Impact Assessment of the Partial Closure of the Ham Luong Estuary

The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is facing several challenges as a result of climate change. Among others, the effects include an increase in river discharge during the wet season, leading to river floods, and a decrease in river discharge during the dry season. The decrease in discharge results in a shortage of fresh water required for irrigation...

Automation and Optimization of Computer-Assisted Surgery Planning of Corrective Osteotomies for Forearm Malunions

Corrective osteotomies are the indicated treatment for complex forearm malunions. The use of 3D computer-assisted preoperative planning offers significant advantages, such as improved comprehension of the multiplanar deformity and high accuracy. However, the clinical application of computer-assisted preoperative planning methods is limited due...

Drivers of Electric Vehicle Adoption: a Case Study at Public Chargers in the Netherlands

The aim of this study was to identify relevant relations between the adoption of electric vehicles at public charging stations and the characteristics of the neighbourhood through a case study in the Netherlands. The study started with creating such measurements of EV adoption in the transaction data of public chargers in the MRA-Elektrisch...

Measurement of aortic valve regurgitation after valve-sparing root replacement - a quantitative and intraoperative method

<b>Introduction </b>Aortic valve regurgitation (AR) is a common type of aortic valve disease that affects the surrounding tissues of the heart. Surgery may be required in patients with acute or chronic AR, aortic root disease or ascending aortic dissection. A viable alternative to traditional aortic valve replacement that offers encouraging...

Heritage as part of the Palimpsest: Rethinking heritage at risk In London through an approach that is driven by the context

This research aims to develop en apply a new approach towards dealing with heritage in the built environment. By taking the Royal London Hospital area and the Former Outpatient Department within this domain as a case study, tools to connect to specific layers of the context that were found in the research are implied. This is in contrast to the...

The influence of rotation on the precision of needle end-point position in lateral direction for biopsy

Breast cancer is currently the most prevalent type of cancer. The concluding diagnosis can be obtained with an MRI-guided biopsy. However, due to respiratory movement and human error, the procedure can require multiple attempts, resulting in harmful consequences. To reach the target at the first attempt, the precision of the procedure should be...

The Topology Optimised Glass Bridge

This research investigates how to design a glass pedestrian bridge that is structurally optimised for multiple load scenario’s and feasible in terms of fabrication and construction. Linear glass elements such as panes have limited freedom of shape. On the other hand, cast glass can be produced into any shape possible. When glass is used in large...

Modular GPS Receiver for Indoor use: Bsc Thesis

The company invented a product that can monitor vulnerable people. It is important that they know exactly where their products are located. If a situation occurred where a vulnerable person needs immediate help, first responders can use the knowledge of the location to get to the patient as fast as possible. This thesis investigates if a modular...

Rationalising the Structural Material Choice Process for High Rise Buildings in the Netherlands

The goal of this thesis is to create a decision-making framework for the structural material choice for high rise buildings (between 70 m and 250 m) in the Netherlands. The main research question is: How is the structural material for a high rise building in the Netherlands chosen and how can this process become structured? Currently of the...

Carbon Risk and Mitigating Strategies in the Maritime Industry: An investigation into the financial risk of the energy and climate transition, and its main drivers

The shipping industry accounts for a significant share in global GHG emissions. Especially since Business as Usual (BaU) scenario studies project that the emissions due to shipping could increase by 50 [%] to 250 [%] in the period to 2050 (IMO, 2015), shipowners face a potential regulatory threat. Major climate regulations for shipping already...

Redesign of a Hybrid Electric General Aviation Aircraft: A case study

The aviation sector and its associated activities contribute to climate change, damage to the environment, community noise, and local air pollution. As a consequence it affects the health and quality of life of citizens that live close to airports, and through climate change every person on earth. To reduce the impact of air travel and thereby...

Modelling Terrorist Attacks

This thesis adds to quantitative literature on terrorism by examining the relationship between various annual country statistics and the number of terrorist attacks. In addition, it assesses the potential of forecasting terrorism. Combining an extensive review of literature from social science, with data analysis of the Global Terrorism Database...

3D Path-finding in a voxelized model of an indoor environment

Indoor environments can be complex and need to be represented by a 3D representation. This is especially important for 3D path-finding. 3D features of the environment can have an effect on the computed path and these features can not be represented correctly in a 2D representation. A voxelized model is a good 3D representation that supports path...

Exploring Photogrammetric Point Clouds

Accelerating Wind Energy: A physical approach to monitor tower base fatigue loads using standard signals

Keeping track of the experience loads can be of great value for wind energy. If for instance lower loads are found than expected, the lifetime of a wind turbine could be extended beyond its design life. This will lead to a reduction in the cost of energy. Another advantage of so-called load monitoring is that design loads can be evaluated. This...

Knelpunten in gemengde complexen: Bestuurlijke knelpunten in wooncomplexen met een mix van huur- en koopwoningen

Specifiek in gemengde complexen komen voor de huurder, eigenaar-gebruiker, eigenaar-verhuurder en beheerder, met betrekking tot het woongenot, in de praktijk voornamelijk instrumentele knelpunten voor en in mindere mate uitvoeringstechnische, beleidsmatige- en ten laatste juridische knelpunten.

Vervoersprestatieverbetering van spoorwegen tijdens calamiteiten

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de afhandeling van het treinverkeer tijdens calamiteiten. Tijdens een calamiteit zal de vervoersprestatie dalen. Tijdens versperringen wordt momenteel gewerkt met versperringsmaatregelen. De versperringsmaatregelen worden momenteel op basis van ervaring gemaakt, in overleg met de betrokken vervoerders. In een...

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