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Godeke, Tijmen (author)This thesis aims to contribute to the policy debate on the complexity of passenger rail markets and to provide recommendations for the Dutch market. An extensive literature review has been conducted to identify the policy issues that must be discussed when dealing with passenger rail markets. These issues are structured in a theoretical...master thesis 2024
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Kolk, Iris (author)This study develops a decision method for the implementation and assessment of standardisation in order to improve the Replacement & Renovation process of hydraulic structures. Possible improvements in the Replacement & Renovation process and the implementation of standardisation were identified by conducting semi-structured interviews....master thesis 2024
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Nijkamp, Nienke (author)Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into software systems has significantly enhanced their capabilities while escalating energy demands. Ensemble learning, combining predictions from multiple models to form a single prediction, intensifies this problem due to cumulative energy consumption. <br/><br/>This paper presents a novel approach to...master thesis 2024
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van der Voorn, Jesper (author)On Saba, an island located in the Caribbean, a new harbour will be constructed. To protect coral reefs in the vicinity from light attenuation and sedimentation, it is important to monitor and predict the turbidity stresses caused by the dredging operation. In the early stages of such projects involving dredging operations, a common approach is...master thesis 2024
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Kalb, Annelotte (author)On January 1st 2024, the Environment and Planning Act (EPA) took effect in the Netherlands. This legislation aims to simplify existing environmental legislation for spatial projects by combining them into one. An important pillar of the EPA, specifically of the environmental permit, is public participation. However, the safeguarding of this in...master thesis 2024
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Hjörvarsdóttir, Soley (author)Concrete is the second most used material in the world after water and recent trends show no slowing down of the concrete use around the world. Concrete is also a huge contributor to CO2 emissions as it makes up 8% of emissions. This study investigates the optimization of concrete structures to reduce environmental impact while maintaining...master thesis 2024
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van Dijk, Mees (author)Algorithms which can effectively detect epileptic seizures have the potential to improve current treatment methods for people who suffer from epilepsy. The current state-of-the-art methods use neural networks, which are able to learn directly from the electroencephalogram (EEG) data without feature extraction. However, neural networks have...master thesis 2024
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Bergers, Yara (author)In Dutch hospital construction projects, the project goals are not always met, budgets are overrun, delays in planning, and the progress of the projects do not proceed the way that is expected. The complexity of the hospital construction projects influence the possible outcome of the projects. Project failure is often linked to the hard sides of...master thesis 2024
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Iancu, Alexandru (author)Given the expected increase of automation in the vehicles of the future, touchscreens are expected to be used in a wide variety of scenarios, including the ones that can become safety-critical.<br/>One disadvantage of the direct interaction approach that characterizes touchscreen operation is the feedthrough of accelerations through the human...master thesis 2024
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ten Bosch, Gijs (author), Tian, J. (author), Umasankar, G. (author), Voncken, Christel (author), Zwienink, Leonie (author)Currently, the Southwestern Delta is ill. The inability to produce its essential ecosystem services hinders the Delta from being healthy. Systems that make the Delta economy prosper are the main reasons for this obstruction. If current hazards like salinisation, soil depletion, and nitrogen pollution continue; the livelihood of the peri-urban...student report 2024
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Auerbach, Daniel (author)The human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in passenger cars have become more complex over the years, with touch screens replacing physical buttons and more options becoming available. This can result in multiple layers of menus that have to be navigated to perform simple tasks and therefore increase distraction. In addition to this, there is no...master thesis 2024
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Spruit, Anouk (author)The UNEP-SETAC framework is the most well-known framework for including land use and land-use change (LULUC) impacts in life cycle assessment (LCA) in scientific literature. Yet issues regarding the framework’s validity have been recognized by several researchers and the framework has not been implemented in common LCA practices. Due to the need...master thesis 2024
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Duyts, Sybe (author)This project focuses on developing a functional wearable prototype that can monitor changes in breathing behaviour by integrating textile sensors. The project was initiated by Mediventic, a healthcare industry start-up aiming to simplify the diagnoses and treatment of Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome (CHVS) by creating affordable home-use smart...master thesis 2024
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Groskamp, Jordan (author)The fashion industry is facing complex environmental challenges, and a need for change is prevalent for the industry to move towards circular economies. 3D weaving emerges as an innovative approach to garment design and production, allowing for novel processes that capture the opportunities missed by current linear systems. 3D weaving of...master thesis 2024
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Park, Gyeongri (author)As housing shortage has to do with the insufficient supply of inexpensive houses and limited capacity for offering qualitative demands of the actual users, there is a discrepancy between what the current housing market provides and how new target groups want to live. <br/> Especially, the existing post-war houses show how they were originally...master thesis 2024
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Koeckhoven, Stephan (author)Graduation thesis about the transformation of Schalkwijk shopping centre, from a retail function to a movement hub with several sports facilities. Research preliminary to the design explores the movement patterns of the mall visitor from 1970 till 2023 and how the movement among mall visitors can be stimulated in order to revitalize the mall.master thesis 2024
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Broertjes, Thomas (author)In response to the urgent need for renewable energy amidst the escalating impacts of global warming, this study delves into the forefront of wind energy research, particularly focusing on the innovative Multi-Rotor System (MRS). The MRS concept offers a promising departure from the prevailing trend of scaling up traditional turbines, instead...master thesis 2024
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Martjanova, Veronika (author)To verify the aircraft position provided by Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)<br/>transponders, multilateration (MLAT) technique incorporates time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurements at multiple ground-based receivers to estimate the corresponding distances between those and the aircraft. This approach requires precise...master thesis 2024
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Jansen, Hidde (author)Reinforcement Learning applied to flight control has shown to have several benefits over classical, linear flight controllers, as it eliminates the need for gain scheduling and it could provide fault-tolerance. The application to civil aviation in practice, however, is non-existent as there are multiple safety concerns. This research...master thesis 2024
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van Leeuwen, Hugo (author)Steel manufacturing is a carbon intensive process, that is responsible for approximately 7% of the total global CO2 emissions. Therefore, TATA Steel IJmuiden aims to lower its carbon emissions. One way to bring down emissions, is to replace the existing blast furnace (BF) CO reduction process with the H2-based direct reduction of iron ore (DRI)....master thesis 2024