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Helmer, R.M. (author)Novel methods of the implementation of technology can be instrumental in aiding the growth of developing countries. Here, torrefaction has been investigated for its application to rural, Himalayan India, for the production of solid fuel briquettes from pine needles for sale to the food industry. Here, both technical and social aspects are...master thesis 2015
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Veenboer, D.P. (author)Agrolab India focuses on the design of a small-scale aquaponic farming system targeted at urban dwellers in India. Aquaponics is the combined culture of fish and plants in a recirculating, symbiotic system. The term aquaponics derives from the words aquaculture (the raising of aquatic animals for food) and hydroponics (the process of growing...master thesis 2015
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Vastert, P.M. (author)Worldwide, roughly five billion people do not have the funds for purchasing an electric washing machine or the means (piped water and an electricity connection) to operate one. As a result, mostly housewives are left washing their clothes by hand. This is a labour-intensive and time-consuming task, commonly taking place on a daily basis. Not...master thesis 2015
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Chandrasekhar, P. (author)The thesis presents a study on the inequities in drinking water access and its consequent impact on drinking water security in three peri-urban villages around the city of Hyderabad in India namely, Gagillapur, Chintalcheru and Erdhanoor. It explains the existing drinking water situation and the reason behind existence of inequities in accessing...master thesis 2014
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Lier, J.S. (author)A desire for increased recovery in highwall mining has fueled an interest into the possibility of applying backfill technology to highwall mining. Backfill technology offers the potential for additional advantages, including increased stability and profit. This technique is currently applied in underground mines, but has not yet been implemented...master thesis 2014
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Douma, A.C. (author)This master thesis concerns the design of a market entry strategy for a hand-powered washing machine by startup HyperWash in the state of Gujarat, India. This product is to offer an affordable alternative to the backbreaking and lengthy current manual laundry practice of many low-income Gujarati housewives. By doing so it fills the gap that the...master thesis 2014
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Rosendahl, M.A. (author)This project is part of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Delft University of Technology. Due to the lack of proper sanitation facilities in Indian slums, there are hardly any possibilities for women to discretely manage their menstrual affairs during the day. If women are not able to address...master thesis 2014
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Hoogewerf, H. (author)This report presents the graduation project of Hanneke Hoogewerf, master student Integrated Product Design at the Delft University of Technology. This project is titled ““The design of non-invasive pediatric vision screener that detects refractive errors, Strabismus and Amblyopia in children from urban and rural India.” In India, approximately...master thesis 2014
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Poelhekke, D. (author)SimGas provides households in developing countries with clean and affordable energy and sanitation solutions that improve their lives and income positions. Their solution is domestic biogas plants. In March 2012, SimGas launched their first affordable, domestic biogas plant in Tanzania, by Joint Venture SimGas East Africa Ltd. Next on the agenda...master thesis 2014
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Rao, K.R.S. (author)This report is a compilation of the 6 months of Graduation project executed in India. It is based on the Vision in Product Design (ViP)-design methodology. At the end of this project, a proposal was made to the client for Urban India 2020. From the initial design brief, a suitable planning was put in place by combining research methodologies...master thesis 2013
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Murali, S. (author)Indoor climate and human comfort is attaining increasing interest in large urbanized areas. While for the user this is mainly as a result of increasing operational costs associated with the devices for heating and cooling, the bigger concern for environmentally conscious engineers and designers lies in reducing the emission of green house gases....master thesis 2013
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Horstink, W.B. (author)This report presents the process and results of the graduation project of Wouter Horstink at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology. The project is titled: “Design of a handheld screening device to detect Retinopathy of Prematurity in India.” Retinopathy of Prematurity (RoP) is an eye ailment that can cause...master thesis 2013
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Raghunath, P. (author)The building industry in the developing countries, today, is confused between technological developments and the vernacular. The values imbibed in tradition, and colonial hegemony in India have had deep impacts in the psychological perception of the vernacular. Unfortunately, in today’s circumstances, where in population explosion and rapid...master thesis 2012
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Van Genuchten, R.P. (author)Solarbear is a refrigerator that cools with the heat of the sun only. This technology, more formally known as solar powered adsorption cooling, has been developed by two Industrial Design Engineering students as an affordable cooling solution for people that have no access to electricity or regular, more expensive, refrigeration. Having...master thesis 2011
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Bazoli, G. (author)Menstruations are surrounded by taboo in Indian society. The taboo is caused by the religious credence (Hindu, Muslim and Christian) that the woman is considered to be impure and cursed by God during those days. This belief has over time affected the culture in perceiving this natural event as something dirty and contaminated. Therefore, women,...master thesis 2011
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Leufkens, R.T. (author)Introduction: The nowadays economical developments in emerging countries, like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) ask for a new approach in global practice for multinational companies. Currently most products for emerging countries are simple modifications or defeatured products based on products first designed for developed economies....master thesis 2011
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Lourma, S. (author)Arsenic contamination of the groundwater and as a consequence, of the drinking water, has developed to a major problem for many regions globally during the last decades (Chile, China, United States, Argentina, and Mexico). The issue of Arsenic contamination has already been studied extensively in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh, which are some...master thesis 2011
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Zwamborn, R.P. (author)This reports provides an entry strategy for Ambu in the Indian market for Airway Management. This strategy is based on a situation analysis of the company Ambu and a field research among hospitals in India. The project is done in cooperation with Designit, a Danish Design consultancy.master thesis 2010