Bi-sinusoidal light stimulation reveals an enhanced response power and reduced phase coherence at the visual cortex in migraine

Introduction: Migraine is associated with enhanced visual sensitivity during and outside attacks. Processing of visual information is a highly non-linear process involving complex interactions across (sub)cortical networks. In this exploratory study, we combined electroencephalography with bi-sinusoidal light stimulation to assess non-linear...

Explaining the role of dieselgate in the rise of Electric Vehicles

This thesis looks into the link between the Volkswagen emission scandal, or dieselgate, and the strong rise of electric vehicles in the years following that event. In order to investigate this, a framework is build that describes the process of an innovation (the electric vehicle), taking over from an incumbent technology (fossil fuel cars), in...

Shear strength measurement in soft mud deposits: application of GraviProbe and RheoTune

Soft mud deposits are increasingly encountered around the world, from natural offshore deposits and mud layers in estuaries, ports, and waterways to progressively growing leftover from treatment and extraction facilities, mines, and oil refineries. Reliable monitoring of the temporal and spatial strength buildup in such deposits is crucial to...

Geogrid-anchored sheet pile walls: a small-scale experimental and numerical study

The use of geogrids to anchor Sheet Pile Walls (SPW) is relatively new. A series of small-scale tests was performed to investigate the behaviour of geogrid-Anchored SPWs subjected to strip footing surcharge loading. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) techniques were used to measure soil displacement and analyse the global failure mechanism and...

Combined Airborne Wind and Photovoltaic Energy System for Martian Habitats

Generating renewable energy on Mars is technologically challenging. Firstly, because, compared to Earth, key energy resources such as solar and wind are weak as a result of very low atmospheric pressure and low solar irradiation. Secondly, because of the harsh environmental conditions, the required high degree of automation, and the exceptional...

PRISMA I: Final report

Arcadian Renewable Energy System: Renewable Energy for Mars Habitat

The human eye has turned itself back to the sky with the commercialisation of the space industry, and a new goal has been set. Setting foot on the Red Planet is the next stage of the human exploration of the universe. The travel to Mars is very lengthy and costly, nonetheless the planet still shows great potential for sustaining human life. To...

Pantai Project: The Trade-Offs Between Plastic Pollution and the Cost of the Waste Management System for a Household; a Case Study in the Watershed of the Petanu River, Bali

It has been determined that the plastic waste load in the Petanu river (Bali, Indonesia) can be as high as 2015.5 kg/day in the beginning of the rainy season. To restore the ecosystem and protect human livelihood this load should be reduced drastically. The enormous pollution rate is largely due to the massive amounts of mismanaged (plastic)...

Sand stabilization and dune building

The growth of dune vegetation can be stimulated by the application of suitable fertilizers. Newly planted seedlings and sparse vegetation on the sea dunes can be very much improved by this means, provided the quantity of windblown sand is not excessive. Otherwise sand fences have to be constructed for stabilization purposes. Marram grass and...

Zandsluiting Brielse gat: Controle van de zandverliezen bij de afsluiting van het Brielse Gat

Samenvatting van de informatie over zandverliezen bij de sluiting.

Onderzoek korrelgrootte-variaties voor de kust van Katwijk 1962

In augustus en september 1962 zijn voor de kust van Katwijk op uitgebreide schaal metingen verricht naar golven, stromen, sedimentbeweging, bodemprofielen en korrelgrootte-samenstelling van het bodemmateriaal. Het doel van deze metingen was om een nader inzicht te krijgen in de processen die de profiel opbouw en de sedimentbeweging nabij de kust...