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Sha, Kritika (author)The objective of this research is to investigate to what extent the existing production of space in informal settlements is related to its social ties and economic needs, and how it can be incorporated into a strategic framework for future redevelopment schemes. This stems from the meteoric rise of informal settlements in the global south,...master thesis 2017
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Kroes, Mairin (author), Ament, Tjalling (author)Inaccurate and slow positional tracking are fundamental problems of low-cost VR solutions. These factors can induce motion sickness and therefore significantly deteriorate the user experience. There are already a variety of solutions available to track the position of a VR HMD, some of which can be made robust and<br/>low-latency by inexpensive...bachelor thesis 2017
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Yu, Yi (author)Maker movement is emerging in Shenzhen which is seen as one of the catalysts in facilitating mass entrepreneurship and mass innovation. Because of its rich resource in Hardware, Shenzhen attracted lots of makers and startup teams to start their businesses. This is timing that Shenzhen heads to another phase of city development which is related...master thesis 2017
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Chew Yuwei, Alvin (author)The predominant approach in dealing with spaces suspended often involves negative connotations that view these spaces as spaces that ought to be destroyed or avoided without considering the potential positive aspects that lend to the site uniqueness and novelty.<br/><br/>This involves the approach towards designing in a condition of lazier-fare...master thesis 2017
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Linden, Youri (author)The diesel engine plays a dominant role in the field of (maritime) transportation and is expected to do so in the coming years. Depletion of fossil fuels and environmental impact are relevant concerns, widely acknowledged by the international community. NOx contributes to acid deposition and eutrophication. Regulations on NOx emissions become...master thesis 2017
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Schulte, Ruben (author)Nocturnal weather can have significant impact on society. Dangerous conditions can occur after clear sky nights with weak winds. The lack of turbulent mixing during these nights can cause the near-surface temperature to rapidly decrease. A single short-lived turbulent event can renew turbulent mixing and hamper/stop the formation of fog or...master thesis 2017
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van der Zanden, Harm (author)The explosive growth of the city of São Paulo starting in the 1940s resulted in vast expansion with little attention to the characteristics of the natural landscape. This resulted in extreme modification of the water system, including canalization, piping and covering of streams. Due to these modifications and the related urban structure, São...master thesis 2017
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Oudshoorn, Sjors (author)Haptic steering guidance is an advanced driving assistance system which provides guidance torques on the steering wheel to assist a human driver. Improvements in performance, safety margins and workload have been reported for lane-keeping and curve negotiation tasks. On the other hand, the guidance system instigates increased driver torques,...master thesis 2017
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Majenburg, Tessa (author)This Master Thesis describes a graduation project developed to investigate how to help people when disrupted life events occur and how to create strategies to empower them in coping with the situation. It is in connection with the research developed by the PhD candidate Patrizia D’Olivo. To date not many strategies were developed to empower...master thesis 2017
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Ardeshana, Reena (author)Moving beyond the borders of the city centre, Bucharest reveals itself as a city of both urban development and decay. Within this fragmented city lies forgotten, isolated and forbidden spaces often being appropriated by groups on the edge of our society. <br/><br/>The issue of decay is often portrayed as a negative quality that should be...master thesis 2017
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Safarpour Erfani, Erfani (author), Bilstra, Cas (author), Koppers, Shane (author), List, Floris (author)Omnicom Media Group (OMG) is a company heavily involved in marketing and advertising. Our client is Annalect, a solutions provider that helps the marketers of OMG to make data actionable. OMG has processed cookie data to help their marketers set up advertisement campaigns. They buy this cookie data from a 3rd party. They also manage, however, a...bachelor thesis 2017
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van de Wetering, Janet (author)In many countries people typically spend over 90 percent of their time indoors. Therefore, the quality of the indoor environment has a big influence on the health and wellbeing of people. Standards for thermal comfort state that 80 percent of the occupants need to express satisfaction with the thermal environment to be thermally comfortable....master thesis 2017
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de Boer, Jelmer (author), de Bree, Emilie (author), Remeijsen, Pascal (author), Verzijl, Matthijs (author)A large problem that primary schools face is that the ratio of pupils to teachers is too high, the class sizes are too large and this makes it difficult for a single teacher to have a good oversight of how the development of a given child is going. The aim of Interactive Robotics is to tackle this problem by bringing robots into the classroom to...bachelor thesis 2017
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Bronstring, wieger (author)Within architecture there is and always has been a relationship between the dichotomy of the permanent and the temporary. Over the centuries this has been investigated leading to thought provoking observations and descriptions such as Aldo Rossis's 'The Architecture of the City' and John Habraken’s 'Bearer and Infill'. If we consider 'a monument...master thesis 2017
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van Lier, Jeroen (author)The Manutenção Militar Complex (MMC) was an industrial facility that produced food, uniforms and other goods for the Portuguese Army. The first bakery was accommodated in a former Convent – Convento das Grilas – by the end of the 19th Century. During the 20th Century, due to the needs during the First World War and the Portuguese Colonial War in...master thesis 2017
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Lycklama à Nijeholt, Hidde (author), Oudejans, Joris (author)Strape enables users to initiate and authorize peer-to-peer transactions without alphanumerical input by<br/>using gestures. OK, a smart wallet app, combines authentication, marketing and payment services in a single<br/>app. By choice, peer-to-peer payments were excluded from the initial design of the OK app, because no<br/>compelling user...bachelor thesis 2017
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Usman, Nerine (author)Over time, the width-averaged depth of estuaries changes due to a complex interaction of hydrodynamics and suspended sediment transport. In many estuaries one specic location with a suspended sediment concentration (SSC) higher than in the sea or in the upstream river, is found, which is called sediment<br/>trapping. The location of the maximum...bachelor thesis 2017
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Zhang, Zhenkun (author)The project is the transforming earthquake damaged buildings into new public complexity, integrate separate buildings together, provide more public space, improves existing architecture quality and structural performance through extra construction system. Through the design and research, a more architectural solution to retrofit seismic damage...master thesis 2017