal irradiance (GNI) spectra acquired under natural sunlight by eight spectroradiometers during the 6th European Spectroradiometer Intercomparison. The acquired spectra are also compared in terms of an index of consistency of the spread of the measured spectra with the estimated measurement uncertainty, hereafter named as performance statistics E n . Results show that all investigated laboratories assure the equivalence of the spectral match classification well below the 25% limit corresponding to class-A simulators. When considering the more stringent class-A+ corresponding to a 12.5% limit, one of the two considered options that rearranges the 300–1200 nm spectral range into 6 bands appears to still assure the equivalence of the class A+ limits among considered instruments. The E n performance index analysis highlights some inconsistencies with the estimated measurement uncertainty or instrument drifts from the expected performance, and the need of further improvements in calibration, set up and measurement procedures.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2012 Canada, Canada, France, Netherlands, FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Denis J. Sonwa; Johnson Nkem; Bas Arts; H. Carolyn Peach Brown; Olufunso A. Somorin; Olufunso A. Somorin; Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers;handle: 10568/20848 , 10625/47008
This paper discusses the discourses on climate change adaptation and mitigation that are currently at the forefront in the Congo Basin. On mitigation, the forests have enormous opportunities to contribute to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism. But the forest itself and its multiple dependent societies and sectors need to adapt to potential climate risks. Hence, actors are debating the design of climate change policy in the forest sector. Theoretically, we combine the agency-focus of frame analysis and discourse theory to analyze how different agents hold frames on climate change adaptation and mitigation policies in the region. This paper draws upon interviews with 103 different actors from government, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, research institutions and private sector in three countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Three discourses were found on policy response to climate change in the forest sector: mitigation policy only, separated policy on adaptation and mitigation, and an integrated policy on adaptation and mitigation. The various frames articulated around each discourse by the coalitions include elements of: costs and benefits, scale of operation, effectiveness, financial resources and implementation mechanisms. Overall, the mitigation discourse, through its mix of actors, resources and interests seems to be stronger than the adaptation discourse. The paper finally outlines a number of implications of the discourses for policy design.
Wageningen Staff Pub... arrow_drop_down Global Environmental ChangeArticle . 2012Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Global Environmental ChangeArticle . 2012 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: Crossrefadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2014 NetherlandsPublisher:Elsevier BV Francesca Verones; Francesca Verones; Peter Bayer; Stefanie Hellweg; Oliver Schwab; Oliver Schwab; Ronnie Juraske;In industrialized countries, large amounts of mineral wastes are produced. They are re-used in various ways, particularly in road and earth constructions, substituting primary resources such as gravel. However, they may also contain pollutants, such as heavy metals, which may be leached to the groundwater. The toxic impacts of these emissions are so far often neglected within Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of products or waste treatment services and thus, potentially large environmental impacts are currently missed. This study aims at closing this gap by assessing the ecotoxic impacts of heavy metal leaching from industrial mineral wastes in road and earth constructions. The flows of metals such as Sb, As, Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, V and Zn originating from three typical constructions to the environment are quantified, their fate in the environment is assessed and potential ecotoxic effects evaluated. For our reference country, Germany, the industrial wastes that are applied as Granular Secondary Construction Material (GSCM) carry more than 45,000 t of diverse heavy metals per year. Depending on the material quality and construction type applied, up to 150 t of heavy metals may leach to the environment within the first 100 years after construction. Heavy metal retardation in subsoil can potentially reduce the fate to groundwater by up to 100%. One major challenge of integrating leaching from constructions into macro-scale LCA frameworks is the high variability in micro-scale technical and geographical factors, such as material qualities, construction types and soil types. In our work, we consider a broad range of parameter values in the modeling of leaching and fate. This allows distinguishing between the impacts of various road constructions, as well as sites with different soil properties. The findings of this study promote the quantitative consideration of environmental impacts of long-term leaching in Life Cycle Assessment, complementing site-specific risk assessment, for the design of waste management strategies, particularly in the construction sector.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2008 NetherlandsPublisher:Oxford University Press (OUP) Jack van de Vossenberg; Marc Strous; Boran Kartal; Markus Schmid; Jayne E. Rattray; Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté; Mike S. M. Jetten; Mike S. M. Jetten; Laura van Niftrik;pmid: 18081590
Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria are detected in many natural ecosystems and wastewater treatment plants worldwide. This study describes the enrichment of anammox bacteria in the presence of acetate. The results obtained extend the concept that the anammox bacteria can be enriched to high densities in the presence of substrates for heterotrophic growth. Batch experiments showed that among the tested biomass, the biomass from the Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' enrichment culture oxidizes acetate at the highest rate. Continuous cultivation experiments showed that in the presence of acetate, ammonium, nitrite and nitrate, Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' out-competed other anammox bacteria. The results indicated that Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' did not incorporate acetate directly into their biomass. Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida' exhibited the common characteristics of anammox bacteria: the presence of an anammoxosome and ladderane lipids and the production of hydrazine in the presence of hydroxylamine. Interestingly, the biofilm aggregates of this species showed strong autofluorescence. It is the only known anammox species exhibiting this feature. The autofluorescent extracellular polymeric substance had two excitation (352 and 442 nm) and two emission (464 and 521 nm) maxima.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2009 NetherlandsPublisher:The Royal Society Both, C.; Turnhout, C.A.M., van; Bijlsma, R.G.; Siepel, H.; Strien, A.J., van; Foppen, R.P.B.;pmid: 20018784
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One consequence of climate change is an increasing mismatch between timing of food requirements and food availability. Such a mismatch is primarily expected in avian long-distance migrants because of their complex annual cycle, and in habitats with a seasonal food peak. Here we show that insectivorous long-distance migrant species in The Netherlands declined strongly (1984–2004) in forests, a habitat characterized by a short spring food peak, but that they did not decline in less seasonal marshes. Also, within generalist long-distance migrant species, populations declined more strongly in forests than in marshes. Forest-inhabiting migrant species arriving latest in spring declined most sharply, probably because their mismatch with the peak in food supply is greatest. Residents and short-distance migrants had non-declining populations in both habitats, suggesting that habitat quality did not deteriorate. Habitat-related differences in trends were most probably caused by climate change because at a European scale, long-distance migrants in forests declined more severely in western Europe, where springs have become considerably warmer, when compared with northern Europe, where temperatures during spring arrival and breeding have increased less. Our results suggest that trophic mismatches may have become a major cause for population declines in long-distance migrants in highly seasonal habitats.
Proceedings of the R... arrow_drop_down Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010License: taverneData sources: University of Groningen Research PortalProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2009 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Royal Society Data Sharing and AccessibilityData sources: CrossrefProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesArticle . 2010Data sources: Europe PubMed CentralProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesJournalData sources: Microsoft Academic Graphadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2011 NetherlandsPublisher:SAGE Publications Zoethout, R.W.M.; Iannone, R.; Bloem, B.R.; Palcza, J.; Murphy, G.; Chodakewitz, J.; Buntinx, A.; Gottesdiener, K.; Marsilio, S.; Rosen, L.; Dyck, K. van; Louis, E.D.; Cohen, A.F.; Schoemaker, R.C.; Tokita, S.; Sato, N.; Koblan, K.S.; Hargreaves, R.H.; Renger, J.J.; Gerven, J.M.A. van;Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder. Animal studies show that histaminergic modulation may affect the pathological processes involved in the generation of ET. Histamine-3 receptor inverse agonists (H3RIA) have demonstrated attenuating effects on ET in the harmaline rat model. In this double-blind, three-way cross-over, single-dose, double-dummy study the effects of 25 mg of a novel H3RIA (MK-0249) and a stable alcohol level (0.6 g L−1) were compared with placebo, in 18 patients with ET. Tremor was evaluated using laboratory tremorography, portable tremorography and a clinical rating scale. The Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ) and a choice reaction time (CRT) test were performed to evaluate potential effects on sleep and attention, respectively. A steady state of alcohol significantly diminished tremor as assessed by laboratory tremorography, portable tremorography and clinical ratings compared with placebo. A high single MK-0249 dose was not effective in reducing tremor, but caused significant effects on the LSEQ and the CRT test. These results suggest that treatment with a single dose of MK-0249 does not improve tremor in alcohol-responsive patients with ET, whereas stable levels of alcohol as a positive control reproduced the commonly reported tremor-diminishing effects of alcohol.
Radboud Repository arrow_drop_down Journal of PsychopharmacologyArticle . 2012Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Article . 2012Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Leiden University Scholarly Publications RepositoryArticle . 2012Data sources: Leiden University Scholarly Publications Repositoryadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2018 NetherlandsPublisher:Elsevier BV Authors: Weerts, Kyra; Vermeulen, Walter; Witjes, Sjors;Addressing corporate impacts on the sustainability of society entails a dynamic capability and management of organisational change. Although the integration of Corporate Sustainability into the corporate culture involves both the physical and social dynamics of business activities, scientific research has been mostly focusing on interventions in the physical dynamics. This article focuses on interventions in the social dynamics, by analysing literature from environmental sciences on optimising social interventions aiming for the integration of Corporate Sustainability into the corporate culture on the one hand and literature written by successful Corporate Sustainability change agents from industry on the other hand. We use the three perspectives of organisational culture change by Martin (1992) to compare the analysis of scientific and practical literature. By reflecting upon practical and theoretical advances, this research identified practical grounded learnings on Corporate Sustainability integration contributing to both society and science that give input for improvements of research on the integration of Corporate Sustainability. We conclude that where Corporate Sustainability scholars tend to focus on one specific Corporate Sustainability integration approach, the change agents intuitively apply what is best in their specific situations, resulting in a mix of approaches. Consequently, the combative attitude of scholars is not very fruitful. Moreover, all three perspectives on changing organisational culture could be seen in both scientific as well as practical literature as developmental stages of the transformation process. Consequently, including the time dimension in Corporate Sustainability integration research enables a longitudinal analysis to capture social interventions. We, therefore, stress the need for more longitudinal transdisciplinary research approaches aimed at enhanced understanding of how culture at different organisational levels may affect the success of the integration of Corporate Sustainability into the corporate culture.
Journal of Cleaner P... arrow_drop_down Journal of Cleaner ProductionArticle . 2018Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Journal of Cleaner ProductionArticle . 2018 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: Crossrefadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2014 NetherlandsPublisher:Wiley T. Martijn Bezemer; Simon Jeffery; Jan Willem van Groenigen; Liesje Mommer; Liesje Mommer; Tess F. J. van de Voorde;doi: 10.1890/13-0578.1
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Biochar (pyrolyzed biomass) amendment to soils has been shown to have a multitude of positive effects, e.g., on crop yield, soil quality, nutrient cycling, and carbon sequestration. So far the majority of studies have focused on agricultural systems, typically with relatively low species diversity and annual cropping schemes. How biochar amendment affects plant communities in more complex and diverse ecosystems that can evolve over time is largely unknown. We investigated such effects in a field experiment at a Dutch nature restoration area.In April 2011, we set up an experiment using biochar produced from cuttings collected from a local natural grassland. The material was pyrolyzed at 400°C or at 600°C. After biochar or residue (non‐pyrolyzed cuttings) application (10 Mg/ha), all plots, including control (0 Mg/ha) plots, were sown with an 18‐species grassland mixture. In August 2011, we determined characteristics of the developed plant community, as well as soil nutrient status.Biochar amendment did not alter total plant productivity, but it had a strong and significant effect on plant community composition. Legumes were three times as abundant and individual legume plants increased four times in biomass in plots that received biochar as compared to the control treatment. Biomass of the most abundant forb (Plantago lanceolata) was not affected by biochar addition. Available phosphorous, potassium, and pH were significantly higher in soils that received biochar than in Control soils. The rate of biological nitrogen fixation and seed germination were not altered by biochar amendment, but the total amount of biological N fixed per Trifolium pratense (red clover) plant was more than four times greater in biochar‐amended soil.This study demonstrates that biochar amendment has a strong and rapid effect on plant communities and soil nutrients. Over time these changes may cascade up to other trophic groups, including above‐ and belowground organisms. Our results emphasize the need for long‐term studies that examine not only the short‐term effects of biochar amendment, but also follow how these effects evolve over time and affect ecosystem functioning.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2016Publisher:Elsevier BV Authors: Guzay Pasaoglu; Ghassan Zubi; Nicolás Pardo; Rodolfo Dufo-López;Abstract While in the developed countries electrification is paving the way for progress and prosperity, nowadays electricity is still not accessible for about 18% of the world’s population. Lack of power grids is the main reason that prevents millions in remote areas in developing countries from using electricity for the daily basic needs. PV systems provide an effective solution for these regions, but affordability remains an issue. This barrier can be widely overcome on the short term by limiting PV power supply to very high added value applications and by properly exploiting innovations, especially in energy efficiency and cost reductions. Additional to that, the long-term perspectives of off-grid PV are very favourable based on its ongoing technological improvements and cost reductions. This paper studies four off-grid PV cases of which each could cover a combination of basic energy needs regarding light, cooking, food conservation and electronic appliances. Case I considers a system that supplies power for LED lamps and electronic devices. Accordingly, Case II adds a fridge and Case III an electric rice cooker to Case I, while Case IV adds both. The paper elaborates on available technologies and future developments regarding all components in order to assess the long term evolution and potential of these applications, most specifically how their affordability would evolve over time. The modelling and optimization of the four cases are performed using the software iHOGA, which is an efficient tool to provide the lowest cost solution for off-grid PV systems. The use of iHOGA for the four cases and the installation years 2020, 2030 and 2040, taking thereby into account different developing regions, provide an evolutionary techno-economic assessment of these applications and a clear picture about the developments to be expected from off-grid PV in general.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 2020 NetherlandsPublisher:EDP Sciences Yandri, E.; Setyobudi, R. Hendroko; Susanto, H.; Abdullah, K.; Nugroho, Y. Adhi; Wahono, S. Krido; Wijayanto, F; Nurdiansyah, Y.;The purpose of this study is to conceptualize Indonesia’s ICT-based energy security tracking system with detailed indicators of renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) from the smart city extension. The opportunities for improvement to the energy security system is still wide open with the support of advances in information and communication technology (ICT) to integrate the internet and smart grid. The method refers to five main dimensions: availability, efficiency, affordability, sustainability, and governance. Then, how to link the concept of energy security with detailing indicator of RE and EE to the smart city. Empirically, energy security is a function of availability, efficiency, affordability, sustainability, and governance. The most important dimension is the Government (Go) to realize the interconnectivity and the information. If the Go has been realized, the other four dimensions will be easily obtained. With the development of ICT, the energy security status will certainly be more easily accessed anytime and anywhere by the stakeholders. The concept of a smart city usually integrated with the ICT infrastructure, especially for monitoring, management and decision-making tool. This research provides an overview of how the concept of energy security system is closely related to the implementation of the smart grid.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2018 NetherlandsPublisher:Elsevier BV Giorgio Belluardo; Roberto Galleano; Willem Zaaiman; Mauro Pravettoni; Martin Halwachs; Raffaele Fucci; Alexander Drobisch; Matthias Friederichs; Erik Haverkamp; Alexander Phinikarides; Gabi Friesen;handle: 2066/199855
Abstract Latest trends in the photovoltaic sector see the use of innovative photovoltaic technologies with extended spectral responsivity ranging from 300 to 1200 nm for non-concentrating terrestrial applications, and to 1800 nm for concentrating PV and space applications. As a consequence, an update of the IEC 60904-9 standard is ongoing with a definition of new spectral ranges for the assessment of the spectral match. This poses new challenges to laboratories and research centers on whether or not they still are able to accurately measure the spectral mismatch of their sun simulator in the newly-defined spectral regions. Prior to that, there is a need to understand if the commercially available spectroradiometers are ready to extend their measurement range as prescribed by the forthcoming new standard. This paper analyses two options for an extension of the spectrum characterisation of solar simulators to 300–1200 nm and compares them in terms of spectral match of global normal irradiance (GNI) spectra acquired under natural sunlight by eight spectroradiometers during the 6th European Spectroradiometer Intercomparison. The acquired spectra are also compared in terms of an index of consistency of the spread of the measured spectra with the estimated measurement uncertainty, hereafter named as performance statistics E n . Results show that all investigated laboratories assure the equivalence of the spectral match classification well below the 25% limit corresponding to class-A simulators. When considering the more stringent class-A+ corresponding to a 12.5% limit, one of the two considered options that rearranges the 300–1200 nm spectral range into 6 bands appears to still assure the equivalence of the class A+ limits among considered instruments. The E n performance index analysis highlights some inconsistencies with the estimated measurement uncertainty or instrument drifts from the expected performance, and the need of further improvements in calibration, set up and measurement procedures.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 2012 Canada, Canada, France, Netherlands, FrancePublisher:Elsevier BV Denis J. Sonwa; Johnson Nkem; Bas Arts; H. Carolyn Peach Brown; Olufunso A. Somorin; Olufunso A. Somorin; Ingrid J. Visseren-Hamakers;handle: 10568/20848 , 10625/47008
This paper discusses the discourses on climate change adaptation and mitigation that are currently at the forefront in the Congo Basin. On mitigation, the forests have enormous opportunities to contribute to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism. But the forest itself and its multiple dependent societies and sectors need to adapt to potential climate risks. Hence, actors are debating the design of climate change policy in the forest sector. Theoretically, we combine the agency-focus of frame analysis and discourse theory to analyze how different agents hold frames on climate change adaptation and mitigation policies in the region. This paper draws upon interviews with 103 different actors from government, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, research institutions and private sector in three countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Three discourses were found on policy response to climate change in the forest sector: mitigation policy only, separated policy on adaptation and mitigation, and an integrated policy on adaptation and mitigation. The various frames articulated around each discourse by the coalitions include elements of: costs and benefits, scale of operation, effectiveness, financial resources and implementation mechanisms. Overall, the mitigation discourse, through its mix of actors, resources and interests seems to be stronger than the adaptation discourse. The paper finally outlines a number of implications of the discourses for policy design.
Wageningen Staff Pub... arrow_drop_down Global Environmental ChangeArticle . 2012Data sources: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)Global Environmental ChangeArticle . 2012 . Peer-reviewedLicense: Elsevier TDMData sources: Crossrefadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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