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  • Contrasting current and future surface melt rates on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica: lessons from in sity observations and climate models 
    van den Broeke, Michiel; Kuipers Munneke, Peter; Noël, Brice; Tijm - Reijmer, Carleen; Smeets, Paul; van de Berg, Willem Jan; van Wessem, Melchior (2023-05-10)
    Surface meltwater production impacts the mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets in several ways, both directly (e.g., through runoff in Greenland) and indirectly (e.g., through cryo-hydrologic warming and ...
  • Physical association of low density lipoprotein particles and extracellular vesicles unveiled by single particle analysis 
    Lozano-Andrés, Estefanía; Enciso-Martinez, Agustin; Gijsbers, Abril; Ridolfi, Andrea; Van Niel, Guillaume; Libregts, Sten F W M; Pinheiro, Cláudio; van Herwijnen, Martijn J C; Hendrix, An; Brucale, Marco; Valle, Francesco; Peters, Peter J; Otto, Cees; Arkesteijn, Ger J A; Wauben, Marca H M (Co-Action Publishing, 2023-11)
    Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in blood plasma are recognized as potential biomarkers for disease. Although blood plasma is easily obtainable, analysis of EVs at the single particle level is still challenging due to the ...
  • Associations among migration risk factors, cultural identity conflict, and psychological symptoms among Syrian emerging adults with refugee backgrounds in the Netherlands 
    Rahim, H.F.; Mooren, G.T.M.; Knipscheer, J.W.; van den Brink, F.; Chung, J.M.; Laceulle, O.M.; Boelen, P.A. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2023-05)
    Objectives: In the present study, we examined relations between premigration, perimigration, and postmigration risk factors (i.e., potentially traumatic events [PTEs], postmigration living problems [PMLPs], stressful life ...
  • The impact of saliva collection methods on measured salivary biomarker levels 
    Al Habobe, H; Haverkort, E B; Nazmi, K; Van Splunter, A P; Pieters, R H H; Bikker, F J (Elsevier, 2024-01-01)
    Saliva diagnostics have become increasingly popular due to their non-invasive nature and patient-friendly collection process. Various collection methods are available, yet these are not always well standardized for either ...
  • Exposure to a Mixture of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Metabolic Outcomes in Belgian Adolescents 
    Cai, Anran; Remy, Sylvie; Lenters, Virissa; Cox, Bianca; Schoeters, Greet; Covaci, Adrian; Vermeulen, Roel; Portengen, Lützen (American Chemical Society, 2023-12-05)
    Childhood exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), either alone or in mixtures, may affect metabolic outcomes, yet existing evidence remains inconclusive. In our study of 372 adolescents from the Flemish Environment ...
  • How do gravity alterations affect animal and human systems at a cellular/tissue level? 
    Cialdai, Francesca; Brown, Austin M; Baumann, Cory W; Angeloni, Debora; Baatout, Sarah; Benchoua, Alexandra; Bereiter-Hahn, Juergen; Bottai, Daniele; Buchheim, Judith-Irina; Calvaruso, Marco; Carnero-Diaz, Eugénie; Castiglioni, Sara; Cavalieri, Duccio; Ceccarelli, Gabriele; Choukér, Alexander; Ciofani, Gianni; Coppola, Giuseppe; Cusella, Gabriella; Degl'Innocenti, Andrea; Desaphy, Jean-Francois; Frippiat, Jean-Pol; Gelinsky, Michael; Genchi, Giada; Grano, Maria; Grimm, Daniela; Guignandon, Alain; Hahn, Christiane; Hatton, Jason; Herranz, Raúl; Hellweg, Christine E; Iorio, Carlo Saverio; Karapantsios, Thodoris; van Loon, Jack; Lulli, Matteo; Maier, Jeanette; Malda, Jos; Mamaca, Emina; Morbidelli, Lucia; van Ombergen, Angelique; Osterman, Andreas; Ovsianikov, Aleksandr; Pampaloni, Francesco; Pavezlorie, Elizabeth; Pereda-Campos, Veronica; Przybyla, Cyrille; Puhl, Christopher; Rettberg, Petra; Risaliti, Chiara; Rizzo, Angela Maria; Robson-Brown, Kate; Rossi, Leonardo; Russo, Giorgio; Salvetti, Alessandra; Santucci, Daniela; Sperl, Matthias; Strollo, Felice; Tabury, Kevin; Tavella, Sara; Thielemann, Christiane; Willaert, Ronnie; Szewczyk, Nathaniel J; Monici, Monica (Nature Publishing Group, 2023-12)
    The present white paper concerns the indications and recommendations of the SciSpacE Science Community to make progress in filling the gaps of knowledge that prevent us from answering the question: "How Do Gravity Alterations ...
  • Modulating design parameters to drive cell invasion into hydrogels for osteochondral tissue formation 
    Schwab, Andrea; Wesdorp, Marinus A; Xu, Jietao; Abinzano, Florencia; Loebel, Claudia; Falandt, Marc; Levato, Riccardo; Eglin, David; Narcisi, Roberto; Stoddart, Martin J; Malda, Jos; Burdick, Jason A; D'Este, Matteo; van Osch, Gerjo J V M (Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, 2023-07)
    Background: The use of acellular hydrogels to repair osteochondral defects requires cells to first invade the biomaterial and then to deposit extracellular matrix for tissue regeneration. Due to the diverse physicochemical ...
  • miR-218 promotes dopaminergic differentiation and controls neuron excitability and neurotransmitter release through the regulation of a synaptic-related genes network 
    Pulcrano, Salvatore; De Gregorio, Roberto; De Sanctis, Claudia; Volpicelli, Floriana; Piscitelli, Rosa Maria; Speranza, Luisa; Perrone-Capano, Carla; di Porzio, Umberto; Caiazzo, Massimiliano; Martini, Alessandro; Giacomet, Cecilia; Medina, Diego; Awatramani, Rajeshwar; Viggiano, Davide; Federici, Mauro; Mercuri, Nicola B; Guatteo, Ezia; Bellenchi, Gian Carlo (Society for Neuroscience, 2006, 2023-11-29)
    In the brain microRNAs (miRNAs) are believed to play a role in orchestrating synaptic plasticity at a higher-level by acting as an additional mechanism of translational regulation, alongside the mRNAs/polysome system. ...
  • Long-term occupational exposures on disability-free survival and mortality in older adults 
    Alif, S M; Benke, G P; Kromhout, H; Vermeulen, R; Tran, C; Ronaldson, K; Walker-Bone, K; Woods, R; Beilin, L; Tonkin, A; Owen, A J; McNeil, J J (Oxford University Press, 2023-11)
    BACKGROUND: The impact of long-term occupational exposures on health in older adults is increasingly relevant as populations age. To date, no studies have reported their impact on survival free of disability in older adults. ...
  • Exploring the influence of host community composition on the outbreak potential of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l 
    Fabri, Nannet D; Heesterbeek, Hans; Cromsigt, Joris P G M; Ecke, Frauke; Sprong, Hein; Nijhuis, Lonneke; Hofmeester, Tim R; Hartemink, Nienke (Elsevier GmbH, 2024-01)
    In large parts of the northern hemisphere, multiple deer species coexist, and management actions can strongly influence wild deer communities. Such changes may also indirectly influence other species in the community, such ...
  • Characterization of polarization states of canine monocyte derived macrophages 
    Lyu, Qingkang; Veldhuizen, Edwin J A; Ludwig, Irene S; Rutten, Victor P M G; van Eden, Willem; Sijts, Alice J A M; Broere, Femke (Public Library of Science, 2023-11-08)
    Macrophages can reversibly polarize into multiple functional subsets depending on their micro-environment. Identification and understanding the functionality of these subsets is relevant for the study of immune‑related ...
  • Effects of Escherichia coli LPS Structure on Antibacterial and Anti-Endotoxin Activities of Host Defense Peptides. 
    Javed, Ali; Balhuizen, Melanie D; Pannekoek, Arianne; Bikker, Floris J; Heesterbeek, Dani A C; Haagsman, Henk P; Broere, Femke; Weingarth, Markus; Veldhuizen, Edwin J A (MDPI AG, 2023-10-18)
    The binding of Host Defense Peptides (HDPs) to the endotoxin of Gram-negative bacteria has important unsolved aspects. For most HDPs, it is unclear if binding is part of the antibacterial mechanism or whether LPS actually ...
  • Innovation and business performance in Italy, 1913-1936 
    Domini, Giacomo (Societa Editrice Il Mulino, 2023-12)
    This paper provides systematic quantitative evidence on the innovative activities of Italian firms in the early twentieth century, as well as on their relation to business performance. It retrieves information on patents, ...
  • Scaffolding self-regulated learning from causal-relations texts: Diagramming and self-assessment to improve metacomprehension accuracy? 
    Pijeira-Díaz, Héctor J.; van de Pol, Janneke; Channa, Faisal; de Bruin, Anique (Springer New York, 2023)
    The accuracy of students’ relative comprehension judgments when reading texts is typically rather low. This has been ascribed to students grounding their comprehension judgments on cues that are not diagnostic of their ...
  • Differences in walking and cycling between professional immigrants and comparable ethnic Dutch: A quantitative analysis from the Netherlands 
    Faber, Koen; Kingham, Simon; Conrow, Lindsey; van Lierop, Dea (Elsevier, 2023-09)
    Active travel (e.g. walking and cycling) is encouraged in the Netherlands for the many environmental and health benefits it offers, and, as a result, the country has among the highest rates of cycling in the world. This ...
  • Who are those fast cyclists? An analysis of speed pedelec users in the Netherlands 
    van der Salm, Maud; Chen, Zheyan; van Lierop, Dea (Taylor & Francis, 2023)
    In many regions, conventional bicycles and electrically assisted bicycles (e-bikes), are gaining popularity and becoming a commonly used sustainable mode in the urban transportation system. Speed pedelecs are a type of ...
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the comfort of riding a crowded bus in Metro Vancouver, Canada 
    Kapatsila, Bogdan; Bahamonde-Birke, Francisco J.; van Lierop, Dea; Grisé, Emily (Elsevier Limited, 2023-09)
    The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on transit ridership around the world, including in Metro Vancouver, Canada. The regional transit agency there, TransLink, faced the challenge of not only tackling the sudden ...
  • Role of the neighborhood environment in psychological resilience 
    Ma, Liang; Ye, Runing; Ettema, Dick; van Lierop, Dea (Elsevier, 2023-07)
    Psychological resilience of residents is an important but often neglected component of community and urban resilience. This study explores what neighborhood environment features contribute to better psychological resilience. ...
  • A Review of the Financial Sector Impacts of Risks Associated with Climate Change 
    Zhou, Fujin; Endendijk, Thijs; Botzen, W. J. Wouter (Annual Reviews Inc., 2023-10-05)
    This article reviews the literature on the financial sector impacts of natural disasters and physical climate change risks, covering banking, insurance, stock markets, bond markets, and international financial flows. Most ...
  • A look into our future under climate change?: Adaptation and migration intentions following extreme flooding in the Netherlands 
    Duijndam, Sem J.; Botzen, W. J. Wouter; Endendijk, Thijs; de Moel, Hans; Slager, Kymo; Aerts, Jeroen C. J. H. (Elsevier Limited, 2023-09)
    Worldwide, increased flood risk from climate change prompts adaptive behavior of households in situ or through migration. Both can be sensible adaptation responses involving tradeoffs, and understanding their drivers is ...