Publications by authors named "S Bloemen"
We present our current best estimate of the plausible observing scenarios for the Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA gravitational-wave detectors over the next several years, with the intention of providing information to facilitate planning for multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational waves. We estimate the sensitivity of the network to transient gravitational-wave signals for the third (O3), fourth (O4) and fifth observing (O5) runs, including the planned upgrades of the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. We study the capability of the network to determine the sky location of the source for gravitational-wave signals from the inspiral of binary systems of compact objects, that is binary neutron star, neutron star-black hole, and binary black hole systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To develop a longlist of healthcare quality indicators for the care of hospitalised adults of all ages with (or at risk of) low physical activity during the hospital stay.
Design: A modified RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Delphi study.
Setting And Participants: Participants were physical therapists, nurses and managers working in Dutch university medical centres.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the existence of subsolar mass ultracompact objects by analyzing data from Advanced LIGO's second observing run and includes the impact of spin on gravitational waves.
- No suitable gravitational-wave candidates were found for binaries with at least one component between 0.2 and 1.0 solar masses, leading to significant constraints on their binary merger rates.
- The findings suggest that such ultracompact objects likely do not form through conventional stellar evolution, and they outline how these constraints on merger rates can be applied to different black hole population models that predict subsolar mass binaries.
Background: Reliable assays to measure direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) levels and their activity in critical situations are needed. Drug levels alone are not representative of the effect of DOACs on an individual's coagulation. We developed a technique that provides direct assessment of the global effect of rivaroxaban on the individual's coagulation in addition to plasma concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe recent discovery by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo of a gravitational wave signal from a binary neutron star inspiral has enabled tests of general relativity (GR) with this new type of source. This source, for the first time, permits tests of strong-field dynamics of compact binaries in the presence of matter. In this Letter, we place constraints on the dipole radiation and possible deviations from GR in the post-Newtonian coefficients that govern the inspiral regime.
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