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Borowska, Agnieszka (author)Amsterdam is an expanding city, Strategy planning for 2040 emphasises especially the potential for population number increase and significant economic growth. The city has also a very high aspiration for being innovative and sustainable in every area of the development. The transformation of the city is connected strongly with global changes in...master thesis 2018
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Vos, Dorine (author)When people think of the public library, they mostly imagine a silent place full of books; a place open to anyone who wants to access information without being disturbed. This collective idea of the public library does not correspond any longer to the way public libraries are used, designed, built and managed. In the recent years many new ways...master thesis 2018
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Marcus, Tijs (author)Bicycle helmets reduce the chance of certain injuries such as skull fractures according to various research. However, they are not designed to prevent other injuries such as concussions or traumatic brain injury. This is due to test regulations, which only test for high speed linear accelerations. In reality however, low speed as well as oblique...master thesis 2018
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Emer, Diego (author)In this thesis the interference aspect of the Fly's Eye multi-beam antenna system of \cite{FlyEye}, a new base station concept to tackle the high data rate demands in spart stadiums is investigated. In particular the co-polar interference performance and the degree of multipath interference within the single spatial channel are considered. A...master thesis 2018
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Deen, Daan (author)Revitalising the warehouse Santos in Rotterdam with a new function. Adding a mixed use of a public grand café and creative offices gives the building a new purpose.master thesis 2018
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Delfos, Marleen (author)Towards 2030, the amount of single households of 65 years and older will double to 40 percent. Due to changes in the political environment elderly can only move to a nursing home if the demand of care is high enough. Consequently, there will be a bigger group of elderly that needs to live longer independently in their urban neighborhood. In the...master thesis 2018
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Jongbloed, Barbara (author)There is a distinction between environmental and social interactions as humans interpret the world. Environmental interactions are based on weighted sensory estimates formed on integrated redundant information. Trust is a heuristic used in social interactions. As social interactions and technology interrelate, social factors become influences on...master thesis 2018
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Aben, Marloes (author)Currently, the Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn is using a push strategy to introduce new products to their end consumers, the grocery shoppers. When new products are launched in the supermarket, Albert Heijn notices that the grocery shoppers often do not purchase these new items. This raises a question which Albert Heijn is not yet able to answer...master thesis 2018
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van Rinsum, Guido (author)Reinforcement measures are applied by water boards during critical conditions in an ultimate attempt to prevent flooding. However, the effect of these measures on the reduction in flood risk or failure probability of the flood defence is often unknown. This research focusses on the effectiveness of grass revetment reinforcement measures applied...master thesis 2018
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Gundlach, Jannek (author)This graduation project investigates the main processes that are influencing the morphological development of the Outer Weser estuary by setting up a process-based model (Delft 3D) and applying it by means of simulating multiple scenarios, each driven by a different forcing. The aim of this project is to gain insight into the causes for the...master thesis 2018
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Cheng, Chieh-Hsin (author)Within the heritage and architecture studio, the aim of the project is to find the position regarding to the values of the existing building, possible transformation, and re-introduce the correct programs under current city context. <br/><br/>Fenix II is the witness of Rotterdam active industrial harbour transformation over time. <br/>Who is...master thesis 2018
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Rensen, Tim (author)LeQuest develops interactive e-training modules to improve the competence regarding medical technology of medical professionals. The medical technology is analysed by LeQuest to develop training modules, but the analysis process and writing associated information can be performed more efficiently. This would reduce the required time and...master thesis 2018
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Kaichouhi, Ali (author)A phase-domain analog-to-digital converter (PhADC) is a promising alternative to a pair of amplitude-domain in-phase and quadrature (IQ) ADCs for low power FSK/PSK demodulation, but due to the nonlinear amplitude-to-phase conversion, IQ offsets and gain mismatch can produce nonlinear phase distortions which that can lead to phase errors and an...master thesis 2018
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Balyšuk, Jekaterina (author)Abbey Roosenberg in Waasmunster, Belgium was designed by Dutch monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan. This monumental and iconic building will no longer be used as a monastery. As KU Leuven is going to be a new host, they defined a program that would suit this new special location: a conference and study centre for architects and artists with...master thesis 2018
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Hemmes, Tom (author)There is a paradigm shift from two- to three-dimensional data, from maps to information dense models. Self-driving cars, digitization of historic buildings or maintenance of highway infrastructure are a small selection of many applications that use laser scanning to acquire three-dimensional data of our physical surroundings. Most of these...master thesis 2018
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Siddiquee, Manan (author)Reinforcement Learning (RL) has been applied to teach quadcopters guidance tasks. Most applications rely on position information from an absolute reference<br/>system such as Global Positioning System (GPS). The dependence on "absolute<br/>position" information is a general limitation in the autonomous flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)....master thesis 2018
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de Rouw, Jordy (author)The built environment has an important role to play in sustainable development. The Dutch government estimates that the build environment is responsible for 50% of resources used, 40% energy use, 30% of water use, 35% of CO2 production and 40% of the total waste production in the Netherlands. Because of these relatively high numbers, changes in...master thesis 2018
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Behpour, Maryam (author)Bridging diversities is a research and design project about the correlation of social and spatial diversities in an urban public space: The Rembrandt park in Amsterdam. This project brings together the physical diversity of the park with the diversity of its users and questions the compatibility of both.<br/><br/>The topic of diversities and in...master thesis 2018
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Huis In 'T Veld, Jan (author)The thesis concerns itself with the redesign of harbour heritage in the city of Rotterdam. The historic cotton warehouse of the Katoenveem is transformed using a mainly phenomenological approach to architecture.master thesis 2018